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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28

pay him another visit before the arrival
of the train. He knew it must be almost
midnight and the movements of the
rogues outside convinced him that they
were preparing for the work they had
come to do
Through the window he could see
that the red lantern had been swung
into position, and after little he heard
them pacing restlessly up and down
the platform as though growing impa-
tient. The clock in the Office had struck
twelve at least twenty minutes before
a faraway whistle announced the ap-
proach of the tardy train. Immediate
ly there was cessation of the monoto-
nous tread outside, and few moments
later, with rumble and roar and hiss
ing of the air brakes, the train drew up
to the station. The next moment
the command of "Hands up!"
was followed by the report of
several revolvers fired simultaneously,
and Jack, throwing aside his cords.
rushed out just in time to see his half
dozen midnight visitors marched into
the baggage car at the point of a dozen
revolvers leveled at their heads. In
the midst of the babel of voices that
followed, Jack found out that Lizzie
had succeeded in stopping the train
and that with the aid of volunteer pas
sengers the train crew had no diff
Guilty in capturing the robbers, who
were not prepared for the volley of
balls which had greeted them as they
attempted to board the train. Two of
them were wounded, and the other
four, seeing that it was no use to re-
sist, had quietly surrendered.
Brave Lizzie was given into the care
of her brother, and in spite of her pro-
test purse of fifty dollars. raised by
the grateful passengers, was thrust
Hpon her. After the train had started,
Jack locked the station securely and as
the two walked home together they
agreed to say nothing about their ex-
perience to their mother until she was
we'll and strong again. Consequently
the first intimation she had of the dan
ger they had braved came a week later
| in the form of check for two hundred
dollars from the railroad company
payable to Jack and Lizzie Taylor-for
the use of their private line in captur-
ing the robbers Chicago News.
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of drawing the rest after them, when
the whole band started away on the
full jump, bowling as they went. I
found sixteen of their number dead.
and probably not few were wounded"
AS rule, the gray wolf soon disap-
pears from settled regions. In the
United States there is probably not
one wolf to-day where twenty years
ago there were fifty. The killing of
the ranchmen's cattle, colts and sheep
was not to be tolerated, and a bounty
was put on the gray VOLTS head, with
fatal effect. More deadly than the
steel trap or the Winchester, the
strychnine bottle was universally
brought to bear upon his most vulnera-
BILE point-his ravenous appetite. Even
during the last days of the buffalo in
Montana, the hunters poisoned wolves
by hundreds, for their pelts, which
were worth from three to five dollars
each. Now it is very difficult matter
to find gray wolf, even in the wild
west, and in Montana and Wyoming
they are almost as scarce as bears.-W.
T. Hornaday, in st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
A Camp Prayer Meeting.

During the war with England in
1912, Gen. Jackson, commanding the
American army at New Orleans, issued
an order that work of every descrip-
tion should be suspended on the Sab
bath, and that all uncommon noise in
the camp was strictly prohibited on
that day of the week. The following
Sunday one of the officers of the gen.
erals staff reported to him'that num-
Der of soldiers had assembled, and in
violation of his orders had opened a
prayer meeting, and were singing and
exhorting.
$50 and join them" replied the gal
liant old soldier; land request that they
will not forget me in their prayers.
God forbid that praying should be an
uncommon noise in my camp."-Har-
per's Young People.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
BAG OR SACK HOLDER.

Can Bo Made at Home by Anyone Handy
with Tools.
The illustration, which we reengrave
from the Ohio Farmer, is of a bag or
sack holder which is made as followsi
A is an inch board 12 inches wide and
30 inches long. b, B is an inch board
Inches wide and "a inches long. is an
upright post SO inches high, 11Sx2 inches
square, and mortised through the boards
A and B, B, at the bottom. ID is an up
right post "a inches high, 116x2 inches
square. e, L are two iron arms 1s
inches long, inch wide and 1S inch
thick, fastened on top of post d with
wood screw bolt, and given half twist
as shown; also two upward and out
ward extending fanges G., G., 6 inches
long and inch high. H, III, are two hick-
ory springs 2If feet long, . inches wide
by Il inch thick, fastened lear the outer
end of the iron arms, Il, e, with rivet at
lower end to post d with u inch bolt
/ Is a small block fastened between the
springs H, II, to give the arms E, e, the
proper spread, which should be 20
inches at outer tips. j is a collar made
of hoop iron fastened to post d and
fitting loosely around post G. X is
light iron clevis fastened loosely to post
d and fitting loosely around post G. A
piece of hoop iron, IS inches long, is
fastened in post @, slightly extending
at back of post, and has very small
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28

where you desire it to be. To make q
disobedient egg introduce into an
empty egg shell some grains of shot
and sealing wax. Close the hole, and
hold the shell over flame until the
wax inside has melted. The shot and
wax will then adhere to the bottom of
the egg. When cool place the egg on
the table, and it will stand upright,
like the one shown in our illustration.
The egg will be source of mystery to
your friends, as it will refuse to assume
any other position.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

UNLESS farmer manages to keep
his stock in good appetite he cannot
feed at profit, because loss Of appetite
necessarily implies that some food
eaten has contributed nothing to nu.
triton.
CHEESE kept in cool place and
wrapped in a clean cloth frequently
dipped in cold water and wrung out
will never suffer from mites, while the
moisture will improve the quality OF
the cheese.
The Danes divide their cattle into
two classes, and provide that there
shall always be a number of spring
calves and number of autumn calves
They are also large exporters of hogs.
salt meats, eggs and poultry, the by
products of tho dairying industry.
Small farms thoroughly cultivated ara
the rule in Denmark.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
ONLY A MEMORY.

Was IL dreamY 1 saw once moro my boy
hoods dear old home,
The rose.embowered cot whore Twas born,
The woodland paths wherein my llthesome feet
would often roam,
As happy as the birds that sing at morn
I saw the bending orchards Uid the meadows
kissed with dew,
The skies that neer with clouds were over
cast
But oh, the blissful picture soon had faded
from my view
Twas only a sweet memory Of the past
Again saw tho grindstone that often hao to
turn
Until sadly longed to run away,
And too, the cellar, where had to churn and
churn and churn,
And sprout potatoes every rainy day.
There were the fields wherein used TO hoe the
beans and corn,
Where crops were slow and weeds grew very
fast,
And where often sighed and wished never
had been born
Twas only sweet memory OF the past
The neighbor's watermelon patch from which
used to steal
The biggest melon had streng tn to pack:
The church where every Sunday with stone
bruise on my heel
I'd have to limp TO services and back
The peach tree where my sire oftentimes
would cut n switch
And lay 1t on my jacket thick and fast,
Or else he'd take his slipper and he'd give 1t to
me rich
Twas only sv'-et memory of the past
Let sad-eyed, sorry posts rant about the
charm OF youth,
I'm glad that with its trials am through:
They have forgotten all about its thorny side,
in truth.
IT'S distance lends euchantnent to the view
Away with childish pictures give me deeper
Joy or woe;
With foolish dreamers I would not be
cassed;
The youthful vision fadesl aha IL tickles me
to know
Twas only u sweet memory of the past
Nixon Waterman, in Chicago Journal
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A FISH THAT FISHES.
The Ugly Lophius ana ytow 1t Secures 1t
Daily Food.


Daily Food.
"Would you think, Tommy, that a
fish would be cruel enough to fish for
other fishesp"
"Why not, mother, he has got 70
make n living?"
"But why does he not catch worms
and bugs and snails and live on sea-
weeds, instead of catching little
AshesP"
"How does he catch them, mother
and what is his name2 ] never heard
of such fish,"
"One thing at a time. There are
many things, Tommy that you know
now, that you did not know year
ago. IT is very silly thing to say, as
many girls and boys do, when told
anything, L never heard of that be-
forep Why should they have heard OF
it? If they don't inquire and read
and use their eyes, how are they to
learn anything they did not learn be-
foreP"
"Yes, mother, but do not many
fish catch and devour other fish?"
Eyes, Tommy, but this fish that
was about to tell you Of is a fisherman
| and does not chase fishes, but catches
them assyou do"
"What, does he go out with a fish
pole and an angleworm to fish?"
pretty nearly! He is called the
Lophius or fishing frog or by some tho
frog fish. 1t is sea-fsh, which ia
shaped like bull head or catfish, and
sometimes grows to the length of two
| feet, but it's head is more than half the
length of the fish. Its broad mouth is
armed with sharp, curved teeth, and it
catches it's food in very curious way.
1t will settle down at the bottom OF
the sea, where the water is shallow,
| and lie in wait with its mouth wide
open. On the front of it's head are
antenne, or HORNS l suppose you
would call them, being long flexible
| spikes, shaped like whip, which
end in a silvery ornament like the
cracker on the whip. Then. as he lies
there, almost invisible in the mud, he
sees with his half-shut eyes, small
fish come playing along, like boy GO
ing to school and looking in the win
dows to find goodies"
Mamma, does he go to school OF
| fishes?"
Tommy, you must listen; when the
little fish sees this silvery bait dangling
in the water, he thinks it must be
something good to eat, apd says to
himself: o, here is chance to get my
dinner cheaply.' So he plays about il
awhile, as the Lophius or loafer, asw
had better call him, waches the little
fellow through half-shut eyes. Then
the little fish rushes at the bait, and
tries to swallow it, when frog fish
jumps forward and catches the little
fish in his big mouth, and devours him
while the mud stirred up at the bot.
tom spreads in yellow cloud through
the water and hides the murder. IN
| Y. Advertiser.
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that he had seen in the morning paper
that large amount Of gold had been
shipped from California to Washington
and that it would pass over that branch
of the road in it's route thither.
Their scheme was self-evident, and
set Jack to thinking more deeply than
he had ever done in his life. He tried
to loosen his hands, but in the dark
ness he could accomplish nothing.
just at that instant an opportune flash
of lightning revealed to him the blessed
fact that in their haste his would
be-captors had failed to draw the knot
or the cord with which his hands were
bound as tight as they doubtless in
tended In an instant the slack end of
the loop was between his teeth and a
few vigorous jerks soon set him free.
1t required but a moment more to
whip out his knife and cut the cord
that bound his feet
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
BATTLE WITH WOLVES.

Exciting Adventure of Timber Hunter
In British Columbia.
OF the very few instances of the gray
wolf attacking man, one is related by
John Fannin in Forest and Stream of
Mr.. King, who was timber hunter
in British Columbia. Once, when trav-
cling quite alone through an immense
forest, searching for the best timber,
and camping wherever night overlook
him, Mr.. King suddenly found him
self surrounded by pack of be-
tween forty and fifty gray wolves.
They thought they had him FOUL"
and would lunch at his expense; but
they made one slight mistake. In
stead of being armed only with an AK,
as they supposed, he had good re-
peating rife and plenty of cartridges.
Well" said Mr.. King, ''the fight, if
it could be called one, lasted about
half an hour. Then few of them
broke away into the timber and COM
menced bowling, Which had the effect
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
Overlooking TEAMS.
1t 10 Cruelty to Animals and Gre
Waste of Time.

1t IL Cruelty to Animals and a Great
Waste of Time.
A great many men who use animals
for labor are neither careful nor skill
full drivers, and because of their want
of care and skill they fail to obtain all
the service which their teams are
capable of rendering. The animals not
only regularly fall below a proper
standard of efficiency, but they are also
especially liable to suffer from acci-
dents and injuries.
One of the most common faults of
men who use teams injudiciously is
overload ing From this various evils
result If the animals are young they
are likely to become either discouraged
or vicious. After repeated experiences
with loads that are too heavy for them
the teams get balky, and will often re-
fuse to move loads which they could
draw without undue exertion, and upon
| which they never would have thought
of refusing to put forth their strength
If they had not previously been unduly
loaded. And when the habit of baking
has been formed it is exceedingly diff
! cult to overcome This is one of those
things in which little prevention is
worth more than any quantity of cure.
The attempt to make a team draw
ZOO heavy loads is a great waste OF
time. Three trips with moderate loads
| might be made in the time required to
| deliver two very heavy ones. More work
would be accomplished in a given time,
and both team and driver would be
saved a good deal of very decided un.
pleasantness. The risk of injury to
! the animals by overstraining and by
fractions efforts, which is very decided
, when the loads are too heavy, is also
avoided when there is a proper adjust
ment of the load to the strength of the
team. And last, though it can
hardly be accounted the least, reason
why overlooking of teams should be
| avoided is found in the fact that such
course will remove from the drivers
a very strong temptation to anger and
| profanity. Farmer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
THE OBEDIENT EGG.

terry to Your Friends.
Some curious tricks can be performed
with eggs prepared in the following
way: Pierce an egg with pin, and
empty the contents of the shell. When
the interior is quite dry, pour into it
some fine sand until fourth of the
shell is filled. Then seal the hole with
drop of white wax. You can then
place the egg on the edge of knife or
the margin of the decanter, and it will
stay where you put it. Take care to
shake the egg well before placing it in
any of these positions, and thus bring
the center of gravity to the place
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28

Two little girls, whose father was
an earnest member of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
were taken to menagerie by visit
ing aunt When they returned their
father said:
81 hope you didn't see any cruelty to
the poor beasts"
"Oh yes, papa" said the older girl,
"there was one case of it,"
"What was it?"
"Why, the hon-tamer put his head
right in the lion s mouth"
swell, what YVES cruel about that?"
"Why, you could see, just as plain as
could be, that the horrid man had hair
| oil ON his head!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
SNAKE pefeated by a Frog.

A North Carolina farmer witnessed
curious encounter between a black
snake and huge bullfrog. The snake,
looking for his dinner, had seized the
frog by the hind legs and attempted to
swallow it, but the frog was not In
clined to consent. Selling hold of q
bamboo brier with its mouth, it held
on like grim death, while the snake,
wrapping it's tail around a convenient
shrub, pulled back with a will; but II
was no go. The frog held on firmly,
and, as the snake could not pull him
loose, it finally released its hold and
retired in search of something better
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
Feeding Wheat to swine.

1t has only been few months since
the feeding of wheat to swine attract.
ed attention, but 1t is reported that the
suggestion has met with favorable
response, wheat being largely used for
that purpose, thus increasing the de.
mand for it. OF course, if wheat is fed,
less corn will apparently be used, but
the result will really be more hogs on
the farm, and an inducement to keep.
ing more cattle In order to consum,
the surplus corn.
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notches filed in it TO which the clevls
X holds. Post d with all that is fas-
tened to it is free to slide up and down
post c, thus adjusting itself to long or
short bags, while the springs, II, H.
allow the arms E, E, to be pressed to-
gether or SIP .e.d, thus adjusting itself
to wide or narrow bags The dotted
lines show bag in position for filling.
Amy person handy with tools can easily
make this bag holder. 1t is not
patented
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
Ut Is said that the robin redbreast never sings
while he is spending the winter in the south.1

II Is said that the robin redbreast never sin
Vhile he is spending the winter in the south.
"Robin IN the apple tree,
Prithee sing thy song to me;
Tell me, Robin, tell me true,
To what pleasant laud you few,
When tho autumn passed away,
And gave place to winter day
We have missed you now so long
Missed the music of your song;
Looked around for you in vain,
Through the sparkling frosted pane,
And wondered whore you had your nest,
Robin with the gay red brsastl
Did the sunshine smile on you,
In that land to which you flew2
Wero there roses, blooming fair,
Scattering fragrance through the air;
Blossoms on the orange tree,
Beauty on the silver sea-
Where the pulses throbbed and stirred
With the song of mocking bird?
Did you tune your little throat
And send forth merry note,
just as when you sang to me,
Last summer from the apple treef-
ITO beauteous land Istrayed,
I will tell you, little maid
All things there were fair and bright
Life itself rich delight
Softly blew the balmy breeze,
Mingled with the hum OF bees;
Deeply lustrous were the skies,
Vocal with sweet melodies,
And the streamlets laughed with gles,
AS they ran to Join the seal
But my song Iicould not sing
was yearning for the spring;
Dreaming OF past happy hours,
Mid the northern trees and flowers;
Longing for the promised day,
could rise and flee away!
Now I'll sing my sony to thee,
From this dear old apple tree!"
John " Hood, in Golden Days
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28
Thn Only Alternative.

Ralph-suppose fellows best girl
gets mad when he asks for a kissP
Curtis-Take 1t without asking.
Ralph--Suppose she gets mad then7
Curtis-Then he's got some other
follows girl. Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28

"That was real rude of Chumpleigh.
He dropped lump of ice down tha.
Boston girls back"
what did she do?"
| "She screapsed 'frev Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-28

-Helen-"Yes, overheard Tom tell
ing Charlie that you danced like an
angel" do you think he was in
earnest?" "Yes, for he said there was
nothing that would tempt him TO dance
with you again."-Inter Ocean.
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no couuv,,.,,,nrxr.

All confnuncations for this paper should be accom-.
pan,cu by the namo OF the author necessarily FOR
puDncauOn, but as an evidence OF good faith on the
pnrt OF tho writer Write only one side OF the pa.
per- Bc particularly careful In giving names and daes
" nave the etiers and figures plain and distinct Prop
y names are often diiclt to decipher becaus~ tf
'hreiess manner 10 which tley wiittnn.
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pay him another visit before the arrival
of the train. He knew it must be almost
midnight and the movements of the
rogues outside convinced him that they
were preparing for the work they had
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

Miss Remser-I hope this is pure vac
cine from the calf you are using doc
tor.
Doctor-Oh. certainly. I just got it
from your friend, Willie Whitehead'-
Brooklyn Life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

Suburban Potent hadn't expected
that you would call again before to-
morrow, doctor.
Doctor-Well, you see, had to visit
another patient in the neighborhood,
and thought l might as well kill
two birds with one stone. brooklyn
Lilo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

"Jim, I'll tell you how you'll have to
fix it. Tackle de ole woman fust, see?
cause she's got de plunks in dat bag
wot she's carryin'. Don't mind de dog
at all; he's a bulldog, an he'll just take
a hold in one place an den hang on;
he won chew you like an or nary dog. ="
well. where do go' come in?'
ooh, I'll git de plunlls while you'se
amoosin' de dog Life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

"What's the matter. Tom
I'm in trouble. | don't know
whether l ought to die while I'm young
and become a angel or wait an grow
ND to be a man an have a mustarchs
an side wiskersw-Life
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

Mrs. Cobwlgger-I bought nccktie
here Yesterday. and the one you sent
home wasn't anything like it.
Haberdasher-The one we sent, mad
am, was picked out by your husband
month ago, in case you ever bought
one for him.-Puck.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

ventures in the tropics2
Trotter-Did !? Once, while bath
ing, 1 saw two monsters coming to-
wards me-a swordfsh and shark
Stayhome And what did you do
then?
Trotter-I robbed the swordtish OF
his sword, plunged it into the sharks
throat. and was saved. - Fliegende
8laetter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

Silas-I feel just like a city chap,
dressed mp in these city clothes.
Hannah with far-away look)-Ies,
indeed you do, Silas. Them city fel-
lers, as boarded here last summer all
wore clothes that were nice and soft,
like these.-Puck
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

What does your husband call YOU
dear my dear 'lovey dear, sweet
est dear, or what?"
He calls me 'awfully dear. ~
Truth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
Births.

In Brattleboro, May IS, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. W. Wilder.
In Brattleboro, May 81, a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Austin.
In Dummerston, May :, a son to Mr.. and Mrs,
j. Dustin Reed.
In West Chesterfield, \. H. May L. a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis.
In Brookline, May 49, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Frank.
In East Dover, May 5, son to Mr.. and Mrs, w.
Z. Adams.