davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL.


Proceedings of the Second Session.
IN the senate on the 9th tho urgent def
cheney bill wns reported without amendments
The bill for the relief OF homestead settlers In
wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan was
passed In tho house the diplomatic and the
post ONCE appropriation bills were passed. An
order TO close general debate on the Carlisle
currency bill was defeated by vote OF i29 to
l2s
ON the 10th bill was introduced In the sem
ate providing a pension OF $50 per month to eN-
soldiers for the loss OF one arm above the
elbow or of o leg above the knee, and OF 500 for
the loss OF an entire arm or leg. The income
tax was discussed. Senator Hill introducing on
amendment to test the constitutionality Of the
act =. In the house bill was passed to define
the crimes OF murder in the first and second
degrees, and mnnslaughter and rape, mutiny
and deserton and providing punishment
therefor. and to abolish the death penalties on
other Crimes The District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill tS5 ,39i ,107l was passed.
NEARLY the entire session of the senate on
the llth was occupied In the discussion OF
Senator Hills amendment to the urgency de-
fciency bill designed to afford on oppor-
tunity to test the constitutlonality Of the
income-tnx law. Senator Mcpherson intro
duced bill providing for the issue OF per
per cent. bonds for the purpose of carrying
into effect the resumption act OF 1875 In the
house q bill to pay the heirs OF William john
son, OF Fayette county, Tenn, for $4,000 worth
of stores oonHscsted during the war was dis
cussed. An attempt to pass bill granting a
pension of 500 month to Mai. Gen. John A
McClernand caused u heated debate, In which
Mr. Springer (dem) and Mr. Clark tdem.) }
berated southern men for anti-union senti-
ments. The bill was withdrawn.
A BILL was introduced in the senate on the
18TH to regulate the issuing OF licenses for the
sale and manufacture OF Intoxicating liquors
In Alaska. The urgent deficiency bill was
further discussed LIN the house the oleo-
margarine bill was considered and the Indian
appropriation bill was reported Eulogies up
on the life and services of the late representa-
tive George b. Shaw, of Wisconsin, were de-
livered.
IN the senate on the 14th Senator Sherman
introduced a bill providing for carrying into
effect the International arbitration resolution
adopted by congress in 1890. Speeches of Sen
ator German, OF Maryland, and Senator Hill
of New York, on various phases of the tariff
and financial situation at times were full o.
keen personal criticism and satire directed a
each other 49,. In the house the resignation o
John c. Black as representative at large from
Illinois was rendered. The oleomarGarne bill
was discussed and a bill to provide for the en-
largement OF the judicial system of Indian ter
| ritory was passed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

THE confederate silver half dollar is
reclsoned as one of the rarest of Amer
ican coins. Only four such coins were
struck. The confederate silver half
dollar bears the date of 1861, and was
struck at the mint at New Orleans just
before that institution was closed by
the federal troops. 1t has the Goddess
of Liberty on one side, and a stalk of
cane, one of cotton, and the stars and
bars of the confederacy in coat of
arms on the other side.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

NEW York having adopted consti-
tutional amendment forbidding the
state from employing convicts in the
industrial arts and the occupations
which come into direct competition
with the work and products of the peo-
pie, Gov. Morton, in his message says:
''If their services can be legally ap.
piled to the building and improvement
of roads and highways, the manufac-
ture of clothing and other articles. the
raising of food supplies on state farms
and other like pursuits, all for use in
state institutions, the solution of the
problem may be less difficult ~,an 1t
now appears to be-"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

A PECULIAR substitute for window
glass, known as ''tectorium," is stated
TO have been for some time employed
in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzer-
lana and Russia, as a covering for hot
houses, marques, verandas, windows
of factories roofs of stores, etc. 1t il
a special, insoluble, bichromated gela-
tine, translucent as opal glass and in
corporated in wire gauze. 1t possesses,
we are told, the translucency of opal
glass, is tough and flexible, bends
without breaking, does not dissolve
in water, and is not injured by frost.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

A LITTLE steamer of 100 tons is at
present, according to press dispatches,
being constructed at Argenteuil, ac-
cording to the invention of NJ. Ba-
zin, which consists in rolling the
ship over the water instead of fore
ing it through as at present. To this
end number of enormous copper cyl
inders are fixed to the vessel, the speed
attained depending upon the speed of
the metal cylinders, and it is computed
that thirty-one knots an hour can be
easily made.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

DIR. R. P. WARINe, health officer, has
issued general statement of the re-
suit of the trial of the anti-toxine rem
edy for diphtheria in Kansas City.
His opinion briefly is that anti-toXine
is almost uniformly efficacious if used
when the disease first appears. or at
least before the blood poisoning sets
in. Out of thirty cases all but four
lived
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

BERLIN papers say that the tallest
man in the world is now in that city.
He is Hassan Ali, an Arabian, who was
born in Egypt. They say that he has
reached nine feet two inches, and as he
is only sixteen years old, it is thought
that he may grow taller. They also
say that the Chinese giant, Shang- Yu-
Sing, was only eight feet eight inches
when he was twenty-four years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

In perforating postage stamps die
plate is placed below the needles of a
machine carrying three hundred
needles. AS about $50, 900, 600 holes are
punched per day, the wear on the die
plate is excessive; brass plates wear
out in a day and even steel plates are
rapidlv DESTROYED.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

STEEL rails are known to have a
short life in tunnels and other closed
spaces into which the fumes from loco
motives are discharged. This appears
TO be due to the conversion of the
sulphur in coal into sulphuric acid and
the subsequent chemical action of the
acid upon the steel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19
A MovEMENr started in baltimore to

A MOVEMENT started in Baltimore to
present testimonial to DR.. John S.
Billings, surgeon of the United States
army, and an advisory surgeon of the
Johns Hopkins hospital, is well on
foot. The testimonial is to be $4,000
subscribed by physicians and surgeons
throughout the country and in appre-
citation of compiling the indexed cata-
logue of the surgeon generals Office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

THE Chinese empire is divided into
eighteen grand provinces, represent
ing an average area each of @4s,ooo
square miles. The home German en-
pire contains 2l1, 900 square miles, the
French republic 100000 and the Brit
ish lies 12l,0O0
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19
rhn pnnn,. vIotorln 1.llse..

Although 1t has frequently been
stated that newspapers are carefully
kept from her majesty, it is we'll known
among those acquainted with the
queens private life that no current
events or topics escape her attention.
Indeed, so curious is she about the
principal personages of the day that
she never rests until she has obtained
their photographs Among her maj
esty's most curious photographs is one
of Louis Michel. The queen likes two
classes of people, those of rank who
keep strictly within the limits of court
etiquette-for which the queen is as
great sticlSler as the emperor of Ger
maryland those who are no 'respector
of persons," who can neither flattcr
nor cringe, who will reprove, or gossip,
or repeat an amusing anecdote, such as
the Scotch peasants or the most conf
dental servants of the royal house
hold. The queen has great personal
influence over children, and is very
much interested in getting the opin-
ions of nurses and governesses con-
nected with the royal household as to
their training. Woman at Home
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

THERE are ten colleges and universi-
ties in Iowa deemed entitled to be con-
sidered as such, and half dozen more
which are not. A committee of the
State Teachers association has recon-
mended that no more colleges be start
ed there except by consolidation of old
nrnc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19

ALUMINIUM has the property, when
used as n pencil, of leaving an indelible
mark on glass or any other substance
having a silicious base.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-19
MARKET GARDENERS GROW RICH

There is lots of money made in early
vegetables. Everybody admits that the
very earliest vegetables are produced
from Salzer's Northern Grown seeds.
Think of having radishes in fourteen
days; lettuce in twenty days; potatoes
in forty days; peas in forty-six days,
and splendid cabbage in fifty-fve days
from day of sowing seed!
IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 1T
with 81 money order to the John A.
Salzer Seed company, Lacrosse, WIS,
you will get free thirty-fve packages
earliest vegetable seeds and their great
seed catalogue, or for six cents postage
a package of FOURTEEN DAY PARIS kAD-
rsn seed and their seed catalogue. Kl
PEeaY-"Was ye hearin' that Jeanie An.
derson's gettin' mairret2' Kirsty-"Stupit
creaturl Hoo is she able tae keep manf'
Punch.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
The Norman's Dream.

The Normans are called the Yankees
OF France, which is compliment to
them. no doubt, though it sometimes
has reference 10 their extremely thrifty
habits. and 10 the craft which they en-
ploy in evading a service that may cost
them something. 1t is related Thar one
good Norman farmer went early one
morning to anoiher's house. and found
him still in bed.
Art thou asleep. neighbour" he ask
ed. somewhat falteringly. In The tone
of n man who is going to ask Il favor
If | were not asleep" murmured
the other from his bed, "what probably
wOuldst thou want of me-
ITO borrow thy donkey 70 go 20 The
fair at Gisors."
We'll, then, neighbor. am sound
asleep"
Bah, Thou canst not be asleep
when thou talkest TO me-"
Nonsense. 1t is only a dream | am
having. neighbour"
And the other had TO go away without
the donkey.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
WHY He RpSiyupd.

4 romantic tale is going the rounds
among Chicago business men of man
who voluntarily resigned $4,000
salary. A business had gotten into bad
shape through the owner being in Eu-
rope most of the time. The $50. 900
a-year man was employed 10 put the
business on its feet. For year or two
he worked like 4 steam engine, putting
in eighteen hours Il day. When the
manufa Glory was once more on 4 pay
ing basis the manager told the prOprie-
tor that, as there was nothing further
for him TO do. he proposed 10 retire,
and handed in his resignation, TO take
effect at once.
But we don't want you 10 go. You
made the business what it is said
the proprietor.
Yes. but you can take care OF II
yourself now, and there is no use in
its being taxed $500 a week to support
n person who isn't needed
"Well, at any rate let Us run till the
first of the month; that's only three
weeks longer"
mo. ] won't take what don't earn.
I'm going to quit Saturday. I've been
working hard and need a rest"
The man has had his rest. and wants
a Job where he can get big pay and a
chance TO earn it-Chicago Tribune.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
Her ArECnlPnt.

The teacher Of large Sabbath school
class of poor children was particularly
anxious thar every one of them should
be present at the last session before tho
summer vacation. He especially urged
upon them 10 let nothing but actual ne
cess.ty keep them at home
The day after the closing servicc ne
met one of his scholars on tho street,
and said SIernly. why ware vow no; at
Sunday school yesterday. Jennie
After twisting in her hands for some
moments obviously clean apology
for an apron. Jennie answered. with
4 doWncaSt look:
because my hat was so dirtv. sir
What of that" said the teacher still
more seriously. Don't you know that
God does not care for outward appear
ances? He looks 10 that which Is of in
fin:tely more Importance. Jennie that
which is within"
Yes. sir" replied the Ittie maid.
submissively: but" she added. feeling
that she had the right OF the matter,
after all, 1.-THE lining WASN'T clean"
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
His Own BUSINESS.

The Detroit Free Press says that
President Hayes has for one Of his
Ohio neighbOrs teS;y old fellow who
kept q small truck farm. He was an
honest man and good citizen, and Mr.
Hayes held him in high esteem notwith-
standing his want OF what are called
the social amenities. During Mr..
Hayes four years 1T the White House.
on one OF his visits home he passed
this old mans farm. and found him
planting potatoes in 4 patch near the
road.
The President, being somewhat OF n
farmer himself, noticed some eccentric
ity in his neighbours style of planting.
and after Il little chat called attention
to il. The old man defended his meth
od. and finally Mr.. Hayes said, rs he
started along:
We'll. | don't think you will get the
best kind of Il crop if YOU plant in that
manner"
The farmer rested his elbow or the
fence.
They amt neither one of us above
havin' fault found with u.s." he said;
but If YOU jest go on presidentin' the
United States your way, an 1 go on
plantin' pertaters my way. guess we
won't be no wuss off in the end"
The President. we are told, accepted
the suggestion in good part, and passed
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
Cat Did Not Come Back.

When parrot in a large cage arrived
In Il passengers baggage at the Great
Northern depot yesterday morning,
Baggagemaster Miller set him Oh the
floor of the baggage room. There he
stood for two mortal hours in dead ST
lence, and no cOaXing of the passengers
could arouse his loquacity.
When the crowd had left the depot a
large, sleek eat appeared on the scene,
and spying the bird arched majestical-
ly up to the cage and sat down. He
poked his nose between the bars and
sat contemplating Poll, thinking what
a dainty mOrsel he would make If those
pesky bars were only out of tho way.
He had sat thus for an hour, and the ST.
lence had gradually grown denser,
when Mr. Miller was aroused by an
unearthly scream from Polls direc-
ton:
"Ha ha! Come on, boys"
The eat did not care to continue the
conversation; he just went his tail up
lifted and swollen with fear till it look
ed like a feather buster. The parrot
smiled a gleeful smile and the cat did
not come back to trouble him. Seattle
POst-Intelljgencer.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
INDIANA.
ENGLAND AS a NAVAL POWER.
Strength of the Empire on the Seas
Dates from an Early Period.

Strength of the Empire on the Seas
Dates from an Early Period.
1t is a little startling at first to say
that England's great naval strength
grew out Of the reformation. But n
peruSal of Mr.. Froude's last book on
English Sailors in the Sixteenth Cen
fury published by the ScribnerS, Will
show that this is no absurd paradox.
Had there been religions unity through
out Europe during Il eiGn Of Queen
Elizabeth there wo have been no
occasion for the G, Its OF Sir John
Hawkins and Sir Fi,nciS Drake. While
both would be regf .d in these times
rs pirates there can he no question that
they ayailed themselves of the suffer
ings of Englishmcn 1T the hands of the
Spanish inquisition 20 wage their pc
euliar war upon Spain. Ii WAS their
way cf retIliating upon Spain.
The piratical enterprises OF these two
great English sailors seem queer way
of CARRYING on war in behalf of re
ligicus liberty Under the condition OF
the time no other method appears To
have been possible Queen Elizabeth
lacked either the courage or the hon
eSty to declare open hOStilitieS aSainSt
Philip H. II Froude's portraiture OF
ler is correct. her motive was probably
to make her peace with the Catholic
church. She was quite destitute of re
ligiOuS conviction She did not Scruple
at conduct that deserves the scvercSt
condemnation. For example. she was
Il partner in one OF the slave eXpedi-
tons of Sir John Hawkins. and shared
generously in the profits of Sir Francis
brakes first voyage around the world.
a voyage that WAS nothing more nor
less than the greatest piratical eXpc-
ditiOn that history records. But she
was willing that her sailors carry on an
Irresponsible war with Spain. hoping
that they would thus compel Philip To
show more Difference to her and aid her
in her ambitious scheme.
But her notion that England could
Cveragain becOlnca papal power was an
absurd one The ProteStantS Of England
were too numerous and powerful to
MAKE JIldL PROJECT po>SiDie- AoItoFei.
the outrageous treatment that Spain
showed to Englishmen stood in the way
of her ambition. The conditions, there
fore. favored the continuance of the
piratical warfare between the two great
powers The natural outcome was. of
course. the Spanish armada, which was
designed by Philip to put an end TO En-
glish piracy and TO reduce England to
subordination 10 the papal power. But
thatexpedition was doomed TO ignomin
ious failure. The navy that Sir John
Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake had
built in their peculiar way saved En-
gland from the fate that threatened
her. 1t was this navy that formed the
basis of England's naval power to-day.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
The Lost Chahin,.

The Egyptians. both Mussulni3nS and
Christians are Il temperate people, but
rs a warning to those who are inclined
to be otherwise they often tell the story
Of the lost ChahiIn. 1t is certainly Il
picturesque illustration OF the d, grad
ing and pitiably helplesSness into
which even little alcohol can lead one.
Chahim was an honest citizen IL
Cairo who had. nevertheless. Il weak
ness for wine. one evening when he
had partaken of the cup he returned
heme rather late. lie was aware from
previous experience that when he
should wake i'm the morning. his head
would be in Il pitable condition so he
took his writing tablet an'i lab0riously
noted down upon it the whereabouts of
all the articles which lie would need in
The morning.
The slippers he wrote. are on the
outer threshold. The Jacket Is on the
table in the east chamber The trouS-
ers are ON the tabouret." Then he sank
down on the bed. and with the writ
ing tablet still in his hand. he wrote.
And Chahim is on The bed
He fell into the stupid slumber Of in
toxication. Late III the morning ho
woke. His head ached cruelty. and all
his ideas were il confusion. Then his
eyes fell on his writing tablet on the
bed beside him.
He WAS overjoyed 10 lind this record
OF the whereabOut of his wearing ap-
parel. Dragging himself out of bed.
he dressed himself by its aid. When
his clothes were on. he read on the
tablet: And Chahim is on the bed
lie looked on the bed. Chahm was not
there.
He was filed with CONSERVATION.
Chahim must have been mislaid. He
began to hunt through the house: no
Chahim was to be found. He became
weak and dizzy from his vain search.
and threw himself down on the bed.
After few moments his, head stead
led q little. and he became aware where
he was. Chahim was on the bed. He
had found himself. Uttering a cry of
JOY at this rediScovery. he arose sober.
He realized then what n fool he had
been. and resolved never again to drink
of the liquor which turns man into
sillier thing than Il sheep or a hen.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07

A merchant and dairyman were re,
Gently swapping business secrets, when
the merchant found he was not lin it.
with the milk dispenser, when he re-
marked:
why is it, you ask, that l have the
reputation of never being out of milk:
I'll tell you. | make it."
Make it, echoed the merchant
Eyes. sir. And l will give you Il for
mula for making as nice milk as ever
flowed from a COW. and, what's more, 1t
will stand the test or any Inspector
instrument.
when | find myself running short
OF the genuine article, L take couple
OF cans OF good condensed milk, costing
me about twenty cents. pour them into
a forty quart canful of water, adding
a little common baking soda. and then
thoroughly stir the mixture up. The
soda takes the sweet taste from the con-
densed milk and gives the mixture a
regular Jersey frOth. l add little
salt, which with the soda sends n test
instrument right up to the notch re-
quired by law.
why. during the blizzard last winter
l sold fifty cans of my homemade milk
every day. at n clean profit of 50 on
every can Talk about a milk scarcity
you never find one where l do bust
ness Michigan TradeSman.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
One Of the Crazy.

Times Of intense general excitement
lead to an unsettling OF weak minds.
Mr. \. G.. Riddle, I'm HIS "Recollections
of War Times" remarks upon the num-
Der of Missionaries and fanatics who
came to Washington In 1861 and 1862,
some Of them Of the prophetic order,
others with commission, as they felt,
30 take their places at the head &C the
government one such unbalanced
man. perhaps - years old, Mr.. Riddle
saw again and again hanging around
about the hail of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, of which Mr. Riddle was 4
member.
Once or twice he managed 10 remain
IL the hail TIL after prayer. ana WAS
then hustled out. He seemed 70 know
no One-a harmless moon-struck young
man, country grown, neatly clad i'll a
home made suit Of light brown.
One morning when l had reached the
hall early. this specially commissioned
young man came in, an unusual lock of
resolve on his meaningless face. Sec
ing me alone, he approached. and cast
ing quick chances about, hesitated 4
moment, and then said:
You are one of the Congress felle"S.
amt your"
What makes you think so:" was my
response.
oval, you are sittin' Ill one o the
seats, N I've seen you round talkin' and
actin like one on EN-"
We'll, if you won't tell on me-
was my hesitating answer.
NO, no. l won't tell. shouldn' /
think you'd want to have to git out. l
won't tell on ye."
well, then l am one o. the Congress
fellers.'
WAL" Frightening, you're one o
the very ones to help me-"
What is it," asked.
wal, you see," stopping near me and
in 4 confidential tone, you see, I'm
sent here to take things in hand, and
put 'em right-you understand r
We'll" asked /, why don't you take
right hold? 1t needs somebody, the
Lord knows
Yes, but somehow can't seem 10 GIT
hold. Can't git a-soin'. An you fell
lers must help me, you see
''WhO sent YOU
God" solemnly.
HE did? Are you sure:'
ooh, sure rs | live
"As He used 10 send the prophets?"
Exactly. That's tin the Old Tes-
lament times"
But don't you know that when He
sent man He always opened the way,
provided the means? His man always
knew how to get hold. If l were you,
| would go right back for Instructions.
This was n new idea. He stood daZed
and confused.
/ saw him about for some time after
that, waiting, perhaps, for instructions.
He was not a solitary instance.