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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

The total yearly road tax amounts TO mors
than hundred and twenty million dollars
And these are the roads we get for money
Scene in the suburbs of Philadelphia in the
spring of 1891. Drawn from photograph
road improvements, while the value of
the property directly along the lines of
the good roads has increased over six
times.
The official records always show the
same extraordinary increase in the val
ues of property, wherever good roads
have been constructed. And this is also
noticed Farmers always resist and
complain before the good roads are con-
structed; but, after the roads are made,
they are the strongest supporters of
the new system. Nothing could induce
them to go back to the old condition;
and the complainers and resisters are
thereafter confined to city and village
hang-backs. In Michigan we have one
county that, in spite of resistance by
farmers, got the privilege, by special
act of the legislature, of spending $780,
600 for stone roads. They spent the
money and the supreme court of
the state pronounced the act unconsti-
tutional, and then up rose the farmers,
having been convinced by once trying
the effect of so much good road, and
joined in strong petition to have the
state constitution amend ed so that their
county might be permitted to bond it
self for more hundred thousand dollar
good road expenditures! Meanwhile
those farmers who got the benefit of
the first hundred thousand dollars
worth of rood roads ..cnt swel1S,, and
chuclSled: Don't you wish you could
get it?" over the farmers not on those
roads.
Well they may, since the official valua-
tions prove that lands along these roads
have enhanced in value more than
| double any other farm lands in the
county.-President Bates, in Chicago
Rearinrs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
MEMORIES OF FORT FISHER.

A Soldier Who Was Buried for Thirty
Six Hours in the Debris of the Fort.
The funeral of Joseph Nelson took
place in Oakland recently, and when
the coffin was lowered into the grave he
was buried for the second time. The
first burial was twenty-scven years ago,
when he was entombed alive at the ex-
plosion of Fort Fisher, where he was
buried in the debris for thirty-six hours
before he was found, and then he was
dug out for dead.
Joseph Nelson was then lad of twen-
ty-one, volunteer in Company + of
the Sixteenth New York regiment, and
attached to Gen. Benjamin f. Buffers
division. He was at the storming of
Fort Fisher under Gen. Ames, with
fleet under the command of Admiral
Terry. Fort Fisher was captured, and
when it was evacuated by the confedcr-
ates the magazine was fred, and when
the union forces took possession the
fort was blown into the air and the
union troops with it. Mr.. Nelson was
buried many feet under the ruins, and
it was thirty-six hours before he was
found. He was paralyzed from the
burial, and became sufferer from sciatic
rheumatism for his entire life from the
effects of the shock and exposure. He
never recovered, but was for awhile
able to perform the duties of conduc-
tor on a light run on the Southern Pa
cific railroad.
Mr.. Nelson was not always willing to
tell of his unusual experience of being
buried alive for such a length of time.
He was very graphic in his account,
however, and this is the way he told It
shortly before his death:
at all seemed like q nightmare, or
the things one fancies while in fever
Fort Fisher seemed to be on top of me,
with all the guns pointed at me.
could neither move nor speak. Slowly
l began to grow cold, so cold and numb
that began to wonder if l were dead.
| 1t began at my feet and crept up
| through my limbs and up my body un-
til it almost seemed to clutch at my
heart. l thought it was death itself,
but l could hear noise. 1t was very
human noise, and sounds that told me
only too plainly that was still alive
the cries of the dying and wounded
from the battle and the explosion.
"Thcy were over me and around me
cries that made my dlready chilled
body colder. ! could hear them every
where, it seemed to me, the cries of
those in greater pain than |, for they
were wounded and mangled while IL
was only cold.
II was buried up to my shoulders in
the heavy sand of the breastworks, but
my head was free. Over it some tim
bers and rocks had become crossed and
jammed, and they had formed root
over my head. This did not know at
the time could only feel the terrible
cold that benumbed me, for the pres
sure of the sand around my body drove
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
ENFORCING ORDERS.
Mike Was Bound to Have the Counter


'. sign.
Stories of the blunders made bygreen
volunteers on guard duty are always in
order at the campfres of veterans of
the civil war. At such an occasion re-
Gently member of q middle Tennessee
regiment, which was commanded by
Col Gillem, told the following story:
For time we were stationed in the
city of Nashville, doing guard duty.
There was raw recruit in our ranks
an Irishman and a very good fellow
whom we all liked. He was bound to
be n good soldier, and had the strongest
desire to be efficient in all things.
zone day he was put on guard duty
on one of the prin cipal streets in the
city. He had never been in the same
situation, and thought it his duty to
challenge everyone who came along,
just as he would in camp.
by and by q well-dressed citizen ap-
preached.
"'Halt! Who goes there? says Mike.
"'A citizen answered the man.
"'Advance, citizen, and give the
countersignp
But don't know the countersign,'
said the citizen; 'and if did, think
it is very strange and unusual that it
should be demanded in a public place
| like this
"'Well, be jabers them said Mike,
'ye don't pass this way till ye've said
"Bonker Hill!"'
Bunker HILL said the man, with a
grin.
Right! pass on said the sentinel
at present. and the citizen went on
about his affairs. s."-Youth's Compan-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
FAIR ROAD TAXES.
President Bates Offers Some Sound Argu-
ments on the Subject.

President Bates Offers Some Sound Argu-
ments on the Subject.
/ have observed in various papers
complaints by farmers that bicycle men
all advocate better roads, but bicycle
men propose to make the farmers pay
for the roads. Hence some farmers pro-
pose to tax bicycles and apply the pro-
ceeds to making better roads.
If roads are to be made by taxing
those who ride over them no bicycle
man will object. But such tax must
necessarily be special tax, like the
toll taken on toll roads. And the only
fair tax of that sort is by taking toll,
so that the user of the road pays exact
ly for so much as he uses. 1t must be
toll tax on all vehicles, and all beasts,
and all pedestrians If one. is taxed
for using the road, all road users must
be taxed alike. Beside, the tax ought
to fall heaviest on those who most
damage the road by using it. A BIZ
cycle does not damage the road at all:
laden wagon does So does horses
hoof, or that of any hoofed beast.
( Further, the law should make fair
distinction in the object and result of
, road use. The farmer uses the road
and damages it to make money for him
self. So does every business teamster.
They get a benefit in actual money
gain from every good road. The
| cyclist uses the road solely for enjoy
ment. He makes no gain from it, and
J it would manifestly be unjust to levy a
special tax on him. Now, cyclers do
not desire good roads at the expense of
the farmer. Bicycle advocates of good
roads are generally in favor of the
adoption of the county system of road
taxation and management. Under the
| county system the whole county is
made one single road district and the
entire property of the county is taxed
equally for the highway fund. This
makes the heaviest cost fall upon cities
and villages and not upon the farmer.
The justification of such law is that
good roads benefit everybody who owns
property whether they all use the road
or not. The merchant of the village,
the man who owns house or lot in
the city, equally with the farmer-all
have the value of their property and
business increased by good roads. In
the orange district, where several mil
lions of dollars have been spent in the
last ten years making good roads, the
official records of the county show thai
the value of the property of the whole
county has more than qaadrupled with
in the last eight years owing to these
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
A Few Hints About Churning.

A gild edge butter-maker says it is
not necessary to the good quality of
butter that the cream be churned every
day. Three times week in summer
and twice in winter will do, provided
the following points are observed: Not
to let the milk stand longer than TWEEN
ty-four hours in summer, or thirty-six
in winter, without sl<imming. All the
best cream for butter will rise in that
time; and keep better removed from
milk than on it. Put the cream in a
bright tin bucket kept for the purpose.
Tin may be cleaned more perfectly
than either wood or earthenware. The
cream should be well stirred each time
an addition is made to it, and should
stand after the last cream is added, at
least two hours in summer and four in
winter, before churning, to allow uni
form ripening and souring to take
place.-N. Y. Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
''Gernan
Syrup

My niece, Emel1ne HaWley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi-
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. 1t
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and good appetite. l
had it from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

the blood back to my heart and left me
without feeling.
~ could not move; my arms were
buried in the sand, and was absolute
ly pinioned. j could breathe, and that
was all. Then there came great pain
in my head. 1t seemed as if it would
burst, and still was helpless. hard
ly knew whether was alive or not. |
was conscious, for could hear the
cries of the wounded; but that was all
/ knew, save that l could not move,
and that was cold.
THE fort blew up at seven o'clock in
the morning and it was the following
.iAy before was found and dug out
and all that time l was conscious, but
helpless"
When Mr., Nelson was found he was
taken to the hospital at Wilmington,
N. c., but he never fully recovered from
the injury to his spine, and during the
greater part of his life walked on
crutches.-San Francisco EXAMINER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed ON every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
MAKES JTSELF FEr7

MAKES ITSELF FELT
the great, gripping, old-fashioned pill.
Not only when you take it, but un-
pleasant, from first to last, and it only
gives you little temporary good.
The things to take its place are DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One of these
at dose will regulate the whole system
perfectly. They're tiny, sugar-coated
granules, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds. They act in Natures own way.
No reaction afterward. Their help lasts
and they do permanent good. Censti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks; Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and all derange-
ments of the liver, stomach. and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest, for they're guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money is re-
turned. Nothing can be "just as good"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
How n Christian Southern Woman Saved
m Union Soldiers Life.

How Christian southern woman saved
Union Soldiers Life.
This is n little story of the war, or
perhaps it would be better to call it the
story of an incident of the war 1t
deals with persons who are alive to-
day and in whom ex-Register of the
Treasury Lucius e. Chittenden, of this
city, takes more than ordinary interest
When the sturdy troops from the
Green Mountain state were in the
Shenandoah valley in the early days of
the great conflict lieutenant of the
name of Bedell was among their num-
Der. He was young and brave, and
when the time for fighting came went
boldly to the front. A shell from the
enemy's works tore through his thigh
and riddled his hand. They carried
him to the rear, and when the night
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

ALTHOUGH never down on any list of office
seekers 1t is by no means unusual for II roof
to find itself slated for good thing
Buffalo Courier
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

JONES Brown, did you ever see a saw
fsh!n Brown-"No; but once saw "A sea
fish,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

+. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo O., Proprs. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 500 reward for
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for tes-
timonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

The boys should be taught early how
to grow fruit and the girls how to grow
hoWsIs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

VIsIToR-"Why, how big you are grow
ing, TOMMY If you don't look out you will
be getting taller than your father.h Tom
my-"Won't that be jollyl Then pap'n
have to wear my old trousers cut down for
him. It'd Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

THE telephone girl, no matter how charm
ing she may seem to be, is always quite
distant in her CONGRATULATIONS
Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

MUST NAVE agent: Ages. At, At ,SS SSGE: sample, p,
for &c. Stamp. Immense. Unrivnlled. Only good
ever invented Beats weights Sales unparalleled.
si2 = Day. Write quick. Brohard Mfg. Co., fhiln
ssSANx THIS PAPrA ims urha
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

The present indications are that
it will be long after the close of
this month before anything con-
elusive is done in congress upon
the silver matters before it.
Silver is no better than gold.
Gold stands upon the merits of it's
commercial value, let silver do
likewise.
The threatened dissensiOn in the
Irish ranks is healed and the Irish
party is solid for the Home Rule
bill.
The quarantine officers at New
York appear to understand their
responsibilities to the country.
All things are cheap just now
except money. The man with
money should buy and build. g
The admonition comes to the
householders of this city as well as
to the city fathers, clean up.
1t is more than probable that
the extremists in Congress will be
left with the bag to hold.
There is more gold than curren-
cy being paid over the counters of
the San Antonio banks.
Times are dull, but the man who
is selling San Antonio real estate
just now is duller still.
The man who puts spot cash into
San Antonio realty at this time is
doubling his money.
A steady run of six cent cotton is
an unanswerable argument in favor
of the hog pen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

The solid financial front that
Texas is presenting to the nation
in the midst of the general demon
alization has done wonders already
in inducing home seekers to enter
her wide domain, intent on finding
"a home and prosperity within her
borders. This expectation will not
be disappointed. Every,settler in
the state becomes in short meter a
missionary to spread the news of
the wonderful opportunities for
honest industry and sagacious
capital afforded in this Lone Star
country, and it will be with a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

The men who have money at
their command and are boarding it
now instead of loaning it at the adj
vanced rates that money now COM
mands, are missing it. The end of
this squeeze will come and the mil
lions that are tied up in the banks
will be released seeking invest
ment. To this will be added the
other millions taken out Of the
stockings and the safe deposit COM
panies, throwing into the lap of
commerce and speculation and
legitimate investment more money
than can find employment. AS a
consequence rates of interest will
drop and the man who refuses ten
per cent now will go begging for
some ~One to take his pile at six.
This is no fancy picture, and when
the hour comes and you discover
your folly remember that the
LIGHT told you how it would be.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

The workings of the existing SUI
gar bounty law, which the Demo-
Gratis are pledged to repeal, are
most satisfactory. The increased
output has been such as to call for
a bounty this season of over two
millions in excess of last season,
and of this amount $l,7OO,O0O was
for cane sugar. 1t is not likely I'M
der this showing that the Demo
cratic sugar growers will take
kindly to the destructive policy OF
their party.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Congressional Proceedings and Ma
tional and State Capital Notes.

tlonal ana state Capital Notes.
United States Senate takes up
the resolution of the committee on
finance for the repeal of the
Sherman purchace act, and that a
vote be taken on such repeal on
the 22nd inst. The debate was
opened by Lodge of Massachusetts,
in favor of the repeal, followed by
Wolcott opposed. Hoar said that
it was impossible for the United
States to maintain a standard of
value unsupported by the rest of
commercial world. After the close
of the days discussion Senate
went into executive session and
soon afterward adjourned.
The discussion of the silver bill
| in the House was devoid of Incl
dent, save the good natured raking
of Grosvenor, of Ohio, who cited at
tention to the fact that the Presi-
dents message declared the silver
| question nOn-partisan one, and
then proceeded to rake the Repub-
lican party as the authors of the
| present necessity. He charged
| that the present trouble in the
country arose from the fear of the
country that the Democratic party
would injure the industries of the
country with their tariff tinkering.
The award of the Behring sea
arbitration committee was not dis
appointing to the national govern
ment, which was expecting a de-
cisiOn adverse to the claims Of eX-
elusive right, as set up in the sixth
article submitted.
The finance committee of Con-
gress will hold daily sessions.
The state comptroller issues his
circular in answer to many re-
quests as to the tanning of cotton.
He holds that everything that is
not especially exempt from taxa
ton by law is liable to tax, and
that as cotton is only exempt while
in the hands Of the producer it is
subject to taxation as soon it
passes out of his possession.
The burglars are going through
Austin, but get little for their
pains.
Workmen are cleaning the sand,
drift and other debris out of the
dam crib and supply pipes.
| That wonderful abduction case
over which Austin was all agog
turns out to be a case of one woman
with two lovers, an interruption
of the tete a tete by the other fell
low and sudden get away in a
buggy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16
FINE RANCH. A BARGAIN.

slS, 600 on easy payment, will buy the
hnest and cheapest ranch 10 Bexar coun-
ty, thirteen miles west of San Antonio, on
the Culebra creek. Excellent meadows,
farming and pasture and timber lands, al
fenced, and containing $500 acres # land
with two fine wells OF permanent water
and two large tanks we'll distributed;
thrse dwelling houses, stables and corr ais.
For further information call upou j. V.
Oignowity, over Texas Nationa bank. tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l6, 1898,

The premium list Of the Dallas
State Fair and Exposition, which
opens in that city on the 18th OF
October, has been distributed. The
premiums are liberal, ranging
from $500 for the best individual
farm exhibit downward. The in
,dividual exhibits for both garden
ers and fruit growers are good, but
the premiums for small lots, or for
any particular vegetable or fruit
or grain, are not such as to induce
com petition, and the result will be
to stimulate the competition for
collective exhibits by the same
gardener or horti culturist instead
of an effort to produce the best
possible of any one product, grain
fruit or vegetable. The race de-
partment presents an attractive
program, and should draw, as S27,-
900 are hung up for the PAGERS,
runners and trotters. This fair
will be worth hundreds Of thOus-
ands of dollars to the capital of
the Trinity and emphasizes the
need of this city getting a move
on herself in the same direction.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

When that Southern Pacific train
is put on that whirls a:man into
New Orleans from this city in
thirteen hours it will be a pleasure
to take the rails. This section will
not then sigh for the rapid transit
of the east. Such a train will be
a great convenience to those who
take the southern route to the Pa
cific slope.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

II San Antonio owned an indie
pendent line of her own runniT G
from this city to the village OF
Arkansas Harbor it might be in
order for her to put 100000 into a
pot for the promotion Of deep water
schemes at Arkansas Pass, but I'M
der existing circumstances it would
pay this city a great deal better to
aid that railway to the mouth of
the Brazos and open to her trade
the finest cotton country in south
Texas. This latter would largely
increase the trade of this city and
put her in connection with the
only deep water port on the gulf
at present, whereas the benefit to
be derived from the opening Of
Arkansas Pass to a depth of twenty
feet is open to argument.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16
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Reading matter, editorial page, 25 cents
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Tong time advertisements. Discount given
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-16

Cleveland is not congressional
representative, and it is not his
funeral what kind of silver bill is
passed by a Congress. If it does
not suit him he will veto it, and in
the mean time he goes a fishing.
Happy Grover, lives in clover, til
it's over.