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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

THE silver dollar of the United States
will celebrate the centennial anniver-
sary of its birthday upon October Is
next, says the Philadelphia Record, On
July 1s, 1894, the Bank of Maryland de-
posted at the Philadelphia mint French
coins of the value of $so,7l5 for coinage
dnto silver dollars under the act of
1855. The first lot of these finished
coins was delivered on October IS, 1894.
There were 1,75s of them in all and
they were the precursors, the first
waves of the vast hoodtide of silver
dollars that has poured out upon the
country during the one hundred years
that have elapsed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

A NEW instrument for the use OF nav
Iigators is now being tested on the
North German Lloyd steamer Weimar.
1t is called the solar-meter, and is in
tended to supplant the compass, and
enable vessels course to be deter
mined without the necessity of rnathc-
Imatical computation. 1t is placed i'll
the water and fioated on mercury, thus
to avoid any vibration. 1t is promised
to overcome the difficulties experienced
by the deviations of the magnetic
needle when in close proximity to iron
or steel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

THE bronze gates erected at the
main entrance of Trinity church, New
York, by William Waldorf Astor in
memory of his father, John Jacob As
tor, are in place, but are still screened
from public view by cover of heavy
canvas. The doors at the sole en-
frances, also part of the memorial,
have been in use for several months.
1t has taken nearly three years to COM
plete the entire set of doors, and the
cost has been about 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

FIVE new statues have recently been
set up in the parks and squares of
New York: The Columbus, designed
by a Spaniard, in Central park; the
Roscoe Conkling in Madison square;
the Greeley at the junction of Sixth
avenue and Broadway; the Ericsson in
Battery park, and the Nathan Hale in
City Hall park, and among these the
last named is the only one which can
lbe called worthy of its cost and it's
,nlace
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

"CY" WARMAN, the poet, who is re-
sponsible for ''Sweet Marie" in an in-
terview with Chicago reporter OBJ
served that there were people who af-
fected to prefer his ''Be Nearer Me,
LUCILLE" or his Chamber Closer,
Clara" but for his part he liked
best ''the poem with the hard,
round, shiny bones in it, whereupon
he produced wallet containing quar-
ferly statement of his royalties on
"Sweet Marie" showing that July,
August and September they would ex-
coed 81 900
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

AMONG the titled Jews of England in
this century the Jewish Chronicle men
tions Sir Samuel Montagu, Sir Albert
,Sassoon, Sir Moses Montefore, Sir Ju-
llian, Sir Francis and Sir James Gold
Ismid, Sir Anthony and Sir Nathaniel
Rothschild, Sir George Jessel Sir Da-
ivid Salomons, Sir Augustus Harris and
Lord Beaconsfeld.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
COST OF A KISS.
A Young Southerner Pays for stolen
Sweets with His Life.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 4,-Near
Newsite, Tallapoosa county, at s a. IN.
James Ashley and his son Robert
went into field where Robert Cross,
young farmer, was harvesting.
Robert Ashley held Cross while his
father fired seven bullets into his
body. Ashley fred as long as Cross
breathed, remarking: II am going to
shoot as long as there is breath in the
rascals body" Cross went to church
with Ashley's daughter Sunday and
kissed her. She reported the matter
to her father and the murder resulted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

THE largest diamond in the world,
the Excelsior, was discovered June 80,
1898, in the mines of Jagersfontine,
Cape Colony, by Edward Jorgansen, an
inspector, 1t IS stone of the first wa
ter, valued at So, ,oOO,o ,oOO 1t was shipped
TO London on gunboat and deposited
jim the Bank of England for safe keep
ing. The stone weighs 971% karats.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

Two men left large case at rail-
road depot at Memphis, recently. AS
they did not return, the case was
topened and found to contain the num-
my of a man, which, it is said, came
from a mine in Norway. The body
was feet Il inches long and was in a
splendid state of preservation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

THE standard colors of the Postal
union will, it is expected, be adopted
by the United States government.
These colors are: Green for one-cent
stamps, red for two-cent stamps and
blue for five-cent stamps. Most of the
Postal union countries have adopted
fhem
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY is noted
rs the tennis champion of Washing
ton. He takes great interest IN the
sport and is an enthusiastic and ex-
pert PLAYER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

Gov MATTHEWS, of Indiana, does not
want the impression to go abroad that
he mortgaged his farm to get money to
pay the militia, because he did nothing
of the sort. That story is now gong
the rounds of eastern papers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

A CHICAGO jury has decided that a
man who fred at his wife five times at
close range and only hit her twice is
mot guilty of assault with intent to
llSill. They seemed to think that SO
wretchedly poor shot is not capable
of a murderous assault, but his offense
merited at least short term in shoot
6np gallery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

THE state with the greatest railroad
mileage is 1llinois-1O,42s miles Next
comes Pennsylvania, with 9,435; Texas,
with 9,1s4; Kansas, with s,931; Ohio,
with 1858: Iowa, with s,5l3, and New
York, with S.11O.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

CHIEF FORD, of the bureau of statis-
tics says that the revenue from the in
rome tax will range between S12, 900, 600
and S3g, 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

NEWSPAPERS in Russia have been for
hidden to make any mention of the
dresses worn by the empress on state
occasions, because one oi them, by
mistake, described her as wearing a
gown completely out of fashion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

1T is said that Senator Dolph, of Ore
gon, never smiles. In the whole course
of his service in the senate nobody has
seen his eye light up or his lip quiver.
Why it is, no one has ever had the cour-
RUe to ask.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
Pleasures of Country Lie.

Cleverton-Now that you are living
in the country l suppose you have
zresh milk every day.
Dashaway-We didn't this morning.
Cleverton-Why not?
Dashaway-Thet train from town was
two hours late.-Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

DESPERATE .--Clara-"Would you accept
nm apologyr Mamie-"Yes, anything, lit
only looked like man. Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
ASHLEY FALLS,

George Blodgett, ST. has greatly i'm proved his residence by new windows above and verandah on the south and west side with bow window at south east corner of main building.
 Preparations are being made for Children's Day exercises in the NJ. E. Church here next Sunday evening. A fine program has been provided by Mr Manvel, Sunday school superintendent, which, with additions of suitable character. will be rendered by the Sunday school and choir. Come out and be one with the children on next Sunday evening and aid in good cause
 George Wood is painting his tenement house south of his residence.
 John Lumer has commenced making improvements at the new house recently purchased of Mrs Wm. Moore.
 Mrs Hannah Gardner died at her home here after only few hours ill., ness on June 9th. She was the widow of James Gardner, who died 49 years ago. Mrs Gardner had been remarkably we'll for woman of her years (nearly 82) all the spring, doing much towards setting her house in order, as 1t were, for her own funeral, which took place last Friday at one p. m., Rev. Wm Wake fficiating. Mrs Gardner leaves six children, several of whom are in the far west. Abram, who resides in Chap inville, and Mrs A. Crandall, of Adams, were the only children able to attend the funeral.
 A horse belonging to Rev. Mir Wake was found dead on the rocks under the east and Of tha old mill dap, laok Qatur day. It had been pasturing near by and it is supposed, fed along out on the projecting stones and being partial. ly blind, fell off to the rocks below g distance of some 15 feet or more
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
CHAPlNvILLE.

Children's Day found the chapel or namented with profusion of wild flowers. Miss Nettle Gay had prepared the district school children for the ex- ercises, consisting of appropriate songs and recitatiops, which were we'll render ed. The address of welcome was by Louie Ashman. The program was as follows: ''Children's Day." Annie Picket; "The Kingdom, Lucy Judd "A Young Governor" Hiram McClen ; "A Kings Question. Mary Cane; Mot easy to keep" Edith Frank; "The Wolves" Bessie O'Brien; "Other Foes, y Kirkland Grey; .'Shown in the face. {" Willie Cane; "Blessing others" Ray McDuffie, Estella Smith, Robert Ash man, Hattie Mclean ana Harry Gordon; .'What can Children do," Lulu Frank and Minnie Humes; Looking for the Kingdom" Lucy Judd and Annie Whit ford; ''It is well," Bessie Judd. When the exercises were half over the Rev Mir George administered baptism to the four little girls of William Soules and to the two grandchildren of John Van Deusen.
 l.. S Judd has taken the Lee cottage east of the Lakes to build.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
HUNTSVILLE and SOUTH CANAAN

Miss Belle Judd spent Sunday in East Canaan as the guest of her sister. Mrs O. S. Adam.
 Mrs O. E. Hanchett is at Bethel Station, N. r., visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs 0. Snyder. -.#
 Miss NJ. Sandford, of Danbury, Is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Wells Yale.
 Mir and Mrs Sherman Kimberley. of Goshen, spent little time at R. P. Pendleton's last week, while on their way to Canaan to attend the meeting of Mountain Go. Pomona Grange, Mrs Kim berley being Lecturer of the grange.
 Miss Kate Lamb and Miss Garry, oi sharon, spent little time at Rufus Whitford's last week.
 Mrs A B. Ensign was in Lime Rock for little time last week as the guest of Mrs s. F. Eusign.
 Wm Wright, of Chicago, is visiting his cousin, Mrs M. A. Blodgett.
 A large proportion of the members oi Hollenbeck Grange attended the ses. sion of Mountain Go. Pomona No. 4, which met in Canaan June 6. They re- port fine time and interesting pro. gram.
 Children's Day was observed at the church Sunday. The little ones did much credit to their teacher, Miss Hattie Willard. The floral decorations under the management of Misses Emms Howe aud Gertrude Merwin were beau. tiful
 A number from this place attended the meeting of the Housatonic Union of the Y. P. $. O. E. at Cornwall Bridge June 2. There was large attendance, and one of the most interesting meet. ings the union has ever held.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
W EST CORNWALL.

All will be pleased to learn that Miss Mary Beck is fast regaining health. Her nurse, Miss l.. o. Hayhurst, of New Haven, is still with her.
 Mir James Thompson, of Norfolk, was in town Sunday. Miss Martha Thomp- son and sister. of Bridgeport, were call ed here Sunday by the sickness of their father.
 Work was resumed on Monday morn ing at John l.. Washing's shear factory.
 Miss Genevieve Seeley is visiting her mother for few days
 A pleasant entertainment was held at the close of the West District school last Friday evening.
 Children's Day exercises held in the chapel Sunday consisted of recitations and singing. Charlie Memmott receiv- ed the bible.
 Agent w. s. Powell and wife spent Sunday at Long Hill.
 The ladies will find some pretty cam brio wrappers at the millinery rooms going at S1. % and $175. Hardly the bare cost of making. The lace and Jet capes also marked way down.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
A Peculiar Revolver.

James Cox was found lying near the foot of Illinois street at 10 o'clock Satur- day morning with gash in his scalp. He said he had been shot by Max Schmidt, saloon keeper near by. Cox was sent to the county hospital and Schmidt arrested. At the county hospi- tai the attending physician said Cox had not been shot, and that the scalp wound was of trifling narure. Cox was re- turned to the East Chicago avenue sta ton and locked up. Schmidt was charged with assault, gave bond and was re- leased.
 Patrolman Becker went to Schmidt's saloon and secured possession of 8 pc culiar revolver. It is circular in shape and resembles q pocket tape measure with short barrel attachment. Inside the device is a revolving cylinder with seven chambers of small caliber. The revolver is held in the small of the hand, with the barrel protruding through the fingers. The operator can discharge the weapon by squeezing it, and the pro- truding barrel also serves the purpose of brass knuckles. Cox said that Schmidt struck him with this weapon several times and then shot him in the head. The caliber of the revolver is only 22, the bullets being oblong in shape. The weapon makes only slight report, but is capable of doing considerable damage. It is the first of its kind the police of the East Chicago Avenue station have seen. Chicago Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
Funerals In the Middle Are..

In the middle ages it was customary at the funeral of any great person to have his horse led and armor borne be- fore his corpse, the horse being after ward claimed as a mortuary due to the church at which the burial took place. The armor was either reserved for the next of kin of the deceased or else was hung up in the church. No doubt much of tho armor suspended over tombs Is mere ''undertakers' trappings," although ofteS considered genuine and of antiq- uity.
 Over the tombs of bishops the episco- pal miter and pastoral staff were some times suspended, as in the case of those in Winchester cathedral hanging over the tomb of Bishop Morley. who died in 1896, and of those in Bromsgrove church, Worcestershire, suspended over the mon- ument of Dr. Hall, bishop of Bristol, who died in l71O.-W Westminster Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
FALLS VILLAGE.

Mrs Judge Philo Belden, of Roches- ter, Wis, is guest of Henry Belden.
 Miss Blanche Carey, of sharon, was in town over Sunday.
 Jsbez Brewster, of Bridgeport, was in town Sunday.
 The Beveridges, from Nebraska, will give concert in Citizens Hall on the evening of the 20th inst.
 Hon. N. Staub, of New Milford, came here Saturday on fronting expedition
 Geo. w. Capron has a curiosity in the clock line known as "Columbus clock. The works contain only three wheels with long pendulum, which is governed by pulley. It has but one pointer and lever reaches across the top, which causes the ticking and keep the clock in motion.
 The Julians gave play at Citizens Hall last night Wednesday, The band had share in the profits.
 The closing exercises of the David M Hunt school will occur on the evening of June 27th. There will be three graduates.
 Mir and Mrs Minott Lyman were guests of friends in this vicinity on the 10th inst.
 Children's Day passed of very pleas ontly, the decorations at both the Methodist and Congregational churches being very tasteful and there was an abundance of flowers. A large arch of evergreens with the words "Consider the Lilies," composed of daisies, on the under side. was very attractive fea- ture at the Methodist church. The ex- ercises were wholly carried out by the children. ...
 A large and fine assortment of croquet sets and hammocks have just been re- ceived at Capron's at prices that are right.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
GREAT HARRINGTON.

1t was announced Saturday morning that the Great Burlington electric light company had made an agreement with the Monument Mills company at Housatonic for lease of their water power. This power Is located at the new dam near the site of the old furnace little over the town line in Stock bridge. An electrical plant has been located there and arrangements will at once be made for supplying this village with electrical lighting from that place. If this plan is carried out the electric light station in this village will be dis continued.
 Miss Mary Spurr graduated from Housatonic Hall Friday. The class ex- ercises at the Congregational chapel were we'll attended. A musical program was rendered and an address was made by Professor James H. Tufts, of the University of Chicago.
 Frank Endres, who rode in the relay bicycle race from this village to Shef. field, Friday, covered the six miles in Is minutes.
 Patrick McGowan. Christian hill farmer, while milking his COW last week Wednesday was knocked over by the animal and severely injured.
 The marriage of Legrand l.. Gorhsm and Miss Mary McCartv occurred at St Peter's church the evening of June 6 Rev David Moves officisted. The groom is a merchant on Railroad street in this village.
 Ward Reed is planning to build two cottages on Dresser avenue.
 William J. Ksrner, of New York, who once resided in Egremont, will address tue Thursday Morning club to-day Subject: Mexico our sister Repub- lie"
 Eldad Moore, village carpenter, be- gun work the latter part of the week on new barn on W. W. Norton's farm south of this village.
 All the churches that observed Chil- iren's Day were crowded to the doors Sunday evening.
 who is also known as Scott, who eloped with Miss Daisy Andrus, of Housatonic, one day last week, was captured by Chief of police Pilon at Hartford Sat urday evening. He was brought before the District court iu this village Mon Jay. The case was continued to June 2l. The girl is at the home of her mother at Housatonic.
 Mrs Lorica Pattison, of Glendale aged 50 years, committed suicide by hanging herself from the limb of tree quarter of a mile from her house Saturday night. Her body was found Sunday af- ternoon by a young man who was ram- bling in the grove. The woman was housekeeper for George Webster. She was daughter of Levi Pixley, of this town. Poor health is said to have caus- ed her rash act.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
The Tower of Silence.

The Parsees will not burn or bury their dead, because they consider dead body impure, and they will not suffer themselves to defile any of the clements. They therefore expose their corpses to vultures. One sees nothing but the quiet, white robed procession (white is mourning among the Parsees) following the bier to the Tower of Silence. At the entrance they look their last on the dead, and the corpse bearers-a caste of such carry it within the precincts and lay it down, to be finally disposed of by the yultures which crowd the tower.
 Meanwhile, and for three days after, the priests say constant prayers for the departed, for his soul is supposed not to leave the world till the fourth day after death. On the fourth day there IS the Uthanna ceremony, when large sums of money are given away in memory of the departed. The liturgy in use is series of funeral sermons by Zoroaster.
 Of superstitions the Parsees have had more than they retain. Connected with burial is the popular conception as to the efficacy of a dogs gaze after death. Dogs are sacred and supposed to guide the souls of the dead to heaven and to ward off evil spirits; hence it is custom ary to lead dog into the chamber of death, that he may look at the corpse before it is carried to the tower.-Nine- teenth Century.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

It is no longer fashionable for women to kiss one another.
 In 1899 there were 1, 1895 vessels of all kinds built in the United States, with an estimated tonnage of 199, 900 900. . Shoes worn alternately on the right and left feet last longer, but only old fashioned people have them made that way.
 Two clocks that have been in the pos session of the Webster family of Hart ford for the past century are still keep ing good time-never varying a second, 1t is claimed.
 The Borden homestead, at Fall River, Mass, in which the mysterious assassi- nation of MT. and Mrs. Borden took place, has been remodeled and converted into a tenement house.
 The Christians of Philadelphia have a Sunday breakfast association, the pur- pose of which is to give a breakfast to deserving wayfarers. One Sabbath morning they fed es7 men.
 The smallest republic in the world is Franceville, one of the islands of the New Hebrides. The inhabitants consist of 40 Europeans and 500 black work men employed by a French company,
 The undesirable epithet "uninterest- ing" applied to the energetic city of Newark, N. J., in Baedeker's guidebook of the United States, is to be eliminated from the second and corrected edition.
 The Society of Antiquity of worces- ter, Mass, is taking steps to secure the preservation of the General Rufus Put man house in Rutland as memorial of that distinguished Revolutionary leader.
 Accompaniment of growing willow and the manufacture of willow ware has been attempted by a western capitalist, who expects great results. Four hun. dred acres of land near St. Louis have been reserved for the undertaking.
 Figures for new sort of census are being gathered by Professor Earl Burns of Stanford university. He has scat tered circulars to parents all over Cali fornia asking them whether their chil- dren tell lies; if so. from what motive and how often, etc.
 One of the ugliest savage races on earth are the Canoe Indians," who spend all their daylight time upon the water. At the bottom of each boat, near the center, some earth is piled. and on it & small fire of sticks is kept burning for the partial comfort of the occupants.
Connecticut western news., 1894-06-14
Education In Armenia.

The Turkish government looks upon education as dangerous on general prin- ciples, and regards printing presses as devices of satan tending directly to sedi- dition, and it hates its Armenian sub- jects because they are Christians. The Christian schools, which have labored under many difficulties for years, are now subject to a growing pressure of persecution. The suspicious of the police are awakened by the most trifiag and fantastic causes.
 A volume of Cicero was seized as trea- sonable matter because it referred to a conspiracy. the conspiracy of Cataliue. A text book on chemistry was interdict- ed for fear the symbol H20 (oxyde of hydrogen) should suggest the idea "Ha- mid II (the present sultan) is cipher. " Sermons on resistance to sin are suspect ed of advocating rebellion against the government. The possession of few verses of poetry printed in the Armenian tongue is enough to send the owner to prison.-Journal of Education.