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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
Wide Awake.

The August number of this delight
full magazine is much larger than usual
containing $50 pages of reading mat
ter. Perhaps the "Story of WIDE
AWAKE" may be considered the leading
article of the number. 1t is a graphic
account of the magazine, from it's very
beginning to the present time. A fine
frontispiece portrait of the late Daniel
Lothrop. the founder of WIDE AWAKE,
moaS fitly opens this farewell number
Among the more notable stories and
articles may be mentioned "a Race for
Life" by John Willis Hays, thrilling
Indian tale; "The North Chamber" by
Louisa r. Craigin, and "The Thrilling
Story of Capt, Noman," by Charles r.
Talbot; Concord Dramatics," by
George B. Bartlett, will interest all
lovers of Louisa Alcotts Little
Women" stories.
With this great Midsummer issue,
WIDE AWAKE ceases to be separate
publication, and bids farewell to its
thousands of readers.
This new departure is explained in
the article THE Story of WIDE
AWAKE" The ID. Lothrop Company
have made arrangements to merge
WIDE AWAKE into 50. Nicholas
The price of this number is 20 cents.
For sale at news stands; or mailed by
d. Lothrop Company, Boston, on re-
ceipt of price.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

CHULALoNeKoRN, the King of Siam,
is said to be the most enterprising man
in his kingdom. He has 100 wives, 1000
elephants and an income of $4,000, 600.
His trouble with France is over the
boundaries between Siam and French
DoSseSsions
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

THE kingdom of Siam forms the chief
territorial division of the Indo-Chinese
peninsula, the southeast point of Asia,
and with its dependencies of Laos, Cam
oodia and Malacca, has an area of 25S,-
600 square .miles-about five times the
size of Ohio-anda a population of about
IL, 100000 1t has an extensive coast
line and several good harbors, of which
that below Bangkok is the chief.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
A SHORT CROP.
The Wheat Fields of England Yield
Poorly.

LONDON, Aug 1.-The Mark Lane
Express, in its weekly review of the
British grain trade, says:
~ here the wheat crop is bad, 1t is very bad
Where 1t is good, 1t is barely good. The average
yield is not expected to exceed "a bushels TO
the acre, which viii make total of 7,0s7. 800
quarters, against 4, 900 900 quarters in 1892 The
growth OF root crops including potatoes. has
been highly favorable lately The cool, showcry
weather has been advantageous only 10 oats
and barley In backward districts. There will
probably be fair second hay crop and an i'm
provement in the piss .ares. There is reduced
demand in the market for all sorts OF feeding
stulsh
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

Mrs. CROOK, widow of the Indian
fighting general, has attracted more
attention recently than most other fem
mime visitors to the Worlds fair. She
is a very fine looking woman, with
snowy white hair that is in striking
contrast to her youthful spirits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

QUEEN VICToRTA made her will in
1876. 1t is engrossed on vellum, quarto
size, and it is bound as volume, Sc
cured with private lock. Several
blank pages have been left at the end
of the book for codicils, some of which
have already been added.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

THE famous whalebacl1 steamer,
Charles w. Wetmore, of which such
great expectations were entertained as
a new success in marine architecture,
was sold at auction in San Francisco
the other day for $3.50 and her cargo of
5000 tons of coal for $6. Ship and car
go now lie buried in the sand near Coos
bay, on the coast of Oregon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

THERE were thirty-two failures in
che iron trade in this country during
che first six months of this year which
As the most disastrous record in that in-
dustrY in our HISTORY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
Assaults Upon Health

Are frequently committed by people who
dose themselves with violent purgatives.
Nothing out ultimate injury can be reason
ably expected from such medicines, and yet,
upon the smallest occasion, many unwise
people use them repeatedly If the bowels
are costive, the most efficacious laxative is
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, which never
convulses and gripes the intestnes, while it
thoroughly regulates them aud insures
healthful action of the liver, stomach and
kidneys. Use it in rheumatism and malaria.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

THE Navy department buys annually
about 1875 pounds pure natural leaf
tobacco for Jack Tar. 1t is bought un-
der contract, and accepted only after it
has been fully tested for purity and
Ctra
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
Rough on Rashboy.

Mr.. Rashboy--IIow much you resem-
BILE your sister, Miss Elderly; would
take you for her.
Miss Elderly-W-well Mr.. Rashboy,
this is sudden, but you may ask pa
Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

I'm better of, ;" buzzed the fly as he tried
to break away from the fly paper.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

81 Amt much at the piauny," said the
coa-yard employe as he adjusted the weight
of load of coal "buJ I'm great ut runnin'
the scales. s.n-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

MANS system is like town, it must be
well drained, and nothing is so efficient as
Beecham's Pills. For sale by all druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

GENEROUS. Briggs -"The thermometer
in my room is ninety degrees" Griggs-
Don't you want 10 borrow the one in my
rooml It's only eIghty-six degrees."-
Truth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

SEA air roughens the skin. Use Glenn's
Sulphur Soap.
Hllrs HAIR and Whisker Dye, so cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

"DoN'T say seen him. That is NOT cor
rect" What shall l sayln 81 sore him"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05

"THERE q roomer in the air" muttered
the impecunious seventh-floor lodger, as he
slid down the rope that led from his window
to the back alley, "that the landlord won't
be able 10 trace, and I'll bet on it!'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
HOW BEN SHOT A COW.

From the Grafton Record: Some peo+
pie don't know Ben Atkinson, but he is
pretty well known in Grafton and
IIitchfield, Mimi. Ben shot a COW one
day down near Litchfield; it was ac-
cidental shooting, for Ben knows the
difference between II cow and a teal
duck. He had 4 new hammerleSS shot
gun and he went out in the country
to try it on most anything, but he
hadn't thought of cows. On his way
to where he thought something might
be waiting to be shot, it became neces-
sary to go through a pasture surround
ed by 4 barbed wire fence. A fence
of this kind is hard to get through
at any season of the year, and Ben
paid considerable attention to keeping
his clothes from travelling out when
getting through. He forgot he had
a hammerleSS gun and when barb
stuck into him up to the handle he
pressed the trigger and off went the
gun, and the charge entered the system
of a big red COW; the COW dropped.
The cow was owned by an lrishman
by the name of hurry. Ben hurried up
to the house and said, "Mr hurry, ]
have shot your cow" and Mr.. Mu1ry
went down and looked at the cow and
saw that Ben told the truth. He toad
the farmer that if the COW died he.
would set the money somehow and
pay him, and he picked up his gum
and walked home like a funeral pro-
cession. The next day the farmer came
in and informed Ben's father what
what had been done and said the
COW was dead. Ben was called in and
and asked about it, he said it was even
so, and his father asked the farmer
what he owed him. 'fNot a cent"
he said, mot another boy in Litchfield
would have come up and said, Mr.. Muir
ry, l have shot your cow " and not
a cent would he take.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23

Madison Wis, Nov. 16.-n1e worst
contiasration this city has experienced
since the destruction of science hail
ut the university about seven years ago
occurred this evening when the St
Regina academy at Edgewood was con-
Sumed. Edgewood is located on the
shore of Lake Wingra two miles south
of the city, and the magnificent and
slightly properly was presented TO the
dominican (CathoGc) sisters in 1881
by eX-Gov. c. G. WaShburn. 1t was
the executives home while he
was i'll office. The sisters had eSta bllSh-
ed Il successful school. and had about
80 pupils This evening the teachers,
all nuns and 10 in number. and IS girls
We're in the academy building. -Four
girls were asleep in Il room on the
second floor ana Sister Bertha was
with them. Fire broke out either in
the second story or attic at $50 and
the dense, black smoke quickly filled
the building. All the inmates got out
except Sister Berthe, and her four
charges. and they We're found by the
rescuin@ sisters and carried out. They
were unconscious from Sutfoca ton,
and two of the girls died within an
hour. They We're Margery Rice, age,t
s, of Stevens Point, Wis, and Maggie
Stack, aged 6, of Chicago. Frances,
Heneberry, aged S, also of Chicago.
will die. while the fourth child, Katie.
Sweeny, aged 8, Of Michigan, suffered
but slightly. Sister Bertha soon re
covered. Aid came from the city very
tardily owing to the distance.
Two big buildings We're destroyed
the original stone villa, two stories;
high but very rOOmy, and Il new four
story brick building, joined to it. The.
latter structure was so nearly com
pleted that it would have been occu-
pied in about three weeks. 1t cost
about $4,000, while the loss on the
other building and contents was Sl5,-
900. The insurance is $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
AN UNSPOILED PRIMA DONNA

Annie Louise Cary in her feted and
cOurted prima donna days spent her
summer at her fathers old homestead.
near Portland, Me-, and one morning
she ran sociably into a neighbOrs
kitchen, where a girl of % stood iron
ing, with the telltale marks of tears
ON her cheeks. Perhaps the coming
of the singer into the neighborhOod
had strengthened a long-felt desire to
escape from her limited life and sur
roundings. Miss Cary cOmforted the
girl with kind words, and finally said:
You are tired, poor child; let me iron
a while" The girl protested, but the
famous singer would have her own
way, and as her iron Smoothed and
polished she told the girl something
of her own life and its hardships.
When the girl took her place at the
ironing table again Miss Cary said:
Now I'll sing for YOU and the sweet
voice that had thrilled vast audiences
filled the country kitchen till she left
the girl comforted and encouraged
where she had found her restless and
discouraged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
THE GLARS IIBERAIITY.

No traveller is more popular in Den
mark than the car, although his lug.
gage consists of no fewer than three
hundred large trunks, exactly twice
the number of those used by the prin-
cess of Wales and her daughters,
which fill fourteen railway vans. One
Of these cases is entirely devoted to
imperial presents, which are distribut-
ed with extraordinary liberality. A
largesse of 10000 francs is distributed
among the Fredensborg servants, and
Danish functionaries Of all grades are
made happy by various crosses and
ribbons of Sanislaus and st. Anne.
Diamond rings award the assiduity
Of the police, while gold watches and
chains of considerable value are be
slowed on the telegraphers and station
masters. The emperor always causes
large sum of money to be given to
the poor Of Fredenborg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
EGOTISM OF AUTHORS.
There Is a Rage for Publishing Bio
graphical Small Talk about Writer'S

While NJ Zola is vouchsafing the in
formation that he intends to write 4
novel dealing with English life and
thought in their aspects $50 soon as he
knows a little about them, NJ. Paul
BOurget, who is honoring America with
his presence, announces that he con
templates doing similar service to
that country. 1t is, in truth, becoming
Il perfect mania with authors to take
the world into their confidence as to
their past, their present, and their fu-
ture.
For this magazines and newspapers
are marty responsible, says London
Truth. An author-good, bad or in
Gferent-is generally under the i'm
preston that his works will live for
ever, and that everything which con-
Germs either them or him is of interest
enlargement, he is ready to discourse
on himself. Magazines and newspapers
want copy; there is a sort Of morbid
public curiosity in regard to authors
and their books. The newspapers are
eager to PAD their columns with per
sonal details respecting any man who
has written a book that has not been
quite stillborn; the mag zines want
articles with q name. If the author
viii only kindly occupy Il few of their
pages in saying why he has published
book, what he intended by it, and
what he did not intend by ii; how
thoughts occur to him, and how his
vast brain deals with him; what he
eats, drinks and avoids; who his tailor
is, and who his washerWoman, they
gratefully find room for all this egotis
teal nonsense.
Then comes the turn of the authors
friends and enemies. The former dub
! him 1.-The MASTER and endeavor in
long winded essays to prove that so
profound a genius never existed. The
latter question this, and take the OPP
pOrtunity to pit against him some other
author whom they recognize as their
master" What the public think Of
all this do not know. l am utterly
sick of it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
ORIGIN OF FAMILY NAMES.

Chandler was once candle-maker.
Tanner comes from the name of a
leather dresser.
SINNERS great-grea grandfather
dealt in hides.
Pointer and POINTER had fathers who
made lace.
Seamer and Seymour are the descend
ants Of tailors.
Butler, as family name, descends
from Beaufieur.
Bridge, Bridger and Brigster were
toll-takers at the kings bridges.
Stammer and Shuttard are relics of
physical infirmity.
Payne, Paine and the Like are con-
fractions of Pagan.
Inman and Tayerner formerly enter
tanned travellers.
Viner, Winter and Winter were once
keepers of a vineyard.
Croker and Croker had fathers who
made earthenware.
Slot was formerly a herd, hence the
StOttards and Stoddards.
Plumer and Plummer prepared feath-
erS for Ornamenting hats.
Free aend Freeman We're once the
names Of manumitted slaves.
Pear, Pearman, Perrer and Perryman
once kept pear orchards.
Belham represents the fuller and
more euphonious Bellehomme.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23

Germany made such concessions at 4
meeting Of the commissioners that the
conclusion OF the treaty is secured.
Moreover. Russia has now employed
her delegates to settle the minor QueS-
tons connected with the treaty without
referring them tc St. petersburg.
Engineer John A. Schurg has been
arrested at Two Harbors charged with
wrecAing the steamer Nevada two
years ago. The Nevada, which was
loaded with 800 tons If hard coal
suddenly sprung q leak in midlake and
sank. 1t is claimed that Schurg opened
Il seacock and pumped her full of wa
ter. The owners collected $4,000 in
surance, of which Schurg is said to
have received $500.
The Scottish crown authorities have
failed to find any trace of the mys-
t:erious Edward Scott, who is wanted
in connection with the alleged murder
of Lieutenant Hambrough, who was
shot and killed while hunting on the
Ardlamont estate, in Argyllshirp, and
for which crime Alfred J. MOuSOn is
trial
The London court of appeals threw
out the appeal of Mr. Joseph Havelock
Wilson, NJ z. and secretary of the
national sealmen's union. From the
judgment obtained against him by the
Allln Steamship company for libel.
and today the same court dismissed
! L. s.+
; in his action against the Evening News
| for bel, in which case the jury found
for the paper In both cases on appeal
; cost are assessed upon Mr.. Wilson.
! George W. Ferris and the PittSburg
Construction company, which built the
Ferris wheed at the worlds fair, are
said to have lost $4,000, having re
ceived but 100000, while the wheel
cost 100000. The stockholders, how
ever, have been paid % per cent. or
their investment. A movement is or
foot to induce Pittsburg stockholders
to turn over their stock to Mr.. Ferris
at 10 cents ON the dollar in order thai
he may save himself and the builders
from loss.
Obituary: At London, Mrs. J. ROOse
welt Roosevelt, wife of the new secre
tary Of the American cmbaSSy.-A1
Cincinnati, DR.. David Judkins, aged
seventy seven.-At Vienna, Baron
| Alexander Won Bach, the Austrian
statesman, aged seventy 81 ght.-A1
Munice. Ind. t. c.. TuXbury, ageC
twenty Grain Valley, Mo.
Jacob Gregg, aged ninety-two.-At
Raleigh, \. c.. Dr. Henry NJ. Upper
president of Shaw University.-At st
Cltherines, Ont, Captain Harvey Nee
lon-At LockpOrt, n. Y, Professor
Samuel G. Love, aged seventy-three
Herman A Hagen, of Harvard, famous
entomologist, is dead. He was born il
KOnigSberg, Prussia, in 1917. Fran
els Pa1kham, the eminent historian
died from peritoLitis at Jamaica Plain
Mass. He was 70 years old. Major
J. Fry Lawrence, a resident of Louis
vile and 4 member of the national fiSl
commission, died at Pineville, aged CT
Professor William l.. Shoup, who haf
a national reputation as an author Of
text books, died at Dubuque, Iowa
from heart diSeaSe-CharleS Brewster
a resident OF Fort Madison, Iowa, since
1914. He was a banker and 50 years
Old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
WHAT LUCY STONE ENDURED

Many anecdotes are being related Of
the hardships md prosecutions Lucy
Stone was obliged to undergo in the
beginning of her long struggle for the
rights of her sex. On one occasion
she was to speak at an anti-Slavery
meetig in the public hall of Il suburb
of Boston, together with William lloyd
Garrison and others. 1T had been re-
QueSted that notices of the meeting
should be given from the church pull
pits ON Sunday morning, and the min
lister of the Orthodox Church. in an
nouncing that she was to speak. held
up the paper on which the notice was
written and said in a loud voice:
"a hen will attempt to crow like a
cock in the town hail at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Those who enjoy that kind
of music will attend the meeting"
In spite of her enthusiasm and in
terest in behalf of wOman's suffra ge,
Mrs. Stone was never permitted to
vote. After women were granted the
privilege of voting ON the school Ques-
ton she went to register her name.
looking forward with much pleasure
to casting her first vote. In accordance
with the customary routine she read
to the clerk, gave the required history,
show ed her tax BILL and just as she
was about to sign her name word was
sent UP from the registrars Office that
she must use the name Of her hus-
band, DR.. Blackwell, for she had al
ways retained her maiden name, Lucy
Stone She told them she would sign
her name as she had always done or
not at all, saying that in the country
if man had used q cartpath for
twenty years it became his own, and
as she had used the name of Lucy
Stone for over sixty years she saw no
reason why she should not continue
to do o. They were persistent, how
ever, and she went away without
signing, and was consequently neve-
able to vote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23

During religious services in the sal
vaL.On army barracks in PittSburg' IA,
specta tors created a dlStufDince.
Members of the army attempted 10 pun
Charles Jennings and Joseph Nossel-
hluf out Of the build nS. A Scuff1e fol-
lowed and Christopher Starr, 90, pri-
vate i'm the army, was choked by Nos
selhauf. Police officers arrested Jen-
nings. Nosselhauf and another man.
Mr. Starr walked to the platform.
seated himself and fell over dead. Elk
animation showed that his neck was
broken.
RABBI Wertheimer of Dayton. Ohio,
pIavs with the English language even
more fearlessly than Benjamin Frank
lin played with lightning. In recent
discourse he slid: MANY a rabbi
breaches to a mere handful Of listeners.
favorng them with a poppy and man
drago sermon that SootheS the nerves
and converts the synagogue into
dormitory and the temple into tomb.
This drowsy syrup-this symphony OF
idioms, this Oriental perfume of YER
bosity. this rhythmic meronome of
rhetoric-has become the tara boom
de-ay of the Jewish pulpit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23

olulu, which was advertised to sail
at San Francisco next Thurs lay.
No whisper of all the tax in this
country and no line of all the writing
Tor the past twelve days has yet reach
Ell the islands. The first steamer to
leave after Secretary Gresham's let
tel was published left Vancouver
Thursday. She cannot arrive until next
Thursday. The Monowai left San
Francisco yesterday. She is due III
Honolulu next Friday Unless Minis
ter Wills tells them the Hawdiians
viii know nothing Of the plan to re-
store the queen before that time.
The Hawaiian legation has official
information that Gresham's letter has
not been heard of in the islands yet
W. y. Armstrong, formerly attorney
general of the Hawaiian islands, thinks
Paul Neuman, who was the queens
counsel and is still her right hand
advisor, would convince her that she
ran great risk in accepting the throne
without guaranteed protection. 1t is
not presunnble that Minister Willis
was equipped with authority TO give
such guarantee, and it IS doubtful
whether President Cleveland has in
mind to continue United States pro
lection to the queen after she is re-
stored. The administration evidently
has not taken into consideration the
serious question of opposition of the
restoration of the queen or of any hest
fancy on her part to resume the throne.
Another secret conference was held
between Secretaries Gresham and Bis
sell and the president and it did not
end until 1:30 Sunday morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23
ELEVATOR FOR QUEEN VICTORIA

Since the queen met with an acci-
dent at Windsor castle eleven or
twelve years ago, when one of her
knees was injured, she has found it
very troublesome and sometimes pain
full either to ascend or descend stair
case This difficulty has lately increas-
ed so much that an elevator has JUST
been placed in the private apartments
of Windsor castle for her majesty's
use, and another is to be fitted up at
Osborne before the end of next month.
The queen has a greater number of
steps to ascend at Osborne than at
any other of the palaces, as her OVID
apartments are in the pavilion near
the top of the house Elevators are
alo being made for Buckingham palace
and Balmoral which will be ready
for use early in the spring. There was
an elevator in Buckingham palace for
some years, which was made for the
duke of Albany, although after his
death it was removed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-23

1t looks as though in the case of Miss
Sadie Means of Columbia, S. c., the
young telephone operator who was
communicated from the Presbyter-
ian church because she worked on
Sunday, must go clear, through to the
general assembly of the southern Pres
byterian church. The synod OF South
Carolina reversed the action of the
church, and ordered that she be re-
stored to membership. The church
Will appeal.