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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
THE OLD HARPooNER.
a Bit of the Poetry That Has Gone Out of
Whaling Life.

A Bit of the Poetry That Has Gone Out of
Whaling Life.
The gallant seaman who in all the
books stands in the PROV of whaling
boat waving IL harpoon over his head,
with the line snaliing out into the air
behind him, is only to be found now in
Paternoster row. The Greenland seas
have not known him for more than q
hundred yeals since first the obvious
proposition was advanced that one could
shoot both harder and more accurately
than one could throw. The swivel gun.
like huge horse pistol, with its great
oakum wad and 2S drains of powder, is
a more reliable but far less pictur-
esque object.
But 10 aim with such gun is an art
in itself, as will he seen when one con-
Biders that the rope is fastened to the
neck of Il haniuun, and that as the mis-
sile flies the downward drag of this rope
must seriously defect it. So difficult is
1t to make sure of ones aim, that it is
the etiquette of the trade to pull the
boat right onto the creature, the Prov
shooting up its soft, gently sloping side
aEl the harpooncr firing straight down
into its broad back, into which not only
the four foot harpoon but 10 feet of the
rope behind it will disappear. Then,
should the whale cast its tail in the air
after the time honored fashion of the
pictures, that boat would he in evil case,
but fortunately when frightened or hurt
1t does 10 such thing, but curls its tail
mp underneath it, like cowed dog, and
sinks like stone. Then the bows
splash back into the water, the harpoon-
er hugs his own soul, the crew light
their pipes and keep their legs apart,
while the line runs merrily down the
middle of the boat and over the bows.
There are two miles of it there, and a
on if the first should run short, the end
being always kept loose for that pur-
pose. And now occurs the one serious
danger of whaling. The line has usu-
ally been cUiled when it was wet. and
as it runs out it is very liable to come
In loops, which whiz down the boat
between the mems legs. A man lassoed
In one of these nooses is gone and fifty
fathoms deep before the harpooner has
time to say, Where's Jocki" Or if il
be the boat itself which is caught then
down it goes like cork on Il trout line,
and the man who can swim with q
whaler's high boots on is Il swimmer in
deed. Many whale has had u Par
THAN revenge in this fashion. Some
years ago man was whisked over will
a blight of rope round his thigh
"George, man, Alec,'s gone" shrieket
the boat steerer, heaving up his AK Il
cut the line. But the harpooner caugh
his wrist. INA, ma, num-" he cried
''the oil money'll be II good thing fol
the widdie." And so it was arranged
while Alec shot on upon his terrible
Journey. Conan Doyle in Mcclure
Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

It is quite IN interesting thing to
learn that some OF our best knowns
proverbs and mottoes were originally
used in connection with sundials. Be-
fore the days of watches and clocks,
when dials and sun marks were among
the rude means of reckoning time. it
was a prevailing custom to inscribe
them.
Among the maxims traceable to this
source are, MAKE hay while the sun
shines, THE longest day must end"
and "All things do wax and wsne."
Surdials spoke the truth, as may be
inferred from historic one which was
placed on st. Paul's cross, in London,
and which proclaimed, II number none
but sunny hours" This no one will
doubt who has had occasion to consult
dial ON an overcast day.
A famous dial in Sussex, England,
bore four famous notices applicable to
the flight of time and the brevity of
life. They were as follows: After
darkness, light" "Alas! how swift"
~ warn whilst move" and So passes
life."
Another old sundial spoke petulant-
ly about the same subject in the words,
"Sirrah, be gone about your business. v
New York Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

S. =. SMITH, of Towanda. Pa,
whose constitution was completely
broken down, is cured by Ayers
Sarsaparilla. He writes:
"For eight years, was. most of the
time, n great sufferer from constipa-
fion, kidney trouble, and indiges-
tion, so that my constitution seemed
to be completely broken down. | was
induced to try Ayers Sarsaparila, and
took nearly seven bottles, with such
excellent results that my stomach.
bowels, and kidneys are in perfect con-
dition, and, in all their functions, as
regular as clock-work. At the time
began taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. my
weight was only 100 pounds; l now can
brag of 159 pounds, and was never in so
good health. If you could see me be-
fore and after using, You would want
me for n travelling advertisement.
I believe this preparation Of Sarsaparilla
TO be the best in the market to-day"
Ayers SarsapariIIa
Prepared by DR.. j. c. Aver s. Co.. Lowell, Mass.
Cures others will cure you
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17


how much she was thrown upon her
own resources nor how she missed his
companionship. AS there is always
some one under such circumstances
more than willing to step into the
brccch, Mrs. Van Glider seldom found
time hanging heavily upon her hands.
1t was in this way that the name of
Howard Melton became associated
with her own by the busy gossips of
the hotel. There was little indeed to
substantiate any of the interesting
rumors set atioat by them, but then it
takes fractional part of truth to
start the ball of gossip in motion, and
sometimes even the fraction is want
ing. That Mrs. Van Glider should
have found Howard Melton an inter
cSting companion was not Mt ull sur
pr sing to any one who knew him.
| Tall. handsome, well read. and iiue nj
conversationalist. his conquests had
been many and the methods thereof
as insidious as they were ultimately
successful. AS an accomplished hirt,
with that dangerous pastime reduced
or rather, elevated-to refined art,
he was undoubtedly without peer in
San Francisco. Mrs. Van Glider, ap
preciative of such companionship, not
adverse TO an honest admiration ano
relying upon social ties for diver
sion, drifted unconsciously towart
deeper waters, under the magnetic
guidance of pilot whose skill 81
far had never failed him. But even
pilot may encounter hidden danger
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
interrupted Tommy.
Forced to Confess.

A curious point in Swedish criminal
law is that confession is necessary be-
fore a capital sentence can be carried
out. Ii, however. the culprit persists
in protesting his innocence in the face
of overpowering evidence, the prison
discipline is made extremely strict and
severe until the desired confession is OBJ
fained. Popular Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

is stamped in the best watch
cases made. 1t is the trade
mark of the keystone Watch
Case Combem1, of Philadelphia,
the oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world
1900 employees, capacity 1000
cases daily. Its products are
sold by all jewellers. 1t makes,
the celebrated Jas. Boss fiIlcd
Watch Gases, now fitted with
the only bow (ring) which can
not be pulled off the case-the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

NE was one OF
the prctticst wo-
mon ever seen
upon the streets
of Sanl'rancisco.
Even her enc
mics admitted
that, albeit the
confession was,
naturally e.
nough. never
made with
marked cnthu-
siasn. As for
Mrs. Van Glider
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

herself. | doubt II she ever gave her
social rivals more than /, passing
thought. A rarely beautiful woman
can afford tn be indifferent to the dis
approval of her sex. Indeed. Judging
from her manner. Mrs. Van Glider
was comparatively indifferent to
everything in life which bordercd
upon the disagreeablc. She was a
philosopher by nature and education.
Nothing disturbs me-" She was wont
tn say, for the simple reason that |
do not allow il to do So" Conse-
qucntlv. ut twentyninc, her face wore
the freshness of coloring that had at
tractcd my admiration when we en-
tered the same class ut the Oakland
high school. and her smooth skin was
as free from the suspicion of a wrinkle
as in the days when we learned to
conjugatc amo, and delved together
into algebraic mysteries.
soon after graduation she had gone
to Europe with friends for year or
two of travel; had returned to New
York city and eventually married n
wealthy young Wall street broker. and
had been fairly launched into the So
cial swim of San Francisco before we
met again. TO me she seemed n thou
sand tunes more attractive as woman
than as the sweet girl graduate whom
| had last seen blushing before the
multitude with that white-ribboned
and most remarkable of all effusions
in her hand-a graduating essay. Her
husband had changed his residence to
San Francisco, and they took up their
Eabode at the Iietherington. large
and fashionable private boarding.
house on Sutter street.
The advent of SO beautiful n woman
caused something of n sensation in the
hostlery, and when it was learned
that she came of irreproachable fam
lily, Mrs. Van Glider might have sprung
into immediate popularity with the
feminine element had she cared to ex.
ercise IL little tact. AS it was. she ig.
nored, in pretty, well-bred way, oil
social overturcs made by people whose
position in life she considered inferior
to her own, and succeeded in making
herself cordially dislilled by the ma
| jority of her sex. AS far as the men
were concerned, they were of one
opinion, and that was, that Mrs. Van
Glider was decidedly fascinating, and
that Van Glider was a lucky fellow.
Perhaps the very unwisest thing /:
man preoccupied with business affair
can do is to take pretty wife to ar
establishment like that which the
Van Gilder's made their headquarters
Certain it was that before long i
began to be whispered about that the
iethcrington's star patron was re
ceiving more than her share of ut
tention from various sources. and tina
Van Glider must be blind to leave {
young and attractive wife alone nine
tenths of the time in n place wher,
she was the cynosure of SO many pair
of admiring eyes. The truth of tn
matter was that her husband, absorb
ed in his daily routine, caring littl,
for society and supremely contiden
in his wife's integrity, did not realiz
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
The Difference.

The Impec lnious-It is just as easy
to love II g:;. with money as 10 love one
without it,
The Heiress-But it isn't 80 easy to
get her.-London Budget.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17

Received the HIGHEST AWARD
given at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, 1898
The official ribbons may be seen ut Sl7
Adams Street, Toledo, Ohio.
Also nearly one hundred MEDALS,
DIPLOMAS AND FIRST PREMIUMS. award :
ed to the No. 9 over ALL competitors
during the past years, in my field
which comprises Toledo and Is counties
in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In 1889
this wonderful machine received the
only grand prize awarded TO sewing ma
chimes at Paris and first premiums all
over the world. 1t is the hest Sewing
Machine on Earth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
GOING NORTH
l!y. tDaily except Suhdny

eDaily. tDaily except Sunday
The Fast Line leaves Toledo at l0:30 a. m,
carrying day coaches and parlor tars connect.
ing with through trains Tor Norfolk Richmond
and all cities In the Nirgnias and Carolinas.
Parlor and palace cars on all express trains.
Any ticket agent will give yon lull informa
tion concerning the Buckeye Route, or you can
address y. A. Wilson, Dist. Pass, Agent Toledo.
o., or W. II. Fisher, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Columbus, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
Trial Free To All

No other man ever did, ever will or ever
can give you rs good value for your
money as ! can and will in the World
Renowned No, 8. THE NO. is SOLD
ON THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS.
l have hundreds of good secondhand
machines to sell cheap; all kinds. many
of them as good as new. My capacity,
office. store. store-room, etc. will now
enable Inc to handle 20 machines day
or 100 week-the enormous total of six
thousand machines a year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
That BOY Again.

ut makes me tired, said Mr.. Figg,
"to see the style the Henderbys put on
when every one knows that they are ds
poor as-as poor as''--
PLASTER, interrupted Tommy.
"Yes, as poor as plaster, poor as
plaster porous plaster. If you don't
send that inpudcnt kid to bed III five
minutes. Ia lick him till he cant see. "
Then Mr., Figg put his hat on well
down over his eyes, and not needing his
wife's advice to wear his overshoes went
down n.-Iudianapolis Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-01-19
A NEW BOND ISSUE.

The announcement by the Secretary
Of the Treasury of an issue of nifty
millions of bonds, under the terms Of
the resumption act, will give general
satlsfactioninthe business world. There
cannot be any doubt of the immediate
lsposal Of the bonds at high premium
(ad ,ingstrength to the financial situation
and setting at rest any apprehension
growing out of the state of the Treas
ury.
The Secretary has lost nothing what
eyer by postponing this bond issue till
it was actually needed. One year ago,
when the drain upon the gold reserve
began to cause uneasiness, it is quite
possible that prompt l,sue OF bonds
in sufficient amount would have
mitigated, if it did not avert, the panic
that came later. Mr.. Harrison, how
ever, hesitated and the opportunity
Was lost. After the panic had developed
no amount of gold that could be
pro6tably borrowed wouldhave remain
ed in the Treasury, so long as the
Sherman act was in operation drawing
1t out.
With the repeal of the Sherman act,
that emergency ceased. There was no
longer any distrust of the currency
and there has been none since. 1t Is
not hundred mil ions of gold but the
general credit of the government, thus
re-established, that sustains the STAN
dard of values and the fixed limit of the
gold reserve has thus ceased to be of
importance. The Secretary, however,
has only the authority conveyed by the
resumption act, and he Is obliged to
proceed under that, though he needs
the money for the general account Of
the Treasury.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-01-19
BLARENSBURG DISTRICT,

LenOra 5 Is irnitz-Lpt and Improvements
in Takoma Park. For fell description see
deed recorded in Liber j W B No Is folio 1853.
State and county taxes for 1898. ST. %
John W Boteler-'sWoodlaIid." 100 acres
} w l folio 264. State and county taxes
for 1875 II 81
john Bralnard-Liber ii No4t,lo lOl.
tract Of Land called "CraW fords Adventure"
containing l32 aces. more or less. State and
'"rn'N t,Xe> tr 1898. ENTHUSIASTICALLY rs
j -. hon' roy --'Whlllentlne," acres. j
!; - 5g5. State aud coul ty lakes for
| s., An Pie t>ant,' acres. III
B 10, lvI.o :! ~ and county taxes for
1873. 81
Grafton Beal-"U uknown," % acres. H
B 10, tolo 40. State and county taxes for
1898. .............. ..........."...... - 45
Lizzie Becketl-L,t and improvements.
| State and county taxes for 1898. OS
Daniel w Batcheldon-.R edwon," -
acres, II Is 1873. State and cour ty taxes
1880. ......... ......... ....'.. ......... W
Mss SUSAN Bruwu-"Ghlli,:n Castle Man
or" Is acres; ''Marshland," IS acres Safe
| and county taxes for 1893. ST 81
Beall 4 Baker-24 acre tract situated in
Blauensbug district. w A j |. folio 81
State and county taxes for 1893. 3SI
Dennis F Belly acre lot. II & IL, folio
! lS-. Otdte dhu COUNTY tdAeS HT 1880. 10
Albert Behrend-J b No I, foil" 80, lot
No s, Wine ')ohns'n's lst addition to
Hyattsvi l.. Stat. and county taxes for
1000. ''''' 80 -. :. 49,. =
Anna A Bat>furd-J w Is. No Il, folio 53Y
LOIS . Il 50 Wine X 'hn>'n 2nd adj
'iilon TO H,allsviIie. ) att and county LAKES
for 1893 Observation-Disclosures. .2l99
Albert Barues-L IT ) Is ,rn-, Sub VISION:
Lot 10, OF Hyatt addition tn liE.t svlie. )
w b 8, folio l33. State and couu taxes for
1893. ........... Observation-Disclosures Is
Lizzie Barnes--l4oJ No Of Il trieS' Sul.-i
vision of Hvats' addition to Evansville. } "
b s. folio AGA st tie and county rXes Tor
1898 - %
George " Bad,-n- Tract called 'Barbadoes
Enlarged containing - acres. Safe and
county taxes tor 1893. ........... .......lO 70
Mary Barr of lot No. krgl>urr', ad-
dition to UyattsvIll.. State and county taxes
for 1898 ...... MISUNDERSTANDING: 50
Perry b .ues-L''t y" 10 III ilvatI 5 addition
to EVANSVILLE } W b :. folio us; State Al d
co II ttXes for lS' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9,
A Blss-"Hvland>," 100 acres ANA In
provrments. j W Is 10. folio I62. STATE and
cout ty taxes tor lo9:'. .......... l39 81
Chesie' b"i NJ "eI'ihS !"ur DIT nv
lands; ~ | ana county 'aAeS II w. ...2 "
Sarah tla'l"l-L" II fiya't ) addition 10
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-01-19


HENRY w. CLAGETT, Trust, e, ED
PLUMMER, WILLIAM 7. HALL, RICH
ARD II. HALL, REBECCA F. BEALL,
and GEORGE w. BEALI., her husband,
HARRIET I. MARINE and WILLIAM
M. MARINE, her husband, SARAH r.
MCDONALD and WILLIAM A. McDON-
AID, her husband, ROBELT V. HALL,
MARY S. HALL, SOMERFIELD d.
HALL, j. GRAFTON HALL. (infant,
SARAH NJ. COhP1ON. WILLIAM G.
DEAN, EDWIN HIGGINS and RUTH A .
HALL. Defendants.
TINE oil ct # this proceeding is to procure
l. a decree for the ST |, of certain real estate
situate in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and
conveyed by Horaio e. Sc,,t t. Polydore E.
Sc, tt Trustee, being the properly upon which
Moruecai I lnmer resides AS tenant.
The Bill III substance at IS that the prop
erty in the de ID above mentioned was origin |
ly held by Poly dore +. SEQ for the benefit of
Henrietta NJ See for life and at her deaf to
her five chill iren. That the i, t Iet of said
Henrt tt, NJ. Scott. I>abell. See t. and Sarah
Compton, two OF said children was afterwards
conveyed to Edward &. W. Ha after the
death of Horaio G.. S"oti, one of said chi Gren.
who died abaut September nth. 1857; that
Isabel, NJ. Hal born Sc. t., died in 1877
leaving all her il terest in saiu property when
she had acquired by deed from Claiming NJ e.
Scott to Henry w. tgett. Trustee tor Edward
G. w. Hall for life and on Gel lin contingencies
one half thereof t, Charming NJ. SEQ and the
other half ,othe heirs of Richard H. Hall, de
ceased
That the children of Richard H. Hall and
those appearing to be entitled as descendants
of chard II. Hail were J ,hn G. 1.al (now
deceased leaving his WIFE, Ruth A. Hall and
his son and only heir. } Graft II Ha |, who j.
an inf.nt), Rebecca F. Beail Richard II. Hall
Harry P Marine, Robert V. H Ii, Shah b..
Mcdonald Will>m T. Hall, Mary 5 Hall,
and S,merleli D. Hall.
That the interest of Charming NJ. Scott is
ow held by William G.. Dean subject to d
judgment in favor of Edwin higgins. That
Sarah NJ Scott inermarri.d with William H
Compton (whO is now drad) and both she and
William L. Hall are no. residents Thai
Horitto G.. Scot. Jr and Henry w. Scott both
died years a % II t state, summarized amt wit lou
issue.
The bill then prays for he s.. of said proper
" and for a division of tine proceeds among
those entitled, for Il" account of rent, ami
prot t and for general "elief.
| is lhereupon this 18th day Of December
in 'hr year 1893 ordered by the C'rcnit Count
nf p ince GtOr.es county, 81 ting in Equity
IL t IL pltiLt II give notice to the defendants
If he at 'cts al Il substance OF TINS bill of com
plant b, causing a cop. Of this order to be il :
ser,ed in some newspaper published once in
each of four successive weeks before The 274h
day Of January, 1894, aud warning the Said
abse t defendants to he and APPEAR in lhIS
c. url III person or by solicitor on or before the
l:tl d ~ of February, 1894, and show cause,
# amy they have, why decree shoul | not be-
passed as prayed for.
JOHN b. BROOKE, A. J.
true Copy Test:
JOHN W. BELT, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Prince Georges County.
Dec %. lS93-5w
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-01-19
MorreAcEEs SALE
VALUABLE Real EsrArr
GEORGES AND
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES, MD.

PRINCE GEORGES AND
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES, MD.
pY WRIT E Of the power contained IN
ID Mortgage from William Butler and Mary
I5ulZler, his wifi t. the Mercantll. Trust and
Deposit Company of Bal more, dated TIE LIT
day Of May 1891 and recorded among the
Land Records OF Prince Georges county. M iry-
land, in Liber }. w. B. No. II fl os $50 Nc,
and also recorded among The land
Records of Ahne Arundel county in
Liber S. H. No. 80 fl lilo "A ETC.,
the undersigned the Attorney named in said
Mortgage will offer at put lie sal, at the Court
House door in Upper Marlboro Md. on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1894,
AT II O'CLOCK NJ.
The property particularly described in said
Mortgage:
lst,-All that ira t OF land containing
675 Acres more or less, called "HazelWOOd"
SIX hi ndr.d acres Of Which lie In Prince
Georges county and the residue in Anne A
rundel comfy. THIS properly formerly b.
'oneed to DR.. Archibald George aud binds On
both bal ks of the Pa'uXent River, the public
road from Annapolis to Upper Marlboro, and
adioins the H,pkins. Carer, Jones, Bo" ling.
Plumlner W, oJ'on and HARDWOOD estates and
is distant abou 3 miles from Muiikn S, a,
station on the b, Il ?. r "load.
The improvement COZ 5 ) Of Fine Dwelling
Stable. G anary, ah. ; 'i-nduL Hnnses ard
necessary cut buildings. From convenience of
location I.I respec t. stores. s,'llt"'s, churches
and the railroad this property uH'rs a rare
opportunity for Investment and esp cially for
ts,al shing Il 'iuny OF settlers.
2d-A lot containing 81 acres, more or less.
iuated in tie village OF Queen Anne in said
Prince Georges county aud improved by
DWELLING.
There is small orchard on each of these
Tracts.
TERMS OF SALE.
Ole third cash on ~ of sale, or final rati-
fcaLInn Thereof and the balance in equal in
stalmeuts of one. two and three Years, or al
cash, as the purchaser may elect the deferred
pay mel Is to bear interest from the day of sale
and TO be secured t. the satisfaction of the
under sigued. These terms may be modified
and a considerable portion Of the purchase
money may main on mott age il deemed
advisable by the undersigned. cash deposit
"t $3.50 is required on first tract and $50 on
the second, on day of sale,
PHIL II. TUCK,
Attorney named in the Mortgage,
POI NORTH CALVERT ST, BALTIMORE, Md.
Jan. 12-ts