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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
How Things We're Going.

A negro who was filed with zeal for
his masters cause, accompanied a
Georgian regiment to the army OF Gen.
Floyd. The campaign was unsuccess-
full, and John, becoming homesick,
was allowed to depart Before start
ing he went to say good-by to the gen.
eral.
80 you are going to leave us, John, y
said Gen. Floyd.
"Bes, Marse Floyd. 1t pears like
can do more good at home now dan
bein' here, so thought I'd go home
and courage up our people to hold on. "
That's right, John. But are you
going to tell 'em you left us running
from the Yanlzees?"
mo, sir; no, Marse Floyd, dat amt
You may pend on my not tellin' nothin
to 'moralize dem people,"
But how will you get around telling
them, John?"
Easy 'nough, Marse Floyd. Itwon''
do to 'moralize dem people. I'm goin
to tell 'em dat when / lef' de army i
was in firs'-rate sperrits, an dat, OWN
to de situation OBJ de country, an d.
way de Ian lay, we was a-advancin
baclS'ards, an de Yankees. was are
treatin' for'ards. southern Bivouac
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
PRACTICAL EVIDENCE.
Why the Good Roads Movement Should
Be Popular In the South.

Why the Good Roads Movement Should
BE Popular In the South.
The southern road congress, which
met lately in Atlanta, brought out the
fact of the value of good roads, and
the pecuniary advantage of them was
fully recognized. Among the cases
building good roads by the people Of
Union and Essex counties, N. j. The
pecuniary benefits resulting from this
work are summed up in a report from
the board of freeholders of the former
county, which states that the totai
| outlay has been nearly S350,00O, and
| there are now nearly forty miles of
| telford and macadam road in the
country.
The beneficial effect of the roads IL
seen in the fact that property in Union
county alone has appreciated in value
| far more than the cost of the roads, as
the assessment shows. The county is
sued $780, 200 worth of road bonds, the
interest on which must be met annual
| ly, yet there has been no increase in
the county tax rate, because the in
| creased assessment easily produces
enough revenue to meet this charge.
Very few of these roads have been
built more than a year and most OF
them only few months, but already
the people appreciate the advantages
flowing from them.
Such practical evidence as this will
certainly encourage roadbuilding in
the south. The movement so far has
made little practical advance here and
has been confined mainly to conven'
tions, etc, but this is step in the
right direction. 1t is true that con
ven tions in themselves do not accom-
plish much in the way of roadbuilding,
but they show how the work can best
be done; they arouse the interest OF
the people in the matter; they prove
the value of good highways, and they
will, in the course of time, arouse
the south to the necessity of building
them.-N. o Times-Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
PARASoL AND PHILOSOPHY.
Woman Discovers Disadvantage of the
Sunshade.

bright Washington woman lately
made a discovery. For some seasons
she has been in the habit in summer of
carrying a parasol to keep the sun
beams from her he ad. and she has been
wondering of late why it was that she
seemed to be Just as warm when she
raised her shade as when she forgot it
and allowed it to remain unopeneS-
The other day she was walking along
Pennsylvania avenue, and, acting upon
the impulse of her habit, she raised her
parasol as soon as she emerged from a
store. Then she noticed that her
breathing was difficult and that her
face was burning. Suddenly it dawned
upon her that she had noticed this be
fore, and set to work to reason out the
cause. For time she pondered, grow
ing warmer with each step, until she
| moved in the shade of a tree and
snapped her parasol into its folded
| state In a moment her face was
| bathed with fresh, cool air, and she
was immensely relieved. 1t then flashed
across her that she had been uncon-
sciously imprisoning all the hot air
rising from the sidewalks and asphalt
! pavements beneath the dome-lil<e top
of her shade, which, instead of acting
as protector, as intended, was really
serving as hood to surround her face
with the hottest atmosphere of the
street. AS long as she held her parasol
| up the air had no chance to circulate,
| and this was the more uncomfortable be-
cause she persisted in holding it quite
| low. So she experimental and as re-
suit found that she was really more
comfortable when she walked with her
parasol folded than when she opened
it, and now she has quite tabooed that
dainty article except as means of de-
fence against dogs and cows and other
wild beasts.-Washingb ION Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
Very Much Worn.

Embroideries of all kinds will be very
much worn, one of the newest being a
thick butter-colored creation, partak-
ing somewhat of the nature of lace,
which will be used alike on dresses of
all kinds of material. A pretty way of
arranging lace on waist is to cross it
in folds from right to left, drawing the
ends through rhinestone buckle and
allowing them to fall below or fasten
with the buckle. Wide black moire
ribbon will be largely used for dress
trimmings, also for the bows on hats
and for the immense bows around the
neck-N. Y World
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
A BRAVE COMMANDER.
The Wonderful Assault on Missionary
Ridge.


Ridge.
At Gen. II. V. Boynton's talk about
the Chattanooga campaign, before the
Army and Navy club, two good war
stories were told. The audience en-
braced distinguished ex-confederates
as well as ex-union officers, together
with many officers of the regular army.
Gen. Roger @. Mills, of Texas, was one
of the ex-confederates present His
brigade was one of the three or four
which Cleburne marched to the north
ern end of Missionary Ridge and sue
cessfully pitted against Sherman in
the hard fighting for possession of
Tunnel hill.
When Gen. Boynton had concluded
his talk Gen. Mills showed on the map
where his brigade had fought.
"There was an incident" he said,
connected with that battle which
recollect very distinctly. 1 am not
able to tell it all, and perhaps some
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

ttnguished. The rim on The generals
hat rested upon his shirt collar and
completely concealed his ears.
There was a shout of laughter at
the little colonels discontinue, and
then somebody remarked in stage
whisper:
Either the coloners head must
have been good bit swelled thirty
years ago or else the generals has
Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
KioIted Over the Soup.

When the union forces captured
Fort Pillow large amount of shells
and fixed ammunition fell into their
possession. A son of Africa, who was
cooking for an officer, proceeded to
use two conical shells for fire dogs
After getting his soup well under way
he needed more water, and went down
to the river near by to get some. AS
he was coming back one of the shells
exploded, sending his soup kettle fly
ing over his head far out in the "fa-
ther of waters" just then the Afri-
can made his appearance above the
bank and exclaimed "Looke here,
white trash, what for you done kicked
ober de soup. "-American Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

one day, and our boys occupied your
camp and captured your headquarters
tent along with it?"
"Yes, l regret to say that l do re-
member that distinctly" the general
admitted with just a shadow of cha
grin.
well" the little colonel went on,
and by this time every one present
was listening, lit happened that it
was my regiment that captured your
headquarters, and l found there, in
your tent very nice straw hat with a
wide brim. 1t had your name in it, 1
wore that hat often after that, and
naturally your name was familiar to
me. Allow me, therefore, after all
these years, to pay you for the hat"
Now, Gen. Wagner might have re-
torted that he was not in the habit of
wearing straw hats during his cam
paigniug days, but he choose to get
the laugh back on the little colonel
in a more subtle way. So he chuckled
good naturedly and said simply;
well, colonel, you must have cut a
great figure riding at the head of your
regiment in that old straw hat of
mine"
The colonel walked straight into the
trap laid for him. "Yes, indeed" he
said, that's what all the boys used to
tell me-"
''And just to give our friends here
some idea of how you must have
looked" SAID Gen. Wagner, permit
me to illustrate" and taking up his
5-s headgear that lay conveniently
on the top of his desk, he advanced
gracefully and clapped it over the
head of the astonished Virginian.
The little colonel was completely OK
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

The Great Northern Railway has a rock
ballasted track, frees from dust The line
owns and operates its entire equipment of
Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars, Buffet
Cars, Family Tourist Sleepers, High-back
Seated Day Coaches and Smoking Cars. The
famous Buffet-Library-O Observation Car
runs on through trains between st. Paul,
Minneapolis and the Pacific Coast Write
F. 1. WHITNEY, G. P. & 7. A., st. Paul,
Mimi, for publications and information
about routes, rates, etc.
UNFORTUNATELY summer musicians are
not all of good, sound ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Courier
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
IN THE WHITE CELLS AT JOLIET.
A Species of Punishment That No Prisoner
Can Long Endure.

n species OF funtshment That NO frtsoner
Can Long Endure.
Public sentiment became so strong
several years ago in the state of Illinois
against the dark cell that the legisla-
ture took hand and abolished the in
stitutiou. Some means of subdulng the
refractory spirit of convicts who would
not work was necessary, and as whip
ping was abolished the warden at Joliet
prison evolved the most refined and eff
fective form Of torture yet discovered.
The dungeon was supplanted by what
is known as the white cells. They are
located in a detached building in a por
tion of the inclosure far distant from
the workshop. The walls of the cell
are of great thickness, the silence of
the tomb prevails. They are lighted
from above, but no glimpse of the sky
can be obtained, and the walls, floor
and ceiling are painted a glaring white.
Even the narrow board, the only piece
of furniture in the cell, upon which the
prisoner is permitted to sleep outside
of working hours, is painted white.
During the hours when the other con-
victs are at work the man in the soli-
tary is handcuffed to the door of his
cell, his hands being chained at an easy
and natural elevation. There is not a
speclS of color to relieve the steady,
glowing white with which he is sur
rounded. The effect is terrible when
taken in connection with the deathlil1e
silence. Within an hour the brain of
the prisoner begins to swirl and he be-
| comes deathly sick. Few men have ever
| been able to stand the white cell. with
| its maddening, monotonous, unrelieved
| glare for single day before they begin
to beg for mercy. Two or three hours
| of the tomb-lilSe Surroundings gener-
| ally brings the most violent and rebel
| lious spirit to terms-N. Y. Advertiser.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

Ibid you ever notice." said Mrs. n.
Peck, that about half the pictures in
the photographers windows are of
bridal couples? wonder why they al
ways rush off to a photographer as soon
as the knot is tied?"
Il guess the husband is responsible
for it." said Mr.. Peck. 'He realizes
that it is about his last chance to ever
look pleasant. ."-Cincinnati Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
Low Rates to st. Paul.

On account of the Annual Convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
America, the Northwestern Line will sell
excursion tickets to st. Paul, Mimi, and
return at half rates-one fare for the round
trip; tickets on sale July 80 and 81, good for
return passage until August 6, 1894 in
elusive. For tickets and full information
apply to Agents Chicago &J North Western
Railway
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
Don't Give Up tha Ship

So say those who, having experienced its
benefits themselves, advise their despairing
friends to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
for the combined evils-liver complaint,
Fruitful of benefit is the Bitters in malarial,
rheumatic and kidney troubles and nervous
ness. Use the great remedy with persist
ence,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

SIS TuAT real Englishman of title that is
devoting him self to Miss Goldcoius'' eyes"
"Can you tell by the way he drops his h's!n
mo, by the way he tries to pick up VS. and
ks. s."-1nter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28
Pay.

Madge-Pa gives me $1.oo not to be
at home when Fred calls.
Mame-You're out for the stuff, then.
-Truth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

AGNES treading of the death of a friend)-
"How true is the saying: Man proposes
and God disposes.'" Her Elder Sister Sigh
ing,-'I wish that We're more than half
true" Agnes-'Why, what do you meanl
Which half is untrue." Her Elder Sister
H-Man proposes. .''-Brooklyn Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

THE desideratum in collars is something
high enough to look uncomfortable and low
enough to allow one to turn the head with
out sWearing.-Puck
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

RED, angry eruptions yield to the actor
of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

USUALLY THIN.-She-''What are these
pastels in prose?" He-'It is wit in water-y
colors. brooklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-28

one day, and our boys occupied your
camp and captured your headquarters
tent along with it?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
CLAIM 1T TREATMENT.
New York CIoakmakers Claim Employers Try
inq to Force Another Strike.

New York, Nov. 20.-Garment worker
claim that the contractors of New YORK
and Brooklyn recently dropped about 800
union men. giving as an excuse that they
do not have sufficient work to keep them
busy. The men out of employment on
this; account claim that the step is a
scheme on the part of the manufacturers
TO cause another strike
They allege further that the contractors
have combined among themselves 10
cause strike as preliminary measure
toward the final overthrow of the present
lO-hour system and the substitution there
for of tile old tenement house and sweat
ing sy stem.
Il WIS decided to levy an immediate
ass ssmcnt of 80 cents on each member of
the order. for the purpose of assisting the
cloakma kers in their strike. The assess
nlent VIII be expended solely for food at
wholesale prices.
The Chicago cutters reported that they
had succeeded in establishing an eight
horr rrlc without difficulty. The Balti-
more unions were granted permission to
or.ler q general strike to abolish the
swcating system. The strike will affect
about 6H q people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
and ScrOfula

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood is in an impure condi-
tton, due to menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the won
derful tonic and blood cleansing prop
critics Of P. 2. P. Prickly Ash. Poke
Root and Potassium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
WHOLESALE lUMBERMEN
Form Association to Protect Themselves From
Unfair Dealers.

New York, Nov 20.-The National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association
was recently organized here. The organi-
cation is the outgrowth of voluntary as
ISOLATION and is probably the largest and
strongest trade organization in the coun-
try. The capital represented is upwards
of $50. 600 600, and the business done ex-
rcads $75, 600, 600 year.
The officers OF the association are:
President, J. W. Robinson, Robinson
Bros. Lumber Co., North Tonawanda, n.
Y; first vice president, Robert W. jerks,
Cleveland, Ohio; second vice president, Il.
VI. Price, Price & Hart New York; trea-
s,rer, A. c. Tuxbury, The ". II. sawyer
Lumber Co. North Tonawanda.
The association includes over $50 of the
most prominent wholesale dealers from
the Middle and Eastern states. As de
clarcd by the bylaws, the object of the as
ISOLATION is: The protection Of members
against the unbusincsSlikc methods Of the
wholesale and retail humber dealers, the
dcbarring of scalpcrs, the regulation of i'll
aDactions and credit, and the arbitration
nf disoutcd matters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
CUR MERCHANT MARINE.
Statistics Showing the Decrease in Our Ship
ping in the Past Ten Years.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2G-rhc bureau of
ravigatons tables show that June 80,
1894, the documentcd merchant marine
of the United states comprised %, $50 YES
sells. of 4. GSi, O29 gross tons, distributed
thus geographically: Atlantic and 6ulf
coast. II, i6S vessels, 2.112, 9ii gross tons {;
Pacific coast, 1920 vessels, f36, 359 tons;
Northern lakes, 33i1 vessels, ,225, i0l
gross tons: Western rivers 1851 vessels
oS7. 1925 gross tons The cod and mack-
crrl fisheries employ 1906 vessels, IL, BIB
tons, being decrease Of Ia vessels, Of
80, 0OO gross tons, in vessels built during
the year.
since 1881 .ho nnm'cr Of our vessels
decreased 5Ol, and the gross tonnage in
creased il3, 900 tons. The average size of
vessels increased from III tors in 1854, to
1890 tons in 1894.
Daring the same period the wooden
sailing vessels decreased go. 600 tons in
Maine, 200, 900 tons each in Massachusetts,
and New York, while California and
Michigan show n gain of 80, 900 tons each.
The growth of the merchant marine of
the Great lakes is the feature of our mari
time development, the ,otal tonnage lake
ports having increased 800 600 tons, or
nearly double since 1884.
The nine customs districts with the
largest Tonnage Of all descriptions are
New York, l,017,1SS gross tons: san
Francisco, 3Oa. 22j: Cuyahoga Cleveland,
Ohio. 23i. 73l; Philadelphia, 22i, 6lS:
Boston, 214.9i6; Buffalo, y. v, i'',a!2
Huron, Mich. i,G29; D2troit. l6l,Si6;
Bath, Maine, l2i,G49.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
NEWS NUGGETS.
Broagh. by the Wires frcm the North. East.
South and West.

BY an explosion of coal dust, Tuesday,
in the Blanche coal mines. near Golfers
W. Va. seven men were killed and four
badly injured.
Senator Morgan was nominated, at
ntgomcry, Ala, for reelection as Uni
ted States senator, Tuesday. by Il joint
convention of the Democratic members Of
the Legislature.
Anton Gregar Rubinstein. the famous
Russian pianist and composer died at
Peterchoff, near st. Petersburg, Thursday
morning. The cause of death was heart
disease He was "a years Old.
The three masted schooner Rebecca F..
Lamlin OF Perry, Maine, was sold at Il
United States marshal sale, saturday, AT
East Boston. 20 James Bliss & Co, Bos-
ton. for $500. Ii will probably be used
in the cnasting trade.
The six-story brick warehouse at Ben
son and Leonard streets, New York. be
longing to +. :. .Iaffray & Co. dry goods
firm, burned, Tuesday night, for nearly
an hour, and the main building of the firm
a. Broadway and Lconardx strects, and
several valuable buildings surroundingIit.
were in imminent danger of destruction
Iatfray &; Co will suffer a loss of nearly
Si00, 90.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

william Hutchins was thrown from his
carriage at Biddeford. Monday, night, and
struck On the pavement. He received Il
scalp Dund and suffered il concession Of
the bra n. His condition is considered
serious
At largely attended town meeting held
at ,tcar;port, Monday, it was voted to in
struct the selectmen TO offer reward
of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction OF
the person or persons who caused the late
fires in that town
Patents have been granted to Henry
Balbian, North Nassalboro, method of and
machine for fulling cloth; Edward L. Bur
rowes Portland, holding device for spring
actuatcd shades; James Fl. Holt, Fairfield
Centre, coasting sled; John A. Littleaack,
Portland, holding mechanism for spring
actuatcd shades.
a Dexter special to the Bangor CONNER
cial says that a Dexter man named
Richardson was killed in the woods, last
Tuesday 10y the accidental discharge of a
gun. He was not missed until Sunday,
-, he had left TO 80 - the house OF an ac-
qlaintancc several miles distant to re
main for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
Favorite Cloths ard Colors.

A pale mastic color in cloth finds favor
trimmed with beaver, and also with pink
cd out designs in the same cloth laid over
a darker velvet. This cut out cloth, which
hitherto has only been used for mantles,
is likely to be much worn during the win
ter ON gowns, and deep points treated in
this way arc placed on the outside of the
arm from the shoulder toward the elbow.
Dominant colors this winter will be green
and brown. Black and white find general
appreciation, such as black and white mar
rev striped velvet, made up for evening
with an under bodice of yellow satin and
oerisa rosetues at the neck, daring mix
tura IF color.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-21
A Strong Stomach.

The foundation of a beautiful com.
plexion is strong stomach. The stron-
gest st0machs are never large. Soup is
the best tonic for weak organ. It's oh
ject is stimulation, IMMIGRATION, conso-
lation. This food, taken as an introduce
ton for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
will very soon tone up weak muscles
Nothing should be eaten with this yege-
table cocktail. not even cracker crumbs.
About the worst beginning for meal
is Hesh bread Throw handful OF
crackers or u couple of slices of home
made bread into the best plnmhcd sink
or tub, turn on the hot or cole water,
and the circulation will be impeded. -
New York Dispatch.