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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
ncstriotlon of Immigration.

The most disheartening disclosure
OF recent immigration statistics is the
fact that, in periods when, because of
business depression or other depres-
sion or other reasons, the total hn1ui-
Eration has fallen Off, that from coun-
tries which give us the largest per-
centages of illiteracy has more Shan
held it's own relatively. This is tho
same as to say that at times when there
is least room for immigrants, it is the
least competent who come in largest
numbers, Averaging the leading ma
tionalities by groups, there were four
persons who could not read and write
among each 100 immigrants who came
to us last year from Sweden and Nor
way, Germany, France and Great Brit
ain; but among the immigrants who
came to us from Russia, Poland, Aus
tria-Hungary and Italy, there were 80
persons in each 100 who could not read
and write. During the first six months
of the present calendar year, the four
nationalities in this second group sup
piled almost two-thirds of the total
number OF immigrants landed ut New
York; and the Italians, among whom
the rate of illitcracy is highest, we're
the most numerous among the ncw-
comers. The last national census
showed that, while the foreign popula-
ton of the country constituted only
about two-thirds of the whole, it fur
nishcs considerably more than one-half
Of the inmates of prisons and nearly
three-ffths of the paupers. These facts
show the urgency of the question of the
restriction of immigration. 1t will be
remembered, says the Youths Compare
ion, that congress, at the last session,
took up this question, and the house
passed u bill which aimed to restrict
immigration by imposing an educa-
tional test. The senate committee On
immigration sustained a somewhat
stronger bill, but the measure did not
reach q vote. The matter was left on
the senate calendar, from which it is
hoped it may be taken at the next ses'
sion, after the eXcitements of the elec
zion are over, and passed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
LIME CITY.
Henry Hnnsen,s little girl is sick.

Henry Hansen's little girl is sick,
Z a. Cox and wife visited Mrs. C.'s
parents near Keuton over Sunday.
Miss Bertha Delete is spending a few
weeks with her parents.
G. S. Breed and wife visited in
Toledo several days last week.
Henry Hitchcock, wife and daughter
HELEN, spent one day last week with G.
Il. Rider aud wife.
L. a. Cox visited his mother at Grove
port, o., last Thursday.
Miss Emma Perry spent few days
last week with her aunt, Miss E. War
ner.
Rev. Bailey preached here last Sun
day. Everybody was more than glad to
welcome him back.
Miss Dora Peterson of Port Clinton
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Farley OF Chicago, ILL.,, visited
her uncle, G. S. Breed, last week.
Master Frank Cox is spending his
vacation with his grandparents at Ken
ton.
The Winter term of school will COM
mence next Monday, NoY. 10th, with
4. r. Charles teacher.
SAINT Pelton has moved into his new
house.
Mrs. j. o. Troup OF Bowling Green,
visited her father last Tuesday evening.
Good advice: Never leave home on a
Journey without bottle of Chamber
Iain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. For sale by A. r. Champney.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

/ A Bangor (Me.) man was sitting in a
local drug store recently when he
caught faint Whit of smoke that
melled as though it came from burning
woolen. lie got up and looked around
but could find no blaze. AS soon as he
was seated again the odor was again
tperceptible. lie repeated this operation
several times, says a local exchange, and
at last discovered that he had been sit
ting on spot where the sun was
brought to focus by the water bottles
In the pharmacists window. The rays
focused in different places on his back
as he changed position and burned little
holes each time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
GA ASToREA,
C-ASToRTA..
To Subscribers.

If your subscription is in ar
rears, you may expect to be
called upon by the JOURNAL for
a settlement. If we can't call
we will send bill and desire
to have a response. If you
can't pay up at once, make
that fact known. At any rate,
please acknowledge receipt OF
your bill. 1t is the only cor
rect way to do business.
12tf THE JOURNAL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

The narrow escape from probably IA
tai accident by an army lieutenant
while experimenting with kites on Gov
ernor's island, in New York bay, coupled
with a recent disaster to the inventor
of sort Of airship, emphasizes the ex
traordinary dangers that attend all at
tempts of men to navigate the air. II
Gccentuates, too, the curious fact that
an these days men are rcviving the eff
forts of the ancients to utilize kites&as
q means of ascending to commanding
attitudes, If, indeed, there is any truth
At the bottom of the stories told of some
lof the ancients.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

{ A woman was summoned by hel
lneighbor in Long Island City for being
a common seold. The judge was loatl
to hold her, but while hesitating she
put in few words on her own behalf
He Immediately committed her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

An interesting story by Stanley
Waterloo; also containing valuable
information about the summer resorts
in the north, will ba matted to any
address on receipt of 4c to pay postage.
Address, d, G. Edwards. Passenger
Traffic Manager, G. H. &. d. Ry., Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
Improved Service TO indianapolis
CraXVfOrdSViiic and OIher Central
Indiana Points.

A combination and sleeping carleaves
Toledo 1890 midnight daily, via Clover
Leaf Route. arrive Marion 6:l7 II. IN,
Kokomo 7:22 IA. IN. connecting with l..
E. e. w. for Indianapolis. Frankfort
S:l5 Il IN, connecting with Vhnaalia for
CrawfordsviIle. Returning arrives Tole-
do 1915 IN, connecting at Frankfort
with 2:37 p. m. train from Crawford willie.
1:20 p. m. train from Ind ps. Berth
rate ST. 50, seat rate 75cts- C.. C. Jenk-
ins, Genl Pass. Agent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
HnIf Fare 10 the city of Mexico via
C.H.& 81 ID. Iky.

On November 9th and 9th agents of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Railway will sell tickets 10 the city
ot Mexico and return at one fare for
the round trip. These tickets will be
good to return until November 3lst.,
and will be good for stop overs in Mex
leo. Full Information on application to
Ticket Agents of G. H. & ID. Ry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

The records of pardons throughout
the United States indicate that prison
life agrees with wealthy criminals much
less than with those who are poor. II
lBeems to be true that the health OF
wealthy convicts is not infrequently SC
impaired within n short time that only
Irelease from prison will save their lives;
while it is usually the experience OF
moneyless prisoners that their phys.
Iical condition is considerably improved
|by the plain fare and regular regime oi
lprison life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
-Demorest's s Christmas number opens

-Demorests Christmas number opens
with II most interesting article called
1.-The Cradle of Christianity" being II
series of sketches of the Holy Land,
written by the Rev. DR.. Thomas p.
Hughes, who has travelled all over that
part of the world. 1t is copiously illus
trated with several iull-page and many
other smaller pictures.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

Acting OH the notion that rs pruning
was good for fruit trees it would bene.
fit potato vines, Jerry LuclIish, of Port
land, Ore, clipped off the vines in n
patch, close to the ground, as soon as
they were we'll up, and some of the po
tatoes grown there were, it is said
among the largest and finest found.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

| In the Kansas state reform school is
Q 12-year-old incorrigible, Alonzo Hart
Jr., whom his parents were at last
after four years of trouble with him
Obliged to send him away. lie ha!
robbed houses and stores and stolcI
horses. lie began his criminal career
when eight years old and only shortl,
out of dresses, and his first cscapad,
was to steal all the Bibles and hymn
books from church.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
pxcursion Rates via clover aear

Low rates to points in Michigan,
Arkansas and other sections. Liberal
limits and baggage allowance. See
nearest agent or address Q. g. jenkins.
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Toledo, O.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
PariOr aud Sleeping C3srS-CIOver
LcuR Traius 3 andL

In addition TO reclining chair car
(seats free) and coaches with Scarritt
high back seats, combination parlor
and sleeping cars have been added to
Glover Leaf trains and i. Trains 3, 4,
5 ana G are daily. G. G. Jenkins, Gen'i
Pass. agent, Toledo, o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

After having escaped work and arres'
for 20 years, yagrant known as Dat
|Stephenson, of Springfield, Mo-, whe
was taken into custody, said that unti
his night in Jail he had not in all tha'
time once slept in bed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

A number of Blullton (Ind.) servants
f1ately conceived the idea of forming {
junior, with a regular scale of wages
based on the number of babies in fam
lily and the number of nights out. Wha
now will the Bluffton housewives do
lpoor things?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

/ On the birth of his eighth daughter
last week Conner Davis, the editor of ;
Kansas paper, announced the event il
q paragraph beginning: Everything
appears to be coming our way"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

A recent report from Amoret, Mo.
says the people OF that town put in theii
leisure time digging holes in the GROUND
in different parts of the town where tru
dition locates various pots of gold coir
buried during the war. AS good way
TO kill time as any.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14

1t is said that the fall term of the
circuit court in Logan county, Ky, wal
the first one in 40 years ON the calendar
of which there was no murder case.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
National w. G.. Il. U Convention
81. EIOIaS. Mo.

Agents Of the Ohio Central Lines
will sell tickets at One Fare for the
round trip, November 18th and 18th,
good returning until NoYember 10,
1896. 34b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-11-14
Hunters, EEa1cS.

Agents of Ohio Central lines are sell
ing Hunters Tickets in all directions
at greatly reduced rates. Sac Agents
of Ohio Central Lines for full prrlicu-
lars. Dec 81
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
Bicycle Fire Engine.

In Paris is to be seen fire engine
propelled by cycling firemen. The ma
chine has the appearance Of two tandem
BICYCLES coupled with a single steering
pest. Hanging between the two bicycle
frames are the hose reel and rotary
pump The whole outfit weighs less
than 40 pounds, and four experienced
wheelmen can push this along faster
than any other fire engine ever went.
The foot power Of the four men propels
the machine to the scene Of action, and
when once there the same power pumps
the water. After the arrival at the scene
each man is assigned to some part Of
the duty Of making the change. One
raises the back of the machine on leg,
allowing the rear wheels to reyolye
freely. He also throws the pump into
working order, and the others have I'M
reeled the hose and made the coupling
connections. Then, jumping into the
saddles again, the energies Of the men
are directed to pumping. About 1900
gallons of water per hour can be thrown
between 70 and 100 feet in the air. The
rapidity with which the machine can
be propelled to a fire and also with
which it can be put into action are its
two great advantages. In two or three
minutes after its arrival all necessary
changes can be made and the machine
is pumping a stream over the roof
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
Silver Question Ia a Nutshell.

In every rural town of the country
free coinage advocates are promising
farmers that IS to 1 would raise the
price Of grain and meat and thus re-
duce the proportions Of the produce Of
the farm that goes to pay the labor EN-
ployed OF all brazen performances Of
the century, the most impudent is that
by which at the same time the wage
earners are invited to assist in cam
paign to make their food more dear to
them and to reduce the wages Of the
most numerous class Of wage earners in
the country.
There is the silver question in nut
shell. 1t is simply a question as to
whether our wage earners are getting
too high wages. They may as well face
The question If our wage earners be-
lieye they are getting too high wages
and that this country is suffering in
consequence, all they have to do is to
take lower wages. If they prefer a
roundabout way, they can favor free
coinage Of silver and they will get their
wages cut down half without any fur
thcr trouble on their part
In the light Of our experience with
fiat money legislation, from the green
back to the Sherman pig silver certif-
Gates; this long suffering country will
finally learn that wealth is not created
by tat, but is made by labor that the
law can put no dollar into any mans
pocket unless it first takes it from the
pocket Of some other man, and that
wage earners are first and most inter-
ested in opposing interference by law.
There has never yet been made law 10
put into any laboring mans pocket a
single dollar that he did not earn. He
Of all men, therefore, has the best right
to insist that there shall be no law passed
that will raise the price Of what he has
to buy, and thus take from him any
portion Of what he has earned. Hon.
John Dc Witt Warner in Present Prob
Ions -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16

90 and 100. Three years ago one of its
favored inhabitants, woman, died at
the age of 1870. Happy Mtzkhetl In
Tifis, not long ago, woman named
Urumsima Arutunoya died at the sup
posed age Of 100, and as recently as
May last a brutal murder was brought
TO light il the district of Tifiis in which
the victim was said to be 100 years old.
The object of the crime was not discov-
cred. The case of Nicolas dc Savin, the
old French soldier who was taken pris-
oner by the Russians in 1919 and died
two years ago in Saratof at the age of
1876. was commented upon at that time
in the English press About the same
time the case of another old soldier was
brought forward, Finn living in Wy
borg, whose age was said to be 1872
This summer there was said to be liv-
ing a still older Cossack soldier. This
man, named Solodof, residing in the
village of JovninO (Poltava govern
ment). is reported to have passed his
one hundred and twenty-filth birthday
Finally an old woman, aged lit, Is, 1t
is stated. still living in Nikolaief. She
is q Pole and remembers the taking OF
Warsaw by the Russians in 1898. In
closing the list it is well TO add that in
many Of the instances quoted a closer
investigation might materially diminish
the ages Of the persons in question
Only last year paragraph appeared in
the papers relating to an old man who
had come from Siberia and who had
reached the age Of 1873. A later para
graph stated that on examining his pass
port his true age was found to be only
99.-LOndOn Lancet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
Senator Stewards Sound Arguments.

The question never will be settled
until you determine the simple ques-
ton whether the laboring man is ell
titled to a gold dollar if he earns it, or
whether you are going to cheat him
with something else. That is the upshot
of the whole thing. - There have
been a great many battles fought against
gold, and gold has won every time. l
do not care how much you discuss 1t or
how many resolutions you pass, they do
not make any difference. You must
come to the same conclusion that all
other people have-that gold is recog-
nized as the universal standard Of value.
1t is the measure that must be used It
is the measure by which your wealth
must be tested. 1t has been and always
will be the tombstone of measurement,
and when you depart from that and try
to figure up any other measure which
the world does not recognize you get
into confusion. Attempting to reconcile
them. it is idle to talk about. 1t is idle
to talk about compromising on any other
measure of value. The world will not
accept it. We have the experience Of
every nation that has tried it, and 1t
has been tried in almost every civilized
nation. = Do not let us try to de-
ceive the American people. Do not let
Us try to make them believe by some
hocus pocus Of legislation that we can
give them something Of real value-we
can give them a measure of value that
is better than the universal standard of
mankind. Do not deceive them in that
regard. Let them know the facts now.
| believe that it would be highly injuri-
Gus to this country to again initiate the
currency. $50 l need not enlarge upon
the evils of deprecated currency.
This country has felt them too severely
to require that / should mention them.
1t matters not what kind Of depreci-
ated currency you have, it necessarily
entails many evils @H#
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
COLONEL lNeERsoLL ON MONEY.
Tie states sOrse Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.

Tie States sOFse Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.
Following is an extract from the
speech Of Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll
at Chicago on Oct. g.;
Money that is money needs no guar
antee, needs no hacker; it is always
good. No matter how many nations go
down to dust, good money remains for
ever the same. We have a man running
for the presidency on three platforms,
with two vice presidents, that says
money is the creature Of law. If the
government can mako money by law,
why should the government collect
taxes? According to Mr.. Bryan, our
fathers were the friends Of silver, and
vet our dear old fathers in all their
lives only minted 5000, 900 Of these sa-
cred dollars. Now see what the enc
mics Of silver have done. Since 1878
the enemies Of silver have coined over
43O. 600, 900 Of these dollars, and yet
silver kept going down. We are coin
ing now over s., 900, 600 a month, and
silver keeps gong down.
Senator Jones Of Nevada, in 1873,
voted for the law Of 1873. He said,
from his speech in the senate, that God
had made gold the standard. He said
that gold was the mother Of civiliza-
tion. Whether he has heard from God
since OF, not / do not know. But now he
is on the other side. Senator Stewart Of
Nevada was there at the time, but voted
for the act -of 1873 and said that gold
was tile only standard. He has changed
his mind. No government can afford to
be a clipper on coins.
A great republic cannot afford to
stamp a lie on silver or gold or paper.
Honest money for an honest people, Is
sued by an honest nation. You cannot
make a paper dollar without taking a
dollars worth Of paper We must have
paper that represents money. l want 1t
issued by the government, and / want
behind every one Of these paper dollars
either a dollar in gold or a silver
dollar worth 100 cents, so that every
greenback under the flag can lift mp its
hands and swear, 81 know that my re-
deemer liveth. " That was where | was
20 years ago, and that is where | am
tonight
For nations and individuals, at all
times, everywhere and forever, honesty
is the bolt policy. Better be an honest
bankrrpt shan rich thief. Poverty can
hold in its hand the jewel honor-a
Jewel that ontshines all ether gems. A
thousand times better be poor and noble
than rich and fraudulent. Nobody can
be helped by free coinage except the few
people who could pay their debts if they
were willing. Some say that it would
help the mine owners 1t would not.
Coming this bullion into dollars would
not increase its value. because you could
coin the bullion Of the whole world and
the supply would be greater than the
demand Have freecoinage tomorrow,
and there is not a silver mine owner
that would make a dollar-nOt one-by
changing it into American coin. 1t
would only be worth what the bullion
is worth in the open market.
We want good money-good, honest
money. And there was never any real
prosperity for a nation or an individual
without honesty, without integrity, and
it is our duty 70 preserve the reputation
Of the great republic
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
An Unworthy Citizen.

Silyerite Orator-What we want is
more money.
SSeptic-Would free coinage make
more money?
5. O.-Cortainly. 1t would give us
both gold and silver
S.-But wouldn't free coinage at 16
to drive gold out Of circulation, in ac-
cordance with the Gresham lawi
S. O.-My friend, Mr.. Bryan pro-
poses to repeal any law that is working
in the interest Of the goldbugs and Shy
locks.
S.-But the Gresham law Is a natu-
raj law, like the law Of grayitation.
S. O.-My fri,. ], YOU are a pessimist
and don't know that you are a citizen
Of the grandest country on earth-one
that can without the aid or consent Of
any other nation" repeal even the law
of gravitation itself if it should become
a tool Of Wall street Shame on you!
You don't belong to this country. As l
was saying
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16

Every cheap money experiment evel
tried in this or in any country has dem
oustrated that. while prices respond
quickly to changes in the value OF
money, wages respond but slowly.
Hence, though wages appear to rise
when money is depreciating, they are in
reality falling. The difference in rapid
ity with which wages and prices go up
has been illustrated by prices going up
in elevators while wages walk up the
stair steps It is certain that wage earn
ers always lose and never gain by being
paid in a deprecated or depreciating
currency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
Oonnssat ion Of Property.

A farmer who had his crop of wheat
stored in his granary or manufactures
who had his warehouse filled with the
products Of his factory would think 1t
an outrage if the government should in
sist upon confscating one-half Of his
wheat or his goods What better is it
by the adoption Of free silver coinage to
confscate one-half of the wage Of the
laborer or one-half of his accumulated
savings, OF one-half Of the dover of the
widow, or one-half of the pension of the
soldier?-Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
How Bryan win "Do, the Trusts.

Mr.. Bryan to the Trusts-You fell
lows are not in it with me. You think
you re doing great things when you put
mp the price Of one thing at time
and you get cussed for it besides. But
my little silver trust scheme puts up
prices on everything at once, and l
make 'em think we're doing 'em a
favor. You fellows are too slow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16

Mr. Bryan still calls himself obi
metallist, though he has never even
ssuempted to answer the question: I'm
the history of this country has there
IevFr been time when gold and silver
CIRCULATED upon equal terms as full legal
tender money, with the minis open to
the free and unlimited coinage of bothi"
:. There never was such a time. Free
land unlimited coinage at l6 to ! has
never, in any country, at any time,
sgiyen bimetallic currency. Mr.. Bryan
is a silver monometallist in fact, what
ever he may think himself to be in the
OrY-