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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

The engineer Of the steamer, Frank Weeks.
and his son Edward. who was fireman on the
steamer. were at their posts at the time of the
small tubes b Of the boiler, boiler must % have have burst
throwing the furnace door open and scattering
hot Goals around, which set FIRE to the vessel.
He, like his father, was driven from his post by
the flames. Both escaped with severe burns.
The number of lives lost by the accident cannot
be learned, as the steamer, being merely daily
lister. II is not likely that the list Of lost will
number more than fifty.
At midnight eleven bodies, nine adults, one
child and two babies were brought to the morgue
at the Bellevue Hospital, A number of persons
who had relatives and friends on the Seawana-
haka were waiting to identify them If among
the unfortunate lost, and the scene as the bodies
were carried in from the boat and the collins
opened was heart rending. One old gentleman
MIR. Deboise, was frantic with grief when he
identified the bOdy'Of his son, David II. Deboise
of No, 3g2 Pacific street, Brooklyn. The body of a
beautiful young woman about twenty years Of
age was identified as that of Mary Reed. The body
of stout lady about fifty years of age was sup
posed to be that of Mrs Ritchie. of Ioc ust Grove
l.. l. 1t is reported there arc about fifteen bodies
on Randalrs Island shore. The body of young
St RdP Of ps So1 HSnded and %ed
Fifteenth street. 1t is known that some of the
crew did not do their duty but jumped into the
river ana swan ashore: when the hames broke r1Ei,
Gate but was run on until nearly burned to
the waters edge and entered Little He'll
Gatc; however, members OF the crew say she
could not have been beached sooner. No doubt
more bodies if not picked up by boats, will be
found u n Long Island Shore tomorrow morn
ing as the wind was blowing in that direction.
If the catastrophe had occurred even an hour
later the loss of life would have been frightful.
1t occurred just at a time when the sound steam
ers and Harlem and other local boats were in the
immediate neighburhood. Seawanahaka was
about fourteen years old, She was n regular day
boat, running between New York and Roslyn.
Long Island, calling at Whitestone, Great Neck.
inf md 1lafNxy ,f,I Alaa 81 In
i:I5. The passengers on her are generally bank
ers, business and literary men who live at Long
in the afternoon, frequently lady
members of their families and servants accom-
panying them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
Feeding Sour Milk to Cows.

SOME maintain that feeding sour milk
to cows affects their butter iniuriously;
but we never made sweeter or nicer
butter than we have been turning out
this spring when feeding sour milk to
the cows from whose milk it was made.
Last spring we did not feed it; but
gave each sixteen pounds of hay and
three quarts of oats and corn-cob
taken Out--ground together, and then
the average yield of milk per COW
was from thirteen to fourteen pounds
per day. This spring we have been
feeding the same amount of hay, two
quarts of oats and corn ground togeth-
er- cob again taken out-two quarts
of wheat bran and the sour milk from
the herd, and the average yield of each
per day has been from twenty one TO
twenty-five pounds of milk-an in
crease of over one-third. The COWS
are the same as last spring, with the
addition of two others-one a COW we
bought and which is thought no better
than the rest, and the other a two-year-
old heifer which gives from twenty-five
to twenty-seven pounds of milk per day
now. l don't expect the feeding of
sour milk will make so much difference
during the latter part of May, June and
July, but, after that, expect as great
difference as now. 1t is estimated
that by using sour milk in this way,
one COW more can be kept for every ten
in the herd; but on this point l cannot
speak definitely. We take our milk to
creamery, so there is no guess-work
with regard to the weight.-G. E.
Nichols, IN Rural NelO Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
[Fort Wayne, dndJ staats zeltunr.l

Mr.. r. S1GEL, from Monroeville, Ind, called
the other day at our office, and informed us
that he had read in our paper of the Ham
burg Drops, and had tested the real worth of
the remedy. The case of Mrs. sigel was de-
clared hopeless one by some of the best
physicians Having tried almost everything,
she concluded also to use Hamburg Drops
With the use of the first bottle came relief,
and about five bottles Of tho remedy cured
Mrs gipaI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

PROFESSIONAL pomposity is well
taken off in the following anecdote:
Shields, doctor, docking learned and
speaking slowly -" "Well, mariner,
which tooth do you want extracted Is
it the molar or incisorP" Jack (short
and sharp)-"I 1t is the upper tier on
the larboard side. Bear hand, you
swab, for it is nipping my jaw like a
lobStari ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

The Rev. Sumner Latham was en-
gagged at $500 year as pastor of the
baptist Church at East Ware, N. H.,
But a majority of the members were not
willing to pay him even that meager
salary, and it was voted to dismiss him.
He intends to sue for the $500 at the
end of the year, and therefore prepares,
every week, two sermons, which he
carries to the church on Sunday to de-
liver, but always finds the door locked
against him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

WHEN party of gentlemen and la
dies were climbing to the top of high
church tower one hot day a gentleman
remarked: "This is rather spiral
flight of steps" To which lady re-
joined: "Yes, perspiral," and she
wiped her brow as she spoke.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
The Literary Revolution.

The climax In cheap book-making has surely
been reached in the twelve little books adj
vertised elsewhere by the American Book Ex-
change, New York. They are worth getting
merely as curiositles, even If they were not
each of them intrnscally valuable great
point to be commended in the Revolution ~
publications is that they are all books Of high
literary character and worthy of universal
circulation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

Miss Mary Meryweather, for sew
eral years the faithful Superinten dent
of the Training School for Nurses at
Westminster Hospital, London, died re-
Gently at the age of sixty-two years.
She was Quaker, yet Dean Stanley of
ficiated at her funeral and read, in sub
dued and solemn accents, passages
from the morning prayers as well as
the Burial Service of the Church of En-
gland. Afterward, in the meeting
house, the Dean in a few words touched
upon the life of the dead woman. Her
faith, he said, was a simple faith she
loved God and knew that God loved
her. That was the highest thing that
any person could say. The Dean then
repeated the Lords Prayer and pro-
nounced the Benediction.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

"FATHER," said an inquisitive boy,
"what is meant by close relations~
"Close relations, my son." replied the
father, "are relations that never give
you cent" Tho boy said the old
man, then, was the "Closest' relation
he'd GOT
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
In polite circles in London now bev-

In polite circles In London now bev-
orage has been introduced. 1t is called
euphemiStioally "Rosy Love-" and is
made of simple infusion of cherry
stalks. This cheering cup, says an
English chronicler, "iS sweetened with
ounce sirup, topped by whipped cream,
and iced, To the amiable mixture may
or may not be added wine, and the
result is drink extremely nice and re.
fteshing. 1t is served at lunch with
Narbonne honey, Swiss or Aylesbury
cheese, and brown bread and butter cut
very thin, and enlivened by fresh water.
oress. The Duchess de Magenta has
oondescended to honor this novel species
Of entertainment with her approval.
and invitations to partake of it arc very
properly issued under the name Of
PO,tche a Ia Mdreohals in her honor;
though justice compols the admission
that several of the Republican ladies
of France have looked upon it with
equal favor"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

Do NOT throw off hat and coat and
sit in a draft because great beads of
perspiration stand on your brow. Save
doctors bills by being prudent. DR..
Foote's Health Monthly for July.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
[Cleyelnnd. lohioi plnin nenlnr1

Mr.. N. X. McDoLE, the well-kuown pas
senger agent Of the Northern Transit Com
pany, sounded this morning in oui Office the
first note Of Spring on his celebrated hand
buge. We are pleased to note that his riaht
arm is all right again, thanks to st. Jacobs
OU
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

In Titusville, Pa, few days ago,
Mrs Joseph Bushnell died from the
effects Of kissing the dead body of her
father ten days before, while attending
his funeral in Pittsburgh. Her father
died of erysipelas, and at the time mem
toned she had sore on her lips,
through which her blood was poisoned.
Her little daughter Ella, Is not expected
70 Live from kissing her mother.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

THE pain caused by the sting of a
plant or insect is the result of certain
amount of acid poison injected into the
blood. The poison being acid, conf
mon sense points to the alkalies as the
proper means of cure. Among the
most easily procured may be mentioned
soft soap, liquor of ammonia, smelling
salts, washing soda, quick-lime made
into a paste with water, the juice of an
onion, tobacco juice, chewed tobacco,
bruised dock leaves and carbon Of
soda.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

THE Iron Mountain Cook Stove, manufac-
tured by the Cooperative Stove Co., Cleveland,
o., is the finest and in every respect the best in
the world Call and see II at nearest stove store.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
On Exhibition.

The Record" Naples, n. Y, says: "Ever
is on exhibition at Rochester, n. Y, and open,
free to all, the thousands of testimonials
II. II. Warner & Co. have on file.n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

CINCINNATI has an excellent fire de-
partment. The discipline is rigid, and
the best apparatus is used. A central
tower is supplied with elaborate electric
devices for receiving and sending out
alarms. An operator is on duty there
all the while. In order to keep him
constantly awake and vigilant and 10
learn promptly of any breaks in the
alarm telegraph wires, he is compelled
to test the circuits every twenty min
utes, and to call every engine house
through the telephone every hour. An
ingenious automatic register records on
card out of the operators reach, each
test of n circuit. Hope ID. Lockwood
has for six years been the night operator,
and during most of that time a box
marked "Tools," has stood locked
under his desk. The Superintendent
broke it open, the other day, and found
that it was filled with clock-work.
Searching further, he found that it
could be connected by concealed wires
with the registry dial. Its use was to
make the dial register tests that were
not really made. 1t would also ring a
bell every hour. By its means Lock
wood was awakened 10 make the hourly
calls, but could skip the twenty-minute
tests.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

RRDDING's RUSSIA SALvE, the most wonder.
full healing medium in the world. Price 25c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

UNMANLY MEN are they who have lost man.
hoods power. Hunts Remedy quickly re-
stores,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

WLHoFT's Fever and Ague Tonic, the
old reliable remedy, now sells at one dollar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

The sales of the Frazer Axle Grease ar
increasing every day, because 1t is as good a
represented.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

WARNING to young people contem-
plating NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is the
end of all matches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

The Rev. DR. Hodge. leading
Baptist clergyman of Richmond, Va, Is
now travelling in Palestine, and writes
that the River Jordon is deep enough
TO swim in. He desires to controvert
the statement which has been made by
prejudieed persons that there is not suf-
fcient depth of water there for baptism
by immersion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

-Stonewall Jackson's last dispatch
written by his own hand in pencil, on
a single sheet of English notepaper, is
preserved in a case in the Virginia
State Library. 1t was written to Cen
eral Lee, Just before the battle of Chan
cellorsyille, where Jackson received
his death wound. 1t is a short note,
ending thus devoutly: 81 trust that an
ever kind Providence will bless us with
great success"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
IS Invisible Fires

An English gentlemen discovered
that the fame of electricity as a cura-
tive power had penetrated Persia.
While tarrying at Shiraz, on business
connected with the overland telegraph,
he was visited by Persian noble.
Having received paralytic stroke IN
his left shoulder and arm, the nobleman
came to inquire if the Englishman's in
visible fire electricity would not cure
him. He had heard that there were
magicians in England, who cured all
diseases by the aid of this fire. The
Englishman, having moderated the
Persian expectations by remarking that
the statement was an eXaggeratlon, az
companied him to the office of the telG
graph. A powerful battery had just
been prepared and the officer in charge
readily consented to operate upon thi
paralyzed arm. To the two poles oi
the battery copper wire was attached
and at the extremity of each wire a
dampened sponge. The Persian was
instructed to tightly grasp one OF thS
sponges in his paralyzed arm. Timidly
complying, he was astonished to feel no
sensation.
"Wait a moment,n said the English
man, clapping the other sponge on tho
mans shoulder. With leap and
yell he bounded out of the room, amid
the uproarious laughter of the officials.
All Shiraz was excited, the next dar
at the shock the nobleman had received.
Though it effected partial cure the
frightened man refused to submit to
second application of the "invisible
fire. One shock was sufficient, for, he
declared, all the stars of the heavens
were visible to him in that awful mo-
ment. He would visit the telegraph
office and look with awe at the - fire "
machines. Mournfully shaking his
head, he would depart without uttering
q word,
Another Persian, whose curiosity con-
quered his fear, while examining the
telegraph, touched one of the terminals
of the machine. AS he felt no sensa-
tion he laid his hand on the other ter
minal. A sudden yell and a backward
jump were the result. The man told
his companions, in an awe-struck tone,
that he had been bitten by the genii of
the machine. The Englishman attempt
ed to explain the operation, but his
words did not disturb, in the least, the
Persian credulity. YOUTHS Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

In is estimated that the unsurveyed
portion of Dakota Territory alone would
almost take in the entire United King
dom.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

e6 IA N11 perday at home. Samples worth = ;
10 w akU nee Address sIINsoN "a. POULAND,. AIa
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-30
HarWlntOn.

Our house of worship was pleasant sight
in the interior, last Sabbath. The gallery
ratings were festooned with wild clematis,
and the pillars were entwined with the same,
the organs were trimmed with flowers, ferns,
vines, punches of grain and gay-colored au-
tumn leaves. The pulpit, platform and pulpit
furniture were proflsely ornalnented and
covered with all kinds of fruits and vegetables,
vines, leaves and variety of bright flowers
and grain, all tastefuly arranged. Bunches of
corn and sorghum were placed in the corners
High up on the wall back of the pulpit were
wreaths of flowers and large cornucopia of
flowers and grain tastfuly arranged and
marvel of skill and beauty from the hands of
Mrs. Henry Won Tobel.
The Governor has been invited to favor
us with his presence and speech at our Fair
next Tuesday. The Thomaston Band will
furnish music, other musical instruments also
will be heard. A large baby show will be one
of its features all that are fortunate enough to
own baby of whatever sex or color are re-
quested to bring it along for exhibition. A
sack race, foot race blndfold wheel-barrow
race and potato match for prizes, in which
any one can compete, will be given. A good
square meal, calling for what you want, can
be had for so cents. Come one and all to the
Harwinton free Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 9th.
l., G.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-30

farm in that locality There he remained
till increasing years and failing strength OBJ
liged him to give up work, when he went
to live with younger son in Plymouth. and
frem thence came to South Plains some eleven
years ago. There he has resided till his de-
cease
Though not man who was ever in public
life, his was a safe, we'll developed manhood,
sound in morality, strict in the theory and
practice of Temperance, and imbued with
gospel christianity of the good old-fashioned
type. He was as earnest in enforcing these
grand essentials on the young, as in shaping
his own life to their practice.
He was thrice married. His first wife was
Edna Blinn, of Litchfeld who was the notL-
er of eight children, six sons and two daugh-
ters Three sons only survive him. He lived
the life of three generations, retaining his fac
ulties fully till within the last few weeks be-
fore the golden bowl was broken, when pa
ralysis and failing strength seemed at times to
impair his hitherto clear intellect.
"The Fathers where are they? and the
Prophets do they live forever" May their
good deeds and many virtues stimulate us
ever in our lfe's work P
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-30
WatertoWn,

WEDDINGS. Epidemics are very prevalent.
At present they take the form of weddings.
among the people in whom the writer is in
terested. Last week we witnessed an uncoh-
mon event, the marriage at one ceremony of
two sisters to two brothers-in-law. in the Epls-
copal chursh at Thomaston. The brides were
Eliza W. and Minerva P. Judd, great grand
daughters of the late Joseph Titus of Wash
ton. The bridegrooms were DIR. Heavy, and
George Gilbert, grandsons of Seth Thomas,
the well-remembered clock manufacturer The
officiating clergyman was the Rector, Me-
Ockford assisted by Rev. j. Gililand of
Plymouth. -.
The coming week Mr.. Sherman HOLSTER
and wife of Washington, will celebrate the
sixteenth anniversary of their marriage. We
wish some one All .faI to the subject would
give table or fill the blanks in the follow
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-30
New Preston.

The great staple agricultural product of this
section has been harvested long enough SO that
it will do to talk about its price per pound.
We hear of several sales In Kent Hollow at
16, II, Is, and 20 cents per pound and we
hear of one solitary, lonely man who has sold
his crop for Csc pound in the bundle. When
one can raise tobacco and sell 1t for 25 cts per
pound in the bundle it is thousand times bet
ter than raising potatoes at 80 cts q bushel,
and just as soon as we can. buy farm we
shall close our mouth on the subject of use of
tobacco and thereafter simply wink at wicked
ness.
-Chestnuts are falling and the small boy is
right on hand to see about it notwithstanding
the texture of his pants. Mothers begin to lay
In needles and thread for use in emergencies.
MIR. and Mrs. F. P. Rolles are visiting a,
Bridgeport. -
There was quite large attendance at the
hail. last Thursday evening, to listen to speech.
es by M. L. Delavan and T. D. Merwin. l,
SO happened that we were not present and SC
San give w cAIcuucu TtDOrt Oh proceedings
One democrat who was there told us rather
angrily when we enquired how he liked til,
| speeches, that he ''never heard so many d.
lies in his life, and anybody who would belong
to the republican party was mean enough t.
do anything" What gave offense seemed t.
be some quotations which Mr. Delevan CAV,
from some of "Bill" Eaton's speeches of sever
al years ago. Another democrat said 1.-THE,
(the quotations) we're manufactured Republi
can lies every one of them" So you see her
is an instance Illustrating how hard it is TO
some stomachs to digest the truth. The re
| publicans were all pleased with the meeting
and say, "Facts, facts are the main things,
and seem to be highly pleased over the fac
that Gen. Hancock has telegraphed to Plais
ted who isn't Gov. of Maine, but who is in TO
no banks, fiat money and other phantasie
that come of disordered brain, offering hi
fright hand of fellowship" to such men an
such vagaries. Well, politics are principal
gas, anyway, and if all thought alike Their
wouldn't be any fun. There will be anothe
meeting at Union Hall, Friday evening. Oct.
Funder the management of the Garfield an