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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

One John Marker of Shelbyville, Ind,
who enlisted in the late war, came
home to find his wifc dead and
his baby girl adopted by another family.
He went west. The daughter thought
him dead and a short time ago applied
for pension. She was informed that a
man answering the description was on
the pension rolls and resided at Greeley,
Colo. She wrote him and on Christmas
the daughter was made happy by the
arrival of her father from whom she
has been separated for 80 years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

In October the Granville, Ohio, post
office was robbed of its stamps and
money and $50 order blanks. No trace
of the robbers was feund until Christ
mas night when a man whose linen was
marked NV. Ferris" presented one of
the orders to the clerk of Hotel Lexing-
ton in Chicago. The Clerk had read of
the robbery and delayed paying the
check until he had notified an officer,
who .shadowed the man and finally
arrested him and secured all the miss
ing orders, etc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02
CHRISTMAS CIGARS.

Howard Saxby, who writes Saxby
Siftings for the Enquirer, has at som
time in his life been called upon to tel
christmas cigars and writes OF thel
as follows:
*4*
The anthem this morning is on Page 1896 al
is called
"CHRfsTMAs CIGARS
Caesars ghost! Holy smoke! suff rim Moses!
Gee whi2s! BY the great Sons OF Mars!
wonder il "she" now supposes
I'll smoke up those "Christmns Cigarsi"
Talk about cabbage and sauerkraut-
OF onions and limburger cheesel
They're n mixture of linseed and laudanum
Aud tastc like the essence OF fleas.
Gluecose-bad resin-and tealcaves-
lucrwurst-herring- soap
The aroma strongly resembles
The fuses from cremated rope.
She asked me to smoke one Ito try it,"
tried-but the trial was vain
My brain whirl led around like windmill,
My vitals were writhing with pain.
My eyes turned ayelowish ginger.
I'd cough and I'd choke-and I'd sneeze,
Till, at last, could stand it no longer
And said: You will pardon me, please
l am poisoned by Chinese cheap labor
I'yo paresis-Im going insane
Bury me deep meath the roses
II never you see me sgain!h
/ iell in u faint in the hallway,
My limbs were us rigid as wood,
My heart made n call on my tonsils,
Ny stomach had left me for good.
Show me the villain who sold EN-
III strangle the fellow to death!
(rhc doctor expired when inhaling
a Whit OF my dccomposcd breath.)
The Coroner called in to view" me,
And when my condition he'd seen,
lie said: "Never mind Il postmortem,
on the caskct just put Nicotine"
Why didn't she buy me coffin,
a shroud, or II necktie, perhaps,
Instead OF n box of incumble
Paris greened, poisonous "scraps?"
They laid me in state in the sewer,
Dlsinfected from ceiling to floor;
The house is deserted and empty,
4 flag now projects from the door.
The hcarse went ahead of the mourners,
The horses made excellent time
The Health Office sent bouquet OF
Fresh garlic and chloride of lime.
~
And now that I'm dead and forgotten
And gone to reside in the stars,
I'll see that old Satan gets hold OF
Those iiends who sell christmas Cigars"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02
Lived over 90 Years.

The many friends OF Mrs. j. II.
Pierce, will regret to learn of the
death of her mother, Mrs. John Guy,
who died at Sidney, O, Dec. 16, 1896,
aged 90 years, two months and II days,
Her maiden name was Martha Smith,
and she was married TO John Guy, Jan
uary %, 1920.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

A. Lyre, well-known farmer living
about two miles from Bluffton, N. Y,
says that during recent thunderstorm
he was engaged in drawing fodder corn
into the barn. He had just thrown off
10 load when a sharp flash of lightning
lit up the sky, and he knew nothing
more for several minutes. When he
came to he found himself in the hay
loft. The load of fodder corn in the
meantime had been thrown into the
silo and was as we'll cut as if it had been
put through the feed cutter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

BY notice published elsewhere it will
be seen that Mayor Bowers don't pro-
pose to longer tolerate promiscuous
shooting within the corporate limits.
The citizens who have been dndging
bullets from target rifles and air guns
will feel thankful TO the Mayor for an
nouncing his intention of prosecuting
all vlolatcrs OF the law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

1t is stated that tho tariff bill which
will probubly he enacted by the coming
Congress, will be lower than the McKin-
ley tariff in many respects, but will
differ greatly from the bill bearing the
name OF Wilson.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

With the advent of compressed air
as moliYo power and the improve
ments ADD changes that are in contem-
plation by the G. Ii. ~ d. II. Il. it is
safe to predict that within few years
Perrysburg will be connected with
Toledo by Il line of cars propelled by
compressed air and carrying passengers
at very low rate OF fare.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

A California physician is now In
position to become "solid" with tie
ladies. He has discovered what lie
claims to be the elixir OF eternal youth.
If his discovery proves to be u SUCCESS,
women will never pass the age Of" sweet
sixteen"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

The most curious case ever heard OF
in connection with life insurance is
now before the courts, reports the Bos-
ton Traveller. A young man became
engaged to young woman with large
dowry. Before marriage he was
obliged to settle his debts and he had
his life insured for large amount and
raised the money necessary on the in
surance. Soon after this his hopes were
blasted by the breaking off Of the en-
gagement and he blew out his ostensi-
BILE brains. Now the insurance COM
pany refuses to settle on the ground
that he intended suicide when he took
out the policies. To the lay mind the
position of the companies would not
seem TO be tenable. The young man,
at the time he insured his life, desired
to pay his debts in order that he might
marry He therefore had no idea that
he would not marry, for, if he were not
to do so, why should he have desired tt
pay his debts?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

If alittle yawl boat like the "Tbree
Friends" can get away with and from
the Spanish fleet at Cuba, 1t certainly
would not be a very difficult matter for
Uucle Sans fleet TO do some real fine
work with the spunky Dons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

The Blade says that the failure OF the
Wood county goosebone man to appear
has knocked out the weather bereau Of
Toledo, but the Blade, like the bereau,
announces what has passed, and hopes
for the future.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

1t is said that Colonel Platt will suc-
ceed Dayid Is Hill as Senator from New
York and that the name of Joesph Ii.
Chotte will be the only name announced
as candidate, and while he will
receive Il few votes the large majority
will be tst for Platte and thus make it
appear that the honor was unsought.
New York politics is queer stuff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02
The Depew-Collins AFFAIR.

A dispatch from London says the re.
port that Miss Edith Collins is to be
married to Chauncey NJ. Depew is, ac-
cording to the positive statement of
her intimate friends, absolutely false.
She is t present the guest of Princess
Demid, #, in the provinces of Russia,
where she expects to remain for some
weeks to come. In very recent con-
versation with some of her most inti-
mate friends she laughingly alluded to
the report of her intention to marry Mr..
Depew and dismissed it as absurd, re-
calling that he was simply her adviser
in her financial affairs and her very
dear friend. She is a great-grand-
daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt,
and, identified as Mr.. Depew is with the
family, he was naturally her adviser in
such affairs. She has just inherited,
besides what she gets from her mother,
who was the daughter of Horace Clark,
for long time vice president of the
New York Central, n large fortune from
Mrs. Nevin, her grandmother, who mar
ried Mr.. Ncvin and has since lived in
Paris. She died few months ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

1t only required one ballot for the
Jury TO decide that Albert j. Frautz,
was guilty of murder in the first degree,
for the killing of Bessie Little, at Day
ton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

A $1,000 Oak bed room suite with
large French plate glass mirror and the
best finish for $500.
A. j. WITzLER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

Mrs. Mary Ford, claimed to be the
first white woman in Minnesota, died on
Christmas day aged 81 years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
The Number of Breadwinners.

Tn 1870 there were 12,505, ,923 per-
sons engaged in supporting them
selves and the remainder of the peo-
pie; that is to say, 32.43 per cent. OF
the total population were SO engaged.
In1SSO, the number of breadwinners
was II, 1872, ,O99, or 34.67 per cent. OF
the total population. In lo9O TINS
number had risen to p, 735, ,66l, or
1851 per cent. OF the total population.
Bv "breadwinners" is meant all who
were engaged either as waSe-earners,,
or salary receivers, or proprletorSs' OF
whatever grade or description, and all
professional persons-in fact, every
one who was in any way employed IN
any gainful pursuit. The hisures
quoted show that the proportion OF
the total population thus employed Is
constantly Increasing. Analyzlng the
statistics, we find some remarkable
results, and in general, that the number
engaged in the lowest walks OF busl-
ness, laborors and the like, is decreas-
ing in proportion, while those en-
ployed in the higher walks are In
creasing in number relatively to the
whole population. Carroll D. Wright
in the Atlantic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
A Good Exercise for the Back.

A good exercise for the spinal mus
cles consists ,'of the following move
ments: Stand erect, with the feet to-
gether, and rise upon the toes, then
gradually sink down by bending the
knees until the thigh and calf are
doubled upon each other. The trunk
should be erect all the time, and
especial attention paid to the spine,
keeping it straight. If a person will
remove the clothing and hang by the
arms, all tension is removed from the
spine, and second person can deter
mine if the spinal curvature can be
removed or not. If, when hanging IN
this position, the spine is straight
there is no reason why it cannot be
cured, but if it IS crooked when hang
ing, there is little hope of doing more
than keeping it from growing worse,
and this is very important. In the
department of medico gymnastics in a
large gymnasium, this is the way they
examine such cases. A teacher says:
"Any movements which do not pres
ent any outside resisting force (mean-
ing apparatus) can be safely taken TO
benefit slight spinal curvature. New
York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Poisoned by a Stingaree.

There is fish inhabiting tropical
waters and often found along the
Florida and gulf coasts known as the
stingaree. Along its back and tail are
sharp spines which infict serious
wounds and at the same time poison
the flesh. As rule, these wounds
are very painful but not dangerous,
being much like the sting Of a wasp
or hornet.
DR.. Charles Spratt, physician liv'
ing in Jacksonville, Fla, was fishing
the other day, at the mouth of the st.
Johns river, and caught one OF these
stingarees. While removing the fish
from the hook he was stung on the left
hand near the little finger. The pain
was intense and DR.. Spratt ordered his
boatman to row for Fort George Island,
where DR.. McAuley lives. Before the
island was reached DR.. Spratt was un'
conscious. DR.. McAuley was unable
to restore the injured man to conscious
ness, so he sent for the surgeon on
board the United States warship Will
mington, which was anchored near.
; The doctor concluded that artificial
respiration was the only way OF saving
DR.. Spratt's life, and number OF
negroes were employed alternately
raising and lowering his arms. This
was continued for ten hours, at the end
of which time DR.. Spratt wakened ur
and in g. short time was out of danger.
This is the first instance in which the
sting of the fish has threatened serious
results.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

came up and asked her If she was
ready to 60 home, and she took his
arm, and they left the schoolhouse.
She was not inclined to talk about
such matters as seemed to interest
Dick most, but waxed eloquent over
the singing-sch and its handsome
teacher. Dick, of course, did not take
a great deal of interest in such CONVEX
sation, but tried to put on a smiling
face and not let her see how jealous
he was beginning to be. OF course
he failed in the attempt Mamie had
keen eyes and was woman, and she
saw that it nettled him to have to lis
ten to her praises of Mr.. Wayne, there
fore she kept on talking about him,
thus securing the double satisfac-
ton of expressing her really honest
admiration of the stranger and making
Dick as uncomfortable as possible.
"I don't like the looks of him, {"
Dick said, as he got ready for bed.
s'He looks to me like man who's de-
termined to have his own way, right
or wrong, and rather than not have it,
if he once makes up his mind to it,
he'll do anything mean and underhand
to carry out his plan"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Misses Ere lch Blouse Waist.

The stylish wsist shown in the large
illustration, fashioned in figured
barege, showing a full vest and back
gimp of surah, il suitable for young
miss. Narrow black velvet ribbon
provides the decoration. and a fine
divided frill of lace finishes the neck.
The foundation consists of glove
fitted lining, with the usual number
of seams and single bust darts enter
ing into the adjustment. 1t closes in
visibIy at the centre back. The be-
coming fullness of the vest or front is
disposed in gathers at the neck edge
and at the vast The side fronts,
which are included in the shoulder
and under-arm seams, fit smoothly at
the top, with the slight fullness at the
waist laid in iorward-turning plaits.
Smooth under-arm cores separate the
fronts from the backs, which are
smooth at the top, where they are cut
in low, rounding outlines, showing a
gathered yoke of surah above. At
each side Of the closing the backs have
slight fullne,s, arranged in close,
overlapping plaits. The upper edges
of the side fronts are also rounded,
presenting the gimp effect that is a
feature of the seasons style and be-
coming to all youthful figures. The
neck is completed by standing band,
surmounted by full ruche of lace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

the waist at each side of the centre
back where the closing is effected with
button and buttonholes.
A wide sailor collar falls across the
back, and is carried forward to the top
of the yoke front. Revers that are
widest at the top and gradually taper
toward the lower edge finish the front
edges of the sids-fronts, forming an
effective decoration; plain standing
band finishes the neck. The sleeves
are two-seamed, and fit the arm COM
fortably close from the wrist to above
the elbow, where they are met by short
puffs of the material. The skirt has a
front gore, wide side cores and a
straight back that is closely gathered
at the upper edge and sewed to the
belt, the placket finishing in the CEN
tre-back.
All seasonable fabrics are suitable,
plaid, striped, figured and novelty
goods combining prettily with plain
materials, such as cashmere, challies,
etc., or with silk.
To make this irock for girl of eight
years will require three and one-half
yards of forty-fou ur-inch material and
one and one-quarter yards of twenty
two-inch material for trimming.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The common house-sparrow flies at
the rate of seventy-two miles an hour.
A very durable hard rubber, a Ger
man experimenter claims, is made by
adding powdered aluminium to the
material before it is vulcanized.
Moths may be kept from furs and
woolens, United States Entomologist
L. o. Howard concludes, by cold stor-
age during the summer at forty to
forty-two degrees Fair.
Mathematical calculations show
that an iron ship weighs twenty-seven
per cent. less than wooden, and will
carry lis tons of cargo for every 100
tons carried by a wooden ship of the
same dimensions, and both loaded to
the same draught of water.
The most scientific forester in Eu-
rope says the oldest trees in northern
Europe are the pines of Norway and
Sweden, and that these are not known
10 live more than $40 years. Ger
many's oldest oaks live only little
more than three hundred years.
The depth to which the suns rays
penetrate water has been recently de-
Eermined by the aid of photography.
It has been found that at depth Of
b53 feet the darkness was, to all in
tents and purposes, the same as that
On clear but moonless night. SEN
sitive plates exposed at this depth for
considerable length of time gave no
evidence of light action.
A new method of exhibiting the fea-
cures of the moon, devised by Profes-
sor William Hallock, consists Of pro-
jecting views with an arc light lantern
upon a whitened hemisphere six OF
eight feet. in diameter. Such repre-
sentations, however, seem to lack the
sharpness at the edges which can be
given stereoscopic views, which pro-
duce on fiat surface the effect of per.
feet rotundity.
The French customs authorities are
about to adopt the X-rays. 1t has
been demonstrated that cigars and ci.
garettes, though rolled up in clothing,
are easily perceived by the system,
and it is soon to be in working order
at the Care st. Lazare and the Care
du Nord in Paris, for the examination
of passengers baggage. 1t is already
in use on the Paris-Lyons Mediter-
anee line for parcel-post packages.
The Prince of Morocco is building
vessel of 1900 tons for deep-sea inves-
LEGATIONS. While sounding last month,
between the Azores and Cape Verde
Islands, the Prince got a depth Of
1908 fathoms, and secured in his trap
an extraordinary ampbipod, eleven
centimetres long, and many smaller
ones. This beats the record, for the
challenger expedition was thought to
have established 2750 fathoms as the
greatest depth OF which fish could
live.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
bacteria in Ink.

Bacteria, dangerous to health and
life. have been found in the air we
breathe, the water we drink, in various
kinds of foods, and even in the mucll-
age ,on the ubiquitous postage stamp,
but it remained for the eminent Ger
man scientist, DR.. Warpmann, OF Lelp-
zig. to discover the poisonous bacteria
living and thriving in ink.
He has recently made microscope
cal examination of sixty-seven samples
of ink used in the schools in Germany
and in other countries. Most of these
were gall inks, and contained various
sorts of bacteria, as we'll as those
other minute organisms known ID the
scientific world as saprophytes and
micrococci. Nigrosin ink, taken from
a freshly opened bottle, which had up
to that time been tightly corked and
sealed. was found to contain bacteria
in large quantities. Red and blue
inks Of the sort so frequently used In
Offices also yielded numerous bacteria.
To determine whether or not these
bacteria were really as poisonous as
chemical analysis would seem to sug-
cest, DR.. Warpmann decided to "cul-
tiyate" some specimens for actual ex-
pertinent. The result of these expert
ments showed that bacillis from or
dinary black ink would, if introduced
into the blood of a mouse, prove fatal
within four days. Similar expert.
ments the doctor in the interest OF
science performed upon other small
animals--rabbits, guinea pigs and the.
like--always with the same fatal re-
sult.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
PITH AND POINT.

A Scotsman has named one Of his
asses Maxwellton, because its brays
are bonnie. .. .-
He spake slowly, almost painfully,
as one not accustomed to much talk
ing. And yet he had been married
thirty years. rs.-Indianapolis Journal.
''The wife," said the ancient phil
osopher, after looking over his shoul-
der furtively, sis less than the hus-
band. For instance, my wife is q
tease, and I am Socrates"
"Carter has such a pretty little
wife" eyes. But he tells me that it
costs just as much to dress little one
as it does big one. She is his Sec
ond, you know" Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Everybody seems to be on an
equality in Klondike," said the. shoe
clerk boarder. eyes," said the Cheer
full Idiot, zone man can cut as much
ice as another up there. indianapolis
Journal. ~ ...'
"I would have you to know, fell
low" said Charlie Van Beet, "that I
come down from the real Knicker-
booker stock" ''It's terrible come
down." said the man.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Old Club Mani suppose you've
been busy all winter inventing new
dishes for the summer season?" Hotel
Chief-"Not much! I've had my
hands full getting up new names for
old dishes. Judge.
Grocer-"No, sir, we cannot give
you credit. This is a strictly cash
store, and we do not give trust to any
one." Customer drawing himself up
proudly)-'Then, sir, you cannot
have my trade, for I never have
cash to pay to anybody. ."-somerville
Journal.
Hanson-'I saw Winton on horse
back yesterday. You could see day
light between him and the saddle half
the time" Nanson-''Yes; that's be-
cause he is such a humane man. As
he is off the horse half the time it gives
the animal good deal of rest. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript. -
"Going to Klondike to dig gold, ere
you?" "No," said the man with the
hawksbill nose; "I shan't prospect. I
mean to go into business. I haven't
quite made up my mind whether to-,
open q saloon or combined under
taking and shipping establishment"
indianapolis Journal. ;.
sI know" said the African Chief
bitterly, "that your people will sooner
or later grab my territory" Don't
use such harsh expressions" said the
European Diplomat, soothingly. "We
may, some time, find it necessary to
rectify our frontier, but don't talk
about grabbing territory. PUCK.
ct don't exactly understand" said
che boarder with the baby-blue eyes,
'sjust what. Shakespeare meant by
Cieopatra's infinite variety" I'm
finite variety" said Asbury Peppers,
musingly, with his chin upraised; Gin
finite variety would seem to be some
thing like continuous vaudeville."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
THE NoBLEsT FISH OF ALL.

Well does the angler love the fish
That Is squirming in the airl
With dancing eyes
He will view the prize
As 1t leaps and struggles there.
But there is another toward which bis W1Gn
Is turning from day to day;
And despite I'll luck
He will toast the pluck ..s
OF the fish that got away.
he knows that it moves through the crystal
cool,
With never wave to show
The path 1t takes
Where the minnow wakes
And darts in the sunbeam's glow.
There's many beauty who left the pool,
The pride Of an idle day,
But those we caught
Never hold our thought
Like the fish that got away.
SO, here's to the pleasures we might have
had,
If fortune had proved more true;
For they stand apart
And they cheer the heart
Der the things we may some day do.
And the disappointment that now seems
sad,
As we look on it later, may
Brace our nerves once more
For the sport In store,
Like the fish that got away. %.
Washington Star.