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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

A letter from Mr.. Couch, member
OF the State Board of Equalization
from this district to Auditor Wilson,
says there is strong feeling on the
board in favor OF putting the valuation
OF Wood and Hancock county lands
away up, on account OF the oil and gas
developments being made.-Sentinel.
When we take into consideration
that there are but five townships in
this county wherein oil is found, and
that there are rs many, il not more,
dry holes in these townships as there
are good paying wells. the injustice of
such procedure on the part of the
board OF public works is very easily
seen.
The present manner of taxing this
Oil business is, tho oil when brought
to the surface, together with the tools,
pipes, machinery, ETC., is placed on the
personal duplicate, and taxed as per-
sonal property, and in what other
manner an equitable settlement of the
matter can be brought about we can
not see.
A man living on farm Of say so acres
may have one or more producing wells
and his land will be taxed as oil land;
while his neighbor owns an adjoining so
acres and may not have anything but a
few dry holes on his farm; is it just to
tax his land the same as his neighbor's
which is producing, just because he
happens to be located in the county
wherein some other fellow has oil
producing land? Hardly.
Oil developments are very uncer-
tain benefit to the lands. To-day the
land may be considered ''out of sight,,
in value; tomorrow this same land
may not be worth anything for oil.
The board of equalization should get
some pointers on this matter and post
up on oil matters before piling the
taxes on Wood county.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
KINGsBURY's MOUSE.

Those who have been so fortunate
as to have peep at Kingsbury's Sing
ing Mouse regard 1t as the most won
derful freak of nature which they ever
beheld. In all ages 1t has been known
that mice love music, and one author
of note tells us that mouse was
actually killed by the rapture produced
by the music OF flute. Whilst this
is scientific fact, properly vouched
for by eminent men in both continents,
1t is equally true that no mouse has
ever been found which could produce
music itself. Such q mouse may now
be seen at E. L. Kingsbury's store.
Mr.. X. has been offered several hun
dred dollars for the mouse, but he says
he wouldn't take thousand. The
writer was treated to some elegant
music last Thursday by the mouse.
When all was still, the mouse came
coyly from the little gilded cage in
which it was confined, stood upon It's
hind feet, and began to sing sweet
little symphony from Beethoven in
A fiat. The notes rose and fell like
the distant echoes of an angelic band
singing in far off paradise. The tune
is perfect in every respect, and there
was not single note missed. The
writer held the music, and noticed
that the mouse read the notes without
the slightest difficulty. When it was
time to turn the sheet, it would switch
its little tail in the most grotesque
manner, and would look up and smile
at Mr.. Getz such smile as to cause
any lit @ masculine mouse to turn
green with jealousy. Mr.. Getz said it
always smiled at him when it came
time to turn the sheets.
The next selection was plaintive
little air from one of Mendlessohn's
famous sonatas.
We were tired of such fine music,
and asked Mr.. Hampton to have it
sing Little Annie Roonie." The
effect was surprising. Mr.. Hampton
whisfled three piercing whistles, and
the mouse began. The writer has
heard this thing before, but he must
say that he never had heard the true
melody of the thing until it was sung
by Kingsbury's mouse. Persons who
wish to see it will do well to call before
the thaw, tor it's voice is injured by
warm weather.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
CoRRECTS THE RECORD.
Communicated.
Chicago, Jan. 12, 1891.

Chicago, Jan. IL, 1891.
EDITOR JOURNAL - My attention
has been called to late number of
your paper in which it is stated that
the Latin class, in the High School in
your town, has just completed six books
OF the Eneid of Virgil, and comment
is made to the effect that this is the
first class in the annals of the school
that has ever accomplished so much
in that particular line of study. can
not allow the latter statement to pass
unchanged.
There was once a class in the Per-
r."sburg High School, of which the
writer was member, which won even
more laurals. The wreaths are
withered with the sun and frost of
over thirty years, and their wearers,
too, are fast falling into "the sere
and yellow leaf" but the old boys and
girls still treasure them as precious
relics of ''auld lang syne," and OF the
patient effort which won the then
verdant crown, which has never yet
been taken from them; so We object,
at this late hour to yield the palm to
any false claimants to the honor then
fairly won.
There is nothing SO sweet as the
memory of the halcyon days of youth.
Its triumphs are dearer than greater
ones of later days. Age must be
humored you know and permitted to
stand upon it's rights and not be
expected to submit tamely to Young
Americans treading on its toes; so the
class of'5S begs to be allowed to vindicate
its honor, as the first and only class in
the Perrysburg High School that has
ever read NINE books of the Eneid.
cannot pres ent any records to SUBJ
staptiate this fact, but refer you
instead to Mrs. Mary Perrin Price,
still resident of your town, for con-
firmation of my statement.
ONE OF THE OLD GIRLS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

Mark NJ. C'Brick'') Pomeroy, Presi-
dent of the Atlantic Pacific Railway
Tunnel Company of Colorado, that has
more than 4,OO0 share owners, has good
reason to say that this is happy New
Year to him now that he has reached
gold and silver ore in large quantities
for shipment and sale, as stated in the
large l6 page pamphlet he sends to all
who address him at his Eastern Office,
Pulitzer Building, New York City. So
much for good slayer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

A number of Toledo gentlemen
attended the meeting of the city coun-
cil of Maumee last Monday evening
Tor the purpose of securing the passage
OF IN ordinance granting Horace S.
Walbridge, trustee, the right to build
IN electric rond from the Childrens'
Home TO the city of Maumee.
The ordinance was passed by the
council, and Mr.. Walbridge, as trustee,
gnyo bond in the sum of 81, 900 with
JOHN Il. kumlcr, as surety, to have u @
road in operation by January l, 1892.
There is some preliminary legisla-
tinn to be attended to, and as soon as
this is accomplished the company will
bc organized.
The Lucas county commissioners
som, time ago gitye Mr.. Walbridge
the wight to build tho road from the
city limits of Toledo to Maumee and
tle work will bc commenced just as
soon ms preliminary arrangements can
be perfected.
The road will undoubtedly be
extended TO Pcrrysburg, and then the
G. II. Ss ID. II. r.. can 'go TO tho devil
and shake itself"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17


In the presence of a large number o
spectators, the New Zealand wonder,
Bob Fitzsimmons, pounded Jack Dem
psey, the so-called American nonpareil,
all around the ring, in the amphitheatre
of the Olympic club in the city of New
Orleans.
The battle was for $12, ,000-$11 900
to go to the winner, and 81 900 to the
looser, and was fought under marquis
OF Queensbcrry rules, and with gloves
weighing five ounces and over.
From first to last Fitzsimmons had
the best of Dempsey, and chased him
all around the ring, punching him with
both hands.
Thirteen rounds were fought but
Dempsey was whipped from the first.
In the tenth round Fitzsimmons, after
knocking Dempsey down several times
in succession, picked him up, stood
him on his feet. and said, Jack, you
are whipped, don't want to hit you;"
but Dempsey insisted on fighting and
the Australian finally Strengthened
him on the floor.
Large sums OF money changed hands.
A prominent New Orleans politician
won SIC, 900 on Fitzsimmons.
The fight lasted just 40 minutes.
Dempsey was entirely out-classed. Fitz-
simmons wins the middle weight
championship, and $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
Nitro-Blow-em-up-o.

The terrible shaking up which was
felt in this place last Friday noon was
caused by the blowing up of the Brad
ford Glycerine Cos magazine, one
half mile south of Bradner, Ohio. 52
cans, or about 225 quarts, of nitro
glycerine had gone up, but fortunately
no one was injured. The man who has
charge of the place had gone away,
and it is supposed the shanty either
caught fire from the stove, or that the
heat became SO great as to explode the
stuff. There was no great amount of
damage done, except few windows
broken at Bradner and Freeport, but
the shock was felt distance of 10
miles
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

In speaking of the efforts of the
Weston Herald to squelch n cores
pondent to the Tribune who writes
over the nom de plume of ''Daisy," the
Sentinel says 1--WE could make "Daisy"
squat and not half try" to which the
Tribune says Daisy may have the use
of the Tribune and dares the Sentinel
to ''let 'er 60" 1t now looks as
though the hostilcs were about to
leave the bad lands and come within
rifle range when there will probably
be some blood shed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

Desperate Kuhns, who has for some
time past been recuperating in the
Fort Wayr @ Jail, has been taken 10
Fostoria, the scene of his greatest
crime, and is now awaiting trial.
When he was being brought to the
Jail, Della Bird, his former mistress,
who is held as witness. saw him
coming, she seemed greatly agitated,
and exclaimed "Oh. Heavens they
arc bringing him here" She says
she don't want to talk with him and
seems greatly in fear of him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

Findlay shows up nearly every week
with either murder, mysterious
disappearance, IL bad row, or n case of
deyiltry of some kind, and if person
desires to read something sensational
il is only necessary to look for news
from Findlay.
The city is possessed of l24 saloons,
C9 regular houses of prostitution and
numerous gambling houses of every
description. 1t is claimed that a
gambling room, house of prostitution,
or saloon can be found on nearly every
street in the city. Truly our former
citizen, Hon. Thomas Meehan, the
Irish barrister, as Mayor of the city
must have II fine lot of birds to view in
the police court every morning.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

Several British army officers, it is
announced, acquaintances Of Hon. VIM.
Cody (Buffalo Bill) are coming to this
country to offer their services to Col
Cody in tgting Indians, and the arrival
of these gentlemen may be looked for
soon. They might as well stay ut
home. Us their services are not at all
needed. We have enough snobbery
among cur regular army officers as it
10
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
District Deputy Caldwell.

During December, the Odd Fellows
cast ballot. for he election of Rep
resentatlve 20 the Grand Lodge of
Ohio, and BroGher Past Grand G.. H..
Caldwell, of Fort Nleigs Lodge, has
received official notice that he has
been elected Representative from this,
the 10Th district. 1t is quite an honor
and should only be conf red on worthy
brothers of the order, as in this case,
it certainly is. Mr.. Caldwell is not
only good citizen, but Il true member
OF the order, and is in all respects
worthy the honor thus conferred upon
him.
Accompanying his notification from
Deputy Grand Master A. g. Coble,
is check, which reads thus-'Bank
of Prosperity. January 1st. 1891, on
demand please bestow on G.. III. Cald-
well. Esq, three hundred and sixty
five happy days. Value received in
Friendship, and cnarge to account of
A. G.. Coble, To the Goddess of Fortune,
State of Felicity. With surplus stoc <
and boundless capital secured by the
bonds of friendship"
Mr.. Caldwell is quite proud of his
check and he office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
They Read Nine Books.

In another column we print a com
munication from former Perrysburg
lady regarding the work performed by
the class Of '5S in the High School.
Some time ago the JOURNAL stated
that the Seniors of 1891 had completed
six books of Virgil. and claimed it was
the most work ever accomplished by a
class in this school. The class of SO,
it seems, completed nine books, but
there was no record of it, and conse-
quently nobody knew anything about
it except the students who did the
work
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
To.Night and To.morrow Night,

And each day and night during
this week you can get at all druggists
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs, acknowledged to be the most
successful remedy ever sold for the cure
IF Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Whoop-
ing Cough, Asthma and Consumption.
Get bottle to-day and keep it always in
the house, so you can check your cold at
once. Price SOC. and 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

II the Indian war, the base ball
muddle and the Dempsey y-Fitzsimmons
prize fight had not been in the air the
past week, some of the large dailys
would have probably been very short OF
matter, TO Judge from appearance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

Editor Grimes of the North Balti-
more Daily Times announces that this
is not the season of the year for
publishing II daily in that village, and
hereafter the daily will rest from its
labors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

The Indians who were under Buffalo
Bill in his wild west show are doing
more than all other agencies towards
bringing about peace, and are said to
be the staunchest friends Of tho white
men
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17

The United States Senate passed
Senator Vests financial bill with
Stewards amendment, which means
free coinage of silver, by a vote OF yeas,
AZ; nays, 30.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .,
LUCAS COUNTY, 90

LUCAo SOUNItl
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
f. ]. CHENEY g. Co., dong business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum. of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo, o.
cB-Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
FARM AND HOME.
THREE ISLANDS.
WI LIAM ~. COOK

There's beautiful isle in the River of Time,
Where it flows from the fouutnin OF years
lis skies ars more fair than ItaIia's cline
And II knows neither sorrow nor tears
There The birds ever carol, the cloudlet float.
And the dewdrops are pearls to the eye.
While The waves sing song on Its pebbly
AS they toss their white arms to the sky
III the Island of Youth that opulent isle
Whose roses al! bloom without thorns,
Where The sunsets depart with an envious
smile
AT The rlorious hues of its morns
-. tatrest of isles In the River of Timel
o. ever reen Isle of our youth,
We leave Thy blest shores, while matin bells
chime,
In search of the treasures of truth
FurI the sail to the mast, let the keel CRATE the
sand,
While we spring from the bark to the shore
Of the Island of Manhood, that wonderful
strand,
Where we gazed in our visions of yo-e
It's an island of pleasure. an island OF tears,
Suns of peace and the raindrops of sorrow;
Though the stormy clouds lower, be silent our
fears,
There's a rainbow of hope for to morrow.
There are mountains Of joy in this Island of
Life:
There are valleys of silver between;
We strive for the submits, but sink in our
And sink TO the darksoms ravine
The white clouds of. summerand float DER this
Isle;
1t trembles with ihunder's wild Jar;
Its mornings NAV dawn with glorious smile;
Eve follows with shadow and star.
But again ply the oar give the sail to the breeze
And see our PROV dance DER the bilIow,
To the Island of Age where The whispering trees
Are naught but the cypress and willow.
Tis an island of shade, and the msts hang above
But the eve of faith catches "A gleam
or The gloG ihed mountains of Promise and Love-
As we sit with our shadows and dream.
TIs an island of dreams DER the days that have
flown,
With the hopes of the long vanished years,
And Its benches are strewn with the barks over
thrown,
And they call forth tribute of tears.
o, Memory's Irland, with Beulah land nigh
o, isle where j. riven our chain,
There's song in thy air. there's a star in thy sky
L. That cleaned over Beth!ehem's plain.
There's a rift in the clouds DER the Island of
Time
Where the sunlight of glory bursts throughl
And Wa leave It's sad shores while our vesper bells
chime
And The Isle of Age dims to our view
The hand OF Gods angel then gives Us release
And stills the hearts last faint emotion.
While our barks swiftly glide 10 the I-lands of
Peace,
That lie in eternity's ocean.
Troy Times
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
Lay Your Plans Calmly

- season, VIXEN there has been such
a general Ut, EFT IN of the values of farm
products-almost wholly for the better,
however-it may be necessary to caution
some a -ainst has'i y changing their crops
or methods in order to get into lines that
now appear to promise the largest returns.
To 20 largely into one crop o. one species
OF live stock because the pric, for one
season has suddenly taken an onward ten.
dency, Is the height of folly. By the time
you have such crop or such stock ready for
market, it will quite likelJ be on the
down grade. The man who lays out his
plans calmly and then follows them with
as little deviation as he can through a
series of years and produces the largest
possible crops of such thing that are best
adapted TO his land, is pretty sure to mako
more in the end than will the one who
shifts 10 follow shifting market.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
FARM NOTES.
Troy Times

FeriiIiz RS for wheat should be kept
near the surface.
Worthless land is often ma valuable
by understanding.
Be sure that your grain-D bins are free
from insects b. fore filing.
The Shropshire sheep is one of the NUT
ton breeds, ami gives good aeece be-
sides.
The nrX day it rains get the grain bags
ont. Mend these that need it, and mark
your name on all of them.
A Connecticut man planted a peach =
stcne four years ago aud this fall gather
ed from the resulting tree two bushels of
fruit described as handsome "
Sheep are only hardy when they are not
exposed to storms and d,mpness. Cold,
dry weather will do the flock no harm.
but they require shelter and dry floors.
especially during northeast storms.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
CHATTER NJ,
ELINoR ROCKFORD,


1T was morning in August, when gray
mist hung over the earth, mist that result
ed from the intense heat. and through which
trees iiowcrs. and fountains loomed family
IKE shadows The sun showed his bright
face ut Intervals, but, though he withheld
his gracious presence, the heat and warmth
were great; the air was laden with perfume.
and the birds were all singing as though they
knew that the sun would soon rcappear.
One glance at her pupils face showed Miss
Hastings there was not much Ia he done i'm
the way of study. Pauline wanted to watch
The mist rise from the hills and trees She
wanted To see the sunbcams grow bright and
golden.
Let us read under the lime trees, Miss
Hastings she said, and Captain Langton
smiled approval. For the time was come
when he followed her like her shadow :;
when he could not exist out of her presence !;
when his passionate love mastered him. and
brought him, a very slave, to her feet; when
the hope OF winning her was dcarer 10 him
than life itself; when he would have sacri-
feed even Darrell Court for the hope OF call
ing her his wife.
Ii she knew OF his passion, she made no
sign; sh" never relaxed from her naughty,
careless indifference; she never tried in the
least to make herself agreeable to him.
Sir Oswald watched her with keen ewes,
and Miss Hastings trcmbcd lest misfortune
shonid come upon the gir she was learning
to love 50 dearly. She saw and understood
that the baron,s was slowly but surely maxi
tn@ up his mind; il Pauin,e married the cap
tain, he would make her his h"ireSS: If not,
She would never inherit Darrell Court
On this August morning they formed a
pretty group under the shadowy. graceful
lines. Miss Hastings held in her hands
some Of The line fancy work which delights
i; lies; the capt@iu rcclimcd ON Il tiLer-skin
rug on the grass, looking very handsome,
for, whatever might be his faults of mind. he
was one of the handsomrst men in England
Pauline, as usual, was beautiful. graceful,
ana piquant, wearing plain morning dress
OF some gray MATERIAL dress which on any
one else would have looked n,ain. but which
she had made picturesque and artistic by Il
dash OF $'2rlet-and a pomr.r..uatc blossom
in her hair. Her lovely face looked more
than usually noble under the influence of
the wori~ she was reading.
"Teuny>on again. - said the captain, aS she
opened tue book. 1t is to br regretted that
the poo; cannot see you, Miss Darrell. and
know how highly You appreciate his works"
She n. smiled nor hluShed at his COM
plimcn'S 80 She had seen other girls do She
had fashion OF rXing her bright eyes on
him. and after one glance he generally was
overcome with confusion before his compli-
ment was ended
Il should not Imagine that anything could
say would llattcra poet" she replied thought
fully. Indeed he is, should say, as far
IL