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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28

ic manner, and then we can do almost
anything with him. This applies to
statesmen as we'll as to the general pub
lie. All men are more or less alike.
Some of the senator's and other
guests are SO kind that it is pleasure
for the walters to attend to them. 9th,
er9 are so inconsiderate and unreason-
able that it is hard to get the walters
to give them proper attention. In this
matter men are usually unwise, be-
cause, after all, they are subject to the
whims and capriccs of the walters, and
no proprietor can change the condi.
tions. The walters here are so well
trained that they do their best to ac.
commodate their guests. New walters
would become confused and paralyzc
our system. Therefore it is necessary
to keep the same walters on duty year
in and year out, if possible to do so.
AS result these walters know their
customers, and treat them according
to their merits, or demerits, as indiyid-
uals. Consequently, the statesmen who
are kind and considerate are waited
upon with alacrity, while those who are
disagreeable are, sometimes left unit;
the last. They may complain and kick,
but they are told by the walters that
their orders are being attended to as ex-
peditiously as possible. You can thus
easily see that in this restaurant as in
all restaurants the walters size up their
customers and act according TO their
own judgment and inclinations as to
proper service" SMITH ID. Fay.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
Dean Hole Liked rhis Verse.

In his book, "A Little Tour in Amer.
ica," Dean Hole, of Rochester, England
quotes with JUNCTION many specimen,
of what he regards as typical Ameri
can huInor. When he was in Cincin'
natl, the rhing that most impressed hin
was the following bit of doggerel
which he heard recited in that city.
Little Willie from his mirror
Sucked the mercury all Off,
Thinking. in his childish error,
1t would cure his whooping cough.
At the funeral Willie's mother
Smartly said to Mrs. Brown:
"'Twas chilly day for William,
When the mercury went down."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
READ THEM BACKWARD.

How = German Boy Interpreted His
Teachers Instructions.
1t was a country school. The chill
dren were all of German descent and
attended with that regularity which
characterizes their nationality, and as
usual were all present on this
particular day. Reading and num-
bers came first on the pro-
gramme. Reading was gone through
without anything unusual occur
ring, and the numbers then taken up. A
drill on reading them from one to ten
was the lesson assigned, so they were
written on the blackboard, and each
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
TALK WITH DICK SHAW.
Stories Told by the Steward of the
Senate Restaurant.
How to Deal with Statesmen who Are
Cranky About Their Food-CoIored
Man Who Is Good Deal
ofR Philosopher.
EspecInl Washington Letter. !

Human nature is "A good study because
we are all more or less interested in it.
You and l are chuck full of human
nature, and we like to study the mani
festations of strength or weakness of
our fellow men and women.
Politicians who want actual informa-
ton concerning local events are wise
when they talk with their blacksmiths,
shoemakers, grocers and other trades
rlen and artisans. 1t is said of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28

like John Gilpin in his day, a linen
draper bold, has in good time retired to
enjoy a modest competency in repose
Your wealthy London tradesman, now,
who has grown rich beneath the shad-
ow of st. Paul's, if he retires at all be-
fore death or disease puts him suddenly
hors de combat, flies Off to spend his for
tune at Brighton, or Bath, or Chelten-
ham-anywhere rather than in the
great metropolis where he has made it.
But M. Chapoulot, like the true Partisan
he is, will never desert his Vile Lum-
iere, and has retired no farther than
from the hustle of the boulevards to the
more peaceful Rue de la Trocadero.
There he now lives with his only
daughter Charlotte and an old faithful
servant of the family, and it is the
former whom he is at this moment
impatiently awaiting.
1t is dinner time with the Chapoulots,
who dine at six. One might see it by
the snowy tablecloSh, the neatly-rollcd
serviettes with their little ivory rings,
the plates, the glasses, and there, lift
ing it's head in sovereignty over all,
the tall wine bottle with it's petit blanc
win, which is to the Partisan what tea
and coffee and beer and all the bever-
ages of the day are to the average Eng
lishman.
NJ. Chapoulot always begins his din
ner with punctuality, but he has never
begun it without Charlotte. And Char
1otte comes not. Five minutes past
six, and NJ. Chapoulot's impatience be-
comes annoyance; ten minutes, and it
Is even anger; a quarter past, and he
Is furious. Hunger, they say, will
tame a lion, but it will none the less
iruffie the equanimity of saint.
Wherever can Charlotte be? She has
gone this afternoon to take her music
lesson in the Boulevard BarbeSse. She
goes three times week, and al
ways returns in ample time for dinner.
Twenty past, anger begins to give way
to nervousness; fiye-and-twenty, it is
alarm; half-past six and no Charlotte,
M. Chapoulot is trembling with anx-
iety. Hurriedly he summons the old
servant, asks for his hat and boots; he
will go out himself and see whatever
may have happened.
But suddenly there is merry lit
tie rap at the door, and Charlotte en-
ters. No evil can have come, for there
she stands in the doorway, smiling,
radiant, in all the ease and grace of la
petite Parisienne.
"Oh! papa-I-'
But NJ. Chapoulot's fear gone, his i'm
patience again usurps supremacy, and
reassured about the safety of his
daughter, he begins to feel anxious for
the flavor of his dinner.
"Come to table first. You can tell
me while eating. | shall understand
better then"
"Oh! but, papa! you don't know. 1
have had an adventure!"
"An adventure!" exclaims M. Cha
poulot, starting from his seat and
dropping his spoon into the soup upon
which he has already commenced.
"Yes, papa! an adventure in the omni-
bus with young man."
"The omnibus--with young man!
Parbleu!"
"But with a young man CONNIE il
faut, papa, 1 can assure you"
"You ought to know, Charlotte, that
a young man CONNIE il faut has no ad-
ventures, above all in an omnibus.
Whatever do you mean?"
ut is very simple, papa. You need
not make such a cruel face. had for
gotten my purse. That is a thing
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
Hint for Hend Workers.

The man who boasts that he workA
with his head instead of his hands il
respectfully reminded that the wood-
pecker does the same, and is the biggest
kind of bore ut the business.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
Dozen Meraninr.

'Grieved?" said Mr.. X. Ajyrate. al
was so grieved over the loss of my dear
uncle that l wept ink for three days!"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
No Comparison.

"Don't you think the atmosphere in
our theaters is vile?"
'Yes, but purer than on the stage."--
Life.
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stiiI One Danger.

Friend-And are you now out of
dahgerP
Conyalescent-No; the doctor says he
will pay me two or three more visits."-,
Puck. .....-,. ,.--..
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28
"AN AWKWARD FIX"

Wherever G q N
Charlotte be ?"
1t is M. Chapou-
lot who speaks,
and, as the words
show, NJ. Chapou-
lot is out of hui
NOR. Ordinarily
NJ. Chapoulot is
as good-tempcred
and easy-going as
one would expect
in a man of 60,
who, having been,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11

Children OF members of the
Beethoven Maennerchor are re-.
quested to be present Saturday at
5 p. m. at the hall to join tho sing
ing class then to be inaugurated,
under the leadership of Prof. Carl
Beck. VIM. SCHUwIRTH, Sec.
993t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11

kentucky, and that if there had been
any doubts of those states casting
electoral vote for Mckinley, they
their electoral vote for Mckinley, they
the action of the indianapolis conven-
ton, and Secretary Mercer, of the
same committee, thinks that many
old soldiers in Kansas and Nebraska
will vote for Gen, Palmer on personal
grounds alone. The POpOcrats are
much alarmed over rumOr that Sec
rotary Carlisle is thinking of taking
the stump in Kentucky for Palmer
and Buckner.
According to what appears to be
Trustworthy administration authority,
it will be as much as an officials life
is wOrth-his official life-for him to
take the stump for Bryan. Mr..
Cleveland has determined to consider
it the rankest sort of offensive par
tisanship" for any memeber of his adj
ministratiOn to take an active part in
the campaign, in Bryan's behalf, and
word to that effect has been passed
around in all departments. 1t is also
stated on the same authority that
three prominent officials who have
been talking for Bryan will be asked
to resign. These officials are AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Scott Wike. Auditor Baldwin and
Deputy Pension Commissioner Bell.
The first two are SubOrdinates of Sec
rotary Carlisle and the last is under
Secretary Francis. who has already
declared himself to be in favor of the
Indianapolis ticket
The reason why Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee, has been
detached from the Washington PopO-
cratic headquarters and sent to Chi
cago, is not that Chairman Jones
wanted him there, as was given out
at htose headquarters, but because
Chairman Butler, of the POpulist ma
tional committee, did not want him
! there, and the Democrats were afraid
of offending Butler. Some ten days
ago, Butler and Richardson had a bit
ter quarrel which came near result
ing in blows. They have not spoken
to each other since. Richardson had
gone to Chicago, and Butler is king
bee at POpocratic headquarters, as he
finds no difficulty in controlling Sena-
tor Faulkner, who is in charge of the
Democratic end. Butler talks glib
ly of the desirability of forcing Sew
all off the Democratic ticket. REP.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
PAID HIS BILL ANYHOW.

Columbia, Mo-, September 10.-"Doc-
tor, feel that my last hour has come"
said J. Lessenger, an aged German far
mer of Boone county, as he lay on his
deathbed, land as 1 have never failed
to pay doctors bill, I wish to be sure
that my debt on this occasion is set
tied" So saying, the dying man reach
ed under his pillow and, drawing forth
a\roll of bills, counted out the money
due the physician. Just as he hand
ed over the debt the patient gave a
feeble gasp and fell back on his pillow
dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
Che Daily Itobt.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1896.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 9TH, 1896.

Washington, Sept. 9TH, 1896.
If the bare election of Mckinley
and Hobart was the only aim of the
members of the Republican party,
they could shut up shop and go home,
as their election is just as we'll as
sured today as any political event
possibly can be before it has actually
taken place. But much more than
a small majority of the electoral col
lege is sought for so instead of re-
taxing their efforts. the Republican
managers are increasing them and
will continue to do so until election
day. If Mckinley and Hobart are
elected by only small majority, the
issues of this campaign will continue
TO be agitated and business remain
in an unsettled condition for four
years more and the battle will have
to be fought all over again in 1900.
What is wanted, and what every Re-
publican and every true friend of good
government should help to bring
about, is such an overwhelming ma
jority, both in the popular vote and
in the electoral college, for Mckinley
and Hobart, honest money, public
prosperity and constitutional govern
ment that no other party will ever
dare to make national campaign on
a platform favoring debased currency,
population of debts, public and pri-
yate; attacking constitutional govern
ment and favoring anarchy by i'm
plication, if not in direct words. Let
the seal of public condemnation be so
indelibly placed upon the Shiny SER
pent of distrust, Matched by the
cranks of Populism and nursed into
dangerous activity by the Democratic
national convention. that all the
world may understand, once for all.
that money may be safely invested
in the United States with the certain
ty that all obligations will be honora-
bly, met. When that is done. the
foundation will have been laid for an
era of prosperity that will exceed
anything our country has yet expert
enced. Enroll yourself in this army
of honor and recruit as many of your
friends as possible in order to help
bring this about.
Mr.. J. W. Jordan, a business man
Of Ottumwa, Iowa, who is now in
Washington, says: Iowa may be
depended upon as safe for Mckinley
There is some free silver sentiment in
my locality, but sound money ideas
predominant very largely. l come in
contact with great many people,
and I hear of scarcely any Republi-
cans who are going over to the Chi
cago ticket. The feeling among the
sound money Democrats that I have
talked with is that if they regard the
result in Iowa as at all close, they
will vote for Mckinley instead of the
ticket named at Indianapolis"
Chairman Babcoek, of the Republi-
can congressional committee, thinks
that Palmer and BucKper will get a
large vote in Illinois, EiIiana, and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12
GREAT DISASTER
Four Hundred Pe,SO PeriShed
Ly the Wreck Of the
Salier,
Which Went on the COrrQbOdO
Rocks, Off the Coast Of
Spain,
En- Route From Bremen to Bue'
nos Ayres- Mostly Steerage
Passengers.

LoHrox, Dec. l2-A special dispatch
from I".Iin, says th", The North Ger
man lloyd steamer Salier, was
wrecked on the night of Dec. Z, four
mics north OF Nll.agarcla, Spain, and
90 mics from land. The dispatch
further says that she must have broken
up almost immediately. as parts OF the
steamer have already washed ashore.
She had on board 2l0 passengers,
mostly steerage. and crew OF 65 men.
All on board We're drowned.
The Corrobodo rocks, on which 1t is
believed the Salier was lost, are stu.
ated of the southwest coast OF Cor
unna. and should have been given a
wide berth before the steamer Eeaoed
eastward and then i'll northeasterly
direction for the bay leading up to
Nillagerisa.
CoRUNNA, Spain, Dec. l2.-The Sal
ier, which was lost off this coast Dec.
Z, was commanded by Captain Wempe
The steamer had general cargo. The
disaster occurred during dense fog
and very heavy weather. The Saliel
had fearful passage from Bremen tt
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AGAINST THE READING.
Attorney General of rennsyiNania May
Bring Action.

Attorney General of iennsyiHania May
Bring Action.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Dec. l2-Attorney
General Mccormick nay bring sull
against the rcorganlzed Reading rail-
road to determine whether it Is bona
fide corporation. The Reading COM
pany claims to act under chalter
granted by special act OF the assembly
in 1871. with large and unlimited pow
ers. BY the constitution. which be-
came operative Jan. l. 1914, all private
charters under which bona tide organ
izations had not been effected and busi-
ness commenced at that time, were de-
clared void.
The attorney general has been led to
believe that the charter of the Reading
company fell under that provision OF
thert constitution and that possibly all
attempt was being made to avoid an
other provision forbidding joint owner.
ship or control of mining corporations
aud railroad corporations.
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HAD NOTED RELATIVES.
Joka #. Elliott, Brother of Peers and Gov
ernors, Arrested For Forgery.

Joka r. Elliott, Brother of Peers and Gov
ernors, Arrested For Forgery.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. l2.-JOhn r.
Elliott, man with a remarkable hi7-
tory, whose brother is a peer OF the
English realm, has been arrested in
Pendleton for forging check for $50.
Elliott was found almost nude and suf.
fering from deiir.um tremens, and
while in Jail tried repeatedly to co:n-
NIT suicide His brother, Sir Henry
Elliott, is now governor of one "f the
British possessions in Africa wher" are
located enormously rich gold mines,
recently developed. He was formerly
English ambassador III Madrid, EerIn.
Vienna, and was ambassador in Con
stantinople when the Turko- Russian
war broke out. Elliott brother-ln-laN.
is now lieutenant governor of Mani
toba. His uncle, s'.r Gl!bcr; E:NotS
was many years ago sleuher ol tx
British house OF commons.
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Captain Wempe has commanded the
steamer for a number of years.
MINERS ENTOMBED.

Disaster in the 0ueeo Mine at Hedges,
Cai.-Cavein the Cause.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. IA spe-
cial dispatch from Yuma says that
news has reached there from Hedges,
10 miles distant. in San Diego county,
of terrible disaster i'll the Queen mine
at that place. owned by tho Gold Cross
Mining and Milling company. Some
time during the night cavein oc.
Cured in the main shaft and as re.
suit several miners have lost their lives
and more are injured. Reports are
meagre and conflicting. but the gener'
ally accepted one is that four miners
are entombed at the bottom Of the shat,
with no chance of escape and four OF
five have been rescued, badly injured
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this port. Two of her boats were
swept overheard by the heavy seas
which beat over her, and she sustained
other damages from the same cause. 1t
is believed that about 400 persons per-
ished. The steamer struck during the
night of Monday last on q ledge OF
rocks about two and a half miles of
Cape Carrubedo. on her way from this
place to Villagarcia, bound for BuenOs
Ayres. A large amount of wreckage is
reported to have washed ashore. The
search made for possible survivors OF
the wreck has so far been without
result, and but little hope is
entertained of rescuing any Of
of the passengers or crew. The Salier
was all old vessel, which the North
Lloyd company had agreed to sell to
all Italian firm, trading between Italian
and American ports. but owing to
some slight disagreement as to the
| terms, the deal was not completed and
| the steamer was sent on another voy.
, age. She was considered to be in
every way seaw orthy. and the only
reason the North C. Gernian Lloyd COM
pany had for selling the Salier, was
! that there We're more modern boats OF
| the same line in readiness 70 take hel
place Her last trip across the Atlantic
was made in last Sep; emter. when she
F, left Baltimore for Eremeu. arriving
there safely Oh Sept 70. The Saliel
was of 5000 tons gross register, wa.
/ 35l feet long, briG-rlgged, and had I
single propeller.
OF the steerage passengers, there
were over 100 Russians, about % Cali
clans, some Germans and about 2O(
Spaniards, according to the estimates
ali on their way to the Argentine Re
public, looking for new homes for them
selves and families If the disaster hat
occurred after the Salier touched a
Villagarcia, the loss of life would hav,
been much greater, as it is understood
there were nearly 100 more passengers
men, women and children, awaiting a
that port to embark on board the Sale
for Buenos Ayres.
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THE EX-QUEEN SILENT.

Liliuoka alaai Gives M Reason for Her
Unexpected Visit to America. n
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l2.-The mex
pected arrival Of ex-Queen Liliuokalani
from Honolulu evoked much interest
and gave rise to no little speculation as
to the object of her trip. Her only at.
tendants were a man and woman serv.
ant. and even her San Francisco agent
and former chamberlain. Colonel Mac
Farianc. did not know of the ex-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12
STERLING SILVER NOVELT

queens arrival until he received a sum-
mons from her OH the arrival OF the
steamer.
Liliuokalani declines to be inter
viewed and will give no information
regarding the length of her visit here,
nor her future plans Her fellow pas
sengers Oh the steamer gathered the
idea that she viii go to Washington
and call upon President Cleveland III
the hope that the United States will
take some steps looking to the restora-
ton OF the Hawaiian monarchy. =
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claimed that when the Mississippi Log
ging company saw the logs going down
the river it Immediately closed the
boom at West Newton, and that was
the whole cause OF the ice gorge.a This
matter is being looked up, and If it is
found that the company doomed tn"
river and thus formed the gorge there
is uO question rs to the suits.
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Killed Several StOkers.

MARsEIL.Es, Dec. l2.-The boiler of
Messageries Maritime steamship Sag
halien exploded shortly after she left
Hong Kong, recently. killing several of
her stokers. The Saehalien succeeded
in reaching Saigon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12
Postmaster In tho Pen.

HELENA, Mon, Dec. l2.-In the
United States court Judge Knowles
sentenced F. J. Nesbitt to three years
in the penitentiary. Nesbitt was post
master at Bozeman, and was arrested
on the charge of stealing $4,000 in
stamps and meney orders. His defense
was that others who occupied the same
building did the stealing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12

DECATUR. Ills. Dec. l2.-Orman Nc
Pherson. alias Charles Murphy, has
confessed toshe Decatur police that he
killed the marshal Of Morning Sun, Ia.
He says the marshal was clubbing his
son aud he shot the marshal twice.
That was Sept. 20 last and the marshal
died three davs later
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12
BUILDING COLLAPSED.

Over y Hundred Persons Buried by
Debris st Jeres. Spain.
MADRID. Dec. IA dispatch from,
Jeres announces that large building
has collapsed there, burying over 100
persons. Eleven bodies have already
been recovered.
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Ice tarye May Ca use Su t..

WABAsHA, MIMI, Dec. ,I2.-There is
q prospect Of much war in the courts
over the ice gorge in the Mississippi
river below Reeds Landing. 1t is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-12

PIrlsBURG, Dec. l2.-The joint com.
mitte1 of railroad coal miners and oper.
ators reported TO the convention that
they were unable to agree on rate and
were discharged. a strike will probably
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-18
HONOR WHERE HONOR IS DIE.

Let it not be forgotten amid the gen.
eral exultation and rejoicing at the
escape from Organism and Altgeldism
that no small part of the credit for the
result is due the sound money Democ-
racy.
AT the sacrifice of long cherished
opinions, thousands of them voted d.
rectly for the Republican ticket, while
other thousands voted indirectly for it
by supporting Palmer and Buckner.
But this was not all. Had it not been
for the Indianapolis convention and
platform, which gave them a vantage
ground to stand upon, the voices Of
Cleveland and Carlisle, of Morton and
Lamont, of Palmer and Buckner, Of
Watterson and Bynum, of Eckles and
Morgan, of Vincent and McVeagh,
and of a hundred others, would moi
have been felt. These men, standing
in the ancient ways of Democracy and
proclaiming the gospel Of honest
money, reawakened in the breasts OF
thousands, inclined to wander after
false gods, the spirit of fealty to nation
al honor and true Democracy, and
held them in the straight path Of duty.
All honor, then, to these patriots,
who placed their country before party,
and the national honor above all per-
sonal ambition Chicago Times Her.
aid