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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
Over the Narrowest Narrow Gauge.

This curiosity is the line, less than
fourteen miles in length, from Port
Madoc to the Festiniog slate district,
known as the Festiniog Railway. 1t is
nominally two feet wide, but really one
foot eleven nd half inches, and enjoys
the distinction of being both the Oldest
and the narrowest narrow gauge in the
world. 1t was the war cry-and the
basis, in fact-of the second of the vio-
lent modern controversies known as
the battles of the gauges. The first of
these, it will be remembered, was be-
tween the gauges of seven feet and up
ward, supported by the noted Isambard
Kingdom Brunell, and the standard
gauge of four feet eight and a half
inches. Brunell proposed to attain un-
heard-of speed, retaining stability as
well, with eleven-feet tracks, ten-feet
driving-wheels for locomotives, and
carriages hung between, instead of
upon, the wheels. l have conversed
with pupil of his, now distinguished
supporter of the extremely opposite
views, who shared his experiments, and
rode with him at close to eighty miles
an hour, after eight-feet driving wheels,
on his Great Western road. He men,
tions violent and dangerous lateral
jar in the suspended carriages as the
cause of their abandonment. 1 he Great
Western itself, as late as 1S74-the
Waterloo, it might be called, of the
first rststruggle-was relaid to the standard
gauge, all comfort and profit in the use
of it having been destroyed by the
necessity of transhipment at points of
contact with others.
The second battle, the Bombard-
ments, and hand-to-hand conflicts of
which are still far from having come
to an end, was begun by the favorable
! report of a Government Inspector on
the opening of the Festiniog Railway
to passengers in 1865. 1t was accelerated
by other reports still more favorable
on the placing on the track of q pecu-
liarly constructed engine, the Fairlie,
demanded by its increasing business in
1869. In the meantime a way of look
ing at railways from the point of view
of their profits more than for striking
feats had set in. They had not paid as
was expected of them. The idea was
broached and eagerly caught at, from
the new information at hand, that they
were extravagantly large, instead Of
stingily small, according to the reproach
of Brunell.
The Festiniog Railway has lost its
exclusive prominence as an example
and is no longer the Mecca it was, now
that some twelve thousand miles ot
narrow gauges have been laid down il
other parts of the world. Most of then
are among ourselves, however-thert
are estimated, eight thousand miles fol
the United States and Canada-and tn,
circumstance adds more than it detract
from the interest to the transatlanti,
visitor, who may promise himself en-
tertainment in seeing what this four
teen miles of road, parent of twelv
thousand, is actually like.-Scribne
for AtIguSt.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08

and vote good. sound Republican vote as It
is for those deviisil feljels to corfie here and
talk treason and cast Dem0ctatte votes. We
listen TO them politely, allow them ~ take up
their residence here and talk treason and vote
the Democratic ticket, and take no exceptions
TO II. We have done so ever since the rebel
lion closed, and our mission Will never end
until you and can travel together from here
to the Gulf of Mexico and make the blackest
Republican speeches that were ever made and
vote the Republican ticket every time, once.
One single word more, fellow-citizens, for I
know that you are terribly anxious to hear
Brother Garfield. Did II ever occur to you
that 1t was great fun for those boys who threw
stones at the frogs-but how was it with the
frogsi My voice troubles me, as you have all
seen. One single word, my fellow citizens,
with regard TO the prospects of the country.
1t has been the custom with our opponents,
and particularly those OF the Greenback per-
suasion, to say thatthe people were starving
to death. Do you know OF anybody in the
State Of Wisconsin who is able to do a good
days work that cannot get employment to-day I
There is not a solitary enc in the State of
Michigan who is willing to work who cannot
get good days pay for a good days work.
AS compared with prices OF commodities
there has never been a time when a days la
Dor would buy as many of the necessaries and
luxuries of life as a days labor will buy to.
day. There has never been day when days
labor would buy as many necessaries, as mani 4
pounds of pork and beef, OF flour, of corn
meal, of bacon, potatoes, and all the necessa-
ries of life, lindseY-wolsey and calico, and, II
you please, silk dresses. There has never
been a time when a days labor would buy as
many of the necessaries and luXuries of life
as It will to-day. Prosperity is spreading
throughout all our borders. To-day you dc
| not have to carry counterfeit-uote detectoI
along with you to see whether the bank has
broken, or whether 1t has not. To day you
can select gold or silver or bank notes, that
you know to be good for your days labor, ant
| you know 1t is worth hundred cents.
My fellow citizens, let ME say, in my judg
ment this prosperity has come to stay, ant
| that the dark days are over. Now, my fellow
citizens, adhere to this good old Republican
! party that has done so much for you, and 81
much for the country, and vote the Repub
lican ticket every time, aud keep your con
| science cIpar and YOU will never regret IT,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
The Great Kung Foo Wiling.

The Chinese have long regarded, tel
egraph wire as a very convenient source
Of tea-box nails, while some OF these
child-like individuals caught in the act
of cutting down the posts have been
known to plead that they thought they
grew there. The Celestials have hith-
erto shown a peculiar spite against the
telegraph, both cable and land line,
and it is satisfactory to learn that they
are now much better disposed to it, the
telephone having opened their eyes to
its advantages. The fact is, they did
not understand the former telegraphs,
and they were unsuited TO the Chinese
language, which has no alphabet But
now the telephone enables them to con-
verse, and transmits with peculiar fidel-
ity the metallic twang of their monOsyl-
Liable language. They are vastly de-
lighted with it, and have just discov-
cred for the first time that it was orig
inally Chinese, having been invented
in the year 960 by Kung Foo Wiling,
an announcement which, will satisfy
their self-complacency without disturb
ing the equanimity of Professor Bell
Chambers Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
THE EAST.

The eighteenth annual session of the Ma
tional Educational Association convened at
Philadelphia on the 29th ult.
Another body was found In the harbor at
Boston on the Both ult,, supposed to be that of
Samuel Farrell, the Cincinnati journalist, who
was lost in the storm on July Is. Up to the
Both ult twenty bodies had been recovered of
the twentY-three known to have been lost in
that storm.
Prescott Il. Pillsbury, cashier of the Law
renee (Mass) National Bank, is defauter to
the amount of 1000 He took the banks
funds to speculate IA mining stocks and lost.
Professor Chandler, of the Health Board,
says scarlet fever caused more deaths I'm New
York State last year than yellow fever did in
the South, and yet 1t failed to excite public
apprehension or to make the people ordinarily
careful to prevent infection.
At Clayton, N. Y, on the 3lst ult., two
steam yachts lashed together and containing
a pleasure party, had not proceeded more than
twenty rods from the dock when the head
lashing became loose, and one of the yachts
capsized and sunk, drowning FIVE women
Great blame is attached TO the Captains Of
both boats for their mismanagement and lack
of judgment.
At New Brunswick, Nj, on the Slst ult., a
row boat containing a pleasure party of FIVE
persons was run into by a schooner, capsizing
it and drowning two ladies, Mrs. John Dun
ingan and Miss Kate Horan.
The miners employed by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company have
had their wages increased four per cent. This
action fixes the rate of wages to be paid by all
operators in the Schuylkill district.
The corner stone of the monument to Gen.
Anthony Wayne was laid at Erie, Pa, on the
3lst ult.
At Pittsburg, on the LIST, John d. Wussi at
tackled with a razor woman named Irving,
with whom he had been living, and after bad.
ly cutting her about the head and face, escaped
through the rear entrance of the house. He
was pursued by officers and took refuge in an
clubhouse and opened fire on the police, who
returned the fire, killing him instantly.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Con
yention has been called for Sept. 16, at Worces
ter.
The custom house and sixteen other build
ings at Houlton, Me-, We're destroyed by fire
on the Sd. The loss is estimated at sos, 900.
According to the Assessors Boston's rea
estate is valued at 1928, 7S6, 300, other proper
ty S1ss, s,467,3OO.
Edward r. Paige, formerly chief clerk o.
the Vermont Central Railroad freight Office
at Burlington, Vt, has been arrested on
charge OF embezzling $4,000.
Rev. w II. IL. Murray, the noted Bostor
preacher, has failed. For many years Mr.
Murray maintained large stock farm in tn,
town of Guilford, Conn, and recently he
formed joint stock company for the manu-
tacture of blackboard wagon, with a capita
OF sl0O,OO0 of which he is the yice-president
At Lisbon, Me-, on the 4th, train ran int,
carriage contaiAlng Pierre Gaudreau AM
two ladies, Rose Martin and Celia Norm, al
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
Piute Barbarity.

1t is well known that some of the In
dian tribes of America have habit of
killing horses when their chiefs and
medicine men die; and in some in
stances the departing braves wives
have been dispatched to bear them
company to the happy hunting grounds
When the celebrated Ute chief, Walker,
died, in the northern part of the Terri
tory, a good many years ago, a whole
band of horses were slain by his war
riors. But heretofore no one had sup
posed that the Indians of this section
had interest enough in the future life
to prepare an escort for their departing
braves. The death of q buck near
Touuerville a short time ago showed
that the old chief who begs biscuits at
that settlement is blooded. He forth
with decided to kill a squaw to accom-
pany his favorite warrior, but the
souaw, getting a hint of her intended
funeral, hid herself so effectually that
no clew could be got of her wherea-
bouts. AS the time allowed for the
sacrifice was rapidly passing, the old
chief, in order not to be defeated, Sc
lected a three-years-old papoose, which
he took from its mother and buried IN
the grave of the deceased. The head
of the child was left projecting above
the ground so that 1t could breathe, but
he allowed no one to go near it, till
Bishop Bringhurst, discovering the
commotion in the tribe, traced out the
cause and saved the life of the child
after it had been in the situation de-
scribed two or three days. The mother
of the child was afraid to tell what had
happened, though she was observed to
be grief-stricken. The Toquerville
people thought seriously of burying the
old Lamanite with his head the other
way, but he insisted that the religion
of the Piutes required him, to do what
he had done.-Sttver Rect iUtah) Miner.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
CAUSES OF DEPRESSION IN TRADE
AND INDUSTRY.
Testimony Before Ihe Congregational
Committee.
CHICAGO, July 20.

CIIINNNVf
The Congressional Labor Committee to-day
heard Hon. j. Y. Scammon, who stated his be-
lief that the panic of 1873 illustrated fully the
necessity for more money, which would lessen
the other disasters to the Nation aud TO pri-
vate individuals. From 1872 TO 1878 q certain
class OF people had plenty of money, but the
majority lived without. The laws of supply
and demand alone should limit the supply OF
currency. lie would double the present
amount OF currency by gradual issues.
Joseph q. Forrest stated that he believed
the panic resulted from too much personal
money coin, and too little impersonai money.
The paper money of the Government contin-
ues Initiating aud according TO Secretary Sher-
mans method would come TO crash. II we
allowed England TO dictate our prices they
would ere long wipe out our labor aud impoy,
erish us. He favored the repeal OF the resump
tion act.
William Haley, publisher, representing the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08

NEW ENGLAND has over $50 farmers
clubs, with $4,000 active members and
library books to the number of p, 900,
and in the United States there are
nearly 1900 agricultural societies, 58,-
600 volumes in their libraries, and with
access to 800 different agricultural pub
locations, all exerting a direct influence
on the intelligence and future prospects
of the tillers of the soil.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08

THE other day farmer met friend
in Detroit who asked him how pros
poets were out in the country. "This
dry weather is just killing everything" "
was the doleful reply. Some hours aft
erward storm OF rain broke over the
city, and as the farmer run in and out
of the wet his friend said; "rhis will
do good out your way" "Maybe,
maybe" said the farmer, "but it's
mighty rough on them's got hay out
to-day. .n-DetrOit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08

Just at this season, pig pen by
any other name would not smell
scent more than it does. -Middletotef
Transcript.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08

French, and of Lewiston, Me. All were in
stautly killed. They were returning from a
wedding excursion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
"MY way, my way is cloudy."-S. Page.

AN exchange says: I'm all places
where newspaper is published, every
business man ought TO advertise in it
even if 1t is nothing more than a card
stating the name and the kind OF business
in which he is engaged. 1t lets the peo
pie at distance know that the place is
full of business men. The paper finds its
way into thousands of places where hand
bills cannot reach. A card in the paper
by every reader. Think Of these things,
and let your light shine." Ifpeople knew
how often strangers come into a printing
Office to look over papers to ascertain
about some particular locality or learn
the name of some lawyer or business
m an, they would better appreciate the
advantage OF keeping their names be-
fore the public. Those who think "every
body knows us, and 1t is no use to adver:
t;se," are mistaken. Look at the paten,
medicine dealers, those who have spent
millions in advertising, and accumulat.
ed millions ofprOfits-nOt one of them can
afford to drop their advertising, for as
soon as they do their sales drop off
Take j. c. Aver & Co., who have been be.
fore the public thirty or forty years, and
their medicines are known everywhere.
They would be glad to save the money
spent for advertising if they could do so,
but they can't do it. With all their ex.
penditures In the past, the sales won't
keep up unless they keep up their adver'
Using, and every year or two their agent
comes around and makes new contracts
These facts are "pstent" on their face, and
teach Lesson. Advertising should be
done judiciously, however. Make fire.
quent changes, and when you get fresl,
lot Of goods put in fresh advertisement,
and keep things m oving.-St. Peter Trib
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE

It will be apparent to any one, who will
examine SOLID GOLD WATCH, that aside
from the necessary thickness for engrav-
ing and polishing, large proportion of
the precious metal used, is needed only
to stiffen and hold the engraved portions
in place, and supply the necessary solldi,y
and strength. The surplus gold Is actu-
ally needless so far as UTILITY and beauty
are concerned. In JAMES BOSS PA
TENT GOLD WATCH CASES, this
WASTE of precious metal is overcome,
and the SAME sOLIDITY AND STRENGTH
produced at from one-third 10 one.half
of the usual cost Of solid cases. This
process is of the most simple nature, as
follows: a plate of nickle composition,
metal, especially adapted to the purpose,
has two plates of SOLID GOLD s0ldered
one on each side. The three are then pass.
ed between polished steel rollers, and the
result is strip Of heavy plated compo-
sition, from which the cases, backs and
centres, bezels, &c., are cut and shaped
by suitable dies and formers. The gold
in these cases is sufficiently thick to ad-
nit of all kinds of chasing, engraving
and enamellfng; the engraved cases have
been carried until worn perfectly smooth
by time and use without removing the
gold. -.y..
THIS IS THE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATES OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL
CERTIFICATE.
For sale by oil jewelers.. Ask for H.
!ustrated catalogue, and to gee warrant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
exculpatc 1ngmundson? Isn't it strange !?
Yet lie prcsumes just that, namely, to
persist in repeating what every sane man
knows to be false.
Page mud the Public Examiner.

(AJuDaE on the stump) II hold in my
hand letter from the Public Examiner,
portion Of which I will read to prove
- that Ingmundson died
a defaulter."
Mrs. Ingmundson shows us letter
from Public Examiner Knox. from which
we clip the following: MY mind was
fully (made up) on this point when I
wrote him. l did not think Mr.. Ing.
mundson was defaulter, euen If he had
deposited in the Leroy Bank and the
bank had failed and he had not made up
the amount at that time. Judge P.
has pro6a6ly used fragment of my letter,
to show concurrence with him in the
opinion tina, Mr.. I. was defaulter because
he lost by the bank. claim
that my letter could not be used as en-
dorsing his claim that he was defaultcr
in any sense, which was the farthest from
my intentions.''
Now then, friends, amt it amazing that
an old and experienced liar like Judge
Page, should be so foolish as to use that
letter, when he might have known that a
few hours would convict him of his will.
full lying? But it would catch stranger,
Won see
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
ssOh. twas a Glorious VictOry!'

Ed. TRANscRIPT:-At the Republican
county convention held at Albert Lea
Monday, resolution was offered as
follows: Resolred, That this convention,
disapprove the action of the delegates
from this county in not attending and
taking part in the proceedings of the
Republican judicial convention at Rush.
ford. Amended by Hon. A. G. Wedge
by adding-And we endorse John Q.
Farmer as the Republican nominee for
Judge Of this Judicial District. Amend
ment accepted and resolution adopted as
amended by an overwhelming majority.
REPORTER.
Thus are all things working together,
and Page is scooped in his stronghold.
We feel like singing hosannas! If PEG.
pie could know how devoutly we pray
for the removal Of our curse, they would
remove him Just to accommodate us.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
The Transcript 3 Months for 25 Cents.

1t pays for the newspaper man to adver,
tise, as we'll as for anybody else. He can
advertise as no other business man can
afford to, namely, By sending out samples
of his paper, which is the merchandise
he would sell. Accordingly we propose
to send out samples of our goods, not free,
because it would cost so much, but very
cheap, so that a man must have a scrawDy
soul to cavil at the price. We will
send THE TRANSCRIPT through the cam.
paign, and to January 1880, to new sub.
scribels, for an even quarter dollar. Send
us twenty-five cents in postage stamps,
and we will send you good county paper
till the first Of January. If we can't
make friends for The TRANSCRIPT in
three months, We can't in three years, and
will never bother you again. Try it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
FRIENDS, isn't it strange that Sherman

FRIENDS, isn't it strange that Sherman
Page, no matter how dire his necessity,
should have hardness IF check sufficient
to enable him to say that Mcintyre is
"steeped in whiskey?' Isn't it strange
that he should dare say that, at Browns
dale, only ten miles from Austin, and
where over half Of his audience knew
we'll that he was lying, and where he
knew his audience knew SO? But there
might have been one stranger there, and
if so, Page would lie so that his audience
would blush for him, just to catch that
one stranger.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09

FRIENDS, isn't it strange that Sherman
Page should have the audacity to tell an
audience that the Leroy bank loss had
never been made up by Treasurer Ing
mundson, VIXEN the County Commission.
ers, and all officials whose province it is
to scrutinize such matters, file written
statements to the contrary, which fully
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09

around his dwelling while he slept from
bedtime until day break; and he did this,
not because lie felt that he was In danger,
but that he might disgrace his neighbors
VIZ now chronicle few of his Lesser
meannesses, for they as clearly indicate
his real character, a. do those of more
and greater public importance.
He quarrelled with a boy about the
ownership Of a board, and when the lad
was carrying it away, Page took it from
him, threatening him with a threshing if
he did not let 1t alone.
He bought the place which he DOW
occupies of F. A. Elder, who had gone
into business at Moorhead, leaving his
wife with young babe) at home unable
to be moved, having reserved right of &C.
cupancy for her until a future time spec,.
fed in writing. Two weeks before Its
expiration, Page went to Mrs. Elder, and
demanded possession, using very abusive
language. Mrs. Elder being neither able
nor willing, declined to 90, snd he took
mechanics employed 70 finish the house,
into her living room and set them to
work in the midst of the family and
furniture, thus literally driving her out OF
the house, sick as she was, and with an
infant in her arms.
He called Rev. Mr.. Emerson, (Mrs. Ell.
der's father) an exemplary christian man,
ian old thief" because he took from the
premises paddock and some harness
hooks, which be had long owned and had
used while living with his son.in-law.
HE threatened Mr.. w. A. Pierce with
violence because lle went to the place to
get some vegetables which had been re-
served BY Mr.. Elder, and by him sold to
Mr.. Pierce, 81 ass :sE
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
Our Ticket.

So we'll known are our candidates this
year, that they need no introduction at
our hands. The majority have served
the people before, and so acceptably, that
their nomination is heartily approved by
all as the strongest that can be made.
Mr.. Mcintyre has served two terms as
Auditor, and now, by appointment of the
Commissioners, fills out the term of MIR.
Ingmundson deceased. HIS nomination
came almost unsought, and was given
by the votes of delegates outside of
Austin. Over h lf the Austin delegation
voted against Mcintyre, not because of
unfriendly feelings, but because they
wished to head off the Page cry of "Ring
nominations" The outside delegates,
however, were determined to nominate
him, and judging by this, his election is
quite assured, for all Austin will vote for
HIM.
Prof A. 81. Tuttle's best recomme nd
is that he has so acceptably held the Office
educator, and has just the qualification
wanted, namely, excellent administrative
ability. There was little opposition to
his nomination, and, considering the op.
ponent in the field, the slightest knowl-
edge of physiogpomy would decide a
man on the run, which one he should
vote for.
8. J. Sanborn and w. B. Nilsson, nom-
mated for Commissioners by the citizens
of their districts, are both good men.
The former justly earned the title "Hon., -
by serving his country In the State Leg
islature. The other gentleman is young
er, but no less popular. and has a fine
prospect in the political future. All are
pOOd men