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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

THE New York Times is authority
for the statement that the various en-
press company presidents of the coun-
try are in favor of raising the rates
for carrying money, so great has the
risk become, or SO great has become
the expense of properly guarding valu-
able packages in transit. In speaking
of this proposition we'll known ex-
official of one of the great companies
said that the result of raising of rates
would be to drive all the business of
transporting large money packages out
of express ears and into mail pouches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

PITTSBURGH claims to possess the
smartest bill posters in the country.
If u hat box is left outside the house the
owner is quite likely to find a cigarette
beauty, Il ballet girl, or some new kind
of headache cure or soap advertisement
pasted upon it, But the chap who is
regarded as the brightest hustler is the
one who covered the carcass of a dead
horse, before it was quite cold, with
bills announcing political mass meet
ing. The sight caught the crowds and
made fun for the spectators.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

THE Chinese government is greatly
alarmed over the rebellion that is be.
ing fomented in nearly every state of
the empire. The Peking Gazette is full
of the reports of the arrest of members
of the koloa Hui society, and eXecu-
tions are taking place in many of the
cities 1t is now death to belong to this
society, and the heads of the members
are hung up outside of the city as n
warning to Others Notwithstanding
this. the organization steadily increases,
and it is being recruited from the dis
affected soldiers and others of the en-
pire
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

The ascension of the Grand Duke
Nicholas to the throne of the Roman
offs will add another youthful mon
This frail heir of the crown of the auto
crat of al! the Russias is only twenty
six years old. He will be called to rule
126,oOo,10 subjects Thirty-fvc-year-
old Kaiser Wilhelm lords it over &c, ,OOo,-
600 Germans Over the 5000 600 people
of Portugal reigns King Carlos: who is
four years younger than William.
King Alexander of Servia, with its -
300, 900, was born in the Philadelphia
centennial YEAR
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

AN international postal congress is
to he held in Washington in 1897, at
which at least 1870 delegates, represent
ing every country in the world which
has postal service, are expected to be
present. One of the subjects for dis
cussion will be the adoption of uni
versal stamp for foreign letters. and
another the extension OF postal SER
vice along the electric railways which
are uniting the villages and country
districts in II new network of communi.
cation. No branch of the government
gives the taxpayer SO large areturn for
his money as the post office depart T.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

Mrs. MARIA VANDERBILT, widow of
VIM. II. Vanderbilt, is quiet, retiring
woman, who allows her son to attend
to her financial affairs. Her daughters
are more self-asscrtive. These women
are said TO be worth at least SIS, ,000,-
600. Mrs. Elliott f. Shepard, Mrs.
Sloan, Mrs. Seward Webb and Mrs.
Nick. Twomblv each received SlO,O0O,-
600 from their father and have grown
steadily richer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

THE latest hygenic craze in Paris is
the use of porous glass for windows.
This is declared to possess all the ad-
vantages of the ordinary window franz
ing, and, while light is as freely adj
mitted as through the medium of COM
mon glass, the porous further admits
air, too, the minute holes with which
it is intersected being too fine to per-
nit of any draft, while they provide a
the apartment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

"PoTATo proud" is the phrase used
in Accomacll county, Virginia. to de-
scribe the condition of land that has
been treated year after year with arti-
fetal fertilizers to insure good crops of
sweet potatoes The land at length
reaches the point where it can no
longer be depended upon to produce
potatoes, though it is abundantly rich
for other crops 1t is simply too proud
to grow the roots that fourishes in
seemingly barren sand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

The postmaster-general has issued
an amended regulation concerning
postal cards, providing that no print
ing or writing other than the address
is allowable on the address side, nor
may anything except the address label
be pasted or attached to any postal
card. The address label however,
may be posted on the message side as
well as on the address side of the
card -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

THE faculty of the Yale law school
will recommend to the corporation that
the course of study in the law depart
ment be increased from two to three
years, in accordance with similar at
tempts by law schools all over the
country, which have heightened their
course of study year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

CLAUDE NJ. JOHNSON, chief of the bu-
seau of engraving and printing, in his
annual report states that during the
year the aggregate number of sheets
delivered of United States notes,
treasury notes, gold and silver certifi-
Gates, internal revenue and customs
stamps, etc, was 55, 516,96l the cost of
which was $1,317. .3s9, the cost per 1000
sheets being S23
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

The sending of a message and reply
between Manchester. Eng, and Vie.
toria, B. c., recently, occupied only
ninety seconds. The total distance by
wire, out and return, is $4,000 miles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10
COST OF ARMY RATIoNs.
In One Year the Soldiers Use Ss,0s7,17O
Worth of Stores.

Worth of Stores.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-It cost 81, $780,
b02 to feed the army during the fiscal
year ended June so, 1894, according to
the annual report just made to the
secretary of war by Brig. Gen. John p.
Hawkins, commissary general of sub
sistence. The other expenses of the com
missary department bring the total
amount expended during the year up
to 2,627, ITO, leaving balance of $780,
$40. Liquid coffee alone costs SS, $751;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

IT is reported that Prof. Metschni-
koff, of Paris, pupil of Pasteur, has
discovered cure for mucous fever IL
dangerous form of gastric fever. The
cure is accomplished by the Koch
method of incubation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10
An Exceptional Case.

Hobbs-i never saw any one SO fond
Of his relatives as Van Wrinkle is.
Nobbs-tIow do you know?
Hobbs-He always speaks to every
one of them he meets on the street.
Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

MORE than 200 French cities have al
ready taken steps to erect statues in
honor of the late President Carnot, and
many others will do likewise. while
Others will have Carnot squares and
ayenueS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

Gus De SMTH-"By the way, Hostetter,
have you two fives for n ten" Hostetter-
Il have" Gus De Smith-.'Then lend me
one of 'em. ."-Texas Siftings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10

Oub Codl was -. t-lscJO S,
against 46,575,576 tons in 1892.
SMoN LEWIS, the condemned Choc-
taw murderer, was shot at Wilburton,
|. II. He had to be strangled to end
his sufferings.
A DECISION which practically abol-
ishes habeas corpus proceedings in de-
barred immigrant cases was rendered
by Judge Lacombe, of New York.
THE anti-toxin remedy for diphtheria
was being tested in four cases in the
municipal hospital, Philadelphia.
SUCCESSFUL exhibitions of the value
of hypnotic influences in performing
surgical operations were given in Chi
cago and Minneapolis.
DURING livery stable fire in Pitts
burgh twelve workmen were injured,
one probably fatally.
MRS. JAMES DoNNALLY, of Evergreen
o., is dead, and her three sisters and
father, Joseph Doolittle, were not ex-
pected to live from the effects of drink
ing poisoned rain water.
ACTuATED by jealousy. Humphrey
Johnson, of Collinwood, O., shot his
wife through the head and then killed
himself
TRAMPs murdered boy and girl,
children Of Samuel Good, near Paul
ding, o., and threw the bodies into a
brush heap, which was then set on fire.
Lynching was threatened.
SEVEN British steamers were set on
fire at Savannah, Ga, and partially
burned
Il. ii. MATTHEWS. Boston wool
dealer, failed for 100000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

'"rhe Correct Solution" by Francis
Drake, corresponding secretary OF the
Fort Worth Trades Assembly, " pub
llshed. II II neat pamphlet and
strong pointed argument for unionlsni.
shall we build labor tcmplef' ia
the question nav being ngitated by the
Trades Assembly. 1t can be done II
all will pull together.
The committee having In charge the
painters and decorators hnll for June
Il meeting With good success.
Enginecra-You VIII mud the most
complete line of supplies, packing,
tools, otc.. IN Fort Worth, at 1917 Main
street, Texas Manufacturing com
pnnY.
It ia estimated that Fort Worth has
some 1900 union men-a power for re-
form n they will stand together,
The employees OF the Many diuerent
departments Of the railroads were
given n lagoon In order 10 attend the
primaries
Few tramps and men seeking work
nrc now seen In Fort Worth M com
pared with the numbers "A few weeks
ago. This fact n noticeable by many
Where are thcy9 Tn. many new build
ings going w In the city give employ
ment be large number others nre
finding work among the farmers of III,
country Hustle" IL the word. II yot
can't md the kind ot work you want
| or tho price, take the next best.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

a
london has 40 Jeweify fsst5fs,s.
Japanese nurses eet ~ cent?
month.
FfhnceA parliament mas ANty-ons
labor inemhers'
Welsh miners have had their wngc-
ndyanoed 70 per cent, since June last
and they nro now getting ~ per cehl
moro than they were twelve months
age
british arm has stnrtod the estan-
llshmcnt OF matchmaking cunccfn
In Japan FOR the manufacture by Jap
nncse worismen OF watches Tor Weat-
orn markets,
In AuHtralia women are RenerhV
employed as railway station agents.
In many OF the small stations a
woman IN IN sole control, being uekee
seller telegraph operator and hpHehto
mistress. They receive about 90 cents
"A day.
a financial criaiH exists IN Argcn-
The Canada rarmer'a Sun Will be
Patrons OF Induatry advocate here
after,
John Burma, the weil-known london
labor eRitator' has been offered wv
| for hnif an hours lecture In o music
hall In London on any subject he may
| choose. John refused the offer. iir
| receives the prlncoly SUM OF $40 q week
TOT rvrvinH as tncrrper Of parunment
member OF me Sonupn county vpa''v,,.
officer OF unioh and memper OF n DIN
| AtrlnR OF committees.
The following Nv the scale OF prices
submitted TO the employing printers
| by the philadelphia Typographical 500
riety IN 1909, which indicated quite a
| difference from that of today For
composition work, weekly wages We're
| 10 be not loss than 49, typosNitng 1000
ems. from BREWER 10 English inclusive.
20 cents one rate polhg NJ" "a AZ ,o NJ
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

The farmcra OF Texas are pretty
thoroughly awake TO their financial ln-
iercsts and they are well In line for
most or all Of the Alliance demands
Mmt OF them realized until lately
that they were the most important IN
tegiM part OF the wealth producers,
II rs we'll that they being aroused
az never before TO the fact that thcy
have been legally robbed for years.
They have made this country and VIII
DO their part TO save II nom the Grip
of greed.
Gould war. aided by II pestilenco,
bpnt the record " the destruction OF
values for the past Year, Look nj the
record Iriftoon thousand commercial
failures, amounting TO $3.50 900;
100000 mortgage and other failures,
5000. 0O0. 900, G4l bnnk failures, $4,000
600 "a 900 miles " railroad failures, H.
2i2 900 900 Total, 1882, 600, o00l horc
than one-hnlf OF the productive ma
chlnery OF the country IL silent aud the
majority of the balance is running NJ a
loss. Everybody is IN distress except
the Insurers and extortioucrs. and they
are fnttcnlng on the distrsfscs OF the
ptoek ma agricultural values.
''Nhilc tho wealth Of this nation u
estimated nj 81 900, 900 900 and popula'
ton at $1,000. 600, about 10000 pcrsoni
control about $50 1000, 900 600 OF the vi,
900 900. 900 Of wealth. leaving " thu
hands OF the sixty and odd millions
among whom are the people who pro
duoe all this wealth, only about Nlb
900 900, 900, and while this IL the case
the people who own the $4,000 Qoe' oO
pay so per cont Of the taxes, while IN
ownera Of the 500. 600, 0O0ao pay but 2
per cent From Jack county Populs
| resolutions published IN Advance
Tho meetings Of the various COUNTY
Alliances over the state hrieie VIII
| pointed resolutions cnudemnntory o
/ the course OF the present admlniHlra
! tlon,
Q. vincent. the grent reform rpeake
| and editor OF Indianapolis. md, WI
| deliver a number OF lectnrea In Jhci
| Jannin, Henderson. Calduoll. coryel
| Montague, Limestone, Lave OAK an
| Lamar counties during July.
More than any other organisation IN
| Alliance 81 the author pf tho gien
reform movement that ~ now Hweepin
| over the country.
Alliance and popniist eneampfncn'
are fast becoming tho order OF the Ga
throughout the state as farmers Ia
by their crops.
Labor bodies are demanding thi
the government forcclose the mortgnp
on the Union Pacific road and IAN
the property.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27
LABOR DEPARTMENT.u
oounInns or cIymIzArIoN.

There were three little sturdy boys sat
by their grandps'H Knee.
And blithely plotted out the plans OF
what their lives should bel
The oldest. he Of quiet ways and MUD
and thoughtful face,
Declared that when man he'd go to
every heather race
That roamed the torrid uopic wilds In
manner idly rude.
And teach 20 them the wlckedncas OF
being noarly nude.
I'm spnke the second. Sharp and
shrewd, cunning kid was he.
Saws het H'Thnt's lust tho thing. Twill
work exceeding well for me,
When Willie dear has taught those
folks hnbilimenta 20 wear
or course they'll have 20 buy them. and
that's when you'll find me there.
I'll aeu those heathcns oyercoats and
munlers and Skates.
Ana other things they do not need. and
charge them triple rateB."
,rha vounrest mused moment, with
his chin upon his hand,
Then said. I'm as n soldier 20 TO that
blSighted land,
And when the natives riRe In wrath AT
Henry's awful rates,
And show some signs Of iapsing 10
their former henthcn states
Imperiilng the foreign trade and their
Immortal souls,
ri takc my iittie rifle down and M
them full Of holes"
"A. H. Lebro in Railroad Tfainmen'i
Narnzinc.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

Though soup is not considered good
brain food. II starts a grcat many 20
thinking.
The people are learning that the gold
basis road Is a hard one TO travel.
Yes. we are on hard money basis
now. and the basis Is harder than the
money.
Millions demanding the rieht 70 live
by work and thousands demanding the
right 10 live without work. That Is the
issue,
How can II be wrong 70 issue paper
money to pay men TO work, that they
may save their families from starva-
tion. but all right 10 issue the sumo
kind q money TO pay them TO fsht
and Kill cnch otherf
II Is national suicide to carry on an
increasing volume OF businesH with u
relatively decreasing volume OF money.
Even the non-unionists and rats
reap the benefits OF organised labor.
We would all cut a sorry ng,ire, indeed.
Il we were not In q position 20 de-
mand living wages The higher the
pay OF the honest trades-unionist the
better the pay of the rat who slips In
by rear door and gobhlcs up the
situation at a few cents less cost.--'ry-
biographical Journal.
A mans wngr-pay docs not come out
OF, nor IN II taken from. the capital
which employs him, It comes out OF
what he produces by hts labor but not
by any means ia proportion TO what
| he Is entitled
what can labor DO for itself" rather
/ than what can We do for lnborR' IL
the great question.
The wnEe-enrncr is unlike the capital
list in this particular; lie can neither
prey on the misfortuncs OF others. MOI
hoard his labor.
An economic puzzle: Rnllroadcrs II
Montana get 81 day aud pay $40 !
week board. How II ~
william Mittendorf OF Chicago trick
to shoot himself because he could AZ
tsln no higher rank than corporal II
the Coxeyite army,
We are ON hard Ito geo none
busls.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

tories. This practice. It r. often al-
legged. Is broken up. but according 70
some representations II Is beginning %
be induiged IN again.
The Boiler Makers aoi Iron. Ship
Buildors' union meets IN Milwaukce in
June. w. j. Gilthorpc. one OF tho
most prominent labor leaders OF tho
South, heads considerable gulf dele
CATION.
Wages Of marble cutters and polish
ers will remain unchanged the coming
tcuaon.
a coal famine IL Threatened IN 1lii-
nois and adjacent states as rctulr
OF the great miners strike.
Tho locomotive Engineers MUTUAL
Life Insurance Association has dis
tribrted ss,0o0o0o In benefits.
On June IL the Journeymun bnktrB
and CONFECTIONERY International unfon
meets at Baltimore. some 700. repre-
AentinK over 1900 members. Will be
prcacns. George l., Horn, secretary
OF the union, reports tho finances IN
excellent condition.
Coal miners at the Santa Tc mines in
Colorado and New Mexico Joined In
the great strike.
New York seamen's union, walters
aud wood-carvere voted for the fortna-
| tion OF an INDEPENDENT labor party.
Large numbers OF female trnmpn are
wandering about In the Eastern states
The National Textile Workers. union
Endorsed the platform for independent
| political action submitted by the Amcri-
can Federation ot Labor.
| Three hundred workingmcn drove
J away n large gang OF Italians. working
| ON street improvements, In Akron, O..
| They say that tho wages-<i day
| which the Italians have been getting
~ not enough TO live on.
Printers employed on the Philadel'
phia Ledger complain that the chanEe
IN tho management OF that paper has
been 10 marked since the death OF Mr.
Childs that a situation upon the Ledger
N by no means no desirable as forr,'
| crly.
one thousand unemployed men called
upon the supervisors or uogchic county
at Besscmer. Mich. and made do
mand for the immediate appropriations
OF $4,000 FOR road improvements. Tit
supervisors, without further delay
met and voted to appropriate thl
money demanded.
President McDrlde OF the United Mini
Workers OF America expresses himAel
aR confident that the miners VIII b.
rucceneful Ia their earnest STRUGGLE
for living wngo and that the victory
| will be great beneft to all partlo
engaged IN mining, No dearrtion
from the tanks OF the atrlltcrs thus fal
The miners In the great soft Goa
strike are standing firm for 70 cent
| ton.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

you have facilities for and only breeds |
you like and understand. Too many |
varieties, without experience, is the
rock on which many have foundered.
Capt. John Smith found the Indians
IN Virginia raising beans and pump
kins In their corn patches. II is very
progressive farmer that is IN 10 This
ancient method OF the Indian.
Examine your wheat and oats for
rust and smut, These two fungi exist
all over Texas and do much damage
TO the growing crop and harm TO man
and beast when eaten. The way to
raise grain free from these enemies
ihereto Is to treat the seed before II
Is planted with a solution OF
bluestone heated to tempera-
ture OF not above 152 degrees.
Water heated TO a temperature OF not
over 40 dogs. will also kill these enc
niles TO grain, when the seed is prop
erly treated.
The application is best made In this
way: Have two large pots filled with
water, and keep one heated to about
100 and the other to 40 Dip grain In
former for ten minutes and then In the
last one mentioned not 10 exceed flf-
teen minutes. A thin gauze sack will
do to hold the grain, and one-half
bushel at a time Is the proper amount.
Now is the time TO find out II you have
rust or smut in your grain. II you
find them, do not plant the seed until
after It has been treated as above.
You will be paid for the extra labor of
treating the seed. The yield will be in
creased, you will grow finer grain, and.
perhaps, save the life Of some valuable
animal or esteemed friend
What Is the matter with the Irish po-
tato crop OF Texas? From an average
of ll610 bushels per acre In 1858, the
yield has gradually declined thus: 1853.
10i; 1890. 81; 1891, S0.75. and 1892. last
report, 1920 There Is something wrong
here, and 1t should be looked into. See
II your potatoes have a scab formation
on them, and II so, you have found
out what is doing your potato cror
much damage. This is potato scab and
| the remedy for this was given In thi,
| department some weeks since. Their,
| is something causing this decrease ir
! the average yield, and now is the tim,
TO look II up.
All attention now is centered on tn,
approaching harvest OF wheat and oats
| The yield of wheat Is expected to b,
( good and IN most places, extra good
| oats however do not look well ms
rule Prices are not riding In balloons
Chicago quotes July wheat Mt 81 l.
cents. and oats at 30 5-S cents pc
bushel
Reports on the wheat crop indicat
n good crop for 1894. Machinery me-
report rush OF harvesters to tn
South, and Texas gets its share. Tn
indications are that prices will be 10y
and demand for only ilrst-class graif
| Care should be taken In harvestiu
Much wheat Is lost every year in III
fields on account OF neglect in harvest
ing. Wheat is also left in shocks badl
put together TO stand the rains, an
thereby comes loss. Then after III
wheat Is threshed 1t IL poorly store'
and the moth and weevll complete n
wreck.
with prevailing low prices, new pu
chases OF harvesting machinery aud Il
crop prospects. Texas farmers shou
harvest their grain crop with eNceedir
care and avoid all loss by neglect
insect foes.