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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14
CATS WITHOUT TAILS
Curious Creatures Found Only at Long
Beach, N. j.


Beach, n. j.
Seven miles from the mainland on
which the village of Beach Haven, N.
j., stands is narrow strip of land
which is called Long Beach.
On it there is the only tribe of tall
less cats in this country. Early in this
century large English ship was
wrecked on that part of the Jersey
coast. The sailors were saved, and so
were lot of cats on board. They
game from the Isle of Man In the Irish
sea, and belonged to curious breed
found only on that island, known as
Manx cats and born without tails.
At first the animals were quite tame
and frequented the vicinity of the
lighthouse, where they nightly held
open-air concerts that were not
musical enough to merit the apprecia-
tion of the lightkeepers, and ultimate
ly resulted in their being driven away.
Then they took to the woods and man.
aged to subsist during the first winter
on birds, thousands of which lived in
the swamps. The cats increased rap
idly and in few years numbers of
them could be found almost every
where in Barnegats woods.
Their outdoor life made them saw
age, and the breed seems to have in
creased in both size and courage, for
eventually they became so fierce that
they would stand and show fight to-
ward anyone who invaded their homes.
They are curious-lookiDg creatures.
The front legs being shorter than their
hind legs causes them to make big
jumps as they go about, yet it is said
they can easily outrun an ordinary
deg.
The cats make good fishers. and
when fish are plentiful they go along
the beach, and, as the breakers run up
on the shore, carrying with them small
butterflsh, mullets and silver bait, they
jump into the shallow water and with
their sharp claws pin fish - the sand,
and the outgoing wave leaves them
prey exposed. Then, before another
breaker can roll in, they catch the fish
and take it up on the dry beach and
devour it,
At times dozens of these strange
looking cats can be seen on the beach
making meals off the surf clans that
are cast up by the tide.
For the past twenty or thirty years
Long Beach has seen a famous sum
mer resort. Many of the cats have
been killed by tourists or frightened
back into the swamps. Occasionally
some more humane visitor endeavored
to tame one OF the animals. 1t is hard
work, but when the effort is successful
there is no more domestic or affection
ate pet than a Manx cat.-Willian
Alsa, in Golden Days.
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any animal of the cat family. He is
the most stocky in build of all cats,
being very different in shape from the
more 1.-THE and tiat-bodied lion, tiger
and puma.
But it is his glorious colors that first
attract the beholder's attention, and
hold it longest. On ground color of
rich golden yellow, which is darkest
on the back and shoulders and grows
paler as it descends to the legs, are
arranged with regular irregularity
large rosettes of black and brown.
These rosettes are the prominent dis
tinguishing character of the jaguar,
by which any child can recognize him
instantly wherever found. The head,
top of the back, base of the tail, lower
joints of the legs, and the feet are
plentifully besprinlled with round
black spots, not rosettes. Ordinarily
the eyes are light yellow, to match
the body color; but when the animal
becomes enraged, they turn the color
of green fire, and then it is high time
to get out of the way.
The jaguar is an edition de luxe,
bound in black and gold.-W. Il.
Hornaday, in ST. Nicholas.
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
GuESSES.

You bring me the words OF an old refra!.i.
And ask me to make the meaning plain;
Three little people who wonder why
The world is wide and the heavens are high
But how would guess from each one dor
So. Master Harry, and first come you;
'For the ships on tho sea, and the stars In tho
sky,
The world is wide and the heavens are high"
And what do you think, with your dreamy air,
Little Blue Eyes on the cushion thereH
"For flowers to blossom, and birds TO fly ,
The world is wide and the heavens are high"
Last and least OF the wondering three,
Here is wee Freddy, and what says her
mo play with marbles, and kites to fly,
The world is wide and the heavens are high.~
All. well, O reason YOU each aave found,
So now the riddle to me comes round;
And this is the guess l venture why
The world is wide and the heavens are high.
Up the great hillside our feet to set
A littlo farther and farther yet;
To try forever and still to try.
The world is wide and the heavens arc high
kate Putnam osgood, in St Nicholas-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14

Almost every person is familiar with the
hardships to which Farmers life is ex-
posed. Mr.. Galimore was man Of iron
constitution and stalwart frame, but hard
work and series of colds brought on by
repeated exposure, developed into
A Very Bad Case of Kidney Trouble
and general arrangement of the urinary
organs, which finally broke him down, and
from giant in strength he became in less
than a year weak trembling ard almost a
helpless man. Mr.. Galimore tells the inter
esting story in his own way; pausing a
moment he said, "my whole trouble seemed
to have settled on my kidneys and in my.
urinary organs and continued to distress me
more or less for about eight years. went to
anumber of different doctors of good repute,
but kept getting worse all the time, my ap-
petite became very bad and my strength all
deserted me. / got so weak that could
walk but few rods without resting. used
to be big, heavy, strong man weighing
200 Pounds, But 1 Ran Down to
1873 Pounds,
was weak and pale, my clothing hung to my
bony frame like bag and looked as If they
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the only thing you have brought from
Paris l am afraid you have lost your
wager and my diamond ring is safe"
The marquis did not look discou-
certed, but taking Fidele from the arms
of Alphonse, he placed it on the ground.
Now, Fidele, good dog, make your
bow to her majesty" and in the most
absurd way the dog kept nodding its
head several times in succession.
"Now, Fidele, die," said the marquis,
putting his hand on the dogs curly
head. Fidele wagged his tail, gave &
hoarse bark, and in another moment,
semblage, its head rolled OH the carpet.
There was an involuntary scream
from the ladies, and even the empress
cried out: "Oh! what is that?" as the
marquis, bending down over the head
less body of Fidele, quietly drew forth
from the opening at the neck a long
white roll of lace. Unfolding it care
fully, he held UP to the astonished gaze
of those present an exquisite dress of
the far-famed Chantilly lace. 30 finely
wrought as to be almost priceless A
murmur of admiration was heard from
all Gracefully kneeling before the
empress, the marquis presented the
| lace.
"Will your majesty pardon my pre-
sumption and kindly deign to accept
this souvenir from PaIis?"
How very beautiful it isl" the enl-
press exclaimed. taking the delicate
fabric in her hand. ''It is truly a mag
nifcent souvenir Rise, M. de Marquis;
you have indeed fulfilled your word and
fairly won the wager. / herewith ac.
knowledge myself defeated, she added,
playfully; and taking the diamond ring
from her finger, she placed it in the
am bassador's hand.
81 will not part with it but with my
life," was the gallant Frenchman's an
swer, as he rose to his feet and put the
ring on his finger.
'"Ehis Is indeed wonderful dog
said the empress, turning to Fidele. 81
certainly never saw anything more true
| to life, and ] must give you credit fol
the clever way in which you eluded the
vigilance of my officers"
Eidele now became an object o,
great interest, and its head being re
placed, IL had to go through its various
accomplishments of barking, noddinl
its head and wagging it's tail, all O
which, owing to the ingenious mech
anism concealed in Its head, It. per
formed to perfection. 1t was not sur
prising that 1t had escaped detection .
the custom house. .-HArper's Bazaar.
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Pussy,s Appeai for Dinner.

A young lady boolskeeper in Boston
has been in the habit for some time of
giving the Office cat a piece of meat for
her lunch every day, precaution being
first taken to lay down piece of pa
per to prevent the meat greasing the
floor. The other day, at lunch hour,
when the young lady happened to have
no meat in her basket, pussy begged
for some in her most intelligent fash
ion. Finding no meat coming the cat
ran to the waste basket, dragged out a
newspaper and laid it on the floor at
the young lady's feet This appeal
was SO touching that the young lady
went out and bought meat for the In
telligent animal.
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,rur treotment Of an chronYc ef,ordcrs or

rur treatment of all chronic disorders or
any ailment of long standing, which has
produced absolute change In the tissue at
tackled, is so different from the treatment
of acute diseases or ailments of short dura-
ton, where the function or work of the or
gan Is involved, that it requires lifelong
study and especial experience to cope with
them successfully. Drs. Beelzman and Pix
ley of 81 West 122d St, New York City,
have from their experience of q large cos
mopolitan and hospital practice, formulated
an original plan OF treating such sufferers
at their homes. The peculiarities of every
constitution make the same disease differ
ent in every individual case, and though the
same disease has been existent in its leading
features and its results, for all time, yet the
secret of its relief is the discovery in each
case of that one popularity that no one else
possesses.
These peculiarities may have been inher-
tied, may have been acquired from habit,
may be due to particular location, may be
brought on by the character of ones occu-
patton, or the result of some hidden o"
latent disease, which has not been discov-
cred
Unless this hidden truth is brought to
light treatment Is of little avail. If this
statement were not true, q compound that
would cure disease in one individual would
cure the same disease in every one, and
physicians, and colleges, hospitals and expo
perience would not be necessary, and all ad-
vertised secret preparations would be sue
cessful for every one and not the failures
they are
The special feature of oil treatment by
Drs. Beekman and Pixley for each individ-
ual case, which is nevertwice alike, is aimed
at these peculiarities and is the secret of
their success.
The results achieved by them have clearly
demonstrated that any sufferer from any
long standing disease, no matter where they
are situated, can, by their method avail
themselves of their experience even better
than by a personal interview, because of the
greater opportunity offered for a deliberate
consultation over written statement than
could be given in person either at the home
or the office.
I Proof of these claims and further infor-
nation may be secured by sending to them
for an Individual Statement Blank.
! DRIzzLE-'TIow long did that new play of
yours runsn Eizzle-sVTill il got in the next
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14

The marvellous development Of the States
Of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Ne
braska and Wyoming, within the last few
years has attracted attention in all parts of
the world. 1t Is not necessary, however, to
search far for the causes of this wonderful
growth, for this entire region, which Is
penetrated by The Northwestern Line
teens with golden opportunities for enter
prising farmers, mechanics and laborers
who desire to better their condition. Here
are lands which combine all varieties
Of soil, climate and physical feature that
render them most desirable for agriculture
or commerce Rich rolling prairies, ca
pable of raising the finest quality of farm
products in luxurious abundance, can still
be secured at low prices and upon most lib
eral terms, and in many cases good pro,
ductive farms can be purchased for scarcely
more than the yearly rental many eastern
farmers are compelled to pay. Reaching
the principal cities and towns and the
richest and most productive farming dis
lricts of this favored region The North
Western Line Chicago 81 Northwestern
R'yl offers its patrons the advantages of
ready markets, unexcelled train service,
perfect equipment and all the comforts
and conveniences known to strictly first
class railway travel. Maps, time tables
and general information can be obtained of
ticket agents of connecting lines, or by ad-
dressing w. A. Thrall, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Chicago & Northwest
ern R'y, Chicago, Ill.
-e
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14

complished in a hand-car by the force
of gravity alone.
The hand-car had been brought up
with us on the train, and when tho
men came to put it together it was dis
covered that the fastenings of two of
the wheels were broken. After hur-
ried consultation, as it was growing
late, some telegraph wire was found,
and the broken portions were tied to-
gether. The men in charge of the de-
scent hoped this would answer, they
said.
"And if it doesn't?" I asked. They
shrugged their shoulders.
looked askance at my companions,
but they stood by in silence. Proba-
bly,, like myself, they would willingly
have seconded a proposition to return
by the regular train, but We're too
proud to make it.
Without word we took our seats on
the car. Silently one of the employees
opened bag and took out three revol-
vers, handing one to each of his COM
panions. They cooked these weapons
in matter-of-fact way and placed
them between their feet.
This car is used by the paymaster."
one of them thoughtfully explained,
"and itisn't uncommon for desperadoes
to throw it off the track. got a tum-
BILE and bullet myself not so very long
ago"
Again / looked at my companions.
1t was perhaps owing to the altitude
that they seemed to exhibit the pre-
liminary symptoms of mountain sick
ness. As for myself, my heart was in
my mouth; but it did not trouble me
long, for of sudden the brakes were
taken off, and with a spring the car
shot forward, apparently leaving at
the point of departure my entire inter
nal economy
Down we rushed with ever increas-
ing speed, the car swaying from side to
side, on one hand the mountain wall,
on the other drop of perhaps thou
sand feet, through tunnels of midnight
darkness. round sharp curves where
the broken wheels fairly creaked with
the strain.
The starless night closed in around
chance as we plunged into the dark
| ness.
I'VE ought to have started sooner"
muttered one of the men; "a stick or a
stone, or even a dog on the track,
would throw us into the valley"
| Nobody answered him. All talk, diff
fcult enough before on account of the
rushing wind, now ceased, and in ST
lence we watched the sparks fly from
the wheels.
Thoughts of the armed outlaws and
of the broken fastenings kept running
through my mind, and the journey
seemed almost endless.
AT last the sudden twists around the
sharp curves ceased. We were in the
valley. Presently a big light burst
upon us.
Down brakes!' cried one of the
men. The station was before us. Thank
Godl
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THE LORDLY JAGUAR.

His Glorious Coiors First Attract the Be-
holders Attention.
The lordly jaguar is the king of all
the American felid@, and right proud
are we TO have him for a fellow coun-
tryman-provided he does not make
himself too numerous! OF all the great
cats now living, he is second 10 size
only to the lion and the Bengal tiger.
South of the United States he is uni
versally called ell tigre (teegreG, which
is simply the Spanish for tiger. He
has the big chest and loins, thick neck,
big arms and legs, and bullet head of
heavyweight pr;ze-fghter, clothed in
the most gorgeous skin ever given to
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were twice too large for me. After having
been treated by the best physicians receiv
ing only temporary relief, lost all hope and
thought there was no cure. One day my
son was in Frank Lawson's Drug Store,
your agent at Spencer, when was feeling
more dead than alive. He persuaded him to
have me try bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy
did so and soon began to get relief and
steadily improved in every way, gaining In
strength and weight until
Now Tip The Scales ut 2O2 Pounds.
am at the present time a vigorous old
man of "a years and feel that have new
lease of life. can only say to those who
have lost all hopes on account of the failure
of physicians and medicines, that they will
not have performed every duty they owe to
themselves and those who may be dependent
upon them, until they have made one more
effort and tried DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
Sincerely yours,
Jan. 18th, 1894. SILAs GALMoRE.
Every testimonial of SwAMP-RooT is abb
solutely true. The name and address is cor
rectly given. If you have any doubt, write
and find out.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
shediseased portion of theear. There is only
one way to cure Deafn ess, and that is ycon.
stitutional remedies. Deafness iscaused by
ain infiamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and unless tho
inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
IN inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
s5S- Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
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THE OROYA RAILROAD.
A Trip on Hand-Car Among tho Ande
Mountains.

A Trip on q Handicap Among tho Andes
Mountains.
A correspondent of Forest and
Stream went up the Oroya railroad in
the Andes, wonderful piece of rail
way engineering. The sharp ascent
began at noon, over terraces, through
tunnels drilled in the solid rock, and
over bridges spanning awful chasms.
At three o'clock they reached their
destination, some ten thousand feet
above the level of the sea. After a
substantial dinner, which the noun
tain air rendered doubly acceptable,
the party began making preparations
for the descent, which was to be ac-
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NOT Taken a, He nIoant II.

Miss Highfier-o, Mr.. Sappy, how
nice it was of you to name your new
hunter after me! What is she like?
Young Sappy--Well, she's regular
sumner, Miss Highfier. Not much to
look at, don't-cher-know, but very fast.
And he cannot make out why she is
30 cool to him now.-Vogue.
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John" whispered Mrs. squeers,
there's "a burglar climbing through
the window"
"Let him tome in" responded her
husband under his breath, 'rll yell ut
him and scare him. He may drop some-
thing no has stolen elsewhere. ~
Halo.
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A Happy Idea.

visitor-How did you happen 10
name your dog Pantry, Jimmie9
Jimnie-'Cause papa says he holds
30 much food Harper's Young People.
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The skin and Knowledre

Essential to the production of the most per-
feet and popular laxative remedy known,
have enabled the California Fig Syrup Co.
of its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as 1t is con-
ceded to be the universal laxative. For sale
by all druggists.
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LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horchound and Tar upon cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-14

An illustrated book, unmarried by adver-
tising, containing stories and anecdotes told
by Abraham Lincoln, many heretofore un-
published, will be sent free to every person
sending his or her address to the Lincoln
Tea Co., TT. Wayne, Ind.
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CoUGHs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, etc.,
quickly relieved by Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. Sold only In bores. Price, 25 cts.
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THE strawberry box makes very pleas
ant impression even though we know how
very shallow it is.-Inter Ocean.
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THE shoemaker is n man who frequently
gets "beateu out of his boots"
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SOME boys fishing excursions turn TO wal
Ing on their return home.
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''SocIETY" means you-and-I-ety, with the
other fellow looking on.-Yo oung Mems Era.
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Abraham Lincoln Stories.

BRAKE-not break the wills of your ct
dren.
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IT takes sharp man to find out woman's
failings, but when man fails the whole
town echoes with the news.-Puck.
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HE empress had
just ended her
game of chess
one evening Mt
the winter pal
ace, st. Peters
burg.
1T is enough,
she exclaimed,
turning to her
1.J,,n-Nxyaitin,r
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! DRIzzLE-"How long did that new play of
yours runsn Fizzle-"Iill it got in the next