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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
The ONLY WAY
To Settle 1t is to Get Down to Causes.
Read this. 1t Tells You How.

To Settle it is TO Get Down to Causes.
Read this. 1t Tells You How.
Everybody talks back nov adays.
The subject is serious.
A mistaken idea has cost thousands of lives.
Bad backs are common.
You find them in every walk of life,
They are lame, weak or aching.
A burden by day, torture at night.
Many remedies relieve, but don't cure.
The longer used the less their effect.
Plasters and liniment help at first
But don't reach the cause.
Only one way TO do that.
That way is through the Kidneys.
The Kidneys are the blood filters.
Keep the hlters going
If clogged, the back is affected.
The A. b. c. Of Kidney knowledge is,
Nine cas4 out of
Back Ache Means Kidney Ache,
Lame Back Means Lame Kidneys,
Weak Back Means w. AK Kidneys,
Cure the Kidneys, thus re the back.
Doan's Kidney Pills are doing tins every day IN
every city, town and hamlet in our Republic
Ample proof of this will be furnished shortly In
our own town in the shape of endorsements Of
the claims made for Doans Kidney Pills by oul
own residents.
Doaus Kidney Pills ae sold 70 so cents pei
box, or six box for 80 by all dealers, or sen
by mail on receipt of price. F"sttr-Milburn Co.
Sole agents for the United States. Buffalo, n. Y.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take NJ
other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

what Il does. It assistsI dlgestlon Dy SUM-
promoting assimilation and nutrition; pur-
ies and enriches the blood and so supplies
the tissues with the food they need. II
builds up strong, healthy flesh and puts the
whole body into disease resisting state
Send al one-cent stamps te sover cost OF mail
ing only, and get his great cook, The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, dbSolHteLy FREE
Address, Worlds DispensaTy Medical Assoeia-
uon, No. Cog Main Street, Buffalo, N X
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

Georgia is about to secure $4,000 in
an odd way. An old man named Barber
died in Hancock county, Georgia, and left
no will He seems to have no heirs, and
under the Georgia law the estate reverts to
the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
Attacked by a vicious Horse.

Arthur Woodbury. Of Winchester mar
rowly escaped being kicked TO death by
vicious horse Saturday. He went into the
stall and united the halter whereupon the
animal wheeled around and began kicking
him furiously. Fortunately he was so
close TO the animal that he did not get the
full force of tn blows, though in a minute
or two he had received injuries that caused
him to fall to the floor in a dazed condition.
The kicking continued, the sharp-shod
hoofs barely passing over his head, and
once grazing his temple. He finally es-
capped through the manger. He was not
seriously injured although the skin was
broken in no less than 20 places and his
clothing was reduced to tatters.
The 1l-year-old son of Thomas Langis
of Berlin poured Kerosene oil into dying
coal fire last Friday. An explosion fol-
lowed and moment afterward the cloth
ing of the boy, his mother and two sisters,
one toddling baby, were on fire. Scream
ing with pain and fright they ran into the
street, now fortunately covered with snow,
where timely assistance was rendered by
neighbors. The children, though badly
burned, are recovering, but the mother s
injuries are very serious.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19


Mr.. Daniel smith Dear Sir: | read in some
of the papers last week that you had finished the
cupola on your barn. Being anxious to see how
1t looked, drove past your place yesterday, and
was unable TO discover what had been done. The
about 81. 80. Please remit what you think would
be right.
70 tF,,II,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
A Moderate MI.

Recently it was stated in these columns
by mistake that Daniel Smith had finished
the cupolA on his barn. Hence the fol-
lowing letter:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
EVOLUTION OF MONEY.

L.
Awarrnntcd Government Interfer-
ence Prevents Easy Transition fro IN
One Substance to Another.
Money is simply commodity that is
generally recognized rs Il universal
equivalent, and its degree of goodness
eOf efficiency consists in the unanimity
OF the recognition OF the fitness of the
commodity used as money to perform
the essential functions of money. Many
commodities have been used as money,
and they have remained in use as long
Rs they met the essential requirements
tof money omong the people where used,
or until some other commodity APP
peared the fitness of which commended
Itself to the intelligence as being SUI
peEior 30 the commodity then being
used.
Aspeople have advanced in discriminat-
Iing intelligence they have discarded in
ferior commodities and adopted in place
thereof something that was superior;
theee changes kept taking place until
finally gold and silver became the com
kmodities that were recognized by the
people of most countries as being the
Ibest for use MS money. Sociological
fransition is constant, Change is the
IfAtural order of things, and changes
eome about naturally and are therefore
lehhcted easily il the natural process is
allowed to go on undisturbed; troublous
EAietion ensues only when there is OBJ
yuctive governmental interference at
Ihngppting to delay or defeat the natural
Bgt3er of things.
I In our own 0ay the stage coach has
lbeen supplnnted by the steam railroad
land stage coaches have practically be-
come thing of the past. The tallow,
dip was succeeded by lamps filled with
burning fluid or oil, and lamps by il
Illuminating gas, and gas by electricity.
These and many other changes were
accomplished with no serious disturb
nnce whatever, and so it would be with
commodities used as money in the alb
bence of governmental obstruction.
There would be no threatening money
question in this country to-day, endan-
lRering the continuity and perpetuity
Eof all business activity, IL the United
States was not engaged in the banking
business.
Among the civilized people the days
lcf usefulness of silver as money, except
IN subsidiary forms, are numbered, and
eifver ie going out of use as surely as
has the stage coach. and the tallow dip,
Ad for exactly the same reason; civili-
Raion has outgrown the conditions
tSAich peceesitated its use. No money
hn ever come into Use at the behest of
government, or because of statutory
enactments, but solely because of recog-
nized ability to perform the functions of
money.-Austin w. Wright, In Sound
Currency.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Can't Exnort LAVE.

No civilized country can conline its
citizens within it's own territory or pro.
Ehibit all commercial intercourse with
other countries. Every country, there
fore, needs money which can be used in
purchase from and in payment of its
debts to other countries. Yet, howso-
ever absolute may be the power of its
government, it's laws can have no ex.
rtra-territorial effect. No government
therefore, can prescribe the standard
lby which its currency shall be valued in
any other country, or compel the citi'
Zens OF another country to receive its
currency save at the bullion value OF
that currency in the markets of the
world
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
UNIVERSITY FOR CHINA.
Institution Planned for instruction I'm
Western Culture and Ideas.


DIR. John Freyer, professor of orien-
tai languages and literature of the
state university OF California, arrived
in San Francisco from China, where
he has been in consultation with high
government officials about the found
ing of great university al Shanghai
for the education OF Chinese in western
art, science and literature.
DR.. Freyer declined an offer to be-
come the president of the institution,
but consented to assist the project.
The establishment of this instj:u-
ton is one of the ambitious ideas Of
the progressive party in China. 1t is
intended to be. an educational center,
where the favored youths of the en-
pire may go to gain knowledge of the
occidental civilization. There is row
at Tien Tain an academic institution,
but it is plannedt to have that at Shang-
hal OF 4 much higher standard.
AS the nucleus of the Shanghai uni
versity, normal training school is
now in operation with 80 pupils who
are preparing to become instructors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

The asphalt and granite streets OF
Philadelphia are literally sprinllled IL
summer time, and sometimes they get
an overdose. The other afternoon there
was downpour of rain. When the rain
began the driver of a watering cart was
busily sprinkling Chestnut street, and
he was so wrapped up in his occupation
that he continued steadily at his work,
although wet to the skin. He was re-
called to himself by the derisive shouts
of several small boys, and then he shut
off the water and sought shelter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Good Money 1. Good Anywhere.

While a government can within its
kerritory define that which shall con-
stitute q legal tender in satisfaction of
contracts past and future, it cannot by
legislation fix the purchasing value CT
ats money, for money is a commodity,
and it's value is determined in the mar.
Acts of the world under the laws oil
Grade, and the laws of trade, like the
laws of nature, are stronger and more
far-reaching than any constitutions OF
statutes. The best money is the money
of greatest purchasing power, ard that
money has the maximum of purchasing
Power which is eXchangeable at par,
not only in the country from whose
mint it is issued, burt also in the mar
ketS of the world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

Some remarkable cases of internal
poisoning from the bites OF spiders, ae-
cidentally swallowed, have been report
ed recently in Kentucky. A Methodist
minister Rev. Silas Spuri'ier, swallowed
a small spider which had been concealed
in an apple dumping. The iufamma-
ton from the bites OF the concealed en-
emy rapidly increased and the patient
died before relief could be given. The
case has attracted especial attention
from the rurlor that a woman had pur-
posely placed the spider in the dump
ling. When Investigations were made
it was found that the person suspected
had left the country. A woman in
Frankfort also swallowed black wa
ter spider by accident recently. The
poison from the bites spread itself
through the system until her head and
face were badly swollen. She finally re-
covered
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

1t is estimated thatthe 100000 mem
bers of secret societies in the United
States spend for regalia, plumes, ban
ners, banquets and unnecessary travel
ing expenses not less than $250,000,0O0
annually. Reversing the order of the
lower creation, in which the male pea
cock, the male lion, the male barnyard
fowl and the male generally is most
gorgeously adorned, we see men walk
ing in dull black or gray, while woman
struts alongside in all the color-s of the
rainbow, arrayed as not even Solomon
of old was arrayed. Only in the lodge
room can man crafty his natural love
of finery. Only there can he manifest
the atavism which is in him, a latent
memory of prehistoric days when the
males of the race still wore the fine
feathers, while the females were but
beasts ofburden.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
OH & ID excursions to columbus

On acc unit of the Union Veteran Le-
gion Encampmel 1T agents of the c. Ill. &
ID. Ry., will sell tickets TO Columtus and
return ON September 2lst and 21nd ut
low excursion rates. Tickets will be linn
itch to return ON Sept. 9th.
On the occasion of the Reunion of The
ARMY of West Virginia agents of the &.
II. d ID. Ry. will sell tickets TO Colum-
bus and return on September 7th and
Sth. good returning until September 2tn.,
at special low rates. with privilege of ex-
tension to September 22ad. Sept22
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Take A Lake Tour To Island of Cool
HreeZeR.

Go to Mackinac Island, Mich, via the
Coast Line. The D. & G. new steel pas
senger steamers leave Toledo, Mondays
and Saturdays, 10 80 a. m., and Tues
days and Thursdays, 4:30 p. IN. From
Detroit, Mondays and Saturdays, IL: so
p. M, Wednesdays and Fridays, $3.50 p.
m. Send 2 cents for illustrated PAM
phlet. Address A. A. Schantz, q. T. A.,
Detroit. Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Home Seekers, Excurs,on

Agents OF Ohio Central Lines will sel
Ilome- seekers Excursion Tickets 10 Vir-
ginia and other States South and West.
Sept. and 4; Sept. 20 and 81: Oct. 4
and 5, and Oct. Is and 10. For full par
ticulars call on agents of Ohio Central
Lines or address John Moores, L. p. A.,
Fmdllay. or w. A, Peters, Mich, Pass,
Agent, Detroit, Mich. Ocil6
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
silver VS.. MIX.

7 Up in Iowa they have given up silver
land have softer snap. They make
141 500, 900 in Iowa from their cows
elane. Tint beats free silver, doesn't
-tssts 1t all hollow? They make
~. 500 900 selling milk, butter, cheese
nd calves, and Mt the end of the year
4Aeg ,hAvo the same old Bossy and Specl1
AAd Spot and Brindle and Bess that
they had the year before. The Kansas
cow Is sticking her head over the pas
ture fence, lowing and mooing, with her
bag swelling with SAL 100000 worth of
milk, while the old man is downtown
tearing his shirt because the plutocrats
won't coin $26,oo0,oo0 worth of silver.
'--Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
Volume Regulated Automatically.
That 1t wns the function of the gov
ernment to furnish a country with it's
supply of money was never supposed by
anyone until it had undertaken to do
Tint as measure of war financiering.
III the government coins the bullion
brought to its mints and regulates, not
the volume of, but the conditions under
(which, bank currency may be issued, it
discharges it's duties in full, and the
business world will, as it invariably
has, provide the currency and regulate
the volume in accordance with the
varying needs of trade.-Iron Age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
A church society of town up in Con

y church society of town up in Con-
necticut has a favorite form of enter
tainment called chronothanatole-
thron. 1t is show in which person
ages of other times appear in costumes
in which they are supposed to have
lived. The advantage of it all is that
in the name you get more than value
for your money, even if the effort is
not a success otherwise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

On account of the Friends Yearly
Meeting, agents of the e. H. & D.. Ry
will sell tickets to Plaintield and return
at on fare for the round U,ip, on Septem-
ber 18th to Both inclusive, good return
ing, l"ayIng Pla nfi Id until September
cath inclusive. Sepi23
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
DinIng Car to Michigan.

Commencing this week the Morning
Express, leaving Cincinnati at S,45 a. m.,
arriving Toledo 2:55 p. m. and Detroit
1 So p. M, will carry cafe dining car,
in which meals will be served a-la-carte.
This car will he returned on train No.
lie e'ving Detroit 500 Il. III and Toledo
10:10a a m.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

The Cushing 60. T) Herald notes in
its society columns that "Nippigay
Coonsl1in, whose wife went two months
ago to visit her sick daughter in Iowa,
got tired of living alone, so he got mar
ried again last Friday to the widow,
Mrs. .Gibbs-Rogers-DushaCkathay No
prpeentS No cnr6an
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
12th National EncRmpment Union
Veterans Legion at COIum bus, %,
September 22 and 23.

The low rate of one cent per mile via
Ohio Central Lines from all stations,
tickets on sale September 81 and 2e good
returning until September 81, with priv
ilege of an extension of limit for 10 days
by depoaiting ticket with Depot Ticket
Agent of Ohio Central Lines after arrival
in Columbus. Sept2l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Isalr fare Excursion 10 Columbus

On September 10th. 18th and 18th
the G. II, II y. lty will sell tickets Il
Catholic BENEVOLENT Society of the U. s.
Tickets limited to September 2jth re,
turning. Sep,1S
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Chewing Gum Carries Diphther,n

NhcWihW Uum OhrrNeH Uiphthertn.
: While attending school at West Ches-
ter, Pa, n few days ago child of
Joshua Abel came in contact with a
schoolmate who had just been taken
Ill. The Abel child returned home and
divided some chewing gum she had in
her mouth among four brothers and
sisters. Next day the entire family was
stricken with diphtherin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

Elder Tice Spear, OF Tonpkinsville,
Ky, is the Oldest Christian preacher in
that part of the country, if not in the
United States. Mr.. Spear is 81 years
old, and has been preaching GO. He
walksto all of hisappointmentsa andcar-
ries a large Valise containing his earth
ly possessions. He is one of the few
who preach only for the good of the
cause. During the 60 years of his min
istry he has not received more than
$3.50, and has never solicited n dona-
ton. Notwithstanding his advanced
age, Mr.. Spear gets about as lively as n
boy of Is, and says he hopes to be able
to preach his last sermon on his one
hundredth birthday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Excursion TO Nashville, wa q. 81. d
ID. ~. R.

For the Tennessee Exposition, which
opens at Nashville May lat and continues
until October 3lst., agents Of the G. II. &
ID. r, will sell excursion tickets. Per
sons desiring to go to Nashville, will be
furnished full information regarding
time of trains. etc, on application to
agents ofthe G. II. Il d. Ry, Oct197
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
Mnlf Fare to,Sp,,npf,c,d,

On Sept 18th and 10Th, agents of tn,
G. II. & D. Ry. will sell tickets at Spring
field, ILL.,, and return at one fare for tn
round trip, on account Of the l. o. o. +
Sovereign Grand Lodge. Tickets will
be good 10 and including 9th Septic
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

In practically all the international
matrimonial alliances contracted up to
date Americans have furnished the
money. American millions have gone
abroad in company with American
girls.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

A traveller who spent some time in
the wilds of Texas says that he found
families who named the children to in
dorse a sentiment after this peculiar
fashion: "One Too Many Harry or
Not Wanted James" It is to be
hoped that the name did not embarrass
the owners with more than one sense
of supertluity. The negroes of the
south, when left to their own methods
of naming their progeny, strive for the
most romantic and poetic or historic
names they can find, and good long
strings of them, too. "A coloreb girl
in Laurens county, S. c., is named
Fair Rose Beauty Spot Temptation
Touch Me Not" The youths strux-
CLING under the patronymics of
George Washington Henry Clay Ben
jamin Franklin Andrew Jackson" are
SO numerous as to excite no. comment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
An old rcnnsrIvnnin Hotel.

~ NHI''1'" ~ EtHHN HHWNNTs
The Red Lion hotel, Ardmore, Pa, has
been licensed since 1908, and is about
entering into it's one hundredth year of
continuous service as public house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

A Maine paper tells of farmer in
that state who hired two boys TO help
him cut his hay, and when the job was
finished gave each of them a cent for
the work they had performed, and then
offered to harness his team and haul the
boys home tor centapicce.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

City life tends to make the funerals
of it's people less and less elaborate.
Business keeps friends from attending
the last ceremonies, till each year
finds fewer and fewer of the deceased s
companions accompanying the body to
its last resting place. This state Of af-
fairs has led to the introduction in New
York of a combination vehicle for fu-
nerals, in which the coffin is placed at
the top, with seats underneath for
friends who wish to go TO the grave
yard. There is a special partitioncd
apartment for the relatives of the
dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

At Mooresville, Ind, carpenter
working on an old building once used
as the post Office found 70 letters and
postal cards that had been dropped
down under the letter box and had
failed to reach their destination. Most
of them bore dates OF 1874, 1878 and
1876. and some as far haels ns 1871.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

A business man who has frequent
occasion to send sums of. money
through the mails too small to war
rant the trouble of check or money
order, tells of an ingenious method he
adopts to guard against pilfering. Aft
er directing the letter in the usual man.
ner he draws n business-looking cross
in red ink on the envelope. He claims
that anyone inclined to Ibe unduly in
quisitiye will fear to tamper with the
letter, Judging it to be officially marked
for tracing purposes. AS he has yet
to make his first loss, this supposition
would appear to be correct.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
a Product OF the Times.

The precocity of children in these
later days is something TO be wondered
at, and this case of a New York boy
would be amusing, were it not for its
serious results. Benjamin Simon was
only IA years old, but by the senti.
ments expressed in the following letter
he might have been 40 instead. He
committed suicide on q recent Satur.
day night because he had failed to
pass the examination at the college OF
the city of New York, and before he
jumped into the river he wrote the
following letter to his parents: "My
dear parents-I notify you that l will
commit suicide. The reasons are that
had no opportunity TO carry out my
resolution to study, on account of our
circumstances. l have but few re.
grets that i must part with the world
at such an age. The most important is
that 1 have not held my resolution to
agitate among the working classes for
their emancipation from wage slavery
by the overthrow of the capitalistic
system and for the establishment OF
the cooperative commonwealth advo.
Gated by the socialist labor party. am
grieved at the idea that you will grieve,
although the hand thatwrote twill then
be cold and still. The resolution to
commit suicide, though long delayed
will at last be executed. cannot
write more; my hand is trembling, but
if you want to do the last request OF
your son, who is now dead to you and
to the world, grieve not. am wholly
prepared to die the death myself have
sentenced. You son, Benjamin Simon"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18

For 25 years chicken has been regu-
larly served for dinner at the Baily
house, Weston, W. Va, and the travel
ing men call it Chicken house, and min
listers vote 1t model inn. Few per-
sons, however, are aware of the fact
that a condition in the willwhich passed
the title to the property quarter of a
century ago required the heirs TO daily
serve chicken for dinner SO long us the
property was used for hotel purposes.