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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26

| ~ -----~- felicity is stead
ny on the increase. The suits for di-
vorce are apparently becoming more
numerous. In fact, divorce epidemic
seems to have broken out, and the
cases are so numerous rs to discourage
the clergy and congest the dockets of
the local courts. There Is mania to
relapse, temporarily at least, into
state OF single blessedness. 1t is con-
fined to no particular class or condition
Of men. t...
The aristocratic people who reside on
Fifth avenue and live sumptuously every
day and belong to the upper crust of
Gotham society are as much addicted to
divorce as those who infest the slums
Of Cherry street, never wear fine raj
ment or go to Europe in tho
summer for their health. The causes of
marital infelicity are various. Married
couples quarrel for divorce reasons, so
to speak; but the principal cause seems
to be incongruity of age on the part of
the unhappy couples. Old men who
marry young wives, and vice gerSd, are
the most frequent applicants for relief
from their conjugal bonds. Young
women who have aged husbands will
hirt with young men, as a certain old
gentleman who lives on Madison avenue
has found out for himself There are,
Of course, many notable exceptions, but
It would be very difficult to make the
elderly gentleman referred to believe
that there Is an exception to the rule, SO
prone is the average human being to
form his opinion of mankind in general
by his own individual experience.
Not long since an item appeared in
the New York papers that created a So
cial earthquake among the elite. 1t was
to the effect that Mr.. Burdstick, q
wealthy merchant, had brought suit for
divorce from his young and charming
wife, who previous to her compare
lively recent marriage was known as the
belle Of Harlem. In the same paper ap-
peared another item that Park Police
man O'Donohue had almost pounded
the life out of Gus Snobberly, young
society man, and some surprise was
created by the additional item that al
though urged to do so Mr.. Snobberly
refused to prosecute the brutal police
man.
It did not appear that these two
| itemS nad anythlng 70 90 Win each
other, but they had. It seems that
among other pets Mr.. Burdstick had a
dog-a pug dog named Fido-whieh
was the cause of both these disasters.
Mr.. Burdstick was short, fat man, with
his head jammed down between his
shoulders. He had a lurid-colorcd face,
| suggestive of high feeding. He also
had great difficulty in catching his
breath; like the editor of campaign
journal, he could not get along without
great deal of putting and blowing. He
was upwards of sixty years of age. Mrs.
Burdstick was not more than twenty
five, good looking and vivacious, as is
usually the case with the bellies of
Harlem.
The weather was unusually mild for
this season of the year, and Mr.. B.
made it point to accompany his young
wife in her walks. He went with her
to look after and care for her, but there
was no occasion for it, as there were
several young gentlemen who cared for
her and were willing to look after her
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26

luncheon and social chat.
"Have seen you fellows since was
in Maricopa last OctoberP" asked Nc
Cormick as he lighted a cigar. McCor-
mick sells firearms in Arizona, New
Mexico, and Colorado
AGuess not" -..
"'Well, l had some samples thatd
make your hair curl. Did l sell EN-!
Well! In Yuma sold the biggest bill
the firearms trade ever knew there. A
crowd of Greasers were in town, and
before they crossed the border again
they'd mortgaged their ranches for
those revolvers. Well, l came along
up to Gila City, and heard there was a
circus at aricopa, and thought I'd
take it in, for l wanted to sell bit at
Stanwix, and might do something in
Maricopa, too l don't know as you
fellows ever saw a circus in, the south
west. You wouldn't know it Every man
in the shows walking arsenal-has to
be in that country. And the man in
the ticket wagon has guns on all sides
of him. It's merely matter of prepon-
derance of shooting weapons which
survive after circus time-the show or
the populace. The show had been in
Maricopa ten days. and there hadn't
been any trouble to speak of. One
man from the hills had been killed at
the ticket wagon in dispute over the
right change, but he'd been warned If
he asked for that fiver again he'd get
plugged. He did ask. with his gun,
but he missed somehow, and he was
plugged. Then they carried the corpse
around the ring on the back of the ele-
phant in the grand procession as a sol
emn warning to other disputatious
hayseeds.
''The fact was, they had CRATER in
their wagon. Maybe you never saw a
CRATER work?"
"Never did," said James.
"Well, you see, there's always a mob
around the ticket wagon, all holding
up their hands, fourishing bills and
gold pieces and bowling for tickets
Greasers Injuns, cowboys, miners
ranchers, gamblers, every kind you
can think of. The ticket-seller-the
grafter-has few one dollar bills
wound round his middle finger so that
the ends come together, and it looks
as though he has twice as many bills
as he has A granger comes up for a
ticket, hands over five dollar BILL
the CRATER slaps down the ticket,
thumbs over the ends of four bills in
plain sight of the farmer, whips them
out from under his finger, rolls them,
and hands them down. Nine times out
o. ten the hayseed grabs the money,
,stuffs it in his pocket, and elbows out
of the crowd before trying to count the
change. Then he finds out that he has
only two one dollar bills, when he
thought he saw the ticket-seller count
him out four. Well, he goes back with
fire in his eye but it doesn't do him any
good. Anyhow, it didn't seem to the
day was up to Maricopa. was just
getting near the ticket wagon myself,
when one o. these rustics that'd had
the bim-fam game played on him
came rushing up and squeezed through
the gang. You tarnal thief he says
to the CRATER. gime my money, will
.you?'
1.-The ticket man just looked at him
out O. the corner of his eye, and went
on selling until the sucker began to
yell 'robbers!' and things, when he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
The Inside History Of New York
Divorce Case.
Proves That Old Gentlemen Should Not
wed Lively Young womon-Ncme-
sis In tho shape of n Dog
and Policeman.
Especial New York Lctter.l

N A We R A G e
reader of the
New York pa
pers cannot fail
being impressed
with the fact
that marital in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
but Mrs. B. nd, as she shyly dropped /.

but Mrs. B. I'D, as she shyly dropped y
note, or billet-doux.
Now IL the programme had been car
rled out, Mr.. Snobberly would have
picked up this letter, and subsequently
pressed it to his lips in the seclusion Of
his elegant bachelors apartments. It is
wrong and sad to think that such things
occur, but they always have occurred,
and 1t does not seem probable that such
improper proceedings will ever become
entirely obsolete. We must take this
world as we find it. But to resume.
As luck would have it, Fido saw his
mistress drop the letter, and, as he had
been trained to fetch things, he snatched
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
WONDERS OF SLEEP.
A Scientist Explains Why We Lose Con-
sciousness During That Period.

scioushcbb burihB AuhG Iorioo.
In a paper published in French
medical magazine. DR.. Brown-Sequard,
the famous "elixir of life" advocate,
adduces some of the reasons that have
led him to the conclusion that normal
sleep is the effect of an inhibitory act,
instead of depending, as formerly sup
posed, upon vascular contraction talk
ing place in the cerebral lobes. Elk.
periments plainly prove that sleep may
exist whether there is little or much
blood in the vessels of the brain. That
the loss of consciousness in sleep in nu.
merous other accidental or pathological
cases is the effect of an inhibition OF
the cerebral faculties is to be believed.
DIR. Brown-Sequard argues, because OF
direct proofs showing that the loss Of
consciousness in the case of pune.
ture of the bulb, and in other cases,
also, is, beyond all dispute, due to an
inhibitory act, and also because Of all
that is known of the circumstances
which precede or accompany sleep. The
broad statement made by the cele.
brated author is that there exists, when
sleep occurs and as long as it lasts, irri-
tation at distance from the organs in
which the cessation of activity takes
place. Among the proofs Of the exist.
ence of such irritations the following
are cited: Feeling of heaviness in the
eyes, persistent contraction of the pu'
pill, contraction of the orbicular muscles
and contraction Of the blood vessels OF
the retina of the eye and OF the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
Tale Bearing.

Before repeating bit of gossip it
would be well to ask ourselves three
questions: First, Tsit true?" second,
"Is it kind?" third, "Is it necessary?p
This practice would save us many Bit
ter memories and regrets
The pious Philip Neri was once Wis
tied by lady who accused herself OF
slander. He bade her go to the mar
ket, buy a chicken just killed and still
covered with feathers, and walk Ger,
tain distance, plucking the bird as she
went.
The woman did as she was directed
and returned anxious to know the
meaning of the injunction.
"Retrace your steps," said Philip.
land gather up, one by one, all the
feathers you have scattered"
~ cast the feathers carelessly away, u
said the woman, ''and the wind carried
them in all directions"
"Well, my child" replied. Philip, ''so
it is with slanders. Like the feathers
which the wind has scattered, they
have been waited in many directions.
Call them back, now, II you can" -
Youths Companion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
Trying to Buy Back HIS Own Body.

This queer story comes from Massa
chusetts: IA man who lives in a sub
urb of Lowell is seeking to have a deed,
given by him twenty years ago, recov'
ered The deed conveyed his body to q
surgeon now practicing in Great Falls,
N. H., for the sum of $40 and other con.
siderations, possession to be taken on
his death. Since the deed was made
the giver has made fortune in South
America and has decided that he would
like Christian burial. The deed pro
vides that the body shall be dis
sected and the skeleton articulateC
and presented to medical university
The lawyers have decided that the
deed holds good and the only alterna
tive is to buy OFF the doctor. The givel
of the deed has made big offer. but Il
has been refused.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26

luncheon and social chat.
"Have seen you fellows since l was
I'm Maricopa last OctoberP" asked Nc
Cormick as he lighted cigar. McCor-
mick sells firearms in Arizona, New
Mexico, and Colorado
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
DYSPEPTIC CRITICISM.
Tho Ill-Natured Comment of Misan
thropic Bachelor.


thropic Bachelor.
Somebody who must be mentally as,
we'll as physically dyspeptic has written
a book of which the following is the
keynote:
"What right has the average young woman to
go to a home OF her own with few practical ideas
on the subject of cookery, and dyspepsia waiting
in the shadow OF her table? And still worse, To
inveigle into II an innocent young man who sup
poses the domestic accomplishments come to all
women by nature:"
1t is clearly debatable question
whether or not the average young wo-
man is really such an ignoramus as one
might, from the perusal of this book, be
led to suppose. For some years cooking
and cooking schools have been so fash
ionable that the majority of girls have
had more or less occasion to dabble in
the mysteries of stew-pan and gridiron,
and the girls reared in intelligent fami-
lies have taken pride in their
knowledge of the culinary art
That there are cases of deplorable
ignorance, not only of this but all other
branches of useful knowledge, and
young women who not only do not, but
will not, learn any of the details of do
mestic management, is unfortunately
too true; but that the state of things is
as deplorable as has been described in
the new work there is excellent reason
to doubt.
The writer's inspiration comes un-
questionably from the past generation,
and is sadly out of accord with the
actual living, breathing, stirring young
woman of to-day. Even though she
may lack information and practical ex-
perience on many points of household
economy, she has quite enough of re-
source and mother-w to enable her to
set herself right long before good,
solid, chronic dyspepsia makes havoc
with the strength of her husbands arm,
the power of his mind and the amiabil-
ity of his disposition" Surely, the
most hopelessly chronic dyspepsia is not
half bad enough for any son of man
who is so silly as to imagine that the
proper preparation of food, which is
one of the incest of household arts, can
by any possibility be entirely mastered
by girl in her teens.
Men and women have grown gray and
discouraged and have died in despair
while struggling with the problems OF
food and feeding.-N. Y. Ledger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26

shouted: Get out o. here! You can't
play that game with this succus.'
but gave You tenner, and here
is only four dollars back. Cuss me
If I'll pay more'n dollar for any sue
GUS
you're crazy, old man; move along
now out o. the crowd, or you'll get
hurt ~
"That seemed to annoy the farmer,
for quicker'n scat he put three bullets
through the wagon window to ease his
mind, and the CRATER began to pepper
back, rather regardless of the promis-
.cuous crowd. skipped off to the gold
chariot at one side, got behind big
wooden angel on one corner of it, and
staid there where / could look out
with little danger of getting pellet.
But they stopped shooting pretty soon.
You see the CRATER had two men in the
wagon who grabbed their guns the
minute the fuss began and blazed away
at the old man, while the CRATER set.
tied down to selling tickets again. The
rustic saw the odds were against him
and he lit out. swearing vengeance.
Uc had only scratch on the shoulder
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
RULED BY COWBOYS.
Rough Experience OF a Circus
Down on the Border. %

OUR old expert
'enced CONNER
cial men met at
the Iroquois one
evening not long
ago. There was
nothing particu-
larly inviting at
the theaters, and
they wandered
into the cafe.
There, over n
dish of porter
house with truf-
fes and n couple
of bottles of
port, they sat
telling tori c s
until the parties
from the plays
C a IN G in for
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
The North Missouria Institute.

We did not have the pleasure OF at
tending the commencement exercises
of the North Missouri institute,
and for that reason give space to
the following account from the
MOber!y Democrat:
Friday night closed the weeks
commencement exercises of the
North Missouri institute at Sails
bury. The exercises opened Monday
night with the annual sermon deliver
ed by DR.. DIP. Green, of ST. Louis,
and every night since Salisbury's
superb new opera house has been
filed to its, utmost capacity with
enthusiastic audiences. The Press
Spectator dewotes an entire page to
the weeks exercises and having been.
present on two occasions, q represen-
tative of the Democrat can testify
that the space was devotd to most.
worthy purpose. Yesterday after
noon a Democrat reporter visited
the art department where the artist
ic skill of one, two and three year
students exhibited is truly marvel
Gus and demonstrates that Miss Fan
ME Bell, who has charge OF the de-
partment, is an artist of eXtraordi-
nary merit. Space forbi1s that the
Democrat call attention to the ex-
cellencies of the several departments,
all of which are conducted by thor
oughly competent teachers, or to
make special mention of the many
interesting features OF. the program
each evening. So, suffice it to say, in
every department the presence of a
master hand was discernable, while
on the stage the students covered
themselves and the North Missouria
institute with honors in music, dec
lamation, recitation, etc. At the
close of the exercises Friday night,
President Briggs took a general
survey of his work at Salisbury for
the past four years and the phenom-
inal success of the North Missouri
institute since it's foundation one
year ago. New additions are to be
erected this summer to the institute
and boarding department to accom-
modate the increasing number o.
students. 1t has been a most prosper
Gus year and under the present Wig
orous and efficient management
greater things are in store for the
future.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17

Jas. Richardson, the young horse
thief, who recently stole a horse from
James Stephens, of near Guthridge
Mills, but who was captured
at Brunswick and is now in jail, he's
been feigning insanity, but his scheme
did not work. His plan was to re-
main silent when spoken to, keeping
his eyes shut and working his hands.
Last Sunday Sheriff Anderson had
ice-cream for dinner which also made
up part of the bill of fare for the
prisoners in Jail. Richardson would
not eat and sat with his eyes shut
and worked his hands, but as Sheriff
Anderson passed out of the jail he
glanced back, and saw Richardson
commence laughing, and the way
he tackled that ice-cream. Mr.. Ander'
son declares, was a caution.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
TERMS: $1.5O Per Year In AdTanc
u.NISoUIM'I.B|,EI|I.zR NJ. B|,EI|I.zR 21.

mitted six miles southwest of the city
in the bottoms of the Cottonwood. The
woman Is the wife of Charles Moore.
She Is about as years old, has five chill
dren and is in poor health and very
weakly. Her husband is away freight
ing in Chandler. y
The name q the party charged with
the offense is Sam Holly and he was
arrested here by the officer, and 1c-
knowledged his guilt finally.
He was lodged IN the county Jail in
the morning at about o'clock and at
o'clock six men drove to the Jail and
demanded of Sheriff Hixon the prisoner.
The sheriff and his deputy, Bryant,
pulled their pistols on the party and
held them of. Yesterday morning
before 8 o'clock hundreds Of people sur
rounded the Jail, negroes and whites,
talking In a boisterous manner I,ha
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
Glasgow's Kelley Ins IL.

To those of our readers who need
or have friends in need of the 'fkee-
ley treatment for the liquor, OPP
ium, cocaine, tobacco or kindred
habits, we want to say a regular
Kelley institute is now open, receiv-
ing and treating patients in our
neighboring city, Glasgow. This in
stitute is no snide, catch-penny con-
Germ, but is a Lranch under the con-
troll and management of the parent
institute of Dwight, ILL.,, and of which
DR.. Leslie E. Kelley, the discoverer
of the double chloride of gold RENE
DIV, is the founder and head.
The treatment to be had at Glas,
gov is identical with that at Dwight
under the personal supervision oi
DR.. ]. W, Southworth, a skilled and
experienced practitioner OF medicine
who has recently taken full course
of instruction at Dwight, Ill. Glas
Cow is easily accessible, board il
cheap and the town healthy.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
HaYs' Body Found.

On Tuesday Of last week, the re-
mains. of Granville Hays, who was
foully murdered aG Glasgow seven
weeks ago, by another negro by the
name of Forbes were found in a.
large drift on the banks of the Mis-
souri, river, a few miles below that
city. The body had been considera-
BILE mutilated by the murderer. Both
legs and the head were served from
the trunk, and all put in a gunny
sack, with weight attached and
thrown into the river. The remains
of six horses and a black bear were
also found in the same drift.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17

i ------7ss1I at prices lower than ever.
tie more business is seen in rails,
ssome eastern mills are short of or
.ers. Decided Improvement appears In
beams and other structural iron, but
none in bar and plates
The boot and shoe manufacture has
settled down to summer basis, with
good orders IN most lines and ship
ments exceeding last years. The tan
ners have worked off the surplus of
Heather and have a more healthy mar
ll1et. There Is more demand for wool
lsns. Silks are quiet and linens dull
At Boston dry goods are quite active
cotton mills are busy and the clothing
rade satisfactory. Wool is unsettled,
uyers hesitating 10 pay prices de-
landed at the west
At Philadelphia dry goods are fairly
tive and retail trade better. while
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
June 13, 1892.

J. A Collett, one of Charlton
county's most accomplished and sue
cessful teachers, has been assisting
the CoURIER's editorial corps for the
asst two or three weeks, as para
eraphist. He has laid a side his ia
ro, however, and entered the office
of W. w. Rucker, of Keytesville, and
begun the study of law. Mr.. Collet
is a young man of much promise,
and will, no doubt, achieve distinct
ion in the profession in which he is
preparing to enter. His determine
tion to embark in this profession
make it necessary for him to resign
as one of the teachers in the county
institute, position he had but re-
Gently been called to fill by the unan
imous vote of the institute board
His place will be hard to fill, az
he was regarded as a leader
in that assembly of teachers who
are Justly distinguished for their va
ried and extensive knowledge.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17

John q. Perkins, an enterprising
tarmer living 10 es east
OF town, barely escaped confia-
grafton on his premises. Monday
morning. His son had been clean
ing the hen-housa and burning the
rubbish, but supposed after getting
through with the job, he had extin-
guished the fire. and went to work
in the field. Not long afterwards
the hen-house was wrapped in flames,
and bat for the timely arrival of
nelghbors every building on the
place would have been destroyed.
The residence and barn were saved
by the hardest work.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17

The Sunday-school workers at Sal
isbury will unite and give the chill
dren of that city a grand entertain-
ment at the mineral springs, at Glas-
gov, Tuesday of next week. The Sal
isbury and Glasgow branch of the
Wabash will run an excursion train
for the accommodation of those who
desire to attend. There will be two
match games of base ball on the oc-
casion. The first between the IL
year-old mines of Glasgow and Sails
bury. second. between picked mines of
those places. A very pleasant days
entertainment is anticipated. Tho
public generally invited to attend.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17

Wm Dalton, an old Charlton coun-
ty boy, died at Dallas, Oregon, on
June 3rd from the effects of a
kick received from a horse several
months ago. We failed to learn the
particulars. A sorrowing wife and
four children are left to mourn his
death, beside q three brothers and
other relatives and friends.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-06-17
How They Stand.

The following is the result OF the
COURIER worlds fair voting contest
for the week ending June 18th:
Miss Cora Smutz, Brunswick.
Miss ANNE Grinstead, Keytesville.
Miss Karleen Coleman, Salisbury,
Miss Berta Waugh, Rothville.
Miss Willie Davis, Chraneville.
Miss Anna Bowman, Brunswick.
Miss Lucy White, Keytesville.
Miss Segie Hutchinson, Bothviie.
Miss Anna Mclaughlin, Westville.
Miss Ada Hayes, Forest Green.
Miss Ella Myer, Shannondale.
Miss Lutte Dameron. Prairie Hin.
Miss Kate Richardson, Salisbury.
Miss Jennie Cock, Keytesville.
Miss Ada Lamb, Mendon.
Miss Lizzie Burrus, Triplett.
Miss Mand Vaughan, Rothville.