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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

appreciate the new invention. 1t is
stylish cane which would give distinc-
tion to young clerk taking his usuni
Sunday walk on Fifth avenue. There
is miniature electric battery hidden
in the end of the cane, and an electric
light concealed undas the top of the
cane.
When, after pursuing n zig-zag couNe,
the lucky owner of one of these canes
arrives at his lodgings and finds that
the key-hole has gone around the block,
he unscrews the top of the cane. Then
he touches little button in the cane
and Instantly an electric flame glows
and throws flooG of light on the key
hole. The young man walks upstairs
and goes to bed by the light of his elec-
trio cane 1t is pleasanter than falling
over the porch, ringing up the house
and carrying the stairs up to bed with
you.
If the young man drops his last one
cent piece at the Bridge entrance, ho
may light his electric cano and look for
it. If he drops his poke book he may
find it by the aid of this ingenious in
| vention. He may pick his way through
the little side streets on dark night
by following this luminous cane. If he
should encounter \ high wayman, the
terrified footpad would throw up his
hands and run as soon as he saw the
electric light glittering and flashing
from the head of the electric walking
stick. The modern Dick Turpins would
suppose that it was an enchanted cane,
and that the fortunate possessor of it
was not a real person, but some weird
avenging spirit
Every one knows that one OF the
greatest objects of dread in life is to get
up out of bed on cold winter morning
and kindle fire. This is obviated now
by the electric fire-kindler. All the
head of the family has to do now is to
turn over on his pillow and touch an
electric button. The fire lights in the
kitchen stove, the pot boils, the kettle
sings. 1t is great improvement over
the old way. When this comes into
general use such wives as "Poor PEARL
will be unknown, and our readers will
not be called on to decide whether wife
or husband should build the six o'clock
a. IA. fire. Science will be Cupid's hand
| maid
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
NY DREAM AND ITS MEANING.

Z had dream ono night that seemed so queer
laughed until wept and walked my spouse,
Who was thereat 80 filled with sudden fear
That she in turn awakened all the house.
The dream was this: thought lived in Spain
With qll my ancestors. from now to Shem,
And some likewise back there before the rain
That fell for forty days. destroying them.
The house we lived in had n single room,
And one small bed therein, in which we all,
When night had stepped the valley in its
gloom,
would-overy one OF us-contented crawl;
And there we'd sleep, with Adam on one side,
And 1, the youngest OF the line, on tother
And here's the fun whereat laughed and cried
Until my wife and family thoughtrd smother:
Ipushed my father gainst my grandad: he
Pushed up against his father, with n snore;
And so 1t went up through my ancestry
Until old Adam fell out on the floor.
This reused his anger and he turned about
And soundly spanked his baby for the trick,
Who thereat on his own son took 1t out
By giving him u most tremendous kick.
The kick was passed along from dad to son,
And gathered force as nearer me II came.
A spank ancestral down the ages spun
feared would be so forceful as to maim-
And so. poor coward that am, slipt
Out on the floor; then speedily awoke
Just as my poor grandad was soundly clipt,
And left my father victim of my joke.
My wife, when she had heard the fearsome tale
Was sure some horrid omen she could trace
Therein, and pleaded with me not to fail
To have some doctor diagnose the case.
And so I sought the doctor and he said,
'"rhe dream is fraught with portent in my
sight.
'It means" he then observed, with shaking
head,
THAT you must give up lobster late at night
Carlyle Smith, in Harper's Bazaar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

aud says: II guess I'll try the new res
taurant This is q regular Delmoni-
co.'s"
He glances around at the door of the
inn. 1t remains open. Then he looks
about with critical eye for the spring
of the cage. The rat laughs-the trap
has no spring!
.Whoever heard of a rat-trap without
spring?" chuckles the rat 'lt is like
gun without trigger" The rat
laughs again, for he knows as much
about springs as bank burglar does
about combination locks.
He looks at the cheese. "a No. l."
says the ra t; sit cost at least fourteen
cents pound. It's Just the cheese for
meP'
Then he looks at the floor and OBJ
serves: my stars, it's aims, and shines
like silver. They are getting up those
rat cages luxGriousiy of late. This Is
just tho kind of restaurant like, and
it's good tor years board or I'm NO
prcphet!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

mated by soft electric light and made
cool by an electric fan, read message
from China sent by an electric wire,
and take a moonlight ride on the Har-
lem in an electric boat before going to
bed, says the New York Journal. If he
is member of an electrical club he
NJ ay have his boots polished, his hair
combed and his coat brushed by elec-
tricity.
Electricity is the great new force that
modern intelligence has tanned and
harnessed for the sons OF Adam. The
Leyden jar may ultimately take the
place of the coal mine as the source of
tho force which moves the machinery
Of the world. So manifold are the uses
Of electricity, small wonder is it that SO
many Ingenious electrical contrigances
have already been invented.
1t may surprise the reader to learn
that rats are put to death painlessly by
electrical execution. The new electric
rat-trap was invented after much study
by an ambitious young electrician of
Omaha, Neb. 1t resembles the ordinary
rat-trap, which is hardly more or less
than the quiet restaurant where the ex-
perienced old rat eats his meals. He
drops in three times day for cheese
sandwich, nibbles it like a gourmand,
for he is a connoisseur in old cheese,
and saunters out of the little inn, leay-
ing the door open behind him. He
knows that the landlord will be around
on the morrow and replenish the cheese.
He regards himself as steady board
or, who may breakfast or dine whenever
he likes, and has never a bill to pay
Sometim when he has dined heartily
he takes a quiet and serene after-dinner
nap in the cage. Then he rises, yawns,
rubs his eyes and starts out to attend a
congress of rats that are planning to
raid pantry.
The new cage is a most attractive lit
tle restaurant for rat to look upon
from the outside. The cheese is fresh
and fragrant. The service seems to be
the best. The floor is so bright that ii
shines. The bon UiUant rat saunters in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
A Death Plunge.

HALIFAX, n. s., Dec. 2o.-A terrible
accident occurred on the Gu nard lines
south wharf last evening, by which five
men we're drowned and several others
had narrow escapes A number of men
were unloading coal from the steamer
oakdene and putting it into largo shed.
Eight men were in one part of the shed
working on the top OF the heap, trim
ming the coal as it was unloaded, when
suddenly and without any warning "a
large piece OF the wharf caveG in. The
men felt 1t sinking and made frantic
efforts to escape from the shed. Three
OF the men succeeded in getting out,
but the other Ave were drowned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

as wrinkled and wretched-looking as n
side of russell leather that had lain in
the rain for many weeks.
I met him down in the flatwoods of
Florida, on the road between Talla-
hassee and Charlottesville. afterwards
saw others of the same peculiar COM
plexion, but that fellows image haunts
me still. Seeing how intently was
gazing at this queer character, my trav-
cling companion asked:
"Well, what do you think of him?"
"What is he?"
"Why, my friend, that is nothing
more nor less than an animated soap
gourd.
"A what?"
Eyes, that's what he is--a human soap
gourd."
"You don't mean to say that he is a
soap eater?"
Not exactly that, but he eats the in
| gradients and the soap is made in his
stomach"
"You don't say. Explain"
"Well, you see, this section is UNDER
laid by wonderful strata of lime rock.
As matter of course the we'll water Is
thoroughly lmpreBHdJeu WIFI rotlch
lime, and it is the only drinking water
the people hereabouts have-quite diff
ferent from the pure water among the
clay hills close around Tallahassee"
"What has that to do with it?"
Hold on; haven't make the connec-
ton yet. These people eat very fat hog
meat, their bread is made to rise by
using great quantities of carbonate Of
soda, and when they get all this mess in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
Claasen,. Ln.t Hone vanIshes.

NEW York, Dec. 23.-The United
States Court has decided to deny the
motion to suspend Judgment and for a
new trial in the case of General Peter
j. Claasen, president of the Sixth Ma
tional Bank. which he tried to wreck
AS the court was unanimous. there can
be no appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court. Tho extreme penalty il
ten years and s., 900 fine
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

had probably been married before. He
asked if they had the license, ard the
man replied:
"License, no! What about license?"
"You must have one"
"Where do l get it?"
"At the county clerks Office, but it's
too late to night"
"Then l won't marry him at ALT" said
the woman.
"Who wants you to?" he demanded.
ga man who is fool enough to forget
the license can't marry me-"
"You go on! l wouldn't have you if
you were the last woman on eartn!'
"My friends, you can get license TO-
morrow" said the minister.
81 don't want one," replied the man.
And I'm sure l don't" added the
woman, and they withdrew and walked
off in different directions -Detloit Free
Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
HUMAN SOAP eouRps.
Quaint Characters Found In the Flat
woods of Florida.

. WAS a tall,
lank individual,
with homespun
shirt, open a t
the throat, jean
trousers, stuffed
in his boots, n
b r o n d. b r | m
slouch h a t, q
gun across his
arm an d t h o
queerest C o M
pleXion of any
mortal / e ver
saw. He was the
color of q FROST
bitten pumpkin,
and his skin was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
uo,tile Sioux Captured.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Maior General
Schofield yesterday received the follow
ing dispatch dated Rapid City, N. D.,
Dec. -, from General Miles: 81 believe
all, or nearly all of the followers of Sit
ting Bull have been captured. Colonel
Sumner reports to-day the capture of
Big Foot's band of Sioux, numbering
$50. He has been one of the most de-
tiant and threatening The result so far
has been satisfactory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
woman,s Aid to Woman.

Miss Gossip-I hear your club had a
meeting last night.
Miss Dorcas-Yes, indeed. We had a
splendid dinner at Delmonico's that
cost $50 plate, after which our presi-
dent read a helpful paper on How to
Live on $500 a Year. "-Munsey's Week
L.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

LONDON, Dec. %. The steamer Mag
net, loaded with meal, potatoes and
other government stores, has sailed
from Portsmouth for Galway On arriv-
ing at the latter port tho steamers cargo
will be unloaded and the provisions hnr-
ried forward to the various famine
stricken districts of Ireland.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
BY NEW METHODS.
Tow Ell ectricity Gan Make Life
Worth tho Living.

WEARY n g W
York clerk may
lay down his
electric p Q n ,
take an electric
bath, boaro a
Madison avenue
street-car r u n
by electricity
and ride home
through streets
lighted by elec-
tricity, ring an
electric door
bell, enter a
r 90 m illumi-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
A Leading Part.

Father (reading letter)-Ah, what
rapid advancement Jim has made! He
has been with that Uncle Toms Cabin
company but two weeks, and now he
writes that he is already doing lead
ing part.
Jim lin parade, hundred miles away
Come along here, Balaam, consarn
youi You're the slowest blamed donkey
ever see!-Spirit.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
Train wrsckers Arrested.

BEATMcE, Neb., Dec. 2s.-officers
have just returned from Holmesville
with tho three Lily brothers, charged
with wrecking the Union Pacific train
there Sunday. There is positive proof
of the guilt of these three. Bridge In
spector Mercer, who was scalded in the
wreck, died last evening.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

FoRr WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 33.-The
East End street car stableS were burned
last night. Sixty head OF horses per-
ished in the flames. This with harness
and large amount of hay will bring
the loss up to about 100000. Insurance
uot known.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
Not Aristocratic. A

Lord Noddy-Owah family is vewy
old, | assuah you. You may look 1t up
in the peerage.
Mrs. Bargainer (who has marriage
able daughterl THAT may be- but none
OF your folks have the gout Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
At the Llfe-sarins station.

Mrs. Sands Ito captain) Help
There's man lying on the beach, al
most dead.
Captain Lifelines Churrying to the
place)-What's the matter with him?
Was he drowned?
Mrs. Sands-No-starved He boarded
in cheap summer hotel.-Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
italian As,nsslns' rlea overruIed.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-The nine
teen Italians accused in the Hennessy
case yesterday pleaded not guilty in the
Criminal Court and filed plea in bar on
these grounds: First, that the grand
Jury could not have found tho indict-
ment in the short time which it did; sec
ond, that the allotment of the case was
improperly made" Judge Baker over
ruled hoth motions,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
A Little Hasty.

He-I went to my sisters wooden
wedding yesterday.
She-Why, thought she was only
just married?
He-Yes, She married olockhead
-Harper's Bazaar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

Dawber-Heres my new painting,
"The Race Horse" Don't you think it
shows originality?
Critique-Um-perhaps. There never
was n race horse that looked like that
anyway.-Chicago Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
Her Preference.

Snooper-Let US take Wagner sleep
or, my dear.
Mrs. Snooper-ol Wagner's too noisy
for me. Lot US take Pullman. West
Shore
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

L Z L L V Z N
o'clock the other
night q minister
was called upon
to perform the
marriage cere-
mony for a mid
dle-aged couple,
- =. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
Ups and Downs.

"How is this? You haven't put up
my order"
''Sorry, sir; but that's because you
told me to put it downl"-Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
He Can't Help 1t.

Mrs. Phunnyman-I notice that youi
friend Pulitzer is inclined to obesity oil
late.
Mr.. Phunnyman-No indeed; it's very
much against his nclination.-Lippin.
colts Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

"All men don't think alike"
why, OF course not; some guess.
others reckon and stlll others fancy"
Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
LICENSE NOT NEEDED.

A Couple Who Changed Their Minds
About Marrying.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

Winifred inslnuatingly) - Mr.. Ran.
dolph comes to see you every day, doesn't
he?
Julia with the sailor hat) yes;
but he's very easily entertained.
Winifred-He must be.--Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

The Unfortunates Were Thrown to tho
Ground, Being Covered with the Most
Terrible and Agonizing Wounds.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
Babies in Public.

When one sees daily, as one does, the
criminal carelessncss and ignorance with
which the babies of the world are treated
by their mothers, one wonders that the
race has ever managed to live through its
teething period. One awful hot day a
woman got into crowded elevated cal
with n small baby in her arms. OF course
somebody gave her seat, and she took It,
holding the baby down across her knees In
spite of the day the little thing had n veil
over its face-though just why there
should always be fixed and eternal re.
lationsh:p between wells ond babies is one
of the marvels of creation. And it had on
not only II veil, but heavy wadded coat as
well, and there it lay in all these wrappings
on its mothers lap, with u perspiring mass
q. humanity close around it, too low for q
breath of fresh air, and it gasped and
painted while that mother sat up and
thought herself kindly disposed aud
Christian woman, no doubt. What the
baby should have done to have done itself
credit was to have died right then and
there. A proper spirited baby WOULD
New York Evening Sun.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07

George b. Handbook, Iowa's martyr
dies unayenged John Arensdorf, q
brewer, and several saloon keepers were
arrested. Tho trial was the most noted
one IN tho state, and lasted for weeks
Arensdorf was thought to be the real
murderer, but he and all but two were
acquitted, and ono Of the lntter escaped.
Fred MunGlrath was sent TO the peni
Tertiary few months ago, and recently
Governor B5ies committed his sentenc,
Of four years to three months.
Fred Munchrlth has not been in the
pcnitcntiary yet. but will go imme-
diatcly and servo his three months. lie
was seen, and said lie was satisfied and
was glad 10 accept the governors terms
rs putting nm end to years Of uncer.
tainty. IL il hard t. SEQ, if Governor
Boies found grounds sufficient to war
rant communication Of the sentence to
three month9, why these same grounds
might not have warranted the granting
Of an absolute pardon.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07

Have the person whose name you wish
to know inform you in which of the up.
right columns the first letter Of the name
is contained If it is found in but one col.
umn, it is the top letter; if it occurs in
more than one column, it is found by add
ing the alphabetical numbers of the top
letters of the columns in which it is to be
found, the sum being the number of the
letter sought. by taking one letter at a
time, in the way outlined above, the whole
word or name may be plainly spelled out.
Take the word Jane as an example. is
found in the two columns beginning with
B and II, which are the second and eighth
letters down the alphabet; their sum ia ten,
and the tenth letter down the alphabet is
J, the letter sought. The next letter, A.,
appears in but one column, the first, where
it stands at the head N is seen in the col
umn headed with b, D and H. which are
the second, fourth and eighth letters of the
alphabet; added, they give the fourteenth,
or N, and so on. The use of this table will
excite no little curiosity among those unac
quainted with the rules of explanation
st. Louis Republic.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07

Sunstroxe Is one of the Affections to
which humanity Is liable in summer dur
ing the he test Of the weather Heat and
moisture together seem to be the condi-
tiOns most favorable to it's occurrence, for
moisture In warm air prevents the radia-
ton Of hci.t from the body, and thermal
fever, or 3 1nstroke, as it is called, is prob
ably an cvorheating Of the blood, pro-
ducing chemical or fer1nentive changes in
II which are inimical 10 health and even to
life WhCn, therefore, during the heated
term, one who has been exposed to the
suns heatsd rays in humid atmosphere
begins 20 iulfer from headache, giddiness,
nausea anil disturbance of sight. accom-
panied with sudden and great prostration
Of the ply steal forces, sunstroke is prob
ably imminent.
II such one il wise he will, when the
symptoms above given manifest them
selves, Immediately seek cool place and
make use of some simple restoratives, such
rs aromatic ammonia, etc, and he may
avoid further trouble. But if he persists
with his Business he will doubtless soon be-
come very i'll, which illness usually takes
the form o, heat exhaustion, heat apoplexy
or genuine sunstroke, the thermic fever of
some writer's. Those who are exhausted
by the heat have cool, moist skin,
rapid, weak pulse and respiration move
ment, and the pupil of the eye is dilated.
In fact the symptoms are those of collapse.
These patients Will probably recover
promptly, I'm event which may be fastened
by the use IF tonic and restorative treat
ment. Bolton Herald.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
MnNs of Gr.nt Mon.

| was sitting in the senate gallery, won.
dering why So learned a speaker as Senator
Teller should say "airn fc- ARE" why 50
eloquent gentleman rs Senator Daniel
should say ",am" Tor calm" and why
Senator Moody should say extraordinary
wondering too, why pretty nearly every
senator when he has nothing to say says il
in his most lratorical manner, and why
most Of them begin their long speeches
with the assertion that they do not intend
20 make speeches and end them by saying
they have tai en- more of the senate's time
than they int 'ndcd TO. was sitting there
thinking II taese things when spied my
old friend. Uncle Jabcz Iarrabce, of I'LL
nois, in the -allery across from me. Al.
ways Interest "a In his observations, | went
over and sat down beside him.
I've bycn thinking said he what
'taruHl uouse l~c % b. Tor as % teach our
children how C. write accordin' to rule,
Now, out iu eur village they teach what
they call the Spcuccrian system, an they
make every lili sit jest 50 Ut his desk an
h1ll his pen t,i sn, poiutin' over his right
shoulder, and b.s arm roatin' Jest in such
position on the desk swum don't set
mo- usc la thg, 40 ALL fyr n man ever got
to a. grc8t. . ems o. mo, sill he unlearneil
an them rulo an went Co writiu' nccor,iiu
o. his own h. a of how it sh's3tll he done. n
Washington Post