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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
RUSSELL FOR PRESIDENT.

Democrats of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island Indorse the Candidacy of the Bay
States Ex-Governor Alabama Demo-
Gratis Will Declare for Free silver.
Boston, April 22.-The democratic
convention to elect MISUNDERSTANDING
to the Chicago convention was held Mt
Music hall yesterday. Hon. John w.
Corcoran, chairman of the state com
mittee, called the convention to order
The committee on credentials reported
1,246 delegates present. The commit
tee on permanent organization re-
ported the name of j. r. Thayer, of
Worcester, as permanent president.
Mr.. Thayer in assuming the chair de-
livered stirring speech. The allu-
sions of the speaker to financial ques-
tions received little response, but his
denunciation of A. p. Aism and his
allusions to President Cleveland re-
ceived warm applause.
j. E. Russell, of Leicester, George F.
Williams, of Dedham;'J j. w. Corcoran,
of Clinton, and James w. Donovan, of
Boston, were elected as delegates-at-
large to the Chicago convention.
The platform as adopted congratu-
lates President Cleveland on the firm
ness and wisdom with which he has
guided the helm of state. The fnan-
cial plank demands the maintenance
of the gold standard and the retire.
ment of the legal tender notes. Sec
retary Carlisle is complemented, but
ex-Gov. William e. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, is recommended to the con-
sideration of the Chicago convention
as proper presidential candidate.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., April 22.-The
democratic state convention held here
Tuesday was called to order by Chair
man Richard Il. Comstock. Richard b.
Comstock, Miles A. McNamee, Mayor
Greene, of Woonsocket, and Jesse H.
Metcalf were elected delegates-at-
large to the national convention. The
platform indorses the administration
of President Cleveland. On the finan-
cial issue it says: "It is vital to the in
terests of our people that there should
be no departure from the gold stand
ard, to which all money should con-
form, and we are opposed to the free
coinage of silver until at least four of
the great powers of the world shall
come to an international agreement es-
tablishing the ratio at which gold and
silver shall be admitted to mintage."
William E. Russell, of Massachu-
setts, is commended to the Chicago
convention as an ideal candidate for
president.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 22.-The
democratic state convention was called
to order Tuesday afternoon by John b.
Knox, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. He announced James Crook,
of Calhoun, as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Crook made a speech outlining
very clearly the intention of the free
silver delegates to run the convention
in the interest of the white metal,
which means that the platform will be
for free coinage and the delegation
to Chicago will be of the same way of
thinking. Committees were appointed
and the convention took recess.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
WHO STOLE The HAM9

An Astonishing Mystery That Bamed the
Captain of Company l..
Having read in your paper not long
since an article on foraging, it carries
my memory back to the year 1862, when
our regiment was doing post duty at
Fort Scott, Kan.
At that time bushwhaclsers were
quite plenty, especially over the border
in Missouri, and we were frequently
sent out to hunt them up and take
them in. On one of these trips we had
about four companies out, and on our
return, when near Lamar, Mo-, we were
caught in u hard rainstorm on the
open prairie. The rain came down in
such torrents and force that our horses
could not be made to face it, but turned
tail-about, and would not bulge. We
were compelled to remain standing
where we were until the rain ceased.
We then started on the march again.
1t was getting near dark, when we came
to q stream, and found it so full and SO
swift at the fording place that it was
dangerous to undertake to ford in a
body. Some OK the boys were sent up
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
A RAG BAG FOR A SAFE.

An Indiana Man Thus Utilized Ono and
Now Mourns the Loss of 5000 and Two
Gold Watches.
INDIANAPOLIS, April ss. = Fletcher
Highley, farmer living near Liberty,
received several hundred dollars last
week from the sale of some stock and
placed the money in his wife's rag bag
for safe keeping, fearing that thieves
might find it if it were known to be
about the house. The repository
seemed to be such safe one that he
added his gold watch and one belong
ing to his wife. Monday he was away
from home and, peddler calling, Mrs.
Highley sold the lags for half cent a
pound and received tin saucepan val
ued at 20 cents. When Mr.. Highley
returned in the evening and was about
to deposit a few more dollars in the
rag bag he found it empty and his wife
reported the sale of the rags, and
showed the saucepan with the eXpecta-
tion of having her shrewdness compli-
mented.
Mrs. Highley was Mortified to learn
that the bag contained her husbands
watch. Mr.. Highley started after the
peddler and found him near Richmond.
He professed to know nothing of the
money and the watch and said that the
rags had been shipped to an eastern
rag firm. Mr.. Highley has wired the
firm
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
WOMAN'S MISSION.
The Same Now That Has Fallen to HeI
Lot Since the World Began.

The Same Now That Has Fallen to Her
Lot Since the World Began.
We have heard great deal in the
past year about woman's mission and
woman's sphere, until between two
contending forces we have begun to
wonder whether woman really has any
right to exist on the earth at all.
On the one hand we have been told
that she is entirely too good for this
earth, but while watching to see her
unfold her downy wings and fly away
to some spot where political economy
is unheard of, along comes another
argumentative person and tells us that
woman is such very inferior creature
that we look to see her swallowed up
instantly in that pit whose bottom has
not yet been sounded.
Instead of either of these things hap
pening, woman continues to perform
much the same mission that has fallen
to her lot since the world began; doing
1T better in some cases than in others,
more appreciated sometimes than at
others, but doing her mission and de-
veloping with the race and with the
world into her new opportunities, high
er duties and greater privileges. 1t is
an old teaching but one which we need
constantly to recall to mind, that the
one who does that duty which is near
est at hand is the one who accomplishes
the most for the world. 1t is as true of
classes as it is of MISUNDERSTANDING
Lind
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
GREAT is wEYLER.

Has Built a Military Line Across Cubs
and Kept It Intact for Two Weeks.
HAVANA, April 22.-Gen. Weyler has
succeeded in accomplishing what Mar
tinez Campos and other captain gen-
erals have attempted in vain. He has
built trocha across the island and
kept it intact for two weeks. That the
present trocha is formidable even the
insurgents admit, but they profess that
it alarms them not at all. When Maceo
passed through Havana province to the
west and Weyler stationed 10000 men
along the IL miles from Mariel on the
north coast to Majana on the south,
he cabled to Madrid announcing that
the second in command of the rebel
forces was penned up in the western
province. After stalking his reputation
on the absolute impossibility of Maceo's
crossing, he found that detached par
ties of from 100 to 200 insurgents were
getting through the line at will. He
then brought all the troops from other
parts of the island that could be
spared, leaving towns in the middle
provinces forces barely sufficient for
garrison duty and practically suspend
ing active operations in all but the
western province.
This concentration raised the force
on the trocha to $4,000 and gave 5000
more for use in flying columns acting
in conjunction with those on the line.
The troops were set at work building
forts, digging trenches and erecting
barricades, The work has been pushed
night and day and the best trocha
Spain has ever built in Cuba now con-
fronts Maceo Through the hilly coun-
try south from Mariel redoubts have
been built for artillery upon every emf
nence between Guanajuay and Arte-
misia. About the middle part of the
line forts and blockhouses with earth
works between have been constructed
from Majana to the south coast through
marshy land. Gen. Arolus, who is in
command of the troops on the line,
says the insurgents cannot cross with
out tremendous losses. The troops are
under arms night and day, but though
they have waited two weeks Maceo has
not attacked the line.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
The Countess ReIaxatIons.

Lady Warwick took a bennington
penny concern audience into her con-
fidence the other evening. Lord War
wick was not there; he was staying at
home to entertain a party of friends,
and he reminded her, as she left the
castle, that 1T was quite the acknowl-
edged thing nowadays for the wife to
go out and take the chair and for the
husband to KEEP the honse." When the
audience laughed, one was uncom-
fortably insecure whether it was with
or at her ladyship. Anyway, the laugh
ter did not disconcert the speaker, who
boldly spoke out for herself and her
hearers: I'VE need more pleasures
in our lives. Busy men and weary,
worried women need them. All take
their pleasures and relaXations in diff
ferent ways" Her ladyship paused ON
the brink of her own statement of ex-
perience, but a friendly cheer encour-
aged her. "A ride across the country
or an hour at the piano, these" the
countess confided, "are my favorite re-
laXationS, nS,"-Gentlewoman,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
HOW to Haye a soft skin.

A velvety softness and whiteness may
be given to the skin by using pure cas-
tile soap and oatmeal during the proc
ess of bathing. In order to accomplish
this very desirable result small bags,
composed of thin cheese cloth, about
five inches square, should be made by
machine, and each one filled loosely
with the following mixture: Five
pounds of oatmeal ground fine, half a
pound of pure CASTLE soap reduced to
powder and pound of finely powdered
italian orris root. These ingredients
should be thoroughly mixed together.
The oatmeal bags should be used as a
sponge, being dipped in warm water,
when they will make a thick, rich
lather
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
How to Clean Kid GI. es.

Clean kid gloves with naphtha; put
them on the hands, rub with flannel
dipped in naphtha, and then wipe dry
with clean piece of white flannel
Remove the gloves and hang them up
in the air. The first steps in renovat-
ing are uninteresting, but must be
done well or the after results will be
far from satisfactory. Silk embroid-
cry may be cleaned with "A camel's-hair
brush and spirits of wine. Prepare I'd
do the task well or do not commence it,
BE careful of explosiye-cleaning fluids
like bcnzine, naphtha or alcohol. AL
ways air gor after cleaning them in q
huid of strong color.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.

To Danish the smell of stall tobacco
smoke burn little coffee on shovel
and carry it through the room.
Five feet five inches is the average
height of woman. A woman of that
height should weigh about 1875 pounds.
Place a piece of camphor the size of
walnut in the oil when filling the
lamps and it will give bright and
steady light.
When bamboo furniture is dirty it
may be cleaned with a small brush
dipped in warm water and salt. The salt
will prevent the bamboo from turning
yellow.
To remove stains from marble mix
equal quantities of lemon juice and
vitriol. Wet the stains with the mixture
and after few minutes rub them with
soft, dry cloth.
Some ink stains may be removed by
smearing hot tallow on them. The tall
low should be left on a day or two, and
the linen should be put in the wash with
it still on.
To renovate leather chairs wipe the
cushions with slightly damp cloth
and then rub dry. Next apply the white
of an egg beaten to stiff froth and rub
with soft cloth.
To clean vanished paint take small
quantity of tea leaves, pour hot water
over them, let them steep for half an
hour, then drain through sieve and use
the liquor for cleaning the paint.
The best cure for earache or faceache
is potato poultice. Boil four or five
potatoes in their skins. When cooked
as for eating drain them from the water
and stand on stove to dry. Put the hot
potatoes into flannel bag and sew the
end up. Crush the potatoes in your
hand and apply to the affected part.
1t will relieve the pain almost instantly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
SHOT BY A SHERIFF.
Tennessee Official Goes Cunning for Two
Brothers, Fatally Wounding One of
Them.

hrothers, CaChliy WOunulnB ono or
Them.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 22.-Five
hundred democrats attending the dem
ocratic state convention here Tuesday
were Mortified by tragedy at the rail-
way station. The platform was
crowded at 1880 a. m., when Bob Ken
nedy, sheriff of Dallas county, stepped
out with doublebarreled shotgun and
opened fire on two brothers, Percy and
Mardis Wood. When the brothers saw
Kennedy they ran for place of shell
ter, but before this could be reached
Kennedy shot Percy Wood in the back,
infiicting fatal wound. Mardis Wood
drew a pistol and fred at Kennedy five
times without hitting him. Kennedy
reloaded his gun twice, firing in all six
shots at Mardis Wood, shattering his
right shoulder and breaking his left
arm. The trouble grew out of illicit
relations said to exist between Mardis
Wood and Kennedy's wife. Percy
Wood is a member of the state demo-
cratic committee
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
ConnectIout R.publIcans Meet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 2s.-The
republican state convention opened in
this city last night and the organiza-
tion of the convention was perfected.
Judge Warner, of Putnam, was the
temporary presiding officer. The allu-
sion of Judge Warner in his address to
the various csndidats formed the first
sensational episode of the convention.
The mention of Allison and Morton
evoked strong applause, but prolonged
cheering followed the naming of Reed
and Mckinley. The committees of tho
convention were appointed and tho
convention adjourned until to-day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
Phlladelphlan Eleotroouted.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Linford L.
Biles, aged So, was killed and his son,
George L. Biles, aged 81, ives badly in
jured Tuesday morning by coming in
contact with wire that was crossed
with an electric light or trolley car
current The father and son went on
to the roof of their home on Tasker
street to investigate fire, telegraph
wire having ignitet the woodwork.
The parent seized the wire and he was
and he too was seriously Surt. Linford
Biles was foreman of the jury that con-
victcd Ii. IL. Holmes of murder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
AT THE BAR OF JUSTICE.

Scott jackson, the Alleged Murderer OF
Pearl Bryan, Is Put Trial at Newport
Ky.
CINCINNATI, April 22.-Scott jackson,
the dental student, faced the bar of
justice in the Campbell county circuit
court at Newport, KY, yesterday to
stand trial for the murder of Pearl
Bryan. When the prisoner was
brought into court he was very quiet
in his demeanor. He walked into the
enclosure within the railing of the
court and sat down with his attorneys,
shaking hands with them as he did So
He talked with them in low tone, his
face flushing at the attention he was
attracting from the crowd of specta-
tors. The panel was filed at 3 o'clock
and the 12 jurymen were sworn in.
The first witness was John Huling,
the boy who found the headless body
on the morning of February 1. He
told his story in an honest way, and
was not cross-eXamined by the defense.
The next witness was quite import
ant, being DR.. w. S. Quigley, coroner
of Campbell county. He gave minute
description of the condition of the
body, the blood clots found near it and
the wounds discovered. In the exam
ination he said that the head was cut
off while the girl was alive and that
the body had been dead several hours
when found. The defense succeeded
in getting him to admit that it might
have been dead eight or ten hours. AT
the conclusion of the coroner's testi-
mony, the court adjourned until this
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
GEN. LEE AND OLD GLORY.
He Cried "Au Honor to the Old Flag" at
Chambersburg.

l was talking lately with q soldier
who fought under Gen. Robert L. Lee,
and he waxed eloquent in his eulogy,
dwelling upon the fact that in every
instance the humblest subaltern or pri-
vate was greeted with graceful salute
and word expressive of the benign heart
of the genuinely great man.
The march of the army was from
Chambersburg, Pa, to Gettysburg.
just on the edge of Chambersburg a
large house was passed-the highway
was narrow, and the house was imme-
diately on the street. From the win
dow young girl was waving fed
eral flag, giving expression to her pa
triotic feelings for the north, and her
contempt for the passing troops.
Take in the gridiron." Fold up
the dishrag," was the reception from
the men of Dixie.
just at this juncture Gen. Lee rode
up, and happened to pause for a mo-
ment opposite the young girls demon
stration of loyalty. Looking up, he
raised his hat, and courteously said:
-'All honor to the old flagl"
when some one evidently let the young
lady know that the dignified man who
had addressed her was Gen. Lee, and
her Grm fell and the flag lay limp across
tbs sill of the window.
looking up again, partly with re-
proof, to his men, and partly with gall
liant consideration for lady, he said:
"Wave it on, daughter, wave it on; no
one shall disturb you" But the arm
and the will were both paralyzed.
There Is one comment; where the
heart Is truly noble, and the nature re-
fined, war cannot brutalize, authority
will not render arrogant, insult will not
vex, and there must and will be u kind
iy Difference to the opinion and bias of
other people.-Edwin Kinks, in Lees
burg (Va.) Washingtonian.
"A strangers kindness oft exceeds
friend's.-Middleton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
DEATH OF A MODERN MIDAS.

Baron Hirsch, the Famous Jewish Finan-
cier and Philanthropist, Passes Away
Suddenly.
VIENNA, April 22.-Baron Maurice De
Hirsch, the great financier and philan-
thropist, died Monday night on his es-
tate at Presburg, Hungary, from
stroke of apoplexy.
Baron De Hirsch whose full name was Maui
rice De Hirsch De Gereuth, was born in Mu-
mich 63 years ago. His father was merchant
in Bavaria, who for services rendered to the
state was ennobled in 1862 Young Hirsch went
into business ut the age of IL, associating him.
self with the banking house of Bischonshem
& Goldsmith Before long bis capacity as
tinancier became evident, his moderate patri-
mony soon doubled itself and his personal in
fuence was greatly increased by matrimonial
alliance with Miss Bischoffsheim, daughter OF
the head OF the banking house with which he
was associated He was the first to plan the
system Of railways leading from Buda Pest in
Hungary to Varna, on the Black Sea, and
through his strong will and financial oapabili-
ties OF the highest order his plans were carried
out
In 1866 the commercial collapseof NJ. Dumon
ceau, which shook the money world of Belgium
to its foundations, gave him his opportunity.
He secured the most valuable of the assets and
built up In quarter OF century fortune
| which equals that of the Rothschilds. No man
who has acquired such vast riches has ever
| used them to better purposes. His, charities in
Austria and Germany are innumerable and his
scheme for transplanting his unfortunate CO.
religionists to South America cost colossal
fortune. In Egypt and Turkey many schools,
educational and industrial, were founded and
maintained by the baron. For instruction in
Galicia he gave S2,OO0,000. To Russia he raade
the munihcent offer of 001 foI public in
struction, with this sole proviso-that dis
tinction should be made in the application OF
the funds as to race religion. The Russian
pnYnrnment declined.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
WOMAN AND HOME.
HANDY PIGEON HOLES.
A Valuable Addition to Boudoir, Bedroom


Library.
The principal materials required
will be eight medium-sized cigar boxes.
Having removed the lids, carefully
strip off all labels, and glue the boxes
together one on the top of the other
as shown in the sketch. l suggest
gluing as the neatest and strongest
method of fastening, and feminine
fingers are apt to find the management
of nails rather difficult. When these
preliminaries are accomplished, the
pigeon holes should be carefully sand
papered all over to remove any rough
ness; then, with some stain and var
nish combined paint inside and out, APP
plying two or three coats until good
polish is obtained. Any stain may be
applied, but the dark oak, l think.
looks the best. The next step is to
procure u small bottle of gold paint,
and decorate in some conventional pat
tern each side of the pigeon holes; if
this be beyond your powers, the old
fashioned spatter work applied with a
soft toothbrush and comb makes ex-
cellent ornameptation. For the bene-
fit of those who do not know how to
do spatter work, l may say that it is
done by dipping the toothbrush into
the gold paint, and then passing the
comb rapidly along it so as to "spat-
ter" the liquid upon the article to be
decorated. If artistically done, spatter
work is extremely pretty. To complete
your pigeon holes, thin brass or bam-
boo rod should be run across the top.
This can be purchased with small
brackets for fixing up at very little
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25
How Carpets Can BE Freshened.

To brighten and freshen carpets
sprinkle them with tea leaves or wet
papers and sweep thoroughly but
lightly. Grease spots may be drawn
out by covering the places with coarse
brown or butchers paper and then
passing over them a warm flatiron.
Put little OK gall in pan of warm
water and with fresh cloth wrung
quite dry again go over the carpet. To
prevent moths under carpets use
coarsely-ground black pepper mixed
with camphor, and strew thicRly about
the edges or wherever the moths are To
be found.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-25

minded occurred during the late un-
pleasantness. The army of the Cum
berland was making march in driv-
ing rainstorm-the infantry foot deep
in mud, the cavalry mud-bespattered,
the wagons and artillery frequently
stalled. Several officers were riding
along the road when they saw can
non almost helplessly imbedded in the
all-pervading mud of a cornfield. At
the suggestion of the leader they left
their mounts and, wading over to the
group working TO eXtricate this imple-
ment of war, lent their assistance. The
men were cursing the weather, the
mud, the horses, the gun, and more
particularly and with greater freedom,
Gen. Rosecrans, who, they said, had got
them into all the trouble. In the latter
particular they were all very fluent,
with the exception of one trooper who
was pushing at the wheel with one Of
the officers who was working hardest.
While the others were doing brilliant
work in the way of reviling the general,
lie remained silent.
Finally the gun was eXtricated from
its earthly bed, and the unrecognized
officers departed. Then the silent SOL
dier spoke:
Don't you know, you blame FOOLS"
he said, "that Gen. Rosecrans was push,
ing that wheel with me?"
This story" concluded the officer,
'was related to me by Gen. Rosecrans,
who appeared to enjoy the joke at his
expense. Washington Star.
go to the dickens" is a popular
abbreviation and corruption of "go to
the devilkins," or little devils.