49 10 585 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4a80fe93bdd0cc4ec2d2406b662e04d.pdf 3ad9bc3d17e4d9dda736d1cb00ab73f8 PDF Text Text 1 Memorandum and Diary for the years 1876-1900 of Robert Russell Proton Township, Grey Co., Ontario Transcribed and edited by Delbert Russell Preface Robert Russell (born 17 Jan. 1836, Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ireland, died 11 March 1900, Proton Town- ship, Grey Co., Ontario) was the eldest of the seven children of James and Anne Russell. He was fifteen when the family immigrated to Ontario in June 1851. When Robert Russell retired from teaching in December 1875 because of ill health, just before his fortieth birthday, he had completed seventeen and a half years as a school teacher in Melancthon Township, while also farming in Proton and Melancthon Townships. Perhaps it was turning forty, and intimations of mortality caused by his heart disease, that inspired him to begin a diary, which he faithfully kept for twenty-five years, with very few missed daily entries. The diaries provide an insight into rural life in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, centred on the village of Dundalk and Proton Township (Grey County), as well as Melancthon Township (first Grey, then Dufferin County). The entries record events in family, social and political life, as well as the changes in farming methods, and the migrations of family members seeking better circumstances else- where. As well as farming, Robert was Treasurer for Proton Township from 1882 until his death, plac- ing him at the centre of municipal politics. Before becoming Proton Township Treasurer, he had been Secretary Treasurer of the SS No. 5 Melancthon school board, as well as Treasurer for one year for the Mayburn Grange. In the last decades of his life he was also Secretary Treasurer of the Dundalk Cheese Factory, a task which he sometimes found onerous. He also frequently wrote letters, or prepared leases and wills for neighbours. At the time Robert begins writing his diary, January 1876, he lives on his farm, Lots 215 and 216, Con. 1 SW, Proton (purchased in 1862), and he also owns Lot 220 Melancthon, Con. 1 NE, just north of Dundalk on the Gravel (or Toronto-Sydenham) Road, later Highway 10, from Toronto to Owen Sound. He is turning 40 years of age, his wife Nancy is 35, their children are Jim (12), John (10), Clark (8), Eliza (or Ida, 6) and Willie (4). Nancy’s parents, and her brother John Agnew and his wife, farm the adjacent Lots 217, 218, 219, Con. 1 NE, Proton, just to the south. Two miles east of Robert’s house is the farm of Robert’s parents, James and Anne (Lot 37, Con 4 NE, Melancthon), and on the next lot to the east, the farm of his brother Sam (age 28) and wife Phoebe (Lot 37, Con. 5 NE, Melancthon). Lot 37, Con. 5 is later farmed for a few years by Robert’s sister Margaret (age 31) and husband, William Lonsway. Robert lives about 2½ miles (north and east) of the train station in Dundalk. His brother John Russell (age 35), married to Nancy’s sister Elizabeth Agnew, has a farm on the east side of the Gravel Road (Lot 236, Con. 1, Melancthon) about ½ mile south of the Dundalk corner. Robert’s sister Sarah (age c. 33), married to Allen Thompson, a farmer, lives in impoverished circumstances somewhere close to Dundalk, but her family later moves repeatedly, living finally in British Columbia. �2 In the following transcription I have assumed the reader has a basic knowledge of farming prac- tices, such as ploughing or harrowing, and harvesting. For more arcane details of rural life I have pro- vided notes, with the detail marked by *, and the note, prefaced by *, inside square brackets at the end of the daily entry. Names of family members, or other persons mentioned, are identified also by notes, when possible. Slightly longer contextual details are given in Appendices at the end of Volume 5. Ap- pendix 1 gives Russell family relationships, and the names and ages of a sampling of neighbours, based on 1871 and 1881 Census data. Appendix 2 gives details on Teaching Qualifications and School Inspec- tors. Appendix 3 is a brief history of the Grange, and other, related rural political and social movements. See also the separate Material Description of the diaries for the provenance, and the collation and physi- cal dimensions of the volumes. Editorial Conventions and Establishment of the Text The prose in diary entries is usually in telegraph style. The text has been transcribed as written. Spelling varies, often merely the doubling of single, or reduction of double, consonants (e.g. accross, barell), or the insertion of glide vowels between consonants (e.g. greately, slightely) or vowel substitu- tion (e.g. dissipated, dissapated). When a spelling is isolated, or might lead to confusion, the standard form is added in square brackets (e.g. Esther [=Easter]). The following are typical examples of this var- iation: cedar, ceder; celler, cellar; choring, choreing; cradle, craddle, cradelled [oats, wheat, cut with scythe and cradle]; diptheria [=diphtheria]; dissapear, dissappear, disappear; evening, eavning, eaven- ing; evidentally [=evidently]; extravagence; fallow, follow; gentelly [=gently]; medecine [=medicine]; misshap; occassionally, occasionally; occured; passibly [=passably]; pease [=peas]; ploughing, plow- ing; preceeding [=preceding]; prepaired; preparetory [=preparatory]; rappidly, rapidly; sett [=set]; shore [past tense of shear]; sowing [=sewing, or sowing]; swail, swale; tendancy [=tendency]; thresh- ing, thrashing; unprincipalled [=unprincipled]; visably; volumn [=volume]; wagon, waggon; wed [past tense of weed]. Proper and place names are also variable: Cederville [=Cedarville], Conners, Connor, Faucett, Fawcett, Hewitt, Hewett, Irvin, Irwin, Mulmer [=Mulmur], Nethercut, Neithercut; Trugon [=Trudgeon]. Robert’s son Clark is written Clark, Clarke, although the final -e may just be an ending flourish of the letter k; his son John is referred to as John, Johney, Johnny; the name of his sister-in-law Phoebe is fre- quently written Phebe. Robert uses parentheses occasionally, and several standard Latin abbreviations: these include the still current “+ c.” (=etc.), and “viz.” ( =namely), as well as the now archaic “inst.” [for instante mense] and “ultimo” [for ultimo mense] referring to days of a month (“10th inst.” means “10th of the current month”, and “29th ultimo” means “29th of last month”). Robert’s syntax shows some distinctive usag- es: something functions as an adverb, meaning slightly, somewhat. For the preposition until he prefers till, and sometimes to. His vocabulary is often formal and erudite (particularly noting weather, e.g. the prevailing character of the day, or ameliorated, etc.), but in describing daily activities he lapses into vernacular usage frequently in verb tenses, such as using done, seen as the past tense, rather than did and saw, respectively, or using gave as the past participle of give. On occasion he uses a singular verb fol- lowing a compound plural subject (e.g. “John and Clark is working there”), and these have been left unaltered. The scribal hand is variable: the large, clear, cursive script used for titles and the beginning of en- tries, is sometimes reduced to very small, and often shortened, forms at the end of entries. At times it is difficult to distinguish between a and o, and between e and i, and because of compressed writing of low- ercase letters, words such as there, then, them are often indistinguishable. �3 Editorial changes made to the text are as follows. Square brackets [ ] enclose editorial additions (replacing missing letters or words), or rejected MS readings following a correction (e.g. “wets [MS weets]”, “tidied [MS tieded]”), or to indicate unintentional scribal repetitions (dittographies), e.g. “When he came home [dittog.: when he came home]”; or editorial comments, such as notes, referenced by an asterisk. The diarist’s idiosyncratic use of capital letters on words mid-sentence is usually preserved in the transcript at the beginning of a word, but not at the end (e.g., BoB, DundalK, O’clocK become Bob, Dundalk, O'clock). Punctuation is modernized editorially, commas and full stops are added for clarity, and an uppercase letter added on the first word after a full stop. Word division is normalized (e.g., cordwood, firewood, sawmill, today, tonight). Waterloo, Ontario Fall 2018 Delbert Russell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, French Studies, University of Waterloo, is the great- grandson of Robert Russell. Born in 1944 in Flesherton (to parents Glenn and Marian Russell), he grew up on the Russell farm at Shrigley, attended the local one-room elementary school, then Dundalk Dis- trict High School, and the University of Toronto (B.A. Mod. Langs., M.A., Ph.D. French). He married Ruth Weber in 1970, and they have two daughters, Susan K. Russell (spouse, Yves Filion), and Jocelyn M. Russell (spouse, Owen Rees), and four grandchildren, Samuel and Thomas Filion, Fiona and Max- well Russell-Rees. Select Bibliography of Printed Works Cited Corporation of the Village of Dundalk. A History of Dundalk. Printed by Stan Brown Printers Ltd., Owen Sound, 1987. Dodds, Ernest H. The History of Education in Dufferin County, 1834-1983. Grand Valley: Star and Vidette Printing Ltd., 1983. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Counties of Grey and Bruce. H. Belden & Co., Toronto, 1880; rpt. Cumming Atlas Reprints, Port Elgin, 1975. Leitch, Adelaide. Into the High County: the Story of Dufferin, the Last 12,000 Years to 1974. Corporation of the County of Dufferin, 1975. Raphoe Guild of the Irish Countrywoman’s Association. About Raphoe. Browne (Printers) Ltd., Letterkenny, 1998; rpt. 2000. Sawden, Stephen. History of Dufferin County. n. d., n. p. [c. 1939, since the author notes in his Preface that Dufferin County (formed in 1880) “has been in existence for approximately sixty years.”] Wood, Louis Aubrey. A History of Farmers’Movements in Canada. Toronto: Ryerson, 1924; rpt., with intro. by Foster J. K. Griezic, Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1975. Online sources used are cited within the text. Volume 1 �4 21 January 1876—31 Dec. 1883 The foliation of the three Quires comprising the first Volume is supplied inside angle brackets (e. g. <Q3 folio 2 recto>), indicating front (recto) and back side (verso) of each folio. A running title is centred on each diary page. The Quires are foliated separately, the numbering restarting again at 1 for each (Quire 1 has 96 folios, Quires 2 and 3 each have 72 folios). Digital images of each diary page may also be consulted in the relevant subdirectory. <Quire 1> <Q1 folio 1 missing> <Q1 folio 2 recto> January 1876 21st Snowed a little today, wind pretty strong, pretty sharp freeze. Paid stranger at noon today, did not want to keep him as he showed some aberration of mind. Underbrushing on Lot 216, Proton. Calm and very cold 8.40 P.M. 22 Still snowing but blowing so strong that the snow does not lie on the road. Split some wood in the forenoon. Joseph Malowney came here looking [for] work, did not obtain it. I went to the Station (Dundalk) in the afternoon and purchased a dozen grain bags at $4.50. The wind is pret- ty strong at present 7.57 P.M. 23 Sabbath. A little sleet in the morning. Stopped at home all day. Mrs. Russell went to her broth- er John’s in the afternoon. Brother John and his two men and John Agnew paid us a visit during the evening. 24 Kept snowing a little during the day, calm and moderate now, 9 P.M. Son Jim and I were chop- ping cordwood on Lot 216 today. 25 Snow fell all day, wind blowing strong, especially in the eavning. Engaged a man to chop seven- ty-five cords of wood at sixty cents per cord, he to take the note I hold against Anthony Trugon for $45. for his pay. I was chopping cordword today on Lot 216 Proton. <Q1 folio 2 verso> January 1876 26th No snow fell today, rather mild and the sky cleared off about noon. Was chopping today on lot 216. Wind rising while I write (8.40 P.M.). Mrs. Russell visited Brother John’s (Melancthon) today. 27 The weather mild and indications of a thaw. Helped John Agnew to clean a load of oats and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. John Agnew made me an axe handle at night. 28 Slight rain falling through the day and getting heavier now (9.45 P.M.). Was chopping cordword on Lot 216 today. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. Lonsway at night, had ourselves weighed there. Mrs. R. weighed 141 pounds and I weighed the same. 29 Stormy all day, high winds and snow falling incessantly, very cold now (9.10 P.M.). Was chop- ping cordwood today on Lot 216. 30 Sabbath. Cold stormy day, keen freeze. Stopped at home all day. John Agnew paid us a visit dur- ing the eavening. 31 Cold in the morning but ameliorated during the day, sun shone out bright, mild now (9.50). Was chopping firewood on lot 216. Posted two letters in the afternoon, one for Public School Inspec- tor, the other for Mrs. Campbell, Carder. Mrs. Russell and I attended [MS.: attendended] prayer meeting at night. <Q1 folio 3 recto> �5 February 1876 1st Mild morning, began to snow about ten O’clock. Kept falling heavier throughout the day, heavy fall at night, wind rising (8.40 PM). Went to Mr. Shepherd’s Grist mill, Skeffington Bell and I with waggon. One horse slipped coming up hill from mill and fell, struck me on the ankle when rising with his front foot, hurt me, but not badly. I purchased a plow from Mr. Corbett of Shel- burne. The plow is the Wilkinson No. 11, wrought iron beam, and for said plow I gave my note for $20.00 payable First March 1877 without interest. 2 Extremely cold day. Blowing, Freezing and snowing. Done no work, only fed the cattle and split a little stove wood at the house. 3 Not so cold as yesterday. Snow falling and lying pretty good. Sleighing improved rapidly. Calm at present (8.30 P. M.). Chopping firewood on lot 216 Proton. Brother John came out to the bush during the afternoon. 4 Cold stormy day, wind very high and snow drifting. Was sawing stove wood with brother John on Lot 216 today. I and Mrs. Russell visited John Agnew at night. 5 Not so cold as yesterday, neither so high wind. Split some stove wood on Lot 216 and John and James hauled it home. Father came to see us today. <Q1 folio 3 verso> February 1876 Sabbath. 6th Very mild day. Went to see Father and Mother. Mrs. Russell and the three eldest boys went to meeting in the afternoon. 7 Mild, the sun shining and the snow thawing. Was working with Bother John helping to make a sleigh road to his wood. 8 Mild and thawing, cloudy part of the day, indications of a change of weather. Was helping Brother John to kill pigs and make a wood rack for the sleigh. 9 Snowing a little in the morning and turned to sleet during the afternoon. Son James and I were hauling cordwood to the house today from Lot 216 Proton. 10 A little sleet falling throughout the day, commenced raining at dark, with some lightening at in- tervals. Heavy rain falling now (10.7 P.M.) Was hauling cordwood to house with oxen off lot 216 Proton. Mrs. Russell and I went to Protracted meeting at night held in Zion W. M. Church. 11 Raining in the morning and continued so to noon, clear in the afternoon. Snow most all gone, spring birds coming round. Went to Rich[ard] Campbell, Blacksmith, got two iron bolts made for Bobsleighs. Came home and I and Anthony Fak[a]y fitted them in their place. Brother John came here in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 4 recto> February 1876 12 Bright sunny morning and continued clear and warm all day. Freezing now (9.23) P.M. but not very cold—chopped a road in the forenoon into the cordwood on Lot 216 and in the afternoon got brother Sam to assist me in putting wooden shoeing on Brother John’s Bobsleighs 13 Sabbath. Fine mild day, sun shining most of the time. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. James Mills in the afternoon. 14 Mild during the day although a sleet and rain-storm had prevailed during the previous night, very warm during the day and the tree toads calling in the eavening. Was at brother John’s cutting wood today. 15 Mild morning, a little frosty rind on the trees, commenced snowing about 11 O’clock A.M., snowed a little all day, but the wind was so strong that it did not lie on the roads. Brother John �6 and I were sawing stove wood today on lot 216 Proton. Went to a trustee meeting to Mr. May’s Hotel at night. 16 Snowing in the morning and the wind blowing very strong, continued all day. Was helping to saw cordwood on lot 216 Proton. Was also called upon to draw Mr. Richard Millsop’s Will and a Quit Claim deed from Mr. Henry Johnson to him. The township assessor was here today and assessed me $1100.00 for Real and $130.00 for personal property. Brother John called in the af- ternoon. <Q1 folio 4 verso> February 1876 17 Pretty mild day, snowed some during the afternoon. Was hauling cordwood out of the bush for Brother John with the oxen today. James A. Fakay came to Board at my place today. 18 Mild day, freezing in the afternoon, snowed some towards night. Was hauling cordwood out of the Bush with my oxen for Brother John. 19 Cold morning with a very high wind prevailing in the afternoon. Was hauling cordwood with oxen for Brother John today 20 Sabbath. Mild, Snowed a little but not of sufficient quantity to cover the roads. Was at home all day. Sister Margaret and her husband* called during the afternoon, also had Mrs. Agnew Snr. and Mrs. Agnew Jnr. [*William Lonsway, son of Andrew and Hannah; the Mrs. Agnews are Nancy’s mother and sister-in-law.] 21 Snowed a little in the forenoon, got soft and mild towards evening, then turned to snow, a great amount of soft snow falling at present (9.20 P.M.) and the wind very high. Was hauling cord- wood out of the Bush on Lot 216 with the oxen, did not get along very well as the oxen were wild and not handy today. Broke the wood rack fetching a load to the house. It’s wet, rough, hard work swamping green cordwood. Mr. Andrew Lonsway visited us at night and I wrote a letter for him to Mr. James Henry, Aurora P. O. <Q1 folio 5 recto> February 1876 22 Remarkably storm day, snowing, blowing and freezing. Mended wood rack in the forenoon and swamped cordwood out of the bush in the afternoon. Brother John was here in the eavening. Skeffington Bell brought me the remainder of my flour from Mr. Shepherd’s mill. 23 Very cold, stormy day, high wind prevailing all day. Keen freeze, and snow drifting. Was swamping out cordwood today with the oxen. This is a very sickly season and several children have died in the neighbourhood from diptheria, also typhoid fever has been bad lately. 24 Sharp cold morning, not snowing any however, got mild in the eavening, freezing keenly at pre- sent (9.40 P.M.). Was swamping out cordwood with the oxen today on Lot 216 Proton. 25 Cold morning and freezing keenly but turned out mild in the afternoon. Brother John and I were swamping out cordwood with the oxen on lot 216 Proton. 26 Cold raw morning with a South-Easterly wind blowing, continued cold all day with indications of snow now (10 P.M.). Swamping out wood today with oxen on lot 216. Went to Post Office and store in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 5 verso> February 1876 27 Sabbath. Cold day, keen freeze, wind coming from the South-East. Went to John Agnew’s in the forenoon. 28 Very cold morning. Sleet and snow falling and a South-East wind blowing. Stormed nearly all day. Fixed stall for the young mare in the afternoon, was at John Agnew’s in the forenoon. �7 29 Not so cold as yesterday, no snow falling, pretty good sleighing just now. Bought some hay from Mr. Skeffington Bell and he and I hauled it home. First load 2900 pounds gross, second load 3170 gross, weighed Bobsleighs and driver, their weight was 1100 pounds, which leaves 3870 pounds net weight of hay, @ the rate of $10 per ton comes to $19.35, Said sum to be re- duced out of the note I hold against him. <Q1 folio 6 recto> March 1876 1st Mild day, sun shone a little in the afternoon. Was hauling wood out of the Bush with Brother John. 2 Very sharp morning with a Bright clear sky. Sun shone bright and warm in the afternoon, wind in the North-West. Was swamping out cordwood with a team of oxen, Good sleighing snow. 3 Moderately mild morning, got warmer during the day, sun came out bright and warm, thawed a little during the afternoon. Wind in the North-East. Was swamping out cordwood with a team of Oxen. Mr. R. Trimble, Collector, called this afternoon and I paid him the balance of my account. 4 Bright clear day, thawing and the maple trees running sap. Wind in the South-West. Was haul- ing firewood home today assisted by James, John and Clark. Harnessed up the young mare Ger- ty (three years old) in the afternoon for the first time, drove her, along with the old mare, back and forth to accustom her to the harness. She went quietly and gentelly enough. Did not draw anything with the team. 5 Sab. Very mild day. Raining some of the time, a complete thaw. Brother John and wife visited us today and also John Agnew. <Q1 folio 6 verso> March 1876 6th Still thawing, most of the snow has disappeared. Raining part of the forenoon. Wind in the South. Was making sap troughs assisted by James Anthony Fack[a]y in the afternoon. 7 Raining all forenoon incessantly, cleared off during [the afternoon]. Was preparing material for a stone boat* and helping also to cut down some large maple trees. [*Stone boat, a flat, sturdy wooden dragging platform (typically with a surface area about 3’ x 6’), on which heavy loads are placed to be dragged along the ground by horses.] 8 Very stormy morning, High winds and snow prevailing. Went to the station with brother John in the forenoon, met in with Andrew Lonsway at Dundalk, got a little broth –O be jovial*— Returned home about (7 AM)[=P.M.?] all (O.K.). Mrs. Marshall was buried today. [*seems to refer to a having a friendly drink with someone; see also “O. B. Jovial” 11 Mar. 1879.] 9 Mild day, sun shone out bright in the afternoon, melting most of the snow that fell yesterday. Was helping brother Samuel to saw some Hemlock logs. 10 Mild day, thawing in the afternoon. Brother Sam and I were making stow trough. 11 Very wet sleety morning, rained during the forenoon. Made spiles* in the afternoon. [*Spile (or spoil), small spout inserted into hole drilled into maple tree trunk, through which sap drips into the stow trough, mentioned in previous entry; all part of making maple syrup. Wooden spiles are hand made (see 6 Apr. 1877, 22 Mar. 1880), but later are replaced by iron ones, pur- chased 19 Mar. 1881.] 12 Sabbath. Rainy morning, began to snow in the afternoon and continued snowing through the night. <Q1 folio 7 recto> March 1876 �8 13 Very cold stormy morning, snow falling fast. Continued snowing and blowing all day, freezing keenly now (10-45 P.M). Was skidding saw logs at Brother Sam’s in the forenoon and helping Brother John in the afternoon to make a place to pile his cordwood. 14 Very sharp morning but the sun came out bright and clear and kept shining all day. Was helping J. A. Fakay saw cordwood on Lot 216 Proton. Brother John, Joseph Bowler and Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this evening. 15 Very cold morning with a piercing wind, continued very cold all day. Went to Mr. John Lud- low’s today to buy a cow from him. 16 Cold day and very high wind prevailing. Began snowing about noon and continued snowing all day. Was at a bee today helping brother John to swamp out cordwood. 17 Cold stormy day, snowed and blowed most of the time. 18 Bitterly cold and wind blowing strong. Hauled a stow trough to the sugar bush in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 7 verso> March 1876 19 Sabbath. Very cold day, but the sun shone out bright and clear, causing a warmth in the sheltered sides of buildings, etc. Mrs. Russell and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. 20 Cold morning with an easterly wind prevailing. Got colder on through the day, began snowing early in the forenoon, kept coming down heavier. At this hour (8.10 P.M) it is still blowing and snowing. Went to the blacksmith’s in the forenoon, got sleighs fixed and pot mended. Brother John came in the afternoon and took his Bobsleighs home. 21 Pretty cold morning but got milder during the afternoon. Was breaking in a filly assisted by John Agnew. Jos[e]ph Malowny was here. 22 Rather milder today than yesterday. Sun broke out bright and clear in the eavening. Went to see about seed pease in the forenoon. Broke down jumper[?]. In the afternoon hitched up filly and drove her in as far as Father’s. 23 Bright sunny morning, got brighter and warmer as the day advanced, snow melting on the roads, and sleighing vanishing. Went in the forenoon to Dundalk to look about pease. In the afternoon hitched up the filly and Nancy and I went to Dundalk. <Q1 folio 8 recto> March 1876 24 Bright morning, the sun shone out clear and warm, causing the snow to melt. Sleighing is nearly gone again. The wind is in the East at present (9.10) P.M. Hitched up the filly in the forenoon. Nancy, Eliza, William and I went in to Brother John’s. Mr. John Abbott came with some seed pease I had purchased off him, in the afternoon. 25 Stormy morning with snow falling and the snow kept increasing through the day and is still snowing a little now (11 P.M.). Wind blowing from the East. Mr. John Talbot’s little girl, four years old, was buried today and old Mr. Millsop died yesterday. 26 Sabbath. Mild day with a little snow falling. Hitched up the filly this afternoon and drove Mrs. Rus- sell and the family to William Lonsway’s. 27 Pretty mild day, a little snow fell in the morning, good sleighing on the roads. Got a letter from Brother William today, he was thrown from a waggon and ran over, dislocating his shoulder, but is reported out of danger. Was swamping out cordwood today. <Q1 folio 8 verso> March 1876 28 Mild morning and partly a thaw wind. The wind veered around from North-to-East after noon, began snowing about Two O’clock P.M. The storm kept increasing in violence and at this hour �9 10:5 P.M. the amount of snow that’s falling is something terrific. Was hauling cordwood out of the bush today. 29 Snowy morning and continued snowing all day. Went to the Post Office this afternoon. Done nothing of any worth today. Mrs. John Agnew gave birth to a daughter* tonight and Mr. Skeff- ington Bell was married to Miss Sarah Robinson today. [*Nancy, who dies 20 May, 1892.] 30 Snowing all day moderately, did not do any work. 31 Mild, the snow turning soft, indications of a thaw. Hauled a load of straw from John Agnew’s in the forenoon and James, John and I were swamping out cordwood in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 9 recto> April 1876 1 Beautiful sunshiny day, clear and bright all day long. The snow thawed considerably today. Was swamping out cordwood, assisted by James. 2 Sabbath. Mild day, the snow getting soft. John Russell and his wife and two of his children were at our house today. 3 Mild day, the snow disappearing. Sleighing getting bad. Mrs. Russell and I went along with brother Samuel to the funeral of Alice McDowell, daughter of Mr. John McDowell. The child died of diptheria. 4 Mild day, the air balmy, the snow still thawing, bad sleighing. The boys and I were sawing logs and skidding them. 5th Pretty mild day to the afternoon, when the wind arose and some snow fell, the wind blowing from the south-west. Brother Samuel and I were hauling saw logs to the mill. We hauled nine logs. The sleighing gone from the gravel to the mill generally. 6 Sharp morning, but the sun rose bright and continued so all day, a strong wind blowing from the South-West causing a thaw. Was swamping out cordwood today. <Q1 folio 9 verso> April 1876 7th Very stormy morning, the wind pretty high and snow falling very thick. The heaviest fall of snow in the same time for the season. The wind from the South-West. It cleared up about noon and the snow had fell on the level about twelve inches. Swamped out cordwood in the afternoon. Paid up James Anthony Fakay, the man I had chopping cordwood. He had not finished his con- tract but I paid him in full for what he had done. Fakay, I rather think, is not his name, he has told that it is Campbell. He is a man of about thirty years of age, rough featured and brown in colour, about Five feet seven inches in height, weight about one hundred and fifty-five pounds, talks with a Scotch accent, says he was born in Belfast (Ireland) and raised in Glasgow (Scot- land). I think he is an unprincipalled scamp as he went away and left unpaid to Mr. Bowler Six dollars of a board bill. 8 Bright morning and the sun out strong and warm, thawing off the snow rappidly, wind from the South-West. Was hauling cordwood out of the bush. Helped Brothers Samuel and John in the side road with two loads of hay in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 10 recto> April 1876 9 Sabbath. Bright clear day, the sun shining strong and warm, snow melting rappidly. I and family took a sleigh ride into Melancthon. 10 Very warm day, the sun clear and bright, the wind in the North-West. Was tapping trees today in the sugar bush. Saw a robin today, being the first seen by me this spring. Sold Mr. Andrew Lon- sway a single sett of old harness. �10 11 Sun very strong and the day very warm, the warmest I think for so far in the season. Attended Mr. Frederick Hessey’s sale of stock and farming implements—all things went very high—one cow six years old at thirty-one dollars, one heifer with calf at foot $28., nine month’s credit. 12 Rainy morning and continued so to noon. In the afternoon was getting some firewood for the sugar camp. Mr. John McDowell’s son Adam died yesterday with diptheria. 13 Foggy morning and the sky overcast, began a light mizzle of rain about ten o’clock A.M., con- tinued getting heavier to the afternoon, cleared up a little during the eavning. Chopped a little cordwood in the forenoon and fixed the floor of stable in the afternoon. Mrs. Russell and I paid a visit to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. <Q1 folio 10 verso> April 1876 14th Rainy morning and continued so till about noon, cleared up in the afternoon and the wind rose and is blowing very strong now (8:45 P.M.). Was moving some hay in the barn assisted by John Agnew in order to make a sheep pen. In the afternoon assisted John Agnew to butcher two pigs. 15 Cloudy morning and continued so all day. Was making rack for the filly to feed from. Went to Dundalk in the evening to see about getting my cordwood insured. A cow of mine calved this morning. 16 Sabbath. Cloudy morning and a snow storm came on about 11 O’clock A.M., covering the ground. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife and sons, William and Henry, were here a short time in the afternoon. John Agnew visited us at night. 17 Pretty cold cloudy morning with a slight shower of snow now and then through the day. Was cutting firewood into drags and son James was hauling them with oxen. 18 Cloudy cold morning and the sun did not shine out clear at any time today. Was chopping cord- wood on Lot 216 Proton, assisted by Mr. A. Lonsway while my sons* James and John also were chopping on their own account in order to obtain the price of Boots for them. [*James 12 yrs., John 10 yrs old] <Q1 folio 11 recto> April 1876 19th Bright sunny morning and continued clear and pleasant with warm sunshine all day. Went and hired Joseph Malowny at Fourteen dollars per month in the forenoon. Split cordwood in the af- ternoon. First lamb came this afternoon. Mrs. Russell making molasses* today. [*maple syrup] 20 Sun rose clear and bright but got cloudy soon and continued so all day. Very high wind prevail- ing now (10:10 P.M.). Sap ran very well this afternoon. Was chopping cordwood today. John Agnew came here in the afternoon. 21 Cloudy morning and continued pretty much so all day. Plowing has not commenced yet in this neighbourhood and the spring is rather backward. Was chopping cordwood today on Lot 216 Proton. 22 Cloudy morning but the sun shone out about ten O’clock A.M. then shortly clouded over again. Was chopping cordwood in the forenoon. Went in the afternoon to Dundalk station taking along with me James, John and Clark, got them Sunday boots, also a pair for Eliza. The boys had earned said boots by chopping me cordwood and I to haul it to the station and sell it for them next winter. Mrs. Russell, assisted by her mother, was in the sugar bush making molasses. They boiled down after gathering Eighty pails yesterday and Seventy-five today. <Q1 folio 11 verso> April 1876 �11 23rd Sabbath. Sun shone out bright in the morning. The whole day was about the warmest which has come yet this spring. One sheep lambed this night. 24 Bright sunny morning, but the sky got a little overcast during the afternoon. Tried to plow in the forenoon but had to quit it on account of the frost on the ground and the softness of the land. The boys and I gathered stones in the afternoon. Bought one ton of hay from Mr. Wakely at Eleven dollars delivered. He brought me half a ton this evening. 25 Clear morning, the sun shining brightly, the day mild and warm. Was gathering stones today assisted by the boys. Mr. Wak[e]ly brought me one half ton of hay. Two ewes lambed today. 26 Clear morning, but the sun became a little overcast during the day, pretty warm all day. Was gathering stones assisted by the boys in the forenoon. Was ploughing in the afternoon. One ewe lambed today. 27 Dull cloudy morning, began to rain about Six O’clock A.M. and continued so for about one hour. Went in the forenoon & hired up Joseph Malowny. In the afternoon prepared the plow for work and sowed some cabbage seed. <Q1 folio 12 recto> April 1876 28th Misty morning and a little rain fell about Seven O’clock but soon cleared off and continued fine the remainder of the day with a drying wind. Was plowing with the old mare and the filly. Filly went very well, it being the first day in the plow. 29 Bright morning but a pretty hard frost, causing the ploughing to be delayed a little in the fore- noon. But the day was a little chilly. Went to the Blacksmith in the morning and got colter t[o]ughed[?].* Plowed with the horse team in the afternoon. One cow calved today. [*perhaps tempered, i.e. hardened in the forge] 30 Sabbath. Slight snow storm this morning and continued snowing till about ten O’clock. Cold wind blowing and a sharp frost prevailing. Visited Mr. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 12 verso> May 1876 1st Very hard frost this morning, retarding plowing till the afternoon. Joseph Malowny and I hauled rails in the forenoon and ploughed in the afternoon. Mr. William Robinson died this morning. 2 A little cloudy this morning with a pretty hard frost which delayed plowing till about nine O’clock. Joseph Malowny and I were both plowing from this hour and the women were making molasses. Went to meet the Trustees of No. 5 at the School House at Six O’clock. Nancy and I went at night to Mr. Robinson’s wake. There were two lambs came this morning. 3 Bright sunny morning with a little frost on the ground. Joseph Malowny and I were plowing all day and the women were making molasses. The day continued fine throughout. There were three lambs came today. 4 Rainy morning but cleared off about Seven A.M. Started to plow with the oxen but changed with Joseph Malowny for the horse team. Borrowed Mr. Lonsway’s wagon in the evening and sent Joseph to Mr. Skeffington Bell’s for nine bushels of seed wheat. One lamb came this morn- ing. <Q1 folio 13 recto> May 1876 5th Rainy morning and continued wet all day with a heavy rain just now (8:40) P.M. Joseph Malowny made me a rack for the horses to feed out of and I went to the station in the evening and bought some clover and grass seed, the former at Eighteen cents per pound and the latter at Four dollars per bushel. One lamb came this morning. �12 6 Misty morning with a slight rain falling, cleared off soon and the remainder of the day was fair. Joseph Malowny was plowing on Lot 215 Proton and I was plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon. Mrs. Russell went to the station and bought the boys hats. 7 Sabbath. Rainy morning but cleared off during the day. The ground very wet. 8 Very wet morning, but cleared off about 1 O’clock. Went to Lot 220 Melancthon to plow but could not on account of the ground being so very wet. Went then to John Agnew’s and took the share of his Mo[l]dland plow to the blacksmith’s to be fixed. Brought it home and put it on the plow, tried to work it but could not on account of the dip in the share. I and Joseph Malowny plowed in the afternoon in the sod with my own ploughs. The ground is so uncommonly saturat- ed with rain that the horses sank one foot and a half in the highest part one time. Sold 17 bushels barl[e]y at 50¢ per bushel. Seen the first swallow today. <Q1 folio 13 verso> May 1876 9th Cloudy morning and a mizzling rain falling, continued slightly wet all day at intervals. Joseph Malowny and I were plowing sod but the ground is so wet we can only plow on the highest of it. 10 Very wet morning and continued raining less or more all day. Cleaned up about Sixty bushels of barley in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. 11 Clear bright morning and the sun shining, kept clear to about noon then the sky got overcast and every appearance of rain. There was a pretty heavy frost on the ground in the morning. Ploughed in the forenoon and sowed some wheat in the eavening, being the first grain I sowed this season. Went to Dundalk station in the eavning and got the waggon I had previously or- dered. 12 Dull morning and a slight mizzle of rain, cleared off however, and the day held up. Finished sowing wheat today. Had one team plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon. 13 Rather cloudy morning but cleared of[f] and the day remained dry. There was a slight frost in the morning. Had both teams plowing today on the Melancthon lot. 14 Sabbath. Very severe frost this morning. The sky got overcast early in the day and even indications of rain appeared. <Q1 folio 14 recto> May 1876 15th Rainy morning, but slacked off a little towards 7 O’clock. Went to Melancthon Lot to sow pease and Harrow and plow. The day became very wet and after sowing about four bushels the teams and I had to come home, thoroughly wetted. Went to John Agnew’s in the afternoon, helped him to clean and weigh 38 Bushels of oats that I had bought from him. Came home and after tea throwed the manure out of some old buildings on Lot 216 Proton. The day continued rainy less or more from morning till night. 16 Rather misty morning but no rain fell till the afternoon, when a little sprinkle came. It is raining some just now (8:55) P.M. with indications of a wet night. Was plowing at home today. In the afternoon put one team to plow in the garden. It is a very late wet spring so far and most of [the] people cannot get their seeding done on account of the wetness of their farms. Hay is also scarce in the neighbourhood, but not dear, selling from ten to twelve dollars per ton. 17 Rainy morning with thunder and lightening, the ground is a perfect sea of wet. Cleared off about 8 O’clock A.M. Gathered some stones off a potatoe patch and put a fence around it. There is lightening just now (9:35 P.M.) and some indications of a thunder storm. It is a question with many whether they can get their grain sown. <Q1 folio 14 verso> �13 May 1876 18th Cloudy morning, but the sun shone out bright about 9 O’clock. The day was very [dry] and fine through[ou]t—in fact the only spring day of the season as yet. Sowed some pease on Melanc- thon Lot in the forenoon and in the afternoon washed the sheep in the gravel pit in front of the house. There was about 2 feet water, and it was quite warm. 19 Clear morning and the day got very sultry and hot, and kept so. Was plowing in Melancthon and the oxen almost gave up on account of the heat and the softness of the land. John Agnew hauled me the thirty bushels of oats I bought. 20 Sun rose bright but clouded over in a very short time, rain came on about 7 O’clock, accompa- nied with thunder and lightening. The day cleared about 9 O’clock and remained dry for the re- mainder of it. There is a good deal of lightening and a little thunder at present (9:45) P.M. Was working on Melancthon lot today. One team plowing and the other harrowing. Sowed the re- mainder of the pease today and have got them once harrowed. Never seen such a time of wet, the harrows were swimming, sometimes, in water. It is very fatiguing [MS fatuiging] on the teams and they are dragged out, nearly, tonight. 21 Sabbath. Bright sunny morning and clear day but a great storm of thunder, lightening and rain oc- cured the night before. Continued from 11 to 2 O’clock A.M. Brother John and wife visited us today. <Q1 folio 15 recto> May 1876 22nd Very sharp frost this morning and ice on the water about an inch thick. The sun came out bright and the day continued fine. I was plowing a potatoe patch and James was harrowing the sod, breaking it in before sowing the oats. Nancy shore the sheep. I went to the station in the after- noon and brought home twenty-seven apple trees that I had purchased from Mr. R. J. Doyle. The ground on which I sowed twenty-five bushels of pease is so wet that I could only get them har- rowed once. 23 Rather misty morning and some appearance of rain but the mist rose and the sun got out and the day continued fine. Sowed ten bushels of oats today for the first. James was harrowing and Jo- seph Malowny was planting out the fruit trees. 24 Clear Sunny morning and the day kept fine all through. Was sowing oats today, had one team plowing and the other harrowing. Brother John came here in the afternoon and turned his ram into a weather [=wether, castrated ram]. 25 Fine day all through, the sun obscured by clouds in the morning but soon the[y] dissipated. Staked fruit trees in the forenoon and planted potatoes in the afternoon. Had one team plowing and the other Harrowing. 26 Fine day with a very slight frost in the morning. Sowed oats in the forenoon and planted pota- toes in the afternoon, had one team plowing and the other harrowing. Sold 7½ Bushels oats at 30¢ per Bushel and 5 of Barl[e]y @ .50¢ <Q1 folio 15 verso> May 1876 27th Bright unclouded morning, the sun strong and warm, and the day very fine. I finished sowing oats today and planted some potatoes in the afternoon. Had one team harrowing and the other hauling manure. The heifer calved in the morning and the mare colted at night. 28 Sabbath. Bright morning and fine dry day. Nancy and I visited Melancthon folks today. �14 29 Cloudy morning and appeared somewhat like rain. Was plowing for Barley today. Paid Joseph Malowny His wages. Went to [stricken letters] Dundalk in the eavning and bought 8 Bags of early Rose potatoes at .70 per Bag. The day was fine and dry all through. 30 Very sharp frost this morning. Went to the station in the forenoon for potatoes and ploughed in the afternoon, the day was cool but dry. Found one very old ewe dead in the field today, also Brother John’s Ram that he had casterated on the 24th inst. Think the ewe died from age. 31 Fine day and very warm. Was plowing today, the boys fixing fences in forenoon and went to Melancthon in the afternoon. Nancy was at Mrs. May’s picking wool. Boys finished potatoe planting yesterday. <Q1 folio 16 recto> June 1876 1st Fine day with a very slight shower of rain in the morning. Was plowing in the forenoon and in the afternoon sowed three acres of barley. 2 Cloudy in the morning with a few drops of rain, but the day cleared up and was fine. Sowed three acres of grass & clover seed. James Harrowed barley ground. Brother John bought four bushels of barley from me at fifty cents per bushel. Black flies and mosquitoes have been perfect pests these last three days, bit my face all over till, with the swelling they caused, I could scarce- ly see out of my eyes. 3 Cloudy morning and came on rain about 9 O’clock A.M. Kept raining less or more till about 5 O’clock P.M. Was replanting some potatoes which had not sprouted and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Sold 10 bush[els] 13 lbs of barley to William Henders @ 60¢ per Bushel. 4th Sabbath. Rather cloudy cool day. Stopped in the house mostly all day and was very tired. 5 Cold cloudy morning and continued so all day. Went to Dundalk with old mare in the morning to see Sir W. Walace.* Plowed some ground and planted some potatoes in the afternoon. Sold George Morrow 13 Bushels of oats at .35¢ per Bushel, if not paid within two weeks, and 9 Bush- els & 8 pounds of barley at .70 per bushel, if not paid in the same time. Respectively, to be .30 & .50¢ per bushel if paid within two weeks. [*a stud horse] <Q1 folio 16 verso> June 1876 6th Fair day with the exception of a slight shower about one O’clock. Sold Richard Bamby 12 Bushels of barl[e]y at .70 per bushel to be paid in Six months. Purchased one cow at $29.00 and one heifer at $19.00 from John Little of Artemesia. The cow he said had calved about three weeks and the heifer would calve in about ten days. He lied to me most abominably, and my opinion of him is that he [is] both a liar and cheat and swindler. Had great trouble in fetching the cows home and it kept me days [=this bothered me for days?]. 7 Very fine day, but exceedingly hot. James, John and I brought one of the cows from Little’s. Helped John Agnew in the afternoon to wash some of his sheep & Got colt casterated [sic] by Mr. Sloan of Eugenia Falls. Mr. Sloan stopped all night. 8 Heavy Rain fall in the morning, continuing about three hours, the day fine afterwards, with a splendid growth. Done no work today as I felt so tired I could not. 9 Rainy morning, very heavy shower. Put up fence beyond the Swale in the afternoon. 10 Bright sunny morning and continued fine all day. Went to Shelburne and obtained Drs. Barr & Norton’s medical Certificate of inability to teach School.* [*this was required each year, in or- der to qualify for his superannuation pension of $101.] <Q1 folio 17 recto> �15 June 1876 Sabbath. 11th Warm day and without rain. Brother John paid us a visit. 12 Remarkably warm day, the hottest I think that has come yet so far this summer. Cleaned up my oats and took a load of them in the eavning to Dundalk station. Sold Four bushels and twelve pounds of them at .30¢ per bushel and the remainder of them (51) bushels to M[ess]rs. Thomas and Beam at 24½ ¢ per bushel. Could scarcely sell them at all as they had heated and were very musty. Had to hire the Section boss and pay him one dollar to take them to the above named gentleman on the lorry. 13th Bagged up the remainder of oats. Sold 30 bushels of them to Mr. John McDowell for .25¢ per bushel, I to deliver them. The day was very hot till about 10 O’clock A.M. when there came on a heavy rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightening and there was a great hail storm at the same time about Four miles North-West of this. I and Nancy visited at Mr. Lonsway’s this eavning. 14 Rained part of the day. Hauled McDowell his oats. He acted mean with me and took 1 bushel off me for a few thistle tops being in them. Hauled Messrs Thomas and Beam 60 Bushels of oats in the eavning. 15 A great deal of rain fell today, especially in the afternoon. One heifer calved this morning. <Q1 folio 17 verso> June 1876 16th Rather cloudy day with some rain falling now and then. The boys and I were preparing a piece of ground in the forenoon for mixed feed and in the afternoon I went to Mr. David Farrier’s Rais- ing of a Frame Barn. Sold Mr. Kenneth McAulay 4 bushels Barley at 50¢ p. B. 17 Cloudy day with frequent showers. Was preparing a piece of ground on Lot 216 for mixed feed. 18 Sabbath. No rain today. Visited the folks in Melancthon. 19th Very cool morning but no frost. A little rain fell today. Was plowing on Lot 216. Mr. George Rutherford came in the afternoon and insured Two thirds of Eighty cords of hardwood for me in the Stadacona Company for one year for the Sum of three dollars. 20 Cold cloudy day for this season of the year. Some rain fell through the day. Was plowing till 5 O’clock P.M. Sowed some mixed oats, pease and Barley for green fodder. Joined the Sons of Temperance at night. [“Around 1848, the Sons of Temperance lodge, a fraternal and prohibition- ist society, reached Canada from the United States.” http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/temperance-movement. Accessed 11/7/2017] 21 Cold cloudy day. Was doing statute labor in Melancthon under James Mills. My James was harrowing. 22 Bright sunny day and pretty warm. Sowed some Grass and clover seed in the morning. Done statute labor. Went in the eavning and got paid for oats. [“The Statute Labour Act has its origins in the earliest days of British settlement in Ontario. In colonial times, many local roads received no government funding and male residents were forced to work on roads and bridges for as much as 12 days a year. Eventually, the number of work days required came to be tied to the assessed value of a settler's property. Landowners had the option to pay the municipality to hire someone to work on the roads in their place. Refusal to perform statute labour or pay for its value was punishable by up to six days in prison” (Bob Aaron, “Property Law”, Toronto Star, Sat. 7 Dec. 2007). <Q1 folio 18 recto> June 1876 �16 23rd Bright Sunny day without any rain. Was doing Statute labor for Melancthon Lot. Nancy took the wool to Flesherton to be oiled[*], Carded and spun [*after de-greasing, a special spinning oil is added to the wool before carding: see “Steps in Processing Wool into Yarn” at https://www.blackberry-ridge.com/prosdscr.htm. Accessed 11/7/2017.] 24 Bright Sunny day and pretty breezy. Took five bags of barley to Dundalk Mill to get chopped. Went to see a game of ball when at the station. Dundalk boys beat Shelburne boys. Bought two coal oil barrels at fifty cents each. There was horse racing at Bowler’s Side road this afternoon. 25th Sabbath. Cloudy day but no rain. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. Gerty, a three year old mare, colted this morning. Time she took: Eleven months less five days. 26 Bright Sunny day and very warm. A thunder storm during the night with very heavy rain. Was turning manure. 27 Cloudy day without rain, only a slight skiff in the morning and evening. Done two days statute labor with oxen and self for Lot 216 Proton. 28 Rather cloudy day, but no rain. Was ridding out barn to fit it up for a stable. Boys were hoeing potatoes. 29 Warm day, a little cloudy but no rain. Was getting posts and beams for stable. Boys were hoeing potatoes. Nancy was at picking bee at Sam’s. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway & John Agnew visited us this evening. <Q1 folio 18 verso> June 1876 30th Bright warm day and for a wonder there has been no frost in this section of country during this month. Was cutting logs for beams and posts to fix stable and also hauled them out of swamp. Boys were hoeing potatoes. Nancy was at a picking bee at her brother John’s. July 1876 1st Dry day till about 6 O’clock P.M. when it commenced raining slightly and is raining now (11 P.M.). Was helping Brother John to fix a milk house. Nancy and family were at Sunday School pick nick at Dundalk.* Nancy and I visited John Agnew this night. A stranger was there bring- ing a lot of land promotion. [*celebrating Dominion Day, July 1, Canada’s national holiday.] 2nd Sabbath. Wet Morning and continued wet mostly all day. Andrew Lonsway and Mrs. Lonsway, William Lonsway and Mrs. Lonsway and Henry Lonsway visited us this evening. 3 Rainy morning and continued so till about 9 O’clock A.M. Was at Mr. James Mills’ helping him to raise a log stable. 4 Clear morning but began to rain about 10 A.M. and continued slightly so till 12, noon. Cleared off and was fair in the evening. Was at Skeffington Bell’s logging be[e] with the oxen. Nancy went to Flesherton for her dress. John Agnew was here this eavning. <Q1 folio 19 recto> July 1876 5th Cloudy morning and with frequent showers through the day. My Boys and I were [dittography: were] hoeing potatoes for John Agnew. 6 Bright morning and the sun shone all day, clear and strong. Was doing Road work in Proton as- sisted by John Agnew and his team. Boys were hoeing potatoes. 7 Cloudy morning, with some thunder and lightening accompanied by a heavy shower of rain about 10 A.M. Very hot in the afternoon. The boys and I were hoeing potatoes for John Agnew. Nancy was at a Quilting Bee at Mrs. Lonsway’s. �17 8 Bright sunny day and very hot. Was putting in posts and beams in old Barn, fixing it up for a stable, assisted by John Agnew and Andrew Lonsway. 9th Sabbath. Very hot day. Nancy visited in Melancthon today. 10th Bright morning and very hot through the day. The sky got overcast in the eavning and rain be- gan falling about 7 P.M. Raining pretty sharply now (9:10) P.M. Was hoeing potatoes at John Agnew’s today. Boys were hoeing at brother John’s. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s this afternoon. Road men repaired the gravel opposite my lot today. <Q1 folio 19 verso> July 1876 11th Very warm day and a great growth. Was helping John Agnew to hoe potatoes. The boys were hoeing in at Brother John’s. 12 Warm day but a little cloudy. Nancy and the family went to a pick-nick, or gathering of the friends*, at brother John’s. I went to Dundalk. The day appeared to me dull and spiritless. Bought a horse poke* at .90¢ and a whetstone at .11¢ [*Northern Irish Protestants celebrate 12 July as the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, 1690, a victory for Protestant William of Or- ange over Catholic James II, both claiming the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland. John Russell was a charter member of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 797; see A History of Dundalk, p. 168. *Horse poke: a device hung on the neck of a horse, with a hinged, hanging bar that allows grazing, but discourages jumping fences.] 13 Pretty hot day. John Agnew and I were providing material for a hay rack. The boys were hoeing potatoes at brother Sam’s. 14 Warm day. John Agnew made me a hay rack. I put up a cook house. The boys were hoeing potatoes at Sam’s. 15 A little cooler than yesterday. I fitted up some rakes, put the grass Scythe in order, cut some poles for stable loft. The boys were bugging potatoes. 16 Sabbath. The day a little cloudy, with a nice breeze of wind. Brother Sam and wife, Brother John and wife & John Agnew and wife were here today. 17 Dry day with a breeze of wind. Began mowing today for the first on Melancthon Lot. 18 Rather cloudy morning and commenced raining about 10 A.M., cleared off about 11:30 A.M. Was mowing today, went in the evening to get William Henders to help me. Nancy was at a sowing bee at Eliza’s. <Q1 folio 20 recto> July 1876 19th Bright sunny day, and pretty hot. Some cloud arose at night, indicating rain. Mr. William Hen- ders and I were mowing on Melancthon Lot. Nancy and the boys were making hay. 20 Cool morning and a little cloudy, rained some about 9 A.M. Rained a little again at noon, cleared off and was dry and windy in the afternoon. Very cold just now (9:40) P.M. and there is an ap- pearance of frost. Had Mr. Henders mowing for me in Melancthon. The boys and I Hauled in two loads of hay from Melancthon in the forenoon. Cut a pitch hole in the stable and shook out some hay in the eavning. 21 Cloudy morning but the clouds dispersed and the sun came out and the day continued dry. The boys and I hauled five loads of hay from Melancthon Lot and Nancy and Clark were raking in the field while Eliza and William H. minded the gap at home. 22 A very heavy dew this morning but no frost, the sky clouded over. Went to Melancthon Lot and raked up some hay. Rain came on about 9:30 A.M., not very heavy, but it kept rain[in]g a light rain all day and is doing so now (9:54) P.M. �18 23rd Sabbath. A pretty cool, cloudy day, but without rain. <Q1 folio 20 verso> July 1876 24th Cool, cloudy morning. Nancy and the boys and I went to Melancthon Lot and raked up some hay and put on a load. It began to rain slightly, but enough to prevent us hauling in any but the one load. I mowed in the afternoon. Sold ten lambs to Mr. William Acheson at $2.50 each. Subscribed for Northern Messenger. 25 A very dense fog this morning. Mowed a little in the morning. Nancy raked up some hay, the boys and I hauled in three loads. I mowed some after tea. There was a little rain fell today. 26 A slight frost this morning but there was a very heavy fog which came down like fine rain, pre- venting the frost from doing injury. The day was cool but cloudy. Nancy and the boys raked hay to 5 P.M. and I mowed. Then I hauled in a load. 27 Cool morning and cloudy, but the day kept dry to about 4 P.M., then there was a slight rain which increased to a pretty heavy shower about 7 P.M. It is now rain[in]g slightly and has the appear- ance of a wet night. I mowed in the forenoon, hauled in one load of hay in the afternoon and mowed again in the eavning. Nancy and the boys raked up and helped with the load. 28 Cloudy morning and a very cool day, with a slight mizzle of rain occasionally. Was mowing on Lot 220 Melancthon, assisted by Jim. <Q1 folio 21 recto> July 1876 29th Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine and pretty hot. Was mowing on Lot 220 Melancthon, assisted by Brother John. Nancy and the boys were raking hay. Mr. W. Acheson took away the lambs which he had bought from me. 30th Sabbath. Bright warm day, and pretty warm. Nancy went to Meeting in the forenoon and She and I went to Meeting in the afternoon. 31 Clear, bright day and pretty hot. Nancy and the boys and I raked hay on Lot 220 Melancthon. ___________________ August 1876 1st Bright sunny morning and continued clear and hot all day. Had John Agnew helping me haul hay with his team from Lot 220 Melancthon. Finished haying today. Mother, Brother John and wife, and Sister Margaret were here today. The weather has been pretty favorable for haying and I have all mine saved in good order. 2 Bright morning and continued hot and fine all day. The boys and I were fixing pasture field fence today. 3 Rather cloudy morning and very sultry. The day was warm and dry but clouded over in the eavning with indications of rain. Was helping brother John to do his Statute Labor in Melanc- thon. <Q1 folio 21 verso> August 1876 4th Bright sunny morning and the day dry and very hot. I felt more oppressed by the heat this day than [dittography: than] any other time for so far this summer. Brother John and I pulled down the old driving shed on Lot 220 Melancthon and split some rails out of the cedar logs and James and John hauled rails with the oxen to fence in the meadow on said Lot. 5 Warm day, but not quite so hot as yesterday. A very heavy rain storm passed over Dundalk about 6 P.M. A rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightening is here at this time (9:53 P. M). I was hauling rails today with the oxen on Lot 220 Melancthon. Brother John was splitting rails �19 and putting up fence for me on said Lot. The boys, James, John and Clark, were picking huckle- berries. 6th Sabbath. Fair day till the afternoon when there was a smart shower. It cleared off then began rain- ing at night. Nancy went to Melancthon Meeting in the forenoon. 7 Smart shower in the morning; it cleared off and remained fine all day. I was digging a well to water the cattle on Lot 220 Melancthon. Brother John assisted me, and the boys hauled some rails for the fence on said Lot. 8 Dry day and pretty warm. Was bugging potatoes till 5 P.M., then went to the Post Office. Also went to the Division and requested my name to be taken off. Sent a letter to Brother William. <Q1 folio 22 recto> August 1876 9th Dry day and pretty hot. Went to pick huckleberries today. There were four of us, viz. Nancy, James, John A. and I. There were four of Mr. Lonsway’s, two of Mr. Trugon’s, six of Mr. Mills’, three of Brother John’s and Brother Samuel. The berries were plentiful and we all filled our ves- sels. The road was very rough coming out of the marsh, and carrying the berries as far as the wagon tired us pretty well. We gathered about four paten pails full for ourselves. [Paten’ pails held 10 or 12 quarts, according to Joshua Fraser, Shanty, Forest and River Life in the Backwoods of Canada (Montreal: Lovell and Son, 1883), p. 308] 10 Dry and very hot. Was mowing a piece of grass for brother John, the boys were bugging pota- toes. Heard yesterday that Mr. Robert Bell had died at Bracebridge. 11 Very sultry day and oppressively hot in the forenoon. Tried to prepare some stuff for chinking the barn but became so fatigued that I had to give it up. There was pretty heavy rain accompa- nied with lightening and thunder about 7 P.M. 12 Rainy morning but cleared off about 7 A.M. and continued fine and pretty hot all day after. Was helping Brother Sam at a Manure Bee today. 13th Sabbath. Warm and dry day. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. <Q1 folio 22 verso> August 1876 14th Very warm day although somewhat cloudy. Lightening at night and indications of rain. Went to the sawmill in the morning and hauled nine logs, about seventy rods[*] on a crotch, to the gang- way. Got them sawn and brought home two loads of lumber with oxen. The day was so very hot that I had to let the oxen crawl along the road. [* units of measurement: 1 chain = 66 feet long (20.1168 meters) = 4 rods; 1 chain = 100 links; 1 rod = 5½ yds. (5.0292 m)] 15 Misty morning and a slight sprinkling of rain fell, but the day cleared up and remained dry. It was pretty cool in the eavning, as if indicating frost. Brother John was helping me to saw some Hemlock logs in order to prepare lumber for a frame barn. We sawed 15 from 10.30 A.M. to 6.30 P.M. Mr. Lonsway hauled me some lumber from the mill that I left there yesterday. 16 Very cool morning but no frost. The day rather cloudy and cool without rain. Brother John and I were cutting saw logs. We cut 18 to 4 P.M. and then went to a ra[i]sing of a frame barn on lot 240 Melancthon, belonging to Mr. Stephens. I then went from there to Dundalk and bought a grain cradle and blade from Mr. Graham for $3.50. P. S. John Bennett, Sawyer for John McDowell, had his hand cut off today with the mill saw. 17 Rather cloudy morning but the day was dry. Brother John and I were sawing Hemlock logs. We sawed 15 then went and cleaned out the well on the hill. James assisted us to limb the trees. <Q1 folio 23 recto> August 1876 �20 18th Cool morning and a little cloudy, with a sharp shower about [stricken text: 5 A.M. the remainder of the day was dry. The eavning pretty chilly and cold at night indicating] 6 P.M. and continued raining some through the night. Brother John was helping me to saw logs. We sawed 16. 19 Shower of rain in the morning, but cleared off and the day remained dry. Very cool in the eavning and a frosty look with it. Brother John was helping me with the saw logs. We sawed 16. John and James went to Mrs. McCoy’s with the Cotton Warp. 20th Sabbath. A very cool morning and continues so all day. There was a very sharp frost this night, and apparently it done a great deal of harm. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us this eavning. 21 A very cool morning but the sun rose bright and clear, the frost lay on the ground pretty heavy. The day kept dry and warm. Was at Brother John’s helping him to mow barley. Slept at Father’s all night. There was a slight frost this night. 22 Clear sunny morning and continued dry all day with some appearance of rain towards eavning. Was helping Brother John with his barley today. Slept at Father’s all night. <Q1 folio 23 verso> August 1876 23rd Fine morning, a little cloudy but the day dry and pretty warm. Was helping Brother John with his barley. He sent me in the afternoon to help Brother Sam put in oats. Slept at Father’s to- night. 24 Rather misty morning and the day was cloudy but very warm, especially in the afternoon. There was a slight shower of rain accompanied by thunder about 4. P.M. Was with Brother John help- ing him to haul in barley. Mr. Mich[a]el Boucher’s* barn was burned today. Slept at home this night. [*Michael Boucher was a trustee in 1860 for S. S. No. 5 Melancthon, where Robert taught for 17½ years] 25 A slight shower of rain this morning but the day cleared up and remained dry. Went in the morn- ing to Mr. A. Lonsway’s to apprize damages done by J. Trugon’s horses. Employed Samuel Rich to harvest at $1.25 per day for cradling and $1.00 per day for other work throughout the harvest. There was a pretty high wind this afternoon. Was helping Brother John today with wheat and barley. Slept at Father’s this night. 26 A slight frost this morning, the day was cool, cloudy and windy. Was helping Brother John with his wheat today. Came home this night. 27th Sabbath. A severe frost this morning, doing injury to most grain that had escaped the preceding frosts. The day dry and fine. Mrs. Russell, James and Eliza went to sister Margaret’s. <Q1 folio 24 recto> August 1876 28th Fine morning and the day dry and warm. Brother John was helping me to harvest. Got some wheat cradled, being the first I had cut of wheat this season. I raked and bound. 29 A fine bright harvest day. Got some wheat and also oats cut today. I bound, Nancy helped me at night. The straw was so brittle that binding through the heat of the day was impossible. 30 Morning a little cloudy but soon cleared off and the day remained dry and warm, with some clouds towards night. Nancy and I bound a little through the day, then hunted up the oxen, then bound a while at night. Had a man cradling oats. 31 Misty morning but the sun soon shone out and the day was dry and pretty hot, with some lighten- ing in the eavning. The boys, Nancy and I were hauling in wheat. Sam Rich was cradling oats for me. It has now been pretty dry for quite a spell and water is getting scarce. <Q1 folio 24 verso> �21 September 1876 1st A cool damp morning after the shower of rain last night. Could not haul in any today, it was too damp. Fixed up a hen house in the forenoon. Nancy, the boys and I bound oats in the afternoon. Sam Rich cradelled. Mr. Lonsway and wife and William Lonsway visited us this night. 2 A little rain very early in the morning, but the day cleared off and got breezy with a very stiff gale blowing in the afternoon. The boys, Nancy and I put in the barley and the remainder of the wheat. It has been very favorable harvest weather so far, and people in general are well ad- vanced. The crops are ripe about four weeks earlier than they were last year. 3rd Sabbath. A slight shower fell this afternoon. There was frost in the morning but the day was gener- ally fine. Brother John and wife visited us this eavning. 4 A little rain this morning but nothing to retard work. The day held up dry and pretty breezy in the eavning. John, James, Nancy and I were binding oats. Samuel Rich was craddling. 5 Damp morning, but soon dried off. The boys, Nancy and I were binding. Sam Rich was craddling. Mr. Johnson, Presbyterian Student, visited us today. Paid Sam rich $11.00 for 9 days’ work. <Q1 folio 25 recto> September 1876 6th Very sharp frost this morning and ice on the water. The forenoon dry but the afternoon was a little damp. Was helping Brother Sam to harvest. The boys and Nancy were binding oats at home. 7 Misty morning, but the forenoon cleared up. Towards night there was a slight mizzle of rain. John Agnew and team, Brother Samuel and team, and Brother John were helping me to haul in pease from Melancthon lot. Mr. Lonsway helped me in the afternoon to build the stack. Mr. Lonsway met with a loss this eavning as his mare died, through the effects of eating, it is thought, too much soft clover. The two teams hauled in 16 loads of peas, clearing a ten acre field. 8 A little rain fell this morning, but the wind rose and the day became dry. Brother John helped me to top off the pea stack and cover it with boards that he loaned me. 9 Damp morning, but soon became dry and continued so all day. The boys, Nancy and I were binding oats. 10th Sabbath. A very cool day for this time of the year, but dry. Nancy and Eliza and James went to Meeting. 11 Cool morning and a slight mizzle of rain. Was helping Brother Sam to harvest. His oats were so poor with both frost and rust that we had to mow them. Scarcely any grain in them. <Q1 folio 25 verso> September 1876 12th A bright clear morning, and continued very fine all day. Brother Sam and team, John Agnew and team, I and the ox team, Brother John, Andrew Lonsway and James Mills, Jun[io]r, were all hauling in oats for me today. We cleared of[f] 15 acres. The straw was a good crop, but the grain appears very light on account of the frost and rust. This day finishes my harvest. 13 Morning a little misty, but the sun shone out clear after some time and the day remained fine. James, John and I were helping brother Sam at his harvest. 14 Rather cloudy morning but the day kept dry till about 4 O’clock P.M. when there was a pretty sharp rain which continued till about dark. James, John, and I were helping brother Samuel to harvest. �22 15 Bright clear morning, and continued a fine day. Posted a letter to the Dep[u]t[y] Minister of Ed- ucation and another to the Manager, Bank [of] Montreal. Bought a ram lamb from Mr. James May at $3.00, and went to employ a thrashing machine. 16 Fine day, clear and dry. Went to Mr. Mills’ thrashing. His grain turned out very poorly also. The machine done very little work. 17th Sabbath. Rather cloudy day, but no rain fell till night, when it rained pretty much all night long. William Lonsway and wife, and brother John and wife visited us today. <Q1 folio 26 recto> September 1876 18th Rainy morning and continued a mizzle during the forenoon. Went to James Mills’ thrashing but he did not begin on account of the rain. Sold a spring colt to Andrew Lonsway for one milch cow and a note of hand for $13., payable in 15 months. Sold another spring colt to Thomas Fos- ter for one yonge[sic] cow, 2 years old, coming 3, in calf, and $11. payable in one year. 19 Cool morning with a slight rain. Faired up during the forenoon and remained dry. Went to a manure bee to William Lonsway[’s]. 20 Rather cloudy morning but the day was dry and warm in the afternoon. Went to the voting on the Dundalk Bill and voted against it. 21 Rather misty morning but the day was dry. Was hauling out manure today. 22 Misty morning but the day broke up dry and warm. Was hauling out manure today. Nancy and Jim went with John Agnew’s team to Flesherton for the yarn. Did not get all, only part. Went to the Post Office in the afternoon. 23 Misty morning with a slight mizzle of rain, but soon cleared off and the day remained dry. Jim and I were putting out manure. Johney & Clark were helping their uncle John to take up pota- toes. <Q1 folio 26 verso> September 1876 24th Sabbath. Misty, cloudy day but without rain. Stopped at home. 25 Misty morning but the day remained dry till the afternoon, when it commenced raining, which it did through all the night. Was hauling out manure, the boys were raking up some mixed feed. 26 Rainy morning and continued showery all day and is raining and blowing pretty strong now (8.40) P.M. Done nothing today, did not feel well. 27 Cold, raw day, but no rain of any account. Was spreading manure. James, John and Clark went to the station and left their measures for boots. 28 Wet morning and continued showery most of the day. There was a very heavy rain in the after- noon. Was digging potatoes in the forenoon. James was plowing with the oxen in the forenoon. 29 Cool morning and a little rain fell through the day. Mr. May sent me the ram lamb I bought from him. James and John were plowing, Clark and I were digging potatoes. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lon- sway visited us tonight. 30 Chilly morning and continued cold all day with frequent showers. Sold 208 pounds butter to Mr. D. Davidson* of Dundalk @ .20¢ per pound. Jim put the brand on ram today. [*Davidson’s is a general merchandise store in Dundalk, and in later entries Robert frequently mentions D. Da- vidson and his clerks; see History of Dundalk, p. 101, list of businesses in 1877]. <Q1 folio 27 recto> October 1876 1st Sabbath. Cold morning and continued cold and show[e]ry all day. Nancy went to Sister Sarah’s. �23 2 Cool morning but the day remained dry with a pretty strong wind at night. Was fixing stable for the mares today. Took the colts from the mares and delivered them to Mr. Foster & Lonsway. Sow pigged this morning, had nine. Borrowed six bags of oats from Mr. Lonsway as I had not thrashed yet and want to start plowing. James and John went for the oats with the oxen and waggon. 3 Cool morning but dry, soon commenced raining and continued showery all day with pretty heavy rain at night. Henry Lonsway came to work today. I have him hired for one month at $8.00. We were hauling in some mixed feed this forenoon. The last of it was pretty wet. I had to go to Mr. Foster’s and borrow back the colt which I had sold him because its mother had so much milk that she had swelled up to such an enormous extent in her bag that she would have certainly have [sic] died if I had not brought the colt to suck her again. Father and Sister Sarah were here today. I bought some lime from John Charters for white-washing purposes. James & John went for it. 4 Cool morning and continued cold all day with frequent showers of sleet and hail. Was plowing with oxen and John drove them. Henry Lonsway and my Jim were chinking the stable. <Q1 folio 27 verso> October 1876 5th Cold day with some showers. Was plowing with the oxen. Henry Lonsway was fixing stable. 6 Very chilly, cold day and the afternoon from about 1:30 P.M. was very wet. Plowed with the oxen till the rain prevented me. Henry Lonsway was fixing stable. Bought a cow from Thomas Buchanon for a note against A. Lonsway for $13.00 and $6. cash. 7 Cold day with frequent showers of sleet and snow. Snowed considerable during the night and the ground was covered with snow before morning. Was plowing with the oxen, Jim was driv- ing. Henry Lonsway was fixing stable. 8th Sabbath. Bleak wintry morning, the ground covered with snow. Was a chilly, cold day. Brother John came out today. 9 Ground covered with snow this morning but it went away pretty much all before night. Henry and the boys were fetching in potatoes in the forenoon and plowing in the afternoon. I was in search of a thrashing machine. Very windy night. 10 Cold morning and remained cold but dry all day. Henry and Jim were plowing today with oxen. [“Good” written in left margin, rotated 90◦ right. Following entries have the letter Y {= yes?} in left margin, similarly rotated, at every entry to 24 Oct, then no rotation to 24 Nov; then Y anno- tation is sporadic, ending on 6 Dec.] 11 Cold morning, sharp frost and the ground covered with snow. The day broke up fine and the snow mostly all left. Hitched up the mares and started plowing with them. The young mare was weak from suckling her colt, had to unhitch them and plow with the oxen. <Q1 folio 28 recto> October 1876 12th Cold morning and a great deal of frost in the ground. It thawed out a little during the day. Was plowing in the forenoon. Henry and the boys were putting potatoes in the cellar in the forenoon. Was preparing for the thrashing machine in the afternoon. Traded a sheep to Kenneth Perry for one hundred of beef, and gave him .50¢ to boot. The thrashers are here tonight ready for work when tomorrow comes. 13 No rain today although it was cloudy most part of it. Was thrashing wheat and pease. The wheat and [barley: stricken] turned out poorly. The pease were good but very wet as the stack had tak- en the rain. �24 14 Snowing this morning and continued so mostly all day. The men and teams gathered to thrash but could not on account of the stormy, snowy day. 15th Sabbath. The ground covered with snow and a cold day all through. 16 A cloudy morning but no rain or snow fell. A pretty high wind. Was thrashing the remainder of the pease, the barley stack and the oat stack. Barley and oats turned out poorly, not half a crop, oats light as chaff almost, stack very wet. I have lost as much as $40. on account of having no barn to put my grain in. Times are getting a little hard on me as my crop will do scarcely any- thing for me this season. Mr. James Allen of Artemesia thrashed for me, his charge was $14.00. <Q1 folio 28 verso> October 1876 17th A dry day with sun shining pretty nicely in the afternoon. The boys and I were cleaning up the barnyard in the forenoon and in the afternoon were putting potatoes in pits for the winter. Nancy took some yarn to the weavers in the afternoon. 18 Fine sunny morning and continued so all day. Went to the station with some pease in the fore- noon. Sold them @ .61 per bushel. Mr. Hunter asked me to haul nine bunches of lathe for him from the Freight House to his house. I done so, but had to fetch the lathe back again to the Freight house as Hunter had not paid the Freight on them. I consider it was mean of him to ask me to move anything from the freight house when he had not discharged all dues against it. Was plowing in the afternoon. The boys were fixing up the barn yard and hauling some potatoes to gather [sic]. 19 Very hard frost this morning, but the sun came out strong and the day continued fine. Was plow- ing in the forenoon and James, John and I were at brother John’s thrashing in the afternoon. His wheat and barley turned out moderately well. 20 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine. The boys and I were at Brother Sam’s thrash- ing. His grain turned out very poorly. 21 Heavy rain this morning about 1 o’clock but the day was dry and very sultry. Was at Sam’s in the forenoon and plowing at home in the afternoon. The eavning was so warm that the oxen put out their Tongues. <Q1 folio 29 recto> October 1876 22nd Sabbath. Cloudy day, but dry and very warm for this time of the year. Brother John was here this eavning. 23 Rainy morning, commenced long before daylight and continued a perfect pour most of the day. It is still raining 7:30 P.M. Was fixing the horse stable in the forenoon and in the afternoon went in to Proton to see about a school to teach next year as I am getting tired of farming. 24 Rather cloudy morning and frequent showers of rain throughout the day. Went to Mr. Thos. Fos- ter’s in the forenoon and put some fencing round the straw stack in the afternoon. Clark and I went to Mr. May’s and brought home the muly[*] cow which I had previously purchased from him. James, John and Henry Lonsway were at Mr. Lonsway’s thrashing. [*muly, or muley are naturally polled cows, i.e. without horns, typical of certain breeds such as Black or Red Angus] 25 Rainy morning and turned to sleet and snow in the afternoon. Was choring around today and went to Mr. John Ludlow’s to see about selling him a yoke of working oxen. He came and seen the oxen and bought them at $110.00 on a year’s credit. The boys were at Lonsway’s thrashing. �25 26 Snowy morning and continued so pretty much all day. I and John were at John Agnew’s thrash- ing. James and Henry Lonsway were at Mr. Lonsway’s till 11 A.M. Henry then went to Mr. Mills’ thrashing and James hitched up the horse and plowed. <Q1 folio 29 verso> October 1876 27th Dull cloudy morning with a little snow on the ground, but no rain or snow fell through the day. John and I were at John Agnew’s thrashing. James was plowing. 28 Snowed some last night, the ground white with snow this morning, but some fell during the day. Done nothing this forenoon. Went in the afternoon to a Trustee meeting of No. 5 Melancthon, then went to Dundalk and bought a pair of boots for Eliza at $1.25 29th Sabbath. Cloudy day, rather cold and some snow on the ground. 30 Cloudy morning, but cleared up a little through the day, and became mild and warm in the after- noon. Piled some cordwood in the bush in the forenoon and in the afternoon done some writing as Sec. Treasurer of School Sect. 5 Melancthon. Also sent a letter to the Educational Depart- ment. James plowed today. 31 Dull morning, but it did not rain any through the day. Henry Lonsway and I were chopping logs for a barn in the bush. Jim was plowing. November 1876 1st Cloudy morning and commenced raining about 10 A.M. and continued a pretty sharp rain for about one hour. The remainder of the day was misty with a slight rain towards night. Jim was plowing, Henry and I were chopping logs. <Q1 folio 30 recto> November 1876 2nd Rather cloudy morning, but no rain fell to about 3 O’clock P.M., when there was a pretty sharp and continued shower. It became windy in the eavning and is now (11:45) P.M. blowing a very stiff gale. I was chopping some barn logs in the forenoon and in the afternoon was choring around. Jim was plowing. Henry Lonsway’s month was up this morning and I paid him his wages, $8.00. I also paid his brother William for him $4.00, for which Henry is to haul out of the bush with William’s oxen as many logs as will build me an end to my Barn of the size of 24 feet Square of a mow and 12 feet of a thrash floor. I must get up a Barn through some means be- cause I am continually loosing [sic] my grain by stacking. I have lost this year as much as would put up a mow to the one I have. Besides, my straw is always so badly stacked at thrashing that the one third is wasted on me. I had thought that I could manage a Frame Barn for next summer, but I cannot, as my grain turned out so poorly it is not half a crop. Things are beginning to look squally with me financially. Still, I think I will be able to tide over my difficulties. I must pay off my debts if possible and be very careful in future not to incur any more if I can possibly avoid it. It is a very bad thing to get in debt here, depending on the crops to pay it off, because they seldom do well here. It appears to be a frosty, barren, cold, wet, poor and unproductive part of the world. [this entry covers the entire page] <Q1 folio 30 verso> November 1876 3rd Cloudy morning but the day continued dry with the exception of a slight mizzle of rain in the forenoon. Was cutting roads in the bush in the forenoon to get out barn logs. In the afternoon, �26 John and I went to K. Perry’s thrashing. Did not thrash as something went wrong with the horse power. Came home and went to cutting roads again. 4 Misty morning but the day continued dry. John and I went to Kenneth Perry’s thrashing. Jim chored [MS:shred] around at home. Kenneth got done thrashing about 4 O’clock P.M. John and I came home and chored around. Mrs. Lonsway and husband were here tonight. 5th Sabbath. Rather cloudy morning but no rain fell during the day. Visited Father this day. 6 Dark, misty morning and began to rain and sleet about 10 O’clock A.M. and continued so with- out intermission up to the present hour, 8:45 P.M. The boys and I went to the woods in the fore- noon to take out rafters, but the rain coming on so soon we had to give up the work. I began to teach my children tonight. 7 Dull morning with a slight mizzle of rain through the day. The boys and I were taking out rafters in the bush to 4 O’clock P.M., then I went into William Lonsway’s to get him to haul out logs for the barn. <Q1 folio 31 recto> November 1876 8th Misty morning and a [second “a” stricken] good deal of sleet and rain fell during the day. The ground is remarkably wet at present and the roads are so bad that very few venture on them with waggons. Such a wet fall has not been known for a long time. William Lonsway was hauling out Barn logs with his oxen and I was cutting roads, &c. 9 Cloudy morning but there was no rain through the day. Had W. Lonsway with his oxen in the forenoon hauling out barn logs. In the afternoon I went to Mr. May’s and then to Dundalk and bought an axe at $1.50 and a helve* at .15¢. [*axe handle]. 10 Misty morning, but there was no rain through the day. Was taking out rafters in the forenoon and in the afternoon turned over some oats in the barn as they were getting warm. The boys, Jim and John, were cutting stove wood in the bush. Brother John is stopping here tonight. 11 Pretty clear morning with frost on the ground, enough just to keep one from sinking into the mud. Went with Nancy in the forenoon to Dundalk to get her tooth drawn. In the afternoon chored around. Boys were chopping stove wood in the afternoon. 12th Sabbath. A very fine day for this time of the year. Brother John was here today. <Q1 folio 31 verso> November 1876 13th Beautiful day for this season of the year. Very warm and the sun out bright and clear, but there is some appearance of rain just now (8:30) P.M. Gave John Agnew four pigs six weeks old and he is to winter on straw four head of cattle for me. I was hauling out beams and rafters for the barn with the mare. The boys, Jim and John, were chopping. 14 A little snow on the ground this morning but it soon disappeared. The day was dry and favoura- ble for working out of doors. John and I were getting out the remainder of the rafters and beams for the barn. James went to help his uncle John Russell to bank his house. Mrs. Russell is very much pained this eavning with an inflamed eye. 15 A little foggy this morning but the day brightened up and remained very fine. Went to Dundalk and got some medecine for Mrs. Russell’s inflamed eye, as it is very painful. Then went to Mrs. McCoy’s for our cloth. It was not woven. Came home and fixed a beetle* [*maul, large wooden sledge hammer; see also 13 Dec. 1881, 20 Aug. 1883]. 16 Misty morning, but the day held up well. There was a very slight little sprinkle of snow in the morning. Went to William Lonsway’s and helped him to crosscut stove wood, as he claimed a day of me for one I had him at the thrashing machine. Stopped at Father’s this night. �27 7 Cloudy day without sun, every appearance of rain tonight. Nancy’s eye is a good deal better. Tried to burn the logs of the old house on Lot 220 but they were too wet to burn. <Q1 folio 32 recto> November 1876 18th Misty morning and a good deal like rain. The day kept dry till the afternoon when there was a slight mizzle of rain. John and James were chopping stove wood in the bush. I was splitting rails. 19th Sabbath. Warm, misty day but without rain. Brother John visited us today. I went to John Ag- new’s in the eavning, my dog followed me. John had two sheep killed a few days before by ei- ther dogs or wolves. He said he would get some strichnine and put on the remains of the sheep. Afterwards he said that he had got none. I and the dog passed the remains of one sheep in his bush. The dog ate some of it but I, believing there was no poison on it, did not mind it. When I came home Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s, the dog with us. While there he took convul- sions and swelled up. I got melted butter and poured into him, he seemed to get a little better. After some time we came home, poor dog could only come part of the way, took another fit and fell into the water. I lifted him out and carried him home, put some more melted butter into him, but he died about 11 O’clock that night. John still asserts that he did not put poison out, but the fact remains that after eating of the sheep, poor dog died, and I think that his death was caused by poison, and I also think that it was a very treacherous proceeding on the part of John Agnew. 20 Foggy day with a slight mizzle of rain occassionaly. Helped Mr. Lonsway to kill some pigs in the forenoon and in the afternoon cleaned up some pease. Jim and John were chopping fire- wood. <Q1 folio 32 verso> November 1876 21st Misty morning with a very slight mizzle of rain through the day. Cloudy and without sunshine all day, but pleasant and warm, nonetheless. It is remarkably mild weather for this season of the year and most people are busy plowing. I was splitting rails today, John and James were cutting stove wood in [the] bush. 22 Sleet and rain this morning and continued so mostly all day. Went to split rails but gave it up, the day was so wet. 23 Snow on the ground this morning and some fell during the day. Did not work any today, only done the chores, as I was not well, having caught a cold. Visited Mr. Lonsway in company with Mrs. Russell in the eavning. 24 Rather a cool morning and indications of winter as the snow is falling. Went to Dundalk in the eavning with Mrs. Russell. She sold six pairs of mitts at 50¢ per pair. I went to Mr. Freeland’s in Melancthon and got from them a little dog which I fetched home. 25 Rather cloudy morning and still some snow on the ground. In the afternoon it thawed some and at night some more snow fell. Got the BobSleighs put to rights. Nancy plucked eleven geese in the forenoon and we took them and two bags of beets to Dundalk in the afternoon. She got 15¢ per pound for five of them which were undrawn, and 16½¢ per pound for six of them that were drawn. They were very fat for young geese and weighed about ten pounds each (the undrawn ones). Nancy bought herself a sett of dishes. Sold the beets at 50¢ per bushel. <Q1 folio 33 recto> November 1876 26th Sabbath. Some snow fell this morning and the day was rather foggy and inclined to be soft. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. John McQuarrie at Dundalk. �28 27 Misty morning with a very slight fall of snow through the day. The roads are very rough, there is a little sleighing of a poor kind. Fixed a place in the stable for the cows and cleaned up some barley for market. 28 Several little skiffs of snow fell through the day, but it was inclined to melt. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon with 15 Bushels & 35 lbs Barley and only got 40¢ per Bushel. It was frozen and poor stuff and was all I had off 2½ acres sown. In the afternoon went to Dundalk with Fourteen bags of oats—they only weighed 23 Bushels and 13 lbs. Got 37¢ per Bushel. The oats are very light and very little of them to an acre. The sleighing is very bad and I would not have gone, on- ly my grain is in my way where I mean to stable my cattle. Gave my James the price of two bushels of Barley as he said he had sown the ground that produced that quantity. 29 A little more snow on the ground this morning and continued coming down some more. Hauled out some oats today and got 37¢ per Bushel. Oats very light: 28 bags well filled only weighed 47 Bushels and 15 lbs. 30 Real cold morning and continued a very sharp freeze all day with some snow falling. Andrew Lonsway helped me to kill two pigs and a three year old steer. The pigs weighed 502 pounds net. This is the first cold day there has been this winter. <Q1 folio 33 verso> December 1876 1st Very cold morning and continued freezing and snowing all day, a regular stinger of a day. The boys and I cleaned and bagged the wheat—had about 40 Bushels from Six acres sown. 2 Not quite so cold as yesterday, though cold enough to be very uncomfortable. The boys and I cleaned up and put away 17 Bushels of pease for feed in the forenoon and in the afternoon built a pen of rails for the sheep. The co[l]ts were playing this eavning and Rodney, a two-year old, sprained his leg or bruised his foot on some of the frozen lumps that are thick around the barn- yard. He is very lame. Also the old mare, on going to water, came into the shed where we had butchered a steer two days ago, and she smelled the blood. It seemed to make her sick, as she lay down several times and seemed as if she were going to slip her colt. I put her into the stable and gave her about a quart of spring wheat. She now (9 O’clock P.M.) seems all right. 3rd Sabbath. Mild day with a nice bit of sleighing. Mrs. and Mr. Lonsway visited us this eavning and Brother John and wife at night. 4 Rather mild day with pretty high, clear sky. The sleighing is passibly [=passably] good. Cleaned up 1425 pounds pease and took them to Dundalk. Sold them for .60¢ per bushel. The highest price for other pease than mine was .58¢, but mine were a pure white pea and no thistle tops nor oats in them. Sold a steer hide for .15¢ per pound. It weighed 70 pounds. <Q1 folio 34 recto> December 1876 5th Mild winter’s day, got a little cold in the eavning. Sleighing pretty good, especially on the gravel road. Cleaned up some pease (15 Bags) and took them to Dundalk. Got .60¢ per Bushel for them. Settled with Mr. Thos. Hanbury, and paid him out in full for Boots and shoes & mending done by him during the year. Gave him a note in my favor on Mr. Barnaby of $8.40, another note on W. Henders for $4.16, a steer’s hide at $3.75 and 10.00 in cash. 6 Pretty cold morning, but got milder through the day. Passibly good sleighing now. The wind pretty strong tonight. Was helping John Agnew to saw wood. 7 Rather mild morning and not very cold. Began snowing in the eavning and continued so for about two hours. Was helping John Agnew at sawing machine in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mrs. Russell and I joined the Mayburn Grange. �29 8 Cold stormy morning and continued very cold all day. The boys and I were cleaning and putting away oats. 9 Very cold morning and windy, piercing freeze, continued cold all day, it is freezing at present (8:35) P.M. as it has not froze this winter. I believe this is the coldest day that has came for this winter. Finished cleaning oats today and fixed a place in the barn for the horses and calves. <Q1 folio 34 verso> December 1876 10th Sabbath. Pretty cold. Wind in the South-East. Snowed a trifle during the day. 11th A little milder this morning, but the wind is rising and it is snowing now (10. P.M.). Went to Melancthon with some oats I had borrowed from W. Lonsway. Brother Sam and I then got some stakes for wood rack and put them in. Came home, went to the back field where I had some wood corded up. Put on about a quarter of a cord and came home and finished my load, ready for the station tomorrow. Ground terribly rough in the back plowed field. Wind in the S. E. 12 Rather mild day and passibly good sleighing. Was hauling cordwood to Station. Got Gerty, a three-year old filly, shod on the front feet for the first time. Also got two shoes on the old mare. 13 Mild day and seemed almost like a thaw in the forenoon, then there was a slight shower of snow in the afternoon. Was hauling dry cordwood to Dundalk Station. 14 Mild day on to about 5 P.M. when there arose a very severe wind and snow storm which contin- ued through the forepart of the night. Was hauling cordwood to Station. Went in the eavning to R. Cam[p]bell’s, Blacksmith, had two hind shoes put on old mare and a piece cut off sleigh tongue. 15 Sharp stormy morning, snow falling and drifting, the storm increasing in the eavning, the roads terribly heavy. Was hauling wood today to Station. Young mare pulled remarkably well through heavy drift[s]. <Q1 folio 35 recto> December 1876 16th A very cold, stormy morning. Snowing, blowing and freezing at an awful rate, and continued so all day. The stormiest day which has came this winter. Only seen one sleigh on the road today. Too stormy to take out the team to work, only done the necessary, the chores. 17th Sabbath. Very cold stormy day, snowing, blowing and freezing. 18 Cold day and storming high wind, snow drifting. Hauled wood from the back field to the front. Very hard work on the team. 19 Stormy, cold day, snowing, blowing and freezing. Did not take the team out today. 20 Pretty cold day. Keen freeze, but no snow fell. Was to a wood bee at brother John’s. 21 Rather mild day, snow pretty deep and not much packed. Sleighs cut off the track very easy, not so easy getting them on again. Was hauling wood to Station today. 22 Mild day. Was hauling wood to Station. 23 Mild day. Was hauling wood to Station. 24th Sabbath. Pretty sharp freeze. I went to Father’s. 25th Christmas. Rather cold day, keen east wind. Went to Mr. Foster’s in the forenoon to see him about hauling logs. Nancy and I dined at Mr. Lonsway’s. Nancy and the three boys went to the A[n]niversary at night. <Q1 folio 35 verso> December 1876 26th Rather mild day and very good sleighing. Hauled wood to Station. �30 27 Rather cold day, wind in the north-west. Snowed a little during the day. Went to a Grange Meet- ing at Mayburn, Mrs. Russell and I. Hauled wood to the station today. 28 Mild day, almost a thaw, a little snow fell during the afternoon. Was at a wood bee at Br. Sam’s. 29 A pretty cold day and turned out very stormy in the eavning, snowing and blowing, and is still continuing so at present, 8:45 A.M. [sic]. Was hauling wood to Station. 30 A Stormy morning, cold and blowing. The snow drifted during the night, making the roads very heavy. Was hauling wood to Station. 31 A little milder than yesterday, but still a sharp freeze. Brother John visited us today. <Q1 folio 36 recto> January 1877 1st Rather sharp morning and continued so with increasing cold towards night. Hauled wood to Dundalk today. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway spent part of the eavning with us. 2 Not so cold as yesterday, pretty good sleighing. Was hauling wood to Station. 3 Very sharp morning and continued extremely cold all day, not much blow but a piercing freeze. Was hauling wood to Station. 4 Rather cold this morning but got somewhat milder towards eavning. Was hauling wood to Dun- dalk today. 5 Pretty mild day, capital sleighing! Was hauling wood to Dundalk. 6 Very pleasant day, sun came out strong and warm, causing the snow to melt where not exposed to the north. Was hauling wood to Dundalk. 7th Sabbath. Not a very cold day, rather mild in the morning. Nancy and I went to the back line today. 8 Rather cold day, keen frost. Was hauling wood to Station. 9 Very cold day all through, piercing frost and cold wind, felt more chilly today than any day so far this winter. John Agnew drove me to Priceville to the Inspector’s. I tried for a permit to teach, did not succeed. Think perhaps that I will get one [later?] <Q1 folio 36 verso> January 1877 10th Rather cold day but not so much as yesterday. Attended the Annual School Meeting of No. 5 Melancthon. Sold 12 cords of dry hard wood to Mr. Stephenson at $1.80 per cord. Bought 4 Bushels Manitoba wheat from him at $2.00 per bushel and .30¢ for each bag, and .23¢ freight on each bag. 11 Cold morning and a pretty sharp snow storm in the eavning. Was hauling wood to Station. 12 Very cold morning and [dittog.: and] continued extremely so all day. Went to the station and sold my dry wood to Mr. Stephenson at $1.75 per cord, car measure. 13 Very cold morning and continued so all day. Got windy in the afternoon and the snow began to drift, filling in the track, causing bad sleighing. It is now (9. P.M.) blowing very fiercely and the snow rattling against the house and windows. Was hauling wood to the Station today. 14th Sabbath. Pretty cold day all through, the roads very heavy on account of the big blow last night. Mr. and Mrs. McQuarry visited us today. 15 Pretty cold morning, the roads still heavy. Hauled one load wood in the afternoon to Station. A pretty large snow storm came on at night filling up the roads. 16 Bright, sunny morning but roads very heavy. Went in the afternoon with a load of wood to Sta- tion. Old mare got badly corked in turning off to let a loaded team pass. <Q1 folio 37 recto> �31 January 1877 17th Bright, sunny morning and continued a very fine winter’s day all through. Hitched up Rodney, a two-year old colt, for the first time and went to Dundalk. He went well. Bought a bottle of Saunderson’s Infallable oil @.50¢. 18 Pretty mild day and fair sleighing. Boys went to the bush and chopped stove wood. 19 Rather a soft day, and foggy, indications of a thaw. The trees all coated over with frost rind. A young man came along and hired with the trustees of Sch[ool] Sect[ion] 5 Melancthon @ 330. per annum. 20 [date number is opposite last line of previous entry] Very Stormy morning, snowing and blowing like Greenland, and continued a raging storm all day, not a piercing freeze, but an awful heavy blow and the snow came down very heavy. Went to Dundalk and bought a box of Abernathy’s worm candy. 21st Sabbath. Stormy day, snow drifting, filling the road. 22 Cold stormy day. Went to the station and piled up some culls, bought some worm candies, and spirits of turpentine and coal [MS: coil] oil. John Russell’s wife had a son* tonight, which caused Nancy to be away all night. [*William Henry Russell; see 28 Nov. 1880, which records his death from diphther.] 23 Very cold stormy morning and continued getting worse all day. It is snowing and blowing at a lively rate at present (9:30) P.M. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us today. <Q1 folio 37 verso> January 1877 24th Very Stormy day all through, snowing, blowing and freezing. Thomas Buchannon got married to Miss Myles today. Helped John Agnew work at his horse stable. 25 Not much of an improvement on yesterday, scarcely so cold, nor so heavy a blow. Mrs. Tyggart [=(Mc)Taggart?] died yesterday at Dundalk. Was helping John Agnew till noon today, then went to Dundalk, bought three Copy Books, a clothes line, 3 doz. Clothes pins, and borrowed a sy- ringe. 26 Rather milder than for some days back, the day calmer, not such a sharp frost, nor any snow fall- ing. Was helping John Agnew at his horse stable. 27 Pretty mild day, sleighing is improving, the drifts on the roads are getting packed down with the amount of sleighs going over. Was working at John Agnew’s. 28th Sabbath. Very fine sunshiny day, and mild. Went in to Melancthon and brought out Brother Sam and wife, took them home in the afternoon. 29th Beautiful day, the sun shone bright and warm, causing the snow to melt in favorable situations. Went to the School in Melancthon in the forenoon and from there to the Station. Went at night to Mr. Lonsway’s. 30 Very beautiful day, sun warm and bright. Young mare sick this morning, lying down and rising repeatedly. Was either cholic or gravel. Went to Station and got some medecine for her. I put also a little table salt in her water channel and she urinated and got relief immediately. <Q1 folio 38 recto> January 1877 31st Sky red in the east at sunrise, began to darken and looked stormy about 9 O’clock. A little rain fell during the forenoon, a thaw is evidentally in contemplation. Split a little wood at Father’s. Wrote some copies at night for Mr. Lonsway’s Children. The wind is rising now (9:15) P.M. February [1877] �32 1st Rather mild day and inclined to thaw. Roads getting pretty well cut up. Nancy and I attended Grange meeting this eavning. 2nd Mild day, slight sprinkling of rain. Went to see Mr. Stephens [sic, earlier Stephenson, Jan. 10, 12] to get paid for the wood I sold him. Hunted up and down through Dundalk for him. John Charters told me he was in Mrs. Stinson’s. I went to there and while rapping on the door, heard Stephens talking inside. I went in but he had evidentally hid as he was invisable [sic] and the widow said he was not there. Seen him about 10. O’clock at night at Mr. May’s hotel. Asked him for the money. Said he would give me an order for $30.00 on Mr. Brown. Asked him when he would give me the balance, said he did not know. I then refused taking the order. 3 Mild day and pleasant throughout. Went to Dundalk to see Mr. Stephens, did not see him. 4th Very pleasant suns[h]iny day. Fetched Father and Mother out, drove them home in the eavning. <Q1 folio 38 verso> February 1877 5th Mild and rather inclined to be soft in the morning, got foggy in the afternoon and a frosty rind covered the trees. It is blowing a little now (9:15) P.M. and snowing some. Took in a small load of cordwood to the Station. Got the hind shoes taken off the old mare. Saw Step[h]ens, asked him for my money. He gave me an order on Mr. Brown for $30.00, says he will not give me any more as he paid me $20. before. He never paid me $20.00 and he is trying to cheat me out of my hard-earned money. Don’t know what to do about it. Told him I would sue him. I am thinking, though, that when he’s rogue enough to cheat me, he would swear a lie to carry out his roguery. I never got cheated before, nor never had any difference with any person about money matters. I and Mrs. Russell visited Mr. Lonsway’s tonight. 6 Rather colder than yesterday, but not so much as to be unpleasant. Wind blowing a little and soft this eavning, a small quantity of snow falling. Was hauling cordwood to Station. Sleighing pret- ty good. Mr. Kenneth Perry was here this eavning. 7 Mild day and a very slight mizzle of rain fell. Was hauling wood to Station. John Agnew was here this night. <Q1 folio 39 recto> February 1877 8th Very fine day, sun shone pretty strong in the forenoon. Was hauling wood to Dundalk. 9 Bright, sunny morning and the day continued warm. Bad sleighing in some parts. Was hauling wood to Station. Got the goods the Grange had sent for. 10 Fine morning, sun bright and warm, the day fine throughout. Hauled one load of wood to Station in the forenoon. Sold a ten cord pile to Mr. H. Graham* for $1.75 per cord. He said there would be about a cord of culls in it, for which he allowed me .50¢. I got a bolt put in the runner of the sleigh. Settled my account with Mr. Graham ($3.50), he gave me .50¢ worth sugar and a due bill for $12.25, being the balance due me on wood. [*H. Graham’s, Staple & fancy dry goods, 1877 list of businesses, History of Dundalk, p. 101.] 11th Sabbath. Mild day. Sun shone bright, thaw wind in the eavning. Nancy and Jim went to Melanc- thon. 12 Very windy morning and snow falling, continued stormy and cold all day. 13 Bright, sunny morning, but piercingly cold. The day ameliorated as the sun got up in the sky. Went to Mr. Agnew’s in the eavning and Witnessed a Deed and Lease. Skeffington Bell was there also and witnessed the same documents. <Q1 folio 39 verso> February 1877 �33 14th Mild morning and the day continued fine all through. Attended Council Meeting in Proton. Ap- plied to be assessor, did not get the office. Middleton went back on me. 15th Bright, sunny morning, the day continued fine all through. Went to Mr. May’s in the eavning. Sent off the amount of invoice for goods Grange obtained. 16 Rather fine morning, but there came on a snow storm with strong wind about 10. O’clock A.M. Soon cleared off. Nancy and I went to James Murphy’s.* Paid $10.00 at Shelburne on the note due 1st March next for a plow. Did not get the note. Mr. Corbett said the note was in his own house. Took a new note for $10.00 with 10 per cent interest. Gave me a receipt for the $10.00 paid and said he would send me the old note. [*Mrs. Mary Murphy is a cousin of Robert’s— probably the sister of his cousin William Russell who wrote him from Ireland; they live in Simcoe County, near Rosemont, just west of Alliston. Robert and Nancy pass through Shelburne on their way to the Murphy’s.] 17 Rather cold morning and continued blowing pretty strong all day, with a very sharp wind. 18 Sabbath. Snowing in the morning and continued so all day. Left James Murphy’s and came home, the roads pretty heavy. 19 Very sharp morning but the day ameliorated considerably. Went to Dundalk this afternoon. <Q1 folio 40 recto> February 1877 20th Sharp cold morning and continued pretty cold most of the day. The snow drifted, making the sleighing bad in the eavning. Took 19 Bushels and 20 lbs of wheat to Speeton Mills*, Artemesia. Got 720 pounds flour. Entered a case in Division Court against Mr. John Stephenson. [*Located within 1.5 miles of Flesherton—advertised for rent in Nov. 1885; see imag- es.ourontario.ca/Partners/GreyHighlands /GHPL002485236pf_0632.pdf Accessed 12 July 2017] 21 Very fine sunshiny day. Hunted up the colts in the forenoon and Mrs. Russell and I went to the Grange in the afternoon. 22 Beautiful day, sun warm and bright. Sun melted the snow so that it ran off the road in streams of water. Took 17 Bushels and 20 lbs of wheat to Speeton Mills, Artemesia. Got 680 pounds of flour. 23 Fine mild day, without either snow or rain. Did not do any work today. 24 Fine mild day all through, thaw wind, snow melting. Went to Mayburn and sent off for some goods for the Grange. Went at Night to John Ludlow’s. 25th Sabbath. Mild morning, but the day got rather chilly in the afternoon. Went to Melancthon and visited Brothers John and Sam, Father, Mother and Sister Margaret. <Q1 folio 40 verso> February 1877 26th Fine mild morning and the day continued pleasant. Went in the forenoon to Mrs. McCoy’s and settled with her for weaving done for us there. Was $1.40 remaining of last year’s account and $4.10 due for this year. I gave her a due bill which I held against Mr. Graham for wood I sold him. The amount remaining unpaid on the due bill is $7.25 which overpaid Mrs. McCoy $1.75 and this sum is to go towards next year’s weaving. The assessor was here today and assessed Lot 215 at $750, and Lot 216 @ $200. and my personal property at $140. Sum total $1090. The muly cow calved today. 27 Clear day, the sun bright and warm, continued fine all day. Went to Mr. Thomas Ross’ and pur- chased 2 Bushels Redchaff wheat at $2.00 per bushel. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us this eavning. �34 28 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine, although the wind was pretty sharp. Got Mr. John Ludlow’s note discounted by Mr. May: Note $110, Cash received $100. Paid my note for wagon to Mr. Norval of $50.00. March 1877 1st Very beautiful day, the sun clear and bright. Mrs. Russell and I went to see old Mrs. Talbot, who is very ill, this eavning. Mrs. Agnew was here today, also Anthony Trugon. The first hens’ eggs of the season obtained today. <Q1 folio 41 recto> March 1877 2nd Wet morning, rain and snow combined with a pretty strong wind, and continued a wet slushy day all through. The rain changed to snow in the eavning. Mr. James May’s Hotel, dwelling house and Post Office were totally destroyed by fire this morning about 7 O’clock. The fire originated, it is supposed, in one of the stove pipes. A good deal of household effects were saved, but a con- siderable portion of them was burned. The loss is very heavy on him as there was no insurance. 3 Snowy morning and continued so all day. The snow is pretty soft, does not appear as if it would last long. Went to the Station today for some dry apples. 4th Sabbath. Pretty cold day. Brother John and wife visited us this afternoon. 5 Cold, stormy morning and continued cold all day with snow falling. Went to Dundalk for the goods for Grange and distributed them to the members in the eavning, then sent away the price of them. 6 Very cold morning with Snow falling and the day got colder and stormier all through, snow fall- ing and the wind piling it up in heaps. Was around with a subscription list for Mr. J. May, got en- tered on the list $109.00 and $20.00 of this was paid in cash. I do not approve of the undertak- ing, as I think it will sting him afterwards. <Q1 folio 41 verso> March 1877 7th Cold stormy morning, the roads drifted up with snow. The storm abated as the day advanced and the sun shone out about noon. Was working in the bush helping to load saw logs for Mr. May, who had a bee. He had thirteen horse teams hauling logs to the mill and two yoke of oxen work- ing in the bush. 8 Very stormy morning, snowing and blowing. The snow came down very thick about 4 O’clock P.M. The snow has got to be a great depth again. 9 Very stormy morning and continued snowing and blowing all day. John Agnew and Robert Nes- bit visited us today. 10 Cold day but not so stormy as yesterday. The snow is a great depth at present. Not much traffic of any kind on the road today. Went in the eavning to the Post Office. 11th Sabbath. The storm is somewhat abated, the day, however, is pretty cold, the roads heavy. 12 Something milder this morning and the day was not unpleasant although the snow is deep. Went to the Grange and got some meal (corn) and two patented pails. 13 Bright, sunny morning and the day continued clear and fine all through, wind in the S.-E. Was helping brother John to load and unload cordwood. Mrs. Agnew Snr. and Alexander Patterson were here today. <Q1 folio 42 recto> March 1877 �35 14th Inclined to be a little stormy in the morning, some snow falling which was mixed with a little rain, the wind pretty strong. The day kept getting rougher and the storm increased till now (8) P.M. it is blowing and snowing at a furious rate. The roads are drifted full and the wind is whis- tling outside at no small rate. Was helping Brother John in the forenoon to haul wood with his team to the Station. He had to give up in the afternoon on account of the storm and also because he took a very severe sore throat. William Lonsway and wife were here today. 15 Pretty stormy morning and continued cold and blowing all day. Went to see Br. John. 16 Some improvement on yesterday, neither so cold nor stormy. Went in to see Brother John and Father and Mother. Brother Sam and wife and John’s wife came out here. Sam and I and John’s wife went to Dundalk. I sold a calf’s skin for .40¢ (in trade) and I bought 2 Bushels of Redchaff wheat at $1.35 per Bushel. 17 Bright morning, clear sky, but very sharp air. The day continued cold and clear all through. Helped John Agnew to clean grain in the forenoon. Went to the Post Office in the eavning. Mr. Chambers died. 18th Sabbath. Bright warm morning, sun shone, the day fine. Mrs. Russell, her brother John and I went to the wake of Mr. Chambers in the forenoon. In the afternoon Nancy went to Mr. Lonsway’s. <Q1 folio 42 verso> March 1877 19th Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine all through, inclined to be a little cold in the eavning. Was helping Brother John at his cordwood. 20 Clear bright sunny morning, sun shone all day. Capital sleighing at present! Was helping Broth- er John at his wood in the forenoon. Did not feel well in the eavning and stopped at home. 21 Windy and snowing in the forenoon. The afternoon was sunny and fine. Was helping brother John with cordwood in the eavning. Mrs. McCoy was here. 22 Mild morning with a rather soft wind blowing, the day continued fine all through. Was helping brother John at his wood. Mrs. Russell was at Mrs. McCoy’s quilting bee. 23 Bright sunny morning and continued fine all day. Was helping brother John with his wood. Sent to Clerk of Division Court for two summonses for witnesses. 24 Morning rather dull and overcast, sun shone a little about noon. Was getting out some Saw logs on Lot 36 Melancthon, assisted by brothers John & Sam. Slept at Father’s at night. 25 A little drizzle of sleet this morning and the day showed signs of a thaw. 26 Raining and sleeting alternately all day. Attended the Sch. Examination at Melancthon. The teacher is a bass wood one [?]. Went in the eavning and seen Br. John Express $50.00 to Rolf & Rolf[?], Toronto. <Q1 folio 43 recto> March 1877 27th Stormy morning, snowing and blowing, the roads heavy and the Snow soft underneath on ac- count of the thaw yesterday. The wind is very strong now (8:20) P.M. and the snow drifting. Went with Jim in the morning to School Sect. No. 2 Proton and in the eavning went to Mr. Hen- rick Lemcke’s sale. 28 Very stormy morning, blowing and snowing. The storm kept increasing all day and at this hour (10 P.M.) it is furious. Went to the Grange this eavning with John Agnew, did not stop any length of time as there was no likeliness of a meeting on account of the storm. Posted a letter to Brother William today. �36 29 Pretty sharp, cold morning, but the storm abated since last night. The sun shone out bright but the wind was pretty strong and sharp. The day got calmer towards night. Mr. James Wilson of Melancthon and Mrs. Agnew, Mr. A. Lonsway and Mrs. Lonsway were here today. 30 Bright sunny day and a pretty good thaw in the afternoon. Went to Dundalk in the eavning and bought a barrel of cornmeal @ $4.25 31 Morning inclined to be soft, a snow storm came on about one o’clock P.M. and continued for about two hours. Went to Mr. James Robinson of Osprey and bought Twenty-three bushels of oats at forty-two cents per bushel. Bought three pounds of nails at five cents per pound and paid four dollars on my Blacksmith’s bill. Went in the eavning to the Post Office. <Q1 folio 43 verso> April 1877 1st Sabbath. Bright, sunny morning, Sun remarkably strong and warm. Sky became overcast after dinner. Pretty sharp shower of rain near night, some lightening, quite a storm. Mrs. Russell, James, Eliza and I visited the folks in Melancthon. 2 Sharp morning, the wind cold, did not thaw much today. Bought one ton of hay today from Mr. Duggan @ $8.00. Went in the eavning to Silver Star Grange Meeting, accompanied by Mr. May. 3 Pleasant day, although the wind was chilly. Sun shone out all day long. Went to the back line, Melancthon. 4 Fine, mild morning, sun shone bright, the day fine all through, the snow thawed considerably. Brother John helped me fetch one ton of hay from Mr. Dug[g]an’s. I brought home the young cow, Violet, from John Agnew’s. Attended our Grange at night. 5 Snow falling this morning, thick and soft, cleared off about 8 O’clock A.M. Went to Mr. Robin- son’s, Osprey, for seed oats. Mr. John Conners hauled them home for me. Went in the eavning to brother John’s and helped him castrate his hog. John Agnew was here this eavning. 6 Nice sunny day, snow thawed a good deal. Was making spoils [=spiles]* for putting in the maple trees. Went to Mr. Fothergall’s [=Fothergill’s] and asked liberty to tap in his bush; leave granted. [*See 11 Mar. 1876.] <Q1 folio 44 recto> April 1877 7th Frosty morning but the sun shone out bright and clear, and the day became pretty warm. The boys, Mrs. Russell and I tapped some maple trees today. [in margin] First trees tapped. 8th Sabbath. Mild sunny day, the sun pretty warm, the day continued fine and thawing. Mrs. Agnew visited us today. 9 Bright sunny morning, although the wind was rather sharp. As the day advanced it got warm, the snow is melting away, but slowly. We were all working in the sugar bush. I went in to Melanc- thon with the team in the eavning. John Agnew and Kenneth Perry were here this eavning. 10 Bright sunny morning, and the day continued warm and fine, snow melting rapidly. Served summonses on three witnesses in the case which I have against John Stephens. The roads very bad, had to walk through water a good part of the way to one of their places. Mrs. Russell and the boys were in the sugar bush. Was summoned this eavning to attend Magistrates court at Flesherton to give evidence against Mr. May for selling liquor without license. Kenneth Perry was at our house this eavning. Seen five Robins today, being the first seen by me this spring. [in margin] Spotty & Violet calved. 11 A beautiful day, sun warm and bright. Attended court at Flesherton, was sworn whether Mr. May sold liquor on the 4th inst., or within thirty days of that time, in Proton, he having no licence for �37 that township. I had to tell the truth and Mr. May was fined $20.00 and costs. The informer, whoever he is, must be a mean, low skunk. John Agnew & K. Perry were here this eavning. <Q1 folio 44 verso> April 1877 12th Beautiful spring day, warm and bright, the sky blue and clear. Nancy and I were working in the sugar bush. The sap does not run well for so far. 13 Very lovely spring morning and the day continued fine all through. Nancy and I were working in the sugar bush till noon. In the afternoon went to Mr. Gallaher’s in Melancthon. The boys start- ed for school today, but could not get there on account of the roads being flooded over. Went to John Agnew’s at night and stopped there for about two hours. 14th Bright sunny morning and the day continued very fine all through, beautiful weather for this time of the year. Mr. Gallaher was here looking at some stock I had to dispose of. I traded him a colt two off [=not yet two?], four spring calves and an ewe for a first-class buggy and a sett of double and single harness. 15th Sabbath. Very beautiful day, the air mild and balmy, spring weather entirely! 16 Sky a little overcast this morning, and continued cloudy all day, a few drops of rain fell. Went to the sugar bush in the morning, and helped to start the fires and hang our kettles. Came home and hauled some rails and lumber off the ground I wanted to plow. Mr. Gallaher brought the buggy in the afternoon and took away his stock. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Wife and boys in the sugar bush. <Q1 folio 45 recto> April 1877 17th Beautiful spring day all through, sun warm and bright, got a little cloudy just at night. The boys and I gathered some rails from around the barn in the forenoon, and in the afternoon started to plow. The ground plowed nicely, no frost to an[n]oy one. Spring has commenced a great deal earlier this year than last. Two cows calved and one ewe lambed. [in margin] first plowing 18 Rather a cloudy cool day, with indications of rain. It kept fair to about 5 O’clock P.M. when it commenced raining, the eavning decidedly chilly. Was plowing today. One ewe lambed this morning. John Agnew was here this afternoon. 19 Cold, cloudy morning, with a raw wind. A slight sprinkle of rain fell in the forenoon, and in the afternoon there was a good deal of rain. Was plowing to noon, when it became too wet to con- tinue at it any longer. The ground is very wet today and plowing don’t go good. Was at John Agnew’s in the eavning. 20 Cold raw morning, but the day cleared off and got pretty fine and dry. Attended Division Court at Flesherton, settled my case with Stephenson, took his due bill for $17.50. The amount he owed me for wood was $20.00, but I wished to be done with law and so settled. 21 Warm, sunny morning and the day continued fine all through. Went to Dundalk and presented the due bill to Stephenson. He would not pay so I suppose I will have to sue him again. (What trouble!) <Q1 folio 45 verso> April 1877 22nd Sabbath. Beautiful day all through, sun warm and bright. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. James Trugon in the eavning. Brother John was here this eavning. 23 Very nice morning and a beautiful spring day all through. Sowed wheat and Jim harrowed. Mrs. Russell was in the sugar bush. Old Mr. Gott got his arm broke by one of his cows striking it when he was untying her. [in margin] first wheat sown �38 24 Very beautiful morning and the day continued charming all through. Finished sowing wheat (Eight bushels). Went to the Post Office in the eavning. 25 Beautiful day all through, the air mild and balmy, very spring-like. Sowed some pease. Mrs. Russell and I went to the Grange in the eavning. Seen two swallows today. [in margin] first pease sown; seen swallows 26 Rather sharp frost this morning, sun came out bright and warm, the day fine but the sky clouded over in the eavning. Finished sowing pease (15 bushels), Jim harrowed. Mrs. Russell, the boys and [I] sorted over the potatoes. They had kept pretty well in pits through the winter, about one twentieth of them was spoiled. 27 Fine day, although a little cool. Jim finished harrowing the pease in the forenoon, and plowed in the afternoon. Mrs. Russell and I went to Dundalk in the eavning, and at night I drew up Mr. C. Bell’s will. 28 Very cool day and a cold rain at night. Was plowing today. Mr. & Mrs. Lonsway visited us this eavning. <Q1 folio 46 recto> April 1877 29th Sabbath. Cool day but fair on till the eavning when there was some rain. A good deal of rain mixed with snow fell through the night. Mrs. Russell and I were in Melancthon today. 30 Cool day but varied occassionally by a shower of snow. Was plowing today. Brought the sugar kettles and barells out of the bush. May 1877 1st Cool morning and the day continued rather chilly all through. Was plowing. James made anoth- er start to attend School today. One of the cows did not come home with the rest and it gave us considerable [MS: of] trouble hunting her up. 2 Cool morning with a slight frost, but nothing to retard work. The day was clear but cool all through. Was plowing today. 3 Cool clear day all through till the eavning when the sky got clouded, and there was a slight fall of snow at night. Was plowing in the forenoon. Skidded up some logs which were in my road in the afternoon. 4 Cool clear day with some snow laying on the ground in the morning, which soon melted. Was plowing today. 5 Cool morning. The day got warmer and kept fine and dry. Sowed about 20 Bushels oats. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon to get Stephenson [to] pay due bill. Did not see him. Planted four nice plum trees which Mother had bestowed me. [in margin] first oats sown <Q1 folio 46 verso> May 1877 6th Sabbath. Fine day, clear and dry with a bright sun. Visited at Father’s. 7 Fine Spring day, warm and bright, ground dry and moldy, harrowed splendid! Was picking up roots in the forenoon. Harrowed some in the afternoon. John Charters was here wanting to buy a milch cow. 8 Cool day and a little cloudy. Harrowed in the forenoon, plowed some in the afternoon and sowed a bag of oats. 9 Cool cloudy day, plowed to 4:30 P.M. The old mare, being very heavy with colt, got tired and I unhitched for the day. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon, sent away for some Grange goods. �39 10 Cool, cloudy day with quite a sharp frost in the morning. It has been a very favorable spring for so far for seeding, but there is no growth on account of the coldness of the weather. Was plow- ing today and the three eldest boys were at school. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us this eavning. 11 Cool day but favorable for working. Finished plowing for oats and sowed and harrowed them. [in margin] finished sowing oats 12 Warmer than yesterday, sun pretty strong. Was plowing for potatoes. Went to see Mr. Stephen- son in the afternoon. Did not get my money from him. He offered me $8.00, would not accept it. He said he would fetch all of it to me next week. [in margin] first potatoes planted <Q1 folio 47 recto> May 1877 13th Sabbath. Very fine warm day. Brother John was here in the eavning. Mr. Jenkins’ little boy, aged about Eleven years, was buried today. He died of diptheria. 14 Warm sunshiny day. Was plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon. The ground plows nice and mellow. 15 Rather cool morning, the sun shone out for a little, then clouded over. A slight mizzle of rain fell in the afternoon. Was plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon. The four eldest were at school. 16 Sultry day, but a little cloudy. Was fencing. Brother John’s wife and Nancy shore the sheep. The four eldest were at school. 17 Sultry morning and cloudy, came on to rain about 10 A.M., a beautiful warm rain making vegeta- tion rapidly. The rain ceased about 2. P.M. Was plowing on Lot 220 till the rain stopped me. Harrowed a potatoe patch at home in the eavning. Mrs. Russell and I went to see old Mr. Gott at night. 18 Warm dry day with rather a strong wind. Good growth today. Was plowing at Lot 220. 19 Very warm day all through. Sowed five bags of mixed grain on Lot 220. Jim harrowed with Lotty, a two-year old filly, and Gerty. I came home and planted potatoes, and when finished went to Dundalk. [in margin] Finished planting potatoes <Q1 folio 47 verso> May 1877 20th Sabbath. Pretty warm day, got cloudy in the afternoon and a slight shower of rain fell. Went to see the folks in Melancthon. 21 A pretty sharp rain this morning before day. It cleared off and the day was dry all through. Plowed in the forenoon with the two young mares, plowed in the afternoon with the two oldest. Went to Mr. Lonsway’s tonight, got two bushels of pease from him at one dollar per bushel. 22 Cloudy cool morning. It came on to rain early in the morning, then cleared off. It was show[e]ry till about 2 P.M., cold rain and the night extremely cold. Was plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon. 23 Very cold morning and frequent showers of snow through the day. It is cold enough now, (9:5) P.M., almost, for the month of February. There is snow sufficient to make a score of snowballs laying at the end of the milk house. Was at a Logging Bee at brother John’s. 24 Very cool day and continued cool and cloudy all through, sharp frost this morning. Finished sowing and harrowing mixed cattle feed (oats & pease). This winds up my seeding for the sea- son. The boys went a-fishing! 25 Cool day and cloudy, with frost in the morning. Turned over the potatoes. Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Mills and I went to Dundalk. Got some milk pans and boots and slippers. Fixed the milk house in the eavning and attended a Trustee Meeting at night. <Q1 folio 48 recto> May 1877 �40 26th Cool day, frost in the morning. Was repairing a fence today. 27 Sabbath. Very warm, dry day. Was hoping for some rain but it still seems to shift off. Old mare colted this night. 28 Very warm, dry day. Was helping brother John to rid up his bush fallow. 29 Dry, sultry day, and very hot. Was helping brother John at his fallow. 30 Sky a little overcast, no rain fell, dry and warm throughout the day. Was helping John in his fol- low. 31st Cloudy but dry and warm. Was helping John in his follow [=fallow]. June 1877 1st Dry and warm, but a little indication of rain. None came, however, through the day. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought a cow bell for .45¢ and a bell strap for .40¢. Brother Sam hauled me a barrel of Cornmeal I had obtained through the Grange. I took it back in the eavning as it was very inferior. Bought another Barrel at Station for $4.50 cash. 2 Slight shower of rain this morning, doing no more than mearly [=merely] wetting the leaves. Was helping Brother John today. <Q1 folio 48 verso> June1877 3rd Sabbath. Dry sultry forenoon. Got a little cooler in the eavning. Brother John and wife and Mrs. Samuel Russell were here this eavning. Rosey, a young cow, calved today. 4 Dry day with pretty strong wind. Was helping Brother John with his new fallow. 5 Dry day and pretty warm. Was at Joseph Bowler’s logging bee, putting in time for brother John. 6 Dry day and very warm. Was choreing around home today. A young heifer (Elly) calved today. 7 Dry day and very hot in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon was quite cool. Was at a raising at James Patterson’s of a hewed log dwelling house. 8 Pretty warm day all through. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, took two bags of Early Rose potatoes, sold them to Mr. May at $1.25 per Bag. 9 A slight rain fell this morning and the day continued showery to about 6 P.M. when the rain came down in right down [sic] earnest and continued raining most of the night. The ground was very dry and the grain and grass had much need of rain. Nancy and I took our wool to Flesherton to be carded. 10 Very cool morning and continued cold all day, with a slight shower or two of rain. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. James Dane [Daw?]. (Gerty) a young mare sprained her leg when going along the road and is lame. <centrefold Quire 1> <Q1 folio 49 recto> June1877 11th Quite cool and cloudy this morning and continued so all day. Jim, John, and I were picking up stones in Lot 220 Melancthon. 12 Cool cloudy morning with a pretty high wind in the forenoon. Slight thunder and heavy rain in the afternoon about 4 P.M. Mrs. John Agnew was very sick this night and I went to Dundalk to get some medecine for her. 13 Cloudy morning and the day not very warm. Was doing Statute labor for Lot 215 Proton. The boys made a start at plowing the summer fallow, but they did not succeed very well. 14 Clear sunny morning and the day very warm and dry. I was doing Statute labor for Lot 215 Pro- ton. Jim was plowing on Lot 220 Melancthon with brother Sam’s team. �41 15 Fine morning, heavy dew, sun rose bright and warm. Got very hot about 1 P.M., then followed a heavy shower or two accompanied by some thunder and lightening. Was doing Statu[t]e labor. Jim was plowing on Lot 220 with Sam’s horses. 16 Heavy dew this morning and a little cloudy. There was a slight mizzle of rain about 8 A.M., the day continued fair though dark. Jim was plowing on Lot 220, John, Clark and I were picking up stones which I consider pretty hard work. Still, the bible says “Man shall earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.” <Q1 folio 49 verso> June1877 17th Sabbath. Fine dry day and pretty warm. 18 Warm dry day, inclined to be a little cool towards sunset. Was helping brother Sam. 19 Cool cloudy day with a pretty sharp wind, got cold towards sunset. Was helping brother Sam. 20 Warm morning, the sun was bright and clear, the day remained dry although cool towards night. Chored around in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mrs. Russell and I went to Grange. 21 Rainy morning, but cleared off about 9 A.M., the day continued cloudy and cool. The boys and I fixed a fence in the forenoon. Took part of brother John’s lumber home to him in the afternoon. 22 Bright sunny morning, although cool and remained so mostly all day. Very cold just now, 11:45 P.M., and every indication of a frost. Was fixing stone boat and making bars[?] today. 23 Bright sunny morning, in fact too much sun as there was a very severe frost last night wilting down the potatoes to the very ground and injuring grain and grass. Jim, John and I were picking stones on Lot 220. Mrs. Russell and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. I posted a letter to Broth- er William. 24th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning and a pretty warm day. Mrs. Russell and I went to the funeral of old Mrs. Thomas Talbot. <Q1 folio 50 recto> June 1877 25th Rather cloudy day but dry all through. Was plowing in summer fallow on Lot 220. Went in the eavning to Post Office. Heard wolves howl tonight. 26 Cool morning and the day not very warm, a slight shower of rain about noon. Was helping brother Samuel today. 27 Bright sunny morning, although the sun clouded over during the day, but it was very warm with indications of a thunder storm. I was at a logging bee at John Agnew’s. Mrs. Russell and family were at a Pick-Nick of the Sabbath School Scholars on Lot 220 Melancthon. 28 Bright morning, the sun shone out strong and warm. Was doing Statute labor today. 29 Slight shower of rain this morning, just enough to lay the dust for a little while. I was doing stat- ute labor today. 30 Cloudy warm morning and continued so to about 10 A.M., when there came on a very nice rain which continued about one hour. There were spells of very warm sunshine through the eavning and I got the benefit of it as I was in John’s clearing, on the edges of his bush, helping him to put a fence round his barley. This night is very cloudy and black, with a pretty high wind. The air is close and very warm. <Q1 folio 50 verso> July 1877 1st Sabbath. Some slight showers of rain fell during the day. A fine growing day. 2 Pretty warm day all through. Was helping Brother Samuel to log. I slept at Father’s. �42 3 Cloudy morning and frequent showers of rain fell during the day, wetting the ground pretty well. Was at a logging bee at John Mills’ lot in 5th Range, Melancthon. 4 A very warm morning and the heat kept increasing to about 2 O’clock P.M. It was almost un- bearable. I felt more oppressed with the heat today than I did any other day so far this summer. Brother John was making me a gate. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I traded my buggy to Mr. John Hanbury for seventy-five dollars worth of work to consist of lathing, plastering and mason work. Brother John stopped here tonight. 5 A pretty warm day but not so hot as yesterday. Brother John finished the gate and gate posts. We hung the gate and I fixed the fence to it. 6 Clear warm day, although a little cloudy, a few drops of rain fell during the forepart of the night and it looks like more. Was fixing fences today. Jim was plowing. Went to Dundalk in the eavning. <Q1 folio 51 recto> July 1877 8th Sabbath. Pretty warm day with indications of thunder and rain in the south, though none of the lat- ter fell here. 9 Warm day with a little wind. It got quite cool in the eavning. I was hoeing potatoes, assisted by John. Jim was plowing. The crops are doing well for so far but the frost has consid[e]rably in- jured the potatoes. The hay crop will be very light on account of the dry spring. 10 Pretty warm day although cloudy with a rather brisk wind. The eavning got chilly, almost cold enough for frost, but happily there was none. I was at Samuel McDowell’s logging bee. Jim was plowing, John and Clark were hoeing potatoes. 11 A very fine day, a little cloudy with a little wind, not quite so cold this eavning as it was yester- day eavning. I and John were hoeing potatoes, Jim and Clark were plowing. 12 Fine, pleasant day, a little cloudy but dry and warm. I and all the family went to a pick-nick at brother John’s. [The Glorious 12th! John Russell was charter member, John Agnew first Master, of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 797, Proton District; History of Dundalk, p. 168] 13 Pretty warm day, the roads remarkably dry and dusty. John and I were hoeing potatoes. Jim and Clark were plowing. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 14 Dry morning, sun bright and warm, tokens of rain about noon, small shower fell about one O’clock. Sowed five acres of turnip seed, hand cast on a piece of old land I had summer fal- lowed. <Q1 folio 51 verso> July 1877 15th Sabbath. Warm day, the sun a little obscured with clouds. 16 Very warm in the forenoon, the afternoon was somewhat cooler, the sun got overcast and rain fell slightly. Was mowing on Lot 220. Miss Mary Trugon disappeared yesterday eavning from her home. Her parents are very anxious about her and are looking everywhere for her. [in mar- gin] First mowing 17 A pretty nice shower very early this morning, but it soon cleared off. The day was fine and breezy. Was mowing today. Jim helped mow some. Nancy and John raked hay in the after- noon. My hay crop is very light, I think not more than between seven or eight hundred weight to an acre. The hay crop in general is light on account of the exceedingly dry time which we have had. Mr. Trugon got intelligence of his daughter today: she is west[w]ard bound, going through Proton in search of employment. �43 18 Rained very early this morning, but cleared off a little after daylight. Came on to rain again about 9 O’clock A.M. It stopped raining after a little. The afternoon was showery and it is now, (8:40) P.M., raining pretty briskly. I and Jim were mowing today. Mrs. Abbott came along in the eavning to enquire about the money for some goods she had sent through the Grange to To- ronto. <Q1 folio 52 recto> July 1877 19th Wet morning, but cleared off soon. Went in to the back line this forenoon, mowed on Lot 220 in the afternoon. The boys raked hay in the eavning. 20 Slight showers of rain fell all through the day. I mowed and the boys chored around at home. 21 Bright sunny morning and a fine breeze of wind drying the hay nicely. I helped Brother Sam to rake hay in the forenoon and in the afternoon I helped him to haul in. Nancy and the boys were raking hay on Lot 220. Sabbath 22 Very warm forenoon, but a slight shower fell during the afternoon, cooling the air considerably. William Lonsway was here a short time today. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway. 23 Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry and warm. I was hauling in hay, assisted by Brother Sam with his team. Nancy and the boys were raking. We hauled home five loads and stacked it. 24 Bright sunny morning and the day continued pretty hot all through. Was mowing on Lot 220, the boys were making [sic=raking?] hay in the afternoon. 25 Very fine day but extremely hot, especially about one o’clock P.M. The sun went down under a bank of clouds, indicating rain soon. I was mowing today and the boys were raking hay. <Q1 folio 52 verso> July 1877 26th A pretty sharp shower about 6 o’clock this morning. Was mowing on Lot 220, the boys were raking in the afternoon. Mrs. William Lonsway gave birth to a daughter* on this day [“this day” stricken, “yesterday” written above line]. This day excessively sultry and hot. [*Annie, daugh- ter of Robert’s sister Margaret.] 27 Cloudy morning, with thunder and lightening very early. There was a pretty brisk rain about 9 A.M. The day was cloudy all through. Was mowing on Lot 220 Jim also mowed some, and he and his mother raked hay after supper. 28 Bright sunny morning but the sky got overcast and was cloudy, the day was very sultry all through. I finished mowing today. Nancy and the boys raked and put in hand shaking.* [*making by hand small mounds of hay, called cocks, with a lateral hole in the middle to allow drying, and a smooth top to repel rain. About ten pounds of hay are picked up by hand and light- ly shaken, then shaped into cocks. See The Belfast Monthly Magazine 7 (1811), 139.] 29th Sabbath. Warm day with a shower of rain in the morning. Went to Father’s and stopped all night there. 30 Bright sunny morning, although the day got a little cloudy, there was no rain. Brother Sam hauled hay for me today. I forked on and built the stack. Nancy and the boys raked up about an acre and a half in the forenoon. 31 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine and very hot. Was helping Brother Sam at his hay. The boys, James and John, were helping Brother John. <Q1 folio 53 recto> August 1877 �44 1st Bright sunny morning and the day very warm. Was helping Brother Sam at his hay. The boys were helping Brother John. 2 Clear morning and the day continued fine. Was helping Brother John to haul the hay, the boys also were helping him. 3 Clear cool morning, almost cold enough for frost. The day was pretty windy. Was helping Brother John to haul in hay. He has a remarkably good crop, about 15 tons on 12 acres. 4 Very cool morning. I think there was a slight frost this morning but I was not up early enough to see. The day got pretty warm. It is cool at present (10. P.M.). I went to Dundalk today, got my boot fixed, seen about some lumber. There was quite a bit of excitement at Dundalk on account of the fire burning so close to the village, the wind being strong and everything so dry. The boys had this for a play day. Sabbath 5 Bright morning and a dry warm day. Nancy went to see Mrs. W. Lonsway. 6 Dry day, and pretty warm, wind in the N. W. Brothers John and Sam helped me to take out some barn timber. Mr. & Mrs. Lonsway were here this [“morn” stricken] Eavning. 7 Foggy morning, but sun soon dispersed the fog, dry and warm with some wind in the N. W. Sold four Lambs at $2.50 each. Nancy drove them to Station. Brothers John and Sam helped me to take out barn timber. <Q1 folio 53 verso> August 1877 <insert><Letter inserted between pages 53 verso, 54 recto> “ Shelburne P. O. / Aug. 6th 1877 / Robert Russell / Dear Sir / By all means go up to Dr. Christoe for examination and comply with every request from the Department as the more strict they are, the more likely you are to succeed if Dr. Christoe reports favourable / Yours truly / John Barr Md” [See above, 6 June 1876; Dr. Barr was later MPP, then MP, for Dufferin; see Adelaide Leitch, Into the High Country, pp. 211, 222, 262-4; Sawden, History of Dufferin County, p. 42.] <end of inserted letter></insert> 8th Very misty morning, caused, I think, by the great number of fires around, which are filling the air with smoke. The vapor cleared off about 8 A.M., the day was pretty hot, wind in the N. W. John and Samuel were helping me to get out barn timber. Albert Bowler, a young man of about 20 years of age, who has been deranged in his mind for some time back, was sent to the Asylum to- day. 9 The morning a little cloudy, wind from N. W., dry day with a very slight shower about one P.M. Was helping Brother Sam to do road work today. 10 Quite a cool morning, with a heavy fog. Nancy and I went to Flesherton. I had a medical Exam- ination passed on me by Dr. Christoe. He said I had an enlargement of the heart. While I was at Flesherton I purchased a small spirit level for .25¢ and a mink trap for .30. When we came home I went to Dundalk and purchased a manure fork for $1.10. Brother John stopped here tonight. 11 Very misty morning, almost like rain. The day kept dry and pretty windy, wind in the N. W. Went to Archie McAulay’s raising in the morning. Helped John who was working at a barn for me in the eavning. Mr. Lonsway was here a few hours tonight. Sabbath 12th Rain very early this morning, but faired up pretty soon. Brother John’s wife was here this eavning. I went to Mr. Clements Bell’s in the eavning. [Clements Bell is father of Skeffington Bell] <Q1 folio 54 recto> August 1877 �45 13th Misty morning, but no rain fell during the day. Jim, John and I were pulling pease. Brother John was working at a post Barn for me. [in margin] First pease pulled 14 Wet morning and had rained a good deal through the night. There were some slight showers through the day. I was throwing out manure where the foundation of new barn is. Brother John was working at Barn, the boys were choring around. 15 Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry, although the sky got overcast early in the day. There were dark, heavy clouds to the South and east and thunder rolling in the distance. Wind in the East. Jim, John and I were pulling pease. Pease are very light and full of thistles, I think, on account of me having the ground plowed the fall before and not plowing it again in the spring. Nancy took the team and the three youngest of the family and went to Proton to Widow Swee- ny’s for her yarn which she had left to be spun for her. 16 A little wet this morning and the day got very show[e]ry. I and Johny were pulling pease part of the time. Jim was helping Brother Sam. Brother John was helping at the Barn. 17 Dark morning, but no rain fell, the afternoon was dry and very warm. Was helping at the barn. Made a bee and put on the plates, long girts* and rafters in the afternoon. Messrs. Lonsway, Mills, Russell, Trugon, Russell, MacAulay, Agnew and Self composed the gang. [*plate, girt and rafter are technical terms for members of a frame building: plates are long beams going end to end of the building, to support the base of the rafters, which rise up to the peak and support the roof; girts are long beams (on top of the posts) that go from side to side across the end of the barn] 18 Bright, Sunny day. Helped at the barn. Jim helped Sam. <Q1 folio 54 verso> August 1877 Sabbath 19th Warm sunny day. Mrs. Russell went [to Church of] E[ngland] Church. 20 Bright sunny morning, the day very hot. I went in the morning to Kenneth Perry’s and employed him to cradle oats for me at .50¢ per acre. Then went to Brother Sam’s and borrowed his horses to haul lumber for me. I hauled three loads from McDowell’s mill. 21 Warm day, in fact, hot. Hauled one load of lumber today. I bargained with McDowell that he would lend me the logs to winter and I would pay him for the sawing. When I came to settle with him, he charged me $8.00 per thousand for the lumber, took $3.00 per thousand for the saw- ing, and says I must put in logs in the winter for the other $5.00 per thousand. He went back on his bargain and served me very mean. I got 2700 feet from him. I was pulling pease in the after- noon. Brother John was working at the barn, Jim was helping Brother Samuel. 22 Bright morning but the sky got overcast in the N. W. and threatened rain. Pulled pease in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped John at Barn. Jim helped Samuel. K. Perry began to craddle for me this morning. 23 Bright sunny morning, and the day continue[d] fine. Was helping brother John at my barn in the forenoon. Hauled in some pease in the afternoon but the horses were all wild and unmanageable. In fact I think some of them were baulky, did not come much speed, broke the hames.* Got Kenneth Perry’s oxen at night. They hauled in two loads. [*hames, part of horse harness, at- tached to the collar, and to which tugs are attached.] 24 Bright morning, but there came on a very heavy rain about 6 P.M. K. Perry was cutting my wheat. Nancy and I were binding, assisted by John and James. <Q1 folio 55 recto> August 1877 �46 25th Rather misty forenoon with a sprinkling of rain occassionally. Was cleaning out the barn this forenoon, in the afternoon Nancy and I bound some wheat. Bargained with Kenneth Perry: I gave him a black Ewe, valued at $5.00 and he cut me three acres of wheat and is to make me enough shingles to cover a building 20 x 16 in the clear, I to help saw the shingle stuff and to board him. I also further bargained with him: I gave him two spring calves for which he is to make me ten thousand of shingles sixteen inches long, I to help saw the timber and board him. The former shingles to be made any time this fall, the latter to be made some time through the winter. Sabbath 26th Bright morning but the day was rather cool and windy. Nancy and I went to Zion church. 27 Bright warm day, but rather windy to about 5 P.M. K. Perry finished cutting oats for me today. Borrowed Brother Sam’s horses, hauled in a stack of hay out of the yard. The boys finished the hauling in the afternoon. Nancy and I bound oats in the afternoon. John & James went to the back line. The water is got very scarce and the cattle are suffering some. One of our cows did not come home last night and when she came this morning she was in very great pain. Her body was all covered over with lumps as large as marbles. She appeared to be choking and would uri- nate or try to continually. We thought she had been poisoned, she swelled a great deal. We mixed about a tablespoon full of mustard in a cup of cold water and poured it into her. She got better soon after and appears to be all right now. <Q1 folio 55 verso> August 1877 28th Bright morning but the sky got overcast towards noon. There were [sic] some thunder and light- ening accompanied by rain about one o’clock. Was helping brother John to harvest his barl[e]y in the forenoon, Jim and John were also helping. Helped him in the afternoon to make a road to the barl[e]y through the bush to haul in. 29 Wet morning, the grain too damp to bind. Cleared off. Nancy and I bound oats in the afternoon, assisted by Jim. 30 [Bright stricken] Very misty morning, the grain quite wet. Kenneth Perry cut the remainder of the wheat. Nancy and I bound it. James, John and Clark were hauling in wheat with Mr. Perry’s steers. 31 Very wet morning and the day continued show[e]ry. Done no work today, did not feel well. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. September 1877 1st Damp morning, the grain not fit to tie to about 11 O’clock. We were all binding and stooking from this hour till night, at oats. It has commenced raining again (8:50 P.M.). Sabbath 2nd Cool day, but no rain fell. Brother John visited us today. 3 Showery in the forenoon, fair in the afternoon to about 6 O’clock, then rain. Nancy and the boys bound oats in the afternoon, I was logging at Mr. A. Lonsway’s <Q1 folio 56 recto> September 1877 4th Rather dull morning but the day broke up fine. Nancy and the boys bound oats in the forenoon, I logged at Mr. A. Lonsway’s till noon. Then he came with his team and finished hauling in my wheat and also hauled in some oats. 5 Misty morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell. Mr. A. Lonsway hauled in oats for me during the forenoon. This finished my harvest, except some cattle feed that I have still to cut. Brother John came here in the afternoon, was preparing to put in a thrashing floor in the barn. He hitched up �47 Gerty to pull some sleepers. The mare was wild and he beat her which made her worse and at last she would not pull any for him. I think he done wrong. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. 6 Rather misty morning, but no rain through the day. Was helping Brother John to harvest his bar- ley. The boys were pileing [sic] up some manure at home. 7 Misty, rainy-like morning, several little skiffs fell during the day. Was helping brother John to haul in his barley. John and Jim also helped. 8 Very fine, bright morning, the sun shone out fine and clear, the day warm and dry all through. Brothers John and Sam were helping me mow some mixed feed. John got sick in the forenoon and had to go home. The boys, Jim and John, were hauling in a hay stack with Sam’s team. 9th Sabbath Very pleasant day, dry and the sun bright and warm. Went in the afternoon to see old Mr. Clements Bell who is very sick. Father visited me today. <Q1 folio 56 verso> September 1877 10th Rather misty morning but the sun soon got out and the day was dry and warm. Wind in the S. E. Brother John was helping me to mow some mixed feed. The three boys were raking it up. Water is very scarce now, not near enough to wash, water cattle, and scarcely enough to make the meals. The night is cloudy with signs of rain. I hope there will be a good shower. 11 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. Was helping A. Lonsway to log, Boys raking mixed feed. 12 Misty morning and very heavy dew. Sun got out strong and warm. A. Lonsway with team helped me haul in mixed feed. Boys raked up. 13 Bright sunny morning, and a very sultry day. Scarcely done anything as I was not well. The boys and wife were at Mother’s for plums, then they drove to Dundalk. 14 Dry day and pretty hot. Nancy and I went with a headstone and placed it over Baby’s grave* in Armstrong’s Grave Yard. We went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Old Mr. Clements Bell died this day. [*the grave of their first child, Robert Clark Russell, who died in infancy, b. 7 June 1862, d. 10 Sept. 1862, buried Inistoge Cemetery.] 15 Bright sunny day and warm. Nancy and I went to Mr. Bell’s wake in the afternoon. The boys raised potatoes. 16 Sabbath. A very slight shower this morning. Nancy, James and I went to Mr. Bell’s funeral. 17 Misty morning, and there was a nice shower in the eavning. Nancy and I went in the afternoon to an Apple paring at Mr. A. Lonsway’s. The boys were raising potatoes. <Q1 folio 57 recto> September 1877 18th Fine morning, but there came on a little sprinkling of rain about 10 A.M. John and I were help- ing Brother John in the forenoon and Brother Sam in the afternoon to thrash. James had the team to J. Mills’ thrashing. 19 Very fine dry day. I went to help Sam to thrash, was not able to on account of sickness. John helped him. James had the team at J. Mills’. 20 Fine morning. Nancy and I went with the team to Shelburne to see Dr. Barr.* He said I had a little heart disease and that my body was weakened down to nothing. He gave me some mede- cine and said I was not to work any till I got strong. It began to rain in the afternoon and rained quite sharp in the beginning of the night. Brother John was here all night. [*See above, 10 June 1876, and letter, 6 Aug. 1877.] �48 21 Dry sunny morning. Went to Brother Sam’s and the boys and John cleaned nine bushels of wheat. I took it to the mill in the afternoon. The boys helped John to put in his straw. 22 Dry sunny morning. Nancy and the boys took the team and went to Dundalk for the grist left there yesterday. The boys left their measure for a pair of boots each. They hauled some stove wood in the afternoon. 23rd Sabbath. Dry day and pretty warm, everything is scorched up with the excessively dry weather. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. <Q1 folio 57 verso> September 1877 24 Very fine morning, dry day and windy. The boys were raising potatoes. 25 Dry day, hot and windy all through. Boys were fixing up the potatoes. In the afternoon we lit up some brush and logs around the swamp. 26 Dry day and warm. Boys were digging for water. 27 Dry, hot day. I went in the forenoon to get help to thresh. In the afternoon the machine came, threshed about four hours, then had to go to blacksmith’s to get some part of the machine fixed. 29 Dry, hot day. Thrashed till about 2 P.M., when they got done. Pease turned out poorly, oats and wheat turned out well. The boys and team helped Mr. Lonsway to thrash in the eavning. 30th Sabbath. Very hot and warm. October 1877 1st Dry day and very hot. Went with Brother John to Melancthon Council and became one of his sureties for the collection of Township rates. The boys and team were with Mr. Lonsway. 2 Dry, hot day. The boys and Nancy were putting the straw into the barn. I helped a little. 3 Dry, hot day all through. Water remarkably scarce. Had to drive the cows to John Foster’s spring for a drink. The boys, Nancy and I put in straw. Brother John dug me a hole to get water but it caved in at once. <Q1 folio 58 recto> October 1877 4th Rain this morning and pretty heavy. Kept coming a little through the day, cleared off in the af- ternoon. Cold this eavning. Went to the Station in the afternoon. Seen Sir John A McDonald on his way to Owen Sound. 5 Cool morning and a pretty heavy rain in the afternoon. Nancy and I went to Owen Sound on the Excursion to hear Sir J. A. McDonald. 6 Cool day, with some rain. 7th Sabbath. Cold day and show[e]ry. 8 Cool day and a little show[e]ry all through the day. Went in to Melancthon today. Mrs. Agnew* died this night at about 10 O’clock P.M. of Cancer in the Stomach. [*Mother of Nancy Agnew Russell, wife of Robert Russell.] 9 Showery cold day all through. 10 Cold day and raining. 11 Cold wet morning and the rain came down incessantly. Mrs. Agnew was buried today. [Buried in Gravel Road cemetery, Melancthon, Lot 295, Con. 1 ETSR, adjacent to 156407 Highway 10; now inactive, 64 monuments preserved; see https://brucegrey.ogs.on.ca/wp- content/uploads/sites/7/2017/09/Melancthon-Cemeteries.pdf] 12 Fair day, but cold. Took 5 Bushels and 15 lbs of wheat to the mill today. �49 13 Fair day and moderately warm. Pitted up the potatoes for the winter. They are a very poor crop. The boys fitted up an old house for a pig pen and we put the hogs up to fat. <Q1 folio 58 verso> October 1877 14th Sabbath. Dry, warm day all through. 15 Dry day with the exception of a slight shower at noon. James started to plow today, being the first this fall. 16 Cool day, but dry. The boys plowed till noon, then went to the show fair at Dundalk in the after- noon. Nancy and I took in 526½ pounds of butter and sold it for .17¢ per pound. There was a great gathering at the show fair and so far as I could judge from appearances it was financially successful. 17 Cool day, but dry. Jim was plowing in Melancthon. 18 Cool day and show[e]ry. Jim plowed till noon then took some yarn to the weavers. I went to the mill for a grist that I had there. 19 Showery morning and a good deal of rain had fallen through the night. I plowed in Melancthon today, being the first day’s work I have done for a long while on account of being weak and not fit. John was at Mr. Trugon’s threshing. Jim was choreing around home. 20 Rather cool day and a slight rain in the morning. Was plowing in the forenoon and in the after- noon attended a trustee meeting. 21st Sabbath. Cool day but dry. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to hear Mrs. Agnew’s funeral sermon preached by Mr. Williamson. <Q1 folio 59 recto> October 1877 22nd Cool forenoon but dry all day. Was plowing . The boys were choring around home. 23 Very fine day all through, resembling Indian Summer. Was plowing, the boys were choreing around home getting wood. Nancy went to Dundalk. 24 Very fine warm day and dry. Got a little foggy towards eavning. There was a slight rain at night. I was plowing, the boys were choring around home. 25 Cool day and a slight mizzle of rain in the afternoon. I was plowing. The boys were choring around home. 26 Cold morning with a pretty hard frost early in the morning. I was plowing today. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us this eavning. Bother John had one of his lambs killed on my lot this morn- ing. His sheep are pasturing with me and some animal, most likely a lynx, killed the lamb. 27 A slight frost this morning, but the sun shone out strong and the day was very pleasant. I was plowing today. The boys cleaned up some pease and Jim went to the Weaver’s for the full cloth in the afternoon. 28th Sabbath. Misty morning, the day dry but close and sultry. Mrs. Russell and I went to Sister Mar- garet’s. 29 A little cool this morning, no frost, dry and cool. Was plowing. Phebe was here today. The boys were cleaning off some rubbish of wood where the old stable was on Lot 220. <Q1 folio 59 verso> October 1877 30th Very fine day, the sun shone out bright in the eavning. Was plowing today, and a very nice day it was for the work! 31 Dull morning, with a very slight rain. Went to plow but there came on a pretty wetting shower of snow and rain. I plowed for about two hours, then unhitched. The day continued showery all �50 through. I fixed the pen for the fattening pigs in the eavning. James and John are helping Broth- ers John and Sam. Nancy was at Mrs. Mills’ sowing [=sewing] bee. November 1877 1st The ground covered with snow this morning, but about noon it had all disappeared. The after- noon was foggy and warm. I was fixing at a pig pen in the forenoon and in the afternoon cleaned a grist for the mill. James at his uncle Sam’s. Nancy in at Eliza['s] getting her dress cut out. 2 Very rainy morning and continued a wet day all throug[h], Snow and rain mixed pretty well in the afternoon. I was choring around home. 3 Very stormy morning, blowing and snowing, which it continued doing all day. There is now, 7 P.M., about three inches of snow on the level and it is still increasing. I only done the necessary chores today. 4th Sabbath. Snowy day, the snow about one foot deep. One of our cows eat[sic] too many turnips in the field today, and with the cold and turnips she swelled up so that I had to kill her. Mr. Lon- sway and Henry helped me to Skin her. <Q1 folio 60 recto> November 1877 5th Very stormy all day, snowing like fun and blowing strong. Went to Dundalk with three quarters of beef and the cow’s hide. Got six cents per pound for the hide and Four cents for some of the Beef per pound and five cents for some. 6 Cold day and pretty stormy. Was fixing the stables. 7 Bright sunny morning, and a very pleasant day, snow going fast before the sun. Took one bag of Red River wheat to Dundalk mill. It turned out well, more than forty pounds per bushel. James and John hauled some rails in the eavning. 8 A slight rain in the morning, which increased to a heavy rain, and kept at [it] all day long. It is raining steady now (8 P.M.) and the snow is going fast. The boys hauled a load of rails from the back field to the garden. James Mills brought me ten bushels and forty-nine pounds of pease which I had purchased from him yesterday at Fifty-five cents per bushel. 9 Cold morning, with some snow falling, the day pretty cold all through. I fixed the garden fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Melancthon. The boys were hauling wood. 10 Fine sunny morning, and the day continued fine all through. I took the number and dimensions of some saw logs which I had cut and went to Dundalk in the eavning to see Mr. Cross, Builder, about putting me up a house. I exchanged four pounds of tea with Mr. Brown which I had pur- chased from him. It was bad and the tea he gave me is no better. The boys were hauling wood. <Q1 folio 60 verso> November 1877 11th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued mild and warm, causing the snow to thaw. The old mare got at a quantity of pease I had fed to the fatt[e]ning pigs. She ate a quantity of them, the[y] caused her to swell. I thought she would have died. We poured about a pound of melted butter in her and I walked her around for about three hours, when she got better. 12 Very mild morning and the day continued mild and thawing . Helped brother Sam to put some hay out of a stack into his stable lofts. 13 Nice mild morning, the snow still thawing, the day fine all through. Butchered some hogs (8), assisted by Brothers John and Samuel. 14 Very fine, mild morning and the day was warm and bright all through. Butchered three hogs this morning, assisted by Brother Samuel. Took them to Dundalk in the afternoon. They weighed �51 Ten hundred and thirty-four pounds net. I got Four dollars and Eighty-seven and a half cents per hundred for them, making $50.40. I purchased a throat latch for $0.20 and a breast strap snap for .05¢. 15 Wet morning and continued very showery all day. Went to Flesherton with a Grist, 9 Bushels and 20 pounds Red River wheat, got 390 pounds flour. Also took some cloth to the mill to be fulled. Brought home Mr. Lonsway’s cloth. Nancy and Clark were at Flesherton also. She trad- ed off some butter, only got 16¢ per lb for it in trade. Better markets at Dundalk. <Q1 folio 61 recto> November 1877 16th Very fine dry morning and the day was mild and warm for this season of the year. John, Jim and I were helping Brother John to settle up his turnips and potatoes. 17 Pretty nice morning, although no sunshine. All the frost and snow have disappeared. The eavning got cool and there was a shower of rain, also some pretty large hail stones. The wind is very high now (8) P.M. I finished my fall plowing today: it was sod and it ploughed very well. [in margin] Plowing 18th Sabbath. Very cold day, the ground frozen quite hard and a piercing wind blowing. Visited Mr. Lonsway’s. 19 Cold morning but on towards noon the day ameliorated and was quite pleasant in the eavning. Went to W. Henders to see about getting him to skid Saw logs for me. Then went to Dundalk, then came home and from thence went to Joseph Lepard’s. [Surname Lepard (but not Joseph L.) is in index of History of Dundalk]. 20 Bright sunny morning and the day continued very fine for this season of the year. The boys and I were cutting some shingle timber in the bush. It was very hard to get. The bush has been culled and we did not come much speed. Mrs. Lonsway visited us today, so also did Mrs. Skeffington Bell and Miss Sarah Bell. 21 Cold raw morning, sharp frosty wind. The day got a little milder towards noon. The boys and I were getting out shingle timber. I attended a Trustee meeting at Mr. May’s this night. <Q1 folio 61 verso> November 1877 22nd Rather misty morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell once and again through the day. The boys and I were getting out Shingle timber. Mr. William Henders bought the spring colt from me for $27.00 to be paid in a year. [in margin] Sold spring colt 23 Misty morning but a very mild day for this season of the year, dry and rather sultry. The boys and I were taking out Shingle timber. Nancy went to Dundalk this eavning. 24 Very Rainy morning and the day continued showery. Sold a cow and three spring pigs to Mr. John McDowell. I asked $25.00 for the cow, he offered me $20.00. He said he would give me $1.00 each for the pigs. I told him they were worth about .75¢ each. He finally gave me $25.00 for the cow and I bestowed him the pigs. Mr. Lonsway was here this afternoon and Nancy and I went to his house at night. We all had ourselves weighed there. I weighed 147 pounds and Nan- cy 132—the lightest she has been since I re[me]mber. Must eat more and fatten up. It won’t do for her to go round being so light the wind might lift her and carry her off! [in margin] Sold cow 25th Sabbath. Misty morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell all through the day. Visited Mrs. Clements Bell, Nancy and I. 26 Rather dull, misty day all through with a little rain. The boys and I were getting out Shingle tim- ber. <Q1 folio 62 recto> �52 November 1877 27th Rainy morning, but dried off so that the boys and I went and cut some logs for Joice [=joists]. John Agnew came here this eavning. 28 Pretty cold morning, quite a hard frost with a slight sprinkling of snow on the ground. The day remained cold and freezing all through. Still, there were a good many plowing. I went in the forenoon and helped John Agnew to saw three cherry logs that were in his way of plowing, and in the afternoon went in to Brother Sam’s. William Henders came here today and said he had heard that the colt he purchased from me was ruptured and spavined. I told him that if it was ruptured, and that he would get Mr. Sloan of Eugenia to casterate it in the summer, and the colt died through the effects of the rupture, that I would return him his note. I slept at Father’s to- night. 29 Very cold, freezing morning and the day remained cold all through. Helped Brother Samuel to Butcher six pigs. Jim took Mr. Henders his colt today. 30 Very cold morning and the day continued so with some snow falling. It is now snowing at 9 P.M. Was choring around home today. Brother John is stopping here to night. <Q1 folio 62 verso> December 1877 1st Very cold morning, sharp frosty wind, the day ameliorated a little in the afternoon. Helped Mr. A. Lonsway to kill a beef in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and my brother Sam helped to kill and dress one for me. I went to Dundalk with the hide, got 6½ ¢ per pound for it, and it brought me $5.35. 2nd Sabbath. Cold morning and the day was pretty sharp all through. 3 Cold morning, but the day got a little milder in the afternoon. Chored around home. Sent Mr. J. McDowell the three pigs he had purchased from me. Mr. Isaac Coote, an old Settler on Lot 36— 4th Range, New Survey, Melancthon, with his wife and family left here for the State of Michigan where he intends settling. 4 Misty morning and wet afternoon. Mr. W. Henders was skidding saw logs for me today with his oxen, at $1.50 per day. He came at 8:40 in the morning. James, John & I collect the logs. We skidded 41. 5 Misty morning and the snow all gone. Commenced to rain about 8 A.M. and rained on till about 11. The sun then came out for a while, but the afternoon was cloudy and cold. Mr. Henders was skidding logs, worked to about 8, then took shelter from the rain in the bush. Came home after a while, it was then 9:10. Had an early dinner, started to work about 11, finished 2:30 P.M. Put up 35 logs. Mr. A. Lonsway helped me from morning, and John Agnew from 11 O’clock. <Q1 folio 63 recto> December 1877 6th Cold morning and a little snow on the ground, the day passibly mild. The boys and I were cut- ting roads in the bush. 7 Cold morning, with a little more snow, the day cold all through. The boys and I were cutting roads in the bush in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Mr. W. Henders brought two Sheep here today to let them stop with the ram for a few days. 8 Cold morning and the day was rather chilly, with several showers of snow, drifting fiercely. Got home the sheep from John Agnew that I had got from him some time ago for a sett of second hand harness. Jim and I hauled some shingle timber out of the bush home in the afternoon. �53 Sleighing very bad and the bush very rough. Johney went to Dundalk to get his boots mended. Mrs. Russell and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s tonight. 9th Sabbath. Rather cold morning and the day was chilly all through. Hitched up the team and Nancy and I went to Melancthon. I heard today that John Patterson, a former pupil of mine, and now about 28 years of age and a Miller working in Orangeville, was severely injured by the explosion of the boiler of the Mill. His leg had to be amputated. 10 Rather milder this morning than yesterday, a little snow falling now and then, but very bad sleighing. Nancy and I went to Melancthon. I helped brother John to kill a beef. <Q1 folio 63 verso> December 1877 11th Nice mild morning and the day continued soft and thawing. Sleighing nearly all gone. Went to Dundalk and contracted with Mr. Cross to do the carpenter work of a new house, 21 X 27 feet and 16 feet high, he to do all the carpenter work and to provide the pine lumber that would be re- quired, and to board himself, I to provide the Hemlock lumber and shingles. His price for it is $142.50, I to pay him $82.00 when the work is completed and the balance the following January. And he is to do all his work in a workmanlike manner, and not slight any portion of it. This was fair day in Dundalk. Cattle sold cheap, good fat cows that would weigh about 500 lbs dressed meat at from $20. to $18. 12 Very nice morning and the sun shone out for a while, almost like Indian Summer. The day was beautiful all through. The boys and I were helping John Agnew at his threshing. Nancy was helping to cook. 13 Rather mild day for this season of the year, with rather a high wind in the eavning. Was choring around today, did not feel well. 14 Sharp, frosty morning, although the sun shone out bright in the forenoon. Mrs. Russell went to Dundalk in the forenoon and at night she and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s. 14 Mild morning, and the day got pretty warm with a soft wind. The snow has disappeared, and cattle are out in the fields grazing. Went to Dundalk. The boys sawed some posts. Brother John was here this eavning. <Q1 folio 64 recto> December 1877 16th Sabbath. Very fine day, mild and warm, the sun hazy, giving one the impression of Indian Sum- mer. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here. 17 Very nice morning and the sun shone out bright and clear. The day was beautiful all through. Mrs. Russell and the boys took some beets to Flesherton, but they only succeeded in selling .60 cts worth, no sale for beets. 18 Cold morning and the day continued very cold with a sharp frosty wind. The ground as hard as a brick. It commenced raining at night. 19 Rainy morning, the day misty all through, the roads quite soft. I went to a Grange meeting but there was not a quorum. Nancy went to Mr. Bell’s. 20 Soft morning, the snow all gone, roads bad and the ice coming out. Started to haul shingle tim- ber to the mill. Took two small loads. The roads very bad. 21 A slight sleety rain fell this morning. The day was foggy and mild all through, the roads in a fearful state with mud. I have heard that some people are plowing today. 22 Nice mild day, like a day in Spring, foggy, close and warm. Went to Dundalk to Settle the plan and kind of house Mr. Cross is to build for me, and also got some shingles sawed at the Mill. The boys were gathering stones today. I saw a man plowing. Brother John is here this eavning. �54 <Q1 folio 64 verso> December 1877 23rd Sabbath. Very fine mild day, but a little misty. Brother Sam and wife and children were here to- day. 24 Rather misty morning, but the sun shone out about 10 A.M. The day was mild and balmy, like to any day in spring. Took four bushels and thirteen pounds of Red chaff wheat to Dundalk Mills, got 150 pounds of flour. The roads are so bad that the empty wagon is enough for a team to haul. 25 Christmas, and such Christmas weather I never seen in Canada, not a particle of snow to be seen in the fields or on the roads, the day close and warm with a slight sprinkling of rain now and then. Mrs. Russell and I, with William and Eliza, spent our Christmas at Mr. A. Lonsway’s. Jim, John and Clark went to the Sabbath School social at Dundalk. 26 Mild day with rather a close mist prevailing most of the time. Mr. A. Lonsway helped me to butcher two pigs in the forenoon and in the afternoon he hauled one of them to Dundalk for me. I had sold it to Mr. Cross, Builder, for $5.00 /100 per cwt. It weighed 253 pounds. I attended [MS attendended] a meeting of the Grangers, when they chose another secretary in my place. The Grange, I honestly believe, is a fraud and for all practical purposes I have disconnected my- self with them The boys were picking stones of[f] the field today. 27 A very fine day all through, a little misty. The boys and I were hauling out manure with the wagon. <Q1 folio 65 recto> December 1877 28th A remarkably fine morning and the day continued bright and warm. The sun shone out clear and strong. The boys and I were hauling out manure with the wagon. George Kirby was here today. 29 A fine mild day all through, this weather surpasses anything for mildness that the oldest inhabit- ant has ever seen. Mrs. Sweeny was here today. The boys and I were hauling out manure with the wagon. 30th Sabbath. Cold raw day, freezing a great deal. Mrs. Bell and Skeffington and wife were here. 31 Cold day and some snow falling. Went to James Kinnear’s, Lot 35 Melancthon and drew up his Will for him. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk. January 1878 1st Cold day, snowing a little and freezing a great deal. Went in to Melancthon in the forenoon. Mr. Lonsway and Wife and Henry were here at night. 2 Very cold morning and some snow falling, the day extremely cold all day, the coldest this winter for so far. Went to R. Campbell’s, Blacksmith, paid him $10. 00/100 on Act., purchased 10½ pounds of Binding chain from him at 10¢ per pound. He to put a ring on one end at 12¢ and a grab hook on other at 25¢. 3 Cold day all through, with a little snow falling. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. <Q1 folio 65 verso> January 1878 4th Cold morning and the day continued so. Went to Mrs. Sweeny’s and paid her $3.50 for [weaving stricken, above:] spinning. The three eldest boys were at School today. 5 Cold morning, the day cold all through, a little more snow on the ground. The boys and I were hauling out manure with the sleigh. Nancy and two of the boys and I attended a prayer meeting at night at Mr. Clipperd’s. �55 6th Sabbath. Cold day all through, with a little snow falling. Nancy and Eliza went to Melancthon. 7 Very cold morning and the day continued so. Went to the Voting in Melancthon and Proton and voted. The boys at school today. 8 Rather cold day all through. Prepared my vouchers for the Auditors. The boys at school today. 9 Mild morning, the snow soft[e]ning, the day mild all through. Drove Nancy in to brother John’s. He and I then went to the Annual Meeting, from thence I went to Mr. Kinnear’s, fixed his Will. Then I took the team and went with John to Shrigley Post Office where some money awaited him as Collector of Township taxes. Came from there to John’s, then home. 10 Mild day, the snow disappearing fast off the road. Went to Dundalk, Nancy and I. Bought ½ Brl flour, took it to Sister Sarah’s. John sent her a bag of potatoes. Poor Sarah, she has the most miserable and poverty-stricken life imaginable. <Q1 folio 66 recto> January 1878 11th Mild morning, although there fell a pretty brisk shower of snow during the night. The day was fine all through. Jim is sick with something like a cold. Isabella Montgomery, a young woman about six miles from here, died with diptheria today. 12 Fine mild morning, the day pleasant all through. Went to Brother Sam’s to a wood bee. Jim and his mother went to the weaver’s. 13th Sabbath. Cold blustering day, with a slight mizzle of sleet. I and Nancy went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. 14 Rather mild day, with a little sleighing as some snow had fell during the night. Took in some shingle timber to the Mill, about ¾ cord. Brought away some shingles which I had got cut (11 half squares). Went to Mr. R. Cam[p]bell’s, blacksmith, and got him [to] cut the Lampers* in my colt’s mouth. [*a lump or ridge in a horse’s palate, related to the eruption of teeth; sometimes causes difficulty in eating; often treated by burning or cutting; see Burney James Kendall, A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases (Claremont, N. H., 1878, p. 22); and http://equimed.com/diseases-and-conditions/reference/lampas (accessed 18/7/2017).] 15 Cool day, but not so cold, sleighing something better. Went to the Sawmill in the morning, put one log on the gangway. In the afternoon fetched three logs out of the bush as far as the house. Nancy helped me. 16 Fine mild day, sleighing pretty good. Was hauling saw Logs to the mill. George Hanbury of Dundalk died today. 17 Rather sharp morning. The day got warmer towards noon. Was hauling logs to Mill. Nancy helped me to load them. 18 Mild morning and the day pleasant all through. Was hauling saw Logs to Mill. Posted a letter to Brother William today. <Q1 folio 66 verso> January 1878 19th Mild morning and the sun came out bright and strong about noon, causing the snow to melt and run down the roads. Sleighing completely gone. Hauled 3 Logs from the bush and 2 to the Mill. 20th Sabbath. Soft day all through. Some soft snow fell in the afternoon. Mr. John Mills, an aged man and a mason and plasterer, working at Mr. James May’s, died today. 21 Mild morning and the day continued soft all through. What little snow was on the roads was so soft that the Sleighs cut through when the[y] went on it. Brother Sam helped me fix my barn doors [“(doors” written at end of previous line]. �56 22 Mild day to about noon, when it commenced snowing and blowing, which increased as the day advanced, till the storm rose to a fearful pitch at night. Was helping Brother Sam to cut fire- wood. Stopped at Father’s all night. 23 Fearful cold morning and the day all through continued freezing something like Greenland. The coldest day for so far that has came this winter. 24 Not near as cold a day as yesterday. The wind rather soft and indications of a thaw. Our youths have all went to the Sabbath School Social. 25 Mild morning, but some soft snow falling through the day. Asked some help for a Bee to haul saw logs. 26 A Good deal of Snow fell through last night and today. The wind pretty strong in the eavning. Boys and I fixed some skids. Took some wheat to Mill in eavning. Went from there to a trustee meeting. <Q1 folio 67 recto> January 1878 27th Sabbath. Rather a mild day, inclining to be a little soft. Brother Sam’s wife had a male child this morning. 28 Cold stormy morning, the wind piercing sharp, the day very cold all through. I had a bee today, hauling saw Logs from the bush to the house. There were Skeffington Bell and team, Brother Sam and team, John Agnew and team and my own team. Of rollers there were James Patterson, Brother John, Andrew Lonsway, Joseph Jackson and Mr. May’s man. Mrs. Agnew and Mrs. Lonsway were helping in the house. We got 63 Logs hauled and skidded at the house. 29 Cold morning, but the day ameliorated towards noon, and became pleasant in the eavning. Was hauling logs to Sawmill. 30 A very cold morning and the day was piercing cold towards night. Hauled logs to Mill in the forenoon. Brother Sam’s Baby of [dittog.: of] three days old died this morning and was buried in Father’s garden between the second and third poplar trees at the South-East end. Nancy and I were at the burial. 31 Very cold morning, cold noon and cold eavning. Sleighing pretty well gone on the hill sides. Was hauling logs to Mill and also hauled one load of wood to house from the bush. The wind is rising at present, 8 A.M. [sic=P.M.?]. Sold a firkin* of butter to R. Cross, Builder, for (.18¢) Eighteen cents per pound. The gross weight was 59 pounds. [*a firkin is ¼ barrel] <Q1 folio 67 verso> February 1878 1st Very Stormy morning, snowing and blowing, the storm abated about noon. Was hauling logs to Mill in the afternoon. 2 Not near so cold as yesterday, the sun came out bright and strong. The sleighing is excellent. Was hauling logs to the mill and also hauled some lumber home. Mr. J. Agnew is here tonight. 3rd Sabbath. Very nice, mild morning, the sun shone out bright and strong about 10 A.M., the day fine all through. Brother John was here this day. 4 Nice mild morning with a mist which soon dissapated, the sun shone out clear and warm, melting the snow and causing bad sleighing on the hills. The snow is very light for this season of the year and the days are a great deal like spring. I think the snow is not more than seven inches deep in the bush. I was hauling logs to the mill. 5 Mild day, although somewhat colder than yesterday. The snow wasted a little today. I was haul- ing logs to the mill. I put in old mare in order to rest the colt. She done pretty well. �57 6 Pretty sharp morning, but the sun came out strong about noon and the snow was so light on the slopes of the hills that it soon melted away. The water was running down the hills on the road in the afternoon, and in many places the roads were bare of snow. I hauled logs to 2 O’clock A. M [sic=must be P.M.], then drove in to Dundalk. 7 Splendid morning, the sun rose strong and bright and shone all day, the snow melted very rapid- ly. I hauled some firewood from the bush. J. Jackson and J. Patterson were here this eavning asking for subscription for C. Minister. <Q1 folio 68 recto> February 1878 8th Very mild morning, the sun out and the snow disappearing, with quite a strong wind, the day very mild all through, in fact, like a spring day. I was chopping logs to make battons [=battens] of. W. Lonsway and family and wife, with Mr. A. Lonsway and wife, were here today. 9 Very cold morning, the wind in the north, in fact we are transported from the tropics to the polar region in the Single space of one night! The day did not improve any and as night drew in apace one got closer to the stove. Ah!, what comfort there is in a red-hot stove a night like this. It commenced snowing about 5 P.M. and is now indulging in the same gai[e]ty, with a rather sharp wind blowing. I was at Brother Sam’s and Father’s today. Mrs. Russell went to the weaver’s for cloth. 10th Sabbath. Cold, freezing day, pretty sharp wind with snow falling most of the day, but drifting so that it done the roads little good. Brother John was here today. 11 Very sharp morning and the day continued cold all through. Sleighing bad, roads rough, and the frozen lumps sticking up. I was hauling logs to the mill. 12 Mild morning and the day continued fine all through. Sleighing getting a little thin on the roads. Dundalk cattle fair was held today, no buying worth mentioning. I was hauling saw logs to the mill. 13 Very mild morning, indications of rain, the sun shone out very bright and warm about 11:15 A.M. Brother Sam helped me fix my wood rack. He and I then took a load each of cordwood to Dundalk from his place. Sleighing all gone at C. McConell’s hill. My co[l]ts could not pull the load at this place on account of no shoes on them. Sam took me up. All the family but myself are at the C. of E. Sabbath School Social tonight at Gott’s O.[range] Lodge. [in margin] John Gott married to Miss Glazier [?too miniscule to read] <Q1 folio 68 verso> February 1878 14th Mild morning and the sun shone out clear and warm about 10 O’clock in the forenoon. The day continued fine all through. Was helping Brother Sam to swamp out Cordwood. Went to Skeff- ington Bell’s at night. 15 Very fine morning, the sun shining like a day in Spring. The day beautiful and clear all through. It is remarkably pleasant weather. I was helping Brother Sam to swamp out cordwood. 16 The sun rose bright and warm this morning, but clouded over after a little. The clouds disap- peared about 10 O’clock A.M., when the day became very pleasant. I was helping Brother Sam- uel to swam[p] wood. The Assessor for the Township of Proton was here today and assessed Lot 216 [sic:= 215?] at $450 and Lot 216 at $100. He also assessed my personal property at $120., Sum total $670, and put 4 days of Statute labor on me. 17th Sabbath. Mild day all through. 18 Sharp, frosty morning and continued cold to about 10 A.M., when the Sun shone out. I was get- ting some saw logs off brother John’s place, assisted by Brother Samuel. �58 19 Sharp, cold morning, but the day ameliorated about 10 A.M., and became mild and warm. There was a snow storm at night. I was getting out saw logs off Brother John’s lot, assisted by Brother Sam. Mrs. Samuel Russell was at our place today. Skidding logs is pretty heavy work, as my bones ached in a manner that was not pleasant. <Q1 folio 69 recto> February 1878 20th A little more snow on the ground this morning, but the sun shone out in the afternoon, melting it off the roads. Very strange winter, very mild and delightful weather for cattle, or men working, good for all purposes except teaming, and there has been scarcely any sleighing worth [doing?] during the winter. Locomotion is performed by both sleighs and wagons. The back liners use sleighs on their roads, the Gravel road people mostly waggons, while those who live south, when they visit this locality invariably fetch their wagons along. I went with Brother Samuel today to Mr. Doyle’s mill to see if the roads through the fields were passible, or if the mill was sawing, or would saw. 21 Very dull, dark morning, sky lowring. Rain came on slightly about 10 A.M. and continued all day. Hauled two loads of Saw logs for Brother Sam to Doyle’s mill. 22 Wet morning and very stormy night before, wind high. The day continued wet all through, rained without ceasing. Brother John stopped here tonight. 23 Snow falling this morning, although very soft, not much account for sleighing. It kept snowing less or more all day. The boys and I Cleaned up about 20 Bushels of wheat for the mill. Mr. Best of Artemesia was here today wanting to buy my young mare. He offered me $80., I wanted $100. John Agnew traded off his farm of 218 acres in Proton to a Mr. Tho[ma]s Arnold for 100 acres, improved farm with good buildings, in Essa.* Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s this eavning. [*Essa Township, Simcoe County, just west and north of Alliston, ON.] <Q1 folio 69 verso> February 1878 24th Sabbath. A little snow fell now and then through the day, but it was rather Soft and not of much use to help the sleighing. 25 A slight skiff of snow in the morning and continued snowing some all day. Hauled a load of Saw logs for Brother Sam in the afternoon. 26 A bright, sunny morning and as the sun rose in the sky, the snow began to dissapear, not much sleighing at night on the travelled roads. Took 21 Bushels and 52 lbs of wheat to Feversham mill. Nancy went with me, I only got 787 pounds of flour, but the miller said that the bolt had went wrong and that he would make it up, 40 pounds of flour to the bushel, which he did al- though I told him that I thought my wheat would not make 40 pounds to the bushel. I lost a bag at the mill through some means. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. 27 Fine bright sunny morning and the day was one of spring-like aspect. Hauled a load of saw logs for brother Sam in the forenoon, and in the afternoon, Sam and Mr. A. Lonsway and I made a sleigh track through Mr. Adams’ bush, coming out on the Gravel at Mr. Kenneth McAulay’s bars [=type of gate?]. Sleighing is all gone on the roads so we had to try this expedient! Maple sap ran in a proper streem [sic] today. 28 A little cooler this morning, but the Sun soon got out strong. Sam and I hauled some saw logs today. We got through the bush very well, but in crossing E. Noble’s lot at the beaver meadow the horses broke down through the ice. We were trying to get to the mill this way, but the road is very bad and dangerous, we will have to give it up. A credit sale of stock at John Conners’ this day. �59 <Q1 folio 70 recto> March 1878 1st Cold, raw morning and there was mostly a chilliness in the air all day. Snow is completely gone off all the leading roads. Took my waggon in to Sam’s and left it for him. Helped Brother John to haul in some turnips, he gave me about half a sleigh load home with me. One ewe lambed. 2nd Close, damp-like morning, rain came on about 11 AM and continued for about two hours. It then cleared off, but late in the eavning it commenced raining again. Went to Dundalk today and put my lands into the hands of Mr. A. G. Hunter* to sell for me. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. [*A. G. Hunter, Commissioner in the Queen’s Bench, listed in 1877 Dundalk Guide, as well as Rutherford & Hunter, General Agents, land, loan and insurance; see History of Dundalk, p. 101. George Rutherford is mentioned frequently as insurance and mortgage agent: see 19 June 1876, 2 Mar., 5 Apr., 22 May, 30 Aug., 24 Sept. 1878, 10 June, 3 Sept. 1881, 19 July 1882.] 3rd Sabbath. A Slight drizzle of rain this morning and continued so to the afternoon when it turned to snow, which it continued on to night. Nancy and I went to Melancthon. I went to see John Pat- terson at his Brother James’. 4 Snow falling very slightly this morning, but the wind so high that it is blown off the roads. A Strong wind and a little snow all day. Was at John Agnew’s helping him clean up grain. Sarah Nethercut, a girl of about 15 years of age, daughter of William Nethercut, died this afternoon of Billious fever.* [*Common diagnosis in 18th & 19th C. for fever accompanied by nausea. Bili- ous fever is often stated as cause of death (e.g. A. Lincoln’s son, Willie, died of bilious fever); it covers a wide range of conditions and diseases, including viral hepatitis and bacterial septice- mia.] 5 A little sharp this morning, but the sun soon came out, accompanied by a thaw wind which took the little mite of snow off the roads. Pretty high wind in the eavning. Jim and I took the team and went to the Sawmill early in the morning, as I was to get this day’s sawing. But the shaft of the machinery had got broken the eavning before and the Mill was not working. The boys and I took out some logs for joice [=joists] in the eavning. <Q1 folio 70 verso> March 1878 6th A fine bright sunny morning. The day continued clear and beautiful to the afternoon, when signs of rain began to appear. Rain fell after dark in a copious shower. The boys and I were hauling home some sleepers for the proposed new house. Mrs. Russell went to Sarah Nethercut’s funer- al. Brother John stopped here all night. 7 Rather cloudy this morning. The day was sultry all through. The roads are almost impassible on account of the mud. The snow has almost dissappeared from the fields, and spring-like weather to all appearances is on us. No open winter like this has occured in my memory in this part of Ontario. 8 Bright sunny morning, the day continued fine and bright all through, such warm weather as might be expected in the middle of April. We tapped 70 Maple trees today. Sap ran pretty well. All hands were in the bush with the exception of Clark who was at school. [in margin] First ma- ple trees tapped 9 Dull misty morning, but the sun came out after a little and the day got pretty hot. I was helping in the Sugar bush to about 3. P.M., then went to Dundalk. 10th Sabbath. A very fine morning and the sun shone out very strong and warm. In fact, the day had more of the warmth of June than March about it. �60 11 A little cool and misty in the morning, and got colder towards night, neither rain nor snow but a cold wind. I helped John Agnew to clean grain. <Q1 folio 71 recto> March 1878 12th Misty morning, but the sun got out from behind the clouds now and then through the day. Close and sultry towards noon. Misty, with a slight mizzle of rain at night. Pretty high wind after dark. The snow is all gone from the roads, fields and bush, a little may be seen in the fence corners and swamps. The ground is almost fit to plow. James and I were gathering stones and hauling them in heaps. John and the others, except Clark (who was at school), were in the sugar bush. 13 Rain pretty steady all through the day. Boys went and got their boots mended. Nancy [wen stricken, written above:] was at her brother John’s sowing. Brother John was here today. 14 Snow falling, morning, noon and night. The boys went to School today. Nancy was at her brother John’s today. Mrs. John Agnew slept here this night. 15 Pretty deep snow on the ground this morning, but very soft and slushy. John Agnew and family moved away today to the Township of Essa. I took home Brother Sam’s sleighs and brought back my waggon. Mr. Thomas Arnold, that has got John Agnew’s place, stopped here this night. 16 Mild morning and the snow has pretty much disappeared, the roads are extremely bad. A slight rain fell for about three hours during the day. I hauled a load of furniture from the Station to Mr. Arnold’s. There were seven teams. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here this afternoon. All the family but myself were in the Sugar bush. <Q1 folio 71 verso> March 1878 17th Sabbath. Mild morning and the sun shone all through the day, causing it to be pleasant and warm. 18 Rather hard frost this morning, but the sun soon got out, me[l]ting it. The day was very warm about noon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon I borrowed 274½ feet of lumber from Mr. Lonsway. Jim and John were making molasses. 19 The ground covered with snow this morning, to the depth of about three inches. It melted away, however, through the day and had entirely disappeared at night. There is, however, more snow falling now (9:15 P[written on top of A]. M.). I was helping Brother Sam to clean oats. The boys were making molasses. 20 Cold morning, but after the sun got up pretty high it became warm, especially in the sunshine. The day was clear and pleasant all through. I was helping Brother Sam in the forenoon to clean up oats, and in the afternoon, he came and made two grain boxes for me. 21 Dark morning, and the day continued dark and muggy all through. Cleaned up oats at home in the forenoon and in the afternoon made a grain box. There is some snow falling this night. 22 The ground covered with snow this morning, but after the sun was up some time the snow gradu- ally disappeared. The day was pleasant and fair all through. The boys and I cleaned up oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon I made a grain box. I have about 240 bushels of oats. We fin- ished cleaning them today. <Q1 folio 72 recto> March 1878 23rd Mild morning and the day continued warm all through. Maple sap ran well today. Jim and his mother were in the Sugar bush. The others and I were cleaning up wheat. The Melancthon as- sessor was with me today, and assessed my 50 acre Lot, $550.* I went to William Lonsway’s this night and sat up with him, attending to him as he has the Diptheria. [*Lot 220 Melancthon.] �61 24th Sabbath. Very cold morning, with a slight, sharp snow falling, blowing strong and freezing fierce. About as cold a day as came all winter. 25 A Sharp, cold morning, snowing and freezing. The Snow, however, don’t amount to much, as the wind blows it into the fence corners about as soon as it falls. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here this eavning. 26 Cold morning, but the sun got out and the snow disappeared about noon. There came on quite a wind and snow storm about 9. P.M. I went to Dundalk today and purchased three pairs of gaiter boots for the boys from Mr. Hanbury at $1.75 a pair. He is to take three cords of cordwood for them next winter. Mrs. Russell and I were at Mr. Arnold’s this eavning. John Agnew and his daughter, Annie, were here tonight. 27 About three inches of snow on the ground this morning. The sun got out and melted the snow all away before noon. The boys and I were hauling cordwood out of the bush. John Agnew and Annie here tonight. 28 Snow on the ground all day, after the snow storm last night. It is soft and not any good for sleighing, the day mild. John Agnew went away today. I brought up his cupboard and put it into our house. We had to cut some off it. <Q1 folio 72 verso> March 1878 29th Some snow on the ground this morning and the day continued a little cool, although the sun melted some of the snow. I and Clark were in the sugar bush. Nancy was to see Mrs. Arnold in the forenoon and in the afternoon came to the bush. Mrs. Mary Murphy* came here about 11 O’clock tonight. [in margin] First robbin [sic] seen / Canadian Bond / out. [*a cousin of Rob- ert’s, visiting from Simcoe County.] 30 Cool morning, some snow still remains on the ground. There was a pretty sharp, cold wind blowing mostly all day. I went to Dundalk and purchased 12½ bushels of barley at .40¢ per bushel, the merchant to take oats for the barley and allow me .30¢ per bushel for them. The boys were in the Sugar bush today. 31st Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, although a little sharp. The day continued fine all through. Nan- cy and I went to Mr. Arnold’s and from thence in to Melancthon. Mrs. Mary Murphy here to- night. April 1878 1st Very beautiful morning, and the day was clear and warm all through, quite balmy and Spring- like. A great many of the neighbours have started plowing. Mrs. Murphy left for home this morning. Nancy and I were in the sugar bush, Jim and John were gathering stones. I went after night to sit up with W. Lonsway’s sick*, but they had no need of me so I came home. [*see above, 23 March. William Lonsway’s diphtheria may have been passed on to his wife Margaret (Robert’s sister) or their children.] 2 Bright sunny morning and the day continued one of sunshine and warmth. Nancy and I were in the sugar bush. Jim and John were gathering stones, and in the evening they went with the team to Mr. May’s and bought two bushels of lime at 15¢ per B. <Q1 folio 73 recto> April 1878 3rd Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry and warm all through. The boys were gathering stones on Lot [216 stricken] 220. I went to transact some business up the road in the forenoon �62 and in the afternoon pickled and limed 12 Bushels of wheat for seed. [in margin] One lamb to- day 4 Bright sunny morning, and the day was beautiful all through. I sowed 12 bushels of wheat on Lot 220, Jim harrowed. Nancy and John were in the sugar bush, and Clark at school. [in mar- gin] First wheat sown 5 Bright sunny morning, and the day continued dry and warm all through. I sowed 8 bushels of wheat today on Lot 220, which finishes my sowing of wheat for this season. Jim harrowed and John & Clark gathered stones. The ground does not mould any with the harrows, as it is sod which was plowed last fall, and the frost at nights wets [MS: weets] it so that it does not dry soon. Mr. George Rutherford* was here in the eavning and transacted some business for me with Mr. A. H. Hope of Hamilton. [*probably connected with the sale of land; see 2 March 1878, above.] I lost the best of my ewes [the stricken, insert] last night through her drinking a lot of salt and water in which I had pickled the Seed wheat. I put the Sheep all into the barn and accidentally I forgot to remove the brine. They all drank it and one of them died. The others are sick enough, but very dry. I am keeping them shut up and giving them a little water occassionally. 6 Sharp frost this morning, and the day continued pretty cool all through, especially so in the eavning. I went in the morning to Dundalk and purchased three bags of barley. I then went to Archy McAulay’s Raising of a log barn. Jim was harrowing, and John gathering stones. <Q1 folio 73 verso> April 1878 7th Sabbath. Frost this morning, but the sun rose bright and clear, and the day continued fine all through. 8 Frost this morning, but the sun rose bright and clear, the day got very warm about 10 A M. In the eavning it got rather cloudy and chilly. Jim finished harrowing the wheat ground today. John and I were gathering stones. Nancy in the bush. 9 Cloudy morning, the sky overcast and lowring, a slight rain came on about 10 AM, which in- creased towards noon. It then faired up for a little and began again and kept at it pretty steady tonight. It is now raining some (8:15) P.M. and all indications of a wet night. Jim was plowing this forenoon, John and I were gathering stones. This was the first plowing we done this spring, although the ground was fit to plow ten days ago, but we were busy putting in some wheat on ground we had plowed last fall. The neighbours in general are all commenced seeding. It has been splendid weather for so far, nothing at all to equal it for an early spring in my recollection. Henry and James Lonsway were here this eavning. Nancy is Sick with Sore throat and pain in her bones. [in margin] First plowing 10 Rather wet this morning, but the rain somewhat faired off about nine O’clock. There was a slight mizzle throughout the day. Jim was plowing from about 9 AM., John and I were gathering stones. Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Lonsway were here a short time this eavning. <Q1 folio 74 recto> April 1878 11th Quite a cool morning and rather breezy throughout the day. A fine day for a team to work. Jim was plowing, John and I were gathering stones. The ground is drying nicely. 12 A slight frost this morning and the day was quite cool all through. Jim was plowing, John and I were gathering stones to about 5.0 P.M., when we started to look for a stray lamb, but we did not find it. Mrs. Russell, in company with Mrs. [Lonsway stricken, inserted above] Arnold, visited Mrs. Lonsway this eavning. James Patton and James Kinnear were with me this eavning for me �63 to sign a petition addressed to the Judge, asking him to be as lenient as possible in passing sen- tence on Mr. James May. Poor May was convicted of perjury. His enemies have prevailed at last against him. I am morally certain that he is not guilty of perjury, but his enemies, after years of watching and annoying him in every shape, have at last entangled him in the meshes of the law. 13 Cold morning, with a slight sprinkle of rain. The day continued cool all through, with pretty high wind in the afternoon. Jim was plowing, John and I were gathering stones. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here a short time this eavning. Another lamb was take[n] today, I think by the wild cats, as I found fresh blood leading in to the swamp immediately after missing the lamb. 14th Sabbath. Rather cool morning, the day cool and dry. Mrs. S. Russell and Brother John and wife and John Jackson were here and Mr. Arnold and his Father, and Brother John’s two boys. [in margin] First cow calved <Q1 folio 74 verso> April 1878 15th Rather cool morning and the day continued cool and dry. Jim was plowing, John and I were gathering stones. 16 Cool morning, but the day warmed up beautifully and was splendid all through. I went to the Station and bought a ¾ inch auger for .40¢, coming home I also bought from a man who was go- ing to Dundalk 7½ bushels of Early Rose potatoes at .35¢ per B., and 6 bushels of White caps* for .30¢ per B. Jim was plowing. I was helping Mr. Arnold to put up a back Kitchen in the af- ternoon. [* white caps are split peas with seedcoat attached; see http://www.spokaneseed.com/ corefiles spokaneseed/products/SSCO_Product_Specification_for_SPLIT_PEAS.pdf] 17 Fine cool morning, but the day got warmer and continued very pleasant throughout. I shore [=sheared] a ram and yearling lamb in the forenoon and John and I sorted our seed potatoes in the afternoon. The ram’s fleece weighed 11 pounds and the lamb’s 6½. Jim was plowing. 18 Cool morning, dry sunny day with a moderate wind. Went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the morning for 6 Bushels of pease that I bought of him at .60¢ per Bushel. Brought them home and sowed them. Jim was harrowing. John and I were picking stones in the eavning. The sky is overcast this eavning and there are indications of rain. [in margin] First pease sown / Full moon yesterday morning 19 Rain early this morning, but it soon faired up and the day became dry with a good growth, the eavning got a little cool. Jim was plowing today, John and I were gathering stones in the fore- noon and in the afternoon I went [to] help raise a frame barn at Mr. John Ludlow’s. One of the men (Mr. William Gallaher) got badly hurt at it. He was on a plate pulling up rafters. He got one drawn up partly then pulled and threw his weight on it to brake it, it broke, but did not catch on the purline, as the purline was spliced, and the splices were not met. He fell and struck on a log inside: his head, leg and body seem to be pretty bad. <Q1 folio 75 recto> April 1878 20th A wet morning, and a great pour of rain last night with thunder and lightening. The day cleared up about 8 AM. and was dry and sultry to about noon. It then became cool with a very high wind in the afternoon. The sky is overcast and the wind raising at present (9:55 P.M.). I went in the morning to See Mr. Gallaher. He is scarcely any better. I was plowing in the afternoon, the boys were choring around. I sent John to the Blacksmith’s for a wrench and bo[l]t for plow point. He got me a monkey wrench, price .85¢. �64 21st Sabbath. Very cool morning and cloudy. The day continued cool all through. A man crippled with rheumatism and who gave his name as John Patterson asked for to get stopping all night and we kept him. Mr. Arnold was here this eavning. I went in to Melancthon this eavning. [in margin] Esther [=Easter] 22 Dull cloudy morning and quite cold, rain commenced about 9 A.M. and stopped about 2 P.M. It clouded up near night and a slight mizzle is now (8:30) falling. Jim was plowing in the dry part of the day, John and I were picking stones. 23 Rather cold morning and cloudy with showers through the day. Sent Jim in the morning to the blacksmith’s to get a bolt for plow share. Jim was plowing after that and John and I picking stones. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s at night. [in margin] Seen 3 swallows. 24 Cloudy morning with some rain falling. It cleared off, then came on about 11 A.M., cleared off, then began about 2 P.M., when it rained very heavy to about 4. Jim was plowing in the dry spells. I went to Dundalk in the eavning, bought a pick for $1.30, ½ bushel clover seed for $2.80, got a parcel in the Express Office, marked $258. Brother Sam got 11 Bags oats from me in trade for other oats. <Q1 folio 75 verso> April 1878 25th Dull cloudy morning, the sky overcast and every sign of rain. There were frequent showers through the day. Jim was plowing, John and I were putting up fences and choring around gener- ally. 26 Very showery day all through, and pretty heavy rain in the afternoon. Nancy and I went to Dun- dalk after tea. Jim was plowing in the dry spells through the day. I paid Mr. Thos. Hanbury, Shoemaker, balance of his ac[coun]t for 1877. 27 Misty morning and frequent showers through the day. Jim was plowing in the forenoon, and I went to Mr. R. Campbell’s and paid him the balance of my blacksmith’s Bill for 1877. I went to Brother John’s in the afternoon and got 800 pounds of hay from him at the rate of $12 per ton. John Agnew stopped here tonight. Sabbath 28th Cloudy morning and frequent showers of rain through the day. John Agnew left here today. Brother John and wife were here in the afternoon. 29 Cloudy morning and frequent showers of rain through the day. Jim was plowing in the afternoon to tea time, then he went to the blacksmith’s to get a bolt for co[l]ter. [in margin] Nelly calved 30 Misty morning and a little rain fell during the day. The boys and I were hauling out manure to about 5. p.m., then Jim commenced plowing. <Q1 folio 76 recto> May 1878 1st Rather misty morning and a little rain through the day. Jim was plowing. John and I were gath- ering stones and choring around. Mrs. Russell and I went to Mr. Arnold’s in the eavning. A clock fixer repaired our clock today. 2 Very heavy rain this morning and it kept wet during most of the forenoon. I went in the after- noon to Dundalk and posted some letters and renewed my subscription to the weekly Mail, price $1.14 per annum. Jim was plowing in the afternoon. It came on to rain about 6:30 p.M., accom- panied with thunder and lightening and it has poured down from then to now (9 P.M.) and is still at it. �65 3 Very wet morning, but no rain fell during the day. Jim was plowing to noon. In the afternoon he and I took the team and tried to open up some water furrows to carry off the water on a field that I wish to Sow with oats. Four men came here this eavning, a-landbuying. One of them wanted to purchase Lot 220 Melancthon from me. We could not come to terms. This has been a very wet time for the past two weeks, the ground is completely water-soaked. Most people are obliged to stop work on their farms, as a great many of them are so wet they cannot be plowed. There is, however, a splendid growth: grass is about three weeks in advance of this time last year. Nancy and all the family but me are at Tunkar [=Tunker*] Meeting at Mr. Clippard’s to- night. [*the Tunker Church was a fundamentalist sect with German Baptist origins; see H. R. Holsinger, Holsinger’s History of the Tunkers and The Brethern Church (Oakland, Calif., 1901), at : https://archive.org/details/holsingershistor00hols] <Q1 folio 76 verso> May 1878 5th Sabbath. Very cool day all through but no rain. So cold, indeed, that it almost froze. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mr. Arnold’s in the eavning. 6 Cool morning but the day was dry all through with a fine drying wind, indications of rain to- night. Sowed about six bags of oats today, being the first oats I sowed this season. Jim har- rowed. The ground was very wet and did not mould. Brother John was here this eavning. Nan- cy was to Dundalk. [in margin] First oats sown 7 Heavy rain this morning, but cleared off about 8 AM, the day was dry but cloudy from that on. I plowed in the dry part of the day. Jim took Lotty (a filly) to the blacksmith’s and got the lampers cut in her mouth. Also got a wolf’s tooth knocked out of her. There were some holes of water so deep where I was plowing that the[y] covered the mould board. Mrs. Russell was at Mrs. Ar- nold’s. 8 Cool morning, but the day kept dry to about 4 P.M., when there came on a very heavy rain. I sowed about 5 acres of oats today and Jim harrowed them, but did not get them finished. [in margin] Elly calved. 9 The morning cloudy, but the day kept dry to about 6 P.M., when there was a pretty sharp shower. Jim plowed the garden in the afternoon and harrowed from tea time till night. An old man named Sam Allen is stopping here for charity tonight. He is a great talker, his tongue is going now like a tuck mill* so that I can hardly write for the chatter he is keeping up! [* a tuck mill, or fulling mill, was a water mill used to cleanse woolen cloth of oils and impurities, making it thicker. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling#Fulling_mills] <Q1 folio 77 recto> May 1878 10th Cold morning and a little rain through the day and exceedingly cold in the eavning. I sowed three bags of oats in the afternoon, Jim was harrowing all day. I went to see George Kirby [this stricken, above:] yesterday afternoon. 11 Very cold morning and the ground white with snow. It melted off in a little while but the day was cloudy, cold, and windy. I sowed two bags of oats in the forenoon, and planted about a bushel of potatoes in the afternoon. Jim harrowed. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s at night. [in margin] Mare colted. First potatoes planted. Snow this morning. 12th Sabbath. Cold morning with a little snow on the ground. The day was very cold and cloudy. Nancy and I visited in Melancthon. 13 Cold morning, with ice on the rain barrel half an inch thick. The day was cold all through. Jim was plowing. Nancy and I went to Dundalk. �66 14 Cold morning, with a heavy frost, the day cold all through. I sowed three bags of oats. Jim har- rowed. I and Nancy were at Mr. Arnold’s. 15 Hard frost this morning, the plowed ground almost as hard as a brick. The sun came out thawing the frost, the day dry. I sowed two bags of oats. Jim harrowed and then went in the eavning and plowed on Lot 220 Melancthon. I sold 62 Bushels of oats to Mr. Bradan of Mono for .31¢ per Bushel. [in margin] Finished sowing oats. 16 Frost this morning, the sun got out strong, the day dry and warm. Jim plowing, I choring around, John harrowing at Sam’s. Nancy at Mrs. Lonsway’s picking bee. <Q1 folio 77 verso> May 1878 19th Bright sunny morning and the day continued fair and warm all through. The ground is drying up pretty rapidly. Jim was plowing on Lot 220, I was clipping sheep. Nancy clipped two for me. Mr. Arnold came up in the afternoon and ground his axe. Mr. Lonsway and William John Arnold were here this eavning. Mr. Lonsway borrowed 7 Bags from me. John is helping Brother Samu- el. I hear that the frost which done so much harm here was also bad in other parts about 30 miles east of this. 18 Fine morning and the day continued dry and warm all through. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and purchased 10 Bushels of barley @ 35¢ per Bushel and ½ Bushel of clover seed @ 4.70 per Bush[el] and 30 pounds of Timothy seed @ $2.25 per Bushel. Also bought 2 Butter tubs @ .40¢ each. Mr. Lonsway hauled the articles home. In the afternoon Clark and I planted about 2 Bush- els of potatoes on Lot 220. Jim finished plowing for grain today. [in margin] Posted letter to Bro. William. 19th Sabbath. Rainy morning and the day continued showery all through. Visited George Kirby in the eavning. Mr. Arnold was at our place in the afternoon. 20 Cloudy morning, but warm, with a good growth. Went in the forenoon to Father’s, in the after- noon I helped Jim to haul out manure into a potatoe patch. Mr. Cross came here and leveled the posts for the new house. A heavy rain came on about noon, then cleared off. Came on again and was very show[e]ry all afternoon. [in margin] old man Hunk don[?] indecipherable—these notes are normally about deaths.] 21 Cool morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell frequently during the forenoon, the afternoon was dry. The boys were hauling out manure. I fitted a handle to the pick in the forenoon and was digging a cellar in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 78 recto> May 1878 22nd White frost this morning, but did not see any ice on the water. The day was dry and warm all through. I sowed about 4¾ acres of Barley in the forenoon and in the afternoon dug in the cellar. Jim was harrowing, John and Clark were planting potatoes. [in margin] Finished sowing grain. G. Rutherford married. 23 White frost this morning, doing little harm. Fine day, dry and warm all through. Sowed 30 pounds of grass seed and 30 pounds of clover seed on about 4½ acres. Harrowed the ground twice then sowed the Seeds, and harrowed them. I was digging celler [=cellar] in the afternoon. 24 Very heavy shower this morning about daylight, cleared off about 5 O’clock A.M. I went to help Brother Sam to haul out manure. The boys went fishing. They were not very successful, fish did not bite. �67 25 Fine morning, cloudy but dry all day and warm, good growth. I was digging celler. Jim and Clark were hauling out manure. John was helping William Lonsway plant potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 26th Sabbath. Very cool morning and the day continued dry and cold. Nancy and I visited William Lonsway’s. 27 Frost this morning, the day continued cold and dry. I was digging cellar, Jim and John were hauling manure. <Q1 folio 78 verso> May 1878 28th Frost this morning, the sky overcast and some appearance of rain. The sun shone out after a while, the day dry but very cold. I was digging cellar, finished it. Jim was plowing and harrow- ing potatoe patch. Mrs. Arnold visited us this afternoon, also William Lonsway was here, and al- so a man taking orders for the London Herald newspaper. 20 White frost on the ground this morning, the sun got out bright and soon melted it. The day was dry but chilly all through. I was around with a petition addressed to the Governor General of Canada, in order to obtain signatures to it, to get him to pardon Mr. James May, who was sen- tenced at the assizes to one year in gaol.* The boys were making a brush fence. [*see above, 12 April 1878, reference to guilty conviction for perjury.] 30 Fine morning, and the day was dry and warm all through. Was digging at Cellar drain in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went round with petition. Obtained 43 signatures in both days. Boys were working at fence. 31 Very fine warm morning, the day hot and dry. I was cutting seed potatoes, the boys were making Brush fence. <Q1 folio 79 recto> June 1878 1st Very warm sunny morning, the day continued dry and hot all through. Went to Flesherton and Priceville today to See the Doctor and the Inspector.* The boys were helping Br. Sam to plant potatoes. [*to qualify for his annual pension.] 2nd Sabbath. Dry warm day all through. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s. 3 Thunder and lightening this morning, accompanied by heavy rain. It cleared off about 8 AM. All hands were planting potatoes. This has been the hottest day of the season for so far. 4 Cool cloudy morning, and the day continued quite cool all through. There came on a slight miz- zle of rain about 6 P.M. and it is still raining now (10:10). We finished planting potatoes today. I planted one potatoe: having first cut it into 19 pieces, I put one piece in a hill, till I planted all the pieces. I did so for experience, to See how much I could grow from a single potatoe. The varie- ty was Early Rose. We have planted in all about 16 Bushels this year. Mrs. May was here this eavning. [in margin] Finished planting potatoes 5 Cool morning, but the sun got out and the day kept dry, though decidedly cool. I got Brother Sam’s horse and put him along with one of mine and took 586 pounds of wheat to the Grist mill. I got 390 pounds of flour. I hauled some shingle timber I had in the mill yard forward to the saw. Bought a barell of salt. Mr. John Arnold and his brother Thomas were here tonight to make a trade with me for his lot of land in Essa. Jim was [working stricken, above:] stopping at his uncle John’s tonight. <Q1 folio 79 verso> June 1878 �68 6th Cold morning and the ground covered with a white frost, ice on the water in some places. The sun got out bright and strong, the day dry but not warm. I and Jim were at Brother John’s. [in margin] Frost this morning. 7 Cool morning with a little rain falling, which increased during the day, which was wet all through. Was on the back line to noon, then John and I went to Dundalk. Mr. & Mrs. Lonsway were here this morning. Nancy and I went at night to Mrs. Arnold’s. 8 Cool morning, and the day cool to about noon, dry all day. Was getting timber cut at the [mill] today, assisted by Brothers John and Sam. Had William Henders and his oxen hauling in logs. Sabbath 9 Cool morning, frost on the ground, the day got warmer as it advanced. William Lonsway and wife were here today. [in margin] Frost. 10 Cool morning, frost on the ground. The sun got out pretty strong about 9 A.M., the day got cloudy and a slight rain fell. I was at the Sawmill getting logs sawed, assisted by Brother Sam and my Johney. Jim’s nose commenced to bleed today at his uncle John’s and bled several times. In the eavning when he came home it started to blood again. We put wet cloths on the back of his head and af- ter a good while the blood stopped. Jim appeared quite white and weak. Jim must be careful of himself and not work nor exercise himself till he gets stronger, for fear that it might injure him. <Q1 folio 80 recto> June 1878 11th Bright sunny morning, but there came on some rain about noon. Went to See John Agnew in the Township of Essa, also to see about exchanging any Lands for Mr. John Arnold’s of that Town- ship. I did not like the place, so I did not trade. 12 Bright sunny morning and the day continued warm. John Agnew drove me up in his buggy, about 14 miles. I got home tonight. 13 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine. Warned out the men to do statute labor. 14 Bright sunny morning, the day fine and very warm. Was hauling lumber from the mill. 15 Bright sunny morning, the day very warm Was hauling lumber from the mill. A big thunder and lightening storm accompanied by rain this night. 16th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning , the day dry but cool. 17 Warm sunny morning, the day hot with a good growth. Was overseeing statute labor in Melanc- thon. 18 Very warm morning, the day continued hot and dry. Was overseeing statute labor in Melancthon. 19 Warm sunny morning, the day hot and dry. Was at a logging bee at Mr. A. Jacksons’s. [in mar- gin] Frost. 20 Pretty warm morning, the forenoon dry, the afternoon a little wet with every appearance of it being a wet night because the rain has now come on while I am writing. I and Johney were haul- ing lumber from the mill. <Q1 folio 80 verso> June 1878 21st Misty morning, and the day was warm and showery all through. A very fine growing day. Johney and I were hauling lumber from the Sawmill home. I got my cheque for superannuated pension of $101.00* today. [*The amount is always $101., not an even $100.00 as one might expect.] 22 Misty morning and a good deal of rain fell during the afternoon, and through the night. I was hauling lumber and shingles from the mill. Settled with John McDowell for sawing and making �69 shingles, paid him $30. cash. I did not like the settlement. I brought home a butter firkin this eavning. John Agnew and Brother John stopped here this night. Mr. Kirby was here a while this night. 23rd Sabbath. Misty morning, and a slight mizzle of a rain fell during most of the day. Mr. Arnold and his two sons were here today. 24 Misty morning, but the day cleared off and was dry and warm. Spent the forenoon at Mr. Ar- nold’s, in the afternoon worked in the garden. Went to Mr. Lonsway’s, Nancy and I, in the eavning. Then I went to Ge[o]rge Kirby’s to do some writing for him. 25 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and hot all through. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and purchased a pair of gaitars [=gaiters]. In the afternoon went with Mr. Sloan to W. Henders to get a colt casterated. John Agnew is stopping here tonight. 26 Warm day all through. I and Nancy and Brother John and wife and Brother Sam’s wife went to Essa. <Q1 folio 81 recto> June 1878 27th Bright sunny morning, the day exceedingly hot. Gave 150 acres of land in Melancthon and $230.00 in money and value to John Arnold of Essa* for 109 acres there, being the west ½ of Lot 6 on the 6th Con. He, the said Arnold, to put me in 16 acres of fall wheat in good time and in good order, and to find the seed, and I to summer fallow 5 acres here for him. [*see above, 23 February 1878, for John Agnew’s trade with Thomas Arnold of Essa.] 28 Very sultry day, melting hot. I stopped at John Agnew’s to the eavning, then came to Alliston and finished up the writing. From thence I went to James Murphy’s* and stopped there all night. The rest of our company had left John Agnew’s for home in the morning, calling at James Mur- phy’s. [*Mary Russell Murphy, wife of James Murphy, is Robert’s cousin, as noted above, 16 Feb. 1877.] 29 Very warm day all through, the sun poring down hot. Left James Murphy’s and came home this eavning. 30th Sabbath. Very hot day all through. I went to see father and mother. July 1878 1st Very hot day all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, did not do anything in the after- noon. 2 Warm morning and the day continued fair till the afternoon, when there came on a very heavy rain, accompanied with thunder and lightening. I went to back line in the eavning. Nancy had some women helping pick wool. <Q1 folio 81 verso> July 1878 3rd Wet morning, but faired up about 9 A.M. Drove brother Sam and William Lonsway in the wag- on, on their way to Muscoka [=Muskoka*], to within 9 miles of Collingwood. Also took the wool to the Carding mill and got home the rolls with me. [*Muskoka is a region of lakes just east of Georgian Bay, about 150 km north of Toronto, now cottage country for the urbanized area around Lake Ontario]. 4 Very hot morning and the day continued dry and warm. Hoed potatoes till 5. O’clock, then went to Dundalk. Brother John was plowing for me on Lot 220. �70 5 Very warm morning, the day dry and hot all through, with a very fine growth. In fact, the pota- toes are growing so rapidly that I cannot get them hoed quick enough. I was at Mrs. Gott’s plow- ing bee. 6 Very warm dry day from morning till night. Was hoeing potatoes along with the boys. Went to Dundalk in the eavning. 7th Sabbath. Very warm dry day all through. 8 Cloudy morning, looked a little like rain. A few drops fell through the day, but did not amount to much. I was doeing [=doing] Statute labor for Proton Lots. 9 Very warm morning and the day continued hot all through. The sky clouded over towards night, but no rain fell. I was doeing statute labor. 10 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty warm with rather strong wind. Got a little chilly at night. The boys and I were hoeing potatoes. <Q1 folio 82 recto> July 1878 11th Showery day but very fine growing weather, heavy rain during the night. The boys and I were hoeing potatoes, finished them. 12 Rainy morning, but cleared off in the forenoon. Roads very muddy. Nancy and the rest of the family went to Melancthon. I stopped at home. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 13 Bright sunny morning, the day continued dry and hot with a great growth. I never remember such splendid growing weather, the grain crop and the root crop for so far cannot be excelled. If the frost don’t come, there will be a bountiful harvest! Clark and I were bugging potatoes and pulling mustard. 14th Sabbath. Fine warm day all through. Nancy went to Mrs. William Talbot’s. 15 Dry day all through. Brother John came to help me with the celler, but had to go to Dundalk. I done a day’s statute labor. [in margin] St. Swithin’s day. [According to traditional folklore, the weather that comes on St. Swithin’s day (15 July) will continue for 40 days and nights.] 16 Dry, hot day from morning to night. Brother John and I were planking celler, and in the after- noon put some Paris Green*on the potatoes that are on Lot 220. Nancy and the children took the team and went to sister Sarah’s with the wool to be spun. [*Paris green, a poisonous inorganic compound (copper arsenite and copper acetate), emerald green in colour, was used as an insecti- cide, particularly on potatoes; see https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/paris- green]. 17 Very hot day. Brother John and I were taking out square timber. <Q1 folio 82 verso> July 1878 18th Cloudy morning and then came on a very heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightening about 9 A.M. It cleared off in about two hours. Brothers Sam and John were helping me to take out sleepers and sills for the new house. Very hot this day. 19 Very warm in the morning and got hotter through the day. Brother John was helping me to take out sleepers for the house. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 20 Very hot morning, although a little cloudy, the day dry. A big storm of thunder and lightening with rain about 10 P.M. The boys and I hauled the four sills today. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lon- sway’s this eavning. 21st Sabbath. Cool morning with a pretty high wind. The day kept getting chillier all evening and there were evident signs of frost, but happily there was none. �71 22 Cool morning, the day cold and dry all through, with a very high wind. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some Paris Green to put on the potatoes as I cannot keep the bugs off them. Sprinkled those on Lot 220 in the afternoon. The boys were pulling mustard today on Lot 220. 23 Cool day all through, but dry. I was mowing grass. Jim was harrowing the summer fallow. [in margin] First mowing. <Q1 folio 83 recto> July 1878 24th Cool morning and the day continued rather cool all through, pleasant enough for working. I was mowing, the boys were making hay. 25 Cool morning, the day got overcast in the forenoon and rain began to fall about 2:30 P.M. Nancy and Jim and Clark hauled in four loads of hay. Before the rain came on I was mowing. John was helping his uncle Sam to make hay. It has been a pretty steady afternoon’s rain. 26 Rainy morning and continued wet all day to about 3 P.M., being about 24 hours steady rain. Done nothing today, went in to Melancthon in the afternoon. 27 Cloudy morning, but no rain fell during the day. I was mowing to 4 P.M. Jim tried to cross plow the summer fallow in Melancthon, but could not on account of the thistles not being rotted. Nancy and I went to Dundalk this eavning. 28th Cool morning, but the day kept clear and dry, the eavning very cool with signs of frost, but there was none. Nancy and I visited at Father’s today. 29 Cool cloudy morning, but no rain came on to the afternoon, when there was a slight sprinkling. I mowed in the forenoon. Nancy and the boys raked. I hauled in in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 83 verso> July 1878 30th Rainy morning, but cleared off in the forenoon about 10 O’clock. I went to the Station in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here today. 31st Bright sunny morning, but the day got overcast in the afternoon, and there came on a very heavy rain storm about 6 P.M. I was putting Paris Green on the potatoes, the boys were making hay. I went to the Station in the eavning. August [1878] 1st Dry morning, but there came on a slight shower in the forenoon, and several showers in the mid- dle of the day. A heavy rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightening is passing over now (9) P.M., some hail is also mixed with the rain. I finished mowing today, except the fence cor- ners. The boys were taking bugs off the potatoes. 2 Dry day all through, rather breezy in the afternoon, drying the hay good. I worked for Brother Sam in the afternoon at hay making, the boys made hay at home. 3 Fine dry morning, the sun [dittog.: the sun] warm and bright all day. Jim, Clark and I helped Sam at his hay. Nancy and Johney raked up some hay at home and hauled in three loads, which was famous work, for the help which was at it! <Q1 folio 84 recto> August 1878 4th Sabbath. Fine day with a heavy thunder shower about noon. 5th Fine dry day. Was helping Brother Sam at hay-making. Slept at Father’s. 6th Heavy thunder, lightening and rain storm commenced about 3 A.M., continued for about three hours. Was helping Brother Sam at his hay. Slept at Father’s. 7 Dry day all through. I was helping Brother Sam at his hay. �72 8 Dry day. I was helping Sam at his hay [heavy rain....early this, i.e. first lines of next entry, stricken]. 9 Very heavy thunder and rain storm with some hail early this morning. I came home and went to Dundalk. 10 Fine dry day all through. I and the boys were helping Sam at his hay. 11th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued dry all through. William Lonsway, his wife and family, were here today. 12 Fine morning, the day dry and warm all through. I was helping brother Sam at his hay. 13 Dry morning and the day dry and fine all through. I was helping Sam at his hay. <Q1 folio 84 verso> August 1878 14th Cloudy morning, but the day kept dry to about noon, when there came on a very heavy rain and wind storm, accompanied with some thunder. I and the boys were helping Brother Sam at his hay to the rain came on. 15 Bright morning and the day dry and warm all through. I was helping Mr. Lonsway to pile ma- nure with the waggons. The boys finished pulling pease. [in margin] Finished pease pulling. 16 Cloudy morning and a rain and thunder storm came on about 9 A.M. It then cleared off and was fine to about 3 P.M., when there came on a terrific rain storm, thunder and lightening and hail, or more properly speaking, pieces of ice. In shape these pieces were circular like a little wheel with a groove in the rim. Frequent showers throughout the afternoon. Thunder and lightening now, so much that the cows could not be milked. I was helping Brother Sam today to bind some wheat. Jim was plowing some between showers. The lightening was so sharp that it killed nine sheep on Mr. William Millsop, about one mile and a quarter from here. 17 Dry day all through. Jim cut a swath with the scythe round the wheat and raked it up. In the afternoon he went to Mr. Clippert’s and bound wheat. I did not work at anything as I had a se- vere pain in my knee and side. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. <Q1 folio 85 recto> August 1878 18th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day was dry all through. Nancy went to church. I went to see Mr. James May in the afternoon. 19 A little rain fell this morning, but the day soon got dry and breezy. I was mowing wheat, assisted by Brother Sam and W. Lonsway. The boys and their mother hauled in about 2½ acres of pease. 20 Fine morning and the day continued warm and breezy all through. I mowed wheat in the fore- noon and helped to haul in in the afternoon. Nancy and the boys raked in the forenoon and helped me haul in in the afternoon. The wheat is a very poor crop with me this year. I had sown 20 Bushels and I will not have much more than my seed that I sowed off it. I think that it must have been the rust that injured it in the first place, cutting the enamel off the straw. Then some very heavy rains came on and washed the rust off, but the harm had been done: the wheat fell down and the heads did not fill. Plenty of wheat is in the Same condition. This has been a very singular summer for great heat and frequent storms of thunder and lightening, also great hail and rain storms, the like I cannot remember. A great deal of harm has been done to the standing crops in several parts of Ontario. This neighborhood has escaped the devastation. 21 Fine morning, sun out bright and warm, dry day all through. I was mowing in the forenoon. Nancy and the boys were raking and in the afternoon we hauled in. The Stuff is light and not much good. <Q1 folio 85 verso> �73 August 1878 22nd Dry, very hot. I was cutting wheat in the forenoon, Nancy and the boys raking. We were draw- ing in in the afternoon. 23 Dry day, not so warm as yesterday. The sun got overcast in the eavning. I was mowing wheat all day, except for part of the afternoon while I was forking on the wagon. Nancy and the boys were raking up and hauling in. We finished cutting and hauling in our wheat today, and a very miserable crop it is. [in margin] Finished wheat. 24 Rain this morning, and the day continued slightly wet all through. I and the boys done nothing today, as the grain was not fit to work. I went to Sam’s in the eavning. 25th Sabbath. Dry day all through. Mrs. Russell visited Mrs. Arnold. 26 Fine dry day, warm and breezy. I was paying William Lonsway the day I owed him. Jim and John were mowing barley. The three boys, Jim, John & Clark, went to Mr. Clippart’s at night to help put in his wheat, as he is laid up with a sore foot. 27 Dry day all through. Jim and I were mowing barley. Nancy and the others were raking it. We finished cutting it today. 28 Dry to about noon when there came on a very slight shower. We were hauling in Barley to the rain prevented us. <Q1 folio 86 recto> August 1878 29 Dry warm day all through. We finished raking Barley and hauling it in. Jim cradled today. 30 Hot day all through. Brother Sam and William Adams and my Jim were craddling oats today. They are a good crop, but very thistly. Nancy and I were binding and Johney was stooking. Mr. George Rutherford, Agent, came here today and I signed a mortgage on the Essa lot for $2100. The conditions of said mortgage are that it is due in twenty years from the first of August 1878. The interest is 8½ per cent per annum, payable yearly. The first payment of interest to be due on the first of March 1879, and each payment of interest after to be one year from that date. Any part of the loan to be paid off at any time the borrower chooses, by giving the company three month’s notice. The company is the North of Scotland. The mortgage is dated the 28th of Au- gust 1878 and binds the borrower to keep the buildings insured in at least $700. 31 Rather cloudy morning and it commenced raining a little about noon, but increased as the after- noon wore on, to at present (7:20) P.M. when it is coming down pretty brisk. Jim was craddling. John and Clark hauled in a little load of hay, then stooked up some oats. Nancy and I bound, so long as the rain would let us. <Q1 folio 86 verso> September 1878 1st Sabbath. Rainy all forenoon, faired up in the afternoon, when Nancy and I went to William Lon- sway’s. 2 Rather dull morning, and the day was damp till the afternoon, when there came on some pretty heavy rain, with thunder and lightening. William Adams and John Russell were craddling oats. Nancy and I and the boys were binding. 3 Damp harvest morning, a great deal of wet on the grain. It could not be craddled, well to the afternoon. John Russell and William Adams were craddling. Nancy, the boys and I were bind- ing. 4 Wet in the forenoon, dry in the afternoon. The men were craddling in the afternoon. Nancy and I were binding. �74 5 Very heavy dew in the morning, and misty most of the day. John Russell was craddling. Nancy and I were binding. Jim was helping his uncle Sam. 6 Very heavy dew this morning. John Russell craddling, Nancy and I binding in the forenoon, and hauling in, in the afternoon. Jim at his uncle Sam’s. 7 Very heavy dew this morning, but the sun got out and was warm. We had to open out about 100 stooks of oats. Brother John was craddling. Nancy, Jim and I and Johney hauled the oats in in the afternoon. <Q1 folio 87 recto> September 1878 8th Sabbath. Dry day all through. Brother Sam and wife paid us a visit today. 9 Dry breezy day all through. We were all hauling in oats, they were fine and dry. We got in about 250 Stooks. 10 Misty morning with heavy clouds passing. We hauled in two small loads of oats, then bound about 10 Stooks, when it commenced raining, slight at first, but it soon came down heavy enough, and stopped our harvesting. The boys hauled a little jag of wood home, they then went for the plow, and Jim plowed some in the afternoon, but he had to give up with the rain. [in mar- gin] Nomination for the House of Commons. 11 Rainy morning and continued so all day. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 4½ Bushels of fall wheat from Mr. Charles McCormak at $1.05 per Bushel. 12 Rainy morning and continued so all day. 13 Rainy morning and continued so all day. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s helping pare ap- ples. Mr. Lonsway went to Dundalk in the afternoon and I went with him. I brought home the wheat I had bought. Also I bought and fetched home a barell of flour: price $5.00. 14 Rainy forenoon, it cleared up in the afternoon. I went to Alexander Patterson’s logging bee on William Lonsway’s Lot. I slept at Father’s this night. <Q1 folio 87 verso> September 1878 15th Sabbath. Dry sunny morning and the day continued fine and dry all through. [in margin] Frost. 16 Dry morning and the day continued dry and breezy. I was plowing for fall wheat in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon Nancy and I bound and the boys hauled in some oats. 17 Fine dry morning and the day continued dry and breezy all through. Cloudy towards night, with a pretty high wind, thunder clouds and lightening. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and voted for an M. P. then came home and the boys, Nancy, and I worked at getting in our oats. Visited at Mr. Lonsway’s this night. When I came home I wrote a letter for Josua Chambers (who is here) to John Agnew. 18 Dry morning and the day continued dry and breezy. We finished harvesting today and I went in the afternoon to see about a thrashing machine. [in margin] Finished Harvesting. 19 Wind and rain storm about 8 O’clock this morning. Jim plowed till noon after the rain was over. Jim and Johney went to help Sam in the afternoon, and I plowed. There was a very violent wind and rain storm at night. 20 Fair morning, but some rain fell before noon. There was a violent wind and rain storm about 4 O’clock in the eavning. I plowed in the forenoon and Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. 21 The day pretty dry. I sowed 4½ bushels fall wheat. Johney harrowed it. We pared some apples at night. [in margin] Sowed Wheat. <Q1 folio 88 recto> �75 September 1878 22nd Sabbath. Fine dry day with a pretty heavy frost this morning. Nancy and I visited at Father’s today. 23 Dry morning, with a heavy frost, the day continued dry and breezy. I and the boys and Nancy took up potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Date of cheque for Essa mort- gage. 24 A little rain fell this morning before day. Nancy and Johney went to sister Sarah’s for the yarn which she had spun. Brother John is here tonight. George Rutherford was here. 25 Dry morning, but there came on a heavy rain towards night. Nancy and I went to Dundalk. 26 A little rain fell this morning, but the day soon got dry. Nancy and I went to Toronto. I done some business there and Nancy and I went out as far as Mr. Robert Moore’s, No. 1 York Town- ship, and stopped there all night. 27 Very fine morning and the day continued dry. Mr. Moore drove us in to the city. I got some more business done, but not in time to go to the exhibition. 28 Fine morning and the day continued fine all through. Nancy had an opperation performed on her eyes by Dr. Reeve this morning. I left in the one o’clock train for home. Nancy stopped behind. I got to Dundalk about 8:20 P.M. 29th Sabbath. Fine dry day. <Q1 folio 88 verso> September 1878 30th Dry morning and the day continued dry. Went to the Station in the afternoon for Nancy, who got home from Toronto, where she had been to get her eyes operated on. October 1st Dry morning and the day continued dry. The boys were raising potatoes. I went to see about getting a thrashing machine to thrash. Father was here this eavning. 2 Dry morning and the day was charming, a few drops of rain fell about 11 A.M. I was plowing today, the children were helping their Grandfather to raise potatoes. Brother John went to Essa to begin his fall plowing. 4 Bright, Sunny morning and the day continued dry and warm all through. Jim was plowing, Johney and I were burning stumps. 5 White frost this morning and a slight shower came on about 3 P.M. I went in the afternoon to get hands for to attend the thrashing. Also I went to Dundalk and purchased a ticket for $1.00 for the Show Fair. Jim was plowing today. 6th Sabbath. Very fine morning and the day continued fine but cool. Jim went with the wagon for Father and Mother and they stopped till the afternoon. <Q1 folio 89 recto> October 1878 7th Fine morning and the day continued dry, though cool and cloudy. All of us went to the Union Agricultural Show Fair at Dundalk. We showed a Spring colt, Two rolls of butter, six cabbages, and six beets. We took first prize for cabbages. It was a very fine show, a great many people, and a great deal of Stuff shown. The horses, especially the colts, were excellent. The day passed off very pleasantly, without any misshaps of a serious nature. Some few tipsy lads created a dis- turbance at night, but the melee did not amount to much. 8 Cool morning and the day continued dry and cool. It is raining now, 7:50 P.M., with every ap- pearance of a wet night. Jim was plowing today. John and I were burning stumps in the fore- noon and in the afternoon I went to engage a thrashing machine. �76 9 Very windy morning and frequent showers throughout the day. The wind was so strong that it blowed the tops off several stacks in the neighbourhood. I went in the forenoon to Mr. W. Ache- son’s and traded off four ram lambs for 4 Ewe lambs. In the afternoon I went to Dundalk. 10 Calm, cool morning and the day continued fair, dry and sunny. I levelled the earth I have thrown out of the celler, and brought the sills and sleepers to their places. Jim was plowing. 11 Dry morning, but rain fell about 10 A.M. and the afternoon was pretty wet. Jim and the team were at Mr. Mills’ thrashing. Johney and I were at Brother Sam’s thrashing. [in margin] Posted letter to Bro. W. [? unclear, written very small.] <Q1 folio 89 verso> October 1878 12th [Sabbath stricken] Very fine sunshiny day all through. Johney and I were at Sam’s thrashing, Jim was at James Mills’ thrashing. I stoppped at Sam’s all night. 13th Sabbath. Very fine day all through. 14 Fine dry, warm day all through. Johney and Jim with the team were at Mr. Lonsway’s thrashing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Very heavy rain last night, the morning dry and the day dry, cloudy and very sultry. John and Jim were at Mr. Lonsway’s thrashing. I was preparing for thrashing at home. [in margin] Colt weaned. 16 Fine dry day all through. Jim was with Mr. Lonsway in the forenoon. In the afternoon the thrashing machine was with us. 17 Mizzly morning and the day kept getting wetter. We thrashed for about two hours this forenoon and then had to [keep stricken] quit on account of the rain. 18 Slight mizzle of rain this morning and kept getting worse to about 10 A.M. We thrashed all day. 19 Snow this morning, then rain and the forenoon was very wet for thrashing. We thrashed, howev- er, all day, the afternoon being dry. I had two oat stacks pretty damp. The thrashers were poor muddlers, lazy in the morning, and would not get started before 8. Things were going wrong with them all the time, and they were very slow in putting them to rights. In fact, they were the very worst thrashers ever I had, and they wanted $20. for their work. I offered $18. <Q1 folio 90 recto> October 1878 The grain yield was good, except the wheat, which was very poor. From 10 acres of wheat I have about 65 Bushels or 6½ Bushels to the acre, and very poor, shrivelled up wheat at that! Pease, about 25 Bushels to the acre, or 55 bushels in all. Barl[e]y, about 10 Bushels to the acre, or 50 Bushels in all, the grain dark and small. Oats, about 40 Bushels to the acre, or about 720 Bushels in all, the grain well filled and good. There was a great waste with me in the grain this year on account of having to stack a good deal, and getting wet weather on the days of thrashing. 20th Sabbath. Fine dry day all through. Mr. Kirby and woman were here today. 21 Lovely day all through, the sun bright and warm, Sky hazy like Indian summer. Jim and John were at Mr. Clippart’s thrashing. I and Nancy went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some nails and dye stuff. In the afternoon I went to the Sawmill and bought 3 pieces of joice, 2 x 10 – 22 feet long: cost me $1.00 cash. 22 Beautiful day (Indian summer), I think. The two eldest boys and I went with the team to Mr. W. Kirby’s thrashing. 23 Wet day from morning to night. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. �77 24 Dry morning and the day continued dry all through. Jim and John, with the team, to Mr. Kirby’s thrashing, finished at noon. Then they took two bags of wheat to the Mill and hauled a small load of wood home in the afternoon. I was at Mr. Nickle’s thrashing. J. Agnew here tonight. <Q1 folio 90 verso> October 1878 25th Dry morning and the day continued dry and windy. I was at Mr. Nickle’s thrashing to 2:40 P.M., then Jim came and took my place. The boys had cleaned up 13 bags of Barley which I hauled to Dundalk in the afternoon and got .50 per Bushel. It was dark Barkley. It commenced raining to- night. 26 Rather drizzly morning, and it commenced raining pretty sharply about noon, and continued wet all day. It is now (9 P.M.) snowing. Jim and I cleaned 5 Bags of Barl[e]y and 10 Bags of oats. I took them to Dundalk, I got 45¢ per Bushel for the Barl[e]y and .20¢ for the oats. I bought and fetched home 20 Bushels of first class fall wheat at .75¢ per Bushel. The market is very dull, a poor price for all kinds of grain. The Americans have rushed in their grain while they have the chance of putting it in duty free and glutted up the Markets. But we look forward to better times when Sir J. A. McDonald, Premier of Canada, takes hold of the reins of government and puts on a protective duty which will keep the American Stuff out of our Market, or, if send it they must, we will have the benefit of the duty they will have to pay. 27th Sabbath. Cold day all through, with frequent showers of snow. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lon- sway’s this eavning. John Agnew slept here this night. 28 Cold wintry morning, snow on the ground about four inches deep and plenty more falling. The boys and I tid[i]ed up the barn and put in some chaff. The three eldest are at Mr. Lonsway’s along with their mother. [in margin] Snow <Q1 folio 91 recto> October 1878 29th Snow on the ground this morning and a very hard frost last night The day continued pretty cold all through. Andrew Lonsway Junior died yesterday eavning. John Agnew slept here [this night and stricken] last night. Nancy and I stopped up all night at the wake. 30 Misty morning and rain came on about 11 AM and continued showery through the eavning. Nancy, John, Jim and I went to the funeral and when we came home, Johney and I went to Dun- dalk for some pine lumber for the new house. 31 Cold stormy morning, plenty of snow and slush on the ground, the wind piercing cold and freez- ing, and kept so all day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for load of flooring, in the afternoon Johney and I went to the bush for a load of firewood. We put on about ¼ cord, and the ground was so very soft that it almost beat the horses to draw it home. November 1st Chilly morning, but the day ameliorated and the sun shone out in the afternoon, melting the snow. The boys and I fetched in about 12 Bushels of potatoes. James went to the Post Office for me in the afternoon. Our family is all suffering from a severe cold, hard racking cough and head ache. Some of them have also a sore throat. It seems to be a sickly time, especially with the young. I think it must be on account of the sudden changes of weather from heat to cold. A great many of the children of the neighbourhood are ailing. [in margin] Letter received from Br. William <Q1 folio 91 verso> November 1878 �78 2nd Cold rain[y] morning, the day got something warmer towards noon. In the afternoon there was some rain fell. I went in to Father’s in the forenoon, and in the afternoon fixed up a place for the pigs to fatten. 3rd Sabbath. Pretty cold day all through. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. 4 The ground covered with snow this morning, very sharp freeze and continued cold all day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and purchased some nails, matches, indigo and Magenta. In the afternoon, the boys and I made a stable door, put it on and hauled out some half-rotted straw and covered our potatoe pits, as we have not been able to get our potatoes sorted and put away for the winter yet. Gave Mr. T. Hanbury the note which I held on W. Hend[e]rs for $23.00, to be applied on my account. 5 Pretty cold morning, with a very hard frost. The day got something warmer in the afternoon and some snow fell. We took up our cabbages today and pitted them. There were two carpenters working at the new house. Mr. A. Lonsway was here and Eliza Russell also. Nancy went to the back line in the afternoon. 6 Very wintry morning, snow on the ground about six inches deep. The day got mild towards eavning, and the snow melted some. The boys and I were hauling firewood home out of the bush. [in margin] First sleighing. 7 Cold morning, snowing and blowing and such was the state of the day throughout. I cleaned a small grist and took it to the mill in the afternoon. Josua J. Chalmbers [sic] took the chop[p]ing of 20 acres culled bush from me at $3 per acre, and board. <Q1 folio 92 recto> November 1878 8th Mild morning and the day continued fine all through. Sleighing is passibly good on the Gravel Road. We took to Dundalk 226 pounds of Butter and sold it to Mr. D. Davidson for .13¢ per LB. We had formerly sold 53 Lbs @ .15 per pound. We have not made much Butter this season as three of our cows were farrow*. I brought home from the Mill the grist: there were 313 Lbs of flour from 7½ Bushels of wheat. [*farrow, adj. (applying to cows only) not producing young in a given year] 9 Mild morning and the day continued soft and inclined to thaw. There was a slight mizzle of questionable Rain towards night. I was sent for by Mr. Andrew Lonsway in the morning to draw his Will, which I done. The boys went in the forenoon to Dundalk and brought home the win- dow frames for the new house. And in the afternoon they went to the Sawmill and hauled home two loads of Sawdust which we intend putting in the new house between the outside and inside boards. 10th Sabbath. Mild morning and the day continued pleasant with the snow disappearing fast. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway's this eavning. 11 Misty morning, with a slight mizzle of rain, which increased to a pretty heavy rain in the after- noon, which was decidedly wet. The snow is mostly gone and the roads are getting very sloppy. Josua J. Chambers commenced his job of chopping this morning. He broke his new axe in a hemlock tree. I was helping Mr. Lonsway to butcher pigs in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Johney and Jim were hauling home Sawdust in the forenoon. <Q1 folio 92 verso> November 1878 12th Misty morning and the day continued thawing to most of the snow disappeared. A very heavy snow fall at night. I banked up the house today and took our beets out of the ground. �79 13 The ground covered pretty heavy with soft snow this morning. The sun shone out bright several times during the forenoon, and in the afternoon there were frequent showers of snow. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon chored around. The boys set up the Sap troughs in the bush and gathered the spiles. 14 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine all through, with the snow melting. I attended a Trustee meeting in No. 5 Melancthon. The boys were getting some logs for a pig pen. 15 Rather cloudy morning with a thaw wind through the day. The day was mild in the afternoon. In the forenoon I cut some logs for the pig pen and in the afternoon the boys and I sorted some potatoes and put them into pits for the winter. 16 Cloudy morning and the day showed some signs of rain. There was a thaw wind to about 3 P.M., when it commenced to freeze and became pretty cold in the eavning. Brothers John and Sam were helping me to raise a hog pen. 17th Sabbath. Cloudy morning and the day remained rather damp. 18 Misty morning and there was slight showers all day. The day was close and warm. I had Josua J. Chambers helping me at the Hog pen. Jim and John were helping Joe Bowler thrash. <Q1 folio 93 recto> November 1878 19th Misty morning, but there was no rain through [dittog.: through] the day. The weather is fine and open but shocking bad roads. Some people were plowing today. Johney was helping Joe Bowler thrash in the forenoon. Josua Chalmbers [sic] was helping me at the Hog pen to noon. Jim and I were working at it all day. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here today. 20 Misty morning, the sky lowering. It cleared up a little towards noon, got overcast in the after- noon, and began to rain about 4 P.M., and continued so to about 6. The boys and I were working at the hog pen. Nancy went to Mr. Trugon's in the eavning. 21 Misty morning, but the fog soon cleared of[f] and the sun shone out a kind of hazy [sic]. The day was very pleasant, resembling Indian Summer. John and I worked at the pig pen. Jim was at James Mills' thrashing. 22 Wet morning and the day continued dripping all through, the rain turned to Snow during the af- ternoon. The boys and I were chinking the pig pen. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here in the eavning. 23 Snowy morning and the ground covered about eight inches deep. Snow fell incessantly all day, a pretty strong breeze of wind blowing. The boys started with the team and sleigh for to haul saw- dust, but the sleigh cut down so deep that they had to turn back. The boys fetched out the colt in the eavning from Sam's. 24th Sabbath. Snowy morning with a good deal on the ground and some fell during the day. The day was mild. John and Eliza were here today. <Q1 folio 93 verso> November 1878 25th Snow falling this morning and continued so most of the day. The air not very cold, but began to freeze towards night. Jim went to Dundalk in the forenoon. I chored around at different things. 26 Mild morning and the day continued soft and inclined to thaw. Jim and John went to Dundalk in the forenoon for window sashes, and in the afternoon they mudded the pig pen. Clark and I were putting sawdust between the boards in the new house. Nancy was at Mrs. Kirby’s in the eavning. 27 Cold raw morning with a very hard frost. It began to sleet about 12 noon and the wind rose pret- ty strong. The sleet has turned to snow now, 8 P.M., with wind still strong. The boys were shooting today and were not successful. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some door �80 latches changed for locks and knobs for the doors of the new house. I also bought Clark a pair of boots at $1.15. 28 Misty morning, the day rather inclined to thaw with a slight fall of snow at night. Nancy took her geese to Dundalk in the eavning and sold them at 5½ cents per pound. 29 Mild morning with a tendency to thaw. The day continued soft and a little snow fell at night. I took two small logs to the Sawmill to get some battens. 30 A little more snow this morning, but it soon thawed off the road. The day was pretty mild all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for pine lumber for the house and in the afternoon I went to the Sawmill for some battens. <Q1 folio 94 recto> December 1878 1st Sabbath. A mild day, but very bad roads. I went to Father’s. 2 Wet morning. Soon the rain turned to soft snow and it kept at it all day. We Butchered two pigs and a cow. 3 Mild morning and it kept thawing slight all day. It is now (10 P.M.) snowing. I went to Dundalk this afternoon for some door casings. Sleighing is played out and mudding is the order of the day. 4 Cold morning with a little more snow on the ground. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for doors for the new house and some other fixings. The boys were sawing rail timber. We visited Mr. Lonsway’s. 5 Snow fell last [night], and there is some better sleighing this morning. The day was pretty cold all through. The boys were sawing rail timber and I was splitting. 6 Pretty mild morning and the day continued fine. Poor sleighing. The boys were hauling rails and I was fencing the straw stack and sheep yard. There was a man named Roos here selling French coverlets for beds. Very beautiful goods. They were $8.00 each. I went to Dundalk in the eavning for some pine lumber for the new house and Nancy went with me as far as Mrs. C. Bell’s. 7 Mild morning, but got colder in the afternoon and there was a little snow fell. I went to Dundalk with a log and got it cut into battens. My horses ran away from Mr. McGregor’s Sawmill. They ran as far as D. Davidson’s store. Done no harm, the whistle started them. John Voden*, one of the carpenters at the house, slipped on the upper floor and hurt his hip pretty bad. [*John Vodden is listed as carriage maker in 1888 directory of Dundalk, History of Dundalk, p. 5] <Q1 folio 94 verso> December 1878 8th Sabbath. Mild morning, but the afternoon got rather stormy and commenced snowing. The boys and Nancy went to prayer meeting at Mr. Nickel’s. 9 Stormy, snowy morning, and the snow continued to about 10 A.M., when it commenced to rain, gradually at first, then increasing to the present hour (8 P.M.), when it is coming down pretty brisk. I was boarding up the petitions [=partitions] in the new house. Josua Chambers helped me in the afternoon. The boys, with their team, helped their uncle John to thrash. 10 Mild day, with the snow very soft and slushy. I and Nancy went to Flesherton and purchased a new stove called the New Forest Beauty from Mr. William Strain for Twenty-seven dollars, pay- able one year from the 31st of the present month, interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, to be paid on the last six months of the note. �81 11 Pretty cold morning, with snow falling. The day kept getting colder and stormy. Nancy and I went to Dundalk and purchased 19 Stove pipes, 2 elboes [=elbows], 1 pipe with two flanges on [MS: “ont” with final “t” crossed] it to fit the roof, and one cruck for the pipes to go through, at .15¢, .20¢, .35¢, and .20¢ each, respectively. 12 Pretty cold day all through. Nancy and I cleaned the rust off the stove. Jim made a wood box. 13 Pretty cold day, but good sleighing. I was splitting some stove wood in the bush. The boys hauled it home. 14 Pretty sharp morning and the day kept getting colder towards eavning. I and the two eldest boys and the three horses were at John Irvin’s thrashing. The machine was very hard on the horses. Although the day was cold, all the teams were ringing wet with sweat. <Q1 folio 95 recto> December 1878 15th Sabbath. Pretty cold morning and the day continued cold all through. 16 Cold morning, but the day got a little warmer towards eavning. Capital sleighing on the roads now! I went to the back line in the forenoon and in the afternoon I took 5 Bushels and 8 pounds of wheat to the grist mill. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway here at night. [in margin] Posted a letter to Ire- land. 17 Pretty cold morning and the day continued cold all through. I sold a sow, 14 months old, to Brother Samuel for one ton of hay. I also took Mother in a little pig seven weeks old. The boys were chopping wood in the bush. 18 Pretty cold morning and snow fell during the day. I chored around and put up a platform at the back door of the new house. The boys were chopping in the bush. 19 Pretty cold morning and the day continued cold with some snow falling. I chored around home in the forenoon and in the afternoon attended a trustee meeting. The boys were hauling logs in the bush. 20 Cold morning and the day continued cold all through. The boys and I were hauling home wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I fixed the wood rack. John Agnew was here today. 21 Cold snowy morning and the snow kept coming down faster as the day wore on. There was a very heavy fall of snow, the storm coming from the East. The storm is still going on (9:15) P.M. I was helping Brother Sam to haul in a stack of hay today. The boys were chopping stove wood at the house. <Q1 folio 95 verso> December 1878 22nd Sabbath. Rather a fine winter’s morning, but the afternoon got cold and a little stormy. 23 Very cold day and the wind high, a sharp freeze and a regular stinger at night. In the forenoon I was fixing up a Board fence between the new house and the milk house to brake the north west wind from the back door of the house. The boys were hauling manure, partly rotted, to bank the house. In the afternoon Nancy and I went to Dundalk and She purchased a bedstead for $3.25 cash. 24 Very cold stormy day all through, from morning till night, the wind drifting the snow as high as the fences. We moved into our new house this morning. Mr. Man of Artemesia and a fellow called Philips of Dundalk came here at night, asking lodgings for themselves and horse as they could not get through the drifts. We kept them. They acted Shabby enough, especially Philips. Got oats & hay for their horse, and supper, bed and breakfast for themselves, and gave the chil- dren .20 cents. �82 25 Christmas, and a cold stormy day all through. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here to dinner today. I was to go for Father and Mother, but the drifts were so deep that I could not. Our boys were at Mr. Lonsway’s in the forenoon, and their boys are now here and they and ours are amusing themselves in the old house now (6:30) P.M. <Q1 folio 96 recto> December 1878 [Fragment, recto of last folio, left half of the folio next to binding edge is torn off] [26] day, Snowing, blowing ..ds are impassible man or animal on Such a storm as there ..ys would be hard I were choring around [27] day continued cold showers of snow terrible storm has been [28] storm has somewhat abated day, Sharp freeze in the afternoon I cleaned up 65 Bushels and 19 lbs took them to Dundalk and got .22¢ shel for them. [29] Sabbath. Very cold morning and the day ...ued sharp all through. Nancy and I visited on line today. [30] ...orning with a little snow falling through ..ay bitterly cold all through. I and up 100 Bushels of Oats and I took ...k and sold three for .22¢ per bushel wife were here today. [31] and the day continued cold and I cleaned up 100 ...l took them to the Station ...2¢ per Bushel oats and weighed �83 2¾ bushels each with you. <Q1 folio 96 verso is blank> <end of Quire 1> <Quire 2> <Q2 folio 1 recto><Title page> Memorandum and Diary Book Begun January 1st 1879 by Robert Russell of the Township of Proton County of Grey and Province of Ontario [bottom half of page has three recipes for cures:] Cure for Consumption Common mullein leaves steeped strong and sweetened with sugar and drunk freely. The leaves should be gathered before the end of July if convenient. The leaves of young or old plants are good dried in the shade and kept in clean paper bags. The medecine must be continued from three to six months. Cure for stammering of your speech Read aloud for two hours daily with your teeth shut but keep your lips moving, do it two or three times a week. Take care to read slowly and distinctly and without spray. Do not get excited but take your time. Cure for small pox or preventing it One ounce cream of tartar dissolved in a pint of boi[ling; paper torn off] water to be drunk when cold at short intervals It can be taken at any time. <end of Title page> <Q2 folio 1 verso> January 1879 1st Very fine morning and the sun shone out through the day, causing a pleasant feeling to the most of us after having experienced so much cold, stormy weather. The boys and I cleaned up oats and I went to Dundalk with two loads (100 Bushels) and sold them for .22¢ per Bushel. Mr. Kirby and Misses [=Mrs., phonetic spelling?] George and the children were here tonight �84 and took tea with us. All of our children were spending the eavning with Mr. Lonsway’s chil- dren. 2 Very stormy morning and the day continued cold and stormy all through. The boys and I cleaned up about 100 Bushels of oats. We put 50 upstairs and bagged up 50 ready for market. 3 Fearfully cold stormy morning and the day continued blowing, snowing and freezing. Nothing like it has come this winter, although we have experienced some very cold weather. The boys and I chored around today. Josua J. Chalmbers quit chopping with me for the present. Mr. Christopher Johnson was here tonight and I helped him make out his school returns to send to the Inspector. [4] Another stormy cold morning, but not quite so bad as yesterday. Blowing and freezing pretty keenly all day. The boys and I were cleaning grain today. [5]th Sabbath. Cold stormy day all through. <Q2 folio 2 recto> January 1879 6th Cold morning and the day continued snowing, blowing and freezing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon with a load of oats and in the afternoon I took 28 Bushels and 30 pounds of wheat to get gristed to Dundalk Mills. 7th Very cold day, the snow very deep. Hard work to get firewood. The boys chopped up an elm log that was in front of the house into stove wood. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. I brought home the grist. I had not good yield, only about 39 pounds to the bushel. The wheat was part fall [wheat] and remarkably good, the Spring wheat was also well cleaned. [in margin] Mr. James Penny / died this morning. 8 Another cold day, snowing and freezing. I attended an annual School meeting in No. 5 Melanc- thon, of which I am Sect. Treasurer. I intended resigning on account of being no longer a rate- payer, but the people at the meeting all insisted on my retaining the office. They gave me a vote of thanks for the way I had kept the books of the Section, and also made me a present of $1.43, the balance in my hands, besides paying me my salary $5.00. In the afternoon Nancy and I went to Mr. Penny’s wake and stopped most of the night. 9 Another cold day, snow to no end. I went to John McDowell’s Mill with four bags of mixed [grain] to get chopped. I almost traded horses to a [gap, paper torn off] but finally backed out. 10 Another cold day, snowing and freezing, th[paper torn off: e boys] hauled up some wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon we changed sleighs with brother Sam, as our family is going to Essa tomorrow. I also got home the chopped stuff and got paid for the oats I sold last week 358 bushels and 20 lbs @ .22¢ per bushel. <Q2 folio 2 verso> January 1879 11 Pretty cold morning, but the day got something milder. All the family, myself excepted, went to Essa. I went to the station in the afternoon and had a O. B. Jovial with Mr. D. Davidson’s Clerks.* Home now, early on Sunday morning. I guess the clock has stopped, I cannot tell the time. [*D. Davidson’s clerks are named in later entries, see 2 May 1879, 22 Dec. 1879, 18 Sept. 1880. “O. B. Jovial” =social drink; see also “O be jovial” on 8 Mar. 1876.] 12th Sabbath. Very fine sunny day all through. I am all alone today. Folks all in Essa. The clock fixer that righted our clock last spring came here today, wanted to get stopping all night, said he would clean the clock next morning. Did not keep him. 13 Rather stormy morning and the day continued cold and blowing. I am house keeper and chorer today. The folks are all gone. Mr. Andrew Lonsway came here a while at night. �85 14 Mild day, from morning to the afternoon, when it commenced freezing pretty keenly. The folks came home about 5:40 PM. Mr. Kirby borrowed the old mare today to take a grist to Dundalk. [in margin] Daddy Johnson died today. 15 Cold, stormy morning, and the day continued blowing and freezing all through. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s this afternoon. Jim brought his colt home from brother Sam’s. 16 Pretty cold morning but the day got somewhat warmer towards noon. I was choring around. The boys commenced going to school. 17 Rather cold morning, but the day got somewhat milder towards noon. The afternoon was pretty moderate. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Jim went to brother Sam’s to do the chores for him and to go to school. <Q2 folio 3 recto> Jan[uary] 1879 18th Mild morning and the day continued rather mild all through. Plenty of snow falling now 8:30 PM. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. I was chopping firewood in the bush, Johney hauled it in the afternoon. The snow is very deep, I had to shovel it away from the log I was cutting before I could saw it. Had also to shovel a way for the team to get into the bush. Never seen such deep snow at this time of the year. 19th Sabbath. Cold morning and the day continued so. 20 Cold morning, but the day ameliorated towards noon. In the afternoon it was quite mild. I was taking the top off a straw stack and choring. Nancy and I went to Mr. Kirby’s at night. 21 Cold stormy morning and the day continued snowing and freezing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and posted a letter to John Agnew. Mr. Kirby was here at noon to look at the young mare’s mouth, thinking she had a wolf’s tooth. He could see none. Brother John was here at night. 22 Mild morning and the day continued very moderate. I went to the Bush in the afternoon to cut firewood. I only got one large maple cut down. The snow is something fearful to get through, sinking up to the middle in some cases.––I read in the newspaper of the death of Mr. Robert Moore, a farmer of the second concession of West York. He was threshing and fell off the mow in his barn on the 10th inst. and was killed. I think that it is the same Mr. Moore I worked for about the years 1853—54 & ’55, and a better man there could not exist. I liked him as I would a brother, even when away from him my thoughts were continually on him. But he has gone to a better world. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. Ah, if I do not see him any more in this world, I hope we shall meet in heaven! <Q2 folio 3 verso> January 1879 23rd Rather mild morning and the day continued fine for winter. Was chopping firewood in the bush. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s at night. 24 Mild morning and the day was pretty moderate with rather a high wind causing the snow to drift. I was chopping stove wood in the bush. 25 Pretty moderate morning, but the day as it advanced got exceedingly rough and windy. Johney and I were sawing stove wood in the bush in the forenoon and we were glad to leave the woods on account of the high wind and snow drifting in on us. We were in great danger of falling tim- ber, the wind was so strong. On our way home we could scarcely see the right way to go, the snow was raised with the wind and blowing against us in blinding masses. The stormiest day that has come for a long time. [in margin] Got a letter from Ireland. �86 26th Sabbath. Fine sunny morning, and the day continued mild to the afternoon, when it began to freeze pretty sharply. I went with the sleigh to the back line in the morning and fetched Father and Mother out. In the afternoon I took them home again. 27 Windy morning with sleet and rain, the day continued pretty windy all through and raining. It seems that a thaw has set in. And I split stove wood in the bush in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon hauled it home. Eliza Russell was here today. [in margin] Thaw. 28 Very fine morning, and the day continued sunny with a thaw wind. Nancy and I fetched in a small pit of potatoes in the forenoon. There was a good many of them frozen. In the afternoon I went to Dundalk and purchased an axe handle and some writing paper. Mrs. and Mr. Lon- sway were here this eavning. <Q2 folio 4 recto> January 1879 29th Bright sunny morning, and the day continued splendid all through. Done nothing, only chores. 30 Bright sunny morning and the day continued fine to the afternoon, when it got overcast and a pretty hard freeze set in. I was chopping stove wood in the bush. 31 Pretty cold morning and the day continued cold all day and pretty windy in the afternoon. I was chopping stove wood in the bush. <double line dividing sections> February [1879] 1st Cold, blustery morning and snow fell during the forenoon, the afternoon windy and excessively cold. It is now (7:20) P.M. Freezing like Greenland. Johney and I were sawing stove wood in the bush. 2nd Sabbath. Cold day all through. 3 Pretty mild day, the sun came out pretty warm about 10 A.M. I was chopping firewood in the bush. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. 4 Nice morning, the sun shone out strong and bright, the day kept fine all through. I was hauling firewood from the bush in the forenoon, and in the afternoon drove in to brother John’s for Nancy and the two youngest, who had been there all day. Brother John borrowed my bay mare, Gerty, to go to the township of Essa on tomorrow. 5 Rather cold morning, and the day continued pretty cold all through. I was chopping firewood in the bush today. <Q2 folio 4 verso> February 1879 6th Pretty cold day, and I was chopping firewood in the bush. 7 Rather colder than yesterday, with frequent showers of snow. Done nothing today, only my chores. 8 Rather cold this morning, but the day ameliorated and was sunny and pleasant towards noon. Johney and I sawed stove wood in the bush till noon, and in the afternoon I took the harrows and the plow colter to the blacksmith’s shop to get repaired. I also paid Richard Campbell, blacksmith, his account in full. 9th Sabbath. Pretty cold day and very stormy, the wind blowing and drifting the snow greately [=greatly]. 10 Moderate weather this day, the snow inclined to be a little soft. I was cutting wood in the bush. �87 11 Mild morning with a good deal of soft snow falling. The snow kept coming down mostly all day. I done no chopping today as it was wetting being outside. William Lonsway was here to- day. 12 Very cold stormy day, from morning to night, the wind blowing and drifting the snow at a great rate. 13 Sharp morning, very big freeze. It kept cold all day, and toward eavning the wind rose and drifted the snow. I was at William Lonsway's bee with the team hauling cordwood to the sta- tion. Miss Sarah Bell visited us today. 14 Very cold morning, and the day continued cold all through. There arose a wind and snow storm about 6. PM, the fiercest snow storm I ever was out in. Nancy was at the back line. <Q2 folio 5 recto> February 1879 15th Very sharp cold morning, and the day continued piercing cold of all through. Johney, Clark, and I cleaned up a grist and some wheat for seed. 16th Sabbath. Not quite so cold as yesterday, still there was a sharp enough freeze all day long. 17 Cold morning, but the day got something warmer towards noon. I took to the gristmill 26 bushels [of] wheat. 18 Cold morning, but the day got bright and sunny and was very fine from about 10 A.M. I was hauling some firewood home from the bush. Mrs. Abraham Jackson* visited us this afternoon. [*mother of Phoebe Jackson Russell.] 19 Very cold morning, and the day continued cold all day, and blowing with some snow falling. I went to the back line, and also I went to the mill for a grist I had left there. Rev. Mr. Ward*, C. [of E.] Minister, called here today. [*Rev. James Ward (Church of England), of Markdale, con- ducted services every second Sunday at Dundalk, 1877-1880; see History of Dundalk, pp. 142- 43.] 20 Very cold morning, and the day continued cold and stormy all through, very sharp cold wind and some snow falling. This night was the coldest that has came this winter. Mrs. Clements Bell visited us today. [in margin] coldest night. 21 Sunshiny morning, and the day was nice and fine all through, with a bright sun. The eavning was rather sharp. Nancy and two youngest and I went to Dundalk. 22 Rather sharp morning, and the wind continued getting up towards eavning, when it blew pretty brisk and cold. Johney and I were hauling some hay which I had at W. Lonsway’s. It was clo- ver hay, and being in a stack, was pretty badly musted. <Q2 folio 5 verso> February 1879 23rd Sabbath. Cold stormy day all through. The boys, John and Clark, took Jim in to Sam’s in the afternoon in the sleigh. 24 Cold stormy day all through, blowing, snowing, and freezing. 25 Very cold stormy day, the wind blowing, and snow falling, and freezing. Johney and I hauled two little loads of hay from W. Lonsway’s. 26 A very cold and stormy morning and the day continued very cold and stormy all through. Johney and I hauled the last of our hay from the back line. Old Mr. Kirby was here a while this afternoon. [in margin] First lamb came tonight. 27 Another snapping cold day, blowing, snowing and freezing. Nancy and I went to Mr. Kirby’s this eavning. �88 28 Another very cold day, snowing, blowing, and freezing. I went to Dundalk in the eavning and posted six letters. [in margin] Letter sent to Brother William. March 1st, 1879 1st Brisk wind this morning, and snow fall, but with a tending to softness. The wind continued pretty strong, but soft, all day. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. I paid John Nor- vall, Jnr., $25.00 to be placed to my credit and put on the note which he holds against me for his brother Tom. Said note being $50, with 0.2 per cent per annum interest. In the afternoon, I opened a potato pit and brought in a Barell full, there was an odd one of them frozen. 2nd. Sabbath. Rather cold day, windy and freezing in the forenoon, the afternoon pretty mild and the sun was fine. Nancy, Eliza, and I visited at Mr. James A. Mulholland’s. <Q2 folio 6 recto> March 1879 3rd Pretty cold in the morning, but the sun shone out about 10 AM, the day was nice and fine af- terwards. Nancy and I went to the back line. I met brothers John and Sam coming to the mill with saw logs. I turned and went back with them. James Murphy stopped here this night. 4 Soft-like morning with the wind pretty high. There came a [sic; delete] on quite a snow storm of large soft snowflakes. This cleared off after a while, and the day was rather milder. Nancy’s father was here. 5 Very fine morning, sun bright and warm. I and the family went to the back line to help brother John to pack up his goods and furniture. James Murphy stopped here tonight. 6 Cold, raw morning, the roads were very heavy on account of the snow which had fallen last night and drifted. The day got finer about noon, when the sun came out. Brother John moved away this morning to the township of Essa, where he is going to live on a farm, 109 acres which he and I have jointly. I sent my team, drive[n] by Jim, also I sent Johney to help drive his cattle. This changing of places is at the best very troublesome. I hope he will do well in his new home. He has done very badly in his old home. The wind is getting very strong tonight, and whistling around the house at a pretty brisk rate. 7 Fine morning, and the day continued very fine all through, with quite a bright sun. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8 Moderately mild morning, sky overcast in the afternoon, thunder, lightening and some rain in the eavning. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s a while at night. [in margin] Thunder. <Q2 folio 6 verso> March 1879 9th Sabbath. Beautiful morning, the sun bright and warm, the day continued very fine all through till night, when there came on a rain storm accompanied with pretty heavy thunder and a great deal of lightening. The snow melted away today pretty rapidly. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mul- holland and two of their children visited us today. 10 Bright sunny morning, and the day continued beautiful all through, the sun extremely hot. The sky got overcast at night and the wind rose. Nancy, I, Eliza and Willy went to the back line about noon. Edward Thompson is stopping here tonight. 11 Cold, raw morning and the day continued very windy and cold all through. I went to Dundalk, it being fair day. Cattle were very cheap, some milk cows fetching as little as $12.00. �89 12 Cold in the morning, but as the day advanced the sun shone out bright, making the day more pleasant. The sky got overcast towards night and there fell quite a nice little bit of snow after dark. Nancy and I visited J. Trugon's at night. 13 Blowing, stormy morning, snow falling at first, which turned to something like rain soon, the wind very strong. In the afternoon a pretty sharp freeze set in. Nancy, I, Eliza and Willy were at Mr. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. 14 Blustering day all through, snowing, blowing, and freezing from morning till night. Chopped a little stove wood in the bush this afternoon. 15 Cold, raw morning, and the day continued very cold all through. I shovelled a way through the snow in the forenoon in to some stove wood in the bush, and in the afternoon Johney and I hauled it. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. <Q2 folio 7 recto> March1879 16th Sabbath. Storm and sunshine alternately. Snow showers falling frequently throughout the day, pretty cold in general. Brother Sam and his wife, with their three children, were here this after- noon. Most of the company, myself excepted, went to protracted meeting at Dundalk at night. 17th Patrick's Day in the morning. Showers of snow accompanied by a pretty strong breeze, oc- cassionally sunshine now and then, were the prevailing features of the day. J. Chalmbers here today. 18 Much the same kind of weather as yesterday, blowing and snowing occasionally, with a little sunshine now and then. Mrs. R. went to meeting tonight. 19 Pretty cold in the morning, then a little warmer as the sun got out. Some showers of snow through the day, wind moderate. Brother John was here a while in the afternoon. Brother Sam and wife also came here in the eavning on their way to Dundalk. Mrs. R. is off to the meetings tonight again. 20 A little cold in the morning, but the sun came out during the forenoon, and the day was pleas- ant. I was helping brother John cut saw logs. 21 Sunshiny day, the snow melting, although not rapidly. I was helping brother John cut saw logs. 22 Hard frost this morning, the day got mild about 10 AM. Snow began to fall and kept snowing mostly all day. I was helping brother John with the saw logs today. <Q2 folio 7 verso> March 1879 23rd Sabbath. Rather stormy day, snowing and blowing, the snow somewhat soft. 24 Fine in the morning, but soon the day changed and blowing and snowing commenced and con- tinued without intermission throughout the day. I sent Jim and the team to help brother John cut his logs. 25 Sunny morning and the day was pleasant and fine all through, the snow melting considerably. Jim was helping brother John with the saw logs. 26 Cold, raw morning for some time, then the sun shone out and the day was pleasant till after dark, then some sleety rain fell. Jim was helping brother Sam in the afternoon to haul stove wood to the school house. I was chopping stove wood in the bush. 27 Rather fine day, given to thaw in the afternoon. Jim was helping brother Sam to haul wood with the team. 28 Mild morning and the day continued soft all through. Rain commenced at night. The spring thaw appears to have set in. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. �90 29 Misty morning, the snow melting rappidly, a shower of sleet fell about noon. The afternoon soft and misty. Johney and I went to brother Sam’s in the eavning for some hay. 30th Sabbath. Cold, stormy day all through. 31 Cold in the morning, but got warmer and the snow melted some towards noon. I and Johney hauled two small loads of hay from the back line. I went to Dundalk at night and paid John McDowell $25.00 for sawing 10,000 feet lumber. Brother John was here this eavning and took away three bags of his own wheat. <Q2 folio 8 recto> April 1879 1st Cold in the morning, but got much warmer as the day advanced. It was pretty warm about noon, and the sun shone out bright. Brother Sam came here in the morning, about 2 O'clock in the morning, with his team and a small load of grain for brother John. I got my horses har- nessed and sent Jim and John with Sam’s load to Shelburne. Brother John being along with the waggon, they put both loads on the waggon at Shelburne and then John started for Essa, as the sleighing had all gone from Shelburne down. I was helping Sam at a wood bee. There were 12 men at the bee and he got about 13 cords of the stove wood cut and split. Mr. James Jack, as- sessor, stopped here this night. He assessed me for real and personal property at $910.00. 2 Cold, stormy morning, blowing and snowing. It continued so all day with a pretty sharp freeze. John and Jim were chopping stove wood in the bush. 3 Very cold morning, and the day kept getting colder all through, snowing, blowing, and freezing. I went to brother Sam’s in the forenoon with the team and got John’s sugar kettle. The boys were cutting stove wood in the bush in the forenoon. The afternoon was too stormy for them to work. Mrs. Gott, Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here today. 4 Cold, stormy day all through, but not quite so much of a blow as was yesterday, snow falling mostly all day, although in no great quantities. The boys were cutting stove wood in the bush. 5 Pretty cold morning, but the sun broke out at about noon, and the day was pleasant after. The boys were chopping and I was hauling wood home, and in the eavning I brought in some pota- toes out of the pit. John Agnew is stopping here tonight. <Q2 folio 8 verso> April 1879 6th Sabbath. Rather fine in the morning and the sun kept getting stronger and warmer as the day advanced. The snow melted considerably. John Agnew was here to the afternoon. 7 Rather cool this morning and the wind blew coldly all day, although the sun shone out pretty bright. The boys went in to brother Sam's for our bobsleighs, and took his long sleigh in to him in the forenoon. They chopped stove wood in the bush in the afternoon. Father came out with the boys and stopped all night with us. 8 Bright sunny morning, and the day was warm and fine all through, with plenty of sunshine. Fa- ther went home this morning. Jim took him in in the sleigh. We tapped trees today for the first this season. I made the cuts in the tree and Nancy put in the spiles and set the troughs. We done 101 in the afternoon. I heard a Robin singing for the first this season. [in margin] First trees tapped / First robin heard 9 Very fine bright morning, the Sun shone out strong all day and the day was quite pleasant. We gathered and boiled down sap today. We made about ¾ of a pail of molasses. �91 10 Rainy morning which soon turned to sleet, then to snow, and the day was a tough one all through. The ground was covered pretty well with snow towards night. [in margin] First cow / calved. 11 The sun shone out this morning, but there was a very cold wind all day, everything outside cov- ered with sleet and looking very dreary. The boys cut some stove wood. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <Q2 folio 9 recto> April 1879 12th Bright sunny morning, and the day was pretty fine, though rather cold. The boys were cutting stove wood in the bush. I sowed 30 pounds (9 of clover & 21 of grass) seed on 3 acres of ground. Henry Lonsway was here a while this afternoon. I went to John Irvin’s at night and helped him carry in two pigs which he had butchered. The gravel road in front of this place is now passible. It has been blocked up with snow since Christmas to about four days ago, when some teams passed through. There is four feet of snow in some of the fence corners yet. 13 Pretty mild morning and the day was rather soft, with a snow shower. Mrs. Russell and I visit- ed at Mrs. C. Bell’s. We had a five year old cow got her neck broke in the stable tonight. She was near her calving. Loss, about $20.00. 14 Rather chilly this morning, but the sun shone out after some time and the day got nice and warm. Mr. Lonsway came over in the forenoon and helped me skin the cow. I sent the hide in to Mr. Hanbury’s, it weighed 54 lbs gross and was only worth .03¢ per pound. One cow calved today. Nancy and I gathered 33 pails of sap in about an hour in the afternoon. Jim was helping Henry Lonsway. 15 Rather sharp morning, but the sun got out in the afternoon. We were in the sugar bush in the af- ternoon. I went in the eavning to Dundalk to hear Mr. Lauder, M.P.P.* [Abraham William Lauder, MPP for Grey East, 3 Sept. 1867-8 Dec. 1871, 18 Jan. 1872-20 Feb. 1884. See http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=720]. 16 Rather chilly morning, the afternoon fine. Were in the sugar bush in the eavning. 17 Cold in the forenoon, the afternoon fine. The boys swamped out wood. Nancy and I were in the sugar bush in the afternoon. <Q2 folio 9 verso> April 1879 18th Frosty morning, the sun got out bright, and the sunshine strong in the evening. The boys swamped out wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon gathered sap. I went to Flesherton, to Division court, had no case. Wanted to see John Agnew. Owen Cassidy and Kenny Perry stopped here tonight. 19 Frosty morning, and pretty chilly through the day, although the sun was shining. I went to Mr. Hughes in the afternoon. Nancy and the boys were in the sugar bush. At night we went to Mr. Lonsway’s. 20th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, and the day was pleasant and fine all through. One of the cows got sick this afternoon, apparently a stoppage in her urine. I sent to Dundalk and got some spirits of sweet nitre. I gave her about one half ounce at a dose; it seemed to relieve her. [in margin] Heard frogs. 21 Hard frost this morning, but the sun shone out strong, and the day was pleasant and warm. Nancy gathered some sap in the morning. Jim started the pease today. The frost is not suffi- �92 ciently out of the ground for good plowing. The ground is also soft. Johney and I were picking over a potatoe pit, there were a great many damaged ones among them. They had rotted, about the one third of them, I think. I ought to have covered them in the fall with plenty of good dry straw. In place of that I have put on fox tail and other stuff that I got amongst the potatoe hills whilst digging them. The potatoes were all scabbed when I put them into the pit. The others that I had covered with straw were sufficiently sound. [in the margin:] First plowing. 22nd Very fine morning and the day continued exceedingly hot for this season of the year, in fact it was hazy, almost like Indian summer. Jim was plowing, John and I cleaned up about 23 bush- els of pease. Bob Irvin was here today to see about buying an old stove from me. I sold him one for $2.00. <Q2 folio 10 recto> April 1879 23rd Pretty mild morning with scarcely any frost, the day got clouded over with indications of rain, although there was none fell. Jim was plowing, Johney and I cleaned up 110 bushels of oats. Nancy and I went to Mr. Kirby’s at night. Mr. Kirby offered me two cows for a brood mare. I declined. 24 Sharp frost this morning, the day got overcast, and was cool. The evening quite cloudy and rainy like. The ground has dried up splendidly these last few days, plowing goes very well now. Jim was plowing. A Frenchman named Roos, and a boy which was along with him, sell- ing counterpanes, arrived and fed their horses here. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this af- ternoon. 25 Misty morning and the day kept getting cloudier. A little rain fell in the forenoon, and a slight mizzle kept up to about 3 PM, when it began to rain heavier and wound up with a wet afternoon and raining now (9:30) P.M. Jim was plowing so long as the day was fair. I sifted some seed wheat in order to take wild mustard seed out of it. Mrs. Hannah Bowler was here this eavning. Henry and Mariah Lonsway were here a while at night. 26 Rather cloudy morning, but the rain did not fall till about 6 P.M. Jim was plowing. I sifted some seed wheat. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 27th Sabbath. Cool morning and the day continued rather cool all through. I went to see Father and Mother today. [in margin] seen Swallow 28 Cool morning, although the sun shone out bright. The day was fair but cool. I plowed, and Jim made a stone boat. <Q2 folio 10 verso> April 1879 29th Rather misty morning, and a slight rain fell throughout the day, but not enough to stop work. I was plowing in the forenoon, Jim plowed in the afternoon. 30 Cold, raw morning and the day continued cold all through. Fine snow began to fall about 5 PM and continued falling till after dark. It is freezing now pretty hard, the ground is quite stiff (9.) P.M. Jim was plowing, I was sorting some potatoes. The ground where Jim was plowing was very wet. ___________________________________________________________________ May 1st Cold morning, frost and snow, the ground frozen very hard, no harrowing this morning and but little plowing. Jim and John went to Mr. Jackson for ½ ton of hay, which I had purchased @ �93 the rate of $8. per ton. ½ ton is a pretty small load. We plowed the garden and the patch be- tween the two houses in the eavning. Mr. W. Kirby came down in the afternoon and I wrote him two letters. 2 Sharp frost this morning, the ground so hard that it would not harrow in the forenoon. I sowed four bags of wheat in the eavning. Jim plowed in the forenoon and harrowed in the afternoon. I then went to Dundalk, was late of getting through with my business. Mr. D. Davidson’s Clerks* asked me to stop all night with them. I done so. [in margin] first wheat sowen. [*See below, Neil Strachan and John Stubbings, two of Davidson’s clerks, visited the Russells, 22 Dec. 1879] 3 Bright sunny morning, and the day continued fine all through. I brought home six apple trees which I had ordered from Chase Brothers & Bo[w]man, Rochester, and planted them. They cost me twenty-five cents each. I also finished sowing wheat and Jim finished harrowing the wheat. [in margin] planted fruit trees <Q2 folio 11 recto> May 1879 4th Sabbath. Rather misty morning, and some rain began to fall pretty early in the day and the day continued pretty wet all through. Brother Samuel and wife and baby were here today. 5 Cold, wet morning, and continued wet to about 9 AM when it cleared off, and continued dry to about 4 P.M. when it commenced to mizzle and was rather wet and cold at night. Jim plowed from 9 AM till night. I chored around and staked the apple trees. The trees are planted and named as follows: The Row contains 6 trees and is the third row of trees or 24 steps from the boundary line between lots 214 and 215. The first tree in the row, counting from the Gravel Road is named Rhode Island Greening, the second tree, 13½ feet from the first is a Baldwin. The third, 13½ feet from the second, is a Red Astrachan. The fourth, 13½ feet from the third, is a Talman Sweet. The fifth, 13½ feet from the fourth, is a Fameuse. The sixth, 13½ feet from the fifth, is a Wagner. The first I’ll give to James, the second to John, the third to Clark, the fourth to Eliza, the 5th to William, and 6th to their mother and me, between us. 6 Cold damp morning and there was a slight shower of snow about 10 AM, then a slight mizzle of rain. The afternoon was a little more favorable. I sowed fifteen bushels of pease today. Jim harrowed them. Nancy and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. [in margin] Sowed pease / Full moon in / the morning. 7 Sunshiny morning, and the day continued dry, although cool. Jim finished harrowing the pease in the forenoon, and went to plowing sod in the afternoon. John and I picked up stones and roots [dittog: and stones] where Jim was plowing. Eliza’s little lamb met its death this morning by some of the animals laying upon it. Mr. Hanbury came here in the afternoon to lathe [=lath; i.e. to put up lath prior to plastering the walls]. <Q2 folio 11 verso> May 1879 8th Cold morning, with frost on the ground. The day got warmer. Jim plowed, I and John picked stones and roots. I helped Nancy plant some onions in the afternoon. I went in to the back line in the afternoon. 9 Pleasant sunny morning, and the day continued warm all through. Jim plowed, Johny picked up and gathered stones. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I then attended a trus- tee meeting. �94 10 A little chilly this morning, but the sun got out bright and warm, and the day was dry and warm all through. I sowed two bags of oats in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to buy some cows: did not get any, the cows did not please me. Johney harrowed. [in margin] First oats sown. 11th Sabbath. Very fine morning, and the day continued dry and warm all through. 12th Fine morning, and the day was very warm all through. I plowed today, John and Jim picked up roots and stones. Mr. William Middleton stopped here at noon with his horse. Mr. Cross came here in the afternoon to fix the windows. 13 Fine morning, and the day continued very close and warm, with some appearance of a thunder storm in the eavning. There was some lightening. I plowed mostly all day. The ground is vey dry and hard and it is very heavy work on the team. 14 Very warm morning and the day continued hot to about 4 P.M. when it got cloudy, then shortly after there was lightening, thunder and rain. I was plowing, Jim and Johney were picking stones. Brother Sam got the lend of the old mare to work, as his has colted. We planted some potatoes this eavning. [in margin] First potatoes planted. <Q2 folio 12 recto> May 1879 15th Fine growing morning, the day cool and misty all through. I was plowing to noon, then I sowed some oats. Jim harrowed. Nancy shore the sheep. John Hanbury and his two men were working at the plastering of the house. 16 Fine morning, and the day continued dry all through. Jim was harrowing in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and I hauled off stones and jerked out stumps from the ground we were going to fallow. 17 Slight frost this morning, but did not hurt. I plowed to tea time, then I went to Dundalk. Called at Mr. May’s old place to hear Dr. Barr* address the Electors. Jim and Johney were picking up. [* MP for Grey, and later MPP; see above, 10 June 1876, 7 Aug. 1877, 20 Sept. 1877, re. med- ical report to qualify for pension.] 18th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day continued warm and dry. I and wife went to Brother Samuel’s today. 19 Very warm morning and the day continued hot all through. Jim was plowing. I and Johney were choring around, picking potatoes, planting them and doing other jobs. 20 Very fine morning and a beautiful day, sunshine all through. Jim was plowing, John was gath- ering stones. I went to a Chattle [=chattel] Mortgage Sale at Mr. George Mann’s in the Town- ship of Artemesia. I bought one cow for $19. and another for $22.50. They are both good cows, one eight and the other seven years old. They are calved some time. 21 Fine day all through. Jim was plowing. Johney and I planted potatoes and gathered stones. Nancy was at a picking bee at Mr. Lonsway’s. She and I went to Dundalk at night to Mr. Thomas Talbot’s wake. There was a sharp frost this night. [in margin] Old T. Talbot /died. <Q2 folio 12 verso> May 1879 22nd Bright sunny morning, and the day continued dry but cool and windy. Jim harrowed, I sowed oats and Johney and I gathered stones in the afternoon. Quite a frost this night. [in margin] Finished sowing oats. �95 23 Fine morning, but quite cool, the day dry and pleasant all through. Jim plowed, I and Johney planted some potatoes in the forenoon and cleaned some barley in the afternoon. Mr. Lonsway and Mr. William Silk were here this afternoon. Mr. John Hanbury finished plastering the house. 24 Fine morning, and the day continued dry and breezy with clouds in the afternoon. The three eldest boys went to see the sports at Dundalk.* Johney ran in the boys race and took first prize (.75¢). Eliza and Willie went fishing and caught four fish 2½ inches long, big Sport for them. Nancy went to Dundalk in the afternoon to do some shopping. I stopped at home all day and plowed. [*Victoria Day holiday, 24th of May, celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday.] 25th Sabbath. Cool, clear morning and the day continued cool and dry all through. [in margin] Frost. 26 Cold morning, with quite a frost, ice on the water. The day was cold and clear all through. Jim was plowing, John was gathering stones. I sifted some Barley for seed. Brother Sam was here at noon. [in margin] Frost. / Lamb come. 27 Cool morning, the day continued cool and bright. Quite a frost this morning. I sowed 4½ acres of Barley. Johney harrowed it. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 18 pounds of Timothy seed at 5 cents per pound, and 10 pounds Clover seed at 7½ cents per lb. [in mar- gin] Frost / Finished sowing Barley. 28 Frost this morning, the day was clear and warm. John and I picked stones in the forenoon and I sowed the clover seed in the afternoon, and Johney harrowed. The ground is remarkably dry and hard. Water is getting scarce. No spring so dry in my memory. [in margin] Frost. <Q2 folio 13 recto> May 1879 29th Bright warm morning, and the day continued dry and warm. Johney was plowing a potatoe patch, I was cutting seed potatoes. Mrs. Gott was helping Nancy pick wool. 30 Bright sunny morning, the day continued warm and very windy. There was a slight shower of rain in the forenoon. Johney and I were hauling out manure. I went to a meeting at night of a political nature at Mr. Atcheson’s School House. 31 Dry warm morning, the sun bright and hot. I went to Flesherton to see Dr. Christoe and from thence to Priceville to see Mr. Ferguson.* P.S. I took the train at Flesherton Station coming home and about that time 3 P.M. there came on a rain and wind storm which increased in vio- lence as we came near Dundalk to nearly a tornado. The fences blew down in all directions. Buildings were unroofed, the water poured in through the passanger [sic] car, the wind almost blew the cars off the track. The rain ceased at about 6 P.M., the ground thoroughly wet, hail stones fell in places. [in margin] Violent Storm. [*William Ferguson was Superintendant of Schools (or Public School Inspector) for Grey South (which included Melancthon, Proton, Ar- temesia and Osprey); see Belden, Historical Atlas of Counties of Grey and Bruce; Sawden, His- tory of Dufferin County, 88, 124-25. In this entry, RR is taking a medical certificate from Dr. Christoe to W. Ferguson in order to qualify for his annual pension.] June 1st Sabbath Rather misty morning, but the rain only came on in the eavning. 2 Misty morning and pretty cool. The day continued dry. Jim was plowing, Johney and I were fixing up fences in the forenoon and in the afternoon were cleaning up the door yard. 3 Cloudy morning, the day continued fair during the forenoon. About 2 in the afternoon the rain began to come down, at first slowly, then it increased in quantity till it got perfectly wetting. It kept raining all afternoon and is at it still (9:30) P.M. We were planting potatoes in the dry part �96 of the day. Planted about 5 bags full. We put them in with the plow, plowed the ground in as flat as if for grain. Mrs. Kirby was helping Nancy to pick wool. Wesley Lonsway was helping to drop potatoes. <Q2 folio 13 verso> June 1879 4th Showery, cool day all through. Jim plowed, I cut some potatoes for seed. 5 Cool morning, but the day was dry from morning to night. Jim plowed. Mr. Lonsway fixed the stove pipes on the roof of our house. I went to the Elections for M.P.P. at Dundalk. Mr. Lauder (Conservative) member for East Grey re-elected. [in margin] Elections 6 Very cold morning, mizzling rain falling through the forenoon and pretty windy. Jim finished plowing in the forenoon and in the afternoon we planted the remainder of our potatoes. [in margin] Finished planting / potatoes. 7 Bright, sunny morning, with a very hard frost, ice on the water as thick as a penny. The day continued cool and clear all through. I sowed 4 1/4 acres mixed oats and pease, John harrowed them. Jim and Clark helped brother Sam plant potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and from thence to Father’s. [in margin] Hard frost. 8th Sabbath. Fine clear morning and the day continued nice and dry. Henry Lonsway and Joseph Jackson were here today. 9 Clear, bright morning, the day very warm in the afternoon. The boys were hauling rails today. I got 60 pounds of hay from Mr. Lonsway. He would not take any pay for it. Henry Lonsway and Joseph Jackson started for Nippising [=Nipissing].* I was to accompany them on a land hunting excursion, but I backed down, can’t say whether it was right or wrong. [*the major city in Nipissing District is now North Bay, about 250 km north of Toronto; see, below, details of later trip to Parry Sound, an area slighty south of Nipissing, and east of Georgian Bay, 19-24 June 1879]. 10 Bright, sunny morning and the day was bright and pretty hot all through. I put up a fence. Jim and John hauled rails. Jim went at noon to the blacksmith’s to get a hook put on one of the tugs*, the former one being broken. [*synonym for “traces”, part of the horse harness, attach- ing to the whiffletree, a pivoted crosspiece attached to the tongue of the wagon, allowing the pulling forces to be distributed evenly.] <Q2 folio 14 recto> June 1879 11th Fine clear morning, and the day was pretty warm about noon. It got cloudy towards sunset and the wind blew pretty strong after dark for about 30 minutes, with some rain. I was repairing fences, Jim and John were hauling rails. Mrs. Samuel Russell and her sister Hannah were here this afternoon. 12 Bright sunny morning and the day continued clear but cool in the afternoon. I was repairing fences, the boys were hauling rails and cleaning up the ground where an old fence had been. 13 Fine morning, clear but a little cool. The day kept fine all through. I was repairing fences. Jim plowed, and sowed some oats and pease (mixed) for sheep feed. John harrowed. Jim left with T. J. Arnold for Essa this eavning. 14 Cool morning, and dry to about 3 P.M., when it commenced raining and is now (10) still rain- ing. I cut some rail timber in the forenoon and in the afternoon cleaned oats: 19 19/34* Bush- �97 els, & took them to Dundalk and sold them for .3¢ per bushel. [* a bushel normally has 32 quarts, but here seems to have 34, hence the fraction 19/34] 15th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, but the day got overcast and foggy with a slight sprinkling of rain occassionally. Brother Sam was here today. 16 Cool, clear morning, the sky high and the day clear but cool, and very chilly towards night, with signs of frost. I put up a shed for the waggon today. Hanlin* of Toronto beat Elliot of England in England, at rowing a Race. [*Of Irish descent, born in Toronto, Ned Hanlan was a famous Canadian rowing athlete, winning the English title in 1879, beating William Elliot by 11 lengths on a course of 5.76 km, on the Tyne at Newcastle; he earlier won the American champi- onship, and was world champion in 1880, and continued a professional career in rowing for many years; see http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ned-hanlan/.] 17 Cool and bright morning, the day fair all through. Fixed [up a place for the wagon: stricken] up fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. <Q2 folio 14 verso> June 1879 18th A slight frost this morning, but did not do any harm. The day was clear and cool all through. Johney and I fixed fence today. Mother and brother Samuel were out here. Jim got home from Essa, he is pretty sick and was very sick while away with a cold. He was laid up in bed for one day or more. I start for Parry Sound District tonight, accompanied by brother Samuel, William Lonsway and his brother Henry. Mr. Andrew Lonsway drives my team out as far as Singhamp- ton and brings them home again. Hope he will take care of them, he is but a poor teamster, and don’t hold his lines eaven [=even]. My object in going to Parry Sound is to get farms for my sons. [in margin] Frost. 19th to 24th [June]. Frost this morning. Went to Parry Sound in company with Skeffington Bell, Sam Russell, H. Lonsway, and W. Lonsway. Went about forty miles up the country: it is a wilderness of Rock and Black lakes, never can become a farming country. We took up no land. Going through the country was like passing through some horrible nightmare dream. There is now a Blank in this Journal, as my son Jim was at the point of death almost, when I came home. Dr. McWilliams visited him seven times and By God’s Mercy and the Dr.’s skill Jim was saved. Inflamation on one lung and pleuresy [=pleurisy] was the sickness. [This blank period is, then, three weeks, from 25 June to 16 July, when Robert returns to his daily record.] <Q2 folio 15 recto> July 1879 16th Cool morning and the day continued dry but cool with a pretty strong breeze toward eavning. I was at Mr. Nicoll’s raising of a frame barn this afternoon. The boys, Johney and Clark, were hoeing potatoes. 17 Clear cool morning and the day fair all through. Spread some manure for Sam. 18 Clear cool day, without rain. Nancy took the rolls of wool to be spun today. [in margin] First mail [double underline] 19 Clear cool day, no rain. I went to Dundalk on some business today. 20th Sabbath. Clear cool day all through. �98 21 Cloudy morning with some indications of rain, pretty warm about 2 P.M., a little thunder, no rain. I was helping Brother Sam to mow, the boys Paris greened the potatoes and hauled home some stove wood. 22 Cloudy morning and rain began to fall about 11 AM. The afternoon was showery all through. It is now (9:15) P.M. raining. I was helping Sam at his hay in the forenoon. 23 Clear day in the afternoon, although there was a slight mizzle of rain early in the morning. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon with a Ram I had sold for $5.00, also posted a letter to A. W. Lauder, M.P.P., Toronto, and in the afternoon mowed for Sam. 24 Dry morning and the day continued dry and fine all through. I was helping Sam at his hay, the boys helped in the afternoon. 25 Clear in the morning, but the afternoon became cloudy, no rain. The boys and I were helping Sam at his hay today. <Q2 folio 15 verso> July 1879 26 Cloudy morning and looked very much like rain in the forenoon. The sun shone out in the af- ternoon and the evening was dry and warm. I was helping Sam today and the boys were help- ing him in the forenoon. Nancy drove the horses in for me at night. 27 Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued dry all through. Mrs. John Gott and Husband were here today. 28 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun shone out soon and the day got warm and bright to about noon, when the sky began to get cloudy. A slight rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightening came on about 6 PM. I was helping Sam at his hay, Johney was helping Mr. Kirby to haul in hay. 29 Rather misty this morning, but the sun shone out soon and the day was pretty hot. I was mow- ing at Sam's, the two boys were making hay with him in the afternoon. 30 Fine morning, the day clear and warm, beautiful hay weather. I and the two boys were helping Sam. 31 Fine morning and the day very warm, dry all day. I and Jim and the team were doing statute labor. I went to Mr. John McDowell’s raising of a frame barn in the afternoon. Johnny went to do road work in my place. <Q2 folio 16 recto> August 1879 1st Bright morning, the day dry and very warm all through, with pretty high wind. I helped Sam at his hay. John and Jim with the team were doing statute labor. 2 Fine morning, dry to about 5 PM when there came on a slight rain, accompanied by thunder and lightening. I mowed some fence corners and Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 3rd Sabbath. Pretty nice day, dry, clear and moderately warm. Nancy and I visited Mr. S. Bell. 4 Fine morning, the day continued dry and warm with the exception of a few drops of rain that fell about 2 PM. I was mowing fence corners. 5 Fine dry morning and the day continued dry, and a little breezy with signs of rain, but none fell. We and Mr. Lonsway’s went a-Berrying to the Huckleberry marsh in Osprey. Did not get many, as there is a poor crop of berries this year. 6 Bright morning and the day was warm and dry though cloudy in the afternoon. I was mowing some in forenoon and in the afternoon attended a trustee meeting. �99 7 Bright sunny morning, the day fine to the afternoon. There was some thunder in the evening with a slight shower of rain. I and the boys were making hay. 8 Fine dry day, but pretty windy. The boys and I were haying. 9 Dry morning, the day dry, the boys berrying, I choring. Nancy and I visited Mr. Lonsway’s this eavning. Great signs of frost now(11 PM). Northern lights and stars shooting.* [*No doubt the Perseid meteors, which are seen every August; see https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/perseid.html] <Q2 folio 16 verso> August 1879 10th Sabbath. Dry morning and the day was dry during the forenoon, in the afternoon there was a slight shower. Nancy and I visited J. Trugon’s. There was a frost this morning but it done us no harm. [in margin] Frost. 11 Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry and warm. I was cutting rail cuts, the boys were picking stones. Nancy went with the team after dinner to Dundalk. 12 Fine morning and the day warm and hot all through. I took two cows to Dundalk fair, but did not sell either, as they were milch cows and dry. Cattle or beef was what was wanted. There was a vote of the ratepayers in Melancthon taken today to see if they would separate the town- ship from the county of Grey and unite with others forming the County of Dufferin. 13 Rainy morning to about 7 A.M., when it cleared off and was dry to the afternoon when there was a pretty heavy rain till night. The boys were picking stones and I was cutting rail timber. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. 14th Cloudy morning, the day cloudy but dry and cool. I was chopping rail cuts, the boys were pick- ing stones. 15 Cloudy morning and the day continued cloudy though dry. I was chopping rail timber, the boys were picking stones. 16 Dark morning, the day dark, cool and dry. I was cutting roads to the rail timber in the forenoon and in the afternoon the boys and I were hauling them out with the horses. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here a while this night. <Q2 folio 17 recto> August 1879 17th Sabbath. Foggy morning but the sun soon shone out and the day was bright and warm. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife and brother Sam and wife were here 18 Clear morning, the day dry and pretty warm. The boys and I were pulling pease. [in margin] First / Harvesting. 19 Dry, hazy morning, the sun bright to the afternoon, when it clouded over. The boys and I were pulling pease. Alexander Irvin bargained with me to do 15 acres of chopping, fit for logging, on lot 216, beginning at the back fence of lot 215 and chopping 40 rods across the breadth of the lot and running towards the Gravel Road 60 rods. 5 acres of this to be done in time for me to log it and put in Barley. The remainder to be finished during the month of May 1880. The price of the work is $28 in cash, when I get money made of the crop in 1880, and the cow called Reddy, valued at $22. The cow to be given any time we like this coming fall. 20 Hazy morning, but the sun rose bright and dispelled the clouds, the day was breezy, dry and warm. Got clouded towards night and the sun went down under a bank of clouds. I was pull- �100 ing pease, Jim was craddling barley. Nancy and Johnny were binding. Mr. Lonsway had the team, yesterday and this afternoon, working at his summer fallow. 21 Cloudy morning, the sun just showed at rising then went under the clouds. Rain came on about 6 AM and was a little wet during all forenoon. The afternoon was dry to about 8 PM when there came on a rain storm with thunder and a great deal of lightening. Jim was craddling in the afternoon, mother and Johnny were binding. I was pulling pease. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s a while in the forenoon. <Q2 folio 17 verso> August 1879 22nd Cloudy morning but the sun got out and the forenoon was dry, there was a slight shower about 4 PM and since there was a very heavy rain, accompanied with thunder and lightening, and a very high wind from 6 PM to about 9. The boys were harvesting barley, Jim craddling, Johney and mother binding. I was pulling pease. 24th Sabbath. Fine day all through. Mr. A. Lonsway and Henry and Mrs. Bowler were here this af- ternoon. 25 Left home this morning, Nancy and I with the team, at 12:30* for Owen Sound. Got to that place at 12 O'clock noon. Transacted some business, then drove out as far as Chatsworth and stopped at Mr. A. Morrow’s hotel. The day was cloudy and cool all through. The boys cut some wheat at home today. [in margin] First wheat cut. [*the distance is slightly more than 40 miles, and travelling at night would be slow.] 26 Bright sunny morning and the day fine all through. Left A. Morrow’s at 8 AM and was home at 4:20 PM. The boys borrowed their uncle Sam's team and hauled in the barley. 27 Bright sunny morning, and the day was clear, cool and bright. Got Mr. Kirby's horse and the boys and I hauled in pease. John Gott was craddling some oats and some wheat in the fore- noon. I only got half a day cutting done as the grain was not ripe enough. <Q2 folio 18 recto> August 1879 28th Cloudy morning, and the day was rather cloudy all through, but dry. Some thunder in the dis- tance. We got Mr. Lonsway’s mare and the boys and I finished hauling in our pease. We had 15 loads. I bound some wheat after supper. 29 Rather cloudy morning but sun burst through the clouds and the day was pretty warm and dry. The boys and I gathered stones in the forenoon, and the boys hauled out manure on the pea ground in the afternoon. Nancy and I tied oats in the afternoon. 30 Hazy morning, but the sun got out strong and bright and the day was very warm. John Gott was craddling wheat for us and Nancy and I were binding. John and Jim were hauling out ma- nure. 31st Sabbath. Rather misty morning, but the sun got out and the day was warm and dry. Nancy and I went to Father’s in the afternoon. September 1879 1st Cloudy morning but the sun shone out and the day was dry and pretty warm. John Gott was craddling wheat to 4 P.M., after that he was cutting oats. Nancy and I were binding, the boys, John and Jim, were hauling out manure. �101 2 Cloudy morning and an appearance of rain, but the day was dry with the exception of a few drops. The boys and I hauled in grain to 4 P.M., then Jim plowed. John Gott was craddling. I hunted up some seed wheat, got it at Mr. Duncan’s of Proton. 7 Bushels of Seneca at $1.00 per bushel. Mr. & Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. <Q2 folio 18 verso> September 1879 3rd Rather cloudy this morning and there was a shower or two in the afternoon. Nancy and I were binding oats in the forenoon. Jim was plowing and he went for the seed wheat in the eavning. 4 Wet, windy morning, and the day continued windy and showery all through. Jim was plowing, and Henry Lonsway was helping him with his team in the afternoon. Jim, Mother & I were at Mr. Lonsway’s paring* tonight. [*An apple paring bee, presumably.] 5 Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and breezy. Jim was plowing to 4 P.M., when he finished the piece for fall wheat. I sowed some fall wheat (Seneca) in the afternoon. Nancy went in the eavning to Sister Sarah’s to see about the yarn she is spinning for us. I sold 3 R[am] lambs to Mr. W. Acheson this eavning at $2.33 each. [in margin] Sowed fall wheat. 6 Bright morning, but the sun clouded over immediately after rising, then some rain fell and it was showery generally through the forenoon, and also some came on after 8 P.M. I sowed the remainder of the fall wheat. John harrowed. Clark picked stones with the old mare hitched to the stone boat. Jim took a very long sleep this forenoon. I expect he was tired. I did not wake him, he slept to about 10 A.M., then he worked at hanging a gate and putting in posts to tea time. After that we all got to work, Mother and us, and put in the remainder of our wheat.* It rained on us at the last load but we did not mind it. [*Put the wheat, cut by John Gott 5 days earier, into the barn, finishing just as the rain begins.] 7th Sabbath. Mizzly morning and the day was cloudy with a slight sprinkling of rain. 8 Dark cloudy morning and the day was showery all through. I took 3 Lambs to Mr. Acheson’s which he had bought of me. Came home and split a few rails. Jim was fixing up a gate. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. <Q2 folio 19 recto> September 1879 9th Dark cloudy morning and a slight rain fell during the morning. I went with a fat cow to Dun- dalk fair. Did not sell her, was only offered $20. The boys were hauling stove wood and in the eavning they took a load of shingle timber to the mill. The frost killed every thing that was green this night, except Canadian thistles. 10 Fine sunny morning and a very hard white frost, quite a thick ice on the water. The day dry and sunny all through. I was helping Brother Sam to harvest. The boys were binding oats at home. [in margin] Frost / Hard. 11 Fine sunny morning and the day bright and warm all through. A sharp frost this morning. I was helping Brother Sam to harvest. Jim was also helping in the afternoon. Jim cradaled [sic] some at home in the forenoon. [in margin] Frost. 12 White frost this morning, the sun rose bright and clear, the day began to get cloudy about noon. Rain began to fall about 5:30 P.M. and is raining now, 7:30 P.M., quite lively. Brother Sam craddled the remainder of my oats today. The boys and I hauled in oats to 4 P.M. Nancy bound oats. The boys then took the team and went in with Sam to help him. [in margin] Frost. �102 13 Cloudy morning and the day got quite overcast about 2 P.M. It began to rain about 5:30 P.M. and continued pouring down for a while. I was cutting mixed pease and oats for part of the forenoon. The boys were helping their uncle Sam to harvest. 14th Sabbath. Rainy morning and the forenoon was hot. Nancy and Eliza and Willie went to Grand- father’s. 15 Frost this morning. Cloudy, but dry till 6:30 P.M. when it commenced raining and kept at it for a good while. I was splitting rails, the boys, Jim and John, were cutting mixed feed. Clark was tramping out pease with the old mare. John Agnew slept here this night. <Q2 folio 19 verso> September 1879 16th Cloudy morning and the day was dark and lowering all through. Rain commenced about 6 P.M. and is now (9 P.M.) raining steady. Jim and John hunted up the calves (which had gone astray) in the forenoon and mowed in the afternoon. Clark thrashed pease and I split rails. 17 Cloudy morning and raining occassionally during the forenoon. The afternoon was dry. The three eldest boys were helping Mr. Lonsway to thrash. Nancy was helping to cook. I cleaned up some pease in the forenoon, and in the afternoon cut some oats. 18 Rainy morning and the day continued show[e]ry during the forenoon, the afternoon was gener- ally dry. The three eldest boys were at A. Lonsway’s thrashing to 5 P.M. I cut some oats in the dry spells in the forenoon and in the afternoon fixed at making a place to hold the grain in the barn. Nancy and Jim took the team and went to Dundalk in the eavning. 19 Dark morning and the day was gloomy-like all through, though without rain. I cut some oats, Jim went for a R. Lamb and four young pigs to John Irvin’s in the forenoon. John was at Mr. Kirby’s thrashing in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and Jim helped John Irvin to bind. John Agnew was here all night. 20 Sunny morning, the day dry. Jim and I cut oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim and Johney hauled in . The thrashers brought their machine here this eavning. Nancy and I went to A. Lonsway’s a while this eavning. [in margin] Finished / cutting / grain. <Q2 folio 20 recto> September 1879 21st Sabbath. Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry all through. 22 Rather dark morning, but the sun got out dispelling the clouds. The forenoon was dry and clear, the afternoon got cloudy and rain began to fall about 5 P.M. At 6 P.M. there was a very heavy shower. We thrashed today. Andrew Stewart’s machine. 23 Cloudy morning, but no rain fell during the day. Finished thrashing at noon. $7.00 per day was the cost of the machine. The grain yielded pretty fair: Spring Wheat about 20 bushels per acre and a good sample. Barley about 19 Bushels per acre, very dark in colour. Pease about 23 Bushels per acre, good sample. Oats about 30 Bushels per acre, good sample. We put what straw we had out of doors into the barn in the afternoon. Brother Sam and Wesley Lonsway helped us. 24 Cloudy day all through, with alternate showers of rain and a few peeps of the sun now and then. Nancy and Jim went to Sister Sarah’s to get the yarn she spun. John went and left his measure for a pair of boots. Clark and I bearded the Barley and cleaned up about a load. 25 Very hard frost this morning. The sun got out pretty bright and the day got middling warm. I took in to Dundalk 33 Bushels of Barley in the forenoon. Could not sell it, because it was very �103 dark. I left it in the grain house. The weigher said he could sell it for me. I sold a cow today for $20., got $5.00 of earnest. Johney was helping John Irvin to harvest. Jim and Clark and I raked up 1 1/4 acres of mixed feed and hauled it in this afternoon. <Q2 folio 20 verso> September 1879 26th Beautiful morning, the sun a little hazy, the day almost like Indian Summer. Jim, Clark and I raked up mixed feed in the forenoon and hauled it in in the afternoon. Nancy was quilting at mother’s. Johney was at Skeffington Bell’s thrashing. 27 Cloudy morning, but the day kept dry and breezy till about 5:30 P.M. when there was a small sprinkling of rain. We were hauling in mixed feed today. Johney at Sam’s, thrashing. [in mar- gin] Finished / harvesting. 28th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and warm. 29 Cloudy morning, but the day continued breezy and dry, pretty warm with a little sunshine now and then. I and Clark took the cow which I had sold into Dundalk in the forenoon. In the af- ternoon I split rails. Jim and John hauled rails. 30 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty windy. I was making fence, Jim was plowing. Nancy went in to the back line in the afternoon and helped mother to quilt a pet[t]icoat. October 1879 1st Fine dry morning, the day dry all through, but cloudy in the afternoon. I was putting up fence in the forenoon, assisted by John and Clark. In the afternoon I went to old Mr. Gott’s raising. Jim was plowing. 2 Cloudy morning, and rain began to fall about 3 P.M. and was pretty wet during the balance of the day. Jim was plowing. Clark, Johney and I were logging and stumping. Nancy and I, with John and William, were at Mr. Lonsway’s helping pare apples this night. <Q2 folio 21 recto> October 1879 3rd Very fine morning, and the day was beautiful, dry and sunny. Jim was plowing. Clark, Johney and I were logging and picking up. 4 Dry sunny morning, and the day was beautiful and dry all through. I was at James Trugon’s thrashing. Johney was plowing. Clark and Jim were burning and picking up. Brother Sam fetched his colt here to be weaned. 5th Sabbath. Very fine morning, the day dry and very warm. Nancy and I were in at Father’s. 6 Dry, sunny morning, and the day was beautiful all through. Jim and the team were at Mr. Clip- part’s thrashing. Johney, Clark and I were picking up, stumping and logging. I got home the calves which I had traded with Johney Irvin. 7 Beautiful morning, and the day was dry and hazy all through and very sultry. We all went to the Show Fair at Dundalk. There was not such an exhibit this year as last. I sold 32 Bushels of Barley at .30¢ per B. 8 Nice dry morning, and the day dry and warm. There came on a slight shower about dark. The boys and I were raising potatoes, except Jim, who was with Mr. Clippert helping him to thrash. 9 Dry morning, the day dry and sultry all through. Jim was plowing. Johney was at Mr. Mill’s thrashing. I and Clark were raising potatoes. �104 10 Dry morning, the day dry and very hot. Jim was plowing, Johney was at Mr. Mill’s thrashing. I and Clark were taking up potatoes. <Q2 folio 21 verso> October 1879 11th Very fine morning and the day was dry, sunny and warm. Clark and I were raising potatoes. Jim was plowing and Johney was helping James Mills to thrash. 12th Sabbath. Beautiful morning and the day was dry, sunny and very sultry. William Lonsway and wife and Samuel Russell, wife and family, were here today. 13 Beautiful day, dry and sunny. Johney and I, with Clark, were raising potatoes. Jim was plow- ing. Mr. W. Lonsway and wife were here this afternoon. 14 Very beautiful day all through, warm enough for summer. I was taking up potatoes, Clark was gathering [stumps], Jim was plowing. 15 Very beautiful day, remarkably so for this season of the year. Jim was plowing, Clark was burning stumps. I and Johney were taking up potatoes. 16 Beautiful day, the sun a little hazy, but the day very hot. I finished the potatoes this forenoon and went to see about some bricks in the afternoon for building two chimneys. Jim was plow- ing. 17 Cloudy morning and a slight sprinkling of rain fell about 11 A.M., the day dry and breezy af- terwards. Jim and I went in the forenoon for a load of Bricks, $7. per M., and in the afternoon I chopped a few logs where I was about to log. Nancy and I went at night to Mr. Lonsway’s. 18 Cool dark day, and windy. We logged today, had G. Johnston and his oxen. Jim did not work today, had a cold. Nancy and I went at night to see Jimmy Irvin who is sick with, I think, rheumatic fever. Johney & Clark got their new Boots. <Q2 folio 22 recto> October 1879 19th Sabbath. Very cool morning, and the day was cool but dry all through. Nancy, Eliza and I vis- ited at Mr. W. Lonsway’s today. 20 Dry morning, the day cool, dry and breezy. I plowed sod in the forenoon, and quit it then on account of the ground being so dry and hard. Johney plowed stubble in the afternoon. I then went with John Irvin to Dundalk. John’s niece, Jane Eliza Irvin, daughter to Robert Irvin, aged 11 years and three months, died this afternoon of Bilious fever* after a sickness of about eight days. [in margin] Jane E Irvin / died. [*See 4 Mar., 1878.] 21 Dry day, cool, cloudy and breezy. I went in the forenoon with J. Irvin to Dundalk [dittography stricken: in the forenoon; “to Dundalk” repeated, but not stricken] and hauled home the coffin for his niece. In the afternoon we went to the funeral. 22 Dry day but cool [stricken: first snow fell this afternoon very hard frost this eavning] I [strick- en: digging a drain] was trying [to] burn brush this afternoon. [Jim stricken, John written above] John was plowing. [stricken: John and Clark were picking stones] Jim went to Fever- sham for the full cloth. 23 Cold morning and the day was dry but cool. There fell a shower of snow this afternoon. I was digging a drain this afternoon, Jim was plowing, John and Clark were gathering stones. [in margin] First / snow fall. 24 Very cold morning, quite white with snow, the day cold all through. John was plowing, Jim and Clark were fixing barn doors. I was digging a cellar drain. �105 25 Very hard frosty morning, the sun got out and the day got milder. John was plowing, Jim and Clark were fixing Barn doors and cleaning wheat. I was digging drain. Wife and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. <Q2 folio 22 verso> October 1879 26th Sabbath. Fine, dry, breezy day, the sun bright and clear. 27 Bright sunny morning, and the day dry and warm. Jim was plowing, John and Clark banking the house. I was digging a drain. Nancy and I went to Archy McAuly’s to bid them goodby[e] as they are going to Red River. 28 Rainy morning, but cleared off, but the day was generally showery with a good deal of rain to- wards night. I went to Dundalk in the morning for the carpenter, Mr. Cross. Took him home again in the afternoon with the team. He was putting up stands for chimneys, I was digging a drain part of the day. Poor Jim is laid up sick with a cold. Johney was with Johney Irvin thrashing, Clark was banking the house, hauling clay with the stone boat and one horse. 29 Cold, raw morning, the day cool and windy all through. Mr. McMaster (stone mason) was building chimneys for me. John at J. Irvin’s thrashing. Jim sick, poor boy. I and Clark were working at the drain, hauling stones to it and putting in a pipe. Nancy took up her cabbages. 30 Showery forenoon, the afternoon a little snow fell. I and Clark were fixing at the drain. John at J. Irvin’s th[rashing]. 31 Cold, stormy morning, snow falling and continued so all day. John, Clark and I were working at drain. Mr. Lonsway and wife, Maria and James, were here to supper, it being Hallow eve. <division line> [stricken September] November 1st Not quite so stormy as yesterday, but some snow fell. We were fixing our stables to put the an- imals in. Delivered the old mare to Mr. Cross. I had sold her to him on last Tuesday for $40.00, $30. to be taken in furniture. <Q2 folio 23 recto> November 1879 2nd Sabbath. Cloudy morning and a little snow fell during the day. I was in at the back line. 3 Cold, stormy morning and the day continued windy and cold with frequent showers of snow. Johney, Clark and I were hauling clay and banking the house. 4 Pretty cold morning, but the day got milder towards noon, there is some sleighing, but bad. I and the boys were hauling clay to bank the house. Alexander Irvin began the chopping of his 15 acres, which he had taken. [in margin] A. Irvin / commenced / chopping. 5 Mild morning and the day continued so all through, with a shower of snow at night. I helped Mr. Lonsway to kill pigs in the forenoon. The boys were banking the house. 6 Mild day all through. I gave the Boys a holiday. Jim went to the back line and fetched out his uncle John’s old sleigh. John and Clark went shooting, got one partridge. Nancy went to help Mother pluck some geese. I worked at the cellar and put in the cabbages. 7 Mild morning, and quite a thaw wind, snow going away today rappidly. We took in our butter to Dundalk and sold it to Mr. D. Davidson (406 pounds) at .17½ ¢ per pound. 8 Very mild morning, the [snow] entirely gone from the fields, the cattle out grazing like in sum- mer, the day mild and balmy. Johney was plowing, I chored around. 9th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Fields clear of snow. �106 10 Mild day, no rain, the weather just like spring. I hauled Mr. J. J. Middleton a load of Bricks from Proton Station to Dundalk. Johney was helping Mr. Kirby to haul manure. <Q2 folio 23 verso> November 1879 11th Wet morning, but cleared off about 9:30 A.M., was showery till eavning, came on a regular pour at dark, is now, (7:15) P.M., raining quite lively. Johney was plowing during the fair part of the day. I was fixing up potatoe pits for the winter. 12 Dark morning, and the day was pretty wet all through, with very heavy rain towards night. Johney plowed in the dry part of the day. 13 Cloudy morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell during most of the day. Johney plowed in the afternoon, in the forenoon I hewed some sticks [perhaps for building a manger?] for a cow sta- ble, and in the afternoon attended a trustee meeting in No. 5 Melancthon. 14 Misty dark morning, and rain came on about 10 A.M. and poured down pretty constantly to about 2 P.M. Jim and I were hewing logs in the dry part of the day. John was plowing. I [stricken: attended a tr] went to Skeffington Bell’s at night and helped him to fill Township Col- lector’s Receipts. Alexander Patterson was at our house during the rain. 15 Rather misty morning, but the day held up dry. James Mills was score hacking [?] with us to- day. Skeffington Bell came here tonight and I helped him to make out some Receipts. 16th Sabbath. Showery day all through. 17 Misty morning, but no rain fell through the day. Jim went to School. John plowed. I hewed timber. Skeffington Bell was here tonight. I helped him to fill Receipts. <Q2 folio 24 recto> November 1879 18th Sharp frosty morning, very cold, freezing all day. Jim and Clark went to school. John tried to plow but the ground was too hard, had to stop. I was sawing and hewing timber for a cow sta- ble. 19 Cold, stormy day all through. I was doing nothing, did not feel like working. 20 Very cold, stormy morning, and the day kept snowing, blowing and freezing. We were butcher- ing hogs, assisted by Mr. Lonsway in the afternoon. [in margin] Butchered / Hogs. 21 Sharp freezing morning, but not quite so cold as yesterday. Some snow fell during the day. We were choring around, the boys cleaned up a small grist in the afternoon, and I took it to the mill, also took some barley to be chopped. We took in some cabbages to Dundalk and sold them for .40¢ per doz. 22 Cold, stormy day, strong wind and some snow falling. I and Johney and Clark were cutting some firewood in the bush. Jim was helping his mother to cut up the porkers. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here a while tonight. A man on crutches, having had his feet frozen ten years ago, had driven here today. 23 Sabbath. Quite blustery this morning, the day cold and stormy all through, with some snow falling. Brother Sam and his family were here this afternoon. 24 Pretty sharp morning, but not so keen a freeze as yesterday. Johney, Clark and I were hauling home firewood. Jim was at school. 25 Mild this morning, but a heavy snow storm came on about 8 AM. Soon cleared off and the day was fine. Johney and Clark started this morning for Essa, a distance of about 40 miles, with 6 head of cattle to get wintered, as we are scarce of feed. �107 <Q2 folio 24 verso> November 1879 26th Nice mild morning, and the snow melting. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and I brought home 4½ squares of shingles from the mill. The sawing of them cost me .90¢ per square, the timber was my own. 27 Mild morning, soft like, some rain in the forenoon and a good deal fell during the afternoon. 28 Some rain fell this morning, then it cleared off a little, there came on more about 11 AM. The afternoon was quite showery. 29 Sharp frosty morning, cold wind and the roads very hard and rough. Went with the waggon to Primrose, a distance of 18 miles, to meet the boys who were returning from Essa after leaving the cattle there. Mr. James Murphy and Mr. John Russell were here tonight. 30th Sabbath. Cold, raw morning, and the day was pretty chilly all through. Nancy and I visited at the Back line today. December 1st Pretty mild morning, with some snow on the ground, the day was rather mild all through. I left home this morning and went to the Township of Essa, stopped at J. Agnew’s. 2 Mild morning, thawing and most of the snow went. Snowed some at night. I stopped at John Russell’s at night. 3 Ground covered with snow, but pretty soft and bad walking. Left John Russell’s this morning, had dinner at John Agnew’s and stopped at James Murphy’s in Tossorontio [=Tosorontio] Township this night. <Q2 folio 25 recto> December 1879 4th Rather soft morning, but a nice quantity of snow on the ground. I felt tired today and stopped all day and night at James Murphy’s. 5 Mild morning, and the day got warmish towards noon, and in the afternoon there was quite a thaw. I left James Murphy’s this morning and arrived home about 9 P.M. 6 Soft morning, and rain fell through the day, a general thaw in progress. John and James were at John Irvin’s thrashing to about 2 P.M. 7th Sabbath. Soft morning and the day continued so all through, with a little snow fall. 8 Rather mild this morning, and the day showed some appearance of rain, something like a mist fell occassionally. I and Johney were at John Irvin’s thrashing to about 2 P.M. when the ma- chine broke. 9 Pretty sharp cold morning, the ground froze hard, the wind pretty high, the day cold and very windy all through. There was a regular downpour of rain sett [=set] in about 9 P.M. and lasted nearly all through the night. Johney and I were helping J. Irvin to thrash. 10 Wet morning, and the day was windy and showery all through. There is a regular deluge of wa- ter on the ground now, and it is still raining, 8:45 P.M. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lonsway were here this afternoon. 11 Cold morning, and hard frost, the ground hard. Cold wind all day. I was taking the School census today, stopped at Father’s all night. Dined at Mr. William Nethercot’s [=Neithercut’s]. <Q2 folio 25 verso> �108 December 1879 12th Cold morning, with some snow on the ground, but not enough to make sleighing. I was taking the School Census today. 13 Pretty cold day, the roads rough, no sleighing or waggoning either, of any account. Sister Sarah stopped here tonight. 14th Sabbath. Cold morning and the day was cold all through, with a snowfall of about four inches at night. 15 The ground covered with snow this morning, bad sleighing and bad waggoning. I and Nancy started for Essa this morning and got to John Agnew’s at night. 16 Pretty cold morning, the day milder from about 10 AM. I sold the Essa farm today to Mr. Abraham Hussey of Barrie for $(4200.00) Four thousand and two hundred dollars (subject to a mortgage of $2100[)]. This leaves Brother John and I $2100 to be divided between us, which we have done, I getting Mr. Hussey’s notes for $1000., $400 to be paid me 16th Feb. 1881, and $600 to be paid me 16th Feb. 1882. John getting $1100 to be paid as follows: Feb 16th 1880, $500.; Feb. 16th 1881, $400. and 16th Feb. 1882, $200. This transaction and sale arose out of a former transaction and sale or trade of lands made by Brother John and I to John Arnold of Es- sa, Viz. in June 1877 John put in his farm of 100 acres in Melancthon, valued at $3000. and I put in my farm of 50 acres in the same township*, valued at $2000., against Arnold’s farm of 109 acres in Essa, valued at $5000. I paid Arnold $175. over and above my lot and John done work on my 2/5ths of the place and otherwise, to about the same amount of money, which left John and I about equal, viz. 2/5ths and 3/5ths shares in the place —continued <Q2 folio 26 recto> December 1879 continued— After the trade was made I mortgaged the Essa Lot for $2100, of this sum John got to pay off the mortgage on his Melancthon farm $1153, and $400 in cash to himself, and I got $408. to pay off a mortgage which was on my lot in Melancthon and $25 in cash. In all, John got out of the $2100 borrowed $1553 and I got $433. The remaining $114 was consumed in paying $77. of interest in advance and $37 for insuring the buildings and expenses of the loan. Nancy and I stopped at Brother John’s this night. [*the lands in question: in June 1877 Robert Russell sells Lot 220, Con. 1, Melancthon (50 acres), John Russell sells Lot 236, Con. 1 Melancthon (100 acres), in exchange for west ½ of Lot 6 on the 6th Con. Essa (109 acres), which Robert and John share, with John living on the Essa farm. This Essa farm is now sold to Abraham Hussey.] 17 Pretty cold morning, snow on the ground and nice sleighing. John drove us in the sleigh to Shelburne. There we took the cars [=train] and got home about 10 O’clock this night. 18 Mild morning. Nancy and I went to Father’s 19 Sharp, frosty morning. Jim and I went to Brother Sam to help him as he had the sawing ma- chine. The old machine kept breaking all through the day, and made its final break the first cut it attempted to take off after dinner. 20 Pretty mild morning, and the day was rather nice all through. The boys and I cleaned up 41 B[ushels]: 20 lbs oats and sold them in Dundalk for 30½ ¢ per Bushel. 21st Sabbath. Very cold morning, and the day kept getting colder as it advanced. The eavning was something fearful, several people got nipped with the frost, and no wonder. [in margin] Very cold. �109 22 Not near as cold as yesterday. The boys and I cleaned up 1635 pounds of pease and sold them in Dundalk for 60¢ p. Bushel. Messrs Neil Strachan and John Stubbings, clerks* in Mr. D. Da- vidson’s, and Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here, and spent most of the night with us. [*Neil Strachan, John Stubbings, clerks in Davidson’s general merchandise store, Dundalk, are friends of Robert, with whom he stayed overnight on 2 May 1879, and are mentioned in 11 Jan. 1879 “O. B. Jovial” entry.] <Q2 folio 26 verso> December 1879 23rd Rather mild morning, the day pretty mild all through, capital sleighing now! The boys and I cleaned up 1630 pounds of pease and sold them in Dundalk for 62¢ per Bushel in the afternoon. Jim took the team to Mr. George Johns[t]on’s thrashing, but the thrashers did not come. Mr. John Abbott was here today, canvassing me for to support him as Deputy Reeve. Jim took 2 saw logs to the mill. 24 Mild morning, and the day was very moderate all through, with a little sleet. Johney and I went to Sam’s to help him at the sawing machine. The old thing worked middling, but he only sawed about 5 hours for the day’s work. Jim went to G. Johnston’s with the team to thrash. 25 Rather sharp morning and the day was pretty cold all through. Willie, Eliza, Nancy, Jim and I spent the most of the day at Mr. A. Lonsway’s. Jimmy, Johney and Clark went in the eavning to Dundalk to a tea meeting. 26 Very sharp morning and the day was cold all through, with a little snow falling now and then. Jim and Johney were hauling saw logs in the forenoon and in the afternoon they took some grain to the mill to be chopped. Clark and I were cleaning up pease and bagging oats. Sam McBratteny (a thrasher) was here for dinner. Mrs. Russell visited Mrs. Bell. 27 Sharp morning, but the day got somewhat milder. Jim and Johney were hauling saw logs. Clark and I were cleaning and putting away our seed oats. 28th Pretty mild morning and the day was soft and nice all through. Father and Mother were here today. 29 Soft morning and a little rain falling, it kept thawing all through the day. Jim and John were hauling saw logs. Clark and I were cleaning up wheat. Brother Sam was here a little while this eavning. <between 26 verso and 27 recto, inserted half-page, with words to a song > Come all you pretty maidens, for you know my tale is true That never since my wedding-day have I made love to you. The kisses and the blisses it was once our joy to win Can never charm our married life, for it would be a sin. They say that stolen fruit is sweet, but sour the grapes may grow, As all who tread the sinful path of changing love may know, Then all should heed the warning, and each gossip low defy And never kiss another when your wife stands by. Chorus- Then be a little careful, if you are a flirting man, For you know that better half of yours will catch you if she can. If stolen fruit is sweetest, why just taste it on the sly, And never kiss another when your wife stands by! You will find that it is better for to be a little meek �110 Than rashly, when your wife is near, a pretty maiden seek. For if you live a quiet life and long for pleasure too, Don’t let your dear one see the maid in converse sweet with you. You cannot be too careful, she will catch you if she can And then in bitter truth you’ll know that you’re a married man. If you are sorely tempted, why just meet her on the sly, But never kiss another when your wife stands by. — chorus. You need not get in trouble if the right way you pursue And leave alone the pretty girls who once were sweet on you For if your love is pure and true, all jealous strife will cease, And though you sigh for bygone bliss, your heart will be at ease. Oh then be strong if you should meet the tempter in the way And do not from the fold of bliss to sin and sorrow stray. But if you want to flirt just once, why do it on the sly, And never kiss another when your wife stands by! <end of song> <Q2 folio 27 recto> December 1879 30th Sharp morning and the day was pretty cold all through. Jim and Clark went with a small grist to Osprey Mill. I went to Dundalk to transact some business. 31 Very sharp morning, wind in the east and some snow falling. The wind veered around to the north-west in the afternoon and there was a heavy fall of snow. I attended the annual School meeting at S.S. 5 Melancthon in the forenoon and in the afternoon visited Mr. Henry Hewett who is in bed, sick of pleuresy and inflamation. Jim and Johney hauled saw logs to the mill. January 1880 1st Not very cold this morning, the day was bright and sunny till the afternoon, when it clouded over and got pretty windy towards eavning. Nancy, Jim, and Eliza visited at W. Lonsway’s. Johney helped Brother Sam to clean grain. Clark and I cleaned and put away our seed wheat. [in margin] Borrowed Sam’s / T. Sheep [read R=ram?] 2 Mild morning, but very heavy sleighing as the snow had drifted through the night. The day was fine all through. I visited Miss S. Jackson and Mr. H. Hewett in the forenoon, as they are sick. In the afternoon I took 9 B[ushels]: 17 pounds of spring wheat to Dundalk and exchanged it for the same amount of fall wheat, paying .05 a bushel difference. The boys hauled a load of saw logs to the Mill in the forenoon. 3 Some sleet falling this morning, which kept increasing through the day and on at night, the rain came pouring down. Jim and Johney went to the Sawmill in the forenoon with logs. Clark and I cleaned up some oats and bagged them fit for market. [in margin] Rain. <Q2 folio 27 verso> January 1880 4th Sabbath. Soft morning, but the wind got pretty strong and cold in the afternoon, and was rather cold at night. �111 5 Fine, mild morning and the day was pretty warm and sunny all through till night, when the wind rose and was very cold and blustery. I took in 10 Bags of oats to Dundalk and sold them for .30¢ per bushel. They weighed 28 bushels less 10 pounds. 6 Mild morning, the snow going away. The day pretty mild all through. Mrs. Russell and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 23 pounds of tea @ .45¢ per lb. [in margin] Posted / Letter to / William / (Dickson P.O.) 7 Hard morning, the roads very slippery. It got soft about noon, the sun came out pretty strong. Mrs. Russell and I visited Miss Sarah Jackson (who is sick) in the forenoon, and in the after- noon Jim and his mother went to Dundalk. Skeffington Bell was here this eavning and traded me 1½ tons of hay for three spring calves. 8 Soft morning, the snow going away rapidly, some rain in the afternoon. Willie and I took the calves to Skeffington Bell in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to the back line and Sam and I inspected a Bush Lot that I have some notion of purchasing. [This is Con. 4, Melancthon; see below, 12 Jan. entry] 9 Misty morning, the thaw still continues, rain in the afternoon and pretty wet at night. I walked to Flesherton to see William Strain on some business. 10 Soft morning and the day mild, like spring, colder towards night. Clark and I brought in a pota- to pit. Jim and John cut firewood in the bush. Jim cut his great toe. I went to Dundalk towards night. <Q2 folio 28 recto> January 1880 11th Sabbath. Mild morning, thawing in the forenoon. Raining in the afternoon. 12 Mild morning although the ground is hard with the frost. Sleighing all gone, the day pretty mild all through. I went to Dundalk and saw Mr. Thos. McKee, who is up from Sandhill. I tried to bargain with him for 100 acres of Bush land which he has on the 4 Con. Melancthon. I could not do it: he asked $1000 in five equal annual payments with 6 per cent per annum inter- est. I offered him 5½ per cent, therefore there was no bargain between us. 13 Hard morning, sharp frost, a showery snow fell, did not amount to much, no sleighing. Nancy and I went to Dundalk, took back our tea which we had got. It was bad, price .45¢ per pound. Exchanged it for some at .70¢ per pound, pretty good tea this time. Saw McKee in the after- noon. He opened the Bargain again, but nothing came of it. 14 Hard, cold morning, the ground pretty bare of snow, except in the fence corners. The day got milder about 10 AM. I was chopping firewood in the bush, broke my axe handle just at night. Jim is in at his uncle Sam’s tonight. 15 Mild morning, and the day very fine and warm all through. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought an axe handle for .20¢. Went to see brother Sam in the afternoon, he is sick of Quinsy.* Went from his place to Dundalk for some medecine. Slept at Father’s this night. [*complication of tonsillitis—peritonsillar abscess—infection between tonsil and wall of throat.] <Q2 folio 28 verso> January 1880 16th Mild morning and the day soft all through. Went to the Doctor’s today for medicine for Sam. Went at night to a Surprise party* held at Mr. Skeffington Bell’s. [This must be a surprise �112 birthday party for Robert, who is 44 the next day. He has helped Skeffington Bell numerous times with his township rolls and receipts.] 17 Rainy morning and the day continued showery all through. I was at Brother Sam’s most of the day. This is my 44th Birthday. [in margin] Birthday. 18 Sabbath. Soft morning and the day continued mild. 19 Very mild morning and the day was one of remarkable fineness, like a day in April. I went to Dundalk today. 20 Snow on the ground again, but poor sleighing. I went to see Brother Sam in the forenoon, chored around home in the eavning. 21 Rather cold this morning, but the day got milder. I went in the forenoon to see Mr. W. Henders’ son who is very sick, and in the afternoon Nancy and I went to Dundalk. 22 Fine morning, and the day continued fine all through. Nancy and I went to Melancthon in the afternoon. 23 A little cool in the morning, but the day got milder as it advanced. I hauled some drags of wood from the swail* in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Brother Sam and his family were here. [* “Swail”, or more fequently “swale” = low lying or marshy land, which Robert is clearing for cultivation. See 29 July 1880, 9, 10, 16 Aug. 1880, and repeatedly in June, July, Aug. 1881.] 24 Very fine day all through. I cut some wood in the Bush and Johney and Clark hauled it in the forenoon, and in the afternoon they took 2 Bags of potatoes to John Morrow’s and brought home the grist which was at the mill. <Q2 folio 29 recto> January 1880 25th Sabbath. Very fine day all through. The sun came out bright like a day in spring. Nancy and I were a while at Mr. Lonsway’s. 26 Beautiful day all through, the snow is pretty much gone off the roads and the waggons are run- ning. I was chopping firewood in the bush to about 4 P.M., when I took a pair of boots (miss- fits) which I had got and returned them. I stopped at Skeffington Bell’s coming home and helped him with his Roll. 27 Beautiful day all through. I was cutting firewood in the Bush. 28 Very fine day all through. I did not work today. 29 Chilly morning, but the day got milder towards noon. I went in the forenoon with the team for Mrs. C. Bell. She stopped with us till about 4 P.M. I then took her home. The night was very cold and stormy. 30 Rather milder this morning, and about noon it began to rain. Ceased raining before night and began to freeze. The night was very cold. [in margin] Got letter / from / William. 31 Quite a cold morning, storming, freezing and snowing. The day was cold and freezing all through. I chopped some firewood in the bush in the afternoon. <Q2 folio 29 verso> February 1880 1st Sabbath. Very cold morning and the day was extremely cold all through. [in margin] Very cold. 2 Cold morning, and the day was sharp and freezing all through, with a strong wind. I was chop- ping firewood in the bush. �113 3 Snowing, blowing, and freezing all day long. I was chopping firewood in the bush. William Henders’ son, of about 14 years of age, was buried today. 4 Very cold day all through, freezing and snowing. I was chopping firewood in the Bush. 5 Cold, stormy day all through, snowing and freezing. I hauled home about 2500 pounds of hay from Skeffington Bell’s, which I had got from him in trade for two calves. Skeffington helped me. 6 Cold morning and the day was pretty cold all through. I made a way in the forenoon through the bush to the wood which I had cut, and in the afternoon Nancy and I went to Sam’s, and from thence to Dundalk. 7 Very stormy morning, and the day continued blowing and freezing. Johney and I hauled fire- wood. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here a while today. Sabbath 8 Very stormy morning, blowing and snowing, drifting a good deal all through the day. Mrs. Russell and I visited Mrs. C. Bell. 9 Cold morning, and the day pretty sharp all through. I took some barley to the mill in the after- noon to get chopped. <Q2 folio 30 recto> February 1880 10th Stormy morning and the day continued cold to about noon, when it ameliorated. There was snow fell in the morning. I was hauling saw logs for James Patterson today, and I stopped at his place all night. 11 Very fine morning, and the day continued fine all through. The snow melted considerably in the afternoon. I was hauling saw logs for James Patterson today. 12 Soft morning and the day continued thawing all through. I went to the Back Line. I met Mr. Thomas Norvall when I was coming home. 13 Fine morning, the day continued soft and mild. Brought Jim home from Sam’s today, as he is not well. 14 Mild morning and the day continued pretty fine all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon to see Mr. Hanbury, Bootmaker, who had made a number of mistakes in my Boot Bill. I also posted two papers to Brother William. In the afternoon I chopped some firewood in the bush. Brother Sam and William Lonsway were here today, so also were Mr. Andrew Lonsway and wife. 15th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued fine, though cloudy. Brother Sam and family were here. 16 Fine mild morning and the day continued fine with sunshine just like spring. The snow is pret- ty much gone off the gravel and the waggons are running. I was cutting firewood in the bush to about 4 P.M., then Jim and I took the wagon to the mill for some chopped barley. It was not done for us. <Q2 folio 30 verso> February 1880 17th Very fine morning and the day continued soft, with sunshine mostly all day. I was cutting fire- wood. �114 18 Rain this morning, then it faired off for a while, and came on again. After the rain there was frequent showers of snow, with pretty hard frost in the afternoon. It is blowing, snowing and freezing now (8 P.M.). I was cutting firewood in the bush today. 19 Very cold morning, blowing, freezing and snowing. The day continued remarkably cold all through. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon with the waggon and some wheat to get gristed and some barley to be chopped. The roads were fearfully rough. Brother Sam was here a while this night. 20 Another cold morning, freezing, the day was quite cold all through. I was cutting firewood in the Bush. 21 Stormy morning and the day was one of alternate snow showers with strong wind. I was chop- ping firewood. 22nd Sabbath. Rather mild day all through, sunshine some of the time. Nancy and I were in at Fa- ther’s. 23 Cold, stormy morning, snowing, blowing and freezing were the principal features of the day. I was cutting firewood. 24 Rather mild morning and the day was pretty fine to the afternoon, when there came on several showers of sleet and rain. Very heavy rain at about 8:30 P.M. I took 23 Bushels and 15 pounds of wheat, partly fall and spring, to Mr. Wright’s Mill, Osprey. I only got 35 pounds of flour to the Bushel, the smallest return I ever got at any mill, and the wheat was very good. I guess I won’t go back! [in margin] Went to Mill. <Q2 folio 31 recto> February 1880 25th Wet morning and the day continued showe[r]y all through. I done nothing of work-kind today. 26 Fine morning, and the day was like a day in spring, sunshiny and mild. We took in a pit of po- tatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. 27 Rather wet early in the morning, but the day got fine soon and was pleasant and mild. Jim and I cut roads to some firewood in the Bush and hewed some stable logs. [in margin] Good / Reso- lutions 28 Rather wet this morning and the day continued slightly damp. Jim and I were hewing stable logs. I went at night to Skeffington Bell’s to help him with his roll. Severe wind storm this night. 29th Sabbath. Frosty morning, snowing and blowing, very cold all day long. March [1880] 1st Sunny this morning, which it kept up at intervals all through the day. Jim and I were hauling home stove wood, the ground is very soft and the sleigh sinks deep in the mud. There is only a slight sprinkling of snow on the ground. 2 Snow this morning, a nice quantity on the ground and more falling, but it did not last long, as the day came out soft and warm, and in the afternoon the sleighing was gone. Jim and I, with the team, helped Brother Sam to haul 38 saw logs from Mr. Doyle’s Sawmill to Mr. McGreg- or’s. He had them there for two years and more. 3 Mild morning, but the sky got overcast and rain came on about 1:30 P.M. The eavning was wet. Johney and Jim hauled some stable logs. Mother and I tapped some trees but the sap did not run. I was subpeaned [=subpoenaed] to attend an arbitration on tomorrow between Robert �115 Patterson and John McDowell. William Lonsway and family were here today. [in margin] First / tapping. <Q2 folio 31 verso> March 1880 4th Slight mizzle of rain this morning, but finally the day became dry and continued so. I attended an arbitration between John McDowell and Robert Patterson relating to a grist mill which R. Patterson had rented from J. McDowell. I was a witness in the case but did not stop to see how the case ended. Brother John is stopping here tonight. Brother Sam brought a load of hay to me this eavning. 5 Stormy morning, raining and blowing. The rain turned to snow in the afternoon, with a strong freezing wind. Brother Sam brought a load of hay to me this forenoon, making in all, I think, about 2500 pounds which he gave me for helping him some in this last haying. I went to Dun- dalk in the eavning, paid the Blacksmith in full and also one sho[e]-maker. Also gave a new note to J. Norval for $34.72 , with 12 per cent interest, the old one was for $31.00*. Also paid up interest $6.60 to D. Davidson, Esq., on a note which he holds against me. Lifted the old note and gave a new one. This note is now of my true indebitness [=indebtedness] as I gave it to return another. [*$31.00 + 12% = $34.72] 6 Rather sharp morning, but the day got milder as it advanced. The boys and I were getting out stable logs. John Agnew was here tonight. 7th Sabbath. Sharp morning, and the day was pretty cold all through. John Agnew stopped here tonight and so did Brother John. 8 Sharp, cold morning and the day was pretty chilly all along, although the sun shone out bright. Brother John and John Agnew left here this morning for Essa. Miss Cherry and Miss Nicol were here this forenoon. Brother Sam was here a while at night. The boys and I were getting out sleepers and beams for the cow stable. <Q2 folio 32 recto> March 1880 9th Very cold morning and the day continued cold with a slight snow fall. I was helping brother Sam to saw stove wood. Jim and Johney were getting rafters. I slept at Father’s this night. Nancy was at Mrs. Bell’s. 10 Very sharp morning, and the day very cold from morning to night. Brother Sam was helping us to lay the foundation of a cow stable. 11 Cold day from morning to night, sharp frost and cold south wind. Scarcely any snow on the ground, although a very little fell today. The boys were swamping out firewood. I was prepar- ing Bulls [clearly written, but meaning?], Skids and overlays for the cow stable. 12 Very cold morning, but towards noon the sun shone out clear and the day was warmer in the af- ternoon. I was asking hands for the Raising of Stable. 13 Cold, raw morning, wind in the South East, the day very cold from morning to night. I raised a log stable, 20 x 16 in the clear [meaning?]. The corner men were Samuel Russell, William Lonsway, Alexander Patterson and Joseph Bowler. The others were William Kirby, John Irvin, Andrew Lonsway, James Trugon and William John Arnold. 14th Sabbath. Sharp morning, keen freeze, the day cold all through. �116 15 Sharp morning, but the day got milder as the sun got higher. The afternoon was pretty mild. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, in the forenoon Jim and John swamped out wood. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here a while this night. <Q2 folio 32 verso> March 1880 16th Mild morning with a pretty heavy snow fall, and the snow kept coming down pretty lively all day. I was chinking a goose house. The boys were chopping wood in the bush in the forenoon and in the afternoon they hauled stove wood to the house. 17th Patrick’s day in the morning, and a very cold morning at that! The day kept chilly, a little sleighing. Jim went in the forenoon to James Patterson’s for six hundred of hay which I had earned with him. I got the hay but it was poor, dirty rubbish! I was helping brother Sam to cut stove wood and I slept at Father’s all night. Poor Father and Mother are both pretty sick with a severe cold. 18 A little milder this morning, and the day got a good deal warmer after dinner. The boys were chopping. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. A. Lonsway went with us. I pur- chased 4 Barrels of salt to sow again [in] spring on the wheat. I am told that it is excellent thing for grain of any kind. I purchased [it] for $1.10 per Barell. 19 Mild morning and the day was sunny and warm in the afternoon. Mrs. Nickel was here visiting today. Johney and I took out some flooring for cow stable. Jim was helping A. Irvin to chop. 20 Some snow fell this morning and kept increasing in quantity to now, when it is a pretty severe storm, and continued at it, Blowing and snowing incessantly to near night. Jim was helping A. Irvin to chop in the forenoon. Johney and I were hewing logs for flooring cow stable. 21st Sabbath. Mild morning, and the day was pretty genial all through. Nancy and I went with the sleigh to Melancthon to see Father and Mother. <Q2 folio 33 recto> March1880 22nd The ground covered with snow this morning, which fell last night. The sun came out strong, melting the snow all off the roads about noon. Some little sleighing in the morning. Jim, Johney and I were getting saw logs out of the bush to the gravel [=the gravel road, now High- way 10] in the forenoon. In the afternoon I tapped 62 trees. Nancy put in the spiles, then Jim and I made some troughs for catching the sap. We all took a hand at whittling out some spiles after night. [in margin] First trees tapped / which ran. 23 Rather fine morning, but there were some snow [flakes] in the forenoon and in the afternoon there were frequent showers of snow with heavy wind. It is at present (7:20) P.M. snowing and blowing. The boys were making sap troughs. [in margin] Coldest / night this / winter. 24 Very sharp, cold morning, the previous night was the coldest, I think, which has came this win- ter. The day continued cold all through. Nancy and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s a while this eavning. 25 Bright sunny morning, though a sharp freeze. The day got milder in the afternoon, and was pretty pleasant and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought 2 Hats and 2 pair of Gaiters for the Boys. In the afternoon I hauled some sap troughs to the sugar Bush. Jim and Johny chopped stove wood in the bush. 26 Rather chilly this morning, but the day got fine in the afternoon, and continued fine. I was placing troughs at the trees in the forenoon. In the afternoon I helped the boys to chop stove �117 wood. The boys went after tea to Dundalk and Jim got Johney’s hat at $1.00 changed for a soft one at .75. I’ll make him take it back, as I do not like it. Mrs. Clippert was here this afternoon. 27 A slight mizzle of rain this morning, which turned to snow in the afternoon, with a very strong wind. It is snowing and blowing now, 8 P.M., like fury. Jim an[d] I were notching stove wood. We lost an old Ewe today. She was crossing a deep furrow with ice on the water. She broke through the ice, breaking her leg and could not struggle out of the water, as she was very heavy with lamb. [in margin] one sheep / lost. <Q2 folio 33 verso> March 1880 28th Sabbath. Nice quantity of snow on the ground this morning, and the air was quite chilly. The day remained cool, or rather, cold, all through, although the sun shone out bright. I went to Fa- ther’s. Brother Sam and family came here in the afternoon. [in margin] Easther [=Easter]. 29 Rather cold morning, and the day was sunny though chilly. The boys and I were cutting stove wood. 30 Cool this morning, the sun shone out all day, yet the air was keen and bracing, but the day was chilly throughout. The boys and I were cutting stove wood in the bush. [in the margin:] First Robbin / seen. 31 Beautiful morning, the sun out warm and bright, the day most pleasant of any for so far this season. Nancy, Eliza and I attended a Quarterly Examination in Sch. Sect. 5 Melancthon. Jim and John were cutting stove wood in the bush. [in margin] First lamb / came. April [1880] 1st Fine morning, the day pleasant all through, the sun shone out bright most of the day. We tapped some trees today and made about a gallon of molasses, Mrs. Russell helping in the bush. Jim notched wood in the forenoon. Eliza climbed a sapling in the bush, it broke with her, she fell about eight feet and got badly shaken. 2 Fine morning and the day was dry to about noon, when there came on a slight mizzle of rain, which increased to a regular Rain storm at night. Johney and I were hauling wood to the camp in the forenoon, in the afternoon we gathered what sap there was. Jim was at J. Arnold’s saw- ing. 3 Wet morning and the day was dry in the middle and wet at both ends. Nancy and I went to James Trugon’s about 3 P.M. and stopped to about 7. P.M. <Promissory note inserted between pages 33 verso and 34 recto> Proton April 3rd 1880 I the undersigned Alexander Irvin agree and bargain to finish the ten acres of chopping which I am working at for Robert Russell by the 30th of the present month. I to underbrush and cut all snags and small timber of four inches in diameter level with the ground, to pile up all the Brush in a tidy manner, to cut all the laying logs on the said ten acres, except those which the said Robert Russell may reserve for saw logs, or Rail timber. The saw logs to be pointed out to me by the said R. Russell and I to cut them off at the root of the trees and at the top where said R. Russell may show me. The said cuts to be butted or put in straight next the saw log. The laying rail timber to be cut off at the root . And I to re- ceive the sum of $33.33 [Fifty is stricken; $33.33 written above line] dollars for the job completed, a cow valued at $22.00 last fall, and $11.33 in January 1881. And in default of completing the job, or piling up the Brush on any part of the acres in suitable manner fit to burn, I agree to forfeit the $11.33 �118 Balance, and also to pay over to the said Robert Russell anything more it may take to finish the job. And I agree further that he may either finish the job himself, or employ another, if I fail in doing it. his Alexander X Irwin mark <end of promissory note> <Q2 folio 34 recto> April 1880 Sabbath. 4th. Muggy day all through. Roads dreadful heavy. [in margin] First cow calved / Vio- let 5 Cloudy morning, but the day brightened up and was dry all through. Jim and Johney started for the Township of Essa this morning, to bring home the cattle which we had wintering there. I was cutting stove wood. 6 Snowing this morning and continued snowing a little all through the day. I was cutting stove wood. [in margin] A. McAuley’s / lot Sale. 7 Pretty cold morning, sharp, raw wind all day, though the sun shone out bright in the afternoon. 8 Cold morning, wind sharp, the ground froze [=frozen] very hard, the day somewhat milder in the afternoon. I cut some stove wood at the house in the forenoon, and in the afternoon boiled down some sap. [in margin] T. Talbot and / Miss Leach / married. 9 Pretty hard frost this morning, but the day got milder towards 10 A.M. and was soft and mild in the afternoon. I went to J. McDowell’s Sawmill in the forenoon, and traded him a hemlock log 16 feet long scaling 359 feet for two smaller ones 16 feet 5 inches long and scaling 325, the dif- ference of 34 feet I allowed him for hauling the logs forward to the gangway. In the afternoon I went with the team for it, the roads were very heavy and the horses had to pull hard. The boys got home tonight with the 5 head of cattle we had wintering in Essa. They came from Sister- ville, a distance of about 30 Miles and were home about 11:30 P.M. 10 Beautiful morning, the sun shone out warm and strong, the air balmy like a morning in June. The day got cooler about 11 A.M. At 1 P.M. some snow began to fall, which kept increasing, also the wind rose till finally a fearful snow was raging, and it is still (7:45), blowing and snow- ing at a terrific rate. The snow is blowing into every crevice in the outbuildings, rendering them very uncomfortable for the cattle. [in margin] Great snow storm. <Q2 folio 34 verso> April 1880 11th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, the wind blowing and drifting strongly, the day pretty chilly all through. 12 Quite cold morning, but the day got somewhat warmer towards noon, with a little softening of the ground towards eavning. The boys were cutting wood. 13 Fine morning, the sun warm and bright, the day sunny from morning to night. Johney and I sawed wood in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I helped in the sugar Bush. 14 Bright sunny morning, the day warm and clear all through. We were working in the sugar Bush and putting up stove pipes today. Splendid sap day, the best we have had for the season. One of the cows got down in the stable last night. We had some trouble in getting her up. We had to get A. Lonsway and his son James to help us. [in margin] Heard frogs. �119 15 Bright sunny morning, high wind, the day dry and warm all through. The boys sawed stove wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim started to plow. It turned over well, scarcely any frost in the ground. It was stubble ground we were plowing. I was working at the Sugar camp in the forenoon and in the afternoon I was letting water off the low places in the fields. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here this night for a while. Mrs. Russell boiled down 60 pails of sap into molasses today. [in margin] First plowing / First in 1879 April 21st 16 Hard frost this morning, the day changed about 10 AM. There was some sleet and in the after- noon considerable [quantity] of rain. Johney was helping Mr. Kirby to log in the dry part of the day. <two documents between folio 34 verso and 35 recto> <one is a detailed sketch of the human brain, divided into 43 faculties, with detailed description of each faculty, and combinations of faculties, as either large or small: e.g. “A man with large Re- ligious organs and small intellectual organs is inclined to be devotional, but cares nothing for Philosophy and Science. The largest organs form the strongest elements of Character. The larger the organ the more it influences the other organs. Leading traits of Character Result from large organs….”> <the second is a detailed bill from R. Cross for the balances due on two accounts, one, the account for 1878 for building the house, the second, for 1880, for plastering, building steps, partitions: total due: $4.97> Account of 1878 with R. Russell Esq. Contract for Building house 137.00 glazing sash 2.00 Extra work on cornices 1.50 Extra pins $2.00 3.50 cutting glass .35¢. paint .30¢ lights of glass 60 1.25 6 lights of glass 96 paper of brads 25 pulls 5 1.26 145.01 Received on the above 143.14 143.14 Balance 1.87 Account of 1880 Plastering by J. Hanbury 35.35 Building steps for front doors .75 Building partitions upstairs 2.00 38.10 Received on the above account 35.00 Ballance 3.10 1.87 Total $4.97 Mr. Russell Please Oblige me by letting me have this small ballance as soon as possible, as I have some money to make up, by so doeing you will greatly Oblige Yours Respectfully R. Cross �120 <end of bill> <Q2 folio 35 recto> April 1880 17th Snow this morning, and pretty high wind drifting the snow as it fell. The forenoon pretty stormy, the afternoon somewhat milder. The snow mostly all melted away. The boys were chopping stove wood at the house in the afternoon. [in margin] Molly calved. 18th Sabbath. Rather chilly morning, but the day broke out fine and was pleasant in the afternoon. Thunder and lightening and a little rain at night. 19 A little frost this morning, but it soon thawed. The wind rose about 10 A.M. and increased in violence till it was something fearful. Great Black Clouds gathered in the west towards night, but not much snow fell. We gathered 55 pails of Sap in the forenoon and started to boil but the wind storm was so great, blowing down the limbs, so that Mrs. Russell got frightened and left the bush. She and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Jim was plowing all day. 20 Fine morning, with a slight bit of frost. The day was very breezy, drying up the roads and ground considerably. Mrs. Russell boiled down 60 pails of sap. I opened out some water courses. Jim was plowing. There was a man named Anderson from Markdale, moving down to Melancthon, called and left off part of his load, as the roads were so bad the team could not haul it. [in margin] Saw swallow / 1879: on the 26th. 21 Fine mild morning, the sun out bright and warm, the day breezy and drying all through. Johney and I were terracing around the house, Jim was plowing. 22 Cloudy morning, with a slight shower about 10 AM. The boys and I hauled a ton of hay from Skeffington Bell’s, which I had bought at $7.00 . Poor enough hay at any money, musty and a great deal of wild grass with it. <Q2 folio 35 verso> April 1880 23rd Hard frost this morning, the ground softened after 9 AM., so that the plow worked. The day was chilly all through. Mr. Vandusen* paid me a visit today, the first visit of the kind that was ever paid to me before. [*J. F. VanDusen had a jewellery store, and was a town councilor 1906- 11; History of Dundalk, pp.17, 19, 95. The purpose of this mysterious visit is unclear.] 24 Pretty hard frost this morning, but the sun shone out bright and the day was pleasant and pretty warm all through. Jim was plowing. Johney and I sorted potatoes in the cellar in the forenoon. We had just 33 Bushels. In the afternoon we terraced one end of the house, and sowed some cabbage seed. [in margin] Sowed cabbage / seed / out doors. 25 Sabbath. Slight rain this morning and the day continued mizzling all through. 26 Cloudy morning, but the sun got a little out in the forenoon. There was rain for about two hours in the afternoon. Some snow among the rain. There was two beautiful Rainbows ap- peared this eavning. Jim was plowing. Johney and I split some stove wood and cleared a tree top out of our way and took out some stumps. 27 Some snow on the ground this morning, but it soon went off and the day continued breezy and dry. I sowed some pease in the forenoon and in the afternoon went on business to Flesherton. Jim harrowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon he sowed the remainder of the pease. [in margin] First grain sown / pease / 2 days after full moon. 28 Fine morning, although a little chilly. The day kept dry and pretty breezy in the afternoon. Jim was harrowing [plowing stricken, “harrowing” written above] in the forenoon and plowing in �121 the afternoon. I was letting off some water in the afternoon. Johney was picking up. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here a while this eavning. <Q2 folio 36 recto> April 1880 29th Rather cloudy this morning and the sun kept shady all day. The clouds gathered up to about 11 AM when the[y] burst, and the afternoon was wet, a steady come-down all the time. I sowed Six Bushels of wheat in the afternoon. Jim harrowed and Johney sowed salt on the harrowed ground at about the rate of a Barell to three acres. I am trying salt this year on the wheat, think- ing perhaps that it will be beneficial. [in margin] First wheat sown. 30 Wet morning, then snow, which continued during the forenoon. The afternoon was fair. I split some stove wood in the Bush in the afternoon and Jim plowed. Heavy snow at night. May [1880] 1st Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling. Snow and rain alternated during the forenoon. The afternoon was dry. Brother Sam took away 28 Bushels of seed oats which he had purchased from me some time ago. Jim and John split some wood in the afternoon and Jim plowed some, from 3 P.M. I digged around the apple trees. [in margin] Snow. 2nd Sabbath. Fine morning, the sun out bright and clear, the day warm all through. Mrs. R. & I went to Father’s. 3 Cloudy morning and the day had little sunshine, except from 1 to 4 P.M. The afternoon Breezy and very warm. I sowed near 6 Bushels of wheat. Jim harrowed it. Also he finished harrowing the wheat that was sown on last Thursday. Miss Emma Bowler was here this eavning. 4 Fine morning, a very heavy dew on the grass, the sun out strong in the middle of the day and in the afternoon the day very warm and a fine growth. I was hunting up hay in the forenoon and in the afternoon I sowed some wheat and placed a sett of steps at the front door. I borrowed Brother Sam’s 2 year old colt and Jim harrowed with his own and him [i.e. the colt] part of the day. <Q2 folio 36 verso> May 1880 5th Fine day all through, great growth, very warm. I sowed some wheat. Jim harrowed, John sowed salt. Got ½ ton hay from Mr. A. Jackson in the afternoon: price $4.00. 6 Nice morning, but a trifle cool. Got warmer towards noon, the day rather cloudy. I finished sowing wheat. Jim harrowed and John sowed salt and picked up roots. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I brought home 7 cherry trees: price $1.40 (One of them an English cherry, price .40) and 13 Apple trees, price $2.00. The cherry trees are poor ones, very dry, like as if they had been raised last fall. [in margin] Finished sowing wheat. 7 Thunder, lightening and heavy Rain this morning, about 2 A.M. The day continued showery all through, with more thunder and lightening about 11 A.M. The ground is soaking with wet and it is impossible to get on the low lands to work. Jim harrowed a little between showers. I planted some of the cherry trees. John chored around. I up all night to watch the mares.* [*Waiting for them to foal.] 8 Fine morning and the day continued very warm and dry, fine growth. I finished planting the fruit trees. Jim finished harrowing the wheat. In the afternoon he took Sam’s colt home. I up all night to watch the mares. �122 9th Sabbath. Fine morning, the sun shone out bright in the middle of the day, nice growing day. I up all night to watch the mares. 10 Rain, heavy in the morning, rain light in the eavning, fair in the middle of the day. I sowed the first oats for the season today. The ground is very wet, we can only harrow the spots here and there through[ou]t the field. Nancy up all night to watch the mares. [in margin] First oats /sown. 11 Fine morning, sun out bright and clear, the day fine all through, dry and breezy. I sowed some oats. Jim harrowed, then he and Johney picked up stones when he was done harrowing. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. It is very slow work with us putting in our crops. Our team is very heavy with foals and our ground is very wet and we have to work them very care- fully and easy, in order not to hurt them. <centrefold of Quire 2> <Q2 folio 37 recto> May 1880 12th Dry cool morning and the [day] continued dry, cool and breezy. Jim plowed, I let water off the low places on Lot 216. I sat up at night watching the mares that have to colt. 13 Cool in the morning and cool all day, sun shone out clear but there was a cold wind. There was frost early this morning. I planted a Bushel of Early Rose potatoes this afternoon, Willie dropped them. Jim plowed in the forenoon and hauled out manure in the afternoon on the pota- toe patch. John harrowed for W. J. Arnold. Mrs. Bowler and Mrs. Lonsway were here this eavning. I sat up all night watching the mares. [in margin] Frost this morning. First potatos [sic] planted. 14 Dry cool morning, the day dry, breezy and cool. I slept in the forenoon and in the afternoon raised some hop roots from around the old house and planted them around the milk house. Jim and Johney were hauling out manure part of the day and plowing in the afternoon. I sat up all night. [in margin] Frost. 15 Cool morning, the sun came out bright, the day dry and cool all through. I sowed some oats to- day. Jim harrowed with his two year old colt and Gerty. Johny picked up roots, stones and sticks. Mr. G. Anderson, the man that left his furniture here about four weeks ago, took it away today. [in margin] Frost. 16th Sabbath. Fine morning, bright, sunshiny, the day clear, warm and dry. Brother Sam and family were here today. I was up all night. 17 Sunny morning, pretty warm about noon, sultry in the afternoon. I sowed two bags of oats, Jim harrowed, John picked up. Wife and daughter were at Dundalk a-shopping in the eavning. <Q2 folio 37 verso> May 1880 18th Heavy shower this morning before daylight, another shower about 6 A.M., the remainder of the day was dry and pretty warm. Jim was harrowing and plowing. I sowed two bags of oats. Johny picked up roots and stones. Mrs. Russell went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I sat up all night watching the mares. I bought 500 pounds of hay from J. Irwin at $8.00 per ton. [in mar- gin] Washed sheep. 19 Fine morning, dry and warm, heavy clouds began to appear in the West and north about 10 A.M. At 11 there came on a very heavy rain with some hail stones, thunder and lightening. More rain again in the afternoon. Jim was plowing, sowing, and harrowing some in the fore- �123 noon. [He] hewed the plates* of the stable in the afternoon, then went to Dundalk and changed his $1.25 hat for a .75¢ one. Widdow [sic] Armstrong was here this afternoon. Gerty, a seven year old mare, colted this eavning about 7:30. Time she took: Eleven months and seventeen days. Mare colt. Sire Young Lord Haddon, owner William Middleton. [in margin] Gerty colted. [*Plates are square-hewed timbers, the length of the stable building, placed on the top of posts. The bottoms of rafters are held on the plates.] 20 Fine morning, dry and warm with a splendid growth. Thunder clouds began to gather about 10 A.M. and a pretty sharp rain storm came on about 11, accompanied with thunder and lighten- ing. The afternoon pretty showery. Jim and John fastened the plates on the stable in the fore- noon. I went to Dundalk in the morning, got some Castor Oil for the colt and some clover and grass seed to sow a calves park which I done in the afternoon. Jim sat up this night. 21 Rainy this morning but cleared off soon and was dry to about 3 P.M. when it began to rain which it done pretty steadily and is still (8:00) at it. I turned the potatoes in the forenoon and Nancy and I clipped the sheep in the afternoon. Miss Sarah Bell was here a while this after- noon, I sat up all night watching the mares. I[t] rained incessantly all night. <Q2 folio 38 recto> May 1880 22nd Rainy morning and continued so for most of the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon was dry. The boys hauled some rails with Jim’s colt in the dry part of the day and put up a small bit of fence. I was up all night watching mares. 23 Sabbath Fine morning, the day nice and growing. W. J. Arnold and wife were here today. I was up all night watching the mare. 24 Shower of rain this morning, but the day was warm and cloudy afterwards. Great growing day. Jim plowed, Johney and Clark chopped rail cuts. A. Lonsway’s boys were over after tea and mine and theirs played ball to dark. I was up all night. 25 Fine morning and the day continued dry and warm. Jim was plowing. John and I made fence. I was up all night watching the mare. She colted about 12 O’clock night. Mare colt. Time she took: Eleven months and twenty-four days. Sire of the colt: Lord Haddon. 26 Fine morning and the day was cloudy though pretty breezy, dry and warm. Jim plowed, then harrowed after he was done plowing. I finished sowing grain (oats and pease mixed). John built fence. [in margin] Finished sowing grain. 27 Cool, breezy morning and the day continued cloudy, dry and breezy. Jim finished harrowing, then hauled out some manure on the potatoe patch and ploughed it under. John helped haul out manure and spread it. Mrs. John Gott was here today. I sowed some Grass seed on a piece of low land. Some old bummer stopped here and had his supper. Lots of tramps spunging [sic] around. <Q2 folio 38 verso> May 1880 28 Fine morning, the day continued dry and cool. Jim and John helped Mr. Lonsway plant pota- toes in the afternoon. Nancy and I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Got papers from Toronto. 29 Fine morning, the day dry but very cool in the afternoon. The three boys went a-fishing along with Mr. Lonsway’s boys. They caught a quantity of small fry, varying from 2 to 8 inches in length. Eliza and Willie also went a-fishing. They were not very successful. I went in the af- ternoon to Mr. John Duncan’s Barn Raising. 30 Cool morning with a slight rain, the middle of the day dry. A big rain fall about 5 P.M. Nancy and I were in at Father’s. �124 31 Cool, dark morning, the day dry to about 6 P.M. when it began to rain and kept it up for about an hour. Jim and Johney chopped in the swail. I cut seed potatoes, we planted out about 150 cabbage plants and some cucumbers in the afternoon. [in margin] put out some cabbage plants. June [1880] 1st Fine morning, and the day continued dry but chilly. I was cutting seed potaotes. John and Jim were chopping in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim harrowed and picked stones. 2 Bright sunny morning, the forenoon dry, the afternoon pretty wet. We were planting our pota- toes, assisted by Wesl[e]y and James Lonsway. In the afternoon we planted about 16 Bushels with the hoes. Sister Sarah was here this afternoon and all night. [in margin] Finished First planting of potatoes. <Q2 folio 39 recto> June 1880 3rd Bright sunny morning, and the day continued dry and fine all through. Jim and Johney went to help their uncle Samuel to plant potatoes. 4 Rainy morning, but soon got dry. The day was cloudy and cool afterwards. John and Jim were helping Sam to plant potatoes. I was helping Mr. H. Clippert raise an end to his log barn in the afternoon. 5 Fine morning but the day got very rainy about 10 A.M. and continued so for about two hours. I went to Flesherton. Jim and John were helping their uncle Sam to plant potatoes. 6th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued dry. Brother Sam and wife were here. 7 Wet morning but cleared up about 8 A.M., the day dry after. The boys and I were pulling down the old house which had sheltered us for many a day. It is hard to remove old landmarks. [in margin] Resolved forever. 8 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and cool. The boys and I pulling down old hous[e] and hauling logs away. [in margin] Frost. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, cool and cloudy. I was cleaning up the ground of the old house. The boys were putting up horse stable with the logs that were in the room. Mrs. W. Bowler was here this eavning. 10 Rather cloudy morning but the day kept dry to the afternoon when there came on a thunder storm. Brother Sam framed the rafters and raised them on the cow stable for us. <Q2 folio 39 verso> June 1880 11th Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry, showery in the afernoon, some thunder and lightening. Brother Sam was helping us to put the old room roof on a little building for a horse stable. 12 Fine morning and the day continued dry though cool and cloudy. The boys were sheeting the stable. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 13th Sabbath. Quite a cold morning and the day was chilly from morning to night. Nancy and Jim visited on the back line. 14 Cool cloudy morning and the day cool and cloudy all through. I was cleaning out cellar. The boys were working at the cow stable, sheeting it. Nancy and I set out some cabbage plants in the afternoon. 15 Fine morning, the day dry but cool. Jim and John were shingling, I was weeding in the garden. 16 Sunshiny morning, the day hot and dry. The boys were shingling, I was working in the garden. 17 Nice bright morning, the day was very fine and hot. The boys were shingling, I was working in garden. �125 18 Fine morning, the day very warm and dry. Vegetation is progressing very rapidly under the stimulant of the hot weather. Johney and I were chinking [correction/overwritten]. Jim and his mother took the team in the afternoon and went to Dundalk. F. T. Carr, Apple tree agent, was here this afternoon. I did not order any trees. 19 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm to about 2 P.M. when there came on a pretty sharp shower. John and I were chinking. Brother Sam takes our wool and cloth to Feversham Mills today. <Q2 folio 40 recto> June 1880 20th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day was warm and dry. I with the family went to Church. After that Mrs. Russell and [I] went to John Gott’s. 21 Fine morning, and the day was pretty warm and cloudy in the afternoon. I hoed some potatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon chinked the horse stable. 22 Fine morning, though cloudy, the day was dry and warm with the exception of a shower about noon. We all attended a C. E. Sunday School picknick held on the rear end of Lot 211, 1st Range, Proton. A very pleasant day was spent. The crowd was not large but social, the tables were spread with everything good, and the day passed pleasantly. 23 Cloudy morning, the day dry and a little breezy in the afternoon. Warm all through. Two of Mr. Crosses men were here from 9 A.M. fixing the studding upstairs for the plasterers. Jim, John and I were working at the stables. 24 Cloudy morning and the day was one of alternately sunshine and shade, being also remarkably warm. Jim and John were working at fixing the stables. I was hoeing thistles from among the potatotes. 25 Sunny morning and the day was bright till the afternoon when there came on a copious rain. The boys were working at the stables. I was hoeing thistles from among the potatoes in the dry part of the day. In the eavning I warned out the men in my beat to do statute labor. <Q2 folio 40 verso> June 1880 26th Bright sunny morning, the day was a little cloudy but dry and very warm. Jim and his mother were at Dundalk in the forenoon and traded off some old castings. Johney and I were fixing fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon were cutting thistles out of the potatoes. 27th Sabbath. Showery during the forenoon, most of the afternoon was dry. I went to Father’s in the eavning. 28 Dry in the morning to about 10 O’clock when there came on rain and was very showery the re- mainder of the day. Johney and I were cutting thistles out of the potatoes. Jim was working at stable. 29 Fine morning, the day dry, cloudy and cool. Jim and John were helping their uncle Sam to put some logs on his stable. I was cutting thistles. James Trugon and wife were here this eavning. 30 Fine day all through. Jim was helping his uncle Sam, Johney and I were hoeing potatoes. I at- tended a trustee meeting in the eavning. July [1880] 1st Cloudy morning with a very slight shower during the day. I and the family went to see the sports at Dundalk. 2 Fine morning, the day cool, breezy and dry. I was overseeing the men doing statute labor in this beat. �126 3 Fine breezy morning, the day warm and clear all through. I was overseeing the men doing stat- ute labor. John Hanbury brought the lath and sand here to fix the upstairs. <Q2 folio 41 recto> July 1880 4th Beautiful morning, the day fine and dry all through. Mr. W. Robinson and Miss S. Bell were here today. 5 Rainy morning for about two hours, then cleared off and the day was dry. I was doing work on the road, had two teams and two shovellers under me. Mr. John Agnew and wife and child were here this night. 6 Fine morning and the day continued dry and pretty warm all through. I was helping brother Sam to saw stove wood in the afternoon. 7 Fine morning, the day very hot. Nancy and I went with Skeffington Bell and his wife to Tosso- rontio and stopped all night at brother John’s. The plasterers were working at our place today. 8 Beautiful morning, the day exceedingly warm. Left John’s this morning and went to John Ag- new’s in Essa. The Fall wheat crops in Essa look splendid, so does the meadows. Their spring crops are a little earlier but not much better than in Proton. Stopped at John Agnew’s all night. 9 Warm, dry morning, the sky clear till the afternoon when some thunder clouds came up. There was only a sprinkling of rain with some sharp thunder and a little lightening. We left John Ag- new’s this morning and came home. 10 Warm day and dry all through. Went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got my cheque for $101. Mr. D. Davidson cashed it. Came home and the boys and I repaired a culvert. Nancy and I went to Dundalk after 6 P.M. and transacted some business. <Q2 folio 41 verso> July 1880 11th Sabbath. Dry morning and the day continued cloudy, dry and exceedingly hot. Mr. John Gott, wife and child were here today. 12th Cloudy morning, the day was cloudy with frequent light showers. We all attended a picknick at William Lonsway’s. 13 Rather cloudy this morning, but the day was dry. I went to Dundalk on business in the fore- noon and in the afternoon wheeled some manure out of the old Barn. The boys made pokes for the horses in the forenoon and mowed in the afternoon. [in margin] commenced mowing. 14 Cloudy morning and some clouds during the day, but the heat was very great. I think the hot- test day during the summer for so far. I was mowing. Jim fixed the waggon, Clark and John wheeled manure. 15th Dry day and very hot with considerable [gathering] of clouds. There was a heavy thunder storm in the forepart of the night. I was mowing. 16 Wet morning and the forenoon was showery, the afternoon was dry and very chilly, almost like frost. Wife and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and purchased a bedstead at $2.25 and also some painting material. [in margin] Mail paper received. 17 Cloudy morning but the clouds disappated [=dissipated] about noon and the afternoon was breezy and dry. I was mowing in the afternoon. Jim was dressing some timber for upstairs. John & Clark were hoeing potatoes. 18th. Sabbath. Clear day without any rain. Mrs. James Mills was here this eavning <Q2 folio 42 recto> July 1880 �127 19th Cloudy morning and a very heavy dew on the ground. Rain come on about 9 A.M. and there were frequent showers through the day. I mowed some in the forenoon. Nancy and I painted some in the afternoon and I went to Dundalk for some paint after 5 P.M. Jim mowed some in the afternoon. 20 Cloudy morning, the day was pretty showery all through. Nancy and I painted the kitchen in part. Jim went with his uncle Sam in the afternoon to help load saw logs. 21 Dry morning, though cloudy, a slight rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and breezy. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for some oil for painting and hauled in hay in the afternoon. The boys raked up hay in the forenoon. 22 Dry morning, but cool and cloudy, the day dry but rain at night. I helped paint the kitchen floor in the forenoon and hauled in hay in the afternoon. Jim mowed all day. Johney and Clark raked up hay in the forenoon and helped to haul in in the afternoon. 23 Rainy morning but not very heavy, it cleared up about 7 A.M. and the remainder of the day was dry, cool and cloudy. Jim mowed, I painted floor, assisted by Nancy in the forenoon. John and Clark picked berries assisted by Eliza and William. I mowed in the eavning. John Gott’s wife is sick tonight. Jim and his mother are gone to see her. 24 Dry sunny morning and very warm during the forenoon, the afternoon was rather breezy, the day dry throughout. We raked hay in the forenoon and hauled in during the afternoon. 25th Sabbath. Rather cloudy this morning, the day hot about noon. A thunder storm in the eavning. Mrs. Russell and I were in at Brother Sam’s. <Q2 folio 42 verso> July 1880 26th Wet morning, it cleared off about 9 A.M. and was dry the remainder of the day. I was helping Brother Sam at his hay and slept at Father’s that night. The boys were picking huckleberries in the marsh. 27 A slight mizzle early this morning, dry and breezy the remainder of the day. I was helping Sam at haying, the boys were choring around home. I slept at Father’s. 28 Fine dry morning, the day hot all through. I was helping Sam to haul in hay. Jim was helping Skeffington Bell. 29 Dry morning, the day dry, warm and breezy. I was straightening up school accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon attended a trustee’s meeting in No. 5 Melancthon. Jim and John were chopping in the swale. 30 Dry morning, the day dry and hot. I cut some stake timber for the hay rack and ground the cra- dle scythe in the forenoon. In the afternoon the boys and I commenced to cut our fall wheat. It is a pretty fair crop, slightly rusted, nothing scarcely to hurt. It is the Seneca or Clawson varie- ty. We have four acres and I think it will yield about 20 bushels per acre. I sowed it on the 5th of last September on a piece of pea ground slightly manured. Some of it got winter killed but it is a great deal better than any Spring wheat I have. Jim craddled. Johney and I bound. [in margin] First wheat cut. 31st Fine morning, dry and warm, the day dry and hot. We were cutting wheat. Jim craddling, Johney and I binding. Clark sold his calve [=calf] for $1.25. It is just a month old. <Q2 folio 43 recto> August 1880 1st Sabbath. Rather dark cloudy morning, but the day continued dry. Father and mother, Samuel and Phoebe were here today. �128 2 Cloudy morning. It came on to rain about 9 A.M. and was slightly showery from that to night. We cut wheat in the dry part of the day. In the afternoon Jim made a rake for raking the stub- ble. I fixed the waggon rack. 3 Damp, cold morning, with considerable wet on the grain. It dried off about 8 A.M. and contin- ued fine the remainder of the day. We finished cutting fall wheat, then took some shingle tim- ber to the mill and brought home half a square of shingles. 4 Bright sunny morning, the day [dry] all through although there were some signs of rain in the afternoon. We were choring round. Jim fixed the roof of the cow stable. Mrs. Russell and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Some people say there was a frost this morning. I did not see any signs of one. [in margin] Frost. 5 Very fine morning and the day continued dry, breezy and warm. Johney and I were chopping and burning on Lot 216. Jim went in the eavning to the picknick at Dundalk. Mrs. C. Bell vis- ited us today. Mr. John Hanbury measured the part of the upstairs which he had lathed and plastered. There were 143 4/9 square yards at .25¢ per yard which is $35.87. Mrs. Jane Westacote passed along here today. This eavning is chilly enough for frost. [in margin] slight frost. 6 Beautiful morning, the day [dry] and warm. The boys and I were picking up and burning in the forenoon, in the afternoon we hauled in wheat. [in margin] Posted a letter to John Stubbings 7 Dry, warm morning, the day dry and hot, but cloudy towards night. We finished hauling in wheat in the forenoon. In the afternoon Johny raked the stubble. Jim and Clark fixed fence. I threshed wheat with the flail. <Q2 folio 43 verso> August 1880 8th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry, hot and breezy. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, warm and pretty breezy. Jim and Clark went with a small grist (4¾ Bushels) to Wright’s Mill, Osprey. It was excellent fall wheat without a particle of any dirt in it and the[y] only got 34 pounds of flour to the bushel. Either Wright or his mill is a fraud. Johney and I were picking up and burning in the swale. Mrs. H. Bowler and Mrs. James Reid were here today. 10 Dry morning, although rather cloudy, the day dry and breezy, with a good many clouds towards eavning. The boys and I were picking up and burning in the swale, good time for it. 11 Very heavy rain this morning before daylight, also thunder and lightening. Through the day it was dry and cloudy. The boys and I were getting logs sawed at John McDowell’s mill. John McDowell’s boy with his horses hauled the logs to the gangway and for d[ump]ing[?]. I and my Johney helped him to roll the logs on the car and I tail sawed. Jim hauled home the lumber: there were cut of mine today 2130 feet. 12 A little cloudy this morning, the day dry and cool. Jim went to the mill for a load of lumber in the forenoon, in the afternoon the boys and I pulled pease. There was a quilting here today. The quilters were Mrs. C. Bell, Mrs. S. Bell, Mrs. J. Gott, Mrs. Nickle, Miss Kate Johnson, Miss Jane Johnson, Miss Sarah Bell and Miss Maria Lonsway. 13 Breezy dry day all through, although cloudy in the afternoon. The boys and I were pulling pease. 14 Black letter day. Cloudy, breezy and dry. We finished pea pulling today. <Q2 folio 44 recto> August 1880 �129 15th Sabbath. Rain very early this morning, the day afterwards dry and pretty warm till the afternoon when it got very chilly. 16 Bright sunny morning, but a frost all over the ground killling the potatoes and doing other inju- ry. The heaviest summer frost that has come this long time. The day was dry and the sun bright, doing all the more injury after the frost. The boys, Jim and John,were helping their un- cle Sam to pull pease. I was picking up and burning in the swale. [in margin] very heavy frost. 17 Rather cloudy this morning, but the day was dry and breezy to about 6 P.M. when there came on a slight mizzle of rain, but it did not amount to much. The boys and I were hauling in pease. We hauled in nine loads out of the back field. [in margin] Finished Hauling in pease. 18 Cloudy this morning, the day dry and breezy, the afternoon pretty much like rain. Jim, Clark and I were picking stones to 3 P.M. when Jim and I went to little Johney Irwin’s Raising. Johney was helping his uncle Sam to haul in pease. 19 Fierce wind storm accompanied by a little rain very early this morning before day. The day breezy and cloudy and dry. Johney was helping his uncle Sam to [i.e. until] noon. Jim and I were taking off stones. Jim craddled some oats in the afternoon but he gave it up as they were scarcely ripe enough. [in margin] First oats cut. 20 Sunny morning, the day very warm all through. John and Jim were hauling out manure in the forenoon, in the afternoon they were helping their uncle Sam thresh. I was hauling out manure in the afternoon. 21 Sharp shower very early this morning, the day dry after sunrise and moderately warm. I bor- rowed Sam’s waggon. In the morning John and Clark were hauling out manure, Jim craddled wheat, I bound. So rolls round the time. [in margin] First spring wheat cut. <Q2 folio 44 verso> August 1880 22nd Sabbath. Dry cloudy morning. Soon the sun broke through the clouds dispelling them, the day dry, warm and breezy. 23 Bright morning at sunrise, then cloudy for a while. Sunshine and cloud throughout the day, ex- cessively hot for about 15 minutes at or near 10 A.M. Jim was craddling wheat, I was binding, Johney was binding oats. 24 Bright morning, the day got cloudy towards noon, there was a slight mizzle of rain about 1 P.M., then cleared off and was fair to 8 P.M., when it began to thunder and rain slightly with every appearance of a wet night. Jim was craddling oats. Johney and I cleaned out a drinking place for the cattle in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I threshed some fall wheat for seed. 25 Cloudy morning and a slight mizzle of rain fell. It soon got dry and the afternoon was fine and breezy. Jim started the plow in the morning but broke the share, then he got one from Skeffing- ton Bell, but it did not fit. Johney hauled out manure. I threshed some seed wheat in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon Jim cut wheat and I bound. 26 Sun rose clear, but clouded over, no rain during the forenoon, but pretty breezy and dry. A slight rain came on in the afternoon about 5 P.M. Jim cut wheat. Nancy and I tied it. Johney hauled out manure. 27 Dry morning, and the day remained dry to about 3 P.M. when there came on a thunder shower. The remainder of the day was dry with excessive lightening at night, and very heavy rain through the night. Jim craddled in the forenoon, and hauled out manure in the afternoon. Johney hauled out manure in the forenoon and craddled in the afternoon. Mother and I bound. �130 <inserted letter> <letterhead> Toronto Grey & Bruce Railways</letterhead> Toronto 31st Mch 1881 Robert Russell Esq. Dundalk Dear Sir, In reply to your letter of the 29th inst. I would say that I will give you 18¢ for these ties, subject to inspection. Should you accept this please sign the Enclosed, and return to me, when I will give our Inspec- tor instructions to inspect them. Yours truly, Edmund Wragge* [under letterhead 15 | 417, 31 | 283, presumably meaning 15th of month delivered 417 ties, 30th of month delivered 283 ] [*Edmund Wragge was chief engineer of the Toronto Grey & Bruce Railway, and was general man- ager in 1875; see Sawden, History of Dufferin County, p. 77.] </inserted letter> <Q2 folio 45 recto> August 1880 28 Dry morning, the day dry, cloudy and sultry. Jim and Clark went with the team to Maxwell to get the cloth that had been left at the fulling mill, also to get two plow points. They got 2 at for- ty cents each. Johney craddled oats today. I mowed some thistley wheat. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 29th Sabbath. Misty morning and there came on a slight rain about 10 A.M. It continued to about 2 P.M., not very heavy though, the afternoon was dry. Nancy and I went to Brother Sam’s in the eavning. 30 Fine morning, the day continued dry and cool. I borrowed 5 1/6 Bushels of fall wheat from Brother Sam. Johney went after it and took it to the Reid Mill, Dundalk. It made 200 pounds flour. Jim was cutting oats in the forenoon, his mother was binding. I threshed seed wheat in the forenoon, in the afternoon Jim cut wheat, his mother and I bound. 31 Dark morning, the day was cloudy but dry. Jim and Johney were cutting oats in the forenoon and wheat in the afternoon. Nancy and I tied. September [1880] 1st Dark morning and there was a slight shower about noon. The afternoon was dry and very sul- try. Johney and Jim cut wheat to tea time, when they finished it. Johney then cut oats. I bound all day. Nancy helped from noon. I sold one dry Ewe for four dollars and a half. 2 Dry morning, but there came on a slight shower about noon and very heavy rain about 4 P.M. It faired off later in the eavning. Johney, Clark and I hauled in wheat in the dry part of the day, and I took in a sheep I had sold in the eavning. Nancy was at Mrs. Nickle’s quilting. <Q2 folio 45 verso> September 1880 3rd Rainy morning but there was not a great deal fell. The afternoon was dry. I was rigging up my plow for work in the forenoon and in the afternoon I was plowing. I had very hard work to get a share to fit the plow. John was spreading manure in the afternoon. Jim is laid up sick. I think he has been working too hard craddling, as there came a pain in his back at first. �131 4 Murky morning and thunder in the distance, a little rain fell but not much, the afternoon was dry. I plowed in the forenoon with Jim’s two year old colt and one of the mares. In the after- noon Nancy and I tied oats. Johney is sick today, they have all been sick in their turn, pains in their heads and stomachs and shifting pains in their backs and sides. It is rather a trying time. Jim seems the worst and is the longest of recovering. We had to put a mustard blister to him tonight. 5th Sabbath. Dry morning and the day was dry and breezy. Jim had still sever[e] pains today, some- thing like inflamation. We put another mustard blister to him, he is easier this afternoon. 6 Dry breezy morning and the day continued dry and breezy all through. Jim still continues mending, his pains are pretty much all gone. I think he will get over it this time without the doctor. Johney, Clark and I were hauling in wheat. John and Clark built and I forked the sheaves. Nancy helped us in the mow. We hauled in nine loads. The wheat is a miserably poor crop with me this year. I mean the spring wheat. It first rusted, then midged, lastly, the frost hit it hard. It will not yield, I think, six bushels to the acre of the most miserable stuff. Poor country this for growing wheat, and I had venture[d] sowing twenty-two bushels of such. I think this crop has taught me a lesson, that is not to sow much more wheat in future on this lot. I think the soil is not calculated for wheat. <Q2 folio 46 recto> September 1880 7th Dark morning with a very heavy dew. The clouds scattered after a while and the day was dry till dark when there came on a slight mizzle of rain. We hauled in grain. John and Clark built the loads, I forked on. Nancy helped us to noon. We hauled two loads of tied wheat and two loads of loose wheat, also six loads of oats. 8 Cloudy morning, the day dry, breezy and cool. Nancy and I bound some oats from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. Johney and Clark hauled them in. We helped to mow them. Johney was rather unwell in the forenoon, pain in his head. [in margin] Frost. 9 Rather cloudy this morning, but the day was dry, breezy and cool. Johney craddled oats, I tied and we hauled them off the ground, all that were cut to noon, this leaving the field for the cattle to get in. Jim raked and hauled in some loose wheat in the forenoon. In the afternoon he plowed. I had John Gott craddling. I went in the afternoon and engaged John Brinkman to thrash for me this day week. I then went to Dundalk and sold our butter for .20¢ per pound and a cent a pound extra to be paid in tobacco. 10 Cool cloudy morning with a heavy frost on the ground. The day was dry, breezy and cool. Nancy and I bound grain to 4 P.M., then we took our butter to Dundalk and delivered it to Mr. D. Davidson. Jim plowed, Johney craddled, and Clark went to Mr. Lonsway’s threshing. [in margin] Frost. Finished cutting grain. 11 Sunny morning, the day was breezy and dry. John plowed in the forenoon. Nancy and I bound oats in the forenoon. After dinner we all, except Clark, went and lit the 10 acres of fallow which I got chopped last winter. We got a splendid burn, never seen better. After supper Johney, Jim and I hauled in two loads of oats. Clark was at Lonsway’s thrashing. <Q2 folio 46 verso> September 1880 12th Sabbath. Dry breezy morning, the day was dry and pretty windy to about 6 P.M. when there came on a sharp rain. �132 13 Dry morning, the day dry and cool all through, the rain fell at no great distance as we could see the showers a piece off. Jim was asking hands for the thrashing for Thursday. Johney was cut- ting logs for a straw pen. I plowed and Willie drove the horses. 14 Fine dry morning, the day continued dry and sunny all through. Johney was at Clippert’s threshing, Jim and Willie picked stones, I sowed about six acres of Seneca fall wheat, Clark harrowed. [in margin] Sowed wheat 2nd quarter of moon. 15 Fine morning and the day continued dry all through with a slight mizzle of rain in the forepart of the night. We finished harrowing the wheat, Johney was at Clippert’s thrashing to about 3 P.M. The threshers came here tonight with their machine. 16 Fine dry morning and the day dry, although cloudy. In the afternoon there was a very slight mizzle but nothing to hurt. We threshed today but did not finish. The threshers are stopping here tonight. [stricken text and dates corrected.] 17th Misty morning, but the mist soon cleared off and the sun came out bright and warm. There was some thunder and lightening about 7:30 P.M., also a very sharp shower. We finished threshing at 8:40 A.M.. The wheat turned out very poorly. Fall wheat about 12 Bushels per acre (Sene- ca), first class sample. Spring wheat about 8 Bushels per acre, very poor sample. The rust first affected it, then the midge and lastly the frost. Pease about 25 Bushels per acre, good sample, and oats 40 or near to it per acre, good sample. The threshers (Brinkmans) done good work and threshed clean and charged me $8.00 for their time, which I think was reaasonable enough. We put the straw into the mow in the afternoon, tramping it with Jim’s colt. We also hauled in four loads of oats, thus finishing harvesting. [in margin] Finished harvesting. Thrashed. <Q2 folio 47 recto> Sept[ember] 1880 18th [date corrected from 19th in margin] Misty morning, but the day was dry and pretty warm. I dug a hole in the forenoon to get water for the cattle and in the afternoon chored around. Jim helped his uncle Sam to plow. Johney was with Skeffington Bell threshing. [in margin] Weaned colts. Got letter from J. Stubbings.* [*Clerk at Davidson’s store, Dundalk]. 19th [20th stricken] Sabbath. Damp morning, the day continued cool and cloudy with a little rain falling now and then. 20 [21 stricken] Slight rain this morning, but cleared off about 9 A.M., the remainder of the day was dry and cool and breezy. Jim was at J. Mills’ threshing. Johney was helping Sam to plow. I was choring around. I borrowed Brother Sam’s ram, also I got two sucking [sic] pigs from him. [in margin] Borrowed ram. 21 [22 stricken] Showery morning and the day was one of alternate rain and shine with pretty high wind. I was fixing up some grain in the granary. Clark was helping me, Johney was at J. Mills’ threshing. Jim was helping J. Irvin to haul in oats. 22 [23 stricken] Fine morning and the day continued dry, cloudy and very cool. Clark was at J. Mills’ threshing, Jim, John and I packed straw in the mow. We put Jim’s two year old colt on it and made him tramp it. 23 [24 stricken] Fine morning, dry and warm, the day sunny and warm. We put in the remainder of the straw, then cleaned up a small grist. I took it to the mill in the afternoon, the boys raised about five bushels of their potatoes after 5 P.M. Ch. Mills was helping us today. Wife and son Jim left for Tossorontio & Essa this morning, they went with Father and brother Sam who are going to see John. 24 [25 stricken] Bright sunny morning and the day was dry and pretty warm. John, Clark and I were fencing the fall wheat. We hauled the rails and built about 52 rods, some five and some six rails �133 high. Eliza and Willie were keeping house. [Notes at bottom of page on 4 bank drafts (1x1, 1x1, 1x2, 1x4=8$) posted to manager, Bank of Montreal at Toronto, Sept. 25th 1880] <Q2 folio 47 verso> September 1880 25th [26th stricken] A little cloudy this morning, but the clouds dispersed and the sun shone out bright for some time. The sky got overcast towards noon and there was a sharp shower at noon. Johney, Clark, Willie and I were raising potatoes which belonged to them. We took them to Dundalk in the afternoon and sold them (17½) Bushels to T. Hanbury at .42¢ per Bag. Also sold two Bushels to G.R. Middleton for .45¢ per Bag, cash. The boys and Eliza took boots from Mr. Hanbury for theirs. 26th [27th stricken] Sabbath. Dull morning with an appearance of rain which came on pretty sharply in the afternoon. All of us, with the exception of Jim and Clark, were on the Back line at Fa- ther’s. 27th [28 stricken] Rather misty morning and there was a slight mizzle of rain now and then through the day. Jim and I were cutting logs in the follow. John was at Arnold’s threshing. 28 Rainy morning to about 9 O’clock, then cleared off, the day was dark and cloudy all through. Jim was at Jim Trugon’s threshing. Johney and I cut logs in the fallow. 29 Rainy morning and the day continued showery all through. Jim and I were asking hands for a logging bee. Johney was at James Trugon’s thrashing to noon. In the afternoon he and Eliza and William gathered the apples on (two) 2 trees, there were (Sixteen) 16 bushels of splendid apples. In the afternoon Nancy, Jim, John and I went to Father’s to a paring bee. I stopped there all night. 30 Very cold morning and several showers of snow fell during the forenoon. The afternoon was dry but cold. I cut some handspikes* in the forenoon in C. McDow[e]ll’s Bush. Jim brought some hay from Sam’s, also the handspikes. John cut logs in the fallow, I asked some more hands in the afternoon. [in margin] Snow. [*handspikes were wooden rods used as crowbars, could have metal points on tips, like pikes] <Q2 folio 48 recto> October 1880 1st Dark morning and the day continued cool and cloudy. Jim and I were cutting logs in the fol- low. Johney butchered a sheep, raised some potatoes and dressed some handspikes. 2 Rather cloudy morning but the sun got out about 9 A.M. and the day was warm afterwards. I had a logging bee today. We got about seven acres logged. There were four horse teams and an ox team. The hands at the bee were: Sam McDowell and horses, Skeffington Bell and hors- es, Johney Irvin and horses, —- Buyer and horses. Rollers were: James Mulholland, W. J. Ar- nold, John Irvin, Mr. Nickle, John Gott, Henry Johnson, Joseph Jackson, James Atcheson, Wil- liam Talbot, —- —- Curtin, —-Sauder, John Allen and Thomas Carson. Also Tom Mills and his oxen. Also Mrs. Russell had a quilting today. [blanks are in original- missing first names]. [in margin] Logging Bee. 3rd Sabbath. Rainy morning and the day very wet all through. 4 Wet morning and pretty showery during the forenoon. The afternoon was dry. We fixed at the horse stable and put our hogs up to fat. All the family with the exception of Jim and John went this night to a paring bee at brother Sam’s. Got home at 2:30 in the morning. [in margin] Hogs put up. �134 5 Dry morning, the sun shone out for a while, pretty breezy and dry during most of the day. There came on a thunder storm accompanied by lightening and heavy rain about 5:30 P.M. The night is wet and windy. We were logging with our horses. 6 Bright, sunny morning for a short spell, then showers of cold rain throughout the day. I took in some pease and sold them for .50¢ per Bushel, also I took 470 pounds small [?] wheat to the mill to be chopped. We all attended show fair, the day was very much against it, very sloppy, bad roads etc. I bought three sucking [sic] pigs from T. Hanbury at $2.50 for the three. <Q2 folio 48 verso> October 1880 7th Fine dry morning, and the day was dry and pretty warm, with a very heavy frost at night. Brother Sam was helping us to log with his horses. Jim traded his colt (2½ years old) for a splendid looking new democrat waggon (platform spring) which had been shown at Dundalk show fair the day previous. We had a paring bee this night. 8th Beautiful dry sunny day all through. I was at W. J. Arnold’s logging bee. The boys were pick- ing up in the fallow. 9 Beautiful day from morning to night, just like Indian Summer. I hired Mr. Goodfellow and his oxen to log for me today at $1.50 for his day’s work. He is a good smart worker and so is his oxen. 10th Sabbath. Dry day, Nancy and family drove in to the back line. 11 Dry morning, the day dry, breezy and warm. We kindled log heaps and picked up in the fallow. 12th Rain this morning before daylight, the day was dry and cold with a pretty stiff breeze. We were lighting log heap[s], branding, etc. in the fallow. 13 Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry and fine. We were working in the new fallow, Branding, burning, etc. 14 Very fine morning and the day was dry to about 3:30 P.M. when it began to rain and continued showery to about 9. Clark and I were working in the new fallow, Jim and John were helping their uncle Sam to thresh. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and became one of Skeffington Bell’s sureties for collecting the municipal tax of Proton. <Q2 folio 49 recto> October 1880 15th Dry, sunny morning, the day dry and warm all through. Jim was plowing, the rest of us were taking up ’tatoes. 16 Rainy morning and continued so to about noon. Jim was plowing in the afternoon, Johney and Willie were raising potatoes, Clark and I cleaned up wheat. I took a sample of it to Dundalk in the eavning, the quality was so poor they would not purchase. 17th [18th stricken] Sabbath. Cold morning and the day was cold all through, with showers of snow occasionally. Snowed steady towards night. 18 [19 stricken] Ground covered with snow and plenty more falling. Continued snowing all day long, the snow is about four or five inches deep on the level, the heaviest snow storm that I re- member for so early in the season. We worked at putting in a floor in the new cow stable. Got the floor in and the cows housed quite comfortable like, the first time they have been in for the season. [in margin] Big snow storm. 19 Cold morning, some snow fell, the day rather cool throughout. Jim and Clark were hauling rails and putting a fence round part of the garden in the forenoon, in the afternoon we were [cut- ting] posts etc. for a cow shed. �135 20 Rather milder this morning, but plenty of snow on the ground. The sun shone out a little in the afternoon. John Agnew was here today. We cleaned up some oats and pease for chopping, also two bags of wheat for gristing and Jim took it to the mill in the afternoon. In the forenoon we were working at the shed. 21 Soft morning, the snow going away, the sun got out and the day was pretty mild. We worked at the shed till the eavning then Jim went for the stuff to the mill. Mr. Neil Strachan and Willie Shaw were here a while tonight. [in margin] Sent letter to N. McAulay. <Q2 folio 49 verso> October 1880 22nd Mild morning, the snow mostly all gone. Then it began snowing about noon and continued so all day and night. Jim was plowing in the forenoon, John, Clark and I were pulling down and burning the old house on Lot 216. In the afternoon Nancy, Eliza and I went with the yarn to be woven to Mrs. Montgomerie’s in Proton. 23 Sunny morning and very soft. Continued sunny all day. We were binding in the shed, fixing the pig pen, etc. 24th Sabbath. Quite a quantity of snow on the ground, the roads very bad, the day rather cold. 25 Snow on the ground this morning, but kept melting, rain came on about noon. Very heavy rain about 5 P.M., rainy night. We borrowed John Irvin’s cutting [box. It] Broke. Jim took it to the Blacksmith’s to be repaired. Johney and I got some timber in the bush in the forenoon for flooring for a colt stable. In the afternoon Jim, Johney and Mrs. Russell went to Dundalk. I went to Father’s and slept there all night. 26 Rainy morning and the day continued pretty wet all through, with a change from rain to snow in the night. Jim tried the plow for a short spell. Johny and Clark raised some potatoes when it was partly dry. In the afternoon we cut some oat sheaves. Jim fixed a feeding place in the horses’ manger for them to eat their oats out of. 27 A nice quantity of snow on the ground this morning, but the sun shone out and the snow pretty much all vanished before night. We were taking up the remainder of our potatoes (25) Bushels. 28 Cold raw morning, and the day very chilly all through. Jim was plowing, Johney and Clark were mudding the horse stable. I attended K. McAulay’s sale of stock and farming implements. Things went very high. I thought to purchase some hay but it sold too high. <Q2 folio 50 recto> October 1880 29th Very fine morning, the day continued sunny, mild and dry. Jim was plowing, Johny was at A. Patterson’s bee, Clark chinked and plastered the goose pen. I let off some water of one of the fields. 30 Mizzly morning and the day was a slight mizzle from morning to night. The boys butchered our hog, then piled some stove wood in the bush. I took a load of wheat to Flesherton, could not sell it as it was frozen and a good many oats in it. Left the bags with Mr. Sproul. Am to go back next Friday and clean it. 31st Mild, fair day. Wife and I went to the back line. November [1880] 1st Pretty cold morning and some snow on the ground. I was fixing a bridge on Bowler’s side line. Jim was plowing, the other two were plast[er]ing the cow stable. [Stricken passage: piling wood and lifting troughs]. The day was blustry and snowey. �136 2 A little chilly this morning, but the day got pretty mild and was very fine in the afternoon. I was working at the bridge, and also carried in some potatoes in the afternoon, then went to Dundalk at night. Jim plowed. 3 Fine morning, and the day beautiful all through, like Indian Summer. I worked a little at a Cel- lar drain, also went to A. Patterson’s and purchased one ton of hay at $5.00 cash, he to haul it. Jim was plowing, John and Clark were at Johney Irvin’s thrashing. Nancy and the two young- est were at Mother’s helping to pluck geese. 4 Fine morning, and pretty warm. The day changed about 3 P.M. and rain came on. It is still (7:30) raining. Jim was plowing, Johney and Clark were at Johney Irvin’s thrashing. I went in the forenoon and helped A. Patterson to weigh ½ ton of hay, he hauled it for me. In the after- noon I done a small job on the road and worked at the drain from cellar. Mrs. W. Bowler was here since noon and is stopping here tonight. <Q2 folio 50 verso> Novermber 1880 5th Misty morning, and the day was a little showery all through. I and Clark took the team and went to Flesherton and cleaned over again with Mr. Sproul’s mill a load of wheat which I had left there the Saturday previous. We got a good many oats taken out and sold the wheat for . 91¢ per Bushel. It was poor wheat and frozen. Jim kept Guy Fawk[e]’s day.* Johney helped his uncle Sam to butcher some swine. [*Traditional Protestant celebration in England, with bonfires and fireworks on 5 Nov. to commemorate the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; Guy Fawkes was executed for his part in the thwarted plot by Catholics to blow up the Parliament at West- minster.] 6 Rainy morning and the day was very wet all through and a continual pour at night. We butch- ered our hogs today. Brother Sam helped us, he also brought out his sheep to his ram which is here with mine. 7th Sabbath. Stormy day with a good deal of snow falling. Jim went to Dundalk for a gargle for his uncle Sam who has a bad turn of the Quinsey.* [*Tonsilitis] 8 Nice mild day, the snow disappearing, the air balmy. Mr. Skeffington Bell came for me this morning. I went with him and assisted him to make out Collector’s Receipts for Collecting. In the eavning I went to Dundalk and got a gargle from the Doctor for Brother Sam. I went in with it and stopped at Father’s all night. 9 Mild morning, the day sunny, the air balmy, just like Spring. I split some wood for Sam in the forenoon, in the afternoon I went to the doctor’s and got another gargle for Sam. I took it in and stopped all night with him, kept fires on, and woke him for his gargle. 10 Rather nice morning, dry and mild. It kept getting breezy and cool till the afternoon when there came on a sleeting cold rain. It kept at it all the afternoon. Jim was opening water furrows in the dry part of the day. Johney went to Sam’s in the afternoon. Mrs. J. Mills and Miss Cham- bers were here a while this afternoon. <Q2 folio 51 recto> November 1880 11th Showery day all through, cold rain at that. Jim and I were putting up a colt stable. John was at his uncle Sam’s. 12 The ground covered with snow this morning and it kept snowing and blowing all day. Jim and I were working at the colt stable. 13 Fine morning, but a little chilly. Snow on the ground, pretty sharp frost, sun shone out during the day, no snow fell today. Jim and I were fixing stables. John is in at his uncle Sam’s. �137 14th Sabbath. Rather cool morning, snow on the ground and more falling. I went to the Back line. 15 Cold morning, some snow fell during the day, pretty cold all through the day. Mrs. Russell and Eliza, Jim and I were at Miss Hannah Mills’ wed[d]ing. She was married to Mr. Hector McKay. [in margin] Hannah Mills married. 16th Pretty cool morning, and snow kept falling during most of the day. I went to Dundalk and bought a pair of boots for Johny at $3.50, also some awls, needles, thread, tacks etc., for mend- ing harness. Also got the Blacksmith to make me some hasps and staples for doors. 17 Cold morning, and the day was pretty cold all through, with some snow falling. We cleaned up two bags of wheat and Jim took that and two bags of mixed grain for chopping to the mill. 18 Very sharp morning and the day was cold all through with some snow falling. Jim went to Dundalk for the grist and chop. Mrs. Russell visited Mrs. C. Bell, and I banked the stables. <Q2 folio 51 verso> November 1880 19th Rather cold this morning and the day all through was cold wth a little snow falling. Jim and I got some saw logs cut and in the afternoon Jim took a load to the mill. 20 Another chilly morning, a little milder towards noon, with increasing cold towards night, very sharp at night, with very high blustering wind. Jim was hauling saw logs. 21th Sabbath. Very cold stormy morning and the day continued snowing, blowing and freezing like Greenland. 22 Sharp morning, very hard freeze, a good deal of snow fell in the eavning and during the night. I went to Dundalk to get some lumber sawn, but the mill was not in running order. Jim and Johny were cutting some oat sheaves for the horses. 23 Another sharp morning, but not quite so cold as yesterday, a little milder towards noon, but colder in the eavning. Johny and I cut some saw logs in the forenoon, and Jim got a handle for the broad ax and put it in. In the afternoon I took two cherry logs to John McDowell’s mill and brought home 788 feet of hemlock lumber. 24 Cold morning with some snow falling, the day pretty cold all through, snow coming down rap- idly now (7 P.M.) and also drifting. Jim was putting up a porch to the house. John was chop- ping some cordwood for himself to pay for his boots. 25 Cold morning and the day was pretty chilly with a little snow falling. Jim was putting up the stoop. John chopping cordwood, I helped Jim for a while and attended a Railroad meeting in Dundalk at night. 26 Mild morning, the day sunny and fine. I was driving Mr. D. Davidson around to gain voters for the R. Road bonus. Jim was fixing stoop, Johny chopping wood. <Q2 folio 52 recto> November 1880 27th Rather cold morning, but the day got somewhat milder in the afternoon. We were getting some dry cedar for Melancthon School. 28th Sabbath. Very mild morning, and the day was soft-like till night when there came on a snow storm. Nancy and I went to the back line to see the folks, then I had to drive out for Mrs. C. Bell on behalf of Mrs. Samuel Russell who needed her assistance. My wife stopped there all night. We heard very bad news this eavning, viz. that one of brother John’s little ones* had died of diptheria and that his wife and most all the rest were ailing with it. Hard, very hard on John. [*William Henry Russell, b. 23 Jan. 1877.] 29 Moderate morning and the day was rather mild with a sharp shower of snow in the eavning. Jim hauled some dry cedar to Melancthon School in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped �138 Johney and I to cut some shingle timber. Mr. John H. Palmer was here tonight and I gave him his agreement made between the trustees of S.S. 5 Melancthon and himself. 30 Rather cold morning and the day was cold all through with an increasing freeze towards five O’clock. Jim and Johney were getting out shingle timber. I attended the voting for the bonus. [in margin] Bonus voting. December [1880] 1st Quite a heavy fall of snow this morning, but it cleared off about 10 A.M. The day was mild af- terwards. Jim and Johney cut some oat sheaves in the forenoon. I took Mrs. Russell in to the back line. In the afternoon the boys and I got some shingle timber and took [it to] Mr. McDow- ell. 2 Mild morning with a good depth of snow that had fallen during the night. The day was mild with a sharp blow a while in the eavning. Jim, John and I cut two cords of dry cedar (stove wood) and Jim took it in to Mr. D. Davidson’s in the afternoon. <Q2 folio 52 verso> December 1880 3rd Mild morning and the day was soft like a thaw. Jim was hauling cordwood for his uncle Sam. Johney and I cut cordwood in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I attended a trustee meeting at No. 5 Melancthon. 4 Mild morning and the day continued soft and balmy all through. Brother Sam was helping to make me a barn door. Jim hauled a load of cordwood for him with our team to Dundalk. Clark and I cleaned up a grist of about 35 Bushels. Johny hauled out about 2 cords of green wood that he had cut. 5th Sabbath. Mild morning with a drizzle of rain falling during the forenoon. The afernoon was very windy and [a] sharp freeze. 6 A little snow falling this morning, and less or more snow fell all through the day, pretty sharp freeze at night. I was helping Brother Sam to saw stove wood, Jim and John at J. Irvin’s thrash- ing. 7 Cold stormy morning, and the day kept snowing, blowing and freezing. Jim fixed the barn doors, Johney and I ground the knives of the cutting box in the forenoon and cut some feed. Nancy and I went to Dundalk in the eavning and I sold some dry cedar 2 feet long at $1.00 per cord. 8 Cold stormy day from morning till night, wind high, snow falling and a very keen freeze. We were getting out some dry cedar. Sold one cord to James Reid of Dundalk for $2.00. We took it out in the afternoon. Miss S. Bell was here today. 9 Very cold, stormy morning, the day exceedingly cold all through. The boys and I cut dry cedar to noon and then gave up on account of the cold. 10 Very sharp morning, keen freeze, the day pretty cold all through. Johney and I took a grist to Hornings Mills, Jim chored at home. It was 9:30 P.M when we got home. <Q2 folio 53 recto> December 1880 11th Cold morning and the day pretty chilly all through. We cut 2 cords of dry cedar 2 feet long and I took it to Mr. G. R. Middleton, Dundalk. He gave me $1.00 per cord for it. 12th Sabbath. Mild day with a very slight mizzle of rain. Mrs. R. and I were at Mrs. C. Bell’s this af- ternoon. 13 Mild morning, the day was pretty mild all through, with the exception of a strong blow now and then. Eliza, Willie, and I cleaned wheat. Jim and Johney were at Dan Boyer’s sawing timber. �139 14 Rather stormy morning, a good deal of soft snow falling and drifting, and continued in this manner most all day. Jim, Johney and I were cutting dry cedar. 15 Stormy morning, the day very cold, snowing, blowing and freezing. The roads badly drifted. Clark and I took 30 bushels of wheat to Huxtable’s Mills (Melancthon) to be gristed. We got about 38½ pounds pretty good flour to the bushel. Jim and John cut some dry cedar. 16 Cold stormy morning, and the day continued cold and snowy all through. The boys and I were cutting dry cedar. 17 Cold stormy morning, the day cold and snowing all through. The boys and I cut dry cedar. Jim took in a load of 2 feet wood, 2 cords, and sold it to the [druggist, stricken: above] John Con- ners for $2.00. 18 Another cold stormy day from morning to night. Jim took in 2 cords of dry cedar in the fore- noon and sold it to the druggist for $2.00 cash. I took in 2 cords in the afternoon and sold it to Mr. Nixon for one half cash and one half trade. Nancy went to Dundalk this afternoon. John and Clark took home Sam’s sheep. [in margin] Returned Sam’s Ram. <Q2 folio 53 verso> December 1880 19th Sabbath. Very mild morning, the day pleasant all through. Nancy, Eliza and I visited at W. Lon- sway’s. 20 Mild morning, the day pretty foggy, but soft. In the forenoon I helped J. Mills to weigh a load of hay. He hauled it for me. I bought 5 tons from him at $6.00 per ton. The boys, Jim and John, cut a cord of dry cedar 2 feet long, took it to Dundalk and sold it for $1.00 cash for Christmas money. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, tried around to sell posts, ties or tele- graph poles. Helped to put up two bents* of J. Hanbury’s skating rink. Had tea at Mr. Donald McAulay’s. Attended a meeting at the Orange hall. Messrs. Middleton, Nelson, Doyle and McMillin were the speakers on Municipal Matters. I was chosen chairman. It was a pretty rough meeting. [*a bent or section of the hoarding around the rink.] 21 Mild morning, the day mild all through, good sleighing, snow about a foot deep in the bush. I took to Dundalk 6½ bushels Splendid fall wheat and sold it for $1.03 per bushel. In the after- noon I sp[l]it a cord of dry cedar which Jim and John had cut in the forenoon. Jim then took it to Dundalk and sold it to Mr. T. Hanbury for $1.00. Jim and John went to a tea meeting in the English Church, Dundalk, at night. 22 Mild morning, with a very heavy hoar frost on the bushes, the day pretty mild all through. Jim went to a bee to W. Lonsway to haul saw logs. John and I cleaned up five bags of mixed grain to get chopped. We then cut some oat sheaves for the horses. 23 Mild morning and the day mild all through, good sleighing. Jim took five bags of chop to the mill in the forenoon, and swamped out wood in the afternoon, assisted by John. The remainder of us were at an Examination in No. 5 Melancthon, D. McAulay teacher. It was a grand day. I paid for the tea and sugar $1.10. The scholars brought splendid baskets filled with delicacies. They also answered their questions readily and accurately. R. C. Russell got first prize for writ- ing and also another prize. There were prizes in all amounting to $12.00. [This entry ends with very cramped writing at bottom of page] <Q2 folio 54 recto> December 1880 24th Pleasant morning and the day mild all through. First class sleighing. I attended an Examina- tion of Proton School No. 2. The pupils are not near so well posted on some of the branches as the scholars in Melancthon. I dined at Mr. William Talbot’s on the Master Given’s invitation. �140 Jim was hauling in stove wood to Dundalk. Mr. D. McAulay, teacher, was here at night. I paid him part of his salary, viz. $150. 25 Mild morning, the day pleasant. Jim went in the forenoon for a sleigh ride with Tom Arnold, and in the afternoon he and Johney and Clark went to a tea meeting at Dundalk. Brother Sam and family were here today and William Lonsway and family in the afternoon. 26th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Nancy and Eliza were at J. Trugon’s. 27 Rough morning, snowing and blowing, the wind and snow kept increasing all through the day, and it was very stormy at night. I attended the nomination [MS nimination] for the Melancthon Municipal Council at the town hall and got $190. School moneys from John Mills, treasurer. 28 Very cold morning and the day kept getting colder all through, a terribly sharp freeze with a strong wind. The coldest day that has come, I think, during the winter. I went to Dundalk and from thence to the School House of No. 5 Melancthon and left the books and vouchers before the S[chool] auditors, I being S[chool] treasurer. John went to a sawing at Mr. Clippert’s, they only sawed part of the day on account of the cold, as most of the men were getting some part of them frozen. [in margin] Cold. <Q2 folio 54 verso> December 1880 29th Very cold morning and the cold kept increasing to about two O’clock in the afternoon, when it was fearful, a strong wind, the snow drifting and the air fairly hissing with frost. This night al- so was fearfully cold, the water froze in the house (which is pretty warm at most times) about half an inch thick. I attended an annual meeting of S.S. 5 Melancthon, the trustees appointed another in my place as Sect. Treasurer, the other offered to transact the business for nothing. I was getting Eight dollars per annum. I delivered up to the new treasurer (R. Oliver) $208.22, being the full amount of Cash in my hands belonging to the Section. Also I gave him the Mi- nute Book and Sect. treasurer’s Book. Jim was driving Sam’s team at a bee for Jim Patterson, hauling saw logs. John and Clark cut some oat sheaves. Sister Margaret gave birth to a child this morning, it died in the afternoon. [in margin] Remarkably cold day [double underline]. 30 Another cold morning, but not quite so cold as yesterday. Still, it was a very sharp day all through. Nancy and I went in the afternoon to W. Lonsway’s. The boys chored around. 31 Another cold day, but not quite so cold as yesterday. Sharp freeze all day long. John and I cut cordwood in the bush. [Stricken: and in the afternoon I went with Nancy to Dundalk]. Jim hauled stovewood. The old year is gone with its joys and sorrows and who amongst us can tell whether [MS whither] we will see the end of the next or not. Taking it on the whole, we have nothing to complain of, we have all had our health, sickness has not visited our home, accidents have not befallen us, neither have we had any pecuniary losses. So that we have more reason to rejoice than to complain. <Q2 folio 55 recto> January 1881 1st Another cold day, very sharp frost all day through. Jim, John and I cut cordwood in the bush and in the afternoon Nancy and I went to Dundalk. 2nd Sabbath. Rather milder than yesterday. Brother John came here about 10 A.M. We went with him after dinner to see the folks in Melancthon. He stopped here at night. 3 Pretty mild morning. Brother John left for home this morning. The boys and I chopped cord- wood in the bush in the forenoon, and in the afternoon, I went to the Municipal Elections at Dundalk and voted for J. J. Middleton. �141 4 Pretty chilly this morning, and the day continued cold. I had Mr. D. Davidson’s horse and cut- ter and was around collecting for said gentleman. John Agnew of Essa was here with his wife and two children and stopped all night. He brought us up a barrel of flour, thinking ours was frozen, and made a present of it to us. It was kind, but not needed. 5 Rather milder than yesterday, the day pleasant. I was out collecting for D. Davidson, Esq. Jim was helping brother Sam, Johny was swamping out cordwood. John Agnew and wife and chil- dren went away this morning. 6 Pretty chilly this morning, but the day got somewhat milder towards noon. Jim was helping Sam, I was out collecting for D. Davidson. 7 Rather stormy morning, and the day continued cold all through. I was helping weigh hay which James Mills hauled to me. Johney fell out of bed last night in his sleep and blackened and bruised his face rather badly. Jim was helping Brother Sam today. <Q2 folio 55 verso> January 1881 8th Rather chilly this morning, but not so cold as yesterday, the day got pretty mild about noon. We were weighing and stowing away hay today. Jim was at Jona[h] Sauder’s hauling saw logs for him. He had a bee some time ago and I could not send him a hand so I sent Jim today. Old Mr. Patrick Conners died this morning, aged, it is said, about 93 years. [in margin] Patrick Conners died 9th. Sabbath. Pretty sharp morning, but the day got milder towards noon. 10 Rather chilly this morning, but the afternoon was a little milder. Nancy, James and I attended the funeral of Mr. Conners. I then went into Melancthon on Mr. D. Davidson’s business. 11 Fine sunny morning and the day was bright and clear, though sharp frost in the afternoon. I went to Hornings Mills on Mr. D. Davidson’s business. Jim and John were chopping. 12 Fine morning and the forenoon was sunny, the afternoon cloudy with a snow storm at night. Jim and John chopped. I went for Mrs. C. Bell in the forenoon and in the afternoon took her home. Also I drove down to Widow Mulholland’s. James Mills brought home the balance (700) of the five tons of hay which I had purchased from him some time ago at $6.00 per ton. 13 A cold morning and the day was cold all through with a snow storm at night. Jim and Johney were chopping. 14 Very cold morning and the day was exceedingly sharp and frosty. Jim and John chopped dur- ing the forenoon. I was out collecting for Mr. D. Davidson. [in margin] Very cold. <Q2 folio 56 recto> January 1881 15th Pretty sharp morning and the day continued cold all through. Jim went to the blacksmith’s to get a little fixing done to a sleigh, Johney cut Sam some stove wood at the house. 16th Sabbath. Pretty mild morning and the day was fine. Nancy and I were at Brother Sam’s. 17 Mild day all through, snow pretty deep, bad passing teams on the road. I was collecting for Mr. Davidson, the boys were chopping. [in margin] This is my 45th birthday. 18 Beautiful morning and the day was very pleasant, the sun shone out bright, the sky was clear and blue. I was collecting, the boys were chopping. I slept at Mr. Davidson’s this night. 19 Beautiful day all through, from morning to night. Clear sky and bright sun. I was collecting, Jim and John were chopping. 20 Beautiful day all through from morning to night. I was collecting for Mr. Davidson and slept at his place all night. Jim was at Skeffington Bell’s sawing. �142 21 Stormy morning, snowing and blowing, the day clearing off somewhat towards noon, but the snow began to come down again. The day was a stormy one all through. I was collecting for Mr. Davidson during the forenoon. The boys were swamping wood. 22 Pretty stormy day all through, snowing and blowing. Jim and John chopped during the fore- noon. I done nothing. 23rd Sabbath. Pretty chilly day all through, deep snow and nothing but cold weather. <Q2 folio 56 verso> January 1881 24th Not so cold as yesterday, yet cold enough to be disagreeable. I attended a council meeting of Proton Council held in Mr. S. McCulough’s. [in margin] Sent letter to William / Dickson P.O. / Tenn. 25 Very sharp morning and the day continued cold all through. I was collecting for D. D., Esq. I slept at Mr. Davidson’s this night. 26 Another cold day, blowing and snowing. I was collecting and slept at night at Mr. Davidson’s. 27 Very sharp morning and the day continued, blowing and freezing. I collected in Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to W. Egerton’s Sale and collected there. I slept this night at Mr. Davidson’s. 28 Cold again but not so cold as yesterday. Sun shone out a little while today. I was collecting and slept at Mr. Davidson’s at night. 29 Something milder than the previous days. About 5 P.M., however, it started snowing and blow- ing and continued so most of the night. I was collecting and came home this night. 30th Sabbath. Quite cold this morning and the roads very heavy, the day cold all through. Nancy and Eliza hitched up the team and drove in to Melancthon to Sam’s. 31st Roads heavy this morning and the day cold from morning to night. Mr. Skeffington Bell, his wife and sister, came here in the afternoon and I helped him at his collector’s Roll. <Q2 folio 57 recto> February 1881 1st Extremely sharp morning and the day was one of intense coldness, from morning to night. Nancy and I went to Dundalk. [in margin] very cold 2 Extrremely cold morning and the day was piercing cold from morning to night. I was collect- ing. [in margin] very cold 3 Not quite so cold as yesterday, still the freeze was quite sharp. I was collecting. [in margin] cold. 4 Bright sunny morning and the day continued clear and sunny all through. I was collecting. 5 Very pleasant day, sun out bright and strong from morning to night. I was collecting. 6th Sabbath. Mild morning, but the day was cloudy and not so pleasant as yesterday, the eavning was quite sharp. Brother Sam and William Lonsway with their wives were here. Nancy and I visit- ed Mr. S. Bell’s at night. 7 Pretty chilly morning and the day was cold all through. Mrs. Hannah Bowler was here today. 8 Mizzle of rain falling this morning and a thaw on a small scale has set in. Slightly raining all day. Jim went this morning to drive his aunt Phoebe to Mulmur. Johny and I cleaned up some pease. 9 Soft morning, a little rain falling throughout the day and a general thaw in progress. I took two bags of pease to Dundalk. �143 10 Soft morning and the day kept thawing all through till night when it began to freeze. The boys were cutting some stove wood. The children went at night to a Sunday School tea meeting held in the Orange hall on Lot 211 Gravel Road. <Q2 folio 57 verso> February 1881 11th Still soft, and the day kept thawing a little on to the eavning, when there fell a little snow, also the wind rose and blew a strong gale at night. Jim and John were cutting stove wood in the bush. 12 Blustery morning, a mixture of rain and snow falling and blowing a strong gale. This was the general character of the day. I started for Essa this morning but was too late for the train and had to come home again. I moved some grain in the afternoon which was getting wet in the bin, the snow had drifted in above it and was melting and coming down. Jim and John cut stove wood during the forenoon. Miss Sarah Bell was here this afternoon. 13th Sabbath. Very cold stormy day all through. 14 Milder this morning and the day got bright and warm, very pleasant in the afternoon. I started for Essa this morning to get $400.00 due me on a farm I sold, this last December was a year. I took the car at Dundalk for Shelburne, from there I went to James Murphy’s, Tossorontio, and stopped there all night. 15 Very fine morning and the day was one of sunshine and mild weather. The waggons are run- ning in this part of the country. I left Mr. Murphy’s in the morning and went to Brother John’s, had dinner there. I then walked to John Agnew’s in Essa and stopped there all night. 16 Fine morning and the day continued fine all through. I stopped at John’s and he drove me over to Mr. Hussay’s in the afternoon to get my money. Mr. Hussay was not at home. John then drove me to a farm which he wanted me to buy. I do not like the farm, it is hilly and swampy. I stopped at John’s this night. <Q2 folio 58 recto> February 1881 17th Fine morning but cold, the day continued chilly all through but clear. The Messrs Hussay came to John Agnew’s this afternoon and paid me the $400.00 which they owed me. I stopped this night at John Agnew’s. 18 Quite a fall of snow on the ground this morning and it kept snowing all day. John Agnew drove me to John Russell’s, then John Russell drove me to Primrose. John Agnew came along in the sleigh. I got a ride from there to Shelburne, took the cars for Dundalk. Nancy and John met me at the station with the team and so I got home. 19 Fine day all through, cold, clear and bracing. James and Henry Lonsway were helping my boys to chop in the bush, as they helped them yesterday. I and Nancy went to Mr. Mark Dawson’s in the afternoon. I bargained with him to winter some cattle for me at .50¢ per month. 20th Sabbath. Mild day all through. We visited W. Lonsway. 21 Mild day, sunshiny and inclined to be soft. I went to Dundalk and settled some bills. Jim hauled a cord of wood to J. Hanbury. We took four head of cattle to Mr. Dawson’s to be board- ed at .50¢ p. head a month. 22 Mild morning and the day continued mild all through with a thaw wind. I went and viewed Modland’s farm, assisted by Thomas Carson, as I had a notion of purchasing said farm. I did not like it. Jim hauled in some wood to Dundalk. �144 23 Very cold morning and the day continued extremely cold from morning to night. Johny hauled cordwood to Dundalk. Jim was helping Joseph Jackson to make ties. [in margin] Extremely cold day. <Q2 folio 58 verso> February 1881 24th Something milder than yesterday, not near so sharp a freeze, still cold enough to suit any per- son. Johney hauled wood to Dundalk. Brother Sam and I made ties in my swamp in the after- noon. We made twenty. 25 Pretty sharp frost in the morning, but the day got somewhat milder in the afternoon. Sam and I were making ties. We made twenty-three. Johny hauled wood. 26 Pretty cold morning, warm about noon, chilly at night. Sam and I made 17 ties. Johny hauled wood. 27th Sabbath. Rain pour this morning, faired up about ten O’clock A.M. then began to rain about 5:30 P.M. Nancy visited Father’s. 28 Cold morning, freezing, the roads very icy. Johny and I hauled the remainder of the cordwood to Dundalk. It was extremely hard to get along as the horses had no shoes on. I sold the wood, it being green, to Thos. Hanbury, ten cords nearly, at $1.85 per cord. Heavy fall of snow at night. March 1881 1st Very cold stormy day, blowing, snowing and freezing. Mrs. Russell, Eliza and I visited Mr. John Ludlow. 2 More moderate today than yesterday, not much wind, the freeze not so great, milder generally. Brother John was here for a while this forenoon. 3 Rather breezy this morning, and some snow falling. The wind kept increasing all through the day and in the afternoon especially. At night it blew almost a hurricane. Johney and I made Fourteen ties today. <Q2 folio 59 recto> March 1881 4th Snow falling this morning and it kept increasing in density all through the day. The snow was very soft and wetting, and there was a pretty strong wind. Johny and I made five ties in the forenoon. Mr. Boyd, Township assessor, was here and valued as follows: Real Property Lot 215 Assessment $600., Lot 216 ditto $150, Personal property $130, [total] $830. No. of days Statue Labor 4. [in margin] Assessor here. 5 Rather windy this morning, with some snow falling, there was a little snow fell also during the day and about 4 P.M. there was quite a snow storm. Johney and I made ties. Jim helped us in the afternoon: we made 20. 6th Sabbath. Fine mild day from morning to night. I went to Father’s. 7 Beautiful morning, the sun rose bright and clear, the day was one of sunshine and warmth, the sap ran out of the maples. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon I cut roads to the ties in the swamp. Nancy was helping mother to sow [=sew]. I got a letter from Brother William. His Post Office is Batson’s Store, Dickson County, St. of Tennessee. [in margin] W. Russell / Sawmill and lumberman/ Batson’s Store P. O. / Dickson Co. Tenn. 8 Beautiful morning and the sun shone out bright and clear all day long. Clark and I were sawing ties in the bush and Johney was hauling stove wood from the bush. [in margin] First lamb came �145 9 Very beautiful morning, sunshiny and warm, the day warm all through, the snow thawing rapid- ly. Spring weather to all appearances, the day could not be nicer. Brother Sam brought his horse out and swamped ties for us. We just swamped out one hundred. <Q2 folio 59 verso> March 1881 10th Rather fine day all through. Clark, Johny and I were sawing ties and piling them up. 11 Very cold raw morning and the day was sharp and a keen freeze all through. Jim and Johney were hauling ties. I was making roads for them, they hauled 60 ties. 12 Another cold morning and the day was chilly all through with a heavy snow storm in the eavning which continued all through the night. Jim and Johney finished hauling ties, they hauled 40. I went in the forenoon to look at a lot of land in Melancthon and in the afternoon I helped brother Sam to make ties. I slept at Father’s all night. 13th Sabbath. Pretty deep snow this morning, and the day cold in the forenoon, something milder in the afternoon. Mrs. Bowler and her son Giles were here this eavning. 14 Hazy morning, but not very cold, the day got pretty warm in the afternoon. Jim, Clark and I were making ties. Johny was laid up with a cold. We made 25. 15 Bright morning, the sun rose clear and beautiful, the snow melted during the day, the sun was so hot. Johny, Clark and I were making ties. We made 18. Jim was at Alexander Patterson’s making ties. 16 Fine morning and the day continued mild all through, cloudy and sunshine, just like the life of man. I went to Dundalk to attend an auction sale of land. I did not purchase as I thought it went too high. I sold 200 ties to Mr. C. Johnston for .16 1/4 ¢ per tie. The boys were making ties. They made 20. Mrs. R. was at Mr. Mark Dawson’s. Their little boy of about four years of age died this morning. [in margin] Sent a letter to Br. William <Q2 folio 60 recto> March 1881 17th Fine mild morning, the day mild and balmy all through, the snow going away fast. The boys and I made ties. We made 43. Miss Jane Johnson was here this afternoon. 18 Mild morning, the sun came out pretty strong and warm and the day was warm. The boys and I swamped out ties. We hauled out 81 and piled and sawed them. 19 Soft, mild morning and a storm of slushy snow came on in the afternoon and continued all evening. The boys and I hauled out ties in the forenoon, and in the afternoon they hauled to the track. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 106 sheet iron spiles for the maple trees @ $1.15 20th Sabbath. Rather mild morning, but frequent showers of snow throughout the day. 21 Snowing this morning and the day was very unpleasant with a good deal of soft snow falling. The boys were hauling ties to the track. I helped Br. Sam to saw some ties. 22 Cold stormy morning, blowing and snowing which it varied through the day by freezing at night. The boys were making ties in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon got Skeffington Bell to haul me home a ton of hay which I purchased from him for Eight dollars. 23 Pretty cold frosty morning and the day continued chilly all through, although the sun shone out brightly most of the time. Jim was helping his uncle Sam with the team to haul ties to Dundalk. Johney, Clark and I were making ties: we made 20. Miss Sarah Bell was here today, so also were Miss Sarah Jackson and her brother Sam. Jim with the team is stopping at his uncle Sam’s during this night. �146 <Q2 folio 60 verso> March 1881 24th Rather sharp cold morning, the sun shone out through the day, making it rather pleasanter, still, the wind was raw. Keen freeze at dark. Johny, Clark and I were making ties: we made 20. Jim was helping Sam to haul ties to Dundalk. Mrs. Mark Dawson was here this afternoon. 25 Clear morning, but chilly and the day was cold but clear all through. We were making ties to- day, assisted by Brother Sam and William John Arnold. We made 66. I went to Mr. Skeffing- ton Bell’s at night and T. Hanbury and I calculated up his Collector’s Roll. 26 Clear cold day from morning to night. Sun shone out bright. We were swamping out ties. We swamped out 69. Old Mr. Kirby was here a while tonight. 27th Sabbath. Cold clear day all through. Mr. Mark Dawson and family visited us today. 28 Clear and cold all day, in fact very cold. We finished swamping ties (41) and the boys then took a load (14) to the track. Mrs. Russell and I paid old Mr. W. Kirby a visit this night as he is leaving the neighbourhood tomorrow and moving to Owen Sound. He was a good neighbour and I believe a truthful, honest man. 29 Cold and clear all the day. The boys and I finished hauling ties today. They hauled six loads at Sixteen in each load, that is 96. This makes 300 ties that we have made. 30 Cold morning, freezing like fun, the day kept chilly all through. Jim took home Sam’s Ewe and Borrowed his sugar kettle and barrel. Phoebe came in the eavning. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. <Q2 folio 61 recto> March 1881 31st Another cold morning and the day was chilly all through, with snow in the afternoon. The boys hauled stove wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon made sap troughs. April 1881 1st Very cold morning and the day was cold all through with some snow falling. Jim and John were making sap troughs. Mrs. R. visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s. 2 Pretty cold morning, although the sun rose bright and clear, the day was clear and cold all through. Mr. Skeffington Bell and I went to look at a farm in Proton which I had some thoughts of purchasing. We travelled around the lot. I do not like it well, therefore I think I will not buy it. Jim and John were helping their uncle Sam. 3rd Sabbath. Cold morning and the day was chilly all through. 4 Very cold morning and the day kept getting colder all through. The afternoon was piercing cold. Jim and John hauled some sap troughs they had made to the sugar bush. The[y] also took out the barrels and kettles. In the afternoon they made a place to boil. I went to Mr. Brattings sale to buy a logging chain. There was none sold. [in margin] very cold. 5 Cold morning, and the day kept getting colder all through, with a strong wind accompanied by a snow storm. I think this has been one of the coldest days that we have had during the winter. Jim was helping W. J. Arnold to saw wood. The others of us done nothing. [in margin] Ex- tremely cold. 6 Another cold stormy day with some snow falling, the day got somewhat milder towards night. Jim and Johney went with the team to Dundalk in the forenoon and got three Barells of salt at $1.20 per Barell, and a Lance-tooth saw* at $6.00. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife were here a while at night. [in margin] Posted a letter to Ireland. [*type of cross-cut saw, usually for soft- wood] �147 7 Milder day than yesterday, the sun shone out pretty strong in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim and John helped their uncle Sam. <Q2 folio 61 verso> April 1881 8th Bright sunny morning and the day continued warm and bright. The boys and I were in the sug- ar bush tapping trees. We tapped and put the spiles in 105, and in the evening we went for a heifer we had boarding at Mr. Dawson’s and brought her home as she is rather weak. [in mar- gin] First trees tapped. 9 Bright sunny morning and the day continued very fine all through with a bright warm sun. Jim, Clark and I were in the sugar bush. We tapped and put the spiles in 31 trees. We then hauled some logs with the horses forward to the camp. After that we gathered about 10 pails of sap. The snow is very deep in the bush, almost 2 feet on an average and so soft in the afternoon that we would sink to the bottom every step. Very tiresome work. Johney was at a wood sawing at Jim Trugon’s. [in margin] Heard first robin. 10th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day continued nice. Mrs. R. and I went to Father’s. 11 Fine morning and the day continued sunny and bright. We tapped some trees, gathered sap, and boiled down 30 pails. Jim went for two Bushels of white winter wheat for seed. Got it from Mr. Dover of Melancthon at $1.20 per bushel. Then in the afternoon he went to Dundalk for the harrows which were getting repaired. 12 A little chilly this morning and the day got somewhat warmer about noon. Johney was in the sugar bush working. Jim is laid up with a sprained hand. I went to look about purchasing a lot of land in the 5th Range Melancthon. From thence I went to Dundalk. Mr. Dawson came here about the middle of the night and told us that a two year old heifer of ours which was wintering with him had got cast at the straw stack. Johney and Clark and I hitched up the horses, went for her and brought her home in the sleigh. Her neck seems to have got twisted. 13 Fine morning, although a little chilly, the day got warmer towards noon. Mrs. R., Johney and I were in the sugar bush. Mrs. R. boiled down fifty pails of sap from Eleven O’clock A.M. <Q2 folio 62 recto> April 1881 14th Beautiful morning, and the day continued sunny and fair but with a cold wind towards night. Johny and I gathered sap. 15 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun shone out after a while and the day was pretty mild. There is plenty of snow to be melted yet before plowing commences. Mrs. R., Johny and Clark were making sugar. They boiled into syrup sixty pails of sap. 16 Hard frost this morning and the forenoon was pretty chilly, but the afternoon was warmer wth a bright sun and thaw wind. Johny and Clark were gathering sap. Mrs. R. sugared off the syrup of 110 pails of sap. There were 52 pounds of sugar. It was rather soft as it has been her first venture in sugaring off. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and posted a letter to William Clark, Springville P.O., Ontario. The letter was asking him if he would sell Lot 34, Con. 4 Melanc- thon. [in margin] Posted a letter to William Clark/ Springville P.O., Ont. 17th Esther Sabbath. Mild morning and the day continued sunny and springlike all through. [in margin] 1st cow calved. Heard Frogs. 18 Fine morning and the day was pretty warm all through with a bright sun shining. Mrs. R., Johney and I were in the sugar bush. We boiled down 52 pails of sap, part of which was gath- ered on Saturday previous. Jim started the plow. There was some frost in the ground. Brother �148 Sam was here tonight a spell. In 1879 first plowing April 21st, in 1880 —April 15th [in mar- gin] First plowing / Saw first Robbin. 19 Pretty hard frost this morning, but the sun got out bright after a little and the day was pretty warm about noon. Cloudy in the afternoon with some signs of rain. Jim was plowing, Johney was helping at his uncle Sam’s to saw wood. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and when we came home I went to the bush and gathered 25 pails of sap from 3:30 P.M. <Q2 folio 62 verso> April 1881 20th Beautiful morning, the day sunshiny and warm all through. People have nearly all started plowing. There is plenty of snow in the fence corners yet and also plenty in some of the woods, on the edges of swamp. The roads are drying up fast. In the field in which Jim is plowing there is banks of snow almost three feet deep in the corners of the Northwest fence. Still, the ground plows well. Johney and I were cleaning our seed wheat. We put it twice through the separa- tors, still there are a great many oats in it yet. We went out after tea and gathered eleven pails of sap. There was very little sap in the troughs. Mrs. or Miss Perce, a religious fanatic, stopped here over night. The impression on me about her is one of deep disgust. 21 Another fine morning, and the day was one of sunshine and mildness. Jim was plowing. Mrs. R. boiled down into syrup 36 pails of sap. Done it all alone without any help. Rolled the back log. Rolled in the front Log. Put up the crotches. Swung the sugar kettles on the fire. She is as strong as horse, especially when mad, and the fit was on her today. Johney and I cut out snags and small stumps in the new fallow and Johney gathered 10 pails of sap in the eavning. 22 Frosty morning, but nothing to stop plowing. The day was cloudy and rather cool. Jim was plowing. Johney, Clark and I were picking up in the new fallow. 23 A little frost this morning, but the ground soon got thawed out, the day was pretty warm and a little cloudy in the afternoon. I sowed about nine bushels of pease and two of wheat. Jim har- rowed to about 3 P.M. when one of the team (Gerty) took sick with belly ache or stop[p]age of the urine. We gave her ginger and a spoonful of spirits of sweet nitre. She seemed something better after, but she is not real well yet. Jim and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] First wheat sown / First pease sown / 5 days before new moon. <Q2 folio 63 recto> April 1881 24th Sabbath. Pretty warm day, quite hazy in the afternoon, like summer. James Trugon and wife and Brother Sam were here ths eavning. 25 Cloudy morning and a slight rain in the forenoon, also a heavier shower in the afternoon. Cloudy at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon I and Johny cut snags. Jim was harrowing and plowing. [in margin] Saw first swallow. 26 Slight rain early this morning, which increased as the day advanced, and became pretty heavy about 8:30 A.M. It faired off before noon and the afternoon was dry. Jim was plowing during the dry part of the day. Johney yoked up his steers and he and I picked Rocks. 27 White frost this morning and the day got cloudy but kept dry to about 5 P.M. when there came on a pretty sharp shower of rain and kept raining less or more to about 8 P.M. Jim was plow- ing, Johney and I were picking stones. Mrs. R. boiled into vinegar [?-MS: vinengar] Syrup 13 pails of Sap. 28 A little frost this morning and the day was cloudy all through. There came on some rain about 5 P.M. and continued slightly raining to near dark. I sowed about six bushels of wheat. Jim �149 harrowed and Johny sowed salt on the ground. He sowed two barrels on four acres. John Ab- bott, Dominion Census taker, was here today. 29 Cold frosty morning and the day was chilly but dry all through. Jim, Johney and I branded up in the forenoon and in the afternoon we attempted to plow the new fallow, but broke the land- side* off our plow. I then went to W. Lonway’s and bought an old plow from him for $1.00. It is not much of a plow, still it may root over the fallow for us. [*bottom plate, part of a plow, helps stabilize, resists sideways pressure of mouldboard] <Q2 folio 63 verso> April 1881 30th Very hard frost this morning and the day was very cold from morning to night. Jim plowed, Johney took his steers and the stone boat and went to W. Lonsway’s for the plow which I bought from him yesterday. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. There was some old tramp stopped here all night. [in margin] Posted a letter to / Matthew Knox / South Dum- mer. May [1881] 1st. Sabbath. Very cold frosty morning and the day was dark and cold all through. 2 Frosty morning and the day was cloudy and cold. Jim plowed, Johney picked stones. I went in the forenoon to W. Lonsway’s to get the colter of the plow. When I came home I helped Johney to gather stones. After tea John and I cleaned up ten bags of oats. 3 Hard frost this morning, so hard that we could not harrow early in the morning. The day was cool all through and dry. I sowed about 12½ bushels of oats. Johney harrowed, Jim made a merry-go-round to hang clothes on. In the afternoon I went to the blacksmith’s to get some bolts made. [in margin] First oats sown 4 Frost this morning and the morning was cloudy but the sun got out after some time and the day was pretty warm. Jim and Johney plowed in the new fallow. I picked over a pit of potatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon I picked sticks and roots in the fallow. I also went to Mr. Dawson’s at night to see about some hay. 5 Frost this morning and the air pretty chilly. The afternoon was cloudy and cool. The boys and I were working in the fallow. Jim plowing, Johney driving and I picking up. 6 Slight shower of rain early this morning, soon cleared off and the day was remarkably fine, splendid growth. The boys plowed and I levelled several knolls with the spade and chopped down some scrubby trees. <Q2 folio 64 recto> May 1881 7th Slight frost this morning, the day dry and warm with a good growth. The boys finished plow- ing in the new fallow. I took out some small stumps and levelled some [k]nolls. Clark took the spoils out of the trees after supper, and Jim and I went to Mr. Dawson’s for some hay. 8th Sabbath. Sultry morning and the day was warm, dry and cloudy. Mrs. R. and I visited Mr. M. Dawson’s. 9 Cloudy morning and the day warm, there was a shower of rain about 6 P.M., then another big shower between 8 and 10 P.M., also thunder and lightening. Mr. Skeffington Bell came here this eavning and changed seven bags of white oats with me for seven bags of Black ones which he wanted for seed. Jim plowed today. Johney dug knolls in the new fallow. I planted some potatoes. [in margin] First potatoes planted. 10 Cloudy morning and there were frequent showers throughout the day. Jim plowed to noon then he fixed the V-drag. Johney and I cleaned oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon I sowed and Johney harrowed. �150 11 Dry morning, but the day was cloudy and showery, especially the afternoon, when there was pretty heavy thunder and rain. I sowed oats in the new fallow. Jim harrowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon made a drag. Johney picked up in the forenoon and harrowed in the after- noon. I got the three apple trees which I had ordered from the Georgetown nursery. They are poor, dry, scrubby trees. It’s only a fraud dealing there. [in margin] Got fruit trees. 12 Fine morning, very hot and dry through the day with a good deal of clouds. Jim harrowed, John picked up. I sowed grass and clover seed in the forenoon and went to Dundalk after din- ner. Got half a bushel more of clover seed at 5.50 per Bushel. Sowed some when I got home. Then washed 12 sheep. I purchased 18 Apple trees, 3 plum trees and got a present of a cherry tree, all to be delivered next spring from Chase Brothers and Bowman, Rochester. Full price $6.80. [in margin] Ordered trees. <Q2 folio 64 verso> May 1881 13th Very fine morning, though cloudy, the day was dry, cloudy and warm with a very fine growth. Jim harrowed, Johney made slash fence*, I sowed grass and clover seed. Also sowed about five bags of oats. Johney and his mother went to Dundalk after supper. They have not got home yet (9 O’clock). [*slash fence: made with unlimbed trees and brush, over rough terrain; not a rail fence; called a brush fence, 3 days later] 14 Cloudy morning and pretty heavy rain in the forenoon. It cleared off about 9 A.M. and contin- ued fair to 7 P.M. when there came on thunder and lightening with more rain. Jim harrowed, John clipped the sheep, and I sowed grass seed in the forenoon, and in the afternoon let off some water on a new sown field. Johney drove his mother to the graveyard* ten miles down the gravel from 4 O’clock. She planted a weeping willow, which her brother John Agnew had purchased and sent to Dundalk, at her mother’s grave. [in margin] Shore sheep. [*See above, 11 Oct. 1877.] 15th Sabbath. Cloudy morning and the day was showery in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 16 Cloudy, cold morning with some rain very early. The day dry afterwards and pretty chilly. Jim plowed and harrowed a potatoe patch, John made a Brush fence, I cut seed potatoes. 17 Cool morning and the day was dry, cool and cloudy. I sorted potatoes in the cellar in the fore- noon. Jim and John hauled out manure. Clark spread it, and in the afternoon we all planted ten bushels of potatoes. We put them in with the plow. Plowed them in, dropped the sets in every third furrow. Raked in the manure first with a rake, then dropped the set on top. 18 Cloudy, cool morning and the day was cool, cloudy and dry. Jim was plowing, Johney and I were cutting poles to fence a calf park. Mrs. William Bowler was here today. 19 Cool, cloudy and dry from morning to night. Jim was plowing, Johney and I were getting poles to make a calf park. <Q2 folio 65 recto> May 1881 20th Cool, cloudy morning and the day was dry and cool all through. Johney was pulling rail cuts off the fallow with his steers. Jim was plowing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for some nails and in the afternoon made part of [the fence] of the calf park. 21 Cool, cloudy day all through. I sowed five bags of oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon ti- died up the door yard. Jim finished fencing calf park and Johney harrowed the oats which I had sown. �151 22nd Sabbath. Very fine sunshiny day all through. William John Arnold and his wife and Mother were here today. 23 Fine morning, bright and sunny, the day warm, clear and pleasant. The boys and I were brand- ing.* [*branding=burning brush or scrub wood on recently logged land] 24 Fine morning, sun bright and warm, the day clear, warm and dry. Good growing weather. The boys and I were picking up and branding. 25 Warm morning, sun shone out clear and strong. The boys, Jim and John, hauled rails and I built them in a fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went with a Mr. Knox to look at his Lot No. 31, 5th Con., Melancthon. He offered it to me for $1450. I offered him $1300. The Lot is a pretty good one and I think perhaps I will yet buy it. 26 Hazy morning, the sun red and fiery like, the day was hot. Jim plowed and harrowed some- thing more than an acre, which I had sown with fall wheat. The wheat is a failure. I sowed it in oats. I was putting up fence most of the day. Johney and Clark were picking up. <Q2 folio 65 verso> May 1881 27th Hazy morning, the sun came out quite red and hot like. The day was very warm in the fore- noon. It got pretty windy in the afternoon and there was a very stiff gale about 5 P.M. There came on a slight shower and the wind ceased. I sowed some oats and grass seed on the new fal- low. Jim harrowed and Johney picked up. Mrs. John Gott was here spending part of the day. 28 Dry very early in the morning, but there came on rain about 9 A.M. and rained all forenoon, and a great deal of the afternoon. I and Jim and Brother Sam went to Lot 31, 5 Con. Melancthon and took a good look at it. The Lot is a good one. I purchased it this Eavning from the owner, Mr. Mathew Knox (South Dummer) for $1300., $200 down, $200 1st of next March and $200 yearly to the principal is all paid, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum on each payment as it becomes due. Jim went to Mr. White’s Raising in the afternoon. John harrowed and Clark picked up. [in margin] Got papers from Toronto. 29th Sabbath. A little cloudy this morning, but the sun soon shone out bright and warm. The day was sultry. Brother Sam and wife were here today. 30 Warm sunny morning, the day got cloudy about 10 A.M. and was cool and cloudy to dark. I went to meet Mr. Knox in the forenoon and paid him $200 on the land I had bought. In the af- ternoon I picked up in the fallow. Jim sowed the remainder of the oats. Johny harrowed, Clark and Willie were helping Grandfather plant potatoes. [in margin] Finished sowing. 31 A little cool this morning, the day cloudy in the afternoon. Jim harrowed, Johney and I built fences. <Q2 folio 66 recto> June 1881 1st Dry cool morning, the day rather cool all through, with but a little sunshine. Jim and Johney hauled out manure. I cut seed potatoes. 2 Very chilly morning, so much so that a good many people said there was a frost. The day was cool, dry and cloudy. We were planting potatoes. We planted about ten bushels. I went to Dundalk after dinner and got a pair of leather lines, price $2.75. After supper Mrs. Russell and I with the three youngest went to look at lot 31, Con. 5, Melancthon, which I have bought. The lot pleased well. [in margin] Finished planting potatoes 3 Cool, cloudy morning and the day continued cloudy and cold all through. Pretty chilly at night. The three eldest boys went a-fishing. I washed and oiled the harness. �152 4 Pretty cool this morning, but the sun shone out bright, the day was rather cool but sunny all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Priceville. When we came home I went to Dundalk. 5th Sabbath. Cool morning and the day was very chilly, especially in the eavning. Father and Moth- er and Miss S. Bell were here. 6 Cold morning and a tremendous frost, good thick ice on the water, the potatoes above ground all killed, a great many pease bleached white, the clover and grass badly hurt. I have some oats on new land. They were about four inches high; they are flattened down to the ground. Almost every thing has suffered. I don’t remember of ever seeing such a frost this time of the year. I went to Dundalk in the morning to Gordon’s* with the Black mare. When I came home I and the boys made a brush fence. [in margin] Very hard frost. [*butcher shop in Dundalk, History of Dundalk, p. 101] <Q2 folio 66 verso> June 1881 7th Cool morning, the day cool, cloudy and dry. Jim, Johney and I were making brush fence. Mr. Clippert was here. 8 Cool cloudy morning and the day cool and cloudy all through. Jim and I were chopping in the swale. Johney cleaned up a piece of ground in the bush and planted some potatoes for himself. W. Lonsway and family were here. 9 Cool dark morning, the day cool and dark all through. Jim, Johney and I were chopping in the swale. 10 Hazy morning, the day pretty warm in the afternoon. The sun red, indicating heat. Jim, Johney and I were chopping and sawing in the swale. We intend cleaning it up this summer. Mr. Geo. Rutherford was here this eavning transacting business. 11 Hazy morning, but the sun soon dissipated the mist and came out bright. The day was pretty warm all through. Mrs. Russell, Jim, John, and Eliza left home this morning to pay their rela- tions in Tossorontio and Essa a visit. Miss Sarah Bell accompanied them. Clark and I put up a Sett [sic] of Bars to the pasture field. 12th Sabbath. Pretty warm and windy all through, a very slight shower at dark. 13 Cloudy morning, with indications of rain. A few drops fell about 10 A.M. The afternoon was pretty breezy. About 7 P.M. there came on a pretty sharp wind storm. The sky also darkened all over. There was thunder and lightening, hail and rain. The wind blew pretty violent for a while, but was not of long duration. Some of the hail stones were as large as small marbles. I was fixing fence, cleaning out cellar and choring around generally. The absentees were to be home this night, but have not come yet (10 P.M.). [in margin] Hail <Q2 folio 67 recto> June 1881 14th Cool morning, although the sun shone out bright, the day was cool, dry and breezy and very chilly in the afternoon. We were chopping in the swale. The folks got home last night. 15 Cool morning, the day dry and cool, with a tendancy to frost in the night. We were chopping in the swale. 16 Cool morning, the day dry, cool and breezy and very chilly in the afternoon. Jim, John and I were chopping in the swale. There was quite a rain fall this night. 17 Slight mizzle of rain this morning, the day was cloudy with an occassional [sic] sprinkling of rain to about 6 P.M. when the sun came out. Jim was hauling ties to Dundalk for his uncle Sam. Johney and I were chopping in swale. �153 18 Rather cloudy morning, but the sun got out and there was no rain during the day. There was a small quantity fell at night. Jim was helping Sam to haul ties. Johney and I were chopping in the swale to noon. In the afternoon we cut some thistles out of the wheat. I went to Dundalk after tea. 19th Sabbath. Cool dry day. Mrs. R. and I went to Father’s. 20 Cool, dry day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 21 Cold, dry day. I went to Tossorontio, thence to Alliston, stopped at Brother John’s all night. Very hard frost this night. [in margin ] Frost. 22 Cool, dry day. Left brother John’s this morning and came home. 23 Cool, cloudy and dry. The children went to the Sunday School picknick. <Q2 folio 67 verso> June 1881 24th Cool morning, the day cloudy, cold and dry. We had a logging bee in the swale. There were three teams and fourteen rollers. [in margin] Frost. 25 Cool morning, the day cloudy and cool with a slight rain in the eavning. The boys and I were fencing. 26th Sabbath. Cool, cloudy day. I visited at Father’s. 27 Pretty cool morning, the day got overcast towards 11 A.M. and it began to rain. The afternoon was wet, with thunder and lightening. I was bossing the Statue labor on my beat. The boys were picking up in the swale. 28 Cloudy morning, but the sun got out, and the day was pretty warm during part of the forenoon. There came on some rain about noon. I was taskmaster today. The boys were picking up in the swale. 29 Bright, sunny morning with a slight sprinkling of rain towards noon, the afternoon dry and breezy. Jim was picking up in the swale, Johney was logging at J. Mills’. I was bossing the Statute labor. 30 Bright, sunny morning, the day dry, cool and breezy. Jim and Johney with the team were doing four day’s statute labor for Lot 31, Con. 5 Melancthon. I was fixing fences, pulling mustard, etc. Mrs. Abraham Jackson* and her daughter, Mrs. H. Galaugher, were here this afternoon. This has been a remarkably cold month. There has been very heavy frosts many times through the month, which done a great deal of injury, in this and other places of Ontario. All my grain, grass and potatoes have been froze, less or more, which has retarded their growth. Some of the oats were froze so badly that they never sprouted again. The crops in general are very back- ward. There are some blossoms on my pease. [in margin] Pease Blossomed. [*mother of Phoebe Jackson Russell.] <Q2 folio 68 recto> July 1881 1st Bright morning and the day was sunny and warm all through. The boys and I picked up in the swale in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. R. and Phoebe, Willliam Lonsway and I and Clark went to see the Melancthon Lot [31, Con. 5]. Jim and John went to Dundalk. John Westacott stopped here this night. 2 Bright warm morning, the day was dry and pretty warm with the exception of a few drops of rain that fell about 3 P.M. Jim and John were hoeing thistles out of the potatoes. Clark and I were picking up in the swale. 3rd Sabbath. Bright morning, but the sun clouded over in the afternoon. �154 4 Bright morning, the day very warm, although a little cloudy now and then. I picked up in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Jim and John were cutting this- tles out of the potatoes. 5 Bright sunny morning, the day very hot although there was a breeze occasionally. Mrs. R. and I took our wool to Feversham Mills to be carded. We then met with Mr. Walter Bell and wife. We went home with them and stopped to the eavning. Jim started to mow today. John Agnew stopped here all night. 6 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and hot. Jim was mowing, John mowed some in the after- noon. I cut tops off thistles in the afternoon. Brother John and his daughter Nancy were here a while today. He is rather embarassed financially. I gave him a note of hand, made by A. Hus- say [MS Hussy] in my favor for $200.00 in order for him to get it discounted so that it might help him out of his difficulties. Brother John gave me in lieu thereof a note on himself for $200.00 paybable in three days from this date. <Q2 folio 68 verso> July 1881 7th Cloudy morning, and it commenced raining about 9 A.M. and continued raining pretty steadily all through the day. The boys and I straightened up things in the barn. Jim went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8 Cloudy morning and the forenoon was overcast, the sun came out in the afternoon, very hot. I was logging at Skeffington Bell’s. Jim and John were mowing, Clark was hoeing cabbage. 9 Bright sunny morning, and the day was dry and very hot. Jim and I mowed in the forenoon. I topped thistles in the afternoon and went to Dundalk. John and Clark hoed thistles out of the potatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon raked hay. 10th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, a shower of rain in the afternoon. Mr. Dawson and wife and Jo- seph Jackson were here in the afternoon. 11 Dry cloudy day, not much sunshine. We tore up the old crossway in the swale, and hauled in two loads of hay. 12 Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry and vey warm, a pretty sharp shower in the afternoon. Jim, John, and Clark went to Shelburne. The remainder of us went to Dundalk. [Orange Lodge cel- ebrations for 12th of July.] 13 Dry forenoon, the afternoon dry, cool and breezy, cold at night. We sawed some stove wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Sam McDowell’s raising. The boys hoed potatoes in the afternoon. 14 Dry day, cloudy and cool. We molded up the potatoes and worked among them. Old Mr. Kirby was here a while this eavning. 15 Cloudy morning and a slight shower of rain, the remainder of the day dry and breezy. We were cutting stove wood in the swale. 16 Cool dry forenoon, the afternoon cold, dry and breezy. We cut stove wood to tea time then Mrs. R., Jim and I went to Dundalk. Subscribed, or renewed my subscription rather, for the Mail.* [*Toronto newspaper, now Globe & Mail] <Q2 folio 69 recto> July 1881 17th Sabbath. Cool, breezy morning, the day very cool and windy, cold, in fact, in the eavning. We visited at Sam’s. 18 Cool morning, the day cool and very windy. Jim mowed, John and I sawed in the swale. Clark hoed potatoes. Mr. Gowan (teacher) was here trying to sell me a Reaper. �155 19 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and breezy. Jim, Johney and I with the team were helping Brother Sam to do a road job. 20 Rainy morning, cleared off about 8 A.M., the day dry and pretty cool afterwards. Rain in the afternoon from 5:30. Johney and I were cutting stove wood, Jim was hauling stove wood from the swale. 21 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and clear to the afternoon when it clouded over. Jim went in the forenoon to Dundalk and got his boots sowed [=sewed]. John and I cut stove wood in the swale. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk after supper. The boys raked up some hay. 22 Cloudy morning, the forenoon cloudy, the afternoon clear and bright. We hauled in some hay in the forenoon, also hauled home some stove wood, and logged in the afternoon. 23 Bright sunny morning, the day clear, sunny and pretty warm. We finished logging in the swale. 24th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning and the day continued dry and warm. Brother Sam and wife were here today. 25 Rather cloudy this morning. Jim, John and I started for Tossorontio township to help brother John to harvest. We got a pretty good shower on our journey. We arrived at 5 P.M. and helped him to bind some wheat. <Q2 folio 69 verso> July 1881 26th Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and warm. We were helping Brother John to harvest wheat. 27 Some clouds this morning, the day dry all through. We helped Br. John to harvest. 28 A little foggy this morning, but the day was very hot. John took the boys and helped Mr. Sar- gent to harvest. I went to James Murphy’s after supper. 29 Misty morning, but scorching hot through the day. We helped Brother John to harvest. 30 Bright sunny morning, the sun very strong today, lots of showers going round at a distance, none came near us. We were harvesting. 31st Sabbath. Cloudy morning, the boys with John’s wife and son and I went to John Agnew’s to Es- sa. There was a heavy rain there. August 1881 1st Bright sunny morning, the boys and I left Brother John’s and came home. There was a tremen- dous heavy rain came on when we were about six miles from home. There were creeks of wa- ter running on the sides of the road when the rain was over. [in margin] Very heavy rain. 2 Sunny morning, the day dry and warm. Jim hauled rail cuts from among the log heap. John and Clark sawed rail cuts. I went to see about a ram, also to let the clearing and fencing of part of lot 31 Melancthon. I did not succeed. [in margin] Letter from Ireland. 3 Bright morning, the middle of the day very hot. The boys and I were helping Brother Sam at his hay. 4 Hazy morning, and the day extremely hot. John and Jim were picking stones a part of the day. [in margin] Very hot. <Q2 folio 70 recto> August 1881 5th Close, warm morning, and the day very sultry all through. There was a very strong gale of wind in the afternoon about 6 O’clock, then a little after that the clouds got very black and there was terrific thunder and lightening, and a very heavy rain during most of the night. The boys and I were picking stones. Mrs. C. Bell was here. �156 6 Rainy morning, thunder and lightening also, the forenoon wet and part of the afternoon. The boys picked stones a little while in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. 7th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, but the day was dry. Very chilly in the afternoon, seemed very much like frost. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife were here in the eavning. 8 Clear cool morning, the day dry and cool all through, although very cloudy towards night. Jim and John were pulling pease. I and Mr. J. J. Middleton, Reeve of Proton, went on business* to Priceville. [in margin] First pease pulled. [*Middleton visited W. Ferguson, School Inspector, Priveville, to lobby in favour of Robert’s pension, which was granted later that year. See L18.8 in Letters.Documents; and below, 24 Nov. 1881.] 9 Dark cloudy morning, and some slight rain fell. The day was generally dry, cloudy and cool. Jim, John and I were pulling pease. Clark was hunting up some lost sheep. 10 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun got out and the day was dry but cool. The boys and I were pulling pease. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought two pairs of Binding Gloves @ .45¢ per pair. 11 Cloudy this morning, and pretty cloudy all through the day, and warm, no rain, but strong signs of it towards night. Jim was craddling fall wheat. John and I were binding. It is a very poor crop on account of being winter killed. 12th Rainy morning to about 8 A.M., from that on the day was dry and cloudy and very sultry in the afternoon. Jim, John and I were raising stones in the dry part of the forenoon. In the afternoon we finished cutting our fall wheat. Nancy and Jim with the team went to Dundalk in the after- noon. <Q2 folio 70 verso> August 1881 13th Dark cloudy morning, but there was only a slight shower in the forenoon. The afternoon was dry and windy to about dark, when there came on some rain. Johney craddled oats in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon he and Clark and I hauled in pease. Jim was helping Skeffington Bell to pull pease. [in margin] First oats cut 14th Sabbath. Clear cool day. 15 Clear and cool all through the day, with tendancy to frost at night. Johney, Clark and I hauled in pease in the forenoon. In the afternoon we bound some spring wheat. I then went to Dun- dalk and bought a craddle blade for $1.00. Jim cut wheat in the afternoon and oats in the fore- noon. [in margin] First spring wheat cut. 16 Cool clear day with a clouding over of the sun towards night. Jim craddled oats, Johney and I bound oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon, Johney, Clark and I hauled in fall wheat. 17 Sunny morning and the day was dry and pretty warm, the sky got overcast in the afternoon, threatening rain. Jim fixed his craddle in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped A. Lonsway to bind grain. Johney and I tied oats today. 18 Bright sunny morning and the day was dry and breezy. Jim was helping A. Lonsway. Johney and I tied oats in the forenoon, and in the afternoon we hauled oats in. 19 Bright warm morning and the day dry and breezy. Johney and Clark helped their uncle Sam to harvest. Jim craddled oats in the forenoon, in the afternoon he helped me to burn log heaps in the swale. 20 Bright sunny morning and the day was dry but sometimes cloudy. Jim and I branded in the forenoon, and in the afternoon we hauled in some wheat and oats. Mrs. R. and I went to Dun- dalk after tea. Johney and Clark were helping their uncle Sam. <Q2 folio 71 recto> �157 August 1881 21st Sabbath. Cool, clear morning, the day cool and bright. 22 Misty morning, but the sun shone out scattering the fog. The day was bright, cool and dry. Jim craddled wheat, Johney and I tied up. 23 Rather misty morning, but the sun got out strong and the day was dry and pretty warm. Jim fin- ished cutting spring wheat in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he cut oats. Johney and I tied the wheat, then we branded up some log heaps. I bought a barell of flour from Mr. Wright for $5.50. [in margin] Finished cutting spring wheat. 24 Hazy morning, the day beautiful, bright and warm. Jim craddled oats, John and I punched* up log heaps. [Pushed outer-edge unburned ends of logs into the centre of the fire?] 25 Hazy morning, the day bright and hot. James Lonsway was here helping Jim to craddle oats. I bound. Johney was helping Alexander Patterson to bind wheat. 26 Misty morning, and the day was hazy all through and pretty sultry. There was a slight mizzle of rain about 5 P.M. Johney was helping his uncle Sam. Jim and Clark hauled in wheat and oats. I bound oats between loads. Jim and Clark hitched [Gerty?] to the Democrat and went to Dundalk in the eavning. 27 Cloudy morning and a few drops of rain fell, the day was dry and very sultry. The boys and I tied oats. Mrs. R. and I went to see Mother, who is a[i]ling with neuralgia, in the eavning. 28th Sabbath. Hazy morning and the day dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. S. Bell’s in the af- ternoon. 29 Hazy morning, the sun shone out bright and the day was extremely hot. I went with mother to Dr. Norton’s at Hornings Mills. Jim helped W. J. Arnold to bind. John helped his uncle Sam to harvest. <Q2 folio 71 verso> August 1881 30th Hazy morning and the sun shone out bright, the day was very hot and dry. Johney, Clark and I hauled in oats. Jim craddled oats in the afternoon, assisted by James Lonsway. 31st Hazy morning, but the sun soon got out and was bright and warm. Johney, Clark and I bound oats. Jim was at W. J. Arnold’s threshing. September [1881] 1st Hazy morning, but the sun got out and the day was pretty sultry. There was some thunder and lightening and a good deal of rain from about 3:30 P.M. Jim craddled oats in the dry part of the day. Johney, Clark and I hauled in some oats and tied some. 2 Cloudy morning and the day was dark, pretty much all through. Jim craddled oats, Johney, Clark and I picked stones. We tried binding after dinner but the grain was damp. 3 Dark morning and the forenoon was pretty damp although no rain fell. The afternoon was something dour [MS duir]. Jim cut oats, Clark and I tied in the afternoon. Johney was at Mr. Mark Dawson’s threshing. 4th Sabbath. Hazy morning and the day was dry and warm all through. Mrs. R., Jim, John and Eliza went to the funeral of Charles Abbott, a young man of 28 years of age who got killed by being thrown off a waggon while going home from Dundalk on Friday night. I went to see W. Bow- ler who got his leg broke some days ago. 5 Hazy morning, and the day dry all through. The sky assumed a peculiar appearance about 3 P.M. It first got very dark, then assumed a bright copper colour and it alternated between these colours till dark. It was so dark that people had to light their lamps at four o’clock in the after- �158 noon. There was a great quantity of ashes fell. I think there must have been a great fire. Jim craddled, John, Clark and I bound and hauled in. [in margin] Phenomenon. <Q2 folio 72 recto> September 1881 6th Hazy, d[r]y hot day all through. Jim cut oats, John, Clark and I hauled in. 7 Misty morning, but the day clouded up soon and was dry and fine, with a tendancy of coldness towards night. Johney craddled a piece of oats in the forenoon, and helped Clark and I to bind in the afternoon. Jim helped his uncle Sam to haul in some, and then went to Dundalk. 8 Dark morning, the day continued cloudy to about 9 A.M., then cleared off, and was sunny and warm. We bound and hauled in oats today. We put away about 43 dozen sheaves for the cows in the spring. 9 Hazy morning, but the day cleared off and the sun got out and was bright and warm. The boys hauled out manure. I gave Mr. Clippert a ram lamb and $2.25 cash in exchange for a young ram of sixteen months of […. right edge of bottom half of the page is torn off, leaving incom- plete lines of text] a good one with splendid wool. We put up a pig [… torn] 10 Some clouds this morning but there was no ra[in … torn] kept fine to night came on when there was […torn] for a while some rain also some thunder and […torn] Brother Sam, Alexander Pat- terson and Jim[…torn] for me, Johney, Clark and I were hauling […torn] the lend of Sam’s waggon. I went in the […torn] Skeffington Bell’s Bail Bonds for $16.00 […torn] for 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway […torn] boys have gone to help Alexander Patterson. 11th Sabbath. Rather cloudy this morning, but there was no rain [..torn] Mrs. R., Eliza and I went in to father’s. 12 Cloudy morning, and the day was cloudy all through with some rain […torn] in the afternoon Jim and Bill Brinkman finished cutting oats. Johney, Clark and I bound in the dry part of the day. Jim started the plow this afternoon. W. Brinkman and I raised some stones. There was a frost this morning. [in margin] Frost / Finished cutting grain. <Q2 folio 72 verso> September 1881 [covered in black deposit (from oil cloth?), and has a series of recipes, noted in material description of diaries….] <end of Quire 2> <Quire 3> <Q3 folio 1 recto> September 1881 13th Rather dark morning with a very heavy dew, but the sun shone out about 9 A.M., and the day was dry and fine. John and I spread some manure in the morning, and then tied oats from that to night. Jim plowed to noon, and then helped us to bind. Mr. George Rutherford was here in the afternoon and insured the dwelling house and contents and the outbuildings and contents for the sum of $1100.00. The insurance premium is $9.90 and agents fees .90¢. The company is the Victoria Mutual. 14 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun soon got out and the day was dry and pretty warm. Jim, Johney and I finished binding oats in the afternoon, and then the boys hauled in three loads. There was a slight frost this morning. [in margin] Frost. 15 Cloudy morning and very windy through the day. Rain came on about 6 P.M. There was not a great quantity fell. We finished hauling in oats at about 1:30 P.M. Jim drove the team, Johney and �159 Clark built and I forked on. It was a new fallow we were hauling from. After we finished Jim asked hands for the threshing. Mrs. R. and I went with the yarn to the weavers. [in margin] Fin- ished harvesting 16 Dark morning and the day cloudy and pretty windy. Jim plowed, Johney spread manure. There was rain in the afternoon. 17 Cloudy morning, and the day kept dark with a slight mizzle of rain all through. We built a straw pen in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Jim plowed, and John spread manure. 18th Sabbath. Clear and fine all day. 19 A little cloudy this morning, and some frost. The sun shone out and the day was dry and pretty warm. Jim was at W. Bowler’s manure bee. Johney plowed. I spread manure. The two eldest went to Dundalk in the eavning and left their measures for boots. <Q3 folio 1 verso> September 1881 20th Fine morning, the day fine all through. Jim was at Mr. Clippert’s threshing. Johney and I tidied [MS tieded] up things at home for the thrashing. The thrashers came here tonight. 21 Rather cloudy this morning, but the day was dry and windy. We thrashed today. Had a bad he[a]d wind. 22 Rather gloomy this morning and there was a smart shower in the forenoon. We finished thrashing in the forenoon. Some of the new land oats did not yield well. They were rusted and did not fill. My oats yielded about 30 bushels to the acre, pretty good sample, wheat about 10 B. p. acre, good sample, and pease about 16 B. p. acre, good sample. The thrashers done good work. Charged ten dollars. Sam helped us put in straw in the eavning. Jim went to Lonswa[y]’s threshing in the af- ternoon. 23 Pretty fine morning, the day fine all through. Jim was at Lonsway’s thrashing in the forenoon and at Nickle’s in the afternoon. Johney, Clark and I put in straw in the forenoon, and I took in a load of oats to Dundalk in the afternoon, 55 Bushels, got thirty-five cents per Bushel. 24 Heavy rain this morning before daylight. The day dry afterwards. I took in two loads of oats: first load 21 Bushels 26 pounds at 34½ ¢ per Bushel, the second 64 Bushels 12 lbs @ 34½ ¢ per Bush- el. The boys at home cleaned oats. Put up some of the pigs to fat, and separated the rams from the sheep. [in margin] Parted rams from sheep. 25th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry, warm and breezy. Mrs. R. and I went to Osprey to see Mrs. Walter Fletcher, daughter to Mrs. C. Bell. She is pretty sick, almost dangerously ill, with Rheu- matic pains and fever. I think, though, that she has the worst of it over. She has been ill for three weeks. 26 Fine morning, the day dry and warm with a few drops of rain about noon. I hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk. Got 34½ cts per bushel. Jim and John chored around home, helped me to bag and load. <insert>[between folios 1 verso and 2 recto] Harbaugh the Peerless Ventriloquist ticket, Friday night Jan 2 at S.S. no 5 Melancthon</insert> <Q3 folio 2 recto> September 1881 27th Rather cloudy morning, and there was a sharp shower about 1 P.M. The afternoon was dry. I took in two loads of oats and three hundred and fourteen pounds of butter to Dundalk. I got 20¢ per pound for the butter and 34½ + 35 ¢ for the oats. Jim and John helped at filling oats and raised potatoes in the afternoon. Clark was helping W. J. Arnold take up potatoes. �160 28 Beautiful morning, the day dry and warm with a tendancy to frost in the afternoon. I hauled in a load of oats in the forenoon (72 B: 11 pounds), got 35¢ per bushel, and in the afternoon Jim took in the potatoes belonging to the juveniles (21 bags and 50 pounds) and sold them for 55¢ per bag. Johney and Clark were helping Sam to take up potatoes. 29 Fine day all through, dry and very pleasant. The boys, Jim and John, took up their potatoes (18 bags) and sold them in Dundalk for 60¢ per bag, cash. Clark was helping Father raise his potatoes. 30 Fine morning and the day dry and fine to about 5 P.M. when there came on a very heavy rain and kept raining most of the night. Some of us were raising potatoes and others of us were moving some oat sheaves from the shed to the barn. Miss S. Bell and Mrs. Scott (a Chicago lady) were here this afternoon. Oct. 1881 1 Rather dark this morning, but the day was dry although cloudy. We took in 27 bags of potatoes and sold them for .65¢ per bag. Jim hauled some rails to fence the cabbage when he came home, then he plowed till night. 2nd Sabbath. Dry day, but cool and cloudy. Mrs. R. and I visited Mrs. C. Bell in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 2 verso> October 1881 3rd Quite cloudy and dark this morning, still there was no rain through the day. We were raising pota- toes, we got up 66 Bushels. Jim plowed after he was done plowing out the potatoes. Mrs. Clip- pert was here in the afternoon. Mr. Samuel McDowell brought home our democrat which he had borrowed Eleven days ago. He took a pretty long loan of it and broke one of the springs, but he got a new spring put in. I think it will be some time [f]or I lend it again. 4 Cloudy cold day from morning to night. We were raising potatoes. Jim plowed them out of the rows and we then dug them and gathered them. Mrs. R., Jim, Eliza and Willie went to Dundalk in the eavning with some cabbage. We took up 43 Bushels. 5 Very hard frost this morning, quite a crust on the ground. The day was mostly clear, but very chil- ly all through. We were raising potatoes, we took up about 40 Bushels. This finished our potatoe raising. They were an exceedingly good crop with us this year, large and dry and a good many in the ground. The boys first sold about 22 bags belonging to the Co. 5 [all five of the children?], then Jim and John sold 19 Bags belonging to themselves. I then sold for the general good 27 Bags, in all for so far we have sold 68 Bags, or 102 Bushels. I have about 150 Bushels left. I think I can sell about 20 of these. I put 15 Bushels in the cellar, the rest I have pitted in the field where I will let them remain for about two weeks to they steam.* I had about 200 Bushels or a lit- tle more to the acre. [in margin] Hard frost / Finished digging potatoes. [*=until they steam, i.e. until they cool off in the pit?] 6 Dry, chilly morning, the day dry, cool and clear. The boys were branding* up in the swale. I had a sore back and had to quit work. Mrs. Sam Russell and Mrs. John Gott were here today. [*burning off brush wood; swale = low-lying, marshy land; see <Q3 folio 3 recto> October 1881 7th Dark morning, and the day cloudy and showery. Jim and Clark went to the show fair at Flesh- erton. John went to Mr. Dawson’s threshing. Mrs. R. went to help Mrs. D. I stopped at home and sold pigs. In the afternoon I went to Mr. R. Oliver’s and from thence to Dundalk. 8 Very heavy rain early this morning, and the day was dark and showery. Brother Sam helped us to Brand up in the swale. 9th Sabbath. Cool and cloudy all day. �161 10 Raw cold morning, with snow falling. There were several showers of snow during the forenoon. The afternoon was dry. We cleaned a small grist and Jim took it to the mill in the forenoon. In the afternoon we picked stones. [in margin] First snow. 11 Very hard frost this morning, the sun, however, got out and softened the ground. We were picking stones in the forenoon. Jim plowed in the afternoon. The others of us gathered stones. 12 Mizzly morning and the day continued wet all through, a fine close rain falling, not a heavy show- er. We tried plowing and picking stones after dinner, but there was too much wet. Mr. Christo- pher Johnson came here in the forenoon and took away a ram lamb which had strayed into my flock during the summer. I told him the lamb was not mine and that it belonged to him, he could take it. Mr. Walter Morrow, a former pupil of mine who went to Cleaveland, St. of Ohio, some sixteen years ago, and who is now practicing law in that City, called in to see us as he was passing. Clark went to help his uncle Sam to raise potatotes after dinner. 13 Cool dark morning, with a slight rain. The remainder of the day dry. Jim was plowing, Johney and I were picking stones. Clark was helping Sam to take up potatotes. <Q3 folio 3 verso> October 1881 14th Rather chilly this morning, with a pretty hard frost, the sun got out and made things more agreea- ble. The day was bright. Jim was plowing, Johney and Clark and I were picking stones. Jim burst the colter board and I took it to the shop and got a new one made after a different pattern. I think it is better than the old one. Johney, Clark, Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the eavning and the boys bought some clothing for themselves. 15 Rainy morning, the day showery all through. Jim was plowing in the dry part of the day. Clark and I were picking up stones. John was at Lonsway’s threshing. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. W. J. Ar- nold’s to sew a shirt on her machine. 16th Sabbath. Fine morning and the day clear and fine to the afternoon about 4 P.M. when there came on a slight shower of rain, and rained most of the night. Mrs. R. and I were at Father’s. 17 Rainy morning and the day showery all through, very unpleasant. Johney was at Lonsway’s threshing. Mrs. R. and family caught and plucked sixty chickens and hens and took them to Dun- dalk and solf them for .25¢ per pair. 18 A little rain in the forenoon and a good deal in the after part of the day. Jim plowed. Clark and I went in the afternoon to help Sam to thrash. I took Sam’s place at Jim Patterson’s thrashing while he prepared his barn. John was helping A. Lonsway to thresh. 19 Fine morning, with a hard frost. Clark and I were helping Sam to thrash. Jim plowed. Johny was at J. Trugon’s threshing. 20 Fine morning, the day dry. Clark and I helped Sam a little while in the morning to put in straw then we came and worked at home. Johny was at Jim Trugon’s thrashing to noon. Jim plowed. <Q3 folio 4 recto> October 1881 21st Fine morning, the day dry and fine all through. Jim plowed, Johny, Clark and I took out stumps and roots. Mrs. R. went to the carding mill at Feversham. Phoebe and she took Sam’s team and W. Lonsway’s wagon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Got letter from Ireland. 22 Fine morning, the day dry till about 3 P.M. when there was a slight rian. Jim plowed. John and Clark picked stones. I went to Tossorontio Township. 23rd Sabbath. Misty morning, the day inclined to rain. I was stopping at brother John’s. �162 24 Inclined to rain this morning, the middle of the day dry, the afternoon a little wet. Jim plowed, Johny was at Mr. W. Bowler’s [MS Boweler’s] threshing. I went to John Agnew’s in the eavning and stopped there all night. 25 Rather nice morning, the day dry till about 3 P.M. when there came on a slight rian. Jim plowed, John was at Bowler’s threshing till noon. I stopped at Brother John’s. 26 Very hard frost this morning, but the sun soon got out and the day was fine. I stopped at Brother John’s and picked eleven bags of apples, assisted by his little ones. Jim plowed, John and Clark picked stones. 27 Fine morning, the day sunny and warm. I left John’s and came home. Jim plowed. Johny and Clark picked stones. 28 Very fine morning, the day beautiful, dry and warm. Jim plowed. Johny, Clark and I brought in 75 bags of potatoes and put them in the Cellar. 29th Rainy morning, the day cleared up about 10 A.M. We butchered a swine in the forenoon. In the afternoon Jim plowed, Johny and Clark picked stones. I went to Dundalk after 3 P.M. <Q3 folio 4 verso> October 1881 30th Sabbath. Rather misty this morning, but the day was dry and mild. Brother Sam and Phoebe, also Mark Dawson and wife, were here. 31 A little misty this morning, with a very slight mizzle of rain. The day afterwards dry. Jim was plowing in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he took eight bags of potatoes, one tub of butter and five dead geese to Dundalk. Sold them for .55¢ per bag, .20¢ per pound for the butter and .06¢ per pound for the geese. Mrs. R. went along. I went to a raising in the afternoon in Dundalk (Mr. Dean’s stone house). Jim bought himself a coat at $6.50. Mrs. R., Jim and I had supper at Mr. S. Bell’s. November [1881] 1st Fine morning, the day nice and mild with sunshine in the afternoon. Jim plowed. John and Clark picked stones. 2 Fine morning and the day fine all through. Jim plowed, Johney and Clark picked stones. 3 Fine morning, but the day got overcast about noon and snow began to fall about 4:30 P.M. Jim plowed. Johney and Clark picked stones. I helped. 4 Snow on the ground this morning and more falling. Jim opened up some water furrows in the forenoon, and in the afternoon plowed and harrowed some in front of the house. We brought in the remainder of our potatoes this afternoon and I banked up the house. 5th Stormy morning, blowing and snowing, which it kept up incessantly till the afternoon, when it varied the snow for rain. The three eldest boys went with the Orangemen to Caswell’s.* When they came home they fixed up the cow stable and put the cows in, being the first night the cattle have been stabled for the winter. I went to Father’s in the afternoon. A. Patterson brought 3½ bushels of pease here for 3 sucking pigs which I had sold him. [*Guy Fawke’s day, seen by Or- angemen as Protestant celebration.] <Q3 folio 5 recto> November 1881 Sabbath. 6th Snow on the ground this morning, but the sun melted a good deal of it off before night. The day was rather chilly, the eavning nice and sunny. 7 Not much frost or snow this morning, the snow nearly all disappeared about noon, the eavning pretty mild with a slight mizzle of rain. The three boys, Jim, John and Clark, started for Tossoron- tio this morning with the team and two yoke of steers. One yoke belonged to Brother Sam. The �163 steers to be wintered at Brother John’s, the team to haul up some apples which I had picked at John’s two weeks ago. 8 Mild day, but rather dark, little sunshine but no rain. Willie and I took to Dundalk fair a small mully* cow, three years old and with calve, and a two year old heifer. We sold the cow to Mr. Philips for ($17.) seventeen dollars. [*for “mully” see 24 Oct. 1876.] 9 Rather fine for this season of the year, a little sun now and then through the day, and the day mild. I sowed some grass seed in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Lot 31 Melancthon. The boys got home this eavning. They had eleven bags of apples with them. Skeffington Bell was here at night. [in margin] Anthony Trugon married. 10 Rather rough day, cold generally. Johney has a sore throat, contracted on his journey to Tossoron- tio. Jim went to Dundalk and posted a card to his uncle John. 11 Fine morning and the day was generally fine all through. We fitted some handles in some axes and ground the axes in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Jim, Clark and I chopped. Mrs. Skeff- ington Bell was here today. 12 Very stormy morning, the storm came on long before day, blowing, sleeting, freezing, raining, sending the storm in through the cracks and crannies. It kept it up till noon then subsided. The af- ternoon was pretty dry but very windy. <Q3 folio 5 verso> November 1881 13th Sabbath. Rather sloppy cold day. 14 Raining some early this morning, but it cleared off about 9 A.M. We butchered two pigs in the forenoon and in the afternoon borrowed Johney Irvin’s cutting box and cut some oat sheaves. Mr. William Bowler, aged 71, and a resident of this neighbourhood for about 33 years died this morn- ing. Mrs. R. and I went to the wake this night. There was a very heavy snow storm this night. [in margin] W. Bowler died. 15 Ground covered with snow almost a foot deep. Snow drifted in every crevice of the buildings. We tried to cut some sheaves this morning, but broke one of the bolts that holds the knives. Had to send to Dundalk for another bolt. 16 The snow melting this morning and the day soft all through. The boys were cutting sheaves as- sisted by Johney Irvin. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Bowler’s funeral in the afternoon. They buried him on the rear end of one of his own lots in Proton. 17 A good deal of rain fell this forenoon, also the afternoon was wet. The two boys, John and Clark, chopped with me in the bush in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Jim borrowed some lumber from his uncle Sam and fixed the horse stable. 18 Cloudy day all through, with chilly weather towards night. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. The boys were fixing at the stables. Mrs. R. was sewing at Mrs. S. Bell’s. 19 Snowy morning, and the day continued snowy all through. We were putting handles in a couple of axes, grinding some axes and fixing the stables for the animals. 20th Sabbath. Pretty cold morning, the day chilly all through. Some snow on the ground and some more falling. <Q3 folio 6 recto> November 1881 21st Cold morning, the day pretty wintery like, but the snow got a little soft in the afternoon. Jim was fixing stables, Johney, Clark and I chopping. 22 Sharp frosty morning, the day beautiful with plenty of sunshine. Keen freeze towards night. We were chopping a follow on lot 216 Proton. �164 23 Rather cloudy this morning, and little sunshine through the day, but there was a thaw wind. John was at Mr. Nickle’s thrashing, Jim, Clark and I were chopping fallow on Lot 216 Proton. Mr. Thos. Hanbury sent a new sewing machine (Wanzer C)* here about 2 P.M. He came after night and set it a-going. We will pay him $28.00 or $30.00 cash for the machine if we like it after trial. [*R. M. Wanzer Co., Hamilton, was the most successful sewing machine manufacturer in Ontario. Active 1860-90, it exported machines around the world, and was awarded many prizes. The Wan- zer C, a deluxe model, was the last produced, introduced 1877-81. Overproduction and drop in demand led to the demise of the company. See Brent, Martha. “A Stitch in Time: Sewing Machine Industry of Ontario, 1860-1897,” Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle [Online], 10 (1980): n. pag. Web. 21 Feb. 2018.] 24 Sharp cold morning, with some snow falling, the day was cold all through. Jim was at Mr. Nick- le’s threshing during the forenoon, in the afternoon the three boys chopped at a fallow on Lot 216. Mrs. R., Eliza, Willie and I went to Dundalk. I paid Mr. Hanbury $29.00 for the sewing machine. I also received my cheque for $101.00 supperannuated pension, [which] I believe I would not have got, only for the influence and perseverance of J. J. Middleton, Esq., Reeve of Proton, who went to the Education Office four times in my behalf. The money ought to have been paid me in July. Miss Sarah Bell stopped here this night. 25 Stormy morning, the day cold and stormy all through. We only done the chores today. 26 Windy this morning and some snow falling through the day. We chopped in the fallow, all but Jim, who has a slight cold and I wouldn’t let him work in the bush. He done the chores at home. <Q3 folio 6 verso> November 1881 27th Sabbath. Cold morning, blowing pretty strong and snowing some. Mrs. R. and I went to Father’s. 28 Bright sunny morning, the day was fine all through. We butchered two pigs in the forenoon, and in the afternoon chopped in the fallow. I went at night to John Gott’s and bargained with him to put me up a first-class frame barn, 40 x 60 feet for the sum of ($85.00) Eight[y]-five dollars. In the barn there is to be a granary, a horse stable and a feed room. The barn to be up in time for my hay and grain in 1882. 29 Soft thawing morning, the day continued soft all through, with a thaw wind and a slight rain in the afternoon. We were chopping fallow. We put the pump in the well at noon. 30 Damp morning, the day continued soft, a slight mizzle of rain falling now and then. The snow has almost disappeared, except in the fence corners. Jim was at W. J. Arnold’s threshing. The rest of us were chopping fallow. December [1881] 1st Windy morning, then a little snow towards noon. A pretty sharp frost and strong wind in the eavning. Jim was at W. J. Arnold’s thrashing to about 10 A.M. After that he and the other two boys were chopping. Mrs. John Gott was here today. 2 Mild morning, although the ground is pretty hard with frost. The day was mild all through. The boys were cutting a road through the swamp on lot 216 to where there is some timber that will an- swer for the barn. I went to Dundalk and bargained with John McDowell to saw for me 20,000 feet hemlock lumber at 2.50 per M. and to make me 32 squares of shingles at .90 per square. He to take any plank I do not need and pay me at the rate of $3.00 per M. and not charge for the saw- ing of it. Mrs. R. was at Mrs. C. Bell’s. <Q3 folio 7 recto> December 1881 �165 3rd Soft morning, although the ground is frozen pretty hard. The day mild, with a little snow falling. The boys were chopping a sleigh road in the swamp. I was hunting up cattle feed and buying stove for keeping shanty in the bush. 4th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day continued very mild all through. Henry Hewett, Junior, was here. 5 The ground hard with frost this morning, but the day was pretty mild for this season of the year. Cloudy, and a slight skiff of snow in the morning. John went to Widow Bowler’s thrashing. I went to Mr. McGurr’s and agreed with him to board five head of cattle for me for three months: one cow at .75¢ per month, one two year old heifer at .62½ ¢ per month, and three yearlings at .50¢ each per month. If he ties the yearlings in at nights I am to give him .62½¢ each per month. Jim and Clark were putting straw out of the bottom of a stack in the barn. Wesley Lonsway helped them. I also helped them in the afternoon. I heard today that Mr. George R. Middleton’s store and Post Office had been burned yesterday morning at 2 A.M. [in margin] Dundalk P.O. Burned. 6 Soft morning, the day continued soft with a little snow falling now and then. We sent four head of cattle to Mr. McGurr’s this afternoon. The boys and I chopped in the follow. 7 Rain very early this morning, then from rain to snow. Very high winds prevailed through the day, accompanied by a blinding snow storm. Jim, John, and I went to Lot 31 Melancthon and cut about 31 logs for a house. 8 Pretty cold morning and the day continued cold all through. Jim, John and I were cutting stable logs on lot 31 Melancthon. <Q3 folio 7 verso> December 1881 9th Sharp morning, pretty keen freeze most of the day, with smart showers of snow. John was at John Irvin’s thrashing. Jim off work on accont of a cold. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk with the team. 10 Pretty sharp morning, but the day got milder, a little sunshine now and then, just like the life of man. Pretty chilly in the afternoon. We raised our shanty on lot 31 Melancthon. Brother Sam helped us. John Gott and wife were here this night. He gave me a bill of the lumber required for my barn, it is 19,137 feet. 11th Sabbath. Mild morning and the day continued soft. 12 Soft morning, inclined to [dittog.: to] rain which came on about 9 A.M. The day was showery, the sleighing is gone. The boys cut a road in the forenoon to some post timber in the swamp and in the afternoon they got the lend of some lumber from Brother Sam (42 Boards) and hauled them to the shanty on Lot 31. I went in the forenoon to Mr. Duncan’s to hire him to cut some oats with his cutting box. 13 Rain this morning. Rain at noon. Rain at night, in fact, a perfectly wet day! I filed the saw in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. The boys made a Beetle* [*=maul, or large wooden hammer, similar to a sledge hammer]. 14 Rather sharp morning, the day pretty cold all through. Jim, John and I were at Brother Sam’s wood bee. I slept at father’s at night. 15 Another pretty cold morning, the ground white with snow again. We went to our shanty, put on the floor and roof and cut out the door and window. 16 Sharp morning, the day sharp all through, cold wind. We were chinking the shanty and plastering it. We borrowed 4 boards from Sam. <Q3 folio 8 recto> December 1881 17th Mild morning, the day pretty mild all through, the snow disappearing, the waggons running. Jim went and fixed at the shanty, the rest of us cleaned wheat. There was a gentleman named Garrett �166 here seeing to get patrons to engage to supply him with milk for a cheese factory that he contem- plates building 4 miles north of here. 18th Sabbath. Cold wind this morning, sharp frost. Scarcely any snow, even in the fence corners. 19 Hard frost this morning, the day got milder towards noon, the afternoon sunshiny and balmy. I went in the morning to Dundalk with a small grist to the mill. Bought some nails, hinges, came home about 10 A.M. Then Mr. John Duncan cut feed for us till night. He made an excellent piece of cutting, and only charged $3.00. 20 Mild morning, misty, the day soft and balmy. We raised our horse stable on lot 31. Brother Sam helped us. 21 Rather mild morning and the day pleasant. We borrowed 42 Boards from Sam and fixed our sta- ble. 22 Rainy morning, the day cleared off about 10 A.M. The boys went to Melancthon and worked at the stable. I stopped at home and split knots. 23 Pretty hard frosty morning, the day chilly all through, very cold, cutting wind. We were fixing at the stable. Sam Lonsway got his face badly cut by Henry Hewett’s axe glancing. They were mak- ing ties for H. Hewett. I bought an old stove from W. Lonsway for $1.25 and took it to the shanty. 24 Cold morning, and the day was pretty chilly, although the sun shone out bright all day long. The boys cut stove wood at home. Jim went to Dundalk in the eavning. Mr. Lonsway’s family were here this eavning. <Q3 folio 8 verso> December 1881 25th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day very fine, almost like Indian summer. W. Lonsway and family were here today. 26 Mild morning, the day pleasant and mild all through, not much sunshine but a soft air. I went to Dundalk to the Township nomination. Jim and John hauled our bed clothes, etc., to the shanty in the forenoon. All the family, with the exception of the old woman and I, are now (8:15 P.M.) at the tea party in Dundalk. 27 Mild through the day, although there was a sharp frost and a cold wind this morning. We moved to the Melancthon Lot and commenced cutting saw logs for Barn. Mr. Kirby and Mr. A. Lonsway were here a while this night. 28 Mild day all through, in fact more like a day in April than in the middle of winter. John, Jim and I were cutting saw logs. Clark is cook in the shanty. 29 Mild balmy morning, the day continued misty and mild all through, with a change to the freeze at night. We were cutting saw logs today. Nancy brought us a supply of bread. 30 Cold morning with a slight shower of snow. The ground very hard frozen, the day cold all through. I went to Mr. Glazier’s and bought six bushels of Lost Nation wheat for seed at $1.20 per bushel. The boys were cutting saw logs. I slept at the shanty this night. 31 Sharp morning, a good deal of snow fell through the night, and it kept snowing all day and was also pretty cold. I and the boys were cutting saw logs in Melancthon. The old year is passing, almost past, and in casting a retrospective glance, I have nothing to com- plain of, but many things to be thankful for. We have had good health. Good crops and good prices. Hoping that the New Year will be as favorable as the old has been, I bring my story to an end. <Q3 folio 9 recto> January 1882 1st Sabbath. Sharp cold day from morning to night. �167 2nd Cold morning, the day sharp, but a little sunshine now and then. The boys hauled some stove wood home in the forenoon, and in the afternoon took 52 Bushels of wheat, less 4 pounds, to Mr. Cloughly’s grist mill, Dundalk. I went to the Township voting at Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Very cold morning, snowing, blowing and freezing, which was the prevailing character of the day. I took a drive through Proton to see the newly elected council on business. 4 Another cold morning, the day pretty sharp all through. I helped Sam to skid logs in the afternoon. The boys worked at plastering the horse stable in Melancthon. 5 Not quite so cold as yesterday, still sharp enough to suit. Sam built a log boat for us in the bush. The rest of us made skidways. 6 Something milder this morning, and there was some snow fell in the afternoon. William John Ar- nold, with his team, skidded 58 saw logs for us on the Melancthon lot. 7 Mild morning and the day was pretty soft all through. W. J. Arnold skidded 31 saw logs and was done at about 2 P.M. I hired him for $1.50 per dime [=diem], and board. He hauled in the old stove to Dundalk and hauled me home part of my grist. 8th Sabbath. Soft morning and the day continued thawing, scarcely leaving any snow. Mr. A. Lonsway was here this forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went [to] his house in the afternoon. 9 Sunny morning and snow fell pretty steadily through the day. Pretty good sleighing in the after- noon. Jim brought home the remainder of the grist in the forenoon. John took a cord of dry cedar to Dundalk and sold it for $1.50. We went to the Melancthon lot in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 9 verso> January 1882 10th Some snow fell this morning, and it kept falling a little during the day. We fixed the bunks in our sleigh then went to Melancthon and made a start at hauling our saw logs to the mill. 11 Snowing some today, pretty mild, almost like a thaw. Jim was hauling saw logs. John and I were helping him to load, cutting roads, sawing logs, etc. 12 Slight snow fall, the day mild throughout the day. Very good sleighing. Jim hauled logs, John and I worked in the bush. 13 Some snow fall this morning, and also a little during the day, with a slight shower of rain in the eavning. Jim hauled logs, John and I worked in the bush. 14 Snow fall this morning, snowing through the day. The snow is now about eight inches deep. Jim hauled logs, John and I cut down trees that were in close proximity to our shanty. John Russell, John Agnew and son were here tonight. 15th Sabbath. Cold stormy morning, the day was pretty chilly all through. The folks went to the funeral of James Kinnear’s daughter. John Agnew stopped here tonight. 16 Cold morning, snow falling, the day cold, some snow fell. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, thought I would have a chance to get the Office of Township Clerk, but did not. The boys and their uncle John were going to cut me some oat sheaves. Could not get the fixings up for the horse power, therefore did not cut. Johnny went to W. J. Arnold’s sawing in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 10 recto> January 1882 17th Cold morning, the day cold all through. Johney was at W. J. Arnold’s sawing. Jim hauled saw logs. I helped load and cut roads. 18 Fine morning and the day was pleasant, with grand sleighing. Jim hauled logs. John and I worked in the bush. 19 Fine morning, but the afternoon was sharp, good sleighing. Jim hauled logs. John and I worked in the bush. �168 20 Fine day all through, grand sleighing. Jim hauled logs. John and I finished cutting saw logs. We have now cut over twenty-one thousand feet, which is two thousand more than the framer’s bill calls for. 21 Snow falling very thick this morning, and it kept coming down pretty close all day. Jim hauled logs. John and I worked in the bush, cutting roads, helping to load, and cutting stove wood. 22nd Sabbath. Snow storm, pretty high wind at night. 23 Extremely cold morning, blowing and freezing. The afternoon and especially the night is said to be the coldest for a great number of years past. Mr. John McDowell lay out all night about five miles from home and was badly frozen, his hands, feet and face. We went to Lot 31 Melancthon this afternoon, but done nothing, the cold was so extreme. [in margin] John McDowell froze. 24 Extremely cold morning, the day cold all through. We skidded saw logs in the afternoon. 25 Something milder than yesterday, the roads are badly drifted, especially those running North and South. Jim hauled logs. Johney chopped stove wood. I, with some others, shovelled a passage through the drifts on Side Line 230, Melancthon. <Q3 folio 10 verso> January 1882 26th Very mild morning, the day warm with strong sunshine about noon, rain in the afternoon and very high wind at night. Jim hauled logs. I fixed some pitch holes in the road. Johney stopped in the bush. The boys left the shanty at night and went to their uncle Sam’s. The wind rose very strong about 11 P.M. I got afraid that it would blow down some trees on the horse stable, so I took them out and came home. I got home at 2:10 A.M. Mother fell today and broke one of her ribs. [in margin] Mother fell and broke one of her ribs. 27 Started this morning with the horses for the shanty. Stopped at Mother’s this eavning. Jim went to Mr. Oliver’s [MS Olliver’s] bee. Johney and Jim went to the spree at night. 28 A little soft this forenoon, the afternoon got colder and the wind rose at night. Jim was hauling logs, John, Sam and I made cedar ties. 29th Sabbath. Cold stormy day. I sat up with Mother all night. Poor mother is badly hurt. 30 Blowing considerable in the forenoon and cold, the afternoon milder. Jim was at Mr. Oliver’s hauling cedar logs. I and Johney were working in the bush. 31 Mild day all through, sun strong and warm. John and I were working in the bush. Jim hauled saw logs. I went to a supper in Dundalk in honor of Mr. H. Graham*. [*Member of first Board of Managers for Erskine Presbyterian Church, 1878; History of Dundalk, p. 139.] <Q3 folio 11 recto> February 1882 1st Pretty mild day all through, the sleighing is very bad. Jim was hauling logs. John worked in the bush. I was at mother’s this night. Poor mother is suffering badly. 2nd Pretty mild morning, and the day mild. Jim was hauling logs. Sam telegraphed to Brother John Mother’s condition this morn[in]g. John and his wife got to mother’s in the afternoon. I was at mother’s all night. 3 Stormy morning, blowing and snowing some. Jim was hauling logs. Johney worked at Brother Sam’s, hauled him some wood. I was at mother’s all night. The last night I ever had a mother on earth—poor dear, dear mother died about ten minutes after midnight. She departed calm[l]y as a baby going to sleep, not a quiver, not a groan. She died so easy that we scarce could tell when the spirit took its flight. She was quite sensible all through her sickness and could speak some words, though low, till within about thirty minutes of her death. She died as doth the just and good, with her trust and hope in Jesus Christ the Saviour of mankind. Poor dear darling mother, how I will �169 miss the dear old form and the kindly look that always welcomed me. Ah mother, mother, mother, may thy loving spirit guide me to the Saviour’s side. [in margin] Mother died this night. 4 Blowing in the morning. Blowing and snowing in the afternoon. Poor father is stopping with me this night. <Q3 folio 11 verso> February 1882 5th Sabbath. A little snow fell this morning, the wind pretty high. We buried Mother about Four O’clock this afternoon in the church yard of the Union Church on rear end of Lot 36, 4 Range, N.E. Toronto and Sydenham Road, Township of Melancthon, Co. Grey, Ontario. There was a large funeral, about 150 persons I think. Mr. Potter, W. Methodist minister, preached the funeral sermon. 6 Mild morning, the day mild all through, the sun melting the snow in the afternoon. Father went down with brother John to Tossorontio to stop a while. I sent Johney with the sleigh with him as John had a wagon up. Johney only got as far as Primrose when the sleighing gave out and he had to return. John then took father on the wagon home. 7 Mild day, with some rain in the afternoon. The sleighing is almost gone. Jim hauled two loads of logs to the mill. 8 A little skiff of snow fell last night, but not enough to be of any service to the sleighing. Jim and I skidded 17 saw logs and he hauled one to the mill in the afternoon. Johney was helping his uncle Sam to pick potatoes. 9 Sunny morning, the day mild and balmy all through. We cut some stove wood in the forenoon. Jim hauled the moving home out of the shanty and hauled the wood in the afternoon. John helped his uncle Sam at the potatoes. Mr. Kirby stopped here this night. 10 Cold raw day all through, blowing and freezing. I done nothing today, did not feel well, got a cold. The boys chored around, split wood, etc. Jim went to Dundalk in the afternoon for some flour. I took the cross-cut to John Gott’s and got her sharp[en]ed and sett. 11 Cold morning, the day chilly all through. Sleighing gone on the leading roads. Wagons are run- ning. John, Clark and I cut shingle timber on the Melancthon lot. Jim was helping Henry Lon- sway to make ties. <Q3 folio 12 recto> February 1882 12th Sabbath. Fine sunny day, spring-like and mild. Mrs. C. Bell and W. Lonsway, wife and family were here. 13 Mild soft morning, raining early in the morning but cleared off about 8 A.M. Johney went to W. McKay’s to help him hew ties. Jim went to Dundalk to get his boots made [? last word minutely written] 14 Frost this morning, but the sun shone out bright and warm and the day was very pleasant and spring-like. The snow is pretty much gone out of the fields and the sheep and cattle are out nib- bling the grass. Jim is helping H. Lonsway to make ties, Johney is helping W. McKay. I sent a letter to Brother William. Mrs. R. and I were in Dundalk, I twice. [in margin] W. Russell/ Sawmill and lumber man / Batson’s Store P.O / Dickson Co. / St. of Tennessee 15 Mild morning, the day soft and mild all through. I went to Brother John’s to Tossorontio. Jim was helping H. Lonsway make ties. John was helping W. McKay make ties. 16 Pretty sharp morning. Rain in the afternoon, snow at night. John and I went to John Agnew’s. Mr. Hussay paid me on the road near Alliston, $400.00. Land payment. John and I stopped all night at John Agnew’s �170 17 Very cold morning, the day cold all through. I stopped at Brother John’s all night. Father was there. Poor father is quite lonesome. 18 Very cold raw morning, the day piercing cold all through, and colder still at night, the wind pierc- ing cold at night. Poor father would have liked [to] come home with me this morning, but I had no team with me. 19th Sabbath. Pretty cold day all through. Mrs. R., John, Clark and I went to church on Lot 36, 4th Range, Melancthon. <Q3 folio 12 verso> February 1882 20th Sharp morning, the day pretty chilly all through. We were taking out barn timber. 21 Plenty of sleet and snow falling this morning and continued snowing all day. We were taking out barn timber. I was unable to work with a cold. 22 A little snow fell this morning, there is pretty fair sleighing. We were taking out barn timber. 23 Fine day, but growing softer. We were taking out barn timber. I was unable to work. 24 Soft day all through. We were taking out barn timber. I am unable to work. 25 Pretty cold morning and the forenoon was chilly all through. We went to the Melancthon lot and finished taking out square timber. I cooked for the men in the shanty. 26th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Mrs. Sam Russell and family were here today. 27 Soft morning, the snow melting fast, sleighing nearly all gone off the roads. Jim and Johney were swamping out Barn timber. Nancy and I went to Dundalk. I sent Mr. Mathew Knox (South Dummer) $209.00, being a payment on the lot of land which I bought from him on 28th of last May. I sent Post Office money orders for that amount and they cost me $1.05. 28 Soft morning, a complete thaw set in, the snow almost all dissappeared. Jim, John and Clark swamping out Barn timber. They finished all but one beam of our make in Proton. The swamps have broke up. <insert>[loose note, between folios 12 verso, 13 recto] Eden Grove the 8th Mar 1882 To Mr John McAulay and Mother. Please Pay the bearer, James Russell, My claim for Horse $7. and $2. for Interest making $9. And oblige yours truly John Agnew </insert> <Q3 folio 13 recto> March 1882 1st Wet morning and most of the day was rainy. Jim went to Dundalk to get his boots fixed. 2 Very fine morning, with a little frost in the morning, the day sunshiny all through, just like spring. The boys and I took the team and went to the Melancthon lot and hauled out four sticks of timber, 2 sills 60 feet long, 1 sill 40 feet and a splice tr??? sill 37. 3 A fine morning, the day fine all through, but a little cold, very windy in the afternoon. Jim and Johney were cutting sleepers at home, did not get many. 4 Hard frost this morning, the day pretty chilly, although the sun shone out bright. Jim and John were cutting sleepers on the Melancthon lot. 5th Sabbath. Hard frost this morning, but the afternoon was soft and thawing. Mrs. R. and family were at church. [in margin] First lamb came. �171 6 Hard frost this morning, and pretty cold through the day. There was a slight snow fall about 5 P.M. Jim and John were cutting sleepers on the Melancthon Lot. 7 Snow this morning, although not enough to make sleighing. The sun shone out in the afternoon and melted most of it. Jim hauled two sticks of timber from Lot 31 Melancthon. Johney cut roads in the bush. Jim hauled the timber on the Log Boat. It was very hard work with the last log and wore the runner of the boat down. 8 Cold raw morning, the day pretty chilly all through. Jim and John were swamping out Barn sleep- ers on Lot 31 Melancthon. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to Dundalk. Miss Johnson and Miss Jackson were here this eavning. 9 Snow fell this morning and the day was snowey [=snowy] all through. The boys were swamping out sleepers and Jim hauled home the two 60 feet sills. <Q3 folio 13 verso> March 1882 10th Nice quantity of snow on the ground and the sleighing was pretty good in the afternoon. Jim was hauling logs to the mill. Johny was helping in the bush. 11 Dark morning and there were several showers of snow fell during the day. Jim was hauling logs to the mill. Johny and Clark helped in the bush. 12th Sabbath. Nice quantity of snow on the ground this morning and there were several snow showers throughout the day. 13 Very heavy snow storm this morning and a good deal of snow fell through the day. There is good sleighing. Jim was hauling sleepers from the Melancthon lot. Johney helped in the bush. [in margin] Heavy snow. 14 Sunny morning, but sharp frost. The day was pretty cold in the shade. There is capital sleighing now, the boys were hauling sleepers from Melancthon. They are gone tonight to H. Hewitt’s spree. Father came home from Tossorontio last night. 15 Pretty chilly morning, but the day got milder towards noon. Pretty cold again towards night. We were cutting and hauling sleepers from the Melancthon lot 16 Nice sunny morning, the day continued bright and pretty warm, the snow melted some. We cut some sleepers at home in the forenoon, and in the afternoon cut some spruce for Barn doors and hauled it to the mill. 17 Fine sunny morning, but the afternoon got overcast and very cold and windy. Johney gathered troughs in the bush and Jim hauled them (150) to Lot 31 Melancthon. Father came out here this afternoon. 18 Very windy, cold morning, some sleet in the forenoon, rain in the afternoon, some thunder and lightening at night. Jim hauled the remainder of the square timber in the forenoon. Johney chopped firewood. Jim hauled it in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 14 recto> March 1882 19th Sabbath. Pretty fine day all through, the forenoon had some sunshine. Mrs. R., some of the family and I went to meeting. 20 Mild, but cloudy through the day, frost at night. The boys and I were tapping trees on the Melanc- thon Lot. [in margin] First trees tapped. 21 Stormy morning, blowing and snowing, very high winds, the day one of wind and snow, too stormy to do any outside work. 22 Some snow this morning, pretty cold all day. The boys were cutting shingle timber on Lot 31 Melancthon. �172 23 Pretty sharp morning, the day got sunny towards noon. The boys were cutting shingle timber on Lot 31 Melancthon. 24 Bright sunny morning, the day clouded over and the afternoon was stormy snow and wind. I was helping the boys to cut shingle timber on Lot 31. 25 Nice sunny morning, the day pretty warm, but chilly [in the afternoon]. The boys were getting shingle timber. I went to Dundalk and gave my bond for $10,000.00 as treasurer for the Township of Proton. My sureties are Samuel Russell, Skeffington Bell, John Irwin and Thomas Carson. 26th Sabbath. Soft morning and the day mild, a pretty sharp rain came on about 6 P.M. 27 Wet morning, the day showery all through, cold after dark and freezing pretty sharp. The day was too wet for outdoor work. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 28 Pretty cold morning, the afternoon milder. The boys were hauling out shingle timber out of the swamp. <Q3 folio 14 verso> March 1882 29th Cold but fair in the forenoon, the afternoon rainy. The boys were hauling shingle timber. Proton assessor stopped here this night. 30 Cold windy morning, the ground frozen hard. Johney went to Tossorontio for his steers. The as- sessor assessed me for Lot 215 $650.00, Lot 216 $150.00, Personal property $140.00, five days statute labor. Jim brought two of the cattle home from Mr. McGurr’s. [in margin] assessor here / John went for his steers. 31 Pretty cold morning, very hard frost, the afternoon something milder with some sunshine. Jim and I went in the morning to Dundalk and got 500 pounds of Bran at $.85 per cwt. Jim then got some shoes put on the horses and I went to the examination in School Section 5, Melancthon. April [1882] 1st Very fine mild morning, the day sunny and warm, very springlike, remarkably balmy in the after- noon. Clark and I ground the axes in the forenoon, and Jim went to Melancthon Lot for an axe we had left at the shanty. Jim and I made a stick of timber for the barn (a girt that we had broke). In the eavning I then went to Dundalk and bought Johney a pair of Sunday lace boots for $2.75. [in margin] Seen the first / Robin for this season. 2 Bright sunny day from morning till night, fine springlike weather. <Q3 folio 15 recto> April 1882 3rd Pretty hard frost this morning, the sun soon got out and the day was warm and springlike after- wards. John Gott hewed the sleepers (38, 20 feet long) and overlays (13, 23 feet long). Mrs. R. and Willie went to the Melancthon Lot and fixed the troughs at the maple trees. [in margin] Johney got home / the steers. 4 Dark morning and it began to rain about 9 A.M. and continued pretty wet throughout the day. I attended a Council meeting at Cedarville, about 18 miles from here. I went on horseback and got completely soaked through with the rain. I left Cedarville about dark and came as far as Hopeville where I stopped all night. The country approaching Cedarville from here is a miserably swampy spot and also very stoney. It is a poor section of country. The boys were in the sugar bush gather- ing sap. 5 Pretty hard frost this morning, but at about 10 A.M. the sun began to appear and the frozen roads got softened. The afternoon was chilly, and frosty at night. I left Hopeville Hotel this morning and came as far as Mr. Cavanaugh’s, Township clerk. Stopped there on business till about 2:30 P.M. then came home. The boys (John and Clark) were in the sugar bush a while in the forenoon. �173 They then came home and Mrs. Russell, Eliza, Jim and John went to Miss Maria Lonsway’s wed- ding. I also went to the wedding when I got home about 8 P.M. A fine industrious girl is Maria, and Mr. Broughton got a prize in the lottery of marriage when he got her. [in margin] Miss Maria Lonsway married to Mr. Broughton. <Q3 folio 15 verso> April 1882 6th Sleety morning and most of the day was very unpleasant and wet. Jim was at William Lonsway's wood bee. Mrs. Skeffington Bell was here. 7 Dark misty morning, the day dark and mizzling, the roads fearfully bad. Jim helped James Lon- sway make ties. Johnny and Clark boiled down sap. 8 Rather misty morning, but the sun got out and the day got very warm about noon. I took the team and went to Mr. Cavanagh’s, late treasurer of Proton, and got the Books, papers, etc. belonging to his Office. Jim was at Joseph Jackson’s raising. Mrs. R. and Johney were in the Sugar bush. [in margin] heard lizzards. 9th Sabbath. Cold this morning, but the day got something warmer. Changed to very cold in the eavning. Mrs. Russell and I visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s. 10th Very cold morning, hard frost, the roads as rough as can be imagined. Frequent showers of snow through the day and snowing all night, piercing cold day all through. We were getting our barn lumber sawn. 11 Cold raw morning, snow on the ground and some now falling. Freezing through the day, the roads very rough. We were getting lumber cut at the mill. 12 Sharp morning with a sprinkling of snow on the ground. The day chilly, and more snow fell at night. I was piling lumber at the mill. The boys were getting some firewood. [in margin] First cow calved / Lady. 13 Cold morning with a nice sprinkling of snow which melted about 12 noon. Jim and I were hauling lumber from the saw. Johney was helping his uncle Sam to saw stove wood. <Q3 folio 16 recto> April 1882 14th Hard morning with plenty of frost, the forenoon pretty chilly. The afternoon something milder, with frost again at night. We were piling lumber at the mill. 15 Hard frost this morning, the roads very rough. The sun shone out soon, the day got mild and very nice. We (Jim and I) were at the sawmill in the forenoon. We only got about 600 feet sawn, then they began to grind. Johney and Clark were in the sugar bush. 16th Sabbath. Nice bright morning, the sun clear all day, very springlike. Mrs. R and family were at church. 17 Bright sunny morning, the day warm, dry and beautiful. Jim and I were at the sawmill. Johney was gathering sap in the Sugar bush. 18[=19] Wet morning, but the day got dry about 10 A.M. and was fair to about 6 P.M. when it com- menced raining and was very wet. Jim started to plow this afternoon. There was no frost, but the ground was very wet. I attended a Council meeting Dundalk in the evening. [in margin] First plowing / Muly heifer came home. [written different script, left slanted, at end of entry] The above entry belongs to the 19th day of the month. 18 Very fine morning, the day beautiful and bright, very springlike. Jim and I hauled lumber from the saw. John and Clark were in the S[ugar] bush. [This entry is written in same left-leaning hand as preceding note. Other entries are in normal hand, slanted right.] �174 20 Kind of wet morning, but it got dry for a while, then came on wet again and finally turned to snow. Jim was plowing, the others chored around, mostly doing nothing. I was studying out the Town- ship Treasurer’s Books from morning till night. 21 Ground covered with snow this morning, cold and wintry-like. Snow melted soon and the after- noon was milder. Jim and John went to the shanty for some molasses with the wagon. Then Johney thrashed some oats in the eavning. <Q3 folio 16 verso> April 1882 22nd Hard frosty morning, the day milder, though rather cold wind. Jim plowed part of the day. Johnny and Clark went to the Sugar bush and gathered sap. I went to J. J. Middleton's sale. Things sold very dear. 23rd Sabbath. Frosty morning, but the day turned out nice and warm in the afternoon. 24 Sharp frosty morning, but the day got warm and Springlike. Johney and I repiled about 5000 feet of lumber at the mill. Then I went to the Sugar bush where Mrs. R. was boiling down sap. Jim plowed. Johnny thrashed some oats in the afternoon. 25 Frost this morning, but the sun got out and the day got warmer. Johney chored around, Jim plowed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and I got the 22 fruit trees which I had ordered from the Rochester nursery. 26 Frosty morning, the air chilly all day, freezing again at night. Jim plowed, Johney and I planted out the fruit trees. Mrs. R. and Clark went to the Sugar bush in Melancthon. [in margin] Planted Fruit trees. 27 Frost this morning, but not very hard. Plowing soon commenced and the day was pretty fine. Jim plowed, Johney split rails, Clark went to the sugar bush and boiled down sap. I chored around fix- ing trees, etc. 28 Raw cold morning, the day chilly all through, although the sun shone out. There was a slight rain about noon. Jim plowed, Johney split rails, Clark went to Mr. Ros[e]borough’s for some plum trees which he had promised me. They were a very poor sample that he sent. <Q3 folio 17 recto> April 1882 29th Hard white frost this morning, the ground so white that it appeared almost like snow. The day had a chilly air all through, although the sun shone out clear. I sold about 7 bushels of wheat. Jim har- rowed, Johney split rails. Mrs. R went to Dundalk in the afternoon. She and I went to Mr. Lon- sway’s at night. I borrowed Skeffington Bell’s gangplow this afternoon. W. John Arnold brought home the fanning mill which he had the loan of. Brother Sam borrowed some bags of me. [in margin] First Grain Sown / Wheat. 30th Sabbath. Cold, Raw morning with a slight shower of snow. The day was chilly all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Melancthon. May [1882] 1st Cold morning, frost on the ground. There was some rain in the afternoon, then it turned to snow, and a fierce snow storm took place, covering the ground with a white mantle. Jim was ganging till it got too wet for him. Johney was splitting rails. Clark and I cleaned grain. Eliza and Willie were at school. Jim took home Skeffington Bell’s gangplow. [in margin] Snow storm. 2 Cold morning, frost and snow on the ground. The day very wintry-like. The snow melted on in the day. Jim and John went to Melancthon and brought home three pails of molasses, also the sugar kettles, barrels, pots, etc. Made a general sweep and finished sugar making. It has been a poor year with us for the business. We are too far from the bush and could not attend at all times. I went to Dundalk and transacted some business. �175 <Q3 folio 17 verso> May 1882 3rd Hard frost this morning, but the sun came out and the frost dissappeared. The day was cool and sunny. I sowed the remainder of the wheat, about five bushels. Jim plowed till noon and Johney split rails. Johney harrowed in the afternoon and Jim went to the blacksmith’s to get a bolt for the mouldboard of the plow. [in margin] Finished sowing wheat / Seen first swallow. 4 Nice morning, sun bright and warm, beautiful day all through. Things growing nicely. I sowed about 14 bushels of pease. Jim harrowed in the afternoon and split rails in the forenoon. Johney harrowed in the forenoon and split rails in the afternoon. Clark went to his uncle Sam's and har- rowed for him. [in margin] Sowed pease / full moon / yesterday. 5 Hard frost this morning, but not hard enough to prevent plowing. The day was chilly all through, but the sun shone out bright. Jim harrowed in the forenoon and sowed oats in the afternoon. Johney and I cleaned some oats in the forenoon, then John split rails till dinner time, and harrowed in the afternoon. I picked potatoes in the cellar, and I went to Dundalk after tea time. [in margin] First oats sown. 6 Hard frost this morning, the day clear and cold. Very little growth at present. Jim harrowed till noon. Then he and I took in 8 bags of potatoes to Dundalk and sold them for $1.00 per bag. We also got 1200 pounds of hay from Skeffington Bell for $6.00. Johney split rails, Clark chored around. 7th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day was sunny but chilly. Father and Sam and Phoebe were here. We took father up to the teacher doctor* to see what he would say about his sore foot. He said the bone of the big toe was [diseased? writing unclear]. [*No doubt Dr. Thomas Norton, who was first a teacher at Hornings Mills, then studied medicine at McGill, returning to a joint medical practice with Dr. Barr at Hornings Mills and Shelburne; see S. Sawden, History of Dufferin Coun- ty, n. d. [1939], n. p. [Orangeville or Toronto], pp. 139-40; and above, 10 June 1876, 29 August 1881.] <Q3 folio 18 recto> May 1882 8th Frost this morning, but not very hard, the day pretty warm, the afternoon cloudy with a slight sprinkling of rain, and a heavier shower at night fall. John harrowed some, then plowed the re- mainder of the day. Johney yoked up his steers and tried to harrow some but did not succeed. Clark took a sow pig to the back line. I went in the forenoon to Lot 31 to let the chopping and clearing of some bush to a man. He is to tell me tomorrow whether or not he will take the job. It is about 10 acres of culled bush with a good deal of underbrush in some parts of it, and I offered him $50.00/00 to clear it and leave it ready for plowing. Also he is to rid up all the timber on the old clearing, so as to form a twenty acre field. The whole work to be done for the said fifty dol- lars. 9 Fine morning, warm day, sunny, with a good growth, the evening cloudy with indications of rain. I went to Dundalk and purchased the nails and hinges for the frame barn. I paid $3.00 per hundred for the cut nails and eight cents per pound for the wrought nails. The small hinges were eight cents per pound, and the large, six cents per pound. Jim plowed. Johney split rails. 10 Cold morning, the forenoon cloudy and cold, the afternoon cold and wet. Jim plowed till tea time. Johney split rails. The eavning was very cold and wet, the night pouring wet and cold. [in mar- gin] Wet. �176 11 Cold, raw morning, a drizzling rain falling, cold as winter almost. It kept showery all day, a mis- erably cold day all through. Jim plowed a little after dinner. There wasn't much work of any kind done here today. [in margin] Wet. <Q3 folio 18 verso> May 1882 12th Wet morning, wet at noon, wet at night, nothing but rain all day, and very cold sleety rain at that. There has been three days rain almost without intermission. A fearful wet time. Jim and John went to Skeffington Bell’s to get a load of hay, but it was so windy and wet they could not weigh it. Nothing doing at home, so wet. [in margin] Very wet. 13 Mizzle of rain this morning, and the day was rather damp and cold. I went to Dundalk. Jim plowed. Johney split wood. Mrs. R went to Dundalk in the eavning. Miss Sarah Bell was here a while. 14th Sabbath. Cold, clear morning, the day clear and cold all through. Father and Sam were here, Sam took father up to the doctor to have his foot seen to. 15th Frost this morning, the day clear and cold. Jim plowed, Johney cut wood. Jim and John went in the forenoon to Skeffington Bell’s for a load of hay. Mrs. R. and I went to the auction sale at Nel- son’s in Dundalk this evening. [in margin] Frost. 16 Frost this morning, the day clear and cold. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville. Jim plowed. Johnny split rails. Jim broke his plow pretty badly, the head is split in two. [in margin] Frost 17 Frost this morning, the day cool, clear and dry. Sowed oats in the afternoon. Johney plowed in the forenoon and harrowed in the afternoon. Jim helped William John Arnold to sow oats. [in margin] Frost. 18 Clear, cool morning, the day cool but dry. Jim harrowed after he had hauled out some manure and plowed it under for some early potatoes. Johney planted the potatoes. Mrs. R. helped Mrs. Nickle to cook for her raising. [in margin] Frost / First potatoes planted. <Q3 folio 19 recto> May 1882 19th Frost this morning, the day cool but dry. Jim harrowed, Johnny clipped the sheep. I went to a raising of a barn at Mr. Nickle’s in the afternoon. Mrs. R. was helping Mrs. Nickle to cook. I sowed oats in the forenoon. 20 Frost this morning, but the day got pretty warm. I was letting water off the low places in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon went to Lot 31 Melancthon. Johnny finished clipping sheep. 21st Sabbath. Clear morning, the day fine and pretty warm. I had the doctor call in to see Johney who has a severe pain in his side. 22 Cloudy morning, the forenoon overcast, the afternoon rainy. I went to John Irvin's and bought 14 bushels of oats at .40¢ per bushel. Jim hauled them home at noon. Jim sowed oats. Clark har- rowed. Johney is on the sick list. I helped Mrs. R. to clean out the milk house. 23 Pretty chilly morning, and the day cloudy and cold all through. Jim harrowed, Clark picked up, I fixed fences. Mrs. R. and I went to John Gott’s a while tonight. W. McMurdo of Proton came here today and offered $100.00 dollars apiece for a span of two years old colts. [in margin] Frost. 24 Hard frost this morning, ice on the water in the sugar kettle, more than half an inch thick. [In] the [forenoon] Jim plowed some and sowed some. Clark harrowed some. I did a drain in the swale to let off the water so that I could get it sown. The boys went in for father but he did not come out with them. [in margin] Frost. <Q3 folio 19 verso> �177 May 1882 25th Cool, dry morning, the day dry and cool. Jim and I were gathering stones in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Jim was plowing. 26 Dry, cool morning, the day cool and clear. Jim was plowing a potato patch in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he sowed a bag of oats, being the last of the seeding of grain for this season. Clark harrowed with one of the mares, as the ground was so soft we could not put the mare that’s near foaling on it. [in margin] Finished sowing grain (oats) / Got papers from Toronto. 27 Cloudy but cool this morning, the forenoon dry, but rain came on in the afternoon. There was not a great deal fell, although it kept at it a good while. Johney finished harrowing in the forenoon. Clark picked up roots and sticks. Jim split rails. I shoveled out a ditch through the low part of the last sown grain. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk with the team in the afternoon. We had a splendid ewe die this eavning, I think from the effects of the cold rains on her, she being shorn. She acted as if she had cramps. 28th Sabbath. Cool morning, the day cool and clear and cold in the afternoon. W. John Arnold and wife visited us today. 29 Frost this morning, the day bright and warm. Jim, John and I went to the Melancthon lot and got out 20 rafters, 25 feet long, 4 inches at the top end. We peeled them and hauled them home. It was a very heavy load, especially as one of our mares is very near the foaling. [in margin] Frost. <Q3 folio 20 recto> May 1882 30th Dry sunny morning, the day pretty warm all through. Jim harrowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon borrowed his uncle Sam’s horse and skidded timber here for the framers who have come to work this afternoon. I cut rafters in the forenoon. Johney cut rafters all day. 31st Cloudy morning, the day cloudy all through, with frequent showers and pretty sharp rain about dark. The framers were working here today. Jim hauled two loads of lumber from the mill. Johney cut rafters. I sent the cattle (5) to John Gott’s to be pastured at .50 cents each per month. June [1882] 1st Cold morning, drizzling rain falling, something like a genuine Scotch mist, very cold, so much so that the framers had to keep on their mittens while at work during the forenoon. The afternoon cleared off and was something milder. Jim and John hauled rafters. Jim fetched home a load of lumber in the afternoon and Johney and I cut stove wood in the bush. Clark is on the sick list. 2 Frost this morning, then a little shower of rain. The day cleared up and was dry till about 12 noon, the afternoon very wet. Jim hauled two loads of lumber in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he hauled some stove wood home. I went to a Council meeting at Dundalk. [in margin] Frost. 3 Rainy morning, rainy at noon, rainy at night, a complete wet day all through. I went in the morn- ing to R. Mil[l]’s and bought a 60 foot sill from him at 2.50. Hired D. Reid to haul it home for 1.50. Then I went to Priceville and from thence home. <Q3 folio 20 verso> June 1882 4th Sabbath. Rainy day, except in the afternoon, which was moderately dry. 5 Dry this morning, but the day was chilly all through. The sun shone out most of the time. I went to the Court of Revision at Melancthon. Brother Sam helped to haul posts with his horses, then him and the boys planted potatoes. 6 Fine morning, dry and pretty warm, the day dry all through, and some vegetation. Jim was asking hands for the raising on next Thursday evening. Johny and [I] took down the old shed and dug post holes in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent colts to pasture. �178 7 Fine morning, though a little cloudy, the day was dry and warm but very windy in the afternoon. John was asking hands for the raising. John and I were sawing off posts and placing them in posi- tion. I went to Dundalk after supper and posted my papers to the Dep. Minister of Education. [in margin] Sent papers to D. M. of Education. 8 Cloudy morning, very like a thunder storm, the day cloudy, warm and threatening for rain, but there fell none, very fortunately for me, I think, as I had a Barn raising. There were about sixty- four men present: the five framers, and ourselves, three. The Barn is 40 x 60 feet. It went together well and the men were done about 5:30 P.M. Mrs. R. had a wool picking bee of women. [in mar- gin, double underline, Gothic script] Barn Raised. 9 Very fine morning, the day dry and warm all through. Jim was hauling lumber with one of our own mares and one of W. J. Arnold’s. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon chored around. Johney was helping W. J. Arnold to plant potatoes. Willie also helped. Old Mrs. Johnson, Henry Johnson’s mother, was buried today. <Q3 folio 21 recto> June 1882 10th Wet morning to about 7 O’clock, then the rain ceased and the remainder of the day was dry and warm. Brother Sam and Jim were hauling lumber. Johney was helping Mr. McGurr to haul out manure. I sold 16 lambs to Mr. James Best for $2.70 per lamb. He paid me $20.00 on them, and is to pay me the full price when he takes them away. 11th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day fine and warm with a good deal of sunshine. [in margin] Frost. 12 Frost this morning, the day pretty warm and bright. Jim borrowed his uncle Sam’s horse and hauled out manure with him and one of our own. Johney helped him. I piled the loose lumber that was laying round the Barn. I also attended a political meeting at Dundalk at night. The meeting was called by Dr. Sproul, M.P. for East Grey. [in margin] Frost. 13 Fine morning, the day warm and bright. Cloudy at night. We were hauling out manure in the forenoon, and planting potatoes in the afternoon. We finished planting. We planted 12½ bushels this afternoon and we had planted before 7 bushels, making in all 19½ bushels. [in margin] Fin- ished planting potatoes. 14 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy, dry and warm, every indication of a rain storm at night. I went in the forenoon to Dundalk and got some S[wede] turnip seed. In the afternoon I sowed some of them. Jim and John were preparing the ground. <Q3 folio 21 verso> June 1882 15th Very rainy morning and the forenoon was pretty wet. The afternoon was [MS a] kind of mizzly. Jim hauled a load of lumber in the afternoon. Johney planted some potatoes for himself. Clark and I sowed some Swede turnip seed. 16 Fine morning, the day dry, warm and very fine growth. Jim borrowed W. J. Arnold’s waggon and rack and hauled shingle timber to the mill, and lumber from it. Johney is laid up sick today, very feverish and a pain over his left eye. Very bad, he was, this morning, quite delirious for a while. Is a good deal better at night. I and Clark planted some potatoes for Jim as he was working the team and could not attend to it. 17 Nice morning, but cloudy. The clouds soon dispersed before the sun and the day was dry and warm. Jim hauled a load of shingle timber and a load of lumber in the forenoon. In the afternoon he made some drills and we sowed some turnip seed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk after tea and met with a slight accident going. We were riding in Henry Lonsway’s waggon: the iron came off �179 the end of the neck yoke, the horses started to run. Henry tried to hold them. I caught a line and was helping. The lines broke, the horses ran into the shed of the tavern on Lot 230 Gravel Road, Melancthon. The horses turned so short that the three of us who sat in the Spring Seat were pitched out, falling pretty hard on the ground. Mrs. R. had 7 dozen of eggs with her, they were smashed to smithereens. We were not hurt seriously, but all of us were pretty badly jar[r]ed. [in margin] Sent letter to Brother William / Batson’s Store P. O. Dickson Co. / Tenn. US. 18th Sabbath. Morning bright and fine, the afternoon cloudy and windy with a rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightening. <Q3 folio 22 recto> June 1882 19th Cool, cloudy morning, the forenoon a little wet, the afternoon cold but dry. I was at a Bee for Skeffington Bell’s, helping haul out manure. Jim hauled a load of shingle timber to the mill in the forenoon, and also a load of lumber home. He went in the afternoon to Mr. Christopher Johnson’s Raising. Johney went to the Dr.’s to see to get some relief for his eye which is exceedingly pain- ful. 20 Fine morning, the day fine all through, pretty warm and dry. I went in the forenoon and helped Jim load a load of shingle timber in Melancthon. In the afternoon I went to the poll at Dundalk and polled my vote for Dr. Sproul, the Conservative Candidate. The state of the poll in Dundalk was Dr. Sproul 63, Mr. Christie 48. Majority for the Dr. 15. Jim hauled three loads of shingle timber to the mill and one load of lumber home. [in margin] Frost this morning / Frost the night of the 21st June 1881 / Dominion Elections. 21 Fine morning, the day dry and warm, pretty hot in the afternoon. I hauled two loads of lumber from the mill: 1000 feet on each load. We borrowed W. J. Arnold’s team and John drove them do- ing Statute Labor. Jim shoveled on the road. 22 Fine morning, the day clear, bright and warm. Jim was hauling lumber. I was doing S[tatute]. Labor. 23 [F stricken] Cloudy morning, some thunder and a little rain, the day was cloudy generally, but very close and warm, and a fine growth. Jim hauled home thirty-six bunches of shingles. Mrs. McGurr came here in the afternoon and I wrote two letters for her, one to a son of hers in Winnipeg, the other to her granddaughter in Toronto. <Q3 folio 22 verso> June 1882 24th Bright morning, sun rose clear, the day was rather cloudy but very sultry, the afternoon clouded over, some thunder and a little shower of rain. Jim hauled two loads of lumber, and after tea took the team to Sam’s to haul some firewood for him. 25th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and warm. 26 Fine morning, the day dry and very sultry. Jim hauled shingles and lumber, also some rails to mend a fence. 27 Dry morning, the day a little cloudy, but dry and sultry with a slight sprinkling of rain at near night. Jim hauled lumber. Henry Hewitt brought one load of shingles. 28 Dry morning, the day dry though cloudy, also pretty sultry. Jim brought home one barrel of salt and seven bunches of shingles in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he harrowed the potatoes. Then he took home his uncle Sam’s horse. We have had the loan of him quite a while, hauled all our lumber, nearly, with him. Johney and I put up fence. �180 29 Fine morning, but chilly, the day dry and middling warm, good growth. Jim was helping his uncle Sam to log. Johney and I built fence. Gerty colted, time: Eleven months and sixteen days. Horse colt, very feeble on its legs, cannot stand. 30 Dark morning, a slight rain in the forenoon and heavier in the afternoon. I went to see father who is sick. Jim helped Sam to drive a yoke of steers to Dundalk. Johney put some locks on the fence in the dry part of the day. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. <insert>[between folio 22 verso and 23 recto, now item L.12 in Letters.Documents directory] Letter from George Hodgins, Dep. Minister of Education, Education Department Ontario, May 20,1879. [States rules re. pension]: “if under sixty years of age, one must present a medical report each year, and present himself to County or City Inspector, who will report….. before pension will be paid.” [handwritten on back of official letter:] “Heart disease causing extreme palpitations at the slightest exertion, also fits of vertigo, and renders concentration of thought for public school teaching very difficult, if not impossible. It first manifested itself during extreme study about 12 years ago.”] </insert> <Q3 folio 23 recto> July 1882 1st Rainy morning, not very heavy, but just a mizzle that was the prevailing feature of the day. All the family, except Mrs. R. and I, went to Dundalk to see the sports.* [*Dominion Day festivities.] 2nd Sabbath. Fine day all through. I went to Melancthon to see poor father who is sick. 3 Fine morning, the day dry and warm. I went with Brother Sam to a Council Meeting in Melanc- thon. Came home and went to Father’s, sat up all night with him. He is very sick. Mrs. Eliza Russell* is up here. [*wife of John Russell, sister of Nancy Agnew Russell and John Agnew] 4 Fine day all through, dry and warm. 5 Dry morning, the day dry, and fine growth. Brother John came up tonight. He and I were at Fa- ther’s. Poor father is worse. 6 Dry morning, the day dry and fine all through. My dear old Father died just as the clock struck 12 at midnight. The doctor said his disease was pleuresy. Darling Father only lived 3 months and 3 days after mother. Oh, the agony of parting from a beloved parent. My Father was the best of Fa- thers, no kinder could have been. Father was about 71 years of age. [in margin, double underline] Father died. 7 Dry warm day all through, rain at night. 8 Cloudy morning, appearance of rain, a little sprinkling fell. We buried poor Father about 3 O’Clock this afternoon alongside of Mother in the Graveyard on Lot 36, 4th Range Melancthon. Mr. Snowdon, W. Minister, preached the funeral. <Q3 folio 23 verso> July 1882 9th Sabbath. Fine day all through. Brother John stopped here today. John Agnew was here a while. 10 Cloudy morning and a little rain fell through the day. Jim and John with the team were doing Statute Labor for Lot 31 Melancthon. I pulled some mustard in the afternoon. Brother John left for home in the morning. 11 Fine morning, the day fine all through. John took his steers in the forenoon to the fair. Did not sell them. In the afternoon he and Clark cut thistles from among the potatoes. 12 Cloudy morning, and pretty windy, the day cloudy and windy all through, with a very slight sprin- kling of rain a little after 12 noon. Jim went to Horning’s Mills, Melancthon, to play the fife for the Orangemen there. John beat the drum for Irwin’s lodge, Proton. Clark, Willie and Eliza went �181 to Dundalk to witness the gathering. Even Mrs. R. hurried off after dinner to join the pageant. Stopped at home alone, as being more consistent with my feelings. 13 Cloudy, windy and cool, all through the day. Jim came home about 10 A.M. from Horning’s Mills. In the afternoon he re-drilled some turnip ground. I went to Dundalk after dinner. Clark hoed potatoes at John Gott’s. 14 Dry, cloudy morning, the day dry and pretty windy, especially in the afternoon. Clark, Willie and I re-sowed some turnip seed which the flies had eaten, before John and Jim went to work on the drains under their uncle Sam. <Q3 folio 24 recto> July 1882 15th Warm day all through, and a little breezy. There was frost this morning, done little harm to ap- pearance. Jim and John were on the drains with Sam. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and done some Township business. [in margin] Frost. 16th Sabbath. Cloudy and cool this morning, the day dry and windy, but threatening rain, which came after night. Mrs. R., W. J. Arnold and Mrs. Arnold, and I took my team and went to Mulmer. 17 Dry morning, but showed signs of rain. The day dry all through. Mrs. R. and the whole caboodle went to a picknick or tea party on Lot 36–4th Range Melancthon. My family are all wild geese, run-run-run for evermore. No stop at home. Some of them has arrived now 10 P.M., others are on the scoot. 18 Rather misty morning, the forenoon got overcast and there was a heavy rain with some hail and a little thunder in the afternoon. The framers have started work again at the Barn. Mrs. R. took the team and she and Willie went to Feversham with the wool. Jim was at Mr. Hewitt’s logging bee. Johney and I dug drains. [in margin] 76¾ lbs Gross / 65¾ net. [weight of wool.] 19 Very heavy dew this morning, the day got overcast and there was a shower about 11 A.M. The afternoon was fine. I was digging drain, Jim was with Sam on his drain. Johney was doing Stat- ute Labor for Sam. Mr. George Rutherford was here this afternoon and I got the new Barn insured in the Western for $380.00 and Contents $120.00. I also had the insurance $100., and part of the Contents $250., in all $350., taken off the old buildings which are in the Victoria Mutual, and placed on the new. Sum total $850.00 on building and contents. <Q3 folio 24 verso> July 1882 20th Cool, cloudy morning, the forenoon cold, the afternoon warmer. Jim was working on the drains. Johney was doing Statute Labor for Sam. I went to the back line in the forenoon and in the after- noon I dug a piece more of the drain where I intend for a lane. 21 Cool morning, the forenoon cool, the afternoon warmer. John and Jim were working with Sam on the drains. I cut the way to the overlays and W. J. Arnold hauled them out with one horse. 22 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty warm all through. I dug at the ditch for lane. Jim and John worked at the drains with Sam. Christopher Johnson bought a yoke of small two year old steers from me for $32.50. 23rd Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day fine all through. 24 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and hot. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got 15 lbs. spikes for the Barn, also a bottle of medecine from the doctor for the cough. Jim and John helped John Gott at the Barn. Clark and Willie took home the steers to Mr. Johnson. 25 Dry, sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm, with rather a strong wind. John and I ditched. Jim and Clark took the mares to “Justice”* in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Lot 31 Melancthon and brought home the Bobsleighs. [*stud horse.] �182 26 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty hot, with a stiff breeze. Jim and Johney were taking out logs to make an approach to the barn. I was ditching. <Q3 folio 25 recto> July 1882 27th Fine morning, the day dry to about noon, then there was some rain with thunder. There was more rain about 2 P.M. with heavy wind, then a heavy rain about 9:30 P.M. The boys were making an approach to the frame barn. I was ditching. Mr. & Mrs. Lonsway here at night. 28 Dark, cloudy morning, the day cloudy, cool and windy, the eavning chilly. Johney and I put in a culvert and levelled a waggon track for hauling hay, grain, etc. Jim finished the approach to the barn, then he repaired the hay rack to haul in. 29 Dry morning, the day dry and breezy. Jim finished the waggon rack, then he went with W. J. Ar- nold, who borrowed my waggon, to Mulmer. Johney drilled up the potatoes and hoed his own patch in the afternoon. I looked over the Township Books and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and deposited $100.00 @ 6 percent in Mr. Lucas’ Bank. I had deposited $100.00 in the beginning of the month. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought some paints and oils. [in margin] Renewed subscription to Mail. 30th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day hot mostly, and pretty breezy. Mrs. R. and I went to brother Sam’s. The place where poor Father and Mother lived is quite lonesome. Their dear old faces are no more there to welcome me, their voices are hushed forever, sad is the recollection! 31 Cloudy morning, the day cool and cloudy. Jim and John started mowing. The grass is pretty tall but very thin, it being the first seeding-down on new ground. I was picking around. <Q3 folio 25 verso> August 1882 1st Mizzly morning, the day a little wet all through. Jim and Johney mowed till noon. They went to Dundalk after tea. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie went to Osprey woolen Mills for the yarn. 2 Misty morning, and the day was cloudy all through and cool. Jim, John and I went to Lot 31 Melancthon and made and brought home some overlays. 3 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and cool all through. Jim and John were mowing. W. J. Arnold helped them. I was in Dundalk in the forenoon on business. In the afternoon Clark and I raked and put up some hay. 4 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and very sultry. Jim and John mowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon hauled in four small loads. Clark and I raked. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, post- ed and Registered the following letters: one to Miss West of Orangeville containing $33.00, one to Miss Rogers of Mount Forest containing $29.00, one to W. Ferguson, Esq., Inspector of P. S., con- taining money order for $4.00, one to the Manager of the Merchants Bank, Toronto, Receipt for $24.00 Coupon. Came home and raked hay after that. 5 Cloudy morning, the day several times appeared like rain, still, none fell. The afternoon especially appear[ed] like thunder, the day was pretty sultry. Jim went to W. J. Arnold to help him at his hay. We raked hay in the forenoon and hauled in, in the afternoon. Mrs. R. also raked. We hauled in six small loads. We had to load small, the ground was so rough and stumpy and knolly. Miss Sa- rah Bell was here a short while this eavning. 6th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry but a good deal of rain fell in the afternoon. Brother Sam and family were here today. <Q3 folio 26 recto> August 1882 �183 7th Dark morning, the day cloudy pretty much all through. Jim and Johney were digging on the drain. I mowed part of the day, and in the afternoon I went to John Brinkman's and bought a small pig, about ten pounds weight, from him for $2.00. 8 Rather cloudy morning, the day dark generally. There was a slight rain, both in the forenoon and afternoon. Jim and John worked on the drain for lane. I mowed in the forenoon and in the after- noon worked at the Township books. 9 Cold morning, the day chilly, mostly, and cloudy. There was quite a rain accompanied with thun- der and lightening in the eavning. I was working on Sam's drain till about 4 P.M., when the rain prevented us working any longer. Jim and John went this morning on an excursion to Owen Sound. Mrs. C. Bell was here today. [in margin] Boys on an excursion. 10 Dark, cloudy morning, the day cloudy all through, with every appearance of rain, but scarcely any fell in this neighborhood. The two boys were with Sam on the drain. Clark was with A. Patterson on his drain. A sad calamity happened yesterday in Osprey. At a picknick six boys went out in a small boat to have a sail. The boat upset and four of the boys were drowned. Two of the boys were sons of Mr. Mills of Osprey. I was cleaning out the cellar in the forenoon and in the after- noon I went to Dundalk. 11 Bright morning, the day dry all through. Mrs. R. and I raked hay in the forenoon and hauled it home in the afternoon. Jim and John were at Sam's on the drain. Clark was on A. Patterson’s drain. 12 Wet morning, the day showery all through. I made out the half yearly statement of the finances of the Township in the forenoon, and in the afternoon all of us, with the exception of the two eldest, went to Dundalk. Jim and John worked half a day on the drain. Clark worked the same time. <Q3 folio 26 verso> August 1882 13th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, the day cloudy all through, though not wet. Skeffington Bell and wife were here this afternoon. 14 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy with every appearance of rain, but none fell. Jim was ½ day at drain, John nearly full day. Clark with A. Patterson. Mrs. R., Eliza and I Paris greened our pota- toes. 15 Cloudy day all through, with a slight shower of rain in the afternoon. I mowed a little in the fore- noon. Jim and John were on the drains, Clark was with A. Patterson. 16 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and wet-like. I mowed some in the afternoon. There was a quite a shower of rain in the forenoon. Jim and John were on the drains. 17 Misty morning, a slight rain falling, which continued most of the forenoon. The afternoon was dry. I attended council meeting at Dundalk. Jim and John were working on the drain with Sam. Clark was part of the day with Alex Patterson. 18 Fine morning, the day dry all through. I cut some swale grass in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to inspect the cleaning of Lot 31 Melancthon. From thence I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R., Eli- za and I had tea at Mrs. Joseph Neithercut’s. The boys were on the drains. There was a pretty stiff frost this morning but no harm can be seen yet in this part. [in margin] Frost. 19 Sunny morning, the day clear and bright. I wed [=weeded] turnips in the forenoon. The boys worked on the drains in the forenoon. There was a very heavy frost this morning but I can't see any damage done, except some pumpkin leaves wilted. [in margin] Frost. <Q3 folio 27 recto> August 1882 20th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day fine all through. Mrs. R., Eliza and I visited at Mr. W. Lonsway’s. �184 21 Cloudy morning, the day dry till about 2:30 PM when there came on a thunder and rain storm. The afternoon was pretty showery. It is now (7:45) raining pretty sharp. Jim and John were work- ing at Sam's. Clark was with A. Patterson full day, less half an hour, on drains. I put up some hay in the swale in the forenoon and in the afternoon wed among the turnips in the dry spells. 22 Showery morning, the day showery all through, with a perfect rain pour during the night. Jim and his mother went to Flesherton. John was with Sam on the drain. Clark was with A. Patterson. 23 Fine morning, and the day fine all through. Jim was in at Sam's pulling pease. John was on the drain. Clark made ¾ day with A. Patterson. I was weeding turnips. [in margin] First new pota- toes. 24 Misty morning, but the sun got out and the day was dry and pretty warm. I was ditching at home, Jim and John were with Sam. Clark was at A. Patterson’s. 25 Fine morning, the day dry and excessively hot. I pulled pease in the forenoon and went to a Coun- cil meeting at Dundalk in the afternoon. The boys were on the drains. [in margin] First harvest- ing. 26 Fine morning, the day dry and warm. Johney, Clark and I pulled pease. Jim was at Sam’s. <Q3 folio 27 verso> August 1882 27th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day was generally cloudy, but no rain fell. 28 Rather misty morning, but the sun got out and the day was dry and pretty warm. The three boys and I were pulling pease. John Gott was working at the barn. 29 Fine morning, the day dry and very warm. I was helping brother Sam at his pease. Jim hauled a load of bricks from Flesherton for Mister Thomas Hanbury to Dundalk. Then he hauled another load of bricks for John Irwin from Skeffington Bell’s. Clark and Johney pulled pease. 30 Dry warm day all through. C[l]oudy in the afternoon. Jim craddled oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and Johney and Willie hauled in pease. I pulled pease. Clark was helping Sam at his pease. [in margin] First oats cut. 31 Misty morning, and a very slight skiff of rain fell. The day cleared off about 9 AM and it was dry afterwards. We put in a load of pease, then Jim and John craddled oats. I fixed the road a little and went to Dundalk after supper. September [1882] 1st Cloudy morning, with the appearance of rain. We worked in the turnip patch during the forenoon. In the afternoon the boys cut and tied some wheat. I hoed turnips. [in margin] First wheat cut. 2 Cloudy morning, but the sun shone out once in a while. The day was dry till about 5:40 PM when there came on rain, accompanied by thunder and lightening. The boys hauled in the remainder of the pease in the forenooon, and cut wheat in the afternoon. I hoed turnips in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Melancthon and measured Faucet’s job. It lacked more than ¾ of an acre in measurement, also there was raking and cutting of snags to be done. Mrs. R. gathered spoils. [writing cramped] <Q3 folio 28 recto> September 1882 3rd Sabbath. Misty morning but no rain fell during the day. There was some rain at night. 4 Dark morning, very like rain, but none fell. The day was dry all through. Jim and I took 16 lambs in the forenoon to the man that had bought them (James Best). In the afternoon Jim craddled, John and Clark bound. I hoed turnips and went to Dundalk after tea. �185 5 Fine morning, the day dry all through, but an exceedingly heavy dew this morning which kept the grain wet and unfit for handling quite a while. I raked up oats, the three boys craddled and bound wheat. 6 Fine morning, the day dry all through. Jim cut wheat in the forenoon. His mother and John tied. And in the afternoon we hauled in five loads of loose oats. Clark was working with W. Lonsway for $1.00. 7 Misty morning, and a very heavy dew. The sun shone out after some time and the day was dry and fine, but got cloudy towards night with indications of rain. Jim and John were craddling oats. Clark and I hauled in five loads of wheat in the afternoon. 8 Cloudy morning, and the day appeared very much like rain, but none fell. The sun got out and the day was dry. I helped Sam to bind and haul in. Jim and Johney cradled oats at home. Clark raked together some oats into sheaves. 9 Very fine morning, the day dry and fine all through, and very warm about 2 PM. Clark and I hauled in two loads of oats in the forenoon, and three loads of wheat in the afternoon. Jim and Johney craddled oats. <Q3 folio 28 verso> Sept. 1882 10th Sabbath. Misty morning, but the day was dry all through. Miss Sarah Bell was here. Mrs. R. went to see Mrs. G. Broughton in the afternoon. 11 Dry morning, the day dry and pretty windy. Jim craddled oats. Mrs. R., Johney and I hauled in in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mrs. R. and I visited at S. Bell’s. 12 Dry morning, and some frost, but apparently it done no harm. The day dry. Jim craddled, Mrs. R., John and I hauled in. 13 Cloudy morning, and very much like rain, which came on about 12:30 after noon, and was consid- erably wet during the afternoon. Jim, Johney and Willie went to help Sam harvest in the morning. I had to go to Dundalk in the morning for nails. I then went with the team to Sam's and we all helped him. The rain stopped us. Sam has out about two loads of grain. 14 Wet morning, the forenoon showery, the day very wind[y] from morning to night, especially so in the afternoon. There was some hail during the forenoon. The boys tried to craddle some oats but it was too windy. We tied a load of oats in the afternoon and hauled them in. We also hauled in some swale grass that I had stacked up. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. W. J. Arnold bor- rowed the democrat. [in margin] Very high wind. 15 Cloudy morning, but the sun shone out and the day was dry and breezy. Jim and John craddled oats. Mrs. R., Clark and I tied oats. 16 Very heavy dew this morning, but the sun got out and the day was dry and pretty warm. Brother Sam helped us to harvest oats. Jim mowed them but they were greatly broken down. John and Clark hauled in ten loads. Mrs. R and I bound oats. <Q3 folio 29 recto> Sept. 1882 17th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, the day cloudy all through, thunder and lightening with a slight sprin- kling rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R and I were at Mr. Lonsway’s. 18 Cloudy morning, but the sun got out about 11 AM. The day was dry and breezy. We hauled in five loads of oats in the forenoon and this wound up our harvest. Will we all live to see another harvest finished? Who can tell? We fired our fallow in the afternoon, got a very poor burn. Jim went to the mill in the afternoon for some plank to finish the horse stable. Did not get any. Will get them tomorrow morning. [in margin, double underline] Finished Harvesting. �186 19th Rather misty morning, the day cloudy in the forenoon and a pretty sharp shower of rain. The af- ternoon was dry. The boys were picking up in the fallow in the afternoon. Jim went to the mill in the forenoon and got some plank to finish the horse stable. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some hinges. Miss S. Bell was here a while today. 20 Misty morning, but the day was dry but cloudy. Jim, John and I picked up in the fallow. Jim went to see Henry Gallaher in the afternoon, as he wished to get him and his oxen to log. 21 Dark morning, the day cloudy and cool all through. John was piling brush in the fallow, Jim and his Uncle Sam were making door casings for the upstairs. I was in Dundalk in the forenoon for staples and bolts, in the afternoon I piled brush. 22 Rainy morning, and the forenoon was showery, the afternoon dry. Jim fixed some door casings. John went with the team to Mr. H. Hewitt's thrashing. John Gott finished the Barn. Price paid $90.00. He was 34 days and his men were 57 days of a single man. [in margin] J. Gott / finished / the Barn / Frost. <Q3 folio 29 verso> September 1882 23rd Misty morning, the day dry but cool. Frost this morning. John Gott got the lend of the team and democrat to take his wife to Maxwell to the doctor. We were piling brush in the fallow. Mr. Lon- sway and wife were here this afternoon. [in margin] Frost. 24th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day dry but rather chilly. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam's in the afternoon. 25 Frost this morning, but the day was dry and breezy. The boys and I were working in the wood fal- low piling brush, etc. James Mills borrowed the democrat to take his daughter Hannah to the doc- tor at Shelburne. [in margin] Frost. 26 Frost this morning, the day dry but very chilly. The boys working on the chopping. Mrs. R. and I went to the funeral of Mr. Robert Oliver’s infant in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Flesherton and purchased a Wilkinson's plow (1 no. 3, Stiff) for $13.00 cash and our old plow val- ued at $4.00. Mrs. R. bought herself a new bureau for $11.00 cash and a mirror for $4.00. [in margin] Frost 27 Frost this morning, the day rather warm and dry. Jim, with the team, was at Mr. Lonsway’s thresh- ing. Johney, Clark and I chopped in the fallow. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 28 Not quite so chilly this morning, the day pretty warm with a few drops of rain about noon. Johney is at Mr. Lonsway’s threshing, Jim and Clark worked in the fallow. I went to a Council meeting at Hopeville. I took my team and drove the Reeve (Peter McGregor) out. They had a very long meeting and it was two O’clock in the morning when I got home. <Q3 folio 30 recto> Sept[ember]1882 29th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm all through. We were logging with the horses in the fallow. 30 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm all through. We were logging with the horses in the fallow. W. J. Arnold helped us to roll. Mr. Muir bought a span of colts, both mares sired by Lord Haddon and twenty-eight months old, from me for Two hundred and five dollars cash. [in margin] Sold colts. October [1882] 1st Sabbath. Very fine morning, the day dry and hot all through. W. Lonsway and family were here to- day. 2 Dry morning, but misty, the day remained cloudy all through and rather cool. We were logging today. Henry Galllaher had his oxen with us, and W. J. Arnold helped to roll. �187 3 Dry morning, the day dry and pretty warm all through. We had Henry Gallaher and his oxen, and Brother Sam, logging. 4 Dry morning, the day dry all through, but cloudy in the afternoon. Johney and I fired the log heaps and kept them punched up. Jim and Clark helped their uncle Sam to raise potatoes. Mrs. R. and Johney went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mr. Muir took his colts [MS coalts] away today. 5 Fine morning, but the day got cloudy, although there was no rain fell. We punched up the log heaps in the morning and went to the Show Fair in Dundalk in the afternoon. There was a fine turnout at the fair, a very large crowd. James White of Melancthon got badly hurt by R. Mont- gomerie’s bull. <Q3 folio 30 verso> Oct[ober] 1882 6th Fine morning, the day dry and very warm. We were picking up and branding. I went to Dundalk to Council meeting in the afternoon. 7 Dry morning, the day dry and breezy. We were picking up and firing heaps in the fallow. Mrs. Lonsway and husband were here a while at night. 8th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry all through and very windy. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. Lon- sway’s. 9th Rather cloudy this morning, and the day chilly all through. There were several slight showers of rain. We were taking up potatoes. Mrs. R. and I went to Mrs. Montgomerie’s with the woolen yarn to be woven. There were 72 skeins and 2 more to send, or about 41½ lbs. 10 Cool morning, the day rather chilly all through. We finished raising potatoes. They were a very poor crop in comparison with last year. The ground was too dry in the part of the season when they ought to be growing. The potatoes were large enough, but very few in the ground. We had about 80 bushels off an acre of ground. Mrs. W. John Arnold and baby were here a while this af- ternoon. Yesterday I settled with J. Gardiner* and paid him the balance which Mrs. R. owed him. I gave him one sheep skin @ .60¢ and returned one horse poke @ .70¢, 14½ pounds shingle nails @ .03¼ ¢ per pound, and .25¢ worth of screw nails. I gave him .10¢ cash to straighten the account between us. [in margin] Finished raising potatoes. [*John Gardiner, hardware store in Dundalk.] 11 Cool morning, the day pretty chilly but dry. I chored around, the boys put out manure. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon to see Mrs. Sam Russell, who has been mourning her family. 12 Fine dry day all through, but rather chilly. Jim and I put out manure. We borrowed Mr. Lon- sway’s waggon. John, Clark and William helped Brother Sam to take up potatoes. <Q3 folio 31 recto> Oct[ober] 1882 13th Fine morning, and the day was dry till the afternoon, when there came on a slight rain which in- creased in volume till it was a terrible heavy shower just at dark. Jim and I hauled home some firewood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. John was helping Henry Gal- laher to clean grain. Clark and William helped Mr. Lonsway raise potatoes. [in margin] Posted letter to / William Russell / Sawmill and lumber man / Batson’s Store P.O. / Dickson Co. / Tenn. 14 Bright sunny morning, the day fine and dry all through. I worked at the Township books. Jim hauled grain (2 loads) to Dundalk for H. Gallaher. John and Clark hauled stones with the steers. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here a while tonight. 15th Sabbath. Cool day, but nice and dry and sunny. 16 Dry morning, the day dry and fine all through. Jim plowed, John and Clark hauled stones with steers. �188 17 Dry morning, the day dry and fine, like Indian Summer. Jim plowed, John and Clark picked stones. I went to Dundalk in the eavning on Business, was about to purchase Mr. Thos. Lakin[g]s’* house, but did not. [*Thos. Lakings is listed on Collector’s Roll, 1886, as proptery owner; see History of Dundalk, p. 269.] 18 Dry morning, the day dry and fine all through. Jim plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon took 224 pounds of Butter to Dundalk and sold it for .18¢ [per lb.] on account. We also took in 2½ bags of potatoes for Eliza and sold them for .65¢ per bag. Jim got a suit of clothes, to be made, at $19.00. John bought himself an overcoat for $7.00, and a coat, vest and hat for $9.00. Clark was shingling with John Gott. <Q3 folio 31 verso> October 1882 19th Cold, chilly day all through. Jim was plowing, Johney was making a stone boat. Clark and I helped brother Sam put in straw. 20 Very hard frost this morning, the day very chilly all through. We were logging. Henry Gallaher helped us with his oxen. Brother John and his wife came here this eavning. 21 Very fine morning, the day dry and mild. The day, generally speaking, was one of idleness: except paring some apples and asking hands for the threshing, there was nothing done. The thrashers came here this afternoon and set up their machine. 22nd Sabbath. Fine day, cool, clear and dry. The Misses Neitherut, brother John and wife, were here today. 23 Misty morning, and the general appearance of the day was wet, but scarcely any fell. We were threshing today. Brother John and wife were here today. 24th Bright morning when threshing began. The day was cool and clear. We finished threshing at 9:30 A.M. The grain did not turn out well. As near as I can estimate, I had about 25 Bushels of oats per acre, 14 bushels of pease and 10 bushels of wheat. Some of the oats are light, must have been froze by the summer frost. The wheat shrunk, some a little froze, the pease a good enough sample, but very wormy. John and wife and my wife left for home this afternoon. Mrs. R. is going to see her father. [in margin] Thrashed. 25 Fine frosty morning, the day dry but chilly. Jim was plowing, John was at Dan Reid’s working, Clark and I worked among the log heaps. 26 Fine frosty morning, the day dry all through. Jim was plowing, Johney and Clark were picking stones. <Q3 folio 32 recto> October 1882 27th Fine morning, the day dry and remarkably beautiful for this season of the year. Jim was plowing, John and Clark were picking stones. I was picking up in the fallow. John Agnew and Dr. Madill were here at noon. 28 Frosty morning, but the sun soon got out and the day was dry and fine, though rather cool and pretty windy, with a slight mizzle of rain falling after night. Nancy came home at noon after being gone since Tuesday noon. Jim was plowing, Johney and Clark picked stones. I picked up in the fallow and fired heaps and set fire to some stumps in the afternoon. 29th Sabbath. Cloudy, dry day but very cold. 30 Quite chilly this morning and the day was cool, cloudy and dry. Jim plowed, John and Clark picked stones. I went to Melancthon and hunted up Faucet who had been doing some chopping and clearing for me during the summer. I paid him his full contract price, less three dollars. The �189 contract was not near completed but I paid him to get rid of him. [in margin]. Henry Lonsway married to Miss Brou[g]hton. 31 A slight shower of rain this morning, but the day cleared off soon and was fine and mild all through. Jim plowed, Johney and Clark picked stones and I dug a drain in the field to carry off the water. There were here a while this eavning Mrs. C. Bell, Mis S. Bell, and Mrs. Skeffington Bell, also Walter Bell and his brother Skeffington. Jim is at, I think, Mr. Joseph Neithercut’s, as there came a messenger from them to Jim while he was plowing. Halloweve is now about over, will we all see another? All that were here, I mean, that’s the question. <Q3 folio 32 verso> November 1882 1st Remarkably fine morning, the day beautiful and sunny all through. Jim plowed, John and Clark picked stones. I dug a ditch. 2 A very slight skiff of snow this morning, just barely distinguishable. The day was pretty cold, but fair. Jim plowed, John and Clark branded and picked up. I helped in the forenooon and in the af- ternoon I dug a ditch. 3 Very hard frost this morning, and the air was chilly and cold all day. It kept freezing in the shade all through the day. Jim plowed, John was at W. J. Arnold’s threshing. I finished my digging of a drain in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Clark and I cleaned a small grist and sawed some hem- lock logs. Mrs. M. Broughton called to see us this eavning. 4 Very cold raw morning, the ground froze very hard. John and Clark picked up and branded. Jim took two bags of wheat to Dundalk mill, did not get it ground. Then he got some repairs done at the blacksmith’s and harnessmaker’s. I went to Mr. Duncan’s to get him [to] cut some oat sheaves for us, then I went to Dundalk and from thence to C. Fry’s to see a span of colts [MS coalts] that he had to sell. I did not like them, made him no bid for them. Mrs. R., Eliza and I dined with Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway in Dundalk. I got a letter from Brother William. [in margin] Got a letter from Brother William. 5th Sabbath. Fine sunshiney morning, the day pretty mild for this season of the year. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon meeting. Brother Sam and Phoebe came out with her and stopped to about 9 P.M. John Agnew stopped here this night. <Q3 folio 33 recto> November 1882 6th Rather chilly this morning, and the day was cold all through, hard frost in the morning. Jim plowed, John was at D. Reid’s threshing. Clark and I took up turnips. 7 Mild morning, with a slight mizzle of rain. The day was dark all through, with appearance of rain towards night. Jim plowed to about 3 P.M. when he broke his plow point, and had to go to Dun- dalk for a new one. John was at D. Reid’s threshing, Clark worked at the turnips. I fixed a little in the barn, preparing for getting some sheave oats cut tomorrow. 8 Misty morning and the day was lowering all through, but mild. We were cutting oat sheaves. We had Mr. John Duncan, his cutting box, and horse power, and himself and son. They had two span of horses. They cut from about 10 A.M. till 5:30 P.M. He cut about 95 dozen large bind [sheaves], and charged $3.50. He done good work and his charge was reasonable. 9 Mild misty morning, the day a little dark all through, with a slight mizzle of rain at night. Jim plowed in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went with the team to Dundalk for some wheat I had bought. I went in the forenoon to Dundalk and purchased Twenty-five Bushels and sixty -nine pounds of prime fall wheat at .85¢ per Bushel. John and Clark were working at turnips. �190 10 A very fine, mild morning, the day beautiful for this season of the year. I helped brother Sam to butcher a young cow. Jim went to the grist mill. John and Clark put potatotes into the cellar. <Q3 folio 33 verso> November 1882 11th Dark mizzly morning, and the day continued slightly wet. Jim plowed, John and Clark took six head of cattle for us, and one for brother Sam, to Brother John’s in Tossorontio Township to be wintered there. I chored around and went to Dundalk to transact Township business. [in margin] Took cattle to Tossorontio. 12th Sabbath. Very fine day, dry and mild. 13 Quite a change in the weather this morning, snow on the ground and a little fell throughout the day. Pretty cold and stormy towards night. Jim plowed, I worked at the Township Books. Stabled up the cattle this eavning for the first [time] this season. [in margin] First snow / Stabled cattle. 14 Sharp frosty morning, snow on the ground and a pretty keen freeze. The day pretty cold all through, a little glimmer of sunshine about 4 P.M. Jim plowed part of the day. Boys got home from Tossorontio. 15 Sharp cold morning, the day chilly all through. Mrs. R. and Jim went with the team and some geese to Dundalk. She sold the geese alive to Mrs. Lamon*for .60¢ each. [*James Lamon was a lawyer in Dundalk, History of Dundalk, p. 93.] 16 Cold morning, the day got milder and the afternoon was a little wet, and finally turned to snow at night. The boys were fixing around the buildings. I went to Dundalk in the morning to see Mr. Hewetson.* He wished me to collect his store accounts for him and offered to provide a rig for me and pay me $2.00 per day. I did not take the job as I thought it would be too fatiguing on account of the bad roads and bad weather. The roads are breaking up now and the winter coming on, con- sequently the job would be very cold. [*Hewetson and Smith ran “London House”, a general store on Main St., Dundalk; see History of Dundalk, p. 3]. <Q3 folio 34 recto> November 1882 17 Pretty heavy fall of snow on the ground this morning, very wintery-like. The boys fixed up the buildings, preparetory [sic] to the winter. 18 Fine bright morning, the day sunny and thawing. The boys hauled some firewood and cut some stove wood, and ground their axes. 19th Sabbath. Pretty sharp morning, the day cool all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Melancthon. 20 Cool in the morning, milder towards noon, with a sharp freeze at night. Johney cut some stove wood at the house. Mrs. Russell and I went to Dundalk and transacted some business. I deeded Lot 31, fifth Con. Melancthon to Jim, and Lot 215 + 216, first Con., Proton to Mrs. Russell. Life is uncertain, and if anything happened to me (I being troubled with heart disease) this would an- swer for a will and be better. 21 Cold morning, the day pretty cool all through, with indications of snow at night. Jim, Clark and I were fixing our shanty. John helped his uncle Sam to make Sq[uare] timber. 22 Some snow fell this morning, and the day was soft in a general way, with frequent showers of soft snow. The boys and I were fixing shanty. [in margin] Mrs. McCulloch* died. [*S. McCulloch was proprietor of the Anglo-American Hotel in 1877, Hist. of Dundalk, p. 101.] 23 Soft morning, thawing. The day was soft with frequent showers of snow. It is now, (8:30) P.M., snowing. Jim and Clark were at the shanty. Johney was helping his uncle Sam put in a culvert. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Miss S. Bell is stopping here tonight. <Q3 folio 34 verso> �191 November 1882 24th Stormy morning, blowing and snowing, and continued so all day. Jim and Clark went to the shan- ty in the afternoon. John helped Sam. 25 Rather more moderate than yesterday, but some snow fell occassionally [sic] through the day. The snow is now about six inches deep on the level. In the fence corners it is drifted about two feet deep. Jim was helping W. J. Arnold to chop. Clark was at H. Hewitt’s threshing. Johney and I fixed up part of the old barn for a shed. 26th Sabbath. Snowing this morning, snowing at noon, and snowing at night. Soft air. 27 A little sharp this morning, but the day got milder towards noon, with a sharp freeze at night. We were roofing our shanty in Melancthon. 28 Pretty sharp morning, the day cool, and decidedly cold at night. Very fine sleighing now. We were fixing our shanty on Lot 31 Melancthon. Mrs. S. Bell and her sister Miss M. Robinson were here today. [in margin] P. Conner’s child died of diptheria. 29 Very sharp morning, and pretty cold till the afternoon, when the day became somewhat milder, and snow began falling towards night. The boys and I were fixing the shanty. Mrs. James L. Johnson died last night. [in margin] Mrs. Johnson died. 30 Rather stormy this morning, the day kept getting worse, the afternoon was blowing and snowing very strong. The boys were at the shanty. Mrs. R., Willie, Eliza and I went in the afternoon to Mrs. Johnson’s funeral. <insert> [Between folio 34 verso, 35 recto, scrap of paper with measurements for rooms of house, not clear the purpose.] </insert> <Q3 folio 35 recto> December 1882 1st A little snow fell this morning and the day got softer towards evening, with indications of a thaw. The boys chored around home. I attended a Council meeting in Dundalk in the eavning. [in mar- gin] Sent letter to William / Yellow Creek P. O. / Houston Co. / Tenn. 2 Cold blustery morning, snow falling thick. There was a good deal fell during the day. Jim and Clark went to Melancthon lot, split some firewood and brought home a load at night. John went to W. J. Arnold’s sawing. Brother John’s Robert came here this eavning. 3rd Sabbath. Rather rough this morning, blowing and snowing, which was the prevailing features [sic] of the day. All the family went to Melancthon Church. 4 Stormy morning, blowing and snowing. The day cleared off a little towards noon, then came on more snow and wind, harder than ever. It was a pretty big storm when night came on. I had one Ewe died today. Cause: something in her head. The boys moved their bedding, etc., to the shan- ty. 5 Mild morning, the day pretty mild all through, with some snow falling at night. The snow is pretty deep now, about fifteen inches, I think, on the level. The boys are at the shanty. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk, sold an old stove for $1.90, and a sheep skin for .75¢. W. Lonsway was here to- night while I made up for him the amount of timber w[h]ich measure was in the culverts which he built for the section. H. Lonsway and wife were here a while. 6 Snow falling this morning, and a little fell through the day. The boys are chopping cordwood. I went accross [sic] today and brought home a small load of wood. <Q3 folio 35 verso> �192 [writing switches to blue/purple pencil from black ink] December 1882 7th Extremely stormy morning, snowing and blowing a regular tornado or tempest. The storm kept raging furiously all day. I did not see a solitary person on the road today. The storm was so vio- lent that I could not find my way to the watering place, consequently all the horned animals had to go without. I melted snow for the horses. Brother John’s Bob intended on going home this morn- ing, but he has got stormstaid and cannot. Johney came home from the shanty at night. [in mar- gin] Violent storm. 8 Another stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing. The storm did not abate any through the day. The cold was more intense than yesterday. I made my way to the watering place and shov- eled out the snow. Then we drove the cattle, and a hard job it was. I got both my ears froze stiff as bricks while doing so. This is the longest storm I ever re[me]mber of. 9 Sharp morning, but the wind not near so strong as yesterday. Some sleighs appeared on the road today, but they had to take the fields in a good many places. The roads are blowed up at a terrible rate. Jim was at the shanty part of the day. In the afternoon he went to Dundalk and bought an axe, the former one being so hard that it is breaking continually. Eliza showed signs of having diptheria today, her throat being filled with white matter. We are gargling it repeatedly, and blow- ing sulphur in it. It appears to be getting a little better. John’s Bob went to brother Sam’s when we found Eliza had diptheria. Jim is stopping with H. Lonsway tonight. [in margin] Eliza took diptheria. <Q3 folio recto 36> December 1882 10th Sabbath. Pretty stormy day, cold, blowing and snowing. Jim, Clark and Willie went to the shanty this afternoon. Did not like to let them stop in the house where diptheria is. Eliza is getting better. We keep gargling her throat with salt and water about every hour. Also blowing sulfur with a quill into her throat. Also we have put on two mustard blisters to her throat. 11 Somewhat calmer than the former days, not blowing nor near so cold. Some snow falling now and then. John went to Walter Nickle’s threshing. Jim came home this afternoon from the shanty with a sore throat. Hope it is not diptheria. Eliza is still keeping gaining, perhaps Jim will not have it very bad. [in margin] Jim got diptheria. 12 Calm, cold morning, the day got windier in the afternoon, and colder, with some snow falling. Johny went to the shanty for some wood. Clark came home today, thinks he has diptheria. Jim is getting better. [writing in purple pencil ends] 13 Quite stormy this morning, snowing some through the day, a perfect hurricane at night. I went with Mr. McGregor, Reeve, to Council meeting at Cedarville, had to stop there all night. 14 Another stormy morning, the day stormy all through. Came home, the roads impassible in places, had to take the fields. Mr. McGregor’s mare could scarcely draw the cutter in places. 15 Sharp freeze this morning, but not so much storm as the other days. The snow is an immense depth. 16 Calmer but quite cold, a little snow fell through the day. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Brother John is here tonight. <Q3 folio 36 verso> December 1882 17th Sabbath. Something milder this morning and not so much snow fell. Brother John went to brother Sam's and came back at night. �193 18 Quite mild this morning, the day mild all through, the trees covered with hoar frost. Johney took one cord of Cedar to Dundalk and sold it for $1.25. 20 Rather windy this morning, the snow drifting, with a tendancy to rain at night. I went to Dundalk to the council meeting in the afternoon. 21 Mild day, with a slight rain falling most of the time. Johney took a cord of dry Cedar to Dr. McWilli[a]m’s* in the forenoon, and in the afternoon drove his mother to Dundalk. I was in Dun- dalk in the afternoon, and posted and registered cheque to manager of Merchants Bank, also cheque to Manager, Bank of Commerce, Toronto, $24.00, $28.00 coupons S. Sections, Proton. [* Dr. James A. McWilliam, Medical Officer of Dundalk, 1888-1903, see History of Dundalk, p. 33.] 22 Mild morning, thawing till the afternoon, when towards night it began snowing. It is now (8:45) snowing pretty briskly. Johney and Clark went to Melancthon Lot and cut a small load of wood and brought it home. I stopped at home and done the chores. [in margin] Watson Ballard / (col- oured) died. 23 A soft snow falling this morning, something between a rain and snowfall during most of the day. There has been a thaw, but of short duration, not much water as yet, and the snow very little gone. John and Clark brought home a little stove wood today. Jim and I cleaned peas (60 Bushels), 13 Split + 47 Whole. <centrefold Quire 3> <Q3 folio 37 recto> December 1882 24th Sabbath. Mild day all through, a slight quantity of snow fell. 25 Mild morning, the day very mild, a slight softening of the snow. John and Clark took a sow to the hog in the forenoon, and in the afternoon all the boys went to a Social at Dundalk. Mrs. R., Eliza and I visited Mrs. C. Bell after dinner. [in margin, double underline] James Lonsway / married / to Miss Chambers. 26 Mild morning, the day mild all through, with a slight snow fall. Jim hauled to Dundalk two cords (short wood) dry cedar to Mr. Thomas Hanbury at $1.25 per cord. John and Clark cut a cord at home. 27 Rather sharp morning, the day pretty cold. The boys went to Melancthon to work. John brought home a small load of firewood. In the eavning I went to the Trustees Annual Meeting in S. S. 2 Proton and paid the school rates to the trustees, $330.00. Coming home I dined with Mr. Christo- pher Johnson. 28 Pretty sharp morning and a keen freeze all day. I took the boys out some bed clothes and some bread to the shanty. Brother Sam has commenced his job of taking me out rails. Mrs. R and I went over to H. Lonsway’s a while tonight. 29 Not very cold this morning, almost inclined to thaw, the wind pretty strong throughout all day. The three boys are shantying. Mrs. R. took some bread to them. <Q3 folio 37 verso> December 1882 30th Rather mild this morning, the day mild all through. Willie and I cleaned up a small grist in the forenoon. Mrs. R., Eliza, Willie and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Posted letter to Ireland. 31st Sabbath. Blowing and snowing a good deal this morning, and a good deal of blow throughout the day. Mrs. R., Eliza and I went to brother Sam’s, and from thence to the Union Church in the after- noon. �194 The old year has just about passed away and alas, the dearest and kindest of parents have been called away during the year. Poor Father, Darling Mother, both gone to their everlasting [MS ling] homes. Who can tell how soon another one of us may go? Perhaps another year may cause a blank in some of our families. January 1883 1st Cold this morning, the day cold all through. The boys started for the shanty this morning. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and polled my vote. 2 Cold morning, the day cold all through. I went to the Bank at Dundalk and deposited $1012.54, Township moneys. 3 Cold stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing, which was the prevailing features of the day. Mrs. R. took the boys in some eatibles [=edibles] in the eavning. 4 Cold morning, the day cold all through. The boys are at the shanty. Mrs. Kirby is stopping here tonight. One of our calves took bad with a swelling, the urine seems to be stopped. I am afraid I will lose [MS loose] the calf. <Q3 folio 38 recto> January 1883 5th Very sharp cold morning, the day very cold all through, I think the coldest day that has come through the winter. I took a small grist to John McDowell’s Mill (7½ Bushels). 6 Cold morning, the day cold all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and straightened up the Township affairs with the banker. In the afternoon I got a grist from Mr. McDowell’s. Calf died, too much food in stomach, could not digest it. 7th Sabbath. Not quite so cold as yesterday, another fall of snow today. 8 Rather milder this morning. Killed a swine in the forenoon. In the afternoon took the calf’s skin to Dundalk, got .06¢ per pound [for] it. It weighed 33 pounds. Then took some provisions for the boys to the shanty. Brought home some firewood. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife were here a while at night. 9 Pretty cold day all through. 10 Keen freeze this morning, the day very cold. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie went in the afternoon with provisions to shanty. 11 Pretty cold morning, the day chilly all through, but not near so cold as yesterday. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. Two Miss Neithercuts and Miss Oliver were here today. 12 Bright sunny morning, the day sunny but sharp. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in [the] eavning. 13 Very stormy this morning, the wind kept getting fiercer and some snow fell. This was the windiest day [that] has come, I think, this winter. <Q3 folio 38 verso> January 1883 14th Sabbath. Stormy, snowey day, the roads are drifting up pretty full, especially those which run North West and South East. Brother Sam and his family were here today. 15 Calmer this morning, and the sun shone out pretty strong. The day was very cold. I went to a Council meeting at Hopeville. 16 Bright sunny morning, and the day pleasant all through. Mrs. R. and I visited Mr. Skeffington Bell in the eavning. 17th Blowing and snowing this morning, and the day was one of storm all through. The snow came down very thick. Mrs. R. took some provisions to the boys at the shanty. I have entered on my 48th year of existance today. Will I see another Birthday? Poor Father and Mother were both alive this time last year. Alas, both are now gone. �195 18 Pretty sharp morning, the day pretty cold all through. James L. Reid of Dundalk died today. 19 Very blustery morning, and the day stormy all through, blowing, snowing and freezing. Mrs. R. went to William Lonsway’s. Mrs. Lonsway gave birth to a boy.* [in margin] Mrs. W. Lonsway gave birth to a boy. [*William, d. Feb. 1960, buried in Alliston in family plot.] 20 Something softer this morning, and towards night there was a slight rain or sleet for about two hours or a little more, when it cleared and there fell some snow. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon and made a Township deposit in the Bank. <Q3 folio 39 recto> January 1883 Sabbath. 21st Cold blustery morning, and the day was one of storm, blowing and freezing. The boys came home about noon. 22 Extremely cold day from morning till night. The sharpest frost this winter, nothing like it. Jim and John went to Lot 31 Melancthon for some firewood. [in margin] Very cold. 23 Very cold morning, the day extremely cold all through. We chored around home today. [in mar- gin] Very cold. 24 Another stormy cold morning, but not quite so bad as yesterday. The day was very cold all through, and the wind high. The wind increased towards night. We butchered a swine. Jim made a wood rack, Clark and I cleaned up a grist for the mill. 25 Sharp morning, the day piercing cold. The boys took the team and started for Lot 31 Melancthon to swamp out some cordwood. 26 Very cold morning, but the sun got out soon, and the day was rather pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Henry Lonsway and wife were here a while at night. 27 Something milder and almost like a thaw. Still, I think the thaw is a good while coming. Jim was trying to haul cordwood to Dundalk. Could not get along well, the roads were so filled up with snow and the sleighs kept cutting off. It's poor business. I was at Dundalk in the eavning. <Q3 folio 39 verso> January 1883 28th Sabbath. Another cold stormy day. 29 Blowing and snowing, mostly, all through the day. John and Clark went to Lot 31 Melancthon for some firewood. Brought home about an eighth of a cord. Got a telegram from John Agnew say- ing his father was dead. 30 Very mild morning, the day soft all through, the snow melting and in some parts on the road, al- most watery. Mrs. R. went to her father's funeral. Johnny and Willie went also. Clark and I took a grist to the little mill. Jim is at home laid up with a cold. Eliza is keeping house. 31 Very stormy morning, snowing, blowing and freezing, the day was fearfully stormy all through. February [1883] 1st Another stormy morning, the day stormy all through from morning till night. 2 Bright morning, the day rather milder than yesterday, with a good deal of sunshine. 3 Pretty stormy morning, the day rough all through, with a sleet fall towards night. Jim and John went to Lot 31 Melancthon for some firewood. 4th Sabbath. Another stormy day from morning till night. 5 Another stormy day, blowing, snowing and freezing all day long. Jim went to help his uncle Sam haul logs to the mill. Got along badly. Horses crowded. Broke his harness. Broke his clevis.* Did not get a solitary log to the mill. Came home with one horse hitched to the sleigh, the other behind. [*Clevis: u-shaped metal connector, with a pin or bolt through the ends of the U, used to hitch a chain to the harness, to tow logs.] �196 <Q3 folio 40 recto> February 1883 6th Another stormy day, blowing, snowing and freezing. The boys were cutting stove wood in the bush at home. Joseph Jackson of Melancthon was married to Miss Johnson of Artemesia today. [in margin] Joseph Jackson married. 7 Another day of storm. Blowing, snowing and freezing. The boys were cutting stove wood. 8 Another stormy day from morning till night, blowing, snowing and freezing. The boys cut stove wood in the forenoon, and in the afternoon tried to get some home. First, John took his steers and broke the road to the Bush, Jim shoveled out the snow in the gaps. Then Jim hitched up the horses and went back. He could only fetch a few sticks. The sleigh was almost load enough for the hors- es. There had been no road to the Bush any time this winter, so that every foot of it was bursting through Snow from 2 to 5 feet deep. He succeeded in getting home a few sticks. 9 Very stormy morning and the day continued extremely cold and blustering all through. Blowing, snowing and freezing were the prevailing characters of the day. Jim went to Dundalk. It kept him three hours coming home. 10 Sunshiney morning, the [day] clear, bright and calm, but a sharp freeze. The boys were in the bush cutting stove wood. Jim butchered a swine in the afternoon. I had her up three months fat- tening, and still she was poor enough. Henry Lonsway and wife, and James Lonsway and wife are here this night for a while. Miss Sarah Bell was here in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 40 verso> February 1883 11th Sabbath. A sharp cold day all through, but not so much of a blow as some of the days past. 12 Sunshiny morning, the day bright and pretty warm, the snow melting on the sunny side of the buildings. Jim hauled home stove wood, John and Clark manufactured it in the bush. 13 Sunshiny day all through. The boys, assisted by Henry Lonsway, were in the bush cutting fire- wood. 14 Stormy day, snowing and blowing. Jim helped Henry Lonsway saw wood. Clark and Johney were in the Bush in the forenoon. In the afternoon Johney took John Gott to Flesherton. Clark went for his boot to the shanty, took it to Dundalk. 15 A little inclined to be soft this morning, the day tending to softness all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk on some business. 16 Raining this morning. Raining at noon, and raining at night. I went to Toronto, took a ticket for there and back, Price $3.80. Got the mixed train at Dundalk, rode to Orangeville and waited there to the eavning train. Went on board, train delayed at Woodbridge, freight train off the track at Weston, got to Toronto at 12 night. [in margin] Thaw. 17 The morning blowing and cold. Cleared up about noon, the afternoon sunny. Seen lawyer S. H. Blake, consulted him about the Essa Lot Mortgage. Took the train 4:25 P.M. and got home to Dundalk at 10 P.M. <Q3 folio 41 recto> February 1883 18th Sabbath. Pretty cold stormy day, the roads very bad, almost impassable. 19 Pretty chilly in the morning and all through the day, although there was a little sunshine. Jim tried to haul some stove wood from the bush. Only hauled one small load, the horses crowded so. In the afternoon I went to Clippert’s sale thinking to buy a steer calve, but his calves were heifers. Johney cut some wood in the bush. 20 Another stormy day, blowing and snowing. I attended a Council meeting at Dundalk. �197 21 Cold stormy morning, the day was very windy all through, drifting snow. The boys started for Lot 31 Melancthon. 22 Cold day all through. 23 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty mild, sun shining all day. Brother Sam came here about to 11 A.M. He and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. Russell went to Dundalk in Mr. Nick- le’s sleigh. 24 Blowing pretty strong all day, the afternoon sleeting, or more like cold rain falling. The boys are at the shanty. 25th Sabbath. Blowing, snowing and freezing. Brother Sam and Phoebe, and Miss Maxwell were here in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 41 verso> February 1883 26th Snowing, blowing and freezing from morning till night, a regular NorWester Blizzard. Willie, Eliza and I cleaned up a load of oats in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk on some business. 27 Calm morning, but the day turned out very rough and windy, with a raging snow storm at dark. Brother Sam hauled out two loads of oats for me today (57 Bushels 15 lbs + 69 Bushels + 18 lbs). Sold them for .40¢ per bushel. I could not put my horses on the road because they crowd so much. 28 Nice mild morning, the day bright, sunny and warm. Very pleasant after so much cold weather. Brother Sam hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk for me. Sold at .40¢ per bushel. March [1883] 1st Bright sunny morning, the day mild and a thaw wind with a hot sun. The snow is settling down and melting. [in margin] Thaw. 2 Very fine morning about sunrise, but the day got overcast and was pretty cold in the afternoon, with a slight snow fall. [in margin] Got letter / from Ireland. 3 Rather cold this morning, and the day was chilly all through, with a rather strong wind and a slight snow fall occassionally. 4 Sabbath. Cold morning, the day chilly all through, very sharp. 5 Another cold morning, the day cold all through, with a pretty bright sun. Keen frost though. [in margin] First lambs came. <Q3 folio 42 recto> March 1883 6th Pretty cold morning, the day cold all through, with some snow falling in the afternoon, and an ex- ceedingly heavy wind storm at night. 7 Stormy morning, the wind blowing fiercely, the cold very intense. The wind kept raging furiously all day, but fell at night. 8 Pretty chilly this morning, and the day sharp all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 9 Mild morning, the day mild all through, with a slight thaw wind. 10 Soft snow falling this morning and a good deal like a thaw through the day, with frequent showers of snow now and then. Mrs. R., Willie and Eliza took the team and went to the shanty with provi- sions for the boys. I went to Dundalk and sent a draft for $701.50, County rates to the Co. Treas- urer, Owen Sound. [in margin] Posted letter / and three newspapers / to W. Russell, Ireland. 11th Sabbath. Rough stormy day from morning till night. Mrs. R., Eliza and I went to brother Sam’s. We had hard work getting the horses through the snow banks. 12 Stormy morning, stormy at noon, stormy at night, the wind blowing fiercely, snow fallling oc- cassionally and a bitter freeze at night. �198 13 Mild morning, the day pretty mild all through. Bright sun and a little thaw on the south side of the buildings. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Mrs. W. J. Arnold was here. W. J. Arnold brought home the ram. <Q3 folio 42 verso> March 1883 14th Soft wind blowing this morning, and continued soft all day with a bright sun towards the middle of the day, causing a slight thaw. Mrs. R. took some provisions to the boys. I went to Dundalk. Elizabeth Lonsway, a helpless invalid that has been confined to her bed for more than twelve years, died today. [in margin] Elizabeth Lonsway / died. 15 Cold stormy morning, snowing, blowing and freezing. The day continued stormy and cold. 16 Stormy cold morning, the day cold, blowing, freezing and snowing. We went to Elizabeth Lon- sway’s funeral in the afternoon. 17 A little milder this morning than yesterday. The day appeared to get softer, almost like a thaw. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18th Sabbath. Cold morning, the day got remarkably stormy, blowing, snowing and freezing all day long. Mrs. R. and I went to William Lonsway’s. 19 Very sharp morning, the forenoon piercingly cold and snowing, the afternoon not much better. Mrs. R. took the boys to the shanty, then went to a quilting at Phoebe’s. 20 Sharp morning, but the day was sunny and bright. Mr. Thos. Hanbury and ____ Walker, Township auditors, were here today and commenced their audit. 21 Sharp cold morning, the day pretty cold all through, but a bright sun shining. Capital sleighing now, the snow storm of Sabbath having filled up the inequalities of the road. <Q3 folio 43 recto> March 1883 22nd Bright cold morning, the day chilly all through, although the sun shone out bright. 23 Pretty nice morning, the day sunny and bright. The auditors finished their audit today. [in mar- gin] Mr. Nickle’s / Baby died. 24 Bright sunny morning, the day fine all through, but rather chilly. 25 Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day pretty nice and warm. Brother Sam and wife, and Josiah Sauder* were here and they and our family went to the funeral of Mr. Walter Nickle’s baby in the afternoon. Brother John, Eliza and two of their boys came here at night. [in margin] Mr. W. Gal- laher’s / child died. / Esther [=Easter]. [*Josiah Sauder, no. 33 in picture, History of Dundalk, pp. 312-13. Jim is groom’s man for Sauder, 8 August 1883.] 26 Pretty fine morning, the day sunny but sharp. Brother John and Eliza went to Brother Sam’s. Jim and I hauled a ton of hay from James Ros[e]borough’s lot on the gravel. The ton cost $13.00. Hay and cattle feed of all kinds are very scarce and can scarcely be obtained. Jim hauled a couple of loads of moving for Skeffington Bell in to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27 Sharp morning, the day very cold but clear. I took Jim to the shanty, then I went to Dundalk. Brother John left for home today. 28 Bright morning, the day cold and clear. 29 Bright sunny morning, the day clear and cold. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 43 verso> March 1883 30th Beautiful morning, the sun shone out very bright and warm. The afternoon got cooler, and at night it was quite sharp. All the family, with the exception of myself, went to the Examination of School Section No. 5 Melancthon. �199 31 Bright sunny morning, the day clear all through but pretty chilly, especially in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk, and Skeffington Bell, Collector, and I settled collector’s Roll and he returned it. April [1883] 1st. Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day clear and cold. 2nd Bright morning, the sun shone out strong, the day was pretty mild, but the snow did not melt much. Mrs. C. Bell was here today. 3rd Rather cloudy morning, but the sun got out soon and the day was rather inclined to be soft. There was a brisk wind for a short time in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk and posted a letter to Mr. Mathew Knox, South Dummer Post Office, containing a Draft for $221.00, Land payment and in- terest on Lot 31, Con. 5, Township of Melancthon. Miss Martha Neithercut was here today. 4 Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft, and there was something of a thaw. 5 Slight rain falling this morning, and throughout the day there were frequently small showers. Mrs. Russell and Willie took some provisions on the mare’s back to the boys. <Q3 folio 44 recto> April 1883 6th Rather cloudy morning, the day was overcast several times, sunshine and clouds alternating, not much thaw today. Sharp frost at night. 7th A fresh fall of snow this morning, and a little fell through the day, but the afternoon was mild, a[nd] there was a slight thaw. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 8th. Sabbath. Mild morning, the day pretty fine all through, the snow melting a little. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s in the eavning. 9 A little chilly this morning, and a pretty strong wind, but the sun soon got out and the day became warm, and from a cold wind it turned to a thaw wind. The snow disappeared more today than any day this spring. I heard a Robbin today. Willliam Boyd, Township assessor, was here and as- sessed Lot 215 $900.00, Lot 216 $200.00, 1 span horses $100, 5 cows $75, + 8 sheep $15.00 = $190, Total Assessment: $1290.00. I gave in 35 acres cleared on Lot 215, and one acre of bad land, 10 acres cleared on Lot 216 and 40 acres bad land. There are 7 days St[atute] Labor. I was at Dundalk this afternoon. [in margin] Heard first / Robbin. 10 Cloudy morning and rather chilly, the wind middling strong. There was not much of a thaw today. 11 Pretty windy morning, the day was inclined to thaw some, the wind got very strong in the after- noon. The snow is disappearing, though very slowly. There is a great scarcity of cattle provender in the neighbourhood. <Q3 folio 44 verso> April 1883 12th Bright sunny morning, the day beautiful all through, the snow melted a great deal. Jim came from the shanty and took the Bay mare with him. He is going to get his uncle Sam’s horse and try to swamp out some rail cuts. Mrs. Daniel Reid was here this afternoon. 13 Mild day, with a strong thaw wind, the snow melted a good deal today. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. Henry Lonsway was here this afternoon. [in margin] Seen first / Robbin of the / season. 14 Warm morning, the day very sultry, the snow disappearing very fast. The air close and warm, a thunder storm is evidentally indicated. The boys got home from the Melancthon Lot, John and Jim were swamping out rail cuts. They did not succeed well, as the mare was too firey. They broke a couple of their tugs. Clark was at a wood Bee at his uncle Sam’s. 15th Sabbath. Very fine day, sultry and the snow melting rapidly. Rain in the afternoon. 16 Dark morning, but the sun shone out once and again through the day. The boys went to Lot 31 Melancthon in the forenoon. Willie took the Black Mare to the blacksmith’s and got two shoes on. �200 Jim came home in the eavning and made preparations for starting the plow tomorrow. I took in 20 Bushels turnips out of a pit, there was one bushel spoiled ones. 17 Frost this morning, the day was mild but cloudy. Jim took the team, and John, and started for Lot 31 Melancthon to begin plowing. The snow has disappeared as if by magic this last week and plowing has, in general, commenced. We began on the 19th last year. Mrs. Daniel Reid and Baby were here today. Fire in Dundalk last night. [in margin, formal printing script] Plowing com- menced. <Q3 folio 45 recto> April 1883 [“april” in formal lower case gothic script] 18 Rather cloudy morning, and the day was chang[e]able, being dry and warm in the forenoon, and in the afternoon, wet and chilly. The four boys are on the Melancthon Lot, some plowing, some chopping, and some making molasses. 19 Rainy morning, a slight mizzle, mostly all day. I went with Clark and carried some bread to the boys. I then went to Dundalk. 20 Fine morning, sun bright and warm, the day generally fine, with a tendancy to frost in the after- noon. Was in Dundalk in the eavning at a cheese factory meeting. 21 Fine morning, the day bright and clear. I went to Priceville to see Inspector Ferguson. 22 Sabbath. Pretty fine morning, the day generally warm. W. Lonsway and family were here in the eavning. 23 Pretty hard frost this morning, the day chilly all through, although the sun shone out bright. I plowed on Lot 31 Melancthon, Johney also plowed. Jim went to Jos. Neithercut’s raising. Clark and Willie made molasses. 24 Very sharp morning frost, and [MS to and, with “a” overwritten] snow falling occassionally through the day, and the wind cold and raw. Very sharp frost all day long. I and Mrs. Russell went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25 Very hard frost this morning, and the day was cold all through and freezing. Johney went to Dun- dalk in the forenoon and thence to Lot 31 Melancthon to chop rail cuts. <Q3 folio 45 verso> April 1883 26th Misty morning, a slight rain in the forenoon, something heavier in the afternoon. Then it turned to snow and there was, for the space of about an hour, a very heavy snow fall, immensely large, soft flakes. It cleared off just at dark. 27 Ground covered with snow this morning, but about 3 P.M. it had disappeared. The ground is very sloppy. Jim came from the shanty for some horse feed. He then went to Mr. Roseborough’s for half a ton of hay. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 28 Hard frost this morning and a little snow on the ground, the day cold all through. The boys got done plowing in Melancthon. They have plowed about 18 acres. I attended a meeting of the cheese factory at Dundalk. 29th Sabbath. Rather chilly day all through, a hard frost in the morning. 30 Frost this morning, but the ground was fit to plow. The afternoon was a little wet on towards night. Jim plowed with the horses. Johney and I started to pick stones with the steers. The stone boat soon gave out, then we hitched to a plow. The steers plowed pretty well, it being their first time. They hauled* a little during the forenoon, but we tied their heads together and that broke them partly off it. We first tied their tails together, but this was no use. Mrs. R., Clark and Willie �201 went to Melancthon to boil down some sap. Clark came home at night. [*i.e. they did not pull to- gether in tandem as a team.] May [1883] 1st Ground covered with snow this morning, quite wintry-like. The snow had all disappeared at noon. The afternoon was fine and drying. The boys plowed. Jim and Willie went after supper to Melancthon to fetch home the syrup and utensils. [in margin] Snow. <Q3 folio 46 recto> May 1883 2nd Misty morning, the day overcast, a slight rain came on about noon, and got heavier about 4 P.M. The afternoon was unpleasant and wet. Jim plowed, Johney, Clark and I picked stones. A tramp called and had his dinner. 4 Dark morning, the sky overcast and a slight mizzle of rain falling. The day was generally gloomy and unpleasant, the ground is very wet, scarcely any [MS: and] low fields can be got on to be worked. Jim and Johney plowed. Clark and I cleaned wheat. The Misses Neithercut were here this afternoon. 5 [entry is in purple pencil] Misty morning, the day mizzling all through. Jim sowed five acres of pease. Johney plowed and Clark harrowed. Mrs. R., Eliza and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] First grain / sown (pease) / one day before / new moon. [end of pencil, reverts to black ink] 6th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day sunny till the afternoon, when it clouded over. Mrs. R. and I went in to Brother Sam’s. 7 Wet morning, the forenoon pretty showery, the afernoon dry, but dark. The boys plowed. Clark chored around in the afternoon. Dan Byer[s] was here and paid $5.00 com[m]utation of Statute Labor for his father’s Lot for 1882. 8 Dry morning, the day continued dry but cloudy. Jim plowed to noon, when the large clevis of his plow broke. He went in the afternoon to Dundalk, got another 2 coal oil barrels at .75¢ each + 3 barrels of salt at $1.50 each. John, Clark and I gathered stones in the forenoon and he [Jim? John?] plowed in the afternoon. [“when the large clevis of his plow broke” is likely an error, since it is reported as happening the next day.] <Q3 folio 46 verso> May 1883 9th Dark cool morning, the day chilly all through, a sharp shower of sleet about 2 P.M. The eavning very much like a snow storm. Jim plowed for a while in the forenoon, when his large clevis broke. He went to the blacksmith’s and got one made, price .75¢. Clark plowed in the afternoon. John plowed all day. I picked the seed potatoes. 10 Dark morning, the forenoon dry, the afternoon very wet. It rained incessantly from about 1 P.M. till dark. I sowed 4½ acres wheat. Jim got it partly harrowed, then had to stop on account of the rain. John plowed during the dry part of the day. Clark sowed some salt on the wheat ground. [in margin] Sowed first wheat / Seen first swallow. 11 Very cold morning, the day cold all through, a very heavy frost this morning. We sowed 2½ acres of wheat on Lot 31 Melancthon. Johney plowed at home. [in margin] Frost. 12 Hard frost this morning, the day very cold all through, but dry. We sowed the remainder of the wheat, also some oats, and some oats and vetches. John plowed. Clark harrowed at Sam’s. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid Mr. G. R. Middleton for 3 Barrels of salt which Jim had got this week. The salt was $1.50 per barrel. I gave him a $5.00 bill and he returned me 0.55¢. Mr. Fred Nixon and ____ Ketchum* were present. Ketchum said the dearness of the salt came from �202 the national policy. I said after paying so much for it, that I throwed the salt on the ground. Mr. Nixon remarked that it made good manure. [in margin] Frost. Finished sowing wheat. / First oats sown / Sowed some vetches. [*first name is blank in MS; Jesse Ketchum had a tannery in Dun- dalk, and was band master in 1870s; see History of Dundalk, pp. 91, 104, 225] <Q3 folio 47 recto> May 1883 13th Sabbath. Cold day, dark and chilly. [in margin] Frost. 14 Frost this morning, the forenoon dry, snow after dinner and raw afternoon. A very unpleasant day. We sowed five acres pease. Could scarcely get them harrowed, the ground was so wet. Johney picked stones in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk after tea. [in mar- gin] Finished sowing pease / Moon a week old / Frost / Got letter from Willie 15 Fine dry morning, the day breezy and sunny, drying the ground well. Jim and Clark started to Melancthon to prepare the ground for sowing oats. Johney plowed at home. I went to Dundalk af- ter tea. [in margin] Sent letter to / Brother William / Yellow Creek P. O. / Houston Co. / St. of Tenn. / US 16 Dry clear morning, the day sunny and breezy. John plowed at home. Jim and Clark came home at noon from Melancthon and took away seventeen bags of oats to sow. Willie harrowed at his uncle Sam’s. 17 Beautiful morning, the sun shone strong and warm all day, the first really spring day has came. Johney plowed, Jim and Clark sowed and harrowed in Melancthon. Willie was at Sam’s. 18 Rather cloudy this morning, the day pretty windy but dry, with the exception of a few drops of rain near night. Appears like a thunder storm. Jim and Clark worked in Melancthon, John plowed at home. I went to the back line after supper. 19 Wet morning for a while, a thunder shower at noon. Quite a thunder storm with a rain pour at night. Clark went to Tossorontio for the cattle. Jim harrowed in Melancthon. John plowed and picked stones at home. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 47 verso> May 1883 20th Sabbath. Dark gloomy day, cold and raw. 21 Very cold morning, freezing hard through the forenoon, as cold as some days in the winter. Jim harrowed in the forenoon in Melancthon, and plowed at home in the afternoon. Johney pulled some brands off the fallow and harrowed afterwards. I sowed oats. The afternoon was wet all through, a very cold rain at that. Sent first milk to factory. [in margin] Frost. / Brought cattle home / First milk sent to factory 22 Cold morning, very cold rain came on and kept raining for most of the day. The boys plowed most of the dry part of the day. I attended Council meeting in Hopeville. 23 Cold raw morning, the forenoon cold and gloomy, the afternoon some sunshine. Jim plowed, Johney and Clark picked stones and dragged. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 24 Fine morning, the day sunny generally, except a while in the afternoon when it clouded over. Jim plowed, John harrowed. I sowed about five acres of grass and clover seed. 25 The day dry and sultry, becoming overcast in the afternoon. Jim sowed oats, Clark harrowed, Johny harrowed. I went to Dundalk in the morning, thence to Lot 31 Melancthon, and from thence to brother Sam’s. I harrowed a while in the afternoon for him. 26 Dry early in the morning, but the rain soon came on and the day was very wet till 3 PM. Jim har- rowed some and plowed some. Johney and Clark picked stones. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. �203 <Q3 folio 48 recto> May June 1883 27th Sabbath. Dry day in part, but rather cold. 28 Dry morning, the day dry till about 4 P.M. when there came on a pretty sharp, cold rain. The after part of the day was cold and wet. I attended a Council meeting at Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim went to Mr. Oliver’s to log. John and Clark went to Lot 31 Melancthon to cut roads to rails that are split. I took seven head of cattle to John Gott’s to pasture. I am to pay 0.50¢ each per month for them. [in margin] Took cattle to / John Gott’s. 29 Dry morning, the day dry all through. I sowed some mixed oats and pease. Willie harrowed. Jim is at Mr. Oliver’s. John and Clark are trying to get out rails with the oxen, 30 Dry morning, dry in the forenoon, the afternoon very wet. I sowed some oats. Willie harrowed with one mare. Jim is at Mr. Oliver’s. John and Clark are getting out rails. 31 Dark morning, a slight mizzle of rain fell during the forenoon. The afternoon partly dry. Jim was working at Oliver’s. John and Clark are taking out rails. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. C. Bell’s in the af- ternoon. I went to Dundalk. June [1883] 1st Bright morning, sun out clear, frost on the ground, the day dry and cloudy in the afternoon. I sowed some oats, Willie harrowed. The boys are working in Melancthon. [in margin] Frost. 2 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Cloudy in the eavning. I sowed some oats. Willie harrowed, the other boys were swamping out rails in Melancthon. This has been the wet[t]est spring I ever remember. The grain is only puddled in. [in margin] Finished / Seeding. <Q3 folio 48 verso> June 1883 Working in Melancthon for a week. Kept no record. 10th Sabbath. Dry day generally. 11 Showery morning, the day showery all through. I helped Sam cut potatoes. The boys were getting out rails in Melancthon. 12 Wet morning, with frequent showers through the day. The boys were getting out rails. 13 Dark morning, the day dry and breezy in the afternoon. I sowed some grass seed in the forenoon and Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. The boys were getting out rails. I got $101.00 Sup[erannuation] pension. 14 Frost this morning, the day fine and dry all through. I went to Lot 31 Melancthon to help the boys to get out rails. [in margin] Frost. 15 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty warm. The boys and I were fencing. Jim came home in the afternoon and prepared some chop to mill. 16 Beautiful morning, the day very hot all through. John, Clark and I were fencing. Jim took to be chopped 536 pounds gross, and in the afternoon went to Tom Talbot’s raising. 17th Sabbath. Very warm day, with a sharp shower in the eavning. 18 Rain in the morning, rain in the eavning, dry in the middle of the day. John, Clark and I were get- ting out stakes. Jim is at home, choring around. Tried to drill up some for turnips but found it too wet. <Q3 folio 49 recto> June 1883 �204 19th Dry early in the morning, then dry and wet alternately through the day. John, Clark and I were getting out stakes for a fence in Melancthon. Jim and Willie went to the mill with a grist. We are having the loan of one of Brother Sam’s horses as one of our mares has colted. Poor little Hannah McKay, formerly Hannah Mills, died this morning after suffering in her mind and body for the past eight or nine months. Took the wheat to Speighton Mills,* ____ Campain, Miller. Got very poor return, had 32½ bushels, only got 34 pounds to the bushel and a very small portion of bran. [in margin] Mrs. Hannah McKay / died [* Perhaps also called Speeton Mills, 1.5 miles from Flesherton; Robert took grist there in 1877.] 20 Misty morning, there was a little rain fell through the day. We were getting out stakes in Melanc- thon. 21 Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and the afternoon sunny. The boys were getting out stakes. Mrs. R., Willie, Eliza and I were at Mrs. Hannah McKay’s funeral. 22 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and hot. We were making fence in Melancthon. 23 Sunny day, dry and very warm. John, Clark and I were fencing. Jim went to the mill for some chop. Also went to the harness makers and got a sett of harness, price: thirty-six dollars. 24th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry till near night, when it commenced raining. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife were here today. <Q3 folio 49 verso> June 1883 25th Some rain fell this morning, then cleared off till about 10 A.M. when it commenced again and kept pouring for quite a while. Brother Sam and I started to see a farm in Eldersley Township.* We got as far as Chesley village this day. The country from Hanover to Chesley appears to be a good farming section. The fall wheat however, is a failure. Pease, grain and clover appear excellent. [*Elderslie Township, Bruce County.] 26 Rain this morning, but cleared off about 8 A.M. We left Chesley and drove to the place. Did not like it: too flat and very much cut up with a creek running through it, winding in and out. The bridge swept away so that we could not get the team into the farm. A good deal of the farm cov- ered with pine stumps, the bush consists of a good deal of black ash, swales and hemlock. Alto- gether, the farm is a very poor one. Left the place at noon, came through the Township of Sullivan to Desboro, 10 miles, thence to Williamsford village 8 miles, thence to Williamsford Station 3 miles, thence to Markdale 9 miles. Stopped there in Breen’s Tavern all night. 27 Fine morning, the day dry all the forenoon. The latter part of the afternoon rainy. Left Markdale this morning, got home about noon. 28 Dry morning, the day dry all through. Done some Township writing and other chores. The boys are making slash fence in Melancthon. 29 Bright sunny morning, the day dry. Jim and Clark were underbrushing. 30 Fine morning, the day dry. Jim and Clark were underbrushing. Johney chored around. I was in Dundalk in the afternoon, collecting cheese money. <Q3 folio 50 recto> July 1883 1st Sabbath. Dry day with the exception of a slight shower in the afternoon. Brother Sam and family were here, also Mr. R. Montgomery and wife. 2 Dry with the exception of a slight shower at noon. We all went to see the pastime at Dundalk. 3 Dry morning, a slight shower in the forenoon, a terrific thunder and lightening storm about 9 P.M., accompanied with heavy rain and high wind. I was coming from Council Meeting at Cedarville �205 with Mr. McGregor, Reeve, and we were out in most of the storm. It was the dreadfulest thunder and lightening I ever witnessed. It was perfectly appalling. [in margin] Terrific Storm 4 Fine morning, wet, the afternoon dry, the ground is fairly saturated with wet. The crops on the low ground are drowned out, cannot be any good. Jim is spreading manure. John was helpin[g] Sam. 5 Pretty fair day till eavning, when there came on a rain storm. Jim was working at home. John is helping his uncle Sam. 6 Fine morning, the day fine till about noon, when there came on a rain pour. The afternoon was dry. Jim was plowing. John was helping his uncle Sam. Mrs. Abraham Jackson visited us. 7 Very rainy morning, the forenoon wet all through, the afternoon dry but a little misty. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim and John were helping Sam. 8th Sabbath. Dry all all through. Mrs. R. and some of the family drove to Lot 31 Melancthon. <Q3 folio 50 verso> July 1883 9th Dry day all through. I was bossing on the Statute Labor. Jim sowed turnip seed in Melancthon. Clark harrowed, John worked at Sam’s. [in margin] Sowed turnip seed. 10 Dry day all through. I bossed the Statute Labor. Jim and Clark underbrushed. John helped his uncle Sam. 11 Dry warm day all through. Jim and Clark underbrushed. John helped Sam. I sowed some turnip seed in the afternoon. [in margin] Sowed turnip seed. 12 Dry morning, but very cloudy and indications of rain, although a heavy dew lay on the grass. There came on a rain storm in the afternoon. The three eldest boys went to Maxell with the young Britons* of Dundalk. Jim fifed for them. They are not yet (9. P.M.) home. [*Loyal Orange Young Britons Association, youth wing of the Loyal Orange Lodge.] 13 Misty morning, the day dry but cool. John helped Sam. [in margin] Cattle to J. Lonsway. 14 Fine morning, the day dry and very warm in the afternoon. The boys hoed amongst the potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 15th Sabbath. Dry in the morning, showery in the afternoon. 16 Dry throughout the day, a thunder storm threatening at present (9:6) P.M. I took the three boys to the shanty in the morning and in the afternoon I hoed some potatoes. 17 Dark morning, the day dry, cloudy and windy. The boys are working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 51 recto> July 1883 18th Dark morning, a little rain fell in the forenoon, the afternoon was dry. The boys are underbrush- ing. I helped brother Sam to hoe potatoes. 19 Fine morning, the day dry with the exception of a slight shower in the afternoon. The boys were underbrushing in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. Nickle & Miss Sarah Bell were here in the afternoon. 20 Fine morning, the day dry all through, dark and cloudy in the afternoon, every appearance of rain. The boys were underbrushing. I cut the tops of thistles. 21 Fine morning, dry throughout the day and extremely hot in the afternoon. Heavy thunder and lightening at night, accompanied with a rain pour. The Misses Neithercut came here this eavning. The boys were working in Melancthon. 22nd Sabbath. Dry day all through. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. 23 Dry morning, the day dry all through. The boys were working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and cut the tops of thistles in the afternoon. �206 24 Dark morning, the day cloudy all through, but dry, not much sun. I was cutting thistles. The boys were swamping cordwood in Melancthon. 25 Bright sunny morning, the day very warm and dry all through. Jim and Clark were swamping wood. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and Willie and I hoed potatoes in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 51 verso> July 1883 26th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and very warm. A slight shower of rain after night fell with indications of more. Jim and Clark were swamping wood. Johney, Willie and I worked at mould- ing potatoes. 27 Heavy rain last night, this day cloudy but dry, with a little thunder in the afternoon. Jim and Clark were swamping wood. I atttended some business in Dundalk. 28 Dry morning, slight rain in the middle of the day, the afternoon dry and cool. Mrs. R., Eliza, Clark and I went to Tossorontio. Clark hired with his uncle John Russell, 1 month for $20.00. 29th Sabbath. Dry day all through. We went from John Russell’s to John Agnew’s. 30 Dry morning, the day dry but cool. In the morning I got a tongue put in the democrat, as the other had got broken on Saturday night. We left Brother John’s at 2. P.M. and got home at 7:35 P.M. Jim commenced making a hay rack. John commenced mowing. [in margin] Commenced haying. 31 Dry morning, the day dry but cool all through. Johney went to his uncle John Agnew’s in Essa this morning. He is going to work a month for him for $30.00. Jim finished his hay rack. I raked and put up some hay in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 52 recto> August 1883 1st Cloudy morning, with quite a heavy rain last night. The day dry but cloudy and cool. Jim and I were mowing. 2 Cool and cloudy all day. Jim and Willie took to Dundalk in the forenoon 8 lambs which I had sold yesterday to E. Ross for $3.12½ each. In the afternoon they raked hay and hauled in. I mowed. 3 Cool cloudy morning, with quite a rainfall last night, enough to prevent the hay from being hauled in today. The day was very chilly all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and in the after- noon Jim and I mowed. [in margin] Subscribed / for Mail. 4 Cold cloudy morning, with a slight mizzle of rain. There had fallen some rain through the night. The day was cloudy, cool and windy. We raked some hay in the afternoon and hauled it in. It was pretty green and damp, still we thought it would be best in the barn. 5th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry all through. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to Melancthon. 6 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and bright. I mowed and helped to load hay. Jim and the rest of the family worked at raking and hauling in. 7 Bright sunny morning, the day clear and dry. Mrs. R. and Willie went with the team to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim and I mowed. Willie and Eliza raked after dinner. <Q3 folio 52 verso> August 1883 8th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and very warm. We brought in two loads of hay in the morn- ing. I mowed the remainder of the day. Jim went in the afternoon with Josiah Sauder and Miss Eliza Neithercut to Shelburne and acted Groom’s man for him. [in margin] J. Sauder and E. Nei- thercut married. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and sunny. We raked hay in the forenoon and hauled in in the afternoon. Finished hauling in hay today, except what we have to cut around the fences. [in mar- gin] finished / Haying. �207 10 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. I went to a Council meeting of Melancthon to try to get paid for building a line fence between my Lot and the Municipality. Jim hauled a load of lum- ber for John Gott from Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon he mowed. 11 Sunny morning, the day dry and hot, with thunder clouds in the afternoon. I helped brother Sam rake hay. Jim mowed at home. 12 Sabbath. Bright morning, the day dry and very warm till the afternoon, when there came on a slight shower of rain. Johney Norval* was here. [*blacksmith in Dundalk]. 13 Mizzle of rain this morning, the day dark all through, but scarcely any rain fell. Jim went to Dun- dalk in the forenoon to get his boots fixed. He and I mowed in the afternoon. Miss Carson & Miss Sarah Bell were here making a dress. I brought the young cattle home from James Lon- sway’s. 14 Pretty sharp frost this morning, the day dry and warm. Jim and Willie Paris Greened the potatoes. Mrs. Sam Russell and [Mrs. R.] took our wool to the carding mill. [in margin] Frost. <Q3 folio 53 recto> August 1883 15th Bright sunny morning, the day dry. Jim and I mowed fence corners in the forenoon and in the afternoon we bunched up hay. There was a frost this morning. 16 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and very hot by spel[l]s. Every appearance of a thunder storm in the afternoon, but the clouds cleared off about night. Jim and I hauled in the hay that was in the fence corners and some swale grass in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to a raising at Mr. Ol- iver’s, and Jim and his mother finished the hay. Willie went to the Berry marsh. 17 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy, dry and warm. Jim went to N. B. Allen’s, Melancthon, to get our monkey Wrench. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk and had our Photographs taken. 18 A little rain this morning, and more fell during the day. At night there was a slight thunder storm. Jim hauled rails for a fence. 19th Sabbath. The day a little cloudy, but very hot in the afternoon. Mrs. R and I went to Lot 31 Melancthon. 20 Cloudy, but very warm. Jim hauled rails in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Melancthon for the Beetle & Wedge* and saw. I worked at the Township Books and also went to Dundalk. [*Beetle, or maul (large wooden hammer, bigger than an axe), used with a wedge, to split wood.] 21 Very fine morning, the day dry and very warm. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville. Jim split rails, then helped J. Gott to swing barn doors. 22 Bright morning, but the sun got overcast and there was a thunder storm about 9 A.M. and another about 6 P.M. Heavy rain. Jim put up a piece of fence in the forenoon, and he hauled some stove wood home in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 53 verso> August 1883 23 Bright morning, the day dry and cool. Jim and I were putting up fence. [in margin] cattle home / from J. Gott’s. 24 Frost this morning, but I think it done no harm. The day was clear and cool. Jim split some wood in the forenoon and I entered some orders in L[edge]r Book. In the afternoon we went to Dundalk to get some pictures taken. [in margin] Frost. 25 Fine morning, the day dry and cool. Jim and I were thinning turnips on Lot 31 Melancthon. Hen- ry Lonsway and wife were here this evening. [in margin] Frost. 26th Sabbath. Bright cool day all through, frost in the morning. Phoebe and Sam were here today. 27 Frost this morning, the day cold and clear. Jim and I were thinning out turnips. �208 28 Cool morning, the day dark and cool. Jim and I were swamping out cordwood with the oxen. 29 Bright warm day. Jim and I were swamping cordwood. 30 Bright warm morning, the day dry and very hot, especially in the afternoon. Jim and I were swamping cordwood. 31 Very warm day in the forenoon. The latter part of the afternoon was a little wet. Jim and I swamped cordwood. [Six lines of text crossed out: Brother William who had been away for sev- enteen years in the States paid us a visit accompanied with his wife. We were all very much sur- prised and agreeably so. Time has worked a great change in his personal appearance and voice. I scarcely recognized him.] <Q3 folio 54 recto> September 1883 1st Pretty warm day, a slight shower of rain in the afternoon. Jim and I swamped out cordwood. Brother William accompanied by his wife paid us a long expected visit. He has been away in the States for seventeen years. I would scarcely have known either his personal appearance or voice, time has changed him so much! 2nd Sabbath The forenoon dry, the afternoon wet. Brother William, with his wife, and Nancy and I visited Sam’s. 3 Dry day but cool. Jim got home from Tossorontio. He had went away yesterday for John. Johney came with him. Willie and I went to Dundalk. Hard frost in the middle of the night, none in the morning. [in margin] Frost. 4 Very cold morning, the day cold all through. The afternoon showery. We visited at W. Lonsway’s. 5 Cool day. We visited at Sam’s. Very wet in the afternoon. 6 Dry day all through. Brother William and wife & I and Nancy visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s in the af- ternoon. [in margin] First pease / pulled / first / harvesting. 7 Dark morning, a little rain in the morning, very showery through the day, and especially so in the afternoon. We went to Dundalk to have our likenesses taken, but the artist had not all his imple- ments with him so we were disappointed. 8 Cold, rain all through, very nasty day. 9th Sabbath. Cold morning, the day cold all through. Brother John brought up son Clark, who had been working for him. <Q3 folio 54 verso> September 1883 10th Very severe frost this morning, never seen the like at this time of the year. All kinds of grain ap- pear to be injured, don’t see well how how anything could escape. The crops are very green on account of the wet spring and summer. It’s deplorable to contemplate the harm that one night’s frost can do! Jim and Johney, with team, done three day’s Statute Labor for their uncle John Ag- new in Dundalk. Brothers William, John and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. We had a small party here this night on Brother William’s account, who is leaving tomorrow for Brother John’s. There were Mrs. C. Bell and her daughter Sarah, Mr. Walter Bell and wife, Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife, Mr. William Lonsway and wife, and brother Samuel and wife, also brother John. [in margin] Fearful frost. 11 Another frost this morning, the day bright and warm. Brother John and Brother William and wife, Clark, Nancy and I went to Brother John’s today. The boys pulled pease at home. [in margin] Frost 12 Fine morning, the day clear and bright all through. Brother John & wife, Brother William & wife, Cousin May Murphy, Nancy and I went to Alliston and had our likenesses taken in a group. �209 13 Dry morning, but the afternoon was rainy. Brother John loaded up his reaper, after putting it in working order, for me to fetch home. 14 Dry morning, the day dry and very hot. We bade farewell to Brother William and wife and started for home. It may be a long farewell, perhaps a last farewell, but I hope not. <Q3 folio 55 recto> September 1883 15th Dry morning, the day very hot and dry. Jim & John put the reaper together this morning, assisted by John Agnew, who came here last evening. They then hitched the horses to it. They done passi- bly well, it being their first time on a reaper. Jim cut about six acres of grain. 16th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon a little wet. John Agnew and his daugher Annie left for home about 1 P.M. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. 17 Dry morning, the day dry all through. Jim and I bound oats and wheat. I helped Henry Lonsway in the afternoon. Johney craddled at Jim Lonsway’s. Clark came home from Brother John’s and reports that Brother William and his wife left Alliston for Tennessee this morning. 18 Fine dry morning, but another frost. However, things are past being injured as any grain that could be frozen was frozen on the night of the tenth inst. The day was very dry. Johney craddled. Clark and I tied wheat in the forenoon, and Jim reaped. We hauled pease into the Barn in the afternoon. 19 Dry morning, the day dry all through, but cloudy. Jim reaped. John and Clark and I hauled in pease. Also hauled in three loads of oats at night. We had brother Sam’s team all day. 20 Cloudy morning, the day dark and lowering. A slight rain fell about noon and a good deal heavier rain came on about 5:30 P.M. The boys and I helped Brother Sam to harvest. <folo 55 verso September 1883> 21st Cloudy morning and the day threatened rain, but none of any account fell. Jim was reaping at Sam’s. Sam was hauling in for us. Some of us hauled in, and some of us mowed some oats that were down. 22 Fine morning, the day dry, clear and warm. Jim reaped till tea time, then hauled in. Johney, Clark and Willie hauled in with the oxen from morning till tea time. I tied oats & wheat. 23rd Sabbath. Cloudy day, but dry all through. 24 A slight sprinkling of rain fell this morning early, the sky was lowering all through the forenoon. A slight rain about 2 P.M., which increased to a regular pour about 5 P.M. The boys were hauling in wheat and oats to the Barn during the dry time of the day. When it came on rain they hauled in some oats from the back end of one of the fields to the Barn yard, and stooked them up there, the object being to clear the field for the cattle. I was binding oats. 25 Dark rainy morning, the day generally showery. The boys hauled in some oats from the back field and stooked them around the Barn. In the afternoon Jim took the reaper to Melancthon. I worked at the Treasurer’s Books. Johney hauled a few drags of wood for J. Gott with his oxen. 26 Dry morning, and the day continued dry but cloudy. We were reaping oats on the Melancthon place. They are very badly straw broken and lodged, the worst lodged of any grain I ever seen, and it is almost impossible to cut them. Johney craddled some wheat. Both oats and wheat are badly frozen. <Q3 folio 56 recto> September 1883 27th Dry morning, but indications of rain. The afternoon pretty windy and rain began falling about 5:30 P.M. Johney, Willie and I hauled in loose oats. They were rather damp, but we wanted the field cleared for the cattle. We had brother Sam’s team. Jim and Clark are reaping in Melancthon. �210 I bought a colt from Brother Sam for $40.00. It is about three months and a half old. Mrs. Emma Reid was helping Mrs. R. to quilt a fancy quilt. [in margin] Bought Sam’s colt. 28 Dark morning and quite cold, a shower of sleet fell about 9:90 A.M. The afternoon was dry. Mrs. R. and I tied wheat. Willie and Eliza shocked it. The other boys were harvesting on the Melanc- thon Lot. 29 Heavy frost this morning, a shower of sleet came on about 10 A.M., then it turned to a fine rain and kept steadily to it during the remainder of the day. John, Willie and I hauled in two loads of oats and two of wheat during the dry time of the day. John and Clark were working in Melanc- thon. 30th Sabbath. Dark morning, the day cold but dry. October [1883] 1st Dry morning, the day dry and clear, but cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon. Johney reaped, Jim craddled. Clark and I tied. Mrs. R. helped to tie some. 2 Wet morning, the afternoon dry. I shocked up oats in the forenoon and bound a little in the after- noon. Johney finished reaping our field. Jim and the other two went to Melancthon to harvest in the afternoon. Eliza Russell, Bob* & horses came here this eavning. [*brother John’s wife, Eliza Agnew Russell, and their son Bob (Robert A.); horses is not clearly written, but later reference is made to his team of horses. ] <Q3 folio 56 verso> October 1883 3rd Chilly morning, the day cold and the afternoon windy. There was a shower of snow in the fore- noon which whitened the ground. Mrs. R. and I tied oats. The boys mowed oats in Melancthon. 4 Very heavy frost this morning, the ground perfectly hard. We were binding oats and some of us hauling in. Brother John’s Bob helped us. There was so much frost on the sheaves that our rakes were coated over as with snow. Mrs. R. went to the Agricultural Show Fair, Dundalk, and placed on exhibit a fancy Quilt, [a] Peck Potatoe[s], Onions, Five pounds Buttter, and a loaf of bread. 5 Heavy frost this morning, but the sun got out bright, and the day was pleasant, though cool. We hauled in twelve loads of oats in the forenoon, two teams, John’s Bob helped with his, this finished harvesting in Proton. In the afternoon we all went to the Show Fair. Mrs. R.’s Fancy Quilt and onions took first prizes. 6 Fine morning, the day dry all through. The three eldest boys harvested in Melancthon. Bob and his mother went home. 7th Sabbath. Very fine morning, the day beautiful, almost like Indian Summer. 8 Dry morning, but dark, the forenoon fair, the afternoon a little wet. We were tieing oats in Melancthon. Mrs. R., Phoebe, & Willie went to the carding mill for the yarn. 9 Dry morning, the day splendid till night, when there came on a rain storm with some thunder and lightening. We started to haul in, in the afternoon, to a stack. Got twelve loads in, then the rain put a stop to [MS: till] the work. <Q3 folio 57 recto> October 1883 10th Wet morning, the forenoon pretty wet, and slightly showery in the afternoon. The boys finished mowing the tangled oats in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 11 Dark morning, but no rain, the sun got out about 10 A.M. and the day was dry. We took up 43 Bags of potatoes and put them in the cellar. 12 Rainy, generally, throughout the day. John was at Walter Bell’s threshing in the afternoon. �211 13 Cloudy morning, the afternoon very wet. John was at Walter Bell’s threshing in the forenoon. Mr. & Mrs. Campbell from Bentinck Township were here today and stopped all night. Jim went with him to hunt up six head of cattle that had strayed out of the tavern keeper’s field where he had put them. 14th Sabbath. Wet forenoon, the afternoon dry. Campbell and wife left here about nine in the forenoon, and on their way up the road they got their cattle in Jim Best’s field. 15 Dry morning, the day dry all through. Jim was plowing, John and Clark were picking stones. I was threshing. 16 Very hard frost this morning. I attended Council meeting at Dundalk. The boys were harvesting in Melancthon. 17 Hard frost in the morning, the day dry. We were hauling in oats in Melancthon, putting them in stack. Two teams in the forenoon, and three teams in the afternoon. <Q3 folio 57 verso> October 1883 18th Dry morning, the day [dry] till near night, when it began to rain and continued so doing during the most of the night. We were stacking oats in Melancthon. Just finished harvesting today. A long, tough job we had at it. Began about the 4th of September. The grain in Melancthon was badly broken down, and had to mow good deal of it. [in margin] finished harvesting. 19 Wet in the early morning, the afternoon dark and lowering, the afternoon dry. Jim went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon, the others hauled Jim and Willie’s potatoes into the cellar. I thrashed pease in the afternoon. 20 Dry morning, the day chilly all through. Jim and Johney plowed with the horses and oxen. Clark and I cleaned pease in the forenoon, then Clark chored around, and I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. [in margin] Ground white with snow. 21st Sabbath. Rather chilly morning, the day pretty cold all through. Brother Sam and wife and family were here today. 22 Hard frost this morning, the day cold. Jim and John plowed. Jim went to Dundalk at night and got a shoe put on the black mare. Thos. Mitchel[l] and Mrs. John Gott were here. Clark and Willie picked potatoes out of pit at Sam’s. 23 Dark morning, but the day was dry though cool. John was with the team at James Lonsway’s thrashing. Clark [stricken text: and Willie sorted potatoes at] plowed some, and hauled some rub- bish off the street.* Jim went to Thos. Mitchel[l] to pay back time. [*clearly written street, but meaning unclear.] <insert> [Between folios 57 verso and 58 recto, two leaves (3 pages written, one blank) of an account ledger, Payment and Receipts, May through December 1883. Includes personal expenses, cloth- ing, salaries, bank payments of interest, newspaper subscriptions, cheese payments, etc.] </insert> <Q3 folio 58 recto> October 1883 24th Dark morning, the day fine and mild, but no sunshine. Jim was at Tom Mitchel[l]’s, Johney at Jim Lonsway’s, with the team, threshing. Clark plowed. I worked at the Township books. An old woman, phemale* tramp, stopped here tonight. [*not clearly written=female?] 25 Dark morning, the day dry, but chilly in the afternoon. John and Clark were at H. Lonsway’s threshing. I worked at the cheese Book in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. I purchased 59 pounds of cheese at 10½ ¢ per lb.*, and one barell of flour @ $5.00 per brl. [*the flour shows up in ledger, noted above, but no entry for cheese; cost of cheese must be deducted from payment due from factory.] �212 26 Fine morning, the day beautiful all through. I think it must be Indian summer. John and Clark were at Henry Lonsway’s thrashing. Jim was paying back time to John Oliver. I opened up some water furrows. W. Lonsway slept here this night. 27 Beautiful morning, the sky hazy like Indian summer, the day fine all through. Jim opened some water furrows in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to John Gott’s threshing with the team. John and Clark were at H. Lonsway’s threshing in the forenoon, and Johney was at John Gott’s in the afternoon. I went to Melancthon Lot to see how the stacks were keeping. Came home and ti- died up the barn preparatory to threshing. The threshing machine came here at night. We sent our last milk to the cheese factory for the season this day. [in margin] Threshers came / Factory milk stopped. 28th Sabbath. Fine day all through, dry and pretty mild. 29 Slight mizzle of rain this morning, which kept increasing, and the day, especially the afternoon, was very wet. We commenced threshing but had to quit at noon on account of the rain. <Q3 folio 58 verso> October 1883 30th Wet showery forenoon, high wind, the afternoon dry and very windy. Headwind against us at threshing. We hitched some of the horses on in the morning, but took them off again on account of the rain. We threshed in the afternoon. 31 A slight shower of sleet in the morning, but the forenoon was dry, and pretty windy during the afternoon. There were frequent showers of snow. We finished threshing at noon. Jim Johnson and Henry Nichol stopped in the afternoon and helped to put in straw. I had a very poor yield of grain, and that of the most inferior quality, frozen and dam[p], except the pease which were dry and not frozen. I think it will be about 11 bushels of wheat to the acre, the worst froze wheat I have ever seen in my life. There will be about 25 bushels of oats to the acre, frozen badly, and about 10 bushels pease to the acre. A poor yield, poor quality, and bad in every way. Another year’s such miserable crop would parch the corns pretty hard. [parch and corns are not clearly legible; meaning?] November [1883] 1st Ground covered with snow eight inches deep, and more snow falling, a regular winter’s day. The boys put straw in during the forenoon. In the afternoon I attended a Council meeting. 2nd Sloppy, nasty day. John and Clark put straw into the barn, and then chored around. Jim was at T. Mi[t]chel[l]’s chopping Bee. 3 Sloppy, nasty day again! The snow melting and rain falling sometimes. John was at Mr. Nichol’s threshing. Clark was at D. Reid’s threshing. Jim chored around. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. <Q3 folio 59 recto> November 1883 4th Sabbath. Fine day all through. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway visited us today. 5 Dry in the forenoon, and wet in the afternoon. Clark was at Dan Reid’s threshing. John was at H. Johnson’s threshing. Jim and I cleaned some grain. I put the hogs up to fat. [in the margin] Hogs put up to fat. 6 Fine day all through. The boys cleaned up oats, ground their axes, etc. 7 Fine day all through. The boys are working in Melancthon, piling wood. I worked at the Town- ship Books. 8 Mild day, but very sloppy. The boys were working in Melancthon. I chored around home and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �213 9 Very wet forenoon, the afternoon showery also. The boys were working in Melancthon. 10 Fine mild day all through. The boys were working in Melancthon. Willie and I took to Dundalk 655 Gross of frozen wheat to get chopped. I butchered a spring pig in the afternoon, and at night went to Walter Bell’s and drew a Lease between him and Peter Doner. 11th Sabbath. Beautiful day from morning till night. At dark there came on a heavy wind and snow storm. 12 Stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing, the day rough and cold all through. Jim went to William Lonsway’s threshing. The others stopped at home and tended the cattle. <Q3 folio 59 verso> November 1883 13th Very stormy day all through. Snowing, blowing and freezing. Jim was at W. Lonsway’s threshing. John and Clark were at home. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 14 Another stormy morning, the day blowing and snowing. John and Clark started for the shanty. Willie drove them out. I fixed up things a little at home. Miss Sarah Bell is stopping here tonight. 15 Cold morning, the day cold all through. Snowing in the afternoon and blowing a terrific gale at 10 P.M. The boys were underbrushing. I was at H. Johnson’s threshing[? writing very cramped] 16 Cold stormy day all through. The boys were underbrushing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 17 Pretty chilly morning, the day cold on till night, when it got milder. The boys were underbrushing. I worked at the factory books in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid the patrons.* Mrs. Broughton & husband were here at night. [*cheese factory patrons] 18th Sabbath. Mild day. Mrs. R. and I went to Br. Sam’s. 19 Another mild day, the snow dissappearing, sleighing about gone. Jim took the boys’ oats to Dun- dalk and sold them for .29 & .28¢ per bushel. There were 87 Bushels in the two loads which he took in. They had 13 Bushels left and I bought them at the same price. 20 Still thawing, sleighing gone, raw through the day. Jim & John went with their mother to Dundalk and purchased clothes with their oat money. Clark was at Brother Sam’s threshing. <Q3 folio 60 recto> November 1883 21st Raining in the forenoon, a little showery in the afternoon. Jim and John went to the shanty. Clark was at Sam’s threshing. This night was very windy and on towards morning it blew a regular hur- ricane. 22 Dry morning, the day dry all through. The boys were working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 23 Mild day all through. The snow has disappeared and the roads are in a fearful state of mud. The boys were underbrushing. 24 Mild morning, the snow all gone except a little in the fence corners. Willie and I put out some manure on the garden, and then plowed it under. The boys were working in Melancthon. 25th Sabbath. Pretty mild day all through. John Irvin’s ram and ours had a battle yesterday, and ours killed him. 26 Wet morning, the day very wet all through. The boys cleaned some pease, and Jim took the cross- cut saw to John Gott’s in the eavning to be fixed. 27 Cold frosty morning, the ground hard and very rough. The day was pretty chilly, with a little sun- shine. Willie took the boys to the shanty and brought home a little stove wood. In the afternoon he took the oxen and hauled wood for J. Gott. 28 Cold day all through, strong wind and freezing. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. I got two teeth drawn and Mrs. R. got one filled. �214 <Q3 folio 60 verso> November 1883 29 Pretty chilly morning, but not so cold as yesterday. Snow came on about dark, and it is now, (10:20) P.M., snowing pretty briskly. Willie and I ground our axe at H. Lonsway’s in the morning, and in the afternoon Willie yoked up the oxen and hauled home drags of wood. Mrs. Nichol & daughter, and Mrs. Lonsway, were here in the afternoon, and Mr. Nichol came about dark. Mrs. R. and I went to see Mrs. C. Bell, who is sick, at night. The boys are working in Melancthon. 30 Cold day all through. A slight snow falling most of the day. The boys are chopping in Melanc- thon. December [1883] 1st Milder than yesterday, a little snow fell in the forenoon. The afternoon was soft, like another thaw. The boys were chopping cordwood. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie went with the team to Dun- dalk in the forenoon, and I went in the afternoon on foot. 2nd Sabbath. Some snow fell during the day, pretty cold weather. Mrs. R. and I went to see Mrs. C. Bell in the afternoon. 3 Pretty sharp morning, the day generally cold. Willie took the boys and their provisions to the shanty in the morning. In the afternoon he and I cleaned up some wheat. 4 Mild morning, the day mild all through, with some snow falling at night. The boys are chopping cordwood. Willie and Eliza visited at Mr. Nichol’s. There is a feeble old man named William Conners or O’Conners stopping here tonight. Says he came from Durham and is on his way to some township near Madoc. I hardly think he will ever reach it, he is so feeble. Seems also to be wandering in his mind. <Q3 folio 61 recto> December 1883 5th Mild morning, the day mild all through. The sleighing about gone, pretty good waggoning. I went to Dundalk and got a shoe on one of the mares, then transacted some other business. The boys are cutting cordwood. Jim came home this eavning to go to the grist mill tomorrow. 6 Very mild morning, and the day extremely fine. Jim took eight bushels of very bad frozen spring wheat to Speighton mills. Got only 215 pounds flour, could not expect any more. The worst fro- zen wheat I ever raised. John and Clark are cutting cordwood. 7 Wet morning, the day rainy all through. Mrs. R. took Jim and some provisions to Melancthon, then went to Dundalk and bought a barrrel of flour at $5.25. 8 Pretty cold morning, the day chilly, with a slight snow fall in the afternoon. The boys were chop- ping cordwood. Brother John is here tonight, came about 10 P.M. I went to see Mr. J Duncan about cutting some oat sheaves. From thence I went to Dundalk and done some Township busi- ness. At night Mrs. R and I went to see A. Lonsway, who is suffering through a fall. 9th Sabbath. Pretty chilly day all through. A little snow falling now and then. 10 Raw cold morning, the day windy. The roads are extremely rough and hard. The boys are at the shanty. Brother John is stopping here tonight. 11 Pretty chilly morning, high wind and snow storm in the afternoon. The boys are working in Melancthon. Brother John left for home early this morning. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. <Q3 folio 61 verso> December 1883 12th Pretty cold day all through, wind strong and cold. The boys came home this eavning. Mrs. R. took the team for them. �215 13 Mild morning, the day mild all through, but pretty windy in the afternoon. We butchered four hogs. Clark took in a cord of two feet, dry cedar to Dundalk and sold it for $1.50. He then bought a coat and vest for $7.25. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here this afternoon. 14 Cold morning, some snow fell during the day, strong wind and a very keen freeze towards night. Jim was at Mr. T. Carson’s wood bee. John and Clark cut stove wood in the Sugar bush. They came on two racoons and captured them. 15 Very cold morning, the day piercing sharp all through. Mr. John Duncan cut oat sheaves for us in the afternoon. He was cutting about two hours. 16th Sabbath. Cold day all through. Mrs. R. and I visited at William Lonsway’s. 17 Cold day, a little snow fell now and then. The boys were getting out dry cedar and Jim hauled some to Dundalk. 18 Another cold day, blowing and snowing, especially in the afternoon. John and Clark were cutting stove wood. Jim hauled two loads to Dundalk. 19 Sharp morning, the afternoon something milder. Mr. John Duncan was cutting oat sheaves for us. Cut about six hours today, and two hours on Saturday and charged four dollars. <Q3 folio 62 recto> December 1883 20th Cold morning, the day pretty cold all through. Jim took a cord of short hardwood to Dundalk and sold it to Dr. Griffin for $1.50. In the afternoon he took a cord and [a] quarter of dry cedar to J. J. Middleton, and put it in on Willie’s clothes, and paid for a cap for him. John took in a cord of dry cedar (short wood) and sold it to Dr. Griffin for $1.50. Clark hauled to the house with the oxen some stove wood. I worked at the Township accounts. 21 Pretty chilly morning, the day cold all through. Jim took in two loads of saw logs to the mill. John and Clark split some firewood at the house. 22 Very cold morning, the day bitterly cold from morning till night. Jim hauled the lumber (620) feet to Lot 31 Melancthon. John and Clark skidded up some logs. I went to Dundalk and done some business. 23rd Sabbath. Extremely cold morning, the day very windy and freezing quite sharp. 24 Milder than the preceeding days, rather inclined to a softness. The sleighing pretty fair. The boys went to Melancthon and fixed a place for the straw when it is threshed. The rest of us went to Dundalk. Took in 53 pounds butter and sold it on account to J. J. Middleton at .18¢ per pound, making $9.54. 25 Mild morning, the day mild all through. The snow soft, almost like a thaw. Jim went in the early part of the day to Mr. J. Neithercut's party. The others of the family, old and young, except myself, went to Dundalk after dinner. I went at night to see sister Margaret and her little ones. They have diptheria, but are getting better. John Irvin and nephew dined with us today. <Q3 folio 62 verso> December 1883 26th Mild morning, the day mild all through. Jim was at Joseph Neithercut’s Bee with the team. John and Clark went to Melancthon to chop cordwood. John Gott came here tonight and got me to make him out a Bill of lumber for Patrick Conner’s Barn. 27 Soft morning, some snow falling in the forenoon. Blowing and snowing in the afternoon, very cold at night. The boys were working in Melancthon. I bagged up twelve bags of frozen wheat, took it to the Mill, and got it chopped. Paid ten cents a bag for chopping. Sold the chop to Mr. Morgan for a cent a pound. The worth of it out in flour at $5.40 per barrel. �216 28 Very sharp morning, the forenoon generally pretty cold, the afternoon something milder. The boys are working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to see sister Margaret who has diptheria. I went to Dundalk. 29 Pretty mild morning, the day not very cold. The boys were working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk on Township business. 30th Sabbath. Snow falling this morning, and a good deal fell through the day. The afternoon was mild. Brother Sam and wife were here. 31st Mild day, good sleighing, a little snow falling through the day. Jim started to haul cordwood to Dundalk. John was at Walter Bell’s sawing. I went to Dundalk, purchased three small swine for $3.00. Transacted some Township business. The old year is drawing to a close and so also are the most of us. Our crops have been rather poor this year, owing to the frost. It is a hard like winter for the majority farmers. We have had our health. Who will live to see another year close? <end of Quire 3> �217 Volume 2 1 Jan. 1884-31 Oct. 1887 See the Preface to Volume 1 for editorial conventions, and a list of variant spellings. Modern foliation of the 120 folios in volume 2 (added in 2018) is noted in this transcription inside angle brackets (e.g.<folio 2 recto>) preceding the running title found on each manuscript page. For details on front and back matter (pasted-in excerpts, sketches, recipes), and physical description of the volume, see the material description of the diaries, circulated separately. <folio 1 recto> <tipped-in sketch of orchard> North of map Diagram of Fruit Trees planted on Lot 215 Proton May 5th 1887 Toronto + Sydenham Road <end of tipped-in sketch> <title> Robert Russell’s Diary Proton Township Co. Grey, Ontario January 1 st 1884 </title> <pasted-in poem from newspaper column on upper right corner> <folio 1 verso> <pasted-in, 3 columns of poetry from newspaper> <folio 2 recto> January 1884 [first entry obscured by pasted-in part-column of newspaper poem] [1st. . .]ning, the day generally fine, the afternoon [. . .] sharp frost. Jim was hauling cordwood [. . . Dunda]lk, Clark was cooking for him, Johney, [. . .] I butchered two hogs. In the afternoon Willie took the oxen and sleigh and brought home three swine. 2 Cold morning, the day pretty stormy, especially in the afternoon, blowing, snowing, and freezing. The boys were working in Melancthon. Clark came home this afternoon to go to school tomor- row. Chris. Johnson was here this eavning. 3 Very cold morning, the day bitterly cold all through, snowing, Blowing, and freezing. The wind very high. John and Jim are in Melancthon. Clark started to school. Willie and Eliza inte[n]ded going but it was too cold. [in margin] Very cold. 4 Fearfully cold this morning, the day a regular sneezer all through, high wind and a piercing frost, would almost chill the marrow of one’s bones. Jim and John are in Melancthon, Clark was at school. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Cold. �218 5 Cold morning, the day pretty sharp all through, but not so cold as yesterday, not much wind. Jim was hauling wood to Dundalk. John was chopping. Clark was choring around home. I was work- ing at the Treasurer’s Books. [in margin] Cold. 6th Sabbath. Another very cold day, keen freeze from morning till night. [in margin] cold. <folio 2 verso> January 1884 7th Sharp morning, keen freeze, the day very cold from morning till night. John was hauling wood. I went to Dundalk to the Municipal Election. [in margin] Cold. 8 Another cold day, blowing, snowing and freezing. A good deal of snow fell in the afternoon. Jim was hauling wood. Clark was at school. Johney is chopping & cooking on Lot 31 Melanc[thon]. [in margin] Cold. 9 Blowing, snowing and freezing this morning, the day very rough all through. Jim and Johney are working in Melancthon. Clark is at Daniel Reid’s threshing. Willie and Eliza are at school. [in margin] Stormy. 10 Sharp morning, the day cold all through and pretty windy. Jim and John were at the shanty. Clark was at Daniel Reid’s threshing. Willie and Eliza were at school. 11 Another cold morning, the day cold, snowing, blowing and freezing. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. Clark and Willie were at school. [in margin] Stormy 12 Cold morning, the day pretty cold all through, a little snow falling occassionally. Jim and John were working at cordwood. Clark was at John Irvin’s threshing. Willie yoked up the oxen and went to Melancthon for a load of stove wood. [in margin] cold. <folio 3 recto> January 1884 13th Sabbath. Rather milder today, a good deal of snow fell and a few drops of rain at night. Mrs. Robert Oliver of Melancthon died this afternoon. [in margin] Mrs. R. Oliver died. 14 Snowing this morning, and a good deal fell through the day. Not such a keen frost as some of the days past. Jim and John were in Melancthon at the cordwood, the other three were at school. I helped John Irvin put in straw. 15 Pretty cold morning, the day cold all through and a very sharp freeze at night. Mrs. R., Jim, John, Eliza and I were at Mrs. Oliver’s funeral. 16 Cold day all through, snowing and blowing. I went to Dundalk and sold the cordwood at $2 75/100 per cord. The boys were in Melancthon preparing for threshing. 17 Another cold morning, but not so sharp as yesterday. We were threshing in Melancthon, two teams were hauling home the grain. [in margin] Birthday. 18 Cold stormy morning, the roads very badly drifted, almost impassible, the day blowing and snow- ing some. We finished threshing in Melancthon, the grain is of a very poor quality, frozen when growing, wet and dried a dozen or more times before [dittog.: before] stacked, wet and frozen in the stacks. There is not a bushel of it merchantibel [=merchantible] at the present. There are about 500 bushels oats and 30 bushels wheat. 19 Something milder this morning, the day got sharp towards night. Sam and the boys fetched two loads of oats from Melancthon. Mrs. George Broughten & Husband were here a little time at night. [in margin] R. Montgomery of Proton died. <folio 3 verso> January 1884 20th Sabbath. Cold day all through. �219 21 Sharp morning, a very keen freeze through the day. Exceedingly cold at night. I attended a coun- cil meeting at Dundalk. Jim hauled two loads of oats from Melancthon. Brother John and his son Robert with their team came to help us haul wood. A. G. Hunter of Dundalk offered to act as treasurer of Proton for $50.00 per year. The council refused him and retained me at $75. per an- num. 22 Sharp morning, but the day was not so cold as yesterday, the wind pretty strong. Some snow fell and there was a good deal of drifting, the roads are in some places impassible. The boys with their uncle John is fixing a place in Melancthon for their team. Jim hauled a load of oats home in the afternoon. 23 Snowing, Blowing, and freezing all through the day. The Boys are fixing a stable in Melancthon. 24 Very cold morning, the day cold all through, exceedingly so. The boys and Brother John were working in Melancthon. [in margin] Cold. 25 Sharp morning, the day cold from morning till night. The boys and John were working in Melanc- thon. 26 Sharp morning, the middle of the day not very cold. The roads very heavy. John and Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27th Sabbath. Pretty chilly day all through. Brother John & Bob, Willie Lonsway and family were here. <folio 4 recto> January 1884 28th Pretty sharp morning, the roads very heavy this morning, the day somewhat milder in the after- noon. The Boys and Brother John with his son Robert is getting out wood in Melancthon. Clark was at Nichol’s threshing. Mrs. R. visited Mrs. C. Bell. 29 Mild morning, the day mild all through, some indications of a thaw. All the force, with the excep- tion of the three youngest, are in Melancthon. 30 Thaw this morning, rain falling and the day was wet all through. The boys and John and Bob are in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Thaw. 31 Cold, raw wind in the morning, the day cold all through with a slight snow fall. Brother John came here and stopped all night. Mrs. John Gott and family were here in the afternoon. The boys were working at the cordwood. February 1 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold but a good deal of sunshine. John left for home this forenoon. The boys are working at the cordwood. 2 Rather mild this morning, but the wind arose and it commenced to snow and drift, making the roads very heavy. I went to Melancthon and helped cut some stove wood. I stopped there all night. The boys were hauling wood to the station, and Johney was swamping out with the oxen. <folio 4 verso> February 1884 3rd Sabbath. Heavy snow fall this morning. It cleared off about 10 A.M. I stopped at the shanty till 2 P.M. then came to Sam’s and from there home. Josiah Sauder and wife and two Miss Neithercuts were here. 4 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold all through. The boys are working at the cordwood. They took Eight head of young cattle to Melancthon to eat the straw there. 5 Milder this forenoon, the afternoon a little sharp. The boys are working at the wood. 6 Mild forenoon, the day generally mild. The boys are working at the wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �220 7 Another mild morning, the day pleasant till the afternoon, when it got sharper. Mrs. R. and I paid a visit to Mr. Walter Nichol at night. Boys are working at the wood. 8 Very mild morning, the day pleasant all through with a decided tendancy to a thaw. The Boys are working at the wood. 9 Mild morning, the day mild all through with a slight fall of snow. The boys were hauling wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Posted letter to Br. William 10th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mr. Walter Bell’s. <folio 5 recto> February 1884 11th Pretty cold morning, the day chilly all through. Johney and Bob went to Melancthon to swamp wood with the oxen. Jim is laid up with a cold. 12 Mild forenoon, but the afternoon was windy with a good fall of sleet which turned to rain towards morning. The two boys are swamping wood. The Township auditors (T. Hanbury & J. Binkley) audited my books. 13 Rain falling early this morning, a shower of snow about 10 A.M., the afternoon fine. Jim took the teams to Melancthon, he and Bob and Brother Sam hauled cordwood to Dundalk. Mrs. R. was at a quilting at Mrs. Lonsway’s [minutely written]. 14 Very stormy morning, the day snowing, blowing and freezing all through. The boys are hauling cordwood. Mrs. R. helped Sister Margaret to quilt. 15 Mild day all through, quite a change from yesterday. The boys were at the cordwood. I went to Dundalk and done some business. 16 Pretty sharp morning, the day got milder as it advanced, the afternoon was rather softly inclined. The boys finished hauling cordwood. There are 77 cords. The double pile is 154 feet long and 8 feet hight [sic]. I was in Dundalk [MS dundalk]. [in margin] Finished hauling c. wood. 17th Sabbath. Mild day all through, fall of snow at night. 18 A quantity of soft snow this morning, the day soft, like a thaw. Got the wood measured. Was cut 2 cords the measurement and 2 cords for culls. Got pay for 73 cords. Jim helped Sam today. Brother John came here at night. Mr. Lonsway & wife were here this afternoon. <folio 5 verso> February 1884 19th Soft morning, the day soft all through, with high wind and rain at about 8:30 P.M. We cleaned up 57 20/34 bushels of oats. Jim took them to Dundalk, got .28 1/2 p. Bushel. They were very wet, having been saved in a stack. I went to Peter Doner’s sale in the afternoon. 20 Extremely stormy morning, the rain that was falling last night turned to snow, the wind rose to a violent gale, and the cold was intense. The day all through was one of the stormiest and coldest that came this winter. We cleaned and took to Dundalk 117 Bushels of oats, sold them for .27¢, the first load, and .25¢ for the second. The oats are very wet and we can’t sell any more of them to we get them dried. Brother John came here this afternoon from Sam’s. A lamb came today, being the first of the season. It is a big strong Ewe lamb. [in margin] First lamb. 21 Pretty cold stormy morning, the storm increased as the day advanced, till at last it blew a perfect hurricane. The storm of wind and snow was so grate [sic] that I could not take the cattle to water. The first day this winter that they went without. Brother John started for home this morning. His son Robert went to W. Lonsway’s to put on a load of moving for him and take it down. Jim and John went to Melancthon. 22 A little milder this morning, but the afternoon got stormy and rough. Jim and John were at the shanty taking out saw logs. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. �221 <folio 6 recto> February 1884 23rd Stormy morning, the [day] windy, and a very sharp freeze in the afternoon. The boys were in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk, bought some grain bags at $3.40 per dozen, drawing knife at $1.00 & a spokeshave at .40¢. 24th Sabbath. Rather milder this morning than yesterday, the day pretty mild all through. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. Stopped there a while, then Sam, Phoebe & we went to William Lonsway’s. 25 Mild morning, the day inclined to softness. Snow came on in the afternoon, and continued snow- ing pretty steadily till after night. Jim went in the forenoon to Melancthon for the sleigh. John and I cleaned a load of Oats. Jim took them to Dundalk in the afternoon, did not succeed well in sell- ing them as they were damp. Peddled them around a good deal, finally succeeded in getting .26¢ p. B. 26 Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft, snow fell during the afternoon. Jim and John went to Melancthon in the morning, their mother drove them there with the team. 27 Mild morning, the day mild but without sunshine. A good deal of snow fell. Jim and John are taking out saw logs in Melancthon. I took them some bread in the forenoon, then I went to Dun- dalk and bought 1 Brl. salt for $1.40. Miss Sarah Bell was here today. 28 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and freezing, the afternoon worse than the forenoon, terribly cold. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. [in margin] very cold. <folio 6 verso> February 1884 29th A very cold morning, the day cold all through, Blowing, drifting and freezing like Greenland. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. [in margin] Very cold. March [1884] 1st Pretty sharp morning, but the sun got out and the day was pretty fine, with a keen freeze in the afternoon. The boys were in Melancthon. I attended a cheese meeting in Dundalk. 2nd Sabbath. Pretty keen freeze all day, the sun shone some. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the eavning. 3 Keen frost this morning, some sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon very cold and the wind high. Jim took 61 11/34 Bushels of oats to Dundalk in the forenoon, got .25¢ p. B. They were wet. He then went with the team to William Lonsway’s and got on his load of moving. Johney and his mother also went in to help pack up. Brother John came here at 5 P.M. and he and I went to W. Lonsway’s. He is going to haul a load. 4 Bitterly cold morning, the day very cold all through. I think last night was the coldest came this winter. W. Lonsway, Sister Margaret and family left their old home in Melancthon for their new home in Essa. I wish them God Speed. There were six teams at the moving. Jim, John, and their mother went with them. 5 Pretty sharp morning, the sun shone out a good deal through the day, but the air was cold. There are only the two youngest and I at home now, the others are gone to Essa. Skeffington Bell was here in the afternoon. <folio 7 recto> February 1884 [March written above] 6th Sharp morning, rather hazy, but the sun shone out clear and bright during the forenoon. The after- noon was overcast and snow is falling now (9:45) P.M. I went to see Walter Bell’s boy who is pretty sick with pleuresy. �222 7 Pretty chilly this morning, but the sun shone out and the day was pleasant. First class sleighing now. The folks got home this eavning. 8 Snowing, blowing, and drifting this morning, the day pretty cold all through. Jim left home this morning with his uncle Johney’s Reaper and six bags of seed oats which we are changing. John, Willie and I cleaned up some seed oats. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 9th Sabbath. Pretty mild day all through. 10 Mild morning, the day mild, the snow inclined to soften a little. John brought home twelve sticks of wood with his oxen from Melancthon. Then he and I moved about 150 Bushels of oats out of the bins into the chaff house. Jim has not got home yet (7:12 P.M.). Mrs. A. Lonsway was here this afternoon. 11 Rain this morning, sleeting and raining all through the day, also a pretty hig[h] wind. Jim and John went to Melancthon. [in margin] Thaw. 12 High wind this morning and the day was very windy, with an occasional shower of snow. Jim and John are getting saw logs to the mill. <folio 7 verso> F March 1884 13th Bright sunny morning and the sun shone all day. There was a thaw wind and the snow softened considerably. Jim and John are working in Melancthon getting saw logs out. W. Lonsway called here this morning on his way to Essa. Mrs Walter Nichol and Mrs. Maria Broughton was here part of the day. 14 Middling sharp morning, but the Sun shone out about 9 A.M. and the day was pretty mild, the snow melted a little. The boys were working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. was to see Mrs. C. Bell in the afternoon. Two strange Ladies driving along here this afternoon got off the track. Their horse got down in the Snow and broke a shaft of their cutter. I spliced it best I could. I think they Said they lived near Walkerton. 15 Rind on the trees this morning, the sun shone out after a while and the day was thawing till about 3 P.M., when it began to freeze. Then about 5 P.M. snow began to fall and it is now 10:40 P.M. snowing and Blowing fiercely. Jim and John were at the saw logs. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon with Mrs. R. 16th Sabbath. Nice mild day, but the eavning was chilly 17 Rain very early this morning, then turned to snow about daylight, and kept snowing to about 9 A.M. The afternoon was cold but fair. I went to a council meeting at Cederville. J. J. Middleton gave me a ride. We stopped all night at Mr. S. Rogers’. The boys worked in Melancthon. <folio 8 recto> March 1884 18th Bright sunny morning, the day fine and sunny all through. I came home from Cederville. Stopped in Dundalk and voted for our M. P. P. The boys worked at the logs. I wrote Andrew Lonsway’s Will this night. 19 Dark morning, no sun out today. Rain came on about 11 A.M., and continued slightly during most of the afternoon. I went to Melancthon and brought the team home in the afternoon. 20 Fine morning, the sun shone out through the day, and the weather was quite pleasant. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to see Phoebe. The assessor, John McMurdo, was here and assessed Lot 215 @ $700., & Lot 216 @ $350., and personal property @ $150., with 6 days statute labor. 21 Beautiful day, bright, warm sun from morning till night, the snow disappearing fast. The boys were working in Melancthon. �223 22 Bright sunny day from morning till night, the water running on the road, the birds out singing. The boys worked in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 23rd Sabbath. Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon fair. Brother Sam and family were here. 24 Dark morning, the day generally dark, a little sun now and then. Snow melting fast. Mrs. R. took some provisions to the Melancthon Lot. <folio 8 verso> March 1884 25th Fine sunny morning, the day nice and bright till about 2 P.M., when it clouded over. The after- noon cold, with a slight sprinkling of rain. Jim and John were chopping. I went to Dundalk in the eavning [last word is miniscule]. 26 Wet morning till about 9 A.M. when it cleared off a little, the remainder of the day was showery. The boys are in Melancthon. I was at D. Reid’s wood bee. G. Broughton and wife, and H. Lon- sway and wife, were here at night. 27 Fine morning, the day fine all through, with a good deal of sunshine. The boys are chopping in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. 28 Fine morning, the day very nice, sunshine prevailing all day. The birds singing merrily. Robins out for more than a week, though I have not seen any of them yet. Mrs. R., Clark, Eliza and Willie went to the School Examination in No. 5 Melancthon. I stopped at home. There were six lambs came today. 29 Cool in the morning, the wind rose and the day got very cold. Very high wind in the afternoon, freezing hard. I went to Dundalk and S. Bell and I worked at making out the Defaulters List. Clark fetched two heifers from Melancthon. [in margin] Saw first Robin. 30th Sabbath. Bleak, cold day, piercing wind. 31 Cold morning, a little sunshine through the day. The day was generally cold. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. The boys were cutting wood. <folio 9 recto> April 1884 1st Cold morning, no sunshine through the day. The day was very cold. Some snow fell. The boys are cutting cordwood. Mrs. R. went to H. Johnson’s. 2 Sharp morning, the day dark, cold and windy. Some snow fell. The boys are cutting wood. 3 Dark, cold day all through. Very strong wind blowing the cattle feed all through the Barn Yard. The boys are chopping. [in margin] Got letter from Br. William. 4 Dark, cold morning, the day chilly all through, and very little sunshine. Keen frost in the after- noon. The boys are cutting cordwood. 5 Cold, raw morning. Keen freeze throughout the day, no sunshine. I was in Dundalk in the fore- noon. The boys were cutting cordwood. W. McKay, who is helping them, is stopping here to- night. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here a while at night. [in margin] Posted letter to William. 6th Sabbath. Sunny morning, but a sharp wind, the day pretty clear but cool. 7 Bright sunny morning, sunshine all day, the snow melting. Mrs. R. took the team and some prov- ender to the boys in the forenoon. In the afternoon I took fourteen bags of cut feed to the Shanty. 8 Rather chilly morning, a little sunshine in the forenoon, and a fine snow storm in the afternoon. The boys are cutting wood in Melancthon. <folio 9 verso> April 1884 9th Quite cool this morning, a little sunshine in the middle of the day, the afternoon cold. I took 27 1/3 Bushels of pease to Dundalk and sold them for .63 ¢ per Bushel. I bought 10 Bushels of Seed �224 back at .50 ¢ per Bushel. The boys were chopping. Jim got his head cut. He and the others had their axes fastened into a tree which they thought would fall the wrong way. They were trying to pull it. The tree fell, Jim ran, and his hat fell over his face, and he struck his head against the edge of William McKay’s axe. The cut, I think, will not be serious. 10 A little cold in the forenoon, some sunshine in the middle of the day, the afternoon rather cold. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon to make some molasses. The Sap did not run well and she came home at night. I hauled from Melancthon 1/2 cord short wood to Mr. Parson’s of Dundalk. The roads are extremely bad. Jim came home this eavning. The Assessor (R. Mooney) assessed the Melancthon Lot for $850. [in margin] Assessed Melancthon. 11 Pretty sharp morning, a little sunshine in the afternoon, cold at night. All the boys but Jim are working in Melancthon. 12 Fine morning, the day generally mild, with a good deal of sunshine. Jim and I cleaned some oats and weak wheat, to get chopped. Eliza was in the sugar bush, along with Clark and Willie. Jim went in the afternoon & got a shoe put on the mare. [in margin] heard 1st Frog. <folio 10 recto> April 1884 13th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day pretty mild all through. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. 14 Mild morning, the middle of the day a little warm with some sunshine, the afternoon cloudy. Jim and John started the plows in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought a half bushel of Alsac[e] clover seed, paid $5.10 for it. [in margin] First plowing. 15 Cloudy morning, rain came on about 8 A.M. and continued most of the day. I borrowed Brother Sam’s mare and [dittog.: and] took her and one of my own to [Cederville stricken] Hopeville. I drove the Reeve to a council meeting. The roads were very bad coming home, and the night as black as pitch. 16 Wet morning, the day mostly wet. There is no getting around on account of the state of the roads. John and Willie are in Melancthon. Jim is at home. 17 Rather cold this morning, the day damp and cloudy. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Jim took the team and some provender and went to Melancthon. 18 A little finer this morning, some sunshine through the day. The boys, with the horses and oxen, are plowing in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to Miss Ann Irvin’s and got some plum trees to plant. <folio 10 verso> April 1884 19th Fine morning, the day mild, with a good deal of sunshine. The boys are plowing in Melancthon. Mrs. R. planted out her fruit trees. I went to a cheese meeting in Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] planted / fruit trees. 20th Sabbath. Cool morning, the day cold all through, no sunshine. Hard frost at night, with a shower of snow. 21 Very sharp morning, the day cold all through. Bright sun, but sharp cold wind. Mrs. R. went with Johney to Melancthon to work in the sugar bush. John and Jim are plowing. Willie is cook in the shanty. 22 Bright, sunny morning, the day bright and clear all through, but the air a little chilly. Mrs. R. came home from Melancthon from making molasses. Johney brought the oxen and a wagon for wheat. 23 Fine morning, sunshine all through the day. The air pretty warm, nice day all through. Jim is at Melancthon. Johney started from home this morning with nine bags of seed wheat to Sow in Melancthon. Mrs. R. has started gardening [in margin] First wheat / sown. �225 24 Bright sunny morning, the day clear and warm, fine springlike weather. The boys are working in Melancthon. I digged around the apple trees. 25 Fine morning, the day beautiful. The boys finished putting in wheat. Mrs. R. and I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. Gerty colted on her way home. Colt weak; won’t live. Did not <folio 11 recto> April 1884 come to its time. Mrs. R.and I went to brother Sam’s where Jim had left the colt. We did what we could for it, stopped up all night and attended to it. 26 Beautiful morning, the day splendid, very warm, in fact, hot. Mrs. R. and I stopped all day at Sam’s. We hauled the colt out in Sam’s light waggon at night. The boys were picking stones at home. 27th Sabbath. Something cooler this morning, the middle of the day sunny, the afternoon cloudy, a heavy shower of Rain, accompanied with thunder and lightening at night. The little colt died this night. 28 Cold morning, the day cold and clear. Jim and John plowed. 29 Very hard frost this morning, the ground would scarcely turn over, the forenoon pretty cold with but little sunshine, the afternoon milder but overcast towards night. Jim and John plowing. 30 Slight frost this morning, a little sunny through the day, but pretty cool, cloudy in the eavning. We sowed five acres of pease. John plowed. [in margin: Sowed pease / moon week old] May [1884] 1st Bright sunny morning, very sultry in the forenoon, a heavy shower about noon, some thunder, Raining at night. Jim ganged,* John plowed, I swam Barley in pickle* to get some wild oats out of it. Clark hunted up three steers that had strayed from Melancthon. [*ganged=plowed with a gang plow, i.e. a plow with two or more shares, capable of turning more than one furrow at a time. Swimming barley in a pickle (a salt and water solution thought to be a natural weed killer; see 3, 5 April 1878 entries) causes the lighter grains of wild oats to float to the top to be removed.] <folio 11 verso> May 1884 2nd Cold morning, frequent showers of cold rain during the forenoon, high wind also. There was quite a brisk shower of snow in the eavening. John and Jim plowed in the dry part of the day. I went to Dundalk. 3 Hard frost this morning, the sun got out and the frost gradually thawed out, the afternoon was pret- ty fine. I sowed five acres of Barley in the forenoon, but we only could get it harrowed once on account of the ground being so soft from the frost thawing out, will have to let it stand till it dries. Jim made a stone Boat, John plowed, and Clark harrowed. We took two calves into Dundalk in the eavening, only got .50¢ each for them. James Mulholland was here and Bought four bags pease at .63¢ p. Bushel. [in margin] sowed Barley. 4th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, cloudy in the afternoon and rain at night. 5 Cloudy this morning, the sun shone out bright about the middle of the day, the afternoon cloudy. Jim and Johney were plowing. I loosened some stones and plowed with John’s team a while in the afternoon, he having got a stiff neck. 6 Dark morning with a very heavy dew, the forenoon overcast, but dry, a little sunshine. During the afternoon I sowed the remainder of the barley, then went to Dundalk, got home at noon, raised some stumps till tea time then Clark and I picked stones. Jim plowed in the forenoon, harrowed to �226 tea time, then plowed. Clark plowed to tea time, then gathered stones. John is laid up with a stiff neck. Mr. Ferris got a calf here from us. We started to put the milk into the factory today. [in margin] Seen Swallow / Milk to / the factory 72 pounds. <folio 12 recto> May 1884 7 Dark cloudy morning, the wind strong and a slight drizzle of rain. The day from morning till night was overcast and a scotch mist falling all the time. Jim plowed. Johney plowed and gathered stones. I loosened stumps. 8 Dark muggy morning, the day misty all through, a slight mizzle of rain falling now and then. I sowed Thirty pounds of Alsike clover seed. Jim and Johney plowed. Jim took a load of stove wood to Dundalk to Mr. Parsons from Melancthon after tea time. [in margin] Alsike / Sown. 9 Dark morning, slight rain falling, which increased about 10 A.M. to a real good shower. It was slightly showery in the afternoon and a very heavy rain at night. The boys plowed during the dry part of the day and while it was raining they helped J. Brinkman to clean 25 Bushels of oats which I bought from him @ .33 per Bushel. 10 Misty morning, the forenoon overcast, the afternoon, dry and windy. John, Clark and Willie gath- ered stones in the forenoon, and John plowed in the afternoon. Jim plowed all day. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Got Sup[erinten]d[ent]. / Blanks / from Toronto. 11th Sabbath. The day generally cloudy and pretty cool, a slight frost at night. <folio 12 verso> May 1884 12th Frost this morning, and cloudy, the day cleared and no rain fell. Jim sowed ten acres of oats. Wil- lie harrowed. John plowed, I routed [=rooted] out some stumps and chored around. [in margin] First oats / sown. 13 Dark overcast morning, a slight rain fell in the forenoon, the afternoon very wet, and rain falling now (8:30) P.M. Jim finished harrowing the oats he sowed yesterday. John plowed, finished plowing the old pasture field. Mr. T. Mitchel came here to sell me a reaper. 14 Cold morning and cloudy, the day was very windy and drying. Jim and John started with the teams for the Melancthon Lot to plow, as the ground is to[o] wet at home to sow. I dug out stumps and roots in the old pasture field. 15 Cold morning, the day dry till about one o’clock, when there came on a thunder and lightening storm accompanied with hail, rain and wind. A great deal of rain fell. The afternoon extremely cold and a snow storm came on at dark. The Boys were plowing in Melancthon. I took out roots in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost 16 Snow, Snow, Snow, the ground covered about l ½ inch, strange at this time of the year! It had all disappeared at noon. The afternoon was windy and dry. The boys are plowing in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Snow. <folio 13 recto> May 1884 17th Bright sunny morning, the day clear but cool. I went to Flesherton, thence to Priceville, then came home by Dundalk. The boys finished plowing in Melancthon. [in margin] Went to / Priceville. 18th Sabbath. Bright morning, the day balmy and springlike. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 19 Cloudy morning, the day generally overcast. A slight shower about 6:45 A.M., a little sprinkling now and then through the day. Jim and Willie are putting in oats in Melancthon. I sowed some oats at home, John harrowed. �227 20 Rainy morning, rain during all the forenoon, the afterpart of the afternoon dry. No work going on at home today on account of the wet. Jim and Willie are in Melancthon. 21 Fine morning, the sun shone out bright, the day was sultry, with a good growth. John and I cut seed potatoes. Jim and Willie are seeding in Melancthon. 22 Fair morning, the day dry during the forenoon, a little rain in the afternoon. Jim finished putting in oats in Melancthon. John and I cut potatoes. 23 Dry morning, the day dry and very sultry till about 6 P.M., when the sky got overcast and it began to rain. There is now, 9:10 P.M., a perfect pour, also thunder and lightening. The three boys were hauling manure. I was letting water off the field. <folio 13 verso> May 1884 24 Dark cloudy morning, the day cloudy and a slight mizzle of rain now and then. Jim and John went to Shelburne to celebrate the day.* I let water off a piece of low land in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [* 24 May is Victoria Day holiday] 25th Sabbath. Dark morning, the day cloudy but dry. 26 Misty morning, the day warm but cloudy, with considerable of sunshine now and then. We planted potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim and I went to J. Brinkman’s at night, I bought 11 Bushels of oats from him at .35¢ per Bushel. I sent the milk cows to pasture at John Gott’s. [in margin]: First / Potatoes / planted. 27 Cloudy morning, the middle of the day bright and sunny, the afternoon very cold, hard frost at night. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Got a ride there and back with Mr. T. Hanbury. The boys planted potatoes on a piece of sod, just plowed the sod down on them. The Misses Nei- thercut were here. 28 Very sharp frost this morning, ice on the water, the ground as hard as a board. The day cold all through, but drying. Freezing tonight. Jim harrowed at Walter Bell’s. John helped John Gott pile manure. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hard frost. 29 Clear, cold and windy. Jim took 960 pounds of mixed grain (oats, pease & wheat) and got it chopped for the pigs and calves. John worked at putting up a fence round a calf park. [in margin] Frost. <folio 14 recto> May 1884 30th Snow on the ground this morning, and more falling. It had all disappeared before noon. Jim went to Melancthon for a load of wood in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he and John went to Melancthon to mend a brush fence. I went to Dundalk and Exchanged a 20 gallon milk can for another of the same size, the first being rusty. Mr. Brinkman was here looking for a lost calve. [in margin] Snow. 31 Mild morning, the day pretty warm all through, good growth. Jim and John are fencing in Melancthon. I sowed about three and a half acres of white oats at home. Willie harrowed. Clark with the oxen hauled stones off the ground. I helped when I had finished sowing. We are now done sowing grain, but from the appearance of things I think some of the oats will have to be sowen over again. The seed was poor, on account of the frost last harvest, and the ground was cold for a long time this spring. The two causes combined is tilting badly for the crops, almost every person around here has to sow their oats over again. [in margin] Finished / seeding. <folio 14 verso> June 1884 �228 1st Sabbath. Nice growing day. Mrs. R and I went to Melancthon and stopped at Brother Sam’s on our way home. 2 Dry morning, and very warm. Got some shoes on the horses. Jim and I started for Tossorontio to buy seed oats, as our own had missed. Got as far as Rosemont when there came on a very heavy rain storm, with some thunder and lightening. We went to brother John’s. Johney shore the sheep at home. [in margin] Shore sheep. 3 Very sultry day all through, the sun extremely hot. Bought 25 Bushels oats @.35¢ per Bushel and changed them with John for his as I think they are the best seed. 4 Dry warm day all through. Jim and I got home from Tossorontio about 7 P.M. Johney was pick- ing stones at home. 5 Dry warm day. Jim ganged, John and I hauled stones off with the oxen. 6 Dry warm day. I sowed oats. John hauled with the oxen in the forenoon. Jim and Walter Bell ganged till they finished the field, then they harrowed till quitting time. This is the second sowing of oats this season on this field. [in margin] Finished seeding. 7 Very hot day. Jim finished harrowing oats. John and Clark put out manure in the forenoon on the potatoe patch. Jim helped at the planting in the afternoon. [Stricken Mrs. R. and ] I went to Dundalk. <folio 15 recto> June 1884 8th Sabbath. Bright sunny day all through. 9 Slight rain early this morning. It cleared off, then came on again about noon. There was heavy cold rain in the afternoon. The boys finished planting potatoes at home then they went to Melanc- thon in the afternoon to plant two bags for Jim. They could not get it done, as the rain came on. Jim stopped in Melancthon all night. 10 Cool morning, the day cool, windy and dry. John was repairing Brush fence, Jim finished plant- ing potatoes, then came home and drove his mother to Dundalk. I worked at the Township and Cheese accounts. William Lonsway and Wesley were here this night. 11 Rather cool this morning but the day got warmer towards noon, the afternoon was pretty warm. Jim went with the team to help his uncle Sam haul square timber. Johney and I fixed fences in the forenoon and in the afternoon he went to Pat Conner’s raising. The oats which I sowed on last Friday are appearing above the ground already. They are only sown five clear days. 12 Bright morning, the day clear, cool and breezy. Jim helped Sam, John and I picked stones. I went to Dundalk after tea time. 13 Cool and cloudy. We gathered stones on the summer fallow. <folio 15 verso> June 1884 14th Cloudy and cool in the forenoon, bright and cool in the afternoon. Jim gang plowed, Johney, Clark and I took stones off the summer fallow. After tea I warned out the workers of statute labor. Mrs. R. and I stopped a while at night at Mrs. C. Bell’s. 15th Sabbath. Clear and sunny most of the day, the afternoon cloudy. Mrs. C. Bell, and Brother John, Pho[e]be, and children were here. 16 Bright sunny day all through, very warm in the afternoon. John and I hauled stones together. Jim plowed. Miss McLaughlin, dressmaker, here. 17 Bright, sunny all through, and hot. There were some clouds after sunset. Jim plowed, John hauled stones into piles. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Mr. Langley opperated on two yearling colts �229 of mine. Sam & Wesley Lonsway were here a while in the eavning. Miss McLaughlin left at noon, having finished her work sci[e]ntifically [=sufficiently?]. 18 Fine morning, dry and warm. Very heavy clouds came up about 3 P.M., there were some thunder and lightening, a little rain and very strong wind. I was Overseeing statute labor. Jim plowed in the fallow and John gathered stones. 19 Cloudy morning, the sun soon shone out, the day was extremely sultry. In the afternoon I was overseeing statute labor. John gathered stones, Jim plowed in the summer fallow. <folio 16 recto> June 1884 20 Bright sunny morning, the day very hot. I finished statute labor. Jim helped his uncle Sam, John gathered stones. [in margin] Hot. 21 Warm morning, the afternoon exceedingly hot. Jim made a jumper, assisted by his uncle Sam. John and Clark picked stones and prepared a cabbage plot. I worked at township business in the forenoon and attended council meeting at Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot / Got pension / $101.00/xx. 22nd Sabbath. Dry, warm day, cloudy in the afternoon, a little thunder and a few drops of rain. 23 Dry morning and pretty warm in the forenoon. There was a nice shower in the afternoon. Jim and John went with the oxen to Melancthon to swamp out cordwood. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 24 Dark morning and a very slight shower of rain. The remainder of the day was cloudy, sultry and dry. Jim and John are swamping wood. We planted out at home 307 cabbage plants. Mrs. R. & I went to Mr. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. Mr. Snoden, W. M. Minister, was here a while in the eavening. 25 Cloudy, cold morning, the day dark and cold. Jim and John are swamping wood. Mrs. R. and I took them provisions, then I went to Dundalk and paid cheese money. 26 Cold morning, Bright and clear and cool through the day. The boys were swamping wood. I worked at account Book. Patrick Shaw, Councilor, and Mr. Ken[n]edy were here. <folio 16 verso> June 1884 27th Bright sunny morning, the day warm, clear and dry. Jim and John were swamping wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 28 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and very warm. Jim and John were chopping in Melancthon. Clark harrowed in the summer fallow. I hoed among the carrots and fixed fences. 29th Sabbath. Dry, warm day all through. 30 Bright morning, the day dry and hot. We were at Brother Sam’s Barn raising. July 1884 1st Bright morning, the day very warm, got cloudy in the afternoon, and a few drops of rain fell. We all went to Dundalk to see the sports. 2 Bright morning, the day sunny and breezy. The Boys swamped wood. Mrs. R. and I took them some provisions in the morning, then drove to Dundalk and in the afternoon took the wool to the swale and washed it. 3 Bright sunny morning, the day oppressively sultry. I worked at the township books. Mrs. R. took out provisions for the boys who are working swamping wood in Melancthon. 4 Rather cool and cloudy this morning, a very slight shower in the middle of the day. The boys are swamping C[ord]Wood. I worked at the Books. Took three steers to pasture at John Gott’s. [in margin] Steers to J. Gott’s. �230 <folio 17 recto> July 1884 5th Cool day, cloudy in the afternoon and a pretty strong wind. I hoed carrots in the forenoon and went to a council meeting at Dundalk in the afternoon. The Boys were swamping wood. Brother John and Wife came here this afternoon 6th Sabbath. Raining this morning, a drizzling cold rain all through the day. John and wife, Mrs. R., Jim and I went to Sam’s. 7 Cool this morning, the day pretty cool all through. The three Boys left for Melancthon this morn- ing. Jim to oversee statute labor, and John and Clark to swamp wood. I hoed potatoes at home. 8 Bright cool morning, the day clear and cool. The Boys were swamping wood and doing R[oad] Work. I hoed among the potatoes and carrots. Miss Sarah A. Bell was here in the afternoon. [in margin] Slight frost / this morning. 9 Fine morning, the day dry and clear. I was hoeing potatoes, Clark and Willie hauled out manure. Jim and Johney swamped wood. 10 Fine morning, the day dry and clear, the afternoon a little cloudy. Jim and John swamped wood. Clark and Willie hauled manure. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 17 verso> July 1884 11th Beautiful morning, sun shone bright and warm, the day dry and clear, with the exception of a slight shower of rain about 2 P.M. Jim and John finished swamping cordwood and came home at night. Clark and Willie hauled manure. I hoed thistles among the potatoes. Mrs. R., Phoebe, and Miss S. Bell started this morning to make the grand tour. They are to do W. Lonsway, John Ag- new and John Russell. Happy trio, won’t they feel jolly climbing the hills of Mulmer and de- scending the glades of Mono, taking in the majestic beauties of Tossorontio, and the beautiful scenery of Essa. Long, oh long will their trip be remembered, and cherished in their heart as something never to be forgotten! 12 Slight rain this morning, then cleared off and was fine to about 10:30 A.M., when there was anoth- er shower. Cleared off again and the remainder of the day was dry. Mrs. R. absent, the three eld- est boys not yet returned from Shelburne (9:30) P.M. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and sent to Steel Bros. & Co., Toronto, for 6 pounds turnip seed, 2 of White Globe, 2 of Grey Stone, & 2 of Yellow Aberdeen. 13th Sabbath. Cool cloudy morning, the day cold and windy. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. 14 Cool morning, the day cold, cloudy and windy. The boys were working at the summer fallow, some hauling out manure, and some plowing. I hoed the thistles in the potatoes. <folio 18 recto> July 1884 15th Cloudy, dry morning, the day cool, cloudy and breezy. The boys were putting out manure and plowing. I cut some thistles in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and Poebe got home this eavning. 16 Cold, misty morning, the fog cleared off and the day was dry and cold. The boys were working at the summer fallow. I cut thistles, then some wood in the afternoon. Mrs. Thos. Hanbury was here in the eavning. 17 Dark morning, the day cloudy and cool. John plowed, Jim hoed potatoes in Melancthon. Clark spread manure, Willie wed carrots and hunted up the sheep. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18 Pretty warm morning, the day dry and warm, with a good deal of sunshine. It clouded over about sunset and is now (8:40) P.M., Raining quite a nice rain, and it is very much needed. Everything �231 seems parched with the excessive dry weather. Jim and Clark are working in Melancthon. John and I worked at home at the summer fallow. Willie is laid up sick. Over Exerted himself yester- day hunting for the sheep. I rented a field of Grass today from Joshua Brinkman for six dollars. Part of the field is sown with oats, but they missed. Part of it is seeded down, but a poor catch. However, the field will make a splendid pasture. I brought Twelve head of cattle from J. Gott’s pasture. [in margin] Brought / cattle / from J. Gott’s. <folio 18 verso> July 1884 19th Splendid mizzle of rain during the forenoon, the afternoon dry, cloudy, cool and windy. I plowed a little in the morning, then sowed about Eight acres of turnips on a summer fallow. They will probably do for a run for the cattle in the fall. I sowed two pounds of White Globe, two pounds of Grey Stone and two pounds of Yellow Aberdeen. Purchased the seed from Steel Bros. & Co., To- ronto at .20¢ per pound, paid .25¢ freight on the parcel. John harrowed them in one stroke with the iron harrows. Clark and Jim are working in Melancthon. 20th Sabbath. Cool day, mostly clear, decidedly cold about sunset. Mrs. R. was at Mr. Joseph Jackson’s. 21 Cloudy cool morning, the day dry and cool. Jim took a load of stove wood to Dundalk. The oth- ers worked at weeding carrots. I fixed a fence to let the cattle get to a spring at J. Brinkman’s. 22 Bright sunny day all through, dry and warm. Clark started for Tossorontio this morning. Jim and John helped Sam to Shingle his Barn. I cut thistles. [in margin] Clark / went to /Tossorontio 23 Slight rainfall this forenoon, the afternoon dry. I cut thistles. Jim and John helped Sam to Shingle his Barn. <folio 19 recto> July 1884 24 Cloudy this morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Jim helped Sam at his barn. The rest of the family picked berries. I cut thistles in the forenoon and went to Dund[alk] in the afternoon. 25 Fine morning, the day [dry] and pretty breezy. Jim and John went to Dundalk in the forenoon for a new Reaper which I had bought. It is called the “New Brantford”. Price, $82 50/xx, cash. They commenced mowing in the afternoon. I chored around generally. [in margin] Started / Mowing / Got Reaper home. 26 Fine dry morning, the day dry, clear and pretty warm. Jim and John mowed. I went to Dundalk Cheese factory and helped to Box and weigh a quantity of cheese. Mrs. R. and I went a while to G. Broughton’s this night. 27th Sabbath. Rather dark in the morning, a slight rain, only a mizzle, through the day. 28 Fine morning, beautiful day, dry and clear. The boys mowed. I went to a council meeting at Cederville. 29 Fine morning, the day dry and clear. Jim and John mowed. I brought the grindstone from the Shanty in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Willie and I raked some hay and put it up in hand shakings. <folio 19 verso> July 1884 30th Fine morning, the day dry till about 1 P.M. when there came on a splendid rain. There was some thunder and lightening. Another rain about 7:30 P.M. It will do a vast amount of good, although it may wet the hay. Jim and John mowed in the morning while the dew was on the grass. Then they and I raked hay and hauled in just one load, when the rain came on. The boys mowed in the eavning. I cut thistles in the turnips. Miss Kate Johnson was here in the eavning. �232 31 Wet day generally, from morning till night. I went to the cheese factory in the afternoon and helped to make up the accounts. August [1884] 1st A little mizzle in the morning, the afternoon dry. Jim borrowed his Uncle Sam’s sulky Rake, and raked about two acres. 2 The grass very wet with a heavy dew this morning. Clear and dry in the afternoon. Jim raked some in the forenoon with the Sulky. John, Willie, and I hand raked. Jim took home the rake in the afternoon, then hauled in. I went to Dundalk and paid the Patrons of Cheese factory. 3rd Sabbath. Cloudy morning, and some sharp showers of rain through the day. Mr. George Glazier took shelter here a while in the afternoon from the rain. <folio 20 recto> August [1884] 4th Cloudy morning, the day dandy all through with a very slight sprinkling of rain. Jim and John mowed. I worked in the carrot patch. Mrs. R. and I went to H. Lonsway’s at night. 5 Dark, cloudy morning, the forenoon dry, a slight shower of rain came on about 5 P.M. John and Jim were mowing. Willie and I raked hay from noon till tea time. We thought to get some hauled in, but the rain prevented us. Johney took a very severe turn of cramps in his stomach after tea. He had eat [sic] a large quantity of gooseberries and I think they were the cause. We bathed his feet in hot water, put hot salt to his stomach and gave him some pain killer. He is now [dittog.: he is now], (9:35) P.M., convalescent. 6 Pretty cool day, dark, not much sunshine. Jim and I mowed and hauled in some. 7 Another dark, cool day. Jim and I mowed. Johney helped us in the afternoon. This finished our mowing. 8 A little cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. We hauled in till tea time, then helped Br. Sam. [in margin] Frost. 9 A slight frost this morning, the day fine and dry. Raked hay in the forenoon and hauled in in the afternoon. Finished haying. Mrs. R., Jim & I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Frost. <folio 20 verso> August 1884 10th Sabbath. Bright morning, the day dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Lot 31 Melancthon, and also to see Mr. William Neithercut. [in margin] Frost / at night. 11 A slight frost this morning, the day dry but cool. Mr. Skeffington Bell came here and set up the reaper which I had bought from him. We then cut some barley. The reaper worked well. Willie cut with it for about two hours. John, Jim and I tied and stooked. [in margin] Commenced / Har- vesting. 12 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty warm, especially in the afternoon. We finished cutting Bar- ley. Jim and John went to Melancthon in the afternoon. They intend chopping some large timber to get sawed into stove wood. 13 Fine morning, the day dry and hot with some clouds in the afternoon. Jim and John are chopping on the Melancthon Lot. I worked at Twp. Books. [in margin] Annie Middleton / died at 8 P.M. 14 Fine morning, the day hot and dry. Mrs. R., Eliza, Willie and Phoebe went to the carding mill beyond Maxwell with the wool. There were 38 1/2 pounds gross weight. Jim and John were cut- ting timber for the sawing machine. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot. �233 15 Sultry morning, the day very hot. Mrs. R., Eliza and I went to the funeral of Mr. J. J. Middleton’s little Annie. She was buried about 8 miles down the Gravel Road. Jim and John are working in Melancthon. [in margin] Hot. <folio 21 recto> August 1884 16th Very fine day, but extremely warm, the sky a kind of hazy in the afternoon. Mrs. R., Eliza and I put in five acres of Barley, then I drove to Melancthon for the boys who were chopping. [in mar- gin] Hot 17th Sabbath. Extremely warm in the forenoon, a smart shower of rain in the afternoon, some thunder and lightening. Brother Sam got the Democrat to go to John Jackson’s. [in margin] Hot 18 Warm morning, a little cloudy through the day, but pretty warm. Jim and I dug for water for the cattle in the swale. John went to Dundalk in the forenoon & got his boot repaired, and bought a new pair. Then he pulled pease after he came home. [in margin] First / pease / pulled 19 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy but very sultry. I pulled pease. John and Jim went to work in Melancthon. 20 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and a gentle breeze occassionally, but the air was close and warm when the breeze did not blow. The boys are working in Melancthon. I pulled pease at home. Sold Eight Lambs this eavning at $2.50 each. 21 Very sultry forenoon, a slight sprinkling of rain about 11 A.M., the afternoon cool and breezy. I took the lambs to Dundalk. Henry Lonsway hauled them. Pulled pease when I came home. Jim is skidding logs. Johney was at S. McDowell’s logging bee with his team. <folio 21 verso> August 1884 22nd Cool, cloudy morning, the day cool all through, no sunshine. The Boys were sawing in Melanc- thon. I pulled pease at home. 23 Quite cool this morning, the day decidedly cold, scarcely any sunshine. A slight rainfall twice through the day, a little about 7 A.M., and a few drops about noon. There are some indications of frost this night, the air is exceedingly cold. If there comes a frost now, grain of all kinds in this vi- cinity will suffer. The boys finished sawing at noon today. They think they have about seventy- five cords of short wood. I think sixty cords will be nearer the mark. I pulled pease at home, there are a great many thistles in them, making them very hard to pull. I Expect Clark home tonight from his uncle John Russell’s. He has been away a full month, helping him to Harvest. 24th Sabbath. Cool day, dry and cloudy. 25 Cool morning, the day cloudy, cool and windy, with a slight sprinkling of rain about noon. I was pulling pease. John was helping his Uncle Sam. Jim with the team was at Mr. Elliott’s sawing. 26 Cool morning, the day dry, cool and windy. John helpd his Uncle Sam. Jim and I pulled pease at home. Miss Sarah Bell was here a while today. John is not home yet (8:30) from Sam’s. <folio 22 recto> August 1884 27th Ground covered with a white frost this morning. A slight mist arose with the sun, the day clear and pretty warm in the afternoon. The frost, I think, done little harm, although there was an ice on the water. Jim and John hauled in pease. I pulled pease, and finished the job. Clark came home this afternoon from his uncle John Russell’s. The four boys went to Dundalk after tea to get them- selves boots. [in margin] Frost, Ice / Finished / pulling pease. �234 28 Clear morning, the sun came out but the day got cloudy after a little, the afternoon pretty black, and rain came on at night. Jim and John worked in Melancthon. I went there in the forenoon for a load of stove wood. In the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. was helping Emma Reid to quilt. 29 Rainy morning, the day wet till about 2 P.M. John and Jim were working in Melancthon. I worked at the cheese accounts. 30 Cloudy morning, but the sun shone out about 9 A.M. and the day was dry till the latter part of the afternoon, when there came on a slight mizzle of rain. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Clark, Willie and I hauled in the remainder of the pease. I sent a letter and two newspapers to Ireland. We brought home the heifer which was at W. Bell’s. [in margin] Sent / letter to / Ireland. <folio 22 verso> August 1884 31st Sabbath. Dry day. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. September [1884] 1st Cool morning, the day dry and breezy. We went to Melancthon to cut wheat with the cradles. Jim came home at night for the Reaper. Eliza is sick with the measels. 2 Bright morning, the day dry and very windy in the afternoon. We cut wheat with the reaper in the forenoon. In the afternoon the wind was so strong that we had to quit Reaping and cradle. 3 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty windy in the afternoon. The Reaper is not giving good satis- faction, had to get the agent to see it. Did not improve it any. Took it across to Brother Sam’s to cut some for him. Had hard work getting it through the Swamps. 4 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty hot. Johney finished the wheat with the cradle. Clark and I tied, then we all stooked. Jim was reaping at Sam’s. 5 Beautiful day, dry and warm, in fact hot. We reaped some oats. Skeffington Bell came and fixed up the Reaper. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 6 Dry, warm day. We craddled some oats and tied some. Clark tramped out pease with the horses. Jim took a load of wood to Parson’s in the eavning. <folio 23 recto> September 1884 7th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon windy, cloudy, some thunder and lightening and rain. Dundalk came near being burned from swamp fires. 8 Some rain this morning, the day dry from about 9 A.M. Jim and John stoned* till noon, then Jim took the team with a load of stove wood to Dundalk. I paid the patrons of cheese factory in the af- ternoon. [*stone, verb to pick stones from a ploughed field.] 9 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun got out and the day was very sultry. Jim cradled oats in Melancthon. John and I made a culvert in Melancthon in the forenoon, and tied oats in the after- noon. Miss Mary Dane and Miss Sarah Bell, Mrs. A. Lonsway, Mr. G. Broughton and wife were here in the eavning. 10 Fine morning, the sun came out bright and clear, and the forenoon was very sultry. There came on a thunder storm and heavy rain about noon. We started to haul wheat home from Melancthon. Jim got caught in the rain with the second load and took shelter in John Neithercut’s Barn. Broth- er Sam and Alex Patterson just got into the barn at home when the rain came on. Clark helped Walter Bell. 11 Drizzly morning, the forenoon dark and gloomy, the afternoon dry, sunny and windy. John cra- dled and tied some oats. Jim went to Melancthon for the grindstone, and chored around. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �235 <folio 23 verso> September 1884 12th Cool, cloudy morning, the day cool but dry. Jim Reaped for Sam. John was at John Neithercut’s threshing part of the day, the remainder he cradled for Sam. I entered orders in the Township Treasurer’s Book in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped Brother Sam to haul in. [in margin] Frost 13 White frost this morning, the sun got out and scattered the frost, the morning then clouded over, and there was signs of rain, but the clouds passed over and no rain fell. We were hauling in wheat from Melancthon. Finished the wheat and hauled in about 50 dozen of oats at home, also a load of oats from Melancthon. We had Walter Bell and his team, also Brother Sam and his team. [in margin] Frost 14th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day pretty cool and dry. 15 Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry. Rain came on about 5:30 P.M. There has not fallen much as yet (8:30 P.M.). Jim reaped some oats, John craddled some. In the afternoon I drove them out to Melancthon to cut some oats there. 16 Cloudy morning, the forenoon overcast but dry, the afternoon also dry and very windy. I worked at Cheese accounts in the forenoon, and in the afternoon helped Sam to harvest. Jim and John are cutting oats in Melancthon. 17 Cloudy morning, the day dry and windy. I helped Sam to haul in oats. Jim and John cradled the remainder of the oats in Melancthon. Got done about 3:30 P.M. <folio 24 recto> September 1884 18th Slight rain this morning, but it soon cleared off, the afternoon was dry. John Reaped oats from 10 A.M. till about 3 P.M. Jim tied some that had been cut before. I was in Dundalk in the forenoon, and after tea we tied oats and hauled in four small loads. 19 Great frost this morning, quite a heavy ice on the water, the day dry till about 4 P.M., when there was a slight rain fall. Brother Sam and I, Jim and Johney tied oats in Melancthon during the dry part of the day. Clark tied oats at home and his Mother and he hauled in two loads in the after- noon. I stopped at Sam’s all night. [in margin] Frost 20 A little rain fell early this morning, the remainder of the day was dry and breezy. I stooked oats in Melancthon till about 1:30 P.M., then tied and stooked till night. I stopped in the Melancthon cab- in all night. John finished Reaping oats at home. Clark and Jim picked stones. Heavy frost this night. [in margin] Finished / Reaping 21st Sabbath. More frost this morning, the day dry but pretty chilly. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Frost 22 Wet morning, the day showery all through. I worked at the Township Books. Jim made a sett of steps for the cellar. John chored around. Mrs. R. went to Decorate Dundalk Eng. Church. 23 Slightly wet this morning, the afternoon dry. The boys brought a load of wood from Melancthon in the afternoon, and picked stones in the forenoon. I attended Council meeting. <folio 24 verso> September 1884 24th Wet morning, the day generally showery, especially in the afternoon. I took Mrs. R. to Dr. Grif- fin*, Dundalk. She is ailing with something like dispepsia. Jim and John gathered stones during the dry part of the day. [*W.S. Griffin, Physician, is only listed in 1887 Dundalk Directory; see History of Dundalk, pp. 104, 126.] �236 25 Dry morning, but cloudy, the afternoon dry, sunny and breezy. We picked stones till tea time, then turned oat sheafes in the field. 26 Frost this morning, the day sunny and pretty breezy in the afternoon. Jim went in the forenoon to Melancthon to see if the oats were dry enough to haul in (they were not). When he came home [dittog.: when he came home], we hauled in oats at home in the afternoon. They were pretty damp, but we thought it best to draw them in. 27 Very wet morning, the day showery from morning till night. No work doing today, Except Clark who threshed out some wheat to take to the Show fair at Dundalk. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mr. Nichol’s this eavning. 28th Sabbath. Dark morning, the day overcast and frequent showers, with a very heavy rain just as night came on. Brother Sam, Pho[e]be and family were here. 29 Bright morning, the sun shone all day and was pretty drying. Willie and I kept working among the oat sheaves all day, spreading them out, then turning them over. John and Jim hauled rails to put up a fence. <folio 25 recto> September 1884 30 Cloudy, overcast morning, the sun got out after a little and it appeared as if the day might be dry. We hitched up the horses and started for the field to haul in oats, but the old saying (there is many a slip “twixt* the cup and the lips) came true, for we had scarcely got into the field when there came on a violent rain, and so put a stop to our hauling. It rained for about an hour. The afternoon was dry. Jim and John built a rail fence. I threshed some pease for Willie, who is going to take them to the show fair on the 7th of next month. [*Robert uses a double quotation mark (not the modern apostrophe), indicating a supposedly missing prefix be- in betwixt] October [1884] 1st Cloudy morning, the day generally overcast, though pretty drying. In the forenoon Jim and John went for a load of oats to Melancthon. They were so wet we had to stand them up outside the barn. Willie and I turned sheaves at home in the forenoon, and in the afternoon all hands hauled in. Brother Sam with his team came and helped us. We finished hauling in at home. The last ten acres which we put in are very damp, some of them growing in the field, but there did not seem any chance of getting them dry, as every other day for these last twelve days has been wet, and so soon as we got them a little dry, they would be wet again. It has been a tough time getting them in the barn. <folio 25 verso> October 1884 2nd Cloudy, overcast morning and [rain] began to fall about 9:30 A.M., and increased in volumn [=volume] till noon, when there was a pretty steady afternoon’s rain, and it is still (6:45) P.M. Raining! We started this morning for Melancthon to haul in oats. There was Brother Sam, Dan Reid, and Jim. They fetched a load each. The oats were pretty wet when they got home. There are about two loads still remaining in the field. 3 Slight mizzle of rain early this morning. The day cleared off soon, the afternoon was very bright and warm. I chored around in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and got en- trance tickets for the animals and articles which I mean to show at the fair in Dundalk on the 7th and 8th inst. Jim opened out oat stooks in Melancthon. John helped Brother Sam at his house. 4 Dry morning, but clouds soon began to appear. There was a slight sprinkling of rain in the fore- noon and a continuous light rain in the afternoon. We hauled oats from Melancthon, the first two �237 loads we put in the Barn, the last two loads we stood up outside the Barn as they were very wet. Brother Sam and Johney Oliver helped us. 5th Sabbath. Clear, sunshiney day all through. <folio 26 recto> October 1884 6th Bright morning, the sun shone all day. Jim helped Walter Bell to finish his harvest this afternoon. We put in the last of our oats very early this morning. It has been a tough harvest. Began on the 11th of August. Johney and Willie took up potatoes. I thrashed some grain with the flail for the Show fair. [in margin] Finished / Harvesting 7 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I took in some things and placed them in the show grounds. Jim and John raised potatoes. Brother John’s Bob and Nancy came here this afternoon. 8 Cold, wet morning, faired off a little about noon. More cold rain in the afternoon. Very unpleas- ant day. All went to the show fair. Mrs. R. got first prize for Star quilt (patch), [stricken second] third prize for fancy quilt, first for coucumbers [=cucumbers], and first for tidy [?]. Jim and John got second prizes for White and Black oats. 9 Fair day all through, but a little chilly. The Boys raised potatoes. I went to Dundalk and calculat- ed the cheese dividends. 10 Fine sunshiney day all through. I took Mrs. R., who is sick, to Dr. Barr of Hornings Mills. Jim and John were at Mr. Oliver’s logging Bee. James Patterson of Melancthon got very badly hurt at the bee by a stubb* falling on him. The shock caused concussion of the brain. He also has his col- lar Bone broken. Poor James, it will go hard with him. [*presumably a short log, falling off a load.] <folio 26 verso> October 1884 11th Bright morning, the day pleasant and dry, cloudy in the afternoon. I went to see James Patterson in the forenoon. He is very low, still, there is a slight hope of his recovery (I trust God will spare him to his family). In the afternoon I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of the factory their cheese dividends. The boys raised potatoes at home. 12th Sabbath. Fine sunny day all through. Mrs. R. and I went to see James Patterson. He is no better. John Patterson came home with us and stopped all night. 13 Cold, raw morning, the day cloudy and chilly all through. Mrs. R. and Phoebe went with Sam’s team to the carding mill. I took John Patterson to see his brother James, then I drove him to Dun- dalk station. The boys were at the potatoes. 14 Dry day. I asked hands for the threshing in the forenoon. John was logging at M. Neithercut’s Bee. Jim had the Horses helping H. Hewitt to thresh. The driver asked Jim to drive a while for him, and when he stepped on the horse power* to do so, his foot got caught. He jumped, but his foot is badly torn. The sole is torn open the breadth of the entire foot and half the length of it, also very deep. Patrick Conners and Brother Sam brought him home. Dan McDowell went for Dr. McWilliams. He came, washed, dressed and sowed it together. It’s a terrible tear. [in margin] Jim got / Foot crushed [*the horse power is the mechanism which converts the motion of the radi- al arm pulled by horses walking in a circle, through a system of gears, to power the threshing ma- chine.] <folio 27 recto> October 1884 �238 15th Fine day, till about 5 P.M. when there was some rain. Bob Mills is threshing here. Jim’s foot is pretty painful. 16 Fine day. Finished threshing: pretty fair yield, about 23 Bushels of Oats per acre, 14 of Wheat, 12 of pease and 14 of Barley. The wheat is a very good sample. The machine ground the pease into dust and blowed them away. I lost in this manner about 40 Bushels. I have 140 Bushels Wheat, 60 of pease, 70 of Barley, and near 700 B. of oats, or perhaps 730 B. of Oats, close to 1000 Bush- els in all of grain. Jim’s foot is progressing favorably. The Dr. came and dressed it this afternoon. 17 Cool, dry day. John was at H. Johnson’s threshing and Clark was at W. Bell’s threshing. Willie and I tidied up the granary and Barn. I went to Dundalk at night. 18 Quite a shower of snow fell this morning, the day was cool all through. John and Clark were at H. Lonsway’s threshing. Willie and I chored around home. Brother John and Wife came on a visit here this afternoon. [in margin] First snow 19th Sabbath. Fine day all through, but windy. Quite a number of persons came here to see how Jim’s foot was doing. Dr. McWilliams came and took the stitches out. <folio 27 verso> October 1884 20th Beautiful day from morning till night. Brother John and wife went to Brother Sam’s. Clark and John, with the team, are at D. Reid’s threshing. Willie and I put back straw in the barn. [in mar- gin] Indian / Summer 21 Dry morning, but cloudy, the day was dry. We were putting back straw in the barn. Brother John and Eliza were here at night. Very heavy rain storm at night. [in margin] Notice of sale / Essa. [*see below; attempt to sell the farm owned jointly by John and Robert Russell in Essa] 22 Wet morning, the day showery and cold. Brother John and wife left for home. John and Willie were at J. Gott’s threshing in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I sat up this night with James Patterson at R. Oliver’s. 23 Ground covered with snow and plenty more falling this morning. Snow falling all through the day. There is now (7:30) P.M. Six or 7 inches of snow and more falling. I came home from Mr. Oliver’s, called at Brother Sam’s and bought a cow from him for $2300/XX. [in margin] Snow 24 Heavy coating of snow on the ground, and more falling, the day generally wintry-like with fre- quent showers of snow. John cut some firewood and hauled it home. I went to Dundalk. 25 Wintry morning, cold, and snow on the ground, the day pretty cold except where the sun shone. John took 285 pounds wheat and 460 [pounds] mixed grain to the mill. He used the sleigh. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Doctor / Here 4th / time <folio 28 recto> October 1884 26th Sabbath. Snow and slop, very disagreeable day, snow melting at night. 27 Rain this morning, and mostly all through the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon dry. John and Willie cleaned pease. I went to Dundalk. Jim’s foot is mending slowly. It causes him con- siderable of pain sometimes. 28 Snow, pretty much all gone, the day a little chilly, but not very cold. John and I took up turnips and carrots. Willie drove his mother to Dr. Barr’s. 29 Very nice day all through, dry, mild and breezy. John and I with the team were at Brother Sam’s threshing. Doctor here to see Jim’s foot, 5th time. Jim’s foot is mending slowly, still, it is mend- ing, for which we may be thankful. 30 Nice mild day all through, a little snow still remains in the bush, waiting on the next to come. John and Willie were taking up potatoes in Melancthon. The Scott act* was voted on in Dufferin �239 and carried by over 500 of a majority. Two of the Brinkman boys were here tonight to see Jim. One of our cows swelled up this night after coming off the turnips. She was dead this morning when Clark went to fetch the cattle home. [*The Canadian Temperance Act (known as the Scott Act, since its major sponsor was Sir Richard Scott), passed in 1878 by the Canadian Parliament, allowed communities or counties to vote separately on the question of prohibition. Dufferin is “dry” as a result of this vote, but is Dundalk, in Grey County? See http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/prohibition/] 31 Dry in the forenoon, wet in the afternoon. John brought home a cow from Brother Sam’s. I bought her for $2300/xx, intend fatttening her. Then he went to H. Hewitt’s threshing. I took a cowhide to Dundalk, brought $3.85. <folio 28 verso> November 1884 1st Dark morning, and in the afternoon snow fell to a considerable extent, the snow pretty soft. John was at H. Hewitt’s threshing in the forenoon. We put in some straw, gathered up some turnips, then I went to Dundalk at night. 2nd Sabbath. Dark day all through, the snow again dissapearing. Miss Hannah Neithercut and her sister Minnie were here. 3 Dark morning, the day generally cloudy, a small bit of sunshine once. The snow is mostly all gone. Jim’s foot is improving. Miss Minnie Neithercut and her sister Hannah are here. John and I brought in our potatoes, and some of our carrots into the cellar. I had the smallest yield of pota- toes this year that I ever had, about 40 bushels on an acre and a half. 4 Cloudy morning, quite a quantity of soft snow fell during the day, the afternoon was soft, almost like a thaw. We were choring around today. 5 Very cold, stormy morning, the day blust[e]ry all through. Quite a severe snow storm. John took Miss Minnie Neithercut and her sister home, and brought the cattle from Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 29 recto> November 1884 6th Plenty of snow on the ground this morning, the day pretty mild, a good deal of snow melted. Went to Shelburne in the cars*, walked from there to Brother John’s in Tossorontio. [*in the cars = on the train; in the absence of passenger cars, travellers sat on plank benches installed in box- cars (see History of Dundalk, p. 36). Robert’s walk from Shelburne to John’s was about twenty miles (from Shelburne to close to Alliston).] 7 Snow still disappearing, not much here, the day pretty mild all through. I went in the eavning with Brother John to Alliston, seen John Agnew, then went home with him and stopped there all night. 8 Mild day all through, little or no snow here, sun shining a good deal. John Agnew, John Russell and I attended the advertised sale of the Essa farm. It was not sold. The Hussay’s paid up all the interest due to the first of the present month, being one year and eight months interest, also all the costs. They further agreed [MS:agreead] to give a new mortgage on the farm, to run Five years from first of the present month, the mortgage to carry seven per cent per annum interest. They signed an agreement to this affect [=effect], the writing to be completed in ten days. [in margin] Attended / Sale of / Essa Lot 9th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day mild all through. John Agnew drove me to William Lonsway’s near Clover Hill. We stopped a while there and then came back to John’s. 10 Another fine morning, the day fine all through. John’s son, J. T., drove me up to Brother John’s in the forenoon. I stopped at John’s that afternoon and night. �240 <folio 29 verso> November 1884 11th Fine morning, the day mild all through. Brother John’s Jim drove me up six concessions on my way home. I then turned him back and footed it to Shelburne, took the cars from there home. Johney attended the fair at Dundalk today and sold a pair of three and a half year old steers for Sixty dollars. 12 Mild in the forenoon, but chilly in the afternoon. Johney chopped wood in the afternoon and went to Mr. Nichol’s threshing in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 13 Mild morning, the day dry and breezy in the afternoon. Johney and Willie with the oxen went to Melancthon to stump and stone. I stopped at home and done the chores. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 14 The ground covered with white frost, the sun shone out and the day was beautiful, almost like In- dian Summer. Johney and Willie are working in Melancthon. I took care of the animals at home. Miss M. Hewitt was here. 15 Mild day, the sun shone out bright and clear most of the day. John and Willie worked in Melanc- thon. I was in Dundalk on cheese business. 16th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day beautiful all through. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. <folio 30 recto> November 1884 17th Cold, raw morning, the day cold all through. Johney and Willie went to Melancthon to work. 18 Pretty chilly morning, the day cold. John and Willie are working in Melancthon. 19 The ground very hard frozen this morning, a chilly air, generally, all day. John and Willie worked in Melancthon. I went to R. Cornell’s to help make out the milk accounts. Came home about 2 O’clock [at] Night. 20 Cool morning, the day dry, cool and breezy. I worked at home till 3 P.M. at the milk accounts, then I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of factory for their cheese. 21 Rather milder this morning, the air was soft through the day and the ground thawed some. The boys worked in Melancthon. 22 Pretty sharp frost this morning, the day cold all through. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Brother Sam brought home the Democrat Waggon at night. He had been away since last Tuesday through the Townships of Mulmer, Nottawaysaga and Collinwood [=Nottawasaga, Collingwood] trying to get a farm to rent. He did not succeed. 23rd Sabbath. Rain in the morning, rain at noon with a strong wind. The rain turned to snow at night. Two Miss Johnson[s], H. Hewitt & Richard Neithercut were here. <folio 30 verso> November 1884 24th Very cold morning, blowing, snowing and freezing, and continued so all day. We butchered nine pigs. Henry Lonsway helped us. 25 Stormy morning, snowing, blowing and freezing all day. Willie and I took four fat pigs butchered to Dundalk, sold them for $5.20 per cwt. John went to Walter Bell’s threshing. He did not thresh. 26 Cold stormy morning, snowing, blowing and freezing all day. Johney and Willie went to Mr. Wright’s grist mill, they took 15 Bush[els] & 48 pounds wheat, got near to 40 p. per Bushel. 27 Mild morning, a softness in the air, day almost like a thaw, the day pleasant all through. John was at W. Bell’s threshing. Mrs. Bowler, Mrs. Neithercut and her daughter, Martha, were here. I went to Mrs. Bowler’s at night. �241 28 Mild morning, the day mild and foggy, like a fall of rain or more snow. John underbrushed* in Melancthon. I got a ton of hay of [sic] Dan Reid for $7.00. He hauled it home, then he helped me drive a yoke of steers from Brother Sam’s home. Mrs. C. Bell was here today, also Jim Nic[h]ol and three of his sisters were here a while at night. [*cut underbrush on lot that has been logged, or about to be logged] <folio 31 recto> November 1884 29th Mild morning, a little snow fell during the day and the afternoon got chilly. John was underbrush- ing. Clark took Four head of our young cattle and two of Brother Sam’s to Tossorontio to Brother John’s to feed them for the winter. Mr. D. Reid and wife were here a while tonight. [in margin] Cattle / sent to / John’s. 30th Sabbath. Pretty mild day, a little sunshine now and then. I was at Brother Sam’s at night, also to see J. Patterson. He is improving rapidly. December [1884] 1st Mild morning, the day generally mild, not much sunshine. John and Willie took the team and went to Melancthon to repair the Horse stable. Willie brought home a load of stove wood in the afternoon. Mrs. Widow Broughton and her daughter, Mrs. Lonsway, were here this eavning. Clark got home this eavning. 2 Mild day but cloudy, and without any sunshine, the sky greately[sic] overcast at night, indicating snow. A moderate wind prevailed during the day. John is working in Melancthon. Jim’s foot is mending very slowly. 3 Misty day from norning till night, a slight thaw, strong winds in the morning. John is at the Shan- ty. 4 Beautiful day, bright sun, the snow disappearing rapidly. Mrs. R. took Jim in to Sam’s in the sleigh. John is working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Sent letter / to William / Omega, Tenn [i.e. his brother William] <folio 31 verso> December 1884 5th Misty morning, the sun shone out after a while, and the forenoon was beautiful, the afternoon was rainy. John is working in Melancthon. I went to Sam’s in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. R. and I took Jim to Dundalk for the Doctor to see his foot. 6 Cloudy morning, a general thaw has sett in. Wet afternoon, Raining now (8:00 P.M.), the wind pretty brisk. John was working in Melancthon. Brother Sam and I went to Melancthon, he helped me to make a wood rack. 7th Sabbath. Very wet day from morning till night, the rain turned to snow at night. 8 Blowing and snowing this morning, the day windy and snow fell during most of the day. John is working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, got a payment from Collector of Tax- es, also paid Dr. McWilliam* for his services to Jim’s crushed foot. [*Previously treated Jim, “at point of death” in late June, early July 1879. Dr. McWilliam began medical practice in Dundalk upon graduation from Trinity Medical College in Toronto in 1876, selling his practice in 1921; see History of Dundalk, p. 128; and 21 Dec. 1882, above.] 9 Blowing and snowing this morning, a good deal of snow fell during the day, but the wind blew it off the roads. No sleighing worth anything. John is working in Melancthon. 10 Pretty cool morning, the middle of the day a little sunny, the afternoon cooler, the day calm. Mrs. D. Reid and Miss S. Bell helped Mrs. R. to quilt. I paid Melancthon tax, Valuation $850, Co. Rate �242 3 mills (2.55), Township R. 2 ½ (2.13), Railroad R. 3. (2.55), drainage $6.89, Trustee tax $3.83, total $17.95. [amounts we give in parentheses are written as superscript, underscored]. [in mar- gin] Paid / Melancthon / Tax <folio 32 recto> December 1884 11th Pretty sharp morning, the day very variable, snow and sunshine, storm and calm. John is working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. took some provisions to him and brought home the Bobsleighs which were there. 12 Pretty sharp morning, the day chilly all through. John is working in Melancthon. Miss J. Neither- cut came here this afternoon. 13 Cold morning, the afternoon rather milder, not any sun, the day cloudy all through. No sleighing and very bad wagoning. Miss Neithercut was here making a dress for Eliza. John was working in Melancthon. Willie, Clark and I moved some straw in the mow in order to get at the hay. Clark and I then went to Dundalk in the afternoon, he bought himself an overcoat at $10.50. Willie took Jim in the sleigh to Johney Neithercut’s. He is going to stop there tonight. Mr. Thos. Middleton, Teacher of this Sch. Sect. Was here tonight. I paid him his order $333.00. 14th Sabbath. Cold, raw wind, the day dark, without any sunshine. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 15 Lots of snow falling this morning, and plenty of snow fell during the day. Pretty good sleighing now. John hauled stove wood home from Melancthon. I attended council meeting in Dundalk. Frank Millsop died this morning. [in margin] Sleighing <folio 32 verso> 16th Cold stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing. The day cold and stormy all through. We Butchered a fat cow. Dan Reid was chief Executioner, John Gott helped to skin her. I had bought her about 45 days ago for $25.00. I have been fattening her since then, she is in good order. 17 Sharp morning, the day cold all through, a little snow fell occasionally. John helped Walter Bell at his wood bee. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18 Cold morning, the day extremely cold, a little snow fell occasionally. John started to haul cord- wood to Dundalk. Henry Lonsway is helping him, the sleighing is good. [in margin] Hauled first / wood to / Station / this winter. 19 Extremely cold morning, a sharp freeze all day. Some sunshine through the day, no wind, the day calm. Mrs. Skeffington Bell was here. I was sawing up a cow today and a mighty hard job it was. She was frozen as hard as [a] stick. [in margin] Cold. 20 Extremely cold day from morning till night. Good sleighing, a little snow falling at night. John was hauling cordwood. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] very cold 21st Sabbath. A little milder this morning, the middle of the day fine, the afternoon cold. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. <folio 33 recto> December 1884 22nd Very stormy morning, the day stormy all through, blowing and snow drifting very badly in the afternoon. John hauled wood to Dundalk. 23 Sharp morning, the day pretty chilly all through, no wind, but calm. I worked at the township Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. John Agnew was here all night. 24 Pretty cold day, not any blow but a sharp freeze. John hauled wood. I worked at the Township Books. John Agnew left for home this forenoon. �243 25 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold all through. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here a while in the afternoon. William Agnew and wife and wife’s sister came here in the afternoon. Clark got home from O. S.* Examination. [*Owen Sound was a venue for Teacher Qualification examinations; Clark is aged 17.] 26 Bright sun pretty much all day, but rather sharp freeze, the day pleasant. John hauled wood. Clark hauled home a load of stove wood. 27 Cold morning, the day pretty chilly, the day overcast, no sunshine. John hauled cordwood. I and Clark fixed a place to fat a sow in. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, bought 10 Bushels pease at .56¢ per Bushel. 28 Sabbath. Mild day, like a thaw, especially in the eavning. 29 Soft forenoon, the afternoon raining. A thaw has set in. John hauled wood to Dundalk. I went to the nomination.* Mrs. R. went to a Quilting at Phoebe’s. Jim also went to Brother Sam’s. [*It is unclear which level of government the nominations are for. It is likely for township council (for which Robert and two eldest sons vote on 5 Jan. 1884); for provincial government, Robert votes for M. P. P (Member of Provincial Parliament) on 18 March 1884.] <folio 33 verso> December 1884 30th Thawing all day, Raining in the afternoon. The boys are in Melancthon. Jim is at Sam’s. Willie brought the horses home from Melancthon in the afternoon. T. Hanbury, John Neithercut and Tom Mitchel[l] were here. [in margin] Thaw. 31 Rain in the morning, a little sunshine towards noon, strong cold wind in the afternoon. Freezing at night. Clark was at J. Patterson’s wood bee. Jim is stopping at Brother Sam’s. Johney is working in Melancthon. Willie came home from Melancthon for the oxen. The old year is again passing away and will soon be ended. We have had pretty fair fortune during its continuance, no sickness which is something to be thankful for. Pretty fair crops and good health. The only drawback was the accident to Jim’s foot, but I think that time will eventually restore it to its proper use. Good by[e], Old Year, and may your successor prove a Beneficial One. <folio 34 recto> January 1885 1st Cold morning, the day cold all through, sharp cutting wind, freezing keenly. The boys are work- ing in Melancthon. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s. Jim is at Brother Sam’s. 2 Very cold morning, cold noon and cold afternoon. Sharp air, freezing keen. The boys are in Melancthon. Jim got home from Sam’s. His Mother went after him with the Sleigh. The sleigh- ing is gone, though. 3 Sharp cold morning, the day pretty breezy, the wind very cutting, scarcely any sunshine. John, Clark and Willie were working in Melancthon. 4th Sabbath. Pretty mild day, some sunshine. 5 Pretty mild day all through. Jim, John and I went to Proton and voted*, then John and Jim went and voted in Melancthon. [*Jim and John are aged 21 and 19, respectively. As property owners and residents in both townships, they vote in both Proton and Melancthon municipal elections.] 6 A little sharp this morning, the afternoon mild. John is working in Melancthon. Jim is stopping somewhere, there. Clark & Eliza started for school. 7 Windy, generally, through the day, with several flurrys of snow, the day inclined to be soft. Willie started for school. John is working in Melancthon. �244 8 Rather mild morning, the day mild. John was working in Melancthon. We took Jim to Dundalk in the afternoon, to the Doctor’s. Mr. R. Oliver got his Barn, some grain, implements, and some stock burned this morning about 5 A.M. [in margin] R. Oliver’s Barn / Burned. <folio 34 verso> January 1885 9th Mild in the forenoon, cold and a little snow in the afternoon, very strong wind at night with a blinding snow storm. The wind kept very high all night, making the house quiver. John went to Mr. Oliver’s bee to haul lumber. George Rutherford came here at night and Insured the outbuild- ings for $500.00 and contents for $800.00, total $1,300.00, paid $13.00 for insurance and $1.00 for fees. The insurance to last for 3 years from date. [in margin] Insured / in Western. 10 Pretty sharp morning, strong wind the middle of the day, and afternoon was mild. John and Clark went to Melancthon and finished making wood rack. 11th Sabbath. Mild day with a slight snowfall in the afternoon, the afternoon also pretty windy. I went to Brother Sam’s, Mr. Joseph Jackson and wife, and Miss S. Jackson was at our place. 12 Sharp morning, high wind and snow, the day was very windy, with frequent showers of drifting snow. John left with the team to swamp out short wood in Melancthon. Mr. H. Lonsway and wife were here at night. 13 Very cold morning, the day sharp all through. John was hauling wood from Melancthon to Dun- dalk. 14 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold all through. Rather strong wind. I went in the forenoon to Mr. Oliver’s Raising, then accompanied brother Sam to Dundalk. John was hauling short wood to Dundalk. <folio 35 recto> 1885 January 15 Rather cold morning, the afternoon something milder. Pretty good sleighing on account of a slight snow fall last night. John was hauling short wood to Dundalk. Jim went to John Arnold’s in the eavning, then he went with Joseph Jackson to his place. I went to Dundalk. 16 Pretty chilly morning and quite a snowfall in the forenoon, very cold towards night and a very strong wind. Miss Sarah Bell visited us in the afternoon and Miss Gen* Neithercut came here in the eavening to make up a coat, cloak or something else for Eliza. John was hauling wood to Dundalk. [*Short for Jennie?, whose older sister married Josiah Saudier, both are daughters of Jo- seph Neithercut; History of Dundalk, p. 360.] 17 Extremely cold, stormy morning, the day one of storm all through. High wind, piercing cold, drifting show. Miss Neithercut is here. John took one load of wood to Dundalk and brought an- other home in the eavning. Clark helped Sam Lonsway 1/2 day at his sawing. I am Forty-nine years of age. [in margin] Birthday. 18th Sabbath. Cold stormy day, Blowing and snowing. [in margin] Cold. 19 Very cold all through the day, Blowing and freezing, the coldest day, I think, [that has] come this winter. I hired a horse and cutter from G. R. Phillips* for $1.50, went to Hopeville to a council meeting. I am retained again as Township Treasurer, Salary $75.00 per annum. [in margin] In- tensely Cold. [*G.R. Phillips, livery stable, 1887 business directory; History of Dundalk, p. 104.] <folio 35 verso> 20th Cold morning, the day very sharp all through, a stormy wind and freezing keenly, no sun, the day cloudy. John is hauling wood to Dundalk, Jim is stopping in Melancthon. [in margin] Cold. �245 21 Cold stormy day from morning till night, Blowing and snowing with an intense freeze. John is working with the team in Melancthon. Miss Sarah Bell of Proton was married today to a Mr. Pat- terson of Egremont. [in margin] Miss Bell / married. 22 Bright sunny morning, the sky got overcast towards noon, the afternoon was cold. John is work- ing at the cordwood. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 23 Pretty sharp morning, the day generally cold. John was hauling cordwood to Dundalk 24 Milder this morning, the day inclined to be soft, almost like a thaw. John and Brother Sam were hauling cordwood to Dundalk. 25th Sunday. A little colder than yesterday, quite a quantity of snow fell. Mrs. R. and I went to Br. Sam’s. I then went to meeting. 26 Stormy morning, blowing and drifting, the day one of storm and cold. John hauled one load to Dundalk and one home. A. Lonsway and his son James were here. <folio 36 recto> January 1885 27th Quite a keen freeze this morning, the day very cold all through. John went to Melancthon to haul wood. Minnie Neithercut went home this morning with John. I have just got the Township Books audited and my accounts are straight as possible. 28 Very cold morning, hard freezing, especially in the forenoon, the afternoon a little milder with some sunshine. John and Brother Sam were hauling wood to Dundalk. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 29 Cold morning, the day cold all through, very little sunshine. Sharp freeze. John was hauling cordwood to Dundalk. Brother John and wife, and cousin Mary Murphy, came here this eavning. 30 Not so cold as yesterday, the day considerably warmer in the afternoon. Johney was hauling cordwood to Dundalk. Brother John, his wife and daughter Minnie, and cousin Mary Murphy, are here. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 31 Mild morning, the day pleasant, with considerable of sunshine now and then. Brother John went to Brother Sam’s. Johney was hauling cordwood. Clark left home this morning to go to School in Alliston.* Willie and I cleaned up a small grist. [*Clark is attempting to qualify as a teacher; he plans to attend middle school.] <folio 36 verso> February 1885 1st Sabbath. Considerable of snow fell in the forenoon, the day pretty chilly. John and Mrs. R. went with the team to Brother Sam’s for John and the others. 2 Cold this morning but the day got milder and the afternoon was pretty nice. John finished hauling long wood to Dundalk. Brother John and his company went home. Mrs. Thos. Robinson was bur- ied today. [in margin] Finished / Hauling / longwood. 3 Mild morning, the day mild all through, with a little snowfall in the afternoon. John went to the mill with a small grist. I chored around. Mr. Nichol called in the eavening. 4 Pretty mild day, scarcely any sunshine but the air soft, the trees covered over with a very heavy hoar frost. John was hauling logs for Henry Lonsway. 5 Sharp morning, Keen frost, the middle of the day something milder, but the afternoon, especially about nightfall, extremely cold. I posted a letter to Brother William “Omega P. O., Houston Co , St. of Tennessee”, also another to Sister Sarah “Sunnidale Corners P. 0.”* [in margin] Posted / let- ter / to Br. William. [*Sunnidale Corners is in Simcoe County, near New Lowell.] �246 6 Very cold morning, terrible frost, the middle of the day and afternoon was milder with quite a bit of sunshine. John was hauling short wood to Dundalk. Mr. Walter Nichols and Wife were here a while at night. <folio 37 recto> February 1885 7 Not near so cold a morning as yesterday, the afternoon, especially, was quite sunny, but on about dark there was a severe frost again. John hauled one load of short wood to Dundalk in the fore- noon, then he went to Wright’s mill in the afternoon. He had left to be gristed Eleven Bushels and Fourteen pounds, and he got Four hundred and forty five pounds of flour or almost Forty pounds to the bushel. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8th Sabbath. Cold and windy, some snow fell in the afternoon, and drifted at night 9 Cold, Blustering morning, the day very stormy all through, snowing and blowing. Johney brought a load of firewood in the forenoon from Melancthon. He hurt his finger pretty badly while load- ing, struck his finger between the load and the stick he was throwing up. Clark got home from Al- liston where he had went to School. No Room for him in the school, more money wasted, fitting him out, cost me about $20.00, all for nothing, humbug from beginning to end of the drama. First lamb came this morning. Ewe had two, one of them was dead when found. [in margin] First Lamb. 10 Very cold morning, Blowing and freezing, the day extremely cold all through. I went to Dundalk to try to sell my cordwood, did not get a bid for it, the first class wood in the yard was selling for $1.75 per cord. James Murphey was here, I met with him in Dundalk. [in margin] Very cold. <folio 37 verso> February 1885 11th Very cold morning, intense frost, the day cold all through. James Murphey stopped here all day. [in margin] cold. 12th Another cold morning but not quite so sharp as yesterday. John went to Melancthon to haul some short wood to Dundalk. James Murphy went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] cold. 13 Another cold morning, the day a little milder in the afternoon. John brought a small load wood home. [in margin] cold. 14 A little milder this morning, the sun shone out and made things look cheery, the afternoon was rather mild. We Butchered a fat pig in the forenoon and took her to Dundalk in the afternoon. Sold her for $5.50 per hundred pounds. She weighed 319 pounds. I sold my cordwood to a Mr. Higgins for $1.60 per cord and $2.00 more added to the sum total of price. It is very little for it. I got $2.75 per cord last year. 15th Sabbath. Sharp cold day all through. 16 Very cold morning, the day Blowing and freezing and Extremely cold. John and Jim went to Dundalk and measured the wood, there were 74 cords. In the afternoon John and I hauled two saw logs from the field. I got 2 Tons of Hay from Mrs. Bowler at $8.00 per ton. 17 Another cold day, very sharp frost. John went with the saw logs to the mill in the forenoon, and in the afternoon [brought] 8 saw logs home. <folio 38 recto> February 1885 18th Something milder than yesterday, still there was a pretty sharp frost. John hauled logs to the saw mill. Mrs. H. Bowler was here. 19 Pretty cold in the forenoon, sharp frost, the afternoon something milder. John hauled a load of stove wood to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, seen brother Sam there. He came near �247 loosing [=losing] about $400.00. In getting into the sleigh at home he put the money in his wife’s satchal and left the satchel on the wood pile, right on the edge of the travelled road, while he placed the child in its mother’s arms. He drove to Dundalk without the satchel, missed his money, then turned and came home. Luckily he found it on the wood pile where he left it. 20 Cold morning, the middle of the day something milder, the afternoon cold with a sharp frost. John hauled a load of wood to Dundalk and another home. He and Jim went to a flare-up* held in Mr. John Duncan’s at night, under the patronage of W. Acheson’s Boys. I went to Dundalk, sent a cheque to the Manager Bank of Commerce for $577.85 to Redeem the second Drainage Debenture of School Section No. 1 Proton, also Deposited Near $500.00 in the Dundalk Bank. [*obviously some sort of party; perhaps an outdoor bonfire?] 21 Sharp morning, the day cold all through. John brought a load of wood home, and a little hay that he had left at John Neithercut’s. Mrs. R. visited Mrs. C. Bell in the eavening. <folio 38 verso> February 1885 22nd Sabbath. Pretty chilly in the forenoon, the sun shone out about 10 A.M., the afternoon was pleas- ant. Mrs. R. and I went to H. Lonsway’s in the afternoon. 23 Bright beautiful morning, the sun shone out strong all day, the day mild. John and Jim started for Melancthon to work stove wood. This is the first day that Jim attempted work since the 14th of last October, when he got his foot badly crushed and mangled in the Horse power of a threshing machine. The foot is far from being well yet. The Township auditors, Messrs. F. Nixon and T. Fennell were auditing my books here as Treasurer of the Township. [in margin] Jim / tried / work. 24 Rather hazy this morning, the forenoon without sunshine, the afternoon sunny and mild. Jim and John worked in Melancthon. Eliza went from school to Joseph Ne[i]thercut’s, little Joe Neithercut came to our place with Clark and Willie. 25 Beautiful morning, the sun shone out clear all day, the day very pleasant. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s last night. His Baby Boy is sick nigh unto death with inflamation on the lungs. I came home this morning, Mrs. R. stopped till this afternoon. The baby is something better. Jim is in Melancthon. John is at Mr. Hewett’s wood bee. <folio 39 recto> February 1885 26th Beautiful Day all through. John and Jim are in Melancthon working. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27 Another fine day, almost like a thaw, the air soft and the snow inclined to melt. John and Jim worked in Melancthon. Mrs. Pierce, a religious crank stopped here all night. 28 Pretty mild morning, the day soft all through, not freezing much. Jim worked in Melancthon, cut- ting stove wood. John hauled home two loads of stove wood. I cleaned oats in the forenoon, as- sisted by Clark and Willie. They cleaned in the afternoon themselves and I went to Dundalk to at- tend a meeting of the Patrons of the cheese Factory. At night Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s and sat up all night with his Baby. March [1885] 1st Sabbath. Mild morning, but some snow falling, the day was something colder in the eavening. Brother Sam brought Mrs. R. and I home. The child is something better. 2 Mild in the forenoon, with some sunshine, the afternoon was cold and blowing. Jim took the team to Melancthon to haul stove wood to Dundalk. John cut cedar posts at home, I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Got letter / from Br. / William. �248 3 Dark, lowering day without sunshine, but not cold. Jim hauled stove wood to Dundalk, John cut posts. I worked at the Township accounts. <folio 39 verso> March 1885 4th Dark day all through, with some snow falling now and then, not cold, rather inclined to be soft. John hauled posts out of the Swamp in the forenoon with the oxen, in the afternoon he went to Dundalk. Jim was at Mont[gomery] Neithercut’s sawing. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I went to see about a letter of mine which I posted on the 20th of last month to the manager, Bank of Commerce, Toronto, containing a cheque for $577.85 to retire Debenture No. 2, Drainage of School Sect. No. 1 Proton. Said letter has went wrong somehow, although I Regis- tered it. I wrote to the manager respecting it on the 2nd inst. but I have got no reply. 5 Mild morning, but cloudy, the day cloudy all through. John hauled posts out of the swamp. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, sold my oats to Sam McCullough for .34 3/4 ¢ per Bushel. 6 Beautiful morning, the day splendid, delicious Sunshine all day long. I attended Council Meeting at Cederville. John hitched up the colts. 7 Pretty fine day, but not near so pleasant as yesterday. There was a good deal of sunshine, but pret- ty sharp frost. John, Clark and Willie cleaned oats. Jim is somewhere, not at home. <folio 40 recto> March 1885 8th Sabbath. Pretty mild in the forenoon, the afternoon a little rough and windy. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 9 Mild in the morning, it began getting rough about 10 A.M., and the wind arose very high, accom- panied with snow late in the afternoon, and through the forepart of the night the storm was bad. Phoebe came here in the forenoon and in the afternoon Sam came. We took a load of oats to Dun- dalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Big Blow. 10 Pretty cold morning, the day pretty sharp all through. Sam was here a while about noon. Jim and Johney started for Melancthon to cut stove wood. They left in the eavning. 11 Milder this morning, the day cloudy but not cold. Jim and John are working in Melancthon. Mr. Abraham Jackson was here on his rounds, trying to raise money to wipe out the debt for the build- ing of the English Church in Dundalk. 12 Pretty sharp in the morning, the afternoon milder, with a little sunshine. Jim and John are cutting stove wood. I took a load of oats to Dundalk. 13 Very cold morning, the sky hazy with a cutting wind, a snow storm in the afternoon. Jim and John are in Melancthon. I took two loads of oats to Dundalk. 14 Cold, stormy day. I took a load of oats to Dundalk and hauled Sam a load of firewood in the af- ternoon. <folio 40 verso> March 1885 15th Sabbath. Very stormy day, blowing, snowing and freezing, the roads drifting up badly. [in mar- gin] Storm. 16 Very cold morning, no traffic on the roads, they are filled up with snow, the afternoon piercing cold. Jim and John started to cut cordwood in Melancthon. Brother Sam came here and he and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. He bought a Black horse, rising Eight years old, from Kenneth McAulay for $120.00 on ten months’ time. I went in the note with him. [in margin] Sam’s / note due / January / 16th 1886. �249 17 Cold morning, a sharp frost all day long. Jim and John are working in Melancthon. 18 Cold morning, the day cold all through. The Boys are at Melancthon, working at the cordwood. I clerked at Kenneth McAulay’s sale. 19 Very sharp morning, the day piercing cold all through. Jim and John are at Melancthon. I hitched up the horses in the afternoon and drove to Dundalk for the mail matter, then I went to Mr. H. Johnson’s for Mrs. R. who was at a Quilting. Mrs. Sarah Patterson, Walter Bell, Mr. Patterson and Mrs. W. Bell were here at night. [in margin] Mrs. S. Patterson here. 20 Very sharp morning, the day cold all through. Jim and John are in Melancthon. 21 Very sharp morning, the day cold all through. Jim and John are in Melancthon. Jim got a laced boot made for his crushed foot, the first since it was hurt. [in margin] Sent letter to Sister Sarah. <folio 41 recto> March 1885 22nd Sabbath. Clear cold day all through, sunshine, but sharp frost. Mr. Skeffington Bell and wife were here. 23 Cold morning, the day pretty sharp all through, a good deal of sunshine but cold wind. John and I started for the Grist mill with Five Bags of wheat. When we got part of the way the mares began to crowd each other off the track. We had to Borrow a one horse sleigh and put our wheat on it and go to the mill with the one mare. The snow is very deep on the roads, being drifted. Our mares are very heavy with foal and our Journey was very risky. Slightly worked one of them. 24 Stormy morning, Blowing and snowing at a fearful rate. The day was one of storm all through. John and Jim left for Melancthon to cut cordwood. 25 Pretty sharp morning, the day had a little sunshine about noon, the afternoon mild. 26 Soft wind this morning, the sun shone out in the forenoon, melting the snow. A big snow storm came on in the afternoon, the snow very soft, inclined to turn to Rain. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon, posted a letter to Brother William, Houston Co., Omega P. O., St. of Tennessee, U.S. Miss Mariah Maxwell and Mrs. Maria Broughten were here. 27 Soft in the forenoon, thaw wind and bright sunshine. The afternoon pretty sharp frost. I was at Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 41 verso> March 1885 28th Hard morning, the roads stiffened up well with the frost last night. There was some sunshine in the middle of the day and through the afternoon. I got Daniel Reid to go to the mill with his team on account of my team crowding. 29th Sabbath. Bright sunny day but a cool air. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s with the team. We had to go three miles out of our way on account of Side Road 220 being filled with snow. When we got within 40 Rods of Sam’s House our horses crowded so that we had to take them off the sleigh. 30 Dark morning, but mild, quite a snow storm came on in the afternoon, and it is now (9 P. M.) snowing thick. John and Willie started for Melancthon this morning. John to chop and Willie to cook. David Kinnear came to chop, have hired him for 1/2 month at $7 1/2. Jim hauled 2 loads of stove wood home from Melancthon. Clark and I cleaned some Barley in the eavening to get chopped. 31 Stormy in the afternoon, snowing very heavily. Jim hauled wood in the afternoon. Jim also took 7 bags of Barley and Oats to the mill to be chopped. <folio 42 recto> April 1885 �250 1st Blustery day, storming a good deal. Jim is in Melancthon, though not chopping. He has a pain in his Breast. John is chopping. Willie is cooking. 2 Another blustery day, storming. John is chopping cordwood in Melancthon. Jim is on the sick list. Mrs. R. and I visited at A. Lonsway’s tonight. 3 Not so cold as yesterday, a good deal of sunshine during the day. I went to Dundalk for the chop. A. Lonsway went with me. Jim came home this afternoon. 4 Pretty sharp morning, the day pretty chilly although there was a good deal of sunshine , the after- noon pretty chilly. I helped D. Reid in the afternoon to draw in two loads of Hay. Clark, who had went to the shanty on Friday morning, came home sick this afternoon. 5th Sabbath. Pretty sharp morning, quite a bit of Bland [MS:Blank?] sunshine in the forenoon, with showers of sleet. [in margin] Easther. 6 Rather pleasant all through the day, genuine sunshine most part of the time. The snow took a start towards the rivers and Lakes. John and Clark went to Melancthon to chop. Willie went to cook. Jim hauled a load of stove wood home in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk. 7 Cloudy day all through, with a little rain now and then, the snow melting. I attended a special meeting of Council at Hopeville. S. Bell provided horse and cutter. [in margin] Thaw. <folio 42 verso> April 1885 8th Cold stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing. The snow stopped after a little, but the wind increased, the afternoon was piercing cold. The wind was so strong and the roads so icy that it was with difficulty any person could walk without falling. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and posted a Draft to the Manager of Molsons Bank, Owen Sound, for $1440.00, Sinking funds of School Sections, to remain on deposit. In the afternoon I again went to Dundalk for the veterinary surgeon to attend Mr. A. Lonsway’s mare. [in margin] First / cow /calved. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day pleasant, the snow melting, quite springlike. John is chopping. John Agnew stopped here this night. 10 Cloudy mostly all day, the snow melting a little, going away very slowly. John is chopping. 11 Quite a change from yesterday, snowing and blowing mostly all day. John & Clarke were chop- ping. [in margin] 2nd Cow calved 12th Sabbath. Pretty cold day all through, the snow melted a little in the sunny side of the buildings in the afternoon. 13 Cold morning, the day stormy all through, snowing and blowing, a regular winter’s day. Jim start- ed for the shanty with Willie to cook and John to chop. Mrs. R visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s in the af- ternoon. 14 Fine morning, the day sunny and the snow melting some. The Boys are chopping in Melancthon. I bought a ton of Hay from J. Roseborough for $10.00. He hauled it home for me. [in margin] 3rd Cow calved <folio 43 recto> April 1885 15th Rather fine morning, the snow melted some through the day, a little sunshine. The Boys are chop- ping in Melancthon. 16 Bright sunny morning, the day sunny all through, the snow melting in the sunny side of the Build- ings. The Boys are chopping. I went to Dundalk in the eavening. Mrs. Lonsway & Wife were here at night. �251 17 Mild morning, a little sunshine in the forenoon and a good deal in the afternoon, the snow melted considerably and I think spring is approaching. The Boys are chopping. Clark went to Melancthon this afternoon with Bread. I helped Dan Reid to saw stove wood. 18 Bright sunny morning, the day sunny all through. The snow melted a good deal but it is a great depth yet on the Roads and in the fields along the fences. The Boys were chopping in Melanc- thon. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife and H. Lonsway and Wife were here at night. [in margin] 4th Cow calved 19th Sabbath. Bright sunny day all through, the snow disappearing fast. Brother Sam & Phoebe were here. 20 Bright sunny morning, the day very warm, the snow going rapidly. John & John Neithercut are chopping. I went in the morning to Walter Bell’s sawing. The Horse walk* got so soft he could only saw for about an Hour. [in margin] Heard / Robins / sing. [*the circular path followed by horses, pulling a radial arm, to power the saw.] 21 Dark morning, a little sprinkle of Rain, the day cleared, strong sunshine. The Boys are working in Melancthon. <folio 43 verso> April 1885 22nd Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm, the snow going very rapidly, the ground will soon all be bare. The boys are working in Melancthon. [in margin] Seen first / Robin. 23 Fine morning, the day sunny and very warm. The Boys were chopping. Johnney cut his toe, not a very bad cut, but bad enough to lay him up for a little while. I was at Ch[arle]s. McConnell’s Rais- ing in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here at night. [in margin] John / cut his / toe. 24 Dark morning, the day cloudy, a slight mizzle of rain, the day quite cool. I had the oxen at John Gott’s logging. I Rolled, J. Gott teamed. Jim is working in Melancthon. 25 Cloudy morning and cold, the day dark and cold. Rain came on at night and turned to sleet to- wards morning. Jim chopped, Clark moved fence. I attended meeting of Directors of C. Factory in the eavning. 26th. Sabbath. Ground covered white with sleet this morning, quite cold. The sleet had disappeared before noon. The day dark and cold. Brother Sam was here in the afternoon. 27 Quite cold this morning, the day pretty cool, not much sunshine. Jim tried to plow where we in- tend sowing wheat: it was too wet. We then tried another field, it was something drier, still the ground is very wet. We had the Horses & the Oxen plowing in the afternoon. [in margin] First Plowing. <folio 44 recto> April 1885 28th The Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling. It snowed most of the forenoon, the [snow] was about Four inches deep on the level. Mrs. R. and I went to A. Lonsway’s at night. 29 Ground covered with snow this morning, but the sun shone out bright and most of the snow had disappeared at night. We cleaned about seventy Bushels of wheat. John Made an Ox Yoke out of cedar to plow with. 30 Chilly morning, the day clear but cold. Jim and John plowed. I chored around and went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. Mr. McLean & W. Maxwell were here at night on Factory business. May [1885] 1st Bright morning, the sun shone out all day but the air was chilly. Jim and John plowed. Jim put in Rock, a two year old colt, in the afternoon along with one of the mares, he went well. �252 2 Clear but cool morning, the day rather dark, very cold air, especially in the afternoon, sharp frost at night. Jim, John & Clark were plowing, Clark only in the afternoon. I borrowed Dan Reid’s plow for him. I also had John Gott’s man and team plowing. We have finished plowing for wheat, if the ground only dries fit for the seed. A. Lonsway & Wife and Wesley were here at night. Johney put the two year old Bay colt along with the Bay mare and plowed [with] them in the afternoon. The little fellow is pretty tired, the ground being so soft. 3rd Sabbath. Dark cool morning, the day overcast and chilly. Mrs. R. & Eliza went to Brother Sam’s. <folio 44 verso> May 1885 4th Snow on the Ground this morning and quite wintry-like. The snow had all disappeared about noon, the afternoon was pretty sunny but quite cool. Jim plowed in the forenoon and sowed pease in the afternoon. John plowed all day. I harrowed in the afternoon. [in margin] Snow / First Grain / Sown, pease. 5 Wet morning, the rain cleared off. We plowed some in the garden in the forenoon, and hauled manure on it. In the afternoon we started for Melancthon with the three teams. The land at home is too wet to work. Melancthon Lot is dryer. 6 Wet morning, the day wet all through. We had just got the teams started to plow when the rain came on and we had to stop. There fell so much rain that the stables leaked and we had to take one of the teams to another stable. 7 Rain early in the morning, but it cleared off about 8 A.M. and the day was dry. The three of us plowed, Jim & John with the horses and I with the oxen. I came home this night and brought the oxen with me. I intend sowing wheat tomorrow. 8 Dark morning, quite a frost on the ground. The day was gloomy all through, with a slight rain in the eavening. I sowed wheat, I think about 13 Bushels. The Ground is very wet, I never sowed grain on such wet ground, but the season for sowing wheat is about past, so I could not wait for the ground drying. Willie harrowed with the oxen. [in margin] Sowed Wheat. <folio 45 recto> May 1885 9th The Ground covered with snow this morning to the depth of about 2 inches, and more falling. There were several showers of snow through the day. Jim, John & Clark were in Melancthon. They did not work the teams. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Snow 10th Sabbath. Cold morning, the day dark, cold & dreary, plenty of snow around the fence comers. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here. 11 Hard frost this morning, very cold for this time of the year, the day milder a little while in the af- ternoon. I bought 1/2 ton hay and got it home, price $5.00. I then bought another 1/2 ton for same money, and Willie and I brought it home. John took the Bay team to Melancthon to plow. 12 Hard frost this morning, the sun shone out, frost disappeared, the day fine in the afternoon. Willie harrowed a little in the wheat ground. He and I took the oxen some hay & oats and went to Melancthon in the afternoon. John & Jim are plowing there. [in margin] Seen / first / swallow. 13 Splendid, dry warm day. We were plowing in Melancthon. 14 Splendid day. We had three teams plowing in Melancthon. 15 Very warm day. We finished plowing in Melancthon. 16 Beautiful day, very breezy and drying. Willie harrowed with the colts in Melancthon. I fired stumps and picked up. John & Jim plowed at home. Clark started this morning for Tossorontio for the cattle. <folio 45 verso> �253 May 1885 17th Sabbath. Bright sunny day from morning till night. [dates 17-22 May have been corrected, from initial numbers 18-23.] 18 Bright morning, the day fine all through. Willie & I were working in Melancthon. John & Jim worked at home. 19 Fine morning, the day clear & warm, great growth. I sowed oats in Melancthon. Willie harrowed, the other two worked at home. [in margin] First oats / plowed 20 Beautiful morning, the day very fine. I sowed oats. Willie Harrowed. John & Jim worked at home. [in margin] Got cattle / home 21 Beautiful day, splendid growth, lovely weather. Willie & I worked in Melancthon. John & Jim worked at home. [in margin] Got pension / papers 22 Sky a ltttle overcast this morning, the day sultry, a few drops of Rain late in the afternoon. Willie & I worked putting in Oats in Melancthon. John & Jim at home. [in margin] Both mares / colted. 23 A little cloudy this morning, but the day cleared off and was fine. Willie finished harrowing in Melancthon, having harrowed 20 acres in about a week, giving it three harrowings with a span of two year old colts. Willie & I came home in the afternoon. He then harrowed about five acres. 24th Sabbath. Bright morning, but the day got overcast. There was a little thunder and lightening with a shower in the afternoon. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 25 Bright morning, but clouds gathered and there was a pretty heavy shower in the afternoon. We were plowing, Harrowing, sowing oats and stone picking. I went in the afternoon to Mr. G. Glazi- er’s, and bought a Bag of pease from him at .65¢ per Bushel. <folio 46 recto> May 1885 26 Bright morning, fine growth, the day fine, dry and warm. I sowed some pease and oats, mixed, also some vetches. Jim and John plowed and Harrowed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in after- noon. 27 Bright sunny morning, the day fine all through. I attended a council Meeting at Hopeville, the boys finished putting in grain at home. [in margin] Finished / seeding. 28 Bright sunny morning, the day fine all through. The boys put out manure. 29 Fine day all through, the boys put out manure and plowed a potatoe patch. Willie and I went in the afternoon to Melancthon with the colts for Eight Bags of potatoes I had bought. 30 Fine morning but cool, the day got overcast and there was some rain about 11 O’clock A.M. I went to Priceville. The Boys planted potatoes, the[y] finished all but a Bushel. 31 Cool morning, the day dry but cool. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s, then to church. [in mar- gin] Sabbath <folio 46 verso> June 1885 1st Cool morning, the day pretty cool, but dry and clear. The Boys made a brush fence, Washed the sheep and finished planting potatoes. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Frost. 2 Dry day, but quite cool. The boys fixed Brush fence in the forenoon and went to Mr. Carson’s raising in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books. 3 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, cool and clear. Jim and I went to Melancthon with the Horses and Waggon and gathered stones off the oats which we had sown. John clipped sheep. There was some rain this night. �254 4 A little foggy this morning, but the sun got out after a little and the day was dry. Jim and I were gathering stones. John finished clipping sheep, and came to help us in the afternoon. It rained al- most the whole of this night. 5 Misty morning, with some rain very early, the forenoon was cloudy. In the afternoon the sun shone out and the day was fine. We finished picking stones in Melancthon. 6 Bright sunny morning, a little frost on the ground, the forenoon cloudless, the afternoon overcast and a little like rain. We ploughed up about 2 1/2 acres of wheat that the wire worm had cut out, and we sowed it in Barley. Jim fixed up a Roller at Walter Bell’s in the afternoon, and I went to Dundalk. <folio 47 recto> June 1885 7th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the forenoon clear and pretty warm, the afternoon cloudy and windy at night. A little rain at night. 8 Rather cloudy this forenoon, and very cold all through the day, with a very stormy wind in the afternoon. John gathered stones of[f] the grain in the forenoon. I helped and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Jim Rolled the Grain. 9 Cold, Breezy morning, a pretty chilly air all through the day, considerable of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I drove out to Mr. J. Cavanagh’s, Township Clerk. I had to get him [to] make out R. J. Doyle’s Default. Jim finished Rolling at home. John hauled Rails. 10 Bright morning, the day dry and warm. Jim rolled oats in Melancthon. I burned pick up heaps and stumps. John fixed fences at home. 11 Bright sunny morning, the day clear bright and warm. Jim Rolled in Melancthon, I burned stumps, John fixed fences at home, 12 Bright morning, the day very dry and hot. John and Jim fenced. Clark, Willie and I cleaned some Barley, 815 lbs., and I took it to the mill in the afternoon to be chopped for the pigs and calves. 13 Bright morning, the afternoon cloudy and a pretty nice shower of Rain about 6 P.M. A pretty strong wind through the day. The boys and I were logging on Lot 216 Proton. <folio 47 verso> June 1885 14th Sabbath. Fine dry day, all through. 15 A little cloudy in the morning, a pretty sharp rain came on about 11 A.M., the afternoon was dry. Jim, John and I were swamping out cordwood in Melancthon. The clerk of Proton Township (Mr. Cavanagh) paid me a visit on Township business. 16 Fine morning, the day cool but pleasant. We were swamping out cordwood. 17 Fine morning, the day fine. We were swamping out cordwood. I came home at night to go to W. Bell’s sawing. 18 Fine dry day, sunny and warm. Jim and John were swamping out wood. I was at Walter Bell’s sawing. Walter got his finger badly bruised. 19 Fine morning, the day pretty warm. Clark took the oxen which had come home last night back to the boys to swamp out wood. I took the horses and Democrat and went to Dundalk to the mill for chop which I had there. Mrs. R. went with me. 20 Morning cloudy, the day cloudy and a little cool, slight shower at night. Jim took the Democrat and went to J. Sauder’s. John & Clark swamped wood. I hoed potatoes. <folio 48 recto> June 1885 21st Sabbath. Cool and cloudy in the forenoon, heavy Rain in the afternoon. �255 22 Cold morning, the day bitterly cold for this season of the year. Jim and John were doing statute labor for Melancthon. I attended Council Meeting at Dundalk. 23 Cool morning, the day pretty cool with some sunshine. I Bossed the statute labor in this Beat. Jim & John, with the Oxen, logged at Sam’s. 24 Cool bright morning, the afternoon Rather warmer and sunny. Jim and John were swamping wood in Melancthon. I Bossed the Statute labor in this Beat. Miss Kate Johnson was here making Dress for Eliza. 25 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty hot. Jim and John were swamping out wood, I went to Mr. Glazier’s Barn Raising. 26 Warm morning, the day hot all through. Jim and John were swamping wood. Mrs. R. and the three youngest went to a pick-nick at S. Sect. 5, Melancthon. I worked at the Township Books. 27 Bright morning, the day dry and very warm, Cloudy in the afternoon. I went in the forenoon with H. Lonsway to Melancthon to settle with him for Extra timber he took. Jim was at the shanty, sick, and came home. John and Oxen at Mr. Maxwell’s. <folio 48 verso> June 1885 28th Sabbath. Extremely warm forenoon, some thunder in the distance, the afternoon got hazy, and a thick mist kept blowing around. Extremely cold at night. Mrs. R. and I dined with Mr. A. Lon- sway. 29 Cold morning, the day very chilly all through, threatening frost in the eavening. Jim, John and [I] Made crossway* in the swale between Lots 215 & 216 Proton. [*a causeway, or corduroy road through the marshy swale?] 30 Bright morning, the day cool and dry. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. [in margin] Got pension. July [1885] 1st Cool morning, the afternoon very cold and cloudy. All of us went to Dundalk to see the sports. 2 Misty morning, the day overcast, the afternoon wet. John with the oxen was logging at a Bee of Alx. McKee’s in Melancthon. Jim was in Melancthon. 3 Very fine morning, the day dry and pretty warm, fine growth. I worked at the milk Books in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Jim and John chopped in Melancthon. 4 Sultry morning, the day dry and warm, a little cloudy in the afternoon. I worked at the Milk Books in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. John and Jim worked in Melancthon. Clark went to the Teacher’s Examination,* Owen Sound. [*qualifying exams for teaching certificate; held over three days.] <folio 49 recto> July 1885 5th Sabbath. Bright morning, the day dry and very warm. Brother Sam & Phoebe were here. 6 Sultry morning, the day very warm but dry, cloudy in the afternoon with a little thunder. Raining now (11:00 P.M.). The Boys are working in Melancthon. Clark is at Owen Sound. Mr. Lonsway and wife & Wesley were here at night. 7 Warm morning, the day fine and dry, with rather a strong wind. Jim and John are working in Melancthon. I worked at the Milk Books part of the day, and hoed potatoes the remainder. 8 Sultry forenoon, the afternoon still warmer. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to Melancthon with provisions for the boys. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid pa- trons of Factory their dividend. It was small to each as our cheese are selling very cheap this sea- son. �256 9 A little cloudy this morning, and a slight rain in the forenoon, also a good heavy shower with some thunder and lightening a little before sunset. I hoed potatoes in spells through the day. Jim was at M. Neithercut’s logging Bee. John was chopping in Melancthon. Willie came for the oxen this af- ternoon to go to Samuel McDowell’s logging Bee tomorrow. <folio 49 verso> July 1885 10th Dry day all through and pretty warm. John is at S. McDowell’s Bee with his oxen. Jim is chop- ping in Melancthon. I was hoeing potatoes. 11 Cool morning, but the day got pretty hot and breezy. The boys were working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. and I went to Shelburne. 12th Sabbath. Pretty fine day with a little rain in the afternoon, or rather, at night. 13 Misty morning with some rain in the forenoon and a good deal in the afternoon, in general a very wet day. The family went to Dundalk early in the day. Mrs. R. and I went at about 3 P.M. when the Rain had ceased. Brother John and Wife came here in the eavning. 14 Fine day, but a little cool, especially in the afternoon. Brother John and We went to Melancthon Lot, then he went to Brother Sam’s and stopped there all night. 15 Bright sunny morning and the day was pretty hot. The boys, Jim, John & Willie, are working in Melancthon. Clark cut thistles at home. I hoed potatoes and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 16 Bright sunny morming, windy and hot through the day, the afternoon cloudy. Mrs. R. & Clark drove in to Proton, the others worked in Melancthon. <folio 50 recto> July 1885 17th Bright morning, the day got a little overcast and pretty breezy. Clark went with some provisions to the boys in Melancthon and brought home a load of stove wood. Jim & John went to Mr. Oli- ver’s raising in the afternoon. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and moulded in the afternoon with the plow. Mr. Lonsway and wife were here in the eavning. 18 Bright, sunny morning, the day dry and very warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and chored around in the afternoon. Clark worked among the potatoes. Jim and John worked in Melancthon. Clark went for them with the team at night. [in margin] Hot 19th Sabbath. Rather cloudy day, but pretty hot. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie went to Church In Dundalk. John Gott and family came here in the eavening. 20 Sunny morning, the day very sultry, but cloudy in the afternoon. The Boys took the oxen and went to Melancthon to work. I mowed in the forenoon and Paris Greened* the potatoes in the af- ternoon. Mrs. Nichols and her daughter Mariah were here a while in the afternoon. [in margin] Commenced mowing [*Insecticide; see earlier entries in vol. 1] 21 Heavy Rain, thunder and lightening last night. Misty this forenoon, dry in the afternoon. The Boys worked in Melancthon. I mowed some and Paris Greened potatoes. <folio 50 verso> July 1885 22 Pretty sultry this morning and the afternoon was decidedly hot. Jim & John are working in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon Clark and I Greened potatoes and raked up hay. 23 Cloudy in the morning, the day generally overcast but very sultry in the afternoon. I mowed in the forenoon and helped D. Reid in the afternoon to draw in hay. The boys were working in Melanc- thon. �257 24 Dark morning, the day rather dark but sultry, a slight sprinkling of rain at night. D. Reid cut grass for me with his mower in the forenoon. John mowed fence corners in the forenoon, he and I mowed in the afternoon. Jim worked in Melancthon. Clark helped Walter Bell at his meadow in the afternoon. 25 Hot, dry day all through. D. Reid cut grass for us with his mower in the forenoon. Jim and John cut with the scythes in the forenoon and hauled in, in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon and paid the milk patrons their dividends. 26th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Mrs. R. & I went to Brother Sam’s. 27 Dry day and pretty warm. Jim and John fixed broken fence in Melancthon in the forenoon, then came home and worked at the hay. Clark helped W. Bell at his hay. <folio 51 recto> July 1885 28th Clear morning, the day cloudy but dry and pretty breezy in the afternoon. We worked at Hay making at home in the forenoon and went to Melancthon in the afternoon and burned the Brush on 15 acres of a wood fallow.* We got a good burn on about 10, the fire did not run good on the other 5 as there were too many Berry bushes growing. [*land recently logged, once the brush is burned off it will be plowed the next year.] 29 Bright morning, the day dry and pretty warm. I finished mowing. Jim and Clark worked in Melancthon, John helped D. Reid. 30 Extremely sultry morning, the heat increased till about 3 P.M., when it became almost unbearable. Willie and I Raked hay and put in same. In the afternoon our load upset, which caused us a good deal of bother. Miss McKee, (dress maker), is working here to day. Jim and Clark are working in Melancthon. John is helping Brother Sam. 31 Bright sunny morning, the day fine all [through], not near so hot as yesterday. Quite a cool air in the eavning. Willie and I hauled in the last of our hay in the forenoon. We branded and burned heaps in the afternoon. Jim and Clark worked in Melancthon at the wood fallow. John helped Br. Sam at his hay. We put away about 3 tons of hay in the big mow for the spring work. We have about 5 tons more for the other animals. Miss Mckee is here. <folio 51 verso> August 1885 1st Some clouds this morning, but the sun shone out and the day was dry and pleasant. The afternoon showed some signs of Rain. John and I helped Br. Sam at his hay. Jim and Clark worked at the log fallow in Melancthon. Miss McKee left here this afternoon. 2nd Sabbath. Fine dry day, all. through. 3 Raining this morning with a strong wind blowing, the rain increased as the day advanced and the afternoon was very wet. Jim took 24 bushels of wheat to Mr. Wright’s mill, got only about 35 pounds to the bushel. The wheat was good, but a great deal of oats in it. I went to Dundalk in the Eavning. 4 Slight rain this morning, and contined a little showery through the day. I went to a Council Meet- ing at Cederville, took Mrs. R. along, drove out with the colts. The night was so dark coming home that we stopped at Hopeville. The Boys worked in Melancthon. 5 Dry morning, the day dry all through. Came home this morning. Went to Melancthon in the af- ternoon for a load of wood. Jim and Clark worked at the fallow. John helped Mr. Oliver to haul in hay. 6 Frost this morning. I think it done no harm. I helped D. Reid to haul in hay, the Boys worked at the fallow, the day was dry. [in margin] Frost. �258 <folio 52 recto> August 1885 7th Cloudy morning, the day cloudy, cool and dry. The boys worked in Melancthon, I worked at the milk books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8 Cloudy, cool and dry, with quite a Brisk wind. John helped his uncle Sam at his hay, the others worked in Melancthon. I worked at the Township Books. Mr. R. Cornett, Cheese Manufacturer, was here in the afternoon. 9th Sabbath. The day overcast and cloudy, slight rain fell occasionally through the day. Mrs. R. and I were at Mrs. C. Bell’s in the afternoon. 10 Cloudy morning, the day cool, cloudy and dry. The Boys worked in Melancthon. I entered Or- ders. 11 Misty morning, but the sun dissipated the mist and the day was bright and very warm. I tried to get the young cattle which were in the bush to take to the fair. I did not succeed. John went to an Excursion to Owen Sound. Jim and Clark worked in Melancthon. 12 Cloudy morning, the day dry, pretty warm in the afternoon with appearance of rain, but none fell. I Butchered a sheep in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Melancthon and made some hand spikes. The Boys worked in Melancthon. 13 Dry morning, heavy rain about 3 P.M. Had logging Bee in Melancthon, got about 10 acres logged, had 6 teams and about 30 men. [in margin] Logging Bee <folio 52 verso> August 1885 14th Misty morning, a slight rain fell during the forenoon, the afternoon dry but cold. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon, the boys logged in Melancthon. 15 Frost this morning, but I think done no harm, the day was dry and pretty warm. We were logging in Melancthon. Sold my lambs (6) to S. Little for $ 2.50 Each. [in margin] Frost. / Sold Lambs 16th Sabbath. Bright morning, the day fine and dry. 17 A little cloudy this morning, the day dry but having an appearance of rain in the afternoon. Jim, Clark and Willie worked in Melancthon. John was at E. Noble’s Manure Bee. I made some Horse pokes. 18 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty hot. We had the sawing machine working in Melancthon, got about 45 cords of short wood cut. 19 Dry morning, the day dry but a little chilly. Jim and I fenced the calves from the oats, and took the lambs to Dundalk. John, Clark & Willie picked up. 20 Fine morning, the day dry and sunny. We were all picking up in Melancthon. R. Cornett dined with us. 21 Wet forenoon, the afternoon dry. The Boys helped H. Lonsway at his sawing. Willie & I picked up. 22 Dry day, plenty of sunshine, three of the Boys picked up. John helped M. Neithercut to saw in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. <folio 53 recto> August 1885 23rd Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry all through. Brother Sam & Phoebe visited us. 24 Wet morning. Raining during the forenoon, a slight rain in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �259 25 Dry cool morning, the sky overcast but the sun shone out and the day was dry. Very chilly about sunset, indications of frost. We pulled pease, this is our first harvesting. [in margin] First Har- vesting 26 Wet morning, the forenoon pretty damp. We pulled pease in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and Willie went to Dundalk. 27 Chilly morning, the day dry, cool and cloudy. We finished pulling pease in the forenoon, then Willie took Jim and John to Melancthon and brought home a load of stove wood. Mrs. Sam Rus- sell and Mrs. J. Maxwell were helping Mrs. R. to quilt. Willie drove them home in the eavning. [in margin] Finished / pulling / pease. 28 Dark morning and cool, a slight rain came on about noon, the afternoon was a little damp. The Boys were working in Melancthon. I cut a road back to the pease. 29 Frost this morning, but I think it done no harm. A little sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. Mrs. R., Phoebe and I went to the Carding Mill at Maxwell. We traded off our wool, 112 pounds @ 20¢ per lb., for cloth. We hauled in two loads of pease when we came home. <folio 53 verso> August 1885 30th Sabbath. Misty morning, slight mizzle of rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Walter Bell, his mother & Wife, were here in the eavning. 31 Very heavy dew this morning, the day cloudy but dry. Jim cut wheat and hauled in pease after supper. I went to Dundalk after dinner, bought a craddle finger and had it put in. [in margin] First / Wheat cut. September 1885 1st Quite cool this morning with a very heavy dew. Rain about 10 A.M., then dry for a spell, then more Rain in the afternoon, and very cold rain at that. A very unpleasant day. We bound some wheat and cut some mixed feed in the dry part of the day. There was Hail and some snow fell in some parts around here. George Scott (Councilman of Melancthon) and R. Henderson were here in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost / snow. 2 Ground covered with frost this morning. Ice half an inch thick or nearly so, the day dry and the frost does not seem to have done much harm, it blackened a few potatoe leaves, that is all that is discernable as yet. I think that on account of the ground and the crops being so wet, the frost had little effect, for harm. We were Reaping and binding and finished hauling in pease. [in margin] Ice / Finished / hauling in / pease. 3 Dry morning, a little rain about noon, the day windy. Jim & John went to Melancthon to burn log heaps. I tied Wheat in the forenoon and went to Dundalk after. <folio 54 recto> September 1885 4th Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and cool. The Boys are working in Melancthon. I threshed pease with the flail. 5 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy and cool, with a slight sprinkling of rain in the afternoon. The Boys worked in Melancthon. I threshed with flail. 6th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day dry, cool and cloudy. Mrs. R., Phoebe and I went to Melanc- thon. In the afternoon the family went to church. [in margin] Frost. 7 Frost this morning, the day dry with a good deal of sunshine. Jim and John branded in Melanc- thon. Mrs. R., Clark and I tied Mixed feed at home. [in margin] Frost. �260 8 Frost this morning, the day cloudy but dry till noon, the afternoon wet. Clark, Willie and I hauled in the mixed feed in the forenoon. Jim & John worked in Melancthon. There were 145 dozen of mixed feed. [in margin] Frost. 9 Wet morning, the day wet all through. John and Jim came home this morning. I attended a Coun- cil Meeting at Dundalk. 10 Foggy morning, the day dry and cool. Jim Reaped oats in the afternoon. John and I tied some. Mrs. R. & I went with Br. Sam and Phoebe to Salvation Army. 11 Frost. Ice, this morning, everything caught it, great damage done. Jim Reaped oats & Barley, Johney and I went to Melancthon and done some Branding. [in margin] Frost, Ice. <folio 54 verso> September 1885 12th A little hazy this morning but the sun shone out and the day was warm and dry. Just as night fell there was some Rain, and a good deal after dark. Jim and CIerk hauled in wheat and mixed feed at home. John and I Branded. I stopped in the Melancthon Cabin alone all night. 13th Sabbath. Wet morning, the day showery throughout. I came home at night. 14 Dark morning, the day dry but cloudy and threatening Rain. Jim and John took the Reaper and went to Melancthon to cut oats. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Misty morning, the day dry. We were harvesting in Melancthon. 16 Heavy dew this morning, the day dry with a fine breeze. We were harvesting in Melancthon. 17 Fine morning, the day dry and sunny. The Boys hauled in at home, five acres of loose oats and Two of Barley. I stopped in Melancthon and tied oats. There was some thunder and lightening and a shower of Rain about 9 P.M. 18 The morning fine and sunny, the day dry and warm. We harvested in Melancthon. P. Sauder helped us. 19 Bright sunny morning, the day fine. Jim Reaped at home, finished Reaping (oats). The rest of us worked at harvesting in Melancthon till about 2 P.M., then we helped Sam. <folio 55 recto> September 1885 20th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and beautiful. All the family went to Zion Church to hear the Gospel Ar- my. 21 Fine morning, the day dry. Henry Lonsway, Johney and Clark tied oats at home. Jim Reaped for his uncle Sam. Willie and I light [=lit, set alight] log heaps in Melancthon. When Jim came home at night, they went to work and hauled in what they had tied through the day. There were Fourteen loads. 22 Bright morning, the day dry all through. Willie and I Worked at the burning in Melancthon till noon, When the boys came out with some teams and hauled some of the oats home. 23 Cold morning, the ground covered with snow, the snow melted and the day got fine. We were hauling in oats from Melancthon. 24 Beautiful day, dry and Warm. We finished hauling in oats this forenoon from Melancthon, there were Eighteen loads in all. This finished our harvesting this year. We have got the grain in pretty dry, and all in the barn. I took the horses in the afternoon to get shod. Clark and Jim helped Sam to tie oats. John was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. [in margin] Finished harvesting. 25 Beautiful day all through, like Indian Summer, the sky hazy and the air balmy. Jim and John started for Melancthon to plow, they also drove the young cattle there. Clarke tied oats at Sam’s. <folio 55 verso> September 1885 �261 26th Bright sunny morning, the day beautiful, the atmosphere hazy like Indian Summer. Jim and John worked in Melancthon preparing the ground for fall wheat. Clark helped Sam to harvest. I threshed some oats for the Horses and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Miss Matilda Hewitt was here and got her Father’s Milk money, $6.00. 27th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, delightful weather. 28 Dark morning, the sun shone [MS shine] out and the day was lovely. Jim and John worked at the new fallow in Melancthon, getting it ready for wheat. Clark helped Walter Bell to haul in oats. I went hunting seed wheat, got some, 15 Bushels, from Mr. Wright of Osprey at $15.00. 29 Beautiful day. Warm, balmy and clear. Sowed wheat, Jim Harrowed, Johney plowed. Clark was helping H. Lonsway to thresh. 30 Lovely day, Balmy, dry and warm. We were putting in the wheat. Walter Bell helped us with his team, harrowing. Jim harrowed with spring tooth harrows, price $ 28.00, warranted not to break. They are badly broken in the woodwork nevertheless. But they are just the thing for new land, providing they withstand the Rack. Clark was with H. Lons[way] ½ day, then he came to Melancthon in the afternoon and cut snags and Brush out of the new fallow. John broke the point of his plow. I had to get a new one. <folio 56 recto> October 1885 1st Charming day, as fine as a man could desire. Clear, warm and dry. We worked at putting in the wheat, plowing, harrowing, sowing, cutting snags & picking up. 2 Nice day, dry and Warm. I finished spring Wheat this forenoon. The wheat is called the Roger variety, it is not a large wheat, not near so large as the Clawson, neither is it white in colour, it is of an amber tint. The boys worked at the fallow. I came home this afternoon. 3 Fine morning, but a little cooler than yesterday, the foorenoon dry, the afternoon Raining from about 3 O’clock, and a perfect pour about 5 P.M. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and collected some $80.00 due the cheese factory from the merchants for cheese which they had bought. The boys came home from Melancthon. 4th Sabbath. Chilly morning, occasional showers of Rain through the day. Mrs. R and I went to Brother Sam’s. 5th Ground covered with snow this morning, the day cold all through. Mrs. R. placed some things in the show fair. Jim hauled wood home. John threshed some pease. 6th Pretty chilly day all through, but dry. We all attended the Agricultural show at Dundalk. <folio 56 verso> October 1885 7th Pretty cool in the morning, the afternoon mild. John was at Walter Bell’s threshing. Jim Raised some potatoes in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and threshed some oats with the flail in the afternoon. Mrs. R., Phoebe & Willie went to the carding mill. 8 Rather milder than yesterday, the day dry and a little sunshine. Jim and John were at W. Bell’s threshing in the forenoon. Then they came home and raised some potatoes. 9 Dark morning, but the sun shone out and the clouds scattered. The air was rather chilly. We Raised potatoes, they are a good crop. [in margin] Finished / Raising / potatoes. 10 Beautiful day all through, dry and sunny. We finished Raising our potatoes this forenoon. From about an acre of Ground we have 145 Bushels, besides all we have used during the summer. In the afternoon, Jim went to Eufrasia [=Euphrasia]*. I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of cheese factory over $1000.00. [*Euphrasia Township (with villages of Kimberley and Heathcote), Grey Co., is immediately north of Artemesia Township (of which Flesherton is the major town).] �262 11th Sabbath. Beautiful, bright sunny day. Sky hazy like Indian summer. Mrs. R. & I went to the U[nion]. church. 12 Chilly morning, the forenoon pretty cold, the afternoon milder. We picked our potatoes and put them in the cellar, about 120 Bushels, choice potatoes. I have about 27 bushels of small ones for the hogs. Jim went to Wright’s Grist mill with l250 pounds good old wheat, and only got 727 pounds of flour. The Bran and shorts won’t make up the weight. John is at J. Gott’s threshing. <folio 57 recto> October 1885 13th Wet morning, the day wet and chilly from morning till night, no work doing here to day. Brother Sam got the Democrat to go to Collingwood. 14 Wet morning, the day Rainy all through. Jim threshed oats, John helped D. Reid Fix his stables. I worked at the Factory and Township Books. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsway were here. [in margin] Sta- bled / the cows / 1st night / this season. 15 Dry morning, the day, dry and pleasant. John went to J. Gott’s threshing. I built an arch for the Sugar Kettle and boiled some potatoes for the pigs. Then Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. Jim hauled some manure on the garden, then plowed it and put up the fence. Bought 60 pounds of cheese at the factory price, 9 1/2 p. pound. 16 Fine morning, the day clear, warm and dry. John, Jim and I log[g]ed in Melancthon. 17 Bright morning, the day dry and pleasant, the afternoon got cloudy, very dark and a little rain fell at night. We were logging in Melancthon. Jim left in the afternoon and went to Mr. William Acheson’s and bought four small pigs, four weeks old, at $1.06 each. Miss Minnie Nethercut is here tonight. [in margin] got swine. 18th Sabbath. Dark morning, the day dry. Brother Sam & Phoebe were here. <folio 57 verso> October 1885 19th Dark morning, the day cloudy but dry. We were logging in Melancthon. 20 Wet morning, the forenoon generally wet, the afternoon dry. We were logging. 21 Ground covered with snow this morning, the day dry but cold. We were logging in Melancthon. Bob Morin* helped us. [Later spelled Morn, both perhaps phonetic spellings for Moran, the sur- name of Clark’s wife, Maria.] 22 Cool morning, the day cloudy, cool and dry. We were logging in Melancthon. 23 Cloudy cool day, with a fine afternoon. I filled* manure in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim hauled out manure. John was at D. Reid’s threshing. [*Loaded the wagons, which Jim hauled out and spread?] 24 Bright sunny morning, but a very hard frost, the day pleasant and dry. I started this morning to see Sister Sarah. I had not seen her for three years. She lives in the township of Sunnydale, near New Lowell, about 28 miles from here. I went to Bageroes [=Badjeros], thence to Maple Valley, thence to Dunedin, then to Cre[e]more, thence to Cash Corners and from there to her place. She was in middling health, but she and her family are in very straightened* circumstances. [*Sarah’s poverty is frequently alluded to when she is mentioned, but no causes for the poverty are ever giv- en.] 25th Sabbath. Fine day all through, warm and dry. 26 Rainy this morning, but soon got dry. Left Sarah’s and came home. <folio 58 recto> October 1885 �263 27th Fine morning, the day dry and pleasant. Jim was helping his Uncle Sam to thresh. John was help- ing Henry Johnson. Strange dog worried one of my sheep. 28 Dry morning, the day dry and pleasant till the afternoon, when it clouded over, and some rain fell at night. Jim and I were putting out manure. John was at H. Johnson’s threshing. Mr. J. Abbott and wife were here 29 Wet morning, the day pretty wet all through. John was at H. Johnson’s threshing. I worked at the milk books. 30 Ground covered with snow this morning, and pretty chilly air. There was a little sun during the afternoon. Jim went for a load of firewood to Melancthon, then plowed when he came home. John threshed cattle feed and hauled out some manure in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books. Mrs. R. & Willie went to Dundalk to Sell Geese. Miss Minnie Neithercut, Who has been on a visit here for about two weeks, went home today. 31 Ground covered with snow and a very hard frost. Jim spread manure in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. Clark and Johney hauled out manure. I thrashed cattle feed in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Willie and his mother took some dead Geese to Dundalk in the afternoon and sold them at from 50¢ to 65¢ each. <folio 58 verso> November 1885 1st Sabbath. Wet, sloppy morning, Rain mixed with snow. It finally turned to rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. 2 Some snow on the ground this morning, but the frost had worked pretty well out, there were sever- al showers of soft snow through the day. Jim plowed, John spread manure and I threshed with the flail. The youngsters were gone to H. Lonsway’s [MS Lounsway’s] apple paring* tonight. [*Paring bee, to make dried apples.] 3 Pretty cold morning, the ground frozen [MS frize] pretty stiff. There were some showers of snow through the day. Jim plowed, John spread manure in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Melancthon for a load of stove wood. I threshed cattle feed. 4 Dark morning, the day dark, without sunshine, thawing a little, slight rain now and then. Jim plowed, so also did John. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon, in the afternoon fixed a hog pen. 5 Dark morning, the day cloudy and Rain in the afternoon. Jim water-furrowed.* John was at S. McDowell’s threshing. I Chored around and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk to hear the sermon, and how Guy Fawks was blowed up in England a long time ago. Wonderful enchanting entertainment, and all for Twenty five cents! [*Cut furrows to let off wa- ter.] <folio 59 recto> November 1885 6th Dark morning, the day dark all through with an occasional shower [MS showers] of Rain. Jim and Willie started for Melancthon to plaster the shanty. John was at S. McD[owell’s] threshing. 7 Dark morning, the day gloomy all through, with showers in the afternoon. John was at S. McDowell’s threshing. Jim and Willie worked at plastering the shanty. The threshers came here tonight. [in margin] threshers / came. 8th Sabbath. Dark morning, a little clearer about noon. Rain at night. 9 Wet morning, it cleared off about 9 A.M. Rather an unpleasant day for threshing. Some snow showers in the afternoon. We threshed all day. �264 10 Rough morning, but cleared off soon, the afternoon, especially, was very fine. We finished thresh- ing today. Some of the grain turned out very poorly. Wheat about 5 Bushels to the acre, small and miserable at that. Barley 15 Bushels, very dark and small. Peas about 12 Bushels to the acre, good sample and Oats, about 27 Bushels to the acre, good sample. We threshed 14 hours in the two days and I paid them $1l.00. I had about 2 acres barley, 6 of wheat, 5 of pease and 27 of oats. l1 Very fine day, warm, with a good deal of sunshine. We put in our straw. Wesley Lonsway helped us and Jim Johnson helped us half a day. <folio 59 verso> November 1885 12th Dark morning. Sunshine from about 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Raining in the afternoon. I worked at the milk Books in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and drew $1000. out of the Bank, and paid patrons of Factory. Jim was plowing for Mr. Smith of Melancthon. John & Clarke were cutting stove wood at home. 13 Wet morning, the day sloppy and wet with showers of snow. Jim plowed at Mr. Smith’s. John hauled home firewood and went in the afternoon to Mr. Brinkman’s for two small swine that I had purchased. I worked at the milk books. Mr. J. Roseborough was here for his milk money. [in margin] Got 2 swine / 7 Weeks old 14 The ground covered with snow and more falling, the day dark, without sunshine. John and Clark cleaned some pease and chored around. Jim plowed at Smith’s for 1/2 day, then came home. I made some entries in the milk books. 15th Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow and more falling, the day very slushy and dark. 16 Dark morning, the day dark and no sunshine. A mizzle once in a while of Rain. John plastered the cow stable. Jim went to Dundalk for a pair of boots. When he came home, he went to Mr. John Duncan’s to get him [to] cut feed for the horses. Willie and I cleaned seed pease. 17 Sloppy sort of a day, fine above, but very slushy travelling. Jim and John underbrushed on Lot 216, Proton. <folio 60 recto> November 1885 18th Dark morning, the day dark all through, the afternoon wet, very wet. John was at Mr. Nichol’s threshing. Jim went in the afternoon for Mr. J. J. Duncan’s cutting Box. He is to be here tomor- row cutting oat sheaves. I sold A. Lonsway a cow today for $20.00. The cow is about 7 years old. He pays in a year. 19 Freezing this morning, the day pretty mild with a good deal of sunshine. John Neithercut, for Sam McDowell, came to help us cut Horse feed, and as the cutter did not come, he and the Boys under- brushed. Mr. Duncan came with his horse power in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent a / letter to Bro. / William / Paris P. O. / Lamor Co. / Texas, U.S. 20 Hard frost this morning, the ground very rough, the day dark, but without rain, a slight sprinkling of wet at night. Clark was at Mr. Nichol’s threshing. Mr. Duncan was cutting oat sheaves for us. The machine did not work well, the little soft leaves of the straw kept turning Round the Rollers. 21 Some snow on the Ground this morning, a little more fell during the day, the day generally dark, without sunshine. John was at A. Lonsway’s with his oxen skidding logs. We finished cutting oat sheaves this afternoon. I think we cut about 150 dozen. I paid Mr. Duncan $4.50 for the cutting of them. 22nd Sabbath. Cloudy morning, the day dark, without sunshine, the Roads very rough. A little snow on the ground, but not enough to make sleighing. <folio 60 verso> �265 November 1885 23rd Chilly morning, the wind in the east, a little soft snow falling, the day dark, without sunshine. Jim and John were underbrushing on Lot 216. Willie and I mixed the cut feed in the Barn. Mr. John Abbott, collector of Proton, was here and paid to me, as Township Treasurer, $1601.00. 24 Cloudy morning, the day dark, without sunshine, but not cold. Jim, John & Wesley Lonsway were underbrushing on Lot 216 Proton. 25 Dark morning, the day rather mild, but no sunshine. Jim, John & Wesley Lonsway were under- brushing. I attended a meeting of the Directors of Cheese factory in Dundalk. 26 Dark morning, but the sun shone out after a while and the day was pleasant. Jim, John and Wesley Lonsway were underbrushing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27 Fine morning, the day one of sunshine and very pleasant. Jim and John went to Melancthon to saw some logs. Jim stopped all night. 28 Dark morning, but the sun got out after some time and the day was pleasant. Jim is in Melancthon splitting some culled Blocks of wood. John hauled two loads of stove wood home. Clark chopped short wood for himself. Mrs. R. purchased a Dinner Bell from S. McDowell for $8.00. <folio 61 recto> November 1885 29th Sabbath. Dark morning, a good deal of soft snow fell during the day. It soon melted. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Abraham Jackson’s. 30 Fine, mild day, a little sunshine now and then. Jim and John Rigged up a dinner Bell on a post about 18 feet high. Then we Butchered a fat swine in the afternoon. December [1885] 1st Mild day, the Ground getting soft, a little soft snow falling now and then. Jim went to Mr. Joseph Neithercut’s Raising. John and I cleaned some Barley and he took it to the mill in the afternoon to be chopped. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 2 Pretty cold morning, and a shower of snow about 10 A.M. Jim and John were chopping on Lot 216 Proton. 3 Rather chilly this forenoon, the afternoon something milder. Jim and John were chopping on Lot 216. I worked at the milk Books in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and wrote and posted 65 cards to the patrons of cheese factory, telling them when pay day would be. 4 Chilly in the morning, the afternoon something warmer. Jim and John went to the saw mill and got some Logs sawn. I worked at the milk books. 5 Sharp morning, the day storming. John went to D. Reid’s sawing. He did not saw. John Agnew came here this eavning. T. Hanbury drove him out. <folio 61 verso> December 1885 6th Sabbath. Very cold, stormy morning, the day stormy all through. John Agnew is here. 7 Sharp, keen morning, but the sun shone out fine, the forenoon was moderate, the afternoon was very cold. John Agnew left for home this morning. Jim and John went to D. Reid’s sawing. 8 Cold morning, the day pretty chilly all through, with a shower of snow in the afternoon. John took some animals to Dundalk fair, did not sell any. Jim hauled a load of stove wood home in the fore- noon. We Butchered Hogs in the afternoon. Mr. A. Lonsway helped us. 9 Raining this morning, the day wet all through, the snow disappearing. Mrs. R. and I cut up the pork and salted it. Jim and John oiled the Harness. John Gott was here and I made him out a Bill for Barn lumber. [in margin] Thaw. [writing switches to purple pencil] �266 10 Sharp morning, the day cold all through. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of the cheese factory the Balance in full of their money. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. John was at home choring around. I gave Mr. T. Hanbury $2.00, Two year’s subscription for the Weekly mail* in advance, a prize Book (Sp. of the Rebellion) is a Book to come with the papers. [in mar- gin] payday / Subscription / Renewed for / W. Mail. [*Toronto newspaper the Mail later joins the Globe, origin of the current Globe and Mail, which sees itself as “Canada’s newspaper”.] 11 A little milder in the forenoon, but pretty rough in the afternoon. Jim hauled wood, John was at Walter Bell’s threshing. <folio 62 recto> December 1885 12 Pretty sharp morning, a little snow fell, the afternoon was milder. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. John chored around. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. [in margin, switching back to black ink] Took 6 / cattle to the B. [=butcher?] 13th Sabbath. Cold in the forenoon, something milder in the afternoon. Sam & Phoebe were here. 14 Moderate day, a little snow fell, the sleighing is pretty good. Jim hauled a load of lumber from the Mill in the forenoon, and went to Melancthon in the afternoon to haul a load of stove wood to Dundalk. John fixed a Horse manger in the forenoon and went to a church opening at Corbetton in the afternoon. 15 Pretty cold morning, the day chilly all through, a little snow fell. I borrowed John Gott’s Cutter, and John drove me out with the colts to a council meeting at Hopeville. Jim hauled wood. 16 Mild morning, the day mild all through. I was fixing up my Orders, which I had got at the Council meeting yesterday, and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. 17 Mild morning, the day mild all through, a hoar frost gathering on the Bushes, something like a thaw. John and Jim were in the wood business. Jim broke the Roller out of his sleighs going across [MS accross] H. Lonsway’s field. Jim made a sheep Rack in the afternoon. <folio 62 verso> December 1885 18th Mild morning, the day soft all through, almost like a thaw. The trees are covered with a drapary [=drapery] of frost. Mrs. R., Jim and Willie started for a visiting tour among their friends in Tossorontio & Essa. John was at Mr. Oliver’s sawing, he came home about nine O’clock at night and took his oxen away to skid logs for Oliver tomorrow. 19 Stormy morning, very high wind accompanied with a snowfall. The wind prevailed all day, al- most amounting to a Blizzard, except that there was no great cold. John with his oxen was at R. Oliver’s sawing. Clark took the sleighs which had the Roller broke to the shop to get fixed. 20th Sabbath. Cold day, and pretty windy, the snow is drifting at a great rate. 21 Another stormy morning, snowing and blowing, also pretty cold, the afternoon milder. John hauled two loads of stove wood home. 22 Soft this morning, continued getting softer all day, a thaw has sett in. John hauled two loads of stove wood home. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Clark chored around. 23 Rain all day from morning till night. Clark & I went to Hopeville, took the colts and John Gott’s cutter. Mrs. R., Jim and Willie got home. Bob and Nancy came up. <folio 63 recto> December 1885 24th Sharp morning, the day cold, the roads very bad, sleighing badly used up. 25 Something milder than yesterday, the day calm, but sharp in the afternoon. �267 26 Pretty cold morning, the day cold but no wind. John split some firewood, Jim went to Melancthon for his axe and also for to make an axe handle. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and done some Township business. 27th Sabbath. Soft morning, the day mild all through. 28 Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft, the snow still disappearing. John and Clark are cutting down some swam[p] on Lot 216 Proton. Jim and Willie went to swamp cordwood in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 29 Another mild day, the snow is disappearing fast. The wheels are going on the roads. Jim and Wil- lie are in Melancthon. John and Clark are cutting the swamp. I worked at the Township books. 30 Soft day, thawing. Jim & Willie are in Melancthon, John and Clark are chopping at home. I worked at Twp. Books. 31 Soft morning, the day soft, with snow in the afternoon. Jim & Willie are in Melancthon. John and Clark are chopping. I worked at the Township Books. Nancy and Bob started for home this morning. They left their cutter and took my democrat. I sent $40.00 with Bob to purchase wheat from his father at .80¢ p. Bushel. Good By[e], Old Year. Which of us all will see the end of your successor? <folio 63 verso> January 1886 1st Mild morning, the day mild all through, the sheep and cattle in some places out picking in the fields. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. John and Clark were chopping. Jim and Willie worked at swamping wood in Melancthon. 2 Dark morning, the day rather chilly, cold wind, some sleet falling at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. A. Lonsway’s at night. Jim and Willie came home from Melancthon. John and Clark were chopping. 3rd Sabbath. Dark morning, the day wet in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. Mrs. John Agnew was here this night. [in margin] Rain. 4 Wet morning, the day wet from morning till night, the Roads Busting up. We went to the voting in Proton in the forenoon, then Jim and John went to vote in Melancthon. Mrs. R. visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s. 5 Pretty mild morning, freezing good, snow came on about noon and kept falling till night, and after. John and Jim chopped. Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. 6 Very sharp morning, strong wind and keen frost. The day got colder towards evening and at night the cold was piercing. John and Jim started with the team for Melancthon at noon. [in margin] Cold. 7 Very cold day, intense frost and keen wind. Jim & John are swamping cordwood in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk and sent by Express to sister Sarah a new dress. [in margin] Very cold. <folio 64 recto> January 1886 8th Very cold morning, the day intensely cold, but a good deal of sunshine. Jim and John are swamp- ing cordwood in Melancthon. Clark started for Dundalk village school today. [in margin] very cold. 9 Cold, windy morning, the day very sharp, with a strong wind. Some snow fell in the afternoon, but the wind was so strong it blew it off the Roads, so that it did not help the sleighing any. John was at H. Hewitt’s sawing. Jim swamped wood in Melancthon. Clark, Willie and [I] cleaned Grain. [in margin] Very cold. �268 10th Sabbath. Cold day, and windy, very keen freeze. Some snow fell but the wind swept it off the roads. [in margin] Very cold. 11 Sharp morning, but the sun rose bright. It got clouded over in about an hour, then shone some in the afternoon. The day was intensely cold. Jim and John went to Melancthon to swamp out cord- wood. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and bargained with John Vodden*, Waggon Maker, for a sett of new bobsleighs, knee benches, three benches in each Bob, Box on sleighs and shelving on Box. The sleighs to be finished in first class style, and to be strong enough to haul a load of Logs or wood, price $45.00. Also a new cutter (Portland style), first class finish, with Both pole and shafts, price $45.00. I pay $30.00 cash, give a farrow cow, value $20.00, a note of hand which I hold on a neighbour for $20.00 more, and deliver him 10 cords of dry hardwood, 4 feet long, again next winter. [*John Vodden and A.S. McArthur, were carriage makers in 1888; see History of Dundalk, p. 5.] <folio 64 verso> January 1886 12th Sharp morning, a little sunshine, the middle of the day a little milder than yesterday, the afternoon pretty cold. Jim and John were swamping wood in Melancthon. [in margin] cold. 13 A slight amelioration in the weather from yesterday, not quite so cold, the sun shone out a good while of the day, and was pleasant. Jim and John were swamping cordwood. I went to Brother Sam’s in the forenoon. In the afternoon Miss Martha May (formerly a scholar of mine), accompa- nied by Miss Ellen McCullough and Miss ___ Keys visited us. [name is blank]. 14 Pretty sharp morning, the day got milder and there was a good deal of sunshine, the afternoon was pleasant. The Boys finished swamping out wood and came home. Mr. Abbott (Township Collec- tor), Mrs. Lonsway and Mrs. Nicholas* were here. I worked at the Township Books at intervals. [*Mrs. Walter Nicholas visits on 3 May 1886.] 15 Mild morning, the day soft like a thaw. Jim went to Mr. Wright’s mill with Six Bushels of wheat, got only 21 pounds of flour to the Bushel. The wheat was very poor. 16 Soft morning, the day dark and thawing, with Rain in the afternon which turned to snow at night. Clark helped Walter Bell in the forenoon to take out ties. John helped Sam at taking out posts. Jim made an axe handle in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the afternoon for a cutter. [in margin] Rain. <folio 65 recto> January 1886 17th Sabbath. Rather stormy day, strong wind and snowfall. Sam and Phoebe were here. [in margin] Birthday. 18 Mild morning and pretty moderate till about 3 P.M., when it began to blow and turned very cold at night. I went to a council meeting at Hopeville. Willie drove me out with the colts. Jim was help- ing Walter Bell to take out ties. John was helping Sam to take out posts. 19 Pretty rough morning, some snow falling. The wind rose in the afternoon and the snow drifted, there was a good deal of snow fell. Jim hauled a load of short wood home in the forenoon, and in the afternoon cut some posts in the swamp. John helped Sam to take out posts. 20 Rather stormy this morning, a good deal of snow fell during the day, and the sleighing is pretty fair. Jim and John took out posts in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim hauled wood for Tom Mills to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 21 Blowing and snowing a good deal during the day, not very cold though. Jim & Johney were swamping out posts. 22 Snowing and Blowing the General character of the day. Jim & John were sawing posts. �269 <folio 65 verso> January 1886 23rd Cold, Stormy day. Very sharp frost all day. John and Jim worked at getting posts in the forenoon. In the afternoon Jim went to Dundalk and brought home a new cutter which I had bought for $45.00. John drove John Gott with the colts to Osprey. Clark and I sawed posts in the afternoon. [in margin] Got / cutter home. 24th Sabbath. Rough day, cold and stormy. 25 Pretty cold in the forenoon, a little snow fell, the afternoon milder. Jim hauled cordwood to Dund[alk]. John hauled a load of Grain to Dundalk for J. Gott, then he hauled a load of lumber home in the afternoon. Brother John’s Wife, and sons Bob and Jim, came here in the afternoon. [in margin] Started / to haul / Cordwood. 26 Rather milder today, not so cold as yesterday. Jim hauled C.[ord]wood. John hauled lumber. Mrs. R., Eliza R., Bob R., & Jim R. went to Br. Sam’s. 27 Mild day, a heavy Rime on the trees, almost indicating a thaw. Jim was hauling C. Wood. John hauled lumber. Eliza and Jim went home. 28 Rather mild all day, but foggy with a great Rime on the trees. Jim was hauling cordwood. (Mrs. R.)[=striken] John was hauling stove wood home. 29 Dark day but mild, almost like a thaw. Jim was hauling wood. Mrs. R. and I went to Mrs. R. Cor- nett’s funeral. She was buried at Flesherton. [in margin] Mrs. R. Cornett / Buried. <folio 66 recto> January 1886 30th A little colder than yesterday, still not unpleasant. Jim was hauling wood, John and I cleaned up some wheat and filled four Bags of Barley to be chopped. We took the wheat to Dundalk and only got .65 per Bushel for it, it was very poor, and worth no more. We took the Barley to McDowell’s mill to be chopped, there were 378 pounds of it. I Renewed my subscription to Weekly Globe. My first paper will be Friday Feb. 5th. [in margin] Subscribed / for Globe. 31st Sabbath. Mild day. Mrs. C. Bell was here. February [1886] 1st Pretty cold in the morning, milder about noon, and cold in the afternoon. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. John hauled wood home. I worked at the Township Books. Clark Brought home the young cattle from W. Bell’s. [in margin] Brought / cattle home. 2 Cold, stormy morning, snowing and blowing, the day pretty cold, without sunshine, the Roads filling up badly. Jim was hauling wood to Dundalk. John was hauling wood home. [in margin] Cold. 3 Very cold, nipping frost. Good sleighing. Jim was hauling wood. Johney hauled stove wood home. [in margin] Cold. 4 Very cold morning, the afternoon something milder. John stopped working the colts, they have a cold, or the vet says, the distemper. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. [in margin] Very cold. <folio 66 verso> February 1886 5th [stricken, 6th written several lines lower, opposite middle of entry, so order of entries reversed, with 6th preceding the 5th] Not quite so cold this morning as yesterday. Some snow fell in the after- noon. Jim hauled wood to Dundalk. Clark to[ok] the cow to Mr. Vodden which I had sold him some time ago. John took the young horses to Dundalk to the Vet. He pronounced them as having the distemper. �270 5[th] Quite cold this morning. It is the general opinion that this forenoon was the sharpest of the season for so far. The afternoon was not quite so cold, but it might suit anyone for coldness. I went to Dundalk at night. Jim Hauled wood. John’s team is laid up with a cold. 7th Sabbath. Rather mild day all through. 8 Bright sunny morning, the day lovely, sunshine all through, a sunny thaw. Jim was hauling wood. John went after dinner to Melancthon to chop stove wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and sold my cordwood (about 170 cords) to Mr. Higgins for $1.75 per cord, he paid me $10.00 on the Bargain for which I gave him a Receipt. Miss Mary Trugon was to be married today. [in margin] Miss / Trugon’s / Wedding day. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day fine. Jim was hauling wood. John was working in Melancthon. The Township auditors were here auditing my Township Books. 10 Warm day, the wind thawing the snow, the sleighing is going. Jim is hauling wood. John is work- ing in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Eliza and cousin Bob went at night to C. Johnson’s party. <folio 67 recto> February 1886 11th Soft morning, no frost last night, the snow melted away fast today, a slight mizzle of Rain in the eavning. Jim is hauling wood. John is working in Melancthon. James Dane called here this fore- noon on his way home. Walter Bell was with him. Mrs. R. went to Brother Sam’s in the after- noon. [in margin] Thaw. 12 Soft morning, the day milder all through. Sleighing gone off a good deal of the Roads. Jim came home this afternoon with the team. He took them away again for fear of them getting the Distem- per from the young horses. John is working in Melancthon. 13 Rain this morning, Rain at noon and Rain at night. Jim and John are in Melancthon. Clark Bor- rowed W. Bell’s sleigh and with the oxen took from Melancthon in the afternoon to Dundalk a Cord of Dry Cedar. Sold it to Mr. Deans for $1.00. [in margin] Rain. 14th Sabbath. Snowing all day long. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. C. Bell’s. 15 A Good deal of snow fell during the day, but the air was mild, the afternoon turned cold and very Windy at night. Jim and John are in Melancthon working at something. <folio 67 verso> 1886 February 16th Stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing, the day was one of storm all through. Jim and John are in Melancthon working. 17 Stormy morning, the day stormy all through, Snowing, blowing and drifting. Jim is in Melanc- thon, John is at home. An Ewe lambed this eavning, had three Ewe lambs at a Birth. [in margin] Sent letter / to Br. William / First lambs. 18 Roads drifted pretty badly this morning, the day mild. The wind rose in the afternoon and the Roads are filling up again. Jim is working in Melancthon hauling wood. John went with the oxen to Walter Bell this afternoon to Swamp logs. 19 Snowing this morning, but mild. The snow continued coming down all day, but got colder at night. Jim was in Melancthon. 20 Very sharp morning, the Roads badly drifted, the day very cold all through. Jim was in Melanc- thon, Johney at home. I attended a meeting of the Cheese factory patrons in Dundalk. [in margin] Very cold. 21st Sabbath. Blowing, Snowing and Drifting all day. 22 Roads Badly drifted, Snow falling and strong wind. Jim is hauling wood. I went to Dundalk. �271 23 Another stormy day, Blowing and snowing. Jim is hauling wood. Johney is choring at home. <folio 68 recto> February 1886 24th Strong wind this morning, the wind generally strong all day, the roads filling up, pretty sharp frost at night. John hitched up the young horses for the first time in about three weeks and drove his mother to Dundalk. Jim is hauling wood. 25 Raining this morning, and continued Showery through the day. Very windy at night and turned to Snow and freeze. Jim is working in Melancthon. John went to Mr. McKay’s to See about seed oats (Black Diamond). Got none. [in margin] Rain. 26 Piercing cold morning, snowing, Blowing and freezing. The day was very cold with a strond wind. Jim is working in Melancthon hauling wood. John took him some provisions and stopped there. [in margin] Cold. 27 Bitterly cold morning, sunshiny through the day, but piercingly sharp. Jim and John were working in Melancthon. They all came home tonight as Jim had finished hauling cordwood (70 cords) which I had sold at $1.75 per cord. Jim got the wood measured and got paid. He brought a sett of new Bobsleighs home from Norvall & Vodden’s*, Dundalk, price $45.00 complete. [in margin] Finished / Hauling / C.Wood. [*John Norval, blacksmith, and John Vodden, carriage-maker; the purchase is detailed on 11 Jan. 1886; see History of Dundalk, pp. 5, 101, 104.] 28th Sabbath. Very cold morning, the day very sharp all through, bitterly cold at night. [in margin] Very cold. <folio 68 verso> March 1886 1st Cold sunny morning, the day intensely cold from morning till night. Bright sun but piercing air. I went to Dundalk and purchased three post Office money orders, value $257.00, and sent the same to A. P. Poussette, Esq., Barrister, Peterborough, instalment $200.00 & Interest, $57.00, on pur- chas[e] money of Lot 31*, Con 5, Township of Melancthon. John was helping John Gott to take out ties. Jim was hauling logs for Mr. Oliver. [in margin] Extremely / cold. [*Seems to be written Lot 34, but probably is Lot 31, Con. 5, Melancthon, bought in May 1881, with payments on 1st of March until principal is paid off; $57. interest at 6% means principal was still $950; see 28 May 1881.] 2 Very cold morning, cold at noon and stormy and cold at night. We cleaned about 200 Bushels of Oats, then Jim took the new sleighs to Dundalk to get some alterations in them. Mr. Jas. Cavanagh, Township Clerk, was here a while this afternoon. He wished to get a little money in advance on his salary and I advanced him $20.00. [in margin] cold. 3 A little milder this morning, but the wind was pretty strong and the afternoon was cold. Jim start- ed for Brother John’s to get some wheat that I had bought for milling. H. Lonsway went with him to See his Brother William. Johney and I cleaned oats in the forenoon, and he took his oxen to John Foster’s sale in the afternoon, but he did not sell them. 4 Mild day, the sun shone strong. Jim is gone for wheat. John hauled oats to Dundalk. <folio 69 recto> March 1886 5th Bright sunny morning, the day clear and mild. Jim is not home yet. John hauled Oats to Dundalk. 6 Mild morning, the day soft and balmy, snow melting. Jim got home from the mill this afternoon. William Lonsway and Margaret and their son William were here tonight. John was hauling oats to Dundalk. �272 7th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Brother Sam and Phoebe, Mr. A. Jackson and Misses Jackson were here. 8 Mild morning, snow came on in the afternoon, quite soft like. Jim went in the morning to Melanc- thon with the team to work. John hauled oats to Dundalk. 9 Mild morning, a little snow falling, the day pretty mild. Jim is working in Melancthon. John hauled oats to Dundalk in the afternoon. In the forenoon he took his oxen to the fair in Dundalk, sold them for $90.00, Cash. Sam Lonsway came here tonight to bid us good-by. He is going to the St. of Nebraska tomorrow. [in margin] John Sold his / Oxen / S. Lonsway / going off / States 10 Mild day, some snow fell, during the afternoon it cleared off. John took some grain to the mill to be chopped. Jim was hauling logs to the mill. 11 Mild day, but quite a quantity of snow fell. John and Jim were working with the teams in Melanc- thon. <folio 69 verso> March 1886 12th Mild day all through, but the roads very heavy. John and Jim were hauling logs to the mill. 13 Mild morning, the day mild all through, but a good deal of soft snow fell. Jim was at Sandy McAulay’s Bee, hauling square timber. John hauled saw logs to the mill. Jim Thompson is here tonight. Mr. H. Lonsway and wife came here at night. The Proton assessor was here and assessed Lot 215 at $700.00, Lot 216 at $315.00 and the personal property at $150.00, Total $1200.00. 14th Sabbath. Pretty mild day, almost like a thaw. Miss Minnie Neithercut & Jim Thompson were here. 15 Mild morning, some snow fell during the day. Jim and John went to Melancthon to work at get- ting out saw logs. I went to Dundalk. 16 Mild day, with a heavy fall of snow at night. Jim came home from Melancthon for to get his team to take to Melancthon tomorrow. John is working in Melancthon. 17 Foggy morning, the sun shone out after some time and the day was exceeding warm, the snow melting and running in streams on the streets. Jim and Johney were hauling logs to the mill. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Brother John came here this afternoon. 18 Soft day all through. The boys are hauling logs. Brother John and I went to Melancthon, thence to Sam’s, then home. [in margin] Sam’s / baby /born. <folio 70 recto> March 1886 19th Wet Morning, the day cleared off about noon, then it rained some in the afternoon. The day was very unpleasant, there was quite a lot of thunder and lightening after night. Jim and John were hauling saw logs. Brother John went to Dundalk and bought seed oats. Jim came home from Melancthon this afternoon. I Clerked at Jas. Mulholland’s sale. [in margin] Thunder / Jas. Mulholland’s / Sale. 20 Dark morning, the ground covered with sleety snow, the forenoon dry, quite a sharp rain at night. Mrs. R. was at Brother Sam’s. Brother John and she came out in the afternoon. Jim went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon to get some seed oats changed. Johney and Willie were in Melancthon. Johney hauled logs to the Saw mill. 21st Sabbath. Soft snow fell most of the day. Towards night it began to rain and rained quite a bit. 22 Dark morning, the day generally cloudy, a snow storm sett in at night, with a strong wind. Johney went to Melancthon to haul logs. Brother John started for home this morning with some seed oats which he had bought. My Jim went with him. [in margin] Jim / went with / Bro. John. 23 Roads very heavy this morning, the day quite cold. John is hauling logs. I attended C. Meeting in Dundalk. �273 24 Dark day all through, but pretty mild, the snow melting. Johney is working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. was at a quilting in Mr. H. Lonsway’s. <folio 70 verso> 25th Bright sunny day, the snow disappearing rapidly. John was hauling logs to the mill from Melanc- thon. Mr. John Abbott, Collector of Rates for the Township of Proton, was here and made out his Defaulters’ List and returned his Collector’s Roll. 26 Fine day, but a little chilly in the afternoon, snow melted quite a bit in the forenoon. John was hauling Logs for S. McDowell. Clark went to Dundalk with the Team when he came from School and brought home 33 22/34 Bushels of Black Diamond oats which I had Bought from John R. Montgomery at .33¢ per Bushel. Mrs. R. also went to the village. 27 Sunny morning, but the air was rather chilly through the day. The sun thawed the snow a little. John was hauling logs. Clark hauled one load with the colts. Mrs. R. went to See Phoebe this af- ternoon. Mr. Thos. Arnold and Wife, and Mrs. John Arnold, were here a while in the forenoon. Mr. H. Johnson’s son and three of his daughters and Mr. Andrew Lonsway and wife were here at night. 28th Sabbath. Rather cool wind today, although the snow melted some. Mr. Skeffington Bell and Wife, and Miss Carson, were here. <folio 71 recto> March 1886 29th Rain in the morning and Rain the afternoon, a cold sleety Rain, sticking like ice on the trees and ground. John left in the afternoon to get some Blacksmithing done and then to go to Melancthon. Sold John a yoke of steers, coming 3 years old, for $35.00 cash. 30 Some Rain fell in the forenoon and a little in the afternoon. The day dark and drizzly. John is in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon with H. Lonsway, done some Business and bought 110 lbs of Timothy seed at Rate of $3.00 per Bush[el]. 31 A slight rain this morning, the day generally showery, the snow is fast disappearing. There is a mist or steam-like rising off the ground. John is in Melancthon. Mrs. R. took the colts and sleigh and drove the children to school, then she went to Melancthon Lot. Mrs. H. Lonsway and Baby were here. Our first cow calved this season. [in margin] 1st calve April [1886] 1st Windy morning, and some snow falling, the wind increased till about 2 P.M., when it was very strong. There was quite a snowfall through the day. Mrs. R. drove Eliza to School. John is in Melancthon. Walter Bell here at night. 2 A little snow fell occasionally through the day. John is working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. drove Eliza to School, then went in the afternoon to a quilting at Mrs. D. Reid’s. <folio 71 verso> April 1886 3rd Fine morning, bright and sunny, the day was pretty mild and the snow melting some. John and Clark were hauling logs to the saw mill. I helped W. Bell to put in a stack of hay 4th Sabbath. A good deal of sunshine through the day. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 5 Stormy morning, a good deal of sunshine through the day, the afternoon chilly. I went to R. Cor- nett’s sale. John was hauling wood home. 6 Very strong wind this forenoon and pretty cold, the wind stronger in the afternoon, especially to- wards night, also a violent snow storm sett in. John was hauling wood home. Mrs. R. visited in the afternoon at Mr. John Arnold’s. [in margin] Big Blow / & Snow / Storm. �274 7 Sunny morning, the day pleasant, but a chilliness in the air in the afternoon. John split stove wood at home. Mrs. R. & I went to Mr. Lonsway’s at night. 8 Bright sunny morning, the day one of sunshine and thaw. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid for 112 lbs of Timothy seed which I had bought at $3.00 per Bushel. I also bought and paid for one peck of Red Clover seed, 2.00, and a peck of Large Late Clover seed, 2.25. Then I purhased a Draft payable to the Molsons Bank, Owen Sound, for $235.00, Sinking funds of Four S[chool] sections, and mailed & Registered it, to the Manager Molsons Bank, Owen Sound. <folio 72 recto> April 1886 9th Bright sunny morning, the day fine and the snow melting rapidly. All the family, Except Jim (who is from home), went to an Examination in School Section No. 5 Melancthon. I kept home. [in margin] heard & / seen / first / Robin. 10 Bright morning, the day one of sunshine, the snow is on its liquid journey to the Lakes (more speed to it). John went to Walter Bell’s to chop. Clark Split wood at home. I chored around. The Melancthon Assessor was here and assessed Lot 31, 5th Con. at $800.00. That is $58.00 less than in 1885. [in margin] Melancthon / Assessor. 11th Sabbath. Chilly in the morning, a thaw wind in the afternoon and the snow melting. Mr. A. Lon- sway and Wife were here in the Eavning. 12 Rain in the forenoon, Rain in a slight degree in the afternoon, the roads breaking up and becoming as muddy as possible. [in margin] 2nd Cow Calved. 13 Dark in the morning, with a slight mizzle of rain, the afternoon fine, but hazy. Mrs. R. started for Tossorontio this morning to bring home Jim. Johny skinned a yearling calve which had got hurt by some of the cattle and died. He took the hide to Dundalk, got only .75¢ for it. 14 Misty morning, the afternoon sunny and warm, quite spring-like. A lot of little songsters are out trilling. John and I sowed 10 acres of timothy and clover on Lot 31 Melancthon. <folio 72 verso> April 1886 15th Bright sunny morning, the day pleasant and warm all through. Johney made Five mauls*, then took the Black mare in the eavning and went to meet his mother and Jim who came in the train. [in margin] Jim / came / Home. [*wooden sledge hammers; see vol. 1] 16 Beautiful morning, the day splendid, a warm bright sun. Johney and Willie cleaned some seed Oats. Jim and Johney took the team and went to Melancthon in the eavning. Mrs. H. Johnson was here this afternoon. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. Lonsways [written as a very small squiggle]. [in margin] Heard / Frogs. 17 Beautiful morning, the day fine. Splendid weather. John and Jim went to Melancthon to make sap troughs. 20 Beautiful day, …. etc., [3 lines in total, stricken, which are entered below in proper place.] 18th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day fine all through. 19 Beautiful morning, the day lovely. Jim, John & I were sinking post holes. [in margin] 3rd Cow calved. 20 Beautiful morning, the day warm and balmy, no such spring weather has occured this many a year. We were sinking post holes. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the eavning. 21 Lovely sunny morning, the day Bright and warm. The Boys started for Melancthon with the teams to plow. I dug post holes. [in margin] Commenced / plowing. <folio 73 recto> April 1886 �275 22nd Sunny morning, the day very pleasant and dry, the sky bright, without a cloud. Jim and John were plowing in Melancthon. I dug post holes. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here at night. 23 Splendid morning, Beautiful and bright, the day fine till about 6 P.M., when there arose a thunder storm and some Rain. Clark pruned some apple trees in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Melancthon. Jim and John are plowing. I sunk some post holes. 24 Rainy morning, dry for about three hours in the middle of the day, the afternoon wet. John and Clark plowed during the dry part of the day in Melancthon. Jim made a Vdrag* at home. John Neithercut and T. Mitchel were here. [*V drag, or v-shaped hitch for a harrow, dragged behind the horses; often the name given to the harrow itself, which could be made of a series of chains at- tached together to make a quilt-like blanket, which when dragged over a plowed field, broke up remaining clods of soil, creating a smoother surface for seeding. Harrows here are wooden frames, with protruding wooden teeth, or pins; he later tries new iron harrows.] 25th Sabbath. Dry morning, wet in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Br. Sam’s. [in margin] Esther. 26 Ground very wet this morning on account of the heavy rain last night. The day was dry but cloudy. We put in some posts for making lane from the Road to the Barn. 27 Dry in the forenoon, dry and breezy in the afternoon. We turned potatoes in the cellar and hunted up the young cattle. The boys went with the teams to Melancthon in the afternoon. [in margin] 4th cow calved. 28 Fine dry day. The boys are plowing in Melancthon. I went there to see the fall wheat. We con- cluded not to Re-sow. [in margin] W. Neithercut / died. <folio 73 verso> April 1886 29 Fine dry, Breezy morning and the day was dry till about 4 P.M. when there came on a heavy rain with some hail stones. Mrs. R. and I went to W. Neithercut’s funeral. He was buried in the Grave Yard at the Union Church. The funeral was pretty large. Jim sowed pease. John plowed and Wil- lie harrowed. [in margin] First grain / (pease) sowen. 30 Dark morning and a little showery in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. The boys were working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. was House cleaning. Mr. A. Lonsway and Wife were here at night. May 1886 1st Bright sunny morning, the day pretty drying, with sunshine most of the time. The Boys were plowing and harrowing in Melancthon, and came home tonight. 2nd Sabbath. Fine morning, the forenoon clear, the afternoon cloudy, but no rain. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 3 Fine morning, the day dry and breezy till about 3 P.M. when it got overcast and there was a slight Rain about dark. John went to Melancthon to plow. Jim sowed about 4 acres of wheat at home. Willie harrowed. I swam* the wheat and bagged up some seed oats. Mrs. Walter Nicholas was here in the afternoon. [*see above, pickling barley, 1 May 1884; before seeding, seed grain is im- mersed in brine, thought to prevent weeds.] <folio 74 recto> May 1886 4th Dark morning, Rain came on and there was quite a lot fell. Jim started for Melancthon and took 25 Bushels of Seed oats (Black Tartar) to Sow. John is working in Melancthon. 5th Cool morning, but the sun shone out and the day was fine and dry. John and Jim were plowing in Melancthon. We finished plowing there and John brought the team home to plow. I plowed a few hours in the afternoon. �276 6 Fine, warm, dry day all through. Jim sowed 10 acres of oats in Melancthon. Willie harrowed. I sowed 10 acres in Grass seed. John plowed at home. [in margin] First oats / sown. 7 Fine day all through. Willie finished harrowing in Melancthon. John plowed at home. I attended cheese meeting in D[undalk]. [in margin] Seen first / swallow. 8 Fine dry day. John and Wille plowed. I went to Dundalk and bought a new Wilkinson plow No. 4 for $15.00 cash, from S. Bell. I also Bought 8 Bgs. potatoes from C. Johnson for 40¢ p. Bg., cash. I also took John Vo[d]den 5 Bgs. potatoes. 9th Sabbath. Dry day, but very much like rain. 10 Wet day all through. John and I plowed in the forenoon. Jim dug post holes when dry. <folio 74 verso> May 1886 11th Dry but cool morning, the day was cloudy till about 3 P.M. when the sun shone out. John and Jim were plowing. The Ground is pretty wet after yesterday’s Rain. 12 Fine morning, the day breezy and sunny. John and I plowed. Jim dug post holes. 13 Fine morning, but cloudy, the day was dry till about 5 P.M., when there was quite a shower. It is again Raining (8 P.M.). Jim sowed 9 Bags tartar oats and three of Black Diamond. Willie har- rowed. John dug post holes and I plowed. [in margin] 5th cow / calved. 14 Cloudy morning, not much sunshine through the day, but there was a fine growth, the day was pretty sultry. Jim was working at the Barnyard fence, assisted by Willie. John harrowed. I plowed. Patrick Langly casterated two yearling colts for me. [in margin] Casterated / colts. 15 Rainy morning, Exceedingly so, and a great deal of Rain had fallen during the night. All forenoon was slightly wet. A little mizzle fell during the afternoon. John and Clark plowed in the after- noon. Jim and Willie worked at the Board fence. I chored around. [changes to purple pencil] 16th Sabbath. Cool cloudy day, chilly, especially at night. There was a frost this morning. [in margin] Frost. <folio 75 recto> May 1886 17th Frost this morning, Ice on the water as thick as a 50 cent piece. The day cloudy, cool and dry. John and I plowed. Jim worked at the fence. In the afternoon he went to Dundalk and bought 10 12/60 Bushels pease at 56¢ per Bushel. He also bought a keg of nails and a Roll of Barbed wire. John Agnew stopped here this night. [in margin] Frost / [in ink] Factory / opened. [back to purple pencil] 18 Cloudy but dry and pretty warm. John and I plowed. Jim worked at the fence. An old man named Wright came here in J. Agnew’s Buggy and is stopping here this night. We had a cow calved today, after taking a full month past her time. [writing changes back to ink] John Agnew stopped here this night. [in margin, in purple pencil] 6th cow / calved. 19 Fine morning, the day Breezy, dry and warm, the eavning about sunset was cloudy like a thunder storm. I sowed about 9 1/2 acres of Black Diamond oats. Willie harrowed. John plowed. Jim worked at the fence. 20 Fine morning, the day dry and cool, cloudy towards night. I helped Jim in the forenoon at the fence and in the afternoon I sowed some mixed pease and oats for cattle feed. John plowed and Willie harrowed. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here at night. [in margin] 7th cow calved / Got papers / from / Toronto. <folio 75 verso> May 1886 �277 21st Fine morning and warm, the afternoon was a little showery. I plowed in the forenoon and helped Jim at the fence in the afternoon. John sowed oats in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. Willie harrowed. We finished seeding, have got about 58 acres spring grain and 10 of Fall Wheat. This is about the first time, so far as I can Remember, that we finished so early. [in margin] Fin- ished / Seeding. 22 Fine morning, dry and warm, the day was lovely all through. Jim went to Mr. McGregor’s mill in the forenoon and got 535 feet of lumber sawn. In the afternoon he worked at the fence. Johney and Clark hauled out manure and planted about a Bushel of potatoes in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the morning with Jim. [in margin] 8th Cow / calved / First potatoes / planted. 23rd Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and mild. Miss Sarah Jackson and her Brother Sam were here. 24 Fine morning, the day dry, cool and Breezy and very cold at night. Jim worked at the fence. Johney harrowed with his team at Walter Bell’s. Clark and Willie went a-fishing. Eliza went to the Garden party at Mr. Hame’s. Mrs. R. went to Brother Sam’s. I helped Jim a little at the fence and chored around. <folio 76 recto> May 1886 25th Very cold morning, the day cold all through. I went to Council meeting at Hopeville. Jim worked at the fence. John at Walter Bell’s. 26 Another cold morning, and cold, windy day. I went to Brother Sam’s in the forenoon and to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. John put out manure in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to C. John- son’s for some Beauty of Hebron potatoes which I had bought. Jim worked at the Board fence. 27 Cool morning and Raining. The rain soon abated and the day was dry and cool. Jim went to Dun- dalk for material to make gates, and made most of one when he came home. John was laid up with sore throat and dizziness. I cut seed potatoes. Walter Bell got our Black mare this afternoon to put along with one of his own and go to Egremont for seed potatoes. 28 Fine morning, the day dry but a little cool in the forenoon, the afternoon warm and cloudy. We planted potatoes, about Eight Bushels of Early Rose and Seven of Beauty of Hebron. Wesley Lonsway helped us from noon. Jim worked at a gate. [in margin] Frost / Finished / planting / po- tatoes. 29 Fine day, but very windy. Mrs. R. and I went to Priceville. I borrowed D. Reid’s Buggy. Jim worked at the fence in the forenoon and went to Mr. Nichol’s Raising in the afternoon. John washed the sheep. <folio 76 verso> May 1886 30th Sabbath. Bright sunny day. Mrs. R. and her Sister Eliza went to Brother Sam’s. 31 Bright sunny day. John helped his uncle Sam to plow. Jim worked at the fence. Eliza and Bob went home. I went to Melancthon and paid T. Mitchell for 46 1/8 c. wood. [in margin] clipped sheep. June [1886] 1st Mild morning, the day pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I clipped the Sheep. John helped his uncle Sam to plow. Jim plowed up the lane and levelled it. 2 Dark morning, a slight rain fell during the forenoon, the afternoon cool and cloudy, with an ap- pearance of Rain at night. John and I picked stones in the afternoon. Jim went to Melancthon and mended Brush fences. 3 Very chilly morning, the day cold all through, and a slight frost at night. Jim was working at the Lane fence. John and I picked stones in Melancthon. �278 4 Cool and Breezy, a little sunshine through the day. Jim was working at the fence. H. Lonsway helped him. John and I picked stones at home and hauled them off the Grain. 5 Cool and cloudy. Jim worked at making Gates. John went to Tossorontio for flour. Clark and Willie planted potatoes in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 77 recto> June 1886 6th Sabbath. Cool and clear. Mr. Joseph Jackson, wife and child, were here, and also Miss Mariah Maxwell. 7 Cool and cloudy. Jim worked at the Gates. I fixed calve park. William Lonsway and his two lit- tle girls, with Irma Silk, were here at noon. The little ones are stopping here this night. 8 A little cool in the morning, but the afternoon was warmer. John got home with the flour from Tossorontio. Jim finished the lane fences and gates in the forenoon and went to Steve Broughton’s Raising in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty breezy and dry. It got cloudy and a few drops of Rain fell in the afternoon. We were picking Stones all day. 10 Cool morning, the middle of the day warm, the afternoon cool, clear and dry. John hauled lumber for Joseph Jackson. Jim Rolled in Melancthon. Mrs. R. & I went to Dundalk. 11 Cool morning, a slight hoar frost, the day sunny and dry. Jane Ludlow Lock Jawed this morning. Her father came for one of my boys to go for the Doctor. Willie went. The Dr. got the Jaw in. Jim was painting gate in the forenoon and chopping in the afternoon. John was Rolling in the forenoon and working for H. Lonsway in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost. <folio 77 verso> June 1886 12th Bright morning, the day rather cloudy and a trifle Breezy, the sun overcast about setting time, quite Rainy like. Jim was at Joseph Jackson’s Barn Raising all day, Johney in the afternoon, and splitting rails with H. Lonsway in the forenoon. Clark Rolled in the forenoon and chopped in the afternoon. Willie drove his mother to Dundalk in the forenoon and Rolled in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books, Ent[ering] orders. 13th Sabbath. The day dry and pretty warm. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 14 Bright morning, the day very hot. We were taking out square timber for a Lintle* to the Barn. Walter Bell helped us, we got the timber on his Lot. [*Lintle seems to mean an addition built on to the existing barn, using post and beam construction, as in the original barn.] <insert><inserted half page> <recto> Work* At Lintle [*This lists the schedule of work, and payments owed for the construction] 1886. June 13th. 4 men at Sq. timber 14. 6 men Ditto 15 6 men “ 17 5 men “ 18 Team + 3 men 19 Team + 2 men 21 Team + 2 men 1/2 day 23 4 teams “ 1 team 1/2 day “ 1 man - - 24 2 teams 25 Hauling sleepers 1 team �279 26 Hauling sleepers 1 team 28 Cutting + Hauling posts July 16th John Gott + C. Maxwell “ Jim, John + Clark 17 John Gott + C. Maxwell “ Jim, John + Clark 19 John Gott + Ch. Maxwell “ Jim, John + Clark 20 John Gott + C. Maxwell “ 18 Men 1/2 day Raising <verso> Aug. 5th J. Gott [stricken: + C. Maxwell] “ Jim Russell 6 John Gott 1/2 day “ Jim + John 7 John Gott, Jim + John Russell 9 John Gott, Jim + John Russell 16 Jim + John Russell 1/2 day 17 Jim + John Russell 1/2 day 25 John Gott + Jim Russell 26 Jim 30 Jim + John 1/2 day Sept. 10th John Gott 1/2 day. Oct 2. John Gott 1/2 day [Oct.] Clark 1/2 dy 7 John Gott + Self 8 John Gott. 9th J. Gott 1/2 day 11 John Gott. 12th John Gott Clark 14 John Gott Nov. 19 John Gott + Norman Schell 1/2 day Six months after Date I promise to pay. </insert> 15 Dry, hot day with a slight thunder in the eavning and signs of Rain. We were taking out square timber in Melancthon. W. Bell, H. Lonsway and Wesley Lonsway helped us. 16 Beautiful, shower of Rain this morning, the day pretty warm and a fine growth. We were making square timber. H. Lonsway, W. Bell and Brother Sam helped us. Jim was the Hewer. <folio 78 recto> June 1886 17th A little more rain this morning, the day cloudy and very cold at night. We were making lintle tim- ber. Brother Sam and W. Bell helped us. 18 Cool morning, the day cool and cloudy. We were getting out Rafters and swamping timber. 19 Frost this morning, the day pretty warm and dry. Clark and I fixed a Brush fence at home. John swamped square timber. Bob Morn* cut roads for him. Jim helped Mr. Morn with the Black Mare to swamp T[elegraph]. Poles. [*see 21 Oct. 1885] 20th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day fine. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. A. Lonsway’s. �280 21 Cloudy morning, a slight mizzle of rain fell in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Jim and John cut and swamped sleepers for the lintle. I chored around. Jim went with the team to Dundalk in the eavning. 22 Slight rain throughout the day, with indications of a heavier rain at night. John with his team was at John Arnold’s sawing. Jim and I fixed Brush fence in Melancthon. 23 Slight Rains all through the day. We were hauling home the timber for the lintle. Brother Sam, John Arnold & D. Reid helped us with their teams. 24 Dark cloudy day, but pretty sultry. We were hauling home the timber for the lintle. <folio 78 verso> June 1886 25th Rainy morning, but cleared off about 10 A.M., the afterpart of the day was fine. John was at M. Neithercut’s sawing. Jim hauled sleepers home. 26 Rainy morning, but soon cleared off, the afternoon was dry. John went to M. Neithercut’s sawing. Jim and Clark Hewed sleepers till noon, then Jim went to John Brinkman’s Frame Raising. 27th Sabbath. Beautiful day, dry, sunny and warm. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. 28 Sunny morning, the day warm and bright. Jim was at Jos. Neithercut’s sawing. John and I cut posts for the Lintle and hauled them home in the forenoon. In the afternoon he mended Brush fence. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Sent letter / to Ireland. 29 Fine morning, the day fine all through. I went to C. Meeting at Cederville, took Jim along. Mrs. R. also went as far as Mr. John Abbott’s. It was daylight when we got home next morning. John Agnew & C. Johnson, Councilmen, were with us. 30 Fine dry day, sunny, bright and warm. John Hunted the Bush and fields for two [stricken spring c ]yearling calves which had gone astray, could not get them. John Irwin got them same day along with his about 4 miles from here in Osprey. <folio 79 recto> July 1886 1st Beautiful morning, the day dry, sunny and hot. We all, with the exception of Willie, went to Dun- dalk to see the sports. 2 Bright morning, the day very warm. John and Jim with the team were at the saw mill hauling logs forward to be sawn. I warned out hands for the statute labor in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the Township Books. 3 Bright morning, the day dry and very warm. Jim and John were at the saw mill getting logs sawn. I turned potatoes in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the letting of some R[oad] Jobs in Melancthon. Miss Minn[i]e Neithercut came here this eavning. [in margin] hot. 4th Sabbath. Very hot day. 5 Scorching, dry, hot day. I was Bossing St. Labor. Jim hauled lumber home from the mill. John worked on the Road for D. Reid. Josh. Brinkman came here at night. Mrs. R. took Eliza to Shel- burne to the Entrance Examination. Clark took the train for Owen Sound to stand his Examination for a third Class Certificate to teach. [in margin] hot. 6 Dry, warm day. I Bossed on the Roads. Jim & John hauled Lumber. We had the team of D. Reid’s Waggon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon & paid Factory patrons. [in margin] hot. <folio 79 verso> July 1886 7th Bright sunny day. Jim and [I] done Statute labor for Melancthon lot. John was at Walter Bell’s logging Bee. 8 Bright sunny day. Jim and John cut shingle timber in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk. �281 9 Bright sunny day. Jim was at S. McDowell’s logging Bee. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some paint. John washed and gave the Waggon one coat of paint. There was a small shower of Rain at night. [in margin] Rain. 10 Bright sunny day, with considerable of wind. John and Jim cut shingle timber in Melancthon. I worked all day, nearly, at the Milk Books. Willie painted the Waggon the second coat, also the plow and the little gate. Eliza painted the chair [?ink smeared]. 11th Sabbath. Pretty warm day, dry and dusty. Mrs. R. & family went to hear Mr. Murphy, Church of England Minister, preach. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. 12 Dry and dusty with considerable of a Breeze. All hands went to Dundalk. Mrs. R., Eliza and I went in the afternoon. Clark got home from O. Sound. He thinks his chances for a certificate are very slim. I think so also. [in margin] Frost this / morning. <folio 80 recto> July 1886 13th Dry but cool this morning, the day was dry, cool and cloudy. We fixed fence. Jim went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon for a pair of Boots. Clark was at W. Hender’s logging Bee. 14 Heavy rain early this morning, and a general wet day from morning till night. Every Kind of crop was in great need it. The grass is very short and scarcely worth mowing, the Rains are too long of coming to benefit it. The Grain and potatoes crops will be vastly improved by the splendid wet- ting which they are now im??inging. Oats are shooting out scarcely six inches in length. I guess this rain will stretch them. The potatoes are turning yellow in the leaf, and the Rain will cause them to put on a Green foliage again. In fact, all nature in the vegeatable [sic] and animal King- dom will be vastly improved. John Gott and his man came here today to Start on building a lintle to the Barn. He just drew out the plan and then went home, the day was so wet he could not work. Johney went to W. Watson’s Barn Raising this afternoon. I don’t think, however, that Watson will put up his Barn this eavning because it has rained incessantly since morning. [in margin] Rain. <folio 80 verso> July 1886 15th Misty morning and a slight mizzle of Rain kept coming down all day. The Boys were fixing fence and choring around, generally. Johney cut his knee slightly with a Broad axe. 16 Cloudy morning, a little sunshine in the middle of the day, cloudy at night. John Gott and C. Maxwell were here framing, my three boys helped. I cut thistles out of the potatoes. Got cheque for pension. [in margin] Got cheque / for pension. 17 Mild day, a little cool in the eavning. The Boys worked at the lintle. Clark went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie and I moulded potatoes. [in margin] Sent a letter / to Br. William. 18th Sabbath. Pretty mild forenoon, the afternoon chilly, almost like Rain. [in margin, written very small] Mrs. Ferris of / Melancthon died. 19 Fine, dry day, very like Rain after dinner. A slight Rain fell just at dark. Jim & John worked with J. Gott at the Lintle. Mrs. R. and I went in the forenoon to Mrs. John Ferris’ funeral. 20 Quite cool this forenoon, the afternoon very much like Rain, but none fell. The [men] worked at framing in the forenoon and Raised the lintle in the afternoon. There were 14 Men Besides our- selves Raising it. It kept us pretty late getting done. <folio 81 recto> July 1886 J. 21st Cool morning, the day cool, and a sharp shower of Rain fell in the afternoon. Jim and John are with D. Reid helping him at his haying. I tried to work but could not, was sick. Then I worked at the Milk Accounts. �282 22 Frost this morning, the day sunny, dry and warm. I put Paris Green on the potatoes. John mowed grass. Jim worked at making gate for J. Mills. [in margin] Frost. 23 Fine morning, the day dry and warm, splendid hay day. John mowed grass. Jim finished making J. Mills’ Gate, then helped D. Reid in the afternoon at his hay. Willie and Eliza Raked up some hay and I put it in hand shakings. 24 Fine morning, the day splendid, close and muggy at night with a slight sprinkling of Rain. Jim, John & Willie with the Black Mare helped D. Reid at his hay. Mrs. R., E. & I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I paid cheese money. 25th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day fine, a very slight sprinkling of rain at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. <folio 81 verso> July 1886 26th A very slight sprinkling of Rain this morning, the day dry till about 5 P.M. when there came on a pretty heavy rain. Jim was swamping out shingle timber. John and I hauled in a little hay in the forenoon and in the afternoon John went to Brother Sam’s to help him. 27 Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and pretty warm. John swamped out some shingle timber in Melancthon. Jim hauled it to the mill. Mrs. R. and I took the wool to Dundalk Woolen Mills in the afternoon and traded some of it for cloth, and left some to be carded and spun for stocking yarn. We got .21¢ per pound for it in trade, and gave .35¢ per yard for shirting. 28 Dark morning, the day clouded over several times and a few drops of Rain fell. Jim, John, Willie and I with three of our horses were helping D. Reid at his hay. 29 A little Rain early this morning, but soon got dry, the day was dry and Breezy. Jim, John & Willie were working at D. Reid’s. 30 Dry morning, the day dry. Jim, John and Willie were working on their own account at D. Reid’s. D. Reid and Johney hauled four small loads of hay from there for 12 day’s work we gave him. We cut & made our own share.* [in margin] 4 Small loads / about 3 tons / put away / for spring. [*they cut their own share of the hay on Reid’s farm, as payment for the 12 day’s work.] <folio 82 recto> July 1886 31st Misty morning, but the day cleared off and was fine and dry, and very hot about 1 P.M. I helped Brother Sam at his hay. Dan Reid cut some grass for us at home. Jim and John mowed fence cor- ners and Raked up hay. August 1886 1st Sabbath. Pretty cool, dry day. 2 Cloudy this morning, the day cool, cloudy and dry, very high wind in the afternoon. John and Willie hauled in some hay in the forenoon and John went and worked for D. Reid in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim went to Melancthon and mowed some fence corners, then helped Mr. Morn. 3 Very cold morning, the day very cold, strong wind. I worked at the Township Books. Jim helped H. Lonsway to fence. John and Willie with the Bay mare helped D. Reid to finish his hay. 4 Very cold morning, and a Frost, the day dry. John & Willie helped their uncle Sam at his hay. Jim & I Brought home the fence corners’ hay from Melancthon. [in margin] Frost. 5 Frost this morning, the day dry. John helped H. Lonsway at his fences. Jim and John Gott worked at the lintle. I chored around. [in margin] Frost. <folio 82 verso> August 1886 �283 6th Bright morning, the day dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Tossorontio. Jim, John and John Gott worked at lintle. 7 Warm day, very dusty. Mrs. R. and I went from Brother John’s to W. Lonsway’s, then to John Agnew’s. The Boys and J. Gott worked at lintle. 8th Sabbath. Bright warm day. We left J. Agnew’s and came to Br. John’s in the eavning. 9 Fine morning, the day dry but not so warm as yesterday. We came home, got home about 2 P.M., did not stop to feed on the way. John, Jim & J. Gott worked at the lintle. We got word in the eavning that the fire had got on to the Melancthon lot. We went there. About 120 Rods of Brush fence had been burned and the fire was just at the gate and the rail fence as we got there. We burned some of the Brush around the Shanty at night in order to Save it. 10 Dry but Breezy day. Jim & John are watching the Melancthon lot from the fire. 11 Dry, hot, windy day. Jim and Johney are watching fires in Melancthon. I attended C[ouncil] Meeting. 12 Dry and warm. I watched fires in Melancthon. John worked for T. Mitchel[l]. Jim went to Dun- dalk and bought himself a craddle. <folio 83 recto> August 1886 13 Dry morning, the day got overcast and there was considerable of thunder in the forenoon, scarcely any Rain, the wind was very high in the afternoon. Jim and John are in Melancthon, they are watching the Bush fires and also to come[n]ce the fall wheat. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie have gone to a Berry party at Osprey. Owen Cassidy, an old Resident of Melancthon that had been in Michi- gan, came here this eavning and stopped all night. There was a slight thunder storm with some Rain at night. [in margin] Commenced / Harvesting / Fall wheat. 14 A little cloudy this morning but the sun got out and dispersed the clouds, the day was dry. Jim and John are working in Melancthon. Mrs. R. and Willie took them out some provisions. 15th Sabbath. Dry, warm day. Mr. John Abbott and Wife, Mr. W. Clark & Wife, and Brother Sam & Phoebe were here. 16 Cloudy morning. Rain came on about 9 A.M., and rained to about 2 P.M. We went to Melanc- thon to work, but came home again. The Boys went for shingles. I got the Brush hook and stopped all night in Melancthon. 17 Cool day, with a slight mizzle of Rain. The Boys are shingling the lintle. I cut Berry Bushes in Melancthon. <folio 83 verso> August 1886 18th Cool morning, the day dry. I was cutting Berry Bushes in Melancthon. The Boys were shingling the lintle. There was a frost this night. 19 Sharp frost this morning, the day dry. Jim cut Fall wheat, I tied. John cut Bushes. 20 Pretty warm day and cloudy . The boys harvested in Melancthon. Willie cooked. I was at home and went to Dundalk. 21 Cloudy day all through. The boys harvested. I worked at the tedious Milk Books. 22nd Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, and wet in the afternoon. 23 A Slight Rain in the forenoon, something heavier in the afternoon. The boys put some Shingles on the Lintle. Jim brought a load of shingles from the mill. He traded horse teams with D. Reid and gave $60.00 to [MS of] Boot. He gained a Black mare rising 12 years old and a Black horse rising 4 years for a Big stallion, rising 6 years and an Iron Grey horse Rising 5 years old. �284 24 A little cool this morning, there was also a slight Rain in the morning. The Boys finished shin- gling the lintle. I cleaned out the manure that it was built on. 25 Dry day. John Gott and Jim worked at the lintle. Johney & I cut and tied fall wheat in Melanc- thon. <folio 84 recto> August 1886 26 Very hot, dry day. John and I harvested in Melancthon. Jim finished the horse’s stall then he fixed up the Reaper. [in margin] Hot. 27 Dry, hot day. We harvested our spring wheat. [in margin] Hot. 28 Dry and hot in the forenoon, a little thunder and Rain in the afternoon. Jim and John went for a load each of fall wheat. They just got into the Barn when the Rain came. I tied and stooked wheat till it was time to go to Dundalk to pay the milk Patrons. Clark came home. He was away from 14th July. 29th Sabbath. Very close, sultry forenoon, the afternoon also warm and cloudy. Mrs. R. and I were in at Br. Sam’s. [in margin] Hot. 30 Wet morning, and considerable of Rain had fallen during the night. The forenoon wet, the after- noon dry. The boys worked at the lintle in the afternoon. Jim craddled some Roads. 31 Rather dull morning, quite misty-like although no rain fell. The eavning was cloudy also, with a few drops of rain. John, Clark and Willie went to Melancthon to pull pease. Jim reaped at home. Broke a guard and had to go to Dundalk for a new one. I tied oats. Sold 9 Lambs at 2 60/100 to be delivered in one month. [in margin] First oats / cut. / Black / Diamonds / Sold Lambs <folio 84 verso> September 1886 1 Misty morning, but the day cleared up and was dry with a bright sun in the afternoon. Jim hauled two loads of fall wheat from Melancthon. The other boys were pulling pease. I tied oats. 2 Frost this morning and ice in some places on the water. The sun shone out and the day was bright and fine. Jim hauled in the remainder of the fall wheat. He borrowed a waggon from Mr. Oliver and Willie brought one load and he the other. Jim then ground the Sickle and went to Melancthon to reap. Johney and Clark were pulling pease. I tied oats. Mrs. John Arnold was here. 3 Rather cloudy this morning but the day was dry, the sun shone occasionally. Willie and I stood up some oat sheaves in the morning till the dew got off the wheat, then we hauled the wheat (5 loads) in. Mrs. R. and Eliza helped. Then we hauled what rails made thirteen Rods of a fence. Put the fence up and turned our milk cows into the field. Jim, John & Clark harvested in Melancthon. 4 Cloudy morning, the day dry all through, but quite cloudy. Willie and I stooked up about 2 1/2 acres of oats in the forenoon, then we took the team and went to Melancthon and helped the other boys to pull pease. <folio 85 recto> September 1886 5th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. 6 Dry sunny day, pretty hot in the afternoon. Jim went to Walter Bell in place of Clark. Johney, Clark, Willie and I went to Melancthon and harvested there. 7 Dry sunny day, pretty hot. Jim was at Walter Bell’s for Clark. The others of us all were in Melancthon harvesting. 8 Dry morning, the forenoon clear and sunny, the afternoon cloudy and like rain. I finished binding oats in Melancthon, came home and tied oats. Jim and Willie hauled in oats. Johney Reaped. Clark was at Walter Bell’s. �285 9 Wet morning, had rained through the night, the afternoon dry. We tied some oats in the morning, but gave it up for a bad job. Mrs. R. and Jim went to Dundalk. I worked at the M. Books. 10 Wet again this morning, the afternoon dry. Jim went to the mill for a load of lumber in the fore- noon. In the afternoon we reaped and Bound oats. John Gott worked 1/2 day at the lintle. 11 Dry morning, the day dry and breezy. We cut and tied about 10 acres of oats. Willie and Mrs. R. stooked them. John and Clark are gone tonight to W. Bell’s Binding Bee. Jim has went to Mr. Moran’s to go with him to Mulmer tomorrow. <folio 85 verso> September 1886 12th Sabbath. Cool and cloudy with rain late in the eavning. James Lonsway was here. 13 Dry in the forenoon, Rain after 4 P.M. We were reaping and binding oats. 14 Misty morning but not wet, the afternoon Breezy and drying. The boys were harvesting. Finished Reaping. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Melancthon and turned ten acres of pease. [in margin] Finished Reaping 15 Fine Breezy, drying day. We hauled together ten acres of pease in Melancthon and stacked them, Mr. Jas. Maxwell built it. When we came home from Melancthon we hauled in Ten acres of oats. Got done about Two O’clock in the morning. 16 Slight mizzle of Rain in the morning, but it soon dried off. We hauled in Eight acres of oats from about One O’clock in the afternoon till 4 O’clock. D. Reid helped us with his team. The after- noon was wet. 17 Dry day, breezy in the afternoon. Clark and I went to Melancthon and stood up some Oat sheaves that were down. Jim and John craddled at John Gott’s. 18 Dry morning, the day dry and sunny. We hauled in Oats from Melancthon. D. Reid with his team helped. There were six loads, or 222 dozen [sheaves]. This finished drawing from Mel[ancthon]. John hauled in a load of mixed feed at home. <folio 86 recto> September 1886 19th Sabbath. Cold and showery. 20 Cold morning, a shower about 2 P.M. A heavy rain set in about dark and lasted for an hour. John and Clark were Binding oats at John Gott’s. Jim and I took the young cattle to Melancthon, fenced the pea stack and made a way for the cattle to drink. 21 Damp, dreary day but no Rain fell. Jim and John with one team helped D. Reid to haul out ma- nure. Clark and Willie chopped in the swamp. 22 Cloudy day all through, a slight shower at noon, another at night. Jim went in the morning to see about the thrashing machine, then came home and helped us turn sheaves, then went to Dundalk to get Whiffletrees* fixed, also to get his horse’s heels doctored. Came home, then went to the Brit- tons’ lodge.* John & Clark with the team helped D. Reid. [*Whiffletree: device attached to tongue of wagon, and to traces on horse harness; see 10 June 1879. The Young Brittons, the Youth branch of the Loyal Orange Lodge]. 23 Grain of all kinds very wet this morning from the heavy Rains last night. The day dry and sunny. Jim and Clark got out some flatted ceder [=cedar] pieces for to lay the lintle floor on. John with the team was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. S. Patterson & her Father-in- Law were here this afternoon. <folio 86 verso> September 1886 �286 24 Dry morning, the day dry till night when there came on a Rainstorm. We threshed about 10 acres of pease in Melancthon. They were in a stack and a good many were wet. 25 Rain very early in the morning, the day dry. John and I brought the remainder of the threshed pease home. Jim and Clark stopped in Melancthon. John went to the Vet with a horse in the af- ternoon. The Vet said there were wolf teeth in him. He broke them. 26 Sabbath. A little Rain through the day. 27 Misty morning, the forenoon dry, a slight rain in the afternoon. Dan Reid with his team helped us to haul Grain in the afternoon. It was pretty wet, still I did not like to leave it out any longer, as the weather is so showery. Jim struck out for Melancthon this morning. He goes to live on his own Lot*, and do the best he can. He is 23 years of age. I hope he will succeed in life. [in mar- gin] Finished / Harvesting / Jim / went to his / Farm. [*Robert deeded Lot 31, Con. 5, Melanc- thon to Jim in Nov. 1882, and Jim is now formally taking possession of it as his own farm.] 28 Showery during the day and quite a Rain pour during the night. John was helping J. Maxwell to Log. Clark is helping Jim. 29 Bright morning, the day sunny and very breezy. I threshed some oats in the forenoon with the flail. Made up milk accounts in the afternoon. John spread peas on the Barn floor in the forenoon and went in the afternoon to Collingwood Show Fair. More money gone and waste of time, sink- ing me deeper & deeper. <folio 87 recto> September 1886 29th Continued —— after a little while longer, things must be swept from me as I cannot hold out against the Extravagence that is eating the very inside out of all I am worth. Always buy, buy, go in debt in the stores, get every thing that is needed, no thought where the money is to come from that is to pay it. Bought 27 fruit trees for self and same no. and varieties for Jim from Mr. Carr of the Galt nurseries on the 28th, or yesterday. The names of the trees are as follows. Apples:18 Duchess of Oldenburgh, 3 Man, 2 Walbridge, & 2 Wealthy. Crabs: 1 Transcendent. Plums: 1 Glasse & seedling. Price: $12.00 for the 54 trees. [in margin] Fruit trees / on 28th inst. 30 Fine dry morning, the day dry and breezy till about 5 P.M. when it commenced raining and the rain turned to snow during the night. John was at Collingwood Show Fair. Clark was helping Jim in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the milk patrons. October [1886] 1st Ground covered with snow this morning and very cold, frequent showers of snow through the day. John and Clark cut some logs in the eavning. [in margin] First / snow. 2 Dry morning, but cold with some snow on the ground, the day cold all through. John plowed, Clark helped J. Gott at the lintle in the afternoon. I worked at the Twp. Books. Brother Sam’s Madella is stopping here tonight. <folio 87 verso> October 1886 3rd Sabbath. Dry day. Brother Sam’s Madella was here to the afternoon, then went home. 4 Wet this morning, cleared off about 10 A.M., a slight mizzle in the afternoon. The Boys, John and Clark, started to help Walter Bell this morning to haul in, but the rain came on and they [re]turned home. John plowed. Clark and I drove the Lambs (9) to Dundalk to Mr. Rundle who had bought them one month ago at $2.60 each. I bargained with Mr. Tedford*, harness maker, for a sett of new harness, less collars and Briddles [=bridles]. In lieu of Briddles I am to have halters with bibs attached. I pay him $20.00 cash and deliver him Eight cords of 22 inch green wood any time dur- �287 ing the winter. [*James Tedford, harness & hardware, in 1906 Dundalk business directory; see History of Dundalk, p. 105.] 5 Damp morning, quite misty, the day not wet, still not drying. John and Clark were moving fence in the forenoon. In the afternoon John went to Melancthon for some lumber I had there. I built fence. 6 Quite misty this morning, the fog cleared off about 10 A.M., the rest of the day was dry and sunny. John and Clark moved fence and stone piles. I worked at Township Books. John & I took the team and went to Dundalk for the new harness. 7 Beautiful day, like Indian Summer. Clark helped W. Bell to harvest. John & Team helped D. Reid to thresh. John Gott & I worked at the lintle. Mrs. R. quilted [miniscule]. <folio 88 recto> October 1886 8th Beautiful day all through, sunny and bright. John Gott worked at the lintle. John, Clark, [and] Eliza Raised potatoes and put them in the cellar (41 Bags). They are large and dry but not many at a stalk [illegible]. 9 Beautiful morning, the day very fine. We finished taking up potatoes. We have about 80 Bushels of splendid ones. Had about 140 last year in the same ground. Jim and Willie came home tonight. John Gott was working at the lintle. 10th Sabbath. Beautiful day, Warm and balmy. Brother Sam & Phoebe were here. 11 Fine morning, the day hazy almost like Indian Summer. Jim and Willie left for Melancthon. John and Clark moved stone pile and chips. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped the Boys. John Gott worked at Lintle. 12 Wet morning, but the day cleared off. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. John took a yoke of three year old steers of his own and one two year old of mine to the fair, and sold them for $40.00 and $11.00. Clark helped John Gott at the Lintle. 13 Cloudy morning, but the day was dry and moderately warm. All hands attended the show fair at Dundalk. [in margin] Show / Fair. <folio 88 verso> October 1886 14th Dry forenoon but the afternoon was very wet and very windy. The wind is now (8 P.M.) a team- ing gale. Clark went for J. Gott to John Rutherford’s threshing. I put out manure in the forenoon and chored around in the afternoon. John Gott worked at the lintle. Son Johney left this morning. He and I had an altercation. [in margin] Johney / Left home. 15 Drizzly wet morning with a high wind. A great many of the fences on the farm are blown down with the heavy wind last night. The day was cold and showery, some snow mixed with the Rain. Clark took the team and went to Brother Sam’s threshing. I chored around. Johney came home this forenoon. I am glad that he is back again, could not bear to part with him at all, would feel miserable without him, although we quarrel now and then. Hope there will be no more partings. [in margin] Johney / came / home / Stabled / cattle for / the first time. 16 Cold morning, snow on the Ground and more falling, the day cold all through. John and the team were at Br. Sam’s threshing till noon, then he came home and hauled manure. I and Clark chored around in the forenoon. Clark helped Johney in the afternoon and I went to Dundalk. Mr. A. Lon- sway and wife were here at night. <folio 89 recto> October 1886 �288 17th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling. A soft snow fell most of the day. Mrs. R. and I went to Jim’s in Melancthon. 18 Ground covered with snow this morning, but the day was mild and the snow mostly disappeared. Johney was getting some firewood. I was at W. Bell’s threshing. John and his mother and Eliza are at Mr. A. Lonsway’s pearing [=paring] Bee. 19 Beautiful morning, the day very fine. I was at W. Bell’s threshing. Johney hauled out manure. 20 Fine morning, the day dry till about 4 P.M. when there came on some rain. It cleared off, then began Raining again. It is now (8:40 P.M.) Raining quite Briskly. John and I were hauling out manure. Clark got home from Collingwood where he had went on last Monday. T. W. John & W. Robinson were here at night. 21 Cold raw morning, the day dry but pretty chilly. John and I were putting out manure. Clark was at John Gott’s threshing. Mrs. R. visited Mrs. Abraham Jackson. 22 Splendid day, dry and hazy. I think it is Indian Summer. John plowed. He and I gathered stones in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Clark was at H. Lonsway’s threshing. Mr. R. Cornett* was here. [*Robert Cornett was member of first provisional town council in 1886; see History of Dundalk, p. 5.] <folio 89 verso> October 1886 23rd Fine morning, the day Splendid, dry and mild. Clark was at H. Lonsway’s threshing in the fore- noon. He and I cleaned pease in the afternoon. John plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and his mother went to Dundalk. 24th Sabbath. Quite cool morning, the afternoon cloudy, and wet at night. 25 Showery this morning and quite a sharp mizzle of Rain fell mostly all day, and turned to snow in the eavning. The ground is now (7 P.M.) white with snow. We tid[i]ed up the Barn for the thrash- ing, Butchered a Sheep and picked some stones. The thrashers came here this eavning. 26 Hard [frost this] morning and cool, the day dry and cool. We threshed all day. John Brinkman’s machine. [in margin] Thrashed 27 Hard frost this morning, the day dry and cool. We finished threshing at noon. The Grain turned out well, Except the wheat which was poor in quantity but good in quality. We had about 112 Bushels of wheat or 8 Bushels to the acre. 900 Bushels of Oats, or 30 Bushels to the acre, and about 170 Bushels of pease which we had threshed about three weeks ago, or 17 Bushels to the acre. [in margin] Jim Oldfield / & M. Maxwell / Married. <folio 90 recto> October 1886 28 Dark morning, the day showery. Clark went to H. Hewett’s threshing for Brother Sam. John and I chored around home in the forenoon and in the afternoon John went to John Oliver’s wedding [MS weeding], I to Dundalk. I saw several strawberry blossoms in the fields. [in margin] J. Oliver & / J. Neithercut / Married. 29 Rainy morning, the day generally showery. John was plowing in the afternoon. Clark was at H. Hewett’s threshing for Br. Sam. I was getting information out of the old collector’s Rolls for the Township Clerk. 30 Fine morning, the day dry, bright and sunny. William McKay with his oxen logged for us on Lot 216, Proton. 31st Sabbath. Beautiful day, dry, sunny and warm. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. November 1886 �289 1st Dry day, sunny and pleasant. John went in the forenoon with a grist to the mill. In the afternoon he plowed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. I chored around in the afternoon. 2 Dry day, sunny and bright. John plowed. I spread manure. 3 Cool, Breezy and dry. John plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the mill for the grist. Miss Minnie Neithercut came here this eavning. I was seeking the Two yearling colts which had strayed away. Mrs. R. got them about 3/4 of a mile from home. <folio 90 verso> November 1886 4th Quite cold this morning, a shower of snow through the day, cold and windy in the afternoon. Mrs. R. started for Tossorontio this morning. Miss Neithercut went home this afternoon. John was at D. Reid’s plowing Bee with the team. I worked at the Factory Books. 5th Cold, Raw morning, the day very windy but dry, with considerable of sunshine. John was plow- ing. I was Raising stones. Mrs. D. Reid was here in the eavning. John went to Dundalk at night. I seen strawberry Blossoms in the field. [in margin] Seen / Straw Berry / Blossoms. 6 Rather mild morning, the day cool, dry, and some sunshine. John and I picked stones in the fore- noon, then I went to Dundalk and he went for a load of wood to Melancthon. I took a Racoon skin to the Tannery to be tanned. [in margin] Coon skin / to be tanned. 7th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow. Sharp frost, strong wind and cold day. 8 Hard frost this morning, and some snow falling. The day was very cold and a little snow fell. John and I moved straw out of the lintle in the forenoon and in the afternoon he went for a load of wood. 9 Pretty chilly in the morning, milder towards noon, a little rain in the afternoon which turned to snow at night. John and I moved some straw in the forenoon. He took Jim’s Horse to Dundalk in the afternoon, got a wolf tooth Extracted. Mrs. R. came home. <folio 91 recto> November 1886 10th Snow on the ground this morning and some more fell. The day got mild and the snow pretty much all melted. John went for a load of wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon plowed. 11 Cold, cloudy morning, the day pretty cold with a hard frost setting in in the eavning. John plowed. I spread manure in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. was helping Mrs. C. Bell make Rag carpet. 12 Very sharp morning, the day cold and freezing, the Roads very rough, no snow on the ground. John chored around. I went to Melancthon with a curry comb* & Brush. [*Horse grooming tool.] 13 Sharp morning, the day very cold, raw wind, the Roads very rough. John & I butchered a fat hog in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to W. Gallagher’s funeral. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lonsway were here at night. Jim and Ch. Maxwell came here at night. [in margin] W. Gallaher / died. 14th Sabbath. Cold morning, the day pretty windy, a little soft towards eavning. Willie drove Jim & Clark to Melancthon. 15 Pretty sharp morning, Bleak wind and cold. John hauled some clay in the waggon and Banked the house with it. I Journalized and Ledgerized about $950.00 worth of Township orders. Mrs. John Gott was here. <folio 91 verso> November 1886 16th Pretty mild morning, the day had a good deal of sunshine and was nice weather for this time of the year. John A[gnew Russell], who is exactly 21 years of age today, was at H. Johnson’s thresh- �290 ing. I chored around and went to Mr. Duncan’s in the eavning to get him [to] cut horse feed. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. [in margin] John’s / Birthday. 17 Rather soft in the forenoon, the afternoon was sleet and Rain. John was at H. Johnson’s threshing. C. Johnson’s was here in the afternoon. 18 Very Windy morning, the day stormy, strong piercing wind and snow falling. John and [I] tid[i]ed up the Barn for cutting on tomorrow. John went in the afternoon for the cutting Box to J. Dun- can’s. I went to Dundalk on Cheese Business in the afternoon. Mr. W. Nichols & Wife were here at night. 19 Very Blustery morning, Blowing, snowing and freezing. It was so stormy that Mr. Duncan could not come to cut Horse feed. The day was one of storm. John Gott and Norman Schell were here in the forenoon and finished the lintle. We then put our cattle in. [in margin] cattle put / in the new / Stable. 20 A little snow now and then through the day, still, the day was not unpleasant. Mr. John Duncan cut sheaves for us. He cut about 100 doz. & charged $3.00. W. Lonsway & Team helped us. [in margin] Old Sam / McDowell / Buryed. <folio 92 recto> November 1886 21st Sabbath. Pretty sharp morning, the day chilly. Jim came from Melancthon and returned in the afternoon. 22 Rather fine morning, the day cool but pleasant. John was at Mr. Lonsway’s with the team helping them cut oat sheaves. I worked at the milk accounts. 23 Pretty sharp morning, the day windy. John split some stove wood. I took the Milk Books to Dun- dalk to the auditors. The Township collector made a payment to me. 24 Raining this morning, the day generally wet. Mrs. R. took John and some provisions to Melanc- thon. William took Jim’s Grey Horse to the Blacksmith’s to be shod, then took him to Melanc- thon. [in margin] Thaw. 25 Pretty sharp morning, the Roads very rough. I went to Dundalk to See the Cheese auditors. Had to stop with them till near 5 O’clock. John is cutting firewood in Melancthon. 26 Hard morning, the day pretty chilly, a little snow fell. John with the team was helping his uncle Sam to thresh. 27 Pretty Sharp morning, the day chilly all through, the ground Rough & hard. John was cutting firewood in Melancthon. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and paid Milk Patrons their last pay- ment, over $1600.00. <folio 92 verso> November 1886 28th Sabbath. Pretty sharp morning, the day Rather cold, with some snow. 29 Snow falling this morning and an occasional snow shower through the day. We Butchered hogs. Dan Reid helped us. We killed 4 hogs and they weighed Ten hundred less Twenty pounds. 30 Pretty fine day, a little chillier than yesterday. Sleighing is improving, a little snow fell last night. John went to Mr. Wright’s Mill with [dittog.: with] 1.000 pounds of wheat. He got, of yield, 600 pounds of flour. December [1886] 1st Mild morning, the day pretty mild, with considerable of a snow fall in the afternoon. John hauled two small loads of firewood from Melancthon, and returned there at night to chop. Jim came home with his team and got the Old Bobsleighs which I had gave him. He took some cut feed to Melancthon. Mrs. R. and I were in Dundalk in the forenoon, �291 2 Pretty sharp day, a little snow fell. John is chopping in Melancthon at firewood. 3 Very cold day, from morning till night. Eliza took Clark and some provisions to Melancthon and brought home Willie. John is cutting firewood there. <folio 93 recto> December 1886 4th Very cold morning, the day cold all through. Mrs. R., Eliza and Willie took some chickens and a duck to Dundalk. Willie then went to Melancthon. Jim came home this eavning and is stopping all night. John is cutting firewood in Melancthon. 5th Sabbath. Pretty mild day. Jim stopped here till afternoon, then went to Melancthon. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 6 Very fine morning, the day beautiful sunshine all through. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to John R. Montgomerie’s with an Order to be Endorsed by the School Marm of No. 10. John is chopping firewood in Melancthon. Jim is here this night. 7 Fine morning, the day pretty mild. Jim took the Bay team and Bobsleighs and four Bags of oats to Melancthon, to Saw log[s]. 8 Mild morning, the day fine, Rather inclined to be a little soft. I was at John Johnson’s wood be[e]. He is sick with inflamation of the lungs. Jim, John, Clark and Willie are working in Melancthon. John is hauling Logs to the mill for Jim. 9 Softish morning, the day mild with a good deal of sunshine in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. John was helping Jim saw log[s]. 10 Soft day, thawing. John took the Sow to Hopeville to the Hog. Had his journey for nothing. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Nichol’s at night. <folio 93 verso> December 1886 11th A slight mizzle of Rain this morning, and continued misty all day. The snow is fast disappearing. People have taken to the wheels again. John, with the team, went to Melancthon. He put some boards on the horse stable. Clark came home at night with a pain in his side. [in margin] Thaw. 12th Sabbath. Dark day and thawing. Mrs. R. drove Clark to Melancthon, then went to Sam’s. 13 Drizzly morning with a pretty heavy shower about 10 A.M. Clark is in Melancthon. John started with the team to go to Collin[g]wood Town to See Mr. Abraham Horner to buy from him Lot 30, Con. 4, Township of Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and Deposited in Bank $1666.00, Township moneys. Snow storm in the afternoon. [in margin] Thaw. 14 Pretty Rough day all through, snowing and Blowing, with considerable of a Freeze. John got home from Collingwood, did not succeed in purchasing from Mr. Horner. The old Goose of a Dutchman had wrote us that he would sell the Lot for $1500.00. Now he says he meant $2500.00. It’s too much for it, so the Bargain is off. I went to Brother Sam’s this afternoon. 15 Pretty cold day, blowing, snowing & Freezing. John is working in Melancthon. I went to Meeting in Dundalk of Mr. Blythe, M.P.P. James L. Johnson, a Resident of Melancthon, got killed by a Burch [=birch] limb falling on him. [in margin] Sent letter to Br. W. / Paris P. O. / Lamar Co. / St of Tex. <folio 94 recto> December 1886 16th Pretty Rough day all through, Snowing and Blowing. John & Clark are working in Melancthon. I went there in the afternoon. Mr. McConnell, Collector, deposited with me this eavning over $1100.00. �292 17 Pretty cold day, strong wind and freezing, the sleighing is very poor. Some snow fell at night. John and Clark were working in Melancthon. Jim and his team came home this eavning from the Funeral of James L. Johnson. John came home at night. 18 Snowing some this morning and kept snowing a little during the day. Jim and his mother started with his team for Tossorontio this morning. He wants to see the Farrier at Rosemont to get him to prescribe for his Extra [?] Horse which has the scratches. John hauled two loads of stove wood from Melancthon. He is now gone to some kind of a show at Dundalk. Willie came home from Melancthon at night. 19th Sabbath. Mild day from morning till night. 20 Sharp, cold day all through. I attended a council meeting at Dundalk. John was hauling wood home. 21 Mild day, almost like a thaw. John Hauled wood. Mr. S. Rogers, Reeve of Proton, came here this morning. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Folks came home tonight. <folio 94 verso> December 1886 22 Mild morning, the day mild all through. John hauled firewood home. I worked at the Township Books till about 4 P.M., then I went to Brother Sam’s to see his baby which is very sick. 23 Mild morning, the day mild all through. John split wood for the stove at the house till about 3 O’clock, then he dressed and away to Neithercut’s spree. 24 Mild day. John was fixing the horse stable in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk and bought a copper Boiler for $4.00. 25 Christmas. Roads pretty heavy this morning on account of the snow fall last night. The day cold enough. Johney got the team and cutter and went a-girling. The other boys after dinner went to the Christmas festival at Dund[alk]. 26th Sabbath. Sharp cold day. Clark and I left with the team (Jim’s) and went to Melancthon in the afternoon. 27 Cold day with quite a snow fall. Clark and I were cutting stove wood in Melancthon. John was swamping cordwood in Melancthon. I came home at night. 28 Another cold stormy day. I went to the voting for M.P.P. Voted for Blythe (Conservative). John is swamping wood in Melancthon. Broke his harness, came home for the new ones. <folio 95 recto> December 1886 29th Cold day with some snow falling. I and Clark cut stove wood in Melancthon. John swamped out cordwood. I came home at night, don’t like shantying. 30 Another cold day, freezing keenly. Willie left home for Melancthon to cook for the Boys. I done the chores at home. John was to Start [to] haul cordwood to Dundalk. [in margin] Started / haul- ing / C. W. to Dund. 31 Cold day, snowing and blowing. John was hauling cordwood to Dundalk. One of the horses took sick with something like a belly ache in Dundalk, had to put him in to the tavern stable and fetch the vet to see him. Took the horse home that night but he was very sick. Jim was hauling with his horses from Melancthon. Got his horses down coming over a bridge crossing a drain: the planks slipped, and let his horses through. One of them got badly lamed. Clark was cutting stove wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. The old year is passing. It has been an uneventful one. Which of us will do the best during the coming year? Time will tell. <folio 95 verso> �293 January 1887 1st Cold day, blowing and snowing and freezing. I went to Dundalk and sent $1350.00 to Co. Treas- urer. Clark was cutting stove wood. 2nd Sabbath. Very cold day, the Roads very heavy. 3 Sharp day, but not so cold as yesterday. John and I went to the voting in Proton, then John took the team and went to Melancthon to haul wood tomorrow. John Agnew’s Annie & John Thos. with Brother John’s Minnie came here tonight. 4 Cold day, some snow fell. John was hauling cordwood to Dundalk. John’s Agnew’s folks went a- visiting to Proton & Melancthon, came home at night. John Agnew also came here at night. 5 Fine morning, some sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon snowing. John Agnew and folks left for home this morning. 6 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold. John was hauling cordwood. John Agnew came here about 9 A.M. and left for home in about an hour. A traveller named McLaug[h]lin, on his way from Co. Peel to Kincardine, got his load of moving upset opposite my place tonight. He and his team and a man that was with him stopped here all night. [in margin] Old Mr. McCullough / Died. 7 Another pretty chilly morning, the afternoon something finer. John was hauling cordwood. Clark started for the Collin[g]wood high school this afternoon. Wesley Noble gave him a Ride and hauled his Traps. C. Johnson was here at night. [in margin] Clark went / to Collingwood. <folio 96 recto> January 1887 8th Pretty sharp morning, the day cold and Frosty. John is hauling cordwood. Brodie, Clock Cleaner, was here and cleaned our clock. I paid him .50¢ for doing so. 9th Sabbath. Cold stormy morning, the day very cold and rough, Snow falling in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Very cold. 10 Sharp morning, the day cold and Blusterous, quite a snow fall and drift in the afternoon. [in mar- gin] Cold. 11 Very cold morning, the day bitterly cold and stormy, the wind high and the snow drifting. The Boys are all in Melancthon with the exception of Clark. [in margin] very cold. 12 Milder day than yesterday, a good deal of snow fell, the snow very deep on the Roads. Parties had to take down the fence of H. Lonsway’s field to let the teams through that way. The Boys are in Melancthon. John Gott was here and I made him out a Bill of Lumber for E. Ross’ Barn. 13 Very cold morning, the day bitterly cold, all the Roads badly drifted. The wind arose in the eavning, very high, and the cold was intense. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. The Boys are in Melancthon Hauling wood. [in margin] Very / Cold. 14 Fearful morning, with a snow blockade, Roads impassible for a sleigh. Seen one man taking his team home, had to leave his sleigh two miles East of here, and fetch his horses singly along. The Boys are in Melancthon. <folio 96 verso> January 1887 15 Pretty cold morning, the day not so bad as yesterday, some snow fell. Jim was here last night and left for Melancthon this morning. He had to carry some provisions as the Roads are so badly drift- ed he could not fetch his team. John & Willie are in Melancthon. 16th Sabbath. Cold, stormy day all through. 17 Very stormy Rough day, snowing and Blowing badly, fearfully rough in the afternoon. I went to a council Meeting at Hopeville with C. Johnson. I was unwell and Johney came out to Mr. John- �294 son’s that night to meet me. But as the night was so rough Mr. Johnson & I stopped at Hopeville. [in margin] Cold. / Birthday / 51 years old. 18 Sharp, cold morning, intensely cold day, Freezing and Blowing. Mr. Johnson and I came home from Hopeville. Mr. Johnson got part of his nose frozen slightly. [in margin] Very cold. 19 Another cold morning, the day a little milder than yesterday, the roads are impassible in a good many parts. I am unwell these days, cannot even do the chores. Johney sold the cordwood (50 Cords) on last Saturday at $1.95 per cord. He got $10.00 on it. 20 Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft and thawing in the afternoon. John came home with the team in the afternoon. Mrs. R. & Eliza were at Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Slight thaw. <folio 97 recto> January 1887 21st Pretty hard morning, the snow greately crusted. The day was moderate. John went to Melancthon to haul cordwood. 22 Rain during the greater part of the day and pouring down now (6:15) P.M. The Boys are in Melancthon. I started for Dundalk this afternoon but had to turn back, was so weak and sick I could not go. Don’t know what is wrong with me, have been bad for a week, no pains, just weak- ened down so that I can scarcely walk. Mrs. A. Lonsway was here this eavning. [in margin] Big / thaw. 23 Sabbath. Rain mostly all day. Brother Sam, H. Lonsway, Wife & family were here. 24 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, the roads very Bad. I went to Dundalk. 25 Raw morning, the day rather chilly. The auditors of Township accounts (Mr. McDonald & Mr. McPherson) came here to audit my Books. 26 Quite cold this morning, the day cold. The auditors were at work today and finished at night. The Boys are in Melancthon. 27 Milder this morning, the day pretty mild. The auditors left for home this forenoon, also Willie left for to cook in Melancthon. Mr. C. Johnson was here for Clark’s long Boots to take the[m] to him in Collingwood. <folio 97 verso> January 1887 28 Quite a strong wind this morning, and a pretty good Breeze through the day, with a snowfall in the afternoon. Mrs. R. visited at Mrs. C. Bell’s in the afternoon. John is hauling C. Wood. Jim came home this eavning and went to John Gott’s at night to see him about building a Barn. 29 Mild day, a little snow at night. John was in Melancthon and came home in the eavning to go with a grist to the mill. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 30th Sabbath. Pretty Rough day all through. Mr. & Mrs. A. Lonsway were here at night. 31 Cold morning, the day a little milder. John took 13 1/2 B. Wheat to Mr. Wright’s mill and got 505 pounds of flour from it. He went to Melancthon at night. February [1887] 1st Mild morning, the day pretty mild, the afternoon a little windy. The Boys are in Melancthon. H. Lonsway changed sleighs with me till he came home from his Brother William’s in Simcoe. 2 Wild stormy morning, the day one of storm. The snow is piled as high as the gate tops in the Barnyard, very few sleighs on the Road. The Boys are in Melancthon. <folio 98 recto> February 1887 3rd Milder morning than yesterday, still cold enough, the trees covered with rhime, indicating a thaw. Brother Sam was here in the eavning. �295 4 Pretty cold day, sharp wind, and cutting. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon to straighten things in the shanty. 5 Sharp morning, the day pretty cool, good sleighing. I attended a political meeting and also a cheese factory meeting in Dundalk this afternoon. Mrs. John Russell came here this eavning. 6th Sabbath. Mild day. Jim and Willie and Charley Maxwell was home from Melancthon. We went to see John Trugon, he is sick with inflamation. 7 Snowing and Blowing, the day one of storm. Sleet in the afternoon, which turned to rain at night. John with the team started for Melancthon in the afternoon. Mr. C. Johnson’s son and three daughters, with John Agnew’s son Bob, were here at night. I went with Walter Bell to Widow Mulholland’s and bargained with W. McKee regarding the price of timber which he is getting from the Widow. 8 Rain in the morning, Rain at noon and Rain at night, a particularly Wet day. Boys are all in Melancthon. [in margin] Rain. 9 Sharp morning, the forenoon pretty cold, the afternoon milder. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R went with her sister Eliza to Br. Sam’s. The Boys are in Melancthon. <folio 98 verso> Feb[ruary] 1887 10th Soft morning, the day soft and a thaw wind, the snow disappearing. John Agnew’s Bob is here tonight. The Boys are in Melancthon. I went to See John Trugon this eavning. [in margin] Thaw. 11 Stormy day, snowing and Blowing with a pretty heavy drift on hand. The Boys are working in Melancthon. 12 Fine forenoon, a good deal of sunshine, the afternoon cold and rather windy. The Boys came home from Melancthon. The Township collector made me a payment. Eliza Russell went home this morning. 13th Sabbath. Fine sunny day. Sam & Phoebe, Mr. W. Bell and wife and Mrs. C. Bell were here. 14 Fine day, the sleighing good. The Boys are in Melancthon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 15 Very heavy Roads this morning, snow had fallen to a great depth during the night. I went with Mr. C. Johnson to a council meeting at Cederville. We stopped all night with Mr. Rogers, the Reeve. The Boys are working in Melancthon. 16 Mild morning, the day mild. Came home from Council Meeting. Brother John came here this eavning. The Boys are in Melancthon. Mr. T. Arnold and his daughter Elley visited us at night. <folio 99 recto> February 1887 17 Mild day, almost like a thaw. Brother John drove Mrs. R. and I to Dundalk. He went from there to Jim’s place, then to Brother Sam’s and stopped there all night. Mrs. R. brought his team home. My John was at S. McDowell’s wood Bee. I got my dry cordwood measured and paid for. I only had 40 cords and I had paid T. Mitchell and _____ Smith .75¢ a cord for chopping 48 cords less 1/8 cord. They must have cheated me in the measure of the piles in the Bush. [in margin] Price of / wood $1.95 / per Cord. 18 Soft morning, a slight mizzle of Rain which increased till it was quite wetting at some times. Brother John came here from Sam’s in the afternoon. The Boys are working in Melancthon. 19 Snowing and blowing, quite a wild day, yet not very cold, but a good deal of snow falling. Broth- er John is here, could not go home, day to[o] stormy. The Boys are in Melancthon. 20th Sabbath. Mild day all through. Mrs. R., Brother John, Ida* and I went to Jim’s in Melancthon, and at night we went to Mr. A. Lonsway’s. [*This is the first time Robert refers to his daughter Eliza �296 as Ida, the name which she used as an adult. The change is probably to distinguish her from her aunt Eliza Agnew Russell.] 21 Mild morning, the day mild, the snow inclining to soften. The Boys are working in Melancthon. Brother John started for home this morning. Ida went with him on a visit for a week. <folio 99 verso> February 1887 22nd Mild day, capital sleighing. Johney hauled a load of stove wood from Melancthon, then got his harness mended and swamped out some to top off with. I went to the voting for M.P. at G. Ache- son’s. [in margin] Dominion / Elections. 23 Fine mild day, good sleighing. John and Jim were at Mr. R. Oliver’s wood Bee. I went to Dun- dalk. 24 Rough, stormy day, Blowing and snowing, the Roads running North & South filling up fast. John came home with the team from Melancthon. 25 Mild morning, the day mild but the roads badly drifted. John took his mother to Dundalk. 26 The sky overcast this morning, some sleet fell through the day and it began raining at night. John went to Melancthon to swamp out stove wood. He came home at night. Clark came home from Collin[g]wood High School to See us. I think he was homesick. [in margin] Clark / came Home. 27th Sabbath. Very stormy day, Blowing and snowing from morning till after night. [in margin] Big Storm. 28 Roads almost impassible, especially the Roads running north and south. I went to Dundalk. John cut some stove wood at home. I was at Walter Bell’s at night for a while, squaring accounts be- tween him and Mrs. Jas. Mulholland. <folio 100 recto> March 1887 1st Rather milder this morning, the day pretty fine. John cut some stove wood at the house. I piled it. [in margin] Clark left / for Collingwood. 2 Fine day, sunshiny and warm. John cut some wood at the house and in the afternoon drove to Dundalk for his mother. Brother John’s Bob brought Ida home this eavning. 3 Fine day, a good deal of sunshine, cold in the afternoon. John hauled stove wood home from Melancthon. I went to Dundalk and settled with Mr. Tedford about some wood (8 cords) which I had put in to him on a sett of new harness. He complained of it not being sound wood and also be- ing badly piled. He asked a cord of wood more, or a dollar. I gave him $1.00. 4 Pretty mild day, the sleighing is pretty good, the drifts have got beatten down. John hauled two loads of stove wood home. I split it. John and Bob went to Mr. C. Johnson’s at night. 5 Rough morning and very cold, the wind rose and the storm increased, also the air got intensely cold and snow began to fall and drift. It is now (7 P.M.) quite a brisk blow and a very cold night. John hauled one load of stove wood from Melancthon, that finishes it. Bob left for home at Elev- en A.M. Charley Maxwell came here with Jim’s team tonight. [in margin] Cold. <folio 100 verso> March 1887 6th Sabbath. Sleet in the morning, which turned to rain about 10 A.M. and continued Raining all day. A young man, a traveller with a Horse and cutter, stopped a while from the rain. 7 Mild morning, a good deal of sunshine through the day, quite a thaw. I went to Brother Sam’s. John chored around home. Miss Maria Maxwell was here in the afternoon. 8 Bright sunny day, the snow disappearing fast. I went to Dundalk. John chored at home. �297 9 Dark morning, the sky overcast. Rain came on about noon, but did not last long here. In Melanc- thon it Rained a great deal more, which made it very unpleasant for Jim’s wood Bee. He had about 20 teams hauling cordwood to Dundalk, and got close on 40 Cords hauled. [in margin] Jim’s / Bee. 10 Nice, Bright day, plenty of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the morning, did not get home till after night. John chored around at home, and put a two year old colt for the first time into harness, and drew him along with one of the old team in an empty sleigh. I sold 40 cords of Green wood today to John D. Morgan for $1.90 per cord. He paid me $25.00, the Balance I am to get next week. I had formerly sold the same wood to W. Morrow, but he could not pay me so I Resold. 11 Bright sunny day, but sharp wind. John and I went in the forenoon and looked over Lot 36, 3rd Range, Melancthon. I think of Buying it. John went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 101 recto> March 1887 12th Fine morning, the day mild. John was cutting stove wood in Melancthon. The Township collector Returned his Roll to me. I helped him make out his defaulters’ list. Miss Johnson and Miss Nicholls, missionary collectors, were here in the afternoon. 13th Sabbath. Nice mild day. Jim came home and stopped all night. 14 Pretty chilly morning, the day cool all through. Johney and I cleaned up 22 Bushels of Wheat in the forenoon and he went to Mr. Wright’s mill in the afternoon. There was about 1 1/2 Bushels of small wheat taken out of it by the smut machine in the mill, and the Balance, 20 1/2 Bushels, yielded 830 pounds flour. That would be about 40 1/2 pounds to the Bushel. Mr. S. Rogers, Reeve of this Township, & J. Cavanagh*, Esq. came here at night and stopped over. [*Township Clerk, mentioned earlier, 9, 15 June 1885, 2 Mar. 1886.] 15 Cold day all through. I attended Council Meeting in Dundalk. John chored around home. Very late council meeting, near morning when I got home. Next meeting of Council will be in Hope- ville on the 5th April. 16 Sharp morning, cold, Raw wind through the day. John took me to Dundalk in the forenoon, then he went for the Grist in the afternoon. Mr. John Arnold & Wife and Johney Maxwell were here at night. <folio 101 verso> March 1887 17th Sharp morning, the day very cold, a slight shower of snow in the afternoon. Johney and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon John took some oats to Mr. Oliver & Mr. Neithercut, which were borrowed from them. 18 Sharp morning, cold, raw wind generally through the day. Mr. Hutchinson brought me a ton of Hay which I had bought from him for $10.00. Johney, Willie and I cleaned oats, about 380 Bush- els. 19 Raw morning, the day chilly all through, although the snow melted in some favoured spots. John, Willie & I were cleaning oats and pease, and a pretty dusty job it was. Two young men came here in the afternoon with a Beveled Grindstone & sickle holder attached to Stone for the purpose of Grinding my Knife. They were taking orders for some price, $6.00. It appears to be a good ar- rangement, but I did not purchase. 20th Sabbath. Pretty mild day. Mrs. R. went in the forenoon with the team to Melancthon with some provisions for Jim, and in the afternoon she and I visited Walter Bell’s. 21 Mild morning, the day mild. John took a load of Oats (53 18/34 Bushels) to Dundalk. Sold them for 27¢ per Bushel. �298 <folio 102 recto> March 1887 22 Cold morning, with snow falling mostly all day, very cold wind prevailed through the day. John took Two loads of oats, 67 4/34 & 65 32/34 Bushels, to Dundalk. I went to Melancthon in the af- ternoon to hunt up a lost axe, did not find it. 23 Mild in the morning, and the day was pretty fine. John hauled Two loads of oats to Dundalk. 24 Pretty mild in the morning, and in the afternoon there fell some Rain, which soon turned to snow. At night there was a fierce snow storm Blowing. John hauled Two loads of Grain to Dundalk, then went from there to Mr. Jas. Roseborough’s for some things of Clark’s which he had sent from Collin[g]wood with him. John McMurdo, Assessor, stopped here all night and assessed me, viz. Lot 215 $700.00, Lot 216. $300.00, Personal Prop. $150.00, [total] $1150.00, With six days stat- ute labor. [in margin] Assessor. 25 Very cold day, some snow falling in the morning, Blowing and freezing like fun. John hauled one load of grain to Dundalk in the afternoon. We had taken out 399 Bushels of oats at .27¢, and 59 57/60 B. of Pease at 47 1/2¢. I got the money, $136.20 for the grain. Mrs. R. & I were in Dun- dalk. <folio 102 verso> March 1887 26th Rather sharp morning and a pretty cold air during the day, pretty good sleighing just now. John is working in Melancthon. [in margin] Mrs. G. Glazier / Died. 27th Sabbath. Stormy morning, the day stormy throughout, high wind and snow falling. Clark came home from Collingwood this afternoon. He had come with Mr. J. Roseborough yesterday as far as his place and stopped there all night. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here this eavning. W. Lon- sway, wife & Son came here at night and stopped. [in margin] Storm. 28 Another Stormy morning, the day Blowing & Snowing. John left about 11 A.M. for Melancthon to work. Clark took the cutter and drove Mrs. R. to Mrs. Glazier’s funeral. [in margin] Stormy. 29 Stormy day from morning till night, Blowing, snowing and drifting. John is working in Melanc- thon. Jim came home tonight. Clark went with the Sleighs to Mr. Ros[e]borough’s for some of his fixings which were there, then he drove Mrs. R. to Melancthon in the cutter. Mr. W. Lonsway was here on his way to Henry’s this eavning. [in margin] Stormy. 30 Calmer morning than yesterday, the day not so bad. Jim left for Melancthon this morning, John and Clark is working there. W. Lonsway and wife gave us a call on their way home this morning. 31 Beautiful sunny morning, the day Bright and nice all through. John and Clark were working in Melancthon. John hauled Saw logs to Mr. McGregor’s Mill. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Got a pair of Coonskin mitts which T. Hanbury made me. [in margin] Got letter / from Hauty*/ Russell. [*wife of brother William, now in Texas] <folio 103 recto> April 1887 1st Bright, sunny morning, the day very fine, lots of sunshine. John and Clark are in Melancthon. Mrs. R. visited at Mrs. Abraham Jackson’s. 2 Fine, mild morning, the day spring-like, although a little cloudy sometimes, the snow melting pret- ty Rapidly. John was hauling saw Logs (920 feet) to John McDowell. This pays all that I owe him and also he had Logs to the amount of 300 feet Lumber off me, which I paid him for last summer, but which he denies. Clark was working in Melancthon. [in margin] Took / McDowell / his Logs. �299 3rd Sabbath. Very mild day, the snow disappearing rapidly. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. [in margin] D. Bell’s / Horses found. 4 Mild morning, the forenoon thawing, the afternoon got cold and turned to snow. I went to C. Johnson’s in the afternoon. Mr. J. Trugon was here at night and paid his Brother’s Tax. John hauled wood to John Vo[d]den.* He has put in about 2 1/2 cords and I still owe him 1/2 cord. [*Carriage-maker; see 11 Jan. 1886.] 5 Very cold, stormy morning, snowing and blowing and piercing cold during most of the day. I went to Hopeville to a council meeting, took the cutter and gave Mr. C. Johnson, Councilman, a Ride. John and Clark were at Brother Sam’s wood bee. A very singular event happened in this vicinity. A Team of Horses, a Bay and a Grey, one Seven and the other Four years old, belonging to Mr. Donald Bell of Cederville, Ran away when on their way home from Dundalk on the night of the 15th, last March. They upsett the cutter and got clear of all Fixings. [in margin] Bell’s Horses / Escapade. <folio 103 verso> April 1887 5th continued—Except the neck yoke and harness, they got entirely away and Mr. Bell looked for them till he gave up all hopes of ever finding them. On the 3rd of this present month they were found in the Bush about a mile and a half out of Dundalk, their Lines holding them, being frozen in the ice which had formed during some fine days and frosty nights while they were in the woods. The horses were alive and able to go to a stable in the vicinity after being nineteen clear days fastened in the bush in one spot, and during that time there were some exceedingly cold days. The animals had nothing to eat or drink, Except Knawing Bark off the trees and licking snow, and one of them even could not do that as he was Reined up, and with the efforts which he made, the Bits had cut into his mouth about two inches. Such a case of animal life being sustained so long under such circumstances is unparalleled in this section of the Country. I know the man, Mr. Bell, seen and talked with him when he was looking for his horses, and seen his horses yesterday and talked with Mr. Bell after he had found them. 6th Pretty cold day in the forenoon, the afternoon milder. John hauled a load of wood to J. Vo[d]den. I worked at the Defaulters’ Roll. 7 A little sharp in the morning, the afternoon mild and thawing. John and Clark worked at home in the bush, making stove wood. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I worked at the Township Books. Jim came home and stopped all night. [in margin] Seen first / Robin. <folio 104 recto> April 1887 8 Mild morning, the day fine and warm, the snow melting rapidly. John and Clark worked at home getting stove wood. 9 Mild morning, the day soft and Balmy, snow melting Rapidly. John went to Melancthon to chop for himself some cordwood. I and Clark made some stove wood at home. Mrs. R. Took the team and Democrat and went in the afternoon to Melancthon with some provisions. Jim came home with her. [in margin] Sent letter / to Ireland. /First Wheeling. 10th Sabbath. Fine mild morning, the day Balmy, the snow melting Rapidly. Jim went to Melancthon. [in margin] Esther. 11 Mild morning, the thaw still continues, the snow disappearing quickly. Mrs. R. went to Melanc- thon this morning to commence making molasses, did not succeed as the Sap did not run. Came �300 home in the afternoon. Clark started this eavning for School in Collin[g]wood, intends going as far as Jim’s in Melancthon and stopping overnight. 12 Cold morning, freezing, a shower of Rain about noon, which turned to Sleet in the afternoon. John is cutting wood for himself in Melancthon. Willie cut his foot this afternoon. I was in Dundalk. [in margin] Subscribed / for Globe. 13 Cool morning, the afternoon rather milder, inclined to thaw a little. John is cutting wood for him- self in Melancthon. Miss Sarah Jackson was here. Jim was here for an hour or so in the afternoon. <folio 104 verso> April 1887 14th Cold, Raw morning, the afternoon milder and thawing. John is working in Melancthon. Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Mild morning, the day very changeable, rain in the forenoon, then sunshine, a hail storm, thunder and lightening in the afternoon. John was working in Melancthon. 16 Cold morning, the day pretty sharp, the afternoon especially cold. I went to Dundalk with Mr. A. Lonsway in the forenoon. I got an order on him from John McDowell for $10.51 and his wife gave me .10 cents in silver, in all $10.61, this money paid on Jim Russell’s account, as Mr. McDowell owed him that amount and Jim gave me an order for that. John worked in Melancthon. [in margin] First cow / calved. 17th Sabbath. Pretty cool most of the day. 18 Raw morning, hard frost in the morning, a cold wind most of the day. I went to G. Glazier’s sale in the afternoon, did not buy anything. Jim came home and stopped all night. John is in Melanc- thon. [in margin] First lamb. 19 Hard frost this morning and pretty cold air all day long. I went in the morning and bought two sucking pigs from H. Pate for $5.00. Its a big price but they are a good Breed. They are now only two weeks old but he is to keep them for me to the second day of May. John is working in Melancthon. Mrs. R., Willie and the team and Jim went this morning to Melancthon. [in margin] Bought / Two pigs. <folio 105 recto> April 1887 20th Quite cool this morning, and a hard frost. It melted away gradually and some people are plowing but my ground is so soft that I cannot start yet. There was quite a sharp shower at dark. John and I were cutting stove wood. 21 Dark morning and very much like Rain. There fell a slight shower about 7:30 A.M., then cleared off, the afternoon was dry and warm. John and I cut stove wood. [in margin] 2nd Cow / Calved. / Heard frogs. 22 Mild morning, the day got quite cool in the afternoon and a slight Rain came on at dark. John let some water off with the plow and he and Ida went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I split wood in the Bush in the forenoon and jobbed around in the evening. 23 Pretty wet morning, but the rain ceased about 8 A.M., the day after that was cool and very windy in the eavning, with frost at night. John was piling wood in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the eavning. 24th Sabbath. Rather cool, Generally, through the day with a tendancy to snow at night. 25 Snow, Snow, the ground covered with snow and several showers of snow during the forenoon, the afternoon clear and the snow melted. John and I picked a few stones in the garden, then he plowed for about two hours in the afternoon. [in margin] First / plowing. �301 26 Hard frost in the morning, chilly all day, freezing at night. I was plowing. John went to John Gott. Mrs. Em Reid was here. [in margin] 3rd C. Calved / John went to J. G. <folio 105 verso> April 1887 27th Hard frost this morning, the Ground froze so stiff that I could not start the plow till 8 A.M. The Ground where I am plowing is very wet, and sometimes great cakes of Ice turn up with the plow. The day was dry and cool. Jim came here with the team and got his seed oats and peas. 28 White frost this morning, but the ground soft enough to plow. Rain came on about 1 P.M. and continued all afternoon. It is Raining now (9:15 P.M.). I was plowing while the day was dry. Mrs. R. and Eliza went to Dundalk. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here at night. 29 Wet morning, the forenoon pretty showery, the afternoon dry. The ground is thoroughly soaked with wet and it has put a stop to the plowing with most of the people. 30 Frost this morning, but the ground not hard, the day was cool and dry. I went to let off some water with the plow and plowed also some in the forenoon. It was very wet. I also plowed in the after- noon, the Ground was not much dryer. Late spring it is now, the last of April, and no plowing of any consequence done yet. <folio 106 recto> May 1887 1st Sabbath. Slight rain this morning, then cloudy, the afternoon Breezy with a good deal of sunshine. Mr. H. Lonsway and wife were here. 2 Dry morning, the day dry and very sultry, cloudy in the afternoon and some thunder in the dis- tance. I was plowing. 3 Fine morning, the day dry and Breezy, but cloudy in the afternoon. I went to H. Pate’s in the morning for Two very small swine I had bought from him at $2.50 Each. They are only about four weeks old. Willie came home from Melancthon. I plowed most of the day. Willie plowed a little. 4 A Slight frost this morning, but the day was in general Breezy, dry and sunny. I went in the fore- noon to Dundalk for some fruit trees which I had bought, Twenty-seven in number. Got the same number for Jim and took them to him, then fitted up some ground for them in the afternoon. Wil- lie plowed mostly all day. 5 Fine morning, the day dry and pleasant. Willie was plowing. I dug holes and planted out Twenty seven Fruit trees. [in margin] planted / potatoes [? not trees?] 6 Fine morning, the day dry and Breezy, the afternoon cloudy and like thunder. Willie plowed till tea time, then Harrowed. I sowed about Fifteen Bushels of pease. [in margin] First / Sowing (pease). <folio 106 verso> May 1887 7th Fine morning, the day fine all through and very warm. I sowed about 7 1/2 Bushels of oats, plant- ed some potatoes and went to Dundalk. Willie harrowed. [in margin] First oats / Sown. 8th Sabbath. Fine day and pretty warm. 9 Beautiful morning, the day dry and warm, Great Growth. I went to Sam’s in the forenoon and borrowed some Horse collars and a Whiffletree. I intend breaking in my two, two year old colts, on tomorrow. I plowed in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the forenoon. [in margin] Seen first / Swallow / of the season. 10 Beautiful morning, the day dry and warm. Splendid growing weather. I sowed Oats and Grass seed. Johney Broke in a span of Two year old colts. He plowed one at a time with one of the old �302 team for a while, then plowed Both of them together towards night. Willie drove the colts for a while, then harrowed with the old team. [in margin] John / Broke in / the colts. 11 Beautiful morning, but not so hot as yesterday, the day dry and pleasant, the afternoon warm. Jim came here in the eavning and got four bags of oats. Johney took them in the Democrat as far as S. McDowell’s for him. Johney was harrowing part of the day with the colts, and plowing part of the day with the old team. I was plowing part of the day. 12 Splendid day, warm and bright, splendid spring weather. I plowed till 3:30 P.M., then sowed oats. Willie cyphered [?] around with the colts and stone boat in the forenoon, then plowed while I sowed. [miniscule writing in last lines] <folio 107 recto> 13th Dry, hot day, fine seeding weather, nothing like it for a long time. I sowed a Bag of oats in the morning, then plowed. Willie harrowed for about an hour with the old team, then he harrowed with the colts. Jim was here at noon. Tommy Neithercut came here at night with Jim’s Grey Horse for Jim’s provisions. [in margin] Mrs. R. / clipped / sheep. 14 Dry, hot day. I was plowing, Willie chored around. 15th Sabbath. Beautiful day, Bright and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Jim’s in Melancthon. 16 Fine morning, the day clear, cloudless and warm. I plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon sowed oats. Willie picked stones in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. Mr. A. Lonsway and wife were here at night. 17 Cloudy this morning, the day generally overcast. A slight sprinkling of Rain kept falling during the afternoon. I plowed. Willie harrowed with the colts. Mrs. Jas. Roseborough was here in the evening. 18 Fine morning, but a little cool, the day splendid for working. I plowed. Willie chored around. Jim came here in the eavning with his horse and is stopping tonight. 19 Fine morning, the day hazy and warm. Jim Sowed nine Bags of Grain for me. He stopped here all night. I plowed and Willie harrowed. <folio 107 verso> May 1887 20th Hazy morning, the day sunny and warm, the mosquitoes very bad in the eavning. Yesterday even- ing they were so bad that one of the horses lay down in the plow and tried to roll them off him. I plowed, Willie harrowed. Jim is stopping here this night. 21 Dry day, and the afternoon very hot. I sowed some oats, plowed a head Land, and harrowed in the afternoon. Willie harrowed all day. We finished seeding, only had a day and a half of broken weather from beginning to end, never remember of seeing so dry a seed time. H. Lonsway and wife were here in the eavning. [in margin] Finished / Seeding/. Got papers / from Toronto. 22nd Sabbath. Fine morning, the day fine and warm, with a glorious rain in the eavning, accompanied by thunder and lightening. Mrs. R. and I went to see Joseph Jackson who is sick. 23 Fine day, with another Grand shower about noon, with thunder and lightening, some hail stones with the rain. Willie and I moved potatoes out of cellar. 24 Dry, rather cloudy and cool with a sprinkling of Rain. Willie and I cut potatoes and planted some in the afternoon. 25 Fine day and dry, a little cool in the eavning. Willie and I finished planting potatoes. We have in about 14 Bushels. [in margin] Finished / planting / potatoes. <folio 108 recto> May 1887 �303 26 Fine day, but cool. We prepared the ground for a patch of turnip and put them in in the forenoon. Willie and I went to Mr. Lonsway’s Raising in the afternoon. Jim stopped here all night. [in mar- gin] Sowed / S. Turnips. 27 Cloudy morning, Rain came on Early in the forenoon, and the day was Generally wet. Jim left with his horse about 7:30 A.M. Willie and I bagged and weighed 25 Bushels of oats and took them to John Gott’s. He had bought and paid me for them last March. 28 Fine dry morning, the day dry and cool. Willie and I cut some seed potatoes for Jim in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon We took some pease and oats to Mr. McGregor’s mill in Dundalk and got them chopped. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. The three Miss Nichols and Willie Nichols are here a while this eavning. 29th Sabbath. Fine dry day, a little cool. 30 Fine morning, the day cloudy and the afternoon very windy. Willie and I hauled Rails and laid them along where we intend Building fence and making lane on Lot 216. [in margin] Last cow / calved. 31 Dark, cool morning, Raining in the afternoon and at nightfall, quite cool at night. Willie and I took out three Bags of potatoes to Jim. We hauled out manure for him in the forenoon and planted Jim’s potatoes (about a quarter of an acre) for him in the afternoon. <folio 108 verso> June 1887 1st Dark morning and quite cool, there fell a slight cold rain during most of the forenoon, the after- noon was cloudy, cool and dry. Willie and I were making lane fence in the afternoon. J. Well- wood came here to see about sinking me a well. He offered to dig a well in the Barn-yard, Thirty- five feet deep, for a yoke of three year old steers which I have valued at $45.00. And if he could not get water at that depth, to dig on till water was obtained, I to pay him $1.50 per foot for each foot over the first thirty-five. I to haul the stones for well and he to finish the well and Board him- self and to dig the well six feet in diameter. The work to be commenced after harvest. 2 Cloudy morning, the afternoon Rainy. Willie and I worked at the fence forming the Lane. Jim is stopping here tonight. 4 Cloudy morning, the day dry, the afternoon warm. Willie and I picked stones. Jim came here at night. 5th Sabbath. Slight Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Jim is here. <folio 109 recto> 6th Wet forenoon, the afternoon dry. We chored around. Willie took one of the Horses to the Black- smith’s to get two shoes on. 7 Fine, dry day, and very warm. Willie helped his mother to wash the wool. I mended Brush fence in front of Lot 216. Jim stopped here this night. 8 Dry and warm. I chored around in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and drew $500.00 out of the Bank to meet current Expenses of the Township tomorrow. Willie went in the afternoon with some provisions to Jim in Melancthon. 9 Misty morning and quite cool, a slight sprinkling of Rain, the afternoon clear and dry. I attended a council meeting at Cederville. The Boys were at J. Mills’ Barn Raising. [in margin] J. Mills / Raised / Barn. 10 Bright, sunny morning, the day clear and warm. I went to Flesherton in the forenoon to see Dr. Christoe. Came home and went to Dundalk. Borrowed Mr. Abraham Jackson’s Buggie to go to Durham on tomorrow. �304 11 Bright, sunny morning, the day pretty warm. I drove to Durham to see the Inspector of Schools (Mr. N. W. Campbell) and took Mrs. R. with me. <folio 109 verso> June 1887 12th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and warm. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here in the after- noon. Our mare, Gerty, colted this forenoon and a mighty struggle she had. I had to get Mr. F. J. Nixon*, the Vet Surg[e]on to her. The colt was coming wrong, head bent under and legs bent back [dittog.: back]. Dan Reid was here helping. The mare was in great pain and for a long time. The colt was alive, but it is very weak on its front legs, cannot get up. The mare had gone Eleven months and Seventeen days. [*Frederick Nixon, veterinary surgeon is listed in directories of 1887 and 1905; see History of Dundalk, pp. 104-5.] 13 Fine, dry, warm day. Johney, Willie and I cut crossway Logs. 14 Dry, hot day. Johney, Willie and I laid Crossway.* Walter Nichol and Mr. J. Arnold were here. [*a corduroy road, or causeway; earlier it is in the swale, see above 29 June 1885.] 15 Fine morning, the day warm and clear. Johney, Willie and I worked at making crossway. In the afternoon Johney hitched up one of the colts along with one of Jim’s horses and Took his mother and Ida and Mrs. John Gott to Dundalk. He also took the wool to the carding mill. 16 Fine morning, the day dry, warm and breezy. Johney and I fixed fences in the forenoon, in the afternoon he piled wood in the Bush and I wrote some letters and went to Dundalk. Jim came here with his horse at night. <folio 110 recto> June 1887 17th Dark morning, the day cloudy and cool. Slight thunder and lightening in the afternoon, accompa- nied with a little Rain. We planted some cabbage plants. Willie planted some potatoes. Johney chopped some logs on Lot 215. I worked at the Township Books. Jim is stopping here this night. 18 Dark morning, the day dark and cool, a slight mizzle of Rain fell in the afternoon. Johney, Willie and I were cutting logs on Lot 216. 19th Sabbath. Rain early in the morning with some thunder and lightening. The day was dry from about 7 A.M. and pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 20 Dry, warm day, pretty hot about 3 P.M. I was overseeing Statute labor. John worked for D. Reid on the Road. Willie cut thistles. 21 Dry morning, heavy rain about 11 A.M., the afternoon dry. I was overseeing Statute labor in the forenoon. In the afternoon all the family, myself excepted, went to Melancthon p.nick. [in mar- gin] shot colt to / put it out of pain. / It could not live, / no power in its legs, / getting worse. 9 days old. 22 Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon wet with thunder and lightening. I was overseeing R[oad]. work till 2:30 P.M. when the rain stopped us. John was chopping. 23 Dark day, but dry. John was at Mr. Oliver’s Sawing. I finished St. Labor work. Jim came home this [afternoon], sick with a cold from a severe wetting he got on 21st inst. <folio 110 verso> June 1887 24th Dark morning, the day cloudy and a very slight mizzle of Rain. Jim is laid up and has got D. Reid to go with his horse for him. Miss Minnie Neithercut came here yesterday and is stopping here to- night. I was at Dundalk this eavning and sold to W. Rundle nine lambs at $2.70 each, and one lamb at $2.50. He to take them away the first week in Sept. He paid me on them $2.00. [in mar- gin] Sold Lambs. �305 25 Dark cool morning, the forenoon slightly misty, the afternoon dry, cool and clear. John is laid up with a sore hand. I was at J. Burns’ Raising (Log Stable). 26th Sabbath. Cool morning, the day dry. Miss Minnie Neithercut is here. 27 Cool morning, the afternoon very hot. We were weeding turnips. Mrs. R. went to Mr. C. John- son’s. Miss Neithercut went home. 28 Fine morning, the day dry, clear and warm. I hoed potatoes. John is laid up with a sore hand. 29 Bright sunny day. Extremely hot in the afternoon. I wrote some letters in the forenoon and posted them in the afternoon. 30 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty hot. Johney and I with the team were at Brother Sam’s sawing. He did not get a good day’s sawing done, as there was a Brake [=break] in the af- ternoon, only about 30 Cords cut. <folio 111 recto> July 1887 1st Bright sunny day and pretty warm with a few clouds in the afternoon and some lightening. The family went to see the sports in Dundalk. 2 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm with the exception of a few drops of Rain in the af- ternoon. John was at Sam’s Sawing. In the eavning I went to Dundalk. 3rd Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and clear. Mr. Clark and wife were here. 4 Fine morning, the day dry and warm with a stiff breeze of wind, a slight shower of Rain after night. I attended H. Jackson’s sawing and went at night to watch the fires which are around Jim’s shanty. John and Willie cleaned up a Grist and took the horses to be shod, also took the colts to D. Reid’s to pasture. [in margin] Colts to / pasture. 5 Cloudy, dark morning, Rain came on about 10 A.M., and there was heavy rain at intervals all through the day. John took the Democrat Waggon to Dundalk to be painted, also a Barrel of salt to Mr. Morgan’s* which we had got in a mistake, it being fine salt put up in little bags. [*M. A. Morgan, groceries, 1887 directory of businesses; see History of Dundalk, p. 104.] 6 Fine morning, the day cloudy and cool with a few drops of Rain. John went to Priceville Rolling Mills with a Grist of 22 Bushels of wheat. He got about [dittog.: he got about] 36 pounds to the Bushel. Mrs. R. went to Flesherton. The oats are coming out in head, the pease are well in Blos- som. [in margin] Oats coming / in head / pease out / in Blossom. <folio 111 verso> July 1887 7th Bright sunny morning, the day very warm, especially the afternoon. Johney took out some posts from the Bush to the Road on Lot 216, then he and Ida went to a Garden party at Mr. C. Johnson’s in the eavning. I went to Dundalk. Jim and his horse came here tonight. 8 Beautiful morning, the day fine and very hot. John went to Dundalk in the forenoon with a load of ceder [=cedar] posts, Round, 8 feet long. I have sold them for five cents per post. John and Willie moulded potatoes in the afternoon. Jim is stopping here this night. 9 Fine morning, the forenoon dry and warm, heavy Rain in the afternoon. John hauled posts to Dundalk. Willie and I moulded up potatoes. 10th Sabbath. Very cool day all through. 11 Cool morning, the afternoon warm. John hauled posts to Dundalk. I P. Greened the potatoes in the forenoon, and went to a Raising of Frame Barn at T. Allan’s in the afternoon. They only got one Bent* Raised. [*one section of the frame] 12 Clear, hot day. All the family, Except Mrs. R. and [I], gone to Shelburne to celebrate the 12th. �306 13 Fine morning, the day warm and pleasant. John hauled a load of posts to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to D. Reid to commence a month’s work for him. Willie and I wed tur- nips in the forenoon and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Got pension. <folio 112 recto> July 1887 14th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. I helped Jim to mow in Melancthon. 15 Dry in the morning, but rain came on about 9 A.M., and continued for about two hours. I was mowing in Melancthon. [in margin] T. Johnson / Buried 16 Fine morning, the day dry and hot. I mowed in Melancthon till 5 P.M. then went to Dundalk. Heavy thunder and rain storm at night. 17. Sabb[ath]. Dry day but cloudy. W. Lonsway was here in the afternoon. 18 Bright sunny morning, the day warm and dry. Willie and I went with Jim in the afternoon to Melancthon. I mowed fence corners. Clark borrowed H. Lonsway’s Democrat and went to Mr. J. Wright’s, Flesherton, for his clothes which he had sent there from Collingwood. 19 Bright morning, the day dry and warm with a few clouds in the afternoon. Clark came to Melanc- thon in the forenoon and helped Jim and I to Paris Green the potatoes, then Willie sulkey Raked* Hay. Jim went to work at Mr. Morn’s and Clark to Mr. Ferris’s in the afternoon. I Raked fence corners and went to Dundalk. [*sulky rake: a riding-rake drawn byhorses, with raked hay dumped by hand by the rider. This replaced hand raking; see 1Aug. 1884.] 20 Clear sunny morning, the day warm and pretty hot in the afternoon. We worked in Melancthon hay making. Put about ten tons in a stack. Mr. J. Maxwell Built it. <folio 112 verso> July 1887 21st Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry, Rain from noon till two P.M., the remainder of the day dry and very sultry. Jim was mowing at Mr. Maxwell’s. Willie Sulkey Raked. Clark and I mowed and the sweat poured out of us. 22 Cloudy, cool and dry. Jim, Clark and I mowed and after supper Jim and Willie took home a load of Rakings. 23 Bright and clear all day. We were mowing and gathering up hay. I came home at night. 24th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, not hot, but pleasant. 25 Dry day, but cloudy, it cleared up and the sky got bright in the afternoon. I went from home to Dundalk in the forenoon, then went to Melancthon and helped to hay. [in margin] Hot. 26 Bright sunny day. We put up a hay stack for Jim in Melancthon with about 7 tons in it. J. Max- well built it. I went to Dundalk after tea. [in margin] Hot. 27 Dry day and pretty hot. Jim, Clark and I were mowing in Melancthon. P. Sauder helped us. [in margin] Hot. 28 A slight rain this morning, only a few drops. Jim, Clark and Willie helped Mr. Morn haul in hay. I finished Jim’s mowing and gathered hay in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot. 29 Very heavy dew in the morning. We hauled hay into a stack. Mr. Morn was the architect. <folio 113 recto> July 1887 30 Dry morning, but some slight showers fell during the day. We finished Jim’s stack. Jim took a load of hay home. We all came home at night. [in margin] Hot. 31st Sabbath. Dry and hot. Mr. S. Bell and wife were here. August [1887] �307 1st Dry and very hot. I worked at the Township Books and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie oiled the harness. [in margin] very hot 2 Dry, hot day. Mrs. R., Mr. C. Johnson and Wife and I went to Cederville, a council meeting being held there. We left there at 12 O’clock night and travelled all night to avoid travelling in the Ex- cessive heat of the day. [in margin] Hot. 3 Very Warm day. I spent most of the day in Bed, having got home at daylight. [in margin] Hot. 4 Dry, hot day. We cleaned out the well in the forenoon and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Hot. 5 Dry and hot, Extremely so. Jim and Willie started for Melancthon to pull pease. There was a splendid rain about 6 P.M. Dan Reid & Wife and John Russell were here at night. [in margin] Very Hot / First harvesting. 6 Cool day, and cloudy. Jim came from Melancthon where he was pulling pease. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <folio 113 verso> August 1887 7th Sabbath. Dry and warm. S. Russell and Phebe were here. 8th Dry and hot. Clark, Willie and I were pulling pease. 9 Dry and hot. We were pulling pease. 10 Dry and very hot. We were pulling pease. I went to Dundalk after tea. 11 Cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon Sunny and warm. Jim Reaped oats in the afternoon for me. Clark, Willie and I finished pulling pease. [in margin] cut first oats. 12 Dry and hot. Jim Reaped oats in the forenoon and went to Melancthon in the afternoon. Clark, Willie and I hauled in our pease. We put in nine loads in the afternoon. [in margin] Finished / drawing pease. 13 A slight frost this morning, the day warm and dry. Clark and Willie went to Melancthon to help Jim. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and tied oats in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost. 14th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Mrs. John Agnew and son came here. 15 Dry and warm. I went to Boulton to consult Dr. Bonner. Got home in the eavning. 16 Dry and warm. John, Willie and I hauled in oats. 17 Dry and warm. Mrs. R., Eliza, Willie and I hauled in oats. Mist at night. [in margin] Frost. <folio 114 recto> August 1887 18th Fine morning, the day dry till about 6 P.M., when there fell a very slight shower. I cut Roads for the Reaper. 19 Very heavy dew this morning, the day dry but cloudy and cool. Jim Reaped, cut about ten acres in pretty rough ground and did not begin till 9 A.M. Willie and I tied. 20 Dry and cool and Bright. Jim Reaped for me in the forenoon, then went to Melancthon and cut oats with the cradle in the afternoon. I and Willie with the team helped Sam to haul in, in the af- ternoon. 21st Sabbath. Rain in the morning, but cleared off, the afternoon misty and threatening. 22 Misty morning, the day dark. Jim brought a load of firewood home in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon Reaped. I worked at the Township Books. 23 Misty morning, no sunshine all day, quite dull. Jim went to his uncle Sam’s to Reap. I pulled some pease that the Reaper had slid over when cutting the mixed feed, and tied some oats in the afternoon. Willie helped. �308 24 A Slight rain falling this morning, and a good deal fell through the night. The grain which is cut and in sheave[s] is quite wet. The afternoon was dry. Willie and I worked among the grain, Bind- ing some and turning some. The Miss Nicholls are here. <folio 114 verso> August 1887 25 Misty morning, not much drying, the afternoon was dry and Breezy. We turned sheaves in the forenoon, and hauled in oats after tea. 26 Cool morning, and quite damp, the afternoon was sunny and dry. We started to haul in oats about 9 A.M. Johney helped. Jim Reaped in the afternoon. 27 Quite a frost this morning, the afternoon sunny and dry. We were hauling in for Jim in Melanc- thon. Dan Reid helped us. We hauled in 12 loads of loose oats, and so finished Jim’s harvest. [in margin] Frost. 28th Sabbath. Quite cool morning, sunny and pleasant through the day. 29 Frost this morning, mostly sunshine through the day. Jim finished Reaping. Willie and I hauled in during the afternoon. Mrs. R. helped us. [in margin] Frost. 30 Dry and pretty warm. Jim, Willie and I hauled in oats. [in margin] Frost. 31 Frost this morning, the day dry and splendid for Harvesting. Jim, Willie and I hauled in. Mrs. R. helped us to mow away. We finished today. It has been a splendid Harvest and the very earliest that I ever remember. The weather has Just been Splendid. [in margin] Frost. / Finished / Har- vesting. <folio 115 recto> September 1887 1st Rather cloudy morning, not any sunshine during the day, a sprinkling of rain in the afternoon, and a wet night. Jim and I with the team helped Sam to haul in the remainder of his oats. This fin- ished his harvest. [in margin] Colts / Home. 2 Dark morning, the day cool and dark. Mrs. R., Jim and I went to Brother John’s in Tossorontio. Mrs. Bowler went with us to Primrose. 3 Morning cool and dry, the middle of the day and afternoon pretty warm. Brother John and Wife, with his team, went with us to J. Agnew’s. 4th Sabbath. Very misty morning, the mist cleared away and the sun came out hot. We went to Sister Margaret’s in the afternoon, then came back to Brother John’s. 5 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty warm. Brother John and I went to Dr. Madill’s, Alliston. He examined me and gave me some medicine, charged me Four dollars. We went to J. Murphy’s in the eavning. 6 Misty morning, a slight Rain, the day pretty cloudy and cool. We left Brother John’s about Ten A.M. and got home about 7 P.M., after stopping about three hours in Shelburne. Brother John’s daughter, Nancy, came up with us. 7 Cool morning, the day dark and cool with a very strong wind in the afternoon and a slight Rain. The day was cool and Bleak, very autumn like. <folio 115 verso> September 1887 8th Cool and Breezy. Jim and my team was at H. Lonsway’s threshing. I went to Dundalk. 9 Cool and windy. I fired some stumps in the forenoon, and went to see about a threshing machine in the afternoon. Willie with my team was at H. Lonsway’s threshing. 10 Cool day and quite a stiff breeze of wind. We fired a piece of slashing* on the Rear end of Lot 216. It burned pretty good. Jim and Willie with my team was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. �309 [*Slash-and-burn is a technique used since prehistoric times to convert woodland to pasture or cul- tivated land; here the woodland has been cut (slashed), then when dry, burned.] 11th Sabbath. Dry day and pretty Breezy. Mr. Nichols’ young folks and Mr. H. Johnson’s were here. 12 Fine morning, the day dry and warm. I attended a council Meeting in Dundalk. Jim was threshing his grain in Melancthon. The machine Broke and he did not finish. 13 Dark morning, the day dark and windy. Jim went this morning to thresh in Melancthon. He is not home yet (7:45) P.M. Mr. A. Lonsway & Wife were here at night. 14 Dry morning, the day dry and very breezy. I burned stumps. Jim hauled a load of oats from Melancthon. Dan Reid hauled one also for him. 15 A Slight Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim went to Melancthon for a load of his oats. Phoebe came here tonight to be ready for Toronto early in the morning. <folio 116 recto> September 1887 16th Fine day although the morning looked something squally and was threatening for Rain. Mrs. R., Phoebe and I went to the Toronto Industrial Exhibition. It was a splendid sight but our time was so limited that we could not see much of it. Phoebe stopped in Toronto all night with her Brother John. Mrs. R. and I came home. John Agnew came up with us. 17 Fine, dry day, like Indian summer. I helped Jim to clean up a load of oats. 18th Sabbath. Dry sunny day, quite hazy. John Agnew and Jim Russell went to C. Johnson’s. Johney, Ida and Nancy went to H. Johnson’s 19 Dry morning, the day dry and Breezy. Clark and I deepened a well for the cattle and in the after- noon we, with others, watched the fire which was in close proximity to W. Clark’s buildings. It was so near that the Roof of his dwelling house caught fire and Blazed. We carried water on top of the Barn and sprinkled it over the Roof. We also washed water between the cracks of the siding Boards outside to dampen the straw and hay so that a spark would not ignite it, as that is where the most damage was. <folio 116 verso> September 1887 20th Fine, dry day and sunny. We threshed Grain. Jim Patton, owner of the machine, threshed about 800 Bushels of oats. There were six spans of Horses on the machine. [in margin] Threshed. 21 Fine morning, the day fine all through. We finished threshing in the forenoon. Did not do so good work as yesterday, only threshed about 100 Bushels of pease to 11 A.M. The Grain this season turned out pretty fairly. Had about 30 Bushels of oats per acre, and about 16 of pease. Did not have any other Kind of Grain growing. Have about 40 Bushels of old wheat in the Granary. I took Clark to Priceville in the forenoon. He will go from there to Durham by Stage. He is going to attend the Middle School for three months. 22 Dry, cool day. Jim took the Lambs for me to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and I burned stumps. Peter Sauder Bought a colt from me for $110.00 Cash. The colt is Two years old on last May. 23 Cold morning, the day chilly and quite a Shower of snow at night. I was at J. Arnold’s threshing. [in margin] Snow. 24 Cool morning, the day cool but bright and sunny. I tidied up the Granary in the forenoon and Went to Dundalk in the afternoon. A man named Gibson hired with Jim for 1/2 month for $6.00. <folio 117 recto> September 1887 �310 25th Sabbath. Dry day. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 26 Dry and Breezy. Jim’s man left this morning. Jim and I burned stumps and in the afternoon got 1/2 ton of hay from D. Reid. [in margin] Frost. 27 Frost this morning, the day cool, cloudy and dry. I went to Melancthon in the forenoon and brought home the Bay team for Jim who plowed with them in the afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Ross, Presbyterian Minister, paid us a short visit in the eavning. 28 Frost this morning, the day dry and breezy. I went to Mr. W. Clark’s threshing. Jim plowed. 29 Dry, sunny day. I went to Mr. James Trugon’s threshing. Jim and Willie with the Bay team went to Mr. D. Reid’s threshing. The Misses Achesons were here this eavning. Jim and the Girls went with them to the Division* at night. [*The meaning of the Division is unkown to me, but it clearly refers to some sort of social venue, presumably for dancing.] 30 Rain early in the morning. Cloudy and dry till about 5 P.M., then a slight shower. Jim was at W. Bell’s threshing. I was at James Trugon’s threshing. Willie plowed. <folio 117 verso> October 1887 1st Dry morning, the day dry and fine till about 4 P.M. when there came on a Rain and hail storm, accompanied by some thunder and lightening. I was at Walter Bell’s threshing. Jim was at J. Trugon’s threshing in the forenoon. Willie plowed. 2nd Sabbath. Dry day, but cloudy. Master Bob Acheson and his sister were here in the eavning. 3 Rainy morning, the day wet all through, especially so in the afternoon. Very high wind in the eavning also. It will be very rough for any vessels on the lakes. I went to W. Bell’s threshing but they did not start. Jim went to Dundalk in the afternoon and got the pick pointed.*. [*pointed probably means he got the end of the pick (used for digging the well) tempered and shaped.] 4 Misty forenoon, the afternoon dry. I was at W. Bell’s threshing till about 2 P.M., then went to W. Armstrong’s. 5 Very heavy Rain early this morning, then it cleared off with an occasional Scotch Mist through the day. I was at W. Armstrong’s threshing till about 4 P.M. when the gearing of the machine broke. 6 Misty day. Occassional showers. I was choring at home. Miss Johnson (C. Johnson’s daughter), Miss Oliver, my boys and Ida, also Brother John’s Nancy, went to the Division this night. 7 Some Rain this morning, the afternoon dry. We all went to Dundalk Show Fair. Mrs. R. took first prize for Tomatoes, missed on her Quilt. [in margin] Show fair. <folio 118 recto> October 1887 8th Dry most of the day, but misty and lowering. John and I Brought a load of wood from the Bush home. Jim and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Bought up the well-digger’s fixings,* then Bought 1/2 ton of hay from D. Reid. Willie was at W. Armstrong’s threshing. Dr. Bonner’s two daughters and J. Trugon’s young folk were here. [*i.e, bought the materials to be used in digging and making the crib for the well.] 9th Sabbath. Dark day but dry. I wrote W. Gott’s will. [in margin] W. Gott’s / Will. 10 Showery all through the day. Jos. Essex, well-digger, came here, commenced a well, 4 feet 10 in. in diameter, threw out without any help 9 feet 2 inches. He is to get .50 cents a foot, Board, and attendence* at the well. He to make also the crib and put it in. [*i.e., a helper.] 11 Dry in the morning, snow about 4 A.M., the afternoon very cold. I took a yoke of steers, 3 1/2 years old, to Dundalk Fair, sold them for $52.50. Willie helping D. Reid at potatoes. The Miss Bonners were here at night a while. [in margin] Put up pigs / to fat. �311 12 Cold Rain this morning. Jim and the well-digger have got 18 feet and some water. They are crib- bing at that. I was at the Township Books. Mr. W. Nichol’s two daughters are here at night. 13 Rainy morning and cold, frequent showers of sleet through the day. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon. The well-digger finished his job, sank the well 18 feet and cribbed it in four days. Made $9.00. Jim helped him. 14 Cold day but dry. Jim, Willie and I Raised 33 Bags of potatoes. Ida is very sick, something like Biliousness. <folio 118 verso> October 1887 15th Very hard frost this morning, the sun came out bright and strong, the day was fine though cool. Jim took Ida to the Doctor in the forenoon. He pronounced her sickness Biliousness and gave her some medicine. Willie and I cleaned up a grist of about 21 Bushels in the forenoon, in the after- noon Jim, he and I took up 24 Bags of potatoes. Mrs. R. and I went to W. Nichol’s at night. Johney came home with the team at night. 16th Sabbath. Pretty mild day, a good deal of sunshine. 17 Fine morning, the day mild and sunny. Willie and I finished Raising potatoes. I have in all 66 Bags, or about 100 Bushels. Willie has 10 Bags. The potatoes are a good size and dry, and a very good crop. We have this quantity in about 5/8 of an acre besides what we used all summer. John took a grist of nine Bags of good wheat to Priceville Rolling Mills. It only weighed 19 8/60 Bush- els. I think he did not get fair weight. He got 733 pounds of flour, or something like 38 lbs to the Bushel. Ida is something better today and Miss Jennie Nichols is here making her a dress. Jim was plowing. I went in the afternoon and helped A. Lonsway put crib in well. [in margin] Fin- ished / Raising / potatoes. / Sent Grist / to Mill. 18 Fine morning, the day remarkably fine, plenty of sunshine. Jim went to help John Gott to shingle. Willie plowed. Johney hauled home a load of wood from the bush in the morning, then took the team to Melancthon. I chored around. Jennie Nichol went home this eavning. <folio 119 recto> October 1887 19th Fine dry day. Jim plowed. I chored around. 20 Nice morning, the day fine till the afternoon when it showed like Rain, which came on at dark with thunder and lightening. Jim and John were hauling hay from Melancthon with two teams. The storm caught them with the two last loads. My cow, Violet, died this afternoon from the Ef- fects of a severe dogging which she got by John Irwin on the 30th of last month. The cow was on- ly in the rear end of his lot 214 and in no harm whatever. But the old Rascal Killed her on me nevertheless. He has no fence on the rear end of his lot, and my fence got burned so the cattle strayed on him. She was the Best and gentlest cow I ever owned. [in margin] Violet / died. 21 Cold, Raw morning, the day cold all through, with a Big Snow Storm in the afternoon. The Boys hauled two loads of hay home and one to Dundalk. I helped to grout the house and build the hay. [in margin] Cows stabled. 22 Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling, the day cold all through. We skinned Violet in the forenoon and in the afternoon Willie took the hide to Dundalk and 835 pounds of po- tatoes for himself. Sold the hide which weighed 58 lbs at .06¢ per pound, and the potatoes for .55¢ per Bag. 23rd Sabbath. Snow in the morning and Rain in the afternoon. A very Big wind storm at night. Shook the house from bottom to top. Blew down fences too. [miniscule writing] <folio 119 verso> �312 October 1887 24th Cold, Raw morning and snowing, the day cold although the snow melted some. Jim went to Br. Sam’s threshing. 25 Quite a cold frosty morning, the day chilly with a little sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Brother John’s Bob came here this eavning, also Clark came from Durham. 26 Bright morning, but a very hard frost, the day pretty fine with a good deal of sunshine. My son John, who will be 22 years of age on the 16th of next month, got married today to Miss Thomasina Oliver, daughter of Mr. Robert Oliver of Lot 31, 4th Range Melancthon. The Rev. Dr. Strongman, Methodist Minister, officiated. After dinner the married couple, with their cousins Bob & Nancy, went to Brother John’s, Tossorontio. [in margin] John / Married. 27 Hard frost this morning, the day chilly except a while in the afternoon. Jim plowed part of the day, and went after dinner to W. Acheson’s for Two small swine which I had bought for $1.25 each. I went to Dundalk. 28 Hard frost this morning, the forenoon rather cool, the afternoon warmer. I worked at the Town- ship Books. Jim plowed in the afternoon. 29 Rain in the morning, snow and hard freezing in the afternoon. Jim went with the team to Melanc- thon and set up a stove for Johney. 30th Sabbath. Cold, frosty day with some sunshine. 31 Bright sunny morning, the day sunny all through. Jim and I were helping James Johnson to thresh. <folio 120 recto> <see Material Description for end matter, copied on folio 120 recto and verso, and on endpaper of back cover> <end of volume 2> �313 Volume 3 November 1st 1887-28 May 1892 Editorial Note: Volume 3 is the first to have printed pagination (flyleaf + 278 pp. + endleaf). In this transcription manuscript diary page numbers are noted inside angle brackets (<p. 1>), preceding the running title found on each page of the manuscript. Insertions and pasted-in items are indicated by an- notations inside tags enclosed in angle brackets, e.g. <insert> text of insert </insert>. For examples of the variable spelling and syntax, and for the editorial conventions used, see the Preface to Volume 1. —————————— <volume 3> <p. i (flyleaf)> <title page recto> [Inside front cover, and top and bottom of title page have pasted-in clippings, and written annotations. These probably obscure the word “Diary of” from his official written title; see Material Description, ciruculated separately, for details on the front and back matter of this volume.] Robert Russell Township of Proton, Co. Grey, Ontario November 1st 1887 <annotation in purple pencil> Came to Ontario June 1851 From Raphoe County Donegal, Ireland <end of annotation> <title page verso> [see Material Description for handwritten recipes on this page] <p. 1> November 1887 1st Bright sunny morning, the day bright and clear, without a cloud. Jim and I were at Jas. Johnson’s threshing. He finished at noon. We came home and raised turnips in the afternoon and Jim made a pigs’ trough. Miss M. Neithercut is here tonight. [in margin] Indian Summer. 2 Beautiful morning, the day sunny and mild. Jim was hauling out manure. He had Henry Lon- sway’s waggon and his own. Jim Johnson filled the loads. Jim drove the team and I spread the manure. I think this is Indian Summer. Miss Neithercut went home this afternoon. Mrs. E. Reid was here. [in margin] Indian Summer. 3 Mild day but cloudy in the afternoon. We were putting out manure. James Johnson hauled with his team and I filled the waggons. Jim Russell went to see Mr. T. Arnold of Mulmer to see about renting his farm in Proton. �314 4 Cool morning, and a shower of snow now and then. The afternoon cold, with quite a freeze. John came home from his wedding tour, then went to his own home in Melancthon. Jim is not got back from Mr. Arnold’s yet (7:20 P.M.). I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 5 The Ground covered with snow this morning, several showers of snow during the day. Willie and I cleaned some pease in the forenoon. He and Ida went to Dundalk in the afternoon. She had a tooth Extracted. I spread some manure and chored around. Jim got home from Mulmer. C. John- son was here this eavning. Old W. Gott, a Resident of these parts for over thirty years, died this afternoon. [in margin] Mr. W. Gott died. 6th Sabbath. Fine Balmy day, plenty of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s and in the after- noon we went a while to Mr. Gott’s wake. <p. 2> 1887 November 7th Beautiful morning, the day hazy and the sun in colour like Indian summer. We butchered two spring pigs, seven months old. The best of them weighed Two hundred pounds, less four. I gave the other one to Johney. It might weigh about 150 lbs. I had given H. Pate $5.00 for them when four weeks old. We went to Mr. Gott’s funeral and Jim plowed when we came home. [in margin] Indian Summer. 8 Fine, mild morning, the day fine and sunny, the afternoon turned to freeze and was cold. Jim plowed. I chored around. [in margin] Steers put / up to fatten 9 Very hard frost this morning, the day cold, with a strong sharp wind. Jim and I moved the timber off where I intend digging a drain from the Gravel Road down through Lot 216. Mrs. C. Johnson was here in the afternoon and Mr. C. Johnson a while at night. There is sleet and Rain falling now (9:) P.M. 10 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and several showers through the day. Jim hauled a load of cheese for Enniskillen factory. 11th Jim’s Birthday. He is Twenty-four years of age. He went to help his Brother John Raise a horse stable. This day has been very stormy, high winds and snowing. The most wintry day that has come for this season. 12 Milder this morning, the day inclined to thaw. Jim was helping John at his horse stable. Willie and I cleaned up about 80 Bushels of pease. 13th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, but it melted a good deal during the day. Brother Sam and Phebe and Johney and his wife were here. <p. 3> November 1887 14th Mild morning, the day pretty mild all throug[h]. Jim and I made a start with the plow and scraper in making a drain on Lot 216. In the afternoon Jim took twelve geese to Dundalk for his mother and a bag of pease for me to be chopped. The geese weighed 118 pounds and sold for Five cents per pound. He could not get the pease chopped. 15 Dark morning, the day dark and lowering, the snow melting. Jim and I were working on the drain, he plowing and scraping and I digging. Mr. Bentley of Boulton came here to sell me Lot 213 Melancthon, 50 acres, all swamp. He asked $500.00. I did not make him an offer. D. Reid and Emmna were here this eavning. 16 Dark morning, the day dark and soft. Jim plowed and scraped on the drain in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went with some pease to Dundalk to get chopped. I worked on the drain. [in margin an arrow drawn, pointing up] �315 17 Cold morning, the day blowing and snowing. Jim with his team worked for John Gott. I worked on the drain. Clark came home from Durham school for a few holidays. J. Ros[e]borough Jnr. was here. 18 Cold morning, the day pretty chilly. Jim hauled two loads of stove wood home in the forenoon and in the afternoon H. Lonsway helped him to haul out manure. I worked at the drain. 19 A little chilly in the forenoon, the afternoon milder. Jim hauled out manure. I worked at the drain. Miss C. Acheson and her sister Rachel, and Josiah Roseborough are here this afternoon. <p. 4> November 1887 20th Sabbath. Rough, Stormy day, Blowing and Snowing. Jim drove Clark as far as Priceville with the cutter on his way to Durham School. The Misses Acheson also went along as far as their place. 21 Pretty cold morning, the afternoon milder. I staked out the swamp part of the drain and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim helped John Gott. Mrs. James Oldfied, daughter to Mr. James Maxwell, died this afternoon about Eight O’clock. She was a young woman very much esteemed by all who knew her, and she had the good will of almost every person. She had only been mar- ried to Mr. Oldfield on the 27th of Oct. 1886, cut off in her youth and almost in her health. Her death has caused a greater shock in Dundalk and the neighbourhood than any death which has ever taken place here. Poor, sprightly, innocent little Maggie. I hope you are in Heaven. [in margin] Mrs. James Oldfield died. 22 Mild morning, the day mild, the snow softening. I dug on the drain. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk, Ida went to her Brother John’s. Jim helped John Gott at his stable. T. Arnold, Jnr., stopped here this night. 23 Mild day, something like a thaw. We went to the funeral of Mrs. James Oldfield. She was buried in the Union Church Yard. T. Arnold was here this night and I wrote out a Lease between his fa- ther and J. Russell. 24 Mild morning, but the day got stormy and there was quite a snow storm. I was digging on the drain. Jim worked with Pete Sauder. 25 Mild morning, the day thawing. We Butchered hogs. P. Sauder helped us and his wife was along. He made sausage, about 50 lbs. We killed 3 pigs, they would weigh about Eight hundred & fifty pounds. <p. 5> November 1887 26th Dark morning, with a slight mizzle of rain, the afternoon wet. I dug on the drain in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and got paid for the milk which we had sent to the factory during the summer. We sent 13503 pounds and received in all for it $93.82, or about Six cents and nine mills for every ten pounds of milk. Jim went to Melancthon to notch stove wood. 27th Sabbath. Raining in the morning, raining at noon and Raining at night, but at last the rain turned to Snow and the ground was soon covered. [in margin] Thaw. 28 Plenty of snow this morning, and more falling, the roads are in a bad state, a foot deep with snow and slush. Jim helped H. Lonsway to saw stove wood. 29 Pretty chilly most of the day. Jim went to Melancthon to work. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. I bought a pair of short Boots, lined, for $1.90 and a Barrel of Salt for $1.00. I also sent $15.00 By post office money order to Clark in Durham. 30 Milder this forenoon, the afternoon pretty cold. Jim worked in Melancthon. H. Lonsway helped him. December [1887] �316 1st Sharp morning, the day cold all through. Jim worked in Melancthon. John Gott helped him. Mrs. Skeffington Bell was here this afternoon. 2nd Pretty mild day with a fall of snow in the afternoon. Jim and his mother went to Melancthon, Jim to skid Logs. 3 Mild day, thawing, the snow rapidly disappearing. Rain at night. Jim hauled firewood from the rear end of Lot. I went to Dundalk at night. <p. 6> December 1887 4th Sabbath. Rain in the morning, Rain at noon and Rain at night, a very wet day. [in margin] Thaw. 5 Sharp morning, freezing and Blowing, the day pretty cold with a little flurry of snow. Jim was helping D. Reid to saw stove wood. 6 Fine morning, the day fine all through, with a good deal of sunshine. The snow is all gone off the roads, the waggons are running again. Jim helped D. Reid. Brother John came here in the eavning. G. McConnell, Collector, stopped overnight. 7 Mild morning, the day mild with a snowfall in the afternoon. Jim was helping D. Reid. Brother John went in the afternoon to Brother Sam’s. 8 Mild day, but the roads rough. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted a money order letter to Clark. Jim was taking a tally of his logs which is at the saw mill. Brother John came here at night, also Johney and his wife. 9 Mild day, but without sunshine. Brother John left for home this morning. Jim with his team skid- ded logs in Melancthon. D. Reid helped with his team. 10 Wet morning, the day generally wet, the Roads are breaking up. I worked at the Township Books. 11th Sabbath. Dark morning, and a slight rain fell pretty steadily all day. Jim came home this night. He had been stopping with J. Oldfield since Saturday night, keeping him company. <p. 7> December 1887 12th Snow on the ground this morning and more falling, the day was pretty cold and windy. Jim and I skidded Fourteen saw logs on Lot 216 in the afternoon, then he went to Mr. Hately’s to get him [to] saw for him with his machine. Ida came home from Johney’s this afternoon. 13 Dark morning, the day cloudy and pretty cold, the Roads are hard and very rough. I went to Johney’s in Melancthon. Mr. John Arnold and wife, with Johney Maxwell, were here at night. 14 Dark morning, the day milder than yesterday, almost inclined to thaw. Not bad waggoning, but rather rough. Jim went to Melancthon and fixed a stable for his team. I worked at a Government Return regarding the Finances of the Township. Mr. G. Rutherford was here this afternoon and done some Business for me, Transferring lands, etc. 15 Mild morning, the day generally mild. Jim went to Melancthon to prepare for sawing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to meet the Twp. collector. Clark came home from Durham. 16 Mild day all through, the roads are smoothing down nicely. Jim had Mr. Hately with his sawing machine cutting stove wood. He thinks he has got about 30 cords cut. 17 Mild morning, the day mild all through. Jim took his mother and some chickens to Dundalk. I went to C. Johnson’s at night. 18th Sabbath. The day dark and mild. I went to Brother Sam’s. Johney and Ina came here with the team. <p. 8> December 1887 �317 19th Mild morning, the day pretty mild, a little snow fell during the eavning, but not enough to make sleighing. There is very good wheeling just now, the roads being quite hard. Jim and Clark were sawing stove wood in Melancthon. They brought the Bay team home at night for me to go to Council Meeting at Cederville. 20 Mild morning, the day mild. I took the Bay team and democrat waggon and went to a council meeting at Cedarville. C. Johnson, Councilman, went with me. We stopped all night at Mr. S. Roger’s, Reeve of the Township. Jim butchered a Two year old steer for me. He weighed 375 pounds. Henry Lonsway helped him. 21 Something colder than yesterday, still, it is nice weather for this time of the year. There was a slight snow fall last night, which has made a little sleighing. Mr. Johnson and I came home from Cedarville. Mr. John Abbott was here. 22 Pretty cold morning, the middle of the day warmer, cold again in the afternoon. I sorted my Township orders and money, went to Dundalk in the afternoon and sent $500.00, Co[unty]. Rates, to Co[unty] Tr[easurer]. Willie McKay stopped all night. 23 A little colder this morning, the day pretty cold all through. I made places for the young catt[l]e, which were out, to be tied inside. Jim started for the first time this season to haul wood to Dun- dalk. Mr. W. Clark was here and left his Taxes with me. [in margin] First wood / hauled to / Dundalk. 24 Quite cold most of the day. I worked at the Township Books. Jim hauled wood. <p. 9> December 1887 25th Sabbath. Mild morning, a little snow falling, the day mild. Mrs. R. and I went to Br[other] Sam’s. I then went to Johney’s to see his mare (Gerty) which had got very badly corked and bled so much that she lay down in the stable and went to sleep. 26 Mild morning with a slight fall of snow, the day pretty mild. The young folks went in the after- noon to a social at Dundalk. Mrs. R. and I went after night to Mr. A. Lonsway’s for a while. 27 Mild day, pretty fair sleighing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid up my store Bills. 28 Quite a snowfall this morning, the day pretty rough. Jim left for Melancthon to haul cordwood to Dundalk. 29 Very stormy morning, snowing, Blowing and freezing, which it kept up all day long. The snow is banked ever so high along the fences running north and south. Clark left to visit in Tossorontio. [in margin] Stormy. 30 The storm has calmed this morning, but the day was pretty cold with a good deal of sunshine. Ida, Willie, and I cleaned up oats, about 240 Bushels. 31 Stormy day from morning till night, Blowing and snowing. Willie, Ida & I cleaned up some oats in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim hauled cordwood to Dundalk. The old year is going out, and on the whole I cannot complain. No sickness, no death, and one marriage in the family. So good by[e] old year. <p. 10> January 1888 1st Sabbath. Blowing and snowing in the forenoon, and in the afternoon it turned to Rain, which settled the snow down. The Rain cleared off and it started to freeze at about dark. 2 Quite a sharp morning, freezing good, the day generally cold. Johney and I went [to] John Allen’s and polled our votes. We had to go round by Dundalk to get to the poll on account of the sideline being drifted. John Brought Gerty home till she would get better of a bad cork. �318 3 Milder than yesterday and a slight shower of snow fell in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and sent a Draft to the County Treasurer for $1242.00, Cash, Co. Rates for 1887. 4 Snowfall this forenoon, the day mild. Johney drove here in the afternoon and dressed Gerty’s sore foot. A poor little long haired old tramp came here at noon. Clark started to teach school for the first time in his life today. [in margin] Clark Began / School Teaching. 5 Bright sunny morning, the day fine and clear, the afternoon a little cloudy. Mrs. R. went in the eavning to Brother Sam’s. Ida went to Mrs. John Arnold’s. 6 Stormy morning, Blowing and snowing, the snow turned to sleet in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books. Johney and wife were here in the afternoon, and they, with the others, went to D. Division. 7 Mild morning, the day mild. John Agnew and some of his family, and Brother John’s wife and son Jim, came here this afternoon. <p. 11> January 1888 8th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day mild all through. Miss Minnie Neithercut and Miss Davidson were here. 9 Mild morning, the day pretty mild all through. John brought home my colt which I had loaned him about a week ago. The colt is pretty sick, don’t know what is wrong with him. 10 Very stormy morning, the day Snowing, Blowing and freezing, a regular Blizzard. John Agnew and his folks came here at two O’clock in the night from John’s* in Melancthon. [in margin] Storm. [*i.e. Robert’s son John, or Johney.] 11 Sharp, cold morning, a very hard freeze, the day very cold all through. The visitors started this morning for their homes. 12 Very cold morning, the afternoon a keener freeze than the forenoon. Blowing, Snowing and freez- ing, the coldest night of the season so far. 13 Sharp morning, but not near so cold as yesterday, a very keen freeze mostly all day. Mr. John Ar- nold came here at night to get me [to] do some calculation for him. 14 Pretty cold this morning, but the sun shone out Bright which made the day have a warm look about it. I went to Dundalk. 15th Sabbath. Pretty chilly day, a little sunshine occassionally. John and his wife were here and stopped all night. <p. 12> January 1888 16th Very sharp morning, the forenoon very cold, the afternoon a little milder. I went to a council meeting at Hopeville. John bagged up and weighed 24 Bushels of oats. I am to get from him market price for them. He and his wife were here all night. Jim is hauling C[ord]wood. [in mar- gin] Ida went / visiting to / Tossorontio. 17 Not quite as cold as yesterday, still it is cold enough to suit anyone. John went home this morning. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and Deposited $700.00 Township funds in Bank. Jim is haul- ing cordwood. This is my Birthday. I am now 52 years of age. I sold my oats to S. McCullough, Grain buyer, for Forty cents per Bushel, rise or fall, to be delivered next week. [in margin] My Birthday. 18 Milder than the preceeding days. I chored around and worked at auditing the Township Books. Jim hauled cordwood. 19 Rather fine day, a little snow fell but it did not drift any. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. Abraham Jack- son’s. Jim is hauling c[ord]wood. I worked at Township audit. �319 20 Bright sunny morning, the day very fine and sunny. Jim was at Joseph Jackson’s Cordwood Bee. I worked at the audit of Township accounts. Mrs. James Trugon and her daughter were here this afternoon. 21st Very sharp morning, the day piercing cold, calm, but the keenest freeze that has come this winter. Jim hauled cordwood and came home this eavning. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. A man named Lany, a resident of Osprey, dropped dead in a hotel in Dundalk yesterday. [in margin] Very cold. <p. 13> January 1888 22nd Sabbath. Pretty cold morning, the Day cold. Brother Sam and Phoebe were here. 23 Another very cold day, especially the afternoon, which commenced Blowing and snowing. Jim hauled Two loads of oats for me to Dundalk. There were 212 Bushels in the Two loads. I sold them for $0.40* per Bushel. Mr. F. Bellamy and R. Ferris, Township Auditors, came here to Au- dit my Books as Township Treasurer. [in margin] Township auditors here / 67 pages filled. [*the initial “0” is not clearly written, but price is mentioned earlier as Forty cents.] 24 Sharp morning, very hard freeze. The auditors left this morning. I assisted them in their work so that they had no delay. Jim hauled Two loads of oats for me to Dundalk. There were [sentence left unfinished]. 25 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing, the day very stormy all through, a little milder when night came on. Jim took a load of Grain (oats & pease) to Dundalk for me in the forenoon. Mrs. R. went with him. He had 72 1/2 Bushels oats, & 12 1/2 of pease. This was his Fifth load. The aggregate weight was 17238 pounds, average weight of each, 3447 pounds. The oats I sold for .40¢ per Bushel and the pease @ .60¢ per Bushel. Total cash $202.03. I am selling about 100 Bushels more of oats to Jim for the same price, also 25 Bushels of pease and 50 Bushels of oats to Johney. [in margin]. E. B. Grey / Died. 26 Very Rough Stormy day from morning till night. I went to Dundalk and got pay for the Grain Jim had delivered. I got the advance on price which gave me $4.17 more, or a total of $206.20. Jim is hauling wood. E. B. Grey* died yesterday. [*Elias B. Grey “claimed Crown land in Proton in 1849 and is credited for naming our village ‘Dundalk’ after his home town in Ireland” (see http://www.southgate.ca/content/dundalk).] <p. 14> January 1888 27th Very cold morning, Blowing and Freezing. The cold increased as the day advanced and at dark it was something fearful, such a piercing day has not been this winter. The cattle could hardly stop outside long enough to be watered. [in margin] Very cold. 28 Extremely cold this morning and the day was piercingly sharp. Yesterday was cold enough but this day is much colder. John got the point of his nose froze this afternoon fetching home a load of wood from Melancthon. [in margin] Extremely cold. 29 Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day mild compared with yesterday. Mr. Abraham Jackson and wife, Mr. Joseph Jackson and wife and two children, Mr. Andrew Lonsway and wife, and son Johney and Wife were here. 30 Mild day, cloudy, calm and soft in the air, very much like a snowfall. Jim went out collecting Horse money.* Was not very successful. I went to Dundalk and posted five letters. [*stud fees.] 31 Mild morning, the day mild, almost like a thaw. Jim is working in Melancthon. I worked at the Municipal Books, entering orders, etc. <p. 15> �320 February 1888 1st Mild morning, a very slight mist of Rain fell during the forenoon. The sleighing is very good on the Roads except where the pitch holes are. John Gott was here at night and fixed a place in the stable for a cow’s tying. 2 Mild morning, the day pretty mild. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Mild day all through, something almost like a thaw. I went to Dundalk. [in margin]. Brother /Sam’s Baby / Born. 4 Mild day, especially in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books, entering orders, etc. Brother John and James Murphy came here this eavning. 5th Sabbath. Quite cold today, especially in the afternoon. Brother John, Mrs. R., Jim and J. Murphy went to Sam’s. 6 Cold this morning, the day pretty cold all through. Brother John and Jas. Murphy went to Johney’s in Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mr. T. and T. Arnold and their daughter Elly were here. [in margin] Sam’s Baby / Abraham, died. 7 Pretty cold morning, the day cold all through with quite a snowfall in the night. James Murphy and Brother John started for home this morning, but hearing that Sam’s baby was dead they went to the funeral. I had to go to Dundalk to meet two members of council and did not know that the baby was dead to I got home after five O’clock, and at that time Baby was buried. Mrs. R. was at Sam’s. John and J. Murphy stopped here at night. 8 Very sharp morning, the Roads heavy with the snowfall last night. The day very cold, especially in the eavning. John and J. Murphy left for home this morning. <p. 16> February 1888 9th Very cold morning, the day piercing cold from morning till night, sharp freeze and strong wind. Jim came home this evening from Melancthon. His Grey Horse is laid up, seems to be done out with hard work. [in margin] Very cold. 10 Anopther cold morning, keen frost, the day very cold and snowing at night. I posted a letter and Four newspapers to Brother William (Paris P. O., Lamar Co., St. of Tex., U. S.). I have not had a letter from him for two years. [in margin] Sent letter / to Br. William 11 Bright sunny morning, the [day] fine and sunshiny, although a sharp air prevailed. Still, the day was agreeable. Mr. Walter Bell and M. Donner came here in the forenoon to look at a Lease which I had written for them about Four years ago. Jim hitched up my Bay colt, Jack, and drove him in the cutter to Johney’s and home again. 12th Sabbath. Fine, mild day with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. A. Jackson’s 13 Fine mild morning, the day mild with a good deal of Bright sun, a slight thaw today. Helped a man out with a load of Flour which had got off the track. Shovelled him out. He went about 30 Rods and got off again. He came for the scoop shovel, asked me to let him take it with him to Dundalk and that he would return it this eavning or tomorrow. I let him have it. He has not left it back yet (7:25 P.M.). He was a young, fair of face, man, about 25 years of age, stout and pretty tall. One of his horses was white, the other a kind of dirty Black in the outside hair, underneath white. He had on 35 Bags, was hauling it for Mr. Ford of Markdale. <p.17> February 1888 14th Snowing all forenoon, the afternoon windy and a pretty sharp frost. Jim went to Melancthon to Shovel away snow from the wood which he has to haul. The collector with his niece was here at night. �321 15 Sharp morning, the day piercing cold from morning till night. Jim had a wood Bee, hauling short and long wood to Dundalk. He had ten teams and got about six cords of long and Eighteen of short hauled. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon to cook for the teamsters. Miss Jenny Mills and Mr. Don Grummett were married today. [in margin] J. Mills & / D. Grummett married. / Extremely cold day. 16 Pretty sharp morning, the day not so cold as yesterday, rather mild in the afternoon. Jim was straightening up his wood pile in Dundalk and fixing his hay stack. 17 Mild morning, the day mild and quite a bit of sunshine. It is looking and feeling almost like a thaw. I went up to Mr. A. Lonsway’s a while at night. 18 Mild morning, the day pretty mild. I went to Dundalk to do some Township Business and see F. V. Bellamy, one of the Township auditors. I got a little Oh, Be Jovial. It was not right. I’ll have to refrain from it in future. 19th Sabbath. Pretty stormy morning, strong wind, the day Blusterous but not cold. Son Johney and his wife paid us a visit. 20 Rain this morning and occasional showers through the day, quite a thaw. Jim went in the after- noon to Dundalk to try to sell his wood. [in margin] Thaw. <p. 18> February 1888 21st Blowing and snowing this morning, the day pretty rough, a strong wind all day. Mrs. R. and Wil- lie took the colt and cutter and started for Tossorontio to bring Ida home. She has been away since the 16th of February.* Jim was at Joseph Neithercut’s wood Bee. [*mistake for January; see entry for 24th Feb., below, and 16th Jan., above. ] 22 Fine, mild morning, the day sunny and the snow melting. Jim got Joseph Jackson with his team to draw a load of hay home from Melancthon and another load to Dundalk. 23 Fine morning, the day sunny and pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim was in Dun- dalk trying to Sell his cordwood. Did not succeed as he could not see the buyer. John Agnew stopped here all night. 24 Fine morning, the day fine and mild, with a tendancy to get colder at night. Mrs. R. came home this eavning with Ida who had been visiting in Tossorontio since the 16th of January. John’s Bob came up also. 25 Blowing and snowing this morning, the snow turned to Rain about noon, then the Rain turned to snow before night, when it became pretty stormy. R. Cornett, cheese maker, and his man Mr. McCabe were here a while. Mr. T. Hanbury and W. Rundle, Reeve & Clerk of Dundalk, were here looking in[to] some old Collector’s Rolls Regarding the drainage Tax. G. McConnell, Town- ship Collector, was here at night and made a payment to me. I got a letter from Brother William. [in margin] Wm. Russell / Arthur City P. O. / Lamar Co., St. of Texas / U. S. <p. 19> February 1888 26th Sabbath. Very stormy morning, the day Blowing, snowing and Freezing. 27 Cold, stormy morning, the day very cold with a strong wind, the snow is piling up pretty heavy, the Roads are getting bad. Jim and Bob, with Bob’s horse, went collecting. 28 Fine morning, but sharp. Sunny day, pleasant about noon, cold in the eavning. I attended a Coun- cil Meeting at Dundalk. The next meeting of the Council is to be in Hopeville on the 6th of June. John’s Bob left for home this morning. 29 Pretty heavy Roads this morning after the Blow, the day not cold, but rather pleasant. I went to Melancthon to see a sick horse of John’s. He is bad with the distemper, but getting better. �322 March [1888] 1st Fine, mild morning, the day nice till about noon, when it began to Blow and snow, and the after- noon was very rough. I was in Dundalk in the afternoon at the annual meeting of the Patrons of the Cheese Factory. They made me Sect. Treasurer. Jim went to Dundalk to sell his wood. Did not succeed. [in margin] Stormy afternoon. 2 Stormy morning, the day stormy throughout, Blowing and Freezing. Messrs. C. Johnson, J. Nich- ols, H. Lonsway and W. Lonsway were here at night to Organize a milk route. [in margin] Stormy. 3 Very stormy morning, the whole day one of storm, Blowing and Freezing fiercely. Jim went to Dundalk in the afternoon. This is as stormy a day as has come through the winter. [in margin] Very stormy. <p. 20> March 1888 4th Sabbath. Cold stormy day from morning till night. Mr. W. Fawcett amd wife were here. 5 Another stormy, cold day. Jim went to Melancthon for a load of hay. There were some persons here at night to form a milk route to Enniskillen cheese factory. 6 Another cold stormy day, Blowing and freezing. Jim went to Dundalk to Sell his cordwood. Did not succeed. Cordwood is a drag. 7 Sharp cold morning, the day pretty cold all through, the wind pretty high. Jim and D. Reid brought a load of hay each from Melancthon. 8 Pretty cold day all through, wind pretty high. Jim hauled a load of hay for Henry Gallaher from where he was living in Melancthon to a place he has rented in Proton. I went to Dundalk, met with R. Cornett, Cheese Maker. He was very abusive to me on the open street because I would not send my milk to his cheese factory. [in margin] Sent letter to Br. William / Arthur City P. O. / St. of Tex., U. S. 9 Bright sunny morning, the day fine, the snow melting. Jim hauled a load of hay home and another to the Lot he has rented. The Township Collector was here at night and settled up his Roll. 10 Mild morning, the day soft all through, looks like a thaw. Jim was helping Joseph Jackson to Saw for John Gott. Johney, with Jim’s team, Brought some hay home & Clark brought a Load of wood home in the afternoon. <p. 21> March 1888 11th Sabbath. Rough stormy morning, the day cold and Blusterous, Snowing, Blowing & Freezing. 12 Cold morning, the sun shone out through part of the day, the afternoon stormy and cold. Jim was helping Henry Lonsway to chop. 13 Stormy morning, the day Snowing, Blowing and Freezing, a regular Blizzard, nothing like it this winter. The storm was so great that the trains on the C. P. R. are Blocked up in this section of the country. [in margin] Violent / Storm. 14 The storm has spent its fury, the day is calm and the sun bright. Jim helped H. Lonsway to make posts. 15 Pretty mild day, a good deal of sunshine, the snow softening a little in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Gave up to Mr. T. Hanbury the note which I held against him. Note: $75.00, interest $7.00. Also settled with him for 4 cords of cordwood that he had got in the fall, price $7.00, Total $89.00. I have agreed to keep the organ which he left here in July and he wants $5.00 Cash, and call clear. I guess I will have to give it him. Jim was helping H. Lonsway in the Bush. [in margin] Bargained for Organ. �323 16 Bright sunny morning, the day fine but a little sharp. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim helped H. Lonsway: chopped in the forenoon, Hauled in the afternoon a Couple of loads of tele- graph poles to Dundalk. <p. 22> March 1888 17th Sharp morning, but the day was pretty fine with a good deal of sunshine. Jim and Clark were at Johney’s wood Bee. He got about 29 cords of cordwood hauled to Dundalk. I worked at copying the defaulters off Defaulters’ List into the Defaulters’ Book. 18th Sabbath. Sharp in the morning, mild about noon, the afternoon fine. [in margin] Clark left to / Board at Johney’s 19 A few drops of Rain this morning, a soft wind prevailed through the day with strong sunshine causing the snow to melt rapidly. Jim took my two year old colt and his Grey Horse and went to Flesherton Rolling Mills. Willie went with him. He had nine Bags of wheat, not at all well filled. They weighed 20 Bushels & 50 pounds. The wheat tested 59 lbs to the Bushel. He got 38 pounds of flour to the Bushel. In all, 790 lbs flour, 83 shorts, and 225 lbs of Bran. Not bad yield. John had taken 9 Bags tightly filled to Priceville Roller Mills on the 17th of last October of just the same wheat and they only weighed 107 Bushels and a few pounds. He got only 733 pounds of flour. Evidently he got cheated as his Bags were well filled and Jim’s were slack. [in margin] Blew Hurricane this morning before Breakfast / Jim took Grist to Flesherton Mill. / Thaw. 20 Rain in the morning, Rain at noon, and Rain at night. In fact, a wet day, particularly good thaw. In one respect I am not sorry for it, as the water in the Barnyard well is very low. Jim went col- lecting Horse money. Did not be very successful, only got $8.00. <p. 23> March 1888 21st Big snow storm this morning with a high wind. The snow kept coming down both thick and fast. It quit snowing about 1 O’clock P.M., the wind still kept strong till night. I think there fell more snow during the time it was at it than any previous time this winter. Jim took some lumber to John Gott’s to get some doors made for the Rooms upstairs. [in margin] Snow Storm. 22 Cold morning, Blowing and Freezing, a pretty stiff shower of snow about 2 P.M., the afternoon cold and Freezing. Jim brought two loads of firewood home from Melancthon. 23 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, keen freeze most of the time. Jim went to Shelburne in the forenoon and entered a case in the Division Court against a man for Service of horse. In the after- noon he sold his cordwood at something under $2.00 p. cord. 24 Sharp morning, the day very cold, very keen cutting air, pretty good sleighing just now. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. The printer who is printing the Township auditor’s Report had sent for me. There was an error of three cents between the sum of the addends and the different items making these addends in Road Work account of Division No. 1. I took in my Ledger. We traced up the error: it occured by the auditors entering a Road Job $5.75 in place of $5.78. Jim hauled two loads of stove wood to Dundalk. H. Lonsway hauled two loads also for him, in all 6 1/2 cords. Miss Davidson of Osprey is stopping here this night. Jim drove out for her in the cutter. Looks like an attachment. <p. 24> March 1888 25th Sabbath. Clear frosty morning, Bright and sunny, but a sharp air, the afternoon was very keen and with sunshine. I went to Sam’s. �324 26 High wind this morning, accompanied with snow which finally turned to sleet and then to Rain in the afternoon. Jim brought home a load of stove wood from Melancthon. 27 Mild morning, the forenoon quite mild, the afternoon Wet. Jim went to John Middleton’s sale. [in margin] Rain. 28 Snow this morning, and it kept at it most of the forenoon, the afternoon was fair. H. Lonsway helped Jim to fix two doors upstairs. Mrs. Isaac Traynor was here and paid some Taxes. [in mar- gin] First cow / (Speck) calved. 29 Bright sunny morning, the forenoon clear, the afternoon cloudy with a snowfall at dark. Jim and H. Lonsway were sawing stove wood. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. John McMurdo (Township assessor) was here and assessed Lot 215 @ $750.00, & Lot 216 @ $350.00, personal property @ $120.00. 50 acres clear, some on both Lots. Total Assessment $1220.00. Jim’s As- sessment: Real property $1350.00, no personal. Total clearing 60 acres. 30 Snow this forenoon and very heavy snow which turned to rain in the afternoon. Jim and Willie with H. Lonsway were getting firewood. Willie hauled home 5 small loads from T. Arnold’s Lot, about 4 1/2 cords. The roads were [starting] to break [MS breake] through the snow, therefore the loads were small. 31 Fine, mild morning, the day pretty mild. Jim had H. Lonsway in the forenoon cutting stove wood. Missionary collectors, Miss Moore and Miss Nicholls were here in the eavning. <p. 25> April 1888 1st Easter Sabbath. Mild forenoon, the afternoon cold with a strong wind. Sam & Phoebe, John, Clark and Ina were here. 2 Mild in the forenoon, cloudy most of the day, the afternoon a little sharp. Jim went collecting Horse money. Dan Reid and H. Lonsway with their teams hauled Two loads of Hay each for Jim from Melancthon. Mrs. R. was in Dundalk and Bought Willie a pair of Sunday boots in John Gra- ham’s for $2.25. 3 Fine sunny morning, the day bright and pleasant, the snow thawing. Jim and H. Lonsway hauled home the remainder of the hay from Melancthon, all but about one good load, the butt of the stack which he traded off for as much time as he had at one load. Willie took in his boots which were too small for him to Mr. Graham’s and Exchanged them for a larger pair at same price. [in mar- gin] Exchange of Boots. 4 Cloudy in the forenoon but mild, the afternoon Bright and sunny. Jim got married this afternoon to Miss Mary Eliza Davidson of Osprey Township. The Rev. Dr. Strongman, Methodist Minister of Dundalk, Officiated. Miss Davidson is nineteen and Jim Twenty-Four years of age. I seen a few Robins today for the first this spring. [in margin] Jim Married / Seen Robins. 5 Dark morning, Rain, thunder and lightening in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon sun- shiney and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Clark, Ida & Willie with the team went to Mr. McLaughlin’s*, Osprey. [*Mary Davidson’s father died in 1874; in 1877 her mother, née Anne Jane Wallace (with four young children), married Alexander McLachlan a widower with six children. Mary’s sister Susan Davidson married Willie in Nov. 1895. The name is spelled McLaughlin in the 1881 census, McLaughlan in cemetery markers.] <p.26> April 1888 6th Raw, cold wind this morning, the day very windy, the snow did not melt much today. Jim brought home his Bride, a pleasant little girl that I think will make him a happy Wife. [in margin] Jim Brought / his Bride / Home. �325 7 Sharp morning, keen wind all day, hard Freeze in the afternoon. Jim and H. Lonsway were cutting stove wood in Mr. Arnold’s Lot. Willie hauled it home, there were five loads, about five cords, I think. The Sleighing is about gone on the Gravel Road, the horses could scarcely pull the last load. Jim went to Dundalk in the afternoon and I sawed wood in his place. 8th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day fine, the snow melting. 9 Bright sunny morning, a good deal of sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy with appear- ance of Rain. Jim went to Buy a Horse, did not succeed. I split stove wood at the house. 10 Rain in the morning, Rain at noon and Rain at night, a very wet day. Wesley Lonsway came here at night. [in margin] Rain / 3rd cow calved. 11 Snow on the ground this morning, but it had all vanished about noon. The day was mild with a good deal of sunshine. Jim helped H. Lonsway to saw firewood at his own home. I split some stove wood at home. Mary & Ida were at H. Lonsway’s in the eavning. <p. 27> April 1888 12th Sharp morning, the day clear and cold, a good deal of sunshine but a very cold wind. Jim helped H. Lonsway in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to E. Noble’s sale. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mr. C. Johnson was here a while at night. [in margin] Last Mail / paper received. 13 Pretty stiff Frost this morning, the ground quite hard. The sun shone out and the Ground softened. In the eavning there was a very heavy snow shower. Jim helped H. Lonsway. C. Johnson was here about one O’clock. Clark stopped here last night and went to School this morning. 14 The Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling during all the forenoon, quite win- tery like again. The afternoon was something milder, and the snow melted a little. Jim went to Joseph Jackson’s to help him Saw firewood. He bought a horse from Joe and brought him home with him. Willie went with the team and brought Mary’s two sisters here. They are stopping here all night. 15th Sabbath. Fine mild day with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. [in margin] First / Lamb / came. 16 Fine morning, the day fine and sunny. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. Mrs. Jim and Jim went with her two sisters to Osprey. Something seems to have gone wrong in the sheep Business with me, as I had to skin three of them today. Two of them died through old age, they were valu[e]less. The third, which was a splendid young Black Ewe, died in lambing. <p. 28> April 1888 17th Pretty mild forenoon, with quite a bit of sunshine, the afternoon cloudy with quite a snowfall. H. Lonsway and his Brother Wesley were here a while at night. 18 Cold, Raw morning, a good deal of sunshine through the day, but a very cold wind. Jim and H. Lonsway went in the forenoon to chop some trees in Osprey for a day’s sawing, but when they got to Brother Sam’s he had let the piece to W. Cherry. They then came home and Jim worked with Henry in the afternoon. Willie drove his mother to Dundalk in the forenoon. 19 Rather chilly in the forenoon, the afternoon milder with a good deal of sunshine. Jim chopped in the forenoon and in the afternoon took his horses to be shod. I split wood in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I signed a joint note for $37.25 in favor of E. Noble, given by Johney for a cow and two old plows, due in 6 months and payable at Mr. Lucas Bank in Dundalk. They voted in Co. Dufferin today and in Eight other Counties in Ontario for Repeal of the Scott Act.* In School Sect. No. 5, Melancthon, the Repealers were 8 Majority. [in margin] John’s note �326 of $37.25 due / 12th Feb. 1889 / 4th cow calved. [*allowing plebiscite vote on prohibition, here it is repealed in Melancthon; see entry for 30 Nov. 1884.] 20 Cold morning, the day cold, especially in the afternoon when there was a very sharp frost. H. Lonsway was helping Jim to cut firewood in the afternoon. 21 Cold morning, the forenoon cold, the latter part of the afternoon milder. Jim was cutting stove [wood] in the forenoon, and in the afternoon helped H. Lonsway to fix Land Roller. <p. 29> April 1888 22nd Sabbath. Hard morning, the Ground softened in towards noon, some sunshine, but a very cold wind. Mrs. R. and I, with Jim and his wife, were visiting at Mr. Skeffington Bell’s. 23 Bright sunny morning, the day pretty sunny but a chilly wind. Jim took the two Miss Davidsons, who were here over night, to the station this morning, then he and Willie hauled Rails on T. Ar- nold’s place. I split some wood. [in margin] 5th cow calved. 24 Clear cold day, a good deal of sunsine, quite a quantity of snow in the fence corners and in the Roads running North & South. Jim and Willie hauled Rails in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim went to A. Lonsway’s Raising of a shed. I made stove wood at the house. Mrs. R. and I went to see Mrs. D. Reid at night. [in margin] 6th cow calved 25th Bright sunny morning, the day beautiful, the only spring-like day which has come during this spring. Jim and Willie hauled Rails in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he tried to plow, but there was too much Frost in the Ground. Jim took his horse to Dundalk in the eavning to be shod. 26 Beautiful day all through, Bright and sunny, splendid spring day, nothing like it for so far. Jim and [stricken: John] Willie picked stones. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Clark is at home tonight. <p.30> April 1888 27th Beautiful spring-like day, a genial warm sun and air, the snow is rapidly disappearing out of the fence corners. The Canadian Band and Whipper Wills are in full swing. Jim and Willie put up fences in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the Horse Show in Dundalk. [in margin] 7th cow calved / Canadian / Band playing 28 Beautiful day all through, from morning till night, but excessively warm. Jim took his Horse on a round. Willie started the plow. The ground is pretty soft but there is not much frost in it. The snow out of the fence corners has disappeared very rapidly today. I nailed boards around the un- der part of the Barn to keep the hens from getting underneath. H. Lonsway and wife and children were here at night. [in margin] First plowing. 29th Sabbath. Clear sunny morning, the day fine but chilly towards night. 30 Dark cold forenoon, the afternoon Wet. Jim and Willie plowed on Mr. Arnolds place in the fore- noon. The Ground was in pretty good order. We cleaned oats a while in the afternoon. Phoebe came here and brought some maple Molasses. She would get wet going home as it Rained nearly all afternoon. May [1888] 1st The Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling, quite a change since Saturday. The afternoon was fair and the snow melted. Johny was here with the team. Ida went home with him. Jim & Willie plowed in the afternoon. [in margin] Snow. <p. 31> May 1888 �327 2nd Hard frost this morning, but the sun got out and the Frost disappeared, the day was fine but a little cool. Jim and Willie plowed. I chored around home. The Ground is pretty wet. It will be quite a few days before it is dry enough at home to plow. The spring is quite late. 3 Quite cool morning, the day cold all through, with a sprinkling of sleet in the afternoon, also a high wind. Jim and Willie plowed on Lot 218. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the Ea[ning]. [in margin] Subscribed / for W. Globe / Sent letter / to Ireland 4 Dark cloudy day, with a sprinkling of Rain at noon and at night. Jim and Willie plowed on Lot 218. I sorted potatoes in the cellar. I picked 60 Bushels. Jim and I helped H. Lonsway with his sick cow at noon. 5 Dark morning and cold, the day dark and lowring, with a slight rain now and then. Jim borrowed H. Lonsway’s Gangplow and Ganged. Willie plowed with the narrow plow. Both worked at home. Ida came home from Johney’s this eavning. Ina was with her. Johney called for Ina on his way home. [in margin] Sowed / cabbage seed. 6th Sabbath. Quite cool most of the day, some sunshine. H. Lonsway & Wife and Miss Sarah Brough- ton were here. 7 Cool in the forenoon, a little milder in the afternoon, a little sunshine. I sowed Eight Bags of pease for Jim. Ida harrowed with one horse. Willie plowed. Jim took his Stud on a round, nearly fixed him, one of his hind legs is swelled up badly. He is not able to work, very lame. I went to Dundalk after six O’clock. [in margin]. First Grain / sown (pease). <p. 32> May 1888 8th Dark morning, the afternoon Wet all the time. Jim sowed two Bags of pease in the forenoon and I harrowed with one horse. Willie plowed. Jim hired a colt from Mrs. Bowler, as his own horse is not able to work on account of his sore leg. 9 Foggy morning, the day dry and very sultry. Jim finished harrowing the pease, Willie plowed. Willie and I took in 8 2/3 Bags of potatoes to Dundalk and sold them for .80¢ p. Bag. [in margin] Seen first / swallow. 10 Fine dry day and good growth. I worked in the garden in the forenoon, harrowed wheat for two hours in the afternoon, then went to Dundalk. Jim harrowed and plowed in the afternoon. He also sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of wheat. It is very late for sowing wheat. [in margin] Sowed wheat. 11 Fine morning, the day dry and warm with a splendid growth. Jim sowed Six Bags of Oats. Willie plowed, I harrowed. [in margin] First set out / our tomatoes / sown peanuts. 12 Rather cloudy this morning, a shower of Rain about 11 A.M. then faired up and was dry during the afternoon. I Registered and posted a letter containing $20.00 to James Cavanagh, Clerk of Proton. I harrowed in the forenoon. Jim sowed oats. Willie plowed. 13th Sabbath. Dark, cold day, Roads very sloppy. Mrs. R. & Mrs. R., Sam & Phoebe, Jim and Ida went to Dundalk to hear Mr. Kilburn, Church of England Minister, from Jamaica, and Brother to Mrs. A. Jackson, Preach. Mr. Walter Bell was here in the eavning. <p. 33> May 1888 14th Dark, cloudy day and cool, with a snowfall at night. Jim plowed in the forenoon and went out through Melancthon in the afternoon. I fixed fences in the forenoon and plowed in the afternoon. Willie plowed all day. We commenced sending our milk to Inniskillen cheese factory, had ninety- four pounds in the can this morning. Willie McKay is here tonight, stopping, bidding us good-by before he goes to Michigan State. [in margin] 8th cow calved / Milk (94 lbs) sent to / Cheese Fac- tory. �328 15 Snow on the ground this morning and some more fell during the day, especially in the afternoon. The day was very chilly. Willie and I plowed. Jim attended Division Court at Shelburne. He had a man sued for Horse money. He got judgement in the case. [in margin] Snow. 16 Cold morning, the day cold with some snow showers. Jim and Willie plowed. I planted out Twelve apple trees in the forenoon and in the afternoon hunted up two yearling calves which had strayed away on last Sabbath. I got one at Mr. J. Roseborough’s and the other at Johney Irvin’s. Mrs. R. came along while I was at Mr. Roseborough’s and helped me drive the calves home. [in margin] Planted apple / Trees. 17 Hard frost this morning, the harrows fairly Rattled over the ground in the morning. The sun got strong and the Ground thawed and dried. Jim sowed ten acres of oats. I harrowed till he got done, then went to Dundalk and Jim harrowed. Willie plowed. [in margin] Hard frost. <p. 34> May 1888 18th Dark cloudy morning, the sky overcast towards afternoon and a slight rain came on in the eavning. Jim finished harrowing the field of oats which he had sown yesterday, then went to Dundalk and Bought some seed Barley. Willie plowed. I fixed fences. Mrs. D. Reid was here. 19 Bleak, chilly morning, the day cold all through, every indication of Rain. Jim sowed five Bags of oats in the forenoon, then went to Dundalk for a plow point. Got none to fit, came home and sowed near Eight Bags more of oats. I harrowed it all once and some of it twice. Willie plowed. 20th Sabbath. Fine dry day, sunny but cool. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. Jim and Mary went to her Uncle R. Davidson’s. 21 Dry cool day. Jim took his stud on his rounds. I harrowed and Willie plowed. 22 Bright sunny day, and pretty warm. Jim Gangplowed in the afternoon and also went to Dundalk for a new stove which he had got from John Gardner in trade for an old horse. He sowed three Bags of oats in the forenoon. I harrowed in the forenoon. Willie Gangplowed in Jim’s absence. [in margin] Got papers / from Toronto. 23 Fine dry day and pretty warm. Jim and Willie Ganged and plowed*. I fixed the fence around the calves park. [*i.e. Jim gangplowed, Willie plowed with the single plow.] <p. 35> May 1888 24th Cloudy morning, But the sun Burst through and the day was dry and pretty warm. Jim sowed about Eleven acres of oats. I harrowed till noon and a while in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the forenoon and harrowed in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s after tea and is stopping over- night. 25 Fine day and pretty warm except towards night when it got cool. Jim and I picked a few stones in the morning, then we plowed. Willie plowed all day. I had John’s team. 26 Fine morning, the day dry except a very slight mizzle of rain in the forenoon, the afternoon pretty warm. Jim, Willie and I plowed. The mosquitoes were bad this afternoon. 27th Sabbath. Fine dry day and pretty warm. W. Faucett & Wife, Johny Russell & Wife, were here. 28 Dry this morning and the day pretty warm. The afternoon got overcast and there was quite a rain about 5 P.M. and also at dark. Jim took his horse on his rounds. Johney came with his team and he and Willie plowed on Lot 218. I sowed about Twenty Bushels mixed Grain (oats and pease), then went to Dundalk. Sold my lambs, nine in number, to George Dale for three dollars each and Fifty-cents more on the bunch. I to keep them till the first Sept. next., and he to take them all away at the one time. He paid me Five dollars on the Bargain. <p. 36> �329 May 1888 29th Cool cloudy morning, the forenoon generally cold, the afternoon something warmer. Jim helped Johney to log. Ida harrowed for me in the forenoon. I sowed about three and a half pounds of tur- nip seed on Five acres which I had sown in oats. I sowed the turnip seed after I had harrowed the oats once. Then I harrowed on top of the turnip seed. I done this as an experiment. I had previ- ously seen in the papers an account of a man doing so and having a good crop of each. Willie plowed. I harrowed in the afternoon and sowed a bag of oats. Clark harrowed for me about two hours. He is stopping here this night. [in margin] Sowed turnip seed. 30 Quite cool this morning, the day cool all thorugh, but dry. I sowed some oats and cut some seed potatoes. Jim got H. Lonsway’s horse and put along wth one of his own and Henry plowed about 1/2 an acre of stiff sod for him as one of his own horse’s shoulders were so sore he did not want to work him. Willie harrowed. Jim finished sowing oats and beans [last work unclear]. [in margin] Finished sowing oats / Lamb came. 31 Showery generally through the day and a pretty sharp shower in the afternoon. Jim and Willie plowed for potatoes in the forenoon and I cut potatoes. In the afternoon Jim sowed Barley and I sowed Grass seed, while Willie harrowed. This finished seeding as far as sowing grain is con- cerned, and a pretty long, stiff seeding it has been. There is in, however, close on Eight acres of Grain. <p. 37> June 1888 1st Cold morning, the day cool with a good deal of sunshine. A shower of Rain at dark. Jim got D. Reid’s mare and put along with one of his own horses, and H. Lonsway hauled out manure for him in the afternoon. Willie harrowed. I sowed Grass seed in the forenoon and cut potatoes in the af- ternoon. [in margin] Frost / Finished seeding 2 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, the forenoon warm, the afternoon cold. We planted potatoes, about 15 Bushels. Miss Davidson and Brother Sam’s Madella are stopping here tonight. [in mar- gin] Planted / Potatoes 3rd Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day dry but chilly. There was a heavy frost this morning, ice on the water. Mrs. R. and I went to church in Dundalk to hear Mr. Kilburn preach. [in margin] Ice 4 Cool morning, a slight frost, the day dry, sunny and Breezy. Jim took his horse on his Rounds. Johney was here and got five Bags of seed potatoes. I cut a Bushel of seed potatoes, made the holes, dropped and covered two Bushels with the hoe in the forenoon. In the afternoon I sowed Eleven acres of Grass seed, sowed about ten of these from Five O’clock. Just kept me jumping! Willie and Wesley Lonsway picked stones. [in margin] Finished planting / potatotes. / Got letter from Ireland. 5 Dry day, sunny and pretty warm with a very stiff Breeze. I washed and oiled the Democrat in the forenoon, also entered some Township accounts and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Willie Rolled. Jim picked stones and Washed the sheep. <p. 38> June 1888 6th Cool dry morning, heavy Rain and hail in some parts about 9:30 A.M., the afternoon dry but very cool towards night. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville and stopped there all night. Willie picked stones and Jim and Mr. T. Arnold fixed fences. �330 7 Very cold morning, the forenon cool, the afternoon sunny and warmer. I came home from Hope- ville and took Johney’s horses home to him. Jim was out with his horse in the afternoon. Willie and Wesley Lonsway picked stones. 8 Frost this morning, the day pretty warm and the sun bright. I worked at entering orders in the Township Books. Jim went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and he and Willie picked stones in the af- ternoon. Mrs. R. clipped the sheep, 14 in number. I gave her Five cents each for so doing. [in margin] Frost / clipped sheep 9 Fine morning, the day dry and very warm in the afternoon, with indications of a thunder storm. I went to see Dr. Christoe at Flesherton. Jim and Willie hauled Rails in the forenoon. Willie rolled in the afternoon and Jim went to Abraham Jackson’s Raising. 10th Sabbath. Cloudy morning, dry till the afternoon, then quite a heavy rainfall. Johney and his wife came here and they, with Jim and his wife, and Ida, went to William Fawcett’s. [in margin] 10th cow calved 11 Cold morning, the day dry and sunny in the afternoon. I fixed fences. Jim took out his horse. Willie went to school. The women went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Will / in school. <p. 39> June 1888 12th Dry morning, the day dry and breezy. Jim and I made log fence and fixed rail fence. Mr. A. Lon- sway and wife were here. 13 Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon showery till about 3 P.M. Jim and I fixed and made a fence on the rear end of Lot. 14 Dry morning and warm, the day dry till the afternoon, when there came on a pretty heavy Rain accompanied by some thunder and lightening. Jim and I fixed fence in the forenoon, in the after- noon he took his horse out, and I went to Dundalk. Seen Mr. Campbell, School Inspector, in Dun- dalk. He came and stopped with me at night. [in margin] Sent letter to Ireland / Sch. Insp. here 15 Dry morning, the day dry and warm. Jim went to Shelburne to get from the Clerk of Division Court some money on a judgement he had obtained. 16 Dry morning, the day dry and warm. Jim and Willie worked at digging Cellar for the house which I intend building.* I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [*First mention of the new house to be built on an acre of Lot 220, purchased from Widow Bowler.] 17th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry and warm. Jim and Wife, Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 18 Dry, warm day, in fact hot. Jim took out his horse. I fixed Brush fence. Sister Margaret came here, also Clark. Willie Lonsway* had came up yesterday and went to Holland today. [*husband of Margaret, Robert’s sister. He probably went to what is now called Holland Landing, on High- way 400, ca. 40 miles north of Toronto.] <p. 40> June 1888 19th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and Hot. Jim and I looked in the forenoon for H. Lonsway’s colt which had got lost from his own place. In the afternoon I dug a cabbage plot. Margaret and Willie are here. [in margin] Hot / Mary’s cow / brought home* [*i.e. Jim and Mary are living with Robert and Nancy.] 20 Cloudy morning, but soon the sun burst through and the day became very hot. No work of any account doing today. John Agnew’s son, Nassau, and Brother John’s Minnie are here. Minnie came up with W. Lonsway. [in margin] Hot 21 Very hot all day and dry. Jim took out his horse. I harrowed the potatoes after gathering the Bugs off them. Sister Margaret and her husband started for Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Hot �331 22 Warm morning, the day dry and Excessively hot, nothing like it in heat past for a long while. Jim and I hauled out manure. [in margin] very / Hot 23 Cloudy morning, a few drops of Rain fell, also a slight sprinkle of Rain about noon, not half enough to lay the dust. We were hauling out manure. I went to Dundalk in the eavning, after Ida and I had sett out about 200 cabbage plants. [in margin] Hot / planted / c. plants. 24th Sabbath. Not so hot as yesterday. H. Lonsway and wife were here. 25 Cool, cloudy day, looking like rain towards night. Jim took his horse on his rounds. I hauled out manure, Eleven loads. <p. 41> June 1888 26th Dry morning, the day dry but quite cool at night. Jim fixed fences, I went to W. Armstrong’s log- ging Bee. 27 Quite cold this morning, so much so that mitts felt comfortable while going for the cows. The day was cool, cloudy and breezy. We done statute labor. Jim went to H. Pate’s Raising in the after- noon and I went to Dundalk. 28 Slight Rain this morning, the day was cloudy and cool, with a very light mizzle of Rain occassion- ally. No work going on today. I made some Township calculations. Jim, his wife, and Ida went with the team to Sam’s. 29 Morning cool and cloudy, the sun got out and the afternoon was warm and bright. I worked with the team doing Statute labor. Jim worked on the Road in the forenoon and took his horse out in the afternoon. 30 Quite cool in the morning, the day dry and the afternoon pretty warm. Jim and Willie hauled out manure. I Fixed up some Township Business and took it to the Post Office. Mrs. R. got home about noon after being away since the 22nd. <p. 42> July 1888 1st Sabbath. Cool morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Mr. Dan Reid and Wife were here in the af- ternoon. 2 Dry, dusty day and pretty warm in the afternoon. We hauled out manure in the forenoon and went in the afternoon to Dundalk to See the Sports. Clark Ran a foot Race of half a mile and won it. There were three others ran against him. 3 Dry day, pretty Breezy, cloudy in the afternoon. Jim took out his horse. I chored around and took some potatoes and Wool to Dundalk in the afternoon. Sold the wool for about .19 1/2¢ cash and the potatoes for .65¢ cash per Bag. 4 Rather cloudy this morning, no dew on the Grass, quite a bit like Rain, Still there was none. Jim plowed, I spread manure. Mrs. Caswell from Medonta Township was here. 5 Bright warm morning, the day pretty warm with a strong wind in the afternoon. Jim plowed. I went to Dundalk. Clark came here from School. 6 Bright morning, the day pretty dry, cloudy in the afternoon, but no Rain fell. Jim plowed. I spread manure in the forenoon. 7 Bright sunny morning, the day clear and warm. Jim went to Joseph Jackson’s Logging Bee. I worked at the Township Books. <p. 43> July 1888 8th Sabbath. Dry day, cloudy in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. �332 9 Dry, warm day. I spread manure in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim plowed, Willie helped Johney. 10 Dry day with a few drops of rain in the afternoon. I attended council meeting at Cedarville. Jim was at Sam’s sawing. Willie was at W. Bell’s sawing. I stopped at Cederville all night with the Reeve. 11 Dry morning, the Roads exceedingly dusty. Left for home this morning, got here about one O’clock. Rain in the afternoon. Jim and Willie worked in the potatoe patch. 12 Dry, cool, and Breezy. All the youngsters went to Dundalk, Mrs. R. and I stopped at home. Brother Sam and Phoebe and five children were here. [in margin] J. Trugon / married 13 Dry sunny day. Jim went to help Joseph Jackson to Saw. Willie helped at John Arnold’s sawing. I hoed potatoes. Mr. Elliot of Melancthon took away the Reaper which Jim had traded to S. Bell in part pay for a new Binder. I have had the Reaper for about Four years. It cost me $82.50, Cash, and was a good one. 14 Frost this morning, the day dry and cool. I and Willie worked in the potatoes moulding, etc. Jim is on the sick list with a Bad stomach. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, Got pension $101.00. J. W. Agnew came here this eavning. [in margin] Frost / Got pension <p. 44> July 1888 15th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Joseph W. Agnew, W. Fa[w]cett and wife were here. 16 Dry and warm. Jim spread manure. Willie plowed. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Came home and fixed a trough for the cows to drink out of as the water is all dried up in the pools, then went to Enniskillen cheese Factory and drew my first milk divi- dend $57.00. 17 Cloudy, cool and dry. Jim mowed fence corners. I hoed potatoes. Willie plowed. Mrs. McLaughlin was here. I Bought Brother Sam’s farm, the old Homestead 100 acre Lot 37, 5th Range, Melancthon, for $1500. I paid him today $389.00 Cash. [in margin] Jim began / mowing. 18 Dry, warm and Breezy. I finished hoeing potatoes. Jim mowed. Willie harrowd fallow. Rain about midnight, also thunder and Lightening. 19 Dry and cool. I cleaned out watering place for the cattle on Lot 218. Got plenty of water, it came Boiling up. Jim cut Grass in the afternoon. Willie Raked fence corners. 20 Dry and cool. I Paris Greened the potatoes. Jim cut Grass. Willie mowed around the stumps and also in the fence corners. 21 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm, a slight frost this morning. Jim and Willie worked at Hay making. I wrote some business letters in the forenoon and posted them in the af- ternoon, then helped to put some hay together when I came home. [in margin] Frost <p. 45> July 1888 22nd Sabbath. Rain in the morning, dry in the middle of the day, a shower in the afternoon. 23 Fine morning, the day dry till about 6 P.M., when there came on a slight Rain. I was at Mr. Jas. Roseborough’s Raising of a Frame Barn. 60 X 64 on stone foundation, containing stables under- neath. It was long after night before it was got up. Jim hauled in some hay, Willie helped. 24 Fine morning, the day fine and dry. I helped Jim to haul in hay from Mr. Arnold’s Lot. Willie sulki[=sulky] Raked. 25 Fine morning, the day dry all through. Jim finished mowing. I cut thistle tops in the forenoon and went to [stricken: Dundalk] Johney’s in the afternoon. �333 26 Misty morning. Rain came on about noon, then cleared off and came on again in the afternoon. I helped Johnie to mow in the dry part of the day and went to Dundalk in the eavning. 27 Fine morning, the day dry and cool. I fixed Brush fence in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon, then Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 28 Dry morning, the day dry but cloudy in the afternoon. I helped John haul in hay and stack it. Jim finished haying at home. 29th Sabbath. Dry day and pretty warm. Jim & Wife, with Ida, went to Mr. McLaughlin’s. <p. 46> July 1888 30th Fine morning, the day dry and the afternoon very sultry and cloudy. Jim and Willie went to Melancthon to help John with his hay. I worked at Township Business in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and drew $500.00 out of the Bank to take with me to Council Meeting tomorrow. I then went to Johney’s and got his horses, took them to the Blacksmith’s and got two shoes sett. 31st A little cloudy in the morning, a few drops of Rain fell about noon, the afternoon dry and warm. I attended a council meeting at Hopeville. S. Rogers, Esq., Reeve of the Township, got his Steam Saw mill burned. I stopped at Hopeville all night. Mrs. R., who had went with me as far as Mr. John Abbott’s, stopped there at night. [in margin] S. Rogers’ S. Mill / Burned August [1888] 1st Bright sunny morning, the day pretty hot. I got home about 10 A.M., took John’s horse then went to Dundalk and deposited $345.00 in Bank. This money I had left after paying all orders presented at the Council meeting yesterday. Mr. George Glazier, an old Resident of Osprey Township, died this night of inflamation of the lungs. [in margin] G. Glazier died 2 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm. I chored around. Jim and Willie are helping Johney in Melancthon at his hay. George Rutherford, Insurance agent, was here and insured the outbuildings for $500.00, & Contents $700.00 for three years in the British America Insurance Company. Premium $12.00. [in margin] Insurance / Barn $500.00, Con. $700.00 <p.47> August 1888 3rd Cloudy morning, a pretty stiff shower came on about noon, and a very heavy rain after night came on. Mrs. R. and I went to George Glazier’s funeral. I went to Dundalk when I came home. Jim and Willie are helping John with his hay. 4 Dark, cloudy morning, the day cloudy all through. Jim and Willie came home from John’s. He got caught in the rain with his haystack. Jim went in the afternoon to help H. Lonsway make a watering trough. Willie and Ida, with their mother, went to Dundalk. I worked at the Township Books. 5th Sabbath. Dry day, and pretty warm 6 Rather cloudy this morning, the day dry but dark, and without much sunshine, a few drops of Rain at night. I helped Brother Sam finish his hay. Jim and Willie helped Johney finish his. 7 Cloudy morning, the day cloudy, warm and dry. I went to Dundalk. Jim and Willie hauled some drags of wood out of the bush to be ready for the sawing machine. 8 Fine morning, the day [dry] and pretty warm. Jim and Willie picked stones in the forenoon and I fixed Brush fence. Jim and I went to Sam McDowell’s Raising in the afternoon. 9 Cool morning, the day cool and dry. Willie and I Bugged potatoes. Jim went to help Joseph Jack- son to Saw. We had a very fine calf got sick with cramps, gave it Laudnum, Spirits of Nitri, Salts, Sp. tinp. [?] & mustard. Also put hot cloths to its Belly. It is something easier. �334 <p. 48> August 1888 10th Frost this morning, though not of much account, did not do much harm. The day dry, cloudy and cool. Jim and I pulled pease. This is our first harvesting and is five days later than last year. [in margin] First Harvesting / Frost 11 Dark morning and cool, the day cool and cloudy with a little sprinkle of rain aabout 3:20 A.M. P.M. Jim had Joseph Jackson with his sawing machine working in the afternoon. He cut about 12 cords of stove wood. I pulled some pease in the forenoon. 12th Sabbath. Cool dry day, cloudy in the afternoon. John and Ina and two Miss Morans were here. 13 Morning dry and cool, a little sunshine through the day. Jim and Willie were jerking out stumps. I put paris green on the potatoes for the second time. 14 Dry morning, the day cool, dry and Breezy. I mended log fence on Lot 219. Jim and Willie were at the saw mill getting some lumber sawn for me. William Armstrong hauled three loads of it to Lot 220. I have bought an acre off the N.E. corner of this Lot from Mrs. W. Bowler. I intend building. 15 Morning wet, the middle of the day dry. Rain at night. Jim and Willie were getting Lumber at the Mill & hauling it. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s, stopped all night. 16 Morning wet, dry and Breezy in the afternoon. Jim & I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and he took his Binder in the afternoon to W. Armstrong’s to cut for him. Heavy rain mixed with large pieces of ice, also thunder in the afternoon. <p. 49> August 1888 17th Rain in the morning, slightly wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and cold towards sunset. Jim jerked some stumps in the afternoon, then went to Dundalk. Willie went to Johney’s to help him saw shingle timber. 18 Dry morning, the day dry and cool. Jim went to finish cutting W. Armstrong’s wheat. I went with G. Rutherford in to Brother Sam’s to get some writings signed. I turned pease when I came home. 19th Sabbath. Dry and cool all day. Mr. McLaughlin and wife, with Mrs. Rose of Toronto, were here. 20 Dry cool day, and quite pleasant. Jim, Willie and I pulled pease. Jim and Willie took a Ram which I had sold to Jim Best for $5.25 up to him in the eavning. 21 Dry and cool. Jim, Willie and I pulled pease. 22 Cool, Breezy and dry. We pulled pease. 23 Cool and cloudy. Jim & Willie pulled pease. I pulled till noon, then went to Shelburne, drew the value of my Post Office Savings Bank cheque, $109.22. 24 Cool and dry. Jim and I finished pea pulling at noon. Willie jerked stumps. 25 Dryu and Warm. Willie, Jim and I hauled in pease. Eight loads, finished all but about 2 Loads. <p. 50> August 1888 26th Sabbath. Warm, Sunny day with a few Rolls of thunder in the eavning. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 27 Cool dry morning, the day cool and Breezy. Jim cut oats with his Binder. A stranger, taking or- ders for Books, whose name was Everett, came across to where Jim was cutting and showed him some things in his Binder which he had not seen. Willie helped D. Reid to haul in his pease, then they hauled in two loads of Jim’s. This finished drawing in pease. I stooked oats. [in margin] Finished hauling in pease. / First Oats cut �335 28 Quite a frost this morning, but done no harm that I could see. I was helping Sam to harvest pease. Jim craddled Barley. Willie went to D. Reid for a month for $13.50. 29 Bright morning, the day fine and dry, pretty warm in the afternoon. Jim craddled Barley and cut roads through the oats for his Binder. Joseph Neithercut was here this afternoon and is going to Build me a house and take a cow in the Spring for his work. 30 Fine morning, the day dry and warm. Willie and I raked Barley into sheaves in the afternoon. Jim cut oats. 31 Rain, thunder, and Lightening this morning, the afternoon dry but cloudy. Jim cut oats in the af- ternoon. He used three horses together on the Binder. He had Borrowed one from his uncle Sam. John Montgomery and wife, G. Rutherford and Mrs. Bowler were here. Mrs. Norman McAulay of Proton, aged 88, died this night. [in margin]. Mrs. Norman McAulay / died. <p. 51> September 1888 1st Dry morning, the day dry all through and quite stormy. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and stooked oats in the afternoon. Jim cut oats with his Binder. 2nd Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day dry and fine. Joseph Jackson and wife, and Andrew Roe and wife were here. 3 Frost this morning, it done some harm, I think, especially to the late oats. Jim Reaped on T. Ar- nold’s Lot till about 3 P.M., then he went and Reaped for W. Armstrong. W. Armstrong, Mrs. R., Ida and I hauled in Four loads of loose Barley and Raked part of it out of the Swath. We also hauled in Four loads of Bound oats. 4 Dry morning, a slight Rain about 3 P.M., the afternoon dry, cool and windy. Jim Reaped for W. Armstrong till 10 A.M., then came home, craddled roads after dinner and Reaped after tea. Mrs. R. and I stooked till tea. I then cut Roads and tied. Miss _____ Lindsay, Mrs. C. Bell’s grand- daughter from Cannington, was here a while in the afternoon. 5 Cool morning with quite a frost, the day cool, clear and dry. Jim reaped. I cut roads, tied, and stooked up. [in margin] Frost 6 Fine Breezy day, dry. Jim Reaped. I stooked up. [in margin] Frost 7 Dry morning, the day dry and fine. Jim Reaped. I cut Roads. John Jackson came here this eavning and stopped all night. <p. 52> Sept[ember] 1888 8th A Slight Rain fell this morning, and the forenoon was too damp to handle grain in any form. The afternoon was dry. John Jackson stopped till noon. Jim reaped oats for about two hours in the af- ternoon. I stooked up. Mrs. R. helped. [in margin] Big fire in Dundalk / this night 9th Sabbath. Dry and sunny. Sam and Phoebe called here on their way to Henry Gallagher’s. Jim and wife went with them. 10 A slight frost this morning, the day dry and sunny, a good harvest day. Jim and I with one team hauled in about sixt[e]en acres of oats on T. Arnold’s place. The oats were light. We had only sixteen loads. John Oliver came for Mrs. R. this morning before sunrise and took her to see Mrs. Johney Russell in Melancthon. [in margin] Frost / John’s first child / Born, a Girl 11 A slight frost this morning on the low ground, the day sunny and very drying. Jim and I took in the lambs which I had sold to George [Rutherford?]. There were 9 of them and splendid ones. I got $3.50 each. When we came home Jim cut oats with his Binder and W. Armstrong with his team and I hauled in two loads of wheat and three of oats. [in margin] Frost �336 12 Hazy morning, the day cloudy, windy and dry. Jim cut oats with his Binder. W. Armstrong and I hauled in nine loads of oats. Clark helped when he came from school. 13 Windy, cloudy, cool and dry. We hauled in Eight loads of oats with W. Armstrong’s team. H. Lonsway helped Ida and I with seven of them. Jim cut oats with his Binder for W. Armstrong. <p. 53> Sept[ember] 1888 14th Bright, Sunny morning, the day clear and dry, quite a frost in the morning. Jim finished cutting grain for W. Armstrong about 3 P.M. He then came home and cut from tea time. Mr. G. Ruther- ford was here and insured us in the London Mutual Company. House, Barns, outbuildings and contents for $1600. at .90¢ on the dollar. $14.40 premium of insurance. I gathered up some grain on T. Arnold’s place and stooked at home after tea. [in margin] Frost 15 Bright sunny morning, the day beautiful all through, the sun shining bright and the atmosphere hazy. Jim cut some grain (oats and pease) with his binder. I stooked till noon, then went to Dun- dalk and sent away a cheque for $37.75, in letter [?writing unclear] two coupons of School Sec- tions. Came home and shocked up [=stooked] till about sunset, then Jim and I took the team and went and gathered the craddled grain on his rented farm. It kept us till ten O’clock. 16th Sabbath. Wet morning, the day pretty showery. 17 Dry morning, the day dry but cloudy. We finished cutting grain (oats). I stooked after tea. Josua Brinkman and wife and D. Reid and wife were here at night. 18 Dry morning, the day dry and cloudy. Jim and I worked among the grain, Binding and shocking. [in margin] H. Lonsway’s / third Baby / Born. <p. 54> Sept[ember] 1888 19th Dark morning, the day cloudy with a small sprinkling of rain at night. Jim and I hauled some rails and fenced the cabbage plot. Then he plowed till noon, then went to Dundalk. Came home and he and I put in two loads of oats off Mr. Arnold’s place. This finished harvesting on that Farm. 20 Cloudy morning, the day not very drying, Still, some people were hauling in in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I pulled apples in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. Came home and helped Jim to haul in three loads of oats. 21 Cloudy morning, the day alternate clouds and sunshine, not much of a harvest day. I went to Dun- dalk in the morning and sent a telegram to Andrew Russell, 278 Farley Avenue, Toronto, telling him I would meet him at the station on Saturday. Came home and raked and Bound some swaths of oats. Jim and I hauled in one load of oats. We thought the grain to[o] wet. Jim plowed throughout the day. 22 Misty morning, but the mist cleared off about 9 A.M. and the day was sunny and Breezy. I helped to haul [MS haule] in a load of Grain in the forenoon, then went to Dundalk to meet Andrew Rus- sell, who came up on the noon train from Toronto. We hauled in Oats and pease mixed in th af- ternoon. Nine loads in all, it being the produce of about six acres. <p. 55> Sept[ember] 1888 23rd Sabbath. Dry sunny day. We went to Johney’s. 24 Beautiful morning, the day dry and warm, the sky quite hazy, almost like Indian summer. I went in the morning to Dundalk to see Mr. Traynor, the surveyor, came home and Jim and I hauled in three loads of oats. This finished the harvest and a long one it was. Began on the 10th of August. The weather was pretty favourable all through, but we did not come speed.* There were 75 Loads of all kinds of Grain. Jim and wife, Clark and Ida and Andrew Russell drove to Dundalk after tea. �337 [in margin] Finished Harvesting. [*= but even with good weather, we did not finish the season’s work quickly.] 25 Dark morning, the day dry with the exception of a slight shower of Rain about 5 P.M. Jim went to John Gott’s threshing. I Broke Ground for the house on Lot 220 Proton, dug three post holes. Andrew left for Toronto on the 5 O’clock afternoon train. [in margin] Andrew / left for Toronto 26 Misty morning, the day cloudy, a slight sprinkling of Rain occasionally. I finished digging post holes. Jim is sick with a cold. 27 Wet morning, the day showery and cold. I wrote some letters in the forenoon and took them to the post office in the afternoon. I went from there to Enniskillen cheese factory and got my Second milk payment ($62.00). Jim was at W. Armstrong’s threshing in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent letters to / W. Russell, Ireland / & W. Russell / Arthur City P.O. / St. of Texas. <p. 56> Sept[ember] 1888 28th Quite cold this morning, with a very hard frost, the day cool all through, a little snow fell about one P.M. Jim helped me in the forenoon to put in five posts in the new house on Lot 220, then he went to W. Armstrong’s threshing and took Willie’s place, who came home and went to plowing in the afternoon and in the afternoon drove his mother to Dundalk. I was digging out the cellar. 29 Cold, raw morning, the day chilly all through, quite a shower of snow about 4 P.M. It fell thick and fast and covered the ground well. I bought a ram lamb from Mr. John Arnold for $3.50. Clark Willie traded steers with D. Reid and gave him $5.00 difference. Clark and I were digging cellar. Willie was plowing and Jim was at Walter Bell’s threshing. Mrs. Rose of Toronto and Jo- seph W. Agnew are here. [in margin] Snow 30th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, and some more fell during the forenoon, the afternoon seen the most of it gone, it is quite wintery-like. Sam and Phoebe came here in the af- ternoon. Mrs. Rose and child are here. [in margin] Snow <p. 57> October 1888 1st Wet morning, the forenoon showery, the afternoon dry. Jim went to Walter Bell’s threshing in the forenoon. I finished digging the cellar in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the afternoon and drove Mrs. Rose to Mr. McLaughlin’s at night. 2nd Cold morning, the day very chilly and a fall of snow at night. I attended a council meeting in Dundalk. Willie plowed. 3 Ground covered with snow this morning. It melted some through the day, still, the day was very wintery-like. Joseph Neithercut came here and we started in the afternoon to take out timber for the foundation of a house I am about to build. [in margin] Snow / J. Neithercut / came to work / Mrs. Yourex[?] committed suicide 4 Cold, Raw morning, the day chilly all through. Jim, Mr. Neithercut and I worked at getting out timber and hauling it to the place. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Went S. Bell’s Bailsman for $500. He is collector of taxes for the village of Dundalk. [in margin] Snow 5 Another cold wintery-like morning. We were working at laying the foundation of the House and digging drain from cellar. Willie plowed. 6 Sharp frost this morning, the day pretty fine with a good deal of sunshine. Jim and I with Joseph Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed with the exception of the time he was hauling a load of lumber from the Saw Mill. <p. 58> October 1888 �338 7th Sabbath. Rain in the morning but it cleared up and the afterboon was dry with the exception of a very slight mizzle. Johney and wife and daughter and Henry Lonsway & Wife were here. 8 Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and cold. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the new house. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked half a day at it. 9 Cold morning, the day chilly all through. Mr. Neithercut was working at the house. Jim was at H. Jackson’s sawing. Willie plowed. I was on the Sick list, Billiousness, I think. 10 Sharp frost this morning, but the Sun got out and the day was fine. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon and contracted for some flooring at $18.00 p[er] thousand (Burch[=birch] dressed), Window Sash @ .65 each, panel door $2.50, Battin doors, 5 at $1.25 each. I paid John McDowell Balance of his account in full for sawing ($9.15). I had paid him $10.00 before this. In the afternoon I helped raise potatoes. Mr. Neithercut was helping. We took up about 70 Bushels. They are not so good a crop as last year. I also entered some things for the show fair. [in margin] Clark went to Board / at Johney’s 11 Fine morning, the day dry and pleasant. We worked at the house. Willie plowed. 12 Dry in the forenoon, wet in the afternoon. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed. In the afternoon all of us but Mr. Neithercut, went to Dundalk Sh[ow]. fair. <p. 59> October 1888 13th Wet morning, the forenoon pretty wet, the afternoon dry. I went in the forenoon to Johney’s to see about some shingles. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed. 14th Sabbath. Cool and dry. Mrs. T. Carson and her son James were here. 15 Quite a hard frost this morning, the day dry, cool and cloudy. I raised six bags of potatoes. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked at the house. Willied ploughed. 16 Wet morning, the day cloudy and slightly wet. Mr. Neithercut and I worked at the house. Willie plowed. Jim went to the Sale of the late G. Glazier. 17 Dark morning, the day dark and lowering with several showers. Willie plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the farm of the late G. Glazier for some things that Jim had bought. Mr. Neithercut, Jim and I worked at the house. 18 Dark morning, the day dark but dry. Jim went to J. Patterson’s plowing Bee. Willie tried to plow in the forenoon, and helped at the House in the afternoon. J. Neithercut & I worked at house. 19 Wet morning, wet at noon and cold and damp in the afternoon. I went along with S. Bell to judge some plowing in Melancthon. There were Eleven competed. Prize a Ewe Lamb. Jim won it. James Patterson gave it. <p. 60> October 1888 20th Ground covered with snow this morning, the day was one of alternate showers of snow, Rain and sunshine. It finally wound up with snow and a sharp frost. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and settled some accounts for hardware and lumber. Came home and went to J. Mills’ threshing in the afternoon. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed. Mrs. R. & Ida pulled ap- ples in the forenoon and Mrs. R. went with Johney in the afternoon to see his Baby who is sick. [in margin] John’s Baby Girl died / at night 21st Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, pretty cold day all through. We went to the Burial of Son John’s little Baby Girl. She was only about Six weeks old when she died. She was buried in the church yard of the Union Church. 22 Pretty hard frost this morning, and the morning chilly. The sun got out and the day was milder in the afternoon, looking almost like Rain at night. I was at J. Mills’ threshing. Willie plowed. Jim �339 and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Mrs. Jas. Maxwell fell out of her waggon on her way to Dundalk and broke her leg. [in margin] Mrs. Maxwell / Broke her leg. 23 Dark, misty morning, the day dark and a slight mizzle of Rain fell during the afternoon. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked at the House. I went to J. Mills’ threshing in the forenoon and to D. Reid’s in the afternoon. Willie ploughed in the forenoon and went to the threshing in the afternoon. <p. 61> October 1888 24th Dark morning, the day dark and showery and cold. I was at Dan Reid’s threshing in the forenoon and chored around home in the afternoon. Jim and Joseph Neithercut worked at the house. 25 Beautiful day all through, mild and sunny. I and J. Neithercut shingled. Jim had the threshing machine this afternoon. [in margin] threshed 26 Dry morning, but the sky got overcast and the day was slightly wet. J. Neithercut worked at the house. Jim finished threshing at home. He has about 780 Bushels of oats or 26 Bushels to the acre, and 20 of wheat or 10 Bushels to the acre. Both oats and wheat are good. He kept about 2 1/2 acres of oats in the sheaf to cut for his horses. I had six acres mixed oats and pease. Threshed all but one load, have about 180 Bushels. Andrew Lonsway was at the threshing and got a very bad fall. He slid from the scaffold to the top of the chaff house and fell from there to the Barn floor. He struck on his head and Breast and broke his breast bone. He was in Excruciating agony for about two hours till the Doctor came and injected something (I think morphine) into his arm. [in margin] A. Lonsway / got hurt. / Got letter from / Mrs. W. Russell / Arthur City P.O. / Texas 27 Wet morning, the day showery till about 3:30 P.M. when it cleared off. Jim was threshing at Mr. Arnold’s. His grain there did not turn out well. He has only about 400 Bushels of oats, or 20 to the acre. 50 Bushels of Barley or 8 to the acre, 120 Bushels of pease, or 12 to the acre. The grain is good, but not much of it. [in margin] Pigs put up / to fat <p. 62> October 1888 28th Sabbath. Changeable day. Rain and Shine alternately. 29 Showery and sunshine, snow falling at night. Jim and Willie with three Horses at H. Lonsway’s threshing. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Mr. Neithercut worked at the house. 30 Rather dark morning and considerable of snow on the ground. The sun got out and the day was pretty fine. Jim and Mr. N[eithercut] worked at the house. Willie ploughed. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. I sat up all night with Andrew Lonsway. 31 Fine morning, the day particularly fine in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy with some Rain. Willie ploughed in the forenoon and went to Johney’s in the afternoon for some shingles. I slept in the forenoon and Raised the Balance of our potaotes (4 Bags) in the afternoon. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked at the house. November [1888] 1st Fine morning, the day unusually mild, just balmy enough to be about the middle of May. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. I Raised beets and banked the house. Willie ploughed. [in margin] Heard / Frogs 2 Fine morning, the forenoon dry, the afternoon overcast. Jim and J. N. worked at the house. I dug drain in the dry part of the day, nailed on Boards on the inside in the wet. Willie ploughed. <p. 63> November 1888 �340 3rd Squally morning, the afternoon pretty fine, with a clear sky at night. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie ploughed. I dug cellar drain in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon. 4th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day very mild. 5 Mild, moderate day, dry and warm. Willie ploughed. Mrs. R. went to see Mrs. W. Fawcet. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. I dug cellar drain. 6 Cloudy morning, the day [warm?] but watery-like. The afternoon a little bright. I dug drain in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Sam’s. From there to the School House, then Clark and I went to Dundalk. Willie ploughed. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. [in margin] Got a letter / from Bell’s Robert. 7 Fine morning, the [day] fine, dry and Balmy. I finished drain digging in the forenoon, went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Clark and I attended* at a land Sale. Clark has bought a Lot of 100 acres of Good Bush Land for [dittography: for] $625.00. $200. to be paid in Cash in thirty days, the Balance in yearly instalments of $50.00 with interest at the rate of 6 1/2 per cent per annum. (Lot 29, Con 4, Township of Melancthon N.E.). Willie and I Brought home the Glass, Window Sash & doors for House. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at house. I paid $2.50 for a panel door, $1.25 a piece for five Batten doors & .65 a sash for 9 window sashes, $4.40 for felt paper, or 2 1/2 ¢ per pound, and $6.35 for Glass putty, and Lock, hinges, door Latches, screw nails, etc. [*attended at = were present at.] <p. 64> November 1888 8th Snowing this morning, then it turned to rain and continued coming down all evening. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed in the forenoon, and papered house in the after- noon. [in margin] Cattle stabled / 1st time this fall 9 Slight mizzle of Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for a pair of Boots, some glass & Hinges. In the afternoon I covered in drain. Willie plowed. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the House. Rev. R. Gordon, W. Lonsway and daugher Annie, and R. Da- vison were here. [* W. Lonsway is brother-in-law, husband of Margaret Russell; Richard Davison is uncle of Mary Davidson Russell, Robert’s daughter-in-law.] 10 Wet morning, slightly wet in the forenoon and a little Rain in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the forenoon. I worked at covering drain. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. 11th Sabbath. Pretty cold day, the Roads very muddy. Johney and Ina were here. 12 The Ground covered with snow this morning. Several showers of snow during the forenoon, the afternoon finer. Willie plowed in the forenoon. I finished covering in House drain. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the House. 13 Quit a bit of snow on the Ground this morning, But the sun got out and the most of the snow had disappeared about 3 P.M. Willie plowed. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. I worked at the Township Books. <p. 65> November 1888 14th Mild morning, the day Balmy and dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and lifted Clark’s note of $150.00 which he gave to Robert Duncan about two hours previous. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie plowed. D. Reid helped with his team. Skeffington Bell was here. 15 Fine day, mild and nice. Jim hauled a load of cheese from Enniskil[l]en to Dundalk in the fore- noon and worked at the house with Mr. Neithercut in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I put on felt pa- per. Willie plowed in the afternoon. �341 16 The ground covered with snow this morning, the day cold. Mrs. R. and I put paper on the inside of the house. Jim got some lumber from Dundalk. J. Neithercut worked at the house. Willie ploughed. 17 Wintery-like morning, the afternoon mild. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie went to Mr. Nicholes’ threshing. Jim and J. Neithercut worked at the house. 18th Sabbath. Cold day, a little snow fell in the afternoon. Sam and Phoebe were here. I left at one O’clock and walked to Hopeville, stopped all night. 19 Soft morning, a little rain, the day mild, with a sharp frost at night. Jim and Mr. Neithercut worked at the house, I went from Hopeville to Cederville to Council meeting and stopped with Mr. Rogers (Reeve) all night. G. Johnson also stopped. <p. 66> November 1888 20th Cold morning, the day very sharp although the sun shone out bright. G. Johnson and I left Cederville this morning and came to his place, we got there about 1:30 P.M. I had dinner there and then walked home. 21 Another sharp morning, the day pretty cold, Freezing all the time. I went to Mr. C. Johnson’s in the forenoon and got $48.25, the last payment for milk. We had put in to his factory 23655 pounds, and got for that $161.25. Paid H. Lonsway for hauling milk to factory $13.75, which only left $147.50, or 6¢ 2 m[ills] per gal. of ten pounds of milk. 22 Cold morning, the afternoon warmer. Jim and Willie went to the mill for lumber. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon to meet the collector, got $1525.00 from him and deposited it in the Bank there. 23 Pretty sharp morning, the afternoon finer with a good deal of sunshine. I chored around. Willie helped his mother to put felt paper on the house. Jim was at J. Brinkman’s threshing. [in margin] Steer put up / cattle took / to Arnold’s 24 Mild morning, the day almost like a thaw, a slight fall of snow in the afternoon. Jim was at J. Brinkman’s threshing. Willie was at Walter Bell’s threshing. Johney & wife were here. I went to Brother Sam’s. 25th Sabbath. Pretty cold morning, the afternoon milder. <p. 67> November 1888 26th Cold morning with some snow falling during most of the day. Keen freeze. Jim worked at the House. I done chores. Willie hauled a load of hay to Dundalk for H. Lonsway. 27 Mild morning with a tendancy to thaw, the afternoon soft and the snow melting. Jim worked at the house. Willie hauled firewood home. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 28 Soft morning, the day mild, the snow disappearing. Jim and I worked at the House. Willie at A. Lons[way]’s threshing. 29 Soft morning, the day soft with a slight fall of Rain. Jim and I worked at the House. Willie was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. 30 Soft morning, the day mild with a snowfall in the afternoon. Jim finished working at the House. I helped. Willie was at Mr. Lonsway’s threshing in the forenoon, and in the afternoon drove Mrs. R., Ida & Mary to Dundalk. December [1888] 1st Sharp morning, the day rather cold. I went to Dundalk. Jim helped J. Jackson to saw at J. John- son’s. Willie helped John Arnold to cut feed. 2nd Sabbath. Rather milder than yesterday, considerably softer in the afternoon. �342 3 Mild day with snow falling at night. We butchered Hogs, 4 in number, two of Jim’s and two of mine. W. Lonsway helped. Johney was here. [in margin] Butchered / Hogs <p. 68> December 1888 4th Mild day with a little snow. Jim cut oat sheaves with Mr. John Arnold’s cutting Box. Mr. Arnold helped him. 5 Mild day. Jim finished cutting and took home the Box and Horsepower.* Johney was here and took home his two sucking pigs which he had left here to get fed up a little for him. I traded a three year old horse to him for his Mare, Gerty (16 years old again this spring), an even trade if the mare is with foal. I worked at the Township Books in the afternoon. [*the cutting box, for chop- ping oat sheaves (both straw and grain) for animal feed, is powered by a gear mechanism, driven by radial arm pulled in a circle by horses.] 6 Mild morning, the day pretty mild, but cloudy. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and Ida papered the new house. Willie chored around. 7 Mild morning, the day mild but cloudy. Jim went to John Irvin’s threshing. I fixed a Bin in the cellar for potatoes in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Willie and I picked them out of the pit and hauled them to the cellar. There were 23 Bags. Mrs. R. & Ida finished papering the house. Mary helped. 8 Fine morning, the day mild. Jim went to the Grist Mill with wheat. Willie helped W. Lonsway put straw in the Barn in the afternoon. Clark wrote out the receipts and payments, also assets and Liabilities, of the Township of Proton from the 1st of January (till the 15th Dec., inclusive). [in margin] Phoebe & Sam / here in the afternoon <p. 69> December 1888 9th Sabbath. Very fine morning, the day fine. Mrs. R. and Ida went to T. Carson’s. Jim and Mary went to Johney’s. 10 Beautiful day, mild and balmy, the sun shone out pleasantly in the afternoon. We moved from Lot 215, Where we had lived for about 26 years to a House which I got Built on an acre of Land which I purchased from Widow Bowler on the North-West* corner of Lot 220, Gravel Road, Township of Proton. Jim has purchased the old Homestead, 100 acres for $2500.00. I bestow him $900.00 of purchase money and he pays me $100.00 a year without interest for 16 years, then he is done paying. I hope he will do well. [in margin] Moved to the / New house. [*a slip: it is the North- East side of Lot 220, as noted earlier, 14 August 1888. Only the east side of Lot 220 Proton is on the Gravel Road; since the road runs diagonally NW-SE, it is possible that Robert is seeing his acre lot as north-west, relative to the other corner (SE) of the lot on the Gravel Road.] 11 Mild day all through, the sleighing very poor on some parts of the Roads. I went to Dundalk and got a draft for the full amount of Co[unty] Rates and sent it to the Co[unty] Treasurer. 12 Quite cold this morning, the day cold, Blowing and snowing, especially at night. The snow came down fast and furious. Mrs. D. Reid and little ones visited us in our new house. I fixed the shed on T. Arnold’s place to make it warmer for my cattle. Jim came and fixed a little Jessamine Bow- er [?is this for a cow?]. 13 Cold stormy morning, the day Blowing and Freezing. Willie is going to do my chores and Jim’s through the winter. He is stopping at Jim’s as most of my stock is there. <p. 70> December 1888 �343 14th Rough stormy morning, the day decidedly cold and stormy till near night, when it moderated. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim’s Mary came down a while at night. 15 Mild morning, the day softening and some rain fell in the afternoon. Quite a thaw through the night. I took the Mare, Gerty, and went to a council meeting at Hopeville. The mare showed signs of sickness on the way, kept looking at her left side and was quite dull. I put her into the stable at Hopeville and Blanketed her. In about half an hour she was wet with sweat. When council meet- ing was over at about 11 P.M. I gave her about an ounce of spirits of sweet nitre in some warm water. She seemed to get something better but I thought it best to stop all night. [in margin] Rain 16th Sabbath. Wet morning, the day generally wet. I left Hopeville about 9 O’clock and got home about 1 P.M. We gave the mare about a quart of spring wheat, this, I think, done her good. I be- lieve her sickness was brought on by smelling Blood where we had been Butchering hogs previous to going to Hopeville. Mary and Jim were here this eavning. [in margin] Rain 17 Still thawing, but the day turned colder in the afternoon, and snow began falling. The roads are in a glare of ice. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and deposited $1500.00 township funds in the Bank. Mary was here this eavning. <p. 71> December 1888 18th Cold stormy day, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. I only done the feeding of the cattle in the Rented Farm. Clark was here all night. 19 Cold morning, Blowing, Snowing and freezing till after dinner, when the wind abated something. The afternoon was cold without the high wind. I done the chores for Willie as he was chopping. Mrs. R. and Ida went to Dundalk in D. Reid’s sleigh. 20 Windy morning, the day pretty chilly with a very high wind at night. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and returned a suit of clothes to Mr. F. Nixon, they did not fit. I got another suit from him for the same price, $12.50. Johney and Ina called this eavning. 21 Cold stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing, the afternoon was intensely cold, piercing frost. I brought three of the cows from Jim’s place to T. Arnold’s farm as I think that will equalize the fodder. Jim took two Bags of Grain (oats and pease) to the mills in Dundalk to be chopped for me. He did not get it done, as the mills were not working. Gilbert McConnel[l], Collector of Tax- es, was here this night and paid over the Balance of Collection. [in margin] Very cold 22 Sharp morning, the forenoon very cold, the afternoon milder. I went with the Collector in a Buggy to a council meeting at Hopeville in the afternoon. He drove me half the way home at night and I walked the rest of the Road. Got home about midnight. <p. 72> December 1888 23rd Sabbath. Mild morning, the day mild and the snow melting, thaw wind. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Thaw 24 Mild morning, the snow disappearing, the day was soft all through. Jim fixed up the small house a little for me. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here a while at night. [in margin] Thaw 25 Wet morning, the day slightly showery and rather unpleasant for outdoor sports. We had with us for the day Brother Sam and Phoebe and their children, except Willie and Madella, also Jim and his Wife, John and his wife, and Clark and Willie. Mrs. R. and all our family went at night to the Christmas anniversary in Dundalk. Dan Reid and his wife also went and left their three little girls in my keeping till they would come back. Johney gave me a Christmas present of a handsome pair of slippers and Ina gave Mrs. R. a present of another pair. [in margin] Christmas / Rain �344 26 Soft morning, the thaw still continues, the Roads are getting decidedly sloppy. The afternoon a slight mizzle of Rain. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon to get the printer to correct an error which he had made in the Proton accounts. He promised to correct it in tomorrow’s paper. 27 Frost has set in this morning and some snow with it. There fell a little snow during the day, there was also a cold wind. I fixed a way in T. Arnold’s Barn to feed the cattle without throwing the feed out of the Barn doors. <p. 73> December 1888 28th Sharp frost this morning, the day cold, the Roads very rough. Some go with waggons and some with sleighs. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 29 Dark, mild morning, the day dark but not cold. Jim and wife and Willie were here at night and they with Ida and Mrs. R. went to Dan Reid’s at night. 30th Sabbath. Soft morning, the day mild. Mrs. R., Ida and I went to Jim’s in the eavning. 31st Another change this morning, snow falling and the air pretty cold. The snow ceased about 11 A.M., the afternoon was pretty mild. Jim took the team and Democrat waggon and we went to Hopeville to the Nomination. There was quite a stormy time there for a while. Candidates telling all what they would do for the good of the Township if Electetd, other candidates trying to find fault with the doings of the old Council. Jim and I left about 5:30 P.M. and came home. The Old Year is going out quickly and while taking a Retrospective glance I find that We have nothing to regret but many things to be thankful for. We have all had our health which is a great Blessing, in fact the greatest blessing in store for mankind. I hope and trust the new Year may be as kind to us as the old. <p. 74> January 1889 1st A little sharp this morning, the middle of the day and the afternoon milder. Scarcely any sleigh- ing, a little snow on the roads but not enough. The waggons are running. I and Willie hauled two loads of wood home, then I fed the cattle and chored around. 2 Pretty nice morning, the day mild but not much sunshine. I went to Dundalk. Jim, Mary & Willie were here a while at night. [in margin] Sent letter / to Ireland 3 Beautiful morning, the sun rose clear, the day was one of sunshine and mildness. I helped Jim cut a sleigh Road in the swamp. [in margin] Letter from / Hauty 4 Beautiful morning, mild and Balmy, just like a lovely Spring day all through. I helped D. Reid clean up two loads of oats, and worked at Twp. Books for about two Hours. 5 Not quite so nice a day as yesterday, there was a fog, with a cold Raw wind prevailing all day. I helped Jim in the forenoon to cut a Road in the swamp and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk. [in magin] 12 Sheep took / to D. Reid’s 6th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day soft, with a snow storm in the eavning which lasted long enough to make good sleighing. Johney and Ina were here. 7 Calm, mild day and very fair sleighing. I went to the Municipal Election held on Lot 220, third Range. I voted then went to Dundalk and done some Business. Came back to the poll and stopped to help count the Ballots. <p. 75> January 1889 8th Mild morning, the day mild, the snow softening. Jim and Henry Lonsway Butchered a fat steer for me in the forenoon. I took the hide which weighed 75 pounds to Dundalk and sold it for Four cents per pound. �345 9 Soft morning, with a tendancy to Rain, which came on about 11 A.M. and continued Raining till about 4 P.M., when it turned to a severe snow storm with a very high wind. I went to Mr. James Kinnear’s Lot 35, fifth Con., Melancthon, to write out his last Will. He is 72 years of age and pretty bad with Rheumatism in the region of the heart. Jim was out in Melancthon preparing for the S[awing] Machine. Clark came here from School this eavning. [in margin] Wrote out / James Kinnear’s / Will 10 Very stormy morning, Blowing and snowing, very high wind. The Roads are filling up badly, great banks of snow accumulating. The day from morning till night was a regular Blizzard. [in margin] Big storm 11 Another stormy day, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing from morning till night, great drifts in the fence corners and on the Roads. I enlarged the shed for the cattle on T. Arnold’s place, and helped Jim to clean a load of pease in the afternoon. D. Reid and Wife were here a while at night. 12 Pretty fine morning, the sun rose bright and clear, the day was a little sharp, but pleasant. There is now good sleighing except where the snow banks have not been broke through. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon, and when I came home helped Willie haul some wood. <p. 76> January 1889 13th Sabbath. Pretty mild day all through. Mrs. R., Ida and Willie were visiting at Mr. T. Carson’s. J. Ella Arnold was here at night. 14 Beautiful morning, the sun rose clear and mild, the day was one of sunshine. Jim and Johny were sawing with the machine on Johney’s Lot. 15 Another fine morning, the day mild and pleasant. Jim and Johney were sawing on John’s Lot. 16 Soft-like morning. Rain came on about 11 A.M. and the afternoon was decidedly wet. I got my sheep (12) from D. Reid’s place. I had them there for nine days. Jim hauled a load of 12 foot Ce- dar logs for his uncle Sam to Dundalk. [in margin] Rain / Thaw 17 Sharp morning, the snow in a great measure gone, the Ground tightening up again with frost. The wind rose in the afternoon and there also was a little snow fell. [in margin] My Birth day / 53 years of age 18 Rather chilly this morning, the afternoon milder, a little snow falling occasionally. Very cold at night, the Roads are in a sheet of ice. I went to Dundalk. D. Reid was here a while at night. 19 Very sharp morning, the day freezing although the sun shone most of the time. Jim and Willie went to H. Lonsway’s sawing. I chored around and done Jim’s chores. <p. 77> January 1889 20th Sabbath. Very Stormy day. High wind, Frost and snow. 21 Blowing, snowing and freezing all day. I got Jim’s Grey horse and went to a Council Meeting at Hopeville. I stopped all night. 22 Milder morning than yesterday, the middle of the day and afternoon mild and sunny. I left Hope- ville and got home at noon. 23 Rather soft in the morning, and decidedly so before night. Bright sun and soft wind. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 24 Mild day all through, the sleighing is getting quite thin. 25 Bright sunny morning, the day lovely, sunshine all through, the snow disappearing. Jim hauled me a load of stove wood from Melancthon in the forenoon, and Willie hauled me one in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �346 26 Beautiful, sunny morning, the day one of sunshine and also a mild, balmy air. I helped Jim in the swamp to cut some cedar [MS ceadar] posts. 27th Sabbath. The Bushes covered this morning with hoar frost. Like a thaw, but snow came on about noon and snowed all day. I went to see Mr. Kinnear who is sick. <p. 78> January 1889 28th Snow falling this morning and kept snowing all day. I worked at the Township Books. 29 A little snow fell during the forenoon, the afternoon without snow and pretty frosty. I helped Jim to cut cedar posts. 30 Quite a keen frost this morning, the day sharp all through, with a snow storm at night. I helped Jim cut posts. 31 The Roads very heavy this morning, the day cold and stormy, especially at eavning. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Brother John and wife, with cousin Mary Murphy, came here this eavning. The women stopped all night, John stopped at Jim’s. February [1889] 1st Very sharp morning, the day cold. Johney came down about noon then he and the women went to H. Lonsway’s after dinner. Thos. McKee’s son, Thos., died yesterday of Typhus fever. He is to be buried this afternoon. Jim is now gone to the funeral. He was a young Britton and the Brittons therefore bury him. Brother John stopped here all night. [in margin] Thos. McKee / Junior Buried 2 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and freezing, which was the general features [MS feautures] of the day. John went to Son Jim’s and in the afternoon to John’s. The Township auditors, Alex Gillespie and Thos. Laughlin, were auditing my Books as Township Treasurer. [in margin] Audi- tors / here <p. 79> February 1889 3rd Sabbath. Mild day with a slight snowfall. Mrs. R. and I went to Br. Sam’s at night. 4 Mild morning, almost like a thaw, the day soft till the afternoon when there came on a snow storm with pretty high wind. John and Wife went to the Faucet’s. Phoebe and Mary Murphy were here. 5 Snow falling this morning, and the day very cold, intense frost, the Roads so heavy that the folks could not get home. [in margin] Cold 6 Another sharp morning, Freezing like Greenland, and snow falling, the weather so rough that the folks could not get home. I stopped at Jim’s last night. We brought seven head of the cattle from T. Arnold’s as the feed at that Barn is getting short. [in margin] Very cold 7 Another very sharp morning, snowing, Blowing and Freezing, the Roads very heavy, as no teams have ventured out lately. The folks are still storm Bound. [in margin] Cold 8 Something milder this morning, the day pretty calm, the storm seems to be abated. John and wife, with Mrs. Mary Murphy, left this morning for home. Jim helped me fix the stove pip[e]s which were smoking Badly. 9 Mild morning, but quite a lot of snow fell during the night. The day quite mild all through. <p.80> February 1889 10th Sabbath. Rather milder this morning than yesterday, some snow fell. Mrs. R., Ida and Willie went to hear the Salvation Army at Maxwell [? tiny script] �347 11 Another snowfall during the day and the afternoon snowing, Blowing and Freezing, a very stormy afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. Mrs. John Gott was here in the afternoon. I worked at copy- ing the defaulters from Collector’s list into Defaulters’ Book. 12 A very sharp morning, with quite a snowfall during the night. A very keen freeze about noon. The people passing on the Road seem scarcely able to keep themselves from Freezing. I finished copying defaulters. 13 Rather cold this morning, but the sun got out and shone for quite a while. I helped D. Reid to put on a load of hay. 14 Bright, sunny morning and the day was clear and sunny. More sunshine today than has been for the last ten days all put together. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. McLaughlin was here. 15 Sharp cold morning, the day sunny but cold. Mrs. R. got Gerty and the cutter and started for Johney’s this morning. I worked at the Township Books. 16 Dark morning, the atmosphere heavy, the wind high and indications of a thaw. The wind pretty high all day. I went to Dundalk after helping D. Reid to put on a jag of hay. [in margin] Sent / let- ters to R. Clark / & R. Clark [*perhaps his son R. Clark, and an Irish relative of his mother, Anne Clark Russell; see May 16, 1889] <p. 81> February 1889 17th Sabbath. Mild morning, thawing a little. It rained last night. Jim's wife gave birth to a baby last night, or very early this morning. It's a girl. [in margin] Jim’s first / Baby born. 18 Quite a sharp morning, the day pretty cold, a snow storm came on about noon, and continued all afternoon and night. I went to see James Kinnear who is very sick. 19 Cold snowy morning, the snow kept falling till after noon when it cleared off. The afternoon stormy, but a sharp frost. 20 Stormy morning, blowing, snowing and freezing, the day generally cold with a strong wind and occasionally a snow shower. Phoebe was here a while. I went to see Sam, where he was taking out Barn timber on the rear end of his Lot for Walter Bell. The road was drifted badly and it was a tiresome walk. [in margin] Cold and / stormy 21 Cold, stormy morning, the middle of the day milder. A very strong wind at night, accompanied with snow. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in the margin] Cold 22 Cold morning, the day extremely cold, blowing and freezing with a slight snowfall. The roads are almost impassible. Johney came this way on his way to the grist Mill, but he had to leave his wheat at Jim's, the roads being so bad he could not get through. [in margin] Cold 23 Another very cold morning, the middle of the day cold, and cold at night, blowing, snowing, & freezing. A piercing cold day. D. Pate was here. [in margin] very cold <p. 82> February 1889 24th Sabbath. Sharp morning, and the day cold but not stormy. I went to James Kinnear’s and added a codicile to his Will. I stopped a while at Brother Sam's coming home. 25 Bright sunny morning, the day sunny and sharp, but not near as cold as yesterday. Johney hauled me a load of firewood from Melancthon. The roads are so bad he upset several times, and had to leave part of the load about a mile from here. He brought the part he had left off to me in the af- ternoon. I split and piled it at the house. 26 Pretty sharp morning, the day generally cold, with a snowfall in the afternoon. I attended a meet- ing of Proton council held in Dundalk. It was midnight when they adjourned. The roads were very heavy and I was pretty tired when I got home. �348 27 Fine, mild morning, the day mild with a good deal of sunshine. I helped D. Reid to put on two loads of hay, and to put off one load in Dundalk. 28 Beautiful morning, the day soft and with a Balmy air, feels good after so many very cold days. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, called at W. Bell’s coming home. Mrs. R. and I had tea there. <p. 83> March 1889 1st Fine morning, the day mild, the eavning like spring. Mrs. John Arnold was here. Mrs. R. and I went to her house a while at night. 2 Beautiful sunny morning, the day springlike and warm. Bright sun all day. Mrs. R. brought her geese home this eavning. 3rd Sabbath. Beautiful sunny day. Mrs. R. and Ida went to James Kinnear’s. 4 Fine morning, the day fine all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and got examined by Dr. McWilliams for a cold. He gave me a prescription to be filled by Mr. Parsons, druggist. The examination and medicine cost me $1.15. I went to Brother Sam's in the afternoon. Mrs. Ja[me]s Maxwell and Mrs. John Arnold were here. 5 The weather has changed today, it's colder and Blowing a good deal. I went to Jim’s and Willie and I cleaned up about 150 bushels of Grain. Ja[me]s Kinnear died this night. 6 A pretty sharp day, with some snow falling. 7 Quite a cold morning, the day cold and windy. Mrs. R. and I went with Mr. Arnold to the funeral of James Kinnear. [in margin] Letter from / Willi[am] / Keeter P. O.* / Wise Co. / St. of Tex. / U. S. [*Keeter is about 30 miles NW of Fort Worth, Tx.] 8 Cold, windy morning, the day blowing, snowing and freezing. I went to Dundalk and Mr. J Ar- nold and I, who are appointed Executors for the late James Kinnear, consulted James Lamon [MS Laymon], lawyer, regarding our manner of procedure under the Will. <p. 84> March 1889 9th Stormy morning, the day very stormy all through, Snowing and Blowing. 10th Sabbath. Not quite so cold or stormy as yesterday. Sam’s Madella was here all night. 11 Bright sunny morning, the day had a good deal of sunshine and the snow melted considerably. I went with Mr. Arnold in the afternoon to the late J. Kinnear’s and took an inventory of his chat- tels. 12 Fine morning, the day fine all through. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 13 Pretty mild morning, the day mild, and the snow melting. I helped Jim to clean up some oats for market. 14 Something colder than yesterday. Still, there was a little thaw. I helped Jim to clean up some grain in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought one barrel salt for $1.25. 15 Cold morning, but the afternoon milder, and the snow thawed some. I helped Jim to clean up Grain. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here a while at night. 16 Fine morning, the day soft and the snow thawing, a great many parts of the road are quite bare. Mrs. R. and I helped Jim to clean up grain. He had about 480 B[ushels] Oats, 64 of Barley, &110 of pease on J. Arnold’s place, or 640 in all. On his own place, about 752 of oats, and 16 of wheat, total 768. Total for Both, 1422 bushels. Sold oats @ $.30 per Bushel. <p. 85> March 1889 17th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day sunny and warm. Jim and Johney and their wives were here. �349 18 Fine morning, the day one of sunshine, the snow melting rapidly. I helped Jim to clean up some barley, then went to Dundalk, and helped Jim to clean up some oats at night. 19 Fine morning, the day pretty warm till the afternoon, when it became chilly, and at night it was pretty cold. Miss Sarah Jackson and Mrs. H. Lonsway were here. The snow is gone off a good deal of the Road, and the waggons are running. 20 Rather a sharp, raw, wind this morning. Still, the snow melted some and the afternoon was milder. I went to brother Sam’s and traded him for cows in calve for a mare coming three years old. She is a serviceable beast except for legs being spavined,* which diminishes her value quite a bit. [*spavin: bony growth on lower hock joint of horse, caused by osteoarthritis; results in lameness] 21 Mild morning, the day mild all through, waggons running. Brother John came up and stopped at Sam's all night. I posted a letter to brother William today containing $20.00, did not register it as I thought it would be safer without. Spring must be coming as I seen Robins. [in margin] Sent let- ter / to Br. William / Keeter P. O. / Wise Co. / Texas [MS Taxes] 22 Bright sunny day, and the snow disappearing. Brother John came out here and he and I went to John Ludlow’s sale. We did not buy anything. He stopped all night with me. [in margin] Saw / Robbin. <p. 86> March 1889 23rd Bright sunny morning, the day fine and warm. I was helping Jim in T. Arnold’s woods to cut some firewood. [in margin] 1st cow / calved / Bossy. 24th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, quite springlike. 25 Cold morning, and the day pretty chilly, but a bright clear sky and plenty of sunshine. I chopped some firewood in T. Arnold’s Bush. 26 Sharp morning, the day mild in the afternoon with a good deal of sunshine. John Agnew came here from Jim’s in the forenoon. We worked in the eavning in the Bush preparing for the sawing machine. There were here at night John Agnew, D. Reid and Wife, John Arnold and Wife, Jim and Mary, Willie, and Johney Maxwell and his sister Maria. 27 Cold morning, the ground froze pretty hard, the afternoon milder and the snow thawing. John Ag- new left for home this morning. I helped Jim in the bush. Joseph Jackson brought his sawing ma- chine to the Bush and set it up this afternoon. I divided the sheep with Jim and gave him four, at $4.00 apiece for three of them, and $5.00 for the other. I brought mine, Eight in number, over to the rented place. I think I can see to them best myself, and dear [k]nows, they need to be cared for! 28 Ground covered with snow this morning, the day cold. I was laid up sick. Jim sawed in the bush with Joe Jackson's machine. He estimates he got about 20 cords cut. The track was bad, had to quit before night. <p. 87> March 1889 29 Cold morning, the day cold all through. Snowing a little, Blowing some, and Freezing a good deal. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 30 Cold morning, the day chilly, with a good deal of sunshine. Clark came here in the afternoon, and is going to stop all night. 31st Sabbath. Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling, but the Fresh snow had all disappeared before night. Mrs. R and Ida went to church in Dundalk. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here in the eavning. April [1889] �350 1st Quite cool this morning, but after the sun got fairly started, the day became warmer and the after- noon was bright. I went to Johney's in Melancthon. He paid me $50.00 as a land payment for the Lot which he lives on. I Expected more, but I guess he found it hard enough to get what he gave me. Only I needed it pretty badly, I would not have asked it of him. I called in to the schoolhouse in which I taught thirteen years ago. The faces of the pupils are all strange. I wrote a few copies but my eyesight said plainly enough, “you are getting old.” 2 Hard frost this morning, and the forenoon rather chilly, the afternoon milder and the roads pretty sloppy. Jim went to the Grist mill for some flour for me. Did not get it as they had none. <p. 88> April 1889 3rd Big snow storm this morning, and plenty more falling. The snow kept coming down till about 3 P.M. I think it fell about 6 inches. Jim hauled three loads of wood in the afternoon with the sleigh. [in margin] Snow storm 4th Sleighing this morning, quite a good deal of snow on the ground, but when the sun got out the sleighing got pretty thin. I attended in the afternoon the auction sale of the deceased J. Kinnear. 5 Mild morning, but quite a good deal of snow on the ground, and a little fell during the day. The roads are getting pretty bad. The snow which fell is turning soft, and the roads are therefore get- ting very muddy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim went to the mill for me and brought Four barells of flour at Five dollars per Brl. He took the sleigh. The first of our lambs came to- day. [in margin] First Lamb 6 Fine morning, the sun shone out strong and the snow disappeared a good deal. The roads got re- markably slushy in the afternoon. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie hauled me six loads of wood out of Jim’s day’s sawing. He had hauled me two very small loads before, and D. Reid hauled me one. About nine, or perhaps nine and a half cords in all I have got from Jim. I posted and registered a letter containing $15 to brother William, Keeter P. O., Wise Co., Texas. $5 of this was given by Sam and $10.00 by John. I had sent $20.00 to Brother William in an unregistered letter on the 21st of last month. I am afraid he did not get it, as he has not replied yet. [in margin] Sent letter to Brother William / Keeter P. O., Wise Co. / St. of Texas, U. S. <p. 89> April 1889 7th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, but quite a hard frost in the morning. W. McKay was here at night. 8 A little cloudy in the morning, and the sun did not shine so much today as yesterday. Still, the day was warm. I split stove wood at the house. 9 Fine morning, the day mild and springlike. I went to Dundalk. Got a letter from brother William, Keeter P.O., Wise Co., St. of Texas, U.S. [in margin] Letter from / Br. William 10 Fine sunny morning, the day beautiful and mild. I split stove wood. 11 Fine morning, sunny and mild, the afternoon cloudy and like Rain. I split wood in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in afternoon. I wrote out a Lease for D. Reid at night, then Mrs. R., Ida and I went to Mr. John Arnold’s and eat* taffy. Got the colt from Sam. [*eat is a spelling for the Irish pronunciation of the past tense of eat (pronounced like et in et cetera), as opposed to current Ca- nadian ate] 12 A little colder this morning, the middle of the day fine, the afternoon chilly. I split stove wood. Proton Assessor (Duncan McKenzie) was here and stopped all night. Assessment on Lot 215 40 acres cleared $750.00 “ 216 10 “ “ $200.00 pt 220* 1 “ “ $50.00 �351 5 days statute labor Lot 217 10 “ “ $300.00 “ 218 35 “ “ $650.00 “ 219 15 “ “ $450.00 7 days statute labor. [*the one acre lot bought from Widow Bowler, site of the new house.] <p. 90> April 1889 13th Very hard frost this morning, the day chilly although the sun shone out Bright. The assessor left this morning. I worked at the Township Books. 14th Sabbath. Hard frost this morning, the day nice and sunny. Jim & Mary were here. 15 Hard frost this morning, but the sun got out strong and warm and the day was fine. Mr. John Ar- nold and I went to Melancthon to See about leasing some of the Kinnear farm to Jean Crique. Jim went to Dundalk in the eavning for a new plow and Iron Harrows for me which I had bought from S. Bell, price $14.00 Each. 16 Beautiful morning, the day very fine, warm sun all through, very drying. Jim started plowing. He plowed on the acre on Lot 220 for me. Willie started to plow in the afternoon on the Arnold Farm. The ground turned over nice and dry, never seen it in such fine order so early in the season. Wil- lie’s three year old colt was rather skittish at first, would throw [MS through] herself on the ground, then jump up and kick, but she soon quit that and walked off quietly enough. John McMurdo was here this afternoon to Sell me a Seeder, offered me a first class one for $55.00, But I did not buy. D. Reid and I measured off the acre which I bought from Mrs. Bowler and we put up posts. [in margin] First plowing <p. 91> April 1889 17th Fine morning, the day dry, sunny and warm, the latter part of the afternoon cloudy. Jim’s team plowed for me today. I plowed with them in the afternoon. Willie plowed for me with our own team. Sam got away his three cows from here. 18 A little cloudy in the morning, but the sun shone out during the greater part of the day. The day was pleasant and warm. Willie plowed on the Arnold Farm. I sowed about an acre of mixed grain (pease & oats) for early cattle feed when the grass gets dry and thin. Jim harrowed it. I don’t like my new harrows: they track one pin in the track of the other, therefore I will return them. I went to the horse show in Dundalk in the afternoon. Joseph Neithercut took his cow home. [in margin] First Grain sowen [=sown] 19 Dry morning, the forenoon dry and warm, the Rain came on about 5 P.M., slightly at first, then cleared off and came on again about dark, heavy, with thunder and lightening. I planted about 1 1/2 Bushels of potatoes. This is the Earliest planting that I ever remember of doing. Willie plowed on the Arnold Lot. [in margin] First potatoes / planted. / 2nd Cow calved 20 Fine morning, the day dry and warm with a good deal of sunshine, great growth. I took in a pair of Collars in the forenoon and got two others instead. In the afternoon I picked up some rubbish on the Arnold farm and planted about two pails’ full of potatoes for Jim. Widow Kinnear came here and got the Crique Lease from me. <p. 92> April 1889 21st Sabbath. Hard frost this morning but the afternoon was sunny and pleasant. [in margin] Easter 22 Hard frost in the morning, but the sun got out and thawed it so that the plowing was not stopped. The afternoon was pleasant. Willie plowed on the Arnold farm. I worked at the Township Books, �352 preparing an abstract of Receipts & Expenditure for Bursar of Industries.* [*First indication of re- porting for government statistics as part of Treasurer’s job.] 23 Frost this morning but not enough to stop the plow. The day was cloudy and cool with a stiff Breeze of wind and not much sunshine. Willie worked at plowing on the Arnold farm. I sowed three bags of pease after tea time. Mrs. R. is out at son Johney’s. The cow which J. Neithercut got from me came home yesterday and they took her back this morning. 24 Dark morning, the forenoon dry and pretty warm. Rain came on about one P.M., accompanied by thunder and lightening. The rain was pretty heavy and continued a good while. I sowed three bags of pease. Willie harrowed in the forenoon and plowed from about 5 P.M. Clark is stopping here this night. [in margin] 3[rd] cow calved / (Mary[’s] cow) 25 Dark morning, the day cloudy and a little rain fell. I went to Dundalk. Willie plowed on the Ar- nold Lot. Mr. John Arnold and wife, John Maxwell and his sister Maria, Clark and Willie were here at night, eating taffy. The taffy eating is rather tough work on bad teeth, and I had to make a small quantity do me. [in margin] letter from Brother / William / Keeter P. O. / Texas [MS Taxas] <p. 93> April 1889 26th Dark morning, the day rather cloudy but dry. I plowed for Jim in the forenoon, and in the after- noon planted out six fruit trees which Jim bought for me. There are one Ben Davis, four Man[n]’s, and an early Richmond cherry tree. They are planted on the south west side of the acre in the order named. I then sowed two bags of pease for Jim and two bags of oats for myself. Mrs. Hewitt was here this evening. [in margin] Finished sowing pease / First oats sown 27 Misty morning, a slight rain fell, then cleared off, and came on again about 10 A.M., and cleared off about 1 P.M. There was also a drizzling rain most of the afternoon. Willie plowed on the Ar- nold Lot during the dry part of the day, and I sowed oats (4 Bags) in the afternoon. John McDow- ell and his son Charles came here about 10 A.M. John borrowed $40 from me to be paid in a week. He was very anxious that I should lend him the money, said he could not get it anyplace and that he had two cars of shingles in Toronto and they were on deminage [?charge per diem for storage?]. I gave him a cheque on the Bank in Dundalk for the amount. 28th Sabbath. Dark chilly day from morning till night. Jim and wife, Johnny and his wife, were here. 29 Very cold morning, sleet falling, the day was cloudy, cold and windy, Several showers of sleet. I got Johney's team. He is gone on the jury to Orangeville. I plowed [with] them in the forenoon. Mrs. R. Harrowed with them in the afternoon. I sowed 4 1/2 bags of oats in the afternoon. Willie plowed all day on the Arnold Lot. <p. 94> April 1889 30th Cold morning, the ground covered with snow and more fell during the day. The day cloudy and cold. Last night was so cold ice formed pretty thick on the water in a pail in the dwelling house. I plowed with Johney's team in the forenoon, and Mrs. R. harrowed with them in the afternoon. In the afternoon I sowed 3 1/2 bags of oats. Willie plowed on the Arnold Lot. May [1889] 1st Very hard frost this morning and a little snow on the ground also. The day was chilly all through. I plowed with John's team in the forenoon, and sowed near 6 Bags of oats in the afternoon. Mrs. R. Harrowed with Johney's horses. In the afternoon Willie plowed all day on the Arnold Lot. Bob Mills was here at noon. I paid him $4.00 for 10 cords of stove wood that he cut me in John’s Bush. Johney stopped here all night. �353 2 Sharp morning, a little snow on the ground, the forenoon cold, the afternoon warmer with a trifle of sunshine. Johney took his team home this morning. Willie plowed in the forenoon and Har- rowed in the afternoon on the Arnold Farm. I filled the hole which was intended for cellar on Jim's Lot. Mrs. R. and I were at John Arnold’s at night. 3 Bright morning, but the day got overcast and cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and sowed two Bags of oats for D. Reid in the afternoon. Willie plowed and Harrowed on the Arnold Lot. <p. 95> May 1889 4th Fine morning, the day dry, breezy and pleasant. Willie plowed on the Arnold Farm with the ex- ception of about two Hours when he was planting Early potatoes for himself. Then I plowed for him. 5th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Seen / First / Swallow 6 Sunny morning, the day dry, Breezy and warm. Fine growth. I sowed 5 Bags of oats. Willied plowed and harrowed on the Arnold Farm. Mrs. R. traded off some old irons for a strainer pail. Bob Johnson was here at tea. 7 A little cloudy this morning, but the sun got out and the day was dry and hot. Willie plowed and Harrowed. I sowed about 5 Bags of oats. Ida harrowed for Jim. 8 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, clear and sultry. Willie harrowed on the Arnold Farm. I picked up for Jim in the forenoon and harrowed for him till 6 P.M., then I picked stones on the Ar- nold Lot. Jim, his mother, and Willie went to Dundalk after 6 P.M. [in margin] Got Harness / home 9 Bright sunny morning, the day dry, warm and breezy. Excellent growing weather. I got my new harness home last night from Mr. Tedford, price $35.00, all complete except Bri[t]chen*, which I do not need. The harness appears good and I think they will wear pretty well. Willie and I picked stones, jerked out stumps, hauled away fence into another place and plowed about half an acre on the Arnold Farm. [*harness strap that goes around the rear-end of the horse.] <p. 96> May 1889 10th Dry morning, the day dry and pretty warm about 7 P.M. when there fell a slight shower of Rain. I harrowed for Jim in the forenoon, and sowed some 3 Bags of mixed grain (pease and oats) in the afternoon on the Arnold Lot. Jim sowed on his own Lot in the forenoon and Ganged for me in the afternoon. Willie was plowing and harrowing for Jim. [in margin] Fourth cow Gerty calved / The fruit trees are out in / leaf 11 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Jim Ganged three acres for me on the Arnold Lot. Willie plowed for Jim. I sowed 2 Bags of Mixed Grain, this finished our seeding of Grain. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, paid $30.00 for the Harness which I had got. Renewed my Subscrip- tion for Globe. Jim Harrowed for me in the afternoon. This has been the earliest finish of seeding for me that I rememnber of. [in margin] Finished seeding / Subscribed for Globe 12th Sabbath. Very fine day, dry, sunny and Breezy. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. [in margin] Sam’s Baby / (a Girl) / Born 13 Clear and Bright in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy with a slight shower of rain at night. I fixed up fences and chored around. Clark stopped here all night. Ned Mills was here a while with his concertina. W[illie] plowed for Jim. �354 14 Bright morning, the day dry and a good deal of sunshine. I fixed up a milk stand, made a pig trough, and Willie and I went for a pair of sucking pigs to John Duncan’s. I gave $5.00 for them. Willie plowed for Jim. Johney also plowed. Mrs. R. went to Phoebe’s to mind her Baby tonight. <p. 97> May 1889 15th A little cloudy in the morning and cold, the day was generally cool with some thunder and lighten- ing about 7:30 P.M., and a pretty heavy rain. I built fence. Mrs. R. is at Brother Sam’s. Willie plowed for Jim. 16 Warm, cloudy morning, not much sunshine through the day, but very sultry. A splendid growth. I sowed some oats in the forenoon for Jim and went to Dundalk in the afternoon, Mr. John Arnold and I, and got some Sale notes (Re. Kinnear Estate) discounted and paid off the liabilities so far as due. Willie worked the team for Jim. [in margin] Sent letter / to R. Clark / Ireland 17 Fine morning, the day dry, warm and windy, not much sun, the afternoon cloudy. Jim finished sowing grain. Willie harrowed with my team for him. I fixed bars for the cows to come through and then cut some seed potatoes. 18 Bright sunny morning, the day sultry and cloudy in the afternoon. Willie and I hauled out manure and picked stones on the Arnold farm. 19th Sabbath. Sunny morning, the day dry and warm till about 4 P.M., when there came up a Rain and Wind Storm. The wind was very strong while it lasted, but it only blew for a short time. It lev- elled a good many fences and also trees. Jim and Mary, with Baby, were here. <p. 98> May 1889 20th Dry morning, the day continued dry till about 6 P.M., when there came up a Rain storm, light at first, but increased in volumn [=volume] till it was a downright pour. There was some thunder and lightening. We planted our potatoes, about 1/2 acre, on the T. Arnold Lot. Widow Kinnear was here in the afternoon and got from me as Executor of her husband, $30.00 to purchase a cow. [in margin] Finished planting / potatoes 21 Rain early this morning and the day showery, generally, cold and bleak. I went to Dundalk, fixed fence when came home. 22 Another wet cold day, the rain was mixed sometimes with snow flakes. The day was very cold, necessitating the wearing of mitts. I travelled round to get some young pigs, but I did not succeed. I worked at the Township Books in the afternoon. [in margin] Snow / Got papers from / Toronto 23 Frost this morning, ice formed on the water, the ground quite hard, the day was cloudy and cool. I helped Jim to plant 7 Bags of potatoes. [in margin] Frost 24 Chilly morning, the day cloudy and cool, with a very slight mizzle of rain, no sunshine throughout the day. I helped Jim finish planting his potatoes, then he and I fixed fences on the Arnold Farm and [dittog: and] then put seven head of Jim’s young cattle to pasture on the enclosed place. Wil- lie went to Shelburne to see the sports. [in margin] Andrew Russell / here <p. 99> May 1889 25th Chilly morning, the day rather cool all through, a little sunshine. I fixed fences in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 26th Sabbath. Hard frost this morning, the day pretty chilly with some sunshine. John and Wife, Jim and wife and Baby, Miss McLaughlin, Miss Susan Davidson, Clark Russell, Andrew Russell, Mrs. John Arnold, Mrs. J. Maxwell, Walter Bell, Miss Eliza Mor[a]n, Miss Maria Mor[a]n*, James �355 Mills and wife and daughter Margaret were here. [in margin] Frost [*Maria Moran and Clark Russell are married 15 Oct. 1890] 27 Cold morning, the forenoon dry, Rain in the afternoon. I attended a council meeting at Hopeville, stopped there all night. 28 Wet morning, and the Rain mixed pretty well with snow. Several showers of sleet and snow through the day. The day is extremely cold and the snow is lying on the west side of the Buildings at night. [in margin] Snow 29 Very hard frost this morning, ice a quarter of an inch thick. The day was dry till about 5 P.M., when it began to rain and is now (9:15 P.M.) Raining pretty smartly. I helped Jim in the forenoon to make a Brush fence. Then Willie and I cleaned up some tailings. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon and got Mr. S. Bell to Send for seven Road scrapers for the Township, price $9.25 each, delivered at Dundalk. Sold Six lambs to James Best at $3.13 (Three 13/100 dollars) each. He paid me $2.00 on the bargain. The lambs to be delivered the first week in September. [in margin] Hard frost / Ice / Sold Lambs $3.13 each <p. 100> May 1889 30th Wet morning, Rain at noon, Rain at night, a steady wet day, and has been Raining incessantly from 5 P.M. yesterday till now (9:09 P.M.), without the least sign of ceasing. Such a steady downpour I never remember. Gerty, my 16 year old mare, colted this morning. [in margin] Gerty colted 31 Misty morning, the day dark and lowering, a slight rain in the afternoon. I went to Flesherton, seen Dr. Christoe and Mr. Campbell, School Inspector. Posted a letter this morning for Brother William (Keeter P.O., Wise Co., St. of Texas, U. S.). [in margin] Sent letter / to Br. William June [1889] 1st Rain early in the morning, then cleared off, the remainder of the day was dry, cloudy and cool. I fenced in a Barn Yard on T. Arnold’s Lot and put up a sett of Bars. Willie went with D. Reid to below Primrose. He is helping Dan to take a Kicking horse down. [in margin] 5th cow / calved 2nd Sabbath. Dark morning, the day overcast, with a Scotch mist. Mrs. R., Jim and wife and Eliza & I went to Sam’s. 3 Another dark day with scarcely a blink of sunshine. I worked at the Township Books. Mrs. R. went to W. Fa[u]cett’s. 4 Dark morning, the day cloudy, with sunshine. Willie and I moved the fence in front of the acre out on the Road so that we could dig the post holes for the Board fence, then trimmed off some trees. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here a while at night. <p. 101> June 1889 5th Wet morning, the day dark and drizzly with a sharp Rain at present (9:30 P.M.). Everything is soaking wet, any flat land is in a perfect swim. I never remember such a time of incessant Rains. The result must be very bad on the crops. I let off water in some of Jim’s fields. Willie trimmed out some shade trees on the acre Lot. 6 Dark morning, the day dry with some sunshine in the afternoon, cloudy again at night. Willie and I staked out some post holes and chored around. I got a sucking pig from Ned Mills and another from Josiah Sauder at $2.00 each. Sauder’s is a very poor one. [in margin] Got 2 little / pigs 7 Rain early this morning, then cleared off for a while, came on again and the day was wet. It is now (10 P.M.) pouring down. Willie helped Johney to Log. �356 8 Cloudy morning, mizzle of Rain. Sharp Rain in the afternoon and a heavy rain after night set in. Willie and I fixed fences. Jim, Willie and I washed our sheep in the afternoon. We were at Mr. J. Arnold’s at night. [in margin] Dr. Griffin / died. / Washed / sheep 9th S[abbath]. Another Rainy day. Thunder & lightening in the afternoon. 10 Dark morning, the day not wet, but a little mizzle. Willie and I picked stones off the meadow ground. Mr. J. Arnold and Wife and J. Maxwell were here at night. <p. 102> June 1889 11th A little brighter this morning, the day dry with the exception of a slight mizzle of Rain in the af- ternoon. I went to the fair in the forenoon to buy a milk cow, but did not get one. In the afternoon I went to the funeral of Dr. Griffin in Dundalk. I also attended a meeting of the patrons of Dun- dalk cheese factory. I was appointed Sect. Treasurer for the season, pay $15.00. 12 Dry morning, the day dry. I totted up the milk sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon went a- horseback with Jim’s Bay horse to Mr. Patrick Shaw’s and stopped with him all night. 13 Dry morning, but cloudy, the day dry and pretty warm. I went with Mr. Shaw in the Rig to a Council meeting at Cederville. Came home at night with him and stopped all night. 14 Dry morning and pretty sultry, the day dry and warm. I came home in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid Dr. McWilliams a Township order of $4.00, then collected some cheese money. 15 Heavy Rain, with thunder early in the morning, then the day cleared and was dry till night. Willie dug some post holes. I made up the milk accounts in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid patrons. <p. 103> June 1889 16th Sabbath. Dry day, but cloudy. Mrs. R. and Johney & wife, & Sam & wife, were at Jim’s. 17 Dry morning, the day sunny and warm. I worked at the cheese Books in the forenoon. Willie went to a Raising of a Frame Barn at Mr. Curtin’s. Jim also was there. 18 Cloudy but without rain, the afternoon got very dark an appeared like a thunderstorm. Quite cool in the eavning. Willie and I put in posts. Some we drove in and some we placed in holes which had been dug for them. Jim helped us. Clark is stopping here this night. 19 Rain in the morning, the forenoon wet, the middle of the day dry, the afterpart of the day wet. A big thunder shower at about Seven P.M. Windy at night. In the afternoon Willie and I hauled a load of posts from Jim’s place and then we moved a hemlock tree which had blown down with the wind on the oats. 20 Dry morning, the day dry and pretty sultry. We drove in some fence posts in the forenoon. Jim helped us. In the afternoon Jim took his team and got 1350 feet of lumber Sawn for me at McDowell’s mill. Mrs. R., Willie, Ida & I were at Mr. J. Arnold’s. 21 Rain in the forenoon, dry but cloudy in the afternoon. Willie and I went for some lumber to the mill. The load we got yesterday with the load today measured 1350 feet. <p. 104> June 1889 22nd Dry morning, the day dry with a little sunshine. Very cold in the afternoon, every indication of frost. Willie and I cut some timber on Jim’s lot, preparing it for logging. 23rd Sabbath. Dry all day, and some sunshine. �357 24 Dry morning, the day dry and a little warm, the sun quite hazy. Jim helped at the Board and wire fence. Willie worked for Jim at John Gott’s Scraping out for his new frame Barn. 25 Dry and pretty warm. Jim, Willie and I worked at the Board fence. Miss Solan, a Dress maker, is here working for Mrs. R. 26 Dry and warm. Willie and I worked at the Board Fence. 27 A slight shower of Rain in the morning, the remainder of the day dry and pretty sultry. Willie worked at the fence in the forenoon, and Jim in the afternoon. I worked at it all day except while I went to Dundalk and back. 28 Fine morning, the day sunny, warm and fine growth. Willie and I fixed at Board fence in the fore- noon, in the afternoon he went to J. Gott’s raising and I went to Dundalk. 29 Dry and hot. The folks, with the exception of Ida and I, went to Tossorontio. Jim took my mare along to the farrier’s. I worked at Board fence. <p. 105> June 1889 30th Sabbath. Dry and Hot. July 1st Dry, hot day, cloudy in the afternoon, with some thunder in the distance, also some Rain fell not far off. Ida and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to see the sports. Clark ran two foot Races, the first a half-mile and the second, one hundred yards. He won each Race, also he had run a half- mile race in Toronto on the 29th Ultimo* at a Reform Demonstration. He was second in the race and won a silver Goblet. There is a fine growth now. I measured the growth of a stalk of oats and from last Saturday at 7 P.M. till this Monday at the same hour, or Forty-Eight hours in all, it grew Four and a quarter inches. [*for Latin ultimo mense, in the preceding, or last, month.] 2 Dry morning, the day dry and sultry. Some thunder in the distance in the afternoon. I worked at the milk books in the forenoon and in the afternoon hoed potatoes, cut Burdocks, etc. 3 Dry morning and the day sultry with a strong wind, the afternoon cloudy with a very heavy rain about 6 O’clock. I chored around, did not feel well. Clark is here tonight. 4 Dry day, and moderately warm. I and Willie worked at the Board fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of the Factory their money. <p. 106> July 1889 5th Bright sunny morning, the day dry, sunny and warm. I chored around at several jobs. Willie helped Jim. I gave one order to Robt. St. Johnson, Tree agent, for 18 apple trees, 2 plum trees, 2 crab apple trees, and one cherry tree, to be delivered next spring from the Nursery of Caver Bros.*, Galt, price $6.80. To be delivered last of April or First of May 1890. [*Chase Bros., Galt, are given as source of trees on the list at the end of this volume.]. [in margin] ordered Fruit trees 6 Dry day, sunny and warm. Willie and I hoed potatoes. 7th Sabbath. Dry day and pretty warm. 8 Dry and hot. Ina was out here till the afternoon when Johney came for her. Nancy and she had come here in the morning. I worked at the Township and Milk Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie had Jim’s team putting in statute labor for me. I had five days to do. 9 Dry and hot. I chored around. Willie done statute labor for me with the team and went to Johney’s in the afternoon for his team. The plasterer, Mr. Freeman, commenced work for me to- �358 day. He is to lath and plaster and rough cast my house for me for Eight cents a yard, and if we help him he pays $1.25 per day to us. [in margin] Plasterer came <p. 107> July 1889 10th Dry and hot all forenoon, a slight shower of Rain about 7 P.M. Willie, with Johney’s horses, and Jim, and John Arnold hauled me two loads each of sand from William Graham’s Lot. Cost of sand, .25¢ per load. I chored around. The plasterer was here. 11 Cooler this morning, the day sunny and bright. Jim and Willie went for two loads of lime for me to Shrigley. Did not get it as it was not burned. They then went to A. Irwin’s and got one load. I went to Dundalk. The plasterer is working here. 12 Bright warm day, and pretty hot. Jim, Willie, Ida and Johney’s Nancy* went to the Celebrations at Shelburne. I chored around at home all day. [*daughter of John and Eliza Russell, Robert’s niece. Celebrations are by Orangemen on the glorious 12th!] 13 Fine morning, but the day got cloudy and there was some thunder, lightening and Rain. The after- noon was dry. The plasterer run off the lime. Willie hauled the water from D. Reid’s. I got Jim’s horses to do so. 14th Sabbath. Bright sunny day. 15 Fine day, cool, clear and dry. Willie and I hoed potatoes. Jim put up Scantling* for me in the new hous[e], the plasterer lathed. [*probably wall studs prior to lathing; or scaffolding to do the lath- ing] 16 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. Jim and I went twice to Dundalk with his team for Brick, Lumber, &c. I paid cash for all my purchases. The plasterer is here working. <p. 108> July 1889 17th Bright morning, the day dry but cloudy at night. I chored around and moulded up Jim’s potatoes in the afternoon. Willie put out manure for him. The plasterer is working here. 18 Warm and dry. Willie and I hauled out manure for Jim. Jim worked at Carpentery in the new house. The plasterer is off today. 19 A Misty morning, slight Rain in the forenoon. Willie and I were hauling out manure for Jim on this day in place of yesterday.* Also the plasterer was off work today in place of yesterday. [*a correction in the order of diary facts] 20 Misty morning, a very slight rain, but the day cleared off and was cool and dry. Willie and I helped Jim to haul out manure, also D. Reid was there with his team. The plasterer worked here. 21st Sabbath. Bright sunny day, but cool in the morning. Sam and Phebe, Johney and Ina were here. 22 Bright morning, the day cool and clear. Jim worked at the new house. Willie hauled some water for the plasterers and hauled some of the household goods into T. Arnold’s house. I Paris Greened the potatoes, Jim’s and mine. There was rain in the afternoon. The plasterer and his man were working at the house. Willie put clay on the crossing in the afternoon. Nancy left for home this morning. [in margin] Nancy went home <p. 109> July 1889 23rd Bright morning, the day cool and clear. Willie and I hauled out manure for Jim. Jim worked at the house. Willie hauled water in the afternoon. The plasterer and his man were here. �359 24 Cool, clear day. Willie finished claying the crossing on the Rented Lot. Then he went to help Uncle Sam at his hay. Jim worked at the house in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the after- noon. I put in culvert on crossing. The plasterer and his man were here. 25 Fine morning, the day dry and pretty hot. Willie worked at Sam’s. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. The plasterers were here in the afternoon. 26 Fine morning, the day dry and Breezy with some appearance of Rain in the afternoon. There was some thunder after night. The plasterers were here. Jim put Baseboards on the house. Willie worked at Johney’s. 27 Dry morning, but misty. The fog cleared off, the day was dry and warm. I hauled water for the plasterers in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim worked at the house. The plasterers were here. Willie worked at Johney’s. 28th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry, a great rain last night. Mrs. R. & I were at Sam’s. <p. 110> July 1889 29th Rather cloudy this morning, and a heavy Rain about daylight, also there was quite a sharp shower about 4 P.M. Brother Sam was cutting grass with his mower for me. I chored aournd and added up the milk sheets. Willie mowed fence corners and around stumps. [in margin] Began haying 30 Dark cloudy forenoon, the afternoon bright but cloudy at night, with a shower of rain. Jim fin- ished cutting grass for me. I had the use of a Somer mower. Willie helped Mr. J. Arnold to haul in in the afternoon. The Misses Trugon and Miss Biner were here at night. 31 The grass quite wet this morning. We got the use of Mr. Arnold’s Sulky Rake and I Raked, Jim and [stricken: Johney ]Willie hauled in. The afternoon was fine and dry. August [1889] 1st Bright morning, the day fine, dry and warm. We hauled in hay. Jim helped us. This finished hay- ing. The plasterer was here. [in margin] Finished haying 2 Dark morning and slightely wet, with a Rain before daylight. We all went to Walter Bell’s Rais- ing. It was a very piece of work, as there were a great deal of misfits. 3 Dry morning, the day dry but cool. I worked at the Milk books in the forenoon and in the after- noon went to Dundalk and paid the patrons. Willie mowed fence corners. <p. 111> August 1889 4th Sabbath. Cool day all through, but dry and sunny. Mrs. R. and Ida went to Johney’s. 5 Cool morning and cloudy. The mist cleared off and the sun got out. The afternoon was cool but clear. Willie mowed around in the fence corners, also hauled some water for washing out the house in the afternoon. We were cleaning up things in and around the new house. The buyer took the lambs away. [in margin] Lambs delivered 6 Fine morning, bright and sunny, but quite a white frost on the ground. The day was cool, clear and pleasant. Willie and I took his two three-year old steers to Dundalk and delivered them to the Buyer, price $58.00. Then he went to help his uncle Sam to haul in hay. I Raked hay out of the fence corners in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost / Steers delivered 7 Bright sunny morning, the day [dry] and Breezy. Willie helped Johney at his hay. I went to Sam’s and then to Johney’s, thinking they would want some help to haul in, but they were cutting grass. I then came home and helped Jim to gather in the hay out of his fence corners. 8 Fine morning, but cloudy in the afternoon, with every appearance of rain. There was a little show- er at dark. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon gathered up the hay in some �360 fence corners. Jim hauled it in. Willie is helping Johney. Ida and her mother are painting the new house inside. They have just got it washed. I posted and Registered $150.00 to S. Rogers, Esq., Reeve of Proton, to pay for some Road jobs he had let. <p. 112> August 1889 9th Dark morning, the day overcast and a slight shower of Rain in the afternoon. Jim went to help Johney haul in hay. Willie is also helping him. Ida and her mother painted in the new house. I worked at the Township Books. 10 Bright morning, the day dry, cool and Breezy. Jim went with his team to Dundalk for two doors for me. Then he put the doors on the Rooms. Willie is helping Johney. Ida and her mother paint- ed at the house. I worked at making out statement for the Township Council for next Tuesday. 11th Sabbath. Cool, Bright day, chilly in the afternoon. We went to Jim’s. John and Ina also were there. 12 Dry morning, the day dry and cool, except a slight shower of Rain about 10 A.M. The plasterer came here and finally measured his work. I paid him the Balance of his money, $5.00. I worked a little while at the milk Books and then spread manure for Jim from 4 P.M. The women folks worked at the House. Willie worked at Sam’s. 13 Dark morning, the day dark and lowering, a great Rain in the afternoon. I attended a council meet- ing in Dundalk. 14 Wet morning, the afternoon dry. I helped Jim at sawing. Joseph Jackson sawed for him. <p. 113> August 1889 15th Dry morning, but cloudy, the day dry, cool and Breezy. I went over the Township vouchers which I had got on Tuesday, then went to Dundalk and got the Cheese Bills. I called to see Mr. S. Bell who is very sick with disentry [=dysentery] which has got rather much of a head with him. When I came home I made out a pay sheet for the Milk Patrons for next Saturday. Mr. E. Lucas, Banker, of Dundalk handed me over a five dollar Bill which I had paid him too much in paying him some Township orders on last Tuesday. He asked me when I went to his office today how my accounts came out after paying the Township orders on Tuesday last (as I had paid close on $900.00 in or- ders). I told him I was short $5.00 and that I had not the least idea how the shortage came. He immediately without any hesitation said that I had paid him $5.00 too much and handed me over a $5.00 Bill. This is the first mistake to my knowledge that has happened to me in finance since I got to be treasurer of Proton, some Eight years ago. 16 Dark morning, the day cloudy and cold with a slight rain occasional[l]y. I helped Jim a little while to log on the knowl [=knoll]. Willie helped all day. 17 Dark morning, the mist disappeared and the sun shone out, the day was warm but cloudy in the afternoon. I helped Jim log in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid milk patrons. <p. 114> August 1889 18th Sabbath. Cool, cloudy and dry. 19th Dry day all through. Willie cut some mixed oats and pease. This is our first harvesting. I worked entering orders in Township Books. [in margin] Began / Harvesting 20 Dry and fine all day. I Posted some milk accounts, then went to Dundalk. Willie moved the flit- ting [?fittings] over to the new house. �361 21 Dry but cloudy, with a good deal of wind. Jim tried to pull pease with the tumbling Rake. The ground was too Rough, stoney and soddy. He had to give it up and take the scythes. I went to a council meeting at Hopeville in the afternoon. Mr. T. Hanbury took his horse and Buggy. 22 Dry morning, the day dry but cool. Willie, Jim and I were pulling pease. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 23 Dry and pretty warm. Willie, Jim and I were pulling pease. Jim left after tea and went for Johney’s Buggy. He is going to Tossorontio tomorrow. 24 Dry and warm. Jim and Willie worked making drain from gravel pit till the afternoon when Jim took his horse and went to Tossorontio for my mare who has been under the vet’s care since 1st July. I finished pea pulling. [in margin] Finished / pea pulling <p. 115> August 1889 25th Sabbath. Dry and warm. 26 Fine day, dry and warm, hot in the afternoon. Willie and I hauled in pease. Jim helped us when he came home after supper. He had gone to Tossorontio for the mare which I had at Brother John’s undergoing treatment with the vet, for spavined* legs. He put on several Blisters and there are two more to go on yet. We hauled in Six loads in the afternoon. [*see 20 March 1889] 27 Cloudy but the sun got out and dissipated the mist. The day was sultry. Willie and I finished hauling in the pease at noon. There were 7 loads of mine and 3 of Jim’s. They were a fair crop. We took our wool to Dundalk in the afternoon. There were 46 pounds from Eight sheep of washed wool. We traded off $6.00 worth of it at .21¢ per pound for a pair of Horse Blankets. The remainder of it we left to be carded. [in margin] Finished hauling / in pease 28 Dry day and very warm in the afternoon. Jim started to cut oats for me with his Binder. He start- ed about 10.30 A.M., cut around 20 acres twice before dinner, with two horses. In the afternoon he put on three horses. In all he cut about 6 acres. The Binder worked splendid. Willie craddled around the apple trees, and stooked some. I fired up some log heaps for Jim in the afternoon. [in margin] cut first oats <p. 116> August 1889 29th Hazy morning, the day sunny and hot. Jim was cutting oats for me. Willie and I stooked. Phoebe was here in the afternoon. 30th Dry day and pretty warm. Jim cut oats for me with his Binder. I craddled around the field a swath, Bound it up, then stooked up. Willie also stooked. 31st Dry day all through, warm in the afternoon. Jim finished Reaping for me about 5 P.M. Willie and I shocked.* This finished the cutting of our grain. We then went to Jim’s and he[l]ped him till night. [in margin] Finished / cutting oats. [*synonym for stooked, stand sheaves on end, in bunches of 5 sheaves, one in the centre, four around the outside.] September [1889] 1st Sabbath. Hazy morning, but the sun shone out bright and the day was dry and warm. Mr. Thos. Carson and wife were here. Brother Sam and Phoebe and Johney and Ina were here. 2 Dry and very hot. Jim cut some oats for John Gott, then cut some at home. Willie and I helped Jim to harvest. 3 Hazy morning, but the sun shone out bright and dissipated the clouds. The day was pretty warm with a few drops of Rain in the afternoon, hazy clouds and thunder in the distance. Willie and I �362 tied oats for Jim. He, John Gott and C. Mills craddled them. They were on new land sod, white oats, a good crop but badly rusted. <p. 117> September 1889 4th Very misty morning, but the sun shone out and the forenoon was bright, the afternoon was cloudy, breezy and warm. Willie and I tied oats for Jim. He craddled and we bound. Mrs. R. and Ida helped to Bind and stook. 5 Dark morning, Rain came on about 7.20 A.M., then cleared off. The afternoon was showery. Willie and I put off a load of pease which we had on the waggon in the Barn. Helped Jim harvest in the dry part of the afternoon. The Rain got so heavy that we had to quit. I went to Dundalk af- ter 5 P.M. Mrs. R. went with Johney this eavning to Melancthon. Hope she will stop there a few days for the Good of her health. 6 Misty morning, the grain pretty damp from the Rain which had fallen yesterday eavning and last night. There was no rain fell today, the afternoon dry, Breezy and sunny. Jim Reaped on his own Lot. Willie and I stooked up. I tied some which he had craddled and also stooked it up. 7 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. Beautiful harvest weather. Jim hauled in for me. He, Willie and I brought in Eighteen loads of oats, but we worked till 9 P.M. 8th Sabbath. Fine day, sunny and hot. Mr. J. Arnold and wife and Mrs. Mills were here a while in the afternoon. <p. 118> September 1889 9th Very slight sprinkling of Rain this morning, the sky cloudy and overcast, but the sun got out and the day was dry. We hauled in the remainder of our oats. There were 13 loads. I had the loan of Mr. J. Arnold’s mare. Willie and I and Mrs. R. and Ida worked at the Grain. This finished our harvesting. Our harvest consisted of 32 loads of oats and 7 of pease. [in margin] Finished Har- vesting 10 Beautiful day, dry and warm, splendid Harvest weather. Willie, Ida and I helped Jim. We hauled in 7 loads of oats and then stooked up from tea time. 11 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. We helped Jim at his harvest. Johney also, with his team, also helped. I forked on, Johney built and hauled in the loads to the Barn. He had two wag- ons, one was unloading in the Barn while the other was loading in the field. Mrs. R., Ida and Wil- lie mowed. Jim cut with his Binder. Ina was along. We got in 11 loads, the field was very rough, the first load upset. 12 Bright morning, the day dry and hot. Jim finished cutting grain at noon. Willie and I helped har- vest. In the afternoon I went to the funeral of John Norval, Senior, Blacksmith of Dundalk. He died on the night of the 10th inst., age 74 years. He has been in this neighbourhood for about 25 years. [in margin] John Norval / Buried / Jim finished / Reaping <p. 119> Sept[ember] 1889 13th Dry cool morning, the day cool, dry and Breezy. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and [dittog.: and] posted & Registered Deposit Receipts amounting to $1284.00 to the Molsons Bank, Owen Sound, asking in return a draft for $1250.00, payable to the Bank of Toronto and a new deposit Receipt for the Balance, $34.00, this money to Retire two debentures of School Sections in this Township. When I came home I helped Jim to haul in Oats. I pitched on in the field from after dinner 20 reasonable sized loads and had the last load on before 7 P.M. Jim had H. Lonsway and �363 his team and J. Boman helping and Willie drove Jim’s team. They just got in 26 loads today. [in margin] Jim’s Baby Sick / John McDowell’s Barn & two horses / Burned last night 14 Dry day, but cloudy and threatening Rain. We helped Jim to haul in. He finished his harvest to- day. We brought in 14 loads of oats. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon on Township Business. [in margin] Jim finished / Harvesting 15th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon. Windy and wet at night. 16 Cold morning, the day cold and cloudy. John Agnew called here at night. Hannah Maria Lon- sway was here today, went up to Jim’s to stop there all night. I worked at the Township and Cheese Factory Books. <p. 120> September 1889 17th Dark, chilly morning, the day cold all through and Raining at dark. Willie hauled Rails and built the fence on the rear end of the acre. I worked at the Township and Factory Books till W. Lon- sway came here about 11 A.M. He and I and Mrs. R. went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 18 Dark morning, the day chilly and show[e]ry. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie Ganged for Jim as he has gone to Toronto Industrial Exhibition. Bob Russell gave us a call on his way to Johney’s. 19 Cold morning and wet. The day showery all through. No work a-doing on account of the Rain. John’s Bob came here in the forenoon and is stopping all night. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. 20 Showery day from morning till night. Jim got home from the Toronto Industrial Exhibition at noon. I took up a few potatoes in the afternoon. John Agnew, with carriage and part of family, came here in the afternoon and stopped all night. 21 Showery morning, the day showery all through and pretty chilly. John Agnew and his folks went to son John in the afternoon. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and paid the patrons of the facto- ry their milk dividends for the month of August. 22 Sabbath. Cold and a little rain in the morning. Jim and Mary were here in the eavning. <p. 121> September 1889 23 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and cool with clouds in the afternoon. I took up some potatoes, not many as I was alone. 24 Beautiful morning, the day sunny and dry. Jim threshed with the Steamer. It got out of order in the afternoon and they had to send the Engine to Toronto. Willie was at the threshing. I was there in the afternoon. 25 Fair, cloudy morning, the wind very strong in the afternoon, a slight rain about 6 P.M. We fin- ished raising potatoes. They were a very poor crop, less than 50 Bushels on 1/2 an acre of ground. Willie was at William Armstrong’s threshing. [in margin] Finished / Raising potatoes 26 Cold cloudy morning, the day chilly all through, with a slight Rain about 5 P.M. I harrowed the potatoe patch twice and picked them, hauled Rails and fenced the pits. 27 Rainy morning with some snow among it. The day was showery and cold. I was at J. Trugon’s threshing. Willie was at Jim’s threshing. 28 Cold morning, the day cold, cloudy and dry. I hunted up a lost yearling for Jim in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie was at J. Trugon’s threshing. 29th Sabbath. Bright morning, the sun shone out clear and nice, the day fine but cloudy in the after- noon. John, Ina, Sam & Phoebe were here. �364 <p. 122> September 1889 30th Dark cloudy morning, the day rather showery, not any sunshine. I went to Dundalk on Township Business, came home and doctored a sick pig. Willie is at Mr. Farden’s threshing. October [1889] 1st Rainy morning, the day showery from morning till night. Mrs. R. took in some articles to the Show Fair in Dundalk. I helped Jim to take up his potatoes. Willie helped in the afternoon, little Jim Bell picked. We finished his potatoes. They were a very poor crop, not more than about 30 Bushels on 1/2 an acre. He had a few drills of White Elephants which were pretty good. 2 Cold rainy morning, a little Rain but soon cleared off, the afternoon fine, dry, cool and Breezy. We attended the show fair of Dundalk. It was a pretty fair show, there [MS their] must have been about 800 persons that entered the grounds as they took in at the gate $120.00. The tickets for admission were 15¢ each. Mrs. R. took 3 prizes. [in margin] Dundalk / show fair 3 Wet day from morning till night, no cessation [MS cessation with inserted extra sa above line, insertion mark before t]. 4 Showery all through the day, the Rain mixed with snow. We hauled out manure on the Arnold Lot (20 Loads). Jim helped us. 4 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and plenty more falling, a Regular snow storm, last- ed nearly all day. It changed to Rain in the afternoon, is now (8 P.M.) Raining. [in margin] Snow / Storm <p. 123> October 1889 6th Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow, cold wintry-like day from morning till night. [in margin] snow 7 A Good quantity of snow still on the Ground and most of it remained during the day. We hauled out 15 loads of manure on the Acre. Jim helped us in the afternoon. [in margin] snow 8 Chilly morning, but the sun shone out and the day was fine. I went in the forenoon to Dundalk fair to Sell a fat cow. I asked $30.00 for her but got no bid. When I came home in the afternoon I hauled out 7 Loads of manure on the acre. Mrs. R. was visiting at Mrs. A. Jackson’s. Mr. ——- Irwin came here in the afternoon to see about arrears of Taxes on Lot 27, Con. 4. Willie was at Mr. J. Maxwell’s threshing. 9 Fine morning, the day dry and mild, the afternoon warm. I sent J. Trugon to Henry Lonsway’s threshing. Willie was at his uncle Sam’s threshing. I looked over some nine Collector’s Rolls to find out a statement of Mr. Irwin’s taxes to Show the council. Then I fixed up the Granary. 10 Beautiful morning, the day fine but cloudy in the afternoon. Willie and I got up some wood for the steamer* in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk and withdrew out of the Bank $550.00 to take with me to Council meeting at Cederville tomorrow. Willie went to Johney’s and Borrowed his horse and Buggy for me. [*for the steam engine for threshing] <p. 124> October 1889 11th Fine morning, the day lovely, just like Indian summer. I attended Council Meeting at Cederville. Willie was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. I stopped at Mr. Rogers (Reeve of Township) all night. 12 Murkey morning, the day overcast and chilly, a slight mizzle of Rain falling now and then. I left Cederville about 9 A.M. and got home about 1:20 P.M. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted two letters, one for F. Bellamy and the other for Co. Treasurer. �365 13th Sabbath. Very fine, dry, sunny day. Mrs. R. and I were at Brother Sam’s. 14 Dry morning, the day Beautiful and Bright. I had the steam threshing machine (Mr. Jack Mitchell, owner). They threshed me about 900 Bushels of Grain in 8 hours: charge, $8.00. The pease turned out about 16 Bushels to the acre and the oats about 26. Both the grain of pease and oats are good. [in margin] Thrashed 15 Bright morning, the day dry and pleasant. Willie was at Mr. John Arnold’s threshing. I tidied up the Barn, sold a cow to W. Faucett for $25.00. She was a large farrow cow, about 13 years of age. 16 Fine [MS Hin] morning, the day Bright and sunny. Mr. Arnold and I went to Mr. Crique’s to see about collecting Rent from him. Willie was helping Jim. I worked at the Township Books in the afternoon. <p. 125> October 1889 17 Dry day, with lots of sunshine. I spread manure in the forenoon and in the afternoon looked over the old collector’s Rolls. Willie helped Jim to plow with our team. 18 Dry morning, the day dry and pleasant. I done nothing in the forenoon, was not well, tried to spread manure in the afternoon, it was a failure. Willie plowed at Jim’s. 19 Dry, frosty morning, the day dry, cool and Breezy. Willie and I plowed at Jim’s while he went to J. Mills’ threshing for me. Ida took a trip East to see her friends. Her mother drove her to Dun- dalk in the morning. [in margin] Ida went / visiting East 20th Sabbath. Dry day, sunny and Bright. Jim, Mary and Arlie were here. 21 Dry, cool morning, the day cool and clear. I went with S. Rogers, Reeve of Proton, to Owen Sound on Township Business. Willie plowed the acre. 22 The Ground covered with snow and more falling this morning. The snow kept coming down till the afternoon. I left Owen Sound this morning and got to Dundalk at 7:30 A.M. [mistake for P.M.?] 23 Very hard frost this morning, the day clear and Bright. I, along with Mr. John Arnold, went to J. Crique and got one year’s Rent for the Kinnear farm from him ($115.00). Gave $45.00 to the heirs, intending to put the Balance in the Savings Bank to meet the mortgage on estate. Could not do it, as Mr. Hanbury will not have that department till next January. Willie plowed in the after- noon. [in margin] G. Johnson Died <p. 126> October 1889 24th Hard morning, ground froze so that there could be no plowing in the forenoon. We worked at the horse stable. Willie plowed in the afternoon. 25 Mild morning, the day mild and a slight rain fell in the latter part of the afternoon. Willie plowed. I worked at the stable. 26 Mild morning, the day mild and misty. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought some nails and in the afternoon I made and put in two oat boxes for the Horses to feed out of. Willie plowed. 27th Sabbath. Dark morning, the day cloudy, cool and dry. Jim and family, Johney and Ina were here. 28 Dark morning, the day dark and lowering, but without rain. Willie plowed. I patched up the Horse stable. 29 Very fine day all through, mild and dry. Willie and I picked stones on the Arnold Lot. 30 Dark morning and frosty, the day was overcast and chilly. I worked all day long and well into the night at the milk accounts. Willie plowed. Mrs. A. Jackson came here but did not stop. �366 31 Cloudy morning, the day dark with a slight Rain most of the forenoon. The afternoon dry. W. McKee came here in the eavning, wanted me as the third arbitrater between him & John Conners. I declined. Willie plowed in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent letter to Br. William / Keeter P.O., Wise Co. / St of Texas, U.S. <p. 127> November 1889 1st Dry mild day, but dark and without sunshine. Willie and I hauled in the potatoes to the celler out of the pits. We had about 34 Bushels. Mrs. D. Reid was here. I went to Johney’s in the eavning on my way to Sister Sarah’s. There was some Rain at night. 2 Murkey morning, the day dark and lowering. Rain for about two hours in the middle of the day. I got John’s horse and Buggy and went to Sarah’s in the township of Sunnydale, within about 3 miles of New Lowell. Had dinner and fed horse at Cash Corners. [in margin] Went to / Sarah’s 3 Sabbath. Dark morning, but the day cleared up and the afternoon was clear and cold. I left Sarah’s at 12 O’clock noon and came home. 4 Dry morning, but cold, snow came on in the afternoon and there was a Brisk snowfall towards night. I went to John Crique’s in Melancthon, and bought two small swine from him at $1.25 each. I then went to Widow Kinnear’s and gave her $50.00 as Executor. Then I went to Johney’s, had supper and he sent home with me a nice piece of fresh pork. [in margin] Bought pigs / Got Single Harness 5 Ground covered with snow this morning, the day pretty cold and the snow did not melt any. I sent Willie with the Democrat for the pigs that I bought yesterday. He plowed when he came home. I chored around. G. McConnell, Collector, was here for the first of the season and paid me $375.00 Township Taxes. [in margin] 1st collection / By Tax Gatherer <p. 128> November 1889 6th Pretty hard frost this morning, but the sun shone out and the ground softened so that it was fit to plow about 10 A.M. The afternoon was dry and Breezy. Willie plowed. I helped Jim to Butcher three swine in the forenoon. In the afternoon I made a pig pen and put three pigs in it to fatten. [in margin] Pigs put up / to fat 7 Frost this morning, but it soon thawed out fit for plowing, the day was dry and pretty mild. I chored around, fixed up the Horse Stable on the Rented farm, etc. Willie plowed. 8 Dark morning, the day dark and dry. Willie plowed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon, in the afternoon I chored around. 9 Beautiful day, almost like Indian Summer, sunshine and clear, hazy Sky. Mrs. R. and Willie start- ed out for Tossorontio for Ida, & I began fixing a pig pen. Rather hard job with scant material. 10th Sabbath. Dry day, but misty. Clark stopped at night. 11 Dry morning, the day dark, but without Rain. Mrs. R., Ida and Willie got home at night from Tossorontio. They had five Bags of apples with them. I worked at the Building of the pig pen. 12 Dry forenoon, but cloudy and close. Rain came on about 8 P.M. and there was a pretty Brisk shower. Willie plowed for about two hours. I worked at the pig pen and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 129> November 1889 �367 13th Dark morning, and a very slight mizzle of Rain fell in the forenoon, the afternoon also dark and a litle Rain at night. Willie plowed in the afternoon. I worked at the pig House fixing. Miss Mariah Morne [=Moran] was here a while at night. 14 Rather dreary morning, misty and wet, the afternoon was dry till night. I worked from nine O’clock in the morning till three O’clock next morning at the milk accounts, making them up for a final settlement. It’s the last time I will act as Sect. Treasurer for any milk Factory. Willie plowed in the afternoon. Miss Mariah Morn was here in the evening. [in outer margin] No plowing / Snow storm 15 Pretty sharp morning, very wintry-like. I did not get out of bed till noon, was very fatigued after so much mental work. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and delivered up the milk Books to the auditors, then collected some cheese money. Willie chored around. 16 Very hard frost this morning, so hard that I could not send the team to plow for Clark, who was to have a plowing bee. Willie brought home a little jag of wood in the afternoon. I nailed up some boards in front of the shed. 17th Sabbath. Dry day, but dark and lowering. Johney and Ina were here. <p. 130> November 1889 18th Misty morning, a slight rain at night. Willie and I cut some stove wood. 19 Dark, misty morning, with a slight mizzle of Rain. The afternoon decidedly wet. Willie helped Jim to jerk stumps. I chored around home in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and collected Balance of cheese money. 20 Rainy morning, the forenoon pretty wet, the afternoon dry, but rain came on at night. I worked at Posting orders in the Township Books. Willie was looking for two yearlings of Johney’s which strayed away from Jim’s two day since. He did not find them. He bought a spring colt from John Ferris for $37.50, Cash. Mrs Hannah Bowler was here. 21 Wet morning, the day dark and lowering. Willie got home his colt in the forenoon and plowed part of the afternoon. Clark is stopping here this night. I Banked up part of the Board fence. 22 Dark morning, the day dark and show[e]ry in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the dry part of the day. I worked at fixing feed Boxes & mangers in the horse stable. 23 Showery day all through, the rain was mixed with snow. Willie took the team and went to Clark’s plowing bee. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and made the final payment to the patrons of the cheese Factory. The[y] were generally satisfied. <p. 131> November 1889 24th Sabbath. A slight Rain in the morning. The remainder of the day dry and cloudy. Mrs. R. & I went to Brother Sam’s. 25 Pretty hard frost this morning, the sun shone out through the day and the Frost thawed out so that people plowed. Willie and I chored around. G. McConnel[l], Collector of Taxes, was here. 26 Mild day, a little softening of the frost in the afternoon. Willie made a trap hole in the Barn to put down feed for the Horses. I put a little window in the Horse stable as it was without any light and quite dark. We brought our spring colt down from Jim’s, put the halter on him and tied him up for the first time. He was pretty wild and threw himself several times. Mr. J. Arnold & wife & John Maxwell were here. 27 Big snow storm this morning, snowing and Blowing all day long, wind very high. [in margin] A Rattling snow storm �368 28 Snowing and Blowing in the morning, the wind abated in the afternoon but the snow still kept coming down. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and deposited $640.00 in the Bank, Township moneys. Willie helped Jim cut feed in the afternoon. 29 Snow falling this morning and quite a quantity now on the Ground. I think there must be Eighteen inches on the level. It stopped snowing about 10. A.M. We helped Jim to cut Horsefeed. <p. 132> November 1889 30th Bright morning, the sun shone out during the day and imparted more pleasantness than was in the last three day which were dark and stormy. Willie and I went to Melancthon and put up a pole and Brush Bridge across the drain to the firewood. He hauled home two small loads. The loads were small on account of us only having the wagon box on the sleighs. December [1889] 1st Sabbath. Pretty chilly sort of day, a little sunshine. Mary and Baby were here in the afternoon. 2 Soft morning, the snow melting and every indication of a thaw. A little rain fell in the afternoon, but the rain turned to snow at night. Willie hauled stove wood from Melancthon. He and I cleaned up at night Four bags of oats and pease to be chopped. 3 Quite a fall of snow last night which has renovated the Sleighing and it was splendid this after- noon. There was a good deal of sunshine through the day. I chored around. Willie went with the chop to the mill. Did not get it home, will [go] again on Friday. He hauled a load of wood from Melancthon in the afternoon. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here a while at night. <p. 133> December 1889 4th Sharp morning, the day a little sunny but cold, capital sleighing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and deposited $1209.00 Township money in the Bank. Willie cut Roads to the stove wood in the forenoon and hauled a load of wood home in the afternoon. 5 Morning a little soft, the day inclined to thaw some, but hardened up at night. Willie hauled one load of wood from Melancthon in the forenoon, Then he and Ida went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 6 Pretty sharp morning, but the day got mild and was pleasant. Willie was at Jim’s manure Bee. I chored around home. 7 Soft morning, the day thawing, the snow going with a thaw wind. We Butchered three hogs in the forenoon, they weighed respectively 145, 170 & 184. Spring pigs they were. W. Armstrong’s man, Tom, helped us. Willie went in the afternoon to the mill for chop. [in margin] Butchered / Hogs 8th Sabbath. Dark day and quite showery. 9 Dry morning, the day dry but gloomy-like. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. Nesbit’s Funeral. I worked at the Twp. books. Willie chored. 10 Showery throughout the day, with a sweeping rain at night. Willie chored, I worked at the Twp. Books. 11 Rain and snow mixed this morning, falling, the day was very unpleasant. Willie chored, I finished working at the Books. <p. 134> December 1889 12th Quite hard frost this morning, but the day got mild and the Ground softened quite a bit. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and sent the the Co. Treasurer the Co. Rates for this Township. Willie helped Jim in Osprey. Mr. Tho[ma]s Hanbury was here in the eavning. �369 13 Quite a chilly morning, the day generally cold. I chored around. Willie helped Jim. G. McConnell came here at night and paid over Taxes he had collected. 14 Cold morning, with a very slight snow falling, the day was cold and windy. I went to Dundalk on Township business. Willie chored. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. J. Arnold’s at night. 15th Sabbath. Mild day, and inclined to be wet, very misty, what you might call a Scotch mist. Mrs. C. Bell was here, also Jim, Mary and Baby. 16 Dark day all through, with Rain in the afternoon. I went to a Council Meeting of the Township held in John Conner’s New Hotel, Dundalk. The council did not get through with their business till about 2 O’clock next morning, then most of them stopped till daylight as the night was very dark. 17 Another misty day, and quite wet in the afternoon, the snow is disappearing fast, no sleighing now, the wheels are out. <p. 135> December 1889 18th Dark morning, the day overcast and rain came on in the afternoon. It is now (7:15 P.M.) Raining. I counted the amount of the orders I had paid on last Monday and Balanced the Cash. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and deposited the money I had in the Bank. Mrs. R. and Jim’s wife drove to Dundalk in the Democrat. [in margin] Rain 19 Dark morning, the day dull and a slight mizzle of Rain occassional[l]y. I chored around. 20 Rain in the forenoon and a good deal of Rain also in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon. [in margin] Rain 21 Snow in the forenoon, then Rain, the day was very unpleasant. Mr. Arnold and Wife and Johney Maxwell were here a while at night. 22nd Sabbath. Very Rough day, snowing and Blowing, the snow very soft, almost turned to Rain. 23 Rather a change in the weather this morning, the sky pretty clear, sleighing is once more started. The day was pleasant and dry. Mrs. R., Ida and I with the team went to Dund[al]k. 24 Dark morning, the day exceedingly wet, a little thunder and lightening in the afternoon [&] at night. [in margin] Rain / Thunder <p. 136> December 1889 25th Christmas morning, the day cloudy and without sunshine. Brother Sam and Phoebe, Madella and Mary Patterson, Johney and Ina, Jim and Mary and Arlie were here. Willie and his mother and Ida and Phoebe went at night to Dundalk. 26 Very stormy morning, Blowing and snowing, the day was one of storm from morning till night. Willie and I dug about 24 feet of an underground drain from the door of the Horse stable on the Arnold Farm to let the water out, as the floor was floating. I got a moat of some kind in my eye while working which has caused me great pain, the eye is all inflamed. 27 Clear day and without Rain or snow. I took my sow up to Jim’s and put her with his sow, as the place I had at home for her was too small. Mrs. R. and Ma[r]y with the Baby went to Dundalk to have Baby’s picture taken. Willie went in the afternoon to the Bush to help Jim at the wood. Tommy St. John is here. 28 Mild day and the Roads softening. I went to Dundalk to see Dr. McWilliam regarding my eye which is still very sore. He looked into the eye, could not see anything and dropped some kind of a liquid into it. It eased me a little, still, there appears something in the eye by the feel of it. Tom St. John went from here in the forenoon. �370 <p. 137> December 1889 29th Sabbath. Wet morning, the day generally wet with a strong wind Blowing. [in margin] Rain 30 Strong wind throughout the day with an occasional shower of snow. [in margin] Rain 31 Clear and cold in the forenoon, the afternoon also cold, freezing very hard at present 7:15 P.M., also the wind Blowing Briskly. The old year is passing away and the new will soon be ushered in. When looking Back, I find nothing to regret, but several things to be thankful for. January 1890 1st Wet morning, the day very Rainy and the night, an incessant Rain. [in margin] Rain 2 Wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry with considerable of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. [in margin] Rain 3 Dry morning, the day dry and the afternoon mild. D. Reid and wife and Jim’s Mary and Arlie were here. 5th Sabbath. Dark cloudy morning and a slight Rain in the forenoon, heavier at night and it Rained all night. Mrs. R. and I went to Jim’s. J. Arnold and Wife and Johney Maxwell were here a while at night. [in margin] Rain 4th Saturday. Mild day. I worked at Fixing Shed [the order of last two entries has been corrected, by correcting the dates, with 5th written over 4, 4th written over a 5] <p. 138> January 1890 6th Heavy Rain this morning, some thunder and lightening, the forenoon wet, the afternoon dry. I went in the afternoon to the voting in Division 5, Held in John Allen’s Lot 220, third Range, Pro- ton. Stopped till the poll was over and helped count the Ballots. The Roads are fearfully soft, the snow has nearly all disappeared except some in the fence corners. [in margin] Rain. 7 Frosty morning, the Ground exceedingly hard. Sharp Frosty day from morning till night. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. She got a tooth Extracted. John Arnold, D. Reid, Mrs. A. Lonsway and Wesley were here a while at night. 8 Stormy morning, snowing and Blowing, a regular snow storm all through the day. I worked at entering orders in the Twp. Books 9 Snowing this morning, but no so much of a blow as yesterday. Snow came down all through the day. I worked at the Township Books till noon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s in the afternoon. 10 Cold sleety day, the cold air seemed to pierce right through, strong wind. 11 Cold sleety morning, the wind very high about noon and Blowing from the East. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. <p. 139> January 1890 12th Sabbath. Quite a thaw this morning, and the day kept getting softer, Rain in torrents at night. Johney and Ina, Jim, Mary and Baby were here. Mary and Baby stopped all night. [in margin] Rain 13 Very strong wind this morning, the wind heavy all through the day, slightely calmer at nigtfall. I thought it would almost blow the building down in the morning. [in margin] High / wind 14 Bright morning, the sun shone for a very little while, the day was calm, without any snow or Rain. I fixed a little in the stable. 15 Dark day, a slight fall of snow occasionally. �371 16 A Slight snowfall during most of the day, the afternoon cold. 17 A very little snow fell now and then, the day rather of the mild type. The Widow Bowler was here most of the day. This is my 54th Birth-day. [in margin] 54th / Birth-day 18 Very mild morning, the day Bright and sunny. The snow thawed some on the Ground and as there was so little the sle[i]ghing is gone again. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mr. J. Arnold was here a while at night, Mary & Baby through the day. 19 Sabbat. Mild day, the little snow going fast. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mr. T. Carson’s, we went with the cutter, but the sleighing was very Bad. <p. 140> January 1890 20th Fierce wind and snow storm this morning, and kept it up all day. I went with Jim’s team and my Democrat Waggon to a Council meeting at Hopeville. I stopped there all night. The next meeting of Council is on the 13th Feb. 21 Another stormy day, snowing and blowing. I came home from Hopeville this morning, the wind was in my back and I did not suffer. 22 Pretty sharp morning, very hard frost last night. The day cold and some very light snow falling. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. and Ida went to Br. Sam’s & Mr. Jackson’s. 23 Snowing and blowing this morning, quite a bit of snow fell today. I think it has come to stay. Mary and Arley were here. Mrs. R. and Ida went to a Prayer Meeting at McIn[tyre? writing re- duced]. 24 Snow falling most of the day, the sleighing got pretty good. I am laid up sick with La Grippe, I think it must be, came on me last night with a headache and a high fever, with a burning heat, pulse very rapid, then cold chills, slight pains in the back, arms and legs. I took some hot ginger tea, bathed my feet and legs in hot water, and went to bed. I sweat most of the night, and the fever had abated in the morning. [in margin] La Grippe / caught me. 25 Mild day, strong wind in the forenoon. I am still on the sick list, feel very weak and exhausted. <half-page insert, between pp. 140-1> <recto> Table of deposits to Reeve, Dp. Reeve, and Councillors, 1889 1890 [for Proton Township /elsewhere as well for comparison?] Reeve: McLaughlin. & Rogers for 1889, McMillan & Rogers for 1890 Dp. Reeve: Agnew & McMillan for 1889, Shaw & Abbott for 1890 Councillors: Black, Corbett, McArdle, McKee, Shaw for 1889, Black, Corbett, McArdle, Vance, Lux- ton, Cooper for 1890. 6 entries for each, totals at bottom of six entries for each. <verso> tabulation of payments to cheese factory patrons. R. Cornett Manufactory [details are largely inscrutable] <end of inserted half-page> <p. 141> January 1890 26th Sabbath. Mild day, the snow softening. Brother Sam came out to see me. Johney and Ina also were here. 27 Fine, mild morning, soft air. Willie has got the Grippe. I had a relaps[e] in [dittog.: in] the after- noon, got very bad. The Doctor was sent for, gave me some powders to allay the fever. �372 28 Another mild day, the sleighing getting bad. I am still suffering. Jim and his little Girl, Arlie, have the Grippe. 29 Snow is going rapidly, the day fine. I am stilll in bed with Grippe. Willie is pretty sick also. The collector came here in the eavning and made a deposit. Johney and Ina, A. Lonsway and wife were here. 30 Another mild day, the sleighing is done. I ventured out of bed, but kep indoors. Ida is down with the Grippe. 31 Dark, cloudy day, and thawing. Ida and Willie are pretty well. I am also picking up, so is Jim and Arlie. Brother Sam and Phoebe came out to see the sick people. It is a very trying time and there is scarcely any person missing this disease. The heavy muggy weather has a good deal to do with the continuance of the malady. There are some deaths, but not in this neighbourhood. <p. 142> February 1890 1st Pretty chilly morning, the day generally cold, pretty hard freeze. The Township Auditors, Alex- ander Gillespie and George Watson, were here and audited the Twp. Books. The Grippe won’t let me go. 2nd Sabbath. Fine mild day, the sleighing gone. 3 Rather Rough this morning, the afternoon fine. Jim took his sheep home this forenoon. 4 Cold, raw morning, pretty strong wind and a fall of sleet, not a pleasant day. 5 Strong wind this forenoon, but inclined to thaw. The wind lowered in the afternoon, but there was a pretty sharp frost at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 6 Pretty sharp, cold wind all day. I went in the afternoon to Mr. A. Lonsway’s. Miss Vera Silk was here in the afternoon, Wesley Lonsway at night. 7 Strong cold wind prevailing all day, cold also. I went in the forenoon to Walter Bell’s with a peti- tion for School Separation which I had wrote for him. 8 Snow falling this morning, the day not very cold. Mrs. R. made a Bee to make sap troughs on Clark’s Lot. Jim, Willie and Henry Lonsway went from here. John and Clark will join in the bush. The Grippe has still a hold of me, guess it will let go sometime. 9th Sabbath. Rather mild day, with a little snow falling now and then. Jim, Mary & Arlie were here, also Ina, Johney called at night. Thos. J. Arnold, wife and Baby were here at night, also T. Arnold & wife. <p. 143> February 1890 10th Rather dark day, not much sunshine, a little snowfall. Willie hauled some sap troughs through the Bush. I entered in Book Receipts and payments Re. Kinnear Estate. Thos. J. Arnold called for his Father’s Rent, $120.00. I gave him a cheque on the Bank for this amount. [in margin] Paid Rent 11 Fine day, a good deal of sunsine, the snow softening. Willie hauled two loads of stove wood home from Melancthon. He also got two new shoes put on Queeny and one old one on Gerty, price paid, .60¢ and .10¢. Tiller Hewitt was here this afternoon. Clark is stopping here tonight. 12 Pretty mild day, the little bit of snow softening. Willie hauled wood for Jim. 13 Mild morning, the day had sunshine and the snow wasted away. I took Gerty and the cutter and went to a Council Meeting at Hopeville. I got home the same night which don’t often happen, but the Council let me away early on account of me having La Grippe. �373 14 Mild morning, the sky overcast and Rain began falling about 10 A.M., a decidedly wet day. Jim started to haul wood and Willie to help, but had to quit. The folks went to a surprise party at T. Carson’s. 15 Sharp morning, the day rather chilly, a little snow fell last night, which allowed some sleighing. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. W. Armstrong was here at night. I wrote a petition for him. <p. 144> February 1890 16th Sabbath. Pretty mild morning, the day mild with some sleighing in spots. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 17 Sharp morning, the day had a cold, raw air, a little skiff of snow fell once, the sleighing is almost gone. Mrs. Abraham Jackson was here. 18 Mild in the forenoon, cold and raw in the afternoon, with a particularly sharp night. Mrs. H. Lon- sway was here in the eavning. John Agnew and wife here at night. 19 Bright sunny morning, the afternoon overcast with a wind and snow storm at night. Brother John’s Jim stopped here at night. Jim, Mary and Arlie were here a little at night. Clark stopped all night. 20 Very stormy morning, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing, a particularly cold day all through. John’s Jim left for home this morning. I worked at the defaulters’ list in the afternoon. [in margin] Very Stormy 21 Snowing less or more all through the day, pretty cold, very fair sleighing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. There is quite a party at Jim’s tonight, but Willie and I stopped at home, the others went. [in margin] Jim’s / party 22 Pretty cold morning, the day cold with a slight snowfall. I copied the defaulters’ names and amounts from the returns made me by collector. <p. 145> February 1890 23rd Sab[bath]. Fine morning, the afternoon had a pretty big snow storm. Gerty got a bad kick. 24 Mild day, the snow melting rapidly. I attended Jas. Hately Sale, did not want to buy anything, other business took me. 25 Mild day, in fact almost like spring. The sleighing is gone again. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 26 Mild morning, the day quite mild, the sleighing is about gone. 27 Mild day all through, there are as many Waggons Running as sleighs. Mr. John Connor and wife paid us a visit this afternoon. There came on a sharp rain about 10 P.M. and continued Raining all night. [in margin] Rain 28 Rain in the forenoon and a little in the afternoon, turning to snow at night, pretty strong wind blowing. John came in the afternoon and took away a two-year old steer of his which was winter- ing here. March [1890] 1st Sharp morning, the day cold and clear, with a good deal of sunshine. 2nd Sabbath. Cold, clear day, mostly, a very little snow fell once. John and Ina were here a while, then went to Jim’s. <p. 146> March 1890 3rd Quite cold this morning, the day cold and cloudy. I went to Dundalk. �374 4 Cold and stormy this morning, snowing and blowing, which was the general character of the day. Willie and his mother took the cutter and went to Melancthon to place the sap troughs at the trees. She is stopping at Johney’s all night. 5 Sharp, Bright morning, the day cold and clear. Pretty hard frost. I went to an auction Sale at Jim Trugon’s. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here at night. 6 Bright morning, the day sunny and cold. Brother John and Eliza, his wife, came here. 7 Bright sunny day, but very cold. Brother John and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. In the af- ternoon they went to Brother Sam’s. Mrs. R. and I went in there at night. 8 Bright morning, the day sunny and sharp. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to see the Exhibition Cars of products from Manatoba [=Manitoba], the North West and British Colum- bia. There were some fine specimens of Grain, especially Wheat and Barley. J. Arnold & Wife were here. 9th Sabbath. Bright sunny day. Brother John & Wife, Son John & Wife, Brother Sam & Wife, Ida, Mrs. R. and I were at John Arnold’s for Dinner and tea. <p. 147> March 1890 10th Cloudy morning, snow came on about noon and covered the ground over pretty well. Brother John and Eliza left for home. 11 Dark morning and slightely wet, the day wet all through. I went in the forenoon to Dundalk, and in the afternoon fixed shed. 12 Dark morning, the day cloudy with a slight rain, the sleighing is entirely gone. Clark came here at night and is stopping. 13 Fine mild morning, the day sunny and pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Mrs. John Gott visited Mrs. R. today. 14 Mild morning, the forenoon sunny and fine, several showers of snow in the afternoon, Sharp frost towards sunset. Mrs. R. started for the sugar bush in Melancthon (Lot 39, 4th Range), Clark’s Lot. Willie took her and the traps out with Jim’s team. John Arnold was here at night. Mrs. H. Lon- sway & Mrs. Jim Russell and Arlie were here in the afternoon. [in margin] Mrs. R. went / sugar- ing 15 Snow falling this morning and throughout the day generally, pretty sharp frost at night. John Ar- nold and I went to Dundalk in the eavning and Deposited $83.00 with E. G. Lucas & Co., Bankers, the amount we have of cash on hand from the Kinnear Estate, as Executors thereof. We then went to James Lamon, Barrister, the lawyer we had employed in this Business to get a settlement from him. He is a notorious fraud. <p. 148> March 1890 16th Sabbath. Dark morning, and pretty cold, the day was chilly all through with a strong wind, sharp frost at night. 17 Cloudy and a shower of snow now and then, not so sharp a frost as yesterday. Phoebe and Baby were here in the eavning. Mrs. R. and I were at Mr. Arnold’s at night. 18 Sharp morning, the Ground very hard, the middle of the day mild and the Ground softened, sharp Frost at night. I attended Council Meeting held in Dundalk. The next will be 27 of May in Hope- ville. �375 19 Raw, cold morning, the day got milder in the afternoon, the snow melted some, the day cloudy, sharp Frost towards sunset. I worked at Entering orders in the Township Books. Mary and Arlie were here in the afternoon. 20 Hard frost this morning, cloudy all day with a tendancy to thaw, a little snow fell about noon, then it turned soft. I went to Dundalk. 21 Wet morning, and a continual rain through the previous night, the day dark and without sunshine. The Roads very sloppy and breaking up. Willie took the young mare and went to the sap troughs in Melancthon and gathered the sap. Jim has got Gerty at his place to dress her wound as I cannot, she is so restless. 22 Hard morning, but the ground got soft about 10 A.M., the Roads are quite sloppy, the day was cloudy. Mrs. R. and Willie went to the sugar bush this morning. Brought home at night about a Gal[lon] of molasses. <p. 149> March 1890 23rd Sabbath. Very sharp cold morning, the day cold and cloudy. Jas. Carson and his sister were here. Mary & Arlie here all night. 24 Cold, cloudy morning, the day rather cold and without sunshine. Johney hauled me two loads of oats (83 23/34 & 81 26/34 Bushels) to Dundalk. I have sold them for .27¢ per Bushel to S. Bell. Jim, Willie and I cleaned the oats. Mary & Arlie were here, also Ina. I did not like the weight of the last load, just the same number of Bags as the first load, and yet I was short two Bushels, docked me this much for thistle tops, and many in them. [in margin] Oats sold 25 Dark morning, Rain came on about 10 A.M., the afternoon was pretty wet, the Rain turned to snow about 8 P.M. Willie and his mother helped me to clean oats. Jim hauled out two loads to Dundalk; there were 30 Bags, weighed 80 Bushels net in his first load, and on the second load there were 31 Bags, weight 82 22/34 Bushels, price .27¢ per Bushel. There seems to be something very strange about the weight as yesterday John’s first load had exactly the same 30 Bags out of the same oats, and they weighed 83 23/34 Bushels, while one bag more today only weighed 82 22/34 Bushels. John Trugon and his wife and Father, Robert Irwin and family, and two sons of Mr. J. Fletcher left Dundalk for the North West. [in margin] Folks went to the / North West <p. 150> March 1890 26th Dark morning and snow came on about daylight, quite a little snow storm, the day was windy and rough. Jim hauled out the remainder of my grain: Two loads of oats, 54 14/34 and 76 26/34 Bush- els, and one load of pease, 22 3/60 was mine, and 9 49/60 was his. We got .52¢ per Bushel for the pease. I have now sold in all 459 Bushels of oats and 31 of pease. I had about 23 Bushels of oats to the acre and 15 of pease. 27 Mild day, the forenoon cloudy, the afternoon Bright with a good deal of sunshine. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon and sent by Express $202.00 to W. B. Bridgeman Simpson, Commisions Trust and Loan Company of Canada, for the purpose of paying off the Mortgage in full on Lot 215 Proton. The mortgage has been on for upwards of 20 years and I have paid in that time on the $200.00 Loan, upwards of $310.00 interest, and the costs of the loan in the first place was about $30.00. I paid 8 percent per annum half yearly for the first 15 years, then 7 percent per annum half yearly afterwards. I Borrowed $400.00 in the first place to purchase a Lot of land in the Township of Mulmur and did not get the land, therefore I returned the company $200.00 and kept the other $200.00 and bought milk cows with it. I consider it a wrong idea to mortgage, as the interest in most cases is very oppressive and crushes the Borrower so that he seldom recovers. �376 <p. 151> March 1890 28th Very stormy morning, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. The wind very high all day and snow falling most of the time, a particularly stormy day. [in margin] Stormy / 1st cow Violet / calved 29 Not so cold or stormy as yesterday, the sun shone out in the afternoon and there was a little soften- ing of the ground. I went to Dundalk. The Township Assessor came here and remained over night. 30th Sabbath. Rather mild, the sun shone out sometimes. Michael Oldfield, an old Resident of Melanc- thon, now living in Dundalk, Died, age 64 years. The Assessor, Mr. D. McKenzie is stopping here. [in margin] Mich[a]el Oldfield / Died 31 Hazy morning, a good deal of Rhime on the trees. The sun shone out, disappating the mist and the day was pleasant. I worked at Copying the defaulters’ out of Book, preparing them to Send to Co. Treasurer. Assessor left. April 1890 1st Bright sunny morning, the day clear but somewhat chilly. Mrs. R. went to Melancthon to make molasses. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and Received the papers Re. Loan 4474. They ap- pear to be all correct, the company did not charge me the $2.00 which they asked for drawing dis- charge, but returned it to me. That was something strange. 2 Bright morning and sunny day, but rather cold. I went to Brother Sam’s. <p. 152> 3rd Bright sunny forenoon and very warm, the afternoon cloudy and wet. Willie took the young mare and went to Melancthon to gather sap. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. 4 Dark morning, the forenoon wet and in the afternoon, the Rain turned to snow. There was a pretty strong wind. Mrs. R. and Willie went to Melancthon to Boil down. Gerty lost her colt last night, cause unknown. She was only about four months from colting time. The second cow (Dark Eye) calved last night. [in margin] Gerty lost her colt / 2nd cow calved 5 Bright sunny morning, but rather a cold wind, the afternoon warmer. Willie and Johney each brought me a load of stove wood from Melancthon. Willie had Jim’s team. I went with the young mare in the afternoon for Mrs. R. who has a turn of billiousness. [in margin] Seen first / Robin of the / season 6th Sabbath. Dark morning, the forenoon overcast. Rain came on in the afternoon, near night, and was very heavy for a while. Jim, his wife and Baby, were here in the afternoon. We went to John Ar- nold’s at night. [in margin] Esther [=Easter] 7 Snow falling this morning and the ground was covered. The afternoon was sunny and warm. Ida and Willie are in the sugar Bush. I went to Dundalk. 8 Fine sunny morning, but rain came on and the forenoon and most of the afternoon was wet. Willie went to the sugar camp in the morning. [in margin] First / Lamb <p. 153> April 1890 9th Dark morning, thunder in the forenoon and Rain accompanied with hail. Showery and dark in the afternoon, strong wind also. I went to Sam’s to bring out a cow which I had bought from him, concluded to let her be till after calving. Jim put Flax seed meal poultices to the mare’s feet as she is very stiff on her front legs. The veterinary advised so doing, he said she was foundered from loosing [MS lossing] her foal. �377 10 Sharp morning, the Ground covered with snow and frequent showers through the day, the after- noon cold. I sawed at Jim’s wood be[e] for the afternoon. 11 Hard frost this morning and the Ground covered with snow, the forenoon cold, the afternoon pretty mild, the Roads very bad. G. Rutherford was here this afternoon and insured the House and con- tents for $700.00 in the London Mutual. I gave a promiss[ary] note for $9.10, not more than sixty per cent of this note to be collected, the first and only payment to be made in Eighteen months. [in margin] House insured 12 Beautiful morning, the day just lovely, the air mild and Balmy. Quite a warm sun most of the day. The afterpart of the afternoon cloudy and something like Rain. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I became a member of the Mechanic’s Institute, admission one dollar per annum. We get free Reading of all the Books in the institute for one Year for this sum. I sowed three acres of Grass seed in the forenoon. [in margin] Hard Frost <p. 154> April 1890 13th Beautiful Sabbath morning, the day mild and very spring-like, the sun shone out strong. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. Mr. John Arnold and wife, Johney Maxwell and his mother, were here a while at night. 14 Rain in the morning, the day dark and cold with a slight Scotch mist in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and Willie went to the sugar bush in the early morning. Ida came home about 10 A.M. 15 Fine morning, the day dry, sunny and warm. I chopped some firewood in the bush. Mrs. R. is in the sugar bush in Melancthon. Willie came home in the afternoon. 16 Frost in the morning, the day bright, sunny and warm. I cut firewood in the bush. Mrs. R. was in the sugar bush. D. Reid and wife were here at night. 17 Beautiful morning with a slight frost. The sun rose clear and warm, the day pleasant. I helped Jim to make part of an line fence from his Barn across his Lot. Willie went to the sugar Bush. [in margin] Sam fetched / cow Home 18 Cold morning, but the sun shone out bright most of the day, with a very cold wind. I helped Jim in the afternoon to haul Rails. Mrs. R. came home from the sugar Bush in the afternoon. Made about Six pails’ full of Molasses. <p. 155> April 1890 19th Hard frost this morning, but the sun shone out and the day was fine, though with a chilly air. I bought some cow hay from D. Reid for $1.25. He hauled it to me. I then went to Dundalk and got the Co. Treasurer’s cheque for $17.95, my commission on School moneys. I also took in the col- ter to the Blacksmith’s and got it fixed. Willie is rigging up the plow harness and plow for work- ing. 20th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day sunny with a chilly air. Jim and Mary & Arlie here in eavning. 21 Fine morning with a slight frost, the day was bright and breezy. Jim got the use of A. Row’s mare for me as my own is not fit to work on account of a kick she got. Jim and Willie plowed for me on the Arnold farm. The ground is passibly dry. Mrs. R. went to the sugar bush. Arlie was here all day. I worked in the afternoon at Filling up financial Statement of the Township for the Bureau of Industries. [in margin] First plowing / this season 22 Bright morning, the day sunny and warm with a fine growth. Jim and Willie plowed. I went to George Wright’s mill and bought from him 3 1/2 Brls flour for $15.50 cash. �378 23 Cool morning, the day dry and cool. Willie plowed, except a while in the forenoon when it rained. 24 Frost this morning, the day dry and sunny. Willie and Jim plowed. Ida and I cleaned oats. Miss Carry McLean was here in the afternoon. <p. 156> April 1890 25th Hard frost this morning, the day clear and cool. Willie plowed, I went in the afternoon to the Horse show in Dundalk. Also paid for 23 Fruit trees, $6.80. 26 Pretty cool forenoon, frost in the morning, the day cool and cloudy. Rain came on about 7 P.M. I helped Jim in the forenoon to put out manure, and planted four fruit trees for him. In the afternoon I planted out 23 Fruit trees for myself on the acre. [in margin] Planted / Fruit trees 27th Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and cool. Jim and family, John and Ina, Walter Bell, —— Ivay, and A. Row were here. 28 Pretty sharp frost this morning, but the sun soon thawed it soft, the day was cool and dry. I sowed six Bags of pease. This is my first sowing of grain this spring. Willie plowed. We hitched up Gerty for the first time since the 23rd of last February. She got a very severe kick then, on her leg and it is not near well yet, but the work must be done. [in margin] First Grain / pease sown 29 Wet in the forenoon, the afternoon had a slight Scotch mist. Willie plowed in the afternoon, I also plowed with Jim’s team for about two hours in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to help fix my Father and Mother’s Graves and plant a W[eeping] Willow. 30 Dry, cloudy forenoon, Rain came on in the afternoon about 4 O’clock, faired off a little then came on heavier. Raining now (7:30 ) pretty hard. Jim plowed in the forenoon and harrowed pease in the afternoon. Willie plowed all day. <p. 157> May 1890 1st Hard Frost this morning, cloudy and cold in the forenoon, Bright and cold in the afternoon. Willie plowed, Jim worked for me plowing and Ganging. 2 Hard frost this morning, the day dry, cool and windy. Willie Ganged with three horses. Jiim sowed Seven bags of oats for me with his seeder. I chored around. [in margin] First oats / sown 3 Bright morning, the day dry and breezy till about 4 P.M. when there came on a Rain which in- creased and after some time there was quite a thunder storm. Jim sowed oats for me with his seeder. Willie Ganged some and harrowed some, using the three mares at both harrows and Gang. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought some clover @ 8¢ per lb. and Timothy seed @ 5¢, also some carrot and parsnip seed. In the afternoon I sowed some Grass and clover seeds. [in margin] Heavy Rain / Thunder & Lightening 4th Sabbath. Slightely wet in the forenoon and a Scotch mist in the afternoon. A. Row and J. Bower- man were here. 5 Dark morning, the forenoon dry, the afternoon Slightely wet. I sowed some Grass and Clover seed in the forenoon and in the afternoon filled up some stone holes for Jim. Willie harrowed in the forenoon and plowed for Jim in the dry part of the afternoon. The Ground is very wet and more Rain falling. <p. 158> May 1890 6th Slight snow this morning, the day cold and cloudy. I filled up some stone holes for Jim in the forenoon and in the afternoon plowed for him while he made a stone boat. Willie also plowed �379 with his team for Jim, so did Johney. Very Rough plowing it was, knolly, wet and stoney. [in margin] Snow 7 Ground pretty white with snow this morning and a small quantity fell most of the forenoon. The afternoon was milder, with some sunshine. I Ganged at Jim’s in the afternoon with John’s team. Willie and Johney plowed in the forenoon and in the afternoon picked stones. Mrs. R. commenced her Garden. [in margin] Snow / Mrs. R. Gardening 8 Hard frost this morning, the day cold and cloudy. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked in the garden. Willie helped Jim with team. 9 Dark morning, the day cloudy all through and Raining in the afternoon. The Ground is very soft, so much so that is is impossible to get the seed put in on anything like low land. I went to Sam’s in the forenoon to see about some hay for Jim, and in the afternoon Willie and I picked stones for Jim, and Willie hauled half a ton of hay home from Sam’s. In the forenoon he Ganged. Jim sowed Seven bags oats with his seeder for me. [in margin] Seen first swallows <p. 159> May 1890 10th Dark cold morning, the day chilly and a little sleet fell. Willie harrowed at home with three hors- es. Jim sowed for me with his seeder. This finished my sowing of Grain for this season, but there is nine acres to harrow yet. I sowed some carrots and parsnip seed in Garden. [in margin] Fin- ished sowing / sowed carrot & / parsnip seed 11th Sabbath. Very hard frost this morning, the sun got out clear, the day was clear and cool. Mrs. Wil- liam Faucett was here. 12 Cloudy and cool in the forenoon. Rain came on about 4:30 P.M., slightely at first, then heavier and is now, 9 P.M., Raining. Willie finished harrowing the oats. Then went and helped Jim with the team in the afternoon. I harrowed for Jim with his team while he sowed oats. 13 Dark, cold day, but no Rain. Willie helped Jim with the team. Thomas Arnold, Snr. was here a while in the eavning. Queeny, a four year old mare, colted this night. She took Eleven months less nine days. The colt is all right, smart, strong and able to suck. The mare had been working hard all day ganging, was tied up with the other horses in the stable at night. The stable has two half doors on it (under and upper), both being fastened. In the morning when Jim went out he found the colt running round in the Barn yard and the mother tied in the stable. It had oppened [=opened] the under door by some means, and got out. <p. 160> May 1890 14th Clear day, a good deal of sunshine, pretty warm, mostly. I and Willie with the team hauled out manure for Jim. He sowed ten acres oats for himself at home. T. Arnold, J. Arnold & Mrs. Ar- nold here in the eavning. 15 Cloudy, cool day, very much like rain and cold enough at night for snow. Willie with his team helped Jim. I also spread 15 loads of manure for him in the forenoon and in the afternoon I made drills with the hoe to the amount of 70 Rods in length. Prepared them for the seed, sowed carrots in them, and was done at 7 P.M. Johney and Ina were here about an hour at night. 16 Dark, cold day with a shower of snow in the forenoon, a[nd] a Rain shower at noon. Willie plowed and Harrowed the Garden. [in margin] Last cow / Verty calved 17 Cold, Sleety morning, the day Rainy and sleety with a strong wind, very unpleasant day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent letter / to Ireland 18th Sabbath. Cold day with quite a Rain about noon. Sam and Phoebe were here. �380 19 Dark, cloudy morning, the day a little sultry in the afternoon. Willie went in the morning to Johney’s for some hay, and in the afternoon he took John’s team to the Mill with Seven Bags of chop and to get 3 1/2 Brls of Flour which I had bought. Had to come home without, will get it to- morrow. I hauled Rails for calve pasture and cut and planted two pails of potatoes. [in margin] First potatoes / planted. / Factory opened <p. 161> May 1890 20th Dry morning, though dark, the day dry and cool. I put up fence round calve park, fetched Mare and colt, the sow with her pigs, from Jim’s. Willie with his team hauled stones off the field for Jim in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Harrowed with Jim’s team, while he went to the mill for chop and flour for me. This is the first day for the calves on grass. I have rented half an acre pas- ture for them from D. Reid @ $3.00. 21 Frost this morning, the day dry and clear till the afternoon, when it got cloudy like Rain again. I fixed Fences in the forenoon, and then cut, made spots, dropped and covered 1 1/2 Bushels of po- tatoes. Willie helped Jim. [in margin] A. Row’s / mare took / Home 22 Dark morning, the day cloudy and cool but dry. I planted 2 Bushels of potatoes. Willie helped Jim, had the team working with him in the afternoon. 23 Cloudy and slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and warm. I cut seed potaotes, and went to Dundalk in the eavning to a political meeting held for Mr. Blythe, Conservative M.P.P. and Mr. Moffat, Warden of Grey. Willie helped Jim in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and Mrs. R. went for the camp fixings. 24 Cloudy, warm and dry. Willie, Mrs. R. and I finished potatoe planting. We plowed in 7 Bushels and I had hilled in 3 Bushels, so we can tell which way of planting will do best. [in margin] Fin- ished potatoe / planting <p. 162> May 1890 25th Sabbath. Wet morning, and a great deal of Rain had fallen during the night. Jim, Mary and Arlie were here. 26 Clear morning, the day dry and pretty warm although cloudy in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie with his team was hauling out manure for Jim. [in margin] Sent n[ews]papers / to R. Clark Snr / Ireland / Got papers from Toronto 27 Cloudy morning, but the day was dry with sunshine in the afternoon. I went to Council Meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. I had Mr. A. Row’s horse and buggy. Willie helped Jim. 28 Frost this morning but the sun rose bright and strong. The day was warm and pleasant. I came home from Hopeville. Willie picked stones. 29 Bright morning, the day warm, sunny and dry. Willy and I picked stones. Ina was here. 30 Dry morning, the day cloudy, not any sunshine. I turned some manure. Willy harrowed for Jim while he sowed barley. This finished Jim's sowing of grain. 31 Bright sunny morning, the day bright and warm. I made some drills and sowed some turnip seed. Jim and I washed our sheep in the afternoon. Willie helped Jim during the day. [in margin]. Sowed turnips / Washed sheep <p. 163> June 1890 1st Sabbath. Fine dry day, warm with a good deal sunshine. Mrs. R and I were at brother Sam’s. 2 Dry and hot. Willie and I helped Jim to plant potatoes. �381 3 Dry morning, Rain came on about 4 P.M., slightely at first, then gradually increased, when about 7:30 PM there was heavy Rain, thunder and lightening. I helped Jim build some fence part of the day. Willie helped to swamp out some of Clark's cordwood in Melancthon, Johney used his team at it. Mrs. R clipped nine sheep, paid her .45¢. [in margin]. Clipped sheep 4 Dry in the forenoon, a very severe thunderstorm in the afternoon, sharp and incessant lightening. Rain and some hail during the night. The thunderstorm came on about 5 P.M. and lasted till 4 o'clock next morning. We got one of our best cows killed by the lightening. She was in the pas- ture and standing under a large elm tree. The tree was struck and the bark slivered off it. There was no mark on the cow. She swelled up to an immense size. Willie worked at Jim’s. [in margin] Cow (Blackie) Killed / By Lightening 5 Dry morning, the forenoon dry and warm, a rainstorm with some thunder and lightening in the afternoon. Willie worked at Jim’s. I went to the Ont[ario] Elections. I got Walter Bell, W. Arm- strong and D. Reid to view the dead cow. [in margin] Ontario / Elections <p. 164> June 1890 6th Cloudy morning, the forenoon dry and sultry, the latter part of the afternoon showery with some thunder. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and posted a letter to Brother William. [in margin]. Letter to brother William / Keeter P. O. / Wise Co. / Tex. U. S 7 Dark morning with a slight mizzle of rain, the day cold and drizzly except a while late in the after- noon when the sun shone out. Mrs. R and I went to Flesherton with Jim's team. I wished to see Dr. Christo[e], but he was at Conference. Willie helped Jim. 8 [Sabbath]. Frost this morning but did not do any harm. There was ice on the water. The day was fine and dry. [in margin] Sabbath / Frost 9 Fine dry morning, very sultry in the forenoon, the afternoon also pretty warm. I went on the hunt of the cow to buy, but did not get any. Willie helped Jim. 10 Dark morning, rain came on about 9 AM, the day was drizzly and wet. I went to the Dundalk fair to buy a cow but did not succeed. Willie helped Jim. 11 Dark morning and showery during the forenoon, a very heavy rain about 2:40 in the afternoon. I went on the hunt of a cow. Mrs. R. went with me. I bought one, seven years old, which had calved seven weeks, a good size & good like cow, from John Crique of Melancthon for $27.50, cash. Willie helped Jim. <p. 165> June 1890 12th Dry day and very sultry. I went to Flesherton to see Dr. Christoe, also to enter in Court for collec- tion a promissory note. Got down part of the way with Charles McConnell. Willie was at Jim’s. 13 Dark morning, the day slightely wet. I fixed a poke* for Gerty and then worked at the Township Books. Willie helped Jim. [*Wooden apparatus, attached to horse’s neck, from which hangs a hinged wooden bar that allows grazing, but makes jumping fences difficult; see 12 July 1876, and 24, 28 Aug. 1891] 14 Dark morning, the day dark with a very slight mizzle of rain. I went to Dundalk and filled up and sent away claim papers for the cow which I got killed by lightening on the 4th inst. I also bought 200 cabbage plants from T. Hagan for .35¢, the plants are very small. Willie helped Jim. Brother John’s Minnie came here on a visit. She and Ida went to Johney's in the afternoon. 15th Sabbath. Dry day and moderately warm. �382 16 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and very sultry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, made up the milk sheets in the forenoon. Willie had Jim’s team and hauled rails for Clark. I got Johney’s horse and buggy to go to a Council meeting at Cederville tomorrow. 17 Dry day till about 6 PM when there came in a very heavy shower of rain. Mrs. R. and I went to Cederville, stopped all night at Mr. Rogers’. <p. 166> June 1890 18th Bright morning. We left Cederville about 9 A.M. and got to Johney's @ 1 PM. 19 Bright morning, the day fine and crops are growing nicely. I looked over the orders which I had got at the Council. Harrowed the potatoes and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie was at John Arnold’s sawing. Mrs. R. was helping Phoebe. 20 Broight morning, the day dry and fine. I worked at the milk accounts, making out the pay for the patrons. 21 Bright sunny morning, the day very warm. I went in the cars at 11:40 AM to Flesherton, then by stage to Priceville. Walked from there to Durham, ten miles. Seen Mr. Campbell, School Inspec- tor. Walked back to Priceville that afternoon, got there at 9:30. 22 Sabbath. Heavy shower of rain this morning. I left Priceville at 9 AM and walked home. Got here at 2:30 PM. John and Ina are here. 23 Very sultry day, dry and hot. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and picked bugs off the potatoes in the afternoon. Mrs. R. lost thirteen goslings last night. Some wild animal mangled and killed her entire flock. They were scattered over twenty Rods, some with their heads eat off and some with their entrails torn out. It was on Lot 218 Proton. Big devastation in one night, not any left out of all her number. [in margin]. Hot / Mrs. R. lost her goslings <p. 167> June 1890 24th Sunny morning, the day dry, warm and breezy. I worked at the Township Books and milk ac- counts. Jim and Willie are getting out timber for stable. 25 Fine morning, the day dry and breezy, pretty warm. Jim and Willie worked at the stable timber in the forenoon. In the afternoon Jim went to John Conner’s Barn Raising. I hoed potatoes. 26 Bright sunny day and hot. Jim and Willie worked at the stable timber till tea time, then they took two of Jim’s Cattle to pasture at D. Pate’s. I hoed potatoes and Bugged. 27 Fine dry morning and the sun shone out very hot during the length of the day. I was hoeing and weeding carrots for Jim. Willie and Jim worked at stable timber. 28 Beautiful Rain very early this morning and the crops all needed it. The Rain was heavy as there were pools of water on the Road. Jim, Willie and D. Reid worked at the stable. They layed the foundation. I went to Dundalk. 29th Sabbath. Very warm day, bright sun. 30 Hot and sultry. Jim, Willie, John Gott, D. Reid and I worked at the putting together of the new stable. <p. 168> July 1890 1st Rain early in the morning and several showers during the forenoon. Thunder and lightening and a heavy Rain in the afternoon. Willie went Fishing, caught a few about four or five inches long, a failure. The others of us went to see the sports in Dundalk. They were mostly a failure also. �383 2 Sun shone out this morning, but there was a shower of Rain in the forenoon, also a slight shower in the afternoon. Jim and Willie worked at the stable. 3 Dry morning, the day dry. Jim went to Toronto on business for the young Britons. Willie hauled home a load of lumber, then wed Jim’s carrots. I went to Dundalk. 4 Dry day. Jim and Willie worked at the stable. I worked at hoeing potatoes. 5 Cool clear morning, the forenoon cool, the afternoon warm[e]r. Willie [stricken: hauled] worked at the stable. Jim hauled a load of saw logs to McDowell’s Mill. I hoed among the potatoes. 6th Sabbath. Dry day. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. We had Mr. J. Arnold’s Buggy. 7 Cloudy morning, the day dry and very warm in the afternoon. Jim and Willie were at D. Reid’s sawing in the afternoon. I hoed potatoes. <p. 169> July 1890 8th Dry in the forenoon, rain in the afternoon, a pretty high wind. I finished hoeing potatoes. Willie with Jim's team hauled a load of shingles and two loads of lumber for me. The females went to Clark's picknick. 9 Cool clear morning, the day cold and clear. Willie and Jim worked at the stable. I worked at the milk sheets. Dan and Emma Reid were here. 10 Pretty warm day. Willie, Jim, D. Reid and Clark worked at the stable. I attended Council meeting in Dundalk. 11 Pretty hot day. Jim and Willie worked at the stable. I Paris Greened the potatoes. 12 Dry morning, a slight shower before noon, the afternoon breezy and dry. Jim, Johney and Clark went with the Britons to Flesherton. Willie went to Orangeville. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon to collect some cheese money. [in margin]. Got a letter from / Br. William / Antlers P. O. / Ind. Territory / US 13th Sabbath. Dry morning, the day dry and hot. Sam and Phoebe were here in the afternoon. 14 Dry morning, the forenoon dry and very warm. I worked at the milk Books in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid the Patrons. Their money came to $856.00. That was three weeks milk. Willie with the team done statute labor. There was a very heavy rain about 6 P.M. with thunder and lightening. <p. 170> July 1890 15th Sunny morning, the day bright and warm. I entered the payments in the Milk Books in the fore- noon and in the afternoon mended the fence. Willie with the team done statute labor. 16 Bright morning, the day dry, but cloudy in the afternoon. I worked at posting orders in the Town- ship Books. Willie molded Jim’s potatoes. 17 Pretty cool morning, the day generally cool, some rain about 1 PM, and a little thunder, the after- noon cloudy and cool. Got home mower, Price $50.00, 10 & 20 & 20 the payments. [in margin]. Got home / Mower 18 Cool and cloudy with a tendency to frost at the night. Jim and Willie shingled Stable. J. Arnold helped in the afternoon. 19 Quite cold this morning, the day cool and cloudy. Jim and Willie finished shingling stable. I went to Clark’s place in the forenoon for a few bunches of shingles to finish the roof. I have got in all from him 24 small bunches, viz.16 the first time, and 8 this time. 18 of these bunches were first class. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 20th Sabbath. Dry day, cool and clear. �384 21 Clear and cool morning, the middle of the day warm. Willie took Minnie to Dundalk in the morn- ing and laid the upper floor on the stable in the afternoon. I cut some stove wood in the bush. <p. 171> July 1890 22nd Cloudy morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Willie took Gerty to the blacksmith and got two shoes on. Then he hauled a load of wood for Jim and two for me. 23 Fine morning, dry and sunny, the day warm and Breezy. I split some stove wood. Willie helped Jim at the hay. The afternoon cloudy and like a storm. 24 Very heavy Rain, thunder and lightening early this morning, the remainder of the day dry, cloudy and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie was at Jim’s in the afternoon. 25 Dark cloudy morning, the day dry till about 7 PM when there was a thunderstorm with lightening and heavy rain. Willie was at Jim’s. 26 Clear morning, the day cool and cloudy with some sunshine in the afternoon. Willie was at Jim’s. Johney Norval, Blacksmith of Dundalk, died this eavning of Dierehea [=diarrhea], after a sickness of about Thirty hours. He was about 32 years of age. [in margin] Johney Norval / Died 27th Sabbath. Bright sunny day. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s and then to meeting. 28 Bright morning, the day dry, and the afternoon hot. I helped Jim in the forenoon at his hay, and in the afternoon we went to J. Norval’s funeral. Willie helped Jim. <p. 172> July 1890 29th Bright morning, the day dry and warm. I worked at the milk books in the forenoon, and helped Jim in the afternoon to mow away some hay in the barn. Willie worked at Jim’s. 30 Dry morning, but Rain came on in the forenoon and although not much, yet it stopped hauling in. The afternoon was cloudy and damp. Jim cut some with the mower, and Willie Raked while it was dry in the forenoon. 31 Dry forenoon, rain about noon, with some thunder and lightening, the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, bought 1 1/2 lbs of Paris green, came home and put it on the potatoes. This is the second time this season that I have put 1 1/2 pounds on. There is a little over 1/2 an acre of potatoes. Willie helped Jim at his hay. [in margin] Sent letter to / the Minister of Public / Instruction August [1890] 1st Very heavy dew this morning, almost as much wet on the grass as if rain had fallen. All the day dry and warm. I went to Johney's in the morning to help him at his hay, but he had finished the eavning before. I then came home and helped Jim at his hay in the afternoon. Willie helped Jim. 2 Bright sunny day, dry and warm. Willie and I helped Jim to haul in hay. Ida also helped to mow. H. Lonsway’s boy & team were there. [in margin] Got pension / $101.00. <p. 173> August 1890 3rd Sabbath. Dry day till about 7 PM, when there came on a Rain storm with thunder and lightening. The day was Exceedingly sultry. Brother Sam and Phoebe, Johney and Ina were here. [in margin] very hot 4 Dry morning, the day dry till about 1 P.M. when there came on a tremendous Rain storm with thunder and lightening. More rain fell in the same time than I ever remember. Another Rain, Thunder and lightening from 5 to 7 PM. Willie mowed at home with Jim’s team when dry. [in margin] Heavy Rain / commenced / Haying �385 5 Wet morning, but it cleared off and the day was dry, breezy and cool. Willie mowed at home with the mares. I mowed with the scythe. John Trugon and wife got home from Red River. They had been away since April. Thought to farm out there but they could not succeed, therefore [dittog.: therefore] they sold their horses, cattle and implements and left. [in margin] J. Trugon / got home 6 Dry day, cloudy and breezy. Willie mowed fence corners in the forenooon, and in the afternoon sulky Raked and hauled in. Jim helped us with his team. We put in five loads in the afternoon on the loft of the new stable. 7 Fine day, dry and Breezy. Jim, Willie and I worked at Haying. Willie Raked in the afternoon and mowed in the forenoon. Jim and I hauled in Four loads in the afternoon. <p. 174> August 1890 8th Dry day, cloudy and Breezy with sunshine. We finished haying at this place. Four loads with some Rakings. [in margin] Finished / Haying 9 Cool morning with quite a dampness on the ground, the day was cool, cloudy and breezy. Mrs. R. with Willie and the team went to Dundalk in the forenoon. In the afternoon Willie helped Jim to pick up the remainder of his hay Rakings. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Sent let- ter to Willie / Antlers P.O. / Ind. Territory / U.S. 10th Sabbath. Cold and cloudy, the eavning very cold. W. Agnew, Wife and Two children came here this eavning. 11 Very chilly morning, the day sunny and warm in the afternoon. I was at a Council meeting in Hopeville. Willie helped D. Reid mend brush fence. 12 Bright sunny morning, the day hot in the afternoon. I took Johney's Horse and Buggy, which I had borrowed, home. Then went to Dundalk and collected cheese money. Willie and Ida with J. Bowerman and sister went to the Berry Marsh. 13 Cool and clear, a little sultry about noon. I worked at the milk Books and went to Brother Sam's in the afternoon to see a sick colt. 14 Dry day and breezy. I posted the Township orders in the forenoon, and helped Jim stook some Barley in the afternoon. Willie helped all day. 15 Dry day. Willie and I helped Jim move [MS vove] straw out of the new Barn to the old, till the waggon tongue broke. <p. 175> August 1890 16th Dry morning and cool, the middle of the day warm, the afternoon dry. I paid the Patrons of the C[heese] Factory in the afternoon. [in margin] $20 — 1st Feb. 1892, $20 —1st Feb. 1893, $10 — 1st Feb. 1891 —[total] $50. Mower 17th Sabbath. Rain in the morning. Fair and cool from about 10 AM, the afternoon very cold, slight frost at night. 18 Cool morning, but the sun shone out Bright and the day was pleasant. Willie helped Jim to move straw. I posted the milk payments and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 25 lbs B[lack] Turnips for $3.50. 19 Dry in the morning, but a slight mizzle of rain came on about 9 AM and the day was wet all through. 20 Dry, cool morning, the day dry and sunny. Willie and I made a Road of stones to the spring on T. Arnold's Lot. All the family but Clark [MS Clare] are at J. Maxwell’s party this night. I was there but came home. �386 21 Rainy forenoon, the afternoon dry, cool & cloudy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 22 Cool and cloudy in the morning, the day cool and slightly wet. We tried cutting pease with the mower, but it would not do, on account of the wetness of the grain. Then Jim cradled roads around the oats, and Willie and I pulled in his pease with the scythes. [in margin] First Harvesting / pease cut <p. 177> August 1890 23rd Dark morning, cool, and the ground very wet with rain, which had fallen during the night. Willie helped Jim to pull pease. The afternoon was cold and clear, very much like frost. Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 24th Sabbath. Cool and clear. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s with Henry Lonsway. 25 Dry morning, the day dry till about 4:30 P.M. when there came on a slight rain which continued till dark. Jim, Willie and I cut pease on the Arnold place. Jim mowed them, I Raked them out, and Willie throwed the bunches back. Clark stopped here all night. 26 Damp morning, though not Raining. Rain came on early in the afternoon and was slightely wet during all the afternoon. Willie helped Jim pull his pease with the scythe. I skinned a sheep which had got hooked by one of the cows and died. I tied some oats also which had been craddled. 27 Dark morning, the day cloudy and a slight rain at noon. We finished cutting pease, both at Jim’s and at home. Jim also cut his wheat. My pease are a very poor crop, not any more than one third of a crop on account of the spring being so wet and the lands plowed so ve[ry l]ate [? words un- clear]. [in margin] Finished cutting / pease <p. 177> August 1890 28th Dry, cool morning, the day dry. Jim reaped for me with his Binder. Willie stooked. I tied up some craddled grain. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon, and after tea Willie and I hauled in Bar- ley for Jim, which he had on the knoll. [in margin] First oats cut 29 Wet morning, a geat deal of Rain fell early in the day, the afternoon from about 3 O’clock dry. Jim cut oats for me with his Binder from about 4 P.M. Willie stooked. I stood up some that were cut yesterday. 30 Wet forenoon, the afternoon mizz[l]ing, cloudy and cold. No harvesting done today, only a few shooks stood up. 31st Sabbath. Dry and cool. Johney and Ina were here. Sept[ember] 1890 1st Very heavy frost this morning, the day Bright and sunny. Jim cut oats for me with his binder. Willie stooked up. I tied oats at Jim’s. J. Gott and boy craddled them. I Raked and bound about one thousand sheaves from 9 A.M. [in margin] Frost 2 Dry and fine, quite sunny, a good Harvest day. Willie stooked in the forenoon. He and I and Mrs. R. hauled in pease in the afternoon. Jim finished cutting oats for me. I tied oats for Jim in the forenoon. [in margin] Finished / cutting oats <p. 178> September 1890 3rd Dry and pretty warm, especially in the afternoon. I tied oats till 6 P.M. for Jim. John Gott craddled them. Willie, his mother and Ida hauled two loads of pease in the forenoon. This fin- ished our pea harvest. Willie then stooked up till 6 P.M., when he, I and Mrs. R. helped Jim to haul in his wheat. [in margin] Finished pease �387 4 Cloudy and breezy, with a sharp shower about 6 P.M. I had John Gott and his team hauling in oats, 7 loads. Then when we finished the field and went to haul in pease for Jim, Rain came on and we only got one load in. 5 Every thing steeping in rain this morning, the forenoon cloudy, the aftenoon dry and sunny. I worked at the Milk sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon tied some oats for Jim. Willie worked at Jim’s. John Arnold and Wife and Johney Maxwell and Miss Morin [=Moran] were here a while at night. 6 Wet morning again, the rain ceased about 8 A.M. I then went to Jim’s and stooked up 2000* oat sheaves for him. Willie also worked at Jim’s. [*or 400 stooks; seems like a lot for one day, even if both Robert and Willie did it. Probably should be 200.] 7th Sabbath. Dry day, cloudy in the afternoon and a heavy rain came on about 10:30 P.M. Mrs. Max- well was here in the afternoon. <p. 179> September 1890 8th Rain early in the morning, then a little sunshine, but the day was generally cloudy and cool. Willie and I pulled some apples in the forenoon and helped Jim Bind oats in the afternoon. Johney and Ina called at night. Clark is stopping here this night. 9 Dry dark morning, the day dry and cool, not much sunshine. I turned Jim’s pease in the forenoon, and Willie craddled some oats for him in the afternoon. From tea time we hauled them all in. There were ten loads. John Gott with his team and man helped. The pease were very damp. 10 Dry cloudy morning, the day dry and cloudy. Willie and I hauled in eight loads of oats. The un- der parts of the sheaves were very wet, and some of them growing. Ida helped in the mow. Willie with the team went to help John Gott to haul in after six O’clock. 11 Dark morning, with a Scotch mist, the day mizzly till about 4 P.M., dry after, with a very slight bit of sunshine. Willie and I hauled in two loads of oats in the morning, [stopped] when they got too wet. I then posted the Milk sheets and went to Dundalk in the eavning. 12 Dark morning, very misty, which soon cumulated in a heavy shower of rain. After that the day was dry though not drying. Willie and I helped Jim after tea. [in margin] Colt / weaned <p. 180> September 1890 13th Dry early in the morning, Rain came on about 8 A.M. and continued for about an hour, then cleared off, a Brisk wind and dry afternoon. Willie and I hauled in two loads of oats in the after- noon. Ida helped in the mow. Brother John and Wife came here in the eavning. 14th Sabbath. Dry day from morning till night. 15 Dry morning, but a very heavy dew. We upsett the stooks and Willie and I hauled in Eight loads of oats. This finished our harvest. Jim and Ida helped us. This made 28 loads of oats in all and 7 loads of pease. The grain is put in very wet. We went to Jim’[s] in the afternoon and helped him haul in. Brother John helped us, we put in 10 loads. [in margin] Finished / Harvesting 16 Dry day from morning till night. We helped Jim haul in and finished his harvest. 17 Dry morning, a very heavy dew, the day dry. Jim, Willie, Brother John and I helped Sam to haul in. Johney helped after dinner. This finished Sam’s harvest. 18 Very Fine morning, sunshine without stint, the day remarkably fine. Brother John and wife left for home about 11. A.M. We separated our lambs from the ewes, parted the colts from the horses. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �388 19 Dry morning, the day dry till noon, the afternoon showery. I picked some apples off the trees in the forenoon. Willie and Clark are laid up, Willie with a cold and Clark, I think, with pleuresy. Johney and Ina were here a short time. <p. 181> September 1890 20 Drizzly morning, the day generally damp. I went in the morning for Dr. McWilliam’s for Clark who has the measels [=measles]. When I came home I worked at the milk books. Mr. John Ar- nold and wife were here a while. 21st Sabbath. Dark day and dry. I went to tell Dr. McWilliam in the afternoon how Clark was. 22 Dry day but cool. I went in the morning to J. Best’s with D. Reid who took him seven lambs. I bought one of D. Reid’s Ram lambs from Mr. Best for $4.00 and one ewe lamb from Mr. Best for $3.50. In the afternoon I worked at making out the Township estimates. 23 Dry day, but cool, a slight sprinkle of Rain at night. John Agnew was here. I worked at Township Books. 24 Fine morning with a slight Frost, the day dry, cool and sunny. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk and collected some cheese money, also I drew out of the Bank $600.00 to take to Council meeting. 25 Fine morning, the day dry and warm. I attended council meeting at Hopeville. 26 Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry but chilly. I settled up township orders. 27 Cold morning, the day cold with a slight snowfall. I worked at the Milk accounts in the forenoon and went to Dundalk, and paid in the afternoon. [in margin] 1st Snow <p. 182> Sept[ember] 1890 28th Sabbath. Fine, Bright sunny morning, the day Beautiful. Sam and Phoebe were here. 29 Dry morning, the day dry, clear and warm. I took up potatoes, dug and gathered them myself, 13 Bushels in five hours. 30 Beautiful morning, the day dry, the sun hazy and warm, without a cloud. I dug potatoes. Ida gathered in the afternoon. We took up 20 Bushels. Ina came here after dinner. Johney came for her at night with the Buggy. Willie who is ailing went to Dr. McWilliam. He said he had Bronchi- tus, told him to keep mustard to his breast and gave him a bottle of medicine to be taken every Four hours. October [1890] 1st Dry sunny morning and the day Fine, cloudy somewhat in the afternoon. I was at W. Armstrong’s threshing. 2 Bright, sunny morning, the day Beautiful and very warm in the afternoon. I was at W. Arm- strong’s threshing in the forenoon and Henry Lonsway’s in the afternoon. 3 Wet morning, a great deal of rain fell during the night. The afternoon was dry with an occasional shower. I was at Henry Lonsway’s threshing in the afternoon. <p. 183> October 1890 4th Dry and cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and clear. I pulled Four Bags of apples in the afternoon and Fixed up the grannary [=granary] in the Forenoon for the thres[h]ing. Ina was here. Willie is still very unwell, does not seem to be gaining strength. Arlie is stopping here tonight. 5th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, wet at night. 6 Drizzly wet day. I went to Jim’s threshing in the afternoon and attended a Council Meeting of Dundalk at night. �389 7 Missling [=mizzling] all day. I was at J. Arnold’s threshing. 8 Dry morning and the sun shone out during the day. Mrs. R. showed some things at the Fair. Got nothing. I went in after 3 P.M. 9 Misty morning but the day cleared off and was dry. I Raised 13 Bushels of potatoes. Also I Bar- gained with George Grummett for a sucking gilt*, he to keep it two weeks and wean it and not to let it down in flesh and at the end of that time if I like it I am to pay him $40.00 for it. [*young female pig] 10 Mizzly in the forenoon, the afternoon misty and dry. I was at J. Mills’ threshing in the forenoon. The machine broke and work stopped. I took up potatoes, (14) Bushels, in the afternoon. <p. 184> October 1890 11th Misty morning, the day dry but without Rain. I took up potatoes about (33 Bushels), thus making in all about 80 Bushels of First class potatoes. Willie and Ida gathered, and I throwed them on with a stable fork. [in margin] Finished / Raising / Potatoes 12th Sabbath. Dry day, but cold. 13 Rainy throughout the day. I was at J. Mills’ threshing. 14 Showery and cold. I was at J. Mills’ threshing. Four of Brother John’s family came up to attend Clark’s weddding [MS: weeding], viz. Bob, Jim, Nancy & Minnie. G. McConnell, Collector of Proton, was here and deposited his Bond with me. [in margin] Collector /Deposited / Bond 15 Fine day, dry and without Rain. Robert Clark Russell, age 23, my third son, was married to Mari- ah Moran, daughter of John Moran of Melancthon. He and his Bride, together with Brother John’s boys and girls, left after the Ceremony and Services for Tossorontio on a visit. T. Arnold Snr. was here at night. [in margin] Clark married 16 Dark morning, Rain in the forenoon and a continous Rain at night. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon and in the afternoon prepaired for threshing. The threshers came here at night. <p. 185> October 1890 17th Dry morning, the day dry. We threshed. The grain was pretty good, but the yield small, about 500 Bushels of oats, or 17 Bushels to the acre and about 60 Bushels of pease, or 10 Bushels per acre. The[y] finished threshing but were quite a while after dark, and light was obtained from the threshers’ lamps. It was J. Brinkman and D. Reid who threshed. [in margin] Threshed 18 Dry morning, the day dry and a good deal of sunshine. I was at Walter Bell’s threshing. 19th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, Rain came on at night. Joe Bowerman stopped here all night. 20 Dark morning, a misty kind of day all through. I made a place to put the pigs which I intend fat- ting. Mrs. R., Willie and the team went to Dundalk and got some fixings for Clark and placed them in his house. Ida has been teaching for him till his return. [in margin] Pigs put / up to fat 21 Fine day, mild and a good deal of sunshine. I chored around. Willie hauled home two loads of firewood from Jim’s Bush. 22 Dark, cloudy day, but dry and mild. I worked at entering Twps. orders in the forenoon, and split some stove wood in the afternoon. Willie, with the team, hauled out manure for Jim. <p. 186> October 1890 23rd Dry in the forenoon, wet in the afternoon. Willie, with the team, helped Jim haul manure. I worked at the Milk accounts. �390 24 Dark morning, a slight shower of Rain in the afternoon. Jim and Willie with my team hauled 16 loads of manure for me. I worked at the Milk accounts. 25 Dark morning, the day dark. I straightened up some apples in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Jim and Willie hauled out 17 loads of manure for me. 26th Sabbath. Dark day, but without Rain. Joe Bowerman was here. 27 Dark day and cold. I went to G. Grummett’s to see about a colt which I had bought. Willie started to plow some sod. G. McConnell, collector, stopped here all night. [in margin] Collector 28 Pretty hard Frost this morning and a little snow on the ground. The day was dark with a flurry of snow in the afternoon. I worked at the milk books in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and deposited in Bank $324.00 of Township moneys. Willie plowed. Mrs. R. went to Clark’s in the forenoon. 29 Dark morning, the afternoon sunny and fine. Willie plowed. I fetched some potatoes into the cel- lar. G. Grummett brought home the cold I bought of him. <p. 187> October 1890 30th Ground covered with snow this morning, and several showers fell during the day. Willie plowed part of the day. I worked at the milk accounts. Mrs. John Gott came here with a Halloweve goose as a present. Mrs. R. got home from Clark’s. 31 Snow on the ground this morning, but it got off after a while. The afternoon was mild. Willie plowed in the forenoon and some in the after part of the afternoon. He helped us to bring in out of the pits 64 Bushels of potatoes. This makes 75 Bushels potatoes in the cellar. They are good, choice potatoes, with the small ones picked out. Jim, Mary and Arley were here for their Hallow- eve Supper. November [1890] 1st The ground covered with snow this morning and quite wintry-like. It softened and thawed till about noon when there came on a very heavy snow storm. It is now (7:30 P.M.) Snowing and Blowing. Willie plowed in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Big snow / storm 2nd Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow and quite a quantity fell during the day. 3 Bright, sunny forenoon, the afternoon overcast and quite a quantity of snow fell. Willie split some wood in the forenoon. I chored around. The Roads are very sloppy, snow and mud. It is almost impossible to Travel them. <p. 188> November 1890 4th Snow on the ground this morning, and plenty more falling. It ceased about noon. Jim, Willie and I cut some stove wood in the bush on lot 219. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here at night. 5 Bright sunny morning, the day bright and mostly without a cloud, almost like Indian summer. Willie helped Jim in the forenoon, and in the afternoon he and I sawed stove wood in the Bush. He is stopping tonight at Jim’s. 6 Dark morning, the day cloudy all through. Willie helped Jim. I took up turnips and carrots. Joe Bowerman stopped here all night. 7 Dark morning, the day cloudy but pleasant, the snow has all disappeared. Willie plowed. I took up carrots and Beets and put them in the cellar. Jim and Wife and Mrs. R. went to a funeral of Sam McDowell’s child. Arlie is stopping here tonight. Water has come into the well in cellar. [in margin] Water in / Well �391 8 Mild day till the afternoon when it got cold and began to freeze. Willie rain-furrowed in the field to carry off the water in the spring. Jim helped me Butcher a pig which I had up fatting for 19 days. Pig weighed 270 pounds. 9th Sabbath. A Regular downpour of Rain this morning, dry in the afternoon. J. Bowerman stopped here all night. <p. 189> November 1890 10th Pretty hard frost this morning, but it softened after a little, the day dry with a little sunshine in the afternoon. Willie plowed. I went to Dundalk and sent a Post Office money order of $9.50 to T. Woodhouse, Dry Goods Merchant, Toronto, for a Dress for Ida. Sent pattern of Goods in the let- ter. 11 Hard frost this morning, the day cloudy and warm in the afternoon. Willie plowed. I worked at Posting Township orders in the forenoon, and in the afternoon banked the stable. G. McConnell, collector, stopped all night. 12 Very hard frost this morning, but the ground softened after a little. The afternoon cloudy and mild. Willie plowed till noon, finished the sod. In the afternoon he hauled two small loads of hay, about a ton, from Jim’s to the Barn on T. Arnold’s Lot. I Banked the stable and spread manure part of the afternoon. 13 Fine, mild day, bright sun, almost like Indian Summer. I went to Dundalk and deposited in the Bank $621.00, Township Funds. Came home and cut some timber down. Willie water-furrowed. 14 Splendid day, Bright sun, the atmosphere Hazy like Indian Summer. I cut down trees for fire- wood. Willie helped Jim to Butcher. [in margin] Beautiful / Day <p. 190> November 1890 15th Slightely wet this morning, the day Showery. Willie and I sawed stove wood. 16th Sabbath. Fine day, so much so that the little Birds were out singing. 17 Wet day from morning till night. Willie took his Mother and Ida to Dundalk and Brought out Miss Lever to make a dress for Ida. 18 Dry but cloudy. Willie hauled some stove wood home in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and I sawed stove wood in the Bush. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and collected cheese money. I worked from 6 P.M. to 3 A.M. at the milk sheets. 19 Snow falling in the morning and quite a few showers of it through the day. Willie and I sawed stove wood in the bush. Miss Lever is helping on the wonderful dress.* [*this will be Ida’s wed- ding dress] 20 Hard frost this morning and still freezing through the day, with occasional showers of snow. I worked at the milk sheets till 2:30 P.M., then went to Dundalk and left the Books at Mr. Morgan’s to be audited by Clark and him. I then drew out of the Bank $1709.68, cheese money. I intend paying on Saturday. Willie was at D. Reid’s threshing. Miss Lever is working still at the dress. 21 Snow in the morning, but it mostly disappeared during the day. The day was mild. I packed En- velopes with the patron’s money. Willie split wood. <p. 191> November 1890 22nd Quite a quantity of snow on the Ground this morning and a frequent shower of it during the day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of Cheese Factory their [MS: theire] final �392 payment for the season. Pretty close on $1800.00. They appeared all pretty well satisfied. Willie was at A. Lonsway’s threshing. 23rd Sabbath. Rather chilly in the morning, the afternoon was fine. Mrs. R. & I went to Brother Sam’s. 24 Sharp morning, but the sun got out and the day was mild and soft. John Arnold and I went to John Crique’s. He paid us the Rent ($115.00) of the Kinnear Farm. We gave to the Widow Kinnear $29.00, to Sydney $27.50, & to child $27.50. 25 Mild day, but with some showers of snow. I fixed around the Barn on the Arnold farm. Willie cut Roads to some stove wood. 26 Sharp Frost this morning, the day cold. I chopped down some trees for firewood. Willie hauled some stove wood home out of the Bush with the waggon. 27 Very sharp day. Freezing keenly all day. I worked in the Bush trimming up and cutting down trees. Willie was at John Brinkman’s threshing. 28 Mild day in the afternoon, but cold in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and depos- ited $20.00 in Bank to the credit of the Kinnear Estate. <p. 192> November 1890 29th Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft. We Butchered a pig which I had up 38 days. It weighed 300. Willie went to Clark’s in the afternoon with some things for hm. I chored around. 30th Sabbath. Cold day, sharp, raw wind. J. Bowerman stopped all night. December [1890] 1st Snow falling this forenoon. Cold day, especially near night. Willie and I hauled home two loads of hay from Jim’s, about a ton. Johney Irwin left his Taxes here. 2 Cold morning, the day very cold all through. Willie drove his mother to Dundalk in the afternoon. I chored around home. 3 Stormy morning, the day stormy, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. Ida was married today to Jo- seph T. Bowerman, Blacksmith, of Dundalk. The officiationg minister was Rev. Hudson of the Presbyterian Church, Dundalk. The guests were Jim and Wife and daugher Arley, John and Wife, Clark and Wife, Brother Sam and Phoebe and their son William and daughter Madella. Abe Bow- erman and Brother and Sister, & Brother of the Groom, G. Scott and Miss Jessie Mitchell, Mr. Marshall, Wife & Baby, W. H. Russell, Brother of the Bride, and the Father and mother of the Bride, R. Russell and N. Russell. The married couple left for Johney’s at night. The[y] went next morning, along with John & Wife, to Tossorontio and Essa Townships to see their Relations. <p. 193> December 1890 4th Cold morning, the day cold all through, Blowing, Snowing some, and Freezing a good deal. Mrs. R. with horse and cutter went to Clark’s. I done the morning chores then went to Dundalk. 5 Fine morning, the day mild, the Roads getting smoothe. Willie is at Johney’s. I done chores and went to Dundalk after 5 P.M. 6 Quite a covering of hoar frost on the Bushes all day, the day pretty mild with a slight fall of snow towards night. I chored around. G. McConnell was here at night and made a payment 7th Sabbath. Pretty cold day. Clark & Maria here. 8 Fine day, mild and calm with some sunshine. Joe & Ida got home from their wedding tour. Willie & I sawed wood. �393 9 Fine morning, the day mild all through. Mr. D. McMillen, Reeve of Proton, was here. Willie with the team took Ida’s Organ*, Bed & Bedding & Bedstead to her home in Dundalk. [*purchased from T. Hanbury for $5.00, received in July 1888] 10 Fine morning, the day fine and mild except a little while in the afternoon when it got rather cold. I worked at making out Statement at night. Willie and I sawed stove wood in the forenoon. 11 Mild day, snow fell in the afternoon. Willie & I saw[ed] in the forenoon. He split in the afternoon and I went to Dundalk. <p. 194> December 1890 12th Cold, stormy day. I worked at making out Financial statement for the Council. Finished it today. Willie hauled home stove wood. 13 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold till near night, when it got milder. Willie hauled home wood. I chored around. 14th Sabbath. Mild day. Willie went to Dundalk for Joe and Ida, and took them home at night. 15 Mild morning, the day mild. I attended a Council meeting at Dundalk. Willie split stove wood. 16 Mild day, the sleighing is very thin, the wheels are running as well as the sleighs. I worked all day at making out Financial statement for the Township. J. Cavanagh, Clerk, came here in the after- noon. 17 Mild day, a little snow fell last night. I finished statement about 2 P.M., then wrote some letters and took Statement to printer. Mrs. R., Williie and the team went to Dundalk. He got a pair of whiffletrees* and put the irons which he had with him on. He hauled a load of stove wood from Melancthon in the forenoon. [*device attaching wagon tongue and horse harness; see 22 Sept. 1886, 10 June 1879] <p. 195> December 1890 18th Fine, clear day with a good deal of sunshine. Willie hauled two saw logs in the afternoon to Mr. McGregor’s mill. I chored. 19 Bright morning, the day clear and cold with a keen freeze at night. Willie hauled 8 Logs from Melancthon to the mill. I split stove wood at the house. 20 Bright morning, the day clear and cold, with quite a sharp frost the night before. Willie hauled 4 logs to the mill. I chored at home. Mr. J. Arnold and Wife and J. Maxwell were here at night. 21st Sabbath. Mild day with a very slight rain which turned to snow in the afternoon. It did not amount to much. John and Ina were here. 22 Bright day, with a thaw wind in the afternoon, the sleighing is very thin and the waggons are run- ning. I went to Sam’s and he hauled me out about 1200 lbs of hay @ $6.00 a ton. Willie went and got 4 shoes on the horses then he drew logs forward at the mill to where the carriage could get them. He hauled two loads of Lumber home. Jim and his mother went to the Funeral of Mrs. John Mitchell at Maple Valley*, about 13 miles from here. The young woman was a sister to J. Bow- erman* and died in the prime of life. She was a splendid specimen of womanhood, strong, well- formed and robust. But death claimed her and she had to go. [*Maple Valley is on Highway 24, close to the townline between Melancthon and Osprey townships. J. Bowerman is the son-in-law of Robert, married to Ida.] <p. 196> December 1890 �394 23rd High wind with some snow falling this morning. The wind and snow increased and at night it was almost a Blizzard. Willie hauled a load of lumber from the mill. Mrs. R. went to Clark’s School Examinations. I went in the afternoon. The pupils presented him with a gold-headed cane. He is leaving the school after having been in it three years. When I came home Mr. McMillen, Reeve of Proton, was here. I went with him to Dundalk to attend a meeting of the two councils to settle a money question. We did not succeed. 24 The storm has abated, snow is still falling mildly, the sleighing is pretty good, the day calm. Wil- lie hauled six logs to the mill. I helped Jim clean a load of oats. 25 Christmas—very sharp morning, the day cold but pleasant. Sleighing fair. Jim & Wife and Arlie, Clark and Wife, Ida and J. Bowerman, were here. All and Mrs. R. went to the entertainment at Dundalk at night. I stopped at home and took care of Arlie. 26 Cold morning, the day pretty chilly. Willie hauled six logs to the mill. Jim came in the afternoon to work at the stable. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Johney called this eavning. Ina was here for about three hours at night. <p. 197> December 1890 27th Fine morning, the day fine till the afternoon when there came on a snow storm with very high winds and a sharp frost. I attended a council meeting at Hopeville and came home at night. It was almost 12 O’clock at night when I got home. Willie worked at the horse stable. 28th Sabbath. Very sharp morning, the day Frosty and cold. Joe & Ida came here in the afternoon and stopped all night. 29 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold all through. I went to Dundalk and done some business. Wil- lie hauled 6 Logs to the mill and a Load of Lumber home. Jim worked at the stable part of the af- ternoon. 30 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold. Jim worked at the Stable. Willie hauled the remainder of the Lumber from the mill. Brother John, his Wife, and Daughter, Vina [=Lavina], came here in the eavning. 31 Sunny, almost like a thaw, quite a Rhime on the Bushes, the day foggy. William Lonsway and Wife came here in the Eavning. Brother Sam brought me a Load of hay, about 1600 lbs @ $6.00 per ton. Jim worked at the Stable. I helped him. Willie with the team hauled wood for Jim to Dundalk. The old Year is now out and the New Year is come in. We have had two marriages and no deaths in the family. Hope the new year will deal kindly with us. <p. 198> January 1891 1st Rain this morning, though slightly intermixed with sleet. Good soft Rain in the afternoon, a regu- lar thaw. Brother John is at Sam’s. W. Lonsway and Sister Margaret is at A. Lonsway’s. Willie hauled one load of wood for Jim to Dundalk. I nailed up some boards in the stable. [in margin] Rain 2 Blowing, Snowing and freezing all day. Brother John, Wife and Vina came here from Sam’s and then Mrs. R. and them went to W. Faucet’s, then to Ida’s in Dundalk, and came home about 10 P.M. 3 Calm morning but a very sharp frost, I think the hardest freeze this winter, but the sun shone out, the day was cold and clear. John left for home about 11 A.M., took his brood sow, which he had bought from me for $10.00 some time ago, home with him. He brought me up two bags of pease for what she had eat of mine. Jim, Willie and I worked at the stable. �395 4th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, sharp frost. Mrs. R. and I walked to Brother Sam’s at night. Stopped till about 10 O’clock. Sister Margaret and W. Lonsway was there. 5 Sharp morning, the day cold and without sunshine. Jim worked at the stable, except the time he went to poll his vote. I worked at the stable in the forenoon, and went to the voting in the after- noon. I then went to Dundalk, stopped about an hour and came home with Mrs. Reid and Dan. <p. 199> January 1891 6th Cold day, sharp frost, the day dark, several Flurries of snow fell. Jim and I worked at the stable. I Borrowed D. Reid’s Ram for a while and took him to Jim’s. Joe Bowerman and Ida called at night on their way to Andrew Lonsway’s. [in margin] Borrowed / D. Reid’s / Ram 7 Fine morning, a good deal of sunshine through the day, but a sharp frost. Mrs. R. went to Clark’s. I brought home the four calves which had been at Jim’s for some time. I also brought the Crique cow over from the barn to the new stable. She fell on the ice and could not get up, for it was all ice around her. I got Dan Reid to help. We had to chop the ice so as to make it rough for her. We got her up at last. 8 Fine day, bright and sunny, sharp frost in the morning. I worked at the stable. Brought down a weak calve from Jim’s, am going to make it strong if possible. D. Reid and Emma were here a while at night. 9 Beautiful Day from morning till night, plenty of sunshine, the air bracing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Got $15.19 from J. W. Armstrong, Clerk of D[ivision] Court. Posted & Registered $4.00 of this to James Patton, Lot 37, Con[cession] 13, Proton. Came home and done my chores. Felt tired and did not go to Mr. Arnold’s with Mrs. R. 10 Very fine day, Bright and sunny all through. Willie went to Shelburne for some coal for J. Bow- erman. I worked at laying floor in Horse stalls. <p. 200> January 1891 11th Sabbath. Mild day, almost like a thaw. A slight mizzle of rain fell in the afternoon, which soon turned to snow. 12 Real Blustery morning, snowing, blowing and Freezing, the day very cold. Willie hauled wood for Jim. I chored around. Jim fixed the Drive House door of the stable. 13 Dark morning, a little snow fell during the day, but not of any account. Willie was hauling for Jim. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 14 Stormy day, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. Willie hauled wood for Jim. I chored at home & Worked at Balancing the Township Books. 15 Another sharp morning. The day cold but not much snow fell. Willie hauled wood for Jim. I chored around home and helped D. Reid to put on a load of hay. [in margin] [arrow pointing to outer margin, of indeterminate meaning.] 16 Pretty cold morning, the day very cold but with a bright sun in the forenoon. Willie hauled wood for Jim. Mrs. R. went to Son John’s. John Agnew stopped in on his way up to Jim’s. G. McConnell, Collector, made his final Return of cash, and Roll this eavening. Lawyer Lamon and his client, S. Irwin, was here looking over the past Collector’s Rolls. I worked in the eavening at Balancing the Township Books and making out 1/2 yearly Financial Report for Township council. [in margin] [dot with circle around it, indeterminated meaning.] �396 17 Quite a Hoar frost on the Bushes, the day mild, almost like a thaw. John Agnew here at noon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, helped D. Reid put on a load of hay before I went. [Does not mention his birthday!] <p. 201> 18th Sabbath. Mild day, almost like a thaw. Ida and Joe were here in the afternoon, also J. T. Agnew. 19 Mild day but the air full of moisture, a slight mizzle of Rain in the afternoon. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, left at 8 and got home at 11 P.M., the night mild. Willie hauled a load of wood for Jim. 20 Mild morning, the day soft, a little sunshine in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of wood and another of oats with Jim’s team for him to Dundalk. I settled up yesterday’s accounts, then wrote some letters, went to Dundalk and posted them. 21 Mild day, inclined to thaw, with a shower of snow in the afternoon. I helped Jim bag up a load of oats, then Willie and I brought a little jag of straw for bedding. Then Willie took the team to Dun- dalk and got the sorell [=sorrel] mare’s shoes sharped [=sharpened]. J. McArdle left some taxes here, I to Receive the money and send away Receipt. 22 Mild day, some snow fell. Willie with the team went to Henry Lonsway’s and wood Bee. I went to Dundalk. 23 Mild day all through, some snow falling. Willie with the team went to Clark’s Bee drawing Logs to the mill. Mr. John Morin, Senior,* unfortunately got his leg broken. I worked at home copying off the Defaulters’ Roll with my Defaulters’ Book. [in margin] T. Arnold / here / Mr. Morin’s / Leg broke [*John Moran, Father of Clark’s wife, Mariah Moran; see 15 Oct. 1890.] <p. 202> January 1891 24th A little rough in the forenoon, wind and snow, the afternoon calm and mild. Willie hauled Jim’s Barley home to him from the Arnold’s Barn in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I attended a meeting of the Patrons of Dundalk Cheese Factory, held in Dundalk. 25th Sabbath. Mild day, good sleighing. Johney and Ina, Joseph & Ida were here a while at night. 26 A little snow fell in the forenoon, but ceased in the afternoon. Willie hauled 55 ties for Brother Sam to Dundalk. I chored around. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. 27 Stormy morning, Blowing and snowing. The afternoon mild, almost like a thaw, quite warm. Wil- lie hauled ties for Sam. He and J. Patterson drawed 120 at 4 loads. I went to Dundalk. 28 Mild morning, the day fine, Snow getting soft. Willie hauled 55 ties for Sam. I brought Arlie down in the forenoon and made a grain box in the afternoon. Mrs. and Mr. John Arnold and Johney Maxwell were here at night. [change in ink colour for next entry, from black to blue- black] 29 Fine morning, the day soft in the afternoon and some rain fell in the afternoon. Willie was at Jim’s cordwood be[e], he got near 30 cords hauled to Dundalk. The Township auditors, G. Watson and A. Gillespie, were here auditing the Books. Said Books came out square, as they should. [in mar- gin] Twp auditors here / Jim’s / Wood Bee <p. 203> January 1891 30th Quite a raw, chilly morning with a flurry of snow now and then, the afternoon finer. Willie and I cleaned oats, Jim Patterson helped us in the afternoon. [ink changes back to black for next entry] �397 31 Dark morning, the day cloudy with several showers of snow, a little rain in the afternoon. Willie and I cleaned grain. Jim Patterson helped us in the afternoon. G. McConnell called to see me in regard to Taxes. February [1891] 1st Sabbath. Rather mild day, a little snow fell sometimes. Brother Sam and Phebe, Jim, Mary and Arlie, Clark, Maria, and Evans, Mr. Brinkman, W. J. Arnold, Wife and child were here. 2 A little stormy this morning, the day pretty cold and some snow fell especially in the afternoon. Willie was making ties with Brother Sam. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got some School vouchers out of the Bank. Came home and worked at School accounts. Got finished with these and packed them in an envelope addressed to Co[unty] Auditors. 3 Very stormy morning, snowing and Blowing. Quite a Rainfall the previous night. Roads are fill- ing up pretty fast with snow. Willie is helping Sam to make ties. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon, posted 36 Sch[ool] Vouchers to Co[unty] Auditors. Sold my oats to Skeffington Bell for .39 1/2 ¢, to be delivered any time next week. Came home and worked at making out statement for Council on 7th inst. 4 Very cold morning, the day freezing and cold. John Agnew was here. I bought 2 Barrels of flour from him at $5.00 per Brl. <p. 204> February 1891 5th Sharp morning, the day milder towards the afternoon, the roads drifting up very heavy. I attended a meeting of Patrons of the Cheese Factory held at Jim’s this night. The drawing of the milk was let to R. Cornett* at 7 1/2 mills per Gallon. [*Robert Cornett, who was a member of the first elected town council in 1888, owned the Dundalk Cheese Factory, situated on the southwest edge of the village; see History of Dundalk, pp. 13, 93.] 6 Mild morning, the day dark but soft, inclined to thaw. The roads are pretty bad in some places, on account of the big snow drifts. The Patent Lady has her nose in the air this afternoon and is trying to whistle the Rakes of Mallow.* [The meaning of this allusion remains unclear. The “Rakes of Mallow” is a traditional Irish folk song, Mallow is an Irish spa town, and the lyrics include these lines depicting loose living: “Beauing, belling, dancing, drinking, / Breaking windows, damning, sinking, / Ever raking, never thinking / Like the rakes of Mallow”; see https://www.libraryireland.com/social-history/popular-rhymes/rakes-mallow.php] 7 The morning mild but the afternoon colder with quite a sharp snowfall at night, also the wind is Blowing pretty strong which will cause drifted Roads. 8th Sabbath. Mild day with a little snow. 9 Soft morning, a slight mizzle of Rain falling. The day got a little wetter, and towards night there was a pretty fair thaw. Willie hauled 52 B[shels] & 22 lbs of oats in the forenoon and 75 bushels less 10 pounds in the afternoon to Dundalk, sold them for .40¢ per Bushel. Jim helped us fill up 19 more Bags for market and 14 Bushels for Clark. 10 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. The day was one of storm and cold. Willie hauled 48 B[ushels] & 08 pounds of oats to market, all told 175 20/34 Bushels. Miserable poor crop, only about 14 B[ushels] per acre. I sent $120.00 Rent to T. Arnold by Bank cheque. At- tended Magistrates Court in the afternoon, McArdle v[ersus] Cavanagh. <p. 205> February 1891 �398 10th Continued—This was an action Brought by McArdle against the Clerk because he would not per- mit him to take the declaration of office at the meeting of Township council on 19th of last Janu- ary. Cavanagh was fined $10.00 and costs, in all $35.00. I also posted and Registered a cheque to Joseph Gourley, Monck P. O.* for $31.50, School moneys, and another to Robert Gordon for $52 78/100 to Kenilworth P. O.*, also School moneys. In the afternoon Willie hauled 25 ties to Dun[dalk]. [*Monck P. O. is in Luther Township, 9 miles from Arthur. Kenilworth is in Arthur Township, midway between Arthur and Mount Forest. Both are in Wellington County. Robert Russell is sending money to pay for students from Proton Township who have to go elsewhere to attend Catholic schools; see below, 29 Sept. 1891.] 11 Fine sunny morning, the day mild and a good deal of sunshine. Willie hauled 60 ties at two loads to Dundalk. Jim went this morning to Toronto to try to Sell his cordwood. Ida was here in the eavning. Sent $9.00 in a Registered letter to D. Alexander, Egerton.* This is a Municipal Grant to their school. [*in Derby township, Grey County, south-west of Owen Sound; probably another payment for Catholic schooling of Proton township students.] 12 Beautiful morning, the day one of sunsine, the snow softening, the sky hazy. I went in the after- noon to John Crique’s and Refunded him $2.06 which he had paid in taxes in excess of his just proportion. Willie hauled two loads (60) of ties to Dund[alk]. Phoebe was here, also Mary and Arlie. 13 Dark morning, the trees covered with hoar Frost, the day medium in temperature, with pretty sharp frost at night. I chored around. Willie was at Charley Mills’ Bee. 14 Sharp morning, cold, but the sun shone out and the day was fine. I split wood at the house and wrote 10 letters at night to cheese Factories. Willie hauled 60 ties to Dundalk. <p. 206> February 1891 15th Sabbath. Soft day with a very high wind in the eavning. Johney, Clark and Joe Bowerman and their wives were here. 16 Quite a thaw most of the day, but it turned to snow in the afternoon and kept at it most of the night. Willie hauled a load of ties for Sam in the afternoon. Mr. J. Arnold & Wife, & J. Maxwell were here. 17 Roads pretty well filled up with snow and more falling, quite a quantity fell today. I attended Pro- ton Council meeting held in Dundalk. Mrs. R. took me to town in the cutter. 18 Heavy snow showers all day. Willie hauled Saw Logs for Clark from his lot in Melancthon. 19 Soft morning, the day mild, the Roads very good in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s and stopped there most of the day. 20 Stormy morning, Blowing and snowing. The day turned soft in the afternoon and at night rain began to fall. Willie oiled the harness. Jim sold his wood (117 cords) to Mr. Granery at $1.90 per cord and $2.50 more on the whole quantity. He has been trying for the last month to sell, also went to Toronto for that purpose. 21 Mild morning, the snow pretty soft, but the day changed in the afternoon and at night there was a pretty sharp Freeze. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie was breaking in his colt. J. Max- well helped him. <p. 207> Feb[ruary] 1891 22nd Sabbath. Quite stormy most of the day. �399 23 Dark morning, the day a little inclined to be soft, the snow settling down. I worked at the Town- ship Books in the Forenoon. Willie took 7 pieces of meat to John Crique’s to be smoked for me, then he hauled a load of saw logs for Clark. 24 Dark morning, the snow soft and inclined to thaw. The afternoon Rainey [=rainy] and a complete thaw. Willie helped Dan Reid to clean up oats. [in margin] Rain 25 Rain this morning, a steady Rain through all the previous night. Kept raining till about 10 A.M., then cleared off, and a steady freeze set in. The roads are very slippery, nothing but glare ice eve- rywhere, from here to the Barn on Arnold’s place nothing but a sheet of ice. Willie and I cleaned up some oats out of some seeds in the forenoon. He went to Dundalk with D. Reid in the after- noon. [in margin] Vesuvius / Bursted* [*eruptions happen almost continuously at Vesuvius, and this must have been a minor one; the severe eruptions closest to 1891 were in 1872, then 1906.] 26 Dark morning and pretty cold. Snow began to fall in the afternoon and a few heavy showers was the result. I think that before morning there will be a decent quantity of snow on the iciest part of the Roads. Nothing doing here today, either by man, boy or Horse. 27 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. The day was cold and stormy all through. Wil- lie went to a wood cutting bee, made by Ned Mills. 28 Very stormy day, Blowing, Snowing, and Freezing. I went to Dundalk and sent $84.50 interest to N[orth] of S[cotland] L[oan] company. I then went to Clark’s but he was not at home. <p. 208> March 1891 1st Sabbath. Clear and very cold. 2 Clear in the morning, overcast in the afternoon, and a shower of snow at night. The day very cold all through. Willie helped Jim in the afternoon to get in a load of logs. [in margin] Very cold 3 Cold morning, the day dark and cold, especially in the afternoon which was extremely cold. A shower of snow fell towards night. Willie helped Jim load a load of logs in the forenoon, and he went to the mill for him in the afternoon and got some chopping done. They put a Blister of Bro- mide of Mercury and Hog’s lard on the two year old colt’s leg. There is a lump on it at the joint, something like a spavin.* [in margin] Very cold [*bone spur; see 20 Mar. 1889] 4 Stormy morning, stormy at noon, stormy at night, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing all day long. Willie, Jim and D. Reid started with the team for Clark’s bush to cut logs for sawing machine. They cut only about 32, I think, and came home. [in margin] Stormy 5 Sharp morning, the day very cold all through, Freezing quite sharply, especially towards night. I went to the polling place at Mr. Acheson[’s] and voted. Mr. D. Reid and wife were here at night. [in margin] Dominion / Election* [*Conservative Party, under John A. Macdonald, remained in power after a close election; main issue was protective tariffs against US, vs. Liberal Party pro- posal for free trade. Macdonald died 6 June 1891. Thomas Sproule (1843-1917), farmer and phy- sician of Markdale, was Conservative MP for Grey East (1878–1911), then Senator (1911-17).] 6 Sharp morning, the day clear and cold. Willie with Jim and D. Reid were cutting firewood. 7 Clear and cold in the forenoon, the afternoon milder. Willie, Jim and D. Reid were cutting fire- wood in Clark’s Bush. It is a good distance from home, still, firewood must be got. <p. 209> March 1891 8th Cold, Raw wind in the morning, changed to almost Rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I were at Johney’s. [in margin] Mrs. Gott / died �400 9 Wet morning, but soon cleared off, turned to snow in the afternoon. Willie, Jim and D. Reid were skidding logs for the saw. 10 Mild morning, the day generally mild with a tendancy to thaw in the afternoon. They set the saw- ing machine in the bush. I went to Dundalk, attended a meeting of Officials from the neighbour- ing Cheese Factories. The object of the meeting was to form a Board of Sale of cheese. Mrs. R. went to the Funeral of Mrs. Gott. D. McKenzie, assessor, stopped here at night. Our assessment is as follows: Lot 217 10 acres cleared, valuation $300.00 “ 218 35 “ “ “ 700.00 “ 219 15 “ “ “ 450.00 “ 215 40 “ “ “ 800.00 “ 216 10 “ “ “ 200.00 N. W. pt. 220. 1 “ “ “ 50.00 11 Soft morning, the day sunny and quite a thaw. Willie, Jim and D. Reid had John Brinkman sawing stove wood in Melanthon. One of the yearling calves fell head first in the old leach* and got drowned. [*leach box, filled with water, leaching through ashes, to make lye.] 12 Very fine morning, the day lovely, almost like a day in spring, bright sun, balmy air and the snow melting rapidly. Willie hauled two loads (about 4 1/2 cords) of firewood from Melancthon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 210> March 1891 13th Very stormy morning, Blowing and snowing, which was the general feature [MS feauture] of the whole day. Quite a big storm, the Roads filling up rapidly. Willie drove me to John’s in the cutter to see about buying a spring colt. I did not like the colt, therefore did not buy. Coming home I walked about a mile while Willie went to Dundalk. Could scarcely get home, the snow was so deep and the storm so strong. [in margin] Big storm 14 Another morning of snow and wind, the day one of storm, Blowing and snowing. Did not see any team on the Road and only two men. It has now been snowing and Blowing incessantly for about Forty-Eight hours. The snow is mountains high in some parts, neither is the storm any what abat- ed as yet (7:40 P.M.). In the morning when I went to feed the cattle I had to shovel the snow away from the stable door and the mouth of the shed in order to let the animals out. Jim paid me this af- ternoon his land payment of One Hundred Dollars. [in margin] Big Storm 15th Sabbath. Very stormy day from morning till night, Blowing and snowing. Did not see eiether man or beast on the Road today. [in margin] Big Storm 16 Stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. The storm ceased in the afternoon and a calm set in with a sharp freeze. D. Reid and his little girl, Hannah, came here a while at night. This has been the longest storm that I remember. Commenced early on Thursday night and only ceased this afternoon. The Roads are impassible. [in margin] Storm <p. 211> March 1891 17th Calmer this morning and continued so till the afternoon, when it began to snow and Blow about as bad as before. Willie shovelled snow drifts on the Road part of the day. [in margin] First / lamb 18 Snowing this morning and quite a snowfall the previous night. The snow ceased about noon. Wil- lie shovelled the snow drifts in Jim’s lane. There has come five lambs, three of them died for the want of milk. �401 19 Bright sunny morning, the day bright and cold. Jim, Willie and I cleaned about 50 Bushels of my seed oats in the Forenoon. Then Jim took the fanning mill* to his place and Willie and he cleaned his. [*fanning mill: used to clean seed grain, by blowing off the lighter seeds as they are passed through sieves.] 20 Foggy morning, a little sleet falling which turned to rain in the afternoon. I brought the sheep home from Jim’s. Willie then went to Mr. Jean Crique’s for the pork which he had smoked for me. 21 Mild morning, the Bushes covered over with quite a hoar Frost, the day mild and the snow melt- ing. I went to Mr. Crique’s and wrote a letter for him, then drove to Dundalk and seen John Morin [=Moran] who has been to the Hospital and got his chin cut entirely out. He appears dreadful. D. Reid and John Maxwell were [MS where] here quite a while at night. 22nd Sabbath. Mild day, the snow melting. Joe and Ida were here. <p. 212> March 1891 23rd Dark morning, the day generally dark, warm air, the snow getting very soft. Andrew Russell came here. I went to Dundalk, got a letter from Mrs. W. Russell, Antler’s P. O., I[ndian]. T[erritory], United States. [in margin] Andrew Russell here / Letter from Mrs. R. 24 Sharp morning, quite a Frost, the day pretty mild, the snow softening in the afternoon. I got a ride out to Council meeting at Hopeville with Mr. T. Hanbury. We came home the same night. Willie hauled a Load of stove wood home in the afternoon. 25 Bright, sunny morning, the day clear and cool, the snow softened a little in the afternoon. Willie hauled two loads of stove wood home from Melancthon. 26 Bright morning, sunny day, clear and cold. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie hauled two loads of short wood from Melancthon. 27 Cold morning, the day dark and cold. Sharp, Raw wind, very unpleasant. Willie hauled a load of firewood for Jim. Andrew is gone to a party this night at Clark’s. 28 Bright sunny morning, the day warm, the snow melting. We brought down 40 Bushels of seed oats from Jim’s which I had exchanged for, then Willie took two Barells out to Clark’s to hold sap for him. I went with a man from Toronto across [MS accross] the Arnold property to show it to him. He said if he got it it would cost him the Mortgage and $500. in the trade he proposed mak- ing of town property. <p. 213> March 1891 29th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day one of sunshine. Willie took the cutter and went to Clark’s for Andrew. 30 Bright morning, the day one of sunshine. Willie went to help Clark make molasses. Andrew left for Toronto this morning. Jim hauled me a ton of Hay which I had bought from him. 31 Dark morning, the forenoon cold and lowering, a pretty brisk snow storm came on about noon, and it is still (8:55) snowing and Blowing. I hauled three loads of manure on the Garden in the Fore- noon. Phoebe and Sam called in the afternoon. April [1891] 1st Dark morning but mild, the day soft with a slight sprinkling of Rain in the afternoon. I took the team and went to Sam’s. He with his team Brought me about 1500 lbs hay and I with mine brought about 500 lbs. Johney, Ina and Ida were here in the eavning. �402 2 Showery generally throughout the day. I made a Box to pack pork in. Willie came home from Clark’s at night. [in margin] Heard / Robins 3 Snowing this morning, and continued so all day. Drifting and Blowing in the afternoon. Quite a sharp Frost at night. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and in the afternoon hauled out 3 Loads of manure. Willie went to the Sugar Bush. [in margin] Sow Farrowed / 11 in number* [i.e. a litter of 11 piglets] <p. 214> April 1891 4th Very stormy morning, blowing and snowing all day, nearly, with a short intermission in the after- noon. Willie came home this morning. 5th Sabbath. Sharp morning, the day cold, quite a quantity of snow fell yesterday. 6 Bright sunny morning, the day bright but cold. Willie went to the sugar bush. I hauled out seven loads of manure. Phoebe was here in the afternoon. 7 Bright morning, the sun shone out most of the day, but the wind was cold and the snow did not melt much. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. She stopped at Ida’s. I came home and attended the animals. [in margin] Seen two / Robbins 8 Bright sunny morning, the day clear and pretty spring-like. Sharp frost toward night. Mrs. R. went on hoss Back [=horseback] to John’s. I chored around at home. 9 Bright morning, the sun shone out most of the Day, the snow melting Rapidly. On towards night the sky got overcast and some signs of Rain appeared. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Sold my potatoes for Eighty Seven and a half cents per Bag. Johny sold his horses For $255.00, cash, to James Acheson. 10 Snowfall early this morning, Rain through the day. Jim & I took in 17 1/3 Bags of my potatoes. <p. 215> April 1891 11th Rain in the morning, Rain at noon and snow at night, a very unpleasant day. Not much chance of any work being done. 12th Sabbath. Mild day. Mrs. R. went to Clark’s and came home with Ina. John Agnew stopped here at night. 13 Fine Forenoon, sunny and nice, the afternoon cloudy and some Rain fell. I went to Sam’s and bought a ton of hay from him. I also Bought 1/2 ton of hay from E. Mills @ $5. p[er] t[on]. 14 Dry, but cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon showery. E. Mills hauled me home the hay (1300 lbs). [in margin] C. Maxwell / & Miss S. Jackson / married 15 Dark day all through from morning till night. I felt sick and weak, something like the Grip. Mrs. R. Went on a visit to Mrs. C. Bell. 16 Fine morning, the day beautiful, quite spring-like. I went to Dundalk, consulted Dr. McWilliam. He gave me a bottle of medicine, price .75 cents. 17 Quite spring-like this morning, the day fine all through. Willie took the sorrell [=sorrel] Mare, aged 5 years, to Brother Sam’s and traded her to him for a three year old colt and gave $5.00 to boot. 18 Rainy morning, the forenoon wet, the afternoon dry and warm. I got a load of hay from Jim, about 1700 pounds, will return him the same amount when I get it from Sam. Willie spread some ma- nure. Clark and Mariah is here tonight. <p. 216> April 1891 �403 19th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Clark and Mariah, Jim, Mary and Arlie, Joe and Ida here. [in margin] Heard Frogs 20 Dry morning, the day dry, sunny and warm. Jim started the plow for me in the afternoon. The Gound was too soft and he had to quit. Willie split some stove wood at the house. Clark and Ma- riah are here. [in margin] First / plowing 21 Fine day, dry and warm and springlike. We all went to Dundalk and had a Group [MS Groupe] picture of the family taken. 22 Beautiful morning, the day fine. Willie hitched up the three year old colt [MS cold] which I got from Sam and started the plow. The colt went well. I am confined to the house with a severe cold. 23 Fine day, springlike and bright. Willie plowed. Brother Sam came to see me. 24 Frost this morning, the day fine. Willie plowed. 25 Hard frost this morning, the day fine. I am feeling something better but very weak. Willie plowed. [in margin] First cow / calved 26 Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Mr. Bowerman and wife, Joe and Ida, were here. 27 Very fine day, sunny and dry, quite springlike, every vestage [=vestige] of snow has disappeared from the Fence corners. Willie plowed. I went to Dundalk and bought a sweat pad for the co[l]t’s collar. 28 Hard frost this morning, the day cool but dry. Willie plowed. <p. 217> April 1891 29 Fine day all through, very drying. Willie plowed. 30 Fine morning, the day dry and fine. Willie plowed and hitched up his two year old colt in the af- ternoon. The animal went well enough but he is rather light for plowing. May [1891] 1st Beautiful day, but a little chilly in the afternoon. Willie plowed. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. [in margin] Planted / Fruit trees 2 Mild day and pretty warm in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy and a slight rain from about noon till 3 P.M. Willie harrowed the pea ground in the forenoon and plowed in the dry part of the after- noon. I mixed the seed oats (Black Diamond & White clusters) and put away the seed. Clark and Mariah is here. 3 Sabbath. Snow on the Ground this morning, the day quite chilly. Jim, Mary & Arlie, John and Ina, Clark and Mariah and Miss E. Morin*, Joe Bowerman and Eliza*, Brother Sam and Phoebe, John Mitchel and —— Davis were here. [in margin] Snow. [*i.e. Joe and Ida; for Morin, see next en- try] 4 Snow on the Ground this morning, the day windy and very cold. We all went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and sat for a Group [MS Groupe] picture. Willie sowed pease in the afternoon with Jim’s seeder. Clark and Mariah, with Miss E. Morin, left for Michigan*. [in margin] Snow / Clark went / to Michigan [*Clark, Mariah, and her sister E. Moran, go to Hillman, Michigan, where John Moran and wife (parents of Mariah) had moved earlier from Melancthon. Robert of- ten spells the name Moran as Morin.] 5 Very hard frost. Willie tried to plow & could not. Tried to work the seeder & could not for the frost. Went to Sam’s for 1/2 ton of hay. Snowing all eavning, ground covered. Joe and Ida were here. [in margin] Snow <p. 218> �404 May 1891 6th A very wintry-like morning, snowing and Blowing. The snow had disappeared about noon, the sun shone out in the afternoon, but there was a strong cold wind. Willie plowed from 9 O’clock A.M. till noon, then Drilled in the remainder of the pease and plowed after he had finished Drill- ing. [in margin] Snow / Finished sowing / pease 7 Frost this morning, the day dry. Willie plowed. J. Bowerman took home the cow which I had gave Ida. I went to Dundalk. 8 Dry day and windy, cloudy in the afternoon. Jim sowed about 15 Bushels of oats with his seeder for me. Willie helped at his place while he done it 9 Dry, warm and very windy. Willie finished harrowing 5 1/2 acres of oats, then plowed. I made a pole gate and put up fences, helped Jim take out some young cattle to John’s in the afternoon and stopped there all night. 10th Sabbath. Dry and Breezy. Joe and Ida called this afternoon. [in margin] Seen First / swallows 11 Dry and windy. Willie plowed. I chored around. 12 Dry, sunny and Breezy. Willie sowed oats with Jim’s seeder. F. Myles was here at noon. Rented Clark’s Lot. Will sign the agreement when he consults his spouse. 13 Dry and warm. Willie sowed oats till noon, then harrowed. Took the seeder home at night and got 10 Bushels of oats from Jim which he owed us. <p. 219> May 1891 14th Bright sunny day, dry, Breezy and warm. Willie harrowed in the forenoon and plowed in the af- ternoon, using his own two year old colt from noon till 4 P.M. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Bright sunny day, dry, Breezy and warm. Willie plowed using his two year old colt from noon till tea time. I chored around. 16 Frost this morning, ice on the water almost till noon, a very cold forenoon. Sharp wind and a slight mizzle falling. The afternoon a little milder. Willie plowed From ten O’clock, thought it was too cold for the colts (which have the distemper) to plow early in the day. 17th Sabbath. Dry and Breezy. Sam and Phoebe, Johney and Ina were here. 18 Dry and Breezy, cloudy in the afternoon. Willie plowed. I chored around. Fixed yard for little pigs, etc. 19 Dry and windy. Johney gave me a day’s plowing with his colts. Ina was here. 20 Dry and windy. Jim plowed with his team for me. Willie plowed. This finished our plowing. One of Willie’s team got sick after tea, rolled around and appeared in pain. We gave him a table- spoon full of soda mixed with an ounce of sp[irit] of sweet nitre. In an hour gave 26 drops tincture of aconite, in 20 minutes more gave 20 drops aconite, in another hour gave one ounce sp[irit] sweet nitre. Sent for F. Nixon, V[eterinary] S[urgeon], But the colt was better when he came. <p. 220> May 1891 21st Pretty cold morning, the day dry and pretty Breezy, also sultry in the afternoon. Willie Harrowed. Jim sowed oats for me with his seeder. 22 Cool in the forenoon and pretty cool in the afternoon, the day dry. Jim sowed with his seeder till 9 A.M., then Willie, after he had finished harrowing, hitched his team on to the seeder and Finished about noon. Went to Johney’s in the afternoon for a Land Roller. This day finished our seeding, so far as sowing seed, harrowing grain went. We have about 30 acres of oats and 6 of pease in. �405 Our horses have the distemper which has made it very hard on them. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Finished seeding / Got letter From Clark / Got letter From Ireland / Got Sch[ool] papers From Toronto 23 Frost this morning, ice on the water, the day dry and sunny. Jim, Johney, Willie and Some others went a-fishing. 24th Sabbath. Dry, warm and Breezy. Brother Sam and Phebe were here. 25 Dry, Breezy and warm, Cloudy in the afternoon and very much like rain. Willie Rolled, having [?put] in his two year old colt. I cut potatoes. A little Rain at night. 26 Very cold morning, the day chilly all through. I walked to a council meeting at Hopeville. Got a ride home with Mr. Traynor.* Willie picked stones. [*Isaac Traynor, land surveyor, also sur- veyed the one acre section of Lot 220, Proton (24 Sept. 1888); see History of Dundalk, lists of businesses from 1877 to 1906, pp. 101, 104, 105.] <p. 221> May 1891 27 Frost, ice on the water. Willie Rolled. Gerty Foaled. Time: 11 months & 20 days. 28 Dry and Breezy. Willie finished Rolling. I cut seed potatoes. Willie hauled out manure in the afternoon. 29 Very hot. Willie and I finished potatoe planting at noon. Then he Rolled them. There is a few more to put in with the hoe around the apple trees when we will have finished. Finished planting, then Willie went for the loan of Sam’s Buggie for me, and I hunted up the young cattle in the Bush. [in margin] Finished / planting / potatoes 31st Sabbath. Dry and Breezy, cloudy in the afternoon. Johney & Ina, Joe & Ida were here. June [1891] 1st Dry and warm. Cloudy in the afternoon. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Got through early and came home that eavning. Willie helped Jim in the forenoon and in the afternoon they washed the sheep. [in margin] Washed / Sheep 2 Rain early this morning and very much needed it was. The day cloudy and indications of more soon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and deposited in Bank $150.00, Township moneys. Wil- lie helped Jim. [in margin] Sent letter / to Br. William / & to C[ousin] William* [*William from Raphoe in Ireland, from whom Robert received a letter dated March 1, 1864, signed “I Remain your affectionate cousin to death William Rupell [or RuSsell] 3 A good deal of Rain fell through the day. Willie helped Jim. <p. 222> June 1891 June 4th Clear and cool, almost a Frost at night. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie helped J. Bowerman plant potatoes at Jim’s. 5 Bright morning, the day clear and pretty warm. Willie clipped the sheep. I fixed fences. [in mar- gin] Clipped sheep 6 Bright, sunny day, dry and warm. I went to Flesherton and seen Dr. Christoe. Willie with the team brought home from Melancthon Clark’s sugar making utensils. 7th Sabbath. Bright, sunny and warm. 8 Bright morning, the day sunny and warm. Willie and I picked stones off the clover in the fore- noon, and in the afternoon he and his mother took the 13 Fleeces of wool, about 75 pounds, to Dundalk. I chored around. 9 Bright, sunny day, warm and dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie made a pole gate. �406 10 Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon had quite a heavy rain, with a little thunder and lightening. Willie and I put up sheep pen and made two pole gates. 11 Cloudy, with a slight mizzle of rain in the middle of the day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, heard three preachers speak Regarding Sir J. A. MacDonald.* Willie chored around home. [*Macdonald died 6 June 1891, just three months after winning the election on 5 March 1891, above; also, copy of his Will is pasted-in on p. 276, below.] <p. 223> June 1891 12 Fine morning, the day sunny and warm, fine growth. Willie plowed for Jim while he helped me. Mr. Reddick and son were here and operated on two yearling colts. I went to the School Inspector in Dundalk. [in margin] Seen School / Inspector 13 Fine day, sunny and hot. Jim made a gate for me. Willie plowed for him. I went to Johney’s in the afternoon and stopped all night. 14th Sabbath [pasted-in clipping, presumably from Dundalk Herald, obscuring the entries of 14-16 June]<clipping> Accident. A serious accident occurred on Wednesday of last week at the raising of Mr. Henry Lonsway’s barn. Mr. Jas Russell was climbing the frame, and caught hold of a pin, partly driven in, in order to pull himself up. Feeling the pin beginning to draw, he gave a spring to enable him to reach the plate, when the pin pulled out and he fell to the ground, a distance of about twenty-seven feet. The socket of his thigh bone was broken, and other serious injuries received. We sincerely hope no permanent disability may ensue, but that the injured man may recover fully. He is an active young man, especially willing and useful at such gatherings, and a general favorite. At present he is rather easier, but it must evidently be a long time before he will be himself again. <end of clipping> Joe and Ida were here. 15 Dry, su [obscured] Willie was at W. Bell’s Logging [obscured] the Township Books. 16 Dry s[obscured] Jim finished the gate. [obscured] -rrowed for him. I went to [obscured] the after- noon. 17 Dry in the Forenoon, wet in the afternoon. Fatal day for me, my poor son Jim Fell off Henry Lon- sway’s Barn while Raising and got badly, almost fatal[l]y Broken up. The Barn was raised. Jim was on the floor, having done his work. C. Maxwell was trying to put in a collar joice [=joist], could not do it. Jim called to J. Trugon who was captain, to assist Charlie. Trugon failed in get- ting to him. Then Jim sprang up the post on the outside. There was a pin holding the post to the beam. The pin was only in part of the way. Jim tried his weight on it. It seemed all right, but alas, when he got himself up even [in margin] Black Day / Jim Hurt <p. 224> June 1891 with it, it came out in his hand and he fell a distance of about 25 feet, striking on his left hip, Breaking a number of Bones and jarring the whole body. Dr. McWilliams came, examined him, said he could not tell the amount of the injuries, but for sure that the socket which the hip bone works in was broken. He put a long splint on the outside of the leg, reaching from the armpit to the heel, laid him on his bed and left him. His mother and I with others watched him all night. 18 Jim is in severe pain this morning, the Bowells are swollen and painful. The Dr. came in the af- ternoon. W. Armstrong and others watched all night. Nancy Russell came up. 19 Jim still in pain. The Dr. came in the afternoon and gave him a powder (morphine), and left others for him. Tom Blakely and John Spicer and I watched all night. �407 20 Jim pained severely, slept in short spells through the previous night. Brother John and wife, John Agnew and wife, Brother John’s Son John & I watched all night. Jim slept through the night. The Dr. says he is improving. 21Sabb[ath]. Jim still pained. Gave him according to Dr.’s directions 3 spoonfulls of caster oil and 30 drops of Sp[irit] of Turpentine. Had a motion of the bowels. Can urinate passibly well. Dr. says he is doing <p. 225> June 1891 splendid. I hope so. Son John and Willie with Joseph Bowerman watched Jim all night. 22 Jim appears quite a bit better this morning, was easy-like through the forenoon. Did not need to take any morphine for these last 48 Hours. Was able to eat a biscuit and drink a cup of tea. His principal drink is water with a dash of Brandy, or pure water alone he would prefer. I believe he is getting better. Dr. said yesterday that he was doing so well there was no occasion for him coming again before Wednesday. Quite a source of pain to Jim is the moving of him to get a bedpan un- der. Brother John cut a portion of the Bed clothes and stretcher Boards from under him, thus forming a vacancy right under him of about 3 inches square. If it works it will save Jim great pain. John Agnew and wife came here about 10 AM. and left for home about 1 P.M. Brother John and wife also left at the same time. The neighbours and others visited pour Jim in great numbers and he has the sympathy of the entire community. God send that he may recover and also that he be not lame. A. Rowe and J. Blakely stopped all night. 23 Jim is no worse, still holding his own. Is not deppressed in spirits, though suffering acute pain sometimes. W. Lonsway & Margaret went home this afternoon. Johney, Dick Neithercut & J. Neithercut watched all night. <p. 226> June 1891 24 Jim is still holding up good, slept pretty well last night, eat some toast for Breakfast and feels nice- ly. The day is very warm but we got the cook stove moved last night in to the cook house out of the kitchen, causing the house to be much cooler. Sam sat up this night. The Dr. says that he is doing well. 25 Jim is keeping well, slept pretty well last night. We eased him yesterday eavning while the Dr. was here by putting Eight ply of a soft cotton quilt under the sore part of his back. His mother sowed the folded up quilt to the edge of a towell which was put under his back previously. Then Jim raised his shoulders as much as he could. The Dr. and I lifted gently, and his mother then pulled the other end of the towell. This brought the quilt through under him. I and his mother watched him all night. J. Bowerman and Ida, Johney and Ina were here. 26 Jim had a poor night last night, kept shifing his best leg while in his sleep. Suffered quite a bit. Got easier in the morning, eat some Breakfast and went to sleep, pretty well all through the day, not very much pain. This day is cool and he is not so feaverish [?not clear] as yesterday. W. Bell and W. Armstrong watched all night. 27 Jim has a slight cough this morning, but we got a bottle of medicine from the Dr. and also put a mustard plaster on his Breast. With this exception he is gaining. H. Lonsway and J. Russell watched all night. <p. 227> June 1891 �408 28th Sabbath. Jim is, I think, improving. His cough is not so bad. I hope he will finally get rid of it. Slept pretty well last night, But had to send Willie to the Dr.’s for more Cough medicine. Ned Wellwood and —— Fawcett watched all night. 29 The cough still troubling Jim, with this exception he is doing well. Ned Mills and J. Patterson watched all night. 30 Jim is pretty well and is doing as well as could be expected. The Dr. was with him this afternoon. John Morrow and Johney Russell watched at night. July [1891] 1st Jim is still improving. The weather is nice for Dominion Day. W. Armstrong and Willie watched all night. 2 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. Willie and I with Jim’s team done Statute labor, D. Reid Pathmaster.* Jim is still getting better. ——- Johnson & —— Broderick sat up at night. [*Pathmaster = superintendant of road works done by statute laborers?] 3 Pretty heavy Rain this morning, which is much needed, the grain and grass will feel the effects of it. Jim holds his own. 4 Showery through the day. Jim is still keeping strong. I went to Dundalk in the morning. H. Jack- son and Johney Maxwell stoppped with Jim all night. 5 Sabbath. Dark and some Rain fell. Jim is no worse. W. McDonald & —Heney [=Haney?] stopped all night. <p. 228> July 1891 6th [stricken Sabbath] Dark morning, the day slightly wet. Jim is getting along well. Walter McKosh and Hugh —- watched this night. 7 Showery morning, the day dark and slightly wet. Dr. Mac[William] came and took the long splint off Jim’s leg. Worked the leg with his hand, caught it by the foot and knee, turned the leg slightly in, then turned it out, repeated this several times. Said he was getting along nicely and that the leg should be moved in the same way twice daily, giving it more motion as the patient could bear it. Jim Coote and Willie Russell watched at night. 8 Clear and cool, quite a lot of sunshine. Jim’s Leg was rather sorer after the splint was taken off. Otherwise he is about the same. 9 Clear and sunny. Jim is pretty well. I went to Council meeting at Cederville. Slept at Mr. Rog- er’s. Kept team at Smith’s. 10 Dry and pretty warm. I got home about noon. Jim is mending. Jim Patterson stopped with him all night. 11 Bright sunny day, pretty warm. Willie with Jim’s team is at Johney’s Logging. Jim is getting along well. [in margin] $27. Oct. 11th 12th Sabbath. Bright day and warm. Jim is much the same as yesterday. 13 Jim is about the same as yesterday. Willie went to the Eugenia Falls. Heavy rain, thunder & lightening at night. <p. 229> July 1891 14th Rain, thunder and lightening this morning, the same in the afternoon. I worked at the milk ac- counts. Jim is still doing very well. 15 Dark day and cool, with a slight sprinkling of Rain now and then. Jim is still mending. �409 16 Rather Brighter this morning, the day clear and pretty warm. I hoed poatotes. Jim is still improv- ing. J. Patterson stopped all night with him. 17 Bright, sunny morning, the day clear, cool and dry. Jim is still mending. R. J. Davidson (Jim’s Boy) helped me hoe potatoes. The Dr. was to see Jim. 18 Cloudy and cool with an appearance of Rain at night. Jim is still mending. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid milk patrons. [in margin] Got / Pension 19 Sabbath. Cool and clear. Jim is gaining. 20 Cool and cloudy. We started Jim’s hay. Jim is gaining, though slowly. [in margin] Started / Jim’s haying 21 Dry, Breezy day, quite warm in the afternoon. Jim is still improving. [Stricken We raked up and hauled in to the Barn Seven loads of hay for him.] 22 Fine dry day. Willie [stricken mowed about 5 acres for Jim. I wrote some business letters & post- ed them ][written above line]& I & Bob raked and hauled in seven loads of hay. Jim is gaining, although slowly. <p. 230> July 1891 23rd Dry morning, the day dry. Willie mowed about 5 acres for Jim. I wrote some business letters and posted them. Jim is still mending. A very heavy rain with thunder and lightening commenced about 10 P.M. Nancy* went home. [*Robert’s niece, daughter of John and Eliza Russell] 24 Dark, cool day. Willie hunted up some of Jim’s young cattle which had strayed out of the pasture. Bob, with the team, clayed the crossway on the Arnold Lot. I hoed the remander of the potatoes and put Paris Green on them. Jim is about the same. 25 Dark morning, not very good hay weather in the forenoon. The afternoon dry and breezy. We Raked and hauled in Five large loads of hay for Jim. Johney and Ina are at Jim’s this night. Jim is about the same as yesterday, not much change. It is now (11:20 P.M.) Raining. 26th Sabbath. Dry day, but cool. Jim is about the same, slow in mending but I think gaining a little. 27 Dry and breezy, sunny in the afternoon. Willie cut the remainder of Jim’s grass. I worked at the milk accounts and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted some letters. 28 Dry morning, cloudy in the afternoon. Willie cut grass at home in the forenoon and in the after- noon finished hauling in For Jim (5 Loads). This makes him 17 Loads in all. Jim is about the same. [in margin] Finished Jim’s Hay / commenced / our own / Hay <p. 231> July 1891 29th Bright, sunny day and warm. Willie mowed at home, finished cutting. The afternoon cloudy with some thunder and a little lightening. The Dr. called to See Jim and said he was getting along splendid. 30 Slightely wet this morning, the forenoon cloudy. We chored around. Jim got up today out of bed for the first time in six weeks. He had been in bed since the 17th of June. John Arnold and Dan Reid helped him. He slid out over the Bed edge into a Rocking chair. Willie held up the Broken leg. Dan and Mr. Arnold carried the chair with him in it to the kitchen. He sat up from about 2 P.M. till 10. I think he is doing well. [in margin, double underline] Jim got / out of Bed 31 Frost this morning, done no harm, the forenoon damp, the afternoon dry. We hauled in seven small loads of hay. Jim is a little sick and weak today. August [1891] �410 1st Cloudy in the Forenoon. Rain at noon, the afternoon mizzling. We Raked up and hauled in one load of hay in the forenoon and another in the afternoon. Jim is slightely sick. 2nd Sabbath. Cool and Cloudy. Jim was easier in the afternoon. 3 Cloudy in the morning, but cleared off about 9 A.M. Willie and Bob finished hauling in hay for me. It’s a poor crop. Jim is gaining. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Finished / Haying <p. 232> August 1891 4th Bright sunny morning, the day warm and Bright. I worked From 8 A.M. till 5 P.M. at Posting orders in the Township Books. I posted, I think, 134 Reeve’s orders. Willie went with the team to help Johney. His mother went with him. 5 Bright morning, the day sunny and warm. Willie helped Jim. I worked at the Township Books. Jim is about the same as yesterday. 6 Hazy morning, the day general[l]y hazy and hot. Willie worked at Jim’s. I worked at Milk ac- counts. Mrs. R. went to Clark’s Lot to pick berries. 7 Bright sunny day and very warm. I cleaned out a watering place for the cattle. Willie worked at Jim’s. Jim managed to get up and walked to the Barn and around on crutches. [in margin] Jim / walked / on crutches 8 Dark, sultry morning, the day pretty warm, with a slight sprinkling of Rain. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. Heavy Rains about 7 P.M. Jim is still mending. 9th Sabbath. Dry in the morning, heavy clouds through the day, a very heavy Rain and wind storm with some thunder and lightening in the afternoon. The rain came down in torrents for a while. Jim is till improving. [in margin] Heavy Rain / and wind 10 Dry morning, the day dry but cloudy in the afternoon, the afternoon very sultry. I attended council meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. Jim is still improving, came down to my barn today. [in margin] Hot <p. 233> 11th Dry and pretty warm. Left Hopeville this morning and got home about 10:12 A.M. Jim is here today, went home at night. 12 Dry and Breezy. Went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. Came home, then went again in the after- noon, seen the Britons march. Jim went with them, played for them. He stopped at J. Bower- man’s all night. [in margin] Jim went / to Dundalk / J. Bowerman /drove him in 13 Fine morning, the day cool and clear. Jim is scarcely so well as he was yesterday, cramped some in the morning and a slight touch of Diereah [=diarrhea]. Will be home in the eavning. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and worked at the milk sheets in the afternoon. 14 Dry and fine. I worked at the Township accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon at the Milk Books. Jim is gaining. 15 Dry, Cool and Cloudy. I worked at the milk accounts in the Forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid patrons $1103.00 for 21 days milk. Jim is improving. 16th Sabbath. Clear part of the day, Cloudy in the afternoon. Jim went to Johney’s in Johney’s Buggy. Brother Sam was here a while in the afternoon. 17 Dry but cloudy, a slight Rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went with Sam and Phoebe on an excur- sion to Niagara. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie helped Jim. Jim is gaining but has a cough. <p. 234> August 1891 �411 18th Cloudy in the Forenoon, clear in the afternoon, Dry all day. Mrs. R. got home at 5 A.M. From her Niagara Excursion. Willie is helping Jim. Jim is improving. 19 Dry and pretty warm. Misses Manton, a woman from Toronto, sister to Mrs. H. Lonsway,* who had come on a visit to H. Lonsway, died at his place of Malaria fever this morning, after an illness of about ten days. Her people took her remains in the train this afternoon to the City for interment. Jim and I went with them to Dundalk. [in margin] Misses Manton / Died. [*Mrs. H. Lonsway was nee Broughton; see 30 Oct. 1882. The use of “Misses” here is unique: is it phonetic spelling for “Mrs.”, since Manton is likely her married name.] 20 Dry and breezy, hot in the afternoon and cloudy with a sight sprinkling of Rain in the eavning, and a pretty heavy rain at night. Jim went to Brother Sam’s in the Buggy in the Forenoon, and from there to Dundalk in the afternoon. Bought a new Top Buggy From Joe Bowerman for $60.00 cash, and a yoke of Two and a half year old steers, valued at $40.00 21 Wet early in the morning, cloudy and cool in the middle of the day. Bright and sunny about 6 P.M. Jim is pretty well. Willie is working for him. 22 Dark morning, the day dry but cloudy. Willie cut Jim’s Barley. This is the first harvesting. [in margin] Barley / cut <p. 235> August 1891 23rd Sabbath. Dark day and quite cool. Sam and Phoebe were here. Rain at night. 24 Wet morning, the day dark and showery. We spent all forenoon making some pokes* For the colts. When we had them made and put one on, the colt jumped over a good fence with it, so we have to keep them stabled up till we get a field of grain in the Barn so we can turn them in. Willie and Bob Davidson put Battens* on the stable. Jim is gaining. [*poke: device hung around ani- mal’s neck, allows grazing, inhibits jumping;see 13 June 1890, 28 Aug. 1891. *Batten: board and batten construction—a narrow board nailed on top of joints of siding boards, sealing the joints.] 25 Dark morning, the Forenoon cloudy, the afternoon clear and dry. Rain last night. Willie and Bob finished battening the stable in the forenoon. Jim, Mary and Arlie were here. Jim walked, arm on a stave [=staff? arm on unclear] 26 Dry morning, the day dry and pretty sultry in the afternoon. We started to pull Jim’s pease in the afternoon. Willie cut with the mower. Bob raked them with the sulky and I forked out the Bunch- es. Mr. J. Arnold and wife were here at night. [in margin] First / Harvesting / pease 27 Cloudy, close and sultry. We finished cutting Jim’s pease about 4 P.M., then Bob and I pulled with the scythes in mine till sunsett. 28 Rainy morning, the day showery and unpleasant. Had to stable up three of my colts. They have got in several times to the grain. No pokes* nor tie-downs will keep them out. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [*see above, 24 Aug. 1891] <p. 236> August 1891 29th Dry Day. Bob Davis and I pulled pease. Willie pulled pease at John Gott’s. 30th Sabbath. Dry and cloudy. J. Bowerman and Ida were here. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 31 Dry in the morning, a slight rain about 9 A.M., great rain in the distance. Dry afternoon. We [stricken fenes] pulled pease. Sept[ember 1891] �412 1st Dry and warm. We finished pulling pease and started the Binder to cut oats in the afternoon. Jim came to the field and seen that all parts were in working order. [in margin] Finished pulling pease / First oats cut 2 Dry, cloudy in the afternoon and very much like Rain. Willie cut oats with the Binder. Bob Davis stooked. I tied some craddled oats. Jim drove a few rounds. He is greatly improved, nevertheless it hurts his back to sit on the Binder. 3 Bright morning, but the day clouded over, a little Rain in the afternoon. We cut oats at home till tea time, then hauled in two Loads of Barl[e]y for Jim. J. Cavanagh, Clerk of T[ownship], was here. 4 Cloudy and cool. Willie Reaped till 2 P.M. I cut Roads and tied. Bob stooked. After 2. we hauled in 3 Loads of pease for Jim. <p. 237> Sept[ember] 1891 5th Dark morning, but a very heavy dew, the day lowering. Rain came on about noon and continued mostly all evening. We Reaped oats till 10 A.M., then hauled in a Load of pease for Jim. The Rain prevented us doing any more harvesting this day. 6th Sabbath. A little Rain in the morning, Dry after. Sister Margaret and Husband came to See Mrs. Lonsway who is ill. 7 Dry day. Willie Reaped oats for Jim. I craddled Roads and tied what I cut. 8 Dry day. Willie Reaped oats for Jim in the forenoon and we finished hauling in Jim’s pease in the afternoon. In the Forenoon I cut Roads through some oats of mine. 9 Dry day, hard Frost in the morning. We hauled in pease, had ten loads, finished at tea time, then drew in the oats for Jim off the Knoll. 10 Dry, sunny day. We finished Reaping at home. I tied some craddled swaths around stone piles in the forenoon, and in the afternoon tried to find a lost yearling steer. Did not succeed. G. Ruther- ford, Insurance agent, was here and insured the contents of Barn for $300.00, the stable on Lot 220 for $100.00, contents for $400.00, total $800.00. Gave due Bill payable 1st of next December for $7.20. The Risk is in the London Mutual, .90 c[ent]s in [the] $. The Insurance is to be re-arranged in 18 mont[h]s, so that I will not be paying for what I have not. [in margin] Finished cutting of grain / Insured for $800.00 / From 14th inst. for 3 years <p. 238> September 1891 11th Dry day, and pretty hot. Willie, Rob* and I hauled in 13 loads of oats, about 40 stooks to the Load. [*Rob Davidson, Jim’s hired boy.] 12 Dry day till about 5 P.M., when there came on a heavy rain, and kept at it for nearly two hours. We put off a load of oats, then hauled in one and after that went to Jim’s and Reaped till the Rain came on. The piece was very rough. 13th Sabbath. Dry and cloudy, not any Rain. Jim & Mary with Arlie, were here. Joe & Ida and Sam Jackson were here. 14 Dark morning, the day cloudy but without rain. Willie Reaped for Jim in the afternoon. I cut Roads and tied it. 15 Wet morning, the day dark, not much rain fell in the afternoon. Willie drove his mother to Dun- dalk in the morning, then Reaped at Jim’s. He finished Jim’s cutting. I craddled around stumps and tied it. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Finished / cutting Grain / at Jim’s �413 16 Dark in the morning, the afternoon clear, dry and sunny. I worked at the Township Books. Willie left this morning with Jim Paterson, Jun[io]r, For the Industrial Fair, Toronto. Jim also went, took some cattle.* [*for sale, or for showing? This seems to be precursor of the Royal Winter Fair, or of the Canadian National Exhibition, both held annually in Toronto in the 20th century.] 17 Dry day, sunny and hot. I worked at the milk accounts. <p. 239> Sept[ember] 1891 18th Dry in the Forenoon, quite a heavy rain in the afternoon, with some thunder and lightening. Rob and I hauled in Four loads of oats for cut feed in the dry part of the day. Willie got home at noon and helped. 19 Bright sunny day, quite sultry and hot. Willie tried to find a lost steer, did not succeed. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the Patrons of Factory* Four hundred and ninety-Four dollars. [*Cheese Factory.] 20th Sabbath. Bright sunny day, quite Drying. 21 Bright sunny day. I attended a council meeting at Hopeville. Got home about 10 P.M. Willie hauled in oats at Jim’s. 22 Bright sunny day. We hauled in oats at Jim’s. Jim went to get some cattle to Dundalk. 23 Bright sunny day. We finished hauling in oats at Jim’s in the forenoon and then hauled in seven loads of oats at home. This made 24 Loads of oats in all, and Ten of pease in all. Total, 34 loads of Grain. This finished our Harvesting. [in margin] Finished / Harvesting 24 Bright sunny day. Willie and I put up some scaffold poles and unloaded a bag of oats on them, pulled some apples off the trees. He then hunted up a lost steer and found him. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 240> Sept[ember] 1891 25th Bright sunny day. Willie went to Johney’s threshing with the team. I worked at the Milk Books. 26 Bright sunny day. Willie went to W. Bell’s threshing. I worked at the Township Books. Sabbath [written betwen entries] 27 Bright sunny day and very warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 28 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm with quite a breeze of wind. I helped Jim drive the young cattle from Johney’s. Willie was at W. Bell’s threshing in the Forenoon and W. Arm- strong’s in the afternoon. 29 Breezy, cool day with a sharp frost at night. I hired two Livery Buggies in Dundalk and took the Hon. T. W. Anglin* and E. Irving, Q.C., of Toronto, to Hopeville to investigate about certain moneys said to be due Proton. Miss N. Agnew, Mrs. H. Faucett and two children were here all night. [*Timothy W. Anglin (1822-96), who emigrated from Ireland in 1849, was a prominent journalist and politician (Liberal MP from 1867-82) and defender of Irish Catholic interests. He moved from New Brunswick to Toronto in 1883. Here he presumably is speaking on provincial financial support of Separate Schools; moneys paid by Proton to schools in other townships was for Catholic students who had to go out of Proton for schooling; see above, 10 Feb. 1891. Anglin features in a satirical poem, one of the newspaper clippings, pasted on fol. 120r in vol.2: “not quite a traitor, but a very representative Grit.” See https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/timothy-anglin/ ] 30 Fine day, cool and dry with a pretty stiff Breeze. Jim and Mary went to Essa. October [1891] �414 1st Dry and Breezy. I entered some Township orders in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon. Willie was at W. Lonsway’s threshing. 2 Dry, hot and Breezy. We picked apples off the trees (8 Bags) and brought them to the house. Phoebe and Mrs. John Arnold were here in the afternoon. Dr. McWilliam opperated on me for Hydroseal [=hydrocele].* It was pretty sharp and painful and I may have to suffer a long time. [*retention of liquid, and swelling of the inguinal region or scrotum; related problems include in- guinal hernias. In layman’s terms, he had a hernia operation.] <p. 241> October 1891 3rd The Forenoon dry, the afternoon wet. I suffered intense agony last night till after midnight, when the pains partly ceased. Sam came to see me. 4th Sabbath. Pretty cool Day. The Dr. was to see me. 5 Wet and cold. I am still in pain. 6 Dry. Willie dug some at a well which he began yesterday. Went with the team to Dundalk in the afternoon. I am still confined to Bed. 7 Dark, cloudy day. Rain in the afternoon. Johney and Willie worked at the well in the dry part of the day. 8 Dry day. Willie and Johney worked at the well. Jim’s Boy* helped. [*R. J. (Rob) Davidson see above, 17 July 1891, below, 4 Nov. 1891.] 9 Dry and cool. Mrs. R. went to the Show Fair in Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie is going to the concert at night. 10 Dry day, but cool. Johney and Willie worked at the well. Ina was here. 11th Sabbath. Dry and cool. Mrs. R. and Willie went to Johney’s. 12 Dry and cold. Willie went to the mill for lumber to curb* the well, and in the afternoon tried to get two of the colts which had strayed off last night. I hunted around for them this forenoon. [*curb=crib, build side walls; see 23 Oct. 1891.] <p. 242> October 1891 13th Dry, sunny and cool, with a very hard Frost in the morning. We took up potatoes, about 20 Bush- els. Brother Sam’s Edith and John Henry* helped us. [*Sam’s son, John Henry (Jack) Russell.] 14 Dry and fine in the forenoon. Wet in the afternoon. Willie was at J. Arnold’s threshing. 15 Showery all day. Willie was at H. Lonsway’s threshing. I fixed the Granary at home. 16 Dry and cool, quite cloudy. Willie with the team was at H. Lonsway’s threshing in the forenoon, and at Jim’s in the afternoon. 17 Dry and sunny. Jim threshed in the Forenoon. 18 Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, wet in the latter part of the afternoon. 19 Misty morning, cloudy and heavy all day, a slight mizzle of rain in the afternoon. I thrashed. The oats were pretty badly heated but they had cooled off. The yield was only middling, about 25 Bushels of oats and 20 of pease to the acre, in all about 500 of oats and 100 of pease. I kept un- threshed about 150 dozen oat sheaves to cut for the horses. [in margin] Threshed 20 Dry but cloudy and threat[en]ing Rain, quite dull-like day. <p. 243> October 1891 21st Cloudy all day, with a slight sprinkling of Rain now and then. We finished Raising potatoes, poor crop, in all only about 30 Bushels. Had 100 on the same ground last year. Mrs. Peter Sauder �415 and husband were here. I wrote out her Will. [in margin] Wrote out / Mrs. P. Sauder’s / Will / Finished Raising / Potatoes 22 Cloudy and cold, with the ground covered with snow in the Forenoon. I worked at the Milk ac- counts. [in margin] Snow 23 Very hard frost this morning, the day cloudy and cold, not much sunshine. I worked at the milk Books. Jim and John Gott made the crib for the well in the afternoon and put it in. 24 Dull in the morning, the afternoon fine and sunny. Willie worked at John Gott’s in the afternoon for Jim. I Banked around the well crib. 25th Sabbath. Fine day, pretty mild. Mrs. R. and Willie went to Ida’s. 26 Dry and mild with a strong wind at night. Willie Lonsway and his daughter Annie stopped here about two hours in the afternoon on their way home. W. R.* was harrowing some old meadow land. I worked at the Township Books and Rolls, hunting up some papers I wanted to get Re. Ir- vin’s Taxes. [*Willie] <p. 244> October 1891 27th Ground covered with snow this morning, and pretty cold, the day cold all through. Willie and I fixed up the calve stable on Lot 219, and he hauled out manure on the meadow in the afternoon. [in margin] Vesuvius* / Burst [*see above, 25 Feb. 1891.] 28 Pretty hard frost this morning, but the sun shone out and the day was fine. We hauled out manure. 29 The sky overcast this morning, but gradually the sun got out and the clouds scattered. The day assumed almost the appearance of Indian Summer. Willia[m] and I hauled manure. 30 Dull in the morning but the sun shone out and the day was very pleasant, the atmosphere hazy. Indian Summer, I think. We were hauling out manure. Jim Patterson and his cousin Dave from Toronto were here a while at night. [in margin] Indian / Summer 31 Wet morning, the day wet till about noon, the afternoon dry, with a little sunshine. We hauled out manure in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I had supper at Jim’s. November [1891] 1st Sabbath. Chilly Day, not any sunshine. Johney and Ina were here, 2 Hard frost this morning, a little sunshine through the day, but in general the air was cold. We hauled out manure in the forenoon and in the afternoon Willie went to Jas. Trugon’s thres[h]ing. G. McConnell, Collector of Rates, was here. <p. 245> 3rd Frost this morning, the afternoon was cloudy but mild. Willie was at J. Trugon’s threshing in the forenoon and in the afternoon he and I finished hauling out manure. 62 Loads From first to last. We spread it all on about 5 acres of Meadow Land which is pretty well run out. Perhaps the hay will grow better. 4 Hard frost this morning, the afternoon mild. Willie helped Rob Davidson take out some cattle of Jim’s to Dick Davidson and went with his mother to Dundalk in the afternoon. Bob Russell came here this eavning. 5 The ground covered with snow this Forenoon, but the sun in the afternoon melted most of it. Mrs. R. killed 14 young geese, took them to Dundalk. The[y] weighed on the Halyards [??=halyard scale? as a bunch tied together with a halliard?] 123 pounds. 6 Beautiful day, mild and pleasant. I attended Council meeting at Dundalk. Willie dug Drains for Johney. [in margin] Mrs. D. Grummett / Died 7 Fine morning, the day dry and fine. Willie dug on the drain for Johney. I went to Dundalk. �416 8th Sabbath. Wet morning, shower in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Willie & his mother went to the Funeral of Mrs. Dan Grummett. She was buried at Maxwell. 9 Dry and fine all day. Willie plowed the potatoe patch and took the young horse to Mr. F. Nixon, V. S., who punctured the swellings on his shoulders, and the hollow on one of them to be sweeney.* I straightened up the orders & cash I had at Council meeting. [*sweeney: muscular at- rophy in horse’s shoulder; see www.horsedvm.com/disease/sweeny/. Robert writes out a recipe for “Cure for Sweeney” on p. 275, below.] <p. 246> November 1891 10th Wet morning, the day showery. Willie went to Dan Reid’s threshing. I chored around. Jim’s Mary & Arlie, and Sam’s Madel[l]a were here. Very wet in the afternoon. [in margin] one swine / put up to / Fat 11 Dry morning, the day dry and windy. Willie was at D. Reid’s threshing till noon. In the afternoon he hauled some logs for a cattle Rack. I worked at fixing the pig pen in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon cut some logs for a cattle Rack. 12 Fine day, although a little wet in the morning. Jim and Willie went to J. Jackson’s for the cutting Box and Joe’s Horse power. I fixed feeding place for the cattle. 13 Quite a fall of snow on the ground this morning, did not melt much through the day. Rather chilly in the afternoon. I wrote some letters in the Forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Bought a Kangeroo Fur Overcoat from F. Nixon for Twenty Dollars, cash. He bestowed me a pound of tobacco. Willie plowed sod for Jim. 14 Very hard Frost this morning, the day pretty chilly, not much softening. I closed in the shed on the Arnold Farm and chored around. Willie plowed at Jim’s. 15th Sabbath. Dry and cold in the Forenoon, very wet at night. Joe & Ida stopped all night. <p. 247> November 1891 16th Wet day From morning till night. Fixed up and addressed some notification Cards, telling the pa- trons of Factory when payday would be. 17 The ground covered with mud and slush, but the Rain which was falling soon turned to snow. The wind also got up and the afternoon was very stormy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and post- ed notification of payment to the patrons of cheese Factory. 18 The Ground covered with snow. I think it is about six inches deep and more Falling. I Fixed at the cow shed on Arnold’s Farm most of the day. Brought home the sheep which were out in the fields all through the storm, and housed them. Willie took three Lambs out to W. Faucett’s for Jim. Jim brought home the old mare and her colt to me From Johney’s where they had been pas- turing for about Five weeks. Willie took the Lambs in a Box on the Stone Boat. 19 The morning a little milder than yesterday, the day mild, quite a bit of sleighing. I went to Dun- dalk on cheese Business. 20 Mild morning. Raining in the afternoon. I went this morning to Dundalk on cheese business: seen Mr. Cornett, collected some money in Dundalk, came home and worked all night at the milk ac- counts. <p. 248> November 1891 �417 21st Dark morning, slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon Rainy. Worked at the milk accounts till 2.30 P.M., then went to Dundalk and paid Patrons, something over $2100.00 For their last and final payment of the season. The majority of them were well satisfied. 22nd Sabbath. Misty morning, a kind of scotch mist, quite co[l]d in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s, then went to church. 23 Misty early in the morning, then turned to Rain. The day was very wet from about 11 A.M. till after night. We Butchered two pigs in the Forenoon. D. Reid helped us. We intended killing four but the Rain stopped us. [in margin] Butchered / Hogs 24 Blowing and snowing all day, from morning till night. We Butchered two pigs. D. Reid helped. 25 Blowing and snowing all day long, pretty cold at night. I worked at finishing up the milk ac- counts. Willie done the chores. 26 Quite a mild day, dark and soft. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27 Dark, snowey [=snowy] day all through. I worked at posting Township orders. Willie done the chores. Hauled a jag of wood from the S[ide]Road for Jim. <p. 249> November 1891 28th Pretty chilly day, cold, raw wind. Willie was at J. Mills’ threshing. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon. 29th Sabbath. Cold, dark day. Roads very Rough. Johney and Ina were here. 30 Another sharp morning, the day chilly and dark. We cut about 50 dozen oat sheaves in the after- noon. Jim and John Arnold helped us. December [1891] 1st Mild day, the little snow there is softening. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, changed a Bottle of medicine for Brother Sam. Took it to him at night. G. McConnell, Collector, stopped all night. [in margin] Sent letter to / Br. Willie / Antlers P. O. / Ind. Territory / U. S. 2 Mild morning, the day mild, the snow thawing. This day has done up the sleighing. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon, then went to Son John’s in the afternoon. Willie chored around. 3 Mild day, the snow disappearing, Roads very bad. I worked at making out statement for the Township Council. 4 Rainy morning, the day wet all through. I finished Statement. 5 Dry morning, the day fine, cool and very windy. I went to Brother Sam’s threshing. Went in the eavning with John Crique home, he gave me $50.00, part of his Rent. I gave it immediately to the widow Kinnear. <p. 250> December 1891 6th Sabbath. Cloudy day, cold in the Forenoon, quite a snowfall towards night and at night. I went after night to see Brother Sam. 7 Quite a nice bit of snow on the ground this morning, and some more fell during the day. Sleighing is getting started again. Joe and Ida were here at night. 8 Cold, Raw wind this morning, pretty fair sleighing except where the Road was badly cut up. The wind high in the afternoon and the snow drifting. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. [in margin] Willie went / chopping 9 Fine morning, but rather windy, very heavy wind last night, the day given to thaw. We, Mrs. R. and I, went to Sam’s in the Forenoon. I thought he was going to Butcher pigs and I wanted to help him. He put off the job till Friday. G. McConnell and his Brother were here at dark. �418 10 Fine morning, the day mild, a good deal of sunshine, the sleighing all gone again. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. 11 Fine morning, the day fine, sunny and warm. I helped Brother Sam Butcher 5 Hogs. Mr. James Maxwell also assisted. 12 Fine morning, the day fine. I went to Dundalk and sent the Co[unty] Treasurer $1296.08, Co[unty] Rates. <p. 251> Dec[ember] 1891 13th Sabbath. Fine day, spring-like, the cattle out in the fields picking. Johney, Ina, Pat Conners, Joe and Ida, also Mary and Arlie here. 14 Rain in the morning, which turned to snow pretty early in the day. It is now, 5:40 P.M., Snowing and Blowing. I went to Dundalk. 15 Soft snow falling this morning. Sleet and snow mostly all day. I attended C[ouncil] Meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night, did not go to bed, late session. 16 Big Snow storm this morning. Snowed nearly all Forenoon. Cleared off in the afternoon. I left Hopeville about daylight and came home. 17 Rather mild morning, the day pretty Fine. I worked at the Township Financial Statement in the forenoon and in the afternoon took it to Dundalk to the printers. 18 Soft in the morning, mild day all through. I butchered a pig. She was 2 years old and weighed 310 pounds. Took her to Dundalk in the afternoon. Sold @ $5. per hundred. Jim R. and John Arnold helped. 19 Mild morning, the day mild, the sleighing gettng very bad. Mrs. R. and I brought some horse bed- ding from the Barn, then we took Four yearling cattle to Brother Sam’s, who is going to winter them for me. Came home and went to Dundalk, got home about 6 P.M. [in margin] Cattle to / Sam’s <p. 252> December 1891 20th Sabbath. Mild day, the snow disappearing. Brother John and wife came here in the Forenoon. 21 Another mild day. I entered orders in the Township Books. Brother John and Jim went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. John’s wife stopped here at night. 22 The snow has almost all gone, the fields and Roads Bare, the cattle out picking, but not much grass for them. John and wife left for home this morning. Borrowed the Buggy and left his cutter. 23 Mild day, the wheels have taken the place of the runners, quite spring-like. I helped Jim this after- noon to cut Horse feed. 24 Mild morning, though a little colder than yesterday. Helped Jim cut feed for about an hour this morning. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25 Christmas. Mild morning, the day misty and like a fall of something. A Christmas gathering was here, consisting of Brother Sam, Phoebe, Madela, Willie and Alma,* Jim and his wife and Arlie (and Willie Watt), John and Ina, Joe Bowerman and Ida. [*Madella, Willie and Alma are children of Sam and Phoebe—Anne Elizabeth Madella (b. 9 Mar. 1875) the eldest, Phoebe Alma (b. 13 May 1889) the youngest of their nine surviving children.] 26 Mild in the morning and in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon very windy. Freezing and snowing, very, very cold. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Vesuvius / Erupted / this morning �419 27th Sabbath. Sharp morning, the day cold, sharp wind, a little snow Falling now and then, but of no account. <p. 253> Dec[ember] 1891 28th Sharp morning, the day very sharp, the Roads very Rough, poor wheeling and no sleighing. 29 Soft morning, the day soft with several Showers of soft snow. It turned cold toward night. 30 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, a little snow falling now and then. 31 Very sharp morning, the day cold, piercing East wind. Roads hard and rough. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. January 1892 1st Mild morning, the day soft and what little snow there was disappeared. The Roads are sloppy. Rain at night. 2 Dark morning, the day dark and overcast, a fall of sleet in the afternoon which turned to snow at night. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon, and in the afternoon John Arnold and I went to John Crique’s and got the Rent from him. 3rd Sabbath. Cold day. Dark and a Raw wind. 4 Mild morning, the day mild, the snow which was on the Ground melting. I went to the Election.* [*i.e. for Proton Township Council] 5 Rather colder this morning, but the sun shone out and the middle of the day was pleasant. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 254> January 1892 6th Cold day all through, a little fine snow Falling, mostly, all through the day. Ida was here a while at night. 7 Pretty chilly day all through, a little snow falling through the day. 8 Cold morning, the day cold, quite a keen Frost. A good deal of sunshine. I went to Dundalk and stopped a while at Division Court. 9 Cold morning, clear and Frosty, the day very sharp all through. Phoebe and Mrs. R. started for Essa & Tossorontio, took Brother John’s cutter. They intend Bringing home my Buggy from John’s. 10th Sabbath. Very cold day, Freezing keen. 11 Sharp morning, the day dark and cold with a snowfall at night. 12 Mild morning, the day mild. Snow fell last night which has improved the sleighing. I helped Jim to cut Seven small cherry logs in the bush and load them on the sleigh. He hauled them to Dun- dalk and is selling them at $10.00 per thousand. Willie and Johney swamped out cordwood in Melancthon. 13 Mild day with some snow falling. Willie started to haul cordwood to Dundalk. <p. 255> January 1892 14th Pretty sharp morning, the day cold all through. Willie hauled Cordwood to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk, done some business. 15 Mild morning, the day pretty mild with a good deal of sunshine. Phoebe and Mrs. R. got home this eavning. 16 Sharp, Frosty morning, the day cold with a very keen Frost. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. Willie started at noon for a load of wood. �420 17th Sabbath. Mild day, almost like rain. Willie went with the Horse and cutter to Johney’s. [in mar- gin] my Birth day 18 Snow falling this morning, and quite a snowfall through the day. I went to a Council meeting at Hopeville. Took Jim’s Bay Horse for the day and gave him mine. Willie helped him to clean a load of pease. 19 Very cold day, Freezing like Greenland From morning till night. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Willie hauled Cordwood. [in margin] Cold 20 Sharp morning, the day cold all through with a snow storm at night. Willie hauled saw logs for Jim Patterson, sent by Jim Russell. Fire in Dundalk, Hunter & Rundle’s* Stores burned. [in mar- gin] very cold. [*Hunter was a loans, and land agent; Rundle was a butcher; see History of Dun- dalk, pp. 91, 101, 104.] 21 Another cold day, the roads very heavy on account of the blow. Snowing this forenoon and Blow- ing very strong in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of cordwood to Dundalk in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Cold <p. 256> January 1892 22nd Blowing and storming badly this morning. Stormy also in the afternoon. Willie went with the team to S. McDowell’s wood Bee, hauling cordwood From Melancthon to Dundalk. Jim’s First son* born this morning. Quite a cold stormy day For the youngster to make his appearance. [in margin] Jim’s First / son Born [*Vern Russell.] 23 Pretty sharp morning, the day cold generally, except a while in the afternoon. I went to Sam’s in the eavning. Willie hauled wood. 24th Sabbath. Mild morning, the day inclined to be soft, quite like a thaw. 25 Mild morning, but the day got very changeable and frequent wind and snow storms occured during the afternoon. I posted a letter for Clark. 26 Extremely cold day, Blowing and Freezing. I went a little while to D. Reid’s sale. The articles went very cheap. [in margin] very cold 27 Another cold day, but not so very cold as yesterday, calm in the forenoon and stormy in the after- noon. Mrs. Patterson and two children, W. Bell and wife here. [in margin] Mrs. /Patterson / here 28 Milder and almost like a thaw, a little mizzle of Rain in the afternoon. Willie hauled wood. I went to Dundalk. Patrick Conners was here. 29 Mild day, almost like a thaw. Willie hauled one load of wood and a Telegraph pole to Dundalk. <p. 257> January 1892 30th Another mild morning, the day mild, the snow softening. James Reid and his brother Dan were here. Dan borrowed the cutter and harness to go to Dundalk. Willie is laid up with a cold. Etna* showed strong signs of Eruption. [*still strong interest in Mt. Vesuvius.] 31st Sabbath. Very mild day. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. Joe and Ida were here in the eavning. Sandy McAuley’s Dwelling House was Burned about 11 P.M. He has a small insurance of about $300.00 on the house and contents. The fire caught they think from a spark on the Roof as they were burning [T??? ad] wood. [in margin] Sandy McAulay’s / House Burned Feb[ruary 1892] 1st Very mild day, the snow softening, very like a thaw. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Bought a Draft for $120.15, payable to Thos. Arnold of Creemore and sent it to him for his Rent. Willie hauled Cordwood. �421 2 Stormy day, a huge snow storm Raging. Willie started this morning to haul wood and hauled one load in the afternoon. The snow fell about 12 inches in 24 Hours. 3 Mild day all through, a little sunshine soon came on in the afternoon, and is now, 8:15 P.M., snow- ing. Willie hauled one load of wood in the afternoon. The sleighing is heavy. <p. 258> February 1892 4th Sharp morning, the day pretty sharp. The Township auditors were here during the day. G. McConnell, Collector, Returned his Roll and stopped all night. [in margin] Township / auditors / here 5 Pretty cold morning, the day cold all through. Brother Sam and I left for to See Sister Margaret who is sick, almost unto death. We got as far as Brother John’s and stopped there all night. 6 Another cold day, snow deep. Sam and I left John’s and went to Margaret’s. Poor Sister! Life appears almost gone. She is wasted away so much that I would not know her. Dr. McCullough said her complaint was Malaria Fever and Dr. Armstrong said it was Lung Fever. We came from Margaret’s in the eavning and stopped at Brother John’s. 7 Sabbath. Some snow falling in the forenoon, some Rain at night, a little [stricken th] lightening. I prevailed on Sam to return home this morning as he is suffering from Bronchitis. I went to Marga- ret’s. John’s son John drove me there. I sat up with Margaret all night. Poor Sister, she seemed to be about dead. 8 Pretty chilly day, a good deal of snow on the ground. I left Margaret this morning and came as far as Brother John’s. I am doubtful whether I will ever see my poor Sister alive again or not. <p. 259> Feb[ruary] 1892 9th Pretty Rough day, especially in the afternoon. Snow drifted considerably on the Roads. I left John’s this day at about 11:30 A.M and came home. Bob drove me as far as Shelburne, then I took the Train. Brother John is suffering with Bronchitis. 10 A little milder this forenoon, the afternoon Blowing. Nancy and Phebe left this morning to go and nurse Margaret. If good nursing and careful, kindly attention will save her life, She will now ob- tain it. She has had nothing but negligence, want of care and improper treatment From her Hus- band and Daughters, thus in a manner, killing her as surely as if they took a club and beat her brains out. May a just God punish them For their cruelty. 11 Moderate in the Forenon, the afternoon blowing and rough. Willie hauled cordwood to Dundalk. Extremely rough in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. 12 Very cold morning, the day bitterly cold, especially in the afternoon. The Roads are very badly drifted. I think it is the coldest day which has come this winter. Willie started in the afternoon to haul wood. Got part of the way and had to come back on account of the drifts. Adam Traynor was here this eavning to See about arrears of Land Taxes. [in margin] Very cold 13 Sharp, cold day, but calm. Roads very bad. I attended council meeting at Dundalk. <p. 260> Feb. 1892 14th Sabbath. Cold and stormy. Blowing, Snowing and Freezing/ 15 Sharp morning, the day cold, especially in the afternoon, the snow drifting. The Roads running N.E & S.W. are almost impassible. I went to Dundalk. 16 Pretty cold day, Freezing and blowing some. Mrs. R. and Phebe got home from Sister Margaret’s. She is not any better. �422 17 A little milder than yesterday, yet still cold enough. The roads are very much drifted, and few teams are on them. 18 Mild morning, the day overcast and very much like a thaw. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Willie and Johney worked in Melancthon getting out stove wood. [in margin] Mrs. / Sandy McAulay / Died 19 Stormy, Rough day, Blowing and snowing, especially in the afternoon. Wille hauled wood. Wal- ter Bell was here a while in the Day. 20 Mild day, the snow getting soft, the air soft and hazy. Mrs. R. and I went to the Funeral of Mrs. Sandy McAulay, an old Lady of 76 who has lived in Proton for the past 42 years. She was buried in Melancthon at the Gravel Road Church Burying Ground. We went in James Mills’ sleigh. <p. 261> Feb. 1892 21st Sabbath. Mild day, close atmosphere, the snow sinking and melting. Jim and his wife and two Babies, John and wife, Ida and husband and Miss Susan Davidson were here. [in margin] Thaw 22 Mild day all through, a good deal of sunshine. Willie went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got his wood measured. He and Johney had 61 cords. They began chopping it on the 8th of last Decem- ber, also had a man helping for about half a month. Sold the wood for $2.00 per cord. They made about .76 cents per day and Boarded themselves and teams out of this. [in margin] Thaw 23 Beautiful morning, the sun Bright and warm all day, just like a day in spring. I went to Sam’s to see about some hay. Willie started for Melancthon this morning to cut some trees along with Johney, for to saw with the machine for firewood. His mother took him out in the cutter. All are gone this night to Dundalk to the Britton’s Concert. I am Bird alone. [in margin] Sun[?Pm?] / 23 [unclear what this marginal note is] 24 Mild day, the snow softening, quite a good deal of sunshine. Willie and I cleaned oats. 25 Very fine day, sunny in the morning. The sky got overcast, and there was a very small quantity of Rain in the afternoon. Willie and I cleaned oats. <p. 262> Feb 1892 26 Something colder than yesterday, a sharp Frost in the eavning. Willie and I Finished cleaning oats and pease. 27 Very sharp, Bright sunny day, a piercing Frost all through the day. Willie helped Sam’s Willie to haul a load of hay, 1500 pounds, home. [change of ink colour, black to blue-black, writing smaller] 28th Sabbath. Very sharp morning, the afternoon milder. 29 Mild day, the snow melting some in the sunny spots. A snowfall in the afternoon when it turned cold, and was a pretty cold night with a strong wind. Willie went to Melancthon to cut stove wood. I went to Dundalk. March [1892] 1st Pretty sharp morning, the day Bright, sunny and cold. Phoebe and Sam were here a while in the afternoon. I was in Dundalk in the forenoon, also went again at night to get J. Bowerman to come and take the front shoes off a horse which is badly Foundered From the effects of a hard drive by Willie who drove him to Bill Faucett’s one night, then left him standing in a Log Barn till their party broke up. It’s pretty hard for me to keep a sound horse while the same Willie has anything to do with him, will not take proper care of him. 2 Brsight sunny morning, the day clear and fine. I worked a little at the Township accounts. �423 <p. 263> [ink colour changes to black] March 1892 3rd Beautiful day, clear and sunny. Sister Margaret died today. We got a telegram to that effect this afternoon from her husband. Poor Margaret has been ailing for about two months. One doctor said her ailment [MS aliement] was Maleria fever, another Said it was Lung Fever. My poor Sis- ter is gone, the first break in the family of Seven. Poor, kind Margaret. I hope she is in Heaven where there is no more suffering, nor unkindness. Poor Margaret was about Forty-seven years of age. Father, Mother and Sister are now gone. Who will be the next, Ah, who? [in margin] Sister Margaret Died [ink colour changes to blue-black] 4 Fine morning, the day Sunny and warm. Mrs. R., Jim and I left home this morning for Sister Mar- garet’s Funeral. Johney and Ina, Joseph Bowerman and Ida also went. J. Bowerman drove them down. They stopped at John Agnew’s at night. Brother Sam, who had went down on Thursday with Phoebe, went with me to James Murphey’s and we stopped all night there. The others stopped at Brother John’s. Also Sister Sarah who had waited on Margaret for ten days stopped at night at John’s. [last five words in outer margin] 5 Fine day, but a little cold in the morning. We all went this morning to Margaret’s Funeral with the exception of Jim and Brother John’s wife, Eliza, both being sick. Margaret is buried at Thompson- ville, Township of Tecumseth [=Tecumseh], about Four miles from Alliston. There were Thirty- Five Teams, between single and double. Poor Sister lies in lonesome grave away from her people. <p. 264> March 1892 6th Sabbath. Fine Day, sunny and bright. We left John Agnew’s this morning and came home. Sam and Phoebe came with us in their own rig from Brother John’s. We got home about 3:45 P.M. 7 Beautiful morning, sunny and clear. Johney Brought me a load of wood with his team, then bor- rowed my sleighs and is going to Brother John’s for potatoes. 8 Dark morning, the day dark and Lowering, getting a little soft in the afternoon, with a slight sprin- kling of snow. I went to Dundalk. Bought Draft for $262.22, sent it to Bank of Toronto, Toronto, to Retire Debenture No. 7, Township of Proton. 9 Fine day, Bright and sunny in the afternoon. Quite spring-like. 10 A little cold in the morning, but the middle of the day and afternoon was pleasant. I fixed a place for a cow in the stable at home, and put her in at night, as she is near calving. 11 Very cold morning, Blowing and Freezing, the day cold and Blowing from morning till night. [in margin] Cold / Vesuvius / Burst 12 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, with a good deal of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Peter Sauder bought a Bay horse colt from me, rising three years old, for $80.00, on Twelve months credit. He took the colt home. [in margin] Sold colt / For $80.00 <p. 265> 13th Sabbath. Very cold day, Blowing and Freezing with a little snow falling. [in margin] cold 14 Very cold day, Blowing and Freezing, the sharpest day for a long time. [in margin] cold 15 Pretty sharp day, but not so cold as yesterday. Some snow fell during the day. 16 Fine day, but a little cold in the forenoon, a good deal of sunshine throughout the day. Willie hauled two small loads of Oats to Dundalk, 52 27/34 & 54 20/34 Bushels. Sold at .27¢ per Bushel to Mr. Skeffington Bell. Jim’s wife was here a while today. �424 17 Fine day, Sunny and Bright, the snow melting in some places. Willie hauled three loads of oats to Dundalk, about 164 Bushels. J. T. Agnew was here at noon, went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and Willie went at night to Dundalk to hear the Rev. Mr. Hudson, Presbyterian Minister, give a discourse on the Reformation in Scotland. 18 Mild in the forenoon, some snow fell in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of oats in the forenoon and 24 Bushels of pease in the afternoon to Dundalk. W. Bell was here at night 19 The morning pretty cold with quite a snowfall. The Assessor and Collector were here. I hauled the Remainder of the oats to Dundalk, 328 1/2 Bushels oats at .27¢ p[er] B[ushel], 24 Bushel pease @ .58 p[er] Bushel. <p. 266> March 1892 20th Sabbath. Rather cold, especially in the morning. 21 Pretty cold in the morning, the afternoon something warmer, Bright Sun. Jim got home his sheep and brought our two colts home from his place. Vesuvius, Etna, Heckla, and other infernal places all combined and had a dreadful eruption.* I worked at the Township Books in the afternoon. [*return to volcanic interests] 22 Dark morning, snow falling occassionally through the day, turning to sleet in the afternoon, almost like rain. Willie started to haul saw logs to the mill. I guess he is putting in a good part of the day in Dundalk. Well, I cannot control him any longer, all I can do with him is of no avail.* I was copying off the Defaulters to Send to County Treasurer. [*conflict and complaints about son Wil- lie, aged 20] 23 Pretty Rough morning, snowing and Blowing, the day generally was the same kind, the afternoon a little worse. Willie was hauling Logs to the Mill. 24 Mild day, the snow softening a good deal, especially in the sunny side of Buildings. Willie hauled Logs to the Mill and a load of Lumber home at night. I went to Dundalk. 25 Mild day, Sunny and warm. Willie hauled Logs to the Mill and a load of Lumber home. 26 Bright, sunny morning, the sky hazy, the snow disappearing rapidly. Willie sold his 3 year old colt to J. Hudd for $80.00 on 9 months’ time. Took a chattle [=chattel] mortgage. Cost of mort- gage & Register $1.00 & 5¢. <p. 267> March 1892 27th Sabbath. Bright sunny morning, the day Fine, the latter part of the afternoon rather chilly. Johney and Ina called here on their way to H. Lonsway’s. 28 Fine day, quite mild, a good deal of sunshine. Willie hauled a load of Lumber home. 29 Sunny day, but a cold wind. The snow is going, however. We hauled a ton of hay from Jim’s, price $8.00, then hauled about 1 3/4 loads short wood From Jim’s Bush. I went to see Henry Johnson (who is suffering with Siatica) in the afternoon. 30 Very sharp morning, the day cold and Raw all through. Willie went to the mill in the forenoon for a load of w[ood] Sawdust For Bedding of the horses, and in the afternoon he split some stove wood. I worked at getting some Taxes arrainged [=arranged] in order on a sheet of paper so the Lawyer could investigate without much delay. 31 Sharp, cloudy day, yet the snow melted some. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie hauled out manure on the Garden. April [1892] �425 1st Fine day, cloud in the afternoon, snow melting Rapidly, a Rain and wind storm at night. Willie went to Dundalk, helped Jim with his horses. [in margin] Seen First / Robin 2 Dark morning, with some Rain, and windy through the day. We went to See Jim off with his horses to Souris, Man[itoba]. He left about 11 A.M. William Faucett and he took out Fourteen. [in margin] Jim Shipped / Horses <p. 268> April 1892 3rd Sabbath. Dark, warm day, the snow going fast. Johney, Ina & Pat Conners, Jim Patterson, Mrs. Jim Russell, Arlie, Baby Boy & Miss Susan Davidson, Mrs. Annie Faucett & two children were here. 4 Dark morning, with a Rainfall. The day was cloudy, with something like a Scotch mist most of the time. Willie went to Johney’s to cut timber for the sawing machine, but came home again without cutting any. Dan Reid and wife were here at night for a while. The snow is goint rapidly and there is every appearnce of an early spring. If the weather keep[s] on this way people will be ploughing in about a week from now, I think. I never remember the snow to go away so rapidly, less than a week ago there was sleighing enough for us to haul a ton of Hay From Jim’s home, at one load. Now nothing but bare ground wherever you go. Something very strange, almost incred- ible that it should have disappeared so rapidly in so short a time. A good deal of lightening and some thunder about 10 P.M. 5 Dry and very windy, with several showers of Rain through the day, warm and spring-like. I went to Dundalk and got Gerty measured for a collar. Mrs. R. also went to Dundalk. [in margin] Heard Frogs / Seen / Butterfly 6 Sharp morning, the day pretty mild and spring-like. Jim got home this afternoon, only having went as far as North Bay with the horses, William Faucett agreeing to take charge of them from that place on. [in margin] Jim got / Home <p. 269> April 1892 7th Fine morning, the day fine all through, quite spring-like, the birds out singing. Jim has started plowing, the ground turns up well, no Frost in it. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s this eavning. 8 Fine morning, the sun shone out bright and the forenoon was pleasant, a slight mizzle of rain fell about noon, which soon turned to snow and the afternoon was disagre[e]able. Willie commenced plowing in the forenoon but did not go at it in the afternoon, the ground is without frost but rather wet. It is stubble land, if sod it would have plowed well. This is certainly an early spring and people will, I think, get through their work a good deal sooner than last year. [in margin] Com- menced / plowing 9 Snow falling this morning, Freezing and Snowing most of the day, quite wintry-like. It has stopped the plowing for sure. We did not do anything today. 10th Sabbath. Quite wintry-like all day. 11 Sharp morning, the day cold all through. Willie and I turned over some potatoes in the cellar. I went in the afternoon to Sam’s to see a sick colt. 12 Sharp this morning, the sun shone out through the day, melting the snow, but the wind was very cold. We have a sick colt at home, something wrong, I think, with its urine. We gave it two doses of sweet nitre and rubbed spleen on Back. 13 Sharp morning, the day raw and cold all through, a good deal of sunshine. Willie is cutting stove logs at Johney’s. <p. 270> �426 April 1892 14th Sharp morning, very hard frost, the ground did not thaw out all day long. Keen North-East wind. I went to Dundalk. 15 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, but a good deal of sunshine. The ground softened some in the afternoon. 16 Hard frost this morning. Stormy, Windy and chilly all day. I got home one Ton of hay from H. Lonsway. He hauled it. I paid him nine dollars for it. 17 Sabbath. Hard Frost this morning, the day cold and Sunny. Sam & Phoebe, Jim, Mary & Arlie, Joe Bowerman & Ida, with Miss S. Davis were here. 18 Sharp morning, hard Frost, the day bright and cold. We took the team and went to Dundalk, got some shopping done. Bought 4 Barells Flour at $4.31 per Brl. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon, stopped all night, helped him to put a sick phillie [=filly] of his in a sling. Willie plowed in the af- ternoon. [in margin] Tried plowing / again 19 Hard Frost this morning, the day sunny and cold. Came home from Sam’s at noon. Willie plowed. Brother Sam left Dundalk on the 5:15 train this afternoon, destination Pense, Assini- boia,* North-west. Distance, about 1737 miles, Fare $27.85. Hope he will return safe. [in mar- gin] Sam left / For the N. West. [*Pense is a village, Assiniboia a territory, in the North-West Ter- ritories; both are now in southern Saskatchewan. The C.P.R. went through Pense in 1882; the vil- lage was named after the editor of the Kingston Whig, present when the line was laid through Pense; see http://www.pense.ca/hom_AP_history.htm] 20 Dark cold day, threatening Rain or snow, pretty high wind. Willie plowed. I sowed some cabbage seed. [in margin] Sowed / Cabbage / Seed <p. 271> April 1892 21st Dark, cold morning, the day cloudy with a cold Rain and Scotch mist in the afternoon. I helped Jim to clean up some oats and a bag of pease. Willie plowed to noon. 22 Dark, damp morning, the day dry, but cool, cloudy and windy. Willie plowed. I went to Dundalk, came home and went to Brother Sam’s. 23 Bright sunny day, dry, clear and cool. I put up some fences which had been blown down, then chored around. Willie plowed. Mr. Rogers, Reeve, stopped all night. 24th Sabbath. Hard frost this morning, the day clear and cold. Mr. Rogers Left at 12. noon. [in margin] First / Lambs 25 Hard Frost, the day sunny and cool. I went to Sam’s to help with his colt. We got her out of the slings, took her out of doors, walked her around a while. She lay down. We let her lay a while, got her up and took her to the stable. Willie plowed from about 10 A.M. 26 Pretty sharp Frost in the morning, the day sunny and warm from about 9 A.M. Willie plowed in the forenoon & in the afternoon went to the Show of Horses at Dundalk. I got some Fruit Trees. 27 Dark morning, quite a heavy Rain during the night, very strong wind also at night. Willie plowed. I went to Brother Sam’s after setting out a Bradshaw plum, 4 Snow apple tree[s], & one Princess Louisa. 28 Dry and very windy with Rain during the preceeding night. Willie plowed. I chored around and went to Dundalk. <p. 272> April 1892 �427 29th Hard Frost this morning, the day cool, dry and sunny. Willie plowed. I chored around. J.B. Lu- cas, Barrister, was here this eavning Re. Irvin’s Suit against Township of Proton. 30 Very hard Frost this morning, the ground so hard that the plow could scarcely pull through it. Willie plowed in the forenoon, Harrowed in the afternoon and sowed some pease. I went to Dun- dalk in the eavning. [in margin] First Grain / Sown / (pease) May 1892 1st Sabbath. Cool and Dry, a little cloudy. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 2 Dark morning, the day dark and Lowering, something like a Scotch mist falling all day. Willie plowed. I filled up some Township papers. Mrs. R. gathered some sap in Jim’s Bush in the after- noon. 3 Dark Day, a misty rain in the forenoon, a sharp shower in the afternoon, Some thunder, warm at night. Willie plowed. I spread manure and hunted up the colts in the eavning. 4 Cold morning, Frost. The day pretty chilly, a very little Sunshine. Willie plowed. I chored around. 5 Dark, cold forenoon, the afternoon wet, a sleety rain. Willie plowed in the dry part of the day. I mended fences. 6 Wet morning, Rain till about 10 A.M., then dry, but the day was cold and dark. Willie took me and 10 years Collector’s Rolls in to Division court in Dundalk, then plowed when he came home. <p. 273> May 1892 7th Cool, dry day, Sunny, but not warm. Willie plowed with his team for Jim. I chored around. 8th Sabbath. Very hard Frost this morning. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 9 Pretty cool morning but the sun shone through the day. The day was dry, breezy & Sunny. Willie finished sowing pease, then sowed oats. [in margin] Finished / sowing pease / First oats / Sown 10 Fine morning, the day dry till about 4:30 P.M, when there came on a slight Rain. Willie harrowed in the Forenoon and Rolled some in the afternoon. I went to Phoebe’s in the forenoon and bagged up some oats at Jim’s in the afternoon. 11 Dark, Rainy morning, the Rain ceased about 8 A.M., then came on again about 5 P.M. Willie plowed in the dry part of the day. I chored around. 12 Dry day, but quite cool. Wille plowed. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and sowed three bags of oats in the afternoon. 13 Dry Day, a good deal of sunshine. Willie Sowed oats with Jim’s Seeder. I chored around. 14 Misty morning, the afternoon cloudy also. Willie harrowed over the oats which were sown. I pitched some manure from the Back to the Front of the shed. 15th Sabbath. Rather Dark and cool, with quite a Rainfall at night. 16 Fine, dry day. Willie sowed oats. I plowed for Jim in the afternoon. <p. 274> May 1892 17th Bright sunny morning, the day dry and warm. I plowed For Jim. He helped Willie to haul out manure on the Arnold Lot. They hauled out 23 Loads. [in margin] Calves / home From / J. Mills 18 Fine dry day. Willie and I hauled out manure, (17) Loads. [in margin] Richard / Ludlow Died 19 Dry and Windy in the forenoon, the afternoon Wet and windy. Willie plowed in the forenoon and I spread manure. [in margin] Nancy Agnew* / Died. [*Nancy Agnew Russell’s niece (b. 29 Mar. 1876), daughter of John and Margaret Agnew; the spate of deaths this week is unexplained—no doubt it was part of the flu pandemic, known as Russian flu. It began in 1889-90 in St. Petersburg, �428 Russia, spread through the Northern Hemisphere, with recurrences in March-June 1891, Nov. 1891-June 1892. It killed about 1 million people worldwide. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889%E2%80%9390_flu_pandemic] 20 Dry day. Willie plowed. I spread manure in the forenoon and sowed oats for Sam in the after- noon. 21 Misty, damp day. I sowed three Bags of oats in the forenon, and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie worked for Jim. Mrs. R. and Jim went to Nancy Agnew’s Funeral. [in margin] Got papers from Toronto / Robert Gordon died / Finished sowing oats 22nd Sabbath. Dark, cool day. 23 Misty day, some Rain. Willie plowed in the Forenoon, Harrowed in the afternoon. I sowed [one]* Bag Barley. [in margin] Finished / Seeding. [*amount not specified; singular Bag suggests one only, or less.] 24 Misty day, Rain in the afternoon. Willie went to the sports at Shelburne. I sowed Barley and oats for Sam. 25 Misty day. Willie plowed the Garden. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. C. Bell is very ill, got a par[a]lytic stroke. Very wet afternoon, also thunder and lightening [this should precede the previ- ous sentence.] Died this evening. She was highly respected, a kind and benevolent woman, al- ways doing good.* [in margin] Mrs. Bell / Died. [*She was the first teacher in the area, establish- ing a school in her home in 1851 (on the farm half a mile south of Robert’s Lot 220, Proton), be- fore Proton School Section 1 school was established in Dundalk village; she also was a midwife; see History of Dundalk, p. 282] 26 Slightely wet this morning, the day cold. I went to [stricken Cede ] Hopeville. 27 Cold day, but dry. I went to Mrs. Bell’s Funeral. [in margin] Sam got / Home 28 Frost in the morning, the day dry. Willie hauled out manure. I cut seed potatoes. <p. 275> [two recipes for cures; see Material Description, Front and Back Matter] Cure For Sweeney, etc Raw Linseed oil 7 oz Oil of Terebinth [=turpentine, in French] 7 oz Aq. Ammon[ia] Fort 1 oz Olenum Oregannum [oil of oregano?] 1 oz in all a unit pint Cure for Stoppage of Urine in a horse: 2 Tablespoonfulls of Saltpetre, 2 Tablespoonfulls of Spirits of Turpentine, 2 Tablespoonfulls of Baking Soda, 2 Teaspoonfulls of cut smoking Tobacco, made into a tea. All these ingredients dissolved and mixed and given at one dose if the caase is severe. This has been tried and proved good. April 23 /92 <p. 276> [pasted-in newspaper columns, including John Macdonald’s Will] <p. 277> [pasted-in newspaper clippings, handwritten cures] <p. 278> [Handwritten recipes and cures, one pasted-in small clipping] <p. [279]> [endleaf, recto, ruled by hand, unpaginated] Names of Fruit Trees planted on acre plot on Lot �429 220 Proton April 1890 Trees form Chase Bros. Galt Nursery [Detailed list of trees, by number, and by row, with label on tree cited, if present; see Material Descrip- tion, circulated separately.] <p. [280]> [endleaf, verso, unpaginated; nine handwritten cures and recipes, each separated by line drawn across the page; see Material Description.] <inside back cover> [Handwritten cures and recipes, and pasted-in newpaper clipping. Bottom part of page has details on assessments of Proton and Melancthon property, 1889; see Material Description.] <end of volume 3> �430 Volume 4 29 May 1892–23 May 1898 Editorial Note: Volume 4, like Volume 3, has printed pagination (flyleaf + 292 pp. + endleaf); in this transcription manuscript diary page numbers are noted inside angle brackets (<p. 1>), preceding the running title found on each page of the manuscript. Insertions and pasted-in items are indicated by an- notations inside tags enclosed in angle brackets, e.g. <insert> text of insert </insert>. For examples of the variable spelling and syntax, and for the editorial conventions used, see the Preface to Volume 1. <flyleaf, recto> [Title page, unpaginated; the title is obscured with many clippings pasted over the writing. Includes additional handwritten notes on title page, only one of which, the record of the money sent Brother Wil- liam, is noted below.] [Diary of] Rob[ert Rus]sell Proton [Twp] Co. Grey Ont. May 29th 1892 ____________________________________ [Notes written in bottom right quadrant, currently obscured by clipping:] 1 x 20 = $20 series of 1880 A.3006.690 1 x 20 = 20 D[itt]o A.2036.888 1 x 10 = 10 Silver Dollars. B1202g.72B $50.00 sent to Br. William / Elzey P. O. / Ind. Ter. / Texas / U. S. / Dec. 19, 1889 Same Bills sent again / February 16th [corrected to 14th], 1893 / Elzey P. O. / Indian Territory / U. S. <flyleaf, verso> [Pasted-in poem, from newspaper: The Bivouac of the Dead, 12 8-line stanzas] [Pasted-in newspaper column: How Old Are You?] [Hand-written recipe:] For cuts, wounds or Blood poisoning: a poultice of Brown Muscovady sugar is said to be excellent. <line> March 27, 1893 <p. 1> May 29 1892 29th Dry day and a little windy. Mrs. R and I went to Brother Sam’s. 30 Dry and windy, also pretty warm. I helped Willie haul out manure in the forenoon, I then spread it and he went to Sam’s and got two bags of potatoes called Ninety-Nines. In the afternoon we planted them, Mrs. R. helped. 31 Warm and dry with a slight rain and some thunder and lightening at night. We finished planting potatoes, all but a few among the apple trees. Willie went to H. Gallagher’s Raising in the after- noon and I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Finished planting potatoes �431 June [1892] 1st Warm day. Willie and I picked stones in the forenoon, he rolled in the afternoon and washed the sheep. I planted some potatoes. Miss Graham from Township of Essa was here. [in margin] Washed sheep 2Dark in the Forenoon, a little like rain but the day was dry. Willie rolled, I planted some pota- toes among the apple trees, and fixed Brush Fence. 3Quite cold morning, the day chilly and dark. Willie finished Rolling in the forenoon, I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. Helped to Casterate Jim’s colt and ours in the afternoon. <p. 2> June 1892 4th Cool, dark morning, the afternoon a little brighter and a good deal warmer. Brother John and Wife who came here last night, went to Johney’s in the afternoon. Willie hauled home half ton of hay from Willie Ludlow’s. Poor miserable wild grass. I paid him $4.50 for the ½ ton, he had told me before I sent for it that the hay was good. I fixed Brush Fence in the afternoon 5th Sabbath. Cloudy in the Forenoon, a regular downpour of Rain in the afternoon, some thunder and lightening. Brother Sam and Phebe, Brother John and Eliza were here. 6 Bright, Sunny day and pretty sultry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, and hunted up some stray cattle when I came home. Willie clipped a Few sheep. Brother John and wife left for home this afternoon. [in margin] Sheep clipped 7 Dry morning, the day dry and cool. I went to a Council Meeting at Cederville, got home at 1:30 next morning. J. P. Cowan was with me. 8 Dry in the forenoon, and pretty warm, a very heavy rain in the afternoon with some thunder and lightening. I went to Dundalk. Willie cut some timber for the wood shed. [in margin] Seen In- spector 9 Dark forenoon, the afternoon clear. Willie cut timber. I was unwell and had to keep in bed. <p. 3> June 1892 10th Dry and pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I went with the Buggy and Jim’s horse to Flesherton. I seen Dr. Christoe. Willie cut some timber for wood shed. 11 Fine, dry day, warm and sunny, fine growth. Willie pulled down the old porch and dug some post holes. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 12th Sabbath. Dry and very warm. 13 Dry, cloudy and warm, with a prolonged Thunder, Lightening, and Rain storm about 6 P.M. Willie and I got some sills and sleepers for the Kitchen. 14 A little cooler this morning, the afternoon clear and warm. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and Bought 3 ½ thousand shingles, 5 pieces of joice [=joists], nails and hinges, &c. for· the kitchen. In the afternoon, Willie and I made some timber. Brother Sam came along, and helped us 15 Dry and hot, Willie hauled sand for Jim. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. I worked at the Books. 16 Dry and very hot, a sharp thunder, lightening and Rain storm at night. Willie hauled a load of sand for Jim, then hauled the timber for the Kitchen, and harrowed the potatoes. I took out a sill. Jane Russell* and her Brother Andrew came here from Toronto. Jane has just come From Ireland. They are cousins of mine. [*How Jane (nicknamed Jenny) and Andrew Russell are cousins is un- known—presumably children of a son of James’ brother William, since Jane and Andrew seem to be of the generation of Robert’s children. Jenny Russell later lived with Mary and James Murphey (or Murphy) in Tossorontio and later died of consumption. My thanks to Reta Lancaster for these details. Mary Murphey is likely the daughter of William Russell, niece of James and Anne, and �432 first cousin of Robert; see also 16 Feb. 1877; 29, 31 March, 1st April 1878; 12 Sept. 1883; 29,30 Jan. 1885; 31 Jan., 4, 8 Feb. 1889; 4 Mar. 1892.] 17 Dark day, and cool. Brother Sam and Son Jim helped us at the framing of the Building. <p. 4> June 1892 18th Dark and cool. Sam helped us at the Building. Andrew left this eavning for Toronto. 19 Sabbath. Dark day with quite a heavy Rain. Mrs. R., Willie and Jenny Russell went to Johney’s. 20 Dark muggy day, pretty warm in the afternoon. We worked at the Kitchen. Jim helped us. 21 Dark, cloudy, day and pretty warm. We worked at the Kitchen. Jim helped in the Forenoon. 22 Dark day, not much sunshine. Willie and I worked at the Kitchen. 23 Dark in the forenoon, clear in the afternoon. Willie, Jim and I worked at the House. 24 The day cloudy except a little while towards sunsett, a slight sprinkling of Rain in the afternoon. We worked at the House. Jim helped us. Willie went to Mr. Fry's Raising in the afternoon. Ida drove Jenny home here in the afternoon in the Buggy. 25 Cool dark morning, sunny and sultry in the afternoon. Willie and I made a slash fence on the rear of Mr. Arnold's Lot. 26 Sabbath. Dry and warm. Cloudy in the afternoon, a little rain at night. I went to Sam's in the eavning. <p. 5> June 1892 27th The day showery and wet. We worked at the Kitchen, Jim helped. Sam and Pho[e]be came out in the afternoon and took Jenny in to their place. 28 Dry day. Breezy and sunny in the afternoon. Willie made a door. I worked at posting Reeve’ Orders in the forenoon and from 8 P.M. helped to Box and weigh at the Factory 130 cheese. It was midnight when I got home. 29 Quite showery early in the morning, the afternoon dry Except a few Showers. I dug a cabbage plot and set out some plants. Willie worked at the Kitchen. In the eavning I went to Dundalk and helped to Box 120 Cheese. 30 Fine, dry and Breezy, quite cold. I went to Dundalk and took the tally of the cheese, 249 Boxes, Weight 15240 pounds, price 8½ cents per pound. Sold to McBrill, got his cheque for $1295.40. Willie was at H. Jackson's Raising. July [1892] 1st Dry and Breezy, cloudy. Willie, with some other young people, went a-fishing to Feversham. I worked at the Milk accounts. 2 Dry in the forenoon, very wet the latter part of the afternoon. Made Brush fence in the forenoon & paid out cheese money in the afternoon. <p. 6> <paste-in columns from newspaper, on the sinking of the Asia in Georgian Bay; a recipe against cholera; a verse of poetry handwritten.> <p. 7> <newpaper clippings, page completely given to this; and one recipe for a Good Tonic. Political cartoon on prohibition, involving Oliver Mowatt and George Matter—Ontario License System, Liquor Traffic is a wasp’s nest.> <p. 8.> July 1892 �433 3rd Sabbath. Dark Rainy day from morning till night. Clark and Mariah came home from Hillman, St[ate] of Michigan. [in margin] Clark & Mariah / came home 4 Dry day and a good deal of sunshine. I worked at making a new milk Book as the one which was purchased for me is not suitable. The Folks all went to Dundalk Except Jenny and I. I put two very much given to jum[p] colts to pasture at Mr. Hudd's at a dollar each per month. [in margin] Colts put to pasture 5 Dry day and pretty warm. Willie with the team done statute labor. I worked entering the weights of milk and part of the day I hoed thistles out of the potatoes. 6 Dry and hot. Willie done statute labor with the team. I worked at hoeing thistles and also went to Dundalk, got $300. Township Funds out of Bank to take to Council meeting on the 8th inst. 7 Dry day and hot. Willie cut some trees along side of the Road in the swamp for statute labor. I Balanced the Township Books and made out Half-yearly Financial statement. 8 Very fine day, dry and hot. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, got home at 4 A.M. next morning. <p. 9> July 1892 9 Dry and warm, slept till noon. Got up, settled up the orders and went to Dundalk. 10 Sabbath. Dry and hot. Mrs. R., Clark and Mariah and I went to Sam’s. 11 Very sultry day with a sharp bit of thunder about 2 P.M. and a little rain. I made brush fence in the forenoon and went to John Irwin's Raising in the afternoon. 12 Hot day, the sun came pouring down in rays of heat. We celebrated the day* in Dundalk. John Agnew stopped here at night. [*Orangemen’s celebrations for 12th of July, commemoration of Battle of the Boyne.] 13 Cool, compared with yesterday, dry and breezy with a clouded atmosphere. We moulded up our potatoes. 14 Pretty hot day, strong sun, some wind. Jenny, C1ark & Mariah & Willie drove down to Tossoron- tio. Jim and I weighed, Boxed and shipped 117 Boxes cheese. 15 Pretty warm Forenoon, the afternoon cloudy and very windy with a great Rain storm, thunder and lightening about 4 P.M. I worked among the potatoes in the Forenoon. [in margin] St. Swithan’s Day 16 Very cold morning, the day dry, cool and Breezy, very like Frost at night. 17th Sabbath. Dry and cool. <p. 10> July 1892 18 Cool in the morning. Breezy and sunny through the day. I mended Brush Fence and Entered Township orders in Book. 19 Cool dark morning, some rain fell in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and sunny. I am laid up with sore throat. 20 Cool in the morning, Warm in the afternoon with quite a bright sunshine. Willie Paris-Greened the potatoes, John Wesley Armstrong Noble got married this afternoon to Miss Jackson of the Town- ship of Holland. [in margin] J.W.Armstrong Noble / Married 21 Very hot day. Clark left this morning for William Moran’s, going to sell Michigan in that part of the country. I was sick in bed, got up about noon and went to Dundalk, done some business and came home. Willie is helping Jim at his hay. 22 Dry and cloudy, hot spells occassionally, a good hay day. Willie helped Jim at his hay. I also helped him in the afternoon. �434 23 Hot day. I think the hottest of the Season. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, helped Jim at his hay in the afternoon. Willie helped all day. Rain this night. [in margin] Hot 24th Sabbath. Cloudy and very sultry. 25 Hot day and breezy. Willie and I helped Jim. There was a terrific Rain storm at night accompa- nied with thunder and Lightening. <p. 11> July 1892 26 A fine dry day all through and pretty warm. I went to Johney’s, Willie helped Jim. 27 Dry and very hot, a slight shower about sunset, a good deal of thunder and lightening. I helped Jim to haul in in the afternoon. Willie helped Jim. [in margin] Sent letter to / Fletcher 28 Very hot day, especially in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. Willie helped Jim. 29 Cool and showery, no hay making today. I worked at making out the Estimates for Township Council which meets at Hopeville on the 2nd of August. 30 Dry and sunny, pretty warm. Willie and I cut some stove wood in the Bush in the Forenoon, he helped Jim at his hay in the afternoon. I Paris-Greened potatoes 31st Sabbath. Dry, cool and Breezy. [August 1892] Aug. 1st Dry and cloudy with the exception of a Slight Shower in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, took the weight of the cheese, 140 Boxes, got them shipped and got paid for them. Came home and mowed a little with the Scythe. Willie mowed all day with the mower. Rained quite heavily this night. [in margin] Commenced Haying 2 Dry cool day. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville 3 Dry day, Willie mowed a little at home in the morning, then helped Jim to finish his haying. [in margin] Jim Finished / Haying <p. 12> August 1892 4 Fine day, dry and Breezy. Willie, Jim and I worked at our hay. We got in seven loads, well saved. Willie also finished mowing, except a little corner of wild grass. [in margin] Brought / colts Home / From pasture 5 Dark day all through, a slight Rain about 4 P.M. Willie cut grass in the fence corners with the scythe in the forenoon, in the afternoon Raked up a load of good hay and brought it to the stable, then raked over the ground. Clark came home this eavning. 6 Dry and fine, the afternoon good hay weather. I worked at Milk accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid patrons. Willie Raked and put in hand shakings, 60 in the afternoon. Mrs. William Henders, wife of William Henders, Lot 230, 2nd Range Melancthon, got accidentally killed this afternoon. She was standing in a waggon pouring water into a Barrel, when the colt that was hitched took fright, ran away, she fell out and the Barrel fell on her. She only lived about 30 minutes. She was about 56 years of age and a Resident of Melancthon for about 30 years. [in margin] Mrs. Henders / accidentally Killed 7th Sabbath. Dry and pretty warm. Johney, Ina and Clark were here. 8 Fine and dry, although looking like rain most of the day. We got in three loads of good hay in the stable loft and a couple of loads of poor hay into the Barn. Clark helped. Mrs. R and I went to Mrs. Henders Funeral in the afternoon. She was buried in Dundalk Cemetery. <p. 13> August 1892 �435 9th Exceeding heavy wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightening, From 1 to about 3 this morning. The light- ening was something dreadful. The day very sultry and drying. Willie and Clark started last night about 7 O'clock for Tossorontio. I guess they would catch a wetting. I worked at the Milk Books today. Another sharp thunder, Lightening and Rain storm this night. [in margin]. Great / Thunder & Lightening 10 Cloudy and sultry with a good deal of Rain through the day, and some thunder and Lightening. I mowed some fence corners. 11 Dark morning, the day cloudy all through with a little rain falling now and then. Phoebe was here in the afternoon. Willie mowed fence corners. 12 Cool, dry and Breezy, quite a bit of sunshine. Clark and Jim took in the Owen Sound Excursion. Sam’s Madella, Ida, Mariah R., Mrs. R. and Willie went picking berries. Old Mr. Sauder and wife came here to get some change made in their will. I worked at the Township Books and Estimates. 13 Dry, cool and cloudy. I helped Jim at his cellar till 2 P.M. then went to Dundalk. Willie gathered up some hay rakings and drew them in, this finished our haying. 14th Sabbath. Dry, sunny and warm. Jim and Family and Susan Davidson were here. I went to Sam’s after Tea. <p. 14> August 1892 15th Dry, hot and sunny. I worked at W. Armstrong’s. Forked hay and Fall wheat to the loaders. Wil- lie with the team helped John at R[oad] Jobs. 16 Dry and pretty warm. Willie helped Johney with a Road job 17 Dry and hot, Bright sunshine. I mowed an acre of Barley, poor crop. Willie helped Johney Skid Logs. Jenney came here last night. [in margin] First / Harvesting 18 Dry and hot. I helped Mr. Hood mow some grass in the forenoon, then went to Dundalk. A Mr. Yourex Bought Clark's Farm for $1300.00, Cash. 19 Fine day, dry and warm. Willie helped Johney Skid logs for Sawing. I was in Dundalk and took the weight of cheese shipped. 20 Cool in the morning, pretty warm through the day. I attended Council Meeting in Dundalk. Wil- lie Raked up and hauled in an acre of Barley. 21st Sabbath. Dry and Fine. Mrs. R and I visited at Mr. John Conners. 22 Dry and warm. I started to pull pease. Willie went to Dundalk and got two new shoes on one of the horses, also a new bolster in waggon. [in margin] First / pease / pulled 23 Dry and pretty warm, cloudy in the afternoon. Willie pulled pease, I was sick. <p. 15> August 1892 24th Dry in the forenoon, but cloudy. Rain came on about 3:30 P.M., Some thunder. Willie and I pulled pease in the dry part of the day. Clark went to Dundalk in the afternoon to get the writings executed for the sale of his Farm, did not get it done, there is a hitch somewhere. Purchaser says the title is not good. Rained nearly all night. 25 Rainy morning, Rainy at noon, Rainy at night, a very wet day. I went in to Dundalk. Clark got paid the full amount of his bargain for his Lot, viz, $1300.00, less the interest for 9 months on principal of $275, and the $275 also less the taxes due to date. 26 Cloudy and cool, dry all but a very slight mizzle of Rain. Willie and I pulled pease. 27 Dry morning, the day dry and quite a bit of sunshine. Willie and I pulled pease. 28th Sabbath. Dry and cool. Johney and wife, Joe Bowerman and wife were here. 29 Dry and pretty warm. We finished pulling pease, went to Dundalk in the afternoon with the team. �436 30 Dry and windy till about 4 P.M. when there came on a heavy rain, some thunder and lightening. We hauled in 7 Loads pease. <p. 16> August 1892 31st Rainy morning, the day dark and Showery. Willie and I helped Jim in the afternoon to open up his cellar drain which had become choked up. Sept[ember 1892] 1st Dark morning, the forenoon hazy and Foggy, the afternoon dry. Willie and I helped Jim at his drain in the forenoon, and in the afternoon harvested for him. 2 Dry morning, the day dry and fine. Willie hauled a load (6 B[ags]) of lime for Jim in the Fore- noon and in the afternoon took Clark and Mariah to Dundalk on their way to Michigan. I helped Jim in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Clark and / Mariah went / to Michigan 3 Fine morning, Sunny and dry, the day splendid harvest weather. Willie cut at Jim’s Grain with the mower all day. I cut with the scythe around stone piles in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and deposited ($1,000) one thousand Dollars of R. C. Russell’s money in Bank. 4th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and sunny. 5 Wet in the forenoon, dry in the afternoon. Willie cut grain for Jim in the afternoon. I posted Township orders in the forenoon and cut a way for the Binder in the afternoon. 6 Wet in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and cut a way for the Binder in the afternoon. Willie worked the Binder from 4 P.M. This is our first cut- ting of oats at home. Jim left for Manitoba [MS Minatoba]. [in margin] First oats cut / Jim left for / Minatoba <p. 17> September [MS August] 1892 7th Bright morning but the day became cloudy and there was quite a shower in the afternoon. Willie cut Oats in the dry part of the day. I stooked up. 8 Pretty fine day. Willie cut oats. I stooked. 9 Very heavy dew this morning. Willie cut Oats, I stooked in the afternoon went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and got the weight of the cheese shipped. Sat up to one O'clock in the night making out the Patrons’ Bills. 10 A little wet this morning as quite a shower had fallen early in the morning. Willie and I stooked up till noon. Willie cut oats in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the pa- trons of Cheese Factory for Six weeks milk, about $2,000.00. 11th Sabbath. Fine dry day, Bright and sunny. Joe & Ida and Miss May——, Mary and Susan, Arlie & Baby were here. 12 Wet in the early morning, Showery in the Forenoon, dry in the afternoon. Willie and I stooked in the forenoon, and I in the afternoon. Willie cut oats in the afternoon. [in margin] Mrs. R / went to /Toronto / Finished / cutting oats 13 Wet morning, the day very wet all through. I worked at the milk Books. 14 Rain in the morning, dry the remainder of the day. I went to Toronto, took in the Exhibition, did not think a great deal of it. Went out Yonge Street as far as Eglinton for a bed at night. <p. 18> September 1892 15th Dry morning, the day dry and pretty warm. Went to Toronto, tried to sell Township Debenture of $900.00 bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, interest payable yearly, Debenture �437 payable at the end of 15 years. Sold the Debenture at last after a good deal of trying, at par. Came home at night. 16 Dry day. Willie tried in the afternoon to cut some of Jim’s oats with the Binder. Could not do it as the ground was so very soft. 17 Dry morning, the day dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. We opened out Four loads of stooks in the early part of the afternoon, then hauled them in, besides 2 little loads pease. 18th Sabbath. Bright, clear and dry, a very nice day. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 19 Scotch mist this morning, enough of wet to prevent the grain from going in early. Willie and I hauled in 11 loads of oats from about 10 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. 20 Fine morning, the day sunny and dry. We hauled in oats, W. Armstrong with his team helped us in the afternoon, also WaIter Bell’s two boys. 21 Hazy morning, the day dry and the afternoon Cloudy. We finished hauling in grain. D. Reid and Jim Bell helped. Willie was at Jim's trying to cut some oats with the Binder. Our oats are in the Barn, but they will certainly heat. This has been the wettest harvest for a long time. [in margin] Finished / Harvesting <p. 19> Sept[ember] 1892 22nd Dark morning. Rain in the early morning, the day cloudy all through. D. Reid and I mowed oats with the scythes at Jim’s. Willie cut with the Binder after tea time, the ground was very wet. This finished Jim’s cutting grain. [in margin] Finished / cutting / Jim’s Grain 23 Cloudy morning, the day dark and not much sunshine, very poor harvest day. I totted up the milk Sheets, and went to Dundalk afterwards. [in margin] Sent letter / to Jim / Jim got Home 24 Bright morning, the day dry and very sultry. We helped haul in some loose oats for Jim. Jim came home last night from Manitoba. Typhoid fever is very bad where he was, so he thought it best to come home. 25th Sabbath. Cloudy day with a good deal of Rain in the afternoon. Johney and wife, Jim and wife and Arlie were here. 26 Bright morning, the day clear, sunny and windy. Brother Sam was here. Willie was at H. Lon- sway’s threshing. 27 Fine morning, the day sunny, dry and warm with a good stiff breeze. Willie and I were at Jim’s threshing in the afternoon. Jim got in the remainder of his grain. The threshed grain was pretty damp and I think it will heat in the Bins. 28 Fine morning, the day fine dry and sunny. Willie was at W. Armstrong's threshing and went out this night to Johney's. Brother John's wife Eliza came here this eavning. <p. 20> Sept[ember] 1892 29th Dry and sunny, a pleasant Harvest day. Willie is at Johney’s threshing. I went to Dundalk. 30 Dry and sunny. Willie and I hauled Rails and fenced some apple trees on Lot 218. October [1892] 1st Clear, cool and dry. Jenny Russell and John's wife Eliza went from here this morning, the one to her Aunt Mary's the other home. I attended a meeting of the Directors of Cheese Factory this eavning to discuss the penalties to be inflicted on a patron which has been skimming his milk. 2nd Sabbath. Fine day, but a little cool, a shower of rain at night. 3 Dry in the forenoon, cloudy and close, a slight rain in the afternoon. Willie and I hauled two loads of hay from the Barn and put them on the stable loft. Then we put up two pigs to fat, plowed out a few rows of potatoes and picked them. [in margin] pigs put up / to fat �438 4 Dry and cool in the forenoon, cool and showery in the afternoon, quite a shower of sleet at night. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and exchanged a spade for a spade, came home and Willie and I raised potatoes. We had the loan of W. Armstrong's potatoe digger. The 2/3 of our potatoes are rotten, a good crop but badly spoiled. Edward Mills is to be married this eavning to Miss —— Thompson of Melancthon. I say, success to the pair . [in margin] Ed. Mills / married / To Miss Thompson <p. 21> October 1892 5 Ground covered with snow this morning and plenty more falling. Showers of snow fell mostly all day. Willie was at J. Mills’ threshing in the afternoon. [in margin] First snow / Vesuvius / Burst 6 Cold, Raw morning, some snow still on the ground, the day pretty chilly. Willie was at Mr. Mills’ threshing. I went to Dundalk, then chored around at home. 7 A little warmer this morning, a pretty heavy shower of Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon was also Showery. Willie and I got some stove wood in the forenoon, and went to the Agriculture Show fair in Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Dundalk / Show Fair 8 Dark morning, the day cloudy and cool. Willie was at Walter Bell’s threshing. I went to Dundalk and Drew out of Bank $500.00 to take to Council Meeting on Monday, the 10th inst. 9th Sabbath. Dry, but cool and cloudy. J. Bowerman & Ida were here. 10 Dry and sunny. I went to a Council Meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. Willie was at W. Bell's threshing in the Forenoon. 11 Dry, sunny and warm. I came home in the forenoon. Willie and I took up potatoes. I went to Dundalk after 4 P.M. 12 Dry and hot, the sun hazy like Indian Summer. We finished taking up potatoes. <p. 22> October 1892 13th Beautiful day, warm, dry and pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, in the afternoon cov- ered up potatoe pits and went to Sam’s. Willie chored around. 14 Fine morning, the day very Beautiful. The threshers came and got to work at noon. 15 Splendid Forenoon, the afternoon slightly Showery. We finished threshing at noon. The grain did not turn out well, only about 5 bushels of pease and 20 of oats to the acre. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie went to J. Trugon's threshing. 16th Sabbath. Dry Day, but a little cool. Ida was here. 17 Dry, cool and cloudy. I brought 20 bushels of potatoes out of the drive house and put them in the cellar. Willie was at J. Trugon’s threshing in the forenoon, and took 5 Bags of apples to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18 Fine morning, the day dry. I was at J. Trugon’s threshing in the forenoon. Willie picked apples. 19 Dry and fine. Willie was at Ned Mills’ threshing in the forenoon, and I in the afternoon. 20 Dry and fine. I went to Dundalk and from thence to Widow Kinnear’s. Willie was at Ned Mills’ threshing in the Forenoon, and digging ditch in the afternoon. <p. 23> Oct. 1892 21st Dry and fine. I went to Dundalk, took the weight of cheese shipped. Willie put in Box drain. Mr. Hood helped him. 22 Dry and fine. I filled some earth on Box drain in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Willie picked stones. Mr. Hood helped. 23rd Sabbath. Dry and cool. �439 24 Dry and cool. I carried out about 200 Bushels of oats out of the Granary, and spread them on the Barn Floor. They were heating. Willie plowed in the forenoon, and helped Mr. Hood thresh in the afternoon with the horses. 25 Some snow on the ground this morning, but it soon melted, the day was slightely showery. I cut some firewood in the Bush. Willie and I sawed it, then hauled it home. Willie was at Mr. Hood’s threshing in the forenoon and left here to stop at Johney's all night, and go in the morning to T. Arnold’s in Creemore. 26 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and the day was sloppy and wet. I took two yearling pigs to Dundalk. D. McAulay helped me. I had them sold for Twenty Dollars to W. Faucett. Came home and split a little wood. 27 Cold and slightely wet. Willie got home at noon from Creemore. He took his mother with some dead geese to Dundalk in the afternoon. I covered in Box drain. <p. 24> Oct. 1892 28th Cloudy and cool. Willie plowed, I worked at the milk accounts. 29 Dark cool morning, some Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon Rain, then snow, which is still (9 P.M.) coming down, the wind rising. Willie plowed in the forenoon and blocked out a sett of Whiffletrees* in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid over $1300.00 to Milk Patrons. [*a device connecting a vehicle to horse harness; see 17 Dec., 1890] 30th Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow this morning, blowing and snowing all day mostly. 31 The ground covered with snow, but the most of it had disappeared before night, the day Sloppy. Willie plowed. I put back the oats into the Bin which I had spread on Barn floor. G. McConnell, collector, paid me $341.00, stopped all night here. Nov[ember 1892] 1st Dark morning, the day dark and drizzly. I worked at the milk accounts, Willie plowed. 2 Sleety morning, the ground covered with a crust of sleety ice, and more falling till about 11 A.M., the afternoon dark and misty. Willie plowed in the afternoon, I worked at Milk ac[coun]ts. 3 Dark and cold with several showers of rain. I went to Dundalk, Willie plowed. 4 Dark morning, and snow came on about noon. It kept snowing and blowing all the afternoon. I was at Sam’s threshing in the afternoon. Willie plowed in the forenoon. [in margin] Snow Storm. <p. 25> Nov. 1892 5th The ground covered with snow this morning and the day was dark and wintry. Mud and snow on the Roads. Willie was at Brother Sam’s threshing with the team. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon and in the afternoon chored around home. 6th Sabbath. The ground covered with snow, but thawing, the day dark and gloomy. 7 Dark morning, a slight mizzle of rain falling, heavier at noon. Dark day all through. Willie fin- ished plowing over the creek. He and I sawed some stove wood at noon. I split it and put it on the waggon while he was plowing. I fixed at the shed in the forenoon. 8 Cold morning, Blowing and freezing. The day very cold, Blowing, Freezing and snowing some. Willie plowed. 9 Very hard frost this morning, and the day was pretty cold, no sunshine. Willie plowed. I fixed at the shed on T. Arnold’s Lot. 10 Dark day and pretty cold, blowing and Freezing. I went to Dundalk. The Roads are very bad and I was pretty well tuckered out when I got home. I am so weak. Cannot tell what is wrong with me. I am not sick, but so weak I can scarcely walk. �440 11 Dark day, inclined to thaw. Sleighs and waggons are running, not good any way. Willie and I cleaned up some oats for the horses, then he went with his mother, and dead turkeys, to Dundalk. <p.26> Nov. 1892 12th Quite wintry this morning, a quantity of snow on the ground, the sleighs running, the day dark and without any sunshine. Willie put manure on the potatoe pits. I fixed the shed on the Arnold Lot. G. McConnell called [ink blurred] at night. 13th Sabbath. Dark day, a little Rain, the snow going. Sam and Phoebe, Joe & Ida were here. 14 Dark morning, the day dark and slightely wet. Willie plowed. I went to Dundalk, deposited Township money in Bank, also drew out of Bank $123.00 of Clark’s money, loaned $122.40 to Jim at 10 per cent. 15 Dark morning, a little rain falling sometimes, the day cleared off, the snow has almost disap- peared. Willie plowed. I took up the Beets and put them in the cellar, also made a Box for an ash leech.* [*box to percolate water through hardwood ashes, to make lye for soap; see also 22 May 1897] 16 Mild day, some sunshine in the afternoon, the day was almost like spring. Willie plowed, I washed the mud off the Buggy in the forenoon, and a tiresome job it was! In the afternoon I fetched a small pit of potatoes into the cellar. 17 Dark day, mild, and most of the snow has disappeared. Willie plowed, I split some stove wood, and then went to Dundalk. l8 Mild day, a little sunshine, the roads very sloppy. Willie finished plowing sod. [in margin] Plow- ing. 19 The Ground covered with snow, the day snow showers. Willie and I got some stove wood and I went to Dundalk. <p. 27> Nov. 1892 20th Sabbath. A few flurries of snow this morning, the day a little cold. Jim Patterson here at night. 21 Pretty hard frost this morning, the day pretty cold with occasional showers of snow. Willie and I cleaned oats. 22 Quite a wintry morning, cold and raw, the day cold. Willie and I cleaned oats. Mr. Hudd got the Crique* cow from me this morning. He is to feed her for her milk, to give her to me when I make the sale, and if I do not sell her, he then gets her back and keeps her till she can get her living off the pasture in the spring. Johney and Pat Conners were here in the eavning. [*a cow from John (Jean) Crique, who rents Widow Kinnear’s farm] 23 Rather stormy, Blowing and snowing most of the day. Willie and I cleaned grain. 24 Cold morning, the day quite wintry-like. We done the chores and went to Dundalk in the after- noon. 25 Pretty mild day, very much like a thaw. Willie and I Butchered two spring pigs. One weighed 230 and the other 196 pounds. They were about 7 ½ months old. 26 Mild morning, the day mild, the trees covered with hoar Frost. Willie went to J. Jackson’s to move the sawing machine to the Bush. I cut up the pigs and salted them. <p. 28> Nov. 1892 27th Sabbath. Cloudy, dark day, but mild. Johney & Ina, Ida and Arlie were here. 28 Mild day but without sunshine, the Bushes covered with Rhime, indicating a thaw. Willie and I cut and brought home some stove wood. Gilbert McConnell was here a while at night and paid in- �441 to Treasury over $1500.00, Between Cash and School Trustees orders. Willie went to Johney’s to tell him when we will saw. 29 Rather mild day, but dark and without sunshine. Willie was at Jim’s threshing with the Dawe horse. I transfered township accounts From Day Book to Ledger. 30 Mild, Foggy day. I was in Dundalk all day expecting to ship the Dundalk cheese, But neither the Buyer nor Car came for them so we did not move them out of the Factory. The Ventry man brought in their cheese and had to store them in the Elevator warehouse. In the forenoon I collect- ed cheese money from the Dundalk purchasers, about $140.00. Willie went with the sleigh to E. Norval’s for two small pigs which I had bought from him @ .75 cents each. December [1892] 1st Rather colder this morning, the afternoon milder, the weather very foggy. Willie and Johney had Joseph Jackson in sawing stove wood. Did not get along well, sawed about 20 cords. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to meet Collector. 2 Dark day and rather mild. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and helped ship 142 Boxes Dundalk cheese. <p. 29> Dec. 3, 1892 3rd Dark morning, pretty cold, several showers of snow through the day, cold at night. I was working at the Final payment of the milk Books For the Season, and a very hard job it was. 4th Sabbath. Misty day, but mild. Brother Sam was here in the afternoon. 5 Sleety and unpleasant most of the day. I finished the milk accounts. [Stricken: Willie and his mother went to Dundalk in the eav 6 Dark day, sleet and Rain in the afternoon. Willie and his mother went to Dundalk in the eavning. John Agnew, Johney and Ina were here in the eavning. 7 Dark day and some Rain. Willie went to Johney’s at night and stopped till morning. 8 Dark day, but mild. I worked at the milk accounts in the eavning. Willie helped me count the money and put it in the respective envelopes. I had went to Dundalk and got the money out of the Bank. 9 Dark, mild day. I went to Dundalk and paid the Milk Patrons their last dividend, $1116.24 in all. Willie went to Melancthon for a load of stove wood. 10 Rather cold, and snowing most of the day. I worked at straightening up the milk accounts and entering payments. Willie docked his colts’ tails. D. Reid helped. Mrs. R. is going to the Debate and then to Johney’s. <p. 30> December 1892 11th Sabbath. Dark day, not cold but mild. D. Reid and wife were here at night. 12 Dark, Rather inclined to be soft. G. McConnell, collector, was here. Willie made a wood rack for the sleighs. I worked at making out Financial statement for Twp. council. 13 Misty morning, the day overcast, sleet, Rain and snow at night, heavy wind. I worked at the Fi- nancial statement. Willie was at a wood bee at Mr. Hewett’s. 14 Dark morning, the afternoon seemed like rain, but it soon turned to snow. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie worked at making wood rack. 15 Mild day, good sleighing. I went to Hopeville to a Council meeting, stopped all night. 16 Mild morning, the day mild. I got home at one O’clock. Willie was helping Jim to saw stove wood. �442 17 Mild day, lovely sleighing. I worked all day making out Financial statement for Township. Went to Dundalk to meet Mr. Cavanagh, the Clerk. He did not come. Came home, got at the statement again and finished it at ten O’clock night. I got a letter from Brother William, Elzey P. O., Ind. Territory, Texas. U.S., Containing $50.00. I intend making a present of the money to him. Willie helped Sam to Saw. [in margin] Letter From / Brother Willie <insert> <between pp. 30-31> [a special two-page letter by Joseph McArdle “To the Municipal Electors of Proton” regarding a dispute about road construction in Proton Township, and an earlier accusation by Pat Shaw that the writer of the present had done certain things, which the present letter refutes.] [second short financial note] 500 from Bank, 10 notes, 51 Bills, 3.05 silver, .25 copper— total $564.30 to C. Meeting Aug. 14/97 <p. 31> December 1892 18th Sabbath. Mild day, good sleighing. 19 Quite a snowfall last night. I went in to Dundalk this morning with the Township Financial Report to the Printer. Came home and straightened up Township orders. Willie hauled a load of stove wood, about 1½ cords. [in margin] Sent letter to Brother William / Elzey P. O. / Ind. Terr. / St. of Texas/ U.S. 20 Pretty cold day, some snow falling and a sharp frost. I split wood. Willie went to J. Rosebor- oug[h]’s sale. 21 Cold day all through, snowing and Blowing. I wrote a number of Business letters and split some wood. Willie hauled a load of hay From Jim’s. 22 Pretty cold morning, the day sharp, without sun. Frost. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Wil- lie hauled home a load of wood. 23 Very sharp morning, the day very cold From morning till night. Willie with the team was helping Brother Sam to saw. I split and piled the wood which Willie had brought home and done the chores. [in margin] Very cold 24 Very sharp, Frosty day. This morning was about the coldest which has come this winter. I went to Dundalk after Dinner. Had an appointment with some of the Councilmen. Gave P. Shaw $38.50 and J. Corbett $5.00 in advance to pay for Road jobs, they to get me Reeve’s orders for this amount. The auditors of milk accounts (John McGrath & Jim Russell) were in my Books in the afternoon. [in margin] Cold / $7.10 / for .5 months / Remember <p. 32> December 1892 25th Sabbath. Christmas. Cold day all through. 26 A little milder than yesterday, not quite so sharp Frost. Jim and Family, Johney and wife, Sam, Phebe, Madella, Willie and Alma, Ida and Joe spent the Day with us. 27 Bright sunny morning, the day fine and sunny all through. Miss Mariah and Annie Lonsway were here in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of stove wood home. I put up a goose pen. 28 Pretty mild day. I worked again at the plaguey Milk Books. Willie hauled a load of wood. 29 Pretty mild day. Willie hauled a load of wood. I wrote some Business letters in the forenoon, went to Dundalk in the afternoon, posted them, and sent by Express to Manager, Standard Bank, Durham, $190.50, Sch[ool] Debentures. Sent Cash to Retire it. 30 Pretty mild day. I worked at posting Township orders. Got all of them entered in the day Book. Willie hauled the last of the wood. �443 31st Fine, mild day, a little snow fell. John McGrath and Jim Russell were here auditing the milk ac- counts. did not quite finish. Willie hitched up his colts & Broke them in to go in the sleigh. Good by, Old Year. <p. 33> January 1893 1st Sabbath. Snowing from morning till night, not a very cold day. Mrs. R. and I spent our day at Brother Sam’s. 2 Very cold day, snowing, blowing and Freezing. The Roads Running north and south are badly filled up. We, that is Willie and I, went to the municipal Election and polled our votes. I also put in to the printer our sale bill of Stock and Farming Implements. I intend having the Sale on the 18th inst. 3 Very sharp day, freezing keenly. Willie was breaking in his colts. I chored around. 4 Another very cold day. Willie was breaking in his colts. Johney was here at noon. I posted some Township accounts in the Ledger and chored around. 5 Cold day, snowed some. Willie was breaking in his colts. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 6 Very sharp morning, the day cold all through. Willie was at a Bee at Johney’s with the team, help- ing haul saw logs to the mill. I was Balancing the Township Books. 7 Another cold day. Sharp Frost, a little snow in the morning. I wrote some business letters in the forenoon and posted them in the afternoon. I also sent one to Brother William, Elzey P. O., Indian Territory, U. S. Willie was breaking in his colts. [in margin] Sent letter to Willie. <p. 34> January 1893 8th Sabbath. Very cold day. 9 Sharp morning, the day cold. Willie hauled two loads of hay from Jim’s. 10 Extremely cold all day, but especially in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of hay from Jim’s. [in margin] Very cold 11 Another cold day, but not quite so cold as yesterday. Willie hauled a load of oats to Dundalk. 12 Pretty sharp day, but coldest in the afternoon. Willie hauled a load of oats to Dundalk. I also went to Dundalk. Willie had to take Back his young horse from J. Hudd which he had sold him for 81.00 dollars in the spring, and had taken a chattle mortgage on him. He also, under the power of the mortgage, took a mare of Mr. Hudd’s along with the horse in order to secure himself from loss on the horse. This was legal according to the terms of the mortgage. However, at night Willie thought better of it and returned Mr. Hudd’s mare to him, keeping just the horse which he had sold him, and which Mr. Hudd could not pay for. 13 A little milder with some snow in the afternoon. Willie hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk. Mr. Rogers, Reeve of Proton, was here at noon. Mrs. R. was at [MS in] Ida’s. [in margin] Wrote out / Andrew Lonsway’s / Will <insert> <recto, between pp. 34-35> Sale, January 18, 1893 R. Russell Name Article Price Mike Mulligan (did not get) Cow 28.00 S. Rogers “ 3 Steers. $54.00 54.00 William Kyles (did not get) 1 Heifer 17.00 C. Fawcett 1 Farrow Cow 15.00 J. McGrath 1 Cow 28.00 �444 D. Reid 1 Cow 25.20 27.00 Thos. Ludlow 1 old Mare 13.00 George Ludlow 1 Yearling Heifer 10.50 “ “ D[itt]o D[itt]o 9.50 C. Fawcett 1 Grey Heifer 9.00 “ “ 1 Yearling Bull 9.00 M. Mulligan Did not give 2 Sheep No. 1 & 7 12.00 E. Jns Hulbert 2 sheep 9 & 11 10.00 A. McAulay Did not take 2 sheep 2& 8 8.00 W. Kyles Did not give 2 sheep 14 & 15 9.00 259.00 <insert><verso> R. Acheson 2 Sheep No. 10 & 12 13.00 D. Reid 2 Sheep 16 & 17 12.25 C. Fawcett D[itt]o 4 & 5 7.50 D[itt]o D[itt]o D[itt]o 3 & 13 8.50 W. Kyles Did not give 1 sheep 6 6.50 $306.75 </insert> <p. 35> January 1893 14th Very sharp morning, the day cold, especially towards night. Willie took a load of oats to Dundalk in the afternoon. I also went in. 15th Sharp day all through. 16 Very cold day. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. 17 A little milder than yesterday. I left Hopeville this morning, got home at 12. noon. 18 Fine in the Forenoon, the afternoon Slightely stormy. I had a sale of Stock. The Cattle and sheep sold pretty well. No sale for horses. I only sold the old mare, Gerty, for $13.00. I have 4 good young horses left and could not get a bid for them. The sale came to $306.75, But I had to keep $80.50 worth of this as the sureties were not good and I would not let the stock go. 19 Fine in the Forenoon, the afternoon cold and storming. I went to Dundalk. Willie and J. Bower- man went to Hornings Mills with the team, thinking to Sell one of them. Did not succeed. 20 Pretty sharp day, hard freeze. I was squaring up the Township Books, preparing for the auditors. <p. 36> January 1893 21st Bright sunny morning, the day clear and pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie went to John McGrath’s, Melancthon, for 100 Bushels of American Banner [?] oats which I had bought from him at .28 cents per Bushel. [in margin] Sent letter / to Dead letter / Office, Washington / U. S. Sabbath 22nd Mild day. Jim’s Baby is sick. I am also feeling unwell. 23 Quite mild, almost like a thaw. Willie started to haul cordwood for Brother Sam, From Lot 32, 5th Range Melancthon, to Dundalk at .80¢ per cord. The roads are very bad with pitch holes and he will have it very difficult. [in margin] Willie started / to haul wood / For Sam 24 Rather mild in the forenoon, the afternoon produced a snow storm and the snow fell nearly all night. Willie went to Dundalk in the morning to get his horses shod and sleighs fixed. He did not get any wood hauled today. �445 25 Snowing mostly all day, the Roads very much filled up. Willie is hauling cordwood. 26 Dark morning, the day lowering, a little snow falling occassionally, the wind rising and the snow drifting. Willie is hauling wood. 27 Mild day, the sky overcast in the afternoon with a snowstorm at night. Willie was hauling cord- wood. <p. 37> January 1893 28 Blowing this morning, the Road very heavy, something like a thaw in the air, sleet falling now and then. Willie was hauling cordwood. 29th Sabbath. Raining this morning but it turned to snow in the afternoon, the eavning was very stormy. [in margin] Thaw 30 Milder, the snow greately crusted, a snow storm at night. Willie is hauling cordwood. 31 The Roads very heavy this morning, a cold East wind Blowing, a Big storm of Snow and wind towards night. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Willie was hauling cordwood. February [1893] 1st Milder, but getting cold in the afternoon. The night was pretty sharp, Blowing and Freezing. 2 Very cold day, piercing cold wind From the east, the afternoon stormy, and very stormy at night. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Sent letter / to P.O. / Inspector / Barrie 3 Very stormy morning, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. The wind and snow increased as the eavning came on till it blew a Blizzard. [in margin] Big / Storm 4 Bright, sunny morning, but quite a sharp frost, the day was bright and calm. The most of the Roads are blocked up on account of the raging snow storm last night. <p. 38> February 1893 5th Sabbath. Very sharp, cold day, an Easterly wind which seemed to pierce through. Ida called in at night. 6 Slightely Raining this forenoon, the afternoon decidedly wet. Willie got over from the Barn some Bedding and oats. Mr. Russnell [sic] and D. Reid were here in the morning. Mrs. Samuel McDowell and her son Johney were here in the afternoon. [in margin] Thaw 7 Sharp, cold day, blowing and Freezing. Willie was hauling wood. I went to Brother Sam’s, the Road was very bad. 8 Very sharp day. Bitterly cold most of the time. Willie is at Johney’s with the Horses, helping him. 9 Milder this morning, but there was quite a change in the afternoon when it commenced snowing and Blowing, a regular out and out storm. [stricken Joh] Willie with the team is at John’s. I got the money, $50.00, which I had sent to Brother William on the 19th of last December returned me today through the Dead Letter Office, Ottawa. I had put the wrong address on Willie’s letter. [in margin] Money Returned / to me 10 Stormy day all through, the Roads are filled up. The Township auditors audited the Books. 11 Bright sunny morning, the day very fine. G. McConnell, Collector, paid in the Balance of Collec- tion of Township Taxes. Brother John’s three young people and Jenny Russell came up. <p. 39> Feb[ruary] 1893 12th Sabbath. Rather mild when compared with the past cold days. Jenny and Vina Russell were here part of the day. �446 13 Mild day. Willie started in the afternoon to get to Melancthon to haul wood. Brother John’s Jim went with his team to Brother Sam’s this afternoon. 14 Mild day, the afternoon slightely wet, strong indications of a thaw. Willie is out in Melancthon. 15 Mild day, a little chilly in the eavning. Willie was in Melancthon. There was a gathering of young people here at night, having amusements. 16 Quite a Blustering morning, the afternoon Calmer, wind and snow in the Forenoon. I went to Dundalk and got paid for the oats which I had sold some time ago. There were 365 25/34 Bushels @ 29¢ per Bushel. Willie is in Melancthon. 17 Rather calm in the morning, the afternoon very windy with sharp Frost and snow. I went to Dun- dalk in the Forenoon, also Willie and Johney, thinking to sell a Horse, did not succeed. [in mar- gin] Very cold / and stormy 18 Milder than yesterday, but cold enough. Jenny and the others started for home this Forenoon. Willie was hauling wood. I attended a meeting of the Cheese patrons in Dundalk. Was appointed Sect. Treasurer at a salary of $50.00, hard earned money. [in margin] Jenny / Left <p. 40> Feb[ruary] 1893 19th Sabbath. Stormy, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing, a perfect Hurricane in the afternoon. No Such Fierce Blows this winter. [in margin] Furious / Storm 20 Calmer this morning, But a sharp Frost, the day cold, the Roads so very heavy that I seen no teams on them all day, Except our own. Willie left in the afternoon For Melancthon to haul wood. 21 Pretty cold day all through, the Roads heavy. Willie is in Melancthon. 22 Sharp morning, the day cold, the Roads heavy. Wille is in Melancthon. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s 23 Roads very heavy this morning, the day mild, quite a snowfall in the afternoon. Mr. A. Jack, the assessor of Proton, stopped here all night. [in margin] Assessor / Here 24 Bright sunny morning. The day got overcast towards noon, the afternoon cloudy with a snowfall. 25 Very fine Day, Bright and sunny, the air a little sharp but pleasant. Willie is in Melancthon work- ing at Cordwood. 26 Pretty sharp morning, the day rather cold, a little sunshine. John & Ina, Joe & Ida and P. Conners were here. Jim’s Baby is very sick, had to have the Doctor. [in margin] Sabbath <p. 41> Feb[ruary] 1893 27th The forenoon pretty mild, the afternoon cold and windy. Wesley Lonsway’s Baby was buried today. Sold a horse today to E. Potts & Son of Osprey for $76.00 on seven month’s time. The horse is rising 4 years old. [in margin] Very strong / wind at night 28 Pretty cold this morning, the Roads very heavy on account of the Big Blow last night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Sam was with me. March [1893] [1st] Very strong wind all day and pretty sharp frost. Jim’s Baby is about all right again. D. Reid moved from the Farm to Dundalk where he is going to keep hotel, having rented S. McCullough’s. [in margin] D. Reid / moved to Dundalk 2 Very fine day, sunny and Bright. I went to Dundalk. Ida was here in the afternoon. 3 Snowing this morning and quite a bit of snow fell during the day, the wind rose and quite a bit of a snowstorm graced the afternoon. 4 Quite windy and stormy, the afternoon very cold. I attended a meeting of the Cheese Factory pa- trons in Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Willie / Finished / Hauling cord / wood. 5th Sabbath. Very stormy all day, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. �447 6 Not quite so stormy as yesterday, still, bad enough. I am laid up with a cold. <p. 42> March 1893 7th Sunny day, the storm seems [MS seames] to be over. I am very weak, have coughed so much that there is very little strength in me. 8 Bright sunny day, the snow softening, the sky hazy, very much like a thaw. Willie hitched up his Black colts and drove them around. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk to help Ida to quilt a quilt. 9 Rainy morning, quite a thaw, the afternoon dry but cloudy, turned to freeze towards night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 10 Fine, Bright sunny day, the snow softening quite a good deal. Several of the fields showing bare spots. Willie split some stove wood at home, ground his axe and put in handle in it, preparetory to helping Johney to take out square timber for a Barn. Mrs. Henry Lonsway visited here in the af- ternoon. 11 Soft morning, the day wet from about noon. I attended a Council Meeting held in Dundalk, and stopped all night at J. Bowerman’s. 12th Sabbath. Mild day, the snow softening. J. Bowerman drove me home in his cutter then went back and brought Ida. 13 Dark day, the Bushes covered with hoar Frost. The snow is still keeping soft. Willie went to help John Make Barn Timber. 14 Slightely wet this morning, the [forenoon] dark and a little snow falling in the afternoon. Willie is helping Johney. <p. 43> March 1893 15th Cold, stormy day, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. Willie is helping Johney. 16 Bright and sunny, with a sharp air, the sleighing is good, the Roads hard. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mary and the two little ones are here. P. Sauder came this afternoon and paid me $50.00 on the $80.00 note which he owed me. I gave up the old note and took a new one for $30.00, payable in 11 months with 10 per cent per annum interest. Face of note $32.75. 17 Bright sunny day, the air a little sharp, not so keen as yesterday. Jim has a very sore hand and arm and is gone to the Dr. this afternoon with it. On the 11th inst. he was putting a physic ball into one of his colts. He had to put his hand in the mouth of the colt, which shut his mouth on his hand, breaking the skin in several places. The wound became irritated and the hand and arm are pretty sore. Willie is at Johney’s. 18 Bright and sunny, the snow softening. Willie got home from helping Johney make timber. He has it all made. Jim’s hand is not any better. I went to see the Dr. regarding it this afternoon. He was not at home. His arm is giving him great pain and seems worse than the hand. <p. 44> March 1893 19th Sabbath. Mild day but not much wearing away of the snow. 20 Pretty Bright day, with a strong wind in the afternoon. Jim’s hand and arm is no better. Willie is helping at his place, so also is Joe Bowerman. 21 Rather dark, not much sunshine, still, the wind is soft and the snow thawing a little. Jim’s hand is about the same, scarcely any change. 22 Quite a raw wind and pretty cold, the snow is a little bit softening, not very much. Willie is help- ing Jim, his hand and arm are still painful. �448 23 Stormy morning, Blowing and a little snow falling. The day cold and stormy all through. Willie helped Jim to take his pigs to Dundalk. Henry Lonsway hauled them with some of his own. Jim’s hand does not appear any better. Thaw began this afternoon about 3 P.M., some lightening after dark. [in margin] Lightening 24 Great thaw this forenoon, the wind and sun both cutting off the snow. It melted at a rapid rate. The temperature changed in the afternoon and a sharp Frost sett in at night. There was some thun- der and a rain storm about 1 P.M. Jim’s arm slightely better. [in margin] Thunder 25 Cold day. Quite sharp Frost, the Roads have got hard again. Jim’s arm, I think, is improving. Willie is at P. Conner’s Bee. <p. 45> March 1893 26th Sabbath. Pretty mild day, but not much of a thaw. Jim and Family, Johney and Ina, Joe, Ida & Ben were here. [in margin] First / Lambs 27 Bright sunny day, the snow melting some. I drove Jim to the Dr. But he did not see him. His hand is getting better. Willie is at H. Lonsway’s sawing bee. [in margin] Saw First / Robins 28 Beautiful morning, the sun shone clear, the day was fine, the snow thawing in the afternoon. Wil- lie and I hauled two loads of hay (2 tons) From Jim’s home. Then we brought over some bedding from the Barn. After that Willie hauled some fixings out to Jim’s Bush, prepairing [=preparing] for sugar making. Jim’s arm is, I think, improving. 29 Fine morning, the afternoon mild and the sun out, causing the snow to melt. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. 30 Pretty mild, a little snow had fallen in the previous night, giving some sleighing on the Bare spots. The afternoon mild and cloudy. I came home from Hopeville in the Forenoon and copied off a list of Tax Defaulters in the afternoon. 31 Mild day with a thaw wind. The snow going away rapidly in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and posted to the Co. Treasurer a list of Defaulters of Township Taxes. Willie is at W. Armstrong’s bee. <p. 46> April 1893 1st Dark in the forenoon, with a soft thaw wind, the afternoon windy, with quite a bit of sunshine, thawing. I worked at entering Township orders. 2nd Sabbath. Mild day, with a thaw wind in the afternoon. [in margin] Esther 3 Cloudy and warm, with a thaw wind, the snow is disappearing pretty fast. Willie and I chopped down some trees, making them ready for the cross-cut [saw]. Going to have sawing bee, preparing some firewood. 4 Windy in the morning, Windy at noon, and Windy at night, a very Windy day. Willie cut trees down in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to ask hands for the sawing Bee on next Saturday. I went to Sam’s in the forenoon and borrowed an axe. Heavy thaw, snow disappearing fast. [in margin] Brought the / cow I got from / Black Home / From Johney’s 5 Mild day and a good deal of sunshine in the Forenoon, the snow disappearing. The afternoon turned cold and there was quite a snow shower about 6 P.M. Willie and I were cutting trees down for sawing. 6 The ground covered with snow this morning, but the sun got out and the snow disappeared before night. Willie was at Sam Jackson’s wood Bee. I went to Dundalk. 7 Very peculiar kind of day, everything outdoors glued fast with a coating of sleet, which had fallen during the night and morning. Willie and I kept indoors. �449 <p. 47> April 1893 8th The Sleet all washed off this morning with the Rain that came last night. There was also thunder and lightening during the night, the day was balmy with quite a spring air. We had a wood bee, sawing firewood in the Bush. There were Henry Lonsway, Jim Russell, Billy Armstrong, Willie Russell, Sam Jackson, James Patterson, Willie and I. Johney came at noon but did not work, he having a Boil on his arm. Also W. Armstrong had to go home early in the Forenoon on account of his wife being sick. Also Jim Russell had to go in the afternoon to Dundalk to attend to Some business. Andrew Russell came here at noon. We got, I think, about Eight cords of stove wood sawn. I split a little. 9th Sabbath. Fine day, with a thaw wind. 10 Fine morning, the day pretty mild, not much sunshine. Willie split wood. 11 Pretty mild day, with a good deal of sunshine. Willie hauled rails. I went to Orangeville and con- sulted Solicitor Walsh re. the responsibilities of Executors in the Kinnear Estate. 12 Very high wind this Forenoon, then some rain, the afternoon dry but cloudy. Willie hauled rails in the afternoon. 13 Very windy day, but dry. Heavy rain last night. Willie started plowing, the ground turned over well, no Frost in it. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] First plowing / Sent letter / to Ireland <p. 48> April 1893 14th Very hard Frost this morning, still, Willie commenced plowing. The ground turned over very cak- ey. The day was dark and cold. 15 The Ground covered with snow this morning to the depth of about 3 inches and snow kept falling till the middle of the afternoon, changing the appearance of the fields to a great extent. Willie hauled rails after dinner. The latter part of the afternoon sunny, Snow melting. Joe and Ida were here all night. [in margin] Big snow / Storm 16th Sabbath. Mild most of the day, the sun shone out and the snow melted some. [in margin] Heard first Frogs 17 Dark day, inclined to rain. Willie got some oats down from Jim’s and plowed in the afternoon. The afternoon was fine, with a good deal of sunshine. Gilbert McConnell was here. Polling in Dundalk contested Election. The Reeve, Mr. Thos. Hanbury, Unseated by Mr. Peter McGregor on account of bad votes being polled at the January Election. Each candidate deposited $20.00 on Nomination day to defray the costs of present election, the losing man’s money to pay the Expens- es. Mr. Hanbury carried the contest by 22 majority. [in margin] Dundalk contested / Election polled 18 Hard Frost this morning, but after some time the ground softened so that Willie plowed. The day was pretty cool, not much sunshine till near 7 P.M. when the sun came out for a while. I chored around, cleaned out calf stable, etc. <p. 49> April 1893 19th Hard Frost this morning, but the ground softened after a short time so that the plow worked. The day pretty fine, with a good deal of sunshine in the afternoon. Willie plowed. Mrs. R. visited in Melancthon. �450 20 Very Windy day, the morning was windy, windy at noon, and Windy at night. Sleet and snow drifting with the wind and piling up in the fence corners, a particularly Blusterous day. Johney was here and left for home about 3 P.M. Very Rough on him. [in margin] Very Stormy 21 Snow falling this morning and Blowing pretty strong, the ground covered to about the depth of Four inches. The afternoon rather calmer. Willie hauled three loads of stove wood with the sleigh from the Bush in the Forenoon, in the afternoon he took one Bob [sleigh] and drove me to Dun- dalk. [in margin] Snow / Storm 22 Snowing and Blowing this morning, the day very disagreeable, a little snow falling now and then, the wind driving it into the eyes when facing the storm, very sharp on the eyes. I went to see H. Lonsway who is very bad with swollen tongue and matter forming in his ear. He is in great pain. I then went to Dundalk For some medicine for him. Willie is going to sit up all night with him. [in margin] H. Lonsway / Sick 23rd Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow, a small kind of thaw, the day mild. Johney and Ina were here. <p. 50> April 1893 24th Mild morning, the day mild with quite a bit of sunshine, the snow disappearing. We took some trees off the clearance where they had blown down in the storm of last week. A heavy snow storm raging at 7 P.M. [in margin] Snow / Storm 25 The Ground covered with snow this morning to quite a depth, But the sun shone out and some of the snow melted. The day was mild. Willie went in the afternoon to the Horse show at Dundalk. [in margin] Dundalk / Horse show 26 Hard frost this morning, the ground softened a little in the afternoon, the wind got strong and cold towards night. Willie tried to plow about 10 A.M., there was too much snow on the ground and it was too hard. Had to quit it. I split some wood in the wood shed. 27 Cold, dreary morning, quite a Rain last night. High wind through the day, cloudy. Willie plowed in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. 28 A little frost this morning, but not hard enough to stop the plow. The day was fine with a good deal of sunshine, the afternoon rather cloudy. Willie plowed. [in margin] First cow / calved 29 Fine morning, the day fine and mild, rather warmer than yesterday, a good deal of sunshine. Wil- lie plowed. I & Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 30th Sabbath. Dark day, with Rain in the afternoon. <p. 51> May 1893 1st Dark day with a Scotch mist all day long, not very wetting, but not pleasant to be out in. Mrs. A. Lonsway was here in the afternoon. Willie plowed. [in margin] Mrs. T. Hutchinson / of Arteme- sia / Died 2 Dark morning, the day dark and a slight mist of Rain falling once and again. Willie plowed, I chored. 3 Dark day, slightely warm, a trifle spring-like. Willie and his mother went to the Funeral of Mrs. T. Hutchinson. Willie plowed in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [poem, written as lines] Haste to the House of mourning, Show your respect for the dead, But quick be your returning, �451 [stricken Before] Ere the corpse in the ground is laid. Bah— 4 Dark morning, the Forenoon dry, but the afternoon steady rain. I sowed about Six bushels of pease for Willie. He did not get them harrowed. [in margin] First Grain / Sown / pease 5 Dark morning, the day dark and wet-like. A great deal of Rain fell last night. Willie Harrowed pease in the Forenoon and ploughed in the afternoon. Jim plowed with him in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Seen Laurence / Breen, a Minesotta / man, Formerly / a Resident of / Melancthon 6 Cold dark day, very much like snow, especially towards night. I split some stove wood in the bush. Willie and Jim plowed on the Thos. Arnold Farm, as Jim’s Land at home is too wet. <p. 52> [two newspaper clippings glued over top 2/3 of page, no running title] [first clipping: one column, down left edge of page]: True Philanthropy To the Editor: Please inform your readers that I will mail free to all sufferers the means by which I was restored to health and manly vigor after years of suffering from Nervous Weakness [….]. Mr. Edward Martin (teacher) P. O. Box 143, Detroit, Mich. A Cholera Remedy [a lengthy description of treatment, from] “Mr. Lane, an Eastern traveler and Orien- talist.” [right side of page, large ad for Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, Detroit, whose special treatment is for “Weak, Nervous and Diseased Men”]. Testimonials from three men, one even cured of syphilis; the cure restores mental and sexual vitality, lost, it suggests, from masturbation. [Handwritten comment] French surgeons beat the world / they will take a man to pieces and if / they do not lose any of the pieces, they will put / him together again. He will run and / keep good time, but the dickens of it is / that they like to operate too well and / regard man too much in the light of a machine. / Dec. 19, 1894. <p. 53> [one clipping from Dundalk Herald] Report on Annual meeting of the Dundalk Cheese Factory, 1st January 1895. James Russell and John McGrath auditors. Samuel McDowell re-elected as President and Salesman, salary $15.00. Robert Russell re-elected Sec. Treasurer, salary $50. Auditors for 1895: John McGrath, W. H. Jackson, salary $2.50 each. Agreed that the Babcock Tester be used, patrons to be paid according to Butter Fat contained in their milk. Details on quantities and amounts: 631,453 pounds of milk, 60476 pounds of cheese, total cash for cheese $5907.08. [on most of the page, a handwritten receipt] A hog medicine, made from charcoal, wood ash, and cop- peras* dissolved in salt water. It “keeps the animal free from intestinal worms, free from cough and we are not troubled with hog cholera, owing, as we believe, to the effect of this medicine and the moveable pen […] May 22 1895”]. [*known from antiquity as copperas or green vitriol, a fer- rous sulfate; see https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copperas: Definition of copperas: a green hydrated ferrous sulfate FeSO4·7H2O] <p. 54> May 1893 7th Sabbath. Fine, dry, sunny day. I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Seen swallows 8 Fine, dry day, mostly sunshine, though some clouds appeared. Willie plowed in the Forenoon & Sowed oats in the afternoon. [in margin] First oats sown 9 Bright sunny morning, the day warm and Bright. I picked potatoes out of the pit (28 Bushels) and carried them into the stable. Willie Sowed oats with Jim’s seeder. [in margin] 2nd / Cow calved �452 10 Beautiful day, sunny and warm. Willie Sowed oats. I pulled clay off roots. 11 Bright sunny day, fine growth. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. John Gott was here. Willie harrowed. 12 Cloudy morning, dark day and slightely wet. Willie harrowed. I chored around. 13 Misty morning, the day cloudy with a very slight rain. Willie plowed. 14th Sabbath. Cloudy but without rain. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 15 Fine day, good growth, dry and warm. Willie and I picked off roots in the forenoon, in the after- noon he Harrowed, and I sowed some oats by hand. <p. 55> May 1893 16th Drizzly, dark morning, the afternoon wet. Willie plowed in the Forenoon. 17 Drizzly, wet day from morning till night. Nothing a-doing on account of the rain. 18 Dry, Windy and sunny. Willie plowed. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in mar- gin] Sent letter / to / Jas. Fletcher / Pense* [*near Regina, Sask.; see 19 April 1892, details of Sam Russell’s trip to Pense.] 19 Hard Frost this morning, the day sunny and clear. Willie finished plowing for spring grain about tea time, then Harrowed. I sowed Five Bags of oats in the forenoon. 20 Beautiful day, Sunny and warm, a few rolls of thunder about noon, but no rain. Willie Harrowed. I cleaned out the Barn Floor. The sheep had wintered in it for two seasons and their droppings were pasted to the floor, tight as wax, hard cleaning it out. 21st Sabbath. Fine day all through. Joe and Ida were here. 22 Dry and warm, pretty Breezy. Willie sowed oats. I sowed some carrot and parsnip seed in the Garden. Mrs. John Arnold was here. 23 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon, very high wind at noon. Willie finished sow- ing oats. I cut potatoes. [in margin] Finished sowing oats <p. 56> May 1893 24th Dry and cool, with sunshine occasionally. Willie went to Shelburne to the sports. Ida was here helping her mother to paper the kitchen. I cut potatoes. [in margin] 3rd & 4th / Cows calved 25 Cool and dry. Willie harrowed in oats. I fixed fences and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Got papers / From Toronto 26 Cool and dry, cloudy. Willie finished Harrowing oats. I cut some potatoes for Jim. 27 Dark and cool, a slight sprinkling of Rain, both in the forenoon and afternoon. Willie plowed and harrowed the Garden. I picked up potatoes after him. Got about Four Bushels. 28th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and sunny. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 29 Fine morning, sunny and Bright through the day. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville. Came home that night, 12:30 when I got home. There is a marked difference in the advance of vegetation at Hopeville compared with here, plainly seen by the size of the leaves on the trees. Willie put out nine loads of manure on the potatoe patch and spread it. <p. 57> May 1893 30th Cool morning, the day dry and a good deal of sunshine. We planted our potatoes (Ten Bushels). I plowed them in. Willie and Jim’s Boy, Jim, dropped and Raked in the manure. [in margin] Plant- ed / potatoes 31 Bright, sunny morning, the day warm and pleasant. Willie picked stones. I chored around. June [1893] �453 1st Cloudy with a slight sprinkling of rain. Mrs. R. and Willie went to Johney’s to help prepare for the Raising tomorrow. I chored around home and went to Dundalk in the eavning. [in margin] Sent letter / to Willie 2 Cloudy. Rain in the morning, windy, a slight shower in the afternoon. Johney Raised his Barn. He had about 10 [?] men. All went well, no accident. 3 Cloudy and warm, a shower about 4 P.M. Willie washed his sheep, I helped. We tied a sheep to a stake at the watering place and I poured the water on his back. 4th Sabbath. Very fine day, dry and warm. Sam and Phoebe with Baby were here. 5 Fine warm growing day, dry in the forenoon, quite a shower in the afternoon. Willie built fence. I put up a small gate. 6 Fine, dry day, sunny and warm. Willie sheared his 5 sheep, then took the wool to Dundalk. I worked at the milk Book. <p. 58> June 1893 7th Fine morning, the day sunny and Bright. I worked in the Forenoon at the milk Books, and in the afternoon mended fence. Willie helped J. Bowerman shingle. 8 Fine day, cloudy and cool and windy. Willie Rolled. I went to Dundalk. 9 Fine dry day. Breezy with a good deal of sunshine, Cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Sam’s new farm. William Rolled. 10 Cool and cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon warmer. Mrs. Russell and I drove to Flesherton, we went in about one hour with Fred horse.* [*Fred is the name of the horse; later sold to G. McConnell, see 13 Nov. 1894.] 11 Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Joe, Ida and Medalla [=Madella] were here. 12 Beautiful morning, the day sunny and warm. I attended a Council meeting at Proton Station. Came home at night. 13 Fine morning, the day dry, sunny and warm. I posted Township orders in the Forenoon and in the afternoon worked on the milk accounts. 14 Beautiful day, sunny and warm. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie lathed for Joe Bowerman. 15 Dry, cloudy and warm, with a little thunder, Lightening and Rain at night. I seen Inspector Camp- bell in Dundalk in the afternoon. He is making his official School visits on a Bicycle. [in margin] Seen / Inspector <p. 59> June 1893 15th Continued. Extended thunder, Lightening and Rain storm. Continued all night long, no cessation to daylight. 16 Dry, warm morning, a thunder storm came on about 3 P.M., heavy Rain also. Willie was helping Joe Bowerman lathe his house. 17 Fine morning, the day a little cloudy in the afternoon, quite sultry. I helped Jim at Fence. Willie made [sic] milk house.* [*it is unclear whether Willie actually made a milk house (where: at the Bowerman’s? at Jim’s? at Robert’s?), or did something to the milk house, such as make it ready.] 18 Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. 19 Dry, sunny and hot. I helped Jim at putting up a fence. Willie harrowed the potatoes. [in margin] Hot 20 Dry, sunny and hot. I worked in the Garden after Dinner. Willie with his team worked for Joe Bowerman. Mrs. Hannah Bowler is stopping here this night. [in margin] Hot 21 Very sultry and showery in the afternoon. I worked at the milk Books. Willie helped Jim at fence. �454 22 Cool, showery and Windy. Willie helped Jim. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and worked at Milk accounts a while in the afternoon. 23 Clear and cool. Willie and I helped Jim fence. 24 Dry and hot in the forenoon, the afternoon showery with thunder and lightening at night. Willie & I helped Jim at fence. Insured in London M[utual]. Gave premium note due in 18 months for $8.00. House $400.00, Contents $200. Only 60 p.c. to be collected on note. [in margin] Insured <p. 60> June 1893 25 Sabbath. Dry and pretty warm. Clark came home from Michigan. Joe & Ida, Johny & Ina, & Sam Jackson were here. 26 Wet in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy, with a slight sprinkling of Rain. I wed some carrots in the afternoon. 27 Dry in the Forenoon, but cloudy, the latter part of the afternoon wet with some thunder and light- ening. I worked at the milk sheets. Willie and Clark went with the horse and Buggy six miles be- yond Durham to see a Mr. Ray whom Clark wishes to buy a Forty acres lot of land in Michigan From. [in margin] Got letter / From Jas. Fletcher / Pense P. O. / N. W. T. 28 Dry and warm. I hoed potatoes. 29 Dry and hot in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy with a very slight sprinkling of Rain. I hoed potates in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk to take the tally of the cheese shipped. Phoebe was here. Sam’s Edith stopped here all night. 30 Dry and hot. I hoed potatoes and worked at the milk account, spell about, want to pay the Patrons on the First Tuesday. So endeth the chronicles for this month. <p. 61> July 1893 1st Dry, cloudy and hot. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and went in the afternoon to Dundalk. 2 Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, a slight shower in the afternoon. 3 Showery early in the morning, the afternoon dry. I worked at the Milk Books. Willie clayed crossway. 4 Fine morning, but there was a slight frost in some places. I chored around in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the Milk patrons. Willie with the team done statute la- bor. 5 Wet near[l]y all forenoon, the afternoon dry. Willie with the team done statute labor in the after- noon. I worked at the milk Books. 6 Fine morning, the day fine, dry and warm, but cloudy. Brother John’s wife came here this eavning. Willie hauled one load of Gravel for the Roads in the forenoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 7 Dry morning, the day dry all through, sultry and cloudy mostly. I made out Half-yearly Financial Statement for the Township in the forenoon and hoed potatoes in the afternoon. Eliza went this eavning to William Faucett’s. <p. 62> July 1893 8th Dry and sultry, cloudy, a few drops of Rain fell in the afternoon, a little windy. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Came home at night. 9th Sabbath. Dry with the exception of a very slight shower about noon. 10 Cloudy, cool and dry. I hoed potatoes. Willie with his team helped Joe Bowerman. �455 11 Cloudy and cool, a slight sprinkling of Rain at night. I finished hoeing potatoes. Willie hauled home some firewood. 12 Wet morning, but the day cleared up and was dry and Breezy from about 9 A.M. I worked at the Milk Sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon, in the Garden. Phoebe and Baby were here. 13 Clear and sunny in the morning, the day got overcast about 9 A.M., thunder Clouds obscured the skyes and Rain came on about noon. Some thunder and lightening, the afternoon wet. I Paris- greened the potatoes partly in the Forenoon. I might as well have been sleeping, as the rain washed it off. John’s wife Eliza left for home. 14 Cloudy in the forenoon, sunny and hot in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and Paris-Greened the potatoes in the afternoon. Willie plowed. <p. 63> July 1893 15th Cloudy mostly all day, but quite sultry and every appearance of a thunder storm at night. I went to Johney’s and then to Sam’s. Came home this eavning as Mr. Cavanaugh, Clerk of Proton, wanted to see me on Business. Jim got home from Cookstown with Vern, had to leave Arley at Brother John’s, also Mary to Care for her, had measels. 16th Sabbath. Fine day, pretty warm in the afternoon. John and Ina, Jim and Vern, Joe and Ida, Clark, P. Conners and Miss McLaughlin were here. 17 Pretty warm day, but cloudy and dry. I Entered Township orders. Willie plowed. Jim com- menced Haying. Johney was here in the morning and got the loan of the mower. Clark started on his Medicine peddling this morning. 18 Bright sunny morning, the day dry and breezy. I fixed some drainage accounts, then in the after- noon mowed a few hours on the knoll for Jim. Willie plowed. Jim’s Vern is pretty sick here with the measels. 19 Bright, Sunny day with a little cool wind. Vern is still sick here with the measels. Willie plowed, I worked at the milk Sheets. 20 Bright, Sunny and Hot. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and am now (6 P.M.) going to Johney’s who I heard got his hand hurt at a Frame Raising yesterday. Willie plowed. <p. 64> July 1893 21st Bright morning, the day fine and dry. I helped Sam to put up a Stack of hay, came home at night. Willie plowed. John had not got his hand hurt, it was another man. 22 Fine morning, cloudy towards noon with a few drops of Rain, the afternoon breezy and dry. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie fin- ished plowing his summer fallow. 23rd Sabbath. Fine, dry day and pleasant weather. Widdow [=widow] Bowler and a Grand-daughter stopped here at night. 24 A slight Frost this morning, the day cool, dry and Breezy. I worked at the milk accounts till 4 P.M., when I got as far as I could go till I get the weights tomorrow. Willie is helping Jim at his hay this afternoon. P[ublic] School Inspector Campbell called in on his way from Durham to Beeton this eavning. He had made the distance from Durham to here, about 28 miles, in three hours. He left here at about 7 P.M. and intends going to Beeton (32 miles) this night. I guess he’ll be pretty tired but he seems a vigorous, tough man, good grit and not easily tired. 25 Cool in the morning and windy, the day windy and very sultry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got the weight of cheese shipped today. Came home and worked at the Books. Willie cut hay. [in margin] Got pension �456 <p. 65> July 1893 26th Slightly damp in the morning, and cloudy, the sun got out and the wind arose. The afternoon was very windy. I worked close all day at the milk accounts. I have them all ready for payment on next Saturday. Willie was working at the hay. Willie had a lamb killed this eavning by Ned Mills’ dog. Our pup was in company with him, so the pup will die for being in bad company. 27 Beautiful day, dry, breezy and warm. We put in Willie’s hay (7 loads), good hay and in good or- der. Clark Raked in the afternoon. Killed the pup for being worthless and keeping Bad company. [in margin] Willie / Finished / Haying. 28 Dry morning, the day [dry] but cloudy till about Four P.M. when the Rain commenced and from then till night it was wet. Willie and I helped Jim at his hay. He raked and put in seven loads. 29 Dry day, especially in the afternoon which was sunny and breezy. Willie helped Jim at his hay. I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of Cheese factory in the afternoon. 30 Sabbath. Fine morning, the day dry and warm. Jim and family and Miss McLaughlin, Johny & Ina, & Miss McDowell, Sam and Phebe, Joe and Ida & young Mrs. Mitchel[l] and Clark were here. 31 Fine and dry most of the day, a shower of rain in the morning. Clark left for Michigan this morn- ing. Forgot his Lunch at the station which his mother had put up with care. [in margin] Clark / left for Michigan <p. 66> August 1893 1st A little wet this morning, the afternoon Breezy and dry. I worked at the weekly milk sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon mowed some grass in fence corners. Willie helped S. McDowell at his hay in the afternoon. 2 Beautiful morning, the day dry and sunny. I mowed some swale grass with the scythe. Willie hauled in some piecings[?] up in the afternoon. 3 Fine dry morning, the day [dry] and warm. Jim and I went to Sam’s and helped him at his hay. I stopped there all night. 4 Another fine hay day. Jim and I helped Sam. Jim stopped all night. I came home. Willie hauled in hay for S. McDowell. 5 Dry in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon slightely wet. Willie and I hauled in a small load of swale grass hay in the forenoon, in the afternoon he hauled a load of stones for a well, also some water from the spring. I made out the Yearly estimates for the Township Council on next Tuesday. 6th Sabbath. Fine day, but cool, the afternoon slightely wet. Mrs. R. went to church. 7 Dry, sunny day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the milk sheets. Willie hauled stones for the well in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went with Mr. Bell’s party to the Berry marsh. <p. 67> August 1893 8th Fine, dry sunny day, pretty hot in the afternoon. I attended the Council meeting at Cederville. Willie hauled stones for the well. The crops towards Cederville are good and a little earlier than around Dundalk. But the fall wheat is pretty badly rusted. I stopped with Mr. Rogers, the Reeve, all night. 9 Dry and very warm. I left Cederville about 8 A.M., and got to Dundalk 11:30 A.M., stopped a while there, then came home. Helped to haul some water from the spring, then Balanced the or- ders which I had paid with the money I took with me. Came out correct. I [had] 70 orders �457 amounting to $747.47. Willie and his mother picked berries in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 10 Very hot and dry. Willie began digging a well. I worked at the milk books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 11 Dry and hot in the forenoon, quite a shower of Rain in the afternoon, with some thunder and light- ening. Willie and I worked at the well. 12 Dry and fine. Willie and I worked at the well in the forenoon and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Engaged Elias Grey at $1.50 a day with his windless [=windlass] to help me at the well. <p. 68> August 1893 13th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 14 Dry and pretty warm. Willie went to Dundalk and got Elias Grey’s windlass to dig the well. We put it in place in the forenoon and Jim and I dug in the afternoon. 15 Dry and warm. E. Grey came this morning and he and I dug at the well, also an old Sailor pen- sioner named Dunn came along. I hired him to help, he kept at the windless. Elias and I spelled each other, time about, in the well. We put it from 9 feet 10 inches to 14 feet. The well is 6 feet in diameter. The Balance of the family went in the afternoon to a Patron picknick. I picked, they picknicked—so is life. 16 Dry but cloudy, not much sunshine, Rain at dark. We worked at the well. Dug it in all Fifteen feet. Commenced stoning about 2 P.M., got about six feet of stone in it. Mr. Dunn left this morn- ing, would not work because I said he was not worth a dollar per day. Anthony Trugon worked. I gave him a dollar. [in margin] Big Fire in / Dundalk. <p. 69> August 1893 17th Slightely wet this morning, but the day was dry but cloudy. I was at a logging bee at Brother Sam’s on Lot 32, 6th Conc., Melancthon. 18 Dry and pretty warm. We worked at the well. Anthony Trugon placed the stones, he put in about ten feet. Willie and I let them down. 19 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. Willie went in the forenoon to Dundalk for some Lumber for a platform for the well, also took home E. B. Grey’s Bucket and windlass. In the afternoon he and I finished topping the well. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon. 20th Sabbath. Cool and showery. Joe and Ida called in the eavning. 21 Cool and cloudy, almost like frost at night. I helped at Jim’s sawing. Willie Fixed fence to keep the cattle out of his grain. 22 Bright, cool morning, the day sunny and hot. We worked at putting up platform and covering in the well. I also took a turn at the milk sheets after tea. Vern and Arlie were here in the eavning. 23 Fine day, dry and warm. I pulled pease. Willie was Building a Hay & Grain Rack. [in margin] First / Harvesting 24 Warm day all through, cloudy in the afternoon. I pulled pease and went to Dundalk. Willie also pulled. E. B. Grey put in a new pump, 16 feet long, at .20¢ per foot, & $4.00 for the head. <p. 70> August 1893 25th Fine day, dry and warm. We finished pulling pease. Willie cut grain for Jim in the afternoon. I worked at the Milk b[oo]ks. �458 26 Fine morning with an exceedingly heavy dew, the grain was not dry enough to cut till near noon. Willie and I craddled oats around the Trees, stone piles and fences, making ready for the Binder, then we hauled in two loads of pease at eavning. 27th Sabbath. Dark and a slight rain. [in margin] H?ll / Loose 28 Dark morning, the day generally dark and slightely wet at noon. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon and cut Roads for the Binder in the afternoon. Willie cut at Jim’s in the forenoon and at home after tea time. 29 Wet, cold morning. I went to a Council Meeting at Hopeville, got there at noon, came home that night. Got home at 12 midnight. The afternoon was dry and sunny, the night was bright moon- light and very cold. 30 Dark in the morning, slight mist. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, came home and chored around. Willie started cutting oats with Jim’s Binder in the afternoon. The Day was clear, cool and dry. [in margin] First / Oats cut. 31 Heavy mist or dew this morning, the day fine and dry. Willie cut oats with Jim’s Binder. Jim and I hauled in Willie’s pease in the afternoon. Jim’s boy, Jim, stooked up after the Binder. <p. 71> Sept[ember] 1893 1st Misty morning, the day dry to about 6 P.M. when Rain came on. I helped Jim to haul in oats (7 loads). Willie cut at home with the Binder. Jim’s boy stooked after him. 2 Very cold morning, the day chilly, but sunny and breezy. I was on the milk accounts in the fore- noon and in the afternoon helped Willie to haul in oats (4 Loads). Jim and his boy also helped. Willie cut with the Binder in the forenoon. 3 Sabbath. Dry and fine. Ida was here in the afternoon and stopped all night. Mrs. Walter Bell also called in. 4 Fine morning, the day rather cloudy till the afternoon when the sky became clear and sunset gave indications of dry. We hauled in oats (9 Loads) at Jim’s. Willie cut Jim’s oats in the afternoon, in the forenoon he hauled in. 5 Fine morning, the day dry and sunny. Willie and I hauled in Eight loads of his oats. 6 Cold morning, quite a frost, the day cool and dry. Willie and I hauled in oats (3 loads) in the fore- noon. Joe Bowerman and he drew in 2 loads in the afternoon. Jim cut about 3 acres for Willie in the eavning when he had finished at home. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 7 Rain this morning, dried off after a while. Rain then came on at noon, dried off a while in the af- ternoon. Willie cut with Jim’s Binder in the dry part of the day. Jim craddled Roads, little Jim stooked. I worked at making up the cheese patrons’ money. <p. 72> Sept[ember] 1893 8th Dry and fine, a good deal of sunshine. I worked at the Milk accounts in the Forenoon. Helped Jim a while in the afternoon, then helped Willie. He was cutting with the Binder all day. 9 Frost this morning, the sun shone out bright, the day was very fine. Willie cut oats till about 2 P. M. when a bolt broke. Then he went and helped Jim to haul in. I helped Willie in the forenoon and went in the afternoon to Dundalk and paid the patrons of Ch[eese] Factory. 10th Sabbath. Fine, dry day. Mary, Arlie and Vern were here in the eavning. 11 Dry and fine. Willie cut oats till tea time, I rolled out stones. Then he took some pigs for Jim to Dundalk. Jim hauled in for him and cut [dittog.: cut] oats in the afternoon. 12 Fine and dry. Willie finished cutting oats at noon. We hauled in from the morning and made a clean finish of all. Put some of them in just as they were cut. The oats themselves were perfectly �459 dry and hard but there were some thistles’ green. Johney McDowell and H. Davis, Sam and Wil- lie, Jim and Jim with their teams helped. We got done about 5 P.M. Phebe and Baby were here. [in margin] Finished cutting grain / Finished Harvesting in / Grain 13 Dry, cool and cloudy with eavery[=every] appearance of Rain soon. I worked all day at the milk accounts as I had got behind in my work during Harvest. I have them squared up now to date. <p. 73> Sept[ember] 1893 14th Dry, cloudy, windy and sultry, with the exception of a very slight shower early in the morning, I went to Dundalk after writing some letters. Posted them, came home and cleaned out the watering place for the cattle. Willie hauled home a load of stove wood and plowed in the eavning. 15 Hazy sky, the day sultry, cloudy in the afternoon, heavy Rain at night. I worked all day at posting Township accounts as I had got far behind, not having done anything to the Books Since Haying or Harvest. Also having the milk accounts in hand kept me busy. I went to Dundalk at night to see Mr. Skeffington Bell who is very low. Did not see him, only heard from him. 16 Wet, Showery and windy all through. Just finished entering the Township orders. Moved the stove into the Kitchen from the Back Kitchen. 17 Sabbath. Cool and cloudy but no rain. Johney and Ina were here in the afternoon. 18 Rain in small quantities most of the forenoon, the afternoon dry and sultry, the sky quite hazy. Jim threshed, Willie helped him with his colts. 19 Misty morning and a very slight mizzle of rain, the afternoon dry and sultry. Willie helped Jim finish his threshing in the forenoon. I fixed Brush Fences. <p. 74> Sept[ember]1893 20th Dry and warm. I piled wood in the Bush which had been cut in the spring. Willie plowed. 21 Dry morning, the day fine till about 4 P.M. when there came on a slight Rain. I chored around and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie plowed till the rain came on. 22 Wet morning, the afternoon dry and sunny. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon with the milk can to be mended and in the afternoon helped Jim to raise potatoes. Willie hauled oats for Sam from the threshing machine to Johney’s Barn. 23 Dry and fine. I attended a Council meeting in Dundalk. Willie plowed. 24th Sabbath. Heavy frost this morning, the day dry. Richard Davison & Family, Jim Russell and Fam- ily, Madella Russell and Mary Patterson, Joe Bowerman and wife and Miss Bowerman were here. 25 Cold Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon cold and dry. I Raised potatoes in the dry part of the day. I digged, picked and put in pit 10 Bushels. Willie was helping Johney at his threshing. 26 Pretty cool day, but dry. I digged, picked and put in pit 13 Bushels, not much help to raise them. Help enough to eat them. Willie went with Jim to the show fair at Durham. <p. 75> Sept[ember] 1893 27th Cool and dry. I Raised and picked 13 Bushels potatoes to 4 P.M. William Faucett and wife, John Agnew and wife were here in the afternoon. 28 Very Cold day, cloudy and sharp. Willie got home from Durham at 2 O’clock this morning. He says Jim’s horses took Second for carriage team. He plowed out potatoes in the afternoon. I had raised 4 Bushels in the forenoon. We took up 16 in the afternoon, that is 20 in all. 29 Fine day, dry and warm. I went in the Forenoon to Dundalk and in the afternoon Willie and I took up 24 Bushels of potatoes. �460 30 Dry, cool and cloudy. I went to W. Armstrong’s threshing for Willie, who has a cold and could not go. October [1893] 1st Sabbath. Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and Willie drove to Johney’s. 2 Frost this morning, quite cool day, fine, dry and sunny. Willie and I finished taking up the pota- toes. We raised and put in the cellar 19 Bushels, this makes 100 Bushels, less one, which growed on 5/8 of an acre, Besides what we used from the commencement of the season. They are dry and large and well flavoured. Willie with his team and plow went to help Johney for a few days. [in margin] Finished Raising / Potatoes <p. 76> Sept 1893 October [1893] 3rd Fine day, dry and warm. I helped Jim in the afternoon with his Road Job. 4 Raining in the morning and had been a very wet night, the afternoon dry and sunny. I posted Township orders in the forenoon and Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 5 Fine day, hot and sunny like Indian Summer. I worked at the milk accounts and Township orders in the forenoon and went to Johney’s in the afternoon. 6 Slightely damp early in the morning, a good deal of Rain in the afternoon. I worked at the Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie is working at Johney’s. 7 Wet Forenoon, dry in the afternoon. I helped Jim at his Road Job in the forenoon and worked at the milk Books after. Willie is at Johney’s. 8th Sabbath. Fine, dry day. Johney, Ina, Willie, Newt. Oliver and Ida were here. 9th Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I with Jim and Mary went to the funeral of E. Mills’ Baby in the fore- noon and in the afternoon helped Jim finish his R[oad] Job. 10 Very fine day, sunny, bright and warm. I cut some logs in the bush for Firewood. Willie is at Johney’s. <p. 77> October 1893 11th Fine day, dry and warm, hazy atmosphere, just like Indian Summer. I cut logs in the Bush in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to S. McDowell’s threshing. Willie is at Johney’s. 12 Fine day, hot and sunny. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie is at Johney’s. 13 Dry, cool and cloudy through the day, wet at night. We attended the Dundalk show fair. There was an immense crowd of people, but a poor show of animals, Roots, grain or vegetables. Mrs. R. stopped in Ida’s all night as the night was both dark and wet. Johney and Ina came out in their Buggy and when stopped on the Road at Mr. McDowell’s, waiting for me and Willie and Newt Oliver to catch up, was run into by T. McMannaman in his buggy and the wheel of Johney’s bug- gy smashed on account of the darkness of the night. [in margin] Cheese Factory closed 14 Wet Day from morning till night. J. Neithercut drove Mrs. R. home this morning. At night the Rain turned to snow and came down pretty fast. [in margin] First Snow 15th Sabbath. Dreary, snowey day from morning till night. Mrs. R. went to Sam’s. Willie came home from Johney’s. 16 The Ground covered with snow about two inches deep, but the sun got out and nearly all the snow had gone before dark. I put up the pigs to fat in the forenoon and in the afternoon cut Sawing ma- chine logs in the Bush. [in margin] Hogs put up / to fat <p. 78> October 1893 �461 18th17th Fine morning, the day fine all through, sunny and warm, just like Indian Summer. Mrs. R. and I filled up a load of potatoes (25 Bags) in the forenoon. Willie and I took them to Dundalk in the afternoon when he came from J. Arnold’s threshing. I sold them for 40¢ per Bag. Bought 600 pounds of Shorts* at 80¢ per hundred. [*type, or size, of grain; not top quality] 18 Fine day, sunny and dry. Willie and I picked over the pit of potatoes, placed them in another and put a heavier cover on them. 19 Beautiful day, Sunny and bright. Willie and I with the team and scraper moved the stuff that come out of the well and filled up the hollow on the Road side with it. 20 Very fine day, Bright and sunny. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. A. Lonsway and Ida were here. Willie hauled out manure. 21 Bright, sunny day, Sky hazy, the air balmy, just like Indian Summer. Willie and I were hauling out manure. 22nd Sabbath. Bright and Sunny. Jim and family, Joe and Ida were here. 23 Fine day but cloudy like rain towards evening. Willie met with what might have been a fatal acci- dent. He was at Johney’s and he and Newt. Oliver went out shooting. Willie’s gun went off just as he had rammed the charge home while the butt of the gun was resting on the ground <p. 79> October 1893 and the muzzle pointing upwards in a line with his body. The charge caught in his Braces, took part of it off, cut a button off his pants, tore and Burnt his shirts into holes, passed along his left side, tearing up the skin and made quite a hole where it first caught him. The wound is at its wid- est place about three inches accross [=across] and about seven inches long. One grain of shot struck his left arm near the wrist, sloped along it and made a scar of three fourths of an inch. Dr. Mitchell dressed the wound, probed for shot, but did not find any. It was a very narrow escape for Willie’s life. 24 Dry day, mostly, but a slight mizzle of rain in the eavning. Willie is doing very well, his mother is stopping with him. I went to Dundalk, done some Cheese Business, then went to See Willie, then came home. Willie was sitting up in a chair when I seen him at about 5:30 P.M. 25 Dry but quite cool. Willie’s wound is improving though sore enough yet. I was at Brother Sam’s threshing. 26 Quite a frost this morning. Rain of a very cold kind came on about 11 A.M. and the afternoon was unpleasantly wet. I went to Dundlak and bought some beef for the threshing. 27 Rather dark and misty, slightely wet sometimes. Willie got his threshing done by J. Brinkman & H. Lonsway. He has about 800 Bushels of oats and 40 of pease, about 23 Bushels of oats to the acre and 15 of pease. [in margin] Threshed <p. 80> October 1893 28th Dark and cool, a slight mizzle of rain fell. I am laid up sick on account of the dust at the threshing. Mrs. R. took the team and went to see Willie, came back and we both went and stopped all night at Johney’s. 29th Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling too. Brought Willie home this forenoon, the Dr. came and dressed his wound. Says it is healing all right. S. Jackson, Jim Patterson, Sam & Phoebe, Jim and family, Joe Bowerman and Ida, Johney & Ina were here to see Willie. 30 Wintry day, the ground covered with snow and more falling, dark and gloomy most of the day. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie’s wound is mending. �462 31 Snow on the ground but it disappeared mostly before night. I worked at the milk accounts. Willie cut bands* at Jim’s while they were cutting feed. Johney and Ina & Newt. Oliver stopped here all night. [*cut bands on the oat sheaves, before feeding the loose oats into the cutting box] November [1893] 1st Mild day, people are plowing. I took up some roots in the garden, 2 pails parsnips, 12 pails car- rots, about 6 Bushels swede turnips and a quantity of Cabbage. Willie went this morning with Johney home. Jim went to Toronto to consult some first class physician regarding Willie. Mrs. R. killed her geese, 86 lbs. & turkeys, 116 pounds. [in margin] Jim went to Toronto / Mrs. R. killed / her Fowl <p. 81> Nov[ember] October 1893 2nd Mild day, some sunshine, pleasant. Mrs. R. took her Fowl to Dundalk, sold the geese for 5¢ per lb., & turkeys for 8¢ p. lb. Bought a mattress for Willie to Sleep on at $4.00, took it to Johney’s, where he is. He is improving some. 3 Mild day, air soft and Balmy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of the Cheese factory the amount of their money. 4 Sharp frost this morning, the day fine. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville and stopped there all night. 5 Sabbath. Frost in the morning, the roads rough, the day fine. I got home from Hopeville. 6 Beautiful day, sunny and warm. Mrs. R. and I hauled some stove wood from the Bush, also brought some Bedding From the Barn for the Horses. 7 Beautiful Day, sunny and mild. I worked at entering Township orders and Cheese accounts. 8 Fine day all through. Jim and Joe Brown Butchered two pigs for me. They would weigh about 230 pounds each. [in margin] Butchered / pigs 9 Dark, misty morning, the day dry but dark. I went to Dundalk and consulted Dr. McWilliams for my health. He gave me a bottle as a tonic and a Box of pills. He said I was sick enough to be in Bed in place of walking around. <p. 82> November 1893 10th Dark morning, the day dark and gloomy like. I am keeping close in the house. Mrs. R. went with the team to Johney’s to See Willie. 11 Beautiful day from morning till night. Bright and sunny, the air mild and Balmy. Ida was here in the afternoon. I fixed the pig pen to keep out the cold. 12th Sabbath. Fine day though dark and misty. Mr. Abraham Jackson of Melancthon died this night. He was about 60 years of age and had lived in Melancthon for about 35 years, I think. He was a quiet innofensive [=inoffensive] man and minded his own Business, did not meddle with others. He died of inflamation of the Lungs after about two weeks’ sickness. [in margin] A. Jackson / Died 13 Fine day, but not much sunshine. I only chored around and Balanced the Milk patrons accounts so that the Books are now ready for the auditors. Johney and Willie called here this eavning. 14 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling. The sun shone out for a little while and melted some of it. The day had rather a wintry cast. Mrs. R. & Jim went to Mr. Jack- son’s Funeral. I would have went but I was afraid of a renewal of the cold as I have been laid up about three weeks with a cold. It seems to cling to me very strongly. [in margin] A. Jackson / Buried <p. 83> �463 November 1893 15th Quite a snow storm, mostly all day, pretty rough in the afternoon, snowing and Blowing. G. McConnell, Collector, stopped here all night. 16 Wintry day, the ground covered with snow and some more falling. The snow is about six inches deep on a level. G. McConnell left here this morning. T. Oliver came down from Jim’s and fed the cattle at the Barn for me. 17 Fine mild day, sunny and balmy, the snow [MS sun] is fast disappearing. I am trying the efficacy of hot cloths to my Breast today to remove the tightness. 18 Rather sharp morning, the day pretty cold, the roads very slippery, the sky overcast and some slight flurries of snow. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 19th Sabbath. Very wintry like day. Snowing a good deal of the time. Ida was here. 20 Quite wintry like, there is about seven inches of snow and the appearance of more snow. I tried choring around but I am so weak that it is pretty hard. Jim piled away his Binder in the Barn on the Arnold Lot. T. Oliver and I helped. 21 Mild, but a little snow fell now and then. Jim cut oat sheaves for Willie with his cutting Box. John Agnew & his daughter Annie, Ida, Jim’s wife & family, Johny, Newt. Oliver, Clem Bell, Tom Oliver & W. Russell were here. <p. 84> Nov[ember] 1893 22nd Blowing and snowing mostly all day, but the snow is soft, almost indicating a thaw. Mrs. R. and I put the Waggon and Buggy in the Barn on the Arnold Lot. Johney & Willie came here in the eavning and took away Jim’s cutting Box to cut with it. 23 Blowing and snowing all day mostly, not a sharp freeze, the snow piling up in great drifts. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Notified T. Arnold that Willie resigned tenancy. [in margin] Notified / T. Arnold 24 Blowing and snowing, also pretty sharp Frost. I Chored around, but am pretty weak. 25 Snowing and Blowing mostly all day. The snow is now pretty deep. Willie and Johney came here with the team and hauled me out of the Bush about 5 ½ Cords of short wood. Ina came with them. G. McConnell was here. 26th Sabbath. Mild day but dark and lowering. Mr. S. Rogers, Reeve, and his Lady came here in the eavning and stopped all night. 27 Slightely wet this morning, the day inclined to thaw. Mr. Rogers handed me over $1100.00 de- benture money, under Township By Law No. 32, Proton. I put it in the Bank in the afternoon. Mr. Rogers left this forenoon for Owen Sound. His Missis went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. went in the eavning to Sam’s. [in margin] Slight / thaw <p. 85> November 1893 28th Snowing and Blowing from morning till night. I worked at the Twp. Books. 29 Snowing all day but not blowing or drifting, the snow is very deep for this time of the year but is quite soft. Mrs. R. was at Dundalk. 30 Snowing and blowing from morning till night, a very stormy day. H. Gallagher left his Proton taxes here. December [1893] 1 Blowing and snowing mostly all day. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk with the team in the after- noon. She then drove out to Johney’s and returned for me about 5 P.M. I had an appointment with the Collector. [in margin] Widow Mulholland / an old resident of 35 years / Died �464 2 Dark day, a little snow fell now and then. I was entering Township orders. Joe took Willie’s team and hauled a load of wood from Jim’s home. 3rd Sabbath. Blowing and snowing, a very rough stormy day. Mrs. R and Jim went to the Widow Mul- holland’s Funeral. 4 Bright, sunny day from morning till night. I chored around. Mrs. R. went to Sam’s along with Phoebe. 5 Blowing and drifting, the day dark and almost like a thaw. I was making out Financial statement for Council on the 15th of this month. <p. 86> Dec[ember] 1893 6th Blowing and snowing, a very stormy day. Mrs. R. with the team went to Dundalk. John McGrath, auditor of Milk accounts, was here auditing books. 7 Dark day and pretty cold. Mrs. R. went to Widow Jackson’s. I finished Financial statement for Township. 8 Dark day mostly, pretty cold in the Forenoon but milder in the afternoon. I attended an annual meeting of the Dundalk Cheese Factory held in Dundalk and was re-elected Sect. Tr. at $50.00 Salary. 9 Soft day, the snow inclined to thaw, still, no actual thaw, sometimes a snowfall through the day. Mrs. R. and I hauled a load of Bedding From the Barn. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk at night. I am therefore alone tonight. 10th Sabbath. Very stormy day, Blowing and Snowing. 11 Sharp frost this morning, the day pretty cold, Some showers of snow through the day. [in margin] Very stormy 12 Cold day, but calm. Last night was a terrific Blow, piling the snow very high. 13 Sharp, cold day, appearantly [=apparently] the hard Freeze has sett in. The snow is very deep. 14 Pretty Rough, stormy day, snowing and drifting. I went to Dundalk and mailed Bal. of Co. Rates, $531.13, to Co. Treasurer, also drew $2000.00 out of Bank for tomorrow. <p. 87> December 1893 15th Snowing in the forenoon and Raining in the afternoon. I attended a Council Meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. [in margin] Thaw 16 Cloudy in the forenoon, heavy wind and snow storm in the afternoon. Left Hopeville this morn- ing, got to Dundalk at 11 A.M, done some Business then, and came home. 17th Sabbath. Rough in the forenoon, Calmer in the afternoon. Willie and Ida came here, Joe came with the cutter for them at night. Susan Dav[id]s[on] here. 18 Pretty cold day, snowing and blowing. I finished the entries in the Township Financial Statement, worked hard at it all day and took it to the printer’s at night. 19 Pretty stormy day, Blowing and snowing. Johney came here at night. 20 Pretty cold day, I think the hardest Frost for so far. Mrs. R. went with the team to Dundalk. Great Blizzard of snow storm this night. 21 Softening of the snow, the Roads are very heavy. I went to Dundalk, never was so tired in going the same distance. 22 Soft morning, a thaw came on at noon, the afternoon a little wet. Rain at night. [in margin] Thaw <p. 88> December 1893 �465 23rd Still thawing this morning, the sun came out strong in the afternoon, the first sunshine we have had for a long time. H. Hanbury & wife here at night. [in margin] Rain 24th Sabbath. Raining mostly all day, but not very heavy. Joe, Ida & Willie stop[p]ed at night. [in margin] Rain 25 Wet day, heavy showers in the afternoon, turned to snow at night. Cold, Blowing and snowing about 10 P.M. Jim & family & Susan Dav[id]s[on], Johney, Ina and Newt. Oliver, Joe, Ida & Wil- lie spent their Christmas with us. [in margin] Rain 26 Snowing a little and blowing a good deal. The thaw is over, the Roads are very bad. The snow has gone from the middle of the fields but there is plenty at the sides and on the Roads. 27 Snowing and Blowing mostly all day. 28 Soft in the forenoon, like a thaw. Snowing in the afternoon and at night. Mrs. R. and I attended John Maxwell’s party. 29 A little snow fell in the forenoon, the afternoon clear and cold. We cut some oat sheaves in the forenoon, Jim, John Arnold, Willie, Tom Oliver and I. Phoebe was here in the eavning. [in mar- gin] Cut / Feed 30 Very sharp morning, the coldest that has come this winter. The day clear and cold till about 2 P.M., when the sky got overcast and snow began to fall. I went to Dundalk. Brother Sam was here at night. Willie helped J. Arnold to cut feed. <p. 89> December 1893 31st Sabbath. Fine morning, clear and without snow, the afternoon showers of snow. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. Johney drove us home in his sleigh. January 1894 1st Pretty sharp morning, the afternoon milder and some sunshine. I went to the voting at John Al- len’s. The new Year has come in and the old one gone out, not without some trouble for us. Poor Wil- lie has been badly shaken up and his mind is rather unbalanced. Hope that his recovery may be soon. 2 Soft morning, the day mild, with a thaw wind, the snow softening. Mrs. R. and I with the team went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Fine day, soft and mild with quite a Rainfall at night. Mrs. Walter Bell was here. Robt. Marshall, a very old Resident of Proton, 83 years of age, died today. [in margin] R. Marshall / Died / Rain 4 Raining this morning but cleared off about 9 A.M., the afterpart of the day fine. Willie who had come home from Dundalk went to John Irwin’s threshing. 5 Snowing mostly all day, quite a heavy fall which will help the Roads. 6 Dark morning, the day overcast and a good deal of snow fell. It will help the Roads very much as they had got bad during the thaw. <p. 90> January 1894 7th Sabbath. Pretty Rough day, blowing and Snowing. Ida, Willie & T. Oliver were here. 8 Sharp Frost, Blowing and snowing alternately all day. Mrs. R. is on the go between here and Jim’s, Rabbit hunting. 9 Fine day mostly, especially in the afternoon. Jim’s wife gave him a Baby Boy* early this morn- ing. Dr. Mirchell was in attendance. [in margin] Jim’s Baby / his third one / Born [*Delbert] 10 Misty day all through, damp [indecipherable? wind?? air?], sleighing very good. Looks almost like a thaw. �466 11 Snowing and blowing in the forenoon, the tracks getting filled up, sleighing very heavy. The wind very strong in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 12 Sharp morning, very strong Blow mostly all day. The roads consequently are very heavy. 13 Dark overcast day, not cold, almost like a thaw. Mrs. R. and I hauled over some bedding in the afternoon, one little load only. 14th Sabbath. Bright sunny day. Johney and Ina, Willie, Joe and Ida were here. 15 Raining this morning and slightely wet through the day. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. 16 Dark day, inclined to turn cold. The sleighing is gone in a good many places. Left Hopeville this morning, got home about 1 P.M. <p. 91> January 1894 17th Pretty mild day with a very strong wind. Willie and I cleaned grain. This is my 58th Birthday. [in margin] Birth / Day 18 Rain and strong wind. I wrote 11 letters containing money on Township Business, also 8 on my own business. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted them. [in margin] Rain 19 Mild day but pretty strong wind, a good deal of sunshine. We cleaned oats. 20 Dark, overcast day and somewhat cold. We cleaned oats. 21st Sabbath. Pretty cold and cloudy. Joe, Ida & J. McLeod were here, also Sam and Phoebe were here at night. 22 Pretty cold day. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon and Willie and I cleaned oats in the afternoon. 23 Mild day all through. Willie and I finished cleaning oats in the forenoon. We went to Dundalk in the afternoon. He got his horses shod. 24 Snow falling thick and fast in the forenoon, very heavy fall and quite soft. It cleared off about 3 P.M. Willie and I Bagged up 30 Bags of oats in the forenoon and he took them to Dundalk in the afternoon. They are white and he gets .30¢ per Bushel. There were 70 20/34 Bushels. This night is stormy. [in margin] Stormy <p. 92> January 1894 25th Sharp morning, the day pretty cold, very good sleighing from the fall of snow yesterday. Willie went to Jim’s wood bee. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 26 Dark sky mostly all day, with a sharp Frost. Willie hauled two loads (69 B[ushels] 19/34 & 71 B[ushels] 15/34) to Dundalk. — McLeod came home with him at night, then they went to Dun- dalk. 27 Pretty cold day, a little snow fell now and then. Willie hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk (70 15/34 B[ushels] & 70 19/34 B[ushels]). I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 28th Sabbath. Pretty sharp frost, cold and without sunshine, a pretty dull day. 29 Fine day generally, some snow in the afternoon. Willie hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk, 72 12/34 & 73 13/34 Bushels. After he came home he and Steve Conners drove to Johney’s. 30 Sharp morning, the day pretty cold with a fall of snow in the afternoon. Jim Lonsway came home with Willie about noon and stopped here all night. 31 Fine morning, most of the day bright and sunny, good sleighing. Willie hauled two loads of oats to Dundalk (73 13/34 & 71 16/34) Bushels. James Lonsway helped us Fill up the loads and left in the afternoon. [changes to red ink] �467 February [1894] 1st Fine morning, the afternoon stormy, wind and snow. Willie got home in the afternoon. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. T. Arnold came here at night, also A. Gillespie, Township auditor. [back to black ink] <p. 93> Feb[ruary] 1894 2nd Pretty cold morning, the Roads filling up with snow, Blowing and freezing. John A. Cooper came here and he and Mr. Gillespie audited the Books of the Township and found them correct. Willie and I took out 29 24/30 Bushles of his oats. This has made 671 Bushels, some sold at .30½¢, some at .30 and the last load today at .31 cents p. B. The money he got was $204.45. [in margin] Auditors here 3 Fine and mild. Willie and I went to Brother John’s in Adjala Township. The sleighing was heavy till we got about 6 miles then it was good, some bare ground near Johney’s. We got to Shelburne at 11 A.M., fed them and left at 12.30, got to John’s at 3.30 P.M. The distance is about 30 miles. Johney is suffering from Rheumatism. 4th Sabbath. Bright and sunny most of the day, but very cold. 5 Cold day all through. John’s son Jim drove me up about 7 miles. I then walked to Shelburne, took the train and came home. Willie is stopping for a few days. 6 Fine sunny day, but pretty sharp. I am choring around, straightening things up. 7 Fine day, Bright and sunny. I worked at the Township Books posting orders. John Ferris of Melancthon came here in the afternoon and bought a Cow, carrying her 2nd Calve, for $26.00 to be paid in January 1895. <p. 94> February 1894 8th Fine day all through, almost like a day in April, very strong sun, the water running on the streets in Town. I chored around and went to Dundalk. 9 Very stormy in the forenoon, Blowing and Snowing. The storm abated somewhat in the after- noon, the wind not so strong and less snow falling. John Ferris and his son came in the afternoon, gave me his note for $26.00 payable in Eleven months for the cow which he had bought and took her away. A little thunder and lightening with some Rain at night. [in margin] Thunder, Lighten- ing / and Rain at night 10 Very stormy, Snowing and blowing fiercely From morning till night, no hold up. Willie got home this eavning from Brother John’s. He and I had went down on this day week. John’s daughter Nancy came up with him. [in margin] Wind and storm / of Snow 11th Sabbath. Rather cold, especially in the afternoon. Joe and Ida stopped all night. [in margin] Mrs. William Bowler / aged about 75 / Died 12 Very cold morning, strong wind and keen Freeze. The cold got more intense as the day advanced, the afternoon was bitterly cold, Sharp Frost and high wind. Willie and Nancy drove to Dundalk and had to stop all night. [in margin] Very Cold 13 Sharp frost this morning, the day pretty cold, Roads badly drifted. Willie could only get with the horse as far as Walter Bell’s, had to wait till night when the Roads got tracked some. <p. 95> February 1894 14th Very sharp morning, the day cold from morning till night, dark with a little snow falling now and then. I fixed up some Township business. �468 15 Cold morning, the day cold with a snowfall in the afternoon. Willie was hauling hay to Dundalk for Jim. 16 Bitterly cold morning, the day very cold all through, keen burning frost. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] very cold 17 Cold and quite Blustry, especially in the afternoon, the Roads drifted up badly. 18th Sabbath. Cold, the Roads badly Drifted. Sam and Phoebe were here at night. 19 Sharp Frost all day. I attended a meeting of the Township Council held in Dundalk. Mr. Skeffing- ton Bell gave each member of the Council and each official a Free ticket to the Entertainment in the Victoria Hall at night by Sara Lord Bailie.* I failed to appreciate anything entertaining about her. D. Reid drove me home. [*From the Waterloo Advertiser, Nov. 16, 1894, in column “Locals and Other Items”: “Miss Sara Lord Bailey, styled the queen of elocution, is a remarkably hand- some and scintillating young woman and her stage presence usually captivates the male portion of her audience before she has uttered a word.” Born in 1856 in England, Miss Lord grew up in the Boston area, graduating from the Boston School of Oratory. She married Elbridge Bailey, and lived variously in Kansas and Massachusetts, and gave elocution lessons and toured giving dra- matic readings. See https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Sarah_Lord_Bailey.] 20 Cold all day, the Roads very heavy. Hannah Mariah Lonsway was here a while today. She and Mrs. R. went with H. Lonsway to Johney’s. [in margin] cold 21 Very cold day from morning till night, exceedingly sharp frost, the day dark without sunshine. [in margin] cold 22 Very cold day, a little snow falling occassional[l]y. I helped Jim clean up a load of oats in the afternoon. [in margin] cold <p. 96> February 1894 23rd Piercing cold day, incessant Freeze from morning till night, one of the coldest days of the season. I helped Jim clean up a load of oats in the forenoon, then went with him to Dundalk. Willie and Stephen Conners were cutting me stove wood. [in margin] Very Cold 24 Extremely cold morning, the day cold all through. I and Mr. John Arnold went to Dundalk in the afternoon to see about the Executorship of the late Widow Bowler’s Will. Brother John’s son John came here this afternoon. [in margin] Very cold 25th Sabbath. Cold morning, the day cold all through, Bright Sunshine in the afternoon. Visitors at the Russell house today: Miss Nancy Russell, Miss Susie Davis [=Davidson], Miss Abe Bowermn, Mr. James Patterson, John Russell Jnr, John Russell Snr and wife, Ina, Mr. Robt. Oliver & Mr. Steve Conner. 26 Bright sunny day, very pleasant compared with the preceeding days. Willie hauled part of a load of stove wood which he had left off his load on last Saturday. Then he and I hauled two small loads of hay home from the Arnold Barn. 27 Quite cold in the morning, but became warmer through the day, the sky overcast and very like a thaw. Willie with his team went to J. Bowerman’s wood Bee. I worked at entering the Defaulters’ names in the Defaulters Book. 28 Fine day, mild, the snow softening. Sold a 7 months old pig for $11.00. Willie hauled it to Dun- dalk. Mrs. R. and I went to a pie social at Mr. S. Bell’s at night. <p. 97> March 1894 1st Quite soft, a thaw wind, the snow melting. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and Expressed Five hundred & Eighty Five dollars to Messrs Osler and Hammond, 18 King St. West, Toronto. �469 2 Soft day, thawing a little, cloudy mostly. I sold 9 sheep to Brother John for $27.00, 4 Good ewes, 3 ewe lambs, 1 Ram lamb and 1 two year old ram. His son Johny took them to his place in a sleigh. Willie and I butchered a 7 months old pig in the forenoon. It dressed 220 pounds. Willie went for a load of firewood in the afternoon. 3 Bright sunny day from morning till night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Willie hauled two loads of firewood home. [in margin] Thaw 4th Sabbath. Fine mild day, almost like April, the snow melting fast. Mrs. R. and I drove to Johney’s. [in margin] Thaw 5 Bright sunny day from morning till night, a complete thaw. I salted down a pig, piled some wood in the shed, and copied off the Defaulters’ for County Treasurer. [in margin] Thaw 6 Dark morning, Rain commenced falling early in the day, a regular downpour in the afternoon. Walter Bell came here to see if I would act as arbitrator between the part of the Township Proton in Union S. S. No 1 and the village of Dundalk. Abb[i]e Bowerman came here to make a dress for Mrs. R. Willie is out at Johney’s. [in margin] Big Thaw / one of Jim Trugon’s / Daughters died 7 Hard frost in the morning, the sun shone out and the ground softened, the day mild. I cleaned off the Barn floor and a pretty hard job it was as the sheep [have] been penned on it all winter. <p. 98> March 1894 8th Fine day all through, quite springlike, the sun bright and the air balmy. The fields are pretty much bare of snow, the Roads also are stripped of snow in some places. Mrs. R. and I went to the Fu- neral of James Trugon’s Daughter, aged about 30, I think. She was buried in Inistioge Burying ground. 9 Fine morning, the day fine, quite springlike. I went to Dundalk and sent a Draft of $261.56 to Bank [of] Toronto, Toronto, to Retire the 9th School Debenture of S.S. No. 1 Proton. Mrs. Annie Faucett was here this eavning. 10 Fine day all through, quite springlike. I was Regulating the account Between the Rural and Vil- lage of Union S. S. No. 1 Proton. D. Stuart* of Shrigley was assisting. [*David Stewart, hired as a teacher for the new school building at Shrigley, built in 1875, taught at Shrigley for 21 years; see also entry for 23 April 1895, announcing his sudden death. See historical pamphlet, History Committee, marking the closing of Shrigley School, S.S. No. 8 Melancthon, 1 July 1967, for de- tails on his teaching. He was also a frequent contributor to the Shelburne Free Press and the Dun- dalk Herald; see Sawden, History of Dufferin County, p. 137.] 11 Sabbath. Frost this morning, but the day fine, but very windy. Visitors at the Russell House: John Russell and Wife, Miss Bowerman, Mr. Bowerman, Miss [dittog.: Miss] Nancy Russell, Miss Susie Davidson and Mr. J. Patterson. 12 Frost this morning, but the day was fine, the fields pretty much all bare. I split some wood and ground the axe. [in margin] Saw / First / Robin 13 Dark morning and snow falling. Snow fell mostly all day, sometimes very heavy, quite large soft flakes, the air not cold. Still, it has quite a wintry appearance after so much fine weather. <p. 99> March 1894 14th The ground covered with snow and the sleighs running. Pretty chilly most of the day. Miss Mary Patterson was here in the afternoon. 15 Very stormy day, snowing, Blowing and Freezing. Willie is out at Johney’s getting some stove wood. I wrote out a Lease in Duplicate this eavning between Thos. Arnold and James Russell. �470 16 Bright sunny day, the snow thawing fast. But there are a good many sleighs on the Road. I think tomorrow will finish the sleighing for this brush of snow. 17 Patrick’s day in the morning. Dark and without sunshine, a slight sprinkling of sleet in the after- noon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Thunder at night. [in margin] Thunder 18th Sabbath. Very mild day, the air soft and Balmy as in the end of April. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 19 Quite springlike all day, the snow is nearly all gone again, nothing running on the Roads but wheels. I think plowing will soon start. 20 Chilly most of the day, yet snow melted quite a bit, the afternoon quite lowering and rain began to fall about night. I went to Dundalk. Willie brought home a load of wood from Johney’s, then took back the wagon and brought home the Democrat. 21 Springlike all day. W. Brinkman brought his moving to T. Arnold’s Barn last night, though Jim had the place rented before he came, but he did not know. <p. 100> March 1894 22nd Dark, gloomy day with quite a fall of sleety Rain from about 10 A.M. Everything outside is iced over. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, attended the Proton meeting in Victoria Hall for a while. Heard the speakers. Am not very favourably [MS favourable] impressed with Mr. [Mc stricken] Curry, think he is too frothy and anything but sincere. Mr. Dynes, the Patron Candidate* for Duf- ferin, is more to my liking. [*Patrons of Industry, a conservative political party supporting farm- ers] 23 Cold wintery day, Snowing and Blowing. The sun shone out a while in the afternoon and dis- placed a good deal of the snow. 24 Dark day, cold and the ground hard with frost in the morning, in the afternoon very stormy, Snow- ing and blowing. The Township Assessor, Mr. C. Johnson, was here, raised the Assessment on Lot 215 & 216 with this now[?] to $1100.00, being $50.00 more than heretofore. [in margin] Very Stormy / Assessor here 25th Sabbath. Cold wintry like day. Willie took the Buggy and drove Miss Susie Davidson to Johney’s. Jim Patterson also drove Miss N. Russell out there. [in margin] Esther 26 Very cold and wintry, some sleighs and some wagons on the road. The Roads very Rough. Willie brought me a load of stove wood from Jim’s. Brother Sam was here in the afternoon. Jim’s wife Mary was here in the afternoon. 27 Very wintry day, extreme cold. I went with Sam in the afternoon to Dundalk and witnessed some drawings which he was going to Send to the patent office at Ottawa. They are called the Russell Pendulum Motion. <p. 101> March 1894 28th Quite stormy morning, the snow falling thick and heavy, but the day was rather milder than yes- terday. I worked at writing out some papers, Letters, etc. 29 Pretty chilly day although the sun shone bright and clear. The snow melted some in the middle of the day. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. and Nancy went to Sam’s. 30 A little softer, quite mild in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and Nancy went to Dundalk in the eavning, stopped all night. 31 Quite a thaw wind all day, the Sun also strong. The snow has almost all disappeared. Springlike Breezes blowing, the atmosphere hazy and soft. April [1894] �471 1st Sabbath. Cold day, the Roads bad. Sam and Phoebe were here in the afternoon. 2 Very hard frost this morning, the air sharp, Bright Sunshine through the day. Joseph Neithercut, Senior, was here, just merely called in while passing to See us. 3 Very hard frost this morning, cold all through the day, the roads very rough and hard, a strong wind mostly all day. 4 Mild day, thawing, the ground softening. Rain in the afternoon. I fixed up a statement for the Bureau of Industries. Edgar Duncan took away his cattle. <p. 102> April 1894 5th Frost this morning but the sun got out and the day was pretty fine. Jim commenced plowing on the Arnold farm. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] First plowing 6 Cold day, very hard frost, no plowing today. I chored around. 7 Pretty hard frost this morning and a chilly cold air all day. I entered Township orders in the fore- noon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk to a Cheese patron meeting, the object of the meeting being to buy the Factory from Mr. Cornett and to form it into a joint Stock company factory. He offered the Factory and plant for $800.00 as it stood, or for $1000.00 and put in the necessary re- pairs. Mr. Johnson of Laurel was present and addressed the meeting, sharing the workings of the Laurel Factory as a joint Stock affair. None of the patrons would become stock holders, so it re- mains the way it formerly ran. 8th Sabbath. Very cold day from morning till night. I went to Johney’s, stopped all night. Mr. Kenneth McAulay, a Resident of Melancthon for about 46 years, age 82, died this afternoon on Lot which he had lived on for the past 46 years. He was a good neighbour and a quiet innofensive [=inoffensive] man. [in margin] Kenneth McAulay / Died 9 Fine day, bright sunshine, the air a little sharp in the afternoon. I was at Brother Sam’s sawing bee. He got about 25 Cords short wood cut. 10 Very cold day, high wind a-raging, wind and snow storm in the afternoon. John with his Demo- crat waggon drove H. Jackson, H. Lonsway, himself and me to Mr. McAulay’s Funeral at Melanc- thon burying ground. [in margin] Heavy Winds <p. 103> April 1894 11th Very wintry like morning, the ground covered with snow, and in the fence corners it is about three feet deep on account of the big blow last night. But the sun got out and the most of it vanished. 12 Fine day, Bright and sunny. The snow almost all melted. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Heard Frogs / 1st this season 13 Bright and sunny all day, the first real spring day of the season, very warm. I split some wood in the wood shed. Ida was here. The plowing has fairly commenced. Mr. Riley brought me two spring pigs which I had bought from him for $2.00 each. They were about five weeks old, pretty healthy little pigs. 14 Cloudy in the forenoon, bright and sunny in the afternoon, a nice pleaseant day. I plowed for Jim while he went to Dundalk and done some business. The ground was dry and fine. [in margin] sowed / Cabbage / Seed 15th Sabbath. Very fine day, sunny and warm. 16 Cloudy and warm with a slight shower of Rain about 6:30 P.M. I plowed about an hour for Jim in the forenoon and split some wood at home in the afternoon. 17 Fine morning, the day fine all through, sunny and bright. The ground is in excellent order for plowing. I split some wood at the house. [in margin] Mrs. G. Hutchinson’s / Funeral �472 18 Cloudy mostly all day, a little sunshine now and then, the day warm. I cut timber in the Bush for the sawing machine. Jim sowed his first grain (oats). His Black team Ran away from him. A tree fell in the Bush near where they were. Jim was a short distance off. The[y] went 40 Rods with the seeder, done no harm. [in margin] Jim’s first / sowing / this season <p. 104> April 1894 19th Cloudy and sultry. Clouds banked up at night, an appearance of a thunder storm. I cut down some trees in the bush in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in red ink] Big Blow in the morning. [in margin] W. Hutchinson, a Resident / of Artemesia, dropped / dead off his horse / yesterday in Dundalk 20 Cloudy and sultry in the forenoon. Rain in the afternoon, moderately, for about two hours. I cut down some trees in the Bush in the forenoon. 21 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon a good deal of Rain. I cut some trees down in the Bush for firewood. 22nd Sabbath. Dark and without sunshine although dry. Joe and Ida were here. 23 Slight mizzle of rain in the morning, the day misty and threatening rain, still, scarcely any fell. I cut some logs in the Bush for the sawing machine. I think I have about 70 in number but a good many of them are small. I guess I’ll saw what I have cut. I seen some violets in bloom in the open air. [in margin] Seen flowers / in the open air 24 Bright sunny day, but quite cool. I plowed for Jim. He was sowing some rough land by hand. 25 Splendid day, sunny and warm. I helped Jim move fence and harrowed for him a while in the af- ternoon while he sowed. 26 Beautiful day, dry, sunny and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. There was a special meeting of the Proton Council I attended. <p. 105> April 1894 27th Very fine day, dry and warm. I sowed two Bags of oats for Jim and helped at home to put in some garden stuff. 28 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and warm. [in margin, unknown meaning, written in red] P. B. D. / 38. 29th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Johney & Ina here. Sam and Phoebe were here in the afternoon. 30 Bright and warm, splendid growing day. Maud Russell brought some onions out. May [1894] 1st Bright, dry, hot day, cloudy in the afternoon and an indication of a thunder storm. I found a May flower in blossom today, being the first that I ever remember to have found so early in the season. 2 Dark and overcast, quite cool, a slight sprinkling of Rain fell in the afternoon, the day quite breezy. I put up some fences for Jim, also fired some stumps on the Arnold place. 3 Cool and cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon warmer and a little sunshine. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] T. Arnold died / Seen first / Swallow 4 Clear and cool with a good deal of sunshine. I hoed among the apple trees. [in margin] First / cow /calved 5 Frost this morning, the forenoon dry. Rain came on about 5 P.M. I took the potatoes in out of the pit. They had kept remarkably well, there was about 40 Bushels. There was less than two pails full of Bad ones among them all. Phoebe was here in the afternoon. <p. 106> May 1894 �473 6th Sabbath. Dark day mostly, a sharp shower of Rain at night. Willie & Susan here a while at night. 7 Cool, clear and windy in the afternoon, the Forenoon Cloudy, windy and cool with a slight sprin- kling of Rain. I mended up Brush fence in the Arnold Lot alongside of the road. 8 Clear, cool and bright with a pretty strong wind most of the day. I planted a few hills of early po- tatoes and washed the stems of the field trees with soft soap suds. [in margin] planted / potatoes 9 Bright, cool day. I went to Brother Sam’s. 10 Cloudy and cool, pretty high wind. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Brother John from Adjala Township came here this afternoon about 5 P.M. [in margin] Brother John / came here 11 Bright and sunny but cool. I went with Brother John to Dundalk in the forenoon. He and his daughter Nancy went to Son John’s in Melancthon from Dundalk in the afternoon and I came home. [in margin] 2nd Cow / Calved 12 Bright sunny day, a trifle cool in the Forenoon, pretty strong wind in the afternoon. I harrowed for Jim in the afternoon. 13th Sabbath. Dry, but cloudy and cool. Brother John & daughter Nancy, Joe Bowerman and wife, John Russell and wife, Jim Russell, wife and three children, Brother Sam and Phoebe and Baby, Willie and Miss S. Davidson, Jim Patterson and Tom Oliver, Eighteen in all, were visitors at the Russell house today. <p. 107> May 1894 14th Cloudy and cool with a slight sprinkling of Rain, mostly all day. Brother John and Son Jim went to Walter Bell’s after tea. I sowed two Bags of oats for Jim. 15 Cold in the morning, quite a Frost, ice on the water. Brother John and his daughter Nancy left for home about 10 A.M. I fixed fences in the afternoon. 16 Cool day, a slight shower of Rain in the afternoon. I cut nine Bushels of seed potatoes (called ninety-nines). 17 Quite cool in the forenoon, the afternoon warmer, pretty sharp thunder and lightening with heavy rain about 7 P.M. I attended Division Court as a spectator in Dundalk. 18 Cold, raw day, slightely wet most of the time, a good deal of Rain fell last night. 19 Very cold morning, the trees, fences, etc., covered with icicles and ice on the water. Slightely wet in the forenoon, a good deal of cold rain in the afternoon, quite a disagreeable day. [in margin] Frost 20 Sabbath. Cold Rain mostly all day. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. 21 Showery all through the day and cold. The land has become saturated with wet and the grain sow- en [=sown] on the lowlands must be suffering with the amount of wet on it. [in margin] Got pa- pers / From Toronto 22 Dark, misty day, but not much of a rainfall, the afternoon something warmer. I think the weather is going to take up and be fine again. <p. 108> May 1894 23rd Dark morning, the day dark and slightely wet in the afternoon. I took a horse to Josiah Sauder’s to pasture for a few months. His charge is $1.00 per month. Jim had put him there on the 18th but he jumped out and came home. Just as well as the days and nights have been very cold and wet snow. I put a poke on him today, hoping it will keep him in. The pasture is very poor but he told me that he was going to open another fresh field. [in margin] Horse put to pasture 24 Dark, misty day with a slight sprinkling of rain. Ida, Willie, Susan and Mary were here. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim got three sheep worried by dogs on the Arnold place. One of them �474 is still living, the other two are dead. The dogs are said to be Fawcett’s and McGregor’s of Dun- dalk. E. Mills seen them at the sheep. Ida saw the dogs afterwards. Said she knew them as be- longing to McGregor and Faucett. [in margin] Jims Sheep Killed / by dogs / [written in red above and below this:] Sent letter to Br[other] William Elzey P.O. / Ind. Terr. / U.S. / Sent letter to Ire- land 25 Fine dry, sunny day, warm and a good growth. I went to Flesherton and saw Dr. Christoe. Sam and Phoebe called here this afternoon. Jim went to see Faucett about his dogs which had killed his sheep. Faucett shot his two dogs. 26 Fine dry forenoon, pretty warm. I spread manure and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. A pretty heavy shower of rain with some hail, thunder and lightening in the eavning about 4 P.M. 27 Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, heavy Rain in the eavning and at night thunder and Lightening. <p. 109> May 1894 28th Very cold morning, quite a frost, shower of rain mixed with snow through the day. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville and the political speech at night in Dundalk. The day was so very cold I had to wear a heavy fur overcoat going to Hopeville. [in margin] Miss Johnson / Daughter of / H. Johnson died / Snow & Frost 29 Cold, dark day, showery in the afternoon, hard frost in the morning, ice on the water. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon. At night Mrs. R. and I went to Miss Johnson’s wake. [in margin] Snow / & Frost 30 Cold dark day, Showery in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Miss Johnson’s Funeral. She was buried at Dundalk and the funeral was very large. I think there must have been about half a mile in length of vehicles. [in margin] Frost 31 Dark, Cloudy day, slightely wet in the afternoon, Frost in the morning. We planted potatoes (nine- ty-nines), about nine Bushels, in the afternoon. Willie plowed them in, Jim dropped, also two of Neil McAulay’s girls helped us. We put in the nine Bushels in about three hours. I then went to Dundalk for my mail. [in margin] Planted potatoes / Frost June 1894 1st Dark, Cloudy cold day, with frequent slight showers of Rain. I helped with Jim and Willie to mend fences on the Arnold Lot. [in margin] Frost 2 Wet morning and Rained most of last night. The rain kept coming down till noon, then ceased, the afternoon dry and cool. I made a Book for the Cheese Business in the forenoon and in the after- noon went to Dundalk. [in margin] Sent letter / to Inspector / Rain <p. 110> June 1894 3rd Sabbath. Dark, cool day, dry in the Forenoon. Showery in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost 4 Dry in the forenoon, wet from about Eight P.M. I fixed Brush fences. Mrs. R. and I had a hard job getting Jim’s colts out of his grain. They followed the horse that I took out of the pasture. [in margin] Rain 5 Wet all through the day. Rain mixed with Snow and sleet. I attended a Council Meeting at Hope- ville. Stopped there all night. [in margin] Rain 6 Frost this morning, the sun shone out bright for about two hours, then became clouded. The after- noon was cloudy and cool. I came home through Dundalk. Mr. R. Cornett told me to tell Jim Russell that he could get W. Armstrong’s milk and that he would be responsible to Mr. Armstrong for it. Mrs. Andrew Lonsway was here a while this eavning. [in margin] Frost �475 7 Dry day, sunny and warm in the afternoon. I fixed Brush fences and went to Dundalk in the after- noon. 8 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. I mended brush fence in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Seen the Lacross game played between Dundalk and Durham, a very rough game it is. Durham won. 9 Dry, sunny and hot. Made Brush fences in the Forenoon & went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 111> June 1894 10th Sabbath. Dry and hot. Mr. John Conners & Wife, John Russell & wife, Joe Bowerman & Wife, Willie and Miss S. Davi[d]s[on] were here, also Mr. W. Bell & wife here at night. 11 Dry, warm day. I made Brush fence. 12 Dry and sunny in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy and cool towards night. I fixed Brush Fences most of the day. 13 Sunny, Dry and hot, the warmest day for the season as yet. I made Brush fences in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 14 Dry, Sunny and hot. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 15 Dry, sunny and hot. I entered some Township orders in the Books in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon done nothing, as I was fatigued. [in margin] Hot 16 Dry and hot. I went to Johney’s, then to Brother Sam’s Lot, then to Dundalk and bought a horse poke. Came home and went to the political speech making in No. 5 School house, Melancthon. 17th Sabbathg. Pretty warm and cloudy with a slight rain in the afternoon and a heavy rain at night. Mrs. John Arnold of Melancthon died this afternoon. [in margin] Mrs. / Arnold /Died 18 Showery and warm. I went to Dundalk. Ida came here this afternoon. <p. 112> June 1894 19th Dry and cloudy. We attended the Funeral of Mrs. John Arnold. She was buried in Maple Ceme- try, Dundalk. The funeral was very large, about 77 vehicles. The pall bearers were Th. Hanbury, James Patterson, Samuel Russell, Frederick Neilson, —- Skeffington[?] and myself. 20 Fine morning, the day dry, cloudy and cool, except the afterpart of it which was clear and warm. I worked at the Milk accounts. Got a letter from Brother William (Kosoma, I. T., U. S). [in mar- gin] Got / letter from / Bro. William 21 Bright and sunny, very hot in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning 22 Very sultry, dry day, cloudy in the afternoon, dark and lowering at night with a few drops of rain. I worked at entering Township accounts and making out ½ yearly Financial statement. 23 Sultry most of the day, cloudy with a Shower of Rain, some thunder and lightening. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 24th Sabbath. Cloudy and very showery, especially in the afternoon when there was extremely heavy rain with thunder and lightening, some hail and a pretty sharp wind. 25 Cloudy and sultry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped Jim to get out some rafters. 26 Cloudy, sultry and windy. I went to the Provincial Elections. McNichol (Patrons)* polled 74, McKechnie (Reformers) 14 in Div. No. 5. [in margin] Provincial Elections / Got cheque $101.00. [*Patrons of Industry, a political party modelled on the Michigan Patrons of Industry founded in 1889, to protect farmers’ rights and way of life. The Ont. Liberals won the election with support from 12 Liberal-Patrons candidates, Oliver Mowatt winning his eighth consecutive mandate. The �476 Patrons of Industry won 3 seats independently. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_general_election,_1894 ] <p. 113> June 1894 27th Dry, cloudy, and cool. I worked at the milk accounts. 28 Dry, Cloudy, windy and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon for the purpose of loading cheese but the[y] were not shipped, will be next Saturday. 29 Clear, Bright and warm. I calculated on the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to a Raising of a Frame Barn at William Armstrong’s in the afternoon. Clark got home from Michigan. [in mar- gin] Clark / got Home / From Michigan 30 Clear, Bright and hot. I went to Dundalk, helped to ship cheese. Collected for cheese sold in Dundalk, then came home. July[1894] 1st Sabbath. Cloudy, dry and warm. Jim and family, Johney & wife, Willie and Miss Susan Davidson were here. 2 Cloudy and dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon with some thunder and lightening. I made up the milk accounts ready for payment. 3 Cool and cloudy. I attended Township Council meeting at Proton Station. Jim drove me home at night with his blacks. 4 Cool and windy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the milk patrons. 5 Cool and clear. Was pretty sick last night and today. Took a chill when going to bed, am pretty shaky still. <p. 114> July 1894 6th Cloudy and cool with frequent showers in the afternoon. I worked at the Milk accounts. 7 Cool day, Cloudy and a little sunshine now and then. Jim scuffled the potatoes for me. Clark stopped here last night. 8th Sabbath. Cool and cloudy. Joe and Ida were here in the afternoon. 9 Cool in the forenoon, warm, clear and sunny in the afternoon. I hoed potatoes. 10 Cool and Cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon pretty warm with a very slight Rain, some thunder and Lightening. Miss Madella Russell was here making a dress for Mrs. R. I hoed potatoes. 11 Dry and cloudy with the Exception of a very slight shower of Rain in the forenoon. I finished hoe- ing potatoes for the first going over, wed out some carrot drills, and thinned them. Phoebe was here in the afternoon. Clark stoppped all night. 12 Cloudy generally throughout the day with a stiff Breeze. Pretty warm in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to a picknick at Maple Valley. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. There was a pretty good gathering.* [*for the Orange celebrations on the glorious 12th] 13 Fine morning, the day fine, dry and warm. I worked at the milk sheets. Clark is here at night. 14 Fine day, dry and warm. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 114> July 1894 15th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Fine day. 16 Dry, cloudy and warm. I was posting Township orders most of the day. 17 Dry and hot. I paris-greened the potatoes in the forenoon, put on about 3/4 pound to 3/4 of an acre. Hoed a while in the afternoon at Jim’s turnips. Sold a five year old dry fat cow to the �477 Butcher for $25.00, also gave him the use of a horse for two months for $5.00. Bob Agnew and Willie Russell stopped here at night. Sam and Clark, along with Jim, fetched up their pendulum Motion Machine from the Dundalk Foundery [=foundry] (where they had got it cast) to Jim’s Barn. They are for putting it up there to try it. 18 Very hot day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the milk sheets. [in margin] Very hot 19 Warm day, but not so scorching hot as yesterday, sky clear and bright. I helped hoe at Jim’s tur- nips and paris-greened some of his potatoes. Sam, Clark and Jim tried the pendulum motion ma- chine in Jim’s Barn. It’s not a success, the castings are not true, they are very rough, neither can the machine be set true. 20 Pretty strong breeze this forenoon, the day middling hot. I hoed some potatoes, went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. and Clark went to Johney’s. Willie commenced cutting hay for Jim. [in margin] Began / Haying <p. 116> July 1894 21st Dry and fine. I went to a Council meeting at Cedarville, stopped all night with Mr. Rogers (Reeve). 22nd Sabbath. Pretty warm and sunny. Came home, got here 2:30 P.M. John and Ina, Willie and Su- san, Clark and Ida were here. 23 Bright, sunny day and hot. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon, and in the afternoon helped Willie to haul in Jim’s hay. There was a heavy Rain this night, all the crops needed it. [in margin] Rain 24 Rain till about 11 A.M., then dry mostly, and cloudy. I worked at the milk Books in the forenoon and in the afternoon hoed potatoes. A heavy rainfall during the night. [in margin] Rain 25 Fine morning, the day dry, clear and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon to help ship the cheese. The Buyer had not come for them so they did not get [MS be] shipped. Came home and got Willie with Jim’s scuffler to mould some of the potaotes. I had moulded about the half of them before with the hoe. Then I paris-greened them, put about 3/4 of a tablespoon full of green to a pail of water. Had greened them before but made it too weak, only put about ½ spoonful to a pail of water. Mrs. R. left on a tour to Adjala Township to see her sister Eliza. Is to be gone till the next Monday. Ida goes with her tomorrow morning from Dundalk. Clark also went to Dun- dalk this afternoon. He is to come back to Jim’s tonight. He leaves tomorrow morning for his home in Michigan. He and Brother Sam has been working on a machine drive[n] by pendulum motion. It is not a success so far. <p. 117> July 1894 26th Bright and sunny most of the day, also pretty warm, a few clouds gathered in the eavning. I helped Jim with his hay till 4 P.M., then went to Dundalk. Clark left here this morning for Michi- gan. I wish he resided here. [in margin] Clark left / For Michigan 27 Cloudy in the morning, and like rain. But the clouds cleared off and the day was dry and hot. I worked on the milk accounts mostly all day. [in margin] Hot 28 Pretty warm day, with a stiff breeze of wind. Cloudy in the eavning, almost like a thunder storm. I Raked with the hand rake a little corner of hay for Jim in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 29th Sabbath. Dry, hot day, but cloudy. I went to Br. Sam’s in the afternoon. 30 Dry and hot. I worked at the Township Books. Mrs. R. got home this afternoon. �478 31 Cool in the morning and eavning, warm in the middle of the day. I fixed a yard to keep the cows at night while [dittog.: while] they would eat some green feed I intend cutting for them. Also I mowed around the fence corners of the acre. Miss Elly Arnold and J. Maxwell were here at night. August [1894] 1 Fine day, breezy, dry and warm. I fixed a gate for the cow pen and raked up and carried in the fence corners’ hay which I had cut yesterday. <p. 118> [two pages with verse ballad written out] Willy Reilly O Rise up Willy Reilly and come along with me I mean for to go with you from this counterie To leave my father’s dwelling, his houses and freelands And away goes Willy Reilly and his dear Coleen Bawn* [*although written Bawn, it must be pronounced Bann] They go by hills and mountains and by yon lonesome plain Through shady groves and valleys, all dangers to refrain But her father followed after with a well-armed chosen band And taken was poor Reilly and his dear Coleen Bawn Its home then she was taken and in her closet bound Poor Reilly all in Sligo jail lay on the stoney ground Till at the Bar of Justice before the Judge he’d stand For nothing but the stealing of his dear Coleen Bawn Now in the cold, cold iron my hands and feet are bound I’m handcuffed like a murderer and tied into the ground But all this toil and slavery I’m willing for to stand Still hoping to be succoured by my dear Coleen Bawn The jailer’s son to Reilly goes and this to him did say, O, get up Willy Reilly, you must appear this day For great squire Folliard’s anger you never can withstand, I’m feared you’ll suffer sorely for your dear Coleen Bawn This is the news, young Reilly, last night that I did hear The lady’s oath will hang you, or else will set you clear If that be so, says Reilly, her pleasure I will stand Still hoping to be succoured by my dear Coleen Bawn. Now Willy’s drest from top to toe all in a suit of green His hair hangs on his shoulders, most glorious to be seen. He’s tall and straight and comely as any could be found He’s fit for Folliard’s daughter were she heiress to a crown. <p. 119> Willy Reilly �479 The judge he said this lady, being in her tender youth If Reilly has deluded her she will declare the truth Then like a morning beauty bright before him she did stand Your welcome there my heart’s delight and dear Coleen Bawn O gentlemen, squire Folliard said, with pity look on me This vilain came amongst us to disgrace our family And by his base contrivances this villany has planned If I don’t get satisfaction I’ll quit this Irish land. The lady with a tear began and thus replied she The fault is none of Reilly’s, the blame lies all on me I forced him for to leave his place and come along with me I loved him out of measure which has wrought our destiny. Then outspoke the noble Fox, at the table he stood by O gentlemen consider in this extremity Many a man for love is murder[ed] you may see So spare the life of Reilly, let him leave this countrie Good my Lord, he stole from her her diamonds and her rings Gold watch and silver buckles and many precious things Which cost me in bright guineas more than Five hundred pounds I will have the life of Reilly should I loose ten thousand pounds.* [*following stanzas written as one long stanza] Good my Lord, I gave them him as tokens of true love And when we are aparting I will them all remove If you have got them Reilly, pray send them home to me They’re poor compared to that true heart which I have given to thee There is a ring among them I allow yourself to wear With thirty locket diamonds well set in silver fair And as a true love token wear it on your right hand That you may think on my broken heart while in a foreign land Then out spoke noble Fox. You may let the prisoner go The Lady’s oath has cleared him as the jury all may know She has relased her own true love, she has renewed his name May her honor bright gain high estate and her offspring rise to fame. <p. 120> August 1894 2nd Fine day, dry and Breezy. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the milk Books. 3 Dark, cold day, several showers of Rain. I worked all day at the milk books. �480 4 Clear and cool. I worked at making Brush fence in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the after- noon and paid the patrons of Cheese factory $1194.00 for Four weeks milk. 5th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Johney and Ina were here, also Phoebe and Sam with the two youngest in the afternoon. 6 Sunny and bright, very dry, hot day with Banks of clouds in the west about Sunset. I made out the Township Estimates in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and drew out of the Bank $600.00 to take with me to the Council Meeting on tomorrow. 7 Cloudy and close in the forenoon, the afternoon hot and clear. I attended a Township Council meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. 8 Cloudy and close in the morning, very much like a thunder storm the latter part of the afternoon, also cloudy with a little thunder in the distance. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon on some busi- ness. 9 Cloudy early in the morning, bright, clear and Breezy afterwards. I worked at comparing orders paid with the money I took to Council, then worked at the Milk sheets. The family is all gone to the Patron Picknick. <insert> Clipping from order paper, with Brown Brothers Co., Continental Nurseries, 2 dwarf pears, 1 plum tree, $5.00, August 16, 1894 </insert> <p. 121> August 1894 10th Cold morning, the day bright and sunny. I worked at the milk sheets and T[ownship] Orders. There was said to be a frost this morning. [in margin] Frost 11 Fine morning, the atmosphere hazy, the day dry and warm. I worked at Township Books and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. From there to Johney’s and stopped all night. 12th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Came home this afternoon, called at Brother Sam’s. 13 Dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon added up the milk sheets of last week. Got the Butter fat calculated and entered. Jim commenced harvesting on the Arnold place. Cut some Barley at home first, then Willie and the Binder got cutting oats. [in margin] Jim began / Harvesting 14 Dry fine day till about 4 P.M. when there came on a slight rain. It cleared off about sundown, then came on heavier at 10, with thunder and lightening. I cut some oats with the scythe among the ap- ple trees, then after night went to prevent a fire getting into the line fence between Jim’s rented place and Johney Irwin’s. Only for the rain the fire would spread. 15 Slightely wet most of the forenoon, dry in the afternoon. I worked all day tinkering up an old slash fence on the Arnold farm. 16 Fine day all through, dry and pretty warm. I cut some grain around stone piles in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Ordered 2 Pear trees / and 1 plum tree, Mr. Hare agent / price .50 each / Brown Bros. Nursery <p. 122> August 1894 17th Bright, sunny morning, the day dry and pretty warm. I cut some oats around stone piles in the forenoon and helped Jim haul in five loads of loose Barley in the afternoon. Phebe was helping Mrs. R. to quilt. 18 Dry and warm. I cut grain around the stone piles in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon. [in margin] Sent letters / to Sister Sarah / Stayner �481 19th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Miss Sue Davi[d]s[on] was here. 20 Dry and fine. I helped Jim harvest. Cut around some piles and stumps, then helped him to haul in oats. Grand harvest weather for so far, very dry and hot. The oats and pease have ripened a little too fast without filling up properly. Mr. Joseph Essex, Drain Contractor, was here this morning with an authority from Samuel Rogers, Esq., Reeve of Proton, telling me to pay him for work on drains, $150.00, and that he the Reeve would give me a legal order at next Council meeting on the 6th of September. I gave him a cheque on the Bank. 21 Bright and sunny, but cool mostly. I helped Jim to haul in oats on the Arnold farm. Tom Oliver built the loads and I forked on. The grain is pretty light. We stripped about 15 acres and did not have many Loads. 22 Bright, sunny day, dry and fine. I helped Jim to harvest. Cut around stone piles in the forenoon. I[n] the afternoon he craddled and I Raked into sheaves. 23 Dry and warm. I helped Jim harvest on the Arnold Lot. He craddled, I raked, we were troubled with the fire getting into the line fence at the edge of his oats where we were working. <p. 123> August 1894 24th Dry and warm, the sky quite hazy on account of the summer’s Bush fires which are burning around. It is a great time for burning and clearing off land. The swamps are getting a scorching. I helped Jim harvest in the forenoon and in the afternoon fixed a road to haul in oats. 25 Dry and warm. I helped Sam on Lot 31 To haul in some oats to the centre of his clearing and to keep back the Bush fires. I stopped at Johney’s all night. 26 Sabbath. Dry and warm. Came home in the eavning. 27 Dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, done some Township business. Came home and went to Sam’s to help him. Stopped all night at Johney’s. 28 Dry and warm. Helped Jim to haul in oats in the afternoon and at night helped to keep the fires from burning Albert Roseborough’s cordwood. 29 Wet in the morning, slightely wet in the forenoon and a good heavy Rain in the afternoon. I worked at the milk accounts most all day. [in margin] Rain 30 Dry day with a vapory atmosphere. I worked at the milk Books and also at making up a burned down fence in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 31 Dry and fine. I helped Jim to harvest. Willie, N. Oliver and I hauled in. Jim was cutting for John. <p. 124> September 1894 1st Dry and windy. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. I helped him haul in Some loose oats. Mrs. R. set fire to the swamp. We had to watch and keep the fire from spreading. Sam has some wood in danger on Lot 33, 6th Con., Melancthon. 2nd Sabbath. Dry and warm. I went to Sam’s and watched some Bush fires. 3 Dry and hot. I helped Sam to haul in oats. 4 Dry in the forenoon, and pretty warm. It rained a little at noon. I helped Sam to draw in oats in the Forenoon. Came home in the afternoon. 5 Dry and warm. I helped Brother Sam to haul in oats in the afternoon. He is almost done harvest- ing, having only about 2 acres of pease to pull and 4 acres of oats to Draw in. 6 Dry and warm, pretty windy. I attended a Council Meeting at Dundalk. 7 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I tied oats in the dry part of the day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. �482 8 Heavy Rain about 2 A.M., also thunder and Lightening. The day dry and Breezy. Jim and I stooked what we had tied yesterday. Mrs. R. and I tied some more oats in the afternoon. [in mar- gin] Rain 9th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Mrs. R. went see Joe Bowerman who is sick. <insert> Order sheet from Nusery for 1 cherry tree; directions for planting. Nursery is New England Nurseries, Rochester, N.Y. and Colborne, Ont. </insert> <p. 125> September 1894 10th Heavy Rain very early this morning, accompanied by thunder and lightening. Dry from about 5 A.M., the afternoon very windy. Mrs. R. and I tied and stooked the remainder of Jim’s oats, about 21 dozen in the eavning. [in margin] Rain 11 Dry and cool. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, attended the shipping of cheese. Came home and helped Jim to haul in the remainder of his oats. Went to Sam’s at night to see sick baby. 12 Dry in the forenoon, some Rain in the afternoon. Worked all day at making out the amount of Cash to pay each patron in Factory. 13 Dry and cool. Worked in the forenoon on the Factory accounts and in the afternoon went to Dun- dalk and paid patrons for Four weeks milk $1261.28 14 Very fine day, dry and warm. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. I worked at the Factory books. 15 Dry and fine in the forenoon, the afternoon Showery. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and in the afternoon worked at Milk books. 16th Sabbath. Dark and cloudy but dry. 17 Cloudy and sultry. I entered some Township accounts from Day Book to Ledger. 18 Dry and warm, bright sun. I helped Jim in the afternoon to pick up in his wood fallow. 19 Dry and warm. Jim threshed. The grain is good but the quantity little. I think not more than 15 Bushels oats to the acre. <p. 126> September 1894 20th Slightely wet in the morning, the rest of the day dry and sunny. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and mailed Chas. Foster, paid note of $49.00 to him, to Toronto. Came home and picked up some wood for firing. 21 Dry and fine, pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I picked up some firewood on the Arnold [Lot] and hauled it home, pieces of old stumps, hemlock knots, etc., etc. 22 Dry and very windy till about 4 P.M. when it began to rain. I helped Jim to pick up in his wood fallow and burn. The Rain put a damper on the Burning part of the work. 23rd Sabbath. Pretty cold day. Rain at night. 24 Cold morning, Rain early in the morning, the middle of the day fine, a severe Hail storm in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and brought the Fred Horse home from McCabe the Butcher. I had hired him two months ago to him. He was to take good care of him, to use him in his business. The horse was in good order when he got him, now he is as poor as a crow. McCabe is not much [good at keeping horses?] 25 Sharp morning, the day pretty chilly all through. Mrs. R.and I picked some apples for Jim on the Arnold Lot in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Dundalk and helped ship the cheese. 26 Cold and cloudy. I worked all day and to 2 O’clock next morning at the milk Books, as I am go- ing to pay next Saturday. �483 <p. 127> September 1894 27 Very fine day, clear and sunny. I worked at the milk accounts till I finished them at noon. Then I went to Dundalk. 28 Very fine day, dry and warm. I hunted around after some lost cattle of Joe Bowerman’s. Did not find them. 29 Exceedingly fine day. Bright, sunny and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and pad the Patrons of the cheese factory for Five weeks milk, over $1000.00 30th Sabbath. Cool and Cloudy. Jim and family, Joe & Ida, Miss McConnell & Miss M. McD. were here. October [1894] 1st Cool clear and dry, with a high wind in the afternoon. I helped Jim to pick up in his wood fallow in the eavning. In the forenoon I entered the payments made the cheese patrons on last Saturday. Mr. Pocock, an artist in Fruit Tree pruning, stopped here all night. 2 Dry, cloudy and cool. I went to Johney’s to see what I had best do with a piece of Hardwood Bush which had got burned down with the fire. It is a pretty bad mess to handle in any shape. 3 Wet morning, showery mostly all forenoon, the afternoon dry. Mrs. R. and I helped Jim to pick his apples on the Arnold place in the afternoon. There were Six Barells. He gave us two and took four home. 4 Cloudy, showery day, quite cold also. I went to Dundalk and anxiously awaited a telegram from a Toronto Bank to which we had shipped $1115.00 worth cheese. <p. 128> October 1894 5th Showery mostly through the day. I worked at the Township Books, also added up the milk sheets for last week, and after nightfall went to Andrew Lonsway’s and wrote out his Will. I think this is the third will I have written out for him. 6 Dry, cool and cloudy. I helped Jim to pick up and log some on Lot 216, 1st Range, Township of Proton. 7th Sabbath. Cool and Cloudy. Johney & Ina were here. 8 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the day cold and windy. Jim helped me to Butcher a six months old pig. It weighed 153 pounds. I sold it in Dundalk to Mr. Rundle the Butcher for $5.50 per 100 lbs. Jim hauled it in. 9 Fine day, dry and warm. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, came home at night. 10 Fine day, dry and mild with a slight mizzle of rain at night. I plowed out 11 rows of potatoes with one horse from 11 A.M. and picked and carried into the cellar 18 Bushels splendid potatoes. [in margin] First raising / of potatoes 11 Wet morning, the day cold and raw. I compared orders with cash payments which I had made on last Tuesday, came out square. Went to Dundalk, came home, took up three Bushels of potatoes. Phebe was here. 12 Dark, Cloudy day, pretty cold in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to the show fair at Dundalk. [in margin] Dundalk / Show fair <p. 129> October 1894 13 Slightely wet in the morning, the afternoon dry with a little sunshine, but pretty cold. Sam’s three children, John H., Bob, and Maud came out to pick potatoes for me but I thought the day too cold and therefore did not raise any. I worked at the milk sheets. �484 14th Sabbath. The Ground covered with snow this morning, about two inches deep and a little more fell during the day. Very high, cold wind, the day quite wintry. [in margin] First / Snow 15 Cold morning, the day pretty cold although the sun melted some of the snow. Quite a bit of it re- mains still. Brother Sam brought me as a present two sucking pigs about five weeks old. They are nice ones. 16 Pretty cold in the forenoon, the afternoon warmer. Son Johney & Newt. Oliver helped me take up potatoes in the afternoon. I worked at Jim’s in the forenoon. G. McKinnell collected $20.00, stopped here. 17 Pretty mild day, But cloudy. Johney, Jim and N. Oliver helped me raise potatoes. We took up and put in the pit 60 Bushels. First class potatoes. Total: 106 Bushels. [in margin] Finished / potatoe / raising 18 Frost this morning, the day sunny but cool. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 19 Beautiful day, sunny and warm, clear sky, a few drops of Rain at night. I was helping Jim. Mrs. Samuel McDowell was here. 20 Very fine day, warm, sunny and bright. I was helping Jim at his new pig pen. 21 Sabbath. Fine day all through. John & Ina were here a while at night. Arlie and Vern were here. <p. 130> October 1894 22nd Beautiful day, warm and Bright. I helped Jim at his pig pen. 23 Fine day and warm, with Rain at night. I helped Jim at his pig pen. 24 Slightely wet this morning, the day overcast and cool. I worked at entering Township orders in the afternoon and in the forenoon worked at the Milk books. 25 Dark day with the exception of a little while in the middle of the day when the sun came out. Mild, but looks like rain. I went to Dundalk, came home and worked at the milk sheets. Mrs. R. went to Sam’s. 26 Dark morning, the day overcast and pretty cool. I worked at the Milk Books in the Forenoon and in the afternoon helped cut oat sheaves. 27 Very fine day, mild like a day in spring, the mosquitoes are out, a-humming. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon worked at the Milk Books. 28 Sabbath. Fine day, almost like Indian Summer. Mrs. Widow Faucett, Annie Faucett, Jim Patterson & Ida & Sam Russell were here. 29 Fine day, mild and Balmy. I Butchered two spring pigs. Willie helped. One weighed 186 and the other 192 lbs. Mrs. W. Talbot and Mrs. Joe Jackson were here. I cut roads in the afternoon to some logs to swam[p] them. [in margin] Butchered / Pigs 30 Wet morning, the day Rainy. Cut up the pigs and salted them. Worked at the Township Books in the afternoon. Mrs. R. helped cut up porkers. <p. 131> October 1894 31st Dark forenoon, the afternoon sunny and mild. I took up some carrots in the forenoon and in the afternoon cut roads to some logs which I have in the bush. Nov[ember 1894] 1st Dark day, slightely wet. Willie and I skidded or rather swamped out some firewood logs which I had cut on Lot 217. 2 Hard Frost this morning, the day dry and pleasant. Willie and I cut up with the crosscut Saw a large Elm tree into stove wood. Jim Conners was here all night. �485 3 Slightely wet this morning, the day generally dripping. I went in the morning to Dundalk. Shipped the last of the cheese, then collected cheese money through the Town. Jim Conners was here all day. 4th Sabbath. Dark and cold, the Roads are getting bad. 5 Pretty cold day, a trifle of snow fell about one O’clock and more after night. Willie and I went Six Miles into Proton in the forenoon to See a colt of G. McConnell’s which we are thinking of trading a horse for, and in the afternoon we went to See the plowing Match in Melancthon. The prize winners were Jim Russell 1st, $3.50, Joseph Neithercut 2nd, $2.50, James Patterson 3rd, $1.50. The Bays[?] were —Neithercut 1st, $3.50, Jim Bell 2nd, $2.50, & —Hammond 3rd, $1.50. Mrs. R. and I went to the plowman’s supper. [in margin] Plowing match 6 The Ground covered with snow and more falling. I worked all day & most of the night at the Milk accounts. Willie hauled out all the manure on the garden. [in margin] Snow <p. 132> November 1894 7th Quite cold most of the day except a little while in the afternoon. Willie is on the sick list with a cold. I split wood in the wood shed. John Arnold & Joseph Bowler were here a while in the after- noon. 8 Cold mostly all day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon looked over milk sheets. Brother John & wife Eliza came here. 9 Cold day, strong east wind. I covered up my potatoe pit, heaped on earth, then put manure on. 10 The ground covered with snow and more falling, a regular snow storm all day. I went to Dundalk and atttended a meeting of the cheese patrons, then paid them their last payment for this season. 11th Sabbath. Cold and wintry, snow falling all day. 12 Wintry and cold, pretty fair sleighing. I entered some orders in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon to See Joe Bowerman who is sick. Mrs. R. went with the cutter and Willie for the colt which I had got from G. McConnell. John’s wife Eliza went with son John at night to his place. Mrs. R. went to see Joe. 13 Pretty mild day with some snow in the afternoon. I attended a meeting of Twp. Council at Hope- ville and stopped all night. Took out the horse (Fred) which G. McConnell got from me and de- livered him. 14 Mild day, capital sleighing. Got home at noon. Balanced the orders which I had paid and com- pared orders with money from them. Correct. <p. 133> November 1894 15th Mild day, a thaw wind, the snow going fast, Sleighing is very thin. I worked at fixing the shed on the Arnold Lot in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Stopped a while with Joe Bowerman who is very sick. Brother John’s son [John: stricken] Jim came up from Adjala. 16 Slight mizzle of Rain falling now and then. I finished the fixing of the shed in the forenoon and went to Jim’s in the afternoon. John’s wife Eliza with her son [Johney: stricken] Jim left Jim’s to [go] around and see the people. 17 Pretty cold day, the thaw has ceased and more snow fell last night. I helped Jim to take up turnips. We took up and pitted about 800 Bushels. They are frozen a good deal and chewed by the cattle. If they do not rot it will be a wonder. 18th Sabbath. Pretty cold day, snowing towards night. Eliza and Jim left for home at 11:45 A.M. �486 19 Very cold day, Freezing very hard. Mrs. R. and Willie went to See Joe in the afternoon. I worked at the Township Books most all day. Brother Sam’s Willie brought me a load of hay this eavning. There might be about 15 hundred [lbs]. 20 Cold morning, the afterpart of the day something milder. Jim thrashed on the Arnold Lot. Joseph Bowerman is a little better this eavning. 21 Milder this morning, almost like a thaw. Jim finished threshing in about an hour and a half this morning. He has, I think, about 900 Bushels oats from about 53 acres. <p. 134> November 1894 22nd Quite mild all day, the snow melting and the sleighing disappearing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and helpd Willie cut Oat sheaves in the afternoon. Jim and Johney also helped. Phebe was here. [in margin] Cut Feed 23 Soft morning, slightely wet, the day mild. I chored around. G. McConnell was here. 24 Mild forenoon, open and nice. Some people were plowing here in the forepart of the day. A big snow storm came on about 1:30 P.M. and the snow is now (11 P.M.) falling. I chored around and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25th Sabbath. Pretty cold all day, bad sleighing. 26 Quite a bit of snow on the ground this morning and a trifle snow fell during the day. I had Joseph Jackson with his sawing machine cutting stove wood for me on the Arnold Lot. He cut, I think, about 15 cords. The machinery was in bad working order and there was a brake [=break] in the forenoon. Also the timber was very small which was against Joe making a good day’s work. My help was Brother Sam, Sons Jim, John & Willie with Newt. Oliver. [in margin] Cut wood 27 A little snow early in the forenoon, then it came on heavier. A fierce snow storm, with high wind, was the prevailing features of the day. I split wood in the Bush in the forenoon and in the after- noon split wood in the wood house. Willie hauled it, also hauled home some bedding for his hors- es, then went to John Conners for his sleigh Bunks. <p. 135> November 1894 28 Very cold morning, a little snow fell during the day, the day cold, freezing. I split wood in the Bush. Mr. J. Arnold and Miss M. Maxwell were here a while at night. Willie went this morning to cut some timber in Melancthon, he & Johney. [in margin] Willie went / to chop 29 Pretty Sharp morning, the day cold. I split Stove wood in the Bush. 30 Milder, almost like a thaw. I chored around, felt rather tired to work in the Bush. R. Cornett, Cheese maker, called here in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to J. Arnold’s at night. December [1894] 1st Mild morning, the day mild all through, some indications of a thaw. I wrote some letters in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and posted them, also waited on the Township Col- lector and received from him the proceeds of his collection. 2nd Sabbath. Mild day, the snow feeling soft under the feet. 3 Mild day but nothing of a thaw. Dark and without Sunshine. I had Joe Bowerman helping me to Saw wood in the bush. 4 Mild day, dark and without sunshine. I helped Jim to cut feed. Mrs. R. went with Willie to Johney’s as Ina is sick. 5 Mild day, the snow feeing soft to the foot. I worked at the Financial Statement for the Township. Mr. R. W. Fowler, S[chool] Tr[ustee] of S. S. No. 5 was here for his school money, $270.00. I paid him. �487 6 Bright, Sunny day. I split about 3 cords of stove wood in the Bush and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <pp. 136-37> [blank; missed writing on this opening] <p. 138> December 1894 7th Dark morning, the day dark and misty with a little rain falling towards night. Mrs. R. and I hauled Six loads of Stove wood about (a cord each) From the Arnold Lot. 8 Damp morning, the day inclined to be wet. On about 2 P.M. sleet began to fall, mixed with some rain. Mr. J. McGrath and Jim Russell were here auditing the Dundalk Cheese Factory accounts. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk to See Joe in the afternoon. [in margin] Cheese factory / auditors / here 9th Sabbath. Dark day, inclined to thaw. 10 Dark day with a cold East wind, a mixture of sleet and rain fell during the eavning. I split wood in the wood house and worked at making [MS make] out the Township statement at night. Mrs. R. went this morning to Johney’s as Ina is sick. 11 Dark day, a little sleety rain falling. I chored around, went to Dundalk in the afternoon, sent the Co. Treasurer the Co. Rates. 12 Rain this Forenoon, in the afternoon it turned to snow which came down in a regular storm. Mrs. R. got home. [in margin] Rain 13 The Ground pretty well covered with snow this morning and some more fell during the day. Sleighs and cutters are running. I split wood in the wood shed. 14 Fine day, the snow disappearing, a good many sleighs running and some waggons. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon and drew $900.00 Township money. <p. 139> December 1894 15th Fine day, the snow thawing. I left home this morning with the cutter and went to a Council meet- ing at Hopeville. Stopped all night. 16th Sabbath. Mild day, the snow nearly all gone off the Roads. I had to walk nearly all the way from Hopeville home. Got home at 1:30 P.M. 17 Ground hard with frost this morning, high wind and snow in the afternoon. I balanced the paid orders which I got at the Council Meeting and the money which I had left. Found they came out right. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18 Pretty mild day, the roads hard and pretty fair wheeling. I worked all day and part of the night in making out the Financial Statement For the Township of Proton. 19 Fine day, mild mostly. I went to Dundalk early this morning to the printers with the statement. Came home and chored around. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s, Willie drove her out in John’s Buggy. Johney is gone down to Brother John’s in Adjala Township to get his daughter Nancy to come up and stop at his place as his wife is sick. 20 Bright and sunny, like a day in spring, the cattle and sheep out in the fields picking. Mrs. R. is at Johney’s. I chored around home. Mathew Leach brought me a load of hay, first class, at $6.50 per ton. 21 Pretty windy this morning and cloudy. There was a slight shower of rain about noon, the after- noon dry, clear and sunny. M. Leach brought Two loads of hay for Willie @ 6 ½ p[er] t[on]. <p. 140> December 1894 �488 22nd Chilly day but a good deal of Sunshine. I went to Dundalk, transacted Some business. The Bow- ler Estate was sold, under Mortgage of $1000.00 and two years interest, for ($2710) Twenty seven hundred and ten dollars. Joseph Bowler was the purchaser. 23rd Sabbath. Cold, raw wind, chilly day. 24 High wind this Forenoon, the sky overcast. Snow began falling in the afternoon and contineud snowing all evening. Willie and I sawed some stove wood in the bush in the forenoon. I split and piled it in the afternoon. 25 Christmas—Cold day. Keen cold wind. Mrs. R. and I had dinner with Jim. Willie went to Dun- dalk, spent most of the day in the skating rink. 26 Very cold day, the sharpest freeze of any this winter. I hauled out two loads of Horse manure from the stable door and put on a potatoe pit. Willie went to Jim’s to make Bunks for his sleigh. [in margin] Very cold 27 Extremely cold morning, cold at noon and cold at night. A slight snow falling and a sissiling [=sizzling] Frost, enough to Skin a fairy if there were such. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Very cold 28 Very cold day, but a good deal of sunshine, almost as cold as yesterday. Willie hauled Eight loads of stove wood home. Miss Ellen Arnold and Miss Maria Maxwell were here. [in margin] Cold <p. 141> December 1894 29 Cold morning, the day very cold all through, dark and without Sunshine. I helped Brother Sam at his wood sawing. He got a good day’s cutting done, I think about 40 cords. Willie, Jim & Johney were there. 30 Sabbath. Pretty cold day, but not so cold as yesterday. Some snow fell last night, also some during the day. 31 Pretty cold mostly all day, a trifle of snow fell. Willie hauled over some bedding and then he went to Dundalk to get his sleighs fitted for hauling logs to the mill. I also went to Dundalk and done some business. The Old Year is now about passed away (7:30 P.M.) and the new one will soon be ushered in. We have had many things to be thankful for and very few things to regret in 1894. 1895 January 1st Mild day, but a little rough in the afternoon. I attended a meeting of the Cheese Board and was chosen Sect. Treasurer at a salary of $50.00. Willie hauled four loads of stove wood home. 2 Pretty mild day. Willie hauled five loads of stove wood home in the forenoon and in the afternoon hauled a load of logs to the saw mill. Mrs. R. and I attend[ed] a party at Mr. H. Hewitt’s in Melancthon. The company presented him with an arm chair, Mrs. Hewitt with an easy chair, Miss Hewitt with a lamp and Miss Bird with Silk Handkerchief. They are going to move to Artemesia Township. 3 Pretty mild with some snow falling in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk and done some business. <p. 142> January 1895 4th Cold day, a little snow fell now and then, sharp frost. Willie was hauling saw logs to the mill. I split wood in the wood House. 5 Cold day, snowning occassionally and blowing some. Willie hauled saw logs to the mill. I split wood in the wood shed. 6th Sabbath. Mild, almost like a thaw. Jim’s little family were here. �489 7 Mild day, Cloudy and like a softness. I went to the Municipal voting in the afternoon at Johney Allen’s House. Willie hauled Saw lags to the mill. Phoebe was here. 8 Stormy day, Blowing and snowing. Willie hauled Logs to the mill. 9 Bright, sunny day, pretty sharp frost. I split some wood in the wood house. Willie was at Dick Neithercut’s wood bee in the afternoon. 10 Very stormy day, Blowing and snowing. Willie and I helped Jim at the sawing machine. 11 Roads heavy this morning, something like sleet falling. The day not cold, dark, without sunshine. I worked at the Township Books. Willie hauled Logs to mill. 12 Dark day but mild, plenty of snow. Willie hauled home some bedding in the forenoon, then start- ed hauling Sam’s Mill logs in the afternoon. I attended a meeting of the Cheese factory in the af- ternoon. <p. 143> January 1895 13th Sabbath. Cold and stormy, Blowing, Snowing and freezing. Jim Patterson, Jnr., was here a while in the afternoon. 14 Stormy, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. I worked at the Finances of the Township. Mr. John Arnold and Miss Maxwell were here a while at night. 15 Cold day, Blowing some and snowing some, Freezing all day. Willie was hauling logs to mill. 16 Milder than yesterday, quite a fall of snow, the Roads are very heavy. Willie was hauling logs. 17 Mild in the morning, pretty mild most of the day. I went to Dundalk. Willie hauled logs. This is my Birthday. I am now 59 years of age. Time speeds quickly, shall I? [in margin] Birth / Day 18 Dark day with a heavy snowfall, not a keen frost, but mild. Willie hauled logs. 19 Roads filled up with snow, and a heavy blow in the forenoon, the afternoon calm. Mr. David Pat- terson, 82 years of age, and a resident of this part of Melancthon for about 40 years, died this af- ternoon. He was a peaceful, innofencive [=inoffensive], good man. [in margin] D. Patterson / Died 20th Sabbath. Roads heavy but the day calm and not very cold. Johney and Ina were here. 21 Rain this morning and rain throughout the day. The roads got very soft towards night. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville and stopped there all night. <p. 144> January 1895 22nd Stormy morning, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing. Left Hopeville this morning, got home at about 11 A.M. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. D. Patterson’s funeral in the afternoon. He was buried in Zion Churchyard burying ground. Willie was hauling saw logs. 23 Stormy day, snowing and Freezing, the Roads badly filled up. I worked at the Twp. Books. 24 Snow on the ground to a great depth, not much driving, everyone is waiting to the roads get bro- ken. Willie went last night to a spree a John Conners’, Melancthon. Is not home yet (4 P.M.). I worked at the Township Books most all day. I have got them ready for the Township Auditors. 25 Fine day, mild with a good deal of sunshine till the latter part of the afternoon, when there came on a fierce wind and snow storm which lasted all through the night. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon. Mr. John Patterson and wife of Toronto and Mrs. James Patterson of Melancthon were here in eavning. [in margin] Storm 26 Very stormy day from morning till night, Snowing and blowing. I attended a Council Meeting held in Dundalk, stopped all night in Joe’s. J. T. Agnew and Sister Anne are here. [in margin] Violent / Storm �490 27th Sabbath. Wild, stormy morning, the day one of Storm all through. The train due in Dundalk at noon yesterday only got as far as Dundalk at noon today. I started for home, took to the fields at S. McDowell’s, got lost in the clearings. After wandering up and down, came out at W. Henders. Left there and finally got home at night. [in margin] Violent / Storm <p. 145> January 1895 28th A lull in the storm but the roads are all blocked up, no person on them, traffic all stopped, the folks are still here. [in margin] Cold 29 Cold day, some people have been shovelling on the roads and some teams have passed through. [in margin] cold 30 Quite sharp this forenoon, keen frost and a slight snowfall, quite a few teams are getting out today, the afternoon fine. [in margin] cold 31 Sharp day, Freezing keen. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, done some business. Willied hauled a load of logs. [in margin] cold Feb[ruary 1895] 1st Very sharp morning, the day pretty cold all through. Last night was a very Sharp frost, nothing like it this winter. Willie hauled logs. The folks left for home this morning. I went to Dundalk. 2 Sharp, cold day from morning till night. Willie hauled saw logs. [in margin] cold 3rd Sabbath. Cold and drifting some. A stranger stopped here all night, said his name was Smith and that he was above Owen Sound, looking [for] work in the lumber shanties, and could not get any. Said he was going back again to his home in Fergus. Was about 29 years of age, 135 lbs. in weight, about 5 ft. 8 in. high. Brown hair, grey eyes, wore a moustash. [in margin] cold 4 Cold day, drifting some. Willie hauled logs. The Township Auditors, Neil McDonald & Alex Gillespie, audited my Books. Found them correct. [in margin] cold / Township auditors here <p. 146> February 1895 5th Extremely Sharp day all through. Willie hauled logs. Mrs. R. went in the morning to Johney’s. Mr. R. N. Henderson of Flesherton called in the eavning on Business. [in margin] Very cold 6 Extremely cold day from morning till night. Willie went in the afternoon to haul a load of saw logs. Mrs. R. went to Joe’s in the afternoon. R. Arnold called at night. [in margin] Very cold 7 Very cold day, hard Freeze and strong wind. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. [in margin] Very cold 8 Very cold day, strong wind and sharp Frost. I think the coldest day for season. [in margin] Very cold 9 Very cold day, strong wind in the afternoon and keen freeze all day. [in margin] Very cold 10 Sabbath. Something milder but cold enough yet. 11 Mild but a great quantity of snow on the roads. The C.P.R. has been blocked up since the 8th inst. One train went south on that day and I heard another going north today. Jim went to Toronto on the 5th. We have not heard from him yet. I must go this afternoon and find out if possible why he has not come home. 12 Milder than yesterday, still, cold enough. Quite a quantity of snow on the ground. Jim came home yesterday. Had been storm bound with snow drifts on the Railway between here and Toron- to. Delayed him three days past his time. [in margin] Willie cut feed / Hay <p. 147> February 1895 13 Rather mild compared with the past days. Colder in the afternoon, quite sharp at night. �491 14 Pretty mild day with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Willie went to To- ronto. 15 Mild day, sunshine all day long. Mrs. R. and I went to Mr. Arnold’s at night. 16 Bright and sunny most of the day, water on the streets of Dundalk where the sun shone. I attended a Council meeting held in Dundalk. 17th Sabbath. Dark day, but not very cold. Johney and Ina, Mr. S[keffington] Bell and wife were here. 18 Dark day, a little snow fell, the wind strong and the snow drifting some. Neil McAulay came here and renewed his note. Snow storm in the afternoon, Blowing & drifting. 19 Some snow through the day, cloudy and pretty mild. Willie and I hauled three loads of straw for bedding from the Arnold Lot. 20 Pretty fine day until the afternoon when there came on a fierce wind and snow storm. Big blow all through the night, the Roads have drifted very badly, filled right up. Jim paid Rob. Arnold his rent of $120.00 21 Stormy day, snowing and Blowing at a great rate. Only seen one team on the road this afternoon. J. Agnew and A. Walker are here, storm bound, their teams are at Jim’s. Lucky, is it not? <p. 148> February 1895 22nd Mild day but the roads are very heavy and drifted full. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and sent to the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, $597.85, being the 12th drainage Deb[en]t[ure] of School Section 1. In the forenoon Willie and I hauled a very small load of straw from the Arnold Lot. 23 Dark day and pretty cold, a little snow fell now and then. Willie helped Jim to clean oats on the Arnold place in the forenoon and went to the Skating Rink in Dundalk in the afternoon. Johney Newman also helped him at his oats. 24th Sabbath. Fine in the forenoon, the afternoon stormy and very stormy at night. Blowing and Snow- ing, the Roads filled right up. I went to Brother Sam’s. Willie Brought Brother John’s Nancy here from Son Johney’s. Jim Patterson, Jnr. was here. 25 A little calmer in the forenoon, the afternoon Stormy, Blowing and snowing. Jim’s wife has diptheria. Dr. Mitchell was to see her. The three children are here to avoid taking it. 26 Fine morning but a little cold. I copied a list of Defaulters from Collector’s List into the Default- ers book. 27 Fine, mild day, sunny in the forenoon and slightely wet in the afternoon. I went to Johney’s and then to Sam’s new lot. Sam and his son Johney are hauling stove wood to the Melancthon School at .70¢ per cord. <p. 149> February 1895 28th Slightely wet this morning, the day inclined to thaw, though not very rapidly. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and sent by Registered letter $42.00 to Osler & Hammond, Toronto. I helped Jim to clean oats in the afternoon. [in margin] Thaw March [1895] 1st Thawing this forenoon, but the thaw ceased about noon, and it then began to freeze. The latter part of the afternoon was Blowing, snowing and Freezing. I helped Jim clean oats on the Arnold place and also fixed up the tailings for him in the afternoon. The cleaners on about 500 Bushels choked up the Riddles so that a great part of the good oats ran over and the tailings will all have to be cleaned over. [in margin] Thaw / Rough / Storm in the afternoon �492 2 Pretty cold mostly all day. I helped Jim clean oats in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Brother John and wife came here this afternoon. Jim bought A. Trugon’s Lot 221, 1st Con., Melancthon, 50 acres* for $616.00. [in margin] Brother John / & wife here. [*across the road (Gravel) from, and close to, Robert’s house on NW corner of Lot 220, and Jim’s Lots 215, 215, and rented 217, 218, and 219, 1st. Con., Proton] 3 Sabbath. Pretty rough all day. Blowing, snowing and Freezing. Sam and Phebe came here in the af- ternoon. J. Patterson, Jnr., also was here. John and wife left with Sam. [in margin] Sam & / Phe- be here /[written above this, in red] Phebe’s / last visit here* [*a retrospective editorial note, writ- ten after Phoebe’s death; see 10 June 1895] 4 Pretty rough morning, the day very stormy and increased in cold and violence towards evening. Willie and I finished cleaning up Jim’s oats on the Arnold Lot. Got out of the tailings about 100 Bushels. [in margin] Stormy 5 A little milder than yesterday, but the afternoon was rough, snowing and Blowing. I helped Jim fill up two loads of oats. Willie was at P. Conners’ wood Bee. <p. 150> March 1895 6th Cold day all through, snowing some and Blowing with a very sharp, keen freeze. Brother John and wife started for home this morning. Willie went to Melancthon to begin operations on the lot which he has got from Brother Sam in trade. The trade stands thus: Sam values his Farm at $1800.00 and Willie his lot 37 on the 4th at $1500. and gets the difference in money. [in margin] Jim’s boy Vern / has got diptheria 7 Pretty rough in the forenoon, the afternoon milder. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8 Snowing and Blowing some, the snow of a soft consistency, almost like a thaw. I helped Jim to fill up the Balance of his oats on the Arnold Lot. He has 907 Bushels and is getting .31 cents per Bushel for them in Dundalk. 9 Sharp morning, but calm, with a clear sky and Bright sun. The day got overcast and quite a snow storm with a big blow came on. Willie and I hauled home about 80 Bushels of tailings in the fore- noon for cow feed. Then he went to a wood bee at his uncle Sam’s. The diptheria has got worse on Jim’s Vern and he went to Dundalk about four hours ago to get Dr. McWilliams. I think he was not at home as I seen Dr. Martin go towards Jim’s. 10th Sabbath. Fine day. Bright and sunny, but the Roads are very heavy. <p. 151> March 1895 11th Fine, Bright, sunny day with a rather sharp air, pleasant enough, though. 12 Fine day, mild and without storm. I went to Dundalk, came home, then went to Sam’s. 13 Mild day, quite soft like all day till night came on, when it began to Storm and freeze. A very cold night. 14 Very cold day, quite a severe frost this morning. Was as cold, I think, as any during winter. I went to Dundalk, went to see Joe Bowerman who is quite sick, dangerous ill, I think. [in margin] Very cold 15 Fine day, mild and without storm. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon to see Johney who is sick with Bronchitis and La grippe. 16 Pretty cold morning, the day sharp all through. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Got home at 10 P.M. �493 17th Sabbath. Sharp morning, the day cold although a good deal of Sunshine. Kept Jim’s two children while their Grandmother went to Dundalk to See Joe Bowerman. I went to See Brother Sam’s Johney, who has got Inflamation of the lungs, in the eavning. 18 Bright and sunny, but a very sharp cold day. I went to Sam’s and sat up all night with Johney, his 13 year old son who is very sick with Inflamation of the lungs. 19 Bright and cold. Came home this morning, Slept most all day. <p. 152> March 1895 20th Fine sunny day but a sharp air. I went to Brother Sam’s, sat up all night with Johney. I think he is mending as he slept well. 21 Bright sunny morning, the day fine but sharp. Slept a while in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon to See Joe, who is very low, I think. 22 Bright and Sunny, quite spring like, a very pleasant day. I helped Willie put on a load of hay then went in the afternoon to Dundalk on some business. 23 Fine day with a rather strong, cold wind. Mrs. R. has went to Dundalk with cutter. I wrote out my Will. It’s not witnessed yet. [in margin] Made / Will 24th Sabbath. Fine day, Sunny and warm. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to see Joe. Johney, Ina and P. Conners here. 25 Fine day, a little cool in the morning, the afternoon sunny, the snow softening. Willie took Clark’s stove out to his shanty. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk to See Joe. 26 Quite a change in the weather this day, stormy, snowing, Blowing and pretty cold. Willie made a move for his new home. [in margin] Willie / moved / From here 27 Rough in the forenoon, Blowing and snowing, the afternoon milder, calm and sunny about 6 P.M. Willie was here with a trunk for some of his clothes. 28 Pretty cold forenoon, the afternoon milder with some sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. <p. 153> March 1895 29 Pretty fine, some sunshine, the afternoon a little cold. John Arnold, Miss Maria Maxwell and Bob Maxwell were here at night. 30 Mild day with sunshine, the snow melted some. I took the two pigs which I had to Jim’s in his sleigh and Johney Newman and I Butchered them there. They were seven months old less one week. One weighed 119 lbs and the other 126 lbs. They cost me for shots and pease alone $10.35 besides a good quantity of potatoes which I fed them. Got the pigs when they were 5 weeks old as a present from brother Sam. Sold one to Bob Arnold for $5.75 per 100 lbs. No profit in them. Willie and Ina were here this afternoon. 31st Sabbath. Pretty cold with a sleet and snowfall at night. Mrs. R. went to See Joe. April [1895] 1st Snowing this forenoon, the snow ceased and the afternoon was mild and cloudy. 2 Fine, sunny day, but a chilly air. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought some postage, cards, etc. 3 Pretty mild day, slightely thawing. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s. I was alone all night. 4 A very slight wasting of the snow but in Dundalk there was water on the streets. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. <p. 154> April 1895 �494 5th Mild day, thawing quite a bit with a slight shower of Rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went tonight to sit up with Joe Bowerman. 6 Raining this morning, continued slightely wet during the forenoon, the afternoon dry, cloudy and cold with a strong wind. The Proton Assessor (Tom McAulay) was here and assessed Jim and I as joint owners for Lots 215, 216 & pt Lot 220. 215 50 acres, 44 cleared Value $800.00 216 50 acres, 10 cleared Value $150.00 N.W. pt. 220 1 acre Value $100.00 $1050.00 I was to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Rain / Assessor here 7th Sabbath. Slightely wet all day. [in margin] Rain 8 Rain during most of the day, the snow is going pretty well, but slowly. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I fixed the feeding manger for the cows in the forenoon. [in margin] Rain 9 Fine morning, the day mild and the [snow] thawing rapidly. The afternoon got cold and there was quite a frost at night. Mrs. R. and I went a while at night to Mr. J. Arnold’s. 10 Cold morning, the day pretty chilly. The sun shone out in the afternoon and the snow softened some. I went to Sam’s in the afternoon and from there to Davidson’s Lot. Walked there and home again. Pretty tired as the roads are bad. 11 Cold in the forenoon, the afternoon a little milder, the snow melted a little. In the afternoon I went to Dundalk. <p. 155> April 1895 12th Cool and Cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon wet. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Jim sold his Black horses for $160.00. They were a matched span, 4 years old. Fine, lofty driving horses. 13 Dark and Cloudy but the snow is going, though slowly. I worked at the Township Accounts. 14th Sabbath. Cold wind, still, the snow melted some. R. Arnold and wife and wife’s sister were here, also Mrs. Jim Russell and her Mother Mrs. McLaughlin. Mrs. McLaughlin stopped all night. 15 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling, but what fell had all gone about noon. Mrs. McLauglin and her son Samuel are here. 16 Cloudy, cool day, the snow is going, but slowly. Jim Bought a span of horses for $70.00, one horse 6 years old, the other 10 years. They are good like horses. Thos. McCauley, Township as- sessor was here. I gave him an order on the Dundalk Bank for $35.00, part pay as assessor. 17 Beautiful day, sunny and warm. I went to Sam’s to the Davidson farm, helped him cut about a cord of stove wood. [in margin] Seen Robin / Heard Frogs 18 Fine day, sunny, dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. John Maxwell and his sister Mariah was here a while at night. <p. 156> April 1895 19th Dry, sunny and warm, very spring like day, the snow is disappearing fast. I split some stove wood at the house. 20 Dry, Bright and warm. I split stove wood at the house. Jim’s Arlie and the Baby were brought here today as his boy Vern has taken diptheria again. 21st Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. 22 A Slight frost this morning, the day bright in the forenoon, cloudy in the afternoon with rain about 7 P.M. I split stove wood at the house, finished my pile, I think there was about seven cords. I wrote out a lease between Mrs. Ida Bowerman and James Lack on Lots 298, 299 & 230,* Second �495 Con., Melancthon, rent & taxes. Rent $75.00, taxes as levied. Jim Russell started plowing. Quite a shower of snow this night. [in margin] Jim began / plowing. [*slightly blurred, and blotting, ink, but clearly 230; it likely should be Lot 250, since Ida’s address is later referred to as Cor- betton; Lot 230 would be in Dundalk village, while Lots 250, 298, 299 are on the Backline, and Lot 250 is north of Corbetton, while Lots 298, 299 are south of the Melancthon village crossroad, close to Shelburne.] 23 Cool morning, the day cool, clear and windy. I took the manure off the potatoe pit and opened it. The[y] seem to be sound and safe. [in margin] David Stewart, 52 y[ears of] age / School Teacher for about / 37 years died at his / Home Shrigley* / Found him dead in Bed in the morning. [*see 10 March 1894] 24 Cool in the forenoon and cloudy with a pretty strong wind, the afternoon sunny and warm. I fixed around the cows’ enclosure and sowed two papers of Cabbage seed. Mary took the children home. The snow has all disappeared except a little in some fence corners. [in margin] Sowed Cabbage / Seed 25 Fine day all through, Sunny, dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, started to do some digging in the garden in the afternoon. Jim sowed oats. <p. 157> April 1895 26th Very fine springlike day, Sunny and warm. I held the plow for Jim in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon dug in the garden at home. 27 A little cool this morning, but the day got warm towards noon, a fine day for plowing. I dug in the garden all day and very hard work it is. 28th Sabbath. Beautiful day, warm and fine. [in margin, meaning unknown] P. B. D. 39 29 Very fine day, mild and Balmy. I dug in the garden in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s to plant some onions for Willie. 30 Fine day. I worked some in the garden. [in margin] Sowed garden / seed May [1895] 1st Splendid day, beautiful and Bright. I planted Some potatoes (a pail full) in the garden, also sowed carrot, parsnip, Radish and Beet seed. 2 Very nice sunny day, pretty hot. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Fine day all through, very slight shower of rain in the forenoon. I got three fruit trees From Brown Brothers Continental Nurseries, paid $2.00 for them: 1 Bartlett pear, 1 Clapps Favourite, & 1 Yel- low Egg Plum. Mr. Kenneth of Proton delivered them. I planted them out at the S. E. end of the dwelling house. The plum tree in the middle. Walter Bell and wife were here in the afternoon. He Bought Eight Bags and 46 pounds of Potatoes from me at .50 Cents per Bag. The potatoes were splendid and named ninety-nines. [in margin] Set out / Fruit trees <p. 158> May 1895 4th Dry and very warm. I took out the two year old colt to Johney’s to pasture. It lead very well. Then I went to Dundalk in the afternoon to get a suit of clothes fitted. Willie and S. Davi[d]s[on] were here all night. [in margin] 1st cow calved / Blackey / Seen swallows 5th Sabbath. Very warm day. Johney and Ina were here, also Miss S. Davi[d]s[on] & Willie. 6 Sultry day with considerable thunder and lightening going around, a slight rain here about 5 P.M. 7 Very fine day with a little thunder and Lightening and Rain in the afternoon. 8 Cool and Cloudy in the morning, the afternoon Bright and warm. Mrs. R. and I were at the Mar- riage of Miss Ellie Arnold to Mr. James Oliver Newton of Creemore. The wedding took place on �496 Lot 218, Gravel Road, Proton. Rev. —Harrison, Presbyterian Minister, officiated. [in margin] Miss E. Arnold / Married 9 Fine day, very warm, the sky a little cloudy but the sun very strong. I done some Township writ- ing in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 10 Very warm and sultry, oppresively so. [in margin] Hot 11 Cloudy and cooler, slightely wet in the forenoon. Thunder and lightening and pretty heavy Rain in the afternoon. Splendid growth, nothing like it any spring that I remember. <p. 159> May 1895 12th Sabbath. The Ground covered with Snow, and quite hard with Frost, a very cold day, freezing all the time, the leaves on the trees are quite Black, killed with the frost. The grass and clover appear to be killed, nothing like it for this time of the year that I remember. [in margin] Frost and / Snow 13 The Ground so hard Frozen that stubble land could not be plowed till about noon. The day very cold, every kind of vegetation has suffered with the frost. I plowed in a piece of sod for Jim a while in the afternoon. [in margin] Hard Frost 14 The Ground white with snow, and snow fell during most of the day and there is snow now (7 P.M.) lying in the fence corners and around the north of Buildings. I went to help Sam hunt up six head of young cattle which he had lost. He got them himself about three miles from home. This is a very cold, dark wintry day. [in margin] Snow 15 Cold morning, hard frost, the day chilly, freezing now (7 P.M.). Got two spring pigs from J. Brinkman, 4 weeks old at $2.00 each. They got out of the pen in the afternoon and we had a big chase to capture them. John Arnold, Miss Mariah Maxwell, Mrs. R., Johny Moore and I were all after them. Mrs. R. Arnold was here in the afternoon. [in margin] Hard Frost / this morning 16 Hard frost this morning, the day sunny, cold and Bright. I went to Dundalk, Bought a Horse poke* for .70¢, took it out to Johney’s to put on my colt. Ina drove Mrs. R. and I home in the Buggy. [in margin] Frost [*device to prevent a horse jumping fences] 17 Frost this morning, the day cold and cloudy. Bleak and drear like. [in margin] Frost <p. 160> May 1895 18th Drizzling Rain this forenoon, pretty heavy rain during the afternoon, cold and disagreeable. [in margin] Frost 19th Sabbath. Cloudy and cold all day. Frost this morning, with a shower of snow at night. I went to Brother Sam’s in Osprey. It’s a long walk. Phoebe is not well. I went to the Methodist Church with Sam. [in margin] Frost 20 Hard Frost this morning and the ground covered with snow, the day cold and cloudy. Mrs. R. went to See Phoebe. [in margin] Frost / and snow 21 Very hard Frost this morning, the day cold but clear. Ice kept on the water in a tub beside the house all day. Such extremely Frosty weather I have never seen at this Season of the year. The crops must be badly injured, the grain that was up looks as if a Fire had passed over it, the leaves on the Fruit trees and on other trees are blackened and scorched like. The ground was so hard this morning that it could hardly be plowed. I Ruled off a Book For Keeping the milk accounts in. George Rutherford was here a while at night. [in margin] Hard Frost / [in red] Red letter day 22 Fine day, bright and sunny. I washed and oiled the light harness and after I was done I carried in to the drive house Eleven Bushels of potatoes out of the pit. �497 23 Bright and warm. I Brought in the remainder of the potatoes out of the pit. I had put away 60 Bushels in the fall and I took out about the same. There was none spoiled. I cut three Bushels for seed. [in margin] cows to R. Arnold’s / pasture in the / afternoon <p. 161> May 1895 24th Dry and warm, Bright sun and fine day. I cut six Bushels of seed potatoes in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] got paper / From / Toronto 25 Fine day, dry and warm. I went to Flesherton to see Dr. Christoe, got a ride with Robt. Faucett most of the way there and back. Got home about 2 P.M., then walked to Dundalk and back. Got home at 5 P.M. 26 Sabbath. Cool and dark with heavy rains, some thunder and lightening last night and this night. 27 Cold mizzly sort of day. I helped to look up a colt of Johney’s that had strayed from Jim’s. Jim got it back in the Bush. Willie got Seven Bags of potatoes from me, two of them were for Johney. 28 Fine day, dry and warm. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, came home that night. 29 Fine day, very sultry. I cut potatoes for Jim in the forenoon and went to Johney’s in the afternoon. 30 Fine day, dry and sultry with every appearance of a thunder Storm, but it passed over. Planted potatoes (9 Bushels of ninety-nines). Willie and Johney helped me. They put out three loads of manure, then we started to plant. Willie plowed them in, Johney and I dropped. Just turned the ground over on the seed without having it plowed before. Gave them one stroke of the Harrows after planting. Began at about 10 A.M. and finished about 6 P.M. Ina and Miss Bowerman were here. [in margin] planted potatoes <p. 162> May 1895 31st Bright, Sunny day and very warm. I helped to weigh with the stockyards ½ ton of hay which I bought from Jas. Mills @ $7.00 per ton. Went to Dundalk after and got home in time to help in with the hay. June [1895] 1st Bright sunny day and hot. I worked all day at the Milk sheets and Balancing the accounts with the money which I paid out at last C[heese] Meeting. Brother Sam called in the afternoon. 2nd Sabbath. Bright sunny day and very warm. I walked out to Brother Sam’s in Osprey. Sam’s wife Phoebe is sick. Poor Phoebe. I hope she will soon get well again. Her little family would badly miss her. 3 Dry and pretty warm. I entered Township orders in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon, intending to visit the show. I did not get in. Mrs. R. went in. [in margin] our first milk / sent to Factory 4 Dry, warm and windy. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. Stopped till the evening. Ina Brought us home in the Buggy. 5 Cool and cloudy, a slight sprinkling of Rain fell during the forenoon. I fixed pig yard in the fore- noon and in the afternoon worked at the milk accounts. 6 Dry but very cold. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon attended a meeting of the patrons of Cheese factory in Dundalk. Also sent a post office money order on Al- pen to Clark, to Hillman P. O. for $100.00. [in margin] letter to Clark <p. 163> June 1895 7th Bright and sunny, pretty warm. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Wesley Lonsway’s Raising of a Barn. [in margin] Frost this morning �498 8 Bright sunny day and pretty hot, especially in the afternoon. The sky is very hazy towards the horizon indicating great heat. 9th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Joe and Ina were here. 10 Dry and hot but a day ever to be remembered with sorrow and grief, Because on this day one of the best of mothers and kindest of wives passed away. Poor Phebe, Brother Sam’s wife died today about 11 O’clock A.M. She had been ailing since winter with a cold which she contracted while nursing and caring for two of her family who were down sick with inflamation of the lungs. It gave her considerable trouble and when she moved to her new home in Osprey the cough still clung to her but the Docter gave her some medicine which helped her and she thought that after her confinement she would be well again. She gave birth to a male child but only lived about half an hour after, when she breathed her last. The Docter was with her a few minutes after the child was born but could not help her. Darling Phebe was a Queen among women, a Better wife or mother could not be found. Poor Brother Sam and his little Family are distracted with grief. Alas, Alas, how we will miss her kindly smile and gentle words in our journey through life. [in margin] Darling Phebe / Died <p. 164> June 1895 11th Dry, hot and very dusty. We Buried Phebe in Maple Grove Cemetary, Dundalk, today at 3 O’clock P.M. The funeral left her late residence in the Township of Osprey and with sad and tear- stained faces, the Friends and neighbours accompanied the remains of the Beautiful and true wom- an to Dundalk Cemetary where she now rests to the dread trumpet calls the departed to life. The immortal soul of Phebe is with the Angels in Heaven. We may weep for her but all our sorrow will avail nothing. She is lost to the world and to us. She had a very large Funeral, I think about a mile in length. Phebe was the Daughter of Abraham and Hannah Jackson of the Township of Melancthon, was 39 Years of age, married my Brother Sam when she was about 18 years of age. She was the mother of Ten living children, Six Boys and Four Girls. The eldest, a girl, Madella, is about 19 years of age, the youngest is the Baby. May God Bless and comfort poor Brother Sam and his family in this their hour of dark distress. <p. 165> June 1895 12th Fine day, warm and mostly dry, some showers going around. I went to Dundalk and helped to ship our cheese. 13 Dry and warm. Brother John and wife who were up at the funeral went home. I went to Sam’s and stopped with him till the evening. 14 Dry and warm. I worked all day at making up milk accounts to pay the patrons their portions of money. 15 Dry and pretty warm. I worked at the milk Books till noon, when I had them in shape for pay- ment. Wrote some letters in the afternoon then went to Dundalk and posted them. [in margin] Sent letter to Br. William / Elzey P. O. Ind. Territory / U. S. / Letter to Sarah / New Lowell 16th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Jim and I went to Sam’s. 17 Dry and hot. I attended Council meeting at Proton Station. 18 Dry and hot. I worked at the milk accounts. 19 Dry, cloudy and warm. I entered Township vouchers in the Cash Book, then added up the milk sheets and entered them in Book. Ida came here this afternoon. 20 Dry, dusty and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of Cheese Factory. �499 21 Very warm, dusty and dry. I entered cheese accounts in the Forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Posted & Registered for Sam a letter containing two postage money orders $100.00 & $1.25 to Casper Wideman, Gormley P. O.* [* now in York Region, south of Aurora, Newmarket, north of Toronto] <p. 166> June 1895 22nd Fine morning, the day dry till about 3 P.M. when there were a few showers of Rain passed around. I went to Sam’s. Willie Brought me two sucking pigs to raise a while for him. The rain must have done a great deal of good as it was much needed. 23rd Sabbath. Pretty warm and dry. We went in the afternoon to the Union Church to hear Phebe’s Funeral sermon preached. The Church was crowded. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, Methodist minis- ter, officiated. So endeth the last Chapter in the ceremoneys of the best of women, Phebe Russell. 24 Slightely wet [in] the forenoon, the afternoon dry and warm. I went with Sam in the afternoon to Dundalk. [in margin] Set out / cabbage / plants 25 Dry and hot. I done Statute labor. 26 Dry, Cloudy and hot in the forenoon, Thunder Storm about 2:30 P.M., heavy rain and terrific wind while it lasted. The Rain ran in torrents down the slopes, the wind blew down lots of fences and a Hotel Driving Shed in Dundalk. Upset Eighty Rods of new Straight fence which Jim had put up on Lot 221, First Range, Melancthon. The Rain was badly needed, but not the wind. [in margin] Rain and / wind storm 27 Dry and Cool. I helped Jim to put up his Fence in Melancthon Lot which had been blown down with the wind. I was in Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 167> June 1895 28th Dry in the morning, a pretty good rain came on about 10 A.M.. I worked at the Factory accounts and helped Jim in the afternoon with his blown down fence. 29 Dry and pretty warm. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and went to Sam’s in the af- ternoon. 30th Sabbath. Dry and cool. I was at Sam’s. July [1895] 1st Dry and cool. I hoed potatoes. 2 Dry and warm. I went to Dundalk to ship Cheese. The Buyer did not show up so they were not shipped. Came home and hoed potatoes. [in margin] Got pension 3 Dry and warm. I hoed potatoes. 4 Dry and hot. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 5 Dry and hot, cloudy in the afternoon, very much like a thunder storm but there was none. I worked at the milk sheets. 6 Dry and hot. I worked at the Townhip Books in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the after- noon to attend a meeting of the Board of Cheese Factory to investigate some complaints against the Milk Drawers. 7th Sabbath. Very hot and sultry, cloudy in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 8 Hot, with a slight rain in the eavning. I hoed potatoes. Second time. [in margin] Hot <p. 168> July 1895 9th Very cold this morning, a trifle warmer through the day. I hoed potatoes till about 4 P.M. when Bob Agnew, Teacher, came here. He stopped till night then went home with Jim. �500 10 Chilly morning, but the sun shone out bright, the day dry, clear and warm. A frost last night that injured some potatoes. I made out ½ yearly financial statement for the Township. Finished hoe- ing potatoes and went to Br. Sam’s in the eavning. He drove me home. [in margin] Frost 11 Frost this morning, doing some harm to the potatoes. I added up the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and helped to ship 143 Boxes of Cheese which we sold for .7 3/8 ct. per pound. 12 A slight rain in the morning, gentle showers during the day. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and went to the celebration in Dundalk in the afternoon.* [*Orange parade, etc.] 13 Cool and cloudy. I cleaned out watering place for the cattle in the forenoon, went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Came home and paris-greened the potatoes. Put about a heaped teaspoon full to a pail of water. [in margin] Greened / potatoes 14th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 15 Dry and cool in the forenoon, a shower of rain in the afternoon. I attended Council meeting at Bell’s Corners. 16 Dry and sultry. Left Bell’s Corners in the morning, came to Johney’s with his horse and buggie which I had borrowed. Got there at 12:30 P.M., then came home. <p. 169> July 1895 17th Dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got the milk can fixed. 18 Dry and pretty warm. I worked all day at posting Twp orders, then went in the eavning to Dun- dalk for my mail. 19 Cloudy and sultry with a few drops of Rain. I worked all day and to 11 O’clock at night making out the milk accounts For payment on tomorrow. 20 Dry and hot, cloudy, almost like a thunder storm. I worked at making out the pay sheets in the Forenoon. Also Paris-greened the potatoes in the forenoon, and went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the Patrons. 21st Sabbath. Grand Rain mostly all day. It [dittog.: it] will do an immense amount of good as the grain and grass are scorched up on account of the exceedingly dry weather which has prevailed for near- ly two months. 22 Dry and warm. I entered the payments which I had made last Saturday to the patrons. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon, helped to Ship 160 Boxes of cheese which we had sold for 7 3/4 cents per pound. 23 Dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, deposited the cheese money in the Bank. Came home and cut some grass on Jim’s Lot and also picked some on this acre with the scythe. The grass is so poor that plenty of the ground can’t be mowed. <p. 170> July 1895 24th Dry and warm till about 7 P.M. when there came on a slight rain. I helped Jim to haul in some hay. The hay is a very poor crop. On about 2½ acres on his Melancthon Lot he had only one good big load, about 25 hundred, I would think. 25 Dry till about 1:50 P.M. when there came on a slight rain with some hail, thunder and lightening. I worked at the milk accounts. 26 Dry and fine, I worked this forenoon at the milk accounts and in the afternoon went to Dundalk, renewed my subscription for the Weekly Globe. Mrs. Bowerman was here. Johney and Jim went to Markdale and bought some cattle (17). Two year olds for five dollars, cows for $12.00 each. The feed up there is so scarce that the owners were obliged to sell. [in margin] Renewed / Globe �501 27 Wet morning. Rain fell most of the night, much needed. The day dry and cool. Brother Sam called here on his way to Dundalk. 28th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and pretty warm. 29 Fine most of the day. Rain came on about 3 P.M. and there was a good deal fell also during the night. I went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon and stopped all night. 30 Very cold, raw day, cloudy. I entered some accounts. 31 Cold, raw day, windy. Rain in the afternoon. I entered some Township accounts. Madella came here in the afternoon and Willie called for her on his way home. <p. 171> August 1895 1st Cool day with a slight rain at night. I went to Dundalk to ship cheese. Did not send them off, only Boxed them. 2 Cool day. Went in the forenoon to ship cheese. Did not send them away as the purchaser did not send us the price of them. 3 Fine day, pretty sultry in the afternoon. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon went to Dundalk and shipped cheese. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. 4th Sabbath. Dry, with Rain on the previous night. 5 Dry mostly all day. I prepaired the milk accounts for payment. 6 Showery, mostly dry. I prepared the milk accounts for Wednesday payment. 7 Showery. Went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of the Cheese factory for 4 W[ee]ks milk. 8 Dry day. I went to Dundalk both morning and eavning. Deposited in Bank $119.25, Stock hold- ers’ money. Also sent $5.00 and $28.00 to Trs. of Sch. Sect. 9 Union and School Sect. No. 9. 9 Dry and very sultry in the afternoon. I worked at the milk sheets. 10 Dry and sultry, very heavy Rain previous night with thunder and Lightening. The ground seems to be dampened pretty well at present. <p. 172> August 1895 11th Sabbath. Dry and sultry. Ida, Joe, Johney and Ina called in the afternoon. 12 Dry and warm with quite a brisk wind in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Sam’s. 13 Dry and fine. I went in the forenoon to Dundalk to consult the Docter. I have Malaria Fever, summer complaint and Billiousness. I am pretty sick. 14 Dry and fine. I am still ailing with the complicated sickness. The Docter was to see me this after- noon. 15 Dry and fine. The Sickness is not quite so Bad. Dr. Martin was to see me. 16 Dry and fine. I am better mostly but so very weak that I can scarcely walk. The Dr. was to see me, also Mr. John Arnold called to see me. [in margin] E. Blakely / Died 17 Fine day. During the afternoon, dry and pretty warm. The latter part of the afternoon was wet with thunder and lightening, quite a downfall of Rain. Ephraim Blakely, a young man of about 28 years of age, Brother to John Blakely, Blacksmith of Dundalk, died yesterday in John Blakely’s of Cancer. He had been ailing for quite a long time. His remains were taken this afternoon to Flesh- erton Burying Ground. There were I think about 40 Rigs passed here. The young, the old, all must go at the call of the Grim Room[?] of terrors. <p. 173> August 1895 �502 18th Sabbath. Dry and Cloudy, cool in the afternoon. Joe and Ida were here, had been overnight. Johney and Ina, Willie and Johney McDowell and Jim’s two children were here. Brother Sam was here in the afternoon to see me. 19 Cool and cloudy. I went in the forenoon with Jim to Dundalk. Took out of the Bank $500.00 to defray Expenses of Council Meeting tomorrow. In the afternoon I worked at the milk sheets. 20 Cool morning, Frost in some places. Did not do much harm. Showery in the afternoon. I attend- ed Council meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. 21 Cool this morning, the day Bright but chilly. Got home about 11 A.M. Settled up the orders which I had paid yesterday. Came out all right. 22 Cool and cloudy most of the day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and shipped 97 Boxes of cheese @ 7 ½ ¢ per pound. 23 Dry and sultry till about 7 P.M. when there came on Rain with some thunder and Lightening. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and got paid for the cheese. 24 Cloudy mostly all day, sultry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Came home with Sam and went to his place. Stopped all night. <p. 174> August 1895 25th Sabbath. Very misty morning but the sun shone out and the day was Bright and Clear. I was at Sam’s. 26 Fine day, dry and warm. I added up the milk sheets. Jim cut a small field of oats, this being his first harvesting this season. [in margin] Jim / cut / oats 27 Dry and warm. I wrote some letters on Township Business in the forenoon. 28 Dry and sultry, cloudy a good part of the day, looking very much like rain. 29 Slight shower early this morning, the rest of the day dry and pretty warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 30 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. I worked at the milk accounts. 31 A slight rain this forenoon, nothing of much account, cool and windy in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Sept[ember 1895] 1st Sabbath. Cool and dry, cold in the eavning. John & Ina, Joe & Ida, Mary & Arlie and Walter Bell were here a while in the eavning. 2 Frost this morning, the day dry and pretty warm. I helped Jim a while at his harvest, craddled around stone piles and tied up some. Made me tired. 3 Dry and Fine. Sam’s little Baby Boy of less than three months old died this forenoon. Little Baby is gone to meet its mother in Heaven. [in margin] Sam’s Baby / Died <p. 175> September 1895 4th Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. We were at the Burial of Broher Sam’s Baby, who was interred in Dundalk Cemetery. 5 Fine dry day, and warm. I entered Township orders in the Day Book and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 6 Dry and fine, sultry, cloudy in the afternoon. I worked at the milk sheets. 7 Dry and fine, cloudy in the afternoon. I helped Jim to haul in oats. Mr. James Cavanaugh, Town- ship Clerk of Proton, was here this afternoon. 8th Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day dry and fine. Joe and Ida were here. �503 9 Slightely wet both Forenoon and afternoon, not enough of rain to prevent people from hauling in in the middle of the day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [10 is missed, but 13 is repeated on p.176, so this should be 10, 11, 12] 11 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, helped load cheese, 105 boxes. 12 Fine day and very sultry. I went to Toronto on Township business. 13 A little cooler this morning. Thunder storm early in the morning, quite a rainfall. Visited the Ex- hibition in the afternoon, came home at night. The cars were filled full of passengers. Could scarcely get up the Caladon [=Caledon] mountain. There were two Engines drawing the train. <p. 176> September 1895 13th Cool morning, the day pretty cool. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 14 Cool, sunny and dry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and attended a meeting of the Cheese Factory. 15th Sabbath. Cool, Cloudy and dry. Jim and Family, Jim Patterson and his sister Mary and W. Russell were here. 16 Dry and fine. I worked at the milk sheets. 17 Dry and fine, cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 18 Rain in the morning and through the night, the day was overcast and misty, a very fine Rain fall- ing. I worked at the milk accounts preparing for paying on next Saturday afternoon. 19 Slightely damp in the early part of the day. I worked at the milk accounts and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 20 Fine day, dry and very warm. I helped Brother Sam a little in the afternoon, Havesting on the Da- vidson place. 21 Very warm. I went to Dundalk and paid the Cheese factory people. 22 Sabbath. Very warm. Johney McDowell and Wm. H. Russell* were here in the afternoon. [*i.e. son Willie] <p. 177> September 1895 23rd Quite cool and very windy. I took the two year old colt which I had kept in the stable more than two months out to Willie’s to pasture. [in margin] Took colt / to Willie’s 24 Dry, clear and cool. I worked all day at posting up the payments to the factory which I had made on last Saturday, and a wearisome job it was. 25 Dry and cool, clear most of the day, but cloudy in the afternoon with heavy Rain. Thunder and Lightening about midnight. I entered milk statement and went to Dundalk in the afternoon, got two teeth drawn. Ida & Miss May Fields were here in the eavning. 26 Dry mostly all day, a slight shower of Rain late in the afternoon. Very strong wind. Mrs. R. went with Johney and took out provisions for Willie’s threshing on tomorrow. 27 Dry, cool morning, slightely wet about 1 P.M. The afterpart of the day dry. Mrs. R. is at Willie’s threshing and stopping all night. Jim’s boy milked our cows in the morning and Miss Mariah Maxwell milked them at night. 28 Very heavy frost this morning, the day dark and cold with a slight rain at night. Miss Maxwell milked our cows this morning. Mrs. R. got home in the eavning. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon. 29th Sabbath. Dry and cool. 30 Heavy frost in the morning, the day dry but chilly. <p. 178> �504 October 1895 1st Snow on the ground this morning, but soon disappeared, the day cold. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Jim threshed / Snow 2 Chilly morning, the day fine and dry with a good deal of sunshine. I helped Bob Arnold in the afternoon to Fire his fallow, which he had chopped. 3 Very fine day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 4 Beautiful day. We raised potaotes, 65 Bushels. Mrs. R. and I gathered most of them in the after- noon. Jim plowed them out, the[y] are a good crop. [in margin] Raised potatoes 5 Beautiful day. I covered the potatoe pits and gathered up 2 Bushels & Cleaned out the cellar. 6th Sabbath. Beautiful Day, Sunny and dry. 7 Lovely morning, the day got overcast about 10 A.M. Rain came on about noon, a little showery in the afternoon. Jim plowed out the remainder (23) rows of my potatoes. His Boy, George, helped me pick them up. We had about 55 Bushels, I think. This makes 120 in all, besides what we used since they were fit for raising. A good crop on about ½ an acre. Mr. Christopher Johnson was here at noon. [in margin] Finished Raising potatoes 8 Very cold morning, snowing some and freezing a good deal. Frequent skiffs of snow through the day, the day very cold, quite a change from the past fine days. 9 Cold and raw, but dry. I went to Brother Sam’s to see Madella who is sick with Maleria. 10 Cold and raw. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 179> October 1895 11th Wet morning, the day showery, bad for Dundalk Show Fair. Jim’s wife is sick, under medical care. Something better in the afternoon. The Show at Dundalk was small on account of the wet. A good display of Grain, Roots, Fruit, etc. Small show of animals. Few people on the grounds. [in margin] Dundalk / Show Fair 12 Dark forenoon, a slight mizzle of Rain fell, the afternoon clear, windy and cold. I worked at the milk sheets. 13th Sabbath. Fine day, but a little cold. Willie, Johney, Ina, Ida, Joe & Miss Bowerman were here. 14 Dry and fine, but quite cold. I went to see Madella. She is getting better. Mrs. R. went with horse and buggy in afternoon. 15 Cold in the morning, the afternoon pretty warm with a good deal of sunshine. I picked and carried out of the pit 43 Bushels of potatoes, put them in cellar. 16 Wet through the day, [especially] in the afternoon. Mrs. Walter Bell was here in the eavning. 17 Cold and dry in the afternoon. Several showers of snow in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I stabled in the cows tonight for the first time this fall. [in margin] Cows / Stabled 18 Dry, cool and cloudy. G. McKennall [=McConnell?], Collector, was here and paid me as Twp. Treasurer $15.00. I went with Jim to Dundalk at night for to see the Doctor for him as he has been subject lately to spasms of pains or gripes, which sits hard on him. The Dr. gave him some medi- cine, & said it was indigestion. <p. 180> Oct[ober] 1895 19th Cold morning but dry. A snow storm came on about noon, frequent showers of snow in the after- noon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon to ship the cheese. They were not shipped. 20th Sabbath. Snow, Snow, nothing but Snow. The ground covered and plenty more falling. Very win- try like weather. [in margin] Snow �505 21 Cold this morning, the ground covered with snow and more falling, the day cold. 22 Milder this morning, the day mild. I went to Dundalk, helped ship the cheese, 333 Boxes, 23589 lbs., price 7 ½ & 8 cts. Total: $1840.63 23 Mild in comparison, the day fine. I put some more clay on my potatoe pits. 24 Something milder today, the sun shone out a good while. I was working at the milk accounts. 25 Mild day. I took up some carrots. 26 Mild day. I took up the cabbages and Beets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon to a meeting of the Trustees of the Cheese factory. 27th Sabbath. Fine in the Forenoon, the afternoon was wet. John & Ina, Joe & Ida, Nancy Russell and Miss A. Bowerman were here. 28 Stormy day from morning till night, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. I worked all day preparing the Cheese accounts for payment. Hard work it is. <p. 181> October 1895 29th Quite a wintry day, the ground covered with snow. I attended Proton Council meeting held in Dundalk. 30 Still wintry enough, the ground is snowed under. I was working at the milk accounts. 31 Quite wintry like, showers of snow in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the milk patrons their last cheese money for the season, all costs amounting to over $1855.00 Nov[ember 1895] 1st Cold day and dark. I was all day fixing up the paid accounts of patrons. 2 Fine day, snow melting, some of the Roads quite sloppy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3rd Sabbath. Quite a bit of snow on the ground this morning, but melted through the day. I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Indian / Summer 4 Very fine day, just like Indian Summer. I picked and carried in to the cellar a pit of potatoes con- taining 40 Bushels. [in margin] Ind. Summer 5 Splendid day. Indian Summer to my way of thinking. I chored around in the forenoon and helped Jim a little while in the afternoon at his turnips. The snow is all gone. People are plowing or tak- ing up roots. [in margin] Indian / Summer 6 Fine day, dry and warm. I helped Jim at his turnips till about 3:30 P.M. when Reeve Corbett came for me to go with him to Dundalk to meet the Township Clerk to fix up some Debentures of S. Sect. No. 14. <p. 182> November 1895 7th Wet in the morning, dry and fine through the day. I went to Toronto on Township Business and stopped all night up Yonge Street at Bronskill’s Hotel. 8 Wet in the morning, dry in the middle of the day, and wet in the afternoon. I went this morning from the Hotel to see Mr. George Christopher Moore, a gentleman that I formerly knew. Stopped and had dinner with him, then left about 2 P.M. for the City and came home. Got to Dundalk about 10 P.M. The night was as dark as pitch. Borrowed a lamp from Mr. Thos. Lakings and came home. 9 Raining and sleeting all day, a very unpleasant day. I sent T. Laking’s lamp to him with John Gott. 10th Sabbath. Ground covered with snow, cold day. Joe and Ida were here. 11 Pretty mild, the snow melting. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and handed over to the Trustees of School Sect. No. 14, $700.00, amount of their debenture which I had sold for them in Toronto. �506 12 Mild day. Several people are plowing. I went to Johney’s and he hauled me home a load of stove wood. 13 Mild day. We put up a sett of new stove pipes. 14 Pretty mild, the snow all gone. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 183> November 1895 15th Mild day. I digged an open drain alongside of the garden to the Road to carry off the water in the spring. Ida was here. Willie also brought me a load of straw from his place. 16 Mild spring like day, especially in the afternoon. I put some mulching of rotted chips around the apple trees. G. McConnell, Collector was here and left me $247.00 17th Sabbath. Rather mild, with rain at night. 18 Fine day, especially in the afternoon. I went to R. J. Cornett’s* in the forenoon. [*owner, or for- mer owner, of the Cheese factory] 19 Mild day, a snow storm came on at night. 20 The Ground covered with snow this morning and more falling. A very stormy day, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing. I entered Township orders. Brother Sam was here at noon. 21 Cold wintry day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Met Son Clark, his wife with their girl Ba- by, coming home [from] the State of Michigan where the[y] had been for about three years. Joe & Ida were here this night. [in margin] Clark / & Mariah / came home 22 Pretty mild, a good deal of sunshine. I put in most of the day on the Cheese makers accounts, Straightening them out. 23 Mild day with quite a fall of snow in the afternoon. We Butchered two spring pigs. Jim and Clark helped. [in margin] Butchered / Hogs <p. 184> November 1895 24th Sabbath. Pretty mild day with quite a bit of snow on the ground. Johney and Ina called here. Wil- lie was here. 25 Snowing this morning, the snow turned to rain in the afternoon. The night was wet and very windy, blowing down a great deal of Fencing. Johney hauled me a load of firewood. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon cut up one of the pigs. 26 Very wild morning, the wind raging high, the snow has gone, a great deal of it thawed till after- noon when it began to Freeze. I cut up the other pig and salted both. G. McConnell was here and paid of Twp. Taxes $320.00 27 Mild day, the sun shone out Bright and melted the snow. I wrote out some pages of Twp. Finan- cial statement. [in margin] Willie married 28 Fine day, Bright and sunny. I wrote out some pages of Financial Statement, went to Dundalk in the afternoon and settled accounts with J. G. Patterson, Cheese Maker of Dundalk C[heese] Facto- ry. Willie with his Bride got home this night from Toronto where he had gone to be married to Miss Susan Davidson, a former resident of the Township of Osprey, daughter of William Da- vidson, deceased. There were present in our house this night Willie and his Bride, Johney and Ina, Jim and Mary, Clark and Mariah & their Baby, James Patterson and Brother John’s Nancy and Tom Oliver. 29 Very fine day, the snow melting but there came on a storm of snow at night. I did not do any writ- ing today. Had inflamed eye. 30 Fine day, fair sleighing. Worked at the Township Financial Statement. <p. 185> �507 December 1895 1st Sabbath. Pretty Fine day. Mrs. R. and [I] dined at Jim’s. 2 Stormy, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. I worked at the Financial Statement in the Forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. Came home from Johney’s. She had gone there on Sabbath night. 3 Pretty cold day, sharp frost. I worked at the Financial Statement. 4 Very cold day, Freezing very sharply. I finished The Financial Report for the Township untill after the 16th inst. when there will have to be some more entries. 5 Sharp day, Freezing keen in the forenoon, a little milder in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 6 A Cold day, sharp Frost. Fine sleighing at the present time. Willie and Sue called here. Mrs. R. went with them to Johney’s & stopped all night. 7 Softer, inclined to Rain in the afternoon. John McGrath and W. H. Jackson, auditors of Milk Books, officiated here and found my accounts correct. 8th Sabbath. Very sharp, cold day, Freezing keenly. 9 Very sharp day, cold but good sleighing. 10 Milder than yesterday. Johny brought me a small load of wood. Willie also hauled me a load of straw from his place. [in margin] load of / straw / & wood 11 Pretty mild day. Willie and Susan came for his potatoes, 27 Bushels, which I had in a pit for him. He also took home a cow which Jim had gave Sue. <p. 186> December 1895 12th Very cold day, the coldest by far which has been this winter. Brother John’s Nancy was here working on a dress for Mrs. R. She and Madella went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Very cold 13 Very cold morning, the day sharp all through. Jim, Johney & Willie hauled [dittog.: hauled] me two loads each of stove wood From Lot 31 Melancthon, about Eleven cords I think. I took into the cellar about 100 heads of Cabbage and 5 Bushels of carrots which I had in pits. [in margin] Got wood / Home 14 Milder than yesterday though cold enough. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and got from Twp. Collector $1578.83 15th Sabbath. Fine day, mild. Willie and Susan were here. Mrs. R. went home with them. 16 Mild day, the snow softening. Mrs. R. Brought me Willie’s horse and Clark’s cutter. I went to Hopeville on Township Business. Got $2534.90 from Collector. Had taken $1810.10 out with me. I paid out $3628.91. Stopped at Hopeville all night. Came home next day. [in margin] Thaw 17 Mild day, the sun and wind chasing away the snow. It is going rapidly. I got home about 1:00 P.M. Straightened up my orders and cash, found I was light. [in margin] Thaw 18 Soft day, thaw wind, sleighing is about gone. I worked all day at the Financial Statement. First posted my orders in Twp. Books. [in margin] Thaw <p. 187> December 1895 19th Raining, the snow pretty much gone, the wheels are once more on the roads. I worked all day at the Financial Statement. Got finished in full at night. [in margin] Thaw 20 Mild day, quite sultry in the afternoon. I took the Finanical Statement to Dundalk to the printers. He said it was first class copy. The snow is all gone except in the fence corners where there is a little. The cattle are out in the fields picking what they can get. �508 21 Mild day, Raining in the afternoon, the cattle and sheep out in the fields. 22nd Sabbath. Quite mild, sultry in the afternoon. A slight mizzle of Rain in the eavning. 23 A little frost this morning, snow came on about 11 A.M. and is still (3.40 P.M.) falling. I split some stove wood. Clark helped. 24 Dark morning, a fall of sleety rain came on about noon. It is still falling. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25 Fine mild day, the snow all gone, quite a bit of sunshine in the afternoon, very balmy. I seen sev- eral Dandelion Flowers today on the roadside opposite Brother Sam’s Lot in Osprey. I spent the day with Sam. Jim and Family, Johney and Ina, Clark and Family, Willie and Sue were here and Joe and Ida for a little while. The Roads are very Bad, mud to no end. <p. 188> December 1895 26th Snowing, Blowing and Freezing, a very cold day, exceeding Bad roads. I made out a Financial Statement for Dundalk Cheese Factory Annual Meeting. 27 Dark morning, the day dark but not cold, the roads very rough, mostly sleighs going, wheeling very bad. Mrs. R. went to Corbetton.* I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [*to visit Ida] 28 Bright day, sunny but sharp and cold, roads are still very rough. Mrs. R. got home from Cor- betton. 29th Sabbath. Mild day with some snow in the afternoon. 30 Snowing slightely all day, mild atmosphere. I went to Hopevlle to the nomination of Township Council. Came home that night. It was midnight when I got home. S. Rogers, Ex-Reeve, who is now running for the Reeveship, was very insulting in his address to the people, Blaming the pre- sent Council and officials for Bad management. Their management was good and Rogers told any amount of falsehoods. 31 Very stormy all day long, Blowing fiercely and snowing. The fiercest storm which has come dur- ing this winter, the Roads filling up. Drifts of snow piling up everywhere. There will be no get- ting along for some time till the Roads are shovelled out, which will not be of any road until the storm is over. The old year is going out and the new one is coming in. It has been a terrible year of sorrow. Phoebe the best of women, has gone to her loving home* and her family is desolate without her. [in margin] Stormy [[?=gone to her eternal home] <p. 189> January 1896 1st Stormy day, blowing and snowing. I fixed up some papers and accounts. [in margin] Stormy 2 Stormy, Blowing and snowing, Roads very badly drifted. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Stormy 3 Snowing and blowing, the roads badly blocked. This is the Fourth day of stormy weather in suc- cession. [in margin] Stormy 4 Very cold day, hard freezing. I think the coldest day which has come this winter. Bright sun in the afternoon. Willie came here this afternoon with his team, then he went to Jim’s for some things. [in margin] very cold 5th Sabbath. Extremely cold day, the keenest Frost of any day during the winter. [in margin] very cold 6 Very cold day all through. I went in the afternoon to the voting at John Allen’s. Stopped to help count the Ballots at the close of the poll. The two who ran for (Reeve), Mr. J. Corbett and Mr. S. Rogers were ties. The Twp. Clerk, Mr. Cavanaugh, who has the casting vote, I believe will give it for Mr. Corbett. [in margin] very cold �509 7 Cold day, sharp Frost. I attended the annual meeting of the Dundalk Cheese Factory in the after- noon. Was re-engaged as Sect. Treasurer, at $50.00 salary. [in margin] J. & W. / Hauled me / a load of / Straw 8 Cold hard Frost, sharp day. I done some writing for Cheese Factory to be printed. 9 Milder than yesterday, quite a pleasant day, a good deal of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 190> January 1896 10th Fine day, mild, quite a good bit of sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy and like a snow- fall. Joe and Ida called here going to Jim’s. I prepared my Books for the Twp. Auditors. 11 Fine day, mild but dark, without any sunshine. I made out Half-Yearly Financial Statement for next Council Meeting. G. McConnell, Collector of Rates, was here tonight and paid me $584.40, less $5.00. This $5.00 was a mistake in counting a five dollar bill as a ten. I have written to him, he will make it right. 12th Sabbath. Stormy, Blowing, Snowing & Freezing. 13 Pretty cold, Snowing some and Freezing. I went to Dundalk. 14 Mild day, not blowing or snowing, dark and Frosty. 15 Fine day, mild and without storm, pretty good sleighing, the roads being packed. 16 Mild day, almost like a thaw. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Sent Letter / to Ireland 17 Fine day, mild, almost like a thaw. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. This is my 60th Birth-day. [in margin] My 60th Birthday 18 Fine day, mild, dark with a snowfall in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s at night. She will stop till tomorrow eavning. <p. 191> January 1896 19th Sabbath. Mild day. Roads very heavy. 20 Mild day, but a cold, damp, raw wind. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. 21 Mild day, dark and a heavy, cold atmosphere. I got home from Hopeville about 11 A.M. Straightened up my accounts in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went out to Willie’s with his horse which I had borrowed to go to Hopeville. 22 Mild day, but dark, with a thick, damp air. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. John Arnold of Lot 220 Melancthon & Miss Mariah Maxwell, his deceased wife’s sister’s daughter, were married this afternoon. Clark went to Attwood.* [in margin] J. Arnold / Married [*Perth County, ON, near Listowel and Elmira.] 23 Dark day, the Bushes and Rails covered over with Rhime. Rain and sleet in the afternoon. Willie and his wife came here in the afternoon. 24 Blowing and snowing all day, from morning till night. Mrs. R. went to a quilting at H. Lonsway’s. 25 Mild day, some snow fell. I helped Jim in the forenoon to Butcher six pigs and in the afternoon I entered Township orders. 26th Sabbath. Mild day, quite soft like. 27 Mild day, a very heavy hoar frost on the Bushes. Ida was here. Ina and Johney also. I split stove wood in the wood House. <p. 192> January 1896 �510 28th Quite mild all day. The auditors of Township accounts (Mr. John A. Cooper and Mr. Thos. Fen- nell) were here and audited my Books and vouchers and found them correct. 29 Dark day, the trees and Bushes thick with hoar Frost. A slight sprinkling of Rain or sleet in the afternoon. I split some stove wood. 30 Mild day but dark and lowering. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 31 Dark day, heavy hoar frost on the Bushish [=bushes], Fences, etc. I went to Sam’s in the morning and his Willie hauled me a load of straw. I then went to Dundalk to enquire of [MS off] Dr. Mar- tin how Ida was (she is laid up with Diptheria). He said she was getting better. Met with G. McConnell, Collector. Stopped a while. [in margin] Ida has / Diptheria Feb. 1st Dark, misty morning, the day damp and slightely wet. I went to Dundalk to hear Dr. Martin’s Report of Ida. He says she is improving. [in margin] Thaw 2nd Sabbath. Fine day with a good deal of Sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Corbetton to see Ida. 3 Stormy, rough day, keen freeze, blowing and snowing. I was twice to Dundalk. 4 Pretty cold, rough day. I went in the afternoon to see Ida. She is getting better. I came up with Dr. Martin as far as S. McDowell’s. Clark and Mariah with Baby left before I came home. Went to Johney’s, afraid I would sa??? him ??? ???? [words illegible] <p. 193> February 1896 5th Fine day, especially in the afternoon. I went to Sam’s in the eavning. His Willie and he loaded up a load of straw for me and hauled it home. This is the second load I have got from him. He would not take pay. [in margin] Got second / load of straw / from Sam 6 Rough, stormy day. Blowing and snowing. I stopped at home all day. Two insurance men came here this afternoon, wanted to insure my life for $1000, I to pay $70.00 per annum. I declined their offer with thanks. 7 Rough stormy day, Blowing and snowing, the Roads very heavy. Mrs. R. got home this eavning. 8 Calmer, the storm has abated, the day pretty mild. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. She is mending. 9th Sabbath. Pretty mild day. Roads heavy. 10 Quite rough, the day cold, the eavning rough, the night Blowing, snowing and drifting. 11 Very stormy day. Snowing, Blowing and Freezing, the stormiest day, I think, that has occured during this winter. Neither horse nor man did I see on the road today. [in margin] Big Storm 12 Calm and mild, the roads badly filled with snow. I got from R. Arnold 20 Bushels of oats at .25 cents per Bushel and 2½ of pease @ .50 c. p. B. Mr. Arnold hauled them home to me. 13 Cold and stormy, snowing, Blowing and Drifting. The Roads greately filled up, scarcely any one moving around. [in margin] Stormy <p. 194> February 1896 14th Stormy day from morning till night, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing, no person visible to be seen on the road. [in margin] Very Stormy 15 Quite rough, Snowing and Blowing. I went to Dundalk. 16th Sabbath. Extremely cold day. 17 Bright and sunny, but a very sharp frost. In Dundalk it was said to be 20º below zero this morn- ing. The day was pleasant enough on account of the fine sunshine. Mrs. R. Arnold and baby was here a little while at noon. Joe Bowerman took Mrs. R. to Corbetton. She is going to wash for Ida. Willie was here at noon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. [in margin] Cold / 30º Below zero / in Dundalk �511 18 Dark day with a little snow falling now and then, a penetrating frost all day. All kinds of fluids in the pantry were iced over and continued so all day. I was alone today, nice and quite, eh? 19 Another cold day, but not so stinging as yesterday, quite a snowfall. I am alone and at peace. 20 Very cold day, pretty strong wind and a sharp frost. Very few teams on the road. Mrs. R. got home this afternoon from Corbetton. [in margin] Very cold 21 Cold day, very sharp frost, the snow on the roads a great depth. I went to Dundalk. [in margin] cold 22 A little milder than yesterday, quite a while of sunshine, pleasant compared with the past days. Johney & Ina were here. Mariah came home with them. <p. 195> February 1896 23rd Sabbath. Mild and very much like a thaw, the snow softening and a slight mizzle of rain fell. Ida and Joe were here in the afternoon. 24 Quite a change from yesterday, strong wind, Snowing occasionally and sharp frost. I fixed up some accounts satisfactor[i]ly. 25 Very nice sunny day, mostly all through. The sky got overcast late in the afternoon and it turned cold and began to blow. I went to Willie’s for my colt [MS: cold] which he had Boarding. Stopped in his house all night. 26 Blowing and drifting this morning, pretty cold facing the wind. Willie hitched up the colt to my cutter. He drove it home for me. He had been Breaking it in and it goes pretty well. [in margin, almost illegible] got colt / Home 27 A little blustrey [=blustery] this morning, the snow drifting, the air began to get soft about noon, the afternoon quite mild and a thaw has sett in. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Bought a Barell of Salt for $1.00, 4 Bushels of Barley at .35¢ per Bushel. [in margin] Got Letter / From Ire- land 28 Mild day, quite a thaw wind, a slight shower of Rain about 1 P.M. The snow is settling down. Jim went to Shelburne to deliver a span of horses which he had sold yesterday for $120.00 to Rock. [=Robt?] Mains[?]. [in margin] Thaw 29 Pretty sharp day but with a good deal of sunshine. The thaw is evidentally over for the present. I wrote a number of letters. <p. 196> March 1896 1st Sabbath. Rough day. Blowing and Snowing and Freezing. 2 Cold and Rough, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing, very cold. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and bought a draft of $180.81, sent it to the Molsons Bank, Owen Sound, along with three deposit Receipts which I held against the Bank. These are Sinking funds belonging to the Township of Proton, for which I must secure the Bank’s Receipts, and enter in Township Books. Willie came here at noon, left me his land payment, $144.00, which I must send away for him as soon as possi- ble. 3 Extremely cold day, sharp frost and strong wind. Was glad enough to stop in the house. [in mar- gin] very cold 4 Very sharp day but the sun shone out clear and bright. Wind pretty strong. Both last night and the previous night the Frost was great, got into the cellar and Froze some of the potatoes. [in margin] Cold 5 Moderately fine, sunshiney day, quite pleasant. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Bought a draft for $144.00, paid .20 cents commission on the draft, sent said draft by registered letter to �512 Caspar Wideman*, Gormley P. O., it being a payment made by Willie on the Mortgage which Mr. Wideman holds against Willie’s farm. [*see 21 June 1895, where Sam pays earlier amounts] 6 Mild day, pretty much like a thaw, still, there came none. Jim’s little ones, Arlie, Vern and Eric* were here this night. Their parents had gone to Johney’s. [*?, the third child is Delbert] <p. 197> March 1896 7th A very rough day, snowing and Blowing but not a hard freeze, the Roads filling up rapidly. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Stormy 8th Sabbath. Pretty rough day, Snowing and Blowing. Mr. R. Arnold , wife and Baby were here. 9 Fine day, rather milder than yesterday with a good deal of sunshine. The snow is very deep, espe- cially on the Roads. I entered some vouchers, done the chores, etc. 10 Clear day with a good deal of Sunshine. But a pretty sharp, keen Air. Robt. Arnold, a neighbour who came on his farm, Lots 217, 18 & 19, Proton about a year ago, had a sale today and is moving away tomorrow. Jim Russell has bought his three Lots, 150 acres, for $1875.00. 11 Very sharp day. Easterly winds penetrating. I bought 10 Bushels Oats @ .22¢, 6 Bushels chopped oats @ 24¢ per Bushel and .70¢’s worth of pease from R. Arnold. He moved off his farm today. Jim’s man hauled the Oats I got, and some that Clark bought, home for us. 12 Cold, severe day. Frost very sharp, few people on the Road, cold, Bright & Sunny. 13 Fine day, a good deal of sunshine, pretty sharp Frost after sunset. Brother Sam called here. 14 Pretty sharp day, but still a good bit of sunshine. Mrs. R. left this morning for Adjala. I attended a meeting of the patrons of D[undalk] C[heese] Factory. G. McConnell, Collector of Taxes, re- turned his Roll. <p. 198> March 1896 15th Sabbath. Fine day, quite a good bit of sunshine, Ina and Johney were here in the afternoon. 16 Fine day, the sun warm and strong, the snow softening. Willie Brought me a load of straw. Sam’s daughter Madella was here a while. [in margin] Got a / Load of straw 17 Misty morning, Hoar frost on the Bushes. The sun shone out about 9 O’clock and the day was fine till the afternoon, when the sky clouded over and snow began to fall in the afternoon. 18 Fine, mild day, the sun bright and warm. I wrote out six agreements for the milk drawers of Dun- dalk Cheese Factory, also copied into my Defaulters Book a list of those who were returned in de- fault of taxes by the Collector of 1895. Jim got 12 of his cattle dehorned by Mr. F. Nixon, V. S. 19 Wild, Blustery day. Blowing and snowing, also pretty sharp frost. I started for Jim’s this after- noon, got almost 80 Rods, had to turn back as the wind and snow were cutting my face off. Ina was here. [in margin] Very Stormy 20 Clear and cold, immense snow drifts are piled up in all directions on account of the heavy snow and wind storm which prevailed yesterday and last night. There are no persons on the Road today, and before any traffick [=traffic] is resumed they will have to be shovelled out. Jim, H. Lonsway, & Tom Oliver were here a while. 21 Bright sunny day with a strong wind in the afternoon. People got through the roads with great difficulty. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 22 Sabbath. Pretty mild day, a few people on the Roads. <p. 199> March 1896 23 Bright, sunny day. I attended a Council meeting held in Dundalk. Clark drove me in and out. �513 24 Fine morning, the forenoon pretty fine, the afternoon got overcast and began to blow and drift. I wrote some letters on Township Business in the forenoon. [in margin] Poor little Pelo* / very sick / Had Dr. Martin [*must be a baby-talk name for Pearl, Clark and Mariah’s daughter; see 16 Jan. 1897] 25 Dark day, very windy in the afternoon, thaw wind all day, a slight sprinkling of Rain in the after- noon. Mrs. R. got home this afternoon From Alliston, A[d]jala, etc. Been away since Saturday the 14th inst. 26 Cold, stormy day, especially the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon and bought some shorts and Bran. Jim’s wife is here. [in margin] Pelo better 27 Sunny and bright but with a sharp Frosty wind. I entered Township orders. 28 Bright and sunny, but with a high wind, the snow softening some under the influence of the wind. I moped around, done nothing, only the imperative chores, an every day occurence. 29th Sabbath. Fine day, sunny and warm, the snow melting at a great rate. I went to Brother Sam’s. 30 Fine day, sunny and Bright, the snow disappearing fast. I made out a statement for the Bureau of Industries of the Receipts & Payments, Assets and Liabilities of Proton for 1895. 31 Very fine day, Sunny and warm. The snow disappearing fast. Changed in the afternoon to cold and raw. Willie and Susan was here a while in the afternoon. <p. 200> April 1896 1st Cold and windy, the day changed and became cloudy with a strong thaw wind. Sam called in the afternoon. Old Mr. Sauder of Melancthon died early this morning. Showery sleet and Rain mixed at night. [in margin] Mr. Sauder / Died 2 Very squally day, Fierce storms of snow came on now and then. I went to Dundalk in the Fore- noon, rode in with Clark, walked home, the Roads are very bad. [in margin] Sent News- / paper and auditors Report / to Ireland 3 Pretty rough, Stormy day, Blowing, Snowing and Freezing. The Township Assessor (Thos. McAulay) was here and assessed this house and acre at $100.00. Jim’s Assessment for his 250 acres is $2400.00. Total of Both $2500.00. We are all on as joint owners. 4 Pretty rough day, squally and cold, flurries of snow. I went to Dundalk and bought 2½ Bushels Best grade Manitoba Flour at $4.60 per Brl. and ½ Barell Ontario @ 3.90 per Brl., From John Sin- clair. Jim hauled it home. [in margin] Miss Fry / Died 5th Sabbath. Milder than yesterday, but cold enough. Very little if any thaw. Johney and Ina, Willie and Susan, Miss A. Davidson and Jim’s Arlie and Vern were here. 6 Cold, rough day, Blowing and snowing most of the time. I went to Jim’s in the forenoon and to Dundalk in the afternoon. Brother Sam was here. Clark started to sell more medicine. 7 Fine, a slight sun, thaw. I helped Jim cut some oat sheaves, then went to Dundalk, bought 30 B[ushels] Oats for 21¢ p. B. for cattle feed. Took them to get chopped. <p. 201> April 1896 8th Very fine day, quite spring like. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Clark started out towards Orangeville to Sell medicine. 9 Pretty chilly day with a slight thaw wind, in the afternoon dark, and a snowfall came on at night. Jim with his team brought home the chop (1024 lbs) from the mill. Mr. Thomas McKee, a resi- dent of Proton for about 43 years, died this morning From a cold contracted last fall. [in margin] Mr. Thos. McKee / Died 10 Dark day, mild and quite spring like. Clark got home from Selling medicine. �514 11 Rain early in the morning, the remainder of the day dark, spring like air. Mrs. R. and I went to Thos. McKee’s furneral. He was buried in Dundalk Cemetary. The Roads were very bad and quite a number of people attending were on foot. 12th Sabbath. Very fine day, the snow thawing rapidly. 13 Very warm day, quite spring like, the air hazy and Balmy. I pruned some apple trees, the snow had broke them considerably. First of our cows calved this morning. [in margin] Cow Calved / 1st Lizzard heard 14 Fine day, but not so bright sun as yesterday. The snow mostly out of the fields except in the fence corners. Wheels and sleighs both on the Roads. I moved and parted some gooseberrie bushes. Ida was here. [in margin] Seen / First / Robbin 15 Very fine day, sunny and hot, the snow is nearly all gone out of the fields. I made an enclosure to keep the cattle so that they would not injure the fruit trees. <p. 202> April 1896 16th Bright sunny day, very warm, both horses and men working an’ sweating with the extreme heat. I went to Dundalk, got a pair of Laced Boots for which I had left my measure from Mr. Syming- ton.* Cost of the Boots, $3.50. They appear good. Scarcely a pick of snow visable from the house. [in margin] very warm. [*W. J. Symington (b. 1847, d. 1931) bought the boot and shoe business of Thomas Hanbury ca. 1883. He is listed in the business directories of 1887 and 1906; see History of Dundalk, pp. 104-5, 387.] 17 Heavy thunder, lightening and some Rain about 4 A.M. The middle of the day dry and sultry. Rain in the afternoon. I attended G. Leache’s Sale in the afternoon, Clarked [=clerked] for him. 18 Sultry and close. Sowed cabbage plants and got home some cut feed from Jim. Clark hauled it with Jim’s team. [in margin] Sowed / Cabbage / Seed 19th Sabbath. Cloudy and sultry, with a slight sprinkling of rain through the day. Jim’s children were here, their parents had gone to J. Bowerman’s 20 Sunny and warm in the afternoon, the afternoon cloudy and sultry. I wrote out James Mills’ Will for him, according to his dictation. Jim Russell started two plows on the new place. [in margin] Wrote out / J. Mills’ Snr / Will / J. R. /Started plows 21 Fine morning, but a little cool, the day rather windy with quite a cold turn in the afternoon. Mrs. John McLean was here. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, got a Liniment to put on the cow’s legs. She is quite lame from an overflow of milk which settled in her Bag. Clark started to Sell medicine. <p. 203> April 1896 22 The Ground covered with snow this morning, a[nd] quite a frost, but the sun rose bright and warm and the snow soon disappeared. Mrs. A. Lonsway called this afternoon. [in margin] Snow / Frost. 23 Fine day, a trifle cool, still, very pleasant, the roads good, the ground dry and all the Farmers busy plowing. Splendid weather. I went to Mr. Andrew Lonsway’s this eavning and wrote out his Will for him. This is I think about the fourth time I have wrote out a similar Document for him. [in margin] wrote out / Andrew Lonsway’s / Will 24 Dark, cold day, with a very slight sprinkling of Rain now and then. I am doing nothing in the shape of work, only [dittog.: only] attending the cattle. But for the Pains that has me almost lame I would be chopping some firewood in the bush. �515 25 Fine day, a trifle cold early in the morning, dry and pleasant. I went to Dundalk and bought a chopping axe for 50¢ and handle for .15¢. Mrs. Richard Ludlow, a resident of Proton for about 48 years, and aged about 81, died today. [in margin] Mrs. Rich[ard] Ludlow / Died 26 Sabbath. Fine day, good growth, Bright and sunny, a little cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Brother Sam’s. He drove me home at night. 27 Fine day in the forenoon, the afternoon slightely wet. I went to Dundalk, bought a shirt @ .50¢ and a neck tie at .25[¢], also a pair of Baby Boots for little Pelo at .75¢s. I think of going tomor- row to Stouffville to see D. Boyers to get him to remove a species of cancer which is on my face. Mrs. Gott & Mrs. A. Lonsway were here. <p. 204> April 1896 28th Fine day, pretty warm. I left home this morning, took the cars and went to Stouffville. Came back from Stou[ff]ville to Markham. Seen Mr. Byers. Put plasters on cancers. I stopped with him all night. 29 Fine day. Still at Mr. Byers, under his treatment. Pretty tired of the spot. 30 Fine day, a little cool. Left this morning for home with one cancer burned out, the other with a burning plaster on. Both cancers on my face, a pretty picture I no [MS now] doubt looked, with my face plastered over and eyes discoloured from the swelling caused by the pain of my face. Got home about 10.30 P.M., completely used up. I don’t like Mr. Byers’ place to stop in. [May 1896] May 1st Fine day, great growing weather. My face is Burning and sore, my head aching Badly. Took some physic at night. 2 Fine day, a little cloudy and windy. My face is pretty badly swollen. Mrs. Robert Arnold called. Mr. G. Douglas called and got a receipt for his taxes of 1895 being paid. 3rd Sabbath. Fine dry day. Brother Sam, Willie and wife, Johney and wife were here. 4 Fine day, dry and warm. Clark set out some Fruit trees, which I had got, for me. [in margin] planted / out Fruit trees <p. 205> May 1896 5th Dry and fine. People very busy seeding. The trees are getting out in leaf and there is great vege- taton. Clark & Mariah at Jim’s. 6 Fine day, splendid weather. One of the spots on my face has burned into quite a hole, the other spot, although Burned white, has not as yet sunk any. Pretty sore face and head I have. Clark, Mariah and the Baby started for Willie’s this afternoon. 7 Bright sunny day, dry, Breezy and warm. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. I kept house. 8 Fine day, dry and warm. I went to Dundalk, got some fastenings for to keep colt in field, also two straps for milk cow. 9th Bright and sunny. I fixed up a runway for the pigs from their pen so that they can get on the road when they please. 10th Sabbath. Dry and hot. John and wife, Willie and wife were here. Clark and Mariah went to Church at Hog Back. 11 Dry and hot with an occasional puff of wind. I Banked up some Six apple & plum trees which Clark had planted for me and I also staked them. Jim plowed the Garden and hauled out two loads of manure. [in margin] Seen first / swallow 12 Fine day, but dark in the forenoon. Clark, Mariah and little Peelo left for Attwood. They had been stopping here since 21st of last November when they came from Michigan. �516 <p. 206> May 1896 13th Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I took to Willie and Susan a yearling heifer calve, made a present of it to Sue. 14 Dry and fine. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. [R.] and I planted some garden seeds. Some thunder and lightening with a small sprinkling of Rain about 10 P.M. 15 Fine day, a trifle cool. I picked over some potatoes in the cellar. 16 Fine day, pretty Breezy. I chored around. A slight rain late at night. [in margin] H. H. Hunter / of Dundalk / Died 17th Sabbath. Dry and pretty warm. H. H. Hunter was Buried today in Dundalk Cemetry. Very high wind, especially at night. 18 Dry and windy. I fixed some fences for Jim which were blown down. Then gathered some sheep sorrel in the afternoon to drink the juice of, as it is said to be a Blood purifier. 19 Dry but very cool in the afternoon. There was a pretty sharp frost this night. Done some harm, though not much. [in margin] Frost 20 Dry and sunny most of the day. I helped Jim’s man fill 3 Loads of manure. 21 Dry and fine. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. There was a slight shower of Rain about 4 P.M. and more rain during the night. [in margin] Got papers from / Toronto <p. 207> May 1896 22nd Cool and dry, cloudy in the afternoon. I went in the afternoon to Dundalk to hear Dr. Sproul[e],* M.P. for E. Grey make a political speech. His opponent was no good. [*Conservative MP 1878- 1911; see 5 March 1891; and http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/sproule_thomas_simpson_14E.html] 23 Dry, clear and Breezy. I made and Ruled a Book for to keep the milk accounts in for the season of 1896. 24th Sabbath. Dry and warm, cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Brother Sam’s. [in margin, but strick- en] Slight / Frost 25 Rain early this morning and it was very much needed, the ground being so dry that the grass and grain was beginning to wilt and then Brown. The day cloudy and windy. Shower at night and a good heavy rain after dark with plenty of Lightening and thunder. [in margin] Rain 26 Cool and cloudy with a very strong wind, quite cold at sunset. Joe Bowerman got a heifer calve of six days old from here. Mrs. R. and I were at Willie’s. 27 Very cool morning, but the sun got out and the forenoon was warm. A pretty sharp shower of Rain and hail about noon, the afternoon warm. Wm. Lonsway called this afternoon. Sam’s Bob brought out a horse for me to take me to the Council meeting. I cut potatoes & went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. helped. 28 Wet in the forenoon, showery through the day, high winds. I attended C[ouncil] Meeting at Hope- ville. Came home at night. <p. 208> May 1896 29th Showery and cold all day, with quite a strong wind. I took home Sam’s mare which I had bor- rowed. 30 Dry, cool and Breezy with quite a bit of sunshine. I planted potatoes, about 9 Bushels. Willie with his team, Johney and Sam’s Johney and Bob helped. We hauled out and spread 13 loads of Manure, then planted the potatoes under. We were done about 4:30 P.M. Planted about 5/8 of an acre. Did not harrow them. [in margin] potatoes / planted �517 31st Sabbath. Frost this morning, the day dry, but cool and cloudy. Walter Bell was here a while in the forenoon. [June 1896] June 1 Cloudy in the forenoon, clear and cold in the afternoon. I took the three year old filly to Brother Sam’s to pasture. [in margin] Took / colt / to Sam’s 2 Dry day but cool, Frost this morning. I was pretty sick last night with a cold. Mrs. R. put hot stove lids to me and caused me to sweat which relieved me greately. [in margin] Frost 3 Quite a frost this morning, the day dry and warm. I only could walk around a little. [in margin] Frost 4 Dry and hot. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I Consulted Dr. Martin. He exam- ined and prescribed for me. I am weak and [a] considerable bit of pain, no appetite, no spring to me. 5 Fine day, dry and warm. Cloudy and some thunder and lightening at night. Mrs. A. Jackson and Mrs. Walter Bell called here collecting for the church. We moved the stove into the Back Kitchen. <p. 209> June 1896 6th Dry and very warm. I cut some seed potatoes for Jim in the forenoon and in the afternoon sowed some turnip seed for table use. 7th Sabbath. Dry and warm in the forenoon, some thunder and lightening and a splendid Rain in the afternoon. 8 Pretty fine day, great growth. Some Rain in the afternoon. I worked at the milk sheets and mend- ed Brush fence in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. 9 Dark morning, the day showery, something like a scotch mist, especially in the afternoon. I chored around. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s & Johney’s. 10 Fine day all through, a little cold in the afternoon. I fixed Brush fence on the T. Arnold farm. Poor Phebe died a year ago. 11 Frost this morning, but I think it done no harm. I made a piece of a pole fence in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. I sent a letter to Br[other] William. [in margin] Sent letter to Br. William ℅ / Kosima P. O. / I. T. / U. S. 12 Fine dry day, pretty warm. Also I finished pole fence. Mrs. R. helped me. Mr. G. Rutherford was here today and insured me in The Queen Insurance Co. of America, For 36 months, Dating from the 16th inst. on dwelling house $400.00, Contents $150.00, on wearing apparel $50.00, on Stable $70.00, Contents $30.00, on northerly corner of Lot 220, 1st Con., Proton, Total $700.00. Premi- um to be paid in one month—$6.40. That is .90¢ on the $100.00 for house & Contents and $1.00 on the $100.00 for stable and contents. [in margin] Insured <p. 210> June 1896 13th Dry and fine, a little cool towards night. I worked at the Township Books and at the Milk sheets. Ordered English B. C. Tree, price .50¢ 14th Sabbath. Dry and cool. Mrs. J. Grummett and husband and Miss Mills were here at night for a while. 15 Fine day, dry and pretty warm, a little thunder in the distance in the afternoon. I washed two swine with water and soft soap, then put some green copperas* in water and washed them with that, the pigs having vermin on them. [*see insert before entry for 7 May 1893.] 16 Dry, sunny and fine. I harrowed the potatoes. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. Jackson’s Garden party. �518 17 Dry, sunny and warm. I went to Sam’s but did not get all the way as I met him. Joe and Ida called here this afternoon. 18 Dry, sunny and hot. Mrs. R. and I went Berry picking. I left the Berry patch in the afternoon and went to Dundalk, thinking to see the School Inspector. Did not see him. I got a Bottle of medicine and some pills From Dr. Martin for my stomach which is out of order. 19 Dry and hot, some thunder clouds showing in the afternoon, but no rain fell. I went to Sam’s. 20 Fine day, dry till the afternoon when there came on a pretty nice rain. I worked at the milk Books. <p. 211> June 1896 21st Sabbath. Fine day, dry but a little cool. Joe and Ida were here. 22 Dry and cool. I went to Johney’s and Willie’s. Tried to burn some Brush in the fire slashing but failed. 23 Fine day but a slight frost this morning. Dry and dusty. I went to the Dominion Election polling at G. Acheson’s. Willie drove me out. [in margin] Frost 24 Dry and sunny, Breezy. I fixed Brush Fence for Jim. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s Logging Bee to Help Susan. I would have helped log but was afraid of getting the cicatrice on my face, which is yet tender, switched with brush. 25 Fine day, dry and warm with a good rain at night. I attended Council meeting at Proton Station. Stopped all night. 26 Dry and warm. Clark, Mariah, Pelow and Miss Maggie Moran came here. 27 Dry and hot. I fixed at pole fence and compared vouchers with the cash which I paid out on the 25th. Came out right. 28th Sabbath. Fine Rain early this morning and rained during most of the forenoon. Willie and Sue called here. 29 Pretty cool day, but dry. I helped ship Dundalk Cheese. 30 Dry and a little cool. I worked all day at the milk accounts to have them ready to pay the patrons on next Thursday. <p. 212> July 1896 1st Very hot day. I was doing Statute Labor. Mr. R. Oliver called here in the afternoon. 2 Hot and dry. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and paid the patrons. [in margin] Got cheque / For pension 3 Hot and sultry in the forenoon, a grand shower of Rain fell about 4:30 P.M., accompanied with some thunder and lightening. 4 Cloudy in the forenoon. I entered some milk receipts. The afternoon delightfully wet. I worked at the milk Books. [in margin] Grand / Rain 5th Sabbath. Fine day with a small sprinkle of Rain. Mrs. R. and I went to A. Lonsway’s in the eavning. 6 A scotch mist fell during the day. I entered Township orders in the forenoon and in the afternoon hoed potatoes. W. Faucett called here. 7 Cool and cloudy. I hoed potatoes for the first going over. Hard work as the ground was wet and stuck to the hoe. 8 Dry day, fine and warm. I finished hoeing potatoes for the first going over. 9 Dry in the forenoon. Slightely wet in the afternoon, warm. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 213> �519 July 1896 10th Showery, especially in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to J. Bowerman’s. I worked at the milk sheets. I ordered some small Fruit plants and Bushes From J. R. Medaugh, agent, at Proton Sta- tion, for Stone and Wellington, 49 Wellington St. E., Toronto, nurseries Fonthill, Ont., to be deliv- ered by agent April 1897. Currants, 1 Moore Rubie (Black) .50¢, 3 prince Albert (Black) .50¢ , 3 White Grape .50¢; Gooseberries, 6 Smith’s improved .75 ¢, 3 New American .50¢; Strawberries 25 Cresent .50¢, 25 Sharples $1.50; Raspberries 3 Tayler’s .50¢ (Black), 3 Sniders (Black) .50¢, 1 Columbian Free. Total money, $5.75. [in margin] Ordered Fruit plants 11 Fine Bright, sunny day and warm. I Balanced the Township Books and wrote out ½ Yearly Fi- nancial Statement to present to Council on the 15th inst. 12th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. 13 Beautiful shower of rain in the morning, cleared off about 9 A.M., the remainder of the day dry and warm. I went to Dundalk and helped ship 100 Boxes Cheese, sold for 6 13/16¢ 14 Pretty warm all day, but cloudy. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and put Paris Green on them in the afternoon at the rate of one heaped teasponfull to a pail of water. 15 Rain early this morning. I left home about 8:30 A.M., went to a Council meeting at Bell’s Cor- ners, about 20 miles from here. Stopped all night at the Hotel (Mathew Bulger). <p. 214> July 1896 16th Clear and cool all day. I left Bell’s Corners about 8:30 A.M., came home by Dundalk. Stopped there for about an hour, got home at 2 P.M. Balanced my cash and orders, found them correct. 17 Dry and pretty warm in the afternoon. I hoed and Paris-greened potatoes in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 18 Cloudy and cool. I hoed potatoes to 4 P.M., then went to Dundalk. 19th Sabbath. Dry, except a slight mizzle of Rain in the morning. 20 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I posted Reeve’s orders and milk accounts till 4 P. M., then hoed potatoes. 21 Fine dry day and very hot. I helpd Mac [?] grind the mower knife then hoed potaotes. 22 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the latter part of the afternoon. I finished hoeing potatoes for the second time, then cut a little grass around the house and Mrs. R. and I went with Brother Sam to Dundalk in the afternoon, to help place a monument at the Grave of his lost Phebe. Poor Phebe, more than a year departed. The monument* is a good one and cost one hundred and sixty dollars. [in margin] helped place / monument at / Phebe’s Grave. [*the monument is a red granite pillar about 3 meters tall.] 23 Fine day, but very much like rain. I finished gathering up the little hay I had, then went to Dun- dalk. Ida came here in the afternoon. <p. 215> July 1896 24th Slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry with quite a bit of sunshine. I worked at the milk sheets in the forenoon and in the afternoon mowed some swale grass. 25 Dry day. I went with Jas. Watson to let him the chopping of firewood in Melancthon. I let him 20 Cords 2 feet stove wood at .40¢ per cord. I then went to Johney’s and Willie’s. John drove me home. 26th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, a little wet in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 27 Fine day, dry and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and cut swale grass in the afternoon. �520 28 Hot day, cloudy and very much like a thunder storm in the afternoon. I cut some grass in the fence corners in the forenoon and in the afternoon cleaned out the spring for the cattle and raked up some hay. 29 Dry and hot till the afternoon, when there came on some thunder with quite a rainfall. I worked at the Township Books and Cheese accounts. 30 Close, sultry day, a little hazy and thick atmosphere. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 31 Dry and fine. I Paris-greened the potatoes for the third time, then raked up some hay and put it up in handshakes. There is a great growth these days, splendid Rains and sunshine afterwards. <p. 216> August 1896 1st Dark, dry forenoon, the afternoon dark and slightely wet. I worked at the milk accounts and Township Books. 2nd Sabbath. Fine, dry day, pretty warm. Willie, Susan and her sister Adda [=Ada] were here. 3 Dry and warm. I hoed potatoes for Jim. 4 Dry and very hot in the afternoon. I finished hoeing Jim’s potatoes and he hauled in a load of swale grass hay for me which I had cut. Miss Bowerman is here cutting out a dress for Mrs. R. We got a likeness today of Brother William, his wife and Grandchild. Rain at night. [in margin] Hot / Got Brother / William’s Likeness 5 Very sultry and hot, especially in the afternoon. Heavy dark clouds gathered in the sky towards night and about 10 P.M. the rain was coming down heavy. There was an immense display of sheet lightening and a good deal of thunder. I went to Sam’s in the forenoon and came home about 7 P.M. [in margin] Very hot 6 Dry and pretty hot. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. also went. Got a lift with H. Lon- sway. [in margin] hot / Jim commenced / cutting oats 7 Dry and hot. Mrs. R. and I went with Brother Sam and Madella to the cemetry of Dundalk to fix the Burying plot in which his darling Phebe is interred. 8 Dry in the forenoon and pretty hot. I went in the forenoon to measure some stove wood which I had got cut. Came home and stooked some oats. <p. 217> August 1896 9th Sabbath. Very hot day, thunder and lightening and rain at night. Joe and Ida were here. [in margin] hot 10 Hot and dry till the afternoon when there was a thunder storm. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Stopped at night. [in margin] hot 11 Dry and hot, a very heavy thunder storm at night, a little hail with a great deal of Rain. I pulled pease for Jim after I got home from Hopeville. [in margin] hot 12 A little cooler than yesterday, dry. I pulled pease for Jim. 13 Dry and warm. I added up the milk sheets and balanced township orders in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 14 Dry and hot. I pulled pease for Jim. We finished on the Arnold place, a seven acre field. They are a good crop. 15 Dry and hot in the forenoon, a thunder storm in the afternoon, a good deal of lightening and rain. I helped Jim to haul in pease. We got in 10 loads before the rain and 2 yesterday afternoon. 16th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and very Breezy. �521 17 Dry and cool with a Rain storm at night, accompanied with thunder and lightening. I went to Dundalk and helped ship 194 Boxes of Cheese. Sold for 7 1/16 & 7 3/16 cents per pound, 120 @ 7 3/16, & 74 @ 7 1/16. <p. 218> August 1896 18th Dry in the Forenoon, showery in the eavning, with a good deal of Rain at night. I worked all day at making out the milk patrons accounts, a heavy day’s work it was. 19 Fine day, dry and Breezy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid the patrons of cheese facto- ry, 7 weeks milk $1302.49 20 Fine day, dry, a little cool. I Balanced the milk accounts in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped Jim to finish hauling in pease on the Arnold Lot, then hauled oats. [in margin] Frost this / morning 21 Dry in the morning, a slight rain came on about 10 A.M. and stopped the hauling in. The after- noon dry, we again hauled in. I helped Jim in the dry part of the day. 22 Dry day, cloudy in the afternoon and very much like rain. I helped Jim to haul in. Rain storm, thunder & Lightening at night. 23rd Sabbath. Fine day, dry and Breezy. Willie & Susan and Brother John’s Vina came here and stopped. 24 Dry and fine. I totted up the milk sheets in the Forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25 Dry and pretty breezy. I added up the milk sheets got yesterday. [in margin] Frost 26 Dry in the forenoon. Rain came on about 12 noon and kept raining till about 3.50 P.M, when it cleared up and the sun shone out bright. I put up a few stooks of Barley for Jim in the forenoon. 27 Dry and cloudy in the forenoon. Dry & Sunny in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. Ida was here. [in margin] Frost <p. 219> August 1896 28th Frost this morning, but done no harm. The day dry and warm. I went to Sam’s. 29 Dry and cloudy. I went to Johney’s, then came home and helped Jim haul in oats. He put three acres of oat sheaves in my stable loft for cattle feed for me. 30th Sabbath. Showery. Ida and Vina were here. 31 Dry and cool. I helped Jim haul in oats. We hauled them in just as he cut them with the binder. Sept[ember 1896] 1st Dry day, cool and a good deal of sunshine. Jim finished cutting grain (oats) and we hauled them in. Then we drew in six loads of barley. [in margin] Jim finished / cutting grain 2 Dry in the early part of the day, showery from 9 A.M. Not a great deal of rain fell. I helped Jim’s man to put in one load of barley and unload two. Mrs. R. went to Sam’s threshing. 3 Showery in the forenoon, dry in the afternoon. Very cold in the eavning. I worked at the milk accounts in the forenoon. 4 Dry and cool. I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon. Returned 20 pounds of tea to Toronto. The tea was bad, I would not use it. Fixed up a pig Run when I came home. 5 Dry in the forenoon, showery in the afternoon. I helped Jim haul in six loads of Barley in the dry part of the day. Went to Dundalk in the eavning. Mrs. R., Madella & Vina went to Adjala Town- ship and I am all alone tonight, ain’t it a pity! <p. 220> September 1896 6th Sabbath. Showery most of the day. �522 7 Dry, with a good deal of sunshine. I helped Jim load his pigs (9). He sold them for $3.60 per hundred pounds live weight. Mrs. R. and Madella got home from Adjala. 8 Fine day, dry and sunny. Mrs. R. Henders called. I worked at the milk accounts. 9 Dry and sunny. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 10 Dry and sunny, very sultry all day. I picked up some firewood in the forenoon and went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. Jim’s three children are here tonight. 11 Beautiful day, dry, sunny and hot. I picked up three loads of summer firewood and hauled it home with Jim’s team. Mrs. R. helped. Jim’s children are here. 12 Dark day, showery in the Forenoon, the afternoon misty. Mrs. R. and I hauled up 4 sheep of Jim’s which had been lost for ten days. She got them at the Railway. 13th Sabbath. Dark day without Rain. Willie and Sue were here. 14 Dark day, a slight mizzle of Rain fell now and then. I worked all day posting Township orders. 15 Dark, cool day. I helped ship the Dundalk Cheese. 153 Boxes, 10283 lbs. @ 8 3/16¢ per lb. These were the August cheese. 16 Dark in the morning, and in the afternoon Bright, and sunny in the middle of the day. D. Reid and wife came out to see a mare and colt of his which were at pasture. I worked at making out milk payments. <p. 221> Sept[ember] 1896 17th Dry, cloudy and cool. I finished making out the milk payments, then went to Dundalk. 18 Dry but cloudy, pretty warm. I added up and entered the milk sheets in the forenoon and went to Brother Sam’s in the afternoon. Mrs. Samuel McDowell was here. 19 Showery all day, the afternoon very cold, strong wind and drifting cold rain. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and paid milk patrons. 20th Sabbath. Dry but pretty chilly. Johney and Ina were here. 21 Dry and fine. I entered the milk payments in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped Jim to haul in four loads of Buckwheat. 22 Cold, chilly morning, Rain and wind, the day very cold all through. I went to Dundalk and Bought some necessaries. Mrs. Jas. Russell was here. Willie called in the eavning. 23 Very hard Frost this morning, the day dry and pretty sunny. I cut stove wood at the house. [in margin] Frost 24 Fine day all through, warm and sunny. I cut stove wood at the house till noon, then went to Dun- dalk. Ida was here in the eavning. 25 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. I helped Jim haul in a load of loose buckwheat in the forenoon. This finished his harvesting. [in margin] Jim finished / Harvesting <p. 222> Sept[ember] 1896 26th Dry and fine. I cut up some stove wood at the house and worked a while at the milk sheets. Brother Sam called this morning. 27th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Jim Patterson, Jnr., was here a while at night. 28 Very fine day, Sunny and warm. I went to Johney’s & Willie’s. Called in to Mr. John Conners’ and stopped about two hours. Mrs. R. and Ida were there. 29 Dry in the forenoon, Rain came on about 3 P.M., the afternoon wet, not much falling, still, heavier than a good Scotch mist. I worked at the milk accounts. 30 Wet day all through, except about two hours in the forenoon. The sky overcast and quite dark. The ground is pretty thoroughly soaked with wet at the present time. �523 October [1896] 1st Mizzle, wet day. I fixed fence round part of the garden. Mrs. R. helped. Then I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 2 Fine day, dry and sunny. I helped Jim in the afternoon to cut some oat sheaves. 3 Dry and fine all day. Jim threshed on the home place. His oats were very bad indeed, so light that a Bag would scarcely weigh a Bushel. He has some good buckwheat, pease and Barley. <p. 223> October 1896 4th Sabbath. Fine day all through. Dry and sunny. Jim’s Arlie and Vern were here. 5 Dry and sunny. I started taking up my potatoes, digged and picked up ten Bushels from 11 A.M. Sam came here in the afternoon and I went with him to witness his sureties signatures to his Bond as Collector of Taxes for Melancthon. [in margin] Began to raise / my potatoes 6 Dry in the forenoon, slightely wet in the afternoon. Willie came out with his team and plow and Boy, and helped me to raise potatoes. Sue also was with him. Anthony Trugon’s two little Boys also came. At 3 O’clock P.M. we finished, got up about 90 Bushels, put them in pits and covered them. Will let one pit of 20 Bushels remain till spring, the other pits with about 75 Bushels I in- tend putting in the cellar in about four weeks from now. They are a good crop, having about, in all, 100 Bushels off about half an acre. The potatoes are called ninety-nines, they are dry and nice. Sue stopped all night. [in margin] Finished Raising potatoes 7 Dark morning, quite mizzly most of the day, very cold and has all the appearance of snow. 8 Dry, dark, cold day, a little snow was on the ground in the morning. I Banked around the pig pen and stable. [in margin] some / snow 9 Cool and clear. We attended Dundalk show fair. There was a large exhibit and large crowd of people. 10 Clear and cold with a strong, chilly wind in the Forenoon. <p. 224> October 1896 11th Sabbath. Fine day, dry but cool. Joe and Ida were here. 12 Dry and cool, with a cold wind. 13 Fine day, dry but a trifle cool, quite a bit of sunshine. I worked at the milk sheets. 14 Beautiful day, sunny and bright. I dug out an open drain alongside of the S. E. fence to carry off the overflow of water which will occur in the Spring. Also went in the afternoon to see Mrs. A. Lonsway. Tried to place her Cancer medicine which she has got from England so that she could use it according to directions, but it is so mixed up that is almost impossible. 15 Beautiful day, almost like Indian summer. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. W. Robinson, an aged lady of 78 years, Resident of Proton, died this afternoon. [in margin] Mrs. Wm. Robinson / Died 16 Very cold day, a shower of snow about 10:30 A.M. Bitterly cold day. Mrs. R. and I went a few hours to the wake, then Mrs. R. went to Brother Sam’s for the colt which had been pasturing there and brought it home. 17 Dark, cool forenoon, quite a snowfall in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I attended the Funeral of the late Mrs. W. Robinson. She was Buried in Maple Grove Cemetry, Dundalk. [in margin] Mrs. Robinson / Buried / Snow 18 The Ground covered with snow this morning, but most of it disappeared before noon, a pretty cold day. [in margin] Snow <p. 225> �524 October 1896 19th Cold, raw day, cloudy. I put some more covering on the potatoe pits. The ground froze hard this morning. 20 Dark and cold, with a pretty sharp frost in the morning. I attended Council meeting of Proton held in Dundalk. 21 Dark and cold, hard frost in the morning. I compared the orders I paid and the money left with what cash I took. Found the day’s work straight and no error. Mr. [striken: D] Jim Grummett & wife and Mr. W. Bell were here a while at night. 22 Dry and cold. Mrs. R. and I went in the afternoon to Dundalk with the colt. 23 Dry, cool and cloudy. I helped Jim with his turnips. We picked up and put in the Root house 16 loads, about 500 Bushels from noon. There were five of us. Topped them in the forenoon. 24 The Ground covered with snow this morning, the day was one of snow showers and a little sun- shine between. I worked at the milk accounts. Mrs. Jas. Grummett was here in the afternoon. 25th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and mild. Willie and Sue were here. 26 Fine day, dry and sunny, almost like Indian Summer. I helped Jim to take up the remainder of his turnips. He has 33 Loads in all, upwards of 1000 Bushels, I think. He gave me one load. [in mar- gin] Indian / Summer <p. 226> October 1896 27th Beautiful day, sunny, bright and warm. I took up some turnips at home. G. McConnell, Collector of Proton, made his first payment $70.00. [in margin] Indian / Summer 28 Fine day, dry and mild, slightely overcast in the afternoon with a few drops of Rain. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 29 Dark morning, but the sun shone out [dittog.: but the sun shone out] and the day was fine and warm. I worked at posting Township orders. Mrs. R. and Ida drove to Shelburne and bought a Black Fur coat for thirty dollars. It looks well and I think also a good one. 30 Rainy morning, the forenoon wet, the afternoon dry and warm. I plowed for Jim in the afternoon. G. McConnell called at night and left $81.00 of Twp. Taxes. 31 Dark and cool, a slight shower of sleet at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. November [1896] Nov. 1st. Sabbath. Fine day, dry and mild. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 2 Beautiful day, sunny, bright and warm. I raised some carrots and parsnips. Mrs. R. went to Wil- lie’s, came home in the afternoon. 3 Fine day, dry and sunny. I helped Jim a little in the afternoon to fix up his barn for threshing. In the forenoon dug a ditch to carry off the water from the Garden in the spring. 4 Dark, but dry. Jim threshed on the Arnold lot. Pease & Barley, good quantity & quality, some of his oats are light. <p. 227> November [stricken: October] 1896 5th Wet morning, the day showery, very wet in the afternoon, the rain turned to snow at night. Jim’s threshers Broke arm* in the morning, had to stop and go to the Blacksmiths’s for repairs. [*on threshing machine] 6 The Ground covered with snow and more falling. Several snow showers throughout the day. Jim’s threshers Broke Arm when about 15 minutes at work this morning. The Big wheel of the Horse power burst. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted and Registered a letter to the �525 Manager of the Union Bank of Canada, Shelburne, Containing $70.00 in Bills to pay on notes made by President of Dundalk Cheese Factory, and was due on the 31st last October. 7 Dark and showery. I went to Melancthon to get Johney [to] haul me home a load of stove wood. There was too much rain falling so he postponed it till next Monday. 8th Sabbath. The ground covered with snow and more falling, a very wintry day, 9 The ground covered with snow, but the day was not cold. Johney and Willie brought me a load of stove wood each from Melancthon. They helped me to butcher a 13 month’s old pig which weighed 250 pounds. Jim finished threshing. He had a fair yield. 10 Quite a bit of snow on the ground this morning. It thawed some through the day. Mrs. R. and I took the colt & Buggy and went to Willie’s, Round by John Trugon’s. <p. 228> November 1896 11th Rain this forenoon, the snow has mostly all disappeared, the day mild. I chored around, took up beets, put some wood in the wood shed, etc. Cloudy in the eavning. 12 The snow has mostly all disappeared and people are plowing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 13 The ground covered with snow and more falling, quite a big fall of snow. Sleighs are running. I went to Dundalk to be present at the inspection of the cheese. Mr. J. B. McLaren inspected them. Did not pass his opinion to me about them, said he would tell Mr. Cornett. I went in the afternoon to Lot 31, Con. 5, Melancthon, and let Frank Bellamy the cutting of 30 Cords long wood, at .60 cents per cord. The fallen timber to be cut first, then if there is not enough, standing timber, to make out the 30 Cords to be cut. Also the tops of the trees to be cut into stove wood 2 feet long at 30 cents per cord. Stopped at Joe Bowerman’s on my way home and had dinner and supper com- bined at one meal. [in margin] First Sleigh Ride 14 About four inches of snow on the ground this morning, the day pretty cold and wintry like. Joseph Brown was here to pay his Taxes. G. McConnell, Collector, paid me $475.00 which he had col- lected. 15th Sabbath. Fine day, the sun shone out bright. The snow has mostly disappeared. Arlie, Vern & Delbert were here, stopped till their parents came from Joe’s. <p. 229> November 1896 16th Fine day, mild and a good bit of sunshine. I put in the cellar, out of the pits, 70 Bushels of pota- toes. Mrs. R. helped. A Boy was born to Mr. A. Trugon this night. [in margin] A. Trugon’s / Boy born 17 Fine day, mild and not a particle of snow left. About 9:30 P.M. there came on a rain storm and it has all the appearance of a wet night. 18 Dark day and showery in the afternoon, a very strong wind in the afternoon. Thunder in the fore- noon. [in margin] Thunder / Neil Trugon / married 19 Very sharp cold day. Freezing from morning till night, the Roads very rough. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 20 Hard morning, the day sharp, no snow but a very cold freezing air. Roads are as hard as iron and rough as possible. 21 Snow on the Ground and more kept falling all through the day. Some sleighed but mostly wag- gons on the Road. I went to Dundalk. 22nd Sabbath. Quite cold, a little snow on the ground. Joe and Ida were here. Willie and Sue called at night. �526 23 A thaw wind and Rain, the snow is going again. Brother Sam called about one O’clock. I bought 22 Bushels oats and 5 Bushels pease at 20 & 45 cents per Bushel from James Mills. 24 Pretty mild day, the snow has disappeared. John & Ina were here at night. He paid me $50.00 Land payment on Lot 31, Con. 5, Melancthon. <p. 230> November 1896 25th A sleety Rain fell all day, the ground, Trees and fences all covered with ice and icicles. Jim and Mary and Andrew Roe were here. 26 Beautiful day, mild as spring, the ice and sleet of yesterday gone. I went to Dundalk to ship cheese. Did not. I helped McConnell to weigh and Box 60 of the unboxed, had dinner with him. 27 Another Beautiful springlike day. I went again to Dundalk on cheese business. 28 Hard frost last night, the ground as hard as iron. Went again to Dundalk on cheese business. 29th Sabbath. Pretty sharp day. Johney and Ina called in the afternoon. Ida was here a while in the eavning. 30 Very cold day, the roads hard as iron with some snow on them. I went to Dundalk, helped ship the cheese and collected cheese money through the village. [December 1896] December 1st. Cold day all through. I worked at the milk accounts, getting them ready for pay. 2 Another cold day, not very much snow on the ground. I finished the milk ac[coun]ts. Jim helped at night. 3 Pretty sharp day, some sleighs , some waggons on the Road. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 231> December 1896 4th Pretty cold day with some Showers of snow. I went to Johney’s to get him [to] haul me a load of firewood. The roads were so rough that I thought he had better not. 5 A little soft, with some snow falling. I went to Dundalk and paid the patrons of Cheese Factory their final payment for seven weeks milk drawing & making, total $1759.58. 6th Sabbath. Mild, the snow going. Mrs. R. and I went to A. Lonsway’s a while at night. 7 More snow fell last night, but melted pretty well today. I was working posting milk payments which I had made last Saturday. Gilbert McConnell, Collector, and wife were here. He paid me between Cash and orders and deposit slip, $1427.32. Johney and Willie fetched me a load of wood each. 8 Mild day, the snow softening. I was making out the Financial Statement for next Council Meet- ing. 9 Mild in the morning, began to blow and snow about 11 A.M., the afternoon cold and rough. I was making out Financial Statement for Township. I finished it as far as I can go till there are more Receipts and payments of moneys. 10 Mild day, the snow going. Sleighs and waggons both running. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. [in margin] Got letter from S[ister] Sarah / New Lowell P. O. 11 Fine, mild day. G. McKonnell [=McConnell?] was here and paid me taxes, $276.00. Mrs. R. and I went to Mrs. Lonway’s at night. <p. 232> December 1896 12th Beautiful day as any in spring, sunny and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s & Johney’s. 13th Sabbath. Mild mostly all day with a snow shower in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. �527 14 Pretty sharp day, the roads rough, the air keen and Bracing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim Grummett and wife were here a while at night. 15 Pretty cold morning, the day cold. I went to Hopeville to a council meeting. Stopped all night. 16 Another cold day. Came home, got here at noon. Counted over my orders which I had paid and the Cash I took with me, also what Cash I had got. Paid out over $2900.00. Made no mistake, every thing [MS think] was square to the last cent. I then went to Dundalk and sent $1000.00, Co. Rates to Co. Treasurer, O[wen] Sound. 17 Pretty cold day, the roads are very hard and pretty smoothe [=smooth], good wheeling. I posted orders in the Township Day Book and Le[d]ger. 18 Cold day and snow falling all day long, the wind very strong. I entered the orders in the Financial Statement out of the Books and Balanced it. I had a long and tiresome job of it. Don’t feel well either, think I got a cold. Mrs. R. drove Jim’s Mary to the School at Maybourne tonight to some kind of an entertainment. 19 Cold day, sharp frost. I went to Dundalk to the printers with the Twp. Financial Statement in the Forenoon. <p. 233> December 1896 20th Sabbath. Pretty sharp day. Willie and Susan and Ida & Joe were here. 21 Something milder than yesterday. I butchered a fat pig, would dress about 250 pounds. Jim McCartney and George Corbett helped. G. McConnell, Collector, & Mr. Gailbraith called at night with some Tax money. 22 Sharp day with a bit more snow on the ground. Some sleighs running. Mr[s]. R. , horse and bug- gy, took Jim’s Mary to Dundalk. R. J. Cornett and James Patterson called in the afternoon. I handed R. J. over $32.00, part earnings of Cheese factory. 23 Very cold day, a little snow falling now and then, but still very cold. [in margin] Cold 24 Cold day, some sleighing, not very good. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Johney came here when we got home. 25 Pretty chilly, some sleighing. Mrs. R and I spent our Christmas with Johney. Jim and family, Willie and Sue, Newt. Oliver and Tom were there. 26 Rather milder than yesterday. The Factory auditors, John McGrath and H. Jackson, were here auditing the Books. 27 Sabbath. Pretty sharp day, cold wind. Jim was down a while at night. <p. 234> December 1896 28th Cold, raw wind, not much sleighing. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 29 A Slight thaw. I made out a Financial statement for the Cheese Factory. A Germain [=German] Jew, a pedlar, is stopping here tonight. His name is Goodman. 30 Quite a thaw, slight mizzle of rain and also a ground thaw. I wrote some letters on Township Business. 31 Mild day, the snow has nearly all disappeared. Good wheeling. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon and sent a draft to the Co. Treasurer for $603.56, Co. rates, Being Balance in full for 1896. Ida was here today. The old year is nearly out and the new about coming in. The old has passed away without many changes among us. May the new have the same story to tell. [in margin] Mrs. Jas. Cavanaugh / wife of the Clerk of Proton / died this morning [January] 1897 January 1st Mild day. Mrs. R. and I went to the Funeral of Mrs. James Cavanaugh of Ventry. �528 2 Mild day, the Roads very sloppy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and got from G. McConnell, Collector, $661.64. 3rd Sabbath. Mild day, the roads very sloppy. Mrs. R. and I went to see Mrs. A. Lonsway. 4 Rain occasionally, the day Freezing at night. I went to the Township voting at John Allen’s. <p. 235> January 1897 5th Pretty cold day, a little snow falling, the Roads very rough. I attended the annual meeting of Stock Holders of Dundalk Cheese Factory. Willie brought a load of wood. 6th Cold day, a little snow falling. I helped Jim in the forenoon cut some Feed. Mrs. S. Wakely, Manitoba, called to see us. 7 Cold and the roads very rough, almost like a thaw, sometime in the eavning. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 8 Sharp frosty day, very little snow on the ground, the roads rough. Wheeling is the mode of transit. Mary was here in the afternoon sewing. 9 Dark and windy, pretty cold although the little snow there is softening. I Balanced the Township Books. They are now ready for auditing. 10th Sabbath. Pretty cold day. Johney and Ina were here. Mrs. Hannah Lonsway, wife of Andrew Lon- sway, aged 68 years and a Resident of these parts for about 46 years, died this forenoon of Cancer and Rheumatism. Mrs. R. and I went to the house a while at night. [in margin] Mrs. Lonsway / Died 11 Pretty cold in the afternoon. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville. Came home at night. The Roads going were very Rough. 12 Very sharp day. Mrs. R. and I went to the Funeral of Mrs. Lonsway who was buried in Inistioge Burying ground. 13 Sharp day. I entered Township orders in Books. <p. 236> January 1897 14th Sharp cold day, no sleighing, only a very little Snow on the ground. Willie Brought me a load of stove wood. Miss A. Bowerman came here in the afternoon to sew [MS saw] for Mrs. R. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Pretty cold day, the roads as hard as iron and rough. Miss Bowerman got done here in the after- noon and Mrs. R. took her in the Buggy to Ida’s. 16 Dark day, with a slight snowfall. Mild and almost inclined to thaw. Mrs. R. and I went to Dun- dalk. Clark, Mariah and Pearl came here this afternoon. They had been at St. Mary’s during the summer and fall. [in margin] Clark & / Mariah & Pearl / came 17th Sabbath. Sleet in the morning, heavy rain at night which turned to snow before morning. This is my birth day. I am 61 years of age. [in margin] 61st Birth- / Day / Rain 18 Cold, stormy day, Blowing, snowing a little and Freezing very keenly. Clark went to Ida’s. 19 Very Sharp morning, exceedingly cold through the night. The pump Froze last night and we could not get it to work today. Most of the day was bright and sunny. 20 A little milder than yesterday with a slight fall of snow in the afternoon. Clark went to Proton Station to help Jim pack some bailed hay in the cars. [in margin] Alfred Ward / 63 years of age / Died in / Dundalk <p. 237> January 1897 �529 21st Quite a bit of snow on the ground and more falling, the day mild. A. Gillespie, Township auditor, came here this afternoon and is stopping all night to commence work tomorrow. I went to Dun- dalk in the afternoon. 22 Rough, stormy day, the sleighing pretty good, some snow fell. The Auditors of Township Ac- counts (A. Gillespie & John S. McMullen) were on my accounts. They found them correct, as usual. They got done about 3 P.M. I went with them to Dundalk. Brother Sam came here and stopped all night. [in margin] Township / Auditors here 23 Pretty cold day, Snowing a little and freezing a good deal. Sam, Clark and I took the pump out of the well and brought the Frozen part in to the House to thaw it. G. McConnell called and paid in $437.00 taxes. 24th Sabbath. Some snow falling. Ida was here and Joe. Joe left his cutter for me to use when going to the Silver wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Rogers of Cedarville tomorrow. 25 Mild in the forenoon, the afternoon quite stormy, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. Mrs. R. and I left about 1 O’clock in the afternoon to attend the 25th Anniversary of the marriage of Mr. Samuel Rogers and Mrs. Rogers of Cedarville, about 20 miles from here. We got there about 5 O’clock in the afternoon. There were about Fifty guests. We had a very pleasant time of it. Mr. R. and Lady were extremely kind. The Roads were so blocked up with snow that we had to stop till Wednes- day. [in margin] Brother John paid / us a visit in our / absence <p. 238> January 1897 26th Cold and stormy. We stopped at Mr. Roger’s all day and went with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and some other guests to McBentley’s[?] and had tea there. 27 The Blowing has ceased and the day is mild. We left for home about 10:15 in the forenoon, got home at 4:40 P.M. There was about a mile of the road on our way home that was entirely filled up with snow, therefore we had to go through the fields. Brother John was here when we came but he left shortly after. Clark drove him to see the Friends and Brother Sam. [in margin] John left for Sam’s. 28 Pretty mild in the forenoon, the afternoon rough and stormy with a snowfall. I went to Dundalk. 29 Snow falling throughout the day. Pretty rough and cold. Clark took his horse to Melancthon to trade for a smaller one or to sell. He did not get home this night. 30 Fine day, a good deal of sunshine, quite a large number of teams on the road. The sleighing is good except where the roads are drifted in. Such places teams have taken into the fields. Johney brought me a load of stove wood from Melancthon. Clark is not home yet (5:20) P.M. Clark came about 9 O’clock. Brothers John and Sam also came. John stopped. Johney and Ina also came here. 31st Sabbath. Very fine day, Bright, sunny and mild. Mrs. R. and Brother John started for Adjala in the Forenoon. Mrs. R. Arnold was here, also Tom Arnold at night. <p. 239> February 1897 1st Very fine day, Bright and sunny. Sam’s Willie came in the afternoon and took his cutter which his father had left here home, behind his sleigh. 2 Mild day, but cloudy and overcast. Willie called on his way to Jim’s. Jim also called at night. Clark was here at noon with his horse on his way to Dundalk to try and sell him. He did not suc- ceed. Brother John was here all night. 3 Mild day without any sunshine. I went and helped Jim to take nine head of fat cattle to Dundalk. He is shipping them to Toronto. He was bid $190.00 for them by a buyer, but did not take it. I �530 sold my green wood (30 cords) to John Conners of Dundalk for $1.75 per cord. Had dinner with Mr. Skeffington Bell. 4 Fine day, sunny and warm, good sleighing except where the roads are drifted. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. Jim called in at night on his way home from Toronto, where he had been to sell his cattle. He sold nine head of two year olds. They weighed 8180 pounds. He just cleared what he was bid at home for them. 5 Mild in the forenoon, colder in the afternoon with a snowfall at night. Brother Sam called at night to Send word to Jim about pressing S. McCullough’s hay into smaller bundles. 6 Snowing mostly all day, quite a quantity fell, the day mild. Mrs. R got home at night. 7th Sabbath. Mild day. Willie and Sue were here. <p. 240> February 1897 8th Mild and dark, no Sunshine. Clark traded his horse to Wesley Lonsway for his span and gave him Thirty two 50/100 dollars to boot. Brother Sam was here at noon and got my horse and cutter to go to the Funeral of Mr. McDill, a Forester, to which society Sam belongs. 9 Mild day, Cloudy without sunshine. Mr. Harrison P. Moorish[?] and Ida were here. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and bought 2½ Brls Manitoba flour at $4.90 per Brl., also 1 Bag Ontario @ $2.00 and 5 Gallons Coal Oil for $1.00. Jim hauled it home. 10 Beautiful forenoon, the sun Bright and warm, the afternoon colder. I went to see Mr. Cavanaugh, Twp. Clerk, who is very sick. 11 Sharp day, especially in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 12 Quite stormy mostly all day. Blowing and snowing and Freezing. Brother Sam was here about noon. 13 Mild day, quite a bit of sunshine, good sleighing, the snow, I think, would be about sixteen inches deep were it not drifted. Jim was here at night. Clark brought over a small load of hay from Jim’s to me. G. McConnell, Collector, was here at night, paid $635.00. 14th Sabbath. Quite stormy, Blowing and drifting. Mrs. R. and Clark went to Meeting at J. McMurch- ie’s church. 15 Mild, the Roads very heavy. Mrs. R. and Clark went to Willie’s. Willie came here with a load of stove wood. I went twice to Dundalk. <p. 241> February 1897 16th Mild day, not much sunshine, the snow quite soft. Rather a stiff blow which banked up the snow. Mrs. Anthonhy Trudgon died this morning. Had been ailing for about three months. [in margin] Mrs. A. Trugon / Died 17 Mild day, almost a thaw. A Blow in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went to the Funeral of Mrs. Tru- gon. We went with Mr. Jim Grummett and wife. Mrs. Trugon was buried at the Union Church. 18 Mild day with some snow showers. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 19 Pretty mild and pleasant. G. McConnell came in the afternoon and stopped all night. 20 A Little Rough, especially in the afternoon, heavy wind and some sleet. I went with Mr. McConnell to a Council Meeting in Dundalk. He settled up his Collector’s Roll and handed it in. Jim gave me a ride home at night. He waited on me till I got done with Business. 21 Sabbath. Mild mostly all day. Ida came here in the afternoon. Johney, Ina and Joe called here at night. �531 22 Rather Blustrey day, calmed down towards night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon with Jim. Walked home and a hard job it was with the Big coat on. Went to Jim’s at night to hear the Lat- terday Saints’ preachers.* [*first mention of Clark’s new religion, which he joined in Michigan.] 23 Very stormy, Rough day, blowing, snowing and freezing. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. <p. 242> February 1897 24th Very Stormy, rough day from morning till night, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. I worked at the Township Books. 25 Another pretty rough day, especially in the forenoon, Blowing and snowing. Brother Sam called. Lew. Kinnell, a cheese maker, was here. I got a small load of straw from Jim. 26 A pretty rough, cold day. I went to Andrew Lonsway’s at night and wrote out his will for him. I think this is the third will I have drawn for him. 27 Rather cold and rough, but I am in bed laid up with grip. 28th Sabbath. Cold and rather stormy. I am pretty weak, fell of[f] the chair in the afternoon in a faint. Dr. McWilliam was here, said it was La grippe. Left me some pills. [March 1897] March 1 Cold and stormy, Blowing, snowing and Freezing. Am still in Bed. 2 Milder than yesterday, the Blow has ceased and there is a softening in the air. I bought a small load of oat sheaves some time ago from Jim Grummett for $1.50. He hauled them home today. There is scarcely an oat in them, good straw would be as good nearly. No more entries till April on account of sickness. <p. 243> April 1897 4th Sabbath. Pretty fine day, with a good deal of sunshine, Mrs. Ben Bowerman and Jim Patterson were here. I am still so weak and poorly that I can scarcely walk. However, I am improving and I suppose will get strong through time. 5 Dark day with some rain and thunder in the afternoon. Clark came here in the evening and went away again. 6 Pretty chilly day, cold air. I settled up with Clark, gave him an order on Dundalk Bank for the Balance of his [stricken: money] ($1000.00) which I had deposited for him in my name on the 14th Sept. 1892. This Balance and interest was $137.08 7 Rather a nice day with a good deal of sunshine. Johney was here in the morning. Jim was here through the day. Clark, Mariah and Pearl went away this afternoon for their home in Hillman in St. of Michigan, U. S. [in margin] Clark / left for Hillman 8 Hard Frost this morning, but the day was fine but not much sunshine. Mr. Robt. Oliver, an old resident of Melancthon, paid us a visit, went to Jim’s for a while, came back and stopped all night. [in margin] Mrs. Arnold’s / newborn Baby / died 9 Dark morning. It commenced snowing about 10 A.M. Big snow storm all day. Mr. Oliver left this morning. Mrs. R. has gone to Willie’s this eavning on the colt’s back. <p. 244> April 1897 10th The Ground covered with snow this morning, about four inches deep, but the sun got out pretty strong and a good deal of it disappeared. Mrs. R. got home from Willie’s in the forenoon, and �532 went with Jim in the afternoon to Dundalk. I am still so weak that all I can do is to walk around slowly. 11th Sabbath. Pretty cool, still, the day was pleasant. Joe and Ida and Walter Bell were here. 12 Bright and sunny, the snow disappearing pretty fast. I took a walk to the rear end of Lot 219, just 5/8 of a mile and back. It tired me out pretty well. I am very weak. 13 Dark and rainy all day, with the exception of about an hour at 3 P.M. No person moving around today, the Roads very bad. 14 Cool and dark, misty like all day. Mrs. Walter Bell and Mrs. Thos. Robinson were here. 15 Fine day, mild and the snow in the fence corners going pretty rapidly. R. Agnew came here. 16 Fine pleasant morning, Balmy and nice. The day got overcast, slightely wet in the afternoon. 17 The Ground covered with snow this morning, but most of it had disappeared before night. The day dark, cloudy and cold in the afternoon. 18th Mild in the forenoon, colder in the afternoon, with very heavy wind at night. Brother Sam was here. [in margin] Esther / Heavy wind <p. 245> April 1897 19th The Ground covered with snow this morning, and more fell during the day. The day cold and windy. 20 The Ground covered with snow this morning, and more falling, but most of it had disappeared before night. The afternoon milder. 21 Bright and sunny in the forenoon, the afternoon overcast with a little rain at night. Stranger pruned the apple trees here and for Jim on the Arnold place. Seventy-five cents for both jobs. Edward Noble was here. Mr. Walter Bell and Thos. McAulay, Township assessor, called this eavning. [in margin] Fruit trees pruned / E. Noble / here 22 Beautiful spring like day, warm and pleasant. T. McAulay, Twp. Assessor, was here with his Roll. I added up the different columns for him and totalled them. [in margin] First cow / Calved 23 Mild and balmy. Thunder and heavy rain in the afternoon, a little [stricken: rain] hail with the rain. 24 Fine day mostly. I went to Dundalk with Jim. Have not been there for about two months on ac- count of sickness. 25 Sabbath. Fine day, a little cold rain at night. 26 Showery all day, some hail mixed with the rain. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s on the colt’s Back. 27 Hard Frost this morning, a bright sunny day with a cold air. Mrs. H. Lonsway was here in the af- ternoon. <p. 246> April 1897 28th Fine, mild day, the Ground drying up good. Ida and Miss Bowerman were here in the afternoon. 29 Mild day, quite close and warm, little sunshine. Cloudy in the afternoon with indications of rain. Mrs. R. and I walked to Dundalk. It tired me pretty badly. I got some small nursery stock. [in margin] Jim started / his spring work 30 Cool and windy, dark, without sunshine. I planted out some small Fruit, Gooseberries, currants, etc. [in margin] Set out / Fruit / plants May [1897] 1st Dark and lowering most of the day, with something more than a Scotch mist till about 5 O’clock in the afternoon, when the clouds rolled by and the sun shone out, Bright and clear. �533 2nd Sabbath. Wet all day. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s, then to Willie’s. Willie’s first child,* a girl, was born today. Dr. McWilliam was in attendance. [in margin] Willie’s Baby / Born. [*Reta] 3 Wet most of the day, the ground is in a terrible state of softness. Mrs. R. got home this afternoon. Willie brought her. 4 Heavy shower early in the morning, cleared up a little, quite a mizzle of Rain in the afternoon. 5 Fine day, sunny, Bright and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s and Johney’s. Johney drove us out as far as S. McDowell’s in the Buggy. 6 Dark and threatening Rain, but not much fell. I piled up some wood which had fallend out of the pile. Opened the potatoe pit, there was some of them Frozen. <p. 247> May 1897 7th Beautiful springlike day, sunny and warm. People are all busy plowing, the ground is wet. 8 Fine day, sunny and warm. We planted some onions and sowed lettuce seed. 9th Sabbath. Fine growing day, dry and warm till late in the afternoon when there came on [a] thunder storm, accompanied with lightening and heavy rain. 10 Dry and warm, a fine growth. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s. I went to see Mr. Andrew Lonsway. 11 Fine day, dry and warm, quite a fine growth. I seen three swallows for the first this year. [in mar- gin] Seen first / swallows 12 Dry and fine to about 1 P.M. when there came on quite a thunder shower, wetting the ground very badly. Mrs. R. and I were at J. Bowerman’s. 13 Quite a mizzle of Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry till night when there was a very heavy Rain. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim plowed, sowed and harrowed the garden. 14 Wet mostly all day, nothing but rain incessantly. There are none of the Farmers around here done seeding. They cannot get on the ground with the wet. 15 Dry and pretty warm. I posted Township orders. 16th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Joe, Johney and Ina called here. 17 Dry and sunny in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy. I took a pit of potatoes (24 Bushels) in. Mrs. M. Arnold was here in the afternoon. [in margin] Dundalk C[heese] Factory / opened <p. 248> May 1897 18th Fine dry day. I planted one Bushel potatoes. [in margin] First / potatoes / planted 19 Dark, without any sunshine, a slight rain in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I planted a Bushel of potaotes for Jim. Rain, thunder and lightening at night. James Trudgon called here this after- noon. 20 Wet day, especially in the afternoon, which rained without ceasing, ground very wet. 21 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 22 Dry day, a good growth, the ground dried up nicely, but there came on a rain at night which will soften it again. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s. I fixed fences and put some leached ashes around the fruit trees. [in margin] Frost / this morning 23rd Sabbath. Wet mostly all day, dark and gloomy. 24 Dark and without any sunshine, but dry and no rain, except a slight mizzle. I chored around, not much of any work. 25 Dry and fine with a good deal of sunshine. I harrowed about two hours for Jim on Lot 215. 26 Dry and fine, a frost this morning, but it done no harm. The ground drying nicely. 27 Very fine day, dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Harrowed about an hour for Jim when I got home. [in margin] Got papers / From Toronto �534 28 Slightely wet. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. J. Bowler rode out with me. <p. 249> May 1897 29th Slight mizzle of Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I got home at 9.40 A.M. From Hopeville. 30th Sabbath. Dark day, wet in the afternoon with some thunder and lightening. Joe and Ida were here, also Jim and Mary a while. 31st Dark and cold, slightely wet. I went to Dundalk. Miss A. Bowerman & Ben were here at night. June [1897] 1st Dry, sunny and cool. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. 2 Dry and cool, with Frost in the morning. I fixed [the] pig yard. Cloudy and very much like rain in the eavning. [in margin] Frost 3 Dry in the morning, a heavy rain about 11 A.M. The afternoon dry. Johney was here. I gave him four Bags of potatoes. 4 Dry most of the day but quite cool and cloudy. I cut two Bags of seed potatoes. 5 Dry, Cloudy and warm. I cut seven bushels of seed potatoes at Jim’s for him. 6th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, wet in the afternoon with thunder and Lightening. I hauled up Jim’s sheep which had strayed out of his pasture. I got them. Johney and Ina wre here in the afternoon. 7 Wet day mostly all through. I sowed nineteen pounds of Timothy Seed on top of some of last year’s seeding of three acres which Jim had gave me for a pasture. 8 Dry day, sunny and warm. I tried to hunt up a cow for Jim which had gone astray. Did not find her. <p. 250> June 1897 9th Fine day, dry, warm and cloudy. 10 Dry and warm. R. Arnold was here. I posted a letter to Clark containing $85.00, less .90¢, price of M[ail] order. 11 Dry in the forenoon, wet about noon and pretty misty about 7 A.M.[for P.M.?]. Mrs. R. Arnold and child were here. 12 Dry morning, the day dry all through and pretty warm. A woman called in this morning to get some feed for her Baby. 13th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Jim & Mary called, Jim Patterson and Mr. J. Bowler called. Mrs. Joseph Bowler was here. Mrs. R. and I went in the afternoon to see Mr. Andrew Lonsway who is ailing. 14 Fine dry day. I attended Council Meeting at Proton Station. Took the noon train going north at Dundalk. Jim came for me with the Buggy at night. 15 Dry and fine. I went with Jim in the afternoon to Dundalk, bought two hundred weight of Manito- ba shorts for $60/100 per 100 lbs. and a hundred of inferior flour for $90/100 for pig feed. Jim bought one ton of shorts. 16 Fine day, dry and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s and Johney’s. Stopped till 5 P.M. then Willie drove us home in his Buggy. Johney bought a dog from Mrs. A. Smith for Five dollars which I think is too much for any dog. 17 Cloudy and overcast, a little rain began to fall about 4 P.M. Kept getting heavier till near night. 18 Fine day, dry and warm. I dug a piece of Ground in the Garden for a cabbage plot. <p. 251> June 1897 �535 19th Fine day, dry and warm, cloudy in the afternoon. I went to the little saw mill on Sam’s place in the afternoon. The walk tired me quite a bit. 20th Sabbath. Cold and clear with a strong wind. 21 Clear and cool with a slight frost in the morning. I dug a piece for cabbage plants. [in margin] Frost 22 Clear, cool and windy. We went to Dundalk to witness the Jubilee.* There were a great proces- sion of S[c]hool children, about 500. They were presented with medals and Brooches by the cor- poration. The horse races were a poor affair. [*celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, 60 years on the throne. She was crowned 20 June 1837. The official parade in London was Tues. 22 June 1897, declared a public holiday in Britain, Canada (and all former colonies); see https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/queen-victorias-diamond-jubilee/] 23 [Stricken: Dry and very sultry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon.]. Bright and sunny. I hoed some potatoes. 24 Dry and very sultry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mr. George Watson, insurance agent, was here at noon. Joe Bowerman brought a load of rails and helped build a Cow pen. Jim also helped. 25 Cool, clear and windy. Jim and I finished the cow pen. I hoed potatoes for Jim in the afternoon. 26 Fine day, dry and sunny. I hoed potatoes in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Brother Sam and Madella were here a while at night. 27 Sabbath. Dry and pretty warm. Willie and Sue with their Baby were here. <p. 252> June 1897 28th Fine day and pretty warm. Frost this morning, the afternoon cloudy like a thunder storm. I set out one hundred and sixteen cabbage plants. Joe & Ida called at night. [in margin] Frost / Set out / Cabbage / plants 29 Grand Rain this morning, and rain pretty much all forenoon. It was greately needed. Johney came for his mother this eavning to go to Willie’s, whence she and Sue intend starting tomorrow for the wedding of Brother John’s daughter Nancy.* The others of the Friends also intend going. I keep house. [in margin] Rain [*Nancy marries James Patterson, Jnr.] 30 Misty morning, but the day cleared off and the afternoon was just splendid. [in margin] Hot July [1897] 1st Dominion day, but no turn out in Dundalk. Pretty warm with a little cool wind in the afternoon. I am alone, something I don’t regret. [in margin] Hot 2 Fine day and very warm. I am alone. [in margin] Very Hot 3 Fine day and hot. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [in margin] Very Hot 4th Sabbath. Very warm. Mrs. R. got home from the wedding about 2 O’clock A.M. 5 Very warm day, it might be called hot. I pulled wild mustard out of the acre patch. We moved the stove to the summer kitchen. [in margin] Hot 6 Hot day. I hoed some potatoes for Jim in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 7 Very hot, especially in the afternoon. I done Statute labor. Hauled Gravel out of J. Allen’s pit with Jim’s team. [in margin] Hot <p. 253> July 1897 8th Very hot, especially in the afternoon. I posted Township orders in the forenoon and in the after- noon went to Dundalk. [in margin] Very hot �536 9 Very hot day, the sun came pouring down in the afternoon. I made out the half-yearly financial statement for the Township. Miss McDonald and Mrs. McDonald visited here. Mr. William El- ders of Flesherton called to see about arrears of taxes which have been returned against his proper- ty. 10 Very hot day. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. The Room was ex- tremely close and warm where I slept. Next meeting of Council is on the 14th of August in the same place. 11 Sabbath. Dry in the morning, Rain came on about 8 A.M., some thunder and lightening. I left Hope- ville and got home at 9 A.M. Mr. J. W. Paterson, Jnr. and wife, Joseph Bowerman and Ida were here. This afternoon is decidedly cooler. 12 Fine day, but cloudy and cool, pleasant for the Orangemen to march. I worked at posting the Township orders which I got last Saturday. Jim’s family, Arlie, Vern & Delbert are here this eavning. 13 Dry in the forenoon, a very fine shower of Rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I got the horses which had got out of the pasture, then we hitched up the colt and went to Dundalk. 14 Dry and warm in the Forenoon, quite a shower in the afternoon, some thunder and lightening. Mrs. R. and I drove with the colt to Johney’s and Willie’s. <p. 254> July 1897 15th A little cooler than usual in the morning, the afternoon warmer, the day dry. I wrote some letters in the forenoon and Paris-Greened the potatoes at the house, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk, posted the letters and got my mail. 16 Fine day and pretty warm. Thunder clouds passing round, a few drops of Rain fell. I went to Brother Sam’s, came home with Jim in the Buggy. 17 Pretty hot day, with a very heavy shower of Rain in the afternoon. Mr. J. Corbett, Councilman of Proton, and Mr. Robt. Woods,* Councilman of Melancthon, let a Road job of Gravelling 14 1/3 Rods opposite this house, six feet width and 7 inches deep, for $10.00. Both Gentlemen had din- ner here. [*Robt. Woods (1859-1944) was later MP for Dufferin, 1921-25, for the Progressive party; see Sawden, History of Dufferin County, p. 166. He was also grandfather of Don Woods (1935-2013). Don was an indefatigable Russell family reunion organizer, and Russell family his- torian, who inherited volumes 3-5 of these diaries from his mother Elva Russell Woods, grand- daughter of Robert Russell. In the late 1970s Don was instrumental in reuniting all five volumes of these diaries.] 18th Sabbath. Fine day, pretty warm, almost hot. 19 Cloudy and sultry. I mowed the grass around the apple trees and other parts of the acre. Felt pret- ty tired. 20 Cloudy and warm, thunder clouds and showers passing round. I molded up the cabbage, put some paris-green on the potatoes and shook out the grass which I had cut. Madella was here a while, al- so an aged lady (Mrs. Crisp) and her daughter called here to feed their horse. They were from Honeywood. 21 Dry and sultry in the forenoon, Heavy Rain with some thunder and lightening in the afternoon. I put Paris Green on Jim’s early potatoes in the dry part of the day. It will be of no use as the rain is certain to wash it all off. His potatoes are covered with bugs. <p. 255> July 1897 �537 22 Dry in the forenoon, showery in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, then went out as far as the Cemet[e]ry. 23 Raining in the morning, slightely wet mostly till noon. I took the Buds off some potatoes. 24 A little damp in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and breezy. I took the buds off some potatoes, then raked and put in hand shaking some hay. 25th Sabbath. Dry day, but cloudy and cool. 26 Dry till about 7 P.M. when it began to rain and is still at it (9.40 P.M.), with all appearance of a wet night. I Paris-Greened Jim’s potatoes (an acre) in the afternoon. Joe Bowerman with his brother Ben and hired boy were helping Jim at his hay in the afternoon. They Raked up and got in six loads. 27 Wet morning, the day wet all through, and the Rain is now (9.30) P.M. powering* down, such an incessant rain has not come this year. [*slightly illegible, this may be a slip of the pen for “pour- ing”] 28 An incessant day’s Rain from morning till night. 29 Dry but the weather seems unsettled. 30th Friday. Dry in the forenoon, a terrifick Rain storm with some thunder and lightening about 1.50 P.M. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 31st Dry and quite breezy with a bright sun mostly all day. I Paris-Greened Jim’s potatoes in the after- noon. Also carried in some hay which I had at home. This has been a very wet time and a great deal of hay is spoiled. <p. 256> August 1897 1st Sabbath. Dry day. Willie, Sue and Baby were here, also Mrs. Bowerman, Joe and Ida. 2 Dry day and pretty hot. Joe and Jim cut the piece of grass behind the stable for me with their mowers. 3 Dry and cloudy, pretty warm. I mowed some fence corners till noon, then helped Jim a while in the afternoon to mow* away some hay. [*=put in hay mow, as opposed to mow=cut] 4 Dry till about 4 P.M. when there came on a slight rain, enough to stop the hauling in of hay. I raked the hay out of some fence corners. 5 Dry and fine. I mowed fence corners in the forenoon, and in the afternoon Jim, Willie and I hauled in for me four loads which Jim gave me to feed the cows and colt. 6 Fine dry day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, bought a pound of Paris Green for .35 cts. Came home and put it on an acre of potatoes at Jim’s. This is the third time I greened the same patch. 7 Fine dry day. I went to Dundalk in the morning and in the afternoon helped Jim to mow hay. He and his help brought in eleven loads from noon. This finished his haying, all but the fence corners and some rakings. John Maxwell was here a while at night. [in margin] Jim finished / Haying 8th Sabbath. Dry, with rain and thunder in the distance. Johney and Ina called in the afternoon. 9 Dry, with thunder showers passing around. I got a load of hay rakings from Jim and put it in the stable loft. The hay is good. <p. 257> August 1897 10th Very heavy thunder, Lightening and Rain early this morning. The peals were startling and the lightening very sharp, whilst the Rain came down in torrents. The day was dry from about 10 A.M. I posted some Township orders in the Le[d]ger and made out the estimates for the Council meeting of the 14th inst. [in margin] Heavy thunder / storms �538 11 Dry and fine, with some clouds rolling over. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, then went to Sam’s in the afternoon. 12 Very cool and cloudy, almost like frost. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 13 Quite cool this morning, some people said there was a frost. The day fine, sunny and dry. I went to Willie’s logging bee. There were three teams and twelve men. He got about three and a half acres logged. 14 Cool and Cloudy, very like a thunder storm in the afternoon. A little rain fell at night. I attended a Council Meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. 15th Sabbath. The day cloudy with very Black clouds rolling around in the eavning and a little thunder. I came home from Hopeville this morning. Mary and Jim were here a little while. 16 Cloudy day with showers of Rain occassionaly. I Balanced up the orders I got at C[ouncil] Meet- ing. Came out correct. 17 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I went to a Raising of a Frame Barn, 42 x 70 feet, at Brother Sam’s. Did not get it finished on account of a little delay in pieces not fitting. The raft- ers and a piece of the purline plate not got up. <p. 258> August 1897 18th Showery day, very heavy rain in the afternoon. I mowed some oats in the forenoon and in the af- ternoon went to help Sam up with the rafters. Did not get them all up. I stopped at Sam’s all night. 19 Dry day. Came home and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 20 Dry day. I mowed some oats on the acre. Only could cut in the seven hours which I worked about 1/8 of an acre. They were so thick, laying down and tangled with fowl. Mrs. John Arnold and Miss Bessie Arnold here a while at night. 21 Fine dry day. I finished mowing the oats in the garden. Joseph Bowler mowed with me for three hours. I then went to Dundalk and Joe Brown hauled three hundred pounds of shorts home. Ida was here in the afternoon. 22nd Sabbath. Fine day, dry and cool. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s. 23 Dry day. I chored around. Jim commenced his harvest. Cut some oats with his Binder. [in mar- gin] Jim began / his harvest 24 Dry in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon very wet, with some thunder and lightening. I put in the stable loft the oats (2 loads) which I had in the garden. John Hood, Jim’s man, helped me. 25 Dry day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and sold a pig to the Butcher @ $6.00 per cwt., dressed, and in the afternoon helped Jim a little. Joe Bowler & his wife were here a while at night. <p. 259> August 1897 26th Dry and fine. I wrote some business letters in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 27 Dry, cool and cloudy. I chored around, mostly doing nothing. 28 Dry and pretty warm. I posted Township orders in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to help Jim haul in Barley. He got other help, so I was not needed. Jim took my horse and Buggy and drove to Dundalk. 29th Sabbath. Dry till about 6 P.M. when there came on a fierce wind and Rain storm, with some thun- der and lightening. 30 Dry and cool, a pretty fine day. �539 31 Dry and fine. Mr. Deverall,* Butcher of Dundalk, came here and bought a young pig at $6.00 per cwt. He killed and dressed it here. Mr. John Maxwell was here at night. I wrote him out an ap- peal to send to the Dept. Minister of Education for a recount of his Examination papers. [*Deverell Bros., Butchers, listed in 1906 business directory; see History of Dundalk, p. 105.] [September 1897] Sept. 1st Dry till about noon, then a slight shower. Dry then till 6 P.M., when there was a pretty heavy rain. I helped Jim to haul in four loads of oats on the Arnold lot. 2 Dry and fine all day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Very fine day, sunny, dry and warm. I helped Jim haul in oats and turned some pease for him in the afternoon. <p. 260> September 1897 4th Very fine day, dry, sunny and bright. I turned over some pease for Jim, then helped him draw in two loads. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk at night and done some shopping. 5th Sabbath. Fine day, dry, clear and warm. Joe & Ida, Willie, Sue and Baby were here. 6 Dry and hot with a few drops of rain about 3.30 P.M. I helped Jim to haul in pease. He got them all in, ten acres he had. 7 Dry and pretty warm, with some indications of rain. I helped Jim to haul in grain. 8 Fine day, sunny and hot. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and got a strap for to put on the co[l]t’s leg to keep if from jumping. 9 Fine day, dry and hot. I stooked some oats for Jim after the Binder, about (110). Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk at night. 10 Fine day, dry and warm, splendid harvest weather. I took up potaotes (9 Bushels). The hens had scratched them up and picked them, also there was a rot taking place, so I thought it best to raise them. Mrs. R. went to Toronto this morning. 11 A slight shower of rain early this morning, the day dry and bright. Mrs. R. got home from Toron- to, had some baskets of plums and peaches with her. 12 [13]th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and pleasant. Johney and Ina were here, also Sam. Mrs. R. and I went to see J. Bowerman at night, he is sick. <p. 261> Sept[ember] 1897 13 [14]th Heavy shower of Rain and high wind this morning, the afternoon dry. 14 [15] Dry, clear and cool. I went to Brother Sam’s. 15 [16] Dry and fine. I worked at Ledgerising Township orders. 16 [17] Fine day with a very slight sprinkle of Rain at night. I went to Dundalk, and helped Jim haul in a load of grain when I got home. 17 [18] A little Rain early this morning. I wrote some business letters in the morning, took them to Dundalk, posted them. Was home at 9.45 A.M. Then helped Jim in the mow till night. 18 Cloudy and very cool in the morning. The clouds passed away and the day was dry and Breezy. I helped Jim in the forenoon to mow away grain. 19th Sabbath. Dry and fine till night when there came on Rain. Jim’s three children were here, also Mrs. Ben Bowerman, Joe & Ida. 20 Damp in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, got some lumber for cellar door, and in the afternoon helped Jim to mow away grain. 21 Sharp Frost this morning, the day dry but some rain at night. I helped Jim to mow away grain. �540 22 Dry and cool. I helped Jim mow away a load of Barley, then raked up to get some Buckwheat sheaves which he had cut with the reaper. He stood them up singly. [in margin] (finished / cut- ting grain / Barley) 23 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. Mrs. R. took out to Willie’s some chickens which she had raised for him. <p. 262> Sept. 24th 1897 24th Fine day, beautiful and bright. Mrs. R. and I attended Dundalk Show Fair. There was a pretty good turn out of people, but the exhibits of different kinds were not numerous. 25 Beautiful day, almost like Indian Summer. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon and when there went to see Mr. Thos. Hanbury’s orchard and garden combined. The vegetables and fruits which are in it are immense, such apples and plums as are there, and in such abundance and perfection. In the afternoon I helped Jim to load three loads of Buckwheat. He threshed in the field with the steamer, hauled the sheaves to the thresher and hauled the grain to the Barn. He has, I think, about 200 Bushels or 22 Bushels to the acre. 26th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and Breezy, cloudy in the afternoon. 27 Cool and dry. I went to Melancthon and piled 14 Cords of short wood which Johney and Willie had hauled out of the Bush for me last spring and thrown on the roadside. Had dinner and supper at Johney’s and stopped at Willie’s all night. 28 Very hard Frost this morning, the day dry and sunny. I stopped at Willie’s till about 2 P.M., then Sue drove me home in the Buggy. 29 Fine day, sunny and bright. I helped Jim raise his potatoes. A very poor crop, only about 25 Bushels off about 3/4 of an acre. <p. 263> Sept[ember] 1897 30th Beautiful day, almost like Indian Summer. I took up my potatoes. They were a poor crop, about 18 Bushels off about 1/4 of an acre. I put 13 Bushels in the cellar and 5 in a pit. [in margin] Raised potatoes. [October 1897] October 1st Fine day, dry and sunny and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and done some shopping. 2 Dry and fine, pretty windy. I pulled some of my apples. Mr. Thos. Lauglin, Township Clerk of Proton, was here to get the Collector’s Roll of 1896, as a guide to him when making out the rates. I gave it. J. Agnew and wife called. 3rd Sabbath. Dry and fine. Joe and Ida were here, also Johney and Ina a while at night. 4 Dry and fine. Bright sky, a little hazy atmosphere, a very nice day. I sorted some orders. 5 Dry and very dusty till about 3 P.M. when there came on a slight rain. It cleared off till about 6 when it again commenced. Also there was some thunder and lightening. Mrs. R. and I went to Sam’s. I helped him light some Brush piles in his chopping, but the rain coming on was against a good burn. It was 7 P.M. when we got home. 6 Slightely wet most all day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim is pretty sick through inhaling the poisonous dust at H. Johnson’s threshing on last Monday. Johnson had put his oats in to his barn very wet. They heated badly and several of the men got sick at the threshing, Jim getting a bad dose. <p. 264> October 1897 �541 7th Dry, cloudy and cool, quite a shower of Rain fell during last night. Jim is something better, but sick enough yet. 8 Dry, mostly, with a little rain about 11 A.M., the day pretty cold. Jim and I went to Dundalk. 9 Cold day, but dry and windy. I attended a Council Meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. 10th Sabbath. Dry and cold with some thunder and lightening and Rain at night. I got home from Hopeville at 10 A. M. 11 Cold and windy, slightely wet in the afternoon. I worked all day at posting Township orders. 12 Dry, windy and cool. I finished posting Township orders and Balanced the Books. Came out all right. Brother John and wife came here in the afternoon and stopped all night. Also the Rev. Mr. Harrison of Dundalk and wife called in the eavning. 13 Beautiful day, sunny and Bright. John and wife went up to Jim’s for a while, then left for son Johney’s and Willie’s. Mrs. Samuel McDowell was here. 14 Very fine day, beautiful and Bright. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, then again at night with the Buggy to give Jim a ride home. We expected him up on the train. He did not come. Brother John and wife were here all night. <p. 265> October 1897 15 Fine day, dry, sunny and warm, exceeding warm for this time of the year. Brother John and wife left for home this morning. Jim got home from Toronto on the night train. Joe Bowerman drove him home. 16 Wet early this morning, then dry with some sunshine and pretty warm. A heavy fog came on in the afternoon, with a dullness [?] in the air which was quite unpleasant. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 17 Sabbath. Dry and pretty fine with a hard frost in the morning. Willie, Sue and Baby were here. 18 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I cleaned up some hen feed in Jim’s Barn on the Arnold place. 19 Cool and cloudy in the forenoon, sunny and somewhat warmer in the afternoon. I picked about a Barell of apples in the afternoon off our own trees, and in the forenoon we picked about two bags off Jim’s. Brother Sam was here a while at night. [in margin] Gathered / apples 20 Dry till about 11 A.M., then wet. Very heavy rain at night and after night. Jim started to press hay at D. Pate’s in Melancthon, very ???myamuable?? 21 Cloudy in the forenoon, with something like a Scotch mist, the afternoon dry. I hauled out manure on the garden with a stone boat. 22 Dry and fine. Finished hauling out manure. Jim helped me in the forenoon. <p. 266> October 1897 23rd Beautiful day, dry and warm. I plowed the garden with Jim’s horse and my colt. It tired me pretty well as the plough ran deep and I am anything but strong after the sickness which I had last spring. 24th Sabbath. Beautiful day. Joe and Ida were here. 25 Delightful day. Indian Summer, I think. G. McConnell, Collector of Township, was here and paid me as treasurer $99.00. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and deposited it in Bank. I bought 2 Barrels of Manitoba Flour at $5.40 per Barrel and 3 Bags of pease at 45¢ per Bushel. Joe Bower- man’s team brought it home, A. Thompson drove them. I pulled or Rather, shaked, the sweet ap- ples on Jim’s orchard on the Arnold place and Carried them in to the house. [in margin] Indian Summer 26 Beautiful day, sunny and bright with a hazy atmosphere. Indian Summer for sure. I helped Jim haul in turnips to his root house. [in margin] Indian Summer �542 27 Bright, beautiful day, warm and delightful. I helped Jim finish hauling in turnips. He had about 300 Bushels. He gave me two loads. Johney hauled them home for me. [in margin] Indian Sum- mer / Skip Carson and / Miss Patterson married. 28 Dark, cool morning, dry till about 4 P.M. when there came on a heavy mist, then a slight rain. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 267> October 1897 29th Snow on the ground this morning and more falling, quite a wintry like day. Most of it disappeared before night. [in margin] First snow 30 Another mantle of snow on the ground this morning, not much, enough to whiten the earth. Some of it went away before night. G. McConnell, Collector, left me $358.00 31st Sabbath. Dark, cool day, with rain at night. Willie, Sue and Baby were here. [November 1897] Nov. 1 Misty morning, the day dark. Warm in the afternoon. I topped some turnips at home. 2 Dark and misty, cold most of the day. Slightely wet in the afternoon. Mrs. John McDowell, an old resident of about 45 [years] in Proton, died. [in margin] Mrs. John McDowell / Died 3 Very fine day, sunny and bright. I topped the remainder of the turnips that Jim gave me. I think there must be about 50 Bushels. Jim threshed on the home place today. His grain did not turn out well. I think about 20 Bushels of oats to an acre. [in margin] Jim threshed 4 Fine day, dry with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I attended the Funeral of Mrs. John McDowell. She was buried in Inistioge Burying Ground. The Pall Bearers were Mr. — Rundle, John J. McCullough, Joseph Neithercut, Snr., Son Jim, and John and myself. There were about Fifty Rigs at the Funeral. <p. 268> Nov[ember] 1897 5th Dark morning, the forenoon dry, hot in the afternoon. I helped Jim put a top on a straw stack in the forenoon, and in the afternoon went to Dundalk and left my measure for a pair of long boots (calve skin), $5.25 [a] pair. Ida and Mrs. Jas. Maxwell were here in the eavning. 6 Dark and stormy this morning, Showers of snow falling all through the day. High wind, cold at night, quite wintry like. 7th Sabbath. Fine day, splendid sunshine, very nice. 8 Dark and mizzling most of the day, a very unpleasant sort of weather. 9 Snowing and blowing, a full day of storm, no cessation from morning till night. [in margin] Snow Storm / Cows stabled 10 Mild day, but the ground is still covered with snow. Sleighs are running, also waggons. 11 Rain in the morning and mostly all forenoon, the afternoon dry till night, when there came on a blustering snow storm. I Butchered a seven months old pig. It would weigh about 175 pounds, dressed. Jim and Sam’s Johney were the officers at its death. [in margin] Killed pig 12 Pretty cold with showers of snow during the day, pretty stormy at night, with a strong wind. 13 Cold and stormy in the morning, with snow falling, the afternoon milder. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, got the last pay for 6 weeks milk. <p. 269> November 1897 14th Sabbath. Dark and misty, the snow thawing, the day mild. 15 Slightely wet in the forenoon, the snow mostly gone, the roads very bad. 16 Cold and dark, gloomy day. Mrs. R. sold her poultry. �543 17 Sharp day, a shower of snow in the afternoon. I split some stove wood at the house. 18 Pretty cold day, not any sunshine hardly. I split stove wood at the house. 19 Dark and mild with a little snow falling now and then. Mrs. R. and Mary drove out to Willie’s and Johney’s. [in margin] J. Johnson’s / Sale of Stock / implements, etc. 20 Mild day, the snow melted away and scarcely any remained at night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon with the Collector who was here and paid me $340.00 which I deposited in Bank 21st Sabbath. Pretty mild day, though dark. Jim Patterson and Nancy were here and Brother Sam called at night. 22 The ground again covered with snow but it mostly disappeared before night, but there came on a fierce snow storm at dark. I carried in to the stable about 40 Bushels of Turnips which Jim had gave me. 23 Very cold day, with a little snow falling now and then. T. McAulay, collector, handed over $90.00. 24 Pretty cold although there was a thaw wind. Mrs. Jos. Bowler was here helping to quilt. <p. 270> November 1897 25th Dark and cold in the forenoon, the afternoon milder and thawing. 26 Rain in the morning and the day was pretty wet, turned to frost and snow at night. 27 Sharp, cold morning, the day dark and a hard Frost, the Roads very rough. Mrs. R. and I drove to Dundalk with the buggy in the afternoon. Seen the collector, he handed me over $175.00. 28th Sabbath. Pretty cold day, a little snow on the ground. Joe and Ida were here. 29 Rough, stormy day, blowing snowing and Freezing, not any sleighing as yet. 30 Pretty cold, the roads very rough, a trifle of snow fell. I went to see Jim Bell who is sick for some time with La Grippe. [December 1897] Dec. 1 Cold day, especially in the afternoon, some snow fell. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Met with the collector. Mrs. Donald McAulay was here. She and Mrs. Russell drove to Dundalk to a missionary meeting. 2 Sharp cold day with a little snow. I butchered a seven months old pig. It would dress about 200 pounds. Johny Hood, Jim’s man, helped me. Mrs. R. got hurt by being thrown out of her Buggy. The Buggy tipped up and she fell out, the lines broke and the horse ran off. Might have got killed. Johny and Ina, Joseph Bowler and wife were here a while at night. <insert> [between pp. 270 and 271] page of accounts: Took $1810.10 back side of page Got 7.42 has itemized payments in 4 columns 100.00 with total of 4 cols. = 3628.91 2434.90 Received 4352.42 Paid 3628.91 Balance 723.51 </insert> <p. 271> December 1897 3rd Cold, but not so much as yesterday. The sleighing is improving. �544 4 Something like a thaw, the trees covered with sleet in the morning which began to soften towards night, and almost turned to rain. I worked at the financial statement. 5th Sabbath. Dark and soft, a little snow fell. 6 Dark and cold, a little snow fell. Mrs. R. with others started for the funeral of her nephew, J. W. Agnew,* who died at Fort McLeod in the North West Territories and who will be buried on to- morrow the 7th inst. from his home in Essa. I worked at the Financial Statement and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. [*Joseph William Agnew, b. 15 July, 1871, eldest son of John and Margaret Agnew] 7 Dark mild day with snow falling now and then. I worked at the Township Financial Statement. Mr. Rutledge called here and left his taxes, $19.80. Joe Bowler milked the cows this morning and his Father milked them at night. I am alone tonight. 8 Fine day mild and a good deal of sunshine. I worked at the Financial statement. Mrs. R. Got home about 8 P.M. 9 Dark and soft, the snow going rapidly, wheels and sleighs both on the Roads. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. 10 Rain mostly all day, a regular thaw. I finished the Financial Statement as far as I could get. Mrs. J. Arnold and Mrs. Rob. Arnold were here in the afternoon. [in margin] Thaw <p. 272> December 1897 11th Raining this morning, and continued so most of the day. The rain turned to snow in the afternoon, freezing tonight. Rob. Arnold and Mrs. J. Bowler were here. Willie and Dr. Martin called at night to examine Willie for a pain in his side. He said his liver was out of order, gave him some medi- cine and pills. [in margin] Thaw. 12th Sabbath. Dark, misty and mild. Brother Sam was here a while at night. 13 Dark and a cold raw wind, got cold at night and the wind rose. Mrs. R. went out to Mrs. J. Patter- son’s to see Nancy.* [*Nancy, daughter of John and Eliza Agnew Russell, b. 12 Oct. 1868, mar- ried to James Patterson] 14 Dark day, slightely wet with pretty heavy rain after dark. I went to Dundalk and drew out of Bank $1300. to take with me to the Council meeting tomorrow. Willie brought me the horse and buggy from Jim’s. I am taking $1362.34 to the meeting, besides $103.00 of taxes which have been left by individuals for me to hand collector. 15 Pretty cold, raw morning, the day slightely wet. I went to Hopeville to Council Meeting and stopped all night. 16 Cold and slightely wet. I came home this forenoon. Balanced my cash and found it correct. 17 Snowing all day. I worked at the Financial statement. 18 Snowing some. I finished the statement, very hard it was, as I had to change some of the entries. <p. 273> December 1897 19th Sabbath. Pretty cold day with some snow falling. Ida was here. 20 Snowing in the forenoon, the day pretty cold. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, left the Financial Statement at the printers to be printed, also sent $1000.00 of Co. rates to the Co. Treasurer. 21 Mild mostly all day, with quite fall of snow in the afternoon. Johney called on his way from Jim's. 22 Dark and cold, snowing and blowing in the afternoon. Joe. Bowler and wife were here a while at night. 23 Cold day, snowing some in the afternoon and blowing very sharp at night. 24 Very cold day all through. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and done some Township business. �545 25 Christmas. Pretty sharp in the forenoon, the afternoon milder with a slight fall of snow. Jim and wife and family, Willie and wife and Baby, Jim Patterson and wife, Joe Bowerman and Ida were here. Christmas gift from Jim: 2 pairs slippers. 26th Sabbath. Pretty cold day with a fall of snow in the afternoon. Johney and Ina were here. 27 Bright and sunny with a keen frosty air. I carried some turnips which had frozen in the horse sta- ble in to the cellar to thaw out. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk to see Mrs. J. Patton, who broke her leg. <p. 274> December 1897 28th Fine day, but a little cold, capital sleighing. Rev. Harrison, John Maxwell, Ida and T. McAuley were here. 29 Blowing and snowing most of the day, not very cold. Mrs. R. and I attended a prayer meeting in James Trugon’s, Minister Harrison officiated. I sent, or rather, wrote a letter this night to Brother William, Kosoman P. O., I. T., U. S. [in margin] Sent a letter / to Bro. William. 30 Quite a fall of snow this forenoon and the Roads are pretty heavy, the day mild. I sent a letter to Clark and another to Sister Sarah.* Went to Dundalk in the afternoon and brought the horse and cutter home for Jim who is going to Toronto on the 5 O'clock train. [*Sarah probably lived in the Sudbury area in these years. Her daughter Margaret was married 26 Jul. 1894 at Bracebridge, Muskoka County, and her residence was Sudbury. Sarah’s daughter Sarah Elizabeth was married 15 Mar. 1898 in Sudbury, although her residence was Blezard, Nipissing District. Source: Ontario Marriages. Thanks to Reta Russell Lancaster for these details.] 31 Very stormy day from morning to night, snowing Blowing and Freezing, the stormiest day of the season. The old year is passing rapidly into the past and the New Year will soon be ushered in. What has the old left us? Not very much to me, indeed, as my health, I fear, has been permanently injured through inflamation of my lungs last winter. Still, things might have been worse, so I think I must be thankful for past mercies and hope that the future will in some respect compensate for the past. No sickness in the Families. <p. 275> January 1898 1st Stormy cold day. Snowing some, Blowing strong, and Freezing worse than Greenland. The very coldest day which has come this winter. Son Johney called here on his election campaign, he is running for the Council in the Township of Melancthon. Jim is in Toronto, he went down on the 30th Ult[imo]* to sell 4 carloads of pressed hay which he had shipped from Proton Station. Don't know when he will get home for I think the Railroad is blocked up with snow. [in margin] Ex- tremely cold. [*=“Ultimo mense,” of the previous month, i.e. December] 2nd Sabbath. Very cold stormy day, Snowing, blowing and freezing. James Mills, a [dittog.: neigh] neighbour, died this morning. He was 76 years of age, and lived here for about 50 years. [in mar- gin] J. Mills / Died 3 Cold but not so rough as yesterday. I went to the elections in Proton, Dundalk and Melancthon, voting in each. Willie was here. 4 Mild day, good sleighing. William McDowell, an old resident of Melancthon, died to day of par- allisis. He was about 63 years of age. Jas. Mills was buried today, there were about 45 Rigs at the funeral. 5 Mild day. I am laid up with a cold. Dr. Martin was with me yesterday, gave me some medicine. I am recovering. W. Lonsway and daughter Annie* called today. [William Lonsway, husband of Robert’s late sister Margaret (deceased 3 Mar. 1892), and Robert’s niece.] <p. 276> �546 January 1898 6th Dark, mild day, very much like a thaw. Mrs. Mills and her sons Edward, Christopher, Robert and Joseph came here at night for to get me read their Father's will. 7 Bright and sunny a good deal of this day, quite mild. Jim sent me a load of straw for bedding. Johney Hudd hauled it, he also took the Buggy over from here and placed it in his Barn. Mrs. Joe Bowler was here in the afternoon, also Mrs. Donald McDonald and Miss McDonald. 8 Rough and stormy. Blowing and snowing all day, not very cold, the roads very heavy. 9th Sabbath. Mild day with a good deal of sunshine. Jim’s three children, Arlie, Vern, and Delbert were here. Son Willie slept here this night. 10 Fine day with a good deal of sunshine. Jim went for me to the Council Meeting at Hopeville, I not being well. I got him to take my place. 11 Mild day, but indications of a thaw, the bushes covered with hoar frost. T. McAulay, collector, was here and paid me in cash and orders $681. 69. J. Arnold and wife and Miss B. Arnold were here at night 12 Rain this morning and slightely wet through the day. Jim left for Toronto to see about selling hay. Miss McDonald paid us a visit. Ida and Miss A. Bowerman called. [in margin] Rain a little / thunder and / Lightening 13 Dark and pretty mild. T. Laughlin, T. Cla[r]k and T. McAulay, Collector, were here a while at night. <p. 277> January 1898 14th Dark and mild, the roads are rough after the thaw, sleighing is middling. 15 Dark, mild day with quite a fall of snow. 16th Sabbath. Sharp, cold day with a little snow falling now and then. Joe and Ida were here and Joe brought me a bottle of cough medicine from Dr. Martin at night. 17 Sharp, cold day. I wrote a letter to a Mr. Wm. Smith-Kildon. Sent it and another to the post with Jim, also sent with him for sundries to Dundalk. This is my 62nd Birthday. They are rolling off pretty rapidly. [in margin] 62nd Birthday 18 Fine day with a good deal of sunshine. 19 Bright and fine, a very pleasant day. 20 Sleet and snow in the forenoon, the afternoon was rainy, a kind of a thaw. 21 Dark and dull, but mild, the snow has settled down and is not near so deep as it was. 22 Dark and mild, a wind and snow storm at night. T. McAulay [MS McCaulay] and G. McConnell were here and paid me $193.00, Taxes. Mrs. H. Johnson & Jim Grummett were here, also Messrs. Anderson, Scott and Smith, Trustees of S[chool] Sect[ion] No. 14, and they refunded me $166.17, which they had overdrawn in error on the 15th of last December. 23 Sabbath. Dark and cold in the forenoon, the afternoon, wind and snow. Johney and Ina were here. Brother Sam called at night. Joseph Bowler was here. <p. 278> January 1898 24th Dark and cold, the roads pretty heavy with yesterday eavning's snow. 25 Pretty sharp day, with a slight snowfall. 26 Cold day with a snowfall in the afternoon. Willie was here a while, then went to see what was keeping the man that presses hay. 27 Stormy, Blowing, snowing and drifting most of the day, a little while in the afternoon had some sunshine. Mrs. J. Patterson, Jnr.*, was here. [Nancy Russell Patterson, Robert and Nancy’s niece] �547 28 Cold and stormy, Blowing and Freezing. Messrs. Cowan and Gillespie, Township Auditors, were here on my Books. They found them correct. Johney brought me a load of stove wood. [in mar- gin] auditors / here 29 Extremely cold day, strong wind and very sharp frost. I think it is the coldest day has came this winter. [in margin] very cold 30th Sabbath. Very cold day, bright sunshine in the forenoon, but a keen Frost. Joe and Ida called at night. Jim was here with the horse and cutter. [in margin] very cold 31 Pretty sharp day, a little snow falling now and then. Got a letter from Brother William, Kosoma P. O., Indian Territory, U. S. He and family are well but business has went back. [in margin] Got letter / From Brother / William / Cold Feb. 1 Very cold day, nothing like it this winter, Bitterly Freezing. I stopped in all day. [in margin] very cold 2 Cold as usual, but not quite so bad as yesterday. Most fluids in the house last night were iced over, snowfall at night. [in margin] Cold <p. 279> February 1898 3rd Extremely cold day from morning till night, strong wind and a very sharp freeze. I think there has been no day so cold this winter. Just seen one sleigh on the road today. Miss Bessie Arnold was here in the afternoon. [in margin] very cold 4 Pretty cold but not near so bad as yesterday, the Roads are very heavy. Mrs. J. Arnold was here. 5 Stormy, Blowing and snowing, not such a keen Frost as yesterday. Jim sent me a load of stove wood. I have just heard that Gilbert McConnell, Collector of Proton for about 10 years, died on the 2nd inst. He had lost his leg in the threshing machine some years ago. His mind I think was troubled lately. He had been to several doctors and lastly was in the General Hospital in Toronto. Came home about three weeks ago, incurable, so now he has gone where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Poor Gilbert was a kindhearted and trustworthy man. I hope he is happy. [in margin] Gilbert McConnell’s death / Mailed a letter to Brother William 6th Sabbath. Pretty mild. Jim Patterson* of Melancthon unfortunately got his dwelling house with all its contents burned about 3 P.M. He and wife were away at the time and there was nothing saved. [*presumably the father-in-law of Nancy Russell Patterson] 7 Very fine day, sunny and warm. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. Nancy Patterson’s. The collector was here, I subscribed for one share, $25.00, in the Dundalk Woolen Mills, to be paid in 3 years. 8 Mild and cloudy, a slight rain in the afternoon. I split some stove wood in the wood house. 9 Soft and mild, the thaw continues. Neil McAulay was here. <p. 280> February 1898 10th Dark, mild and soft, the thaw continues and the snow is disappearing, fields getting bare. Mrs. Jim Patterson, Jun[io]r, is stopping here tonight. 11 Sunshine in the forenoon, and a regular thaw, strong wind in the afternoon, windy and rain. Nancy went with J. Patterson in the afternoon. 12 Pretty mild, but cloudy. I attended Council meeting held in Dundalk. Mrs. R. drove me in, Jim drove me home. Brother John and wife and daughter Nancy here all night 13th Sabbath. Fine mild day, mostly dark. Brother John and wife went to Jim’s. Jim Patterson, Jun[io]r, was here and stopped all night. Joe and Ida were here. 14 Pretty mild, a little snow falling occasionally. Brother John, wife and daughter was here all night. Mr. W. Walton, and T. Laughlin, Twp Clerk, was here on business �548 15 Blowing and snowing quite rough. [Stricken: Brother John; read: Brother John, his] wife and daughter Nancy, are here tonight.* [*i.e. Eliza Agnew Russell, and Nancy Russell Patterson, have come to assist in the birth of Mary Russell’s baby] 16 Extremely cold, strong wind and hard Freeze. [Stricken: Brother John, wife and daughter Nancy are stopping here tonight.] Son Jim’s wife gave birth this morning to a Daughter. Brother John went with Brother Sam to his place. Mrs. J. Russell and Mrs. R.* were at son Jim’s tonight and J. Patterson and wife stopped here at night. [in margin] Jim’s Fourth / child Born / very cold day [*that is Eliza Agnew Russell and Nancy Agnew Russell, mother and aunt of Jim; the fourth child is Elva.] 17 Quite cold this day but not so much as yesterday. John and wife are here. 18 Rainy morning, turned to sleet & snow in the afternoon. Brother John and wife left for home about 10 A.M. [in margin] Rain <p. 281> February 1898 19th Cold and windy. Thos. McAulay and daughter were here this afternoon. 20th Sabbath. Stormy, blowing and snowing. 21 Heavy fall of snow last night and this forenoon, the day pretty cold in the afternoon. Johney brought me a load of stove wood. 22 Fine day, mild, without any snowfall. 23 Fine day, mild, good sleighing. Mrs. Jos. Bowler, Mrs. Joseph,* Mrs. William Talbot, and Mrs. Widow McLean were here. Thos. Laughlin, Twp. Clerk, was here on Twp. business. I went to a political meeting in Dundalk in the afternoon. [*a surname missing?] 24 Fine mild day, with quite a snowfall. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 25 Pretty rough and stormy, quite a fall of snow, turned quite cold towards night. 26 Fine, mild day with a good deal of sunshine in the afternoon. Johney called here at noon. 27 Sabbath. Fine day. Joe and lda were here. 28 Fine, mild day. Mrs. R. and I went to a political meeting in Dundalk. Brother John’s son Jim was here all night. [March 1898] March 1 Very fine day, bright and sunny. I went to the Provincial Election’s poll and voted for J. D. Morgan,* Reform Candidate. The other candidates were [David] McNicol, Patron, and Dr. Jame- son, Conservative. Dr. Jameson was elected. [*David McNicol, of the Patrons of Industry Party, was MPP 26 June 1894-1 March 1898. Here he is defeated by Jameson, Conservative. The 1898 election was won by the Liberal Party (for its eighth term in office), led by Arthur S. Hardy (Oli- ver Mowatt, previous leader, had moved into Federal politics in 1896.). The Conservatives were the official Opposition. The identity of J. D. Morgan, or that of the Reform Party itself, are both unclear, unless the party is a forerunner of the United Farmers of Ontario.] <p. 282> March 1898 2nd Very fine day, clear and sunny, a trifle sharp towards night. 3 Splendid day, clear, mild and sunny. First class sleighing, the snow is not very deep for this time of the winter, perhaps it would average 18 or 20 inches. 4 Very fine, sunny and bright. S. McDowell, H. Lonsway and Jim Russell were here. H. Lonsway got the drawing of the milk to Dundalk Ch[eese] Factory at .74 cts. per trip. Willie Brought me a load of stove wood. 5 Lovely day, Bright and warm sunshine. I attended a meeting of the Cheese Factory in Dundalk. �549 6th Sabbath. Beautiful day, Bright sun and clear sky. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mr. Samuel McDowell’s. 7 Bright and sunny, a Beautiful day, the snow melting, the water in pools on the roads. Got a letter from Brother William. [in margin] Got letter / From Br. / William 8 Lovely day, mild and Balmy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jim sent me a load of hay. [in margin] Thaw 9 Cloudy and warm, the snow disappearing fast. Sleighing very bad, a good deal of the roads bare. The sheep and cattle are picking in the fields. Willie brought me a load of stove wood. Jim Brought me a load of straw. 10 Dark and thawing, slightely wet in the afternoon. Henry Gallagher bought my colt at $35.00, pay- able in 5 months with 10 p[er] c[ent] interest. I told him the colt was bad in its wind or I would not have sold so cheap. If it was sound it would be worth $50.00. <p. 283> March 1898 11th Mild day, cloudy and thawing, with high wind and rain at night. I went to Dundalk in the after- noon and gave Jas. Corbett, councillor, $80.00 to pay orders for me at the Council Meeting on to- morrow. 12 Dark and thawing, with rain at night. Mrs. J. Bowler was here a while at night. 13th Sabbath. Mild in the middle of the day, with heavy rain the night before. Cold with hard frost at night. 14 Hard frost this morning, clear and bright during the day with sharp frost at night. Mrs. R. and I went to J. Arnold’s at night. 15 Windy and cold, sharp frost, piercing wind. I started to go to Brother Sam’s this morning. Came back again on account of the cold. The sleighing is all gone, wheels are running. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s this night. lda is sick with La Gripp[e]. It is raining now (11:30) P.M. 16 Nice mild day, just like spring, a good deal of sunshine. Cloudy in the afternoon, thunder, lighten- ing and some rain at night. I went to see lda, she is getting better. The two daughters of Mr. Don- ald McDonald were here this afternoon. [in margin] Thunder 17 Pretty chilly most of the day, decidedly cold at night. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. 18 Dark and soft, rain in the afternoon. Jim brought me ten bushels of oats which I had bought from him. He and I then went to the Arnold place and he showed me how much to feed the cattle, he also gave his mother a bag of buckwheat for hen feed. <p.284> March 1898 19th Mild. Rain in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and posted a letter to Brother William (Kosoma, I. T, U. S.) Mrs. R. is at H. Lonsway’s tonight, he having come for her as his wife is sick. 20 Sabbath. Mild and springlike. Mrs. R. is at H. Lonsway’s. Brother Sam, Ida and Joe were here. 21 Some snow on the ground this morning, and a little more fell during the day, finally it turned to rain. The day dark and lowering. 22 Dark and mizzly most of the day, with some thunder, lightening and rain at night. Mrs. R. went with H. Lonsway to his place in the afternoon and will be there all night. 23 Pretty cold morning, with quite a bit of snow falling, a little milder in the afternoon, hard frost at night. Mrs. R. went to H. Lonsway’s at noon. She is going to be there all night. Mr. John Arnold called here at night. I wrote a letter for him to Wm. Hale at Sudbury re. David Kinnear who is sick and in the hospital, likely to die. [in margin] H. Lonsway’s / Baby girl born �550 24 Mild in the afternoon, but the forenoon was pretty cold with a hard frost. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I seen two Robins, but others have seen or heard Robins prior to this. [in margin] Seen / Robins 25 Beautiful day, clear and sunny, very springlike. Ida was here a good part of the day. [in margin] Jim started /plowing / on the / Home / place <p. 285> March 1898 26 Mild and dark. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. I bought an Indian pony Six Years old from Mr. S. Bell. I gave him a note which I held against H. Gallager of $35.00, bearing ten per cent interest, due in 5 months from the 10th of this month. He, Mr. Bell, to return me $5. when he gets paid. 27th Sabbath. Dark with a mizzle of Rain sometimes. 28 Dark and without sunshine, a sprinkling of Rain fell during the forenoon. I made out a List of De- faulters From Collector’s Roll to send to the County Treasurer, also a Financial Statement to Send to the Bureau of Industries. [in margin] Heard / Frogs 29 Very hard frost this morning, the sun shone out in the afternoon, which was pleasant and Bright. 30 Hard Frost this morning, the day pretty chilly. Mrs. R. and I hitched up the poney and brought the Buggy over from Jim's Barn. 31 Hard Frost this morning, the day bright with a very cold wind. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. took her poney and Buggy and went to Willie[’s]. I am therefore alone tonight April 1st Clear and cold, the Roads very bad, hard frost this forenoon. I went to Johney’s and Willie’s. Mrs. R. and [I] came home in the afternoon in the Buggy. The snow is all gone except in the edg- es of the woods. 2 Extremely hard frost this morning, snowfall during the forenoon, the day very cold. Jim hauled me 1480 lbs. of Bailed hay from his Barn. He was here a while at night. <p. 286> April 1898 3rd Sabbath. Extremely cold, piercing frosty wind. 4 Very cold piercing wind with a slight fall of snow, as cold almost as any day during the winter. 5 Cold and raw with a little sunshine in the afternoon. Mrs. Jim Patterson was here. Jim Russell and J. P. Bowler were here a while at night . 6 Pretty cold most of the day with quite a snowfall and a very little sunshine. I wrote seven business letters. 7 Quite a bit warmer than yesterday, a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk, then at night went to J. Bowler’s for a while. 8 Fine sunny day, mild and springlike, very nice. I posted Township orders in the old books. 9 Fine mild day, quite pleasant. I posted orders in the New Municipal Cash Book. 10th Easter Sabbath. Very fine day, sunny, bright and warm. Joe and Ida and Bob Agnew were here. 11 Another fine day, very bright and warm. I walked to Brother Sam's and home again. The roads are bad and I am pretty tired. The people as a general thing are out in their fields plowing. [in margin] General plowing / began 12 Beautiful day, springlike all round, very warm. No spring since I can remember came as early or as nice as this one. <p. 287> April 1898 �551 13th Fine day, dry, sunny and warm. We planted some Dutch Setts (onions). Mrs. J. Bowler and Joe were here a while at night. Jim Russell, also Bob Agnew, called in the forenoon. Mrs. Sarah Maxwell died at 6 P.M. [in margin] onions planted / Mrs. Sarah Maxwell / died 14 Very fine day, a little windy. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 15 Fine day, dry, but a little cold and windy in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Maxwell. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.* The funeral was large, I should say about forty five rigs. The deceased was a sister to Mrs. Phebe Russell and was about thirty five years of age. She formerly came to school to me when I teached. [*Maple Grove Cemetery is the name of the Dundalk cemetery, just west of town.] 16 Cool with some sunshine. I washed the pork which had been in salt through the winter and Mrs. R. hung it up to dry. I also digged a little in the garden. 17th Sabbath. Dry and fine, a little cool. 18 Dry, sunny and clear, a cold wind. I digged some in the garden. Found a Bird's Nest out in the open field with three eggs in it. I think its very early for birds to be laying eggs. [in margin] Got Bird’s nest / 3 eggs in it 19 Rough blustering day, sleet, rain and high wind being the order from morning till night. 20 Rough stormy day from morning till night, sleet and snow falling all day long. It melted almost as soon as it came in contact with the ground . <p. 288> April 1898 21st Dry and sunny but pretty chilly, strong cold wind. Mrs. R. went to Shelburne. 22 Rain all day from morning till night, not heavy in the forenoon but increased in volume in the af- ternoon. 23 Cloudy and dry, a little mild in the eavning. Jim called on his way home from Dundalk . 24th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Johney and lna called in the afternoon. 25 Dry, cloudy and warm. I went to Dundalk. Jim sent me ten Bushels of oats with B. Bowerman. 26 Beautiful day, dry sunny and warm. I put some brush on the beds in the garden to keep the hens from scratching them. Abbie Bowerman is here making a dress for Mrs. R. Ida came in the even- ing. 27 Beautiful day, sunny dry and warm. I digged in the garden, then cut and carried some brush from the swamp to protect the beds when I make them. Abbie Bowerman is on the important dress. 28 Fine day, dry and warm. I carried up Brush from the swamp and placed over some beds of garden seeds which I had sown in order to keep the hens from scratching them. 29 Fine but a little cloudy, dry and middling warm. I chored around, did not do much of anything. 30 Fine day, dry and warm. I planted some onions then went to Dundalk in the afternoon, bought 30 lbs. Grass seed. <p. 289> May1898 1st Sabbath. Fine and dry till about 6 P.M., when rain began falling and continued so mostly all night. Willie, Sue & Baby were here. 2 Dry and fine all day, rain came on at night but did not continue long. I chored around. 3 Dark and slightely wet all day. Jim got the Poney and Buggy this eavning and went to Dundalk. 4 Dark misty day all through, pretty cold. Brother Sam came here in the forenoon with a demented man which he found near his place in Osprey. Said his name was Ralph Ward, that he lived in Ar- thur and could not find his way home. Sam took him to Dundalk, left him in the hotel and went to consult the Magistrate. When he came back the man was not to be found. �552 5 Dark mostly all day, but no rain, a little mild in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went at night to Mrs. J. Patterson who is sick. Will be gone all night. I sent a letter to the Post Master of Arthur describing the lost man, Ralph Ward. 6 Fine day, dry and sunny. Got a telegram from P[ost] M[aster], Arthur, telling me to keep Ralph Ward, that his people were coming after him. His Son in Law, Ben Grey, came here at night en- quiring for him, but as I never had him in possession I could not give him. 7 Dry and sunny. Mr. Grey came here at noon and Mr. Ward with him. He had found him and was very glad, thanked me for sending word, stopped and had dinner. They left to take the 5 O'clock train for their home in Arthur Village. [in margin] R. Ward found, been wandering for 12 days <p. 290> May 1898 8th Sabbath. Fine and dry. Mrs. R. went to see Mrs. Jim Patterson. 9 Fine dry day and warm. Mrs. R. and I helped Willie to take his cow and calve home. The cow had been boarding at Jim’s all winter. We drove the cow, put the calve into the buggy. [in mar- gin] seen first / swallows 10 Dry in the forenoon, wet in the afternoon. I sowed about 36 pounds of grass and clover seed for Jim on Lot 219. He finished sowing grain, all but his buckwheat. [in margin] Jim finished / sow- ing grain 11 Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon showery with a little hail mixed with the rain, also some thun- der. 12 Dry but quite cool, with a heavy frost in the morning. I fixed some fences to keep the cattle out of Jim’s meadow. Mrs. R. went to see Mrs. J. Patterson. 13 Dry and cool with a frost in the morning. I fixed fences which were broken down. 14 Dry and fine. I posted orders in the Township Books and washed the fruit trees with soft soap suds. Jim got the poney and buggy and went to Sam’s for a calf, then he went to Dundalk. l5th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Mary and family, Johney and Ina and Ida were here. 16 Dry and fine, cold after sunset. I cut four Bushels of seed potatoes, and brought home the little pigs which I had got from Jim. <p. 291> May 1898 17th Frost this morning, the day clear and cool. I cut five bushels of seed potatoes. T. McAulay, asses- sor, called here. 18 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. There was a fierce Rain storm at night with continuous thunder and heavy lightening. I got Jim’s horse and harrows, harrowed the potatoe ground then hauled out manure on it. 19 Dry and warm. I finished hauling out manure in the forenoon. 20 Dry but cloudy, threatening rain. I cut seed potatoes at Jim’s in the forenoon and in the afternoon Jim and Arlie, Vern & Delbert, with Benney Bowerman, came here and we planted about eight bushels in three hours. Jim plowed them in. Ben and Arlie dropped. There is about 5/8 of an acre, the seed being small, went over this amount of ground. We planted them about ten inches apart and in every third furrow. [in margin] Began and finished pl[anting] potatoes 21 Dry and sultry. I cut seed potatoes for Jim in the forenoon and in the afternoon helped him to plant them, about nine bushels and 3/4 of an acre of ground. Long and continued rain at night. [in margin] Got papers / from / Toronto 22nd Sabbath. Dry and sultry in the forenoon, heavy rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to An- drew Lonsway’s at night. �553 23 Dry, mostly, with a very little rain. I oiled the Buggy harness, took the brush off the garden beds and let off water that was over Jim’s oat field. Quite a quantity had accumulated. <p. 292> [Hand-written recipes] For a mouth wash Tincture of myrrh is one of the best things to use as a mouth wash. It hardens the gums, leaves a clean taste in the mouth—and a pleasant odor to the breath. [dividing line] Kerosene oil is the best of furniture polishes. It cleanses, makes a fine polish and preserves from the ravages of insects. [dividing line] Where to send for Cancer Cure A. J. L. Gleddon 92 & 92 Queen Street, Cheapside, E. E. London England Send a Five dollar money order, with the request for the medicine and how to use it. [in margin] It is called / the Mattie Medicine [dividing line] Receipt for Sciatica 1 oz oil of Hemlock, 1 oz gum of camphor 1oz salt pitre Put this in 1 pt. of coal oil take 15 drops each day, and rest plenty in by the fire ——Feb. 13th 1897 [pasted-in clipping from newspaper] NOTES A correspondent in the Farmer’s Advocate gives in its last issue an extremely simple and inexpensive cure for Lump Jaw which should be worth trying. He says I have used ammonia for years, and cured every case, no matter how bad. Just rub a little on lump, or lumps, as sometimes there are several. They will disappear gradually in a short time. Sometimes, if very bad, I foment with pretty warm wa- ter, but not hot enough to scald. The ammonia has then more chance to penetrate, but I seldom do anything but rub a little on with my fingers out of a ten cent bottle I keep in the stable for the purpose. <p.[293], unnumbered end flyleaf, recto> [more clippings, and hand-written recipes and notes] 1. A poem from newspaper: The Sea Queen Wakes, a poem by Canadian poet Mr. Clive Philips Wolley, “lately published in the Daily Columbian” is “another example of Canadian feeling. The lines are full of the fire both of poetry and patriotism” —about 22 lines, incomplete, beginning: “She wakes! in the furthest West the murmur has reached our ears— / She wakes! in the furthest East the Russian listens and fears” 2. [partly covered by pasted-in poem, a pencilled note] …n as Farmers testify). […]r Fred Rogers, Bar- rister etc. / Sault Ste Marie. 3. [in ink] When a cow shows signs of aborting, give her about 3 ounces laudunum and keep her quiet, repeat the dose if necessary. April 10th 1896. 4. [in pencil] South American Rheumatic Cure / [in ink] See Dundalk Herald. 5. To increase or restore apputite [=appetite]. Valerian root 1/4 or ½ lbs. ground coarsely or well bruised. Make a tea of it �554 by steeping a rounding table spoon full of the powder in water 1 pt. Dose one to two table spoon fulls just before meals and half to a wine glass full at bed time. 6. To cleanse the Blood—one ounce of stone lime to one quart of water. Take a wine glass full every morning. 7. Valerian. Latin name —polemonium reptans*. [*Latin, Greek Valerian; Jacob’s Ladder, member of the Phlox family; native to N. America, herbaceous perennial, ½ to 1½ feet, blue flower (see https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=pore2)] 8. Cure for Warts. 1st Cure. Cut a wild turnip and rub the wart several times with it. 2nd Cure. Rub the warts night and morning with a moistened piece of muriste[?] of ammonia. 9. Said to cure Cancer. Take equal parts of pure honey and Gunpowder, mix and apply the ointment. June 24th 1896 10. Good Pens. The Copp Clark & Co. Falcon pen. Turner & Co. 01419. Lion series rapid writers. (D. Leonard & Co Ball pointed.). H. Hewitts patent. Turkish Steel pen Co, Pashins Series 977. The owl pen. 11. [Newspaper clipping] A prairie farmer correspondent’s remedy for flies on cattle is this: Take coal tar two parts and coal oil and grease one part each and mix with a small amount of carbolic acid. Apply with a cloth by moistening the hair and horns of the animal with the liquid. In the applications include feet and legs and it will drive every fly away, and one application will last ten days or more in dry weather. Apply as often as necessary and your cows will be entirely se- cure from flies of all kinds. Any kind of old lard or grease can be used. Coal tar is the base of this remedy, and when too thick to spread well use more coal oil; when too thin to adhere well use more coal tar. Carbolic acid will cost about 50 or 60 cents in crystals by the pound, and every farmer should always keep it on hand, as it, in its many uses, is indispensable. This rem- edy is equally effective as a lice exterminator on poultry and is used simply by painting the sides of the henery and roosts and dropping boards with the liquid. For young chickens saturate a cloth and place in the bottom of a box and place the mother and young chickens in the box for an hour or so. This recipe is equal to any preparation on the market. <[p. [294], unnumbered end flyleaf, verso]> [Three columns of newspaper clippings] 1. From An Algoma Settler. [letter to the editor, extolling the merits of Algoma East for settlement. Notable among the details given, to show success as a settler, is the list of buildings he has in 1894, after arriving in 1881 with a family of seven children, the eldest being only 15, and start- ing with building a shanty 8 x 12, and 25 cents cash. He now has: “24 head of cattle, 24 sheep and 4 horses and a colt. We have also about 110 acres cleared, with one frame barn, 40 X 60, with stable underneath; one frame house, 22 x 30; one sheep house, 24 x 30; and four or five other small outbuildings, consisting of hennery, milk house, ice house, etc.”] 2. [second clipping on merits of Algoma, versus going to the US]: “Distant hills, we are told, always look green, and that probably is why many Canadian farmers go the United States to settle, notwithstanding that they might do better by staying at home. ….” [pencil dated, 1893] 3. [newspaper clipping] “A Sure Cure for Felon—Steam it! …” 4. [newspaper clipping] “Celery for Rheumatism. New discoveries of the healing virtues of plants…..” 5. [col. 2: another newspaper clipping, letter to the editor of the Globe, from Chelmsford, near Sudbury]: “Advantages of Algoma”—this time extolling Algoma versus Manitoba or the North-West. Cites ease of clearing land after forest fires; gives prices for produce; comments on mineral wealth, productive land, etc. Dated Feb. 22. �555 6. [col. 3: another letter to the editor of the Globe, extolling Algoma]: “From Another Algoma Set- tler”—gives details of his success as a settler on a farm nine miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, af- ter only seven years. <Inside back cover> [newspaper clippings, hand-written recipes] 1. [one long column, newspaper, continuation of letter to editor from previous page, of an Algoma set- tler, William Allard, dated Sault Ste Marie, March 10, [added in ink:] ’94. 2. [bottom of first column, further newspaper clipping] Rheumatic Sufferers!!, an ad for a patent medi- cine, by James Russell, 212 Griswold street, Detroit, Mich. 3. [partial newspaper clipping, on dialogue between Pere Turcotte and an interlocutor, on religion] Part- ly covers hand-written cure for : 4. [Lumba]go & Rheumatic pains [written in red ink.]…strong liquid ammonia […] fuls of oil of turpen- tine and 40 drops of laudunum, with ½ ounce of Goose grease. Rub well before the fire in the pained part. May 11, 1894. 5. [in black ink] Cures for Dissentry, or Summer Complaint: Mix a Table spoon full of Flour in a cup full of new milk and drink it. [2nd cure] Put two hands full of carraway seed in a pint of the best new milk. Boil thoroughly and take it. 6. [newspaper clipping] Earache. “I am afraid I have greatly interfered with my own practice,” said a celebrated aurist, “by giving the following advice to many of my friends: At the first symptoms of earache let the patient lie on the bed with the painful ear uppermost.” 7. [written in black ink] To Keep Snow from Balling in the hoofs of Horse. 2 ounces of Glycerine ap- plied equally to them. Globe, Feb. 19, 1896. 8. For worms in pigs: Give doses of 3 ounces of caster oil and a teaspoonfull of oil of Turpentine. Globe, Feb. 19, 1896. 9. Cure for Erysipilas. Pine Gum spread on a piece of cotton cloth and applied as a plaster to the sore. Jul. 6th 1896. <end of inside back cover> <end of volume four, Robert Russell Diary (May 1892-23 May 1898> �556 Volume 5 24 May 1898 – 2 March 1900 Editorial Note: For examples of the variable spelling and syntax, and for the editorial conventions used, see the Preface to Volume 1. For details on the physical structure see the Material Description of the diaries. Pagination is noted inside angle brackets (e.g. <p. 1>), preceding the running title found on each page of the manuscript. Insertions and pasted-in items are indicated by annotations inside tags enclosed in angle brackets, e.g. <insert> text of insert </insert>. As noted in the Material Description, one page between pp. 70-71 has been torn out, and the last entry is on p. 92. The remaining pages are blank, except for pasted-in clippings and annotations on p. 234, and on the endleaf (recto and verso), and the inside back cover. The last diary entry is for 2 March 1900. Robert died on 11 March 1900, of heart failure, three days after being paralyzed by a stroke. <inside front cover> [written across top] The Alonzo O. Bliss Co., Washington, D. C., U. S. A. & Montreal, Can. Herb, medicine for / the Blood T. H. Atkinson Stayner, O[nt]. General Agent [3 newspaper columns, pasted on the inside cover] 1. “The Toilet.” [series of treatments—“To Soften the Skin”; “To Keep the Hair in Curl”; “To Beautify the Teeth”; “Hair Restorative”; “Sea Foam, or Dry Shampoo”; “To Make Cold Cream”; “To Re- store Gray Hair”.] 2. “Napoleon’s Religious Views. Gen. Gourgand, who accompanied Napoleon to St. Helena, has left in his memoirs some interesting information relative to the Corsican’s religious views. ….” 3. “Electrical Treatment of Cancer. Dr. Massey, an Ohio physician, is treating cancer successfully…..” </inside front cover> <p. [i] flyleaf, recto> <title page> [three pasted-in newspaper columns at top edge of page, which obscure slightly the written Diary title] 1. Letter from “C. S. dit Blondin”, on the merits of Chelmsford, versus Algoma, etc. 2. continuation of this column 3. 7 4-line stanzas, title: “When You Are Gone”, clipped from Boston Pilot <title> Diary Robt. Russell Township of Proton �557 Co. Grey Ont. May 24th 1898 Dundalk is said to be about 1480 feet higher than Toronto and 700 feet higher than Owen Sound </title> </title page> <flyleaf, verso> [blank] <p. 1> May 1898 24th Cool and cloudy. The spring is pretty well advanced, the trees are out in leaf, the apple trees be- ginning to blossom, the cherry and plum are blossomed out fully. 25 Fine and dry, a little windy in the afternoon. I wrote a letter to Brother William, Kosema P. O., Indian Territory, U. S. Mrs. R. with her poney took Mrs. Jim Patterson out for a drive. 26 Fine day, dry and warm. Good growth. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, got the Buggy harness mended & posted a letter to Brother William. Miss McDonald was here. [in margin] Sowed / parsnip / seed 27 Fine day, close and warm. Mrs. R. and I went to Joe Bowerman’s in the forenoon. 28 Dry and cool. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. 29th Sabbath. Dark, with a slight rain in the morning. I left Hopeville in the morning, got home at 10 A.M. <p.2> May 1898 30th Dry and fine. I went over the receipts and payments made on Saturday, found the cash correct. I digged a while in the garden in the afternoon. 31 Fine and dry, warm in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. I finished digging the cabbage plot, then posted Twp. orders. [June 1898] June 1st Dry and pretty warm, thunder clouds in the afternoon. I fixed a Brush fence. Jim gave me a little pig about five weeks old. Miss Bell was here selling tickets for the entertainment on tomor- row night. I bought two for thirty cents. 2 Fine day, dry and warm. I chopped firewood in the swamp in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went at night to hear Mr. Campbell, S[chool] I[nspector], describe a visit to Europe. 3 Fine day, dry and pretty hot. I went to Dundalk and helped at the shed of Presbyterian Church. 4 Dry and hot. I chopped some firewood in the swamp. 5th Dry and hot. Willie, Sue & Baby were here. [in margin] Willie [faint writing; the beginning of this annotation is written on inside of front cover, at the bottom left corner: “Letter From” with “Willie” on the bottom of p. 2.] <p. 3> June 1898 6th Cloudy and hot. I chopped stove wood in the swamp. Pretty hot work most of the time. �558 7 Hot day with a slight thunder and rain in the afternoon. Mrs. Jim Patterson was here in the after- noon. Mrs. R. went to visit at Mrs. Wright’s of Wereham [=Wareham]. Mrs. John Arnold gave birth to a Baby girl. [in margin] John Arnold’s / Baby born 8 Dark and cool. I planted out some cabbage plants, wed some in the garden and went to Dundalk. Mrs. Mortimer and Mrs. W. Bell, former Scholars,* visited me. [*i.e., they were pupils in his school many years earlier.] 9 Cool and cloudy most of the day. I went to a Council Meeting at Bell’s Corners, 20 miles away. Went home with D. McKenzie, Reeve of the Township. 10 Slightely wet and cool with cloudy weather. I and the Clerk and Reeve met at Hopeville on Town- ship business. Came home in the afternoon. Heavy rain at night. 11 Dry in the forenoon, showery in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I were at Dundalk in the eavning. <p. 4> June 1898 12th Sabbath. Showery, especially in the forenoon. Mr. S. McDowell and wife visited us. 13 Slightely wet, cloudy, no sunshine. I posted township orders in the forenoon and in the afternoon attended a meeting of the Stockholders of the Woolen Mills Comp. Limited, Called for the pur- pose of passing a By-Law enabling the Directors to borrow money. The By-Law was carried. A partially blind man called here, taking up collections to enable him to provide for his family. 14 Cool and cloudy, especially in the afternoon. I posted in the Township Cash Book the receipts and Expenditure for the month of May and Balanced the Book for the month. Jim got the poney and Buggy and went to Dundalk. 15 Clear and cold, almost a frost last night. 16 Clear and cool. I cut wood in the swamp for about two hours in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Withdrew $450.00 of my money out of the P. O Savings Bank. Mrs. Jas. Patter- son was here. <p. 5> June 1898 17th Fine and clear, warm especially in the afternoon. I cut some stove wood in the swamp. 18 Dry and pretty warm, cloudy towards night with some lightening at night. Arlie is here tonight. 19th Sabbath. Cold and cloudy, almost a frost at night. 20 Cold and cloudy. Jim got the poney and Buggy and went to Proton Station. Johney and Ina were here and got some cabbage plants. I cut some stove wood in the bush. 21 Cool and clear. I cut stove wood in the bush. 22 Cool and clear. I hoed potatoes. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s. 23 Dry, clear and warm. I went to Dundalk, then hoed potatoes when I got home. Johney brought me a load of stove wood. Mrs. John Arnold with her baby was here. 24 Dry and hot with a high wind and thunder. Cloudy in the afternoon. I bossed the Statute labor in John Allen’s pit.* [*a gravel pit] <p. 6> June 1898 25th Splendid shower last night, this day dry and pretty warm, with the exception of a slight shower at night. 26th Sabbath. Dry and cool. I went to Sam’s. Mrs. R. came for me in the afternoon with the Buggy. 27 Dry, warm and cloudy having rained quite a bit early this morning. I hoed potatoes. Two persons, man and woman, with span of horses and buggy called at night wanted to stop, could not keep them. �559 28 Mostly dry, cloudy and cool. I hoed potatoes. 29 Dry, sunny and hot. I finished hoeing potatoes for the first hoeing. Willie and Susan were here in the afternoon to see their baby who is here for a few days. 30 Dry and hot, cloudy in the afternoon, almost like a thunder storm. There was a thunder storm ac- companied with heavy lightening and Rain about the middle of last night. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and washed some of my fruit trees when I came home with soap suds. <p. 7> July 1898 1st Dry and warm. I washed the apple trees with soap suds, wed some onions, etc. Jim brought me from the P. Office, my cheque for Sup[erannuation] pension, $101.00 2 Dry and hot, cloudy in the afternoon. A short sharp shower of rain last night about 12 Midnight. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. When I came home I made and put up two scar[e]crows in the cherry trees to keep the birds off. 3rd Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, a thunder storm in the afternoon accompanied with sharp lightening and Rain. Henry Lonsway (a neighbour) had a horse killed in the pasture by the lightening. Willie and Sue were here and took Reta home. 4 Dry but quite cool and cloudy. I posted a month’s work in the Municipal Cash Book, also made out the half-yearly Financial Statement for the Township and hoed some potatoes. Jim scuffled my potatoes in the forenoon. Mrs. Henry Lonsway with her baby was here in the afternoon. <p. 8> July 1898 5th Dry and warm with a bright sun in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I pulled some cherries assisted by Arlie and Vern in the forenoon, in the afternoon, I hoed potatoes. In the afternoon about 8 O’clock there passed in the sky from East to West a bright ball or streak of Electricity, leaving in its course for several minutes a long narrow streak of fire. After it had passed there was a rumbling, appear- antly in the ground, quite loud for about one minute. [in margin] Phenomenon in the sky 6th Fine day, dry, sunny and warm. I hoed potatoes. Ida and Joe were here a while in the afternoon. They pulled about five quarts of cherries. 7 Dry and hot. I finished hoeing potatoes. Mrs. R. left this morning for Hillman, State of Michigan, in order to see Clark, Maria and Pearl. Jim drove his mother to the station. I gathered up 117 can- celled stamps, intending sending them to Mrs. D. McKenzie, Cedarville, according to request. [in margin] Mrs. R. left for / Michigan 8 Dry and warm with showers in the distance. I went to Dundalk, done some business. Jim brought me 185 lbs. shorts from Dundalk at $1.85. <p. 9> July 1898 9 th Mostly dry, a slight shower in the afternoon, the day cool. I attended a Council Meeting at Proton Station. Jim came for me with the poney and Buggy at night. 10 Dry, cloudy and cold. At night clear and very cold. Arlie and Delbert came and tidied up the house. It is quite lonesome since Mrs. R. went to Michigan. There was a very heavy frost at night, a regular scorcher. [in margin] Sabbath / Big frost / at night 11 Dry and fine. I balanced the orders paid on the 9th with my cash. Came out exactly straight. 12th Frost this morning. The day dry, pretty windy and very dusty. I went to Dundalk, seen the Reeve and Clerk, done some Township business, came home with Brother Sam. He had supper with me. I fixed up, then prepared and counted up the costs of the day. [in margin] Frost �560 13 Dry, sunny and hot, especially in the afternoon. Brother John[’s] son Johney called to see me on his way home this afternoon. 14 Dry and hot. I cleaned out a watering place for the cattle on the Arnold place in the forenoon, and in the afternoon mowed around the house. <p. 10> July 1898 15th Dry and pretty warm. I finished cutting grass in the Garden, took the Buggy and went to town in the afternoon. Sent off $1.00 renewal of subscription to the Globe, bought Paris Green, Bread and tea. It is very lonesome being without Nancy. 16 Dry and pretty warm. I Paris-Greened the potatoes, put on the 1/2 acre about 3/4 of a pound. Put in a teaspoon full to a pail of water, and this done two rows. The bugs are pretty numerous. Helped Jim in the afternoon to fix his spring for the cattle to drink. [in margin] Paris-Greened / potatoes 17th Sabbath. Dry and hot with thunder clouds in the afternoon. I drove to Johney’s and Willie’s. 18 Dry and hot with the exception of a slight sprinkling of Rain in the afternoon. Jim & George Cor- bett hauled in three acres of Jim’s hay and put it on my stable loft. I raked and carried in the hay of the fence corners on the acre. [in margin] 3 Loads 19 Dry and hot in the forenoon, a very heavy shower of Rain about 2 p.m. I chored around and fixed some township papers preparitory to my going to Toronto on tomorrow. Sent a letter to Mrs. R. <p. 11> July 1898 20th Fine day, dry and very hot. I went to Toronto to sell some Drainage Debentures of the Township of Proton. Disposed of them at 3 3/4 percent per annum interest. Came home that same day. 21 Dry and hot. I helped Jim at his hay. 22 Dry and hot. I helped Jim in the forenoon, he put in my stable loft one load of hay. The loft is about full. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Son Willie was here this afternoon. 23 Very hot day. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, came home at night. [in margin] Hot 24 Sabbath. Exceeding hot, the hotest day of the season. Brother Sam came here in the afternoon. [in margin] Hot 25 Hot and dry with some clouds. I went to Dundalk. 26 Hot and dry. Mrs. R. got home this night from Michigan. I helped Jim a little at his haying. 27 Hot and dry. I helped Jim at his haying, drove the horse attached to the hay fork rope. <p. 12> July 1898 28th Every appearance of rain this morning, heavy clouds but only a very slight shower fell. Jim took his pigs in the wagon to Dundalk (7 of them). Got $5.25 per hundred for them, they weighed over 170 each. I drove his stag for him, could not get him to the place of shipment on account of the heat and his fatness. He gave out. Poured water on him several times during the drive. I attended a meeting of the officials of the Cheese Factory at 6:30 p.m. There was a slight rain with some thunder and lightening while I was in Dundalk at the meeting. 29 Dry and pretty warm. I built a load of hay for Jim in the afternoon. 30 Fine and dry with the exception of a slight shower of Rain in the morning, the day pretty warm. I worked at posting Twp. orders, writing business letters, making out the Township estimates, etc. 31st Sabbath. Dry and warm. Johney and Ina called here on their way home from H. Lonsway’s where they had been visiting. Mrs. J. Arnold also was here a while this afternoon. <p. 13> �561 August 1898 1st Dry and pretty warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, cleaned out the watering place for the cattle in the afternoon. Jim hauled three loads of hay and put it in a stack for me at the stable, this makes seven loads in all which he has given me. Mrs. R. went in the afternoon to Willie’s. [in margin] Jim finished / haying 2 Pretty hot. I worked at entering orders in the Twp. Books. 3 A slight shower in the morning, the remainder of the day dry and pretty warm. I entered orders in the Municipal Cash Book and in the afternoon went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. went with the poney for Mrs. Jim Patterson and her sister Minney. Mr. Walter Bell was here a while in the afternoon. 4 Slight shower of rain in the morning. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 5 Dry and pretty warm. Mrs. R. and I put some Boiled linseed oil on the Buggy wheels. We had a piece of tin like a half circle, the shape of the section of the tire, made like a Box. We put the oil in this, placed it over a fire till it boiled, kept turning the wheel in it for 3/4 of an hour. <p. 14> August 1898 6th Dry and warm. I attended a Council meeting at Hopeville. Came home at night. The oats are nearly all ripe towards this place, some fields are cut and people are threshing their fall wheat and Barley. Potatoes seem to be a failure owing to the frost and dry weather. 7th Sabbath. Fine day, dry and warm. Ida was here in the afternoon. Jim took her and the little girl home in the afternoon with my poney and buggy. 8 Dry and warm, thunder clouds going round. I drove Brother John’s daughter Minnie home to Ad- jala, about 34 miles from here. Got there at 6:30 P.M. I had Jim’s horse as my own appeared stiff in the legs. 9 Dry and warm. Stopped at Brother John’s. He has a fine crop of wheat, oats and barley, is done harvesting all but about 3 acres of oats which are still in the field. Fine crops in this section of country. 10 Dry and pretty warm. Left John’s about 8:30 A.M., got home at 5 P.M. The roads very dry and dusty. <p. 15> August 1898 11th Dry and pretty warm, mostly, through the day. I went to Dundalk and bought some pig feed. There was a pretty heavy rain accompanied with thunder and lightening at night. 12 Dry and cool. I herded cattle (Jim’s and mine) all day out of the grain. Mrs. W. Neithercut and Mrs. S. McDowell visited here. 13 Dry and cool. I herded Jim’s cattle and mine out of the oat fields on the Arnold farm. It requires strict attention, as they keep moving around very rapidly. 14th Sabbath. Dry and warm. Mrs. J. Patterson called. 15 Dry and warm mostly, slight rain in the middle of the afternoon, a little thunder and lightening at night, but no rain. I was herding the cows. 16 Dry and warm. I was herding the animals. Sam’s daughter, Eddie [=Edith], is here tonight. 17 Dry and fine. I chored around, minded cattle and drove them to water, pulling it up for them. <p. 16> August 1898 18th Dry and warm, with heavy clouds in the West in the afternoon. I stooked and helped Jim to haul in some oats, also went to Dundalk. 19 Dry and warm. I helped Jim mow oat sheaves. He and Jim Lock hauled in to the barn. �562 20 Dry and warm. Jim finished cutting oats. His mother and I stooked them (7 acres). We heard that Sue is pretty sick tonight with what Dr. Mitchell says is inflamation of her stomach. Mrs. R. and Jim’s Mary is now (11:20 P.M.) gone out to see her. I hope nothing serious will happen, poor Sue. [in margin] Jim finished / cutting oats 21st Sabbath. Dry and warm. Joe and Ida were here. 22 Dry and warm, misty in the afternoon and a few drops of rain fell. Jim finished hauling in his oats, Johney Hudd and I helped him. [in margin] Jim finished / hauling in / oats 23 Thunder, Lightening and heavy rain about 4 A.M. The day was dry then to 5:30 P.M. when anoth- er heavy rain fell with some thunder. I did not see any lightning. <p. 17> August 1898 24th Slightly wet during the day, a very heavy thunder, lightening and rain storm at one o’clock this morning. 25 Cloudy and cool with a slight sprinkling of Rain. I piled up some stove wood which I had cut in the bush. 26 Cloudy and cool. I worked at posting Township orders in the Day Book and Le[d]ger. 27 Fine day, dry and pleasant. I attended a Council Meeting of Proton, held in Dundalk. Nice pleas- ant time, all things went harmoniously. Mrs. R. drove me home. 28th Sabbath. Dry, cool and breezy with very heavy clouds around the horizon in the afternoon. A slight shower of rain after night. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s and Johney’s. 29 Dry and Breezy. I and Mrs. R. were at a paring Bee at Joseph Bowler’s. I think he got 2 Barrels pared, cored and strung. Mrs. John Arnold and Baby were at our house a while this afternoon. 30 Dry and hot. I fixed up some Township orders. Mrs. R. went to a quilting at H. Johnson’s. <p. 18> August 1898 31st Dry and hot. I cut some cedar in the swamp for kindling wood. Jim got the poney and Buggy and went out to buy hay for pressing. [in margin] Hot [September 1898] Sept. 1 Dry and hot. I cut light wood for the winter. Jim brought back the poney and Buggy at noon then Mrs. R. drove to Mrs. Jim Patterson’s. She was not at home. Then she went to Brother Sam’s. There is a great fire burning out in the southwest, it appears very much like some person’s Barn. [in margin] Hot 2 Dry and hot. I piled up some stove wood. Johney and Willie each hauled me from Melancthon a load of stove wood which I had there. [in margin] Hot 3 A little Rain early this morning, the day very warm. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Met with Mr. D. McKenzie, Reeve of Proton. 4th Sabbath. A little rain early this morning, the day pretty warm, high winds. The fire burned fiercely in the swamp 30 rods to the west of the house, swept an old stump fence from end to end. I drove to Dundalk at night for Mr. Hood. <p. 19> September 1898 5th Quite a Rain this forenoon, I drove Jim to Dundalk, he is going to Toronto with car load of hay. Got home and fixed fence which had been burned. Got five bushels and twelve pounds of pease from Mr. D. McDonald, paid him fifty cents per bushel for them. 6 Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I fixed a burned down fence, then went at night to Dun- dalk for Jim who came up on the train. �563 7 Dry through the day, some thunder and lightening with a shower of Rain about 8:30 P.M. I posted Township vouchers in the Municipal Cash Book. 8 Slight rain, the day mostly dry. I piled up some light wood in the forenoon and went to Dundalk in the afternoon, posted three letters. 9 Cloudy and dark with a slight rain in the afternoon. I cut stove wood in the swamp. 10 Dry and cool with a good deal of sunshine, very cold at night. I cut stove wood in the swamp. <p. 20> September 1898 11th Sabbath. Very hard frost this morning, it has fixed the potatoes and the buckwheat. My potatoes were not killed by the first frost, but this one blackened them badly. The buckwheat which Jim had cut down by the first frost had sprung up again and was about 1/3 of a crop, was now in blos- som and partly in grain. It is now killed by the frost. The day was cool and clear. Brother Sam called here on his way home in the afternoon. [in margin] Frost 12 Dry, clear and warm, lots of sunshine. I cut stove wood in the swamp. 13 Dry and warm. I was cutting stove wood. 14 Dry and sultry, cloudy in the afternoon, every indication of Rain. I was cutting stove wood. 15 A little rain in the morning, cleared up, dry till about 4 P.M. when there was heavy rain, thunder and lightening. Mrs. R. and I went to Johney’s and Willie’s. <p. 21> September 1898 16th Dry and fine. I went to Dundalk, posted a letter to Clark, bought some coal oil, oatmeal, Fly pa- per, stationery, etc. 17 Very fine day, dry, bright and sunny. I wrote out Deed and Duplicate, Mortgage and Duplicate, between son John and me of Lot 31, Con. 5, Township of Melancthon. Also wrote out Lease of ten acres of said Lot from John to Me. I am giving him the land for $800.00. He has paid me in all $200.00 since he got it. This leaves $600.00. I am giving him ten years to pay this amount at 5 per cent per annum interest. I am renting from him for thirty years (I won’t live that long) ten acres off the southeast corner at 25 cents per annum rent. The farm is a good one containing one hundred acres. John Jackson called here this afternoon. 18th Sabbath. Rain, thunder, and lightening very early this morning, the day afterwards dry. I went to Sam’s. Ida was here. 19 Cold and windy, the sky quite hazy, the wind very chilly. I did not do anything, felt tired and worn out. Mrs. R. went to Mrs. J. Patterson’s. <p. 22> September 1898 20th Dry, sunny and warm. I cut stove wood in the swamp in the afternoon. Pretty cool at night. 21 Dry and warm. I cut stove wood in the swamp. Johney White called here this afternoon. Dan Reid came along with his dogs a-hunting when I was chopping. He had only got one rabbit. Poor sport, I think. 22 Dry and misty in the forenoon, the afternoon slightly wet. I cut stove wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon wrote some business letters, went to Dundalk and posted them. 23 Very wet day, heavy showers all through the day, especially in the afternoon. The Equinox storm, I think. [in margin] Equinox / Rain 24 Dark and misty all day with a slight shower of Rain at night. We brought the stove in out of the summer kitchen. Jim left his children here at night during the time he and his wife were in Dun- dalk. �564 25th Sabbath. Dry but dark and overcast. Jim’s three little ones, Arlie, Vern and Delbert were here, their parents having gone to Brother Sam’s. <p. 23> September 1898 26th Mostly dark and cloudy with a little thunder in the distance. I cut a little stove wood in the swamp. 27 Dry but cloudy mostly, a little sunshine now and then. I cut stove wood. The Rev. — Harrison, Presbyterian Minister, had tea with us this afternoon. 28 Bright and sunny, I cut stove wood in the swamp. Mr. D. McKenzie, Reeve of Proton, stopped here this night. 29 Bright, sunny and warm. Mr. McKenzie and I went to the 5th Division Court, Flesherton. The Township of Proton had two suits, the 1st, J. C. Hooker sued the Township for the Keep of an in- digent. Hooker lost the case. The 2nd case was where a man got his horse’s leg damaged on T[own] Line Proton and Artemesia. Proton offered settlement before trial, and to pay as their part, $7.50. Artemesia would not settle, hence the plaintiff sued both Municipalities. Judgment given against the Townships, each to pay $10.00 and costs. Mr. J. McKenzie stopped here this night. 30 Dry and sunny in the morning, thunder and Rain in the afternoon. I wrote some letters. Mr. McKenzie and daughter, who came here in the morning, left for home. <p. 24> Oct[ober] 1898 1st Dry with an overcast sky, indications of Rain, none fell. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 2nd Sabbath. Dry and fine. Johney and Ina, Joe and Ida, Willie, Sue and their two children* were here. [*first mention of Willie and Susan’s second child, R. Melvin, born 6 Aug. 1898; Susan’s illness 20 Aug. 1898 is mentioned, but not the birth of her second child.] 3 Dry and very sultry. Thos. Laughlin, Township Clerk, was here this morning to get the Collectors Roll of 1897 as a guide for him. I gave it. I piled wood part of the day and took up a drill of pota- toes. There was just a bag full. 4 Dry and cloudy in the forenoon, the afternoon wet. I piled the remainder of the stove wood in the forenoon, had in all about ten cords. 5Dark and showery, especially in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk to meet the Reeve and Clerk of the Township on Twp. business. Did not get going up to the fair grounds. Mrs. W. Talbot stopped here all night. [in margin] Dundalk / Show Fair 6 Frost, the day fine. I pulled some mustard at Jim’s. He put a handle in my axe. I also raised a few potatoes at home. Mrs. Talbot left this afternoon with Joseph Jackson’s son, Arthur. <p. 25> October 1898 7th Fine day, cool in the morning, with some frost. I dug and gathered three bags of potatoes. 8 Fine and dry with a good bit of sunshine. I took the poney to Dundalk, had two old shoes taken off and two new ones put on, cost .50 cts. Also bought two snaps* at 6 cents. [*for horse har- ness] 9th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Mr. J. Patterson Junior, and wife were here. Went to J. Russell’s for tea. 10 Dry and cool, cloudy in the afternoon. Very much like rain, which will be inconvenient for me as I have laid out to raise my potatoes on tomorrow. I digged and gathered three bushels in two hours today. There are not many at a stalk, but they are large and dry. 11 Wet day all through. Not very heavy, generally, but it kept coming down. Bad for me as I could not get my potatoes dug. �565 l2 Fine but cool. Mr. Thos. Laughlin, Twp. Clerk of Proton, was here on Township business in the afternoon. I oiled the Buggy harness. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. <p. 26> October 1898 13 Rainy day, not very heavy but enough to make it unpleasant. Johney and Ina came here, he to help me take up my potatoes but the day was unsuitable. Willie also started, must have went home again as he did not get this far. 14 Another wet day. T. Laughlin, Twp. Clerk, called here this morning and left me a cheque of $466.00, proceeds of a sale of Drainage Debentures which he had made in Toronto. A. Trugon brought me two Bags of pease and one of oats. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, got the cheque cashed. 15 Cold and wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry but cold. Some snow with the rain. I went to Council Meeting at Hopeville, stopped all night. [in margin] Snow l6th Sabbath. Dry and fine with quite a frost. Came home, got here about one O’clock. 17 Cold but dry, and misty. Took up the potatoes, there were about 60 Bushels, good large potatoes, most of them. Gave Willie 5 bags, and Jim 7, put in a pit 30 Bushels for seed. Jim and his man and A. Trugon, Junior, helped. [in margin] Raised / potatoes <p. 27> October 1898 18th Dry in the forenoon, very wet in the afternoon. I wrote some business letters for the Township, intended going to Dundalk to post them but the rain prevented. Johney and Willie each brought me a load of stove wood from Melancthon. This is the last of what was cut by F. Bellamy in 1896 for me. 19 Dark and cool with some rain at noon. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, and posted some letters. Among them were ten debentures, Registered to Geo. A. Stinson & Co., Toronto. In the afternoon I carried out of the drive house in to the cellar 15 Bushels of potatoes. [in margin] Jim threshed / Grain 20 A little sunshine in the morning, then the day clouded over and was dark and lowering. I went to Dundalk, Jim also. [in margin] Jim / finished / threshing 21 Dark and without any rain, only a mist like in the forenoon, the afternoon showery and a heavy rainfall after dark set in. 22 Dark and wet mostly all day. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, met the collector who paid me in taxes $520.00. I deposited it in Dundalk Bank. 23rd Sabbath. Cool and cloudy. Cold at night. <p. 28> October 1898 24th Dry and quite a bit of sunshine, strong wind in the forenoon. I split some stove wood. Mr. McKenzie, Reeve of Proton, called, 25 Fine and dry with quite a bit of sunshine. I went to Dundalk and mailed a P. O. M[oney] order to the Clerk of the 5th Division Court for $16.42, being the amount Proton had to pay in the case of Best against the Townships of Artemesia and Proton. 26 Chang[e]able day with alternate rain, there is now at 10 P.M. a wind and snow storm raging. This is the first snow of the season. I chored around. [in margin] First snow 27 Cold morning, with some snow on the ground, the day cold with a sharp frost. I butchered two spring pigs, would weigh about 190 lbs each. Mr. Deveral, the Dundalk butcher, and Joseph Bow- ler done the job. I was in Dundalk in the afternoon. �566 28 Pretty chilly day, dark with an East wind. J. Bowler hauled a dressed hog for me to Dundalk. I had sold it to the Butcher for $5.50 per hundred. It weighed 188 pounds and deducting 3 lbs. for shrinkage, Brought me $9.71. Not bad for a spring pig. <p. 29> October 1898 29 Very fine day. Bright and sunny, almost like Indian Summer. I salted away a pig, also took up some roots in the afternoon. A German Jew by the name of Herman James, a pedlar, is stopping here tonight. 30th Sabbath. Cold and raw, the Jew is still here. 31 Some snow on the ground and a little fell during the day, the day was lowering and very chilly. I cut a road to the stove wood which I have in the swamp. The pedlar went away this morning, gave about 25 cents worth for keep. [November 1898] Nov. 1 Mild day and a good bit of sunshine. I took up some roots, beets, parsnips, etc. and put some cabbage away. For the cabbage I dug a trench about nine inches deep and eighteen inches wide and placed the cabbage roots up in it, having previously put some cabbage leaves in the bottom. I then put some more cabbage leaves on the top and finally put a slight covering of earth on them. I also put a few in the cellar on shelves. 2nd Mild day, considering this time of the year. I took the tops of[f] the Beets and put them in the cel- lar, and also some carrots. I went to Dundalk with the Buggy at night. [in margin] Mr. Calhoun / died 3 Fine day, dry and sunny. I went to Dundalk, paid my third call on J. T. W[oolen] Mills Co.* Seen W. Reid and Mrs. Reid. Collector stopped here all night, paid over $200.00. [*see 16 June 1899, where he refers to his fifth call on The Dundalk Woolen Mills Co. Ltd. It is possible that J. T. is a person at the Woolen Mills, although the writing is cramped and the ink blotted in this entry. There is a share certificate, 22 Feb. 1901, to Samuel Russell from The Dundalk Woolen Mills Company Limited, signed by W. H. Peterson, Secretary, James Russell, President. These two en- tries suggest the name of the mill is unofficially J. T. Woolen Mill, but officially called The Dun- dalk Woolen Mill Company Limited.] <p. 30> November 1898 4th Mild day with some sunshine, the sky a little like Indian summer. Mrs. R and I went to the funeral of Mr. J. Calhoun.* He was buried with Masonic rites in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Dundalk. The funeral was large. [*James Calhoun and son, General Store, is listed in 1887 directory; see History of Dundalk, p. 104.] 5 Dark and dreary in the Forenoon, the afternoon mild and wet. I worked at the township accounts. 6th Sabbath. Several showers of snow through the day with a strong wind, almost blow a person down. [in margin] Stabled / Cows 7 Ground covered with snow this morning, some of it melted before night, the day was pretty cool. I entered Township orders, wrote letters, &c. 8 Fine and dry with quite a bit of sunshine. I worked at the Township Books. The collector was here and left $405.00. 9 Dark, dreary day without sunshine and pretty cold. 10 Snowing and Blowing all day, a regular blizzard, and a good deal fiercer as the day advanced. The night was as bad if not worse. The snow will be piled up pretty high in the fence corners in the morning. �567 <p.31> November 1898 11th Another pretty bad day, but not so fierce as yesterday. 12 Milder, the snow thawing some, and the day pretty mild. The Twp Collector was here and left me $140.00 taxes. Brother John’s wife Eliza came here in the afternoon. Mr. Reid’s daughter Annie drove her up from Dundalk. She stopped all night. Ida was here in the afternoon. 13th Sabbath. Mild in the morning, the afternoon was a regular snow storm. Eliza went with Jim and wife to her daughter’s, Mrs. Jim Patterson’s. 14 Mild day, the waggons and sleighs are both running, but the snow has melted during the day. Johney & Ina were here in the afternoon. Jim sent me a load of firewood, also some bedding*, which I needed. [*straw for cattle bedding] 15 Strong wind in the forenoon, and pretty cold, the afternoon slightely given to thaw. I split some stove wood, got 13 Bushels of oats from C. Mills at .25¢ per Bushel. Ida was here in the after- noon. 16 Mild day. I split some stove wood in the forenoon. Mr. Reid & wife, Thos. Hanbury, wife & son, Joe Bowerman and Ida, Mr. John Russell & Ina were here at night. <p. 32> Nov[ember] 1898 17th Mild day, the Roads very muddy. I went to Dundalk. Seen George Wright, Councilman, done some Township business, also bought 3 Barells Flour, l 1/2 Manitoba & l 1/2 Ontario, for $13.00. 18 Dark and showery, anything but a pleasant day. 19 Dark and mild. I dug a drain in the garden to carry off the water in the spring when the snow melts. Merritt Nicols left his tax, $21.39, here for the collector 20th Sabbath. Dark and without sunshine mostly all day, pretty cool. Mrs. R. and I drove to Ida’s. The Roads are very muddy. 21 Fine, dry with a good deal of sunshine, the snow is pretty much gone, the clouds are threat[en]ing this afternoon. 22 Showery, mostly cold with a heavy damp atmosphere, the roads are extremely bad, not many peo- ple moving around. Joseph Bowler and wife were here at night. 23 Cold and snowing, a little snow fell mostly all day. The cold was pretty severe. The roads are very rough, the wheels are still running. <p. 33> Nov[ember] 1898 24th Rather mild. Mrs. John Russell came from Mrs. Jas. Patterson’s and stopped here all night. 25 Mild mostly all day, began to grow colder in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk. Bob Mills hauled home for me three Barrels of flour which I had bought last week. 26 Snow falling this morning and all through the day, quite wintry weather, some sleighs and some waggons running. A span of horses belonging to a Mr. McMaster of Osprey ran away opposite here and broke his buggy 27th Sabbath. Mild, dry, dark and inclined to be soft. Joe, Ida and Albert Thompson were here. 28 Mild but dark and without any sunshine. John Hudd with Jim’s team hauled me a load of bedding. He then fixed a horse stall for me. 29 Mild and dark with all appearance of a snowfall at night. I fixed the cows’ stall. Jim got the Bug- gy, he and Mr. S. Bell are going to Flesherton. Joe and Ida were here a while at night. [in margin] W. Robinson / died <p. 34> �568 Nov[ember] 1898 30th Mild but dark, without sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s to the Marriage of his eldest daughter Madella to John White of Artemesia. There were about Sixty guests. The wedded cou- ple left in the afternoon for Toronto. Madella is a splendid girl and will make a fine wife. [in margin] Niece Madella / Russell / married [December 1898] December 1st Quite stormy, snowing and blowing, especially in the forenoon. Mrs. R. went to the fu- neral of W. Robinson, a son of William Robinson. Brother John’s wife Eliza came here at night. Jim Patterson drove her here. Some snow fell, the day was mild but overcast. John and Ina, Joe and Ida and Miss A. Bowerman, Brother John’s son, Jim, and his Mother were all here at night, stopped till after 12 O’clock. 2 Quite a snowfall last night, a little fell during the day. Johney helped me Butcher a pig of six months old, it would dress, I think, 200 pounds. Ina came with Johney 3 Bright sunny day, the snow thawing some. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Sent deed & duplicate, mortgage & duplicate of Lot 31, Con. 5 Melancthon to be registered in Orangeville. <p. 35> December 1898 4th Sabbath. Pretty cold with a slight snowfall in the forenoon which increased to a heavy fall in the afternoon. It snowed and blowed all night. Jim’s three children were here, viz., Arlie, Vern & Delbert. 5 Very deep snow. I think there must have fallen during the night two feet. Snowing and blowing all day. Jim’s man John Hudd hauled me a load of stove wood from where I had cut it in the swamp. I made a start at writing out my Financial Statement. [in margin] Big snow Storm 6 Cold and stormy, snow falling throughout the day, the roads are very badly filled up. I worked at making out the Financial Statement for the Township. 7 Stormy, Rough day, snowing and blowing. The Proton Collector and his Brother stopped here all night, he left me over $2400.00 taxes 8 Very Rough and stormy. The collector tried the road West, but the snow was too much drifted. Then he turned and went towards Dundalk. I worked on the Financial Statement. 9 Stormy and rough, snowing and Blowing. I am laid up with a cold. <p. 36> December 1898 10th Stormy and rough, snowing and blowing, Roads filling up. 11th Sabbath. Stormy and rough, snowing and blowing. Jim and Mary got as far as here in his cutter. 12 The storm has abated a little, people were trying to open up the Roads in the afternoon, some shovelling and others driving their sleighs through. 13 Rough day, stormy, the roads bad. 14 Pretty Rough, Snowing some, the Roads very heavy. Mrs. R. went to Jim Patterson’s. [in margin] J.Patterson’s / Boy* born [*Oscar George Patterson] 15 A little milder, no snow falling. Went to Council Meeting at Hopeville. Jim drove me out with his horse. We stopped all night. 16 Mild day. Came home and settled up my accounts. Came out straight. 17 Pretty Rough, the Roads very bad. I worked at making out the Financial Statement. Johney brought me a load of wood, so also did Willie. <p. 37> December 1898 �569 18th Sabbath. Pretty cold, without snow. Joe and Ida were here. 19 Very cold, raw day. Rhime on the Bushes. Mrs. R. went to help Ina kill turkeys. I finished the Financial Statement. 20 Dark and slightely wet, the snow sinking. I took to the printer in Dundalk the Financial Statement to be printed. I had not much trouble in Balancing. [in margin] Thaw 21 Dark and mild, a little snow fell but the thaw has ceased and is about over. I got a letter from Clark. 22 A little snow mixed with rain in the forenoon which turned into rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the eavening, then she went to Mr. Bell’s School entertainment. [in margin] Rain 23 Snowing and blowing a fierce storm all day, and the blow increased as night came on. 24 Cold and rough, snowing and drifting. I got a Christmas Gift from* Mrs. R. (a cup and saucer), gilt china .70¢, very nice. [*should read “for”, not “from”?] <p. 38> December 1898 25th Sabbath. Pretty mild, the Roads heavy. We had Jim and family, Willie and family, Johney and Ina, Joe Bowerman and Ida, Newt Oliver and Miss A. Bowerman spending their Christmas with us. 26 Cold and pretty rough, the wind strong and the snow drifting. Mrs. R went in the afternoon to Mrs. Jim Patterson’s. 27 Stormy and wild, snowing, blowing and drifting. An exceedingly rough day, the roads filling up. Joe Bowler was here a while. 28 Extremely cold day, the wind is not high but the freeze is very sharp, the coldest day. I think, that has come this season. 29 Mild, the snow thawing. I and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. I got the cutter fixed, also seen the Twp. Collector, he made me a payment. 30 Mild in the forenoon, the afternoon cold and windy. 31 Extremely cold, nothing like it this winter. The old year is passing out and the new coming in. We have had some reverses in this year, still, our health has been good or fairly so. We hail the New Year and hope that things in general may be more prosperous with us. [in margin] Very cold / Bob Russell hurt <p. 39> January 1899 1st Sabbath. Cold day, sharp frost. Brother John’s eldest son Robert died this morning. He was for some time working in a foundry in Toronto and while helping to put up a smoke stack last Friday something gave way and a piece of wood hit him on the head, Breaking his skull. He was insensi- ble till he died. Poor boy, to be carried off so suddenly. His Father, Mother & [stricken: family] Brothers & Sisters will be in agony. [in margin] Brother John’s son / Robert died on the 2nd 2 Very cold, sharp raw wind. I with Jim went to the voting in Melancthon, Dundalk and Proton. 3 Milder, thawing, at night raining. I went to Dundalk, got the poney’s shoes shaped and the cutter fixed. Also attended a meeting of the Stockholders of Dundalk Cheese Factory. After I came home Mrs. R. and I drove to Dundalk again. I sent a telegram to Jim when on his way to Toronto, the telegram got him at Cardwell.* Johney and Ina were here all night. [*4 miles north of Or- angeville, ON.] 4 Raining this morning, the day wet all through. Mrs. R., Johney and Ina, Willie and Jim Patterson and Brother John’s daughter Vina left this morning in Jim Patterson’s sleigh for the funeral. Brother Sam left here about noon for the same. I did not go, was afraid of getting cold. �570 <p. 40> January 1899 5th Cold, snowing and Blowing, the thaw is over and the Roads are a glare of ice. I worked at Balanc- ing the Township Books. John Hudd brought me a load of stove wood from the swamp with Jim’s horses. 6 Cold day, snowing some and blowing. I worked at the Township Books. Jimmey Bowler milked the cows for me. The folks got home about 1 O’clock tonight. Ina stopped here all night. [in margin] Storming 7 Fearfully stormy, snowing and blowing. Johney came here for Ina, they left about 3:30 P.M. Brother Sam came here about 9:30, stopped all night. [in margin] Stormy & cold 8th Sabbath. The blow is partly over. Sam left for home. 9 Pretty cold day. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville. Stayed all night. [in margin] cold 10 Piercing sharp frosty day. I came home. [in margin] cold 11 Very sharp keen freeze. I entered Township orders. [in margin] cold 12 Milder than yesterday. W. Lonsway called here this afternoon. Johney brought me a load of wood. <p. 41> January 1899 13th Soft and thawing, rain mixed with snow in the Forenoon and pure rain in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 14 Stormy day, Blowing and snowing, especially so in the afternoon. Very chang[e]able weather. 15th Sabbath. Mild and fine. Joe & Ida were here. 16 Very mild, thawing some. Johney brought me two loads of firewood. Willie and Tom Oliver* were here at noon. The Rev. Mr. Harrison, Presbyterian Minister, and his Lady were here in the afternoon. [*Tom Oliver later marries Ada Davidson, sister of Mary and Susan.] 17 Colder than yesterday, Freezing and snowing some. I split a little wood in the woodhouse. This is my Sixty-third Birth-day. [in margin] 63rd Birth / Day 18 Fine and sunny with quite a sharp air. I split some wood in the woodhouse. Mrs. R. went to a Presbyterian Social in Dundalk. Miss Robinson was here about taxes. 19 Fine and mild, good sleighing. Mr. W. Bell and wife were here a while this afternoon. <p. 42> January 1899 20th Quite a fall of snow and the wind pretty high, not cold. Jim’s boys, Vern and Delbert, were here in the afternoon. 21 Very stormy from morning till night, snowing and Blowing. Mrs. R. went to Dundalk for me. Brother John and wife came here this afternoon. 22nd Sabbath. Mild and not cold. Brother John and wife Eliza left here this morning and went to their Son-in-Law’s, J. Patterson. 23 Mild day mostly. Thos. Laughlin, Clerk of Proton, was here in the afternoon. Brother John called with J. Patterson. Willie called also. Ida was here in the afternoon. 24 Mild day mostly. Mrs. R. and I visited at Brother Sam’s. Brother John and wife Eliza were also there. Sam and I went to George Brown’s, a neighbor, and I bought a package of “Nature herbs” from him. He is the agent for the sale of the Medicine, said to cure almost anything. 25 Mild day, good Sleighing. Johney brought me a load of firewood. Mrs. D. McAulay spent the day here. <p. 43> �571 January 1899 26th Pretty stormy in the forenoon, the afternoon just terrific, snowing and Blowing, drifting. Brother John and wife, Jim’s wife and three children were here. John stopped at Jim’s at night, his wife stopped here. James Conner, a young man of Melancthon, about 27 years of age, born here, a son to John Conners, Farmer, Melancthon, died in Toronto after three day’s illness of typhoid fever. He was a splendid specimen of manhood, large, strong and handsome, a good boy, civil and oblig- ing, loved by his neighbours and friends. He had been working for some time in his Uncle’s store in North Toronto but death claimed him and he had to go. [in margin] James Conners died / in Toronto 27 Cold, but the storm has ceased. Sharp frost. The remains of poor Jim Conners came to Dundalk this night from Toronto. My son Jim helped to carry them from the train; my Jim and the deceased were greatly attached to each other. Brother John and wife Eliza are here. [in margin] cold 28 Sharp cold day, the roads heavy. Brother John and wife started this morning for home. They upset about 40 rods from here. They came back. They then started after dinner for J. Patterson’s. Mrs. R[obert] R[ussell]* went to Jim Conners’ wake. My cold prevented me from going. [in margin] very cold. [*to distinguish her from Mrs. John R. in this entry.] <p. 44> January 1899 29th Sabbath. Extremely cold. Jas. Connor was buried in the R[oman] C[atholic] Cemetery in Melanc- thon. There was a large Funeral. I could not go, not being well. Mrs. R. went. [in margin] Ex- tremely / cold 30 Very cold, a snow storm in the afternoon. Johney and Eliza left Jim Patterson’s for home. Son Johney called here. Mrs. J. Bowler was here. [in margin] Extreme / cold 31 Very Cold. Mr. P. Cowan [MS Cowand] and Alex. Gillespie, Township auditors, were here on my books. They found them right. Patrick Connor and son John were here at noon. [in mar- gin] Cold [February 1899] Feb. 1st Very cold, the frost is exceedingly sharp. 2 Not quite so cold, a good deal of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 3 Quite a snowfall last night, the day rather mild in comparison of the former days. 4 Mild with a slight fall of snow last night. 5th Sabbath. Pretty fine. Johney & Ina, Donald McAulay, wife and daughter were here. <p. 45> Feb[ruary] 1899 6th Pretty cold, a very sharp frost in the afternoon and at night. 7 Fine sunny day, the afternoon pretty sharp. Mrs. R. and I went to the funeral of Mrs. S. McDonald of Proton. She was a sister of Mr. Thos. Laughlin, Clerk of Proton. Was quite young, the mother of two children, one of them a baby. She was Buried in Ventry Cemetery. The funeral was very large. Mr. George Carnpbell, an old Resident of Proton, died this morning. [in margin] G. Camp- bell died / Mrs. McDonald buried 8 Sharp day, keen frost, with a little sunshine now and then, also some showers of snow. I split some stove wood. Very cold at night. [in margin] cold 9 Very cold, the wind blowing strongly and the cold intense. Snow falling now and then, a bitterly cold day. [in margin] very cold 10 Extremely cold, the cattle after drinking would shake as if they had the ague. Few people on the Road today. [in margin] very cold �572 11 Clear and sunny, but with a very sharp frost. I attended a Township Council Meeting held in Dun- dalk. [in margin] very cold <p. 46> February 1899 12th Sabbath. Cold all day and cloudy. Mrs. D. McAulay and Ida Bowerman were here. 13 Cold with quite a bit of sunshine. I got in a little hay stack which I had at the stable. Billy Bowler and Jim Bowler with their team hauled it, there was quite a bit of bad hay in it. 14 Bright and sunny. I fixed up some Township papers which the auditors asked me to do for them. Mrs. R. went to Johney’s and Willie’s. 15 A little milder. Still, it’s cold enough. 16 Mild day, a good deal of sunshine, the snow thawing in some places, some pools of water in Dun- dalk. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Willie hauled me a load of stove wood. [in margin] Willie / hauled / me a / load of wood 17 Mild, a good deal of sunshine, a little rain in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk and sent Clark $57.48 in two money orders, one for $50.00, the other for $7.48, payable in Alpena, Michigan, U.S. The commission cost me .60 cts. The money was paid me by Johney, who wished me to send it to him. Johney owed Clark. <p. 47> Feb[ruary] 1899 18th Dark and quite a thick air, a slight snow in the early morning. The Proton tax collector called here in the afternoon. Mrs. R. went to J. Patterson, Junior’s. Came home at night, then went to Jim Russell’s. Came home, got her supper, then started for H. Lonsway’s. 19th Sabbath. Mild but dark, very much like a thaw. 20 Dark and soft, a fall of soft snow last night. Mrs. R went to Ida’s. Thos. McAulay, Township as- sessor, called here (not assessing). 21 Beautiful [MS Beautifuld] day, sunny and warm, the snow thawing fast, quite spring-like. Jim’s Delbert was here all day. 22 A heavy fall of snow last night, and more fell during the day. Mild and soft. Mrs. R. and I went to see Andrew Lonsway who is pretty sick. Jim Russell called a while at night. 23 Bright and sunny but a very sharp frost in the eavening. Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. The Col- lector returned his Roll. 24 Very fine with a bright Sun. Keen freeze in the shade. Jim is teaming out his oats, price 28 and 29 cts. per Bushel. Brother Sam was here at night and I gave him a little pup. <p. 48> February 1899 25th Pretty sharp Frost but a good deal of sunshine. I wrote in the Township Books, posting orders, etc. 26th Sabbath. Pretty windy, sleet falling through the day and rain at night. Jim’s Four* children were here this afternoon. [*Arlie, Vern, Delbert and Elva.] 27 Stormy, Snowing and Blowing all day. I copied the defaulters into Defaulters Book. Ida was here. 28 Stormy, Blowing and snowing all day. The snow seemed something soft in the afternoon. I worked at Township accounts. March [1899] 1st Pretty cold in the forenoon, Blowing & Snowing, the afternoon milder but with a sharp freeze. 2nd Fine, a good deal of sunshine, quite sunny in Dundalk. I attended a Meeting of the Dundalk Woolen Mills Co. L. T. McAulay, Proton Assessor, stopped here all night. Assessed Jim’s 250 acres for $2400.00. Assessed my acre and House $100. �573 3 Dark and very misty, a fall of soft snow turning to almost rain in the afternoon, quite a thaw. Mrs. R. is going now 5:50 P.M. to attend a social held in the Union Church, Melancthon. <p. 49> March 1899 4 Dark and a very heavy mist, the day soft, the snow going. I made out Financial Statement for the Bureau of Industries, and a very crooked bit of work I found it! 5th Sabbath. Rough and stormy. Blowing and snowing, filling up the Roads at a great rate. [in margin] Big Storm 6 Calm and sunny in the forenoon, the afternoon dark, cold and a little snow falling Miss A. Bow- erman was here. 7 Rather finer than yesterday, but sharp frost in the afternoon. Miss Jenny Russell came here with Brother Sam from Rosemont.* [*a hamlet in Adjala Township, 7 miles (11 km) west of Alliston, on what is now Highway 89.] 8 Fine day, mild. Mrs. R. took Jenny out to Sam’s. John Hudd hauled me about 3000 lbs hay from Jim’s place (the Arnold Lot). Jim would not accept any money for it. 9 Mild day, getting something like a thaw in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I drove to Dundalk. 10 Dark and windy, the sky indicating a storm. Ida was here and went to Jim’s. Her mother drove her home at night. <p. 50> March 1899 11th Quite soft, a strong thaw wind. The water ran in pools accross [=across] the Roads. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville. Stopped all night. 12th Sabbath. Bright, sunny morning, the day got clouded, the thaw continued till about 3 P.M. when a snow storm arose. Kept snowing and Blowing all afternoon. Willie and Sue and their two chil- dren were here. 13 Bright and sunny but with a very sharp frost. I made out a copy of the defaulter’s to send to Co. Treasurer, and wrote Four Business letters. 14 Bright and sunny most of the day, the afternoon cloudy and cold. I went to Dundalk in the fore- noon, drew $200.00 out of the Bank, and sent it, along with $800.00 more which I had in the house, making $1000.00 in all, by Express to the Manager of the Molsons Bank, Owen Sound. The parcel of money was rather large to go into the envelope, but Mr. Symington the agent put them into the press in his office and reduced the bulk. There were 10 x 10 = $100, and 180 x 5 = $900, [total] $1000. Miss Minnie* Russell is here this afternoon. [*daughter of John and Eliza.] <p. 51> March 1899 15th Wet day from morning till night. Jim Russell’s Sale of Farm Stock and implements which was to be today had to be postponed, on account of Rain, till Friday the 24th inst. 16 A good deal of sunshine but a pretty sharp Frost most of the day. Jim was here a while at night. 17 A little sunshine in the forenoon, the afternoon cold, and stormy at night. 18 Stormy day. Blowing, Snowing and Freezing from Morning till night. Brother Sam called on his way home From a meeting of Victoria Cheese Factory. 19th Sabbath. Rough and stormy, snowing and Blowing. 20 Very Stormy day, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. Walter Bell and Robt. Irwin called here in the afternoon with a petition [MS patition], getting signers for seperation [sic] of the Country part of Union S. S. No. 1, Dundalk, from Dundalk, and to unite with Sch[ool] Sect[ion] 5, Melancthon. I �574 signed the petition. I worked at the Township Books in the forenoon. <p. 52> March 1899 21st Very stormy. Blowing, Snowing and Freezing. I attended Council Meeting in Dundalk. Mr. McKenzie, Reeve of Proton, came home with me and stopped all night. Sam’s Madella and Willie called here. 22 Soft and evidently a thaw is setting in, the snow is quite soft. Jennie and Mrs. R. went to Dundalk. 23 Stormy, Snowing and Blowing all day long. There was some thunder last night. Jim called at noon. [in margin] Thunder 24 Very stormy, especially in the forenoon, Blowing and snowing. Jim’s Sale was in the afternoon. There was a large crowd of persons, and the animals and Farming implements brought good pric- es. Miss Abbie Bowerman stopped here all night. [in margin] Jim’s Sale 25 Mild and without storm in the forenoon, the afternoon wild, Blowing and snowing. Miss Bower- man is here making a dress for Jenney. Miss Bowerman went to Dundalk in the evening. 26th Sabbath. Mild and the snow softening some, quite sunny. 27 Very fine, Bright and sunny. Miss A. Bowerman, Jenny and Ida were here making dress for Jen- ney.* [*Jenny, or Jenney, is Jane Russell, an unidentified cousin.] <p. 53> March 1899 28th Dark, with a big snow storm in the afternoon. The snow is now (6: 30 P.M.) falling thickly. Jim moved in to the Arnold house. Miss Bowerman went home this afternoon. 29 Stormy from morning till night, Snowing and Blowing. 30 Fine, and the snow inclined to soften, a good deal of sunshine. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Jennie left this morning for Brother Sam’s. [in margin] Jennie left 31 Bright clear morning, the day fine and sunny till about 5 P.M. when the sky got overcast, like a coming storm. [in margin] Good / Friday [April 1899] April 1st Fine in the morning, the afternoon got overcast and there was a heavy fall of snow. Brother Sam called on his way to Dundalk and I sent a letter with him to post, addressed to John Philips, Grand Valley P. O., Ont. 2nd Sabbath. Moderate in the forenoon, the afternoon rough. Jim and family spent the day here. 3 Mild with a good deal of sunshine. Jim brought me a jag* of straw for bedding. [*farming ver- nacular, dialectal usage for “small load” or “amount” e.g. straw, hay, wood; see Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th ed., 2010.] <p. 54> April 1899 4th Sunny and with a sharp air. I worked at the Twp. Books. 5 Bright and sunny, the snow melting pretty well. I entered Twp. orders. J. Bowerman and Ida, Miss Bowerman and Bob Agnew and Jim Russell were here a while at night. 6 Bright and sunny, the day very fine. I went to Dundalk. 7 Dark, a slight snow fell in the afternoon, almost rain. 8 Snowing, Blowing and pretty stormy in the afternoon. 9th Sabbath. Fine. Johney and Ina were here. 10 Fine, a good deal of sunshine. Jim’s second boy, 5 years old, Delbert, met with a bad accident. He fell down a feed hole in the Barn and broke his right leg up within three or four inches of his body. �575 Dr. McWilliam of Dundalk set the bone. He is doing as well as can be expected. Dr. Mc[William] Sett it very carefully. [in margin] Delbert broke / his leg 11 Mild with a pretty heavy rain in the afternoon. I attended Proton Council Meeting in Dundalk. <p. 55> April 1899 12th Very fine, strong sun and thaw wind. 13 Fine, Bright and sunny, cool in the afternoon. 14 Mild. Strong Sunshine, the snow disappearing fast. 15 Mild and quite springlike, the snow going rapidly. I worked at the Municipal Cash Book. A very heavy snow storm at night 16th Sabbath. The ground covered with fresh snow about four inches deep this morning, the day fine. Brother Sam and Walter Bell called in the afternoon. [in margin] Seen Robin 17 Fine, the snow melting pretty fast, a good deal of sunshine. W. Bell called here. I wrote out a communication for him to the minister of Education. [in margin] heard frogs 18 Fine, sunny, and very springlike. I dug through the Banks of snow and opened out a drain to let the water away from a potatoe pit. 19 Fine springlike day, a shower of rain last night and another this morning. <p. 56> April 1899 20th Fine, dry and warm, the snow is mostly gone. 21 Beautiful day, hot in the afternoon. 22 Very spring-like, there is quite a bunch of snow in the South-west corner of this acre but it is going rapidly. Some parts of the roads are dry and dusty while other parts have got a ridge of snow and ice in the centre about two feet deep. Johney and Willie called here this afternoon. Willie took home a heifer calve which he got from us, he took it on the stone boat behind his waggon. [in margin] Sowed / cabbage seed 23rd Sabbath. Fine, dry and warm, quite spring-like. 24 Very fine, dry and warm. Some are starting to plow. [in margin] plowing began 25 Dry and sultry, a little thunder in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk with the Buggy, the first time we have used it this spring. The roads are very bad, in some places there are ridges of snow. 26 Beautiful day, a little thunder. I split some stove wood. Got two pigs from Jim, they cost me noth- ing, they are small and not thrifty,* Came last fall. [* “thrifty” also has the meaning “prosperous; thriving physically”, in addition to its current meaning “frugal”.] <p. 57> April 1899 27th Fine and warm, cloudy in the afternoon with indications of a thunderstorm. Jim borrowed the poney and Buggy and drove around to buy some hay for pressing. He got some at $5.00 per ton, first class timothy. Mrs. Henry Lonsway was here a while this afternoon. The last of the snow disappeared out of the Garden. [in margin] snow all gone / in the clearings 28 Dry and very windy, pretty warm in the afternoon. Mr. Walter Bell was here in the eavning. I wrote him an application to the Minister of Education re. appointing arbitrators. 29 Beautiful day. Heavy dew last night, a little thunder. I fixed fences, made some garden and went to Dundalk. 30th Sabbath. Fine day, warm, thunder storm in the afternoon. Jim Patterson, wife and Baby were here. [May 1899] �576 May 1st. Sultry, cloudy in the afternoon, great growth. I fixed old fences as usual, and worked in the Garden. 2 Fine but not so warm as yesterday. Dr. McWilliam took the splint off Jim’s Delbert’s broken leg in the morning, but in the afternoon the leg seemed to have shortened so Jim Brought the Dr. again and had it made right. The trees are about half leaved-out, the weather being so favourable. [in margin] Trees out / in leaf <p. 58> May 1899 3 Fine but a little cooler than yesterday. I fixed brush fence. 4 Fine, a little cool in the afternoon. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 5 Fine, dry and warm. I sowed garden seed: Coucumber [=cucumber], Butter Beans, Carrots, Pars- nips & Beets. Mrs. R. had sown top onions, potatoe onions* & Lettuce. [in margin] Sowed gar- den /Seeds [*presumably “top onions” were what is now called “green onions”, and “potatoe on- ions” were onions to be grown to maturity, of which the bulb only is for food.] 6 Fine, dry and warm. I fixed lane for pigs and put up a slight Board fence of 72 feet long, only one Board on top, nailed to posts about five feet off the ground, to keep the poney out of garden. 7th Sabbath. Very fine, sunny, dry and warm. Mr. W. Bell and Joe Bowler and wife were here. 8 Lovely day, sunny, dry and warm, an ideal spring day. I put some brush on the garden beds to keep the hens off. Helped Jim a little in the afternoon at his fence. 9 Fine, dry and warm. I sowed some carrot seed and washed the fruit trees with soft soap suds. <p. 59> May 1899 10th Dry and fine, cloudy and cool in the afternoon. I minded Delbert in the afternoon while his moth- er went to Dundalk, then finished washing fruit trees. Mr. Walter Bell was here a while in the af- ternoon. [in margin] Jim sold a / Roller for S. Bell* [Skeffington Bell was an implement dealer, among other things, in Dundalk. This seems to be the very beginning of Jim’s career in selling farm equipment. He worked about 30 years full-time for Deering, then International Harvester, then Cockshutt, before retiring in 1931.] 11 Quite a Rain last night or early this morning, the day cool but dark, with a strong wind, the eaven- ing wet. I split some stove wood at the house. 12 Dry and fine, pretty warm, cloudy in the afternoon. I went to Johney’s and Willie’s then went to Dundalk, bought a bag of shorts at .75¢, a Box of Matches 10 cts, and some toilet soap .10 cts. 13 Cold, Dry and windy, bright sun, a little sprinkling of Rain in the morning. Done nothing today. 14th Sabbath. Hard frost this morning, ice on the water, the day dry, cold and windy. [in margin] Frost 15 Very hard frost this morning, quite thick ice on the water, the maple leaves are scorched and the blossoms on the fruit trees must have suffered. I split stove wood at the house. [in margin] Frost / D[undalk] C[heese] F[actory] opened <p. 60> May 1899 16th Cold damp morning, very heavy rain with a little hail and some thunder in the afternoon, very cold. 17 Dark and cold, showery. Delbert was here for the first time since his leg was broke. His Pa, Ma, and all the family stopped here all night. 18 Dark and cold, a slight mizzle of Rain through the day. Delbert and his Ma went home this after- noon. He is not able to walk yet so we took him accross in his ‘spruce waggon.’* I split some stove wood at the house. [*presumably a child’s wagon.] �577 19 Cold drizzly day, very unpleasant. 20 Cold and cloudy, the day getting a little brighter in the afternoon. 21st Sabbath. Dry and fine with rather a chilly air. In the afternoon I went to Brother Sam’s. 22 Dry and fine. I cut seed potatoes. Delbert was brought here in the absence of his Mother and I minded him. [in margin] Got / papers / from / Toronto <p. 61> May 1899 23 Very fine, dry, sunny and warm. I finished cutting seed potatoes, then bagged up the remainder of the pit for Jim and Willie. I put in pit 30 Bushels last fall and could only get out 28, there were none either frozen or rotted, they apparently had just wasted away. [in margin] I. Traynor* / called here at / night [*a surveyor] 24th Queen’s birthday. Victoria is 80 years of age, a long life. The day pretty warm in the morning, also bright and sunny, the afternoon a little cloudy. 25 Fine, pretty warm. A pretty sharp shower after night fell, some thunder and lightening. Willie with his team and Newt. Oliver helped me to plant potatoes, about Eight Bushels on 5/8 of an acre. They hauled out the manure, I spread it, then Willie plowed in the potatoes. Arlie and Vern dropped, also I and Newt. We had all done at six O’clock, also had harrowed them. We placed the seed about twelve inches apart in the rows, and dropped [stricken: a see] in every third furrow. I gave Willie [to take] home with him about ten bushels, and I have six bags for Jim, as neither of them have any, got killed with the frost last summer. The rows are about 2 1/2 feet apart. [in mar- gin] Began and finished / planting potatoes <p. 62> May 1899 26th Dry and warm, till about 4 p.m. when there came on a heavy shower of Rain, some thunder and lightening. I worked at the Township Collector’s Rolls, getting up a statement re. Drainage of Sch[ool] Sect[ion] No. 1, for the information of Proton Council. 27 Showery, pretty warm, a fine growing day, cloudy. 28th Sabbath. The forenoon dry, the afternoon wet, with a thunder and lightening storm about 6 O’clock P.M. Mr. Walter Bell was here a while at night. 29 Dry in the forenoon, the afternoon Raining. I went to Dundalk and drew out of Bank $200.00, Twp. moneys. 30 Cold and windy in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and some sunshine. I attended a council Meet- ing at Hopeville and stopped there all night. There is a great amount of land between here and Hopeville covered with water on account of the frequent and heavy rains. 31 Left Hopeville at 7:30 and got home at 10 A.M. Mr. R. Oliver called to see us in the afternoon. The day was dry and windy. <p. 63> June 1899 1st Dry and fine, a little windy. I cut some seed potatoes for Jim. Mrs. R. and I went to DundaIk in the afternoon. John Madill and John Hudd was here in the forenoon. I drew up an agreement be- tween them for the buying and selling of a property in Dundalk. 2 Dry, sunny and warm. I finished cutting Jim’s seed potatoes. 3 Bags in all. 3 Dark, Cloudy and cool. I posted Township orders. 4th Sabbath. Heavy Rain, Thunder and Lightening early this morning, the day sultry. 5 A shower of Rain this morning, a little thunder and lightening. I put up a fence to keep the poney from running over the potatoes. Mrs. R. was repapering the kitchen. �578 6 Dry and sultry with the exception of a shower of Rain mixed with hail in the afternoon. Mrs. R. finished papering Kitchen. Jim’s wife Mary helped her. G. Watson, Co. Councillor, was here. 7 Sultry and showery in the afternoon. I Consulted Dr. McWilliam Regarding an ailment. He said it was a double rupture, sent for a double truss for me. Said I was in danger till I got it on. [in mar- gin] Set out / cabbage plants <p. 64> June 1899 8th Fine, dry and cool. Cloudy in the eavening. 9 Dry, cool and sunny. Delbert stopped a while here. His Grandma with the poney and Buggy took him and a Bag of potatoes to Ida’s. Brought Delbert back but of course left the potatoes! 10 Saturday. Dry and cool. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, took Jim’s Mary along a-shopping. 11th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Willie, Sue and the two babies were here. Jim got my poney and Buggy, he and wife and Delbert and the wee lady [=Elva] went to Jim Patterson’s. Arlie and Vern stopped here. 12 Dry in the forenoon, a sharp shower in the afternoon. Ida was here. I went to Dundalk in the af- ternoon and Dr. McWilliam fitted on me a double truss which I am necessitated to wear. It’s very uncomfortable but such must be. I think it’s as bad as wearing a hair shirt or any other kind of penance. 13 Cloudy, close and warm. I worked in the Garden weeding Carrots, digging beds and preparing ground for planting out Cabbage plants. <p. 65> June 1899 14th A shower of Rain in the morning, the day very hot till about 3 p.m. when there came on a rain with some thunder. I worked in the garden, sowed some carrots, parsnips and Beans for the second time, weeded some beds and planted out cabbage plants. [in margin] sowed carrots / & parsnips 15 Quite cool this morning with a shower of Rain, the day cool and cloudy. I digged a patch for cab- bage in the garden and planted out about Forty Seven. This is the second planting on the same patch. Brother Sam called this eavning and I gave him 100 plants. Jim’ s Mary and Delbert were here. 16 Very cool in the Morning, the day dry and cool. I went to Dundalk and paid the 5th Call to the Dundalk Woolen Mills Co. Limited. 17 Dry and fine. I wed some in the Garden. 18th Sabbath. Mostly dry and cloudy, a little rain. 19 Dry and warm, hot about noon. Mrs. R. took the pony and Buggy and went with 100 pounds of hay wire for the pressers to Melancthon. Delbert is stopping with me. <p. 66> June 1899 20th Dry and cool. Cold at night. Johney and Ina were here a while in the [stricken: eav] evening. Jim and Arlie and Vern stopped here all night. Jim had caught 13 speckled trout and he gave them around amongst us. 21 Dry and cool most of the day, the evening was something warmer. Jim is in bed here all day with something like a cold. Cannot tell what it is. I hoed some potatoes in the evening. 22 Dry and cool, a slight shower of Rain in the morning. Jim kept getting worse last night. I went for Dr. Martin at 11:30 p.m. He came and said he could not tell whether it was typhoid, Malaria or Measels. He left [dittog.: he left] him some powders and medicine. Jim began taking them and the fever abated, so much that he drove with me to Dundalk this afternoon. �579 23 Fine, dry and warm. I hoed potatoes. Jim is on the mend. He went out to Willie’s for Mary in the afternoon. 24 Dry and hot. I hoed potatoes. <p. 67> June 1899 25th Sabbath. Fine, dry and warm. Johney & Ina were here. Sam also called. 26 Dry and warm. I hoed potatoes. 27 Dry and fine, I was hoeing potatoes. Jim got home from Toronto and stopped here all night. 28 Slightly wet in the forenoon, the afternoon more Rain fell. I hoed a little at the potatoes, but had to quit on account of the Rain. Jim is here, also Delbert, Vern [MS Verne] and Arlie. 29 Fine, dry and sunny. I finished hoeing potatoes for the First time, then went to Dundalk, took Del- bert along. 30 Bright and fine. I went to see Mr. B. Bowerman. Miss A. Bowerman and Ida were here this even- ing. July [1899] 1st Bright, sunny, and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon, stopped about three hours. 2nd Sabbath. Dry and fine. Jim’s children were here while he & wife were at Sam’s. <p. 68> July 1899 3rd Showery and pretty warm. I hoed potatoes between showers, this is the second hoeing which I am giving them. 4 Dry till about 6 P.M. when there was a very heavy rain. The day was quite sultry. I done Statute labor. 5 Dry and warm in the forenoon, showery in the afternoon. I hoed potatoes. 6 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the Forenoon, I hoed potatoes in the afternoon. 7 A little Rain early this morning, the balance of the day dry and pretty warm. I worked at the Township Books and prepared 1/2 -Yearly Financial Statement. 8 Showery and cold. I attended a Council Meeting at Proton Station and stopped all night. 9th Sabbath. Bright, sunny and warm. Came home this morning. J. Bowerman and Ida, Mr. B. Bow- erman and wife, Jim and Mary with children were here. <p. 69> July 1899 10th Warm and Bright. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. Mrs. R. took Ida who was picking Berries home. I examined the orders which I had paid at Council Meeting and compared them with the cash which I had taken. Came out right. 11 Shower of Rain early this morning, the day dry afterwards and pretty warm. I entered one hundred and two Reeve’s orders in [dittog.: in] Township Day Book. 12 Fine and dry. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 13 Dry and hot. I wrote some Business letters in the Forenoon and in the afternoon Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. I sent a letter to Br. William, Kosoma P. O., Indian Territory, U.S. [in margin] sent letter / to Willie 14 Dry, sunny and hot. I entered Twp. orders in Book. 15 Cloudy and cool in the forenoon, the afternoon wet. We were in Dundalk this afternoon and sat for our pictures. Family group, viz., Mrs. R., Jim, John, Willie, Ida and I. Clark’s, who is in Mi- chigan, was also taken off an original and put in. Price six dollars for all. <p. 70> �580 July 1899 16th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Willie and Sue with the two children were here a short time in the even- ing. 17 Cloudy with a slight mizzle of Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry and windy. I wrote some business letters and Paris-greened the potatoes (5/8) of an acre. I put on a pound less about a ta- blespoon full. Sue and Baby were here a while. 18 Fine in the forenoon, the afternoon cloudy with a rain at night. I posted Township orders in the Municipal Cash Book. 19 Dry, cloudy and cool. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s and Johney’s. 20 Rain in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Mrs. Abraham Jack- son and Miss Eda Russell were here in the afternoon. Brother Sam called in the evening. 21 Heavy shower early in the morning, the remainder of the day dry and breezy. Mrs. R. went to Misses J. Patterson’s. <page torn out, covering the days 22July - 24 August 1899> [Corresponds to the period when the episode occurred which led to Willie’s commital to the Hamilton Insane Asylum. Details are known from the records of the Asylum (now Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital) now held in the Ontario Archives. Willie suffered a psychotic event (called an attack of insanity in the sources, or violinte mania, caused by “hard work, extreme heat”). This happened suddenly “about 2 weeks prior to 9 Aug.”, i.e. in the week following 21 July, the last entry above. He was taken into custody on 7 Aug., certified insane by two medical examiners at Orangeville jail on 9 Aug., and transferred to Hamilton Asylum 24 Aug. 1899. The medical case notes cite his symptoms: “Delusions, signs, signals and representations of different parties, and other things.” As well, he “imagines he is suffering from an incurable malady. Quite excited, has to be closely watched on account of his impulsiveness to strike and kick those near him.” He seems to have had only this one psychotic event, followed by prolonged depression. He was discharged on probation in care of his brother James, 2 April 1901, and fully discharged 11 Oct. 1901 as “recovered.” It seems, on the evidence, that he was probably manic-depressive, with a history of only one manic attack, followed by lengthy depression. The documents sent to me from the Ontario Archives include copies of the correspondence between the family and the Medical Superintendant (Dr. James Russell), which are referred to in the diary, below.] <p. 71> August 1899 25th Dry and fine. Mrs. R. drove Jim to Willie’s place this forenoon, then she came home and Jim’s wife and she went to Jim Patterson’s in the afternoon. 26 A little cool in the morning, the balance of the day warm and pretty hazy. Jim got the poney and Buggy and went to Dundalk. 27th Sabbath. Dry and fine. I drove Jim to Willie’s. 28 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. and I went to Willie’s and along with Sue stooked about 8 or 9 acres. 29 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. took the poney, drove to Willie’s and immediately returned, all being well there. 30 Dry and hot. I took Jim to Dundalk in the afternoon. He went to Toronto on hay business, fare & Return, $2.30. 31 Dry and sultry till about 8 p.m. when some rain fell and gradually increased in quantity till there was quite a rainfall during the night. Ida was here in the afternoon. I drove her home then went to meet Jim in Dundalk. He did not come. The night was very dark for driving. <p. 72> �581 September 1899 1st A few drops of Rain in the morning, the day cloudy and cool. I went to Dundalk at night and met Jim, who was coming from Toronto, at the station. 2 Cloudy most of the day but dry and sultry. I wrote some Business letters,* drove to Dundalk and posted them. [*one is a letter to Dr. James Russell, Medical Superintendent of the Hamilton Asy- lum, inquiring on the state of health of his son Willie. He receives a reply on the 5th; see below.] 3rd Sabbath. Dry but quite cold in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to the funeral of C. Johnson’s daughter, Mary. The funeral did not take place because the corpse did not arrive in time. She had died in Vancouver. 4 Dry and fine. John Agnew called here in the forenoon. Mrs. R. and I went again to Mr. Johnson’s daughter’s funeral. She was buried in Flesherton Cemetary. 5 Wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Johney brought a letter here at night which Jim got in the post office from Hamilton. The letter contains good news, says Willie is improving mentally and physically and the chances for his cure are good. [in margin] Letter from Dr. Russell / Hamilton <p. 73 September 1899 6th Fine day, dry and pretty warm. I went to Willie’s, raked up some oat sheaves. Jim and Johney hauled them in [MS in then] in the afternoon. 7 Wet in the forenoon, the afternoon dry. Some people hauled grain in during the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. I got some teeth pulled by Dentist Henderson who will replace them with false ones when my gums become healed. Those which I got out were stumps and old, partly de- cayed, a bad lot. A thunder, lightening and Rain storm at night. 8 Cloudy, cool and dry. We pulled our Siberian Crabs*, about five pails full. [*apples.] 9 Dry and fine. Susan and her two Babies came here and stopped all night. 10th Sabbath. Dry and fine, Cloudy in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Brother Sam’s. 11 Dry and fine till night when there came on a Rain. Mrs. R. took Sue and the Babies home, then when she came back, she and I went to Dundalk and bought $13.75 worth clothing for Willie and Expressed them, with other clothes of his, to him in Hamilton. I contributed $5.00 and Sue the remainder. <p. 74> September 1899 12th Fine most of the day. I chored around. 13 Dry with a little sprinkle of Rain about 4:30 P.M. I went to Willie’s, stopped till the afternoon, then came home. 14 Dry and fine but very cold. Quite a heavy frost last night, thick ice on the pail of water outside the house. Got news* from Willie. He is still improving. [*reply from Dr. Russell to a letter from Su- san enquiring about Willie’s state of health.] 15 Dry and fine. Mrs. R. with Jim’s two children went to Willie’s and they with some others raised his potatoes. I think there would be about 40 Bushels. 16 Dry and fine with a strong wind. I went to Dundalk, bought a Bag of Manitoba flower [=flour] for $2.25, took it out to Susan. 17th Sabbath. Dry and fine. Jim Patterson, Junior, and wife and Baby were here. Jim Russell got my poney and Buggy and went visiting to Mr. S. McDowell’s. 18 Dry and fine in the forenoon, the latter part of the afternoon wet, and now (9:10 P.M.) raining. <p. 75> September 1899 �582 19th Dark and lowering, quite a sprinkle of rain fell in the afternoon and a little in the forenoon. I at- tended a Proton Council Meeting in Dundalk. Mrs. R. took me there and came for me at night. 20 Dark and misty all day, a little rain. Ida was here a while in the afternoon, her Mother drove her home in the Buggy. I Balanced my cash and paid cheques in the Township Business which I had done yesterday. 21 Fine, dry and warm. I went to Dundalk, got a letter from Willie*, he is still mending. I also digged and picked five Bushels of potatoes in the forenoon and Five in the afternoon. [in margin] Got letter / from Hamilton [* reply from Dr. Russell in answer to letter from Robert.] 22 Cold and slightly wet in the morning, the day afterwards was clear and cold. J. Bowler and An- thony Trugeon with their Boys came here to raise potatoes for me. I thought the day rather cold. Afterwards I took up some myself. 23 Frosty morning, the day fine. J. Bowler and his two boys, A. Trugon and his Boy helped me raise potatoes. They were a good crop, about 124 Bushels, a little over two Bushels to the row. [in margin] Raised / potatoes <p. 76> Sept[ember] 1899 24th Sabbath. Dry in the forenoon, Rain with thunder and lightening in the afternoon. Sue with her Babies were here, came last night. 25 Wet and cold all day. I sorted over potatoes in the stall. 26 Dry and cold I sorted over some potatoes then got W. Bowler to haul me a load (45 2/3) Bags to Dundalk. I sold them to John Sinclair for .40 cents a Bag, cash. 27 Dry and cold, some sunshine in the afternoon. I picked a barrel of apples off the two Wealthy trees, the Haas trees’ apples are worthless on account of worm[s]. 28 Dark and cold with a very high wind. T. Laughlin, Clerk of Proton, was here for lend of 1898 Col- lector’s Roll. I went to Dundalk in the eavning. 29 Cold and cloudy. I chored around. Snow fell tonight. [in margin] First Snow 30 Snowing this morning, a particularly cold day, could make snow balls at the end of the house. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. Moved our cook stove in to the kitchen. [in margin] moved stove <p. 77> October 1899 1st. Sabbath. Dry and cold, hard frost in the morning. Sue and the Babies called here. Johney and Ina were here. 2 Dry and fine, hard frost in the morning. Sue was here in the forenoon. She and I wrote letters to Willie.* [Robert writes covering letter to Medical Superintendent, asking for the enclosed letter (from Susan) be given to Willie; this follows letter sent 27 Sept. inquiring if Susan could visit Wil- lie, with response on 28 Sept. saying “not yet”.] 3 Cold and clear. Heavy Frost this morning. 4 Bright and sunny. Johney and Ina were here. Dr. Martin paid me a visit at night. I am slightly indisposed. 5 Fine mild day, Bright mostly. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Roseborough visited us in the afternoon. Mrs. R. drove them here from Dundalk. 6 Fine, dry, sunny and warm. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon. 7 Dark and cool. 8 Sabbath. Pretty fine. Mrs. J. Patterson & Mrs. W. Russell were here. 9 Dry and fine. John Agnew and wife stopped here at night. �583 10 Dry and fine. Ida was here a while, Mrs. R. took her home. <p. 78> 11th Dundalk Show Fair. Dark and misty in the morning, the day cleared up and was fine. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon, did not go to the grounds. Sue and the children were here in the after- noon. 12 Fine day, dry and sunny, hazy also like Indian Summer. Miss McDonald and Mrs. McDonald and Ida were here. [in margin] Indian Summer 13 Very fine. Dry, sunny and warm, like Indian Sununer. 14 Misty in the forenoon, slightly wet, dry in the afternoon. Mrs. Wm. Talbot was here in the after- noon. I went to Dundalk. 15th Sabbath. Dry and fine. 16 Dry, warm and Sunny. Hazy like Indian Sununer. 17 Dark morning and wet. Heavy rain through the night, the day showery. Mrs. Wright and daugh- ter-in-law were here. I worked at the Township Books. 18 Fine day, dry and pretty warm. Mrs. Wright went to Jim’s this morning, Mrs. R. took her over. The threshing machine (W. Silk’s) was to be at Willie’s. <p. 79> Oct[ober] 1899 19th Dry in the forenoon, slightly wet in the afternoon. Mrs. R. drove Mrs. Wright to Dundalk. I went to Dundalk in the eavening. [in margin] Trouble / in the / camp* [unclear reference to trouble] 20 Frost this morning, the day sunny but cold. 21 Cold and cloudy with a good deal of sunshine. Ms. R. went in the afternoon to Ida’s. 22nd Sabbath. Dry and cool. Ida and Joe were here. 23 Very heavy rain with thunder and lightening early this morning. Mrs. R. and I went to Susan’s and brought her two Babies home with us. 24 Beautiful day, sunny and warm. I took out the carrots and beets. 25 Fine day, dry and warm but cloudy. I went to Dundalk. Mrs. Widdow [sic] Neithercut & Mrs. S. McDowell came here, also Susan. 26 Dry and fine in the forenoon, the afternoon wet. Mrs. R. & Sue took the team and went and picked Willie’s potatoes. They brought Jim’s 29 Bags & some in the wagon Box. It was hard work putting them up on the top. <p. 80> Oct[ober] 1899 27th Dry and cloudy, damp in the afternoon with a good deal of Rain at night. I went to Dundalk, and drove to J. Bowerman’s, Coming home, for Mrs. R. 28 Wet all day from morning till night, dark and gloomy 29th Sabbath. Dark and cloudy, but no rain. 30 Dry and sunny, a very fine day. Mrs. R. and Sue took Willie’s team and went to Melancthon to bring home the remainder of Willie’s potatoes. I piled wood in the woodhouse. [in margin] Sent letter / to Hamilton [asking if Willie mixes with others, or is “taciturn and reserved.” Answered on 31 Oct.: “has improved rather of late. He goes out working now on the farm and is a little more talkative, but is still rather confused and not making many friends. His general health is good.” ] 31 Dry and fine. I put about 13 Bushels of Willie’s potatoes in a pit in the Garden. J. Bowerman and Ida, Mary and Susan were here for supper. [November 1899] �584 Nov. 1st Dry and fine. I sorted some potatoes in the cellar. Sister Sarah came here about 1 P.M. Brother Sam brought her.* Sue and her children are stopping here this night. [*Sam has brought Sarah (and her son George, age 15, b. 10 May 1884, Simcoe Co., ON) to visit their brother Robert and family. This visit is likely in response to the news that Willie was in the Hamilton Asylum, and that Robert’s health was failing. Sarah and her family perhaps lived in Sudbury, ON at this time. Sarah spent the last years of her life in British Columbia.] 2 Cold generally, but dry. Sister Sarah’s son, George, came here and his mother went with him to Sam’s. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. <p. 81> November 1899 3rd Cold and raw, with rain at night which turned to snow. I sorted over potatoes in the cellar, picked out 30 Bushels for seed and eating, and left about 15 for other purposes. 4 The ground covered with about two inches of snow this morning, and a little more fell during the day. I worked at the Township Books. Made entries in the Municipal Cash Book which is a Big unwieldy humbug. Stabled up the cows for the first time this season. [in margin] 1st stabling / of cattle 5th Sabbath. Snow on the ground, the day pretty Chilly. Mrs. R. and I dined with Jim. J. Bowerman and Ida were here in the eavning. 6 Mild day. I took Susan out to Sam’s, then I engaged Sam’s son, Johney, to work Willie’s farm for one hundred dollars, he to go to School during winter and to do the chores. 7 Very fine day, sunny, dry and warm. I Butchered two fat Hogs, one of them weighed 200 pounds and the other 160. J. Bowler and J. Bowerman and Benny* helped. [*Joe Bowerman’s brother.] <p. 82> November 1899 8th Fine, dry and sunny. almost like Indian Summer. I went to Dundalk in the afternoon. 9 Very fine day, especially in the forenoon, a trifle cloudy in the afternoon. 10 Cold this morning, with snow, the afternoon milder. I attended Council Meeting at Hopeville and stopped all night. Mrs. W. Bell and Mrs. T. Robinson visited Mrs. R. 11 Cold and raw this morning, the afternoon milder. Left Hopeville this morning, got home about 1 P.M. 12th Sabbath. Quite a bit of snow on the ground, the day cold. Joe and Ida were here. 13 Cold morning with snow on the ground, the afternoon milder. Mrs. R. dressed three of her geese, took them to Dundalk. They weighed 24 pounds, she got Eight cents per pound for them. I bought 18 Bushels of oats from Bob Mills at 25 cents per Bushel. Mr. John Arnold and wife were here a while at night. <p. 83> November 1899 14th Some snow on the ground in the forenoon. The most of it had vanished before night. The day pretty mild. Sam brought Sue and Rita* (who had been at his place for a week) here. [*Willie’s wife and daughter (usually spelled “Reta”); there is no mention of the baby, Melvin.] 15 Dark and misty all day, pretty cold, slightly wet. The snow is all gone and folks are plowing. 16 Mild for this time of the year, Misty in the afternoon. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the after- noon. T. McAulay, Collector, stopped all night, paid $725.00. [Following notes, written by Robert Russell at end of the year, explain the gap in the diary en- tries.] Laid up with sickness, dropped the tally for quite a while. �585 This year has passed away a sad one for us. My poor son Willie is now in Hamilton Asylum. God, restore him to his reason again. [Robert makes no mention, in this year-end reflection, of Susan and Ida’s Christmas visit to Wil- lie in Hamilton. This happened following the letter Robert wrote to Dr. Russell, Medical Superin- tendent of the Hamilton Asylum, on 18 Dec. 1899, asking if Willie’s wife and sister can visit him “about Christmas.” Dr. Russell agrees: “he will no doubt be glad to see his wife and sister.” Fol- lowing the visit, Robert writes on 21 Jan. 1900: “Did Willie grieve or fret after his wife and sister left him at Christmas?” The reply on 22 Jan.: “We did not notice anything in particular in regard to him after his wife and sister visited him, and if he grieved any he must have kept it all to him- self.”] <p. 84> January 1900 1st Rather mild in the forenoon, the afternoon sharper. I went to the Township election at J. Allen’s. 2 Cold day, snowing and Blowing. I worked at making up the School vouchers for Co. Auditors. 3 Milder than yesterday. I split some stove wood in the wood Shed. Mrs. John Arnold was here a while at night. 4 Mild. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. J. Bowerman brought me some pressed straw. Ida was along. 5 Fine day, good sleighing. I worked at the Township Books. 6 Fine and mild, good sleighing. J. Bowerman Brought me a load of stove wood. I finished the Township Books. 7th Sabbath. Rain, the day turned to snow at night, quite a thaw. [in margin] thaw 8 The Snow gone off the fields in a great measure, the roads very Rough, but enough of snow left to make sleighing. I attended Council meeting at Hopeville, came home in the eavning. <p. 85> January 1900 9th The day a little mild. The Township auditors, Alexand[er] Gillespie and Archy McMillen, were here and audited the Twp. accounts, found them correct. [in margin] Auditors here 10 Very fair sleighing, but the Roads slippery. I wrote out an address* for D. McKenzie, late Reeve of Proton, took it to the printers. Got the poney shod on the hind feet. Mrs. R. visited at Mrs. Johney White’s* in Dundalk. [* “address” in the sense of “statement of public appreciation”; *Mrs. Johney White is Madella, Sam’s daughter] 11 Quite a snowfall, the day mild, sleighing improving. I entered orders in the Day Book. 12 Mild most of the day, good sleighing. Joseph Bowerman hauled me two loads of stove wood. 13 Quite a Bit of snow fell during the day. I went to Dundalk in the forenoon to see about Jim. 14th Sabbath. Mild, dry. Jim Patterson, wife and Baby, Sue and her two Babies, Joe and Ida, Johney and Ina were here. [in margin] Mrs. Patton / Died 15 Mild day, dark, with a little snow falling. I split some stove wood in the wood shed. Mrs. R. went to the wake of Mrs. Patton in Dundalk. <p. 86> January 1900 �586 16th Mild, and dark, without sunshine, good sleighing. Mrs. R and I went to the funeral of Mrs. J. Pat- ton in Dundalk. She was buried in the Dundalk Cemetrey [sic]. 17 Blowing and drifting, the roads filling up badly. Very sharp frost in the afternoon. I have passed another Milestone in my journey through life and am now 64 years of age. Will I see another, that’s the question, or will I be better or worse if I do see another? [in margin] Birthday 18 Dark morning and thawing, a slight mizzle of Rain during the day. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk in the afternoon and then drove to Ida’s coming home. 19 Quite mild, thawing, the snow going fast. Mrs. R. went to Jim Patterson’s. 20 Still thawing, but the afternoon turned to freezing with a strong wind. Mrs. R and I went to Dun- dalk. 21st Sabbath. Cold, with a raw N.E wind. Ida was here in the afternoon. Joe called for her with the cutter at night. <p. 87> January 1900 22nd Cold in the morning. The day got milder, some sunshine in the afternoon with a softening of the snow. Mrs. R. and I drove to Mr. Bowerman’s in the afternoon. 23 Windy in the morning, the snow softening. The wind rose in the afternoon and quite a frost set in, getting quite cold towards night. Mrs. R. is quite sick, overstrung nerves is the cause, I think. Her long trouble on account of Willie is very trying on her. [in margin] Mrs. R. Sick 24 Very cold, strong wind and excessively cold. [in margin] cold 25 Cold day From morning till night, but especially in the morning. Mrs. R. is something better. 26 Extremely cold. Frost enough to please a Greenlander. Strong wind with a few flashes of sunlight in the afternoon. The cold so intense that our pump froze last night, however we have a small well in the cellar available. [in margin] pump / Froze 27 Sharp morning, the day quite cold but not near so bad as yesterday. Mrs. R. went in the afternoon for Sue and children. [in margin] cold 28 Very cold and stormy. Sue went to Swinton Park with H. Lonsway and got Babtised [=baptised], by dipping, into the L.D.S.* It’s a fad, I think. [*Latter Day Saints, here short for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of L. D. S., a splinter group from the Mormons, led by Emma Smith, first wife of Joseph Smith, and one of her sons, following the assassination of Joseph Smith in Illinois in June 1844. This small group formed in opposition to Brigham Young’s leadership of the Mormons, and their exodus to Utah. It is the Re- organized L. D. S. that Clark and his wife’s family joined in Hillman, Michigan in 1894. Despite Robert’s scepticism, it seems Clark converted Susan, Jim’s wife Mary, and Robert’s wife Nancy. Willie and his family later joined, and some of Willie and Susan’s descendants continue active in this church, now renamed the Community of Christ. Its headquarters are in Independence, MO.] <p. 88> January 1900 29th Cold and Stormy. Mrs. R. took Sue and the children home in the afternoon. [in margin] very / cold 30 Stormy and rough from morning till night, Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. [in margin] very / cold 31 Very cold day. Sam and Ida were here. [in margin] very / cold February 1900 Feb. 1 Very cold. Mrs. R and I went to Dundalk. 2 Exceedingly cold all day, but especially at night. [in margin] very / cold �587 3 Not quite so cold as yesterday, snowing and blowing occasionally. Mrs. R. is going to Dundalk for Jim who is to come home from London this afternoon. Brother John and wife came here this evening, stopped all night. [in margin] Sharp 4th Sabbath. A little milder, with quite a snowfall last night. Mrs. R. and I visited at Mr. W. Bell’s. Brother John and Son, Jim, slept here this night. 5 The Roads quite heavy with snow. I worked at the Township Books. Brother John and Eliza went to their son-in-Law’s, J. Patterson. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s. <p. 89> February 1900 6th A little milder, with quite a bit of sunshine. I wrote some business letters. 7 Mild and turned to Rain in the afternoon, quite a thaw. I attended Council Meeting in Dundalk. Mrs. R. took me in and Jim brought me home. 8 Rain during a good part of the day, high wind in the afternoon, with a driving mist. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s. 9 The Rain has turned to snow, it’s now freezing. John and Eliza were here at night. 10 Pretty mild but not much snow falling. Mrs. R and John’s wife went with Jim Patterson to Dun- dalk at night, then John’s wife went home with Jim Patterson. 11th Sabbath. Mild. Brother John left this morning for S. Russell’s. 12 Mild but dark, like a fall of something. The snow is thawing some. I wrote some business letters. 13 Mild in the morning, some Rain. Cold in the afternoon. Snowing, Blowing and Freezing. Brother John and Eliza stopped all night. <p. 90> February 1900 14th Cold with a strong wind. Brother John and wife left for home this morning. Mrs. R. went to Wil- lie’s. 15 Pretty chilly day, the sleighing is improved. 16 Another cold day. I went to Dundalk, lifted the money for son Willie’s oats, got .25¢ for the Black oats and .26¢ for the white. Mr. J. Arnold’s Baby born dead. Total Cash Received, $127.31. 17 Pretty fine, with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. and I went to the funeral of Mr. J. Arnold’s Ba- by. 18th Sabbath. Rather cold. Jim was here a while at night. John & Ina were here in the afternoon. 19 Pretty sharp day with a good deal of sunshine. Mrs. R. went to Ida’s to purchase a turkey. Jim started to Shelburne on his Agency.* [*Presumably as a seller of farm implements, and this is the beginning of his three decades in this business; see 10 May 1899.] 20 Mild day with a good bit of sunshine. I copied the defaulters list into the Book. A tough job it was on account of the Clerk, Thos. Laughlin, having omitted to place the No. of acres against each Lot on the collector’s roll. <p. 91> Feb[ruary] 1900 21st Mild in the forenoon, the afternoon overcast, windy and cold. Mrs. R. and Mary went to Dundalk. 22nd Rather mild with quite a fall of snow. Mrs. John Murdo and Mrs. H. Lonsway visited here in the afternoon. 23 Mild with a little snow falling. Mrs. R. went to Willie’s. Two men stopped opposite the house in the afternoon. One of them came in and showed me a Map of Ontario and other places. I pur- chased one map for ninety eight cents, to be delivered in about a month. �588 24 Dark and mild with quite a fall of snow. Mrs. R. and I went to Dundalk. I bought a Draft of $128.00 from the Bank. Sent it to Mr. David Boyle, Richmond Hill, as payment of $100.00 prin- cipal and $28.00 interest, due 1st next March on Willie’s Mortgage on Lot 32, Con. 6, Township of Melancthon. Paid Commission on Draft .15 cts. 25th Sabbath. Rough and Stormy. Blowing, Snowing and Freezing, the stormyest day came this win- ter. Jim was here a while at night. 26 Very cold, sharp frost with the sun shining now and then. [in margin] very cold <p. 92> Feb[ruary] 1900 27th Sharp Frost, quite a bit of sunshine, still, a very cold day. Mr. Walter Bell was in a while. 28 Milder than yesterday. Still, cold enough. Ida was here, her mother drove her home in the after- noon. [March 1900] March 1st. Roads quite heavy from the fall of snow last night. Blowing and quite Stormy in the af- ternoon. I and Jim went to Dundalk, attended the annual meeting of the Dundalk Woolen Mills Co. L[td]. Mrs. R. is very sick with a cold. 2 Blowing and snowing, a very rough day. Mr. Henderson, Agent for the North of Scotland Co., called here. [No more entries in the diary, the remaining pages blank. Robert Russell died 11 March 1900, presuma- bly of a stroke, leading to heart failure, the cause of his death mentioned on the death certificate. The certificate states he was paralyzed for three days before death. He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dundalk, in a family plot where now are buried his wife Nancy, and son Willie and his wife Susan, all indicated on the same red-granite monument.] <insert><between pp. 92-93> 1. Envelope from Deputy Postmaster General, sent O. H. M. S. Free, date-stamped Ottawa, July 14, 1896—contained the cheque reimbursing Robert for the lost money sent to Brother William in the U.S. The letter meant for William went to the Dead Letter Office because of an error in the ad- dress.] 2. Slip of paper, on which is written in ink (recto): May 21/92 Invoiced Mrs. R. $10.00, (verso) Six months. [above this, notes in pencil at top of slip]: 15 March 1890, Dep. 83.00 June 16 Left - $79.00 on June 16th 18-[cut off] 79 + 20 = 99 on Nov. 28, 1890 99 + 33 = 132 Feb 17th [cut off] 3. Post Card (recto), featuring picture of an envelope, with rose tied to it by ribbon [with simulated post- age mark] HAPPY NEW YEAR JAN. 1 84; (verso) [written note] A new year’s card / from my son Jim / in 1884 / To his mother 4. Interim receipt, from The London Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Canada, May 30 1899, for $6.30, to Mrs. Robt. Russell, for insurance: Dwelling House $350, contents $250, Stable $70., Contents $30, Live Stock $50., from June 16 1899 to June 16, 1902, signed Geo. Watson. �589 <p. 234> <insert> [Pasted-in newspaper clipping, two full columns long:] Liquid Air A New Cure For Cancer: Dr. Campbell White Cures Cancers by Freezing Them. <p. 235> <Endleaf, recto> <insert> [Pasted-in newspaper clipping, 2 1/2 cols., lengthy letter to the Editor of the Globe:] Men Wanted. To Take Up Land in the Island of St. Joseph [an island 25 miles southeast of Sault Ste Marie] <p. 236> <Endleaf, verso> Handwritten list of Express Charges From Dundalk to Owen Sound: on $500.00 = .40 cts, on $600.00 through $1000.00 = .50 cts., on $2000.00 = 1.00. <insert> [Pasted-in newspaper clipping, one column, with bottom fold-over:] The Infinity of Space. The Centre of the Universe Everywhere; Circumference Nowhere. [a long description of the solar system, and deeper space.] <p. 237-inside back cover> Top half, handwritten recipes: Cure for Cancer or other sores. Break a milkthistle and rub the milk which comes out upon the Cance or sore. Continue this for the season, perserveringly, so long as you can find a milkthistle. It has been known for certain to effect a cure. August 15th 1898 <double line> Said to be good for a shortness of Breath and to cause an appetite for food. Prickely ash obtained at the druggist’s, steeped in whiskey, a little taken before meals. Nov. 23, 1898 <insert, bottom half> [two pasted-in newspaper clippings] 1. For the Spramotor: Spraying, Disinfecting and Whitewashing can be done with the Spramotor…. 2. Some Timely Hints. Prepare for Spraying the Fruit Trees. Test Your Seed Corn Before Planting- General Notes. </inside back cover> <end of volume 5> Editorial Postscript 3 December 2018 Appended here is the text of the encomium, dated 31 Dec. 1900, sent to Mrs. Robert Russell by the Pro- ton Township colleagues of Robert Russell, as an expression of their condolences following his untime- ly death. It was printed on silk, and framed. It hung on the wall beside the large formal photograph of Robert Russell in the farmhouse at Shrigley of his son Willie, and later of his grandson Glenn. �590 To Mrs. Robert Russell DEAR FRIEND, We have purposely delayed the expression of our deep sorrow, awakened by the death of your dear husband, in order that we might not break in upon the period of your affliction, until the elapse of a little interval had, in some degree, tended to mitigate the heavy burden of sadness you have been called upon to bear. As members and ex-members of the municipality in which the late Mr. Russell held the position of Treasurer for so long a period, we have met together, at this time, to place upon record the tribute of our mutual kindness and respect. We desire to do honor to the memory of one whom in life we had by a long and intimate association, learned to appreciate as a friend worthy of our highest confidence and esteem. We assure you, Dear Friend, that apart from his official capacity, we are deeply impressed and with the conviction that a friend has departed from us whose place it will be hard indeed to fill, and the direction of our thoughts point to the unselfish, generous nature of Mr. Russell and the kindly social sphere of influence which he filled, and filled so well. And then, Dear Friend, when our minds pass from the more kindly considerations of personality to dwell upon his attributes as an executive officer of the Township we are constrained to acknowledge that the one whose memory we desire to honor, was a man not governed by sectional, sectarian or selfish motives. He stood for the best; he strove for the best. He was faithful to every trust: a man of sterling integrity, who discharged his duty as a Municipal Officer with conscientious industry, correctness and courtesy. The sympathy and counsel of Robert Russell were never sought in vain by his colleagues; how often has his voice been heard amid our deliberations and always with an inspiring influence! Claiming the privilege of uniting with you in sorrow for the sad loss of our Dear Friend, we re- main respectfully, D. MACKENZIE, Ex-Reeve J. H. CORBETT, Reeve P. SHAW, “ D. WILSON, Counsillor S. ROGERS, “ J. McARDLE, “ D. McMILLAN, “ G. WRIGHT, “ P. McGREGOR, “ J. A. COOPER, “ G. Watson, County Commissioner T. LAUGHLIN, Clerk T. McAULAY, Collector Proton, Dec. 31st , 1900 �591 Appendix 1 Russell Family Members Mentioned in Diaries (My thanks to Reta Russell Lancaster for the historical and genealogical details provided here in Appendix 1, the fruit of her extensive research into archives and sources in both Ireland and Canada, from the 1970s to the present. Disambiguation of names is not always possible, e.g. the replication of names such as William H., James, Robert, John, Hannah, Maria, Sarah in different generations of the same family can lead to confusion. Conjectural identifications are marked with (?).) First Generation Russells: James, b. c.1811, Whitehouse Townland (?), Co. Antrim – d. 7 July 1882, Melancthon Twp., Dufferin Co.; married, 29 Dec. 1834, Raphoe Presbyterian Church, to Anne Clarke, b. Sept. 1807, Maghrehane, Raphoe, Co. Donegal – d. 4 Feb. 1882, Melancthon Twp., Dufferin Co. James and Anne Russell and seven children were immigrants to Canada from Raphoe, Ireland, in June 1851. James and Anne were established on Lot 37, Con 4 NE Melancthon in 1854. Second Generation Russells (children of James and Anne Russell): 1. Robert—the diarist, b. 17 Jan. 1836, Raphoe – d. 11 Mar. 1900, Proton Twp.; married, Proton Twp., c. 1861, to Nancy Agnew, b. 14 July 1840 – d. 1931 2. James, b. 16 Jan. 1838 – d. (?); last heard from in two letters from Ohio in Dec. 1853 3. John, b. 27 Mar. 1840, Raphoe – d. 26 May1912, Simcoe Co.; married 7 Mar. 1866, Proton Twp., to Eliza Agnew (sister of Nancy), b. 13 Aug. 1845 – d. 1904 4. Sarah Russell, b. c. 1842, Raphoe – d. 11 Nov. 1929, Trail, B.C.; married c. 1862, Melancthon, to Allen Thompson, b. 1840 – d. 1909 Sask. 5. Margaret Russell, b. 23 Apr. 1844, Raphoe – d. 3 Mar. 1892, Simcoe Co.; married, Melancthon Twp., c. 1875, to William Lonsway, b. 26 July 1849 – d. 27 Sept. 1917 6. William Henry Russell, b. 6 Dec. 1846, Raphoe – d. (?), Texas; married, Lawrence Co. TN, USA, 28 Jan. 1869, Louisa Hortence Melisia Wooten 7. Samuel Russell, b. 21 June 1848, Raphoe – d. 23 May 1929, Dundalk; married, 5 May 1874, Flesherton, to Phoebe Jackson, b. 28 Apr. 1856 – d. 10 June 1895, Melancthon Twp. Third Generation Russells (and Robert’s granchildren, the Fourth Generation): Children of Robert and Nancy Russell: Robert Clark, b. June 1862, died as infant, 10 Sept. 1862 James (Jim), b. 11 Nov. 1863 – d. 11 Feb.1939; m. Mary Davidson, 4 April 1888, Dundalk; Grandchildren: Arletta (Arlie), b. 17 Feb. 1889 – d. 1 June 1910; Robert Vern (Vern), b. 22 Jan. 1892 – d. 6 Mar. 1952; Delbert Glen, b. 9 Jan. 1894 – 9 Nov. 1941; Elva Ida, b. 16 Feb. 1898 – 27 Dec. 1959 John (Johney), b. 16 Nov. 1865 – d. 9 May1932; m. Thomasina (Ina) Oliver, 26 Oct. 1887, Melancthon; Grandhildren: baby girl, died an infant, b. 10 Sept. 1888 – d. 20 Oct. 1888 Robert Clark (Clark), b. 23 Aug. 1867 – d. 5 Feb. 1929; m. Mariah Moran, 15 Oct. 1890, �592 Melancthon; Grandchildren: Lawedna Pearl (Pearl), b. c. June 1895 (see 21 Nov. 1895 entry) Eliza (or Ida), b. 29 Sept. 1869 – d. 18 July 1941; m. Joseph T. Bowerman, 5 Nov. 1890, Dundalk William Henry (Willie), b. 27 Aug. 1871 – d. 16 Feb. 1957; m. Susan E. Davidson (sister of Mary), 27 Nov. 1895, Toronto; Grandchildren: Mada Reta (Reta), b. 2 May, 1897 – d. 31 Jan. 1980; Robert Melvin (Melvin), b. 6 Aug. 1898 – d. 18 Aug. 1982 Robert’s grandchildren born after his death in March 1900: Clark and Mariah Russell have two more children: Stanley G., b. 5 Mar. 1901 (?) – d. after1958 Lanita Fern (Fern), b. 21 Jan. 1903 – d. 21 Oct. 1973. Willie and Susan Russell have two more children: Marjorie E., b. 11 July 1904 – d. 2 Sept. 1977; Glenn D., b. 19 May 1906 – d. 27 Mar. 1998; Ida and Joe Bowerman have a son, Jack, b. 26 July 1908, Dundalk – d. 21 April 1993, Alliston Johney and Ina Russell adopt a Barnardo Immigrant boy c. 1913, Harold, b. c. 1904 – d. 10 Oct. 1972 Robert’s nephews and nieces are frequently mentioned in the diaries. Only Robert’s brother Sam lives in close proximity to Robert; his other siblings moved to Simcoe County in the mid 1880s. Of the family members listed here, not all appear by name in diary entries, and some dates of birth and names are not confirmed from reliable sources. Children of John and Eliza Russell: Robert Alexander, b. 8 April 1867 – d. 2 Jan. 1899 Nancy, b. 12 Oct. 1868 – d. 1941 James, b. 13 Oct. 1870 – d. ? Mary (Minnie), b. 13 Jan. 1872 – d. 1917 John Agnew, b. 20 Sept. 1873 – d ? Lavina (Vina), b. 31 Mar. 1875 – d. ? William H., b. 23 Jan. 1877 – d. 21. Nov. 1880 Annie Eliz., b. 20 Apr. 1879 – d. 12 May1964 Children of Sarah Russell Thompson and Allen Thompson: Edward, b. c. 1864 Annie, b. 7 Dec. 1865 – d. 27 Jan 1951 James R., b. c. 1868 Margaret, b. c. 1871 Mary H., b. c. 1873 Sarah, b. c. 1875 William, b. c. 1878 George, b. c. 1881 Children of Margaret Russell Lonsway and William Lonsway: �593 Hannah Maria (Maria), b. c. 1876, m. 23 May 1894, d. 25 Nov. 1938 (dates are not confirmed in diary.) Annie, b. 25 July 1877 – d. 15 Mar. 1941 Sarah, b. c. 1878 (date not confirmed in diary) infant, dies hours after birth, 29 Dec. 1880 William Herbert, b. 18 Jan 1883 – d. Feb. 1960 Children of Sam and Phoebe Russell: Annie Elizabeth (Madella, later Dell), b. 9 Mar. 1875- d.10 Dec. 1936 William James, b. 18 Mar. 1876 – d. 2 Feb. 1941 male infant, b. 27 Jan. – d. 30 Jan. 1878 Mary Edith (Edith), b. 2 Feb. 1879 – d. Nov. 1915 John Henry (Jack), b. 28 Nov. 1880 – d. 26 May 1948 Hannah Maude, b. 8 Oct. 1882 – d. 3 Feb. 1951 Robert Jackson (Bob), b. 24 April 1884 – d. 19 May1957 Samuel Clark (Clark), b. 18 Mar.1886 – d. 3 May 1926 Abraham, died an infant, b. 3 Feb. – d. 6 Feb. 1888 Phoebe Alma (Alma), b. 13 May 1889 – d. 6 May1987 Elmer Kilburne (Kilburne), b. 26 April 1893 – d. c. 10 Jan. 1960) Austin Ashla, died an infant, 10 June-11 Sept. 1895 Sample of extended family, neighbours, mentioned in Diaries (with their ages as given in the 1881 Census) John Agnew (Nancy and Eliza Agnew’s brother; ages extrapolated from 1891 Census) in 1881 is 42, wife Margaret 36, children Jos. Wm. 10, J. Thomas 8, Robert 7, Nancy 5, James 2, and they later have (by 1891) Nassau 9, Eliza 8, Lena 2; W. J. Arnold (26), Anne (22), Margaret (7 mos); Mrs. Clements Bell (Sarah, age 61, widow); Skeffington Bell (30), wife Sarah, sister Sarah (23); William Bowler (age 70), Hanna (63), Albert (24); John Brinkman (25); Robert Cross (29); John Gott (34), Catherine (25); Andrew Lonsway (53), Hannah (52), William (31), Elisabeth (27), Andrew (25), Henry (23), James (21), Mariah (19), Samuel (16), Wesley (14) [William is married to Margaret Russell; the sons William, James, Henry are listed only in 1871 census, so are no longer at their parent’s home in 1881] Daniel Reid (21), Emma (21), Eliza (3 mos); James Roseborough (50). Appendix 2 Teacher Qualifications for Ontario Common Schools In his diaries Robert mentions his son Clark’s various attempts to gain teacher certification, including attending schools in Collingwood and Durham, and attempting the qualifying examinations in Owen Sound. Clark begins to teach on 4 Jan. 1888. Robert himself had Third Class and Second Class �594 Certificates during the seventeen and a half years (1858-75) he taught at S. S. No. 3 (later renamed No. 5), Melancthon. After his retirement from teaching, in order to qualify for his pension, Robert had to provide a medical report each year to William Ferguson, Priceville, who was Public School Inspector for South Grey. Ferguson was responsible for Proton, Artemesia, Osprey and Melancthon Townships (Belden, Historical Atlas of Grey and Bruce; see also Sawden, pp. 124-25). Before the establishment in Ontario of Normal Schools for teacher training (the first was in 1904 in Toronto), prospecitve teachers attended Grammar Schools (high schools), and in those designated as Model Schools, they observed teachers, and thus learned to teach, and gained certificates if they passed the annual teacher examinations. These examinations to qualify to teach were held over three days. Candidates who succeeded adequately on the first day received Third Class Certificates. Those who passed the examination on the second day received Second Class Certificates, while those who succeeded the examinations on the third day were awarded First Class Certificates (see Sawden, p. 89). The following are the official criteria for each class of teaching certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education in October 1856 (cited from Sawden, pp. 87-88). Third Class Certificates 1. Candidates are required to be able to read intelligibly and correctly any passage from any common reading book. 2. To be able to spell correctly the words of an ordinary sentence dictated by the examiners. 3. To be able to write a plain hand. 4. To be able to work readily, questions in the simple and compound rules of arithmetic, and in reduction and proportion and to be familiar with principles on which these rules depend. 5. To know the elements of English Grammar, and to be able to parse an easy sentence in prose. 6. To be acquainted with the elements of Geography and the general outlines of the Globe. 7. To have some knowledge of school organization and classification. Teachers of French or German may substitute their knowledge of these languages for English, whose certificates will be limited accordingly. Second Class Certificates 1. Candidates for certificates of Second Class Teachers, in addition to what is required for Third Class, must be able to read with ease, intelligence and expression, and to be familiar with the principles of reading and pronunciation. 2. To write a bold free hand, and to be acquainted with the rules of teaching writing. 8. To know fractions, involution, evolution, and commercial and mental arithmetic. 3. To be acquainted with the elements of bookkeeping. 4. To know common rules of orthography, and to be able to parse any sentence in prose or poetry; to write grammatically, with correct spelling and punctuation, the substance of any passage which may be read. 5. To be familiar with the elements of mathematical, physical and civil or political geography, as contained in any school geography. First Class Certificates 1. In addition to the requirements for Second Class Certificates, candidates for First Class Certificates must understand the elements of Mensuration and Land Surveying. 2. Algebra to quadratic equation; and to know the first four Books of Euclid. 3. To know the outlines of general history. �595 4. To be familiar with the elements of botany, zoology and natural philosophy. Appendix 3 Farmers’ Co-operative Movements: The Grange Following a commission in Jan. 1866 by U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson to Oliver Kelley to report on the state of agriculture in the southern states following the Civil War, Kelley and a handful of like-minded men in Washington and Boston founded the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry in 1867 in Washington, D.C. It was a fraternal organization for farmers, which borrowed rituals from the Masonic Order. It required both men and women to be members of its executive committees, and was intended for the social, intellectual and economic betterment of farmers. It spread rapidly throughout the U.S., with 25 states having Granges in 1872, and with a National Grange, to which the state-level Granges reported. The Granger movement entered Quebec via Vermont in 1872, and entered Ontario in 1874, first in Prescott, then in London, and, following expressions of interest from famers in Grey County, a representative from the National Grange established 3 Granges in Grey (east and west) in March-April 1874. A constituent assembly in June 1874 in London established the Dominion Grange, making the Canadian movement independent of the U.S. National Grange. Growth in both countries was rapid. By Jan. 1875 in the U.S. there were 22,000 subordinate Granges in 41 states. In Canada, by Dec. 1879 there were 766 subordinate Granges with 31,000 members, with 65 Granges in Grey County. A feature of the Dominion Granges was the annual picnic on 2 June, anniversary of the foundation of the order in Canada. In 1876 the picnic at Flesherton had 22 Granges attending. The rapid growth was followed by an equally fast decline in Canada; by 1884, ten years after its foundation, membership had dropped to 12,500, and was merely a few hundred in 1904. In the U.S. the National Grange recovered from its decline, beginning in 1900, and continues to the present as a farm organization. The purposes in both countries included the economic benefits of bulk buying from suppliers, functioning as a cooperative; and political advocacy against commercial monopolies (railways), or middlemen between producers and consumers. In Grey County, Robert Russell, as secretary of Mayburn Grange, was involved in placing orders for supplies for members, but his disappointment in the advantages was quickly apparent—local merchants also quickly adjusted prices so that they were competitive with prices offered to Grange members. And there was some feeling that the institution was too “Yankee” to appeal to Canadians. Robert and Nancy Russell joined the Grange 7 Dec. 1876, and by 26 Dec. 1877 he declares it to be a fraud, and he is no longer secretary, and has divorced himself from it for “all practical purposes”. (These details on the Secret Order of the Patrons of Husbandry are based on Wood, A History of Farmer's Movements in Canada; see pp. 21-105, at pp.24, 28, 60-61.) The impulse for concerted commercial and political action on behalf of farmers, and the importance of women in political life, evidenced early in Grey County, preceded the later development of these principles in the United Farmers of Ontario political party (founded in 1914, it won the Ontario provincial election in 1919), and the associated United Farmers Cooperative. Agnes Macphail from Priceville, elected in 1921 as the first woman member of Parliament in Canada, was active in both movements. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Robert Russell Diary, 1876-1900 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 21, 1876 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Robert Russell Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ef3d7fdb931a7e6cff4cab668840101.pdf 64972d01a5984f06b2cf6f5dc254735b PDF Text Text wind north west. Margaret was Boiling cider all day. I got at Morrows 20cts worth of note paper. I was in to Bob Turners to see about lifting his Barn a very stormy night a north wester. W. Cook had my wagon yesterday January 10 John Galbraith paid me fifteen Dollars 15=00. on his account. I Paid John Hurd Twenty five $25=00 I spent ten cents at Stewarts for Oisters. I had my dinner at Tomey Hurds. I went down to James Johnstons and got 13. Posts for the cear board fence not paid and 1. one small Post for the fence rail. a very cold day wind west. E. Ward came stayed all night January 11. Sunday .I was at home all day. E. Ward was here all day 3 meals he stayed all night. Dull day, wind south west a little snow January 12 I went down to Zurich with John Torance to the anuel meeting a very rough day a north wester. I spent 75 cents for my dinner and a drink. I Paid Hess $.1.=00 for cleaning my watch and Edwards .50 cents. Eddy stayed all and had his breakfast this morning. January 13. .I went down to the Sable Line for. W. Foster I got from A M Campbell . 11. bushels and. 40. lbs of wheat at 7 cents. per bushel on his account A very cold day wind west. W. Foster and I had a drink at Cooks fifteen cents January 14 W. Foster. and. I sawing wood in the afternoon at J. Turners for me. I was filing the saw in the forenoon very cold wind south west Page 3 1885 January 15th . I was drawing wood all day from J. Turners with our team. W. Foster and Edward Ward was cutting wood for me at J. Turners. all day. a dull day wind changeable cool Edward came last night two meals at J. Turners 30 cents January 16. I was drawing wood from James Turners all day W. Foster and Sam Weir was cutting all day at J. Turners for me had two dinners at J. Turners I had Mr. Turners sleighs. I Paid Edward Ward 50. cents Brother John and Sarah came. John paid me $.5.=.00 for four days of ½ work in harvest he gave one ten Dollars for to pay his taxes he paid father Eighty dollars $.80=00 his rent E. Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast this morning a cold day wind north East January 17. W. Foster and Edward at our Place all day. a. very stormy day a north wester. E. Ward stayed all night last night 3 meals to day. I was thrashing Oates in the forenoon. In the afternoon. I went up to Varna. I paid Old Hughey Cunningham 25. cent for mending Johnys Boots I paid at Morrows for 4 shoe laces. 8. cents January 18. Sunday a very stormy day very cold wind South west W. Foster was here all day and Edward Ward all day 3 meals I was at home all day. Alice and Johney did not go to school January 19 I was drawing wood all day from James Turners. W. Foster and Sam were sawing wood for me all day at Turners had two dinners at Turners a very cold day wind south-west Edward Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast and left Watson and OConnors from Seaforth left a sewing machine �January 20 . W. Foster and Sam were sawing wood at J. Turners for me all day. I was drawing wood all day a very cold day wind south west. I Paid Brother Johns taxes ten $.and.76.cents had two dinners at James Turners. January 20 I paid Ten Dollars at Morrows on account 1884 10=00 I got at Morrows 2 undershirts for Margaret $2=60 not paid I got 3 and a ½ yards of flannel for Johney shirts at 32 cents per yard. 1$ and 12 cents 1=12 not Paid January 21 I was drawing wood all day from J. Turners. W. Foster was cutting wood for me in the forenoon at J. Turners and in the afternoon he was sawing wood for James Turner A very cold day wind north west very cold George Mitchell Paid three Dollars to balance account, settled in full January 22 I was drawing wood from J. Turners all day W. Foster was sawing wood all day for J. Turner. A fine day but very cold wind north west James McClymont Paid me twenty five Dollars for moving his Barn. I Paid him $1. and 60 cents for ding my road work January 23 W. Foster and John. Sparrow. sawing wood for me all day at James Turners had 3 meals at J Turners 45cts I was drawing wood all day drew 3 loads, a fine day wind south west snow in the Evening January 24 W. Foster was sawing wood all day for James Turner John Sparrow and I went down to Kalbfleischs mill for 800 feet of lumber for me. we had one of J. Sparrows horses and sleigh. I Paid Henry Kalbfleisch six $ 6 Dollars for the Eight hundred feet of lumber. I spent 20 cents at Zurich for Oisters. I got measured for a pair of Boot at Reoddings in Zurich they are to be five and a ½ Dollars $5=50cts I am to get them week after next. a fine soft day wind south January 25Sunday a very cold day wind west fine day. I took W. Foster down to the Sable Line Sister Ellen came home with me January 26 John. Sparrow and I went down to Kalfleischs swamp in the forenoon a very rough day a north wester I got at Morrows 4 spools 16cts. the sewing machine men came Watson and OConnors from Seaforth. I stayed at John Walkers all night January 27 I took Sister Ellen home and went down to Tom Stinsons and Brother Johns had my tea. W. Foster came home with me A fine day but very cold wind west. Had dinner at Alfreds January 28W. Foster and Sam Weir was cutting wood for me at J. Turners they had their dinners at J. Turner. A very fine day wind west John Sparrow and .I went down to Exeter. Fair. 70. cents from Brucefield. I Paid at Fittons for a new watch case and my old one five Dollars in cast. 5=00 and spent at john Spackman for hardware 1=85 for 6 snaps. and 7 files. and. 6 nots of choak line and 6 pencils and 25 cents for dinner. and 20 cts. I Paid for a lock for uncle 20 January 29 I Paid W. Foster 4 dollars 75 for 9 days and ½ work 4=75 �I, went to W. Aame’s with J. Sparrow to meet John Spackman, a very rough cold day. I took W. Foster to Bro. John’s in the evening Bro. John Paid me 75cts that I Paid for his taxes January 30 I went to Seaforth took ten beushels of a grist to the mill I paid 35cts at Kennedy’s for my dinner and Polly I p’d at Mrs. Kidd 60cts 60 for a stove back, to be returned if it does not fit I p’d Leopold Van Egmond for fixing W.Fosters saw set 20 A fine mild day January 31 Father lent me fifty dollars 50=00 I p’d Uncle J. Watson fifty four dollars 54=00 Money that he lent me on the 26 of February 1884 for which I gave my note for fifty dollars at eight per cent, untill paid, I did not get my note, it was lost I took 5 bags of Oats to Bayfield Mill to get chopped p’d 35 for them I p’d one dollar to J. McClymont for the parsonage $1 A fine mild day wind East. I went down to J. Stinsons father went to Scotchmers with me February 1 Sunday, I was at home all day a very rough cold wind N. West stormy E. Ward, here all day Father came home February 2I was. working in the afternoon in the marsh with John Sparrow. Not working in the forenoon a snowey day wind south East Feb 3. John. Sparrow.. Sam. Weir.. and. I taking out cedar posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp at 8. cent per tree. I am to get half we cut 36 trees to day. 114 posts. J. Sparrow Brought 84 posts home with us at night a dull day mild very little wind south we got one Pint of milk from Sparrow Feb 4 J Sparrow. Sam. Weir. And. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp we got. 40. Trees 120. Posts in all. John Sparrow brought home 40. Posts at night John. Sparrow paid John Kalbfleisch five. Dollars on the Posts.. John Sparrow Paid. J. Kalbfleisch for Father ten Dollars. we got a Pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows fine mild day dull. soft wind south East Feb .5. John. Sparrow. Sam Weir. Edward Ward and. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleischs swamp we cut 35 trees. 119 Posts J. Sparrow. brought home 43. posts. a very cold day but fine wind north I Paid John Sparrow the 10.$ that he gave John Kalbfleisch for Father. I got a bottle of milk from Sparrows. Feb 6 Henry Downson. senior. Paid ten Dollars for moving his horses in 1884. 10=00 Feb 6 I Paid John Kalbfleisch five Dollars on the 5=00 cedar posts John Sparrow. Sam. Weir. Edward Ward and . I taking out cedar Posts all day out of Kalbfleischs swamp we took out 165.. Posts.. and. J. Sparrow brought home with him at night. 35. posts. a very cold day wind south east got 20 trees out of Halfleisches swamp Feb 7 John Sparrow. Sam Weir. Edward. Ward. And. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp We got 127. Posts.. we got 45 trees only counter 25 trees John Sparrow. Brought home at night. 32. Posts got a pitcher of milk from J. Sparrow a cold day wind East Feb 8 Sunday a stormy day Alice. and. Johney and. I went down to Brother Johns for W. Foster. Wind north west �Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Dick Penhale and Lizie and little Bob came out John. Sparrow. Edward Ward. and. I cutting cedar. Posts in Kalbfleisches Bush we cut 140 Posts only counted 20 trees W. Foster. and Sam Weir was drawing all day they drew 2 loads each out of the bush. 70 Posts each. and. W. Foster got a load out of the side Road in the morning that was drawn out last week. 25 posts he took. a soft day wind East rain and snow. Watson from. Seaforth left a White Sewing machine. we got a pitcher of milk from sparrows a very cold day a north wester very stormey day John Sparrow. Edward Ward. and. I cutting Black ash in J Kalbfleisches swamp in the afternoon got a load of. 20 rails each. .W. Foster. and. Sam Weir drawing made. 2 trips Williams first load 24 cedar posts. Sam brought thair own cedar and ash Sams second load 20 rails. We got a pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows. W. Fosters second load 20. rails left off part of them at Joe Fosters gate I was at home all day a very cold day a north wester very cold W. Foster. and E. Ward. went away after they got thair Breakfast I got 2 shoes set on Polley at Joe Caldwell, removed 20 cts. I Paid Old Hughey 5. cents that. I owed him I Paid at Morrows thirteen Dollars and Eighty one cents to settle our Bill for 1884. right to January 1st 1885. I got at Morrows 47 of factory at 10 cts per yard 4=70and 8 yards of Print $1.00. Dress for Margaret and a Pair of 2 shoes for Alice./.30. and a school Bag 25. I got at Sparrows a pitcher of milk. a very cold day wind north west. E. Ward had his Breakfast and left. W. Foster and Father thrashing Oates all day. I was out working. I was at John Walkers a little wile had his mare and went to Bayfield in the afternoon a very fine day cool. I lent Uncle one Dollar. I lent Brother John 10 cents. I paid John Tippet 10 cts. For mending the single harness John Reid Bablon corner Paid sixteen Dollars settled his account in full for the year 1884 I got at Morrows $1.25cts worth of sugar surape 40 cts 2 lamp globes 13cts =53 I was cutting cedar Posts in Kalbfleisches swamp all day and John Sparrow was cutting also we each one cut for our selves. W. Foster was drawing home for me. Sam Weir. was drawing for J. Sparrow we got 60. Posts each. I cut 18 trees a fine day wind east. Edward. Ward had his meals all day at our Place Father lent me ten Dollars. I Bought a sewing from James Watson Seaforth and Paid 35 Dollars for it. I Paid him twenty five Dollars cash. I am to Pay him ten Dollars more next week. he Guarantees it for. 5. years to keep it in running order free of charge Sunday a stormy day drifting not cold wind south. I took W. Foster down to Brother Johns. I Paid W. Foster $1.25 cts on his work last week he wrought 4 days. E Ward had his meals all day. I was at Scotchmers for tea my Sister Margaret was thair and Boys I was drawing cedar Posts. got one load. 26. Posts Sam Weir got one load. it was thair own Posts a very stormy day drifting wind south west. E. Ward �Feb 17 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb. 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 and Father thrashing Oates all day at our Place. I got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows Father. and. E. Ward thrashing Oates all day a very cold day wind south west I Took Bob Scotchmer home in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I was hanging up our Pork John Duncan Paid one hundred and. twenty Dollars on the note that. I hold against him. and. fourteen Dollars being the intrist for the Two hundred Dollars up to Date Father lent me one Dollar Sam Weir and. I drawing Posts our first load 34 Posts each Sam was drawing for Sparrow and. I for my self Our second about 32 each they were what we cut on saturday last each one took what he cut himself. got a Pitcher of milk from Sparrow. a cold day wind south west. William Stogdil came in at night to figer on a Bill. E. Ward was here in the forenoon and helped father to finish threshing I was drawing cedar Posts got two loads 24 each load 48 Posts today. J. Sparrow was not drawing today a fine day not wind. Uncle and Aunt came out Joe. Foster. Paid me fifty Dollars on the job we done for him John Duncan came. and. got twenty Dollars Back out of the hundred and twenty that he Paid in on the 17th of Feb he crossed out the twenty Dollars on the Back of his note that he marked Paid and leaving just one hundred Dollars to Pay on the note at sever Per cent J. Sparrow and. I drawing cedar Posts all day. I got. 2. loads. 60. Posts 30 Posts each load J. Sparrow got 2 loads first load 40 Posts second load 28 Posts and 7. rails he stuck at the school house and left them thair. a very fine day very little wind west got a Pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows J. Sparrow and. I drawing cedar Posts all day my first load 35 Posts and. my second load 25 Posts. and John Sparrows first load was the one he got stuck with at the schoolhouse last night 28 Posts and 7 rails and John Sparrows second load 36 Posts. a very fine day very little wind. I got at Morrows 4 spools. 16cts. Braces. 25cts for father lamp globe 8cts lamp-wick 5cts smoking tobaco 10cts altogether. 64. cents Sunday a very fine day Margaret and I went down to R. Penhale in the afternoon, a very little wind west J. Sparrow got 40 rails from Kalbfleischs, swamp at his two loads, he finished, I got one load of cedar posts, 35 posts my first load & my second load, was 18 rails out of the bush a fine mild day I was drawing rails all day, from J Turner side road 22 rails at my both loads & finished I paid H Cunningham 25 cts for mending Alice’s shoe I got at Morrows 1 bot. of Electric Oil 25 cts 10 cts worth of litre & 1 box of Matches 15 cts gave J. McClymont 50 cts for the Bible Society, a fine mild day I drew one load of wood from J Turners in the forenoon I took J. Walker to J. Turners in the afternoon to buy a cow, he bought her for $37 dollars a very fine mild day Mr, Beatty paid $15.80 cts in cash, to settle his account, for work I done for him in 1884 & 42 cts for crushing Oats for me I paid James Watson �Feb. 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 March 1st March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 Seaforth $10 for Sewing Machine Settled in full, Charley Simons was here for dinner and T Connors & J. Watson I drew one load of wood from J. Turners in the forenoon and finished, in the afternoon I took W. Fosters boots back to Zurich and got my own, their are to be $5 dollars & 50 cts I did pay for them a fine mild day I went down to Bayfield and to Charley Simons I paid Mr. Essons fifty dollars, money that he lent me last year & p’d four dollars interest Alice got 25 cts worth of soap and 1 ct of Alum a very fine mild day, I got two Bushels of clover seed from J Sparrow at four dollars and 85 cts per bus, 1 bus for myself & 1 bus, for Father. I was drawing Hay from Archie Galbraiths. I got two loads. 2500. lbs I Paid him Ten Dollars for it he gave me 30cts. Back to Pay for the weighing. a fine day soft wind south East rain at night. I Paid at Stewarts 28 cts. for 8 plugs of tobaco for father. I Paid. 55 cents. for 3 and ¾ pounds of cheese got this last week from Sparrows 4 Pitchers of milk. John Sparrow choped me one Bag of Oates not Paid. Old Tom Ward Put Eddy out he come to our Place to night Sunday a soft day wind round to the north west to night. snowed in the afternoon. Father and. I went down to Brother Johns with. D. Penhales sleighs. rained last night E. Ward was here all day. 3. meals stayed all night last night I got 6 Bags of Oates choped at J. Sparrows. and got a Pitcher of milk. I was at home The rest of the day cold day wind north west Edward Ward had his supper and stayed all night I went to Mitchell’s to J. Galbraith, John Galbraith paid me $29 dollars, settled his account in full for 1884. went down to Archie Campbells Archie Campbell and I went to Detwhilers then to Desadeans and through the night to Russian Robinsons soft day snow and rain from S.W. I staid all night at Archie Campbells I came home in the forenoon and went to Johnie Turners sale in the afternoon, a dull soft day got a pitcher of milk at Sparrows I went down to Johnie Campbells I got from John Campbells 20 bus,, 54 lbs of wheat it was about 80cts per bus. in the market it weighed altogether with 9 bags 1267 lbs. a very fine day a very little wind west I got at Morrows 6 empty barrels 15cts each not paid 3 cts worth of Elastic Edward Ward was splitting wood all day he had his board here all week so far not working until today I went down to John Toughs and to Brother Johns had my Dinner I went to Richard Bailey Paid him 25. cts for a Dozen fish I Paid Dr. Nickle one Dollar settle his account in full. Brother John Paid me 10 cent. I lent him. IPaid John Hurd twenty five Dollars on his wages for- 1884 A very fine day no wind. Edward Ward spliting wood for me all day I got at John Toughs 14 Bushels and 26 lbs of Oates at 34. cts Per bushel I Paid them 5 Dollars and 2 cents for them a very fine day I spent 10 cts at Stewarts for figs for me and E. Ward E. Ward was at our Place Spliting wood in the forenoon Got a Pitcher of milk at Sparrows very little wind . s.w. �March 8 Sunday. I was at home all day E. Ward here in the forenoon Father and Edd went up to Tom Wards in the afternoon a very fine day very little wind March 9 I got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows I was at home all day a very stormy day wind south west I Paid Cook 10. cents for weighing the Hay I got from Archey Galbraith. I sent 25 cents at Cooks. I Paid Joe Caldwell my Blacksmith Bill. I Paid him $.4.and 75 cents March 10 I went down to Petter Campbells in the forenoon and out to Bayfield in the a afternoon. I saw. C. Simmons. I asked him 220. $. for his job not to finish h the stable. and. to be set on the stone wall a very cold Day wind north west win came home with me March 11 I went down to.J. Kalbfleisches. I Paid. J. K. $7. And 47 cts. for John Sparrow he sent it with me for his cedar Posts and rails I Paid J Kalbfleisch for myself for cedar Posts $3=14cts I Paid for father on a account Two Dollars and 59cts I gave J. Ks. little Boy 25 cents. I Paid Edward Johnston- goshen line fifty Dollars on a note of fathers and $17. and a half. being interest on 250 Dollars for The year 1884. fathers own money March 11 Edward Johnston Paid me one Dollar and fifty cents for one days work in 1884 March 11 I lent father Two Dollars and nine cents the money. I Paid for father to Day was his own and five Dollars more that he gave me to Pay for him a very fine day Old garry Sherrot was Buried. Thompsons asked me $148 for Building Petter Campells stone work March 12 I went down to Mrs Snowdens and settled up for thair barn and with Johney Westlake for his work for 1883. and 1884 thair was coming to john Westlake $175=50cts Mrs. Snowden is to Pay him. I let that amount lay in her hands for him I had got in Cash and Trade Together to the ammount of $157 and.35cts. The Big Barn ammounted to $271.48 cts and the Hartley Barn $75. Mrs Snowden Paid me to Balance the account $19.60 cents.. cash I stayed all night Old Frank Reggan Died to night I got a Pitcher of milk from J Sparrows a fine day no wind I paid W. Foster 1$ and 5 cents settled in full 50 cents of it was for. E. Ward. That foster lent him March 13 I came home from Snowdens in the forenoon. I got two Small loads of straw from Alex Mitchells snow in the afternoon wind south East March 14 I went to Seaforth and little Johney with me. I Paid at Kenadies 50cents. for our Dinners and hay for Polley Paid 85cents at Capt McCloyds f 1 lb of Tea and 2 fish and candies and Paid 50 cents for Paterons for Johneys cloths at hoffmans we had our tea at McCleods a very stormy night snow wind S E got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows March 15 sunday Stormey cold day wind north west I was at home all day March 16 I was at home and round Varna all day I had a Big row with Tom Ward in Sam Whiddens .. I took 5. Dozen of Eggs. to Morrows at 16cts. Per Doz and got a Due Bill for 80 cents I got 2 and a ½ yard of cloth at Morrows.. for Johney a coat and trimings for it it cost 3$ and 50 cents altogether for the coat March 16 Edward Ward had his dinner. I gave my Order to morrows for a Suit of cloths they are to bee $17 and if. I Pay the cash before long the will alow me 5 Per cent off a very cold stormey day snow storm wind northwest �March.17. I was out to Clinton. I had my Dinner at John Elliotts the mason. I Paid $2. and 75 cts for a Pair of overshoes I Paid 80 cents for 85 lbs of shorts. Edward Ward got his supper and stayed all night. I spent 10. cents with Isac Erret a very cold day wind west. I got Johney a Book at Morrows 2 Part. 15. cents not Paid. Cook Paid me 60 cts for a bag of apples I took a grist to the Old in Clinton. 6. Bushels and 55 lbs March 18. I went down to Alfreds took Ellen a Bushel of Apples. She paid for them some time ago. I went to Petter Campbells and stayed Till 10. Oclock at night figering on a job. I Offered To do my work for $150. very cold wind north west I got a Pitcher of milk at J. Sparrows. E. Ward had his Breakfast and left he came back at night had his supper and stayed all night March 19 I was at home all day a very cold day wind north west Edward Ward had his Breakfast. and. Dinner he went away after dinner came in at .2. Oclock in the morning.. James Armstrong got one Bushell of Apples. 40cts. not Paid March 20 a very cold day wind north west. I got at Morrows one box of Biscuits 28cts. a rope tie line. 9cts. a jar of Honey 60cts and 5 and. ½ yards of cotonade at 35cts. Per yard $1.93cts Edward. Ward had his Breakfast and went to W. Purdys he spliting wood for him all day. E. W came Back at night and stayed all night I got at Sparrows a Pitcher of milk. Paid Mr. Proudfoot 11 cents for cutting me a Pair of Pants. I spent at Stewarts for figs 5cts March 21 Father went down to Alex Mitchells and got one Bushel and a ½ of timothy seed at $1.and 75cts. Per bushel father did not Pay for it got it on my account the ½ bushel is for me the one bushel for father E. Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast this morning and went back to W. Purdys working all day splitting wood I was sawing wood for John Sparrow all day in A. Fosters bush it was a very fine day but very cold not much wind March 22 Sunday a very fine day a little cold a little wind north west E. Ward stayed all night last night he had his Breakfast and Dinner I was at home all d March 23 I was at home all day a very fine cold. Little wind south west Mr. Cook had our sleigh to Hensel. I was fixing barrel lids in the afternoon fixing our Pump in the forenoon E. Ward stayed all night had his Breakfast this morning and left Joe. Caldwell made me a new staple 10. cents through the Pump andle March 24 a very stormey Day wind south west in the morning and in the afternoon north west heavy snow storm E. Ward stayed all night last night had his Breakfast and went away. I got a Pitcher of milk at. J. Sparrows I settled up with John Walker in the afternoon for my work in 1883. and. 1884 he alowed me fifty six dollars and 24cts.. I Paid Mr. Walker ninety seven cents in cash. and gave him my note for twenty Eight Dollars I can pay it any time. Its at 8 per cent for 6 months and Mr Walker gave me a note that he held against Father for Eighty five Dollars and twenty one cents I am lending my Father that money 85=21cts March 25 Uncle J Watson Paid me one $ and 20 cent that he owed 1=20. me a fine day wind south west.. E Ward stayed all night had his Breakfast and left I got 15 Bushels of Oates at Alex Mitchells at 35cents Per “Bushel $5=29cts we settled our last years account and. I owe them $2.20 cents.. I am to Pay it in work this year I. took a job of framing and raising one Bent. 20 feet long. for �March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1st April 2 April 3 April 3 April 4 April 5. April.6. the sum of $20=00. from George Bates they are to score the timber it is to be cash I am to do the hewing. and no finishing off to it they do it Father and. I went down to D. Penhales and Brother Johns mild soft day wind south Father stayed all night at Uncles E. Ward was at our Place all day sawing wood E. Ward and. I at Cooks in the forenoon cutting Oate sheaf. E. Ward had his Breakfast and Dinner and then went away I Paid Sam Whidden Eighty cents for mending my Boots I got at Morrows 3 plugs of tobaco 30 cents 1lb of Backing soda 8cts ¼ of Pepper. 7cts. 6 and a ½ yards of canting flaning 20cts. Per yard $.1.30ct. a very fine day wind west. I got a Pitcher of milk a Sparrows John Turner drew me a tooth I was at home all day making a waggon rack a very fine mild day thawed some no wind Sunday, a very fine day I was at home all day it thoughed a little no wind E Ward had his dinner I was at home all day making a waggon rack I Took 5 and ½ Dozen of eggs at 15 cts Per Doz 82.cts to Morrows and got 1 Dozen of Bolts 48 and got a Due Bill for 34 cents. I got 6. Bolts made at Joe Caldwells. 7. and. ¾ lbs. I Paid at Sewarts 10cts for figs I Paid at John Robensons 3 cents for washers. E Ward stayed all night and had his Breakfast and left. a soft day snow slush wind south west got a Pitcher of milk at Sparrows I was working at my rack in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I went out to Turners Brucefield to take a job of moving I asked him $20.00 for the job. did not take it for that. he said I was to come and do it and do it as cheap as I could.. fine day soft wind south west I spent 25 cents at J. Turners. snow in the morning E. Ward came and got some of his thing. J. B second and him I was making timber all day at George Bates a very fine day wind north west the Robbens made thair aparance again I was at George Bates making timber did not make very much not quite 7 a day it was a wet day rain wind East I took Charley with me. we only made 70 feet of timber I was at Sparrows in the forenoon and got. 6. Bags of Oates choped. in the afternoon I finished my wagon rack a soft day a little snow wind East I spent 45cts got at Morrows Ball Blue 13cts. worth nutmegs. 10.cts worth one yard and a ½ of blue ribbon 8cts. Per yard. 12 cents 35cents in all Ab Melborn came on a visit to Morrows I was at George Bates all day making timber and finished a very fine day wind north west Easter Sunday a very fine day rain in the morning cleared off and came in fine Margaret and. I went down to Alfreds in the afternoon we had charley horse. got a Bottle of milk at J. Walkers wind north west I was working all day at Thomas Keays making fraim windows and Door for his house. The interment was to night. Alice resited a Peice. it was a very fine day wind north west our cow calved tonight her fourth calf �April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 I was working all day Thomas Keays hewing and framing a soft dull day wind south East all day Old Mrs. Sharp on the Babylon Died to Day at noon I was working at. Thomas Keays all day. Putting the foundation to gather . a dull cold day wind north west rain in the morning frost afternoon I was at. Thomas. Keays. working all day at the house Old mrs. Sharp was buried to day a very fine day not much wind very little. I Think East I was working all day at. Thomas Keays. house Putting on the rafter and making them and raising the house a fine day soft wind south. I father 3. Plugs of Tobaco. 30. cents not Paid at. Morrows .I was working all day at. Mr Keays house siding up all day wind south East in the morning. in the afternoon it was north East it snowed all day soft snow half rain ..Sunday snowed all day soft. wind north west I went down to Uncles in the afternoon had my tea at Uncles. E. Ward was here for Tea to night .I was at home all day doing nothing all day a very cold day snow storm all day wind north west W. Cook had our sleigh away to Brucefield I took 14. Dozen and 10 Eggs to Morrows and got 12. cts Per Doz $1.78 I got one Dollars worth of suggar. and 2 yard and ¾ of Holland 68 cts and 10 cents worth of camphor for the Eggs settled for in full our little Ewe lamed one lamb a fine big Ewe lamb I went down to A M Campbells in the forenoon for my Boring machine. W. Sharp. Paid me 75 cents for cutting a colt last year. I Paid. 15. cents to get into the show ground at Brucefield in the afternoon a very fine day no wind. I had the cutter down to Campbells I was working all day at Thomas Keays house a dull soft day very little wind southerly. we where siding up and sheeting I was working all day at Thomas Keays house a very fine day soft the snow went away quite a lot to day wind East all day the snow went away quite a lot to day I was working all day at Thomas Deays house a dull soft day high wind from the East I was working all day at Thomas Keays house.. finished shingling and making a Door fraim and laying floor. fine day but high wind from the East. soft. snow wasted fast to day lot of it on the roads Sunday I was at home all day a very fine day wind south west I was working at Thomas Keays house all day at the Door and windows and floor a very fine day very warm the snow went away fast today . wind south Mr. Torance started Plowing to day the first Plowing .I have seen this season not working. I went out to James Turners Brucefield in the forenoon and got a bottle of medicine form Dr Elliot Paid in the afternoon I went down the Sauble line. I stayed all night at Brother Johns a very fine warm day no wind John Heard and Tommy Heard started work with me John Heard and Tommy Heard and I making timber all day at John Campbells a fine warm day wind S.W. �April 23 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1. May 2 J. Heard and T. Heard and I making timber all day at J. Campbells and H. Young in the forenoon. I Paid H. Young 40cts for his forenoons work, a fine warm day wind S.W. J. Heard and T. Heard and J. Westlake and I making timber all day at J. Campbells, a dull foggy day wind N.W. J. Heard and T. Heard and I making timber untill 4 o’clock at J. Campbells, and finished cold day but fine wind N.W. I went to Bayfield in the evening and got a Jack screw from R. Baily, rain through the night Sunday at home all day wet in the morning fine afternoon cool W. N.W. J. Heard and T. Heard splitting rails at our place in the forenoon and I fixing for going to James Turners in the afternoon J. Heard and T. Heard jacking up Turners building and I drawing out the moving rig and helping them a little I p’d J. Sparrow $10.00 to stand for four days work and for two bus. of clover seed, untill we get settled I pd 10 cts to Mr Scott in Brucefield for Oil for the Jack Screws I p’d John Tipped 60cts for fixing a horse collar a dull cold day wind N.W. Mrs. Church came out this morning to see me about moving her buildings. I had Sparrows waggon Joe Caldwell thightened the ring on my capson John Heard, T. Heard. and I jacking up Turners building in the forenoon and in the afternoon we where moving. J. Turners Building in the morning the wind was south East rain in the afternoon it snowed very disagreable wind north west John. Heard Thomey Heard Joe McClichy and. I jacking and Blocking Turners Building untill three Oclock we came home John and Tomey Heard where splitting rails after we got home. I went Back to Brucefield for the rest of the Plank. J. Turner Paid me Twenty Dollars for moving his house. I Paid Joe McClichy two Dollars for helping us two day . I spent 25 cents. at Turners I Paid Dr Elliott 75cents for a bottle of medicine a fine drying day wind west J Heard and. T. Heard. was digging Posts holes all day at our Place from the orchard to the road. I was drawing dung from James Wanless. home. I got 7 loads I Paid him one Dollar and 75 cents for it. I Paid. William Duncan fifty cents for Putting two new shoes on Charley his first shoes as fine drying day wind north East John Heard Plowing all day at our Place the sodfield Thomas Heard and. I hewing Posts and setting them in the afternoon a cool day wind north East Old Mr Reid the Tin Pedler stayed for dinner.. I went over to Thomas McIntyres. and took the job making Timber framing Putting the sills in and lifting the Barn one foot I am to get twenty Dollars for the job. I Put 32 feet of a sill in on the south East side and 32 feet of a mud sill and 18 feet of a cross and. 12. feet of a side sill in on the north side under the thrash floor and two new sleepers they take up the floor and Put it Down again themselves if. I have to do any more he is to Pay me for it Extra Thomas Heard and. I setting Posts all day and digging holes at home John Heard Plowing and harring the sod untill 2. or. three. Oclock then drawing rails and Posts a very cool day wind north west Johney got himself a slate with Eggs one Dozen �May 3 May 4 May 5.. May 5. May 6. May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 Sunday fine in the forenoon, but dull and cold in the afternoon wind south west rain in the evening T. Heard stayed all day. John Heard and father went down to the Sable Line John Heard harring and drawing out Dung all day at home T. Heard and. I fencing in the Pasture field and Piling the cedar Posts a fine day but cool wind north. west.. I got at Morrows 3 ½ lbs of wire at 6cts. Per lb one Broom 30cts.. 14lbs. of nails at 4cts Per lb 25cts. worth of soap. and got Alice a 10.cts. slate by Paying two cts cash for 1. Dozen of Eggs I ought to have 20 cents more I got the 20 cents in Tobaco I Ored a suit of cloths at Morrows left my measure I got a felt hat $1.25cts. not Paid. and got 25cts. worth of Oatemeal not Paid John Torance had Polley harrowing in the afternoon John Heard was drawing dung ¾ of the day rain half the forenoon T. Heard was digging drain ¾ of the day they were grinding tools in the morning Father and I was fencing ¾ of the day. from the Orchard to the road I settled up with John Sparrow it took all the ten Dollars that. I gave him. I am to get Three Dollars from Joe Foster for the 4 days that J Sparrow was with us thair a dull damp day wind south Father got 35. cents worth of Beef from the Brucefield Butcher not paid John Heard and Tomey Heard grinding tools all day I was making drain spouts all day it rained all day very little wind north East. I Paid 5 cents for a ½ pound of sulpher at morrows. I got 20cts. worth of tobaco. it was coming to me it was a mistake made on may. 4. for Eggs John Heard and T. Heard and. I draining all day untill tea time after tea we went to McKenzies bush for rollers Uncle came out for a Bag of mangles cool day wind west Thomas Keays Paid me fifteen Dollars for work I got at Morrows ½ gallon of syrup 40. cents and 3. yards of cottonade at 35 cts Per yard 1.05 cts John Heard. Thomas Heard and. I making timber all day at Thomas. McIntyres. a. dull cold day wind south west very high wind John Hard. and T. Heard. and. I making timber at Thomas McIntyres in the forenoon a snow storm last night a dirty slushey day snow and rain all day wind south west John Heard. and Tomey digging out the cellar drane in the afternoon at home Father and. I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon. I took R. Baileys big jack home. we went to sod mother’s grave over but it did not need it. I got at Morrows a Box of shoe Blacking ten cents not paid I Paid Old Hughey fifteen cents for mending. Alices shoes. Sunday a dull day cold rough wind south west threatned rain and snow all day. I was at home all day John Heard. father and. I fixing the celler drain in the forenoon in the afternoon we were Plowing the sod in frount of the house and Banking the fence I brought nine rollers home from James Armstrongs not Paid nine of them James Armstrong got three Bushels of Potatoes at 30. cents Per Bushel not Paid I got 4 and. a. ½. Bushels of Potatoes at John Walkers. I traded them. I took them 3. Bushels. I owe them one and a ½ Bushels yet.. Thomas Heard not working today a fine day very little wind west �May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 20 May 21 May 21 May 22 John Heard. Tomey. Heard. and father Planting Onions and Potatoes in the garden and very fine day wind south west I went out to Seaforth with Potatoes 13 and ½ Bushels at 30cts. Per B James Turner. Brucefield Owes me for three Bushels of Potatoes I Paid at Kyles and Mustards for Bran and shorts $4.30. I Paid in Seaforth for Others things. to the ammount of $4.59cts John Heard and Tomey Heard. Father and I working at home all day we were sowing mangles carrots. and Planting Potatoes a very fine day wind north. I got at Morrows 2 lbs of mangle seed 60cts and. 10 oz of carrot seed 25cents and 24lbs of Grass seed. $1.25cts.. I was sharping saws in the afternoon J. Heard and T. Heard and I framing all day at George Bates a very fine, warm day no wind I had very sore eyes. J. Heard went to Scothmers in the evening and got 5 bags of potatoes I lent them to them last year Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates a very fine warm day, no wind J. Heard, at home all day drilling in the Oats Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates J. Heard at home all day, harrowing in the Oats and sowing seed and John Walker in the forenoon sowing seed, finished planting potatoes wind S.W. I got at Morrows a bottol of Eclectric Oil 25 cts a bottle of nitre 5 cts a fine day very warm took. 2. doz Eggs to Morrows took trade Sunday, a fine warm day wind S.W. I went out to Doctor Elliott.. about my Eyes I Paid him one Dollar for Medicne father went to Alfreds in the afternoon. John Heard. Tomey Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates a very fine warm day wind. s. w my Eyes were very sore all day Johney took. 2. Doz Eggs to Morrows he got himself a hat took all in trade J. Heard, Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates all day and raised in the evening dull cold day W.W. J. Heard and I making rafters and putting them on at Geo. Bates, they p’d me 22 dollars settled in full Tommy Heard at home in the forenoon, rolling Oats for me in the afternoon J Heard and I at Uncles working at his bridge and Tommy af after 3 oclock a fine warm day W.W. got one of our Lambs killed (along side) Got at Morrows Biscuits 25 cts cheese 31cts tea 65cts Tommy Heard took our heifer to Geo. Spackmans and Uncles calf at 50cts each per month John Heard working at Uncles all day a fine warm day I was away cutting colts with A. Campbell all day I am to get pay for J. Caldwell’s colt cutting and Thomas Keays, colt, and I got pay for John Johnsons at the creek we only cut six today I was away all day cutting colts with A Campbell we cut eleven two a H. Dowsons, two at E. Robinsons one at S. McBride’s, one at J. Pecks, one at T. Keays, one at J. Robinsons. one at Geo. Andersons, two at Scotch J. Reids Archie gave me for my share five dollars John Heard was working at Uncles in the forenoon in the afternoon he was at J. Stinsons raising for me Tommy Heard was at Stinsons raising all day for his father a dull wet day, very little wind S. E. �May 23 I was away all day cutting colts with A. Campbell we cut nine two for R. Pollock, three for J. Higgin one for J. Campbell, fr, road, and two for Wells one for C. Tippet. I only got two dollar of it I am to get C. Tippets dollar Tommy Heard working at Uncles, J. Heard, not working day warm Father got from me eighty nine lbs of clover seed at four dollars and 85cts per bushel and 55lbs of Timothy seed at one dollar and 75cts May 24 Sunday a very warm day thunder, at home all day May 25 John Heard and Tomey working all day at Uncles A.M. Campbell and. I cutting colts we cut. 4. took no money for them. 2. for Thomas Elliot and 2 for Gardiners a little rain in the morning fine cool day after wind south west. I offered to do J. McIntyres job and T. Nichleson for 4$ each with myself and jacks they are to find all the help that will be needed May 20 William Duncan removed Polleys shoes all round May. 26. John and Tomey Heard. and. Joe. McClinchey. working all day at James Armstrongs Varna and I with the jacks jacking up the roof of his house a very fine day wind south west father was down at Brothers Johns sowing grass seeds. May 27 Tomey Heard John Westlake. Joe McClichey and. I all day at James Armstrongs working. John Heard and father was Planting our corn untill three Oclock J. Heard was working at Armstrongs after 3. Oclock I was down at Jacks Reids colt from ½ past 7. to 10 Oclock. I went down again at night it was dead at sun down a very fine day very little wind East May 28 John Heard. T. Heard. John Westlake. and. I framing all day at William Pollocks Barn sills. and Joe McClinchie working all day at James Armstrong for me shingling a very fine day wind south East. (along side) Got trade for 4 dozen of Eggs from Johnston the pedlar May 29 J. Heard. T. Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and I framing all day and jacking at William Pollocks Barn a dull day wind East May 30 John. Heard. Tomey. Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie working all day at W. Pollocks barn Putting in the sills and. I in the afternoon. I did not work in the forenoon it rained I was at home went after the moving rig last night a dull day rain in the afternoon again wind. East and south west May 31 Sunday dull and foggy in the forenoon. untill about. 6. Oclock it came on rain Margaret totty and. I went down to Uncles in the afternoon had our tea at Uncles. wind west June 1st John. and. Tomey Heard. and. John Westlake Joe McClinchey and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn we were moving in the afternoon. and. getting ready for moving in the forenoon a fine cool day wind north west William Rathwell senior was Buried to day Johney got at Morrows 2 lbs of rice 10cents. lastic 2 yard 20cents June 2 John. and . Tomey Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I all day at W. Pollock Barn moving in the forenoon and lifting in the afternoon. I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon and got 2 jacks from R. Bailey. I Paid Hughey. McCleod 30cts. for. 2. trout. fine cool day wind n.w June 2 Uncle John Watsons Birthday he is 79.. to day �June 3 June 4 June 4 June 5.. June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11. June 12 John and Tomey Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and. I all day jacking up W. Pollocks Barn. a dull day showry wind south East. I Paid at stewarts 10 cents for 2. Plugs of tobaco for joe mcClinchie (along side) I finished using R. Baileys jacks John and Tomey Hurd. . J. Westlake. Joe McClinche. and. I leveling up and Blocking and Puting in the mud sill in W. Pollocks Barn all day a dull foggy day wind S.E. father sold George Forst 2 Bags of Potatoes for one Dollar got the cash Margaret. spent one Dollar and 98cts. things she got from a pedlar John and. Tomey Heard. Joe mcClinchie. J Westlake and. I working at W. Pollocks Barn untill 10. Oclock Putting in the mud sills and Posts we moved to D. armstrongs. five of us ¾ of the day moving his old kitchen a fine day but very wet morning rain all night last night wind S E John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John Westlake and. I moving at David Armstrongs all day John Heard took R Baileys jacks home this morning he did not get to us untill 9 Oclock. a fine day we finished. I charged Mr Armstrong 17$. and 50cents he Paid me six Dollars. I got my suit at Morrows. I got 4 lbs of cheese 60. cents. I Paid 20 cts. for oranges and lemons a very fine day Sunday at home all day fine day wind East untill night changed to north west thunder and lighting at night John Heard and John Westlake was here all day John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I moving John Forrests Barn all day. rain in the morning cleared off fine in the afternoon very cool wind north west John Heard was owing roots all day with father at home John. Westlake Joe McClinchie Tomey Heard and. I jacking up John Forrests Barn all day and finished John Forrest Paid me twenty one Dollars for the job a fine cool day wind north west I went down to John Campbells in the forenoon. I Paid John Walker twenty Eight Dollars. a note he held against me. I Paid fifteen. cts at Morrows for a tie line. I Paid seventeen Dollars at Morrows for my suit of cloths. Paid it to Susan Hobson Alice got a Package of Envelops. 10. cts. got Alice a Pair of no. 2 shoes $1.30 I got a Pair of strap hinges and screws 35cents John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. John Westlake. was choring round our Place all day. and. I in the afternoon James Armstrong Paid me ten Dollars on our work we done him wind north west. (along side) John Heard shore our sheep J. Westlake hewing and setting gate Posts. T. Heard Owing McClinchie and I choring round the buildings John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. and I Framing all day at John Campbells.. Joe McClinchie was Putting a window for A. M. Campbell untill 3. O’clock after that he was working with us at John Campbells a fine day little wind south East John. and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe. McClinchie and. I framing all day at John Campbells. a fine day wind south west got round at night north �June 13. June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 17 June 19 June 20 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 22 June 23. west I went with A M. and John Campbell to cut R. Delgathys colts I Paid John Heard thirty Dollars on his wages Margaret Paid the Brucefield Butcher 76 cents for meat John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe. McClinchie. and. I framing all day at John Campbells. a fine cool day wind north west. Alice Paid at Stewarts for tobaco for father 10 cents. I got myself a straw hat at Morrows 12 ½ cents.. I got Alice a Pair of no. 3. shoes at Morrows $1.40.. in Place of the no. 2. that. I got her on the 10. of june Sunday a very fine day wind west. and East at night R Penhale and Sister Lizie. came out. I was at home all day E. Ward was here for tea to night John and Tomey. Heard. John Westlake. and I framing all day at John Campbells and raised his Pig Pen and hen home Joe McClinchie. was working all day at James Armstrongs. Varna. I got a ball from A M Campbell for Charley dull to day at times rain wind south and south East .John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. J. Westlake and. I working at John Campbells all day and raised the Bent at night a cool day wind north west Wilson Cook and. I came home to night from Campbells. J. Sparrow got his colt hurt last night John and Tomey Heard Joe McClinchie and J. Westlake working all day at John Campbells. and. I in the forenoon I was a way in the afternoon with A M Campbell cutting colts we cut four. I got two Dollars for my shair . a very fine day wind west. I. stayed at A M Campbells all night . J and T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and J Westlake shingling all day at John Torances. and. I in the afternoon. in the forenoon. I was with A M Campbell. we cut. Isac. Errotts colt. I took no money. a very fine day. wind. s.w. David Armstrong Paid Margaret Eleven Dollars and fifty cents his account in full to date John. Westlake. and. Joe McClinchie shingling all day at John Torances Barn. a fine cool day wind s.w. John. and. Tomey Heard. and. I sidining up John Campbells Barn all day John Heard and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. John Westlake and. I working all day at John Campbells Barn. Sheeting and shingling the Barn fine in the forenoon. Shoury in the afternoon. Rain at night wind south East Father took our cow to Sparrows Bull Sunday Margaret and the children and. I went down the Sable Line in the afternoon it came on rain and rained all evening. as we came home high wind north west at night. south west in the day Brother John and. I had our tea at Mrs. Snowdens John and Tomey Heard John Westlake Joe McClinchie. and. I working all day at John Campbells Pig Pen. siding up and sheeting a very cold day high wind north west. Charley Tippet Paid me one Dollar for cutting his colt I Paid John Walker. forty cents interest on my note John Westlake. Joe McClinchie.. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at A.M. Campbells. Putting in a Beam in the north End of his Barn and closing �June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27. June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 in the end again. Cool day wind west John Heard Owing with father all day at home John Westlake Joe McClinchie. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at T McIntyres Putting in sills. John Heard was helping father at home all day at the roots. fine day warm wind. s.w. John. and. Tomey. Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Tomas McIntyres jacking up his Barn and Blocking it a fine warm day wind s.w. John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John Westlake. and. I working in the forenoon at Thomas McIntyres Barn Mr. McIntyre Paid me twenty two Dollars settled his account in full to date John. and. Tomey. Heard. Joe. McClinchie John Westlake and. I. jacking Joe Templetons Barn in the afternoon a very warm day wind south west a little rain W. Pollock got one jack screw about 2 hours George Anderson raised his Barn John Torance got our charley horse at one hundred and sixty five Dollars not Paid John and Tomey Heard. J Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and. I jacking at Joe Templetons house untill 2. oclock. he Paid me eleven Dollars. and. 25. cents. for jacking his house and Barn. Joe. McClinchie and. I working at. A. Mitchells from 4. Oclock untill night cutting out a Beam and Putting in a Post John. Westlake, and Tomey Heard leveling up Joe Collalds Barn from 4. Oclock untill night John Heard was owing Potatoes at John Walkers from 4. oclock untill night (along side) a very warm day wind west Sunday very warm in the forenoon in the afternoon it was cool wind north west John Westlake and John Heard hear all day. our Johney and. I went to meeting at night. Blind William Sherriot Preached a very good sermon I gave five cents J. Westlake. T. Heard and I putting in sells and jacking up. J. McIntyre shed. J. Westlake was all day, T Heard and I ¾ of a day, the ¼ of the day at R. Penhales , making a plate and framing it for his barn Sam Houston was with us. J. Heard was hoeing potatoes at John. Walkers all day very cool day wind n.w. Joe Mc.Clinchie not working for me J. Westlake T. Heard and I at Tom Nicholsons all day putting in sills and jacking up his shed very cool wind n.w. frost last night J. Heard was hoeing potatoes all day at J. Walkers J. Westlake. T. Heard and I putting in a plate in R. Penhales, barn in the forenoon in the afternoon, we were all three making sleepers, and a mud sill at T. Nicholsons J. Heard, working at. John Walkers. all day cool day wind N. West J. Westlake. T. Heard. and I working all day at T. Nicholsons, putting in sleepers and fixing his stable, he paid me 12 dollars and 25cts for two days and ½ work for the three of us J. Heard was at home working with father all day cool day wind N. West �July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 10 July 14 J. Heard, T., Heard, J. Westlake, Joe Mc.Clinchie and I Jacking up, and moving the old house, all day for James Logan, fine warm day J. Heard, T. Heard. J. Westlake J. McClinchie and I blocking up the old house putting sills under the shed, fine warm day got Polly shod all around at J. Robinsons. fine warm day Sunday, warm day John. and Sarah was here at home all day wind west John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John. Westlake and. I working all day at James Logan stable fine in the forenoon, in the afternoon high wind. S.E. very heavy rain at night. I went to see. J. Walker Alice got at Morrows. 2 yards of canvas. 40. cents and a Bottle of sarsaparilla one Dollar (along side) we Borrowed a Pail of Flour from John Sparrows John. Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. J. Westlake and. I working all day at James Logans stable fine cool day wind north west John Heard. and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at James Logans. Mr. Logan Paid me forty Dollars I Paid John Robenson for shoeing Polley all round and fixing cant hooks fifty five cents. John Westlake jacking all day at Andrew Duncans stable p’d $2..50cts a very warm day wind south west father got at Morrows one Dollar worth of suggar got from John Walkers one Dollars worth strawberies not paid J Westlake. Joe. McClinchie, working at J. Logan all day J. Heard working at John Walkers all day T. Heard working at home, all day cutting the grass in the orchard. I took nine bus and 5 lbs of a grist to Egmondville Mill paid 40 cts for bran deposited $125..00. in the Post Office, Seaforth I paid Broadfoot for lumber $2..50 cts p’d at Johnsons, 25 cts for chalk and lime spent at Kennedys 45 cts for myself and horse traded the wool at Egmondville Mill got $3..80 in trade Andy paid two dollars and 50cts for John Westlake jacking his building fine in the forenoon wet in the afternoon wind S.W. John. Heard. was working all day at. John Walkers Tomey Heard. Joe. McClinchie John. Westlake and. I siding up all day at W. Pollocks Barn a fine cool day wind north west John Westlake. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn. John Heard was working in the forenoon at John Walkers and in the afternoon he was working at home raking hay in the Orchard Joe McClinchie was working all day for me at James Logans warm in the forenoon cool in the afternoon wind north west Sunday. I was at home all day a very fine day Margaret and the children went to the m chirch the Boys was not working. I was at home all day I cut the grass round the front field. very heavy rain wind south west. I spent at Cooks 20. cents. I Paid father 0. cents that he had Paid for Beef for. us.. I got at Morrows fifty cents worth of suggar John Westlake. and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn dull and cool in the forenoon and fine afternoon wind north west. we were siding up the forenoon in the afternoon we were the Doorway and splicing a Post Joe �July 15 McClinchie was working for W. Purdy. John Heard and Tomey heard was not working Margaret Paid the Brucefield Butcher 33.cents for Beef she got John Heard. Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at W. Pollocks Barn. 2. men siding up al day. and 2 men Putting in Posts and guirts. and one man diging sleeper gains a fine day cool wind west July 16 Set of Loose Pagess: June 29 John Westlake working all day at James McIntyres and Tomey Heard and I ¾ of the rest of the day. T. Heard and Sam Glouston and I was working a Plate a very cold day wind north w. June 30. John Westlake. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at Tomey Nichlesons. Putting in two sills and jacking his shed up a cold day wind n.w frost last night July 1st. john Westlake. Tomey Heard and. I Putting in a Plate in R Penhales Barn in the forenoon: and in the afternoon we were all three taking out sleepers and a mud sill for Tomey Nichlesons. shed. a cool day wind north west July 2. John Westlake Tomey Heard and. I working all day at Tomey Nichlesons Putting in the sleepers cool day wind n.w T. Nichleson paid $12. and 25cents settled On other side of page 1885 July. 16. John Westlake. Joe McClinchey Tomey Heard. and . I working all day at Willie Pollocks Barn and John Heard in the forenoon. and in the afternoon he was at home helping father to draw in the hay in the Orchard. a fine day high wind south East. I went out to Bayfield with W. Pollock in the evening July 17. John Heard was at home all day scuffling the roots a very fine day cool wind north west John Westlake. Joe McClinchie Tomey Heard and I working all day at W. Pollocks Barn July 18 John Westlake Tomey Heard John Heard Joe McClinchie and I working all day at William Pollocks a very fine day cool wind north west -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1885 July 18. got at Morrows 42.cts worth of cheese one Box of Biscuits 28.cts I got one Dollar and 15cents worth of hinges and Bolts for W. Pollock charged to me July 19. Sunday I was at home all day father went down to Scotchmers Joe McClinchie came down and filled me two teeth a fine day wind north west July 20 John Heard was working at John Walkers untill four Oclock he came home and Pulled cherries Tomey Heard, John Westlake and. I working at W. Pollocks Barn all day fine day very warm. w. sw sold Mrs Cook a Pail of cherries and got one Dollar for them. and. got one Dollars worth of suggar at Morrows July 21. John Westlake. John and Tomey Heard and. I working all day at W.Pollocks Barn fine day cool wind north. w �Other side of page July 22. John and Tomey Heard. J. Westlake and. I working at. W. Pollocks Barn untill 5. Oclock and finished. I done 11 days work more than. I counted on we all four of us went down to John Campbells and worked from 6. till dark. at his Pig Pen. a fine day w. s.w. I was very lame all day my back July 23 John and Tomey Heard working all day at John Campbells and John Westlake untill two. Oclock. J Westlake was at Archies cutting out two windows about two hours I was not working very lame all day I brought J Westlake up to D. Armstrongs in the evening, a very warm day wind south Alice got at Morrows ¼ of a lb of salts. 3. cents July 24. I was not working at home lame I got at Alex Mitchells 170lbs of Oates. I Paid. J Robenson 10cts for 5 Bolts in the Buggyshafts. warm day rain in the afternoon John Westlake was working at David Armstrongs all day J and T. Heard working at John Campbells all day shingling July 25.. J and T. Heard and J. Westlake working at J Campbells all day I was not working lame. went to C. toughs and Sticklies and the Bayfield our Johney was with me I Paid. John Fergusson 25.cts for a fish. a fine cool day wind north west -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1885 July 26. Sunday. I was at home all day I went down to the sable through the night with Dick Hyot. Margaret and the children went to the m church at night 5 cts fine day wind west cool day July. 27. John Westlake working all day at John Campbells. and. J and. T. Heard working in the forenoon at John Campbells. I not working in the afternoon Ramey Durand John Heard and Tomey Heard and. I shingling at Charley Toughs. a fine cool day wind north west I went to Edmund Westlakes in the forenoon for his jack screw July 28. J. Westlake. J. and. T. Heard. R. Durand and. I shingling all day at. Charley. Toughs a fine warm day wind north west July 29.John and Tomey Heard John Westlake and Ramey Durand shingling in the forenoon at Charley Toughs and finished j Westlake and Raimey left. C. Tough Paid me 13. Dollars for the job I Paid Ramey Durand one Dollar john and Tomey Heard and. I at D. Penhales in the afternoon patching Barn roof a fine day wind north west. I was not working in the forenoon went to Bayfield. Other side of page 1885 April 21. not working I went out to James Turners Brucefield in the forenoon.. I got a Bottle of medicne from Dr Elliot 75cts. not Paid. in the afternoon I went down the Sable line. I stayed all night at Brother Johns a very fine day warm no wind April 22 John Heard and Thomas Heard started work with me at John Campbells May 19 John Heard and Thomas Heard and I framing all day at George Bares a very fine warm day no wind I had very sore Eyes �-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1885 July 30. John and Tomey Heard working all day at John Walkers. I was not working in the forenoon. in the afternoon. I went over to William Stogdales with a jack and put3 locks under his Barn. he is to give me 3 bushels of Oates for it a very fine warm day wind west July 31. John Heard working all day at John Walkers. and. I was working all day at Alex Mitchell. Patching the Barn roof. Tomey. Heard. left this morning went a harvesting. a fine day warm wind north west August .1. Margaret. and. the children. and. I went to Seaforth. got Margaret and the children all a Pair of shoes and Paid for them $5. and. 90 cts. and at Wades for taking Robie Picture $.1. 25 ct.. Paid 40 cts for a Book for Alice. Paid one Dollar ay Kennedys for dinner and horse. Paid 55 cents at Mrs Cyles for Oatemeal. I Paid Sam Whiddon $5. 25 cts for my shoes John Heard left this morning a fine day wind north west. I shaved John Walker. Back page August. 1. I got at Morrows 3 Plugs of tobaco 30 cents and 28 cts worth of cheese. Ox of Biscuits 25 cents August. 2. Sunday. Johney. and. I went to the quarterly meeting. in the morning.11 cents. in the afternoon Margaret. and. I and the children went down to Alfreds in the afternoon. fine in the forenoon. dull in the afternoon high wind n East August. 3. not working rainey day wind East. John Sparrow. and. I went down to Charley Thoughs for some tools and to Bob McKinleys to see two colts wind north west in the Evening August. 4. I went down to Uncles and got the Plough. I was scuffling John Walkers StrawBerries from. . Oclock until night rain wind west Johney got at Morrows 25 cts. worth of soap and 10 cents woth of East cake August. 5. I was working all day at a Bridge on the 5. consission for J. Sparrow a fine cool day wind north west August. 6th: I was working for J. Sparrow all day at the ridge in the forenoon and drawing in wheat in the afternoon dull day wind south East rain in the evening Wards young one was Berried to day Inside left page August .7. I was working all day for John Sparrow at the Bridge in the forenoon and drawing in wheat in the afternoon at. J. Sparrows. fine day wind East in the forenoon and west in the afternoon Aug. 8th Father and I cutting hay at Spparrows, all day, for ourselves dull cool day W. S. Aug. 9th Sunday, at home Ellen and Alfred came out, dull cool day heavy rain through the night wind west Aug. 10th in the forenoon , laying the Stoop floor Father and I working at J Walkers in the afternoon Father and I making hay at Sparrows after tea fine wind S. E. �Aug. 11th Joe McClinchie and I working at home, p’d 3 cts for 4lbs of beef making gates for myself fine day wind N. W. Father working at the hay all day Aug, 12th Father and I drawing hat from Sparrows, we drew three load with Polly, I got at Morrows one arrel of Salt 85 cts. I got at W. Duncan’s 16. three inch bolts, not p’d Clinton pedlar got 14 doz, Eggs $1.40 I was choring, at home after drawing the hay fine warm day Inside right page Aug. 13th I was at home all day painting and hanging two gates I got at W. Duncans 26 lbs of gat hangings at 8 cts per lb. and 10, 4 inch bolts I got at Morrows 3 quarts of Linseed Oil and 3 lbs of Venetian Red15 cts fine day wind W. Cook had Polly at night, to Brucefield Aug. 14th at home all day painting, cutting peas in the forenoon cutting Oats in the afternoon, got two shoes removed at Duncan not p’d I got 2 ¼ of beef 16 cts not p’d dull in the forenoon wind N.W. cold afternoon August.15. I was cutting Oates all day at John Walkers a fine day. wind west I got 3 quarts of coal Oil at Morrows. 15 cents I shaved Mr. Walker August. 16. Sunday. a fine cool day very little wind west father and .I went down to salt the heifer and. down to D. Penhales got my hair cut and shaved August. 17. I was cutting Oates about one hour the rest of the forenoon I was at home got 4 and a ½ of eef at 7. cts. Per lb 30. cts not paid. in the afternoon . I was Pullinh Peas at J. Sparrows a fine cool day wind west -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 August. 18. I was at home all day John Sparrow cut our Oates he was a little over half the day at it fine day wind south west. heavy thunder. and. Lightning in the evening. no rain August. 19. I was Binding Oates at John Walkers all day but about two hours a very fine cool day wind north west Uncle and Aunt was here for dinner father. took. 3. Pails to Bayfield to get mended Paid 35 cts for them August 20. I was Binding Oates at John Walkers in the forenoon and stooking up and finished in the afternoon. I was at John Sparrows Drawing in Peas and spring wheat fine day wind south East August. 21. I was not working ay home. rain in the morning dull day wind south I went down to Uncles in the afternoon I got a hook and 2 Steaples for the gate at William Duncans got two Powders from Dr Elliot for Tott August. 22. I was at John Walkers drawing his Oater to Mr Dennisons Barn to thrash 59 stooks Willie Dennison and I drew them. I splet wood until 4 Oclock. fine day wind south father went down to Zurich with Ellen my sister Inside left �1885 August 23rd Sunday Margaret and children and. I went down to R Penhales a dull cool day wind south west threatened rain Aug. 24 at home all day, painting ploughing the pea ground, rained all morning, fair in the afternoon, dull and cool, wind East got 4 lb of beef 25 cts not p’d got at Morrows one Geography 75 cents. And one third reader. 35 cents August 25. I was down to Kalbfleisches for lumber for James Henry Johnson all day cool day wind north west John Sparrow lent me thirty Dollars I got at Morrows 24. cents worth of cheese August 26. I was down to Kalbfleisches for lumber for James Henry Johnson all day I Paid John Kalbfleisch for Mr. Johnston lumber. $.27. and 74. cents a very cold day wind north west August. 27. not working. I went down to Tomey Heards for. Johney Heard. we went to Charley Toughs for the tools we did not get home untill four Oclock. I Paid Brother John 75 cents for two Bushels and a half of Oates we had our dinner with them. cool day wind north west Inside right Aug. 28th. J. Heard, started, work again we were at Denisons in the forenoon helping to thrash John Walkers Oates in the afternoon, we were working , we, were working in the garden for them, dull threatened rain little wind W .West Aug. 29th J. Heard. and. I working all day at James. H. Johnston kitchen dull day threatened rain wind S. East, got at Morrows $1..41 cts worth of nails for J. H. Johnston charged to myself August 30. Sunday. I stayed all night last night at John Walkers he died this morning. A fine day wind north west August. 31. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day James Henry Johnstons Kitchen and John Heard in the forenoon. in the afternoon J Heard was working at John Sparrows drawing Oates fine day Sept 1st Joe. McClinchie J. Heard. and I working at J. H. Johnston Kitchen showery all day wind changable N. W. at night I got at Morrws for J. H. Johnston Back page Sept. 1st 6 ½ lbs of zinc 2 lb of 4 in. nails cts 12 lights of glass 48 2 ½ lb of putty 15 11 lbs of nails 44 4 lb lathe nails 20 1 lb of wrought, do 8 4 dog screw nails 16 all charged to myself {p’d D McDonald 25 cts for 2 fish �Sept. 2nd J. Heard Joe McClinchie working at James H. Johnstons kitchen, and, I at Mr. Walkers, funeral the most of the day a very fine day, cool wind N. W. I got frm Mrs Walker 1 ½ lb of biscuits and 3 lb of cheese Father went to the funeral, and did not come, home, he went to Ellens Sept. 3rd I went out to Seaforth in the morning with Mrs Walkers friend p’d for hair 12 cts for J. H. Johnston I paid 57 cts for two bags of bran and 5 cts at Kennedys for Polly J. Heard tinkering round home all forenoon, afternoon we were drawing in Oates at home wind S. East rain at night Sept 4 J. Heard and I at J. H. Johnstons a little over half of the day, drawing in our Oates in the evening and finished a fine day -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 Sept 5th J. Heard and I moving two houses in Brucefield, for Alex. McBeth a fine day I spent at Dicksons for myself and Polly 40cts 6th. Sunday a fine day. Mary Strickland was here she came to Wards on Friday night, I went down to Scotchmers for Father in the evening and he was not able to come, Margaret Ward was here with cousin Mary all day Sept.7. John. Heard. and. I working at Brucefield jacking up a house for Alex. McBeth in the forenoon Alex McBeth Paid me Eight. Dollars for doing him the job: in the afternoon John Heard and. I was working at James Henry Johnstons kitchen and finished a fine cool day wind north west I Paid the stage driver.25 cents for a Bushel of lime for. James. Henry. Johnston. and 10cts. for fetching it to Varna got at Morrows one Bottle of wild strawberry 37.1/2cts Uncle John Brought father home from Scothchmers Sept.8. John Heard Joe McClinchies and. I working at Daniel Stickleys in the afternoon we were not working in the forenoon rain all afternoon wind south East John Heard lent me seven Dollars. I Paid Old Mrs. Sparrow 19.$ for John Sparrow Part of what he lent me I Paid cook 25 cents that. I owed him. Inside left Sept.9. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn rain all day wind south west in the forenoon. in the afternoon it was East Sept 10. John Heard Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn fine cool day wind south East Sept 11.. John. Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I shingling all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn a fine cool day wind south East Margaret got 5 lbs. of Beef at 7. cents Per lb. not Paid. 35.cts from the Brucefield Butcher Sept. 12. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I shingling all day at Daniel stickleys Barn fine day high wind sout. Johney took 3. dozen of Eggs to Morrows and for the 25cts. worth of Oatemeal and. 8cts. worth of Pepper Sept. 13. Sunday I was at home all day dull wet day Brother John and Sarah came out in the afternoon Johney Scotchmer. and. Alfey came out �Sept. 14. Johney Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day. at Daniel stickleys a fine cool day high wind south west Sept. 15. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys. fine cool day wind south west round to north west at night. Alice got at Morrows 24.cts worth of Brade, not Paid Inside right Sept. 16 J. Heard. and Joe. McClinchy working all day at D. Stickly and I in the afternoon. I was not working in the forenoon went down to J. Reid and to Bayfield I paid Dr. Nichol 25cts for drawing me a tooth fine cool day wind N.W. Alice took 3 doz Eggs at 11cts per doz for braid. got on the 15th and 9 cts worth of ginger Sept. 17.John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I working all. day at Daniel Stickleys Barn. fine cool day wind west. David Armstrong Paid one Dollars and fifty cents for a days work for one man. J. Westlake cutting Doors Sept. 18. John Heard. was cutting corn all day at Mrs. John Walkers Joe McClinchie not working I was working all day at D. stickleys he Paid me thirty two Dollars an 60cents. settled in full. I Paid John Heard twelve dollars that he lent me on the 2. and 8 of sept. a fine warm day Sept. 19. John Heard and . and father and Johney taking up Potatoes at home. and Old Tom Johnston half of the day. I Paid him fifty cents for it. a fine cool day wind west I and Johney Heard Patching Thomas Keys Barn roof about one hour in the Evening Back page Sept. 19. I Paid John Sparrow Eleven Dollars Part of the 30 that he lent me to Pay Kalbfeisch I took 6 Dozen of Eggs to Morrows. 72. cents worth and took it out in trade all of it Sept 20. Sunday a very fine day J. heard and. I went down to see the calf at G. Spackmans. had my tea at Thomas Heards. young Tomey came home with us Sept. 21.Tomey Heard started work again J Heard and. T. Heard . and I at home all day. grinding tools cutting the grass in the Orchard and Pulling apples Charley Smith Varna Paid me twenty-Dollars on his account. I sold the Butcher in Brucefield one Dollars worth of Pears took it out in Beef. Paid him 80.cts. for meat to day settled in full up to date got at Morrows 42cts worth of cheese and 25cts worth of Biscuites charge. fine day wind south the apple Packers came to Pack apples in the evening Sept. 22. J. Heard and Tomey. and. I at home in the forenoon at the apples. we sold. 11. Barls at one $ Per Brl and. 8 at Brl 75.cts Per brl J. Heard. took them to Brucefield in the afternoon Tomey Heard. and. I making timber at John Reids senior in the afternoon very cold high wind north west we shot four coons at night in Mr Reids Bush -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page �1885 Sept. 23. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids making a sill and Putting it in his shed high wind north west very cold all day Sept. 24. John. Heart. Joe. McClinchie and. I moving and jacking. Treasurer. John Reids shed all day a very fine cool day wind west I cashed Father a. note of sixteen Dollars against James. and. Sam Huston. Sable Line Sept. 25. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I jacking and Blocking all day. at John Reids. Treasurer fine cool day high wind south west. I lent Father ten. Dollars wittness. J. Heard. John Turner. Paid fifty cents for half a Bushel of Pare. father got me. 2. and a ½ Bush of Oates from Brother John at. 30.cts. Per Bushel he Paid 75 cents for them. I gave him the money I Paid father one Dollar that he lent me some time ago Sept. 26. Joe McClinchie and. I hewing timber. and. framing all day a John Reids senior. and John Heard in the afternoon Father left this morning for Oshawa. he took the 7.40 train took a return ticket it cost him $.7.and 50cents John. Heard took him to Seaforth in the morning he took one bushel of Pears to Mcginnis and traded them for one hundred lbs of Bran. 60.cents a fine day wind East. I took one Bushel of Pears to Morrows to sell Inside left Sept. 27. Sunday a very fine day wind west Joe McClinchie came in for dinner we went over to scotch John Reids had our tea Sept. 28. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I framing all day at John Reids at the Babylon corner. a fine day wind south East. Margaret gave a Beggar man 20 cents Sept. 29. John Heard. and. I framing all day at john Reids senior. Joe McClinchie not working went to Exeter Fair. a very warm day fine wind. s. E Sept. 30. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at John Reids senior and raised his wood shed a very fine day warm very little wind south East Mr. James Logan Paid me one Dollar. and. fifty cents and settled his Bill in full to Day I got a Due Bill of 75. cents from Morrows for one Bushel of Pairs. Oct 1st. John Heard. Joe McClinchie working all day at John Reids. senior. and. I in the afternoon I was not working in the forenoon went down to James Logans and over to mustards on the London road I took one and a half Bushels of Pairs to Morrows to sell. I got a Pair of braces 15cts. got. 2. snaps. 8cts. Paid 3cts. Postage of a letter I Paid 5cts at j Robensons for a Bolt in the Buggy wheel I got one Bag of Oates at john Reids 85lbs Inside right Oct 2. John Heard working all day at John Reid seniors. and. I and Joe McClinchie in the forenoon in the afternoon Joe McClinchie working at Treasurer. John Reids and. I from noon untill. 4. Oclock in the evening making window and Door frams. I went down to Bayfied for my Big rollers. I Paid fifty cents at G. Ervins for seting two new shoes on Polley. Alice. and Johney took $1.38cts. worth of Butter. and. Eggs. and . got one Dollars worth of sugar. and a due Bill for. 38. cents at Morrows. I got one Dollars worth of sugar at Morrows charged. a fine cool day wind S.E. Oct. 3. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I making 7. sleepers and framing them and Putting them in James Logans stable Mr Logan Paid me five dollars for doing it very high �wind all day south East untill evening round to the n w rain all afternoon. I got. 2. shoes removed on Polley at John Robensons 20cts and some Bolts and nut on the bugy 10cts. W. Purdy wedged the Boxing in one wheel Oct. 4. Sunday. a dull day high wind Blustry and. showry all day wind north west Dick Penhale and Lizie came out. Oct 5th John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working ¾ of the day at John Reid seniors stable. from 10. Oclock untill night we started in the morning at J. Johns house and had to quit rained all day wind north west Back page Oct.5. I Paid John Robenson 30 cents for removing 2. shoes on Polley and some Bolts and nuts on the Buggy I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham 20 cents for mending the childrens shoes some time a go. I got a Bottle of Eclectric Oil 25 cents not Paid Oct. 6. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I all day working at John Reids seniors stable Babylon corner dull showry day snow and rain wind north west Oct 7. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and I working in the forenoon at John Reids seniors stable and finished. and in the afternoon Joe. McClinchie and. I was working at Mr. Johns house for J. Armstrong John. Heard was not working. he was sick. a fine forenoon wind south. dull afternoon no wind the ground was covered with snow this morning Oct 8. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Johns house for James Armstrong Putting in sills and lifting fine day wind East in the forenoon in the afternoon north west. I got a hame strap at John Tippets 12. ½ cents. not Paid. I took 5 and a ¼ lbs of Butter to Morrows got for it. 1. yard and ¾ of flaning for Totty. Margaret traded 4. dozen Eggs for 2 yard of flannel to a Pedlar Oct. 9. J. Heard Joe McClinchie and. I working in the forenoon at Johnes house for. J. Armstrong Putting in a sill. in the afternoon we went to Bayfield show Johney and. I and J Heard and Joe McClinchie very cool but fine wind south west -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 Oct. 10 . John Heard. and Joe McClinchie working in the forenoon at J. Johns house for J. Armstrong Joe McClinchie not working in the afternoon John Heard was cutting corn at our Place I took a load of moving stuff down to J. Logan and got home the tools from Johnes. a very fine day wind south I Paid. Ramey Durand one Dollar for work he done for me. I Paid John Tippet 20cts. for a hame strap and mending my whip I Paid. W. Purday 2cents for wedging the Buggy wheels last Saturday I Paid 5cts at Morrows for a Package of Plaster. . got a Due Bill of forty cents at Morrows. for one Bushel of Pairs I went out to Seaforth in the forenoon for Father. I spent. 10cts. at. Kanedys. I got from Mrs. Kyle 13 Dollars and 25cts for Apples. I got one Dollar worth of Oatemeal and 60cts worth of tobaco for father from Mrs. Kyle. I Paid at Johstons Brothers for John Reid one Dollar and 50cts. for roller hanging for wood shed Doors I Paid 30cts. for 50lbs of Bran at Kyles and mustard Uncle John Watson was here for Dinner father Paid me the ten Dollars I lent him. I sent Mr. Smith the minister ½ a Bushel of Pairs th �Oct 11. Sunday my Birthday a very fine day I am 41 years of age to day. Brother John and Mrs. and children came out very fine wind south Inside left Oct 12. John Heard. T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I moving James Logans house all day and finished. I charged him 10 $. and 50 cents he Paid me ten Dollars of it he is to Pay me the 50 cent a fine day but high wind. south East Oct. 13. John. Heard. T.. Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working by the day at William. Pollocks stable a rainey day wind south East. I got for W. Pollock at Morrows $2.95cts worth of hinges and nails and Bolts charged to my self Oct. 14. John Heard. T Heard. Joe. McClinchie and I working all day at William Pollocks stable a dull cold day showry wind north west I got one Bag of Oates from W.. Pollock Oct. 15. John. Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at William Pollocks. stable making Doors and finished a very fine day cool. wind west. Tomey Heard and Father getting in the wood into the woodshed all day Oct. 16. John Heard. T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I all day. jacking. and. Putting in a sill at George Elgies a very fine day wind north west. I got 3 quarts of coil Oil . at morrows 15.cts Oct. 17. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I working all day at George Elgies stable Putting in sleepers laying floor and Blocking a very fine day wind south Inside right Oct 18. Sunday a fine day wind west untill night round to south East. father and. I and Johney went down to salt the cattle at G Spackmans we went to Uncles and Alfreds we had our tea at Alfreds Oct. 19. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. Tomey Heard. and I working all day at George Elgies stable dull day wind east rain in the afternoon I got one Bag of Oates from George Elgies Oct. 20. John Heard. T. Heard Joe. McClinchie. and. I making timber at Treasurer John Reids. started work about 9.. Oclock. rain in the morning dull day wind high south west. Alice took 95cts worth of Butter to Morrows got a due bill of 95.cts. I got at morrows 4 yards of flannel at 30 cts. Per yard Paid for it in due Bills Oct. 21. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I making timber all day at Treasurer John Reid a dull cold day threatned snow wind south west Oct. 22. T. Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I framing all day at Treasurer John Reids. John Heard and Father getting up the mangles and drawing them in a very fine calm day very little wind south west sister lizie was out this afternoon Oct. 23. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I framing all day at Treasurer John Reids. a fine cool day wind north west father was working at Mrs Walkers taking in her corn Back page �Oct. 24. John Heard. Tomey. Heard. and. I all day Treasurer John Reids and raised his building Joe. McClinchie was working at John Reids at the Babylon corner all day. a very fine day. I Paid. Tomey Heard. thirty five Dollars father got me the 16. Dollars from Hustons father got 8. lbs of mutton from Brother Johns Old George Slack died last night Oct. 25. Sunday a very fine day Old George Slacks Funeral father and. I went to it we went to Scothmers for our dinner D Penhale and Lizie and sister Margaret I went to chirch at night 5 cents Oct. 26. John. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids Putting on the rafters and siding a very fine day wind south west. I went to. Isac. Iratts at night Oct. 27. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids. dull day rain in the afternoon wind south East I Paid at Morrows 24cts. for. 3. lbs of rought nails for. J. Reid Oct. 28. John. Heard. Joe. McClinchie working all day at Treasurer. John. Reids shingling and making a door. I was working in the afternoon at. J. Reids. in the forenoon. I went out to seaforth with a grist of. 4. bags of wheat I p’d 65. cents. for 24 feet of lumber for John Reid. at Broadfoots I Paid 35 cents for a Bag at the Big mill of Bran. I Paid 10cents. for a plain handle at Johnstons. I Paid 5 cents at Kennedys. stableings for Polley a dull day wind south East -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 Oct. 29th. John Heard. and Father getting in carrots and apples all day at home rain all day wind north East Joe McClinchie working all day at John Reids senior Babylon corner at his woodshed Doors I was working at Treasurer John Reids in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I was working at John Reids seniors Oct. 30. John Heard. and Father. getting in the carrotts and apples all day. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working at John Reids senior Babylon corner in the forenoon and in the afternoon Joe McClinchie. and. I working at Treasurer John. Reids stable. a very cold day wind north west Oct. 31. John Heard. and. Father drawing in the Potatoes a very fine day not much wind south very heavy frost last night. I sold my Ewe lamb for $. 3. and 50 cents cash to mr May from Clinton Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at J. B. Secords stable framing Nov. 1st. Sunday quarterly meeting. Alice Johney and. I went 5 cents. a durty day snow and rain all day wind south East Joe. McClinchie and Mr. Cook came in in the evning Nov. 2. John Heard. and. I making Timber all day at George Spackmans. for his wood shed. a very durty day snow. and. rain/ all day wind west Inside left Nov. 3. John. Heard. and. I framing all day at G. Spackmans wood shed a very durty day rain. and. snow blustry wind north west very cold Joe. McClinchie. and. James Wanless working all day at. J. B. Secords. stable �Nov. 4. John. Heard. and. I working all day at G.. Spackmans the children got vaccinated dull forenoon rain in the afternoon wind East. James Wanless. working at secords stable half a day Nov. 5.. John Heard. and. I working at. G. spackmans. all day. rainey afternoon wind East. G. Spackman Paid me one Dollar. I. came home at nigh Nov. 6. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and John Reid shingling at. G. Spackmans untill 11. oclock and. I working all forenoon at. G. Spackmans putting on cornish in the afternoon Joe McClinchie. Johney Reid- and. I working at Treasurer. John Reids stable. a rainey day wind E. I got at Morrows a Pair of rubbers $1.20cts. not Paid Nov. 7. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable. dull forenoon threatned rain thunder and lightning. fine afternoon wind changeable s w and south and s. E. I got at Morrows 40cts. worth of coal oil and caster oil Paid for with a due Bill. got 48cts. worth of cheese not quite. 4. lbs. and a coppy Book for Alice 10cts- not Paid Inside right Nov. 8. Sunday dull day wind west Margaret. and. I went down to sister. Ellenors in the afternoon it was her Birth day Nov. 9. I was working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable dull day cool wind north west some rain I got sister Ellenors little Charlotte Registered Nov 10. I was working in the forenoon at Treasurer John Reids stable. I was not working in the afternoon. I went down to G. Spackmans and down to Westlakes for Johney had my tea. fine day wind west Nov. 11. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable a very fine day wind south John Torance Paid me one hundred. and sixty five Dollars for Charley horse he also Paid me nine. Dollars. and. seventy five cents for shingling at his barn. I Paid him $1. 60cts for doing my road work. Nov. 12. John Westlake. and. I shingling all day at G. Spackmans. I lent. Richard. Penhale seventeen Dollars witness G. Spackman I went down for Ramy Durand at night and Penhales. G. Spackman and. I rain came home at night dull day threatned rain all day wind south west and south Back page Nov. 13th not working in the forenoon I went over to Ed. Rathwells in the afternoon, working at treasurer John Reids stable a very cold day wind west I paid James. Reid one hundred dollars that he lent me on the 27th of Oct 1883 and seven dollars interest Nov. 14 I was working at Treasurer John Reids Stable all day, cold, snowy day wind S.W. Nov. 15.. Sunday at home all day dull and cold some snow wind west Nov. 16.. I was all day working at Treasurers John Reids Stable a dull soft day cool wind west Lous Riel Hung this morning at 8 Oclock Nov. 17. I was working all day at Isaac Irritts hewing sills. and. sleepers for his kitchen a very fine day wind south I got at Morrows 3 nots of choak line 25cts not paid �Nov. 18. I was. working all day at Isaac. –Irrits kitchen framing the sills. a dull soft day . rain all afternoon wind south Nov. 19. I was working at. Isaac Irratts all day. and John Westlake was working in the afternoon at. Irratts a fine day but cold wind north west. Paid one cent for a Postal card at Morrows -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 Nov. 20 . John Westlake. and. I working all day at. Isaac Irratts kitchen and raised it a dull day rain at night wind south all day Nov. 21. John Westlake and. I working all day at Isaac. Irratts kitchen a dull soft day some snow at night wind north west James Henry Johnston Paid me forty three Dollars and 73 cents. for my labour $14.00. and for material $29 73 and one Dollar and 5cts. worth of Battens pine. The lime and Plastering is to settle for yet Nov 22. Sunday a dull soft day snow storm last night at home all day wind East Nov 23. I went down to J. H. Johnstons in the morning to see the Timber for his Barn John Westlake was choring at our Place all day in the afternoon. I took ten Bags of apples to Bayfield. and. got a Barrel. and a Kag of cider made I Paid. Geminehardt 70 cents for making it I had my tea at Uncles. I got two new shoes set on Polley at W. Duncans not Paid wind East cool Nov 24 John Westlake. and. I shingling all day at. I Irratts kitchen. a very cold day wind north East. I brought home a load of cedar chips from Irratts th Inside left Alice. and. John Took 2 dozen of Eggs to Morrows and got John a. 2. Part Book 15 cents and Alice a Bottle of ink. 5. cents and the rest in Pepper settled up Nov. 25. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Isaac. Irratts kitchen shingling and Putting up the stoop. a very cold day wind north East Nov. 26.. John Westlake and. I working at Isaac. Irratts Kitchen untill three Oclock. after that we were working at Tomey Keays house putting window casings a mild day not quite so cold wind north East Nov. 27. John Westlake. and. I working all day at George Elgies stable a mild day no wind snow this morning old Hughey sold my Boots Nov 28. John Westlake. working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable and. I in the afternoon I went down to W. Pecks in the forenoon James Armstrong Paid me fifteen Dollars for Putting in sill and lifting J. Lyons house. Father Paid Old Hughy fifty cents for mending my Boots I Paid father the fifty cents and 2cts that he Paid for Beef some time a go. fine day wind south west Nov. 29. Sunday a mild day soft wind west Margaret and I went down to Uncles in the afternoon and had our tea Inside right �Nov. 30. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable. a dull soft day very mild no wind. John Reid Paid me forty Dollars I got 81. lbs of Oates with the Bag from John Reid I Paid John Westlake forty Dollars. on his wages Dec. 1. not working in the forenoon went down to James Mustard with to do moving. I Paid Tomey Wiley our taxes. 7 Dollars and. 14. cents. Henry Keays Paid me one Dollar for Harrison Thompson in the afternoon John Westlake and. I moving at James Mustards. mild day Dull no wind I had J. sparrows horse and wagon Dec. 2. John. Westlake. and. I at James Mustard Kippen. moving his wood shed. and. Put 2 sills in it. J. Mustard Paid me Ten Dollars for the two days moving. I Paid Dr. Elliott fifty cents for vaccinacing the children. dull day mild wind south west I had J. Sparrows horse and waggon Dec. 3. John Westlake was sharping saws all forenoon at our Place. and father and drew Mrs Walkers corn – in the forenoon in the afternoon J. Westlake. and. I was Taring down an old Building at Uncles John Watsons a snow storm wind north, John Robenson sharped. 3. Bars for me not Paid Back page Dec. 4. John Westlake. and. I working at Uncles John Watsons taking down the old stable untill four Oclock. a stormey day snow storm wind south East. and East and north East. I Paid John Westlake ten Dollars I lent Uncle John Watson ten Dollars John Westlake left and went home father got at Morrows 15cts worth of oil and a lamp globe 10cts Dec. 5.. I was at home all day we killed a year old whether he weighed 75. lbs of mutton I sold him to Morrow at. 6. cents Per lb and the skin at 75 cents. I got a Due Bill for $5. and 25. cents.. it was a very stormey day snow storm a north wester I had the cutter out for the first time the first sleighing Dec. 6. Sunday a very cold stormey day wind north west very rough Dec. 7. I was at home all day choring round home all day a very rough day wind north west round to south west at night. I took the childring to school Dec 8. I went down to. G. spackmans and traded him our heifer and Uncles steer for 80. coards of wood and 12. coards for my work at his wood shed. 42 coards in all. I allowed him 8. Dollars and 25cts. for the heifers Pasture. a very rough afternoon snow storm south East. I Paid Old Hughey C. 35 cents for mending Alices shoes half soling them Dec. 9. not working went Jack. Reids. and seen Jim Henry Johnston took no job. afternoon. I settled with. J. Armstrong he Paid me five Dollars. settlement in full to day. a rainey day wind south west cold at night I paid Old Hughey. C. 30 cents for half soling johneys shoes -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page 1885 Dec 10th. not working cold day wind west I Paid 10cts at Stewarts for liqurice. I went down to Uncles for some tools in the afternoon. Brought them up to John Reids. I got at Morrows 10. lbs of Oatemeal. 25.cts. I got at Morrows 10. lbs of Oatemeal. 25cts. I got 5. and a ½ yards of red flannel $1.85cts. �Dec. 11. I was working all day at John Reids- Treasurer putting up a partition in the house a dull cold day wind west Dec. 12. I went down to Dick Penhales on horse Back Richard Penhale Paid me fifteen Dollars of the seventeen that. I lent him on the 12. of november a dull cold day wind south west Dec. 13. Sunday it snowed all forenoon. I was at home a very mild day no wind warm al day Dec. 14. a stormey day a north wester. I went down to Tomey Heards. I Paid John Heard. fifty Dollars on his wages. I had my dinner at. Heards Mrs John. Tippet came home with me. I was at G Bates about a Building Dec. 15.. Wilehelmine got married this morning to Lantie Clark a stormey day snow all day wind south west Tomey Denison father. and. I killed Mrs. Walker her pig I took. 2 and a half Bushels of Onions to Morrows and got a Due Bill for two Dollars for them. I. took three lbs of Butter and got 7 lbs of suggar for it Inside left Dec. 16. not working we cut Mrs Walkers Pig up for her a fine mild day no wind Dec. 17. we Killed our Pigs. John. Sparrow helped us to Buttcher them. fine day mild very little wind south East Jacob Snider came up and took a load of moving traps I Paid Dr Elliot 75 cents for medicine for my self. I got at Morrows a Pair of no 7 shoes for Tottie Price one Dollar Dec. 18. at home in the forenoon cutting up our Pork. Jacob snider came out and took 8. Plank and the capsol. I went down to John Mcallisters and Joe Fosters in the afternoon done no Bussiness soft day wind south west I got a Pair of no. 7. shoes for Totty one. $ at Morrows not Paid Dec. 19. John Denison and. I went down to Willie Pollocks. and. to Bayfield. and to Tom Stinsons we had our dinners at John Pollocks and Polley fed it cost me sixty cents James McIntyre Paid me six Dollars his account in full to Date a very rough day a north wester. John Sparrow lent me twenty five Dollars. I Paid it Back to his mrs at night. I did not use it Dec. 20. Sunday a very fine day not much wind west I was at home all day. not well Inside right Dec. 21. I was at home not working Joe Foster Paid me twenty five Dollars for work done in 1884 Settled in full. I got at Morrows 15cts worth of coal Oil and 25cts worth of soap. we took our two Ewes to James McLymonts Ram a very fine day no wind. I got a Rooster from William Mcallister he gave it to me I gave 25cts. to Maggie Mitchell and Miss Weeks for a present for the master Dec.22. a soft day rain in the morning wind south west I went down to G Spackmans. and. I lent G. Spackman one Hundred Dollars at Eight Per cent until Paid he got it for six months and gave his note for it James Johnston old Billeys Jim endorsed the note with him I had my Dinner at Archie Campbells. was in the see John C I stayed all night at Brother Johns �Dec. 23. I. went down to. Jacob Sniders. I had my dinner at Mrs. Snowdens. John Reid senior Paid me fifteen Dollars on my work. Uncle. John Watson. Paid Margaret the ten Dollars. I lent him on Dec. 4. a soft day rain in the morning the sleighing all gone wind south and south west Back page Dec. 24. I went down to. G. Spackmans. I was in the afternoon at Spackmans making Doors for his wood shed a dull cold day no wind no sleighing. I stayed all night at. G. Spackmans Dec. 25. I got three Pigs at. Mrs.. Mossops. and Paid seven Dollars on them. I owe her fifty cts yet on them they are two Dollars and fifty cents each one of them was for mrs. Walker. and. two for myself Mrs Walker Paid two Dollars. and 50cts for the Pig. and. Two Dollars. and. 50 cents. on my work. I done her during the summer. I was at home in the afternoon Christmas day a very fine one a very fine day cold the sun shone all day Dec. 26th I took 6 bags of Oats down to Bayfield Mill to get chopped and paid 39cts for the chopping I paid G. Irwin 50cts for putting two new shoes on Polleys hind feet. I got Father 2cts worth of tobbaca at Morrows and paid for it my-self. I spent 10cts for Liquorice Father went down to Alfreds with me and staid all night cold day wind north East Dec. 27th. Sunday at home in the forenoon in the afternoon Johnie and I went down to Alfred’s for Father, a fine day wind S.W. Dec. 28. I went over to Denisons in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I went to the nomation Thomas Simpson Paid me 4$ and 50.cent for making sills for his Barn dull soft day -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Front page image of barn design including James Henry Johnstons lengths and Barn to Be 40 x 60 descriptions 15 Posts 10 x 10. 12 feet long Plates and long sills Cross sills and Beems 25 guirts 10 Purline Posts 1 mud sibl 11 Sleepers 40 feet long Overlayers 15 Cedar Posts 8 feet long 11 guirts in under barn 2.70 feet 3.60 4.00 4.50 1.20 42 feet 440 feet 200 feet 120 feet ___ 182 feet ___ 2584 (52 days work for a man For making timber (65 Dollars at $1.25 Per day making timber for framing and finishing off 65 130 Dollars �himlock lumber 153 200 lbs of 9 inch nails and 100 ls of shingle nails 10 Hinges and fasings 12 for shingles and halling them 76 for Pine lumber for Doors rought nails and spick ___11.70 457.70 _ Inside left Dec 17th. 1885. Jacob Snider. got 14. rollers. 2 pack crews and three Barrs. 2 little ones and one Big one. and one sledge one snatch Block and 2. Big chanes and the Pulling line Dec. 18. Jacob Snider got .8. Planks. and . the capsol Inside right Dressed and gruved plank inch lumber for inside work out side siding siding sheeting cornish and ridge Boards 21 Pair of rafters 2 ½ x 5.25 feet long 56 Peices of scanlling 3 x 4.14 feet long 13 Peices oc scantling 3 x 4.12 feet long 6 Peices of scanling 4 x 4.12 feet long 2 Peices of scantling 4 x 4.18 feet long 2 Peices of scantling 5 x 5.20 feet long 2 Peices of scantling 4 x 4.16 feet long 2000. feet 3550. feet 4110. feet 3000. feet 322. feet 1100. feet 784. feet 156. feet 96. feet 48. feet 83. feet 42. feet 151291 feet 350 feet of snatched Pine for Doors And 80 feet for Battens 31. Sq of shingle Back page 1885 Dec 29. I went over to the goshen line with G. Forest in the forenoon to see the Timber about his Barn dull day wind south I went down to Jacob Sniders in the afternoon Dec 28 John Westlake was moving at Jacob Sniders all day for me Dec 29. John Westlake was moving at Jacob sniders for me Dec 30 John Westlake and. I Putting in sills in the forenoon at Jacob Sniders granery not working in the afternoon came home. dull soft day wind south east I settled up with Mrs John Walker for the year 1885 she Paid me seven Dollars. also Paid me one Dollar and fifty cents to Pay mclean for her Expostor �Dec 31. I was at James Turners. Par Line fencing all day a dull soft Day wind south West all day no snow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Montreal House Seaforth,..... Aug 1st.....188 .................................................. Bought of DUNCAN & DUNCAN, -IMPORTERS OFDry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, etc. SOLD EX’D BY BY 6 migham 15 90 9 tramp 9 81 2 Cloth 2 00 5 ½ Holland 1 10 lamb mutton 45 15 ¼ Brosnils 6 spools 15 1 button 10 1 ½ do 18 5. 87 Paid �Note: any entries crossed out in original diary are not included in this transcription. *The author uses a symbol for “and” which is not available in Microsoft Word ( ) Page 1 1885 January 1. 1885. I was at home choring round all day a cold day wind north west snow. I gave Edward Ward one Dollar he was a way all day. I got at Morrows in goods to the amount of one Dollar and* fifty two cents $1.52cents I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham for mending Alice and Johneys shoes 30cts I got Alice another shoe mended Paid Jan 3 fifteen 15cts January 2 .I was not working in the forenoon. I was at John Walkers sawing wood in the afternoon snow, wind East Edward Ward was here all day left at night went to John Johnstons. I got at Morrows a Book fifty cents charged to me 50. not Paid January 3. I was at home in the forenoon faning Oates cold morning wind south east in the afternoon. I was at John Sparrows sawing wood Edward Ward was sawing wood all day at J. Johnstons. I got at Morrows one Box of soda Biscuits not paid 28cent. I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham fifteen cts for for mending Alice shoe 15cents January 4 Sunday a fine day mild little wind south west I was at home all day Edward Ward stayed all night last night and all day to day Mr Cook came down to see us January 5 I went down the Goshen to G Downsons In the forenoon I asked him $35 00 for shingling and putting in sills and $.50.00 for the moving job. I came down to 32$. for the shingling I was round Varna in the afternoon I Paid 3 cts at Morrows for a ¼ of a lb of salts. I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham 20 cents for mending my Boots new heels on them a fine soft day, wind south west. Edward Ward had his Breakfast this morning and then left went to Varna all day January 6. I was at home in the forenoon rain wind south west dull afternoon I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon. and. to Hurds and James Johnstons. I Paid John. Hurd Seventy five Dollars. 75=00 on his wages. January 7 I paid Jack Reid 25. cents for lime settled and gravel. I got to date a Bottle of caster oil at Morrows. 18. cents. I took 11 Bags of Apples to Geminehardts for cider Paid him 77. cents for making them. Paid G Erwin 20cts for removing 2 shoes on Polley Page. 2. 1885 January 7th. Mr Connors. paid me twenty Eight Dollars and 91 cents on Howards account Settled in full. a dull day frising a little west wind January 8. I was at home in the forenoon. I went down to Edmund Westlakes in the afternoon to see about getting wood a fine mild day soft Margaret was Boiling down cider Jan 9 .I went down to John Foots and James Turners Par line to see about getting wood. I had my dinner at J. Turners . I got 1915 lbs of Hay from John Turner. I paid him $6=70 cents for it. I paid Cook 15 cents for weighing it. A fine day � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Robert Watson Diary Collection, Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Watson Diary, 1885 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1885 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. The Robert Watson Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text wind north west. Margaret was Boiling cider all day. I got at Morrows 20cts worth of note paper. I was in to Bob Turners to see about lifting his Barn a very stormy night a north wester. W. Cook had my wagon yesterday January 10 John Galbraith paid me fifteen Dollars 15=00. on his account. I Paid John Hurd Twenty five $25=00 I spent ten cents at Stewarts for Oisters. I had my dinner at Tomey Hurds. I went down to James Johnstons and got 13. Posts for the cear board fence not paid and 1. one small Post for the fence rail. a very cold day wind west. E. Ward came stayed all night January 11. Sunday .I was at home all day. E. Ward was here all day 3 meals he stayed all night. Dull day, wind south west a little snow January 12 I went down to Zurich with John Torance to the anuel meeting a very rough day a north wester. I spent 75 cents for my dinner and a drink. I Paid Hess $.1.=00 for cleaning my watch and Edwards .50 cents. Eddy stayed all and had his breakfast this morning. January 13. .I went down to the Sable Line for. W. Foster I got from A M Campbell . 11. bushels and. 40. lbs of wheat at 7 cents. per bushel on his account A very cold day wind west. W. Foster and I had a drink at Cooks fifteen cents January 14 W. Foster. and. I sawing wood in the afternoon at J. Turners for me. I was filing the saw in the forenoon very cold wind south west Page 3 1885 January 15th . I was drawing wood all day from J. Turners with our team. W. Foster and Edward Ward was cutting wood for me at J. Turners. all day. a dull day wind changeable cool Edward came last night two meals at J. Turners 30 cents January 16. I was drawing wood from James Turners all day W. Foster and Sam Weir was cutting all day at J. Turners for me had two dinners at J. Turners I had Mr. Turners sleighs. I Paid Edward Ward 50. cents Brother John and Sarah came. John paid me $.5.=.00 for four days of ½ work in harvest he gave one ten Dollars for to pay his taxes he paid father Eighty dollars $.80=00 his rent E. Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast this morning a cold day wind north East January 17. W. Foster and Edward at our Place all day. a. very stormy day a north wester. E. Ward stayed all night last night 3 meals to day. I was thrashing Oates in the forenoon. In the afternoon. I went up to Varna. I paid Old Hughey Cunningham 25. cent for mending Johnys Boots I paid at Morrows for 4 shoe laces. 8. cents January 18. Sunday a very stormy day very cold wind South west W. Foster was here all day and Edward Ward all day 3 meals I was at home all day. Alice and Johney did not go to school January 19 I was drawing wood all day from James Turners. W. Foster and Sam were sawing wood for me all day at Turners had two dinners at Turners a very cold day wind south-west Edward Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast and left Watson and OConnors from Seaforth left a sewing machine �January 20 . W. Foster and Sam were sawing wood at J. Turners for me all day. I was drawing wood all day a very cold day wind south west. I Paid Brother Johns taxes ten $.and.76.cents had two dinners at James Turners. January 20 I paid Ten Dollars at Morrows on account 1884 10=00 I got at Morrows 2 undershirts for Margaret $2=60 not paid I got 3 and a ½ yards of flannel for Johney shirts at 32 cents per yard. 1$ and 12 cents 1=12 not Paid January 21 I was drawing wood all day from J. Turners. W. Foster was cutting wood for me in the forenoon at J. Turners and in the afternoon he was sawing wood for James Turner A very cold day wind north west very cold George Mitchell Paid three Dollars to balance account, settled in full January 22 I was drawing wood from J. Turners all day W. Foster was sawing wood all day for J. Turner. A fine day but very cold wind north west James McClymont Paid me twenty five Dollars for moving his Barn. I Paid him $1. and 60 cents for ding my road work January 23 W. Foster and John. Sparrow. sawing wood for me all day at James Turners had 3 meals at J Turners 45cts I was drawing wood all day drew 3 loads, a fine day wind south west snow in the Evening January 24 W. Foster was sawing wood all day for James Turner John Sparrow and I went down to Kalbfleischs mill for 800 feet of lumber for me. we had one of J. Sparrows horses and sleigh. I Paid Henry Kalbfleisch six $ 6 Dollars for the Eight hundred feet of lumber. I spent 20 cents at Zurich for Oisters. I got measured for a pair of Boot at Reoddings in Zurich they are to be five and a ½ Dollars $5=50cts I am to get them week after next. a fine soft day wind south January 25Sunday a very cold day wind west fine day. I took W. Foster down to the Sable Line Sister Ellen came home with me January 26 John. Sparrow and I went down to Kalfleischs swamp in the forenoon a very rough day a north wester I got at Morrows 4 spools 16cts. the sewing machine men came Watson and OConnors from Seaforth. I stayed at John Walkers all night January 27 I took Sister Ellen home and went down to Tom Stinsons and Brother Johns had my tea. W. Foster came home with me A fine day but very cold wind west. Had dinner at Alfreds January 28W. Foster and Sam Weir was cutting wood for me at J. Turners they had their dinners at J. Turner. A very fine day wind west John Sparrow and .I went down to Exeter. Fair. 70. cents from Brucefield. I Paid at Fittons for a new watch case and my old one five Dollars in cast. 5=00 and spent at john Spackman for hardware 1=85 for 6 snaps. and 7 files. and. 6 nots of choak line and 6 pencils and 25 cents for dinner. and 20 cts. I Paid for a lock for uncle 20 January 29 I Paid W. Foster 4 dollars 75 for 9 days and ½ work 4=75 �I, went to W. Aame’s with J. Sparrow to meet John Spackman, a very rough cold day. I took W. Foster to Bro. John’s in the evening Bro. John Paid me 75cts that I Paid for his taxes January 30 I went to Seaforth took ten beushels of a grist to the mill I paid 35cts at Kennedy’s for my dinner and Polly I p’d at Mrs. Kidd 60cts 60 for a stove back, to be returned if it does not fit I p’d Leopold Van Egmond for fixing W.Fosters saw set 20 A fine mild day January 31 Father lent me fifty dollars 50=00 I p’d Uncle J. Watson fifty four dollars 54=00 Money that he lent me on the 26 of February 1884 for which I gave my note for fifty dollars at eight per cent, untill paid, I did not get my note, it was lost I took 5 bags of Oats to Bayfield Mill to get chopped p’d 35 for them I p’d one dollar to J. McClymont for the parsonage $1 A fine mild day wind East. I went down to J. Stinsons father went to Scotchmers with me February 1 Sunday, I was at home all day a very rough cold wind N. West stormy E. Ward, here all day Father came home February 2I was. working in the afternoon in the marsh with John Sparrow. Not working in the forenoon a snowey day wind south East Feb 3. John. Sparrow.. Sam. Weir.. and. I taking out cedar posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp at 8. cent per tree. I am to get half we cut 36 trees to day. 114 posts. J. Sparrow Brought 84 posts home with us at night a dull day mild very little wind south we got one Pint of milk from Sparrow Feb 4 J Sparrow. Sam. Weir. And. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp we got. 40. Trees 120. Posts in all. John Sparrow brought home 40. Posts at night John. Sparrow paid John Kalbfleisch five. Dollars on the Posts.. John Sparrow Paid. J. Kalbfleisch for Father ten Dollars. we got a Pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows fine mild day dull. soft wind south East Feb .5. John. Sparrow. Sam Weir. Edward Ward and. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleischs swamp we cut 35 trees. 119 Posts J. Sparrow. brought home 43. posts. a very cold day but fine wind north I Paid John Sparrow the 10.$ that he gave John Kalbfleisch for Father. I got a bottle of milk from Sparrows. Feb 6 Henry Downson. senior. Paid ten Dollars for moving his horses in 1884. 10=00 Feb 6 I Paid John Kalbfleisch five Dollars on the 5=00 cedar posts John Sparrow. Sam. Weir. Edward Ward and . I taking out cedar Posts all day out of Kalbfleischs swamp we took out 165.. Posts.. and. J. Sparrow brought home with him at night. 35. posts. a very cold day wind south east got 20 trees out of Halfleisches swamp Feb 7 John Sparrow. Sam Weir. Edward. Ward. And. I taking out cedar Posts out of Kalbfleisches swamp We got 127. Posts.. we got 45 trees only counter 25 trees John Sparrow. Brought home at night. 32. Posts got a pitcher of milk from J. Sparrow a cold day wind East Feb 8 Sunday a stormy day Alice. and. Johney and. I went down to Brother Johns for W. Foster. Wind north west �Dick Penhale and Lizie and little Bob came out Feb 9 John. Sparrow. Edward Ward. and. I cutting cedar. Posts in Kalbfleisches Bush we cut 140 Posts only counted 20 trees W. Foster. and Sam Weir was drawing all day they drew 2 loads each out of the bush. 70 Posts each. and. W. Foster got a load out of the side Road in the morning that was drawn out last week. 25 posts he took. a soft day wind East rain and snow. Watson from. Seaforth left a White Sewing machine. we got a pitcher of milk from sparrows Feb 10 a very cold day a north wester very stormey day John Sparrow. Edward Ward. and. I cutting Black ash in J Kalbfleisches swamp in the afternoon got a load of. 20 rails each. .W. Foster. and. Sam Weir drawing made. 2 trips Williams first load 24 cedar posts. Sam brought thair own cedar and ash Sams second load 20 rails. We got a pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows. W. Fosters second load 20. rails left off part of them at Joe Fosters gate Feb 11 I was at home all day a very cold day a north wester very cold W. Foster. and E. Ward. went away after they got thair Breakfast Feb 12 I got 2 shoes set on Polley at Joe Caldwell, removed 20 cts. I Paid Old Hughey 5. cents that. I owed him I Paid at Morrows thirteen Dollars and Eighty one cents to settle our Bill for 1884. right to January 1st 1885. I got at Morrows 47 of factory at 10 cts per yard 4=70and 8 yards of Print $1.00. Dress for Margaret and a Pair of 2 shoes for Alice./.30. and a school Bag 25. I got at Sparrows a pitcher of milk. a very cold day wind north west. E. Ward had his Breakfast and left. Feb 13 W. Foster and Father thrashing Oates all day. I was out working. I was at John Walkers a little wile had his mare and went to Bayfield in the afternoon a very fine day cool. I lent Uncle one Dollar. I lent Brother John 10 cents. I paid John Tippet 10 cts. For mending the single harness John Reid Bablon corner Paid sixteen Dollars settled his account in full for the year 1884 I got at Morrows $1.25cts worth of sugar surape 40 cts 2 lamp globes 13cts =53 Feb 14 I was cutting cedar Posts in Kalbfleisches swamp all day and John Sparrow was cutting also we each one cut for our selves. W. Foster was drawing home for me. Sam Weir. was drawing for J. Sparrow we got 60. Posts each. I cut 18 trees a fine day wind east. Edward. Ward had his meals all day at our Place Father lent me ten Dollars. I Bought a sewing from James Watson Seaforth and Paid 35 Dollars for it. I Paid him twenty five Dollars cash. I am to Pay him ten Dollars more next week. he Guarantees it for. 5. years to keep it in running order free of charge Feb 15 Sunday a stormy day drifting not cold wind south. I took W. Foster down to Brother Johns. I Paid W. Foster $1.25 cts on his work last week he wrought 4 days. E Ward had his meals all day. I was at Scotchmers for tea my Sister Margaret was thair and Boys Feb 16 I was drawing cedar Posts. got one load. 26. Posts Sam Weir got one load. it was thair own Posts a very stormy day drifting wind south west. E. Ward �and Father thrashing Oates all day at our Place. I got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows Feb 17 Father. and. E. Ward thrashing Oates all day a very cold day wind south west I Took Bob Scotchmer home in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I was hanging up our Pork Feb 17 John Duncan Paid one hundred and. twenty Dollars on the note that. I hold against him. and. fourteen Dollars being the intrist for the Two hundred Dollars up to Date Father lent me one Dollar Feb 18 Sam Weir and. I drawing Posts our first load 34 Posts each Sam was drawing for Sparrow and. I for my self Our second about 32 each they were what we cut on saturday last each one took what he cut himself. got a Pitcher of milk from Sparrow. a cold day wind south west. William Stogdil came in at night to figer on a Bill. E. Ward was here in the forenoon and helped father to finish threshing Feb 19 I was drawing cedar Posts got two loads 24 each load 48 Posts today. J. Sparrow was not drawing today a fine day not wind. Uncle and Aunt came out Joe. Foster. Paid me fifty Dollars on the job we done for him John Duncan came. and. got twenty Dollars Back out of the hundred and twenty that he Paid in on the 17th of Feb he crossed out the twenty Dollars on the Back of his note that he marked Paid and leaving just one hundred Dollars to Pay on the note at sever Per cent Feb 20 J. Sparrow and. I drawing cedar Posts all day. I got. 2. loads. 60. Posts 30 Posts each load J. Sparrow got 2 loads first load 40 Posts second load 28 Posts and 7. rails he stuck at the school house and left them thair. a very fine day very little wind west got a Pitcher of milk from J. Sparrows Feb 21 J. Sparrow and. I drawing cedar Posts all day my first load 35 Posts and. my second load 25 Posts. and John Sparrows first load was the one he got stuck with at the schoolhouse last night 28 Posts and 7 rails and John Sparrows second load 36 Posts. a very fine day very little wind. I got at Morrows 4 spools. 16cts. Braces. 25cts for father lamp globe 8cts lamp-wick 5cts smoking tobaco 10cts altogether. 64. cents Feb 22 Sunday a very fine day Margaret and I went down to R. Penhale in the afternoon, a very little wind west Feb. 23 J. Sparrow got 40 rails from Kalbfleischs, swamp at his two loads, he finished, I got one load of cedar posts, 35 posts my first load & my second load, was 18 rails out of the bush a fine mild day Feb 24 I was drawing rails all day, from J Turner side road 22 rails at my both loads & finished I paid H Cunningham 25 cts for mending Alice’s shoe I got at Morrows 1 bot. of Electric Oil 25 cts 10 cts worth of litre & 1 box of Matches 15 cts gave J. McClymont 50 cts for the Bible Society, a fine mild day Feb 25 I drew one load of wood from J Turners in the forenoon I took J. Walker to J. Turners in the afternoon to buy a cow, he bought her for $37 dollars a very fine mild day Mr, Beatty paid $15.80 cts in cash, to settle his account, for work I done for him in 1884 & 42 cts for crushing Oats for me I paid James Watson �Seaforth $10 for Sewing Machine Settled in full, Charley Simons was here for dinner and T Connors & J. Watson Feb. 26 I drew one load of wood from J. Turners in the forenoon and finished, in the afternoon I took W. Fosters boots back to Zurich and got my own, their are to be $5 dollars & 50 cts I did pay for them a fine mild day Feb 27 I went down to Bayfield and to Charley Simons I paid Mr. Essons fifty dollars, money that he lent me last year & p’d four dollars interest Alice got 25 cts worth of soap and 1 ct of Alum a very fine mild day, I got two Bushels of clover seed from J Sparrow at four dollars and 85 cts per bus, 1 bus for myself & 1 bus, for Father. Feb 28 I was drawing Hay from Archie Galbraiths. I got two loads. 2500. lbs I Paid him Ten Dollars for it he gave me 30cts. Back to Pay for the weighing. a fine day soft wind south East rain at night. I Paid at Stewarts 28 cts. for 8 plugs of tobaco for father. I Paid. 55 cents. for 3 and ¾ pounds of cheese got this last week from Sparrows 4 Pitchers of milk. John Sparrow choped me one Bag of Oates not Paid. Old Tom Ward Put Eddy out he come to our Place to night March 1st Sunday a soft day wind round to the north west to night. snowed in the afternoon. Father and. I went down to Brother Johns with. D. Penhales sleighs. rained last night E. Ward was here all day. 3. meals stayed all night last night March 2 I got 6 Bags of Oates choped at J. Sparrows. and got a Pitcher of milk. I was at home The rest of the day cold day wind north west Edward Ward had his supper and stayed all night March 3 I went to Mitchell’s to J. Galbraith, John Galbraith paid me $29 dollars, settled his account in full for 1884. went down to Archie Campbells Archie Campbell and I went to Detwhilers then to Desadeans and through the night to Russian Robinsons soft day snow and rain from S.W. I staid all night at Archie Campbells March 4 I came home in the forenoon and went to Johnie Turners sale in the afternoon, a dull soft day got a pitcher of milk at Sparrows March 5 I went down to Johnie Campbells I got from John Campbells 20 bus,, 54 lbs of wheat it was about 80cts per bus. in the market it weighed altogether with 9 bags 1267 lbs. a very fine day a very little wind west I got at Morrows 6 empty barrels 15cts each not paid 3 cts worth of Elastic Edward Ward was splitting wood all day he had his board here all week so far not working until today March 6 I went down to John Toughs and to Brother Johns had my Dinner I went to Richard Bailey Paid him 25. cts for a Dozen fish I Paid Dr. Nickle one Dollar settle his account in full. Brother John Paid me 10 cent. I lent him. IPaid John Hurd twenty five Dollars on his wages for- 1884 A very fine day no wind. Edward Ward spliting wood for me all day March 7 I got at John Toughs 14 Bushels and 26 lbs of Oates at 34. cts Per bushel I Paid them 5 Dollars and 2 cents for them a very fine day I spent 10 cts at Stewarts for figs for me and E. Ward E. Ward was at our Place Spliting wood in the forenoon Got a Pitcher of milk at Sparrows very little wind . s.w. �March 8 Sunday. I was at home all day E. Ward here in the forenoon Father and Edd went up to Tom Wards in the afternoon a very fine day very little wind March 9 I got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows I was at home all day a very stormy day wind south west I Paid Cook 10. cents for weighing the Hay I got from Archey Galbraith. I sent 25 cents at Cooks. I Paid Joe Caldwell my Blacksmith Bill. I Paid him $.4.and 75 cents March 10 I went down to Petter Campbells in the forenoon and out to Bayfield in the a afternoon. I saw. C. Simmons. I asked him 220. $. for his job not to finish h the stable. and. to be set on the stone wall a very cold Day wind north west win came home with me March 11 I went down to.J. Kalbfleisches. I Paid. J. K. $7. And 47 cts. for John Sparrow he sent it with me for his cedar Posts and rails I Paid J Kalbfleisch for myself for cedar Posts $3=14cts I Paid for father on a account Two Dollars and 59cts I gave J. Ks. little Boy 25 cents. I Paid Edward Johnston- goshen line fifty Dollars on a note of fathers and $17. and a half. being interest on 250 Dollars for The year 1884. fathers own money March 11 Edward Johnston Paid me one Dollar and fifty cents for one days work in 1884 March 11 I lent father Two Dollars and nine cents the money. I Paid for father to Day was his own and five Dollars more that he gave me to Pay for him a very fine day Old garry Sherrot was Buried. Thompsons asked me $148 for Building Petter Campells stone work March 12 I went down to Mrs Snowdens and settled up for thair barn and with Johney Westlake for his work for 1883. and 1884 thair was coming to john Westlake $175=50cts Mrs. Snowden is to Pay him. I let that amount lay in her hands for him I had got in Cash and Trade Together to the ammount of $157 and.35cts. The Big Barn ammounted to $271.48 cts and the Hartley Barn $75. Mrs Snowden Paid me to Balance the account $19.60 cents.. cash I stayed all night Old Frank Reggan Died to night I got a Pitcher of milk from J Sparrows a fine day no wind I paid W. Foster 1$ and 5 cents settled in full 50 cents of it was for. E. Ward. That foster lent him March 13 I came home from Snowdens in the forenoon. I got two Small loads of straw from Alex Mitchells snow in the afternoon wind south East March 14 I went to Seaforth and little Johney with me. I Paid at Kenadies 50cents. for our Dinners and hay for Polley Paid 85cents at Capt McCloyds f 1 lb of Tea and 2 fish and candies and Paid 50 cents for Paterons for Johneys cloths at hoffmans we had our tea at McCleods a very stormy night snow wind S E got a Pitcher of milk at J Sparrows March 15 sunday Stormey cold day wind north west I was at home all day March 16 I was at home and round Varna all day I had a Big row with Tom Ward in Sam Whiddens .. I took 5. Dozen of Eggs. to Morrows at 16cts. Per Doz and got a Due Bill for 80 cents I got 2 and a ½ yard of cloth at Morrows.. for Johney a coat and trimings for it it cost 3$ and 50 cents altogether for the coat March 16 Edward Ward had his dinner. I gave my Order to morrows for a Suit of cloths they are to bee $17 and if. I Pay the cash before long the will alow me 5 Per cent off a very cold stormey day snow storm wind northwest �March.17.I was out to Clinton. I had my Dinner at John Elliotts the mason. I Paid $2. and 75 cts for a Pair of overshoes I Paid 80 cents for 85 lbs of shorts. Edward Ward got his supper and stayed all night. I spent 10. cents with Isac Erret a very cold day wind west. I got Johney a Book at Morrows 2 Part. 15. cents not Paid. Cook Paid me 60 cts for a bag of apples I took a grist to the Old in Clinton. 6. Bushels and 55 lbs March 18.I went down to Alfreds took Ellen a Bushel of Apples. She paid for them some time ago. I went to Petter Campbells and stayed Till 10. Oclock at night figering on a job. I Offered To do my work for $150. very cold wind north west I got a Pitcher of milk at J. Sparrows. E. Ward had his Breakfast and left he came back at night had his supper and stayed all night March 19 I was at home all day a very cold day wind north west Edward Ward had his Breakfast. and. Dinner he went away after dinner came in at .2. Oclock in the morning.. James Armstrong got one Bushell of Apples. 40cts. not Paid March 20 a very cold day wind north west. I got at Morrows one box of Biscuits 28cts. a rope tie line. 9cts. a jar of Honey 60cts and 5 and. ½ yards of cotonade at 35cts. Per yard $1.93cts Edward. Ward had his Breakfast and went to W. Purdys he spliting wood for him all day. E. W came Back at night and stayed all night I got at Sparrows a Pitcher of milk. Paid Mr. Proudfoot 11 cents for cutting me a Pair of Pants. I spent at Stewarts for figs 5cts March 21 Father went down to Alex Mitchells and got one Bushel and a ½ of timothy seed at $1.and 75cts. Per bushel father did not Pay for it got it on my account the ½ bushel is for me the one bushel for father E. Ward stayed all night last night had his breakfast this morning and went back to W. Purdys working all day splitting wood I was sawing wood for John Sparrow all day in A. Fosters bush it was a very fine day but very cold not much wind March 22 Sunday a very fine day a little cold a little wind north west E. Ward stayed all night last night he had his Breakfast and Dinner I was at home all d March 23 I was at home all day a very fine cold. Little wind south west Mr. Cook had our sleigh to Hensel. I was fixing barrel lids in the afternoon fixing our Pump in the forenoon E. Ward stayed all night had his Breakfast this morning and left Joe. Caldwell made me a new staple 10. cents through the Pump andle March 24 a very stormey Day wind south west in the morning and in the afternoon north west heavy snow storm E. Ward stayed all night last night had his Breakfast and went away. I got a Pitcher of milk at. J. Sparrows I settled up with John Walker in the afternoon for my work in 1883. and. 1884 he alowed me fifty six dollars and 24cts.. I Paid Mr. Walker ninety seven cents in cash. and gave him my note for twenty Eight Dollars I can pay it any time. Its at 8 per cent for 6 months and Mr Walker gave me a note that he held against Father for Eighty five Dollars and twenty one cents I am lending my Father that money 85=21cts March 25 Uncle J Watson Paid me one $ and 20 cent that he owed 1=20. me a fine day wind south west.. E Ward stayed all night had his Breakfast and left I got 15 Bushels of Oates at Alex Mitchells at 35cents Per “Bushel $5=29cts we settled our last years account and. I owe them $2.20 cents.. I am to Pay it in work this year I. took a job of framing and raising one Bent. 20 feet long. for �the sum of $20=00. from George Bates they are to score the timber it is to be cash I am to do the hewing. and no finishing off to it they do it March 26 Father and. I went down to D. Penhales and Brother Johns mild soft day wind south Father stayed all night at Uncles E. Ward was at our Place all day sawing wood March 27 E. Ward and. I at Cooks in the forenoon cutting Oate sheaf. E. Ward had his Breakfast and Dinner and then went away I Paid Sam Whidden Eighty cents for mending my Boots I got at Morrows 3 plugs of tobaco 30 cents 1lb of Backing soda 8cts ¼ of Pepper. 7cts. 6 and a ½ yards of canting flaning 20cts. Per yard $.1.30ct. a very fine day wind west. I got a Pitcher of milk a Sparrows John Turner drew me a tooth March 28 I was at home all day making a waggon rack a very fine mild day thawed some no wind March 29 Sunday, a very fine day I was at home all day it thoughed a little no wind E Ward had his dinner March 30 I was at home all day making a waggon rack I Took 5 and ½ Dozen of eggs at 15 cts Per Doz 82.cts to Morrows and got 1 Dozen of Bolts 48 and got a Due Bill for 34 cents. I got 6. Bolts made at Joe Caldwells. 7. and. ¾ lbs. I Paid at Sewarts 10cts for figs I Paid at John Robensons 3 cents for washers. E Ward stayed all night and had his Breakfast and left. a soft day snow slush wind south west got a Pitcher of milk at Sparrows March 31 I was working at my rack in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I went out to Turners Brucefield to take a job of moving I asked him $20.00 for the job. did not take it for that. he said I was to come and do it and do it as cheap as I could.. fine day soft wind south west I spent 25 cents at J. Turners. snow in the morning E. Ward came and got some of his thing. J. B second and him April 1st I was making timber all day at George Bates a very fine day wind north west the Robbens made thair aparance again April 2 I was at George Bates making timber did not make very much not quite 7 a day it was a wet day rain wind East I took Charley with me. we only made 70 feet of timber April 3 I was at Sparrows in the forenoon and got. 6. Bags of Oates choped. in the afternoon I finished my wagon rack April 3 a soft day a little snow wind East I spent 45cts got at Morrows Ball Blue 13cts. worth nutmegs. 10.cts worth one yard and a ½ of blue ribbon 8cts. Per yard. 12 cents 35cents in all Ab Melborn came on a visit to Morrows April 4 I was at George Bates all day making timber and finished a very fine day wind north west April 5. Easter Sunday a very fine day rain in the morning cleared off and came in fine Margaret and. I went down to Alfreds in the afternoon we had charley horse. got a Bottle of milk at J. Walkers wind north west April.6. I was working all day at Thomas Keays making fraim windows and Door for his house. The interment was to night. Alice resited a Peice. it was a very fine day wind north west our cow calved tonight her fourth calf �April 7 I was working all day Thomas Keays hewing and framing a soft dull day wind south East all day Old Mrs. Sharp on the Babylon Died to Day at noon April 8 I was working at. Thomas Keays all day. Putting the foundation to gather . a dull cold day wind north west rain in the morning frost afternoon April 9 I was at. Thomas. Keays. working all day at the house Old mrs. Sharp was buried to day a very fine day not much wind very little. I Think East April 10 I was working all day at. Thomas Keays. house Putting on the rafter and making them and raising the house a fine day soft wind south. I father 3. Plugs of Tobaco. 30. cents not Paid at. Morrows April 11 .I was working all day at. Mr Keays house siding up all day wind south East in the morning. in the afternoon it was north East it snowed all day soft snow half rain April 12 ..Sunday snowed all day soft. wind north west I went down to Uncles in the afternoon had my tea at Uncles. E. Ward was here for Tea to night April 13 .I was at home all day doing nothing all day a very cold day snow storm all day wind north west W. Cook had our sleigh away to Brucefield I took 14. Dozen and 10 Eggs to Morrows and got 12. cts Per Doz $1.78 I got one Dollars worth of suggar. and 2 yard and ¾ of Holland 68 cts and 10 cents worth of camphor for the Eggs settled for in full our little Ewe lamed one lamb a fine big Ewe lamb April 14 I went down to A M Campbells in the forenoon for my Boring machine. W. Sharp. Paid me 75 cents for cutting a colt last year. I Paid. 15. cents to get into the show ground at Brucefield in the afternoon a very fine day no wind. I had the cutter down to Campbells April 15 I was working all day at Thomas Keays house a dull soft day very little wind southerly. we where siding up and sheeting April 16 I was working all day at Thomas Keays house a very fine day soft the snow went away quite a lot to day wind East all day the snow went away quite a lot to day April 17 I was working all day at Thomas Deays house a dull soft day high wind from the East April 18 I was working all day at Thomas Keays house.. finished shingling and making a Door fraim and laying floor. fine day but high wind from the East. soft. snow wasted fast to day lot of it on the roads April 19 Sunday I was at home all day a very fine day wind south west April 20 I was working at Thomas Keays house all day at the Door and windows and floor a very fine day very warm the snow went away fast today . wind south Mr. Torance started Plowing to day the first Plowing .I have seen this season April 21 not working. I went out to James Turners Brucefield in the forenoon and got a bottle of medicine form Dr Elliot Paid in the afternoon I went down the Sauble line. I stayed all night at Brother Johns a very fine warm day no wind April 22 John Heard and Tommy Heard started work with me John Heard and Tommy Heard and I making timber all day at John Campbells a fine warm day wind S.W. �April 23 J. Heard and T. Heard and I making timber all day at J. Campbells and H. Young in the forenoon. I Paid H. Young 40cts for his forenoons work, a fine warm day wind S.W. April 24 J. Heard and T. Heard and J. Westlake and I making timber all day at J. Campbells, a dull foggy day wind N.W. April 25 J. Heard and T. Heard and I making timber untill 4 o’clock at J. Campbells, and finished cold day but fine wind N.W. I went to Bayfield in the evening and got a Jack screw from R. Baily, rain through the night April 26 Sunday at home all day wet in the morning fine afternoon cool W. N.W. April 27 J. Heard and T. Heard splitting rails at our place in the forenoon and I fixing for going to James Turners in the afternoon J. Heard and T. Heard jacking up Turners building and I drawing out the moving rig and helping them a little I p’d J. Sparrow $10.00 to stand for four days work and for two bus. of clover seed, untill we get settled I pd 10 cts to Mr Scott in Brucefield for Oil for the Jack Screws I p’d John Tipped 60cts for fixing a horse collar a dull cold day wind N.W. Mrs. Church came out this morning to see me about moving her buildings. I had Sparrows waggon Joe Caldwell thightened the ring on my capson April 28 John Heard, T. Heard. and I jacking up Turners building in the forenoon and in the afternoon we where moving. J. Turners Building in the morning the wind was south East rain in the afternoon it snowed very disagreable wind north west April 29 John. Heard Thomey Heard Joe McClichy and. I jacking and Blocking Turners Building untill three Oclock we came home John and Tomey Heard where splitting rails after we got home. I went Back to Brucefield for the rest of the Plank. J. Turner Paid me Twenty Dollars for moving his house. I Paid Joe McClichy two Dollars for helping us two day . I spent 25 cents. at Turners I Paid Dr Elliott 75cents for a bottle of medicine a fine drying day wind west April 30 J Heard and. T. Heard. was digging Posts holes all day at our Place from the orchard to the road. I was drawing dung from James Wanless. home. I got 7 loads I Paid him one Dollar and 75 cents for it. I Paid. William Duncan fifty cents for Putting two new shoes on Charley his first shoes as fine drying day wind north East May 1. John Heard Plowing all day at our Place the sodfield Thomas Heard and. I hewing Posts and setting them in the afternoon a cool day wind north East Old Mr Reid the Tin Pedler stayed for dinner.. I went over to Thomas McIntyres. and took the job making Timber framing Putting the sills in and lifting the Barn one foot I am to get twenty Dollars for the job. I Put 32 feet of a sill in on the south East side and 32 feet of a mud sill and 18 feet of a cross and. 12. feet of a side sill in on the north side under the thrash floor and two new sleepers they take up the floor and Put it Down again themselves if. I have to do any more he is to Pay me for it Extra May 2 Thomas Heard and. I setting Posts all day and digging holes at home John Heard Plowing and harring the sod untill 2. or. three. Oclock then drawing rails and Posts a very cool day wind north west Johney got himself a slate with Eggs one Dozen �May 3 Sunday fine in the forenoon, but dull and cold in the afternoon wind south west rain in the evening T. Heard stayed all day. John Heard and father went down to the Sable Line May 4 John Heard harring and drawing out Dung all day at home T. Heard and. I fencing in the Pasture field and Piling the cedar Posts a fine day but cool wind north. west.. I got at Morrows 3 ½ lbs of wire at 6cts. Per lb one Broom 30cts.. 14lbs. of nails at 4cts Per lb 25cts. worth of soap. and got Alice a 10.cts. slate by Paying two cts cash for 1. Dozen of Eggs I ought to have 20 cents more I got the 20 cents in Tobaco I Ored a suit of cloths at Morrows left my measure I got a felt hat $1.25cts. not Paid. and got 25cts. worth of Oatemeal not Paid John Torance had Polley harrowing in the afternoon May 5.. John Heard was drawing dung ¾ of the day rain half the forenoon T. Heard was digging drain ¾ of the day they were grinding tools in the morning Father and I was fencing ¾ of the day. from the Orchard to the road I settled up with John Sparrow it took all the ten Dollars that. I gave him. I am to get Three Dollars from Joe Foster for the 4 days that J Sparrow was with us thair a dull damp day wind south May 5. Father got 35. cents worth of Beef from the Brucefield Butcher not paid May 6. John Heard and Tomey Heard grinding tools all day I was making drain spouts all day it rained all day very little wind north East. I Paid 5 cents for a ½ pound of sulpher at morrows. I got 20cts. worth of tobaco. it was coming to me it was a mistake made on may. 4. for Eggs May 7 John Heard and T. Heard and. I draining all day untill tea time after tea we went to McKenzies bush for rollers Uncle came out for a Bag of mangles cool day wind west Thomas Keays Paid me fifteen Dollars for work I got at Morrows ½ gallon of syrup 40. cents and 3. yards of cottonade at 35 cts Per yard 1.05 cts May 8 John Heard. Thomas Heard and. I making timber all day at Thomas. McIntyres. a. dull cold day wind south west very high wind May 9 John Hard. and T. Heard. and. I making timber at Thomas McIntyres in the forenoon a snow storm last night a dirty slushey day snow and rain all day wind south west John Heard. and Tomey digging out the cellar drane in the afternoon at home Father and. I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon. I took R. Baileys big jack home. we went to sod mother’s grave over but it did not need it. I got at Morrows a Box of shoe Blacking ten cents not paid I Paid Old Hughey fifteen cents for mending. Alices shoes. May 10 Sunday a dull day cold rough wind south west threatned rain and snow all day. I was at home all day May 11 John Heard. father and. I fixing the celler drain in the forenoon in the afternoon we were Plowing the sod in frount of the house and Banking the fence I brought nine rollers home from James Armstrongs not Paid nine of them James Armstrong got three Bushels of Potatoes at 30. cents Per Bushel not Paid I got 4 and. a. ½. Bushels of Potatoes at John Walkers. I traded them. I took them 3. Bushels. I owe them one and a ½ Bushels yet.. Thomas Heard not working today a fine day very little wind west �May 12 John Heard. Tomey. Heard. and father Planting Onions and Potatoes in the garden and very fine day wind south west I went out to Seaforth with Potatoes 13 and ½ Bushels at 30cts. Per B James Turner. Brucefield Owes me for three Bushels of Potatoes I Paid at Kyles and Mustards for Bran and shorts $4.30. I Paid in Seaforth for Others things. to the ammount of $4.59cts May 13 John Heard and Tomey Heard. Father and I working at home all day we were sowing mangles carrots. and Planting Potatoes a very fine day wind north. I got at Morrows 2 lbs of mangle seed 60cts and. 10 oz of carrot seed 25cents and 24lbs of Grass seed. $1.25cts.. I was sharping saws in the afternoon May 14 J. Heard and T. Heard and I framing all day at George Bates a very fine, warm day no wind I had very sore eyes. J. Heard went to Scothmers in the evening and got 5 bags of potatoes I lent them to them last year May 15 Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates a very fine warm day, no wind J. Heard, at home all day drilling in the Oats May 16 Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates J. Heard at home all day, harrowing in the Oats and sowing seed and John Walker in the forenoon sowing seed, finished planting potatoes wind S.W. I got at Morrows a bottol of Eclectric Oil 25 cts a bottle of nitre 5 cts a fine day very warm took. 2. doz Eggs to Morrows took trade May 17 Sunday, a fine warm day wind S.W. I went out to Doctor Elliott.. about my Eyes I Paid him one Dollar for Medicne father went to Alfreds in the afternoon. May 18 John Heard. Tomey Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates a very fine warm day wind. s. w my Eyes were very sore all day Johney took. 2. Doz Eggs to Morrows he got himself a hat took all in trade May 19 J. Heard, Tommy Heard and I framing all day at G. Bates all day and raised in the evening dull cold day W.W. May 20 J. Heard and I making rafters and putting them on at Geo. Bates, they p’d me 22 dollars settled in full May 20 Tommy Heard at home in the forenoon, rolling Oats for me in the afternoon J Heard and I at Uncles working at his bridge and Tommy af after 3 oclock a fine warm day W.W. got one of our Lambs killed May 21 (along side) Got at Morrows Biscuits 25 cts cheese 31cts tea 65cts May 21 Tommy Heard took our heifer to Geo. Spackmans and Uncles calf at 50cts each per month John Heard working at Uncles all day a fine warm day I was away cutting colts with A. Campbell all day I am to get pay for J. Caldwell’s colt cutting and Thomas Keays, colt, and I got pay for John Johnsons at the creek we only cut six today May 22 I was away all day cutting colts with A Campbell we cut eleven two a H. Dowsons, two at E. Robinsons one at S. McBride’s, one at J. Pecks, one at T. Keays, one at J. Robinsons. one at Geo. Andersons, two at Scotch J. Reids Archie gave me for my share five dollars John Heard was working at Uncles in the forenoon in the afternoon he was at J. Stinsons raising for me Tommy Heard was at Stinsons raising all day for his father a dull wet day, very little wind S. E. �May 23 I was away all day cutting colts with A. Campbell we cut nine two for R. Pollock, three for J. Higgin one for J. Campbell, fr, road, and two for Wells one for C. Tippet. I only got two dollar of it I am to get C. Tippets dollar Tommy Heard working at Uncles, J. Heard, not working day warm Father got from me eighty nine lbs of clover seed at four dollars and 85cts per bushel and 55lbs of Timothy seed at one dollar and 75cts May 24 Sunday a very warm day thunder, at home all day May 25 John Heard and Tomey working all day at Uncles A.M. Campbell and. I cutting colts we cut. 4. took no money for them. 2. for Thomas Elliot and 2 for Gardiners a little rain in the morning fine cool day after wind south west. I offered to do J. McIntyres job and T. Nichleson for 4$ each with myself and jacks they are to find all the help that will be needed May 20 William Duncan removed Polleys shoes all round May. 26. John and Tomey Heard. and. Joe. McClinchey. working all day at James Armstrongs Varna and I with the jacks jacking up the roof of his house a very fine day wind south west father was down at Brothers Johns sowing grass seeds. May 27 Tomey Heard John Westlake. Joe McClichey and. I all day at James Armstrongs working. John Heard and father was Planting our corn untill three Oclock J. Heard was working at Armstrongs after 3. Oclock I was down at Jacks Reids colt from ½ past 7. to 10 Oclock. I went down again at night it was dead at sun down a very fine day very little wind East May 28 John Heard. T. Heard. John Westlake. and. I framing all day at William Pollocks Barn sills. and Joe McClinchie working all day at James Armstrong for me shingling a very fine day wind south East. (along side) Got trade for 4 dozen of Eggs from Johnston the pedlar May 29 J. Heard. T. Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and I framing all day and jacking at William Pollocks Barn a dull day wind East May 30 John. Heard. Tomey. Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie working all day at W. Pollocks barn Putting in the sills and. I in the afternoon. I did not work in the forenoon it rained I was at home went after the moving rig last night a dull day rain in the afternoon again wind. East and south west May 31 Sunday dull and foggy in the forenoon. untill about. 6. Oclock it came on rain Margaret totty and. I went down to Uncles in the afternoon had our tea at Uncles. wind west June 1st John. and. Tomey Heard. and. John Westlake Joe McClinchey and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn we were moving in the afternoon. and. getting ready for moving in the forenoon a fine cool day wind north west William Rathwell senior was Buried to day Johney got at Morrows 2 lbs of rice 10cents. lastic 2 yard 20cents June 2 John. and . Tomey Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I all day at W. Pollock Barn moving in the forenoon and lifting in the afternoon. I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon and got 2 jacks from R. Bailey. I Paid Hughey. McCleod 30cts. for. 2. trout. fine cool day wind n.w June 2 Uncle John Watsons Birthday he is 79.. to day �June 3 John and Tomey Heard. J. Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and. I all day jacking up W. Pollocks Barn. a dull day showry wind south East. I Paid at stewarts 10 cents for 2. Plugs of tobaco for joe mcClinchie June 4 (along side) I finished using R. Baileys jacks June 4 John and Tomey Hurd. . J. Westlake. Joe McClinche. and. I leveling up and Blocking and Puting in the mud sill in W. Pollocks Barn all day a dull foggy day wind S.E. father sold George Forst 2 Bags of Potatoes for one Dollar got the cash Margaret. spent one Dollar and 98cts. things she got from a pedlar June 5.. John and. Tomey Heard. Joe mcClinchie. J Westlake and. I working at W. Pollocks Barn untill 10. Oclock Putting in the mud sills and Posts we moved to D. armstrongs. five of us ¾ of the day June 5 moving his old kitchen a fine day but very wet morning rain all night last night wind S E June 6 John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John Westlake and. I moving at David Armstrongs all day John Heard took R Baileys jacks home this morning he did not get to us untill 9 Oclock. a fine day we finished. I charged Mr Armstrong 17$. and 50cents he Paid me six Dollars. I got my suit at Morrows. I got 4 lbs of cheese 60. cents. I Paid 20 cts. for oranges and lemons a very fine day June 7 Sunday at home all day fine day wind East untill night changed to north west thunder and lighting at night John Heard and John Westlake was here all day June 8 John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I moving John Forrests Barn all day. rain in the morning cleared off fine in the afternoon very cool wind north west June 9 John Heard was owing roots all day with father at home John. Westlake Joe McClinchie Tomey Heard and. I jacking up John Forrests Barn all day and finished John Forrest Paid me twenty one Dollars for the job a fine cool day wind north west June 10 I went down to John Campbells in the forenoon. I Paid John Walker twenty Eight Dollars. a note he held against me. I Paid fifteen. cts at Morrows for a tie line. I Paid seventeen Dollars at Morrows for my suit of cloths. Paid it to Susan Hobson Alice got a Package of Envelops. 10. cts. got Alice a Pair of no. 2 shoes $1.30 I got a Pair of strap hinges and screws 35cents John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. John Westlake. was choring round our Place all day. and. I in the afternoon James Armstrong Paid me ten Dollars on our work we done him wind north west. (along side) John Heard shore our sheep J. Westlake hewing and setting gate Posts. T. Heard Owing McClinchie and I choring round the buildings June 11. John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. and I Framing all day at John Campbells.. Joe McClinchie was Putting a window for A. M. Campbell untill 3. O’clock after that he was working with us at John Campbells a fine day little wind south East June 12 John. and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe. McClinchie and. I framing all day at John Campbells. a fine day wind south west got round at night north �west I went with A M. and John Campbell to cut R. Delgathys colts I Paid John Heard thirty Dollars on his wages Margaret Paid the Brucefield Butcher 76 cents for meat June 13. John and Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe. McClinchie. and. I framing all day at John Campbells. a fine cool day wind north west. Alice Paid at Stewarts for tobaco for father 10 cents. I got myself a straw hat at Morrows 12 ½ cents.. I got Alice a Pair of no. 3. shoes at Morrows $1.40.. in Place of the no. 2. that. I got her on the 10. of june June 14 Sunday a very fine day wind west. and East at night R Penhale and Sister Lizie. came out. I was at home all day E. Ward was here for tea to night June 15 John and Tomey. Heard. John Westlake. and I framing all day at John Campbells and raised his Pig Pen and hen home Joe McClinchie. was working all day at James Armstrongs. Varna. I got a ball from A M Campbell for Charley dull to day at times rain wind south and south East June 16 .John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. J. Westlake and. I working at John Campbells all day and raised the Bent at night a cool day wind north west Wilson Cook and. I came home to night from Campbells. J. Sparrow got his colt hurt last night June 17 John and Tomey Heard Joe McClinchie and J. Westlake working all day at John Campbells. and. I in the forenoon I was a way in the afternoon with A M Campbell cutting colts we cut four. I got two Dollars for my shair . a very fine day wind west. I. stayed at A M Campbells all night June 18 . J and T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and J Westlake shingling all day at John Torances. and. I in the afternoon. in the forenoon. I was with A M Campbell. we cut. Isac. Errotts colt. I took no money. a very fine day. wind. s.w. June 17 David Armstrong Paid Margaret Eleven Dollars and fifty cents his account in full to date June 19 John. Westlake. and. Joe McClinchie shingling all day at John Torances Barn. a fine cool day wind s.w. John. and. Tomey Heard. and. I sidining up John Campbells Barn all day June 20 John Heard and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. John Westlake and. I working all day at John Campbells Barn. Sheeting and shingling the Barn fine in the forenoon. Shoury in the afternoon. Rain at night wind south East June 20 Father took our cow to Sparrows Bull June 21 Sunday Margaret and the children and. I went down the Sable Line in the afternoon it came on rain and rained all evening. as we came home high wind north west at night. south west in the day Brother John and. I had our tea at Mrs. Snowdens June 22 John and Tomey Heard John Westlake Joe McClinchie. and. I working all day at John Campbells Pig Pen. siding up and sheeting a very cold day high wind north west. June 22 Charley Tippet Paid me one Dollar for cutting his colt I Paid John Walker. forty cents interest on my note June 23. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie.. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at A.M. Campbells. Putting in a Beam in the north End of his Barn and closing �in the end again. Cool day wind west John Heard Owing with father all day at home June 24 John Westlake Joe McClinchie. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at T McIntyres Putting in sills. John Heard was helping father at home all day at the roots. fine day warm wind. s.w. June 25 John. and. Tomey. Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Tomas McIntyres jacking up his Barn and Blocking it a fine warm day wind s.w. June 26 John and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John Westlake. and. I working in the forenoon at Thomas McIntyres Barn Mr. McIntyre Paid me twenty two Dollars settled his account in full to date John. and. Tomey. Heard. Joe. McClinchie John Westlake and. I. jacking Joe Templetons Barn in the afternoon a very warm day wind south west a little rain W. Pollock got one jack screw about 2 hours George Anderson raised his Barn June 27. John Torance got our charley horse at one hundred and sixty five Dollars not Paid John and Tomey Heard. J Westlake. Joe McClinchie. and. I jacking at Joe Templetons house untill 2. oclock. he Paid me eleven Dollars. and. 25. cents. for jacking his house and Barn. Joe. McClinchie and. I working at. A. Mitchells from 4. Oclock untill night cutting out a Beam and Putting in a Post John. Westlake, and Tomey Heard leveling up Joe Collalds Barn from 4. Oclock untill night John Heard was owing Potatoes at John Walkers from 4. oclock untill night (along side) a very warm day wind west June 28 Sunday very warm in the forenoon in the afternoon it was cool wind north west John Westlake and John Heard hear all day. our Johney and. I went to meeting at night. Blind William Sherriot Preached a very good sermon I gave five cents June 29 J. Westlake. T. Heard and I putting in sells and jacking up. J. McIntyre shed. J. Westlake was all day, T Heard and I ¾ of a day, the ¼ of the day at R. Penhales , making a plate and framing it for his barn Sam Houston was with us. J. Heard was hoeing potatoes at John. Walkers all day very cool day wind n.w. Joe Mc.Clinchie not working for me June 30 J. Westlake T. Heard and I at Tom Nicholsons all day putting in sills and jacking up his shed very cool wind n.w. frost last night J. Heard was hoeing potatoes all day at J. Walkers July 1 J. Westlake. T. Heard and I putting in a plate in R. Penhales, barn in the forenoon in the afternoon, we were all three making sleepers, and a mud sill at T. Nicholsons J. Heard, working at. John Walkers. all day cool day wind N. West July 2 J. Westlake. T. Heard. and I working all day at T. Nicholsons, putting in sleepers and fixing his stable, he paid me 12 dollars and 25cts for two days and ½ work for the three of us J. Heard was at home working with father all day cool day wind N. West �July 3 J. Heard, T., Heard, J. Westlake, Joe Mc.Clinchie and I Jacking up, and moving the old house, all day for James Logan, fine warm day July 4 J. Heard, T. Heard. J. Westlake J. McClinchie and I blocking up the old house putting sills under the shed, fine warm day got Polly shod all around at J. Robinsons. fine warm day July 5 Sunday, warm day John. and Sarah was here at home all day wind west July 6 John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie John. Westlake and. I working all day at James Logan stable fine in the forenoon, in the afternoon high wind. S.E. very heavy rain at night. I went to see. J. Walker Alice got at Morrows. 2 yards of canvas. 40. cents and a Bottle of sarsaparilla one Dollar (along side) we Borrowed a Pail of Flour from John Sparrows July 7 John. Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. J. Westlake and. I working all day at James Logans stable fine cool day wind north west July 8 John Heard. and Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at James Logans. Mr. Logan Paid me forty Dollars I Paid John Robenson for shoeing Polley all round and fixing cant hooks fifty five cents. John Westlake jacking all day at Andrew Duncans stable p’d $2..50cts a very warm day wind south west father got at Morrows one Dollar worth of suggar got from John Walkers one Dollars worth strawberies not paid July 9 J Westlake. Joe. McClinchie, working at J. Logan all day J. Heard working at John Walkers all day T. Heard working at home, all day cutting the grass in the orchard. I took nine bus and 5 lbs of a grist to Egmondville Mill paid 40 cts for bran deposited $125..00. in the Post Office, Seaforth I paid Broadfoot for lumber $2..50 cts p’d at Johnsons, 25 cts for chalk and lime spent at Kennedys 45 cts for myself and horse July 9 traded the wool at Egmondville Mill got $3..80 in trade Andy paid two dollars and 50cts for John Westlake jacking his building fine in the forenoon wet in the afternoon wind S.W. July 10 John. Heard. was working all day at. John Walkers Tomey Heard. Joe. McClinchie John. Westlake and. I siding up all day at W. Pollocks Barn a fine cool day wind north west July 11 John Westlake. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn. John Heard was working in the forenoon at John Walkers and in the afternoon he was working at home raking hay in the Orchard Joe McClinchie was working all day for me at James Logans warm in the forenoon cool in the afternoon wind north west July 12 Sunday. I was at home all day a very fine day Margaret and the children went to the m chirch July 10 the Boys was not working. I was at home all day I cut the grass round the front field. very heavy rain wind south west. I spent at Cooks 20. cents. I Paid father 0. cents that he had Paid for Beef for. us.. I got at Morrows fifty cents worth of suggar July 14 John Westlake. and. I working all day at. W. Pollocks Barn dull and cool in the forenoon and fine afternoon wind north west. we were siding up the forenoon in the afternoon we were the Doorway and splicing a Post Joe �McClinchie was working for W. Purdy. John Heard and Tomey heard was not working Margaret Paid the Brucefield Butcher 33.cents for Beef she got July 15 John Heard. Tomey Heard. John Westlake. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at W. Pollocks Barn. 2. men siding up al day. and 2 men Putting in Posts and guirts. and one man diging sleeper gains a fine day cool wind west July 16 Set of Loose Pagess: June 29 John Westlake working all day at James McIntyres and Tomey Heard and I ¾ of the rest of the day. T. Heard and Sam Glouston and I was working a Plate a very cold day wind north w. June 30. John Westlake. Tomey Heard. and. I working all day at Tomey Nichlesons. Putting in two sills and jacking his shed up a cold day wind n.w frost last night July 1st . john Westlake. Tomey Heard and. I Putting in a Plate in R Penhales Barn in the forenoon: and in the afternoon we were all three taking out sleepers and a mud sill for Tomey Nichlesons. shed. a cool day wind north west July 2. John Westlake Tomey Heard and. I working all day at Tomey Nichlesons Putting in the sleepers cool day wind n.w T. Nichleson paid $12. and 25cents settled On other side of page 1885 July. 16. John Westlake. Joe McClinchey Tomey Heard. and . I working all day at Willie Pollocks Barn and John Heard in the forenoon. and in the afternoon he was at home helping father to draw in the hay in the Orchard. a fine day high wind south East. I went out to Bayfield with W. Pollock in the evening July 17. John Heard was at home all day scuffling the roots a very fine day cool wind north west John Westlake. Joe McClinchie Tomey Heard and I working all day at W. Pollocks Barn July 18 John Westlake Tomey Heard John Heard Joe McClinchie and I working all day at William Pollocks a very fine day cool wind north west ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1885 July 18. got at Morrows 42.cts worth of cheese one Box of Biscuits 28.cts I got one Dollar and 15cents worth of hinges and Bolts for W. Pollock charged to me July 19. Sunday I was at home all day father went down to Scotchmers Joe McClinchie came down and filled me two teeth a fine day wind north west July 20 John Heard was working at John Walkers untill four Oclock he came home and Pulled cherries Tomey Heard, John Westlake and. I working at W. Pollocks Barn all day fine day very warm. w. sw sold Mrs Cook a Pail of cherries and got one Dollar for them. and. got one Dollars worth of suggar at Morrows July 21. John Westlake. John and Tomey Heard and. I working all day at W.Pollocks Barn fine day cool wind north. w �Other side of page July 22. John and Tomey Heard. J. Westlake and. I working at. W. Pollocks Barn untill 5. Oclock and finished. I done 11 days work more than. I counted on we all four of us went down to John Campbells and worked from 6. till dark. at his Pig Pen. a fine day w. s.w. I was very lame all day my back July 23 John and Tomey Heard working all day at John Campbells and John Westlake untill two. Oclock. J Westlake was at Archies cutting out two windows about two hours I was not working very lame all day I brought J Westlake up to D. Armstrongs in the evening, a very warm day wind south Alice got at Morrows ¼ of a lb of salts. 3. cents July 24. I was not working at home lame I got at Alex Mitchells 170lbs of Oates. I Paid. J Robenson 10cts for 5 Bolts in the Buggyshafts. warm day rain in the afternoon John Westlake was working at David Armstrongs all day J and T. Heard working at John Campbells all day shingling July 25.. J and T. Heard and J. Westlake working at J Campbells all day I was not working lame. went to C. toughs and Sticklies and the Bayfield our Johney was with me I Paid. John Fergusson 25.cts for a fish. a fine cool day wind north west ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1885 July 26. Sunday. I was at home all day I went down to the sable through the night with Dick Hyot. Margaret and the children went to the m church at night 5 cts fine day wind west cool day July. 27. John Westlake working all day at John Campbells. and. J and. T. Heard working in the forenoon at John Campbells. I not working in the afternoon Ramey Durand John Heard and Tomey Heard and. I shingling at Charley Toughs. a fine cool day wind north west I went to Edmund Westlakes in the forenoon for his jack screw July 28. J. Westlake. J. and. T. Heard. R. Durand and. I shingling all day at. Charley. Toughs a fine warm day wind north west July 29.John and Tomey Heard John Westlake and Ramey Durand shingling in the forenoon at Charley Toughs and finished j Westlake and Raimey left. C. Tough Paid me 13. Dollars for the job I Paid Ramey Durand one Dollar john and Tomey Heard and. I at D. Penhales in the afternoon patching Barn roof a fine day wind north west. I was not working in the forenoon went to Bayfield. Other side of page 1885 April 21. not working I went out to James Turners Brucefield in the forenoon.. I got a Bottle of medicne from Dr Elliot 75cts. not Paid. in the afternoon I went down the Sable line. I stayed all night at Brother Johns a very fine day warm no wind April 22 John Heard and Thomas Heard started work with me at John Campbells May 19 John Heard and Thomas Heard and I framing all day at George Bares a very fine warm day no wind I had very sore Eyes �------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1885 July 30. John and Tomey Heard working all day at John Walkers. I was not working in the forenoon. in the afternoon. I went over to William Stogdales with a jack and put3 locks under his Barn. he is to give me 3 bushels of Oates for it a very fine warm day wind west July 31. John Heard working all day at John Walkers. and. I was working all day at Alex Mitchell. Patching the Barn roof. Tomey. Heard. left this morning went a harvesting. a fine day warm wind north west August .1. Margaret. and. the children. and. I went to Seaforth. got Margaret and the children all a Pair of shoes and Paid for them $5. and. 90 cts. and at Wades for taking Robie Picture $.1. 25 ct.. Paid 40 cts for a Book for Alice. Paid one Dollar ay Kennedys for dinner and horse. Paid 55 cents at Mrs Cyles for Oatemeal. I Paid Sam Whiddon $5. 25 cts for my shoes John Heard left this morning a fine day wind north west. I shaved John Walker. Back page August. 1. I got at Morrows 3 Plugs of tobaco 30 cents and 28 cts worth of cheese. Ox of Biscuits 25 cents August. 2. Sunday. Johney. and. I went to the quarterly meeting. in the morning.11 cents. in the afternoon Margaret. and. I and the children went down to Alfreds in the afternoon. fine in the forenoon. dull in the afternoon high wind n East August. 3. not working rainey day wind East. John Sparrow. and. I went down to Charley Thoughs for some tools and to Bob McKinleys to see two colts wind north west in the Evening August. 4. I went down to Uncles and got the Plough. I was scuffling John Walkers StrawBerries from. . Oclock until night rain wind west Johney got at Morrows 25 cts. worth of soap and 10 cents woth of East cake August. 5. I was working all day at a Bridge on the 5. consission for J. Sparrow a fine cool day wind north west August. 6th : I was working for J. Sparrow all day at the ridge in the forenoon and drawing in wheat in the afternoon dull day wind south East rain in the evening Wards young one was Berried to day Inside left page August .7. I was working all day for John Sparrow at the Bridge in the forenoon and drawing in wheat in the afternoon at. J. Sparrows. fine day wind East in the forenoon and west in the afternoon Aug. 8th Father and I cutting hay at Spparrows, all day, for ourselves dull cool day W. S. Aug. 9th Sunday, at home Ellen and Alfred came out, dull cool day heavy rain through the night wind west Aug. 10th in the forenoon , laying the Stoop floor Father and I working at J Walkers in the afternoon Father and I making hay at Sparrows after tea fine wind S. E. �Aug. 11th Joe McClinchie and I working at home, p’d 3 cts for 4lbs of beef making gates for myself fine day wind N. W. Father working at the hay all day Aug, 12th Father and I drawing hat from Sparrows, we drew three load with Polly, I got at Morrows one arrel of Salt 85 cts. I got at W. Duncan’s 16. three inch bolts, not p’d Clinton pedlar got 14 doz, Eggs $1.40 I was choring, at home after drawing the hay fine warm day Inside right page Aug. 13th I was at home all day painting and hanging two gates I got at W. Duncans 26 lbs of gat hangings at 8 cts per lb. and 10, 4 inch bolts I got at Morrows 3 quarts of Linseed Oil and 3 lbs of Venetian Red15 cts fine day wind W. Cook had Polly at night, to Brucefield Aug. 14th at home all day painting, cutting peas in the forenoon cutting Oats in the afternoon, got two shoes removed at Duncan not p’d I got 2 ¼ of beef 16 cts not p’d dull in the forenoon wind N.W. cold afternoon August.15. I was cutting Oates all day at John Walkers a fine day. wind west I got 3 quarts of coal Oil at Morrows. 15 cents I shaved Mr. Walker August. 16. Sunday. a fine cool day very little wind west father and .I went down to salt the heifer and. down to D. Penhales got my hair cut and shaved August. 17. I was cutting Oates about one hour the rest of the forenoon I was at home got 4 and a ½ of eef at 7. cts. Per lb 30. cts not paid. in the afternoon . I was Pullinh Peas at J. Sparrows a fine cool day wind west ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 August. 18. I was at home all day John Sparrow cut our Oates he was a little over half the day at it fine day wind south west. heavy thunder. and. Lightning in the evening. no rain August. 19. I was Binding Oates at John Walkers all day but about two hours a very fine cool day wind north west Uncle and Aunt was here for dinner father. took. 3. Pails to Bayfield to get mended Paid 35 cts for them August 20. I was Binding Oates at John Walkers in the forenoon and stooking up and finished in the afternoon. I was at John Sparrows Drawing in Peas and spring wheat fine day wind south East August. 21. I was not working ay home. rain in the morning dull day wind south I went down to Uncles in the afternoon I got a hook and 2 Steaples for the gate at William Duncans got two Powders from Dr Elliot for Tott August. 22. I was at John Walkers drawing his Oater to Mr Dennisons Barn to thrash 59 stooks Willie Dennison and I drew them. I splet wood until 4 Oclock. fine day wind south father went down to Zurich with Ellen my sister Inside left �1885 August 23rd Sunday Margaret and children and. I went down to R Penhales a dull cool day wind south west threatened rain Aug. 24 at home all day, painting ploughing the pea ground, rained all morning, fair in the afternoon, dull and cool, wind East got 4 lb of beef 25 cts not p’d got at Morrows one Geography 75 cents. And one third reader. 35 cents August 25. I was down to Kalbfleisches for lumber for James Henry Johnson all day cool day wind north west John Sparrow lent me thirty Dollars I got at Morrows 24. cents worth of cheese August 26. I was down to Kalbfleisches for lumber for James Henry Johnson all day I Paid John Kalbfleisch for Mr. Johnston lumber. $.27. and 74. cents a very cold day wind north west August. 27. not working. I went down to Tomey Heards for. Johney Heard. we went to Charley Toughs for the tools we did not get home untill four Oclock. I Paid Brother John 75 cents for two Bushels and a half of Oates we had our dinner with them. cool day wind north west Inside right Aug. 28th . J. Heard, started, work again we were at Denisons in the forenoon helping to thrash John Walkers Oates in the afternoon, we were working , we, were working in the garden for them, dull threatened rain little wind W .West Aug. 29th J. Heard. and. I working all day at James. H. Johnston kitchen dull day threatened rain wind S. East, got at Morrows $1..41 cts worth of nails for J. H. Johnston charged to myself August 30. Sunday. I stayed all night last night at John Walkers he died this morning. A fine day wind north west August. 31. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day James Henry Johnstons Kitchen and John Heard in the forenoon. in the afternoon J Heard was working at John Sparrows drawing Oates fine day Sept 1st Joe. McClinchie J. Heard. and I working at J. H. Johnston Kitchen showery all day wind changable N. W. at night I got at Morrws for J. H. Johnston Back page Sept. 1st 6 ½ lbs of zinc 2 lb of 4 in. nails cts 12 lights of glass 48 2 ½ lb of putty 15 11 lbs of nails 44 4 lb lathe nails 20 1 lb of wrought, do 8 4 dog screw nails 16 all charged to myself {p’d D McDonald 25 cts for 2 fish �Sept. 2nd J. Heard Joe McClinchie working at James H. Johnstons kitchen, and, I at Mr. Walkers, funeral the most of the day a very fine day, cool wind N. W. I got frm Mrs Walker 1 ½ lb of biscuits and 3 lb of cheese Father went to the funeral, and did not come, home, he went to Ellens Sept. 3rd I went out to Seaforth in the morning with Mrs Walkers friend p’d for hair 12 cts for J. H. Johnston I paid 57 cts for two bags of bran and 5 cts at Kennedys for Polly J. Heard tinkering round home all forenoon, afternoon we were drawing in Oates at home wind S. East rain at night Sept 4 J. Heard and I at J. H. Johnstons a little over half of the day, drawing in our Oates in the evening and finished a fine day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 Sept 5th J. Heard and I moving two houses in Brucefield, for Alex. McBeth a fine day I spent at Dicksons for myself and Polly 40cts 6th . Sunday a fine day. Mary Strickland was here she came to Wards on Friday night, I went down to Scotchmers for Father in the evening and he was not able to come, Margaret Ward was here with cousin Mary all day Sept.7. John. Heard. and. I working at Brucefield jacking up a house for Alex. McBeth in the forenoon Alex McBeth Paid me Eight. Dollars for doing him the job: in the afternoon John Heard and. I was working at James Henry Johnstons kitchen and finished a fine cool day wind north west I Paid the stage driver.25 cents for a Bushel of lime for. James. Henry. Johnston. and 10cts. for fetching it to Varna got at Morrows one Bottle of wild strawberry 37.1/2cts Uncle John Brought father home from Scothchmers Sept.8. John Heard Joe McClinchies and. I working at Daniel Stickleys in the afternoon we were not working in the forenoon rain all afternoon wind south East John Heard lent me seven Dollars. I Paid Old Mrs. Sparrow 19.$ for John Sparrow Part of what he lent me I Paid cook 25 cents that. I owed him. Inside left Sept.9. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn rain all day wind south west in the forenoon. in the afternoon it was East Sept 10. John Heard Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn fine cool day wind south East Sept 11.. John. Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I shingling all day at Daniel Stickleys Barn a fine cool day wind south East Margaret got 5 lbs. of Beef at 7. cents Per lb. not Paid. 35.cts from the Brucefield Butcher Sept. 12. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I shingling all day at Daniel stickleys Barn fine day high wind sout. Johney took 3. dozen of Eggs to Morrows and for the 25cts. worth of Oatemeal and. 8cts. worth of Pepper Sept. 13. Sunday I was at home all day dull wet day Brother John and Sarah came out in the afternoon Johney Scotchmer. and. Alfey came out �Sept. 14. Johney Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day. at Daniel stickleys a fine cool day high wind south west Sept. 15. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Daniel Stickleys. fine cool day wind south west round to north west at night. Alice got at Morrows 24.cts worth of Brade, not Paid Inside right Sept. 16 J. Heard. and Joe. McClinchy working all day at D. Stickly and I in the afternoon. I was not working in the forenoon went down to J. Reid and to Bayfield I paid Dr. Nichol 25cts for drawing me a tooth fine cool day wind N.W. Alice took 3 doz Eggs at 11cts per doz for braid. got on the 15th and 9 cts worth of ginger Sept. 17.John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I working all. day at Daniel Stickleys Barn. fine cool day wind west. David Armstrong Paid one Dollars and fifty cents for a days work for one man. J. Westlake cutting Doors Sept. 18. John Heard. was cutting corn all day at Mrs. John Walkers Joe McClinchie not working I was working all day at D. stickleys he Paid me thirty two Dollars an 60cents. settled in full. I Paid John Heard twelve dollars that he lent me on the 2. and 8 of sept. a fine warm day Sept. 19. John Heard and . and father and Johney taking up Potatoes at home. and Old Tom Johnston half of the day. I Paid him fifty cents for it. a fine cool day wind west I and Johney Heard Patching Thomas Keys Barn roof about one hour in the Evening Back page Sept. 19. I Paid John Sparrow Eleven Dollars Part of the 30 that he lent me to Pay Kalbfeisch I took 6 Dozen of Eggs to Morrows. 72. cents worth and took it out in trade all of it Sept 20. Sunday a very fine day J. heard and. I went down to see the calf at G. Spackmans. had my tea at Thomas Heards. young Tomey came home with us Sept. 21.Tomey Heard started work again J Heard and. T. Heard . and I at home all day. grinding tools cutting the grass in the Orchard and Pulling apples Charley Smith Varna Paid me twenty-Dollars on his account. I sold the Butcher in Brucefield one Dollars worth of Pears took it out in Beef. Paid him 80.cts. for meat to day settled in full up to date got at Morrows 42cts worth of cheese and 25cts worth of Biscuites charge. fine day wind south the apple Packers came to Pack apples in the evening Sept. 22. J. Heard and Tomey. and. I at home in the forenoon at the apples. we sold. 11. Barls at one $ Per Brl and. 8 at Brl 75.cts Per brl J. Heard. took them to Brucefield in the afternoon Tomey Heard. and. I making timber at John Reids senior in the afternoon very cold high wind north west we shot four coons at night in Mr Reids Bush ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page �1885 Sept. 23. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids making a sill and Putting it in his shed high wind north west very cold all day Sept. 24. John. Heart. Joe. McClinchie and. I moving and jacking. Treasurer. John Reids shed all day a very fine cool day wind west I cashed Father a. note of sixteen Dollars against James. and. Sam Huston. Sable Line Sept. 25. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I jacking and Blocking all day. at John Reids. Treasurer fine cool day high wind south west. I lent Father ten. Dollars wittness. J. Heard. John Turner. Paid fifty cents for half a Bushel of Pare. father got me. 2. and a ½ Bush of Oates from Brother John at. 30.cts. Per Bushel he Paid 75 cents for them. I gave him the money I Paid father one Dollar that he lent me some time ago Sept. 26. Joe McClinchie and. I hewing timber. and. framing all day a John Reids senior. and John Heard in the afternoon Father left this morning for Oshawa. he took the 7.40 train took a return ticket it cost him $.7.and 50cents John. Heard took him to Seaforth in the morning he took one bushel of Pears to Mcginnis and traded them for one hundred lbs of Bran. 60.cents a fine day wind East. I took one Bushel of Pears to Morrows to sell Inside left Sept. 27. Sunday a very fine day wind west Joe McClinchie came in for dinner we went over to scotch John Reids had our tea Sept. 28. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I framing all day at John Reids at the Babylon corner. a fine day wind south East. Margaret gave a Beggar man 20 cents Sept. 29. John Heard. and. I framing all day at john Reids senior. Joe McClinchie not working went to Exeter Fair. a very warm day fine wind. s. E Sept. 30. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at John Reids senior and raised his wood shed a very fine day warm very little wind south East Mr. James Logan Paid me one Dollar. and. fifty cents and settled his Bill in full to Day I got a Due Bill of 75. cents from Morrows for one Bushel of Pairs. Oct 1st . John Heard. Joe McClinchie working all day at John Reids. senior. and. I in the afternoon I was not working in the forenoon went down to James Logans and over to mustards on the London road I took one and a half Bushels of Pairs to Morrows to sell. I got a Pair of braces 15cts. got. 2. snaps. 8cts. Paid 3cts. Postage of a letter I Paid 5cts at j Robensons for a Bolt in the Buggy wheel I got one Bag of Oates at john Reids 85lbs Inside right Oct 2. John Heard working all day at John Reid seniors. and. I and Joe McClinchie in the forenoon in the afternoon Joe McClinchie working at Treasurer. John Reids and. I from noon untill. 4. Oclock in the evening making window and Door frams. I went down to Bayfied for my Big rollers. I Paid fifty cents at G. Ervins for seting two new shoes on Polley. Alice. and Johney took $1.38cts. worth of Butter. and. Eggs. and . got one Dollars worth of sugar. and a due Bill for. 38. cents at Morrows. I got one Dollars worth of sugar at Morrows charged. a fine cool day wind S.E. Oct. 3. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I making 7. sleepers and framing them and Putting them in James Logans stable Mr Logan Paid me five dollars for doing it very high �wind all day south East untill evening round to the n w rain all afternoon. I got. 2. shoes removed on Polley at John Robensons 20cts and some Bolts and nut on the bugy 10cts. W. Purdy wedged the Boxing in one wheel Oct. 4. Sunday. a dull day high wind Blustry and. showry all day wind north west Dick Penhale and Lizie came out. Oct 5th John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working ¾ of the day at John Reid seniors stable. from 10. Oclock untill night we started in the morning at J. Johns house and had to quit rained all day wind north west Back page Oct.5. I Paid John Robenson 30 cents for removing 2. shoes on Polley and some Bolts and nuts on the Buggy I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham 20 cents for mending the childrens shoes some time a go. I got a Bottle of Eclectric Oil 25 cents not Paid Oct. 6. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I all day working at John Reids seniors stable Babylon corner dull showry day snow and rain wind north west Oct 7. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and I working in the forenoon at John Reids seniors stable and finished. and in the afternoon Joe. McClinchie and. I was working at Mr. Johns house for J. Armstrong John. Heard was not working. he was sick. a fine forenoon wind south. dull afternoon no wind the ground was covered with snow this morning Oct 8. John Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Johns house for James Armstrong Putting in sills and lifting fine day wind East in the forenoon in the afternoon north west. I got a hame strap at John Tippets 12. ½ cents. not Paid. I took 5 and a ¼ lbs of Butter to Morrows got for it. 1. yard and ¾ of flaning for Totty. Margaret traded 4. dozen Eggs for 2 yard of flannel to a Pedlar Oct. 9. J. Heard Joe McClinchie and. I working in the forenoon at Johnes house for. J. Armstrong Putting in a sill. in the afternoon we went to Bayfield show Johney and. I and J Heard and Joe McClinchie very cool but fine wind south west ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 Oct. 10th . John Heard. and Joe McClinchie working in the forenoon at J. Johns house for J. Armstrong Joe McClinchie not working in the afternoon John Heard was cutting corn at our Place I took a load of moving stuff down to J. Logan and got home the tools from Johnes. a very fine day wind south I Paid. Ramey Durand one Dollar for work he done for me. I Paid John Tippet 20cts. for a hame strap and mending my whip I Paid. W. Purday 2cents for wedging the Buggy wheels last Saturday I Paid 5cts at Morrows for a Package of Plaster. . got a Due Bill of forty cents at Morrows. for one Bushel of Pairs I went out to Seaforth in the forenoon for Father. I spent. 10cts. at. Kanedys. I got from Mrs. Kyle 13 Dollars and 25cts for Apples. I got one Dollar worth of Oatemeal and 60cts worth of tobaco for father from Mrs. Kyle. I Paid at Johstons Brothers for John Reid one Dollar and 50cts. for roller hanging for wood shed Doors I Paid 30cts. for 50lbs of Bran at Kyles and mustard Uncle John Watson was here for Dinner father Paid me the ten Dollars I lent him. I sent Mr. Smith the minister ½ a Bushel of Pairs �Oct 11. Sunday my Birthday a very fine day I am 41 years of age to day. Brother John and Mrs. and children came out very fine wind south Inside left Oct 12. John Heard. T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I moving James Logans house all day and finished. I charged him 10 $. and 50 cents he Paid me ten Dollars of it he is to Pay me the 50 cent a fine day but high wind. south East Oct. 13. John. Heard. T.. Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working by the day at William. Pollocks stable a rainey day wind south East. I got for W. Pollock at Morrows $2.95cts worth of hinges and nails and Bolts charged to my self Oct. 14. John Heard. T Heard. Joe. McClinchie and I working all day at William Pollocks stable a dull cold day showry wind north west I got one Bag of Oates from W.. Pollock Oct. 15. John. Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at William Pollocks. stable making Doors and finished a very fine day cool. wind west. Tomey Heard and Father getting in the wood into the woodshed all day Oct. 16. John Heard. T. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I all day. jacking. and. Putting in a sill at George Elgies a very fine day wind north west. I got 3 quarts of coil Oil . at morrows 15.cts Oct. 17. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I working all day at George Elgies stable Putting in sleepers laying floor and Blocking a very fine day wind south Inside right Oct 18. Sunday a fine day wind west untill night round to south East. father and. I and Johney went down to salt the cattle at G Spackmans we went to Uncles and Alfreds we had our tea at Alfreds Oct. 19. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. Tomey Heard. and I working all day at George Elgies stable dull day wind east rain in the afternoon I got one Bag of Oates from George Elgies Oct. 20. John Heard. T. Heard Joe. McClinchie. and. I making timber at Treasurer John Reids. started work about 9.. Oclock. rain in the morning dull day wind high south west. Alice took 95cts worth of Butter to Morrows got a due bill of 95.cts. I got at morrows 4 yards of flannel at 30 cts. Per yard Paid for it in due Bills Oct. 21. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I making timber all day at Treasurer John Reid a dull cold day threatned snow wind south west Oct. 22. T. Heard. Joe. McClinchie and. I framing all day at Treasurer John Reids. John Heard and Father getting up the mangles and drawing them in a very fine calm day very little wind south west sister lizie was out this afternoon Oct. 23. John Heard. Tomey Heard. Joe McClinchie. and. I framing all day at Treasurer John Reids. a fine cool day wind north west father was working at Mrs Walkers taking in her corn Back page �Oct. 24. John Heard. Tomey. Heard. and. I all day Treasurer John Reids and raised his building Joe. McClinchie was working at John Reids at the Babylon corner all day. a very fine day. I Paid. Tomey Heard. thirty five Dollars father got me the 16. Dollars from Hustons father got 8. lbs of mutton from Brother Johns Old George Slack died last night Oct. 25. Sunday a very fine day Old George Slacks Funeral father and. I went to it we went to Scothmers for our dinner D Penhale and Lizie and sister Margaret I went to chirch at night 5 cents Oct. 26. John. Heard. Joe McClinchie and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids Putting on the rafters and siding a very fine day wind south west. I went to. Isac. Iratts at night Oct. 27. John Heard. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids. dull day rain in the afternoon wind south East I Paid at Morrows 24cts. for. 3. lbs of rought nails for. J. Reid Oct. 28. John. Heard. Joe. McClinchie working all day at Treasurer. John. Reids shingling and making a door. I was working in the afternoon at. J. Reids. in the forenoon. I went out to seaforth with a grist of. 4. bags of wheat I p’d 65. cents. for 24 feet of lumber for John Reid. at Broadfoots I Paid 35 cents for a Bag at the Big mill of Bran. I Paid 10cents. for a plain handle at Johnstons. I Paid 5 cents at Kennedys. stableings for Polley a dull day wind south East ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 Oct. 29th . John Heard. and Father getting in carrots and apples all day at home rain all day wind north East Joe McClinchie working all day at John Reids senior Babylon corner at his woodshed Doors I was working at Treasurer John Reids in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I was working at John Reids seniors Oct. 30. John Heard. and Father. getting in the carrotts and apples all day. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working at John Reids senior Babylon corner in the forenoon and in the afternoon Joe McClinchie. and. I working at Treasurer John. Reids stable. a very cold day wind north west Oct. 31. John Heard. and. Father drawing in the Potatoes a very fine day not much wind south very heavy frost last night. I sold my Ewe lamb for $. 3. and 50 cents cash to mr May from Clinton Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at J. B. Secords stable framing Nov. 1st . Sunday quarterly meeting. Alice Johney and. I went 5 cents. a durty day snow and rain all day wind south East Joe. McClinchie and Mr. Cook came in in the evning Nov. 2. John Heard. and. I making Timber all day at George Spackmans. for his wood shed. a very durty day snow. and. rain/ all day wind west Inside left Nov. 3. John. Heard. and. I framing all day at G. Spackmans wood shed a very durty day rain. and. snow blustry wind north west very cold Joe. McClinchie. and. James Wanless working all day at. J. B. Secords. stable �Nov. 4. John. Heard. and. I working all day at G.. Spackmans the children got vaccinated dull forenoon rain in the afternoon wind East. James Wanless. working at secords stable half a day Nov. 5.. John Heard. and. I working at. G. spackmans. all day. rainey afternoon wind East. G. Spackman Paid me one Dollar. I. came home at nigh Nov. 6. John Heard. Joe McClinchie. and John Reid shingling at. G. Spackmans untill 11. oclock and. I working all forenoon at. G. Spackmans putting on cornish in the afternoon Joe McClinchie. Johney Reid- and. I working at Treasurer. John Reids stable. a rainey day wind E. I got at Morrows a Pair of rubbers $1.20cts. not Paid Nov. 7. Joe. McClinchie. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable. dull forenoon threatned rain thunder and lightning. fine afternoon wind changeable s w and south and s. E. I got at Morrows 40cts. worth of coal oil and caster oil Paid for with a due Bill. got 48cts. worth of cheese not quite. 4. lbs. and a coppy Book for Alice 10cts- not Paid Inside right Nov. 8. Sunday dull day wind west Margaret. and. I went down to sister. Ellenors in the afternoon it was her Birth day Nov. 9. I was working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable dull day cool wind north west some rain I got sister Ellenors little Charlotte Registered Nov 10. I was working in the forenoon at Treasurer John Reids stable. I was not working in the afternoon. I went down to G. Spackmans and down to Westlakes for Johney had my tea. fine day wind west Nov. 11. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable a very fine day wind south John Torance Paid me one hundred. and sixty five Dollars for Charley horse he also Paid me nine. Dollars. and. seventy five cents for shingling at his barn. I Paid him $1. 60cts for doing my road work. Nov. 12. John Westlake. and. I shingling all day at G. Spackmans. I lent. Richard. Penhale seventeen Dollars witness G. Spackman I went down for Ramy Durand at night and Penhales. G. Spackman and. I rain came home at night dull day threatned rain all day wind south west and south Back page Nov. 13th not working in the forenoon I went over to Ed. Rathwells in the afternoon, working at treasurer John Reids stable a very cold day wind west I paid James. Reid one hundred dollars that he lent me on the 27th of Oct 1883 and seven dollars interest Nov. 14 I was working at Treasurer John Reids Stable all day, cold, snowy day wind S.W. Nov. 15.. Sunday at home all day dull and cold some snow wind west Nov. 16.. I was all day working at Treasurers John Reids Stable a dull soft day cool wind west Lous Riel Hung this morning at 8 Oclock Nov. 17. I was working all day at Isaac Irritts hewing sills. and. sleepers for his kitchen a very fine day wind south I got at Morrows 3 nots of choak line 25cts not paid �Nov. 18. I was. working all day at Isaac. –Irrits kitchen framing the sills. a dull soft day . rain all afternoon wind south Nov. 19. I was working at. Isaac Irratts all day. and John Westlake was working in the afternoon at. Irratts a fine day but cold wind north west. Paid one cent for a Postal card at Morrows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 Nov. 20th . John Westlake. and. I working all day at. Isaac Irratts kitchen and raised it a dull day rain at night wind south all day Nov. 21. John Westlake and. I working all day at Isaac. Irratts kitchen a dull soft day some snow at night wind north west James Henry Johnston Paid me forty three Dollars and 73 cents. for my labour $14.00. and for material $29 73 and one Dollar and 5cts. worth of Battens pine. The lime and Plastering is to settle for yet Nov 22. Sunday a dull soft day snow storm last night at home all day wind East Nov 23. I went down to J. H. Johnstons in the morning to see the Timber for his Barn John Westlake was choring at our Place all day in the afternoon. I took ten Bags of apples to Bayfield. and. got a Barrel. and a Kag of cider made I Paid. Geminehardt 70 cents for making it I had my tea at Uncles. I got two new shoes set on Polley at W. Duncans not Paid wind East cool Nov 24 John Westlake. and. I shingling all day at. I Irratts kitchen. a very cold day wind north East. I brought home a load of cedar chips from Irratts Inside left Alice. and. John Took 2 dozen of Eggs to Morrows and got John a. 2. Part Book 15 cents and Alice a Bottle of ink. 5. cents and the rest in Pepper settled up Nov. 25. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Isaac. Irratts kitchen shingling and Putting up the stoop. a very cold day wind north East Nov. 26.. John Westlake and. I working at Isaac. Irratts Kitchen untill three Oclock. after that we were working at Tomey Keays house putting window casings a mild day not quite so cold wind north East Nov. 27. John Westlake. and. I working all day at George Elgies stable a mild day no wind snow this morning old Hughey sold my Boots Nov 28. John Westlake. working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable and. I in the afternoon I went down to W. Pecks in the forenoon James Armstrong Paid me fifteen Dollars for Putting in sill and lifting J. Lyons house. Father Paid Old Hughy fifty cents for mending my Boots I Paid father the fifty cents and 2cts that he Paid for Beef some time a go. fine day wind south west Nov. 29. Sunday a mild day soft wind west Margaret and I went down to Uncles in the afternoon and had our tea Inside right �Nov. 30. John Westlake. and. I working all day at Treasurer John Reids stable. a dull soft day very mild no wind. John Reid Paid me forty Dollars I got 81. lbs of Oates with the Bag from John Reid I Paid John Westlake forty Dollars. on his wages Dec. 1. not working in the forenoon went down to James Mustard with to do moving. I Paid Tomey Wiley our taxes. 7 Dollars and. 14. cents. Henry Keays Paid me one Dollar for Harrison Thompson in the afternoon John Westlake and. I moving at James Mustards. mild day Dull no wind I had J. sparrows horse and wagon Dec. 2. John. Westlake. and. I at James Mustard Kippen. moving his wood shed. and. Put 2 sills in it. J. Mustard Paid me Ten Dollars for the two days moving. I Paid Dr. Elliott fifty cents for vaccinacing the children. dull day mild wind south west I had J. Sparrows horse and waggon Dec. 3. John Westlake was sharping saws all forenoon at our Place. and father and drew Mrs Walkers corn – in the forenoon in the afternoon J. Westlake. and. I was Taring down an old Building at Uncles John Watsons a snow storm wind north, John Robenson sharped. 3. Bars for me not Paid Back page Dec. 4. John Westlake. and. I working at Uncles John Watsons taking down the old stable untill four Oclock. a stormey day snow storm wind south East. and East and north East. I Paid John Westlake ten Dollars I lent Uncle John Watson ten Dollars John Westlake left and went home father got at Morrows 15cts worth of oil and a lamp globe 10cts Dec. 5.. I was at home all day we killed a year old whether he weighed 75. lbs of mutton I sold him to Morrow at. 6. cents Per lb and the skin at 75 cents. I got a Due Bill for $5. and 25. cents.. it was a very stormey day snow storm a north wester I had the cutter out for the first time the first sleighing Dec. 6. Sunday a very cold stormey day wind north west very rough Dec. 7. I was at home all day choring round home all day a very rough day wind north west round to south west at night. I took the childring to school Dec 8. I went down to. G. spackmans and traded him our heifer and Uncles steer for 80. coards of wood and 12. coards for my work at his wood shed. 42 coards in all. I allowed him 8. Dollars and 25cts. for the heifers Pasture. a very rough afternoon snow storm south East. I Paid Old Hughey C. 35 cents for mending Alices shoes half soling them Dec. 9. not working went Jack. Reids. and seen Jim Henry Johnston took no job. afternoon. I settled with. J. Armstrong he Paid me five Dollars. settlement in full to day. a rainey day wind south west cold at night I paid Old Hughey. C. 30 cents for half soling johneys shoes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page 1885 Dec 10th . not working cold day wind west I Paid 10cts at Stewarts for liqurice. I went down to Uncles for some tools in the afternoon. Brought them up to John Reids. I got at Morrows 10. lbs of Oatemeal. 25.cts. I got at Morrows 10. lbs of Oatemeal. 25cts. I got 5. and a ½ yards of red flannel $1.85cts. �Dec. 11. I was working all day at John Reids- Treasurer putting up a partition in the house a dull cold day wind west Dec. 12. I went down to Dick Penhales on horse Back Richard Penhale Paid me fifteen Dollars of the seventeen that. I lent him on the 12. of november a dull cold day wind south west Dec. 13. Sunday it snowed all forenoon. I was at home a very mild day no wind warm al day Dec. 14. a stormey day a north wester. I went down to Tomey Heards. I Paid John Heard. fifty Dollars on his wages. I had my dinner at. Heards Mrs John. Tippet came home with me. I was at G Bates about a Building Dec. 15.. Wilehelmine got married this morning to Lantie Clark a stormey day snow all day wind south west Tomey Denison father. and. I killed Mrs. Walker her pig I took. 2 and a half Bushels of Onions to Morrows and got a Due Bill for two Dollars for them. I. took three lbs of Butter and got 7 lbs of suggar for it Inside left Dec. 16. not working we cut Mrs Walkers Pig up for her a fine mild day no wind Dec. 17. we Killed our Pigs. John. Sparrow helped us to Buttcher them. fine day mild very little wind south East Jacob Snider came up and took a load of moving traps I Paid Dr Elliot 75 cents for medicine for my self. I got at Morrows a Pair of no 7 shoes for Tottie Price one Dollar Dec. 18. at home in the forenoon cutting up our Pork. Jacob snider came out and took 8. Plank and the capsol. I went down to John Mcallisters and Joe Fosters in the afternoon done no Bussiness soft day wind south west I got a Pair of no. 7. shoes for Totty one. $ at Morrows not Paid Dec. 19. John Denison and. I went down to Willie Pollocks. and. to Bayfield. and to Tom Stinsons we had our dinners at John Pollocks and Polley fed it cost me sixty cents James McIntyre Paid me six Dollars his account in full to Date a very rough day a north wester. John Sparrow lent me twenty five Dollars. I Paid it Back to his mrs at night. I did not use it Dec. 20. Sunday a very fine day not much wind west I was at home all day. not well Inside right Dec. 21. I was at home not working Joe Foster Paid me twenty five Dollars for work done in 1884 Settled in full. I got at Morrows 15cts worth of coal Oil and 25cts worth of soap. we took our two Ewes to James McLymonts Ram a very fine day no wind. I got a Rooster from William Mcallister he gave it to me I gave 25cts. to Maggie Mitchell and Miss Weeks for a present for the master Dec.22. a soft day rain in the morning wind south west I went down to G Spackmans. and. I lent G. Spackman one Hundred Dollars at Eight Per cent until Paid he got it for six months and gave his note for it James Johnston old Billeys Jim endorsed the note with him I had my Dinner at Archie Campbells. was in the see John C I stayed all night at Brother Johns �Dec. 23. I. went down to. Jacob Sniders. I had my dinner at Mrs. Snowdens. John Reid senior Paid me fifteen Dollars on my work. Uncle. John Watson. Paid Margaret the ten Dollars. I lent him on Dec. 4. a soft day rain in the morning the sleighing all gone wind south and south west Back page Dec. 24. I went down to. G. Spackmans. I was in the afternoon at Spackmans making Doors for his wood shed a dull cold day no wind no sleighing. I stayed all night at. G. Spackmans Dec. 25. I got three Pigs at. Mrs.. Mossops. and Paid seven Dollars on them. I owe her fifty cts yet on them they are two Dollars and fifty cents each one of them was for mrs. Walker. and. two for myself Mrs Walker Paid two Dollars. and 50cts for the Pig. and. Two Dollars. and. 50 cents. on my work. I done her during the summer. I was at home in the afternoon Christmas day a very fine one a very fine day cold the sun shone all day Dec. 26th I took 6 bags of Oats down to Bayfield Mill to get chopped and paid 39cts for the chopping I paid G. Irwin 50cts for putting two new shoes on Polleys hind feet. I got Father 2cts worth of tobbaca at Morrows and paid for it my-self. I spent 10cts for Liquorice Father went down to Alfreds with me and staid all night cold day wind north East Dec. 27th . Sunday at home in the forenoon in the afternoon Johnie and I went down to Alfred’s for Father, a fine day wind S.W. Dec. 28. I went over to Denisons in the forenoon and in the afternoon. I went to the nomation Thomas Simpson Paid me 4$ and 50.cent for making sills for his Barn dull soft day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Front page James Henry Johnstons Barn to Be 40 x 60 15 Posts 10 x 10. 12 feet long 2.70 feet Plates and long sills 3.60 Cross sills and Beems 4.00 25 guirts 4.50 10 Purline Posts 1.20 1 mud sibl 42 feet 11 Sleepers 40 feet long 440 feet Overlayers 200 feet 15 Cedar Posts 8 feet long 120 feet 11 guirts in under barn ___ 182 feet ___ 2584 (52 days work for a man For making timber (65 Dollars at $1.25 Per day making timber 65 for framing and finishing off 130 Dollars image of barn design including lengths and descriptions �himlock lumber 153 200 lbs of 9 inch nails and 100 ls of shingle nails 10 Hinges and fasings 12 for shingles and halling them 76 for Pine lumber for Doors rought nails and spick ___11.70 _ 457.70 Inside left Dec 17th . 1885. Jacob Snider. got 14. rollers. 2 pack crews and three Barrs. 2 little ones and one Big one. and one sledge one snatch Block and 2. Big chanes and the Pulling line Dec. 18. Jacob Snider got .8. Planks. and . the capsol Inside right Dressed and gruved plank 2000. feet inch lumber for inside work 3550. feet out side siding siding 4110. feet sheeting 3000. feet cornish and ridge Boards 322. feet 21 Pair of rafters 2 ½ x 5.25 feet long 1100. feet 56 Peices of scanlling 3 x 4.14 feet long 784. feet 13 Peices oc scantling 3 x 4.12 feet long 156. feet 6 Peices of scanling 4 x 4.12 feet long 96. feet 2 Peices of scantling 4 x 4.18 feet long 48. feet 2 Peices of scantling 5 x 5.20 feet long 83. feet 2 Peices of scantling 4 x 4.16 feet long 42. feet 151291 feet 350 feet of snatched Pine for Doors And 80 feet for Battens 31. Sq of shingle Back page 1885 Dec 29. I went over to the goshen line with G. Forest in the forenoon to see the Timber about his Barn dull day wind south I went down to Jacob Sniders in the afternoon Dec 28 John Westlake was moving at Jacob Sniders all day for me Dec 29. John Westlake was moving at Jacob sniders for me Dec 30 John Westlake and. I Putting in sills in the forenoon at Jacob Sniders granery not working in the afternoon came home. dull soft day wind south east I settled up with Mrs John Walker for the year 1885 she Paid me seven Dollars. also Paid me one Dollar and fifty cents to Pay mclean for her Expostor �Dec 31. I was at James Turners. Par Line fencing all day a dull soft Day wind south West all day no snow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Montreal House Seaforth,..... Aug 1st .....188 .................................................. Bought of DUNCAN & DUNCAN, -IMPORTERS OF- Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, etc. SOLD BY EX’D BY 6 migham 15 90 9 tramp 9 81 2 Cloth 2 00 5 ½ Holland 1 10 lamb mutton 45 ¼ Brosnils 15 6 spools 15 1 button 10 1 ½ do 18 5. 87 Paid �Note: any entries crossed out in original diary are not included in this transcription. *The author uses a symbol for “and” which is not available in Microsoft Word ( ) Page 1 1885 January 1. 1885. I was at home choring round all day a cold day wind north west snow. I gave Edward Ward one Dollar he was a way all day. I got at Morrows in goods to the amount of one Dollar and* fifty two cents $1.52cents I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham for mending Alice and Johneys shoes 30cts I got Alice another shoe mended Paid Jan 3 fifteen 15cts January 2 .I was not working in the forenoon. I was at John Walkers sawing wood in the afternoon snow, wind East Edward Ward was here all day left at night went to John Johnstons. I got at Morrows a Book fifty cents charged to me 50. not Paid January 3. I was at home in the forenoon faning Oates cold morning wind south east in the afternoon. I was at John Sparrows sawing wood Edward Ward was sawing wood all day at J. Johnstons. I got at Morrows one Box of soda Biscuits not paid 28cent. I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham fifteen cts for for mending Alice shoe 15cents January 4 Sunday a fine day mild little wind south west I was at home all day Edward Ward stayed all night last night and all day to day Mr Cook came down to see us January 5 I went down the Goshen to G Downsons In the forenoon I asked him $35 00 for shingling and putting in sills and $.50.00 for the moving job. I came down to 32$. for the shingling I was round Varna in the afternoon I Paid 3 cts at Morrows for a ¼ of a lb of salts. I Paid Old Hughey Cunningham 20 cents for mending my Boots new heels on them a fine soft day, wind south west. Edward Ward had his Breakfast this morning and then left went to Varna all day January 6. I was at home in the forenoon rain wind south west dull afternoon I went down to Bayfield in the afternoon. and. to Hurds and James Johnstons. I Paid John. Hurd Seventy five Dollars. 75=00 on his wages. January 7 I paid Jack Reid 25. cents for lime settled and gravel. I got to date a Bottle of caster oil at Morrows. 18. cents. I took 11 Bags of Apples to Geminehardts for cider Paid him 77. cents for making them. Paid G Erwin 20cts for removing 2 shoes on Polley Page. 2. 1885 January 7th . Mr Connors. paid me twenty Eight Dollars and 91 cents on Howards account Settled in full. a dull day frising a little west wind January 8. I was at home in the forenoon. I went down to Edmund Westlakes in the afternoon to see about getting wood a fine mild day soft Margaret was Boiling down cider Jan 9 .I went down to John Foots and James Turners Par line to see about getting wood. I had my dinner at J. Turners . I got 1915 lbs of Hay from John Turner. I paid him $6=70 cents for it. I paid Cook 15 cents for weighing it. A fine day � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc20ab3dc9f3cb6535141a04059907bf.pdf 2159873a3012465b192928a847a92e1b PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c75a7e12a5bbe22119222d0545a2e825.pdf d7d8d43c36e0559b60dd4ec51b39ec59 PDF Text Text Rosamond McKenney Sweet (1863-1962) 1881-1882 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers ROSAMOND 1881-82 a pair of corsets $1 laddle 22.00 linen for aprons 38 cents teeth filled 2.50 1 98 pair of gloves for 125 teeth filled 1.50 9 lace for 19 slippers 1.50 1 25 lace for 10 hand br .15 90 braid 16 braid 20 20 rindew 15 hat 8.50 15 gas ok 15 10 papers 25 8 papers 10 25 thread $10 10 slippers 1.50 10 stockings 60 1.50 cotton 88 10 calieo 75 50 threads 5 98 magnetta 5 75 hail 80 5 tab 20 5 64 gloves 1 25 ----------------- gloves 1 25 7.67 gloves 1 25 50 gloves 1 25 1.25 laddle -----------------9.62 January 1 Saturday was new year's and I went over to see Lucretia her Ma and Pa went to Kingsville 2 Sunday John Cretia and I was out to Jims and a coming home Gretia sa8d she had a pin a proding her. We had a splendid time. John was hear. 3 Monday was voting day. Lewis and I went town with the buggy. Bell came down with him but she stayed to our place till we came home. I over to Gretia 4 Tuesday I had a toothache and Gretia and I went to town and I had the nurv killed & Doctor Wells let an iron to press the led in and it sised or Bubed which ever I was a mind to have. We went to have a picture taken and when we got up in the photograph gallery I saw Jim from the window I beckoned for him to come up & he came we all three had our pictures taken Gretia and Jim got me to stand back by the chair and January I looked upside down. I was over to Misses Davises to hear how the election came off and she said so much to me She made me mad. 5 Wednesday John was over in the evening to let me know they were a going out to Jims he told him we would came out that night and he went away but we stayed the evening and played old maid and snap. Mrs Allen came there to ask Nellie and Jim to a suprise party when we came home it was a snowing none of them what time I got at home for they never heard me open the door. {Line through John was over} 1 �6 Thursday when I got up in the morning their was good sleighing I started me a log cabin rug this morning I saw a Mrs Davis & Jennie go to town this afternoon with their cutter I stayed home all day. 7 Friday Ma and I was to Mrs Becker's & Emma January and I went for a drive when we got down town I went in for Flornce Mc Loclin and when we were driving around we over took Lottie & Bell Allen & Anna and Minnie Moss lottie was a driving and she told me I could not get bye so she gave me half of the road and when I went to go bye she drove cross ways of the road but I went bye her. Charles Ian Wagner road from the corner home with us & he said that those two wimon was two much for him Cretia was over 8 Saturday I went over to Mr Sweets & took over a pitcher of milk & then I came home & got my dinner & then Will & Cretia wanted me to go to town so I went and their Pa came and we had his horse Cretia & Jessie & I then we came a cross Emina Becker & took her down to the skating rink. Then we went & took Jessie home & then she said she had to go back to Bob Farthings & so I took her back & then I took Minnie Wells January down to the rink & saw Jim McKinney in town 9 Sunday Pa & Ma & Mr & Mrs Swet went up to Mr Stephen Teeples & I went over to Cretie's John drove after me and I came home about four O cloc John came with me and in the evening John and I took Mark Cockses horse and we went for a drive 10 Monday Cretie & I was to town & I got the nurv of my tooth killed. John was over 11 Tuesday Ma & I went to town in the evening and got a picture frame 12 Wednesday Cretia came over to borrow my cap and I went home with her Ella & Teeple was down & Cretia came home with me and when we got down to their gate Archurs Hughes came along and he took us down to the corner for a drive and a coming home he said that he saw Mary Wood January dressed up in boys cloaths Cretia 2{unclear} 13 Thursday Ma & I went to town and I got my teeth fixed 14 Friday Ma went to Sweets in the afternoon & when she came home I went over after supper Frank Davis came here while I was there Cretia & I had a good time 15 Saturday I went out to Dora's and spent the afternoon 2 �16 Sunday Pa went down to Bill Ian Wagner & in the afternoon John came for me and we went for a drive down south of Aylmer and when we came home it was a snowing 17 Monday I stayed home John & Cretia was over 18 Tuesday I was home all day & their was January a surprise party came hear in the evening and after the town people went home Jim & Cretia went for a drive and Cretia caught an awful cold & John & I went for a drive I went to town in the morning 19 Wednesday Ella came for me & I stayed there till Saturday noon 20 Thursday I was there 21 Friday we were all invited over to James teeples to tea & they had a dance 22 Saturday Ella & I went to town & then I came home . 23 Sunday I went over to Creties in the morning for her to go for a drive but she had such a cold she could not go then I came home & Bell & Lewis came down so I went over to Creties January then and stayed with Cretia till three O'clock and Will had been off for a drive and when he came home Cretia & John brought me home. Jane & Thomas was home then in the evening John & I went to spriengfield and got home at 9 O'clock 24 Monday I was home 25 Tuesday Cretia & I went to Ellas & then we went from there to town Ella went with me and Cretia went with Stephen Teeple we met Jim and Ed they was a comming out to our place Jim left his over-shoes there. 26 Wednesday I stayed home & expected Cretia over but she did not come but in the evening Mr Watson was to our place. 27 Thursday I was to town and got Pa's picture framed 28 Friday Mrs Sweet was over & Cretia & John was over in the evening. 29 Saturday I was over to Cretie's in the afternoon 3 �30 Saturday Pa & Ma went to Jane's Cretia & John was a comming over & I drove over & got Cretia & in a few minutes John came over and told me that he wanted to go with Mark. So when Pa came home Cretia & I went for a drive up as far as Wooleys & we met John & Mark we turned around & came back and Cretia got in with Mark & John with me. He came over home with me & we had our supper & then he went and hitched up his horses and we met Mark down the road hear on the culvert 31 Monday I was over to Cretia with a pitcher of milk I stayed about five minutes {marks in black ink:} J & J 12 C E Feb {rest of page is blank} {blank page} February the first 1 Tuesday I was home all day 2 Wednesday I went to town then down to Mr able's then to Mr Allen's & got home about ten o clock John sweet was over at noon and brought my mittens over 3 Thursday John and I was up there in the evening Cretia was there and old Teeple said that I would make no farmers wife I think it was none of his business 4 Friday I was home 5 Saturday I was out to town & I saw Cretia & Ella out there 6 Sunday I went over after Will but he could not come John & Cretia went to farm on the {?? - written over erased words} & I went down to Elma's Mr & Mrs Sweet & Mr & Mrs Teeple was hear to tea a Sunday night I had a splendid time down there 7 Monday Cretia & John was over in the evening 8 Tuesday I stayed home 9 Wednesday Pa & I went too town with the cutter & it rained all the while wer were gone & before we started 10 Thursday I was over to Cretia in the afternoon and I came home before tea & Joust before we had our supper Cretia came over & stayed till about nine O clock John was over to mark's that evening. Len Wooley came hear that evening after George 11 Friday Mrs Sweet came over hear in the afternoon & I went home with her a little while & she gave me some yarn for me a pair of Cuffs. 12 Saturday I made Cretias switch & Ma took it over to her & I stayed home all day 4 �13 Sunday Cretia was over all the after-noon John and Mark was away 14 Monday John was over in the evening 15 Tuesday I was over to Cretia in the evening and George was there he had been a working there that day & John came home with me and stayed about two hours 16 Wednesday I went out to Widners then from there to town & when I was comming home I lost some blue ribon and when I got home Cretia was here 17 Thursday Moretta Lydia Abell & I went down to Hamilton McKenneys Mr & Mrs baker came there & Olives sister and her mom when we was a comming home Moretta road with Mr Cronk 18 Friday it snowed eneough to make sleighing & Ma & Pa went to town George & I stayed home George blacked the stove & I mended his coat 19 Saturday Cretia John & I was a going to singing school but one of their horses got sick and we could not go far Mr Sweet had the others away to London and John came over for me to go there & stay all night 20 Sunday John & I & Cretia & Mark went to church then in the evening we all went down to Allen & we had a {turn} over in the snow. John was hear all day 21 Monday Cretia & I went to St Thomas and took butter & Cretia came over home with me & stayed to dinner 22 Tuesday I was over to Creties and Ellas. Teeple came there so then I came home and a little while after I was home Austin Mc Clish & Jimmie came 23 Wednesday I went to town with Lewis and he went away down south so I went home with June Nairn and he came there for me. when we got home Watson was hear. 24 Thursday Cretia was over & spent the after noon 25 Friday Will & I went to town and I took him home & Mr & Mrs was gone so Cretia brought the horse home and I stayed till after supper {mark through first "p"} then when they came home John brought me home and then he went over to Marks for they were a going to London the next day he was hear before he went 26 Saturday I was home all day 27 Sunday Ma & Pa was to Lewises & Cretia came over 5 �28 then in about an hour John & Mark came they went home about five & Cretia stayed then at six Pa & Ma came it rained all day then in the evening John came over March 29 Monday I went to town & and from there I went to Mrs Johal Davises & got her bird It snowed all day & froze {unclear: I 7 J 11 C 8??} {blank page} {blank page} March 1 Monday 1 {overtyped a number 2} Tuesday Cretia was over in the four noon & I had my dinner then I went there and stayed there the afternoon then she came over & stayed the evening & went home with Mark 2 {overtyped a number 3} Wednesday Pa & Ma was to Lewises in the evening and stayed till twelve Cretia was over & stayed all night. Mark & John was over in the evening they came from Marks Cretia & I talked all night that night we never slept one minute Lew was down and we danced that night & was there to supper 3 {overtyped a number 4} Thursday Cretia went home in the morning before her meal and in the afternoon I went over to tell her we could go to town but It commenced to rain & then it turned to snow & snowed all night there in the morning it was good sleighing Friday I was home all day 5 Saturday Ella came for me to go to town with her I went and we had a splendid time when we got there Cretia had Inne's horse and she got in with us & came home 6 Sunday I went out to town in the morning to take Jessie for a ride and when we got out hear we came in and had our dinner John Sweet came over for milk before dinner and he stayed awhile then he went home then I took Jessie home. Then Thomas & Jane went home Then before Lewis & Bell went home John was hear again Then they went home & Tommy came for John to go for the Dr then John came back hear and got his supper then him & I went for a drive & Mr Sweet's horses run away 7 Monday I was over to Creties joust drove over for her to go to town we went from Aylmer to Orwell then I took her home I came home then I drove out to Bells to take Lewis his {Jin?Jim?} John was hear I was over to see how Will was 8 Tuesday I was home all day till night then John was over & we went to the tea meeting Cretia went with Teeple & Ella I enjoyed my self splendid. 6 �9 Wednesday I was over to Creties to see how Will was and {wrote over words -take some- hard to decipher}. Milk. 10 Thursday Cretia came for some milk and she stayed a little while and her Ma came after her 11 Friday Mrs Sweet was hear in the afternoon and she went home about four O'clock & I went over & stayed the evening & Cretia came as far as the fence 12 Saturday I was home 13 Sunday Cretia was over John & Mark went away and Cretia & I went up by hughes then down by Orwell then by town then down to Glencolm then to Frank McKinnies then we came home and about six O'clock John came over and they went home about nine {started an "O" but stopped} 14 Monday I went out to Jessie's Lewis took me out there then we went down to Joseph Chettons to a suprise party Jessie & I went 15 Tuesday I came home Jessie & I went down town I went to get my teeth filled he charged $1.50 & while I was up there Cretia came up she came out with Pa so I came home with them. 16 Wednesday I went over to Creties to invite them over a Thursday night 17 Thursday I was home all day and in the evening Mr & Mrs Teeple Mr & Mrs Dea Mr & Mrs McKenney & Mr & Mrs Sweet came Cretia had the face swelled so she would not come we danced & had a splendid time. 18 Friday Cretia came over a little while and John was over to go home with her & then Tomie came he had the ear ache I had a fearful cold so that I was laid up 19 Saturday John was over in the evening and brought over some eggs & some {netting?} he stayed the evening & the pipe he borrowed to smoke in Tommies ear 20 Sunday It snowed all day John was over in the afternoon and stayed till eight. George went a sparking & I saw Jack Wooley go too 21 Monday I was to town with Pa & got a new pair of slippers & stockings 7 �22 Tuesday I went over to Creties after dinner then after tea she came back with me we sugered off & after we got it done John came and we plaid cards the rest of the evening we had a splendid time 23 Wednesday I was home all day and at night Shed Ivan Wagnor came up to invite us {down?} to a supprise party to {Dan's?} John came over to see what I had for an excuse not to go my excuse was that Sarah and Crommell Chetton was a comming so he stayed and we played cards all the evening 24 Thursday I was home & Alice Beemer came & she stayed all day and in the afternoon about four O'clock I went and took her home then I went on down town and got some print for me a quilt 25 Friday I set my quilt part of it togeather and then about three I went to Creties & Mrs Dolton was there Cretia baked a jelly cake whilst I was there she had a splendid one then I came home & got my supper then she came over and stayed till nine then I went as far as the fence with her John did not come for her I dont know the reason at present 26 Saturday Cretia & I was to town Mr Sweet & John was there. We was with him a little while then I heard after we came home him and Nella Bentley was to gather. 27 Sunday I went over to Creties & Cret & I went to the barn to see the new harnass & when we got there John & Jud Hughes was there and we looked out of the East door & saw Elma & Frank a comming So we went to the house and was having a splendid time Jud went home Mrs Sweet & I was getting supper & Jessie came after me Crom & Sarah Chetton was to our place so I came home. Then I went home with Frank & stayed till Friday night 28 Monday Harriett came there we had lots of fun with her she went away Tuesday we was over to Mrs Woodwurths 29 Tuesday Elma 30 Wednesday I was there & we expected John & Cretia there but it snowed all day so they could not come C & J {???} 31 Thursday Elma & I went to the woods with {Solim?} on the bob sleighs April 1 Friday Frank brought me home in the evening and we went over to Creties and never got home till after twelve O'clock Frank went for the first time to see Cretia 2 Saturday I was home all day Tommy was over and we made some taffy out of Maple Sugar Mr John went by in the evening he had {Lew} for the mail I guess he went to {??} 8 �3 Sunday Cretia sent Tommy over for me to come over So in the afternoon Lewis & Bell came down so lewis took me over there and about five I came home. I started when John & Tom was over to the barn Cretia came as far as the gate then we stood there to talk and then the boys came from the barn John came as far as the fence then he helped me over our fence and then went back home then about seven he came over and spent the evening Mr & Mrs Sweet was gone to Kingsville. George was down east by summers corners 4 Monday Ma & I put the quilt on in the morning then in the afternoon Cretia came and helped us quilt 5 Tuesday I went over to Creties to get some yeast there I wanted them to come a Sunday but Cretia said he had promissed Mark so we went over to the barn and I asked him & he said he would we looked around the barn and John turned the Calf loose and it run around the shed so I came home & about five Cretia came to help me quilt then she stayed till about ten John came over about seven and he stayed and went home with her. 6 Wedensday Cretia came over at 1 and I was washing dishes Ma was quilting she wiped the dishes for me then we went and quilted then she had to go home at three to help feed some little Lambs then she came back and stayed to supper and stayed the evening till after nine John came for her. She dressed up a doll baby out of the little Sofa pillow and she said it was a pretty goode make fore green horns. Lew & Tommy came to see george but Pa had paid him off Cretia & I was up to the barn to see the calf 7 T I went over to Creties in the afternoon & Mrs & Mr Sweet went to Orwell & I stayed with her the afternoon John brought the revolver to the house & Cretia & he & I shot at a mark. 8 Friday I have looked for her all the afternoon but she did not come I do not know the reason for she intended to come to help me bake a cake but I had to bake it myself {top of page has drawing of 4 half notes?} 9 Saturday Lewis was down in the four noon & Pa went up to his sugar bush in the afternoon 10 Sunday I expected Frank & Elma but they did not came John & Cretia came Jane & Thomas came before dinner Cretia & John came to tea John went home after tea to do his chores Then he came back & they stayed till nine. 11 Monday Nellie & Olivia came up in the afternoon for us to came down to a sugar party that night to a sugar party we all went to the woods and did not come back to the house about one & got home about half a past three 12 Tuesday Ma went over to Creties John went to town with his horse I was home all day 13 Wednesday I went to Creties Pa drove me over and I took a pail of Parsnips over 9 �Mrs Sweet came to our place & she stayed hear till after supper and I stayed there till nine then John came home with me 14 T I had a little boy come hear to day selling stuff and I bought a lamp wick of him his name was John Snader I expected Jim in the evening but he did not come 15 Friday I was home and expected Jim to come in the evening but he did not come he could, not 16 Saturday Cretia & I went to town in the afternoon and when we had been there a little while Ella and John came 17 Sunday Cretia went to Ella's Ma & Pa went to Lewises but they were not home John was over and spent the evening 18 Monday I went to Bell's to take some Clover seed there from ther to Jimms then Nellie & I went back to the woods and I came home and had my dinner then Bell came down and we hitched old Ian on their buggy and went to town Cretia and John was over in the evening 19 Tuesday John & Cretia & I was a going out to Lewises & Nellie Solman & Jessie Parks was there & Jimmie & Nellie were there Cretia went with Ella to St Thomas & she came near getting left she joust got back in time 20 Wednesday I road over to Creties in the evening on horse-back Ella was there 21 Thursday Mrs Sweet was over in the afternoon to help quilt and Cretia came after her for Mrs Cocks came. 22 Friday she was over in the afternoon again and I went to town to get some money for Pa. Cretia & John was here. 23 Saturday I was over to Creties & John was over in the evening he was in the pantry 24 Sunday I went to Jimms before dinner and got back about four and about six Frank came he wanted me to go to Creties with him but I told him I guess he could go alone they took Antie home John was over John and Mark was down to Springfield 25 Monday I expected Jim and nellie's & John Cretia over two but Cretia flared up and did not come John came over a little while Nellie dident cone either no none but Jim and John Jim brought the gobbler home and they onely stayed a little while 26 Tuesday I was home all day and Cretia came over in the evening and I went a piece with her 27 Wwedenesday I was home all day Ma was to Creties and she cane over hear 10 �28 Thursday [ struck out…I went over to Cretia with the paper in the morning before] I was home 29 Friday I went over to Creties in the morning with the paper and then in the afternoon I went over again and cut her some patches she came back with me and we baked a jelly cake 30 Saturday Ma and I washed the buggy and there in the evening we went to town and I saw gorden Pepper and I asked him and Augusta to come out and he says I will or We Will I got a pair Of Gloves their was three girls came along and they says to one another is will in if he hant I dont want to go in so he was not in and they dident go in 31 Sunday {blank} May 1881 1 Sunday I went over to Creties in the morning to see if she could come and stay till Pa and Ma went to Aunt Betsies but they expected company and she could not John was over a little while before they went he went home and our hired man took me over there and Mr and Mrs Edward Coupland came there for dinner and after dinner Cretia and I was a comming over Jack Wooley and John was to the corner and I invited them over them over and we made {Camy?} and then about five Pa and Ma came they went home then after they got their Chores done they came back and stayed till after nine {in pencil:} 2 Monday Ma & I was to town Ma went to see if Cretia could go but she could not so we went and a comming home we overtook Juniors marr on and Miss Stephens and some others John stopped hear on his way back 3 Tuesday I was home Cretia & Tommy was over in the evening John was to town he went with Ella then to town 4 Wedensday I was to Creties and her & John went to town in the evening with a basket of butter and then they drove back and I went to town with them 5 Thursday I was to Creties in the four noon and after dinner John brought their horse over and hitched him on our buggy and we went and took some berry bushes out to Aunt Betsy then from there to town and then home Cretia stayed a little while and John he came after the horse and he stayed the evening. 6 Friday I was to Creties they were a cleaning the Parlor and I stayed a little while then in the evening Tommy brought the paper John was to Mark's 11 �7 Saturday John brought the horse over and hitched it up then he went for a drive then he tied it up to our tie poste Cretia she came here but I was not redy then in a little while Tommy Came he wanted to go and get his tooth pooled Then Cretia and I we went and got Jessie then Cretia found Nella Bentley and we took her up to Mrs {Tosers?}Oh I saw almost every body I knew only Frank 8 Sunday Pa went to Lewises in the afternoon and Ma and I stayed home all day. Will and John was to Cockes and when Pa came home Ma and I went to Mr Skinners John went for a drive 9 Monday I went to Dora's to take her bird home and we went over to Agusta's then I took her home and a comming home I saw Bell allen up a cleaning the milk can and I stopped and talked to her then I came along by Mrs Skinner and I went in there and got some plants. 10 Tuesday Pa and I was to town and he sent for my side saddle 11 Wedensday Cretia was over 12 Thursday I was to Creties in the afternoon and in the evening her and her ma was to our place they came and brought some Turnips over. 13 Friday I went to Creties in the morning and we brought Will over he walked. And in the evening Cretia and her Ma and Tommy came John took Mr Sweet to lodge. Cretia and I went over to Mrs Davises a little while then we came home and was a standing down by the gate and John came back {words over-written: he then?} we road up to the barn and took some potatoes up there then we came back and he stayed till they went home then will got a ride home. 14 Saturday I went over to Creties in the afternoon but her and her Pa was gone to town so I stayed a little while with Will then I came home I intended to go to town after supper but It rained so I dident get to go I saw Cretia go home Will Hughes was with them 15 Sunday Lewis has come down this morning I was down to the stable and cleaned the horse 16 Monday Ma and I went to Franks in the afternoon Ma went to get him to help with Pa's trousers when we came home I went to cleaning fish and ma went to Cretia after yeast she came home with ma then in a little while John came and they went right home Mr Sweet was gone to lodge and about ten John came for Pa to go there they had a little colt 17 Tuesday Ma and I went to town and I got me a new riding habbit and a new black Cashmere dress when we had been there a little while Will and Cretia came Cretia & John went to Kingsville 12 �18 Wedenesday I was over to Creties See the colt and Cretia went to town with Ella I stayed a little while 19 Thursday I went after some yeast Ella was there and I stayed a while then I came home and Jimmie came hear then he went to Cretias 20 Friday John was to town and when he went home he stopped hear and put my side saddle on Jack and then I told Jimmie I wanted {Fan}when he got he legs washed he was not a going to let me have her but John went and got her he was awful mad he & Cretia went for John I was up to the fence 21 Saturday Mr sweet and Cretia & I was to town She came over to let me know that they were a going 22 Sunday Ma and Pa was to Lewises and I was home all day alone till about four then John came over and stayed till after supper then he and Cretia and I went for a drive. 23 Monday I went out in the afternoon to get the horse shod and I saw Augusta their I drove to Creties with the paper 24 Tuesday I was to town in the morning to get my riding dress cut then in the afternoon Cretia came over hear and her and I went up to Ella's and we played Crocquet then we came around by Lewises home Mr Sweet was to town when he came back John took Cretia and I to town for a drive when I got back Lewis and Bell was hear 25 Wedenesday I was home all day then in the evening john Cretia and I went down to Springfield to the tempererance {docings?} {written at top of page} Rosmond Ramond X 26 Thursday I was home all day 27 Friday Pa and I was to town I drove to Creties with the paper. Augusta was here and Mrs Sweet 28 Saturday I was over to Creties and we went up to the barn where they were a shearing sheep Jud Hughes was there and in the evening he and John went to town I got on horse back and went down to Mrs Skinners then when I came back I road over to Creties John came back about 10 29 Sunday John was a comming to go a horse back riding with me in the evening but he went away with Mark and did not get back in time when he got home Jim and Nellie was there and after he got his work done he came hear it was nine when he came Ma and Pa was out to the Doctors Bell and lewis was here to tea continued [Struck out…Cretia and Jim] he went home at 11 13 �30 Monday I was to the fence where Cretia was and when I came home it was after seven so I road a horse back down as far as Mrs Skinners and when I came home I saw John and Jud a going up to Hughes so John said afterwards I went as far as the gate to take Cretia one of my brown stockings to patch her's with so she came as far as the corner with me we stayed there a little while and then Tommy came and we talked to him there Cretia came a far as the gate with me then we stayed there a little while and then I went back as far as the corner C said John got home at 10 31 Tuesday Will and Cretia was to Town John was to Lewises he and Mark then mark and John went down to his place Mrs Sweet was over It was after 10 when they came {blank} {in the form of a letter} January the 10 1882 Dear Cousin's You said last summer you would like me to come and stay a few days, I did not come then but I would be very happy to come now any time that it was conveniend You spoke to me last summer about comming and stopping staying a few day's with you {words above "you": an nellie?}. I would be very happy to come now any time that it would be convenient for you both Nellie. If you would will call for me. Send me a note and let me know. From Your Cousin Rosa June 1 Wedenesday I went over in the afternoon to see if Cretia could go to town and she went I wanted to get my dress cut we got home about seven I took her home and the men had Joust got done their supper I came home and done my chores then in a little while about an hour and a half John came over and stayed till a little after 10 2 Thursday Mrs Sweet went to town and Cretia hitched up the horse and drove after me I went and stayed the afternoon with her when they came back we went down to look at that scair Crow in the corn field I went home with her and we put the horse out then I came right home and after I got my supper and got my work done I went a horse back as far as the corner and a coming home I saw John a taking Mark home he could not have got back till late 3 Friday Will Hughes was hear a shearing sheep it rained almost all day 4 Saturday Cretia and I was to town John brought his horse over at noon and I harnassed it and drove over for Cretia John Came After The Horse And He Stayed the evening 14 �5 Sunday I was home all day till evening then John and I went for a horse back ride around the block and we met Mr Stiner and Mrs Will Cox and their was a young coupell drove by us and when we got on the ninth we met Jim and Nella they had been up to {June?} meeting we stopped and talked a little whille 6 Monday Pa sent me up to Charles Deas's with a couple of bushell of potatoes and I went around the ninth I was a going to town so I stopped to see Dora and she said that her Uncle Elias was Joust married I went after Marry Kinney but she wouldent come I got her Sweets paper and took it over Cretia came over with me and in a little while John and Jud drove up John was a going over for Mark he came in the house and stayed a long time and when we went out he said that he had sit there till his head and back ached and he ached all over. {top of page transcribed on previous page} 7 Tuesday I was home 8 Wedenesday 9 Thursday Pa and I was to town I took my dress out to get it made and when I came back I went and took the paper over to Cretia and she came over and stayed all night we went up to the barn where the men were and had a lot of fun {top of page transcribed on previous page} 10 Friday I went up to put the {cans?} back and Cretia went for a ride a horse back out as far as the cherry tree and back then I came home and in a little while Cretia came over and wanted me to go home with her and stay all night so I went John and Jud was gone theay came home about ten and Will Hughes was with them. 11 Saturday Cretia was to town I was over there in the morning and took he {2 th?} get me some postage stamps John and Jud was down to the driven barn 12 Sunday John and Cretia was a comming to dinner but they got company so Creties dident come but Mark di John did and he stayed the afternoon then he went home and got ready and he and Cretia and I went to Belmont and when we got back John came in and stayed a few minutes {top of page transcribed on previous page} 13 Monday I was here all day till night then Ella came over and John took her home he came hear after her and she wanted me to go along so I went and when we came back Jud had gone to Peppers for the mair and John and Tommy went after him and when they came back John came in for the {pleater?} the boys set out in the buggy and hiselled 14 Tuesday Will and I went to town I went and got Anna's pattern and paid some money to Jim nairn for that canning factory John Cretia & Anna was over hear in the evening and it made Jud so mad 15 �15 Wedenesday I went over to Creties to see if she could go to town after supper but Ella was there and she wanted to go so her and I went and when we came back Mrs Sweet and I went and took her home that was the night that Anna came hear Pa saw and Cretia came with her then Anna and I went back with Cretia John and Jud was gone to Kingsmill {top of page transcribed on previous page} 16 Thursday Anna was hear a sewing and in the evening her and I went out to town and got some fringe for my dress we got Mr Sweets paper and we took it over to him. 17 Friday Cretia and I took Jack and took her home Mrs Sweet and Cretia was hear She went home and got supper then I went home with C to get some yeast 18 Saturday our John was taken sick and Cretia and John was over to see how he was Cretia and John was a going home and I went as far as the gate 19 Sunday I and Cretia was down south after wintergreens and water cresses then when we came back I took her home and she got ready and John and I took her up to Ella's then we came back and John came and put my horse out but he would not stay to dinner. he came over on the evening and I was out a playing with my calf 20 Monday I was home all day Ma was taken sick in the night 21 Tuesday Pa called me about four and I went for the doctor 22 Wedenesday Cretia and I was to town 23 Thursday Mrs Sweet was over 24 Friday Mrs Sweet was over 25 Saturday I was over to Cretia to see the raise the sheep shed and Cret promissed to let me know after dinner if she could go to town or not but she did not so I went and when I came home Ma said she had been over to let me know she could go 26 Sunday Ma and Pa was to Lewises and I was home John came over in the afternoon and after he had been hear a little while Mark Cox came down and Will drove for him he and Mark went up to John Carters and when they came home our cow was sick and they came over and helped bore the cows horns Mr and Mrs Sweet & Cretia was all up to Ella's. {top of page was transcribed on previous page} 27 Monday 28 Tuesday 16 �29 Wedenesday Cretia and I was down to Harvey Hanses after strawberries but we could not get any so we came back to bakers and there we got {1$ ??} worth 30 Thursday I was home {blank} == July ==x 1 Friday John and Cretia and I was out to Mr Sutherland to a Garden party 2 Saturday Cretia and I was out to town this afternoon and we drove away down talbot street and we saw a calf a hang-ing in the fence when we went down but whe we came back it had escaped 3 Sunday Cretia and I we was away down south and up through by hamburg and from their down to Franks and then home. Mark and John was away we had Lewises horse 4 Monday I was to Cretia and Mrs Sweets and She cut me a calicoe blouse 5 Tuesday Cretia and John was over in the evening 6 Wedenesday 7 thursday 8 Friday I was over to Creties and stayed till they got their work all done then Cretia and John came part way with me and then she went back and he came on over and when he got here his Ma and Aunt was here and they went home and in about half an hour he went to 9 Saturday I went to town in the morning to get the horse shod and then about night I and C went for the paper and I took her up to Mrs {Bentles?} and when I came home I stopped in there to leave the parcells and John came over to take the horse home 10 Sunday I was down a washing old Fan and John came and caught me at it He wanted the colt to put with Jack to take Aunt to Kingsmill and when he came over in the afternoon to bring it back Anna & Maud Shephered & their Cousin Mr Shepherd was here we all went down to the driven barn where John was and he came to the house and got the side saddle and the girls went for a little ride they got ready to go home but the boy's went for a drive and did not get back till it started to rain so they had to put the horse in the barn till after the shower they went home about four they was here to dinner John stayed the evening {top part of page transcribed on previous page} 11 Monday I was home all day and about night I got Prince and put the side saddle on him and went for a ride he never had a saddle on him before I went to Creties a few minutes 17 �12 Tuesday Cretia was over in the evening John came for her she came to bring my bracelets home she had them to wear up to Ela Beutlies 13 Wedenesday I was to Cretiies I was to Creties 14 Thursday {line drawn from "Wedenesday" above to "Ma" written next} Ma and I was out to Jimmies and we got the cheese checks Cretia brought their horse for us and John came for it 15 Friday I went over for Will in the afternoon and he came to supper and after supper we went to town 16 Saturday Anna and Maud Shepherd was out a picking cherries and Maud and I went back a berrying in the afternoon and in the evening I took them home and Maud gave me one of Georges pictures Cretia came before I went and was hear when I came back I took her home. She killed an owl while I was gone 17 Sunday I went over to Creties before diner and when I got there Mark Cox was there and I stayed till about five Cretia and I ran over to the barn and then the boys came over. Cretia and I got in the bugy and John ran it out doors and Mark hitched the horse on and took us away down south and we got winter greens & raspberries Cretia had John's hat, I had Marks, he had mine, but I traded with him, after we was there Cretia and I traded, Cretia took mine and I gave her my {bucket?}, to put in the hat to pick raspberries in and we got a hat full, after we got home Teeple and Ella was there Mrs Sweet said she was awfull glad we got them. I came home before supper John came with me but he went right home. Him and Mark went to try to get a man to help them in {the?} wheat when they came back he came over hear. Ma and Pa was to Lewises.. {dashed lines at bottom of page} 18 Monday Mrs Sweet and I was to town with their horse. Bell was down and picked Goose berries 19 Twesday Pa and Dan worked out to Lewises I was to Creties 20 Wedenesday Cretia was over hear to sew on her dress was hear to tea 21 Thursday she was hear to tea again and Mrs Sweet and Will went to Kingsmill and I went home with Cretia then we went down the road a ways with Mark for a ride but it is the last John came home with me 22 Friday I was home till after dinner then I took old fan and went to town 18 �23 Saturday I gave Johnie the papers this morning that I got yesterday he brought the wagon home Cretia and I went to town we saw Elma and Miss {Kingie?} and we took them for a drive then we came home and John ie and Cretia and I went back 24 Sunday Johnie was over he came about five and stayed till nine Jane and Thomas was home my back took lame to night 25 Monday Cretia went to water the cattle and I road down with her 26 Tuesday Mrs Sweet was over it is no better 27 Wedenesday Cretia was over this morning and I gave her a set of lace for her Ma My back is Joust the same 28 Thursday Cretia and John was over in the evening. 29 Friday Cretia came over after supper and her and Ma went for the doctor John came over in a little while after they were gone and when they came back the Dr came with them and they all stayed till eleven O clock. 30 Saturday Ma and Cretia was to town and after they came back Cretia had to go to the creek with her cattle 31 Sunday Cretia and John were over in the afternoon. Ma and Cretia went to tell the Dr not to come John stayed with me while they went there when they came back John went home he had to go to Kings-mill then he came back and he told Cretia that she was wanted home but I do not know what for he stayed the evening. Tommy was over in the morning and he stayed to dinner {blank} {blank} August 1 Monday I went over to Creties in the morning and stayed till about four it rained pretty near all the afternoon John was over in the evening to see if I could go to Johal Davises with him wedenesday 2 Tuesday I was home all day 3 Wedenesday John Cretia and I was all to Davises to their social and Cerett Putman brought Cretia home & I came home with John 4 Thursday I went out to town in this morning to take out some pork and I got some sugar and some other things 19 �5 Friday John was over in the evening to see if Dan could come tomorrow to thrash and he went from hear out to get Lewis 6 Saturday Cretia was over in the morning to get some appells and I went over in the afternoon and stayed to tea then John caught the horse for us and we brought him over and we went to town I took Cretia home and John came back with me and he came in a little while {top of page transcribed on previous page} 7 Sunday I was up to the fence a talking to Cretia this fournoon and this afternoon John came over about four and stayed till nine Mark Cox was to his place and Willie Putman was there to. 8 Monday Cretia was over this morning for some more appels and I went to help her over the fence with them she said she was awfull mad at him for not comming home to milk 9 Tuesday I went down to the Creek with Cretia and then after we came back she left the horse to our place and we went up to Ella's then to town from their home and Cretia stitched her Ma's dress. 10 Wedenesday I wanted Lewis to lend me his horse to go to town but he never made me any reply. So I went after Mr Sweets horse and Mrs Sweet told me I could have it and welcome but Ella was a comming down and if I would rather go with her why she would be glad to have me for company so when she came I went with her 11 Thursday I went out after tea to town with Ella and when we came home I ran out to the garden and got he some green corn for their dinner Friday for Her and her Ma was a going to London 12 Friday Mrs Sweet and Ella went to london 13 Saturday I was over to Creties in the afternoon and she wanted my Jelly Cake dish and so I thought she might come back with me and get it but he aunt said that she could not come so I came home alone when I got hear Len Wooley was hear and after he went home I went and baked my cake. Cretia came for the dish and Pa and I went to town in the morning and then I went out again in the evening for he took some harnass out in the morning to have fixed and they mended it all wrong so I had to take it back and get it mended over {top of page transcribed on previous page} 14 Sunday I was over this morning to Creties a horse back and her aunt road a little while. Then Cretia and I took one horse and John took Jack and we all went back to the woods when we got back Mark was there and him and John went off for a swim. they stayed so 20 �long that Cretia and I thought that they were gone for that day. Frank he came up and we went over for Cretia to go for a ride I went with him and when he got there they had came home but they were to the barn John came to the house but Frank Ct and I went to port Bruce we was gone all the afternoon till night then after I had been home a little while John came over and stayed the rest of the evening we had lots of fun a going to Port - Bruce. & a coming back {top of page transcribed on prevous page} 15-Monday I was over to C a little while in the afternoon and she wanted to come home with me to get my Jelly cake tin to bake a cake but her aunt raised a row so she did not come then she wait till I came home and baked mine when she came Len Wooley was hear 16 Tuesday Cretia I was over to Creties after yeast in the morning she was over to our place 4 or 5 times during the day she wanted me to come there that evening she said that Ella and Evert was a comming down so when they came Ella and C came after me Tommy brought the horse over {stroked and scribbled out words} to day and Ma and {I?} {top of page transcribed on prevous page} 17 Wed we were out to A J Davises Garden party Ma Pa Cretia John and I Cretia stayed hear all night 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday Cretia Mr Sweet and I was to town we took their horse and our bugay 21 Sunday I was out in the Orchard Ma {written over the word "and") }and I and John came there and brought some sweet appels and he got some pears to eat. {Henry?} and his wife was hear to dinner I went with Pa to the Creek with the cattle they were hear to tea two and so was Mr Sweet then they all went home. Then in the evening Mr Sweet came back I was taken with {?arreah?} Lewis and Bell came. Then in a little while John he came Mr Sweet said that he did not believe in people getting married unless they raised Children {top of page transcribed on previous page} 22 Monday Cretia was over John was hear for her in the evening He went to the Dr for Medicine for me to {night?} 23 Tuesday Pa went for him to come out Cretia and John came over that evening Cretia stayed all night 24 Wedenesday We had trashers Cretia was hear and helped ma 25 Thursday I was home all day Cretia was not over for her ma was away 21 �26 Friday she was over 27 Saturday Cretia and I was to town to night 28 Sunday John was over hear in the morning with his little colt he had a haulter on it and I told him I was comming over.so I went to dinner I was better but I stayed to dinner but had dissappeared so about two Cretia and I went down to Glen Colin and up the ninth by Jimes and past Cockses We met Will Cairn and Dan davis Will said good bye girls then we met Ev Putman and his father he was taking him to Jimes. When we went past Cockses John was there he came home. Evert came to Creties and they went to Church. John came hear and spent the evening after I come home but he spent the day over to Cockses {top of page transcribed on previous page} 29 Monday Cretia and I was to the fence and after tea we went to town 30 Tuesday I was out in the Orchard and John was going past he stopped and came over in the orchard where I was and then we came to the hous 31 Wedenesday Cretia was over to stitch on he dress {he?} Pa went to town a {part?} to and he came over this evening and spent the evening {blank page} September 1 Thursday Cretia was over to Cove's to get crab appels. I went to town and when I came home I took the papers over and got some yeast Cretia had not come yet George John and Tom was a corn husking M 2 Friday I was over to Creties this afternoon Mr Johule Davis and Eugenes was hear while I was gone they came to tell us about Dakota. Mr Sweet was hear. Len was down to see George to day 3 Saturday Cretia and I was to town 4 Sunday Cretia went home with Ella Saturday night and stayed till Monday morning. John was over in the evening he was home the rest part of the day as far as I know Pa was taken sick today and I went for the doctor when I went to the office their was no persons there so I went to the hous and Georgie came to the door and said his Pa was gone up to Orwell so I came up the street and I saw Charley and he was a comming out but he ask {hempy?} davis if D GF had came back or not he replied no so Hemp got in and road up to the corner and we saw him to John Beemers so he went {in?} and came out with him {top of page transcribed on previous page} 22 �5 - Monday Lewis and I went to town and got Clive Davis to come to make my dress John was over in the evening. 6 Tuesday Cretia and John was over in the evening 7 Wedenesday I took he home this morning I was over to Creties {top of page transcribed on previous page} 8 Thursday lost my key and could not get in I can remember back a little {blank space on top of page} 24 Saturday John and I was to London We had a splendid time started at five and dident get back till after ten then we went to the Cupboard and eat all we wanted down cellar and got milk 25 Sunday I was to Creties John and Mark next to Carters I just run over for a few minutes John was over to night Pa & Ma was to Aunt Marie 29 Thursday Mr and Mrs teeple and John Mrs and Cretia sweet all went to London Ma and I went up to the {ruin?} it happend today 30 Friday Cretia and I was up to the ruin this morning then we went downtown and then home. this afternoon Mr & Mrs Sweet and Cretia went up to the ruin. Cretia came to bring the buggy home and she hollered for me I went down and then I went as far as the corner with he she was mad at John he went with Mark and Joust got home as we got to the corner and then they drove over there mark had been for {water?} December {heading overwritten October) 1 Saturday {with double-lined box around words} December the 25 S24 John was to town so was Cretia Pa and Lewis I was home all day S25 John was here Mr Teeple and his wife Mr Sweet and wife Lewis and wife & Cretia Mon26 John was down to {invitation?} I was home was over to Creties to dinner. T27 John was to town in the evening he took his Pa to lodge then he took Cretia to Kingsmill tommy & him got oysters and we bay oysters then John came home with me I was to town to get a dress filled 23 �28 Wedenesday John and his Pa and Ma was town. Bell Gregory and Anna Burges was hear I took them as far as Gegoryes then came home it rained to pour {written above previous words:} Cretia went to Hamilton 29 John was home I was over to Creties a little while in the afternoon I went for my key I lost it over there Mrs Sweet found it {top of page transcribed on previous page} 28 Friday I was hear a little while to night 31 Saturday Mr Sweet and I was to town I was home and painted the steps J & T was over to night for four of our Chairs January 1 Sunday Pa Ma & I was to Mr Sweets for dinner Mr & Mrs Dolton Mr & Mrs Teeple we there to Pa & I came home and done the chores then we went back for supper. and about eight O'clock John and I came home and built the fires then. Pa & Ma came he stayed till after eleven then he went home 2 Monday John Lewis Charley Deas & Len Wooley was here. Mrs Sweet and Aunty was here J,L &C went to town and did not get home till nearly one. 3 Tuesday J was here in the morning to bring a letter from Cretia & then he was here again in the evening Lewis was here 4 Wedenesday J took some appells to town he called for a letter I had for Cretia then when he came back he came to bring my pocket book an old grays started to run he ran and caught them 5 Thursday John was here I had been to town in the afternoon for to get my dress 6 Friday John was here he brought some mutten I was home all day 7 Saturday Pa & I was to town and in the evening Pa Ma & Mrs & Mr Sweets went to Charley Deas's to a surprise party &{straight lines drawn to fill in line} 8 Sunday John was to Mark's I was home all day alone and all the evening only Ma & Pa 9 Monday John was over a little while in the evening to see about thrashing 10 Tuesday John was out to D Teeples a thrashing. I was home all day 11 Wedenesday Lewis and I was to town John was there yet a thrashing. 24 �12 Thursday John went to see about thrashers I was over there for some appells to make mince pies he went for the cheese checks but he did not get them he stopped in a minute when he went back 13 Friday John & Tommy went to town Pa & Ma went in the afternoon Ma got he & I a new table-cloth apiece in the afternoon John went with a load of wood 14 Saturday Pa went to town this morning to get his horses shod. Mr Sweet was here John was agoing to take him to Kingsmill to take the train to go to St Thomas to see a Lawyer. I went and took the paper over. John came as far as the stoop with me he was to town this afternoon 15 Sunday Ma Pa & I was to Mr Cluttens funeral Mark & John was there. We went to the Graveyard so did they then they went around by Orwell & up to Kingsville to get Johnson to help thrash then John was here in the evening Caroline Bell & Bob was here to ask us down to a party 16 Monday Pa & Ma was to town to day John went to town to get his sleighs mended then he drew Mr Brey some wood 17 Tuesday John went for the thrashing machine they finished there tonight and came here to stay all night John was over and they played card's 18 Wedenesday they thrashed here John was here to help Jim was here to see when I could come and stay a little while with them I went home with John a while in the evening 19 Thursday Pa & Ma & I. Mr & Mrs Dalton Mr & Mrs Sweet. Mr & Mrs Simpson. Lewis & Bell. Mr & Mrs Deas was all up to Sheldin {Wards?} for supper they had Oyster's John was helping Will Cox 20 Friday Ma & I was to town I brought the papers for Mr Sweet & drove over with them but they went to town and got their new chairs Lewis was here John was helping Will {Cox?} 21 Saturday Pa & Ma was to town I was home all day till they came home then I took a postal card over from Cretia they forgot the papers so John & Tommy went out a hors back after night for the papers 22 Sunday John was over here in the afternoon and then he went home and did his choars then He came back and spent the evening with me 23 Monday Cretia came home & Mr Stephenson with he they came over in the evening then in a little while John & Aunt came she came to stay all night 25 �24 Tuesday John went to Coxes after a buggy to go to St Thomas Ma took sick that day but before she took sick I took Aunt over to Marks then I went to Franks after Pa's trousers when I came home Ma was sick then I took fan and put her on the new buggy and went for the Doctor John & Mr Stephenson was to town 25 Wedenesday Cretia was over a little while she wanted me to come over but it rained and then I did not go Mr Sweet & Mr Stephenson was to St Thomas 26 Thursday John took Mr Stephenson up to Kingsmill to meet the train then after dinner he & his Pa went to town John & Mr Stephenson & Mr Sweet {were?} all over here this morning Friday {line drawn across page under "Friday"} When but a child I used to go to bed at eight each night. the nurs girl used to frighten me when she put out the light she'd talk of ghosts and goblins in a very awful way she would then put out the candle and to me she used to say where was moses when the light went out she sas what was he about {mno?} my little man tell me if you can Now Moses being my christian name I used to feel afraid And dreading something awful I for hours awake have laid Sometimes I'd criy myself to seep but horrid things dreamed For naughty ghosts at my bedside glared at me while they scared Upon the nurse I split and she was kindly asked to leave But Moses Muggins married her for which he didnt grieve I met her in the street when she had jous two days been wed And dident she warm my Jacket when I innocently said Some twenty years passed by before I heard the phrase again Alone with a young lady I was riding in the train We rushed into a tunnel and when all was {pickkly?} dark My lively little lady friend gave vent to this remark Now when once more the light of day we saw to her I said As you've waken'd up old memories you're the girl I'd like to wed We're married now and six fine boys amuse us every night And He never fail to as when their Pa puts out the light {blank page} {1.50?} Sunday $ {information written without 'boxes' noted below} 1 " 30 January dress 11.00 2 " 10 February making 5.00 3 " {13?} of March riben 0.35 4 " 24 April lace 1" 1 & 1/2 26 �5 \ 29 May 26 June net 0.20 {numbers below written to the left of next table-like information} 9 10 11 January John Rosie 2 l 5 l 7 l 7 l 13 l 11 l 14 l 20 l 21 l 24 l 24 l 26 l {back cover} For more information on Rosamond McKenney Sweet, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ROSAMOND</p> <p>1881-82</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a pair of corsets $1 laddle 22.00 linen for aprons 38 cents teeth filled 2.50 1 98 pair of gloves for 125 teeth filled 1.50 9 lace for 19 slippers 1.50 1 25 lace for 10 hand br .15 90 braid 16 braid 20 20 rindew 15 hat 8.50 15 gas ok 15 10 papers 25 8 papers 10 25 thread $10 10 slippers 1.50 10 stockings 60 1.50 cotton 88 10 calieo 75 50 threads 5 98 magnetta 5 75 hail 80 5 tab 20 5 64 gloves 1 25 ----------------- gloves 1 25 7.67 gloves 1 25 50 gloves 1 25 1.25 laddle ------------------</p> <pre> 9.62 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Saturday was new year's and I went over to see Lucretia her Ma and Pa went to Kingsville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday John Gretia and I was out of town and a coming home Gretia I and she had a pin a proding her. We had a splendid time. John was hear.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday was voting day. Lewis and I went town with the buggy. Bell came down with him but she stayed to our place till we came home. I over to Gretia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Tuesday I had a toothache and Gretia and I went to town and I had the nurv killed &amp; Doctor Wells let an iron the press the led in and it sised or Bubed which ever I was a mind to have. We went to have a picture taken and when we got in the photograph gallery I saw Jim from the window I beckoned for him to come up &amp; he came we all three had our pictures taken Gretia and Jim got me to stand back by the chair and</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>I looked upside down. I was over to Misses Davises to hear how the election came off and she said so much to me She made me mad.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday John was over in the evening to let me know they were a going out to Jims he told him we would came out that night and he went away but we stayed the evening and played old maid and snap. Mrs Allen came there to ask Nellie and Jim to a suprise party when we came home it was a snowing none of them what time I got at home for the nver heard me open the door. John was over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thursday when I got up in the morning their was good sleighing I started me a log cabin rug this moring I saw a Mrs Davis &amp; Jennie go to town this afternoon with their cutter I stayed home all day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Frosty Ma and I was to Mrs Becker's &amp; Emma</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>and I went for a drive wherr we got down town I went in for Flornce Macc Loclin and when we were driving around we over took Lottie &amp; Bell Allen &amp; Anna and Minnie Moss lottie was a driving and she told me I could not get bye so she gave me half of the road and when I went to go bye she drove cross ways of the road but I went bye her. Charles {Ian?} Wagner road from the corner home with us &amp; he said that those two wimon was two much for him Cretia was over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Saturday I went over to Mr Sweets &amp; took over a pitcher of milk &amp; then I came home &amp; got my dinner &amp; then Will &amp; Cretia wanted me to go to town so I went and their Pa came and we had his horse Cretia &amp; Jessie &amp; I then we came a cross Emina Becker &amp; took her down to the skating rink. Then we went &amp; took Jessie home &amp; then she said she had to go back to Bob Farthings &amp; so I took her back &amp; then I took Minnie Wells</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>down to the rink &amp; saw Jim McKinney in town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday Pa &amp; Ma &amp; Mr &amp; Mrs Swet went up to Mr Stephen Teeples &amp; I went over to Cretie's John drove after me and I came home about four O cloc John came with me and in the evening John and I took Mark Cockses horse and we went for a drive</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday Cretie &amp; I was to town &amp; I got the nurv of my tooth killed. John was over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Tuesday Ma &amp; I went to town in the evening and got a picture frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday Cretia came over to borrow my cap and I went home with her Ella &amp; Teeple was down &amp; Cretia came home with me and when we got down to their gate Arthurs Hughes came along and he took us down to the corner for a drive and a coming home he said that he saw Mary Wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>dressed up in boys cloaths Cretia &amp; I {unclear}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Thursday Ma &amp; I went to town and I got my teeth fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Friday Ma went to Sweets in the afternoon &amp; when she came home I went over after supper Frank Davis came here while I was there Cretia &amp; I had a good time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Saturday I went out to Dora's and spent the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>unday Pa went down to Bill Ivan Wagner &amp; in the afternoon John came for me and we went for a drive down south of Aylmer and when we came home it was a snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday I stayed home John &amp; Cretia was over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tuesday I was home all day &amp; their was</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>a surprise party came hear in the evening and after the town people went home Jim &amp; Cretia went for a drive and Cretia caught an awful cold &amp; John &amp; I went for a drive I went to town in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday Ella came for me &amp; I stayed there till Saturday noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Thursday I was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Friday we were all invited over to James teeples to tea &amp; they had a dance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Saturday Ella &amp; I went to town &amp; then I came home.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sunday I went over to Creties in the morning for her to go for a drive but she had such a cold she could not go then I came home &amp; Bill &amp; Lewis came down so I went over to Creties</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>then and stayed with Cretia till three O'clock and Will had been off for a drive and when he came home Cretia &amp; John brought me home. Jane &amp; Thomas was home then in the evening John &amp; I went to sprieng field and got home at 9 O'clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Monday I was home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Tuesday Cretia &amp; I went to Ellas &amp; then we went from there to town Ella went with me and Cretia went with Stephen Teeple we met Jim and Ed they was a comming out to our place Jim left his over-shoes there.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Wednesday I stayed home &amp; expected Cretia over but she did not come but in the evening Mr Watson was to our place.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thursday I was to town and got Pa's picture framed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Friday Mrs Sweet was over &amp; Cretia &amp; John was over in the evening.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Saturday I was over to Cretie's in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Saturday Pa &amp; Ma went to Jane's Cretia &amp; John was a comming over &amp; I drove over &amp; got Cretia &amp; me a few minutes John came over and told me that he wanted to go with Mark. So when Pa came home Cretia &amp; I went for a drive {of?} as far as howley &amp; we met John &amp; Mark we turned around &amp; came back and Cretia got in with Mark &amp; John with me. He came over home with me &amp; we had our supper &amp; then he went and hitched up his horses and we met Mark down the road hear on the culvert</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Monday I was over to Cretia with a pitcher of milk I stayed about five minutes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {marks in black ink:} J &amp; J 12 C E</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb</span></h2> <p>{rest of page is blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February the first</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday I was home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday I went to town then down to Mr able's then to Mr Allen's &amp; got home about ten o clock John sweet was over at noon and brought my mittens over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday John and I was up there in the evening Cretia was there and old Teeple said that I would make no farmers wife I think it was none of his business</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday I was home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Saturday I was out to town &amp; I saw Cretia &amp; Ella out there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday I went over after Will but he could not come John &amp; Cretia were to {?arinonth?? - written over erased words} &amp; I went down to Elma's Mr &amp; Mrs Sweet &amp; Mr &amp; Mrs Teeple was hear to tea a Sunday night I had a splendid time down there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Monday Cretia &amp; John was over in the evening</p> <p>8 Tuesday I stayed home</p> <p>9 Wednesday Pa &amp; I went {too?} town with the cutter &amp; it rained all the while wer were gone &amp; before we started</p> <p>10 Thursday I was over to Cretia in the afternoon and I came home before tea &amp; Joust before we had our supper Cretia came over &amp; stayed till about nine O clock John was over to mark's that evening. Len Wooley came hear that evening after George</p> <p>11 Friday Mrs Sweet came over hear in the afternoon &amp; I wewnt home with her a little while &amp; she gave me some yarn for me a pair of Cuffs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Saturday I made Cretia switch &amp; Ma took it over to her &amp; I stayed home all day</p> <p>13 Sunday Cretia was over all the after-noon John and Mark was away</p> <p>14 Monday John was over in the evening</p> <p>15 Tuesday I was over to Cretia in the evening and George was there he had been a working there that day &amp; John came home with me and stayed about two hours</p> <p>16 Wednesday I went out to Widners then from there to town &amp; when I was comming home I lost some blue ribon and when I got home Cretia was here</p> <p>17 Thursday Moretta Lydia Abell &amp; I went down to Hamilton McKenneys Mr &amp; Mrs baker came there &amp; Olives sister and her</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>mom when we was a comming home Moretta road with Mr Cronk</p> <p>18 Friday it snowed eneough to make sleighing &amp; Ma &amp; Pa went to town George &amp; I stayed home George blacked the stove &amp; I mended his coat</p> <p>19 Saturday Cretia John &amp; I was a going to {singing?} school but one of their horses got sick and we could not go far Mr Sweet had the others away to London and John came over for me to go there &amp; stay all night</p> <p>20 Sunday John &amp; I &amp; Cretia &amp; Mark went to church then in the evening we all went down to Allen &amp; Mehaka turn over in the dnow. John was hear all day</p> <p>21 Monday Cretia &amp; I went to St Thomas and took butter &amp; Cretia came over home with me &amp; stayed to dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 Tuesday I was over to Creties and Ellas. Teeple came there so then I came home and a little while after I was home Austin {Ine?} {Clish?} &amp; Jimmie came</p> <p>23 Wednesday I went to town with Lewis and he went away down south so I went home with June Nairn and he came there for me when we got home Watson was hear.</p> <p>24 Thursday Cretia was over &amp; spent the after noon</p> <p>25 Friday Will &amp; I went to town and I took him home &amp; Mr &amp; Mrs was gone so Cretia brought the horse home and I stayed till after supper {mark through first "p"} then when they came home John brought me home and then he went over to Marks for they were a going to London the next day he was hear before he went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Saturday I was home all day</p> <p>27 Sunday Ma &amp; Pa was to Lewises &amp; Cretia came over 28 then in about an hour John &amp; Mark came they went home about five &amp; Cretia stayed then at six Pa &amp; Ma came it rained all day then in the evening John came over</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>29 Monday I went to town &amp; and from there I went to Mrs Johal Davises &amp; got here bird It snowed all day &amp; froze</p> <p>{unclear: I 7 J 11 C 8??}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>1 Monday</p> <p>1 {overtyped a number 2} Tuesday Cretia was over in the four noon &amp; I had my dinner then I went there and stayed there the afternoon then she came over &amp; stayed the evening I went home with Mark</p> <p>2 {overtyped a number 3} Wednesday Pa &amp; Ma was to Lewises in the evening and stayed till twelve Cretia was over &amp; stayed all night. Mark &amp; John was over in the evening they came from Marks Cretia &amp; I talked all night that night we never slept one minute Lew was down and we danced that night. I was there to supper</p> <p>3 {overtyped a number 4} Thursday Cretia went home in the morning before her meal and in the afternoon I went over to tell her we could go to town but It commenced to rain &amp; then it turned to snow &amp; snowed all night then in the morning it was good sleighing</p> <p>Friday I was home all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Saturday Ella came for me to go to town with her I went and we had a splendid time when we got there Cretia had Inne's horse and she got in with us &amp; came home</p> <p>6 Sunday I went out to town in the morning to take Jessie for a ride and when we got out hear we came in and had our dinner John Sweet came over for milk before dinner and he stayed awhile then he went home then I took Jessie home. Then Thomas &amp; Jane went home Then before Lewis &amp; Bill went home John was hear again Then they went home &amp; Tommy came for John to go for the Dr then John came back hear and got his supper then him &amp; I went for a drive 3 Mr Sweet's horses run away</p> <p>7 Monday I was over to Creties {first?} drove over for her to go to town we went from Aylmer to Orwell then I took her home I came home then I drove out to Bells to take Lewis his {Jin?} John was hear I was over to see how Bill was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Tuesday I was over to Creties in the I was home all day till night then John was over &amp; we went to the tea meeting Cretia went with Teeple &amp; Ella I enjoyed my self spelndid.</p> <p>9 Wednesday I was over to Creties to see how Will was and {wrote over words - hard to decipher}. Milk.</p> <p>10 Thursday Cretia came for some milk and she stayed a little while and her Ma came after her</p> <p>11 Friday Mrs Sweet was hear in the afternoon and she went home about four O'clock &amp; I went over &amp; stayed the evening &amp; Cretia came as far as the fence</p> <p>12 Saturday I was home</p> <p>13 Sunday Cretia was over John &amp; Mark went away and Cretia &amp; I went up by her {ghe?} then down by Orwell then by town then down to Glencolm then to Frank Mc{Kunte??}es then we came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and about six O'clock John came over and they went home about nine {started an "O" but stopped}</p> <p>14 Monday I went out to Jessie's Lewis took me out there then we went down to Joseph Chettons to a suprise party Jessie &amp; I went</p> <p>15 Tuesday I came home Jessie &amp; I went down town I went to get my teeth filled he charged $1.50 &amp; while I was up there Cretia came up she came out with Pa so I came home with them.</p> <p>16 Wednesday I went over to Creties to invite them over a Thursday night</p> <p>17 Thursday I was home all day an {in??? eve???} Mr &amp; Mrs Teeple Mr &amp; Mrs Dea Mr &amp; Mrs McKenney &amp; Mr &amp; Mrs Sweet came Cretia had the face swelled so she would not come we danced &amp; had a splendid time.</p> <p>18 Friday Cretia came over a little while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and John was over to go home with her &amp; then {to me?} came he had the ear ache I had a fearful cold so that I was laid up</p> <p>19 Saturday John was over in the evening and brought over some eggs &amp; some {netting?} he stayed the evening &amp; the pipe he borrowed to smoke in Tommies ear</p> <p>20 Sunday It snowed all day John was over in the afternoon and stayed till eight. George went a sparking &amp; I saw Jack {Wooley?} go {too?}</p> <p>21 Monday I was to town with Pa &amp; got a new pair of slippers &amp; stockings</p> <p>22 Tuesday I went over to Creties after dinner then after tea she came back with me we sugered off &amp; after we got it done John came and we plaid cards the rest of the evening we had a splendid time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Wednesday I was home all day and at night Shed {Law?} Wagnor came up to invite us {down?} to a supprise party to {Dan's?} John came over to see what I had for an excuse not to go my excuse was that {Sarax?} and Crommell Chetton was a comming so he stayed and we played cards all the evening</p> <p>24 Thursday I was home &amp; Alice Beemer came &amp; she stayed all day and in the afternoon about four O'clock I went and took her home then I went on down town and got some print for me a quilt</p> <p>25 Friday I set my quilt part of it togeather and then about three I went to Creties &amp; Mrs Dolton was there Cretia baked a jelly cake whilst I was there she had a splendid one then I came home &amp; got my supper then she came over and stayed till nine then I went as far as the fence with her John did not come for her I dont know the reason at present</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Saturday Cretia &amp; I was to town Mr Sweet &amp; John was there. We was with him a little while then I heard after we came home him and Nella Bentley was to gather.</p> <p>27 Sunday I went over to Creties &amp; Cret &amp; I went to the barn to see the new harnass &amp; {Sohen?} we got there John &amp; Jud Hughes was there and we looked out of the East door &amp; saw Elma &amp; Frank a comming So we went to the house and was having a splendid time Jud went home Mrs Sweet &amp; I was getting supper &amp; Jessie came after me {from?} &amp; Sarah Chetton was to our place so I came home. Then I went home with Frank &amp; stayed till Friday night</p> <p>28 Monday Harriett came there we had lots of fun with her she went away Tuesday we was over to Mrs {Woodwrits}</p> <p>29 Tuesday Elma</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Wednesday I was there &amp; we expected John &amp; Cretia there but it snowed all day so they could not come C &amp; J {???}</p> <p>31 Thursday Elma &amp; I went to the woods with {Solim?} on the bob sleighs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April</span></h2> <p>1 Friday Frank brought me home in the evening and we went over to Creties and never got home till after twelve O'clock Frank went for the first time to see Cretia</p> <p>2 Saturday I was home all day Tammy was over and we made some taffy out of Maple Sugar Mr John went by in the evening he had {h??} for the mail I guess he went to {??}</p> <p>3 Sunday Cretia sent Tammy over for me to come over So in the afternoon Lewis &amp; Bill came down so lewis took me over there and about five I came home. I started when John &amp; Tom was over to the barn Cretia came as far as the gate then we stood there to talk and then the boys came from the barn John came as far as the fence then he helped me over our fence and then went back home then about seven he came over and spent the evening Mr &amp; Mrs Sweet was gone to Kingsville. George was down east by summers corners</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 Monday Ma &amp; I put the quilt on in the morning then in the afternoon Cretia came and helped us quilt</p> <p>5 Tuesday I went over to Creties to get some yeast there I wanted them to come a Sunday but Cretia said he had promissed Mark so we went over to the barn and I asked him &amp; he said he would we looked around the barn and John turned the Calf loose and it run around the shed so I came home &amp; about five Cretia came to help me quilt then she stayed till about ten John came over about seven and he stayed and went home with her.</p> <p>6 Wedensday Cretia came over at 1 and I was washing dishes Ma was quilting she wiped the dishes for me then we went and quilted then she had to go home at three to help feed some little Lambs then she came back and stayed to supper and stayed the evening till after nine John came for her. She dressed up a doll baby out of the little Sofa pillow and she said it was a pretty goode make fore green horns. Lew &amp; Tommy came to see george but Pa had paid him off Cretia &amp; I was up to the barn to see the calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 T I went over to Creties in the afternoon &amp; Mrs &amp; Mr Sweet went to Orwell &amp; I stayed with her the afternoon John brought the revolver to the house &amp; Cretia &amp; he &amp; I shot at a mark.</p> <p>8 Friday I have looked for her all the afternoon but she did not come I do not know the reason for she intended to come to help me bake a cake but I had to bake it myself</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page has drawing of 4 half notes?}</p> <p>9 Saturday Lewis was down in the {four?} noon &amp; Pa went up to his sugar bush in the afternoon</p> <p>10 Sunday I expected Frank &amp; Elma but they did not came John &amp; Cretia came Jane &amp; Thomas came before dinner Cretia &amp; John came to tea John went home after tea to do his chores Then he came back &amp; they stayed till nine.</p> <p>11 Monday Nellie &amp; Olivia came up in the afternoon for us to came down to a sugar party that night to a sugar party we all went to the woods and did not come back to the house about one &amp; got home about half a past three</p> <p>12 Tuesday Ma went over to Creties John went to town with his horse I was home all day</p> <p>13 Wednesday I went to Creties Pa drove me over and I took a pail of Parsnips over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs Sweet came to our place &amp; she stayed hear till after supper and I stayed there till nine then John came home with me</p> <p>14 T I had a little boy come hear to day selling stuff and I bought a lamp wick of him his name was John {Snader?} I expected Jim in the evening but he did not come</p> <p>15 Friday I was home and expected Jim to come in the evening but he did not come he could, not</p> <p>16 Saturday Cretia &amp; I went to town in the afternoon and when we had been there a little while Ella and John came</p> <p>17 Sunday Cretia went to Ella's Ma &amp; Pa went to Lewises but they were not home John was over and spent the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Monday I went to Bell's to take some Clover seed there from ther to Jimes then Nellie &amp; I went back to the woods and I came home and had my dinner then Bell came down and we hitched old {Ian?} on their buggy and went to town Cretia and John was over in the evening</p> <p>19 Tuesday John &amp; Cretia &amp; I was a going out to Lewises &amp; Nellie Solman &amp; Jessie Parks was there &amp; Jimmie &amp; Nellie were there Cretia went with Ella to St Thomas &amp; she came near getting left she joust got back in time</p> <p>20 Wednesday I road over to Creties in the evening on horse-back Ella was there</p> <p>21 Thursday Mrs Sweet was over in the afternoon to help quilt and Cretia came after her for Mrs Gocks came.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 Friday she was over in the afternoon again and I went to town to get some money for Pa. Cretia &amp; John was here.</p> <p>23 Saturday I was over to Creties &amp; John was over in the evening he was in the pantry</p> <p>24 Sunday I went to Innes before dinner and got back about four and about six Frank came he wanted me to go to Creties with him but I told him I guess he could go alone they took Antie home John was over John and Mark was down to Springfield</p> <p>25 Monday I expected Jim and nellie's &amp; John Cretia over {too?} but Cretia flared up and did not come John came over a little while Nellie dident cone either {no none?} but Jim and John Jim brought the {gobofler?} home and they onely stayed a little while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Tuesday I was home all day and Cretia came over in the evening and I went a piece with her</p> <p>27 Wwedenesday I was home all day Ma was to Creties and she cane over hear 28 Thursday I went over to Cretia with the paper in the morning before I was houre</p> <p>29 Friday I went over to Creties in the morning with the paper and then in the afternoon I went over again and cut her some patches she came back with me and we baked a jelly cake</p> <p>30 Saturday Ma and I washed the buggy and there in the evening we went to town and I saw garden Pepper and I asked him and Augusta to come out and he says I will or We Will I got a pair Of Gloves their was three girls came along and they says to one another is will in if he hant I dont want to go in so he was not in and they dident go in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31 Sunday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1881</span></h2> <p>1 Sunday I went over to Creties in the morning {wording written over some words and a smudge of ink} to see she could come and stay till Pa and Ma went to Aunt Betsies but they expected conpany and she could not John was over a little while before they went he went home and our hired man took me over there and Mr and Mrs Edward Coupland came there for dinner and after dinner Cretia and I was a comming over Jack Wooley and John was to the corner and I invited them over them over and we made {Camy?} and then about five Pa and Ma came they went home then after they got their Chores done they came back and stayed till after nine</p> <p>{in pencil:} 2 Monday Ma &amp; I was to town Ma went to see if Cretia could go but she could not so we went and a comming home we overtook Juniors {manor?} and Mrss Stephens and some others John stopped hear on his way back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3 Tuesday I was home Cretia &amp; Tommy was over in the evening John was to town he went with Ella then to town</p> <p>4 Wedensday I was to Creties and her &amp; John went to town in the evening with a basket of butter and then they drove back and I went to town with them</p> <p>5 Thursday I was to Creties in the four noon and after dinner John brough their horse over and hitched him on our buggy and we went and took some berry bushes out to Aunt Betsy then from there to town and then home Cretia stayed a little while and John he came after the horse and he stayed the evening.</p> <p>6 Friday I was to Creties they were a cleaning the Parlor and I stayed a little while then in the evening Tommy brought the paper John was to Mark's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Saturday John brought the horse over and hitched it up then he went for a drive then he tied it up to our {tie?} poste Cretia she came here but I was not redy then in a little while Tommy Came he wanted to go and get his tooth pooled Then Cretia and I we went and got Jessie then Cretia found Nella Bentley and we took her up to Mrs {Tosers?}Oh I saw almost every body I knew only Frank</p> <p>8 Sunday Pa went to Lewises in the afternoon and Ma and I stayed home all day. Will and John was to {Guckses?} and when Pa came home Ma and I went to Mr Skinners John went for a drive</p> <p>9 Monday I went to Dora's to take her bird home and we went over to Agusta's then I took her home and a comming home I saw Bell allen up a cleaning the milk can and I stopped and talked to her then I came along by Mrs Skinner and I went in there and got some plants.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Tuesday Pa and I was to town and he sent for my side saddle</p> <p>11 Wedensday Cretia was over</p> <p>12 Thursday I was to Creties in the afternoon and in the evening her and her ma was to our place they came and brought some Turnips over.</p> <p>13 Friday I went to Creties in the morning and we brought Will over he walked. And in the evening Cretia and her Ma and Tommy came John took Mr Sweet to lodge.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cretia and I went over to Mrs Davises a little while then we came home and was a standing down by the gate and John came back {words over-written: he then?} we road up to the barn and took some potatoes up there then we came back and he stayed till they went home then will got a ride home.</p> <p>14 Saturday I went over to Creties in the afternoon but her and her Pa was gone to town so I stayed a little while with Will then I came home I intended to go to town after supper but It rained so I dident get to go I saw Cretia go home Will Hughes was with them</p> <p>15 Sunday Lewis has come down this morning I was down to the stable and cleaned the horse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 Monday Ma and I went to Franks in the afternoon Ma went to get him to help with Pa's trousers when we came home I went to cleaning fish and ma went to Cretia after yeast she came home with ma then in a little while John came and they went right home Mr Sweet was gone to lodge and about ten John came for Pa to go there they had a little colt</p> <p>17 Tuesday Ma and I went to town and I got me a new riding habbit and a new black Cashmere dress when we had been there a little while Will and Cretia came Cretia &amp; John went to Kingsmill</p> <p>18 Wedenesday I was over to Creties See the cold and Cretia went to town with Ella I stayed a little while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 Thursday I went after some yeast Ella was there and I stayed a while there I came home and Jims came hear then he went to Creties</p> <p>20 Friday John was to town and when he went home he stopped hear and put my side saddle on Jack and then I {told Jimmie?} I wanted {Fan?} when he got he legs washed he was not a going to let me have her but John went and got her he was awful mad he went for John I was up to the fence &amp; Cretia</p> <p>21 Saturday Mr sweet and Cretia &amp; I was to town She came over to let me know that they were a going</p> <p>22 Sunday Ma and Pa was to Lewises and I was home all day alone till about four then John came over and stayed till after supper then he and Cretia and I went for a drive.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Monday I went out in the afternoon to get the horse shod and I saw Augusta their I drove to Creties with the paper</p> <p>24 Tuesday I was to town in the morning to get my riding dress cut then in the afternoon Cretia came over hear and her and I went up to Ella's and we played Crocquet then we came around by Lewises home Mr Sweet was to town when he came back John took Cretia and I to town for a drive when I got back Lewis and Bell was hear</p> <p>25 Wedenesday I was home all day then in the evening john Cretia and I went down to Springfield to the tempererence {docings?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{written at top of page} Rosmond Ramond X</p> <p>26 Thursday I was home all day</p> <p>27 Friday Pa and I was to town I drove to Creties with the paper. Augusta was here and Mrs Sweet</p> <p>28 Saturday I was over to Creties and we went up to the barn where they were a shearing sheep Jud Hughes was there and in the evening he and John went to town I got on horse back and went down to Mrs Skinners then when I came back I road over to Creties John came back about 10</p> <p>29 Sunday John was a comming to go a horse back riding with me in the evening but he went away with Mark and did not get back in time when he got home Jim and Nellie was there and after he got his work done he came hear it was nine when he came Ma and Pa was out to the Doctors Bell and lewis was here to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>continued</p> <p>Cretia and Jim he went home at 11</p> <p>30 Monday I was to the fence where Cretia was and when I came home it was after seven so I road a horse back down as far as Mrs Skinners and when I came home I saw John and Jud a going up to Hughes so John said aftrwards I went as far as the gate to take Cretia one of my brown stockings to patch her's with so she came as far as the corner with me we stayed there a little while and then Tommy came and we talked to him there Cretia came a far as the gate with me then we stayed there a little while and then I went back as far as the corner C said John got home at 10</p> <p>31 Tuesday Will and Cretia was to Town John was to Lewises he and Mark then mark and John went down to his place Mrs Sweet was over It was after 10 when they came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{in the form of a letter}</p> <p>January the 10 1882</p> <p>Dear Cousin's</p> <p>You said last summer you would like me to come and stay a few days, I did not come then but I would be very happy to come now any time that it was conveniend</p> <p>You spoke to me last summer about comming and stopping staying a few day's with you {words above "you": a nellie?}. I would be very happy to come now any time that it would be convenient for you both Nellie. If you would will call for me. Send me a note and let me know. From Your</p> <p>Cousin</p> <p>Rosa</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <p>1 Wedenesday I went over in the afternoon to see if Cretia could go to town and she went I wanted to get my dress cut we got home about seven I took her home and the {men? "n" off page} had Joust got done their supper I came home and done my chores then in a little while about an hour and a half John came over and stayed till a little after 10</p> <p>2 Thursday Mrs Sweet went to town and Cretia hitched up the horse and drove after me I went and stayed the afternoon with her when they came back we went down to look at that scair Crow in the corn field I went home with her and we put the horse out then I came right home and after I got my supper and got my work done I went a horse back as far as the corner and a coming home I saw John a taking Mark home he could not have got back till late</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3 Friday Will Hughes was hear a shearing sheep it rained almost all day</p> <p>4 Saturday Cretia and I was to town John brought his horse over at noon and I harnassed it and drove over for Cretia John Came After The Horse And He Stayed the evening</p> <p>5 Sunday I was home all day till evening then John and I went for a horse back ride around the block and we met Mr Stiner and Mrs Will Cox and their was a young coupell drove by us and when we got on the {??th} we met Jim and Nella they had been up to {June?} meeting we stopped and talked a little whille</p> <p>6 Monday Pa sent me up to Charles {Deaa's?} with a couple of bushell of potatoes and I went around the {??th} I was a going to town so I stopped to see Dora and she said that her Uncle Elias was Joust married I went after Marry Kinney but she wouldent come I got her Sweets paper and took it over Cretia came over with me and in a little while John and Jud drove up John was a going over for Mark he came in the house and stayed a long time and when we went out he said that he had sit there till his head and back ached and he ached all over.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>7 Tuesday I was home</p> <p>8 Wedenesday</p> <p>9 Thursday Pa and I was to town I took my dress out to get it made and when I came back I went and took the paper over to Cretia and she came over and stayed all night we went up to the barn where the men were and had a lot of fun</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>10 Friday I went up to put the {cans?} back and Cretia went for a ride a horse back out as far as the cherry tree and back then I came home and in a little while Cretia came over and wanted me to go home with her and stay all night so I went John and Jud was gone theay came home about ten and Will Hughes was with them.</p> <p>11 Saturday Cretia was to town I was over there in the morning and took he {25th?} get me some postage stamps John and Jud was down to the driven barn</p> <p>12 Sunday John and Cretia was a comming to dinner but they got company so Creties dident come but Mark di John did and he stayed the afternoon then he went home and got ready and he and Cretia and I went to Belmont and when we got back John came in and stayed a few minutes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>13 Monday I was here all day till night then Ella came over and John took her home he came hear after her and she wanted me to go along so I went and when we came back Jud had gone to Peppers {for the? words written over top} mair and John and Tommy went after him and when they came back John came in for the {pleater?} the boys set out in the buggy and hiselled</p> <p>14 Tuesday Will and I went to town I went and got Anna's pattern and paid some money to Jim {nairn?} for that canning factory John Cretia &amp; Anna was over hear in the evening and it made Jud so mad</p> <p>15 Wedenesday I went over to Creties to see if she could go to town after supper but Ella was there and she wanted to go so her and I went and when we came back Mrs Sweet and I went and took her home that was the night that Anna came hear Pa saw and Cretia came with her then Anna and I went back with Cretia John and Jud was gone to Kingsmill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>16 Thursday Anna was hear a sewing and in the evening her and I went out to town and got some fringe for my dress we got Mr Sweets paper and we took it over to him.</p> <p>17 Friday Cretia and I took Jack and took her home Mrs Sweet and Cretia was hear She went home and got supper then I went home with C to get some yeast</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Saturday our John was taken sick and Cretia and John was over to see how he was Cretia and John was a going home and I went as far as the gate</p> <p>19 Sunday I and Cretia was down south after wintergeens and water cresses then when we came back I took her home and she got ready and John and I took her up to Ella's then we came back and John came and put my horse out but he would not stay to dinner. he came over on the evening and I was out a playing with my calf</p> <p>20 Monday I was home all day Ma was taken sick in the night</p> <p>21 Tuesday Pa called me about four and I went for the doctor</p> <p>22 Wedenesday Cretia and I was to town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Thursday Mrs Sweet was over</p> <p>24 Friday Mrs Sweet was over</p> <p>25 Saturday I was over to Cretia to see the raise the sheep shed and Cret promissed to let me know after dinner if she could go to town or not but she did not so I went and when I came home Ma said she had been over to let me know she could go</p> <p>26 Sunday Ma and Pa was to Lewises and I was home John came over in the afternoon and after he had been hear a little while Mark Cox came down and Will drove for him he and Mark went up to John Carters and when they came home our cow was sick and they came over and helped bore the cows horns Mr and Mrs Sweet &amp; Cretia was all up to Ella's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page was transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>27 Monday</p> <p>28 Tuesday</p> <p>29 Wedenesday Cretia and I was down to Harvey Hanses after strawberries but we could not get any so we came back to bakers and there we got {1$ ??} worth</p> <p>30 Thursday I was home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== July ==x</p> <p>1 Friday John and Cretia and I was out to Mr Sutherland to a Garden party</p> <p>2 Saturday Cretia and I was out to town this afternoon and we drove away down talbot street and we saw a calf a hang-ing in the fence when we went down but whe we came back it had escaped</p> <p>3 Sunday Cretia and I we was away down south and up through by hamburg and from their down to Franks and then home. Mark and John was away we had Lewises horse</p> <p>4 Monday I was to Cretia and Mrs Sweets and She cut me a calicoe blouse</p> <p>5 Tuesday Cretia and John was over in the evening</p> <p>6 Wedenesday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 thursday</p> <p>8 Friday I was over to Creties and stayed till they got their work all done then Cretia and John came part way with me and then she went back and he came on over and when he got here his Ma and Aunt was here and they went home and in about half an hour he went to</p> <p>9 Saturday I went to town in the morning to get the horse shod and then about night I and C went for the paper and I took her up to Mrs {Bentles?} and when I came home I stopped in there to leave the parcells and John came over to take the horse home</p> <p>10 Sunday I was down a washing old {Fair?} and John came and caught me at it He wanted the colt to put with Jack to take Aunt to Kingsmill and when he came over in the afternoon to bring it back Anna &amp; Maud Shephered &amp; their Cousin Mr Shepherd was here we all went down to the driven barn where John was and he came to the house and got the side saddle and the girls went for a little ride they got ready to go home but the boy's went for a drive and did not get back till it started to rain so they had to put the horse in the barn till after the shower they went home about four they was here to dinner John stayed the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top part of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>11 Monday I was home all day and about night I got Prince and put the side saddle on him and went for a ride he never had a saddle on him before I went to Creties a few minutes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Tuesday Cretia was over in the evening John came for her she came to bring my bracelets home she had them to wear up to Ela Beutlies</p> <p>13 Wedenesday I was to Cretiies I was to Creties</p> <p>14 Thursday {line drawn from "Wedenesday" above to "Ma" written next} Ma and I was out to Jimmies and we got the cheese checks Cretia brought their horse for us and John came for it</p> <p>15 Friday I went over for Will in the afternoon and he came to supper and after supper we went to town</p> <p>16 Saturday Anna and Maud Shepherd was out a picking cherries and Maud and I went back a berrying in the afternoon and in the evening I took them home and Maud gave me one of Georges pictures Cretia came before I went and was hear when I came back I took her home. She killed an owl while I was gone</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 Sunday I went over to Creties before diner and when I got there Mark Cox was there and I stayed till about five Cretia and I ran over to the barn and then the boys came over. Cretia and I got in the bugy and John ran it out doors and Mark hitched the horse on and took us away down south and we got winter greens &amp; raspberries Cretia had John's hat, I had Marks, he had mine, but I traded with him, after we was there Cretia and I traded, Cretia took mine and I gave her my {bocket?}, to put in the hat to pick raspberries in and we got a hat full, after we got home Teeple and Ella was there Mrs Sweet said she was awfull glad we got them. I came home before supper John came with me but he went right home. Him and Mark went to try to get a man to help them in {the?} wheat when they came back he came over hear. Ma and Pa was to Lewises..</p> <p>{dashed lines at bottom of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Monday Mrs Sweet and I was to town with their horse. Bell was down and picked Goose berries</p> <p>19 Twesday Pa and Dan worked out to Lewises I was to Creties</p> <p>20 Wedenesday Cretia was over hear to sew on her dress was hear to tea</p> <p>21 Thursday she was hear to tea again and Mrs Sweet and Will went to Kingsmill and I went home with Cretia then we went {down?} the road a ways with Mark for a ride but it is the last John came home with me</p> <p>22 Friday I was home till after dinner then I took old fan and went to town</p> <p>23 Saturday I gave Johnie the papers this morning that I got yesterday he brought the wagon home Cretia and I went to town we saw Elma and Miss {Kingie?} and we took them for a drive then we came home and John ie and Cretia and I went back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Sunday Johnie was over he came about five and stayed till nine Jane and {Ethan was?} was home my back too lame to night</p> <p>25 Monday Cretia went to water the cattle and I road down with her</p> <p>26 Tuesday Mrs Sweet was over {she?} is no better</p> <p>27 Wedenesday Cretia was over this morning and I gave her a set of lace for her Ma My back is Joust the same</p> <p>28 Thursday Cretia and John was over in the evening.</p> <p>29 Friday Cretia came over after supper and her and Ma went for the doctor John came over in a little while after they were gone and when they came back the Dr came with them and they all stayed till eleven O clock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Saturday Ma and Cretia was to town and after they came back Cretia had to go to the creek with her cattle</p> <p>31 Sunday Cretia and John were over in the afternoon. Ma and Cretia went to tell the Dr not to come John stayed with me while they went there when they came back John went home he had to go to Kings-mill then he came back and he told Cretia that she was wanted home but I do not know what for he stayed the evening. Tommy was over in the morning and he stayed to dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August</span></h2> <p>1 Monday I went over to Creties in the morning and stayed till about four it rained pretty near all the afternoon John was over in the evening to see if I could go to Johal Davises with him wedenesday</p> <p>2 Tuesday I was home all day</p> <p>3 Wedenesday John Cretia and I was all to Davises to their {social?} and {Cerett?} Putman brought Cretia home {&amp;?} I came home with John</p> <p>4 Thursday I went out to town in this morning to take out some pork and I got some sugar and some other things</p> <p>5 Friday John was over in the evening to see if Dan could come tomorrow to thrash and he went from hear out to get Lewis</p> <p>6 Saturday Cretia was over in the morning to get some appells and I went over in the afternoon and stayed to tea then John caught the horse for us and we brought him over and we went to town I took Cretia home and John came back with me and he came in a little while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>7 Sunday I was up to the fence a talking to Cretia this fournoon and this afternoon John came over about four and stayed till nine Mark Cox was to his place and Willie Putman was there to.</p> <p>8 Monday Cretia was over this morning for some more appels and I went to help her over the fence with them she said she was awfull mad at him for not comming home to milk</p> <p>9 Tuesday I went down to the Creek with Cretia and then after we came back she left the horse to our place and we went up to Ella's then to town from their home and Cretia stitched her Ma's dress.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Wedenesday I wanted Lewis to lend me his horse to go to town but he never made me any reply. So I went after Mr Sweets horse and Mrs Sweet told me I could have it and welcome but Ella was a comming down and if I would rather go with her why she would be glad to have me for company so when she came I went with her</p> <p>11 Thursday I went out after tea to town with Ella and when we came home I ran out to the garden and got he some green corn for their dinner Friday for Her and her Ma was a going to London</p> <p>12 Friday Mrs Sweet and Ella went to london</p> <p>13 Saturday I was over to Creties in the afternoon and she wanted my Jelly Cake dish and so I thought she might come back with me and get it but he and said that she could not come so I came home alone when I got hear Lew, {Wooley?} was hear and after he went home I went and baked my cake. Cretia came for the dish and Pa and I went to town in the morning and then I went out again in the evening for he took some harnass out in the morning to have fixed and they mended it all wrong so I had to take it back and get it mended over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>14 Sunday I was over this morning to Creties a horse back and her aunt road a little while. Then Cretia and I took one horse and John took Jack and we all went back to the woods when we got back Mark was there and him and John went off for a swim. they stayed so long that Cretia and I thought that they were gone for that day. Frank he came up and we went over for Cretia to go for a ride I went with him and when he got there they had came home but they were to the barn John came to the house but Frank {Ct?} and I went to port - Bruce we was gone all the afternoon till night then after I had been home a little while John came over and stayed the rest of the evening we had lots of fun a going to Port - Bruce. &amp; a coming back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on prevous page}</p> <p>15-Monday I was over to C a little while in the afternoon and she wanted to come home with me to get my Jelly cake tin to bake a cake but her aunt raised a ram so she did not come then she {??oite??} till I came home and baked mine when she came Lew Wooley was hear</p> <p>16 Tuesday Cretia I was over to Creties after yeast in the morning she was over to our place 4 or 5 times during the day she wanted me to come there that evening she said that Ella and Evert was a comming down so when they came Ella and C came after me Tommy brought the horse over {stroked and scribbled out words} to day and Ma and {I?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on prevous page}</p> <p>17 Wed we were out to A J Davises Garden party Ma Pa Cretia John and I Cretia stayed hear all night</p> <p>18 Thursday</p> <p>19 Friday</p> <p>20 Saturday Cretia Mr Sweet and I was to town we took their horse and our bugay</p> <p>21 Sunday I was out in the Orchard Ma {written over the word "and") }and I and John came there and brought some sweet appels and he got some pears to eat. {Henry?} and his wife was hear to dinner I went with Pa to the Creek with the cattle they were hear to tea two and so was Mr Sweet then they all went home. Then in the evening Mr Sweet came back I was taken with {?arreah?} Lewis and Bell came. Then in a little while John he came Mr Sweet said that he did not believe in people getting married unless they raised Children</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>22 Monday Cretia was over John was hear for her in the evening He went to the Dr for Medicine for me to {night?}</p> <p>23 Tuesday Pa went for him to come out Cretia and John came over that evening Cretia stayed all night</p> <p>24 Wedenesday We had trashers Cretia was hear and helped ma</p> <p>25 Thursday I was home all day Cretia was not over for her ma was away</p> <p>26 Friday she was over</p> <p>27 Saturday Cretia and I was to town to night</p> <p>28 Sunday John was over hear in the morning with his little colt he had a haulter on it and I told him I was comming over.so I went to dinner I was better but I stayed to dinner but had dissappeared so about two Cretia and I went down to Glen Colin and up the ninth by Jimes and past Cockses We met Will Cairn and Dan davis Will said good bye girls then we {Got?} Ev Putman and his father he was taking him to Jimes. When we went past Cockses John was there he came home. Evert came to Creties and they went to Church. John came hear and spent the evening after I come home but he spent the day over to Cockses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>29 Monday Cretia and I was to the fence and after tea we went to town</p> <p>30 Tuesday I was out in the Orchard and John was going past he stopped and came over in the orchard where I was and then we came to the hous</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31 Wedenesday Cretia was over to stitch on he dress {he?} Pa went to town a {part?} to and he came over this evening and spent the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September</span></h2> <p>1 Thursday Cretia was over to Cove's to get crab appels. I went to town and when I came home I took the papers over and got some yeast Cretia had not come yet George John and Tom was a come hunting M</p> <p>2 Friday I was over to Creties this afternoon Mr Johule Davis and Eugenes was hear while I was gone they came to tell us about Dakota. Mr Sweet was hear. Lew was down to see George to day</p> <p>3 Saturday Cretia and I was to town</p> <p>4 Sunday Cretia went home with Ella Saturday night and stayed till Monday morning. John was over in the evening he was home the rest part of the day as far as I know Pa was taken sick today and I went far the doctor where I went to the office their was no persons there so I went to the hous and Georgie came to the door and said his Pa was gone up to Crwell so I came up the street and I saw Charley and he was a comming out but he ask {hempy?} davis if D G {Fhae?} came back or not he replied no so Hemp got in and road up to the corner and we saw him to John Beemers so he went {in?} and came out with him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>5 - Monday Lewis and I went to town and got Clive Davis to come to make my dress John was over in the evening.</p> <p>6 Tuesday Cretia and John was over in the evening</p> <p>7 Wedenesday I took he home this morning I was over to Creties</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>8 Thursday lost my key and could not get in I can remember back a little</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank space on top of page}</p> <p>24 Saturday John and I was to London We had a splendid time started at five and dident get back till after ten then we went to the Cupboard and eat all we wanted down cellar and got milk</p> <p>25 Sunday I was to Creties John and Mark next to Carters I just run over for a few minutes John was over to night Pa &amp; Ma was to Aunt Maries</p> <p>29 Thursday Mr and Mrs teeple and John Mrs and Cretia sweet all went to London Ma and I went up to the {ruin?} it happens today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Friday Cretia and I was up to the ruin this morning then we went downtown and then home. this afternoon Mr &amp; Mrs Sweet and Cretia went up to the ruin. Cretia came to bring the buggy home and she hollered for me I went down and then I went as far as the corner with he she was mad at John he went with Mark and Jout got home as we got to the corner and then they drove over there mark had been for {water?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December</span></h2> <p>{heading overwritten October)</p> <p>1 Saturday {with double-lined box around words}</p> <p>December the 25</p> <p>S24 John was to town so was Cretia Pa and Lewis I was home all day</p> <p>S25 John was here Mr Teeple and his wife Mr Sweet and wife Lewis and wife &amp; Cretia</p> <p>Mon26 John was down to {invitation?} I was home was over to Creties to dinner.</p> <p>T27 John was to town in the evening he took his Pa to lodge then he took Cretia to Kingsville {tu???} &amp; him got oysters and we bay oysters then John came home with me I was to town to get a dress filled</p> <p>28 Wedenesday John and his Pa and Ma was town. Bell Gregory and Anna Burges was hear I took them as far as Gegories then came home it rained to pour {written above previous words:} Cretia went to Hamilton</p> <p>29 John was home I was over to Creties a little while in the afternoon I went for my key I lost it over there Mrs Sweet found it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page transcribed on previous page}</p> <p>28 Friday I was hear a little while to night</p> <p>31 Saturday Mr Sweet and I was to town I was home and painted the steps J &amp; T was over to night for four of our Chairs</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <p>1 Sunday Pa Ma &amp; I was to Mr Sweets for dinner Mr &amp; Mrs Dolton Mr &amp; Mrs Teeple we there to Pa &amp; I came home and done the chores then we went back for supper. and about eight O'clock John and I came home and {bui?} It the fires then. Pa &amp; Ma came he stayed till after eleven then he went home</p> <p>2 Monday John Lewis Charley {Deas?} &amp; Lew Mrs Sweet and Aunty was here Wooley was here. J, L,, C went to town and did not get home till nearly one.</p> <p>3 Tuesday I was here in the morning to bring a letter from Cretia &amp; then he was here again in the evening Lewis was here</p> <p>4 Wedenesday I took some appells to town he called for a letter I had for Cretia then when he came back he came to bring my pocket book an old {grays?} strated to run he ran and caught them</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Thursday John was here I had been to town in the afternoon for to get my dress</p> <p>6 Friday John was here he brought some mutten I was home all day</p> <p>7 Saturday Pa &amp; I was to town and in the evening Pa Ma &amp; Mrs &amp; Mr Sweets went to Charley Deas's to a surprise part I {straight lines drawn to fill in line}</p> <p>8 Sunday John was to Mark's I was home all day alone and all the evening only Ma &amp; Pa</p> <p>9 Monday John was over a little while in the evening to see about thrashing</p> <p>10 Tuesday John was out to D Teeples a thrashing. I was home all day</p> <p>11 Wedenesday Lewis and I was to town John was there yet a thrashing.</p> <p>12 Thursday John went to see about thrashers I was over there for some appells to make mince pies he went for the cheese checks but he did not get them he stopped in a minute when he went back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Friday John &amp; Tommy went to town Pa &amp; Ma went in the afternoon Ma got he &amp; I a new table-cloth apiece in the afternoon John went with a load of wood</p> <p>14 Saturday Pa went to town this morning to get his horses shod. Mr Sweet was here John was agoing to take him to Kingsmill to take the train to go to St Thomas to see a Lawyer. I went and took the paper over. John came as far as the stoop with me he was to town this afternoon</p> <p>15 Sunday Ma Pa &amp; I was to Mr Cluttens funeral Mark &amp; John was there. We went to the Graveyard so did they then they went around by Orwell &amp; up to Kingsville to get Johnson to help thrash then John was here in the evening Caroline Bell &amp; Bob was here to ask us down to a party</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 Monday Pa &amp; Ma was to town to day John went to town to get his sleighs mended then he drew Mr Brey some wood</p> <p>17 Tuesday John went for the thrashing machine they finished there tonight and came here to stay all night John was over and they played card's</p> <p>18 Wedenesday they thrashed here John was here to help Jim was here to see when I could come and stay a little while with them I went home with John a while in the evening</p> <p>19 Thursday Pa &amp; Ma &amp; I. Mr &amp; Mrs Dalton Mr &amp; Mrs Sweet. Mr &amp; Mrs Simpson. Lewis &amp; Bell. Mr &amp; Mrs Deao was all up to Sheldin {Wards?} for supper they had Oyster's John was helping Will Cox</p> <p>20 Friday Ma &amp; I was to town I brought the papers for Mr Sweet &amp; drove over with them but they went to town and got their new chairs Lewis was here John was helping Will {Cox?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21 Saturday Pa &amp; Ma was to town I was home all day till they came home then I took a postal card over from Cretia they forgot the papers so John &amp; Tommy went out a hors back after night for the papers</p> <p>22 Sunday John was over here in the afternoon and then he went home and did his choars then He came back and spent the evening with me</p> <p>23 Monday Cretia came home &amp; Mr Stephenson with he they came over in the evening then in a little while John &amp; Aunt came she came to stay all night</p> <p>24 Tuesday John went to Coxes after a buggy to go to St Thomas Ma took sick that day but before she took sick I took Aunt over to Marks then I went to Franks after Pa's trousers when I came home Ma was sick then I took {pan??} and put her on the new buggy and went for the Doctor John &amp; Mr Stephenson was to town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Wedenesday Cretia was over a little while she wanted me to come over but it rained and then I did not go Mr Sweet &amp; Mr Stephenson was to St Thomas 26 Thursday John took Mr Stephenson up to Kingsmill to meet the train then after dinner he &amp; his Pa went to town John &amp; Mr Stephenson &amp; Mr Sweet {were?} all over here this morning</p> <p>Friday {line drawn across page under "Friday"} When but a child I used to go to bed at eight each night. the nurs girl used to frighten me when she put out the light she'd talk of ghosts and hoblins in a very awful way she would then put out the candle and to me she used to say where was moses when the light {was?} out she sas what was he about {mro?} my little man tell me if you can</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{how?} Moses being my christian name I used to feel afraid And dreading something awful I for hours awake have laid Sometimes I'd criy myself to seep but horrid things dreamed For naughty ghosts at my bedside glared at me while they scared</p> <p>Upon the nurse I split and she was kindly asked to leave But Moses Muggins married her for which he didnt grieve I met her in the street when she had jous two days been wed And dident she warm my Jacket when I innocently said</p> <p>Some twenty years passed by before I heard the phrase again Alone with a young lady I was riding in the train We rushed into a tunnel and when all was {pickkly?} dark My lively little lady friend gave vent to this remark</p> <p>Now when {once?} more the light of day we saw to her I said As you've waken'd up old memories you're the girl I'd like to {wed?} We're married now and six fine boys amuse us every night And He never fail to as when their Pa puts out the light</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{1.50?} Sunday $</p> <p><br />{information written without 'boxes' noted below}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1 " 30</td> <td>January</td> <td></td> <td>dress</td> <td>11.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 " 10</td> <td>February</td> <td></td> <td>making</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 " {13?}</td> <td>of March</td> <td></td> <td>riben</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 " 24</td> <td>April</td> <td></td> <td>lace 1"</td> <td>1 &amp; 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 \ 29</td> <td>May</td> <td></td> <td>net</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {numbers below written to the left of next table-like information} 9 10 11 <h2><span class="mw-headline">January</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>John</td> <td></td> <td>Rosie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>l</td> <td>5</td> <td>l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>l</td> <td>7</td> <td>l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>l</td> <td>11</td> <td>l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>l</td> <td>20</td> <td>l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>l</td> <td>24</td> <td>l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>l</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>l</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{back cover}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/64236b6cdfbe6807633e6f3048a3b556.pdf 8a7a7254ae4ccfd094194251e1cd9ea4 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e281e624a8b1bb53fc64f0c669acdab3.pdf edb829d45dbc0a782656d10bd7645ab3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. White River <s>set</s>s With Record of 56 <s>belo</s>w-38 at Winnepeg Toronto, Feb. 11-(Special)-The weather burear reports the cold wave fof yesterday unchanged in position and increased in severity, with no prospects of a milder temperature. The vorecast is the somef or Ontario, Quebec and the Maritine Provinces to-day, to-morrow, "fair and continued extremely cold." Every province from Alberta east reports zero weather or lower. White River, as usual, taking the "cake with 54 at eight o'clock this morning. Winnipeg reports 38 below, Saulte Ste Marie, 22; Toront, 12; Kingston, 30; Otawa, 26; Montreal, 26; Quebec, 32; St. John 16, and Halifax four. Other places in Quebec report 36 below zero. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/da7d6c7bca5139828daecde018f04cba.pdf 07b0a8f6b7ec5c0c3c387931d14c4df8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. A Word of Explanation{diarist used extra-large letters} Our friends will no doubt note the increased size of our "Physician's Daily Memorandum" for 1914, and an explanation is therefore in order. Heretoiore, the book has consisted of about two-thirds blank space and one-third printed space, and thus has been mailable as merchandise, instead of printed matter. Until the Parcel Post law became operative, it was mailable at the same rate of postage to all parts of the country; the new law, however, makes it obligatory to forward all merchandise by Parcel Post, and perscribes thawt all packages over four ounces in weight must be paid for as one pound, and at varying rates, in accordance with the postal zone for which it is intended. When it is considered that about 150,000 copies of this book are mailed, the physician can readily appreciate the almost impossible task of looking up the individual zone rate and affixing the required Parcel Post stamps to each copy. In addition to the infinite amount of time and trouble, which this would involve, it is practically certain that many copies would reach physicians of location, incorrect addresses, etc., etc. For the above reason, and especially because we do not wish to have any physician,pay a single penny in order to receive his copy, we have added a sufficient number of printed pages to render it classifiable as printed matter mailable at ounce rates, with ordinary postage, to all parts of country alike, as has been the case heretofore. In preparing copy for the additional pages, we have endeavored to render same intresting and instructive. It is hoped that the physician will continue to welcome and utilize the book, and that the few waifs of humor that have been interspersed may also be appreciated, when some idle moment makes it possible for the physician to look them over. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/600d54965482dd7bd2a82d55b18bc534.pdf 28b4f5130cc4e9b72e099eef80de6b71 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Maud, V Melba Aylmer Ont https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f61d0cfd01af94eac5f52da79ca077c9.pdf 1903a9e7b455ba9f7daefdc4f9dbf7d3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Physician's Year Book {diarist used extra-large letters} BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICAN, "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" 1914 COMPLIMENTS OF M. J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d4fde89ee88041382c5b84f90e66d63.pdf afb0633241925ad473ad8c8b09148fba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CALENDAR 1914 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6229cee9a7f7962bb43b96e23e5a7bca.pdf 3403cffd7717f6ae3b706bbdcf1c9a04 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 1 {diarist used extra-large letters} I DAY PAST 364 TO COME In the Morning or the Evening of life, or at any of the periods typified by Shakespeare's "Seven Ages," tonic medication may be indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) tones, restores and reconstructs surely, promply and pleasantly, in all conditions of systemic devitalization. Weather Temp Fair 28 degrees Roads good, no snow on the ground. We drove Nydia Todd the first time. 6 miles We brought her. Dec. 29th 1913 Melba is not well {illegible}-At his late residence. 59 Metcalfe street. Stephen W. Tee-ple, esq.,in his 84th year. Funeral private. Friends will kindly omit flowers. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f980f0a54e4b25da3ea9fd02b94ef8f.pdf 4ab2a1d72370f8f5e9cadc1391edd942 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 2 {diarist used extra-large letters} 2 DAYS PAST 363 TO COME Diagnosis of Peritoneal Effusions. With the patient lying on his back in peritoneal effusions of moderate or small quantity, there is always fulness of the flanks, the degree of fulness depending not only on the quantity of fluid, but also on the relaxation and thinness of the abdominal wall. If the abdominal wall is relaxed there is always more less flattening of the abdomen anteriorly; if the walls are tensely distended this appearance is obsucred. If there is much subcutaneous fat the fulness is even more greatly obscured; edema will also obscure it.-A. McPhedran; Canadian Med Assoc. Journ. Weather Temp Fair 26 Had our dinner at J.G Dana's . Mr Mathews was buried. Started to snow in the evening. Went to Institute meeting held at {Hoavers?} Drove Nydia Todd 6 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59ef7411b42f3bb6d00b13976fafd038.pdf d2b73aa96841787c8392bb27c3a858bf UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 3{diarist used extra-large letters} 3 DAYS PAST 362 TO COME Modern Ferruginous Therapy. The form in which to administer iron is distincly important. The old, irritant, astrigent martial medication has had its day, and properly so. The most generally acceptable of all iron product is Pepto-Mangan (Gude), an organic combination of iron and maganese with assimible peptones. It is palatable, readily tolerable, promptly absorbable, non-irritant, and still distinctly potent as a blood enricher and general tonic reconstructive. Weather Temp North<s>west</s>east winds with snow 35 Evelyn was over and spent the afternoon Went for a sleigh ride on the pond Papa & Eugene went to Aylmer Billy went 3 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c09bcc3c369bd945a9b95c832ee44f86.pdf a9044b6d81ba2c14684ac49940b52eb6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WHICH?{diarist used extra-large letters} Which{diarist used extra-large letters} of the numerous prepartions of iron and maganese has attained the greatest reputation and prestige among the medical men of America? Which{diarist used extra-large letters} has become the accepted world-wide standard as a readily tolerable and thoroughly efficient hematinic? Which{diarist used extra-large letters} enjoys "the homage that inferiority pays to merit" -i. e.: universal imitation? Pepto-Mangan("Gude"){diarist used extra-large letters} is of unquestioned and unqestionable value as a hemogenic and reconstituent in Anmeia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmic states and General Denutrition. In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eda8d4c05beeeca13ee90546fa8d924e.pdf 04315db6e07e476cb3a203c83ea9cdf9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. She Wanted Him to Know. A Boston physician was called out of a sound slumber the other night to answer the telephone. "Hello! what is it?" he asked, little please at the idea of leaving his comfortable bed. "Baby is crying doctor, what shall I do?" came across the wire. "Oh, perhaps it's a young mother, one of his patients. "No," was the reply; "I'm sure it can't be that." "Perhaps he has the colic," returned the doctor, with well simulated solicitude. "No, I don't think so," replied the mother, "he doesn't act that way." "Then perhaps he's hungry," as a last resort. "Oh, I'll see," came across the wirse; and then all was still. The doctor went back to bed and was soon asleep again. About half an hour afterward he was awakened by the violent ringing of the telepohone bell. Jumping out of bed and placing the receiver to his ear, he was cheered by the following message: "You are right, doctor, baby was hungry." - Healthy Home. She Liked the Hospital Not long ago at a provincial hospital an old woman, who was being discharged completely cured, was having a last interview with the house physician. "Well," he said, "you have to speak well of the hospital now, won't you?" And the old woman replied: "Ay, that I will, doctor. But, sure, I never spoke ill of it. My husband died here."-Current Literature. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cfd6efc9a3e5ac3755d8bbe5493b53ac.pdf b196629a2d12b80443b3fb0774ab7d3e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Importance of Nutrivite Repair in the treatment of tuberculosis, is now generally acknowledged. All phthisio-therapists agre that the therapeutic trinity of salvation for the tuberculous invalid is composted of: 1-Fresh, pure air, in abundance, both night and day; 2-A properly balanced ample supply of nutritious food; 3-Plenty of rest, especially during the febrile period. While medication is useless, unless the patient is properly fed, "ventilated" and rested, as aboved referred to; there is no doubt that intelligent medical treatement designed to promote nutition, is indicated in a majority of cases. If the tuberculous patient has been neglected for any length of time, some degree of anemia is almost always present. In such cases, an absolutely bland, non-irritant, readily tolerable and assimilable form of iron, such as exists in Peto-Mangan (Gude), cannot but be of benefit, by stimulating the formation of erythrocytes and hemoglobin, and thus augmenting the oxygen-bearing potency of the blood. Metabolic interchange is thus quickened, better absorption and assimilation of food follows, and as a consequence, nutritive repair is encouraged and hastened UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0694c1813d06a2aa638d092e02c0f2e2.pdf 985d8d404fc46b9e8599de29b4e104b2 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 4{diarist used extra-large letters} 4 DAYS PAST 361 TO COME Oxygen Inhalation. The writer describes a method of administering oxygen, that in some respects is superior to the methods in general use. It is simplicity itself. The inhalation tube forks into two branches, each of which terminates in an olive-shaped end-piece like that used in the Politzer bag. One of these end-pieces is inserted into each nostril, which it fits snugly. The patient can thus comfortably inhale the oxygen in any posture and without any exertion on his part. The writer especially recommends the use of oxygen inhalations, by means of this recommends the use of oxygen inhalations, by means of this apparatus, in pneumonia.-Lauder-Brunton; Brit. Med. Journ. Weather Temp Fine 30 Snow averages two feet on the level and heavier in drifts places. no <s>wa</s> one passed by on the road until evening. <s>Chlc</s> Clarence Skinner and family went by in the Bob-sleigh about five o'clock. Melba & Eugene had a ride the first of the season. Mr. Cox was with us this evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/841ae373c2c874204428a558899ec969.pdf c8d3dec911e693c0e829dc8e6f5657b1 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 5{diarist used extra-large letters} 5 DAYS PAST 360 TO COME Post-Grippal Prostration. R Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 300-orig. bottle) gr. 1/3 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion, according to age Weather Temp Fair 80 Municiple Election also voted for Local Option, lost by 1 3/5 votes. Pineo elected reeve for Malahide F. Wagner " mayor of Aylmer. Good sleighing. Drove Nydia 7 miles. Drove Bill 12 miles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e23caf75b728b441f3111a23ed8a19b.pdf 120ea6aa33ca24ad7357d4c67ccf9c49 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 6{diarist used extra-large letters} 6 DAYS PAST 359 TO COME Mistrust "Migraines" After 45. A so-called migraine persisting after the age of 45 or 50 is to be looked on with very grave suspicion indeed. In such cases you will examine the urine and the arteries very carefully; or some indications of a latent cerebral tumor may be hit on. Mistrust "migraines," then, however "paroxysmal" the attack may be, however typical the affection may appear if they go on after 45 years of age. I am almost disposed to say curtly, that if in a migrainous person the migraine persists in later life, there is probaby a screw loose somewhere in his constitution.-T. Clifford Allbutt; Clin. Journ. Weather Lous Pierce Died. Temp. Fair 29 mr. Baker was here. tea. Snowed a little at four. Good sleighing. Maud went to school to-day. Drove Bill 12 miles " Nydia Todd 7 miles Miss Story taught. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a7b0c2aa65be039ee411a6a5cdd078d.pdf 242d86a6bcd507b1f8b266b1cb3af97a UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 7{diarist used extra-large letters 7 DAYS PAST 358 TO COME To Increase Resistance to Colds. When (as is often the case) the patient cannot correct the unhealthfu hygenic conditions with which he is surronded, it is wise to tone up the general vitality and thus render the respiratory tract more resistant o morbific influences. This is best accomplished by prescribing Pepto-Mangan (Gude), as soon as the more acute symptoms have subsided. This efficient tonic reconstructive often enables the patient to ward off further catarrhal attacks Weather Temp Fair 30 I went to school today good roads and nice sleighing Drove Nydia Todd 25 miles Drove Bill 5 miles Miss Story was sick. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/124a2cd6f5627b678185691ba4023fd7.pdf b735052348794b007cfd88809c1dae13 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 8{diarist used extra-large letters} 8 DAYS PAST 357 TO COME Some "Dont's" in Cardiac Therapeutics. Don't allow a patient with an uncompensated valve lesion to be out of bed. Dont let a child or a young person with chronic valve disease get out of bed until compensation has returned to the heart and circulatory equilibrium has been maintained for at least one month. Don't keep elderly patients with myocardial degeneration in bedd longer than is absolutely neccessary to secure adequate compensation. Don't give children digitalis, unless there is absolute indication for its use.-Med. Review of Reviews. (Continued second page following.) Weather Temp Fair 40 Mrs. Ashbaugh was out here" to-day. Good roads and nice sleighing. Drove Bill 5 miles. Drove Nydia Todd 2.3 miles {Eugene?} got his new rocking Chair. Saw Mahlon Mathews. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6444bfa6c758393cdc2d62f457887221.pdf 57c60fc705e6943e9bcded585ff09d3c UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 9{diarist used extra-large letters} 9 DAYS PAST 356 TO COME How? How{diarist used extra-large letters} does the physician determin the merit of any medicinal agent? How{diarist used extra-large letters} does he seperate the valuable medicinal wheat from the useless therapeutic chaff? The actual experience of medical men everywhere, for nearly twenty years, definitely establishes the unqualified hematinic and reconstructive virtues of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Weather Temp cloudly 42 Papa + Mr. Cox went to Mr. Bentley. Eugene went to a box social. Bill went 10 miles. Nydia went 7 miles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d34df89147ea2d1cae13535830dd5f09.pdf 12ba1b47e023a5ffd337986d715e491f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 10{diarist used extra-large letters} 10 DAYS PAST 355 TO COME Some "Dont's" in Cardiac Therapeutics-(Continued). Don't give ditialis to old people as a routine measure. Don't give digitalis to a patient with fatty heart or with any form of pronounced chronic myocardial degeneration. Don't persist in giving digitalis in chronic valvular disease if the symptoms are rendered worse by its use. Don't start in with digitalis in mitral stenosis. Don't give digitalis, strophanthus or any other cardiac stimulant unless rest in bed fails to induce a return of compensation.-Med. Review of Reviews. (Continued second page following.) Weather Temp Fair but cold 30 Roads in rather good shape Papa and Eugene went to aylmers Drove nydia Todd 5 miles mother melba and I spent the evening at mr {bocer's?} place good sleighing Pa bought his new over bought them of the {Fration?}. Fead a letter from Acentic Teeple Mu Tecple. no better. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d9ce805cc900ab5c86cd5fd9963f9ac.pdf 0b4373bd8bd25a52483d756f6d31a078 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "In Union is Strength"{diarist used extra-large letters} The truth of this old adage is well exemplified in therapeutics from the conjoined administration of arsenic, strychnia and Pepto-Mangan("Gude"){diarist used extra-large letters} The combination acts promptly and vigorously as a general supportive tonic in markedly deviatalized conditions such as Grippe, Prostrationl, Convalenscence from severe Pneumonia, prolonged Typoid, Surgical Shock, etc. Both arsenic and strychnia are thoroughly compatible and readily miscible with PEPTO-MANGAN(GUDE), and either or both may be safely added in any desired proportion, according to age and indication In 11 oz. bottles only. never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEWY YORK, U. S. A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e87765467a1955999509560bc4770f2.pdf a1bcd2f925d84263e84c9eeed5e27e8d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Estimation and Siginificance of Blood Pressure. Dr. L. W. Littig, in Iowa Medical Journal, in a thor- ough discussion of the subiect, makes the following points: (1) That the sphygmomanometer is the most useful instrument in general medical work, and that an exam- ination cannot be considered complete unless the blood pressure has been accurately taken. (2) That the blood pressure at the age of twenty years may be assumed to be 120 millimeters, and that an increase of one-half millimeter for each year above this age is normal with a variation of 15 mm above or below the point so obtained (Faught). (3) That increased blood pressure indicates chronic interstitial nephritis in 75 to 80 per cent. of all cases, and in the other 20 and 25 per cent. it indicates either a splanchnic sclerosis, or a sclerosis of the aorta above the diaphragm. (4) With moderate increase in pressure, judicious exercise to stimulate elimination, and castor oil to pre- vent intestinal toxaemia are rational procedures. (5) Increased arterial pressure may be conservative and unless dangerously high, or compensation be broken, does not require either vasodilators or heart tonics. (6) If dangerously high vaso-dilators, as nitro- glycerine, nitrite of amyl, or nitrite of soda must be used, especially in cases of coronary sclerosis, as indi- cated by attacks of angina pectoris. (7) With failing compensation, digitalis becomes the remedy. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/545d23d8367064fa3b63547973439aab.pdf 8381bab39a8abc26408c327d2f43a346 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Test of a Tonic. The field and function of a systemic tonic is gen- erally understood and appreciated by both physician and patient. To stimulate, whip or goad the vital pro- cesses is not to "tone," but, on the contrary, to ulti- mately depress. A real tonic is not a mere "pick-me- up," but some agent that adds genuine strength, force and vigor to the organism. The genuine tonic is a builder or reconstructor of both blood and tissue. Any agent which will increase the power of the blood to carry and distribute the life-giving oxygen is a tonic in the best and truest sense of the word. Iron in some form is an ideal tonic, as it builds up the vital red cells of the blood and the hemoglobin, which is their essential oxygen-carrying element. Of all forms of iron, none is quite as generally acceptable and readily tolerable and assimilable as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It creates ap- petite, tones up the absorbents, builds the blood, and thus is a real tonic and reconstructive of high order. It is especially desirable because of its freedom from irritant properties, and because it never causes a con- stipated habit. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cc4c06d220350919ca15a083fcffe8e.pdf 25e393959c030a2d6476204b001fc6d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 11{diarist used extra-large letters} 11 DAYS PAST 354 TO COME Does Not Irritate the Gastric Mucosa. An English physician writes: "In my hands Pepto- Mangan (Gude) has fulfilled all you claim for it. As it does not constipate or irritate the gastric mucosa (ir- ritable at times in extreme cases of simple primary anemia) it is an ideal remedy in that disease. As it is easily assimilated, it can be given to quite young chil- dren without causing secondary gastro-intestinal de- rangement. Weather Temp Blustry 20 Eugene event to Aylmer this morning + Boyde. Maude &amp; Jacline went to sunday school. Johns kulbar I went over to the leaves. this afterware. Eugene drove my dice Rodd &amp; miles. Bill even five 5. Goelin stayed to tele as the evening. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bbb5ae475f368512bb6ac579aead9929.pdf 62c9b1ef64658c5f207f27c6002a2cb1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 12{diarist used extra-large letters} 12 DAYS PAST 353 TO COME Some "Dont's i" in Cardiac Therapeuticcs-(Continued). Don't forget that digitalis, strophanthus, strychnine and caffeine are the most effective heart stimulants, and that nearly everything in the line of heart stimulation can be ac- complished by them if they are correctly exhibited. 'Don't use nitroglycerin in cardiovascular disease to reduce blood pressure if the kidneys are much sclerosed, but do not fail to use it freely if coronary sclerosis is present.-Med. Review of Reviews. ( Concluded second page following.) Weather very blustery Temp 12 Snowed a little off, and on, all d day. Mand &amp; Mella, went to school Augene took them, and event for them. Panas over to Mr Gobes after dinner. Engine was down to Bingham and spent the evening. Nadin went by miles. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8ddc7ce4491849ab003e56d8b9871db4.pdf 361cbc63ed34d1a770621493e4dcba93 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 13{diarist used extra-large letters} 13 DAYS PAST 352 TO COME "The Best of Prophets of the Future is the Past." An established reputation, based upon proved accom- plishment, is a distinct asset. The past performance of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the best "prophet" of its future action. For more than twenty years it has been building blood in all conditions of devitalization and is still the leading prescription hematinic throughout the civilized world. Weather Fair Temp 10 below zero mahlon Mathews &amp; mrs Harris, came home with ne this morning &amp; I took them back when I went for the girls. Pa went to the factory. Eugene went to Randall belines this afternorr to try and get a Jeef. The Baptist Church people gave a reception funder Mitchell this evenings Nydia 8 miles Bill ten UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/390088a588792c27981c75b12131f02f.pdf 55bda5feb502c9bb1b89f8dca4a09cd8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 14{diarist used extra-large letters} 14 DAYS PAST 351 TO COME Some "Don'ts" in Cardiac Therapeutics-(Concluded). Don't forget that individual susceptibility to strychnine varies greatly, and that it is not generally safe to begin with a larger dose than one-sixtieth of a grain every four hours; and that the maximum dose in diseases of the heart is generally not more than one-thirtieth of a grain every four hours. Don't prescribe passive movements as part of the treatment without carefully watching very carefully to see that they are not given too vigorously. Don't expect to get compensation in a bad case too soon; be satisfied if the patient shows slight improvement immediately; permanent improvement must be slow if it comes at all; and attempts to hurry it unduly may prematurely exhaust the heart.-Med. Review of Reviews. Weather Cloudy Temp 18 below The boys went rabbet hunting caught one d'Augene had a long Chase after another, but dideret catch it, Eugene took the girls to school. I went for them, Pa is downst Scheds this evening. And Eugene has gone away. It is snowing &amp; drifting to night Drove Stydia &amp; miles fill 5 Got Jeggs Eugene Corrowed as Ferrit. Saw Ed Thompson taking his caus over to the little pond Brudster them Nydia 8 miles Bill ten UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/25b10238dc6513dc874fa19f8fc10501.pdf 3d4488fcb6850eb8b2102a624e924331 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 15{diarist used extra-large letters} 15 DAYS PAST 350 TO COME The Handsome Bacteriological Chart, issued by the American agents for Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is a most useful and ornamental addition to the physician's office. It consists of sixty beautifully colored litho graphs of the pathogenic bacteria, and has recently been brought fully up to date by the addition of two excellent plates representing the spirochette of syphilis, and the treponema pallidum of Schaudinn. It is an excellent chart for reference, as well as a reliable guide for the laboratory worker. Weather Warm Cloudy Temp I took the girls the school. Then in the afternom John &amp; &amp; went to Allier, and brought the Children home. Eugene went over to help mend M Dances wind snill. I was in to see ours le line. a little while. Lee Muro Thaupson have Mella's old devek. Mrs Thomp Syn &amp; Boy de came and of spent the evening Aydia 7 miles Bill 6 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69ce4b6d74cf48a7ba7217c2e4b9e697.pdf 237479c43d56428eeab39d633abff908 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 16{diarist used extra-large letters} 16 DAYS PAST 349 TO COME The Abdominal Woman There is one kind of patient in whom the presence of membranous colitis should always be strongly suspected, and that is what we may speak of as "the abdominal woman." You all know the type; those who have been in practice know her only too well. You remember her constant state of misery and dejection, her obstinate constipation and flatulence, her frequent complaint of vague abdominal discomfort or pain. In such a case you will often find that mucomembranous colitis is the fountain of all the patient's ills- Hutchinson; Clin. Jour. Weather Temp Thawing &amp; cloudy. Bought half a pig. Aléta &amp; Carl braught the children from school, &amp; alita stayed for tea, then bearl came back &amp; Aug. went to Aylmer with them to an entertainment. John then this after her mas Cengene caught a rabbit, manure, here Bill &amp; miles I was to Kingsmill UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7416dc6a30a842b5f4afad852a2f7d9.pdf 363b947ff50084c49fe55a94a99d2895 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 17{diarist used extra-large letters} 17 DAYS PAST 348 TO COME Especially Valuable With Children. A physician in the upper part of New York State writes: "After twelve years of experience with Pepto- Mangan (Gude) I believe it to be one of the best remedies for anemia and chlorosis and superior to all others, where indicated in diseases of children" Weather Cloudy Temp. Freezing John & Eugene was hauling manure all day. I went to Aylmer after dinner & took Mrs. Rodgers for a sleigh ride then we called on Aunty Arnold, found her bright & quite well. The girls did all the house work & played. Commenced on our half of pig that we bought. John & Eugene went to Aylmer. Bill went 7 miles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3ee4709d16c93cc7dd446b14b72ee3a6.pdf 748d17ecdf07cdd333d673eea3055595 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WHAT? {diarist used extra-large letters} has been more definitely determined in actual practice than the therapeutic utility of judicious hematinic therapy? What {diarist used extra-large letters} preparation of iron and manganese is, and always has been, the most openly, flagrantly and universally imitated? What {diarist used extra-large letters} preparation has been most largely instrumental in demonstating the peculiar value of iron and manganese combined? Pepto-Mangan("Gude") {diarist used extra-large letters} exercises distinct and definite hemogenic and nutrogenic properties in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions. In original bottles only, Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b342fe14c1c5af43b7e59d1584c5c2d6.pdf c8cf9607a9d4560f04376c603bb1dfe4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Edema of Extremities. Where edema of legs resisted all measures, especially where incision not permitted, good reuslts obtained from local used of hypertonic saline solutions—25 to 50 gm. (3/4 to 1 1/2 ounces) of sodium chloride to 1 liter (quart) of distileed water. Soak gauze compresses lightly in this, wrap around legs, and cover with thick layer of absorbent cotton, held in place by bandages. Leave dressing on overnight. Equally good results in edemas due to broken compensation, Bright's disease, etc.—Patault. A Song of Asepsis. Oh, I love full well the green soap's smell, And the steaming tray's hot breath—As the wild turmoil Of the bubbling boil Sing the song of the microbe's death! Oh, I love the rush of the scrubbing brush Upon the reddened skin, As the ether's fume Fills the room, And the word is passed, "Begin!" Oh, I love the feel of the glist'ning steel Still hot from the cleansing fire, And the blade's as bright As the rays of light From the incadescent wire. Oh, I love full well the green soap's smell, And the steaming tray's hot breath—As the wild turmoil Of the bubbling boil Sings the song of the microbe's death! —J. Lee Hagadorn; So. Cal. Pract. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09423560d8a86d4cd7d28da2fa5c63dd.pdf 72074f1ef5ca31060c858986617cc7c7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. An Iron Need is a Vital Need. Ferric re-enforcement is an imperative necessity in almost all cases of anemia, chlor-anemia, chlorosis, tuberculosis, Bright's, malnutrition. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the essential material: meets the imperative blood need; fulfills the therapeutic indication, without harm to digestion or disturbance of any function. The true test of a tonic is its action as a genuine reconstuctive rather than its temporary effect as a mere "pick-me-up." Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has, for nearly twenty years, been successfully playing the eminently useful role of a true tonic in all sorts of general devitilization. It still maintains its undeniable supremacy as an hematic reconstituent, of special service in the convalescence of la grippe, typhoid, pneumonia and all acute illnesses. The Hemic Murmur and the Venous Hum indicate a distinct anemia, the character and degree of which may be determined by the blood count and hemoglobin estimation. A therapeutic quartette of marked value in such cases is composed of fresh air, nourishing food, rest, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This valuable hematinic is distincly palatable and entirely free from irritant or astringent properties. Its beneficent influence is nowhere better illustrated than in the after-treatment of the acute diseases of childhood. The readiness with which even the youngest child takes and tolerates it, and its prompt and decided tono-stimulant effect upon nutriition generally, renders Pepto-Mangan (Gude) the first choice among reconstuctives in pediatric pratice. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47bfeccb7d7ec1973ab6bb4cca09ab4a.pdf ea6062d824716deeebd244f060aeaec9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 18 {diarist used extra-large letters} 18 DAYS PAST 347 TO COME Maxillary Sinus Suppuration. When pus is found in the antrum it can be accounted for in one of four ways: 1. It may be due to an extension of infectious material through the ostium from the middle meatus. 2. It may be due to ifection reaching the cavity from the root of a diseased tooth. 3. It may be a secondary infection of a non-perulent accumulation of fluid. 4. The antrum may be acting as a drip cup for the discharge from the diseased areas high up in the nose.—A. H. Andrews; Detroit Med. Journ. Weather Fair Temp. Cold Eugene {illegible} to Aylmer with the colt. Stoped to Mrs Thompsons on his way back & had dinner. Boyde went with him. This afternoon Eugene went over and got Alice. They stayed for supper, then went to the Baptis Church, in the evening. {Nydia?} went 5 <s>6</s> miles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5953e3db13125545d379b904e30e491d.pdf cc06d855024ba2b800162a3393b9a609 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 19 {diarist used extra-large letters} 19 DAYS PAST 346 TO COME THE ILLS OF THE AGED. The Elderly invalid requires gentle, yet efficient treatment. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") {diarist used extra-large letters} is especially adapted to the ills of the aged, as it it free from harshness or constipating effect. Weather Cloudy rained a little Temp. [left blank] To night Eugene took the girls to school. The little house boy got hurt to day. Mrs Ed Thompson & I went to the sale at Bulls this afternoon. Boys hawled manure all day. Lewis drove his grey colt this morning. We was at Mrs McLeays? Aunt Anna came back this morning. I was in at Mrs Harrises & Mr Rodgers. Drove Bill 5 miles Eggs $1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe6ff414780d4f0b9684e15c1853a09c.pdf 7e4b6ba5d9e285fda0edeab63b02e42d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 20 {diarist used extra-large letters} 20 DAYS PAST 345 TO COME Alcohol Antidote. Ammonium chloride is recommended as an antidote to alcohol, given in doses of 30 to 60 grains, with copious draughts of water to prevent gastro-intestinal irritation. It prevents the effects of the alcohol, sobers the patients quickly, and is a valuable preventative against delirium tremens. Should the patient not become quiet after taking the remedy, bromide or chloral hydrate may be administered.—Med. Times. Weather Foggy and cloudy Temp. 34 thawing I took the firls to school & went for them. John & Eugene {illegible} about eleven o'clock down to Percy Dennis's sale, came home about six. I got some paper for the kitchen, Evelin was over. It has kept misting all the afternoon. Mrs. {McEwan?} Morris was buried to day. Adams came up this morning to get Eugene to help milk his kicking cow. Hailing to-night & much colder Bill went to town. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/df37ad0e1f299a133cf0b92ccacf8664.pdf a80524bac45c885d05cb3c385d34a383 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 21 {diarist used extra-large letters} 21 DAYS PAST 344 TO COME Post-Pneumonic Heat Weakness. R Strychinæ Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr.1/3 Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Ce.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children portion, according to age. Weather Some Flurries Temp. Eugene went to St Thomas this afternoon took a duck up to his Aunty. John went to Aylmer to a telephone meeting then brought the children home from school. Mr Cox was over this evening. I took the girls to school. Lydia went 30 miles Bill 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f13e691f9d29d1804631117582ad237d.pdf 68e77afd95ef640d66f1ff892ef459f7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 22 {diarist used extra-large letters} 22 DAYS PAST 343 TO COME Gynecological Hints. In a general way secondary operations on the perineum should not be performed until the end of at least two months. If they are performed earlier the lochia are apt to interfere with union. It is not necessary to stop nursing an infant for more than a few hours following operations on the perineum. After all operations of the perineum the bowels should be kept freely open.—Waldo; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Cloudy Temp. I took the firls to school this morning, brought Mr & Mrs Rogers home with me & they stayed & we visited all day, had a good time, then in the evening about ten John took them home, Eugene went to Aylmer, then came home then drove back & got the girls. Bill 5 miles. Had a letter from Mrs. Marchant https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06b234ad862f5557da0e314365827ed7.pdf 0a16a12cccdf06213b9782aa9db9febc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 23 {diarist used extra-large letters} 23 DAYS PAST 342 TO COME Weak Heart, Gripe Prostration, Etc. We have frequently referred to the complete compatibility of both arsenic and strychnia with pepto-Mangan(Gude), in any desired proportion. The following R is espeically indicated in "grippe" prostration, weak heart, etc. R Strychniæ Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/3/ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi. M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Thawed all day Temp. rained all night. I took the firls to school, Eugene went for them. Was all over to Mr Cox's for tea, Thompsons & Sheds were up. Mrs. Cox got her new table extension and hall rack. John went to mill in the afternoon Eugene drove Lydia 10 miles Bill 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/affd644c663e4fe4b41cafe114f256e9.pdf 50663b62df7e894073b48c3548e8f20f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, January 24 == 24 DAYS PAST 341 TO COME === Diet in Circulatory Disease. === The ideal diet or the key to an ideal diet, according to Louis Faugeres Bishop, for a patient with heart and blood vessel disease is bread and butter, with a certain amount of milk to supply the fluid, and enough cheese to make up the protein requirements, without an excess of carbohydrates, or heat-units. - Med Record. Weather Temp. Thawing in the day time but turned very cold at night. Eugene & Melba went to Aylmer in the four noon. John & I went after dinner & I bought the new parlor suite, then went to Mrs. Clines. Mr Cox over & Maudie went home with him for dinner & then Avelin & Maudie came & got Melba & they all went to Kingsmill with Mr Cox. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fce97422aa457b2e02e5e7b1854665fd.pdf b7531f1f5a01f9b15356e3f04d4b652f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The Time-Tried Tonic == As the years fly by, scores of new and untried remedies are introduced, most of which are ultimately cast into the therapeutic scrap heap of oblivion. As "time tries all things," the preparation that steadily increases in professional favor, for more than 20 years, must possess merit, and stand out as an example of "the survival of the fittest." === Pepto-Mangan ("Gade") === is such a remedy. The medical profession, throughout the civilized world, continues to pre- scribe it, in steadily increasing quantities, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions, and whenever a dependable tonic and blood builder is required. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/275bafc495b2fa60cdb6c23e71abc7de.pdf 0e40e546a8ede32f43fa6ca71b9e7917 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == An Up-to-date Doctor. == I was riding with a country doctor one day, when an old farmer hailed him on the road: " Say, doctor, I have got a lame back; what shall I do for it?" "Oh," said the doctor , "you have strained it. Just get a plaster and put it on." The man thought he had been getting something for nothing, but the doctor called him back and said: " A man of your age must look out for kidney trouble; you had better come into the office and let me examine you." As we drove on the doctor chuckled and said,"I will get five dollars for that examinations." "Do you think he has kindney trouble?" I innocently asked. "No," replied the doctor ; "you could not kill that man with a club, but he is the richest man in the country,and he was trying to work for me!" === Diagnosis by Exclusion === "There is nothing the matter with you," persisted the Eddyite ,"absolutely nothing. Can I not convinve you?" "Let me ask you a question?" replied the sick man. " A thousand if you like" " Well suppose a man has nothing the matter with him,and dies of it ,what didn't he have the matter with him? - == Philadelphia Press. == https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11c7dd89d46b432d97f28883a63d2884.pdf 68331775dcb192f7c17ae1f63440f43a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == " Even in the Instant of Repair and Health" == (King John) one needs assistance-convalescence from any severe illnes is accelerated ,and health and "well being" restored through the efficient aid of a potent genreal tonic. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> materially hastens reparation and reconstuction by contributing , in the readily assimilable form the essentials elements for blood and tissue repair , i. e. iron and manganse. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is indicated in anemia, malaria, chlorosis, anmenorrhea, dysmennorrhea, rickets, Bright's disease , as a blood builder before and after operations; as a genreal tonic and reconstuctor in convalescence from diphtheria, tyhoid feve, scarlatina, la grippe, etc. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> had gained and maintained and unique and unequalled reputation as a pleasent and effcient hematinic in such conditions. Dose:- Adults a tablespoonful 3 times a day; children in proportions. <b>"Practice is to Theory What the Feet Are to the Head"</b> - (De Giradin) Every theorectical idea and every preconcived notion in regard to medication must,in the long run, give way to and make way to and make way for the facts the perience.One such fact is the undenible superiority of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as an efficent and invarible tolerable hematinic. That it" does the work" safely quickly and pleasantly is the consensus of opinion of the thousands of medical men who have prescribed it during the last seventeen years in the anemaia, chlorosis and malnutrition genreally. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/700fa508667e3b1fa10af5e30fc47493.pdf bb72005c283e7c7e78346ddef441e152 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, January 25 == 25 DAYS PAST 340 TO COME === The Superiority of the Organic Combination === in the domain of iron therapy during recent years, points overwhelmingly to the superiority of the organic com- bination, and clinical experience, as recorded by compe-: tent observers in all parts of the world, has been more favorable to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) than for any other officinal or popular agent known.-American Therapist. Weather Fair Temp. Eugene brought Allarta over in the afternoon, Maudie Melba & Calvin went to Sunday school. Mark took the big sleighs & took Cols & us all to church. John was down to Sheds. Drove Lydia 14 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b65092d54f4b001d09b337439e63ad13.pdf 83128817982bb1054d3450d3d1d7db6b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, January 26 == === Surgical Suggestion ===. Lavage of the stomach prepartory to an operation for intestinal obstruction had best to be done before anesthetizing. Performed during narcosis the procedure may cause alarming embarrassment of repiration and, if the throat should become flooded with mucus or stomach content, as occasionally happens,an aspiration pneumonia is very apt to follow. - Amer.Journ. of Surg. Weather warm Temp. Eugene got my new furniture and his new bed stead. Had Aleta over a little while in the evening. Mark and John went down Shed but they was sent home so Mark came home with John. Eugene tok the girls to school & went for them. Drove Lydia 7 miles Bill 5 miles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d074cb0af7176afcfffb569bc9998db.pdf 8d99ca11f661e5f0c6e4e7e7f42d3b09 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, January 27 == 27 DAYS PAST 338 TO COME === When. === <u>WHEN</u> a medicinal preparation has been before the medical profession for twenty years:<br><u>WHEN</u> it has increased in both sale and prestige, year by year;<br><u>WHEN</u> it is acknowledged to be the standard in its special field;<br>Is it not safe to rely upon it in cuitable cases? Such a preparation is <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> Weather Thawing Temp. Snow nearly all gone. Washed to day. Eugene took the firls John & Mark went down to Sheds again & they wasn't home so Mark came back with John. Eugene has gone to Mr Ashtons to try & buy a beef. I went for the girls. Lydia went 6 miles Bill 5. Eggs 75 cts Mrs L Wagner was up this morning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09e6bf4efd8527203ea2148ef56a8974.pdf 6f0f009562e863876537a3f3bdb9024a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, January 28 == 28 DAYS PAST 337 TO COME === Puerperal Eclampsia === 1. Albuminuria is the most uniformly present symptom of preeclamptic toxemia.<br>2. Its persistence, in spite of treatment, is more signicant than its quantity.<br>3. Albuminuria, rise in blood-pressure, and edema are unfortunately "grouped" in their severity.<br>4. The child's interest in induced labor is idential with the mothers's.<br>5. Eliminate vigorously before starting labor. - Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ. Weather Thawing Temp. Snow nearly all gone. Sleighing spoiled. Eugene & John went to look for a beef this morning hauled manure the rest of the fournoon. Cut wood this afternoon I took them to school & went for them. Finished the velvet quilt to night. Was in to see Mrs Harris. Drove Bill to Lydia T Eggs 30 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/978b170dcb837938f3844601734f90ae.pdf 85c976d11f2c6a8044e162a0411ea65b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, January 29 == 29 DAYS PAST 336 TO COME == Grippe Prostraction == R Strychnaie Sulph (Gm .00.2) gr. 1/3<br> <b>Pepto Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--orignal bottle) 3xi<br>M.Sig-- Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Thawing Temp I took the girls at school Pouring and went for them was like a spring day, turned very cold at night & froze cold enough to hold a horse next day. Eugene went & spent the evening. John was home. Drove Bill 10 1/2 milles. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6083908a22414d3d1bf05750a2d6bdd.pdf fbb9cee16dbb5f8150bedfee0c189582 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, January 30 == 30 DAYS PAST 335 TO COME === Puerperal Eclampsia === (Continued) 6. Whenever under reasonably vigorous treatment the patient does not improve, induce labor.<br>7. In the presence of actual convulsions: (a) If the cervix is open apply forceps or do version; (b) if the cervix is closed do vaginal or abdominal Caesarian section; (c) avoid the strain of labor.<br>8. Gas is the anesthetic of choice for operative procedure, next ether; never chloroform.--Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ. Weather: Very Cold. Temp. I took Mella to school. Maudie was not well enough to go. Mella walked a far home as Clarence Skinners. I met her. Thompsons Augustus Mrs Cline & Spence (Mister & Wife Mr Mitchells) {illegible} Clarke & wife, friend & Melba was there. Went with the buggy. (Mr Baker was here & the Jewler Man) Eugene brought the beef home. Evelin came & spent the evening with Ann & Maude. Drove Lydia 7 miles Bill 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4832a220ad865a3a1e42ef13532f19b1.pdf 13c82112d06a0db68fcf77cf0ca2595a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, January 31 == 31 DAYS PAST 334 TO COME === Convalescence from Catarrhal Colds. === There can be no better routine treatment in such cases than to order <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as a general tonic and reconstituent, especially when anemia is apparent. This pleasant feruginous reconstructive is acceptable to all patients, and is so entirely free from irritant properties as to insure its ready toleration, without causing constipation or digestive disturbance. Weather: Raining & freezing. Temp. Eugene has gone down to Adams for another little calf. Pa has gone down {"Maud & Melba to" written in between lines} to Sheds this evening. Eugene went to Aylmer and got the Bread & Butter. Stormed & blew a regular hurreycane all day. Polly went for January. Polly: " " 160<br>Nydia: " " 193<br>Billy: " " 148<br>Total: 501 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57f73478a7ebcba584a2b98bab12cf18.pdf 2660ae6fe9b009ff3a8991446cecc69a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. To <u>BUILD</u> UP To <u>BRACE</u> UP To <u>TONE</u> UP In any form of DEVITALIZATION prescribe Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") Especially useful in Anemia of all varieties, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea Bright's Disease, Chorea, Tuberculosis, Rickets, Rheumatism, Malaria, Convalescence and as a General Tonic Dose:-One tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never in bulk. M.J. BREITENBACH CO. New York, U.S.A. Samples and Literature upon request. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fed5a7521c0a5ac07ee6c3381ad4f09a.pdf 4611b998e2b578bebcbc4f8cc64be5f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Epistaxis == Pech gives the following simple cure for nose-bleed. Have the patient stand erect with the head up and place the finger on the nostril that does not bleed so as to keep it closed. Patient then slowly inhales through the bleeding nostril and exhales through the mouth. This, continued for a few minutes, will check the bleeding. Avoid blowing the nose or using the handkerchief lest the clots be loosened. _________ == Best He Could Think Of. == In one of the Philadelphia colleges a professor of chemistry asked a student: "Suppose you were called to a patient who had swal-lowed a heavy dose of oxalic acid, what would you ad-minister? The student to whom the question was addressed is preparing for the ministry and takes chemistry because it is obligatory. "I would administer the sacrament," he replied. _________ == A Fair Question. == The physicians were holding a consultation beside the cot of a man supposed to have appendicitis concealed about his person. "I believe," said one of the surgeons, "that we should wait and let him get stronger before cutting into him." Before the other prospective operators could reply the patient turned his head and remarked feebly: "What do you take me for - a cheese?" UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a9f217c80c38ba9e245a5a667d850430.pdf 566d3b7bae790179381e854562399268 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == "There Are Occasions and Causes Why and Where-fore in all things." == - (Shakespeare) Although empirical therapy is sometimes the acme of good judgement, the intelligent physician desires his reasonable "why" to be clearly answered before prescribing for his patient. In the case of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "the why is plain as way to parish church." It furnishes, in agreeable, bland and immediately appropriabe form, the needed material for corpuscular and hematinic reconstruc-tion in anemic, chlorotic and marasmic conditions. "Wherefore" and "therefore" it meets every rational indication, as definitely proved by the hematologic test and the clinical experience of almost two decades of professional use. ______ == The Peculiar Pallor == of the cheek, lip and conjunctiva in chlorotic anemia, is characteristic and unmistakable. It is eloquent testimony of an "Iron-hunger." An imperative signal of an "iron-need." That Pepto-Mangan (Gude) best satisfies this need, is demonstrated by the prompt return of healthy color to skin and mucous membrane. Di-gestion is not disturbed; constipation does not ensure; the teeth are not injured. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is indicated in anemia, ma-laria, chlorosis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rickets, Bright's disease, as a blood builder before and after operations; as a general tonic and reconstructor in convalescence from diptheria, typhoid gever, scar-latina, la grippe, etc. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has gained and maintained an unique and unequalled reputation as a pleasant and efficient hematinic in such conditions. Dose:-Adults, a tablespoonful 3 times a day; children in proportion. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5bbf1fa7b15da32e24dcf2f804fbe0d4.pdf aaa5f76b190f264a0608efa8a2e6ea12 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 1 == 32 DAYS PAST 333 TO COME === Puerperal Eclampsia (Concluded) === 9. Avoid undue forcing of hot packs for fear of heat-stroke. 10. Secure time for production of elimination by controlling convulsions with morphine. 11. Ordinarily the high blood-pressure needs no specific attention. 12. The successful treatment of eclampsia requires much personal attention by the physician.-Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ. === Weather Temp. === Rather cold Did not go to Church, nor the children to Sunday school, Nothing doing. Melba burned her leg with hot tea. Good wheeling. Lydia Todd 6 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c57c123e2576e90b0f47e7b73d54f5c.pdf 3e4a2f1b0349b1d91b40521f6da84454 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 2 == 33 DAYS PAST 332 TO COME === "LaGrippe" Convalescence === In the convalescent stage of La Grippe nothing will more quickly and certainly restore the strength and repair the blood than Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") the ideal hematinic and general tonic. === Weather Temp. === Fair &amp; cold Killed the beef. Eugene took it and delivered it all. Mark helped to kill it. I took the girls to school. Eugene brought Mella home. Carl &amp; Altaga Maudie took her home with them. Washed to day. Got seven eggo good wheeling Bill 5' Polly 13 1/2' UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2678d140540a17672b1df33c64b0e437.pdf 9c07052ced1abb31433fe1e37f44c464 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 3 == 34 DAYS PAST 331 TO COME === Cautionary Points in Anesthesia === The practice of covering a patient's face with a towel after operation, while he, still unconscious, is being taken on a stretcher to his room is to be condemned. So is anesthetiing etherizer away from an unconscious patient to begin anesthetsizing another case, unless some attentive and exper-ienced assistant is specifically notified to watch the patient's gradual recovery from anesthesia. I have seen a patient vomit under such circumstances, when no attendant was close at hand to see that asphyxia did not occur.-Dr. J. B. Roberts; Therap. Gaz. === Weather Temp. === Thawing very muddy. I took the girls to school &amp; went for then Eugene went to Spanta to Turrells sale, bought {illegible text}. John helped Mark all day cleaning up wheat. We started to eat our beef Seven eggo. {illegible text} Good wheeling Bill 11 Nydia 30 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/99a623b3f55503f30128b223d9ae82da.pdf 8a79b40331b648253648881e4ea95b9f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, February 4 == 35 DAYS PAST 330 TO COME === The Secondary Anemia of Tuberculosis === R Liq.potas.Arsenitis (Cc.4.0-80) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in pro-portion. Weather Temp. Cold frozen all day I took the girls to chool &amp; went for the. Edna Peret came home with Mella. Pa &amp; Eugene went to Sparta to day, for five pigs at McTurrels. Eugene bought the David Adams cow. got twenty eggs, Mella went home with Edna for dinner from school, John has gone down to school this evening. Good wheeling. Bill ten/0 Polly 30 Nydia 6 pid UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f719b0096adba2d388a93323e602705c.pdf f1579f557ff8a61025e4d6550e288a05 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 5 == 36 DAYS PAST 329 TO COME === Acute Appendicitis === At onset withhold all food by mouth to arrest peristalsis and reduce virulence of insteinal bacteria. Avoid giving prugative or fluids. Early or immedate operation is safest course. Appendix should be removed if possible, in diffuse peritonitis invariably so. If purgative has been given, an urgent reason for immediate operation if furnished, especially in children. Where there has been sudden cessation of pain after typical onset, operation should be hastened rather than delayed.-Bruce === Weather Temp. === Maud's birth day Thawed a little but the wind was very cold I took the girls & went for them. Edna Pert came home with last night. I intended going to St Thomas but changed my mind called on Aunty Arnold to few minutes & found her feeling quite well. Mary & Alie was a going for tea at Maudi McLewis. Took a visit with Mrs Celine. Took Maud Thompson to Aylines with me She stayed to her mothers. Emily has time. Paid Mr Adams for the cow. Shed was up this morning Bill II. Nydia 2 1/2 Boys was cutting wood Good wheeling https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe9beceed06225d0801f3bae03cfc8bd.pdf 6700752f6f02f07617e42addb5934365 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 6 == 37 DAYS PAST 328 TO COME === They Answered Promptly. === A London, Eng., physician writes: "I have found Pepto-Mangan (Gude) an excellent remedy for anemia, the patients on whom I have tried it answering very promptly to its hematinic properties, even after failure of other treatment, and it appears to be an excellent tonic. === Weather Temp. === Very cold this morning wind blowing a perfect hurrycane allday. Started to snow about two this afternoon, then rainy hale. I took the children this morning & to night Melba road home as far as the corner with Olive her & Cecil, then came home a foot the next of the way. I went after Maude & Aunty Maud Thompson, they went & Mrs Clines to a ladies tea. Maudi & Muriel Varden helped wait the tables. bought three courses wheeling good Bill/0 Pollie 6 Nydia 11 {written sideways at right: "Eugene went to {illegible} Stewarts shower"} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45b063daa1987bf52a86ea09dfff4fea.pdf 268c0d43d25d602e1cd8d0b0c19a0d83 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 7 == {typewritten section titled "Surgical Suggestions"} Weather Cold & blustery all day Temp. {blank} Snowed a little. Pa, Eugene & Maud went to Aylmer after dinner. Maud joined the library today. Pa had Polly shod. Got the grist from Kingsmill. Mr Conors died at nine this morning. I have been caning mince meat all day, got twelve eggs. Eugene has now gone down to Mr Binghams. Sent the hides away to get tanned. Head a letter from Mrs Darlington, with a little doiley in it. Good wheeling Polly {11?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f47d667e00a84c4477ae9929db3f520.pdf e9f81be22f0e153a75327923496a299e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") == is the one unquestionably efficient regenerator of blood vitality which can be taken without danger of irritating or disturbing the digestive functions, by patients of all classes and ages, in all condi-tions due to or complicated by a deficiency in the quality of quantity of the blood. Among its most prominent indicators are: Simple Anemia, Chlorosis, Leukemia, the sec-ondary Anemias of Malaria, Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Bright's Disease, Rickets, Marasmus, La Grippe, Typhoid Fever, Pneumonia, the Exanthemata, etc. It is also of peculiar service as a general appetizer and reconstituent tonic in Convalescence and in condition of vital depre-ciation from any cause. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never in bulk. Literature and samples upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York, U.S.A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d805ee558c3588193a11419f2fe45a2a.pdf 6a622390d819ab8ab6ac9b05fe51115c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Digitalis Warnings. == Discontinue the administration of digitalis if any of the following warnings occur: marked nausea, radial pulse below 60, heart block (rapid ventricle unaffected by digitalis for several days suddenly becoming slower), paroxysmal tachycardia, coupled rhythm or phasic ar-rhythmia. ------- == "In a Multitude of Counselors," Etc. == An oculist in Detroit had told her she was suffering from iritis, and should abstain from reading. The fee was ten dollars. The Boston expert sniffed at the men-tion of iritis, and declared there was no sign of it. His fee was ten dollars. A renowned Philadelphia spe-cialist diagnosed the trouble as iritis, and advised (fee ten dollars) an immediate operation; but a celebrated London authority, though discovering in the eye a well-developed case of the disease, thought any cutting should be avoided. Two guineas was his tariff for this advice. Suffering still, despite a treatment faithfully pursued, the desperate patient sought out a resident foreigner, known throughout New York for cunning in cases like hers. His long examination concluded, he said: "It would be good if you took a warm bath once a week." "To be sure," protested the visitor, "but I've had that or a cold bath daily all my life." "Yes," rejoined the specialist, complacently, "it is a very good thing." And then he directed that the next patient be called in. - N.Y. Evening Post. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5d396732b2eefaa28deb4c5676edd2a.pdf ea739c5b18b2ad55f44c0a41fc71c8e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Convalescence from the Exanthemata. == The first two or three months of the year are usually characterized, in the experience of the family physician, by the occurence in his practice, of a crop of cases of the contagious diseases of children, especially scarlet fever, measles, German measles, etc. This is accounted for by the readiness with which contagion is spread in the school, when ventilation of the school room is the least perfect and closer housing of school children during school hours favors the distribution of com-municable diseases. As the diseases in question are self-limited in nature, expectant and symptomatic treat-ment, together with precautions as to isolation, etc., is about all the physician is called upon to direct. It is well known, however, that in all but the mildest cases, the adolescent subject of scarlatina, or measles, is usually more of less debilitated or devitalized, when convalescence is established. Special care should be taken to avoid admnistration of any tonic or re-constituent which is likely to disturb the child's digest-tion or by inducing constopation, to minimize the ap-petite or desire for food. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the ideal reconstructive tonic for these young patients, because it is pleasant to the taste, easily tolerable by the stomach and readily assimilable by blood and tissue and promptly efficient in restoring appetitie, strength, color and general well-being. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/52c3a3eefa815e331c0cb3e856f2215e.pdf 52357c1b52ce0c303102a25fea69014b UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 8 == 39 DAYS PAST 326 TO COME === To Avoid Infection. === In the last analysis, the germicidal activity of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. Pepto-Man- gan (Gude) places the depleted organism in a better posi- tion to withstand or ward off infection, by aiding the formation of oxygen-carrying hematin and functionally active erythrocytes. Weather Temp. 8 below Pa the girls & I was all to Emilies for dinner. Cedis & Stella Brush was there & Boyde. In the evening Mr Coves was over & Mrs William Coves wife. A very blustery day not much snow, but blowing all day Good wheeling Nydia & Polly 2 1⁄2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7582edfa2b59ddc13711438bc798a270.pdf d44131b1c415e0fc0ca760ec9b268437 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 9 == 40 DAYS PAST 325 TO COME === Danger Signals of Cancer. === (1) Cancer of the breast: The danger signal here is a small lump. In a woman over 35 or 40, this is cancer in at least 90 per cent. of cases. To wait a month to see if it grows, or shows signs of a cancer, is very likely to mean the woman's death in a short time. (2) Cancer of the uterus: The danger sign here is slight bleeding at irregular times, or any bleeding after the meno- pause.-Childe. (Continued second page following.) Weather Temp. Very cold in the morning. I took the girls to school. & went for them. took the money to {Will?} Pierce for Jefferies Goose. Pa was down to Sheds. Eugene was over to Mr Douces Sold $1.10 worth of eggs Good wheeling & Nydia & Bill 10 Polly 7 1⁄2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5808380dacb6bbcc70ca432c26b60c6b.pdf 6fc2bf1b43ce0925f168ac6e0b5f9992 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 10 == 41 DAYS PAST 324 TO COME === The Anemia of Hook Worm Disease. === A practitioner in Virginia reports: "I am very fond of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in cases of anemia and chlorosis. It acts splendidly in hook worm cases after the worms have been removed with thymol, bringing the color back to the patient's face and ears in a much shorter time than any other preparation." Weather Very cold. Temp. <s>Mr Teeple SW. died this morning Pa went up on 11:15 train. I took</s> I took the girls to school & went for them. We did our ironing I stop-ed in to Mrs Thompsons a few minutes. Eugene was over helping Mr Douce saw wood in the afternoon in the four noun, the boys was cutting wood in the south woods Good wheeling<br> Nydia & Billy 10. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dfdc82ecee5b12da96f899e7665baeb3.pdf 0786382895505e0d33a3f70a9a1b8aee UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, February 11 == 42 DAYS PAST 323 TO COME === Danger Signals of Cancer-(Continued). === (3) Cancer of the lip, mouth or tongue: The danger sign is a wart or sore that will not heal. If appearing after 40, it is practically sure to be a cancer. (4) Cancer of the skin: The danger sign is a sore on any part of the body, which does not heal, or the rapid increase of growth in a wart or a mole, which may have been present for a long time. If these appear in an individual over 40, they are nearly always cancer.-Childe. (Concluded second page following.) Weather Grey Cold Temp I took the girls to school & went for them. Took Pa to the station. Mr S W Teeple died this morning. John did not come home to night Eugene was sawing for Mr Dance this fournoon, and this afternoon went & had Nydia shod. Aleta & Carl was here & Eugene went with them down to Ed Thompsons to a party with Sheds & Marks. Wheeling good Nydia 12 - Bill 10. Polly 4. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8b0b7ff1af3d8e0911b2e5191c39627b.pdf 361133f85839f46542105221d0ab7f80 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 12 == 43 DAYS PAST 322 TO COME === Conditions of Invalidism. === Nutritive and blood glandular reinforcement is the essential indication in chronic ill-health from any cause. There is no general reconstituent that exhibits more prompt and potent effects than <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude),</b> a ferruginous and manganic restorative and blood builder of proved and undoubted efficiency and eligibility. Weather Very cold Temp. /3 below I took the girls & drove Polly & meet Pa at Mrs Clines drove from there to the cemetary to see about digging Uncle Teeples grave. Then I came home colder than a frog. Then I went for Melba & got Bill shod cost 76 cts. Mr Thompson went down and got him for me. Maudie stayed for the school supper & entertainment Eugene went for her after the entertainment. Mr Cox was over a little while in the evenining. I was at Mrs. McHays & Mrs Clines in the afternoon for a few minutes. Eugene was home all day. Got me one new pair of over shoes. Good wheeling Bill 6" Polly 13" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35e0cc6dc2d8f331df06b7929ddda5ce.pdf 97744076f581b6a7f7d54eabcf9361a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 13 == 44 DAYS PAST 321 TO COME === Danger Signals of Cancer--(Concluded). === (5) Cancer of the stomach and alimentary canal: Here the early symptoms are less evident. After 40 years of age, obstinate indigestion, loss of flesh, strength and appetite, persistent colicky pains in the abdomen, obstinate constipation or diarrhea and bloody vomitus or stools, are signs of the gravest danger, and must at once be investigated, and their cause determined.--<i>Childe.</i> Weather Temp. Cold north east wind. S W Teeple was buried this afternoon. Edna & Erie Will Waterbery & Daulph Teeple came to the cemetary. Isac Huffman was buried also. Eugene has gone over to Mr Dances. Eugene paid Walter Ashton. I drove over to Emilies & got Melba's furs. Took the Children to school, then when I came from the funeral brought them home. John went back to St Thomas. The yearling ewe had two lambs Good wheeling Bill 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/009e4ab9a161450abd5ada92d1860286.pdf 38cdbd28f2cee685d430598488989d7f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 14 == 45 DAYS PAST 320 TO COME === Prescribes with Great Confidence. === A physician of Cheshire, Eng., reports: "I am very pleased to tell you that I have found <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to be an excellent preparation and one that I can prescribe with the greatest confidence." <b>Weather</b> Rather cold <b>Temp.</b> I went to Aylmer about noon & went to the Dr. waited for John to come from St Thomas, but he did not come. The big white ewe had three lambs Clarence was over & helped Eugene feed them. Will have to make a pet lamb of one. Eugene Maudie & Melba all went to Mr Dances to a party last evening didn't get away untill nearly ten. Good wheeling miles Bill 5" Polly 10" Nydia 6" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f903ed750dc1d2b5f679beabfb56d4e7.pdf b9ea9bcb35d6ecd76d4d565f1ae0848c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>When</u> a medicinal preparation has been before the medical men of America for 17 years; <u>When</u> it has increased in both sale and prestige, year by year; <u>When</u> countless imitations eloquently testify to its sterling merit; is it not safe to rely upon it in indicated cases? Such a preparation is === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === Of specific and undoubted utility as a general tonic and reconstructive in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmic Conditions and Systemic Devitalization Generally. Specify PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE). Supplied in orginal bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York, U. S. A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/506f5e8879539fa3d41accc6b12bb46e.pdf 531e6898476651c425b6fc24d64a9002 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Operative Management of Compound Fractures. === Dr. B. F. Barnes (Ohio State Medical Journal) concludes: 1. Operative methods should be used only on cases that cannot be successfully treated by other means. 2. Never operate on recent fractures, except those of the skull, or in an already infected field. 3. Keep wound open during interval and use wet dressings. 4. The intermedullary bone splint gives best results whenever practical. === A Greeting to the New Graduate. === When Dr. Clark, who was professor of the principles and practice of medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, was in his prime, so the story goes, a member of the graduating class called on him at his house one morning for the purpose of having his chest examined, for he feared that he had incipient pulmonary disease. Having undergone the examination and received the welcome assurance that his lungs were sound, the young man asked the doctor what his fee was, "Oh, nothing, sir, nothing at all." "Why, how is that?" "Well, you know, dog doesn't eat dog." "What do you mean, sir?" "Simply that one doctor doesn't charge another doctor for professional services." "But, you know, Professor Clark, I'm not a doctor; I'm only a student." "Very well, dog doesn't eat pup." And there was nothing for the young man to pay. - N. Y. Med. Journ. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45cc851e3d744226ce915dbadbb28e1a.pdf 7f1707dc6269e8d2af742e45ae23d71e UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The Pale Flag of Truce. === The characteristic pallor of the chlorotic subject is the "pale flag of truce," thrown out by the capitulating organism. Unless the essential blood deficiency is corrected, organic disease of more serious import is likely to ensue. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> restores blood vitality in anemia of all varieties. chlorosis, amenorrhea, Bright's disease, chorea, tuberculosis, rickets, rheumatism, malaria, convalescence, etc., etc. Dose: One tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. === The After Treatment of Catarrhal Colds, Etc. === The various colds, "grippes," and catarrhs, that afflict the respiratory mucous membranes during the winter months, are extremely likely to leave their traces upon the general systemic vitality, in the form of a greater or lesser degree of anemia. This is especially true of those whose resistance is "below par," i.e., elderly people, young ill-nourished children, and weaklings from whatever cause. The constitutional after-treatment of respiratory disorders, among this class of patients, is usually more honored in the breach than in the observance. There can be no better routine practice than to order <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as a general tonic and reconstituent, especially when anemia is apparent. This exceedingly pleasant and ferruginous reconstructive is so distinctly palatable as to render it generally acceptable to all patients, and is so entirely free from irritant properties as to insure its ready toleration without causing constipation or disturbance of digestion. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cedd912a9b31c8523f1a19fa417afc5d.pdf 03f33d28fe700cb339d237af2221d849 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 15 == 46 DAYS PAST 319 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === In the palm, foreign bodies, by reason of the direction of the trust, often point towards the dorsum and, in a general way, towards the center of the wrist, and such movements as they undergo muscular contractions carry them further in those directions.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg.</i> <b>Weather</b> Warmer <b>Temp.</b> Mr Cox and family was over and spent the evening. Eveline went to Sunday school with the girls and stayed with us for tea. Pa has spent another day in St Thomas. Aleta was down a few minutes came with Carlton. I am a little better. Mr Homes was over & little Clyde Cox. Ma in the house all day never out once . Snowed a few little flakes Good weeling. I announced last night to raise the pet lamb. Nydia 6, Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c67362ee8e473d82fbda626c794e26c9.pdf dffb08971198118cf0a84a7c813f7894 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 16 == 47 DAYS PAST 318 TO COME === A General Systemic Recontituent. === Rx Liq. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc.4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/3<br><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. <b>Weather</b> Cold <b>Temp.</b> The girls drove themselves to school, Pa came home from St Thomas on the afternoon train walked as far as Mr Thompsons. The firls went there for him & they all stayed for supper. Eveline was here for supper and I helped her make a velvet cushion. Mr Cox and his niece came over in the evening. Bill 5 {written sideways at right: "Aleta called"} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a26242cde7c67f4e92d2bb2b559169e.pdf db2547200cf45018e11623c6c1048773 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 17 == 48 DAYS PAST 317 TO COME === Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism. === Elevation of termperature found an early symptom in many cases, especially mild ones. When, in the absence of acute or other tangible disease, there have been loss of weight and augmented nitrogen and phosphoric acid excretion, and when, after adminstration of a thyroid or iodine preparation, there occur the characteristic psychoneurotic and cardiac symptoms of excessive thyroid activity, elevation of temperature is a thyrotoxic phenomenon.<i>--Stern.</i> <b>Weather Temp.</b> <s>Very frosty trees white with frost & cold Pa took</s> I took the girls & Pa went for them. Eugene went to Aylmer & I went as far as Ed Thompsons Boyde went with him there when they came back, we stayed & played games. Pa was down to Sheds. Nothing much doing Bill 5 Polly 5 Nydia 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/64226290dc6d0d5f596efb2b7c0a89bd.pdf 2baf35bdd1b0ed753e2c520588c61a5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, February 18 == 49 DAYS PAST 316 TO COME === If, If, If. === <u>IF</u> the physician has at his command, a palatable and immediately assimilible combination of iron and manganese;<br><u>IF</u> this product has answered every reasonable professional requirement for nearly twenty years;<br><u>IF</u> its use is veritably world-wide and constantly increasing;<br>Is it not clear that such a preparation possesses the merit claimed for it?<br><c><b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</c></b> <b>Weather Temp.</b> Cold this morning but much warmer through the day. The trees was completely covered with white frost, was lovely to see. Washed the clothes, Pa took the girls to school & went after them, after coming from Mr {illegible} sale. Pa & Shed went together, Adams & Eugene Mrs Sam Wagenor came and spent the afternoon, also Eveline & little Margret {illegible} Carls was was here also they all three was here for tea. Polly 10, Nydia 6 Sold Calves $25 {written sideways at right: "Carl & Eugene was to the sale & came for tea" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2af58ee0872d5ce91642e5a932fcff91.pdf dd18b91eea9a051a9be4877d9ea0392b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 19 == 50 DAYS PAST 315 TO COME === Feeding of Children after Anesthesia. === A breast-fed infant can be put to the breast two hours after coming out of the anesthetic. He should be nursed for only half the usual time; if all goes well, next time he may be nursed his full nursing period. A bottle-fed infant can be fed two hours after coming out of the anesthetic with his regular bottle-feeding diluted one-half with water; if all goes well, his next bottle-feeding should consist of his usual food. A child can be given something to eat not sooner than two hours after coming out of the anesthetic. This food consists of hot broth; in throat cases the first food should consist of cold broth.<i>--Kilmer; Archives of Pediatrics.</i> <b>Weather Temp.</b> Cold this morning but warmer this afternoon. Maudie was ill so I took Melba as far as the corner, then she road with Olive the rest of the way. I went for her to night. Evelin was over and little Margret twice to day John and Eugene was drawing wood all day only while Eugene went with Adams over to George Haphams for a cow that Adams bought at 1050 one hundred & fifty Bill & Polly drawing wood. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/baae738ac6d16cd363c2e70e278649a7.pdf fc390235a925cbde6a0356acd3e82ab1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 20 == 51 DAYS PAST 314 TO COME === To Ward Off Infection. === When la grippe is epidemic, a general reinforcement of vitality is indicated, for the purpose of warding off bacillary invasion and its unfortunate consequences. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> restores the structural integrity and sufficiency of the erythrocytes, increases their hemo globin content, and acts pleasantly and certainly as a general systemic reconstituent. <b>Weather</b> Cold but fine <b>Temp.</b><br> I took the girls to school & got them saw Mrs Ashbaugh & Mrs Cline. The boys was drawing buzz wood all day, in the afternoon Clarence Cox helped them. Brought home an new pair of rubbers with two buckles for Eugene. Got some cotton & made one new waist for Melba. Pa was over to Mr Coxes in the evening. Sleighing Head two more little Lambs Billy 10 Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9abd4b1ada46dfc56a3d4c6778141e37.pdf 3912e6d7806b14dca46777f2b6d19a21 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 21 == 52 DAYS PAST 313 TO COME === Diagnostic Pitfalls === "Acute gastritis" is a rare disease in adults. As a rule appendicitis or gall-stones is the correct diagnosis.<br>"Chronic indigestion" is usually a mistaken diagnosis, the actual condition being peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, constipation or cancer of the colon.<br>"Bronchitis" usually proves to be phthisis, bronchiectasis or bronchopneumonia at autopsy or in the outcome.<br>"Asthma" beginning after middle life is usually a symptom of cardiac or renal disease.<i>--Cabot; J. A. M. A.</i> <b>Weather</b> Cold & sleighing <Temp.</b><br>The girls and I went over to Mrs Dances, helped card wool for a quilt. The girls stayed all night. Eugene went to Aylmer in the evening. John went to Kingsmill in the morning then in the afternoon drawed wood. Eugene got a calf from Andrew Davis. Mrs. Thompson & Boyde went to St Thomas. bill 6, Mydia 7, Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e281bd4ee401e4b673ae450d8a9a3190.pdf b001429c9452adfa900b9d5f8aa6eec0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tardy or Rapid Recovery? == After an acute or exhausting illness the patient always inquire: " How soon will I be up and around?" To "boost up," " brace up" and "tone" up," no medicinal agent is quite equal to <b>Pepto Mangan ("Gude")</b> It restores appetite and color,vitalizes every function and re-create strength and vigor of blood and body after Typhoid , Pneumonia, La Grippe,Malaria,Scarlet Fever, Measles,Diphtheria and other febrile diseases. It build up the depleted blood after Hemorrhage,Sepis or Supppuration.It imaparts spirits and snap to the Neurasthenic , and reders recovery rapid instead of tardy,after any serious illness. In 11 oz. bottle only. Never sold in bulk. M.J. BREITENBACK.CO New York, U. S. A. To insure results to both patients and physican, specify <i>"original bottle."</i> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3919500be9d4c7be941a93d72882771.pdf 120872ff29a90fa87188b5c12c4f2b1e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Weight Equivalents. === To convert grains into grammes multiply by 0.065<br>To convert grammes into grains multiply by 15.5<br>To convert drachms into grammes multiply by 3.9<br>To convert ounes (avoir.) into grammes multiply by 28.4<br>To convert pounds (avoir.) into grammes multiply by 453.6 === Measure Equivalents. === To convert cubic centimeters into grains multiply by 15.5<br>To convert cubic centimeters into drachms multiply by 0.26<br>To concert cubic centimeters into ounces (avoir.) multiply by 0.036<br>To convert pints into cubic centimeters multiply by 47.3<br>To convert liters into ounces (avoir.) multiply by 35.3<br>To convert gallons into liters multiply by 3.08 === He Found Out. === "Who," shouted the impassioned orator, "who among us has any cause to be happier than his neighbor on this glorious day of the nation's birth?"<br>A man with his head bandaged and both arms in a sling arose in the rear of the hall, and exclaimed: "The doctors!" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad0f19c1fcdb72d3895bd5fa5d684e13.pdf 1fd66a18afa36f02cf385b39871db747 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The After- Treatment of La Grippe. === In view of the succesive epidemics of La Grippe from year to year since this disease was first introduced or imported into this country , it is reasonable to presume that the infectious condition referred to is now endemic , and that the present winter will prove no exception to the rule in the incidence of a incidence of a disorder which is now world-wide in its distribution. If there is anyone particular feature of La Grippe which is common to almost all cases , it is the distinct and pronounced prostration that follows the subsidence of the acute symptoms. While authorative opionions may differ as regards the treatment of La Grippe during its febrile or active period , there is no doubt of the essential necessity od supportive and tonic treatment during convalescence. It should be remembered , however that the physician who prescribes a course of tonic , hematinic treatment, without reference to the digestion or gastro-intestinal sufficiency of his patient , is very liable to "strike a snag". The digestive syste of the average "grippe" patient, like his general vital tone, is almost always "below par" and the ordinary iron products are likely to produce gastric irritation and digestive discord genrally. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is particulary serviceable in such an emergency.Its ferruginous content is in readily tolerable and immediately absorbable condition and is assimilated and appropirated without embarresment of digestive vigor or strain upon the asborptive or assimilative functions.When prostration is extreme , it is a good plan to order strychnia, in appropriate dosage, in combination with Pepto-Mangan . There is no surer , safer or more efficent genreal hematinic medication than this. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/baa0cd5d6a58bbe229a6318c1c511f0a.pdf ea0c75063f110ceac6c8b34306bc5133 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 22 == 53 DAYS PAST 312 TO COME === Anemia from Menorrhagia. === A physician of Glasgow, Scotland, reports: "I prescribed <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> for a young married woman who was very anemic from menorrhagia, and who said she had tried many things but could find nothing that did her good. On her return after four or five weeks I was impressed with her improved appearance, as well as her buoyancy of spirits, and, generally speaking, the beneficial results of its administration." <b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b> The Girls came home to night Eugene went for them. Carl came for tea also he was down to Jaffa Sunday School Polly & Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20176168faa5c03fe1fd62f397ce5537.pdf 5f37fe28f19980616e78d2bb8f26901d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 23 == 54 DAYS PAST 311 TO COME === Diagnostic Pitfalls (Continued) === "Rheumatism" has sometimes turned out in my experience to mean: aortic aneurysm, cancer of the pleura, tabes dorsalis, osteomyelitis, spondylitis deformans, bone-tuberculosis, syphilitic periostitis, lead-poisoning, morphine habit, alcoholic neuritis, trichiniasis and gonorrheal infection. "Rheumatism" is one of the most dangerous of all diagnoses of the conscientious physician.<br>"Cystitis" is usuallyu a symptom, not a disease. It points to disease below the bladder (stricture, obstructing prostate, etc.), or above it (renal tuberculosis and other renal infactions) is is the cause.<br>"Hemorrhoids" often mask cancer of the rectum.<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i> <b>Weather Temp.</b> 8 below X I took the firls to school & Eugene went for them. We washed Maude & Boyde Thompson came home from St Thomas. Got a letter from Mrs Teeple. North East wind Sewed one pound carpet rags. Old {Amn?} cleared out this morning X Bill & Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f4554720e8d7bb30760fffedf87bfdb1.pdf 3970597e21c3b23f04e421931c4e8fce Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 24 == 55 DAYS PAST 310 TO COME === Post-Diptheritic Prostration. === Rx Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) fr. 1/3<br><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. <b>Weather Temp.</b> North East wind. I took the girls & Maude Thompson was up to day & we went for them. Mr Baker was here from Dorlingtons sale. Carl & Eugene was down to Jaffas Belmond were both here for dinner & tea. Eugene has gone home with Carl for to bring Nydia home. I have been sewing carpet rags sewed 3 pounds Bill 10 Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5a788c5d89ad1728d5542d7c30f8f63.pdf d5e69c87029d3ff663d846370aa280b6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, February 25 == 56 DAYS PAST 309 TO COME === Diagnostic Pitfalls (Continued) === "Unresolved pneumonia" is frequently a mistaken diagnosis, the real disease being interlobar empyema.<br>"Malaria" is often given as the diagnosis in cases of phthisis, hepatic syphilis, hepatic abscess and urinary infactions.<br>"Typhoid fever" in a patent's history may mean tuberculosis or latent sepsis (septic endocarditis, suppurative nphritis, etc.).<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i> <b>Weather</b> Cold <b>Temp.</b><br> Took the girls to school & brought Aunty Maud home with me for dinner she stampled some towells. Ada Boyde was here for dinner, then they went down to White's Mills. Baker & the london jeweller {man?} was here after dinner. The firls road home from school with Mrs Bert Thompson & I took Aunty Maud home Nydia 10 Bill 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f75194fe50bd7996ce89ec76eb8226b1.pdf 161be588eb57152bced9155fb9c311c1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 26 == 57 DAYS PAST 308 TO COME === The Anemias of Childhood === are usually sequels of the acute diseases common to this period. The action of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is always very marked in these cases, and it is interesting to see how rapidly children respond to its upbuilding influence. A market increase in hemoglobin at once follows its use and the red cells multiply rapidly. It is best given in milk, the dose, ten drops to two teaspoonfuls, according to age. <b>Weather</b> Warmer, thawing, <b>Temp.</b><br>I took the firls to school & went for them. Melba came with one & Maudie road home with Mrs Dance & Aleta. Pa Eugene & Carl Dance, are agoing down to the woodsmans tea & program. Bought 14 pigs to day. Boyde got his new watch. Aunt Bell was in for a few minutes. Saw Carnell Thompson with a load of wood upset north of the track. Was in to see Mrs Hearn Bill 11. Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6a8f2a5a0044af510dd154bbfdd9fff.pdf 267ff21d101fed538160752cab61d466 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 27 == 58 DAYS PAST 307 TO COME === Diagnostic Pitfalls (Concluded) === "Neurasthenia." The real disease almost always shows itself in youth on the basis of congenital tendencies, though like tuberculosis it may be roused into active progress by any prolonged strain, mental or physical. When it appears after middle age it is almost always a symptom or oganic disease such as dementia, paralytica, chronic nephritis, arteriosclerosis, myxedema, hyperthyroidism or phthisis.<br>The incipient stages of the disease mentioned in the last sentence are rarely recognized. The same is true of gastric ulcer, pernicious anemia, leukemia, cirrhosis of the liver, congenital renal cysts, renal tuberculosis and many other diseases.<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i> <b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br>Snow nearly all gone in the roads. I took the girls to school, then their was a tea in the Baptis Church, so the girls stayed out and I went to the tea, and Mrs Thompson came home as far as her place with us. John was sawing wood all day, came down as far as Mr Thompsons and came home from there with us. Old Charley was to Aunt Bells for dinner & here for supper then went home. I painted the cupboard. Bill 11 Nydia 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ffa0a2e42e840c1ed07b2f5d5f268edf.pdf ce2e45bdf35897ab4840002341737276 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 28 == 59 DAYS PAST 306 TO COME === A Cardiac and Systemic Bracer. === Rx Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/2<br><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M.Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. <b>Weather Temp.</b><br>Thawing all day and raining quite hard this evening. Mrs Thompson was up came with Boyde. They were here all day. Boyde helping draw wood & Maude was embroydering her some towells. Eugene has gone to Aylmer to night. John has gone to Marks to see how Clarence is. The girls took their music lesson. The little lamb had a big play. The girls have helped me all day and Melba has had such a good time between times going to the woods on the {bobs?} with the boys. Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba2aa5bfffc1189b171c230519ce0b79.pdf 5c5bd5165727b5af1de31bec1d07860b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The Stagnant Stream == Enfeebled heart action reduces the force of the blood stream.<br>An abundance of oxygen is essential to the complete elimination of waste, the nourishment of tissues, the proper functioning of the organs and the maintenance of a physiological equipoise between destructive and reconstructive processes. === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === imparts to the vital fluid the elements--hemoglobin and red corpuscles--upon which the elimination of waste material and the receoption of nutritive factors depend.<br>It is thus of great value in all forms of Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Rachitis, Neurasthenia, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, etc.<br>Prescribe PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE) in original bottles and avoid substitution. <i> It is never sold in bulk.</i> M.J. BREITENBACH COMPANY,<BR>NEW YORK. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7fad148594e26c179edbeeaf9ef6f733.pdf fe69cab38158e747789e537037a9669f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === For "Working" People. === "Ohio produced one of the wittiest physicians this country ever knew," said Congressman Shattuck recently. "He lived at a small place near Cleveland, and was greatly liked. His practice was large, and sometimes people would tell him that they called him in more for the fun that was in it than the medicine. His wit was fully equal to his skill. It was hard to say which did his patients the most good. Just as it happened when one of his patients revolted at a monstrous dose of physic and said, "Why, doctor, you can't mean such a dose as this for a gentleman?" "Oh, no," said the doctor, "it's for working people," - Med. Standard. === Remedy for Mal de Mer. === "I have sailed the seas for half a century, gentlemen," said Captain Cochrane to a group upon the deck on his ship, "when any of you begin to feel qualmish, come to me. I will give you the best remedy I know of." "What is it?" asked two or three hesitatingly. "A mint julep." "Why?" asked the others, restlessly. "Because it tastes just as good coming up as it does going down." The party, without excusing themselves, struck for the steward's room. - Gentleman's Magazine. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6460815c40c553f7352015a760ff13f.pdf d15068b449cbaf7395448905caa18753 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Symptomatic or Complicating Anemia. === Is that form or condition of blood poverty which results from various constitutional infections and diatheses. Prominent among such causes are, Syphilis, Rheumatism, Paludal Poisoning, Tuberculosis, Carcinoma, etc. In many instances, such an anemia is due to some obscure, latent metabolic perversion, or a slow but persistent intestinal auto-intoxication of gastro-intestinal origin. While it is an axiomatic principle that successful therapy depends upon the removal of the causative factor, it is more than often wise and eminently judicious to adopt direct hematinic treatment while the underlying cause is being sought for and combated. Pepto - Mangan (Gude) being bland, non-irritant and readily tolerable, can almost always be given, with distinct advantageto appetite, digestion, nutrition and general well-being, while causative therapy is under way. Neither constipation nor digestive disturbance results from its steady use, and a general hematic gain is practically a certainty, if its use is persisted in. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/754e2727ab5d8a82b3586017ee423fc4.pdf 58a6818c6a80a9ceae0f14a53c677c25 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 1 == 60 DAYS PAST 305 TO COME === Treatment of Acute Articular Rheumatism. === <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> vaccine used in 6 cases, in 4 of which no salicylates were given, with good results. Temperature quickly fell in every case, pain ceased, and inflammatory phenomena disappeared. Stock vaccine from several strains of streptococcus was used in these cases, but author thinks it preferable to employ a mixed streptococcus and staphylococcus (<i>aureus</i> and <i>albus</i>) vaccine.<i>--Wolverton.</i> <b>Weather</b> Cold North west wind <b>Temp.</b><br>Snowing a little off and on all day & blowing ery hard. Was all home all day, untill this evening Eugene is gone. The little lamb has had a big play this evening. Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/343647469d634976697cbf057e4fde5c.pdf 5524be0f4661a2c15b0786f9c5f79c38 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 2 == 61 DAYS PAST 304 TO COME === "A Wonderful Amount of Good." === A practitioner of Orkney, Scotland, who appends to his name the qualifications, M.B.M.S., Edin., L.S.A., Lond., writes: "I have personally used for malarial anemia, one bottle <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> and I grant you all you claim for it, as it has done me a wonderful amount of good where other organic compounds of iron helped me but little. I intend to prescribe it freely in full expectancy of marked benefits." <b>Weather Temp.</b><br>One of the windies{t} days I was ever out and very wet & very cold besides. I took the girls & their Father went for them. John was over to Marks & Eugene down to Binghams for the evening. We washed & I spent the rest of my day & evening mending old coats & mittens. Mark was over in the morning when I came from taking the girls to school. <s>(Bill {illegible} Polly 197 & 126 &148?)</s> Billy 5 Polly 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c15df3d1f67822e6a2389537e62a360.pdf 850f860b56d4bf61c915da87150951ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, March 3 == 62 DAYS PAST 303 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === Several deaths have followed the injection of cocaine into the urethra. It is a fact that two drachms of a 5 per cent. solution have been injected and no harm resulted, but usually a 4 per cent. solution is strong enough, and one drachm a sufficient quantity to use. Equally must care be exercised in using cocaine about the rectum. Several published formulae for local cocaine applications have gotten physicians into trouble.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg.</b> <b>Weather</b> Warmer, thawed a little <b>Temp.</b><br>The girls daddy took them to school because he had to go and get some one to saw wood but couldn't anyone so went for them and saw Mr Bentley {large ink blotch} he is a going to have Marlott come tomorrow. Carl Dance was here for supper he & Eugene have gone to Mr Acharts. Mr Bake came this evening & took John down to Bob {illegible}. Got a letter from Mrs Marchant. Billy {illegible} Polly 2 1/2. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7619e591cbad3e537bc8cb200556763d.pdf 8d9e359457f3d4cd5fadc8275981a521 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 4 == 63 DAYS PAST 302 TO COME === Post-Septic or Post-Suppurative Anemia === requires timely hematogenesis to repair the damage to the blood caused by septic infection and its devitalizing influence. Anemic devitalization is usually quite apparent, if the infection has been at all prolonged. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is both prompt and efficient in blood building therapy and is always well taken, rapidly absorbed and readily tolerated. <b>Weather Temp.</b><br>I took the girls & Aleta, went for them. Clark Marlatt came about noon with the engine and after dinner we cut wood. Lewis run the saw Mr Baker threw away Sheds <s>Bo</s> Clarence Carl & Eugene & John put up the wood. Eugene was away John got him some new rubbers & overalls. Bill 10, Polly 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf47a1f1ad4fac355adea9def5337029.pdf 042faa3f6e2abd0cc19e5239427fd36a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 5 == 64 DAYS PAST 301 TO COME === Diagnosis of Brain Abscess. === A history of trauma, bronchiectasis, empynema, etc., will prove helpful; while last, but by no means least, a study of the blood for the conventional changes due to existing suppuration should be made. If the abscess is within the cortex, or enveloped by the meninges, changes of the cerebrospinal fluid (i.e., lymphocytosis, increased serum-albumins, microorganisms, pus, etc.) may be anticipated. If the abscess be of sufficient size to alter the intracranial tension, a choked disk may be manifested; or if not quite sufficient to cause this phenomenon, a prechoked disk may be in evidence.<i>N.W. Sharpe; The Journ. Mo. State Med. Assoc.</i> <b>Weather</b> Warmer <b>Temp.</b><br>Sawed wood this morning untill eleven, had their dinners then went down to Bert Tompsons and cut all the afternoon. Eugene went down to Mr Acharts & got a cow. Was ut to Mr. Doltons. Mrs Bingham Anna Marshall was up for the evening. The firls drove themselves to school. I was home all day. Boyde & Mother was here for tea Billy 5 {witten around perimeter of page: "Eveline & Margret was here for {illegible/cut off}"} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5879c890804455df91d68a5ee5f3453d.pdf a4ffd86150b38a8611aa76214baec9ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 6 == 65 DAYS PAST 300 TO COME === Preserves the Integrity of the Corpuscles. === A Missouri physician writes: "I know of no remedy that so thoroughly preserves the integrity of the corpuscles and guards the blood secretions against infaction, as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)."</b> <b>Weather Temp.</b><br>Cold again & snowing a little. The girls drove themselves to school. John & Eugene are drawing hay from the east Barn Billy 5 Polly 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/213f300a2f2f368fef5977e27dd854d4.pdf 2b588b35aeeb33438bea144ac97a44a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 7 == 66 DAYS PAST 299 TO COME === Indications for Operation in Chronic Disease of Middle Ear. === 1. Continued pain in an ear which is discharging, or on that side of the head.<br>2. When the discharge has lasted three months in spite of attention to the ear, throat, and nose.<br>3. If there is bleeding, blood stained, or brown discharge coming from the ear.<br>4. If the perforation in the drum is enlarging. (This means that the membrane is being destroyed.)<i>--Leslie.</i><br><i>Concluded second page following.)</i> <b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br>Maude Thompson & I went to Aylmer in the afternoon. Margrett Standing & Wilfred Bingham was here all day. The firls took their music lesson. Eugene went to Aylmer to sell old pet. The criple lamb came to night Nydia 5" Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1cd0a3e16218812872eaded353e5118a.pdf 778c1b60ea98a0838a66ae10a85ae484 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>IF</u> the physician has at his command a palatable, acceptable and immediately assimilable combination of iron and manganese. <u>IF</u> this product has answered every reasonable professional requirement for more than 17 years; <u>IF</u> its use in reconstructuve therapy is veritably world-wide and constantly increasing; Is it not quite clear that such a preparation possesses the genuine merit claimed for it? Pepto-Mangan("Gude") exerts prompt and decided hematinic and reconstructive action in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmus, Convalescence, etc. In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACK CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d2df034a83f1bf11b7d6d481a5975584.pdf cdd1aebe7e164726aef78eb053ab5ec1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lumbar Puncture. Since in children the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebra are short and extend nearly directly backward, the puncture is made most readily in the median line, close to the under border of the spinous process of the upper vertebra of the chosen space. In adults, because of the anatomical differences in the spine, and because of the interspinous ligament, there is more room for approach if puncture is made to one side of the median line, and at a level with the lower part of the spinous process of the vertebra next above the space used. The needle, however, should be pointed toward the median line-G. R. Pisek; The Post-Graduate A Touching Tribute. A writer tells how a little child once preached a wonderful sermon to him. "Is your father at home?" I asked a small child, on our village doctor's doorstep. "No," he said; "he's away." "Where do you think I could find him?" "Well," he replied, with a considering air, "you've got to look for him some place where people are sick, or hurt, or something like that. I don't know where he is, but he's helping somewhere.-Naational Recorder. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/03fab4ffa31062befd643f7ad9471307.pdf 773ed5a9010ba197795d6e845d496f0c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Blood Impoverishment. In meeting that condition of the system enbraced in the above headlines, is it not true that our first thought, and that to which our instinct naturally leads us, is iron; but viewed from the standpoint of now accepted scientific facts, is this not looking at but one phase of the question? That there is a deficiency of iron in the blood in most forms of anemia is, of course, indisputable; and to endeavor to supply this lack by the administration of iron seems but a common sense procedure. To invigorate, to rekindle nervous force, to revitalize all functions, and thereby bring about a condition of systemic vigor, of which blood-enrichment is necessarily a feature, the addition of manganese to iron is desirable. In Pepto-Mangan, iron and manganese was first brought to the attention of all the profession by Dr. Gude, Chemist, and this preparation is found to be one of the best therapeutic resources of the present-day physician, and when combined with such other remedies as meet the indication, such as we have spoken of, forms at once a therapeutic arsenal whose fortress is impregnable. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/980a69043b7c84dc3d8f47b11327752d.pdf c8f88ac47dd4e616d7d93025e75f1acf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 8 == 67 DAYS PAST 298 TO COME === Suited to Every Age. === The practical, successful physician does not overlook the fact that <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is readily tolerated by invalids of all classes and all ages. It is always well borne, never disturbs the digestion, does not stain the teeth and is entirely free from constipating action. <b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b> 6-below<br><s>The girls came home with Aleta after Sunday School & then Carl came for tea, he was at Jaffa Sunday School. I was home all day nothing much doing</s>.<br>Lewis & Bell was here for dinner, Bell & I went to Church, the girlls got dinner, John was to Sheds this morning. Eugene was away to night. Mrs Cox & Evelin & Will Coxes was over <s>Billy 6 Nydia 6</s>Bill 5 Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7976e2f3f73ce9a4c35ac6fee0d9ce01.pdf bf58acf4b1166743e45986f5a2c5e781 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 9 == 68 DAYS PAST 297 TO COME === Indications for Operation in Chronic Disease of Middle Ear(Concluded).=== 5. If there is polypus or a bulging membrane, with a perforation draining the cavity.<br>6. If there is increasing deafness, giddiness, or permanently blocked Eustachian drainage.<br>7. If the discharge is foul smelling or abundant in spite of the use of drops.<br>8. If there is a facial paralysis on that side.<br>9. Optic neuritis, fits, mental derangement.<br>10. Evidences of tubercle or diptheria in the discharge (microscope) may demand a redical operation.<i>--Leslie.</i> <b>Weather Temp.</b> 8 below<br><s>I took the girls to school Eugene went for them. We washed. Maude Thompson & Boyde came home from St Thomas, had a letter from Aunty Teeple. Old Ann went away this morning.</s> Girls drove themselves to school Took old pet away. John & Eugene {Van Wagnor?} cow had a calf. John was down to C O'Hearn's <s>Bill 6 Nydia {illegible}</s> Billy 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aac37e7e74869b5eff3977c1c21c897e.pdf a3b21c0bf6bc685ad6d1951c9ebaa6b6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, March 10 == 69 DAYS PAST 296 TO COME === Where? === <b><u>WHERE,</b></u> in the materia medica, does the physician look for the most suitable hemogenetic?<br><b><u>WHERE</b></u> does he find nature's hematinics, iron and manganese, most scientifically combined in shape for immediate assimilation?<br><b><u>WHERE</b></u> is there such a preparation in a form as bland, palatable, and readily tolerable as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)?</b> <b>Weather</b> Fair but cold this morning <b>Temp.</b><br>Maude & Melba drove to school. John has gone to Kingsmill with a grist to grind. This afternoon John went to Aylmer. Eugene went to Mr Dances. <s>Aleta</s> Dr Augustine was here to dr the black Van Wagnor cow Maudie had dinner at Grandmas Wrightmans. Sent out 6 dozen eggs<br>Billy. 5 Nydia 11. Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fadd20032c56fad921a5ef93fb429fb4.pdf 090d5ba321d6e349eba3526aa5c88f3b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 11 == 70 DAYS PAST 295 TO COME === Treatment of Mucous Colitis. === Apply to abdoment at night towel soaked in magnesium sulphate solution, 1/2 ounce to 1 pint of water, at 75 [degrees symbol] F. Irrigate rectum with 2 gallons of same solution at 85 [degrees symbol] to 90 [degrees symbol] F. Mucus disappears, and pain and gas formation diminish. Milk diet, with fruit, especially grapes, added, also effective; 1 1/2 quarts of milk to be taken during day and 1 pint of hot milk at bedtime; continue for ten days or two weeks. Crude tar of <i>Pinus palustris</i>, mixed with flour and ordered in No. 2 gelatin capsules, gave good results; 2 or 3 capsules one hour after meals.<i>--Joseph.</i> <b>Weather</b> Fair & cold <b>Temp.</b><br>Maudie & Melba drove to school Maudie had dinner at Grandma Wrightmans. Eugene has gone to Aylmer for some medicine to night. John was to Aylmer this afternoon. Maude Thompson & Boyde came this morning and took me to Kingsmill. The boys was hauling manure this four noon. Good wheeling<br>Sold 56 cts of eggs<br>Billy 5 Nydia 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a872522794709bf0dd5f47f3fc5b7b30.pdf 9d11fdb5b8ad30e8837477201e501d5e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 12 == 71 DAYS PAST 294 TO COME === In Bright's Disease. === <b>The Anemia of Bright's is usually benefited by direct hematinic treatment with<br><center><b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</b></center><br><b>which is especially valuable because it does not disturb digestion or irritate the kidneys.</b> <b>Weather</b> Fair & cold <b>Temp.</b> <br>John took the girls to school then home & Then this afternoon John went to Mr Waldo Bentleys funeral & Mr Ed Thompson went with him. Eugene was to Mr Dances this afternoon & for supper drove Billy. They drew manure this fournoon, John is down to Sheds to night & Eugene to Mr Binghams. Lewis & Bell was at the gate a minute on their way down to Lewises. Good wheeling roads quite dry<br>Sold the veal calves<br>Billy 5 Polly 9. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/91de48c07625c6db803272b199c66a7f.pdf 6c303be3e9ee1433ed44a9de5040f55d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 13 == 72 DAYS PAST 293 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === Splinters of hard wood, like pieces of glass, may become encysted in the tissues, and can often be drawn out whole by one end. But soft wood, and especially old wood, breaks on traction, and unless the wound is made large enough to expose it all, even very large fragments may be left, unrecognized, in the tissues.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg.</i> <b>Weather</b> Warmer & thawing <b>Temp.</b><br>The girls drove themselves to school. Pa went to <s>school</s> Aylmer this afternoon on business. Eugene has gone over to Mr Dances. Mr Franklin brought us two dressed hogs for summer use, good wheeling roads drying up fine. Boys was hawling manure this fournoon, drawing hay this afternoon. Maudie was to Grandma's for dinner. Mrs Cline Spence & Mrs Clarke were at Mrs Thompsons yesterday for tea<br>Billy 5 Nydia 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f8916c4ee6050c7721c1f9dec33de259.pdf 3ad1c4b36e434c72481040f486f035b1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 14 == 73 DAYS PAST 292 TO COME === Other Remedies Disagreed. === A physician in South Dakota writes: "I am giving <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to a patient convalescing from a long stay in bed due to mitral involvement from inflammatory rheumatism and the results are very good indeed--all other forms of tonic medication seemed to disagree with her stomach." <b>Weather</b> Warm <b>Temp.</b><br>Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer after tea to take Hellen Standing home, she was out for dinner & tea, I went to Kingsmill for John. Aleta came home from London, {written between lines: "John was up to Mrs Teeples"} and she came home with us, and had tea then Eugene took her home. Maudie & I papered the parlor clothes room. Clifford Skinner was up a little while in the afternoon. Billy 5 Polly 12 miles don't know how much far the https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/968069154fcd0ae81a9a70c9994beaaf.pdf d4b425fab3695a7931154a04dc7a7238 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == WHERE? == <u>WHERE</u> in the materia medica does the physician look for the most suitable hemogenetic agent?<br> <u>WHERE</u> does he find iron and manganese-Nature's hematinics-most scientifically combined in condition for immediate assimilation?<br> <u>WHERE</u> can he find such a preparation in a form as palatable, bland, non-irritant and readily tolerable as <center><b>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</center></b> which can be depended upon as a blood-constructing and nutrition-stimulating reconstituent in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmus and Innutrition generally? In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. <center>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.<br>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</center> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa742b92269dde00fc556a42539a9668.pdf c02d669c6f83f063e1b97f2acf2378f4 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The Technique of Nutritive Enemata. == It is a good standing rule that all albuminous food should be digested before given as enemata, for, experimentally, albumen is shown to be excreted by the kidneys unabsorbed when injected into the rectum undigested. The practice of giving nutrient enemata with a common Davidson syringe, with a rubber or metal nozzle, cannot be too strongly condemned. Irritation of the bowel, possibly hemorrhage, and imperfect absorption, are the result. A long, pliable rubber tube should be used; a large velvet-eyed catheter does very well, and this should be passed well up the rectum to the sigmoid flexure. About eight inches of tubing should be passed up in the child, and about ten to twelve inches in the adult. There is a good anatomical and physiological reason for this, as fluids absorbed from the sigmoid flexure and upper part of the rectum are carried to the inferior mesenteric vein through the superior hemorrhoidal and sigmoid veins, and so on to the liver through the portal vein. The veins from the lower third of the rectum pass directly to the inferior vena cava, consequently all proteid matter absorbed from the lower one-third of the rectum loses the further digestion in the liver so vital to its assimilation. If injected into the sigmoid flexure it causes less irritation, and there is less liability to rejection.<i>--Canada Med. Record.</i> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e2572811b804f727a26cd9f1cccfe60.pdf 2b7442eb010d17faa19b54077380358b UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The After Care of Operative Cases. == A large majority of surgical diseases, requiring operative interference, are preceded, accompanied or followed by hemolytic changes. In addition to the more or less devitalizing effect of the original condition which brings the patient to the operating table, the necessary anaesthesia, if at all prolonged, reduces the hemoglobin percentage and the shock incident to the operation contributes to the surgical anemia. Hemorrhage, Supporation or Sepsis of course intensifies the post-operative chlor-anemia and renders more than ever necessary the employment of hematogenic measures during surgical convalescence. Judicious feeding alone will not hasten recovery as rapidly as a judicious combination of feeding with a hematinic reconstituent such as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> This palatable, readily tolerable and promptly absorbable organic combination of iron and manganese is distinctly indicated in preference to other blood-building agents, because it is agreeable, non-irritant and free from constipating effect. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6963e653a385feb17779c86ba4a1c44b.pdf 71b1d5cf4b5ac0ae74d79d7c97aed3a2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 15 == 74 DAYS PAST 291 TO COME === Pleurisy and Tuberculosis. === Every case of "cured" pleurisy should be closely watched for many months after the patient has been actually ill with the disease. It is probably correct to say that considerably more than half such cases develop tuberculosis years after. indeed, Koster, Landouzy and others consider pleurisy with effusion a symptom of existing, though latent tuberculosis. Koster states <i>(Zeitschr, fur klinische Medizin)</i> that in persons over fifteen years of age tuberculosis develops in at least one half the cases after the occurence of idiopathic pleurisy with effusion. <b>Weather</b> Warm thawing all day <b>Temp.</b><br>Maudie & Melba went to Sunday School. Eugene walked down to Boydes & Boyde brought him home and stayed for dinner & supper. John was away all the fournoon. Eggs $2.50 Billy 5. Nydia..6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/649afccfad9005557adff32d281df6d3.pdf c277f1339e6f6ce0571bc9ff54d2cd3b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 16 == 75 DAYS PAST 290 TO COME === An Ideal Toning Agent === In any and all conditions requiring reconstructive medication, is <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combination is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases (typhoid, pneumonia, la grippe, etc.) and whenever the heart and circulation need strength and support. <b>Weather</b> Very warm a lovely find day <b>Temp.</b><br>Maudie & Melba drove to school, then when they came home I took the horse & went to Mr Hearnses for a bag of appels. Eugene & I washed the clothes were all dry by night. John went to Aylmer this morning & again this afternoon. Mary King & Baker was here to night to have us to a party tomorrow night. Euge is over to Marks.<br>Eggs 1 dollar<br>Billy 8 Polly 12 1/2 Nydia 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e0eafbdd8b5558695bf7171b6f4b12e.pdf 29a4a10f74e59942a426cf1ae64acf98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, March 17 == 76 DAYS PAST 289 TO COME === Suggestions About Eye Injuries. === Simple scrapes, or abrasions of the cornea, with or without the presence of any foreign body, should be carefully looked after because of the danger of infection. The conjunctival sac should be thoroughly cleaned by irrigation, as already suggested. Artyrol is to be dropped into the eye and the sac filled with some sterilized medium such as bichloride vaseline, 1 to 3,000, and a dressing consisting of sterilized pad of gauze applied.<i>--J.A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i> <b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br>Very muddy every place, but the roads are good nearly all over & quite dry. Eugene & Maudie have gone over to Mr Kings to a party. I walked to Kingsmill intended to go to St Thomas but missed the train. The boys was drawing hay & splitting wood. I road back from Kingsmill as far as Almas with Mr Dolton. Billy 5 Nydia 8 Polly 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c34c80a7c6678830ac08755aabed65ba.pdf a0c9e0ef58016c818941547d09b00486 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 18 == 77 DAYS PAST 288 TO COME === The Severer Forms of Anemia === Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij<br><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle 3xi<br>M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. <b>Weather</b> Turned very cold to night <b>Temp.</b><br>Maudie & I went to St Thomas this morning. I got me an new silk dress. Maudie took Melba part way then she road the rest of the way with Olive. Lewises was was here when we came home after a barrell of appels. Got the boys some new underware. Got a can of coal oil four gallons at 16 cts a gallon. Eggs $1.20 Billy 8 Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cbb20af08e6d8e4997314cc90728e6af.pdf 3366ae64dd41f07fdc0b7cbf91413190 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday , March 19 == 78 DAYS PAST 287 TO COME === Suggestions About Eye Injuries. === In wounds of the cornea, the eye should be throughly cleansed , any projecting iris cut off, atropia and argyrol dropped into the eye, and the same sterile dressing applied. If the sclera is wounded , the conjuntiva should be drawn over the wounded and stiched together to protect the contents of the eyeball. We may also in many cases cover wounds of the cornea with a conjuctival flap by the Kuhnt method.<i>--J.A White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i> <b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b><br>The girls drove themselves to school.Then in the afternoon Maude Thompson & I took Polly and went to Aylmer. John & Shed went to Grandads sale and after Eugene got the chores done, he went also. We was invited to Mrs Clines to a party , but John didn't feel inclined to go so we stayed home Billy 5 Polly 7 1/2 Nyd 4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9328948789649f26e172c5c8b4f251e2.pdf 8b012d477160d798a1189c5e52993e52 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 20 == 79 DAYS PAST 286 TO COME === Colitis, with Anemic Debility. === An English practitioner, who does not wish his name published, writes as follows: "I received the sample of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> and have used it in a case of colitis with anemic debility, and have found it of benefit in improving the general condition of the patient." <b>Weather</b> Thawed a little but a cold raw wind. <b>Temp.</b><br>I took the girls then Maud Thompson and I went for them. I settelled [settled] up with Yovell & Wrong. Tried out my fat & Eugene & I made sausage. May Mc<s>Niel</s>Niel road home as far as Mrs Binghams with us. John went to Kingsmill with a grist. Melba a pair of rubbers. Billy 18 Polly 6 Nydia 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/92e597ef6a807522ce2329ce3e446c65.pdf 8ad777dac6f46e122fc85f414e84d54e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 21 == 80 DAYS PAST 285 TO COME === Suggestions About Eye Injuries. === If the cornea is already infected and an ulcer has developed, it should be sterilized by an application of carbolic acid, and the excess neutralized with alcohol; or the infected area can be touched lightly with the actual cautery, using a platinum probe heated to a red heat, and the same treatment applied as above.<i>--J.E. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i> <b>Weather</b> A lovely day <b>Temp.</b><br>dust flying in the roads and some snow and ice in the fence corners. Maud Thompson & I went to Aylmer to the food sale & the Millinery openings. I came home and Maude stayed with Estella. Maude & Melba was home all day Aunt Bell was with us also quite awhile Maud T got her new hat trimmed with the pink roses. John & Eugene went in the evening. Billy 5. Polly <s>7 1/2</s> 9 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/055bfababec6547a0eee58af41cee769.pdf 92feaa2f721d35ce28d2d7ff5c622259 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The Chlorotic Anemia == of young girls - the classical "green sickness" of the older writers - is peculiarly responsive to the prompt and certain hemoglobin-creating action of === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === Series after series of carefully conducted blood tests have abundantly proved its special value in this, as in all other anemic blood states. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO.<br> New York, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f94e57d6eda760ecbe5b829dbb0394bd.pdf 0da7fb16909662d8f8826e60cb2615bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Tumor of the Upper Abdomen. === The decision as to whether a tumor growing on the lower surface of the liver belongs to that organ or to the gall of the bladder, or to one of the neighboring organs in question, is sometimes easily solved, but sometimes utterly impossible. Tumors of the pylorus and duodenum can easily be recognized, because they will rescend with inspiration, and they can be retained by the finger during expiration, while a tumor connected with the liver will rise again with expiration. Tumors of the stomach and intestines also change their position with the inflation of the stomach by air, unless they are strongly attached to neighboring organs. - C. A. Ewald; The Amer. Journ. of Gastro-Enterology === Just as Good as Ever, Too. === An old physician was noted for his brusque manner and old-fashioned methods. A lady called him in to treat her baby, who was slightly ailing. The doctor prescribed castor oil. "But, doctor," protested the young mother, "castor oil is such an old-fashioned remedy." "Madam," replied the doctor, "babies are old-fashioned things." - London Opinion. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/863085966155478e40e33e89825b511e.pdf b92356f5e0f4a50f080c5794868a0957 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === A Systemic Boost. === It is safe to say that the average physician is called upon to prescribe a tonic more frequently than any one other form of medication, unless it be a cathartic. Patients who are patients solely because they are tired, "run down" and generally debilitated, are constant visitors at the physician's office. Such individuals need something that will boost them up to their normal point of resistance and then hold them there: in other words, not a mere temporary stimulatioin, with secondary depression, but a permanent help to the revitalization of the blood and a general reconstruction. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not only prompt in action as an encourager of appetite and better spirits, but is also distinctly efficient as a blood builder and systemic reconstituent. It is pleasant, non-irritant, free from constipating effect and does not stain the teeth. It is thus a general constitutional tonic of positive service in all conditions of general devitalization. UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dee6cdc8f742eeb0930e451788d3c9d.pdf d068aab4688228768abb8b85d5116fad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, March 22. 81 days past, 284 to come. A Handy Aid to Diagnosis. A Handy Aid to Diagnosis of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, blood and ductless glands is afforded by the very complete wall chart issued in the interest of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Physicians desiring a copy of same may obtain it by addressing M. J. Breitenbach Co., 53 Warren St., New York City. Weather. Temp. John & I was up to Charis for dinner. Aunt Bella [?] went over to see Mrs. King. The girls were not home they went to church in the morning & did not come back. Maudie & Lizzy Abell was up for dinner with the girls. They went to Sunday school, all four of them. Reb & Jane was here for dinner also. [Name?] was over in the evening. Maudie & [Jessie?] be [? ? ? night] Dolly B. J. Ayers G https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f5537742189089eb160e619c47cf074.pdf 8d43857525dc6327f0408925e859d081 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, March 23. 82 days past, 283 to come. Suggestions About Eye Injuries. Never attempt to remove a foreign body from the cornea with anything except a clean instrument. If you must use a pocket knife, in an emergency, see that it is cleaned beforehand, for no tissue in the body is easier to infect than the cornea.—J. A. White, Int. Jour. of Surg. Weather. Temp. Thawing but cold. Maudie Melba drove to school. Eugene & I washed. Eugene brought a calf of Clarence Shinns, killed it. The boys have been hauling hay & splitting wood. Drew a picture. John went to the factory. Eugene has gone down to Charlie Marchants & put on quill—feathers & made the lining. This afternoon John Hacker was buried to day. Dolly B. J. [Lydia] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61806a2a4263bb602c5bd634f285050d.pdf d2b066a34868e40bf8adc52a30811783 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, March 24. 83 days past, 282 to come. Its “Promptness in Results.” A physician, when writing in regard to his frequent and extensive use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), states that “one of its most excellent features or qualities is its concord with the digestive organs and its consequent promptness in results.” Weather. Temp. [Weather] & [fine]. The girls drove themselves. Aunt Bell & Mrs King was over for dinner. Mrs Dance & Alta went to Auburn. Alta was in for a minute. Carl was over in the evening & helped Maude with her new frock. We tried to make Valentine [things] [tonight] & she refused. Bell B. J. [Lydia] & Dolly https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e0896d62a6df4c4f1ab15b00636e85e.pdf 26bd5a34e27e618e6d8ff1b5400f4e21 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, March 25. 84 days past, 281 to come. Suggestions About Eye Injuries. In burns of the conjunctiva and cornea from lime or hot metal, no occlusive dressing should be applied. The eye should be filled with sterile vaseline and left open, the eyeballs and lids being moved frequently to prevent adhesions which would be sure to follow if the eye was bandaged.—J. A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather. [Warm] & raining. After dinner had an nice shower. I took the girls & went to Northend. On the way home we went in to Maud Thompson’s & had our tea. Then after we was gone a few minutes Baker the jeweler man came. Eugene was away all the evening & then was sawing wood for Mark. Sold 3.60 in eggs. Billy 11, Dolly 6, [Lydia] 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bd27ef790770e103d83cbdc17918386.pdf 362dee56946e36054bde38d903c312a7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a18b95e34bd63826ceeeadbba2378af.pdf 86c844c5dfcc79ea7c548733b6628752 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, March 27. 86 days past, 279 to come. Suggestions About Eye Injuries. Ordinary surgical principles apply here as elsewhere, the basis being thorough cleanliness. The cap and gown and other frills of the operating-room may be dispensed with, but clean hands, sterilized instruments, irrigation of the conjunctival sac with normal salt or boracic acid solution, are essential in all forms of eye injuries, from the slightest to the most dangerous.—J. A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather. Rained all day. Temp. A very disagreeable time. Maud & Hilda drove to school. Clarke came & Eugene went down to [the] Peabody. I sold with him a load. [Cook] brought a cow. Eugene has gone over to night to Mr. Parker’s. It a badly. Maud was worried. We decided not to go on account of the bad weather. I have been [sewing] corships tops out of lace scraps & made Maude an under waist. Besides my work I got a letter from Annie [Seely] saying that she was up & would letter. Billy 5, Dolly 2½, Lydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/326d6d9adf46868f374a89e320581ca7.pdf 74883d7425d67743bf2a5f63161f345f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, March 28. 87 days past, 278 to come. Neuritis and Debility Following Influenza. A country physician in England refers to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) as “of great value in the neuritis and general debility following influenza.” Its value in this special field is no doubt due to its pronounced hematinic and general reconstructive properties. Weather. Warm & sultry. Temp. Roads in a terrible condition almost loose your horse some times. I took John to Kingsville for to take the train going to Mrs Zepler. Eugene went for his cycle board up to Mrs [Weslakes]. Evelin was over for a few minutes. Wilfred was up a little while. The girls had their music lessons. Maudie went with Eugene for the cycle board. Eugene didn’t go to town. Dolly 3, Polly 1½, cow had a calf. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f19fa3261e04f468bc0e818136a9cc3.pdf 975cf953c0efba26613c592f58a29fa1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == HOW? == does the physician determine the merit of any medicinal agent? <u>HOW</u> does he separate the valuable medicinal wheat from the useless therapeutic chaff? <u>HOW</u> does he choose his therapeutic working tools? The ACTUAL EXPERIENCE of medical men for more than seventeen years indubitably establishes the sterling hematinic and reconstructive virtues of == Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") == in Anemia, Chlorosis, Hemic Devitalization from any cause and in General Systemic Denutrition. In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee8c6647620b82126579e6908cf03184.pdf 533fc04b407c74e99f41f18919bea545 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Cancer of the Stomach. === The following rules are suggested upon which to base a positive diagnosis of cancer of the stomach: 1. If particles of tumor are found (in the wash water or in the tube) which, under the mircoscope, reveal the characteristic picture of a malignant growth. 2. The presence of a more or less large tumor with an uneven surface, belonging to the stomach and associated with dyspeptic symptoms. 3. The presence of a tumor associated with frequent hematemesis. 4. Constant pains, frequent vomiting, ischochymia, emaciation-all these symptoms being quite permanent and not extending over too long a period of time (six months a year). 5. Tumor and ischochymia. 6. Emaciation, ischochymia, presence of latic acid. 7. Constant anorexia and pains, not yielding to treatment, accompanied by frequent small hemorrhages of coffee-ground color. - Dr. M. Einhorn; N. Y. Med. Journal. === Well Informed. === Little Willie Throop: "Pa, what does the title "Dr." or "Doctor" come from anyway?" Mr. Throop: "Why, from the Latin word "Dr." or "debtor", used in making out bills, because doctors charge so much, Willie. Latin is a great language. When you wish to know anything in connection witht he languages, always come to your father, Willie." - Brooklyn Eagle. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1645dee3975da278e33dbcf605c0522.pdf 17853ade7c5d97fbb5a02ac47f6d9054 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The Child That Fails to Thrive === is one of the many troublesome and vexatious clinical puzzles that the family practitioner is called upon to solve. To arrive at any definite determination in regard to the treatment of such a child, a careful physical examination is essential, in order that any of the causes which act reflexly through the nervous system may be properly dealt with - Post-nasal adenoids, a redundant prepuce, ascarides, eye strain, as well as other local irritations, may be more or less responsiblefor the child's backwardness, both mental and physical; constitutional diatheses, such as syphilis, tuberculosis and lithemic states, should also be looked for and intelligently treated. After the discovery and removal of the cause, tonic and reconstituent treatment is almost invariably indicated and among the reconstructives especially adapted to the delicate digestive organs of the undernurtured child, Pepto - Mangan (Gude){In BOLD} is easily first. Its iron and manganese content exists in organo-plastic combination with peptones, and the preparation, as a whole, is so pleasant and readily tolerableas well as immediately and wholly assimilable, that children of all ages take it readily and benefit materially from its corpuscle-building and hemoglobin-contributing power. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/36056eda899de9cf6015ce696789efe9.pdf 9f5a12afea0058ef2d6224e53801663f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4dd8f903f3dfaa9596f1ffb4257c338.pdf 483d157db52129fff4faf863d232bd57 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, March 30 89 DAYS PAST 276 TO COME Iron’s Side Partner. Among all of the many iron products none has proved as generally acceptable and promptly assimilable as the organo-plastic form of this metal in Pepto-Mangan (Gude). The ferruginous element is combined with organic manganese, iron’s side partner in reconstructive therapy. Pepto-Mangan quickly restores vigor to the blood and, because of its palatability and blandness, is especially valuable in pediatric practice. Weather Warm and rained in the morning Temp. The girls drove themselves to school. Eugene got a calf off Ed Thompson and Adams. The roads are something terrible. Mr. Simpson got stuck over at the Corners, and Eugene had to help shovel him out. [Mavel Thompston?] of [tell?] went to St Thomas. Billy 5- Dell 3 Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b8c341e268900fba2127a8d4c47440b8.pdf 322ea23fef12e6aac98795d6d82302b6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/850faa58687717f2d81f5430e0772b69.pdf d541aafa1bf54a25477436b2580cd4c9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca653a4e2f300adb072ff83b464f8f78.pdf c76462e398591ffe11bad0df9cdf466e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c63f6b95259cd1131833b09810304d92.pdf 1903ccd65ec4712a4efcb6ff3d811091 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f552970305d3ab44fcb833447a88c355.pdf 755183b0b8d0c24c3fb377e1e33d9778 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4b3817680460d1766f33ec94b2d299e.pdf 0b08cf684405b2a553d264781deb79a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Parasitic Anemia == is caused by the corpuscle-destroying action of the malarial plasmode or the devitalizing effect produced by infection with tape-worm, hook-worm or other intestinal parasite. After the removal of the cause == Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") == can be depended upon to renew, restore and revitalize the vital fluid, without causing digestive irritation or constipation. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York. U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d3983da7b52e284db85c1a43b0e9d38a.pdf 8d35c780a7541112dcd09c3cec8b9695 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The Effect of Alkalies on the Gastric Secretion. === Hayem states that alkalies given for some time and in sufficient doses, so far from curing hypersecretion of hydrochloric acid, are the most powerful agents in producing it. This is especially true of bicarbonate of sodium. They produce this effect after being absorbed and during excretion. That it is not due to their local action on the gastric mucosa, is proved by the use of mineral waters, which aid the absorption of alkalies, and so produce hyperchlorhydria more readily than alkalies alone. The above is true only if the gastric glands are numerous and active. If the mucosa is atrophied, instead of raising the digestive power of the gastric juice, with a tendency toward hyperchlorhydria, alkalies depress and aggravate the hypopepsia - British Med. Journal === Equal to the Emergency. === Dr. S. M. Brickner tells this story of a reporter for a New York newpaper who was assigned to cover a mysterious death in Harlem. He telephoned the city editor and said that the death was caused by uric acid poison. He immediately received instructions over the telephone to "visit every druggist in Harlem to ascertain who sold or purchased uric acid." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/22727e9bc3f5f72b7d18da3dcc67a639.pdf c998efc839d3595430eb8e6efef6ad4e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Irregular Menstruation. === Dr. H. Edwin Lewis, formerly resident physician of the Fanny Allen Hospital, now editor of "American Medicine," says that irregular menstruation in young women due to anaemic conditions, Pepto - Mangan (Gude) has in every way proved itself an ideal preparation. He states: "This admirable combination of iron and manganese is readily taken into the human economy and appropriated to its needs, without deranging the weakest alimentary tract or hindering in any way the normal processes of digestion, assimiliation and excretion." He illustrates his article with the reports of four cases, of which we reproduce one as an example. Miss L., age 18. Had never menstruated. Her general appearance was one of profound anaemia. A careful examination eliminated any abnormality of genital apparatus. Organs normal in relation, but undersized. Prescribed Pepto- Mangan in teaspoonful doses after meals gave general directions as to diet, etc. Began to menstruate thirty-two days after beginning treatement; the flow continuing one week. Twenty-nine days later she menstruated again. At the present writing she is still under treatment, and is due to menstruate in seventeen days. Her whole condition is very much improved. - Vermont Medical Monthly. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/951b2dd907cb30ecf06d11d03084a75a.pdf b1bff1fa4d1202426ddabf5512d5f398 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3511126039550b0327a7592bbeba9f11.pdf ac9ff5e87fceff978e48bb1ca140f05f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02d4a0b222171659d237b9ea828e9138.pdf ee3ac8a5a626ca05089ac870a6036c89 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c01c69e3cc7c3f9eb579db6cb501aa67.pdf 31a06e94de39762068af3febb889692b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d01a8c50f7c91bd34bad5eb4a378eb0.pdf 2d7fd538354f695c9fe99397f67fe1e3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88f8b7c169290dfb17d0e628c6d32642.pdf 57d1f729b0e715af20fd55bd388353a2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, April 10 100 DAYS PAST 265 TO COME Surgical Suggestions. In cleansing and antisepticising a field of operation, always begin at about the center of the proposed incision and scrub outward in circles. In this way the dirty water and debris from the skin is washed away from the proposed field of operation, instead of being carried backwards and forwards from skin surface perhaps unscrubbed. Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather cold & muddy Temp. No school, John & Eugene went to Aylmer in the morning & finished cleaning the up stairs. Eugene went down to Clarence’s & Kinners & got a little black heiffer calf. Polly 7 1/2 Nydia 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dcf2c5baa1aa780081e149bfb789967e.pdf 5a6c341dae9eb4ef46851115911db027 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1fe6a21eed4e9ae8452ed190c4ef36f.pdf db2d355d2f869094b6efe5e4944e6d1c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Rich Red Blood is the main desideratum in many cases-richness of the circulating fluid in those important basic elements of vitality-hemoglobin and oxygen. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") infuses this desirable richness in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Rickets, Bright's Disease, etc., by furnishing the necessary hemoglobin-carrying elements-iron and manganese-in form for almost immediate absorption. Repeated "blood counts" as well as clinical experience go to prove this statement. Sold in eleven ounce bottles only. Never in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACK CO. NEW YORK U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8bedebdf5fcdd4531775e526c9ca6ac9.pdf 9117bc46eda3017f784fde2231d004d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Causes of Infantile Convulsions. Central. 1. Diseases of high temperature: Insolation meningitis, the exanthemata, pneumonia, and others. 2. Diseases accompanied by vascular stasis: (Pertussis, cardiac diseases, tumors, hydrocephalus). 3. Diseases characterized by anemia and exhaustion: (Loss of blood, diarrhea). 4. Various toxic causes, such as drugs or uremia: (Belladonna, nephritis). 5. Organic central lesions: (Cebral paralysis, or any other lesions of the brain). 6. Presumably organic disturbance of the brain: (Epilepsy). Peripheral (Reflex). Rachitis. Food. Intestinal parasites. Dental irritation. Foreign bodies in the ear and nose. Hot baths. Mental disturbances, such as fright and numerous other causes.-Rotch; Philadelphia Polyclinic. What's in a Name? A physician recently opened an office in Chicago, and upon his sign appears the following incongruous announcement: "MICHAEL MALONEY, Deutscher Arzt." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83270046139460356992e983f0bd3b6a.pdf 4f4e58556331972e1d753f1248a2a994 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The After Care of Children's Ills. With the advent of school-days, and the daily association of many children in the class room, the contagious diseases of childhood develop and multiply. The exanthemata, as well as diphtheria, whooping cough, etc., comprise a considerable proportion of the diseases that the family physician is called upon to treat during the late Fall and Winter months. The robust child, with but a mild infection, frequently recovers quickly and, perhaps, requires but little attention during the convalescent period, while the child whose general nutrition is "below par" usually emerges from the acute attack with a condition of anemia and general vital depreciation, In the large majority of cases, it is undoubtedly wise to encourage and hasten convalescence by means of a palatable and efficient hematinic and general tonic. For this purpose Pepro-Mangan (Gude) is especially valuable. All children like it and take it readily. As it is non-astringent, it does not, as do other ferruginous remedies, cause or increase constipation. As Pepto-Mangan is prompt and efficient as a blood builder and general reconstructive, it should be preferred among children whenever medication of a general tonic nature is indicated. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ea9a9413af07df8749e85fa3e4c5ac73.pdf fcf34ce5d99e2a1d332ae732a31000dd https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b2c80929955718dd5f027602031012b.pdf a1d44ebd9131edd7c3190436efb9f042 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, April 13 (1914) 103 DAYS PAST 262 TO COME He Takes No Chances. An Ohio physician writes: “It is not too much for me to say that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is an old favorite of mine, and whether the substitutes are as good or not, I always seem to get better results, and feel safer in prescribing the original.” Weather nice day Temp. hot We made garden today. Eugene & Pa split wood most all the day. Maud & I went to town & got all the garden seeds. Eugene went away to-night. Polly 4 Nydia 5- Bill 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08f8923493d88c31334323b43c037468.pdf 67c2ff4d9a9106ce1787f0ab6cc643aa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, April 14 (1914) 104 DAYS PAST 261 TO COME Rectal Hints. Many fistulæ fail to be cured by operation because all the tracts are not opened. To obviate this, inject before operation a 50 per cent. solution of methylène blue and hydrogen peroxide into the fistulous opening. Thus, the smaller ramifications of the tract are stained blue and cannot possibly be overlooked.—Wagner; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather: Fine Temp. hot Mother & [Maud?] went to town at night. Alta came home with them. Made garden all day. Eugene went away at night. The boy finished splitting wood. Polly 82 (crossed out) 12 (in red) Lydia 10 Bill 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b3c72f0b5722954a233237f1b1c540ed.pdf 190635153fd25f67d5750eeb8846dba4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cd98c253c314f83226a0944bc409022.pdf 418f218dac06b7afe3eb21325b6d32ab https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c542a4165f377b4ec138166a851069d.pdf 5209fbf02210667a206814c17af3aac8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3143e509a0e58bc9569332c597f4dee4.pdf 99000556c258756bba4c8d414c3ac500 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5ce65630e430a017b97cfa1b758c854b.pdf 1957c669832583396d5ca1ed14f73c55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Pepto-Mandan("Gude") is usually preferred by the discriminating physician because: 1-It does its work both promptly and efficiently- 2-It accomplishes its blood regenerative results without producing any of the unfortunate bye-effects (irritation, constipulation, etc.), which so often follow the use of other iron products- 3-It is palatable and acceptable to patients of all ages These are pertinent and practical reasons for preferring Pepto_Mangan in all conditions in which a general "building up" regimen is indicated. ADULT DOSE: One tablespoonful in water, milk or other non-acid vehicle, after each meal. Children in proportion. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/114807f722189e5ae5d9970a16e1d355.pdf c6c21ef5f1083e4feb4478b20fc87b19 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Physiology and Pathology of Bile Secretion. Albu reports certain observations made in the case of a woman with a biliary fistula. The latter had existed for nine years. Various diets were taken, and it was found that one of milk, eggs, soup, white bread, vegetables and fruit caused a more abundant outflow of bile than a diet in which meat figured largely. The author thinks that it is not possible to determine from experiments on animals just what remedies will in man produce an increased bile flow, and thinks that many investigators have mistaken an outflow of. bile from accumulations in the various biliary reservoirs for an actual increase in its formation in the liver cell. A Reasonable Inference. A lady and her little daughter were walking through a fashionable street when they came to a portion strewn with straw, so as to deaden the noise of vehicles passing a certain house. "What's that for ma?" said the child; to which the mother replied:-"The lady who lives in that house has had a little baby girl sent her." The child thought a moment, looked at the quantity of straw, and said:-"Awfully well packed, wasn't she, me?" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b846c63579a907ca8e3a9651dd3b84b9.pdf 9253d404e6a89b21ac2523c6e1412a81 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Best Form of Administering Iron. That the inorganic and other official preparations of iron do not always answer the requirements of actual practice and possess many disadvantages, every experienced practitioner will admit. Summarized briefly, the disadvantages of most of the official preparations are: they often disagreeable to the taste, they affect the teeth, they often derange the stomach, they cause anorexia, constipation and headaches, and, most important, frequently impossible to induce children and women to take any of the official iron preparations. The ingenuity of the chemist was therefore bent for many years upon the production of an iron preparation which should be free from all those drawbacks, and the ideal of an iron preparation has been reached in Dr. Gude's Pepto-Mangan. (From the Southern Practitioner.) Dr. Deering J. Roberts, of Nashville, Tenn., editor of the Southern POractitioner, gives the clinical histories of five cases-gastric ulcer, occipito-cervical neuralgia, chlorosis and amenorrhea with dysmenorrhea-ib which the use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) was followed by brilliant clinical results. In these cases neither the haemoglobin nor the red corpuscles were estimated by laboratory methods, but, as the author says: "Nor was there any need. Each case, its progress and its results have been so plain that he who runs may read." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d9639819d51b6206f22bf2e3cd004a69.pdf b13be35ff5f4c259af7383946ef3694a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6207b52ad60234511da261576146e34f.pdf 714761d6c459a6969ec6d663533567ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, April 20 Treatment Of Cellulitis In cellulitis of hand: Apple bier bandage and hot dressings of saline soloutions. If pain not relived, reapply bandage severeal times; if still ineffective, make incision or incisions into the part, apply the bandage again, continue hot dressings , and have a hand placed in bath of hot saline thrice daily. Give iron and arsenic, prepare and a inject a vaccine, and administer an antitoxic serum, particulary in early stages. Continue Bier's bandage after cellulits has subsided and precscribe active movement and electric stimulation of muscles. - Conner Weather Rained a mist nearly all day. The girls drove {illegible} Bill.Brands helped me wash.augeme and bark was one the augemes place all day John aren't the mill shed came a took dinner a the great. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/924b8da94f152fa7dd145998fcce1508.pdf 045c124fae6ea673740bfbdfa102da41 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5abf1375dc3182dc49c101494735b0f.pdf 3135d881d508dc74eff0dc93807424d3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79b25cbf323f85fa539869a44c744832.pdf 08d9693241cde7561147422cd58c36dc https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38199fbfc6fd14e39f0051dd15b5bd8f.pdf 25c1541de0f1db361503373813122a8b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f18adf540d3e86796d1a73c0bc89a53e.pdf acabb60bc64ca1b10f469fe881052f27 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a93bbff04fc6006cfbf0e1c16c80138d.pdf f1f195df9a17dc877a23357acb4dffda Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Anemia of Specific Disease partakes of the general character of all secondary anemias. Anti-sypilitic medication is almost always aided by judicious hematinic treatment. Peptp-Mangan("Gude") in this, as in all conditions of blood poverty, is the ideal, non-irritant non-constipating, readily absorbable blood builder and reconstituent. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2559f03ce260a8be4554bafd863d4d0.pdf 5b6d5802a45778ce21628126e2dbb7a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cardiac Diseases in Children. The following the rules are given by Perrier as to the management of this condition: In the first place, the child should be protected from cold, both because it depresses vitality and also because cold may cause internal congestion. Much fatigue is to be avoided and violent exercise forbidden. In the case of girls, particular attention is to be paid to these points at the approach of puberty. Secondly, the greatest care should be exercised as to diet, which should be simple, and consist largely of milk, eggs, easily-digested soups, and tender, plainly-cooked meats. Milk should be the drink for each meal. Thirdly, a life in the open air is very essential, and the climate should be changed by resorting to warm places in Winter and cool ones in Summer, for all persons with cardiac disease, particularly children, suffer from rapid changes in temperature-Charlotte Med. Journal. Hard to Understand. A little girl brushing her hair found that it "crackled" and asked her mother why it did. "Why, dear, you have electricity in your hair," explained the mother. "Isn't that funny?" commented the little one, "I have electricity in my hair and grandmother has gas in her stomach" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be06e7dd8b30c5535387085ed7b64227.pdf 15a0b7c60217c2ae7f14cf523d3718a1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Role of Manganese. While iron performs brilliant service in anemia and chlorosis, is has been noticed to fail entirely, or almost so, in a certain number of cases. Something else than iron seemed to be lacking and some other remedy seemed to be required. It was Hannon who succeeded in demonstrating, in 1849, the presence of manganese in the blood, and in the same year Petrequin showed that iron and manganese decrease to the same degree in the blood of chlorotic persons, and therefore must be replaced in an equal measure. In 1857 Menke called attention to the pharmacodynamic significance of manganese in the mineral water of Pyrmont, while Prof. Rühle ascribed chlorosis to an impoverishment of the blood in manganese or iron, or both conjointly. The most recent researches have not only confirmed these statements, but have demonstrated that manganese acts more powerfully upon the oxygen of the blood than iron, and hence promotes assimilation more energetically than the latter. That notwithstanding these facts and experiments, the use. of manganese has not become more general, is attributable to the fact that prior to the advent of Pepto-Mangan, it was not found possible to combine both these hematogenic elements palatable, soluble and absorbable form. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86b5ce46b6df57ce3e21190f4f9d682e.pdf 54222c99cea384bd828eb8b9e0085145 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dfcc549141da22c33c008255cd764f64.pdf 8d822698fb37e4870bed79d01fc51d89 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bdd6f65ac7de97ea650a61de3b101b96.pdf 03e947d5c88b16c550971598757cd325 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cd8006a7e3f7a6d9c84c368a360b7df.pdf ea6628a1452e6f76022c4de5a3fddd5e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c197ca1f3ab23a74981dc82f9abc3e2.pdf 051bc2856f5647f879f33b765b697b4c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7e369d3f8cc76f8bd2267ca94ee498f.pdf 53df0a590fff4b2e46a5a800b8fe3516 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f045c47f404d120e9f901911f94be28.pdf a33369b0cbe3fd32f32c7adc6b898db9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e061444aa74a5b53470487b254dc8d30.pdf b08643959d5a85e865bd497711432d24 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Blood Genesis The formation of a rich, nutrient, circulating fluid which shall contain an abundance of red corpuscles of the necessary structural integrity. How to "build" such blood is an ever-present therapeutic problem. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") is a powerful blood-forming agent; it induces the generation of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying constituent of the blood; it is a genuine hemoglobinogenetic. It feeds the red corpuscles with organic iron and manganese which are quickly and completely absorbed in cases of Anemia from any cause, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorhrea, Chorea, Bright's Disease, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dbbe85c58ca6456daefd6d1f125e1ddf.pdf 575a080cd4e18164f5545c85fb53b1c7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Foreign Bodies in the Ear. === Hummel (Muench. Med. Woch.; Am. Journ. Med. Sci.) makes the following deductions: 1. The relation of the normal ear canal to inanimate foreign bodies is entirely without reaction; that is, the foreign body in the ear does not, per se, endanger the integrity of the ear. 2. Every hasty endeavor at removal is, therefore, not only unnecessary, but can become very injurious. 3. In all cases not previously interfered with (with few exceptions), the foreign substance can be removed from the ear by means of syringing. 4. The general practitioner should never employ anything but the syringe in his endeavors at removal of foreign bodies from the external auditory canal. 5. An instrumental removal of a foreign body from the ear should be affected only by one fully able to examine the ear with an otoscope and acquanited with every operative manipulation in this region. === Medicine and Music. === Dr. W-, who has become a member of the choir of a fashionable uptown ritualistic church, now refers to himself as an Epaesculapian and states that he is a specialist both in anthems and exanthems. - N. Y. Med. Journ. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d75b7a4e7084288d7928d6be29a7aa20.pdf 0c65931a75daa84fc8cc62cb6fa5aa25 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Modern Martial Therapy. === Amid the veritable swarm of new medicinal agents of all varieties that have been introduced to the therapist during the last twenty years, and in spite of the great advances in general medicine during the same period, there has not as yet been purposed any remedy which can successfully compete with iron in the treatment of anemic and generally devitalized conditions. This metallic element, in one form or another, is still the sheet anchor in such cases, and when intelligently administered in proper form and dosage can be depended upon to bring about marked improvement, provided serious incurable organic disease is not the operative cause of the exisiting blood impoverishment. The form in which to administer iron is, however, very important. The old, irritant, astringent martial medication has had its day, and properly so. Probably the most generally acceptable of all iron products is Pepto - Mangan (Gude), an organic combination of iron and manganese with assimilable peptones. This preparation is palatable, readily tolerable, promptly absorbable, non-irritant and still distinctly potent as a blood builder and general tonic and reconstructive https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c0ee7441fd958145aff0fc1ba9b28b3.pdf e7a796285ec70b75a57d30518f7eb59a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, May 3 123 DAYS PAST 242 TO COME There is no doubt of the efficacy of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in cases of amenorrhea dependent upon general chlorotic conditions. Repeated instances of this character have responded to this agent, both in the hospital and private practice. This preparation is a valuable addition to our list of ferruginous preparations. Medical Summary. Weather Fine & warm Temp. To church with Aunt Belle. Eugene brought Alota for tea! Mr Deal preached at Crosley & Chester church, they went in the evening to hear him. Eugene was down to sheds & Pa in the morning. Nydia 14- Polly 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a27e5632ce40f68bfc95543eb9ea93db.pdf 64d1dd5e12d0ba8f94b1bd1df0795ac0 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5e79c2c4f6d4a7bc28426ec2c1f2136.pdf 926b2643c2392bcd488125751deddfac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, May 5 125 DAYS PAST 240 TO COME After the chills and fever have subsided and the acute symptoms of malarial infection have disappeared, the object of treatment should be to restore to the blood its normal functional activity. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies organically combined iron and manganese, the twin hematinics, in such promptly absorbable and assimilable form that the blood cells and hemoglobin are rapidly renewed and reconstructed. Weather Raining Temp. The girls drove. Billy this morning, John was out to the mill & Alfred & brought it, left it to Ebl Thompson’s when taking it- out. Eugenes in the morning. I cut Mella a plaid dress & nearly made it to day. Nydia 8 1/2 Billy 6- Dolly 5- old https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c67142a3a5f9eaab25d8f728e01d5610.pdf d81f360987b928b52eedfb1c84514698 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60df44f86a33c00fb4553bf2513c85f7.pdf a128578f556afe2b3b9f6b0a06d57bab https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8ed455227d113f44064ba8b7b2d448f4.pdf db65e579ac30c3d74eaa32e2e0c00ea5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/87d73d22cebdce8240b54b819a55eb6c.pdf ced357dd8024635d34005cd46aebad98 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4ac8bf7ae88db15103f11cd99f89818.pdf b14842f13fabaf2ed5dfafd87be05805 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "Milk Diet" Anemia Milk, as is well known, is very deficient in iron. After a prolonged milk diet, Anemia is not uncommon, especially after prolonged Typhoid and in Bright's Disease. Pepto_Mangan("Gude") when given in milk, both during and after a milk diet, satisfactorily supplies the lacking iron element and thus prevents or relieves the resultant Anemia. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9b735b4253fbf0831e48f105e1c270f3.pdf 046e738874ee316ed27a8a5127fce308 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Peculiarities in Heart Affection in Children. === Barbour, in American Practitioner and News, calls attention to the liability to organic, and the infrequency to functional heart disease in childhood. Endo- and peri- carditis are particularly liable to follow an attack of rheumatism, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc., and are difficult of diagnosis on account of the lack of definiteness of the heart sounds in children. The treatment is different as the iodides are not well borne. Patient should be kept in bed for weeks at a time on a properly regulated diet. Compensation is easily effected in childhood, but the liability to acute dilatation in acute diseases should be kept in mind. The author briefly alludes to the lackof physical and mental growth frequently caused by heart disease in children. === Hacthing Birds. === A little five-year-old daughter of Dr. Pickens Taylor, of Georgia, was taken down with a spell of intermittent. It became necessary to administer quinine, which he did in the form of small capsules. In order to induce her to take them he told her that they were "little humming-bird's eggs, and were very nice." When the quinine had taken effect. she told her father, with great glee, that the little birds had hatched, and were singing in her head. - Doctor's Recreation Series. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2759f30f6b47c017346e1f7a838b6cf3.pdf a883fbadb798a935926461a66e2b06f3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Afterwards. === During the acute stages of any serious illness, such as typhoid, pneumonia, La Grippe, etc., the attention of the physician is, of course, centered upon the ways and means of conducting the patient through the stress and storm of the disease, into the peaceful harbor of convalescence. In many instances, when this point is reached, the physician is inclined to relax his efforts and, perhaps, fails to appreciate the extent of the general devitalization that has followed the severe systemic infection from which the patient has just recovered. Unless the reparative and restorative forces of Nature and forified and stimulated, a slow and tardy convalescence is apt to supervene. The devitalizing influence of the infectious diseases is exerted principally upon the blood itself, readily absorbable and promptly efficient hematinic is therefore always in order. Pepto - Mangan (Gude) is peculiarly adapted to the needs of the convalescent invaild, because, being palatable and non - irritant, it does not impair the appetite or disturb the digestion. It freedom from constipating effect is another distinct point in its favour. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bae6500c15f1791d269af77f65c99d02.pdf 909b21206c6be6ce13c5eec244068da2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3db1f040298c4d651bbf6303ba44f35b.pdf f553e72b49c2f4d701d1cd9b37607289 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45bf6bf294c46d755f955dc14568dd18.pdf c96e9a7c2c4fc2c0d99194308415c5f2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c39f66745790fb7c60c9fe8d5a3993bf.pdf ce69685e1225008748784d4ee7968e7e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11ba69e26e3c8785713c4af7856ada6f.pdf ef74c7850c40d595ecc566bb8c9035ad https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/68b61e7d4c66521167e5fdc9c44f65a8.pdf 5a5d13599bdacb1e3399449a4ff95ba5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0ef7368c0ae4f62e63d6f1d337422fe.pdf 795232541ba89eb95a73cf4b30509e2d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b9c25d81beced4522c54b50a665dfd0f.pdf 326fd1c828722c4f4e54fe7412059879 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Blood Vitality the essence of life is the blood. The vital element of the blood is hemoglobin. Without a normal percentage of this elementary principle the tissues are insufficiently oxygenated and poorly nourished. WIth a proper proportion, the vital functions are quickened and the entire system fortified. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") is a hemoglobin producer, because of the quickly assimilable organic iron and manganese which it contributes to the devitalized circulatory fluid existing in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, Chorea, etc. Sold in eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f5b93f9c62576e34692f1e3ac297f94.pdf fed97c9c9ca5c5be2d9503b5d3a31c4f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. She Ascertained. Young Lady (reading report of urinary examination): "Doctor, what are urates?" Doctor: "Five dollars per visit."-Med. Record A Practical Use for Hypnotism. "Mammy," said pickaninny Jim, "I's gwine to be one or dese hypnotizers." "Whut's dem?" "You look somebody in de eye, an' he des nach'ly goes ter sleep." "Well, don't you go was'in' yoh time. Dah's sleepfulness nuff in dis here worl' an-," she paused suddenly, and after a moment of thought added: "Jimmy, does you 'margin you could do dat to a chicken?" A Specialist. Jones: "Why do you call that Pullman porter 'Doctor'?" Smith: "Why, because he has attended so many berths."-Cornell Widow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bfc25ecb6c9f5304dfd3564cab4ee11.pdf 8920dcbddf5300ec22584efd28d55531 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Pallid School Girl. In view of the modern methods of education, which force the scholar at top speed, it is not to be wondered at that the strenuous courses of study prescribed for the adolescent girl more than frequently result in a general break-down of both health and spirits. Each winter the physician is consulted in such cases and almost always finds the patient anemic, nervous and more or less devitalized. In most instances a rest of a week or two, together with an efficient tonic, enables the patient to take up her school work again with renewed energy. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is just the hematinic needed, as it acts promptly to increase the red cells and hemoglobin, and to tune up the organism generally. it is particularly suitable for young girls because it never induces or increases constipation. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f1c1bb16dcf682801a60347986412d6.pdf b7e78ff1b9e2509ab254741bbe8a7875 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/71f2c6cb813ae34295f257bbb07b9f79.pdf ed83c57601d3fbc4dff2297e50d53e6d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/daa546cc7293cc82ba82ec152b2dc6fd.pdf 4b9799c3ebf216c265be16b4e94deae1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/653482f25fc236ff784eaae37e09c5e8.pdf 7cc97b57ea03605cb0bd22e265c07f6c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc36d4fe1e61c264134c4fb358cd9340.pdf ea18c0ab6098e9ddef53d550c7798a27 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c240f5e55d2e391cf6a788846d24846.pdf 2a3f0ddf1b8998f81d900dfbd7e745db https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/25d6ef7c9fa5ceee8c52e46078733684.pdf 9a4dcce320fd0170bccf32279cf5086b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6f24665c910cd692457b062f8063352.pdf a879826db9aa3ca49dd748e7f8a4607d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Post-Septic Anemia resulting from the blood-devitalizing influence of a constitutional septic infection, requires timely and well-directed hemogenic treatment. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") is unquestionably efficient in blood-building therapy, and is always readily taken, well tolerated and promptly absorbed and appropriated. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a1f28ac66b053c74257892cb350d16e3.pdf 620aaee11e3974493b68279a8523d076 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Poisoning by Illuminating Gas. === I. First stage, preceding loss of consciousness: 1. Fresh air. 2. Aromatic spirit of ammonia. 3. Effervescent sodium phosphate, to produce eructations and relieve nausea. 4. Oxygen inhalation. 5. Analgesics for headache. 6. Avoidance of violent exertion. - II. Second stage, patient unconscious, but breathing: 1. Howard artificial respiration, rhythmic compression of lower thorax, to assist breathing. 2. Oxygen, preferably under pressure. 3. Camphor, caffeine, digitalis, and strychnine hypodermically. 4. External heat, if indicated. 5. Massage of muscles after aerating lungs. 6. Treatment to be conducted in warm room. 7. If not prompt recovery, venesection and normal saline infusion, or use of "pulmotor." - III. Third stage, patient unconscious and not breathing: 1. Same measures as in preceding stage. 2. Blood transfusion. 3. Artifical respiration by Schafer method, patient prone. - McCombs. === Too Common for Her. === "So you have decided to call in another doctor?" "I have," was the reply. "The absurdity of the man prescribing linseed-tea and mustard plasters for people of our position!" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e42e7062f0d6fa5cab52c39c18a10eca.pdf e5c1e457e71cc737e198e0bb713abd46 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The Remedial Value of Iron. === Amid all the doubt that modern skepticism and therapeutic nihilism have aroused in the professional mind, in regard to the medicinal or drug treatment of disease, we have yet to hear any question as to the distinct value of iron in anemic, chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. This metal is, indeed, the physician's mainstay in such cases, and cannot successfully be ommitted or replaced. There does exist, however, considerable difference of opinion as to the method of administering iron and as to the most generally eligible preparation of same. The tincture of the olden times, prepared from iron filings, has in these later days been superseded by the less irritant and more tolerable preparations introduced into modern pharmacy. Among such products none has seemed to be so generally acceptable and promptly assimilable as the organo-plastic form represented by Pepto-Mangan (Gude). The ferruginous element in this preparation exists as a true peptonate, in combination with organic manganese, iron's side-partner in reconstructive blood therapy. It is palatable, readily tolerable, quickly absorbable and assimilale and entirely free from irritant or constipating effect. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) rapidly restores vigor to the circulating fluid and because of its blandness and ready tolerability is especially valuable in pediatric practice. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f66002a0c76d8d95d9204c56ab35a11.pdf 779b5a7e89da7c90b1305c4fa62435bb https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45eddd359010da27e2a18ea7ea4d705e.pdf 0931a38eff284733cc42dde39925ec8a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/310ee45753c10c7b888e8a1d5483216b.pdf 047e949cf0b88ec9302fcd9478d934f9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b43237ef1714208f293397e11c77328f.pdf d421b5b4181c3f54a331f0e58e4f4548 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6e070849be210ab5fef8a10bc5cc4a0.pdf cece2f0d3c2d13a93284b17c5085c97a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/286f2263de79d15805f7d6209b6bc8d5.pdf 92da8c5f7fe944f62200899eddd14213 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, May 29 Vitalizing as well as Nuritve Treatment In maasmic and exhauted conditions it is wise to supplement intelligent supportive and nurtive measures with treatment designed to improve the quauntity and quality of the blood. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is quickly absorbable and furnishes the matrerial necessary to restore the vital fluid. It is therefore indicated in all conditions requiring reconstuctiive measures. Very warm all day. and raining in the evening Papa went down to Charlie {illegible} Place to liberal meeting. Eugeme has made his {illegible} all. We sold 50cents worth of lettuce. Evelyn was over for some lettuce. We carried what we took from her. Frilly on our wheels. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d939a5535c1320cad56c815e3aa4fe9.pdf 03a175bcda66f48352732e91e6af53d9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4cc8805f11ee455b26012d13f5259a73.pdf 78be8852e112ab5d040cd2707a711493 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Anemia of Bright's although distinctly secondary in character, is usually very much benefited by direct hematinic treatment. In these cases Pepto-Mangan("Gude") is especially valuable because of its freedom from disturbing effect upon digestion and from irritant action upon the kidneys. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba83347b3766a69f0b75a64d35646fc5.pdf 15a570af891d278604557ba4305ac4b6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8c15d4d9cd93abfaf633bcca4ccb61e.pdf 9740430c03f8acd9dd19c3eba245ffb1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e8a9271bf3a9b6c1278c2ea25316c18.pdf 0578fd4be07acb5fa22e65adc174c845 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e5f7531d8cccdc3b0258bf15b6fc661.pdf e78e94d015ed889f5e756fc4def0c463 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/373842fe3d1d649d3720ea0c11a34c00.pdf 609589c0c440bbe6a1cde6b59bcf59b4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30963468468138b09e7b5f42eee38730.pdf 15973fefd46cc3bdd44e8e8271cb1ed5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/014045b272a85460f7c988b7c87f2cde.pdf 7a389928a49efb4d0a76ccdf070dd398 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4414a73ddfff0e4c6dcd40720011136.pdf 473d8341adff1d7c682d0e9ec30a4178 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24d75177c92bbbab474d39d45e7b9e65.pdf 36180a2950b4e4fdd95c5a033c0d7f40 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc59335e84c12812948b52b9043296f5.pdf c5c6b375ffe21f9d933c2af04aaba3d0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") Is an <u>IDEAL,</u> <u>FERRUGINOUS</u> <u>TONIC,</u> because: It rapidly increases the number of red corpuscles and the percentage of hemoglobin. It does not irritate or derange the digestion. It is distinctly palatable-a point of importance in treating women and children. It does not constipate. It does not affect the teeth. It is the <u>STANDARD</u> <u>HEMATINIC,</u> because: It contains an appreciable dosage of both iron and manganese, in a neutral organic solution, as true peptonates. It undergoes no chemical change in the stomach and is ready for quick absorption and rapid infusion into the blood. It is thus of marked value in Anemia, Chlorosis, Rickets, Chorea, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Neurasthenia, Bright's Disease, Convalescence, etc. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fd095766f8fe1d7c911a41d547883a91.pdf 78ae942dfa1970faedaf6d89d2e4a495 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb6cb2029631d513a4ffff2fa3c36438.pdf 00252a81f6e4f4a6624cd9e30704a77a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/645209647e9896dc69d63f2b15d9adbe.pdf 65a3d8e6c3140e262679e84eb1ba2e67 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d3c31124ee898237de7b052bbf1ef6b3.pdf e67d60278f50fc88135e467f7dc84583 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4894330b6dc422bae5146770bfa7e9f4.pdf 78a68e0ffab671f5098ec3df74f0778d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/15d8628254bc2653f75f7550237da697.pdf 5deeed4b38037290de3a3a8a680ff695 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48c4b9b725195c4aab9e4acd38c1f62c.pdf 67ab561103e9ea4096aab35f9d08aec5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/618c6ed55129fe08726664820ede5080.pdf ae0b105c7e908815390103fdd0789d74 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0f7433687db334254ab5c3fd398271f.pdf 81749518fbb1b63be5aa157c617c6d0b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8ca59384d1a11cb9095c6824450c313.pdf 3424b422296d664fa254a67b5bf52047 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Anemia of the Climacteric due to the more or less excessive direct blood loss, is always materially benefited by the regular use of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") This efficient hematinic serves to restore the sufficiency of the vital fluid, and thus render the patient more resistant to the continuous drain upon the vital bank account. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ae470f9c67de6b250b581ab0591dbe8c.pdf b6c075ba04ca4a61440d6b32c3af493f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Indications for Operation in Disease of the Biliary Tract. 1. More than one attack of true biliary colic. 2. Symtoms suggestive of upper abdominal adhesions and chronic biiary insufficiency. 3.Hydrops of the gall bladder. 4.Obstruction of the common duct. 5.The occurrence of acute infections complicating previosly existing biliary disease. 6. The evidences of parncretic disease,acute acute subacute or chronic.-J.B. Deave; New York State Journal of Medicine. Specialization Extraordinary A prominent physican tells this story at the expense of the modern craze for speialization in the medical profession: A poor woman from the East Slide of New York went to the nearest dispensary to ask aid for her little son,who had one of his his fingers smashed with a baseball bat. At the first room where she applied she was told by a curt attendent that the boy could not be treated there. "Wrong place." he explained; "this is the eye and ear department." "Vere is der thumb and finger department?" inquired the woman,simply. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/843b3fa362895b08f83306854f116dab.pdf 7af28fcd3463b4a4298c0d9147fc254a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86345996c24739135374107cf7b9594c.pdf faba5c2b6cc5794dd7cbbc06f28fbbc8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ad6c29e779bfe220db103715f71bdc0.pdf b5b6d5132b95025976cd98292b79e490 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e3066f4f63754993e88b3d0c9290e668.pdf 51511473df039ff18ad4c8a6be63ece5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c315c4958f1220bc202fb53eab1838f.pdf cea3906114d1dbfd9695e9bdac6f3edc https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9687e0f216f84339b6ca9ce45d7b114f.pdf a92d4955c852364446c58d06b759c776 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3f29d6f72fefd6354abd309143c9009.pdf 28e3187f64f114a1b291019411141e80 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b375e3136b073a845f4a4c55a5299907.pdf 49b66d341d6fc1013188d7e70655a071 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2086e489fbf48567d5e37396455e84cd.pdf b17b08f696adffef94ed1de6876a6d34 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuberculous Anemia although dependant upon and secondary to a constitutional infection, should never be entirely ignored. Fresh air, rest and forced feeding are distinctly supplemented by Pepto-Mangan("Gude") the one efficient preparation of iron that acts as a genuine blood constructor, without, in the least, disturbing the digestive functions. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/312162fef8d45a031cc7c5e5630dfb0b.pdf b67cf652e5d2bdcb576ff6d4c5ff591c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3c5fc0deafe966c5bc6ded13fef5c3b.pdf 0ab3b9ea3f829068559a95075f0f5609 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0952894dc6281e93ecbdda86083df18f.pdf 36d1f7bd2a9c320367e6427d29664377 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6778318e9a94a3e562806ac61bcdf826.pdf 56498205bbfb486235d87b92c7f956a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, June 22 173 DAYS PAST 192 TO COME The Hemic Murmur, and the Venous Hum indicate a distinct anemia, the character and extent of which may be determined by examination of the blood. A therapeutic quartette of marked value in such cases consists of fresh air, nourishing food, rest, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Weather Temp. We did not wash. Nella wheeled to school. I went back in the fields and got strawberries for Maudes breakfast. Dolly 2 1/2. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0d4ab304b35a0e8559e33db43a101b6f.pdf de045f752ae3a14eb7cd038453e63220 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d88966ca64cb345f9f2cd653db4fa89c.pdf d21d5025b9172d0a6854dcec0063e7de https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5a1f413bc5dec420101a2eaa26b5479.pdf 7b9f85eaa8ddce511199184413f67ead https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7eec53e9e05289633a1ab7acce6fa306.pdf 5abfb7368c420dcb2002aa4bdedca5db https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1ee5df7bad327a2a1ad532c4cacd331.pdf ac8baf1be94b8476d7aeb44ba8ea53f6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/809290f790b395974067a6ce069cd9e9.pdf d87db9ddf33304b9e5d306cac6f1ddec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Post-Hemorrhagic Anemia whether due to acute, exhausting loss of blood, or the more chronic heorrhages of the climacteric, is a distinct indication for the use of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") in full and regular dosage. It creates new red cells, increases the hemoglobin content of the blood and rapidly "makes good" the loss of vital fluid. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/966f779074630ec991070d4663c52958.pdf 3ff76574ae0795436e2e1eeb48eddb59 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f91b5298ed94b7000ea2b5980ca9105.pdf e9240a715b65fabfb2d40acc90cae9f3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. What Is Best in Tonics? Many people, and perhaps a few physicians, are inclined to consider the terms "tonic" and "stimulant" as more or less synonymous and interchangeable. This, of course, is not the case, although some agents employed medicinally may partake of the properties of both and be properly known as "tono-stimulants." Strychnia, for instance, is a heart stimulant but may also be considered as a general nerve and systemic tonic when given in small and frequently repeated doses. While a stimulant alone is sometimes indicated in conditions of emergency, its long continuance almost certainly produces an after depression. It is sometimes advisable, however, to give stimulant and tonic together in conditions of serious general depression, the first to "boost" the vitality and the second to hold it at the point to which it has been raised and to restore the general tone of the organism. An ideal combination of this nature is Pepto-Mangan (Gude) to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combination is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases such as typhoid fever, pneumonia, La Grippe, etc. It is also of much value when the heart needs support and the general system requires upbuilding. Pepto-Mangan restores vitality to the blood by increasing the number of red cells and the percentage of hemoglobin, and the strychnia assists in rendering the combination a peculiarly efficient general bracer and permanent reconstituent. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/44c8a5c3b10ae763e512188ecb3cb377.pdf cb100dc3dc58bc9a5583707b6d2383d2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b43b09f551ffe05e19f16a2f40fda60d.pdf e6940bb8a230f6fe5b2ed41c3ada3c90 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2b9fe4fdf91457693d3064c0f788a25.pdf cb4e9a5c7edfc10cbb8e7a4e75915c47 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8873bf05d3ae7012118ab092ac5f6970.pdf 17d4ffe717e846f734c93f0fbcea0fc9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b33ee619eb2a145bd34a7d142b411de.pdf 4c9857cba9eeeccc12f76b402b29170f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/97661c73f99abffe65fa16d300e8cbf8.pdf 77dda16e9c058bf02ff4d1da9a92fcc3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e93383d9b478855cad15983352f24b0c.pdf 15ddf40a4e14d3bb692cd67a9eee9dc5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02bcd85a39dce109a4f0f4ec236e855b.pdf 9bfe1d4b2e7acb1700c130772fe1bfed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Count the Red Blood Cells Both before and after treatment, if you want an accurate scientific proof of the effective blood-building power of Pepto-Mandan ("Gude") Watch the mucous membranes of eye and lip, if you want a positive clinical demonstration of its value as an oxygen-carrying, hemoglobin-producing, chalybeate tonic in Anemia, Chlorosis, or Blood Impoverishment from any cause. We will be glad to send you samples for practical ex-perimentation, together with descriptive literature and reports of "blood counts" in a large number of carefully observed cases. Shall we do so? In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2882d123b4df9ee373c4c6027ffd1eb3.pdf bd3fc6bf9d600b05c1bff1b0d2735f04 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Utterly Crushed. The following report of a conversation heard near a tenement appeared in a recent number of Lippincotts Magasine: "Did that there woman from the mission give ye a call yistidy?" "Deck and she did. Them kind makes me tired. Didn't she set for a good hour talking to me about sanytation an' hygeeny an' how I ought to give civilized milk to my baby, an' all that sort o' rubbish, until I got tired an' I sez to her sez I, 'Did she have any babies of her own?' An' when she looked foolish an' said as how she was 'Miss Brown,' I sez, sez I, 'Well seein' that Iv'e buried ten, I don't see as no one has any call to tell me how to rare up babies, 'speshly some one as never rared up none of her own.' I guess that dashed her so she won't be apt to come round givin' me no more of her gab about civilized milk an' sannytation an' sich nonsense." Gangrenous Patriotism. At Marty Maloney's wake a tinge of patriotism is manifest: "Phat did he die of, Mrs. Maloney?" "Gangrene, Mr. Finnegan!" "Well, thank Hivin for the color, Mrs. Maloney!"-Exch. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5aa334f27773e21b964bf183fc302a71.pdf 63f8339baac1769dcda306ff3c046f4d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "Milk Diet" Anemia. While it is generally conceded that milk is a complete aliment in the sense that it represents the three essential food elements, i. e., proteids, carbohydrates and fats (together with inorganic salts and water), it is equally well known that this otherwise highly nutritive fluid is exceedingly poor in iron. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that after a prolonged milk diet, some degree of Anemia is very likely to supervene. This is especially true after a long-continued Typhoid, as well as in cases of chronic nephritic disease, in which milk is the principal or exclusive food. The occurrence of such a "milk diet" Anemia seems to be, in many instances, responsible for a tardy and protracted convalescence. Such iron-poverty can be prevented by administering Pepto-Mangan (Gude) both during and after the milk diet period, thus supplying the essential iron in the most easily tolerable, non-irritant and promptly assimilable form. This palatable organic, ferruginous compound is entirely free from disturbing effect upon the digestion, and does not irri-tate, nor constipate, nor does it in any way interfere with such other treatment as the physician may see fit to adopt. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0443c70e6829d95c798074652821324.pdf 05de33890275536a426791bfcfff8d6b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aac173522255e6be05b0d021f4ef5adb.pdf c6f361c34751489f00e4ab60f5d94ad9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce8ceaa93ac08e5a4b4212555a0600ac.pdf 1ec045aa4f585b7d6cb9d5962ab23f99 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e55dc0e4f1523201273325f63e3f3725.pdf 7e756a471b4eae49398cd7138560c369 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d7d9336cb5d988c636c477d00e419af.pdf a15853826850ba6f9d717e8fdf63f791 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecf00c1e515a17dfa40fcc068ce61da7.pdf 53a6b0669a9da92bebb10f16e67957f5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4cef22f781f071330d4471f7e0ce8a0.pdf d2210db33912fcaec8607113ca9d5f1c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f5a4bd898dcd0f6899b58a2645f3a00.pdf 8cab96db40d765423dd293473ca19301 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Anemia of Adolescence should never be regarded as unimportant or negligible. The correction of improper hygienic conditions and injudicious habits of feeding should be supplemented by the use of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") the one especially palatable, non-irritant, readily absorbable, non-constipating blood builder and general reconstructive tonic. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEw YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/269bea800f39b8a6b851d84f7128f742.pdf e8a35698d1fa2fa6e23b7bd21182fd80 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Surgical Suggestions. Granulations, or small mucous polypi, often form in the lower portion of the urethra and cause frequent and painful urination. They can easily be removed after the free application of a 2 per cent. cocain solu-tion. As they are usually associated with urethritis, this must be cured by appropriate treatment, as otherwise the growths will return. Not infrequently Skene's glands are infected and to remove the infection it is usually necessary to incise the small ducts (two in num-ber) leading to them.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. An Eye and Ear Instrument. "What is a stethoscope and what is it used for?" asked the professor of the class in anatomy. "The stethoscope," answered the pupil at the pedal extremity of the class, *is a sort of microscope used by a doctor for the purpose of looking into the chest of a patient with his ear." Hard Luck. "Oh, my!" exclaimed Mrs. Byers over her evening paper, "isn't that too aggravating?" "What's the matter?" demanded her husband. "Why, Banger & Co. are offering unusual bargains in their drug department. Here's a chance to get a complete line of patent medicines at prices cut right in half, and none of us are sick." Phila. Press. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3fcb187f095c3d5dfde4bc69115820ce.pdf 1e5ffea257177fdfe22c75f065284b4d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Chronic Ill Health. Scarcely a day passes, in the life of the busy physi-cian, during which he is not consulted by at least one patient who is the unfortunate subject of chronic ill health, from one cause or another. The different factors responsible for long continued invalidism are varied and diverse, but if we exclude organic disease, such as carcinoma, tuberculosis, syphilis, etc., the large majority are neurasthenics and dyspeptics. Of course every physician realizes that the term "neurasthenic" is unscientific and that it is employed, for want of a better name, for the well-known group of symptoms most often noted in the city dweller. who has "burned the candle at both ends" or whose occupation and environment is such as to produce general as well as nervous devitalization. The chronic dyspeptic is usually a neurasthenic, in whom the digestive symptoms predominate, and who generally requires the same reconstructive treatment and regimen. Nerve tonics, stimulants, "pick-me-ups," etc., are usually not only useless, but harmful, and so-called "nerve foods" are but therapeutic "will o' the wisps." Nutrition and blood glandular reenforcement is the essential indication and there is no general reconstructive and reconstituent that shows more prompt and potent effects than Pepto-Mangan (Gude), a ferruginous and manganic restorative and blood-builder of proved and undoubted efficiency, entirely free from the irritant, corrosive, astringent and constipating effect of the ordinary preparations of metallic iron. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad9adaf26c1bfa784714e92f6644ec27.pdf 3487fc1f03e45efc2df121662959a9ac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, July 12 For Quick Reconstruction of the disintegrated red cells and the creation of newones,Pepto- Mangan (Gude) is especilay to be reccomended for the treatment of plasmodial anemia. Steady treatment with this dependable hematinic , for several weeks is practically certain to restore hemic integrity and place the patient in a positon to ward off fresh infection or quickly throw it off if infection occurs. Arsenic may be added to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) when desired , preferably in the form of Folwers's solution. Weather Very musem Gut a good Grege. Mr.Coz has here for dinner, The girls are a going area there.This afternoon his father was by eachother all afternoon Courage aren't away This afternoon at stayed evening a hard helps a milk. Polly L https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/153034d299a03b5921bbaa72e882149a.pdf 9c77b3b04f6d112d0ccf9060ec54a2d1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/960af90107813c5be857f461b6a4e3c8.pdf 1d2e7b043bb22045b4955052b6cd086c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1027538e18e8761b1a1d23fa97ac2b3b.pdf 71f5f0189ff769467ae5ec66ab6f98a6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/55765bf8e5dd416dbaea9b41fca5446c.pdf 92b8dcf655c922bdf91274ce9ebe64d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, July 16 Blood Reconstruction is Imperative after direct hermorrhagic loss of any considerable degree. A fourfold combination of prompt and certain service in such cases is rest, nutritious food, fresh air in abundance, and Pepto-Mangan(Gude) restore the red cells and hemoglobin in such conditions. Very now Aldoud Graug {illegible} me home the cookies of black cherries we did them up. Then in the evening mr m Hay and maude came and graug he the cookies more frain Blake milles. Eugeument bark went. Pollly aythen and augment https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/89b6ae1f5f93464a82201a68ef8bf9ea.pdf 9c0e26a0d6c3300f619f772652be9b4a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6572aafd0ff0ad2f4c4da824695e98f4.pdf 6f35106619903ffa2e09cf64b4e76635 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba0801222908a05af0626b05cd2a6928.pdf 459d7d42650189921a751ee0ace3ea80 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Blood Integrity Rich Blood, Red Blood, Blood with plenty of hemoglobin and Red Corpuscles; this is what the pallid, anemic individual needs, from whatever cause such blood poverty may arise. The best way to "build blood" is to administer Pepto-Mangan("Gude") This palatable combination of organic iron and manganese contributes to the vital fluid the necessary oxygen-carrying and hemoglobin-producing elements and thus brings about a pronounced betterment in cases of Simple or Chlorotic Anemia, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, Chorea, etc. Sold in eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0d52849d23d3f599d3d7cba12a87fb0.pdf 7e9ccdd21ec2f175339516d686342f42 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Right to the Point. The writer was recently informed of a certain wealthy lady in this city, whose servant became afflicted with eye trouble. She forthwith sent the servant to one of our leading oculists. The doctor, when asked for his bill, replied: "Five dollars"-she having made in all five visits to his office, at the end of which time she was pronounced cured. A few days later the lady herself had the same condition develop, and at once consulted the sane oculist. She made the same number of visits to the doctor as her servant; whereupon she, too, was cured. On the first of the month following, the doctor sent in his bill for fifty dollars, upon receipt of which the lady hastened to his office and demanded satisfaction, why, under exactly similar circumstances, her servant should be charged five dollars, and she herself fifty; that it was outrageous, etc., etc. The doctor's office was filled with patients, who were greatly amused, apparently, at his expense. However, he had an expedient; and turning, in his mild-mannered tone, he said: "Five dollars, madam." Turning to the cashier, he said: "Cashier, place Mrs. So-and-so in the pauper list. "The lady, finding herself caught in her own trap, had slyly left the doctor's office.-Portion of editorial on "Doctor's Bills," in North American Journal of Diagnosis and Practice. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d99fb3b583b81f28a6b7383e2740129c.pdf 9c0edfb379ef3608985e7ce991bbba52 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Neglected Therapy of Convalescence. The physician of education and experience,who keeps in touch with the progress of medicine generally, is well informed as to the treatment of most of the "thousand and one" ills that he is called upon to combat. The diagnosis and treatment of acute conditions, as well as the successful management of the more chronic affections, are subjects which he is constantly investigating and studying. It so happens, however, that after the dangerous shoals of medical navigation have been successfully negotiated and when the crisis or danger point has been passed, the physician is all too liable to relax his vigilance and to allow the patient to convalesce without sufficient attention to the therapeutic details of this important period. While the feeding of the convalescent is of great importance, the medico-tonic treatment is equally essential, in order to improve the appetite, tone the digestive, assimilative and eliminative functions generally and to hasten the time when the patient shall be once more "upon his feet." Among all of the general reconstituent and supportive measures in the therapy of convalescence, none is more essential than the reconstruction of a blood stream of vital integrity and sufficiency.Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is distinctly valuable in this special field, as it furnishes to the more or less devitalized blood the necessary materials (iron and manganese) in such form as to assure their prompt absorption and appropriation. One especial advantage of administering these hematinies in this form, is that digestive disturbance is avoided and constipation is not induced. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a76ff975e98553d627a07e3302149ae.pdf 3ba0b63c0f1fbba5961e84a33dceca28 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/125d2ba33e51936053966795d0a8c277.pdf fd3effb64fc2b6878dda60c8b4530247 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d6932c7a5a2cc6c99fbd948790a52d7.pdf 7e594bfcf0017fcee3c6e44345f25a36 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/455d51f1b2a292e5c0a9561db911b01f.pdf 5f5b8daff9fb3a69e5fd7e2d8c3ebff7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45c8db969a1bdc248f8ec49c8a93bbdc.pdf c1818a4b0e312931c6e583f13a08f621 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31e9bf47963e6904864d6c1420511510.pdf ea2cc143db76dc15251f5098935c0cd5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0cfaed71a6867772869c33c281ae4fb.pdf ef4517fc301ba5b73ffaa860713fad9d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84ed7d85134d985e12af2ff7273d508a.pdf 8d06dad31676a37f1cb787ed698843af Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Blood Poverty means a diminution of the number of the fundamental red corpuscles; a reduced percentage of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, and a diminished resisting power against more serious disease. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") supplies these deficiencies. it furnishes organic iron and manganese to the blood elements, increases the hemoglobin, and restores to the blood its normal germicidal potency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) literally "builds blood" in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Rickets, Bright's Disease, etc. Samples and literature on request. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0f5c85f68def5ff3d92957160f3fdcf.pdf b09bd7a25b4d37ddddfb13d5782ef88a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Surgical Suggestions. To account for a chill and pyrexia in a post-operative or post-partum case exclude pneumonia and pyogenic infection before considering malaria. On the other hand, of course, malarial recrudescences are sometimes precipitated by operation and by parturition; and too, it is important to bear in mind that malarial seizures are occasionally marked by vomiting and localized pain and tenderness in appendix region, easily leading to a mistaken diagnosis.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. The Diaphanous Bostonian. A specialist in throat troubles was called to treat a Boston lady, who manifested so much interest in his surgical instruments that he explained their use to her. "This laryngoscope." said he, "is fitted with small mirrors and an electric light; the interior of your throat will be seen by me as clearly as the exterior; you would be surprised to know how far down we can see with an instrument of this kind." The Operation over, the lady appeared somwehat agitated. "Poor girl," said her sister, who was present, "it must have been very painful." "Oh, no, not that," whispered the Boston lady; "but just as he fixed his instrument in place I remembered I had a hole in my stocking." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c89adea8f7c1863c0f5061876b1c2259.pdf 6cd6e3892cdc3f8f0b7c1a6c10c2f55a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Menstrual Disturbances. Dr. Edward C. Hill, of Denver, Colorado, discusses the disturbances which are such frequent concomitants of puberty in girls and lays stress upon the importance of hygienic measures, exercise, proper diet, rest from too much intellectual labor, etc. The presence of anaemia and chlorosis call imperatively for the administration of iron. Haemoglobin is valueless, because chemistry proves that when haemoglobin is taken into the stomach it is changed by the acid there to hematin, which, according to Cloetta, passes down the alimentary tract without being absorbed. As to the inorganic compounds of iron most authorities maintain that in order to be absorbed, they must first be changed to albuminates by combining with food matters. All albuminous substances are hydrolyzed to peptones before they are capable of absorption. Hence it follows that a peptonate of iron is the preparation most likely to be readily and completely absorbed and assimilated. The best remedy of this composition is, insthe author's opinion, Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which he has used for the past ten years with great satisfaction, particularly in the hemic and nutritive disorders of female puberty. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccf85ec6e0ef760b46f4937a4f716260.pdf 93ae373ad20c2f7cddcbea427ac9257d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/034426ae995d1bd1d82fc1322e103fe0.pdf b686f9be405234a6138d7597950d0500 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0e743e3d8909e2dac8faa8317d4d71b.pdf 9142075ae5a8eb580318cfb5616ffa60 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20b5003401e13d488d75ecf69eb501ad.pdf a3eda330788d0186d12a33a9632750f5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/862579986acb98f720123d859cb2609b.pdf b28ace87e27bd27bc606e68dc83d84db https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a58e446853ed72007d559e2d80226763.pdf cf37e2cb36a21cd459d876f023160263 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/373f6c22bfcbcdbcfb7b9bda80044c9b.pdf 25bc097c6fb41f12c3992a9a6962ce5a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a195d6cd361686b1cb99a4663093f00.pdf dda9d13397e4058d6a2489be87906425 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Life of the Flesh IS the Blood The vivifying, nutrifying, force-engendering power in life resides in the crimson stream which is constantly pumped through the vascular channels to feed the hungry tissues. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") is a true "blood builder." It supplies the deficient hemoglobin in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Rickets, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, etc., by infusing organic iron and manganese (oxygen-carrying and hemoglobin-making elements) into the depreciated circulating fluid. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38beaad278f18812c732e9cc423cd579.pdf 0727d80d17ad7fdaf6a5ef1ebcaf15e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Salt Pack in Rheumatic Gout. Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson says (Polyclinic) that he knows of no remedy so effectual in getting rid of the irritability and synovial infusion, in connection with rheumatic gout, as the salt pack. This consists of flannel, soaked in a saturated brine of common salt, which is wrapped around the affected joint, covered with oiled silk and a bandage, and kept on the whole night. It should be applied every night until the cure is effected. Med. Record. Modern.-The Przmbgnzanzki-Zut Reaction. Tae 10 c.c. of the serum of a Greenland whale, which has been harpooned by a Scotchman, and heat to 32.65C. at a pressure of 32 lbs. to sq. in. To this add 10,000,000 lymphocytes at a tuberculous frog. Incubate for 48 hours at 37C. Prepare a second tube containing 5 c.c. of the cerebrospinal fluid of a cab horse from Northern Hackney, which has had repeated injections (m. v) of hydroxyaminoethyldiamidoortho-B-phenyloxybutric acid. Incubate under similar conditions with 5 c.c. of a suspension of B. coli from a pneumonic rat. Mix the contents of the two tubes and add the serum of the patient to be investigated. A positive reaction, i.e., agglutination of the B coli and the formation of B-phenyloxybutytric acid. Incubate under similar cona green fluorescent ring of barium oxybutvlorthephenate, will indicate the presence of pseudofibrillary enlargement of the pituitary body.-The Prescriber. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77a77dc753146ad7bcf42ec6d6c57ce6.pdf e98c891932deb5af5d70ab73f3446de5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DYSEMIA. Dr. Louis J. Gravel, physician-in-chief to the Hotel Dieu Hospital and Chief of the Laboratory, Montreal, Canada, says that the treatment of anamia, or, as he prefers to call it, dysemia, consists in a nutritious dietary, fresh air and sunshine in connection with the administration of iron supplemented occasionally with arsenic. Hydrotherapy is a very valuable auxiliary in some cases. The patient should rest as much as possible and in severe cases should take a vacation in the mountains. Having had his attention directed to Pepto-Mangan through the reports of leading authorities in European and American journals, he subjected it to a thorough test in the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Montreal, and has briefly recorded the histories of a number of typical cases in order to demonstrate its efficiency in dysemia, as shown by the rapid increase of the hamoglobin percentage and number of red blood-cells. (From the Charlotte Medical Journal.) Dr. William Krauss, of Memphis, Tenn., reviews briefly a part of the literature on Pepto-Mangan and concludes with the following sentence: "Since there is no official preparation which meets these requirements, the manufacturers of Pepto-Mangan deserve all the credit which the product has earned for them." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d2480e49f09bb5dc7c1b2b8f60869e8.pdf 7a6f1ad002208a1349d608f398d768f8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eceab09d16bc72c620fad3492bbf716b.pdf 4026de717e712043b85039dee7f83043 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34dc5a4bc76c9e1efc0eae7820a1ab0a.pdf 63090e7f8c59354402a4cf0cc8e5c4fd https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c695c8a670ae245514c7cef2b7a09c6b.pdf 87ce41d5bde7abf8a233f76f05a7d67f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9854552f25f418240c6076da0bebe2dd.pdf eb6de69a542379ab7caf7c5f02858ded https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d283407b31c8307f8ea6a41638ea63f.pdf 42a9e921fc98815fa5fd7434be38cf82 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c71d4e6fbc66c37db3884a6e4e854041.pdf 03a175bcda66f48352732e91e6af53d9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/da00ad415b711b7ff7120b08fb6f1b4c.pdf bf56b6530718cb2afbe39c7e5acd82a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>A POVERTY</u> of Systemic Iron is a <u>VITAL</u> Poverty: <u>A RICHNESS</u> of that Metal is a <u>VITAL</u> Wealth: Pepto-Mangan("Gude") furnishes, in promptly available form, the absorbable iron that encourages the construction of red cells that include the hemoglobin, that supplies the hematin, that combines with the iron, that carries the oxygen, that stimulates and maintains the reciprocal waste and repair of tissue, that constitutes life and living, It is thus of unquestioned value and anemic and chlorotic conditions and whenever a general reconstituent and vitalizing agent is indicated. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8fc29fa3ebc031ce2471be38c33a9ef3.pdf c91e9f80a9fa2109c5396a384d5edbe1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Surgical Suggestions. If the extremities of the stocking, drawer-leg, stockinette or flannel bandage put next to the skin when a plaster cast is to be applied, are turned down over the cast and then a few turns of the plaster bandage are made over them, near but not at the edge of the cast, a neat and comfortable cuff or margin will be thus provided. An X-Ray Result. "This X-ray machine is a marvel," Said a medical man to his friend; "it is showing up many a wonder. And serving a mighty good end. "Last week I examined a puppy- You know how they hang out their tongues- Just a plain every-day kind of doggie; I took a good look at his lungs. "And when I developed the picture- Now don't tell your sisters and aunts, For it sounds just a little bit shocking- I discovered the seat of his pants!" -Charles Edwin Julian, in Munsey's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f54ac87c1242d79b423dbc87260e6d4.pdf efcc01d7ba82c9d1b6b1d048fb162bb6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Menstrual Losses. Dr Julius Heitzmann reports the employment of Pepto-Mangan with much success in chlorosis and in cases of anaemia in girls and women due to loss of blood, menorrhagia, inflammation of the pelvic organs, peri-and parametritis or prolonged leucorrhea. He says: "In almost every instance I observed within a short time increase of appetite, improved nutrition, healthier color of the face and increase of weight. I was surprised to learn how much more readily the Pepto-Mangan was taken than similar preparations, without ill-effects even after protracted use."-Allgem. Wiener Med. Zeitung. (From Medic. Chirurg. Central Blatt.) Dr. Otto Roen says that all the chalybeates hitherto in use do not satisfy the chief requirement, namely, a neutral reaction, and lack one important factor so necessary in the treatment of chlorosis and anaemia, namely manganese. In Pepto-Mangan (Gude) it has been found possible to unite all the advantages and eliminate all the disadvantages of ferruginous preparations. As seen from the published literature-which he reviews-clinical experiments extending over ten years have proved it the iron preparation par excellence, the only one in which manganese plays a prominent part as an oxygen carrier to the blood. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/757e819d4af4c7c4cb5d5edfdd404184.pdf bf3955358979357646f48196695d590e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69e52745159a7c9579167566e285217e.pdf e78e94d015ed889f5e756fc4def0c463 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07e1436f7868599e2a82cd1de2aff552.pdf 8bd00076bc65fd6435461808c296f0c7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3cda00f83bf4b1874a32448a8c567657.pdf 32f0dc6fda9e8620925f6f18c6ebe056 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8b8bc6ec4042fa20108702bf4ac058b4.pdf 1f4481a297c4eda3317fde9d7285fe73 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9641c461b02dcce542cb49122fcecdb3.pdf 08271367bb65d2c28888e332020bfbe1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70f5272a75e0d9226da91354a2283a3c.pdf b0ea9f77e4cb8d90e86a0b0c053a00f4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/027a0c45794ba5ae100de72edb8722d4.pdf a7f0c7333a18b76d175a365b20a020d9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Corpuscular Impoverishment A diminution in the number of red blood cells and a retrograde alteration in their structural integrity. Such are the changes in the blood made manifest by the microscope in cases of Anemia from whatever cause. During the administration of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") the microscope evidences a progressive increase in the number, and a constant improvement in the structural character of the corpuscular elements. Especially indicated in Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Bright'sDisease, Chorea, Dysmenorrhea, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/834ba27553f86da3c7877ece7327dc87.pdf f94cd1db164f5b98d82be2e4e7bd002f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Infantile Stools. The following summary is appended to a paper contributed to the Physician and Surgeon by Dr. Charles Douglas (Medical Review of Reviews) : Green stools are never healthy. They always show imperfect digestion. The damage to the child is in direct proportion to their presence. These stools render children more susceptible to acute gastro-enteritis in hot weather. The high infantile Summer mortality follows children suffering from this colored stool. Through unhealthy nutrition the blood is poisoned and the various tissues are improperly nourished. The excreting organs, particularly the kidneys and liver, are frequently damaged by the extraordinary duties imposed on them in the elimination of these poisonous results from the blood. The continued irritation and innutrition favors the development of inherited diatheses and acquired cachexias. No child is free from complications dangerous to life, or from developmental errors, who suffers from frequently-recurring green-colored stools, particularly the very liquid and foul-smelling ones. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dff457fc397479cccca05d5179febb87.pdf a9e6185d613314e7cfc59741ca2983ff Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. In Surgical Convalescence. In order to find out the best hematinic for surgical cases, Dr. S. C. Emley, late Pathologist Augustana Hospital, Chicago, administered various preparations, with the permission of Dr. Ochsner. The preparations used were malt with iron and manganese; malt with iron, quinine and strychnine; Blaud's pills and Pepto- Mangan (Gude). He tabulates the results and says: "After watching the effects of the medication on the patients, and observing the records, it is seen that Blaud's pills acted quickly, but constipated; the malt combinations caused nausea in a few patients, and the malt, manganese and iron combination caused constipation in nearly all. The Pepto-Mangan given in milk was agreeable to take, and in no case did it cause nausea or constipation. While in two cases the Blaud's pills acted more quickly than Pepto-Mangan in two similar cases, on the whole the latter gave better and quicker results than any of the others, and at the same time caused no digestive disturbances in any of the cases." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e5706c3e46873e2bbec163deac598d8.pdf 6374aee158cdba607718290e47e919be Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, August 16 228 DAYS PAST — 137 TO COME Iodin Disinfection in Operative Cases. Drs. D. W. and E. S. Bullock believe that the iodin technic is the best in use to-day. It is most certain and convenient to the operator, and least offensive to the patient. Solutions of ten per cent. and higher may be used without harmful effects, but the solution is equally effective when weakened to two per cent. In instances followed by dermatitis, recovery is prompt without treatment. The simplicity of the procedure arouses doubt, but its use will inspire confidence.—Va. Med. Semi-Mo. Weather Temp. [Ida?] & the girls was here all day. John was at her loves this afternoon, Eugene went away to night. Nydia 6. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bb51b738fa9c7135133ed6407652cc5b.pdf 4bd91b071aed0fa3fd30f67ec3f5d448 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/755e832484d3208728e1bdd78140c3cd.pdf bf1c367ecf49b744cf441c8e490baad0 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0921285285fcd255bc3022652b83d371.pdf 2e50cabc243c5e955bec25d67f5c0aee https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e0cdc7b5fa075e671a9f1392af6849e.pdf ea28675ccaba979ffe47e652f244e202 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60f16ec217b20eef349014c627b2a4a4.pdf f15d2a2a62e7f3008f0ba10dab70269a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6dfa16c112c9aa40c1ab54b1630c07db.pdf 4e35d8cd22d12762c9f9388ee543715f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e16f6b129ee525eef116d75f872cda2a.pdf 6236caf90179379352061ac88865b822 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Like the Building of a House When a man builds a house he takes care to first prepare a firm foundation. When a physician treats an anemic or chlorotic patient, he must first consider the "building of the blood," the fountain and foundation of healthy life. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") supplies the necessary oxygen and hemoglobin-carrying elements and thus successfully builds from the foundation upwards in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Chorea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aeca7d9adee22f280abb76d1a777a9c8.pdf 2db08e94e18598a4b930b17fc11525d9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Infantile Gastro=Enteritis. Dr. Boyce W. Knight, New York, in American Medicine, contends against the starvation principle in treatment. While he discontinues the use of milk, he puts the patient on a diet of veal or chicken broth, barley water, or one of the dried cereal-containing milk foods. He irrigates the colon but once or twice, during the first twenty-four hours, with sterile water at 100 degrees F. Salol, calomel and castor oil are the principal drugs advocated. He Knew Her Destination. A young physician was once called in by a gentleman who had a very sick mother-in-law. After looking into the case carefully, the young M.D. called the gentleman aside and said: "Well, the only thing I can suggest is that you send your mother-in-law to a warmer climate." The man disappeared and came back with an axe a moment later, and exclaimed: "Here, doctor, you kill her. I really haven't the heart."-Argonaut. Baltimore Charity. At John Hopkins Hospital a story is told of a woman who, after being treated, lingered in the dispensary. "Is there anything further, madam?" a young doctor asked. "Oh, no, I'm just waiting till they've treated my maid." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fca5e98413d40e25feb2bd1e3a66b2cd.pdf 85c18564e7dcb4454509aa888ec93d55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Autumnal Ailments. The Autumn months constitute the season during which the average practising physician is called upon to treat the following conditions: I. Typhoid Fever, which is, more often than not, contracted at some unhygienic Summer resort. The patient may return home during the first week or so, with headache, malaise, etc., or the premonitory or primary symptoms may áppear after reaching home. 2. Malarial Infection, in certain sections, which is more than usually rife in the Spring and Fall seasons. 3. The after results of the gastro-intestinal disorders of infants and young children, due to improper feeding, etc., during the heated term. In almost every instance, when the acute symptoms have subsided, a condition of anemia and general devitalization is the final result that constitutes the essential indication for treatment. In convalescence from all forms of illness resulting in general debility, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the one ideal tonic and reconstructive. It not only revitalizes the blood, but also tones up every physiologic function. It stimulates the appetite, improves the absorptive capacity, increases energy and ambition and restores the blood to its normal condition. It is, thus, a general tonic and reconstituent of marked and certain value. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34fd6259374026f8d5cc6de827439220.pdf dd34c67a41d33510d4e8bc9511a28fab https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63b75e140e2b6beef500c62da7bfa567.pdf 1da29d0cba5eb5e924446f9a5c30f8d1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02cca6d0426a7c09b881a943a120475d.pdf 6f8a9b69af220843c09f272233204bd9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b176564e4ae20394196577eca26ee793.pdf 47884a1bc2a70d1e0570b324a58e222b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c2708e175410564e7fb734e33bff2fe.pdf f2a27e33f05a2a606ebce2317799966a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7768c6591fb6319801e1b4db82da2d23.pdf 96a8e49ad0a2f3003e82f9bee535f578 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f36a4d6fb65ddded19d082414c6b4432.pdf e74b980b56f7f3d7e5b8ecae0cbe43ef https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5bd6baef19eec5d22975277ca120cbe2.pdf c1ba1cf8073e072c926474d9cc11cd8e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Peculiar Pallor of the Cheek, Lip and Conjunctiva in Chlorotic Anemia is characteristic and unmistakable It is eloquent testimony of an "IRON HUNGER": An imperative signal of an "IRON-NEED." That Pepto-Mangan("Gude") best satisfies this hunger and supplies this need, is demonstrated by the prompt return of healthy color to skin and mucous membrane. Digestion is not disturbed; constipation does not ensue; the teeth are not injured. Acceptable alike to young and old. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. Supplied in eleven (11) ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon request. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/604122261715101a072d9db1c64494ed.pdf 735dea46a90f988f4c017f8062b1539c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Bites of Insects. Neal writes to the China Medical Journal for March, 1912, that he has found the following procedure very useful: Take one ounce of Epsom salt and dissolve it in one pint of water, wet a bath cloth so that it will not drip and rub the body well all over; do not wipe afterward but dress, and flies, gnats, fleas, bedbugs, mosquitoes, etc., will never touch you. If one is exposed more than usual, being near water, or in a forest, then make a somewhat stronger solution, wet a cloth and rub the face, neck, ears, and hands well-do not wipe, but allow it to dry; it will leave a fine powder over the surface that the most bloodthirsty insect will not attack. Besides, the solution is healing and cleansing; it will heal the bites, subdue the consequent inflammation, and cure many diseases of the skin. Exact Obedience. Bedelia: "Phat are yez doin' takin' the lock off the cupboard dure, Pat? Are yez chrazy?" Pat: "No, darlint; the dochtor tould me to-day thot I must quit boltin' me food-and I'm goin' to obey insthructions!"-Cincinnati Times-Star. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/acb24e1a59aa26e9092b4805b42d0d0c.pdf e72d145554f806b46640652d02f32472 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Prepare for School Days. And now the little army of young humanity, after the long vacation, trips back to school to commence the long period of mental and bodily stress and strain inseparable from indoor confinement and long hours of work and study. Is it not the part of wisdom to see that they are well prepared for what, to many of them, is really a serious ordeal? If the boy or girl (especially the girl at the age of puberty) is anemic, easily tired, pale and listless, it is certainly a good plan to correct this condition at once, rather than to wait until the condition is more serious. If the young pupil is fortified by the toning and building up of blood and tissue, the prevalent school infections, measles, scarlet fever, and diphtheria, are much more likely to pass them by. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as a blood tonic and general reconstituent for children, as it is palatable, easily taken, free from disturbing effect upon the digestion, and devoid of constipating action. It can be taken for any length of time without danger of injury to the stomach, and its effect is soon noticeable in increased appetite, improved color, better spirits and increased weight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bd7fb15e77d7b37657c668a1d6bcf973.pdf d17265786770d6232c3da7aa5a5dbc04 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09f15292906889be28161c3f4435d1db.pdf 1f0306f8fd30b90e858334d645bb39c9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f24515779c3c1cb724f6c9ec76b961f6.pdf 80a58fdeacafa5da6e64850504a3a240 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13ad8374aaa57282893c15b8fabd99f5.pdf f4c6f9ee6e75e606ab63bfbd2e4a02be https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cc762f56117fa5a9c13f168f6fe8d1c.pdf 97757132aa82bdce5eb33ec99f9beeea https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c1e145b42038d2b20ae8016f088c6461.pdf a7322f51e578bed3c2f92862b3999e57 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/530810f9abe52136a4d86b355ecb1a13.pdf 7ef5d5256c80d44c40cf547bdfe3ef65 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc271d5183273b5de6a1b3633841dc05.pdf 4862aff25fefc8d90dd8b8cd6377f80e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Blood Current of the Aged In old age the heart loses its pumping capacity, the arterial walls soften and the blood stream lacks sufficient force to properly circuit the lungs and receive oxygen. Increase the hemoglobin and the red corpuscles in the blood of the aged subjects and nutrition can be maintained at the proper standard. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") makes the blood rich in hemoglobin and red corpuscles, intensifies its affinity for oxygen and invigorates arterial circulation. It exhibits its blood-enriching, strength-imparting and regenerative properties most conspicuously when administered to persons of advanced age. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70f13bbdf15552d157d4b71b89441e04.pdf 887931458a9c0409fd30cbf7c6b28377 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Caesarean Section. Dr. H. H. Witherstine, Rochester, Minn., in The St. Paul Medical Journal, February, 1813, would limit this operation to the following indications: I. When the pelvic diameters are so diminished that it would be impossible to deliver through the birth canal. 2. When the normal delivery of a living child would be improbable. 3. When myoma exists in the lower segment of the uterus, making version necessary. 4. In certain cases of placenta previa when the danger to mother and child would be greater than by the Cesarean route. Advice as to Tonics. Mother-in-law: "The doctor said I was all run down and needed strychnine as a tonic. Now I don't want to take too much. How big a dose do you recommend?" Son-in-law (hopefully) : "I wouldn't take more than a gallon to begin with. Hibernian Hemorrhage. An Irishman was painting a house green when the paint-pot fell to the sidewalk. A woman chanced by. "Mercy! What's the matter? she exclaimed. And the small boy standing near shouted: "That Irishman up there has just had a hemorrhage." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe7754e47292e251f5773f5da0bec821.pdf 444a6df873a3ab90b5dd8f1b6e2f77af Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Return from the Country. Almost every city family, whose exchequer will permit, is accustomed to spend a goodly portion of the heated term away from home. This is both natural and salutary, provided good judgment is exercised in the selection of the country place or summer resort, as regards its general healthfulness and sanitary environment. Unfortunately sanitation on farms and in rural communities is not always what it should be and the result is that many health and pleasure seekers return in the Autumn depressed and run down or perhaps infected with malarial or typhoid poison. In other cases, especially at crowded fashionable resorts, because of the continual round of exciting amusements, some are tired and fagged out instead of rejuvenated as the result of their Summer's outing. Many are certainly in need of that general constitutional reconstruction and building up of force and resistance which is necessary to withstand the business or social strain of the fall and winter. In such cases there is no one single remedy quite as dependable as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It increases appetite, restores strength and general vitality, reinforces the hemoglobin content of the blood and acts as a prompt and efficient general tonic and reconstituent for patients of all ages. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a27191032da896692a48065ae21717b.pdf 0d3326117cb1e0c08ff35d526e3ce4d4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/864b0d3b990492f860bf42c96eaced7d.pdf 95c2b6cb7d625834adfb06c3c6cc820e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca185f4c81f91759ede8750a7d3ee454.pdf 8e5a4d5fffe4db8e1b0673b23e0a72c6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5017821b0196896383ec7a44ebc113c.pdf 474871edfb1a4381d37e5acdc40830af https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06597944312dbf74ad3e00a09449fdb1.pdf 422c9000573722e31b707df81234f34f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b00caffb4af8ecd0a8c22f6b4efae51.pdf 1d31f1f0e20274db9489829b426a6ca2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06a3c70e1530dfe81ecd33f417ca47c9.pdf 83b78674a225c39bda6861b10f2f677b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02cdf9f0d765fa1af1c04e709c2f48e4.pdf 2e7bcbfe31cfe28a4a76695417e41c6f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "The Best of Prophets of the Future Is the Past." An established reputation, based upon achievement and accomplishment, is a distinct asset. The past performance of Pepto-Mangan("'Gude") is the "prophet" of its future action. For twenty years it has been steadily building its reputation for building blood, in all conditions of Anemic Devitalization. It was the first of the organic combinations of iron and manganese with proteid material, and has since consistently sustained its leadership among similar preparations, and maintained its superiority over all imitations and substitutes. The principle of dignified ethical relationship with the medical profession only has been consistently maintained, and the therapeutic merit of PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE) has never been honestly questioned. It is still the leading prescription hematinic throughout the civilized world, which fact we consider to be "True evidence of good esteem." M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7a3991b0d93a69b76a6fa45ebca660a.pdf 8b5f54246327bbf1432ebf0c3175caeb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Gynecological Hints. In the treatment of infection following abortion or delivery at term, when putrid material remains in the uterine cavity, this should first be thoroughly removed with the finger, blunt curette or forceps. Then an intrauterine douche of a weak antiseptic solution should be given, to be followed by another of sterile saline solution. Tincture of iodine, one ounce to two quarts of sterile water, is one of the best antiseptics to use in the uterus. Repeated intrauterine douches or medication of any kind is injurious to patients suffering from puerperal sepsis.-Waldo. A Premonitory Sign of Eclampsia. Cammaert found, in nine cases, paraesthesia of the legs, pruritus and drawing pains in the legs and in the abdomen, when there was albuminuria and eclampsia, these symptoms not being present in normally pregnant women. From this observation the author suggests that patients having these symptoms should be closely scrutinized for the purpose of determining whether such symptoms are premonitory of eclampsia, especially when albuminuria is absent.-Abstr. Zentralbl. f. Gyn. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6084be16d63bfba8a1d0485fa67ec60f.pdf 7f29154f64b72c323334ab20b6751fb3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Malarial Anemic. Whether or not the much maligned mosquito is the intermediate host of the plasmodium malaria, certain it is that the campaign waged for this insect's extermination has not entirely ridden the country of the blood infection for which it is responsible. In addition to the chills, fever and sweating characteristic of the acute forms of the disease, which require immediate antidotal treatment, the physician must recognize the serious injury to the blood itself, due to the invasion and actual destruction of the red cell by the paludal organism. After the subsidence of the acute symptoms, a distinct globular anemia is the result, and unless this is corrected, a reinfection is extremely likely. To. prevent this and to avoid the development of a chronic malarial toxemia, a vigorous blood-building campaign should be instituted just as soon as the febrile movement is controlled. For quick and efficient reconstruction of the partially disintegrated red corpuscles and to encourage the rapid formation of new and functionally active erythrocytes, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially serviceable. Steady treatment with this potent hematinic, for a period of several weeks, is practically certain to restore hemic integrity and place the patient in a position to ward off fresh infection, or quickly throw it off if invasion occurs. When the physician believes that arsenic is needed in the after-treatment, this drug can be readily added to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) preferably in the form of Fowler's Solution. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f351d49206d48fb56a0d2708cafd8fef.pdf 0139daf9815c227ee2db0eb0de627b48 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4e25a53ba4831ae9430a1dab3bea67d.pdf d281ee8e6528b1abed2e59abff79ca5c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42e3f31b8f263b3bd38d1d017c659223.pdf 68ee3b5e541ace1dd06866a7e05b4039 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/406ce5220cd7e2d0633cb07de7ac4ebf.pdf 054284fcc4e97b2c2605bf00ff66cbea https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8050d61bc2e2f55da65118ccfe958bf.pdf 28dbd47375c21193288a4238dc9a9df5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ad4d4a1e71092c8366895dc230d320a.pdf 75701da4e7d345ac6691efd167e7d4c4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2a64f7ec3c90feb010da0246ac115c55.pdf d416808f88f2defc2857a0f9ff6299bd https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/051d3ea0f7c71ca4096e8656cdff5646.pdf 1a0e0f6aa2782e1ae224f48c9b318fc7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE "MOLIMEN MENSTRUALE" which marks the period of transition from girlhood to womanhood, depends for its success upon the vital integrity of the blood stream, especially its hemoglobin content. A chloranemic circulating fluid renders menstrual initiation difficult and almost impossible. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") because of the rapidity and certainty of its vitalizing effect, comes promptly to Nature's aid in the establishment of normal functionation, and at the same time markedly improves the general health and condition of the patient. In 11 ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/834d78dc24d10cf585da5baa59e25bb8.pdf 50f8198c3b089bd935de0efbef0820d3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Adrenalin in Asthma. McCord, Medical Record, discusses the action of adrenalin in the treatment of asthma. He believes it reasonable to conclude that the agent increases the lumina of the contracted bronchioles, which dilatation is probably the cause of the benefit derived. The dilatation results whether the remedy is used subcutaneously, intravenously or endobronchially. The action is transient, but very effective in relieving an acute attack. The subcutaneous method is the most transient. The administration is easy and followed by no bad secondary effects. Celestial Repartee. A City Hall employee sends the story of an officeholder who was one of a party that attended the funeral of a Chinaman on a recent Sunday. He took a great deal of interest in the queer services at the grave, and noticed that, among other things, a roasted duck was left there by the departing mourners. Calling one of the "Chinks" aside, he asked: "Why did you leave that duck on the grave? Did you think the dead man will come and eat it?" "Yeppe," replied the Boxer sympathizer- "allee samee as white deadee man come out and smellee flowers."-Philadelphia Times. Scalp Wounds. Shave scalp for some distance around wound, either dry, or wet with alcohol; after area dried, paint with tincture of iodine and wash off surplus with alcohol. In suturing use figure 8 sutures, not too tight. Where parts badly torn, provide free drainage; stitches not to be too close together. In all fractures of skull give 40 to 60 grains (2.6 to 4 gm.) of hexamethylenamine daily.-Harper. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0b4012fe0f7e02ac903af8e5dc432d5.pdf e4bfd7a49aef1ebd9ce9604da5be78ea Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Plasmodial Anemia. In spite of the modern theory of the etiology of malaria and malarial affections (mosquito-borne infection) this plasmodial disease continues to be rife in certain sections of the country and bids fair to be, like "the poor, "always with us." Every physician of experience appreciates the principles which should guide him in the treatment of the various acute manifestations of paludal poisoning, i.e., the destruction of the plasmodial hosts which have invaded the blood and which, if not eliminated, consume and destroy the red cells, the vital element of the circulating fluid. When this purpose has once been accomplished the patient is but partly cured; the damage done to the red corpuscles must be repaired and the vitality of the blood restored, if re-infection is to be avoided. If there is any one condition in which direct hematinic or blood-building therapy is positively indicated, it is in Post-Malarial Anemia. As soon as the febrile period has passed, iron, in some form, should be given in full dosage. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constitutes the ideal method of administering this essential blood-building agent in this as well as in any anemic condition. Both the iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan are in organic combination with peptones and are therefore easily and promptly absorbed and assimilated without causing digestive derangement or producing constipation. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/32cfe271d9907eb4f63b8848cd893e25.pdf a5d294a1b6203428294868733987cb6a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86a120e667d21953a8705040884aedf2.pdf 8783cab2b5f35f195652bbb5eb8122d0 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e00a9176d2ceb2ffaa118ad55693d4a.pdf 2d83c7debe9bf78037849a4e06647dbc https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a537ad1d4e262c5a2728f6fe4c6da940.pdf 4361ed4710ed8ebf947386cc95dc47b9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/026f185368a2d2e6c2e0443ab79ed55a.pdf 17c330c545511bf3218495b31fb79163 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67e631bc873ae63bc197ca47350bffde.pdf 568938c6885445652ec759ad9ce6760c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c23925e48d54b75d2f1012eb764f5f1c.pdf dfc1f1776dccde770a1f4c50432589e7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d332d1c713cf55921061b2872ef478ea.pdf 2a2439cbd714a3f74ce523bd1dd0f2a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. In General Debility following acute diseases, where the functions of the organism are in a state of depression, and in all cases where there is a diminution of the red blood cells and amount of hemoglobin, prescribe Pepto-Mangan("Gude") It is pleasant to take, and is free from all corrosive action upon the mucous membrane of the stomach. It does not hinder the normal processes of digestion, assimilation and excretion. When administered for a protracted period it does not create the least aversion. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9247139e0a2940026d853cdcee20c44.pdf 49f53a96491eaa2a7ec85a0ce577813b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Mouth Inspection in the Treatment of Patients. === Of what avail is it to bombard the stomach with drugs and to diet patients, when the real cause of the symptoms lies in a foul mouth, missing teeth, and filthy bridges and plates? Why prescribe sedative cough mixtures when a long uvula is the cause of an obstinate cough? Why fill a child with tonics when adenoids and enlarged tonsils are the cause of anemia? The tonsils are the cause of so much constitutional mischief that they should always be examined as a routine process. Especially important is this examination in all cases of articular rheumatism, chronic or even acute nephritis and all cases of sepsis. - Morris Manges in New York Med. Journ. === "Served Her Right." === When I hear a machine agent trying to win a customer by claiming all kinds od defects about his competitor's goods, it reminds me of a neighbour lady whose sister had just given birth to twins. She said: "Well, I wanted you to employ a homeoopathic doctor, and his is what you get for calling an allopath. Next time you listen to me." - American Thresherman. === Poetic License. === "Didn't the poet from whom you were reading refer in one of his lines to the germ of immortality?" inquired Mrs. B- of her husband. "Yes, but that strikes me as carrying the microbe theory too far." - St. Louis Med. and Surg. Journ. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c42c9421c091f49ff77ad0cf18cfde91.pdf 57211f8277b2efbc7ac188b78461e1d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === In Surgical Convalescence. === After considering the various types of anaemia as they come within the purview of the surgeon, and showing the rational basis and the undoubted clinical results of treatment with iron, Dr. George G. Van Schaick, attending surgeonto the French Hospital and the St. Vincent de Paul Orphan Asylum, New York City, emphasizes the superiority of the organic preparations. In many instances, he says, they have shown a distinct superiority over the inorganic ones, and their greater palatability, together with the fact that they best forms they do not cause constipation and may usually be administered for any length of time, are distinct points in favor of their use. For several years past he made use of Pepto - Mangan (Gude) in all instances of aneamia complicating cases in his surgical practice with exceedingly good results. "The cases cited by Von Ramdohr and Emory Lanphear, as well as those I have observed, show that we have in such preparations as Pepto - Mangan (Gude) a means of obtaining good results with a certainty that is almost mathematical, and without any of the distressing symptoms so frequently following the use of the inorganic preparations." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/78833920cdccfb942d829d3a8fbaca63.pdf 8fe1dae622822278d7a0d0504aa50cc7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/723834c494141d2b1ef3a680d5de8db4.pdf 51dede556ba0d694070c0dd3461e4c44 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/25cd58cad6687e71ec5b3be242800b0a.pdf 0a5196ee6d8919bb71e7a5e5b96b69c5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d24fe875a9db31ba4c407165a73cc03.pdf e187ec2769462f63eed45bbfabe5b901 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75cabd0473d60c8992324c40680bd8cc.pdf 3c541372981b32de634c53e6fd1232cb https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0d1f733c86a674922a4167312523e58e.pdf 9106b8a28b6fc171f04500003deee0b7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fcb64a5fa10ed1a7ee60a5f1694eb754.pdf 8a1440d69204859ba1436f787f1418ee https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f172da6a525561284c7a86c1bd4341fc.pdf 937474cefaa5b3fa986daa108d831926 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Post-Typhoidal Anemia is due to two causes: I. A prolonged iron-poor milk diet; 2. The prostration incident to continued illness. Hematinic treatment is urgently needed during convalescence. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") supplies the essential material for blood reconstruction and general revitalization, in palatable, absorbable and assimilable form. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEWYORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/927106ee03a957beaf3952aa7a5b771c.pdf 4baa28c23ce4bb52ba044eddbf55e2ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === His Real Debt. === "Doctor, I shall never forget that to you I owe my life." "Oh, no," replied the doctor, mildly; "you only owe me for fifteen visits I made you during your illness." === He Understood. === The German papers are telling a story about a Berlin lady who was sent by her physician to one of the well known "cures" in Germany. He gave her a letter which purported to be a prescription for her treatment there, and which she presented to the doctor at the "cure." It read as follows: "Rup, fens, iediega, N. S. ord: ent. li chihrist. nixzi. ehen. Sieihra, berdi, efed, ernein. zel. naus. s. e. h. r. lan gsamdami. t. soihr. gat. toez weimo, nateru, hehatun, dervi. elle, icht. ges, und, et. Versta - N. D. E. N." The doctor perused the lines again and saw that the letters when put in their proper order ran as follows: "Rupfen Sie die Gans ordentlich, ihr ist nix. Ziehen Sie ihr aber die Federn einzeln aus sehr langsam, damit so ihr Gatte zwei Monate Ruhe hat and er vielleicht gesundet. Verstanden?" In English these words mean: Pluck the old goose throughly well. There is nothing the matter with her. But pull out the feathers one by one very slowly, so that her husband may have perhaps be restored to health. Do you understand?" The doctor shook his head dubiously over her, and ordered two months of the usual exercise, baths, waters and rest. - The Amer. Physician. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c06698ba841848d734263df1ab45698.pdf 0a09edd18298c163129155f54ef50155 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Secondary Anemias. === Dr. L. S. Chibas, senior assistant house physician, and Dr. G. A. De Santos Saxe, assistant pathologist, Columbus Hospital, New York, made a clinical and hematologic study of Pepto - Mangan in about 40 cases, twelve of which report in detail. There was a uniform increase in haemoglobin and red blood cells. The authors say: "In addition to the forty-odd cases which we studied this winter, Pepto - Mangan has been used in the hospital for over two years in anaemic convalescents. with uniformly satisfactory results. In none of the cases under observation did any untoward symptoms accompanyor follow the use of this preparation. In no case did constipation, nausea, headache, or digestive difficulties follow its administration." (From the Allg. Mediz. Central Zeitung.) Dr. S. Ascher, of Hamburg, reports having used Pepto - Mangan (Gude) in 80 cases. In the anaemia accompanying uterine trouble, or following loss of blood from repeated abortions or childbirths, the action of the Pepto - Mangan was uniformly good. In the anaemia developing in the course of chronic malaria Pepto - Mangan rendered him signal service. In pulmonary tuberculosis the effect was of course only relative, yet frequently the author was able to improve the appetite and effect a slight gain in weight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a3642c9a43dc2cfdba0d3701bdf44c19.pdf 72e42f3b5fe970af56317130b981ad5e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dfe1f320193ad36a8631b5803b2aff9c.pdf 1cb6b5a8d685c96ccef6134ba8006d40 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ee92ecfca27751d0318e1645dc08860.pdf c491d7696359ec46ad266f26387446a8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c1f20502f8df3c9d4d1cd6ec90daec0.pdf 4e7d90ebd32b7a2ece462cd8d6adf9b0 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/18662fc189cbea7f7f083c3980eb5291.pdf e1a35a0b9a4b87de1d8a5c7a3160f0ad https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/78a7f9d31ab43857ae0673eb54685e25.pdf 115e716fd4a306fd5800e620b26efc05 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, October 9 Look to the Bowel. "At least two-thirds of all sickness is due to the decomposition or fermentation of food waste in the alimentary canal,as a result of which toxic bodies are formed that set up one diseased condition or another, either locally by irritating the mucosa, or remotely, through being absored into the blood-stream and then acting as direct poisons to every body tissue." When we stop to think how many people over-eat and under-excerise in these strenuous days, it is easy to belive this. Weather a fine day John went are Eugenes all day,I was home alone,doing up {illegible} and walking lureet and grape wine. Billy and Dell IL https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70dcc7a5808a9082e9eee8b75d814556.pdf 08a554b950a3369f9c960dba99e8be4e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f01892283d3df3ca7432afeb771eeda2.pdf 3dba6ad61a9ee4b9b03d1cffdb709f07 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Like the Proverbial Pudding the proof of which is "in the eating," is Pepto-Mangan("Gude") the therapeutic value of which is proven "in the trying." That this pleasant tasting, neutral combination of organic iron and manganese is an efficient "blood builder" in cases of Anemia, Chloranemia, Chlorosis, Rachitis, etc., is shown: First-By the rapid improvement in the patient's color and general appearance. Second-By the increased number of red blood cells and the greater percentage of hemoglobin, as shown by instruments of precision. Do you want to make these tests for yourself? If so, we will send you a sufficient quantity for the purpose. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43fbf5b348fd7284e7d542fab6ea4a07.pdf 96629eb834a42e6b9a1411c1f02b5ea1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Poultices as Sedatives. One reason why the old fashioned poultices fell into undeserved disrepute, says Solomon Solis-Cohen, Journal of Amer. Med. Association, was the fact that poorly made poultices necessitated such frequent change that the evil wrought by the disturbance outweighed the good done by the poultice. Well made poultices, retaining their heat from four to six hours, however, give so much relief from pain-thus acting as sedatives to the nervous system-that they may be classed among agents promoting rest. Fair Warning. A popular Cleveland doctor tells this story of a bright boy, his own, who had reached the mature age of nine after an early career marked by many wild and mischievous pranks. His restless nature has made him something of a torment to his teacher at times, and one afternoon not long ago she kept him in after the others were dismissed and had a serious talk with him. Perhaps she was a little afraid that her admonitions were falling on stony ground. Anyway, she finally said: "I certainly will have to ask your father to come and see me." "Don't you do it," said the boy. The teacher thought she had made an impression. "Yes," she repeated, "I must send for your father." "You better not," said the boy. "Why not?" inquired the teacher. "'Cause he charges $2 a visit," said the scamp.-Cleveland Leader. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c721491163135f2735330ee2a72d1df8.pdf 8952de4121b7f48da9811196d614d97e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === The Post-Typhoid Tonic === It is usually at this season of the year that Typhoid Fever exhibits its maximum incidence, especially in the larger cities. One probable reason for this is the return of the army of families to city homes from the many more or less unsanitary summer resorts in country districts during the stage of incubation, and the subsquent development of the characteristic symptoms of the disease. As every physician realizes, the systemic poisoning is usually profound and the duration of the infection is such that the organism is almost always distinctly depreciated and devitalized after the four, five or six weeks febrile period. This condition of general systemic depression at the beginning of convalescence certainly indicates the necessity of reconstructive measures. As soon as it is safe to gradually increase the patient's dietary, it is also wise to commence tonic and hematinic treatment. Care must be taken, however, to avoid derangement of the digestion, and for this reason, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as the most efficent, readily tolerable and generally efficient reconstructive and hematic. This organic combination of the peptones of iron and manganese never creates aversion, destroys the appetite nor causes gastro-intestinal irritation. Through its regular use Typhoid Convalescence is promoted and distinctly hastened. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7809d5567c548987561af6f61bcf7fb8.pdf d2666fbfa9f8dcb7622d8fe2ab2a1f93 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77702b446d003613d1b0c9c605ebce9f.pdf 9b306f3af081a978c39751c7be48c753 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f61873ad40a0d1883018dfea611dbd74.pdf c1c20bfe44a35cb15ba24da27e69d36c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f1a85f1bc22ac2bf0f3f161da966c788.pdf e55f5c353fc750576c56fdd2a71646db https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4790a560bbeea8f3533e55140398d084.pdf 70ebe535be62ba48840ec6165ffc6af1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20ae65595e8e655988529faf8e66a78b.pdf 03481553847e2cb8062f1598a20065c5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2dbdb85971ce36af8376692e1e5bd3d6.pdf a1adefc4388287f3f5976267ead66c4b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8f906ef8895a0a4510ac5f1be79b8d6.pdf 54d81a909d50177f12d793d4445c4498 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Marasmus. Large series of infants with marasmus, congenital or acquired, and premature infants, treated with marked success by external application of codliver oil. Wrap child in oil-soaked flannel from armpits to iliac crests, and cover with oiled silk. Remove flannel, wash skin with soap and water, and reapply flannel, at twelve-hour intervals. Give only water by mouth, in ample quantity. Treatment causes rise in temperature, loss of dryness and wrinkles of skin, and an increase in weight, often considerable. Feed by mouth only when temperature has been normal for a number of days and skin shows increase in fat and water content.-Gray. Cause and Effect. Dr. Piller: "Your husband's stomach is in a very bad condition." Mrs. Newlywed: "Oh, my! Do you think my cooking is responsible for it?" Dr. Piller: "Well, it's a severe case of gastritis, and-" Mrs. Newlywed: "Gastritis? Gracious! it's that gas range he made me use this summer!"-Philadelphia Press. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fa447e084a68cc515a385eb74d6226a1.pdf eb2946d1e8c196a09effb17d12529ea6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/556db78ffd6eb645965d3007db0fa0d6.pdf 4dc0ff8159d3fb51b3df534d0e3b7d61 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Coughs, Colds and Catarrhs In all but the most equable of climates, a very large proportion of the population suffers more or less from coughs and colds during the Wither months. Many individuals who, at other times, are apparently in excellent health, contract a cold almost as soon as the cold weather commences, and are scarcely convalescent before another attack occurs, until a sub-acute or more or less chronic naso-pharyngeal catarrh is established which is not thrown off until the Spring opens. The frequency of such respiratory affections during the Winter months is no doubt mainly due to surface chilling from frequent exposure to changes of temperature and the general lack of adequate ventilation of artificially heated houses, stores, offices and schools. Insufficient oxygenation, the longer "housing up" of the individual and the indisposition to open air exercise in cold weather undoubtedly serve to reduce the general vitality and the respiratory mucous membrane becomes less resistant and more readily subject to infective and catarrhal influences. When (as is usually the case) the patient cannot correct the unhygienic conditions referred to, it is the part of wisdom to tone up the general vitality of the patient and thus render his respira- tory tract more resistant to morbific influences. This can best be accomplished by prescribing Pepto-Mangan (Gude) as soon as the more acute symptoms have disappeared. A thorough course of treatment with this efficient blood builder and general tonic reconstructive very frequently places the patient in a position to successfully ward off further catarrhal attacks. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fadc25edb3421a46b9f9491eb6c4cc19.pdf 2c756aee80ab9f56b29691ad0d98e865 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d199e0d44da811985cd5e696295a108d.pdf ff3c7cb65c3f558333ff68f09d498bdf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7f13344c110b5019f5719fb29ccfc8a.pdf 5d621a7dd66e49ecfd07623ed803a010 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b9f1d60193bec69e2bb0276a792a5c83.pdf 142a8def77929f2de7f551fc2dff6247 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0158eefff1f422a6a498c7f161fcffcc.pdf 94f951a8a51e62984c619d05c46771b2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5f94d056a9f5884a36cbd067c4620ac.pdf 121ebc65d809cc6945584d95e69e9834 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/03b6bcf91379cc5b3921c6efd1a79f8a.pdf 371bc8f1dfd1777b8c3bf269ea9fc960 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6b10ba3f5373673c6774578baad89c1.pdf b67b83db5b2c6c8686c9d9e763b9d14b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. A Hematinic "Hint "In these days of assimilable preparations of iron, it seems well nigh criminal to subject any man, woman or child to such an abomination as the old muriate tincture, especially when taken in water through a tube." DR. C. E. YOUNG: Dietetic Gazette. ? QUERY ? How many "therapeutic crimes" have been averted, during the last seventeen years, through the use of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9953802ecb587b59bd376a565713a425.pdf d88d6f713a6b56ac3dcf306498574821 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Heart Palpitation. The distressing and excessive palpitation of the heart occurring in nervous, anemic persons can often be averted, according to Dr. G. F. Butler (Am. Journ. of Clin. Med., April, 1913) by bending double, the head down and the hands hanging so as to produce a temporary congestion of the upper half of the body. The heart not infrequently resumes its normal function immediately after such a procedure. Boiled and Raw Milk. Brenneman states that raw and boiled milk are clinically very different foods; that the most striking difference between them, as shown by experiments, is in their reaction to rennin; that the casein of raw milk, unless modified so that it will not form hard and large coagula, offers serious difficulties in digestion that are not present in boiled milk; and that these differences between raw and boiled milk should be borne in mind in comparing clinical, therapeutic, and experimental results in infant feeding. (Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc.) Quinine Cocktails? First Invalid: "What's the matter with you?" Second Invalid: "Ague. What's your trouble?" First Invalid: "Same thing." Second Invalid: "Good. Let's shake for the drinks." -Chicago News. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/53a517acaa2fccf5efbc4bf131e260e2.pdf e29cd945c2e7edb3c53f7d06c7ca1763 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Treatment of Cardiac Failure. M. A. Mortensen (Journ. Mich. State Med. Soc.) has seen great benefit, in a large number of cases of cardiac failure, from using a hot fomentation over the liver and abdomen, with a cold compress over the heart, followed by cold friction to the skin of the entire body. This procedure tends to diminish the con- gestion of the liver, which always accompanies a failing circulation, dilates the capillaries of the skin, and almost invariably gives some relief, at least in the first and second stages of broken compensation. The Physician's Advice. Once upon a time a very nervous man called on his physician and asked for medical advice. "Take a tonic and dismiss from your mind all that tends to worry you," said the doctor. Several months afterward the patient received a bill from the physician asking him to remit eighteen dollars, and answered it thus: "Dear Doctor-I have taken a tonic and your advice. Your bill tends to worry me, and so I dismiss it from my mind." Moral-Advice sometimes defeats its giver. Foreign Bodies in the Tissues. The best method for the removal of needles, thorns, and such foreign bodies buried in the tissues, according to Blair, of St. Louis, is that of raising a flap which has for its center the supposed site of the needle, etc. The part is rendered ischemic and an anesthetic, either local or general, is employed. The skin and superficial fascia are first raised and failing to find the foreign body, the deeper structures are raised, layer by layer, until the body is encountered. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed176c73ea10480c55a41eada9f7ebbc.pdf a9fe98fe826e0cdcd08676e40f798d62 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e6464990bde1bbd4d72fc0fcba2e9ec.pdf 54115db675e7d94367ad527337fe81cb https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f0ca08609eaf7a5c18ce682a31e50f51.pdf 56f0e212f02c42b68e83c65dcabbac5d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b062a557d99b27f2873aea2957b006e.pdf 7d82ec04872dd5f747df443855434012 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82a14c3ac146f7c95486d80d3b2f2a7e.pdf b1bb7ec50c3498fd3ace354ffd5d1e6b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73e95599eafb6cd6b1a69652c2cb0406.pdf cc1448104d226babe5eeb1458cba8947 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dee575dcbca6b72bfd0f82d0ca8ff791.pdf 28cebfb93adc5b9f4a424b3707484aae https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed64eb3235c7dadcdd5a0a866e0a6ac3.pdf 9b372a04b14e67756758cac6bf98396a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Practical Hints Regarding Children. Always teach a nurse that a child cannot swallow as long as the spoon is between the teeth; that it is advisable to depress the tongue a brief moment and withdraw the spoon at once, and that now and then a momentary depression of the nose is a good adjuvant. The taste of quinine is disguised by coffee, chocolate and "elixir simplex." Powders must be thoroughly moistened; unless they be so the powder adhering to the fauces is apt to produce vomiting. Inunctions require a clean surface, and are best made where the epidermis is thin, and the net of lymph-ducts very extensive, as on the inner aspect of the forearm and the thigh. Babies, after having taken opiates for some time, demand larger, and sometimes quite large, doses to yield a sufficient effect. Febrifuges and cardiac tonics, such as quinine, antipyrine, digitalis, strophanthus, sparteine, convallaria, etc., are tolerated and demanded by infants and children in larger doses than the ages of the patients would appear to justify. Mercurials affect the gums very much less in young than in advanced age.-Jacobi. The Druggists's Trials. A Forth Worth druggist is in receipt of a curt and haughty note, in an angular feminine hand: "I do not want vasioline but glisserine. Is that plain enough? I persoom you can spell."-Tex. Med. Gazette. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef33b927aa8a4fc921bcadce60b5bb08.pdf c3915c4734103c9c68a2a80bb50ba3a1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Pneumonia Convalescent. In spite of all of the modern advances in scientific therapy, and the improvements in the general handling and management of acute infectious diseases, Acute Lobar Pneumonia still deserves the title ascribed to it by Osler: "The Captain of the Men of Death." There are, however, especially during the Fall and Winter months, many cases of the lobular or irregular Pneumonia that so often complicates or follows La Grippe. When this condition supervenes it is more than likely to follow a subacute or chronic course and. convalescence is frequently long delayed. Under such circumstances, in conjunction with treatment designed to hasten resolution, a general blood tonic and vitalizing agent helps materially to shorten the convalescent period. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is of much value in this field, because it not only increases the solid elements of the blood, but also acts as a true tono-stimulant to the organism generally. As Pepto-Mangan is free from irritant properties and constipating action, it is especially serviceable in the reconstructive treatment of the devitalization following the pneumonia of the aged. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a681be3ef0a1258ff792a58d44d49e81.pdf 2e5c573cb2d60e6d13a27eeb2aa01d86 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Pyelitis in Infancy. The recognition of pyelitis in chidhood is usually easy, and yet it is overlooked again and again simply because the possibility of its occurrence is forgotten and the urine of an infant is seldom examined. Unrecognized acute pyelitis in infancy gives rise to prolonged severe fever, with profound constitutional disturbance, which may be fatal. Recognized and treated appropriately, it often subsides in a few days, and even if symptoms persist for a time they quickly become less severe, and generally soon yield to treatment.-Geo. F. Still; Pediatrics. The Ultima Thule of Specialism. At a meeting of physicians, one speaker was cynically deprecating the ultra-specialism of the age in medicine and surgery. Said he: "This rage for parceling out the human frame into special territories is passing all bounds. As it is, we have specialists for the nose, the throat, the ear, the lungs, the heart, the genit-urinary organs, the rectum, the mouth, the brain, etc. It seems to me, gentlemen, that it will not be long ere the specialist, like Alexander, will have to sigh for new regions to overcome. So far as I can see, the umbilicus is about the only portion of the human body not allotted to a specialist." Whereupon a grizzled, veteran practitioner, raising his hand, exlaimed: "Doctor, you're forgetting the naval hospitals!" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7fa0960717a04431b258194479d2d91.pdf 2044a5bf0fb497f13a142b12fe090793 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3899e2fe21a4811449732a39dabda74e.pdf 9577a8ee0a6e5a4134b313786aea66c7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2260f1646ca5f79ed510afc393fd2362.pdf d133f59904791c1bd47f6d78c98280d3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dca023852dd6debfba98832e76a750df.pdf 77ff7471de28234445c95c9584f49f95 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d4fe8251fb86304f9e2769c1a25581f.pdf 95214f2bd7462fe08ee1dfbe6621a529 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a1cbb455f1e817820452b9e8e1069a98.pdf 9d0f9652fd6ae393eac8b511b0178cd8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f010ca778fdd439d77bc2ec138cf40dc.pdf a56dcb27909bdf3f798e7c9875227f29 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45ba93b7a53b408b70ffdff3b8dcf858.pdf 94b75b62310699fffa2b0d2a4eadd474 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Post-Grippal Anemia may be either mild or profound, in proportion to the severity of the infection and the vital resistance of the patient. After the establishment of convalescence a blood-building campaign is invariably necessary. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") here finds a distinct field of usefulness, as a corpuscle-constructor. hemoglobin-creator, and general tonic reconstructive. Palatable, Readily Tolerable, Absorbable, and free from irritant or constipating action. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/916fe70ee8c0b1e02c37de9846bd9a48.pdf 9dd3ac628ab3d92e6736184060d7fce4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Measles. Following measures employed in 160 cases: (1) hot bath, followed by (2) application of eucalyptus oil to whole body except hands and part of face about mouth, nose, and eyes; (3) fumigated twice daily with weak alum lotion, and glycerin and borax applied to interior of mouth and gums; (4) tonsils and fauces treated with 1:10 phenol morning and evening, using firm cotton mop on end of forceps; (5) blanket-bath given morning and evening for four successive days, followed by general oil rubbing. Treatment reduced mortality and had favorable influence on course of disease. Careful nursing and maintenance of an even air temperature of 65° F. important accessory measures.-Connolly. Epitaph. In memory of our father: Gone to join his appendix, his tonsils, his olfactory nerve, his kidneys, his ear drum, and a leg prematurely removed by a hospital surgeon who craved the experience.-Life. Obesity. In the treatment of obesity Laissus has found that when the usual dietetic and hygienic methods fail, some cases are benefited by the administration of a few drops of tincture of iodine in milk. Cases associated with arterio-sclerosis often respond to small doses of sodium iodide. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06892408a941ede81598d7986a91a1f1.pdf aa6596d5c4fb9fc5436eeb503de098bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Sequelae of La Grippe. Among all of the various acute and exhaustive illnesses that afflict mankind, there is none that so generally results in distinct prostration as epidemic influenza, or La Grippe. Even the grippal infections which are uncomplicated or unaccompanied by serious organic changes are more than apt to leave the patient in a thoroughly devitalized condition after the acute febrile symptoms have subsided. It is for this reasonthat the treatment of La Grippe convalescence is of special importance. The anemic, debilitated, depressed patient requires a systemic "booster" that will not only stimulate but revivify and reconstruct. It is distinctly, wise, in such cases, to commence vigorous tonic treatment as early as possible, preferably by means of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the hemic builder and general reconstituent. This standard hematinic increases the vital elements of the circulating blood and, by increasing the appetite and improving the absorptive and assimilative functions, quickly restores both hemic and general vitality. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f9c1d30b615b4cb2cbd06b2f3ab44dc.pdf 015f817d6a4fc0fcc49c230b45feb642 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc8cb47fe01ab8375290987cc7fb8ce9.pdf 2193a39d390e0a032fd84dc2d269afc7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9b409b2aa93b1d3ba14cbd9844d314cc.pdf 63fec520381fcc594835d999ba0710a4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c71de35ff969ccbc51de97cf5f8e54a.pdf 14cfb30dd5032ab22c5b2ba2d292d265 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, November 11 315 DAYS PAST — 50 TO COME The Embarrassed Digestion of the depleted anemic should not be punished by the administration of any of the old time corrosive, irritant, astringent, metallic, ferruginous salts. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily tolerated by the most sensitive gastro-intestinal mucosa and does not produce nor encourage a constipated habit. Weather Temp. Cold and rained last night. I took the girls to school, and then this afternoon took Mrs. Marchant home. Jessie gave me a bag of onions then while I came home, I went to Orwell—bought it [$50?] Leonard’s chairs & trunks. Billy 18 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c372f52d2a3ba4b266e9f85be731743.pdf f851f67deeec17066b1b75762a9dc1c9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29774fc0a544d45615f14bf1af5c4f3d.pdf 58113e09add03df802403c59ede07a14 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c1ab7284b76a042741f17f6688b5c62.pdf f286b2c5e05be53ddcf93052b52e8592 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccd7b19c9950a3d70aa54f01ddfa4307.pdf 239660dd3fd70a2dea9be1b2c519234f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Convalescence From Pneumonia The long, weary "pull up-hill" of the weakend convalescent from pneumonia is materially lessened by the administration of Pepto-Mangan("Gude") which assists Nature to mount to the crest of the "Hill of Health." Mental depression, languor, and physical weakness disappear after a few weeks' treatment with this reconstructive tonic and nerve invigorator. To assure the proper filling of prescriptions, prescribe an original bottle. Never sold in bulk. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db31028ad5be70132c28c417c279d4c5.pdf 5492118e1d25a838bd7e119f43fbee48 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Indications for Removal of Surgical Dressings. 1. The removal of stitches. 2. The removal of drainage tubes. 3. Saturation of dressing by abundant discharge. 4. Soiling of dressing by feces, urine, or vomited matter. 5. The disturbance of the dressing by a restless patient. 6. Pain if it is due to pressure, and especially if of a pulsating character. 7. The occurrence of secondary hemorrhage. 8. Fever, if it points to some trouble in the wound.-Roth; Med. Record. Projectile Vomiting. "My experience with suggestion reminds me of a friend of mine in Indianapolis who went to Porto Rico. On board the ship a great many were sick, and one of the boys, a young Irishman, was sitting with his arm on the rail, with every indication of seasickness. My friend thought he would console him, and he went up to him and said: 'Comrade, you have a weak stomach.' 'A weak stomach? Oh, I don't know. I'm throwing about as far as any of 'em.'-Dr. George, Indianapolis. Recipe. Feeling seedy, he went to his doctor, And here's the advice he got: "Indian clubs are good for the liver, Bohemian clubs are not." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0f7e399750b5470b9a3370dc03a10ce.pdf 14120cd5ad57167bb4d8a45900721d7c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f5786ec16cfeca508322ab176105dd5.pdf dac056fd8c16591f52f97cecc56ddc96 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddfc441a826634f2d60cc14d93f74878.pdf 668bbd0c5ee3f1b64d14cdd649f6c570 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2a500d769c27a74a5e945031d24b2af9.pdf 4fcb63e8c3a4112147e6b4d958ae7eb3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e32b8de9860101f0d956f0fcb01df89.pdf fe5d4348aeb147a2694970f95e168189 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a192758191f4580ee21662377dcc3c8a.pdf 1fb04f12d58a29952db019d471cb28d6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7103f40f5ac8827ad46c3366b9b2650.pdf 334904b235ebc8a1bf3eba201016c2af https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/80a8eb9a292467a9fa93a09857bfe30c.pdf dac4ec248971e76ec23814066916da6b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5756323ba6e41b7b1a50843dd8b0cc89.pdf 73e3817ff1693f9b779d60fc47a69697 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. In the Morning or the Evening of Life or at any of the periods typified by Shakespeare's "seven ages," tonic medication may be indicated. Pepto-Mangan("Gude") may be safely and profitably given to the babe in arms, the pallid, anemic school girl, the adolescent youth, the overworked housewife, the neurasthenic business man, the tired school teacher, the society worn matron, or the feeble octogenarian. Patients of all ages take and tolerate it readily, because of its palatability, lack of harshness, and the prompt absorbability. It tones, restores and reconstructs surely, promptly and pleasantly, in all conditions of systemic devitalization. Toinsure results to both patient and physician, specify "original bottle." In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5ec61aea4a2ff4360a4e86f83f052cba.pdf 7de196956399c989c9496ac4e010ea59 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/336952f067196daefaae011ea1c24a2a.pdf 9d62b255ba522e2f3c670ab0229de87d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9871ce046aa53dca4edda3edcc44fc89.pdf 05e4df9e59f3606e1756cb2d6501ae3f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/259c2f1e314e40238bd37ce4213101de.pdf aaf3415605a6d9f8de09fc4764413604 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b62c9a32ddf6af77c98b98812f45370.pdf 940dd735160c3c67c66c1021c4e18d90 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7130754ebda4c100a5a969e72376b26.pdf 725fb4514d6ba79d402213d5ac3c9637 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f300a932ea0a5efda798145af80d4e9.pdf 33e3caab7256d698d5f6df552b2c1afe https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b0a17f0f6b9b5b8a395de3271dbbce2c.pdf 2ed3d915b4006b5db5681e65da886f32 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "Don"ts " in Appenictis Do not treat your patient medically : (a) when there signs of peritontics ,(b) when the temperature keeps on increasing , (c) when a distinct tumor is felt in the right iliac fossa , (d) when the pulse is slow, temperature low with local sighns of peritonitis , and the appendix is becoming gangrenous , (e) when there is sudden absence of pain, (f) when he mononuclear percentage is over thirty, (g) when acceleraration of pulse is out of proportion to temperature , (h) when the symptoms are severe soon after onset , (i) when there have been previous attacks . - Med .Record . An Inappropriate Time. This story vouched for by the Baltimore American. The following incident fell under the observation of one of the best known members of the faculty of the Physicans and Surgeons Medical college recently: An Irish woman was ill- more seriously so she had thought. On careful diagnosis it was found that extreme care was necessary in her case , so the attending physican said: " I suspect it will absoloutly neccessary for you to have trained nurse." " Oh, now, doctor!" exclaimed the paitent , " do yez know that's been something I've alwez jist longed,t'have in the house . It's alwez been me ambition t'have tranied nur-se at some time or another . But, docter , honest 't goodness , I'm feelin' that bad jist not I dont belave Il'l be able t' wait on wan them"! https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34944b24507179f835bfbf8f52c87178.pdf 1487a6e44a798cdcef2e7baeee525a21 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d63cfd35857cf762f3b4caddea613dc.pdf 5877bf78ac9b30b24898f5a3460613f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, November 30 334 DAYS PAST — 31 TO COME “Colds,” Contagion and Fresh Air. Acute rhinitis is, in my opinion, a contagious disease, communicable from one person to another. Since it may be such a serious and dangerous disease in infancy, babies should be kept away from adults, and older children suffering from “colds” almost as carefully as from those with the eruptive diseases. Fresh air, either in the house or out of doors, does not cause rhinitis, but is, next to the avoidance of exposure to other cases, the best preventive.—Dr. John Lovett Morse; Detroit Medical Journal. Weather Temp Rained and winded all day. I stayed all day with Jessie and came home with the girls when they came from school. They brought home a can of coal oil. Mrs. Marchant is a little better tonight. Billy - 7 ½ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f2bd7782e60889363aa3e8bb4cace7a.pdf 7d1f5c2590e5d4490d197fa3d6ca4f2b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f14bd7d8ea88467ca76c43ff961edfba.pdf 7bd83de87e0f27cdbe3887290bf637d3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3694eff919387f4e1896fedec6b6a06e.pdf 6856c4c29bdf144e8f277c247b8186fd https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0758a9e434d8504371f2e8f2b87b6b37.pdf 278a48a5e69f521225617be37e96dcc3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a65ec482665cb10bc91fd443dd23429.pdf 5acfbefaf71be0c8ce24a6f402e4530d https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf1617b11bb5368ca0c9f71cbda6b086.pdf 3164a15a6f76301d0da39794208243b0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. In Chorea and Anmeia Dr.R.W. Miller, Lecturer on Nervous and Mental Diseases and Proffeser of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy , University College of Medicine , Richmond , Va., states that he is strongly of the opionion that anaemia as an etiologic factor in chorea is worthy if investigation , and in cases where chorea is accompanied by anameia, Pepto= Mangan (Gude) is distinctly indicated and will improve both conditions. Three cases are given an illustration. Dr.Hermann Metall, assistant physician to the General Polyclinic at Vienna, says: "The advantage of this preparation (Pepto-Mangan) is that it exerts a simulating effect upon the blood-forming organs,these being excited to greater functional activity,and that the favourable effect manifests itself even within a short time by a increased oxygenation of the blood. At the same time this chalybeate, as already mentioned, cause no digestive disturbances and does not injure the teeth. He reports a number of cases with blood counts which demonstrates the excellence and efficency of Pepto-Mangan. He adds :" Unpleasent concomitant effects and disagreeble sequeale were never observed during the use of the remedy. Erucatations , pressure in the stomach and nausea were never noticed." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/64a7562f2a6b440bd7b5b57b82ad7269.pdf d926a94efb7e9a420002fb4fb15280ff https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9a88b76ce81c001412367f44d07424e2.pdf d2f44f32707620ac22dac5a4a31e7814 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d60eca0d44ba644e80a159a05fc0f480.pdf 2b1b45ee16284d288631f0d61b3fcf3e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/28ee86cb8fe60b4b198f228d2c19679d.pdf 6feae68394978be09f9c8d61d4c2cc64 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f1fe3113ad88e4fe2000019b515f70ff.pdf 1e795754f1229c886c784c7ea4e9ce7f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, December 10 344 DAYS PAST — 21 TO COME Varicose Ulcer. Clean thoroughly with green soap or peroxide of hydrogen, apply gauze saturated in a 5 to 10 per cent. solution of silver nitrate and cover with woven elastic bandage. Gauze should be made damp with solution 3 or 4 times a day.—Med. Review of Reviews. Weather Rather warmer Temp. The girls drove to school. John took Florence back to Blackleys, and she is staying here on the eleven. I then went for lumber this afternoon for Eugene. Billy 5- Polly 10 Dell 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b6301023d6991153e51ba00063cc6632.pdf 38886eb476e7b1ef1f432940716b601f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b36e44597619fd1714ebf47a0b8dae3f.pdf a1cdaf0100ba7662fe2a1551f73d408f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/202f530cd898bf1463e5f79266c213d2.pdf 1db892c3e1e77a61dd0d846880940b59 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. W. Barllett ( Boston Med. and Surg. Journ.) gives the following indication for the open treatment of fractures: (1) When a leg case must be gotten out of bed early;(2) old cases of non-union or extreme mal-union . (3): This treatment is desirable in all fresh, widely- open fractures if shock be past . (4) Chronically infected cases, in which the bones lie bare. He furthur states all compound wounds , whether suppurating or not , are to be packed and allowed to granulate. The patient must be a good surgical risk. A Prescription That Was Not " Substituted" An old-school physican practicing in a small town supporting only one druggist of over-scrupulos principals ,wrote for one of his patients the following precription: R Spir. frumenti, q.s A.B.C., M.D Fearing the druggist might hesitate to fill the prescription - it being Sunday- He added the following: Please give the bearer the above named potation; He's a pretty good champ and employed at the station; The liquid he craves is known as Frumentum and the name at the bottom will tell you who sent 'iM The letter ' q.s'' to be very explict, Is a medical dodge known as " quantum suffict" But if if a special tanslation you crave for , It is simply this;Give him all he can pay for. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74a4f3deaa6d5563c230c29832a780d4.pdf cd7878d4da4bceffeace34af265a0576 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69e19e9d835a0f07aee1a1b2012d4275.pdf 3daecdd6a53959dfc9715d4b2298acb6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1abd134de00bbaf5a4e58a26b3e1771d.pdf f67d8d9f574d1d9f70de67678ca9f8e8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c01cc37811f0a3b22066ab4544f4ff7.pdf 2159f3febcc93eb6a1462d1677a99b1f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, December 16 350 DAYS PAST — 15 TO COME A Diagnostic Tender Spot in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. By palpating the tip of the superior angle of the scapula at the insertion of the levator anguli scapulæ, and riding over it with more or less inward pressure, Harris finds constant tenderness over affected lungs. He considers it due either to degeneration of the muscle or to a reflex of some of the spinal nerves.—Harris; Journ. Am. Med. Sciences. Weather Windy & cold Temp. Girls drove to school John went to mill. I ironed. Billey 5- Dell 1 1/2 Polly 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d71b5c91e4c50b7eb13a5d19a0658650.pdf 7ad638bf96972ac077692b1a49d9c4a8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e30c826d013680e522e5316a1edc1082.pdf 3e20f29778842f3fad0b4d02942b460c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, December 18 == 352 DAYS PAST 13 TO COME === To Examine the Colon === for retained feces place the soft part of the four fingers of both hands midway between the umbilicus and ensiform car-tilage, then, by pressing them downwards towards the um-bilicus, the contracted colon can be felt to give the sensation of a tense cord. Another method is to grasp the trunk with the two hands and palpate with the thumbs. The descending colon with the splenic angle can be easily defined. The pelvic colon can only be satisfactorily examined per rectu, and bimanually. It is important to examine the ileum as it enters into the caecum at the same time. - Med. Progress. === Weather Temp. === An nice day Laird Thomphson gave a dinner for her and people, the girls bak their dinner Billy b- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6da891e70c3355972588a482f0060798.pdf edf6a4952761c468d523342b58db84d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, December 19 == 353 DAYS PAST 12 TO COME === To Hasten Grippe Convalescence. === While opinions may differ to as to the treatment of La Grippe during its active period, there is no doubt of the necessity of supportive and tonic treatment during con-valescence. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially valuable in such cases. When prostration is extreme it is a good plan to order strychnia, in appropriate dosage, in com-bination with Pepto-Mangan (Gude). === Weather Temp. === A moved all the founnor or nearly and last night gad sleighing he le<s>a</s>es birthday & they are all coming aveyla tea. Eugene & Aleta were here & Karltan also Polley 5 Billis 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19625a301599813387b336bee8e379bb.pdf 0a64bc97ca607756f89468178397211e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Too Gory for Him === An actor recently from London relates how, while riding on a "'bus," he overheard an amusing protest from an American passenger who was "of the cloth." The American, he was afterward told, was a bishop visiting one of his English friends among the clergy. The Briton was showing his friend and different phases of London life, and also London town itself, from the top of a 'bus. Two of lower class of Londoners, who sat in front of the churchman, were engaged in noisy argument, interlanding their conversation profusely with cockney slang and frequent introduction of that much used adjective among that class of people, "bloody." One stated that he was "bloody sure that the bloody bloke would come to some bloody bad end." The defender of the discussed one declared that he was "bloody glad to inform him that the boy was now a-goin' to some bloody school or other, and was a-gettin' bloody good." The loud conversation was annoying, not to say painful, to the bishop, who was not used to hearing that powerfully graphic old English word, which is so indiscriminately made use of by certain classes of British to qualify their adjectives and adverbs. Every time the word was uttered he winced as if with a little twitch of pain. At last he leaned depreatingly toward the offenders and said in conciliatory tones: "My dear friends, cannot you contrive to make your conversation a trifle more anemic?" - N. Y. Chipper. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9b03fd696320c91e94ca48a05fd6d76e.pdf debd89a3c20dc1c58520497493ea8275 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mella was fourteen to day == Sunday, December 20 == 345 DAYS PAST 11 TO COME === Functional Kidney Test. === The removal of a diseased kidney and the retention of one whose power is inadequate to carry on the normal renal function of the two kidneys is, of course, followed by death. Such a result is almost impossible if a preliminary cysto-scopic examination combined with ureteral catheterication is performed.-Nelson; Lancet-Clinic. === Weather Temp. === A fine day We all evejit, to Churel & them to Mrs M Yeayo for drive. Mrs Thompson & Bayder were there. the girls stayed to tea & went to Lelur eh, John and I came home then went back to blurel & got the girls had a lovely time all day. Polley 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0fe3d298bd9b0454466770f6a8438bd3.pdf 0011315a333f741e7432d046afd412dc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, December 21 == 355 DAYS PAST 10 TO COME === Without Digestive Disturbance. === A physician of Newcastle, Eng., writes: "The patient to whom I gave sample of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) was able to take it without the digestive disturbances which had previously been caused by inorganic iron prepara-tions. She has since obtained fresh supplies through the local chemist." === Weather Temp. === Cold & Blistery Done about four buches last night. Pa brk Mella to school & went for her. Lord I was hed. Maude was home all day. Eugene & Aleta were here for dinner. I crocheted a Yoke for Maude & Euder waste Billy 1 1/2 Polly b- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b60c0b8296279493097051d94c2e49fc.pdf 659c3e16dba350f88e5f83649dbb4437 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, December 22 == 356 DAYS PAST 9 TO COME === The Heart in Scarlet Fever. === The heart should be carefully watched in all cases of scarlet fever. The possibility of inflammatory lesions, both endocardial and pericardial, should be recognized. I have recently lost a case from heart failure at the end of the sec-ond week. A rapid pules after the subsidence of the fever, or a weak second sound, should place us on guard.-Mc-Clanahan; Jour. Am. Med. Assn. === Weather Temp. === cold snowed Last night, John brk Mella to school. Maudie was home. Then in the afternoon, Maude went over to Cevelius untill we came home, Joe went out to the white school house to an entertainment. Billy 25 Polly 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c1597f7e3c7240a90dd091c9d457ad9.pdf 46604d3a70ef040dc29302baec13188e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, December 23 == 357 DAYS PAST 8 TO COME === Children's Ills, === even when apparently mild in character, frequently resuit in anemia of greater or lesser degree. Because of its palatability, ready tolerability, and promp and complete absorbability, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indi-cated in the various forms of anemia and general debilty met with in pediatric practice. === Weather Temp. === Very cold Maudie & Melba went to Aylinia this morning. Got a letter from Aunt Cella last night with two Chaudker chufs for two girls, Eugene was here for dinner and brought me a present of a quarter of beef. Billey 5- Polly 3 Dell 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73244230cb9b5b49a672340a39440906.pdf ee28183a84f9582c9a20a3b96a10e9a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, December 24 == 358 DAYS PAST. 7 TO COME === Angina Pectoris === Amyl nitrite still remains the most efficient drug in the attack of angina pectoris. Sodium nitrite acts too slowly, but it may be given in the intervals to ward off attacks. Ery-throl tertranitrate is uncertain in its action. Potassium and sodium iodides are considered useful agents, but I cannot say that I am convinced of their value.-Med. Sentinel. === Weather Temp. === Warmer & snowing We all went to Aygun to right was at Mrs M Leapo & Mrs Celeines for a few minutes went out with the cuthe lots of snow. Maudie & Melba got to sterling silver of cow each, from Brk Lacey. Polley 1/2 Dell 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0148aa96dc7fac4decb41c5f5c25a4a5.pdf 66a566c969437601b06ecda7e22124d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, December 25 == 359 DAYS PAST 6 TO COME === "The Difference Between Day and Night." === A North Dakota physician writes: "If you could have seen the patient, a young lady, before giving Pepto-Man-gan, and see her now, it would be the same as looking at the difference between day and night. She looks well, eats well, sleeps well. It makes me feel good to see the results." === Weather Temp. === Very cold, We all went to Eugenes for Christmas. Mr Dariee went over with us, & Mrs Dunce & Mr Dunce came home with us Carlton stayed for supper & Maudie is agoing to stay all night I got very cold agoing & very cold coming home Wela gave me a lovely charming bag, Mrs Lelasency shines mother died last night Billey 13 Polly 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46f0a71d37786ec434fb428183685664.pdf 27b203fa7523e66aa5a16e44b0bbe58b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, December 26 == 360 DAYS PAST 5 TO COME === Treatment of Epistaxis === The writer endorses Naegeli's method of stopping nose-bleed. With the patient sitting in a chair and the physician standing behind him, the latter places his hands under the patient's lower jaw and occipt and pulls the head firmly upward. The effect is still further increased if the upward traction is accompanied by a maximum flexion of the head backwards. The epistaxis usually ceases in a minute or two.-Ritschl; Muench. Med. Woch. === Weather Temp. === Very cold 28 below John & Melba & I went to Mrs Lelins for dinner had goose. Aleta & Maude came home this afternoon while we were gone & got Maudies hat as she can go to lehiach with Aleta tomorrow. Teddy was home with his mother for Christmas intends going back to lelicafa tomorrow. John luck a grisl yeeews was here for apples Billey 8 Polley 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e8db476d47f4299c733c97cce9f8666e.pdf 82a27b9f6d0cde93845094c31bead2a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Medical Aphorisms. === A correspondent signing himself "Artz" sends to the Canda Lancet the following professional aphorisms of Amedee Latour: 1. Life is short, patients fastidious, and the brethren deceptive. 2. Practice is a field of which tact is the manure. 3. Patients are comparable to flannel - neither can be quitted without danger. 4. The physician who absents himself runs the same risk as the lover who leaves his mistress; he is pretty sure to find himself supplanted. 5. Would you rid yourself of a tiresome patient, present your bill. 6. The patient who pays his attendant is but exacting; he who does not is a despot. 7. The physician who depends upon the gratitude of his patient for his fee is like the traveler who waited upon the bank of a river until it would finish flowing that he might cross to the other side. 8. Modesty, simplicity, truthfulness! - cleansing virtues, everywhere but at the bedside; there simplicity is construed as hesitation; modesty as want of confidence, truth as impoliteness. 9. Remeber always to appear to do something - above all when you are doing nothing. - Northwestern Lancet. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f3efa5bb6c3eb7af5ec8a0c8fb06cedc.pdf c4c5a8729a3e3588d24e2983cc119fa0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, December 27 == 361 DAYS PAST 4 TO COME === Evidence of Confidence. === A Michigan physician writes: "I think you will credit me with some confidence in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) when I am using it in my own family and have even refrained from disposing sample supplies to those patients to whom most supplies go, those who are not paying their bills." === Weather Temp. === Cold & Blistery Mrs Charley Priee was buried this afternoon, Evelie came & stayed with Melba, while we went. I called an Aunty Arnold, went over & Mr Loves h night Maudi is out w Eugenes <s>Billey</s> Polley 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2d7b1b61b42603939cd4016e8a7acc7.pdf ee28390514ae852a225d8e6bb1cf455a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, December 28 == 362 DAYS PAST 3 TO COME === Treatment of Acne Rosacea. === Where acne indurata is associated, incise papules and pus-tules, scarify distended nasal capillaries, and apply Bier's cup for some time to individual lesions. Have patient apply hot compresses freely to face and at night following oitment: Salicylic acid, 0.6 (gr. x); precipitated sulphur, 4.0 (3j); white petrolatum, 30.0 (3j).-Aronstam === Weather Temp. === Warmer Joe & Jmashel Pa went to the factory then up & Lewises Eugene & Alita came this morning & Pa went to Apliner Eugene got a new pain of B of sleighs him lack for dinner him Eugene went to Apanta with Carlton. Melba went home with Alita Polley 2 1/2 Dell 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/962d8df2b6e49685c125aba824834cc0.pdf bdbb482fb8ce3dfe9285678f25a3ad57 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, December 29 == 363 DAYS PAST 2 TO COME === The One Thing Needful. === Anemic convalescents who fail to respond to well directed dietetic and hygienic measures alone, often show distinct and prompt improvement when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is added to the treatment. The appetite sharpens, absorp-tion of food is encouraged and nutrition is enhanced. === Weather Temp. === Warm & rainey Mrs Thompsons were op for dinner & tea Uncle Joe wrig Wtman came with them Nellie, Maude came home with ALita yesterday. Joe is agoing to the doings in the Baptist Church. We had our last goose for dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83270efb73484dee16686819f6b242cb.pdf 07cbea510d60e21036ebe96f15086be5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wendesda, December 30 Alchohol Antidote. Ammonium chloride is reccomended as an antidote to alchol, given in doses of 30 to 60 grains, with copious draughts of water to prevent gastrointestinal irratation. It prevents the effects of the alchol, sobers the patient quickly, and is a valuable preventive against delirium tremens.Should the pateint not become quiet after taking the remedy, bromide or chloral hydrate may be administered. - Med. Times Cold Jhon Maudie and I were down H Ed Thomspsons for dinner and eat {illegible}his Mitchelle and wife for the time this {illegible} was all show and Jhon weren't on mille then we came home. Billey B Polly B https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee67dbd0b033a9f6cf7e58e169f5b83c.pdf 0f13c406d90bb7fbe7b1ffad61bcac45 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Thursday, December 31 === 365 DAYS PAST 0 TO COME === At the End of the Year. === At the end, as well as at the beginning, prescribe Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") as tonic, reconstructive, and blood builder. === Weather Temp. === Rather a fine day. Pa Maudie & I went to Apline & got the cheese cheque Payed Mr Mitchell and we had a visit with them. We went to Mrs McLump. Polly 2 1/2 Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d4dbeab781ef517d67cec23bed94f0d7.pdf 4612d81ea934db2fc5d6494339df1935 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Costly Courtesy. === He tells it himself, and as he is one of New York's leading physicians and a member of the Amen Corner, it must be true. A patient of his, who is a politican of more than local fame, cane to his office not long ago to consult him. After paying the consultation fee, $5, he asked the physician if he might use his telephone, to which the physician, his fee in his fob, gave a cheerful consent, withdrawing out of delicacy to another room while the conversation over the 'phone was being held. The patient finished after a while. "I'm very much obliged, doctor," said he. "Don't mention it, my dear fellow!" said the doctor. "Don't mention it!" The patient went his way. A few days afterward the physician received his monthly telephone bill. One of the items on it was "Conversation with Boston, $6.75" The doctor had talked with no one in Boston, but the date was the day on which the patient had borrowed his telephone, after paying his $5 fee. "He talked his fee to Boston, sure enough," says the physician, telling about it, "but seems to me the joke would have been just as good if he had stopped at that." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/966c92efbb91a4aa6e20528cfb875193.pdf 957e252b56b2182c930bff762d60cba8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dr. H. S. McLay - Dec. 6th Maud McLay - May 23rth Mrs. Sweet - July 26 Mr. Sweet - Dec. 11 Eugene Sweet - Jan 2. Maud Sweet - Feb. 5 Melba Sweet - Dec. 20 <u>Mark</u> Cox - Dec. 19 Carlton Dance - Jan. 5 Alita Dance June 24. Eclare Maulurs Apr 22 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce229bc39f54c9c6044facde95d2f237.pdf 951877f233cb09261c3d8fa7803e2131 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a4a1ea712ce16ece99923d9209608a3.pdf eb86a9b5f714f959e0c16a5184859a8a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Doubt or Certainity? == HEN a hematinic is indicated the doubtfully assimilable salts of iron may prove of therapeutic value, even though they stain the teeth, irritate the sensitive gastric mucosa, or cause constipation. When the physician prescribes Pepto Manoan ("Gude") he is practically certain of the absorption and assimilation of its organically combined iron and manganese, and of its freedom from the disadvantages above mentioned. It performs its work safely, pleasantly and certainly. M. J. BREITENBACH CO,. New York, U. S. A. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e0352098e3168a9cacd702fa45f8ba3.pdf 903e6c5fb81f514874e49040b3da86bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sweet Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th & 20th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township and Malahide Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. <p>Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary &amp; Transcription, 1881-1882 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1916 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1917 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 <br />Melba &amp; Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928</p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Elgin County, Malahide Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1914 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Sweet Family Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1914</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>White River sets With Record of 56 below-38 at Winnepeg</p> <p>Toronto, Feb. 11-(Special)-The weather burear reports the cold wave fof yesterday unchanged in position and increased in severity, with no prospects of a milder temperature. The vorecast is the somef or Ontario, Quebec and the Maritine Provinces to-day, to-morrow, "fair and continued extremely cold." Every province from Alberta east reports zero weather or lower. White River, as usual, taking the "cake with 54 at eight o'clock this morning. Winnipeg reports 38 below, Saulte Ste Marie, 22; Toront, 12; Kingston, 30; Otawa, 26; Montreal, 26; Quebec, 32; St. John 16, and Halifax four. Other places in Quebec report 36 below zero.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A Word of Explanation{diarist used extra-large letters}</p> <p>Our friends will no doubt note the increased size of our "Physician's Daily Memorandum" for 1914, and an explanation is therefore in order. Heretoiore, the book has consisted of about two-thirds blank space and one-third printed space, and thus has been mailable as merchandise, instead of printed matter. Until the Parcel Post law became operative, it was mailable at the same rate of postage to all parts of the country; the new law, however, makes it obligatory to forward all merchandise by Parcel Post, and perscribes thawt all packages over four ounces in weight must be paid for as one pound, and at varying rates, in accordance with the postal zone for which it is intended. When it is considered that about 150,000 copies of this book are mailed, the physician can readily appreciate the almost impossible task of looking up the individual zone rate and affixing the required Parcel Post stamps to each copy. In addition to the infinite amount of time and trouble, which this would involve, it is practically certain that many copies would reach physicians of location, incorrect addresses, etc., etc. For the above reason, and especially because we do not wish to have any physician,pay a single penny in order to receive his copy, we have added a sufficient number of printed pages to render it classifiable as printed matter mailable at ounce rates, with ordinary postage, to all parts of country alike, as has been the case heretofore. In preparing copy for the additional pages, we have endeavored to render same intresting and instructive. It is hoped that the physician will continue to welcome and utilize the book, and that the few waifs of humor that have been interspersed may also be appreciated, when some idle moment makes it possible for the physician to look them over.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Maud, V Melba Aylmer Ont</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Physician's Year Book {diarist used extra-large letters} BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICAN, "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" 1914</p> <p>COMPLIMENTS OF M. J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>CALENDAR 1914</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, January 1 {diarist used extra-large letters} I DAY PAST 364 TO COME</p> <p><br />In the Morning or the Evening of life, or at any of the periods typified by Shakespeare's "Seven Ages," tonic medication may be indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) tones, restores and reconstructs surely, promply and pleasantly, in all conditions of systemic devitalization.</p> <p>Weather Temp Fair 28 degrees</p> <p>Roads good, no snow on the ground.</p> <p>We drove Nydia Todd the first time. 6 miles</p> <p>We brought her. Dec. 29th 1913</p> <p><br />Melba is not well</p> <pre>{illegible}-At his late residence. 59 Metcalfe street. Stephen W. Tee-ple, esq.,in his 84th year. Funeral private. Friends will kindly omit flowers. </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, January 2 {diarist used extra-large letters} 2 DAYS PAST 363 TO COME</p> <p>Diagnosis of Peritoneal Effusions. With the patient lying on his back in peritoneal effusions of moderate or small quantity, there is always fulness of the flanks, the degree of fulness depending not only on the quantity of fluid, but also on the relaxation and thinness of the abdominal wall. If the abdominal wall is relaxed there is always more less flattening of the abdomen anteriorly; if the walls are tensely distended this appearance is obsucred. If there is much subcutaneous fat the fulness is even more greatly obscured; edema will also obscure it.-A. McPhedran; Canadian Med Assoc. Journ.</p> <p>Weather Temp Fair 26</p> <p>Had our dinner at J.G Dana's . Mr Mathews was buried. Started to snow in the evening. Went to Institute meeting held at {Hoavers?} Drove Nydia Todd 6 miles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday, January 3{diarist used extra-large letters} 3 DAYS PAST 362 TO COME</p> <p>Modern Ferruginous Therapy. The form in which to administer iron is distincly important. The old, irritant, astrigent martial medication has had its day, and properly so. The most generally acceptable of all iron product is Pepto-Mangan (Gude), an organic combination of iron and maganese with assimible peptones. It is palatable, readily tolerable, promptly absorbable, non-irritant, and still distinctly potent as a blood enricher and general tonic reconstructive.</p> <p>Weather Temp Northwesteast winds with snow 35 Evelyn was over and spent the afternoon Went for a sleigh ride on the pond Papa &amp; Eugene went to Aylmer Billy went 3 miles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>WHICH?{diarist used extra-large letters} Which{diarist used extra-large letters} of the numerous prepartions of iron and maganese has attained the greatest reputation and prestige among the medical men of America? Which{diarist used extra-large letters} has become the accepted world-wide standard as a readily tolerable and thoroughly efficient hematinic? Which{diarist used extra-large letters} enjoys "the homage that inferiority pays to merit" -i. e.: universal imitation?</p> <p><br />Pepto-Mangan("Gude"){diarist used extra-large letters} is of unquestioned and unqestionable value as a hemogenic and reconstituent in Anmeia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmic states and General Denutrition. In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>She Wanted Him to Know.</p> <p>A Boston physician was called out of a sound slumber the other night to answer the telephone. "Hello! what is it?" he asked, little please at the idea of leaving his comfortable bed. "Baby is crying doctor, what shall I do?" came across the wire. "Oh, perhaps it's a young mother, one of his patients. "No," was the reply; "I'm sure it can't be that." "Perhaps he has the colic," returned the doctor, with well simulated solicitude. "No, I don't think so," replied the mother, "he doesn't act that way." "Then perhaps he's hungry," as a last resort. "Oh, I'll see," came across the wirse; and then all was still. The doctor went back to bed and was soon asleep again. About half an hour afterward he was awakened by the violent ringing of the telepohone bell. Jumping out of bed and placing the receiver to his ear, he was cheered by the following message: "You are right, doctor, baby was hungry." - Healthy Home.</p> <p>She Liked the Hospital Not long ago at a provincial hospital an old woman, who was being discharged completely cured, was having a last interview with the house physician. "Well," he said, "you have to speak well of the hospital now, won't you?" And the old woman replied: "Ay, that I will, doctor. But, sure, I never spoke ill of it. My husband died here."-Current Literature.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Importance of Nutrivite Repair in the treatment of tuberculosis, is now generally acknowledged. All phthisio-therapists agre that the therapeutic trinity of salvation for the tuberculous invalid is composted of: 1-Fresh, pure air, in abundance, both night and day; 2-A properly balanced ample supply of nutritious food; 3-Plenty of rest, especially during the febrile period. While medication is useless, unless the patient is properly fed, "ventilated" and rested, as aboved referred to; there is no doubt that intelligent medical treatement designed to promote nutition, is indicated in a majority of cases. If the tuberculous patient has been neglected for any length of time, some degree of anemia is almost always present. In such cases, an absolutely bland, non-irritant, readily tolerable and assimilable form of iron, such as exists in Peto-Mangan (Gude), cannot but be of benefit, by stimulating the formation of erythrocytes and hemoglobin, and thus augmenting the oxygen-bearing potency of the blood. Metabolic interchange is thus quickened, better absorption and assimilation of food follows, and as a consequence, nutritive repair is encouraged and hastened</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, January 4{diarist used extra-large letters} 4 DAYS PAST 361 TO COME</p> <p>Oxygen Inhalation. The writer describes a method of administering oxygen, that in some respects is superior to the methods in general use. It is simplicity itself. The inhalation tube forks into two branches, each of which terminates in an olive-shaped end-piece like that used in the Politzer bag. One of these end-pieces is inserted into each nostril, which it fits snugly. The patient can thus comfortably inhale the oxygen in any posture and without any exertion on his part. The writer especially recommends the use of oxygen inhalations, by means of this recommends the use of oxygen inhalations, by means of this apparatus, in pneumonia.-Lauder-Brunton; Brit. Med. Journ.</p> <p>Weather Temp Fine 30</p> <p>Snow averages two feet on the level and heavier in drifts places. no wa one passed by on the road until evening.</p> <p>Chlc Clarence Skinner and family went by in the Bob-sleigh about five o'clock.</p> <p>Melba &amp; Eugene had a ride the first of the season. Mr. Cox was with us this evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, January 5{diarist used extra-large letters} 5 DAYS PAST 360 TO COME</p> <p>Post-Grippal Prostration. R Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 300-orig. bottle) gr. 1/3</p> <pre> 3xi </pre> <p>M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion, according to age Weather Temp Fair 80</p> <p>Municiple Election also voted for Local Option, lost by 1 3/5 votes. Pineo elected reeve for Malahide F. Wagner " mayor of Aylmer. Good sleighing. Drove Nydia 7 miles. Drove Bill 12 miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, January 6{diarist used extra-large letters} 6 DAYS PAST 359 TO COME Mistrust "Migraines" After 45. A so-called migraine persisting after the age of 45 or 50 is to be looked on with very grave suspicion indeed. In such cases you will examine the urine and the arteries very carefully; or some indications of a latent cerebral tumor may be hit on. Mistrust "migraines," then, however "paroxysmal" the attack may be, however typical the affection may appear if they go on after 45 years of age. I am almost disposed to say curtly, that if in a migrainous person the migraine persists in later life, there is probaby a screw loose somewhere in his constitution.-T. Clifford Allbutt; Clin. Journ.</p> <p>Weather Lous Pierce Died. Temp. Fair 29 mr. Baker was here. tea. Snowed a little at four. Good sleighing. Maud went to school to-day. Drove Bill 12 miles " Nydia Todd 7 miles</p> <p>Miss Story taught.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, January 7{diarist used extra-large letters 7 DAYS PAST 358 TO COME To Increase Resistance to Colds. When (as is often the case) the patient cannot correct the unhealthfu hygenic conditions with which he is surronded, it is wise to tone up the general vitality and thus render the respiratory tract more resistant o morbific influences. This is best accomplished by prescribing Pepto-Mangan (Gude), as soon as the more acute symptoms have subsided. This efficient tonic reconstructive often enables the patient to ward off further catarrhal attacks</p> <p>Weather Temp Fair 30</p> <p>I went to school today good roads and nice sleighing Drove Nydia Todd 25 miles Drove Bill 5 miles</p> <p>Miss Story was sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, January 8{diarist used extra-large letters} 8 DAYS PAST 357 TO COME Some "Dont's" in Cardiac Therapeutics. Don't allow a patient with an uncompensated valve lesion to be out of bed. Dont let a child or a young person with chronic valve disease get out of bed until compensation has returned to the heart and circulatory equilibrium has been maintained for at least one month. Don't keep elderly patients with myocardial degeneration in bedd longer than is absolutely neccessary to secure adequate compensation. Don't give children digitalis, unless there is absolute indication for its use.-Med. Review of Reviews. (Continued second page following.)</p> <p>Weather Temp Fair 40 Mrs. Ashbaugh was out here" to-day. Good roads and nice sleighing. Drove Bill 5 miles. Drove Nydia Todd 2.3 miles {Eugene?} got his new rocking Chair. Saw Mahlon Mathews.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, January 9{diarist used extra-large letters} 9 DAYS PAST 356 TO COME How? How{diarist used extra-large letters} does the physician determin the merit of any medicinal agent? How{diarist used extra-large letters} does he seperate the valuable medicinal wheat from the useless therapeutic chaff? The actual experience of medical men everywhere, for nearly twenty years, definitely establishes the unqualified hematinic and reconstructive virtues of Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</p> <p>Weather Temp cloudly 42</p> <p>Papa + Mr. Cox went to Mr. Bentley. Eugene went to a box social. Bill went 10 miles. Nydia went 7 miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday, January 10{diarist used extra-large letters} 10 DAYS PAST 355 TO COME</p> <p>Some "Dont's" in Cardiac Therapeutics-(Continued).</p> <p>Don't give ditialis to old people as a routine measure. Don't give digitalis to a patient with fatty heart or with any form of pronounced chronic myocardial degeneration. Don't persist in giving digitalis in chronic valvular disease if the symptoms are rendered worse by its use. Don't start in with digitalis in mitral stenosis. Don't give digitalis, strophanthus or any other cardiac stimulant unless rest in bed fails to induce a return of compensation.-Med. Review of Reviews. (Continued second page following.)</p> <p>Weather Temp Fair but cold 30 Roads in rather good shape Papa and Eugene went to aylmers Drove nydia Todd 5 miles mother melba and I spent the evening at mr {bocer's?} place good sleighing Pa bought his new over bought them of the {Fration?}. Fead a letter from Acentic Teeple Mu Tecple. no better.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"In Union is Strength"{diarist used extra-large letters} The truth of this old adage is well exemplified in therapeutics from the conjoined administration of arsenic, strychnia and</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude"){diarist used extra-large letters} The combination acts promptly and vigorously as a general supportive tonic in markedly deviatalized conditions such as Grippe, Prostrationl, Convalenscence from severe Pneumonia, prolonged Typoid, Surgical Shock, etc. Both arsenic and strychnia are thoroughly compatible and readily miscible with PEPTO-MANGAN(GUDE), and either or both may be safely added in any desired proportion, according to age and indication</p> <p>In 11 oz. bottles only. never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEWY YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Estimation and Siginificance of Blood Pressure. Dr. L. W. Littig, in Iowa Medical Journal, in a thor- ough discussion of the subiect, makes the following points:</p> <p><br />(1) That the sphygmomanometer is the most useful instrument in general medical work, and that an exam- ination cannot be considered complete unless the blood pressure has been accurately taken.</p> <p><br />(2) That the blood pressure at the age of twenty years may be assumed to be 120 millimeters, and that an increase of one-half millimeter for each year above this age is normal with a variation of 15 mm above or below the point so obtained (Faught).</p> <p><br />(3) That increased blood pressure indicates chronic interstitial nephritis in 75 to 80 per cent. of all cases, and in the other 20 and 25 per cent. it indicates either a splanchnic sclerosis, or a sclerosis of the aorta above the diaphragm.</p> <p><br />(4) With moderate increase in pressure, judicious exercise to stimulate elimination, and castor oil to pre- vent intestinal toxaemia are rational procedures.</p> <p><br />(5) Increased arterial pressure may be conservative and unless dangerously high, or compensation be broken, does not require either vasodilators or heart tonics.</p> <p><br />(6) If dangerously high vaso-dilators, as nitro- glycerine, nitrite of amyl, or nitrite of soda must be used, especially in cases of coronary sclerosis, as indi- cated by attacks of angina pectoris.</p> <p><br />(7) With failing compensation, digitalis becomes the remedy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Test of a Tonic.</p> <p>The field and function of a systemic tonic is gen- erally understood and appreciated by both physician and patient. To stimulate, whip or goad the vital pro- cesses is not to "tone," but, on the contrary, to ulti- mately depress. A real tonic is not a mere "pick-me- up," but some agent that adds genuine strength, force and vigor to the organism. The genuine tonic is a builder or reconstructor of both blood and tissue. Any agent which will increase the power of the blood to carry and distribute the life-giving oxygen is a tonic in the best and truest sense of the word. Iron in some form is an ideal tonic, as it builds up the vital red cells of the blood and the hemoglobin, which is their essential oxygen-carrying element. Of all forms of iron, none is quite as generally acceptable and readily tolerable and assimilable as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It creates ap- petite, tones up the absorbents, builds the blood, and thus is a real tonic and reconstructive of high order. It is especially desirable because of its freedom from irritant properties, and because it never causes a con- stipated habit.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, January 11{diarist used extra-large letters} 11 DAYS PAST 354 TO COME</p> <p>Does Not Irritate the Gastric Mucosa. An English physician writes: "In my hands Pepto- Mangan (Gude) has fulfilled all you claim for it. As it does not constipate or irritate the gastric mucosa (ir- ritable at times in extreme cases of simple primary anemia) it is an ideal remedy in that disease. As it is easily assimilated, it can be given to quite young chil- dren without causing secondary gastro-intestinal de- rangement.</p> <p>Weather Temp Blustry 20</p> <p>Eugene event to Aylmer this morning + Boyde. Maude &amp; Jacline went to sunday school. Johns kulbar I went over to the leaves. this afterware. Eugene drove my dice Rodd &amp; miles. Bill even five 5. Goelin stayed to tele as the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, January 12{diarist used extra-large letters} 12 DAYS PAST 353 TO COME</p> <p>Some "Dont's i" in Cardiac Therapeuticcs-(Continued).</p> <p>Don't forget that digitalis, strophanthus, strychnine and caffeine are the most effective heart stimulants, and that nearly everything in the line of heart stimulation can be ac- complished by them if they are correctly exhibited. 'Don't use nitroglycerin in cardiovascular disease to reduce blood pressure if the kidneys are much sclerosed, but do not fail to use it freely if coronary sclerosis is present.-Med. Review of Reviews. ( Concluded second page following.)</p> <p>Weather very blustery Temp 12</p> <p>Snowed a little off, and on, all d day. Mand &amp; Mella, went to school Augene took them, and event for them. Panas over to Mr Gobes after dinner. Engine was down to Bingham and spent the evening. Nadin went by miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, January 13{diarist used extra-large letters} 13 DAYS PAST 352 TO COME</p> <p>"The Best of Prophets of the Future is the Past."</p> <p>An established reputation, based upon proved accom- plishment, is a distinct asset. The past performance of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the best "prophet" of its future action. For more than twenty years it has been building blood in all conditions of devitalization and is still the leading prescription hematinic throughout the civilized world.</p> <p>Weather Fair Temp</p> <pre> 10 below zero </pre> <p>mahlon Mathews &amp; mrs Harris, came home with ne this morning &amp; I took them back when I went for the girls. Pa went to the factory. Eugene went to Randall belines this afternorr to try and get a Jeef. The Baptist Church people gave a reception funder Mitchell this evenings Nydia 8 miles Bill ten</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, January 14{diarist used extra-large letters} 14 DAYS PAST 351 TO COME</p> <p>Some "Don'ts" in Cardiac Therapeutics-(Concluded). Don't forget that individual susceptibility to strychnine varies greatly, and that it is not generally safe to begin with a larger dose than one-sixtieth of a grain every four hours; and that the maximum dose in diseases of the heart is generally not more than one-thirtieth of a grain every four hours.</p> <pre> Don't prescribe passive movements as part of the treatment without carefully watching very carefully to see that they are not given too vigorously. </pre> <p>Don't expect to get compensation in a bad case too soon; be satisfied if the patient shows slight improvement immediately; permanent improvement must be slow if it comes at all; and attempts to hurry it unduly may prematurely exhaust the heart.-Med. Review of Reviews.</p> <p>Weather Cloudy Temp 18 below The boys went rabbet hunting caught one d'Augene had a long Chase after another, but dideret catch it, Eugene took the girls to school. I went for them, Pa is downst Scheds this evening. And Eugene has gone away. It is snowing &amp; drifting to night Drove Stydia &amp; miles fill 5 Got Jeggs Eugene Corrowed as Ferrit. Saw Ed Thompson taking his caus over to the little pond Brudster them Nydia 8 miles Bill ten</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, January 15{diarist used extra-large letters} 15 DAYS PAST 350 TO COME</p> <p>The Handsome Bacteriological Chart, issued by the American agents for Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is a most useful and ornamental addition to the physician's office. It consists of sixty beautifully colored litho graphs of the pathogenic bacteria, and has recently been brought fully up to date by the addition of two excellent plates representing the spirochette of syphilis, and the treponema pallidum of Schaudinn. It is an excellent chart for reference, as well as a reliable guide for the laboratory worker.</p> <p>Weather Warm Cloudy Temp I took the girls the school. Then in the afternom John &amp; &amp; went to Allier, and brought the Children home. Eugene went over to help mend M Dances wind snill. I was in to see ours le line. a little while. Lee Muro Thaupson have Mella's old devek. Mrs Thomp Syn &amp; Boy de came and of spent the evening Aydia 7 miles Bill 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, January 16{diarist used extra-large letters} 16 DAYS PAST 349 TO COME</p> <p>The Abdominal Woman There is one kind of patient in whom the presence of membranous colitis should always be strongly suspected, and that is what we may speak of as "the abdominal woman." You all know the type; those who have been in practice know her only too well. You remember her constant state of misery and dejection, her obstinate constipation and flatulence, her frequent complaint of vague abdominal discomfort or pain. In such a case you will often find that mucomembranous colitis is the fountain of all the patient's ills- Hutchinson; Clin. Jour.</p> <p>Weather Temp Thawing &amp; cloudy. Bought half a pig. Aléta &amp; Carl braught the children from school, &amp; alita stayed for tea, then bearl came back &amp; Aug. went to Aylmer with them to an entertainment. John then this after her mas Cengene caught a rabbit, manure, here Bill &amp; miles I was to Kingsmill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday, January 17{diarist used extra-large letters} 17 DAYS PAST 348 TO COME</p> <p>Especially Valuable With Children. A physician in the upper part of New York State writes: "After twelve years of experience with Pepto- Mangan (Gude) I believe it to be one of the best remedies for anemia and chlorosis and superior to all others, where indicated in diseases of children"</p> <p>Weather Cloudy Temp. Freezing</p> <p>John &amp; Eugene was hauling manure all day. I went to Aylmer after dinner &amp; took Mrs. Rodgers for a sleigh ride then we called on Aunty Arnold, found her bright &amp; quite well. The girls did all the house work &amp; played. Commenced on our half of pig that we bought. John &amp; Eugene went to Aylmer. Bill went 7 miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>WHAT? {diarist used extra-large letters} has been more definitely determined in actual practice than the therapeutic utility of judicious hematinic therapy?</p> <p>What {diarist used extra-large letters} preparation of iron and manganese is, and always has been, the most openly, flagrantly and universally imitated?</p> <p>What {diarist used extra-large letters} preparation has been most largely instrumental in demonstating the peculiar value of iron and manganese combined?</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude") {diarist used extra-large letters} exercises distinct and definite hemogenic and nutrogenic properties in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions.</p> <p>In original bottles only, Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application. M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Edema of Extremities.</p> <p>Where edema of legs resisted all measures, especially where incision not permitted, good reuslts obtained from local used of hypertonic saline solutions—25 to 50 gm. (3/4 to 1 1/2 ounces) of sodium chloride to 1 liter (quart) of distileed water. Soak gauze compresses lightly in this, wrap around legs, and cover with thick layer of absorbent cotton, held in place by bandages. Leave dressing on overnight. Equally good results in edemas due to broken compensation, Bright's disease, etc.—Patault.</p> <p>A Song of Asepsis.</p> <p>Oh, I love full well the green soap's smell, And the steaming tray's hot breath—As the wild turmoil Of the bubbling boil Sing the song of the microbe's death! Oh, I love the rush of the scrubbing brush Upon the reddened skin, As the ether's fume Fills the room, And the word is passed, "Begin!" Oh, I love the feel of the glist'ning steel Still hot from the cleansing fire, And the blade's as bright As the rays of light From the incadescent wire. Oh, I love full well the green soap's smell, And the steaming tray's hot breath—As the wild turmoil Of the bubbling boil Sings the song of the microbe's death! —J. Lee Hagadorn; So. Cal. Pract.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>An Iron Need is a Vital Need.</p> <p>Ferric re-enforcement is an imperative necessity in almost all cases of anemia, chlor-anemia, chlorosis, tuberculosis, Bright's, malnutrition. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the essential material: meets the imperative blood need; fulfills the therapeutic indication, without harm to digestion or disturbance of any function. The true test of a tonic is its action as a genuine reconstuctive rather than its temporary effect as a mere "pick-me-up." Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has, for nearly twenty years, been successfully playing the eminently useful role of a true tonic in all sorts of general devitilization. It still maintains its undeniable supremacy as an hematic reconstituent, of special service in the convalescence of la grippe, typhoid, pneumonia and all acute illnesses.</p> <p>The Hemic Murmur and the Venous Hum indicate a distinct anemia, the character and degree of which may be determined by the blood count and hemoglobin estimation. A therapeutic quartette of marked value in such cases is composed of fresh air, nourishing food, rest, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This valuable hematinic is distincly palatable and entirely free from irritant or astringent properties. Its beneficent influence is nowhere better illustrated than in the after-treatment of the acute diseases of childhood. The readiness with which even the youngest child takes and tolerates it, and its prompt and decided tono-stimulant effect upon nutriition generally, renders Pepto-Mangan (Gude) the first choice among reconstuctives in pediatric pratice.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, January 18 {diarist used extra-large letters} 18 DAYS PAST 347 TO COME</p> <p>Maxillary Sinus Suppuration. When pus is found in the antrum it can be accounted for in one of four ways: 1. It may be due to an extension of infectious material through the ostium from the middle meatus. 2. It may be due to ifection reaching the cavity from the root of a diseased tooth. 3. It may be a secondary infection of a non-perulent accumulation of fluid. 4. The antrum may be acting as a drip cup for the discharge from the diseased areas high up in the nose.—A. H. Andrews; Detroit Med. Journ.</p> <p>Weather Fair Temp. Cold</p> <p>Eugene {illegible} to Aylmer with the colt. Stoped to Mrs Thompsons on his way back &amp; had dinner. Boyde went with him. This afternoon Eugene went over and got Alice. They stayed for supper, then went to the Baptis Church, in the evening.</p> <p>{Nydia?} went 5 6 miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, January 19 {diarist used extra-large letters} 19 DAYS PAST 346 TO COME</p> <p>THE ILLS OF THE AGED. The Elderly invalid requires gentle, yet efficient treatment.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude") {diarist used extra-large letters} is especially adapted to the ills of the aged, as it it free from harshness or constipating effect.</p> <p>Weather Cloudy rained a little Temp. [left blank]</p> <p>To night Eugene took the girls to school. The little house boy got hurt to day. Mrs Ed Thompson &amp; I went to the sale at Bulls this afternoon. Boys hawled manure all day. Lewis drove his grey colt this morning. We was at Mrs McLeays? Aunt Anna came back this morning. I was in at Mrs Harrises &amp; Mr Rodgers.</p> <p>Drove Bill 5 miles Eggs $1</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, January 20 {diarist used extra-large letters} 20 DAYS PAST 345 TO COME</p> <p>Alcohol Antidote. Ammonium chloride is recommended as an antidote to alcohol, given in doses of 30 to 60 grains, with copious draughts of water to prevent gastro-intestinal irritation. It prevents the effects of the alcohol, sobers the patients quickly, and is a valuable preventative against delirium tremens. Should the patient not become quiet after taking the remedy, bromide or chloral hydrate may be administered.—Med. Times.</p> <p>Weather Foggy and cloudy Temp. 34 thawing</p> <p>I took the firls to school &amp; went for them. John &amp; Eugene {illegible} about eleven o'clock down to Percy Dennis's sale, came home about six. I got some paper for the kitchen, Evelin was over. It has kept misting all the afternoon. Mrs. {McEwan?} Morris was buried to day. Adams came up this morning to get Eugene to help milk his kicking cow. Hailing to-night &amp; much colder Bill went to town.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, January 21 {diarist used extra-large letters} 21 DAYS PAST 344 TO COME</p> <p>Post-Pneumonic Heat Weakness. R Strychinæ Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr.1/3 Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Ce.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children portion, according to age.</p> <p>Weather Some Flurries Temp.</p> <p>Eugene went to St Thomas this afternoon took a duck up to his Aunty. John went to Aylmer to a telephone meeting then brought the children home from school. Mr Cox was over this evening. I took the girls to school. Lydia went 30 miles Bill 5.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, January 22 {diarist used extra-large letters} 22 DAYS PAST 343 TO COME</p> <p>Gynecological Hints. In a general way secondary operations on the perineum should not be performed until the end of at least two months. If they are performed earlier the lochia are apt to interfere with union. It is not necessary to stop nursing an infant for more than a few hours following operations on the perineum. After all operations of the perineum the bowels should be kept freely open.—Waldo; Int. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather Cloudy Temp.</p> <p>I took the firls to school this morning, brought Mr &amp; Mrs Rogers home with me &amp; they stayed &amp; we visited all day, had a good time, then in the evening about ten John took them home, Eugene went to Aylmer, then came home then drove back &amp; got the girls. Bill 5 miles. Had a letter from Mrs. Marchant</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, January 23 {diarist used extra-large letters} 23 DAYS PAST 342 TO COME</p> <p>Weak Heart, Gripe Prostration, Etc. We have frequently referred to the complete compatibility of both arsenic and strychnia with pepto-Mangan(Gude), in any desired proportion. The following R is espeically indicated in "grippe" prostration, weak heart, etc. R Strychniæ Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/3/ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi. M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p>Weather Thawed all day Temp.</p> <p>rained all night. I took the firls to school, Eugene went for them. Was all over to Mr Cox's for tea, Thompsons &amp; Sheds were up. Mrs. Cox got her new table extension and hall rack. John went to mill in the afternoon Eugene drove Lydia 10 miles Bill 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, January 24</span></h2> <p>24 DAYS PAST 341 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Diet in Circulatory Disease.</span></h3> <p>The ideal diet or the key to an ideal diet, according to Louis Faugeres Bishop, for a patient with heart and blood vessel disease is bread and butter, with a certain amount of milk to supply the fluid, and enough cheese to make up the protein requirements, without an excess of carbohydrates, or heat-units. - Med Record.</p> <p>Weather Temp.</p> <p>Thawing in the day time but turned very cold at night. Eugene &amp; Melba went to Aylmer in the four noon. John &amp; I went after dinner &amp; I bought the new parlor suite, then went to Mrs. Clines. Mr Cox over &amp; Maudie went home with him for dinner &amp; then Avelin &amp; Maudie came &amp; got Melba &amp; they all went to Kingsmill with Mr Cox.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The Time-Tried Tonic</span></h2> <p>As the years fly by, scores of new and untried remedies are introduced, most of which are ultimately cast into the therapeutic scrap heap of oblivion. As "time tries all things," the preparation that steadily increases in professional favor, for more than 20 years, must possess merit, and stand out as an example of "the survival of the fittest."</p> <p></p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gade")</span></h3> <p>is such a remedy. The medical profession, throughout the civilized world, continues to pre- scribe it, in steadily increasing quantities, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions, and whenever a dependable tonic and blood builder is required. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk.</p> <p><br />M. J. BREITENBACH CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">An Up-to-date Doctor.</span></h2> <p>I was riding with a country doctor one day, when an old farmer hailed him on the road: " Say, doctor, I have got a lame back; what shall I do for it?" "Oh," said the doctor , "you have strained it. Just get a plaster and put it on." The man thought he had been getting something for nothing, but the doctor called him back and said: " A man of your age must look out for kidney trouble; you had better come into the office and let me examine you." As we drove on the doctor chuckled and said,"I will get five dollars for that examinations." "Do you think he has kindney trouble?" I innocently asked. "No," replied the doctor ; "you could not kill that man with a club, but he is the richest man in the country,and he was trying to work for me!"</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Diagnosis by Exclusion</span></h3> <p>"There is nothing the matter with you," persisted the Eddyite ,"absolutely nothing. Can I not convinve you?"</p> <p>"Let me ask you a question?" replied the sick man.</p> <p>" A thousand if you like"</p> <p>" Well suppose a man has nothing the matter with him,and dies of it ,what didn't he have the matter with him? - == Philadelphia Press. ==</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">" Even in the Instant of Repair and Health"</span></h2> <p>(King John)</p> <p>one needs assistance-convalescence from any severe illnes is accelerated ,and health and "well being" restored through the efficient aid of a potent genreal tonic.</p> <p><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> materially hastens reparation and reconstuction by contributing , in the readily assimilable form the essentials elements for blood and tissue repair , i. e. iron and manganse.</p> <p><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is indicated in anemia, malaria, chlorosis, anmenorrhea, dysmennorrhea, rickets, Bright's disease , as a blood builder before and after operations; as a genreal tonic and reconstuctor in convalescence from diphtheria, tyhoid feve, scarlatina, la grippe, etc.</p> <p><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> had gained and maintained and unique and unequalled reputation as a pleasent and effcient hematinic in such conditions. Dose:- Adults a tablespoonful 3 times a day; children in proportions.</p> <p><br /><b>"Practice is to Theory What the Feet Are to the Head"</b> - (De Giradin)</p> <p>Every theorectical idea and every preconcived notion in regard to medication must,in the long run, give way to and make way to and make way for the facts the perience.One such fact is the undenible superiority of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as an efficent and invarible tolerable hematinic. That it" does the work" safely quickly and pleasantly is the consensus of opinion of the thousands of medical men who have prescribed it during the last seventeen years in the anemaia, chlorosis and malnutrition genreally.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, January 25</span></h2> <p>25 DAYS PAST 340 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Superiority of the Organic Combination</span></h3> <p>in the domain of iron therapy during recent years, points overwhelmingly to the superiority of the organic com- bination, and clinical experience, as recorded by compe-: tent observers in all parts of the world, has been more favorable to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) than for any other officinal or popular agent known.-American Therapist.</p> <p><br />Weather Fair Temp. Eugene brought Allarta over in the afternoon, Maudie Melba &amp; Calvin went to Sunday school. Mark took the big sleighs &amp; took Cols &amp; us all to church. John was down to Sheds. Drove Lydia 14 miles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, January 26</span></h2> <p>=== Surgical Suggestion ===.</p> <p>Lavage of the stomach prepartory to an operation for intestinal obstruction had best to be done before anesthetizing. Performed during narcosis the procedure may cause alarming embarrassment of repiration and, if the throat should become flooded with mucus or stomach content, as occasionally happens,an aspiration pneumonia is very apt to follow. - Amer.Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather warm Temp. Eugene got my new furniture and his new bed stead. Had Aleta over a little while in the evening. Mark and John went down Shed but they was sent home so Mark came home with John. Eugene tok the girls to school &amp; went for them. Drove Lydia 7 miles Bill 5 miles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, January 27</span></h2> <p>27 DAYS PAST 338 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">When.</span></h3> <p>WHEN a medicinal preparation has been before the medical profession for twenty years:<br />WHEN it has increased in both sale and prestige, year by year;<br />WHEN it is acknowledged to be the standard in its special field;<br />Is it not safe to rely upon it in cuitable cases? Such a preparation is <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b></p> <p>Weather Thawing Temp.</p> <p>Snow nearly all gone. Washed to day. Eugene took the firls John &amp; Mark went down to Sheds again &amp; they wasn't home so Mark came back with John. Eugene has gone to Mr Ashtons to try &amp; buy a beef. I went for the girls. Lydia went 6 miles Bill 5. Eggs 75 cts Mrs L Wagner was up this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, January 28</span></h2> <p>28 DAYS PAST 337 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Puerperal Eclampsia</span></h3> <p>1. Albuminuria is the most uniformly present symptom of preeclamptic toxemia.<br />2. Its persistence, in spite of treatment, is more signicant than its quantity.<br />3. Albuminuria, rise in blood-pressure, and edema are unfortunately "grouped" in their severity.<br />4. The child's interest in induced labor is idential with the mothers's.<br />5. Eliminate vigorously before starting labor. - Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ.</p> <p>Weather Thawing Temp.</p> <p>Snow nearly all gone. Sleighing spoiled. Eugene &amp; John went to look for a beef this morning hauled manure the rest of the fournoon. Cut wood this afternoon I took them to school &amp; went for them. Finished the velvet quilt to night. Was in to see Mrs Harris. Drove Bill to Lydia T</p> <p>Eggs 30</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, January 29</span></h2> <p>29 DAYS PAST 336 TO COME</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Grippe Prostraction</span></h2> <p>R Strychnaie Sulph (Gm .00.2) gr. 1/3<br /><b>Pepto Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--orignal bottle) 3xi<br />M.Sig-- Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p>Weather Thawing Temp</p> <p>I took the girls at school Pouring and went for them was like a spring day, turned very cold at night &amp; froze cold enough to hold a horse next day. Eugene went &amp; spent the evening. John was home. Drove Bill 10 1/2 milles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, January 30</span></h2> <p>30 DAYS PAST 335 TO COME</p> <p>=== Puerperal Eclampsia === (Continued) 6. Whenever under reasonably vigorous treatment the patient does not improve, induce labor.<br />7. In the presence of actual convulsions: (a) If the cervix is open apply forceps or do version; (b) if the cervix is closed do vaginal or abdominal Caesarian section; (c) avoid the strain of labor.<br />8. Gas is the anesthetic of choice for operative procedure, next ether; never chloroform.--Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ.</p> <p>Weather: Very Cold. Temp.</p> <p>I took Mella to school. Maudie was not well enough to go. Mella walked a far home as Clarence Skinners. I met her. Thompsons Augustus Mrs Cline &amp; Spence (Mister &amp; Wife Mr Mitchells) {illegible} Clarke &amp; wife, friend &amp; Melba was there. Went with the buggy. (Mr Baker was here &amp; the Jewler Man) Eugene brought the beef home. Evelin came &amp; spent the evening with Ann &amp; Maude. Drove Lydia 7 miles Bill 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, January 31</span></h2> <p>31 DAYS PAST 334 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Convalescence from Catarrhal Colds.</span></h3> <p>There can be no better routine treatment in such cases than to order <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as a general tonic and reconstituent, especially when anemia is apparent. This pleasant feruginous reconstructive is acceptable to all patients, and is so entirely free from irritant properties as to insure its ready toleration, without causing constipation or digestive disturbance.</p> <p>Weather: Raining &amp; freezing. Temp.</p> <p>Eugene has gone down to Adams for another little calf. Pa has gone down {"Maud &amp; Melba to" written in between lines} to Sheds this evening. Eugene went to Aylmer and got the Bread &amp; Butter. Stormed &amp; blew a regular hurreycane all day. Polly went for January.</p> <p>Polly: " " 160<br />Nydia: " " 193<br />Billy: " " 148<br />Total: 501 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>To BUILD UP</p> <p>To BRACE UP</p> <p>To TONE UP</p> <p>In any form of DEVITALIZATION prescribe</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</p> <p>Especially useful in</p> <p>Anemia of all varieties, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea</p> <p>Bright's Disease, Chorea, Tuberculosis, Rickets,</p> <p>Rheumatism, Malaria, Convalescence and as a</p> <p>General Tonic</p> <p>Dose:-One tablespoonful after each meal.</p> <p>Children in proportion.</p> <p>In 11 oz. bottles only. Never in bulk.</p> <p>M.J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>New York, U.S.A.</p> <p>Samples and Literature upon request.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Epistaxis</span></h2> <p>Pech gives the following simple cure for nose-bleed. Have the patient stand erect with the head up and place the finger on the nostril that does not bleed so as to keep it closed. Patient then slowly inhales through the bleeding nostril and exhales through the mouth. This, continued for a few minutes, will check the bleeding. Avoid blowing the nose or using the handkerchief lest the clots be loosened.</p> <p>_________</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Best He Could Think Of.</span></h2> <p>In one of the Philadelphia colleges a professor of chemistry asked a student:</p> <p>"Suppose you were called to a patient who had swal-lowed a heavy dose of oxalic acid, what would you ad-minister?</p> <p>The student to whom the question was addressed is preparing for the ministry and takes chemistry because it is obligatory.</p> <p>"I would administer the sacrament," he replied.</p> <p>_________</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">A Fair Question.</span></h2> <p>The physicians were holding a consultation beside the cot of a man supposed to have appendicitis concealed about his person.</p> <p>"I believe," said one of the surgeons, "that we should wait and let him get stronger before cutting into him."</p> <p>Before the other prospective operators could reply the patient turned his head and remarked feebly:</p> <p>"What do you take me for - a cheese?"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"There Are Occasions and Causes Why and Where-fore in all things."</span></h2> <p>- (Shakespeare)</p> <p>Although empirical therapy is sometimes the acme of good judgement, the intelligent physician desires his reasonable "why" to be clearly answered before prescribing for his patient. In the case of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "the why is plain as way to parish church." It furnishes, in agreeable, bland and immediately appropriabe form, the needed material for corpuscular and hematinic reconstruc-tion in anemic, chlorotic and marasmic conditions. "Wherefore" and "therefore" it meets every rational indication, as definitely proved by the hematologic test and the clinical experience of almost two decades of professional use.</p> <p>______</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The Peculiar Pallor</span></h2> <p>of the cheek, lip and conjunctiva in chlorotic anemia, is characteristic and unmistakable. It is eloquent testimony of an "Iron-hunger." An imperative signal of an "iron-need."</p> <p>That Pepto-Mangan (Gude) best satisfies this need, is demonstrated by the prompt return of healthy color to skin and mucous membrane. Di-gestion is not disturbed; constipation does not ensure; the teeth are not injured.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is indicated in anemia, ma-laria, chlorosis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rickets, Bright's disease, as a blood builder before and after operations; as a general tonic and reconstructor in convalescence from diptheria, typhoid gever, scar-latina, la grippe, etc.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has gained and maintained an unique and unequalled reputation as a pleasant and efficient hematinic in such conditions. Dose:-Adults, a tablespoonful 3 times a day; children in proportion.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, February 1</span></h2> <p>32 DAYS PAST 333 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Puerperal Eclampsia (Concluded)</span></h3> <p>9. Avoid undue forcing of hot packs for fear of heat-stroke.</p> <p>10. Secure time for production of elimination by controlling convulsions with morphine.</p> <p>11. Ordinarily the high blood-pressure needs no specific attention.</p> <p>12. The successful treatment of eclampsia requires much personal attention by the physician.-Skeel; Cleveland Med. Journ.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Rather cold</p> <p>Did not go to Church, nor the children to Sunday school, Nothing doing. Melba burned her leg with hot tea. Good wheeling.</p> <p>Lydia Todd 6 miles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, February 2</span></h2> <p>33 DAYS PAST 332 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"LaGrippe" Convalescence</span></h3> <p>In the convalescent stage of La Grippe nothing will more quickly and certainly restore the strength and repair the blood than Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") the ideal hematinic and general tonic.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Fair &amp; cold</p> <p>Killed the beef. Eugene took it and delivered it all. Mark helped to kill it. I took the girls to school. Eugene brought Mella home. Carl &amp; Altaga Maudie took her home with them. Washed to day. Got seven eggo good wheeling</p> <p>Bill 5' Polly 13 1/2'</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, February 3</span></h2> <p>34 DAYS PAST 331 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Cautionary Points in Anesthesia</span></h3> <p>The practice of covering a patient's face with a towel after operation, while he, still unconscious, is being taken on a stretcher to his room is to be condemned. So is anesthetiing etherizer away from an unconscious patient to begin anesthetsizing another case, unless some attentive and exper-ienced assistant is specifically notified to watch the patient's gradual recovery from anesthesia. I have seen a patient vomit under such circumstances, when no attendant was close at hand to see that asphyxia did not occur.-Dr. J. B. Roberts; Therap. Gaz.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Thawing very muddy. I took the girls to school &amp; went for then Eugene went to Spanta to Turrells sale, bought {illegible text}. John helped Mark all day cleaning up wheat. We started to eat our beef Seven eggo. {illegible text} Good wheeling</p> <p>Bill 11 Nydia 30</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, February 4</span></h2> <p>35 DAYS PAST 330 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Secondary Anemia of Tuberculosis</span></h3> <p>R Liq.potas.Arsenitis (Cc.4.0-80) 3i-3ij</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi</p> <p>M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in pro-portion.</p> <p>Weather Temp.</p> <p>Cold frozen all day I took the girls to chool &amp; went for the. Edna Peret came home with Mella. Pa &amp; Eugene went to Sparta to day, for five pigs at McTurrels. Eugene bought the David Adams cow. got twenty eggs, Mella went home with Edna for dinner from school, John has gone down to school this evening. Good wheeling.</p> <p>Bill ten/0 Polly 30 Nydia 6 pid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, February 5</span></h2> <p>36 DAYS PAST 329 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Acute Appendicitis</span></h3> <p>At onset withhold all food by mouth to arrest peristalsis and reduce virulence of insteinal bacteria. Avoid giving prugative or fluids. Early or immedate operation is safest course. Appendix should be removed if possible, in diffuse peritonitis invariably so. If purgative has been given, an urgent reason for immediate operation if furnished, especially in children. Where there has been sudden cessation of pain after typical onset, operation should be hastened rather than delayed.-Bruce</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Maud's birth day</p> <p>Thawed a little but the wind was very cold</p> <p>I took the girls &amp; went for them. Edna Pert came home with last night. I intended going to St Thomas but changed my mind called on Aunty Arnold to few minutes &amp; found her feeling quite well. Mary &amp; Alie was a going for tea at Maudi McLewis. Took a visit with Mrs Celine. Took Maud Thompson to Aylines with me She stayed to her mothers. Emily has time. Paid Mr Adams for the cow. Shed was up this morning Bill II. Nydia 2 1/2 Boys was cutting wood Good wheeling</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, February 6</span></h2> <p>37 DAYS PAST 328 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">They Answered Promptly.</span></h3> <p>A London, Eng., physician writes: "I have found Pepto-Mangan (Gude) an excellent remedy for anemia, the patients on whom I have tried it answering very promptly to its hematinic properties, even after failure of other treatment, and it appears to be an excellent tonic.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Very cold this morning wind blowing a perfect hurrycane allday. Started to snow about two this afternoon, then rainy hale. I took the children this morning &amp; to night Melba road home as far as the corner with Olive her &amp; Cecil, then came home a foot the next of the way. I went after Maude &amp; Aunty Maud Thompson, they went &amp; Mrs Clines to a ladies tea. Maudi &amp; Muriel Varden helped wait the tables. bought three courses wheeling good Bill/0 Pollie 6 Nydia 11</p> <p>{written sideways at right: "Eugene went to {illegible} Stewarts shower"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, February 7</span></h2> <p>{typewritten section titled "Surgical Suggestions"}</p> <p>Weather Cold &amp; blustery all day Temp. {blank}</p> <p>Snowed a little. Pa, Eugene &amp; Maud went to Aylmer after dinner. Maud joined the library today. Pa had Polly shod. Got the grist from Kingsmill. Mr Conors died at nine this morning. I have been caning mince meat all day, got twelve eggs. Eugene has now gone down to Mr Binghams. Sent the hides away to get tanned. Head a letter from Mrs Darlington, with a little doiley in it. Good wheeling</p> <p>Polly {11?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h2> <p>is the one unquestionably efficient regenerator of blood vitality which can be taken without danger of irritating or disturbing the digestive functions, by patients of all classes and ages, in all condi-tions due to or complicated by a deficiency in the quality of quantity of the blood.</p> <p>Among its most prominent indicators are:</p> <p>Simple Anemia, Chlorosis, Leukemia, the sec-ondary Anemias of Malaria, Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Bright's Disease, Rickets, Marasmus, La Grippe, Typhoid Fever, Pneumonia, the Exanthemata, etc. It is also of peculiar service as a general appetizer and reconstituent tonic in Convalescence and in condition of vital depre-ciation from any cause.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never in bulk. Literature and samples upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>New York, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Digitalis Warnings.</span></h2> <p>Discontinue the administration of digitalis if any of the following warnings occur: marked nausea, radial pulse below 60, heart block (rapid ventricle unaffected by digitalis for several days suddenly becoming slower), paroxysmal tachycardia, coupled rhythm or phasic ar-rhythmia.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"In a Multitude of Counselors," Etc.</span></h2> <p>An oculist in Detroit had told her she was suffering from iritis, and should abstain from reading. The fee was ten dollars. The Boston expert sniffed at the men-tion of iritis, and declared there was no sign of it. His fee was ten dollars. A renowned Philadelphia spe-cialist diagnosed the trouble as iritis, and advised (fee ten dollars) an immediate operation; but a celebrated London authority, though discovering in the eye a well-developed case of the disease, thought any cutting should be avoided. Two guineas was his tariff for this advice. Suffering still, despite a treatment faithfully pursued, the desperate patient sought out a resident foreigner, known throughout New York for cunning in cases like hers. His long examination concluded, he said: "It would be good if you took a warm bath once a week." "To be sure," protested the visitor, "but I've had that or a cold bath daily all my life." "Yes," rejoined the specialist, complacently, "it is a very good thing." And then he directed that the next patient be called in. - N.Y. Evening Post.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Convalescence from the Exanthemata.</span></h2> <p>The first two or three months of the year are usually characterized, in the experience of the family physician, by the occurence in his practice, of a crop of cases of the contagious diseases of children, especially scarlet fever, measles, German measles, etc. This is accounted for by the readiness with which contagion is spread in the school, when ventilation of the school room is the least perfect and closer housing of school children during school hours favors the distribution of com-municable diseases. As the diseases in question are self-limited in nature, expectant and symptomatic treat-ment, together with precautions as to isolation, etc., is about all the physician is called upon to direct. It is well known, however, that in all but the mildest cases, the adolescent subject of scarlatina, or measles, is usually more of less debilitated or devitalized, when convalescence is established. Special care should be taken to avoid admnistration of any tonic or re-constituent which is likely to disturb the child's digest-tion or by inducing constopation, to minimize the ap-petite or desire for food.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the ideal reconstructive tonic for these young patients, because it is pleasant to the taste, easily tolerable by the stomach and readily assimilable by blood and tissue and promptly efficient in restoring appetitie, strength, color and general well-being.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, February 8</span></h2> <p>39 DAYS PAST 326 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">To Avoid Infection.</span></h3> <p>In the last analysis, the germicidal activity of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. Pepto-Man- gan (Gude) places the depleted organism in a better posi- tion to withstand or ward off infection, by aiding the formation of oxygen-carrying hematin and functionally active erythrocytes.</p> <p>Weather Temp. 8 below Pa the girls &amp; I was all to Emilies for dinner. Cedis &amp; Stella Brush was there &amp; Boyde. In the evening Mr Coves was over &amp; Mrs William Coves wife. A very blustery day not much snow, but blowing all day Good wheeling</p> <p>Nydia &amp; Polly 2 1⁄2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, February 9</span></h2> <p>40 DAYS PAST 325 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Danger Signals of Cancer.</span></h3> <p>(1) Cancer of the breast: The danger signal here is a small lump. In a woman over 35 or 40, this is cancer in at least 90 per cent. of cases. To wait a month to see if it grows, or shows signs of a cancer, is very likely to mean the woman's death in a short time. (2) Cancer of the uterus: The danger sign here is slight bleeding at irregular times, or any bleeding after the meno- pause.-Childe. (Continued second page following.)</p> <p>Weather Temp. Very cold in the morning. I took the girls to school. &amp; went for them. took the money to {Will?} Pierce for Jefferies Goose. Pa was down to Sheds. Eugene was over to Mr Douces Sold $1.10 worth of eggs Good wheeling &amp; Nydia &amp; Bill 10 Polly 7 1⁄2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, February 10</span></h2> <p>41 DAYS PAST 324 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Anemia of Hook Worm Disease.</span></h3> <p>A practitioner in Virginia reports: "I am very fond of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in cases of anemia and chlorosis. It acts splendidly in hook worm cases after the worms have been removed with thymol, bringing the color back to the patient's face and ears in a much shorter time than any other preparation."</p> <p><br />Weather Very cold. Temp. Mr Teeple SW. died this morning Pa went up on 11:15 train. I took I took the girls to school &amp; went for them. We did our ironing I stop-ed in to Mrs Thompsons a few minutes. Eugene was over helping Mr Douce saw wood in the afternoon in the four noun, the boys was cutting wood in the south woods Good wheeling<br />Nydia &amp; Billy 10.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, February 11</span></h2> <p>42 DAYS PAST 323 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Danger Signals of Cancer-(Continued).</span></h3> <p>(3) Cancer of the lip, mouth or tongue: The danger sign is a wart or sore that will not heal. If appearing after 40, it is practically sure to be a cancer. (4) Cancer of the skin: The danger sign is a sore on any part of the body, which does not heal, or the rapid increase of growth in a wart or a mole, which may have been present for a long time. If these appear in an individual over 40, they are nearly always cancer.-Childe. (Concluded second page following.)</p> <p>Weather Grey Cold Temp</p> <p>I took the girls to school &amp; went for them. Took Pa to the station. Mr S W Teeple died this morning. John did not come home to night Eugene was sawing for Mr Dance this fournoon, and this afternoon went &amp; had Nydia shod. Aleta &amp; Carl was here &amp; Eugene went with them down to Ed Thompsons to a party with Sheds &amp; Marks. Wheeling good Nydia 12 - Bill 10. Polly 4.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, February 12</span></h2> <p>43 DAYS PAST 322 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Conditions of Invalidism.</span></h3> <p>Nutritive and blood glandular reinforcement is the essential indication in chronic ill-health from any cause. There is no general reconstituent that exhibits more prompt and potent effects than <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude),</b> a ferruginous and manganic restorative and blood builder of proved and undoubted efficiency and eligibility.</p> <p>Weather Very cold Temp. /3 below</p> <p>I took the girls &amp; drove Polly &amp; meet Pa at Mrs Clines drove from there to the cemetary to see about digging Uncle Teeples grave. Then I came home colder than a frog. Then I went for Melba &amp; got Bill shod cost 76 cts. Mr Thompson went down and got him for me. Maudie stayed for the school supper &amp; entertainment Eugene went for her after the entertainment. Mr Cox was over a little while in the evenining. I was at Mrs. McHays &amp; Mrs Clines in the afternoon for a few minutes. Eugene was home all day. Got me one new pair of over shoes. Good wheeling</p> <p>Bill 6" Polly 13"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, February 13</span></h2> <p>44 DAYS PAST 321 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Danger Signals of Cancer--(Concluded).</span></h3> <p>(5) Cancer of the stomach and alimentary canal: Here the early symptoms are less evident. After 40 years of age, obstinate indigestion, loss of flesh, strength and appetite, persistent colicky pains in the abdomen, obstinate constipation or diarrhea and bloody vomitus or stools, are signs of the gravest danger, and must at once be investigated, and their cause determined.--<i>Childe.</i></p> <p>Weather Temp.</p> <p>Cold north east wind. S W Teeple was buried this afternoon. Edna &amp; Erie Will Waterbery &amp; Daulph Teeple came to the cemetary. Isac Huffman was buried also. Eugene has gone over to Mr Dances. Eugene paid Walter Ashton. I drove over to Emilies &amp; got Melba's furs. Took the Children to school, then when I came from the funeral brought them home. John went back to St Thomas. The yearling ewe had two lambs Good wheeling</p> <p>Bill 13</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, February 14</span></h2> <p>45 DAYS PAST 320 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Prescribes with Great Confidence.</span></h3> <p>A physician of Cheshire, Eng., reports: "I am very pleased to tell you that I have found <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to be an excellent preparation and one that I can prescribe with the greatest confidence."</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Rather cold <b>Temp.</b></p> <p>I went to Aylmer about noon &amp; went to the Dr. waited for John to come from St Thomas, but he did not come. The big white ewe had three lambs Clarence was over &amp; helped Eugene feed them. Will have to make a pet lamb of one. Eugene Maudie &amp; Melba all went to Mr Dances to a party last evening didn't get away untill nearly ten. Good wheeling miles Bill 5" Polly 10" Nydia 6"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>When a medicinal preparation has been before the medical men of America for 17 years;</p> <p>When it has increased in both sale and prestige, year by year;</p> <p>When countless imitations eloquently testify to its sterling merit;</p> <p>is it not safe to rely upon it in indicated cases?</p> <p>Such a preparation is</p> <pre> === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === </pre> <p>Of specific and undoubted utility as a general tonic and reconstructive in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmic Conditions and Systemic Devitalization Generally.</p> <p>Specify PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE).</p> <p>Supplied in orginal bottles only.</p> <p>Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>New York, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Operative Management of Compound Fractures.</span></h3> <p>Dr. B. F. Barnes (Ohio State Medical Journal) concludes:</p> <p>1. Operative methods should be used only on cases that cannot be successfully treated by other means.</p> <p>2. Never operate on recent fractures, except those of the skull, or in an already infected field.</p> <p>3. Keep wound open during interval and use wet dressings.</p> <p>4. The intermedullary bone splint gives best results whenever practical.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">A Greeting to the New Graduate.</span></h3> <p>When Dr. Clark, who was professor of the principles and practice of medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, was in his prime, so the story goes, a member of the graduating class called on him at his house one morning for the purpose of having his chest examined, for he feared that he had incipient pulmonary disease. Having undergone the examination and received the welcome assurance that his lungs were sound, the young man asked the doctor what his fee was, "Oh, nothing, sir, nothing at all." "Why, how is that?" "Well, you know, dog doesn't eat dog." "What do you mean, sir?" "Simply that one doctor doesn't charge another doctor for professional services." "But, you know, Professor Clark, I'm not a doctor; I'm only a student." "Very well, dog doesn't eat pup." And there was nothing for the young man to pay. - N. Y. Med. Journ.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Pale Flag of Truce.</span></h3> <p>The characteristic pallor of the chlorotic subject is the "pale flag of truce," thrown out by the capitulating organism. Unless the essential blood deficiency is corrected, organic disease of more serious import is likely to ensue. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> restores blood vitality in anemia of all varieties. chlorosis, amenorrhea, Bright's disease, chorea, tuberculosis, rickets, rheumatism, malaria, convalescence, etc., etc. Dose: One tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">The After Treatment of Catarrhal Colds, Etc.</span></h3> <p>The various colds, "grippes," and catarrhs, that afflict the respiratory mucous membranes during the winter months, are extremely likely to leave their traces upon the general systemic vitality, in the form of a greater or lesser degree of anemia. This is especially true of those whose resistance is "below par," i.e., elderly people, young ill-nourished children, and weaklings from whatever cause. The constitutional after-treatment of respiratory disorders, among this class of patients, is usually more honored in the breach than in the observance. There can be no better routine practice than to order <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> as a general tonic and reconstituent, especially when anemia is apparent. This exceedingly pleasant and ferruginous reconstructive is so distinctly palatable as to render it generally acceptable to all patients, and is so entirely free from irritant properties as to insure its ready toleration without causing constipation or disturbance of digestion.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, February 15</span></h2> <p>46 DAYS PAST 319 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>In the palm, foreign bodies, by reason of the direction of the trust, often point towards the dorsum and, in a general way, towards the center of the wrist, and such movements as they undergo muscular contractions carry them further in those directions.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warmer <b>Temp.</b></p> <p>Mr Cox and family was over and spent the evening. Eveline went to Sunday school with the girls and stayed with us for tea. Pa has spent another day in St Thomas. Aleta was down a few minutes came with Carlton. I am a little better. Mr Homes was over &amp; little Clyde Cox. Ma in the house all day never out once . Snowed a few little flakes Good weeling. I announced last night to raise the pet lamb.</p> <p>Nydia 6, Billy 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, February 16</span></h2> <p>47 DAYS PAST 318 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">A General Systemic Recontituent.</span></h3> <p>Rx Liq. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc.4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/3<br /><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Cold <b>Temp.</b></p> <p>The girls drove themselves to school, Pa came home from St Thomas on the afternoon train walked as far as Mr Thompsons. The firls went there for him &amp; they all stayed for supper. Eveline was here for supper and I helped her make a velvet cushion. Mr Cox and his niece came over in the evening.</p> <p>Bill 5</p> <p>{written sideways at right: "Aleta called"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, February 17</span></h2> <p>48 DAYS PAST 317 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism.</span></h3> <p>Elevation of termperature found an early symptom in many cases, especially mild ones. When, in the absence of acute or other tangible disease, there have been loss of weight and augmented nitrogen and phosphoric acid excretion, and when, after adminstration of a thyroid or iodine preparation, there occur the characteristic psychoneurotic and cardiac symptoms of excessive thyroid activity, elevation of temperature is a thyrotoxic phenomenon.<i>--Stern.</i></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b></p> <p>Very frosty trees white with frost &amp; cold Pa took I took the girls &amp; Pa went for them. Eugene went to Aylmer &amp; I went as far as Ed Thompsons Boyde went with him there when they came back, we stayed &amp; played games. Pa was down to Sheds. Nothing much doing</p> <p>Bill 5 Polly 5 Nydia 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, February 18</span></h2> <p>49 DAYS PAST 316 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">If, If, If.</span></h3> <p>IF the physician has at his command, a palatable and immediately assimilible combination of iron and manganese;<br />IF this product has answered every reasonable professional requirement for nearly twenty years;<br />IF its use is veritably world-wide and constantly increasing;<br />Is it not clear that such a preparation possesses the merit claimed for it?<br />&lt;c&gt;<b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")&lt;/c&gt;</b></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b></p> <p>Cold this morning but much warmer through the day. The trees was completely covered with white frost, was lovely to see. Washed the clothes, Pa took the girls to school &amp; went after them, after coming from Mr {illegible} sale. Pa &amp; Shed went together, Adams &amp; Eugene Mrs Sam Wagenor came and spent the afternoon, also Eveline &amp; little Margret {illegible} Carls was was here also they all three was here for tea.</p> <p>Polly 10, Nydia 6 Sold Calves $25</p> <p>{written sideways at right: "Carl &amp; Eugene was to the sale &amp; came for tea"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, February 19</span></h2> <p>50 DAYS PAST 315 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Feeding of Children after Anesthesia.</span></h3> <p>A breast-fed infant can be put to the breast two hours after coming out of the anesthetic. He should be nursed for only half the usual time; if all goes well, next time he may be nursed his full nursing period. A bottle-fed infant can be fed two hours after coming out of the anesthetic with his regular bottle-feeding diluted one-half with water; if all goes well, his next bottle-feeding should consist of his usual food. A child can be given something to eat not sooner than two hours after coming out of the anesthetic. This food consists of hot broth; in throat cases the first food should consist of cold broth.<i>--Kilmer; Archives of Pediatrics.</i></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b> Cold this morning but warmer this afternoon. Maudie was ill so I took Melba as far as the corner, then she road with Olive the rest of the way. I went for her to night. Evelin was over and little Margret twice to day John and Eugene was drawing wood all day only while Eugene went with Adams over to George Haphams for a cow that Adams bought at 1050 one hundred &amp; fifty</p> <p>Bill &amp; Polly drawing wood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, February 20</span></h2> <p>51 DAYS PAST 314 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">To Ward Off Infection.</span></h3> <p>When la grippe is epidemic, a general reinforcement of vitality is indicated, for the purpose of warding off bacillary invasion and its unfortunate consequences. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> restores the structural integrity and sufficiency of the erythrocytes, increases their hemo globin content, and acts pleasantly and certainly as a general systemic reconstituent.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Cold but fine <b>Temp.</b><br />I took the girls to school &amp; got them saw Mrs Ashbaugh &amp; Mrs Cline. The boys was drawing buzz wood all day, in the afternoon Clarence Cox helped them. Brought home an new pair of rubbers with two buckles for Eugene. Got some cotton &amp; made one new waist for Melba. Pa was over to Mr Coxes in the evening. Sleighing Head two more little Lambs</p> <p>Billy 10 Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, February 21</span></h2> <p>52 DAYS PAST 313 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Diagnostic Pitfalls</span></h3> <p>"Acute gastritis" is a rare disease in adults. As a rule appendicitis or gall-stones is the correct diagnosis.<br />"Chronic indigestion" is usually a mistaken diagnosis, the actual condition being peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, constipation or cancer of the colon.<br />"Bronchitis" usually proves to be phthisis, bronchiectasis or bronchopneumonia at autopsy or in the outcome.<br />"Asthma" beginning after middle life is usually a symptom of cardiac or renal disease.<i>--Cabot; J. A. M. A.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Cold &amp; sleighing &lt;Temp.<br />The girls and I went over to Mrs Dances, helped card wool for a quilt. The girls stayed all night. Eugene went to Aylmer in the evening. John went to Kingsmill in the morning then in the afternoon drawed wood. Eugene got a calf from Andrew Davis. Mrs. Thompson &amp; Boyde went to St Thomas.</p> <p>bill 6, Mydia 7, Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tardy or Rapid Recovery?</span></h2> <p>After an acute or exhausting illness the patient always inquire: " How soon will I be up and around?" To "boost up," " brace up" and "tone" up," no medicinal agent is quite equal to</p> <p><b>Pepto Mangan ("Gude")</b></p> <p>It restores appetite and color,vitalizes every function and re-create strength and vigor of blood and body after Typhoid , Pneumonia, La Grippe,Malaria,Scarlet Fever, Measles,Diphtheria and other febrile diseases. It build up the depleted blood after Hemorrhage,Sepis or Supppuration.It imaparts spirits and snap to the Neurasthenic , and reders recovery rapid instead of tardy,after any serious illness.</p> <p>In 11 oz. bottle only.</p> <p>Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M.J. BREITENBACK.CO</p> <pre>New York, U. S. A. </pre> <p>To insure results to both patients and physican, specify <i>"original bottle."</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weight Equivalents.</span></h3> <p>To convert grains into grammes multiply by 0.065<br />To convert grammes into grains multiply by 15.5<br />To convert drachms into grammes multiply by 3.9<br />To convert ounes (avoir.) into grammes multiply by 28.4<br />To convert pounds (avoir.) into grammes multiply by 453.6</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Measure Equivalents.</span></h3> <p>To convert cubic centimeters into grains multiply by 15.5<br />To convert cubic centimeters into drachms multiply by 0.26<br />To concert cubic centimeters into ounces (avoir.) multiply by 0.036<br />To convert pints into cubic centimeters multiply by 47.3<br />To convert liters into ounces (avoir.) multiply by 35.3<br />To convert gallons into liters multiply by 3.08</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">He Found Out.</span></h3> <p>"Who," shouted the impassioned orator, "who among us has any cause to be happier than his neighbor on this glorious day of the nation's birth?"<br />A man with his head bandaged and both arms in a sling arose in the rear of the hall, and exclaimed: "The doctors!"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The After- Treatment of La Grippe.</span></h3> <p>In view of the succesive epidemics of La Grippe from year to year since this disease was first introduced or imported into this country , it is reasonable to presume that the infectious condition referred to is now endemic , and that the present winter will prove no exception to the rule in the incidence of a incidence of a disorder which is now world-wide in its distribution. If there is anyone particular feature of La Grippe which is common to almost all cases , it is the distinct and pronounced prostration that follows the subsidence of the acute symptoms.</p> <p><br />While authorative opionions may differ as regards the treatment of La Grippe during its febrile or active period , there is no doubt of the essential necessity od supportive and tonic treatment during convalescence. It should be remembered , however that the physician who prescribes a course of tonic , hematinic treatment, without reference to the digestion or gastro-intestinal sufficiency of his patient , is very liable to "strike a snag". The digestive syste of the average "grippe" patient, like his general vital tone, is almost always "below par" and the ordinary iron products are likely to produce gastric irritation and digestive discord genrally. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is particulary serviceable in such an emergency.Its ferruginous content is in readily tolerable and immediately absorbable condition and is assimilated and appropirated without embarresment of digestive vigor or strain upon the asborptive or assimilative functions.When prostration is extreme , it is a good plan to order strychnia, in appropriate dosage, in combination with Pepto-Mangan . There is no surer , safer or more efficent genreal hematinic medication than this.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, February 22</span></h2> <p>53 DAYS PAST 312 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Anemia from Menorrhagia.</span></h3> <p>A physician of Glasgow, Scotland, reports: "I prescribed <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> for a young married woman who was very anemic from menorrhagia, and who said she had tried many things but could find nothing that did her good. On her return after four or five weeks I was impressed with her improved appearance, as well as her buoyancy of spirits, and, generally speaking, the beneficial results of its administration."</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b> The Girls came home to night Eugene went for them. Carl came for tea also he was down to Jaffa Sunday School</p> <p>Polly &amp; Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, February 23</span></h2> <p>54 DAYS PAST 311 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Diagnostic Pitfalls (Continued)</span></h3> <p>"Rheumatism" has sometimes turned out in my experience to mean: aortic aneurysm, cancer of the pleura, tabes dorsalis, osteomyelitis, spondylitis deformans, bone-tuberculosis, syphilitic periostitis, lead-poisoning, morphine habit, alcoholic neuritis, trichiniasis and gonorrheal infection. "Rheumatism" is one of the most dangerous of all diagnoses of the conscientious physician.<br />"Cystitis" is usuallyu a symptom, not a disease. It points to disease below the bladder (stricture, obstructing prostate, etc.), or above it (renal tuberculosis and other renal infactions) is is the cause.<br />"Hemorrhoids" often mask cancer of the rectum.<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b> 8 below X I took the firls to school &amp; Eugene went for them. We washed Maude &amp; Boyde Thompson came home from St Thomas. Got a letter from Mrs Teeple. North East wind Sewed one pound carpet rags. Old {Amn?} cleared out this morning X</p> <p>Bill &amp; Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, February 24</span></h2> <p>55 DAYS PAST 310 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Post-Diptheritic Prostration.</span></h3> <p>Rx Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) fr. 1/3<br /><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b> North East wind. I took the girls &amp; Maude Thompson was up to day &amp; we went for them. Mr Baker was here from Dorlingtons sale. Carl &amp; Eugene was down to Jaffas Belmond were both here for dinner &amp; tea. Eugene has gone home with Carl for to bring Nydia home. I have been sewing carpet rags sewed 3 pounds</p> <p>Bill 10 Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, February 25</span></h2> <p>56 DAYS PAST 309 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Diagnostic Pitfalls (Continued)</span></h3> <p>"Unresolved pneumonia" is frequently a mistaken diagnosis, the real disease being interlobar empyema.<br />"Malaria" is often given as the diagnosis in cases of phthisis, hepatic syphilis, hepatic abscess and urinary infactions.<br />"Typhoid fever" in a patent's history may mean tuberculosis or latent sepsis (septic endocarditis, suppurative nphritis, etc.).<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Cold <b>Temp.</b><br />Took the girls to school &amp; brought Aunty Maud home with me for dinner she stampled some towells. Ada Boyde was here for dinner, then they went down to White's Mills. Baker &amp; the london jeweller {man?} was here after dinner. The firls road home from school with Mrs Bert Thompson &amp; I took Aunty Maud home</p> <p>Nydia 10 Bill 8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, February 26</span></h2> <p>57 DAYS PAST 308 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Anemias of Childhood</span></h3> <p>are usually sequels of the acute diseases common to this period. The action of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is always very marked in these cases, and it is interesting to see how rapidly children respond to its upbuilding influence. A market increase in hemoglobin at once follows its use and the red cells multiply rapidly. It is best given in milk, the dose, ten drops to two teaspoonfuls, according to age.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warmer, thawing, <b>Temp.</b><br />I took the firls to school &amp; went for them. Melba came with one &amp; Maudie road home with Mrs Dance &amp; Aleta. Pa Eugene &amp; Carl Dance, are agoing down to the woodsmans tea &amp; program. Bought 14 pigs to day. Boyde got his new watch. Aunt Bell was in for a few minutes. Saw Carnell Thompson with a load of wood upset north of the track. Was in to see Mrs Hearn</p> <p>Bill 11. Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, February 27</span></h2> <p>58 DAYS PAST 307 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Diagnostic Pitfalls (Concluded)</span></h3> <p>"Neurasthenia." The real disease almost always shows itself in youth on the basis of congenital tendencies, though like tuberculosis it may be roused into active progress by any prolonged strain, mental or physical. When it appears after middle age it is almost always a symptom or oganic disease such as dementia, paralytica, chronic nephritis, arteriosclerosis, myxedema, hyperthyroidism or phthisis.<br />The incipient stages of the disease mentioned in the last sentence are rarely recognized. The same is true of gastric ulcer, pernicious anemia, leukemia, cirrhosis of the liver, congenital renal cysts, renal tuberculosis and many other diseases.<i>--Cabot; J.A.M.A.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br />Snow nearly all gone in the roads. I took the girls to school, then their was a tea in the Baptis Church, so the girls stayed out and I went to the tea, and Mrs Thompson came home as far as her place with us. John was sawing wood all day, came down as far as Mr Thompsons and came home from there with us. Old Charley was to Aunt Bells for dinner &amp; here for supper then went home. I painted the cupboard.</p> <p>Bill 11 Nydia 11</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, February 28</span></h2> <p>59 DAYS PAST 306 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">A Cardiac and Systemic Bracer.</span></h3> <p>Rx Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. 1/2<br /><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle) 3xi M.Sig.--Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b><br />Thawing all day and raining quite hard this evening. Mrs Thompson was up came with Boyde. They were here all day. Boyde helping draw wood &amp; Maude was embroydering her some towells. Eugene has gone to Aylmer to night. John has gone to Marks to see how Clarence is. The girls took their music lesson. The little lamb had a big play. The girls have helped me all day and Melba has had such a good time between times going to the woods on the {bobs?} with the boys.</p> <p>Billy 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The Stagnant Stream</span></h2> <p>Enfeebled heart action reduces the force of the blood stream.<br />An abundance of oxygen is essential to the complete elimination of waste, the nourishment of tissues, the proper functioning of the organs and the maintenance of a physiological equipoise between destructive and reconstructive processes.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>imparts to the vital fluid the elements--hemoglobin and red corpuscles--upon which the elimination of waste material and the receoption of nutritive factors depend.<br />It is thus of great value in all forms of Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Rachitis, Neurasthenia, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, etc.<br />Prescribe PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE) in original bottles and avoid substitution. <i> It is never sold in bulk.</i></p> <p>M.J. BREITENBACH COMPANY,<br />NEW YORK.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">For "Working" People.</span></h3> <p>"Ohio produced one of the wittiest physicians this country ever knew," said Congressman Shattuck recently. "He lived at a small place near Cleveland, and was greatly liked. His practice was large, and sometimes people would tell him that they called him in more for the fun that was in it than the medicine. His wit was fully equal to his skill. It was hard to say which did his patients the most good. Just as it happened when one of his patients revolted at a monstrous dose of physic and said, "Why, doctor, you can't mean such a dose as this for a gentleman?" "Oh, no," said the doctor, "it's for working people," - Med. Standard.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Remedy for Mal de Mer.</span></h3> <p>"I have sailed the seas for half a century, gentlemen," said Captain Cochrane to a group upon the deck on his ship, "when any of you begin to feel qualmish, come to me. I will give you the best remedy I know of."</p> <p>"What is it?" asked two or three hesitatingly.</p> <p>"A mint julep."</p> <p>"Why?" asked the others, restlessly.</p> <p>"Because it tastes just as good coming up as it does going down."</p> <p>The party, without excusing themselves, struck for the steward's room. - Gentleman's Magazine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Symptomatic or Complicating Anemia.</span></h3> <p>Is that form or condition of blood poverty which results from various constitutional infections and diatheses. Prominent among such causes are, Syphilis, Rheumatism, Paludal Poisoning, Tuberculosis, Carcinoma, etc. In many instances, such an anemia is due to some obscure, latent metabolic perversion, or a slow but persistent intestinal auto-intoxication of gastro-intestinal origin. While it is an axiomatic principle that successful therapy depends upon the removal of the causative factor, it is more than often wise and eminently judicious to adopt direct hematinic treatment while the underlying cause is being sought for and combated. Pepto - Mangan (Gude) being bland, non-irritant and readily tolerable, can almost always be given, with distinct advantageto appetite, digestion, nutrition and general well-being, while causative therapy is under way. Neither constipation nor digestive disturbance results from its steady use, and a general hematic gain is practically a certainty, if its use is persisted in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, March 1</span></h2> <p>60 DAYS PAST 305 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Treatment of Acute Articular Rheumatism.</span></h3> <p><i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> vaccine used in 6 cases, in 4 of which no salicylates were given, with good results. Temperature quickly fell in every case, pain ceased, and inflammatory phenomena disappeared. Stock vaccine from several strains of streptococcus was used in these cases, but author thinks it preferable to employ a mixed streptococcus and staphylococcus (<i>aureus</i> and <i>albus</i>) vaccine.<i>--Wolverton.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Cold North west wind <b>Temp.</b><br />Snowing a little off and on all day &amp; blowing ery hard. Was all home all day, untill this evening Eugene is gone. The little lamb has had a big play this evening.</p> <p>Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, March 2</span></h2> <p>61 DAYS PAST 304 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"A Wonderful Amount of Good."</span></h3> <p>A practitioner of Orkney, Scotland, who appends to his name the qualifications, M.B.M.S., Edin., L.S.A., Lond., writes: "I have personally used for malarial anemia, one bottle <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> and I grant you all you claim for it, as it has done me a wonderful amount of good where other organic compounds of iron helped me but little. I intend to prescribe it freely in full expectancy of marked benefits."</p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b><br />One of the windies{t} days I was ever out and very wet &amp; very cold besides. I took the girls &amp; their Father went for them. John was over to Marks &amp; Eugene down to Binghams for the evening. We washed &amp; I spent the rest of my day &amp; evening mending old coats &amp; mittens. Mark was over in the morning when I came from taking the girls to school. (Bill {illegible} Polly 197 &amp; 126 &amp;148?)</p> <p>Billy 5 Polly 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, March 3</span></h2> <p>62 DAYS PAST 303 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>Several deaths have followed the injection of cocaine into the urethra. It is a fact that two drachms of a 5 per cent. solution have been injected and no harm resulted, but usually a 4 per cent. solution is strong enough, and one drachm a sufficient quantity to use. Equally must care be exercised in using cocaine about the rectum. Several published formulae for local cocaine applications have gotten physicians into trouble.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg. </i></p> <p><i><b>Weather</b> Warmer, thawed a little <b>Temp.</b><br />The girls daddy took them to school because he had to go and get some one to saw wood but couldn't anyone so went for them and saw Mr Bentley {large ink blotch} he is a going to have Marlott come tomorrow. Carl Dance was here for supper he &amp; Eugene have gone to Mr Acharts. Mr Bake came this evening &amp; took John down to Bob {illegible}. Got a letter from Mrs Marchant. </i></p> <p><i>Billy {illegible} Polly 2 1/2. </i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, March 4</span></h2> <p>63 DAYS PAST 302 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Post-Septic or Post-Suppurative Anemia</span></h3> <p>requires timely hematogenesis to repair the damage to the blood caused by septic infection and its devitalizing influence. Anemic devitalization is usually quite apparent, if the infection has been at all prolonged. <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is both prompt and efficient in blood building therapy and is always well taken, rapidly absorbed and readily tolerated.</p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b><br />I took the girls &amp; Aleta, went for them. Clark Marlatt came about noon with the engine and after dinner we cut wood. Lewis run the saw Mr Baker threw away Sheds Bo Clarence Carl &amp; Eugene &amp; John put up the wood. Eugene was away John got him some new rubbers &amp; overalls.</p> <p>Bill 10, Polly 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, March 5</span></h2> <p>64 DAYS PAST 301 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Diagnosis of Brain Abscess.</span></h3> <p>A history of trauma, bronchiectasis, empynema, etc., will prove helpful; while last, but by no means least, a study of the blood for the conventional changes due to existing suppuration should be made. If the abscess is within the cortex, or enveloped by the meninges, changes of the cerebrospinal fluid (i.e., lymphocytosis, increased serum-albumins, microorganisms, pus, etc.) may be anticipated. If the abscess be of sufficient size to alter the intracranial tension, a choked disk may be manifested; or if not quite sufficient to cause this phenomenon, a prechoked disk may be in evidence.<i>N.W. Sharpe; The Journ. Mo. State Med. Assoc.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warmer <b>Temp.</b><br />Sawed wood this morning untill eleven, had their dinners then went down to Bert Tompsons and cut all the afternoon. Eugene went down to Mr Acharts &amp; got a cow. Was ut to Mr. Doltons. Mrs Bingham Anna Marshall was up for the evening. The firls drove themselves to school. I was home all day. Boyde &amp; Mother was here for tea</p> <p>Billy 5</p> <p>{witten around perimeter of page: "Eveline &amp; Margret was here for {illegible/cut off}"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, March 6</span></h2> <p>65 DAYS PAST 300 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Preserves the Integrity of the Corpuscles.</span></h3> <p>A Missouri physician writes: "I know of no remedy that so thoroughly preserves the integrity of the corpuscles and guards the blood secretions against infaction, as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)."</b></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b><br />Cold again &amp; snowing a little. The girls drove themselves to school. John &amp; Eugene are drawing hay from the east Barn</p> <p>Billy 5 Polly 8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, March 7</span></h2> <p>66 DAYS PAST 299 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Indications for Operation in Chronic Disease of Middle Ear.</span></h3> <p>1. Continued pain in an ear which is discharging, or on that side of the head.<br />2. When the discharge has lasted three months in spite of attention to the ear, throat, and nose.<br />3. If there is bleeding, blood stained, or brown discharge coming from the ear.<br />4. If the perforation in the drum is enlarging. (This means that the membrane is being destroyed.)<i>--Leslie.</i><br /><i>Concluded second page following.)</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br />Maude Thompson &amp; I went to Aylmer in the afternoon. Margrett Standing &amp; Wilfred Bingham was here all day. The firls took their music lesson. Eugene went to Aylmer to sell old pet. The criple lamb came to night</p> <p>Nydia 5" Billy 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>IF the physician has at his command a palatable, acceptable and immediately assimilable combination of iron and manganese.</p> <p>IF this product has answered every reasonable professional requirement for more than 17 years;</p> <p>IF its use in reconstructuve therapy is veritably world-wide and constantly increasing;</p> <p>Is it not quite clear that such a preparation possesses the genuine merit claimed for it?</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>exerts prompt and decided hematinic and reconstructive action in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmus, Convalescence, etc.</p> <p>In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACK CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lumbar Puncture.</p> <p>Since in children the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebra are short and extend nearly directly backward, the puncture is made most readily in the median line, close to the under border of the spinous process of the upper vertebra of the chosen space. In adults, because of the anatomical differences in the spine, and because of the interspinous ligament, there is more room for approach if puncture is made to one side of the median line, and at a level with the lower part of the spinous process of the vertebra next above the space used. The needle, however, should be pointed toward the median line-G. R. Pisek; The Post-Graduate</p> <p>A Touching Tribute.</p> <p>A writer tells how a little child once preached a wonderful sermon to him. "Is your father at home?" I asked a small child, on our village doctor's doorstep. "No," he said; "he's away." "Where do you think I could find him?" "Well," he replied, with a considering air, "you've got to look for him some place where people are sick, or hurt, or something like that. I don't know where he is, but he's helping somewhere.-Naational Recorder.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blood Impoverishment.</p> <p>In meeting that condition of the system enbraced in the above headlines, is it not true that our first thought, and that to which our instinct naturally leads us, is iron; but viewed from the standpoint of now accepted scientific facts, is this not looking at but one phase of the question? That there is a deficiency of iron in the blood in most forms of anemia is, of course, indisputable; and to endeavor to supply this lack by the administration of iron seems but a common sense procedure.</p> <p>To invigorate, to rekindle nervous force, to revitalize all functions, and thereby bring about a condition of systemic vigor, of which blood-enrichment is necessarily a feature, the addition of manganese to iron is desirable. In Pepto-Mangan, iron and manganese was first brought to the attention of all the profession by Dr. Gude, Chemist, and this preparation is found to be one of the best therapeutic resources of the present-day physician, and when combined with such other remedies as meet the indication, such as we have spoken of, forms at once a therapeutic arsenal whose fortress is impregnable.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, March 8</span></h2> <p>67 DAYS PAST 298 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Suited to Every Age.</span></h3> <p>The practical, successful physician does not overlook the fact that <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> is readily tolerated by invalids of all classes and all ages. It is always well borne, never disturbs the digestion, does not stain the teeth and is entirely free from constipating action.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b> 6-below<br />The girls came home with Aleta after Sunday School &amp; then Carl came for tea, he was at Jaffa Sunday School. I was home all day nothing much doing.<br />Lewis &amp; Bell was here for dinner, Bell &amp; I went to Church, the girlls got dinner, John was to Sheds this morning. Eugene was away to night. Mrs Cox &amp; Evelin &amp; Will Coxes was over</p> <p>Billy 6 Nydia 6Bill 5 Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, March 9</span></h2> <p>68 DAYS PAST 297 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Indications for Operation in Chronic Disease of Middle Ear(Concluded).</span></h3> <p>5. If there is polypus or a bulging membrane, with a perforation draining the cavity.<br />6. If there is increasing deafness, giddiness, or permanently blocked Eustachian drainage.<br />7. If the discharge is foul smelling or abundant in spite of the use of drops.<br />8. If there is a facial paralysis on that side.<br />9. Optic neuritis, fits, mental derangement.<br />10. Evidences of tubercle or diptheria in the discharge (microscope) may demand a redical operation.<i>--Leslie.</i></p> <p><b>Weather Temp.</b> 8 below<br />I took the girls to school Eugene went for them. We washed. Maude Thompson &amp; Boyde came home from St Thomas, had a letter from Aunty Teeple. Old Ann went away this morning. Girls drove themselves to school Took old pet away. John &amp; Eugene {Van Wagnor?} cow had a calf. John was down to C O'Hearn's</p> <p>Bill 6 Nydia {illegible} Billy 5.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, March 10</span></h2> <p>69 DAYS PAST 296 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Where?</span></h3> <p><b>WHERE,</b> in the materia medica, does the physician look for the most suitable hemogenetic?<br /><b>WHERE</b> does he find nature's hematinics, iron and manganese, most scientifically combined in shape for immediate assimilation?<br /><b>WHERE</b> is there such a preparation in a form as bland, palatable, and readily tolerable as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)?</b></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Fair but cold this morning <b>Temp.</b><br />Maude &amp; Melba drove to school. John has gone to Kingsmill with a grist to grind. This afternoon John went to Aylmer. Eugene went to Mr Dances. Aleta Dr Augustine was here to dr the black Van Wagnor cow Maudie had dinner at Grandmas Wrightmans.</p> <p>Sent out 6 dozen eggs<br />Billy. 5 Nydia 11. Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, March 11</span></h2> <p>70 DAYS PAST 295 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Treatment of Mucous Colitis.</span></h3> <p>Apply to abdoment at night towel soaked in magnesium sulphate solution, 1/2 ounce to 1 pint of water, at 75 [degrees symbol] F. Irrigate rectum with 2 gallons of same solution at 85 [degrees symbol] to 90 [degrees symbol] F. Mucus disappears, and pain and gas formation diminish. Milk diet, with fruit, especially grapes, added, also effective; 1 1/2 quarts of milk to be taken during day and 1 pint of hot milk at bedtime; continue for ten days or two weeks. Crude tar of <i>Pinus palustris</i>, mixed with flour and ordered in No. 2 gelatin capsules, gave good results; 2 or 3 capsules one hour after meals.<i>--Joseph.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Fair &amp; cold <b>Temp.</b><br />Maudie &amp; Melba drove to school Maudie had dinner at Grandma Wrightmans. Eugene has gone to Aylmer for some medicine to night. John was to Aylmer this afternoon. Maude Thompson &amp; Boyde came this morning and took me to Kingsmill. The boys was hauling manure this four noon. Good wheeling<br />Sold 56 cts of eggs<br />Billy 5 Nydia 10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, March 12</span></h2> <p>71 DAYS PAST 294 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">In Bright's Disease.</span></h3> <p><b>The Anemia of Bright's is usually benefited by direct hematinic treatment with<br /></b></p> <b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</b> <p><b><br /><b>which is especially valuable because it does not disturb digestion or irritate the kidneys.</b> </b></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Fair &amp; cold <b>Temp.</b> <br />John took the girls to school then home &amp; Then this afternoon John went to Mr Waldo Bentleys funeral &amp; Mr Ed Thompson went with him. Eugene was to Mr Dances this afternoon &amp; for supper drove Billy. They drew manure this fournoon, John is down to Sheds to night &amp; Eugene to Mr Binghams. Lewis &amp; Bell was at the gate a minute on their way down to Lewises. Good wheeling roads quite dry<br />Sold the veal calves<br />Billy 5 Polly 9.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, March 13</span></h2> <p>72 DAYS PAST 293 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>Splinters of hard wood, like pieces of glass, may become encysted in the tissues, and can often be drawn out whole by one end. But soft wood, and especially old wood, breaks on traction, and unless the wound is made large enough to expose it all, even very large fragments may be left, unrecognized, in the tissues.<i>--Amer. Journ. of Surg.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warmer &amp; thawing <b>Temp.</b><br />The girls drove themselves to school. Pa went to school Aylmer this afternoon on business. Eugene has gone over to Mr Dances. Mr Franklin brought us two dressed hogs for summer use, good wheeling roads drying up fine. Boys was hawling manure this fournoon, drawing hay this afternoon. Maudie was to Grandma's for dinner. Mrs Cline Spence &amp; Mrs Clarke were at Mrs Thompsons yesterday for tea<br />Billy 5 Nydia 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, March 14</span></h2> <p>73 DAYS PAST 292 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Other Remedies Disagreed.</span></h3> <p>A physician in South Dakota writes: "I am giving <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to a patient convalescing from a long stay in bed due to mitral involvement from inflammatory rheumatism and the results are very good indeed--all other forms of tonic medication seemed to disagree with her stomach."</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warm <b>Temp.</b><br />Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer after tea to take Hellen Standing home, she was out for dinner &amp; tea, I went to Kingsmill for John. Aleta came home from London, {written between lines: "John was up to Mrs Teeples"} and she came home with us, and had tea then Eugene took her home. Maudie &amp; I papered the parlor clothes room. Clifford Skinner was up a little while in the afternoon.</p> <p>Billy 5 Polly 12 miles don't know how much far the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WHERE?</span></h2> <p>WHERE in the materia medica does the physician look for the most suitable hemogenetic agent?<br />WHERE does he find iron and manganese-Nature's hematinics-most scientifically combined in condition for immediate assimilation?<br />WHERE can he find such a preparation in a form as palatable, bland, non-irritant and readily tolerable as</p> <b>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</b> <p>which can be depended upon as a blood-constructing and nutrition-stimulating reconstituent in Anemia, Chlorosis, Bright's Disease, Marasmus and Innutrition generally?</p> <p>In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> M. J. BREITENBACH CO.<br />NEW YORK, U.S.A.</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The Technique of Nutritive Enemata.</span></h2> <p>It is a good standing rule that all albuminous food should be digested before given as enemata, for, experimentally, albumen is shown to be excreted by the kidneys unabsorbed when injected into the rectum undigested. The practice of giving nutrient enemata with a common Davidson syringe, with a rubber or metal nozzle, cannot be too strongly condemned. Irritation of the bowel, possibly hemorrhage, and imperfect absorption, are the result. A long, pliable rubber tube should be used; a large velvet-eyed catheter does very well, and this should be passed well up the rectum to the sigmoid flexure. About eight inches of tubing should be passed up in the child, and about ten to twelve inches in the adult. There is a good anatomical and physiological reason for this, as fluids absorbed from the sigmoid flexure and upper part of the rectum are carried to the inferior mesenteric vein through the superior hemorrhoidal and sigmoid veins, and so on to the liver through the portal vein. The veins from the lower third of the rectum pass directly to the inferior vena cava, consequently all proteid matter absorbed from the lower one-third of the rectum loses the further digestion in the liver so vital to its assimilation. If injected into the sigmoid flexure it causes less irritation, and there is less liability to rejection.<i>--Canada Med. Record.</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The After Care of Operative Cases.</span></h2> <p>A large majority of surgical diseases, requiring operative interference, are preceded, accompanied or followed by hemolytic changes. In addition to the more or less devitalizing effect of the original condition which brings the patient to the operating table, the necessary anaesthesia, if at all prolonged, reduces the hemoglobin percentage and the shock incident to the operation contributes to the surgical anemia. Hemorrhage, Supporation or Sepsis of course intensifies the post-operative chlor-anemia and renders more than ever necessary the employment of hematogenic measures during surgical convalescence. Judicious feeding alone will not hasten recovery as rapidly as a judicious combination of feeding with a hematinic reconstituent such as <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> This palatable, readily tolerable and promptly absorbable organic combination of iron and manganese is distinctly indicated in preference to other blood-building agents, because it is agreeable, non-irritant and free from constipating effect.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, March 15</span></h2> <p>74 DAYS PAST 291 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Pleurisy and Tuberculosis.</span></h3> <p>Every case of "cured" pleurisy should be closely watched for many months after the patient has been actually ill with the disease. It is probably correct to say that considerably more than half such cases develop tuberculosis years after. indeed, Koster, Landouzy and others consider pleurisy with effusion a symptom of existing, though latent tuberculosis. Koster states <i>(Zeitschr, fur klinische Medizin)</i> that in persons over fifteen years of age tuberculosis develops in at least one half the cases after the occurence of idiopathic pleurisy with effusion.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Warm thawing all day <b>Temp.</b><br />Maudie &amp; Melba went to Sunday School. Eugene walked down to Boydes &amp; Boyde brought him home and stayed for dinner &amp; supper. John was away all the fournoon. Eggs $2.50</p> <p>Billy 5. Nydia..6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, March 16</span></h2> <p>75 DAYS PAST 290 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">An Ideal Toning Agent</span></h3> <p>In any and all conditions requiring reconstructive medication, is <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combination is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases (typhoid, pneumonia, la grippe, etc.) and whenever the heart and circulation need strength and support.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Very warm a lovely find day <b>Temp.</b><br />Maudie &amp; Melba drove to school, then when they came home I took the horse &amp; went to Mr Hearnses for a bag of appels. Eugene &amp; I washed the clothes were all dry by night. John went to Aylmer this morning &amp; again this afternoon. Mary King &amp; Baker was here to night to have us to a party tomorrow night. Euge is over to Marks.<br />Eggs 1 dollar<br />Billy 8 Polly 12 1/2 Nydia 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, March 17</span></h2> <p>76 DAYS PAST 289 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Suggestions About Eye Injuries.</span></h3> <p>Simple scrapes, or abrasions of the cornea, with or without the presence of any foreign body, should be carefully looked after because of the danger of infection. The conjunctival sac should be thoroughly cleaned by irrigation, as already suggested. Artyrol is to be dropped into the eye and the sac filled with some sterilized medium such as bichloride vaseline, 1 to 3,000, and a dressing consisting of sterilized pad of gauze applied.<i>--J.A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Thawing <b>Temp.</b><br />Very muddy every place, but the roads are good nearly all over &amp; quite dry. Eugene &amp; Maudie have gone over to Mr Kings to a party. I walked to Kingsmill intended to go to St Thomas but missed the train. The boys was drawing hay &amp; splitting wood. I road back from Kingsmill as far as Almas with Mr Dolton.</p> <p>Billy 5 Nydia 8 Polly 3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, March 18</span></h2> <p>77 DAYS PAST 288 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Severer Forms of Anemia</span></h3> <p>Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij<br /><b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</b> (Cc.330--original bottle 3xi<br />M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age.</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Turned very cold to night <b>Temp.</b><br />Maudie &amp; I went to St Thomas this morning. I got me an new silk dress. Maudie took Melba part way then she road the rest of the way with Olive. Lewises was was here when we came home after a barrell of appels. Got the boys some new underware. Got a can of coal oil four gallons at 16 cts a gallon. Eggs $1.20</p> <p>Billy 8 Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday , March 19</span></h2> <p>78 DAYS PAST 287 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Suggestions About Eye Injuries.</span></h3> <p>In wounds of the cornea, the eye should be throughly cleansed , any projecting iris cut off, atropia and argyrol dropped into the eye, and the same sterile dressing applied. If the sclera is wounded , the conjuntiva should be drawn over the wounded and stiched together to protect the contents of the eyeball. We may also in many cases cover wounds of the cornea with a conjuctival flap by the Kuhnt method.<i>--J.A White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> Very cold <b>Temp.</b><br />The girls drove themselves to school.Then in the afternoon Maude Thompson &amp; I took Polly and went to Aylmer. John &amp; Shed went to Grandads sale and after Eugene got the chores done, he went also. We was invited to Mrs Clines to a party , but John didn't feel inclined to go so we stayed home</p> <p>Billy 5 Polly 7 1/2 Nyd 4</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, March 20</span></h2> <p>79 DAYS PAST 286 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Colitis, with Anemic Debility.</span></h3> <p>An English practitioner, who does not wish his name published, writes as follows: "I received the sample of <b>Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</b> and have used it in a case of colitis with anemic debility, and have found it of benefit in improving the general condition of the patient."</p> <p><b>Weather</b> Thawed a little but a cold raw wind. <b>Temp.</b><br />I took the girls then Maud Thompson and I went for them. I settelled [settled] up with Yovell &amp; Wrong. Tried out my fat &amp; Eugene &amp; I made sausage. May McNielNiel road home as far as Mrs Binghams with us. John went to Kingsmill with a grist. Melba a pair of rubbers.</p> <p>Billy 18 Polly 6 Nydia 12</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, March 21</span></h2> <p>80 DAYS PAST 285 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Suggestions About Eye Injuries.</span></h3> <p>If the cornea is already infected and an ulcer has developed, it should be sterilized by an application of carbolic acid, and the excess neutralized with alcohol; or the infected area can be touched lightly with the actual cautery, using a platinum probe heated to a red heat, and the same treatment applied as above.<i>--J.E. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</i></p> <p><b>Weather</b> A lovely day <b>Temp.</b><br />dust flying in the roads and some snow and ice in the fence corners. Maud Thompson &amp; I went to Aylmer to the food sale &amp; the Millinery openings. I came home and Maude stayed with Estella. Maude &amp; Melba was home all day Aunt Bell was with us also quite awhile Maud T got her new hat trimmed with the pink roses. John &amp; Eugene went in the evening.</p> <p>Billy 5. Polly 7 1/2 9 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The Chlorotic Anemia</span></h2> <p>of young girls - the classical "green sickness" of the older writers - is peculiarly responsive to the prompt and certain hemoglobin-creating action of</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>Series after series of carefully conducted blood tests have abundantly proved its special value in this, as in all other anemic blood states.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.<br />New York, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tumor of the Upper Abdomen.</span></h3> <p>The decision as to whether a tumor growing on the lower surface of the liver belongs to that organ or to the gall of the bladder, or to one of the neighboring organs in question, is sometimes easily solved, but sometimes utterly impossible. Tumors of the pylorus and duodenum can easily be recognized, because they will rescend with inspiration, and they can be retained by the finger during expiration, while a tumor connected with the liver will rise again with expiration. Tumors of the stomach and intestines also change their position with the inflation of the stomach by air, unless they are strongly attached to neighboring organs. - C. A. Ewald; The Amer. Journ. of Gastro-Enterology</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Just as Good as Ever, Too.</span></h3> <p>An old physician was noted for his brusque manner and old-fashioned methods. A lady called him in to treat her baby, who was slightly ailing. The doctor prescribed castor oil.</p> <p>"But, doctor," protested the young mother, "castor oil is such an old-fashioned remedy." "Madam," replied the doctor, "babies are old-fashioned things." - London Opinion.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">A Systemic Boost.</span></h3> <p>It is safe to say that the average physician is called upon to prescribe a tonic more frequently than any one other form of medication, unless it be a cathartic. Patients who are patients solely because they are tired, "run down" and generally debilitated, are constant visitors at the physician's office. Such individuals need something that will boost them up to their normal point of resistance and then hold them there: in other words, not a mere temporary stimulatioin, with secondary depression, but a permanent help to the revitalization of the blood and a general reconstruction. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not only prompt in action as an encourager of appetite and better spirits, but is also distinctly efficient as a blood builder and systemic reconstituent. It is pleasant, non-irritant, free from constipating effect and does not stain the teeth. It is thus a general constitutional tonic of positive service in all conditions of general devitalization.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, March 22. 81 days past, 284 to come.</p> <p>A Handy Aid to Diagnosis. A Handy Aid to Diagnosis of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, blood and ductless glands is afforded by the very complete wall chart issued in the interest of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Physicians desiring a copy of same may obtain it by addressing M. J. Breitenbach Co., 53 Warren St., New York City.</p> <p>Weather. Temp.</p> <p>John &amp; I was up to Charis for dinner. Aunt Bella [?] went over to see Mrs. King. The girls were not home they went to church in the morning &amp; did not come back. Maudie &amp; Lizzy Abell was up for dinner with the girls. They went to Sunday school, all four of them. Reb &amp; Jane was here for dinner also. [Name?] was over in the evening. Maudie &amp; [Jessie?] be [? ? ? night]</p> <p>Dolly B. J. Ayers G</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, March 23. 82 days past, 283 to come.</p> <p>Suggestions About Eye Injuries. Never attempt to remove a foreign body from the cornea with anything except a clean instrument. If you must use a pocket knife, in an emergency, see that it is cleaned beforehand, for no tissue in the body is easier to infect than the cornea.—J. A. White, Int. Jour. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather. Temp.</p> <p>Thawing but cold. Maudie Melba drove to school. Eugene &amp; I washed. Eugene brought a calf of Clarence Shinns, killed it. The boys have been hauling hay &amp; splitting wood. Drew a picture. John went to the factory. Eugene has gone down to Charlie Marchants &amp; put on quill—feathers &amp; made the lining. This afternoon John Hacker was buried to day.</p> <p>Dolly B. J. [Lydia]</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, March 24. 83 days past, 282 to come.</p> <p>Its “Promptness in Results.” A physician, when writing in regard to his frequent and extensive use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), states that “one of its most excellent features or qualities is its concord with the digestive organs and its consequent promptness in results.”</p> <p>Weather. Temp.</p> <p>[Weather] &amp; [fine]. The girls drove themselves. Aunt Bell &amp; Mrs King was over for dinner. Mrs Dance &amp; Alta went to Auburn. Alta was in for a minute. Carl was over in the evening &amp; helped Maude with her new frock. We tried to make Valentine [things] [tonight] &amp; she refused.</p> <p>Bell B. J. [Lydia] &amp; Dolly</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, March 25. 84 days past, 281 to come.</p> <p>Suggestions About Eye Injuries. In burns of the conjunctiva and cornea from lime or hot metal, no occlusive dressing should be applied. The eye should be filled with sterile vaseline and left open, the eyeballs and lids being moved frequently to prevent adhesions which would be sure to follow if the eye was bandaged.—J. A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather. [Warm] &amp; raining.</p> <p>After dinner had an nice shower. I took the girls &amp; went to Northend. On the way home we went in to Maud Thompson’s &amp; had our tea. Then after we was gone a few minutes Baker the jeweler man came. Eugene was away all the evening &amp; then was sawing wood for Mark. Sold 3.60 in eggs.</p> <p>Billy 11, Dolly 6, [Lydia] 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, March 27. 86 days past, 279 to come.</p> <p>Suggestions About Eye Injuries. Ordinary surgical principles apply here as elsewhere, the basis being thorough cleanliness. The cap and gown and other frills of the operating-room may be dispensed with, but clean hands, sterilized instruments, irrigation of the conjunctival sac with normal salt or boracic acid solution, are essential in all forms of eye injuries, from the slightest to the most dangerous.—J. A. White; Int. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather. Rained all day. Temp.</p> <p>A very disagreeable time. Maud &amp; Hilda drove to school. Clarke came &amp; Eugene went down to [the] Peabody. I sold with him a load. [Cook] brought a cow. Eugene has gone over to night to Mr. Parker’s. It a badly. Maud was worried. We decided not to go on account of the bad weather. I have been [sewing] corships tops out of lace scraps &amp; made Maude an under waist. Besides my work I got a letter from Annie [Seely] saying that she was up &amp; would letter.</p> <p>Billy 5, Dolly 2½, Lydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday, March 28. 87 days past, 278 to come.</p> <p>Neuritis and Debility Following Influenza. A country physician in England refers to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) as “of great value in the neuritis and general debility following influenza.” Its value in this special field is no doubt due to its pronounced hematinic and general reconstructive properties.</p> <p>Weather. Warm &amp; sultry. Temp.</p> <p>Roads in a terrible condition almost loose your horse some times. I took John to Kingsville for to take the train going to Mrs Zepler. Eugene went for his cycle board up to Mrs [Weslakes]. Evelin was over for a few minutes. Wilfred was up a little while. The girls had their music lessons. Maudie went with Eugene for the cycle board. Eugene didn’t go to town. Dolly 3, Polly 1½, cow had a calf.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">HOW?</span></h2> <p>does the physician determine the merit of any medicinal agent?</p> <p>HOW does he separate the valuable medicinal wheat from the useless therapeutic chaff?</p> <p>HOW does he choose his therapeutic working tools?</p> <p>The ACTUAL EXPERIENCE of medical men for more than seventeen years indubitably establishes the sterling hematinic and reconstructive virtues of</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h2> <p>in Anemia, Chlorosis, Hemic Devitalization from any cause and in General Systemic Denutrition.</p> <p>In original bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Cancer of the Stomach.</span></h3> <p>The following rules are suggested upon which to base a positive diagnosis of cancer of the stomach:</p> <p>1. If particles of tumor are found (in the wash water or in the tube) which, under the mircoscope, reveal the characteristic picture of a malignant growth.</p> <p>2. The presence of a more or less large tumor with an uneven surface, belonging to the stomach and associated with dyspeptic symptoms.</p> <p>3. The presence of a tumor associated with frequent hematemesis.</p> <p>4. Constant pains, frequent vomiting, ischochymia, emaciation-all these symptoms being quite permanent and not extending over too long a period of time (six months a year).</p> <p>5. Tumor and ischochymia.</p> <p>6. Emaciation, ischochymia, presence of latic acid.</p> <p>7. Constant anorexia and pains, not yielding to treatment, accompanied by frequent small hemorrhages of coffee-ground color. - Dr. M. Einhorn; N. Y. Med. Journal.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Well Informed.</span></h3> <p>Little Willie Throop: "Pa, what does the title "Dr." or "Doctor" come from anyway?"</p> <p>Mr. Throop: "Why, from the Latin word "Dr." or "debtor", used in making out bills, because doctors charge so much, Willie. Latin is a great language. When you wish to know anything in connection witht he languages, always come to your father, Willie." - Brooklyn Eagle.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Child That Fails to Thrive</span></h3> <p>is one of the many troublesome and vexatious clinical puzzles that the family practitioner is called upon to solve. To arrive at any definite determination in regard to the treatment of such a child, a careful physical examination is essential, in order that any of the causes which act reflexly through the nervous system may be properly dealt with - Post-nasal adenoids, a redundant prepuce, ascarides, eye strain, as well as other local irritations, may be more or less responsiblefor the child's backwardness, both mental and physical; constitutional diatheses, such as syphilis, tuberculosis and lithemic states, should also be looked for and intelligently treated. After the discovery and removal of the cause, tonic and reconstituent treatment is almost invariably indicated and among the reconstructives especially adapted to the delicate digestive organs of the undernurtured child, Pepto - Mangan (Gude){In BOLD} is easily first. Its iron and manganese content exists in organo-plastic combination with peptones, and the preparation, as a whole, is so pleasant and readily tolerableas well as immediately and wholly assimilable, that children of all ages take it readily and benefit materially from its corpuscle-building and hemoglobin-contributing power.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, March 30 89 DAYS PAST 276 TO COME</p> <p>Iron’s Side Partner. Among all of the many iron products none has proved as generally acceptable and promptly assimilable as the organo-plastic form of this metal in Pepto-Mangan (Gude). The ferruginous element is combined with organic manganese, iron’s side partner in reconstructive therapy. Pepto-Mangan quickly restores vigor to the blood and, because of its palatability and blandness, is especially valuable in pediatric practice.</p> <p>Weather Warm and rained in the morning Temp. The girls drove themselves to school. Eugene got a calf off Ed Thompson and Adams. The roads are something terrible. Mr. Simpson got stuck over at the Corners, and Eugene had to help shovel him out. [Mavel Thompston?] of [tell?] went to St Thomas.</p> <p>Billy 5- Dell 3 Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Parasitic Anemia</span></h2> <p>is caused by the corpuscle-destroying action of the malarial plasmode or the devitalizing effect produced by infection with tape-worm, hook-worm or other intestinal parasite. After the removal of the cause</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h2> <p>can be depended upon to renew, restore and revitalize the vital fluid, without causing digestive irritation or constipation.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO. New York. U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Effect of Alkalies on the Gastric Secretion.</span></h3> <p>Hayem states that alkalies given for some time and in sufficient doses, so far from curing hypersecretion of hydrochloric acid, are the most powerful agents in producing it. This is especially true of bicarbonate of sodium. They produce this effect after being absorbed and during excretion. That it is not due to their local action on the gastric mucosa, is proved by the use of mineral waters, which aid the absorption of alkalies, and so produce hyperchlorhydria more readily than alkalies alone. The above is true only if the gastric glands are numerous and active. If the mucosa is atrophied, instead of raising the digestive power of the gastric juice, with a tendency toward hyperchlorhydria, alkalies depress and aggravate the hypopepsia - British Med. Journal</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Equal to the Emergency.</span></h3> <p>Dr. S. M. Brickner tells this story of a reporter for a New York newpaper who was assigned to cover a mysterious death in Harlem. He telephoned the city editor and said that the death was caused by uric acid poison. He immediately received instructions over the telephone to "visit every druggist in Harlem to ascertain who sold or purchased uric acid."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Irregular Menstruation.</span></h3> <p>Dr. H. Edwin Lewis, formerly resident physician of the Fanny Allen Hospital, now editor of "American Medicine," says that irregular menstruation in young women due to anaemic conditions, Pepto - Mangan (Gude) has in every way proved itself an ideal preparation. He states: "This admirable combination of iron and manganese is readily taken into the human economy and appropriated to its needs, without deranging the weakest alimentary tract or hindering in any way the normal processes of digestion, assimiliation and excretion." He illustrates his article with the reports of four cases, of which we reproduce one as an example. Miss L., age 18. Had never menstruated. Her general appearance was one of profound anaemia. A careful examination eliminated any abnormality of genital apparatus. Organs normal in relation, but undersized. Prescribed Pepto- Mangan in teaspoonful doses after meals gave general directions as to diet, etc. Began to menstruate thirty-two days after beginning treatement; the flow continuing one week. Twenty-nine days later she menstruated again. At the present writing she is still under treatment, and is due to menstruate in seventeen days. Her whole condition is very much improved. - Vermont Medical Monthly.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, April 10 100 DAYS PAST 265 TO COME</p> <p>Surgical Suggestions. In cleansing and antisepticising a field of operation, always begin at about the center of the proposed incision and scrub outward in circles. In this way the dirty water and debris from the skin is washed away from the proposed field of operation, instead of being carried backwards and forwards from skin surface perhaps unscrubbed. Amer. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather cold &amp; muddy Temp. No school, John &amp; Eugene went to Aylmer in the morning &amp; finished cleaning the up stairs. Eugene went down to Clarence’s &amp; Kinners &amp; got a little black heiffer calf.</p> <p>Polly 7 1/2 Nydia 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Rich Red Blood</p> <p>is the main desideratum in many cases-richness of the circulating fluid in those important basic elements of vitality-hemoglobin and oxygen.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>infuses this desirable richness in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Rickets, Bright's Disease, etc., by furnishing the necessary hemoglobin-carrying elements-iron and manganese-in form for almost immediate absorption. Repeated "blood counts" as well as clinical experience go to prove this statement.</p> <p>Sold in eleven ounce bottles only. Never in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACK CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Causes of Infantile Convulsions.</p> <p>Central.</p> <p>1. Diseases of high temperature: Insolation meningitis, the exanthemata, pneumonia, and others.</p> <p>2. Diseases accompanied by vascular stasis: (Pertussis, cardiac diseases, tumors, hydrocephalus).</p> <p>3. Diseases characterized by anemia and exhaustion: (Loss of blood, diarrhea).</p> <p>4. Various toxic causes, such as drugs or uremia: (Belladonna, nephritis).</p> <p>5. Organic central lesions: (Cebral paralysis, or any other lesions of the brain).</p> <p>6. Presumably organic disturbance of the brain: (Epilepsy).</p> <p>Peripheral (Reflex).</p> <p>Rachitis.</p> <p>Food.</p> <p>Intestinal parasites.</p> <p>Dental irritation.</p> <p>Foreign bodies in the ear and nose.</p> <p>Hot baths.</p> <p>Mental disturbances, such as fright and numerous other causes.-Rotch; Philadelphia Polyclinic.</p> <p>What's in a Name?</p> <p>A physician recently opened an office in Chicago, and upon his sign appears the following incongruous announcement:</p> <p>"MICHAEL MALONEY,</p> <p>Deutscher Arzt."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The After Care of Children's Ills.</p> <p>With the advent of school-days, and the daily association of many children in the class room, the contagious diseases of childhood develop and multiply. The exanthemata, as well as diphtheria, whooping cough, etc., comprise a considerable proportion of the diseases that the family physician is called upon to treat during the late Fall and Winter months. The robust child, with but a mild infection, frequently recovers quickly and, perhaps, requires but little attention during the convalescent period, while the child whose general nutrition is "below par" usually emerges from the acute attack with a condition of anemia and general vital depreciation, In the large majority of cases, it is undoubtedly wise to encourage and hasten convalescence by means of a palatable and efficient hematinic and general tonic. For this purpose Pepro-Mangan (Gude) is especially valuable. All children like it and take it readily. As it is non-astringent, it does not, as do other ferruginous remedies, cause or increase constipation. As Pepto-Mangan is prompt and efficient as a blood builder and general reconstructive, it should be preferred among children whenever medication of a general tonic nature is indicated.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, April 13 (1914) 103 DAYS PAST 262 TO COME</p> <p>He Takes No Chances. An Ohio physician writes: “It is not too much for me to say that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is an old favorite of mine, and whether the substitutes are as good or not, I always seem to get better results, and feel safer in prescribing the original.”</p> <p>Weather nice day Temp. hot</p> <p>We made garden today. Eugene &amp; Pa split wood most all the day. Maud &amp; I went to town &amp; got all the garden seeds. Eugene went away to-night.</p> <p>Polly 4 Nydia 5- Bill 5-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, April 14 (1914) 104 DAYS PAST 261 TO COME</p> <p>Rectal Hints. Many fistulæ fail to be cured by operation because all the tracts are not opened. To obviate this, inject before operation a 50 per cent. solution of methylène blue and hydrogen peroxide into the fistulous opening. Thus, the smaller ramifications of the tract are stained blue and cannot possibly be overlooked.—Wagner; Int. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>Weather: Fine Temp. hot</p> <p>Mother &amp; [Maud?] went to town at night. Alta came home with them. Made garden all day. Eugene went away at night. The boy finished splitting wood.</p> <p>Polly 82 (crossed out) 12 (in red)</p> <p>Lydia 10 Bill 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Pepto-Mandan("Gude")</p> <p>is usually preferred by the discriminating physician because:</p> <p>1-It does its work both promptly and efficiently-</p> <p>2-It accomplishes its blood regenerative results without producing any of the unfortunate bye-effects (irritation, constipulation, etc.), which so often follow the use of other iron products-</p> <p>3-It is palatable and acceptable to patients of all ages</p> <p>These are pertinent and practical reasons for preferring Pepto_Mangan in all conditions in which a general "building up" regimen is indicated.</p> <p>ADULT DOSE: One tablespoonful in water, milk or other non-acid vehicle, after each meal. Children in proportion.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Physiology and Pathology of Bile Secretion.</p> <p>Albu reports certain observations made in the case of a woman with a biliary fistula. The latter had existed for nine years. Various diets were taken, and it was found that one of milk, eggs, soup, white bread, vegetables and fruit caused a more abundant outflow of bile than a diet in which meat figured largely. The author thinks that it is not possible to determine from experiments on animals just what remedies will in man produce an increased bile flow, and thinks that many investigators have mistaken an outflow of. bile from accumulations in the various biliary reservoirs for an actual increase in its formation in the liver cell.</p> <p>A Reasonable Inference.</p> <p>A lady and her little daughter were walking through a fashionable street when they came to a portion strewn with straw, so as to deaden the noise of vehicles passing a certain house. "What's that for ma?" said the child; to which the mother replied:-"The lady who lives in that house has had a little baby girl sent her." The child thought a moment, looked at the quantity of straw, and said:-"Awfully well packed, wasn't she, me?"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Best Form of Administering Iron.</p> <p>That the inorganic and other official preparations of iron do not always answer the requirements of actual practice and possess many disadvantages, every experienced practitioner will admit. Summarized briefly, the disadvantages of most of the official preparations are: they often disagreeable to the taste, they affect the teeth, they often derange the stomach, they cause anorexia, constipation and headaches, and, most important, frequently impossible to induce children and women to take any of the official iron preparations. The ingenuity of the chemist was therefore bent for many years upon the production of an iron preparation which should be free from all those drawbacks, and the ideal of an iron preparation has been reached in Dr. Gude's Pepto-Mangan.</p> <p>(From the Southern Practitioner.)</p> <p>Dr. Deering J. Roberts, of Nashville, Tenn., editor of the Southern POractitioner, gives the clinical histories of five cases-gastric ulcer, occipito-cervical neuralgia, chlorosis and amenorrhea with dysmenorrhea-ib which the use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) was followed by brilliant clinical results. In these cases neither the haemoglobin nor the red corpuscles were estimated by laboratory methods, but, as the author says: "Nor was there any need. Each case, its progress and its results have been so plain that he who runs may read."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, April 20</p> <p>Treatment Of Cellulitis</p> <p>In cellulitis of hand: Apple bier bandage and hot dressings of saline soloutions. If pain not relived, reapply bandage severeal times; if still ineffective, make incision or incisions into the part, apply the bandage again, continue hot dressings , and have a hand placed in bath of hot saline thrice daily. Give iron and arsenic, prepare and a inject a vaccine, and administer an antitoxic serum, particulary in early stages. Continue Bier's bandage after cellulits has subsided and precscribe active movement and electric stimulation of muscles. - Conner</p> <p>Weather Rained a mist nearly all day. The girls drove {illegible} Bill.Brands helped me wash.augeme and bark was one the augemes place all day John aren't the mill shed came a took dinner a the great.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Anemia of Specific Disease</p> <p>partakes of the general character of all secondary anemias. Anti-sypilitic medication is almost always aided by judicious hematinic treatment.</p> <p>Peptp-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>in this, as in all conditions of blood poverty, is the ideal, non-irritant non-constipating, readily absorbable blood builder and reconstituent.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only.</p> <p><br />Never sold in bulk.</p> <p><br />Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p><br />M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p><br />NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cardiac Diseases in Children.</p> <p>The following the rules are given by Perrier as to the management of this condition: In the first place, the child should be protected from cold, both because it depresses vitality and also because cold may cause internal congestion. Much fatigue is to be avoided and violent exercise forbidden. In the case of girls, particular attention is to be paid to these points at the approach of puberty. Secondly, the greatest care should be exercised as to diet, which should be simple, and consist largely of milk, eggs, easily-digested soups, and tender, plainly-cooked meats. Milk should be the drink for each meal. Thirdly, a life in the open air is very essential, and the climate should be changed by resorting to warm places in Winter and cool ones in Summer, for all persons with cardiac disease, particularly children, suffer from rapid changes in temperature-Charlotte Med. Journal.</p> <p>Hard to Understand.</p> <p>A little girl brushing her hair found that it "crackled" and asked her mother why it did. "Why, dear, you have electricity in your hair," explained the mother. "Isn't that funny?" commented the little one, "I have electricity in my hair and grandmother has gas in her stomach"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Role of Manganese.</p> <p>While iron performs brilliant service in anemia and chlorosis, is has been noticed to fail entirely, or almost so, in a certain number of cases. Something else than iron seemed to be lacking and some other remedy seemed to be required. It was Hannon who succeeded in demonstrating, in 1849, the presence of manganese in the blood, and in the same year Petrequin showed that iron and manganese decrease to the same degree in the blood of chlorotic persons, and therefore must be replaced in an equal measure. In 1857 Menke called attention to the pharmacodynamic significance of manganese in the mineral water of Pyrmont, while Prof. Rühle ascribed chlorosis to an impoverishment of the blood in manganese or iron, or both conjointly. The most recent researches have not only confirmed these statements, but have demonstrated that manganese acts more powerfully upon the oxygen of the blood than iron, and hence promotes assimilation more energetically than the latter. That notwithstanding these facts and experiments, the use. of manganese has not become more general, is attributable to the fact that prior to the advent of Pepto-Mangan, it was not found possible to combine both these hematogenic elements palatable, soluble and absorbable form.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blood Genesis</p> <p>The formation of a rich, nutrient, circulating fluid which shall contain an abundance of red corpuscles of the necessary structural integrity. How to "build" such blood is an ever-present therapeutic problem.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>is a powerful blood-forming agent; it induces the generation of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying constituent of the blood; it is a genuine hemoglobinogenetic. It feeds the red corpuscles with organic iron and manganese which are quickly and completely absorbed in cases of Anemia from any cause, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorhrea, Chorea, Bright's Disease, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Foreign Bodies in the Ear.</span></h3> <p>Hummel (Muench. Med. Woch.; Am. Journ. Med. Sci.) makes the following deductions:</p> <p>1. The relation of the normal ear canal to inanimate foreign bodies is entirely without reaction; that is, the foreign body in the ear does not, per se, endanger the integrity of the ear.</p> <p>2. Every hasty endeavor at removal is, therefore, not only unnecessary, but can become very injurious.</p> <p>3. In all cases not previously interfered with (with few exceptions), the foreign substance can be removed from the ear by means of syringing.</p> <p>4. The general practitioner should never employ anything but the syringe in his endeavors at removal of foreign bodies from the external auditory canal.</p> <p>5. An instrumental removal of a foreign body from the ear should be affected only by one fully able to examine the ear with an otoscope and acquanited with every operative manipulation in this region.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Medicine and Music.</span></h3> <p>Dr. W-, who has become a member of the choir of a fashionable uptown ritualistic church, now refers to himself as an Epaesculapian and states that he is a specialist both in anthems and exanthems. - N. Y. Med. Journ.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Modern Martial Therapy.</span></h3> <p>Amid the veritable swarm of new medicinal agents of all varieties that have been introduced to the therapist during the last twenty years, and in spite of the great advances in general medicine during the same period, there has not as yet been purposed any remedy which can successfully compete with iron in the treatment of anemic and generally devitalized conditions. This metallic element, in one form or another, is still the sheet anchor in such cases, and when intelligently administered in proper form and dosage can be depended upon to bring about marked improvement, provided serious incurable organic disease is not the operative cause of the exisiting blood impoverishment. The form in which to administer iron is, however, very important. The old, irritant, astringent martial medication has had its day, and properly so. Probably the most generally acceptable of all iron products is Pepto - Mangan (Gude), an organic combination of iron and manganese with assimilable peptones. This preparation is palatable, readily tolerable, promptly absorbable, non-irritant and still distinctly potent as a blood builder and general tonic and reconstructive</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, May 3 123 DAYS PAST 242 TO COME</p> <p>There is no doubt of the efficacy of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in cases of amenorrhea dependent upon general chlorotic conditions. Repeated instances of this character have responded to this agent, both in the hospital and private practice. This preparation is a valuable addition to our list of ferruginous preparations. Medical Summary.</p> <p>Weather Fine &amp; warm Temp.</p> <p>To church with Aunt Belle. Eugene brought Alota for tea! Mr Deal preached at Crosley &amp; Chester church, they went in the evening to hear him. Eugene was down to sheds &amp; Pa in the morning.</p> <p>Nydia 14- Polly 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday, May 5 125 DAYS PAST 240 TO COME</p> <p>After the chills and fever have subsided and the acute symptoms of malarial infection have disappeared, the object of treatment should be to restore to the blood its normal functional activity. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies organically combined iron and manganese, the twin hematinics, in such promptly absorbable and assimilable form that the blood cells and hemoglobin are rapidly renewed and reconstructed.</p> <p>Weather Raining Temp.</p> <p>The girls drove. Billy this morning, John was out to the mill &amp; Alfred &amp; brought it, left it to Ebl Thompson’s when taking it- out. Eugenes in the morning. I cut Mella a plaid dress &amp; nearly made it to day.</p> <p>Nydia 8 1/2 Billy 6- Dolly 5- old</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Milk Diet" Anemia</p> <p>Milk, as is well known, is very deficient in iron. After a prolonged milk diet, Anemia is not uncommon, especially after prolonged Typhoid and in Bright's Disease.</p> <p>Pepto_Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>when given in milk, both during and after a milk diet, satisfactorily supplies the lacking iron element and thus prevents or relieves the resultant Anemia.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only.</p> <p>Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Peculiarities in Heart Affection in Children.</span></h3> <p>Barbour, in American Practitioner and News, calls attention to the liability to organic, and the infrequency to functional heart disease in childhood. Endo- and peri- carditis are particularly liable to follow an attack of rheumatism, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc., and are difficult of diagnosis on account of the lack of definiteness of the heart sounds in children. The treatment is different as the iodides are not well borne. Patient should be kept in bed for weeks at a time on a properly regulated diet. Compensation is easily effected in childhood, but the liability to acute dilatation in acute diseases should be kept in mind. The author briefly alludes to the lackof physical and mental growth frequently caused by heart disease in children.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Hacthing Birds.</span></h3> <p>A little five-year-old daughter of Dr. Pickens Taylor, of Georgia, was taken down with a spell of intermittent. It became necessary to administer quinine, which he did in the form of small capsules. In order to induce her to take them he told her that they were "little humming-bird's eggs, and were very nice." When the quinine had taken effect. she told her father, with great glee, that the little birds had hatched, and were singing in her head. - Doctor's Recreation Series.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Afterwards.</span></h3> <p>During the acute stages of any serious illness, such as typhoid, pneumonia, La Grippe, etc., the attention of the physician is, of course, centered upon the ways and means of conducting the patient through the stress and storm of the disease, into the peaceful harbor of convalescence. In many instances, when this point is reached, the physician is inclined to relax his efforts and, perhaps, fails to appreciate the extent of the general devitalization that has followed the severe systemic infection from which the patient has just recovered. Unless the reparative and restorative forces of Nature and forified and stimulated, a slow and tardy convalescence is apt to supervene. The devitalizing influence of the infectious diseases is exerted principally upon the blood itself, readily absorbable and promptly efficient hematinic is therefore always in order. Pepto - Mangan (Gude) is peculiarly adapted to the needs of the convalescent invaild, because, being palatable and non - irritant, it does not impair the appetite or disturb the digestion. It freedom from constipating effect is another distinct point in its favour.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blood Vitality</p> <p>the essence of life is the blood. The vital element of the blood is hemoglobin. Without a normal percentage of this elementary principle the tissues are insufficiently oxygenated and poorly nourished. WIth a proper proportion, the vital functions are quickened and the entire system fortified.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>is a hemoglobin producer, because of the quickly assimilable organic iron and manganese which it contributes to the devitalized circulatory fluid existing in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, Chorea, etc. Sold in eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>She Ascertained.</p> <p>Young Lady (reading report of urinary examination): "Doctor, what are urates?" Doctor: "Five dollars per visit."-Med. Record</p> <p>A Practical Use for Hypnotism.</p> <p>"Mammy," said pickaninny Jim, "I's gwine to be one or dese hypnotizers." "Whut's dem?" "You look somebody in de eye, an' he des nach'ly goes ter sleep." "Well, don't you go was'in' yoh time. Dah's sleepfulness nuff in dis here worl' an-," she paused suddenly, and after a moment of thought added: "Jimmy, does you 'margin you could do dat to a chicken?"</p> <p>A Specialist.</p> <p>Jones: "Why do you call that Pullman porter 'Doctor'?" Smith: "Why, because he has attended so many berths."-Cornell Widow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Pallid School Girl.</p> <p>In view of the modern methods of education, which force the scholar at top speed, it is not to be wondered at that the strenuous courses of study prescribed for the adolescent girl more than frequently result in a general break-down of both health and spirits. Each winter the physician is consulted in such cases and almost always finds the patient anemic, nervous and more or less devitalized. In most instances a rest of a week or two, together with an efficient tonic, enables the patient to take up her school work again with renewed energy. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is just the hematinic needed, as it acts promptly to increase the red cells and hemoglobin, and to tune up the organism generally. it is particularly suitable for young girls because it never induces or increases constipation.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Post-Septic Anemia</p> <p>resulting from the blood-devitalizing influence of a constitutional septic infection, requires timely and well-directed hemogenic treatment.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>is unquestionably efficient in blood-building therapy, and is always readily taken, well tolerated and promptly absorbed and appropriated. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Poisoning by Illuminating Gas.</span></h3> <p>I. First stage, preceding loss of consciousness: 1. Fresh air. 2. Aromatic spirit of ammonia. 3. Effervescent sodium phosphate, to produce eructations and relieve nausea. 4. Oxygen inhalation. 5. Analgesics for headache. 6. Avoidance of violent exertion. - II. Second stage, patient unconscious, but breathing: 1. Howard artificial respiration, rhythmic compression of lower thorax, to assist breathing. 2. Oxygen, preferably under pressure. 3. Camphor, caffeine, digitalis, and strychnine hypodermically. 4. External heat, if indicated. 5. Massage of muscles after aerating lungs. 6. Treatment to be conducted in warm room. 7. If not prompt recovery, venesection and normal saline infusion, or use of "pulmotor." - III. Third stage, patient unconscious and not breathing: 1. Same measures as in preceding stage. 2. Blood transfusion. 3. Artifical respiration by Schafer method, patient prone. - McCombs.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Too Common for Her.</span></h3> <p>"So you have decided to call in another doctor?" "I have," was the reply. "The absurdity of the man prescribing linseed-tea and mustard plasters for people of our position!"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Remedial Value of Iron.</span></h3> <p>Amid all the doubt that modern skepticism and therapeutic nihilism have aroused in the professional mind, in regard to the medicinal or drug treatment of disease, we have yet to hear any question as to the distinct value of iron in anemic, chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. This metal is, indeed, the physician's mainstay in such cases, and cannot successfully be ommitted or replaced. There does exist, however, considerable difference of opinion as to the method of administering iron and as to the most generally eligible preparation of same. The tincture of the olden times, prepared from iron filings, has in these later days been superseded by the less irritant and more tolerable preparations introduced into modern pharmacy. Among such products none has seemed to be so generally acceptable and promptly assimilable as the organo-plastic form represented by Pepto-Mangan (Gude). The ferruginous element in this preparation exists as a true peptonate, in combination with organic manganese, iron's side-partner in reconstructive blood therapy. It is palatable, readily tolerable, quickly absorbable and assimilale and entirely free from irritant or constipating effect. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) rapidly restores vigor to the circulating fluid and because of its blandness and ready tolerability is especially valuable in pediatric practice.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, May 29</p> <p>Vitalizing as well as Nuritve Treatment</p> <p>In maasmic and exhauted conditions it is wise to supplement intelligent supportive and nurtive measures with treatment designed to improve the quauntity and quality of the blood. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is quickly absorbable and furnishes the matrerial necessary to restore the vital fluid. It is therefore indicated in all conditions requiring reconstuctiive measures.</p> <p></p> <p>Very warm all day. and raining in the evening</p> <p>Papa went down to Charlie {illegible} Place to liberal meeting.</p> <p>Eugeme has made his {illegible} all. We sold 50cents worth of lettuce. Evelyn was over for some lettuce. We carried what we took from her. Frilly on our wheels.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Anemia of Bright's</p> <p>although distinctly secondary in character, is usually very much benefited by direct hematinic treatment. In these cases</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>is especially valuable because of its freedom from disturbing effect upon digestion and from irritant action upon the kidneys. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>Is an IDEAL, FERRUGINOUS TONIC, because:</p> <p>It rapidly increases the number of red corpuscles and the percentage of hemoglobin.</p> <p>It does not irritate or derange the digestion.</p> <p>It is distinctly palatable-a point of importance in treating women and children.</p> <p>It does not constipate.</p> <p>It does not affect the teeth.</p> <p>It is the STANDARD HEMATINIC, because:</p> <p>It contains an appreciable dosage of both iron and manganese, in a neutral organic solution, as true peptonates.</p> <p>It undergoes no chemical change in the stomach and is ready for quick absorption and rapid infusion into the blood.</p> <p>It is thus of marked value in Anemia, Chlorosis, Rickets, Chorea, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Neurasthenia, Bright's Disease, Convalescence, etc.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Anemia of the Climacteric</p> <p>due to the more or less excessive direct blood loss, is always materially benefited by the regular use of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>This efficient hematinic serves to restore the sufficiency of the vital fluid, and thus render the patient more resistant to the continuous drain upon the vital bank account. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Indications for Operation in Disease of the Biliary Tract.</p> <p>1. More than one attack of true biliary colic.</p> <p>2. Symtoms suggestive of upper abdominal adhesions and chronic biiary insufficiency.</p> <p>3.Hydrops of the gall bladder.</p> <p>4.Obstruction of the common duct.</p> <p>5.The occurrence of acute infections complicating previosly existing biliary disease.</p> <p>6. The evidences of parncretic disease,acute acute subacute or chronic.-J.B. Deave; New York State Journal of Medicine.</p> <p></p> <p>Specialization Extraordinary</p> <p>A prominent physican tells this story at the expense of the modern craze for speialization in the medical profession: A poor woman from the East Slide of New York went to the nearest dispensary to ask aid for her little son,who had one of his his fingers smashed with a baseball bat. At the first room where she applied she was told by a curt attendent that the boy could not be treated there.</p> <p>"Wrong place." he explained; "this is the eye and ear department."</p> <p>"Vere is der thumb and finger department?" inquired the woman,simply.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuberculous Anemia</p> <p>although dependant upon and secondary to a constitutional infection, should never be entirely ignored. Fresh air, rest and forced feeding are distinctly supplemented by</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>the one efficient preparation of iron that acts as a genuine blood constructor, without, in the least, disturbing the digestive functions. In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, June 22 173 DAYS PAST 192 TO COME</p> <p>The Hemic Murmur, and the Venous Hum indicate a distinct anemia, the character and extent of which may be determined by examination of the blood. A therapeutic quartette of marked value in such cases consists of fresh air, nourishing food, rest, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</p> <p><br />Weather Temp.</p> <p>We did not wash. Nella wheeled to school. I went back in the fields and got strawberries for Maudes breakfast.</p> <p>Dolly 2 1/2.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Post-Hemorrhagic Anemia</p> <p>whether due to acute, exhausting loss of blood, or the more chronic heorrhages of the climacteric, is a distinct indication for the use of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>in full and regular dosage. It creates new red cells, increases the hemoglobin content of the blood and rapidly "makes good" the loss of vital fluid.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only.</p> <p>Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>What Is Best in Tonics?</p> <p>Many people, and perhaps a few physicians, are inclined to consider the terms "tonic" and "stimulant" as more or less synonymous and interchangeable. This, of course, is not the case, although some agents employed medicinally may partake of the properties of both and be properly known as "tono-stimulants." Strychnia, for instance, is a heart stimulant but may also be considered as a general nerve and systemic tonic when given in small and frequently repeated doses. While a stimulant alone is sometimes indicated in conditions of emergency, its long continuance almost certainly produces an after depression. It is sometimes advisable, however, to give stimulant and tonic together in conditions of serious general depression, the first to "boost" the vitality and the second to hold it at the point to which it has been raised and to restore the general tone of the organism. An ideal combination of this nature is Pepto-Mangan (Gude) to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combination is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases such as typhoid fever, pneumonia, La Grippe, etc. It is also of much value when the heart needs support and the general system requires upbuilding. Pepto-Mangan restores vitality to the blood by increasing the number of red cells and the percentage of hemoglobin, and the strychnia assists in rendering the combination a peculiarly efficient general bracer and permanent reconstituent.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Count the Red Blood Cells</p> <p>Both before and after treatment, if you want an accurate scientific proof of the effective blood-building power of</p> <p>Pepto-Mandan ("Gude")</p> <p>Watch the mucous membranes of eye and lip, if you want a positive clinical demonstration of its value as an oxygen-carrying, hemoglobin-producing, chalybeate tonic in Anemia, Chlorosis, or Blood Impoverishment from any cause. We will be glad to send you samples for practical ex-perimentation, together with descriptive literature and reports of "blood counts" in a large number of carefully observed cases. Shall we do so? In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Utterly Crushed.</p> <p>The following report of a conversation heard near a tenement appeared in a recent number of Lippincotts Magasine: "Did that there woman from the mission give ye a call yistidy?" "Deck and she did. Them kind makes me tired. Didn't she set for a good hour talking to me about sanytation an' hygeeny an' how I ought to give civilized milk to my baby, an' all that sort o' rubbish, until I got tired an' I sez to her sez I, 'Did she have any babies of her own?' An' when she looked foolish an' said as how she was 'Miss Brown,' I sez, sez I, 'Well seein' that Iv'e buried ten, I don't see as no one has any call to tell me how to rare up babies, 'speshly some one as never rared up none of her own.' I guess that dashed her so she won't be apt to come round givin' me no more of her gab about civilized milk an' sannytation an' sich nonsense."</p> <p>Gangrenous Patriotism.</p> <p>At Marty Maloney's wake a tinge of patriotism is manifest: "Phat did he die of, Mrs. Maloney?" "Gangrene, Mr. Finnegan!" "Well, thank Hivin for the color, Mrs. Maloney!"-Exch.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Milk Diet" Anemia.</p> <p>While it is generally conceded that milk is a complete aliment in the sense that it represents the three essential food elements, i. e., proteids, carbohydrates and fats (together with inorganic salts and water), it is equally well known that this otherwise highly nutritive fluid is exceedingly poor in iron. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that after a prolonged milk diet, some degree of Anemia is very likely to supervene. This is especially true after a long-continued Typhoid, as well as in cases of chronic nephritic disease, in which milk is the principal or exclusive food. The occurrence of such a "milk diet" Anemia seems to be, in many instances, responsible for a tardy and protracted convalescence. Such iron-poverty can be prevented by administering Pepto-Mangan (Gude) both during and after the milk diet period, thus supplying the essential iron in the most easily tolerable, non-irritant and promptly assimilable form. This palatable organic, ferruginous compound is entirely free from disturbing effect upon the digestion, and does not irri-tate, nor constipate, nor does it in any way interfere with such other treatment as the physician may see fit to adopt.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Anemia of Adolescence</p> <p>should never be regarded as unimportant or negligible. The correction of improper hygienic conditions and injudicious habits of feeding should be supplemented by the use of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>the one especially palatable, non-irritant, readily absorbable, non-constipating blood builder and general reconstructive tonic.</p> <p>In eleven-ounce bottles only.</p> <p>Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEw YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Surgical Suggestions.</p> <p>Granulations, or small mucous polypi, often form in the lower portion of the urethra and cause frequent and painful urination. They can easily be removed after the free application of a 2 per cent. cocain solu-tion. As they are usually associated with urethritis, this must be cured by appropriate treatment, as otherwise the growths will return. Not infrequently Skene's glands are infected and to remove the infection it is usually necessary to incise the small ducts (two in num-ber) leading to them.-Amer. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>An Eye and Ear Instrument.</p> <p>"What is a stethoscope and what is it used for?" asked the professor of the class in anatomy. "The stethoscope," answered the pupil at the pedal extremity of the class, *is a sort of microscope used by a doctor for the purpose of looking into the chest of a patient with his ear."</p> <p>Hard Luck.</p> <p>"Oh, my!" exclaimed Mrs. Byers over her evening paper, "isn't that too aggravating?" "What's the matter?" demanded her husband. "Why, Banger &amp; Co. are offering unusual bargains in their drug department. Here's a chance to get a complete line of patent medicines at prices cut right in half, and none of us are sick." Phila. Press.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Chronic Ill Health.</p> <p>Scarcely a day passes, in the life of the busy physi-cian, during which he is not consulted by at least one patient who is the unfortunate subject of chronic ill health, from one cause or another. The different factors responsible for long continued invalidism are varied and diverse, but if we exclude organic disease, such as carcinoma, tuberculosis, syphilis, etc., the large majority are neurasthenics and dyspeptics. Of course every physician realizes that the term "neurasthenic" is unscientific and that it is employed, for want of a better name, for the well-known group of symptoms most often noted in the city dweller. who has "burned the candle at both ends" or whose occupation and environment is such as to produce general as well as nervous devitalization. The chronic dyspeptic is usually a neurasthenic, in whom the digestive symptoms predominate, and who generally requires the same reconstructive treatment and regimen. Nerve tonics, stimulants, "pick-me-ups," etc., are usually not only useless, but harmful, and so-called "nerve foods" are but therapeutic "will o' the wisps." Nutrition and blood glandular reenforcement is the essential indication and there is no general reconstructive and reconstituent that shows more prompt and potent effects than Pepto-Mangan (Gude), a ferruginous and manganic restorative and blood-builder of proved and undoubted efficiency, entirely free from the irritant, corrosive, astringent and constipating effect of the ordinary preparations of metallic iron.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, July 12</p> <p>For Quick Reconstruction</p> <p>of the disintegrated red cells and the creation of newones,Pepto- Mangan (Gude) is especilay to be reccomended for the treatment of plasmodial anemia. Steady treatment with this dependable hematinic , for several weeks is practically certain to restore hemic integrity and place the patient in a positon to ward off fresh infection or quickly throw it off if infection occurs. Arsenic may be added to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) when desired , preferably in the form of Folwers's solution.</p> <p></p> <p>Weather Very musem Gut a good Grege. Mr.Coz has here for dinner, The girls are a going area there.This afternoon his father was by eachother all afternoon Courage aren't away This afternoon at stayed evening a hard helps a milk.</p> <p>Polly L</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, July 16</p> <p>Blood Reconstruction is Imperative</p> <p>after direct hermorrhagic loss of any considerable degree. A fourfold combination of prompt and certain service in such cases is rest, nutritious food, fresh air in abundance, and Pepto-Mangan(Gude) restore the red cells and hemoglobin in such conditions.</p> <p><br />Very now</p> <p>Aldoud Graug {illegible} me home the cookies of black cherries we did them up. Then in the evening mr m Hay and maude came and graug he the cookies more frain Blake milles. Eugeument bark went.</p> <p>Pollly aythen and augment</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blood Integrity</p> <p>Rich Blood, Red Blood, Blood with plenty of hemoglobin and Red Corpuscles; this is what the pallid, anemic individual needs, from whatever cause such blood poverty may arise. The best way to "build blood" is to administer</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>This palatable combination of organic iron and manganese contributes to the vital fluid the necessary oxygen-carrying and hemoglobin-producing elements and thus brings about a pronounced betterment in cases of Simple or Chlorotic Anemia, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, Chorea, etc. Sold in eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Right to the Point.</p> <p>The writer was recently informed of a certain wealthy lady in this city, whose servant became afflicted with eye trouble. She forthwith sent the servant to one of our leading oculists. The doctor, when asked for his bill, replied: "Five dollars"-she having made in all five visits to his office, at the end of which time she was pronounced cured. A few days later the lady herself had the same condition develop, and at once consulted the sane oculist. She made the same number of visits to the doctor as her servant; whereupon she, too, was cured. On the first of the month following, the doctor sent in his bill for fifty dollars, upon receipt of which the lady hastened to his office and demanded satisfaction, why, under exactly similar circumstances, her servant should be charged five dollars, and she herself fifty; that it was outrageous, etc., etc. The doctor's office was filled with patients, who were greatly amused, apparently, at his expense. However, he had an expedient; and turning, in his mild-mannered tone, he said: "Five dollars, madam." Turning to the cashier, he said: "Cashier, place Mrs. So-and-so in the pauper list. "The lady, finding herself caught in her own trap, had slyly left the doctor's office.-Portion of editorial on "Doctor's Bills," in North American Journal of Diagnosis and Practice.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Neglected Therapy of Convalescence.</p> <p>The physician of education and experience,who keeps in touch with the progress of medicine generally, is well informed as to the treatment of most of the "thousand and one" ills that he is called upon to combat. The diagnosis and treatment of acute conditions, as well as the successful management of the more chronic affections, are subjects which he is constantly investigating and studying. It so happens, however, that after the dangerous shoals of medical navigation have been successfully negotiated and when the crisis or danger point has been passed, the physician is all too liable to relax his vigilance and to allow the patient to convalesce without sufficient attention to the therapeutic details of this important period. While the feeding of the convalescent is of great importance, the medico-tonic treatment is equally essential, in order to improve the appetite, tone the digestive, assimilative and eliminative functions generally and to hasten the time when the patient shall be once more "upon his feet." Among all of the general reconstituent and supportive measures in the therapy of convalescence, none is more essential than the reconstruction of a blood stream of vital integrity and sufficiency.Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is distinctly valuable in this special field, as it furnishes to the more or less devitalized blood the necessary materials (iron and manganese) in such form as to assure their prompt absorption and appropriation. One especial advantage of administering these hematinies in this form, is that digestive disturbance is avoided and constipation is not induced.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blood Poverty</p> <p>means a diminution of the number of the fundamental red corpuscles; a reduced percentage of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, and a diminished resisting power against more serious disease.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>supplies these deficiencies. it furnishes organic iron and manganese to the blood elements, increases the hemoglobin, and restores to the blood its normal germicidal potency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) literally "builds blood" in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Rickets, Bright's Disease, etc. Samples and literature on request. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Surgical Suggestions.</p> <p>To account for a chill and pyrexia in a post-operative or post-partum case exclude pneumonia and pyogenic infection before considering malaria. On the other hand, of course, malarial recrudescences are sometimes precipitated by operation and by parturition; and too, it is important to bear in mind that malarial seizures are occasionally marked by vomiting and localized pain and tenderness in appendix region, easily leading to a mistaken diagnosis.-Amer. Journ. of Surg.</p> <p>The Diaphanous Bostonian.</p> <p>A specialist in throat troubles was called to treat a Boston lady, who manifested so much interest in his surgical instruments that he explained their use to her. "This laryngoscope." said he, "is fitted with small mirrors and an electric light; the interior of your throat will be seen by me as clearly as the exterior; you would be surprised to know how far down we can see with an instrument of this kind." The Operation over, the lady appeared somwehat agitated. "Poor girl," said her sister, who was present, "it must have been very painful." "Oh, no, not that," whispered the Boston lady; "but just as he fixed his instrument in place I remembered I had a hole in my stocking."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Menstrual Disturbances.</p> <p>Dr. Edward C. Hill, of Denver, Colorado, discusses the disturbances which are such frequent concomitants of puberty in girls and lays stress upon the importance of hygienic measures, exercise, proper diet, rest from too much intellectual labor, etc. The presence of anaemia and chlorosis call imperatively for the administration of iron. Haemoglobin is valueless, because chemistry proves that when haemoglobin is taken into the stomach it is changed by the acid there to hematin, which, according to Cloetta, passes down the alimentary tract without being absorbed. As to the inorganic compounds of iron most authorities maintain that in order to be absorbed, they must first be changed to albuminates by combining with food matters. All albuminous substances are hydrolyzed to peptones before they are capable of absorption. Hence it follows that a peptonate of iron is the preparation most likely to be readily and completely absorbed and assimilated. The best remedy of this composition is, insthe author's opinion, Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which he has used for the past ten years with great satisfaction, particularly in the hemic and nutritive disorders of female puberty.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Life of the Flesh IS the Blood</p> <p>The vivifying, nutrifying, force-engendering power in life resides in the crimson stream which is constantly pumped through the vascular channels to feed the hungry tissues.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>is a true "blood builder." It supplies the deficient hemoglobin in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Rickets, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, etc., by infusing organic iron and manganese (oxygen-carrying and hemoglobin-making elements) into the depreciated circulating fluid. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Salt Pack in Rheumatic Gout.</p> <p>Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson says (Polyclinic) that he knows of no remedy so effectual in getting rid of the irritability and synovial infusion, in connection with rheumatic gout, as the salt pack. This consists of flannel, soaked in a saturated brine of common salt, which is wrapped around the affected joint, covered with oiled silk and a bandage, and kept on the whole night. It should be applied every night until the cure is effected. Med. Record.</p> <p>Modern.-The Przmbgnzanzki-Zut Reaction.</p> <p>Tae 10 c.c. of the serum of a Greenland whale, which has been harpooned by a Scotchman, and heat to 32.65C. at a pressure of 32 lbs. to sq. in. To this add 10,000,000 lymphocytes at a tuberculous frog. Incubate for 48 hours at 37C. Prepare a second tube containing 5 c.c. of the cerebrospinal fluid of a cab horse from Northern Hackney, which has had repeated injections (m. v) of hydroxyaminoethyldiamidoortho-B-phenyloxybutric acid. Incubate under similar conditions with 5 c.c. of a suspension of B. coli from a pneumonic rat. Mix the contents of the two tubes and add the serum of the patient to be investigated. A positive reaction, i.e., agglutination of the B coli and the formation of B-phenyloxybutytric acid. Incubate under similar cona green fluorescent ring of barium oxybutvlorthephenate, will indicate the presence of pseudofibrillary enlargement of the pituitary body.-The Prescriber.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DYSEMIA.</p> <p>Dr. Louis J. Gravel, physician-in-chief to the Hotel Dieu Hospital and Chief of the Laboratory, Montreal, Canada, says that the treatment of anamia, or, as he prefers to call it, dysemia, consists in a nutritious dietary, fresh air and sunshine in connection with the administration of iron supplemented occasionally with arsenic. Hydrotherapy is a very valuable auxiliary in some cases. The patient should rest as much as possible and in severe cases should take a vacation in the mountains. Having had his attention directed to Pepto-Mangan through the reports of leading authorities in European and American journals, he subjected it to a thorough test in the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Montreal, and has briefly recorded the histories of a number of typical cases in order to demonstrate its efficiency in dysemia, as shown by the rapid increase of the hamoglobin percentage and number of red blood-cells.</p> <p>(From the Charlotte Medical Journal.)</p> <p>Dr. William Krauss, of Memphis, Tenn., reviews briefly a part of the literature on Pepto-Mangan and concludes with the following sentence: "Since there is no official preparation which meets these requirements, the manufacturers of Pepto-Mangan deserve all the credit which the product has earned for them."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A POVERTY of Systemic Iron is a VITAL Poverty:</p> <p>A RICHNESS of that Metal is a VITAL Wealth:</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>furnishes, in promptly available form, the absorbable iron that encourages the construction of red cells that include the hemoglobin, that supplies the hematin, that combines with the iron, that carries the oxygen, that stimulates and maintains the reciprocal waste and repair of tissue, that constitutes life and living, It is thus of unquestioned value and anemic and chlorotic conditions and whenever a general reconstituent and vitalizing agent is indicated.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Surgical Suggestions.</p> <p>If the extremities of the stocking, drawer-leg, stockinette or flannel bandage put next to the skin when a plaster cast is to be applied, are turned down over the cast and then a few turns of the plaster bandage are made over them, near but not at the edge of the cast, a neat and comfortable cuff or margin will be thus provided.</p> <p>An X-Ray Result.</p> <p>"This X-ray machine is a marvel," Said a medical man to his friend; "it is showing up many a wonder. And serving a mighty good end.</p> <p>"Last week I examined a puppy- You know how they hang out their tongues- Just a plain every-day kind of doggie; I took a good look at his lungs.</p> <p>"And when I developed the picture- Now don't tell your sisters and aunts, For it sounds just a little bit shocking- I discovered the seat of his pants!" -Charles Edwin Julian, in Munsey's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Menstrual Losses.</p> <p>Dr Julius Heitzmann reports the employment of Pepto-Mangan with much success in chlorosis and in cases of anaemia in girls and women due to loss of blood, menorrhagia, inflammation of the pelvic organs, peri-and parametritis or prolonged leucorrhea. He says: "In almost every instance I observed within a short time increase of appetite, improved nutrition, healthier color of the face and increase of weight. I was surprised to learn how much more readily the Pepto-Mangan was taken than similar preparations, without ill-effects even after protracted use."-Allgem. Wiener Med. Zeitung.</p> <p>(From Medic. Chirurg. Central Blatt.)</p> <p>Dr. Otto Roen says that all the chalybeates hitherto in use do not satisfy the chief requirement, namely, a neutral reaction, and lack one important factor so necessary in the treatment of chlorosis and anaemia, namely manganese. In Pepto-Mangan (Gude) it has been found possible to unite all the advantages and eliminate all the disadvantages of ferruginous preparations. As seen from the published literature-which he reviews-clinical experiments extending over ten years have proved it the iron preparation par excellence, the only one in which manganese plays a prominent part as an oxygen carrier to the blood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Corpuscular Impoverishment</p> <p>A diminution in the number of red blood cells and a retrograde alteration in their structural integrity. Such are the changes in the blood made manifest by the microscope in cases of Anemia from whatever cause. During the administration of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>the microscope evidences a progressive increase in the number, and a constant improvement in the structural character of the corpuscular elements. Especially indicated in Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Bright'sDisease, Chorea, Dysmenorrhea, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U.S.A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Infantile Stools.</p> <p>The following summary is appended to a paper contributed to the Physician and Surgeon by Dr. Charles Douglas (Medical Review of Reviews) : Green stools are never healthy. They always show imperfect digestion. The damage to the child is in direct proportion to their presence. These stools render children more susceptible to acute gastro-enteritis in hot weather. The high infantile Summer mortality follows children suffering from this colored stool. Through unhealthy nutrition the blood is poisoned and the various tissues are improperly nourished. The excreting organs, particularly the kidneys and liver, are frequently damaged by the extraordinary duties imposed on them in the elimination of these poisonous results from the blood. The continued irritation and innutrition favors the development of inherited diatheses and acquired cachexias. No child is free from complications dangerous to life, or from developmental errors, who suffers from frequently-recurring green-colored stools, particularly the very liquid and foul-smelling ones.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In Surgical Convalescence.</p> <p>In order to find out the best hematinic for surgical cases, Dr. S. C. Emley, late Pathologist Augustana Hospital, Chicago, administered various preparations, with the permission of Dr. Ochsner. The preparations used were malt with iron and manganese; malt with iron, quinine and strychnine; Blaud's pills and Pepto- Mangan (Gude). He tabulates the results and says: "After watching the effects of the medication on the patients, and observing the records, it is seen that Blaud's pills acted quickly, but constipated; the malt combinations caused nausea in a few patients, and the malt, manganese and iron combination caused constipation in nearly all. The Pepto-Mangan given in milk was agreeable to take, and in no case did it cause nausea or constipation. While in two cases the Blaud's pills acted more quickly than Pepto-Mangan in two similar cases, on the whole the latter gave better and quicker results than any of the others, and at the same time caused no digestive disturbances in any of the cases."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, August 16 228 DAYS PAST — 137 TO COME</p> <p>Iodin Disinfection in Operative Cases. Drs. D. W. and E. S. Bullock believe that the iodin technic is the best in use to-day. It is most certain and convenient to the operator, and least offensive to the patient. Solutions of ten per cent. and higher may be used without harmful effects, but the solution is equally effective when weakened to two per cent. In instances followed by dermatitis, recovery is prompt without treatment. The simplicity of the procedure arouses doubt, but its use will inspire confidence.—Va. Med. Semi-Mo.</p> <p>Weather Temp.</p> <p>[Ida?] &amp; the girls was here all day. John was at her loves this afternoon, Eugene went away to night.</p> <p>Nydia 6.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Like the Building of a House</p> <p>When a man builds a house he takes care to first prepare a firm foundation. When a physician treats an anemic or chlorotic patient, he must first consider the "building of the blood," the fountain and foundation of healthy life.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>supplies the necessary oxygen and hemoglobin-carrying elements and thus successfully builds from the foundation upwards in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Chorea, Dysmenorrhea, Bright's Disease, etc. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Infantile Gastro=Enteritis.</p> <p>Dr. Boyce W. Knight, New York, in American Medicine, contends against the starvation principle in treatment. While he discontinues the use of milk, he puts the patient on a diet of veal or chicken broth, barley water, or one of the dried cereal-containing milk foods. He irrigates the colon but once or twice, during the first twenty-four hours, with sterile water at 100 degrees F. Salol, calomel and castor oil are the principal drugs advocated.</p> <p>He Knew Her Destination.</p> <p>A young physician was once called in by a gentleman who had a very sick mother-in-law. After looking into the case carefully, the young M.D. called the gentleman aside and said: "Well, the only thing I can suggest is that you send your mother-in-law to a warmer climate." The man disappeared and came back with an axe a moment later, and exclaimed: "Here, doctor, you kill her. I really haven't the heart."-Argonaut.</p> <p>Baltimore Charity.</p> <p>At John Hopkins Hospital a story is told of a woman who, after being treated, lingered in the dispensary. "Is there anything further, madam?" a young doctor asked. "Oh, no, I'm just waiting till they've treated my maid."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Autumnal Ailments.</p> <p>The Autumn months constitute the season during which the average practising physician is called upon to treat the following conditions: I. Typhoid Fever, which is, more often than not, contracted at some unhygienic Summer resort. The patient may return home during the first week or so, with headache, malaise, etc., or the premonitory or primary symptoms may áppear after reaching home. 2. Malarial Infection, in certain sections, which is more than usually rife in the Spring and Fall seasons. 3. The after results of the gastro-intestinal disorders of infants and young children, due to improper feeding, etc., during the heated term. In almost every instance, when the acute symptoms have subsided, a condition of anemia and general devitalization is the final result that constitutes the essential indication for treatment. In convalescence from all forms of illness resulting in general debility, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the one ideal tonic and reconstructive. It not only revitalizes the blood, but also tones up every physiologic function. It stimulates the appetite, improves the absorptive capacity, increases energy and ambition and restores the blood to its normal condition. It is, thus, a general tonic and reconstituent of marked and certain value.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Peculiar Pallor</p> <p>of the Cheek, Lip and Conjunctiva in Chlorotic Anemia is characteristic and unmistakable It is eloquent testimony of an "IRON HUNGER": An imperative signal of an "IRON-NEED." That</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>best satisfies this hunger and supplies this need, is demonstrated by the prompt return of healthy color to skin and mucous membrane. Digestion is not disturbed; constipation does not ensue; the teeth are not injured. Acceptable alike to young and old.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> <p><br />Supplied in eleven (11) ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon request.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bites of Insects.</p> <p>Neal writes to the China Medical Journal for March, 1912, that he has found the following procedure very useful: Take one ounce of Epsom salt and dissolve it in one pint of water, wet a bath cloth so that it will not drip and rub the body well all over; do not wipe afterward but dress, and flies, gnats, fleas, bedbugs, mosquitoes, etc., will never touch you. If one is exposed more than usual, being near water, or in a forest, then make a somewhat stronger solution, wet a cloth and rub the face, neck, ears, and hands well-do not wipe, but allow it to dry; it will leave a fine powder over the surface that the most bloodthirsty insect will not attack. Besides, the solution is healing and cleansing; it will heal the bites, subdue the consequent inflammation, and cure many diseases of the skin.</p> <p>Exact Obedience.</p> <p>Bedelia: "Phat are yez doin' takin' the lock off the cupboard dure, Pat? Are yez chrazy?" Pat: "No, darlint; the dochtor tould me to-day thot I must quit boltin' me food-and I'm goin' to obey insthructions!"-Cincinnati Times-Star.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Prepare for School Days.</p> <p>And now the little army of young humanity, after the long vacation, trips back to school to commence the long period of mental and bodily stress and strain inseparable from indoor confinement and long hours of work and study. Is it not the part of wisdom to see that they are well prepared for what, to many of them, is really a serious ordeal?</p> <p>If the boy or girl (especially the girl at the age of puberty) is anemic, easily tired, pale and listless, it is certainly a good plan to correct this condition at once, rather than to wait until the condition is more serious. If the young pupil is fortified by the toning and building up of blood and tissue, the prevalent school infections, measles, scarlet fever, and diphtheria, are much more likely to pass them by. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as a blood tonic and general reconstituent for children, as it is palatable, easily taken, free from disturbing effect upon the digestion, and devoid of constipating action. It can be taken for any length of time without danger of injury to the stomach, and its effect is soon noticeable in increased appetite, improved color, better spirits and increased weight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Blood Current of the Aged</p> <p>In old age the heart loses its pumping capacity, the arterial walls soften and the blood stream lacks sufficient force to properly circuit the lungs and receive oxygen. Increase the hemoglobin and the red corpuscles in the blood of the aged subjects and nutrition can be maintained at the proper standard.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>makes the blood rich in hemoglobin and red corpuscles, intensifies its affinity for oxygen and invigorates arterial circulation. It exhibits its blood-enriching, strength-imparting and regenerative properties most conspicuously when administered to persons of advanced age.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Caesarean Section.</p> <p>Dr. H. H. Witherstine, Rochester, Minn., in The St. Paul Medical Journal, February, 1813, would limit this operation to the following indications: I. When the pelvic diameters are so diminished that it would be impossible to deliver through the birth canal. 2. When the normal delivery of a living child would be improbable. 3. When myoma exists in the lower segment of the uterus, making version necessary. 4. In certain cases of placenta previa when the danger to mother and child would be greater than by the Cesarean route.</p> <p>Advice as to Tonics. Mother-in-law: "The doctor said I was all run down and needed strychnine as a tonic. Now I don't want to take too much. How big a dose do you recommend?" Son-in-law (hopefully) : "I wouldn't take more than a gallon to begin with.</p> <p>Hibernian Hemorrhage.</p> <p>An Irishman was painting a house green when the paint-pot fell to the sidewalk. A woman chanced by. "Mercy! What's the matter? she exclaimed. And the small boy standing near shouted: "That Irishman up there has just had a hemorrhage."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Return from the Country.</p> <p>Almost every city family, whose exchequer will permit, is accustomed to spend a goodly portion of the heated term away from home. This is both natural and salutary, provided good judgment is exercised in the selection of the country place or summer resort, as regards its general healthfulness and sanitary environment. Unfortunately sanitation on farms and in rural communities is not always what it should be and the result is that many health and pleasure seekers return in the Autumn depressed and run down or perhaps infected with malarial or typhoid poison. In other cases, especially at crowded fashionable resorts, because of the continual round of exciting amusements, some are tired and fagged out instead of rejuvenated as the result of their Summer's outing. Many are certainly in need of that general constitutional reconstruction and building up of force and resistance which is necessary to withstand the business or social strain of the fall and winter. In such cases there is no one single remedy quite as dependable as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It increases appetite, restores strength and general vitality, reinforces the hemoglobin content of the blood and acts as a prompt and efficient general tonic and reconstituent for patients of all ages.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"The Best of Prophets of the Future Is the Past."</p> <p>An established reputation, based upon achievement and accomplishment, is a distinct asset. The past performance of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("'Gude")</p> <pre>is the "prophet" of its future action. For twenty years it has been steadily building its reputation for building blood, in all conditions of Anemic Devitalization. It was the first of the organic combinations of iron and manganese with proteid material, and has since consistently sustained its leadership among similar preparations, and maintained its superiority over all imitations and substitutes. The principle of dignified ethical relationship with the medical profession only has been consistently maintained, and the therapeutic merit of PEPTO-MANGAN (GUDE) has never been honestly questioned. It is still the leading prescription hematinic throughout the civilized world, which fact we consider to be "True evidence of good esteem." </pre> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Gynecological Hints.</p> <p>In the treatment of infection following abortion or delivery at term, when putrid material remains in the uterine cavity, this should first be thoroughly removed with the finger, blunt curette or forceps. Then an intrauterine douche of a weak antiseptic solution should be given, to be followed by another of sterile saline solution. Tincture of iodine, one ounce to two quarts of sterile water, is one of the best antiseptics to use in the uterus. Repeated intrauterine douches or medication of any kind is injurious to patients suffering from puerperal sepsis.-Waldo.</p> <p>A Premonitory Sign of Eclampsia.</p> <p>Cammaert found, in nine cases, paraesthesia of the legs, pruritus and drawing pains in the legs and in the abdomen, when there was albuminuria and eclampsia, these symptoms not being present in normally pregnant women. From this observation the author suggests that patients having these symptoms should be closely scrutinized for the purpose of determining whether such symptoms are premonitory of eclampsia, especially when albuminuria is absent.-Abstr. Zentralbl. f. Gyn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Malarial Anemic.</p> <p>Whether or not the much maligned mosquito is the intermediate host of the plasmodium malaria, certain it is that the campaign waged for this insect's extermination has not entirely ridden the country of the blood infection for which it is responsible. In addition to the chills, fever and sweating characteristic of the acute forms of the disease, which require immediate antidotal treatment, the physician must recognize the serious injury to the blood itself, due to the invasion and actual destruction of the red cell by the paludal organism. After the subsidence of the acute symptoms, a distinct globular anemia is the result, and unless this is corrected, a reinfection is extremely likely. To. prevent this and to avoid the development of a chronic malarial toxemia, a vigorous blood-building campaign should be instituted just as soon as the febrile movement is controlled. For quick and efficient reconstruction of the partially disintegrated red corpuscles and to encourage the rapid formation of new and functionally active erythrocytes, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially serviceable. Steady treatment with this potent hematinic, for a period of several weeks, is practically certain to restore hemic integrity and place the patient in a position to ward off fresh infection, or quickly throw it off if invasion occurs. When the physician believes that arsenic is needed in the after-treatment, this drug can be readily added to Pepto-Mangan (Gude) preferably in the form of Fowler's Solution.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>THE "MOLIMEN MENSTRUALE"</p> <p>which marks the period of transition from girlhood to womanhood, depends for its success upon the vital integrity of the blood stream, especially its hemoglobin content. A chloranemic circulating fluid renders menstrual initiation difficult and almost impossible.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>because of the rapidity and certainty of its vitalizing effect, comes promptly to Nature's aid in the establishment of normal functionation, and at the same time markedly improves the general health and condition of the patient. In 11 ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Adrenalin in Asthma.</p> <p>McCord, Medical Record, discusses the action of adrenalin in the treatment of asthma. He believes it reasonable to conclude that the agent increases the lumina of the contracted bronchioles, which dilatation is probably the cause of the benefit derived. The dilatation results whether the remedy is used subcutaneously, intravenously or endobronchially. The action is transient, but very effective in relieving an acute attack. The subcutaneous method is the most transient. The administration is easy and followed by no bad secondary effects.</p> <p>Celestial Repartee.</p> <p>A City Hall employee sends the story of an officeholder who was one of a party that attended the funeral of a Chinaman on a recent Sunday. He took a great deal of interest in the queer services at the grave, and noticed that, among other things, a roasted duck was left there by the departing mourners. Calling one of the "Chinks" aside, he asked: "Why did you leave that duck on the grave? Did you think the dead man will come and eat it?" "Yeppe," replied the Boxer sympathizer- "allee samee as white deadee man come out and smellee flowers."-Philadelphia Times.</p> <p>Scalp Wounds.</p> <p>Shave scalp for some distance around wound, either dry, or wet with alcohol; after area dried, paint with tincture of iodine and wash off surplus with alcohol. In suturing use figure 8 sutures, not too tight. Where parts badly torn, provide free drainage; stitches not to be too close together. In all fractures of skull give 40 to 60 grains (2.6 to 4 gm.) of hexamethylenamine daily.-Harper.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Plasmodial Anemia.</p> <p>In spite of the modern theory of the etiology of malaria and malarial affections (mosquito-borne infection) this plasmodial disease continues to be rife in certain sections of the country and bids fair to be, like "the poor, "always with us." Every physician of experience appreciates the principles which should guide him in the treatment of the various acute manifestations of paludal poisoning, i.e., the destruction of the plasmodial hosts which have invaded the blood and which, if not eliminated, consume and destroy the red cells, the vital element of the circulating fluid. When this purpose has once been accomplished the patient is but partly cured; the damage done to the red corpuscles must be repaired and the vitality of the blood restored, if re-infection is to be avoided. If there is any one condition in which direct hematinic or blood-building therapy is positively indicated, it is in Post-Malarial Anemia. As soon as the febrile period has passed, iron, in some form, should be given in full dosage. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constitutes the ideal method of administering this essential blood-building agent in this as well as in any anemic condition. Both the iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan are in organic combination with peptones and are therefore easily and promptly absorbed and assimilated without causing digestive derangement or producing constipation.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In General Debility</p> <p>following acute diseases, where the functions of the organism are in a state of depression, and in all cases where there is a diminution of the red blood cells and amount of hemoglobin, prescribe</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>It is pleasant to take, and is free from all corrosive action upon the mucous membrane of the stomach. It does not hinder the normal processes of digestion, assimilation and excretion. When administered for a protracted period it does not create the least aversion.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mouth Inspection in the Treatment of Patients.</span></h3> <p>Of what avail is it to bombard the stomach with drugs and to diet patients, when the real cause of the symptoms lies in a foul mouth, missing teeth, and filthy bridges and plates? Why prescribe sedative cough mixtures when a long uvula is the cause of an obstinate cough? Why fill a child with tonics when adenoids and enlarged tonsils are the cause of anemia? The tonsils are the cause of so much constitutional mischief that they should always be examined as a routine process. Especially important is this examination in all cases of articular rheumatism, chronic or even acute nephritis and all cases of sepsis. - Morris Manges in New York Med. Journ.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"Served Her Right."</span></h3> <p>When I hear a machine agent trying to win a customer by claiming all kinds od defects about his competitor's goods, it reminds me of a neighbour lady whose sister had just given birth to twins. She said: "Well, I wanted you to employ a homeoopathic doctor, and his is what you get for calling an allopath. Next time you listen to me." - American Thresherman.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Poetic License.</span></h3> <p>"Didn't the poet from whom you were reading refer in one of his lines to the germ of immortality?" inquired Mrs. B- of her husband. "Yes, but that strikes me as carrying the microbe theory too far." - St. Louis Med. and Surg. Journ.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">In Surgical Convalescence.</span></h3> <p>After considering the various types of anaemia as they come within the purview of the surgeon, and showing the rational basis and the undoubted clinical results of treatment with iron, Dr. George G. Van Schaick, attending surgeonto the French Hospital and the St. Vincent de Paul Orphan Asylum, New York City, emphasizes the superiority of the organic preparations. In many instances, he says, they have shown a distinct superiority over the inorganic ones, and their greater palatability, together with the fact that they best forms they do not cause constipation and may usually be administered for any length of time, are distinct points in favor of their use. For several years past he made use of Pepto - Mangan (Gude) in all instances of aneamia complicating cases in his surgical practice with exceedingly good results. "The cases cited by Von Ramdohr and Emory Lanphear, as well as those I have observed, show that we have in such preparations as Pepto - Mangan (Gude) a means of obtaining good results with a certainty that is almost mathematical, and without any of the distressing symptoms so frequently following the use of the inorganic preparations."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Post-Typhoidal Anemia</p> <p>is due to two causes: I. A prolonged iron-poor milk diet; 2. The prostration incident to continued illness. Hematinic treatment is urgently needed during convalescence.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>supplies the essential material for blood reconstruction and general revitalization, in palatable, absorbable and assimilable form.</p> <p><br />In eleven-ounce bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEWYORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">His Real Debt.</span></h3> <p>"Doctor, I shall never forget that to you I owe my life."</p> <p>"Oh, no," replied the doctor, mildly; "you only owe me for fifteen visits I made you during your illness."</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">He Understood.</span></h3> <p>The German papers are telling a story about a Berlin lady who was sent by her physician to one of the well known "cures" in Germany. He gave her a letter which purported to be a prescription for her treatment there, and which she presented to the doctor at the "cure." It read as follows: "Rup, fens, iediega, N. S. ord: ent. li chihrist. nixzi. ehen. Sieihra, berdi, efed, ernein. zel. naus. s. e. h. r. lan gsamdami. t. soihr. gat. toez weimo, nateru, hehatun, dervi. elle, icht. ges, und, et. Versta - N. D. E. N." The doctor perused the lines again and saw that the letters when put in their proper order ran as follows: "Rupfen Sie die Gans ordentlich, ihr ist nix. Ziehen Sie ihr aber die Federn einzeln aus sehr langsam, damit so ihr Gatte zwei Monate Ruhe hat and er vielleicht gesundet. Verstanden?" In English these words mean: Pluck the old goose throughly well. There is nothing the matter with her. But pull out the feathers one by one very slowly, so that her husband may have perhaps be restored to health. Do you understand?" The doctor shook his head dubiously over her, and ordered two months of the usual exercise, baths, waters and rest. - The Amer. Physician.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Secondary Anemias.</span></h3> <p>Dr. L. S. Chibas, senior assistant house physician, and Dr. G. A. De Santos Saxe, assistant pathologist, Columbus Hospital, New York, made a clinical and hematologic study of Pepto - Mangan in about 40 cases, twelve of which report in detail. There was a uniform increase in haemoglobin and red blood cells. The authors say: "In addition to the forty-odd cases which we studied this winter, Pepto - Mangan has been used in the hospital for over two years in anaemic convalescents. with uniformly satisfactory results. In none of the cases under observation did any untoward symptoms accompanyor follow the use of this preparation. In no case did constipation, nausea, headache, or digestive difficulties follow its administration."</p> <p>(From the Allg. Mediz. Central Zeitung.)</p> <p>Dr. S. Ascher, of Hamburg, reports having used Pepto - Mangan (Gude) in 80 cases. In the anaemia accompanying uterine trouble, or following loss of blood from repeated abortions or childbirths, the action of the Pepto - Mangan was uniformly good. In the anaemia developing in the course of chronic malaria Pepto - Mangan rendered him signal service. In pulmonary tuberculosis the effect was of course only relative, yet frequently the author was able to improve the appetite and effect a slight gain in weight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday, October 9</p> <p>Look to the Bowel.</p> <p>"At least two-thirds of all sickness is due to the decomposition or fermentation of food waste in the alimentary canal,as a result of which toxic bodies are formed that set up one diseased condition or another, either locally by irritating the mucosa, or remotely, through being absored into the blood-stream and then acting as direct poisons to every body tissue." When we stop to think how many people over-eat and under-excerise in these strenuous days, it is easy to belive this.</p> <p></p> <p>Weather a fine day John went are Eugenes all day,I was home alone,doing up {illegible} and walking lureet and grape wine.</p> <p>Billy and Dell IL</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Like the Proverbial Pudding the proof of which is "in the eating," is</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>the therapeutic value of which is proven "in the trying." That this pleasant tasting, neutral combination of organic iron and manganese is an efficient "blood builder" in cases of Anemia, Chloranemia, Chlorosis, Rachitis, etc., is shown: First-By the rapid improvement in the patient's color and general appearance. Second-By the increased number of red blood cells and the greater percentage of hemoglobin, as shown by instruments of precision. Do you want to make these tests for yourself? If so, we will send you a sufficient quantity for the purpose. In eleven ounce bottles only; never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Poultices as Sedatives.</p> <p>One reason why the old fashioned poultices fell into undeserved disrepute, says Solomon Solis-Cohen, Journal of Amer. Med. Association, was the fact that poorly made poultices necessitated such frequent change that the evil wrought by the disturbance outweighed the good done by the poultice. Well made poultices, retaining their heat from four to six hours, however, give so much relief from pain-thus acting as sedatives to the nervous system-that they may be classed among agents promoting rest.</p> <p>Fair Warning.</p> <p>A popular Cleveland doctor tells this story of a bright boy, his own, who had reached the mature age of nine after an early career marked by many wild and mischievous pranks. His restless nature has made him something of a torment to his teacher at times, and one afternoon not long ago she kept him in after the others were dismissed and had a serious talk with him. Perhaps she was a little afraid that her admonitions were falling on stony ground. Anyway, she finally said: "I certainly will have to ask your father to come and see me." "Don't you do it," said the boy. The teacher thought she had made an impression. "Yes," she repeated, "I must send for your father." "You better not," said the boy. "Why not?" inquired the teacher. "'Cause he charges $2 a visit," said the scamp.-Cleveland Leader.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Post-Typhoid Tonic</span></h3> <p>It is usually at this season of the year that Typhoid Fever exhibits its maximum incidence, especially in the larger cities. One probable reason for this is the return of the army of families to city homes from the many more or less unsanitary summer resorts in country districts during the stage of incubation, and the subsquent development of the characteristic symptoms of the disease. As every physician realizes, the systemic poisoning is usually profound and the duration of the infection is such that the organism is almost always distinctly depreciated and devitalized after the four, five or six weeks febrile period. This condition of general systemic depression at the beginning of convalescence certainly indicates the necessity of reconstructive measures. As soon as it is safe to gradually increase the patient's dietary, it is also wise to commence tonic and hematinic treatment. Care must be taken, however, to avoid derangement of the digestion, and for this reason, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as the most efficent, readily tolerable and generally efficient reconstructive and hematic. This organic combination of the peptones of iron and manganese never creates aversion, destroys the appetite nor causes gastro-intestinal irritation. Through its regular use Typhoid Convalescence is promoted and distinctly hastened.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Marasmus.</p> <p>Large series of infants with marasmus, congenital or acquired, and premature infants, treated with marked success by external application of codliver oil. Wrap child in oil-soaked flannel from armpits to iliac crests, and cover with oiled silk. Remove flannel, wash skin with soap and water, and reapply flannel, at twelve-hour intervals. Give only water by mouth, in ample quantity. Treatment causes rise in temperature, loss of dryness and wrinkles of skin, and an increase in weight, often considerable. Feed by mouth only when temperature has been normal for a number of days and skin shows increase in fat and water content.-Gray.</p> <p>Cause and Effect.</p> <p>Dr. Piller: "Your husband's stomach is in a very bad condition." Mrs. Newlywed: "Oh, my! Do you think my cooking is responsible for it?" Dr. Piller: "Well, it's a severe case of gastritis, and-" Mrs. Newlywed: "Gastritis? Gracious! it's that gas range he made me use this summer!"-Philadelphia Press.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Coughs, Colds and Catarrhs</p> <p>In all but the most equable of climates, a very large proportion of the population suffers more or less from coughs and colds during the Wither months. Many individuals who, at other times, are apparently in excellent health, contract a cold almost as soon as the cold weather commences, and are scarcely convalescent before another attack occurs, until a sub-acute or more or less chronic naso-pharyngeal catarrh is established which is not thrown off until the Spring opens. The frequency of such respiratory affections during the Winter months is no doubt mainly due to surface chilling from frequent exposure to changes of temperature and the general lack of adequate ventilation of artificially heated houses, stores, offices and schools. Insufficient oxygenation, the longer "housing up" of the individual and the indisposition to open air exercise in cold weather undoubtedly serve to reduce the general vitality and the respiratory mucous membrane becomes less resistant and more readily subject to infective and catarrhal influences. When (as is usually the case) the patient cannot correct the unhygienic conditions referred to, it is the part of wisdom to tone up the general vitality of the patient and thus render his respira- tory tract more resistant to morbific influences. This can best be accomplished by prescribing Pepto-Mangan (Gude) as soon as the more acute symptoms have disappeared. A thorough course of treatment with this efficient blood builder and general tonic reconstructive very frequently places the patient in a position to successfully ward off further catarrhal attacks.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A Hematinic "Hint</p> <p>"In these days of assimilable preparations of iron, it seems well nigh criminal to subject any man, woman or child to such an abomination as the old muriate tincture, especially when taken in water through a tube." DR. C. E. YOUNG: Dietetic Gazette.</p> <p>? QUERY ?</p> <p>How many "therapeutic crimes" have been averted, during the last seventeen years, through the use of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Heart Palpitation.</p> <p>The distressing and excessive palpitation of the heart occurring in nervous, anemic persons can often be averted, according to Dr. G. F. Butler (Am. Journ. of Clin. Med., April, 1913) by bending double, the head down and the hands hanging so as to produce a temporary congestion of the upper half of the body. The heart not infrequently resumes its normal function immediately after such a procedure.</p> <p>Boiled and Raw Milk.</p> <p>Brenneman states that raw and boiled milk are clinically very different foods; that the most striking difference between them, as shown by experiments, is in their reaction to rennin; that the casein of raw milk, unless modified so that it will not form hard and large coagula, offers serious difficulties in digestion that are not present in boiled milk; and that these differences between raw and boiled milk should be borne in mind in comparing clinical, therapeutic, and experimental results in infant feeding. (Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc.)</p> <p>Quinine Cocktails?</p> <p>First Invalid: "What's the matter with you?" Second Invalid: "Ague. What's your trouble?" First Invalid: "Same thing." Second Invalid: "Good. Let's shake for the drinks." -Chicago News.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Treatment of Cardiac Failure.</p> <p>M. A. Mortensen (Journ. Mich. State Med. Soc.) has seen great benefit, in a large number of cases of cardiac failure, from using a hot fomentation over the liver and abdomen, with a cold compress over the heart, followed by cold friction to the skin of the entire body. This procedure tends to diminish the con- gestion of the liver, which always accompanies a failing circulation, dilates the capillaries of the skin, and almost invariably gives some relief, at least in the first and second stages of broken compensation.</p> <p>The Physician's Advice.</p> <p>Once upon a time a very nervous man called on his physician and asked for medical advice. "Take a tonic and dismiss from your mind all that tends to worry you," said the doctor. Several months afterward the patient received a bill from the physician asking him to remit eighteen dollars, and answered it thus: "Dear Doctor-I have taken a tonic and your advice. Your bill tends to worry me, and so I dismiss it from my mind." Moral-Advice sometimes defeats its giver.</p> <pre>Foreign Bodies in the Tissues. </pre> <p>The best method for the removal of needles, thorns, and such foreign bodies buried in the tissues, according to Blair, of St. Louis, is that of raising a flap which has for its center the supposed site of the needle, etc. The part is rendered ischemic and an anesthetic, either local or general, is employed. The skin and superficial fascia are first raised and failing to find the foreign body, the deeper structures are raised, layer by layer, until the body is encountered.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Practical Hints Regarding Children.</p> <p>Always teach a nurse that a child cannot swallow as long as the spoon is between the teeth; that it is advisable to depress the tongue a brief moment and withdraw the spoon at once, and that now and then a momentary depression of the nose is a good adjuvant. The taste of quinine is disguised by coffee, chocolate and "elixir simplex." Powders must be thoroughly moistened; unless they be so the powder adhering to the fauces is apt to produce vomiting. Inunctions require a clean surface, and are best made where the epidermis is thin, and the net of lymph-ducts very extensive, as on the inner aspect of the forearm and the thigh. Babies, after having taken opiates for some time, demand larger, and sometimes quite large, doses to yield a sufficient effect. Febrifuges and cardiac tonics, such as quinine, antipyrine, digitalis, strophanthus, sparteine, convallaria, etc., are tolerated and demanded by infants and children in larger doses than the ages of the patients would appear to justify. Mercurials affect the gums very much less in young than in advanced age.-Jacobi.</p> <p>The Druggists's Trials.</p> <p>A Forth Worth druggist is in receipt of a curt and haughty note, in an angular feminine hand: "I do not want vasioline but glisserine. Is that plain enough? I persoom you can spell."-Tex. Med. Gazette.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Pneumonia Convalescent.</p> <p>In spite of all of the modern advances in scientific therapy, and the improvements in the general handling and management of acute infectious diseases, Acute Lobar Pneumonia still deserves the title ascribed to it by Osler: "The Captain of the Men of Death." There are, however, especially during the Fall and Winter months, many cases of the lobular or irregular Pneumonia that so often complicates or follows La Grippe. When this condition supervenes it is more than likely to follow a subacute or chronic course and. convalescence is frequently long delayed. Under such circumstances, in conjunction with treatment designed to hasten resolution, a general blood tonic and vitalizing agent helps materially to shorten the convalescent period. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is of much value in this field, because it not only increases the solid elements of the blood, but also acts as a true tono-stimulant to the organism generally. As Pepto-Mangan is free from irritant properties and constipating action, it is especially serviceable in the reconstructive treatment of the devitalization following the pneumonia of the aged.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Pyelitis in Infancy.</p> <p>The recognition of pyelitis in chidhood is usually easy, and yet it is overlooked again and again simply because the possibility of its occurrence is forgotten and the urine of an infant is seldom examined. Unrecognized acute pyelitis in infancy gives rise to prolonged severe fever, with profound constitutional disturbance, which may be fatal. Recognized and treated appropriately, it often subsides in a few days, and even if symptoms persist for a time they quickly become less severe, and generally soon yield to treatment.-Geo. F. Still; Pediatrics.</p> <p>The Ultima Thule of Specialism.</p> <p>At a meeting of physicians, one speaker was cynically deprecating the ultra-specialism of the age in medicine and surgery. Said he: "This rage for parceling out the human frame into special territories is passing all bounds. As it is, we have specialists for the nose, the throat, the ear, the lungs, the heart, the genit-urinary organs, the rectum, the mouth, the brain, etc. It seems to me, gentlemen, that it will not be long ere the specialist, like Alexander, will have to sigh for new regions to overcome. So far as I can see, the umbilicus is about the only portion of the human body not allotted to a specialist." Whereupon a grizzled, veteran practitioner, raising his hand, exlaimed: "Doctor, you're forgetting the naval hospitals!"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Post-Grippal Anemia</p> <p>may be either mild or profound, in proportion to the severity of the infection and the vital resistance of the patient. After the establishment of convalescence a blood-building campaign is invariably necessary.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>here finds a distinct field of usefulness, as a corpuscle-constructor. hemoglobin-creator, and general tonic reconstructive. Palatable, Readily Tolerable, Absorbable, and free from irritant or constipating action. In eleven-ounce bottles. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Measles.</p> <p>Following measures employed in 160 cases: (1) hot bath, followed by (2) application of eucalyptus oil to whole body except hands and part of face about mouth, nose, and eyes; (3) fumigated twice daily with weak alum lotion, and glycerin and borax applied to interior of mouth and gums; (4) tonsils and fauces treated with 1:10 phenol morning and evening, using firm cotton mop on end of forceps; (5) blanket-bath given morning and evening for four successive days, followed by general oil rubbing. Treatment reduced mortality and had favorable influence on course of disease. Careful nursing and maintenance of an even air temperature of 65° F. important accessory measures.-Connolly.</p> <p>Epitaph.</p> <p>In memory of our father: Gone to join his appendix, his tonsils, his olfactory nerve, his kidneys, his ear drum, and a leg prematurely removed by a hospital surgeon who craved the experience.-Life.</p> <p>Obesity.</p> <p>In the treatment of obesity Laissus has found that when the usual dietetic and hygienic methods fail, some cases are benefited by the administration of a few drops of tincture of iodine in milk. Cases associated with arterio-sclerosis often respond to small doses of sodium iodide.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Sequelae of La Grippe.</p> <p>Among all of the various acute and exhaustive illnesses that afflict mankind, there is none that so generally results in distinct prostration as epidemic influenza, or La Grippe. Even the grippal infections which are uncomplicated or unaccompanied by serious organic changes are more than apt to leave the patient in a thoroughly devitalized condition after the acute febrile symptoms have subsided. It is for this reasonthat the treatment of La Grippe convalescence is of special importance. The anemic, debilitated, depressed patient requires a systemic "booster" that will not only stimulate but revivify and reconstruct. It is distinctly, wise, in such cases, to commence vigorous tonic treatment as early as possible, preferably by means of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the hemic builder and general reconstituent. This standard hematinic increases the vital elements of the circulating blood and, by increasing the appetite and improving the absorptive and assimilative functions, quickly restores both hemic and general vitality.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, November 11 315 DAYS PAST — 50 TO COME</p> <p>The Embarrassed Digestion of the depleted anemic should not be punished by the administration of any of the old time corrosive, irritant, astringent, metallic, ferruginous salts. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily tolerated by the most sensitive gastro-intestinal mucosa and does not produce nor encourage a constipated habit.</p> <p>Weather Temp. Cold and rained last night. I took the girls to school, and then this afternoon took Mrs. Marchant home. Jessie gave me a bag of onions then while I came home, I went to Orwell—bought it [$50?] Leonard’s chairs &amp; trunks.</p> <p>Billy 18</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Convalescence From Pneumonia</p> <p>The long, weary "pull up-hill" of the weakend convalescent from pneumonia is materially lessened by the administration of</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>which assists Nature to mount to the crest of the "Hill of Health." Mental depression, languor, and physical weakness disappear after a few weeks' treatment with this reconstructive tonic and nerve invigorator. To assure the proper filling of prescriptions, prescribe an original bottle. Never sold in bulk.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Indications for Removal of Surgical Dressings.</p> <p>1. The removal of stitches. 2. The removal of drainage tubes. 3. Saturation of dressing by abundant discharge. 4. Soiling of dressing by feces, urine, or vomited matter. 5. The disturbance of the dressing by a restless patient. 6. Pain if it is due to pressure, and especially if of a pulsating character. 7. The occurrence of secondary hemorrhage. 8. Fever, if it points to some trouble in the wound.-Roth; Med. Record.</p> <p>Projectile Vomiting.</p> <p>"My experience with suggestion reminds me of a friend of mine in Indianapolis who went to Porto Rico. On board the ship a great many were sick, and one of the boys, a young Irishman, was sitting with his arm on the rail, with every indication of seasickness. My friend thought he would console him, and he went up to him and said: 'Comrade, you have a weak stomach.' 'A weak stomach? Oh, I don't know. I'm throwing about as far as any of 'em.'-Dr. George, Indianapolis.</p> <p>Recipe.</p> <p>Feeling seedy, he went to his doctor, And here's the advice he got: "Indian clubs are good for the liver, Bohemian clubs are not."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In the Morning or the Evening of Life</p> <p>or at any of the periods typified by Shakespeare's "seven ages," tonic medication may be indicated.</p> <p>Pepto-Mangan("Gude")</p> <p>may be safely and profitably given to the babe in arms, the pallid, anemic school girl, the adolescent youth, the overworked housewife, the neurasthenic business man, the tired school teacher, the society worn matron, or the feeble octogenarian. Patients of all ages take and tolerate it readily, because of its palatability, lack of harshness, and the prompt absorbability. It tones, restores and reconstructs surely, promptly and pleasantly, in all conditions of systemic devitalization. Toinsure results to both patient and physician, specify "original bottle."</p> <p>In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. Samples and literature upon application.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO.</p> <p>NEW YORK, U. S. A.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Don"ts " in Appenictis</p> <p></p> <p>Do not treat your patient medically : (a) when there signs of peritontics ,(b) when the temperature keeps on increasing , (c) when a distinct tumor is felt in the right iliac fossa , (d) when the pulse is slow, temperature low with local sighns of peritonitis , and the appendix is becoming gangrenous , (e) when there is sudden absence of pain, (f) when he mononuclear percentage is over thirty, (g) when acceleraration of pulse is out of proportion to temperature , (h) when the symptoms are severe soon after onset , (i) when there have been previous attacks . - Med .Record .</p> <p><br />An Inappropriate Time.</p> <p>This story vouched for by the Baltimore American. The following incident fell under the observation of one of the best known members of the faculty of the Physicans and Surgeons Medical college recently:</p> <p></p> <p>An Irish woman was ill- more seriously so she had thought. On careful diagnosis it was found that extreme care was necessary in her case , so the attending physican said:</p> <p>" I suspect it will absoloutly neccessary for you to have trained nurse."</p> <p><br />" Oh, now, doctor!" exclaimed the paitent , " do yez know that's been something I've alwez jist longed,t'have in the house . It's alwez been me ambition t'have tranied nur-se at some time or another . But, docter , honest 't goodness , I'm feelin' that bad jist not I dont belave Il'l be able t' wait on wan them"!</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday, November 30 334 DAYS PAST — 31 TO COME</p> <p>“Colds,” Contagion and Fresh Air. Acute rhinitis is, in my opinion, a contagious disease, communicable from one person to another. Since it may be such a serious and dangerous disease in infancy, babies should be kept away from adults, and older children suffering from “colds” almost as carefully as from those with the eruptive diseases. Fresh air, either in the house or out of doors, does not cause rhinitis, but is, next to the avoidance of exposure to other cases, the best preventive.—Dr. John Lovett Morse; Detroit Medical Journal.</p> <p>Weather Temp</p> <p>Rained and winded all day. I stayed all day with Jessie and came home with the girls when they came from school. They brought home a can of coal oil. Mrs. Marchant is a little better tonight.</p> <p>Billy - 7 ½</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In Chorea and Anmeia</p> <p>Dr.R.W. Miller, Lecturer on Nervous and Mental Diseases and Proffeser of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy , University College of Medicine , Richmond , Va., states that he is strongly of the opionion that anaemia as an etiologic factor in chorea is worthy if investigation , and in cases where chorea is accompanied by anameia, Pepto= Mangan (Gude) is distinctly indicated and will improve both conditions. Three cases are given an illustration.</p> <p><br />Dr.Hermann Metall, assistant physician to the General Polyclinic at Vienna, says:</p> <p>"The advantage of this preparation (Pepto-Mangan) is that it exerts a simulating effect upon the blood-forming organs,these being excited to greater functional activity,and that the favourable effect manifests itself even within a short time by a increased oxygenation of the blood. At the same time this chalybeate, as already mentioned, cause no digestive disturbances and does not injure the teeth.</p> <p><br />He reports a number of cases with blood counts which demonstrates the excellence and efficency of Pepto-Mangan. He adds :" Unpleasent concomitant effects and disagreeble sequeale were never observed during the use of the remedy. Erucatations , pressure in the stomach and nausea were never noticed."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, December 10 344 DAYS PAST — 21 TO COME</p> <p>Varicose Ulcer. Clean thoroughly with green soap or peroxide of hydrogen, apply gauze saturated in a 5 to 10 per cent. solution of silver nitrate and cover with woven elastic bandage. Gauze should be made damp with solution 3 or 4 times a day.—Med. Review of Reviews.</p> <p>Weather Rather warmer Temp. The girls drove to school. John took Florence back to Blackleys, and she is staying here on the eleven. I then went for lumber this afternoon for Eugene.</p> <p>Billy 5- Polly 10 Dell 5-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>W. Barllett ( Boston Med. and Surg. Journ.) gives the following indication for the open treatment of fractures: (1) When a leg case must be gotten out of bed early;(2) old cases of non-union or extreme mal-union . (3): This treatment is desirable in all fresh, widely- open fractures if shock be past . (4) Chronically infected cases, in which the bones lie bare. He furthur states all compound wounds , whether suppurating or not , are to be packed and allowed to granulate. The patient must be a good surgical risk.</p> <p>A Prescription That Was Not " Substituted"</p> <p>An old-school physican practicing in a small town supporting only one druggist of over-scrupulos principals ,wrote for one of his patients the following precription:</p> <p>R Spir. frumenti, q.s</p> <p>A.B.C., M.D</p> <p>Fearing the druggist might hesitate to fill the prescription - it being Sunday- He added the following:</p> <p><br />Please give the bearer the above named potation; He's a pretty good champ and employed at the station; The liquid he craves is known as Frumentum and the name at the bottom will tell you who sent 'iM</p> <p><br />The letter ' q.s<i> to be very explict, Is a medical dodge known as " quantum suffict" But if if a special tanslation you crave for , It is simply this;Give him all he can pay for.</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday, December 16 350 DAYS PAST — 15 TO COME</p> <p>A Diagnostic Tender Spot in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. By palpating the tip of the superior angle of the scapula at the insertion of the levator anguli scapulæ, and riding over it with more or less inward pressure, Harris finds constant tenderness over affected lungs. He considers it due either to degeneration of the muscle or to a reflex of some of the spinal nerves.—Harris; Journ. Am. Med. Sciences.</p> <p>Weather Windy &amp; cold Temp.</p> <p>Girls drove to school John went to mill. I ironed.</p> <p>Billey 5- Dell 1 1/2 Polly 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, December 18</span></h2> <p>352 DAYS PAST 13 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">To Examine the Colon</span></h3> <p>for retained feces place the soft part of the four fingers of both hands midway between the umbilicus and ensiform car-tilage, then, by pressing them downwards towards the um-bilicus, the contracted colon can be felt to give the sensation of a tense cord. Another method is to grasp the trunk with the two hands and palpate with the thumbs. The descending colon with the splenic angle can be easily defined. The pelvic colon can only be satisfactorily examined per rectu, and bimanually. It is important to examine the ileum as it enters into the caecum at the same time. - Med. Progress.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>An nice day Laird Thomphson gave a dinner for her and people, the girls bak their dinner</p> <p>Billy b-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, December 19</span></h2> <p>353 DAYS PAST 12 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">To Hasten Grippe Convalescence.</span></h3> <p>While opinions may differ to as to the treatment of La Grippe during its active period, there is no doubt of the necessity of supportive and tonic treatment during con-valescence. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially valuable in such cases. When prostration is extreme it is a good plan to order strychnia, in appropriate dosage, in com-bination with Pepto-Mangan (Gude).</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A moved all the founnor or nearly and last night gad sleighing he leaes birthday &amp; they are all coming aveyla tea. Eugene &amp; Aleta were here &amp; Karltan also</p> <p>Polley 5 Billis 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Too Gory for Him</span></h3> <p>An actor recently from London relates how, while riding on a "'bus," he overheard an amusing protest from an American passenger who was "of the cloth." The American, he was afterward told, was a bishop visiting one of his English friends among the clergy. The Briton was showing his friend and different phases of London life, and also London town itself, from the top of a 'bus.</p> <p>Two of lower class of Londoners, who sat in front of the churchman, were engaged in noisy argument, interlanding their conversation profusely with cockney slang and frequent introduction of that much used adjective among that class of people, "bloody." One stated that he was "bloody sure that the bloody bloke would come to some bloody bad end."</p> <p>The defender of the discussed one declared that he was "bloody glad to inform him that the boy was now a-goin' to some bloody school or other, and was a-gettin' bloody good."</p> <p>The loud conversation was annoying, not to say painful, to the bishop, who was not used to hearing that powerfully graphic old English word, which is so indiscriminately made use of by certain classes of British to qualify their adjectives and adverbs. Every time the word was uttered he winced as if with a little twitch of pain. At last he leaned depreatingly toward the offenders and said in conciliatory tones:</p> <p>"My dear friends, cannot you contrive to make your conversation a trifle more anemic?" - N. Y. Chipper.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mella was fourteen to day</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, December 20</span></h2> <p>345 DAYS PAST 11 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Functional Kidney Test.</span></h3> <p>The removal of a diseased kidney and the retention of one whose power is inadequate to carry on the normal renal function of the two kidneys is, of course, followed by death. Such a result is almost impossible if a preliminary cysto-scopic examination combined with ureteral catheterication is performed.-Nelson; Lancet-Clinic.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A fine day We all evejit, to Churel &amp; them to Mrs M Yeayo for drive. Mrs Thompson &amp; Bayder were there. the girls stayed to tea &amp; went to Lelur eh, John and I came home then went back to blurel &amp; got the girls had a lovely time all day. Polley 10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, December 21</span></h2> <p>355 DAYS PAST 10 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Without Digestive Disturbance.</span></h3> <p>A physician of Newcastle, Eng., writes: "The patient to whom I gave sample of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) was able to take it without the digestive disturbances which had previously been caused by inorganic iron prepara-tions. She has since obtained fresh supplies through the local chemist."</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Cold &amp; Blistery Done about four buches last night. Pa brk Mella to school &amp; went for her. Lord I was hed. Maude was home all day. Eugene &amp; Aleta were here for dinner. I crocheted a Yoke for Maude &amp; Euder waste</p> <p>Billy 1 1/2 Polly b-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, December 22</span></h2> <p>356 DAYS PAST 9 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The Heart in Scarlet Fever.</span></h3> <p>The heart should be carefully watched in all cases of scarlet fever. The possibility of inflammatory lesions, both endocardial and pericardial, should be recognized. I have recently lost a case from heart failure at the end of the sec-ond week. A rapid pules after the subsidence of the fever, or a weak second sound, should place us on guard.-Mc-Clanahan; Jour. Am. Med. Assn.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>cold snowed Last night, John brk Mella to school. Maudie was home. Then in the afternoon, Maude went over to Cevelius untill we came home, Joe went out to the white school house to an entertainment. Billy 25 Polly 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, December 23</span></h2> <p>357 DAYS PAST 8 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Children's Ills,</span></h3> <p>even when apparently mild in character, frequently resuit in anemia of greater or lesser degree. Because of its palatability, ready tolerability, and promp and complete absorbability, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indi-cated in the various forms of anemia and general debilty met with in pediatric practice.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Very cold</p> <p>Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylinia this morning. Got a letter from Aunt Cella last night with two Chaudker chufs for two girls, Eugene was here for dinner and brought me a present of a quarter of beef.</p> <p>Billey 5- Polly 3 Dell 3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, December 24</span></h2> <p>358 DAYS PAST. 7 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Angina Pectoris</span></h3> <p>Amyl nitrite still remains the most efficient drug in the attack of angina pectoris. Sodium nitrite acts too slowly, but it may be given in the intervals to ward off attacks. Ery-throl tertranitrate is uncertain in its action. Potassium and sodium iodides are considered useful agents, but I cannot say that I am convinced of their value.-Med. Sentinel.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Warmer &amp; snowing</p> <p>We all went to Aygun to right was at Mrs M Leapo &amp; Mrs Celeines for a few minutes went out with the cuthe lots of snow. Maudie &amp; Melba got to sterling silver of cow each, from Brk Lacey.</p> <p>Polley 1/2 Dell 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, December 25</span></h2> <p>359 DAYS PAST 6 TO COME</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">"The Difference Between Day and Night."</span></h3> <p>A North Dakota physician writes: "If you could have seen the patient, a young lady, before giving Pepto-Man-gan, and see her now, it would be the same as looking at the difference between day and night. She looks well, eats well, sleeps well. It makes me feel good to see the results."</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Very cold, We all went to Eugenes for Christmas. Mr Dariee went over with us, &amp; Mrs Dunce &amp; Mr Dunce came home with us Carlton stayed for supper &amp; Maudie is agoing to stay all night I got very cold agoing &amp; very cold coming home Wela gave me a lovely charming bag, Mrs Lelasency shines mother died last night Billey 13 Polly 13</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, December 26</span></h2> <p>360 DAYS PAST 5 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Treatment of Epistaxis</span></h3> <p>The writer endorses Naegeli's method of stopping nose-bleed. With the patient sitting in a chair and the physician standing behind him, the latter places his hands under the patient's lower jaw and occipt and pulls the head firmly upward. The effect is still further increased if the upward traction is accompanied by a maximum flexion of the head backwards. The epistaxis usually ceases in a minute or two.-Ritschl; Muench. Med. Woch.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Very cold 28 below John &amp; Melba &amp; I went to Mrs Lelins for dinner had goose. Aleta &amp; Maude came home this afternoon while we were gone &amp; got Maudies hat as she can go to lehiach with Aleta tomorrow. Teddy was home with his mother for Christmas intends going back to lelicafa tomorrow. John luck a grisl yeeews was here for apples Billey 8 Polley 8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Medical Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>A correspondent signing himself "Artz" sends to the Canda Lancet the following professional aphorisms of Amedee Latour:</p> <p>1. Life is short, patients fastidious, and the brethren deceptive.</p> <p>2. Practice is a field of which tact is the manure.</p> <p>3. Patients are comparable to flannel - neither can be quitted without danger.</p> <p>4. The physician who absents himself runs the same risk as the lover who leaves his mistress; he is pretty sure to find himself supplanted.</p> <p>5. Would you rid yourself of a tiresome patient, present your bill.</p> <p>6. The patient who pays his attendant is but exacting; he who does not is a despot.</p> <p>7. The physician who depends upon the gratitude of his patient for his fee is like the traveler who waited upon the bank of a river until it would finish flowing that he might cross to the other side.</p> <p>8. Modesty, simplicity, truthfulness! - cleansing virtues, everywhere but at the bedside; there simplicity is construed as hesitation; modesty as want of confidence, truth as impoliteness.</p> <p>9. Remeber always to appear to do something - above all when you are doing nothing. - Northwestern Lancet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, December 27</span></h2> <p>361 DAYS PAST 4 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Evidence of Confidence.</span></h3> <p>A Michigan physician writes: "I think you will credit me with some confidence in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) when I am using it in my own family and have even refrained from disposing sample supplies to those patients to whom most supplies go, those who are not paying their bills."</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Cold &amp; Blistery Mrs Charley Priee was buried this afternoon, Evelie came &amp; stayed with Melba, while we went. I called an Aunty Arnold, went over &amp; Mr Loves h night Maudi is out w Eugenes Billey Polley 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, December 28</span></h2> <p>362 DAYS PAST 3 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Treatment of Acne Rosacea.</span></h3> <p>Where acne indurata is associated, incise papules and pus-tules, scarify distended nasal capillaries, and apply Bier's cup for some time to individual lesions. Have patient apply hot compresses freely to face and at night following oitment: Salicylic acid, 0.6 (gr. x); precipitated sulphur, 4.0 (3j); white petrolatum, 30.0 (3j).-Aronstam</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Warmer Joe &amp; Jmashel Pa went to the factory then up &amp; Lewises Eugene &amp; Alita came this morning &amp; Pa went to Apliner Eugene got a new pain of B of sleighs him lack for dinner him Eugene went to Apanta with Carlton. Melba went home with Alita Polley 2 1/2 Dell 2 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, December 29</span></h2> <p>363 DAYS PAST 2 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">The One Thing Needful.</span></h3> <p>Anemic convalescents who fail to respond to well directed dietetic and hygienic measures alone, often show distinct and prompt improvement when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is added to the treatment. The appetite sharpens, absorp-tion of food is encouraged and nutrition is enhanced.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Warm &amp; rainey Mrs Thompsons were op for dinner &amp; tea Uncle Joe wrig Wtman came with them Nellie, Maude came home with ALita yesterday. Joe is agoing to the doings in the Baptist Church. We had our last goose for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wendesda, December 30</p> <p><br />Alchohol Antidote.</p> <p>Ammonium chloride is reccomended as an antidote to alchol, given in doses of 30 to 60 grains, with copious draughts of water to prevent gastrointestinal irratation. It prevents the effects of the alchol, sobers the patient quickly, and is a valuable preventive against delirium tremens.Should the pateint not become quiet after taking the remedy, bromide or chloral hydrate may be administered. - Med. Times</p> <p></p> <p>Cold</p> <p>Jhon Maudie and I were down H Ed Thomspsons for dinner and eat {illegible}his Mitchelle and wife for the time this {illegible} was all show and Jhon weren't on mille then we came home.</p> <p>Billey B Polly B</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, December 31</span></h3> <p>365 DAYS PAST 0 TO COME</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">At the End of the Year.</span></h3> <p>At the end, as well as at the beginning, prescribe Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") as tonic, reconstructive, and blood builder.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Rather a fine day. Pa Maudie &amp; I went to Apline &amp; got the cheese cheque Payed Mr Mitchell and we had a visit with them. We went to Mrs McLump. Polly 2 1/2 Billey 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Costly Courtesy.</span></h3> <p>He tells it himself, and as he is one of New York's leading physicians and a member of the Amen Corner, it must be true. A patient of his, who is a politican of more than local fame, cane to his office not long ago to consult him. After paying the consultation fee, $5, he asked the physician if he might use his telephone, to which the physician, his fee in his fob, gave a cheerful consent, withdrawing out of delicacy to another room while the conversation over the 'phone was being held. The patient finished after a while.</p> <p>"I'm very much obliged, doctor," said he.</p> <p>"Don't mention it, my dear fellow!" said the doctor.</p> <p>"Don't mention it!"</p> <p>The patient went his way. A few days afterward the physician received his monthly telephone bill. One of the items on it was "Conversation with Boston, $6.75" The doctor had talked with no one in Boston, but the date was the day on which the patient had borrowed his telephone, after paying his $5 fee. "He talked his fee to Boston, sure enough," says the physician, telling about it, "but seems to me the joke would have been just as good if he had stopped at that."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dr. H. S. McLay - Dec. 6th</p> <p>Maud McLay - May 23rth</p> <p>Mrs. Sweet - July 26</p> <p>Mr. Sweet - Dec. 11</p> <p>Eugene Sweet - Jan 2.</p> <p>Maud Sweet - Feb. 5</p> <p>Melba Sweet - Dec. 20</p> <p>Mark Cox - Dec. 19</p> <p>Carlton Dance - Jan. 5</p> <p>Alita Dance June 24.</p> <p>Eclare Maulurs Apr 22</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Doubt or Certainity?</span></h2> <p>HEN a hematinic is indicated the doubtfully assimilable salts of iron may prove of therapeutic value, even though they stain the teeth, irritate the sensitive gastric mucosa, or cause constipation. When the physician prescribes</p> <p>Pepto Manoan ("Gude")</p> <p>he is practically certain of the absorption and assimilation of its organically combined iron and manganese, and of its freedom from the disadvantages above mentioned. It performs its work safely, pleasantly and certainly.</p> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH CO,.</p> <p>New York, U. S. A.</p> <p><br />In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk.</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e02324a055ccb99cf2e33956f9f6fb4.pdf 5f498b4193a6de8b2c287cc9818dd62b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1915 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6b71d5133267482ce8aabeef43954e9f.pdf e1a272ed0984acb51f5cff692d9e7f1b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs. John Sweet While Attacking the Cause, the secondary Anemia of a constituional infection or diathesis should not be en-tirely neglected. Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") aids mightily by restoring normal condi-tions, by 1. Increasing appetite and improving digestion. 2. Rebuilding old and creating new red cells. 3. Increasing the hemoglobin. As a result, such causative therapy as is under way is encouraged and assisted in such conditions as Chlorosis, Bright's Dis-ease, Tuberculosis, Chorea, Post-Operative Devitalization, Convalescence, etc. M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U.S.A. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8546c9f18815631bbad19914173f97c5.pdf 5a99cc846fa4e4ec09077f275e92c20f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {black and white photograph of man} CHARLES McBURNEY, M.A., M.D. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5879a88b0d2f281fbd84cbe956c582d.pdf 8b404e880e5080b7da514190bdc4b073 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Charles McBurney, M.A., M.D. OF NEW YORK == This distinguished and highly respected surgeon died at his country home, Nov. 7, 1913, aged 68 years. His career was a long and eminently useful one, in the general surgical field, most of his public work being performed at the Roosevelt Hospital, where he developed many improvements of lasting value and importance in both diagnosis and technic. Dr. McBurney was graduated from Harvard University in 1866, and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1869. In 1889 he was appointed Professor of Surgery in the latter institu-tion, retiring in 1907, because of ill health. As a teacher and lecturer he was unusually interesting, clear and practical. As a surgeon he was perhaps best known, both to profession and laity, for his description of "McBurney's Point," in the diagonsis of acute appendicitis, and his skill in the operative treatment of that disease. As stated by one of his colleagues and biographers, "the most important part of his work in relation to appendicitis is perhaps not so well appreciated, namely, what he did to con-vince the medical profession that acute appendicitis was purely a surgical affection, requiring immediate surgical care, and this he did by constant effort in his clinics, 'precept upon precept, line upon line.'" To his patients, this markedly brilliant surgeon be-came the man of tender sympathy and human kindliness. In his relations with his colleagues, his house staff, and with men in general, he was the polished, polite, considerate and courtly gentleman, who will always be remembered most favorably by all with whom he ever came in contact. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1fd0578cec52fcc222bf5f42df96256a.pdf 2475708ed8858814b4e1f470c9b89a8d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Physician's Year Book BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" 1915 COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/260414ee29cd2b79f3e48cec9cd7aa54.pdf 7466f32e51b375b9ba66130ae02bae75 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [preprinted Calendar for 1915} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61bf61e56428bda42b6c8fa74fa27462.pdf eed7774fb73e9573ced9d6872c8b6791 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, January 1 == 1 DAY PAST 364 TO COME At the Beginning, as well as at the End of the Year, prescribe <c><b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</c></b><br>as tonic, blood builder and general reconstructive. <b>Weather Temp.</b><br>Cold & snowing. Maude & I went to Aylmer for the Mail & took Mrs West over some things for to eat. We stayed to Mrs McHays for tea, had oysters & I found a pearl. Drove Billey 6 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/479a9cc3ea6b40438bccc882ddaacf5a.pdf 4ac6d6f8643419a8066daf9a7c51cb70 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 2 2 days past 363 to come Meltzer's Sign of Appendicitis With the patients supine and the abdomen relaxed the examiner presses firmly with his fingertips down upon Mcburney's point; the patient is then instructed to raise his right thigh, with the keen fully extended. If this movement causes or is inhibited by severe pain, it is strongly suggestive of appendicitis, the organ being compressed between the contracting psoas muscle and the examiner's fingers. It is always advisable to make a comparative test on the left side. - Amer. Journ. of Surg Weather: Cold and Snowing Snow flying in every direction Eugene Alexa and Mr and Mrs. Dance & Carlton on was over for dinner it was Eugenes birthday. They all went home for tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f8f75794c79e55937e108a1b4fb425c.pdf 3844973dfd778583e10cc1c6627ad897 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 3 3 DAYS PAST  362 TO COME Systemic Invasion, during the prevalence of Grippe, Typhoid, or other infectious disease, can be prevented only by “toning up” the blood and tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the general tone of the organism, and increases vital resistance, by augmenting and enhancing the corpuscular and [hematinic richness ?] of the circulating fluid. Weather Cold Temp. [blank] John & I went to church. Girls & Evelin went to Sunday school. Then in the evening Mr Cowel all but Clarence was over Billy 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c87843b2e7b75584a56ab7bbf3bd4d4.pdf 82a03fe863713b847efffaaea4d5557e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 4 4 days past 361 to come Wounds of Face and Hands. should be closed with subcuticular stitches, especially in women. To prevent subsequent streching of scar, close superficial fascia with interrupted fine silk sutures before applying subculticular stitches. After injuries to soft parts of hand, cleanse quickly by immersing in gasolene; after latter has evaporated, sterilize parts with tincture of iodine and alcohol. - Harper. Weather: Warmer Joe and I washed. Girls started to school, Maudie says that they had Miss Summers back glad to say. Mrs Darlington was taken very ill in the afternoon & he came for me then went for the Dr. Mr [illegible] and Evelin was there Mr C[illegible] Clarence was down to Myrilla's Mark stayed. Clarence came home Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dad13638bf3408e37693d0e06ca072c7.pdf 97e0745779b1c070658316dfd2f11705 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 5 5 days past 360 to come A Certain and Speed Increase in the percentage of hemoglobin is the rule in cases of Cholorosis, when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is regularly administered. The number of red cells is also augmented and both subjective and objective symptoms are rapidly relieved. Patients of all ages readily take Pepto-Mangan (Gude) because of its distinct palatability and ready tolerability by the stomach. Weather: A lovely day Pa butchered four pigs gave one to Eugene. Clarence came & helped & Eugene too. they had lots of fun & every thing went off fine. Alita stayed with her Mother for dinner Eugene was here for dinner but went home for supper. I have the Rheumatism. 2 1/2 2 1/2 Dip. Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0502f3ce84115e5bb4517d796176b895.pdf f7d8f040f33073b81f30b1924cfce21c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Warm & Rained all day has not spoiled the sleighing yet. Shed was up this afternoon I have finished Maudies Collar The new little blue Heiffer came in this morning had a little heiffer calf intend raising it Billey 5 fire https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5eec3adc696853d2623c11a257193c08.pdf f91a480c5a5f8c5e29f10551e31b2cc1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cold & windy I walked over to Aunt Bells & stayed all day, then walked home again at night. John sold the pigs, & cut the others up that he butchered. Lewis was very sick from a fall he got Girls at school. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a33e62a13f38fa75a2705885c2ac9db1.pdf 71fc9240747cadf93b34198a9d17b515 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 8 8 days past 357 to come Points on Anesthesia - No.1. Fully two days before an operation a purgative should be administered followed by a suitable diet the next day. This diet should be mainly liquid. Fruits, vegetables, and especially carbohydrates should be excluded. As milk causes a certain about of residue in the intestines it should be limited. Much benefit derieved from intestinal antiseptics for a few days before. It is almost impossible to relax a patient when there is food in the stomach and distention with gas. Nausea and vomiting usually follow this condition. - Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather: Warm so much so, that I had the door open all the time I was frying out the fresh pork to put away for summer. Made fride cakes John drove the girls to school and went for them don't know where else all over I guess. after cleaning house. Billy 12 miles that I know [Alita?] & Eugene were here, & got the pig https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a3f87a76f48b2a2e4d73c6a96e52e596.pdf a0fa6efd14f72eb622ac8cf36a5c8df5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 9 9 DAYS PAST 356 TO COME The Special Agent Needed to fortify the cellular elements of the blood in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions is Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It creates and reconstructs red cells and hemoglobin and efficiently fulfils the imperative therapeutic indications and, at the same time, acts as a general restorative and [reconstitutent ?]. Weather [N.W. ?] very cold Temp. I walked to Aylmer & stayed with Mrs Brush all night. Girls & their Father came to Aylmer. John drew Grandma Wrightman a load of hay. Billy 9. Dolly 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2fc69789e99270807fd99edb4900a94.pdf 58767e5968b74dd6c7b93a5f76c34732 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 10 10 DAYS PAST 355 TO COME Points on Anesthesia—No. 2. Some attention should be given the nose, throat and mouth. If there is a catarrhal condition it should be treated, for it will cause an excessive secretion during and after the anesthesia. During the operation it produces more irritation and the secretion causes difficult breathing and predisposes to the so-called ether pneumonia; afterward it will help to keep up the nausea. These cases should receive atropin before operation. The teeth should be cleaned and the nose and mouth treated antiseptically.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Warmer Temp. I stayed to Stellas all day. Maude Thompson was here. John took the girls to church & then [Henn ?] & Evelin went to Sunday School. Then came here a little while. Eugene was over. Billy 6. Dolly 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33d0f02c3a4d7b308d97451b94595abf.pdf 05b177428255cd151f62d34224580f54 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 11 11 DAYS PAST 354 TO COME The Intelligently Treated secondary Anemia, from whatever cause, is usually susceptible of distinct improvement. In addition to nutritive reinforcement, direct hematinic treatment is usually advisable and helpful. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in such cases, is the ideal ferruginous tonic, as it is efficient in action and yet free from irritant, corrosive or constipating effect. Weather Fine with a little snow in the afternoon. Girls came to school. John & Joe took the cow over to [Ceny ones ?]. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6b60ab255813b1d6ff46c82e1c30861.pdf 29eeab58554b8513a1104bc89d8ffacb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 12 12 DAYS PAST 353 TO COME Points on Anesthesia—No. 3. The use of morphin and other alkaloids should not be a routine practice, as all people do not bear them well. They have their advantages and disadvantages. If there is no contraindication, morphin should be given in all cases where a light anesthetic is to be used, as nitrous-oxide-oxygen; also where the vapor method is employed in very nervous subjects and in those that fear the anesthetic. Morphin should not be administered where chloroform is to be given for any length of time.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Warm Temp. Made a quilt for Grandma [Wrightman ?] & [visited ?] her all day & stayed again all night- Billy 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/737fdb7def4b3729e3fefbb4371d4b7d.pdf dc33268f21bbbe36eb7985a617cd4c17 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bbd8cf0307d6716b2573db0695193497.pdf 089be084f09fe68e7a4d4d49b17efcfd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 14 14 DAYS PAST 351 TO COME Points on Anesthesia—No. 4. The condition of the heart should be well looked into before the time of the operation, as conditions are not then at their best. A thorough examination of both radial arteries should be made by the anesthetist, so that he will be better able to judge his patient’s condition during and after the operation. It is always advisable to have your subject take a few deep breaths, with mouth closed, to see if there is unobstructed breathing. Where there is obstruction in the nasal passages a mouth prop should be used.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Warm Temp. I walked down as far as Maude Thompsons, then [Boyd ?] drove us out & Mrs [Bruchs ?] & we was there all day. Maude come home in the evening; Cecil Campbell drove her home I stayed all night. Billy 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bd049766bccf11bae1b5d65b495ab27.pdf 3198d6d6b66fbb00f7526467c319858b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 15 15 DAYS PAST 350 TO COME In Chorea and Anemia Dr. R. W. Miller, Lecturer on Nervous and Mental Diseases and Professor of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy, University College of Medicine, Richmond, Va., states that he is strongly of the opinion that anemia as an etiologic factor in chorea is worthy of investigation, and in cases where chorea is accompanied by anemia, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is distinctly indicated and will improve both conditions. Three cases are given in illustration.—Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. Weather Temp Thawing but a cold wind, I walked home in the afternoon, as far as the corner by [Mr Skilness ?] & rode with [Isac Haney’s ?] daughter then walked the rest of the way home. I pieced six quilts for Mrs Wrightman & Estella; Billy 5 Dolly 2½ [Dell 2½ ?] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/585feaedb6c11e06ca20ed946a956f10.pdf 8fc4a42544ab272382494867630dbe06 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 16 16 days past 349 to come Arteriosclerosis 1.Rest for whole body and particularly any organs specially involved in scelerotic process. 2.Diet such as will avoid all digestive disturbances. 3.Judicious restriction of fluids. 4.Systematic hydrotherapy, carbon dioxide baths or electric baths. 5.Iodides only where angina pectoris, sybilis, or eye affections due to sclerosis of retinal artery. 6.Diuretin, especially valuable in angina pectoris and tobacco heart; lowers blood pressure markedly after some weeks' adminsteration. -Von Noorden. Weather: Warm and Thawing neither govd sleighing noy wheeling, her the most and peopled are again with ewitens, maudie grew any huen and got the weach. Hella and I layed home cougene wao are helping his padrow moved for the frod day. Alyla came as far as her mother played with her. Mr aekham camed and took polly oheep ober to his place today Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5682813663e3063c8e58035362a3cc5d.pdf a54341c414f3eafa23640aade11605ff Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 17 17 days past 348 to come An Ideal Toning Agent in any and all conditions requiring reconstructive medication, is Pepto-Mangan (Gude) to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combinations is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases (Typhoid, Pneumonia, La Grippe, etc.) and whenever the heart and circulation need strength and support. Weather: Warm and Thgurtug sleighing about all gone but till aunt bella went with the cutter. girls and Charlie went to Sunday behave in the baggy Ibrahim dtayed for tea, then the girls and I went to Mr EOler's, beek and Caugene went beed went and weliw went to hunch we stay with mr coon pa and mank were dow today COugene came in the autumn leaf we work Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/395a6b8081b0458e0ecb2d3ad7997f3c.pdf e68a232b874e412bfbeb38ce6dfc3044 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 18 18 days past 347 to come Laryngeal Cough The cough excited by laryngeal disease is more appropriately dealt with by local treatment-inhalation of vapors of benzoin, menthol, eucalyptol, or thymol, singly or in combination, or sprays of liquid paraffin containing menthol, camphor, and oil of cinnamon. -Med, Sentinel Weather: Cool day not thawing girls drone the buggy, then went home Cotella nic fragged this morning. pos d I washed at jpme tjos ,prmomg amd might thasy on day. John went and helped mark this afternoon got two eggd 1 night. Miss storey was not well meorug and twach snowed a heath for a few nimues this evening Billy 56 polley 9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41f000d8d311c557b63a13f653e58438.pdf d6d4f6b9cba9bf5cc24488f857c9a671 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 19 19 days past 346 to come The Tonic Trio. At times a suitable combination of iron, arsenic and strychnia seems to give better results when these agents are prescribed seperately. Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) ................3i-3ii Strychnia Sulph. (Gm. 0.02) .................. gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude)(Cc.330, Orig. bottle) ..........3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather: A Fine Day With deep snow lat night gone ploughing today, Earltor came for Cougene and Cougene was tiday geology for made evie snowed some flurries John went to ayhemen with mark this afternoon could Pomithy was here for subscription for the perdormer Lweis was here on his way down to C Thompson Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b83d3e46c58dece21a709af9f23d0264.pdf c39472701e1d7ae246e7541ac14e1ae8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 20 20 days past 345 to come Treatment of Felon Incision (under nitrous oxide) before suppuration begins strongly advised. Make it parallel with and close to nail in line of skin furrows, thus forming a flap of tip of finger. Insert rubber tissue or gauze with petrolatum in uppermost angle of wound and dress with normal salt solution, maintaining constant moisture. On third da packing comes away and no further packing is necessary, wound soon closing and finger resuming usual size and shape. - Dorrance Weather: A Fine Day Temp. Snowed a very little last evening John went and mill the morning, this afternoon, he went and argued with mark and Clarence had a telephone meeting, to night he drove Costell, me and Jagant, home for a few minutes, Costell and I went to and ay queen this afternoon with George Davis and home again with Liam ananfull small porcone, Billey 5 Polley 18 dall 7 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eb12a1ca68ede798b366d537bc503fab.pdf 37e4c93eb62129d7df2a04dba0dcbc84 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 21 21 days past 344 to come An Easily Assimilable Form of iron feeds the red blood cells and thus supplies fuel for the vital fire in Anemeic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. In addition to a judiciously selected food supply, it is the part of wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the ideal hematinic in such casesss, by virtue of its organic ferruginous and managanic content, in non-irritant, readily absorbable and non-constipating form. Weather: Golden but fine Temp. Cougene would fun was here for dinner Cougene was going out with his real call. I drove to school John was resting all day among at the neighbours good sleighing, was home all day Costella was here. Head and sow a fine in the coulas last noght as a was much colder billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/daa3ebc2ac524848b5b3a5ef15f7fb5a.pdf 00c3c29412d31a6b89607fd3fcde1c98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 22 22 days past 343 to come When and How to Use Nitroglycerin -No.1 The general indications for the use of nitroglycerin are (1) to relieve symptoms of localized arteriosclerosis or arterial spasm in citally important regions of the body, and, when there is pain due to contracted or diseased arteries, in other regions; (2) to reduce general high blood-pressure in selected cases, if its continuance threatens accidents to the cardiovascular apparatus; and (3) to clear the diagnosis.-Cornwall; J. A. M. A. Weather: Still colder Temp: Below 10 girls drove to school john cooked the milk this morning and then dress wood, girls bought bee home from school with them. It is a terrible cold night, snowing and blowing something fierce, aunt Bell and Lewis were here for a few minutes this afternoon. Billy 6 Dell 8 1/2 Dolly 1/7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8efe4a9eaa57179a2f619a0a969bcef8.pdf 461804e8bf3c442951e36b4a38be2efa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 23 23 days past 342 to come After the Disappearance of the acute symptoms of any infections disease the special desideratum is the prompt intiation of a blood building campaign. Pepto Mangan (Gude) builds, revives and recreates the devilitized circulating medium, increases the appetite and absorptive capacity, augments bodily resistance, hastens convalescence and acts as a general hematinic and tonic reconstructive. Weather: Very Cold Temp. Snowed last night again, Maudie and Costella webt to Ayham this afternoon, Pa and Joe drew wood then in the evening, Pa and Mark went to Aomer's to buy Saihoad meeting. I finished Claudie's and Mullo's collars and wore them. maudie was high the first, Louise was rich all Saturday night Billy 5 Dolly 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e191b683b13ab475e317f338443f1787.pdf 304eb78b0f28977d1ae5a460c9754302 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Billy 5 Sunday, January 24 24 days past 341 to come When and How to Use Nitroglycerin -No.2 The chief contra-indications to the use of nitroglycerin are (1) low ir relatively low blood-pressure; (2) advanced chronic nephritis with very high blood-pressure and toxemic conditions producing high blood-pressure, as a rule; and (3) the presence of an idiosyncrasy in regard to its action. Cornwall; J. A. M. A. Weather: very cold Temp. this morning, far much warmer this afternoon, Lewis was very ill east might had the doctors with her all night Mella and Costella went to dayschool. Maudie was not well then Costella stayed for tea and then her mother had came for her. cougene and Alexa are here this afternoon a little while Cougene is better, everything has frost. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08ba7d58e817a4e23fc5fedf78c3e979.pdf 70b573773a1cb4302a8845d683171979 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday, January 25 25 days past 340 to come The Periodic Estimation of erythrocytes and hemoglobin percentage almost in-variably demonstrates an increased function effiency of the blood after the regular use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude. This hematinic tonic wuickens all of the normal anabolic efforts of the economy and thus assists material-ly in the absorption, assimilation and systemic appropriation of the nutritional elements of the natural food stuffs. Weather: Rather warmer afternoon Temp. Sun shininf. washed. John went to the factory then to kingsmill and got the horses jhord, Maudie was home all day not well enough to go to school, snowed quite a lot last night and snowed until after ten John went and ayhen girth Clarence this aflue Mella went to school. Billy 5 Dell 5 Dolly 5 all done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b05cb97e13eadcac4ebc7fb6a115ccb.pdf 5fb7b50b16e6c1ceb16d556abeede01a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, January 26 26 days past 330 to come When and How to Use Nitroglycerin- No. 3. Nitroglycerin should never be used for the primary purpose of a heart stimulant. Nitroglycerin given under the tongue produces almost as prompt an effect as when injected under the skin. Nitroglycerin if given too long or in too large doses, can produce injurious effectsss, which however, usually pass away, at least apparently, when it is discontinued. - Cornwall; J. A. M. A. Weather: Colder very frosty trees and fences loaded with frost, Mr.Card Pa went, one more cougenes sugar shour to the lava. Costella and I went over so far as Aunt Bello with them and stayed for dinner and tea and Ceolim came and stayed with the firls, Mandie and Mella went to school, Lewis had gone to mills helping draw hay. Dolly 5, Dell 3. Dolly 3) https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73fd5de0e9f477e2ca18d8d5bb38d0b3.pdf 9cb9ded90e4fefe948c8118e2b316963 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 27 27 days past 338 to come Correct the Blood Fault A depleted blood state is frequently the causative factor of neurasthenic conditions. In such cases nervous equipoise connot be fully restored until the hemic defect is corrected. In conjunction with other indicated measures, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) assists materially in the re-establishment and maintenance of neural equilibrium and general systemic reconstruction. Weather: Very Cold and frosty Temp. John, Costella and I all went to Cougene's and Mrs.Thompson and lloyd for dinner,guibo in school, John has gone to moting tonight. Lewis is a little better. Billy 5 Dolly 15 Dell 2 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0780ffb1c3b3439d5c2bbe1bc147e949.pdf 5c2eeeda1cb33af151d3d5578065e439 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, January 28 28 days past 337 to come Diagnosis of Intussusception in Children Turning now to the symptoms of this disease (acute intussusception), there are three which are of great importance in the diagnosis of the condition in children. They are the sudden onset of screaming in a previously healthy infant, followed by vomiting and the passage of stools containing blood and often consisting of blood and mucus only, without any fecal material, the symptoms occuring in this order. In a child there are pathognomonic. Weather: Very cold Temp. Cougene came this morning for a load of hay they upset down by the east barn, as soon as they get out, in the shroud Mr. Leor came often dummer and helped them load it on. Costella finished maudie's dress Granduom alright man Billy 5 went down its dollies https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e52ce02e57a2121868b0059364d7900c.pdf 491805773e3769b4721e8a0a0c2835e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, January 29 29 days past 336 to come The Pernicious Forms of Anemia Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.00) .............. 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. bottle) .............3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. Weather: Very Cold Temp. Eight below early in the evening last night girls drove to school Mr.Baker and bardewell was here for a little while, so cold the guys only did their chores. Costella and the girls finished some pictures at night. Mandhi is quite sick and gone to bed Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2d6ab49fd27b463da02eaea3bd26462.pdf b25e5a745269791969aed17171fe5979 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday, January 30 30 days past 335 to come Ureteric or Vesical Calculus. Now it is a fact which has long since been accepted that a stone lodged in the ureter just near the bladder evokes all the symptoms of stone in the bladder, in addition to those symptoms which arise in the kidney from ureteric obstruction. There is the same frequency of micturition, the same tenesmus, the same meatal pain in juxtavesical ureteric stone as in vesical stone.-Hurry Fenwick ; Clinical Journ. Weather: Cold Temp. Twenty six below, Maudie and Costella went skiing this afternoon. Aketa and Cougene came for a load of hay and stayed for dinner. the girls all had a good time making pictures. Cougene went down to adam Buighanes. John and Joe was drawing hay and wood this afternoon. Pa took Costella home and night to feeling very ill with a cold. Billey 7 1/2 and Dolly 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b6120cac1d6883d62a4064bfd40ec3a.pdf 0120cf930051e1b3e86d2a1b7b7ee0cb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, January 31 31 days past 334 to come Oligochromemia is the term used to denote a reduction of the normal percentage of hemoglobin in the individual red cells and is a characteristic feature of Chlorosis. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because of its promptly available iron and manganese, is a creator of vital hemoglobin and. because of its non-irritant character, and ready tolerability, is peculiarly efficent in the treatment of Chlorosis and Chlor-Anemia. Weather: Warm, Rained and Sleet Temp. This morning, rained all the afternoon pouring down tonight, girls went to sunday school and has gone to church tonight. Bent Thompsons second little boy was born today this afternoon Surpile and COelin and Children came over this morning Coelin didn't go to sunday school John is berhen. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1b4bc35299b4b48851dea03c4643e126.pdf d960efd9a7295a92a98b84e4f945072a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20d3249caf9c3c623873f094d5d129cd.pdf 7e44fbd7958ded4d65f48adc3a458b21 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, February 2 33 days past 332 to come For the Aged Invalid harsh, unpleasant, irritant saltsof iron are quite unecessary, when a ferruginous tonic is indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is entirely free from the disadvantages above referred to and never causes digestive disturbances nor constipation. Weather: raging and snowing Temp. 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Sunday, October 10 283 DAYS PAST 82 TO COME Devitalized Red Cells, from whatever cause, need reparation and reconstruction. The administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), regularly and continuously, constitutes a “feeding” rather than a “drugging” process, as it supplies the erythrocytes with the essential vitalizing hematics, iron and manganese, in palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-constipating and promptly available form. Weather Cold & windy. Temp. Maudie Hellard & Hattie [?] drove down to Geo Ewing for dinner. I was home all day until, after tea then we all went over to Mr. Lopes for the evening. [Evelin?] was over this morning & I gave her a pail of grapes. 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Children are an exception to the rule.-Clarke and Firth; Bristol Medico-Chir. Journ. === Weather Temp. === A fine day Girls drove to school. John ploughed all day. Mr Baker was over, this afternoon and wanted us to come to tea. The second Holmes girl was married this afternoon. Joe & I cleaned the kitchen We had the window open & this wife here with bookings & mats. got a clothes booked Too thats for the bugged butter Marcal https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07ee8e7211d4c73af7ab856db26318c1.pdf 8d2e36785325db651d1c0a00736d615b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, November 11 == 315 DAYS PAST 50 TO COME === A Hemogenic Stimulus === is often necessary to maintain a natural balance between waste and repair. Metabolic equilibrium depends upon a normal nutritive income, a proper interchange between blood and tissue, and a normal excretory outgo. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary stimulus to cor-puscular reconstruction and hemoglobin creation in all conditions of general blood and tissue devitalization. === Weather Temp. === Rained a little this afternoon to night. Hattie came home with the girls to night. from school. Joe & I went & got some cabbage from John Widuer for crout I joacked my bees away, John has been & laughing Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8881a80f9905d6e87ac75dbc57d3384.pdf 113307e75ad6235b852090ff0f238155 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, November 12 == 316 DAYS PAST 49 TO COME === Treatment of Epithelioma === Seidelin reports good results from spraying ucler for two minutes with ethyl chloride, surrounding tissue being pro-tected with cotton-wool. Repeat every other day, gradually prolonging spraying until tissues keep white and hard frozen for five to seven minutes. The involved area often heals, with almost invisible scar and no recurrence, and if treatment fails the disease will not have spread but usually been considerably reduced.-Mo. Cyclop. === Weather Temp. === A fine warm day has been was working to day & yesterday. John ploughed all day. Girls drove to school Mr Leoy was over a brought Maudies dress souteron from aymin, had been was drove to Mrs Beuttys & killed his big. Joe was over to Eugenes went with leleuced helped Eugene. I braided alone week mat to day. Hattie was {unintelligible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57a8c7f3efb1433a1b5f02682366fcc5.pdf ea2393f80eb3ef3d92aa43d2db140b8a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, November 13 == 317 DAYS PAST 48 TO COME === Grippe Prostration. === Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Hm. 0.02) ........... gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle).....3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. === Weather Temp. === Warm enough for the bees to be out working Maudie took hattie to Ayliner, as she was agoing to London John ploughed all day, & I guess Joe worked about this buohello of corn. The girls & I was making corn mats. Mariah 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a06982d1dc0328637cc7e65789f818df.pdf 3cfacd2b3ffca91978a7ea84b77599aa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, November 14 == 318 DAYS PAST 47 TO COME === Pediatric Pointers. === In all stages of acute appendicitis in children operaiton should follow immediately on diagnosis; the signs and symp-toms may be slight, with very serious conditions in the ab-domen, and only surgeons with a very wide experience may, in rare cases, be justified in waiting for convalescence before performing their operation. In many patients with tonsils and adenoids, the tempera-ture, if carefully taken at frequent intervals, will show an increase over the normal. Here the explanation is probably to be found in a focus or foci of infective material.-Med. Times. === Weather Temp. === Cold John & I went to Eugenes then after dinner Abta & I went to Sunday school, Girls went to lehurch & stayed to Mrs Glingo for dinner then went to Sunday School & home. Mrs. Roy & Evelin was over to night. 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Monday, December 6 340 DAYS PAST 25 TO COME Intussusception in Infants. Lotsch reports the recovery of two infants out of twelve operated on for ileocecal invagination. In only five cases was the interval less than twelve hours before the operation and the two children who recovered were in this group. In six additional cases of invagination the trouble was in the small intestine and the children were older; this group includes also three adults. Attempts at manual reduction and reduction by high injections have little prospect of success. No time should be wasted on them, he insists, as the only chance for recovery is an early operation.—Berlin klin. Woch. Weather Temp. Thawed out fine Snow still on, We washed & John took a pig over to Clark’s I killed it. Girls brought. Hattie came to night. Marian & Delly 2½ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/effd6695fea5106b5d8b107d7bab3bb4.pdf 90cae20daab651d2dee46844b825601b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday, December 7 341 DAYS PAST 24 TO COME The Neurotic Invalid almost always presents a deficiency of the vital elements of the blood, i.e., the essential erythrocytes and their contained hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) overcomes the blood poverty that is so often responsible for neurasthenic conditions, by supplying the immediately available ferric and manganic elements necessary to true hemic reconstruction. Weather Temp. A fine warm day. I did baby ironing. Coughre came this morning & had his father went to Benson’s Sumhres sale. Hattie is here. Snowing to night & blowing quite hard. 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Monday, December 20 354 DAYS PAST 11 TO COME Thyroid Surgery. The dangers of thyroid surgery relating to anesthesia, infection, hemorrhage and shock have been reduced to a parity with those connected with any other major surgical operation. Discussions concerning anesthesia reveal the fact that in the great goiter clinics of this country and Europe the mortality rate is about the same whether the anesthesia be local or general. These are dangers incident to any major surgical procedure and not peculiar to thyroid surgery.—Batchelor; N. Orl. Med. and Surg. Journ. Weather Temp. A fair day with a few snow flurries. I washed. Eugene was over and took off the yearlings horns, had his dinner, then he & Pa went to Aylmer. I baked my fruit cake. 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We know upon Doctor's pre-scriptions for quantities less than an original bottle the Doctor and the patient have been defrauded alike. To be procured from Druggists generally. Prescribe an Original bottle (3 xi). Specify GUDE'S and avoid substituion. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. {Image of Gude's Pepto Mangan} REDUCED FAC-SIMILE OF ORIGINAL BOTTLE https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8492d1db506d92035692ce4965cfd608.pdf d508d42e62887e34fed9383f9b51fa81 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Do Not Crowd == an irritant, metallic salt of iron into the circulation, when the embarrassed diges-tion of the depleted anemic is unable to cope with it. When iron is needed, it is the part of clinical wisdom to order === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === which is acceptable alike to the marasmic infant, the chlor-anemic girl, the bed-rid-den invalid, the feeble octogenarian and the exhausted convalescent. M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U.S.A. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a7d58ff38b00ea2c59f7955592320ad.pdf 9f45afc488d83f3260f9307f287314d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Pepto-Mangan (Gude) == COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH COMPANY. 53 WARREN STREET NEW YORK CITY Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sweet Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th & 20th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township and Malahide Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. <p>Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary &amp; Transcription, 1881-1882 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1916 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1917 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 <br />Melba &amp; Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928</p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Elgin County, Malahide Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1915 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1915 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs. John Sweet </p><p>While Attacking the Cause, the secondary Anemia of a constituional infection or diathesis should not be en-tirely neglected. Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") aids mightily by restoring normal condi-tions, by 1. Increasing appetite and improving digestion. 2. Rebuilding old and creating new red cells. 3. Increasing the hemoglobin. As a result, such causative therapy as is under way is encouraged and assisted in such conditions as Chlorosis, Bright's Dis-ease, Tuberculosis, Chorea, Post-Operative Devitalization, Convalescence, etc. M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U.S.A. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{black and white photograph of man} </p><p>CHARLES McBURNEY, M.A., M.D. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Charles_McBurney,_M.A.,_M.D._OF_NEW_YORK"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Charles_McBurney.2C_M.A..2C_M.D._OF_NEW_YORK">Charles McBurney, M.A., M.D. OF NEW YORK</span></h2> <p>This distinguished and highly respected surgeon died at his country home, Nov. 7, 1913, aged 68 years. His career was a long and eminently useful one, in the general surgical field, most of his public work being performed at the Roosevelt Hospital, where he developed many improvements of lasting value and importance in both diagnosis and technic. Dr. McBurney was graduated from Harvard University in 1866, and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1869. In 1889 he was appointed Professor of Surgery in the latter institu-tion, retiring in 1907, because of ill health. As a teacher and lecturer he was unusually interesting, clear and practical. As a surgeon he was perhaps best known, both to profession and laity, for his description of "McBurney's Point," in the diagonsis of acute appendicitis, and his skill in the operative treatment of that disease. As stated by one of his colleagues and biographers, "the most important part of his work in relation to appendicitis is perhaps not so well appreciated, namely, what he did to con-vince the medical profession that acute appendicitis was purely a surgical affection, requiring immediate surgical care, and this he did by constant effort in his clinics, 'precept upon precept, line upon line.'" To his patients, this markedly brilliant surgeon be-came the man of tender sympathy and human kindliness. In his relations with his colleagues, his house staff, and with men in general, he was the polished, polite, considerate and courtly gentleman, who will always be remembered most favorably by all with whom he ever came in contact. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Physician's Year Book BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" 1915 COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>[preprinted Calendar for 1915} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_January_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_January_1">Friday, January 1</span></h2> <p>1 DAY PAST 364 TO COME </p><p>At the Beginning, as well as at the End of the Year, prescribe </p><p>&lt;c&gt;<b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")&lt;/c&gt;</b><br />as tonic, blood builder and general reconstructive. </p><p><b>Weather Temp.</b><br />Cold &amp; snowing. Maude &amp; I went to Aylmer for the Mail &amp; took Mrs West over some things for to eat. We stayed to Mrs McHays for tea, had oysters &amp; I found a pearl. </p><p>Drove Billey 6 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, January 2 </p><p>2 days past 363 to come </p><p>Meltzer's Sign of Appendicitis </p><p>With the patients supine and the abdomen relaxed the examiner presses firmly with his fingertips down upon Mcburney's point; the patient is then instructed to raise his right thigh, with the keen fully extended. If this movement causes or is inhibited by severe pain, it is strongly suggestive of appendicitis, the organ being compressed between the contracting psoas muscle and the examiner's fingers. It is always advisable to make a comparative test on the left side. - Amer. Journ. of Surg </p><p>Weather: Cold and Snowing </p><p>Snow flying in every direction Eugene Alexa and Mr and Mrs. Dance &amp; Carlton on was over for dinner it was Eugenes birthday. They all went home for tea. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday, January 3 </p><p>3 DAYS PAST  362 TO COME </p><p>Systemic Invasion, during the prevalence of Grippe, Typhoid, or other infectious disease, can be prevented only by “toning up” the blood and tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the general tone of the organism, and increases vital resistance, by augmenting and enhancing the corpuscular and [hematinic richness&#160;?] of the circulating fluid. </p><p>Weather Cold Temp. [blank] </p><p>John &amp; I went to church. Girls &amp; Evelin went to Sunday school. Then in the evening Mr Cowel all but Clarence was over </p><p>Billy 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, January 4 </p><p>4 days past 361 to come </p><p>Wounds of Face and Hands. </p><p>should be closed with subcuticular stitches, especially in women. To prevent subsequent streching of scar, close superficial fascia with interrupted fine silk sutures before applying subculticular stitches. After injuries to soft parts of hand, cleanse quickly by immersing in gasolene; after latter has evaporated, sterilize parts with tincture of iodine and alcohol. - Harper. </p><p>Weather: Warmer </p><p>Joe and I washed. Girls started to school, Maudie says that they had Miss Summers back glad to say. Mrs Darlington was taken very ill in the afternoon &amp; he came for me then went for the Dr. Mr [illegible] and Evelin was there Mr C[illegible] Clarence was down to Myrilla's Mark stayed. Clarence came home Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, January 5 </p><p>5 days past 360 to come </p><p>A Certain and Speed Increase </p><p>in the percentage of hemoglobin is the rule in cases of Cholorosis, when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is regularly administered. The number of red cells is also augmented and both subjective and objective symptoms are rapidly relieved. Patients of all ages readily take Pepto-Mangan (Gude) because of its distinct palatability and ready tolerability by the stomach. </p><p>Weather: A lovely day </p><p>Pa butchered four pigs gave one to Eugene. Clarence came &amp; helped &amp; Eugene too. they had lots of fun &amp; every thing went off fine. Alita stayed with her Mother for dinner Eugene was here for dinner but went home for supper. I have the Rheumatism. 2 1/2 2 1/2 Dip. Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Warm &amp; Rained all day has not spoiled the sleighing yet. Shed was up this afternoon I have finished Maudies Collar The new little blue Heiffer came in this morning had a little heiffer calf intend raising it </p><p>Billey 5 fire </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Cold &amp; windy I walked over to Aunt Bells &amp; stayed all day, then walked home again at night. John sold the pigs, &amp; cut the others up that he butchered. Lewis was very sick from a fall he got Girls at school. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday, January 8 </p><p>8 days past 357 to come </p><p>Points on Anesthesia - No.1. </p><p>Fully two days before an operation a purgative should be administered followed by a suitable diet the next day. This diet should be mainly liquid. Fruits, vegetables, and especially carbohydrates should be excluded. As milk causes a certain about of residue in the intestines it should be limited. Much benefit derieved from intestinal antiseptics for a few days before. It is almost impossible to relax a patient when there is food in the stomach and distention with gas. Nausea and vomiting usually follow this condition. - Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. </p><p>Weather: Warm so much so, that I had the door open all the time I was frying out the fresh pork to put away for summer. Made fride cakes John drove the girls to school and went for them don't know where else all over I guess. after cleaning house. </p><p>Billy 12 miles that I know </p><p>[Alita?] &amp; Eugene were here, &amp; got the pig </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, January 9 </p><p>9 DAYS PAST 356 TO COME </p><p>The Special Agent Needed to fortify the cellular elements of the blood in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions is Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It creates and reconstructs red cells and hemoglobin and efficiently fulfils the imperative therapeutic indications and, at the same time, acts as a general restorative and [reconstitutent&#160;?]. </p><p>Weather [N.W.&#160;?] very cold Temp. </p><p>I walked to Aylmer &amp; stayed with Mrs Brush all night. Girls &amp; their Father came to Aylmer. John drew Grandma Wrightman a load of hay. </p><p>Billy 9. Dolly 5. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday, January 10 </p><p>10 DAYS PAST 355 TO COME </p><p>Points on Anesthesia—No. 2. Some attention should be given the nose, throat and mouth. If there is a catarrhal condition it should be treated, for it will cause an excessive secretion during and after the anesthesia. During the operation it produces more irritation and the secretion causes difficult breathing and predisposes to the so-called ether pneumonia; afterward it will help to keep up the nausea. These cases should receive atropin before operation. The teeth should be cleaned and the nose and mouth treated antiseptically.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. </p><p>Weather Warmer Temp. </p><p>I stayed to Stellas all day. Maude Thompson was here. John took the girls to church &amp; then [Henn&#160;?] &amp; Evelin went to Sunday School. Then came here a little while. Eugene was over. </p><p><br /> Billy 6. Dolly 5. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, January 11 </p><p>11 DAYS PAST 354 TO COME </p><p>The Intelligently Treated secondary Anemia, from whatever cause, is usually susceptible of distinct improvement. In addition to nutritive reinforcement, direct hematinic treatment is usually advisable and helpful. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in such cases, is the ideal ferruginous tonic, as it is efficient in action and yet free from irritant, corrosive or constipating effect. </p><p>Weather Fine with a little snow in the afternoon. Girls came to school. John &amp; Joe took the cow over to [Ceny ones&#160;?]. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, January 12 </p><p>12 DAYS PAST 353 TO COME </p><p>Points on Anesthesia—No. 3. The use of morphin and other alkaloids should not be a routine practice, as all people do not bear them well. They have their advantages and disadvantages. If there is no contraindication, morphin should be given in all cases where a light anesthetic is to be used, as nitrous-oxide-oxygen; also where the vapor method is employed in very nervous subjects and in those that fear the anesthetic. Morphin should not be administered where chloroform is to be given for any length of time.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. </p><p>Weather Warm Temp. </p><p>Made a quilt for Grandma [Wrightman&#160;?] &amp; [visited&#160;?] her all day &amp; stayed again all night- </p><p>Billy 5- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday, January 14 </p><p>14 DAYS PAST 351 TO COME </p><p>Points on Anesthesia—No. 4. The condition of the heart should be well looked into before the time of the operation, as conditions are not then at their best. A thorough examination of both radial arteries should be made by the anesthetist, so that he will be better able to judge his patient’s condition during and after the operation. It is always advisable to have your subject take a few deep breaths, with mouth closed, to see if there is unobstructed breathing. Where there is obstruction in the nasal passages a mouth prop should be used.—Hunt; Int. Journ. of Surg. </p><p>Weather Warm Temp. </p><p>I walked down as far as Maude Thompsons, then [Boyd&#160;?] drove us out &amp; Mrs [Bruchs&#160;?] &amp; we was there all day. Maude come home in the evening; Cecil Campbell drove her home I stayed all night. </p><p>Billy 5. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday, January 15 </p><p>15 DAYS PAST 350 TO COME </p><p>In Chorea and Anemia Dr. R. W. Miller, Lecturer on Nervous and Mental Diseases and Professor of Theory and Practice of Pharmacy, University College of Medicine, Richmond, Va., states that he is strongly of the opinion that anemia as an etiologic factor in chorea is worthy of investigation, and in cases where chorea is accompanied by anemia, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is distinctly indicated and will improve both conditions. Three cases are given in illustration.—Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. </p><p>Weather Temp </p><p>Thawing but a cold wind, </p><p>I walked home in the afternoon, as far as the corner by [Mr Skilness&#160;?] &amp; rode with [Isac Haney’s&#160;?] daughter then walked the rest of the way home. I pieced six quilts for Mrs Wrightman &amp; Estella; </p><p>Billy 5 Dolly 2½ [Dell 2½&#160;?] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, January 16 </p><p>16 days past 349 to come </p><p>Arteriosclerosis </p><p>1.Rest for whole body and particularly any organs specially involved in scelerotic process. 2.Diet such as will avoid all digestive disturbances. 3.Judicious restriction of fluids. 4.Systematic hydrotherapy, carbon dioxide baths or electric baths. 5.Iodides only where angina pectoris, sybilis, or eye affections due to sclerosis of retinal artery. 6.Diuretin, especially valuable in angina pectoris and tobacco heart; lowers blood pressure markedly after some weeks' adminsteration. -Von Noorden. </p><p><br /> Weather: Warm and Thawing </p><p>neither govd sleighing noy wheeling, her the most and peopled are again with ewitens, maudie grew any huen and got the weach. Hella and I layed home cougene wao are helping his padrow moved for the frod day. Alyla came as far as her mother played with her. Mr aekham camed and took polly oheep ober to his place today Billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday, January 17 </p><p>17 days past 348 to come </p><p>An Ideal Toning Agent </p><p>in any and all conditions requiring reconstructive medication, is Pepto-Mangan (Gude) to which has been added the proper dose of strychnia, according to indications. This combinations is especially serviceable in the convalescence of exhausting diseases (Typhoid, Pneumonia, La Grippe, etc.) and whenever the heart and circulation need strength and support. </p><p>Weather: Warm and Thgurtug </p><p>sleighing about all gone but till aunt bella went with the cutter. girls and Charlie went to Sunday behave in the baggy Ibrahim dtayed for tea, then the girls and I went to Mr EOler's, beek and Caugene went beed went and weliw went to hunch we stay with mr coon pa and mank were dow today COugene came in the autumn leaf we work Billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, January 18 </p><p>18 days past 347 to come </p><p>Laryngeal Cough </p><p>The cough excited by laryngeal disease is more appropriately dealt with by local treatment-inhalation of vapors of benzoin, menthol, eucalyptol, or thymol, singly or in combination, or sprays of liquid paraffin containing menthol, camphor, and oil of cinnamon. -Med, Sentinel </p><p>Weather: Cool day not thawing </p><p>girls drone the buggy, then went home Cotella nic fragged this morning. pos d I washed at jpme tjos ,prmomg amd might thasy on day. John went and helped mark this afternoon got two eggd 1 night. Miss storey was not well meorug and twach snowed a heath for a few nimues this evening </p><p>Billy 56 polley 9 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, January 19 </p><p>19 days past 346 to come </p><p>The Tonic Trio. </p><p>At times a suitable combination of iron, arsenic and strychnia seems to give better results when these agents are prescribed seperately. </p> <pre>Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) ................3i-3ii Strychnia Sulph. (Gm. 0.02) .................. gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude)(Cc.330, Orig. bottle) ..........3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. </pre> <p>Weather: A Fine Day </p><p>With deep snow lat night gone ploughing today, Earltor came for Cougene and Cougene was tiday geology for made evie snowed some flurries John went to ayhemen with mark this afternoon could Pomithy was here for subscription for the perdormer Lweis was here on his way down to C Thompson Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday, January 20 </p><p>20 days past 345 to come </p><p>Treatment of Felon </p><p>Incision (under nitrous oxide) before suppuration begins strongly advised. Make it parallel with and close to nail in line of skin furrows, thus forming a flap of tip of finger. Insert rubber tissue or gauze with petrolatum in uppermost angle of wound and dress with normal salt solution, maintaining constant moisture. On third da packing comes away and no further packing is necessary, wound soon closing and finger resuming usual size and shape. - Dorrance </p><p>Weather: A Fine Day Temp. </p><p>Snowed a very little last evening John went and mill the morning, this afternoon, he went and argued with mark and Clarence had a telephone meeting, to night he drove Costell, me and Jagant, home for a few minutes, Costell and I went to and ay queen this afternoon with George Davis and home again with Liam ananfull small porcone, Billey 5 Polley 18 dall 7 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday, January 21 </p><p>21 days past 344 to come </p><p>An Easily Assimilable Form </p><p>of iron feeds the red blood cells and thus supplies fuel for the vital fire in Anemeic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. In addition to a judiciously selected food supply, it is the part of wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the ideal hematinic in such casesss, by virtue of its organic ferruginous and managanic content, in non-irritant, readily absorbable and non-constipating form. </p><p>Weather: Golden but fine Temp. </p><p>Cougene would fun was here for dinner Cougene was going out with his real call. I drove to school John was resting all day among at the neighbours good sleighing, was home all day Costella was here. Head and sow a fine in the coulas last noght as a was much colder billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday, January 22 </p><p>22 days past 343 to come </p><p>When and How to Use Nitroglycerin -No.1 </p><p>The general indications for the use of nitroglycerin are (1) to relieve symptoms of localized arteriosclerosis or arterial spasm in citally important regions of the body, and, when there is pain due to contracted or diseased arteries, in other regions; (2) to reduce general high blood-pressure in selected cases, if its continuance threatens accidents to the cardiovascular apparatus; and (3) to clear the diagnosis.-Cornwall; J. A. M. A. </p><p>Weather: Still colder Temp: Below 10 </p><p>girls drove to school john cooked the milk this morning and then dress wood, girls bought bee home from school with them. It is a terrible cold night, snowing and blowing something fierce, aunt Bell and Lewis were here for a few minutes this afternoon. Billy 6 Dell 8 1/2 Dolly 1/7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, January 23 </p><p>23 days past 342 to come </p><p>After the Disappearance </p><p>of the acute symptoms of any infections disease the special desideratum is the prompt intiation of a blood building campaign. Pepto Mangan (Gude) builds, revives and recreates the devilitized circulating medium, increases the appetite and absorptive capacity, augments bodily resistance, hastens convalescence and acts as a general hematinic and tonic reconstructive. </p><p>Weather: Very Cold Temp. </p><p>Snowed last night again, Maudie and Costella webt to Ayham this afternoon, Pa and Joe drew wood then in the evening, Pa and Mark went to Aomer's to buy Saihoad meeting. I finished Claudie's and Mullo's collars and wore them. maudie was high the first, Louise was rich all Saturday night </p><p>Billy 5 Dolly 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Billy 5 </p><p>Sunday, January 24 </p><p>24 days past 341 to come </p><p><br /> When and How to Use Nitroglycerin -No.2 </p><p>The chief contra-indications to the use of nitroglycerin are (1) low ir relatively low blood-pressure; (2) advanced chronic nephritis with very high blood-pressure and toxemic conditions producing high blood-pressure, as a rule; and (3) the presence of an idiosyncrasy in regard to its action. Cornwall; J. A. M. A. </p><p>Weather: very cold Temp. </p><p>this morning, far much warmer this afternoon, Lewis was very ill east might had the doctors with her all night Mella and Costella went to dayschool. Maudie was not well then Costella stayed for tea and then her mother had came for her. cougene and Alexa are here this afternoon a little while Cougene is better, everything has frost. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, January 25 </p><p>25 days past 340 to come </p><p>The Periodic Estimation </p><p>of erythrocytes and hemoglobin percentage almost in-variably demonstrates an increased function effiency of the blood after the regular use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude. This hematinic tonic wuickens all of the normal anabolic efforts of the economy and thus assists material-ly in the absorption, assimilation and systemic appropriation of the nutritional elements of the natural food stuffs. </p><p>Weather: Rather warmer afternoon Temp. </p><p>Sun shininf. washed. John went to the factory then to kingsmill and got the horses jhord, Maudie was home all day not well enough to go to school, snowed quite a lot last night and snowed until after ten John went and ayhen girth Clarence this aflue Mella went to school. Billy 5 Dell 5 Dolly 5 all done </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, January 26 </p><p>26 days past 330 to come </p><p>When and How to Use Nitroglycerin- No. 3. </p><p>Nitroglycerin should never be used for the primary purpose of a heart stimulant. </p><p>Nitroglycerin given under the tongue produces almost as prompt an effect as when injected under the skin. </p><p>Nitroglycerin if given too long or in too large doses, can produce injurious effectsss, which however, usually pass away, at least apparently, when it is discontinued. - Cornwall; J. A. M. A. </p><p>Weather: Colder very frosty </p><p>trees and fences loaded with frost, Mr.Card Pa went, one more cougenes sugar shour to the lava. Costella and I went over so far as Aunt Bello with them and stayed for dinner and tea and Ceolim came and stayed with the firls, Mandie and Mella went to school, Lewis had gone to mills helping draw hay. Dolly 5, Dell 3. Dolly 3) </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday, January 27 </p><p>27 days past 338 to come </p><p>Correct the Blood Fault </p><p>A depleted blood state is frequently the causative factor of neurasthenic conditions. In such cases nervous equipoise connot be fully restored until the hemic defect is corrected. In conjunction with other indicated measures, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) assists materially in the re-establishment and maintenance of neural equilibrium and general systemic reconstruction. </p><p>Weather: Very Cold and frosty Temp. </p><p>John, Costella and I all went to Cougene's and Mrs.Thompson and lloyd for dinner,guibo in school, John has gone to moting tonight. Lewis is a little better. </p><p>Billy 5 Dolly 15 Dell 2 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday, January 28 </p><p>28 days past 337 to come </p><p>Diagnosis of Intussusception in Children </p><p>Turning now to the symptoms of this disease (acute intussusception), there are three which are of great importance in the diagnosis of the condition in children. They are the sudden onset of screaming in a previously healthy infant, followed by vomiting and the passage of stools containing blood and often consisting of blood and mucus only, without any fecal material, the symptoms occuring in this order. In a child there are pathognomonic. </p><p>Weather: Very cold Temp. </p><p>Cougene came this morning for a load of hay they upset down by the east barn, as soon as they get out, in the shroud Mr. Leor came often dummer and helped them load it on. Costella finished maudie's dress Granduom alright man Billy 5 went down its dollies </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday, January 29 </p><p>29 days past 336 to come </p><p>The Pernicious Forms of Anemia </p><p>Rx. Liq. Potas. Arsen. (Cc. 4.0-8.00) .............. 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. bottle) .............3xi </p> <pre> M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. </pre> <p>Children in proportion, according to age. </p><p>Weather: Very Cold Temp. </p><p>Eight below early in the evening last night girls drove to school Mr.Baker and bardewell was here for a little while, so cold the guys only did their chores. Costella and the girls finished some pictures at night. Mandhi is quite sick and gone to bed Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, January 30 </p><p>30 days past 335 to come </p><p>Ureteric or Vesical Calculus. </p><p>Now it is a fact which has long since been accepted that a stone lodged in the ureter just near the bladder evokes all the symptoms of stone in the bladder, in addition to those symptoms which arise in the kidney from ureteric obstruction. There is the same frequency of micturition, the same tenesmus, the same meatal pain in juxtavesical ureteric stone as in vesical stone.-Hurry Fenwick&#160;; Clinical Journ. </p><p>Weather: Cold Temp. </p><p>Twenty six below, Maudie and Costella went skiing this afternoon. Aketa and Cougene came for a load of hay and stayed for dinner. the girls all had a good time making pictures. Cougene went down to adam Buighanes. John and Joe was drawing hay and wood this afternoon. Pa took Costella home and night to feeling very ill with a cold. Billey 7 1/2 and Dolly 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday, January 31 </p><p>31 days past 334 to come </p><p>Oligochromemia </p><p>is the term used to denote a reduction of the normal percentage of hemoglobin in the individual red cells and is a characteristic feature of Chlorosis. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because of its promptly available iron and manganese, is a creator of vital hemoglobin and. because of its non-irritant character, and ready tolerability, is peculiarly efficent in the treatment of Chlorosis and Chlor-Anemia. </p><p>Weather: Warm, Rained and Sleet Temp. </p><p>This morning, rained all the afternoon pouring down tonight, girls went to sunday school and has gone to church tonight. Bent Thompsons second little boy was born today this afternoon Surpile and COelin and Children came over this morning Coelin didn't go to sunday school John is berhen. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, February 2 </p><p>33 days past 332 to come </p><p>For the Aged Invalid </p><p>harsh, unpleasant, irritant saltsof iron are quite unecessary, when a ferruginous tonic is indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is entirely free from the disadvantages above referred to and never causes digestive disturbances nor constipation. </p><p>Weather: raging and snowing Temp. </p><p>One of the fiercest days I even saw, wind blowing all day and last night could hardly keep warm in the house, I played all night with Wilfred and he is a little better today, came home tonight before supper Mr.Box was over: Had a litter framepellie Billey 5 and Girls went to school. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, March 15 </p><p>74 DAYS PAST  291 TO COME </p><p>Indications for Gastric Lavage. The addition of antiseptics to the wash water is rarely worth while. Laxatives are most frequently useful, but even these can usually be given just as well without the use of the tube. In gastric fermentation or intestinal putrefaction, Boas likes to give magnesium salicylate in doses up to one teaspoonful three times daily. It acts at once as a laxative and as an intestinal antiseptic.—Boas; Deutsch. Med. Woch. </p><p>Weather: Warm Temp.: [blank] </p><p>We washed, Joe got home from Aylmer about [about&#160;?] noon &amp; Eugene &amp; [Jas&#160;?] came with him to dinner [Johns&#160;?]. Girls went to school but Maudie was not well enough to go in the after[noon&#160;?]; I guess it will be her last day at school. She stayed to Mrs [McCrays&#160;?] until night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday, May 5 125 DAYS PAST 240 TO COME </p><p>Special Caution. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is placed upon the market only in eleven-ounce, hexagonal-shaped bottles, terra-cotta colored wrappers, white lettering. Any dealer claiming to have the same in bulk or under a name resembling Pepto-Mangan, either intentionally or otherwise, practices deception. </p><p>Weather Cold Temp. I drove the girls to school &amp; went for them. John &amp; Joe was drawing rails to make a fence around the little garden north of the woods. Evelin &amp; her Mother was over. John was over to Mark’s to night. </p><p>Mariah 18 Dolly 2½ </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday, October 10 283 DAYS PAST 82 TO COME </p><p>Devitalized Red Cells, from whatever cause, need reparation and reconstruction. The administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), regularly and continuously, constitutes a “feeding” rather than a “drugging” process, as it supplies the erythrocytes with the essential vitalizing hematics, iron and manganese, in palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-constipating and promptly available form. </p><p>Weather Cold &amp; windy. Temp. Maudie Hellard &amp; Hattie [?] drove down to Geo Ewing for dinner. I was home all day until, after tea then we all went over to Mr. Lopes for the evening. [Evelin?] was over this morning &amp; I gave her a pail of grapes. </p><p>Mariah [?] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_November_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_November_10">Wednesday, November 10</span></h2> <p>314 DAYS PAST 51 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Indication_to_Operate_in_Otitis_Media.">Indication to Operate in Otitis Media.</span></h3> <p>If in the course of a case of acute purulent otitis media (not at the beginning), or in a case of chronic purulent otitis, there is a sudden rise of temperature, say 102 or more, accompanied by a rigor, with headache and malaise, and if non-aural causes for the temperature can be excluded, and there are no symptoms of meningitis or cerebral abscess, the mastoid should be opened up and the sinus exposed without delay. Children are an exception to the rule.-Clarke and Firth; Bristol Medico-Chir. Journ. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A fine day Girls drove to school. John ploughed all day. Mr Baker was over, this afternoon and wanted us to come to tea. The second Holmes girl was married this afternoon. Joe &amp; I cleaned the kitchen We had the window open &amp; this wife here with bookings &amp; mats. got a clothes booked Too thats for the bugged butter Marcal </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_November_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_November_11">Thursday, November 11</span></h2> <p>315 DAYS PAST 50 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Hemogenic_Stimulus">A Hemogenic Stimulus</span></h3> <p>is often necessary to maintain a natural balance between waste and repair. Metabolic equilibrium depends upon a normal nutritive income, a proper interchange between blood and tissue, and a normal excretory outgo. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary stimulus to cor-puscular reconstruction and hemoglobin creation in all conditions of general blood and tissue devitalization. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Rained a little this afternoon to night. Hattie came home with the girls to night. from school. Joe &amp; I went &amp; got some cabbage from John Widuer for crout I joacked my bees away, John has been &amp; laughing </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_November_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_November_12">Friday, November 12</span></h2> <p>316 DAYS PAST 49 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Treatment_of_Epithelioma">Treatment of Epithelioma</span></h3> <p>Seidelin reports good results from spraying ucler for two minutes with ethyl chloride, surrounding tissue being pro-tected with cotton-wool. Repeat every other day, gradually prolonging spraying until tissues keep white and hard frozen for five to seven minutes. The involved area often heals, with almost invisible scar and no recurrence, and if treatment fails the disease will not have spread but usually been considerably reduced.-Mo. Cyclop. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A fine warm day has been was working to day &amp; yesterday. John ploughed all day. Girls drove to school Mr Leoy was over a brought Maudies dress souteron from aymin, had been was drove to Mrs Beuttys &amp; killed his big. Joe was over to Eugenes went with leleuced helped Eugene. I braided alone week mat to day. Hattie was </p><p>{unintelligible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_November_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_November_13">Saturday, November 13</span></h2> <p>317 DAYS PAST 48 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Grippe_Prostration.">Grippe Prostration.</span></h3> <p>Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Hm. 0.02) ........... gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle).....3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Warm enough for the bees to be out working Maudie took hattie to Ayliner, as she was agoing to London John ploughed all day, &amp; I guess Joe worked about this buohello of corn. The girls &amp; I was making corn mats. </p><p>Mariah 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_November_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_November_14">Sunday, November 14</span></h2> <p>318 DAYS PAST 47 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pediatric_Pointers.">Pediatric Pointers.</span></h3> <p>In all stages of acute appendicitis in children operaiton should follow immediately on diagnosis; the signs and symp-toms may be slight, with very serious conditions in the ab-domen, and only surgeons with a very wide experience may, in rare cases, be justified in waiting for convalescence before performing their operation. In many patients with tonsils and adenoids, the tempera-ture, if carefully taken at frequent intervals, will show an increase over the normal. Here the explanation is probably to be found in a focus or foci of infective material.-Med. Times. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Cold John &amp; I went to Eugenes then after dinner Abta &amp; I went to Sunday school, Girls went to lehurch &amp; stayed to Mrs Glingo for dinner then went to Sunday School &amp; home. Mrs. Roy &amp; Evelin was over to night. Heary fast 9 around frayen <s>Mariah 13</s> Mariah 15 Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, December 6 340 DAYS PAST 25 TO COME </p><p>Intussusception in Infants. Lotsch reports the recovery of two infants out of twelve operated on for ileocecal invagination. In only five cases was the interval less than twelve hours before the operation and the two children who recovered were in this group. In six additional cases of invagination the trouble was in the small intestine and the children were older; this group includes also three adults. Attempts at manual reduction and reduction by high injections have little prospect of success. No time should be wasted on them, he insists, as the only chance for recovery is an early operation.—Berlin klin. Woch. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p><br /> Thawed out fine Snow still on, We washed &amp; John took a pig over to Clark’s I killed it. Girls brought. Hattie came to night. </p><p><br /> Marian &amp; Delly 2½ </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday, December 7 341 DAYS PAST 24 TO COME </p><p>The Neurotic Invalid almost always presents a deficiency of the vital elements of the blood, i.e., the essential erythrocytes and their contained hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) overcomes the blood poverty that is so often responsible for neurasthenic conditions, by supplying the immediately available ferric and manganic elements necessary to true hemic reconstruction. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p><br /> A fine warm day. I did baby ironing. Coughre came this morning &amp; had his father went to Benson’s Sumhres sale. Hattie is here. Snowing to night &amp; blowing quite hard. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, December 11 345 DAYS PAST 20 TO COME </p><p>To Hasten Convalescence. Efforts directed toward the restoration and regeneration of a more or less depleted vital fluid are always in order during convalescence from an acute or exhausting disease. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is an efficient aid toward such restoration, as it assists materially in compensating the blood deficiency which so often delays or postpones convalescence. </p><p>Weather Temp. A fine day but very cold with a raw east wind. I took Hattie out to Aylmer then home, [Geo, Evelin &amp; Clarence?] was over to night, Wilfred was up this morning, and after dinner shouting. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, December 20 354 DAYS PAST 11 TO COME </p><p>Thyroid Surgery. The dangers of thyroid surgery relating to anesthesia, infection, hemorrhage and shock have been reduced to a parity with those connected with any other major surgical operation. Discussions concerning anesthesia reveal the fact that in the great goiter clinics of this country and Europe the mortality rate is about the same whether the anesthesia be local or general. These are dangers incident to any major surgical procedure and not peculiar to thyroid surgery.—Batchelor; N. Orl. Med. and Surg. Journ. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p><br /> A fair day with a few snow flurries. I washed. Eugene was over and took off the yearlings horns, had his dinner, then he &amp; Pa went to Aylmer. I baked my fruit cake. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="MEMORANDUM.">MEMORANDUM.</span></h2> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>Ducks</td> <td>eggs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>II</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Returned a pair of John's shals to Fred live get milk<table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="CAUTION.">CAUTION.</span></h2> <p>The prescribing of an original bottle </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan">Pepto-Mangan</span></h3> <p>(3 xi) will obviate all pos-sibility of substitution. We know upon Doctor's pre-scriptions for quantities less than an original bottle the Doctor and the patient have been defrauded alike. To be procured from Druggists generally. Prescribe an Original bottle (3 xi). Specify GUDE'S and avoid substituion. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. </p><p>{Image of Gude's Pepto Mangan} REDUCED FAC-SIMILE OF ORIGINAL BOTTLE </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Do_Not_Crowd">Do Not Crowd</span></h2> <p>an irritant, metallic salt of iron into the circulation, when the embarrassed diges-tion of the depleted anemic is unable to cope with it. When iron is needed, it is the part of clinical wisdom to order </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>which is acceptable alike to the marasmic infant, the chlor-anemic girl, the bed-rid-den invalid, the feeble octogenarian and the exhausted convalescent. </p><p>M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U.S.A. </p><p>In 11 oz. bottles only. Never sold in bulk. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(Gude)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28Gude.29">Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</span></h2> <p>COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH COMPANY. 53 WARREN STREET NEW YORK CITY </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f19997165631e1f70ab5a6cc453415db.pdf d852fc4a65075bde42d8d2e1458f9903 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs John Sweet Physician's Daily Memorandum For 1908 1917 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/629b3c239b8e770a75bff49a0cdcb587.pdf 54baf4e7355f68c53a0b92d78da93851 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <b>"Our doctors say this is no month to bleed"</b> <i>--Shakespeare</i> The old barber-surgeons of the poet's time were more intrested in "letting" than in "building blood". The era of the depressing antiphlogistic regimen has gradually given place to the more emintently practical period of reconstructive therapy. The conservation, not the destruction of the integrity of the vital fluid is now the primary aim of the intelligent physican. Pepto Mange (GUDE) is the most eligble modern weapon wherewith no combat the blood devitalization of the depleted anemic. It furnishes the ever neccasary material wherewith conserve, repair nd reconstruct red cells and hemoglobin. It is an organic combination of iron and manganese, free from irratant or astrigant properties and in shape for immediate systemic apporation. <b>Supplied in original bottles only. Never sold in bulk.</b> M.J BREITENBACH.CO New york. U.S.A Full descriptive litreature upon application https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/adc95d642834e27ebbcf94787f545a60.pdf 66028d959b76a03b91a28080e1b9f558 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Portrait of man The late Prof. Enst Von Bergmann. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20dd6dcbf1f1b5093298eed5458db55c.pdf 3c6da16b976730d4960fd1473a9a5147 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE LATE PROFESSOR ERNST VON BERGMANN Born, December 16, 1836-Died, March 25, 1907 In the death of Ernst Von Bergmann, Germany loses one of her greatest surgeons, and the world mourns with her in her loss, for such men do not belong to any small territory, but their influence is felt throughout the whole world. Ernst Von Bergmann was born in Russia, on December 16, 1836. He studied medicine at the Universities of Dorpat, Vienna, and Berlin. He served as surgeon in the Prussian army during the campaign of 1866, and also in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, during which time he directed the military hospitals at Mannheim and Carlsruhe. In July 1871 he was appointed Professor of Surgery in the Dorpat University. He was later called to Wurzburg University, and in 1882 was appointed Professor of Surgery in the Berlin University, as successor to the famous surgeon Von Langenbeck. About two years ago serious intestinal symptoms developed which caused him to gradually give up his work. Although seventy years of age he was an untiring worker, and his greatest sorrow was having to resign his university work owing to ill health. He underwent an operation by Professor Schlange, a former pupil of his. A second operation was necessary, and he died March 25th, and Germany, and the world, lost a masterful and skillful surgeon. He left to the medical profession "A System of the Practice of Surgery," which is considered one of the greatest surgical works of the age. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6b9a1999571011417c0e9ebecf90c905.pdf be1cc0f7d5eb1707104198c09bd9b87f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Compliments of M.J. Breitenbach Company<br>53 Warrent Street<br>New York City 1908 New York,<br>Press of Stettiner Brothers<br>{illegible} Street https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/771054a71201312c74a48837250ab716.pdf c264df9f4da0427fb53671eaefce210c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [Blank page with lettering from previous page bleeding through] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d8d2c7f22d18609771a1b26671cb81b.pdf 2e70cab71277d61e9187b2ee4916d740 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, January 1 == Mother has been ill, in bed all day, Doctor M Lay?{Doctor's name is in compact form and hard to make out} was out about six-thirty to night, We haven't been away today. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c1a2cff2a23c592d209acf20409d7c4.pdf 8d8d1a09b8005bf20d6107ac4a0dd1d5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, January 2 == A fine day. Girls washed. Maudie went to Aylmer, Melba had a tooth ache all day. I am some better, It was Eugene's birthday. Mariah 5 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08416642f37ec90100d89cec6aa261d2.pdf 7addb563240a3fd401fc040b8bd6d174 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, January 3rd == Rained last night, & thawed all day. Maudie took Mella to school, then came back to take care of Mother. Then to night went for her. I sat up a little while. Shed & his wife came up to see me John started cutting buzz wood. Mariah 18 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c5bc5abce066c3d13bd2919e02dfcea.pdf a560ab398f9a786ad83a55ffd3634735 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, January 4 == Thawed all day. Maudie took Mella & went for her, she worked hard all day. John helped Shed kill his pig. then he cut wood the rest of the day. I was around & helped so little. Mr Cox is over tonight Carl Campbell's wife has a baby tonight. Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26b223485da2b625c973e02d1d85230c.pdf 1adee1b81b6b6b71f6c93a3f46e61dd8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, January 5th == Poured rain all day. Maudie took Mella & I went for her, took the cutter. John was over to Mark's fixing a beetle Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/44a1ec5319c9db94ed360e4dc04b1bf8.pdf 9d52497108337cf84a586f00673e9277 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday January 6 == A fine day, but chilly, Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer, Lewis went to Aylmer & Aunt Bell came along as far as here. Lewis was in on his way home, girls did a big washing & Melba is ironing tonight. John & Frank have been cutting wood all day. I have been up all day Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82860a082fdd831a42599e9a94e50735.pdf 3d30fd86c2076c121bedba94f4a709d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday January 7 == Eggs 5 A fine day, but cold. Eugene & Aleta was to church, then came back here for dinner. We was all home, all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5cf1f4172a81b90e1df0e97fb3b7a72a.pdf 2960ada4c21851bd5d34362c1176e776 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday January 8 == Maudie started to school with Melba this morning & I have been doing my own work, what was done. Mrs Davee was in a few minutes on her way to Aylmer, John has been drawing up wood all day. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f26d31586aa8c293f03a557f8964461.pdf 6a1c04a8bc0ba243cc36e11a7066fdf4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday January 9 == The girls drove to school, John drew wood this four noon & cut down in the woods this afternoon. I pressed Maudie's new black skirt. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/889e9eb9a97f93173903c328dfe2ad0d.pdf d786a20b5cda3b41ad8ebabb276072ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday Snowed until after dinner a regular blizzard. Girls drove to school; John took his bob sleighs out to get firech then he had to walk home. Mrs. Danice was here & brought me a roll of butter, that Heta got for me. I finished piecing the little silk quilt. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49c867274851bce8f790b8d6fb8fac4a.pdf 77af193658fd5d6e187e6b935b607038 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THURSDAY Very cold, girls drove to school & John walked to Ayrshire & got his sleighs, too cold for the men to work in the woods, only the chores. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fea65b78187e479140620423be6174bd.pdf df80da078e87609caff306792d1cf1ab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FRIDAY Very cold this morning Girls drove to school & are staying all night with Elva, intend going down to the tabernacle. Shedd & Frank helped John fill jug—two that we got of Evigene. I quilted Nella’s little quilt—for Alcie. Mariah 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/99f8083c86b8da07a59fa82be2abd158.pdf 2f6897d5f0dcd8664e14a092461e9115 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SATURDAY Snowed such a lot last night and is drifting to day. Girls had a lovely time with Elva last night. Didn't come home untill dinner time. The girls ironed & I tryed out some of my lard, quilted another little quilt Mariah 3 Miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e261802c3bf5a72b235e373b325cefb7.pdf f046d60bb2438893a4260c33c6012a76 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUNDAY Snowed last night & very cold to day. Maudie was taken with a chill this morning, was sick all day. Had the Dr. to night – he says she has pleuresy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/474ffec0bb9d4b7781eb556de838c1ac.pdf f2a99491c6e431b6b98b6eb5b2ba2a82 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MONDAY Not quite so cold as yesterday. June & Mullen was taken ill & had to have the Doctor. L is still worse to night, Maudie was better this morning, but not quite so well to night. Mrs. Danice & Aleta was over this afternoon, Aleta took old Donkey cat home with her. John has had Sheel helping him draw straw https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b3e267311fa8f283c7faefff3aeef599.pdf 1e8f0ce6025f0a8499996cfc56c4ff95 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TUESDAY Very cold. Washed clothes, would freeze before I could hang them on the line. John was to Aylmer for boards to make a new gravel box. I made it, then drew manure. Maudie is much better. Kellas about the same. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38b9d9601bb29a196cf442284ef7dd7d.pdf 8bb2257a6e797b457c6ab142d8e511cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WEDNESDAY Very cold & blustery all day. John drew two loads of gravel; Maudie sat up all day. Nella is better but not up. I tryed out the rest of my lard; my head is terrible. Mr. Cory brought us some bread from Aylmer. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0db254f7588e1585da54c3c6593049de.pdf 4e1298da3630cd5afeb9f27aeae0ce0d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THURSDAY John broke his sleigh again— he hitched it behind the cutter, & took it down with old Mariah, & left it— Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d2134b1a8d99947e13fb693b253b7ea.pdf 62127d3f192cb4b9752ab687ce9159e6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FRIDAY The wind is blowing & it is very cold. John took Mariah & went for his sleigh. John helped Mark butcher his pigs. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/da5c22e9b5992aa8343aaecb0b3acf70.pdf 38952a1d484c90f1ee0336db65073f62 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SATURDAY A fine day. Maudie & Nella went to Aylmer. John drew two loads of gravel. Frank cleared out again this morning. The girls took some of the jack to their friends. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e864c2fca0e51e625fc6d5eefa7a2f6e.pdf ca6e06c7cdc09f01abf3f20a45a04f60 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUNDAY A terrible snow storm all day with a strong east wind. I have been in the house all day. Mrs. George Davis came down through the storm afoot & stayed all the afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b24c861f78b80d0844c5a79df5364dd.pdf 1eeb59fef1373fa1717ea47cf6b25ea5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MONDAY A blizzard all the forenoon but turned out fine this afternoon. Girls have been baking & getting ready for school tomorrow. I haven’t been well enough to do much to-day. The little tramp came back to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7611e635875282fa3880fbc3f5b16e8d.pdf 85994f72cdba7ad3d469575ee6eb5c55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TUESDAY A fine day. John drew hay this morning, & this afternoon, drew gravel. John went to the tabernacle to sing (at?) with Shedd & Albert. Polley came here with her baby & stayed. Mrs. Danice's children stayed while her & George went. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/441a185475fc54d33546c533e7ca1048.pdf f46c1914270aadce0ed278a25c97245e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WEDNESDAY A beautiful sun shiny day. Girls drove to school. Tramp ran away again to-night. I did a large washing. Albert was up for some apples. Kingsmill’s man was here & brought me two new table cloths. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/623cb23474d110f918fc03cb69d74fcb.pdf fd35f863fd24a8820a32327c99fd4ea8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THURSDAY Cold, snowed some & blew very hard. Girls drove to school. John drew gravel. Evigene & Aleta was over for dinner. Aleta cut & nearly made a nighty. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b6f98b5a0383e1cfd1906366d8af1680.pdf 77984f29cfd6dbceed20c6d97a0d5a10 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FRIDAY A very cold day & some blustery. John drew two loads of gravel. Girls drove to school. I papered the kitchen bedroom & helped do the chores. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a82477f5bc686f895b79b2693da7127.pdf f0e9ee871866e057f4c97acee341cc17 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SATURDAY Clouded & snowed & blew some & was cold. John & Maudie was at Mrs. McNeil’s & Miss Douglas for dinner. Mrs. Albert Sutherland was there. John took a grist to mill. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/120d8891b1358897748b5dc5f86b06d8.pdf 393847b047200b36a7e43ed66f34df40 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUNDAY A fine day was a white frost last night. Girls have gone with George Davises to the tabernacle to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4bba164dcc0a88038c2eb8dc158456e0.pdf f679fc1df25dfe2c92b1c831126ccd98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MONDAY It thawed & rained off & on all day. Girls drove the cutter to school; John drew a load of gravel this morning, but didn’t go this afternoon on account of the rain. I washed, but the clothes didn’t get dry. Mrs. Dance is quite ill to day. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a25ab98f3f3cb8a6983ac3c9dc74b9b.pdf 9d204c746be3bbe29503f992c85c8423 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TUESDAY It thawed all day, roads getting quite bad in places. Girls drove to school. John has been drawing gravel all day. Evigene & Aleta was here for dinner on their way to Aylmer. Albert & Polley was up for the evening. Dr. Pickering operated on Polley again to-day. I let the bullets out a little while this afternoon. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1170f5822e366939925a4ca583a8acc6.pdf 36b6dab291c26481ddce8de5d94cb83e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday A cold windy day, east wind, a little sleet to-night not much. John drew two loads of gravel. Girls drove to school. Mrs George Davis & Evelyn went to the Tabernacle to-night. I ironed & did the mending besides fixing me a waist over. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/397ff16d3ac6dab5cf9fa5fffac6f6eb.pdf 62b540ba03e60685574965f0f5d9e4dc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday Colder. Snowed a few flurries. Girls drove to school. John drew two loads of gravel. Girls broke one of the outer shoes. I had to have a new shoe on. I washed again & finished Miller’s second new cotton mount. Found my chickens have all taken cold in the fire. Five I left in the window a little longer. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c606bbcfee2d0caf687c242ba1a68415.pdf 44cfecb29c9dad5798a543a423f6c640 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday Very cold! Velva was ill. Maudie had to go to school alone. We kept George Darris’ children for them to go to the tabernacle, & the baby kicked up a terrible racket! I rinsed again — that is twice this week. John drew one load of gravel. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a668eeb423e30d9ebadb6f54fdf1e8df.pdf 9000080fd4f822fd7d3c8867a31182c4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SATURDAY Very cold & blustery. Maude went to Aylmer. I was sick this morning & had to stay to [take] her all day. John didn’t draw any gravel — it was so cold. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5ae783b403eeb2556af98ed144a08efb.pdf ccdc181243505721dc3f6fed15b76ead Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUNDAY E990 18 Snowed quite a lot last night & snowed some to day but a little warmer. We were all home all day. The tabernacle meetings closes to night & sat up a little while & night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33e2e79275f41aa21d1e3ab8f0d081a2.pdf 56432d69cae0e20edb683fb9b4553bcb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MONDAY Rather cold Snowed last night & has snowed a little to day & quite blustery Maudie was sick last night we had the Dr this morning he was here for dinner. Maudie is a little better this afternoon Melba stayed home to do the work. I have been crocheting this afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88ca5bd2071c4551a572ac7b82cfa7d3.pdf 78ca84f4fe79918ea27324bc232a1d61 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TUESDAY A cold day & blustery snowed a little. Mella drove to school. Maudie hasn't well enough to go I have worked around all day & am tired to night! - A house burned in Aylmer a man by the name of Perry lived in it & their little Baby was burned to death, John drew ae load of gravel this afternoon, Maudie finished her wood Collection today all Mariah & cut a piece of elm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe5bc78279d5e7f69eb8cd4bc97739f4.pdf df5bbd56099a4dcd07a391e5c30244c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday Warmer & very blustery snowed last night-& some to day, snowed off & on all day; Girls drove to school John was shoveling snow & doing chores all day. Washed, & ironed the night. Mark was breaking one of his Colts second one & of Nettle Prairie. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/00d3f6ca6ec41925578ab3d2ebaab35a.pdf 1b59e33449875e0cd5ac08af1345fcc3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday Snowinga Blowing nearly all day, Some places the drifts are higher than the fences, Girls drove to School John has been doing Chores & shoveling snow Mella brought her new surge for a dress Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be2adf5011a4d7c1144983f59ad03b1b.pdf dc9761e135413d9bf1c22877a2d6ae5e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday A sunshiney day but very cold, the roads was drifted. Girls drove to school. I had came & helped John draw straws & hay I cut a blue surge skirt. Top Hellas clearly made it. Mr. Leopes are having an oyster supper Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9289cf34e93fda59522d51653c20d51b.pdf 40965a949d2685822a40b2cad9d79f9e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday Very cold & blustry, snowed a little just what you could call snow. George Davis brought in our mail & bread from Aylmer. Carl Adams came for his music lesson. Joe was all home for the day. Had a letter from Leretia. I nearly made Lullas blue serge dress. Maudie is not very well. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dce5a1b8312a7bcba9e7d3d44f1eb114.pdf a291294580ae97ea029ba54a992ca5f3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday Very cold but fine most of the day, snowed a little. Louise Van Patter had an operation yester day, internal hemoridge they took a pint of blood from Lewis to save her & now she is very poorly. Aun Arthur Beverly wife & family was here for dinner & tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67914fb7c2ff3c4759c93cef968b26bf.pdf ef5f2ad1a6fa640d7add29f09ce61da3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday Twenty below zero this evening. I very old, old old girls drove to school. John drew one load of gravel. I finished {Gelbas?} blue blouse. Lewis & Louise are about the same. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a5e9836172431c338f12750fc6c57608.pdf 93330725f1c51a66d0506f4d357195a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday Very cold, snowed & blusty. I washed & it was so cold, I could, only take about three things, out & once to hang on the line for they would freeze to hard, I couldn't hang them up, John has been doing chores all day Girls drove to school, Mr. Glen Campbell was buried to day. Louise & Lewis are a little better to night Mariah 6-. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3642e8ce06ae19b37647490a2fddff6b.pdf d8666a2fabd17d3cc8cf7ff4efc835ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday A fine day, much easier Girls drove to school. John drew one load of gravel. I did part of my morning to dig it. John saw Dr. McKay going to Port Bruce with a specialist, by the sound of Bell. 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Saturday A fine day. Mellie was very ill. The Dr. was there & she has appendecitis. Maudie & I was with her all night — took turns. Albert was up this afternoon & then came back to-night & brought some mustard. Maudie was to drug store went [with?] auto, her & A. Turner. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ff7661422bee93951080ebe36fa3989.pdf 05ef45378d19a6b218d38bdb3cefa5ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday A fine day. Mellie terribly ill. Dr. McKay came & brought Dr. Sinclair this afternoon & Dr. Mc was here this morning. Maudie has gone to Aylmer to meet Mrs. Mathews. Eveline was here. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0603a0645435003608187dc6fb5c76d.pdf 66ec0604e89e258cd73ac494728a47f1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday A very cold day & windy. Mrs. Currie last night. Washed to-day. Mellie had a very bad spell when her bowels moved but is better if anything. John helped Mark this afternoon with the well. Maudie went to Aylmer. Mariah 6 (Side notes) Minnie, Mellie 9 rosary, died this morning” Maudie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a60e4d714b119a99428946efcffbcbc9.pdf 49c7e168eecb8f75d18b729ff48ae004 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday A fine day but windy & rather cold. I washed & ironed the clothes that I washed & Nurse ironed those I washed Monday. Albert & John was down in seed oats for us & for Albert. Eugene was over for dinner & brought a little lamb for the girls. Then he went to Aylmer. Old Star came in to-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/617ddc4426c6acc676701b21146828e5.pdf a08f012f4acc396254332ef85041929b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday A fine day & warm. The men took the bees to the out yard. Maudie went to Aylmer. John & Albert went & got a lot of rhubarb roots. This afternoon Pa & Albert & Inez scraped the side road. Mellie is better. Maudie has been fixing the flower garden & planted some glad[s]. Eula & Eulox Bentley sent Mellie carnations. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c18a79e3fd4528ce20093c58d977eadc.pdf 4e2295c4ac22076985f9254449ac69a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday A cold wind blowing all day, had a few drops of rain to-night. Has looked like rain all day. John has been cleaning the yard all day. The afternoon put out rhubarb. Maudie has been working in the flower garden & cleaning the yard only, while she went to Aylmer. Mrs. Binghams went with her. Mrs. Skinner sent carnations. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e50185c7474a78056ec272e4a5995ca0.pdf f498f28bf0e5cdb962729aad06da3d3d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday 13 Cold, ground frozen. Maudie & Nurse went to Aylmer. I washed. Maudie helped me. Albert came & helped. John drove straw & then they took a load of hay down for Albert. Little Mary Thompson came & brought Mellie a bottle of maple syrup. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cfb83ce8a8900502a93a7a2f10e0a81.pdf 88bb6b9026b58d85617bdad8bee7766e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday 14 A little warmer & drizzled off & on all day. Maudie & Laura went over to Aylmer. John & Albert have been drawing straw & hay all day. House work for us, Melba is some better. I have three pheasant's eggs. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4800947ac48e7a2e975f0ab661e2ab82.pdf 7c02edecb56752fd57d18b2d4af8053f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 15 Snowed about two inches last night & is snowing now. Mrs. George Davis is very sick the Dr. has now gone up there. Melba is up roving but not up yet. It is warmer tonight & very light & nice. We saw in Saturday paper that Mahlon Seymore died in California. Eugene's second yearling calf that he got over there has a little lamb. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3fdf2330f6362d26a4aabba3bc948a8b.pdf c66b371803d076c368d02ae477f7940b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday 16 A fair day but cloudy. Mrs. Chad to go with the up & Bob McCullough to perform an operation on one of the girls. Aleta & their mother was over. Maudie went to Aylmer with her father. John got a new pair of shoes for every day. Maudie has been cleaning the yard. Mariah 5 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/18dd311716b661ee7f984c4a7d8ae466.pdf 30c1b7dbf708c820e3d9aab5615c33f3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday 17 A warm lovely day. Dr. McLeay brought the twins home to-night & they was both here for tea. Maudie was to Aylmer & John has been down to Sheeds helping him raise his house. Maudie & I washed then Maudie worked at the yard. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb1039af6873bbd45889cbe7f4eb5ba8.pdf 904a8612f3fabd5be55a22ec1544396f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. wednesday 18 A very warm day. Nina came back last night & she and the Doctors was here for supper. John started to work the field east of the woods. Kate came in last night. Nina took Melba up for the first. Nina ironed for me today. Maudie started to school, she passed with honors. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39865984ab6e335a7f87d685065f6227.pdf d77f329f6ac05c91b99adea0edc582cb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday 19 Rained last night, has been lovely after the fog went away. Last wind. Maudie went to school. Melba is improving. John has been sowing the field east of the woods today. I washed & nurse has been doing the work. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a9151c855f65b0eabcb84d069fed9a8.pdf fbed0903931e808931dcae61247cf1e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday 20 Eggo40 A fine warm day, Maudie drove to school. John went down to night & finished seeding the field east of the woods. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e8268e281fff0362013617bf51e8bc9.pdf 4190a8c2aadfd053bdb94a3ecc141516 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday 21 Rained last night. Cloudy all day. John & Maudie went & got a lot of rheubarb [rhubarb] woods at Cleavers to plant. This afternoon Maudie & Nurse went to Auburn & got Maudie a new hat. Nurse bought Melba a funny paper several times & ice cream. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7a1ece70921d855720c30160c448a2da.pdf 5eec767ec99f0b6fb46882d0d2e43515 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 22 A fine day. Nurse went home. The girls came for her & they went to Mr. Hawley’s for dinner. Mrs. Beverley & the girls came to see Melba this afternoon. We was all home all day. Aunt Bell was here on her way home from Louesa. Everett is in London hospital. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a13be9b71aa25ff2f4ddfe9d61403e96.pdf f3d615f982c06c9df40e5b8f2722e1d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday 23 Rained hard last night. Done this morning. Maudie went to school & I washed & took care of Melba. John did the chores & planted the rhubarb. This afternoon he went to Aylmer & got shots & draws for the cows. One of the Valentine sheep had two lambs. 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Title A name given to the resource Sweet Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th & 20th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township and Malahide Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. <p>Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary &amp; Transcription, 1881-1882 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1916 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1917 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 <br />Melba &amp; Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928</p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs John Sweet </p><p>Physician's Daily Memorandum </p><p>For 1908 </p><p>1917 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><b>"Our doctors say this is no month to bleed"</b> <i>--Shakespeare</i> </p><p>The old barber-surgeons of the poet's time were more intrested in "letting" than in "building blood". The era of the depressing antiphlogistic regimen has gradually given place to the more emintently practical period of reconstructive therapy. The conservation, not the destruction of the integrity of the vital fluid is now the primary aim of the intelligent physican. </p><p>Pepto Mange (GUDE) </p><p>is the most eligble modern weapon wherewith no combat the blood devitalization of the depleted anemic. It furnishes the ever neccasary material wherewith conserve, repair nd reconstruct red cells and hemoglobin. It is an organic combination of iron and manganese, free from irratant or astrigant properties and in shape for immediate systemic apporation. </p><p><br /> <b>Supplied in original bottles only. Never sold in bulk.</b> </p><p>M.J BREITENBACH.CO </p><p>New york. U.S.A </p><p>Full descriptive litreature upon application </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Portrait of man </p><p>The late Prof. Enst Von Bergmann. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>THE LATE PROFESSOR ERNST VON BERGMANN </p><p>Born, December 16, 1836-Died, March 25, 1907 </p><p>In the death of Ernst Von Bergmann, Germany loses one of her greatest surgeons, and the world mourns with her in her loss, for such men do not belong to any small territory, but their influence is felt throughout the whole world. </p><p>Ernst Von Bergmann was born in Russia, on December 16, 1836. He studied medicine at the Universities of Dorpat, Vienna, and Berlin. He served as surgeon in the Prussian army during the campaign of 1866, and also in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, during which time he directed the military hospitals at Mannheim and Carlsruhe. In July 1871 he was appointed Professor of Surgery in the Dorpat University. He was later called to Wurzburg University, and in 1882 was appointed Professor of Surgery in the Berlin University, as successor to the famous surgeon Von Langenbeck. </p><p>About two years ago serious intestinal symptoms developed which caused him to gradually give up his work. Although seventy years of age he was an untiring worker, and his greatest sorrow was having to resign his university work owing to ill health. He underwent an operation by Professor Schlange, a former pupil of his. A second operation was necessary, and he died March 25th, and Germany, and the world, lost a masterful and skillful surgeon. </p><p>He left to the medical profession "A System of the Practice of Surgery," which is considered one of the greatest surgical works of the age. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Compliments of M.J. Breitenbach Company<br />53 Warrent Street<br />New York City </p><p>1908 </p><p>New York,<br />Press of Stettiner Brothers<br />{illegible} Street </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>[Blank page with lettering from previous page bleeding through] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>== Monday, January 1 </p> <pre>== </pre> <p>Mother has been ill, in bed all day, Doctor M Lay?{Doctor's name is in compact form and hard to make out} was out about six-thirty to night, We haven't been away today. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_January_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_January_2">Tuesday, January 2</span></h2> <p>A fine day. Girls washed. Maudie went to Aylmer, Melba had a tooth ache all day. I am some better, It was Eugene's birthday. </p><p>Mariah 5 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_January_3rd"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_January_3rd">Wednesday, January 3rd</span></h2> <p>Rained last night, &amp; thawed all day. Maudie took Mella to school, then came back to take care of Mother. Then to night went for her. I sat up a little while. Shed &amp; his wife came up to see me </p><p>John started cutting buzz wood. </p><p>Mariah 18 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_January_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_January_4">Thursday, January 4</span></h2> <p>Thawed all day. Maudie took Mella &amp; went for her, she worked hard all day. John helped Shed kill his pig. then he cut wood the rest of the day. </p><p>I was around &amp; helped so little. Mr Cox is over tonight </p><p>Carl Campbell's wife has a baby tonight. </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_January_5th"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_January_5th">Friday, January 5th</span></h2> <p>Poured rain all day. Maudie took Mella &amp; I went for her, took the cutter. John was over to Mark's fixing a beetle </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_January_6">Saturday January 6</span></h2> <p>A fine day, but chilly, Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer, Lewis went to Aylmer &amp; Aunt Bell came along as far as here. Lewis was in on his way home, girls did a big washing &amp; Melba is ironing tonight. John &amp; Frank have been cutting wood all day. </p><p>I have been up all day </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_January_7">Sunday January 7</span></h2> <p>Eggs 5 </p><p>A fine day, but cold. Eugene &amp; Aleta was to church, then came back here for dinner. We was all home, all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_January_8">Monday January 8</span></h2> <p>Maudie started to school with Melba this morning &amp; I have been doing my own work, what was done. Mrs Davee was in a few minutes on her way to Aylmer, John has been drawing up wood all day. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_January_9">Tuesday January 9</span></h2> <p>The girls drove to school, John drew wood this four noon &amp; cut down in the woods this afternoon. I pressed Maudie's new black skirt. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p><p>Snowed until after dinner a regular blizzard. Girls drove to school; John took his bob sleighs out to get firech then he had to walk home. Mrs. Danice was here &amp; brought me a roll of butter, that Heta got for me. I finished piecing the little silk quilt. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>THURSDAY </p><p>Very cold, girls drove to school &amp; John walked to Ayrshire &amp; got his sleighs, too cold for the men to work in the woods, only the chores. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>FRIDAY </p><p>Very cold this morning Girls drove to school &amp; are staying all night with Elva, intend going down to the tabernacle. Shedd &amp; Frank helped John fill jug—two that we got of Evigene. I quilted Nella’s little quilt—for Alcie. </p><p>Mariah 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SATURDAY </p><p>Snowed such a lot last night and is drifting to day. Girls had a lovely time with Elva last night. Didn't come home untill dinner time. The girls ironed &amp; I tryed out some of my lard, quilted another little quilt </p><p>Mariah 3 Miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SUNDAY </p><p>Snowed last night &amp; very cold to day. Maudie was taken with a chill this morning, was sick all day. Had the Dr. to night – he says she has pleuresy </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>MONDAY </p><p>Not quite so cold as yesterday. June &amp; Mullen was taken ill &amp; had to have the Doctor. L is still worse to night, Maudie was better this morning, but not quite so well to night. Mrs. Danice &amp; Aleta was over this afternoon, Aleta took old Donkey cat home with her. John has had Sheel helping him draw straw </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>TUESDAY </p><p>Very cold. Washed clothes, would freeze before I could hang them on the line. John was to Aylmer for boards to make a new gravel box. I made it, then drew manure. Maudie is much better. Kellas about the same. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>WEDNESDAY </p><p>Very cold &amp; blustery all day. John drew two loads of gravel; Maudie sat up all day. Nella is better but not up. I tryed out the rest of my lard; my head is terrible. Mr. Cory brought us some bread from Aylmer. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>THURSDAY </p><p>John broke his sleigh again— he hitched it behind the cutter, &amp; took it down with old Mariah, &amp; left it— </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>FRIDAY </p><p>The wind is blowing &amp; it is very cold. John took Mariah &amp; went for his sleigh. John helped Mark butcher his pigs. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SATURDAY </p><p>A fine day. Maudie &amp; Nella went to Aylmer. John drew two loads of gravel. Frank cleared out again this morning. The girls took some of the jack to their friends. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SUNDAY </p><p>A terrible snow storm all day with a strong east wind. I have been in the house all day. Mrs. George Davis came down through the storm afoot &amp; stayed all the afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>MONDAY </p><p>A blizzard all the forenoon but turned out fine this afternoon. Girls have been baking &amp; getting ready for school tomorrow. I haven’t been well enough to do much to-day. The little tramp came back to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>TUESDAY </p><p>A fine day. John drew hay this morning, &amp; this afternoon, drew gravel. John went to the tabernacle to sing (at?) with Shedd &amp; Albert. Polley came here with her baby &amp; stayed. Mrs. Danice's children stayed while her &amp; George went. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>WEDNESDAY </p><p>A beautiful sun shiny day. Girls drove to school. Tramp ran away again to-night. I did a large washing. Albert was up for some apples. Kingsmill’s man was here &amp; brought me two new table cloths. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>THURSDAY </p><p>Cold, snowed some &amp; blew very hard. Girls drove to school. John drew gravel. Evigene &amp; Aleta was over for dinner. Aleta cut &amp; nearly made a nighty. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>FRIDAY </p><p>A very cold day &amp; some blustery. John drew two loads of gravel. Girls drove to school. I papered the kitchen bedroom &amp; helped do the chores. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SATURDAY </p><p>Clouded &amp; snowed &amp; blew some &amp; was cold. John &amp; Maudie was at Mrs. McNeil’s &amp; Miss Douglas for dinner. Mrs. Albert Sutherland was there. John took a grist to mill. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SUNDAY </p><p>A fine day was a white frost last night. Girls have gone with George Davises to the tabernacle to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>MONDAY </p><p>It thawed &amp; rained off &amp; on all day. Girls drove the cutter to school; John drew a load of gravel this morning, but didn’t go this afternoon on account of the rain. I washed, but the clothes didn’t get dry. Mrs. Dance is quite ill to day. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>TUESDAY </p><p>It thawed all day, roads getting quite bad in places. Girls drove to school. John has been drawing gravel all day. Evigene &amp; Aleta was here for dinner on their way to Aylmer. Albert &amp; Polley was up for the evening. Dr. Pickering operated on Polley again to-day. I let the bullets out a little while this afternoon. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p><p>A cold windy day, east </p><p>wind, a little sleet to-night </p><p>not much. John drew two </p><p>loads of gravel. Girls drove </p><p>to school. Mrs George Davis </p><p>&amp; Evelyn went to the Tabernacle </p><p>to-night. I ironed &amp; did the </p><p>mending besides fixing me a waist over. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday </p><p>Colder. Snowed a few flurries. Girls drove to school. John drew two loads of gravel. Girls broke one of the outer shoes. I had to have a new shoe on. I washed again &amp; finished Miller’s second new cotton mount. Found my chickens have all taken cold in the fire. Five I left in the window a little longer. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday </p><p>Very cold! Velva was ill. Maudie had to go to school alone. We kept George Darris’ children for them to go to the tabernacle, &amp; the baby kicked up a terrible racket! I rinsed again — that is twice this week. John drew one load of gravel. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SATURDAY </p><p><br /> Very cold &amp; blustery. Maude went to Aylmer. I was sick this morning &amp; had to stay to [take] her all day. John didn’t draw any gravel — it was so cold. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SUNDAY E990 18 </p><p>Snowed quite a lot last night &amp; snowed some to day but a little warmer. We were all home all day. The tabernacle meetings closes to night &amp; sat up a little while &amp; night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>MONDAY </p><p>Rather cold Snowed last night &amp; has snowed a little to day &amp; quite blustery Maudie was sick last night we had the Dr this morning he was here for dinner. Maudie is a little better this afternoon Melba stayed home to do the work. I have been crocheting this afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>TUESDAY </p><p>A cold day &amp; blustery snowed a little. Mella drove to school. Maudie hasn't well enough to go I have worked around all day &amp; am tired to night! - A house burned in Aylmer a man by the name of Perry lived in it &amp; their little Baby was burned to death, John drew ae load of gravel this afternoon, Maudie finished her wood Collection today all Mariah &amp; cut a piece of elm. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p><p>Warmer &amp; very blustery snowed last night-&amp; some to day, snowed off &amp; on all day; Girls drove to school John was shoveling snow &amp; doing chores all day. Washed, &amp; ironed the night. Mark was breaking one of his Colts second one &amp; of Nettle Prairie. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday </p><p>Snowinga Blowing nearly all day, Some places the drifts are higher than the fences, Girls drove to School John has been doing Chores &amp; shoveling snow Mella brought her new surge for a dress </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday </p><p>A sunshiney day but very cold, the roads was drifted. Girls drove to school. I had came &amp; helped John draw straws &amp; hay I cut a blue surge skirt. Top Hellas clearly made it. Mr. Leopes are having an oyster supper </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday </p><p>Very cold &amp; blustry, snowed a little just what you could call snow. George Davis brought in our mail &amp; bread from Aylmer. Carl Adams came for his music lesson. Joe was all home for the day. Had a letter from Leretia. I nearly made Lullas blue serge dress. Maudie is not very well. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday </p><p>Very cold but fine most of the day, snowed a little. Louise Van Patter had an operation yester day, internal hemoridge they took a pint of blood from Lewis to save her &amp; now she is very poorly. Aun Arthur Beverly wife &amp; family was here for dinner &amp; tea. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday </p><p>Twenty below zero this evening. I very old, old old girls drove to school. John drew one load of gravel. I finished {Gelbas?} blue blouse. Lewis &amp; Louise are about the same. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday </p><p>Very cold, snowed &amp; blusty. I washed &amp; it was so cold, I could, only take about three things, out &amp; once to hang on the line for they would freeze to hard, I couldn't hang them up, John has been doing chores all day Girls drove to school, Mr. Glen Campbell was buried to day. Louise &amp; Lewis are a little better to night </p><p><br /> Mariah 6-. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p><p>A fine day, much easier Girls drove to school. John drew one load of gravel. I did part of my morning to dig it. John saw Dr. McKay going to Port Bruce with a specialist, by the sound of Bell. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday </p><p>Quite warm thawed a little on the roof. Snowed nearly all day &amp; blew. Girls drove to school. Arandia has gone to bed at eight with a headache. I have nearly made Shelbas red skirt over. The roads are all blown full to night. </p><p><br /> Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday </p><p>A fine day. Mellie was very ill. The Dr. was there &amp; she has appendecitis. Maudie &amp; I was with her all night — took turns. Albert was up this afternoon &amp; then came back to-night &amp; brought some mustard. Maudie was to drug store went [with?] auto, her &amp; A. Turner. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday </p><p>A fine day. Mellie terribly ill. Dr. McKay came &amp; brought Dr. Sinclair this afternoon &amp; Dr. Mc was here this morning. Maudie has gone to Aylmer to meet Mrs. Mathews. Eveline was here. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday </p><p>A very cold day &amp; windy. Mrs. Currie last night. Washed to-day. Mellie had a very bad spell when her bowels moved but is better if anything. John helped Mark this afternoon with the well. Maudie went to Aylmer. Mariah 6 </p><p>(Side notes) </p><p>Minnie, Mellie </p><p>9 rosary, died this morning” </p><p>Maudie </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday </p><p>A fine day but windy &amp; rather cold. I washed &amp; ironed the clothes that I washed &amp; Nurse ironed those I washed Monday. Albert &amp; John was down in seed oats for us &amp; for Albert. Eugene was over for dinner &amp; brought a little lamb for the girls. Then he went to Aylmer. Old Star came in to-day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p><p><br /> A fine day &amp; warm. The men took the bees to the out yard. Maudie went to Aylmer. John &amp; Albert went &amp; got a lot of rhubarb roots. This afternoon Pa &amp; Albert &amp; Inez scraped the side road. Mellie is better. Maudie has been fixing the flower garden &amp; planted some glad[s]. Eula &amp; Eulox Bentley sent Mellie carnations. Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday </p><p>A cold wind blowing all day, had a few drops of rain to-night. Has looked like rain all day. John has been cleaning the yard all day. The afternoon put out rhubarb. Maudie has been working in the flower garden &amp; cleaning the yard only, while she went to Aylmer. Mrs. Binghams went with her. Mrs. Skinner sent carnations. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday 13 </p><p><br /> Cold, ground frozen. Maudie &amp; Nurse went to Aylmer. I washed. Maudie helped me. Albert came &amp; helped. John drove straw &amp; then they took a load of hay down for Albert. Little Mary Thompson came &amp; brought Mellie a bottle of maple syrup. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday 14 </p><p>A little warmer &amp; drizzled off &amp; on all day. Maudie &amp; Laura went over to Aylmer. John &amp; Albert have been drawing straw &amp; hay all day. House work for us, Melba is some better. I have three pheasant's eggs. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday 15 </p><p>Snowed about two inches last night &amp; is snowing now. Mrs. George Davis is very sick the Dr. has now gone up there. Melba is up roving but not up yet. It is warmer tonight &amp; very light &amp; nice. We saw in Saturday paper that Mahlon Seymore died in California. Eugene's second yearling calf that he got over there has a little lamb. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday 16 </p><p>A fair day but cloudy. Mrs. Chad to go with the up &amp; Bob McCullough to perform an operation on one of the girls. Aleta &amp; their mother was over. Maudie went to Aylmer with her father. John got a new pair of shoes for every day. Maudie has been cleaning the yard. </p><p>Mariah 5 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday 17 </p><p>A warm lovely day. Dr. McLeay brought the twins home to-night &amp; they was both here for tea. Maudie was to Aylmer &amp; John has been down to Sheeds helping him raise his house. Maudie &amp; I washed then Maudie worked at the yard. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>wednesday 18 </p><p>A very warm day. Nina came back last night &amp; she and the Doctors was here for supper. John started to work the field east of the woods. Kate came in last night. Nina took Melba up for the first. Nina ironed for me today. Maudie started to school, she passed with honors. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday 19 </p><p>Rained last night, has been lovely after the fog went away. Last wind. Maudie went to school. Melba is improving. John has been sowing the field east of the woods today. I washed &amp; nurse has been doing the work. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday 20 Eggo40 </p><p>A fine warm day, Maudie drove to school. John went down to night &amp; finished seeding the field east of the woods. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday 21 </p><p><br /> Rained last night. Cloudy all day. John &amp; Maudie went &amp; got a lot of rheubarb [rhubarb] woods at Cleavers to plant. This afternoon Maudie &amp; Nurse went to Auburn &amp; got Maudie a new hat. Nurse bought Melba a funny paper several times &amp; ice cream. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday 22 </p><p>A fine day. Nurse went home. The girls came for her &amp; they went to Mr. Hawley’s for dinner. Mrs. Beverley &amp; the girls came to see Melba this afternoon. We was all home all day. Aunt Bell was here on her way home from Louesa. Everett is in London hospital. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday 23 </p><p>Rained hard last night. Done this morning. Maudie went to school &amp; I washed &amp; took care of Melba. John did the chores &amp; planted the rhubarb. This afternoon he went to Aylmer &amp; got shots &amp; draws for the cows. One of the Valentine sheep had two lambs. Billy Kenney was kicked in the face &amp; hurt badly, had three doctors. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7a94b8877a3c9ffbe32de9d36251d48a.pdf c3e47346d7faf3f4eecd6bf62e88b12f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1918 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a366b05d7381f13e6e1468de52a44164.pdf b69451112d30f7830ee13cd646fd60d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Erythrogenetic Hemoglobinogenetic == <u>TWO LONG WORDS-</u> but amply justified when applied to the therapeutic properties of == Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") == This standard preparation of iron and manganese, in organic combination, un-questionably 1. Creates new red cells. 2. Rebuilds those partially destroyed. 2. Increases the hemoglobin percentage in Anemia, Chlorosis, and other forms of Blood Devitalization. In 11 oz. bottles only. Never in bulk. Samples and literature from M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U. S. A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/314e3e88af95442f301f42e8a236d978.pdf f09fe1033617b12926c144944c034338 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dr. Fredrick Pridham of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore PHYSICIAN'S YEAR BOOK 1918 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b1d3bab9bac69e126b799c4dc07067f9.pdf fd8953ab78a14509c9eb6764ac3538ac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {blank page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45d5887173b11b59dd9b9aa1740ff002.pdf 0fc64003e907916ec7eb5d259bab48bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Physician's Year Book == BEING A DAILY MEMORANDIUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" === 1916 === COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d138bfe0ca5d928c142671a23a4200f2.pdf ab206ee9b1d87b606c28278722667bcd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [preprinted Calendar for 1916] PRESS OF STETTINER BROS., 424-438 W. 320 ST. NEW YORK https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7626c58fb4143a70695f4dd0f8298624.pdf 84dab76fcb008cc13ac419243fdf83af Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10 == Tuesday, January 1 == 1 day past 365 to come At the Beginning, as well as at the End of the Year, prescribe <b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</b><br> as tonic, blood builder and general reconstructive. <b>Weather</b> Very Cold <b>Temp</b><br>John went over to Lewises but they was out to Mr {Portous?} Maiden & Audrey Davis was was here in the afternoon & stayed for supper. Mr Cox was over in the evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c60d2cb6f59f6eb600eb7dbf52e23937.pdf fd6843b1211136557dc70454731485fe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, January 2 == 2 days past 364 to come === Diagnosis of Alcoholic Coma. === By firm pressure upon the supra-orbital notches, compressing the nerves, a diagnosis of alcoholism may with absolute certainty be made in a few seconds. A case of alcoholism pure and simple will, upon the application of this pressure, immediately show very evident signs of life, and, be the coma ever so deep, the effect of the alcohol will for a short time be sufficiently removed to permit of a rapid and thorough examination. The absence of result from this pressure is a sure indication of cerebral trouble due to head injury, or disease, or of narcotic poisoning.<i>--Clinical Memoranda, Brand & Keith.</i> <b>Weather</b> Very cold <Temp.</b><br>We washed. John & Albert sawed wood down in the woods this afternoon. 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If the discharge is very offensive, then foreign body will be found to be porous, capable of absorbing and retaining fluids in its substance. The ordinary ozaena occurring in children invariably affects, before long, both nasal cavities.-Clinical Memoranda, Brand & Keith === Weather Temp. === Snowed a little but an nice day. Maude has started my dress this morning Girls both went to school. John went to Aylun with Augas Smith & got him in were Jan of overalls. Mr Betherford was well enough to come back to school Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9553bb6f2d5a2ca15368d4cb32d0384.pdf 6ed7a3173a7af75ac3a97a2c96e9b339 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Tuesday, January 25 === 25 DAYS PAST FRIDAY 341 TO COME === Grippe Prostration. === Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Gm. 0.02).........................gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle)........3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. === Weather Temp. === Snowed last night quite a lot & has been snowing after all day a drifting almost raining sometimes. Maude Abele went to Aylune with the girls for some buttoms for my dress & came home with John when he came from the factory. leaverlies had a surprise party there last night. Maude finished here all but my belt & she took that home lellarly came for her got a letter from Aunty Trelale M & Bidey 4 Mariah 6 {illegible sentence on the side of the page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47e7e618a48110f20741819476dad0b2.pdf d5ec6f76b8a90d054847d4d68e6a3d85 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, January 26 == 26 DAYS PAST SATURDAY 340 TO COME === Gastric Aphorisms - No. 2. === As an aid in distinguishing between appendicitis and cecum impaction it is interesting to note that in the former com-plete extension of the leg is painful, while the latter com-plete flexion of the leg on the abdomen causes pain. Clinical observations in many quarters tend to show the stomach does not entirely empty itself as promptly as here-tofore supposed. So that mere retention of five or six hours may indicate nothign more than a degree of atonicity.-Bell; Med. 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Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not only efficient in the way of overcoming the anemic condition, but is also pleasant to take, free from irritant or disturbing action upon the digestion, and de-void of constipating effect. === Weather Temp. === Cold this morning Girls & Melba went went to school, with them I took her coson & walked down, Eugene was down to the gate a minutes, on this way home from Ayhur John has been doing chess all day. Grace went home with Eugene. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4ce582e47e68e2115ffd6bbb0a55f08d.pdf fe65098682b3624e066e39989caf86e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, December 7 == 342 DAYS PAST SATURDAY 24 TO COME === Shock. === Gray, discussing the prevention of shock, urges that the operation be performed as soon as the decision to operate is made. Useless delay in the matter is a potent cause of shock. Instruments must be sharp, and as little handling of tissues as possible should be done. As to the choice of an anesthetic, he favors ether by the open method. Chloroform, he says, is fast becoming obsolete. He urges a local anesthetic in every case where it is feasible.-Brit. Med. Journ. === Weather Temp. === Quite warm thawed all day Maudie & I went to Aplolier, John took a load of cats to Dr Piekering Mick 5- Mariah 6- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59934f4501698a06be7bda0da9280793.pdf 1e2522ddba1af477b5ba823e84e031ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, December 8 == 343 DAYS PAST SUNDAY 23 TO COME === The Complete Compatibility === of both arsenic and strychnia with Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has been frequently referred to. The following Rx is especially indicated in prostration from La Grippe, Weak Heart after Pneumonia, etc.: Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Gm. 0.02) .............. gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle) .............. 3xi Sig. Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in pro-portion. === Weather Temp. === A fine day but was a little misty in the morning. John and Melba went to hear Dr Sarby in the morning & at night John Alita Grace & Melba went. Maudie was home and kept the baby. Eugene & Alita was here on their way home with Phil Parkens. they was there for dinner Eugene went home & did chores. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dab0ac09739c62fbf760c60f40bf42bc.pdf aa36927c38ff80e199a0f682d87a0adf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, December 9 == 344 DAYS PAST MONDAY 22 TO COME === The Significance of Jaundice. === "The appearance of jaundice, even with absence of any gen-eral disturbance, is always a warning to be cautious; it de-mands that its cause should be discovered, and that the patient be kept under observation, while a corresponding suitable diet and mode of life should be prescribed; for diseases of the bile passages that may appear of little importance may lead to serious disease of liver (acute atrophy), which, consider-ing the importance of the organ in the economy of the body, may be very dangerous."-Hoppe-Seyler; Med. 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Title A name given to the resource Sweet Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th & 20th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township and Malahide Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. <p>Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary &amp; Transcription, 1881-1882 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1916 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1917 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 <br />Melba &amp; Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928</p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Elgin County, Malahide Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1918 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1918 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Erythrogenetic_Hemoglobinogenetic">Erythrogenetic Hemoglobinogenetic</span></h2> <p><u>TWO LONG WORDS-</u> </p><p>but amply justified when applied to the therapeutic properties of </p> <h2><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h2> <p>This standard preparation of iron and manganese, in organic combination, un-questionably </p><p>1. Creates new red cells. </p><p>2. Rebuilds those partially destroyed. </p><p>2. Increases the hemoglobin percentage in Anemia, Chlorosis, and other forms of Blood Devitalization. </p><p>In 11 oz. bottles only. Never in bulk. </p><p>Samples and literature from M.J. BREITENBACH CO., New York, U. S. A. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dr. Fredrick Pridham of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore </p><p>PHYSICIAN'S YEAR BOOK 1918 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{blank page} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Physician's_Year_Book"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Physician.27s_Year_Book">Physician's Year Book</span></h2> <p>BEING A DAILY MEMORANDIUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN "AS THE DAYS FLY BY" </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="1916">1916</span></h3> <p>COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>[preprinted Calendar for 1916] </p><p><br /> PRESS OF STETTINER BROS., 424-438 W. 320 ST. NEW YORK </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>10 </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_January_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_January_1">Tuesday, January 1</span></h2> <p>1 day past 365 to come </p><p>At the Beginning, as well as at the End of the Year, prescribe </p><p><b>Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</b><br /> as tonic, blood builder and general reconstructive. </p><p><b>Weather</b> Very Cold <b>Temp</b><br />John went over to Lewises but they was out to Mr {Portous?} Maiden &amp; Audrey Davis was was here in the afternoon &amp; stayed for supper. Mr Cox was over in the evening. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_January_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_January_2">Wednesday, January 2</span></h2> <p>2 days past 364 to come </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Diagnosis_of_Alcoholic_Coma.">Diagnosis of Alcoholic Coma.</span></h3> <p>By firm pressure upon the supra-orbital notches, compressing the nerves, a diagnosis of alcoholism may with absolute certainty be made in a few seconds. A case of alcoholism pure and simple will, upon the application of this pressure, immediately show very evident signs of life, and, be the coma ever so deep, the effect of the alcohol will for a short time be sufficiently removed to permit of a rapid and thorough examination. The absence of result from this pressure is a sure indication of cerebral trouble due to head injury, or disease, or of narcotic poisoning.<i>--Clinical Memoranda, Brand &amp; Keith.</i> </p><p><b>Weather</b> Very cold &lt;Temp.<br />We washed. John &amp; Albert sawed wood down in the woods this afternoon. </p><p>Billey 4 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_January_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_January_24">Monday, January 24</span></h2> <p>24 DAYS PAST THURSDAY 342 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Foreign_Bodies_in_the_Nose.">Foreign Bodies in the Nose.</span></h3> <p>A long-standing purulent discharge from one nostril oc-curring in a child is a pathognomonic sign of a foreign body in that situation. If the discharge is very offensive, then foreign body will be found to be porous, capable of absorbing and retaining fluids in its substance. The ordinary ozaena occurring in children invariably affects, before long, both nasal cavities.-Clinical Memoranda, Brand &amp; Keith </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Snowed a little but an nice day. Maude has started my dress this morning Girls both went to school. John went to Aylun with Augas Smith &amp; got him in were Jan of overalls. Mr Betherford was well enough to come back to school </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h3><span id="Tuesday,_January_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_January_25">Tuesday, January 25</span></h3> <p>25 DAYS PAST FRIDAY 341 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Grippe_Prostration.">Grippe Prostration.</span></h3> <p>Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Gm. 0.02).........................gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle)........3xi M. Sig. Tablespoonful after meals and at bedtime. Children in proportion, according to age. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Snowed last night quite a lot &amp; has been snowing after all day a drifting almost raining sometimes. Maude Abele went to Aylune with the girls for some buttoms for my dress &amp; came home with John when he came from the factory. leaverlies had a surprise party there last night. Maude finished here all but my belt &amp; she took that home lellarly came for her got a letter from Aunty Trelale M &amp; Bidey 4 Mariah 6 </p><p>{illegible sentence on the side of the page} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_January_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_January_26">Wednesday, January 26</span></h2> <p>26 DAYS PAST SATURDAY 340 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gastric_Aphorisms_-_No._2.">Gastric Aphorisms - No. 2.</span></h3> <p>As an aid in distinguishing between appendicitis and cecum impaction it is interesting to note that in the former com-plete extension of the leg is painful, while the latter com-plete flexion of the leg on the abdomen causes pain. Clinical observations in many quarters tend to show the stomach does not entirely empty itself as promptly as here-tofore supposed. So that mere retention of five or six hours may indicate nothign more than a degree of atonicity.-Bell; Med. Herald. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Very cold snowed last night &amp; a little to day. Maudie &amp; I went to Ayliue. Took the Arulds some beef that AUnt Belle sewt down for them. BUt the Mrse in at Mrs MLeavys, the mes agoing to Mrs Haukendy for tea. </p><p>Blliy &amp; Mike 4 Mariah 9 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>SATURDAY </p><p>[??] and muggy. Looked like rain all the morning, but didn’t. Maudie &amp; Janet &amp; St. Thomas with chickens, honey, &amp; eggs. sold evreything. Chickens at forty cents to a pound, honey 85, eegs 37. Mellow came home from Eugenes this forenoon &amp; tnoight Maudie went over there &amp; Blanche and &amp; Eugene went to Alymer &amp; back here. </p><p>Mariah 25 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_December_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_December_6">Wednesday, December 6</span></h2> <p>341 DAYS PAST 25 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Always_in_Order.">Always in Order.</span></h3> <p>An over-excessive blood loss at the menstrual period, frequently leads to a considerable degree of Anemia, and an efficient hematinic is always in order. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not only efficient in the way of overcoming the anemic condition, but is also pleasant to take, free from irritant or disturbing action upon the digestion, and de-void of constipating effect. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Cold this morning Girls &amp; Melba went went to school, with them I took her coson &amp; walked down, Eugene was down to the gate a minutes, on this way home from Ayhur John has been doing chess all day. Grace went home with Eugene. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_December_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_December_7">Thursday, December 7</span></h2> <p>342 DAYS PAST SATURDAY 24 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Shock.">Shock.</span></h3> <p>Gray, discussing the prevention of shock, urges that the operation be performed as soon as the decision to operate is made. Useless delay in the matter is a potent cause of shock. Instruments must be sharp, and as little handling of tissues as possible should be done. As to the choice of an anesthetic, he favors ether by the open method. Chloroform, he says, is fast becoming obsolete. He urges a local anesthetic in every case where it is feasible.-Brit. Med. Journ. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>Quite warm thawed all day Maudie &amp; I went to Aplolier, John took a load of cats to Dr Piekering </p><p>Mick 5- Mariah 6- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_December_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_December_8">Friday, December 8</span></h2> <p>343 DAYS PAST SUNDAY 23 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Complete_Compatibility">The Complete Compatibility</span></h3> <p>of both arsenic and strychnia with Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has been frequently referred to. The following Rx is especially indicated in prostration from La Grippe, Weak Heart after Pneumonia, etc.: </p><p>Rx. Strychniae Sulph. (Gm. 0.02) .............. gr. 1/3 </p><p>Pepto-Mangan (Gude) (Cc. 330-Orig. Bottle) .............. 3xi </p><p>Sig. Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in pro-portion. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A fine day but was a little misty in the morning. John and Melba went to hear Dr Sarby in the morning &amp; at night John Alita Grace &amp; Melba went. Maudie was home and kept the baby. Eugene &amp; Alita was here on their way home with Phil Parkens. they was there for dinner Eugene went home &amp; did chores. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_December_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_December_9">Saturday, December 9</span></h2> <p>344 DAYS PAST MONDAY 22 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Significance_of_Jaundice.">The Significance of Jaundice.</span></h3> <p>"The appearance of jaundice, even with absence of any gen-eral disturbance, is always a warning to be cautious; it de-mands that its cause should be discovered, and that the patient be kept under observation, while a corresponding suitable diet and mode of life should be prescribed; for diseases of the bile passages that may appear of little importance may lead to serious disease of liver (acute atrophy), which, consider-ing the importance of the organ in the economy of the body, may be very dangerous."-Hoppe-Seyler; Med. Press. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>A lovely warm day, we raised the washing, I washed outside, an the back stop, Melba took Grace &amp; Dad went for her, Melba &amp; I went to hear Dr Serby we tune in the Baptist Church, when we came home Maudie had to feinting spell. It has turned cold &amp; a high wind to night at home </p><p>Belly 6- Mariah 10 </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a70db1340c563ef9818f8530e1b2ee7e.pdf ba3f9dfa876f5184c95a992d39566871 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1919 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fbec1cd2d34dc1d91a52fc4772e33b2e.pdf f62fe94c7f0fbdc21c5e64981db25811 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == The Time-Tried Tonic == [clipping pasted over text] === FLOWER-GUESSING GAME. === 1. My first wears my second on her foot. Lady's slipper. 2. A Roman numeral. IV. (Ivy). 3. The hour before my English cous-in's tea. Four o'clock. 4. Good marketings. BUtter and eggs. 5. A very gay and ferocious animal. Dandelion. 6. My first is often sought for my second. Marigold. 7. A young man's farewell to his sweeheart. 8. Her reply to him. Sweet William. 9. The gentler sex of the Friend persuasion. Quaker ladies. 10. Its own doctor. Self-heal. 11. My first is as sharp as needles, my second is as soft as down. Thistle-down. 12. My first is a country in Asia, my second is the name of a prominent New York family. China Aster. 13. My first is the name of a bird, my second is worn by cavalrymen. Larkspur. 14. A church official. Elder. 15. A very precise lady. Primrose. 16. A tattered songster. Ragged robin. 17. My first is sly but cannot wear my second. Fox-glove. 18. The color of a horse. Sorrel. 19. A craze in Holland in the seven-teenth century. Tulip. 20. My first is an implement of war, my second is a place where money is coined. Spearmint. 21. A disrespectful name for a physi-cian. Dock. 21. Fragrant letters. Sweet peas. 23. My first is a white wood, my sec-ond is the name of a yellowish Rhenish wine. Hollyhock. 24. What the father said to his son in the morning. "Johnny-jump-up." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6db1563b9eea08587a2516f0d104e4c6.pdf c2885ccfe00e42082630c70586cd3578 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {photograph of a man} EDWARD GAMALIEL JANEWAY, M.D https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38d6324dad537fa140b32abeccbdbe1a.pdf 518239ed4076aab09f5b0917bf2df3be Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Edward Gamaliel Janeway, M.D. == This justly celebrated American physician, who achieved an international reputation because of his skill as a pathologist and diagnostician, passed away on Feb. 10, 1911, at the age of 70. His medical course, which he commenced in 1860 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, was interrupted by the civil war, in which he took part as an acting medical cadet. He later graduated from the above institution and at once established himself in New York City where he continued in active practice almost up to the time of his death. His career was one of rapid advancement and it has been given to but few physicians to embrace and so thoroughly take advantage of the many opportunities afford-ed him for both public and private service. As teacher, author, sanitary authority, and hospital attendant and consultant he became widely known and justly famous. Probably no other physician in the Easter Section of our country was so often sought after as diagnostician and consult-ant among all classes of people and by his pro-fessional colleagues generally. HIs loss will no doubt be seriously felt by his patients, by the many physicians who have been accustomed to call upon him for advice and assistance, as well as by the many public hospitals and institutions with which he was connected and to which he devoted so much of his valuable time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1b6825436b71a127913def028ecd7d96.pdf 351cdf791efd758658a69daca0023b24 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Physician's Year Book == BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN. "AS THE DAYS FLY BY." === 1912 === COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b27ff7b6b877152dc056c7247ba7ad58.pdf c0234606e684064bc82ee802ff0fff55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [Stamped logo of printing press] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e738eab6d640806faf1c37ad0a9c2454.pdf bcee7fe993a1d55da9ea99d2784b553b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Wednesday 1 Rained all day turned much colder to night. Melba & I fixed the sheep pen & put them in for the first time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ea96db89da15df7fa1a548aaac60b8a.pdf 26e0c44e551f6581931742b98fc6c2f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Thursday <s>4</s>2<br>Eugene's birth day. Melba & I washed & to night we went to Aylmer. Maudie was not so well this morning & John was down to Alberts & Shed & John cut wood for Albert, as he was ill. John drew rails all the four noon. Mariah 6. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fd03d7b676ad3ec32a812e44f497e66e.pdf 8266b18f803f296c0345ad2b32b7c28b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b0b41c4800f87a49db379febe32b6a51.pdf 8ab0134657277232b88f92985b347a6f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Saturday <s>6</s> 4 I moved off & on all day John was to Aylmer. I finished packing the bag packed the Kelley {Shrine?} Mariah 6- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2bc60467ae03a0764f06da47dc068aaa.pdf 8ab0134657277232b88f92985b347a6f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Saturday <s>6</s> 4 I moved off & on all day John was to Aylmer. I finished packing the bag packed the Kelley {Shrine?} Mariah 6- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/305955cd2cf0719545d42ecadee87f7d.pdf 849ae95becbaa32ef95de5d48770e70f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Monday <s>22</s> 6 started in fine, but snowed before noon, & kept it up all day. Melba & I went to Aylmer & {took?} some chickens & eggs to Mrs Pickering, & some ice cream to Wilfred Bring home, John was out & roted, the men that get in was, Me Jaggart, Heill, Miller, Ashton & McKenney, Mariah E https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ca8a31c38c4798919a49c3757ee6570.pdf 211c129be634bfd3fb68f1e8586ceff3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Tuesday <s>23</s> 7 He killed seven chickens & took four to Mrs Pickering Melba & I took them. George {Afterello?} was here for a load of hay. John has been tearing down fence, snowed & blew a lot last night, & frezeing tonight, Paid Dr haelo in freee today Mariah E miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cddfcdd9cdf86d8404f7f358faf86b68.pdf 42ade6f39f96d97222703f5a2f277934 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Wednesday <s>24</s> 8 Bayde helped John draws rails all day, John wasn't very well this morning, Ed Thompson & May got Albert Hoover old horse to Bill. very mild this morning, but high wind to night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5283305d04996b355e7d4de4c9179d96.pdf 9f454935d46dcaa9e16af1da16be1073 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Thursday <s>20</s> 9 Very blustery & snowing a little to night & blowing very hard. Ms Coy was here for dinner, & this after noon she & John put a window in the neat ride of the pig pen, where I keep the chickens Melba framed nearly all the afternoon I fried the hen house https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/68d6214f10311dde955602164af29af8.pdf c76c7d9c771c8ccc12414235e09058ae Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Friday <s>28</s> 10 High wind all the four noon & snow blowing some time so you can hardley see & cold, a little more quiet this afternoon. John went to will this morning, over to Ms {Couis?} this afternoon, & down to Albert to night. Prestin sent ms a lot of papers, had a letter from two James, Era was one https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fa7e6f6253b10c10d93333d999470ce2.pdf e319d9fd95d5351c4c90bfcf547694dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Saturday <s>27</s> 11 nice day but cold. Eugene, Aleta, & baby John was here for dinner Mr Dance was here after dinner & Aleta went home with him. Eugene took John to Aylmer & then he stayed for supper https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc2df265c4fa2eb4ec451e0718006bb4.pdf e99c6ca79f40545d27b46841b9fd0000 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Sunday <s>22</s> 12 Grim but cold, Martha was taken sick this morning & had Dr Ruielain Come & he called it {neuritis?} Father went for Ms Ostraude but she had the flue & coulden't come, I have a raging head ache, Mariah 4 1/2 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5abdd6db5fe1bca4be8db4dd3823013.pdf ec062eade99f54f9c16afecd27a46f73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday 13 a perfect day, very sloppy & muddy, Eugene brought Grace here to help me, Bath my patients are better. Grace & I went to Aylmer this afternoon Mariah 6 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e68038c6e3ed26d18f04f4b2da3ee6f9.pdf f24462464e029d207817b839c6d74aaa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Tuesday <s>2</s> 14 Dull day but very warm. Grace & I did a large washing, but Dad rinsed & bleed them & carried the water all out & {came?} in for {two?}. Mother sat up a little while, Mr Jan awagner was there this afternoon, Cecil came with their team & {illegible} wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7a62bfe453021f96db9cffe6358a7576.pdf 23e9f8771dc99335a2e19a31bb347841 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Wednesday 15- Grim day, Aleta John & {Yeam?} Appleford, was over for dinner & tea, the three girls went to Aylmer, Grace & I ironed all the evening, besides staying on the pond, Pa {road?} down as far as Ed Thompsons with Clarence Mariah b miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d6e856e39e66c2bf80593492130bc6f.pdf 1250d4a91e4d0531bc84d9319550982f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Thursday <s>18</s> 13 A fine day Jruvo & Mary Mathews was here for dinner & tea. Then they went to the show, & home then Lawn brought Jruvo back Dad was risiting to night Mother was a little better & help me come to day two Coy was over this morning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/258666b7e8f10c5114a9eb6e5174e8c3.pdf fd598bf1a80ea71b6d6b1a9e298cc2fe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Friday <s>15</s> 17 A fine day snow all gone. The roads are muddy. Weren Patman was here sawing wood. Jruvo, Melba & Grace went to Aylmer. I have been well eneough to help all day. Eugene left a heffer here, that he bought of Heart Draper. Mariah b. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2e94c269560111c5019818f01c045c5.pdf 76e437bab0f7f79b9581b14d74f130d4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Saturday <s>16</s> 18 A fine day Eugene, <s>Aleta, & baby, here for dinner, & tea</s> like {illegible} bees were out. Finished sawing wood. Melba took Grace home & was to Aletas for dinner. Aleta was sick all night. Jruvo is here. John went to {illegible} smile. Billy B https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24d4b0c4f71df546d4d3dc8c0f118797.pdf 89bfe7fa9811d7facd4b0d8802750cfd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Sunday <s>7</s> 19 A fine day. Eugene, Aleta & baby was here. Eugene took Aleta to Dr, & they was here for dinner & tea. Jruvo made Maudie {miss?} Le Jammes yesterday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/876da9a1e695276920030a53713d6bac.pdf 254450c69539057d239eece4ec353d18 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Monday <s>8</s> 20 A fine day. Many came for Jruvo before dinner John took a grist to mill. Then threw wood in the wood shed. Maiden S Audrah was here this afternoon. Eugene was here. {Came?} horses home all had the distempers but Billey. Eugene was here a little while to night after he killed Lewises bees, & went to Aylmer, the Bone cow had her calf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4e971d89a8a4e85976cbead8f6313819.pdf b6a450ccf6b171a0dafd8a3fd54da091 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Tuesday <s>9</s> 21 Fine day but hoyy. We washed & ironed some of them. {Heayel?} Dance was in a few minutes. John went to Aylmer with Eugene to see some young cattle https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16de0ce40254369d934fb6e43097f239.pdf b2e8053115c46a383c24d7124dddebf4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Wednesday <s>10</s> 22 A very foggy day & to night is fiece {fierce}, can't hardly see, for the fog. Alma Snelgrove & lelouhe was here this afternoon & I took them home. I was to Aylmer this morning. Eugene was here this afternoon a few minutes on his way to the station to meet Mr Dance John {Avuo?} Manuve Billy j https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d817f8cb718a62e1589e3d0e27051892.pdf ffc4129c95d2ee5482927c0146d10442 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Thursday <s>11</s> 8 3 A very rainy day John was to shed this afternoon. Charley Marehanut Came for the little calf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b815d329d6d1bb83b64502929ad80d7b.pdf 9a90304a6edb7b7a2d5bcaa49568d2df Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Friday <s>12</s> 24 Fine John threw wood in the wood shed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b275d3ae56a897b4dcee3aa7c644918b.pdf 4547aabf5c5ddea137e6a2964b910400 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Saturday <s>13</s> 25 Fine all day but rained a little to night. We washed & Melba & I went to Aylmer. {Aleie?} & leliffad came up this evening. John finished putting the wood in the wood shed Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f3888d290dfeda025abe83f1407d93b1.pdf c88d620e1f37e4ef994137ef38ef9583 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan Sunday <s>14</s> 26 A fine day. Grace came back. Eric Abell Mina Patman & {Urvina?} was here for tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/afc303f0850d5ec7cd60ebaac610a9f8.pdf ec0b1c21192b2fbb7467784ac05a0fa9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <s>Jan Friday <s>14</s> 27</s> Jan Monday 27 Fine day. <s>Ms. Mrs.</s> very muddy. Melba took Grace & went from here. I sewed all day. John finished piling wood. Billey 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cd3e0d73c6dbe2bc40dc148fb185e6f.pdf f0e8d946548bd0de244db3a89d4a3b8f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan <s>Saturday</s> Tuesday <s>27</s> 28 Cloudy nearly all day. Roads very muddy. Mrs Johnston, that wood to the stella Me Jaggart & Anna was with her, they waas here for tea. Melba took Grace & went for her. John went to Aylmer this morning & took Grace this afternoon he has been burning the chips & was over to Billey Darises same of the time where they was sawing wood. Mark, Cecil & Clarence help Billey. Billey 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4ad9b0f6806d4da3461251974d5c5f96.pdf 9b9d0dcae9424ca04f0050540135dd31 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday == Monday, January 29 == === 29 DAYS PAST 337 TO COME === To Repair Corpuscular Disintegration is the urgent indication after the destruction of the parasites, in malarial infection. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) initiates and accomplishes hematic renconstruction, as it acts as a creator of new red blood cells and a re-creator of those partially destroyed. It also stimulates the for mation of hemoglobin and acts as a general tonic reconstituent. === Weather Temp.=== An nice day only had a few snow flurries & snowed about an inch last night. I took Grace this morning & got an new lace curtain for the pauloue bedroom, Aleta & little John was here for dinner. Mr Dance brought them on his way to Aylmer. Eugene came for them & was here for supper. Bill was sawing wood this afternoon. Bayde helped John draw hay Billey D Melba went for Grace https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/741682562ea48ec30c1f8eb3ed05d4a0.pdf d1ca4440e70ee04d1583ecd767412121 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday == Tuesday, January 30 == 30 DAYS PAST 336 TO COME === A Bedside Widal Test. === Dr. G. Gilman reports a bedside method of Widal testing which comsumes little time and gives results withing a few hours. The test solution is a formalized culture of the typhoid bacillus, which can be procured from any pathological laboratory and will keep any lenght of time. In a small vial are placed 48 drops of the test solution, and to this are added two drops of the patient's blood. The tube is corked, well shaken, and set aside for three to five hours. A clear supernatant liquid indicates positive, a turbid liquid a negative reaction. The same technique may be used for other agglutination tests. Weather Temp. Looked like a storm, but didn't. I took Grace went with the milk wagon, & I got my chair that I had mailed that Mrs Bingham gave me. Melba went for Grace & John came home with them he has been helping Ed Thompson, {illegible} the old seal house that they used for a hen {illegible} Billy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/62bb64428bc94fc20810da900ed7f295.pdf 1eb93322eb753cb96220154ba4cc2f69 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday 22 eggs == <s>Wednesday</s>, January 31 == 31 DAYS PAST 335 TO COME === "Facile Princeps" in its Class. === The ever-present problem of how best to restore the vitality and resistance of the exhausted patient must include a consideration of the preferable hematinic. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is "easily leader" in this field, as it is at once palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-corrosive, non-constipating, almost immediately absorbable, and promptly efficient in blood reconstruction. Weather Temp Cold and very bright. I took Grace and took my music lesson. Pa took grist to mill and went to Shed's this afternoon. Mother and I went to Kingsmill Aunt Bell and Uncle Levis were here for a few minutess this afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dbc5534d409f7b2aa6417b5f27482cc.pdf 1e85098188f73f3998469b5592c293f0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 1 == 32 DAYS PAST 334 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === Theoretically, the detection of stone in the bladder is a comparatively easy maneuvre. Occasionally, the symptoms described by the patient point to vesical calculus and, despite all efforts, it cannot be detected by the sound. This may be occasioned by the fact that the stone has lodged behind the prostate. By tilting the hips well up above the level of the shoulders the calculus may become dislodged, roll down to the base of the bladder, and then be easily found.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp Fine but cold. Pa went to town and got Mike shed. Eugene and Aleta were here for dinner, about 4 o' clock. Baby stayed while they went to town. Grace invited me to come out and stay till Sunday. Alma and Claske brought Maud in some candies, then went on to town. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/462f82d2357a0ab36ba9675d8b7cba3e.pdf 28848b276489c0439e858c337c848296 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday == <s>Friday</s>, February 2 == 33 DAYS PAST 333 TO COME === A Quick and Satisfactory Way. === To revive, restore and reconstruct one should preferably begin at the foundation. In almost every case of systemic depletion the blood is "below par." There is no quicker or more satisfactory way of reparative process than by starting up the reparative process than by means of Pepto-Mangan (Gude).This palatable and tolerable combination of iron and manganese in organic form is a veritable "prop" to the functionally disturbed blood. Weather Temp. A lovely day thawed a little, rather good wheeling. Melba & I went to Church this morning. Mrs Rogers gave an address. Mr Mitchell preached a memorial service, his toy was John {llehap?} 14 vers it was for Grace. McGinnis & Boughner, that died with the flue. Grace came over, to night, Aunt Bell went to church with us Mariah 18 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e53cc40e9723d40c5c3ef0d40e411e0.pdf 3ec3c56b5ab91016f0422edc310caaf5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday == <s>Saturday</s>,Febuary 3 == 34 DAYS PAST 332 TO COME === Treatment of Pneumonia. === The great needs of the body in pneumonia are plenty of air, water and rest. Over-feeding and wrong feeding ar responsible for a loss of energy used up in an attempt to digest, assimilate, and excrete unsuitable foods. Meat broths are not useful because they make no energy and tax the kidneys. Sugar is a valuable energy-producing food and leaves nothing but water and carbon dioxide to be eliminated. Failure to keep the patient in a horizontal position so as to aid the heart in carrying on the circulation is responsible for many deaths.—Dr. G. Werley: The Hospital. Weather Temp. Nice day, but cloudy towards night. Sprinkle rain this evening. Ms. Coy, Cecil, Clarence helped Pa kill two pigs before dinner. Father {reshape?} the roads to-day. Mother and I racked the yard and had bon fises. Took and went for Grace. Eugene was her to-night. Ms. Coy came over and helped take in pigs. Then Cecil ame latter. Mariha s- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fef7f089d75e9603b5f7ab36de8cc54b.pdf 08fee83c4b5d60466adf6d4379ae0fd9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday == <s>Sunday</s>, February 4 == 35 DAYS PAST 331 TO COME === Tardy Recovery === from the depleting effects of a constitutional infection is especially characteristic of La Grippe convalescence. While immediately restorative measures are often indicated to combat prostration, a hematinic reconstituent is also needed. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), to which the proper dose of strychnine is added, is a peculiarly efficient reconstructive in such cases. Weather Temp. Rained last night & this morning & was very foggy. Melba took Grace & Melba & I went for her & got Maudie an new sing for her birthday tomorrow. John cut up the pigs & went to John dearters sale. Aleta & little John was here for dinner. John got one hundred weight of sugar Billey 8 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b257d0a2f4beb27bef5b4bab6cf1fd80.pdf 32ad94d6fd9452c0fe98952348bd33fb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wendnesday == Monday, February 5 == 36 DAYS PAST 330 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 2, === Except when specifically contraindicated a thorough cleansing of the intestinal tract is of manifest advantage. The administration of a mild purgative one or two nights previous and an enema several hours before the operation is good routine. But an enema, improperly given as to method or too late as to time, may be productive of much annoyance during the operation.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cold We washed & Melba did nearly all the ironing. John took Grace when he went for a bag of salt. Melba went for her. John has made the brine for the park, & he & Mark was down to Shed's this afternoon & to night he is over to Ms Coves. Billey 5- Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb2d07fef23774768f9c6133053208bb.pdf 9a4a3f91f705a7c3788a32f06cd16850 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 6 == 37 DAYS PAST Thursday 329 TO COME In the convalescent stage of La Grippe nothing will more quickly and certainly restore the strength and repair the blood than == Pepto-Mandan ("Gude") == the ideal hematinic and general tonic. Weather Temp. John was away all afternoon don't know where A fine day with rather cold wind, had a few snow flurries last night. Melba took Grace & the buggy wheel to town, Melba went for Grace but Ms Coy brought the wheel home. Melba finished the ironing. I have been making Melbas under skirt & was George hevello came for a load of hay. John put the beenie one, but meet man 6- Billey 6- == Tuesday, February 6 == 37 DAYS PAST Thursday 329 TO COME In the convalescent stage of La Grippe nothing will more quickly and certainly restore the strength and repair the blood than == Pepto-Mandan ("Gude") == the ideal hematinic and general tonic. Weather Temp. John was away all afternoon don't know where A fine day with rather cold wind, had a few snow flurries last night. Melba took Grace & the buggy wheel to town, Melba went for Grace but Ms Coy brought the wheel home. Melba finished the ironing. I have been making Melbas under skirt & was George hevello came for a load of hay. John put the beenie one, but meet man 6- Billey 6- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/de6313908067c43a8e953dc9a5f5fe69.pdf 12da64f0e68838ffa9cf2fb0671a52b0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday == <s>Wednesday</s>, February 7 == 38 DAST PAST 328 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === In making a deep incision for whitlow it is important not to lay open a tendon sheath from end to end owing to the great danger of sloughing of the tendon. In osteomyelitis it is always advisable to open up the bone even before the presence of pus can be positively determined, in order to prevent abscess, pyemia, or necrosis.-Int. Jouru. of Surg. Weather Temp. lovely day but cold. Took Grace and music lesson. Went after her. Gean came after Grace and stayed for supper. Pa swaed wood at Ms. Cois. <s>I have</s> Mother has been tying out the lard all day. Bill s- Mariha s- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/686445ef7280caefbe39cc5fecd5a1e6.pdf 7af4e884a20d73b01c57758886866540 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 8 == 39 DAYS PAST Saturday 327 TO COME === In the Various Life Processes === iron is essential, as it is the vital oxygen-carrying element of the blood. In anemic states Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes iron (and manganese, its oxygenating partner) in a form peculiarly acceptable to the digestion, promptly absorbable and readily appropriable by the blood. Weather Temp. I made soap to day A fine day Good wheeling a few little flakes of snow. John went to Kingsmill this afternoon, down to sheds to night, & sawed wood for Ms Coy this fournoon. Head to make brine again for the meet as the other leaked off. Melba & I went to Aylmer for the mail. Eugene was over to night & stayed untill nearly ten & then went to Aylmer Billey 3 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7256163a8b28495ec2ead34981ad8fe9.pdf cac0e44dac452e68a925cd7ebfd076ce Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 9 == 40 DAYS PAST Sunday 326 TO COME === A Non-Irritating Depilatory. === Depilatories containing the sulphides of barium, strontium and calcium and an inactive substance like chalk, talc or starch are extremely irritating to the skin. This can be avoided by preparing them hot. To prepare such mixtures 1.5 grams of strontium, or an equivalent quantity of barium or calcium sulphide, are triturated with 2 grams of starch and & grams of water and the mixture heated to boiling, with continuous stirring. Upon cooling, a creamy mixture is obtained, which is as efficacious as the mixture prepared in the cold and does not hurt the skin.—Med. Brief. Weather Temp. Cloudy Snowed a little off & on snowed some last night, but of no account. Gene Appleford brought Grace to night & she & Melba went to church. Been a high fly day. John went a way with Billey this afternoon & to night is gone Billey Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/169847edb8d04872048fdd6b6a315bcb.pdf f9c416cbd2e3b61dd1f848209ccb2557 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 10 == 41 DAYS PAST Monday 325 TO COME === After the Subsidence === of the acute symptoms of any infectious disease the special desideratum is the prompt initiation of a blood-building campaign. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) builds, revives and re-creates the devitalized circulating medium, increases the appetite and absorptive capacity, augments bodily resistance, hastens convalescence and acts as a general hematinic and tonic reconstructive. Weather Temp. A fine day We washed Melba took Grace & she walked home here. The Dr & Billey was out & the Dr social Maudie hip was coming down. John drew manure Billy b == Saturday, February 10 == 41 DAYS PAST Monday 325 TO COME === After the Subsidence === of the acute symptoms of any infectious disease the special desideratum is the prompt initiation of a blood-building campaign. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) builds, revives and re-creates the devitalized circulating medium, increases the appetite and absorptive capacity, augments bodily resistance, hastens convalescence and acts as a general hematinic and tonic reconstructive. Weather Temp. A fine day We washed Melba took Grace & she walked home here. The Dr & Billey was out & the Dr social Maudie hip was coming down. John drew manure Billy b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e485aef3f3dbc85d52cbaf8b4eadfac.pdf 2303e36008713e9720baf582aaa00bfa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 11 == 42 DAYS PAST Tuesday 342 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 3. === The prophylactic hypodermic injection of atropine and of morphine or codeine, is generally an assistance though not routinely used in our cases. The injection should be given a half or one hour before, and the dose of the hypnotic need not be large. The latter seems to be of special value in those cases which will awaken to experience new found pain.-Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Fine all day but snowing to night Melba took Grace & Melba & I went for her. I went in to the high school a few minutes to see {the?} Aide Clarence helped John draw straw in the {dreien?} barn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1d7bab13d0b3f57c7767fcda7119aec2.pdf 386b9fd168fe4abb6f3523e4304e0454 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Bayde Thompson has brought the Adams Bingham place == Monday, February 12 == 43 DAYS PAST Wenesday 323 TO COME === In Most Cases of Chronic Illness === the restoration of normal function, the reinforcement of vitality, and the fortification of the power of resistance. are the important therapeutic indications. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not simply a temporary restorative, but also a real blood constructor, and thus assists absorption, assimilation and nutrition generally. Weather Temp. Snowed last night hot was foggey this morning, & by noon it was all gone Melba took Grace as far as Bogen's carners didn't go any farther because the hors balled {illegible}. Melba went for Grace, & me <u>ironce</u> ironed all day. John was up to Lewises for grans seed this four noon & drew manure this afternoon Mariah 8 Billey 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02da299e570482731e629a7dc6453f50.pdf 0b7ef5dc7ff4aa4c2a5abb9ea368c477 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 13 == 44 DAYS PAST Thursday 322 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Next to rheumatism, tuberculosis is the most common of all affections of the joints, although in the early stage the symptoms may be so obscure as to make a diagnosis extremely difficult. In young children caries of the mastoid process with abscess formation may occur without involvement of the inner ear, and without fever, pain or other constitutional symptoms.-Int. Journ. of Sura. Weather Temp. Hazey looking all day & to night it is raining hard. Melba took Grace & to night Melba & I started for her we meet Me Mitchell & Evie Abell coming here, so I came home with them. Melba went on John has been resting all day besides doing his chores. Maiden & Audrah was in to night Mari 6 Billy 4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddb9aed33dab980f3870c63efa3fa3bf.pdf 27f822a34f71763de036a1e44c8dfab8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wenesday, February 14 == 45 DAYS PAST Friday 321 TO COME === Profound Anemia From Any Cause. === R Liq. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto=Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoon after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Rained all day last night & some this morning. Melba took Grace & had had her music lesson. Went for her to night Melba was a going home with Grace but the roads was so muddy, they didn't go. John helped Bayde this afternoon down on his place. Hayel was in to see Maudie. Carl wanted out in the road. Ms Coy was here this afternoon Milly b- Mariah b- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83ef2f9503894023f50857bb4cb5d09e.pdf e007c1a7f699bce115679c36d5ed8fae Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 15 == 46 DAYS PAST Saturday 320 TO COME === Hoarseness. === Ten drops of dilute nitric acid, three or four times a day, in sweetened water, is recommended for this condition, by Ellingwood. Singers and public speakers will find this an excellent remedy. If immediate benefit is required, use three or four drops on a square of loaf sugar, and allow it to dissolve on the tongue slowly, drawing the air into the lungs over it.—Therapeutic Record Weather Temp. A very dissagreable day misting, raining some & snowing to night. The ground is quite white & mud something fiece. Colder tonight. Grace didn't go home last night. I put a quilt on the frences this afternoon, & have of off now & all lasted ready for to stitch on the machine. John was over this afternoon with Cecil the others all went to Aylmer. John & Grace put up a grist for chopp but he didn't go https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0431e8d2366bfbae57455331f0459f1.pdf 676f5c740a965aed0d077fd4e44f2cbd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 16 == 47 DAYS PAST Sunday 319 TO COME === Correct the Blood Fault === A depleted blood state is frequently the causative factor of neurasthenic conditions. In such cases nervous equipoise cannot be fully restored until the hemic defect is corrected. In conjunction with other indicated measures, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) assists materially in the re-establishment and maintenance of neural equilibrium and general systemic reconstruction. Weather Temp. Cold & froze very hard last night, roads like bricks, standing on euds. Only saw one {pig?} pass to day, & that was {Frunch?} Snelgroves. I was over to Ms Coves to nigh. Melba & Grace came for me. Clarence & Eva came over & Cecil went away. Melba & I was down for a walk, to Bayde's John was away for dinner at Lewise's I guess https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0728d85a3fa2ac8a0f561bc6abed33d5.pdf 943b9631cfe2a9b384284f4345bc8296 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 17 == 48 DAYS PAST Monday 318 TO COME === "Don'ts" in Appendicitis. No.1 === I. Do not treat your patient medicinally; a, when there are signs of peritonitis, b, when the temperature keeps on increasing, c, when a distinct tumor is felt in the right iliac fossa, d, when the pulse is slow, temperature low with local signs of peritonitis, and the appendix is becoming gangrenous, e, when there is sudden absence of pain, f, when the mononuclear percentage is over thirty, g, when acceleration of pulse is out of proportion to temperature, h, when the symptoms are severe soon after onset, i, when there have been previous attacks.-Chideckel: Med. Record. Weather Temp. Cold We washed & hung out the clothes but it came quite a {suno?} storm Dr McLay & Bert was out. Maudie suffered something awfull with her hip last night & to day untill to night. John went to mill this day noon & went for Grace to night Mariah 2 1/2 Billey 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b323e5e57c65c2d4b7d6b18dc704e7d9.pdf 3ad11de6d85fbdf8136d0b1b6b724696 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 18 == 49 DAYS PAST Tuesday 317 TO COME === Chlor=Anemic Blood States. === To obtain lasting results and rebuild and revivify the depleted blood of the anemic invalid, permanent reconstructive measures must be resorted to. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes not only a stimulus to vitality, but also a general reconstituent in all cases characterized by hemic poverty and general denutrition. Weather Temp. Snowed eneough last night, had it have been wet for sloughing, but as it was like sand, it was no good. John has been hepling Ed Thompson all day move his hen house. Grace road with {Yeall?} Baker & I went for her to night. Maudie is better. I stopped in to Ed Thompsons a little while on my way after Grace. I quilted Melbas first quilt to day. Melba did the work Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf6dc8500bcf3d973bee54f4d7bea585.pdf 63864c026f508f9f0fad8a8e7caff8a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 19 == 50 DAYS PAST Wenesday 316 TO COME === Cheap Typhoid Disinfection. === Whitewash (lime slaked in water) will efficiently disinfect typhoid stools. Simply pour into the vessel containing the stool an equal quantity of ordinary whitewash. After standing two hours the entire mass is completely sterilized. It may be emptied into the privy or into a hole dug for that purpose.—Med. World. Weather Temp. Muddy & warm. Melba took Grace & went for her. John was helping Mr Ed Thompson I have been putting on a quilt & Melba has been ironing. Albert & Balley was up to have me help her with some mittens show her how to knit them, Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac6583c3050ac8f30d0380b31bbb4c0d.pdf 7f5bba6ff59e2facc2faf8cfe752804c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 20 == 51 DAYS PAST Thursday 315 TO COME === To Disapate Neurotic States, === the general "tone" of the organism must be supported and increased. Neurasthenic symptoms are, not infrequently, due to anemic conditions. In such cases Pepto-Mangan (Gude) improves the quantity and quality of the vital elements of the blood, supplies oxygenating power, and augments vitality generally. The most nervous and "finicky" of patients take it readily without objection. Weather Temp. Cold to night. I {haved?} & muddy but the air seemed cold. Ms Claire came home with Melba & after dinner Melba went for Aunty Maude. Bayde & Ed was helping John draw hay & other. Melba went for Grace. Ed went home & after tea Bayde & his mother went home. Eugene was here for dinner on his way home from Aylmer Billy 8 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bdbd41617dff25ffdaa7f5cba4bcb06.pdf ee14741a8b176e1279ee555841034b22 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday == <s>Wenesday</s>, February 21 == 52 DAYS PAST 314 TO COME === Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms. === It is not an unusual matter for an arthritis or an iritis to occur, during the course of a gonorrhea. It must be borne in mind that the same conditions are apt to supervene in subsequent attacks of the gonorrhea. It is also a good idea to inform such patients that they may expect such to be present, at some future time.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Snowed nearly all day. Melba took Grace to school and went for her. Melba brought Mrs. Thompson up when she came from taking Grace to school this morning. Melba went over to Ms. Appleford's with Grace. Mama took Mrs Thompson home after supper. Mother took my quilt off quilting frames to night. Recevived some little rose bushes from Jessie M. Good. Cats had an awful fight, ha ha. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b74f9341fdcb7db57d007f513f05e4a1.pdf 23007c96364fe246c6f4be6aeedfdc95 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 22 == 53 DAYS PAST Saturday 313 TO COME === To Impart Vital Power. === and to quicken the formation of erythrocytes and hemo-globin, nothing is equal to Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It establishes, sustains and maintains the vitality of the circulating fluid and thus meets the imperatively necessary therapeutic indication in Anemic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. Warm Started to rain & sleet about four to night. Aleta came for dinner, left baby with us & she went to Aylmer with John, where she had her tea she went home in the rain. Mr Dunlop went down to view Baydes farm this fournoon & was there about one hour & a half. I quilted Maudies quilt that my mother pieced to night. Maudie has stayed up all day to day Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/03e46c4891c93833669952df22379144.pdf b837f0fdb74eed09b0b7ddb17fa05d95 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, February 23 == 54 DAYS PAST Sunday 312 TO COME === Improving a Plaster Cast. === In many instances in the use of plaster-of-Paris dressing, Where it is desired that the dressing last for several weeks or more, we are much troubled with the crumbling and cracking of the plaster-of-Paris dressing, no matter with how much care it may be applied. This difficulty may be considerably obviated by the use of paint on the outside of the plaster-of-Paris dressing, when the dressing has been completed.-Medical Brief. Weather Temp. A dissagreable day rained a little & snowed some off & on, roads something fierce. Gene Appleford, brought Grace & Melba home. Alice & Clifford was up & brought Maudie a box of candies & some {lupin?} the only saw two pigs go the roads to day. John has been home all day. {Came?} gene Sweet went for Mrs Ostrauder, to help care for mrs Duesbery. Melba Grace & Gene was over to Alitas for dinner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/50f2944f7c76c42677f0f15514b216d7.pdf e630c1e194e9eff8bf97d53016d84682 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, February 24 == 55 DAYS PAST Monday 311 TO COME === Anemia of Neurotic Origin === The causal neurosis having once been remedied, the resultant blood poverty is amenable to steady and rapid improvement through direct hematinic therapy. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the one non-irritant, distinctly palatable, easily tolerable, and readily assimilable hemic reconstructor especially applicable in such cases. Weather Temp. A lovely spring day. We washed & the clothes got dry. Roads very muddy. Melba took Grace & went for her. John has been drawing Maneese. Bayde tapped some maple trees up to Emilys {M?} Cecil {Cauq?} hello. I put Melbas quilt to geather this afternoon. I am to tired for anything. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b74f1dbffc10f83d3468482fa711aca.pdf 881f58c1b4aed3eebaf8e41bca79371c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, February 25 == 56 DAYS PAST Tuesday 310 TO COME === Don't in Appendicitis. No. 2. === 2. Do not treat medicinally if the patient happens to be a child; peritoneal involvement and abscess formation are very early features in children.3. Do not confound appendicitis with Dietl's crisis, typhoid fever, hip joint disease, stercoral typhlitis, intestinal lithiasis, intestinal obstruction, cholecystitis with distention, perinephritic abscess, tuberculous peritonitis, extrauterine pregnancy, renal colic, carcinoma of the cæcum, hypochondriasis and hysteria. 4. Do not diagnosticate appendicitis if pressure along the descending colon causes no pain in the right iliac fossa.-Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. Cloudy but snowing to night, warm. Melba took Grace. I went for her, was in to see Maude Thompson on my way down. I was in to the Dr. Melba did nearly all the ironing. John took Dr Pickering a load of oats, & was down to Sheds' this afternoon. Melba & I was agoing to the Baptist tea but it snowed so hard we diden't go Mariah 5 Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b9f7f5cccdd68165a3f74c51d20d695.pdf e84b6168749358bee4af2770539e8785 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, February 26 == 57 DAYS PAST Wednesday 309 TO COME === The Pale and Tired School Girl === needs something more than regulation of studies, fresh air and nourishing, easily digestible food. A blood count will almost always show a certain degree of Anemia, usually of the Chlorotic type. For such patients Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as a non-irritant, non-constipating, ferruginous tonic and reconstituent, which promptly overcomes the existing blood impoverishment. Weather Temp. Snowed some Cold & Melba took Grace & went for her. Cecil was over to Dr McBay was here & said that Maudie was to much better she could get up every day now. John wanted to go th to the sale but it was so cold he diden't go, shed & his wife was up this evening Billey 5 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/642c53544fe66e179706d231ae759353.pdf 9e4997a1fce3cd08077c3b21345826b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, February 27 == 58 DAYS PAST Thursday 308 TO COME === Surgical Hints === Avoid multiple small incisions in palmar abscess, since they prevent proper drainage and may lead to stiffness of the hand. A single adequate incision is preferable for these reasons, and also because it affords a clearer view of the site of disease, so that pus pockets are much less likely to be overlooked.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Cold but warmer than yesterday. John went to Ms S Ashtons for the cultivaton & whiffeltees that Eugene bought for him. Grace was taken sick with the flue to night & his Father come for her & the Dr was out to see her. Aleta was here & left Johnie while she went to Aylmer, then she cam back for tea, Melba took Grace but Aleta brought her home Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6148559240f163894b9c1e0f5d17729c.pdf df039f5c07af92f2596ec79d5a9a19b2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Wednesday</s>, February 28 == 59 DAYS PAST Friday 307 TO COME === To Initiate Blood Renconstruction === in devitalized states of the organism, some stimulus to hematogenesis is required. Iron and manganese,in organic combination, are the most efficient agents with which to accomplish this purpose. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the most eligible and available of such combinations, because of its palatability, ready tolerability and ab-sorbability, and its promptly efficient hematinic action. Weather Temp. Windy and warm. Rained abouted five o'clock and raining now. Thundered and lightning. Went with Ms. Coy to take music lesson. Ms. Coy Cecil Guy helped take the cultivator off the wagon. Washed to day and ironed curtains cleaned bed room and swept the other rooms. Pa went over to Ms. Cox's this afternoon. Paid telephone dues. Grace was no worse to day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c6d9da7b04b93cd70fb502c9bd26b138.pdf 80c048954efa52e6945b4b5d9e10c679 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, February 29 == 60 DAYS PAST 306 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 4. === The simplest apparatus is the most practical and convenient for the <s>administration</s> of ether by the "open" or "drop" method. Ether, an inhaler, and a towel folded lengthwise are the essentials. Petrolatum, gauze sponges, a pus basin, tongue forceps, mouth gag, and the usual stimulants are at times necessary, and, if possible, should be at hand.-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/62aa4e7d6864118b8c3b53d4fa337ede.pdf 5d4f6a9f73e700a2c936b46e71fd7083 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 1 == 61 DAYS PAST Saturday 305 TO COME === The Cellular Elements of the Blood === must be fortified in order to bring about any substantial improvement in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Marasmus, etc. Therefore some agent to create red cells and hemoglobin is urgently indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) promptly and efficiently fulfils this imperative therapeutic indication and, at the same time, acts as a general restorative and reconstituent. Weather Temp. Cold this morning but thawed a little this afternoon. Rained hard last night & lightened. The lightening struck the lumber over the creek, at Eugenes Maudies hence hurt her badly to day. Ms Coy was over this afternoon. Cecil was here this fournoon. We were all home all day. Eugenes horses got in his barn & ate to much chopp. Dr Pickering was there & says they will come all right https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d6061ffbb767b923312d9205d913b6f.pdf 9e3b0a8fa3e575cd29ab8e3abfe98a74 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 2 == 62 DAYS PAST Sunday 304 TO COME === A Drink in Acute Nephritis. === Unless dropsy is present, the patient may be given to drink freely of a beverage consisting of a dram or two of potassium bitartrate added to a pint of boiling water, flavored with lemon juice and a bit of lemon peel. The mixture should be allowed to cool before drinking.—Med. Standard. Weather Temp. A lovely day thawed but froze hard to night. John went to Eugenes to day, for dinner & tea. Melba & I went down to Ms C Thompson this afternoon for an hour & to night Maudie, melba & I went to church. the Caverley girls was out & stayed for tea. This is the first Maudie has been out for three months. Mariah 13 Billey 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bd337c64b624315fb564a1bfaba0a06.pdf c8fd5739d242298aee16cb2b49639518 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 3 = 63 DAYS PAST Monday 303 TO COME Parasitic Anemia caused by hook=worm, the malarial plasmode, tape worm or other intestinal parasite, is promptly amenable to the corpuscle=building power of === Pepto-Mandan ("Gude") === Weather Temp. A lovely day & muddy. Maudie & I went to Aylmer, the first time Maudie has been out for three months she went & took a french lesson of Ettie Stewart. I went & called on Ms Dr Auguatice a while. John drew manure this fournoon & went to mill this afternoon. Mariah 3 Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c49125d7696071a3a73bf0be94dd832.pdf 396b17c961c35fab737d9a99f2eb036f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Monday</s>, March 4 == 64 DAYS PAST Tuesday 302 TO COME === Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms. === Vesical hematuria is a contition that varies much, according to its causes. If it be due to stone in the bladder, it is usually moderate and it becomes apparent or is increased by bodily movements. If this hemorrhage be persistent or proluse, and is not influenced by bodily exertion, the fact pomts to the presence of a tumor as the causative agent of the bleeding. Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A beautiful day. Warm as spring, needed no coats on. Saw two robins. Aleta took her father to the station and left John here. She came back for supper. Mrs. Van Wagner was up all afternoon. Pa went to Kinneys sale with Shed and Albert. Sent Grace's parcels with Aleta. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b8ad38f96d52d270a27b250f17dba564.pdf a0ec9a1b1ecf1da3fda9cb81f57b27e8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, March 5 == 65 DAYS PAST Wednesday 301 TO COME === The Rational Method === of restoring the menstrual flow, in cases of suppression or irregularity, is to overcome the chlor-anemic state which usual operative factor. Pepto-Mangan(Gude) is, in this sense, a physiologic emmenagogue, as it re-establishes menstruation without exciting or irritating the generative system. Weather Temp. Snowed last night & has kept snowing, off and on all day. & blowing the wheeling is pretty tough for the wheels loads up with mud & snow. Albert was up. John was over to Marks this afternoon. I finished Melba deep lace for her underskirt & have three scallops done to Maudies. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c348c53b831a3661b78c31f3c478d52.pdf 34b6cc03d1b3dc2366c2ac216745ee3d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Wednesday</s>, March 6 == 66 DAYS PAST Thursday 300 TO COME === Ringworm. === A four-per-cent. solution of formaldehyde in glycerin is highly extolled as a remedy in this affection. All grease should be first removed with oil turpentine, followed by soap and water. Then apply the formaldehyde glycerin, and repeat several times for about an hour. One prolonged treatment of this kind is usually sufficient.-Clinical Review. Weather Temp. Nice day. Cold this morning but thawed this afternoon. Maud and mother went to town. Dad went to Cutton's sale with Shed and Albert. I did all the chores and all the work. ha. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f833bbb9c2a6253e9b5d980747c5ef8b.pdf a961f6ef68e7bf0547b67874c97976ce Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 7 == 67 DAYS PAST Friday 299 TO COME === Indications of Vitality. === Forcefulness and energy are the attributes of good health and serve as indications of the vitality and sufficiency of the blood. Lack of force and reduced energy, in a large majority of instances, indicate a more or less devitalized blood stream. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the blood standard by supplying the essential material (iron and manganese) for increasing the solid, vital elements of the blood—the red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. A fine day. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer this morning. We ironed. John drew manure. Bayde was up for tea. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7e4cffce1bf774c5d8b59f5f116c39d.pdf 34356558cef78f0cea8b4cd5185c9ffd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 8 == 68 DAYS PAST Saturday 298 TO COME === "Dont's" in Appendicitis. No.3. === 5. Do not rely on Blumberg's sign alone (pressing the hand over McBurney's point and lifting the hand up suddenly; the return of the wall will give rise to a short acute pain). It is present in all cases of peritoneal inflammation. 6. Do not treat medicinally if Blumberg's sign is present. You are dealing with a peritonitis. 7. Do nothing that will interfere with the integrity of the skin, hence make no application of mustard, oil of turpentine, or hot water.-Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. Cold with east wind & sleet to night. John drew manure this morning, & this afternoon he went to Aylmer this afternoon. To night Maudie & I went to Aylmer to for to see about Maudies ear & to get me some medicine Billey 5 - Mariah 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/58eeb49d46141348cc4102db0e3d28fb.pdf 96e4236906144b10b8a3f5d0b8752fb8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Burn mark} == Saturday, March 9 == 69 DAYS PAST Sunday 297 TO COME === Theraputic Suggestion === The following prescription o especially serviceable in the treatment of Malarial Anemia, Chorea and Chronic Skin affections: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Muddy & rained & snowed last night & to day all day. We all went down to Shed's for dinner. Melba & I went to church to night. Mr Mitchell preached from Genesees 18 ch 20 ver Billey 2 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/92f1c4e3912c4c0df2e5c097ba569d6b.pdf 29204dfcf04e598296ca46192bb9408f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Burn mark} == Sunday, March 10 == 70 DAYS PAST Monday 296 TO COME === Anesthetist. === An expert anesthetist is quit note every change, and can so "nurse" his patient that it is seldom he has any anxiety from the appearance of untoward symptoms. These difficulties may turn up in the hands of the. less experienced, who must at times give an anesthetic, and who must, there-fore, get the most thorough training possible. No man can have confidence in his power to administer an anesthetic safely who has not a very clear idea as to what constitutes a danger signal and a definite knowledge of how to proceed instantly and without hesitation to get his patient into a safer condition.—WV. Rankin: The Practitioner. Weather Temp. Muddy & snowed this afternoon. John was down to Ed Thompsons this four noon, and has gone over to see how Ms Coy is. The Dr was there this afternoon & was in here. Ms Coy has an absess. the girls & I have started a rag mat for Melba, Maudie drew the flowers on it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2381f89e40bc498874abc54c9d1ee799.pdf a2e708a9215bc3799dd7643a5cdb4338 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 11 == 71 DAYS PAST Tuesday 295 TO COME === An Easily Appropriable Form === of iron feeds the red blood cells and thus supplies fuel for the vital fire in Anemic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. In addition to a judiciously selected food supply, it is the part of wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the ideal hematinie in such cases, by virtue of its organic ferruginous and manganic content, in non-irritant, readily absorbable and non-constipating form. Weather Temp. Thawed. Melba & I took Maudie to school for the first in over three months. Melba went for her, & Melba & I went down to Ms Caverlies & & changed a raffet. John & Bayde went to Penhales for clover seed. Ed came as for as here & then walked home. John has gone over to see how Ms Coy is Billey 5 Mariah 14 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3ae7a537d4b067aefd1d918d59ef077a.pdf de6bea2d9928db334da74b2a3e8d5861 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Tuesday</s>, March 12 == 72 DAYS PAST Wednesday 294 TO COME === Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms === In formulating a diagnosis of syphilis the fact that there is an absence of a history should have little or no weight. This is especially true in hereditary luetic manifestations. It is for this reason that most reliance is to be placed on objective symptoms, as they are independent of all subjective sensations in a patient.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Maud drove herself to school. Mother went over to Mr. Cox's, and he is no better. Shed is going up to stay with Mr. Cox. Pa went to Ms. Abells to a meeting to night. Pa went to mill this this fournoon. Smuty was in a fight. Maud got her new shoes Tuesday. Mariha 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d966e75fa1c412da0894e68717cefb73.pdf 1b6837be5ad9c552349c93b40ce3d92a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 13 == 73 DAYS PAST Thursday 293 TO COME == A Deficiency of Blood Iron == in Anemia and its congeners is apparent in the pallor of skin and mucous membranes. Improved systemic oxygenation is impossible without a sufficient modicum of organic iron in the vital fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes both iron and manganese in shape for almost immediate utilization in the formation of a richer and a redder blood. Weather Temp. Cloudy & a high wind all day. Cold, east wind. We washed. Maudie went to school. John was out to the reform connection. Aleta & Mr Dance brought baby & left him, while her & her Father went to Aylmer. Mr Coves absess broke this morning. Shed & George Danis sat up with him all night. Mr Lanian was here a little while to day. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6bef6b14cc48360dd59e5d6be24b96fc.pdf cd00e492da810fe7a7b1b278ac2a50cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 14 == 74 DAYS PAST Friday 292 TO COME === "Don'ts" in Appendicitis. No. 4. === 8. Do not give any food, not even water. 9. Do not allow your patient to move in bed. It will hasten perforation. 10. Give nothing that will increase peristalsis either of small or large intestine. II. Give no drug that will paralyze the nervous tone, that will prevent expulsion of infectious discharges, or that will mask the symptoms. 12. Do not give too favorable a prognosis, no matter how mild the case may seem to be.—Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. Cold east wind blowing all night & all day & still at it you can't hardly feed the cattle. It was pack Freins sale. John Albert & Shed went to it. Eva Clarence went & they left little Hurbert with us. The Dr was over to Ms Coves to night & says Ms Coy is coming along fine. Melba & I have been pulling the rago in her mat to day. It froye {by?} hand last night, that it froze the tomato plants up stan's Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/742ae7ee5223b62038796be39c9e07e5.pdf 089c12cac94f2ef7c48ad2fdcefd6878 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Friday</s>, March 15 == 75 DAYS PAST Saturday 291 TO COME === Even Rebellious Child, === who generally resists attempts at medication, rarely objects to Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because it is distinctly pleasant to the taste. No one can consistently refuse this efficient general tonic, as it is free from irritant or astringent properties, does not stain the teeth and is devoid of constipating action or effect. Weather Temp. A nasty rainy cold day. Aunt Emma Kaiser died last night. Mother went over to see Ms. Coy this morning. Maud went to school and came home at noon. We ironed. Millinery opening to day Mariah 6. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/731ba626070ebfa07afef9dea1f6eb03.pdf 3b8ddd1511359a9207b5acf0cba734f3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 16 == 76 DAYS PAST Sunday 290 TO COME === The Inflamed Eye. === The laity should be instructed never to bandage or poultice an inflamed eye unless it be on the advice of some one who knows what is best. Simple ocular inflammations subside under aseptic conditions in a few days. The eye remedies for such cases are hot water, boracic acid, dilute camphor and alum water, and occasionally cocaine for the relief of pain.-Exch. Weather Temp. Rained all day untill towards evening then it quit. Ms Appleford & Gene brought Grace over. Melba, Grace & I went to Church. Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/483fe96ef787d482a1496ccfc25304de.pdf dd38e9be8be4b7a3c655a0f74757c46e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 17 == 77 DAYS PAST Monday 289 TO COME === Malarial Anemia === R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Rained all day roads something fierce. Guy Ostrander came in for dinner on his way home from the factory as the roads were as bad, the horses was nearly tired out. Maudie & Grace went to went to school. Melba & I washed. The Girls went down & got Maude Abell for to make Grace a dress Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69747dbe86e29dafa35a1d9933d12928.pdf d9a78b95a8fbdb048f090aa507eabc6e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 18 == 78 DAYS PAST Tuesday 288 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No.5. === Care should be taken that the preliminary preparation of the site of the operation be not awe inspiring, but be made as simple as possible. In regard to clothing the main requisite is warmth. A gown opening down the back is sufficient, provided warm blankets are used as covering. The anæmic, the emaciated, or the aged would better have the extra protection a thick undershirt provides.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Dull & windy & chilly & muddy. But to night it is freezing. Maudie & Grace went to {sehal?}. John was down to Shed's this four noon & over to Marks this afternoon. Maude Abell sowed untill dinner & then after she walked home to go to an annivesetry down at summers corner's. I ironed & Melba has been cleaning the up stains Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cac8e79464340d69639558884df04b89.pdf 6be1ddf8d507e06281042999fadb73d3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Tuesday</s>, March 19 == 79 DAYS PAST Wednesday 287 TO COME === Oligochromemia === is the term used to denote a reduction of the normal percentage of hemoglobin in the individual red cells and is a characteristic feature of Chlorosis. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because of its promptly available iron and man-ganese, 1s a creator of vital hemoglobin and, because of its non-irritant character, and ready tolerability, is peculiarly efficient in the treatment of Chlorosis and Chlor-Anemia. Weather Temp. Warm and bright. Mother and I went to Aylmer this afternoon and got Maud a suit. Maud was here making Grace's dress. Pa went to town this afternoon and got some lumber. Mariha 5 1/2 Billy 5 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/105381353454001c2af463df4776fbc1.pdf fab992effdc2075f364b23aee406d39d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 20 == 80 DAYS PAST Thursday 286 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === The presence of intussusception in an elderly person points to a malignant growth as the causative agent. In the use of iodin in skin disinfection it is important to refrain from washing the part with water for several hours before the application.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A lovely day bees all out & I fed them. I went to Aylmer with Maudie & Grace, for to get some more lining for Maudies cat & walked back as for as Ed Thompsons then road hence with Thomas Boncer Bayde helped John draw a load of hay, then went to Emlies to tap the trees over & this afternoon John went to Mr Coves. Maude Abell started Maudies dress Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bba3655729d64f6ba356d05bf612a7e9.pdf a4b5f36e5bd66b15fb5f1e1b407186e4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 21 == 81 DAYS PAST Friday `285 TO COME === The Vital Standard. === The general health is physiologically "below par" when the functional activity of the blood, i. e., its oxygen carrying power, is insufficient to maintain the vital force at its proper standard. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by increasing the blood supply of the hemoglobin, restores a normal metabolic balance. Weather Temp. Cloudy & cool. The bees diden't come out to day. Gene Appleford came over to night, & Maude Abell is going to make her a dress. Maude Abell has gone away with Charley, is coming back. Bayde was up & helped John draw hay & haulter the little caft. Melba took the girls & went for them Billy 5 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/158e1ae858dc25902277bcc566a120b6.pdf 30012595ed59cae7c5141026224418b4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 22 == 82 DAYS PAST Saturday 284 TO COME === Pulse Relation to Stature. === Illustrating the well-known physiological law that the frequency of the pulse rate increases in inverse ratio to the size of the animal, a writer in a recent number of Cosmos (Paris) gives the following interesting conclusions in comparative physiology: The average pulse rate was 30 pulsations per minute for elephant; 40 in the horse; 50 in the ass and mule; 70 in man; go in the dog; 150 to 200 in the rabbit; 670 in the mouse. The ratio of 4 to I between pulse and respiration is maintained throughout.—Jour. Nat. Med. Asso. Weather Temp. A beautiful day beeswas out a little at noon. Gene Appleford went home this afternoon. Melba & Grace went to Aylmer to night. We made Genes dress to day. Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79280a7ab27069a11c8c7a3479a00dc8.pdf 9d7e545c75827ba63acb7de62cf665f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 23 == 83 DAYS PAST Sunday 283 TO COME === Normal Metabolism is Interfered With === unless the blood contains a sufficiency of iron-rich hemo-globin, the vital element of the vital fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in immediately available form, the organic iron and manganese necessary to increase and encourage the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, by creating hemoglobin and red cells. Weather Temp. A beautiful day, bees all out as though they was swarming. Melba & Grace went to Ms Applefords for dinner, & to Eugenes for dinner. I took Melba Maudie out to the Drs, & had her boil opened under he ear. Billy 5 Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cfc817319355793da82b8a7238959806.pdf ac0da36992a43272d301ddd23b20e79d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 24 == 84 DAYS PAST Monday 282 TO COME === Gynecological Hints === All late operations for perineal laceration in order to be successful must contain the following elements: I. They must extend well up the posterior vaginal wall. 2. The denudation must go through the entire thickness of the mucosa. 3. The stitches must be inserted into the tissues so as to catch the muscle.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Very warm, froze last night. Melba & I drove to Kingsmill & went to st Thomas & got her a new cape coat. Maudie & Grace went to school. John helped Ed & Bayde, to take Palley & her calf down to Ms Thompsons to wean, the calf, brought Palley home Ms Coy was over Mariah 5 Billy 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b636e918dda7670d6cfcda3a5568894a.pdf 4d93b2ab25cefcd5b40cb4aabb8e07e8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, March 25 == 85 DAYS PAST Tuesday 281 TO COME === That Anemic State, === due to toxic or metabolic causes, with destruction of the albuminous elements of the blood, and known as hemolytic Anemia, requires prompt and direct attention. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) reconstructs old, broken down red corpuscles and creates new ones, without disturbing digestion or causing constipation. Weather Temp. A lovely day. Melba went & got Maude Abell & took her home. Maudie & Grace went to school. Ms Caverley came & got a load of hay this morning & to night came & got eight of Melbas Rabbits. Ms Coy was over, this morning. <s>M</s> I ran a {Gotlhet?} hook in my finger & I almost thought the world, was coming to an end. Maude Abell finished Maudies suit the first suit she ever had Billy 6 mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5429662572f3c09780a9c91117231cf2.pdf d4a8fe7d2e9dfd426bf62b46e3664b33 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, March 26 == 86 DAYS PAST Wednesday 280 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 6. === To provide against certain unfortunate contingencies aris-ing, it should be the anesthetist's constant aim to ascertain some essential facts by personal examination and inquiry. Better a little repetition than a dead or damaged patient. The removal of false teeth, rings, other constricting bands, the presence of stiff joints, nasal obstruction, etc., should be a matter of personal knowledge of the anesthetist, and this knowledge will relieve him of the responsibility of many untoward results that might otherwise ensue.—Dr. I. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cloudy & warm. Raining to night. Maudie & Grace went to school. Melba & I went to Aylmer & paid for Maudies suit that we got at Strattons, & got an new hat for Melba. John helped Bayde got two loads of rails back in the field Melba & I washed. Mark was over & brought some fresh fish. Mariah 5 Billy 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16f4dc9833b150df32a850e61ae3b4be.pdf 9fa10e4062f27f73429fb59b946b3367 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, March 27 == 87 DAYS PAST Thursday 297 TO COME === The Primal Necessity === in asthenic, anemic and generally devitalized conditions is a promptly acting and efficient hematinic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Its blood-building elements are so readily absorbable and appropriable, and its palatability and general acceptability are so pronounced, as to render it the ideal hematic reconstructive. Raw & Cold with west wind blowing hard all day & few snow flakes like sleet Girls went to school. Melba ironed & I have been mending nearly all day & so hers Melba. Maudie paid for Melbas hat. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75ed082f5f932a187e04a5b269fad102.pdf adaed2b159dc6f30811db285fc825029 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, March 28 == 88 DAYS PAST Friday 278 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === When a foreign body in the nose is not easily removable with forceps, remember Félizet's simple method-the injection of warm water into the opposite nostril. Use a syringe or douche nozzle that snugly fits the naris. Begin gently and slowly, then increase the force. As the resistance suddenly ceases, the foreign body is shot out (or at least is dislodged) by the pressure of the fluid reflected from the posterior wall of the pharynx.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Cold raw month, west wind, but thawed a little. Maudie & Grace went to school, & Melba went & took her music lesson. Ms Appleford came for Grace, & had her supper & brought my syrup, three gallons. John went for the girls & to see about a hamass. Mark was over & got some eggo to sit. Mariah 5 Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5f5e0e52b4f78acc45c08cf996fdb85d.pdf 5d5786586638ef218abd27bfc6efb846 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, March 29 == 89 DAYS PAST Saturday 277 TO COME === The Repair and Waste of Blood and Tissue === depend upon normal oxygenation of the circulating fluid. When there exists an essential "iron lack" in the blood, normal exchange and interchange are deficient in both character and extent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary hemoglobin-producing material, in promptly assimilable form, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions. Weather Temp. Cold north east wind, blowing hard all day. Maudie went to school. Eva & Hurbert was over this morning, & this afternoon Eva & Clarence went to Jed Trims sale & Eva brought a white sewing machine & Hubert stayed with no. Eugene was here for dinner & stayed a long time after dinner. Melba has a terible cold & we have been making lace only Melba helped John to put up a grist. Willsons Milles barns burned last night Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ff7cfcfc66f6ac0d7e28c400a3d2f53.pdf 566ee794d53eacaf63c01741044703d3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, March 30 == 90 DAYS PAST Sunday 276 TO COME === Rickets. === Wiener emphasizes the importance of enteroptosis, which he claims is always a sequel of preceding rachitis. He also calls attention to the invariable connection of enteroptosis with every case of scoliosis. The importance of early and energetic mechanical treatment of the bones, joints and muscles of the thorax is emphasized, especially as by this treatment many cases that would otherwise develop tuberculosis will be saved from the latter malady. Weather Temp. Cold to night with north east wind blowing. Melba & I was over to Alitas, & had a lovely day. Mr Dance & Eugene was to church. Maudie & Grace have gone to church. Melba & I stayed for dinner & tea Mariah 13 Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e999184a3878e2163dee6dd3bc3bf192.pdf 6aaf3c001a3d7f8ff2c18db9e15455e5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, March 31 == 91 DAYS PAST Monday 275 TO COME === The Periodic Estimation === of erythrocytes and hemogiobin percentage almost invariably demonstrates an increased functional efficiency of the blood after the regular use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This hematinic tonic quickens all of the normal anabolic efforts of the economy and thus assists materially in the absorption, assimilation and systemic appropriation of the nutritional elements of the natural food stuffs. Weather Temp. Raw & cold high wind. Girls went to school. Shed scraped the roads, down the side road. John went to mill this morning. Blake Miller was assessing, & was here for tea. Then went around & stayed to Marley Kings all night Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f5c0d8f149a91076217c13b03dcc0bf.pdf 29f7a895ae144e440acfebd3c609beb4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, April 1 == 92 DAYS PAST Tuesday 274 TO COME === Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms. === Epididymitis is a condition that is subject to a relapse and, if such occur, even in the absence of a discharge, an examination of the prostate should always be made. This will be found of much use in the treatment of the case, as the latter organ may also need attention.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. High wind blowing from the north. Girls Maude & Grace went to school. John was away all the four noon, don't know where. Melba & I washed & the clothes get dry. Eugene & Aleta went to Aylmer & left the little boy here, he can say every thing that you ask him to say. Mr {Hovner?} left the grass seed. Lewis was down to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46df552119525057eef34724a03af3ac.pdf 3d3662b7a1d7020bd7e632982ef70bbf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs Curde's Birthday == Tuesday, April 2 == 93 DAYS PAST Wednesday 273 TO COME === In a Large Proportion of Cases === met with in daily practice, a rational therapy requires the intelligent use of an efcient hemoglobin contributor. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is preferable to other hematinics, because it is, at once, palatable, non-irritating, non-con-stipating and distinctly efficient as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobin creator. Weather Temp. This our wedding day. A fine day, glad to say, it rained the day we was married. Maudie & Grace went to school. I finished the wide spider webb lace for Maudies skirt. Ms Young helped John to {put?} up the hitter nut tree. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dac2641ddb128ab3812988695e17872f.pdf cb981b385d6599b48369df464387a1a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lewis & Bell was her a little while on their way from Aylmer == Wednesday, April 3 == 94 DAYS PAST Thursday 272 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 7. === With body warmly covered the patient lies in the dorsal position, arms at sides, and head as low as conformation of the neck and shoulders permit. In other words the head should be lowered so that the depressor muscles of the lower jaw just lack tenseness, which position must not cause in that particular individual excessive backward tilting of the head.—Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Warmer looked like rain all day. Then started to sprinkle after dinner but hasen't rained much. Mr Young s was here all day, helping John draw up the butter nut tree & draw manure. Grace & Maudie went to school. Melba ironed & I have been nithing lace since dinner. This four noon we raked up the yard some of it & burned it Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f94a7480105d1b623b878d0eb8c51765.pdf 7ecbf5ea14fbf532c7e0836c09910dab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, April 4 == 95 DAYS PAST Friday 271 TO COME === Post=Malarial Reconstruction. === A distinct indication in the after-treatment of Malarial infection is the improvement of the vital resistance of the blood. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) quickly and efficiently restores the integrity of the red cells that have become more or less disintegrated by the plasmodium, increases their hemoglobin content and constructs new erythrocytes to replace those destroyed. Weather Temp. Warmer foggy this morning but cleared up still it stayed cloudy. Rained hard last night & the roads are very muddy again. Grace Melba Maude & I all went to Aylmer this morning this afternoon Melba went for them. I got Melba a new green dress. John went fishing this afternoon with shed & Albert & got seven. Eugene sent over seven by Gene. Appleford. Daskey came in last night & had a big caft nearly all white Mariah 6 Billy 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45da6868c756f1a7474aad66bad0931d.pdf 17211923e43aaa024e0328152d079b9e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, April 5 == 96 DAYS PAST Saturday 270 TO COME === Cancer of the Stomach === should be as curable as cancer of the breast, but unfortunately it is usually neglected until a period when cure is out of the question. It has been our habit in the past to wait too long for a diagnosis. It is conceded that when cancer of the stomach can be positively diagnosticated, it is too late to expect a cure by operation; therefore we are brought to the position that cancer of the stomach should be prevented-in other words, we should operate in the precancerous stage, namely during the period of precancerous ulcer.—Dr. Parker Syms; New York Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Dull day. John helped Mr Young draw a load of straw from here for Mr Young. John Shed & Albert went fishing before dinner John got two one louge one & one small one. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer to night. Then after awhile John went down with George Davis & came home with the girls. Mariah 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56c84691b617ac409dec15ec0b1dfb76.pdf 023126e00bb7aecbf5488fdb23cb9dda Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, April 6 == 97 DAYS PAST Sunday 269 DAYS TO COME The Anemia of Bright's is usually benefited by direct hematinic treatment with === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === which is especially valuable because it does not disturb digestion or irritate the kidneys. Weather Temp. Rained harde this morning <s>& last nig</s> Ms Coy was over. Girl's went to church. Claire brought Grace over. I was over to Mr Coves & then to Clarence a little while on my way home. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f78fe2caee069271f6c6510880bf8fa5.pdf 264c3adbb877bb2726f2ec0f940e637e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, April 7 == 98 DAYS PAST Monday 286 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === Chronic ulcers of the face situated in the area between lines drawn from the outer end of the eyebrow and the upper border of the ear above, and the angle of the mouth. and the lobe of the ear below, are usually epitheliomata of the basal-celled variety and they are comparatively non-malignant.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Rained last night & off this morning & again to night. Jit turned colder to night with quite a high wind & raining Maudie & Grace went to school. Bayde was here for dinner, he was up to the place. This afternoon Ed & Bayde have been cleaning up that timothy seed in the driven basn. John helped Yuy take the milk & this afternoon he helped Ms Coy take a load of oats. Billy 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6130632cdd10efe47170518ae28c92c9.pdf 275dcd99bd9c907a2052c2bd68067dfb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, April 8 == 99 DAYS PAST Tuesday 267 TO COME === Systemic Reconstruction === is the one essential therapeutic requirement in conditions characterized by general constitutional depression. This is especially true after Prostrating infections. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is a general restorative of marked efficiency, which acts pleasantly and certainly as a hematinic reconstituent. Weather Temp. A rainy day. John drew two loads of oats for Ms Coy. Charley Marchant came & got Darkey a little calf, it had navel trouble or we would have realed it. Ms Thompson & Bayde were up cleaning up timothy seed. Maudie & Grace went to school. Melba & i have been making lace & tatting all our spare time. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/164df2166345bda49b602956fa78b7dd.pdf 51f47b3f4ca57478189005793465d7ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, April 9 == 100 DAYS PAST Wednesday 266 TO COME == Ether-Practical Administration. No. 8. == Preparatory to placing the inhaler over the nose, a little petrolatum is smeared over the lips, nose, and adjacent skin surface. Over the eyes are placed several thicknesses gauze and over this an end of the folded towel, the gauze protecting from the vapor and the towel being an effective barrier to the liquid itself. Personally I prefer to place the inhaler immediately on the face, though in some cases it may be desirable to start with it several inches above and gradually lower it.-Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cloudy most of the day & wind blowing quite a lot to night. Ms Dance brought Melba a little lamb, that the mother would not own, so Aleta sent it over to Melba. Maudie & Grace went to school, Ms Thompson & May was here all day cleaning timothy seed. They took Estellas bureau home Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/405f614aa51a243943b1ad4de2a54dbd.pdf c26b8c6349a085b7b6ad9067f16ba9c6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, April 10 == 101 DAYS PAST Thursday 265 TO COME === The Bloodlessness of General === or what is sometimes termed Nutritional Anemia, requires special dietetic attention. In addition to this a stimulator of hemic vitality, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is distinctly useful for the purpose of encouraging hemato-poiesis and acting as a general tonic to both blood and tissues. Weather Temp. Started to rain to night & a little this morning, & looked like it all day. We washed but left the clothes in the rinse water. Melba was down to Ms Caverlies this morning, after taking Grace & Maudie to school. Melba went for them. Ed & May was up cleaning timothy seed & Bayde & Madge were riding around town. I have bein brading Melbas green poplin dress. Billy 9 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d44782b1b85d46230745a84934127c9d.pdf 0fe56859e9a4a931fb2c7c7458d72bd5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Thursday</s>, April 11 == 102 DAYS PAST Friday 264 TO COME === Asphyxia of the Newborn. === Freund describes an ingenious method of treating asphyxia neonatorum. He calls the method placental aëration. The placenta is delivered manually as soon as the child is born and is seen to be asphyxiated. The child is placed in warm water and the placenta held with the maternal surface up-ward, the cord not being cut as yet. A stream of oxygen is turned on to the maternal surface of the placenta, whereupon the child recovers its color, the pulse comes up and respiration is established. Then the cord is cut.-Critic and Guide. Weather Temp. Cloudy and windy. Boyd was here for dinner, and helped Pa clean up seed oats all day. Cecil was over to night. Ms. Appleford came for Grace early and stayed for tea. Ms. Thompson, and Mae took rest of seed to be cleaned. Mother finished braiding bottom of jumper. Billy 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2118d1f2b3966fcb458687e235694537.pdf 57764b1641aa8e4380e4e7d1932c4b26 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, April 12 == 103 DAYS PAST Saturday 263 TO COME === To Overcome the Lassitude, === anorexia, dyspnea and headache of the Chlor-Anemic invalid and to dissipate the characteristic pallor, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is "par excellence," the one palatable, tolerable and dependable hematinic. It quickly relieves the unpleasant symptoms, increases strength and weight, and restores the feeling of "well being." Weather Temp. Rain Rain off & on all day. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer. Ms Coy was over this morning. Ms Young came for a load of hay & John drew it for him, he was here for dinner, & they took it after dinner. I picked a roaster for Mrs Pickering & he came W two dollars & nine cents. Girls got me a new pan of rubber. Melba took Grace & went for her. Maudie stayed home & studied <s>M</s> Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63c8a5e41f242a6607c40e77df94db0d.pdf bba981971f2771dc02af037db7152b3c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, April 13 == 104 DAYS PAST Sunday 262 TO COME === Gynecological Hints. === A warm vaginal douch should be at least four quarts in amount and of temperature of frome 110 to 120 degrees F., usually 115 degrees F. It is well at add a heaping tablespoonful of common salt to each two quarts of a simple douche. This should always be given at a time when the patient can remain in the recumbent position for at least an hour.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Diden't rain & to night it is a lovely moonlight night, but the roads are a fright. Melba & I went to church, and sat with Mrs Port & Edna. Grace came over to night. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b96c3a67509063fb2be62fe265a8e9b5.pdf 425b38ae06656470f4c51cf646e475bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. h<u>e</u>l == Sunday, April 14 == 105 DAYS PAST Monday 261 TO COME === Convalescence From Pneumonia. === R Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr.1/3 Pepto=Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330- original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. A fine day, been all out. Ms MeCaullum came out & worked at the garden fence. John helped Mark sow grass seed this morning & went to mill. Charley Marchants came for oats, & Cecil Caug hell came for oats Billy 5 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8dd630e5832cf3d38ee22f651a13888a.pdf 0a920d42830246381cf5fc6ec1d7b4ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mcl == Monday, April 15 == 106 DAYS PAST Tuesday 260 TO COME === Diet in Gout and Uricacidemia. === G. Bessau and J. Schmid have analyzed the common foodstuffs and find that the muscles of various animals contain approximately the same amount of purin nitrogen. High percentages were present in liver, kidney, thymus and lungs and in the smaller fishes, such as herring, sardine and an-chovy. Eggs, milk, cheese, cereals and fruit are permissible, since they a either fire from bosties forming aric acid on lowed with the exception of spinach, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. This is not usually taken into consideration in ordering a diet.-Therap. Monatshft. Weather Temp. Raining, this morning & rained & snowed some, the largest flakes I ever saw as large as fifty cut pieces. Melba would run out & catch them on the dustters mop. Ms Mc Caullumn was here all day. Maudie took Grace & I went for her it poured rain. John went for fence {poato?} Ms Coy Billy 10 was over. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f2c73d10512539af02d8e423693cc22.pdf aaa92632e0591d27ee5cd420ca4b9de6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, April 16 == 107 DAYS PAST Wednesday 259 TO COME === The Depleted Organism === is placed in a better position to withstand or "ward off" systemic infection if the formation of functionally active, oxygen-bearing hematin is aided and encouraged by the administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). In the last analysis, the germicidal activity of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. Weather Temp. Rained all day, poured sometimes. Maudie took Mr MeCaullem home & went to school. Grace stayed home here. Ms Coy, Cecil, & Albert was here this afternoon. Maudie brought home a new set, of dishes, trimmed with gilt a dinner & tea set. I made a skirt for Grace, & fined Melbas old white dress over Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e1133c2bd61ea45ce94f1e6f8828663.pdf 294ddf73475f948f7be903101d6ebbb9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, April 17 == 108 DAYS PAST Thursday 258 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 9. === Coughing, choking or swallowing will generally promptly cease on stopping the drop for a moment and, on resuming, making a more gradual increase. By the time the ether is falling in a steady stream unconsciousness will generally supervene. Then the towel may be gradually folded around the mask so as to partially exclude the air. Then to prevent the increased ether content of the inspired mixture causing spasm or reawakening reflexes additional ether should not be poured for a moment or two when it should be given as freely as possible to full anesthesia.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cloudly & rained a little this morning. Sun shone some this afternoon. Then to night it clouded over again, & to night it is raining hard. John went to Kingsmill. This morning, Jo Ms Coves all the afternoon, & to Alberts & Sheds to night. Maudie went to school this fournoon, then she went to the beemer after dinner & waited for the mail Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfcdd6b4a1babdb4796b11d1ad6685f0.pdf 3302762e95266474ec885ea9b91e9cfb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, April 18 == 109 DAYS PAST Friday 257 TO COME === Easily Evident. === The "iron need," in Chlorosis, is unquestionable and is readily noted, by the practiced eye, in the peculiar pallor of the skin and mucous membranes. Such an "iron need" is best supplied in the form of a palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, easily assimilable compound, i.e., Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This organic combination of iron and manganese meets every indication without injuring the digestion or inducing a constipated habit. Weather Temp. Fine we washed. Gene came for Grace. Melba went for her music lesson, but it was Yard friday & Mrs Campbell was gone Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2cbc48534ff2563645d270de58549a99.pdf 169cce30ea9cdb91d938999763e97983 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, April 19 == 110 DAYS PAST Saturday 256 TO COME === Rectal Fistula. === Rawson Pennington recognizes only three alternatives in the treatment of this condition, viz., simple incision, the injection of bismuth paste, and incison or excision with immediate suture. Suturing should be done by Lembertizing the incision from its termination in the rectum to the anus.-Exch. Weather Temp. Fine Albert scraped the roads. Girls went to Aylmer after dinner. Maudie got a new hat. John went this morning & got his new harness, dobell. John went to the factory with Guy to night. Ms Cox & Mrs was over to night Mariah 5 == Friday, April 19 == 110 DAYS PAST Saturday 256 TO COME === Rectal Fistula. === Rawson Pennington recognizes only three alternatives in the treatment of this condition, viz., simple incision, the injection of bismuth paste, and incison or excision with immediate suture. Suturing should be done by Lembertizing the incision from its termination in the rectum to the anus.-Exch. Weather Temp. Fine Albert scraped the roads. Girls went to Aylmer after dinner. Maudie got a new hat. John went this morning & got his new harness, dobell. John went to the factory with Guy to night. Ms Cox & Mrs was over to night Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5f3d8e6181ed447e1385518e7107adfc.pdf 2c8bbb18ea92d9f13fe530ff4ab1e3fa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, April 20 == 111 DAYS PAST Sunday 255 TO COME === The Distributor of Life. === The necessary molecule of the blood is iron-without iron the hemoglobin would be useless as an oxygen-carrier and could not perform its function as the distributor of the very "breath of life.' In Chlorotic and Anemic conditions the need of iron is unquestioned. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) is distinctly preferable in palatability, eligibility and therapeutic efficiency to any other form of ferruginous material Weather Temp. Rained but the girls & I went to church & to night. Maudie took Mrs Cox, as Melba was not well & we stayed home. Cleared off this afternoon. Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b5148f159014e5a83aa83ca91fe5fdf.pdf 8ec7a4bea438e7463beebfca80de289d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mc 1/2 == Sunday, April 21 == 112 DAYS PAST Monday 254 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === In a case of known or suspected visceral carcinoma, the finding of small nodules in or just beneath the skin is of vast diagnostic and prognostic importance. If an excised nodule is shown to be cancerous this will at once establish both the diagnosis and the futility of operation. In cases of intra-abdominal carcinoma these superficial metastases are curiously, most often found in the skin to the left of and below the umbilicus.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A beautiful day. Maudie & I took nine skips of bees out to day & Melba did the dinner. Melba is not very well. Claress a Miller came out this afternoon & brought a drove of little kids with her. Stewley Maton & the two Kiser boys was out this afternoon Ms McCallum came out about noon & has been helping us. Bayde was here for dinner & he & John went to Ms McCudies for tile George Nevells came for a load of hay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26f933c522d4369faa3e305d702d7a2f.pdf c63a9b8cad8a0c55eb4ef56ce2f5bf43 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mcl == Monday, April 22 == 113 DAYS PAST Friday 253 TO COME === A Certain Index === of the vital integrity of the blood is the finding of relative sufficiency of iron-holding hemoglobin, as a result of the hematologic test. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "makes good" the ferric deficiency which exists in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions, and acts thus as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobinogenetic. Weather Temp. Lovely & warm. I went to Aylmer & got some new wire for the little garden. John took the junk man a load of hay. I got some medicine for Melba. John & Ms M<u>c</u> have been fi<s>v</s>eing at the garden fence. Clifford was up & brought me a package of aster seeds. Cecil was over. George Davis got stuck in the ditch with his car down the side road & Clarence Skinner had to draw him out Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecda301880864d73d2c39046af90f23e.pdf 8ddf17447be41cea976746cd4677b627 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mcl == Tuesday, April 23 == 114 DAYS PAST Wednesday 252 TO COME === The Urine in Diseases of Infancy. === In an analysis of the urine in 667 children, Morse and Crothers have found that, putting aside diseases of the gastrointestinal tracts, albuminuria and casts are more often found in pneumonia and meningitis than in other acute diseases of infancy. They disagree with other writers on the frequency of nephritis following otitis media and eczema. They also show that in infancy nephritis rarely produces edema, while conversely, edema in infancy is usually due to some cause other than disease of the kidneys. Weather Temp. Very warm. We put in part of the little garden. John took Charley Marchant a load of straw then in the afternoon, John & Ms Mc Callumn put up the little garden fence. Ms Miller Maude & McLay came for a sitting hen. L https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4249308731bc0420c09f29a53642deb3.pdf ff7cafca2509e39a3aef0158e21b7e83 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr Mc l == Wednesday, April 24 == 115 DAYS PAST Thursday 251 TO COME === In Most Instances === the operative cause of Amenorrhoea and other menstrual irregularities is Anemia of greater or lesser degree. To restore regularity the hemic defect should be directly treated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by overcoming the deficiency of red cells and hemoglobin, is almost invariably successful in restoring regularity, unless serious organic disease is responsible for the anemic state. Weather Temp. Very cold. Snowed off & on all day but not very much, ground frayen to night, with a cold north west wind. Maudie took Ms M<u>c</u> home to night. M<u>c</u> & I cleaned part of the cellar to day. John went to mill this norning. Got eight lambs Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c6728a153e2690d2804c152b103dde6.pdf 0525264c51c107195f9b1144a7012044 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, April 25 == 116 DAYS PAST Friday 250 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 10. === There are but a few subjects in whom it is not of advantage to turn the head to one side and to keep it in that position throughout the anesthesia. In this way accumulated mucus and salva are easily drained from the mouth and nose. and it is seldom necessary to hold the jaw forward, but, if necessary, this is accomplished with the minimum of fatigue to the anesthetist and of soreness to the patient.—Dr. J. B Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cold & snowed a little. Alice & Clifford Skinner was up to night & we sugared off for them. Froze hard last night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e13cd5267831f2e25cba53296cb323f.pdf 22f14552442cdbfddaca0db311252bc3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, April 26 == 117 DAYS PAST Saturday 249 TO COME === Relative Freedom From Infection, === during the prevalence of Typhoid, Grippe, Malaria, etc., depends upon the physiologic resistance of the tissues, which, in turn, is largely dependent upon hematic sufficiency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by its reconstituent properties, establishes a blood supply of sufficient structural and functional integrity to withstand morbific influences. Weather Temp. A liittle warmer to day but cold again to night. Aleta & Eugene went to Aylmer & left little John with us. Maudie went to Aylmer brought me a new pair of shoes. Eugene & his man was here againon their way to Aylmer again to night Ms Coy was over this morning. John drew two loads of pasts home from Aylmer Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/348c0a20d801f55929ef41c6ad8f19f6.pdf 4aa248630a54c2f7fbd8bc6d1b009ada Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, April 27 == 118 DAYS PAST Sunday 248 TO COME === Gynecological Hints. === The standard solutions of nitrate of silver for use in gynecological practice are as follows: 1. For the cervix, 40 grains to the ounce. 2. For the vagina, 30 grains to the ounce. 3. For the external genitals, 15 grains to the ounce. Frequent and painful urination in women is often due to urethritis which can be cured by the proper use of solutions of nitrate of silver.—Dr. R. Waldo: Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. Looked like rain to night but diden't. Maudie went to church this morning & took Mrs Van Wagner. To night the girls & I went. Grace came to night while we was gone to church. Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23a4a3366fc8dc05cc0325d8b236cf42.pdf dbd483e31ecc67a2793f7ffa022a072d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, April 28 == 119 DAYS PAST Monday 247 TO COME === An Invasion of the Blood === by the plasmodial organism of paludal disease results in the partial destruction of the red cells. Therefore a corpuscle constructor is always needed in the treatment o. post-malarial Anemia. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) not only creates new erythrocytes, but also increases the hemoglobin necessary to augment the oxygen-carrying capacity of the vital fluid. Weather Temp. Rained last night, some this four noon. Star light to night. Maudie & Grace went to school. Mark & Cecil was to st Thomas to day on the Hatty walker tyle. We washed & tagged the sheep have two more lambs that makes ten in all Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b145d015abcf310e9ebb37ac5edf30b1.pdf c13d6dd4056e44e6b10a7ad67c7dc9cb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, April 29 == 120 DAYS PAST Tuesday 246 TO COME === Sciatica. === Spray the limb over the sacro-sciatic notch with an ounce of sulphuric ether, used with a common nasal spray. The finer the stream thrown by the spray the more rapid the freezing effect. Ethyl chloride may be used, but gives no better results, and is more expensive than ether.-Exch. Weather Temp. Warm & bright Mr M<u>c</u> came this morning. Maudie & Grace went to school. John & M<u>c</u> drew manure on the garden & ploughed it. Melba & I went to Aylmer & then after tea we went to Kingsmill. We put up the grape vine Billy 8 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d69db8b342e44f02001b89eb6c8b7ac3.pdf 4d8c3a5b92a4d4bd6199b1b4a2f7865c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, April 30 == 121 DAYS PAST Wednesday 245 TO COME === A Therapeutic Trio === of marked value, upon which to depend in the treatment of all devitalized conditions, consists of (I) An abundance of nutritious food; (2) Plenty of fresh air; and (3) Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This combination constitutes a trinity that always shows results in tuberculosis and other chronic conditions, whenever results are possible. Weather Temp. Fine all day but raining some to night. Maudie & Grace went to school. M<u>c</u> & I have been cleaning the yard & doing chores. John has been disking, all day for the first. Ms {Blute?} was around inspecting trees, was here for dinner. I have been sewing on Graces to night Mariah 5 == Thursday, April 30 == 121 DAYS PAST Wednesday 245 TO COME === A Therapeutic Trio === of marked value, upon which to depend in the treatment of all devitalized conditions, consists of (I) An abundance of nutritious food; (2) Plenty of fresh air; and (3) Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This combination constitutes a trinity that always shows results in tuberculosis and other chronic conditions, whenever results are possible. Weather Temp. Fine all day but raining some to night. Maudie & Grace went to school. M<u>c</u> & I have been cleaning the yard & doing chores. John has been disking, all day for the first. Ms {Blute?} was around inspecting trees, was here for dinner. I have been sewing on Graces to night Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be371e753ebd87e0e04a90fdbadd0cb9.pdf ce73a5a6afa6ace3f2deff42ff75bad7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, May 1 == 122 DAYS PAST Thursday 244 TO COME === Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms. === It is a matter of some alarm to the family and to the doc-tor, if he be young, to observe a suppression of urine in scariatina. Here again, diuretics are to be avoided like a pestilence. The proper treatment to apply is the use of hot packs. If the case shows weakness of a marked character and threatening symptoms of collapse enteroclysis of physiologic salt soiu-tion will be found of much benefit. Hypodermoclysis may also be employed with benefit.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Rained. John took sixty bushells of oats to Dr Pickering. Cecil was over. Bayde & Ed brought Pallie's calf home. Had a rain bow to night. Maud & grace went to school https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc5e90c4d66eebdfb611623f175299fa.pdf 0de898a1f215e235dff0539d0ae2e4c2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe0d290f148597bc9deef22ddb5a7ee4.pdf 1c41ad76ad631d1cbe01f962347408e9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, May 3 == 124 DAYS PAST Saturday 242 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Filiform bougies for examining urethral strictures can be easily improvised from ordinary round whalebones as sold in the shops. The ends should be made flexible by scraping with a knife. In the use of elastic bandages and stockings for varicose veins the patients should be directed to remove them on retiring, and reapply them in the morning before leaving the bed.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Fine this morning but about noon started to rain & kept it up off and on & is still raining. Ms Young came & helped John this four noon. They did the first seeding in the field along the road by George Davises. Ms M<u>c</u> came out with Billy & helped all day. Melba & I went to Aylmer to night. Ms Cox was over worked Palley for the first Mariah E https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a74eb90e83c9425dcffe90afe81667b5.pdf 11b77dd43563ce068ed48c0d6db62033 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, May 4 == 125 DAYS PAST Sunday 241 TO COME === The Frequently Recurring Stain === upon the vital bank account due to the excessive loss of blood during the climacteric period, gradually brings about a condition of Anemia. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) serves to restore the vitality and sufficiency of the vital fluid and thus renders the patient better able to withstand the drain upon vitality due to the menopause. Weather Temp. Rained off & on all day. But the girls went to church & it dident rain untill they nearly got home & then it poured. Earl brought Melba home from church. The cow stable broke down in the night & Mr Cox helped John fix it up. Then to night Mr & Mrs Cox came over. I walked down to the woods Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/18d2d66ba3cfc049621af7388e7d6556.pdf dcffbc4e13b0d9ae066b3c7fa32d9e10 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, May 5 == 126 DAYS PAST Monday 240 TO COME === Treatment of Hyperidrosis. === Excessive sweating of the feet or of the other portions of the body is best treated, according to Gerson, by wringing out the stocking or other portions of the underwear in a mixture of one part of formalin (40 per cent.) and four parts of alcohol. The underclothing does not suffer and the skin seems to tolerate this method of applying formaldehyde better than the usual local applications with a brush.—Mediz. Klinik Weather Temp. Warmer & diden't rain for a wonder. Maudie & Grace went to school. John went to Aylmer & got Billy {shod?}. Billie Davis brought out some medicine for the little lamb. I have been working on Grace's dress all day Billy 6 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f65fab804aab18f2a98d521d84bd8788.pdf 97661eef525a326bdb05307b92b90112 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Monday</s>, May 6 == 127 DAYS PAST Tuesday 239 TO COME === The Lying=In Period === is not infrequently complicated by an excessive loss of recud a dire attentient poste incient Anemia, which and child. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in conjunction with proper nutritive measures, quickly stimulates corpuscular reconstruction and hemoglobin formation and thus serves to materially hasten puerperal convalescence. Weather Temp. Warm but very windy. Billy and Boyd were here for dinner. Dad went to town and took Boyd's plow and ploughed Augustines garden. Annie Mc Jaggart and her mother were here for supper. Dad scrapped the roads to-day. Mother finished Grace's dress. I made, Grace a handkerchief of blue tatting https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d1b73f5581e25111f110d1eeea4c7bd.pdf 66e2f2a0d59dacf289ee56fa36c5aa29 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, May 7 == 128 DAYS PAST Wednesday 238 TO COME === Indication for Opening the Ear Drum. No. 1. === 1. Earache is but a warning of perhaps dangerous disease, the pain of which may be masked by opiates to the ultimate risk of the patient's life. 2. If the drum-head be much reddened or bulging, or if fluid be detected, or if the earache be very severe and not relieved by general and local treatment within 24 hours, it is advisable to incise the membrane at once before it bursts, as the character, location and extent of the tissue-destruction is thereby limited 3. Pain is relieved at once by a free incision, the course of the disease is shortened, the symptoms mitigated, and sequela prevented by this and appropriate after-treatment.—H. V. Wurdemann; Northwest Medicine. Weather Temp. Lovely hot day. Bayde was here for dinner & they carried out the other rare stones. We washed. John & Bayde filled in Baydes tyle & measured off some fence for John. Melba & I went down to Mr Caverlies for some straw bery vines. Girls went to school Mariah 15 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3f4a28fd38223c0729d1131eeb7dbae.pdf f1f6a304ef965140f3d5979ff93949fc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, May 8 == 129 DAYS PAST Thursday 237 TO COME The ills of the aged require gentle, yet efficient treatment. === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === is peculiarly adapted to the needs of the elderly invalid, as it is free from harshness or constipating effect. Weather Temp. A fine day but cloudy most all day. Mr Young & Mr M<u>c</u> have helped us all day. We put the big garden in to potataos & onions. Girls went to school. John has finished seeding one field. Maudie took her lam down yesterday for Frank Class to mount. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90fd36527efeda6dc1734e0747933432.pdf 3e0417d1248e56336890fac9a424b5b4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, May 9 == 130 DAYS PAST Friday 236 TO COME === Indications for Opening the Ear Drum. No. 2. === 4. If the case be seen after spontaneous perforation, the hole in the drum-head will often be found to be too small or poorly adapted for proper drainage, and it may be advisable to enlarge it by a free incision. 5. The little operation gives but temporary pain, and if the physician does not make too much of a show. will be tolerated by any patient, who will be thankful for the relief afforded his symptoms. 6. Meddlesome after-treatment should be discouraged, as when the diseased part is protected from further infection, and the discharge not too frequently removed, the case will usually run a mild course.-H. V. Wurdemann: Northwest Medicine. Weather Temp. Windy & cold, looked like rain nearly all day. Maudie & Grace went to school. Mrs Appleford came for Grace. Melba took the girls & went for them. I sat six hens to day. Ms Coy was over this morning & helped John fix the drill tounge. John cultivated this afternoon. Marie 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88e0541eb0e4ae5215325ccf9374316f.pdf 94311d1f50cc9c2604312a5a0d1cb71b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, May 10 == 131 DAYS PAST Saturday 235 TO COME === Sluggish Metabolism === characterizes chronic illness and indicates a disturbed balance between nutritive income and excretory outgo. Alterative treatment is incomplete without the aid of an efficient hematinic. In most cases the patient is anemic and needs such a product as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), as a general blood constructor and contributor of vital force and energy. Weather Temp. Rained last night & all day. Maudie went to Aylmer & to Maude M<u>c</u> Layo. John has gone with Clarence Cox to night. Cecil Cox was ver this afternoon. I have a large swelling on the back of my hand. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82a649835514b726051c61bf4dcb850d.pdf 034e6d1d58a47f6cf2c9d8ffbbddf694 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Saturday</s>, May 11 == 132 DAYS PAST Sunday 234 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === To allay the pain of a burn of the first degree, almost at once, it is only necessary to drench the wounded surface with seltzer water which may be applied to the wounded surface by means of a seltzer syphon. This liquid is refreshing, alkaline and anesthetic, and is an easily available method which, in the case of a sudden emergency, it is well worth remembering.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Rained all day. I took mother to the doctor about her hand and she has nearly blood poisoning. Ms. Appleford brought Grace over after supper as Clase took the horse. Mariha 5. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74928498494e488e854c7b69c7b4fde4.pdf 6dc126708ca8e945442a111146dea87b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Sunday</s>, May 12 == 133 DAYS PAST Monday 233 TO COME === For the Aged Patient === harsh, unpleasant, irritant salts of iron are quite unneces-sary, when a ferruginous tonic is indicated. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) is entirely free from the disadvantages above referred to and never causes digestive disturbance nor constipation. Weather Temp. Lute fair and real warm. Dad took grist to mill this afternoon. Mother's hand is better. Mother and i went over to Mrs. Clarence Cox's to-night to hear the new organ. Eugene go dear old midia back to day. Mariah 5- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d17d24c3db25f5fc0a4cd0c30b24847.pdf db3a55ebfaa7c28a7116cf4861aa2579 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Monday</s>, May 13 == 134 DAYS PAST Tuesday 232 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 1. === 1. Never make a diagnosis of uremia in a patient seen for the first time in an acute illness characterized by coma or convulsions. Such diagnoses rarely turn out right. 2. Never make a diagnosis of ptomain poisoning without definite chemical evidence. General peritonitis or a tabetic crisis is usually the correct diagnosis. 3. Make no diagnosis of hysteria, neurasthenia or psycho-neurosis in a patient whose symptoms begin after the forty-fifth year. The actual diagnosis is likely to be arterio-sclerosis, hyperthyroidism, dementia paralytica, or pernicious anemia.-Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. Fine and very hot. Mother and I took out some of the bess and Boyd came up for dinner and helped take out the rest. Daly John was here all day. Aleta went to St. Thomas and came home with the girls. Aunt Bell and Uncle Lewis were here and saw the baby manha took a streak Mariah 6. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49a4475f93473ecd36447e8bfdadcff1.pdf ed944af242d81bbd6b942fb7fb1f3d1a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Tuesday</s>, May 14 == 135 DAYS PAST Friday 231 TO COME === Any Form of Iron === exercises its therapeutic activity in exact ratio to its assimilability, and freedom from irritant properties. absorbability epso-Mangan (Gude) presents its iron (and manganese) content in the form of organic peptonates, and in condition for almost immediate appropriation by the blood and tissues, without exercising any harsh or intoward action upon the gastro-intestinal mucosa. Weather Temp. Very fine and very hot day. Father sowed a little grain to-day and Ms. Youngs helped him. Annie M<u>c</u> Jaggart and I went to town and her mother stayed with mother. Mother's hand a little better. Mariha 5 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a760e8d8231651b7e918809d6c0a220.pdf 256f61af1c2d02d2301f5769e9af01cf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, May 15 == 136 DAYS PAST Thursday 230 TO COME === Wound Dressings. No. 1. === Unless wounds are suppurating very freely, as a general proposition they are dressed too often. Peroxide of hydrogen injected into cavities and sinuses often carries the injection further into uninvaded tissues. Peroxide is also too strong to apply to newly healed tissue. Sterilized gauze without dusting powder is sufficient protection for any clean surgical wound.—Dr. L. Sexton; Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. Weather Temp. Rained some. Maudie & Grace went to school. Melba & I went to the Dr with my hand it was all gathered in one spot {illegible}. I went down to Baydes & got some {vians?} & sent Mrs Binghams flavor {Rox?} with Sam Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe13cfd558aa37a60605fa4322197929.pdf 460fd688a339c55c889508a9d6ace653 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Thursday</s>, May 16 == 137 DAYS PAST Friday. 229 TO COME === Do Not Crowd === an irritant metallic salt ot iron into the circulation, by giving same when the embarrassed digestion of the more or less depleted anemic is unable to cope with it. It is the part of clinical wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which is acceptable and tolerable alike to the marasmic infant, the chlor-anemic girl and the feeble octogenarian. Weather Temp. Rained and poured down something twice. The road was covered from here to the east barn. Ms. Appleford came after Grace with the milkwagon and went to town after potatoes. Pa went down and helped Boyd bring up his young cattle. No trase of poor Smuty. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07bb05e577478fb0ed2ed95ef1fe4779.pdf b42199069333352c5e3ca8f85632053f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Friday</s>, May 17 == 138 DAYS PAST Saturday. 228 TO COME === Wound Dressings. No. 2. === Sterile water, saline solution, or very dilute antiseptic solu-non should always be given preference over the stronger antiseptics, which, in destroying the pus cocci, at the same time destroy the new epithelial tissue by which granulating wounds are covered. There is no better protection against infection than the free application of large sterilized pads or dressings with which they should be abundantly covered.—Dr. L. Sexton; Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. Weather Temp. Rained off and on all day. Dad went to town this morning and took his rubber boots out. Went with George came home with Andrew. Maud and Mother went to see about her hand. Some better. I finished ironing. Uncle Lewis was here this afternoon. No trase of Smuty. Mariha 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/747e3afcc60c5eae2f3a9fe88c4eecd1.pdf b8163415052cf27f8a31c9e32fbde8bc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, May 18 == 139 DAYS PAST Sunday 227 TO COME === A Favorite Combination === Not infrequently arsenic is needed in combination with a Palatable, assimilable, organic preparation of iron, such as Pepto-Mangan, as in profound Anemias from various causes, in Malarial Anemia, and in Chorea, as follows: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. A lovely day. Eugene Alita & baby was over. Hellen {Barnunm?} & Marjerore Ackhart brought Grace. The girls have gone to church. Methodist, Ms Cox was over this morning Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ab8de098669c9364c6f9a5778eb7ae3.pdf b8163415052cf27f8a31c9e32fbde8bc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, May 18 == 139 DAYS PAST Sunday 227 TO COME === A Favorite Combination === Not infrequently arsenic is needed in combination with a Palatable, assimilable, organic preparation of iron, such as Pepto-Mangan, as in profound Anemias from various causes, in Malarial Anemia, and in Chorea, as follows: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. A lovely day. Eugene Alita & baby was over. Hellen {Barnunm?} & Marjerore Ackhart brought Grace. The girls have gone to church. Methodist, Ms Cox was over this morning Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6fa60f551e708769f89db28ca3f5bbde.pdf 13383734a5ef0ed3c2f5dba0f86cdb2c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, May 20 == 141 DAYS PAST Tuesday 225 TO COME === Poorly Nourished, Semi-Marasmic Children === require a reconstructive that is rapid and certain in its action.The organic iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) are so easily tolerated by the stomach and so quickly absorbed into the blood that the appetite returns, the color improves, and strength and weight increase rapidly and appreciably. Weather Temp. Rained last night & this four noon. Mr Cox was over this morning & Pa is over there to night. John went down to Ms Young's this afternoon. Melba & I fived the orchard fence. Girls went to school. Frank Smith & wife were up for eggs to set. Billy 5 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2bffdc2e98a941b0a956b64a31ae7cb6.pdf 6bd1b6483104d90079944cffe0d03cec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Tuesday</s>, May 21 == 142 DAYS PAST Wednesday 224 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === Rupture of the urethra occurring between the posterior layer of the triangular ligament and the scrotum is one of the most serious accidents in surgery, and demands immediate operation. Overdistention of the bladder due to neurasthenia, hysteria, shock or prolonged voluntary retention may be overcome by administering a rectal enema consisting of a pint of warm water and an ounce of glycerin. -Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Dull all day. Raining hard to-night. Mother and I took a load of cans to the dump and then went on to fish, but were unfortunate. Dad went to town with a grist and got his rubber boots, which were fixed. We raked, mowed, and did a great deal to the lawn. Mariha 5 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83fcddfc4900c1df29a79453371b1257.pdf 84a835e3f9faeb97bf134686461f53dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, May 22 == 143 DAYS PAST Thursday 223 TO COME === Imperfect Red Cells, === from whatever cause, need reparation and reconstruction. The administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), regularly and continuously, constitutes a "feeding" rather than a "drugging" process, as it supplies the erythrocytes with the essential vitalizing hematics, iron and manganese, in palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-constipating and promptly available form. Weather Temp. Rained last night. But fine to day. Girls went to school. Melba & I went to Aylmer for to get some paper for the front room. M<u>c</u> was here all day. We had a swarm of bees, but they went back. Billy 5 Mariah 6 Pally 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dd7e2bda414eb63f67c5a5b016682022.pdf cc759d6af835729854139fab89ceea49 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, May 23 == 144 DAYS PAST Friday 222 TO COME === Post-Operative Purgatives. === After operations, especially upon the abdominal cavity, the salines serve the purpose best. Calomel often acts as an irritant, and increases fecal obstruction by producing a spasm of the bowel.—Exch. Weather Temp. A fine day. I put some super on the bees. Maudie & Grace to school. Melba took them & took her lesson. I went for them & to the Doctor, with my hand. We gathered dandalines for wine, second lot. Cecil was over & then we all went home with him. Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77eec22307bb41587f69552c319c773f.pdf 420212223c6b65a5c79951677dfe20e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, May 24 == 145 DAYS PAST Saturday 221 TO COME === After the Febrile Period === of the malarial attack, a rapid reconstruction of erythrocytes is needed to restore the vital elements of the blood that were destroyed by the plasmodium. The organically combined iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) are so promptly absorbed that the blood cells are rapidly repaired, and their hemoglobin renewed, in all conditions of Anemia, Chlorosis and general vital deterioration. Weather Temp. Very foggy this morning & has looked like rain nearly all day but hasen't. Melba went to Eugenes this morning. John seeded about three acres. Maudie & I finished putting the super on the hives. Bayde had his second swarm of bees to day. Mariah 6 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90ab8fb21355b2bfb0a5e7ffd1978c6f.pdf e8357b171bfae06e296419840c92521a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, May 25 == 146 DAYS PAST A Sunday 220 TO COME === Ether-Practial Administration. No. 11. === Within a reasonable limit, quality, not rate, is the pulse consideration; and depth, not rate, of the respiration. As to the pupil, use it more as an arbiter when necessary to decide two seemingly opposed factors, or to decide the importance, when otherwise all seems well, of the presence of certain conditions, as cyanosis, stertor, continued rigidity, or an increasing rapidity of pulse, or shallowness of respiration.— Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Fine day but chilly. Melba stayed all night over to Aletas & she & Aleta came home to day. Then Eugene brought Grace over & took Aleta home. The three girls have gone to Church. John & I was over to Clarences. Mr Cox was over Mariah 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ba5c68def8ce7d283509aed3f42de21.pdf aee15a260b63b3a88e3652febc25b2c0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. There will be a total eclipse of seen May 28th, 1919. == Sunday, May 26 == 147 DAYS PAST Monday 219 TO COME === Sepsis, Suppuration or Hemorrhage === invariably result in a drain upon vitality which must be compensated for before normal health can be restored. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is a reconstructive and reconstitu-ent of unquestioned activity and can be thoroughly depended upon to hasten convalescence after any exhausting illness. Weather Temp. A lovely warm day. Maude & Grace went to school. Had two skips of bees, both went togeather. John finished seeding the ten acres. Mr Young helped him. Turned old Mariah out for the first. Had six little chicks hatch. Melba has been making tops & bottoms for the hives Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3baab4af225b2739097d8ca7a81dd6df.pdf 60fda8e69475179a82c0adb7d6c127c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, May 27 == 148 DAYS PAST Tuesday 218 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 2. === 4. Diagnoses of tertian malaria in patients whose symptoms resist quinin more than three days are almost invariably wrong. 5. Bronchial asthma beginning after 40 usually spells heart or kidney disease. 6. Epilepsy beginning after 40 usually means dementia paralytica or cerebral arteriosclerosis.—Cabot; Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. A fine day. Maudie & Grace went to school. Mr Young helped John. Little Kate had a heiffer calf. Melba started painting the ceiling. I had the swarm of bees that swarmed yesterday come out again to day, but we took a card of brail with a green cell in it, & I think they will stay. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/deee72b02bbaf0c5f23e732ab656588c.pdf 45eb1fd8f50888fee96a83c1e9bd4745 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, May 18 == 149 DAYS PAST A fin Wendnesday 217 TO COME === In Full Dosage. === To overcome and combat degenerative factors, regenerative measures must be adopted and persisted in. In addition to the general nutritive and hygienic care of the patient, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) should be given, in full dosage, regularly and persistently, to restore, rebuild and revivify the red blood cells, to increase the percentage of hemoglobin and to reinforce vitality generally. Weather Temp. A fine day. Finished seedaince at last, sowed the little field down by the words last. Mr Young was here all day. John was sick untill about three, he went down & sowed the field. Melba finished painting the ceiling, & then we have been tearing the paper & plaster off the kitchein Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84b2a6ab8fc20373a5c6bff4cd29d53e.pdf ddefbfb21cf32848b4bcf72d53c1e7e3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, May 29 == 150 DAYS PAST Thursday 216 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === The accurate determination of a syphilitic roseola is, at times, a difficult matter for an inexperienced hand to diag-nose. In such a case the erythematous macules, produced by the bites of insects, closely simulate the specific eruption and a little attention will enable anyone to easily differen-tiate the two. Subjectively, the insect-bite itches, the leutic eruption does not; objectively, the former has a bright scarlet punctum near the center, the latter does not. Naturally concomitant symptoms of syphilis will aid in corroborating the diagnosis.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Warm. Girls to school. I washed & then we worked at the kitchen. Mr Caverley was out & helped with the bees. John worked on his corn ground Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b57252ea5b3eec32297542f973628c7.pdf d2d76e4e3db2104fc4520b655286896e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, May 30 == 151 DAYS PAST Friday 215 TO COME === Antitoxin Therapy, === in addition to the profound diptheritic poisoning due to severe Klebs-Loeffler infection, is more than likely to induce a secondary Anemia, which requires early and efficient hematogenetic medication. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially adapted for administration to children, because of its distinct palatability, ready tolerability and prompt absorbability. Weather Temp. Warm. Girls went to school. Melba & I was getting the kitchen ready for to plaster. John worked on his corn ground Mr & Ms Appleford, & Gene & M<u>c</u> came for Grace Mariah {10?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3643783798336e24c93b6f137ca812d2.pdf 73559cab268dd1a484b60d10ce2a6597 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, May 31 == 152 DAYS PAST Saturday 214 TO COME === Gynecologcial Hints. === Non-absorbent cotton is the best material from which to make vaginal tampons. Absorbent cotton, if used, will collect discharges and so lose its resiliency, while lamb's wool will frequently irritate the vagina, especially in cases of vagi-nitis. Heavy linen and silk thread are the best materials to use for strings on tampons.—Dr. R. Waldo; Int. Journ. of Surg Weather Temp. Warm. Wall home all day. Mr Coudon came & plastered the kitchen. John went to Lyons & got four pigs. John worked some on his corn here in the evening Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5acb77859d24a0254fe21e51d81b0836.pdf 3b5bd9b4ffd0e1e98af3ac890f4b0498 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, June 1 == 153 DAYS PAST Sunday 213 TO COME === The Periodic Estimation === of red cells and hemoglobin, ie., the hematologic blood test, is a definite guide and sure index to the degree of improvement of the Anemic or Chlorotic patient. The Progression is always upward when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the hematinic employed. Weather Temp. Very warm. We were all home all day. Mr Cox was over a little while. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1dae83443280f24efeca5899b70be2c1.pdf f8a513d4ab5fe4df43c0ada5c983916f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, June 2 == 154 DAYS PAST Monday 212 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 12. === The presence throughout of stertor or a slight degree of cyanosis need not alarm unduly, but should certainly cause increased watchfulness sinc. its presence is always indicative of obstruction to the passage of air, though such interference may be exceedingly slight. Many of the more ple-thoric exhibit cyanosis from the initiation and throughout the anesthesia without apparent significance, but in the arterio-sclerotic cyanosis is apt to be the precursor of danger. Of especial importance in all such cases is the dictum to give the "minimum amount of ether necessary to attain the desired end"-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. hot Mr Mills papered the parlor & the dining som ceiling. Melba & I went to Aylmer to night & got some potatos that Mr Mills & Mrs Augustine gave us. Girls to school. John ralled his corn ground. Ms. Herbert brought some winter onions Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/960e6c32f4797b67b2c97249cb0d9fd6.pdf aa56f6ac08877769a08931801cda627e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, June 3 == 155 DAYS PAST Tuesday 211 TO COME === When La Grippe is Epidemic === a general reinforcement of vitality is indicated, for the purpose of warding off bacillary invasion and its unfortunate consequences. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) restores the structural integrity and sufficiency of the erythro-cytes, increases their hemoglobin content, and acts pleasantly and certainly as a general systemic reconstituent. Weather Temp. Warm. I took my waist off to milk. It was so hot. Girls had a holiday for the Kings birthday. Melba & I went to Aylmer in the morning then after dinner Maudie Melba & Grace & I cleaned the parlor. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a7fa51a5dc3ce396c83b0d61e8580dd.pdf cce1f5f38d5271bcb580334ebbeab88d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, June 4 == 146 DAYS PAST Wednesday 210 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 3. === 7: Typical migraine is often a symptom of unrecognized brain tumor or chronic nephritis. 8. Most cases of "bronchitis" mean tuberculosis, bronchopneumonia or multiple bronchiectasis cavities. 9. Aside from the immediate results of acute infections (such as scarlet fever, diphtheria, tonsillitis and pneumonia) "acute" nephritis usually turns out to be chronic.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. Hot. Rained never saw, warmer weather. Girls went to school. Melba & I have been cleaning the <s>parlor</s> dining room & bedroom but havent it finished. Ms Bogen & Authur was out. Had the third swarm of bees but Maudie put them back. John finished shearing the sheep halter. I bollands took the second real calf of shiver Mari 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54042848ceda1e580aa98e6ce56a422d.pdf 63761cf56afd0ae981016955b726a2e8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, June 5 == 157 DAYS PAST Thursday 209 TO COME === To Tone and Reconstruct. === Quite often the physician wishes to prescribe strychnia with iron, especially when prostration is marked; when the heart needs toning; after Pneumonia and in the after treatment of severe grippal infection. R Strychniæ Sulph. (Gm.o.0z) gr.1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proporion Weather Temp. Rained some last night we put the carped down in the dining room & bedroom. M & G went to school. John went to mill harrowed his corn after dinner. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/81c74b8c83901bd1e6c9f0107132ec6a.pdf 67aff7a7bfd9085bd8a72cbd101b67a7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, June 6 == 158 DAYS PAST Friday 208 TO COME === Foreign Bodies Under the Nails. === If it is found impossible to obtain any hold on the body after cutting the nail down, one should soften the nail over the foreign body with a 10 per cent solution of caustic potash. and then scrape away the softened portion till the body is exposed.—The Hospital. Weather Temp. A fine day. We washed a big washing. M<u>c</u>C <u>w</u> was here. girls went to school, & Grace went home from Aylmer. Melba took them & went for Maudie. John was cultivating the summer of all on. Lewis was here for Cabbage plants Mariah 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/271c36fc03d7d1940efe6f3345aaaebd.pdf 26865310532fe0aebb4265fdb764b8c9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, June 7 == 159 DAYS PAST Saturday 207 TO COME === A Normal Quantum === of functionally active red cells and hemoglobin, renders morbine invasion unld1ikely, in the presence of an epidemic of La Grippe or other infectious disease. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) aids the restoration of normal blood integrity and potency in anemic, marasmic and generally "run down" conditions. Weather Temp. A warm day. Turned quite cold to night. Maudie went to Aylmer this afternoon. John & Maudie drove Pally to Eugenes to night. Melba & I cleaned home. I papered the kitchen M<u>c</u>Cm was here. John drew manure after dinner. I finished putting in the garden Pally 13 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75b63c0afa4197c8ee6ab1c0f3305898.pdf badebc1504e691414830ffb383a10083 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, June 8 == 160 DAYS PAST Sunday 206 TO COME === Prevention of Scarlet Fever. === During the first four days, commencing at the earliest possible moment, Milne has pure eucalyptus oil gently rubbed in morning and evening, all over the body from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet. Afterward this is repeated once a day until the tenth day of the disease. The tonsils he always swabs with a 1 to Io phenol solution every two hours for the first 24 hours, rarely longer. For 26 years Milne has used pure eucalyptus oil in this way. When this treatment is commenced early, he asserts, secondary infection never occurs and complications are unknown.—British Medical Journal. Weather Temp. Rained to night but fine all day. Girls went to Church, & it rained some before they got home. Shed & Albert & Elsie was here. Mr Appleford. Gene Ground wa & May come with Grce. The Two Braudt boy's & Mary come & took the Girls for a car ride Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13a7a0bf297b43e2305095bcd2317cf4.pdf 7f7947f60919b6426387d66c3450bf5a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, June 9 == 161 DAYS PAST Monday 205 TO COME === The Vital Solvency === of the patient must be maintained at all hazards: Anemia must be combated and nutritive reenforcement encouraged and increased. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) begins at the foundation, by increasing the vital element of the blood, thus. indirectly hastening absorption and insuring the Weather Temp. A lovely day. Girls went to school. John drew manure this four noon, & helped Billy plant corn this afternoon. We finished papering the kitchen. We let Billy davis have old Billy to <s>plant</s> mark his corn ground Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bda53a38867c5855ca356f2ab0b676be.pdf 3013e0e38425aa985a15eb661de60dc2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, June 10 == 162 DAYS PAST Tuesday 204 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === When dealing with the bladder, it must always be borne in mind that this viscus is very susceptible to irritative in-fuences, and that an inflammation may be easily brought on. It is principally for this reason that the residual urine, that is in it, must be completely removed before making any instillations of nitrate of silver or other medicated solutions. Unless this precaution is taken untoward symptoms of a marked character will set in and ultimately lead to the development of a chronic cystitis which, in itself, is a most troublesome and inconvenient condition, often requiring a surgical operation.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Hot. Had a swarm of bees. Mr M<u>c</u> dew wa here & helped John draw manure. We have been cleaning bronse, & planting out tomatoe plants. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f66db39e2e0f29b6e5130adef0d4f16.pdf 129e2e5b964bb0982acf2dbce999e7f0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, June 11 == 163 DAYS PAST Wednesday 203 TO COME === An Appetizer, Tonic and Reconstructive === is needed after scarlatina, diphtheria, measles, etc. Otherwise convalescence is apt to be unduly slow in the case of children whose nutrition is "below par." Pepto-Mangan (Gude) relieves anemic conditions, stimulates the appe-tite, tones the organism generally and acts as a mild but thoroughly efficient general reconstituent. Weather Temp. A fine day. We washed. Mrs Van Wagnor, was up to night. John & M<u>c</u> C drew manure all day. Ms Cox was over for her cabbage plants Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0fd6ba84a1c016ef4fa5773a69ef08bc.pdf 4850c3ae34d0a8a6a10e8f55eec93363 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, June 12 == 164 DAYS PAST Thursday 202 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 13. === Respiration simply rapid, say 30 or 40, need seldon: be viewed with gravity, but not so any irregularity of rhythm or extreme shallowness,-such qualities should always be viewed with suspicion. Likewise a marked change in the quality or rate of the pulse is important. It might be well to remember, in this connection, that preceding the return of reflexes with accompanying vomiting there may be an apparently unexplainable. change for the worse in the pulse. As before said, it is in such cases that reference to the eye is of much value.-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Cool this morning. I went to Aylmer. John & M<u>c</u> have been drawing manure all day. I got vanish & paint for the kitchen Billy 5 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f32f2b56d118c35088035767c0e256ac.pdf 9fbdbdc6156a9cdda78633c2efb39756 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, June 13 == 165 DAYS PAST Friday 201 TO COME === The Solid Elements === of the vital fluid must be restored and reconstructed if the treatment of post-malarial anemia is to be ultimately suc-cessful. In other words, the "restitutio ad integrum" of the blood is the definite aim and object in this condition. If Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is regularly administered, after the paludal poison has been neutralized, it can be definitely depended upon to restore and re-create red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. Very hot, had one of the worst storms. The lightning struck line telephone posts & the hickory tree by the last barn. Tore the posts all to pieces. Mr Appleford came to Aylmer & brought Grace & Maudie home. The roads was flooded & everything. Melba took her lesson Mariah 5 == Thursday, June 13 == 165 DAYS PAST Friday 201 TO COME === The Solid Elements === of the vital fluid must be restored and reconstructed if the treatment of post-malarial anemia is to be ultimately suc-cessful. In other words, the "restitutio ad integrum" of the blood is the definite aim and object in this condition. If Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is regularly administered, after the paludal poison has been neutralized, it can be definitely depended upon to restore and re-create red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. Very hot, had one of the worst storms. The lightning struck line telephone posts & the hickory tree by the last barn. Tore the posts all to pieces. Mr Appleford came to Aylmer & brought Grace & Maudie home. The roads was flooded & everything. Melba took her lesson Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb7634a8beac3a03dc2688b1f260aa02.pdf 53472940e946c72e2939381e013ba0cd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, June 14 == 166 DAYS PAST Saturday 200 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === In case of ischiorectal abscess extending down to the rectal wall, it is generally advisable to abstain from opening into the bowel and establishing a fistula, with its disagreeable features. If properly drained, many of these abscesses will heal without perforating into the rectum.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. 94 Warm. Melba & I went to the cementary to night & this afternoon the Girls & I went down to Mr Chalks to Maude Abells; shower. She got a fine lot of presents & we all had a lovely time & had lunch, then home. Ms M<u>c</u> Lay came here last to night when the Dr was a going up to see Audrah, Paris Mariah 10 miles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4dd7867eb1e6da2eceb6f82b220e40fe.pdf c045eccba6918def06dab34bbef48c09 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, June 15 == 167 DAYS PAST Sunday 199 TO COME === Post Typhoidal Anemia. === R Lig. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychnia Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330 original bottle) 3xi M Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Very hot. Girls went to church. Clair brought Grace over to night. Our phone is burnt out with the storm Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4f322efb615b56b1a096771df42e5c2.pdf dcae97a12c1eb90b6244ddeceedc1338 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, June 16 == 168 DAYS PAST Monday 198 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 4. === 10. Acute gastritis and gastralgia usually mean appendicitis, gall stones or peptic ulcer. II. Pus in or near the liver is often mistaken for serous or purulent pleurisy, for it produces identical signs in the right chest posteriorly. 12. An x-ray of the shin-bones may give the first hint of an active syphilitic process in the joints or internal viscera.-Cabot: Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. Warm. 92 I washed to night. Melba & I went to the Chatuaqua. Aunt Bell was here on her way to Aylmer & brought some eggo for me to set. Girls went to school. I was over to Ms Coves this morning to use their phone Mariah 5 - Billy 5 - https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63cdce15bb34896b87c53d6ba7b0b2d9.pdf 2c419dc7da6fe2ca5eafbc1f2f95649b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, June 17 == 169 DAYS PAST Tuesday 197 TO COME === No Harsh or Untoward Action === is ever noted when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is selected as the preferred hematic and tonic. It is so free from irritant properties and so promptly absorbable and assimilable as to render it the most generally eligible and acceptable of all reconstructives in anemic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. A hot day. Girls went to school. Melba went to the chate with Aunt Bell this afternoon, & to night. Melba & Maudie have gone. I was over to Mr Coves this morning. Eva was over here. Eugene & Aleta & John was here for dinner. Had lightening rods put on the north barn. Men here for dinner Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ae50e5d479fda426de9d912b6fb9954.pdf 6b6b10b98ff6d90217487175a77ed193 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, June 18 == 170 DAYS PAST Wednesday 196 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 5. === 13. Systolic or presystolic murmurs, heard best at the apex of a markedly enlarged heart, rarely mean valve lesions. 14. Diastolic murmurs at the base of the heart are very uncertain evidence of aortic disease unless there are characteristic jerkings in the peripheral arteries. 15. Myocarditis is a diagnosis which should never be made clinically.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. Maude Abell 92 was married at noon to day. Maudie & Melba was at her weeding march & they gave her a lovely pin set in pearls. Melba helped waite on tables. I went to Aylmer this morning & took Grace to school, & we got her a set of coffee spoons. Clarence Cox helped to cultivate corn & John ploughed all day Mariah 17 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01b4c8e4be5c9ca18e872c3fa4b4d974.pdf e8f96f5eeb4e0bba9e39df22c26bb5cb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, June 19 == 171 DAYS PAST Thursday 195 TO COME === In the Last Analysis === the germicidal potency of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. By encouraging and aiding the formation of functionally active, oxygen-bearing hematin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) places the depleted organism in a better position to withstand constitutional infection. Weather Temp. Warm. Girls went to school. Melba went to the Chau at night. Maudie & Grace went after school. Aleta & little John was here for dinner. Aleta went to get her teeth filled. Charley Clarke was here for to get money for Mr Mitchell. John ploughed Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12b6c510184094930ab06d1dd5ca628a.pdf fb2efe7a0834e4df2f887fec59450466 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I put were dozen on bees. John & Clarence Skinner & men scraped the road. == Thursday, June 20 == 172 DAYS PAST Friday 194 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === It is not good practice to completely empty an acutely distended bladder at one sitting Its rapid and sudden collapse produces both pain and anxiety in the patient, and it may also tend to produce a more or less hemorrhagic cystitis. This last condition may furthermore develop a tendency of becoming chronic and possibly lead to ulterior complications that may be difficult to control and still more so to cure.— Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Warm but John ploughes not so hot. Mr & Ms Appleford came for Grace {red mark}. Maudie & Melba have gone to the chau<u>e</u> to night. We have been {red mark} putting the carpet down in the east bedroom up stairs. I went to the woods to night got strawberries & built fires. Cecil was over Eugene was here Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6d25e350d58a850d42afa2a05d5c520.pdf ceb9693f6aa6cd7022ad43fd63b91546 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, June 21 == 173 DAYS PAST Saturday 193 TO COME === Quantitative Anemia === is that condition of bloodlessness due to actual loss of volume of the circulating fluid. After the loss has been checked, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) performs "yeoman's service" by creating hemoglobin and constructing new red cells. It is palatable, readily absorbable, promptly tolera-ble, and free from constipating effect. Weather Temp. A fine day. Melba & Maudie went to Aylmer, then to the Chautauqua. John went to mill & to Aylme. Melba & I went to Kingsmill. John ploughed Mariah https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73264f34a5445a3869e2f77764811e20.pdf 5f7d1bf1c4313002aa29a9b15772b6e9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, June 22 == 174 DAYS PAST Sunday 192 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === In fracture of the anatomical neck of the humerus greater tuberosity moves with the shaft, but this is not the case in fracture of the surgical neck. To ascertain this apply the index finger of one hand to the tuberosity, while rotating the shaft with the other.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A lovely day. Shed's & Albert's was all here for dinner. Girls & I went to hear Mr Mitchells fare well sermon Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f88adbfb82a48846ffac9feeaa9cef7.pdf 431d333df2f24afa70ddb8d015ba3a19 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, June 23 == 175 DAYS PAST Monday 191 TO COME === The Necessary Material Aid === to initiate blood and tissue reconstruction should be afforded to the patient suffering from the Anemia of Malnutrition. While this condition cannot be entirely overcome by hematinics alone, a non-irritant, promptly absorbable, non-constipating ferruginous tonic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), assists decidedly in any general upbuilding regimen adopted by the physician. Weather Temp. A fine day. Maudie diden't go to school. Melba & I went to Aylmer. Maudie had a swarm of bees & Anna McTagart came & got then. Melba sold two pans of rabbits. Sold our wool to B Bingham Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/71b51e19cc1a513fc0fe95080e26259f.pdf aa57346caa967a3f02e4b9af11f3b98b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, June 24 == 176 DAYS PAST Tuesday 190 TO COME === Ether-Practical Administration. No. 14. === After the operation is over and the ether withdrawn, the management of the case continues to be of vital importance. Some one should remain with the patient until he is rational. The room should be darkened and quiet. A dry gown and warm bedding should be provided. Liquids may be allowed early. Should there be great thirst, the result of excessive vomiting, salt solution by rectum will relieve. The subsequent diet should be governed by the nature of the opertion, permitting a full diet as soon as the best interests of the patient allow.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. A fine day. Sprinkled a few drops to night. I went down in the woods & hunted straw berries. John finished his ploughing & cultivated at the corn. Lewis w here. I was to Kingsmill sent the rabbit back. Grace came over Mar 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f898431a786b2a923b9025f6669f73e0.pdf 538e1be07eb9aa6935d602082b46ad70 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, June 25 == 177 DAYS PAST Wednesday 189 TO COME === After Excessive Menstrual Losses. === R Liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3і-Зіj Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3хі M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Rained off & on all day John went to Aylmer with Lewis this morning. They came back for dinner then John went up with Lewis after dinner. Went Bell brought him home. Melba took Grace & went for her. Mary Braudt & her brother came & took Maudie home with them. Albert was up. I washed & hoed in the garden Mariah 1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9550a16230dcd45d5a1b7a378d28006a.pdf 6280d6e847690b72dc55e2b3ddfd4d8c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, June 26 == 178 DAYS PAST Thursday 188 TO COME === To Remove Wax From Ear. === Syringing with a solution of sodium bicarbonate containing some glycerine is very efficient; the wax is gradually softened and easily removed. When it is desired to remove the wax at once, hydrogen peroxide is remarkably efficacious. Fill the external meatus with H2O2 let it remain a few minutes. The cerumen will become softened and disintegrated, and can be easily removed by syringing with warm water.—Medical Summary. Weather Temp. Warm & has looked like rain. I went to Kingsmill this morning & got me a new print dress. Melba took Grace & went for he. Clifford was up to night. John warmed the hands out on the road this morning & was sick all the afternoon Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46ccb2f16d598085d158813933fb00d0.pdf cde3f70aff6023c323a27dde4551d63e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, June 27 == 179 DAYS PAST Friday 187 TO COME === The Neurotic Invalid === almost always presents a deficiency of the vital elements of the blood, i.e., the essential erythrocytes and their contained hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) overcomes the blood poverty that is so often responsible for neurasthenic conditions, by supplying the immediately available ferric and manganic elements necessary to true hemic reconstruction. Weather Temp. Fine. Mr Appleford & Ms came for Grace & her Aunt & Ms. Melba took her to school & waited for her. John helped to grade the side road after dinner. Cultivated corn also. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4adcb90e6bc6c7311a9744c650a3c0c4.pdf 477242bb47518dc12693fe4319be9141 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Melba went to Aylmer. Mr Cox went to St Thomas for shingles. == Friday, June 28 == 180 DAYS PAST Saturday 186 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === Enlarged tonsils are not always necessarily due to hyperplasia and necessitating removal of the guillotine or snare. Many enlarged tonsils are hard to the touch, so much so as to be indurated. An examination of the secretion will reveal the spirocheta pallida and lead to the discovery of a chancre of the tonsil that is affected.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Fine Maudie & I went down to Mr Caverleyo & picked twelve quarts of straw berries & did up six cans. Then I went to Kingsmill got a {hundied?} of sugar for eleven dollars. John harrowed his summer follow & cut thistle this afternoon Clarence helped him M 14 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7769cda99adcd8fd8b81e48d719f64c6.pdf fa0f3e91610372e7c9b2707c84e8a185 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, June 29 == 181 DAYS PAST Sunday 185 TO COME === A Stimulus to Blood Construction === is often necessary to maintain a natural balance between waste and repair. Metabolic equilibrium depends upon a normal nutritive income, a proper interchange between blood and tissue, and a normal excretory outgo. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary stimulus to corpuscular reconstruction and hemoglobin creation in all conditions of general blood and tissue devitalization. Weather Temp. A fine day but cool. Melba & I went to Church in the morning & after dinner. Mr. C Skinner & wife alie & Clifford. John & I went to the stalter Gully & to Burwell. Maudie Melba & Mr Braudt Young people went to Burwell. I was over to Mr Coxes in the evening Maudie 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/65a952c71ebe51e5a65bb9dcef01e09a.pdf a197d9f6b79e500510ef7cb01e6d5526 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. After dinner John & Ms Chute cut thistles. Eva was over twice == Sunday, June 30 == 182 DAYS PAST Monday 184 TO COME === Syphilis vs. Tuberculosis of the Larynx. === The character of the voice will aid in the diagnosis. In tuberculosis the voice is weak, often a mere whisper, but in syphilis the voice is strong but hoarse. The cough of phthisis is more troublesome and characteristic than the syphilitic cough; the expectoration is more profuse, and complete aphonia, which is common in tuberculosis and sometimes comes on comparatively early in the disease, is quite rare in syphilis. The pain in advanced cases of tuberculosis of the larynx is much greater and more distressing than in a case of syphilis.—Dr. Henry Parrish; New York Med. Journ. Weather Temp. A fin day. cave this morning but grew warmer through the day. I went to Mr Caverleys for straw berries then after dinner I went to Aylmer. After supper Melba & I took Mr Chute home & brought home three big boxes. John Cultivate corn. Mr Chute disped the summer fallow before dinner Mar 17 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d20d58b0a91fd4d1256ac82c915e185b.pdf 212cfcbe341c5875edcd0cd9a6114fa2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, July 1 == 183 DAYS PAST Tuesday 183 TO COME === The Puerperal Patient, === if at all anemic, requires special attention during the period of gestation, in order that she may be thoroughly prepared for parturition and lactation. Pepto-Mangan (Gude is so thoroughly palatable and agreeable, and so easily tolerable, that the most fastidious prospective mother takes it readily and with marked benefit. Weather Temp. A warm day. I went berrying this morning. I then went up & helped Anna Mc Jagart with her bees. Melba & I went to Aylmer for medicine for the Lilly cow. John was working in his wheat ground & cutting thistle Albert was up Mar 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88bc77f16749d61e3956a8f6bfdf5571.pdf c3b8bcc0dd755703a2c24716e7af6421 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, July 2 == 184 DAYS PAST Wednesday 182 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === The Wassermann reaction when found to be positive, in a case, is a justification for an immediate resort to active anti-Syphiltic measures. It is not necessary to wait tor secondary symptoms to appear; the Wassermann is sufficient.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Hot day. Mother and Alice went berrying. We had swarm of bees. Pa went to Eugene's. We had a terrible time with the cow. Mr. Chute was here all day working on the ground. Ms. Chute went home with Dr Augustine Mariha 13. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/731ff2163f1cb7914e22a4b48d660eb1.pdf 8a4a563c879f7898657a5076f15578c7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, July 3 == 185 DAYS PAST Thursday 181 TO COME === After the Expulsion of the Parasites, === the Anema of Hookworm disease should be vigorously. combated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has been found, by numerous mom correction ver the blood impoverishment and general devitalization incident to Hookworm disease. Weather Temp. Very warm. I went berrying with Alice. Melba washed mr Chute & John cut thistles. Melba & I went to Aylmer for boxes Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e1fbcf8848a021d697df8594e25004c.pdf f1b911365a84ae5d42d8b3d58e95500a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, July 4 == 186 DAYS PAST Friday 180 TO COME === Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 6. === 16. Besides the direct evidence afforded by the history and the various methods of physical and chemical examination, diagnosis profits much by taking account of certain familiar pathologic chains or groups of them. Given one or two members of the group it is often wise to act as if the other were present provided, of course, that the direct evidence in no way contradicts us 17. Cerebral localization applied to tumors, hemorrhages and the like is still in its infancy. 18. The clinical diagnosis of the so-called diseases of the blood is the easiest and safest in medicine.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Mea. Assoc. Weather Temp. Very warm Mr Chute & John was to Eugene all day. I picked cherries for Aunt Bell. John took the big horses & Palley https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f158241ca6204dae22f43ae487ab36ab.pdf 66592af38897e276eb15d813b1751f41 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, July 5 == 187 DAYS PAST Saturday 179 TO COME === The "Finicky" and Fastidious Patient, === as well as the rebellious child who ordinarily resists medication, will readily take Pepto-Mangan (Gude) without objection, as it is distinctly pleasant to the taste, always well borne, and entirely free from irritant, corrosive, or constipating properties. Weather Temp. Rained. John helped Eugene draw hay. Shed bought our neet for Sunday. I went and picked cherries up at Aunt Bell. I went to Kingsmill for newstand for the cow Billy 3 Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c37a77805a4ef309b903c375736af762.pdf 5487b78129ed942d805b31fcba8f3e61 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, July 6 == 188 DAYS PAST Sunday 178 DAYS PAST === Gynecological Hints. === A large majority of gynecological patients suffer from constipation which greatly aggravates their disease. Aceu-mulations of feces push the uterus out of place, retard the circulation of all the pelvic organs, and produce general anemia due to toxin absorption. In the selection of laxatives those are to be preferred which will give a normal daily evacuation of the bowels.—Dr. R. Waldo: Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Rained last night & misted a little this morning. Shed was up & Mr Cox. Melba & I went & took Ms ban to church. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a493de006c8cfc9d9ac83866c73b449.pdf cf853d96156522e79f299f6ed1aa5b57 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, July 7 == 189 DAYS PAST Monday 177 TO COME === A Fourfold Combination === of rest, nutritious food, fresh air in abundance, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is especially serviceable for the purpose of overcoming the Anemia due to direct hemorrhagic loss from any cause. The ordinary hematologic test always demonstrates the promptness with which the ferric and manganic elements of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) restore the red cells and hemoglobin in such conditions. Weather Temp. I went with Alice Skinner rasp-berrying, got about twelve quarts. John got his horses shod & Mr Chute came & cultivated the full wheat ground before dinner then after dinner they mowed hay by the last barn the first they have cut. Melba did the work & got dinner Mariah 2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e58d7f9faa9424b72d2c74b00d3688d.pdf 90614abba9f20b77d91c2d62163ed677 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, July 8 == 190 DAYS PAST Tuesday 176 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === When a patient is entering, or has entered into the second. ary stage of syphilis, care should always be taken to examine his eyes, as well as his eye-lids. This is the period when iritis, conjunctivitis, and other symptoms of the infection, are prone to declare themselves. It is well to discover these, in time, because remedial measures are then of more use than later on, when the pathological changes have become more pronounced.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day. Cold at night. We washed, sprayed the potataes & I went to Aylmer. Eugene & Delbert Mr Chute & John have been at the hay all day. Same people came here to night enquring the way to Clarence Skinner Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed1dc2bd40cee025e4ebaf6d208b7244.pdf 11fe2b9480100a3fe12a8cf4edeab896 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, July 9 == 191 DAYS PAST Wednesday 175 TO COME === Normal Oxygenation === of blood and tissue is necessary to insure the "give and take" of repair and waste. When there exists an essential "iron lack" in the blood, normal exchange and interchange is deficient in both character and extent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary hemoglobin-producing material in promptly assimilable form, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions. Weather Temp. A fine day. I went to Aylmer & took the vinegar bottl barell to get a new hoop on it. Eugene Delbert & Aleta & little John were here all day. Aleta has been helping me make me a new dress. The boys broke a mower tongue hay rope & the neck yaok tongue had bad luck all day Melba ironed Mariah 9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26ad6b8452972afe360a9958624d9239.pdf fed488dad37d86f8e2af0e64eb883229 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, July 10 == 192 DAYS PAST Thursday 174 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === Enlarged tonsils frequently shrink when adenoids are removed. In removing adenoids, place blade of curette behind uvula, raise as high as possible at the same time lowering handle, then curette the entire width of naso-pharynx first in median line them on both sides. After bleeding has stopped look in pharynx for any shreds of tissue that may be left and remove with scissors. Frequent attacks of cold in the head in children is alone almost conclusive evidence of adenoids.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. A fine day but cold & windy to night. Melba & I went for the vinegar barrel to night to Aleta & Eugene & {Dr?} & Mr Chute was here was here. Aleta finnished my dress. Aleta & Melba was to Aylmer for a hay fork rope. I went berrying & gave them to Aleta's Mariah 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dbf105b37e66411dab5a5f5c0475c298.pdf cfed90daa4c6a90af20a713c1664e64f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, July 11 == 193 DAYS PAST Friday 173 TO COME === The Vital Element of the Hemoglobin === is its organic iron. Hemoglobinemia is the blood deficiency especially characteristic of Chlorosis. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) stipplies the iron and manganese, in quickly absorbable form, to fortify and increase the hemoglobin of the vital fluid. It does this without disturbing diges-tion, and is, unquestionably, the most agreeable, dependable and generally available preparation with which to accomplish this necessary purpose. Weather Temp. Fine Mr Chute Eugene & <s>Delbert</s> was here all day Del was home. They finished cutting the south field by the last barn. Maudie was trying her ejames. I put the vinegar back & went berying, Melba did the work Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e67fa3828f9e85fe752384019f937b27.pdf dfb0385906cdb0b3ed3ad3a27952f3a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, July 12 == 194 DAYS PAST Saturday 172 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === For wiring bones iron wire is stronger than silver, and can be had at any hardware store. No operation for hemorrhoids should be done without a thorough examination of the heart and abdomen to discover etiologic obstructive conditions. If a patient with acute gonorrhea is kept in bed on a restricted diet, the saving of time in the cure will amply repay him for the confinement -Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. It rained a little eneough to stap baying. They <s>finished</s> started cutting the wheat. Mr Chute cut some but Eugene & Dell had to go home early. Dad was sick this afternoon, so Ms. Chute shocked it up before super. Mother was down to Mrs. Van. Wagners this morning. Mariah 6 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38eba46ecb4aeca5b23327baf8821b02.pdf 91e04f6f824a62df0a3d4a6bc0dd3410 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Saturday</s>, July 13 == 195 DAYS PAST Sunday 171 TO COME === A Clinical Reminder. === We have frequently referred to the complete compatibility of both arsenic and strychnia with Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in any desired proportion. The following R is especially indicated in "Grippe," Pros-tration, Weak Heart, etc. R Strychniz Sulph. (Gr.0.02) gr.⅓ Pepto Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Fine. Melba & I went to church twice had a fine sermon. A man by the name of Smith preached. John was sick yesterday but better to day. We turned the Lilly cow out for the first since she was sick to night. Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5b20b4a7f85a54bc44f74957eacbf5d.pdf 22aa6b905b8d87ac1dec1af42c51d877 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Eugene & Delbert was here & Eugene broke the mower, had to go to Aylmer == <s>Sunday</s>, July 14 == 196 DAYS PAST Monday 170 TO COME === Gastric Lavage in Cholelithiasis. === Lavage of the stomach is one of the best methods by which to overcome recurrent vomiting, so annoying, and, in some cases, so threatening to the patient's life. Lavage at times will stop biliary colic as well as morphine, and it is the best of methods in treating gastritis, atony and dilatation.-Dr. R. F. Chase; Boston Med. and Surg. Journ. Weather Temp. Fine sprinkled a few drops to night. Finished cutting the wheat & finished the south ten acres of hay & have been cutting on this side. Melba took Maudie & she is a going to stay to Mr Clines to night. Mr Chute came back with Melba. Mr Young helped Mar 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47ac963696cfb72cea9222f38e90a971.pdf 6ff52eb35f4a2e0e7df1d4785e139b41 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <s>Monday</s>, July 15 == 197 DAYS PAST Tuesday 169 TO COME === The Over-tired Business Man, === and the overworked neurasthenie, do not require temporary stimulation, but general vital reinforcement. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially adapted to the needs of these patients, as it is entirely devoid of the objectionable features of most iron preparations. It is distinctly pleasant, free from harsh action upon the stomach, and does not constipate. Weather Temp. A fine day. Mr Chute was here. Maudie stayed at mrs Clines all night. I went to mill & brought Maudie home to night. We washed. John & Mr Chute drew hay this afternoon Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20761d72ad6c2b1c3fbcdec0e3685bc9.pdf 679ff03e4e28eebbec5e6406e935cdf1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L Adams came for current == <s>Tuesday</s>, July 16 == 198 DAYS PAST Wednesday 168 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === The iritis which occurs in the course of syphilis is, as a rule, of that variety known as plastic. This form is one that is also seen, in some cases, as an accompaniment of interstitial keratitis, in congenital syphilis. An uncommon form of syphilitic iritis is that observed in late secondary or in tertiary lues. In this form there exist yellowish-red nodules near the pupillary and ciliary borders of the iris, but not in the intermediate zone. The circumcorneal injection of blood-vessels will also be noted.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day. Eugene Mr Chute Dell & Mr Young was all here. We had a wind storm or a small cyclone that went through the wheat field & took one shief as high as the hickory tree & blew several of them up several feet. Melba took Maudie & went after her Maria 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8d674458dbb8b53ef47c30c65b2d599.pdf abfae4d2d6905d7a622b3056ffeceee0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, July 17 == 199 DAYS PAST Thursday 167 TO COME === In a Large Proportion of Cases === met with in daily practice, a rational therapy includes the use of an efficient hemoglobin contributor. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is preferable to other hematinics because it is, at once, palatable, non-irritating, non-constipating and distinctly efficient as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobin creator. Weather Temp. A fine day. The men was all here drawing hay. Maudie finished her {ejames}? & cutting all day. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db0c93afdf77f9ca8c02a3d5ea8fd21f.pdf 54799f4981efa4f3fa9e277ccaaca794 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, July 18 == 200 DAYS PAST Friday 166 TO COME === Uterine Curettement. No. 1. === Sharply pointed instruments must be avoided. The uterine sound, if used at all, should have a good-sized knob. We get very little information by the sound which cannot be obtained by bimanual examination. The uterine applicator, which some operators use to remove uterine secretions, especially those of the metal-screw variety, I have seen do harm, as the point, becoming uncovered of cotton, is liable to bore into and through uterine tissue.-Dr. F. Foerster: Am. Journ. of Clin. Med Weather Temp. A fine day. Finished drawing hay & drew in three loads of wheat. Eugene went home after dinner, left Albert & Fred. Maudie went to Aleta, as Mr Bainards & Auntie Jeepler was there. I went berrying for the last time. Maudie came home to night. Mr Cox brought a new car to day. Cecil went to St Thomas for a {biscmce?}. Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c07a34037ec691018ac1f1cb0ddb801e.pdf fa1d2e050251e8f01e17574cb1d88a1b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, July 19 == 201 DAYS PAST Saturday 165 TO COME The Chlorotic Anemia of young girls is peculiarly responsive to the prompt and certain blood building action of === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === Many series of blood tests have definitely proved its value in this and all Anemic conditions. Weather Temp. A warm day. Finished halling in the wheat Mr Young; Mr Chute helped. Maudie went to Kingsmill for bread. Melba & I went & got peas for Sunday dinner. Mrs Van Wagnor went with us Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af1d6d4817c7b1517fb8c72e6557c6fb.pdf cd6417616f1ae6b9412121e09b6708ee Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, July 20 == 202 DAYS PAST Sunday 164 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === A uniform enlargement of one buttock, developing spontaneously and not of subcutaneous origin, is probably due to a subgluteal lipoma. Here, too, however, a hydroma must be thought of. A psoas abscess occasionally points in the outer part of the groin (i. e., close to the anterior spine of the ilium). When there is no evident spinal deformity to suggest the diagnosis the swelling is apt to be mistaken for a growth.- Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Very warm. Mr Braudt's young people was all here for dinner. Maudie, Melba & I went to church. Huster Wright preached Mariah https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0afe4d5a9eac0b58b4b0729a104e55d7.pdf b4473ae86f93d5646e0f6f58d82a338e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, July 21 == 203 DAYS PAST Monday 163 TO COME === Increased Oxygenating Capacity === must be imparted to the blood stream to relieve Anemia and allied conditions. A relative deficiency of oxygen is usually due to a lack of hemoglobin and erythrocytes, the oxygen-bearing elements of the circulating fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by virtue of its promptly available organic iron and manganese, efficiently stimulates the formation of the essential blood-enriching constituents, and thus insures a better supply of oxygen to cell and tissue. Weather Temp. Warm. Maudie & I took some black currents to Ms Dave Adams. Caught some fish & put them in the water tank. Got some peas. Mrs Adam's gave Maudie a canary. John went to Aylmer & John got his cheque mark. Cecil & Clarence came & took John for a ride in the new car Mariah 5 Billy 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7806fea232b147a07a67b9332ca940b.pdf 85eb05d8418fcb4a19eb123da2d92573 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, July 22 == 204 DAYS PAST Tuesday 162 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === In chronic laryngitis and plaryngitis, look for atrophie rhinitis, as this latter trouble is frequently the cause of the two former by reason of the fact that the inspired air not being properly moistened in the nose absorbs the moisture from the pharynx and larynx, thereby causing a constant irritation. Any nasal obstruction may cause the same condition by forcing the patient to breathe through the mouth.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. A warm day. I washed. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer early for to get Billy shod & do numerous other things. Cecil was over a little while with his new car. The girls made a rabbit pen or box. John worked his summer follow Billy 6 == Monday, July 22 == 204 DAYS PAST Tuesday 162 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === In chronic laryngitis and plaryngitis, look for atrophie rhinitis, as this latter trouble is frequently the cause of the two former by reason of the fact that the inspired air not being properly moistened in the nose absorbs the moisture from the pharynx and larynx, thereby causing a constant irritation. Any nasal obstruction may cause the same condition by forcing the patient to breathe through the mouth.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. A warm day. I washed. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer early for to get Billy shod & do numerous other things. Cecil was over a little while with his new car. The girls made a rabbit pen or box. John worked his summer follow Billy 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aecba253692b9952351d10f44d93e362.pdf ed4435405bbdc96479c9e8345d907061 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, July 23 == 205 DAYS PAST Wednesday 161 TO COME === A Blood Conservator. === Overwork, stress or strain will not infrequently result, in the final instance, in general denutrition and anemia. The cause being once removed or remedied, an upbuilding campaign is in order. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is of distinct value as a blood constructor and conservator in such cases. It not only increases the number of erythrocytes but also aids in their vitalization. Weather Temp. Warm. Maudie ironed we was all home all day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9a4900e82cf2fe9e974a085be4d6d777.pdf 5ff6375a8cfac6d1c405716fbd9d4f37 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, July 24 == 206 DAYS PAST Thursday 160 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === Urinary suppression in infants is a condition that is so rare that, as a rule, it is advisable to exclude the probability of a mechanical obstacle to the urination; or, of a congenital deformity, by the passage of a soft rubber catheter. This exact method of determining the condition should never be forgotten.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Warm. Maudie went to Aylme. Aleta & John was here for tea. John was cutting thistles. Got old Mariah shod Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56beebae3e8a7f6c2860b944d283f280.pdf 92add7bec5df3cd88513dacf43b97a5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, July 25 == 207 DAYS PAST Friday 159 TO COME === An Upbuilding Trinity. === The Anemia of Innutrition so frequently observed in patients of all ages, is symptomatic of a general devitaliza-tion. Fresh air, nourishing food and Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constitute a reconstructive trinity of marked and certain value, the last named agent increasing the oxygen-bearing capacity of the blood stream, and thus aiding directly in the absorption and appropriation of the increased food supply. Weather Temp. Warm. Had the telephone girls out to night Evie Anna Smith Jeva Augen, belma Harris, Miss Herbert Mabell Fitspatric, Genta Mills & Leva, Alice Lewis. Grace & Gene Appleford. Genta brought them. I went to Aylmer Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e53fd89f23cbd016cf26521f51da9256.pdf 42a818e099117c8e951b87ae3435a60d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, July 26 == 208 DAYS PAST Saturday 158 TO COME === Uterine Curettement. No 2. === The dilator, as in common use, is a dangerous instrument, those with a screw-lock even more so than those where manual force is used. The shanks ought to be parallel; if they diverge at this point, the instrument is liable to tear the uterine tissue opposite the os internum, the rent may extend into the free abdominal cavity, but usually runs into the broad ligament. Dressing forceps used in the endeavor to remove débris are risky, when pointed. Severe injuries, such as piercing the uterus and bringing down through the rent a loop of in-testine, have been reported.—Dr. F. Foerster; Am. Journ. of Clin. Med. Weather Temp. Very hot. Grace & Gene went home this afternoon. Maudie & I went to Charley March auto for beef & them to Aylmer. Clifford came up & patched Melbas wheel Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/44aee6a01c87c31a8f1eade6b754eac6.pdf f3a56dce711b803de79ef3128ac0e89d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, July 27 == 209 DAYS PAST Sunday 157 TO COME === The Anemia of Tuberculosis. === R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Hot & a strong south west wind blowing all day. The girls & I was home all day. John was away this morning some place. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f1959d38d5135748ffa7a76a3660d23d.pdf df6b85cba0156d901e4e2e95328310d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, July 28 == 210 DAYS PAST Monday 156 TO COME {ink spill} === Surgical Hints. === In cases of severe injury demanding amputation it is often advisable to defer operation for twelve to twenty-four hours, until the patient is in a better condition for the anesthesia. To operate immediately on patients addicted to alcohol and with full stomachs. greatly increases the risks of pneumonia, nephritis, or embolism after etherization.—Int. Journ. of Sura. Weather Temp. Fine Monday rained Sunday night. I washed. We ironed some. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/efbd6594574573ae0855778cf26e7c15.pdf 49504a7eed55fbc49895f77027226381 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, July 29 == 211 DAYS PAST Tuesday 155 TO COME === To Prevent Re-Infection. === Anti-periodic treatment must, of course, be employed to neutralize paludal poisoning, but, after the plasmodium is destroyed and eliminated, fresh infection must be guarded against. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by restoring the structural integrity of the red cells, and increasing their hemoglobin content, establishes the power of the blood to successfully resist secondary malarial infection. Weather Temp. A fine day. I went berrying with Cecil & his mother got a lot of berries. Ms McLay & Mis I have was out in the afternoon. Cecil was over in the evening. John hoed his potatoes. John went to Kingsmill Mariah 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db96a8e3d9e16c76380c8d1253c1862d.pdf e329d41f029c747119b40bbc270aa945 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, July 30 == 212 DAYS PAST Wednesday 154 TO COME === Early Sign of Pott's Disease, === Angelescu has noticed that caries of the spine generally begins in the anterior segment, and consequently that traction on the anterior longitudinal ligaments is painful in these cases even where there is nothing else to suggest the vertebral process. He has the patient lie on the back and arch the body, resting only on the back of the head and the heels. This position induces pain in the diseased area or the pain is so severe that the patient is unable to asume this attitude.—Exch. Weather Temp. Looked like rain. Melba & I had a chase for the cans up to aunt Bell. Them Melba & I went to Aylmer. Billy Bates was here nearly all the afternoon. John has been working on his summer fallow. Mr Cox came over & helped him onlade the wheat raking Mariah 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/353425cd48943af52ecd6ffa79fd18a2.pdf 720c23ba6c439f88c5ffa76bcbfe172e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, July 30 == 213 DAYS PAST Thursday 153 TO COME === Attacked and Consumed. === The vital elements of the blood, i.e., the red cells, are invaded and destroyed by the malarial plasmode. In such instances the construction of new erythrocytes and the reconstruction of those partially destroyed is the main therapeutic indication. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in readily tolerable, promptly assimilable form, the ferric and manganic elements necessary to such constructive and reconstructive work. Weather Temp. Rained all day & part of the night. Girls went to Kingsmill & got a hundred weight of sugar Mariah 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79464150fc244ae9c1d2ab2688da4208.pdf 5b8ac9c0ade7f4f66ecf86b7560b64b6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, August 1 == 214 DAYS PAST Friday 152 TO COME === To Palpate the Spleen. === In working with nervous or fleshy individuals, by having the patient sit or stand with the chest and shoulders loosely hanging forward (as is naturally done by many who stand and sit incorrectly), the physician also standing, or sitting, facing the patient and to his left, can insert the fingers of the left hand far under the ribs and determine the character of the spleen in a manner otherwise impossible.-Dr. C. Well-man; Interstate Med. Journ. Weather Temp. A fine day. Cod at night. Maudie & I went to Aylmer. The girls had some girl friends in for the evening. Maudie forgot some parcels & had to go back. John was down & helped Ed Thompson thrash in the afternoon Mariah 5 Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc8c41f558e30a2ded3720eba2f00a4a.pdf ccc9c6fc93ca58b1d5d8f0d6dc7ba10d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, August 2 == 215 DAYS PAST Saturday 151 TO COME === To Ward Off Physical Bankruptcy === the resisting power of cell and tissue must be restored and revitalized. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in readily available form, the material necessary to build up the structure of the red cells and to create hemoglobin, the important vitalizing agent of the circulating fluid Weather Temp. A lovely day. Grace & Gene came last night & went home this afternoon. Maudie & I went to Aylmer. Mr Young & John have been cutting weeds this four noon & thrashed for Mr Cox this afternoon. I took the little one eyed her last night & put he with some little chickens about five weeks old that the mother left & she is loving them bens Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af8d5430c9eaecb6f399a310a616b09e.pdf f56f580c660826849f69b2d52d785215 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, August 3 == 216 DAYS PAST Sunday 150 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === It should not be forgotten that a syphilitic mucous patch comes suddenly in the form of one or of several lesions. A mucous patch is distinguished from a smoker's plaque by this fact for the latter comes on slowly. The mucous patch is soft and not indurated, and whilst it looks severe it is of but short duration. When it manifests itself it is best to begin a search for other signs or symptoms of syphilis as they are very apt to be present.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day. Maudie went & got Ms Lambert & Eva, brought them out for dinner & supper. Then took them home. Melba was ill all day Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d004485fcaa3a92d163c3b33a24d636c.pdf f2ebcefa2e003dfa2f6b9b2dfb905d21 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, August 4 == 217 DAYS PAST Monday 149 TO COME === Profuse Blood Loss === from acute hemorrhage must be compensated for. First of all, by saline infusion to replace the volume of Auid, and subsequently, by recreation of red cells and hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the most available agent for the latter purpose, as it is so readily tolerable and immediately absorbable as to insure the rapid and complete assimilation of its blood-building ferruginous and manganic elements. Weather Temp. An nice day. Raining to night. We washed John helped me. Maudie went to Aylmer for binding twine, had to pay twenty seven dollars a hundred for it. Brought Ms Chute home with her for half a day. At noon & this afternoon they started cutting oats Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/364d1b29aa441f0c6d962821b1489cd9.pdf c5c6d2d4238690a5c3390ca63f4d23c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, August 5 == 218 DAYS PAST Tuesday 148 TO COME === Uterine Curettement. No. 3. === As to curettes, we should recognize only the sharp curette as proper. To do any efficient work with the blunt curette, especially those of smaller sizes, means the employment of too much force; the very word "blunt" is liable to invite carelessness. Of sharp curettes we ought to use the larger size in preference, the smaller sizes being only useful after the cavum uteri has been thoroughly explored the larger instrument, for cleaning the cornua.-Dr. F. Foerster; Amer. Journ. of Clin. Med. Weather Temp. A warm day. Sewed an dress for Maudie & Melba all day. Went to Charley Marchants for some green corn, & to Aylmer. Maudie Melba & I went. Ms Chute was here & they cut the oats back by George davises Ma 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/37447e069f1ef9c82fd4574f89f9023f.pdf 7cc2fc922f5f952edf4ea6ce5dc698ef Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, August 6 == 219 DAYS PAST Wednesday 147 TO COME === When Regularly and Steadily Given === in conditions of Anemia, Chlorosis, etc., Pepto-Mangan (Gude) brings about a progressive increase in the number of, and as shown by the e character add quality be subjective symptoms (weakness, anorexia, dyspnea, etc.) are dissipated and the normal pink color returns to lips, cheek and conjunctiva. Weather Temp. Hot & muggey. Maude went to Kingsmill. Eugene came for Maudie to help them thrash. I sewed all day. John cultivated las summer fallow this four noon. Mrs Cox was over to night. The two Autron boys came & took two more rabbits to night Mariah 3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4e7b6e3e8de34618e172c571e68c831.pdf 4adc581d59e30e28a6032d67b21f51a5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, August 7 == 220 DAYS PAST Thursday 146 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Evidence is accumulating that fractures of the femoral neck, which formerly were believed to occur almost exclusively in aged persons, are not infrequent in children or adolescents. Cases of sprains in the region of the hip in young persons, if at all severe, should be carefully examined with the view of determining the possible presence of a fracture of the neck of the femur with the aid of the x-ray.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. Melba & I went to Aylmer & got her two new house dresses, & some other bargains, John helped Albert thrash Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/984268892ff7116196f2b6d0b9675ac5.pdf 00e7cfd0dae964085284840d151ac874 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, August 8 == 221 DAYS PAST Friday 145 TO COME === Restoration of the Physiologic Balance === must be accomplished in Anemic and Chlorotic conditions. A paucity of hemoglobin, with a deficient iron content, is usually associated with corpuscular insufficiency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constructs new and restores impaired erythrocytes, and thus restores the physiologic "status quo.” Weather Temp. Cold last night but warmer to day cold to night. I made one of Melbas dresses. John went to mill & got his wagon tines set. This afternooon he hoed corn. Mark was, over a little while to night. Anna MeJaggant was down https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4b656c6f572618bfa719802ee238845d.pdf ab25c1edabbf0fd5faccccd9417b9372 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, August 9 == 222 DAYS PAST Saturday 144 TO COME === Silver Salts in the Urethra. === The "penetrating action" of silver salts, which is so frequently praised, is not needed in the posterior urethra as much as in the anterior. In the posterior urethra silver nitrate acts better than inthe anterior, while in the latter the newer silver salts are to be preferred, as being more penetrating.—Med. Review of Reviews. Weather Temp. A fine day. Melba & I went to Aylmer & got the ties, set on the little baggy. John & Mr Chute half of the ten acres this afternoon & drew in oats after dinner. We saw Madam spence fall down {me?} town to day Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f4d0292da7490df8fbac196fe5ebc33.pdf e6ae9b2e631f3f6437d2ac6fa2755dde Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, August 10 == 223 DAYS PAST Sunday 143 TO COME === The Sensible Method === of attacking Anemia and consequent general denutrition, is to supply the material in which the blood is deficient. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the ideal hematic restorative, and it throws no strain upon the functions of digestion, assimilation or excretion, and is, at the same time, pleasant to the taste, readily tolerable and devoid of constipating action. Weather Temp. A fine day. Melba & I went to Church this morning, and to night old mariah went so fast people thought she was running away, but we thought it fun. Mr Crood-field preached to day. Mariah 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6481410132917048312c64bf2afedbd2.pdf 8f32e81b7d221205cedb5a54885cb96a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, August 11 == 224 DAYS PAST Monday 142 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === The special care of the mouth and teeth, in syphilitics, should always be insisted upon by the attending physician. This is necessary, not alone as a measure of cleanliness, but also to act as a prophylactic, against the formation of mucous patches, and to place the buccal mucous membrane in a better condition to resist irritating influences.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day. Melba & I got ready to go to Mr Appleford's & they had thrasher, so after dinner I went for Maudie out at Eugenes. John Mr Chut & Mr Youngs have been drawing in oat all day Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a9e90642f096d1b9e4ae22e52d7941e.pdf eac411e13eb2f55fb178d313062526af Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Got Maudies new fall coat $10.00 == Monday, August 12 == 225 DAYS PAST Tuesday 141 TO COME === Of Distinct Auxiliary Value. === An important factor in the successful treatment of the marasmic infant is nutritive and blood-glandular reinforcement. While Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not directly nutritive, it is of distinct auxiliary value, as it so improves the quantity and quality of the blood as to influence for the better, the absorption and assimilation of the child's food. Weather Temp. Rained, to night. John went to Aylmer & got his horses shod & this afternoon he went to Eugenes, for his Manure spreader. Girls & I went to Aylmer & down to see the aireplain & to see jessey Marchant's baby a little boy born saturday Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e9d8a5bd08c7b07e0ecf7bfd4253b1d5.pdf 128451aa6cda8343c272ea4fdfbc7761 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday == <s>Tuesday</s>, August 13 == 226 DAYS PAST 140 TO COME === To Relieve Thirst After Abdominal Operation. === The very best friend we have in alleviating discomfort and thirst after abdominal operations is the normal saline solution injected per rectum, prepared by using ordinary table salt (not Cerebos), about 80 grains to a pint of water previously boiled, and cooled down to a temperature of 100 degrees Fahr. This is not only useful to lessen thirst, but to combat shock and in cases of collapse the temperature of the normal saline solution should be 105 degrees Fahr. Weather Temp. Hot but windy. Had picknic to-day. Melba and Maud were a Yertic Mill's party which started at 2.00 P. an. and stayed for lunch. Aireoplane flew over Aylmer many times lower school report came out. Albert + Cecil were here to night. Elie {Ersltine?} is sick, but a little better to-day. Eva came over to see of she could have Herbert with us to morrow byt we were going away & going to have company. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ea41e19f8aa8c59ece40c3b5e7e9b9de.pdf 3add24ef4d9a1b05bc503579c57a45e5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, August 14 == 227 DAYS PAST Thursday 139 TO COME === An Urgent Indication. === Nutritional rebuilding is essential for the relief of the general Anemia of devitalization, or that form of blood poverty which follows or is dependent upon general mal-nutrition. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) provides the material for corpuscular and hematic reconstruction, stimulates the oxygen-carrying function of the vital fluid, and thus assists in the general reconstruction of the organism as a whole. Weather Temp. Dull, rained in evening. I went after Ms. Chute before dinner. After dinner went after Elve Stuart. Maud and I took Ms. Chute home after supper. Sam Caverly's barn burnt down to-night. Mariah 15 1/2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2ab74eb0f5eaf057e67cd8b89354521.pdf a8e500bd8bf705a011cddf0550eba6ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, August 15 == 228 DAYS PAST Friday 138 TO COME === Adhesive Plaster in Wound Dressing. === In applying adhesive plaster to retain dressings following a surgical operation, the surgeon is frequently annoyed by the failure of the plaster to stick to the skin. This difficulty can readily be overcome by spraying with ether the surface to which the plaster is to be applied. The ether causes the skin to dry quickly and the adhesive plaster quickly takes hold. Cotton should always be placed on the gauze. By so doing, the plaster not in, contact with the skin run be readily turned back by cutting in the centre. The dressing can be changed, and by the us of tape the adhesive bar lage is again adjusted, thus avoiding the annoyance and pain of removing the plaster at each dressing.—Dr. John. Young Brown; Interstate Med. Journ. Weather Temp. Rained last night. Melba & I went to Aylmer this afternoon. Mr Chute helped cut oat all day. Cecil was over to night Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/94acf73a165a70a294ed4fdd83cad98d.pdf 12a82e75245b21472cf653ed3b338640 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Richie is sick to night. Dorset was sick all day. == Sunday, August <s>18</s> <s>17</s> == 231 DAYS PAST Saturday 16 135 TO COME === General Tonic Reconstructive. === R liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Cloudy & rained to night a little very high wind, blew nearly all the shack's over they they had put up. Mr Chute cut oats all day had some bad luck the binder broke, but they fixed it Mr Youngs helped. Maudie went to Aylmer & mad rabbit cups all the rest of the day. I was up to George Davises & got sweet corn. They finished cutting oats up at the north end. We came Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1beca1cdd42b0da402aeb130c9425e93.pdf b5a879e8bf1af0c6d6b61d04682a262b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, August <s>19</s> <s>18</s> == 232 DAYS PAST Sunday 17 134 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === After removing polypi do not dauterize stumps. Inflammation may set in and cause septic meningitis. Before operating on the turbinate bones give for three days ten grains of sodium bromide twice a day. This will reduce hemorrhage. Pus between middle turbinate and outer wall of nose may be due to frontal sinusitis. In acute disease of the frontal sinus there is a marked increase of pain on blowing the nose. Pus between middle turbinate and septum is probably due to inflammation of sphenoidal sinus.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. Rained at morn. Girls went to Church to night. Shed & Albert was up. Mark, & Cecil was over this morning. Eugene Aleta & little John was here for dinner & tea. Mr Dance has gone out west Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/95be712ee6246d00a3e811cc497da532.pdf cf8fbb3320e60a9c9e3b9de3821a427f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, August <s>20</s> <s>19</s> == 233 DAYS PAST Monday 18 133 TO COME === A Nutrition Conveyor. === The oxygen necessary to combustion must be supplied to the tissues in full measure, in order to successfully maintain normal nutritive exchange. The organic iron of the hemoglobin is the "nutrition conveyor." Hence the essential importance of such an assimilable, ferruginous reconstructive as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in Anemic, Chlorotic, Marasmic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. Rained. Melba & I went to Aylmer & got a grist ground stoped to Ms Ed Thompsons to get out of a hard shower & had our dinner. TA blew so hard that st blew two large peach limbs off full of peaches. Mr Chute & Young was here Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f601f847e55093de050ca31a39da631.pdf c3ca524060a1f2da4dca8495ad20b838 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, August <s>21</s> == 234 DAYS PAST Tuesday 19 132 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === When seeking the cause of an obscure or indefinite abdominal pain, and especially of a pain in the loin, make a careful microscopic examination of the centrifugalized urine. Renal calculi sometimes cause only mild, irregular pains, and the finding of a few red blood cells in the urine may be the first clue to their presence.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Rained a little this morning. Lewis was down a little while Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer. Eugene was here for dinner. Mr Chute was here & they finished cutting the oats, down by the wood's hoed corn in the four noon. Yesterday & to day we have been making things for little John Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fff404bd9f55ede0299f99ee8800f51c.pdf 4aafd9cd055fea555afb7fda897351d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, August <s>22</s> == 235 DAYS PAST Wednesday 20 131 TO COME === An Available Iron Contributor === is an every day requisite in medical practice. Normal blood integrity cannot exist without a relative sufficiency of iron to act as the bearer of oxygen to the body tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "makes good" this vital deficiency and acts as a dependable and available contributor of iron (and manganese) to the vital fluid. Weather Temp. Cloudy off and on. We washed Mr Chute & Mr Youngs were here & helped draw in oats after dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/520ac015fec905463ce3af7c12e71495.pdf 4a4d8ed77d939aaf3286266d4763f834 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, August <s>23</s> == 236 DAYS PAST Thursday 21 130 TO COME === Diagnosis of Coma. === It is of primary importance in cases of coma to ascertain if the patient can be roused, and the most effective stimulus for this purpose is firm and deep pressure on the supra-orbital nerves, by getting the thumb-nail into the supra-orbital notch. If no effect is produced by this method, you may take it for granted that the case is more serious than alcoholic coma alone.—Mr. Chas. Gibbs: Hospital. Weather Temp. Rained last night & to day. Faired up after dinner. JOhn drew three loads of gravel for McJaggart's pit. Aleta came & brought little. John & took Maudie to a social at Simpsons at L jans. Mr Chute & Youngs came but it rained & they had to go home. Maudie + Melba ironed Mariah 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29c71c8aab3c0d548f98790f2b668de3.pdf 6d24edc8c084605968d9c46ca71ee38b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, August 24 == 237 DAYS PAST Friday 22 129 TO COME === The Profound Anemia === that sometimes follows the invasion of the blood by the malarial plasmode is due to the corpuscle-consuming action of the parasite. Prompt hematogenesis is distinctly indicated and Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is an ideal preparation with which to pleasantly and effectually repair the damage. Weather Temp. A lovely day. Maudie & I took Melba to Aylmer in the morning & she was to Ms Cluies for dinner then they went to tilson bouge & Melba had some teeth filled. Then in the evening Maudie & I went for her. Mr Young & Chute helped draw in oats. Maudie & I started taking honey off Mar 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dbc00ccb1b01c4d769f4266f1fa20294.pdf a4b0983c3e85756364383d083a5afc10 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, August <s>25</s> == 238 DAYS PAST Saturday 28 128 TO COME === Spinal Douching. === The water used should, to begin with, have a temperature not below 80° F., and be gradualy cooled down. If commenced too cold it may give rise to headache or giddiness. The spinal cord appears to be directly stimulated by the shock of the cold water, and the stimulus is reflected to the peripheral and visceral nerves, notably the sympathetic gan-glia. This bath is useful in functional torpor, with numbness or slight paralysis of limbs, constipation and phosphaturia, producing a bracing effect and a pleasant glow. —The Hospital. Weather Temp. Rained some after dinner but dried off eneough so that Mr Chute & John drew in the last load of oats in the woods. Finished the harnest to day. Maudie & her Father have gone to Aylmer Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c3ffd810f4426ef8670680024e39a6b.pdf 279e30f5acd58647f29b4fdfaf5a1bb0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, August 26 == 239 DAYS PAST Sunday 24 127 TO COME === Directly Essential. === A sufficiency of red cells and hemoglobin is directly essential to quicken nutritive exchange and to pave the way for a more normal metabolism in conditions of chronic illness. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) acts as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobinogenetic in such cases and performs this necessary service without deranging digestion or producing a constipated habit. Weather Temp. Rained a little. Girls went to Church to night. Mr Appleford & Eugene came over to night intending to go to the Toronto four tomorrow. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11e77de2ccdb7b5925242570e2603096.pdf 401eabc0cd7f38c1693d4d901cdb0380 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, August <s>27</s> == 240 DAYS PAST Monday 25 126 TO COME === Syphilo Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === A swelling in the inguinal region that is painful to the touch should be very carefully examined as it may be one of several conditions, each of which has a certain degree of impor-tance. Of course, the condition will be called an inguinal adenitis which it may or may not be. If the swelling is red, tender and fluctuating, it is apt to be a chancroidal bubo. Look for the chancre. If the color is bluish, the pain on pressure intense and there is no fluctuation, the lesion is probably a gonorrheal bubo. If the pain is marked, the color of the skin normal, look for an inflamed undescended testicle. -Amer. Journ, of Derm. Weather Temp. Rained off & on only a little at a time. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer. The Caverley girls was out this evening a little while. John Eugene Mr Appleford & Mr Chute went to Toronto four this morning We have been canning pears all day Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/89bfa36debbda126cfc569ecf8ac17f8.pdf fd3e21d3b4067b434e5a264b5de970a5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, August <s>28</s> == 241 DAYS PAST Tuesday 26 125 TO COME === The Primal Necessity, === in cases of acute anemia from traumatic causes, is a re-genesis of the blood. While, in many instances, an increase in the volume of the circulating fluid is essential, the good results following saline infusion are increased and accentuated by the prompt and regular administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which augments the corpuscular integrity of the blood and materially increases its hemoglobin percentage. Weather Temp. Rained. We went up to Aunt Bells to night. Maudie & Melba went to Aylmer & got Little John down by the corner. Carlton & Kayel took Aleta to her Uncle Frank Leesons feneral. Then they came back here & got him Mariah 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2aadd3c52249f74679f85ee2dd72f78f.pdf 86c253c91598d52fe22e4e03b00f9abe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, August 29 == 242 DAYS PAST Wednesday 27 124 TO COME === Ivy Poisoning. === No scratching; no ointments in the acute stage; no bandages (which would tend to spread the poison to adjacent surfaces) ; any protector, if necessary, should be a loosely applied dressing of absorbent cotton, kept moist at all times and changed frequently; frequent® and copious washings with luke-warm water and an unirritating soap; the inflamed surface is best handled by means of rubber gloves; after washing the parts apply a 2-4 per cent. warm solution of potassium permanganate, which completely neutralizes any poison with which it comes in contact. After the acute stage is past ointments are permissible.—Med. Times. Weather Temp. Very cold. Girls & I went to Aletas & Aunt Bell lent me her fur coat it was so cold. We had an nice time. Maudie & Melba have gone to the depot for the men. They have come <s>rls</s> report a good time Mariah 18 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/18bc8a61d3f3eea34508134508f54dc2.pdf 1c899dea65157bb74c70b8f6582f5b81 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, August 30 == 243 DAYS PAST Thursday 28 123 TO COME === The Anemia of Adolescence === is not a negligible quantity and should never be ignored. The correction of improper hygienic conditions, and in-judicious habits of feeding, should be supplemented by the use of a non-irritant, readily absorbable, non constipating hematic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Weather Temp. Sprinkled a little. Girls went to Aylmer. Albert was up. John disked the wheat ground drew a load of gravel. This afternoon & to night he has gone to Boncer. <s>We</s> Maudie & I washed. Maudie has been ironing. To night we canned plums & pears. Melba is teeth having a bad time with her Mar 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85d7414e7bb663115181a2d418feb6ed.pdf 5b7545b1e01f52fd74bc3e40518669e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, August <s>31</s> == 244 DAYS PAST Friday 29 122 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === In examining larynx do not pull the tongue hard enough to wound the frenum. If necessary a little gauze may be placed between the teeth and tongue to protect it. Always warm mirror to prevent clouding. Have patient bend toward operator, as this makes examination easier. Sounding the letter "e" arches the palate and at the same time depresses the tongue. The letter "a" arches the tongue and interferes with the view of the larynx.—Med. Council Weather Temp. A fine day. Girls & I went to Aylmer after supper, & the girls went to Mable {Fitspatricp's?} for the evening & I stayed to Mrs Clines. Maudie finished ironing & John drew gravel Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/65d1a13a24b1ce0d3c0fb89bdbeee550.pdf 331736c32dc3338d5fc69bffd6bcdd2b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 30 == Sunday, <s>September</s> 1 == 245 DAYS PAST Saturday 3 {smuged} 121 TO COME === Children's Ills, === even when apparently mild in character, frequently result in Anemia of greater or less degree. Because of its palatability, ready tolerability and prompt absorbability, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated in the vari-Outs forms of Anemia met with in pediatric practice. Weather Temp. Rained last night & about five to night. It rained & the lightening struck Charley Phelpe's barn & burned it, all his oats a thousand bushells, his hay & straw stack one little calf. Melba went to Aylmer with Aunt Bell. We have been canning pickels. John drew two loads of gravel https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74eb29ff13171e0594fc3a765bb6c47e.pdf 0887ef153bdbedd4ac6b28b87fdd39b2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, September 21 == 246 DAYS PAST Sunday 31 120 TO COME === A Simple Method of Testing Milk === consists in setting aside in a living room an ordinary drinking glass, wider at the top than at the bottom, filled with milk, and covered with anything, until it has congealed; in summer about one day, in winter two. The milk now presents in one distinct layer its cream on top of the congealed portion, and if good no water underneath; the poorer milk may, how-ever, show up to half a teaspoonful of water, but more water than this is sure not to have come from the cow.—Dr. C. Weather Temp. Rained a little. Eugene's was over for dinner. Maudie Melba & I went to Church Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0470834e42ee273f8ae9701880177828.pdf 4b58a9605c2b23f7af25b7416195e99b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday September 1 Sprinkled a little to night. Clair Appleford Margerie & Mrs Appleford & Grand mothe Ackhart came with Ackhart's new car & brought Grace Cecil took the girls for a drive in his new car to night. John has been drawing gravel. Bayde Thompson was married to day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42b427ded436075c7375e996b2e7a565.pdf 259e6961b53a3ae5d52eedea4d3a5c0c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September the 2 Tuesday. A fine day. Jessie Marchant & I went down to Mrs Roy Chute for tomatoes. Maudie & Grace started for school, & was to Ms Clines for dinner. John got the big horses shod & after dinner went & helped Ed Thompson draw oats. Maudie brought Grace & I home then went back to Mrs Clines for the tomatas Mariah 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ef11180965817ac5e12edc411e60198.pdf d966f82c1fca58d5e3c118a0b9ee40fc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, September 3 == 247 DAYS PAST 119 TO COME === Renewal and Reconstruction. === Renewal of hemoglobin and reconstruction and re-crea-tion of red blood cells must be accomplished in conditions of vital under-capitalization, from whatever cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the ferric and manganic elements in assimilable form, for the purpose of overcoming the blood deficiency, the essential cause of the trouble. Weather Temp. Wednesday. A fine day. Aunt Bell & Jessie Scott was here this afternoon she came yesterday. Girls to school. Melba & I did to tomatoes all the fournoon. Have put up fifty nine quarts. Mr Cox is over. John helped Ed Thompson thrash this fournoon & worked his summer allow after dinner Mar 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bce14c6a048055955d84d1626bdf0120.pdf ef35919da8bb3debfb30eeb2f01bbf71 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, September 4 == 248 DAYS PAST Thursday 118 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === Lupus erythematosus has usually been Cooked upon as a disease that is very difficult to treat successfully. Dr. William S. Gottheil has announced that, in his experience, no treatment is so efficacious, manageable, painless, and rapid as that by means of solid carbon dioxide. The method of using it is. in the form of a stick lightly pressed for twenty to fifty seconds at a seance.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day.Cool to night. Girls went to school. Mrs McLay was out. Bert brought her & she brought us a basket of peaches. Melba & I went to Kingsmill & got three dozen ceulers. John sowed his wheat & Melba & I washed Billy 3 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fd546400f19e8cded63a89459a1b91db.pdf dcc14d7edfc6bea9f8ec24e5d7b5eee3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, September 5 == 249 DAYS PAST Friday 117 TO COME === The Natural Ruddy Color === characteristic of good health is absent in the case of the chlor-anemic patient; the cheeks, lips and conjunctivae are devoid of the normal blood tint, and the feeling of "well being" is absent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) promptly and efficiently raises the color index of the blood, dissipates the sickly, greenish pallor of the complexion and imparts a general feeling of "well being." Weather Temp. A warm day. We ironed & canned peaches. Mr Cox was over & helped John furrow out the wheat field. Girls went to school. Margoery Ackart & Clair came for Grace. Lewis thrashed & John sent Mr Young to help him Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19864518e8b0029086b4a1523c78a35d.pdf 9f936d764282288713831339b193e132 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, September 6 == 250 DAYS PAST Saturday 116 TO COME === Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 1. === 1. Do not graft until the surface is well granulated and healing has begun, 2. Take skin from person to be grafted when possible. 3. Use silver nitrate the day before to prepare the field instead of shaving or scraping the granulated surface at the time —Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. A warm day. Melba & I went to Aylmer. John helped Lewis trash. Melba & I was in to Ed Thompsons worn way home from Aylme Mr Young helped Lewis & was here for seepper. I gave him a kitten Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d61e4d931b7502a9e751b49c6096e533.pdf f54c2db266207dd22f6453b18830cbfb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, September 7 == 251 DAYS PAST Sunday 115 TO COME === Tuberculous Anemia. === Plenty of food, air and sunchine are distinctly supplemented by === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === the one efficient preparation of iron that builds blood without disturbing the digestion. Weather Temp. A warm day. Lewis, Bell, & Jesse Scott was here for dinner. Grace came to night her Grandma & Gene brought her. Girls went to Church. Mark & Cecil took John down to see the areoplain, & then they went around by the north for a drive Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6f30b3d63971d3a61aae18b4e39006f.pdf 64a202812519eff2ff6b2ba6cc911475 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, September 8 == 252 DAYS PAST Monday 114 TO COME === Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 2. === 4. Wash with salt solution and wipe dry with sterile gauze before placing grafts. 5. Place grafts around the edge near the skin border, laying them directly from the razor without immersing them. 6. Lay grafts smoothly and press out all air bubbles.— Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. Mothers birthday. A very hot day. We washed. Girls went to school. Cecil was over. Eva was over. Eugene was here after dinner & brought some clover seed for his Father. They went down to Alberts & got a little calf. John has been drawing Manure Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c4c04081504c576ecedd47c7d2ee68e.pdf e591ac1563778e1054396754dac50d4b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, September 9 == 253 DAYS PAST Tuesady 113 TO COME === The Practical, Successful Physician === does not overlook the fact that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily taken and tolerated by invalids of all classes. This is certainly an important advantage. It is always well borne, never disturbs the digestion, does not stain the teeth and is entirely free from constipating action. Weather Temp. Warm but turned cold to night. I put old Mariahs blanket on to night, when I turned her out. Girls went to school. Melba & I went to Aylmer this afternoon. Aunt Bell & Jessie Scott went over to Aletas for the day. John has been drawing manure all day. Cecil was over. Melba ironed Billy 6 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/50ff1908085b3cc2b030620815ad7972.pdf 0e07e28e3add37687f145f7e77f2ca5e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, September 10 == 254 DAYS PAST Wednesday 112 TO COME === Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 3. === 7. Cover grafted area with a single layer of gauze, which leave in place for a week. Cover this with a thick pad of gauze wet with salt solution, then a layer of absorbent cotton, then a firm roller bandage. 8. Remove all dressings, except single layer daily. Cleanse with salt solution and apply fresh dressings as before. Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. Rained. Lewis & Jessie Scott was here for dinner then they went to Aylmer & Jessie stayed here for tea & then Melba & I took her home to Aunt Bells. John drew manure after dinner. Edna Port came & stayed all night. Cecil took Albert & Shed to London {Bain?} Billy 3 Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7eb471b0e9d06bb6923a0e8438486c65.pdf b665850eb42e01db83e9018bc3ee2cdc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, September 11 == 255 DAYS PAST Thursday 111 TO COME === The Embarrassed Digestion === of the depleted anemic should not be punished by the administration of any of the old-time corrosive, irritant, astringent, metallic ferruginous salts. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily tolerated by the most sensitive gastro-intestinal mucosa and does not produce or encourage a constipated habit. Weather Temp. Rained to night about five. John helped Billy Davis thrash this four noon, & this afternoon drew manure. Girls went to school Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1a084f077f6dcfc7a96ca4de31771a2b.pdf ecf232318cefb9db0637be1259e881fe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, September 12 == 256 DAYS PAST Friday 110 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === If healing does not occur under the customary treatment in ulcers of the leg, even when of a distinct varicose type, it is well to consider the possibility of a syphilitic element, although there may be nothing in the history to point to its existence, A course of specile medication may effect a material improvement in cases which have resisted all kinds of local treatment.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Very cold at night. Gurtrude Mills brought two loads of girls out, & they had a corn roast. Gene Appleford came for Grace & they stayed all night. John drew manure & we pated the sheep. Mr Cox was over. Girls went to school. Aunt Bell & Jessie Scott was to Lewises Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d02a24536a848a097837078da4cff291.pdf 279a2425f764e515064afd923500ec4b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, September 13 == 257 DAYS PAST Saturday 100 TO COME === The Urgent Blood Requirement, === in profound anemic and chlorotic states, is the formation of a blood current of vital richness, with a sufficiency of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) efficiently meets this urgent indication, by furnishing immediately absorbable iron and manganese in bland, non-irritant, organic combination. Weather Temp. Cold this morning. Girls took Melba home with them for dinner, then she is agoing over to Aletas & stay for the Lawn social. John has been drawing manure. Maudie & I went to Aylmer Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aaf13039323eb89153db8e2d277358d7.pdf fdeaf1b5b851509dc50b1038aea81664 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, September 14 == 258 DAYS PAST 108 TO COME === To Toughen the Nipples. === The best application to toughen the nipples previous to confinement is the glycerite of tannin. This is readily made extemporaneously, in any physician's office, by heating glycerin and stirring in tannic acid till the mixture has the consistency of thick syrup. It is better prepared in a tin box, as it is difficult to mix properly in a bottle. This is applied. by rubbing in thoroly, pulling and kneading gently at the nipple, for ten minutes night and morning, for two months previous to confinement —Med World Weather Sunday Temp. A fine day. Maudie & I was over to Mr Coxes to night. John has gone down to Sheds. We got ready to go to Church but one of the heiffer ran away so we had to stay home https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f4d0a65cfa2442f33a5c0929dd79441.pdf bfc1e69abc273d3f01d27789a89fb190 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, September 15 == 259 DAYS PAST 107 TO COME === Devoid of Undesirable Properties. === A preparation of iron that is acceptable to the palate, free from the manifest disadvantages of irritation to the stomach, astringency and corrosive action upon mouth and teeth, is an eminently eligible product. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is positively devoid of these undesirable qualities and attributes. Weather Monday Temp. Rained last night. Girls went to school. Ms C Marchant was out for pears. John drew manure all day. Maudie got old Marias hind shoes set paid for them one dollar. Mark Cox drew away his wheat. Melba is to Eugenes for the chicken pie social Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e75091643b26c41692c32a5d99188e25.pdf 52c567f2588712fd7ddc288ac2fd7a62 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, September 16 == 260 DAYS PAST Tuesday 106 TO COME === Nose and Throat Aphorisms. === In antrum suppuration, if the nose is thoroughly cleansed, Howering the patient's head for five minutes will cause pus to flow into it. In opening antrum place a piece of cotton saturated with no per cent. solution of cocaine under the inferior turbinate on affected side for ten minutes, then remove and place trocar under turbinate with point one inch from entrance to nostril, turn point upward and outward and push through into antrum. If right spot is selected no difficulty will be encountered. Then wash with solution desired —Med Council. Weather Temp. Damp this morning but turned out fine. Girls went to school. Eugene brought Melba home to night. Ms Van Wagner came & took me to Kingsmill. John has been drawing manure all day. Melba brought Eugenes violins home with her Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d71981abe4a4f996814d2307eff73ff5.pdf 0982f2a0141186bf77b8bc0c2856365a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, September 17 == 261 DAYS PAST Wednesday 105 TO COME === Colorless Conjunctivae, === livid lips, a peculiar pallor of the skin, and an expression of anxiety go to make up the characteristic chlorotic pic-ture. A rapidly acting blood builder, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), puts life in the blood and imparts color to the skin and mucous membranes. It relieves the unpleasant subjective symptoms and restores vitality without deranging the digestion or producing constipation. Weather Temp. A fine day. Girls went to school. John drew Charley Phelps a load of gravel then after dinner he drew manure. Albert Asseltine was up for two balls of binder twine. Lee Putnman was here to see about the thrashing. I washed. Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8770f2962202bd5c335356ec4460c293.pdf 5c24c7c78ea662c1a7cb805f01992587 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, September 18 == 262 DAY PAST Thursday 104 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === To prevent rusting of instruments it has been lately suggested that they be boiled in a solution of chemically pure sodium hydrate (one-quarter of one per cent) instead of the sodium carbonate solution commonly employed.In cases of burns occurring near a joint there is always so much risk of the occurrence of adhesions that passive movements should be resorted to at an early period for prevention of ankylosis.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Warm to day, had a sharp white frost last night, it affected the corn some. But diden't do much damage to any thing else. Melba & I went to Aylmer with the girls this morning. John went to Eugenes to help fill silo. Cecil was over to night. Mark's thrashed to day. Billy 13 Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3e5db389d6f33939f8ff947c2b51f9e.pdf 2ff4c52bd09c3f9ae083c30c720ae27d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, September 19 == 263 DAYS PAST Friday 103 TO COME === The Tonic Quartette. === At times the tonic quartette, iron, manganese, arsenic and strychnia, seems to give better results than when these agents are separately prescribed. R Liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 31-3іj Strychniae Sulph. ( Gm.o.02) gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Melba took us home with Mr Ackharts. Had a terrible rain at night & blew something terible about five, & for an hour or more. John, Melba & I were drenched to the skin. John drew manure & earth to fill up by the tank, then after dinner he helped Albert. Girls to school. Eugene & Aleta & John was here for dinner Mariah 15 Girls & went to Maude, Grace went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/00b24f89383bd2a519fb3acccbf84205.pdf a3888db7f5748cb4fef213438e69a568 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, September 20 == 264 DAYS PAST Saturday 102 TO COME === In All Cases of Lumoago, === especially of the chronic variety, examine the sacro-iliac joints for tenderness. Such cases may sometimes be almost instantaneously relieved by applying broad strips of plaster from beyond one superior iliac spine to the other, across the back. The straps must be applied tightly with the feet closed together. Weather Temp. Warm. Melba & I went to Aylmer after dinner. John helped Albert Esseltine all day fill silo. Maudie & I picked a bag of hickory nets. John & I went coon hunting to night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b343aaccb1e1a2cb13d9e733084f1447.pdf a8562446dd16e13f159bde074962d9ab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, September 21 == 265 DAYS PAST Sunday 101 TO COME === While Causative Therapy is Under Way === the secondary Anemia of a constitutional infection or diathesis should not be entirely neglected. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) can almost always be given, with distinct advantage to appetite, digestion and general well-being, during the continuance of such other treatment as may be indicated Weather Temp. Rained hard nearly all day. Mr & Ms Showers was here all day, & we enjoyed them very much as it was such a long dreary day. Cecil was over a little while & Mr Cox https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84f9db2319a50911f40e6836c5887a72.pdf 01c2fc3131eea4987bd9dbbf00e7aef5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, September 22 == 266 DAYS PAST Monday 100 TO COME === To Locate a Fish Bone in the Throat. === A slender fish bone lodged in a bronchus will usually not cast a shadow on the X-ray plate. In such a case bronchoscopy and auscultation are more reliable diagnostic measures.In addition to a variety of moist tales, one may hear, associated with the inspiratory or expiratory murmur, or both, a musical or vibratory note, when a bone or pin lies in a bronchus. Weather Temp. Sprinkled a little this morning, but turned out fine & they thrashed all day but diden't get through. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c4a42dffd9f2155379a90cba8f54c9cc.pdf 5bf7879f621acf8e9ff75ac94b4862b3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, September 23 == 267 DAYS PAST Tuesday 99 TO COME === Many Chronic and Obscure Disorders, === whether nervous, digestive or circulatory, are primarily anemic in origin. This fact is realized and its importance appreciated by the observant clinician. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by attacking the operative cause of existing pathologic conditions, places the organism in position to resume normal functionation. Weather Temp. A fine day. We finished thrashing about half past ten. Then they went to Clarence Skinner. John sent Mr Young but intinds going himself tomorrow. Girls went to school. Melba & I went to Aylmer, then went up & paid the Simpson boys for thrashing here. One of George Simpsons drapped dead. John started cutting his corn Mar 6 Bill 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e091db76adf2dcacccd2965ba30c40fe.pdf 47c67794cfaafdb65161369fcb91ff73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, September 24 == 268 DAYS PAST Wednesday 98 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms. === When infants, under one year old, exhibit hematuria without a traumatic or a similar cause, the symptom is a pretty fair indication of scorbutus. It is such a good indication that it may be the only one of the general condition that is present and all possible diligence should be used to confirm it and treat it in a manner that is both proper and efficient.— Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. A fine day. We washed & it was so large we coulden't hardly fine eneough room to hang them. Girls went to school. John John helped Clarence Skinner thrash this four noon & this afternoon he cut corn Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ebdc90a6f3f03c4183436f79306b590d.pdf 533e04a9c5b28f2449cd5c3f1cbd8e45 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, September 25 == 269 DAYS PAST Thursday 97 TO COME === Systemic Immunity to Infection, === during the prevalence of Grippe, Typhoid, or other infectious disease, can only be imparted by "toning up" the blood and tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the general tone of the organism, and increases vital resistance, by augmenting and enhancing the corpuscular and hematinic richness of the circulating fluid. Weather Temp. Sprinkled a little this morning. Melba took Maudie & Grace to school. Then after dinner Melba & I went to the Aylmer four Mr Youngs helped John cut corn. Melba & I took some Apples to Miss leg Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70c4ed389bfa3963234934b9962b47fe.pdf 004ff9c69b4f12f3e5467ff6429e7cf7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr Appleford came for Grace & had supper here == Thursday, September 26 == 270 DAYS PAST Friday 96 TO COME === The Venous Hum. === The bruit-de-diable, Nun's murmur, or venous hum, is a functional (hemic) murmur noted occasionally in the veins of the neck, and accompanies conditions of anemia or chlorosis. The patient may be aware of its presence, and the piping, constant musical hum is best heard on auscultation over the right pulmonary area. [This is always an indication for Pepto-Mangan (Gude).] Weather Temp. quite a frost last night. Maudie & stayed with Edna Port all night last night & came home with Grace & Melba. Grace & Melba went to the four. I went to Emlies, & she & I went for nuts. Mr Youngs helped John cut cot corn, before dinner then went to the fair Mariah 7 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02c4f53a50db383f0c839afffb9bdeb1.pdf 159c3ced878abbe89a5d1c4cdca1f183 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, September 27 == 271 DAYS PAST Saturday 95 TO COME === Functionally Active Blood === must be restored after the subsidence of the fever and acute symptoms of malarial infection. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies organically, combined iron and man-ganese, the twin hematinics, in such promptly absorbable and assimilable form that the blood cells and hemoglobin are rapidly renewed and reconstructed. Weather Temp. A bright day. John & Charlie Young's finished cutting the corn. Mrs Appleford & Gene brought Grace here from Aylmer. Grace brought a cloth to make her a new blue skirt. Eugene Sweet was over for dinner & a plank to make a wagon reach Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f7799d9492d20c9d21301e43e6835764.pdf fbb774ab05132f74a1c468c4f455fe6e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, September 28 == 272 DAYS PAST Sunday 94 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === If a foreign body impacted in the auditory canal (especially if symptoms suggest that it has entered the middle ear) resists safe efforts at removal, administer narcosis, turn the ear lobe forward and open into the canal by a free incision from behind. This procedure, which is simple and leaves only invisible scars, is a very old one, but it is often forgotten.— Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day, very warm. Maudie, Melba & grace went to church & to night Mr Van Wagner took Grace, & Melba. Old Joe Gerue was here this afternoon & for supper https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be3505128a7321721c60da6b2c19e754.pdf ffd364de6b7ba288a3ecb5bb4ccb6805 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, September 29 == 273 DAYS PAST Monday 93 TO COME === Any Appreciable Blood Deficiency === usually involves a disturbance of metabolism generally. To increase the balance of force and energy a blood stream of structural integrity must be maintained. Pep-to-Mangan (Gude) enables a physiologic balance to be struck, by furnishing the essential ferric and manganic elements in all conditions of vital undercapitalization. Weather Temp. Rained this morning & some again to night. I went and got chopp, for the pigs, & salt, & oyster shell 1.50 a hundred. John has been drawing manure all day. Mr Youngs came at noon & got poor old Billy hors after I came home & took him down there, to draw wood. I have been working on a center piece of honoton & paint lace Billey 17 Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab1f2896c1e16a86474d51b564cb45b5.pdf 3a92a3bb80a72c3d65bcd8202cbcc187 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs Couplaud's barn rent paid == Monday, September 30 == 274 DAYS PAST Tuesday 92 TO COME === Painful Mammary Tumors === sometimes occur in the breasts of anemic young women, and especially those suffering from menstrual disorders. They are usually well beneath the surface, circumscribed, and of an adenomatous character, and should not be mistaken for beginning malignant growths. Weather Temp. A dull cold day. Girls went to school. Ms Andrew Davis came here this morning to bouran some bags to get some corn of Billy. I went with her John has been drawing manure all day. Mr Youngs brought Billy horse home this afternoon. I am glad he is home Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9b6d5b6aab1bf89b461f353a452b9f66.pdf 73cb6d521779b0e04f367ba0439ca640 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, October 1 == 275 DAYS PAST Wednesday 91 TO COME === Imperfect Nutrition === is primarily responsible for the blood devitalization of the marantic infant. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in many instances, has so distinctly increased the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood as to initiate a better nutritive exchange and a tendency toward general reconstruction. Weather Temp. Cold wind. Melba & I went to Aylmer & Melba got her old had fixed over. I got myself & Maudie a new dress, or at least a green skirt for Maudie. John has finished drawing out the manure. Eugene was here for dinner & he & his Father went to Aylmer before dinner. This afternoon Carlton & Eugene went to sparta & then to St Thomas for Mr Dances trunk. Girls went to school Mariah 6 Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a2c2fea0b5454f58fcb31ba109dd9d1.pdf 05fe5758468dfb22f3b09a74a70484c4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, October 2 == 276 DAYS PAST Thursday 90 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Every patient suffering with gonorrhea who has a small meatus should have explained to him that the disease is likely to run a more protracted and complicated course, and should be urged to submit to a meatotomy. This can be easily done under local anesthesia, and if ordinary cleanliness be observed will not be attended with any risk of infection.- Journ, of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. <s>We</s> I washed, Melba was ill. Maudie & Grace to school. John drew manure before dinner, then after he helped Augus Smith fill silo. Jack Skinner was here to night Mariah 6 == Wednesday, October 2 == 276 DAYS PAST Thursday 90 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Every patient suffering with gonorrhea who has a small meatus should have explained to him that the disease is likely to run a more protracted and complicated course, and should be urged to submit to a meatotomy. This can be easily done under local anesthesia, and if ordinary cleanliness be observed will not be attended with any risk of infection.- Journ, of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. <s>We</s> I washed, Melba was ill. Maudie & Grace to school. John drew manure before dinner, then after he helped Augus Smith fill silo. Jack Skinner was here to night Mariah 6 == Wednesday, October 2 == 276 DAYS PAST Thursday 90 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === Every patient suffering with gonorrhea who has a small meatus should have explained to him that the disease is likely to run a more protracted and complicated course, and should be urged to submit to a meatotomy. This can be easily done under local anesthesia, and if ordinary cleanliness be observed will not be attended with any risk of infection.- Journ, of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. <s>We</s> I washed, Melba was ill. Maudie & Grace to school. John drew manure before dinner, then after he helped Augus Smith fill silo. Jack Skinner was here to night Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46a6a37370c04624c8363e2f60534681.pdf eca8aa24d939dd66fcadb0082eb33fe6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, October 3 == 277 DAYS PAST Friday 89 TO COME Post-Septic Anemia requires timely hemogenic treatment. === Pepto-Mangan ("Gude") === is especially efficient in blood-building therapy and is always well taken and readily tolerated. Weather Temp. A warm day. We ironed, Girls went to school. Melba has been cleaning house. To night Maudie & Melba have gone to Vera Auges to a party. Mr Appleford came for Grace with the Ackharts. Mr Cox was over. John helped Augas this four noon & after dinner has been drawing manure Mar11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a5eaf88f2bdda09e33f85584315f798c.pdf 755fef3ca40ce388ecc6af31dd08073f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Melba went to Kingsmill for Aunty L Teeple. John <s>helpe</s> drew manure == Friday, October 4 == 278 DAYS PAST Saturday 88 TO COME === Relief of Pain in Acute Otitis Media. === The following treatment has given excellent results in the relief of pain arising from congestion of the middle ear occurring in the course of acute otitis media. A solution of magnesium sulphate, three drams, in one ounce each of distilled water and glycerin is warmed and poured into the external auditory canal and retained there for ten or fifteen minutes. The relief in most cases is immediate, and in not a few cases the inflammatory symptoms disappear without further treatment.—Dr. J. D. Thompson; Med. Record. Weather Temp. A lovely day but very heavy dew almost like rain. Lovely moon light, but heavy dew. I took Maudie part way to the station & then the road with Mr Graudy & a little boy, she & Ms Cline went to J ngersall Mavais came & helped us this four noon, to dig potatos. I went to the station for Maudie & to Aylmer Mar 8 Bill 8 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7077a062f453cefb0f87f9ed3f3a3057.pdf bdde9185bde4a192e0330769fb97888d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, October 5 == 279 DAYS PAST 87 TO COME === Digestive Debility === is no bar to the administration of a suitable hematinic for the correction of the blood poverty that complicates or follows such diathetic conditions as Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Rheumatism, Malaria, etc. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) can be safely and confidently administered in spite of co-existing derangement of digestion, as it is so decidedly tolerable and free from irritant action as to permit its use in almost any condition. Sunday Weather Temp. A dull day. Looked like rain all day & has sprinkled a little & to night it pours & every thing is flooded. Ms Appleford & Gene brought Grace, Aunty {deeple?} is here. We was all home, all day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7a91f506837e915b24800480904c2342.pdf 9edc984fd04a9a73a309023031d6a22f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, October 6 == 280 DAYS PAST Monday 86 TO COME === Surgical Suggestions. === When dressing a freely suppurating wound of one of the extremities it is much better to apply the gauze in flat pads than in circular turns. Soiled gauze wound about an extremity cannot well be removed in a cleanly fashion; and, too, circular turns tend, by spreading the pus over the skin, to set up a pustular dermatitis.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day. John dug the potatos what we left in the corn field. Girls went to school. Albert was up Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/970404311d35fdd8a2893e2171ca7d1b.pdf ecf23dc5ad5853d8c3ce7fba09d89be1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, October 7 == 281 DAYS PAST Tuesday 25 TO COME === Peculiarly Adapted. === When acute anemia follows direct hemorrhagic loss the solid elements of the blood must be re-created. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is peculiarly adapted for such purpose, as it supplies, in effective and eligible form, the necessary iron and manganese for the genesis and re-genesis of red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. A fine day. <s>John dug the potataos in the corn field, dr we all did, Albert was up.</s> Girls went to school, four of the kittins have deid with something & this more are sick. Ms Dance & Aleta & little John went to the Belmont fair with Albert. Melba & I picked apples & did the chores. Maudie took Miss Jnglas some apples Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/92354e06f345d448191d6c4b5876cb20.pdf 4aeb924451d16e3416bd48011115a3ec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, October 8 == 282 DAYS PAST Wednesday 84 TO COME === Cure and Cure of Ingrowing Toe Nail. === Ingrowing nail is always due to cutting the nail short. The nail should always extend to the end of the toe and it will never ingrow. For a nail already ingrown cut out the sharp corners (not the end), let the nail grow out and the corners and lateral edges will lift themselves forth.—Dr. C. C. Miller; Med. Fortnightly. Weather Temp. Cool today. & a hard frost last night killed the tomatoe viines. I went up to George Davises & got some tomatoes. Girls went to school. clair Appleford & Eugene came & took John <s>hickory</s> chess nutting they got {quito?} & nice lot Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1adafea2068e42ed23ec86791cb00827.pdf e7c00b8cfa9c843b84ec27d0d2b7c0c3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, October 9 == 283 DAYS PAST Thursday 83 TO COME === Regenesis of the Red Cell === is an essential requirement after the subsidence of profuse hemorrhage from any cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the organism with the material necessary for the creation of new erythrocytes and the increase of the iron-holding, oxygen-bearing hemoglobin. Weather Temp. Rained. I washed, Girls went to school. Melba & her Aunt was agoing to St Thomas, but as it rained the diden't go. Mariah https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1163a598ab18d05de876245b85f02766.pdf 2e09894004e85b65f57848273aac30c6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, October 10 == 284 DAYS PAST Friday 82 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === In cases of intestinal obstruction never omit a thorough examination for the possible presence of hernia. Unless this is done, small ruptures of which the patient was entirely unaware may be overlooked. A good anesthetic mixture for local anesthesia, as in incision of the drum membrane in otitis media, consists of equal parts of cocain, carbolic acid and menthol. This has been found very satisfactory by Dr. E. C. Ellett.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. Rained this morning & again to night. Girls went to school. We put the washing out to day to Aylmer to night & took Bauldy to Dr Davis, & left school. Mr Appleford & Mac came for Grace to night. Melba & I have picked some apples. John finished digging potatoes Mariah 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/94d1c792762e255bf0a1ba8a242aa000.pdf c9745eefea39a89b97547cafdb24076b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, October 11 == 285 DAYS PAST Saturday 81 TO COME === A General Bracer. === R Strychnia Sulph. ( Gm.o.02) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330- original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Rained all the four noon. Ms Teeple Melba & I went to Aylmer. John dug past holes. Mariah is rather laid up Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6af480bddfec35d1d6564996cc82e01.pdf 60dbd6aca59df62707050c38bcbeec73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, October 12 == 286 DAYS PAST Sunday 80 TO COME === Erysipelas. === Judd has obtained excellent results by swabbing the affected area and for a half-inch margin beyond with 95 per cent. solution of carbolic acid until moderate blanching of the tissues occurs, then swabbing with pure alcohol until whitened arca becomes pink again. Only small portions should be treated at a time, and usually one application is required.-Erch. Weather Temp. A fine day, heavy frost last night, froze ice. Ms Teeple & Melba went to church. Bauldy kitten died last night out at Dr Davises. Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf442e4f6147821ca86412b07e6acfac.pdf 945141f2a6169f35e09eae0c92108ea4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, October 13 == 287 DAYS PAST Monday 79 TO COME === Acceptable Building Material === is necessary to initiate a construction and reconstruction of the vital fluid in cases of general depletion from whatever cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by furnishing material eligible and acceptable in form, revives the circulation and reconstructs the bodily tissues generally. Weather Temp. Thanks giving. A fine day. Grace came to night. John started ploughing. {A rip in the page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/36a54d7d6eb461e654966035f63c9d36.pdf 7eab74d50ec2eb0c814fef9238ae9176 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, October 14 == 288 DAYS PAST Tuesday 78 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologio Aphorisms. === Post-operative abdominal pain is quite often a reflex that owes its origin to a simple condition in the urinary system and may, in many instances, be easily relieved by catheteriza-tion. This is a good point to bear in mind and is both useful to remember and simple to carry out in a case, the relief being marked and grateful to the patient.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Raining a little to night. I took the girls to school. Melba went for them. John plougled {a rip in page} Billie 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f640ef8663c7aa1bd87585ff4ff95e2c.pdf b83cacb3f21fadb5cb69ccff679a224c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, October 15 == 289 DAYS PAST Wednesday 77 TO COME === The Reserve Supply of Iron === stored up in the body is said to be one of its physiologic "factors of safety." It is fed out into the circulation when required. When the reserve store is insufficient for the needs of the blood, anemia ensues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude presents the organic ferruginous material for blood enrichment in eminently palatable, entirely tolerable and readily appropriable form. Weather Temp. A fine day. Aunty Teeple & Melba went to St Thomas. I took them to Kingsmill, got a new pair of shoes. Then I meet them at Ms Adams's where they had supper. John ploughed Billy 8, Mariah 3 {Different page} We ironed. Ms Teeples cold is a little better Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aeac56ca0ba899dedf64abb86c7a5841.pdf 98276fc7d198ed105352b0eb5db652bc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, October 16 == 290 DAYS PAST Thursday 76 TO COME === Anesthesia in Obstetric Practice. === 1. Ether should be used as an anesthetic in obstetric practice where pulmonary complications are absent. 2. Its action on the uterine contractions in the second stage of labor is preferable to that of chloroform. 3. No anesthetic should be given in the first stage of nor- mal labor. 4. Uterine atony and postpartum hemorrhage are rare following ether anesthesia.-Stone; Surg. Gyn. and Obstetrics. Weather Temp. Rained, a little. Girls went to school. John ploughed when it diden't rain. Billy 11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/abe3a9cbcfca77315e4cb429d5f11114.pdf 13556b9a4626c494ee627f065e9193bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, October 17 == 291 DAYS PAST Friday 75 TO COME === Post-Diphtheritic Prostration. === R Strychnia Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓. Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. Rained last night a little, but a fine day to day. John ploughed all day down by the woods. Melba went to <s>the</s> Aylmer with Mr Appleford & they had sports day at the high school. We ironed. Ms Teeples cold is a little better Billy 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f6b81a901451c48e0a0308171858868.pdf bc72815c70b08fae77431fc1ae3a3c98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, October 18 == 292 DAYS PAST Saturday 74 TO COME === Anesthesia in Obstetric Practice. === 5. Ether should be used in eclampsia in preference to chloroform. Its action is as positive and the danger much less. 6. Ether is far safer to the mother than chloroform. The danger of delayed poisoning is rare. 7. The indications for the use of chloroform in obstetric practice will be gradually limited in the future, when its toxic effects upon the vital organs are better understood - Stone: Surg. Gyn. and Obstetrics. Weather Temp. A lovely day but cool. Eugene & Albert, came & helped John draw in the corn stocks. Maudie went this morning & got old Billy shod. This afternoon Melba & Aunty Teeple went to aylmer Billy 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6156fa0390524e69c8103859725734c9.pdf b5e9944bb8785e6b19a89244f9003ccb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, October 19 == 293 DAYS PAST Sunday 73 TO COME === A Sufficient Percentage === of oxygen-holding and oxygen-contributing hemoglobin is necessary in order to insure a blood tissue of full physiologic potency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) enriches the red cells, by supplying, in absorbable form, the organic iron and manganese needed to restore functional activity. Weather Temp. A fine day. Girls went to Church twice. Grace came over to night. Billey 10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/536c7e767d2ea5e88fc6ae36326a99ab.pdf f52c59484658dc6efced3eae6fa98992 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, October 20 == 294 DAYS PAST Monday 72 TO COME === Surgical Hints. === To relieve nausea after anesthesia turn the patient on his right side, as this will enable the stomach to more readily empty itself. Never omit warming the bed in which a patient is placed after operation; if hot water bottles have been used. these should be removed when he is ready to return to bed.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. A fine day & cold voting day. I voted for the first & diden't laze my vote. John & I went on to Aylmer. Girls went to school. John ploughed after dinner Mariah 7, Billie 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e8b94f10f5515091c3e43d31de70837f.pdf 20c636652af140c2f456ab0a445c5e37 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, October 21 == 295 DAYS PAST Tuesday 71 TO COME === The Contributing Cause === of the Anemia which sometimes follows typhoid is often an "iron poor" milk diet, prolonged for several weeks.The resulting blood state, and the prostration incident to a long continued illness, urgently calls for hematinic and supportive measures during convalescence. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) eligibly supplies the essential material for hematic reconstruction and general constitutional revitalization. Weather Temp. Rained hard. I washed. Girls went to school. The Dr Davis came & took Melbas Dorset lamb's horn off. Billey 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d447bf07cd4996e1f079ebcc685dd89.pdf 60921ca380d256778ea199c9696eb91e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, October 22 == 296 DAYS PAST {aoed?} 70 TO COME === Hand Disinfection. === Rub the hands with sterilized gauze soaked in a five per cent. solution of tannic acid in alcohol. According to the authors it matters not whether the hands be previously washed or not, wet or dry. Cultures taken from hands treated in this way remain sterile, and the disinfection remains for some time, and is not altered by contact with liquids nor by move. ments or friction - Zabloudovsky and Tatarinov. Weather Temp. A cloudy day. Melba Aunty, & I went to Aylmer. Grace was taken ill with apendecitis, had the Dr to night. I hung out the clothes but the diden't dry. John was helping Albert fill silo Mar 5 Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d3e8fb34599078b4434e1bf6a2d91786.pdf 3f5917e0134b81082d5646114975380d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, Octobe 23 == 297 DAYS PAST Thursday 69 TO COME === Series After Series === of hematologic examinations have abundantly demonstrated the blood constructing value of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in the Chlorotic Anemia of young girls. This classical "green sickness" of the older writers is peculiarly amenable to its prompt hemoglobin creating power and general tonic and reconstructive effect. Weather Temp. Rained some last night <s>Melba</s> I went to mill. Ms Appleford was over. Grace was very sick all night. John ploughed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a1b1de9a3cea33a2b8ee1adada98f0b.pdf 142c8e2dd417128353a54d87d888013f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, October 24 == 298 DAYS PAST Friday 68 TO COME === The Hot Water Bottle. === The hot water bottle may be made to serve several useful purposes. Filled with small pieces of cracked ice, it takes the place of an ice cap. In congestive headaches it may be filled with cold water and applied to the forehead or back of the neck. After using a hot water bottle and it has been drained by hanging mouth downward, it should be inflated with air before screwing the plug. This keeps the walls from collapsing and sticking, thus causing disintegration of the rubber. Rubber goods shouid be kept dry, and wrinkling so far as possible prevented --Medical Summary Weather Temp. Rained a little last night. John ploughed all day. I gathered the cabbage. Melba & Aunty did the work took care of grace. J https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb08255498b2c64d22df589449a1c0c8.pdf d4b4ea4a1958e60a32dc4a009d5abd33 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday, October 25 == 299 DAYS PAST Saturday 67 TO COME === When Vigorously Pashed === in post-malarial anemia, as well as in the anemia resulting from many of the severe destructive blood infections, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) builds new erythrocytes rapidly and certainly, and aids materially in the desired increase of hemoglobin. No untoward effects upon appetite, digestion, nor any of the vital functions are ever noted as a result of its administration. Weather Temp. Rained hard. John ploughed when it diden't rain. Aunty Teeple & Melba went to Aylmer. Dr Davis was her to find out what killed, Melbas Dorset lamb. Mariah 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3aa9d767b48ca5d1fcfb03d10c9b54b5.pdf 665c2642070c8afbedc877043688f102 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday, October 26 == 300 DAYS PAST Sunday 66 TO COME === Removal of Adhesive Plaster. === To remove the plaster, raise from one-eighth to one-fourth inch.of one end of the adhesive strap before applying the ether, then, with a medicine dropper, apply ether to the skin a drop at at time, and the plaster will almost fall off by its own weight. It is necessary to be careful not to separate the cloth from the adhesive material in starting or else the ether will follow this plane, removing the cloth only.-J. Scott Brown, M D.; Journ. A. M. A. Weather Temp. Rained this morning. Maudie took Aunty Teeple to Aleta's Mr, Mrs, & gene Appleford was here for dinner. Grace is a little better & was popped up in bed a little while. Maudie was in to Aunt Bells a little while on her way home Mariah 13 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12cf4d67a62dc833c6a8caa4ff2ec78e.pdf ba8fda19a5ddfd3e07b1e8173a714776 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, October 27 == 301 DAYS PAST Monday 65 TO COME === Strenuous Objection === soften registered by the rebellious child when medication is attempted. Not so, however, in the case of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This eminently palatable hematic tonic is pleasing to patients of all ages, and is especially indicated in cases in which the ordinary forms of iron are likely to disturb digestion or produce constipation. Weather Temp. Rained all night & nearly all the four noon. John ploughed this afternoon & I gathered the turnips & carrots. Mr Young came this afternoon to build fence. Maudie went to school, alone & I gave her so many jobs that I am sorry for it & mill try & never do it again. Grace is getting better. Shed was here Mariah 6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5986eef772b5109e431426f8cadb2b5d.pdf 6ebd25832a10de04624393ceda0a7fd8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday, October 28 == 302 DAYS PAST Tuesday 64 TO COME === Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms. === In washerwoman's itch, which is characterized by a thick horny epidermal layer traversed by numerous fissures that bleed easily, the best method of treatment is to apply continuously Hebra's diachylon ointment and prohibit the contact of the hands with water. This local treatment should be supplemented by proper internal measures and strict attention to a proper diet.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. Rained all night & a little when I got up. I took Maudie Melba & went for her. Mr Young was here building fence. Mr Cox helped John put in tyle before dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/904ad2ca8ba01c917f9940b55790c703.pdf 5276eadfd38dab40d9600c401ee4dc4c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday, October 29 == 303 DAYS PAST Wednesday 63 TO COME === The Controlling Hematologic Tests === show that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is always equal to the emergency when given regularly for its hematinic effect. It can, therefore, be depended upon to overcome blood poverty in any condition in which serious organic complications do not preclude the possibility of improvement or recovery. Weather Temp. A fine day. I washed. Melba took care of Grace. Maudie went to school. Bayde was here for dinner. John ploughed. Maudie went to school. I have an awfull sore thumb. Grace has been up nearly all day. Billey 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/95ed33d0b768c85d3ec61af0e2773e31.pdf 9691fb90486653a5479f13a7a7d80c78 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday, October 30 == 304 DAYS PAST Thursday 62 TO COME === Non-Operative Cure of Hemorrhoids. === J. Toth calls attention to a simple means of keeping hemorrhoids under control, and finally curing them, by gentle, constant compression. This is accomplished, he says, by means of a rather loose pledget of absorbent cotton, not larger than a large pea, which is introduced into the anus between the internal and external sphincters. Under the influence of the compression the varicose enlargement of the veins at this point retrogresses and the hemorrhoids become obliterated -Wicn. Med. Woch. Weather Temp. Rained last night & this fournoon. Then after dinner turend out fine. Maudie went to school. Grace went out dors a little while. We ironed. John ploughed this afternoon. 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J. BREITENBACH COMPANY. 53 WARREN STREET NEW YORK CITY, Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sweet Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th & 20th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township and Malahide Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. <p>Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary &amp; Transcription, 1881-1882 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1914 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1915 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1916 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1917 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1918 <br />Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 <br />Melba &amp; Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928</p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1919 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosamond McKenney Sweet Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Elgin County, Malahide Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1919 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>PHYSICIAN'S DAILY MEMORANDUM FOR 1919 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Time-Tried_Tonic">The Time-Tried Tonic</span></h2> <p>[clipping pasted over text] </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="FLOWER-GUESSING_GAME.">FLOWER-GUESSING GAME.</span></h3> <p>1. My first wears my second on her foot. Lady's slipper. 2. A Roman numeral. IV. (Ivy). 3. The hour before my English cous-in's tea. Four o'clock. 4. Good marketings. BUtter and eggs. 5. A very gay and ferocious animal. Dandelion. 6. My first is often sought for my second. Marigold. 7. A young man's farewell to his sweeheart. 8. Her reply to him. Sweet William. 9. The gentler sex of the Friend persuasion. Quaker ladies. 10. Its own doctor. Self-heal. 11. My first is as sharp as needles, my second is as soft as down. Thistle-down. 12. My first is a country in Asia, my second is the name of a prominent New York family. China Aster. 13. My first is the name of a bird, my second is worn by cavalrymen. Larkspur. 14. A church official. Elder. 15. A very precise lady. Primrose. 16. A tattered songster. Ragged robin. 17. My first is sly but cannot wear my second. Fox-glove. 18. The color of a horse. Sorrel. 19. A craze in Holland in the seven-teenth century. Tulip. 20. My first is an implement of war, my second is a place where money is coined. Spearmint. 21. A disrespectful name for a physi-cian. Dock. 21. Fragrant letters. Sweet peas. 23. My first is a white wood, my sec-ond is the name of a yellowish Rhenish wine. Hollyhock. 24. What the father said to his son in the morning. "Johnny-jump-up." </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{photograph of a man} EDWARD GAMALIEL JANEWAY, M.D </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Edward_Gamaliel_Janeway,_M.D."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Edward_Gamaliel_Janeway.2C_M.D.">Edward Gamaliel Janeway, M.D.</span></h2> <p>This justly celebrated American physician, who achieved an international reputation because of his skill as a pathologist and diagnostician, passed away on Feb. 10, 1911, at the age of 70. His medical course, which he commenced in 1860 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, was interrupted by the civil war, in which he took part as an acting medical cadet. He later graduated from the above institution and at once established himself in New York City where he continued in active practice almost up to the time of his death. His career was one of rapid advancement and it has been given to but few physicians to embrace and so thoroughly take advantage of the many opportunities afford-ed him for both public and private service. As teacher, author, sanitary authority, and hospital attendant and consultant he became widely known and justly famous. Probably no other physician in the Easter Section of our country was so often sought after as diagnostician and consult-ant among all classes of people and by his pro-fessional colleagues generally. HIs loss will no doubt be seriously felt by his patients, by the many physicians who have been accustomed to call upon him for advice and assistance, as well as by the many public hospitals and institutions with which he was connected and to which he devoted so much of his valuable time. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Physician's_Year_Book"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Physician.27s_Year_Book">Physician's Year Book</span></h2> <p>BEING A DAILY MEMORANDUM TOGETHER WITH A MISCELLANEOUS JUMBLE OF FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PHYSICIAN. "AS THE DAYS FLY BY." </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="1912">1912</span></h3> <p>COMPLIMENTS OF M.J. BREITENBACH CO. 53 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>[Stamped logo of printing press] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Wednesday 1 </p><p>Rained all day turned much colder to night. Melba &amp; I fixed the sheep pen &amp; put them in for the first time. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Thursday <s>4</s>2<br />Eugene's birth day. Melba &amp; I washed &amp; to night we went to Aylmer. Maudie was not so well this morning &amp; John was down to Alberts &amp; Shed &amp; John cut wood for Albert, as he was ill. John drew rails all the four noon. </p><p>Mariah 6. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Saturday <s>6</s> 4 </p><p>I moved off &amp; on all day John was to Aylmer. I finished packing the bag packed the Kelley {Shrine?} </p><p>Mariah 6- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Saturday <s>6</s> 4 </p><p>I moved off &amp; on all day John was to Aylmer. I finished packing the bag packed the Kelley {Shrine?} </p><p>Mariah 6- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Monday <s>22</s> 6 </p><p>started in fine, but snowed before noon, &amp; kept it up all day. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; {took?} some chickens &amp; eggs to Mrs Pickering, &amp; some ice cream to Wilfred Bring home, John was out &amp; roted, the men that get in was, Me Jaggart, Heill, Miller, Ashton &amp; McKenney, </p><p>Mariah E </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Tuesday <s>23</s> 7 </p><p>He killed seven chickens &amp; took four to Mrs Pickering Melba &amp; I took them. George {Afterello?} was here for a load of hay. John has been tearing down fence, snowed &amp; blew a lot last night, &amp; frezeing tonight, Paid Dr haelo in freee today Mariah E miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Wednesday <s>24</s> 8 </p><p>Bayde helped John draws rails all day, John wasn't very well this morning, Ed Thompson &amp; May got Albert Hoover old horse to Bill. very mild this morning, but high wind to night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Thursday <s>20</s> 9 </p><p>Very blustery &amp; snowing a little to night &amp; blowing very hard. Ms Coy was here for dinner, &amp; this after noon she &amp; John put a window in the neat ride of the pig pen, where I keep the chickens Melba framed nearly all the afternoon I fried the hen house </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Friday <s>28</s> 10 </p><p>High wind all the four noon &amp; snow blowing some time so you can hardley see &amp; cold, a little more quiet this afternoon. John went to will this morning, over to Ms {Couis?} this afternoon, &amp; down to Albert to night. Prestin sent ms a lot of papers, had a letter from two James, Era was one </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Saturday <s>27</s> 11 </p><p>nice day but cold. Eugene, Aleta, &amp; baby John was here for dinner Mr Dance was here after dinner &amp; Aleta went home with him. Eugene took John to Aylmer &amp; then he stayed for supper </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Sunday <s>22</s> 12 </p><p>Grim but cold, Martha was taken sick this morning &amp; had Dr Ruielain Come &amp; he called it {neuritis?} Father went for Ms Ostraude but she had the flue &amp; coulden't come, I have a raging head ache, </p><p>Mariah 4 1/2 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday 13 </p><p>a perfect day, very sloppy &amp; muddy, Eugene brought Grace here to help me, Bath my patients are better. Grace &amp; I went to Aylmer this afternoon </p><p>Mariah 6 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Tuesday <s>2</s> 14 </p><p>Dull day but very warm. Grace &amp; I did a large washing, but Dad rinsed &amp; bleed them &amp; carried the water all out &amp; {came?} in for {two?}. Mother sat up a little while, Mr Jan awagner was there this afternoon, Cecil came with their team &amp; {illegible} wood </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Wednesday 15- </p><p>Grim day, Aleta John &amp; {Yeam?} Appleford, was over for dinner &amp; tea, the three girls went to Aylmer, Grace &amp; I ironed all the evening, besides staying on the pond, Pa {road?} down as far as Ed Thompsons with Clarence </p><p>Mariah b miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Thursday <s>18</s> 13 </p><p>A fine day Jruvo &amp; Mary Mathews was here for dinner &amp; tea. Then they went to the show, &amp; home then Lawn brought Jruvo back Dad was risiting to night Mother was a little better &amp; help me come to day two Coy was over this morning </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Friday <s>15</s> 17 </p><p>A fine day snow all gone. The roads are muddy. Weren Patman was here sawing wood. Jruvo, Melba &amp; Grace went to Aylmer. I have been well eneough to help all day. Eugene left a heffer here, that he bought of Heart Draper. </p><p>Mariah b. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Saturday <s>16</s> 18 </p><p>A fine day Eugene, <s>Aleta, &amp; baby, here for dinner, &amp; tea</s> like {illegible} bees were out. Finished sawing wood. Melba took Grace home &amp; was to Aletas for dinner. Aleta was sick all night. Jruvo is here. John went to {illegible} smile. Billy B </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Sunday <s>7</s> 19 </p><p>A fine day. Eugene, Aleta &amp; baby was here. Eugene took Aleta to Dr, &amp; they was here for dinner &amp; tea. Jruvo made Maudie {miss?} Le Jammes yesterday </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Monday <s>8</s> 20 </p><p>A fine day. Many came for Jruvo before dinner John took a grist to mill. Then threw wood in the wood shed. Maiden S Audrah was here this afternoon. Eugene was here. {Came?} horses home all had the distempers but Billey. Eugene was here a little while to night after he killed Lewises bees, &amp; went to Aylmer, the Bone cow had her calf </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Tuesday <s>9</s> 21 </p><p>Fine day but hoyy. We washed &amp; ironed some of them. {Heayel?} Dance was in a few minutes. John went to Aylmer with Eugene to see some young cattle </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Wednesday <s>10</s> 22 </p><p>A very foggy day &amp; to night is fiece {fierce}, can't hardly see, for the fog. Alma Snelgrove &amp; lelouhe was here this afternoon &amp; I took them home. I was to Aylmer this morning. Eugene was here this afternoon a few minutes on his way to the station to meet Mr Dance John {Avuo?} Manuve Billy j </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Thursday <s>11</s> 8 3 </p><p>A very rainy day John was to shed this afternoon. Charley Marehanut Came for the little calf </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Friday <s>12</s> 24 </p><p>Fine John threw wood in the wood shed </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Saturday <s>13</s> 25 </p><p>Fine all day but rained a little to night. We washed &amp; Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer. {Aleie?} &amp; leliffad came up this evening. John finished putting the wood in the wood shed Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan Sunday <s>14</s> 26 </p><p>A fine day. Grace came back. Eric Abell Mina Patman &amp; {Urvina?} was here for tea. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><s>Jan Friday <s>14</s> 27</s> </p><p>Jan Monday 27 </p><p>Fine day. <s>Ms. Mrs.</s> very muddy. Melba took Grace &amp; went from here. I sewed all day. John finished piling wood. Billey 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan <s>Saturday</s> Tuesday <s>27</s> 28 </p><p>Cloudy nearly all day. Roads very muddy. Mrs Johnston, that wood to the stella Me Jaggart &amp; Anna was with her, they waas here for tea. Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. John went to Aylmer this morning &amp; took Grace this afternoon he has been burning the chips &amp; was over to Billey Darises same of the time where they was sawing wood. Mark, Cecil &amp; Clarence help Billey. </p><p>Billey 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_January_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_January_29">Monday, January 29</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="29_DAYS_PAST_337_TO_COME">29 DAYS PAST 337 TO COME</span></h3> <p>To Repair Corpuscular Disintegration is the urgent indication after the destruction of the parasites, in malarial infection. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) initiates and accomplishes hematic renconstruction, as it acts as a creator of new red blood cells and a re-creator of those partially destroyed. It also stimulates the for mation of hemoglobin and acts as a general tonic reconstituent. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Weather_Temp.">Weather Temp.</span></h3> <p>An nice day only had a few snow flurries &amp; snowed about an inch last night. I took Grace this morning &amp; got an new lace curtain for the pauloue bedroom, Aleta &amp; little John was here for dinner. Mr Dance brought them on his way to Aylmer. Eugene came for them &amp; was here for supper. Bill was sawing wood this afternoon. Bayde helped John draw hay </p><p>Billey D </p><p>Melba went for Grace </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_January_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_January_30">Tuesday, January 30</span></h2> <p>30 DAYS PAST 336 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Bedside_Widal_Test.">A Bedside Widal Test.</span></h3> <p>Dr. G. Gilman reports a bedside method of Widal testing which comsumes little time and gives results withing a few hours. The test solution is a formalized culture of the typhoid bacillus, which can be procured from any pathological laboratory and will keep any lenght of time. In a small vial are placed 48 drops of the test solution, and to this are added two drops of the patient's blood. The tube is corked, well shaken, and set aside for three to five hours. A clear supernatant liquid indicates positive, a turbid liquid a negative reaction. The same technique may be used for other agglutination tests. Weather Temp. </p><p><br /> Looked like a storm, but didn't. I took Grace went with the milk wagon, &amp; I got my chair that I had mailed that Mrs Bingham gave me. Melba went for Grace &amp; John came home with them he has been helping Ed Thompson, {illegible} the old seal house that they used for a hen {illegible} </p><p>Billy </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday 22 eggs </p> <h2><span id="Wednesday,_January_31"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_January_31"><s>Wednesday</s>, January 31</span></h2> <p>31 DAYS PAST 335 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="&quot;Facile_Princeps&quot;_in_its_Class."></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".22Facile_Princeps.22_in_its_Class.">"Facile Princeps" in its Class.</span></h3> <p>The ever-present problem of how best to restore the vitality and resistance of the exhausted patient must include a consideration of the preferable hematinic. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is "easily leader" in this field, as it is at once palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-corrosive, non-constipating, almost immediately absorbable, and promptly efficient in blood reconstruction. </p><p>Weather Temp </p><p><br /> Cold and very bright. I took Grace and took my music lesson. Pa took grist to mill and went to Shed's this afternoon. Mother and I went to Kingsmill Aunt Bell and Uncle Levis were here for a few minutess this afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_February_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_February_1">Thursday, February 1</span></h2> <p>32 DAYS PAST 334 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Theoretically, the detection of stone in the bladder is a comparatively easy maneuvre. Occasionally, the symptoms described by the patient point to vesical calculus and, despite all efforts, it cannot be detected by the sound. This may be occasioned by the fact that the stone has lodged behind the prostate. By tilting the hips well up above the level of the shoulders the calculus may become dislodged, roll down to the base of the bladder, and then be easily found.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. </p><p>Weather Temp </p><p>Fine but cold. Pa went to town and got Mike shed. Eugene and Aleta were here for dinner, about 4 o' clock. Baby stayed while they went to town. Grace invited me to come out and stay till Sunday. Alma and Claske brought Maud in some candies, then went on to town. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday </p> <h2><span id="Friday,_February_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_February_2"><s>Friday</s>, February 2</span></h2> <p>33 DAYS PAST 333 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Quick_and_Satisfactory_Way.">A Quick and Satisfactory Way.</span></h3> <p>To revive, restore and reconstruct one should preferably begin at the foundation. In almost every case of systemic depletion the blood is "below par." There is no quicker or more satisfactory way of reparative process than by starting up the reparative process than by means of Pepto-Mangan (Gude).This palatable and tolerable combination of iron and manganese in organic form is a veritable "prop" to the functionally disturbed blood. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day thawed a little, rather good wheeling. Melba &amp; I went to Church this morning. Mrs Rogers gave an address. Mr Mitchell preached a memorial service, his toy was John </p> <pre> {llehap?} 14 vers it was </pre> <p>for Grace. McGinnis &amp; Boughner, that died with the flue. Grace came over, to night, Aunt Bell went to church with us Mariah 18 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday </p> <h2><span id="Saturday,Febuary_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2CFebuary_3"><s>Saturday</s>,Febuary 3</span></h2> <p>34 DAYS PAST 332 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Treatment_of_Pneumonia.">Treatment of Pneumonia.</span></h3> <p>The great needs of the body in pneumonia are plenty of air, water and rest. Over-feeding and wrong feeding ar responsible for a loss of energy used up in an attempt to digest, assimilate, and excrete unsuitable foods. Meat broths are not useful because they make no energy and tax the kidneys. Sugar is a valuable energy-producing food and leaves nothing but water and carbon dioxide to be eliminated. Failure to keep the patient in a horizontal position so as to aid the heart in carrying on the circulation is responsible for many deaths.—Dr. G. Werley: The Hospital. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p>Nice day, but cloudy towards night. Sprinkle rain this evening. Ms. Coy, Cecil, Clarence helped Pa kill two pigs before dinner. Father {reshape?} the roads to-day. Mother and I racked the yard and had bon fises. Took and went for Grace. Eugene was her to-night. Ms. Coy came over and helped take in pigs. Then Cecil ame latter. </p><p>Mariha s- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_February_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_February_4"><s>Sunday</s>, February 4</span></h2> <p>35 DAYS PAST 331 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tardy_Recovery">Tardy Recovery</span></h3> <p>from the depleting effects of a constitutional infection is especially characteristic of La Grippe convalescence. While immediately restorative measures are often indicated to combat prostration, a hematinic reconstituent is also needed. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), to which the proper dose of strychnine is added, is a peculiarly efficient reconstructive in such cases. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; this morning &amp; was very foggy. Melba took Grace &amp; Melba &amp; I went for her &amp; got Maudie an new sing for her birthday tomorrow. John cut up the pigs &amp; went to John dearters sale. Aleta &amp; little John was here for dinner. John got one hundred weight of sugar </p><p>Billey 8 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wendnesday </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_February_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_February_5">Monday, February 5</span></h2> <p>36 DAYS PAST 330 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._2,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._2.2C">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 2,</span></h3> <p>Except when specifically contraindicated a thorough cleansing of the intestinal tract is of manifest advantage. The administration of a mild purgative one or two nights previous and an enema several hours before the operation is good routine. But an enema, improperly given as to method or too late as to time, may be productive of much annoyance during the operation.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold We washed &amp; Melba did nearly all the ironing. John took Grace when he went for a bag of salt. Melba went for her. John has made the brine for the park, &amp; he &amp; Mark was down to Shed's this afternoon &amp; to night he is over to Ms Coves. </p><p>Billey 5- Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_February_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_February_6">Tuesday, February 6</span></h2> <p>37 DAYS PAST Thursday 329 TO COME </p><p>In the convalescent stage of La Grippe nothing will more quickly and certainly restore the strength and repair the blood than </p> <h2><span id="Pepto-Mandan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mandan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mandan ("Gude")</span></h2> <p>the ideal hematinic and general tonic. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p>John was away all afternoon don't know where A fine day with rather cold wind, had a few snow flurries last night. Melba took Grace &amp; the buggy wheel to town, Melba went for Grace but Ms Coy brought the wheel home. Melba finished the ironing. I have been making Melbas under skirt &amp; was George hevello came for a load of hay. John put the beenie one, but meet man 6- Billey 6- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday </p> <h2><span id="Wednesday,_February_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_February_7"><s>Wednesday</s>, February 7</span></h2> <p>38 DAST PAST 328 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>In making a deep incision for whitlow it is important not to lay open a tendon sheath from end to end owing to the great danger of sloughing of the tendon. In osteomyelitis it is always advisable to open up the bone even before the presence of pus can be positively determined, in order to prevent abscess, pyemia, or necrosis.-Int. Jouru. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>lovely day but cold. Took Grace and music lesson. Went after her. Gean came after Grace and stayed for supper. Pa swaed wood at Ms. Cois. <s>I have</s> Mother has been tying out the lard all day. </p><p>Bill s- Mariha s- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_February_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_February_8">Thursday, February 8</span></h2> <p>39 DAYS PAST Saturday 327 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_the_Various_Life_Processes">In the Various Life Processes</span></h3> <p>iron is essential, as it is the vital oxygen-carrying element of the blood. In anemic states Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes iron (and manganese, its oxygenating partner) in a form peculiarly acceptable to the digestion, promptly absorbable and readily appropriable by the blood. Weather Temp. </p><p>I made soap to day </p><p>A fine day Good wheeling a few little flakes of snow. John went to Kingsmill this afternoon, down to sheds to night, &amp; sawed wood for Ms Coy this fournoon. Head to make brine again for the meet as the other leaked off. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer for the mail. Eugene was over to night &amp; stayed untill nearly ten &amp; then went to Aylmer </p><p>Billey 3 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_February_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_February_9">Friday, February 9</span></h2> <p>40 DAYS PAST Sunday 326 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Non-Irritating_Depilatory.">A Non-Irritating Depilatory.</span></h3> <p>Depilatories containing the sulphides of barium, strontium and calcium and an inactive substance like chalk, talc or starch are extremely irritating to the skin. This can be avoided by preparing them hot. To prepare such mixtures 1.5 grams of strontium, or an equivalent quantity of barium or calcium sulphide, are triturated with 2 grams of starch and &amp; grams of water and the mixture heated to boiling, with continuous stirring. Upon cooling, a creamy mixture is obtained, which is as efficacious as the mixture prepared in the cold and does not hurt the skin.—Med. Brief. </p><p>Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy Snowed a little off &amp; on snowed some last night, but of no account. Gene Appleford brought Grace to night &amp; she &amp; Melba went to church. Been a high fly day. John went a way with Billey this afternoon &amp; to night is gone </p><p>Billey Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_February_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_February_10">Saturday, February 10</span></h2> <p>41 DAYS PAST Monday 325 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="After_the_Subsidence">After the Subsidence</span></h3> <p>of the acute symptoms of any infectious disease the special desideratum is the prompt initiation of a blood-building campaign. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) builds, revives and re-creates the devitalized circulating medium, increases the appetite and absorptive capacity, augments bodily resistance, hastens convalescence and acts as a general hematinic and tonic reconstructive. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day We washed Melba took Grace &amp; she walked home here. The Dr &amp; Billey was out &amp; the Dr social Maudie hip was coming down. John drew manure </p><p>Billy b </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_February_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_February_11">Sunday, February 11</span></h2> <p>42 DAYS PAST Tuesday 342 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._3.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 3.</span></h3> <p>The prophylactic hypodermic injection of atropine and of morphine or codeine, is generally an assistance though not routinely used in our cases. The injection should be given a half or one hour before, and the dose of the hypnotic need not be large. The latter seems to be of special value in those cases which will awaken to experience new found pain.-Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine all day but snowing to night Melba took Grace &amp; Melba &amp; I went for her. I went in to the high school a few minutes to see {the?} Aide Clarence helped John draw straw in the {dreien?} barn </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Bayde Thompson has brought the Adams Bingham place </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_February_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_February_12">Monday, February 12</span></h2> <p>43 DAYS PAST Wenesday 323 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_Most_Cases_of_Chronic_Illness">In Most Cases of Chronic Illness</span></h3> <p>the restoration of normal function, the reinforcement of vitality, and the fortification of the power of resistance. are the important therapeutic indications. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not simply a temporary restorative, but also a real blood constructor, and thus assists absorption, assimilation and nutrition generally. Weather Temp. </p><p>Snowed last night hot was foggey this morning, &amp; by noon it was all gone Melba took Grace as far as Bogen's carners didn't go any farther because the hors balled {illegible}. Melba went for Grace, &amp; me <u>ironce</u> ironed all day. John was up to Lewises for grans seed this four noon &amp; drew manure this afternoon </p><p>Mariah 8 Billey 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_February_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_February_13">Tuesday, February 13</span></h2> <p>44 DAYS PAST Thursday 322 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>Next to rheumatism, tuberculosis is the most common of all affections of the joints, although in the early stage the symptoms may be so obscure as to make a diagnosis extremely difficult. In young children caries of the mastoid process with abscess formation may occur without involvement of the inner ear, and without fever, pain or other constitutional symptoms.-Int. Journ. of Sura. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hazey looking all day &amp; to night it is raining hard. Melba took Grace &amp; to night Melba &amp; I started for her we meet Me Mitchell &amp; Evie Abell coming here, so I came home with them. Melba went on John has been resting all day besides doing his chores. Maiden &amp; Audrah was in to night </p><p>Mari 6 Billy 4 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wenesday,_February_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wenesday.2C_February_14">Wenesday, February 14</span></h2> <p>45 DAYS PAST Friday 321 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Profound_Anemia_From_Any_Cause.">Profound Anemia From Any Cause.</span></h3> <p>R Liq. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto=Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoon after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day last night &amp; some this morning. Melba took Grace &amp; had had her music lesson. Went for her to night Melba was a going home with Grace but the roads was so muddy, they didn't go. John helped Bayde this afternoon down on his place. Hayel was in to see Maudie. Carl wanted out in the road. Ms Coy was here this afternoon </p><p>Milly b- Mariah b- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_February_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_February_15">Thursday, February 15</span></h2> <p>46 DAYS PAST Saturday 320 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hoarseness.">Hoarseness.</span></h3> <p>Ten drops of dilute nitric acid, three or four times a day, in sweetened water, is recommended for this condition, by Ellingwood. Singers and public speakers will find this an excellent remedy. If immediate benefit is required, use three or four drops on a square of loaf sugar, and allow it to dissolve on the tongue slowly, drawing the air into the lungs over it.—Therapeutic Record Weather Temp. </p><p>A very dissagreable day misting, raining some &amp; snowing to night. The ground is quite white &amp; mud something fiece. Colder tonight. Grace didn't go home last night. I put a quilt on the frences this afternoon, &amp; have of off now &amp; all lasted ready for to stitch on the machine. John was over this afternoon with Cecil the others all went to Aylmer. John &amp; Grace put up a grist for chopp but he didn't go </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_February_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_February_16">Friday, February 16</span></h2> <p>47 DAYS PAST Sunday 319 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Correct_the_Blood_Fault">Correct the Blood Fault</span></h3> <p>A depleted blood state is frequently the causative factor of neurasthenic conditions. In such cases nervous equipoise cannot be fully restored until the hemic defect is corrected. In conjunction with other indicated measures, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) assists materially in the re-establishment and maintenance of neural equilibrium and general systemic reconstruction. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold &amp; froze very hard last night, roads like bricks, standing on euds. Only saw one {pig?} pass to day, &amp; that was {Frunch?} Snelgroves. I was over to Ms Coves to nigh. Melba &amp; Grace came for me. Clarence &amp; Eva came over &amp; Cecil went away. Melba &amp; I was down for a walk, to Bayde's John was away for dinner at Lewise's I guess </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_February_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_February_17">Saturday, February 17</span></h2> <p>48 DAYS PAST Monday 318 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="&quot;Don'ts&quot;_in_Appendicitis._No.1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".22Don.27ts.22_in_Appendicitis._No.1">"Don'ts" in Appendicitis. No.1</span></h3> <p>I. Do not treat your patient medicinally; a, when there are signs of peritonitis, b, when the temperature keeps on increasing, c, when a distinct tumor is felt in the right iliac fossa, d, when the pulse is slow, temperature low with local signs of peritonitis, and the appendix is becoming gangrenous, e, when there is sudden absence of pain, f, when the mononuclear percentage is over thirty, g, when acceleration of pulse is out of proportion to temperature, h, when the symptoms are severe soon after onset, i, when there have been previous attacks.-Chideckel: Med. Record. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold We washed &amp; hung out the clothes but it came quite a {suno?} storm Dr McLay &amp; Bert was out. Maudie suffered something awfull with her hip last night &amp; to day untill to night. John went to mill this day noon &amp; went for Grace to night </p><p>Mariah 2 1/2 Billey 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_February_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_February_18">Sunday, February 18</span></h2> <p>49 DAYS PAST Tuesday 317 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Chlor=Anemic_Blood_States."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Chlor.3DAnemic_Blood_States.">Chlor=Anemic Blood States.</span></h3> <p>To obtain lasting results and rebuild and revivify the depleted blood of the anemic invalid, permanent reconstructive measures must be resorted to. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes not only a stimulus to vitality, but also a general reconstituent in all cases characterized by hemic poverty and general denutrition. Weather Temp. </p><p>Snowed eneough last night, had it have been wet for sloughing, but as it was like sand, it was no good. John has been hepling Ed Thompson all day move his hen house. Grace road with {Yeall?} Baker &amp; I went for her to night. Maudie is better. I stopped in to Ed Thompsons a little while on my way after Grace. I quilted Melbas first quilt to day. Melba did the work </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_February_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_February_19">Monday, February 19</span></h2> <p>50 DAYS PAST Wenesday 316 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cheap_Typhoid_Disinfection.">Cheap Typhoid Disinfection.</span></h3> <p>Whitewash (lime slaked in water) will efficiently disinfect typhoid stools. Simply pour into the vessel containing the stool an equal quantity of ordinary whitewash. After standing two hours the entire mass is completely sterilized. It may be emptied into the privy or into a hole dug for that purpose.—Med. World. Weather Temp. </p><p>Muddy &amp; warm. Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. John was helping Mr Ed Thompson I have been putting on a quilt &amp; Melba has been ironing. Albert &amp; Balley was up to have me help her with some mittens show her how to knit them, </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_February_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_February_20">Tuesday, February 20</span></h2> <p>51 DAYS PAST Thursday 315 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="To_Disapate_Neurotic_States,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Disapate_Neurotic_States.2C">To Disapate Neurotic States,</span></h3> <p>the general "tone" of the organism must be supported and increased. Neurasthenic symptoms are, not infrequently, due to anemic conditions. In such cases Pepto-Mangan (Gude) improves the quantity and quality of the vital elements of the blood, supplies oxygenating power, and augments vitality generally. The most nervous and "finicky" of patients take it readily without objection. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold to night. I {haved?} &amp; muddy but the air seemed cold. Ms Claire came home with Melba &amp; after dinner Melba went for Aunty Maude. Bayde &amp; Ed was helping John draw hay &amp; other. Melba went for Grace. Ed went home &amp; after tea Bayde &amp; his mother went home. Eugene was here for dinner on his way home from Aylmer </p><p>Billy 8 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday </p> <h2><span id="Wenesday,_February_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wenesday.2C_February_21"><s>Wenesday</s>, February 21</span></h2> <p>52 DAYS PAST 314 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo.3DDermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>It is not an unusual matter for an arthritis or an iritis to occur, during the course of a gonorrhea. It must be borne in mind that the same conditions are apt to supervene in subsequent attacks of the gonorrhea. It is also a good idea to inform such patients that they may expect such to be present, at some future time.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Snowed nearly all day. Melba took Grace to school and went for her. Melba brought Mrs. Thompson up when she came from taking Grace to school this morning. Melba went over to Ms. Appleford's with Grace. Mama took Mrs Thompson home after supper. Mother took my quilt off quilting frames to night. Recevived some little rose bushes from Jessie M. Good. Cats had an awful fight, ha ha. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_February_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_February_22">Thursday, February 22</span></h2> <p>53 DAYS PAST Saturday 313 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Impart_Vital_Power.">To Impart Vital Power.</span></h3> <p>and to quicken the formation of erythrocytes and hemo-globin, nothing is equal to Pepto-Mangan (Gude). It establishes, sustains and maintains the vitality of the circulating fluid and thus meets the imperatively necessary therapeutic indication in Anemic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm Started to rain &amp; sleet about four to night. Aleta came for dinner, left baby with us &amp; she went to Aylmer with John, where she had her tea she went home in the rain. Mr Dunlop went down to view Baydes farm this fournoon &amp; was there about one hour &amp; a half. I quilted Maudies quilt that my mother pieced to night. Maudie has stayed up all day to day </p><p>Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_February_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_February_23">Friday, February 23</span></h2> <p>54 DAYS PAST Sunday 312 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Improving_a_Plaster_Cast.">Improving a Plaster Cast.</span></h3> <p>In many instances in the use of plaster-of-Paris dressing, Where it is desired that the dressing last for several weeks or more, we are much troubled with the crumbling and cracking of the plaster-of-Paris dressing, no matter with how much care it may be applied. This difficulty may be considerably obviated by the use of paint on the outside of the plaster-of-Paris dressing, when the dressing has been completed.-Medical Brief. Weather Temp. </p><p>A dissagreable day rained a little &amp; snowed some off &amp; on, roads something fierce. Gene Appleford, brought Grace &amp; Melba home. Alice &amp; Clifford was up &amp; brought Maudie a box of candies &amp; some {lupin?} the only saw two pigs go the roads to day. John has been home all day. {Came?} gene Sweet went for Mrs Ostrauder, to help care for mrs Duesbery. Melba Grace &amp; Gene was over to Alitas for dinner </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_February_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_February_24">Saturday, February 24</span></h2> <p>55 DAYS PAST Monday 311 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Anemia_of_Neurotic_Origin">Anemia of Neurotic Origin</span></h3> <p>The causal neurosis having once been remedied, the resultant blood poverty is amenable to steady and rapid improvement through direct hematinic therapy. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the one non-irritant, distinctly palatable, easily tolerable, and readily assimilable hemic reconstructor especially applicable in such cases. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely spring day. We washed &amp; the clothes got dry. Roads very muddy. Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. John has been drawing Maneese. Bayde tapped some maple trees up to Emilys {M?} Cecil {Cauq?} hello. I put Melbas quilt to geather this afternoon. I am to tired for anything. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_February_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_February_25">Sunday, February 25</span></h2> <p>56 DAYS PAST Tuesday 310 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Don't_in_Appendicitis._No._2."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Don.27t_in_Appendicitis._No._2.">Don't in Appendicitis. No. 2.</span></h3> <p>2. Do not treat medicinally if the patient happens to be a child; peritoneal involvement and abscess formation are very early features in children.3. Do not confound appendicitis with Dietl's crisis, typhoid fever, hip joint disease, stercoral typhlitis, intestinal lithiasis, intestinal obstruction, cholecystitis with distention, perinephritic abscess, tuberculous peritonitis, extrauterine pregnancy, renal colic, carcinoma of the cæcum, hypochondriasis and hysteria. 4. Do not diagnosticate appendicitis if pressure along the descending colon causes no pain in the right iliac fossa.-Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy but snowing to night, warm. Melba took Grace. I went for her, was in to see Maude Thompson on my way down. I was in to the Dr. Melba did nearly all the ironing. John took Dr Pickering a load of oats, &amp; was down to Sheds' this afternoon. Melba &amp; I was agoing to the Baptist tea but it snowed so hard we diden't go </p><p>Mariah 5 Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_February_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_February_26">Monday, February 26</span></h2> <p>57 DAYS PAST Wednesday 309 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Pale_and_Tired_School_Girl">The Pale and Tired School Girl</span></h3> <p>needs something more than regulation of studies, fresh air and nourishing, easily digestible food. A blood count will almost always show a certain degree of Anemia, usually of the Chlorotic type. For such patients Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated as a non-irritant, non-constipating, ferruginous tonic and reconstituent, which promptly overcomes the existing blood impoverishment. Weather Temp. </p><p>Snowed some Cold &amp; Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. Cecil was over to Dr McBay was here &amp; said that Maudie was to much better she could get up every day now. John wanted to go th to the sale but it was so cold he diden't go, shed &amp; his wife was up this evening </p><p>Billey 5 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_February_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_February_27">Tuesday, February 27</span></h2> <p>58 DAYS PAST Thursday 308 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints">Surgical Hints</span></h3> <p>Avoid multiple small incisions in palmar abscess, since they prevent proper drainage and may lead to stiffness of the hand. A single adequate incision is preferable for these reasons, and also because it affords a clearer view of the site of disease, so that pus pockets are much less likely to be overlooked.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold but warmer than yesterday. John went to Ms S Ashtons for the cultivaton &amp; whiffeltees that Eugene bought for him. Grace was taken sick with the flue to night &amp; his Father come for her &amp; the Dr was out to see her. Aleta was here &amp; left Johnie while she went to Aylmer, then she cam back for tea, Melba took Grace but Aleta brought her home </p><p>Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_February_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_February_28"><s>Wednesday</s>, February 28</span></h2> <p>59 DAYS PAST Friday 307 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Initiate_Blood_Renconstruction">To Initiate Blood Renconstruction</span></h3> <p>in devitalized states of the organism, some stimulus to hematogenesis is required. Iron and manganese,in organic combination, are the most efficient agents with which to accomplish this purpose. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the most eligible and available of such combinations, because of its palatability, ready tolerability and ab-sorbability, and its promptly efficient hematinic action. Weather Temp. </p><p>Windy and warm. Rained abouted five o'clock and raining now. Thundered and lightning. Went with Ms. Coy to take music lesson. Ms. Coy Cecil Guy helped take the cultivator off the wagon. Washed to day and ironed curtains cleaned bed room and swept the other rooms. Pa went over to Ms. Cox's this afternoon. Paid telephone dues. Grace was no worse to day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_February_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_February_29">Thursday, February 29</span></h2> <p>60 DAYS PAST 306 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._4.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 4.</span></h3> <p>The simplest apparatus is the most practical and convenient for the <s>administration</s> of ether by the "open" or "drop" method. Ether, an inhaler, and a towel folded lengthwise are the essentials. Petrolatum, gauze sponges, a pus basin, tongue forceps, mouth gag, and the usual stimulants are at times necessary, and, if possible, should be at hand.-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_March_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_March_1">Friday, March 1</span></h2> <p>61 DAYS PAST Saturday 305 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Cellular_Elements_of_the_Blood">The Cellular Elements of the Blood</span></h3> <p>must be fortified in order to bring about any substantial improvement in cases of Anemia, Chlorosis, Marasmus, etc. Therefore some agent to create red cells and hemoglobin is urgently indicated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) promptly and efficiently fulfils this imperative therapeutic indication and, at the same time, acts as a general restorative and reconstituent. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold this morning but thawed a little this afternoon. Rained hard last night &amp; lightened. The lightening struck the lumber over the creek, at Eugenes Maudies hence hurt her badly to day. Ms Coy was over this afternoon. Cecil was here this fournoon. We were all home all day. Eugenes horses got in his barn &amp; ate to much chopp. Dr Pickering was there &amp; says they will come all right </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_March_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_March_2">Saturday, March 2</span></h2> <p>62 DAYS PAST Sunday 304 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Drink_in_Acute_Nephritis.">A Drink in Acute Nephritis.</span></h3> <p>Unless dropsy is present, the patient may be given to drink freely of a beverage consisting of a dram or two of potassium bitartrate added to a pint of boiling water, flavored with lemon juice and a bit of lemon peel. The mixture should be allowed to cool before drinking.—Med. Standard. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day thawed but froze hard to night. John went to Eugenes to day, for dinner &amp; tea. Melba &amp; I went down to Ms C Thompson this afternoon for an hour &amp; to night Maudie, melba &amp; I went to church. the Caverley girls was out &amp; stayed for tea. This is the first Maudie has been out for three months. </p><p>Mariah 13 Billey 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h1><span id="=_Sunday,_March_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".3D_Sunday.2C_March_3">= Sunday, March 3</span></h1> <p>63 DAYS PAST Monday 303 TO COME Parasitic Anemia caused by hook=worm, the malarial plasmode, tape worm or other intestinal parasite, is promptly amenable to the corpuscle=building power of </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mandan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mandan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mandan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day &amp; muddy. Maudie &amp; I went to Aylmer, the first time Maudie has been out for three months she went &amp; took a french lesson of Ettie Stewart. I went &amp; called on Ms Dr Auguatice a while. John drew manure this fournoon &amp; went to mill this afternoon. </p><p>Mariah 3 Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_March_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_March_4"><s>Monday</s>, March 4</span></h2> <p>64 DAYS PAST Tuesday 302 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo.3DDermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Vesical hematuria is a contition that varies much, according to its causes. If it be due to stone in the bladder, it is usually moderate and it becomes apparent or is increased by bodily movements. If this hemorrhage be persistent or proluse, and is not influenced by bodily exertion, the fact pomts to the presence of a tumor as the causative agent of the bleeding. Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A beautiful day. Warm as spring, needed no coats on. Saw two robins. Aleta took her father to the station and left John here. She came back for supper. Mrs. Van Wagner was up all afternoon. Pa went to Kinneys sale with Shed and Albert. Sent Grace's parcels with Aleta. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_March_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_March_5">Tuesday, March 5</span></h2> <p>65 DAYS PAST Wednesday 301 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Rational_Method">The Rational Method</span></h3> <p>of restoring the menstrual flow, in cases of suppression or irregularity, is to overcome the chlor-anemic state which usual operative factor. Pepto-Mangan(Gude) is, in this sense, a physiologic emmenagogue, as it re-establishes menstruation without exciting or irritating the generative system. Weather Temp. </p><p>Snowed last night &amp; has kept snowing, off and on all day. &amp; blowing the wheeling is pretty tough for the wheels loads up with mud &amp; snow. Albert was up. John was over to Marks this afternoon. I finished Melba deep lace for her underskirt &amp; have three scallops done to Maudies. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_March_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_March_6"><s>Wednesday</s>, March 6</span></h2> <p>66 DAYS PAST Thursday 300 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ringworm.">Ringworm.</span></h3> <p>A four-per-cent. solution of formaldehyde in glycerin is highly extolled as a remedy in this affection. All grease should be first removed with oil turpentine, followed by soap and water. Then apply the formaldehyde glycerin, and repeat several times for about an hour. One prolonged treatment of this kind is usually sufficient.-Clinical Review. Weather Temp. </p><p>Nice day. Cold this morning but thawed this afternoon. Maud and mother went to town. Dad went to Cutton's sale with Shed and Albert. I did all the chores and all the work. ha. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_March_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_March_7">Thursday, March 7</span></h2> <p>67 DAYS PAST Friday 299 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Indications_of_Vitality.">Indications of Vitality.</span></h3> <p>Forcefulness and energy are the attributes of good health and serve as indications of the vitality and sufficiency of the blood. Lack of force and reduced energy, in a large majority of instances, indicate a more or less devitalized blood stream. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the blood standard by supplying the essential material (iron and manganese) for increasing the solid, vital elements of the blood—the red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer this morning. We ironed. John drew manure. Bayde was up for tea. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_March_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_March_8">Friday, March 8</span></h2> <p>68 DAYS PAST Saturday 298 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="&quot;Dont's&quot;_in_Appendicitis._No.3."></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".22Dont.27s.22_in_Appendicitis._No.3.">"Dont's" in Appendicitis. No.3.</span></h3> <p>5. Do not rely on Blumberg's sign alone (pressing the hand over McBurney's point and lifting the hand up suddenly; the return of the wall will give rise to a short acute pain). It is present in all cases of peritoneal inflammation. 6. Do not treat medicinally if Blumberg's sign is present. You are dealing with a peritonitis. 7. Do nothing that will interfere with the integrity of the skin, hence make no application of mustard, oil of turpentine, or hot water.-Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold with east wind &amp; sleet to night. John drew manure this morning, &amp; this afternoon he went to Aylmer this afternoon. To night Maudie &amp; I went to Aylmer to for to see about Maudies ear &amp; to get me some medicine </p><p>Billey 5 - Mariah 5- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Burn mark} </p> <h2><span id="Saturday,_March_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_March_9">Saturday, March 9</span></h2> <p>69 DAYS PAST Sunday 297 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Theraputic_Suggestion">Theraputic Suggestion</span></h3> <p>The following prescription o especially serviceable in the treatment of Malarial Anemia, Chorea and Chronic Skin affections: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Muddy &amp; rained &amp; snowed last night &amp; to day all day. We all went down to Shed's for dinner. Melba &amp; I went to church to night. Mr Mitchell preached from Genesees 18 ch 20 ver </p><p>Billey 2 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Burn mark} </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_March_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_March_10">Sunday, March 10</span></h2> <p>70 DAYS PAST Monday 296 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Anesthetist.">Anesthetist.</span></h3> <p>An expert anesthetist is quit note every change, and can so "nurse" his patient that it is seldom he has any anxiety from the appearance of untoward symptoms. These difficulties may turn up in the hands of the. less experienced, who must at times give an anesthetic, and who must, there-fore, get the most thorough training possible. No man can have confidence in his power to administer an anesthetic safely who has not a very clear idea as to what constitutes a danger signal and a definite knowledge of how to proceed instantly and without hesitation to get his patient into a safer condition.—WV. Rankin: The Practitioner. Weather Temp. </p><p>Muddy &amp; snowed this afternoon. John was down to Ed Thompsons this four noon, and has gone over to see how Ms Coy is. The Dr was there this afternoon &amp; was in here. Ms Coy has an absess. the girls &amp; I have started a rag mat for Melba, Maudie drew the flowers on it </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_March_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_March_11">Monday, March 11</span></h2> <p>71 DAYS PAST Tuesday 295 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Easily_Appropriable_Form">An Easily Appropriable Form</span></h3> <p>of iron feeds the red blood cells and thus supplies fuel for the vital fire in Anemic, Chlorotic and generally devitalized conditions. In addition to a judiciously selected food supply, it is the part of wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), the ideal hematinie in such cases, by virtue of its organic ferruginous and manganic content, in non-irritant, readily absorbable and non-constipating form. Weather Temp. </p><p>Thawed. Melba &amp; I took Maudie to school for the first in over three months. Melba went for her, &amp; Melba &amp; I went down to Ms Caverlies &amp; &amp; changed a raffet. John &amp; Bayde went to Penhales for clover seed. Ed came as for as here &amp; then walked home. John has gone over to see how Ms Coy is </p><p>Billey 5 Mariah 14 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_March_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_March_12"><s>Tuesday</s>, March 12</span></h2> <p>72 DAYS PAST Wednesday 294 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo.3DDermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms">Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms</span></h3> <p>In formulating a diagnosis of syphilis the fact that there is an absence of a history should have little or no weight. This is especially true in hereditary luetic manifestations. It is for this reason that most reliance is to be placed on objective symptoms, as they are independent of all subjective sensations in a patient.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Maud drove herself to school. Mother went over to Mr. Cox's, and he is no better. Shed is going up to stay with Mr. Cox. Pa went to Ms. Abells to a meeting to night. Pa went to mill this this fournoon. Smuty was in a fight. Maud got her new shoes Tuesday. </p><p>Mariha 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_March_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_March_13">Wednesday, March 13</span></h2> <p>73 DAYS PAST Thursday 293 TO COME </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Deficiency_of_Blood_Iron">A Deficiency of Blood Iron</span></h2> <p>in Anemia and its congeners is apparent in the pallor of skin and mucous membranes. Improved systemic oxygenation is impossible without a sufficient modicum of organic iron in the vital fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes both iron and manganese in shape for almost immediate utilization in the formation of a richer and a redder blood. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy &amp; a high wind all day. Cold, east wind. We washed. Maudie went to school. John was out to the reform connection. Aleta &amp; Mr Dance brought baby &amp; left him, while her &amp; her Father went to Aylmer. Mr Coves absess broke this morning. Shed &amp; George Danis sat up with him all night. Mr Lanian was here a little while to day. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_March_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_March_14">Thursday, March 14</span></h2> <p>74 DAYS PAST Friday 292 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="&quot;Don'ts&quot;_in_Appendicitis._No._4."></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".22Don.27ts.22_in_Appendicitis._No._4.">"Don'ts" in Appendicitis. No. 4.</span></h3> <p>8. Do not give any food, not even water. 9. Do not allow your patient to move in bed. It will hasten perforation. 10. Give nothing that will increase peristalsis either of small or large intestine. II. Give no drug that will paralyze the nervous tone, that will prevent expulsion of infectious discharges, or that will mask the symptoms. 12. Do not give too favorable a prognosis, no matter how mild the case may seem to be.—Chideckel; Med. Record. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold east wind blowing all night &amp; all day &amp; still at it you can't hardly feed the cattle. It was pack Freins sale. John Albert &amp; Shed went to it. Eva Clarence went &amp; they left little Hurbert with us. The Dr was over to Ms Coves to night &amp; says Ms Coy is coming along fine. Melba &amp; I have been pulling the rago in her mat to day. It froye {by?} hand last night, that it froze the tomato plants up stan's </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_March_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_March_15"><s>Friday</s>, March 15</span></h2> <p>75 DAYS PAST Saturday 291 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Even_Rebellious_Child,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Even_Rebellious_Child.2C">Even Rebellious Child,</span></h3> <p>who generally resists attempts at medication, rarely objects to Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because it is distinctly pleasant to the taste. No one can consistently refuse this efficient general tonic, as it is free from irritant or astringent properties, does not stain the teeth and is devoid of constipating action or effect. Weather Temp. </p><p>A nasty rainy cold day. Aunt Emma Kaiser died last night. Mother went over to see Ms. Coy this morning. Maud went to school and came home at noon. We ironed. Millinery opening to day </p><p>Mariah 6. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_March_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_March_16">Saturday, March 16</span></h2> <p>76 DAYS PAST Sunday 290 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Inflamed_Eye.">The Inflamed Eye.</span></h3> <p>The laity should be instructed never to bandage or poultice an inflamed eye unless it be on the advice of some one who knows what is best. Simple ocular inflammations subside under aseptic conditions in a few days. The eye remedies for such cases are hot water, boracic acid, dilute camphor and alum water, and occasionally cocaine for the relief of pain.-Exch. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day untill towards evening then it quit. Ms Appleford &amp; Gene brought Grace over. Melba, Grace &amp; I went to Church. </p><p>Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_March_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_March_17">Sunday, March 17</span></h2> <p>77 DAYS PAST Monday 289 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Malarial_Anemia">Malarial Anemia</span></h3> <p>R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day roads something fierce. Guy Ostrander came in for dinner on his way home from the factory as the roads were as bad, the horses was nearly tired out. Maudie &amp; Grace went to went to school. Melba &amp; I washed. The Girls went down &amp; got Maude Abell for to make Grace a dress </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_March_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_March_18">Monday, March 18</span></h2> <p>78 DAYS PAST Tuesday 288 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No.5.">Ether-Practical Administration. No.5.</span></h3> <p>Care should be taken that the preliminary preparation of the site of the operation be not awe inspiring, but be made as simple as possible. In regard to clothing the main requisite is warmth. A gown opening down the back is sufficient, provided warm blankets are used as covering. The anæmic, the emaciated, or the aged would better have the extra protection a thick undershirt provides.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. </p><p><br /> Weather Temp. </p><p>Dull &amp; windy &amp; chilly &amp; muddy. But to night it is freezing. Maudie &amp; Grace went to {sehal?}. John was down to Shed's this four noon &amp; over to Marks this afternoon. Maude Abell sowed untill dinner &amp; then after she walked home to go to an annivesetry down at summers corner's. I ironed &amp; Melba has been cleaning the up stains </p><p>Billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_March_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_March_19"><s>Tuesday</s>, March 19</span></h2> <p>79 DAYS PAST Wednesday 287 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Oligochromemia">Oligochromemia</span></h3> <p>is the term used to denote a reduction of the normal percentage of hemoglobin in the individual red cells and is a characteristic feature of Chlorosis. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), because of its promptly available iron and man-ganese, 1s a creator of vital hemoglobin and, because of its non-irritant character, and ready tolerability, is peculiarly efficient in the treatment of Chlorosis and Chlor-Anemia. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm and bright. Mother and I went to Aylmer this afternoon and got Maud a suit. Maud was here making Grace's dress. Pa went to town this afternoon and got some lumber. </p><p>Mariha 5 1/2 Billy 5 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_March_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_March_20">Wednesday, March 20</span></h2> <p>80 DAYS PAST Thursday 286 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>The presence of intussusception in an elderly person points to a malignant growth as the causative agent. In the use of iodin in skin disinfection it is important to refrain from washing the part with water for several hours before the application.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day bees all out &amp; I fed them. I went to Aylmer with Maudie &amp; Grace, for to get some more lining for Maudies cat &amp; walked back as for as Ed Thompsons then road hence with Thomas Boncer Bayde helped John draw a load of hay, then went to Emlies to tap the trees over &amp; this afternoon John went to Mr Coves. Maude Abell started Maudies dress </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_March_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_March_21">Thursday, March 21</span></h2> <p>81 DAYS PAST Friday `285 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Vital_Standard.">The Vital Standard.</span></h3> <p>The general health is physiologically "below par" when the functional activity of the blood, i. e., its oxygen carrying power, is insufficient to maintain the vital force at its proper standard. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by increasing the blood supply of the hemoglobin, restores a normal metabolic balance. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy &amp; cool. The bees diden't come out to day. Gene Appleford came over to night, &amp; Maude Abell is going to make her a dress. Maude Abell has gone away with Charley, is coming back. Bayde was up &amp; helped John draw hay &amp; haulter the little caft. Melba took the girls &amp; went for them </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_March_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_March_22">Friday, March 22</span></h2> <p>82 DAYS PAST Saturday 284 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pulse_Relation_to_Stature.">Pulse Relation to Stature.</span></h3> <p>Illustrating the well-known physiological law that the frequency of the pulse rate increases in inverse ratio to the size of the animal, a writer in a recent number of Cosmos (Paris) gives the following interesting conclusions in comparative physiology: The average pulse rate was 30 pulsations per minute for elephant; 40 in the horse; 50 in the ass and mule; 70 in man; go in the dog; 150 to 200 in the rabbit; 670 in the mouse. The ratio of 4 to I between pulse and respiration is maintained throughout.—Jour. Nat. Med. Asso. Weather Temp. </p><p>A beautiful day beeswas out a little at noon. Gene Appleford went home this afternoon. Melba &amp; Grace went to Aylmer to night. We made Genes dress to day. </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_March_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_March_23">Saturday, March 23</span></h2> <p>83 DAYS PAST Sunday 283 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Normal_Metabolism_is_Interfered_With">Normal Metabolism is Interfered With</span></h3> <p>unless the blood contains a sufficiency of iron-rich hemo-globin, the vital element of the vital fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in immediately available form, the organic iron and manganese necessary to increase and encourage the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, by creating hemoglobin and red cells. Weather Temp. </p><p>A beautiful day, bees all out as though they was swarming. Melba &amp; Grace went to Ms Applefords for dinner, &amp; to Eugenes for dinner. I took Melba Maudie out to the Drs, &amp; had her boil opened under he ear. </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_March_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_March_24">Sunday, March 24</span></h2> <p>84 DAYS PAST Monday 282 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gynecological_Hints">Gynecological Hints</span></h3> <p>All late operations for perineal laceration in order to be successful must contain the following elements: I. They must extend well up the posterior vaginal wall. 2. The denudation must go through the entire thickness of the mucosa. 3. The stitches must be inserted into the tissues so as to catch the muscle.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm, froze last night. Melba &amp; I drove to Kingsmill &amp; went to st Thomas &amp; got her a new cape coat. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. John helped Ed &amp; Bayde, to take Palley &amp; her calf down to Ms Thompsons to wean, the calf, brought Palley home Ms Coy was over </p><p>Mariah 5 Billy 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_March_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_March_25">Monday, March 25</span></h2> <p>85 DAYS PAST Tuesday 281 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="That_Anemic_State,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="That_Anemic_State.2C">That Anemic State,</span></h3> <p>due to toxic or metabolic causes, with destruction of the albuminous elements of the blood, and known as hemolytic Anemia, requires prompt and direct attention. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) reconstructs old, broken down red corpuscles and creates new ones, without disturbing digestion or causing constipation. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Melba went &amp; got Maude Abell &amp; took her home. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Ms Caverley came &amp; got a load of hay this morning &amp; to night came &amp; got eight of Melbas Rabbits. Ms Coy was over, this morning. <s>M</s> I ran a {Gotlhet?} hook in my finger &amp; I almost thought the world, was coming to an end. Maude Abell finished Maudies suit the first suit she ever had </p><p>Billy 6 mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_March_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_March_26">Tuesday, March 26</span></h2> <p>86 DAYS PAST Wednesday 280 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._6.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 6.</span></h3> <p>To provide against certain unfortunate contingencies aris-ing, it should be the anesthetist's constant aim to ascertain some essential facts by personal examination and inquiry. Better a little repetition than a dead or damaged patient. The removal of false teeth, rings, other constricting bands, the presence of stiff joints, nasal obstruction, etc., should be a matter of personal knowledge of the anesthetist, and this knowledge will relieve him of the responsibility of many untoward results that might otherwise ensue.—Dr. I. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy &amp; warm. Raining to night. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; paid for Maudies suit that we got at Strattons, &amp; got an new hat for Melba. John helped Bayde got two loads of rails back in the field Melba &amp; I washed. Mark was over &amp; brought some fresh fish. </p><p>Mariah 5 Billy 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_March_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_March_27">Wednesday, March 27</span></h2> <p>87 DAYS PAST Thursday 297 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Primal_Necessity">The Primal Necessity</span></h3> <p>in asthenic, anemic and generally devitalized conditions is a promptly acting and efficient hematinic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Its blood-building elements are so readily absorbable and appropriable, and its palatability and general acceptability are so pronounced, as to render it the ideal hematic reconstructive. </p><p>Raw &amp; Cold with west wind blowing hard all day &amp; few snow flakes like sleet Girls went to school. Melba ironed &amp; I have been mending nearly all day &amp; so hers Melba. Maudie paid for Melbas hat. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_March_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_March_28">Thursday, March 28</span></h2> <p>88 DAYS PAST Friday 278 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>When a foreign body in the nose is not easily removable with forceps, remember Félizet's simple method-the injection of warm water into the opposite nostril. Use a syringe or douche nozzle that snugly fits the naris. Begin gently and slowly, then increase the force. As the resistance suddenly ceases, the foreign body is shot out (or at least is dislodged) by the pressure of the fluid reflected from the posterior wall of the pharynx.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold raw month, west wind, but thawed a little. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school, &amp; Melba went &amp; took her music lesson. Ms Appleford came for Grace, &amp; had her supper &amp; brought my syrup, three gallons. John went for the girls &amp; to see about a hamass. Mark was over &amp; got some eggo to sit. </p><p>Mariah 5 Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_March_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_March_29">Friday, March 29</span></h2> <p>89 DAYS PAST Saturday 277 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Repair_and_Waste_of_Blood_and_Tissue">The Repair and Waste of Blood and Tissue</span></h3> <p>depend upon normal oxygenation of the circulating fluid. When there exists an essential "iron lack" in the blood, normal exchange and interchange are deficient in both character and extent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary hemoglobin-producing material, in promptly assimilable form, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold north east wind, blowing hard all day. Maudie went to school. Eva &amp; Hurbert was over this morning, &amp; this afternoon Eva &amp; Clarence went to Jed Trims sale &amp; Eva brought a white sewing machine &amp; Hubert stayed with no. Eugene was here for dinner &amp; stayed a long time after dinner. Melba has a terible cold &amp; we have been making lace only Melba helped John to put up a grist. Willsons Milles barns burned last night </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_March_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_March_30">Saturday, March 30</span></h2> <p>90 DAYS PAST Sunday 276 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Rickets.">Rickets.</span></h3> <p>Wiener emphasizes the importance of enteroptosis, which he claims is always a sequel of preceding rachitis. He also calls attention to the invariable connection of enteroptosis with every case of scoliosis. The importance of early and energetic mechanical treatment of the bones, joints and muscles of the thorax is emphasized, especially as by this treatment many cases that would otherwise develop tuberculosis will be saved from the latter malady. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold to night with north east wind blowing. Melba &amp; I was over to Alitas, &amp; had a lovely day. Mr Dance &amp; Eugene was to church. Maudie &amp; Grace have gone to church. Melba &amp; I stayed for dinner &amp; tea </p><p>Mariah 13 Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_March_31"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_March_31">Sunday, March 31</span></h2> <p>91 DAYS PAST Monday 275 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Periodic_Estimation">The Periodic Estimation</span></h3> <p>of erythrocytes and hemogiobin percentage almost invariably demonstrates an increased functional efficiency of the blood after the regular use of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This hematinic tonic quickens all of the normal anabolic efforts of the economy and thus assists materially in the absorption, assimilation and systemic appropriation of the nutritional elements of the natural food stuffs. Weather Temp. </p><p>Raw &amp; cold high wind. Girls went to school. Shed scraped the roads, down the side road. John went to mill this morning. Blake Miller was assessing, &amp; was here for tea. Then went around &amp; stayed to Marley Kings all night </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_April_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_April_1">Monday, April 1</span></h2> <p>92 DAYS PAST Tuesday 274 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo.3DDermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Epididymitis is a condition that is subject to a relapse and, if such occur, even in the absence of a discharge, an examination of the prostate should always be made. This will be found of much use in the treatment of the case, as the latter organ may also need attention.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>High wind blowing from the north. Girls Maude &amp; Grace went to school. John was away all the four noon, don't know where. Melba &amp; I washed &amp; the clothes get dry. Eugene &amp; Aleta went to Aylmer &amp; left the little boy here, he can say every thing that you ask him to say. Mr {Hovner?} left the grass seed. Lewis was down to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs Curde's Birthday </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_April_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_April_2">Tuesday, April 2</span></h2> <p>93 DAYS PAST Wednesday 273 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_a_Large_Proportion_of_Cases">In a Large Proportion of Cases</span></h3> <p>met with in daily practice, a rational therapy requires the intelligent use of an efcient hemoglobin contributor. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is preferable to other hematinics, because it is, at once, palatable, non-irritating, non-con-stipating and distinctly efficient as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobin creator. Weather Temp. </p><p>This our wedding day. A fine day, glad to say, it rained the day we was married. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. I finished the wide spider webb lace for Maudies skirt. Ms Young helped John to {put?} up the hitter nut tree. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Lewis &amp; Bell was her a little while on their way from Aylmer </p> <h2><span id="Wednesday,_April_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_April_3">Wednesday, April 3</span></h2> <p>94 DAYS PAST Thursday 272 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._7.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 7.</span></h3> <p>With body warmly covered the patient lies in the dorsal position, arms at sides, and head as low as conformation of the neck and shoulders permit. In other words the head should be lowered so that the depressor muscles of the lower jaw just lack tenseness, which position must not cause in that particular individual excessive backward tilting of the head.—Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warmer looked like rain all day. Then started to sprinkle after dinner but hasen't rained much. Mr Young s was here all day, helping John draw up the butter nut tree &amp; draw manure. Grace &amp; Maudie went to school. Melba ironed &amp; I have been nithing lace since dinner. This four noon we raked up the yard some of it &amp; burned it Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_April_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_April_4">Thursday, April 4</span></h2> <p>95 DAYS PAST Friday 271 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Post=Malarial_Reconstruction."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Post.3DMalarial_Reconstruction.">Post=Malarial Reconstruction.</span></h3> <p>A distinct indication in the after-treatment of Malarial infection is the improvement of the vital resistance of the blood. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) quickly and efficiently restores the integrity of the red cells that have become more or less disintegrated by the plasmodium, increases their hemoglobin content and constructs new erythrocytes to replace those destroyed. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warmer foggy this morning but cleared up still it stayed cloudy. Rained hard last night &amp; the roads are very muddy again. Grace Melba Maude &amp; I all went to Aylmer this morning this afternoon Melba went for them. I got Melba a new green dress. John went fishing this afternoon with shed &amp; Albert &amp; got seven. Eugene sent over seven by Gene. Appleford. Daskey came in last night &amp; had a big caft nearly all white </p><p>Mariah 6 Billy 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_April_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_April_5">Friday, April 5</span></h2> <p>96 DAYS PAST Saturday 270 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cancer_of_the_Stomach">Cancer of the Stomach</span></h3> <p>should be as curable as cancer of the breast, but unfortunately it is usually neglected until a period when cure is out of the question. It has been our habit in the past to wait too long for a diagnosis. It is conceded that when cancer of the stomach can be positively diagnosticated, it is too late to expect a cure by operation; therefore we are brought to the position that cancer of the stomach should be prevented-in other words, we should operate in the precancerous stage, namely during the period of precancerous ulcer.—Dr. Parker Syms; New York Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Dull day. John helped Mr Young draw a load of straw from here for Mr Young. John Shed &amp; Albert went fishing before dinner John got two one louge one &amp; one small one. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer to night. Then after awhile John went down with George Davis &amp; came home with the girls. Mariah 5- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_April_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_April_6">Saturday, April 6</span></h2> <p>97 DAYS PAST Sunday 269 DAYS TO COME The Anemia of Bright's is usually benefited by direct hematinic treatment with </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>which is especially valuable because it does not disturb digestion or irritate the kidneys. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained harde this morning <s>&amp; last nig</s> Ms Coy was over. Girl's went to church. Claire brought Grace over. I was over to Mr Coves &amp; then to Clarence a little while on my way home. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_April_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_April_7">Sunday, April 7</span></h2> <p>98 DAYS PAST Monday 286 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>Chronic ulcers of the face situated in the area between lines drawn from the outer end of the eyebrow and the upper border of the ear above, and the angle of the mouth. and the lobe of the ear below, are usually epitheliomata of the basal-celled variety and they are comparatively non-malignant.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; off this morning &amp; again to night. Jit turned colder to night with quite a high wind &amp; raining Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Bayde was here for dinner, he was up to the place. This afternoon Ed &amp; Bayde have been cleaning up that timothy seed in the driven basn. John helped Yuy take the milk &amp; this afternoon he helped Ms Coy take a load of oats. </p><p>Billy 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_April_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_April_8">Monday, April 8</span></h2> <p>99 DAYS PAST Tuesday 267 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Systemic_Reconstruction">Systemic Reconstruction</span></h3> <p>is the one essential therapeutic requirement in conditions characterized by general constitutional depression. This is especially true after Prostrating infections. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is a general restorative of marked efficiency, which acts pleasantly and certainly as a hematinic reconstituent. Weather Temp. </p><p>A rainy day. John drew two loads of oats for Ms Coy. Charley Marchant came &amp; got Darkey a little calf, it had navel trouble or we would have realed it. Ms Thompson &amp; Bayde were up cleaning up timothy seed. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Melba &amp; i have been making lace &amp; tatting all our spare time. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_April_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_April_9">Tuesday, April 9</span></h2> <p>100 DAYS PAST Wednesday 266 TO COME </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._8.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 8.</span></h2> <p>Preparatory to placing the inhaler over the nose, a little petrolatum is smeared over the lips, nose, and adjacent skin surface. Over the eyes are placed several thicknesses gauze and over this an end of the folded towel, the gauze protecting from the vapor and the towel being an effective barrier to the liquid itself. Personally I prefer to place the inhaler immediately on the face, though in some cases it may be desirable to start with it several inches above and gradually lower it.-Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy most of the day &amp; wind blowing quite a lot to night. Ms Dance brought Melba a little lamb, that the mother would not own, so Aleta sent it over to Melba. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school, Ms Thompson &amp; May was here all day cleaning timothy seed. They took Estellas bureau home </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_April_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_April_10">Wednesday, April 10</span></h2> <p>101 DAYS PAST Thursday 265 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Bloodlessness_of_General">The Bloodlessness of General</span></h3> <p>or what is sometimes termed Nutritional Anemia, requires special dietetic attention. In addition to this a stimulator of hemic vitality, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is distinctly useful for the purpose of encouraging hemato-poiesis and acting as a general tonic to both blood and tissues. Weather Temp. </p><p>Started to rain to night &amp; a little this morning, &amp; looked like it all day. We washed but left the clothes in the rinse water. Melba was down to Ms Caverlies this morning, after taking Grace &amp; Maudie to school. Melba went for them. Ed &amp; May was up cleaning timothy seed &amp; Bayde &amp; Madge were riding around town. I have bein brading Melbas green poplin dress. </p><p>Billy 9 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_April_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_April_11"><s>Thursday</s>, April 11</span></h2> <p>102 DAYS PAST Friday 264 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Asphyxia_of_the_Newborn.">Asphyxia of the Newborn.</span></h3> <p>Freund describes an ingenious method of treating asphyxia neonatorum. He calls the method placental aëration. The placenta is delivered manually as soon as the child is born and is seen to be asphyxiated. The child is placed in warm water and the placenta held with the maternal surface up-ward, the cord not being cut as yet. A stream of oxygen is turned on to the maternal surface of the placenta, whereupon the child recovers its color, the pulse comes up and respiration is established. Then the cord is cut.-Critic and Guide. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy and windy. Boyd was here for dinner, and helped Pa clean up seed oats all day. Cecil was over to night. Ms. Appleford came for Grace early and stayed for tea. Ms. Thompson, and Mae took rest of seed to be cleaned. Mother finished braiding bottom of jumper. </p><p>Billy 5. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_April_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_April_12">Friday, April 12</span></h2> <p>103 DAYS PAST Saturday 263 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="To_Overcome_the_Lassitude,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Overcome_the_Lassitude.2C">To Overcome the Lassitude,</span></h3> <p>anorexia, dyspnea and headache of the Chlor-Anemic invalid and to dissipate the characteristic pallor, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is "par excellence," the one palatable, tolerable and dependable hematinic. It quickly relieves the unpleasant symptoms, increases strength and weight, and restores the feeling of "well being." Weather Temp. </p><p>Rain Rain off &amp; on all day. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer. Ms Coy was over this morning. Ms Young came for a load of hay &amp; John drew it for him, he was here for dinner, &amp; they took it after dinner. I picked a roaster for Mrs Pickering &amp; he came W two dollars &amp; nine cents. Girls got me a new pan of rubber. Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. Maudie stayed home &amp; studied </p><p><s>M</s> Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_April_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_April_13">Saturday, April 13</span></h2> <p>104 DAYS PAST Sunday 262 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gynecological_Hints.">Gynecological Hints.</span></h3> <p>A warm vaginal douch should be at least four quarts in amount and of temperature of frome 110 to 120 degrees F., usually 115 degrees F. It is well at add a heaping tablespoonful of common salt to each two quarts of a simple douche. This should always be given at a time when the patient can remain in the recumbent position for at least an hour.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Diden't rain &amp; to night it is a lovely moonlight night, but the roads are a fright. Melba &amp; I went to church, and sat with Mrs Port &amp; Edna. Grace came over to night. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>h<u>e</u>l </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_April_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_April_14">Sunday, April 14</span></h2> <p>105 DAYS PAST Monday 261 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Convalescence_From_Pneumonia.">Convalescence From Pneumonia.</span></h3> <p>R Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr.1/3 Pepto=Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330- original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.-Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day, been all out. Ms MeCaullum came out &amp; worked at the garden fence. John helped Mark sow grass seed this morning &amp; went to mill. Charley Marchants came for oats, &amp; Cecil Caug hell came for oats </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mcl </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_April_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_April_15">Monday, April 15</span></h2> <p>106 DAYS PAST Tuesday 260 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Diet_in_Gout_and_Uricacidemia.">Diet in Gout and Uricacidemia.</span></h3> <p>G. Bessau and J. Schmid have analyzed the common foodstuffs and find that the muscles of various animals contain approximately the same amount of purin nitrogen. High percentages were present in liver, kidney, thymus and lungs and in the smaller fishes, such as herring, sardine and an-chovy. Eggs, milk, cheese, cereals and fruit are permissible, since they a either fire from bosties forming aric acid on lowed with the exception of spinach, mushrooms, peas, beans and lentils. This is not usually taken into consideration in ordering a diet.-Therap. Monatshft. Weather Temp. </p><p>Raining, this morning &amp; rained &amp; snowed some, the largest flakes I ever saw as large as fifty cut pieces. Melba would run out &amp; catch them on the dustters mop. Ms Mc Caullumn was here all day. Maudie took Grace &amp; I went for her it poured rain. John went for fence {poato?} Ms Coy Billy 10 was over. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_April_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_April_16">Tuesday, April 16</span></h2> <p>107 DAYS PAST Wednesday 259 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Depleted_Organism">The Depleted Organism</span></h3> <p>is placed in a better position to withstand or "ward off" systemic infection if the formation of functionally active, oxygen-bearing hematin is aided and encouraged by the administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). In the last analysis, the germicidal activity of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day, poured sometimes. Maudie took Mr MeCaullem home &amp; went to school. Grace stayed home here. Ms Coy, Cecil, &amp; Albert was here this afternoon. Maudie brought home a new set, of dishes, trimmed with gilt a dinner &amp; tea set. I made a skirt for Grace, &amp; fined Melbas old white dress over </p><p>Billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_April_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_April_17">Wednesday, April 17</span></h2> <p>108 DAYS PAST Thursday 258 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._9.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 9.</span></h3> <p>Coughing, choking or swallowing will generally promptly cease on stopping the drop for a moment and, on resuming, making a more gradual increase. By the time the ether is falling in a steady stream unconsciousness will generally supervene. Then the towel may be gradually folded around the mask so as to partially exclude the air. Then to prevent the increased ether content of the inspired mixture causing spasm or reawakening reflexes additional ether should not be poured for a moment or two when it should be given as freely as possible to full anesthesia.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudly &amp; rained a little this morning. Sun shone some this afternoon. Then to night it clouded over again, &amp; to night it is raining hard. John went to Kingsmill. This morning, Jo Ms Coves all the afternoon, &amp; to Alberts &amp; Sheds to night. Maudie went to school this fournoon, then she went to the beemer after dinner &amp; waited for the mail Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_April_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_April_18">Thursday, April 18</span></h2> <p>109 DAYS PAST Friday 257 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Easily_Evident.">Easily Evident.</span></h3> <p>The "iron need," in Chlorosis, is unquestionable and is readily noted, by the practiced eye, in the peculiar pallor of the skin and mucous membranes. Such an "iron need" is best supplied in the form of a palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, easily assimilable compound, i.e., Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This organic combination of iron and manganese meets every indication without injuring the digestion or inducing a constipated habit. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine we washed. Gene came for Grace. Melba went for her music lesson, but it was Yard friday &amp; Mrs Campbell was gone </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_April_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_April_19">Friday, April 19</span></h2> <p>110 DAYS PAST Saturday 256 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Rectal_Fistula.">Rectal Fistula.</span></h3> <p>Rawson Pennington recognizes only three alternatives in the treatment of this condition, viz., simple incision, the injection of bismuth paste, and incison or excision with immediate suture. Suturing should be done by Lembertizing the incision from its termination in the rectum to the anus.-Exch. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine Albert scraped the roads. Girls went to Aylmer after dinner. Maudie got a new hat. John went this morning &amp; got his new harness, dobell. John went to the factory with Guy to night. Ms Cox &amp; Mrs was over to night </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_April_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_April_20">Saturday, April 20</span></h2> <p>111 DAYS PAST Sunday 255 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Distributor_of_Life.">The Distributor of Life.</span></h3> <p>The necessary molecule of the blood is iron-without iron the hemoglobin would be useless as an oxygen-carrier and could not perform its function as the distributor of the very "breath of life.' In Chlorotic and Anemic conditions the need of iron is unquestioned. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) is distinctly preferable in palatability, eligibility and therapeutic efficiency to any other form of ferruginous material Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained but the girls &amp; I went to church &amp; to night. Maudie took Mrs Cox, as Melba was not well &amp; we stayed home. Cleared off this afternoon. </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mc 1/2 </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_April_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_April_21">Sunday, April 21</span></h2> <p>112 DAYS PAST Monday 254 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>In a case of known or suspected visceral carcinoma, the finding of small nodules in or just beneath the skin is of vast diagnostic and prognostic importance. If an excised nodule is shown to be cancerous this will at once establish both the diagnosis and the futility of operation. In cases of intra-abdominal carcinoma these superficial metastases are curiously, most often found in the skin to the left of and below the umbilicus.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A beautiful day. Maudie &amp; I took nine skips of bees out to day &amp; Melba did the dinner. Melba is not very well. Claress a Miller came out this afternoon &amp; brought a drove of little kids with her. Stewley Maton &amp; the two Kiser boys was out this afternoon Ms McCallum came out about noon &amp; has been helping us. Bayde was here for dinner &amp; he &amp; John went to Ms McCudies for tile George Nevells came for a load of hay </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mcl </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_April_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_April_22">Monday, April 22</span></h2> <p>113 DAYS PAST Friday 253 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Certain_Index">A Certain Index</span></h3> <p>of the vital integrity of the blood is the finding of relative sufficiency of iron-holding hemoglobin, as a result of the hematologic test. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "makes good" the ferric deficiency which exists in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions, and acts thus as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobinogenetic. Weather Temp. </p><p>Lovely &amp; warm. I went to Aylmer &amp; got some new wire for the little garden. John took the junk man a load of hay. I got some medicine for Melba. John &amp; Ms M<u>c</u> have been fi<s>v</s>eing at the garden fence. Clifford was up &amp; brought me a package of aster seeds. Cecil was over. George Davis got stuck in the ditch with his car down the side road &amp; Clarence Skinner had to draw him out </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mcl </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_April_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_April_23">Tuesday, April 23</span></h2> <p>114 DAYS PAST Wednesday 252 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Urine_in_Diseases_of_Infancy.">The Urine in Diseases of Infancy.</span></h3> <p>In an analysis of the urine in 667 children, Morse and Crothers have found that, putting aside diseases of the gastrointestinal tracts, albuminuria and casts are more often found in pneumonia and meningitis than in other acute diseases of infancy. They disagree with other writers on the frequency of nephritis following otitis media and eczema. They also show that in infancy nephritis rarely produces edema, while conversely, edema in infancy is usually due to some cause other than disease of the kidneys. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm. We put in part of the little garden. John took Charley Marchant a load of straw then in the afternoon, John &amp; Ms Mc Callumn put up the little garden fence. Ms Miller Maude &amp; McLay came for a sitting hen. </p><p>L </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr Mc l </p> <h2><span id="Wednesday,_April_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_April_24">Wednesday, April 24</span></h2> <p>115 DAYS PAST Thursday 251 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_Most_Instances">In Most Instances</span></h3> <p>the operative cause of Amenorrhoea and other menstrual irregularities is Anemia of greater or lesser degree. To restore regularity the hemic defect should be directly treated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by overcoming the deficiency of red cells and hemoglobin, is almost invariably successful in restoring regularity, unless serious organic disease is responsible for the anemic state. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very cold. Snowed off &amp; on all day but not very much, ground frayen to night, with a cold north west wind. Maudie took Ms M<u>c</u> home to night. M<u>c</u> &amp; I cleaned part of the cellar to day. John went to mill this norning. Got eight lambs </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_April_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_April_25">Thursday, April 25</span></h2> <p>116 DAYS PAST Friday 250 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._10.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 10.</span></h3> <p>There are but a few subjects in whom it is not of advantage to turn the head to one side and to keep it in that position throughout the anesthesia. In this way accumulated mucus and salva are easily drained from the mouth and nose. and it is seldom necessary to hold the jaw forward, but, if necessary, this is accomplished with the minimum of fatigue to the anesthetist and of soreness to the patient.—Dr. J. B Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold &amp; snowed a little. Alice &amp; Clifford Skinner was up to night &amp; we sugared off for them. Froze hard last night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_April_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_April_26">Friday, April 26</span></h2> <p>117 DAYS PAST Saturday 249 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Relative_Freedom_From_Infection,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Relative_Freedom_From_Infection.2C">Relative Freedom From Infection,</span></h3> <p>during the prevalence of Typhoid, Grippe, Malaria, etc., depends upon the physiologic resistance of the tissues, which, in turn, is largely dependent upon hematic sufficiency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by its reconstituent properties, establishes a blood supply of sufficient structural and functional integrity to withstand morbific influences. Weather Temp. </p><p>A liittle warmer to day but cold again to night. Aleta &amp; Eugene went to Aylmer &amp; left little John with us. Maudie went to Aylmer brought me a new pair of shoes. Eugene &amp; his man was here againon their way to Aylmer again to night Ms Coy was over this morning. John drew two loads of pasts home from Aylmer </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_April_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_April_27">Saturday, April 27</span></h2> <p>118 DAYS PAST Sunday 248 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gynecological_Hints.">Gynecological Hints.</span></h3> <p>The standard solutions of nitrate of silver for use in gynecological practice are as follows: 1. For the cervix, 40 grains to the ounce. 2. For the vagina, 30 grains to the ounce. 3. For the external genitals, 15 grains to the ounce. Frequent and painful urination in women is often due to urethritis which can be cured by the proper use of solutions of nitrate of silver.—Dr. R. Waldo: Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Looked like rain to night but diden't. Maudie went to church this morning &amp; took Mrs Van Wagner. To night the girls &amp; I went. Grace came to night while we was gone to church. </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_April_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_April_28">Sunday, April 28</span></h2> <p>119 DAYS PAST Monday 247 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Invasion_of_the_Blood">An Invasion of the Blood</span></h3> <p>by the plasmodial organism of paludal disease results in the partial destruction of the red cells. Therefore a corpuscle constructor is always needed in the treatment o. post-malarial Anemia. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) not only creates new erythrocytes, but also increases the hemoglobin necessary to augment the oxygen-carrying capacity of the vital fluid. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night, some this four noon. Star light to night. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Mark &amp; Cecil was to st Thomas to day on the Hatty walker tyle. We washed &amp; tagged the sheep have two more lambs that makes ten in all </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_April_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_April_29">Monday, April 29</span></h2> <p>120 DAYS PAST Tuesday 246 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sciatica.">Sciatica.</span></h3> <p>Spray the limb over the sacro-sciatic notch with an ounce of sulphuric ether, used with a common nasal spray. The finer the stream thrown by the spray the more rapid the freezing effect. Ethyl chloride may be used, but gives no better results, and is more expensive than ether.-Exch. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm &amp; bright Mr M<u>c</u> came this morning. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. John &amp; M<u>c</u> drew manure on the garden &amp; ploughed it. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; then after tea we went to Kingsmill. We put up the grape vine </p><p>Billy 8 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_April_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_April_30">Thursday, April 30</span></h2> <p>121 DAYS PAST Wednesday 245 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Therapeutic_Trio">A Therapeutic Trio</span></h3> <p>of marked value, upon which to depend in the treatment of all devitalized conditions, consists of (I) An abundance of nutritious food; (2) Plenty of fresh air; and (3) Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This combination constitutes a trinity that always shows results in tuberculosis and other chronic conditions, whenever results are possible. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine all day but raining some to night. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. M<u>c</u> &amp; I have been cleaning the yard &amp; doing chores. John has been disking, all day for the first. Ms {Blute?} was around inspecting trees, was here for dinner. I have been sewing on Graces to night </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_May_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_May_1">Wednesday, May 1</span></h2> <p>122 DAYS PAST Thursday 244 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo.3DDermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo=Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>It is a matter of some alarm to the family and to the doc-tor, if he be young, to observe a suppression of urine in scariatina. Here again, diuretics are to be avoided like a pestilence. The proper treatment to apply is the use of hot packs. If the case shows weakness of a marked character and threatening symptoms of collapse enteroclysis of physiologic salt soiu-tion will be found of much benefit. Hypodermoclysis may also be employed with benefit.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. John took sixty bushells of oats to Dr Pickering. Cecil was over. Bayde &amp; Ed brought Pallie's calf home. Had a rain bow to night. Maud &amp; grace went to school </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_May_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_May_3">Friday, May 3</span></h2> <p>124 DAYS PAST Saturday 242 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>Filiform bougies for examining urethral strictures can be easily improvised from ordinary round whalebones as sold in the shops. The ends should be made flexible by scraping with a knife. In the use of elastic bandages and stockings for varicose veins the patients should be directed to remove them on retiring, and reapply them in the morning before leaving the bed.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine this morning but about noon started to rain &amp; kept it up off and on &amp; is still raining. Ms Young came &amp; helped John this four noon. They did the first seeding in the field along the road by George Davises. Ms M<u>c</u> came out with Billy &amp; helped all day. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer to night. Ms Cox was over worked Palley for the first Mariah E </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_May_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_May_4">Saturday, May 4</span></h2> <p>125 DAYS PAST Sunday 241 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Frequently_Recurring_Stain">The Frequently Recurring Stain</span></h3> <p>upon the vital bank account due to the excessive loss of blood during the climacteric period, gradually brings about a condition of Anemia. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) serves to restore the vitality and sufficiency of the vital fluid and thus renders the patient better able to withstand the drain upon vitality due to the menopause. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained off &amp; on all day. But the girls went to church &amp; it dident rain untill they nearly got home &amp; then it poured. Earl brought Melba home from church. The cow stable broke down in the night &amp; Mr Cox helped John fix it up. Then to night Mr &amp; Mrs Cox came over. I walked down to the woods </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_May_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_May_5">Sunday, May 5</span></h2> <p>126 DAYS PAST Monday 240 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Treatment_of_Hyperidrosis.">Treatment of Hyperidrosis.</span></h3> <p>Excessive sweating of the feet or of the other portions of the body is best treated, according to Gerson, by wringing out the stocking or other portions of the underwear in a mixture of one part of formalin (40 per cent.) and four parts of alcohol. The underclothing does not suffer and the skin seems to tolerate this method of applying formaldehyde better than the usual local applications with a brush.—Mediz. Klinik Weather Temp. </p><p>Warmer &amp; diden't rain for a wonder. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. John went to Aylmer &amp; got Billy {shod?}. Billie Davis brought out some medicine for the little lamb. I have been working on Grace's dress all day </p><p>Billy 6 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_May_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_May_6"><s>Monday</s>, May 6</span></h2> <p>127 DAYS PAST Tuesday 239 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Lying=In_Period"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Lying.3DIn_Period">The Lying=In Period</span></h3> <p>is not infrequently complicated by an excessive loss of recud a dire attentient poste incient Anemia, which and child. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in conjunction with proper nutritive measures, quickly stimulates corpuscular reconstruction and hemoglobin formation and thus serves to materially hasten puerperal convalescence. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm but very windy. Billy and Boyd were here for dinner. Dad went to town and took Boyd's plow and ploughed Augustines garden. Annie Mc Jaggart and her mother were here for supper. Dad scrapped the roads to-day. Mother finished Grace's dress. I made, Grace a handkerchief of blue tatting </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_May_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_May_7">Tuesday, May 7</span></h2> <p>128 DAYS PAST Wednesday 238 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Indication_for_Opening_the_Ear_Drum._No._1.">Indication for Opening the Ear Drum. No. 1.</span></h3> <p>1. Earache is but a warning of perhaps dangerous disease, the pain of which may be masked by opiates to the ultimate risk of the patient's life. 2. If the drum-head be much reddened or bulging, or if fluid be detected, or if the earache be very severe and not relieved by general and local treatment within 24 hours, it is advisable to incise the membrane at once before it bursts, as the character, location and extent of the tissue-destruction is thereby limited 3. Pain is relieved at once by a free incision, the course of the disease is shortened, the symptoms mitigated, and sequela prevented by this and appropriate after-treatment.—H. V. Wurdemann; Northwest Medicine. Weather Temp. </p><p>Lovely hot day. Bayde was here for dinner &amp; they carried out the other rare stones. We washed. John &amp; Bayde filled in Baydes tyle &amp; measured off some fence for John. Melba &amp; I went down to Mr Caverlies for some straw bery vines. Girls went to school </p><p>Mariah 15 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_May_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_May_8">Wednesday, May 8</span></h2> <p>129 DAYS PAST Thursday 237 TO COME The ills of the aged require gentle, yet efficient treatment. </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>is peculiarly adapted to the needs of the elderly invalid, as it is free from harshness or constipating effect. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day but cloudy most all day. Mr Young &amp; Mr M<u>c</u> have helped us all day. We put the big garden in to potataos &amp; onions. Girls went to school. John has finished seeding one field. Maudie took her lam down yesterday for Frank Class to mount. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_May_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_May_9">Thursday, May 9</span></h2> <p>130 DAYS PAST Friday 236 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Indications_for_Opening_the_Ear_Drum._No._2.">Indications for Opening the Ear Drum. No. 2.</span></h3> <p>4. If the case be seen after spontaneous perforation, the hole in the drum-head will often be found to be too small or poorly adapted for proper drainage, and it may be advisable to enlarge it by a free incision. 5. The little operation gives but temporary pain, and if the physician does not make too much of a show. will be tolerated by any patient, who will be thankful for the relief afforded his symptoms. 6. Meddlesome after-treatment should be discouraged, as when the diseased part is protected from further infection, and the discharge not too frequently removed, the case will usually run a mild course.-H. V. Wurdemann: Northwest Medicine. Weather Temp. </p><p>Windy &amp; cold, looked like rain nearly all day. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Mrs Appleford came for Grace. Melba took the girls &amp; went for them. I sat six hens to day. Ms Coy was over this morning &amp; helped John fix the drill tounge. John cultivated this afternoon. </p><p>Marie 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_May_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_May_10">Friday, May 10</span></h2> <p>131 DAYS PAST Saturday 235 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sluggish_Metabolism">Sluggish Metabolism</span></h3> <p>characterizes chronic illness and indicates a disturbed balance between nutritive income and excretory outgo. Alterative treatment is incomplete without the aid of an efficient hematinic. In most cases the patient is anemic and needs such a product as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), as a general blood constructor and contributor of vital force and energy. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; all day. Maudie went to Aylmer &amp; to Maude M<u>c</u> Layo. John has gone with Clarence Cox to night. Cecil Cox was ver this afternoon. I have a large swelling on the back of my hand. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_May_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_May_11"><s>Saturday</s>, May 11</span></h2> <p>132 DAYS PAST Sunday 234 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>To allay the pain of a burn of the first degree, almost at once, it is only necessary to drench the wounded surface with seltzer water which may be applied to the wounded surface by means of a seltzer syphon. This liquid is refreshing, alkaline and anesthetic, and is an easily available method which, in the case of a sudden emergency, it is well worth remembering.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day. I took mother to the doctor about her hand and she has nearly blood poisoning. Ms. Appleford brought Grace over after supper as Clase took the horse. </p><p>Mariha 5. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_May_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_May_12"><s>Sunday</s>, May 12</span></h2> <p>133 DAYS PAST Monday 233 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="For_the_Aged_Patient">For the Aged Patient</span></h3> <p>harsh, unpleasant, irritant salts of iron are quite unneces-sary, when a ferruginous tonic is indicated. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) is entirely free from the disadvantages above referred to and never causes digestive disturbance nor constipation. Weather Temp. </p><p>Lute fair and real warm. Dad took grist to mill this afternoon. Mother's hand is better. Mother and i went over to Mrs. Clarence Cox's to-night to hear the new organ. Eugene go dear old midia back to day. </p><p>Mariah 5- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_May_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_May_13"><s>Monday</s>, May 13</span></h2> <p>134 DAYS PAST Tuesday 232 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._1.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 1.</span></h3> <p>1. Never make a diagnosis of uremia in a patient seen for the first time in an acute illness characterized by coma or convulsions. Such diagnoses rarely turn out right. 2. Never make a diagnosis of ptomain poisoning without definite chemical evidence. General peritonitis or a tabetic crisis is usually the correct diagnosis. 3. Make no diagnosis of hysteria, neurasthenia or psycho-neurosis in a patient whose symptoms begin after the forty-fifth year. The actual diagnosis is likely to be arterio-sclerosis, hyperthyroidism, dementia paralytica, or pernicious anemia.-Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine and very hot. Mother and I took out some of the bess and Boyd came up for dinner and helped take out the rest. Daly John was here all day. Aleta went to St. Thomas and came home with the girls. Aunt Bell and Uncle Lewis were here and saw the baby manha took a streak </p><p>Mariah 6. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_May_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_May_14"><s>Tuesday</s>, May 14</span></h2> <p>135 DAYS PAST Friday 231 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Any_Form_of_Iron">Any Form of Iron</span></h3> <p>exercises its therapeutic activity in exact ratio to its assimilability, and freedom from irritant properties. absorbability epso-Mangan (Gude) presents its iron (and manganese) content in the form of organic peptonates, and in condition for almost immediate appropriation by the blood and tissues, without exercising any harsh or intoward action upon the gastro-intestinal mucosa. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very fine and very hot day. Father sowed a little grain to-day and Ms. Youngs helped him. Annie M<u>c</u> Jaggart and I went to town and her mother stayed with mother. Mother's hand a little better. </p><p>Mariha 5 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_May_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_May_15">Wednesday, May 15</span></h2> <p>136 DAYS PAST Thursday 230 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wound_Dressings._No._1.">Wound Dressings. No. 1.</span></h3> <p>Unless wounds are suppurating very freely, as a general proposition they are dressed too often. Peroxide of hydrogen injected into cavities and sinuses often carries the injection further into uninvaded tissues. Peroxide is also too strong to apply to newly healed tissue. Sterilized gauze without dusting powder is sufficient protection for any clean surgical wound.—Dr. L. Sexton; Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained some. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Melba &amp; I went to the Dr with my hand it was all gathered in one spot {illegible}. I went down to Baydes &amp; got some {vians?} &amp; sent Mrs Binghams flavor {Rox?} with Sam </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_May_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_May_16"><s>Thursday</s>, May 16</span></h2> <p>137 DAYS PAST Friday. 229 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Do_Not_Crowd">Do Not Crowd</span></h3> <p>an irritant metallic salt ot iron into the circulation, by giving same when the embarrassed digestion of the more or less depleted anemic is unable to cope with it. It is the part of clinical wisdom to order Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which is acceptable and tolerable alike to the marasmic infant, the chlor-anemic girl and the feeble octogenarian. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained and poured down something twice. The road was covered from here to the east barn. Ms. Appleford came after Grace with the milkwagon and went to town after potatoes. Pa went down and helped Boyd bring up his young cattle. No trase of poor Smuty. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_May_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_May_17"><s>Friday</s>, May 17</span></h2> <p>138 DAYS PAST Saturday. 228 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wound_Dressings._No._2.">Wound Dressings. No. 2.</span></h3> <p>Sterile water, saline solution, or very dilute antiseptic solu-non should always be given preference over the stronger antiseptics, which, in destroying the pus cocci, at the same time destroy the new epithelial tissue by which granulating wounds are covered. There is no better protection against infection than the free application of large sterilized pads or dressings with which they should be abundantly covered.—Dr. L. Sexton; Va. Med. Semi-Monthly. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained off and on all day. Dad went to town this morning and took his rubber boots out. Went with George came home with Andrew. Maud and Mother went to see about her hand. Some better. I finished ironing. Uncle Lewis was here this afternoon. No trase of Smuty. </p><p>Mariha 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_May_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_May_18">Saturday, May 18</span></h2> <p>139 DAYS PAST Sunday 227 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Favorite_Combination">A Favorite Combination</span></h3> <p>Not infrequently arsenic is needed in combination with a Palatable, assimilable, organic preparation of iron, such as Pepto-Mangan, as in profound Anemias from various causes, in Malarial Anemia, and in Chorea, as follows: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Eugene Alita &amp; baby was over. Hellen {Barnunm?} &amp; Marjerore Ackhart brought Grace. The girls have gone to church. Methodist, Ms Cox was over this morning </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_May_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_May_18">Saturday, May 18</span></h2> <p>139 DAYS PAST Sunday 227 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Favorite_Combination">A Favorite Combination</span></h3> <p>Not infrequently arsenic is needed in combination with a Palatable, assimilable, organic preparation of iron, such as Pepto-Mangan, as in profound Anemias from various causes, in Malarial Anemia, and in Chorea, as follows: R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Eugene Alita &amp; baby was over. Hellen {Barnunm?} &amp; Marjerore Ackhart brought Grace. The girls have gone to church. Methodist, Ms Cox was over this morning </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_May_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_May_20">Monday, May 20</span></h2> <p>141 DAYS PAST Tuesday 225 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Poorly_Nourished,_Semi-Marasmic_Children"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Poorly_Nourished.2C_Semi-Marasmic_Children">Poorly Nourished, Semi-Marasmic Children</span></h3> <p>require a reconstructive that is rapid and certain in its action.The organic iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) are so easily tolerated by the stomach and so quickly absorbed into the blood that the appetite returns, the color improves, and strength and weight increase rapidly and appreciably. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; this four noon. Mr Cox was over this morning &amp; Pa is over there to night. John went down to Ms Young's this afternoon. Melba &amp; I fived the orchard fence. Girls went to school. Frank Smith &amp; wife were up for eggs to set. </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_May_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_May_21"><s>Tuesday</s>, May 21</span></h2> <p>142 DAYS PAST Wednesday 224 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>Rupture of the urethra occurring between the posterior layer of the triangular ligament and the scrotum is one of the most serious accidents in surgery, and demands immediate operation. Overdistention of the bladder due to neurasthenia, hysteria, shock or prolonged voluntary retention may be overcome by administering a rectal enema consisting of a pint of warm water and an ounce of glycerin. -Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Dull all day. Raining hard to-night. Mother and I took a load of cans to the dump and then went on to fish, but were unfortunate. Dad went to town with a grist and got his rubber boots, which were fixed. We raked, mowed, and did a great deal to the lawn. </p><p>Mariha 5 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_May_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_May_22">Wednesday, May 22</span></h2> <p>143 DAYS PAST Thursday 223 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Imperfect_Red_Cells,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Imperfect_Red_Cells.2C">Imperfect Red Cells,</span></h3> <p>from whatever cause, need reparation and reconstruction. The administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), regularly and continuously, constitutes a "feeding" rather than a "drugging" process, as it supplies the erythrocytes with the essential vitalizing hematics, iron and manganese, in palatable, tolerable, non-irritant, non-constipating and promptly available form. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night. But fine to day. Girls went to school. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer for to get some paper for the front room. M<u>c</u> was here all day. We had a swarm of bees, but they went back. </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 6 Pally 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_May_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_May_23">Thursday, May 23</span></h2> <p>144 DAYS PAST Friday 222 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Post-Operative_Purgatives.">Post-Operative Purgatives.</span></h3> <p>After operations, especially upon the abdominal cavity, the salines serve the purpose best. Calomel often acts as an irritant, and increases fecal obstruction by producing a spasm of the bowel.—Exch. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. I put some super on the bees. Maudie &amp; Grace to school. Melba took them &amp; took her lesson. I went for them &amp; to the Doctor, with my hand. We gathered dandalines for wine, second lot. Cecil was over &amp; then we all went home with him. </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_May_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_May_24">Friday, May 24</span></h2> <p>145 DAYS PAST Saturday 221 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="After_the_Febrile_Period">After the Febrile Period</span></h3> <p>of the malarial attack, a rapid reconstruction of erythrocytes is needed to restore the vital elements of the blood that were destroyed by the plasmodium. The organically combined iron and manganese in Pepto-Mangan (Gude) are so promptly absorbed that the blood cells are rapidly repaired, and their hemoglobin renewed, in all conditions of Anemia, Chlorosis and general vital deterioration. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very foggy this morning &amp; has looked like rain nearly all day but hasen't. Melba went to Eugenes this morning. John seeded about three acres. Maudie &amp; I finished putting the super on the hives. Bayde had his second swarm of bees to day. </p><p>Mariah 6 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_May_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_May_25">Saturday, May 25</span></h2> <p>146 DAYS PAST A Sunday 220 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practial_Administration._No._11.">Ether-Practial Administration. No. 11.</span></h3> <p>Within a reasonable limit, quality, not rate, is the pulse consideration; and depth, not rate, of the respiration. As to the pupil, use it more as an arbiter when necessary to decide two seemingly opposed factors, or to decide the importance, when otherwise all seems well, of the presence of certain conditions, as cyanosis, stertor, continued rigidity, or an increasing rapidity of pulse, or shallowness of respiration.— Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine day but chilly. Melba stayed all night over to Aletas &amp; she &amp; Aleta came home to day. Then Eugene brought Grace over &amp; took Aleta home. The three girls have gone to Church. John &amp; I was over to Clarences. Mr Cox was over </p><p>Mariah 12 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>There will be a total eclipse of seen May 28th, 1919. </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_May_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_May_26">Sunday, May 26</span></h2> <p>147 DAYS PAST Monday 219 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Sepsis,_Suppuration_or_Hemorrhage"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sepsis.2C_Suppuration_or_Hemorrhage">Sepsis, Suppuration or Hemorrhage</span></h3> <p>invariably result in a drain upon vitality which must be compensated for before normal health can be restored. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is a reconstructive and reconstitu-ent of unquestioned activity and can be thoroughly depended upon to hasten convalescence after any exhausting illness. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely warm day. Maude &amp; Grace went to school. Had two skips of bees, both went togeather. John finished seeding the ten acres. Mr Young helped him. Turned old Mariah out for the first. Had six little chicks hatch. Melba has been making tops &amp; bottoms for the hives </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_May_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_May_27">Monday, May 27</span></h2> <p>148 DAYS PAST Tuesday 218 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._2.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 2.</span></h3> <p>4. Diagnoses of tertian malaria in patients whose symptoms resist quinin more than three days are almost invariably wrong. 5. Bronchial asthma beginning after 40 usually spells heart or kidney disease. 6. Epilepsy beginning after 40 usually means dementia paralytica or cerebral arteriosclerosis.—Cabot; Journ. Amer. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Maudie &amp; Grace went to school. Mr Young helped John. Little Kate had a heiffer calf. Melba started painting the ceiling. I had the swarm of bees that swarmed yesterday come out again to day, but we took a card of brail with a green cell in it, &amp; I think they will stay. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_May_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_May_18">Tuesday, May 18</span></h2> <p>149 DAYS PAST A fin Wendnesday 217 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_Full_Dosage.">In Full Dosage.</span></h3> <p>To overcome and combat degenerative factors, regenerative measures must be adopted and persisted in. In addition to the general nutritive and hygienic care of the patient, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) should be given, in full dosage, regularly and persistently, to restore, rebuild and revivify the red blood cells, to increase the percentage of hemoglobin and to reinforce vitality generally. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Finished seedaince at last, sowed the little field down by the words last. Mr Young was here all day. John was sick untill about three, he went down &amp; sowed the field. Melba finished painting the ceiling, &amp; then we have been tearing the paper &amp; plaster off the kitchein Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_May_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_May_29">Wednesday, May 29</span></h2> <p>150 DAYS PAST Thursday 216 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>The accurate determination of a syphilitic roseola is, at times, a difficult matter for an inexperienced hand to diag-nose. In such a case the erythematous macules, produced by the bites of insects, closely simulate the specific eruption and a little attention will enable anyone to easily differen-tiate the two. Subjectively, the insect-bite itches, the leutic eruption does not; objectively, the former has a bright scarlet punctum near the center, the latter does not. Naturally concomitant symptoms of syphilis will aid in corroborating the diagnosis.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Girls to school. I washed &amp; then we worked at the kitchen. Mr Caverley was out &amp; helped with the bees. John worked on his corn ground </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_May_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_May_30">Thursday, May 30</span></h2> <p>151 DAYS PAST Friday 215 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Antitoxin_Therapy,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Antitoxin_Therapy.2C">Antitoxin Therapy,</span></h3> <p>in addition to the profound diptheritic poisoning due to severe Klebs-Loeffler infection, is more than likely to induce a secondary Anemia, which requires early and efficient hematogenetic medication. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially adapted for administration to children, because of its distinct palatability, ready tolerability and prompt absorbability. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Girls went to school. Melba &amp; I was getting the kitchen ready for to plaster. John worked on his corn ground Mr &amp; Ms Appleford, &amp; Gene &amp; M<u>c</u> came for Grace </p><p>Mariah {10?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_May_31"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_May_31">Friday, May 31</span></h2> <p>152 DAYS PAST Saturday 214 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gynecologcial_Hints.">Gynecologcial Hints.</span></h3> <p>Non-absorbent cotton is the best material from which to make vaginal tampons. Absorbent cotton, if used, will collect discharges and so lose its resiliency, while lamb's wool will frequently irritate the vagina, especially in cases of vagi-nitis. Heavy linen and silk thread are the best materials to use for strings on tampons.—Dr. R. Waldo; Int. Journ. of Surg Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Wall home all day. Mr Coudon came &amp; plastered the kitchen. John went to Lyons &amp; got four pigs. John worked some on his corn here in the evening </p><p>Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_June_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_June_1">Saturday, June 1</span></h2> <p>153 DAYS PAST Sunday 213 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Periodic_Estimation">The Periodic Estimation</span></h3> <p>of red cells and hemoglobin, ie., the hematologic blood test, is a definite guide and sure index to the degree of improvement of the Anemic or Chlorotic patient. The Progression is always upward when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the hematinic employed. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm. We were all home all day. Mr Cox was over a little while. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_June_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_June_2">Sunday, June 2</span></h2> <p>154 DAYS PAST Monday 212 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._12.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 12.</span></h3> <p>The presence throughout of stertor or a slight degree of cyanosis need not alarm unduly, but should certainly cause increased watchfulness sinc. its presence is always indicative of obstruction to the passage of air, though such interference may be exceedingly slight. Many of the more ple-thoric exhibit cyanosis from the initiation and throughout the anesthesia without apparent significance, but in the arterio-sclerotic cyanosis is apt to be the precursor of danger. Of especial importance in all such cases is the dictum to give the "minimum amount of ether necessary to attain the desired end"-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>hot Mr Mills papered the parlor &amp; the dining som ceiling. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer to night &amp; got some potatos that Mr Mills &amp; Mrs Augustine gave us. Girls to school. John ralled his corn ground. Ms. Herbert brought some winter onions </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_June_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_June_3">Monday, June 3</span></h2> <p>155 DAYS PAST Tuesday 211 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="When_La_Grippe_is_Epidemic">When La Grippe is Epidemic</span></h3> <p>a general reinforcement of vitality is indicated, for the purpose of warding off bacillary invasion and its unfortunate consequences. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) restores the structural integrity and sufficiency of the erythro-cytes, increases their hemoglobin content, and acts pleasantly and certainly as a general systemic reconstituent. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. I took my waist off to milk. It was so hot. Girls had a holiday for the Kings birthday. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer in the morning then after dinner Maudie Melba &amp; Grace &amp; I cleaned the parlor. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_June_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_June_4">Tuesday, June 4</span></h2> <p>146 DAYS PAST Wednesday 210 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._3.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 3.</span></h3> <p>7: Typical migraine is often a symptom of unrecognized brain tumor or chronic nephritis. 8. Most cases of "bronchitis" mean tuberculosis, bronchopneumonia or multiple bronchiectasis cavities. 9. Aside from the immediate results of acute infections (such as scarlet fever, diphtheria, tonsillitis and pneumonia) "acute" nephritis usually turns out to be chronic.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot. Rained never saw, warmer weather. Girls went to school. Melba &amp; I have been cleaning the <s>parlor</s> dining room &amp; bedroom but havent it finished. Ms Bogen &amp; Authur was out. Had the third swarm of bees but Maudie put them back. John finished shearing the sheep halter. I bollands took the second real calf of shiver Mari 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_June_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_June_5">Wednesday, June 5</span></h2> <p>157 DAYS PAST Thursday 209 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Tone_and_Reconstruct.">To Tone and Reconstruct.</span></h3> <p>Quite often the physician wishes to prescribe strychnia with iron, especially when prostration is marked; when the heart needs toning; after Pneumonia and in the after treatment of severe grippal infection. R Strychniæ Sulph. (Gm.o.0z) gr.1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proporion Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained some last night we put the carped down in the dining room &amp; bedroom. M &amp; G went to school. John went to mill harrowed his corn after dinner. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_June_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_June_6">Thursday, June 6</span></h2> <p>158 DAYS PAST Friday 208 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Foreign_Bodies_Under_the_Nails.">Foreign Bodies Under the Nails.</span></h3> <p>If it is found impossible to obtain any hold on the body after cutting the nail down, one should soften the nail over the foreign body with a 10 per cent solution of caustic potash. and then scrape away the softened portion till the body is exposed.—The Hospital. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. We washed a big washing. M<u>c</u>C <u>w</u> was here. girls went to school, &amp; Grace went home from Aylmer. Melba took them &amp; went for Maudie. John was cultivating the summer of all on. Lewis was here for Cabbage plants </p><p>Mariah 12 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_June_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_June_7">Friday, June 7</span></h2> <p>159 DAYS PAST Saturday 207 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Normal_Quantum">A Normal Quantum</span></h3> <p>of functionally active red cells and hemoglobin, renders morbine invasion unld1ikely, in the presence of an epidemic of La Grippe or other infectious disease. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) aids the restoration of normal blood integrity and potency in anemic, marasmic and generally "run down" conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. Turned quite cold to night. Maudie went to Aylmer this afternoon. John &amp; Maudie drove Pally to Eugenes to night. Melba &amp; I cleaned home. I papered the kitchen M<u>c</u>Cm was here. John drew manure after dinner. I finished putting in the garden Pally 13 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_June_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_June_8">Saturday, June 8</span></h2> <p>160 DAYS PAST Sunday 206 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Prevention_of_Scarlet_Fever.">Prevention of Scarlet Fever.</span></h3> <p>During the first four days, commencing at the earliest possible moment, Milne has pure eucalyptus oil gently rubbed in morning and evening, all over the body from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet. Afterward this is repeated once a day until the tenth day of the disease. The tonsils he always swabs with a 1 to Io phenol solution every two hours for the first 24 hours, rarely longer. For 26 years Milne has used pure eucalyptus oil in this way. When this treatment is commenced early, he asserts, secondary infection never occurs and complications are unknown.—British Medical Journal. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained to night but fine all day. Girls went to Church, &amp; it rained some before they got home. Shed &amp; Albert &amp; Elsie was here. Mr Appleford. Gene Ground wa &amp; May come with Grce. The Two Braudt boy's &amp; Mary come &amp; took the Girls for a car ride </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_June_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_June_9">Sunday, June 9</span></h2> <p>161 DAYS PAST Monday 205 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Vital_Solvency">The Vital Solvency</span></h3> <p>of the patient must be maintained at all hazards: Anemia must be combated and nutritive reenforcement encouraged and increased. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) begins at the foundation, by increasing the vital element of the blood, thus. indirectly hastening absorption and insuring the Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Girls went to school. John drew manure this four noon, &amp; helped Billy plant corn this afternoon. We finished papering the kitchen. We let Billy davis have old Billy to <s>plant</s> mark his corn ground </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_June_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_June_10">Monday, June 10</span></h2> <p>162 DAYS PAST Tuesday 204 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>When dealing with the bladder, it must always be borne in mind that this viscus is very susceptible to irritative in-fuences, and that an inflammation may be easily brought on. It is principally for this reason that the residual urine, that is in it, must be completely removed before making any instillations of nitrate of silver or other medicated solutions. Unless this precaution is taken untoward symptoms of a marked character will set in and ultimately lead to the development of a chronic cystitis which, in itself, is a most troublesome and inconvenient condition, often requiring a surgical operation.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot. Had a swarm of bees. Mr M<u>c</u> dew wa here &amp; helped John draw manure. We have been cleaning bronse, &amp; planting out tomatoe plants. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_June_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_June_11">Tuesday, June 11</span></h2> <p>163 DAYS PAST Wednesday 203 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="An_Appetizer,_Tonic_and_Reconstructive"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Appetizer.2C_Tonic_and_Reconstructive">An Appetizer, Tonic and Reconstructive</span></h3> <p>is needed after scarlatina, diphtheria, measles, etc. Otherwise convalescence is apt to be unduly slow in the case of children whose nutrition is "below par." Pepto-Mangan (Gude) relieves anemic conditions, stimulates the appe-tite, tones the organism generally and acts as a mild but thoroughly efficient general reconstituent. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. We washed. Mrs Van Wagnor, was up to night. John &amp; M<u>c</u> C drew manure all day. Ms Cox was over for her cabbage plants </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_June_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_June_12">Wednesday, June 12</span></h2> <p>164 DAYS PAST Thursday 202 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._13.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 13.</span></h3> <p>Respiration simply rapid, say 30 or 40, need seldon: be viewed with gravity, but not so any irregularity of rhythm or extreme shallowness,-such qualities should always be viewed with suspicion. Likewise a marked change in the quality or rate of the pulse is important. It might be well to remember, in this connection, that preceding the return of reflexes with accompanying vomiting there may be an apparently unexplainable. change for the worse in the pulse. As before said, it is in such cases that reference to the eye is of much value.-Dr. J. B. Bogan: N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cool this morning. I went to Aylmer. John &amp; M<u>c</u> have been drawing manure all day. I got vanish &amp; paint for the kitchen </p><p>Billy 5 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_June_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_June_13">Thursday, June 13</span></h2> <p>165 DAYS PAST Friday 201 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Solid_Elements">The Solid Elements</span></h3> <p>of the vital fluid must be restored and reconstructed if the treatment of post-malarial anemia is to be ultimately suc-cessful. In other words, the "restitutio ad integrum" of the blood is the definite aim and object in this condition. If Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is regularly administered, after the paludal poison has been neutralized, it can be definitely depended upon to restore and re-create red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very hot, had one of the worst storms. The lightning struck line telephone posts &amp; the hickory tree by the last barn. Tore the posts all to pieces. Mr Appleford came to Aylmer &amp; brought Grace &amp; Maudie home. The roads was flooded &amp; everything. Melba took her lesson </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_June_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_June_14">Friday, June 14</span></h2> <p>166 DAYS PAST Saturday 200 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>In case of ischiorectal abscess extending down to the rectal wall, it is generally advisable to abstain from opening into the bowel and establishing a fistula, with its disagreeable features. If properly drained, many of these abscesses will heal without perforating into the rectum.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. 94 Warm. Melba &amp; I went to the cementary to night &amp; this afternoon the Girls &amp; I went down to Mr Chalks to Maude Abells; shower. She got a fine lot of presents &amp; we all had a lovely time &amp; had lunch, then home. Ms M<u>c</u> Lay came here last to night when the Dr was a going up to see Audrah, Paris </p><p>Mariah 10 miles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_June_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_June_15">Saturday, June 15</span></h2> <p>167 DAYS PAST Sunday 199 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Post_Typhoidal_Anemia.">Post Typhoidal Anemia.</span></h3> <p>R Lig. Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychnia Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330 original bottle) 3xi M Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very hot. Girls went to church. Clair brought Grace over to night. Our phone is burnt out with the storm </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_June_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_June_16">Sunday, June 16</span></h2> <p>168 DAYS PAST Monday 198 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._4.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 4.</span></h3> <p>10. Acute gastritis and gastralgia usually mean appendicitis, gall stones or peptic ulcer. II. Pus in or near the liver is often mistaken for serous or purulent pleurisy, for it produces identical signs in the right chest posteriorly. 12. An x-ray of the shin-bones may give the first hint of an active syphilitic process in the joints or internal viscera.-Cabot: Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. 92 I washed to night. Melba &amp; I went to the Chatuaqua. Aunt Bell was here on her way to Aylmer &amp; brought some eggo for me to set. Girls went to school. I was over to Ms Coves this morning to use their phone </p><p>Mariah 5 - Billy 5 - </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_June_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_June_17">Monday, June 17</span></h2> <p>169 DAYS PAST Tuesday 197 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="No_Harsh_or_Untoward_Action">No Harsh or Untoward Action</span></h3> <p>is ever noted when Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is selected as the preferred hematic and tonic. It is so free from irritant properties and so promptly absorbable and assimilable as to render it the most generally eligible and acceptable of all reconstructives in anemic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>A hot day. Girls went to school. Melba went to the chate with Aunt Bell this afternoon, &amp; to night. Melba &amp; Maudie have gone. I was over to Mr Coves this morning. Eva was over here. Eugene &amp; Aleta &amp; John was here for dinner. Had lightening rods put on the north barn. Men here for dinner Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_June_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_June_18">Tuesday, June 18</span></h2> <p>170 DAYS PAST Wednesday 196 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._5.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 5.</span></h3> <p>13. Systolic or presystolic murmurs, heard best at the apex of a markedly enlarged heart, rarely mean valve lesions. 14. Diastolic murmurs at the base of the heart are very uncertain evidence of aortic disease unless there are characteristic jerkings in the peripheral arteries. 15. Myocarditis is a diagnosis which should never be made clinically.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Med. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>Maude Abell 92 was married at noon to day. Maudie &amp; Melba was at her weeding march &amp; they gave her a lovely pin set in pearls. Melba helped waite on tables. I went to Aylmer this morning &amp; took Grace to school, &amp; we got her a set of coffee spoons. Clarence Cox helped to cultivate corn &amp; John ploughed all day </p><p>Mariah 17 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_June_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_June_19">Wednesday, June 19</span></h2> <p>171 DAYS PAST Thursday 195 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_the_Last_Analysis">In the Last Analysis</span></h3> <p>the germicidal potency of the blood is dependent upon its hemoglobin content. By encouraging and aiding the formation of functionally active, oxygen-bearing hematin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) places the depleted organism in a better position to withstand constitutional infection. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Girls went to school. Melba went to the Chau at night. Maudie &amp; Grace went after school. Aleta &amp; little John was here for dinner. Aleta went to get her teeth filled. Charley Clarke was here for to get money for Mr Mitchell. John ploughed </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I put were dozen on bees. John &amp; Clarence Skinner &amp; men scraped the road. </p> <h2><span id="Thursday,_June_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_June_20">Thursday, June 20</span></h2> <p>172 DAYS PAST Friday 194 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>It is not good practice to completely empty an acutely distended bladder at one sitting Its rapid and sudden collapse produces both pain and anxiety in the patient, and it may also tend to produce a more or less hemorrhagic cystitis. This last condition may furthermore develop a tendency of becoming chronic and possibly lead to ulterior complications that may be difficult to control and still more so to cure.— Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm but John ploughes not so hot. Mr &amp; Ms Appleford came for Grace {red mark}. Maudie &amp; Melba have gone to the chau<u>e</u> to night. We have been {red mark} putting the carpet down in the east bedroom up stairs. I went to the woods to night got strawberries &amp; built fires. Cecil was over Eugene was here </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_June_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_June_21">Friday, June 21</span></h2> <p>173 DAYS PAST Saturday 193 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Quantitative_Anemia">Quantitative Anemia</span></h3> <p>is that condition of bloodlessness due to actual loss of volume of the circulating fluid. After the loss has been checked, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) performs "yeoman's service" by creating hemoglobin and constructing new red cells. It is palatable, readily absorbable, promptly tolera-ble, and free from constipating effect. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Melba &amp; Maudie went to Aylmer, then to the Chautauqua. John went to mill &amp; to Aylme. Melba &amp; I went to Kingsmill. John ploughed </p><p>Mariah </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_June_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_June_22">Saturday, June 22</span></h2> <p>174 DAYS PAST Sunday 192 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>In fracture of the anatomical neck of the humerus greater tuberosity moves with the shaft, but this is not the case in fracture of the surgical neck. To ascertain this apply the index finger of one hand to the tuberosity, while rotating the shaft with the other.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Shed's &amp; Albert's was all here for dinner. Girls &amp; I went to hear Mr Mitchells fare well sermon </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_June_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_June_23">Sunday, June 23</span></h2> <p>175 DAYS PAST Monday 191 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Necessary_Material_Aid">The Necessary Material Aid</span></h3> <p>to initiate blood and tissue reconstruction should be afforded to the patient suffering from the Anemia of Malnutrition. While this condition cannot be entirely overcome by hematinics alone, a non-irritant, promptly absorbable, non-constipating ferruginous tonic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), assists decidedly in any general upbuilding regimen adopted by the physician. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Maudie diden't go to school. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer. Maudie had a swarm of bees &amp; Anna McTagart came &amp; got then. Melba sold two pans of rabbits. Sold our wool to B Bingham </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_June_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_June_24">Monday, June 24</span></h2> <p>176 DAYS PAST Tuesday 190 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ether-Practical_Administration._No._14.">Ether-Practical Administration. No. 14.</span></h3> <p>After the operation is over and the ether withdrawn, the management of the case continues to be of vital importance. Some one should remain with the patient until he is rational. The room should be darkened and quiet. A dry gown and warm bedding should be provided. Liquids may be allowed early. Should there be great thirst, the result of excessive vomiting, salt solution by rectum will relieve. The subsequent diet should be governed by the nature of the opertion, permitting a full diet as soon as the best interests of the patient allow.—Dr. J. B. Bogan; N. Y. Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Sprinkled a few drops to night. I went down in the woods &amp; hunted straw berries. John finished his ploughing &amp; cultivated at the corn. Lewis w here. I was to Kingsmill sent the rabbit back. Grace came over Mar 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_June_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_June_25">Tuesday, June 25</span></h2> <p>177 DAYS PAST Wednesday 189 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="After_Excessive_Menstrual_Losses.">After Excessive Menstrual Losses.</span></h3> <p>R Liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3і-Зіj Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3хі M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained off &amp; on all day John went to Aylmer with Lewis this morning. They came back for dinner then John went up with Lewis after dinner. Went Bell brought him home. Melba took Grace &amp; went for her. Mary Braudt &amp; her brother came &amp; took Maudie home with them. Albert was up. I washed &amp; hoed in the garden Mariah 1 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_June_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_June_26">Wednesday, June 26</span></h2> <p>178 DAYS PAST Thursday 188 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Remove_Wax_From_Ear.">To Remove Wax From Ear.</span></h3> <p>Syringing with a solution of sodium bicarbonate containing some glycerine is very efficient; the wax is gradually softened and easily removed. When it is desired to remove the wax at once, hydrogen peroxide is remarkably efficacious. Fill the external meatus with H2O2 let it remain a few minutes. The cerumen will become softened and disintegrated, and can be easily removed by syringing with warm water.—Medical Summary. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm &amp; has looked like rain. I went to Kingsmill this morning &amp; got me a new print dress. Melba took Grace &amp; went for he. Clifford was up to night. John warmed the hands out on the road this morning &amp; was sick all the afternoon </p><p>Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_June_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_June_27">Thursday, June 27</span></h2> <p>179 DAYS PAST Friday 187 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Neurotic_Invalid">The Neurotic Invalid</span></h3> <p>almost always presents a deficiency of the vital elements of the blood, i.e., the essential erythrocytes and their contained hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) overcomes the blood poverty that is so often responsible for neurasthenic conditions, by supplying the immediately available ferric and manganic elements necessary to true hemic reconstruction. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine. Mr Appleford &amp; Ms came for Grace &amp; her Aunt &amp; Ms. Melba took her to school &amp; waited for her. John helped to grade the side road after dinner. Cultivated corn also. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Melba went to Aylmer. Mr Cox went to St Thomas for shingles. </p> <h2><span id="Friday,_June_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_June_28">Friday, June 28</span></h2> <p>180 DAYS PAST Saturday 186 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Enlarged tonsils are not always necessarily due to hyperplasia and necessitating removal of the guillotine or snare. Many enlarged tonsils are hard to the touch, so much so as to be indurated. An examination of the secretion will reveal the spirocheta pallida and lead to the discovery of a chancre of the tonsil that is affected.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine Maudie &amp; I went down to Mr Caverleyo &amp; picked twelve quarts of straw berries &amp; did up six cans. Then I went to Kingsmill got a {hundied?} of sugar for eleven dollars. John harrowed his summer follow &amp; cut thistle this afternoon Clarence helped him M 14 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_June_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_June_29">Saturday, June 29</span></h2> <p>181 DAYS PAST Sunday 185 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Stimulus_to_Blood_Construction">A Stimulus to Blood Construction</span></h3> <p>is often necessary to maintain a natural balance between waste and repair. Metabolic equilibrium depends upon a normal nutritive income, a proper interchange between blood and tissue, and a normal excretory outgo. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary stimulus to corpuscular reconstruction and hemoglobin creation in all conditions of general blood and tissue devitalization. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day but cool. Melba &amp; I went to Church in the morning &amp; after dinner. Mr. C Skinner &amp; wife alie &amp; Clifford. John &amp; I went to the stalter Gully &amp; to Burwell. Maudie Melba &amp; Mr Braudt Young people went to Burwell. I was over to Mr Coxes in the evening </p><p>Maudie 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>After dinner John &amp; Ms Chute cut thistles. Eva was over twice </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_June_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_June_30">Sunday, June 30</span></h2> <p>182 DAYS PAST Monday 184 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilis_vs._Tuberculosis_of_the_Larynx.">Syphilis vs. Tuberculosis of the Larynx.</span></h3> <p>The character of the voice will aid in the diagnosis. In tuberculosis the voice is weak, often a mere whisper, but in syphilis the voice is strong but hoarse. The cough of phthisis is more troublesome and characteristic than the syphilitic cough; the expectoration is more profuse, and complete aphonia, which is common in tuberculosis and sometimes comes on comparatively early in the disease, is quite rare in syphilis. The pain in advanced cases of tuberculosis of the larynx is much greater and more distressing than in a case of syphilis.—Dr. Henry Parrish; New York Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fin day. cave this morning but grew warmer through the day. I went to Mr Caverleys for straw berries then after dinner I went to Aylmer. After supper Melba &amp; I took Mr Chute home &amp; brought home three big boxes. John Cultivate corn. Mr Chute disped the summer fallow before dinner Mar 17 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_July_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_July_1">Monday, July 1</span></h2> <p>183 DAYS PAST Tuesday 183 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Puerperal_Patient,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Puerperal_Patient.2C">The Puerperal Patient,</span></h3> <p>if at all anemic, requires special attention during the period of gestation, in order that she may be thoroughly prepared for parturition and lactation. Pepto-Mangan (Gude is so thoroughly palatable and agreeable, and so easily tolerable, that the most fastidious prospective mother takes it readily and with marked benefit. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. I went berrying this morning. I then went up &amp; helped Anna Mc Jagart with her bees. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer for medicine for the Lilly cow. John was working in his wheat ground &amp; cutting thistle Albert was up </p><p>Mar 12 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_July_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_July_2">Tuesday, July 2</span></h2> <p>184 DAYS PAST Wednesday 182 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>The Wassermann reaction when found to be positive, in a case, is a justification for an immediate resort to active anti-Syphiltic measures. It is not necessary to wait tor secondary symptoms to appear; the Wassermann is sufficient.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot day. Mother and Alice went berrying. We had swarm of bees. Pa went to Eugene's. We had a terrible time with the cow. Mr. Chute was here all day working on the ground. Ms. Chute went home with Dr Augustine </p><p>Mariha 13. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_July_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_July_3">Wednesday, July 3</span></h2> <p>185 DAYS PAST Thursday 181 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="After_the_Expulsion_of_the_Parasites,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="After_the_Expulsion_of_the_Parasites.2C">After the Expulsion of the Parasites,</span></h3> <p>the Anema of Hookworm disease should be vigorously. combated. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) has been found, by numerous mom correction ver the blood impoverishment and general devitalization incident to Hookworm disease. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm. I went berrying with Alice. Melba washed mr Chute &amp; John cut thistles. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer for boxes </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_July_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_July_4">Thursday, July 4</span></h2> <p>186 DAYS PAST Friday 180 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mistaken_Diagnosis._No._6.">Mistaken Diagnosis. No. 6.</span></h3> <p>16. Besides the direct evidence afforded by the history and the various methods of physical and chemical examination, diagnosis profits much by taking account of certain familiar pathologic chains or groups of them. Given one or two members of the group it is often wise to act as if the other were present provided, of course, that the direct evidence in no way contradicts us 17. Cerebral localization applied to tumors, hemorrhages and the like is still in its infancy. 18. The clinical diagnosis of the so-called diseases of the blood is the easiest and safest in medicine.—Cabot; Journ. Am. Mea. Assoc. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm Mr Chute &amp; John was to Eugene all day. I picked cherries for Aunt Bell. John took the big horses &amp; Palley </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_July_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_July_5">Friday, July 5</span></h2> <p>187 DAYS PAST Saturday 179 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_&quot;Finicky&quot;_and_Fastidious_Patient,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_.22Finicky.22_and_Fastidious_Patient.2C">The "Finicky" and Fastidious Patient,</span></h3> <p>as well as the rebellious child who ordinarily resists medication, will readily take Pepto-Mangan (Gude) without objection, as it is distinctly pleasant to the taste, always well borne, and entirely free from irritant, corrosive, or constipating properties. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. John helped Eugene draw hay. Shed bought our neet for Sunday. I went and picked cherries up at Aunt Bell. I went to Kingsmill for newstand for the cow </p><p>Billy 3 Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_July_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_July_6">Saturday, July 6</span></h2> <p>188 DAYS PAST Sunday 178 DAYS PAST </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gynecological_Hints.">Gynecological Hints.</span></h3> <p>A large majority of gynecological patients suffer from constipation which greatly aggravates their disease. Aceu-mulations of feces push the uterus out of place, retard the circulation of all the pelvic organs, and produce general anemia due to toxin absorption. In the selection of laxatives those are to be preferred which will give a normal daily evacuation of the bowels.—Dr. R. Waldo: Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; misted a little this morning. Shed was up &amp; Mr Cox. Melba &amp; I went &amp; took Ms ban to church. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_July_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_July_7">Sunday, July 7</span></h2> <p>189 DAYS PAST Monday 177 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Fourfold_Combination">A Fourfold Combination</span></h3> <p>of rest, nutritious food, fresh air in abundance, and Pepto-Mangan (Gude), is especially serviceable for the purpose of overcoming the Anemia due to direct hemorrhagic loss from any cause. The ordinary hematologic test always demonstrates the promptness with which the ferric and manganic elements of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) restore the red cells and hemoglobin in such conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>I went with Alice Skinner rasp-berrying, got about twelve quarts. John got his horses shod &amp; Mr Chute came &amp; cultivated the full wheat ground before dinner then after dinner they mowed hay by the last barn the first they have cut. Melba did the work &amp; got dinner Mariah 2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_July_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_July_8">Monday, July 8</span></h2> <p>190 DAYS PAST Tuesday 176 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>When a patient is entering, or has entered into the second. ary stage of syphilis, care should always be taken to examine his eyes, as well as his eye-lids. This is the period when iritis, conjunctivitis, and other symptoms of the infection, are prone to declare themselves. It is well to discover these, in time, because remedial measures are then of more use than later on, when the pathological changes have become more pronounced.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Cold at night. We washed, sprayed the potataes &amp; I went to Aylmer. Eugene &amp; Delbert Mr Chute &amp; John have been at the hay all day. Same people came here to night enquring the way to Clarence Skinner </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_July_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_July_9">Tuesday, July 9</span></h2> <p>191 DAYS PAST Wednesday 175 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Normal_Oxygenation">Normal Oxygenation</span></h3> <p>of blood and tissue is necessary to insure the "give and take" of repair and waste. When there exists an essential "iron lack" in the blood, normal exchange and interchange is deficient in both character and extent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the necessary hemoglobin-producing material in promptly assimilable form, in Anemic, Chlorotic and Marasmic conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. I went to Aylmer &amp; took the vinegar bottl barell to get a new hoop on it. Eugene Delbert &amp; Aleta &amp; little John were here all day. Aleta has been helping me make me a new dress. The boys broke a mower tongue hay rope &amp; the neck yaok tongue had bad luck all day Melba ironed Mariah 9 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_July_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_July_10">Wednesday, July 10</span></h2> <p>192 DAYS PAST Thursday 174 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nose_and_Throat_Aphorisms.">Nose and Throat Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Enlarged tonsils frequently shrink when adenoids are removed. In removing adenoids, place blade of curette behind uvula, raise as high as possible at the same time lowering handle, then curette the entire width of naso-pharynx first in median line them on both sides. After bleeding has stopped look in pharynx for any shreds of tissue that may be left and remove with scissors. Frequent attacks of cold in the head in children is alone almost conclusive evidence of adenoids.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day but cold &amp; windy to night. Melba &amp; I went for the vinegar barrel to night to Aleta &amp; Eugene &amp; {Dr?} &amp; Mr Chute was here was here. Aleta finnished my dress. Aleta &amp; Melba was to Aylmer for a hay fork rope. I went berrying &amp; gave them to Aleta's </p><p>Mariah 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_July_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_July_11">Thursday, July 11</span></h2> <p>193 DAYS PAST Friday 173 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Vital_Element_of_the_Hemoglobin">The Vital Element of the Hemoglobin</span></h3> <p>is its organic iron. Hemoglobinemia is the blood deficiency especially characteristic of Chlorosis. Pepto-Man-gan (Gude) stipplies the iron and manganese, in quickly absorbable form, to fortify and increase the hemoglobin of the vital fluid. It does this without disturbing diges-tion, and is, unquestionably, the most agreeable, dependable and generally available preparation with which to accomplish this necessary purpose. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine Mr Chute Eugene &amp; <s>Delbert</s> was here all day Del was home. They finished cutting the south field by the last barn. Maudie was trying her ejames. I put the vinegar back &amp; went berying, Melba did the work </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_July_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_July_12">Friday, July 12</span></h2> <p>194 DAYS PAST Saturday 172 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>For wiring bones iron wire is stronger than silver, and can be had at any hardware store. No operation for hemorrhoids should be done without a thorough examination of the heart and abdomen to discover etiologic obstructive conditions. If a patient with acute gonorrhea is kept in bed on a restricted diet, the saving of time in the cure will amply repay him for the confinement -Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>It rained a little eneough to stap baying. They <s>finished</s> started cutting the wheat. Mr Chute cut some but Eugene &amp; Dell had to go home early. Dad was sick this afternoon, so Ms. Chute shocked it up before super. Mother was down to Mrs. Van. Wagners this morning. </p><p>Mariah 6 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_July_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_July_13"><s>Saturday</s>, July 13</span></h2> <p>195 DAYS PAST Sunday 171 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Clinical_Reminder.">A Clinical Reminder.</span></h3> <p>We have frequently referred to the complete compatibility of both arsenic and strychnia with Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in any desired proportion. The following R is especially indicated in "Grippe," Pros-tration, Weak Heart, etc. R Strychniz Sulph. (Gr.0.02) gr.⅓ Pepto Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330-original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine. Melba &amp; I went to church twice had a fine sermon. A man by the name of Smith preached. John was sick yesterday but better to day. We turned the Lilly cow out for the first since she was sick to night. </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Eugene &amp; Delbert was here &amp; Eugene broke the mower, had to go to Aylmer </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_July_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_July_14"><s>Sunday</s>, July 14</span></h2> <p>196 DAYS PAST Monday 170 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gastric_Lavage_in_Cholelithiasis.">Gastric Lavage in Cholelithiasis.</span></h3> <p>Lavage of the stomach is one of the best methods by which to overcome recurrent vomiting, so annoying, and, in some cases, so threatening to the patient's life. Lavage at times will stop biliary colic as well as morphine, and it is the best of methods in treating gastritis, atony and dilatation.-Dr. R. F. Chase; Boston Med. and Surg. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine sprinkled a few drops to night. Finished cutting the wheat &amp; finished the south ten acres of hay &amp; have been cutting on this side. Melba took Maudie &amp; she is a going to stay to Mr Clines to night. Mr Chute came back with Melba. Mr Young helped Mar 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_July_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_July_15"><s>Monday</s>, July 15</span></h2> <p>197 DAYS PAST Tuesday 169 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Over-tired_Business_Man,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Over-tired_Business_Man.2C">The Over-tired Business Man,</span></h3> <p>and the overworked neurasthenie, do not require temporary stimulation, but general vital reinforcement. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially adapted to the needs of these patients, as it is entirely devoid of the objectionable features of most iron preparations. It is distinctly pleasant, free from harsh action upon the stomach, and does not constipate. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Mr Chute was here. Maudie stayed at mrs Clines all night. I went to mill &amp; brought Maudie home to night. We washed. John &amp; Mr Chute drew hay this afternoon </p><p>Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>L Adams came for current </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_July_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_July_16"><s>Tuesday</s>, July 16</span></h2> <p>198 DAYS PAST Wednesday 168 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>The iritis which occurs in the course of syphilis is, as a rule, of that variety known as plastic. This form is one that is also seen, in some cases, as an accompaniment of interstitial keratitis, in congenital syphilis. An uncommon form of syphilitic iritis is that observed in late secondary or in tertiary lues. In this form there exist yellowish-red nodules near the pupillary and ciliary borders of the iris, but not in the intermediate zone. The circumcorneal injection of blood-vessels will also be noted.-Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Eugene Mr Chute Dell &amp; Mr Young was all here. We had a wind storm or a small cyclone that went through the wheat field &amp; took one shief as high as the hickory tree &amp; blew several of them up several feet. Melba took Maudie &amp; went after her Maria 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_July_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_July_17">Wednesday, July 17</span></h2> <p>199 DAYS PAST Thursday 167 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_a_Large_Proportion_of_Cases">In a Large Proportion of Cases</span></h3> <p>met with in daily practice, a rational therapy includes the use of an efficient hemoglobin contributor. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is preferable to other hematinics because it is, at once, palatable, non-irritating, non-constipating and distinctly efficient as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobin creator. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. The men was all here drawing hay. Maudie finished her {ejames}? &amp; cutting all day. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_July_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_July_18">Thursday, July 18</span></h2> <p>200 DAYS PAST Friday 166 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Uterine_Curettement._No._1.">Uterine Curettement. No. 1.</span></h3> <p>Sharply pointed instruments must be avoided. The uterine sound, if used at all, should have a good-sized knob. We get very little information by the sound which cannot be obtained by bimanual examination. The uterine applicator, which some operators use to remove uterine secretions, especially those of the metal-screw variety, I have seen do harm, as the point, becoming uncovered of cotton, is liable to bore into and through uterine tissue.-Dr. F. Foerster: Am. Journ. of Clin. Med Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Finished drawing hay &amp; drew in three loads of wheat. Eugene went home after dinner, left Albert &amp; Fred. Maudie went to Aleta, as Mr Bainards &amp; Auntie Jeepler was there. I went berrying for the last time. Maudie came home to night. Mr Cox brought a new car to day. Cecil went to St Thomas for a {biscmce?}. </p><p>Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_July_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_July_19">Friday, July 19</span></h2> <p>201 DAYS PAST Saturday 165 TO COME The Chlorotic Anemia of young girls is peculiarly responsive to the prompt and certain blood building action of </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>Many series of blood tests have definitely proved its value in this and all Anemic conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. Finished halling in the wheat Mr Young; Mr Chute helped. Maudie went to Kingsmill for bread. Melba &amp; I went &amp; got peas for Sunday dinner. Mrs Van Wagnor went with us </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_July_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_July_20">Sunday, July 20</span></h2> <p>202 DAYS PAST Sunday 164 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>A uniform enlargement of one buttock, developing spontaneously and not of subcutaneous origin, is probably due to a subgluteal lipoma. Here, too, however, a hydroma must be thought of. A psoas abscess occasionally points in the outer part of the groin (i. e., close to the anterior spine of the ilium). When there is no evident spinal deformity to suggest the diagnosis the swelling is apt to be mistaken for a growth.- Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very warm. Mr Braudt's young people was all here for dinner. Maudie, Melba &amp; I went to church. Huster Wright preached </p><p>Mariah </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_July_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_July_21">Sunday, July 21</span></h2> <p>203 DAYS PAST Monday 163 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Increased_Oxygenating_Capacity">Increased Oxygenating Capacity</span></h3> <p>must be imparted to the blood stream to relieve Anemia and allied conditions. A relative deficiency of oxygen is usually due to a lack of hemoglobin and erythrocytes, the oxygen-bearing elements of the circulating fluid. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by virtue of its promptly available organic iron and manganese, efficiently stimulates the formation of the essential blood-enriching constituents, and thus insures a better supply of oxygen to cell and tissue. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Maudie &amp; I took some black currents to Ms Dave Adams. Caught some fish &amp; put them in the water tank. Got some peas. Mrs Adam's gave Maudie a canary. John went to Aylmer &amp; John got his cheque mark. Cecil &amp; Clarence came &amp; took John for a ride in the new car Mariah 5 Billy 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_July_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_July_22">Monday, July 22</span></h2> <p>204 DAYS PAST Tuesday 162 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nose_and_Throat_Aphorisms.">Nose and Throat Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>In chronic laryngitis and plaryngitis, look for atrophie rhinitis, as this latter trouble is frequently the cause of the two former by reason of the fact that the inspired air not being properly moistened in the nose absorbs the moisture from the pharynx and larynx, thereby causing a constant irritation. Any nasal obstruction may cause the same condition by forcing the patient to breathe through the mouth.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. I washed. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer early for to get Billy shod &amp; do numerous other things. Cecil was over a little while with his new car. The girls made a rabbit pen or box. John worked his summer follow </p><p>Billy 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_July_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_July_23">Tuesday, July 23</span></h2> <p>205 DAYS PAST Wednesday 161 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Blood_Conservator.">A Blood Conservator.</span></h3> <p>Overwork, stress or strain will not infrequently result, in the final instance, in general denutrition and anemia. The cause being once removed or remedied, an upbuilding campaign is in order. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is of distinct value as a blood constructor and conservator in such cases. It not only increases the number of erythrocytes but also aids in their vitalization. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Maudie ironed we was all home all day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_July_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_July_24">Wednesday, July 24</span></h2> <p>206 DAYS PAST Thursday 160 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Urinary suppression in infants is a condition that is so rare that, as a rule, it is advisable to exclude the probability of a mechanical obstacle to the urination; or, of a congenital deformity, by the passage of a soft rubber catheter. This exact method of determining the condition should never be forgotten.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Maudie went to Aylme. Aleta &amp; John was here for tea. John was cutting thistles. Got old Mariah shod </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_July_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_July_25">Thursday, July 25</span></h2> <p>207 DAYS PAST Friday 159 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Upbuilding_Trinity.">An Upbuilding Trinity.</span></h3> <p>The Anemia of Innutrition so frequently observed in patients of all ages, is symptomatic of a general devitaliza-tion. Fresh air, nourishing food and Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constitute a reconstructive trinity of marked and certain value, the last named agent increasing the oxygen-bearing capacity of the blood stream, and thus aiding directly in the absorption and appropriation of the increased food supply. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Had the telephone girls out to night Evie Anna Smith Jeva Augen, belma Harris, Miss Herbert Mabell Fitspatric, Genta Mills &amp; Leva, Alice Lewis. Grace &amp; Gene Appleford. Genta brought them. I went to Aylmer </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_July_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_July_26">Friday, July 26</span></h2> <p>208 DAYS PAST Saturday 158 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Uterine_Curettement._No_2.">Uterine Curettement. No 2.</span></h3> <p>The dilator, as in common use, is a dangerous instrument, those with a screw-lock even more so than those where manual force is used. The shanks ought to be parallel; if they diverge at this point, the instrument is liable to tear the uterine tissue opposite the os internum, the rent may extend into the free abdominal cavity, but usually runs into the broad ligament. Dressing forceps used in the endeavor to remove débris are risky, when pointed. Severe injuries, such as piercing the uterus and bringing down through the rent a loop of in-testine, have been reported.—Dr. F. Foerster; Am. Journ. of Clin. Med. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very hot. Grace &amp; Gene went home this afternoon. Maudie &amp; I went to Charley March auto for beef &amp; them to Aylmer. Clifford came up &amp; patched Melbas wheel </p><p>Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_July_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_July_27">Saturday, July 27</span></h2> <p>209 DAYS PAST Sunday 157 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Anemia_of_Tuberculosis.">The Anemia of Tuberculosis.</span></h3> <p>R Liq. Potas. Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot &amp; a strong south west wind blowing all day. The girls &amp; I was home all day. John was away this morning some place. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_July_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_July_28">Sunday, July 28</span></h2> <p>210 DAYS PAST Monday 156 TO COME {ink spill} </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>In cases of severe injury demanding amputation it is often advisable to defer operation for twelve to twenty-four hours, until the patient is in a better condition for the anesthesia. To operate immediately on patients addicted to alcohol and with full stomachs. greatly increases the risks of pneumonia, nephritis, or embolism after etherization.—Int. Journ. of Sura. Weather Temp. </p><p>Fine Monday rained Sunday night. I washed. We ironed some. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_July_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_July_29">Monday, July 29</span></h2> <p>211 DAYS PAST Tuesday 155 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Prevent_Re-Infection.">To Prevent Re-Infection.</span></h3> <p>Anti-periodic treatment must, of course, be employed to neutralize paludal poisoning, but, after the plasmodium is destroyed and eliminated, fresh infection must be guarded against. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by restoring the structural integrity of the red cells, and increasing their hemoglobin content, establishes the power of the blood to successfully resist secondary malarial infection. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. I went berrying with Cecil &amp; his mother got a lot of berries. Ms McLay &amp; Mis I have was out in the afternoon. Cecil was over in the evening. John hoed his potatoes. John went to Kingsmill </p><p>Mariah 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_July_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_July_30">Tuesday, July 30</span></h2> <p>212 DAYS PAST Wednesday 154 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Early_Sign_of_Pott's_Disease,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_Sign_of_Pott.27s_Disease.2C">Early Sign of Pott's Disease,</span></h3> <p>Angelescu has noticed that caries of the spine generally begins in the anterior segment, and consequently that traction on the anterior longitudinal ligaments is painful in these cases even where there is nothing else to suggest the vertebral process. He has the patient lie on the back and arch the body, resting only on the back of the head and the heels. This position induces pain in the diseased area or the pain is so severe that the patient is unable to asume this attitude.—Exch. Weather Temp. </p><p>Looked like rain. Melba &amp; I had a chase for the cans up to aunt Bell. Them Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer. Billy Bates was here nearly all the afternoon. John has been working on his summer fallow. Mr Cox came over &amp; helped him onlade the wheat raking </p><p>Mariah 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_July_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_July_30">Wednesday, July 30</span></h2> <p>213 DAYS PAST Thursday 153 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Attacked_and_Consumed.">Attacked and Consumed.</span></h3> <p>The vital elements of the blood, i.e., the red cells, are invaded and destroyed by the malarial plasmode. In such instances the construction of new erythrocytes and the reconstruction of those partially destroyed is the main therapeutic indication. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in readily tolerable, promptly assimilable form, the ferric and manganic elements necessary to such constructive and reconstructive work. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all day &amp; part of the night. Girls went to Kingsmill &amp; got a hundred weight of sugar </p><p>Mariah 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_August_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_August_1">Thursday, August 1</span></h2> <p>214 DAYS PAST Friday 152 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Palpate_the_Spleen.">To Palpate the Spleen.</span></h3> <p>In working with nervous or fleshy individuals, by having the patient sit or stand with the chest and shoulders loosely hanging forward (as is naturally done by many who stand and sit incorrectly), the physician also standing, or sitting, facing the patient and to his left, can insert the fingers of the left hand far under the ribs and determine the character of the spleen in a manner otherwise impossible.-Dr. C. Well-man; Interstate Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Cod at night. Maudie &amp; I went to Aylmer. The girls had some girl friends in for the evening. Maudie forgot some parcels &amp; had to go back. John was down &amp; helped Ed Thompson thrash in the afternoon </p><p>Mariah 5 Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_August_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_August_2">Friday, August 2</span></h2> <p>215 DAYS PAST Saturday 151 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Ward_Off_Physical_Bankruptcy">To Ward Off Physical Bankruptcy</span></h3> <p>the resisting power of cell and tissue must be restored and revitalized. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) furnishes, in readily available form, the material necessary to build up the structure of the red cells and to create hemoglobin, the important vitalizing agent of the circulating fluid Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Grace &amp; Gene came last night &amp; went home this afternoon. Maudie &amp; I went to Aylmer. Mr Young &amp; John have been cutting weeds this four noon &amp; thrashed for Mr Cox this afternoon. I took the little one eyed her last night &amp; put he with some little chickens about five weeks old that the mother left &amp; she is loving them bens Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_August_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_August_3">Saturday, August 3</span></h2> <p>216 DAYS PAST Sunday 150 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>It should not be forgotten that a syphilitic mucous patch comes suddenly in the form of one or of several lesions. A mucous patch is distinguished from a smoker's plaque by this fact for the latter comes on slowly. The mucous patch is soft and not indurated, and whilst it looks severe it is of but short duration. When it manifests itself it is best to begin a search for other signs or symptoms of syphilis as they are very apt to be present.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Maudie went &amp; got Ms Lambert &amp; Eva, brought them out for dinner &amp; supper. Then took them home. Melba was ill all day </p><p>Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_August_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_August_4">Sunday, August 4</span></h2> <p>217 DAYS PAST Monday 149 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Profuse_Blood_Loss">Profuse Blood Loss</span></h3> <p>from acute hemorrhage must be compensated for. First of all, by saline infusion to replace the volume of Auid, and subsequently, by recreation of red cells and hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the most available agent for the latter purpose, as it is so readily tolerable and immediately absorbable as to insure the rapid and complete assimilation of its blood-building ferruginous and manganic elements. Weather Temp. </p><p>An nice day. Raining to night. We washed John helped me. Maudie went to Aylmer for binding twine, had to pay twenty seven dollars a hundred for it. Brought Ms Chute home with her for half a day. At noon &amp; this afternoon they started cutting oats </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_August_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_August_5">Monday, August 5</span></h2> <p>218 DAYS PAST Tuesday 148 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Uterine_Curettement._No._3.">Uterine Curettement. No. 3.</span></h3> <p>As to curettes, we should recognize only the sharp curette as proper. To do any efficient work with the blunt curette, especially those of smaller sizes, means the employment of too much force; the very word "blunt" is liable to invite carelessness. Of sharp curettes we ought to use the larger size in preference, the smaller sizes being only useful after the cavum uteri has been thoroughly explored the larger instrument, for cleaning the cornua.-Dr. F. Foerster; Amer. Journ. of Clin. Med. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. Sewed an dress for Maudie &amp; Melba all day. Went to Charley Marchants for some green corn, &amp; to Aylmer. Maudie Melba &amp; I went. Ms Chute was here &amp; they cut the oats back by George davises Ma 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_August_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_August_6">Tuesday, August 6</span></h2> <p>219 DAYS PAST Wednesday 147 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="When_Regularly_and_Steadily_Given">When Regularly and Steadily Given</span></h3> <p>in conditions of Anemia, Chlorosis, etc., Pepto-Mangan (Gude) brings about a progressive increase in the number of, and as shown by the e character add quality be subjective symptoms (weakness, anorexia, dyspnea, etc.) are dissipated and the normal pink color returns to lips, cheek and conjunctiva. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot &amp; muggey. Maude went to Kingsmill. Eugene came for Maudie to help them thrash. I sewed all day. John cultivated las summer fallow this four noon. Mrs Cox was over to night. The two Autron boys came &amp; took two more rabbits to night </p><p>Mariah 3 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_August_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_August_7">Wednesday, August 7</span></h2> <p>220 DAYS PAST Thursday 146 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>Evidence is accumulating that fractures of the femoral neck, which formerly were believed to occur almost exclusively in aged persons, are not infrequent in children or adolescents. Cases of sprains in the region of the hip in young persons, if at all severe, should be carefully examined with the view of determining the possible presence of a fracture of the neck of the femur with the aid of the x-ray.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; got her two new house dresses, &amp; some other bargains, John helped Albert thrash </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_August_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_August_8">Thursday, August 8</span></h2> <p>221 DAYS PAST Friday 145 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Restoration_of_the_Physiologic_Balance">Restoration of the Physiologic Balance</span></h3> <p>must be accomplished in Anemic and Chlorotic conditions. A paucity of hemoglobin, with a deficient iron content, is usually associated with corpuscular insufficiency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) constructs new and restores impaired erythrocytes, and thus restores the physiologic "status quo.” Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold last night but warmer to day cold to night. I made one of Melbas dresses. John went to mill &amp; got his wagon tines set. This afternooon he hoed corn. Mark was, over a little while to night. Anna MeJaggant was down </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_August_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_August_9">Friday, August 9</span></h2> <p>222 DAYS PAST Saturday 144 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Silver_Salts_in_the_Urethra.">Silver Salts in the Urethra.</span></h3> <p>The "penetrating action" of silver salts, which is so frequently praised, is not needed in the posterior urethra as much as in the anterior. In the posterior urethra silver nitrate acts better than inthe anterior, while in the latter the newer silver salts are to be preferred, as being more penetrating.—Med. Review of Reviews. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; got the ties, set on the little baggy. John &amp; Mr Chute half of the ten acres this afternoon &amp; drew in oats after dinner. We saw Madam spence fall down {me?} town to day </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_August_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_August_10">Saturday, August 10</span></h2> <p>223 DAYS PAST Sunday 143 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Sensible_Method">The Sensible Method</span></h3> <p>of attacking Anemia and consequent general denutrition, is to supply the material in which the blood is deficient. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is the ideal hematic restorative, and it throws no strain upon the functions of digestion, assimilation or excretion, and is, at the same time, pleasant to the taste, readily tolerable and devoid of constipating action. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Melba &amp; I went to Church this morning, and to night old mariah went so fast people thought she was running away, but we thought it fun. Mr Crood-field preached to day. </p><p>Mariah 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_August_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_August_11">Sunday, August 11</span></h2> <p>224 DAYS PAST Monday 142 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>The special care of the mouth and teeth, in syphilitics, should always be insisted upon by the attending physician. This is necessary, not alone as a measure of cleanliness, but also to act as a prophylactic, against the formation of mucous patches, and to place the buccal mucous membrane in a better condition to resist irritating influences.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Melba &amp; I got ready to go to Mr Appleford's &amp; they had thrasher, so after dinner I went for Maudie out at Eugenes. John Mr Chut &amp; Mr Youngs have been drawing in oat all day </p><p>Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Got Maudies new fall coat $10.00 </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_August_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_August_12">Monday, August 12</span></h2> <p>225 DAYS PAST Tuesday 141 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Of_Distinct_Auxiliary_Value.">Of Distinct Auxiliary Value.</span></h3> <p>An important factor in the successful treatment of the marasmic infant is nutritive and blood-glandular reinforcement. While Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is not directly nutritive, it is of distinct auxiliary value, as it so improves the quantity and quality of the blood as to influence for the better, the absorption and assimilation of the child's food. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained, to night. John went to Aylmer &amp; got his horses shod &amp; this afternoon he went to Eugenes, for his Manure spreader. Girls &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; down to see the aireplain &amp; to see jessey Marchant's baby a little boy born saturday </p><p>Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday </p> <h2><span id="Tuesday,_August_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_August_13"><s>Tuesday</s>, August 13</span></h2> <p>226 DAYS PAST 140 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Relieve_Thirst_After_Abdominal_Operation.">To Relieve Thirst After Abdominal Operation.</span></h3> <p>The very best friend we have in alleviating discomfort and thirst after abdominal operations is the normal saline solution injected per rectum, prepared by using ordinary table salt (not Cerebos), about 80 grains to a pint of water previously boiled, and cooled down to a temperature of 100 degrees Fahr. This is not only useful to lessen thirst, but to combat shock and in cases of collapse the temperature of the normal saline solution should be 105 degrees Fahr. Weather Temp. </p><p>Hot but windy. Had picknic to-day. Melba and Maud were a Yertic Mill's party which started at 2.00 P. an. and stayed for lunch. Aireoplane flew over Aylmer many times lower school report came out. Albert + Cecil were here to night. Elie {Ersltine?} is sick, but a little better to-day. Eva came over to see of she could have Herbert with us to morrow byt we were going away &amp; going to have company. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_August_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_August_14">Wednesday, August 14</span></h2> <p>227 DAYS PAST Thursday 139 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Urgent_Indication.">An Urgent Indication.</span></h3> <p>Nutritional rebuilding is essential for the relief of the general Anemia of devitalization, or that form of blood poverty which follows or is dependent upon general mal-nutrition. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) provides the material for corpuscular and hematic reconstruction, stimulates the oxygen-carrying function of the vital fluid, and thus assists in the general reconstruction of the organism as a whole. Weather Temp. </p><p>Dull, rained in evening. I went after Ms. Chute before dinner. After dinner went after Elve Stuart. Maud and I took Ms. Chute home after supper. Sam Caverly's barn burnt down to-night. </p><p>Mariah 15 1/2 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_August_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_August_15">Thursday, August 15</span></h2> <p>228 DAYS PAST Friday 138 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Adhesive_Plaster_in_Wound_Dressing.">Adhesive Plaster in Wound Dressing.</span></h3> <p>In applying adhesive plaster to retain dressings following a surgical operation, the surgeon is frequently annoyed by the failure of the plaster to stick to the skin. This difficulty can readily be overcome by spraying with ether the surface to which the plaster is to be applied. The ether causes the skin to dry quickly and the adhesive plaster quickly takes hold. Cotton should always be placed on the gauze. By so doing, the plaster not in, contact with the skin run be readily turned back by cutting in the centre. The dressing can be changed, and by the us of tape the adhesive bar lage is again adjusted, thus avoiding the annoyance and pain of removing the plaster at each dressing.—Dr. John. Young Brown; Interstate Med. Journ. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer this afternoon. Mr Chute helped cut oat all day. Cecil was over to night </p><p>Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Richie is sick to night. Dorset was sick all day. </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_August_18_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_August_18_17">Sunday, August <s>18</s> <s>17</s></span></h2> <p>231 DAYS PAST Saturday 16 135 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="General_Tonic_Reconstructive.">General Tonic Reconstructive.</span></h3> <p>R liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 3i-3ij Strychniae Sulph. (Gm.0.02) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy &amp; rained to night a little very high wind, blew nearly all the shack's over they they had put up. Mr Chute cut oats all day had some bad luck the binder broke, but they fixed it Mr Youngs helped. Maudie went to Aylmer &amp; mad rabbit cups all the rest of the day. I was up to George Davises &amp; got sweet corn. They finished cutting oats up at the north end. We came Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_August_19_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_August_19_18">Monday, August <s>19</s> <s>18</s></span></h2> <p>232 DAYS PAST Sunday 17 134 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nose_and_Throat_Aphorisms.">Nose and Throat Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>After removing polypi do not dauterize stumps. Inflammation may set in and cause septic meningitis. Before operating on the turbinate bones give for three days ten grains of sodium bromide twice a day. This will reduce hemorrhage. Pus between middle turbinate and outer wall of nose may be due to frontal sinusitis. In acute disease of the frontal sinus there is a marked increase of pain on blowing the nose. Pus between middle turbinate and septum is probably due to inflammation of sphenoidal sinus.-Med. Council. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained at morn. Girls went to Church to night. Shed &amp; Albert was up. Mark, &amp; Cecil was over this morning. Eugene Aleta &amp; little John was here for dinner &amp; tea. Mr Dance has gone out west </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_August_20_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_August_20_19">Tuesday, August <s>20</s> <s>19</s></span></h2> <p>233 DAYS PAST Monday 18 133 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Nutrition_Conveyor.">A Nutrition Conveyor.</span></h3> <p>The oxygen necessary to combustion must be supplied to the tissues in full measure, in order to successfully maintain normal nutritive exchange. The organic iron of the hemoglobin is the "nutrition conveyor." Hence the essential importance of such an assimilable, ferruginous reconstructive as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in Anemic, Chlorotic, Marasmic and generally devitalized conditions. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; got a grist ground stoped to Ms Ed Thompsons to get out of a hard shower &amp; had our dinner. TA blew so hard that st blew two large peach limbs off full of peaches. Mr Chute &amp; Young was here </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_August_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_August_21">Wednesday, August <s>21</s></span></h2> <p>234 DAYS PAST Tuesday 19 132 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>When seeking the cause of an obscure or indefinite abdominal pain, and especially of a pain in the loin, make a careful microscopic examination of the centrifugalized urine. Renal calculi sometimes cause only mild, irregular pains, and the finding of a few red blood cells in the urine may be the first clue to their presence.-Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained a little this morning. Lewis was down a little while Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer. Eugene was here for dinner. Mr Chute was here &amp; they finished cutting the oats, down by the wood's hoed corn in the four noon. Yesterday &amp; to day we have been making things for little John </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_August_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_August_22">Thursday, August <s>22</s></span></h2> <p>235 DAYS PAST Wednesday 20 131 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="An_Available_Iron_Contributor">An Available Iron Contributor</span></h3> <p>is an every day requisite in medical practice. Normal blood integrity cannot exist without a relative sufficiency of iron to act as the bearer of oxygen to the body tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) "makes good" this vital deficiency and acts as a dependable and available contributor of iron (and manganese) to the vital fluid. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cloudy off and on. We washed Mr Chute &amp; Mr Youngs were here &amp; helped draw in oats after dinner. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_August_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_August_23">Friday, August <s>23</s></span></h2> <p>236 DAYS PAST Thursday 21 130 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Diagnosis_of_Coma.">Diagnosis of Coma.</span></h3> <p>It is of primary importance in cases of coma to ascertain if the patient can be roused, and the most effective stimulus for this purpose is firm and deep pressure on the supra-orbital nerves, by getting the thumb-nail into the supra-orbital notch. If no effect is produced by this method, you may take it for granted that the case is more serious than alcoholic coma alone.—Mr. Chas. Gibbs: Hospital. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; to day. Faired up after dinner. JOhn drew three loads of gravel for McJaggart's pit. Aleta came &amp; brought little. John &amp; took Maudie to a social at Simpsons at L jans. Mr Chute &amp; Youngs came but it rained &amp; they had to go home. Maudie + Melba ironed Mariah 12 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_August_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_August_24">Saturday, August 24</span></h2> <p>237 DAYS PAST Friday 22 129 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Profound_Anemia">The Profound Anemia</span></h3> <p>that sometimes follows the invasion of the blood by the malarial plasmode is due to the corpuscle-consuming action of the parasite. Prompt hematogenesis is distinctly indicated and Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is an ideal preparation with which to pleasantly and effectually repair the damage. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day. Maudie &amp; I took Melba to Aylmer in the morning &amp; she was to Ms Cluies for dinner then they went to tilson bouge &amp; Melba had some teeth filled. Then in the evening Maudie &amp; I went for her. Mr Young &amp; Chute helped draw in oats. Maudie &amp; I started taking honey off Mar 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_August_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_August_25">Sunday, August <s>25</s></span></h2> <p>238 DAYS PAST Saturday 28 128 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Spinal_Douching.">Spinal Douching.</span></h3> <p>The water used should, to begin with, have a temperature not below 80° F., and be gradualy cooled down. If commenced too cold it may give rise to headache or giddiness. The spinal cord appears to be directly stimulated by the shock of the cold water, and the stimulus is reflected to the peripheral and visceral nerves, notably the sympathetic gan-glia. This bath is useful in functional torpor, with numbness or slight paralysis of limbs, constipation and phosphaturia, producing a bracing effect and a pleasant glow. —The Hospital. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained some after dinner but dried off eneough so that Mr Chute &amp; John drew in the last load of oats in the woods. Finished the harnest to day. Maudie &amp; her Father have gone to Aylmer </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_August_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_August_26">Monday, August 26</span></h2> <p>239 DAYS PAST Sunday 24 127 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Directly_Essential.">Directly Essential.</span></h3> <p>A sufficiency of red cells and hemoglobin is directly essential to quicken nutritive exchange and to pave the way for a more normal metabolism in conditions of chronic illness. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) acts as a corpuscle constructor and hemoglobinogenetic in such cases and performs this necessary service without deranging digestion or producing a constipated habit. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained a little. Girls went to Church to night. Mr Appleford &amp; Eugene came over to night intending to go to the Toronto four tomorrow. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_August_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_August_27">Tuesday, August <s>27</s></span></h2> <p>240 DAYS PAST Monday 25 126 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo_Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>A swelling in the inguinal region that is painful to the touch should be very carefully examined as it may be one of several conditions, each of which has a certain degree of impor-tance. Of course, the condition will be called an inguinal adenitis which it may or may not be. If the swelling is red, tender and fluctuating, it is apt to be a chancroidal bubo. Look for the chancre. If the color is bluish, the pain on pressure intense and there is no fluctuation, the lesion is probably a gonorrheal bubo. If the pain is marked, the color of the skin normal, look for an inflamed undescended testicle. -Amer. Journ, of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained off &amp; on only a little at a time. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer. The Caverley girls was out this evening a little while. John Eugene Mr Appleford &amp; Mr Chute went to Toronto four this morning We have been canning pears all day Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_August_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_August_28">Wednesday, August <s>28</s></span></h2> <p>241 DAYS PAST Tuesday 26 125 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Primal_Necessity,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Primal_Necessity.2C">The Primal Necessity,</span></h3> <p>in cases of acute anemia from traumatic causes, is a re-genesis of the blood. While, in many instances, an increase in the volume of the circulating fluid is essential, the good results following saline infusion are increased and accentuated by the prompt and regular administration of Pepto-Mangan (Gude), which augments the corpuscular integrity of the blood and materially increases its hemoglobin percentage. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. We went up to Aunt Bells to night. Maudie &amp; Melba went to Aylmer &amp; got Little John down by the corner. Carlton &amp; Kayel took Aleta to her Uncle Frank Leesons feneral. Then they came back here &amp; got him </p><p>Mariah 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_August_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_August_29">Thursday, August 29</span></h2> <p>242 DAYS PAST Wednesday 27 124 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ivy_Poisoning.">Ivy Poisoning.</span></h3> <p>No scratching; no ointments in the acute stage; no bandages (which would tend to spread the poison to adjacent surfaces)&#160;; any protector, if necessary, should be a loosely applied dressing of absorbent cotton, kept moist at all times and changed frequently; frequent® and copious washings with luke-warm water and an unirritating soap; the inflamed surface is best handled by means of rubber gloves; after washing the parts apply a 2-4 per cent. warm solution of potassium permanganate, which completely neutralizes any poison with which it comes in contact. After the acute stage is past ointments are permissible.—Med. Times. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very cold. Girls &amp; I went to Aletas &amp; Aunt Bell lent me her fur coat it was so cold. We had an nice time. Maudie &amp; Melba have gone to the depot for the men. They have come <s>rls</s> report a good time </p><p>Mariah 18 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_August_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_August_30">Friday, August 30</span></h2> <p>243 DAYS PAST Thursday 28 123 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Anemia_of_Adolescence">The Anemia of Adolescence</span></h3> <p>is not a negligible quantity and should never be ignored. The correction of improper hygienic conditions, and in-judicious habits of feeding, should be supplemented by the use of a non-irritant, readily absorbable, non constipating hematic, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Weather Temp. </p><p>Sprinkled a little. Girls went to Aylmer. Albert was up. John disked the wheat ground drew a load of gravel. This afternoon &amp; to night he has gone to Boncer. <s>We</s> Maudie &amp; I washed. Maudie has been ironing. To night we canned plums &amp; pears. Melba is teeth having a bad time with her </p><p>Mar 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_August_31"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_August_31">Saturday, August <s>31</s></span></h2> <p>244 DAYS PAST Friday 29 122 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nose_and_Throat_Aphorisms.">Nose and Throat Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>In examining larynx do not pull the tongue hard enough to wound the frenum. If necessary a little gauze may be placed between the teeth and tongue to protect it. Always warm mirror to prevent clouding. Have patient bend toward operator, as this makes examination easier. Sounding the letter "e" arches the palate and at the same time depresses the tongue. The letter "a" arches the tongue and interferes with the view of the larynx.—Med. Council Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Girls &amp; I went to Aylmer after supper, &amp; the girls went to Mable {Fitspatricp's?} for the evening &amp; I stayed to Mrs Clines. Maudie finished ironing &amp; John drew gravel </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>August 30 </p> <h2><span id="Sunday,_September_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_September_1">Sunday, <s>September</s> 1</span></h2> <p>245 DAYS PAST Saturday 3 {smuged} 121 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Children's_Ills,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Children.27s_Ills.2C">Children's Ills,</span></h3> <p>even when apparently mild in character, frequently result in Anemia of greater or less degree. Because of its palatability, ready tolerability and prompt absorbability, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is especially indicated in the vari-Outs forms of Anemia met with in pediatric practice. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; about five to night. It rained &amp; the lightening struck Charley Phelpe's barn &amp; burned it, all his oats a thousand bushells, his hay &amp; straw stack one little calf. Melba went to Aylmer with Aunt Bell. We have been canning pickels. John drew two loads of gravel </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_September_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_September_21">Monday, September 21</span></h2> <p>246 DAYS PAST Sunday 31 120 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Simple_Method_of_Testing_Milk">A Simple Method of Testing Milk</span></h3> <p>consists in setting aside in a living room an ordinary drinking glass, wider at the top than at the bottom, filled with milk, and covered with anything, until it has congealed; in summer about one day, in winter two. The milk now presents in one distinct layer its cream on top of the congealed portion, and if good no water underneath; the poorer milk may, how-ever, show up to half a teaspoonful of water, but more water than this is sure not to have come from the cow.—Dr. C. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained a little. Eugene's was over for dinner. Maudie Melba &amp; I went to Church </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday September 1 </p><p>Sprinkled a little to night. Clair Appleford Margerie &amp; Mrs Appleford &amp; Grand mothe Ackhart came with Ackhart's new car &amp; brought Grace Cecil took the girls for a drive in his new car to night. John has been drawing gravel. Bayde Thompson was married to day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>September the 2 Tuesday. A fine day. Jessie Marchant &amp; I went down to Mrs Roy Chute for tomatoes. Maudie &amp; Grace started for school, &amp; was to Ms Clines for dinner. John got the big horses shod &amp; after dinner went &amp; helped Ed Thompson draw oats. Maudie brought Grace &amp; I home then went back to Mrs Clines for the tomatas Mariah 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_September_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_September_3">Tuesday, September 3</span></h2> <p>247 DAYS PAST 119 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Renewal_and_Reconstruction.">Renewal and Reconstruction.</span></h3> <p>Renewal of hemoglobin and reconstruction and re-crea-tion of red blood cells must be accomplished in conditions of vital under-capitalization, from whatever cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the ferric and manganic elements in assimilable form, for the purpose of overcoming the blood deficiency, the essential cause of the trouble. Weather Temp. </p><p>Wednesday. A fine day. Aunt Bell &amp; Jessie Scott was here this afternoon she came yesterday. Girls to school. Melba &amp; I did to tomatoes all the fournoon. Have put up fifty nine quarts. Mr Cox is over. John helped Ed Thompson thrash this fournoon &amp; worked his summer allow after dinner Mar 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_September_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_September_4">Wednesday, September 4</span></h2> <p>248 DAYS PAST Thursday 118 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Lupus erythematosus has usually been Cooked upon as a disease that is very difficult to treat successfully. Dr. William S. Gottheil has announced that, in his experience, no treatment is so efficacious, manageable, painless, and rapid as that by means of solid carbon dioxide. The method of using it is. in the form of a stick lightly pressed for twenty to fifty seconds at a seance.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day.Cool to night. Girls went to school. Mrs McLay was out. Bert brought her &amp; she brought us a basket of peaches. Melba &amp; I went to Kingsmill &amp; got three dozen ceulers. John sowed his wheat &amp; Melba &amp; I washed </p><p>Billy 3 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_September_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_September_5">Thursday, September 5</span></h2> <p>249 DAYS PAST Friday 117 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Natural_Ruddy_Color">The Natural Ruddy Color</span></h3> <p>characteristic of good health is absent in the case of the chlor-anemic patient; the cheeks, lips and conjunctivae are devoid of the normal blood tint, and the feeling of "well being" is absent. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) promptly and efficiently raises the color index of the blood, dissipates the sickly, greenish pallor of the complexion and imparts a general feeling of "well being." Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. We ironed &amp; canned peaches. Mr Cox was over &amp; helped John furrow out the wheat field. Girls went to school. Margoery Ackart &amp; Clair came for Grace. Lewis thrashed &amp; John sent Mr Young to help him </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_September_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_September_6">Friday, September 6</span></h2> <p>250 DAYS PAST Saturday 116 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Skin_Grafting_on_Large_Surfaces._No._1.">Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 1.</span></h3> <p>1. Do not graft until the surface is well granulated and healing has begun, 2. Take skin from person to be grafted when possible. 3. Use silver nitrate the day before to prepare the field instead of shaving or scraping the granulated surface at the time —Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer. John helped Lewis trash. Melba &amp; I was in to Ed Thompsons worn way home from Aylme Mr Young helped Lewis &amp; was here for seepper. I gave him a kitten </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_September_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_September_7">Saturday, September 7</span></h2> <p>251 DAYS PAST Sunday 115 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuberculous_Anemia.">Tuberculous Anemia.</span></h3> <p>Plenty of food, air and sunchine are distinctly supplemented by </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>the one efficient preparation of iron that builds blood without disturbing the digestion. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. Lewis, Bell, &amp; Jesse Scott was here for dinner. Grace came to night her Grandma &amp; Gene brought her. Girls went to Church. Mark &amp; Cecil took John down to see the areoplain, &amp; then they went around by the north for a drive </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_September_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_September_8">Sunday, September 8</span></h2> <p>252 DAYS PAST Monday 114 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Skin_Grafting_on_Large_Surfaces._No._2.">Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 2.</span></h3> <p>4. Wash with salt solution and wipe dry with sterile gauze before placing grafts. 5. Place grafts around the edge near the skin border, laying them directly from the razor without immersing them. 6. Lay grafts smoothly and press out all air bubbles.— Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. </p><p>Mothers birthday. A very hot day. We washed. Girls went to school. Cecil was over. Eva was over. Eugene was here after dinner &amp; brought some clover seed for his Father. They went down to Alberts &amp; got a little calf. John has been drawing Manure </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_September_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_September_9">Monday, September 9</span></h2> <p>253 DAYS PAST Tuesady 113 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Practical,_Successful_Physician"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Practical.2C_Successful_Physician">The Practical, Successful Physician</span></h3> <p>does not overlook the fact that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily taken and tolerated by invalids of all classes. This is certainly an important advantage. It is always well borne, never disturbs the digestion, does not stain the teeth and is entirely free from constipating action. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm but turned cold to night. I put old Mariahs blanket on to night, when I turned her out. Girls went to school. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer this afternoon. Aunt Bell &amp; Jessie Scott went over to Aletas for the day. John has been drawing manure all day. Cecil was over. Melba ironed </p><p>Billy 6 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_September_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_September_10">Tuesday, September 10</span></h2> <p>254 DAYS PAST Wednesday 112 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Skin_Grafting_on_Large_Surfaces._No._3.">Skin Grafting on Large Surfaces. No. 3.</span></h3> <p>7. Cover grafted area with a single layer of gauze, which leave in place for a week. Cover this with a thick pad of gauze wet with salt solution, then a layer of absorbent cotton, then a firm roller bandage. 8. Remove all dressings, except single layer daily. Cleanse with salt solution and apply fresh dressings as before. Ther. Gazette. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. Lewis &amp; Jessie Scott was here for dinner then they went to Aylmer &amp; Jessie stayed here for tea &amp; then Melba &amp; I took her home to Aunt Bells. John drew manure after dinner. Edna Port came &amp; stayed all night. Cecil took Albert &amp; Shed to London {Bain?} Billy 3 Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_September_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_September_11">Wednesday, September 11</span></h2> <p>255 DAYS PAST Thursday 111 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Embarrassed_Digestion">The Embarrassed Digestion</span></h3> <p>of the depleted anemic should not be punished by the administration of any of the old-time corrosive, irritant, astringent, metallic ferruginous salts. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is readily tolerated by the most sensitive gastro-intestinal mucosa and does not produce or encourage a constipated habit. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained to night about five. John helped Billy Davis thrash this four noon, &amp; this afternoon drew manure. Girls went to school </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_September_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_September_12">Thursday, September 12</span></h2> <p>256 DAYS PAST Friday 110 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>If healing does not occur under the customary treatment in ulcers of the leg, even when of a distinct varicose type, it is well to consider the possibility of a syphilitic element, although there may be nothing in the history to point to its existence, A course of specile medication may effect a material improvement in cases which have resisted all kinds of local treatment.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Very cold at night. Gurtrude Mills brought two loads of girls out, &amp; they had a corn roast. Gene Appleford came for Grace &amp; they stayed all night. John drew manure &amp; we pated the sheep. Mr Cox was over. Girls went to school. Aunt Bell &amp; Jessie Scott was to Lewises Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_September_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_September_13">Friday, September 13</span></h2> <p>257 DAYS PAST Saturday 100 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="The_Urgent_Blood_Requirement,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Urgent_Blood_Requirement.2C">The Urgent Blood Requirement,</span></h3> <p>in profound anemic and chlorotic states, is the formation of a blood current of vital richness, with a sufficiency of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) efficiently meets this urgent indication, by furnishing immediately absorbable iron and manganese in bland, non-irritant, organic combination. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold this morning. Girls took Melba home with them for dinner, then she is agoing over to Aletas &amp; stay for the Lawn social. John has been drawing manure. Maudie &amp; I went to Aylmer </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_September_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_September_14">Saturday, September 14</span></h2> <p>258 DAYS PAST 108 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Toughen_the_Nipples.">To Toughen the Nipples.</span></h3> <p>The best application to toughen the nipples previous to confinement is the glycerite of tannin. This is readily made extemporaneously, in any physician's office, by heating glycerin and stirring in tannic acid till the mixture has the consistency of thick syrup. It is better prepared in a tin box, as it is difficult to mix properly in a bottle. This is applied. by rubbing in thoroly, pulling and kneading gently at the nipple, for ten minutes night and morning, for two months previous to confinement —Med World Weather Sunday Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Maudie &amp; I was over to Mr Coxes to night. John has gone down to Sheds. We got ready to go to Church but one of the heiffer ran away so we had to stay home </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_September_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_September_15">Sunday, September 15</span></h2> <p>259 DAYS PAST 107 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Devoid_of_Undesirable_Properties.">Devoid of Undesirable Properties.</span></h3> <p>A preparation of iron that is acceptable to the palate, free from the manifest disadvantages of irritation to the stomach, astringency and corrosive action upon mouth and teeth, is an eminently eligible product. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is positively devoid of these undesirable qualities and attributes. Weather Monday Temp. </p><p>Rained last night. Girls went to school. Ms C Marchant was out for pears. John drew manure all day. Maudie got old Marias hind shoes set paid for them one dollar. Mark Cox drew away his wheat. Melba is to Eugenes for the chicken pie social </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_September_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_September_16">Monday, September 16</span></h2> <p>260 DAYS PAST Tuesday 106 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nose_and_Throat_Aphorisms.">Nose and Throat Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>In antrum suppuration, if the nose is thoroughly cleansed, Howering the patient's head for five minutes will cause pus to flow into it. In opening antrum place a piece of cotton saturated with no per cent. solution of cocaine under the inferior turbinate on affected side for ten minutes, then remove and place trocar under turbinate with point one inch from entrance to nostril, turn point upward and outward and push through into antrum. If right spot is selected no difficulty will be encountered. Then wash with solution desired —Med Council. Weather Temp. </p><p>Damp this morning but turned out fine. Girls went to school. Eugene brought Melba home to night. Ms Van Wagner came &amp; took me to Kingsmill. John has been drawing manure all day. Melba brought Eugenes violins home with her </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_September_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_September_17">Tuesday, September 17</span></h2> <p>261 DAYS PAST Wednesday 105 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Colorless_Conjunctivae,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Colorless_Conjunctivae.2C">Colorless Conjunctivae,</span></h3> <p>livid lips, a peculiar pallor of the skin, and an expression of anxiety go to make up the characteristic chlorotic pic-ture. A rapidly acting blood builder, such as Pepto-Mangan (Gude), puts life in the blood and imparts color to the skin and mucous membranes. It relieves the unpleasant subjective symptoms and restores vitality without deranging the digestion or producing constipation. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Girls went to school. John drew Charley Phelps a load of gravel then after dinner he drew manure. Albert Asseltine was up for two balls of binder twine. Lee Putnman was here to see about the thrashing. I washed. </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_September_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_September_18">Wednesday, September 18</span></h2> <p>262 DAY PAST Thursday 104 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>To prevent rusting of instruments it has been lately suggested that they be boiled in a solution of chemically pure sodium hydrate (one-quarter of one per cent) instead of the sodium carbonate solution commonly employed.In cases of burns occurring near a joint there is always so much risk of the occurrence of adhesions that passive movements should be resorted to at an early period for prevention of ankylosis.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm to day, had a sharp white frost last night, it affected the corn some. But diden't do much damage to any thing else. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer with the girls this morning. John went to Eugenes to help fill silo. Cecil was over to night. Mark's thrashed to day. </p><p>Billy 13 Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_September_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_September_19">Thursday, September 19</span></h2> <p>263 DAYS PAST Friday 103 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Tonic_Quartette.">The Tonic Quartette.</span></h3> <p>At times the tonic quartette, iron, manganese, arsenic and strychnia, seems to give better results than when these agents are separately prescribed. R Liq.Potas.Arsenitis. (Cc. 4.0-8.0) 31-3іj Strychniae Sulph. ( Gm.o.02) gr. 1/3 Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Melba took us home with Mr Ackharts. Had a terrible rain at night &amp; blew something terible about five, &amp; for an hour or more. John, Melba &amp; I were drenched to the skin. John drew manure &amp; earth to fill up by the tank, then after dinner he helped Albert. Girls to school. Eugene &amp; Aleta &amp; John was here for dinner Mariah 15 </p><p>Girls &amp; went to Maude, Grace went </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_September_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_September_20">Friday, September 20</span></h2> <p>264 DAYS PAST Saturday 102 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="In_All_Cases_of_Lumoago,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="In_All_Cases_of_Lumoago.2C">In All Cases of Lumoago,</span></h3> <p>especially of the chronic variety, examine the sacro-iliac joints for tenderness. Such cases may sometimes be almost instantaneously relieved by applying broad strips of plaster from beyond one superior iliac spine to the other, across the back. The straps must be applied tightly with the feet closed together. Weather Temp. </p><p>Warm. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer after dinner. John helped Albert Esseltine all day fill silo. Maudie &amp; I picked a bag of hickory nets. John &amp; I went coon hunting to night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_September_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_September_21">Saturday, September 21</span></h2> <p>265 DAYS PAST Sunday 101 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="While_Causative_Therapy_is_Under_Way">While Causative Therapy is Under Way</span></h3> <p>the secondary Anemia of a constitutional infection or diathesis should not be entirely neglected. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) can almost always be given, with distinct advantage to appetite, digestion and general well-being, during the continuance of such other treatment as may be indicated Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained hard nearly all day. Mr &amp; Ms Showers was here all day, &amp; we enjoyed them very much as it was such a long dreary day. Cecil was over a little while &amp; Mr Cox </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_September_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_September_22">Sunday, September 22</span></h2> <p>266 DAYS PAST Monday 100 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="To_Locate_a_Fish_Bone_in_the_Throat.">To Locate a Fish Bone in the Throat.</span></h3> <p>A slender fish bone lodged in a bronchus will usually not cast a shadow on the X-ray plate. In such a case bronchoscopy and auscultation are more reliable diagnostic measures.In addition to a variety of moist tales, one may hear, associated with the inspiratory or expiratory murmur, or both, a musical or vibratory note, when a bone or pin lies in a bronchus. Weather Temp. </p><p>Sprinkled a little this morning, but turned out fine &amp; they thrashed all day but diden't get through. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_September_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_September_23">Monday, September 23</span></h2> <p>267 DAYS PAST Tuesday 99 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Many_Chronic_and_Obscure_Disorders,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Many_Chronic_and_Obscure_Disorders.2C">Many Chronic and Obscure Disorders,</span></h3> <p>whether nervous, digestive or circulatory, are primarily anemic in origin. This fact is realized and its importance appreciated by the observant clinician. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by attacking the operative cause of existing pathologic conditions, places the organism in position to resume normal functionation. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. We finished thrashing about half past ten. Then they went to Clarence Skinner. John sent Mr Young but intinds going himself tomorrow. Girls went to school. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer, then went up &amp; paid the Simpson boys for thrashing here. One of George Simpsons drapped dead. John started cutting his corn Mar 6 Bill 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_September_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_September_24">Tuesday, September 24</span></h2> <p>268 DAYS PAST Wednesday 98 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Syphilo-Dermo=Urologic_Aphorisms."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo.3DUrologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo=Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>When infants, under one year old, exhibit hematuria without a traumatic or a similar cause, the symptom is a pretty fair indication of scorbutus. It is such a good indication that it may be the only one of the general condition that is present and all possible diligence should be used to confirm it and treat it in a manner that is both proper and efficient.— Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. We washed &amp; it was so large we coulden't hardly fine eneough room to hang them. Girls went to school. John John helped Clarence Skinner thrash this four noon &amp; this afternoon he cut corn </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_September_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_September_25">Wednesday, September 25</span></h2> <p>269 DAYS PAST Thursday 97 TO COME </p> <h3><span id="Systemic_Immunity_to_Infection,"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Systemic_Immunity_to_Infection.2C">Systemic Immunity to Infection,</span></h3> <p>during the prevalence of Grippe, Typhoid, or other infectious disease, can only be imparted by "toning up" the blood and tissues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) raises the general tone of the organism, and increases vital resistance, by augmenting and enhancing the corpuscular and hematinic richness of the circulating fluid. Weather Temp. </p><p>Sprinkled a little this morning. Melba took Maudie &amp; Grace to school. Then after dinner Melba &amp; I went to the Aylmer four Mr Youngs helped John cut corn. Melba &amp; I took some Apples to Miss leg </p><p>Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr Appleford came for Grace &amp; had supper here </p> <h2><span id="Thursday,_September_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_September_26">Thursday, September 26</span></h2> <p>270 DAYS PAST Friday 96 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Venous_Hum.">The Venous Hum.</span></h3> <p>The bruit-de-diable, Nun's murmur, or venous hum, is a functional (hemic) murmur noted occasionally in the veins of the neck, and accompanies conditions of anemia or chlorosis. The patient may be aware of its presence, and the piping, constant musical hum is best heard on auscultation over the right pulmonary area. [This is always an indication for Pepto-Mangan (Gude).] Weather Temp. </p><p>quite a frost last night. Maudie &amp; stayed with Edna Port all night last night &amp; came home with Grace &amp; Melba. Grace &amp; Melba went to the four. I went to Emlies, &amp; she &amp; I went for nuts. Mr Youngs helped John cut cot corn, before dinner then went to the fair </p><p>Mariah 7 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_September_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_September_27">Friday, September 27</span></h2> <p>271 DAYS PAST Saturday 95 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Functionally_Active_Blood">Functionally Active Blood</span></h3> <p>must be restored after the subsidence of the fever and acute symptoms of malarial infection. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies organically, combined iron and man-ganese, the twin hematinics, in such promptly absorbable and assimilable form that the blood cells and hemoglobin are rapidly renewed and reconstructed. Weather Temp. </p><p>A bright day. John &amp; Charlie Young's finished cutting the corn. Mrs Appleford &amp; Gene brought Grace here from Aylmer. Grace brought a cloth to make her a new blue skirt. Eugene Sweet was over for dinner &amp; a plank to make a wagon reach </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_September_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_September_28">Saturday, September 28</span></h2> <p>272 DAYS PAST Sunday 94 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>If a foreign body impacted in the auditory canal (especially if symptoms suggest that it has entered the middle ear) resists safe efforts at removal, administer narcosis, turn the ear lobe forward and open into the canal by a free incision from behind. This procedure, which is simple and leaves only invisible scars, is a very old one, but it is often forgotten.— Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day, very warm. Maudie, Melba &amp; grace went to church &amp; to night Mr Van Wagner took Grace, &amp; Melba. Old Joe Gerue was here this afternoon &amp; for supper </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_September_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_September_29">Sunday, September 29</span></h2> <p>273 DAYS PAST Monday 93 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Any_Appreciable_Blood_Deficiency">Any Appreciable Blood Deficiency</span></h3> <p>usually involves a disturbance of metabolism generally. To increase the balance of force and energy a blood stream of structural integrity must be maintained. Pep-to-Mangan (Gude) enables a physiologic balance to be struck, by furnishing the essential ferric and manganic elements in all conditions of vital undercapitalization. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained this morning &amp; some again to night. I went and got chopp, for the pigs, &amp; salt, &amp; oyster shell 1.50 a hundred. John has been drawing manure all day. Mr Youngs came at noon &amp; got poor old Billy hors after I came home &amp; took him down there, to draw wood. I have been working on a center piece of honoton &amp; paint lace </p><p>Billey 17 Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs Couplaud's barn rent paid </p> <h2><span id="Monday,_September_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_September_30">Monday, September 30</span></h2> <p>274 DAYS PAST Tuesday 92 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Painful_Mammary_Tumors">Painful Mammary Tumors</span></h3> <p>sometimes occur in the breasts of anemic young women, and especially those suffering from menstrual disorders. They are usually well beneath the surface, circumscribed, and of an adenomatous character, and should not be mistaken for beginning malignant growths. Weather Temp. </p><p>A dull cold day. Girls went to school. Ms Andrew Davis came here this morning to bouran some bags to get some corn of Billy. I went with her John has been drawing manure all day. Mr Youngs brought Billy horse home this afternoon. I am glad he is home </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_October_1"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_October_1">Tuesday, October 1</span></h2> <p>275 DAYS PAST Wednesday 91 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Imperfect_Nutrition">Imperfect Nutrition</span></h3> <p>is primarily responsible for the blood devitalization of the marantic infant. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), in many instances, has so distinctly increased the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood as to initiate a better nutritive exchange and a tendency toward general reconstruction. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cold wind. Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer &amp; Melba got her old had fixed over. I got myself &amp; Maudie a new dress, or at least a green skirt for Maudie. John has finished drawing out the manure. Eugene was here for dinner &amp; he &amp; his Father went to Aylmer before dinner. This afternoon Carlton &amp; Eugene went to sparta &amp; then to St Thomas for Mr Dances trunk. Girls went to school </p><p>Mariah 6 Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_October_2"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_October_2">Wednesday, October 2</span></h2> <p>276 DAYS PAST Thursday 90 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>Every patient suffering with gonorrhea who has a small meatus should have explained to him that the disease is likely to run a more protracted and complicated course, and should be urged to submit to a meatotomy. This can be easily done under local anesthesia, and if ordinary cleanliness be observed will not be attended with any risk of infection.- Journ, of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. <s>We</s> I washed, Melba was ill. Maudie &amp; Grace to school. John drew manure before dinner, then after he helped Augus Smith fill silo. Jack Skinner was here to night </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_October_3"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_October_3">Thursday, October 3</span></h2> <p>277 DAYS PAST Friday 89 TO COME Post-Septic Anemia requires timely hemogenic treatment. </p> <h3><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(&quot;Gude&quot;)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28.22Gude.22.29">Pepto-Mangan ("Gude")</span></h3> <p>is especially efficient in blood-building therapy and is always well taken and readily tolerated. Weather Temp. </p><p>A warm day. We ironed, Girls went to school. Melba has been cleaning house. To night Maudie &amp; Melba have gone to Vera Auges to a party. Mr Appleford came for Grace with the Ackharts. Mr Cox was over. John helped Augas this four noon &amp; after dinner has been drawing manure Mar11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Melba went to Kingsmill for Aunty L Teeple. John <s>helpe</s> drew manure </p> <h2><span id="Friday,_October_4"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_October_4">Friday, October 4</span></h2> <p>278 DAYS PAST Saturday 88 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Relief_of_Pain_in_Acute_Otitis_Media.">Relief of Pain in Acute Otitis Media.</span></h3> <p>The following treatment has given excellent results in the relief of pain arising from congestion of the middle ear occurring in the course of acute otitis media. A solution of magnesium sulphate, three drams, in one ounce each of distilled water and glycerin is warmed and poured into the external auditory canal and retained there for ten or fifteen minutes. The relief in most cases is immediate, and in not a few cases the inflammatory symptoms disappear without further treatment.—Dr. J. D. Thompson; Med. Record. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day but very heavy dew almost like rain. Lovely moon light, but heavy dew. I took Maudie part way to the station &amp; then the road with Mr Graudy &amp; a little boy, she &amp; Ms Cline went to J ngersall Mavais came &amp; helped us this four noon, to dig potatos. I went to the station for Maudie &amp; to Aylmer Mar 8 Bill 8 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_October_5"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_October_5">Saturday, October 5</span></h2> <p>279 DAYS PAST 87 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Digestive_Debility">Digestive Debility</span></h3> <p>is no bar to the administration of a suitable hematinic for the correction of the blood poverty that complicates or follows such diathetic conditions as Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Rheumatism, Malaria, etc. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) can be safely and confidently administered in spite of co-existing derangement of digestion, as it is so decidedly tolerable and free from irritant action as to permit its use in almost any condition. Sunday Weather Temp. </p><p>A dull day. Looked like rain all day &amp; has sprinkled a little &amp; to night it pours &amp; every thing is flooded. Ms Appleford &amp; Gene brought Grace, Aunty {deeple?} is here. We was all home, all day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_October_6"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_October_6">Sunday, October 6</span></h2> <p>280 DAYS PAST Monday 86 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Suggestions.">Surgical Suggestions.</span></h3> <p>When dressing a freely suppurating wound of one of the extremities it is much better to apply the gauze in flat pads than in circular turns. Soiled gauze wound about an extremity cannot well be removed in a cleanly fashion; and, too, circular turns tend, by spreading the pus over the skin, to set up a pustular dermatitis.—Amer. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. John dug the potatos what we left in the corn field. Girls went to school. Albert was up </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_October_7"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_October_7">Monday, October 7</span></h2> <p>281 DAYS PAST Tuesday 25 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Peculiarly_Adapted.">Peculiarly Adapted.</span></h3> <p>When acute anemia follows direct hemorrhagic loss the solid elements of the blood must be re-created. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is peculiarly adapted for such purpose, as it supplies, in effective and eligible form, the necessary iron and manganese for the genesis and re-genesis of red cells and hemoglobin. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. <s>John dug the potataos in the corn field, dr we all did, Albert was up.</s> Girls went to school, four of the kittins have deid with something &amp; this more are sick. Ms Dance &amp; Aleta &amp; little John went to the Belmont fair with Albert. Melba &amp; I picked apples &amp; did the chores. Maudie took Miss Jnglas some apples </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_October_8"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_October_8">Tuesday, October 8</span></h2> <p>282 DAYS PAST Wednesday 84 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cure_and_Cure_of_Ingrowing_Toe_Nail.">Cure and Cure of Ingrowing Toe Nail.</span></h3> <p>Ingrowing nail is always due to cutting the nail short. The nail should always extend to the end of the toe and it will never ingrow. For a nail already ingrown cut out the sharp corners (not the end), let the nail grow out and the corners and lateral edges will lift themselves forth.—Dr. C. C. Miller; Med. Fortnightly. Weather Temp. </p><p>Cool today. &amp; a hard frost last night killed the tomatoe viines. I went up to George Davises &amp; got some tomatoes. Girls went to school. clair Appleford &amp; Eugene came &amp; took John <s>hickory</s> chess nutting they got {quito?} &amp; nice lot </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_October_9"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_October_9">Wednesday, October 9</span></h2> <p>283 DAYS PAST Thursday 83 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Regenesis_of_the_Red_Cell">Regenesis of the Red Cell</span></h3> <p>is an essential requirement after the subsidence of profuse hemorrhage from any cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) supplies the organism with the material necessary for the creation of new erythrocytes and the increase of the iron-holding, oxygen-bearing hemoglobin. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained. I washed, Girls went to school. Melba &amp; her Aunt was agoing to St Thomas, but as it rained the diden't go. </p><p>Mariah </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_October_10"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_October_10">Thursday, October 10</span></h2> <p>284 DAYS PAST Friday 82 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>In cases of intestinal obstruction never omit a thorough examination for the possible presence of hernia. Unless this is done, small ruptures of which the patient was entirely unaware may be overlooked. A good anesthetic mixture for local anesthesia, as in incision of the drum membrane in otitis media, consists of equal parts of cocain, carbolic acid and menthol. This has been found very satisfactory by Dr. E. C. Ellett.-Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained this morning &amp; again to night. Girls went to school. We put the washing out to day to Aylmer to night &amp; took Bauldy to Dr Davis, &amp; left school. Mr Appleford &amp; Mac came for Grace to night. Melba &amp; I have picked some apples. John finished digging potatoes Mariah 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_October_11"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_October_11">Friday, October 11</span></h2> <p>285 DAYS PAST Saturday 81 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_General_Bracer.">A General Bracer.</span></h3> <p>R Strychnia Sulph. ( Gm.o.02) gr. ⅓ Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330- original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all the four noon. Ms Teeple Melba &amp; I went to Aylmer. John dug past holes. Mariah is rather laid up </p><p><br /> Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_October_12"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_October_12">Saturday, October 12</span></h2> <p>286 DAYS PAST Sunday 80 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Erysipelas.">Erysipelas.</span></h3> <p>Judd has obtained excellent results by swabbing the affected area and for a half-inch margin beyond with 95 per cent. solution of carbolic acid until moderate blanching of the tissues occurs, then swabbing with pure alcohol until whitened arca becomes pink again. Only small portions should be treated at a time, and usually one application is required.-Erch. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day, heavy frost last night, froze ice. Ms Teeple &amp; Melba went to church. Bauldy kitten died last night out at Dr Davises. </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_October_13"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_October_13">Sunday, October 13</span></h2> <p>287 DAYS PAST Monday 79 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Acceptable_Building_Material">Acceptable Building Material</span></h3> <p>is necessary to initiate a construction and reconstruction of the vital fluid in cases of general depletion from whatever cause. Pepto-Mangan (Gude), by furnishing material eligible and acceptable in form, revives the circulation and reconstructs the bodily tissues generally. Weather Temp. </p><p>Thanks giving. A fine day. Grace came to night. John started ploughing. {A rip in the page} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_October_14"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_October_14">Monday, October 14</span></h2> <p>288 DAYS PAST Tuesday 78 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologio_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologio Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>Post-operative abdominal pain is quite often a reflex that owes its origin to a simple condition in the urinary system and may, in many instances, be easily relieved by catheteriza-tion. This is a good point to bear in mind and is both useful to remember and simple to carry out in a case, the relief being marked and grateful to the patient.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Raining a little to night. I took the girls to school. Melba went for them. John plougled {a rip in page} </p><p>Billie 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_October_15"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_October_15">Tuesday, October 15</span></h2> <p>289 DAYS PAST Wednesday 77 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Reserve_Supply_of_Iron">The Reserve Supply of Iron</span></h3> <p>stored up in the body is said to be one of its physiologic "factors of safety." It is fed out into the circulation when required. When the reserve store is insufficient for the needs of the blood, anemia ensues. Pepto-Mangan (Gude presents the organic ferruginous material for blood enrichment in eminently palatable, entirely tolerable and readily appropriable form. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Aunty Teeple &amp; Melba went to St Thomas. I took them to Kingsmill, got a new pair of shoes. Then I meet them at Ms Adams's where they had supper. John ploughed </p><p>Billy 8, Mariah 3 </p><p><br /> {Different page} We ironed. Ms Teeples cold is a little better </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_October_16"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_October_16">Wednesday, October 16</span></h2> <p>290 DAYS PAST Thursday 76 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Anesthesia_in_Obstetric_Practice.">Anesthesia in Obstetric Practice.</span></h3> <p>1. Ether should be used as an anesthetic in obstetric practice where pulmonary complications are absent. 2. Its action on the uterine contractions in the second stage of labor is preferable to that of chloroform. 3. No anesthetic should be given in the first stage of nor- mal labor. 4. Uterine atony and postpartum hemorrhage are rare following ether anesthesia.-Stone; Surg. Gyn. and Obstetrics. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained, a little. Girls went to school. John ploughed when it diden't rain. </p><p>Billy 11 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_October_17"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_October_17">Thursday, October 17</span></h2> <p>291 DAYS PAST Friday 75 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Post-Diphtheritic_Prostration.">Post-Diphtheritic Prostration.</span></h3> <p>R Strychnia Sulph. (Gm.o.o2) gr. ⅓. Pepto-Mangan (Gude). (Cc.330—original bottle) 3xi M. Sig.—Tablespoonful after each meal. Children in proportion. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night a little, but a fine day to day. John ploughed all day down by the woods. Melba went to <s>the</s> Aylmer with Mr Appleford &amp; they had sports day at the high school. We ironed. Ms Teeples cold is a little better </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_October_18"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_October_18">Friday, October 18</span></h2> <p>292 DAYS PAST Saturday 74 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Anesthesia_in_Obstetric_Practice.">Anesthesia in Obstetric Practice.</span></h3> <p>5. Ether should be used in eclampsia in preference to chloroform. Its action is as positive and the danger much less. 6. Ether is far safer to the mother than chloroform. The danger of delayed poisoning is rare. 7. The indications for the use of chloroform in obstetric practice will be gradually limited in the future, when its toxic effects upon the vital organs are better understood - Stone: Surg. Gyn. and Obstetrics. Weather Temp. </p><p>A lovely day but cool. Eugene &amp; Albert, came &amp; helped John draw in the corn stocks. Maudie went this morning &amp; got old Billy shod. This afternoon Melba &amp; Aunty Teeple went to aylmer </p><p>Billy 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_October_19"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_October_19">Saturday, October 19</span></h2> <p>293 DAYS PAST Sunday 73 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="A_Sufficient_Percentage">A Sufficient Percentage</span></h3> <p>of oxygen-holding and oxygen-contributing hemoglobin is necessary in order to insure a blood tissue of full physiologic potency. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) enriches the red cells, by supplying, in absorbable form, the organic iron and manganese needed to restore functional activity. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. Girls went to Church twice. Grace came over to night. </p><p>Billey 10 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_October_20"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_October_20">Sunday, October 20</span></h2> <p>294 DAYS PAST Monday 72 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Surgical_Hints.">Surgical Hints.</span></h3> <p>To relieve nausea after anesthesia turn the patient on his right side, as this will enable the stomach to more readily empty itself. Never omit warming the bed in which a patient is placed after operation; if hot water bottles have been used. these should be removed when he is ready to return to bed.—Int. Journ. of Surg. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day &amp; cold voting day. I voted for the first &amp; diden't laze my vote. John &amp; I went on to Aylmer. Girls went to school. John ploughed after dinner </p><p>Mariah 7, Billie 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_October_21"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_October_21">Monday, October 21</span></h2> <p>295 DAYS PAST Tuesday 71 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Contributing_Cause">The Contributing Cause</span></h3> <p>of the Anemia which sometimes follows typhoid is often an "iron poor" milk diet, prolonged for several weeks.The resulting blood state, and the prostration incident to a long continued illness, urgently calls for hematinic and supportive measures during convalescence. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) eligibly supplies the essential material for hematic reconstruction and general constitutional revitalization. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained hard. I washed. Girls went to school. The Dr Davis came &amp; took Melbas Dorset lamb's horn off. </p><p>Billey 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_October_22"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_October_22">Tuesday, October 22</span></h2> <p>296 DAYS PAST {aoed?} 70 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hand_Disinfection.">Hand Disinfection.</span></h3> <p>Rub the hands with sterilized gauze soaked in a five per cent. solution of tannic acid in alcohol. According to the authors it matters not whether the hands be previously washed or not, wet or dry. Cultures taken from hands treated in this way remain sterile, and the disinfection remains for some time, and is not altered by contact with liquids nor by move. ments or friction - Zabloudovsky and Tatarinov. Weather Temp. </p><p>A cloudy day. Melba Aunty, &amp; I went to Aylmer. Grace was taken ill with apendecitis, had the Dr to night. I hung out the clothes but the diden't dry. John was helping Albert fill silo </p><p>Mar 5 Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_Octobe_23"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_Octobe_23">Wednesday, Octobe 23</span></h2> <p>297 DAYS PAST Thursday 69 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Series_After_Series">Series After Series</span></h3> <p>of hematologic examinations have abundantly demonstrated the blood constructing value of Pepto-Mangan (Gude) in the Chlorotic Anemia of young girls. This classical "green sickness" of the older writers is peculiarly amenable to its prompt hemoglobin creating power and general tonic and reconstructive effect. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained some last night <s>Melba</s> I went to mill. Ms Appleford was over. Grace was very sick all night. John ploughed. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_October_24"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_October_24">Thursday, October 24</span></h2> <p>298 DAYS PAST Friday 68 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Hot_Water_Bottle.">The Hot Water Bottle.</span></h3> <p>The hot water bottle may be made to serve several useful purposes. Filled with small pieces of cracked ice, it takes the place of an ice cap. In congestive headaches it may be filled with cold water and applied to the forehead or back of the neck. After using a hot water bottle and it has been drained by hanging mouth downward, it should be inflated with air before screwing the plug. This keeps the walls from collapsing and sticking, thus causing disintegration of the rubber. Rubber goods shouid be kept dry, and wrinkling so far as possible prevented --Medical Summary Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained a little last night. John ploughed all day. I gathered the cabbage. Melba &amp; Aunty did the work took care of grace. J </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Friday,_October_25"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday.2C_October_25">Friday, October 25</span></h2> <p>299 DAYS PAST Saturday 67 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="When_Vigorously_Pashed">When Vigorously Pashed</span></h3> <p>in post-malarial anemia, as well as in the anemia resulting from many of the severe destructive blood infections, Pepto-Mangan (Gude) builds new erythrocytes rapidly and certainly, and aids materially in the desired increase of hemoglobin. No untoward effects upon appetite, digestion, nor any of the vital functions are ever noted as a result of its administration. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained hard. John ploughed when it diden't rain. Aunty Teeple &amp; Melba went to Aylmer. Dr Davis was her to find out what killed, Melbas Dorset lamb. </p><p>Mariah 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Saturday,_October_26"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday.2C_October_26">Saturday, October 26</span></h2> <p>300 DAYS PAST Sunday 66 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Removal_of_Adhesive_Plaster.">Removal of Adhesive Plaster.</span></h3> <p>To remove the plaster, raise from one-eighth to one-fourth inch.of one end of the adhesive strap before applying the ether, then, with a medicine dropper, apply ether to the skin a drop at at time, and the plaster will almost fall off by its own weight. It is necessary to be careful not to separate the cloth from the adhesive material in starting or else the ether will follow this plane, removing the cloth only.-J. Scott Brown, M D.; Journ. A. M. A. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained this morning. Maudie took Aunty Teeple to Aleta's Mr, Mrs, &amp; gene Appleford was here for dinner. Grace is a little better &amp; was popped up in bed a little while. Maudie was in to Aunt Bells a little while on her way home Mariah 13 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Sunday,_October_27"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday.2C_October_27">Sunday, October 27</span></h2> <p>301 DAYS PAST Monday 65 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Strenuous_Objection">Strenuous Objection</span></h3> <p>soften registered by the rebellious child when medication is attempted. Not so, however, in the case of Pepto-Mangan (Gude). This eminently palatable hematic tonic is pleasing to patients of all ages, and is especially indicated in cases in which the ordinary forms of iron are likely to disturb digestion or produce constipation. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all night &amp; nearly all the four noon. John ploughed this afternoon &amp; I gathered the turnips &amp; carrots. Mr Young came this afternoon to build fence. Maudie went to school, alone &amp; I gave her so many jobs that I am sorry for it &amp; mill try &amp; never do it again. Grace is getting better. Shed was here </p><p>Mariah 6 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Monday,_October_28"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday.2C_October_28">Monday, October 28</span></h2> <p>302 DAYS PAST Tuesday 64 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic_Aphorisms.">Syphilo-Dermo-Urologic Aphorisms.</span></h3> <p>In washerwoman's itch, which is characterized by a thick horny epidermal layer traversed by numerous fissures that bleed easily, the best method of treatment is to apply continuously Hebra's diachylon ointment and prohibit the contact of the hands with water. This local treatment should be supplemented by proper internal measures and strict attention to a proper diet.—Amer. Journ. of Derm. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained all night &amp; a little when I got up. I took Maudie Melba &amp; went for her. Mr Young was here building fence. Mr Cox helped John put in tyle before dinner. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Tuesday,_October_29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday.2C_October_29">Tuesday, October 29</span></h2> <p>303 DAYS PAST Wednesday 63 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Controlling_Hematologic_Tests">The Controlling Hematologic Tests</span></h3> <p>show that Pepto-Mangan (Gude) is always equal to the emergency when given regularly for its hematinic effect. It can, therefore, be depended upon to overcome blood poverty in any condition in which serious organic complications do not preclude the possibility of improvement or recovery. Weather Temp. </p><p>A fine day. I washed. Melba took care of Grace. Maudie went to school. Bayde was here for dinner. John ploughed. Maudie went to school. I have an awfull sore thumb. Grace has been up nearly all day. </p><p>Billey 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Wednesday,_October_30"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday.2C_October_30">Wednesday, October 30</span></h2> <p>304 DAYS PAST Thursday 62 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Non-Operative_Cure_of_Hemorrhoids.">Non-Operative Cure of Hemorrhoids.</span></h3> <p>J. Toth calls attention to a simple means of keeping hemorrhoids under control, and finally curing them, by gentle, constant compression. This is accomplished, he says, by means of a rather loose pledget of absorbent cotton, not larger than a large pea, which is introduced into the anus between the internal and external sphincters. Under the influence of the compression the varicose enlargement of the veins at this point retrogresses and the hemorrhoids become obliterated -Wicn. Med. Woch. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained last night &amp; this fournoon. Then after dinner turend out fine. Maudie went to school. Grace went out dors a little while. We ironed. John ploughed this afternoon. Cecil was over </p><p>Billy 5 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="Thursday,_October_31"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday.2C_October_31">Thursday, October 31</span></h2> <p>305 DAYS PAST Friday 61 TO COME </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Slow_Auto-Intoxications">Slow Auto-Intoxications</span></h3> <p>and latent metabolic perversions are responsible for a good many cases of obscure anemia, which, while secondary in nature. often respond well to direct hematinic treatment with Pepto-Mangan (Gude). Neither constipation nor digestive irritation result from its steady use. Weather Temp. </p><p>Rained some. Maudie went to school. Boyde helped John plough. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Back cover of diary} </p> <h2><span id="Pepto-Mangan_(Gude)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pepto-Mangan_.28Gude.29">Pepto-Mangan (Gude)</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Compliments_of">Compliments of</span></h3> <p>M. J. BREITENBACH COMPANY. </p><p>53 WARREN STREET </p><p>NEW YORK CITY, </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e88e33c34c067d25a0a8b88d73629d9d.pdf 40352cdef880924c14669d555c70f8ab PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cede466826642cc3549da0f8923d363.pdf 8e17b6280072d02182ec0c5c5968b249 PDF Text Text Roseltha Goble (1835 – 1919) 1857-1858 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {outside front cover. Journal is bound in marbled paper} {in pencil in another handwriting} 2 / - {In Roseltha's handwriting} Walsingham 1857 {My} thoughts Wild dreams fancy sketches Random thoughts Walsingham Ont. My Journal. Friday 20th February 1857. Two weeks ago tonight I arrived here. I hardly know whether I shall like it or not. I think I shall after a while. It takes me always a long time to forget old associations and form new ones. I must learn to like it. It is a wild place. In summer I think it will be very beautiful. I live in hope. I do not think I could be content to remain here always but for a few years I can like it. My earnest prayer is I may be enabled to do faithfully my duty while I do remain. I feel I can do much to lessen my father's cares. Much to influence encourage and restrain my brothers. O! that I could supply to them the place of elder sister & mother. Please God I will try. More especially is Newton under my care. He is a dear affectionate little fellow, very fond of me but excessively careless and easily influenced. He needs careful constant training. But how incompetent I am to give it him. Yet I feel I can do much for him. O! how much grace & wisdom I need Father of Mercies! guide me, teach me. Make me faithful, earnest and devoted. Saturday Feb 21st I have been very busy to-day I have been for a week without a girl. I got on pretty well, better than I expected, yet I shall not be sorry when I have less to do. There is on an �average about nine men. They are with one or two exceptions a wild, noisy, half civilized set; fair specimens I dare say of Walsingham. They are quiet in my presence. I have not seen many of the people about yet. Yesterday an old maid called. She gave me to understand this was an awful place the people told such terrible lies. They had reported she was married and she lifted her hands in perfect horror. The other morning a tall green looking fellow came in without ceremony. "Well Rosa I have got a pint bottle here somewhere." was his salutation I could hardly suppress my risibilities. I do not know how he knew my name, but doubtless I have been the subject of conversation for some time. This Walsingham is a strange place I hardly know sometimes whether to laugh or cry but I generally laugh. I must cease scribbling for the present for my household duties claim my attention. March 8th Sunday night. It is two weeks since I have written a word in my journal. I have been careless and did not feel like writing. I have been busy too attending to the thousand and one things attendant upon housekeeping. I feel more deeply since I came here than I could before the loss of my Mother. There is hardly an hour during the day but the thought "I've got no Mother now," comes over me with a feeling so sad and desolate; I feel sometimes as if I was alone, all alone. But I should not say that for my Father and brothers are very kind and I love them very, very, dearly. God has dealt very bountifully with me, in giving me so many dear, kind, friends. "Father of Mercies," make me more grateful for the rich blessings I enjoy. We have been this evening to a noisy, crowded, Methodist meeting. The house was very small and so exceedingly crowded, They seemed to think their God was Asleep, or gone a journey that they must needs make a great noise to excite his attention. I do not believe in so much noise. Paul says "let everything be done decently and in order." I thought of Elijah; when not in the rushing wind nor in the sound of many waters; but in the "still small voice" he heard God speak. Yet I would fain believe there were many sinners, devoted hearts, earnestly seeking to know what they should do, and desirous of the favour of the "High and Holy One." But yet I fear there were many too acting from the exciting impulses of the moment; like the seed that was cast on a rock and when it sprang up withered, for it lacked moisture. We went about four miles over the wildest road I ever saw; I really enjoyed my ride. The moon and stars were very bright, causing the majestic pines to cast such mystic sombre shadows. The unbroken stillness, save by the carriage wheels and an occasional remark from some one of our party. O! there is so much wild, solemn grandeur, in this dim deep forest. I have often felt weary and solitary in crowds but never in the forest. I passionately love nature whether the green plain, lofty mountain, gentle rivulet or foaming cataract, all alike are beautiful. The birds stirring their sweet songs, the soft breeze whispering among the trees, every plant and leaf seems to have a noise and they all unite in one harmonious song of praise to the "Great Giver" of every good and perfect Gift. �Tuesday March 10th. I have just returned from bidding adieu to my Sister's husband. Tomorrow he starts to find a home in the "far West" and in a few weeks, my dear, and only, sister will follow him, leaving her home and kindred all for love of him. I shall be very lonely when she is gone. They are young and hopeful, may the fortune be as fair and high in realization as their fondest anticipations have pictured it. May they always remain young in feeling and their hearts never grow cold in contending with the stern realities of life. Life is all untried as yet before them. May their trust be firm in "Israel's God"; and their faith grow brighter and brighter till the perfect day. Friday March 13th. Mr. Keefer called to-day. he seems like a very inteligent fine man. He has a mill somewhere not far from here. His family reside in Galt he says he could not for a moment think of bringing them here in this out of the way, outlandish place. I believe he is about right. It is five weeks ago to-night since I came here, it seems much longer. I get a little lonesome sometimes but such feelings are transient. The thing I mostly regret is the want of religious Society here. I more deeply regret it on account of my brothers, but an 'All Wise' One ruleth, and what am I that I should m{illegible}. "I know all things shall work together for good." I have had a girl for a week, but I do not like her. She talks almost incessantly; I cannot stand it. {Top portion of page torn away and missing} my presence. O! guide me rightly. Thou {knowest?} I wish to have this with all my heart. O! give me grace for I am so weak, so frail, so utterly incapable of doing one right action. I must retire for I am weary and would fain become for a while oblivious to passing events. Good night dear Journal. {Top portion of page torn away and missing} or ambition. He is a great {words missing} pleasure from the gentle breeze, the flowers by the way {words missing] forest, or the unfathomable sea. He loves the beautiful whether in nature or art. I fancy his life is a quiet dreamy spell. Mrs. Weeks is an industrious, tidy, economising, woman; a thorough housekeeper but not over inteligent; but I suppose he can do thinking enough for both. So they live a quietly inostenatatious life. Wednesday March 18th George Cromwell has brought his wife here to-day. I hope she may like her new home. I am not particularly prepossessed in her favour at first sight. But first impressions are often erroneous. I hope I may like her, for I have no companions here. I introduced her to her new home. 'Tis a dismal looking place; but a cheerful temper can do much towards making it a happy pleasant home. �Thursday 19th I received two letters to-day, one from Emma Goble. She writes well, I love to read her letters. She is a dear good girl, one of my childhood's friends; and one from Aunt Eliza Danson. I love her she is kind-hearted and strives amid many troubles and discouragements to do right. May God Bless her. Friday 20th. It is six weeks to-night since I came here it has seemed a long time and yet I intended doing many things I have not done; some I have not had time for; and some I have not had inclination nor industry sufficient for. I must be more energetic and industrious for the future. "Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." Tuesday 24th I have not done as much today as I intended too. Twas very late when I got up this morning. I must try and rise earlier. I have so often resolved to do so; and as often after a few mornings returned to my old slothful habit. I am almost dismayed by {illegible} any more. I will not make any more resolutions to break; but I will try nevertheless to get up earlier. Maybe I have depended too much upon the mere act of forming a resolution. How much easier it is to form resolutions than it is to carry them out. Wednesday 25th To-day I came to the mill. It is nearly a mile from our house to the mill, so far the sawyers will have to be boarded in this house which is near by it. We have a girl engaged to come out Monday to cook for them till then I think I can manage, it is so much expense for the mill to stop while they go to their meals. So I shall have two houses to keep instead of one. It will be good exercise for me going from one to the other. I think it is more pleasant here than where we live. We are going to move here altogether as soon as we can get a house large enough to hold us all. Thursday 26th Called to-day on Mrs Cromwell. I like her better. She seems like a quick neat little person. It has been a beautiful day. The ice bound rigor of old winter has at length passed away before the genial breath of spring. Glad, joyous Spring. I dearly love spring, everything both animate & inanimate seems uttering a song of rejoicing. Friday 27th Mrs Cromwell called to-day and we visited the mill; such a continual whir & buzz of machinery it all looks so complicated. 'tis amusing to watch it work. I like to see it. I have written a letter today to Emma Goble I received one this morning from J. G. I love to get letters from my friends; I know then they have not forgotten me. Saturday 28th Received a letter this morning from my dear cousin Jo with a pressing invitation to visit them next Summer. Will will meet me in Cleveland and return with me. O I should dearly love to go; but how can I. I love my {illegible}'s family so very much; neither have I forgotten "Glorious Old �Lexington" as {illegible} {days?} 'tis a beautiful place. I could spend a delightful summer there. 'Tis a pity duty and inclination do not always point one way. Sunday 29th Today Father Newton & I went for a walk we went about two miles through the woods to a Mr Mabel's they live in a small rough shanty in the woods. I wonder how they got in there for I could not see any way a wagon could possibly be taken in they seem quite contented and happy. I believe there is far more happiness in some of these backwoods huts than in very many a stately mansion. I like the woods better than the huts. I would like a lofty Gothic castle with numberless windings and intricate labyrinths; with massive doors and ponderous gates, a dim grand irregular mass, such as the "Middle Ages" produced, in a deep forest the winding paths and circuitous roads of which none could find but those accustomed to them. In such a castle and such a wood with a few loved ones would I dwell, but I will quit such foolish castle building. But to our walk: in returning from Mr Mabels we stopped at a tolerably sized framed house tenanted by our {Burns}. I was glad to leave; such a dirty house, such filthy people I should be sorry to see often. We came on down by the mill and stopped at Mr. Cromwell's, and dined with them a proceeding I was not at all averse to for my long walk had made so excessively vulgar as to be hungry. Such a difference between these two houses the one void of almost every necessary, filthy and disgusting. The other far smaller and less commodious, neat, comfortable & pleasant. Mr. & Mrs. Cromwell came home with us and spent the evening. so has passed away another Sabbath day. O! how much more profitably it might have been spent Monday 30th I came up to the mill about 5 o'clock this morning I wish I had time and energy to take such a walk every morning I bilieve it would do me good {phaw!} I have time for I generally sleep there. 'Tis so pleasant to take another nap in the morning. I am naturally too indolent to rise early. that is a poor excuse. Disapointed the girl that was coming this morning is sick. Sent after another just ten minutes too late she had gone away to seek employment I am vexed but what cant be cured must be endured I might as well laugh as cry. Tuesday 31st As usual to-day Father intended going for a girl but has been too busy at the mill, has concluded to wait & go to-morrow. I hope he may succeed. A very beautiful day. Lissa & Mrs. Cromwell called this morning they had been for a walk Wednesday April 1st Father has been successful to-day in getting the promise of a girl to come to- morrow. I hope she will not disapoint us. I received a letter from Cousin Rachel. She does not write very well but she is a kindhearted girl I like to hear from her. But it is very cold to-night and I must hasten and retire. Good night. �Thursday 2nd. Disapointed again. The girl Father engaged yesterday has not come, 'tis vexatious. I wonder what can be the reason. Wrote to-day to Cousin Mary I have not heard from her since last fall. Friday 3rd. Father has gone to Blenheim to-day I would liked to have went with him but that was an impossibility. I hope he will not be gone long. Daniel brought from the office this evening a letter from Herman {Vitch} my sister's husband a letter. he has bought a small farm near Detroit and sends for Lissa. She will be disapointed. She has fancied and dreamed so much of a home in the "wild western Prairies." Herman thinks he ought to preach he seems to feel deeply 'tis his duty & woe is him if he neglects so doing. I do not know. I would say nought against it for he seems to feel constrained to proclaim the gospel. he has good natural abilities & some talent for extemporaneous speaking but not much education. His mind is uneducated. He has had no advantages. He must do as he thinks he ought. May God direct him. Saturday 4th Wrote a letter to-day to Cousin Jo 'tis just a week since I received hers 'tis a pleasure to write to our friends, but it would be a much greater one to see them oftener. Sunday 5th It is lonesome when father is away I am anxious for him to come home I want to hear the news from Wolverton. It seems like hearing from home. Another Sabbath day has passed away Gone to return never again. I would I could better improve time precious time. Tuesday 7th April. Received to-day two letters one from Alfred he is still in Wolverton. I wish he would do something for himself. He has not energy or ambition enough to do anything for himself or anybody else I fear. Also a letter from Emma G. A Mr Clark is there from Rochester giving Concerts I would like very much to attend some of them, but Alas! I am in Walsingham. She says they have so little room and so much company her Mother wishes us to make arrangements to bring Jassy home I am sorry I am so anxious he should continue at School, besides I am afraid I cannot attend properly to him & Newton both. I cannot bear the idea of his coming in contact with all these profane rough men I cannot keep him altogether from them. but "All things work together for Good." So I will {illegible} do the best I can. Please God direct us. Sunday night 12th Another Sabbath with its record of good and evil, has closed, passed never to return. Father came home late last night. Alfred and Jassy both came with him. Today we have all been together for the first time since Lissa was married; the 15th of last May, nearly a year ago. I shall have now five brothers to make, mend, and care for. It will augment my cares considerably, but I can do it. "Better wear out than rust only." I must cultivate more energy & perseverance, more patient earnestness. O! that I could lead them all to the fountain of peace and holiness. Father of �Mercies preserve them from sin and sorrow. May thy guardian care be round about them and shelter them from every evil thing. O! make them thine. "heirs of that inheritance that is "incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. Monday 15th The girl father engaged last week came to-day she says the reason she disapointed her mother was sick. I don't like her first appearance. She is too pert and consequential but maybe she will improve. Received this evening an "April fool" letter from Cousin Will in answer to one I sent him last year. Tuesday 16th To-day Sarah left I am glad she is gone we could not have peace while she remained. I like the girl came yesterday better Clarinda Garity is her name; she is quite the reverse of Sarah so demure and genial. She rarely speaks. I hope she will do well. I have almost come to the conclusion if you want anything done, do it yourself. Called this afternoon on Mrs Cromwell & returned a book I borrowed some time ago, "The Life of the first Mrs. Judson." What a noble true- hearted woman. She has long since gone to her reward, and her glorified Spirit is doubtless raising anthems of praise to the "Great I Am": with many a ransomed Burman, whom she was instrumental in leading from the darkness of Burman heathenism to the knowledge of the One True God." She died among those for whom she had sacrificed her best days, with no dear friend near to soothe her last moments but a convoy of bright angels waited to convey her free'd spirit where she should know no more weariness or pain. They laid her beneath the "Hosia tree," in a strange land, far from her kindred and home. Friday 17th received a paper & note to-day from J G. G. requesting an answer to his letter. I must write soon. Saturday 18th wrote this evening to Anna G & Mrs Cole very sleepy must retire. Monday 21st Clarinda went home yesterday morning promising to be back in time for supper and has not come yet. 'tis too provoking. what are such girls good for. Father has engaged another one & will send for her in the morning. Tuesday 22nd Sent this morning for the girl & succeeded in getting her. her name is Elizabeth Quinn, a clever, tidy looking girl. I do hope she will do better than the others 'tis so wearying this continual change & trouble about Servants. Wrote this evening to J. G. G. I do not see anything improper in my corresponding with him an old friend of my childhood. Friday 24th To-day Lissa went away. I shall be so lonely now. I have no companions here but Father and the boys. Dear Sister May your path be all the way bright and joyful. May you have many �happy days and fortitude and patience for all the dark ones. Her marriage was the first link that has broken in our household band: And then "Our Mother" died. One passed away from all the cares and troubles of this life the other just commencing them. Who will be the next: what changes will another year produce: Who can tell: Sunday 26 Expected to hear Mr. Carey preach to-day but he disapointed us Mr & Mrs Cromwell dined with us and this afternoon came to the mill. What a way to spend the "Holy Sabbath". Please God forgive and direct us. O! give us a realizing sense thy Own presence and Omnipotence. Teach us to bow in humble submission at thy footstool. O! make us live nearer Thee. Constrain us to love Thee. Forbid we should always lie thus so unmindful of Thee. Friday May 1st It has been several days since I have written any in my journal, I had not had time neither have I felt like writing. Wednesday the 29 April a most fearful accident happened in the Mill. A man was instantly killed. Sawn into. He was taking a board away from the saw when it caught instantly drawing him on the saw and cutting his body quite into & throwing him in a fearfully mangled mass to the end of the mill. It was an awful thing, everyone said they never saw anything so horrible. Truly in the midst of life we are in death. He was in perfect health and strength in an instant launched into obscurity. What a solemn consideration without a moments warning, cut off in the first prime of manhood. How precarious is the {term} by which we hold our lives. God grant it may be a warning and admonishment to many. The same evening I received a letter from Lissa. She had arrived in safety, I hope she may like her new home and be very, very happy in it. This evening I have written to her and also to Cousin Rachel. I am very tired and sleepy and must retire immediately. Good Night. It is the Sabbath day so quiet, and peaceful, I love earnest quietude. Jassy & Newton are reading. All are still. This calm, holy, Sabbath day. What a glorious type of heavenly rest, away wordly cares and hopes: intrude not upon the sanctity of this holy day. Day of rest, peaceful rest: Yesterday morning I wrote a letter to Aunt Eliza and in the evening I received one from Cousin Jo & one from Emma Goble, dear kind letters. Wednesday 6th Wrote to Emma Goble 'tis just three months since I came to Walsingham. The 6th of last February. It has not seemed very long. Friday 8th Wrote to-day to cousin Jo. How very much I would like to see her, dear kind cousin. Monday August 18th 1857. It has been a long time since I wrote in my Journal. The habit of writing here each day once broken upon is hard to resume. Much has happened since last I wrote here. We are moved in our new house 'tis very comfortable & convenient. Daniel went to Toronto to School the �15th last May. We hear from him often. He will not come home till October. Cousin Rachel Dawson has been here for five or six weeks, but she is getting home-sick & will I suppose go home this week & then I shall be alone again till some one has compassion on me & comes to stay with me. I get weary & lonely sometimes and wonder when will it end. I have been quite ill for two weeks. I am better now but not entirely recovered. How rapidly time passes the Summer is almost gone. We have established a Sabbath School. I hope it will succeed well & much good results from it. I have an interesting class of little girls. We need something to improve and elevate the minds of both parents & children. Father has gone today to hunt a girl I really wish we could get some one we could trust. I have written letters this morning to J. G. G. & Cousin Jo. I received one last week from Cousin Mary & one from Emma G. August 26th 1857. My dear neglected journal, how shall I excuse my negligence and carelessness. It has been because I do not feel like writing, a poor excuse. Thanks to the "Great Giver" I have quite recovered from my illness. It is pleasant cool weather. My "Forest Bower" is very beautiful these long bright summer days, but sometimes I get weary & lonely away off here in the wilderness. I will strive to banish such feelings. I have a dear, dear home and much, very much to be thankful for besides I know in "whatever lot I am I must strive therewith to be content." 'Tis only once in a while I get lonely & homesick. Cousin Rachel has gone home. I went with her as far as Port B{illegible} the first time with one exception I have been out since I came here. I wonder sometimes what people are doing and thinking of, out in the world. I do not care much about going, yet I would like once in a while to go out of the woods. But I daresay I am just as well at home. I am sorry Rachel has gone. We have met with a serious loss. Our old maid friend Miss {Pirddle} is married and gone. She visited me about once a week bewailing the wickedness of mankind in general and the people of Walsingham in particular. Yesterday morning her brother, an old bachelor was here, he asked the liberty of coming some Sunday & bringing his flute with him. I think I shall set my cap for him. Mr. Dunning an old widower with three children comes quite often he brings me fruit & books which I am very thankful for. I had a letter last week from Lissa she has a son a month old his name is Arthur Eugene. I have written to her & Cousin Mary this morning. I must quit scribbling my household duties claim my attention. I have got the slowest girl mortal was ever hindered with. 'Tis with difficulty I can tell sometimes whether she moves or not. August 31st The last day of Summer. Another year will soon be numbered with the things that have been. It has not been altogether an unhappy Summer. Most of the time I have really enjoyed myself living here. This is a beautiful bright morning. All Nature is uttering a morning hymn of Praise to the "Author" of so much beauty. And thank God my heart is in unison with will The Glorious �Thanksgiving Anthem. I thank "The Great Giver" for health, home, & friends. I pray God I may always have a grateful, thankful heart for all the rich blessings I enjoy. This earth seems too beautiful to be the source of so much sin & sorrow - - - I would I could always feel trustful and happy as I do this morning. But the "heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked". I will strive to pray that I enter not into temptation. Tuesday Sept. 15th It has been very warm for a week it seems as if by some freak of Nature August is in the place of September this year. Tis not like Autumn to-day. Last Saturday evening we were much surprized at the arrival of Uncle Asa Wolverton from Paris. Our friends occasionally find us, even in Walsingham. Last Sunday father & I went out for a ride and called at a Mr. Clark's about two miles from here. A Mill owner. They seem well informed, inteligent people. I received letters last week from Cousin Jo, Lissa and J. G. G. within the last an invitation to attend the Provincial Fair at Brantford this month. I should very much like to go but I think I shall decline the invitation. I cannot very well leave home. The girl I have here is so very slow and inefficient. --- Mr. D. my old widower friend wrote a piece in my album. Original I presume for I am sure no one else could write such "incomprehensible" poetry. It is beyond my comprehension altogether. He commences by saying we should not mourn for departed friends. Meaning I suppose his first wife. The second verse I cannot for my life make out what the man means at all. The last verse comes to the point most decidedly. The burden of it is, "Can you love me will you help me." Poor man I am afraid I can neither love him or help him. He is positively the most tiresome man I ever knew. The idea a widower and ten children! quite too formidable a prospect for him me. I must quit scribbling some girls are waiting in the kitchen with berries to sell. Monday morning Sept. 21st 'Tis so cold this morning I am obliged to sit close by the stove. I suppose Nature has discovered her mistake in substituting August for September and is rectifying it with a vengeance. I received a letter last Thursday from Emma Goble. Friday father started for Blenheim. I should have went with him if I could leave home when he does I suppose he will return Wednesday or Thursday. I am anxious for him to come. I want to hear the news. Yesterday Mr. Keefer called he is the only Gentleman I have seen belonging to Walsingham since I came here. I like to see him. Mr. Dunning was here too. What an infliction his company is. I must write a letter this morning to Jo Tuesday Sept. 29. Father returned from Blenheim last Friday he brought me a letter from Em Goble she would have returned with him had not the Fair been so near at hand. It begins to look like Autumn. "Autumn of Flower." Tho! I am homesick this morning. How foolish I am. I will go to work �and stop thinking, only I cant stop thinking. What a strange world this is sometimes all bright glorious sunshine & then clouds and gloom overshadow us. Thursday morning Jan 14th 1858. It has been a long time since I have written here. I have got quite out of the way of writing 'tis a hardship to even write a letter any more. I really do not have time for writing my household duties claim my almost undivided attention. I have no girl now but Mrs Layton assists me, she is a dear kind woman. I like her very much. Daniel has taken a school about 14 miles from here I hope he will succeed well. The other boys are at home. I have written a letter this morning to cousin Jo. She is married and is now Mrs. Thomas Montague. Dear Cousin may you be happy. Died. December 17th 1856. Harriet N. Wolverton wife of Enos Wolverton aged 39 years & 9 months. "I know that my Redeemer liveth" _______________________ July 31st 1858. Daniel K. Wolverton son of Enos & Harriet Wolverton aged 18 years & 6 months. "He is not here but is risen" O! death where is thy sting! O! grave where is thy victory! _______________________ Died October 12th 1861 at Washington U.S. Jasper Wolverton of Typhoid fever aged 17 years and 10 months ___________ Alfred P. Wolverton at the K{illegible} Hospital Washington D.C. of Small Pox April 24th 1863. Aged 24 years 10 month 8 days �Married By the Rev d W m Haviland at the house of the Bride's father in Walsingham Mr. Jasper G. Goble to Roseltha eldest daughter of Enos Wolverton Esq. Walsingham September 15th 1858. {hand-drawn flourish} December 30th 1858. I am all alone to-night here in my room. I hear the wind sighing a requiem over the almost departed year; and the rain pattering against the window pane. What memories are struck? How vividly the past is coming before me. Scenes of my childhood & youth are fresh in my memory. The mention of an old School Mate brought to my mind scenes & events I had almost forgotten. The old School house, the bright young faces daily gathered there; and the clear running brook where we played in the sand & sailed miniature boats. Happy days of childhood how like a dream ye have passed away. Later our unbroken household band we will never all meet again on earth. We are scattered far and wide; and two are lying side by side beneath the cold ground. What a change a few years has made! Why, O! Why has it been so? Why has Death claimed the fairest & the best? Why should my Mother, my dear, dear Mother have been taken away from her children; and my noble, darling brother in the first prime of his young manhood, all his promise of usefulness blighted. Why should he have been called thus early! while so many are weary, and would fain lay down the burden of this life and rest. Father of Mercies teach me to bow in submission and say "Thy will be done." Make me feel the "Great Father" had need of him and it was not {meet} he should remain longer here. Enable me to look away from the sufferings he endured here and the deep shadow those two graves have cast in our hearts, to the crown & robes of Light. For thanks be to "Israel's God," they were both ready to go. To them death had no terrors. They sleep in Grace till the last great day when we shall all meet again. God grant we may each one of us have on a robe of righteousness being washed and made clean in the blood of the Lamb. March 1861. I have been this morning looking over "My Journal." I can not quite make up my mind to burn it, so I will write another page here. I have been married two years and a half. My married life has so far been very, very, happy. We are united in heart and feeling as well as hand; and have a dear little prattler, a darling little girl to bind us still closer. We have never spoken to each other an angry word; and God grant we never may. We want a house, a little home of our own, and I think I should be almost perfectly happy. But as long as we have each other our darling babs & health we can be happy. I feel anxious for my brothers, my dear, dear, brothers They are except Alonzo at �School in Cleveland and I hear getting on well with their studies especially Jassy & Newton. How I long to see them, they have neither Mother or Sister to do anything for them. God bless and keep from temptation my darling Motherless brothers. I can pray for them. For more information on Roseltha Goble, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roseltha Goble Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Oxford County, Blenheim Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{outside front cover. Journal is bound in marbled paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{in pencil in another handwriting} 2 / "--</p> <p><br /> {In Roseltha's handwriting:}</p> <p>Walsingham 1857</p> <p>{illegible} thoughts</p> <p>__________</p> <p>Wild dreams</p> <p>__________</p> <p>fancy sketches</p> <p>__________</p> <p>Random thoughts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Walsingham Ont</p> <p>My Journal.</p> <p>Friday 15th February 1857. Two weeks ago tonight I arrived here. I hardly know whether I shall like it or not. I think I shall after a while. It takes me always a long time to forget old associations and form new ones. I must learn to like it. It is a wild place. In summer I think it will be very beautiful. I live in hope. I do not think I could be content to remain here always but for a few years I can like it. My earnest prayer is I may be enabled to do faithfully my duty while I do remain. I feel I can do much to lessen my father's cares. Much to influence encourage and restrain my brothers. O! that I could supply to them the place of elder sister and mother. Please God I will try. More especially is Newton under my</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>care. He is a dear affectionate little fellow, very fond of me but excessively careless and easily influenced. He needs careful constant training. But how incompetent I am to give it him. Yet I feel I can do much for him. O! how much grace &amp; wisdom I need Father of Mercies! guide me, teach me. Make me faithful, earnest and devoted.</p> <p>Saturday Feb 21st I have been very busy today I have been for a week without a girl. I got on pretty well, better than I expected, yet I shall not be sorry when I have less to do. There is on an average about nine men. They are with one or two exceptions a wild, noisy, half civilized set; fair specimens I dare say of Walsingham. They are quiet in my presence. I have not seen many of the people about yet. Yesterday an old maid called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>She gave me to understand this was an awful place the people told such terrible lies. They had reported she was married and she lifted her hands in perfect horror. The other morning a tall green looking fellow came in without ceremony. "Well Rosa I have got a pint bottle here somewhere" was his salutation I could hardly suppress my risibilities. I do not know how he knew my name, but doubtless I have been the subject of conversation for some time. This Walsingham is a strange place I hardly know sometimes whether to laugh or cry but I generally laugh. I must cease scribbling for the present for my household duties claim my attention.</p> <p>March 8th Sunday night. It is two weeks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>since I have written a word in my journal. I have been careless and did not feel like writing. I have been busy too attending to the thousand and one things attendant upon housekeeping. I feel more deeply since I came here than I could before the loss of my Mother. There is hardly an hour during the day but the thought "I've got no Mother now," comes over me with a feeling so sad and desolate; I feel sometimes as if I was alone, all alone. But I should not say that for my Father and brothers are very kind and I love them very, very, dearly. God has dealt very bountifully with me, in giving me so many dear, kind, friends. "Father of Mercies," make me more grateful for the rich blessings I enjoy. We have been this evening to a noisy, crowded, Methodist meeting. The house was very small</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and so exceedingly crowded, They seemed to think their God was Asleep, or gone a journey that they must needs make a great noise to excite his attention. I do not believe in so much noise. Paul says "let everything be done decently and in order." I thought of Elijah; when not in the rushing wind nor in the sound of many waters; but in the "still small voice" he heard God speak. Yet I would fain believe there were many sinners, devoted hearts, earnestly seeking to know what they should do, and desirous of the favors of this "High and Holy One{?}." But yet I fear there were many too acting from the exciting impulses of the moment; like the seed that was cast on a rock and when it sprang up withered, for it lacked moisture. We went about four miles over the wildest road I ever saw; I really</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>enjoyed my ride. The moon and stars were very bright, causing the majestic pines to cast such mystic sombre shade. The unbroken stillness, save by the carriage wheels and an occasional remark from some one of our party. O! there is so much wild, solemn grandeur, in this dim deep forest. I have often felt weary and solitary in crowds but never in the forest. I passionately love nature whether the green plain, lofty mountain, gentle rivulet or foaming cataract, all alike are beautiful. The birds {illegible]ing their sweet songs, the soft breeze whispering among the trees, every plant and leaf seems to have a noise and they all unite in one harmonious song of praise to the "Great Giver" of every good and perfect Gift.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday March 18th. I have just returned from bidding adieu to my Sister's husband. Tomorrow he starts to find a home in the "far West" and in a few weeks, my dear, and only, sister will follow him, leaving her home and kindred all for love of him. I shall be very lonely when she is gone. They are young and hopeful, may the fortune be as fair and high in realization as their fondest anticipations have pictured it. May they always remain young in feeling and their hearts never grow cold in contending with the stern realities of life. Life is all untried as yet before them. May their trust be firm in "Israel's God"; and their faith grow brighter and brighter till the perfect day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday March 13th. Mr. Keefer called to-day. he seems like a very intelligent fine man. He has a mill somewhere not far from here. His family reside in Galt he says he could not for a moment think of bringing them here in this out of the way, outlandish place. I believe he is about right. It is five weeks ago to night since I came here, it seems much longer I get a little lonesome sometimes but such feelings are transient. The thing I mostly regret is the want of religious Society here. I more deeply regret it on account of my brothers, but an "All Wise" One ruleth, and what am I that I should m{illegible}. "I know all things shall work together for good." I have had a girl for a week, but I do not like her. She talks almost incessantly; I cannot stand it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Top portion of page torn away and missing}</p> <p>my presence. O! guide me rightly. Thou {knowest?} I wish to have this with all my heart. O! give me grace for I am so weak, so frail, so utterly incapable of doing one right action. I must retire for I am weary and would fain become for a while oblivious to passing events. Good night dear Journal.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Top portion of page torn away and missing}</p> <p>or ambition. He is a great {words missing}</p> <p>pleasure from the gentle breeze, the flowers by the way {words missing] forest, or the unfathomable sea. He loves the beautiful whether in nature or art. I fancy his life is a quiet dreamy spell. Mrs. Weeks is an industrious, tidy, economising, woman; a thorough housekeeper but not over intelligent; but I suppose he can do thinking enough for both. So they have a quiet &amp; unostenatatious life.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday March 18th George Cromwell has brought his wife here to-day. I hope she may like her new home. I am not particularly prepossessed in her favor at first sight. But first impressions are often erroneous. I hope I may like her, for I have no companions here. I introduced her to her new home. 'Tis a dismal looking place; but a cheerful temper can do much towards making it a happy pleasant home.</p> <p>Thursday 19th I received two letters to-day, one from Emma Goble. She writes well, I love to read her letters. She is a dear good girl, one of my childhood's friends; and one from Aunt Eliza {Danson?}. I love her she is kind-hearted and strives among many troubles and discouragements to do right. May God Bless her.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 20th. It is six weeks to-night since I came here it has seemed a long time and yet I intended doing many things I have not done; some I have not had time for; and some I have not had inclination nor industry sufficient for. I must be more energetic and industrious for the future. "Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord."</p> <p>Tuesday 31th I have not done as much today as I intended to. Twas very late when I got up this morning. I must try and rise earlier. I have so often resolved to do so; and as often after a few mornings returned to my old slothful habit. I am almost {discouraged by?) {illegible} any more. I will not make any more resolutions to break; but I will try</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>nevertheless &amp; get up earlier. Maybe I have depended too much upon the mere act of forming a resolution. How much easier it is to form resolutions than it is to carry them out.</p> <p>Wednesday 25th Today I came to the mill. It is nearly a mile from our house to the mill, so far the sawyers will have to be boarded in this house which is near by it. We have a girl engaged to come out Monday to cook for them till then I think I can manage it is so much expense for the mill to stop while they go to their meals. So I shall have this house to keep instead of ours. It will be good exercise for me going from one to the other. I think is is more pleasant here than where we live. We are going to move here altogether as soon as we can get a house large enough to hold us all.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 26th Called to-day on Mrs. Cromwell. I like her better. She seems like a quick neat little person. It has been a beautiful day The ice bound {rigor?} of old winter has at length passed away before the genial health of spring. Glad, joyous Spring I dearly love spring, everything both animate &amp; inanimate seems uttering a song of rejoicing.</p> <p>Friday 27th Mrs. Cromwell called to-day and we visited the mill; such a continual whir &amp; buzz of machinery it all looks so complicated. 'tis amusing to watch it work. I like to see it. I have written a letter today to Emma Goble I received one this morning from J. G. I love to get letters from my friends; I know then they have not forgotten me.</p> <p>Saturday 28th Received a letter this morning from my dear cousin Jo with a pressing invitation to visit them next summer.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Will will meet me in Cleveland and return with me O I should dearly love to go; but how can I. I love my {illegible}'s family so very much; neither have I forgotten "Glorious Old Lexington" as {illegible} {days?} 'tis a beautiful place. I could spend a delightful summer there. 'Tis a pity duty and inclination do not always point one way.</p> <p>Sunday 29th Today Father Newton &amp; I went for a walk we went about two miles through the woods to a Mr. Mabel's they live in a small rough shanty in the woods. I wonder how they got in there for I could not see any way a wagon could possibly be taken in. They seem quite contented and happy. I believe there is far more happiness in some of these backwoods huts than in very many a stately mansion. I like the woods better than the huts. I would like a {illegible} Gothic castle with numberless</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>windings and intricate labyrinths; with massive doors and ponderous gates, a {dim?} grand irregular mass, such as the "Middle Ages" produced, in a deep forest the winding paths and circuitous roads of which none could find but those accustomed to them. In such a castle and such a wood with a few loved ones would I dwell, but I will quit such foolish castle building. But to our walk: in returning from Mr. Mabels we stopped at a tolerably sized framed house tenanted by our {Burns?}. I was glad to leave; such a dirty house, such filthy people I should be sorry to see often. We came on down by the mill and stopped at Mr. Cromwell's, and dined with them a proceeding I was not at all averse to for my long walk had made so excessively vulgar as to be hungry. Such a difference</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>between these two houses the one void of almost every necessary, filthy and disgusting, the other far smaller and less commodious, neat, comfortable &amp; pleasant. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Cromwell came home with us and spent the evening so has passed away another Sabbath day. O! how much more profitably it might have been spent</p> <p>Monday 30th I came up to the mill about 5 o'clock this morning I wish I had time and energy to take such a walk every morning I believe it would do me good p{illegible}! I have time for I generally sleep there. 'Tis so pleasant to take another nap in the morning. I am naturally too indolent to rise early. that is a poor excuse. Disapointed the girl that was coming this morning is sick. Sent after another just ten minutes too late she had gone away to seek employment I am vexed but what cant be cured must be endured I might as well laugh as cry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 31st As usal {usual?} today Father intended going for a girl but has been too busy at the mill, has concluded to wait &amp; go tomorrow. I hope he may succeed. A very beautiful day. Lissa &amp; Mrs. Cromwell called this morning they had been for a walk</p> <p>Wednesday April 1st Father has been successful to-day in getting the promise of a girl to come to-morrow. I hope she will not disapoint us. I received a letter from Cousin Rachel. She does not write very well but she is a kindhearted girl I like to hear from her. But it is very cold to-night and I must hasten and retire. Good night.</p> <p>Thursday 2nd. Disapointed again The girl Father engaged yesterday has not come, 'tis vexatious. I wonder what can be the reason. Wrote today to Cousin Mary I have not heard from her since last fall.</p> <p>Friday 3rd. Father has gone to Blenheim to day I would liked to have went with him but that was an impossibility. I hope he will not be gone long. Daniel brought from the office this evening a letter from {two words illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>my sister's husband a letter. he has bought a small farm near Detroit and sends for Lissa. She will be disapointed. She has fancied and dreamed so much of a home in the "wild western Prairies." Herman thinks he ought to preach. He seems to feel deeply 'tis his duty &amp; wo is him if he neglects so doing. I do not know. I would say nought against it for he seems to feel constrained to proclaim the gospel. he has good natural ability &amp; some talent for extemporaneous speaking but not much education. His mind is uninstructed{?}. He has had no advantages. He must do as he thinks he ought. May God direct him</p> <p>Saturday 4th Wrote a letter today to Cousin Jo just a week since I received hers 'tis a pleasure to write to our friends, but it would be a much greater one to see them oftener.</p> <p>Sunday 5th It is lonesome when father is away I am anxious for him to come home I want to hear the news from Wolverton. It seems like hearing from home. Another Sabbath day has passed away Gone to return never again. I would I could better improve time precious time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 7th April. Received to-day two letters one from Alfred. He is still in Wolverton. I wish he would do something for himself. He has not energy or ambition enough to do anything for himself, or anybody else I fear. Also a letter from Emma G. A Mr Clark is there from Rochester giving Concerts I would like very much to attend some of them, but Alas! I am in Walsingham. She says they have so little room and so much company her Mother wishes us to make arrangements to bring Jassy home I am sorry I am so anxious he should continue at School, besides I am afraid I cannot attend properly to him &amp; Newton both. I can't bear the idea of his coming in contact with all these profane rough men I cannot keep him altogether from them. but "All things work together for Good." So I will {illegible} do the best I can. Please God direct us.</p> <p>Sunday night 12th Another Sabbath with its record of good and evil has closed, passed never to return. Father came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>home late last nighrt. Alfred and Jassy both came with him Today we have all been together for the first time since Lissa was married; the 15th of last May, nearly a year ago. I shall have now five brothers to make, mend, and care for. It will augment my cares considerably, but I can do it. "Better wear out than rust only." I must cultivate more energy &amp; perseverance, know patient earnestness. O! that I could lead them all to the fountain of peace and holiness. Father of Mercies preserve them from sin and sorrow. May thy {guardian?} care be round about them and shelter them from every evil thing. O! make them thine. "heirs of that inheritance that is "incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away.</p> <p>Monday 15th The girl father engaged has not come today she says the reason she disapointed her mother was sick. I don't like her first appearance. She is too pert and consequential but maybe she will improve. Received this evening an "April fool" letter from Cousin Will in answer to one I sent him last year.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 16th Today Sarah left I am glad she is gone we could not have peace while she remained. I like the girl came yesterday better Clarinda {Garity?} is her name; she is quite the reverse of Sarah so demure and genial. She rarely speaks. I hope she will do well. I have almost come to the conclusion if you want anything done, do it yourself. Called this afternoon on Mrs Cromwell &amp; returned a book I borrowed some time ago, "The Life of the First Mrs. Judson." What a noble true-hearted woman. She has long since gone to her reward, and her glorified Spirit is doubtless raising anthems of praise to the "Great I Am": with many a ransomed Burman, whom she was instrumental in leading from the darkness of Burman heathenism to the knowledge of the One True God." She died among them for whom she had sacrified her best days, with no dear friend near to soothe her last moments but a convoy of bright angels waited to carry her free'd spirit when she should know no more weariness or pain. They laid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>her beneath the "Hosia tree," in a strange land, far from her kindred and home.</p> <p>Friday 17th received a paper &amp; note today from J S. G. requesting an answer to his letter. I must write him. Saturday 18th wrote this evening to Anna G &amp; Mrs Cole very sleepy must retire.</p> <p>Monday 21st Clarinda went home yesterday morning promising to be back in time for supper and has not come yet 'tis too provoking. What are such girls good for. Father has engaged another one &amp; will send for her in the morning.</p> <p>Tuesday 22nd Sent this morning for the girl &amp; succeeded in getting her her name is Elizabeth Quinn, a clever, tidy looking girl. I do hope she will do better than the others 'tis so wearying this continual change &amp; trouble about servants Wrote this evening to J. G. G. I do not do anything improper in my corresponding with him an old friend of my childhood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 24th Today Lissa went away. I shall be so lonely now. I have no companions here but Father and the boys. Dear Sister May your path be all the way brigth and joyful. May you have many happy days and fortitude and patience for all the dark ones. Her marriage was the first link that has broken in our household band: And then "Our Mother" died. One passed away from all the cares and troubles of this life the other just commencing them. Who will be the next: what changes will another year {illegible}:{Who can tell?}</p> <p>Sunday 26 Expected to hear Mr. Carey preach to-day but he disapointed us Mr &amp; Mrs Cromwell dined with us and this afternoon came to the mill What a way to spend the "Holy Sabbath" Please God forgive and {illegible} us. O! give us a {realizing?} sense thy Own presence and Omnipotence. Teach us to bow in humble submission at thy footstool. O! make us live nearer Thee. Constrain us to love Thee. Forbid we should always {lie?} thus so unmindful of Thee.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{repeats previous PDF}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday May 1st It has been several days since I have written any in my journal, I had not had time neither have I felt like writing. Wednesday the 29 April a most fearful accident happened in the Mill. A man was instantly killed. Sawn into. He was taking a board away from the saw when it caught instantly drawing him on the saw and cutting his body quite into &amp; throwing him in a fearfully mangled mass to the end of the mill. It was an awful thing, everyone said they never saw anything so horrible. Truly in the midst of life we are in death. He was in perfect health and strength in an instant launched into obscurity. What a solemn consideration without a moments warning, cut off in the first prime of manhood. How precarious is the {illegible} by which we hold our</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>lives. God grant it may be a warning and admonishment to many. The same evening I received a letter from Lissa She had arrived in safety, I hope she may like her new home and be very, very happy in it. This evening I have written to her and also to Cousin Rachel. I am very tired and sleepy and must retire immediately. Good Night.</p> <p>It is the Sabbath day so quiet, and peaceful. I love earnest quietude. Jassy &amp; Newton are reading All are still. This calm, holy, Sabbath day. What a glorious {type?} of heavenly rest: Yesterday morning I wrote a letter to Aunt Eliza and in the evening I received one from Cousin Jo &amp; one from Emma Goble, dear kind letters.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday 6th Wrote to Emma Goble 'tis just three months since I came to Walsingham. The 6th of last February It has not seemed very long.</p> <p>Friday 8th Wrote today to cousin Jo How very much I would like to see her, dear kind cousin.</p> <p>Monday August 18th 1857. It has been a long time since I wrote in my Journal. The habit of writing has each day once broken upon is hard to resume. Much has happened since last I wrote here. We are married in our new house 'tis very comfortable &amp; convenient. Daniel went to Toronto to School the 15th last May. We hear from him often. He will not come home till October. Cousin Rachel Davison has been here for five or six weeks, but she is getting home-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sick &amp; will I suppose go home this week &amp; then I shall be alone again till someone has compassion on me &amp; comes to stay with me. I get {weary?} &amp; lonely sometimes and wonder when will it end. I have been quite ill for two weeks I am better now but not entirely recovered. How rapidly time passes the summer is almost gone. We have established a Sabbath School. I hope it will succeed well &amp; much good results from it. I have an interesting class of little girls. We need something to improve and elevate the minds of both parents &amp; children. Father has gone today to hunt a girl I really wish we could get some one we could trust. I have written letters this morning to J. G. G. &amp; Cousin Jo. I received one last week from Cousin Mary &amp; one from Emma G.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 26th 1857. My dear neglected journal, how shall I excuse my negligence and carelessness. It has been because I do not feel like writing, a poor excuse. Thanks to the "Great Time" I have quite recovered from my illness. It is pleasant cool weather. My "Forest Bower" is very beautiful these long bright summer days. but Sometimes I get weary and lonely away off here in the wilderness. I will strive to banish such feelings. I have a dear, dear home and much, very much to be thankful for besides I know in "whatever lot I am I must strive therewith to be content." 'Tis only once in a while I get lonely &amp; homesick. Cousin Rachel has gone home I went with her as far as Port Burwell the first time with one exception I have been out since I came here. I wonder sometimes what people</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>are doing and thinking of, out in the world. I do not care much about going, yet I would like once in a while to go out of the woods. But I daresay I am just as well at home. I am sorry Rachel has gone. We have met with a serious loss. Our old maid friend Miss Paidelle is married and gone. She visited me about once a week bewailing the wickedness of mankind in general and the people of Walsingham in particular. Yesterday morning her brother, an old bachelor was here, he asked the liberty of coming some Sunday &amp; bringing his flute with him. I think I shall set my cap for him. Mr. Dunning an old widower with three children comes quite often he brings me fruit &amp; books which I am very thankful for. I had a letter last week from Lissa she has a son a month</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>old his name is Arthur Eugene. I have written to her &amp; Cousin Mary this morning. I cannot quit scribbling my household duties claim my attention. I have got the slowest girl mortal was ever hindered with. 'Tis with difficulty I can tell sometimes whether she moves or not.</p> <p>August 31st The last day of Summer. Another year will soon be numbered with the things that have been It has not been altogether an unhappy Summer Much of the time I have really enjoyed myself living here. This is a beautiful bright morning. All Nature is uttering a morning hymn of Praise to the "Author" of so much beauty. And thank God my heart is in unison with will The Glorious Thanksgiving Anthem. I thank</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"The Great Giver" for health, home, &amp; frienbds. I pray God I may always have a grateful, thankful heart for all the rich blessings I enjoy.</p> <p>This earth seems too beautiful to be the source of so much sin &amp; sorrow - - - I would I could always feel trustful and happy as I do this morning. But the "heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." I will strive to pray that I enter not into temptation.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 11th It has been very warm for a week it seems as if by some freak of Nature August is in the place of September this year. Tis not like Autumn to-day. Last Saturday evening we were much surprized at the arrival of Uncle Asa Wolverton from Paris. Our friends occasionally find</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>us, even in Walsingham. Last Sunday father &amp; I went out for a ride and called at Mr. Clark's about two miles from here A Mill owner. They seem well informed, inteligent people. I received letters last week from Cousin Jo, Lissa and J. G. G. within the last an invitation to attend the Provincal Fair at Brantford this month. I should very much like to go but I think I shall decline the invitation. I cannot very well leave home. The girl I have here is so very slow and inefficient. -- Mr. D. my old widower friend wrote a piece in my album. Original I presume for I am sure no one else could write such "incomprehensible" poetry. It is beyond my comprehension altogether. He commences by saying we should not mourn for departed friends. Meaning I suppose his first wife. The second verse I cannot for my life make out what the man means at all. The Last verse comes to the point most decidedly. The burden</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of it is, "Can you love me will you help me." Poor man I am afriad I can neither love him or help him. He is positively the most tiresome man I ever knew. The idea a widower and ten children! quite too formidable a prospect for me. I must quit scribbling some girls are waiting in the kitchen with berries to sell.</p> <p>Monday morning Sept. 31st 'Tis so cold this morning I am obliged to sit close by the stove. I suppose Nature has discovered her mistake in substituting August for September and is rectfying it with a vengeance. I received a letter last Thursday from Emma Goble. Friday father started for Blenheim. I should have went with him if I could head home when he does I suppose he will return Wednesday or Thursday. I am anxious for him to come. I want to hear the news.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Yesterday Mr. Keefer called he is the only Gentleman I have seen belonging to Walsingham since I came here. I like to see him. Mr. Dunning was here too. What an infliction{?} his company is. I must write a letter this morning to Jo</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 29. Father returned from Blenheim last friday he brought me a letter from Em Goble she would have returned with him had not the Fair been so near at hand. It begins to look like Autumn. "Autumns of Flower." {illegible}! I am homesick this morning how foolish I am I will go to work and stop thinking, only I cant stop thinking What a strange world this is Sometimes all bright glorious sunshine &amp; then clouds and gloom overshadow us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday morning Jan 11th 1858.</p> <p>It has been a long time since I have written here. I have got quite out of the way of writing 'tis a hardship to even write a letter any more. I really do not have time for writing my household duties claim my almost undivided attention. I have no girl now but Mrs Layton assists me she is a dear kind woman. I like her very much. Daniel has taken a school about 14 miles from here I hope he will succeed well. The other boys are at home. I have written a letter this morning to cousin Jo. She is married and is now Mrs. Thomas Montague. Dear Cousin May you be happy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Died.</p> <p>December 17th 1856. Harriet N. Wolverton wife of Enos Wolverton aged 39 years &amp; 9 months.</p> <p>""I know that my Redeemer liveth"</p> <p>_______________________</p> <p>July 31st 1858. Daniel K. Wolverton son of Enos &amp; Harriet Wolverton aged 18 years &amp; 6 months.</p> <p>"He is not here but is risen"</p> <p>O! death where is thy sting! O! grave where is thy victory!</p> <p>_______________________</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Died</p> <p>October 12th 1861 at Washington U.S.</p> <p>Jasper Wolverton of typhoid fever aged 17 years and 10 months</p> <p>___________</p> <p>Alfred P. Wolverton at the Kanorma Hospital Washington D.C. of Small Pox</p> <p>April 24th 1863. Aged 24 years 10 month 8 days</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Married,</p> <p>By the Revd Wm Haviland at the house of the Bride's father in Walsingham Mr. Jasper G. Goble to Roseltha eldest daughter of Enos Wolverton Esq.</p> <p>Walsingham September 15th 1858.</p> <p>{hand-drawn flourish}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December 30th 1858.</p> <p>I am all alone to-night here in my room. I hear the wind sighing a requiem over the almost departed year; and the rain pattering against the window pane. What memories are struck? How vividly the past is coming before me. Scenes of my childhood &amp; youth are fresh in my memory. The mention of an old School Mate brought to my mind scenes &amp; events I had almost forgotten. The old School house, the bright young faces daily gathered there; and the clear, running brook where we played in the sand &amp; sailed miniature boats. Happy days of childhood how like a dream ye have passed away. {Later?} our unbroken household band we will never all meet again on earth. We are scattered</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>far and wide; and two are lying side gby side beneath the cold ground. What a change a few years has made! Why, O! Why has it been so? Why has Death claimed the fairest &amp; the best? Why should my Mother, my dear, dear Mother have been taken away from her children; and my noble, darling brother in the first prime of his young manhood, all his promises of usefulness blighted. Why should he have been called thus early! while so many are weary, and would fain lay down the burden of this life and rest. Father of Mercies teach me to bow in submission and say "Thy will be done." Make me feel the "Great Father" had need of him and it was not meet he should remain longer here. Enable me to look away from the sufferings</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he endured here and the deep shadow those two graves have cast in our hearts, to the crown &amp; robes of Light. For thanks be to "Israel's God," they were both ready to go. To them death had no terrors. They sleep in Grace till the last great day. then we shall all meet again. God grant we may each one of us have on a robe of righteousness. being washed and made clean in the blood of the Lamb.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1861. I have been this morning looking over "My Journal." I can not quite make up my mind to burn it, so I will write another page here. I have been married two years and a half. My married life has so far been very, very, happy. We are united in heart and feeling as well as hand; and have a dear little prattler, a darling little girl to bind us still closer. We have never spoken to each other an angry word; and God grant we never may. We want a house, a little home of our own, and I think I should be almost perfectly happy. But as long as we have each other our darling babe &amp; health we can be happy. I feel anxious for my brothers, my dear, dear, brothers They are except Alonzo at School in Cleveland</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank leaf of blotting paper}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and I hear getting on well with their studies especially Jassy &amp; Newton. How I long to see them, they have neither Mother or Sister to do anything for them. God bless and keep from temptation my darling Motherless brothers. I can pray for them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e725bd9869f611c83b798f132e028faf.pdf 08d20f724645f96f87a5db57519366d8 PDF Text Text ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49daf69fe5000da4c3771882c644bfe4.pdf 487e168b09f0fe8853cd37ce553e8367 PDF Text Text Roseltha Goble (1835 – 1919) 1862-1864 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Front cover. Blue paperbound book.} {Inside front cover.} My Journal. May 30th 1862. I have been a long time promising myself, and my Husband too, I would keep a diary. It is often useful for reference; besides profitable and amusing; It seems quite an effort to commence; but when the habit is once established, of recording each day's events It will not be an effort and I shall scarcely miss the time It has been cloudy and rather chilly to-day although so late in the season we have had no very warm weather Vegetation is very backward. It is so cold and dry nothing grows much. I watch the garden but the progress is so slow, it is quite discouraging. {following sentence in pencil} Dora went to Drumbo to-day with her Granpa and Granma; and enjoyed her ride and visit very much. May 31st. I am too sleepy to-night to write much. It is Saturday night another week with its record of good and evil has passed away. May the Lord fit and prepare us for the Sabbath. It has been a warm pleasant day; but very dry. Dora has taken cold; and has a bad cough I hope she may soon be better. Good Night. Yesterday June 1st was Sunday we attended Sabbath School The lesson was "Christ's Temptation" in the Wilderness, we had an interesting and profitable School. Mr. Landon preached at 11 oclock from the words "Blessed Saviour" in two weeks he intends in continuation of the subject to preach from the remainder of the same verse "Glorious Gospel." We were threatened with rain in the morning, but it only sprinkled a little, it remains warm and dry. Dora's cough is much better a wet bandage on her chest I think helped her. June 3rd Yesterday I did not write here the day was warm and pleasant. in the forenoon I cleaned out and put in order the house for the man to sleep in. In the afternoon I finished my apron; and commenced my slippers. In the evening John and Henrietta accompanied by Elizabeth & Mrs. Kitchen called. The{y} did not stay long. Jasper was busy getting ready to move the barn. To-day I have been washing and �cleaning all day, have worked a little in my Garden, weeding and watering, It has been cool and threatened rain, but is as yet dry as ever. Jasper has two men helping him with the barn. I am tired but feel better than I did last week. I am not very strong I soon get tired. Jane came and helped us a little while this afternoon. I must make up the M. Sheet to-night yet. June 4th In the afternoon went over to Wolverton with Father Goble to visit my Father found him at home and pleased to see us. He is all alone. It seemed too bad for me to come away and leave him I assisted in getting up a nice Tea; and washed the dishes altho' he said he could do it as well. It makes me feel very sad to go there; such a wreck of the "old home" The boys away at Washington exposed to danger and disease, And three of that home circle lying side by side beneath the summer grass. I feel very very lonely when I think of them, especially Darling Jassy because he died in a strange land among strangers and I was not with him; But I know all that a brother's love, and unwearied love could do for him was done, and it is a great comfort too that he was not left to sleep in the stranger's land, but was brought a long sad journey home to be laid beside our Sainted Mother and young brother. The cup of sorrow is so full but another drop might be added I know father must be very lonely sometimes What changes time makes. June 5th It has been warm to-day, but no rain yet. Jasper has been working on the road to-day & I have been working at my slippers and housework in general We heard to-night Drumbo nearly burned up to-day all the stores & hotels, and principal buildings. The loss of property must be very great Jasper is asleep and I am nearly in the same state. Good Night. June 6th It has been warm to-day to-night it looks a little like rain vegetation is becoming almost parched this dry warm weather. Dora is calling me; she has not seemed very well to-day Jasper has been on the road. Mother went this afternoon to Princeton to see Mrs. Milmine. I ironed this forenoon. sewed during the afternoon and watered by Garden &c since Tea. It is late and I am tired & sleepy. Monday night June 9th. It has been very warm to-day and no rain yet. I have been washing cleaning &c most of the day. This evening Mrs. Kitchen and a friend of her's Mrs Cooper came on the cars from London and staid to tea. Elizabeth & Henrietta came down for them. Jasper has been working at the barn. he failed in moving it entire; and is �pulling it down; and then will have to put it up again. It will make him a good deal of work. Last Saturday I received letters from the boys good cheerful letters, they are yet at Washington and all well. I am glad they are more comfortable than they have been. In the afternoon we went to Drumbo. It is indeed a desolate looking place forty-two buildings burned down. Every store, and tavern, post-office, Printing office and many dwelling houses. It is a sad looking place. Yesterday (Sunday) Elder Patton preached at the School house in the morning from the text "Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken from her." God grant we may all make so wise a choice. In the afternoon we went over to the Cooley Pond to hear him again. I am tired to-night and must court "tired Nature's sweet restorer balmy sleep." June 10th Melissa went to John Scotts to spend the day Pa went to Woodstock and she went with him. She did not return but will remain all night. I have made Dora an apron & some other sewing. Jasper has been pulling down the barn June 11th 1862. It has been very warm to-day This morning Melissa came home & Mrs Jos. Kitchen and Mrs Cooper came to take the morning train. Jasper has been preparing two beds in the garden for me. Pa has given me more ground to cultivate I expect my efforts will be rewarded by a profusion of sweet flowers bye and bye. I have been very busy to-day preparing to go to London for a visit Dora is not very well. June 12th It was very warm this morning but this afternoon and evening we have had a nice rain. It will do so much good. I hope it is not over with yet. I have been busy finishing my preparations for our visit to London we intend to go to-morrow. Jasper has finished my garden. When I come home I must put in some seeds. Wednesday June 18th. Yesterday we came home. We had a very pleasant visit. We left home Friday went up to Woodstock and took dinner with Lissa and Heman they have moved a little out of town and are quite pleasantly situated. Mr. Shrimpton dined with us. After dinner left for Uncle Daniel Goble's in Dorchester called a little while to see Henry Scott in Ingersol and arrived at Uncle D a little after tea-time found all well and expressed themselves pleased to see us. Saturday morning we left for Aunt Amy Davison’s where we arrived about 3 o'clock very tired It rained very hard part of the forenoon. We closed up the carriage and did not get wet. Gramma was not expecting us; and hardly knew us at first. She is very feeble and has failed much since I saw her. �I do not think she will be here long life's sands are nearly run out. She was much pleased to see us; and will feel better for the visit. Eliza has a fine little girl 7 months old. Dora was perfectly delighted with the baby We remained over Sunday and left for home Monday morning called on Mrs Dadson in London done a little shopping and came on to Uncle Green's in Beachville we staid over night with them. Granma Green is well and happy as usual. She is a good soul striving to make every body happy. We called a few minutes in Woodstock and reached home time for dinner, found all well. Dora enjoyed the trip very much. She is quite well. I put in some flower seeds after I came home we had a nice shower in the evening and everything looks fresh and green. Today I have been washing We have had a little shower to-day with a promise of more I want to write to the boys to-night and must quit scribbling here. July 24th What a blank! I have not very well fulfilled my intention of writing here daily. but I have been so busy, and have not felt well or strong. Emma & Marion came home nearly two weeks ago Mrs Bachman & daughter came with them and only left this morning for their home in Massachusetts Mr Bachman came last night. They are very pleasant people indeed. I am sorry we had no girl while they were here and were so busy all the time. We have had a good deal of other company during the time, and I feel quite tired. I am not as strong as I wish I was I get tired so soon. It is bed time. Good Night. My {illegible} Journal. Monday July 28th. It is raining beautifully this morning. I like such quiet rainy days. we can be more alone such days. I hoped I should get a letter from the boys this morning but am disapointed. I want very much to hear from them. Yesterday (Sunday) we had a good School. Mr. Landon preached at 11 o'clock and in the afternoon we went with Emma to the Episcopal Church. I was very tired at night. Mr & Mrs Milmine spent the Sabbath with us and went home this morning. July 29. Had a woman to wash today. Mother & Emma spent the afternoon at Aunt Maria's. Dora went with them. 30th. Father, Mother, Emma, Marion & Dora went to Brantford today. I spent the day pleasantly alone. Jasper had two men helping him in the haying he got in several loads of hay. A beautiful day. 31st Four years ago to-day Daniel died. I have been thinking much all day of that death- bed scene in Walsingham It was hard to part with him so young and hopeful; but I trust �our loss was his gain. "Death loves a shining mark." This has been a fine day. Emma and I ironed this forenoon. Jasper has been busy in his hay. he had two men this afternoon. I weeded a little in my garden this evening. I have neglected my flowers lately. I have not had time or strength to attend to them. Jasper is asleep and I should be. Good Night. August 4th Last Friday Emma Dora and Myself went over to Wolverton to see Lissa she is staying a few weeks with father we intended coming home Saturday evening but it rained & we came home yesterday (Sunday) morning in time for Sunday Scool. Elder Parton at 11 o'clock I came home after School and Mother and Emma went to hear him. Jasper said they heard an excellent Sermon. In the afternoon we went up to hear Mr. Moshier. After tea Jasper Dora and I walked down to Mr. Shannon's The weather is very warm. I found a letter from Alfred yesterday when I came home. Newton is not well. he has a fever every day and was going to the Hospital. I am afraid he will suffer much thru this hot weather I wish he was home. I will write to them to-day. Emma has gone to spend the day with Mrs. Milmine. 5th August. It rained a little last night and has been threatening more all day but only sprinkled a little before dinner. We had a woman to wash this forenoon and after dinner Marion & I did the cleaning. Father, Mother, Emma & Marion went to a Tea-Meeting at Eastwood this afternoon. Jasper, Dora, & I took tea alone how pleasant it would be if we had a little house of our own. I hope we may some time I am very tired to-night but feel better than I did yesterday. 6th To-day has been very warm. Ironed this forenoon and sewed during the afternoon. Mr Woodman was here to dinner and tea. Melissa called this evening on horseback and Emma went a little way with her for a ride. Jasper is asleep I must follow his stupid example. 7th Mother and Emma went to Beachville this morning. Warm & dry. 8th It is extremely warm to-day. Last night was very warm the air did not get cool. I think very often of the poor soldiers at the South. how can they stand this weather. I hope soon to hear from the boys. I fear Newton cannot get well there. The Lord preserve them. August 9th Jasper, Marion & Myself have just returned from a horse-back ride. We went down to Uncle Jame's's and have had such a delightful ride home by moonlight. �Mother came home this afternoon, Emma will remain till next week. It was very warm last night. This morning we had a nice shower. the air has been cool & pleasant since. This is Saturday night. May we have wisdom and strength to perform aright the duties of the coming Sabbath. August 18th To-day Mr Landon preached a beautiful Sermon on the preciousness of Faith. from 1st Peter. 1. 7. Father in Heaven give us more of this precious faith true faith, which like true gold tried by fire may come out purer & brighter by season of trials here. How precious are the trials which purify our faith "much more precious than gold." 11th Monday Night. It has been very warm to-day, and is not much cooler now. Jasper commenced cutting his wheat to-day he had two men. We had a severe storm of wind & rain this forenoon. it came up very quick about half past ten and lasted about half an hour perhaps longer. Marion went on horseback after tea to get a wash woman after she came back I went for a ride. I feel tired and sleepy & must quit scribbling no letter yet from the boys. 12th A delightfully cool day. We expected Emma this evening but she did not come. Jasper has been cutting his wheat. It is not good. 13th It has been a little warmer than yesterday but very pleasant. No letter from the boys. Emma came home this morning A year ago to-day Bertie died. He is wearing a white robe; and singing a new song where "time" is not. I feel weary and must retire. Good Night. August 14th It has been a rainy day. quiet ceaseless rain. I washed this forenoon and made Marion an apron in the afternoon. Mother is not well to-night She has taken cold this damp day. 15. Pa, Emma & Marion went to Paris to-day. So cold we had a fire in the house all day. Went with Jasper down to Mrs Bent's on horseback. had a pretty cool ride 16th Went to Drumbo this afternoon to Covenant Meeting had a very good Meeting. Called a few minutes on Mrs Landon. & came home to Tea. quite cold to-day. Shall need an extra blanket to-night. 17th Sunday Went to Sabbath School in the morning and heard Mr Moshier preach in the afternoon a cool pleasant day. �18th Had a woman to wash made Jasper a pair of pants and in the evening went for a ride on horse back and called on Mrs Cowan. Mr Ryerson returned. 19th Pa Emma & Marion went fishing this forenoon and took Dora with them We did the ironing, baked, &c. a warm day. Tomorrow we (Emma Dora & I.) are going to Mr Bigger's and expect to stay two or three days. I must retire and rise early in the morning. No letter yet from the boys. 20th Went to Drumbo had a very pleasant visit with Mr & Mrs Landon I consider theirs a truly model household left in the afternoon called a few minutes in Wolverton. and. arrived at Mr Biggers about Tea-time. found all well. spent the next day (Thursday) there intended to leave soon Friday morning but it rained and we staid till after dinner. Had a pleasant visit Called on our return at Mr Laycocks would liked to have made a long visit there but had not time was caught in a severe shower of wind and rain got pretty wet. another shower threatening we called on Mr Hersey's and staid to Tea. got home before dark very tired and considerably mussed up. Saturday 23rd remained at home Jasper went to Woodstock. Marion and Dora spent the day at Aunt's Sabbath. Had an interesting School after which Mr Landon preached a beautiful Sermon about "holding fast the Lord" and not denying our faith. It is St Bartholomew's day. Two hundred years ago to-day come on Sunday and two thousand non-conforming Clergymen of the Church of England preached their last Sermon in their churches and the next day 25th August 1662 gave up their livings left their comfortable parsonages and became outcasts for the sake of truth. After the Restoration of Charles the second and order was issued that all Ministers who should not conform to the rules of the Church and receive the book of Common Prayers by the 24th of August should be ejected from their livings to what a numerous noble band have those two thousand dissenters increased 25th a warm beautiful day. Mrs Annie Tripp, baby, & Calista came down and spent the afternoon Mr & Mrs John Lewis called this evening. Father sent me letters he received from the boys. Newton is quite well but not very strong. Alonzo has a better situation as Clerk in the Quarter Master's Department. and they are all well. I am so glad, and thankful. The Lord preserve them �26. It has been a very warm day Received a letter this morning from Newton Goble. He is well but has pretty hard times. O: how foolish he was to leave his home and become a soldier. May the Lord protect him for vain is the help of man. Mr & Mrs Snider came up from Paris this evening and will return to-morrow. I feel very tired and nervous to- night. I tried to do more work this afternoon than I had strength for. Alas! how frail we are. I must go to sleep. 27th Mr & Mrs Snider left after dinner. It rained very hard in the morning and considerable during the forenoon. In the afternoon we all went for a ride on horseback. Jasper borrowed a horse. Nell rode a man's saddle on Jess. Emma rode Bill. & I mounted Laxy. We went up and got Elizabeth and had a fine ride. After Tea Nell & Mr Ryerson went a part of the way home with Elizabeth. Mrs McMaster spent the evening with us. The day has been warm. 28th Emma has gone. Jasper, Nell, and I went with her to Woodstock she took the Express train there. We will all feel lonely without her. God Bless her. It has been a very pleasant day. We have only got home nearly nine o'clock We got a very good likeness of Dora taken to-day. We took tea at Wellington's. 29th Has been a cool pleasant day Nell & I went to Princeton before dinner on horseback to see Mr{s} Milmine. Had a pleasant ride. Mrs Layton and two daughters spent the afternoon with us. Mrs Cowan called this evening. Jasper is asleep. it is late; and I must go to bed. I am not sleepy; but I will be in the morning. Good Night. 30th August. Another beautiful day. Nell, Dora, and I went up the road after dinner called on Mrs Layton. Calista, Elizabeth and Aunt's family have succeeded in collecting money enough to buy a nice Bible for the Minister's desk. I called to see Mrs W. S. Miller she is sick. Had company to tea. Father, Mr Phillips, Miss Cole and her friend Miss Bogarth. Jasper has been to Drumbo to-day and has joined a Military Association for drill. God grant it may be long before Canada shall call her son's to battle. This is Saturday night. O Lord prepare our minds to receive thy word and strengthen us to discharge the duties of thy Holy day. 31st Sunday night. It has been a fine day and is quietly raining now. I love to hear the quiet patter of the rain against the window pane. All too is quiet within. It has been a pleasant day in Gospel privledge Elder Patton preached a good Sermon this morning from the words, "Ark of the Covenant." Comparing the "Ark" to the Gospel dispensation. �A type of Man's Redemption, wrought out by the Saviour In the afternoon he preached at the Cooley Pond we went over. A good Sermon but I fear I did not listen very profitably. I felt so tired and sleepy. How truly thankful we should be for these blessed Gospel privledges May the Lord teach us to profit by them. This is the last day of the Month. We have had such pleasant Sabbaths this Summer. No stormy ones to keep us at home. I must retire. September 1862 1st Last night it rained This morning was quite warm & cloudy to-night it is so cold we had a fire to sit by. It is cloudy and windy. Melissa & Miss Kitchen spent the afternoon with us. We had a woman washing and was not prepared for company. Jasper is asleep as usual. Good night. 2nd So cold we have had a fire all day to sit by. No company to-day for a wonder. I have been ironing sewing &c. 3rd Very cool and quite pleasant to-day Melissa & Ellen called on their way to take the cars at Drumbo. Nell and I had a nice ride on horse back this evening I have been very busy to-day and feel tired to-night. 4th A very warm day. What changeable weather we have. Father & Mother went to Brantford to-day. Jasper & I went to a prayer meeting this evening in a room of the old house not many were there; but the promise is to two or three. There seems to be a spirit of prayer among us. & I trust God was with us. I hope we may meet often thus; for O! how much need we have of prayer. If the midnight hour and lonely mountains witnessed the agonizing prayers of a sinless Saviour O! how much need have we to pray. "O Thou by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way, The path of prayer Thyself hast trod Lord teach us how to pray." 5th Very warm to-day. Had company to dinner Mr Arnold & Miss Nixon. Wrote to the boys to-night. feel tired and must retire 6th Saturday night. It has been a rainy day. is quietly raining now. A very warm close day. I have finished to-day the "Minister's Wooing" by Mrs Stowe. I like the style quiet, �deep & dreamy, Some hard, strange, doctrines about Election. "disinterested benevolence" and man's "free Agency". not like the simple, trusting, confidence in a God of love. I dare-say it shows the opinions and stern, austere faith of the Puritans. Tomorrow is Mr Landon's day. "Thine earthly rests O! Lord we love, But there's a nobler rest above." 7th Sabbath. A rainy day. Had a small School and were much disapointed Mr Landon did not come. Went to prayer Meeting in the evening did not do my duty and felt I lost a blessing. Have not spent the day as truly devoted as I wish I had. The Lord forgive me. 8th Rainy in the morning but cleared up fine towards noon. Had no woman and Nell & I washed in the afternoon feel pretty tired to-night; but am stronger than I was last month: It is much cooler since the rain. 9th A lovely day. delightfully cool and pleasant. Mr Ryerson, Nell and I went up to Aunt's since Tea on horseback had a fine ride home by moonlight. Time I was asleep. 10th Another beautiful day. Mr Ryerson's brother was here to breakfast. Father was here to dinner he brought Miss Bogot to take the cars. Mr Landon called Nell & I went down to Mrs Cowan's after tea. Jasper came for us. we spent a pleasant evening. A letter from Newton this morning. he was well. Written 3rd Inst. 11th A very warm day. Is raining to-night. Prayer Meeting to-night Mother and Jasper went I have spent the evening alone. 12. So cold to-day we have had a fire since noon to sit by. I am tired & nervous to-night and must go to bed. Dora is sleeping with Granma. 13th Have been to Drumbo this afternoon to Covenant Meeting. had a good "Waiting together before the Lord" Resolved that I will spend a few minutes daily in reading a few verses of Scripture and private devotion besides our reading and prayer together. It has been a cold, cloudy, gloomy, day. Mr Bent spent an hour with us this evening. we had some good old tunes. Songs of praise &c to Our Father in Heaven. 14th. Went to Sabbath School. & in the afternoon walked up to hear Mr Moshier. felt so tired & drowsy from walking did not listen profitably. Staid to Class Meeting. was very much fatigued when I got home. Attended prayer Meeting in the evening, had a good �Meeting I cannot but think the Lord will bless this effort to meet and pray. weak & humble though it is. Warmer than yesterday. 15th This is the Anniversary of our wedding day. We have been married four years. very pleasantly has the time flown it seems but a short time since I came here. Our married life has been very happy. Only one regret, & that is I wish we had a home of our own; but we are very comfortable here. I wish every body had as pleasant a home. Rather warmer to-day 16th Washed and cleaned to-day. Am not as tired to-night as I am usually a warm cloudy day. Nellie is sick, She and Pa came home last night. she has taken cold and is quite sick. 17th Cloudy with a little rain this forenoon. cleared up fine in the afternoon quite warm to-night Pa & Mr Ryerson are out fishing. have ironed to-day. finished my dress & did some mending. 18th A very cloudy, gloomy, day with considerable rain. went to prayer meeting in the evening. but few out. but the promise is to two or three". 19th A pleasant day. went up to John Scott's this afternoon on horseback had a pleasant ride with Elizabeth after tea and called at Aunt's. Came home and found Jasper & Ryerson just ready to go up and ride home with me. 20th Very warm, but pleasant. at home all day. Jasper went to Woodstock this afternoon. Heman called, on his way to the 5th Con. where he preaches to-morrow. 21st A very beautiful day. warm & bright went to School this morning. had a full interesting School Mr Landon preached at 11. subject. Religion not a thing of gloom; christians above all others have reason to be glad and rejoice at all times. Lucy came with him she is a nice quiet little girl. This is Sunday afternoon so quiet and calm. I love these quiet, holy, Sabbath days. Dora is asleep; and Jasper is reading To-night is our prayer meeting I hope we may have a joyful waiting together before the Lord. Dora is awake darling pet, and has come up to see Mama Nellie & Lottie have gone for a ride. Nellie is getting better but is weak yet. 22nd Have washed to-day and cleaned and am very tired to-night. have done too much. Aunt Polly Green came this evening. It has been very warm. �23rd A very warm day. Ironed this forenoon and had the full benefit of the heat. Aunt Polly went away this afternoon. Lottie went home to-day she came down Sunday. Father came this evening. 24th A very cool pleasant day. Father left this morning for Walsingham but not before the mail came and I got letters from the boys good cheerful letters. Alfred & Alonzo both wrote Alfred had not been very well but was getting better. Newton was quite well and had got a situation as Clerk in the Government hay-yard at $40 per month. he is boarding with Alonzo I am so glad he will be less exposed "Surely the Merciful kindness of the Lord is great towards us" I have not been very well to-day but am better to-night. Jasper went to Brantford to-day and has not returned. Dora is here and wishes me to write her too. 25th quite cold to-day, but pleasant Mother, Nell, & Dora went to Woodstock. have been to Prayer Meeting this evening not many present. Dora is sick tonight she has a bad cold. 26th A very beautiful day. warmer than yesterday. Mr Landon & Lucy called this afternoon. Hiram Green is here to-night Dora has been better to-day. I feel well. 27th A warm day clear and bright. Mr Muir came down on the train Calista & David were here for a practice. pleasant Evening 28th Very warm to-day. We are having delightful weather this month. Mr Muir preached this morning about the Mission of the Saviour. "He came to seek and save the lost". Our School was very small many were away attending a field Meeting among the United Brethren Have been to Prayer Meeting this Evening quite a number out. Jasper and Dora are asleep and I must follow their example. Good Night. 29th Very warm again to-day rather cloudy and signs of rain. have finished a Fine Shirt for the Fair & washed & cleaned to-day a pretty good days work. Am very tired but truly thankful I am strong enough to stand it. 30th A rainy day chilly and gloomy. We cannot expect all sunshine summer days and cloudless skies cannot always last. These clouds will only make us appreciate more keenly the brightness when it does come. Have prepared two Specimens of Penmanship for the Fair to-day. I am not satisfied with them but the time is so short I �shall not rewrite them. Jasper is finishing up some Cooper work to take. Nellie got a letter from Emma this morning she is very well. 1st Oct. A rainy day. it has rained a little all day. very dark and gloomy. I fear it will be unpleasant to-morrow for the Fair. 2nd Have been to Drumbo today a rainy, disagreeable, day. but many people at the Fair notwithstanding. Am very tired to-night. Got a 2nd prize on my Penmanship, but none on the shirt. The Ladies department was very good more competition than usual. Felt too tired to go to prayer meeting to-night. Must retire. Oct 3rd Another rainy day. to-night the moon is shining clear. very foggy. and very warm. it has seemed more like a day in June than Oct. Only to-night it is quiet like sober, reflective Autumn rather than glad, rejoicing Spring. even the crickets’ chirp is subdued. I love very much these quiet Autumn nights. They revive memories of other days some pleasing, and some sad, very sad. Jassy died this month My poor brother I think of him so very often. his young life went out so soon. Noble, darling, brother. O Lord teach me calm resignation. Elder Haviland & daughter were here to dinner. 4th It has cleared up to-day and is a beautiful moonlight night. We Jasper and I called at Aunt's, and spent an hour at Mr Kipps for practise. Father is here to-night. It is ten o'clock and I must retire. 5th Sabbath. A delightful day clear, cool, & invigorating. Blessed days of rest. went to School and returned to keep house for Mother to go to Meeting. Marion is not yet well enough to stay alone and get dinner. I do not like to miss any of Mr Landon's sermons. but I must not be selfish. Lucy came with Mr L. and is to remain several days. Father is here. went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. felt that I received a blessing. had a good meeting. 6th Fine this forenoon but cloudy and some rain this afternoon and evening. Father went away this morning Heman called. Mrs Cowan & Mr Fenny spent a part of the afternoon & evening with us had a pleasant visit. Jasper has gone to take them home. It is late and I must retire. Had a letter from Newton Goble this morning. he is well. 7th This has been a very warm pleasant day. what beautiful weather for this time of year. I have washed to-day. after I finished I made Mrs Layton a call on horseback. have written to Newton G. to-night. Am very tired. �8th A beautiful day. very warm and very bright. It seems too beautiful to last. We have had no frost yet. a truly delightful Autumn. Aunt Maria came down this morning and went with Mother to spend the day with Uncle Jame's's she is here to-night. Mr Landon called this afternoon. I have been very busy to-day It is very warm to-night. 9th A cloudy day and some rain Aunt spent the day with us. Went to Prayer Meeting not many present but had a truly delightful hour. Oct 10th Fine this morning early but commenced raining before noon and has rained without cessation since. Father & Mother went to the Burford Fair and will not return to- night. Aunt went home this morning. 11th A pleasant day rather cool and some clouds. went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting. felt encouragement & strength from doing so. Lucy went home took tea with Mrs Landon. roads very muddy part of the way. 12 Another pleasant Sabbath. pretty cold but clear. last night the first frost we have had this fall. killed my balsams & dahlias. Went to School in the morning Jasper, Mother, & Dora went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon. Went to Prayer Meeting this evening more out than usual but there did not seem to be as much spiritual life among us as sometimes. May the Lord bless these little assemblings together, and may they increase both in numbers and fervency. It is a year to-day since Jassy died. precious brother how sadly my heart mourns you. I have thought very very often of him lately. his young life was so fair and promising. O! how many young lives perhaps as fair have been sacrificed in this terrible war. When will it end! when will the year of the redeemed of the Lord come. when the nations shall learn war no more. I could sit here and write & muse O! so sadly of darling Jassy all night, but I must retire or I will not feel well in the morning. {Original article from the "Cleveland Herald" pasted on the page} "In the city of Washington, D.C., on the 12th day of October, 1861, of Typhoid Fever, JASPER WOLVERTON, aged 17 years. {hand written. (son of Enos Wolverton, {illegible}} The deceased was formerly a member of the West High School, which he entered from Eagle street Grammar School, in the fall of 1860, the BEST scholar in the city. He, with two brothers, one older and the other younger than himself, left his home in July, to serve their country, in which service he was stricken down by disease. He was kind and �affectionate to his friends, modest in his nature, and was respected by all who knew him as a model young man. Con.}" {clipping from newspaper pasted to diary page} Resolutions on the Death of J. Wolverton. "WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty in His mysterious providence to remove from this world our much esteemed schoolmate and friend, Jasper Wolverton, a member of the Philomathian Society of the West High School, therefore, we, members of said Society, in body assembled do adopt the following: Be it Resolved, That in this afflicting dispensation we have been bereft of a true and faithful friend and member, and of one who, while he was with us, was greatly endeared to us by his kind, modest and gentlemanly deportment towards all. Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the parents and relations of the deceased in this their sad bereavement. Resolved, That in token of our respect and sorrow for our fellow member we cause our hall to be draped in black, and that we exhibit the usual sign of mourning for ten days. Resolved, That a copy of the resolutions be sent to the parents of the deceased, and that they be printed in the city papers. By the unanimous vote of the members of the Philomathian Society." Oct 13th quite cool in the morning, but considerably warmer towards night. a little cloudy but pleasant. Nell & I washed. Martha Eakins called in the forenoon on horseback. Heman came down in the afternoon after a stove. took tea before he left Sent dresses to Ida & Eva. Arthur came with him. Have gathered my Balsam seeds to- day. My flowers have been fine this fall especially Gilliflowers & Pinks I have now Gilliflowers, India Pinks, China Pinks, Dahlia's Mignonette & Nasturtiums in plenty. have been well pleased with my gardening experiment this year. I only regret we have not a home & garden of our own that I might beautify it: with plants, flowers, & trees. "But do the duty nearest you". I try to make my motto. The years come and go so fast. life but at most is but a day. It will not be long before we like the flowers will pass away Will our works follow us. �14th. Cold and cloudy. Mrs Rutherford died last night. Jasper has been busy all day making the coffin. Nell & I intended going to Uncle J. Eakins this afternoon, but Mother assisted with the coffin and we could not be spared. No company to-day 15th I have made to-day my long talked of visit to Mrs Layton's. Nell & I walked up this afternoon and Jasper and Mr Ryerson came up with the buggy for us and spent the evening. We had a very pleasant visit. It has been pleasant to-day. rather cloudy towards night. 16th Rainy to-day. Went to Prayer Meeting to-night. Not many present. The Revd Mr Starr conducted the meeting. 17th Pleasant to-day, cloudy in the afternoon. A letter from Alfred this morning All well. "Bless the Lord O! my soul, and forget not all His benefits" have answered him to-night. A year ago tonight since Alfred came with all that was left of darling Jassy. It seems but a day ago. What power Memory has. Mother & Nell went out for a ride this afternoon. 18th A very beautiful day. Mr Ryerson's brother here to dinner. Nell and I have had a long ride on horseback this afternoon went down to Uncle James's, called at Mrs Lewis's. came home and went out to the Mill to see Sarah Laycock. she had gone before we got there. When we came home found a Miss Bogot and Cousin here off the cart. Father came for them. All staid to tea. Am tired from my long ride. 19. Sabbath. rather cloudy and windy some rain in the afternoon had a good School. Lesson the last Passover, and institution of the "Lords Supper". Mr Landon preached. Subject. "God in His providences" "God moved in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform." Went to Prayermeeting in the Evening. 20th Washed to-day. cold but not unpleasant. It is a year to-day since Jassy was laid to rest, beneath the cold, withered, autumn grass. Withered like the hopes that clustered bright along his path here His young life was very fair and full of promise. My affections cling so about my brothers. I never felt anything a sacrifice, if for them. I would have them noble, brave &, good and two the fairest & best are lying low in the grave. But I trust the Great Father had need of them. God grant Thy sleep in in hope of a glorious immortality and may their deaths teach those who are left to prepare to depart in peace and be with God which is far better. 21st rained all day. Had the parlor stove put up to-day. �22nd First rain and then sunshine all day. like human life. clouds and brightness intermingled. 23rd A very beautiful morning but cloudy and cold before night. I called to see Mrs Starr this afternoon she was not at home. did not go to Prayer Meeting tonight. 24th The forenoon was very beautiful warm, bright sunshine the afternoon cloudy and windy and to-night wind, and rain. not very cold. very changeable weather. 25th The first snow flakes this morning. cold & cloudy. Pa & Ma went to Aunt Maria's to- day. Dora went with them. Company in the afternoon. Mrs Starr, Elizabeth and Nancy. David came in the evening. Elder Patton is here. We had a pleasant evening. 29th Oct. I have neglected my journal several days. last Sunday our Sabbath School closed. The weather was cold and rather unpleasant. but the house was full & occasion an interesting one the reports were well got up. Elder Patton opened the School Mr Moshier came gave a short address & closed. Elder Patton preached subject importance of understanding the Scriptures. Mr Landon was present and gave a short but very excellent address after the Sermon. In the afternoon we went to the Cooley Pond School house Elder Patton preached and in the evening to Prayer Meeting More Gospel priviledges than I felt I could appreciate & profit by. Monday Nancie came. Tuesday. cloudy & chilly to-day cloudy & some rain. Nancie went away to-day. 30th A very beautiful day warm & bright. like soft Indian summer. I have been working in the garden, making soap and boiling cider all day and am very tired did not go to Prayermeeting. Oct 31st A very warm, clear beautiful day, more like May than the last of Oct. what delightful weather. I am very tired to-night we have taken up a carpet & cleaned. finished the soap & cider. 1862 November 1st Another warm pleasant day. warm enough without a fire. Nancy & Amelia Kipp called in the forenoon. They went on the cars at 11 o'clock. Heman called after dinner. Henrietta & Elizabeth spent an hour with us this afternoon we have had a very busy day. I am very tired am glad it is Saturday night to-morrow a "day of rest" �Nov 2nd Sabbath. A very pleasant morning. I staid at home all the rest went to hear Mr Landon. Miss Sudborough came over with him. she leaves Drumbo in a few days. I am sorry she is going away she is a pleasant person. Nellie went home with them & will spend some days. coludy afternoon and rainy evening. went to Prayer Meeting however. It is always good to wait upon the Lord. 3rd A cold, rainy, windy day with now & then a ray of sunShine 4th A pleasant day. cold but clear. Had a woman to wash. I am not very strong. I get tired so soon I feel discouraged sometimes. I wish we had a little home of our own. I am weary waiting. "hope defered maketh a sad heart". 5th Pleasant in the morning but a rainy afternoon. 6th Very cold to-day; but no rain did not go to Prayer Meeting to-night have been writing to Uncle Silas 7th Very cold and clear. quite like winter. have been cleaning & baking all day. Monday Nov 10th This is a very beautiful day warm, and clear. so unlike last Saturday. cold & wind & snow we went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting and nearly froze That is an exageration; but indeed it was very cold not many at meeting. but the promise is to two or three. Went over to Wolverton at night & staid with father. he is very cosy & quiet in his bachelor's hall; but lonely. Sunday we attended Church again at Drumbo. Elder Patton gave us a good sermon. we took dinner at Mr Landon's Nellie came home with us. went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. felt too tired to enjoy anything. Jasper is not well to-day. Thursday November 20th There is a blank in my journal. I have been sick but thanks to Our heavenly Father I am nearly quite well again. I went to Brantford the 11th and took cold; and had some chills and fever after the old way. last Sunday seemed a long day I could not go out. It has rained for four days and is cloudy yet; but not cold. We have had a beautiful fall much like it was four years ago. It snowed a little this morning but the air was so warm it was only "white a moment - then gone forever". Mr Laytons called this morning to say good bye. The are going back to New York. I wrote to Alonzo & Alfred yesterday. Jasper has gone to Prayer Meeting to-night. It was too damp for me to go out. �Saturday - Nov 22nd. Marion and I went to Woodstock yesterday and came home on the cars this evening It has been cold and unpleasant found Lissa and family well. Took tea with Helen last evening. Elder Patton is here to-night. 23rd Sunday. went to Bible Class at 10 o'clock. Elder Patton preached at 11. text, "I beseech you therefore by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" he gave us a very excellent sermon. My Prayer to God is that I through free grace may be enabled at all times to present myself, a living sacrifice unto God. Prayer Meeting in the evening. and truly God was with us My birth day. I am 27 years old. 24th A beautiful day, clear but cold air. Washed to-day, had a woman to help. killed pigs, cleaned &c. 25th warmer than yesterday but not so clear. Jasper's birth-day he is 28. How fast the years seem to pass. We are growing old. 26th Not very cold. baked this afternoon. finished a vest for Jasper. 27th cold and snow. had a letter from Alfred this morning. all well Newton Goble had been with them one night. A letter too from George and Emma they have been sick. Wrote to Alfred this afternoon assisted in packing a box to send Emma. Commenced a pr of Pants for Jasper. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. Jasper went to Princeton with the box & did not get back to Meeting 28th Has snowed some to-day is very comfortable winter weather. have worked very hard to-day to get Jasper's pants done and have not quite succeeded baked this evening and am very tired to-night. how frail we are! 29th Jasper and Pa went to Woodstock to-day and did not home till quite late a comfortable day but very bad roads 30th Sunday. I felt this morning how blessed it is to have one day of rest how necessary it is our bodily strength should have rest as well as the Spiritual strength should be renewed. Went to bible Class and heard Mr Landon preach. felt tired & sleepy and did not have a feast as I had anticipated. O! how sin-fettered we are here. how frail & weak. In heaven there will be no weariness or pain There will be no sin there and none will say, I am sick. Had a good Prayer Meeting in the evening. May the Lord �grant that little Meeting may become a very Bethel to our souls A happy, holy place because of the presence of the Lord 1st Dec. Winter has come in it is not very cold. a little snow and some prospect of more. Heman called this evening on his way home. A Mr Lewis from Hamilton was here to dinner A man came this forenoon and begged some bread he says he is an Englishman has no money & has been without food since yesterday morning he has evidently seen better days and has the manner & appearance of a gentleman Pa has invited him to stay over night & rest and recruit. his name is Harley. Got a letter from father he wants me to make cakes for a table at a Tea-Meeting in Wolverton the 10th I hardly know what to do; but have decided to make them and then go if we can. 2nd Rather colder to-day. have done part of the washing and some cleaning. Mr Harley went away this morning. I hope he may find home and friends. I am weary and must retire early tonight. 3rd Company to-day. Aunt and Henrietta spent a part of the day with us. pretty cold, Ironed in the evening. 4th very comfortable winter weather have been baking for the Tea-Meeting to-day felt too weary to go to Prayer Meeting. I sorry I did not go. I feel so gloomy & homesick. 5th Rather colder to-day; but very pleasant. Pa went to Woodstock Nellie went up to Aunt's. Jasper has been away to make cider. Mother and Dora & I have been alone. I have felt better than usual to-day Had a letter this morning from Uncle Silas. all well, but suffering much loss of property & annoyance from the war. A letter too from Newton Goble. he is going to {Bement}. Have finished the Tea Meeting baking to-day. 6th went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting a very cold day, freezing hard. took tea at Mrs Landon's came home in the evening. 7th Cold but clear, went to Princeton to Church. heard Mr Griffin. It does not seem so much like home as the old School house. 8th Not quite so cold. some snow but not enough yet for sleighing. had a woman to wash. a very busy day. 9th Company in the Evening Martha Jane, & Solon Eakins. Mr & Mrs Wright, & Mr & Mrs Smiley Solon brought his violin & Mr Smiley his Clarinett. we had a musical feast. �11th Yesterday we went to Wolverton to a Tea Meeting had a pleasant time. Met Mr Biggars people. Mrs Landon & a good many of the old friends. the day was fine and the Meeting a successful one. Staid with father last night & came home this morning, found Mr Bigger and a Mrs Ryall here. Mr B. returned and took tea with us. 14th Dec. A warm rainy day not much like winter. I unfortunately ran a needle in my hand, breaking it and leaving a peice in last Thursday I could not write, and am not much better now A letter from Alfred came Thursday they are all well but I feel much troubled about Newton I am afraid he is not as steady as he ought to be I can only pray for him. The Lord enable him to withstand temptation There has been a great change in the weather since last Sunday The frost is entirely out & mud & water abound. It has rained nearly all day to-day. Mr Landon did not come we had neither bible Class or preaching. went to Prayer Meeting to-night dark & windy. not many out. Good Night {flourishes drawn under Good Night} 15th Has rained all day. very gloomy weather. have written to Newton 16th Snowed some last night. a beautiful morning trees laden with snow and sun shining bright. cloudy before noon and has snowed since. My hand is Painful to-night. 23rd Dec Tuesday Morning. a warm, soft, morning rained during the night at this rate the frost will soon be all out again. Last Friday & Saturday was very cold too cold to snow. it got warmer Sunday and snowed in the afternoon and evening Yesterday was a pleasant day Nellie & I washed some and cleaned the shed out I feel tired & lame from my day's work. Elder Patton came over Saturday evening led our Bible Class and preached in the morning and attended our Prayer Meeting in the evening had a good time. Yesterday he visited in the neighbourhood and will leave on the cars today for Woodstock May the Lord crown his labours with abundant success. My hand is nearly well. Lissa, Heman & the children came down this afternoon left Ida with us. Dora is very much pleased. I hope they will agree and enjoy their visit. 24th Colder than yesterday but no snow. this is Christmas Eve. It makes me think of home. Ida & Dora could hardly think of going to bed They are so anxious to see what Santa Claus will bring them. Jasper went to Woodstock to-day. got Nellie a nice rocking chair & Dora a book I dressed a doll for Ida this evening. Nellie dressed the for Dora. They will be so delighted in the morning "happy childhood". Received a letter this �morning from Miss Bogot for father. Think I will write her. Jasper is asleep and I ought to be. Good Night. 25th Christmas day is passed Father Mother & Nellie went to Beachville Jasper & I expected to spend the day alone; but were very agreeably disapointed George & Emma came on the morning train. and we had a pleasant day. The return of the holidays makes me so long to see the boys Jasper went to Prayer Meeting in the evening I was sorry I did not go. It has been a warm pleasant day thawing a good deal. 26th It has rained all day strange winter weather. warm. 27th Saturday. Mother George, Emma, & Dora went to Princeton and spent the day with Mr & Mrs Milmine. Mrs M c Master came to tea & spent the evening with us. I felt dreadfully lonely & homesick to-night. 'tis foolish perhaps but I cant help it sometimes. 28th We were disapointed to-day Mr Landon did not come. we had neither bible Class or Meeting In the afternoon Seth Cowan came up with his two little girls the children had a fine play towards evening Mrs Cowan & Mrs Fenny came up & spent an hour. went to Prayer-Meeting in the evening but feel I have spent the day far from profitably May the Lord forgive us. The day has been warm and fine 29th A pleasant day warm yet I have finished a dress for Emma and am very tired. Elizabeth and Henrietta called this afternoon & Mrs Shannon in the evening. 30th It is getting colder. George and Emma left on the 11 o'clock train I was sorry to see them go but friends must part. My best wishes follow them. Melissa came down this morning and will stay a few days. Mr Ryerson came last night. I have not felt like doing anything to-day. 31st The last day of the old year Old 1862 has almost run his race. It has been a beautiful day cold & clear, the sun has shone all day and to night is a lovely moonlight night. fit night to usher in the New Year in gladness & beauty I made out the Post office a/c's this afternoon and recieved two dollars as my commission. I want to save money enough of my own to buy a watch. Jasper has gone to Princeton this evening to see about sending Old Jess to Emma. Mr Ryerson left this morning he has been here a year all but two days. we will miss him but it is more �pleasant to have only our own family I will commence a letter to Alfred tonight and perhaps finish it to-morrow 1863 Jan 1st New Year's day. a very beautiful day indeed. cold. clear, and bright This glorious sunshine seems very pleasant after so many dark rainy days. After dinner we all went skating The ice was nice no snow to slacken our speed we had a good many tumbles much fun & a pleasant time generally. did not get my letter to Alfred finished. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. Am glad to spend the first night of the New Year in Praise and Thanksgiving for so many mercies May this be a happy year in Spiritual advancement; and progress in holiness. Received a beautiful New Years gift from my husband of a sett of Jewelry. Pin & Ear-rings I shall value them very highly for their beauty but more because of the giver. 2nd Jan. Another bright day a little warmer than yesterday Melissa went home this morning Nellie went with her. I have washed some and cleaned some and feel very tired & lame from my unusual exercise yesterday. Jasper has gone skating this evening. Had a letter this morning from Cousin Jo. I would like much to see her and her children. but tis a long expensive journey there. 3rd Considerably warmer to-day This morning was more like Indian Summer than winter in January. rainy during the afternoon and evening Jasper went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting I was too lame to go with him sent my letter this morning to Alfred. 4th Sunday went to Princeton this morning to Church heard Mr Stephenson preach. he is a fine speaker poetic & intellectual. but I would rather hear the plain truth. just Christ & Him Crucified Jasper went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. so passed the first Sabbath in the New Year. 6th A cloudy morning has rained during the night. weather more like April than January. yesterday was a pleasant day. washed Lissa & Heman came to dinner took Ida home with them. went to Missionary Meeting at Princeton in the evening. Am going to Woodstock to-day on the cars to stay a few days with Lissa so Good Bye my Journal for a time. 9th Came home from Woodstock this evening found all well. Dora said she was so glad Mama had come. Jasper & Nellie went to Meeting at the School House. It has been �very cold but is much warmer to-night. Seems like thawing again Had a pleasant visit with Lissa left her & little ones well. It is late Jasper has returned and I must quit. 10th A stormy day both snow & rain. David Beamer and Mrs Cowan came in the evening practising music for the Missionary Meeting. Very late when we retired. 11th Sunday rather chilly but pleasant. Mr Landon came. Interesting bible Class and a beautiful, plain, sermon. Went in the afternoon to Mr Moshier’s Meeting. took Dora. Prayer Meeting in the evening too tired to enjoy or profit the priviledge. 12th Warmer & More pleasant has thawed a little. Had a woman washing and cleaning. David came to practise this evening. I am very sleepy and must go to bed. 14th last night was our Missionary Meeting rained hard all the evening not many out Collection $5.53 good speaking. and Music pretty good. Mrs Cowan came in the afternoon Mr Shrimpton & Elder Patton. Mr Snider came in the evening Heman staid if the night had been favourable I think the Meeting would have been a successful one. 14th Evening rain, rain, unceasing rain all day. School Meeting. Mr Shrimpton & Elder Patton went away after dinner Mrs Cowan & Mr Snider left in the Morning. wrote to Uncle Silas this evening. 15th cold and pleasant during forenoon Snow since dinner looks quite like winter. cold to-night. 16th six or eight inches of snow this morning. has continued to snow moderately during the most of the day. Jasper & Pa went to Woodstock this afternoon after the new sleigh Dora & I went as far as Mr Stamp's. very cold to-night, freezing very hard, good sleighing. Nellie sick. a letter from Emma this morning they arrived home in safety. God bless the poor tonight for it is very cold. 17th Weather more moderate. Elder Patton came in the afternoon. went up to Aunt's in the evening. good sleighing. 18th Sabbath. Attended Bible Class and preaching in the morning. Prayer Meeting in the evening a beautiful lesson. The 46th Psalm a beautiful winter's day. �19th Father, Mother, & Jasper went to Brantford. a very fine day thawed a little in the middle of the day. Elder Patton went home this morning. Nellie sick. I feel tired to-night. Good Night. 20th a chilly stormy day. thawed some snow during afternoon windy to-night 21st Considerable snow this morning Thawed all. fears are entertained that the sleighing will be spoiled. have not felt very well to day. done some mending and commenced my cloak 22nd warm and thawing. sleighing good yet. People are improving it too. Have finished my cloak like it very much. I did not expect to have one this winter and am so much the more pleased with it. Jasper works in the shop. 23rd Thawing yet. sleighing not so good. A very pleasant surprize indeed to-day Went for a ride after dinner Nellie, Jasper, Dora & myself went to Mr Laycock's got Sarah and went to Wolverton to see my new Mother found Alonzo there from Washington a great, pleasant, surprize. almost too good to be true left Washington a week ago and left Alfred and Newton well is going West to St Lewis to try his fortunes there in the War Department. he is very strong & healthy looking, has grown a mustache and looks more like father. 24th Still the thaw continues the sleighing nearly gone. much water lying on the ground. called this evening to see Mrs M c Master she was pleased to see Alonzo. She is a dear kind old soul. called also to see little Henry Howell. poor little fellow. he is very weak 'tis doubtful whether he recovers. 25th Sabbath. a warm bright day; went to Meeting with sleigh but very hard and rough. Mr Landon was late only a short Bible Class. A great sermon so plain & searching God forbid the influence should pass any 26th A rainy day. Alonzo went to Wolverton to-day and has not returned because of the rain I suppose had a woman to wash did not feel very well this afternoon wrote a little to Emma to-night 27th Some snow to-day sleighs running again. Alonzo left on the 11 o'clock train. I felt sad to say to him Good Bye. God bless him. �28th Cold but pleasant. have been lining and trimming a buffalo robe to day. Jasper took a load of day pine to Aunt Maria this evening heard tonight that Mrs Cowan died this morning at 5 o'clock. I am tired and will e'en go to bed. 29th Cold, poor sleighing. Mr Fluellen here to dinner spent the afternoon. went to Mrs Cowan's towards night 30th A pleasant winter day. snowed a little towards night. Nellie sick again. Dora feverish tonight & restless has not been well during the day. hope it is only a slight cold. 31st The last day of January it seems as if we' had, had no winter yet so much rainy, soft weather. It is pretty cold to-day thawed a little in the middle of the day. Jasper went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting Nellie very sick. Dora well. very tired have been so busy to-day wish I was stronger. February. 1863. Sunday Feb 1st. Pleasant in the morning. commenced snowing after dinner after an hour or two terminated in a cold, rain, wind high & very unpleasant. went to Mrs Cowan's funereal. Many people out Mr Landon preached a short good sermon. rain ceased in the evening. no Prayer Meeting. Jasper not well. 2nd very cold a little snow in the evening. sun shone in the morning. Several calls during the day Nellie better. have been mending and choring. not much sleighing. 3rd A very beautiful morning cold, clear, and bright more waggons than sleighs out. very cold. 4th Last night the coldest night this winter froze ice in the house a bright morning but O! so cold called to see Granma McMaster in the afternoon and little Henry Howell took Dora. so cold Jasper has not worked in the shop. have been embroidering bands for a night-dress 5th Still very cold. froze ice in our room last night. strong East wind A great snow storm drifting towards night. not so cold 6th Comfortable winter weather snowed some during the day. a good deal of snow on the ground. feel tired tonight. �7th went to Beachville to-day Aunt & Lottie went with us. A beautiful day. had a delightful ride & a very pleasant visit. 8th Sunday. A fine day good sleighing. Went to hear Mr Landon in the morning. Prayer Meeting in the evening. Lucy came with Mr. Landon. Delia came to dinner. Solon & Janey called. All except Jasper & I went to take Aunt & Delia home. Lottie came home with them. 9th rain most all the afternoon. rains this evening. seems very dreary. rain in winter. had a girl to wash. 10th All away to-day but Jasper Dora & myself just a happy little family. have not returned to-night. prety cold. 11th Very pleasant day thawed some. Went to Uncle James' in the evening. 12th A comfortable day. snowed moderately most of the day. went to Prayer Meeting in the evening have imbroidered a width for Doras blue dress to-day. 16th Last Friday & Saturday the 13th & 14th I made a coat & worked so hard I was sick yesterday unable to go out consequently I kept house and all the rest went to preaching in the morning & Prayer Meeting in the evening up to Aunt's. Elder Patton and son came Saturday evening. We have been up to Aunt's this evening met Elder Patton he came home with us. beautiful weather. must retire. Am so tired. 17th A lovely day. snow fast disapearing Pa & Ma went to Woodstock in the afternoon with the sleigh Mrs Richmond dead. 18th Another fine day. Thawing rapidly. Sleighs out yet. Mother Nell & Dora went out in the afternoon and made several calls. Henrietta and Melissa called 19th A damp unpleasant day rain in the afternoon & evening Wrote to Mattie Bigger and Cousin Jo. 20th Cold and windy, spent the afternoon at Mrs Cowan's. 21st Beautiful sunshine all day cold but very pleasant. Sleighing poor very icy. Pa received a note in the afternoon saying Mrs Milmine was dying. Jasper went to �Princeton and telegraphed to George. Pa & Ma went up to Beachville on the evening train. Mrs Finny came up to spend the Sabbath with us. 22nd Sabbath. A very stormy day snowed most of the day strong East wind Mr Edwards preached in the morning instead of Mr Landon. The parable of the widow and the unjust judge. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's 23rd A nice day. cold but pleasant. Pa & Ma came home on the morning train. Mrs Milmine is better. Jasper sent another message to George to that effect. Mrs Finny went home Dora & I went for a ride wrote to Alonzo. Received a good letter both from Alfred and Newton I will write to them to-night. Do not feel very well. 24th A nice day. Thawing some Sleighing pretty good. Nell & I went up to Aunt's and called at Mr Kipps finished my letter to the boys. 25th Pleasant, thawing fast. Company all day Ellie Layton & Amelia Kipps came in the morning & staid all day. Mr & Mrs Capson spent the afternoon & evening with us. A pleasant visit. headache after dinner 26th A very unpleasant day. rain, mist & fog. thawing. Were surprized at the arrival of George came on the 5 o'clock train His Mother is better. He did not ge Jasper's second message. Ironed this afternoon went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. 27th Nellie's birthday a party in the evening about a dozen of her young friends. all seemed to enjoy themselves. except two all remained all night, and next morning formed a skating party left for their homes about ten oclock. 28th Went to Drumbo to Meeting in the afternoon. Theresa, Lottie and Nellie went with us. George came on the evening train. 29th March 1st Sunday. Very stormy all the forenoon snow. and wind. Did not go out in the morning. Went to Mr Moshier's meeting in the afternoon and took the girls home. All but me went to Prayer Meeting. 30th March 2nd George went to Beachville Snow in the afternoon. warm. March 3rd 1863. Snowed moderately all day. getting colder George came on the evening train will start west in the morning. �4th A very beautiful day. very cold. only thawed a very little when the sun shone. George started home this morning. Mother went with him as far as Buffalo. will spend a week or two there. 5th. A very cold morning moderated towards night. Went out in the morning with Amelia Kipp collecting for the "Baptist Home Mission" Not very successful. took dinner at Mr Kipp's got home at 2 o'clock. Nellie went out in the afternoon. Prayer Meeting in the evening. very tired indeed. A letter from Alonzo he is in the South West corner of Missouri. 6th Cold rain, fog, and wind in the morning. quite warm tonight. Mr Capson son & daughter here to Tea. Julian will stay a few days. 7th Cold and snow. Am very tired and nervous tonight. 8th Considerable snow during the day. Jasper Dora, & I went to Woodstock got Lissa & the children ready and all went to Church Dr Fife preached a beautiful sermon but not so plain & impressive as Mr Landon I think. got home at 5 o'clock Nellie & Julia were away up to Aunts all home to tea. Pa & Nellie went to the School House to preaching in the evening. Jasper went to Prayer Meeting. Julia staid with me. 9th Cold still. Granma McMaster is ill went to see her. Letter from Alfred & Newton 10th March. A very beautiful. day. Sleighing nearly gone but wheeling good Nellie took Julian home Dora went with them. Jasper & I made our long-talked-of visit to this widow Kipp's. 11 A beautiful morning finished my letter to Alfred and wrote one to Newton. Father and his wife came in the forenoon. will stay till to-morrow went to see Granma McMaster She is some better. Jasper has gone to the School house to Prayer Meeting. 12th Beautiful and bright in the morning. cloudy & stormy in the afternoon. Father and lady left on the 11 o'clock train Nellie went after Lottie after dinner. I called to see Granma McMaster. Prayer Meeting then in the evening. The Lord does bless us. 13th Morning fine as usual but wind and snow alternating with sunshine during the day. Nellie & Lottie went collecting for the Mission not very successful. I have been baking to-day and am very weary. Jasper has gone this evening to see Granma McMaster. �14th Very cold. Jasper & Nellie took Lottie home. Elder Patton came & Granma on the evening train I sat an hour with Nellie after she went to bed Poor girl she is very much troubled on account of sin The Spirit is striving with her She seems thoroughly in earnest. May the Lord guide her. 15th Sabbath. Elder Patton gave us a very impressive sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's. Nellie expressed her desires A good time because the Lord was with us. 16th A beautiful day a little warmer than yesterday. we certainly are having a great many pleasant days. Aunt Almira and Martha spent the afternoon Elder Patton to Tea Mrs Wolverton came on the train. we are not much alone. 17. Pleasant yet. Mother & Nellie went to Aunt's Jasper sick. I was sick all the afternoon Elder Patton went home after tea. 18th Very pleasant weather pretty cold but so clear & bright. have not felt well. wrote to Alonzo & Granpa Goble. 19th Pleasant & cold. Quilted a skirt to-day. did not go to Prayer Meet 20th Baked all day and am very tired toothache & headache. 21st A very stormy day weather moderating. snow & a little rain Father came in the morning. Mr & Mrs Milmine came on the morning train. Heman called on his way to Blenheim. A busy day. Wrote to Alfred & Newton. 22nd Sabbath. A soft foggy morning rain, but not stormy. Attended Bible Class; and preaching Mr Landon gave us an excellend sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's. 23rd Rain, Rain, Rain, almost unceasing all day. Father and his wife went home after dinner. Heman here to dinner. Mr & Mrs Milmine here yet. went to see Granma McMaster wrote to Emma. very nervous to-night 1863 24th Rain all day Raining yet a letter this morning from Aunt Amy bearing inteligence that Granma is dead Dear Granma she is worn out body and mind and has gone to "rest". Rest will surely be very sweet to her after all her weariness and pain We cannot mourn for her for she has �been a long time waiting the Master's call. I have written to Lissa and Aunt Juliett. Aunt Amy will come with her here tomorrow and the next day will be the funereal. 25th All that is left of Granma is here. She looks very pleasant. asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep Aunt Amy and Mr Nixon came with her. It snowed all the forenoon. Mr & Mrs Milmine went away after dinner 26th Cold March winds. Expected to have gone to the funereal to-day, but father did not get the letter till this morning he came over and made arrangements for the funereal Sunday. He took Granma and Aunt Amy went too. We are alone once again. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening a very interesting meeting. toothache to-night. 27th A very pleasant day. thawing rapidly. 28th Very pleasant in the morning went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting quite warm a great change before night cold, colder, very cold at night a very good Meeting. A request from the friends here, prefered that we might have a Branch of the Church formed here. which was readily granted. In two weeks we will have our first Covenant Meeting The Lord has been very merciful to us. We went to Wolverton after the meeting. Sunday very cold. Granma was laid to rest beside the other loved ones on the hill. Mr Landon preached a beautiful sermon. 30th A very beautiful day. called on Mrs Cowan in the evening. 31st Very pleasant in the morning went out for a ride on horseback. cloudy at noon went up to Wm Kipp's in the afternoon Jasper came up in the evening. very stormy and very cold. A letter from Grampa Goble he thinks he cannot come up to our Meeting in two weeks. April 1st 1863. 1st Pleasant in the morning. but very stormy during the afternoon. Wind and snow. Made out the Post office papers My due $2.11. bid Mrs Shannon good bye in the evening. not very well. 2nd Indications of storm in the morning but pleasant afternoon and beautiful in the evening went to prayer meeting. Mr Shannon's moved away yesterday Jasper took a load for them Mrs McMaster spent the day here and went on the evening train. Grampa & Dora went with her as far as Princeton and returned on the train. headache all day. I �need to excersize a good deal of patience when I have these distressing head-aches. I hope when the weather becomes settled I shall feel better. 3rd Cloudy and chilly. made Dora a dress. Mr Ryerson to dinner 4th Very pleasant all day. Nellie and I went up to Mr R Kipp's on horseback to cat {cast} sugar. roads bad wind cold. had rather staid at home. 5th A truly delightful Sabbath day. beautiful in weather and beautiful in gospel priviledge; and I have felt unusally well no headache to-day Jasper & I walked up to Meeting. it was so pleasant. Mr Landon preached Prayer Meeting in the evening. well attended. Many are coming in May they truly come in, "in the fear of the Lord". 6th Rain and snow all day. cold. and unpleasant. I have cleaned the back room out. am very tried and bad headache too. too tired to sleep. 7th Chilly unpleasant weather. Pa & Jasper went to Woodstock. Jasper stopped at Thos Stamp's and called at Aunt's. walked home. 8th Cold, appearance of storm. went to Mr Beamers to cast sugar Nellie Dora and. I. head-ache most of the day. very uncomfortable. have written to the boys at Washington. May 6th A long blank in my Journal; and so much has happened since; and I feel so little like writing I hardly know where to begin. April 11th I went to Woodstock to see Dr Rosebrugh, Oculist. He opperated on my eyes. I came home immediately after took cold in my eyes & face and was both ill and blind for a week and am not strong yet although my eyes are nearly well. I hope they will be permanently benefitted not however effected by the opperation but the exposure and cold which caused inflamation and external discharge if they do get well I shall not mind the pain & sickness. Alfred is dead. My eldest darling brother. I can write it more calmly than I can think or speak of it I cannot beleive it is indeed so not only died among strangers; but sleeps in a strange land. unknown and almost unwept. No not quite for Newton poor boy was there. The last letter I received from him was March 9th. he had not been well for some time Tuesday. April 14th he was worse and Newton went for the Dr he did not come. Wednesday he was no better and he went twice for the Dr he did not come till Thursday noon when he was broken out. The Dr pronounced the disease "Verria or Loid" and told Newton he had better keep him there instead of sending him to the Hospital. Friday he �was delerious part of the day. Saturday morning he seemed better and quite rational. told Newton to take a book which he had neglected to turn over to the new Waggon Master and get a receipt for it. He seemed so much better Newton did not hesitate to leave him knowing he would not be gone more than ten minutes. While he was gone Alfred got up dressed himself broke open his chest (Newton had the key of it) took his money $297 out and when Newton came back he was gone. Newton tracked him by enquiry as far as the President's House about ten squares and then lost all trace of him. he wandered about the city from one end to the other in hopes of finding him but without success. he came back got a horse and with four or five others commenced the search anew but could not find him. About dark Alfred came back. he had only $20.60 with him and could not rightly tell what he had done with the rest. He was immediately sent to the Hospital Sunday evening the 19th Newton wrote me the above facts. Tuesday the 21st he wrote again. The Dr had decided the disease to be Small Pox and a bad case. but thought he might recover. Newton was not allowed to go where he was. but he visited him secretly and saw him through a window and could hear all he said. he seemed more rational then he had been and both himself and the Attendant thought he was better. (Those two letters I did not receive till Monday the 27th the day after he was buried) Friday the 24th Newton wrote again. Alfred was worse. he did not expect him to live. his case was a very bad one the attendant said not one in a hundred as bad ever got well. he was black with it. Still there was a little hope. if he lived four days he would get well. Newton visited him once a day secretly and was where he could be called any minute Saturday the 25th he wrote again. Alfred was dead. He died Friday night the 24th at 11 o'clock. In the afternoon when Newton saw him. he seemed better, when he went again in the morning he was dead. He could not get his body under the circumstances. he would be buried the next day Sunday 26th at the "Soldier's Home". He died very easy. I did not get the letter written the 24th till May the 2nd. and the one written the 25th till May 5th He died at the Kanorma Hospital Washington D.C. April 24th 1863 aged 24 years. 10 months and 8 days. "Tis very, very sad. no loved one to soothe his last moments. alone in a strange land. and such a fearful disease. Newton is coming home as soon as he can get his buisniss settled there. May he be preserved from disease and meet us again in health Only two left; and it has been some time since we have heard from Alonzo. May 8th A pleasant day. Worked in the garden & yard. went to Brantford yesterday. Aunt came on the train to-night. �9th Very pleasant weather. Covenant Meeting in the afternoon I staid to keep house. Elder Patton here. Mr Kipp to Tea. Elmer Patton came on the 5 o'clock train will stay over Sunday 10th Sabbath cloudy but pleasant an interesting Sabbath School, good sermon, one added to the Church by Baptism. The work is steadily increasing in numbers & interest. 11th still cloudy. worked all day in the garden. rain in the evening 12th Rained all night, warm beautful weather for the garden. and crops. no letter or word from Newton I am getting very anxious 'tis time he was home. 18th Granpa Dora & I went to Woodstock. cold and cloudy took dinner with Lissa. 19th Worked some in the garden very warm. 20th Rainy during the forenoon Nellie took Mrs Ferguson away Mr Milmine to dinner. Mother took him home. After tea Nellie and I went up to Aunts for a ride. This morning received a letter from Newton. I feel truly thankful to the Lord for sparing him I feared he was ill. he has been detained longer than he expected. but will I hope be home next week. he says he is very lonely he has many friends there; but they are not like the home loved ones. He says poor, dear Alfred lies in Glenwood with a weeping willow at his head and a blooming rose at his feet. Precious brother. he little thought when he brought dear Jassy {ink blot} that long sad journey home that he might rest by the side of the other loved ones, that he himself in a little while would sleep in the land of the stranger. 'Tis very sad but we may submit to Him who knoweth better than we. "Tis sweet to think that when Newton comes home and there is no one to weep there for him, the willow will breathe a requium over his grave; the rose will shed its fragrance, the holy stars will beam kindly; and nature in her beautiful ministrations will never forsake his resting place Dear Brothers only two left. I can hardly think it is so. My heart is O! so sad. May the Lord teach us submission. Newton wrote he had a chance of doing well by going to Oregon. I hope he will not {ink blot} think of doing so. I cannot bear to think of such a thing. I have written to him to-day and hope he will get it before he leaves 21st Very warm washed all day went to Prayer Meeting. very tired indeed. �22nd Mother Dora and I went to Wolverton found all well. anxious to hear from Newton. came to Drumbo to Tea. Mr Landon better. dark when we came home. a pleasant day but very warm. 23rd Still warmer real summer May 1863 weather. Jasper & Nellie went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting. I have felt better to-day than I usually do. Heman here to dinner. 24th Sabbath. School interesting no preaching in the morning. went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon Prayer Meeting at night. 25th Queen's birth-day celebrated to-day as yesterday was Sabbath All went to Princeton but I. they did not get home till five o'clock I spent the day so quietly and pleasantly alone finished my lamp mat. I went to Princeton in the evening but we did not stay long. A very pleasant day 26th Went to Woodstock, Jasper Granpa and I. done some shopping got some medicine from the Dr. took dinner with Lissa. Jasper came home and I remained went up town with Heman in the evening. 27th Sewed all day. nearly completed Lissa's dress and fixed her bonnet. pretty tired. 28th Finished the dress. went to Helen's to dinner had a pleasant visit in the afternoon called with Lissa at Mr Muir's and after tea called on Julia Capron at the Institute. and at Mr Hankinson's very warm 29th went up town in the morning called to see both the Dentist and Dr neither at home found Nellie & Lottie. went to Lissa's to dinner after which the girls called at the Institute. we went up town again came back I called on Mrs Fyfe while the girls went for Susie Burtch at School. we all then went to Mr Burtch's to tea a very pleasant visit and then home. so ended my visit to Woodstock. 29 30th Rainy all day. Dr Fyfe came on the train and staid all night. 31th cloudy and rain very full interesting School Mr Landon preached. Lucy came with him Lottie here. Prayer Meeting in the evening. �1863 31st June 1st Rainy. beautiful weather for the growth of vegetation. washed to-day. 2nd June Still cloudy and showery. Lottie went home. I spent the afternoon with Henrietta and Elizabeth. Dora and Tommy had a nice play. 3rd A beautiful morning clear and nice since the rain very busy cleaning and mending 4th Mother and Jasper went to Brantford. Pa and Nellie sick busy both in the store and out of it. Elizabeth gone home. I hope we can do better without her than with her. went to Prayer Meeting. 5th Pleasant during the forenoon rainy afternoon and evening. have written to Uncle Silas. Why dont Newton come? hope deferred maketh a sad heart. 6th cold, but not unpleasant went to Covenant Meeting. good meeting two applicants for Baptism. Elder Patton here to-night. 7 Sabbath. Interesting School a crowded house to hear Elder Patton. the people seem interested after preaching Mrs Smith notwithstanding very decided opposition from her husband was baptized. and Mr Selby. At five O'clock Elder Patton gave us a short sermon then the Ordinance of the "Lord's Supper" was administered. Weather quite cool 8th Still cool and cloudy. Pa Elder Patton & all went to Woodstock to a Nomination. came home to tea. Elder Patton gone home. Elizabeth washed. 14th Sunday Elder Landon preached. very warm. Mrs L. came with him. 15th Very warm. Pa & Ma went to Drumbo. Election day. Nellie & Dora took tea at Mrs Cowan's 16th Cooler. Mrs Ferguson came to stay a few days. Father intended to start to-day for Washington. Newton is there yet. Jasper is asleep and I soon will be. Good Night. 17th Father came to-night he was robbed of all his money on his way from Suspension Bridge to Rochester. and had to return for more. Staid all night. went to Paris Thursday morning got money of Mr Hill and started again May success attend him. �18th Went to Paris on our way to St George to attend the Association. took tea with Granma McMaster Called at Mr Hill's, Aunt Wolanter's Mr Snider's and staid all night at Mr Sovereign's pleasant weather Nellie & Lottie went with us. 19th Went to St George. Mr Shrimpton preached in the morning we went to Mr Kitchens where we found a pleasant home during the meeting. Missionary Meeting in the evening. day. pleasant 20th Rainy. heard Mr Stuart preach in the morning. intended to leave for home after dinner but the rain detained us till 6 o'clock reached home about 9. a letter from Uncle Silas. 21st Sunday. cloudy, and rain during the afternoon. A good School. went to hear Mr Stuart in the afternoon Mr Ryerson went with us. Prayer Meeting in the evening. 22nd Still cloudy and some rain. went to see Mrs Miller & Mrs Bent. Worked some in the garden; and now I must sleep some. Good night. 23 Tuesday cloudy all day; but no rain. Mr & Mrs Cook from the Institute took dinner with us. we were cleaning and quite unprepared for company. 24th A pleasant day and a pleasant visit with Lissa she came down on the morning train and returned at night. Ida & Eva with her. Mrs Hankison did not come. 25th Pleasant but warm. Pa and Jasper went to Brantford. Sewed all day and am tired at night. Did not go to Prayer Meeting. The garden is very fine, flowers beautiful and exceedingly fragrant. Pinks, Sweet Williams and roses in abundance I do not mind the labour and care they require, they are so fine. A letter from father at Washington. he got there safely and found Newton well. 26th very warm and pleasant sewed steadily nearly all day Mother & Nellie went to Uncle Eakin's to tea. 27th Weather still warm. Do not feel well pain in my teeth and face. Heman came down in the afternoon done some cleaning some sewing, and some baking. work pretty hard work to-day. Newton not here yet. 28th A very beautiful Sabbath crowded School. May the Great Shepherd bless and gather in many of those little ones. Heman preached a good sermon. The Lord prosper �his labours. Mr & Mrs Cole and Mrs Wolverton came over. attended the preaching and staid till evening. 'Tis a poor way of spending this holy day. visiting. All went to Prayer Meeting but me. My face has been painful most of the day. I feel ill and nerveless. I pray Our Father in Heaven to give me patience and fortitude. 29th Still very warm; and still my face is painful. A letter this morning from Father. he is yet in Washington has not succeeded in getting the money, no word from Newton Goble if he gets no money Newton will have to go to work and earn enough to bring him home. had just received a letter from Alonzo he was at Rollo; had been sick six weeks and was yet unable to do anything had written 5 letters to me (none of which I have received) the last one the 14th of this month. he knew nothing of Alfred's death. had not received a letter from Canada since he left 1863 May the Lord preserve them for O! how vain is the help of man have written a long letter to him to-day which I hope he may receive Jasper has written two to N. Goble. My face continues very painful. 30th Jasper & Nellie went to Woodstock. took Billy up to Mr Cook. My face very painful part of the day. finished the embroidery for Dora's pantees. feel very weak & tired 1st July Father and Newton came to-night O! how glad I am to see them both in safety. Newton is much changed in personal appearance but seems as merry & light hearted as of yore. My face painful Elizabeth & David married to-day. 2nd In the afternoon Mr Goble July 1863 took Father and Newty over to Wolverton. Newty came back again very warm. finished Dora's Pantees 3rd Newty & I went up to Woodstock to see Lissa on the train She did not know him. Went to see Dr Scott. he gave me a lot of medicine I hope it may give me some strength 4th I came home on the morning train Newty & Heman came down on the after dinner. All but me went to Covenant Meeting. Lottie came home with them. Mr Ryerson spent the evening. very warm �5th Sabbath very pleasant and I hope proffitable. Heman preached in Elder Patton's place Crowdid Prayer Meeting in the evening very warm indeed. 6th very warm felt quite ill. finished Jasper's Pants. and done some mending. 7th Still very warm. churning ironing, cleaning. &c put down the carpet. A very severe hail storm in the afternoon. rain wind & hail destroyed the garden very much. 8th cleaned some and put the house in order. Mr Shrimpton & lady came before dinner. She is a pleasant social body. a little rain in the evening. some music. 9th Mr & Mrs Shrimpton remained till after dinner. had some more music and a very pleasant visit with them. Commenced Newty's pants Jasper & he working in the hay warm close weather. 10th Extremely warm. close & sultry felt ill finished Newty's pants and ironed some. went to a Pic Nic in the afternoon had a pleasant time Mr Ryerson came home with us. 11th Still cloudy close misty weather. very unfavourable for haying Mr Ryerson went home. felt pretty well in the forenoon. very tired after dinner. Mrs Caldwell came on the 5 o clock train. 12th Sabbath. still this smoky strong weather. full School. Mr Landon preached. crowded house Mr Ryerson here. Prayer Meeting up to Aunt's in the evening. 15th Jasper & I went to Woodstock. pleasant time. Mrs Caldwell very ill. Newty ill and gone home. Pa ill some rain mist and smoke. feel better to-day. 14th Still cloudy in the morning cleared up towards night. Mother and Nellie went to Woodstock. Mrs Caldwell still ill. very busy and got very tired retired early. 15th pleasant morning. rain in the afternoon. Mother & Nellie came home before tea. Mrs Caldwell gone home. have been very busy all day. 16th very dark & cloudy. bad hay-weather. Ironed & worked in garden all the forenoon. went to Prayer Meeting. 17th A little sunshine to-day Cold morning & night felt ill in the afternoon. �18th A bright beautiful day. fine for hay-making. have felt well to-day better than usual. finished Newton's shirt done besides some baking some cleaning and some mending. so ends another week. 19th A beautiful Sabbath. Heman preached. All here all day I did not go to Prayer Meeting 20th Pleasant during the forenoon Pa, Lissa Heman & Dora went fishing. heavy rain all the afternoon & evening. 21st Pleasant. have been very busy baking for the Pic Nic & cleaning Lissa & family will remain till after Pic Nic. 22 A fine day. Father & wife Newton Mr Landon Lucy & Jenny and Mr Dickey to dinner. A beautiful afternoon and a very successful Pic Nic. A great many people present and everything went off agreeably. 23rd Fine Lissa & Heman went early in the morning to Mr Kipp's to get cherries went to Aunt's to dinner took tea with us and left for Wolverton. it seems very pleasantly quiet since the children all are gone. 24th Pa, Ma, and Nellie went to Mr Vandicars spent the day and got a lot of cherries. Mrs Chatfield here to dinner. Very warm. 25th Rained all day. does not seem like Saturday have thought much to-day about my brothers who are not It seems sometimes almost more than I can bear; but I pray for submission and strength. I cannot write more. 26th A cloudy Sunday. but few out felt ill and drowsy. Miss Sudborough came with Mr Landon. rained hard in the evening. good Prayer Meeting Nellie went home with Mr Landon. 27th A pleasant day. Hiram Green to dinner. gathering and preserving fruit. 28th Fine Morning, quite cool Jasper got all his hay in. Called on Mrs David Beamer in the afternoon. 29th Very pleasant ironed during the forenoon got very tired. sewed some in the afternoon. Jasper went up to Aunt's after tea. �30th Very warm and rainy. Sewed most of the day. went to Prayer Meeting 31st Alonzo came this morning so unexpectedly. I am so glad to see him Uncle & Aunt {Green} here to breakfast Father and Mother went to Elder Pattons took tea in Wolverton. very warm. Five years to-day since Daniel died have thought much of him to-day. August. 1st cloudy and considerable rain very warm and close. Nellie and Elder Patton came before dinner. All but Nellie went to Covenant Meeting. good Meeting. found Newton here when we came home. both my brothers here to-night The only ones left God bless them. Lissa and family called this morning on their way home. Must retire. {pencil scroll} 2nd Sabbath, very warm and oppressive. Elder Patton preached Went home with Alonzo & Newton took Dora. got in Wolverton nearly dark went in the evening to see Maggie Dawson found her very near her end. could not speak to me. 3rd Still very warm and close went again to see Maggie took dinner there. went back early in the afternoon Mr Cole to tea. 4th Ironed in the morning. tired and weak. went to see Maggie in the evening failing 5th Maggie died last night about 11 o'clock. very gently and peacefully she passed away. only a little before she died she said she was going home. In the evening Jasper came for me. did not get home till half past ten. very tired Dora enjoyed her visit very much and was a very good girl. 6th Cooler since the rain yesterday Nellie & I picked blackberries nearly all day. 7th Nellie and I went to the funereal Elder Patton preached an excellent and impressive sermon and all that was left of Maggie was laid to rest. her end was peace. rained before we got home. Jasper went to Brantford. Old Elder Oakley here all night. 8th Rainy all the forenoon. In the afternoon Jasper Nellie & I went for berries got a fine lot. �9th Sabbath cloudy and appearance of rain not many out. Mr Landon preached a good sermon. Mr & Mrs Burch Newton & Susie, Mr Landon and Lucy here to dinner Hellen & Solon called. not quiet enough for God's Holy Day. Went to Prayer Meeting 10th Mother and Nellie went to Beachville and I was very busy. sewed during the afternoon. very warm. 11th Cloudy and sultry very busy baking churning & Cheese making. and I alone about ten O'clock Mr & Mrs Cook & daughter came staid till about 3 o'clock. I had not much time for visiting. Mother & Nellie came home. 12th Nice weather Jasper and Nellie went for berries Mr & Mrs Vandecar came to dinner staid till after tea 13th Jasper Dora & Myself - without thinking about it before got ourselves ready and went to make Granpa Goble a visit. took dinner at Mr Woodens. found Granpa and all well. staid at Uncle Johns Thursday night. 14th took dinner at Uncle Johns and visited at Roberts in the afternoon very warm. 15th Dined at Granpa's. went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon took tea at Jame's. 16th Sabbath rained in the morning went to Meeting with Granpa he preached. Communion day. took dinner at Uncle John's. Went in the evening to Mr Barber's pleasant people toothache. 17th took dinner at Wm Scott's and got home at tea time found all well. 18th Father his wife and Alonzo to dinner Father went away on the cars Mrs. W. Alonzo and I picked berries in the afternoon got very tired. They went home after tea. 19th Jasper Mother and Nellie went to Brantford. extremely warm oppressive weather. 20th Jasper was sick yesterday staid last night at Mrs Pearley's & came home about noon. Dora not well. Pa & Nellie went to a Pic Nic put up the new book case in the afternoon went to Prayer Meeting. very rainy. 21st Fine morning after the rain worked very hard all day cleaning Mr Hunt came at night. �22nd Rain in the morning. Mr Hunt left after dinner. Nellie and I went took tea at Mrs Cowan's. James Dawson here to night 23rd A very pleasant day. good School Mr Landon preached an excellent sermon subject "Repentance" Mrs Landon with him. Mr Bent came up a little while in the afternoon some music and then went to Prayer Meeting. have felt ill to-day 24th Jasper, James, Nellie and I went for berries in the forenoon got a fine lot. Mr Thomas to dinner James went away in the afternoon a heavy shower after dinner. 25th Have been mending and cleaning all day. 26th quite cool Ironed all day. very tired. expected Mr Bodman did not come. 27th very pleasant Mr Ryerson and two other gentlemen here to dinner Mr R. to tea. 28th fixing over an old dress. felt ill most of the day. rainy 29th Very cold more like October than August Granpa Goble came before dinner. Elder Patton and his daughter here all but Nellie & I went to Covenant Meeting. 30th very cool & rather cloudy. Granpa preached an excellent sermon after which we had the Communion Service did not feel engaged as I wished to so cold, unfeeling, and indifferent. Lord in mercy revive Grace in my heart. Aunt & Cordelia came home with us. Newty came over in the afternoon Elder Patton preached at five. Granpa, Elder Patton, & Newty here all night. 31st Granpa Elder P. & Newton all went home wrote to Emma. cut out two dresses. September. 1st A beautiful day. bright & pleasant. Mother and I went to Woodstock took dinner at Hellen's done some shopping made some calls and had a pleasant day. 2nd quite cool pleasant in the morning cloudy towards night. Ironed and done my week's mending 3rd Pa, Jasper, Nellie and I went to Brantford to the Review a fine day and enjoyed myself much. tired at night. �4th A very beautiful day cool, bright and glorious. Sewed on my morning robe all the afternoon feel very well. my health is improving. I feel truly Thankful. 5th A pleasant day. sewed considerable 6th Sabbath cloudy but no rain Miss Sudborough came with Mr Landon an excellent sermon. Mr Ryerson and brother here to dinner. Miss S. staid. 7th A pleasant day took Miss Sudborough to Mr Cowan's felt very well wrote to Uncle Silas and Dr Rosebrough expect to go to Toronto the 16th. 8th Very cloudy and rain. have not felt very well. finished braiding my dress. 11th Rainy. finished my dress Newton came on the 5 o'clock train all glad to see him. may he roam no more. 12th Jasper and I went to the Falls on an Excursion. had a pleasant day. pretty tired home in good time. October 1863 Oct 1st Came home from Toronto have been gone two weeks and a day. had altogether a pleasant time notwithstanding some of the operations on my eye were rather painful I think my eye is well. I feel truly thankful for the favourable result of the operation. Stopped at Mr Sudboroughs pleasant people. feel grateful for their kindness. visited Mrs Charlesworth and Mrs Parsons. and. Mr Caldwells at Dundas on my way home. Am very glad to get home and find all well and be with my husband & baby beautiful weather. I am better in health than when I left home. 2nd Melissa went home this morning have been very busy arranging my room and making out the Post offices papers Nellie came home in the evening. 3rd Another busy day. am very tired went for a ride on horseback. got very tired and cold. Dora not well. 4th Sabbath cold and chilly. Mr Landon preached Mrs Landon came over with him Newton took Nellie up to Woodstock after dinner. went to Prayer Meeting. 5th Very cold and a little rain have a girl helped her do a very large washing. Am very tired and lame. �6th Rainy and unpleasant. George and Emma came to-night. have been baking for the Donation party. 7th Made Elder Patton a social Donation visit. 22 in all went. presented him with $24. rained nearly all day. 8th cloudy and not pleasant. George and Emma went to Princeton Nellie came home on the cars. Prayer Meeting 9th Drumbo Fair all but Dora and I went. cloudy and cold, rain in the evening. Have been very busy and am very tired. 10th Went to Paris to-day saw Dr Roseburgh. Spent the day with Aunt Wolverton came home on the Accomodation. Lottie came with me. 1863 October 11th A nice day. Sabbath School in the morning no preaching. Went to a funereal in the afternoon Mr Parmer's little child only three weeks old. Its little life closed very soon. Prayer Meeting in the evening. 12th A beautiful Autumn day so bright and clear. George & Emma went away on the 11 o'clock train Nellie went up to School. I have cleaned up the house this afternoon and taken up some of my flowers. Am tired and will rest this evening. Jasper is not very well. Two years to-day since Jassy died strange I should have forgotten that to-day. Dear cherished memory. 13th Father and Mother went to Brantford a very beautiful day. Jasper sick. have been very busy. 14th A gloriously beautiful day. warm and mellow. Father and Mother came home from Brantford to-night. Jasper still unwell. 15th Another exceedingly beautiful day. warm as summer. Mother got a letter from Mrs Cooke saying Nellie was sick and she went to Woodstock so I am housekeeper again has not come to night. Jasper and I went to Prayer Meeting. Made a resolve to try and be a more devoted Christian May the Lord help me. �16th A rainy night and forenoon more pleasant in the afternoon Mother came home. Nellie is better. Went to a Missionary Meeting in the evening. Late and raining when we came home. 17th Cloudy in the forenoon but very pleasant during the afternoon & evening. Jasper Dora and I spent the afternoon very pleasantly at Aunt Maria's home at 8 o'clock. Jasper is asleep and I soon must follow his example. The close of another week reminds me how rapidly time is passing away. O! that I might better improve it May the Lord prepare us for the Sabbath of "Eternal rest". 18th The Sabbath School closed not as interestingly as last year. Prizes distributed. Mr Landon preached an interesting sermon. Good Prayer Meeting in the evening. Many out. Jasper at home sick. 19th A very pleasant day. I did not feel very well in the morning. but done the washing and cleaning. not so tired as sometimes 20th Another pleasant day. done the ironing and worked some in the gardens. Jasper and I went to Mr Smith's in the evening. had a good visit. 21st Fine still. Heman and Arthur came down in the forenoon to dinner also Mr Ott. I have not been well. taken cold 22nd Beautiful weather. A Mr Smith here to dinner. My cold worse Prayer Meeting. rain when we came home. Nellie came home. 23rd A rainy day. Done a good deal of baking Mr Ryerson & Mr Spottiswoode here. quite sick at night hot foot bath & hot tea. have got no sewing done this week. 24th Rain is over but cloudy & chilly Mr S. here yet. feel almost to ill to be up. My cold is very bad. Nevertheless went to Covenant Meeting. truly we had a good Meeting Mr Smith received for baptism. Elder Patton here. Mr Spottiswoode went away on the evening train. 25th Very pleasant in the morning but cloudy after a while. A crowded house Elder Patton preached about the "Fountain opened in the House of David" Mr Smith baptized. many here to dinner The Communion also here. Aunt & Lottie staid. full Prayer Meeting. Very tired. �26th Pleasant weather. Aunt went home in the Morning. went Missionary collecting in the afternoon. succeeded very well Pa and Newton went to Woodstock. 27th Fine yet. Washed in the forenoon. Mr Riendean came on the 11 o'clock train. Jasper went with him to Drumbo in the afternoon returned will stay to-night. Mr Bent here too. Lottie went home. My cold is better. 28th Pleasant and growing warmer. Mr Riendean went away Mrs Longstreet here sewing. I have sewed quite steady to-day and am pretty tired. am getting better. Jasper has gone to the School House to Prayer Meeting. 29th A very pleasant day bright and warm. sewed till 3 oclock took tea at Mrs Howel's Prayer Meeting in the evening. 30th Rain, rain all day a drizzling rain took up the carpet and cleaned all day. am real tired but have finished and feel satisfied. with my days work. 31st Cloudy and cold but no rain have cut out Dora's dress & cloak. The week is ended. Good Night. November 1st Rather pleasant but cold Mr Landon preached a very impressive excellent sermon. I felt it was indeed good to wait in the Lord's House more out than usual and all very attentive. may the words of encouragement and warning be not forgotten. Prayer Meeting in the evening a good deal disturbed by ill disposed noisy loafers. 2nd Washed and got done before dinner. rain afternoon & evening Mr Kipp's here to practise in the evening. 3rd Nellie and I went to Woodstock a very cold ride took dinner at Lissa's went up town in the afternoon Miss Claxton with us. Nellie at Institute and I at Lissa's at night. 4th Came home from Woodstock not so cold as yesterday. very tired hardly feel able to move. 5th Rained during the night clearing up pleasant this morning cleaning during the forenoon and marking Dora's cloak in the afternoon went to Prayer Meeting at night. �6th Alternate rain, snow and sunshine during the forenoon. very pleasant in the afternoon have been colouring, and to night cut Cabbage for sour krout. feel tired. 7th neglected to write 7 8 th Father came on the morning train staid till evening rainy. braiding Dora's cloak. 8th Sunday. no preaching in the morning Jasper and Mother went to Princeton. no Meeting. Jasper went in the afternoon to hear Mr Moshier I went to Prayer Meeting in the Evening. 9th Washed and done some colouring too much for one day very tired. weather pleasant. Jasper went to Princeton in the evening 10th finished braiding Dora's cloak very cold. freezing. 11th Thanksgiving Day. Nellie came home Miss Claxton with her very cold and cloudy. They went back on the evening train. 12th A little warmer. working at Dora's cloak still. went to Prayer Meeting Pa & Newton went fishing. pleasant growing warmer. 13 14th quite warm working at Dora's cloak done the cleaning in the Evening 14th Rain all day. warm more like April than November. finished Dora's cloak it has been a long job. 15th Sunday cloudy but no rain till afternoon Mr Landon gave us a good sermon. May it be blessed. Prayer Meeting at Mr Longstreet's considerably disturbed The great enemy seems rallying all his forces to fight against the truth; But He who is for us is greater than he who is against us. 16th Dark and cloudy all day but warm. Made Dora an apron. Mr Chesny and Montgomery here to dinner 17th A very beautiful day clear, and so warm. like summer. These lovely Autumn days are very delightful They are like the calm golden days of a good man's Evening of life. I washed and in the afternoon cut and fixed Ida's & Eva's cloaks in the evening we met for Practise. a pleasant day indeed Wrote to Alonzo in Cleveland. �18th Another very beautiful day. what glorious weather. feel better in health than usual. 19th Still very fine warm, bright, lovely. worked very hard at Turban's for Ida and Eva; did not go to Prayer Meeting that I might finish them hurt my eyes and feel I did not do right in so overtaxing my strength. Resolved I will not stay home from Prayer Meeting again for such a purpose. I am too anxious about what shall we wear and how shall we appear in the eyes of man. it would be better to sew less; and attend more to my health. the mental & moral training of my child; and visit my neighbours when visits might be a blessing. 20th cloudy during the forenoon but gloriously bright this afternoon.. have been baking cleaning and doing odd jobs. 21st Still very pleasant Mrs Shannon here to dinner. All but Ma went to Covenant Meeting. A good Meeting Elder Patton here to night. A beautiful moonlight night. 22nd A Pleasant Sabbath. Elder Patton preached from the words. "By His stripes we are healed”. Communion after. a quiet afternoon. A sweet & solemn meeting in the Evening. Truly it is good to meet for Prayer. 23rd Still delightful weather. pretty cold. Elder Patton went home. Pa & Mr Beamer went out gathering up something for Mr Longstreet's (they are very poor.) succeeded pretty well. My Birth-day am 28 years old. 24th rained all day. but not very cold. Mrs Swartz came to wash. I worked at Dora's dress. Mr Edwards came at night for practise. feel very tired; but I am getting stronger 25th A beautiful morning. Mrs Charlesworth and children took the train for Toronto. Jasper's birth-day he is 29 years old. Father & Newton to dinner. I went with them to Woodstock and Jasper & Dora came up at night. All staid at Lissa's. very cold in the afternoon 26th Spent an hour at the Institute left Dora with Nellie. All went up to sign a quit claim Deed. took dinner at Lissa's nearly dark when we came home. roads very bad. Went to Prayer Meeting too tired to be benefitted Dora's birthday She is 4 years old. 27th Very pleasant to-day. Father and Newton went home this forenoon have been doing odd jobs about. feel tired from my yesterday's trip �28 Rain all day. Mother and Newton went away. Mr Shaw & Robert here all day. done up some mending and jobbing 29th Sunday. very cold but sunshine. Jasper and I walked to Meeting Pa & Dora kept house. A good sermon subject- "We ought to obey God rather than man". I did not go to Prayer Meeting 30th very cold but clear. Mother and Newton came home. Pa sick. I made Dora a dress Heman called. The last day of fall Time is fast bearing us onward and 31st God grant upward to our long home. many pleasant days this month and some rainy ones but altogether a very delightful fall. December 1863 1st Cold but rather pleasant. Pa sick all day. Mother not well. I braided on Dora's dress. very tired. A good practise in the evening. 2nd Pa still sick. weather moderating worked at Dora's dress. 3rd A very beautiful day. not cold but and clear and pleasant. Uncle & Aunt Eakins made a visit took dinner. finished Dora's dress. her suit is now completed it has been too much work. I feel it has been time and strength wasted and I feel I have neither to spare uselessly. baking &c nearly made a shirt for Jasper. went to Prayer Meeting too tired and weary to get a blessing Resolved I will not again work so hard I cannot enjoy the Prayer Meeting 4th A beautiful day warm like spring. A Glorious day for December Washed some done the cleaning and coloured some a very busy day and feel rather tired. but not so much so as when I sew hard. Newton sick. wrote to Mrs Wolverton. 5th Cold to-day and growing colder trying to snow but too cold to succeed very well. A great change in temperature since yesterday. have made the waist of a print dress for myself and done some chores. am pretty tired as usual. 6th A very beautiful day but cold The "United Brethern" opened their new Chapel three sermons Mr. Ploughman in the morning Mr Landon in the afternoon and Mr Sherk at night; too much bustle and confusion to seem like God's, holy, quiet, Sabbath. �7th Another beautiful day. finished my print dress. Mr Still here tonight A pleasant man. 8th Very pleasant still. Mrs Swartz washed. have cut out a black & white orleans dress for myself and finished a Garabaldi for Dora. have not worked very hard and consequently feel quite comfortable. Are going up to Mr Kipps for practise to night 9th very cold. worked at my dress and ironed in the evening. done too much. shall not feel as well to-morrow. 10th Still very cold seems like winter in good earnest. finished ironing and worked at my dress not very well: 11th Still cold: frozen rain in the afternoon. Nellie came home. finished my dress done the cleaning and baking. 12th rain all day. weather warm. a regular thaw out and break up. Worked very hard at a dress for Nellie. my eyes feel the effect of so much sewing. 13th unceasing rain all night and rainy and misty all day. went to hear Mr Landon not many out very uncomfortable day. Pa sick. Prayer Meeting at Mr Longstreets 14th rain till afternoon and then snow very stormy day. Newton's birthday. father here to dinner. he took Mary Longstreet home with him. Nellie went back finished her dress. cut & fixed Lissa's sacque. Very tired Dora sick 15th Dora sick all night a good deal of fever. Heman & Mr Kipp to dinner. Jasper killed the pigs. done some mending. and embroidered a width for Dora's skirt. 16th Very cold almost sleighing Pa and Ma called at Mr Landon's Dora still sick. went up to Mr Kipp's for practise. Calista sick 17th A very storming day snow rain and sleet. quilted a skirt for Dora besides a good many odd jobs. Jasper has gone to a consultation Meeting with regard to the new Chapel. Dora better to-day. 18th A pleasant day some snow and some wind. washed and cleaned and was very busy. pretty tired. �19th A stormy day went to Covenant Meeting with the sleigh not many out Heman supplies Elder Patton appointments this time. Met in the new Chapel very comfortable. Called on Mrs Landon in the evening another week gone with the rest. 20th A pleasant winter's day. An excellent sermon subject. "The Bride the Lamb's wife" tolerable sleighing Heman and Betsy Kipp to dinner all but Dora and I went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon; and Heman preached again in the evening a funereal sermon very pleasant evening. 21st Jasper and Pa went to Brantford some snow and some rain Heman here to-night. 22nd Heman went home. baked in the forenoon. some snow. good sleighing. Commenced a flannel shirt for Newty. 23rd finished Newty's shirt and cut out two more it is not hard to work for him. dear brother. went for a ride in the evening Jasper Dora and I. called and got Mrs Landon and Lucy. called at Mr Cowan's a glorious night bright moonlight cold and clear The snow glistened in the moonbeams till it was like a world of diamonds 24th finished another shirt for Newty done the cleaning and odd jobs preparatory for Christmas a beautiful day very cold but so pure and clear. went to Prayer Meeting a good time. 25th Christmas. and a glourious day. cold clear sunshine and excellent sleighing. very much disapointed Newty did not come. Jasper Newton and I went to Woodstock a beautiful ride took dinner at Lissa's Nellie & Lizzie Claxton there. went for a ride in the afternoon over took a funereal procession Some one going to their long home. followed by mourning friends. all are not enjoying a festive day but sorrow still reigns called at the Institute. In the evening went to a Tea Meeting staid till eight o'clock and came home just at ten pretty cold and pretty tired so ends this Christmas day of 1863. Will we all see the end of Christmas 1864.? 26th Still fine weather and still some sleighing left. nearly finished another shirt for Newty and sent them by Lissa. they came down this morning and all here to dinner. storm in the evening �27th Sabbath snow in the forenoon went to Princeton to Church. subject the "Prodigal's Son". Mr Landon preached in the new Chapel in the afternoon. Prayer Meeting in the evening. 28th Rain, Rain and sleet. all day. very unpleasant. made a shirt for Jasper and am very tired have a bad cold. 29th A little colder but not freezing much. sloppy sleighing. baking and ironing all day. A good practise in the evening. 30th Freezing again. sleighing pretty good. Jasper had the thrashing done to-day a very busy day. cleaning cooking &c Lissa and family called intending to stay all night but George Emma & Mr Bodman came on the evening train. and they went up to Mr Kipp's. sorry to have them go. but it seemed best. wish we had a home of our own to accomodate our friends 31st George Mr Bodman and Nelle left this morning for Buffalo a cold East wind. snow in the afternoon and rain at night. Emma and I went calling in the afternoon a pleasant time. Lizzie Claxton and Mr Ballantine came on the train Mrs Wolverton and Newty came before tea A quiet little Prayer Meeting at night January 1st 1864 A very cold blustering New - Years day. a house full of Company a good deal of work to do. but got through with it pretty well. A Lunch at twelve and dinner at 5. The young people went for a ride after dinner and Newty froze his ears. Extremely cold God pity the poor. 2nd Very, Very cold no such weather last winter. Newty and Mrs Wolverton went home after dinner I hope they will not freeze. I was sory to see them leave but we have a good many here. I feel pretty well to-day Lord help me to be thankful for thy preserving care. May we all be better and wiser than the last year Mr Ballantyne went home on the evening train Accomodation did not come till 10 o clock 3rd Sabbath very cold. one would soon freeze to-day. Pa Jasper, Emma, Lizzie Dora and I went up to Mr Moshier's Meeting Expected George and Nellie would have been here to-day. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. cold and icy. How good to have a warm comfortable home. May we be thankful. �4th Weather more moderate. but still too cold to snow. Town Meeting All but me went out in the afternoon George came on the 5 o'clock train Nellie will come tomorrow with Mr & Mrs Bodman. Lizzie disapointed Mr B{ea}rs here. 5th A pleasant day but very cold George, Emma, Jasper, and I went out in the afternoon took tea at Mr Hersay's. Mr and Mrs Bodman Edward, and Nellie came on the 8 o clock train. A pleasant evening 6th Very fine winter weather. good sleighing. quite a falling off in our family to-day George, Emma Mr & Mrs Bodman Edward, Lizzie and Nellie all left on the 11 o'clock train Nellie and Lizzie for School and the rest for the west. and Mr Be{a}rs went tonight. Jasper is away to-day collecting something for Longstreets 7th A little colder I think. knit all day on Mother's Soutag. Went to Prayer Meeting at night. 8th Pa and I went to Brantford very cold coming home. 9th froze in the house last night weather increasing in severity. Pa succeeded in getting a good coat yesterday from Mr Cockshut and another from Mr Foster for Mr Longstreet How good they will be this cold weather. 10th Still cold no Service in the morning a little Prayer Meeting in the afternoon and in the evening the regular Prayer Meeting here. called in this forenoon at Aunt's and Mr Kipp's. 11th Pleasant weather busy day, practise in the evening 12th Not so cold but an unpleasant south wind Jasper & I went out to Mr Smith's in the morning, (they are poor and in trouble) and Dora & I called at Mr Hall's sewed all the afternoon. some rain tonight. 13th Warmer to-day Jasper Newton and I went over to Mr Laycock's in the evening. pleasant visit Mr Wilson & daughter here to dinner 14th Ma & Pa went to Woodstock very warm. I am not well tonight. have been too busy to-day. Good Night. 15th Pa sick. snow storm, went up to Mr Kipp's to practise �16th A little colder. we have had fine, sleighing since the first snow came. finished Newty's shirt to-day have made him two pairs. 17th Went in the morning to hear Mr Moshier preach. Not well. Prayer Meeting here at night. 18th Snow this afternoon and still stormy to night. have finished up some jobs and made Dora an apron. Mother not well. 19th Snowed all night. nearly a foot of snow this morning. A fearful storm. snow and high winds all day nobody out. roads full of snow. God pity the "poor". these fearful storms. 20th As calm this morning as a sleeping babe. Earth has such a pure white robe. unsullied by foot of man. such beautiful snow drifts but it is like human life soon to pass away. people are out with shovels teams &c to make roads. the afternoon truly beautiful bright sunshine and not very cold. to night is our Missionary Meeting Mr Shrimpton & Mr Ratcliffe here. Heman and Nellie came down from Woodstock. Mr Smith and daughter here to tea. all went to Meeting but Mother and Dora. a beautiful night but roads not well brokin so many could not come but notwithstanding adverse circumstances the Meeting was a successful one Good speaking. Good singing. and pretty good attendance and collection $4.15 21st A pleasant day. Nellie went to School. Pa took Mr Shrimpton to Drumbo after dinner. I did not go to Prayer Meeting. at night. 22nd Still pleasant. Ironing &c all day. Mr & Mrs Landon spent the evening with us. I finished Mother's Soutag. H & J {indecipherable} here to dinner. 23rd A disagreable South wind. Thawing a good deal. The deep snow is fast disapearing I hope it may not all go. very busy during the forenoon. Went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon Elder Patton with us had a good meeting A Resolution was passed that as the "Bretheren" are not willing we should use this new Chapel our next appointment be in the School House. 24th Sabbath. All went to Church. Elder Patton gave us an excellent sermon subject "Be not weary in well doing &c" Good attendance after Service the Communion. A very �pleasant day. Thawing very fast. Prayer Meeting here in the evening a full room and interesting Meeting. A very pleasant Sabbath day. 25th Very warm almost like April sleighing becoming poor. Pa & Ma went to Uncle Jame's this evening received a letter from Alonzo. he has enlisted for three years in the 20th Regiment Ohio "Volunteer Artilery" May the Lord keep him in peace." he wrote from Columbus Ohio. 26th A little colder than yesterday but still thawing. Mr & Mrs Snider and Mr & Miss Steele here to dinner feel very nervous and weary to-night have got but little work done to-day Jasper & Dora are both asleep, and I too must woo "tired Nature's sweet restorer, Balmy sleep" 27th Father & Mother away all day. attending a Donation party for Elder Haviland. Solon Eakins here to tea. very warm like summer Sleighing all gone. a comfortable day. 28th called at Mrs Landon's and old Mr Milmines. warm and thawing yet. very busy remoddeling my steel silk. ironed in the evening did not go to Prayer Meeting. 29th Growing colder. finished my dress & finished ironing. attended Calista's Birth-day party at night a very large party. Nellie & Lizzie came home with us. 30th A very dull day after last nights dissipation Nellie & Lizzie went back on the cars. Jasper went to Drumbo and will not be home till tomorrow slept a little and worked a little and felt very blue 31st A very damp disagreeable day. Pa and Dora went to Meeting. I staid at home all day. Jasper away. 'tis lonesome without him. Prayer Meeting held in the evening February 1st Rain sleet, chilliness and cold all day Jasper not well. I have made Newton a vest. am very tired. but I must apply myself there is so much sewing to do. what a world of weariness. 2nd A pleasant day clear. thawing in the middle of the day. have nearly made a vest for Pa. and am wearied my eyes are sore. and I must not sew so much. anymore �3rd A little colder. trying to snow but not succeeding. finished Pa's vest and commenced a pair of Pants for him a more comfortable day than yesterday 4th Pleasant Pa & Ma went to Mr Kipp's to dinner. I did not sew any. eyes sore. Mr Far to dinner 5th Pa and Jasper went to Woodstock and I went to Mary Janes Stam{per}'s had a pleasant visit. Dora at Aunt's. Lottie came down. 6th Snowed during the forenoon. nearly finished the Pants. a house full of company at night Father his wife, and her brother & Sister and Newty. Sleighing again. 7th Sunday weather very pleasant. very busy in the morning so may hem. all went to hear Mr Landon preach in the School House good sermon and good attendance (Dora is bothering me so I cant write) All went home after dinner. Pray Meeting here in the evening Mr & Mrs Landon came. 8th Snowed considerable last night. and some during the day. Mr Montgomery and Mr Coutts here to breakfast. busy with my garden seeds. my eyes painful. 9th very busy cleaning &c. company in the evening. got up a nice supper for some of the poor families about us. They seemed to enjoy themselves I hope they did my eyes are bad. real cold winter weather 10th Very cold. but not unpleasant. have been knitting to-day. A letter from Alonzo. he is at Chattanooga Tenn. and is well. have answered his letter to-day. Newton went to Wolverton to-day. 11th Still cold but warmer towards night. My eye better. Newton came home. Ironed all the evening. 12th A very pleasant day. Mother and Newton went to Brantford. Aunt & Lissa and Mr & Mrs Vandecar here nearly all day. I was very busy. Aunt staid. Jasper went to Princeton to drill in the evening. 13th Saturday night the weary week is ended. It has been a fine day. Thawing a good deal. I am tired and sleepy. Jasper has gone to see Mr Nelms. Aunt is here yet. Pa is sick. Such is life. �14th Sunday went to hear Mr Moshier. Jasper took Aunt home I staid to Class Meeting. very cold. Prayer Meeting here in the evening. 15th a Pleasant day. have been knitting all day. 16th very cold and wind. snowed some last night. a very cold blustering snowy day. but few out to-day. Jasper went with Mr Hall to Mr Trimbles about Marshalls affair with Faucett. 17th Another very stormy day and very very cold almost like New Years. I could hardly keep warm in the house. sewing all day. 18th Fine and calm this morning after the storm the sun shines and it looks beautiful out. but it is very cold. snow towards night. all the men away to the trial between Faucett and Marshall. No prayer meeting. sewed all day. feel pretty well. James Danson to dinner. 19th Still very cold. done up the weeks cleaning. a quiet pleasant day. wrote to Newton. Nellie & Miss Steel came on the evening train 20th A great deal warmer. All but Pa went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon Delia Melissa and Elder Patton here all night. Nellie and Miss Steel went back to Woodstock in the evening. 21st Elder Patton preached at 10.o clock a crowded house. and Mr Lince preached in the evening. so ends this Sabbath quite warm but poor sleighing. 22nd Warm a little snow & a little rain in the morning and then sunshine. Mrs Howell Miss Smith and Mr & Mrs Shannon here to tea. not very well to-day. 23rd Warm like April. no sleighing Mrs Swartz washed. I am not very well. Jasper very busy in the Shop. 24th Still warm & soft. have been quilting to-day Mrs & Mr Harper to dinner Pa went to Woodstock Ellie Layton and her husband came in the evening train 25th Colder. Snowed during the forenoon. Mr Kipp came for Ellie and her husband after dinner went to Prayer Meeting and was not sorry. I went. �26th Cold to-day but no more snow. have been very busy quilting & ironing to-day Jasper went to Princeton to drill in the evening & brot home his uniform 27th Intended to have gone to Wolverton to-day but Dora was not well in the morning and it stormed in the afternoon feel disapointed. have been knitting to-day. 28th Thawed a good deal in the middle of the day. Jasper Dora & I went to hear Mr Moshier. a good sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mr Howel's in the evening. 29th Cold & snow in the morning pleasant in the afternoon. Dora and I went up to see Henrietta & her children Lissa & Delia here a very pleasant visit. Newton went to Brantford on the 5 o clock train in hopes he may do well. March 1864 1st Cold but pleasant. cleaned the Parlor and Newton's room. had Mr Selly & Mrs Swartz to help. so tired I could not sleep. 2nd. Cold & blustering had the book case & cupboard moved. very busy. very tired. Mrs Howell & Mrs Castleman to Tea. went to Aunt's for a drive in the evening. pleasant. Jo came. 4th very pleasant warmer. Pa Ma & Dora went to Princeton in the morning. Jasper went to Drill in the evening & I staid with Mrs Landon. 5th raining all day very unpleasant cleaned my room. very tired and ill. 6th A fine morning Mr Landon preached. very muddy 7th Another fine morning warm & bright. Mrs Bastedo came. will board here till she finds another place. Dora & I went home with Heman in the afternoon. roads very muddy. 8th Lissa & I went up town. after dinner called at the Institute Nelle & Lizzie went with us to tea. a warm day. so like Spring. 9th Dora & I took dinner at the Institute. Lissa came & took us to the Station with the buggy. found all well on our arrival home. and a letter from Alonzo. he is well. 10th cold and some rain this morning. damp and unpleasant during the day. sewed for Newton. �11th rain, rain, all night and so far all day this will take the frost all out. Wrote to Uncle Silas Jasper went to Drill in the evening 12th A pleasant day. Mrs Bastedo away to-day. Wrote to Nellie. Ironed all the afternoon Mr Landon called. Jasper & I called on Mrs Castleman in the evening. 13th A cold wind to-day walked up to hear Mr Moshier. The roads frozen. I staid with Dora in the evening. Not very well 14th A pleasant day. some sunshine. baked & ironed. 15th Walked up to Aunt's did not get very tired a good visit. called at Henrietta's. walked down to Mr Kipp's Jasper & Mr Edmond's came & we had a practise. a cold day & some snow. 16th Another cold day. Snow & wind. 17th Pleasant in the morning, but very cold & stormy before night. washed & cleaned. wrote to Alonzo. went to Prayer Meeting 18th Snowed & blew all night a terrible storm this morning snow & wind. real winter again. calm towards night Jasper went to drill 19th A fine bright morning. almost snow enough for sleighing. All but Granma & Dora went to Covenant Meeting. Mr & Mrs Castleman received {by} letter 20th Very cold neither sleighing or wheeling a good sermon for Elder Patton. housefull at Prayer Meeting at night good time 21st still very cold froze up the pumps last night. Wrote to Mary Jane. Practise here in the evening. my eyes are very weak 22nd Still very cold. Pa & Ma went to Aunts to visit. the girl came. 1864 23rd A bright morning. but so cold. real winter. sent a paper to Alonzo. warmer in the middle of the day. Mr Vandecar to dinner & James Danson to tea. �24th Father & wife here to dinner I went home with them stoped at Mrs Landon's to tea Met Aunt Wolverton there. unpleasant. 25th Visited the graves of my loved ones at Wolverton. Dora with me. talked with Newty. he has I trust been brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. May the Lord keep him from falling into sin. 26th Jasper came. roads very bad. 27th Sabbath we came home it looked so much like rain did not stop to Meeting. am very tired. Prayer Meeting here. felt the Lord was with us 28th Still fine weather. Mrs Shaw, children and a friend spent the day with us. 29th Rain all day till noon do not feel well. A great snow storm this afternoon & evening 30th Sent a paper to Mrs. W. Snow 6 inches deep this morning. 31st dreadful roads. neither sleighing wheeling nor walking quite warm the snow will soon melt away. Prayer Meeting in the Shop. Mrs Howell very sick. I feel better April 1st A cold East wind I have been helping Maggie clean. feel tired and have taken some cold. 2nd Not well. weather still dully & unpleasant. 3rd Sunday. Mr Landon preached roads very bad. not many out. U. B. had service at the same time. 4th A bright beautiful morning. A letter from Alonzo he is at Chattanooga still & well. I am better 5th A damp day. Mother went to Woodstock. A letter from Emma Maggie sick. Heman to dinner. feel pretty well. 6th Wrote to Father & Newty. Nellie came. Not very well. Called on Mrs Millmine Mrs Howell & Mrs Castleman. 7th Fine weather. warm. Mrs Fitch to dinner & Tea. Called on Mrs Cowan. Prayer Meeting in the house {Moss} lived in �8th A fine morning Nellie away. Lizzie came. Heman to dinner 9th Raining. feel so sad & weary. because we have no home of our own. increasing rain all day. Jasper went for Nellie. Wrote to Alonzo. Week ends 10th Rain, all day. I did not go out. till Prayer Meeting at night 11 Cloudy in the morning but fine before night Mrs Cowan Mrs Tenny and children spent the afternoon with us. Heman called. 12th Wrote to Newty. Nellie & Lizzie went to Woodstock. Some rain Lucy & Jennie Landon here to tea. I have not been very well to-day. 13th 4 inches snow this morning & still snowing what funny weather 14. Snow all gone. a pleasant day. have sewed all day. am better. 15 Rainy in morning. Pleasant afternoon Jasper went to drill. 16 Fine bright morning. My Eyes are better. feel Thankful. All went to Covenant Meeting but me. Newton here. he went over to Mr Fitche's after tea. 17. Sunday a beautiful day. Heman preached. a full house. Prayer Meeting crowded at night. Newty spoke of the Goodness of God. 18. A delightful day. Heman & Newty went away early this morning Newty has gone to School. May he prosper. Alonzo has offered to send him money. May God bless my brothers. I gave Newty $2 My PO. Money, for last yr. Father & Heman came on the 5 o'clock train Heman went back on the 8 train. Father is just from the West. 19th Cold chilly winds Father went away this morning. gave me $4 for Newty. Papers from Alonzo. mailed at Chattanooga. 20th Fine morning but cold for the season. Wrote to Alonzo. Mrs Milmine & Mrs Starr here to tea. had pleasant visit. Fine Moonlight night 21st Truly a delightfull morning. Looks like Spring in earnest. Granma and Dora went to Beachville on the cars 'tis very quiet without Dora 22nd Another beautiful morning. birds singing. Sun Shining. & Garden Making �23rd A warm quiet rain. Pa went fishing. No Success. Granma McMaster came. Granma & Dora did not come. feel very ill. 24th Still rainy. Did not go out till Evening. Jasper & Mrs Bastedo went to Presbyterian Church. The rest to hear Mr Moshier Mrs Cowan to dinner 25th Very rainy till afternoon Granma McMaster went away. Granma & Dora came on the 5 o'clock train. Mrs Howell & Castleman to tea. 26 A very fine day sick in the forenoon. Worked in the Garden in the afternoon and spent the evening at Mr Hull's Jasper and I. very tired walking. sent a letter to Emma. 27th Rain this morning. Pa went to Brantford. spent the evening at Mr Beamer's. has grown very cold. 28th A bright morning but cold. Jasper went to Brantford A letter from Alonzo 29th Very pleasant day. have been working in the garden for several days. Wrote to Alonzo. 30th felt very sick most of the day - sewed some rainy towards night. Heman & Mr Montgomery called May 1st Pretty cold. Sabbath School opened. crowded house Mr Landon preached his farewell Sermon. large audience. pleasant day 2nd rainy this morning. turned to Snow. Several inches before night Heman & Montgomery called. 3rd looks real wintery this morning. A letter from Alonzo. Dora got a paper from Aunt Emma with some pretty trimming for her pantees. A Man killed last night in Mr Laycock's Mill. poor Man. James called 4th A fine morning. Snow has all disapeared. So warm & nice Wandering about most all day after Greens. Wintergreens Hemlock &c to make beer. Very tired but am the better for being out. Mrs Landon called. 5th A Glorious Morning. very warm. A Mr Maguire here all day. Mrs Cowan called. too tired to sleep at night. Made my beer. 6th A beautiful Summer Morning so warm & soft and balmy. Sick all day. Mother went to Woodstock. 7th Rainy in the morning but pleasant before night. Sowed flower seeds. Pansy. Sweet Peas. Pink {China} Mignonette Pheasants Eye. Hawks Eye. Stock. Aster. Perilla. Petunia. Scabious. Candy Tuft. &c �8th Sunday rain in the morning early. fine for School. More rain in the afternoon but fine for Prayer Meeting. pleasant day. 9th Jasper went to Paris. Mother went to Uncle Eakins. Jasper got me a nice lot of Plants. 10th Rain all day. house cleaning. 11th Cleaning Still 12th fine Morning. beautiful day. house cleaning still. very. very tired. 13. Ma & Pa went to Brantford. Some rain. {Scribbling at top of page and through the body - probably by Dora} Received 1863. 15. 23. Paid Oct for Cooper work 4/- $0.50 Nov 23rd for Cooper work 7/- $0.88 Nov 24 for Cooper work 24/- $3.00 Dec 1 for Cooper work 25/- $3.13 Dec 31 for Cooper work 8/- $1.00 May 14th Nellie and Heman came. Went to Covenant Meeting. 15th Sunday. Annual Meeting of S.S. interesting time. Elder Patton preached. house crowded. he is to come again in two weeks. 31st May Month ends these last two weeks have been very pleasant. I have worked a good deal in the garden & done considerable sewing. have felt ill a good deal of the time. Went to Woodstock Queen's birthday and staid with Lissa three days had a pleasant visit. This Diary is full. It has lasted two years. I will commence another May it records more virtues and Grothe in Grace and truth. May the Lord teach us in Wisdom's ways. Good Bye. Old Journal. �Expenditures of 1863. Jan 9th Expenses to & from Woodstock $0.50 Jan 9th Dora's Book 1/- 0.13 Jan 9th Spent 8/- 1.00 Jan 9th Fine Comb 1/8 0.20 Jan 19 3/4 yd drab cotton for waist 1/4 0.13 Jan 19 1/4 yd Muslin for Dora 2/6 0.08 Jan 19 4 yds silk to flounce steel silk dress 3.60 Jan 19 Cloak & trimmings 6.50 Jan 20 Hoop skirt 4/- 0.50 Jan 20 Hank for Jasper 4/- 0.50 Feb 7th Over Shoes for Mother 6/- 0.75 Feb 7th Stillettoes 1/- 0.13 Feb 7th Delaine for Dora's dress 0.23 Feb 19 Waist Linings 2/8 0.33 �Feb 19 Postage 10 (24th) Postage 10 0.20 Feb 19 Hymn Book for Lottie 4/- 0.50 Feb 28 In Collection for Communion Services 0.50 March 6 Postage 5. B.H. Mission 25 0.30 March 11 Postage 10. Print for Apron 1/6 0.28 16.36 Amt forwarded $16.36 March 13th For B. H. Mission 0.25 March 16 Cotton for Skirt 0.88 March 17 Apron for Dora 1/6 0.18 March 18 Postage 15 cts 0.15 March 23 Mending shoes 3/- Batting 9d 0.47 March 22 For Grand Ligne Mission 2/- 0.25 March 24 Postage 15 cts. 0.15 Feb 13 In Collection at Missionary Meeting 1.75 �March 26th 2 1/4 yds Print for Dora 1/4 0.40 April 2 6 yds Print 1/- Watch Crystal 1.00 April 6 Mending boots & shoe 0.88 April 7 Waylands Moral Science 1.25 April 23 Expenses to & from Woodstock 0.75 Godey's Book for May 0.25 Postage 0.25 April 29 Hat. Suit of clothes 12.00 Toilet sett $2.25 2.25 Dr Rosebrugh's Pill $10 10.00 Postage 10 cts 0.10 May 7 Furniture from Brantford 13.00 Bonnet $4. Hat 1.47. Shoes 8/- 6.47 $69.04 375 40 415 �Amt Forwarded $69.04 May 7 Gloves 14/- Hose 2/- 2.00 Silk 1/9. Parasol 11/- Plume 60. 2.18 x Vases 7/- Wool 2/- Ribbon 2/6. 1.44 Expenses at Brantford 6/- 0.75 Sundries 45. Table $5 5.45 Expenses at Paris 10. Postage 15 0.25 Comb 17 cts Ribbon 20 cts 0.37 Stockings 2/- Wool for matts 2/6 0.56 26 Tooth brush 1/8 nail brush 1/8 0.42 Shoes for Jasper $2 2.00 June 2 Spent 4/- Watch cord 2/- 0.75 4 Hat $3.75. trimming for cape 40 cts 4.15 5 Postage 10 cts. Postage 20. 0.30 16 Cotton for waist 2/- S.S.C.5. 0.30 �18 Gloves 2/- Sleeves for Lissa 2/8 Postage 5 0.64 Expenses and donations at St George 1.50 30 Postage 25 Postage 10 0.35 July 3 Miniature 4/- Cloth for Newty 12/6 2.06 from P.O.D. $1.56 $94.51 $92.95 1863 Amt Forwarded $92.95 June Jasper's Slippers 6/- 0.75 July Boots $2. Postage 5. Pic Nic 2/- 2.30 Linen for Pants 8/- Lace 1/6 1.18 Mick Tracy 8/- 1.00 25 Hankerchiefs 2/6. 6 yds Cotton 1/2. 1.18 August 5 Postage 17 cts Collars for J. 1.37 20th Tassel and braid 5/- 0.63 �Ribbon for Dora 1/6 Aug 31st 10 yds Print 1/6 1.88 12 yds Delaine 2/- Stamping 1/- 3.13 Braid 4/- Lining 8/- Postage 15 1.65 Expenses at the Falls 3.66 Sept Wool & Yarn for Dora 10/10 1.35 Needles 1/3 Hanks 8/- 1.15 Street Car Tickets 4/- 0.50 Pins 4d Silk 4/4 Hat 80 cts 1.38 Frill 9d Vases 1/3 Mitts & Necktie 4/- 0.74 Book 2/- Tune book 1/3 Ribbon 7d 0.48 Reticule 10/- Bonnar's books 80 cts 2.05 Washing 1/- Medicine 1/- letters 6d 0.30 Dr Rosebrugh's bill $10 10.00 $129.43 �3.28 57 7 Forwarded $129.43 Sept Rail Road Fare $2 Cab 3/- 2.38 Shoes for Dora 6- Postage 40 cts 1.02 Oct 9 Expenses to & from Paris 8/- 1.00 14 10 yds Alpacca 2/- 2.50 3 3/4 yds Merino 7/- Silk 4/1 3.79 Balmoral $1.65 1.65 Braid & linings 10/- 1/1 0.25 Grand Ligne Mission 8/- 1.00 B. H. Mission 4/- 1.50 U. B. Mission 3/3 0.41 Nov 4th Stamping & Pattern 1/3 0.15 Spent 3/- Postage 20 cts 0.58 �Nov 26 Rubber ball 15 cts Buttons 10. 0.25 Boots for Jasper $4 4.00 Dec 21 5 yds Cotton flannel 2/-. 1.25 Shoes for Dora 12/- 1.50 25 Gloves 8/- Tea Meeting 4/- 1.50 Expenses for 1863. $154.14 Expenses for 1864. Jan 6th Socks for Jasper 3/ $0.38 6 Yarn from Mr Mrs Smith 6/- 0.75 8 Shoes for myself $2.75 less 1/- 2.63 8 Comb 3/- Collars 6/- Wool 3/- 1.50 8 Buttons 16 cts. Apron for Dora 3/- 0.54 20 Baptist Home Mission 6/- 0.75 30 Apron for Dora 3/- 0.38 Feb 6 Repairing Watch 10/- 1.25 �11 Postage 10 cts 5 yds Cotton 10 cts 0.60 Waist 2/- Postage 5. Wool 2/- 0.55 March 8. Spent 2/- R.R. Fare 2/- B. Freeman 8/- 1.50 12 Postage 10 cts Collection for U.B. 10. 0.20 17 Postage 10 cts. Tape 6d Spent 50 cts 0.66 April 1st 1 yd Dimity 3/- Apron for Dora 3/- 0.75 6 Cotton for Dora 2/- Postage 15 cts 0.40 11 Postage 10 Postage 5 cts. Spent for Newty 5/8 0.86 16 Jet Slide 30 cts. Tape 1/- 0.43 19 5 yds Cotton 1/1 Music 4/- Postage 10 1.28 May 3 11 yds Delaine 1/8 Lining 30 cts Braid 6d 2.62 Ribbons & Buttons 3/- Flowers & plants 6/- 1.13 $19.14 Forwarded $19.14 May Hat for Dora $/10 Gloves 2/- $1.35 �13th Bonnet $3. Gloves 40 cts 3.40 Hoops 80 cts Ribbon for Hat .2/8 1.13 25. Bonnet & border 8/8 1.08 Jets 1/- Elastic 8d Biscuits 0.30 26 Ginger cakes 10d Veal 15 0.25 Asparagus 10d Postage 10d 0.20 June 1st Print dress $2. Donation 8/- 3.00 Stockings 2/- 3 3/4 yds Cotton 10d 0.62 Stockings for Dora 10d 0.10 Print dress for Dora 6/- 0.75 10 Pants for Jasper $2 1/2. Shoes $2 4.50 Hat 6/- Saque for Dora 8/- 1.75 3 yds Flannel 4/- 3 yds do 45 cts 2.85 Flannel 3/- Wool 1/- Frill 1/6. Trimming 6d 0.75 �Brilliant 81 cts. Delaine 1/6. Gloves. 3/9 1.46 Silk Floss 4/- Hotel Fare 5/- 1.113 18 4 yds Muslin 2/- Hose 2/6. 1.31 21 Postage 10 cts. Hoops for Dora 2/- 0.35 Mending Shoes 2/- Postage 10 0.35 $45.77 1.50 1.25 2.75 2.38 15 Forwarded $45.77 July 12th To 1 1/2 yd Flannel 5/- 0.94 July 20 Fan 2/6. Jasper's Boots $2.25 2.56 20 B. Cotton 4/- Muslin 2/- 0.75 B Cotton 5/- Aprons 3/- 1.00 �Sept Vest. 2.50 Cotton Flannel 3.15 Brilliant 84 cts Diaper 1.68 2.52 Flannel 88. Shirts for Jasper 3.50 4.38 Sept 30 Postage 10. Picture Frame 2.75 2.85 Oct 1 Print for Dora apron 2/6. 0.31 Collection for Sabbath School 4/- 0.50 Oct 11 To Scarf 3/- Muslin 7/- 1.25 Wool Delaine 7/6 Braid 1/8 Floss 2/- 1.40 Stamping 1/3 Shoes for Dora 10/- 1.41 2 yds Lining 1/5 0.35 Oct 18 3 yds ribbon 1/- Gloves 4/- 0.63 Shirt for Jasper 19/- Postage 15. 2.53 12 yds Cobourgh 1/10 2.75 Oct 25 Postage 5 cts Postage 10 0.15 Nov 17 Postage 10 0.10 �Dec 1 Ribbons 7d. Mending Shoes 1/6 1.39 18 Dr Scotts. Bill $6. Mending shoe. 1/6 6.18 18 82.84 Amt Forwarded $82.84 Dec. Mrs Heman's Poems 4/- 0.50 Postage 2/- 0.25 Expenses for 1864 $83.59 Expenses for 1865. Jan. 4th Pr Shoes 12/- Candies 15 cts $1.65 Lamp Chimney. 7 cts. 0.07 Trimming for Apron 4/- 0.50 Buttons 6d Wool Cape 10/- 1.30 Soleing Slippers 8/- Postage 15. 1.15 Feb 3 Grand Ligne Mission 4/- Buttons 8d 0.58 Baptist Home Mission 12/- 1.50 �Dress lining & Syrup 5/- 0.63 21st Dress $4.50. Hoops 65 cts. 5.15 Combs 2/6 Wool Saque for baby 4/6 0.88 Wool 6 cts Cap peak 5 cts Fish 5. 0.16 March Pants for Jasper 2.63 April 1 Print dress $3.25 Gloves 3/- 3.63 2 yds Cotton 2/- 3 yds 2/- U.B. Mission 2/- 1.50 $21.33 Forwarded $21.33 April Watch chain 6/8 0.20 April Apron & braid 3/- 0.38 April Rattle box for Clara 2/- 0.25 May 1st 2 yds Cotton 2/- for Dora 0.50 May 5 Delaine dress for Dora 7/- 0.88 May 8 Sponge 70 cts Rubber Ring 1/- 0.83 �plants 2/- Envelopes 1/- 0.38 Pollock's "Course of time". 0.40 Expenses at Woodstock 0.75 May 12 2 yds Flannel 45 cts 0.90 2 1/4 yds Delaine 3/- Braid 6/- 1.59 2 yds Cotton Flannel 2/6 0.63 May 23rd Hat for Jasper $2 2.00 23rd Coat $2 Collars 78 cts 2.78 23rd Verbena 20 cts. 0.20 June 3 Shoes for Myself Dora & Clara 3.30 Expenses 10 cts Tooth brushes. 14 0.29 Stamping Clara's dress 1/- 0.13 Daisy 1/- Gladiolus 1/- 0.25 8 Photographs 2.28 Suit of clothes for Jasper 20.00 �$59.72 Amt Forwarded $59.72 June 8 Hat $2. Sack $2 1/2. Gloves $1. 5.50 Combs 7/- Dress 2.75 Shoes 6/- Gloves 15 cts Expenses 5/3 1.56 Ribbon for Watch 15 cts Stockings 4/- 0.65 Stockings for Dora 1/- Book binding 4/- 0.63 June 19 brilliant for Clara Aprons 2/- 0.25 buttons & lining 30 cts 1/6 0.50 shirts for Clara 2/- B. H. Mission 4/- 0.75 prizes for School 1/- Apron 4/- 0.63 Linen for aprons & braid 11/- 1.38 Aug 21st Sozodont 4/- Mirror 60 cts Hoops 35 1.45 1 1/2 yd Print 2/- border for bonnet 70. 1.08 Shoes 30. Scrap book 10/- Apples 8 1.60 �Cleaning Bonnet 3/- 0.38 Veil 6/- Stamping 30 cts 1.05 Neck tie 20. Pocket Book 4/- 0.70 Tooth brush 2/- Collars 10 0.35 Fare to Hamilton $1.20 1.20 Cutting hair & shaving 1/6 Expenses 2/- 0.30 Sept 20 Fare to Ingersol. 60 Omnibus 2/- 0.85 83.28 {Sozodont was tooth powder} {Delaine was a high grade woolen or worsted fabric} {4 additions of figures written at top of page} Forwarded $83.28 Sept Expenses at Pt Burwell Ingersol &c 2.52 Oct Linen 6/- Bonnet $4 4.75 Flannel dress for Dora 1.35 1.35 Ribbon 35 cts Cloth dress. 7.66 Nov 2 Dress for Dora 12/6 Cloak for Clara 80. 2.36 �Cotton Flannel 17/6. Scarf 8/- 3.18 Gaiters for Clara 0.30 2 3/4 yds red Flannel 3/5 1.17 Dec 4 Boots for Dora 11/- Shoes 12/- 2.88 Scarf 2/8. ribbon 45 Mitts 15 0.92 Delaine 80. Shoes 3/- Cape 65 1.83 Neck tie 1/6 Ball{aneson} Coat 4.50 4.69 Do{g} skin 4/- ring mended 2/- 0.75 ribbon 1/4 Hat 1/- 0.29 3 1/4 yds flannel 3/5 for Dora 1.38 $119.31 {addition of figures at top of page and the number 13} 1866. Jan 11th Saque $10 Cap 11/- Hoops 13/- $13.00 1 yd Flannel 5/6 4 1/2 yds do $2.44 3.03 Wool 7 cts Port Monaye 7/- 0.95 �Pin 2/- Diary 3/- Hotel Fare 6/- 1.38 20 Jasper's boots $4. do for myself .2. 6.00 Aprons for Dora 10/- 1.25 Mending Shoes 4/- Flannel 3/- 0.88 Cotton $5. Print dress $2 7.00 Print for Clara 5/- Shoes 6/- 1.38 Rose bush and Dahlias 4/- Seeds 10d. 0.60 Elastic 19 cts .Hose 4/- 0.69 Print 15/- linon for Dora 70 cts 2.58 belt Buckle 4/- Seeds 10 cts 0.60 Stockings for Dora 1/- Haircut 1/- 0.25 Hat for Clara 14/- Buttons 8d 1.83 Print dress $2. Gingham do $3. 5.00 Hat $4 do for Dora 7/- Gloves 2/6 5.18 belt 1/6 Trimming for sauck 5/8 0.90 �Hoops 3/- Gingham 3/10 Braid 1/8 1.06 Delaine 2/4. Book 1/- S S Collections 1/- 0.54 June Hoops 9/- Corsets 8/- Trimming 45 cts 2.58 Forwarded June Coat $2 Neck tie 1/8 2.20 Photographs 12/- Hose 7/- 2.38 Cloth for shirt 7/- Braid 4/- 1.38 Shoes 4/- Cotton & braid $2/td> 2.50 Edging 5/- Knife 6/- Linen sack 8/- 2.50 Apron for Dora 3/- Pants for J. 8/- 1.38 Shirt for Jasper 6/- {9 Blank pages} March 28 - & 31st. April 25th 6.63 50 10 18 �7.31 35 7.66 For more information on Roseltha Goble, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roseltha Goble Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Oxford County, Blenheim Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front cover. Blue paperbound book.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Inside front cover.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>My Journal</p> <p>May 30th 1862. I have been a long time promising myself, and my Husband too, I would keep a diary. It is often useful for reference; besides profitable and amusing; It seems quite an effort to commence; but when the habit is once established, of recording each day's events It will not be an effort and I shall scarcely miss the time It has been cloudy and rather chilly to-day although so late in the season we have had no very warm weather Vegetation is very backward. It is so cold and dry nothing grows much. I watch the garden but the progress is so slow, it is quite discouraging. {following lines in pencil} Dora went to Drumbo to-day with her Granpa and Gramma; and enjoyed her ride and visit very much.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 31st. I am too sleepy to-night to write much. It is Saturday night andother week with its record of good and evil has passed away. May the Lord fit and prepare us for the Sabbath. It has been a warm pleasant day; but very dry. Dora has taken cold, and has a bad cough I hope she may soon be better. Good Night.</p> <p>Yesterday June 1st was Sunday we attended Sabbath School The lessen was "Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness we had an interesting and profitable School. Mr. Landon preached at 11 oclock from the words "Blessed Savior" in two weeks he intends in continuation of the subject to preach from the remainder of the same verse "Glorious Gospel." We were threatened with rain in the morning, but it only sprinkled a little, it remains warm and dry. Dora's cough is much better a wet bandage on her chest I think</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>helped her.</p> <p>June 3rd Yesterday I did not write here the day was warm and pleasant. in the forenoon I cleaned out and put in order the house for the man to sleep in. In the afternoon I finished my apron; and commenced my slippers. In the evening John and Henrietta accompanied by Elizabeth &amp; Mrs. Kitchen called. The{y} did not stay long. Jasper was busy getting ready to move the barn. To-day I have been washing and cleaning all day, have worked a little in my Garden, weeding and watering, It has been {cold?} and threatened rain, but is as yet dry as ever. Jasper has two men helping him with the barn. I am tired but feel better than I did last week. I am not very strong I soon get tired. Jane came and helped us a little while this afternoon. I must make up the M. Sheet to-night yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 4th In the afternoon went over to Wolverton with Father Goble to visit my Father found him at home and pleased to see us. He is all alone. It seemed too bad for me to come away and leave him I assisted in getting up a nice Tea; and washed the dishes altho' he said he could do it as well. It makes me feel very sad to go there; such a wreck of the "old home" The boys away at Washington exposed to danger and disease, And three of that home circle lying side by side beneath the summer grass. I feel very very lonely when I think of them, especially Darling Jassy because he died in a strange land among strangers and I was not with him; But I know all that a brother's love, and unwearied love could do for him was done, and it is a great comfort too that he was not left to sleep in the stranger's land, but was brought a long sad journey home to be laid beside Our Sainted Mother and young brother. The cup of sorrow is</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>so full but another drop might be added I know father must be very lonely sometimes What changes time makes.</p> <p>June 5th It has been warm to-day, but no rain yet. Jasper has been working on the road to-day &amp; I have been working at my slippers and housework in general We heard to-night Drumbo nearly burned up to-day all the stores &amp; hotels, and principal buildings. The loss of property must be very great Jasper is asleep and I am nearly in the same state. Good Night.</p> <p>June 6th It has been warm to-day to-night it looks a little like rain Vegetation is becoming almost parched this dry warm weather. Dora is calling me; she has not seemed very well to-day Jasper has been on the road. Mother went this afternoon to Princeton to see Mrs. Milmine. I ironed this forenoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sewed during the afternoon and watered by Garden &amp;c since Tea. It is late and I am tired &amp; sleepy.</p> <p>Monday night June 9th. It has been very warm to-day and no rain yet. I have been washing cleaning &amp;c most of the day. This evening Mrs. Kitchen and a friend of her's Mrs Cooper came on the cars from London and staid to tea. Elizabeth &amp; Henrietta came down for them. Jasper has been working at the barn. he failed in moving it entirely and is pulling it down, and then will have to put it up again. It will make him a good deal of work. Last Saturday I received letters from the boys good cheerful letters, they are yet at Washington and all well. I am glad they are more comfortable than they have been. In the afternoon we went to Drumbo. It is indeed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a desolate looking place forty-two buildings burned down. Every store, and tavern, post-office, Printing office and many dwelling houses. It is a sad looking place. Yesterday (Sunday) Elder Patton preached at the School house in the morning from the text "Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken from her." God grant we may all make so wise a choice. In the afternoon we went over to the Cooley Pond to hear him again. I am tired to-night and must court "tired Nature's sweet restorer balmy sleep."</p> <p>June 10th Melissa went to John Scotts to spend the day Pa went to Woodstock and she went with him. She did not return but will remain all night. I have made Dora an apron &amp; some other sewing. Jasper has been pulling down the barn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>warm today This Morning Melissa came home &amp; Mrs Jos. Kitchen and Mrs Cooper came to take the morning train. Jasper has been preparing two beds in the garden for me. Pa has given me More ground to cultivate. I expect my efforts will be rewarded by a profusion of sweet flowers bye and bye. I have been very busy today preparing to go to London for a visit. Dora is not very well.</p> <p>June 12th It was very warm this morning but this afternoon and evening we have had a nice rain. It will do so much good. I hope it is not over with yet. I have been busy finishing my preparations for our visit to London we intend to go to-morrow. When I come home I must put in some seeds.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 18th. Yesterday we came home. We had a very pleasant visit. We left home Friday went up to Woodstock and took dinner with Lissa and Herman they have moved a little out of town and are quite pleasantly situated. Mr. Shrimpton dined with us. After dinner left for Uncle Daniel Goble's in Dorchester called a little while to see Henry Scott in Ingersol and arrived at Uncle D a little after tea-time found all well and expressed themselves pleased to see us. Saturday morning we left for Aunt Amy Davisons where we arried about 3 o'clock very tired It rained very hard part of the forenoon. We closed up the carriage and did not get wet. Gramma was not expecting us; and hardly knew us at first. She is very feeble and has failed much since I saw her.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I do not think she will be here long life's sands are nearly run out. She was much pleased to see us; and will feel better for the visit. Eliza has a fine little girl 7 months old. Dora was perfectly delighted with the baby We remained over Sunday and left for home Monday morning called on Mrs Dadson in London done a little shopping and came on to Uncle Green's in Beachville we staid over night with them. Granma Green is well and happy as usual. She is a good soul striving to make every body happy. We called a few minutes in Woodstock and reached home time for dinner, found all well. Dora enjoyed the trip very much. She is quite well. I put in some flower seeds after I came home we had a nice shower in the evening and everything looks fresh.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and green. Today I have been washing We have had a little shower to-day with a promise of more I want to write to the boys to-night and must quit scribbling here.</p> <p>July 24th What a blank! I have not very well fulfilled my intention of writing here daily. but I have been so busy, and have not felt well or strong. Emma &amp; Marion came home nearly two weeks ago Mrs Bachman &amp; daughter came with them and only left this morning for their home in Massachusetts Mr Bachman came last night. They are very pleasant people indeed. I am sorry we had no girl while they were here and were so busy all the time. We have had a good deal of other company during the time, and I feel quite tired. I am not as strong as I wish I was I get tired so soon. It is bed time. Good Night. My {illegible} Journal.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday July 28th. It is raining beautifully this morning. I like such quiet rainy days. we can be more alone such days. I hoped I should get a letter from the boys this morning but am disapointed. I want very much to hear from them. Yesterday (Sunday) we had a good School. Mr. Landon preached at 11 o'clock and in the afternoon we went with Emma to the Episcopal Church. I was very tired at night. Mr &amp; Mrs Milmine spent the Sabbath with us and went home this morning.</p> <p>July 29. Had a woman to wash today. Mother &amp; Emma spent the afternoon at Aunt Maria's. Dora went with them.</p> <p>30th. Father, Mother, Emma, Marion &amp; Dora went to Brantford today. I spent the day pleasantly alone. Jasper had two men helping him in the haying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he got in several loads of hay. A beautiful day.</p> <p>31st Four years ago today Daniel died. I have been thinking much all day of that death-bed scene in Walsingham It was hard to part with him so young and hopeful; but I trust our loss was his gain. "Death loves a shining mark." This has been a fine day. Emma and I ironed this forenoon. Jasper has been busy in his hay. he had two men this afternoon. I weeded a little in my garden this evening. I have neglected my flowers lately. I have not had time or strength to attend to them. Jasper is asleep and I should be. Good Night.</p> <p>August 4th Last Friday Emma Dora and Myself went over to Wolverton to see Lissa she is staying a few weeks with father we intended coming home Saturday evening but it rained &amp; we came home yesterday (Sunday) Morning in time for Sunday Scool. Elder Parton</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>at 11 o'clock I came home after School and Mother and Emma went to hear him Jasper said they heard an excellent Sermon. In the afternoon we went up to hear Mr. Moshier. After tea Jasper Dora and I walked down to Mr. Shannon's The weather is very warm. I found a letter from Alfred Yesterday when I came home. Newton is not well. he has a fever every day and was going to the Hospital. I am afraid he will suffer much thru this hot weather I wish he was home. I will write to them today. Emma has gone to spend the day with Mrs. Milmine.</p> <p>5th August. It rained a little last night and has been threatening more all day but only sprinkled a little before dinner. We had a woman to wash this forenoon and after dinner Marion &amp; I did the cleaning. Father, Mother, Emma &amp; Marion went to a Tea-Meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>at Eastwood this afternoon. Jasper, Dora, &amp; I took tea alone how pleasant it would be if we had a little house of our own. I hope we may some time I am very tired to-night but feel better than I did yesterday.</p> <p>6th To-day has been very warm. Ironed this forenoon and sewed during the afternoon. Mr Woodman was here to dinner and tea. Melissa called this evening on horseback and Emma went a little way with her for a ride. Jasper is asleep I must follow his stupid example.</p> <p>7th Mother and Emma went to Beachville this morning. Warm &amp; dry.</p> <p>8th It is extremely warm to-day. last night was very warm the air did not get cool. I think very often of the poor soldiers at the South. how can they stand this weather. I hope soon to hear from the boys. I fear Newton cannot get well there. The Lord preserve them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 9th Jasper, Marion &amp; Myself have just returned from a horse-back ride. We went down to Uncle Jame's's and have had such a delightful ride home by moonlight. Mother came home this afternoon, Emma will remain till next week. It was very warm last night. This morning we had a nice shower. the air has been cool &amp; pleasant since. This is Saturday night. May we have wisdom and strength to perform aright the duties of the coming Sabbath.</p> <p>August 18th To-day Mr Landon preached a beautiful Sermon on the preciousness of Faith. from 1st Peter.1.7. Father in Heaven give us more of this precious faith true faith, which like true gold tried by fire may come out purer &amp; brighter by season of trials here. How precious are the trials which purify our faith "much more precious than gold."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11th Monday Night. It has been very warm to-day, and is not much cooler now. Jasper commenced cutting his wheat to-day he had two men. We had a severe storm of wind &amp; rain this forenoon. it came up very quick about half past ten and lasted about half an hour perhaps longer. Marion went on horseback after tea to get a wash woman after she came back I went for a ride. I feel tired and sleepy &amp; must quit scribbling no letter yet from the boys.</p> <p>12th A delightfully cool day. We expected Emma this evening but she did not come. Jasper has been cutting his wheat. It is not good.</p> <p>13th It has been a little warmer than yesterday but very pleasant. No letter from The boys. Emma came home this morning A year ago to-day Bertie died. He is wearing a white robe; and singing a new song where "time" is not. I feel weary and must retire. Good Night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 14th It has been a rainy day. quiet ceaseless rain. I washed this forenoon and made Marion an apron in the afternoon. Mother is not well to-night She has taken cold this damp day.</p> <p>15. Pa, Emma &amp; Marion went to Paris to-day. So cold we had a fire in the house all day. Went with Jasper down to Mrs Bent's on horseback. had a pretty cool ride</p> <p>16th Went to Drumbo this afternoon to Covenant Meeting had a very good Meeting. Called a few minutes on Mrs Landon. &amp; came home to Tea. quite cold to-day. Shall need an extra blanket to-night.</p> <p>17th Sunday Went to Sabbath School in the morning and. heard Mr Moshier preach in the afternoon a cool pleasant day. 18th Had a woman to wash made Jasper a pair of pants and in the evening went for a ride on horse back and called on Mrs Cowan. Mr Ryerson returned.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th Pa Emma &amp; Marion went fishing this forenoon and took Dora with them We did the ironing, baked, &amp;c a warm day. Tomorrow we (Emma Dora &amp; I.) are going to Mr Bigger's and expect to stay two or three days. I must retire and rise early in the morning. No letter yet from the boys.</p> <p>20th Went to Drumbo had a very pleasant visit with Mr &amp; Mrs Landon I consider theirs a truly model household left in the afternoon called a few minutes in Wolverton. and. arrived at Mr Biggers about Tea-time. found all well. spent the next day (Thursday) then intended to leave soon Friday morning but it rained and we staid till after dinner. Had a pleasant visit called on our return at Mr Laycocks Would liked to have made a long visit there but had not time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was caught in a severe shower of wind and rain got pretty wet. another shower threatening we called on Mr Hersey's and staid to Tea. got home before dark very tired and considerably mussed up.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd remained at home Jasper went to Woodstock. Marion and Dora spent the day at Aunt's</p> <p>Sabbath. Had an interesting School after which Mr Landon preached a beautiful Sermon about "holding fast the Lord" and not denying our faith. It is St Bartholenew's day Two hundred years ago to-day came on Sunday and two Thousand non-conforming Clergymen of the Church of England preached their last Sermon in their Churches and the next day 25th August 1662 gave up their livings left their comfortable</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>parsonages and became outcasts for the sake of truth. After the Restoration of Charles the second and order was issued that all Ministers who should not conform to the rules of the Church and receive the book of Common Prayers {written above the line by this 24th of August} should be ejected from their livings to what a numerous noble band have those two thousand dissenters increased</p> <p>25th a warm beautiful day. Mrs Annie Tripp, baby, &amp; Calista came down and spent the afternoon Mr &amp; Mrs John Lewis called this evening. Father sent me letters he recieved from the boys. Newton is quite well but not very strong. Alonzo has a better situation as Clerk in the Quarter Master's Department. and they are all well. I am so glad, and thankful The Lord preserve them</p> <p>26. It has been a very warm day Received a letter this morning from</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Newton Goble. He is well but has pretty hard times. O: how foolish he was to leave his home and become a soldier. May the Lord protect him for vain is the help of man. Mr &amp; Mrs Snider came up from Paris this evening and will return to-morrow. I feel very tired and nervous to-night. I tried to do more work this afternoon than I had strength for. Alas! how frail we are. I must go to sleep.</p> <p>27th Mr &amp; Mrs Snider left after dinner. It rained very hard in the morning and considerable during the forenoon. In the afternoon we all went for a ride on horseback. Jasper borrowed a horse. Nell rode a man's saddle on Jess. Emma rode Bill. &amp; I mounted Laxy. We went up and got Elizabeth and had a fine ride. After Tea Nell &amp; Mr Ryerson</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went a part of the way home with Elizabeth. Mrs McMaster spent the evening with us. The day has been warm.</p> <p>28th Emma has gone. Jasper, Nell, and I went with her to Woodstock she took the Express train there. We will all feel lonely without her. God Bless her. It has been a very pleasant day. We have only got home nearly nine o'clock We got a very good likeness of Dora taken to-day. We took tea at Wellington's.</p> <p>29th Has been a cool pleasant day Nell &amp; I went to Princeton before dinner on horseback to see Mr{s} Milmins. Had a pleasant ride. Mrs Layton and two daughters spent the afternoon with us. Mrs Cowan called this evening. Jasper is asleep. it is late; and I must go to bed. I am not sleepy; but I will be in the morning. Good Night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th August. Another beautiful day. Nell, Dora, and I went up the road after dinner called on Mrs Layton. Calista, Elizabeth and Aunt's family have succeeded in collecting money enough to buy a nice Bible for the Minister's desk. I called to see Mrs W. S. Miller she is sick. Had company to tea. Father, Mr Phillips, Miss Cole and her friend Miss Bogarth. Jasper has been to Drumbo to-day and has joined a Military Association for drill. God grant it may be long before Canada shall call her son's to battle. This is Saturday night. O Lord prepare our minds to recieve thy word and strengthen us to discharge the duties of the Holy day.</p> <p>31st Sunday night. It has been a fine day and is quietly raining now. I love to hear the quiet patter of the rain against the window pane. All too is quiet within. It has been a pleasant day in Gospel privledge</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Elder Patton preached a good Sermon this morning from the words. "Ark of the Covenant." Comparing the "Ark" to the Gospel dispensation. A type of Man's Redemption, wrought out by the Saviour In the afternoon he preached at the Cooley Pond We went over. A good Sermon but I fear I did not listen very profitably. I felt so tired and sleepy. How truly thankful we should be for these blessed Gospel privledges May the Lord teach us to profit by them. This is the last day of the Month. We have had such pleasant Sabbaths this Summer. No stormy ones to keep us at home. I must retire.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>September 1862</p> <p>1st Last night it rained This morning was quite warm &amp; cloudy to-night it is so cold we had a fire to sit by. It is cloudy and windy. Melissa &amp; Miss Kitchen spent the afternoon with us. We had a woman washing and was not prepared for company. Jasper is asleep as usual. Good night.</p> <p>2nd So cold we have had a fire all day to sit by. No company to-day for a wonder. I have been ironing sewing &amp;c.</p> <p>3rd Very cool and quite pleasant to-day Melissa &amp; Ellen called on their way to take the cars at Drumbo. Nell and I had a nice ride on horse back this evening I have been very busy to-day and feel tired to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4th A very warm day. What changeable weather we have. Father &amp; Mother went to Brantford to-day. Jasper &amp; I went to a prayer meeting this evening in a room of the old house not many were there; but the promise is to two or three. There seems to be a spirit of prayer among us. &amp; I trust God was with us. I hope we may meet often thus; for O! how much need we have of prayer. If the midnight hour and lonely mountains witnessed the agonizing prayers of a sinless Saviour O! how much need have we to pray. "O Thou by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way. The path of prayer Thyself hast trod Lord teach us how to pray."</p> <p>5th Very warm to-day. Had company to dinner Mr Arnold &amp; Miss Nixon. Wrote to the boys to-night. feel tired and must retire</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th Saturday night. It has been a rainy day. is quietly raining now. A very warm close day. I have finished to-day the "Minister's Wooing" by Mrs Stowe. I like the style quiet, deep &amp; dreamy, Some hard, strange, doctrines about Election. "disinterested benevolence" and man's "free Agency". not like the simple, trusting, confidence in a God of love. I dare-say it shows the opinions and stern, austere faith of the Puritans. Tomorrow is Mr Landon's day. "Thine earthly {boasts} O! Lord we love, But there's a nother rest above."</p> <p>7th Sabbath. A rainy day. had a small School and were much disapointed Mr Landon did not come. Went to prayer Meeting in the evening did not do my duty and felt I lost a blessing. Have not spent the day as truly devoted as I wish I had. The Lord forgive me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8th Rainy in the morning but cleared up fine towards noon. Had no woman and Nell &amp; I washed in the afternoon feel pretty tired to-night; but am stronger than I was last month: It is much cooler since the rain.</p> <p>9th A lovely day. delightfully cool and pleasant. Mr Ryerson, Nell and I went up to Aunt's since Tea on horseback had a fine ride home by moonlight. Time I was asleep.</p> <p>10th Another beautiful day. Mr Ryerson's brother was here to breakfast. Father was here to dinner he brought Miss Bogot to take the cars. Mr Landon called Nell &amp; I went down to Mrs Cowan's after tea. Jasper came for us. we spent a pleasant evening. A letter from Newton this morning. he was well. Written 3rd Inst.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11th A very warm day. Is raining tonight. Prayer Meeting to-night Mother and Jasper went I have spent the evening alone.</p> <p>12 So cold to-day we have had a fire since noon to sit by. I am tired &amp; nervous to-night and must go to bed. Dora is sleeping with Gramma.</p> <p>13th Have been to Drumbo this afternoon to Covenant Meeting. had a good "waiting together before the Lord" Resolved that I will spend a few minutes daily in reading a few verses of Scripture and private devotion besides our reading and prayer together. It has been a cold, cloudy, gloomy, day. Mr Bent spent an hour with us this evening. we had some good old tunes. Songs of praise &amp;c to Our Father in Heaven.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th. Went to Sabbath School. &amp; in the afternoon walked up to hear Mr Moshier. felt so tired &amp; drowsy from walking did not listen profitably. Staid to Class Meeting. was very much fatigued when I got home. Attended prayer Meeting in the evening, had a good Meeting I cannot but think the Lord will bless this effort to meet and pray. weak &amp; humble though it is. Warmer than yesterday.</p> <p>15th This is the Anniversary of our wedding day. We have been married four years. Very pleasantly has the time flown it seems but a short time since I came here. Our Married life has been very happy. Only one regret, &amp; that is I wish we had a home of our own; but we are very comfortable here. I wish everybody had as pleasant a home. Rather warmer to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16th Washed and cleaned to-day. Am not as tired to-night as I am usualy a warm cloudy day. Nellie is sick, She and Pa came home last night. she has taken cold and is quite sick.</p> <p>17th Cloudy with a little rain this forenoon. cleared up fine in the afternoon quite warm to-night Pa &amp; Mr Ryerson are out fishing. have ironed to-day. finished my dress &amp; did some mending.</p> <p>18th A very cloudy, gloomy, day with considerable rain. went to prayer meeting in the evening. but few out. but the promise is to two or three".</p> <p>19th A pleasant day. went up to John Scott's this afternoon on horseback had a pleasant ride with Elizabeth after tea and called at Aunt's. Came home and found Jasper &amp; Ryerson just ready to go up and ride home with me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th Very warm, but pleasant. at home all day. Jasper went to Woodstock this afternoon. Heman called, on his way to the 5th Con. where he preaches to-morrow.</p> <p>21st A very beautiful day. warm &amp; bright went to School this morning. had a full interesting School Mr Landon preached at 11. subject. Religion not a thing of gloom; Christians above all thus have reason to be glad and rejoice at all times. Lucy came with him she is a nice quiet little girl. This is Sunday afternoon so quiet and calm. I love these quiet, holy, Sabbath days. Dora is asleep; and Jasper is reading To night is our prayer meeting I hope we may have a joyful waiting together before the Lord. Dora is awake darling pet, and has come up to see Mama Nellie &amp; Lottie have gone for a ride. Nellie is getting better but is weak yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd Have washed to-day and cleaned and am very tired to-night. have done too much. Aunt Polly Green came this evening. It has been very warm.</p> <p>23rd A very warm day. Ironed this forenoon and had the full benefit of the heat. Aunt Polly went away this afternoon. Lottie went home to-day she came down Sunday. Father came this evening.</p> <p>24th A very cool pleasant day. Father left this morning for Walsingham but not before the mail came and I got letters from the boys good cheerful letters. Alfred &amp; Alonzo both wrote Alfred had not been very well but was getting better. Newton was quite well and had got a situation as Clerk in the Government hay-yard at $40 per month. he is boarding with Alonzo I am so glad he will be less exposed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Surely the Merciful kindness of the Lord is great towards us" I have not been very well to-day but am better to-night. Jasper went to Brantford to-day and has not returned. Dora is here and wishes me to write her too.</p> <p>25th quite cold to-day, but pleasant Mother, Nell, &amp; Dora went to Woodstock. have been to Prayer Meeting this evening not many present. Dora is sick tonight she has a bad cold.</p> <p>26th A very beautiful day. warmer than yesterday. Mr Landon &amp; Lucy called this afternoon. Hiram Green is here tonight Dora has been better to-day. I feel well.</p> <p>27th A warm day clear and bright. Mr Muir came down on the train Calista &amp; David were here for a practice. pleasant Evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th Very warm today. We are having delightful weather this month. Mr Muir preached this morning about the Mission of the Saviour. "He came to seek and save the lost". Our School was very small many were away attending a field Meeting among the United Bretheren Have been to Prayer Meeting this Evening quite a number out. Jasper and Dora are asleep and I must follow their example. Good Night.</p> <p>29th Very warm again to-day rather cloudy and signs of rain. have finished a Fine Shirt for the Fair &amp; washed &amp; cleaned to-day a pretty good days work. Am very tired but truly thankful I am strong enough to stand it.</p> <p>30th A rainy day chilly and gloomy. We cannot expect all sunshine summer days and cloudless skies cannot always last. These clouds will only make us appreciate more keenly the brightness</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>when it does come. Have prepared two Specimens of Penmanship for the Fair to-day. I am not satisfied with them but the time is so short I shall not rewrite them. Jasper is finishing up some Cooper work to take. Nellie got a letter from Emma this morning she is very well.</p> <p>1st Oct. A rainy day. it has rained a little all day. Very dark and gloomy. I fear it will be unpleasant to-morrow for the Fair.</p> <p>2nd Have been to Drumbo today a rainy, disagreeable, day. but many people at the Fair notwithstanding. Am very tired to-night. Got a 2nd prize on my Penmanship, but none on the shirt. The Ladies department was very good more competition than usual. Felt too tired to go to prayer meeting to-night. Must retire.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 3rd Another rainy day. to-night the moon is shining clear. very foggy. and very warm. it has seemed more like a day in June than Oct. Only to-night it is quiet like sober, reflective Autumn rather than glad, rejoicing Spring. even the cricket's chirp is subdued. I love very much these quiet Autumn nights. They revive memories of other days some pleasing, and some sad, very sad. Jassy died this month My. poor brother I think of him so very often. his young life went out so soon. Noble, darling, brother O Lord teach me calm resignation. Elder Haviland &amp; daughter were here to dinner.</p> <p>4th It has cleared up to-day and is a beautiful moon light night. We Jasper and I called at Aunt's, and spent an hour at Mr Kipps for practise. Father is here to-night. It is ten o'clock and I must retire.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th Sabbath. A delightful day clear, cool, &amp; invigorating. Blessed days of rest. went to School and returned to keep house for Mother to go to Meeting. Marion is not yet well enough to stay alone and get dinner. I do not like to miss any of Mr Landon's sermons. but I must not be selfish. Lucy came with Mr L. and is to remain several days. Father is here. went to prayer Meeting in the evening. felt that I received a blessing. had a good meeting.</p> <p>6th Fine this forenoon but cloudy and some rain this afternoon and evening. Father went away this morning Heman called. Mrs Cowan &amp; Mr Fenny spent a part of the afternoon &amp; evening with us had a pleasant visit. Jasper has gone to take them home. It is late and I must retire. Had a letter from Newton Goble this morning. he is well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th This has been a very warm pleasant day. What beautiful weather for this time of year. I have washed to-day. after I finished I made Mrs Layton a call on horseback. have written to Newton G. to-night. Am very tired.</p> <p>8th A beautiful day. very warm and very bright. It seems too beautiful to last. We have had no frost yet. a truly delightful Autumn. Aunt Maria came down this morning and went with Mother to spend the days with Uncle Jame's's She is here to-night. Mr Landon called this afternoon. I have been very busy to-day It is very warm to-night.</p> <p>9th A cloudy day and some rain Aunt spent the day with us. Went to Prayer Meeting not many present but had a truly delightful hour.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 10th Fine this morning early but commenced raining before noon and has rained without cessation since. Father &amp; Mother went to the Burford Fair and will not return to-night. Aunt went home this morning.</p> <p>11th A pleasant day rather cool and some clouds. went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting. felt encouragement &amp; strength from doing so. Lucy went home took tea with Mrs Landon. roads very muddy part of the way.</p> <p>12 Another pleasant Sabbath. Pretty cold but clear. last night the first frost we have had this fall. killed my balsams &amp; dahlias. Went to School in the morning Jasper, Mother, &amp; Dora went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon. Went to Prayer Meeting this evening more out than usual but there did not seem to be as much spiritual life.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>among us as sometimes. May the Lord bless these little assemblings together, and may they increase both in numbers and fervency. It is a year to-day since Jassy died. precious brother how sadly my heart mourns you. I have thought very very often of him lately. his young life was so fair and promising. O! how many young lives perhaps as fair have been sacrificed in this terrible war. When will it end! when will the year of the redeemed of the Lord come. when the nations shall learn war no more. I could sit here and write &amp; muse O! so sadly of darling Jassy all night, but I must retire or I will not feel well in the morning.</p> <p>{Original Article from the "Cleveland Herald" pasted on the page} "In the city of Washington, D.C., on the 12th day of October, 1861, of Typhoid Fever, JASPER WOLVERTON, aged 17 years. {hand written. (son of Enos Wolverton, {illegible}} The deceased was formerly a member of the West High School, which he entered from Eagle street Grammar School, in the fall of 1860, the BEST scholar in the city. He, with two brothers, one older and the other younger than himself, left his home in July, to serve their country, in which service he was stricken down by disease. He was kind and affectionate to his friends, modest in his nature, and was respected by all who knew him as a model young man. Co{illegible}"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{clipping from newspaper pasted to diary page}</p> <p>Resolutions on the Death of J. Wolverton.</p> <p>"WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty in His mysterious providence to remove from this world our much esteemed schoolmate and friend, Jasper Wolverton, a member of the Philomathian Society of the West High School, therefore, we, members of said Society, in body assembled do adopt the following:</p> <p>Be it Resolved, That in this afflicting dispensation we have been bereft of a true and faithful friend and member, and of one who, while he was with us, was greatly endeared to us by his kind, modest and gentlemanly deportment towards all.</p> <p>Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the parents and relations of the deceased in this their sad bereavement.</p> <p>Resolved, That in token of our respect and sorrow for our fellow member we cause our hall to be draped in black, and that we exhibit the usual sign of mourning for ten days.</p> <p>Resolved, That a copy of the resolutions be sent to the parents of the deceased, and that they be printed in the city papers.</p> <p>By the unanimous vote of the members of the Philomathian Society."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 13th quite cool in the morning, but considerably warmer towards night. a little cloudy but pleasant. Nell &amp; I washed. Martha Eakins called in the forenoon on horseback. Heman came down in the afternoon after a stove. took tea before he left Sent dresses to Ida &amp; Eva. Arthur came with him. Have gathered my Balsom seeds to-day. My flowers have been fine this fall especially Gilliflower &amp; Pinks I have now Gilliflower, India Pinks, China Pinks, Dahlia's Mignonette &amp; Nasturtiums in plenty. have been well pleased with my gardening experiment this year. I only regret we have not a home &amp; garden of our own that I might beautify it: with plants, flowers, &amp; trees. "But do the duty nearest you". I try to make my motto. The years come and go so fast. life but at most is but a day. It will not be long before we like the flowers will pass away Will our works follow us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th. Cold and cloudy. Mrs Rutherford died last night. Jasper has been busy all day making the coffin. Nell &amp; I intended going to Uncle J. Eakins this afternoon, but Mother assisted with the coffin and we could not be spared. No company to-day</p> <p>15th I have made to-day my long talked of visit to Mrs Layton's. Nell &amp; I walked up this afternoon and Jasper and Mr Ryerson came up with the buggy for us and spent the evening. We had a very pleasant visit. It has been pleasant to-day. rather cloudy towards night.</p> <p>16th Rainy to-day. Went to Prayer Meeting to-night. Not many present. The Revd Mr Starr conducted the meeting.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17th Pleasant to-day. cloudy in the afternoon. A letter from Alfred this morning All well. "Bless the Lord O! my soul, and forget not all His benefits" have answered him to-night. A year ago tonight since Alfred came with all that was left of darling Jassy. It seems but a day ago. What power Memory has. Mother &amp; Nell went out for a ride this afternoon.</p> <p>18th A very beautiful day. Mr Ryerson's brother here to dinner. Nell and I have had a long ride on horseback this afternoon Went down to Uncle James's, called at Mrs Lewis's. came home and went out to the Mill to see Sarah Laycock. She had gone before we got there. When we came home found a Miss Bogot and Cousin here off the cart. Father came for them. All staid to tea. Am tired from my long ride.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19. Sabbath. rather cloudy and windy some rain in the afternoon had a good School. Lesson the last Passover, and institution of the "Lords Supper". Mr Landon preached. Subject. "God in His providences" "God moved in a mysterius way, His wonders to perform." Went to Prayermeeting in the Evening.</p> <p>20th Washed to-day. cold but not unpleasant. It is a year to-day since Jassy was laid to rest, beneath the cold, withered, autumn grass. Withered like the hopes that clustered bright along his path here His young life was very fair and full of promise. My affections cling so about my brothers. I never felt anything a sacrifice, if for Them. I would have them noble, brave &amp;, good and two the fairest &amp; best are lying low in the grave. But I trust the Great Father had need of them. God grant Thy sleep in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in hope of a glorious immortality and may their deaths teach those who are left to prepare to depart in peace and be with God which is far better.</p> <p>21st rained all day. Had the parlor stove put up to-day.</p> <p>22nd First rain and then sunshine all day. like human life. clouds and brightness intermingled.</p> <p>23rd A very beautiful morning but cloudy and cold before night. I called to see Mrs Starr this afternoon she was not at home. did not go to Prayer Meeting tonight.</p> <p>24th The forenoon was very beautiful warm, bright sunshine the afternoon cloudy and windy and tonight wind, and rain. not very cold. very changeable weather.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25th The first snow flakes this morning. cold &amp; cloudy. Pa &amp; Ma went to Aunt Maria's today. Dora went with them. Company in the afternoon. Mrs Starr, Elizabeth and Nancy. David came in the evening. Elder Patton is here. We had a pleasant evening.</p> <p>29th Oct. I have neglected my Journal several days. last Sunday our Sabbath School closed. The weather was cold and rather unpleasant. but the house was full &amp; occasion an interesting one the reports were well got up. Elder Patton opened the School Mr Moshier came gave a short address &amp; closed. Elder Patton preached subject importance of understanding the Scriptures. Mr Landon was present and gave a short but very excellent address after the Sermon. In the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>afternoon we went to the Cooley Pond School house Elder Patten preached and in the evening to Prayer Meeting More Gospel priviledges than I felt I could appreciate &amp; profit by. Monday Nancie came. Tuesday. cloudy &amp; chilly to-day cloudy &amp; some rain. Nancie went away to-day.</p> <p>30th A very beautiful day warm &amp; bright. like soft Indian summer. I have been working in the garden, making soap and boiling cider all day and am very tired did not go to Prayermeeting.</p> <p>Oct 31st A very warm, clear beautiful day. More like May than the last of Oct. What delightful weather. I am very tired to-night we have taken up {illegible} carpet &amp; cleaned. finished the soap &amp; cider.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>November 1st Another warm pleasant day. warm enough without a fire. Nancy &amp; Amelia Kipp called in the forenoon. They went on the cars at 11 o'clock. Heman called after dinner. Henrietta &amp; Elizabeth spent an hour with us this afternoon we have had a very busy day. I am very tired and glad it is Saturday night to-morrow a "day of rest"</p> <p>Nov 2nd Sabbath. A very pleasant morning. I staid at home all the rest went to hear Mr Landon. Miss Sudborough came over with him. She leaves Drumbo in a few days. I am sorry she is going away she is a pleasant person. Nellie went home with them &amp; will spend some days. coludy afternoon and rainy evening. went to Prayer Meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>however. It is always good to wait upon the Lord.</p> <p>3rd A cold, rainy, windy day with now &amp; then a ray of sunShine</p> <p>4th A pleasant day. cold but clear. Had a woman to wash. I am not very strong. I get tired so soon I feel discouraged sometimes. I wish we had a little home of our own. I am weary waiting. "hope defered maketh a sad heart".</p> <p>5th Pleasant in the morning but a rainy afternoon.</p> <p>6th Very cold to-day; but no rain did not go to Prayer Meeting to-night have been writing to Uncle Silas</p> <p>7th Very cold and clear. quite like winter. have been cleaning &amp; baking all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Nov 18th This is a very beautiful day warm, and clear. so unlike last Saturday. cold &amp; wind &amp; snow we went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting and nearly froze That is an exageration; but indeed it was very cold not many at Meeting. but the promise is to two or three. Went over to Wolverton at night &amp; staid with father. he is very cosy &amp; quiet in his bachelor's hall; but lonely. Sunday we attended Church again at Drumbo. Elder Patton gave us a good sermon. we took dinner at Mr Landon's Nellie came home with us. went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. felt too tired to enjoy anything. Jasper is not well to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday November 20th There is a blank in my journal. I have been sick but thanks to Our heavenly Father I am nearly quite well again. I went to Brantford the 11th and took cold; and had some chills and fever after the old way. last Sunday seemed a long day I could not go out. It has rained for four days and is cloudy yet; but not cold. We have had a beautiful fall much like it was four years ago. It snowed a little this morning but the air was so warm it was only "white a moment - then gone forever". Mr Laytons called this morning to say good bye. The are going back to New York. I wrote to Alonzo &amp; Alfred yesterday. Jasper has gone to Prayer Meeting to-night. It was too damp for me to go out.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday - Nov 22nd. Marion and I went to Woodstock yesterday and came home on the cars this evening It has been cold and unpleasant found Lissa and family well. Took tea with Helen last evening. Elder Patton is here to-night.</p> <p>23rd Sunday. went to Bible Class at 10 o'clock. Elder Patton preached at 11. text, "I beseech you therefore by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" he gave us a very excellent sermon. My Prayer to God is that I through free grace may be enabled at all times to present myself, a living sarifice unto God. Prayer Meeting in the evening. and truly God was with us My birth day. I am 27 years old.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th A beautiful day, clear but cold air. Washed to-day, had a woman to help. killed pigs, cleaned &amp;c.</p> <p>25th warmer than yesterday but not so clear. Jasper's birth-day he is 28. How fast the years seem to pass. We are growing old.</p> <p>26th Not very cold. baked this afternoon. finished a vest for Jasper.</p> <p>27th cold and snow. had a letter from Alfred this morning. all well Newton Goble had been with them one night. A letter too from George and Emma they have been sick. Wrote to Alfred this afternoon assisted in packing a box to send Emma. Commenced a pr of Pants for Jasper. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. Jasper went to Princeton with the box &amp; did not get back to Meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th Has snowed some to-day is very comfortable winter weather. have worked very hard to-day to get Jasper's pants done and have not quite succeeded baked this evening and am very tired to-night. how frail we are!</p> <p>29th Jasper and Pa went to Woodstock to-day and did not home till quite late a comfortable day but very bad roads</p> <p>30th Sunday. I felt this morning how blessed it is to have one day of rest how necessary it is our bodily strength should have rest as well as the Spiritual strength should be renewed. Went to bible Class and heard Mr Landon preach. felt tired &amp; sleepy and did not have a feast as I had anticipated. O! how</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sin-fettered we are here. how frail &amp; weak. In heaven there will be no weariness or pain There will be no sin there and none will say, I am sick. Had a good Prayer Meeting in the evening. May the Lord grant that little Meeting may become a very Bethel to our souls A happy, holy place because of the presence of the Lord</p> <p>1st Dec. Winter has come in it is not very cold. a little snow and some prospect of more. Heman called this evening on his way home. A Mr Lewis from Hamilton was here to dinner A man came this forenoon and begged some bread he says he is an Englishman has no money &amp; has been without food since yesterday moring he has evidently seen better days and has the manner &amp; appearance of a gentleman Pa has invited him to stay</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over night &amp; rest and recruit. his name is Harley. Got a letter from father he wants me to make cakes for a table at a Tea-Meeting in Wolverton the 10th I hardly know what to do; but have decided to make them and then go if we can.</p> <p>2nd Rather colder to-day. have done part of the washing and some cleaning. Mr Harley went away this morning. I hope he may find home and friends. I am weary and must retire early tonight.</p> <p>3rd Company to-day. Aunt and Henrietta spent a part of the day with us. pretty cold, Ironed in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4th very comfortable winter weather have been baking for the Tea-Meeting to-day felt too weary to go to Prayer Meeting. I sorry I did not go. I feel so gloomy &amp; homesick.</p> <p>5th Rather colder to-day; but very pleasant. Pa went to Woodstock Nellie went up to Aunt's. Jasper has been away to make cider. Mother and Dora &amp; I have been alone. I have felt better than usual to-day Had a letter this morning from Uncle Silas. all well, but suffering much loss of property &amp; annoyance from the war. A letter too from Newton Goble. he is going to {Bement}. Have finished the Tea Meeting baking to-day.</p> <p>6th went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting a very cold day, freezing hard. took tea at Mrs Landon's came home in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th Cold but clear, went to Princeton to Church. heard Mr Griffin. It does not seem so much like home as the old School house.</p> <p>8th Not quite so cold. some snow but not enough yet for sleighing. had a woman to wash. A very busy day.</p> <p>9th Company in the Evening Martha Jane, &amp; Solon Eakins. Mr &amp; Mrs Wright, &amp; Mr &amp; Mrs Smiley Solon brought his violin &amp; Mr Smiley his Clarinett. we had a musical feast.</p> <p>11th Yesterday we went to Wolverton to a Tea Meeting had a pleasant time. Met Mr Biggars people. Mrs Landon &amp; a good many of the old friends. the day was fine and the Meeting a successful one. Staid with father last night &amp; came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>this morning, found Mr Bigger and a Mrs Ryall there. Mr B. returned and took tea with us.</p> <p>14th Dec. A warm rainy day not much like winter. I unfortunately ran a needle in my hand, breaking it and leaving a peice in last Thursday I could not write, and am not much better now A letter from Alfred came Thursday They are all well but I feel much troubled about Newton I am afraid he is not as steady as he ought to be I can only pray for him. The Lord enable him to withstand temptations There has been a great change in the weather since last Sunday The frost is entirely out &amp; mud &amp; water abound. It has rained nearly all day to-day. Mr Landon did not come we had neither bible Class or preaching. went to Prayer Meeting to-night dark &amp; windy. not many out. Good Night {some flourishes at bottom under Good Night}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15th Has rained all day. very gloomy weather. have witten to Newton</p> <p>16th Snowed some last night. a beautiful morning trees laden with snow and sun shining bright. cloudy before noon and has snowed since. My hand is Painful to-night.</p> <p>23rd Dec Tuesday Morning. a warm, soft, Morning rained during the night at this rate the frost will soon be all out again. Last Friday &amp; Saturday was very cold too cold to snow. it got warmer Sunday and snowed in the afternoon and evening Yesterday was a pleasant day Nellie &amp; I washed some and cleaned The shed out I feel tired &amp; lame from my day's work. Elder Patton came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over Saturday evening led our Bible Class and preached in the morning and attended our Prayer Meeting in the evening had a good time Yesterday he visited in the neighbourhood and will leave on the cars today for Woodstock May the Lord crown his labours with abundant success. My hand is nearly well. Lissa, Heman &amp; the children came down this afternoon left Ida with us. Dora is very much pleased. I hope they will agree and enjoy their visit.</p> <p>24th Colder than yesterday but no snow. this is Christmas Eve. It makes me think of home. Ida &amp; Dora could hardly think of going to bed They are so anxious to see what Santa Claus will bring them. Jasper went to Woodstock to-day. got Nellie a nice rocking chair &amp; Dora a book I dressed a doll for Ida this evening. Nellie dressed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the for Dora. They will be so delighted in the morning "happy childhood". Received a letter this morning from Miss Bogot for father. Think I will write her. Jasper is asleep and I ought to be. Good Night.</p> <p>25th Christmas day is passed Father Mother &amp; Nellie went to Beachville Jasper &amp; I expected to spend the day alone; but were very agreeably disapointed George &amp; Emma came on the morning train. and we had a pleasant day. The return of the holidays makes me so long to see the boys Jasper went to Prayer Meeting in the evening I was sorry I did not go. It has been a warm pleasant day thawing a good deal.</p> <p>26th It has rained all day strange winter weather. warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th Saturday. Mother George, Emma, &amp; Dora went to Princeton and spent the day with Mr &amp; Mrs Milmine. Mrs McMaster came to tea &amp; spent the evening with us. I felt dreadfully lonely &amp; homesick to-night. 'tis foolish perhaps but I cant help it sometimes.</p> <p>28th We were disapointed to-day Mr Landon did not come. we had neither bible Class or Meeting In the afternoon Seth Cowan came up with his two little girls the children had a fine play towards evening Mrs Cowan &amp; Mrs Fenny came up &amp; spent an hour. went to Prayer-Meeting in the evening but feel I have spent the day far from profitably May the Lord forgive us. The day has been warm and fine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29th A pleasant day warm yet I have finished a dress for Emma and am very tired. Elizabeth and Henrietta called this afternoon &amp; Mrs Shannon in the evening.</p> <p>30th It is getting colder. George and Emma left on the 11 o'clock train I was sorry to see them go but friends must part. My best wishes follow them. Melissa came down this morning and will stay a few days. Mr Ryerson came last night. I have not felt like doing anything to-day.</p> <p>31st The last day of the old year Old 1862 has almost run his race. It has been a beautiful day cold &amp; clear, the sun has shone all day and to night is a lovely moonlight night. fit night to usher in the New Year in gladness &amp; beauty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I made out the Post office a/c's this afternoon and recieved two dollars as my commission. I want to save money enough of my own to buy a watch. Jasper has gone to Princeton this evening to see about sending Old Jess to Emma. Mr Ryerson left this morning he has been here a year all but two days. we will miss him but it is more pleasant to have only our own family I will commence a letter to Alfred tonight and perhaps finish it to-morrow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>Jan 1st New Year's day. a very beautiful day indeed. cold. clear, and bright This glorious sunshine seems very pleasant after so many dark rainy days. After dinner we all went skating The ice was nice no snow to slacken our speed we had a good many tumbles much fun &amp; a pleasant time generally. did not get my letter to Alfred finished. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. Am glad to spend the first night of the New Year in Praise and Thanksgiving for so many mercies May this be a happy year in Spiritual advancement; and progress in holiness Received a beautiful New Years gift from my husband of a sett of Jewelry. Pin &amp; Ear-rings I shall value them very highly for their beauty but more because of the giver.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2nd Jan. Another bright day a little warmer than yesterday Melissa went home this morning Nellie went with her. I have washed some and cleaned some and feel very tired &amp; lame from my unusual exercise yesterday. Jasper has gone skating This evening. Had a letter this morning from Cousin Jo. I would like much to see her and her children. but tis a long expensive journey There.</p> <p>3rd Considerably warmer to-day This morning was more like Indian Summer than winter in January. rainy during the afternoon and evening Jasper went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting I was too lame to go with him sent my letter This morning to Alfred.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4th Sunday went to Princeton this morning to Church heard Mr Stephenson preach. he is a fine speaker poetic &amp; intellectual. but I would rather {lurn} the plain truth. just Christ &amp; Him Crucified Jasper went to hear Mr Moshin in the afternoon. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. so passed the first Sabbath in the New Year.</p> <p>6th A cloudy morning has rained during the night. weather more like April than January. yesterday was a pleasant day. washed Lissa &amp; Heman came to dinner took Ida home with them. went to Missionary Meeting at Princeton in the evening. Am going to Woodstock to-day on The cars to stay a few days with Lissa so Good Bye my Journal for a time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>9th Came home from Woodstock this evening found all well. Dora said she was so glad Mama had come Jasper &amp; Nellie went to Meeting at the School House It has been very cold but is much warmer to-night. Seems like thawing again Had a pleasant visit with Lissa left her &amp; little ones well. It is late Jasper has returned and I must quit.</p> <p>10th A stormy day both snow &amp; rain. David Beamer and Mrs Cowan came in the evening practising music for the Missionary Meeting. Very late when we retired.</p> <p>11th Sunday rather chilly but pleasant. Mr Landon came. Interesting bible Class and a beautiful, plain, sermon. Went in the afternoon to Mr</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Moshins Meeting. took Dora. Prayer Meeting in the evening too tired to enjoy or profit the priviledge.</p> <p>12th Warmer &amp; More pleasant has thawed a little. Had a woman washing and cleaning. David came to practise this evening. I am very sleepy and must go to bed.</p> <p>14th last night was our Missionary Meeting rained hard all the evening not many out Collection $5.53 good speaking. and Music pretty good. Mrs Cowan came in the afternoon Mr Shrimpton &amp; Elder Patton. Mr Snider came in the evening Heman staid if the night had been favourable I think the Meeting would have been a successful one.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th Evening rain, rain, unceasing rain all day. School Meeting. Mr Shrimpton &amp; Elder Patton went away after dinner Mrs Cowan &amp; Mr Snider left in the Morning. wrote to Uncle Silas this evening.</p> <p>15th cold and pleasant during forenoon Snow since dinner looks quite like winter. cold to-night.</p> <p>16th six or eight inches of snow this morning. has continued to snow moderately during the most of the day. Jasper &amp; Pa went to Woodstock this afternoon after the new sleigh Dora &amp; I went as far as Mr Stamp's very cold to-night, freezing very hard, good sleighing. Nellie sick. a letter from Emma this morning they arrived home in safety. God bless the poor tonight for it is very cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17th Weather more moderate. Elder Patton came in the afternoon. went up to Aunt's in the evening. good sleighing.</p> <p>18th Sabbath. Attended Bible Class and preaching in the morning. Prayer Meeting in the evening a beautiful lesson. The 46th Psalm a beautiful winter's day.</p> <p>19th Father, Mother, &amp; Jasper went to Brantford. a very fine day thawed a little in the middle of the day. Elder Patton went home this morning. Nellie sick. I feel tired to-night. Good Night.</p> <p>20th a chilly stormy day. thawed some snow during afternoon windy to-night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21st Considerable snow this morning Thawed all. fears are entertained that the sleighing will be spoiled. have not felt very well to day. done some mending and commenced my cloak</p> <p>22nd warm and thawing. sleighing good yet. People are improving it too. Have finished my cloak like it very much. I did not expect to have one this winter and am so much the more pleased with it. Jasper works in the shop.</p> <p>23rd Thawing yet. sleighing not so good. A very pleasant surprize indeed to-day Went for a ride after dinner Nellie, Jasper, Dora &amp; myself went to Mr Laycock's got Sarah and went to Wolverton to see my new Mother found Alonzo there from Washington a great, pleasant, surprize. almost too good to be true left Washington a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>week ago and left Alfred and Newton well is going West to St Lewis to try his fortunes there in the War Department. he is very strong &amp; healthy looking, has grown a mustache and looks more like father.</p> <p>24th Still the thaw continues The sleighing nearly gone. much water lying on the ground. called this evening to see Mrs McMaster she was pleased to see Alonzo. She is a dear kind old soul. called also to see little Henry Howell. poor little fellow. he is very weak 'tis doubtful whether he recovers.</p> <p>25th Sabbath. a warm bright day; went to Meeting with sleigh but very hard and rough. Mr Landon was late only a short bible Class. A great sermon so plain &amp; searching God forbid the influence should pass any</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26th A rainy day. Alonzo went to Wolverton to-day and has not returned because of the rain I suppose had a woman to wash did not feel very well this afternoon wrote a little to Emma to-night</p> <p>27th Some snow to-day sleighs running again. Alonzo left on the 11 o'clock train. I felt sad to say to him Good Bye. God bless him.</p> <p>28th Cold but pleasant. have been lining and trimming a buffalo robe to day. Jasper took a load of day pine to Aunt Maria this evening heard tonight that Mrs Cowan died this morning at 5 o'clock. I am tired and will e'en go to bed.</p> <p>29th Cold, poor sleighing. Mr Fluellen here to dinner spent the afternoon. went to Mrs Cowan's towards night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th A pleasant winter day. snowed a little towards night. Nellie sick again. Dora feverish tonight &amp; restless has not been well during the day. hope it is only a slight cold.</p> <p>31st The last day of January it seems as if we' had, had no winter yet so much rainy, soft weather. It is pretty cold to-day Thawed a little in the middle of the day. Jasper went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting Nellie very sick. Dora well. very tired have been so busy to-day wish I was stronger.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>February. 1863.</p> <p>Sunday Feb 1st. Pleasant in the morning. commenced snowing after dinner after an hour or two terminated in a cold, rain, wind high &amp; very unpleasant. went to Mrs Cowan's funereal. Many people out Mr Landon preached a short good sermon. rain ceased in the evening. no Prayer Meeting. Jasper not well.</p> <p>2nd very cold a little snow in the evening. sun shone in the morning. Several calls during the day Nellie better. have been mending and choring. not much sleighing.</p> <p>3rd A very beautiful morning cold, clear, and bright more waggons than sleighs out. very cold</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4th Last night the coldest night this winter froze ice in the house a bright morning but O! so cold called to see Gramma McMaster in the afternoon and little Henry Howell took Dora. so cold Jasper has not worked in the shop. have been embroidering bands for a night-dress</p> <p>5th Still very cold. froze ice in our room last night. strong East wind A great snow storm drifting towards night. not so cold</p> <p>6th Comfortable winter weather snowed some during the day. a good deal of snow on the ground. feel tired tonight.</p> <p>7th went to Beachville to-day Aunt &amp; Lottie went with us. A beautiful day. had a delightful ride &amp; a very pleasant visit.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8th Sunday. A fine day good sleighing. Went to hear Mr Landon in the morning. Prayer Meeting in the evening. Lucy came with Mr. Landon. Delia came to dinner. Solon &amp; Janey called. All except Jasper &amp; I went to take Aunt &amp; Delia home. Lottie came home with them.</p> <p>9th rain most all the afternoon. rains this evening. seems very dreary. rain in winter had a girl to wash.</p> <p>10th All away to-day but Jasper Dora &amp; myself just a happy little family. have not returned to-night. prety cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11th Very pleasant day thawed some. Went to Uncle James' in the evening.</p> <p>12th A comfortable day. snowed moderately most of the day. went to Prayer Meeting in the evening have imbroidered a width for Doras blue dress to-day.</p> <p>16th Last Friday &amp; Saturday the 13th &amp; 14th I made a coat &amp; worked so hard I was sick yesterday unable to go out consequently I kept house and all the rest went to preaching in the morning &amp; Prayer Meeting in the evening up to Aunt's. Elder Patton and son came Saturday evening. We have been up to Aunt's this evening met Elder Patton he came home with us beautiful weather. must retire. Am so tired.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17th A lovely day. snow fast disapearing Pa &amp; Ma went to Woodstock in the afternoon with the sleigh Mrs Richmond dead.</p> <p>18th Another fine day. Thawing rapidly. Sleighs out yet. Mother Nell &amp; Dora went out in the afternoon and made several calls. Henrietta and Melissa called</p> <p>19th A damp unpleasant day rain in the afternoon &amp; evening Wrote to Mattie Bigger and Cousin Jo.</p> <p>20th Cold and windy, spent the afternoon at Mrs Cowan's.</p> <p>21st Beautiful sunshine all day cold but very pleasant. Sleighing poor very icy. Pa received a note in the afternoon saying Mrs Milmina was dying. Jasper</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went to Princeton and telegraphed to George. Pa &amp; Ma went up to Beachville on the evening train. Mrs Finny came up to spend the Sabbath with us.</p> <p>22nd Sabbath. A very stormy day snowed most of the day strong East wind Mr Edwards preached in the morning instead of Mr Landon. The parable of the widow and the unjust judge. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's</p> <p>23rd A nice day. cold but pleasant. Pa &amp; Ma came home on the morning train. Mrs Milmine is better. Jasper sent another message to George to that effect. Mrs Finny went home Dora &amp; I went for a ride wrote to Alonzo. Received a good letter both from Alfred and Newton I will write to them to-night. Do not feel very well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th A nice day. Thawing some Sleighing pretty good. Nell &amp; I went up to Aunt's and called at Mr Kipps finished my letter to the boys.</p> <p>25th Pleasant, thawing fast. Company all day Ellie Layton &amp; Amelia Kipps came in the morning &amp; staid all day. Mr &amp; Mrs Capson spent the afternoon &amp; evening with us. A pleasant visit. headache after dinner</p> <p>26th A very unpleasant day. rain, mist &amp; fog. thawing. Were surprized at the arrival of George came on the 5 o'clock train His Mother is better. He did not ge Jasper's second message. Ironed this afternoon went to Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th Nellie's birthday a party in the evening about a dozen of her young friends. All seemed to enjoy themselves. except two all remained all night, and next morning formed a skating party left for their homes about ten oclock.</p> <p>28th Went to Drumbo to Meeting in the afternoon. Theresa, Lottie and Nellie went with us. George came on the evening train.</p> <p>29th March 1st Sunday. Very stormy all the forenoon snow. and wind. Did not go out in the morning. Went to Mr Moshier's meeting in the afternoon and took the girls home. All but me went to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>30th March 2nd George went to Beachville Snow in the afternoon. warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 3rd 1863. Snowed moderately all day. getting colder George came on the evening train will start west in the morning.</p> <p>4th A very beautiful day. very cold. only thawed a very little when the sun shone. Gorge started home this morning. Mother went with him as far as Buffalo. will spend a week or two there.</p> <p>5th. A very cold morning moderated towards night. Went out in the morning with Amelia Kipps collecting for the "Baptist Home Mission" Not very successful. took dinner at Mr Kipp's got home at 2 o'clock. Nellie went out in the afternoon. Prayer Meeting in the evening. very tired indeed. A letter from Alonzo he is in the South West corner of Missouri.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th Cold rain, fog, and wind in the morning. quite warm tonight. Mr Capson son &amp; daughter here to Tea. Julian will stay a few days.</p> <p>7th Cold and snow. Am very tired and nervous tonight.</p> <p>8th Considerable snow during the day. Jasper Dora, &amp; I went to Woodstock got Lissa &amp; the children ready and all went to Church Dr Fife preached a beautiful sermon but not so plain &amp; impressive as Mr Landon I think. got home at 5 o'clock Nellie &amp; Julia were away up to Aunts all home to tea. Pa &amp; Nellie went to the School House to preaching in the evening. Jasper went to Prayer Meeting. Julia staid with me.</p> <p>9th Cold still. Gramma McMaster is ill went to see her. Letter from Alfred &amp; Newton</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th March. A very beautiful. day. Sleighing nearly gone but wheeling good Nellie took Julian home Dora went with them. Jasper &amp; I made our long-talked-of visit to this widow Kipp's.</p> <p>11 A beautiful morning finished my letter to Alfred and wrote one to Newton. Father and his wife came in the forenoon. will stay till to-morrow went to see Gramma McMaster She is some better. Jasper has gone to the School house to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>12th Beautiful and bright in the morning. cloudy &amp; stormy in the afternoon. Father and lady left on the 11 o'clock train Nellie went after Lottie after dinner. I called to see Gramma McMaster. Prayer Meeting then in the evening. The Lord does bless us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13th Morning fine as usual but wind and snow alternating with sunshine during the day. Nellie &amp; Lottie went collecting for the Mission not very successful. I have been baking to-day and am very weary. Jasper has gone this evening to see Granma McMaster.</p> <p>14th Very cold. Jasper &amp; Nellie took Lottie home. Elder Patton came &amp; Gramma on the evening train I sat an hour with Nellie after she went to bed Poor girl she is very much troubled on account of sin The Spirit is {striving} with her She seems thoroughly in earnest. May the Lord guide her.</p> <p>15th Sabbath. Elder Patton gave us a very impressive sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's. Nellie expressed her desires A good time because the Lord was with us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16th A beautiful day a little warmer than yesterday. we certainly are having a great many pleasant days. Aunt Almira and Martha spent the afternoon Elder Patton to Tea Mrs Wolverton came on the train. we are not much alone.</p> <p>17. Pleasant yet. Mother &amp; Nellie went to Aunt's Jasper sick. I was sick all the afternoon Elder Patton went home after tea.</p> <p>18th Very pleasant weather pretty cold but so clear &amp; bright. have not felt well. wrote to Alonzo &amp; Grampa Goble.</p> <p>19th Pleasant &amp; cold. Quilted a skirt to-day. did not go to Prayer Meet</p> <p>20th Baked all day and am very tired toothache &amp; headache.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21st A very stormy day weather moderating. snow &amp; a little rain Father came in the morning. Mr &amp; Mrs Milmine came on the morning train. Heman called on his way to Blenheim. A busy day. Wrote to Alfred &amp; Newton</p> <p>22nd Sabbath. A soft foggy morning rain, but not stormy. Attended Bible Class; and preaching Mr Landon gave us an excellend sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mrs Shannon's.</p> <p>23rd Rain, Rain, Rain, almost unceasing all day. Father and his wife went home after dinner. Heman here to dinner. Mr &amp; Mrs Milmine here yet. went to see Gramma McMaster wrote to Emma. very nervous to-night</p> <p>1863 24th Rain all day Raining yet a letter this morning from Aunt A{m}y bearing inteligence that Granma is dead</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dear Granma she is worn out body and mind and has gone to "rest". Rest will surely be very sweet to her after all her weariness and pain We cannot mourn for her for she has been a long time waiting the Master's call. I have witten to Lissa and Aunt Juliett. Aunt Amy will come with her here tomorrow and the next day will be the funereal.</p> <p>25th All that is left of Granma is here. She looks very pleasant. asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep Aunt Amy and Mr Nixon came with her. It snowed all the forenoon. Mr &amp; Mrs Milmine went away after dinner</p> <p>26th Cold March winds. Expected to have gone to the funereal to-day but father did not get the letter till this morning he came over and made arrangements for the funereal Sunday. He took Granma and Aunt Amy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went too. We are alone once again. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening a very interesting meeting. toothache to-night.</p> <p>27th A very pleasant day. thawing rapidly.</p> <p>28th Very pleasant in the morning went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting quite warm a great change before night cold, colder, very cold at night a very good Meeting. A request from the friends here, prefered that we might have a Branch of the Church formed here. Which was readily granted. In two weeks we will have our first Covenant Meeting The Lord has been very merciful to us. We went to Wolverton after the meeting. Sunday very cold. Granma was laid to rest beside the other loved ones on the hill. Mr Landon preached a beautiful sermon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th A very beautiful day. called on Mrs Cowan in the evening.</p> <p>31st Very pleasant in the morning went out for a ride on horseback. cloudy at noon went up to Wm Kipp's in the afternoon Jasper came up in the evening. very stormy and very cold. A letter from Grampa Goble he thinks he cannot come up to our Meeting in two weeks.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1st 1863.</span></h2> <p>1st Pleasant in the morning but very stormy during the afternoon. Wind and snow. Made out the Post office papers My due $2.11. bid Mrs Shannon good bye in the evening. not very well.</p> <p>2nd Indications of storm in the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>morning but pleasant afternoon and beautiful in the evening went to prayer meeting. Mr Shannon's moved away yesterday Jasper took a load for them Mrs McMaster spent the day here and went on the evening train. Grampa &amp; Dora went with her as far as Princeton and returned on the train. headache all day. I need to excersize a good deal of patience when I have these distressing head-aches. I hope when the weather becomes settled I shall feel better.</p> <p>3rd Cloudy and chilly. made Dora a dress. Mr Ryerson to dinner</p> <p>4th Very pleasant all day. Nellie and I went up to Mr R Kipp's on horseback to cat {cast}sugar. roads bad wind cold. had rather staid at home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th A truly delightful Sabbath day. beautiful in weather and beautiful in gospel priviledge; and I have felt unusally well no head ache to-day Jasper &amp; I walked up to Meeting. it was so pleasant. Mr Landon preached Prayer Meeting in the evening. well attended. Many are coming in May they truly come in "in the fear of the Lord".</p> <p>6th Rain and snow all day. cold. and unpleasant. I have cleaned the back room out. am very tried and bad head ache too. too tired to sleep.</p> <p>7th Chilly unpleasant weather. Pa &amp; Jasper went to Woodstock. Jasper stopped at Thos Stamp's and called at Aunt's. walked home.</p> <p>8th Cold, appearance of storm. went to Mr Beamers to cast sugar Nellie Dora</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and. I. head-ache most of the day. very uncomfortable. have witten to the boys at Washington.</p> <p>May 6th A long blank in my Journal; and so much has happened since; and I feel so little like writing I hardly know where to begin April 11th I went to Woodstock to see Dr Rosebrugh, Oculist. He opperated on my eyes. I came home immediately after took cold in my eyes &amp; face and was both ill and blind for a week and am not strong yet although my eyes are nearly well. I hope they will be permanently benefitted not however effected by the opperation but the exposure and cold which caused</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>inflamation and external discharge if they do get well I shall not mind the pain &amp; sickness.</p> <p>Alfred is dead. My eldest darling brother. I can write it more calmly than I can think or speak of it I cannot beleive it is indeed so not only died among strangers; but sleeps in a strange land. unknown and almost unwept. No not quite for Newton poor boy was there. The last letter I received from him was March 9th. he had not been well for some time Tuesday. April 14th he was worse and Newton went for the Dr he did not come. Wednesday he was no better and he went twice for the Dr he did not come till Thursday noon when he was broken out. The Dr pronounced the disease "Verria or Loid" and told Newton he had better keep him there instead of sending him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to the Hospital. Friday he was delerious part of the day. Saturday morning he seemed better and quite rational. told Newton to take a book which he had neglected to turn over to the new Waggon Master and get a receipt for it. He seemed so much better Newton did not hesitate to leave him knowing he would not be gone more than ten minutes. While he was gone Alfred got up dressed himself broke open his chest (Newton had the key of it) took his money $297 out and when Newton came back he was gone. Newton tracked him by enquiry as far as the President's House about ten squares and then lost all trace of him. he wandered about the city from one end to the other in hopes of finding</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>him but without success. he came back got a horse and with four or five others commenced the search anew but could not find him. About dark Alfred came back. he had only $20.60 with him and could not rightly tell what he had done with the rest. He was immediately sent to the Hospital Sunday evening the 19th Newton wrote me the above facts. Tuesday the 21st he wrote again. The Dr had decided the disease to be Small Pox and a bad case. but thought he might recover. Newton was not allowed to go where he was. but he visited him secretly and saw him through a window and could hear all he said. he seemed more rational then he had been and both himself and the Attendant thought he was better. (Those two letters I did not receive till Monday the 27th the day after he</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was buried) Friday the 24th Newton wrote again. Alfred was worse. he did not expect him to live. his case was a very bad one the attendant said not one in a hundred as bad ever got well. he was black with it. Still there was a little hope. if he lived four days he would get well. Newton visited him once a day secretly and was where he could be called any minute Saturday the 25th he wrote again. Alfred was dead. He died Friday night the 24th at 11 o'clock. In the afternoon when Newton saw him. he seemed better, when he went again in the morning he was dead. He could not get his body under the circumstances. he would be buried the next day Sunday 26th at the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Soldier's Home". He died very easy. I did not get the letter written the 24th till May the 2nd. and the one written the 25th till May 5th He died at the Kanorma Hospital Washington D.C. April 24th 1863 aged 24 years. 10 months and 8 days. "Tis very, very sad. no loved one to soothe his last moments. alone in a strange land. and such a fearful disease.</p> <p>Newton is coming home as soon as he can get his buisiness settled there. May he be preserved from disease and meet us again in health Only two left; and it has been some time since we have heard from Alonzo.</p> <p>May 8th A pleasant day. Worked in the garden &amp; yard. went to Brantford yesterday. Aunt came on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the train to-night.</p> <p>9th Very pleasant weather. Covenant Meeting in the afternoon I staid to keep house. Elder Patton here. Mr Kipp to Tea. El{mer} Patton came on the 5 o'clock train will stay over Sunday</p> <p>10th Sabbath cloudy but pleasant an interesting Sabbath School, good sermon, one added to the Church by Baptism. The work is steadily increasing in numbers &amp; interest.</p> <p>11th still cloudy. worked all day in the garden. rain in the evening</p> <p>12th Rained all night, warm beautful weather for the garden. and crops. no letter or word from Newton I am geting very anxious 'tis time he was home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18th Granpa Dora &amp; I went to Woodstock. cold and cloudy took dinner with Lissa.</p> <p>19th Worked some in the garden very warm.</p> <p>20th Rainy during the forenoon Nellie took Mrs Ferguson away Mr Milmine to dinner. Mother took him home. After tea Nellie and I went up to Aunts for a ride. This morning received a letter from Newton. I feel truly thankful to the Lord for sparing him I feared he was ill. he has been detained longer than he expected. but will I hope be home mid-week. he says he is very lonely he has many friends thus; but they are not like the home loved ones. He says poor, dear Alfred lies in Glenwood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with a weeping willow at his head and a blooming rose at his feet. Precious brother. he little thought when he brought dear Jassy {ink blot} that long sad journey home that he might rest by the side of the other loved ones, that he himself in a little while would sleep in the land of the stranger. 'Tis very sad but we may submit to Him who knoweth better than we. "Tis sweet to think that when Newton comes home and there is no one to weep there for him, the willow will breathe a requium over his grave; the rose will shed its fragrance, the holy stars will beam kindly; and nature in her beautiful ministrations will never forsake his resting place Dear Brothers only two left. I can</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>hardly think it is so. My heart is O! so sad. May the Lord teach us submission. Newton wrote he had a chance of doing well by going to Oregon. I hope he will not {ink blot}ink of doing so. I cannot bear to think of such a thing. I have written to him to-day and hope he will get it before he leaves</p> <p>21st Very warm washed all day went to Prayer Meeting. very tired indeed.</p> <p>22nd Mother Dora and I went to Wolverton found all well. anxious to hear from Newton. came to Drumbo to Tea. Mr Landon better. dark when we came home. a pleasant day but very warm.</p> <p>23rd Still warmer real summer</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1863</p> <p>Weather. Jasper &amp; Nellie went to Drumbo to Covenant Meeting. I have felt better to-day than I usually do. Heman here to dinner.</p> <p>24th Sabbath. School interesting no preaching in the morning. went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon Prayer Meeting at night.</p> <p>25th Queen's birth-day celebrated to-day as yesterday was Sabbath All went to Princeton but I. they did not get home till five o'clock I spent the day so quietly and pleasantly about finished my lamp mat. I went to Princeton in the evening but we did not stay long. A very pleasant day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26th Went to Woodstock, Jasper Granpa and I. done some shopping got some medicine from the Dr. took dinner with Lissa. Jasper came home and I remained went up town with Heman in the evening.</p> <p>27th Sewed all day. nearly completed Lissa's dress and fixed her bonnet. pretty tired.</p> <p>28th Finished the dress. went to Helen's to dinner had a pleasant visit in the afternoon called with Lissa at Mr Muir's and after tea called on Julia Capron at the Institute. and at Mr Hankinson's very warm</p> <p>29th went up town in the morning Called to see both the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dentist and Dr neither at home found Nellie &amp; Lottie. went to Lissa's to dinner after which the girls called at the Institute. we went up town again came back I called on Mrs Fyfe and while the girls went for Susie Burtch at School. we all then went to Mr Burtche's to tea a very pleasant visit and then home. so ended my visit to Woodstock.</p> <p>29 30th Rainy all day. Dr Fyfe came on the train and staid all night.</p> <p>31th cloudy and rain very full interesting School Mr Landon preached. Lucy came with him Lottie here. Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>31st June 1st Rainy. beautiful weather for the growth of vegetation. washed to-day.</p> <p>2nd June Still cloudy and showery. Lottie went home. I spent the afternoon with Henrietta and Elizabeth. Dora and Tommy had a nice play.</p> <p>3rd A beautiful morning clear and nice since the rain very busy cleaning and mending</p> <p>4th Mother and Jasper went to Brantford. Pa and Nellie sick busy both in the store and out of it. Elizabeth gone home. I hope we can do better without her than with her. went to Prayer Meeting.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th Pleasant during the forenoon rainy afternoon and evening. have written to Uncle Silas. Why dont Newton come? hope deferred maketh a sad heart.</p> <p>6th cold, but not unpleasant went to Covenant Meeting. good meeting two applicants for Baptism. Elder Patton here to-night.</p> <p>7 Sabbath. Interesting School a crowded house to hear Elder Patton. the people seem interested after preaching Mrs Smith notwithstanding very decided opposition from her husband was baptized. and Mr Selby. At five O'clock Elder Patton gave us a short sermon then the Ordinance of the "Lord's Supper" was administered. Weather quite cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8th Still cool and cloudy. Pa Elder Patton &amp; all went to Woodstock to a Nomination. came home to tea. Elder Patton gone home. Elizabeth {wa}shed.</p> <p>14th Sunday Elder Landon preached. very warm. Mrs L. came with him.</p> <p>15th Vey warm. Pa &amp; Ma went to Drumbo. Election day. Nellie &amp; Dora took tea at Mrs Cowan's</p> <p>16th Cooler. Mrs Ferguson came to stay a few days. Father intended to start to-day for Washington. Newton is there yet. Jasper is asleep and I soon will be. Good Night.</p> <p>17th Father came to-night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he was robbed of all his money on his way from Suspension Bridge to Rochester. and had to return for more. Staid all night. went to Paris Thursday morning got money of Mr Hill and started again May success attend him.</p> <p>18th Went to Paris on our way to St George to attend the Association. took tea with Gramma McMaster Called at Mr Hill's, Aunt Wolanter's Mr Snider's and staid all night at Mr Sovereign's pleasant weather Nellie &amp; Lottie went with us.</p> <p>19th Went to St George. Mr Shrimpton preached in the morning we went to Mr Kitchens where we found a pleasant home during</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the meeting. Missionary Meeting in the evening. day. pleasant</p> <p>20th Rainy. heard Mr Stuart preach in the morning. intended to leave for home after dinner but the rain detained us till 6 o'clock reached home about 9. a letter from Uncle Silas.</p> <p>21st Sunday. cloudy, and rain during the afternoon. A good School. went to hear Mr Stuart in the afternoon Mr Ryerson went with us. Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> <p>22nd Still cloudy and some rain. went to see Mrs Miller &amp; Mrs Bent. Worked some in the gardens; and now I must sleep some. Good night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Tuesday cloudy all day; but no rain. Mr &amp; Mrs Cook from the Institute took dinner with us. we were cleaning and quite unprepared for company.</p> <p>24th A pleasant day and a pleasant visit with Lissa she came down on the morning train and returned at night. Ida &amp; Eva with her. Mrs Hankison did not come.</p> <p>25th Pleasant but warm. Pa and Jasper went to Brantford. Sewed all day and am tired at night. Did not go to Prayer Meeting. The garden is very fine, flowers beautiful and exceedingly fragrant. Pinks, Sweet Williams and roses in abundance I do not mind the labour and care they require, they are so fine. A letter from father at Washington. he got there safely and found Newton well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26th very warm and pleasant sewed steadily nearly all day Mother &amp; Nellie went to Uncle Eakin's to tea.</p> <p>27th Weather still warm. Do not feel well pains in my teeth and face. Heman came down in the afternoon done some cleaning some sewing, and some baking. work pretty hard work to-day. Newton not here yet.</p> <p>28th A very beautiful Sabbath crowded School. May the Great Shepherd bless and gather in many of those little ones. Heman preached a good sermon. The Lord prosper his labours. Mr &amp; Mrs Cole and Mrs Wolverton came over. attended the preaching and staid till evening. 'Tis a poor way</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of spending this holy day. visiting. All went to Prayer Meeting but me. My face has been painful most of the day. I feel ill and nerveless. I pray Our Father in Heaven to give me patience and fortitude.</p> <p>29th Still very warm; and still my face is painful. A letter this morning from Father. he is yet in Washington has not succeeded in getting the mony, no word from. Newton Goble if he gets no money Newton will have to go to work and earn enough to bring him home. had just received a letter from Alonzo he was at Rollo; had been sick six weeks and was yet unable to do anything had written 5 letters to me (none of which I have received) the last one the 14th of this month. he knew nothing of Alfred's death. had not received a letter from Canada since he left</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <p>May the Lord preserve them for O! how vain is the help of man have written a long letter to him to-day which I hope he may receive Jasper has written two to N. Goble. My face continues very painful.</p> <p>30th Jasper &amp; Nellie went to Woodstock. took Billy up to Mr Cook. My face very painful part of the day. finished the embroidery for Dora's pantees. feel very weak &amp; tired</p> <p>1st July Father and Newton came to-night O! how glad I am to see them both in safety. Newton is much changed in personal appearance but seems as merry &amp; light hearted as of yore. My face painful Elizabeth &amp; David married to-day.</p> <p>2nd In the afternoon Mr Goble</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1863</p> <p>took Father and Newty over to Wolverton. Newty came back again very warm. finished Dora's Pantees</p> <p>3rd Newty &amp; I went up to Woodstock to see Lissa on the train She did not know him. Went to see Dr Scott. he gave me a lot of medicine I hope it may give me some strength</p> <p>4th I came home on the morning train Newty &amp; Heman came down on the after dinner. All but me went to Covenant Meeting. Lottie came home with them. Mr Ryerson spent the evening. very warm</p> <p>5th Sabbath very pleasant and I hope proffitable. Heman preached in Elder Patton's place Crowdid Prayer Meeting in the evening very warm indeed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th very warm felt quite ill. finished Jasper's Pants. and done some mending.</p> <p>7th Still very warm. churning ironing, cleaning. &amp;c put down the carpet. A very severe hail storm in the afternoon. rain wind &amp; hail destroyed the garden very much.</p> <p>8th cleaned some and put the house in order. Mr Shrimpton &amp; lady came before dinner. She is a pleasant social body. a little rain in the evening. some music.</p> <p>9th Mr &amp; Mrs Shrimpton remained till after dinner. had some more music and a very pleasant visit with them. Commenced Newty's pants Jasper &amp; he working in the hay warm close weather.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th Extremely warm. close &amp; sultry felt ill finished Newty's pants and ironed some. went to a Pic Nic in the afternoon had a pleasant time Mr Ryerson came home with us.</p> <p>11th Still cloudy close misty weather. very unfavourable for haying Mr Ryerson went home. felt pretty well in the forenoon. very tired after dinner. Mrs Caldwell came on the 5 o clock train.</p> <p>12th Sabbath. still this smoky strang weather. full School. Mr Landon preached. crowded house Mr Ryerson here. Prayer Meeting up to Aunt's in the evening.</p> <p>15th Jasper &amp; I went to Woodstock. pleasant time. Mrs Caldwell very ill. Newty ill and gone home. Pa ill some rain mist and smoke. feel better to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th Still cloudy in the morning cleared up towards night. Mother and Nellie went to Woodstock. Mrs Caldwell still ill. very busy and got very tired retired early.</p> <p>15th pleasant morning. rain in the afternoon. Mother &amp; Nellie came home before tea. Mrs Caldwell gone home. have been very busy all day.</p> <p>16th very dark &amp; cloudy. bad hay --weather. Ironed &amp; worked in garden all the forenoon. went to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>17th A little sunshine to-day Cold morning &amp; night felt ill in the afternoon.</p> <p>18th A bright beautiful day. fine for hay-making. have felt well to-day better than usual. finished Newton's shirt done besides some baking some cleaning and some mending. so ends another week.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th A beautiful Sabbath. Heman preached. All here all day I did not go to Prayer Meeting</p> <p>20th Pleasant during the forenoon Pa, Lissa Heman &amp; Dora went fishing. heavy rain all the afternoon &amp; evening.</p> <p>21st Pleasant. have been very busy baking for the Pic Nic &amp; cleaning Lissa &amp; family will remain till after Pic Nic.</p> <p>22 A fine day. Father &amp; wife Newton Mr Landon Lucy &amp; Jenny and Mr Dickey to dinner. A beautiful afternoon and a very successful Pic Nic. A great many people present and everything went off agreeably.</p> <p>23rd Fine Lissa &amp; Heman went early in the morning to Mr Hipp's to get cherries</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went to Aunt's to dinner took tea with us and left for Wolverton. it seems very pleasantly quiet since the children all are gone.</p> <p>24th Pa, Ma, and Nellie went to Mr Vandicars spent the day and got a lot of cherries. Mrs Chatfield here to dinner. Very warm.</p> <p>25th Rained all day. does not seem like Saturday have thought much to-day about my brothers who are not It seems sometimes almost more than I can bear; but I pray for submission and strength. I cannot write more.</p> <p>26th A cloudy Sunday. but few out felt ill and drowsy. Miss Sudborough came with Mr Landon. rained hard in the evening. good Prayer Meeting Nellie went home with Mr Landon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th A pleasant day. Hiram Green to dinner. gathering and preserving fruit:</p> <p>28th Fine Morning, quite cool Jasper got all his hay in. Called on Mrs David Beamer in the afternoon</p> <p>29th Very pleasant ironed during the forenoon got very tired. sewed some in the afternoon. Jasper went up to Aunt's after tea.</p> <p>30th Very warm and rainy. Sewed most of the day. went to Prayer Meeting</p> <p>31st Alonzo came this morning so unexpectedly. I am so glad to see him Uncle &amp; Aunt {Green} here to breakfast Father and Mother went to Elder Pattons took tea in Wolverton. very warm. Five years to-day since Daniel died have thought much of him to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August.</span></h2> <p>1st cloudy and considerable rain very warm and close. Nellie and Elder Patton came before dinner. All but Nellie went to Covenant Meeting. good Meeting. found Newton here when we came home. both my brothers here to-night The only ones left God bless them. Lissa and family called this morning on their way home. Must retire. -----</p> <p>2nd Sabbath, very warm and oppressive. Elder Patton preached Went home with Alonzo &amp; Newton took Dora. got in Wolverton nearly dark went in the evening to see Maggie Dawson found her very near her end. could not speak to me.</p> <p>3rd Still very warm and close</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went again to see Maggie took dinner there. went back early in the afternoon Mr Cole to tea.</p> <p>4th Ironed in the morning. tired and weak. went to see Maggie in the evening failing</p> <p>5th Maggie died last night about 11 o'clock. very gently and peacefully she passed away. only a little before she died she said she was going home. In the evening Jasper came for me. did not get home till half past ten. very tired Dora enjoyed her visit very much and was a very good girl.</p> <p>6th Cooler since the rain yesterday Nellie &amp; I picked blackberries nearly all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th Nellie and I went to the funereal Elder Patton preached an excellent and impressive sermon and all that was left of Maggie was laid to rest. her end was peace. rained before we got home. Jasper went to Brantford. Old Elder Oakley here all night.</p> <p>8th Rainy all the forenoon. In the afternoon Jasper Nellie &amp; I went for berries got a fine lot.</p> <p>9th Sabbath cloudy and appearance of rain not many out. Mr Landon preached a good sermon. Mr &amp; Mrs Burch Newton &amp; Susie, Mr Landon and Lucy here to dinner Hellen &amp; Solon called. not quiet enough for God's Holy Day. Went to Prayer Meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th Mother and Nellie went to Beachville and I was very busy. sewed during the afternoon. very warm.</p> <p>11th Cloudy and sultry very busy baking churning &amp; Cheese making. and I alone about ten O'clock Mr &amp; Mrs Cook &amp; daughter came staid till about 3 o'clock. I had not much time for visiting. Mother &amp; Nellie came home.</p> <p>12th Nice weather Jasper and Nellie went for berries Mr &amp; Mrs Vandecar came to dinnr staid till after tea</p> <p>13th Jasper Dora &amp; Myself - without thinking about it before got ourselves ready and went to make Granpa Goble a visit. took dinner at Mr Woodens. found Granpa and all well. staid at Uncle Johns Thursday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>night.</p> <p>14th took dinner at Uncle Johns and visited at Roberts in the afternoon very warm.</p> <p>15th Dined at Granpa's. went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon took tea at Jame's.</p> <p>16th Sabbath rained in the morning went to Meeting with Granpa he preached. Communion day. took dinner at Uncle John's. Went in the evening to Mr Barber's pleasant people toothache.</p> <p>17th took dinner at Wm Scott's and got home at tea time found all well.</p> <p>18th Father his wife and Alonzo to dinner Father went awy on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the cars Mrs. W. Alonzo and I picked berries in the afternoon got very tired. They went home after tea.</p> <p>19th Jasper Mother and Nellie went to Brantford. extremely warm oppressive weather.</p> <p>20th Jasper was sick yesterday staid last night at Mrs Pearley's &amp; came home about noon. Dora not well. Pa &amp; Nellie went to a Pic Nic put up the new book case in the afternoon went to Prayer Meeting. very rainy.</p> <p>21st Fine morning after the rain worked very hard all day cleaning Mr Hunt came at night.</p> <p>22nd Rain in the morning. Mr Hunt left after dinner. Nellie and I went took tea at Mrs Cowan's. James Dawson here to night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23rd A very pleasant day. good School Mr Landon preached an excellent sermon subject "Repentance" Mrs Landon with him. Mr Bent came up a little while in the afternoon some music and then went to Prayer Meeting. have felt ill to-day</p> <p>24th Jasper, James, Nellie and I went for berries in the forenoon got a fine lot. Mr Thomas to dinner James went away in the afternoon a heavy shower after dinner.</p> <p>25th Have been mending and cleaning all day.</p> <p>26th quite cool Ironed all day. very tired. expected Mr Bodman did not come.</p> <p>27th very pleasant Mr Ryerson and two other gentlemen here to dinner Mr R. to tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th fixing over an old dress. felt ill most of the day. rainy</p> <p>29th Very cold more like October than August Granpa Goble came before dinner. Elder Patton and his daughter here all but Nellie &amp; I went to Covenant Meeting.</p> <p>30th very cool &amp; rather cloudy. Granpa preached an excellent sermon after which we had the Communion Service did not feel engaged as I wished to so cold, unfeeling, and indifferent. Lord in mercy revive Grace in my heart. Aunt &amp; Cordelia came home with us. Newty came over in the afternoon Elder Patton preached at five. Granpa, Elder Patton, &amp; Newty here all night.</p> <p>31st Granpa Elder P. &amp; Newton all went home wrote to Emma. cut out two dresses.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September.</span></h2> <p>1st A beautiful day. bright &amp; pleasant. Mother and I went to Woodstock took dinner at Hellen's done some shopping made some calls and had a pleasant day.</p> <p>2nd quite cool pleasant in the morning cloudy towards night. Ironed and done my week's mending</p> <p>3rd Pa, Jasper, Nellie and I went to Brantford to the Review a fine day and enjoyed myself much. tired at night.</p> <p>4th A very beautiful day cool, bright and glorious. Sewed on my morning robe all the afternoon feel very well. my health is improving. I feel truly Thankful.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th A pleasant day. sewed considerable</p> <p>6th Sabbath cloudy but no rain Miss Sudborough came with Mr Landon an excellent sermon. Mr Ryerson and brother here to dinner. Miss S. staid.</p> <p>7th A pleasant day took Miss Sudborough to Mr Cowan's felt very well wrote to Uncle Silas and Dr Rosebrough expect to go to Toronto the 16th.</p> <p>8th Very cloudy and rain. have not felt very well. finished braiding my dress.</p> <p>11th Rainy. finished my dress Newton came on the 5 o'clock train all glad to see him. may he roam no more.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12th Jasper and I went to the Falls on an Excursion. had a pleasant day. pretty tired home in good time.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1863</span></h2> <p>Oct 1st Came home from Toronto have been gone two weeks and a day. had altogether a pleasant time notwithstanding some of the operations on my eye were rather painful I think my eye is well. I feel truly Thankful for the favourable result of the operation. Stopped at Mr Sudboroughs pleasant people. feel grateful for their kindness. visited Mrs Charlesworth and Mrs Parsons. and. Mr Caldwells at Dundas on my way home. Am very glad to get home and find all well and be with my husband &amp; baby beautiful weather. I am better in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>health than when I left home.</p> <p>2nd Melissa went home this morning have been very busy arranging my room and making out the Post offices papers Nellie came home in the evening.</p> <p>3rd Another busy day. am very tired went for a ride on horseback. got very tired and cold. Dora not well.</p> <p>4th Sabbath cold and chilly. Mr Landon preached Mrs Landon came over with him Newton took Nellie up to Woodstock after dinner. went to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>5th Very cold and a little rain have a girl helped her do a very large washing. Am very tired and lame.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th Rainy and unpleasant. George and Emma came to-night. have been baking for the Donation party.</p> <p>7th Made Elder Patton a social Donation visit. 22 in all went. presented him with $24. rained nearly all day.</p> <p>8th cloudy and not pleasant. George and Emma went to Princeton Nellie came home on the cars. Prayer Meeting</p> <p>9th Drumbo Fair all but Dora and I went. Cloudy and cold, rain in the evening. Have been very busy and am very tired.</p> <p>10th Went to Paris to-day saw Dr Rosebrugh. Spent the day with Aunt Wolverton came home on the Accomodation. Lottie came with me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 October</p> <p>11th A nice day. Sabbath School in the morning no preaching. Went to a funereal in the afternoon Mr Parmer's little child only three weeks old. Its little life closed very soon. Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> <p>12th A beautiful Autumn day so bright and clear. George &amp; Emma went away on the 11 o'clock train Nellie went up to School. I have cleaned up the house this afternoon and taken up some of my flowers. Am tired and will rest this evening. Jasper is not very well. Two years to-day since Jassy died strange I should have forgotten that to-day. Dear cherished memory.</p> <p>13th Father and Mother went to Brantford a very beautiful day. Jasper sick. have been very busy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th A gloriously beautiful day. warm and mellow. Father and Mother came home from Brantford to-night. Jasper still unwell.</p> <p>15th Another exceedingly beautiful day. warm as summer. Mother got a letter from Mrs Cooke saying Nellie was sick and she went to Woodstock so I am housekeeper again has not come to night. Jasper and I went to Prayer Meeting. Made a resolve to try and be a more devoted Christian May the Lord help me.</p> <p>16th A rainy night and forenoon more pleasant in the afternoon Mother came home. Nellie is better. Went to a Missionary Meeting in the evening. late and raining when we came home.</p> <p>17th Cloudy in the forenoon but</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>very pleasant during the afternoon &amp; evening. Jasper Dora and I spent the afternoon very pleasantly at Aunt Maria's home at 8 o'clock. Jasper is asleep and I soon. must follow his example. The close of another week reminds me how rapidly time is passing away. O! that I might better improve it May the Lord prepare us for the Sabbath of "Eternal rest".</p> <p>18th The Sabbath School closed not as interestingly as last year. Prizes distributed. Mr Landon preached an interesting sermon. Good Prayer Meeting in the evening. Many out. Jasper at home sick.</p> <p>19th A very pleasant day. I did not feel very well in the morning. but done the washing and cleaning. not so tired as sometimes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th Another pleasant day. done the ironing and worked some in the gardens. Jasper and I went to Mr Smith's in the evening. had a good visit.</p> <p>21st Fine still. Heman and Arthur came down in the forenoon to dinner also Mr Ott. I have not been well. taken cold</p> <p>22nd Beautiful weather. A Mr Smith here to dinner. My cold worse Prayer Meeting. rain when we came home. Nellie came home.</p> <p>23rd A rainy day. Done a good deal of baking Mr Ryerson &amp; Mr Spottiswoode here. quite sick at night hot foot bath &amp; hot tea. have got no sewing done this week.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th Rain is over but cloudy &amp; chilly Mr S. here yet. feel almost to ill to be up. My cold is very bad. nevertheless went to Covenant Meeting. truly we had a good Meeting Mr Smith received for baptism. Elder Patton here. Mr Spottiswoode went away on the evening train.</p> <p>25th Very pleasant in the morning but cloudy after a while. A crowded house Elder Patton preached about the "Fountain opened in the House of David" Mr Smith baptized. many here to dinner The Communion also here. Aunt &amp; Lottie staid. full Prayer Meeting. Very tired.</p> <p>26th Pleasant weather. Aunt went home in the Morning. went Missionary collecting in the afternoon. succeeded very well Pa and Newton went to Woodstock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th Fine yet. Washed in the forenoon. Mr Riendean came on the 11 o'clock train. Jasper went with him to Drumbo in the afternoon returned will stay to-night. Mr Bent here too. Lottie went home. My cold is better.</p> <p>28th Pleasant and growing warmer. Mr Riendean went away Mrs Longstreet here sewing. I have sewed quite steady to-day and am pretty tired. am getting better. Jasper has gone to the School House to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>29th A very pleasant day bright and warm. sewed till 3 oclock took tea at Mrs Howel's Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th Rain, rain all day a drizzling rain took up the carpet and cleaned all day. am real tired but have finished and feel satisfied. with my days work.</p> <p>31st Cloudy and cold but no rain have cut out Dora's dress &amp; cloak. The week is ended. Good Night.</p> <p>November 1st Rather pleasant but cold Mr Landon preached a very impressive excellent sermon. I felt it was indeed good to wait in the Lord's House more out than usual and all very attentive. may the words of encouragement and warning be not forgotten. Prayer Meeting in the evening a good deal disturbed by ill disposed noisy loafers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2nd Washed and got done before dinner. rain afternoon &amp; evening Mr Kipp's here to practise in the evening.</p> <p>3rd Nellie and I went to Woodstock a very cold ride took dinner at Lissa's went up town in the afternoon Miss Claxton with us. Nellie at Institute and I at Lissa's at night.</p> <p>4th Came home from Woodstock not so cold as yesterday. very tired hardly feel able to move.</p> <p>5th Rained during the night clearing up pleasant this morning cleaning during the forenoon and marking Dora's cloak in the afternoon went to Prayer Meeting at night.</p> <p>6th Alternate rain, snow and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sunshine during the forenoon. very pleasant in the afternoon have been colouring, and to night cut Cabbage for sour krout. feel tired.</p> <p>7th neglected to write</p> <p>7 8 th Father came on the morning train staid till evening rainy. braiding Dora's cloak.</p> <p>8th Sunday. no preaching in the morning Jasper and Mother went to Princeton. no Meeting. Jasper went in the afternoon to hear Mr Moshier I went to Prayer Meeting in the Evening.</p> <p>9th Washed and done some colouring too much for one day very tired. weather pleasant. Jasper went to Princeton in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th finished braiding Dora's cloak very cold. freezing.</p> <p>11th Thanksgiving Day. Nellie came home Miss Claxton with her very cold and cloudy. They went back on the evening train.</p> <p>12th A little warmer. working at Dora's cloak still. went to Prayer Meeting Pa &amp; Newton went fishing. pleasant growing warmer.</p> <p>13 14th quite warm working at Dora's cloak done the cleaning in the Evening</p> <p>14th Rain all day. warm more like April than November. finished Dora's cloak it has been a long job.</p> <p>15th Sunday cloudy but no rain till afternoon Mr Landon gave us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a good sermon. May it be blessed Prayer Meeting at Mr Longstreet's considerably disturbed The great {evening} seems rallying all his forces to fight against the truth; But He who is for us is greater than he who is against us.</p> <p>16th Dark and cloudy all day but warm. Made Dora an apron. Mr Chesny and Montgomery here to dinner</p> <p>17th A very beautiful day clear, and so warm. like summer. These lovely Autumn days are very delightful They are like the calm golden days of a good man's Evening of life. I washed and in the afternoon cut and fixed Ida's &amp; Eva's cloaks in the evening we met for Practise. a pleasant day indeed Wrote to Alonzo in Cleveland.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18th Another very beautiful day. what glorious weather. feel better in health than usual.</p> <p>19th Still very fine warm, bright, lovely. worked very hard at Turban's for Ida and Eva; did not go to Prayer Meeting that I might finish them hurt my eyes and feel I did not do right in so overtaxing my strength. Resolved I will not stay home from Prayer Meeting again for such a purpose. I am too anxious about what shall we wear and how shall we appear in the eyes of man. it would be better to sew less; and atand more to my health. the mental &amp; moral training of my child; and visit my neighbours when visits might be a blessing.</p> <p>20th cloudy during the forenoon but gloriously bright this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>have been baking cleaning and doing odd jobs.</p> <p>21st Still very pleasant Mrs Shannon here to dinner. All but Ma went to Covenant Meeting. A good Meeting Elder Patton here to night. A beautiful moonlight night.</p> <p>22nd A Pleasant Sabbath. Elder Patton preached from the words. "By His {stripes} we are healed: Communion after. a quiet afternoon. A sweet &amp; solemn meeting in the Evening. Truly it is good to meet for Prayer.</p> <p>23rd Still delightful weather. pretty cold. Elder Patton went home. Pa &amp; Mr Beamer went out gathering up something for Mr Longstreet's (they are very poor.) succeeded pretty well. My Brith-day am 28 years old.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th rained all day. but not very cold. Mrs Swartz came to wash. I worked at Dora's dress. Mr Edwards came at night for practise. feel very tired; but I am getting stronger</p> <p>25th A beautiful morning. Mrs Charlesworth and children took the train for Toronto. Jasper's birth-day he is 29 years old. Father &amp; Newton to dinner. I went with them to Woodstock and Jasper &amp; Dora came up at night. All staid at Lissa's. very cold in the afternoon</p> <p>26th Spent an hour at the Institute left Dora with Nellie. All went up to sign a quit claim Deed. took dinner at Lissa's nearly dark when we came home. roads very bad. Went to Prayer Meeting too tired to be benefitted Dora's birth day She is 4 years old.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th Very pleasant to-day. Father and Newton went home this forenoon have been doing odd jobs about. feel tired from my yesterday's trip</p> <p>28 Rain all day. Mother and Newton went away. Mr Shaw &amp; Robert here all day. done up some mending and jobbing</p> <p>29th Sunday. very cold but sunshine. Jasper and I walked to Meeting Pa &amp; Dora kept house. A good sermon subject- "We ought to obey God rather than man". I did not go to Prayer Meeting</p> <p>30th very cold but clear. Mother and Newton came home. Pa sick. I made Dora a dress Heman called. The last day of fall Time is fast bearing us onward and 31st God grant upward to our long home. many pleasant days this month and some rainy ones but altogether a very delightful fall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1863</span></h2> <p>1st Cold but rather pleasant. Pa sick all day. Mother not well. I braided on Dora's dress. very tired. A good practise in the evening.</p> <p>2nd Pa still sick. weather moderating worked at Dora's dress.</p> <p>3rd A very beautiful day. not cold but and clear and pleasant. Uncle &amp; Aunt Eakins made a visit took dinner. finished Dora's dress. her suit is now completed it has been too much work. I feel it has been time and strength wasted and I feel I have neither to spare uselessly. baking &amp;c nearly made a shirt for Jasper. went to Prayer Meeting too tired and weary to get a blessing Resolved I will not again work so hard I cannot enjoy the Prayer Meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4th A beautiful day warm like spring. A Glorious day for December Washed some done the cleaning and coloured some a very busy day and feel rather tired. but not so much so as when I sew hard. Newton sick. wrote to Mrs Wolverton.</p> <p>5th Cold to-day and growing colder trying to snow but too cold to succeed very well. A great change in temperature since yesterday. have made the waist of a print dress for myself and done some chores. am pretty tired as usual.</p> <p>6th A very beautiful day but cold The "United Brethern" opened their new Chapel Three sermons Mr. Ploughman in the morning Mr Landon in the afternoon and Mr Sherk at night; too much bustle and confusion to seem like God's, holy, quiet, Sabbath.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th Another beautiful day. finished my print dress. Mr Still here tonight A pleasant man.</p> <p>8th Very pleasant still. Mrs Swartz washed. have cut out a black &amp; white orleans dress for myself and finished a Garabaldi for Dora. have not worked very hard and consequently feel quite comfortable. Are going up to Mr Kipps for practise to night</p> <p>9th very cold. worked at my dress and ironed in the evening. done too much. shall not feel as well to-morrow.</p> <p>10th Still very cold seems like winter in good earnest. finished ironing and worked at my dress not very well:</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11th Still cold: frozen rain in the afternoon. Nellie came home. finished my dress done the cleaning and baking.</p> <p>12th rain all day. weather warm. a regular thaw out and break up. Worked very hard at a dress for Nellie. my eyes feel the effect of so much sewing.</p> <p>13th unceasing rain all night and rainy and misty all day. went to hear Mr Landon not many out very uncomfortable day. Pa sick. Prayer Meeting at Mr Longstreets</p> <p>14th rain till afternoon and then snow very stormy day. Newton's birth day. father here to dinner. he took Mary Longstreet home with him. Nellie went back finished her dress. cut &amp; fixed Lissa's sacque. tired Dora sick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15th Dora sick all night a good deal of fever. Heman &amp; Mr Kipp to dinner. Jasper killed the pigs. done some mending. and embroidered a width for Dora's skirt.</p> <p>16th Very cold almost sleighing Pa and Ma called at Mr Landon's Dora still sick. went up to Mr Kipp's for practise. Calista sick</p> <p>17th A very storming day snow rain and sleet. quilted a skirt for Dora besides a good many odd jobs. Jasper has gone to a consultation Meeting with regard to the new Chapel. Dora better to-day.</p> <p>18th A pleasant day some snow and some wind. washed and cleaned and was very busy. pretty tired.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th A stormy day went to covenant Meeting with the sleigh not many out Heman supplies Elder Patton appointments this time. Met in the new Chapel very comfortable. Called on Mrs Landon in the evening another week gone with the rest.</p> <p>20th A pleasant winter's day. An excellent sermon subject. "The Bride the Lamb's wife" tolerable sleighing Heman and Betsy Kipp to dinner all but Dora and I went to hear Mr Moshier in the afternoon; and Heman preached again in the evening a funereal sermon very pleasant evening.</p> <p>21st Jasper and Pa went to Brantford some snow and some rain Heman here to night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd Heman went home. baked in the forenoon. some snow. good sleighing. Commenced a flannel shirt for Newty.</p> <p>23rd finished Newty's shirt and cut out two more it is not hard to work for him. dear brother went for a ride in the evening Jasper Dora and I. called and got Mrs Landon and Lucy. called at Mr Cowan's a glorious night bright moonlight cold and clear The snow glistened in the moonbeams till it was like a world of diamonds</p> <p>24th finished another shirt for Newty done the cleaning and odd jobs preparatory for Christmas a beautiful day very cold but so pure and clear. went to Prayer Meeting a good time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25th Christmas. and a glourious day. cold clear sunshine and excellent sleighing. very much disapointed Newty did not come. Jasper Newton and I went to Woodstock a beautiful ride took dinner at Lissa's Nellie &amp; Lizzie Claxton there. went for a ride in the afternoon over took a funereal procession Som one going to their long home. followed by mourning friends. all are not enjoying a festive day but sorrow still reigns called at the Institute. In the evening went to a Tea Meeting staid till eight o'clock and came home just at ten pretty cold and pretty tired so ends this Christmas day of 1863. Will we all see the end of Christmas 1864.?</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26th Still fine weather and still some sleighing left. nearly finished another shirt for Newty and sent them by Lissa. they came down this morning and all here to dinner. storm in the evening</p> <p>27th Sabbath snow in the forenoon went to Princeton to Church. subject the "Prodigal's Son". Mr Landon preached in the new Chapel in the afternoon. Prayer Meeting in the evening.</p> <p>28th Rain, Rain and sleet. all day. very unpleasant. made a shirt for Jasper and am very tired have a bad cold.</p> <p>29th A little colder but not freezing much. sloppy sleighing. baking and ironing all day. A good practise in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th Freezing again. sleighing pretty good. Jasper had the thrashing done to-day a very busy day. cleaning cooking &amp;c Lissa and family called intending to stay all night but George Emma &amp; Mr Bodman came on the evening train. and they went up to Mr Kipp's. sorry to have them go. but it seemed best. wish we had a home of our own to accomodate our friends</p> <p>31st George Mr Bodman and Nelle left this morning for Buffalo a cold East wind. snow in the afternoon and rain at night. Emma and I went calling in the afternoon a pleasant time. Lizzie Claxton and Mr Ballantine came on the train Mrs Wolverton and Newty came before tea A quiet little Prayer Meeting at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1st 1864</span></h2> <p>A very cold blustering New - Years day. a house full of Company a good deal of work to do. but got through with it pretty well. A Lunch at twelve and dinner at 5. The young people went for a ride after dinner and Newty froze his ears. Extremely cold God pity the poor.</p> <p>2nd Very, Very cold no such weather last winter. Newty and Mrs Wolverton went home after dinner I hope they will not freeze. I was sory to see them leave but we have a good many here. I feel pretty well to-day Lord help me to be thankful for thy preserving care. May we all be better and wiser than the last year Mr Ballantyne went home on the evening train Accomodation did not come till 10 o clock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3rd Sabbath very cold. one would soon freeze to-day. Pa Jasper, Emma, Lizzie Dora and I went up to Mr Moshier's Meeting Expected George and Nellie would have been here to-day. Went to Prayer Meeting in the evening. cold and icy. How good to have a warm comfortable home. May we be thankful.</p> <p>4th Weather more moderate. but still too cold to snow. Town Meeting All but me went out in the afternoon George came on the 5 o'clock train Nellie will come tomorrow with Mr &amp; Mrs Bodman. Lizzie disapointed Mr B{ea}rs here.</p> <p>5th A pleasant day but very cold George, Emma, Jasper, and I went out in the afternoon took tea at Mr Hersay's. Mr and Mrs Bodman Edward, and Nellie came on the 8 o clock train. A pleasant evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th Very fine winter weather. good sleighing. quite a falling off in our family to-day George, Emma Mr &amp; Mrs Bodman Edward, Lizzie and Nellie all left on the 11 o'clock train Nellie and Lizzie for School and the rest for the west. and Mr Be{a}rs went tonight. Jasper is away to-day collecting something for Longstreets</p> <p>7th A little colder I think. knit all day on Mother's Soutag. Went to Prayer Meeting at night.</p> <p>8th Pa and I went to Brantford very cold coming home.</p> <p>9th froze in the house last night weather increasing in severity. Pa succeeded in getting a good coat yesterday from Mr Cockshut and another from Mr Foster for Mr Longstreet How good they will be this cold weather.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th Still cold no Service in the morning a little Prayer Meeting in the afternoon and in the evening the regular Prayer Meeting here. Called in this forenoon at Aunt's and Mr Kipp's.</p> <p>11th Pleasant weather busy day, practise in the evening</p> <p>12th Not so cold but an unpleasant south wind Jasper &amp; I went out to Mr Smith's in the morning, (they are poor and in trouble) and Dora &amp; I called at Mr Hall's sewed all the afternoon. some rain tonight.</p> <p>13th Warmer to-day Jasper Newton and I went over to Mr Laycock's in the evening. pleasant visit Mr Wilson &amp; daughter here to dinner</p> <p>14th Ma &amp; Pa went to Woodstock very warm. I am not well tonight. have been too busy to-day. Good Night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15th Pa sick. snow storm, went up to Mr Kipp's to practise</p> <p>16th A little colder. we have had fine, sleighing since the first snow came. finished Newty's shirt to-day have made him two pairs.</p> <p>17th Went in the morning to hear Mr Moshier preach. Not well. Prayer Meeting here at night.</p> <p>18th Snow this afternoon and still stormy to night. have finished up some jobs and made Dora an apron. Mother not well.</p> <p>19th Snowed all night. nearly a foot of snow this morning. A fearful storm. snow and high winds all day nobody out. roads full of snow. God pity the "poor". These fearful storms.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th As calm this morning as a sleeping babe. Earth has such a pure white robe. unsullied by foot of man. such beautiful snow drifts but it is like human life soon to pass away. people are out with shovels teams &amp;c to make roads. the afternoon truly beautiful bright sunshine and not very cold. to night is our Missionary Meeting Mr Shrimpton &amp; Mr Ratcliffe here. Heman and Nellie came down from Woodstock. Mr Smith and daughter here to tea. all went to Meeting but Mother and Dora. a beautiful night but roads not well brokin so many could not come but notwithstanding adverse circumstances the Meeting was a successful one Good speaking. Good singing. and pretty good attendance and collection $4.15</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21st A pleasant day. Nellie went to School. Pa took Mr Shrimpton to Drumbo after dinner. I did not go to Prayer Meeting. at night.</p> <p>22nd Still pleasant. Ironing &amp;c all day. Mr &amp; Mrs Landon spent the evening with us. I finished Mother's Soutag. H &amp; J {indecipherable} here to dinner.</p> <p>23rd A disagreable South wind. Thawing a good deal. The deep snow is fast disapearing I hope it may not all go. very busy during the forenoon. Went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon Elder Patton with us had a good meeting A Resolution was passed that as the "Bretheren" are not willing we should use this new Chapel {and} next appointment be in the School House.</p> <p>24th Sabbath. All went to Church. Elder Patton gave us an excellent sermon subject "Be not weary in well doing &amp;c" Good attendance</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>after Service the Communion. A very pleasant day. Thawing very fast. Prayer Meeting here in the evening a full room and interesting Meeting. A very pleasant Sabbath day.</p> <p>25th Very warm almost like April sleighing becoming poor. Pa &amp; Ma went to Uncle Jame's this evening received a letter from Alonzo. he has enlisted for three years in the 20th Regiment Ohio "Volunteer Artilery" May the Lord keep him in peace." he wrote from Columbus Ohio.</p> <p>26th A little colder than yesterday but still thawing. Mr &amp; Mrs Snider and Mr &amp; Miss Steele here to dinner feel very nervous and weary to-night have got but little work done to-day Jasper &amp; Dora are both asleep, and I too must woo "tired Nature's sweet restorer, Balmy sleep"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th Father &amp; Mother away all day. attending a Donation party for Elder Haviland. Solon Eakins here to tea. very warm like summer Sleighing all gone. a comfortable day.</p> <p>28th called at Mrs Landon's and old Mr Milmines. warm and thawing yet. very busy remoddeling my steel silk. ironed in the evening did not go to Prayer Meeting.</p> <p>29th Growing colder. finished my dress &amp; finished ironing. attended Calista's Birth-day party at night a vy large party. Nellie &amp; Lizzie came home with us.</p> <p>30th A very dull day after last nights dissipation Nellie &amp; Lizzie went back on the cars. Jasper went to Drumbo and will not be home till tomorrow slept a little and worked a little and felt very blue</p> <p>31st A very damp disagreeable day. Pa and Dora went to Meeting. I staid at home all day. Jasper away. 'tis lonesome without him. Prayer Meeting {tired} in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February</span></h2> <p>1st Rain sleet, chilliness and cold all day Jasper not well. I have made Newton a vest. am very tired. but I must apply myself there is so much sewing to do. what a world of weariness.</p> <p>2nd A pleasant day clear. thawing in the middle of the day. have nearly made a vest for Pa. and am wearied my eyes are sore. and I must not sew so much. anymore</p> <p>3rd A little colder. trying to snow but not succeeding. finished Pa's vest and commenced a pair of Pants for him a more comfortable day than yesterday</p> <p>4th Pleasant Pa &amp; Ma went to Mr Kipp's to dinner. I did not sew any. eyes sore. Mr Far to dinner</p> <p>5th Pa and Jasper went to Woodstock and I went to Mary Janes Stam{per}'s had a pleasant visit. Dora at Aunt's. Lottie came down.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6th Snowed during the forenoon. nearly finished the Pants. a house full of company at night Father his wife, and her brother &amp; Sister and Newty. Sleighing again.</p> <p>7th Sunday weather very pleasant. very busy in the morning so may hem. all went to hear Mr Landon preach in the School House good sermon and good attendance (Dora is bothering me so I cant write) All went home after dinner. Pray Meeting here in the evening Mr &amp; Mrs Landon came.</p> <p>8th Snowed considerable last night. and some during the day. Mr Montgomery and Mr Coutts here to breakfast. busy with my garden seeds. my eyes painful.</p> <p>9th very busy cleaning &amp;c. company in the evening. got up a nice supper for some of the poor families about us. They seemed to enjoy themselves I hope they did my eyes are bad. real cold winter weather</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th Very cold. but not unpleasant. have been knitting to-day. A letter from Alonzo. he is at Chattanooga Tenn. and is well. have answered his letter to-day. Newton went to Wolverton to-day.</p> <p>11th Still cold but warmer towards night. My eye better. Newton came home. Ironed all the evening.</p> <p>12th A very pleasant day. Mother and Newton went to Brantford. Aunt &amp; Lissa and Mr &amp; Mrs Vandecar here nearly all day. I was very busy. Aunt staid. Jasper went to Princeton to drill in the evening.</p> <p>13th Saturday night the weary week is ended. It has been a fine day. Thawing a good deal. I am tired and sleepy. Jasper has gone to see Mr Nelms. Aunt is here yet. Pa is sick. Such is life.</p> <p>14th Sunday went to hear Mr Moshier. Jasper took Aunt home I staid to Class Meeting. very cold. Prayer Meeting here in the evening.</p> <p>15th a Pleasant day. have been knitting all day.</p> <p>16th very cold and wind. snowed some last night. a very cold blustering snowy day. but few out to-day. Jasper went with Mr Hall to Mr Trimbles about Marshalls affair with Faucett.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17th Another very stormy day and very very cold almost like New Years. I could hardly keep warm in the house. sewing all day.</p> <p>18th Fine and calm this morning after the storm The sun shines and it looks beautiful out. but it is very cold. snow towards night. all the men away to the trial between Faucett and Marshall. No prayer Meeting. sewed all day. feel pretty well. James Danson to dinner.</p> <p>19th Still very cold. done up the weeks cleaning. a quiet pleasant day. wrote to Newton. Nellie &amp; Miss Steel came on the evening train</p> <p>20th A great deal warmer. All but Pa went to Covenant Meeting in the afternoon Delia Melissa and Elder Patton here all night. Nellie and Miss Steel went back to Woodstock in the evening.</p> <p>21st Elder Patton preached at 10.o clock a crowded house. and Mr Lince preached in the evening. so ends this Sabbath quite warm but poor sleighing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd Warm a little snow &amp; a little rain in the morning and then sunshine. Mrs Howell Miss Smith and Mr &amp; Mrs Shannon here to tea. not very well to-day.</p> <p>23rd Warm like April. no sleighing Mrs Swartz washed. I am not very well. Jasper very busy in the Shop.</p> <p>24th Still warm &amp; soft. have been quilting to-day Mrs &amp; Mr Harper to dinner Pa went to Woodstock Ellie Layton and her husband came in the evening train</p> <p>25th Colder. Snowed during the forenoon. Mr Kipp came for Ellie and her husband after dinner went to Prayer Meeting and was not sorry. I went.</p> <p>26th Cold to-day but no more snow. have been very busy quilting &amp; ironing to-day Jasper went to Princeton to drill in the evening &amp; brot home his uniform</p> <p>27th Intended to have gone to Wolverton to-day but Dora was not well in the morning and it stormed in the afternoon feel disapointed. have been knitting to-day.</p> <p>28th Thawed a good deal in the middle of the day. Jasper Dora &amp; I went to hear Mr Moshier. a good sermon. Prayer Meeting at Mr Howel's in the evening. 29th Cold &amp; snow in the morning pleasant in the afternoon. Dora and I went up to see Henrietta &amp; her children Lissa &amp; Delia here a very pleasant visit. Newton went to Brantford on the 5 o clock train in hopes he may do well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1864</span></h2> <p>1st Cold but pleasant. cleaned the Parlor and Newton's room. had Mr Selly &amp; Mrs Swartz to help. so tired I could not sleep.</p> <p>2nd. Cold &amp; blustering had the book case &amp; cupboard moved. very busy. very tired. Mrs Howell &amp; Mrs Castleman to Tea. went to Aunt's for a drive in the evening. pleasant. Jo came.</p> <p>4th very pleasant warmer. Pa Ma &amp; Dora went to Princeton in the morning. Jasper went to Drill in the evening &amp; I staid with Mrs Landon. 5th raining all day very unpleasant cleaned my room. very tired and ill.</p> <p>6th A fine morning Mr Landon preached. very muddy</p> <p>7th Another fine morning warm &amp; bright. Mrs Bastedo came. will board here till she finds another place. Dora &amp; I went home with Heman in the afternoon. roads very muddy.</p> <p>8th Lissa &amp; I went up town. after dinner called at the Institute Nelle &amp; Lizzie went with us to tea. a warm day. so like spring.</p> <p>9th Dora &amp; I took dinner at the Institute. Lissa came &amp; took us to the Station with the buggy. found all well on our arrival home. and a letter from Alonzo. he is well.</p> <p>10th cold and some rain this morning. damp and unpleasant during the day. sewed for Newton.</p> <p>11th rain, rain, all night and so far all day this will take the frost all out. Wrote to Uncle Silas Jasper went to Drill in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12th A pleasant day. Mrs Bastedo away to-day. Wrote to Nellie. Ironed all the afternoon Mr Landon called. Jasper &amp; I called on Mrs Castleman in the evening.</p> <p>13th A cold wind to-day walked up to hear Mr Moshier. The roads frozen. I staid with Dora in the evening. Not very well</p> <p>14th A pleasant day. some sunshine. baked &amp; ironed.</p> <p>15th Walked up to Aunt's did not get very tired a good vsiit. called at Henrietta's. walked down to Mr Kipp's Jasper &amp; Mr Edmond's came &amp; we had a practise. a cold day &amp; some snow.</p> <p>16th Another cold day. Snow &amp; wind.</p> <p>17th Pleasant in the morning, but very cold &amp; stormy before night. washed &amp; cleaned. wrote to Alonzo. went to Prayer Meeting</p> <p>18th Snowed &amp; blew all night a terrible storm this morning snow &amp; wind. real winter again. calm towards night Jasper went to drill</p> <p>19th A fine bright morning. almost snow enough for sleighing. All but Granma &amp; Dora went to Covenant Meeting. Mr &amp; Mrs Castleman received {by} letter</p> <p>20th Very cold neither sleighing or wheeling a good sermon for Elder Patton. housefull at Prayer Meeting at night good time</p> <p>21st still very cold froze up the pumps last night. Wrote to Mary Jane. Practise here in the evening. my eyes are very weak</p> <p>22nd Still very cold. Pa &amp; Ma went to Aunts to visit the girl came.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <p>23rd A bright morning. but so cold. real winter. sent a paper to Alonzo. warmer in the middle of the day. Mr Vandecar to dinner &amp; James Danson to tea.</p> <p>24th Father &amp; wife here to dinner &amp; went home with them stoped at Mrs Landon's to tea Met Aunt Wolverton there. unpleasant.</p> <p>25th Visited the graves of my loved ones at Wolverton. Dora with me. talked with Newty. he has I trust been brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. May the Lord keep him from falling into sin.</p> <p>26th Jasper came. roads very bad.</p> <p>27th Sabbath we came home it looked so much like rain did not stop to Meeting. am very tired. Prayer Meeting here. felt the Lord was with us</p> <p>28th Still fine weather. Mrs Shaw, children and a friend spent the day with us. 29th Rain all day till noon do not feel well. A great snow storm this afternoon &amp; evening</p> <p>30th Sent a paper to Mrs. W. Snow 6 inches deep this morning.</p> <p>31st dreadful roads. neither sleighing wheeling nor walking quite warm the snow will soon melt away. Prayer Meeting in the Shop. Mrs Howell very sick. I feel better</p> <p>April 1st A cold East wind I have been helping Maggie clean. feel tired and have taken some cold.</p> <p>2nd Not well. weather still dully &amp; unpleasant.</p> <p>3rd Sunday. Mr Landon preached roads very bad. not many out. U. B. had service at the same time.</p> <p>4th A bright beautiful morning. A letter from Alonzo he is at Chattanooga still &amp; well. I am better</p> <p>5th A damp day. Mother went to Woodstock. A letter from Emma Maggie sick. Heman to dinner. feel pretty well.</p> <p>6th Wrote to Father &amp; Newty. Nellie came. Not as well. Called on Mrs Millmine Mrs Howell &amp; Mrs Castleman.</p> <p>7th Fine weather. warm. Mrs Fitch to dinner &amp; Tea. Called on Mrs Cowan. Prayer Meeting in the house {Moss} lived in</p> <p>8th A fine morning Nellie away. Lizzie came. Heman to dinner</p> <p>9th Raining. feel so sad &amp; weary. because we have no home of our own. increasing rain all day. Jasper went for Nellie. Wrote to Alonzo. Week ends</p> <p>10th Rain, all day. I did not go out. till Prayer Meeting at night</p> <p>11 Cloudy in the morning but fine before night Mrs Cowan Mrs Tenny and children spent the afternoon with us. Heman called.</p> <p>12th Wrote to Newty. Nellie &amp; Lizzie went to Woodstock. Some rain Lucy &amp; Jennie Landon here to tea. I have not been very well to-day.</p> <p>13th 4 inches snow this morning &amp; still snowing what funny weather</p> <p>14. Snow all gone. a pleasant day. have sewed all day. am better.</p> <p>15 Rainy in morning. Pleasant afternoon Jasper went to drill.</p> <p>16 Fine bright morning. My Eyes are better. feel Thankful All went to Covenant Meeting but me. Newton here. he went over to Mr Fitche's after tea.</p> <p>17. Sunday a beautiful day. Heman preached. a full house. Prayer Meeting crowded at night. Newty spoke of the Goodness of God.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18. A delightful day. Heman &amp; Newty went away early this morning Newty has gone to School. May he prosper. Alonzo has offered to send him mony. May God bless my brothers. I gave Newty $2 My PO. Money, for last {?r}. Father &amp; Heman came on the 5 o'clock train Heman went back on the 8 train. Father is just from the West.</p> <p>19th Cold chilly winds Father went away this morning. gave me $4 for Newty. Papers from Alonzo. mailed at Chattanooga.</p> <p>20th Fine morning but cold for the season. Wrote to Alonzo. Mrs Milmine &amp; Mrs Starr here to tea. had pleasant visit. Fine Moonlight night</p> <p>21st Truly a delightfull morning. Looks like Spring in earnest. Gramma and Dora went to Beachville on the cars 'tis very quiet without Dora</p> <p>22nd Another beautiful morning. birds singing. Sun Shining. &amp; Garden Mu{lx}ing</p> <p>23rd A warm quiet rain. Pa went fishing. No Success. Gramma McMaster came. Gramma &amp; Dora did not come. feel very ill.</p> <p>24th Still rainy. Did not go out till Evening. Jasper &amp; Mrs Bastedo went to Presbyterian Church. The rest to hear Mr Moshir Mrs Cowan to dinner</p> <p>25th Very rainy till afternoon Gramma McMaster went away. Gramma &amp; Dora came on the 5 o'clock train. Mrs Howell &amp; Castleman to tea.</p> <p>26 A very fine day sick in the forenoon. Worked in the Garden in the afternoon and spent the evening at Mr Hull's Jasper and I. very tired walking. sent a letter to Emma. 27th Rain this morning. Pa went to Brantford. spent the evening at Mr Beamer's. has grown very cold.</p> <p>28th A bright morning but cold. Jasper went to Brantford A letter from Alonzo</p> <p>29th Very pleasant day. have been working in the garden for several days. Wrote to Alonzo. 30th felt very sick most of the day - sewed some rainy towards night. Heman &amp; Mr Montgomery called</p> <p>May 1st Pretty cold. Sabbath School opened. crowded house Mr Landon preached his farewell Sermon. large audience. pleasant day</p> <p>2nd rainy this morning. turned to Snow. Several inches before night Heman &amp; Montgomery called. 3rd looks real wintery this morning. A letter from Alonzo. Dora got a paper from Aunt Emma with some pretty trimming for her pantees. A Man killed last night in Mr Laycock's Mill. poor Man. James called</p> <p>4th A fine morning. Snow has all disapeared. So warm &amp; nice Wandering about most all day after Greens. Wintergreens Hemlock &amp;c to make beer. Very tired but am the better for being out. Mrs Landon called.</p> <p>5th A Glorious Morning. very warm. A Mr Maguire here all day. Mrs Cowan called. too tired to sleep at night. Made my beer.</p> <p>6th A beautiful Summer Morning so warm &amp; soft and balmy. Sick all day. Mother went to Woodstock. 7th Rainy in the morning but pleasant before night. Sowed flower seeds. Pansy. Sweet Peas. Pink {China} M{ign)onette Ph{indecipherable}santo E{indecipherable}. Hawks Eye Stock. Aster. Perilla. Petunia. Scabious. Candy Tuft. &amp;c</p> <p>8th Sunday rain in the morning early. fine for School. More rain in the afternoon but fine for Prayer Meeting. pleasant day.</p> <p>9th Jasper went to Paris. Mother went to Uncle Eakins. Jasper got me a nice lot of Plants. 10th Rain all day. house cleaning. 11th Cleaning Still</p> <p>12th fine Morning. beautiful day. house cleaning still. very. very tired.</p> <p>13. Ma &amp; Pa went to Brantford. S{ouse} rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Scribbling at top of page and through the body - probably by Dora}</p> <p>== Received 1863 == 15 23</p> May 14th Nellie and Heman came. Went to Covenant Meeting. 15th Sunday. Annual Meeting of S.S. interesting time. Elder Patton preached. house crowded. he is to come again in two weeks. 31st May Month ends these last two weeks have been very pleasant. I have worked a good deal in the garden &amp; done considerable sewing. have felt ill a good deal of the time. Went to Woodstock Queen's birthday and staid with Lissa three days had a pleasant visit. This Diary is full. It has lasted two years. I will commence another May it record more virtues and Grothe in Grace and truth. May the Lord teach us his Wisdom's ways. Good Bye. Old Journal. <table><tbody><tr><td>Oct</td> <td>for Cooper work</td> <td>4/-</td> <td>$0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>nov 23rd</td> <td>forCooper work</td> <td>7/-</td> <td>$0.88</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 24</td> <td>for Cooper work</td> <td>24/-</td> <td>$3.00</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 1</td> <td>for Cooper work</td> <td>25/-</td> <td>$3.13</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 31</td> <td>for Cooper work</td> <td>8/-</td> <td>$1.00</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Expenditures of 1863</span></h2> <table><tbody><tr><td>Jan 9th</td> <td>Expenses to &amp; from Woodstock</td> <td>$0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 9th</td> <td>Dora's Book 1/-</td> <td>0.13</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 9th</td> <td>Spent 8/-</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 9th</td> <td>Fine Comb 1/8</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 19</td> <td>3/4 yd drab cotton for waist 1/4</td> <td>0.13</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 19</td> <td>1/4 yd Muslin for Dora 2/6</td> <td>0.08</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 19</td> <td>4 yds silk to flounce steel silk dress</td> <td>3.60</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 19</td> <td>Cloak &amp; trimmings</td> <td>6.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 20</td> <td>Hoop skirt 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 20</td> <td>Hank for Jasper 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 7th</td> <td>Over Shoes for Mother 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 7th</td> <td>Stillettoes 1/-</td> <td>0.13</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 7th</td> <td>Delaine for Dora's dress</td> <td>0.23</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 19</td> <td>Waist Linings 2/8</td> <td>0.33</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 19</td> <td>Postage 10 (24th) Postage 10</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 19</td> <td>Hymn Book for Lottie 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 28</td> <td>In Collection for Communion Services</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>March 6</td> <td>Postage 5 B.H. Mission 25</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td>March 11</td> <td>Postage 10. Print for Apron 1/6</td> <td>0.28</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>16.36</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Amt forwarded</td> <td>$16.36</td> </tr><tr><td>March 13th</td> <td>For B. H. Mission</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td>March 16</td> <td>Cotton for Skirt</td> <td>0.88</td> </tr><tr><td>March 17</td> <td>Apron for Dora 1/6</td> <td>0.18</td> </tr><tr><td>March 18</td> <td>Postage 15 cts</td> <td>0.15</td> </tr><tr><td>March 23</td> <td>Mending shoes 3/- Batting 9d</td> <td>0.47</td> </tr><tr><td>March 22</td> <td>For Grand Ligne Mission 2/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td>March 24</td> <td>Postage 15 cts.</td> <td>0.15</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 13</td> <td>In Collection at Missionary Meeting</td> <td>1.75</td> </tr><tr><td>March 26th</td> <td>2 1/4 yds Print for Dora 1/4</td> <td>0.40</td> </tr><tr><td>April 2</td> <td>6 yds Print 1/- Watch Crystal</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td>April 6</td> <td>Mending boots &amp; shoe</td> <td>0.88</td> </tr><tr><td>April 7</td> <td>Waylands Moral Science</td> <td>1.25</td> </tr><tr><td>April 23</td> <td>Expenses to &amp; from Woodstock</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Godey's Book for May</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Postage</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td>April 29</td> <td>Hat. Suit of clothes</td> <td>12.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Toilet sett $2.25</td> <td>2.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Dr Rosebengh's Pill $10</td> <td>10.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Postage 10 cts</td> <td>0.10</td> </tr><tr><td>May 7</td> <td>Furniture from Brantford</td> <td>13.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Bonnet $4. Hat 1.47. Shoes 8/-</td> <td>6.47</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$69.04</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>375 40 415</p> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Amt Forwarded</td> <td>$69.04</td> </tr><tr><td>May 7</td> <td>Gloves 14/- Hose 2/-</td> <td>2.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Silk 1/9. Parasol 11/- Plume 60.</td> <td>2.18</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>x Vases 7/- Wool 2/- Ribbon 2/6.</td> <td>1.44</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses at Brantford 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Sundries 45. Table $5</td> <td>5.45</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses at Paris 10. Postage 15</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Comb 17 cts Ribbon 20 cts</td> <td>0.37</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stockings 2/- Wool for matts 2/6</td> <td>0.56</td> </tr><tr><td>26</td> <td>Tooth brush 1/8 nail brush 1/8</td> <td>0.42</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes for Jasper $2</td> <td>2.00</td> </tr><tr><td>June 2</td> <td>Spent 4/- Watch cord 2/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>4</td> <td>Hat $3.75. trimming for cape 40 cts</td> <td>4.15</td> </tr><tr><td>5</td> <td>Postage 10 cts. Postage 20.</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td>16</td> <td>Cotton for waist 2/- S.S.C.5.</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> <td>Gloves 2/- Sleeves for Lissa 2/8 Postage 5</td> <td>0.64</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses and donations at St George</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td>30</td> <td>Postage 25 Postage 10</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr><tr><td>July 3</td> <td>Miniature 4/- Cloth for Newty 12/6</td> <td>2.06</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>from P.O.D. $1.56</td> <td>$94.51</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$92.95</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td>1863</td> <td>Amt Forwarded</td> <td>$92.95</td> </tr><tr><td>June</td> <td>Jasper's Slippers 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>July</td> <td>Boots $2. Postage 5. Pic Nic 2/-</td> <td>2.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Linen for Pants 8/- Lace 1/6</td> <td>1.18</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Mick Tracy 8/-</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td>25</td> <td>Hankerchiefs 2/6. 6 yds Cotton 1/2.</td> <td>1.18</td> </tr><tr><td>August 5</td> <td>Postage 17 cts Collars for J.</td> <td>1.37</td> </tr><tr><td>20th</td> <td>Tassel and braid 5/-</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Ribbon for dora 1/6</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Aug 31st</td> <td>10 yds Print 1/6</td> <td>1.88</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>12 yds Delaine 2/- Stamping 1/-</td> <td>3.13</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Braid 4/- Lining 8/- Postage 15</td> <td>1.65</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses at the Falls</td> <td>3.66</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept</td> <td>Wool &amp; Yarn for Dora 10/10</td> <td>1.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Needles 1/3 Hanks 8/-</td> <td>1.15</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Street Car Tickets 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Pins 4d Silk 4/4 Hat 80 cts</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Frill 9d Vases 1/3 Mitts &amp; Necktie 4/-</td> <td>0.74</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Book 2/- Tune book 1/3 Ribbon 7d</td> <td>0.48</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Reticule 10/- Bonnar's books 80 cts</td> <td>2.05</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Washing 1/- Medicine 1/- letters 6d</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Dr Rosebrugh's bill $10</td> <td>10.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$129.43</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3.28</p> <p>57</p> <p>7</p> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td>$129.43</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept</td> <td>Rail Road Fare $2 Cab 3/-</td> <td>2.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes for Dora 6- Postage 40 cts</td> <td>1.02</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 9</td> <td>Expenses to &amp; from Paris 8/-</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td>14</td> <td>10 yds Alpacca 2/-</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>3 3/4 yds Merino 7/- Silk 4/1</td> <td>3.79</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Balmoral $1.65</td> <td>1.65</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Braid &amp; linings 10/- 1/1</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Grand Ligne Mission 8/-</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>B. H. Mission 4/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>U. B. Mission 3/3</td> <td>0.41</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 4th</td> <td>Stamping &amp; Pattern 1/3</td> <td>0.15</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Spent 3/- Postage 20 cts</td> <td>0.58</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 26</td> <td>Rubber ball 15 cts Buttons 10.</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Boots for Jasper $4</td> <td>4.00</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 21</td> <td>5 yds Cotton flannel 2/-.</td> <td>1.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes for Dora 12/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td>25</td> <td>Gloves 8/- Tea Meeting 4/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses for 1863.</td> <td>$154.14</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Expenses for 1864.</span></h2> <table><tbody><tr><td>Jan 6th</td> <td>Socks for Jasper 3/</td> <td>$0.38</td> </tr><tr><td>6</td> <td>Yarn from Mr Mrs Smith 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>8</td> <td>Shoes for myself $2.75 less 1/-</td> <td>2.63</td> </tr><tr><td>8</td> <td>Comb 3/- Collars 6/- Wool 3/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td>8</td> <td>Buttons 16 cts. Apron for Dora 3/-</td> <td>0.54</td> </tr><tr><td>20</td> <td>Baptist Home Mission 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>30</td> <td>Apron for Dora 3/-</td> <td>0.38</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 6</td> <td>Repairing Watch 10/-</td> <td>1.25</td> </tr><tr><td>11</td> <td>Postage 10 cts 5 yds Cotton 10 cts</td> <td>0.60</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Waist 2/- Postage 5. Wool 2/-</td> <td>0.55</td> </tr><tr><td>March 8.</td> <td>Spent 2/- R.R. Fare 2/- B. Freeman 8/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td>12</td> <td>Postage 10 cts Collection for U.B. 10.</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>17</td> <td>Postage 10 cts. Tape 6d Spent 50 cts</td> <td>0.66</td> </tr><tr><td>April 1st</td> <td>1 yd Dimity 3/- Apron for Dora 3/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>6</td> <td>Cotton for Dora 2/- Postage 15 cts</td> <td>0.40</td> </tr><tr><td>11</td> <td>Postage 10 Postage 5 cts. Spent for Newty 5/8</td> <td>0.86</td> </tr><tr><td>16</td> <td>Jet Slide 30 cts. Tape 1/-</td> <td>0.43</td> </tr><tr><td>19</td> <td>5 yds Cotton 1/1 Music 4/- Postage 10</td> <td>1.28</td> </tr><tr><td>May 3</td> <td>11 yds Delaine 1/8 Lining 30 cts Braid 6d</td> <td>2.62</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Ribbons &amp; Buttons 3/- Flowers &amp; plants 6/-</td> <td>1.13</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$19.14</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td>$19.14</td> </tr><tr><td>May 13th</td> <td>Hat for Dora $/10 Gloves 2/-</td> <td>$1.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Bonnet $3. Gloves 40 cts</td> <td>3.40</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Hoops 80 cts Ribbon for Hat .2/8</td> <td>1.13</td> </tr><tr><td>25.</td> <td>Bonnet &amp; border 8/8</td> <td>1.08</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Jets 1/- Elastic 8d Biscuits</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td>26</td> <td>Ginger cakes 10d Veal 15</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Asparagus 10d Postage 10d</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>June 1st</td> <td>Print dress $2. Donation 8/-</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stockings 2/- 3 3/4 yds Cotton 10d</td> <td>0.62</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stockings for Dora 10d</td> <td>0.10</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Print dress for Dora 6/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>10</td> <td>Pants for Jasper $2 1/2. Shoes $2</td> <td>4.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Hat 6/- Saque for Dora 8/-</td> <td>1.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>3 yds Flannel 4/- 3 yds do 45 cts</td> <td>2.85</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Flannel 3/- Wool 1/- Frill 1/6. Trimming 6d</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Brilliant 81 cts. Delaine 1/6. Gloves. 3/9</td> <td>1.46</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Silk Floss 4/- Hotel Fare 5/-</td> <td>1.113</td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> <td>4 yds Muslin 2/- Hose 2/6.</td> <td>1.31</td> </tr><tr><td>21</td> <td>Postage 10 cts. Hoops for Dora 2/-</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Mending Shoes 2/- Postage 10</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$45.77</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1.50 2.38</p> <p>1.25 15</p> <p>2.75</p> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td>$45.77</td> </tr><tr><td>July 12th</td> <td>To 1 1/2 yd Flannel 5/-</td> <td>0.94</td> </tr><tr><td>July 20</td> <td>Fan 2/6. Jasper's Boots $2.25</td> <td>2.56</td> </tr><tr><td>20</td> <td>B. Cotton 4/- Muslin 2/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>B Cotton 5/- Aprons 3/-</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept</td> <td>Vest. 2.50 Cotton Flannel</td> <td>3.15</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Brilliant 84 cts Diaper 1.68</td> <td>2.52</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Flannel 88. Shirts for Jasper 3.50</td> <td>4.38</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept 30</td> <td>Postage 10. Picture Frame 2.75</td> <td>2.85</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 1</td> <td>Print for Dora apron 2/6.</td> <td>0.31</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Collection for Sabbath School 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 11</td> <td>{To} Scarf 3/- Muslin 7/-</td> <td>1.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Wool Delaine 7/6 Braid 1/8 Floss 2/-</td> <td>1.40</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stamping 1/3 Shoes for Dora 10/-</td> <td>1.41</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 yds Lining 1/5</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 18</td> <td>3 yds ribbon 1/- Gloves 4/-</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shirt for Jasper 19/- Postage 15.</td> <td>2.53</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>12 yds Cobourgh 1/10</td> <td>2.75</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 25</td> <td>Postage 5 cts Postage 10</td> <td>0.15</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 17</td> <td>Postage 10</td> <td>0.10</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 1</td> <td>Ribbons 7d. Mending Shoes 1/6</td> <td>1.39</td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> <td>Dr Scotts. Bill $6. Mending shoe. 1/6</td> <td>6.18</td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> <td></td> <td>82.84</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output">&lt;td <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Amt Forwarded</td> <td>$82.84</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec.</td> <td>Mrs Heman's Poems 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Postage 2/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses for 1864</td> <td>$83.59</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses for 1865</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Jan. 4th</td> <td>Pr Shoes 12/- Candies 15 cts</td> <td>$1.65</td> </tr><tr><td>Lamp Chimney 7 cts</td> <td>0.07</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Trimming for Apron 4/-</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Buttons 6d Wool Cape 10/-</td> <td>1.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Soleing Slippers 8/- Postage 15.</td> <td>1.15</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 3</td> <td>Grand Ligne Mission 4/- Buttons 8d</td> <td>0.58</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Baptist Home Mission 12/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Dress lining &amp; Syrup 5/-</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td>21st</td> <td>Dress $4.50. Hoops 65 cts.</td> <td>5.15</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Combs 2/6 Wool Saque for baby 4/6</td> <td>0.88</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Wool 6 cts Cap peak 5 cts Fish 5.</td> <td>0.16</td> </tr><tr><td>March</td> <td>Pants for Jasper</td> <td>2.63</td> </tr><tr><td>April 1</td> <td>Print dress $3.25 Gloves 3/-</td> <td>3.63</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 yds Cotton 2/- 3 yds 2/- U.B. Mission 2/-</td> <td>1.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$21.33</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td>$21.33</td> </tr><tr><td>April</td> <td>Watch chain 6/8</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>April</td> <td>Apron &amp; braid 3/-</td> <td>0.38</td> </tr><tr><td>April</td> <td>{Rattle box} for Clara 2/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td>May 1st</td> <td>2 yds Cotton 2/- for Dora</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td>May 5</td> <td>Delaine dress for Dora 7/-</td> <td>0.88</td> </tr><tr><td>May 8</td> <td>Sponge 70 cts Rubber Ring 1/-</td> <td>0.83</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>plants 2/- Envelopes 1/-</td> <td>0.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Pollock's "Course of time".</td> <td>0.40</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses at Woodstock</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td>May 12</td> <td>2 yds Flannel 45 cts</td> <td>0.90</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 1/4 yds Delaine 3/- Braid 6/-</td> <td>1.59</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 yds Cotton Flannel 2/6</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td>May 23rd</td> <td>Hat for Jasper $2</td> <td>2.00</td> </tr><tr><td>23rd</td> <td>Coat $2 Collars 78 cts</td> <td>2.78</td> </tr><tr><td>23rd</td> <td>Verbena 20 cts.</td> <td>0.20</td> </tr><tr><td>June 3</td> <td>Shoes for Myself Dora &amp; Clara</td> <td>3.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses 10 cts Tooth brushes. 14</td> <td>0.29</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stamping Clara's dress 1/-</td> <td>0.13</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Daisy 1/- Gladiolus 1/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td>8</td> <td>Photographs</td> <td>2.28</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Suit of clothes for Jasper</td> <td>20.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$59.72</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Amt Forwarded</td> <td>$59.72</td> </tr><tr><td>June 8</td> <td>Hat $2. Sack $2 1/2. Gloves $1.</td> <td>5.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Combs 7/- Dress</td> <td>2.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes 6/- Gloves 15 cts Expenses 5/3</td> <td>1.56</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Ribbon for Watch 15 cts Stockings 4/-</td> <td>0.65</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stockings for Dora 1/- Book binding 4/-</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td>June 19</td> <td>brilliant for Clara Aprons 2/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>buttons &amp; lining 30 cts 1/6</td> <td>0.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>shirts for Clara 2/- B. H. Mission 4/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>prizes for School 1/- Apron 4/-</td> <td>0.63</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Linen for aprons &amp; braid 11/-</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td>Aug 21st</td> <td>Sozodont 4/- Mirror 60 cts Hoops 35</td> <td>1.45</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 1/2 yd Print 2/- border for bonnet 70.</td> <td>1.08</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes 30. Scrap book 10/- Apples 8</td> <td>1.60</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cleaning Bonnet 3/-</td> <td>0.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Veil 6/- Stamping 30 cts</td> <td>1.05</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Neck tie 20. Pocket Book 4/-</td> <td>0.70</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Tooth brush 2/- Collars 10</td> <td>0.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Fare to Hamilton $1.20</td> <td>1.20</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cutting hair &amp; shaving 1/6 Expenses 2/-</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept 20</td> <td>Fare to Ingersol. 60 Omnibus 2/-</td> <td>0.85</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>83.28</td> </tr></tbody></table> {Sozodont was tooth powder}</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Delaine was a high grade woolen or worsted fabric} {4 additions of figures written at top of page}</p> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td>$83.28</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept</td> <td>Expenses at Pt Burwell Ingersol &amp;c</td> <td>2.52</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct</td> <td>Linen 6/- Bonnet $4</td> <td>4.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Flannel dress for Dora 1.35</td> <td>1.35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Ribbon 35 cts Cloth dress.</td> <td>7.66</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 2</td> <td>Dress for Dora 12/6 Cloak for Clara 80.</td> <td>2.36</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cotton Flannel 17/6. Scarf 8/-</td> <td>3.18</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Gaiters for Clara</td> <td>0.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 3/4 yds red Flannel 3/5</td> <td>1.17</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 4</td> <td>Boots for Dora 11/- Shoes 12/-</td> <td>2.88</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Scarf 2/8. ribbon 45 Mitts 15</td> <td>0.92</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Delaine 80. Shoes 3/- Cape 65</td> <td>1.83</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Neck tie 1/6 Ball{aneson} Coat 4.50</td> <td>4.69</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Do{g} skin 4/- ring mended 2/-</td> <td>0.75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>ribbon 1/4 Hat 1/-</td> <td>0.29</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>3 1/4 yds flannel 3/5 for Dora</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>$119.31</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{addition of figures at top of page and the number 13}</p> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>1866</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 11th</td> <td>Saque $10 Cap 11/- Hoops 13/-</td> <td>$13.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 yd Flannel 5/6 4 1/2 yds do $2.44</td> <td>3.03</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Wool 7 cts Port Monaye 7/-</td> <td>0.95</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Pin 2/- Diary 3/- Hotel Fare 6/-</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td>20</td> <td>Jasper's boots $4. do for myself .2.</td> <td>6.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Aprons for Dora 10/-</td> <td>1.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Mending Shoes 4/- Flannel 3/-</td> <td>0.88</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cotton $5. Print dress $2</td> <td>7.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Print for Clara 5/- Shoes 6/-</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Rose bush and Dahlias 4/- Seeds 10d./td&gt;</td> <td>0.60</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Elastic 19 cts .Hose 4/-</td> <td>0.69</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Print 15/- linon for Dora 70 cts</td> <td>2.58</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>belt Buckle 4/- Seeds 10 cts</td> <td>0.60</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Stockings for Dora 1/- Haircut 1/-</td> <td>0.25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Hat for Clara 14/- Buttons 8d</td> <td>1.83</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Print dress $2. Gingham do $3.</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Hat $4 do for Dora 7/- Gloves 2/6</td> <td>5.18</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>belt 1/6 Trimming for sauck 5/8</td> <td>0.90</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Hoops 3/- Gingham 3/10 Braid 1/8</td> <td>1.06</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Delaine 2/4. Book 1/- S S Collections 1/-</td> <td>0.54</td> </tr><tr><td>June</td> <td>Hoops 9/- Corsets 8/- Trimming 45 cts</td> <td>2.58</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>Forwarded</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>June</td> <td>Coat $2 Neck tie 1/8</td> <td>2.20</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Photographs 12/- Hose 7/-</td> <td>2.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cloth for shirt 7/- Braid 4/-</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shoes 4/- Cotton &amp; braid $2/td&gt;</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Edging 5/- Knife 6/- Linen sack 8/-</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Apron for Dora 3/- Pants for J. 8/-</td> <td>1.38</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Shirt for Jasper 6/-</td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 28 - &amp; 31st. April 25th</p> <table><tbody><tr><td>6.63</td> </tr><tr><td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>10</td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> </tr><tr><td>7.31</td> </tr><tr><td>35</td> </tr><tr><td>7.66</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> transcribed