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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
ARAB SWIMMERS.
Their Skill and Endurance Seem Almost
Incredible.

Their Skill and Endurance Seem Almost
Incredible.
The American boy who spends his
summers by the sea, or within easy
walking distance of n stream or lake,
| sometimes thinks himself an accom-
plished swimmer. In comparison with
the boys who have twelve months of
practice year instead of three, such q
boy is very clumsy land-lubber in
deed. A traveller recently returned
cago News something about Arab
swimmers.
when ships are lying at anchor off
the coast" he said, "th, natives swim
about them for hours, with scarcely a
moments rest. You may hurl coin
with all your strength as far from the
ship as stpossible, but an Arab Is after
it like a flash. Darting through the
water like an arrow he has the money
before it has sunk many feet into the
water. He invariably gets the money,
never missing n single attempt.
"Often the swimmers Chamber on
board the boat, and endeavor to turn
an honest penny by entertaining the
passengers in one way or another
Some of their sleight-of-hand perform
ances are exceeding clever. remem-
Der one instance in particular in which
an Arabian magician got the better of
young passenger. The Arab swan
out to the ship and came aboard.
"While he was endeavoring to per-
form few tricks for those on deck,
the fresh young man had made him
self very offensive by attempting to
expose all the illusions and explain
them to the audience.
FINALLY the Arab asked some one to
loan him an English sovereign for a
few moments. The young man stepped
nimbly forward and handed the ma
gician the required gold piece. The
Arab stretched out his left hand, and
placed the coin in the middle of his up
turned palm in plain view of the spec
tators. He slowly closed his hand
without moving it's position. In sec
ond he opened it, and in place of the
sovereign was penny. The English
man wanted to examine it. The Arab
tossed it to him. While the young fell
low was examining the penny the
Arab made a dive for the side of the
ship There was a splash in the sea,
and that was the last the young man
ever saw of the Arab or the sovereign" 7"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

gay, glad morning sunshine, following
their band of music-a boys band that
was, too.
Conn stood and watched them with a
wistful, longing look in her great blue
eyes, and the soft, bright color coming
and going on her girlish cheeks. At
last she gathered d bunch of late red
roses, and put them in Eer bosom, and
went into the house. She sewed lit
tie, and then she tossed her work aside,
for who cares to work on holidays?
Then she took up her new book; but
the tale it told seemed dull and cold be-
sile the warm throbbing life of which
the outside world was full She wished
over and over that she were boy
that she might have marched away
with the rest Then She wondered if
she could not go into town and see
them from somewhere, in all their
glory. Very little idea had she of d
Boston crowd on Fourth of July. She
had been into town often enough with
her aunt or her uncle, and walked
through the quiet streets; and she
thought she should have little trouble
IN doing the same now. She looked in
her purse; she had not much money,
but enough so that she could ride if she
got tired, and she would be sure to
save some to come home. She called
her Aunt Sarah's one servant, and made
her promise to keep the secret "a long
| as she could, and then tell Aunt Sarah
that she had gone to Boston to find
Jack, and see him march with the rest.
The girl was a good-natured creature
not bright enough to know that it was
her duty to interfere, and easily per
suaded by Conn's entreaties and the
bit of blue ribbon with which they
were enforced
| And SO Conn started off, as the boy'
had done before her, and went on he
way. But she had no music to whicl
to march, and for company she had only
her own thoughts-her own hopes.
Still she marched bravely on.
There were plenty of other peopl'
going the same way-indeed it seeme'
! to Conn as if everybody must be goinI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Corrected His Mistake.

The late Justice Lamar was proba.
bly, the most absent-minded man that
ever occupied a prominent place in
public life in this country. The Boston
Herald tells this amusing story of his
forgetfulness:
:. AS long ago as the time when he
was senator, he got on a bob-tailed
car in Washington, took u quarter from
his pocket, and with thoughts intent
on far-away things, dropped it into
| the box.
- : .Why, SENATOR" exclaimed fellow
passenger who knew Mr.. Lamar, and
had noticed his mistake, ''don't you
think it's little eXtravagant to pay
twenty-five cents for a ride when the
fare is only five cents?"
why, that's fact, that's fact" re
sponded the senator, waking up from
his day dream.
| z Then he drew out handful o.
change, carefully picked out n nickel
dropped it into the box and sat down
satisfied that he had rectified his mis-
take, and had not paid thirty cents fol
his ride.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

into Boston. Excitement upheld her,
and she trudged along, mile after mile,
across the pleasant mill dam, and at
last she reached Beacon street. Her
head had begun to throb horribly by
the time she got into town. 1t seemed
to her that all the world was whirling
round and round, and she with it. But
she could not turn back then-indeed
she did not know how to find any con.
veyancc, and she knew her feet would
not carry her much farther. Surely she
must see Jack soon. He had said they
should march through Beacon street.
She would ask some one. She had an
idea that everyone must know about
anything so important as the Brighton
| Blues. AT last she got courage to speak
to n kind-looliing servant maid, in the
midst of q group on the steps of one of
the Beacon street houses. The girl
pitied her white face, so pale now,
with all the pretty pink roses faded
from the tired young cheeks, and an
swered kindly.
She did not know about the Brighton
Blues, but she guessed all the COM
panies had been by there or would
come. Wouldn't the young lady sit
down with them on the steps, and rest,
and wait a little?
And "the young lady" sat down.
What could she do else, with the world
whirling, whirling, and her feet SO
strangely determined to whirl out from
under her? And then it grew dark,
and when it came light again there was
-nf lAth on, hnt n al, Il, Low
lounge in cozy basement. and the
kind girl who had cared for her told
her that she had tainted. And then
she had some food and grew refreshed
little, but was strangely confused yet,
and with only one thought, to which
she held with all the strength of her
will--that she had come to see Jack,
and must look for him till he came.
So on the steps she stationed herself,
and the crowd surged by. Military
companies, grown-up ones, came and
went with glitter of brave uniforms,
and joyful clamor of music, and Conn
watched with all her soul in her eyes,
but still no Jack.
1t was mid-afternoon at last when
suddenly she saw the familiar blue, and
marching down the street came the
boyish ranks, following their own band
tired enough, all of them, no doubt
but their courage kept up by the music
and the hope of fireworks by and by.
Conn strained her eyes She did not
mean to speak, but after little, when
the face she longed for came in sight
something within her cried out with q
Shoro despairino cry.
"Oh, Jack! Jack!"
And Jack heard. Those who We're
watching saw one boy break from the
long blue line, and spring up the steps
where Conn sat, and seize in strong
hands the shoulders of girl all in
white. her face as white as her gown
and some red roses, withered now, upon
her breast.
"Conn-Conn Richmond" the boy
cried, what does this mean?"
Don't scold-oh, don't scold, Jack.'
said the pitiful quivering lips; Il only
came 60 see you marching with the rest,
and-Im tired"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
ADelicate Commitment.

Ito be able to compliment without
seeming to latter is rare gift, and
probably no race of men are endowed
with that girt more extensively than
the French.
An example of the Frenchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown in
that sweet little story of man who
had ventured to compliment white.
'.hnired old lady on her beatty
- 'Ah," said she, 81 fear you flatter
,me.s You call me pretty? Why, am
-.an old woman, my hair is white, and,
!. sec, here is wrinkle"
"A wrinlsle?" he replied. "Never
madame; that is not u wrinkle. 1t is
but q smile that has drifted from its
moorings."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

afternoon, when Aunt Sarah would
have company. But might she not put 1t
on now? Perhaps Jack wouldn't be here
then, and she could be careful. So she
slipped INFO the dainty gown, and fast
ened hooks and buttons in nervous
haste, and then looked in the glass, as
every other girl that ever lived would
have done in her place.
1t was a bright, fair face that she
saw thcre-all pink and white, and
with those violet eyes over which the
long golden lashes dropped, and that
soft bright golden hair that lay in little
rings and ripples round her white fore
head, and hung wavy mass down to
the slender waist which the blue ribbon
girdcd. Conn was pleased, no doubt,
with the sight she saw in the mirror
how could she help being? She tripped
downstairs, and out of the door. Jack
whistled when he saw her.
"What! all your fineries on at this
time of day? What do you think Moth
er Sarah will say to that?"
The pretty pink flush deepened in
the girls cheeks, and she answered
him almost as though she had done
something wrong:
"1ll be so careful. Jack. / won't
spoil it. BY and by you'll be gone, and
/ wanted to look nice when saw the
new pistol"
This seemed extremely natural to
Jack. The pistol was to him q matter
of such moment that no amount of
demonstration in its honor would have
seemed too great. Viewed in this light,
it really appeared quite a meritorious
act that Conn should have put on the
white dress, and he looked her over
with that air of half patronizing ap-
proval with which boys are apt to re-
gard the good looks of their sisters and
their cousins.
Then he exhibited the pistol. 1t had
as q boys knife, or gun, or boat al
ways as-distingrhshing and in
pistol, though it were run in the same
mold, could quite compare with it, and
it was by some sort of wonderful
chance that he had become its pos
SCISSOR. Conn wondered and admired
with him to his hearts content Then
came breakfast, and then the marching
of the Brighton Blues. This was a
company of boys in blue uniform
handsome, healthy, wide-awaSe boys,
from fourteen to seventeen years old
every one of them the pride of mothers,
and sisters and cousins. They were to
march into Boston, and parade the
streets, and dine Mt restaurant, and
see the fireworks in the evening, and
don't know what other wonderful
things.
Jack was in the highest spirits. He
was sure he and his pistol Were neces-
sary part of the day; and he sincerely
pitied Conn, because she was girl, and
must stay at home.
"Bang, whang, whang goes the drum, tootle-te-
tootle the fife:
Oh! the day in the city square-there is no such
pleasure in life"
he quoted and then he called back to
her from the gate:
'It's too bad, Conn, that there's no
fun for you, but keep your courage up,
and I'll bring you something
And SO they marched away in the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

Babel of noise about her. What was
It? Had everybody gone mad? Then
her wits began to wake up She re-
membered that it was Fourth of July.
The worst noise of all-why, that ;nust
be Jacks pistol, which he had been
saving up money to buy all winter
md all summer And that other sound
that must be torpedoes; and there
was the old dog. Hero, barking at
them, and no wonder; it was enough to
make any respectable dog bark.
Firecrackers! Ugh! Wasn't the pis-
tol bad enongh without all these side
shows? Just then Jack called out from
the yard below:
Conn! Conn.,
The girls name was Constantia Rich
mond; but she was too slight and bon
NY for such long name and everybody
called her Conn.
She shook back her fair, soft curls,
as golden as baby's now, though Conn
was fourteen, and putting little shawl
over her shoulders, peeped out of the
open window, as pretty little slip OF
girl as you would care to see, and looked
down on the face, half-boyish, half
manly, which was upturned to her. If
Jack had been her brother, perhaps she
would have scolded him; for Conn loved
her morning nap, and the general din
had discomposed her, no doubt. But
Jack was only her cousin, and her sec
ond cousin at that: and it's surious
what a difference that does make.
Your brothers your brother all the
days of his life; but your cousin is an
other affair, and far less certain. So
Conn said, quite gently:
"What is it? Can / do anything?
But I'm sure don't want to help you
make any more noise. This has been
oh, really dreadful"
She spoke with droll, tie fine-lady
air, and put her pretty little fingers to
her pretty little ears, and Jack laughed.
He had not begun to think of her yet
as "a charming girl-shc was just Cousin
Conn.
'What," he cried. mot like noise on
Fourth Of July? Why, you don't deserve
to have country"
''I'm sure wish hadn't" said Conn,
with a little dash of spirit
''Are you dressed?" cried the boy six
teen years old, but all boy still.
''No."
''Well, just hurry, then, and come
down. I'm off in half an hour with the
brighton Blues, and ] want you to sec
first how this pistol works"
High honor this, that she, girl
should be invited to inspect the won
dcrful pistol!
Conn began to dress hurriedly. Wha,
should she put on? Her white dress
hung in the closet-such white dress
as girls wore then, for ii was many
years ago-all delicate rufiies, and with
blue ribbon sash, as dainty-fne as pos
Sible She knew that was meant fol-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
THE LIBERTY BELL.

Where congress met and freedom flung
Our starry banner to the breeze,
Exuttingly its iron tongue
Ali thro' that summer morning sung
Our newborn liberties.
1t told the ending of the night,
The happy dawn of freedoms day,
And overland there flashed light
or brotherhood and human right,
The end Of kingly sway.
Obi how tho good old bell told out
Tho Joyous tale of freedoms birth!
From cast to west, from north to south
The message of its brazcn mouth
Rolled all around the earthl
1t sung the birthright of the race,
The glory of the brave and free,
And pcaling from its sacred place
1t set the whole wide world ablaze
With dreams of liberty.
IT'S old, and uttcrs now no sound,
But yet lis echoes ring sublimel
It's resting place is holy ground
To freedoms sons, wherever found,
Until the end of time.
Louis Sverre Amonsoa, in Youths Con
panion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
a .ireau Success.

Mrs. Wimpleton-Come, Mr.. Twich-
i'eiiham, and let me introduce you to
Mr. tShinglenaile, the coming archi-
! tect..
~ elienham-Thanks, but have
already met the young man. In fact,
he built house for me.
Mrs. Wimpleton-Really? And was
jta success?
Twickenham-He seems to think 80.
He is living in it.-Vogue.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
An Awful Threat.

Flohr Wallser-Where is Miss Pretty
miss this morning?
Miss Valencines-Oh, she hasn't got
down yet. Perhaps there has been an
other delay to the subur--
Flohr Walker-IIh, here she comes.
Miss Prettymiss, if this tardiness on
your part continues, shall be COM
pelled to place you at the remnant
counter.-Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
The Tobacco Habit Cured.

"It is very hard for an old smoker to
give up the habit all at once"
81 don't know about that. You re-
member old Tom Jinllson?"
'Yes; he has been smoking all his
life"
well, he has given it up"
"Did he taper off gradually?"
"No he gave it up all at once. He
was in a stone quarry and n spark
from his pipe fell in keg of giant
powder."-Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

England by the late Lady Brassey, and
though she gave some of them away
to friends, the country of their origin
was kept secret by all who owned the
dogs. 1t is pretty well established
now that they come from China, and as
they have been taken up by English
dog,fanciers, and are being exhibited
at English shows, they will doubtless
soon become a fad" with our own
toy-dog' 1overs.-Harper's Young Peo-
pIe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Daily Pyrotechnlcai DISPLAY.

First New Yorlser-Have a nice time
while you were in Europe?
Second New Yorker-Splendid! You
should have been with us. saw vesu-
vius in eruption.
First New Yorker-Well, as far as
that goes haven't missed anything.
My wife's mother is staying with us
now, and have that sort of thing
every day.-Texa Slfsinga
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

YES" said the girl who had be-
friended her, "and she tainted clean
away, and she's more dead than alive
now; and if you've heart in your
bosom, you'll let your play soldering
go, and take care Cf her"
And just then Jack realized, boy as he
was, that he had a heart in his bosom
and that his Cousin Conn was the
dearest and nearest thing to that heart
in the whole world But he did not
tell her so till long years afterward.
| Just now his chief interest was to get
her home. No more marching for him;
| and what were fireworks. or the supper
the boys were to take together, in COM
parison with this girl, who had cared
SO much to see him in his holiday
glory?
| He took her to an omnibus, which
ran in those days to Brighton, and by
tea time he had got her home. He
found his mother frightened and help
less, and too glad to get Conn back to
think of scolding.
1t was six years after that, that in
! the battle of Malvern Hills, July /,
| loOS, JlCh, u Tcul SOlulcr Uncti, anu no
longer boy playing at the mimicry of
war, was wounded; and next day the
news came to the quiet Brighton home.
Conn had grown to be a young lady
in the sweet grace of her twenty sum-
mers, and she was her Aunt Sarah's
help and comfort. To these two wom-
en- came the news of Jacks peril. The
mother cried little, helplessly; but
there were no tears in Conn's eyes.
Aunt Sarah," she said, quietly, ~
am going to find Jack"
And that day she was off for the Pen.
insula. 1t was the Fourth of July
when she reached the hospital in
which her Cousin Jack had been
placed. She asked about him, trem-
bling; but the news, which reassured
her, was favorable. He was wounded,
but not dangerously. 1t was girlish
instinct, which every girl will under
stand, that made Conn put on fresh,
: white gown before she used the per
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
a Man of the People.

Hungry lliggins-I tell you, old fell
Ter, this here man Gladstone is fell
Ter would like to meet and shake by
the hand.
Weary Watlsins-WhyP
Hungry Higgins-This here paper
says that he has wore the same collar
for twenty years or more.-Indianapo
lis Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
He Objected.

"Since you are 10 be my sister" " said he,
Instead OF my wife. as you say.
You cannot object to bestowing on me
A kiss in q sistery way"
shc smiled and replied with ingenious air:
'lf kiss you are wanting, dear brother.
Just step right into the sitting-room there
AND afcctionately kiss our mother"
Kansas City Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
NEW KIND OF DOG.

The Black Pug from China VIII Soon BE
Popular.
Ten or twelve years ago such an ami
NAL as black pug-dog was unknown
both in this country and in Europe,
and even now it is very rare, not n sim
gle specimen having been exhibited ut
the last dog show in New York city.
Black pugs were first introduced into
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

The Depositor-So Mr.. Skipwith Cash
has left the bank?
The New Cashier-Yes, and it's about
all he did leave.-Truth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

We knew the programme OF the town
Professions and orations--
But, careless of the days renown,
We lodged its demonstrations.
They call 1t Independence day,
Its import we'll defining,
And 1t lost me my sccpteTs sway,
Through process OF resignlng.
The wood was cool and summar-sweet
Our friends were in the distance:
My traitor heart would not retreat,
And failed to make resistance.
MY case was helpless. renounced
All rights, Jeannottc succeeding
And autumn saw the words pronounced
Which keep me from seeding
Since then Jeanette afIlrms (and
Am not ashamed to state iU
That fourth day of the month July,
Hcnceforth wen celebrate It'll
Meredith Nicholson, in Judge
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01
Caught in Her own Trap.

When she assured me that might
Look on her always as sister,
exercised q brothers right,
And most afiectionately kissed her
Truth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-01

y II should steal kiss from you,
Pray, pretty maid, what would you doe"
With eyelids dropped, she murmured: 'well,
Until you do how can tell?'
-Brooklyn Iifa
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-05

GHfc2so. Jan. 4.--N heat staFted depressed
aud lOweF this incoming. mainly en- The heavy
local receipts. Alter the asst hour Of toe sss-
sfon the sentime8t OF the traders undrrsent
a complete change. Cables carr IN stronger.
domestic markets strengthened a1d a epost
vas received that The Mi ers association OF
Leeds, Enxland. had advanced the price OF
Hour Il per - uads. Tue shorts Ia their
anxiety tlt prices up about &C. Corn was de-
eldediy strong alter the first hour unit! the
iasf few minutes o. the session, when there
was a 3 ght reaction from top prices Closing
prices were II hfsaer. OATS were stroBs In
sympathy With eoFu and closed 3se higher.
Ihe pray son market " a. strong aud osed
&C higher To- pork ana E51e hlxher for ard
and I'll s- Wright ami cfeger were active buy
eEs and thai alarmed the shorts Trailux
was fairly active and the market very nervous
ant easily advanced. stop let orders were
dtfleus 10 execute. and at times impossible 70
by Il &C the limits ven on park. jumps OF
DC per barre being frequent.
cios!o- nriccs.
whsaI-January. Use; May. 7sa.c. July.
esra-January. are; February. as,sc; May.
oass-Jias1rs. axe: May. Sc; February
Use
Pork-January. tls.7O; February. sls.s7; May.
Lsrd-Janaary. slo62; February. slOe5i May.
s.9.i-.
snort Ri6s-JanuaTy. telsi February. s9.i5;
MAJ slt-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-05
Farrn produc,,-F,r,, Hands.

Eggs. res; bnttsr. 10 20 22cS potatoes, 20
% So beans. hanc-ptcked. sl-se; honey, l-1st4
l5cs curly lettuac. -0c per IA; head lettuce.
i3c. parsley. - dOk lunches; turEips. = { 0
s0c ol; es1ta-cs. s. - soc doz. teets. sc bu;
rutta hagss. 15.3zc IN; apples. 20 10 81 bu;
carrots. = % 90; celery is 20 DC doc 81 uash.
&c spinach. s5c bus vegetable oysters. % 70
&c Goz bGnchess parsnirs. ~ 10 eec per
lbs Ell
Wheat. old and new 65c; cora. new. sic;
cid. sc; oats Sc; ryr. doe; bar ey. 81 ~.
Flour and teet--Liy white ci-sii pttent.
go per cwf. burSUbeat -four. so per cwG
cora neal. Slab per ton ; feed. s1o.0s per ton
mitilinss. SIS per tols bran. SIS per ton
sllps ti5 pr ton screenings SIS PEI ton.
W3Di-W Mashed. la @; lnwashed, sls&Dc-
Hsr-Clover, sa.rs .0.0e, timothy. lc@llc.
~traH--s ett.isi.
Moot i6-ir. beach ard marie. s2a222
Beef fl6e. pork. b sa.cs iresh pork iolns.
i0i49ig RI; mutton. %, 1ci saring lamb &c;
fowls. 81; dueks. ilel-t.; turkeys. i3Slac;
geese. 80 ilcs suring chicken. sclle YEA. =
&c. ven sou. s'etfe; bear meat sole: butter
IN. dairT. / Bl5tsc, creamery butterine. Il =
5lr
Hides aud Ta'Icy-t'reen. 2isG5izc; steers.
ovs- -o hs. 1c: cured hidcs. z3fl5c calf
ssias. green. 5rs eat skins cured. SIC; tai
JOS. rough. srs rendered. S'ses peits. lO915c
shear tl-s ln.