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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
TORTOISE SHELL
Women of Fashion viii Wear 1t in Thei
Ornaments-New Uses for 1t.

Women of Fashion VIII Wear 1t in Their
Ornaments-New Uses for 1t.
Almost two years ago the fashiona-
BILE woman who could not by some hook
or crook possess an emerald or two in
her jewel box, felt that the world stood
all awry, and her life for lack of emer-
aids was but blank, dreary waste of
broken hopes. Every woman she knew
wore emeralds set in some form or other,
and during the craze for the green stone,
diamonds for time lost their prestige.
But the popularity of emeralds was
not long lived, and turquoise came in to
their place. Just now, however, far
sighted jewelers. are busily polishing
up and setting their supply of topaz, for
the time seems ripe for a reappearance
of the golden stone. Topaz are to be
set with amythists and sapphires to
give the good effects of contrast. Sap
phires more particularly will be IA
vored, so nearly does the blue match
the glowing purple of the corn flower.
But just watch the jewelers. windows
for the topaz and see how wonderfully
it will be set in ornaments of daintily
carved tortoise shell; wonderful combs
| fretted out as fine as lace work and
sprinllled everywhere with topaz in
every shade, from pale straw color to
deepest yellow. Tortoise shell is to be
the chosen setting for the new favori tie,
and besides the fanciful combs, wonder
full bracelets are being made of the
richly colored she'll. Scarcely bracelets
or bangles are these new ornaments
| l,,H 4 g., g1, ,1afc
white members above the elbow.
A woman just back from a flying trip
to the French capital wore one of these
armlets at dinner the other night. The
| ieweled lace sleeve of her left arm was
much shorter than that of the right, and
just about midway between the shoul-
der and elbow was clasped band of
richly tinted tortoise shell, that broad
-ened out on the top side of the arm into
a shield-shaped piece, that was carved
and inlaid in fancy gold designs, >and
directly in the center twinkled huge
topaz. The round polished arm gained
an additional glow of pearly whiteness
against the dark shell, and when in the
drawing room, after dinner, the other
women wished her to pass the bauble
around for closer inspection, she smil-
ingly shook her head. my bracelet u
she said sis copied from one worn by a
rich and titled French woman who is
possessed of famously beautiful arms,
one of which in her childhood was
marred by the physicians vaccination
needle, In consequence of the ugly white
scar she clung to long sleeves, till an
artist jewelar thought out bracelet
design by which the marks could be
concealed. Now if | take my bracelet
off scar just like the one my French
friend suffered from will be seen, SC
now there is no need for women. whose
parents permitted them to be so grossly
maltreated in their infancy, to becom,
martyrs to long sleeves or Haunt theil
injured members in the eyes OF polit'
society. IN. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
TO TEST MUSHROOMS.
How to Avoid the Poisonous Growths
Which Resemble Them.

How to Avoid the Poisonous Growths
Which Resemble Them.
Poisoning by mushrooms is generally
caused by the disregard of very simple
points of observation. In the first
place, no one should undertake to
gather these excellent foods without
being fully informed as to their shape,
color, odor and taste. There are many
books giving all these in detail Here
it need only be said that any mushroom
which looks clean and fresh, is not
worm-eaten, has pink gills under buff
colored cap, that turns dark when
bruised or matured, has a nutty taste
and pleasant odor, may be presumed
to be good. Mushroom gatherers avoid
fungi growing from what is called
vulva or hollow cup at the base of the
stem. The writer's test, after noting
the above characteristics, is to taste a
small portion of the cap without swal-
lowing it. If the flavor is sweet and nut
ty, and does not sting or burn the throat,
the specimen, even if unknown, is
placed among the candidates for cook.
ing. Some salt is always carried, and
little is held in the mouth for mo.
ment; still little more is swallowed,
care being taken not to swallow a par.
ticle of the mushroom. When the
mushrooms are gathered, they should
all be carefully washed in water con.
taining salt and vinegar, and then
cooked with salt These precautions
usually insure safety. In fact, when
poisoning by any kind of fungi has oc-
Cured, some carelessness of choice or
preparation has been noted Old fash,
ioned cooks usually relied upon using a
silver spoon in cooking suspicious fungi
but the test has not been proven infal.
lible. In case of actual poisoning usa
the same treatment as for narcotics, ie.,
emetics, stimulating restoratives, and
the earliest possible attention of com
petent physician. 1t may be said in
passing that mushrooms are far more
Important as an article of food than is
generally understood. They rank next
to meat in SAVIOR and nutriment, having
largely replaced it in the south during
our civil war. -Harper's Bazaar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
The Humors of Bathing.

Some of the experiences that have
overtaken maidens ambitious of be-
coming water spr;tes are very funny.
One young lady went down to the
waters edge with never a thought Of
going in. She did not own a bathing
suit, but, becoming infatuated with the
looks of the sport, she determined to
hire suit and sally forth. She picked
out costume which she thought would
suit her size, and, bearing it off in haste
to a compartment, proceeded to get into
it. What was her dismay when con,
fronted with the fact that it had no
stockings! To walk down the beach
barefooted was not to be thought of.
She had bright idea. She would wear
her own black hose, garter them firmly
about the knee and plunge in This she
did with fine effect, and then after re-
suming the rest of her street costume
she hung her stocking on the rail while
she, with her feet thrust into her shoeA,
sat like a Turk in the sunburnt sand
until her duslSy hose were dry Another
girl in her hurry to get dressed aud re-
join her party forgot to take of her wet
stockings and hastened away from tbs
bath room leaving her dry ores thers
by mistake That she did not catch hei
death of cold must have been owing ts
| the virtues of the salt water more thar
to her good sense San Francisco New
| Letter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
Night Gown saohets.

Night gown sachets are easily made
and are dainty device of the toilet.
They may be in the shape of fan made
of a succession OF creamy lace rutfies
and delicate lavender ribbons, and
padded with soft wool with layer OF
lavender flowers and lined with laven'
der silk In this case, which should be
of ample size, several well-folded fresh
go~ns r:ny be kept. A flat, square
sarhct made of tufted lavender silk may
PC more acavenient though not as fluffy
and Hs daintily pretty as fan of lace
lrils, /. is easier to make. In
ter Ocean
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
WONDERS IN INSECT LIFE.

THE fly spider lays an egg as large as
itself.
ABOUT 4,5OO species OF wild bees are
known, of wasps, 1,1OO, of which ITO
and l6 respectively live in Britain.
FRENCH scientists are puzzling over a
spider which was discovered in u cavity
in stone. 1t is estimated that the
stone must be four thousand years old;
this Notwithstanding, however, the
spider is quite lively and very youthful
in it's antics. 1t is blind and has no
mouth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
THEY WILL SUE.
Depositors of the Spring Garden Bank
Will Sue the Government. ,s-S

Depositors of the Spring Garden Bank
VIII Sue the Government, a-=
PHILADELPHIA, June. 16.-The follow
ing resolutions We're adopted at meet
ing of the association of depositors of
the wrecked Spring Garden national
bank last night: F,a.
Resolved. That it is the sense of this meeting
that some arrangement be made whereby suit
may be brought against the United States gov
ernment to recover our lost money, as the gov.
through the incapaclty OF Its sworn officials.
The executive committee of the asso-
citation will probably take some action.
A resolution was adopted asking the
president to inquire into the conduct of
United States District Attorney in re-
gard to the arrest of the officials of the
Spring Garden bank.
1t is said that warrants were obtained
for the arrest of directors Ephriam
Young and N. F. Evans at the same
time president Kennedy and cashier
Kennedy We're arrested 1t is said that
the two directors were shown to be ille-
gal borrowers from the bank. The
warrants for the arrest OF the two di-
rectors are said to be. in the hands Of
Read, and the association wants to know
why they have not been served.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
PuNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

The Arrival of the Bore Tom
"Here comes Harry" DiclS--"And here
goes a pleasant evening" Yankee
Blade.
Did your audience appear to be
moved?" asked the young actors friend.
"Yes," was the reply. "Clear out of
the theater before the first act was
over. r."-Washington Post.
-Bobbie - ''Look-a here, Uncle
George! English amt no dead lam
guage, be it?" Uncle George - ''Noa
yet, Bobbie, but if you had the exclusive
handling of it it soon would be."-Bos-
ton Courier.
-Vaulting Ambition Visitor (at the
museum)-"What is the cause of this
terrible smell?' Attendant-"The fire.
eater was taken i'll this afternoon, and
the India rubber man was just fool
enough to undertake his tricks. IN. Y.
Sun.
Modern Legislation. - Questioner
| (meeting a lawyer with two books of
equal size, one under each arm)-"What
have you there?" Laws passed winter
before last" ''And in the other hand?"
'Repeals of the same laws passed last
winter "-Fliegende Blatter.
-Jayway-"I ran across white dom
key down near Willow Grove, and"
Hayway-"When was this?" Jayway-
Lets see-oh, yes-the day met you
down there" And to this day Jayway
can't understand Hayway's coolness.-
N. Y. Telegram.
Malicious. Aunt =" Your rattling
of those papers is unbearable." Niece
10, auntie, you are always looking
for paragraphs on How to be Beauti.
ful;' here is one" Aunt-"Well, what
is it? Read itr' Niece ''It reads:
Give up ult-finding' "-Demorest's
Monthly.
why" asked the lady of the house
of Bootless Bob, the tramp, ''do you
stick out the middle finger of your left
hand SO straight when you eat? Was it
ever broken?" mo, madam; but during
my halcyon days 1 wore diamond ring
on that finger, and it has become
second nature with me. me."-Recorder.
An Unsettled Question.-"It's a lit
tie girl baby, isn't it?" asked the ad-
miring visitor, II am not entirely GER
tain" responded the Boston two-year-
old standing by the cradle, shade of
perplexity crossing her thoughtful face,
whether l should speak of my infant
sister as girl baby or baby girl. =
Chicago Tribune.
See here, my friend, that dog Of
yours killed three sheep of mine last
night, and want to know what you
propose to do about it?" care you sure
it was my dog?'' ''Yes." "Well, L
hardly know what to do. guess I
had better sell him. You don't want to
buy good dog, do you?"-Rochester
Talisman.
-Prompter crushing in excitedly)-
''Wingley, the supe you stood off for
his salary has eloped this minute with
all the unparalleled Blue Hussar'
jewels, the costly set of Cleopatra dia-
monds and King Solomon's' best
crownw Manager (sternly)-"It was
your place to guard the jewel chest,
Antonio. l shall have to dock you ST.
N. Y. Telegram.
Too Thin.-"I'll just tell you what it
is" remarked a fat, jolly old soul to her
companion as the street car rumbled
along, the doctors kin say what they
please, but know it's just flying in the
face o natur' to bring baby up on a
bottle. You know Sally Ann Jimson,
what lives next door to us?' ''Yes,'
assented the other. "WeH, she tried to
bring her baby up on milkman's milk,
and it died of water on the brain" -
Philadelphia Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20

ment.
THE annual reunion of the association
of the Seventy-Seventh .. V. |. was
held in Marietta, the other day, with
quite large number of survivors in at
tendance, among them Col A. w. Nc
Cormick, of Cincinnati, who was the
regimental commander during the war.
Col Mccormick was elected president
for the ensuing year.
THE other afternoon about 5000 peo-
pie assembled at Van Buren,, Hancock
county, to witness the baptism of fifty
converts by immersion in creek. The
converts were the result of the revival
meetings held last winter in the NJ. Z.
Church, North Baltimore, McComb,
Portage and Hoytsville.
IN 1791 May Byrd Lake established
in Marietta the first Sunday-school held
in the Northwest territory, comprising
what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin. The centen-
nial of that event has just been cele-
brated in the city where the school was
held.
ANNIE SWEET, of Green Spring, is
under arrest at Fremont, for causing
the death of her new born babe. She
adm. ted the crime.
OHIO Retail jewelers. association met
at Canton the other day for several
days session. Delegates were present
from all parts OF the state, and much
business of Importance was transacted
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
A DARING ROBBERY.

Thousands of Dollars Worth of Gems
Stolen by Burglars from n New York
Jewelry House-A Clever job by Expert
Diamond Thieves. --s.. 81, --aasr-s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
sad ending of a Pleasure excursion.

Troy, N. Y, June 16.-John Adams,
II years old, son of a well-to-do farmer
of Chubbs Dock, and Miss jessie Orr, 1s
years of age and daughter of William
Orr, of Whitehall, were drowned in
Lake Champlain last evening while
alighting from a pleasure boat at
Chubbs Landing. AS they neared the
dock Adams attempted to jump ashore
and in doing so he careened the frail
craft and frightened Miss Orr. She
sprang to her feet and sudden lurch
precipitated both into the water.
Neither could swim and assistance ar
rived too late to be effectual in saving
them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-20
WILLIAM +. WHARTON,
Acting Secretary of State.

All the Bering sea correspondence
was made public by the department OF
state yesterday afternoon. 1t is ex-
ceedingly voluminous and contains
much that has already been published
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
Irish Moss.

Among the many useful things
which absolute privation has been the
means of making known to the world
is carrageen, or Irish moss. The vir-
tues of this sea-weed, now so largely
used as basis for muciaginous drinks
and cough emulsions, were for many
years known only to the very poorest
of the poor inhabitants of the Irish
sea- coast, who were driven to its use
by the pangs of hunger. Finding that
when boiled it produced thick, nour-
ishing, and not unpalatable jelly, they
for long time used it as food before
becoming gradually aware of its bene-
fetal effects in diseases of the throat
and lungs. After a time this discovery
led to its medicinal use in other and
richer lands. Boiled with milk, or
even with water, and carefully strained,
it forms a most nutritious and sooth-
ing diet for invalids, especially for
those who suffer from chronic diar-
rhna or other complaints which are
attended with great irritability of the
mucous membrane lining stomach
and intestines. The jelly may be
sweetened or favored in various ways
fruit juices, either canned or in natu.
raj state, and coffee or chocolate, pre-
pared as for the table, being preferable
to any of the flavoring extracts, both
for taste and healthfulness. For inva-
lids it is always best TO use the least
amount of sugar which will make it
palatable,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
Campfire Gossip.

The total average yearly payments
on account of pensions since the first
year of the war have been but S3S, 623,-
TAB. 44-a little more than eighty cents
yearly for each citizen-.0009 per cent on
the total average valuation or property.
THAT the pension bureau has not
been recklessly administered is best
shown in the fact that of the 1,720,06G
soldiers who survived the war but 537, :
944, less than thirty-one per cent, are,
by the commissioners last report, on
the pension-rolls.
IT is early in the canvass to make a
forecast concerning next years COM
mander-in-c chief, but from the present
outlook Past Senior Vice commander.
in-chief Weissert of Wisconsin, who is
backed by the department of Illinois
seems to be the dark horse"
THE rule adopted at the last nationa
encampment, changing the time of re-
porting from quarterly to semi-annually
is meeting with much opposition, anC
the Acknowledgement has been Informed
by four departments that resolutions
will be offered at the coming encamp
ment to rescind the Boston resolution
and return to the old system. This
seems to indicate that the semi-annua
reports system is not meeting the favol
that its originators hoped for.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
The Latest FadS in Jewelry.

The fashionable brooch-for the lace
pin has disappeared from among us-is
the round one of twisted gold, with an
enameled heart just in the center.
The prettiest design shows the heart of
blue enamel, with tiny little diamonds
sprinkled over it. Hearts are every
where; on thin gold chains about the
neck, on buckles for slippers, in the
corners of cardcases, and frequently
on the outside of leather boxes intended
to hold wedding gifts for bride.
The latest card-case, or urse, is no
longer made heavy with silver corners
and monograms; the great display of
metal being counted in extremely bad
form. Instead, thought is given to the
fineness of the leather, to the security
of the clasp, and to the care with which
the pockets to hold ones ducats are
made. A small monogram in silver, or
in silver gilt, may be in one corner, but
it must be so small as not to attract the
least attention. Ladies' Home Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
Pension Payments.

The pension commissioner declares
that the entire pension payments for
the present fiscal year will not exceed
SIG, 900 900, although the estimate was
nearly $4,000 900, and that amount of
money was appropriated. Thus not
only is there no deficiency to meet for
the current year, but surplus is guar
anteed For the next fiscal year, which
begins with July l, the estimate and
the appropriation was $4,000, 900.
These figures, also, are now believed
to be somewhat excessive, and, with the
dependent pension act of June 27 in
operation, for the full year, the expen-
diture is quite likely not to exceed
$3.50, 100000. The highest annual ex-
penditure likely to be reached under
our present pension laws was placed by
Commissioner Raum last summer at
Sl40,000,000. 1t will scarcely reach
those figures. In the meantime, it is
interesting TO note that the soldier
haters have not retracted their false
and malicious prophecies of $780,
100000 expenditure under existing pen
sion provisions. They are bound to
have it in for the veterans at any sac
rifice of truth or patriotic duty and feel
g.-WinOna Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
An Incident of Chickamauga.

General Negley of Pittsburg has been
admitted to the Loyal Legion at last.
He was taken in by the commandery at
Philadelphia. This is his second at
tempt to get into the organization. Some
time ago his application was before the
Washington commandery, and it was
rejected. 1t was understood that the
reason for such action was the conduct
of General Negley on the field of Chick
amauga the last day of the fighting.
On the first day General Negley fought
as well as anybody. His record was
excellent. But at noon on the second
day, when the right wing of the Union
army was broken, Negley marched off
the field with some thousands of troops
under his command. leaving Thomas
exposed. He formed his forces a few
miles from the battle-fed, and remained
there within the sound Of the fighting
all Of the afternoon, but made no move
to return and help Thomas and his hard
pressed army. Negley's course on the
second day of Chickamauga was simply
neXplicable. Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
A Story of Lincoln.

Judge GLENN w. Schofield of Wash
ington, who during the war was men,
Der of congress from northwestern
Pennsylvania, tells a characteristic
story of President Lincoln which is
worthy place in history. A private
soldier from the Judges own county,
Warren, having knocked down his
captain, was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to the Dry Tortugas. His
friends urged Schofeld to have him re-
leased, so he went to see the president
and told his story. Listening atten-
lively, Lincoln replied: 81 tell you,
judge, you 90 right down to the capitol
and get congress to pass an act author
izing private soldier to knock down
his captain. Then come back here and
| will pardon your man." The judge
says that there was such an air of quiz
zical earnestness and desire to serve
him about the presidents manner that
they both broke out in an outburst of
laughter. The judge did not press the
case further.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
DOughnutS.

In many families doughnuts are en-
tirely excluded, and probably with rea-
son, for some doughnuts eaten by some
people would be entirely indigestible;
but surely good doughnuts may be occa-
siOnally eaten at the farmers table with
impunity. The following recipe, if
carefully followed, ought to give good
results: One cup sugar and two table
spoonfus melted butter well creamed
together; add one egg, one cup sweet
milk, one-fourth teaspoonful each of
ginger and cinnamon, one-half tea
spoonful salt, one teaspoonful soda
two teaspoonfuls cream of tartar. Much
depends upon the frying. The fat
should be hot enough not to soak them.
Put porous paper in the bottom of the
pan to absorb what fat remains on them
when they are taken from the kettle
They should be light, delicate, and free
from grease.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
How the Design was Selected.

The flag of the Union, so dear to the
civil war veterans who went through
four years of bloody strife for its pres
ervation, was selected in the revolution
airy days, when the nations existence
was a grave question. The duty of
choosing a design for the flag was COM
mitted by congress to Messrs. Frank
lin, Harrison and Lynch, who found
the task one of considerable difficulty.
A large number of designs were ten
dered for consideration. One proposed
that the constellation of Lyria, the
harp in the hands of Apollo, be intro
duced as an emblem of harmony;
another suggested rattlesnake with
thirteen rattles; another, mailed hand
grasping thirteen arrows; while still
others suggested animals, crosses suns,
moons and several other devices. The
conclusion reached by the committee
was that any kind of animal was inap-
propriate, that crosses were too sug-
gestive of Roman Catholicism, and
suns and moons of Mohammedanism
The flag of thirteen stripes and thir-
teen stars was first displayed at Cam
bridge, Mass, January 2, 1776 Legis-
lative action on the adoption of flag
was no doubt taken before this date,
but there is no record of the adoption
of design until June IA, 1777.