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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
ANTI-SILvER STRENGTH.
Summing Up the Sound-Money Votes In
the Senate.

a roundup of votes for sound money
on both sides of the senate chamber
is in progress with view to the coming
test of strength on the free-silver sub
stitute for the bond bill. 1t has resulted
thus far in count of ii democratic and
27 republican votes against the meas
ure-41 in all out of possible ST, or
three short of majority. This is
better showing than anyone expected
when the count was proposed. There
may be backslider or two when it
comes to vote on the passage of the
bill; but even with such margin, the
obvious hopelessness of any attempt
10 pass it a second time over veto will
cast chill on the spirits of the sill
verites for the rest of the session.
In the house the bill is dead and bur-
led already in advance, and the silver
senators know it. Their only purpose
in the world, in fooling with the thing
now, is to be able to point to the senate
vote as evidence that the free-silver
cause is still far from dead, though
MANNED beyond power to do serious
harm. This will enable them to threat
cn the sound-money men, when neces-
sary, and ,ompel extra consideration,
in appropriation bills and the like, for
the interests which the silver senator's
represent, and in the defense of which
they could find an excuse for uniting.
IN. Y. Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
FILINGS AT FREE SILVER.

-. The republican party of Ohio is
uneguivocally committed to sound
raoney.-Cleveland Leader.
-. Chicago is a sound money city.
The silver men centered their forces on
st. Louis and lost.-Utica Observer.
49,. Fiat money will not do, on first
principles. 1t is based on the idea of
getting something for nothing, and any
plan with this impossible basis must
certainly fail.-Kansas City Times.
While they are photographing
thoughts it might be well to take a
sn,es shot at the interior of Silver SEN
ator Stewards free and unlimited era
mum and see how vacuum on a neg
ative would look.-Chicago Tires
Herald.
... Unless the silver senator's are hyp-
ocrites, and at heart feel no hostility.
toward syndicates and secrecy, they
will pass the bond bill. The gold re-
serve is to be protected anyway. VIII
the senate not protect the people"-N.
Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
PLENTY OF FLAGS.
But They Were Not Very Easily Cap
tured,


The high-water mark of the war was
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. Sergt.
Plunkett, of one of the Massachusetts
regiments, was in the thickest of the
fray, and just when the fight was hot
test he noticed, near by, bunch of
southern standards surrounded by des-
perate and undaunted gray coats.
Quick as q flash he jumped in among
the confederates and, by dint of hard
fighting, escaped, the proud owner of
one of the flags, which he fastened
to bear towards the rear.
On the way staff officer met him.
"Where are you going?" was this in
quiry; and Sergt. Plunkett stopped.
ITO the rear with this flag, SIR
"Give it to me. I'll carry it back for
you"
"Thank you, sir; but if it's all the
same to you think I'd rather take it
myself"
This looked like insubordination, and
the officer was losing his temper
"You forget that I'm your superior.
order you to obey!"
81 don't think will"
"You are rendering yourself liable
to arrest"
81 think not, sir" Then the sergeant,
added, pleasantly: "See here, lieuten-
ont, there's no use quarreling over this.
Do you see that stone wall yonder?"
pointing to the thickest of the fight.
"Of course do"
swell, there are plenty more down
there just like this. Go get one for
yourself" and Plunlsett ran on.-Bos.
ton Budget.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

lust as the modern daughters W Eve
must have the fur of the seal, even
though the determination of that Arc
tic beauty must surely follow the ex-
tinction of the buffalo of the plains.
The big brick chimneys are crumbling.
The river front is not fashionable Sec
tion, and the wharves of commerce are
nearly a mile lower down the river,
near the arsenal. The land is, how
ever, held at exorbitant figures.
Out in the middle of the Potomac
river, during the past century. alluvial
accretlons formed an island, which
was submerged at low tide. Grasses,
weed and tiny trees grew upon 1T, and
sportsmen found rich harvests of pleas
urc and profit in quest of the reed
birds, ducks and geese which make the
place their fall and winter dwelling
rlace. Ten years ago the engineers OF
the war department, making use OF
liberal congressional appropriations,
began what was called the "reclana-
ton of the Potomac flats" With scows
and dredges they scooped the alluvial
deposits and conceatered them. Chey
surrounded them with stone walls,
and filled them with earth taken from
various points in the city where build
ing operations were going on. To-
day the old Potomac fats are ALMOST
forgotten and in their place is an arti-
fetal island about mile in length, and
nearly half mile wide. 1t is covered
with trees of many varieties, and
skilled landscape gardeners are trans
forming it into a park and pleasure drive
which bids fair to become justly cele-
brated for picturesqueness and beauty.
When the great civil engineer, Maj.
L'Enfant, prepared the plan upon
which the capital city was built, and
out of which it has already grown far
beyond the expectation or imagination
of the designer, the village of Ham
burg still existed. The people there
complained bitterly that goth street
should run right through their hamlet,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
REvlcruALlNe WoKseuRe.
A Great Scheme to Shoot Hard-Tack Into
tho BesieCcd City.

tho BesieEed City.
Maj. Thomas Q. Farquhar, of Annis-
ton, Ala, on visit to Buffalo recently
told humorous story of the war.
During the siege of Vicksburg he was
in command of confederate regiment
outside of Gen. Grants lines. "We had
plenty of food" he said. ut was n
fertile territory that we had to draw
from and there was no difficulty in
getting enough to eat. We intercepted
n poorly guarded supply train of the
Yanks and had enough to feed rcgi-
ment for a month stored right in our
little camp. In spite of Yankee vigil
lance, spies would now and then steal
out of the city and we saw and talked
with several of them. Each had pit
iful story to tell of how the inhabitants
of Vicksburg suffered for food, and we
ransacked our brains to devise some
means of sending them portion of
our plenty.
"An old negro who was acting as
gunner under me was the one to sug-
gest what looked at first like n feasible
plan. His idea was to load supplies
into four cannons which we had and
fire them boldly over the heads OF the
Yankees into the city itself. 1t was a
great idea and after some study we de-
cided that it was worth while making
the experiment. The supplies which
we had captured consisted. of hard
tack in tins that would go into guns
like grapeshot, and we calculated that
by giving them plenty of elevation we
could send the food directly into the
city, where even such morsels would
he welcome. was in command of the
detachment and gave my consent to
what an older and more experienced
officer would probably have frowned
hpon as being contrary to all rules of
war.
Next morning at sunrise we loaded
the guns. We put a plentiful charge
of powder in each and then rammed
home as many cans of hard-tack as
would equal in weight an ordinary can
non ball, and that was not n great
many,I assure you. In one of the guns
I'VE put four cans of tomatoes. This we
considered an experiment, as we had
little hope that such fluid stuff would
survive the impact of falling in the
city, but it was worth trying. We
pointed the guns and just before the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
THE FREE SILVER HUMeUG.
1t Is Time for tho Honest Sentiment of
the Country to Assert Itself.

NhS SOuhtry W Abbcit
The past ten years of free silver agita-
ton show that it's triumphs have been
confined to the mouths of few free
silver men. We have been told, from
first to last, that the south was hot for
silver; that the west was burning for
it; that the entire country was frantic
FOR it, with the exception of little
patch touching the Atlantic coast north
of the Delaware. All humbug.
With trifling exceptions free silver
has been swept from the field of battle
every time it ventured there. All that
it has been able to do has been to talk.
1t has been beaten out of sight every
line, and conclusively. Not a state in
the union, barring perhaps Mississippi
or Utah, could be carried to-day for
free silver. The modification that must
follow this fact has no doubt stimu-
lated the silver men in the senate to
make u last desperate stand in vindi-
cation of themselves. They have been
repudiated by the country on all sides.
They are without following and with
out authority to disturb us further
with their theory. But they have the
votes in the senate and they propose
to use them. They hold the fort; and
what shall we do about it?
1t is for the country to lash these
modern free lances with the truth.
They are buccaneers for their own van
ity. They are using the commissions
given to them by their constituents for
purposes which their constituencies con-
denim. Let them hear from the public,
soon and with emphasis.-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

We have in Alaska one Of the greatest
rivers of the world, the Kwichpals. 1t
is believed to be more than $500 ruiles
long.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01
AWAY BACK IN WAR DAYS.
How Two Prisoners Used Their Brains
to Save Their Heads.

During reconstruction days Capt.
Rube Clnri and his lieutenant, Rey-
nolds, guorrillas, were cast into prison
and sentenced to be shot. Clark bad
powerful friends, who were confident
of his release, but Reynolds, from Mem
phis, was without hope of succor. The
prison at Knoxville, Tenn, was an iron
cage in II big room, whose window had
no sign of glass, and through the
long winter Clark and Reynolds were
confined there. For several months
they suffered untold agones. At last
as the time for Reynolds execution ap-
preached it was noticed that he was
going crazy. Clark declares to this
day that Reynolds did not touch a NOR
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

lanyard of the first was pulled the old
negro gunner ran few rods down the
1aill, where he would be below the line
novel shot struck.
''The first gun fired happened to be
the one we had loaded with tomatoes.
The gunner pulled the lanyard, there
was a roar and puff of smoke that OBJ
scured our sight for an instant, then it
blew away and we saw running up the
hill toward us our old negro, covered
from head to foot with what looked
like blood, while he waved his arms
wildly and shrieked: I'm killed! I'm
killed! Oh, Lord! have massy on my
soull' We were alarmed and ran down
toward him. He still screamed and
shrieked and fell down in a faint as he
saw us. We rushed up to him and every
man of us burst into a laugh that would
have walked the dead. 1t reused old
Tom, who opened his eyes and
shrieked the louder when he saw our
apparently inhuman levity. AS soon
as we were able to speak or move we
picked the old negro up, stood him on
hio iCCb W uSoul Z nun illdI nc WAS Sllll
alive and then ordered him to scrape
the tomatoes off himself. He was the
most thoroughly bedaubed specimen l
ever saw. You see, the heat of the dis
charge of the cannon melted the solder
in the tomato cans and they had sim
ply dropped to pieces on leaving the
gun, while their contents had been
propelled just far enough down the hill
to spatter all over the old negro" The
major paused and chuckled again.
"How did the hard-tack worl: ?"
asked the reporter.
"We didn't get chance to try it,"
was the reply. "The Yanks, thinking
that we were about to lombard them
from the rear, started up the hill after
us, and as there would have been no use
in making any resistance against a su-
perior force we spiked the guns and
retreated. What they thought when
they found the hard-tack in them
never learned, but 1 suppose it only
ing to attack kthem."-Buffalo Express.
GEN. JOSEPH +. JOHNSTON, the con-
federate commander, now dead, used
to relate that in the hottest part of
one of the early battles of the civil
war he felt his coat-tails pulled. Turn
ing about he recognized young man
who had been employed in his tobac-
co factory previous to enlistment.
"Why are you not in your place fight
ing?" the general demanded, angrily.
"Why. I just wanted to tell you that,
If you don't mind, reckon 1 will take
my day off to-day"
A HORSE which Gen. John Morgan
rode in his famous ride in 1862, died
near Versailles, KY, few days ago.
Morgan rode the horse into Versailles
and left it there, taking in its place a
fine mare. The horse was, when it died,
more than 81 years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

A HORSE which Gen. John Morgan
rode in his famous ride in 1862, died
near Versailles, KY, few days ago.
Morgan rode the horse into Versailles
and left it there, taking in its place
fine mare. The horse was when it died,
more than 81 years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

....If Senator-elect Foraker turns
out to be as much of silverite as his re-
cent speech indicates, the gain through
the change from Brice will not be
very striking. Brice could at least lie
counted ON to oppose the silver folly.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

why we 50" NNNN
Until every farmer has a silo. Il Is
In order to preach the sllo, so we beg
those who have silos 10 bear with US
II We seem 10 repeat seli-eyldont truths.
lays Jersey Bulletin. Remember what
an awful lot Of preaching Il takes TO
save few sinners. and have patience;
or DO better. help us spread the truth.
/. The silO stores away corn more
safely and more permanently than any
ether plan. sllage Is practically FIRE
proof, and will keep In the silo indehn-
itely.
2. Corn can be made into silage at
less expense than Il can be preserved
In any other form.
3. The silo preserves absolutely all
but the roots Of the corn.
4. sllage can be made In sunshine or
In rain. Unlike hay. Il ls independent
OF the weather.
s. When corn is ready for the sllo
there ls but little farm work pressing.
6. Corn Is worth more to the dairy as
sllage than In any other form.
Z. At least one-thlrd more corn per
acre may be fed on sllage than on dried
cornstalks or fodder.
s. Corn IL fed more conveniently as
silage than In any other form.
Q. Sllage Is Of most value when fed
IN combination with other food rlehel
in protein. II Is not a complete food.
10. Owing to It's succulencc and bulk
mess. sllage Is the best known substl
tute for green grass, and Is Therefore
especially valuable as n winter food.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

Z. The red and yellow eoloring mat
tiers OF eanaigre affect the quality oil
leather produced. The red matters are
less desirable and are formed ehieny
In the Wild crop. They are not present
IN quantity In cultivated roots. This
fact Is considered an improvement, IN
the quality OF the root for tanning pur-
doses.
8. The sugar contained In eanaiere
gives roots and extracts their plump
ing" qualities. II properly managed
a Is a valuable factor In the production
Of heavy feathers
'. Canaigre bagasse. properly pre-
pared. should be about equal TO mes
quite wood In fuel value. When well
fotted Il ought also to have consider
able value IA a fertilizer II promises
little as a stock food.
10 Canaigre draws heavily upon the
soil. especially for nitrogen. Its total
drain is about twice as costly as that
Of sugar heets.
IL. The utility Of canalgre Is dem
,nnrated. Properly handled Il pro
duces an unusual variety Of feathers o.
excellent quality.
". The agriculture Of canaIgre is yeI
In lts experimental stage, A fair esli
mate shows that Il will be neoessar,
10 produce an annual crop Of abou
seven tons. or biennial crop OF abou
thirteen tons an acre In order TO eQua
the profits OF sugar beet culture. oI
present evidence this yield seems high
" probable. but. 50 far as known ma
not yet been demonstrated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

A bulletin Of the department Of az
riculture says: Spring is the best time
10 establish an apiary. especially for
person unacquainted with the practi-
cal care Of bees. Colonies IA good con-
dltion secured then are more easily
kept In order by the novice than n pur-
chased In the fall. Mistakes In man-
agement may possibly BE- remedied be-
fore the season closes. and by the time
Il is necessary TO prepare for the win
ter the learner will have gained a GER
tain amount Of practical knovl-
edge OF the nature and require
ments Of bees II the start be
made late In the season. mistakes, II
they occur. may result fatally before
the proper remedy can be applied. The
beginner had better obtain his start
by purchasing one or two colonies Of
pure Italian or Carniolan bees In ae-
curately made frame hives and In hrss-
class condition. These he should gel
from some bee master OF repute neal
his own place n possible. In order "a
avoid expressage and possible damage
through long confinement or numerous
transfers. The cost per colony may b
Sc TO s.: yet bees at this price viii gen
orally be found 10 be much cheaper II
the end, for. though common bees II
box hives may frequently be obtained
at half price or less. the cost. whei
finally transferred into frame hives
fitted up with straight combs. and m
common queens replaced BY Italians o
Carniolans. will not be less. The pos
session OF a colony already In priIn
working order gives the novice a stand
ard with which 10 compare all other
and often enables him 70 avoid cost
experiments. Another plan. also com
mendable. ls 10 agree with some neigh
boring bee-keeper 10 deliver as man
Arst swarms on the day they issue
are wanted. These will give the rlgf
start n placed as soon as received
hives with foundation starters and n
frames properly spaced-one and thre'
, eighths inches from center 10 center,
being understood that the swarms Al
early and prime ones. with vigoro'
queens. Only those issuing from co
onles that have swarmed the year b
4 fore or from such as were themselvl
} second swarms Of the previous yei
should be accepted. swarms fro
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
run WORLDS AGE.

Z Irue.s MountlnE % ns the Wegk
Of EKcayation Gees Forward.
According to scriptural chronology.
the world h about $500 ycars old. the
theory most generally accepted being
that tho cremation occurred 1901 years
before the beginning Of the Christian
era. Professors Haynes and Hill
pracht. OF the University Of Pcnnsyl-
vania. who have been conducting cxca-
vaiions In the ruins Of the East. have
recently made discoveries which seem
% prove a high state Of civilization
: 200 years before the birth u Christ.
Large numbers Of stone tablets have
been found IN Nirur. the buried city Of
the Euphrates. which carry back hc-
man written history nearly 1000 years
further than any records heretofore
Known. Prof. s. A. Binlon. an emf.
rent archaeologist and Egyptologist. r
member Of the Blbllcal-Archaeoiogicni
Society Of London. says: not doubt
has been expressed a. 20 the correct.
ness Of the dates Of tho tablets taken
from the prehlstiric Nlpur aud which
have Just been deciphered. Aasyrlan
chronology up = ss!..e time Of sarEon Il
not so much bSset with obstacles a.
the Egyptian. Their scrlhes put down
the dates. counting the years from the
Accession OF yariC "a rulers.
The day Of the mcnth and the year
ara invariably given On these tablets.
ard as their moth are lunar. bearing
the same names and exactly CORE
spording 70 the prevent jewish caleu-
dar. II Il within easy reach Of tho
chronologist" Nlpur Is upon the very
spot where the 0aiccn Of Eden 4
thought 70 have been situated. and 4
Few miles from the Tower Of Babel
The ruins frcm " ich the tablets wefl
cxcavatcd are under n ere than thirty
six feet n earth. upon tie TOP % which
were ruhs Of tbs ancient city o. Sirur
regarded BY nr,hacologitts az ere o.
tic oldest known.
Beth Of these cities. Gre under thl
other. had the slime name. although
they were serarted by more thar
400 years OF time. Prof. Elnlon Il d
tie Cp.n on. In ~, interesting review o
nrchnco.3gical discoveries. printed 1
the New YORK Journal that the nrH
1 city Of Nipur, tie prehistoric city. va
! wiped cut By the dsluge described .
, the Bible. The excavations were b
. gun IA isSs. and through the munlf
/ ccncc 81 friends OF the University q
I. Pennsylvania have been continued =
+ 10 the present time The explores
Z. lave been richly rewarded Tor this
i laborE. although tie result APPARENT
/ upseis the lesS.niues * n.siical srs.s
= ir.-Dnllimore Sun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
PioUs FRAUDS.
The so-oarsd -Baddha Tree Of North
era Thibsi.

The so-camsd "Baddha 1Fss'' Of North
era Thibst.
The fable OF the 60-called "Buddha
tree" Of northern Thibet. which was
frst mentioned by the French mission
airy Hue In isi2 and which has since
been frequently described In works OF
travel on central and eastern Asia. has
recently been thoroughly studied by
Lieut., Kreitner. says the Philadelphia
Record. The Buddhist monks claim
that unpon the leaves and bark OF this
tree buddhist prayers and formulas
may be read. Several European trav-
clers attempted TO buy leaves, but Il
took a great deal Of imagination 10
see anything which could be construed
as a letter or a sign upon the dried
surface OF these leaves Il is possible
that the designs made upon the fresh
leaves are obtained by stamping these
with red-ho, iron. and such =
mark may remain Visible for some
time, As the leaves dry the curious
I aaAt - AIAA AANN NAAAaNN htaAFENAt
gradually until finally they can hardly
be detected. Monks cell great mum
Der OF these leaves TO the faithful be-
levers Of the Buddhist creed. and the
manufacture and selling Of leaves Il
probably upon a level with that other
pious fraud perpetrated by them foi
centuries, the selling Of pearl SHELF
upon the inside Of which the image Of
nuddha In a sitting posture n visible
These images are brought about b.
opening the inner surface Of the shel
and mantle Of the pearl oyster to admi
a small image Of BLddhh stamped II
lead. The pearl oyster cannot get ri'
OF the foreign body inside and In tim
covers Il with a layer OF pearly sub
stance which. OF course. shows the en-
act figure Of the leaden image raise
above the level OF the shell. Some
times Ave or six little ieaden bodie
are introduced In a shell. all Of whic
later on appear IN relief upon the In
ner surface The shells are returne
To the bed In the lake. In the cours
Of a year or two when hshed up agai
they will bring exorbltant prices
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03


A subscriber asks US 10 tell him how
TO pack apples 80 that they viii arrive
In market In good condition. says
Southern Planter. Good packing. al
though essential TO good selling. IL not
the only essential. before the apples
are packed they should be carefully
gathered. not shaken from the trees. but
hand picked. They should then be laid
for a few days In heaps 10 sweat and
then be carefully graded, sorted. and
all defective or specked ones be taken
out. Sort them into two or three quail
ties. and let each barrel be uniform In
quality and size throughout. Then taks
clean. new barrels and pack In the fol-
lowing manner; Place layer az the
bottom Of the barrel carefully all one
way. for the end that IL packed Is the
bottom should be marked for the top
when opened. Then place the apples. all
Of the same description and sane vari-
ETY., In the barrel. and gently shake Il
TO settle them as the filling proceeds
tlll at last the apples are a little above
the top Of the barrel The head Il
now placed on and then forced int
place by a screw press or lever. Nov
drive down the hoops and tighten The
head In place. and nail on head lininI
OF a split hoop.