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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
They Understand Human Nature.

One reason why sharpers succeed so
well in preying upon country folks who
come to the city seems to be that the
strangers do not know how to say no.
They feel alone and unsupported and
they lose their nervo, so that they may
be led to do many foolish things which
they would not do at home. This is
well illustrated at the ferry houses.
Little street Arabs stand at the cross
ings in front of the ferries and accost
the strangers who have valises, saying:
"Let me carry that for you, sir?" The
smartest of them do not solicit at all,
but rush up and sciza. the strangers
bags, even using little force 1t is
noticeable that in at least half snch
cases the countrymen let the boys have
their way. They are able to carry
their own burdenA and really want to
do so, but they seem to grow helpless
with the first Whit a the city atmos.
phere.-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
SMALL SHOT.

HoUsToN COUNTY, Georgia, claims the
youngest confederate soldier in the per
son of Augustus L. Dixon, who enlisted
in 1868 under twelve years of age.
FIELDS MARTIN, who lives near Flow
cry Branch, Ga, has worn n coat only
a few times since the surrender of Gen.
Lee He says he feels more comfortable
without one, no matter how cold the
weather is.
A SINGULAR incident is on record OF
this power of blind men to remembeI
voices. Henry Singleton, colored, a
member of Admiral Foote Post G. A.
R., of New Haven, when in neighbor
ing town met a blind comrade named
John Porter, who, though he hadn't
seen Singleton for twenty-eight years,
recognized him by his voice as one OF
three runaway slaves whom he had
halted while on guard on the union line
near Newbern. n. c., in 1862. Porter
recalled the affair in detail, and also
named Singleton's two companions
Henry Chase and William Ford. AS
twenty-eight years had elapsed since
the incident occurred, the case is re-
marlxable. Brooklyn Standard Union.
| oNCE uen. oltTlHdu Wdo uohtd ny a
gentleman how it was that he had al
ways been willing to fight under Grant,
without questioning, or caviling, or OPP
position, or cllbiting, or trying to
,supplant him His answer was char
acteristic and key to the situation.
He said ~ could always plan dozen
different ways of accomplishing mill
tary object and Phil Sheridan would
declare that he could fight any one oi
them out to victory; but we could
neither of us tell which was really the
best plan. Then we would go TO Grant,
lay the whole of them before him and
he would tell US which plan was the best
and why; and then we could see it too.
Grants place was where he was, at the
head n-Troy Times.
MARTIN WATERS, living at Mechanic
vile, this county, has a family war
record to be proud of. He was himself
member of the 169th regiment, New
York volunteers during the late war,
and was in every engagement OF the
regiment, thirty-three in all, lie also
had four sons in the war, three in the
!, army and one in the navy; also one
brother and eighteen nephews were IN
the volunteer service. His father, VIM
Waters, was in the war of 1912. His
5 grandfather, George Waters, was g
l lieutenant in the revolutionary army
= His grandfather on his mothers side
: Joseph Perry, was also in the revolu
1 tionary war, and was wounded in the
! battle of Bunker Hill. And JOSEPH
q Perry was the uncle of Commodore
1 Perry of Lake Erie fame. Mr.. Waters
/, Is seventy years old and is on the pen
I sion roll for ten dollars q month";
Y. Sun
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
THE VANlTIES OF MEN.
A Few Sharp Digs from an Observin
WomRn's Pen.

A Few Sharp Digs from Observing
WomRn's Pen.
How many generations must we wait
before the vanities of men will disappear
in results? Possibly some of their vani-
ties have gotten into the obscurity of
science, but there are others so con-
spicuous that even the Hindoos, or any
other believer in things occult can find
no veil to subdue the glare. Now, take
the man who forces recognition of his
intelligence by the shape of his hat and
the length of his hair. Do you think he
would doubt his ability as a lawyer
being recognized with his hair cut the
regulation length, if he had not dis
covered in some way that his hair had
natural wave and flowing silvery locks
softened the careworn lin es of the face.
There may be loophole for doubt
about the long hair being an insignia OF
vanity, or belonging exclusively to high
intelligence, but there is none about the
broad brimmed hat. The broad -brimm-
ed hat is vanity's own accompaniment
The man with the long hair--be it
straight or curly, gray, red, brown,
yellow or black, dry as husks or oiled
until it glistens like amirror-discovere
that this style of hat must be worn
or the hair must be sacrificed. So he
wears it and calls it professional"
hat, and says it is SO light and so COM
Portable. And it never becomes uncom-
Portable unless sickness or hot weather
overtalSes him, and his intellectual locks
become glory of the past.
Then there is another vanity peculiar
to the substantial no-nonsense sex. 1t
is their willingness-th willingness of
some of them-to display a large roll of
money. AS time goes on and their
vanity developes into some dim hidden
ism" suppose they will tell us that it
is only men with very little money who
can make the contents of their pockets
conspicuous. But, now, it is no uncom-
mon occurrence to see a man take from
the depths of his pocket cumbersome
roll of bills He seldom tantalizes the
lookers-on by holding it so their eyes
can fall upon the numbers on the bills
unless sometimes it is the outside one
and it is more than one figure. He
holds it so that envy never gets beyond
the suggestive ends, but finally does
succeed in finding small bill with
which to pay an obligation of twenty
five cents. The bulky roll, with its in
tentions well carried out, sacrifices com
fort and convenience to vanity, but they
seem to think a duty to themselves
demands it. stood in a bank few
4 days ago and heard man say "Giv'
it to me in one dollar bills, please
The teller counted out twenty-five o.
thirty greenbacks, and the man tool
another from his pocket, and used it al
a cover to the small bills He was care
full not to aggravate any one by allow
ing them glimpse OF the figures on tn
cover, and of course it is mean to thin
that the outside bill represented any
more wealth than those inside, -Teres
Dean, in Chicago Herald
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
ON the UP GRADE.

Up in the enrly mornin' when the sun begins to
peep
Above the gray horizon, and I rise up from my
sleep,
And go out to do the feedin' and milk and other
chores
(And tho airs so cool and spicy when body's
out OF doors),
always like to listen TO the puffn' that is
made
BY the locomotive ehgine a climbin' up the
grade.
'Tis picture worth a painter the hazy morn
ing's glow,
The lazy, drifting clouds above, the dewy
grass below;
driftin' back
Above the string of box cars and fadln' down
the track,
An the wakin' birds oil joinin' in this mornin'
serenade
BY that pufln', chufln' engine climbin' up tho
grade.
How it's like our lives for sometimes 1t seems
oil uphill work,
An our loads keep gittin' heavy and we feel In
clined to shirk;
An,if we keep ON pullin' ontil we reached the
top,
There's still weary piece OF track before we
get to stop,
But we 60 down track whizzin' and think
our fortunes made,
When our air castles are broken and we strike
another grade.
But you want to keep on climbin' and never
goin' back,
And remember up tho incline is piece of
level track.
An Thsn you've done your journey you will
look back on the road q
An think of the distractions and trials you've
overthrowCd,
And you'll thank your perseverance when you
see how it has paid
To keep ON punin', chufin' and a climbin' up
the grade.
Walter WalSeman, in Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
LEGALLY DEAD.
An Ex-soIdier Who Is Supposed to Have
Been Killed.

An Ex-SoIdier Who Is Supposed to Have
Been Killed.
"Did you ever see dead man walk
ing about?" queried a Griswold street
insurance agent of friend the other
day.
"Of course not"
"Well, there is case of it. See that
man on the corner?"
''He looks pretty lively"
"Yes, but he's legally dead. Let me
tell you about him. We served in the
same Ohio regiment in the war. At the
battle of Groveton, which took place a
day or two before Second Bull Run, he
was detailed as skirmisher. The con-
federates pushed forward, and as the
slSirnishers were running back to the
lines this man stopped for moment on
little knoll. A shell came through
gap in the confederate lines, en-
tered the base of the knoll, and when
it exploded he was lifted twenty feet
high"
And torn to pieces?"
1--WE thought so, and thousand men
saw the performance He was picked
up by the confederates, sent to hos
plldli iuu IhSh hSAu ySHi uiiN +" h'hAA
as n prisoner of war. Our captain re-
ported him dead, he was carried down
the rolls as such, and even now the tan
gle has not been Strengthened out
When taken prisoner the confederates
put him down as James instead of John,
and that helped mix matters"
"But was he badly wounded?"
mo He did not lose drop of blood
but was simply stunned, and it was si1
months before his hearing was fully re-
stored. He has paid claim agent over
five hundred dollars to secure his dis
charge as union soldier, but he has
not got it yet"-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
How TO KEEP GLOVES.
The Woman About Town Gives a Few
Reliable Rules.

The Woman About Town Gives Few
Reliable Rules.
A man writes to "The Woman About
Town" and asks if she wants to make
herself the recipient of 500, 900 worth
of gratitude by telling men how to
keep from losing their gloves. He says
he can't keep both gloves more than a
day and that his rooms have become
depository for hundreds of widowed
gloves, and there seems to be no pros
pect of his ever doing any better. Well
The Woman would rather have half the
money than all the gratitude, but here
goes for the gratitude. A good way
not to lose your gloves would be not to
take them off your hands in the street. A
still better way would be not to wear any
gloves in the street. Still another way
would be, if you do wear them and will
take them off for convenience at times,
to bestow them in some such inconven-
lent place that you will put them back
On your hands the instant you get a
chance to get rid of them. For in
stance, if you we're to cultivate habit
of holding your gloves in your
teeth when they are not on your hands
you would soon learn to replace them
on your hands. This would largely
diminish your chances of losing them.
Or you might extend the &ain habit
which at present binds man and so
many of his belongings together. You
might have chain fastened to each of
your gloves and to your waistband,
each chain long enough to reach to the
wrist. Then you could pull your gloves
off any instant and know that when you
wanted them again they would be
dangling about your heels. This might
seem little eccentric, but it would be
safe.
Perhaps the safest way and the most
satisfactory in the long run would be
to cultivate habit of putting them in
one particular pocket of your coat az
soon as they left your hands. By Civ.
ing your mind to this performance for
week or so and never emitting it you
would induce kind of reflex action,
which would of itself put the hand
holding the gloves into the proper
pocket as soon as it touched the gloves.
You do that with your watch, you
KIN ow. You don't forget to put it back
when you take it out,
Cultivate this habit carefully for
awhile until you get the reflex action
fairly set agoing, then your mind could
go off and leave it. 1t would take care
of the gloves.-N. Y. Sun.
81 amt going to send any more
money out to the heathen,' said Willie
~ seen picture of one of 'em thii
mornin', an as far as / could see h'
didn't wear any pants, and SO hasn't
any pockets to carry the money in."-
Epoch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
PuNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

--"Most Of the literature published
for boys these days is unhealthy" 81
know it, but unhealthy as it is there Il
no killing in. Y. Press.
~ don't know what to do with this
old furniture. don't want it, and YET
/ cant throw it away. "Get a cheap
truckman to move you. He'll bust il
all to pieces. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Gould you make a water-coloI
sketch of me?" asked Mr.. SoaRer. "All
but the nose," returned Palette. 81
couldn't get that color in water any
more than you could. Epoch.
-Customer-"Tell you how you could
sell more strawberries "How?"
"Turn the boxes over and fill the other
end. d."-Detroit Free Press.
One for the Complexion.-Cora Otter.
ary)-"Let us subscribe for magazine
between u.s." Dora-"An right" Cora
What one do you propose?" Dora
with glance in the mirror)-"Let's
get powder magazine"
Then He Stopped. d.-Husband-"T
parts of the body most in use are not
always the largest" Wife-"Don't you
think SOP" Husband-'No. Take your
mouth, for example," Wife-"What
about it?" misunderstanding only
it isn't very large. Yankee Blade
He Had Heard the Lecture. Then
when you have finished your lecture, ("
said the professor of elocution and de.
pertinent to young Dulle, "bow grace
fully and leave the platform on tiptoes. "
"Why on tiptoes?" queried Dulle. $50
as not to wake the audience" replied
the professor.-N. Y. Sun.
"A Difficult Task. - Dashaway -
"Look here, did you go up in my room
last night and take the only clean shirt
had?" Travers-''Yes; had to go to
a ball" Dashaway - "Then there is
only one thing 1 would like to know.
How in thunder did you get it on over
your nerve?"-Clotlsier and Furnisher.
Mr.. Bingo crushing in)-"The barn
is burning down! Quick, where is the
fire extinguisher?" Mrs. Bingo lex,
citedly)-'It's locked up in the closet
and the key is in the pocket of my
other dress upstairs" Bingo (resigned,
Then let the barn burn. Cloak Re,
view.
"A Summer Gag.-"That makes me
hot" exclaimed an f street real estate
man coming into his Office and slapping
a package of papers on his desk. "What
does?" exclaimed his partner, with more
or less alarm. THAT sunshine out there
on the street." responded the joker
with a grin at his partner. Washington
Star.
Something Louder Wanted.
you think it is time for Miranda to learr
to play on one musical instrument
Edward?" asked Mrs. Sharpe of he,
husband, as the notes of their daugh
ters voice fioated in from an adjoining
room. YES" replied Edward with con
viction, 81 do; but it should be som,
loud instrument. to drown her voice. -
Columbus Press.
Mrs. Peppercorn (reading)--" o
the idols most revered by the Japanes
is that represented by the figure of
woman, seated, resting her chin in he
hand" Mr.. Peppercorn-"Very inter
esting, my dear. Proves that the Japan
ese are among the wisest people of tn
earth. Mrs. Pillow SOP" Mr..
Gmpressively)-"Because they defy
woman who gives her chin rest"-
| Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11
sHERMANs huNaRY soL
How They snatchod Up n Dinner at
which Ne Had Just Sat Down.

How They Snntchod Up n Dinner ae
which He Had just Sat Down.
Mr. j. c. Jamison tells an interesting
story of Sherman's march to the sea
For eighteen days the men had been on
quarters rations, and on this particular
day they took up their weary march
without any breakfast. Along about
noon they came to pretty plantation
presided over by a cultured and wealthy
adherent of the lost cause. His mansion
was palatial, and everything the eye
beheld betoltened plenty.
Visions of square meal arose before
the tired boys in blue, and those in the
van quickened their pace and soon were
on dead run for the house. Mr.. r.Jami-
son was something of sprinter in those
days, and was the first to reach the
house He dashed through the kitchen
and headlong into the dining room, but
no sooner had he passed the door than
he stopped, transfixed with horror. Be
fore him sat Gen, Sherman and some of
his staff officers, the guests of the house.
Before them was a steaming dinner.
Anticipating instant arrest, Mr.. Jami-
son tried to retreat, but the hungry
hosts blocked the way. They showed
him forward and a brawny hand reached
over his shoulder and seized a savory
spring chicken. That was signal, and
in an instant the groaning table was
stripped of everything edible.
General" shouted the outraged ex-
ponent of southern chivalry, ''do you
stand silently by and see me thus plum
dered?"
"Yes," quietly responded Gen. Sher-
man. 1.-THE boys are hungry. They
have been on quarter rations for eigh-
teen days, and we are living off the
country guess they need the dinner
worse than we do."-Pittsb Dis
| patch .tf .r...I.' .r.t r..'".
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11

THE sword which Custer used in his
campaigns against the Indians, and
which he lost with his life at the be tile
of the Little Big Horn, is now in pos
session of Chicago man. Its battered
blade is as flexible as whalebone, and
looks as if it had been through many a
hand-to-hand encounter. tits covered
with innumerable designs of drums,
flags, cannon and other implements OF
warfare. IN, Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11

Her opinion-Vtitor (watching the
antics of the little dog)-"He seems to
aave good deal of pugnacity about
him" Old Lady (slightly deaf)-"Yes,
pug rs nasty animal I've always
Aaid so. Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-11

81 amt going to send any more
money out to the heathen," said Willie.
~ seen picture of one of 'em this
mornin', an as far as could see he
didn't wear any pants, and SO hasn't
any pockets to carry the money in."-
Epoch.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-13
CRICAGO'S SENSATION.
Secretary Gibson Protests Innocence-Ds.
sonption Of the Infsrnal Machine.

Secretary Gibson Protests InnOcence-De.
scrption Of the InfSrnal Machine.
CHoAeo, ILL, Feb. 12.-Charles ].
Gibson, Secretary Of the Whisky trust,
left for Cleveland last night. He said
regarding the charges agaist him: "This
is a damnable plot to ruin me, but It will
fail. The solution in the bottles Is only
a medicinal wash, aud when It is tested
the secret service officers will find how
ridiculous they have made Themselves.
Do you for moment suppose that ]
would further any such scheme oi
Wholesale destruction OF life as is talked
OF? / am man, and have mans
heart"
One OF the Government officers said
II would not do what Dewar has been
doing for the last few weeks for the S25,.
900 promised him. Dewar has carried
with him that internal machine since Il
was given him. 1tconsists OF tin box
about the size OF an oyster can, open on
one end. In this Is q section Of a gun
barrel, in one end Of which Is fitted q
turned steel conical bullet which pro.
trudes from the open end OF the can.
Behind the bullet Is a heavy charge ol
gunpowder. A smaller tube runs into
the open end Of the gun barrel. Dewal
was to pour some OF the inflammable
liquid into the tube, and then place the
box on the floor under o largo vat o.
high wines in the distillery, with the
bullet directed upward. On exposure to
the air, the chemical would ignite and
soon cause the powder to explode. The
steel bullet would be driven through the
bottom Of the vat overhead. The spirits
would pour down on the flame beneath
and in moment the whole building
would be in flames"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-13
JAY AND THE D & y.

Rumor Says that Jay Gould has Bought
the Road-Norfolk 3 Western Arrange.
mentS.
BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. 1.-THE ab.
sence from this city Of all Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad officers, who are now on
a tour Of inspection Of the Pittsburgh &
Western Railroad, makes it impossible
to get confirmation or contradiction from
them Of the statement published in New
York, that Mr.. Jay Gould has an opttoh
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Gen.
Orland Smith, first Vice President OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, said: $50 far as |
know there Is nothing whatever in the
reports concerning Jay Gould securing
an option on the Baltimore & Ohio"
There is q report in circulation here to.
day that the Baltimore & Ohio RailroGd
COMPANY has traffic arrangement with
the Norfolk & Western, which will be
availed OF ss coon as the line from Fort
ROYAL, Va, to Washington and the belt
raiirosd tunnel through Baltimore are
completed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-13
MIR. WATTBRSON WROTE 1T,


And He's Glad ofIt-Any Democrat Might
do the same-SOme Plain Words to Gov
ernor Hill.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 12.-Mr. Henry
Watterson furnishes dispatch for pub
lication which begins: "1 wrote the
letter to Governor Hill, and was i'm
PEELED to do SO by motives, the sincerest
and most disinterested."
~ am surprised that he should dis
avow and disown course which graft,
fed every Democrat in the United
States, outside OF New York, removing
him at once from mere politics and self
seeking and placing him in the rank o.
Statesmen. am distressed that Cover
nor Hill should regard my plain, bul
friendly words, as impertinent and
insulting. The same words might be
addressed to him by the humblest Dem
ocratin the land. I am no mans man
and exist in no mans interest. am a
Democrat, who never sought the slight
est personal recognition or reward. !
am humiliated that the service was moi
sufficient In the estimation Of Governor
Hill TO protect me against his displeas
ure. The construction which he puts
on genuine and not q forged letter
visits me with unmerited suspicion"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-13
CLEVELAND DENIES IT,
He and HIn Always Have Been Good
~ Friends.

~ Friends.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 12.-The Herald
prints the following: 81 called upon Mr.
Grover Cleveland in reference to the
Wa!tsrson letter. First, asked Mr.
Cleveland for an expression of opinion
as to the unity Of the party Tor 1892.
Mr.. Cleveland inquired why the ques.
ton was asked now, and told him the
question was founded upon the letter Of
Mr.. Watterson to Governor Hill.
"What can I say about III" said Mr..
Cleveland, echoing one of my questions.
"You know more about these things
than I do. / go to and from my bust.
ness and mind my own business. Some
people make great deal out Of very
little. Now, I am not worrying about
these matters in the least. am attend.
ing to my own business, and l don't
kGow why should be asked about these
matters"
reminded the distinguished Demo.
cratic leader that very large section Of
the country would bs very glad to hear
from him.
~ recently attended a dinner" said
Mr.. Cleveland, looking out Of the win.
dow with smile on his face, (which
was given by q gentleman, and q great
deal was made OF 1t by other people. It
was talked about and written about and
looked upon as something very extra.
ordinary"
"That is because you met Governor
Hill there"
eyes, but did not know be was to be
present, and be did not know / was TO |
be present. 1t was meeting OF good
Democrats at a gentleman's table, and
that was all"
"And you had no private conversation
with Gov. Hill2"
Gov. Hill and l." said Mr.. Cleveland
quite seriously, "have ever since left
The gubernatorial chair been on the very
best OF terms. Every time have been |
% Albany or passed through L, have
called on Gov. Hill. Why should we
not be on cordial terms? The evening
of the dinner, Gov. Hill was visiting an |
lrmory In this city, and he came. No,
We had no private conversation. All
that happened was stated in the news
papers"
Finally I remarked that notwitbstand-
Ing the recent Democratic cyclone in
The country, the Democratic party would |
have q good deal to do to beat the Re-
publican party.
at will be no cbild's play" said the
ex.President very quietly, and before he
handed mo back the paper he looked at
the date of the letter, quoting 1t aloud.
Mr.. Cleveland, however, made no COM
ment on the supposed letter.