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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

arrest her. The girl was awakened by
pistol shot, and her mother was soon
beside her, but there was vacancy in
the picket line.
The old lady relates with pride how
she once directed the capture of can
non, with only her husband and daugh-
ters to assist her, and secured the prize
that several bands of men had tried for
unsuccessfully.
An illustration of the unjust perse-
cution which this woman was subjected
to during her residence in Shawnee
town is shown in the event of holiday
when she was teaching school. To
gcther with teacher in an adjoining
district she planned to give the children
picnic, and before leaving town her
scholars marched around the liberty
pole in the village green, carrying the
stars and stripes. They then went to
the woods, not far out, where they were
scarcely settled for the days sport
when n man rode up, handed Mrs. Stiles
note and departed without n word.
The note informed her that if she al
lowed her scholars to repeat the liberty
pole parade with the union flag she
might expect treat of tar and feath-
ers. Such was the nature of the ele-
ment in which she lived.
In the incidents of her travels it not
infrequently became necessary for her
to dress the wounds of some unlucky
"bluecoat." And even amputations of
n minor nature have fallen to her lot
in case of emergency. The woman's
mind is not at all dimmed by her four
score years and her recollections of
names and dates is something remark
able.
After the close of the war she took
up her residence in Venango county,
Pa, where she continued to make her
home until within the past two years,
when she entered the w. R. C. home.
Mrs. Stiles was never wounded and
could never be induced to ask for a
pension until few weeks ago, when
she made application to the govern
ment for redress for the amount of her
loss when she was obliged to sacrifice
everything she possessed in Shawnee
town.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
THE TABLES TURNED.

Th rec little girls in a row, oh, oh!
Thr-e little girls in a row;
And one saucy face is hidden by curls;
And one in her hand her sunbonnet twirls;
And all are wee, saucy midgets of girls
Three little girls in row.
Three little boys near by, oh, my!
Three miscievous boys, my eye!
And one cried "Bahl. with a terrible shout;
And two cried Boot as they all rushed
out
And put those three little girls to rout
With their strange and startling cry.
boo hoo!" cried the girls, in alarm: "boo
hoo.
Oh! what shall we do, we do?'
''Te he!'' cried the boys, as they ran; "te
he,
Such fun as this you never did see."
And they danced and they shouted and
laughed in glee,
And made a great hullabaloo.
"Oh, ho!" cried three mammas with
switches; "oh, no!
There's mischief afoot. We know"
And they captured those boys in the wink
of an eye
And out of their jackets they made the
dust fly,
And merclful me, how those urchins did
cry!
Such a sorrowful time, oh. hoi
Arthur j. Burdick, in Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
sALUTING THE QUEEN.

of clubs, the horse, the elephant and
the tiger, napoleon and tive-franc
piece, red, white and blue; and when
he is asked: What color is Bob?"
puts his foot upon white. He reads the
newspaper with his spectacles on and
does a number of small tricks, such
as shutting the door, jumping over
hands and catching a ball. At this
last achievement he is very adept and,
indeed, as good as any dog of his size.
Bob sits up and salutes of his own
accord when he wants anything and
his most taking trick is considered to
be saluting the queens photograph and
the union jack, for he is British dog.
He is not very fond of spelling and
will sometimes, in hopes of getting off
it, do another trick instead. What he
really loves to do is to hunt for small
bits of hard toast hidden under the
carpet or the rug, which he always
finds at once. He recognizes pictures
of birds and cats, and once sat up and
pointed at very fine etching of Tyre
bird and golden pheasant on drawing.
room wall. He is afraid of nothing and
was on one occasion wild to attack a
great bear in cage. He is Travelled
dog and understands French and Ger.
man as well as English. AS a wind-up
the following anecdote shows that he
has kind heart. On arriving with his
mistress at a country house he was
introduced to terrier who always lived
in the stable yard and was never al
lowed to come into the house. When
Bob had partaken of his own afternoon
tea he suddenly disappeared from the
drawing-room. but speedily returned,
wagging his tail and looking behind
him to encourage the dog from the sta
bles, whom he had been to fetch, in
order that he, too, might have share
in some of the good things. 1t was,
however, misplaced kindness, as the
unfortunate terrier who had been led
into temptation soon discovered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
JIM LANES WOMAN SPY.
She Dore n Commission from Abrnhn am
Lincoln.


She Dore n Commission from Abraham
Lincoln.
In one of the apartments at the Ma
tional Woman's Relief corps home, in
Madison, o., lies Elizabeth w. Stiles,
aged SO years, who recently submitted
to very severe surgical operation,
from which the attending physicians.
gave no hope that she would recover,
yet there is every indication that the
wonderful powers of endurance which
have served her well in former years
will bring the old lady through her pres
ent hardship.
When 81 years old the young woman
went to Chicago, and earned her own
living until 1876, when she married
Jacob Stiles, and 13 years subsequent
they took up their residence in Shawnee
town, Kan, where they made for them
selves nice, comfortable home.
Here Mrs. Stiles realized her first sor-
row by the death of her husband, who
was shot down at his bwn gate in Octo-
ber, 1862, by band of guerrillas who
had dragged him from his bed to muir
der him before her eyes because he had
b"OEn ulltBlduCc " lle cause Oh IIle
union. This took place after midnight.
The rebels came dressed in the blue
garb of union soldiers, 16O in the band
directed by the famous guerrilla chief
tain Quantrell
Mrs. Stiles had not yet retired, and,
being deceived by the color of the uni
forms, she very readily admitted the
men, who compelled Mr.. Stiles to get up
and go out of the house. AS the mans
body sank to the ground with many bull
let holes in it one of the assassins leveled
a revolver at Mrs. Stiles, who stood hor-
TOR stricken on the porch. AS he was
about to shoot Quantrell stopped him
with threat to shoot him if he molested
the woman. Mrs. Stiles was allowed to
reenter her house and that time was not
further molested, but thereafter she
was subjected to SO many menacing
actions from those opposed to the cause
of the north that she finally decided
that longer residence there would be
unsafe, and went TO Fort Leavenworth
with her adpoted children under escort
of band of soldiers.
The cause of this unusual persecution
was that it was known that Mrs. Stiles
had done some detective work for
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

lining out as carefully as though it were
of fine lace. Now take an old muff- box
and sew your lining around it. Over
this sew two thicknesses of stiff Grim
oline, then several thicknesses of
other stiffening. Finally, when firm,
tack your wool wadding around all
When you have brought your muff to
the right size, slip the fur covering over
all. Draw the muff box out and care
fully fasten the lining in place.
When completed sew your head upon
one side of the muff and tack the tail in
one end.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
Borax In the Laundry.

Half pound of borax is sufficient to
soften ten gallons of warm water. II
not only saves labor, but it saves soap
Dissolve the borax in the water. II
the water is soft, use only half the
quantity of borax given. Shake out
the soiled garments loosely, rub soap
on the specially soiled parts, and m.
merse them in the borax and water
After stirring them thoroughly let
them lie over night. In the morning lift
the pieces out one by one and rub them
on the board. Throw them into a boil.
er of cold water, in which half pound
of dissolved soap has been stirred. Let
the clothes boil at once in the boiler
then lift them out and rinse them in
cold water. Add teaspoonful of bo
rax to every gallon of water used in
the rinsing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

'Uncle SAM" but how extensive her
work in that line had been was not even
surmised. Her antipathy for secession
lists was greatly increased by the murder
of her husband, and she vowed to devote
her life to revenge. Having been on sew
eral little expeditions for the good of
the union cause she had become some
what known by army leaders, who had
learned that the woman was a trusty
ally, and had sent her name to head
quarters. She had been at the fort but
a short time when she received a letter
from Gen. Lane, asking her to come to
Washington. This letter was also
signed by Abraham Lincoln.
Senator Marvin, of Missouri, and a
company of about rs others, were pre-
pairing for an early start for the cap
ital, and Mrs. Stiles accompanied them.
Upon presenting herself to Gen. Lane,
she was informed that her future serv-
ices were desired as a spy, and she ac-
cepted the proposition gladly. Before
engaging at her new duties she returned
to Leavenworth for her children, whom
she took back to Washington, the tedi-
GUS journey consuming several months
time. She placed two children in school
in Washington, and, taking the other
child, girl of ~, with her, she re-
ported ready for service, and was on
almost constant duty thereafter until
the close of the rebellion, during which
time she did good work in 10 different
states and Canada, the daughter, Clara,
accompanying her mother on most of
her expeditions.
Mrs. Stiles was personally acquaint-
ed with nearly all of the noted generals
of that time, as her service brought her
under their direction. She treasures
among her keepsakes letter of recon-
Inendation written and signed by Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The brave woman faced death many
times, and her GOODNESS on such occa-
sions, and tact and ability for meeting
necessary requirements on all occa-
Eions, proved the secret of her success
as a spy.
She likes to tell how she "hood-
winked" q confederate general on one
occasion when she was arrested and
charged with being a spy. 1t was at
jefferson City, Mo. Her horse was
taken from her and she was escorted
to Gen. Price for examination, to whom
she confessed to being a spy, but so we'll
posted was she on the general state of
affairs that she succeeded In making
the general believe that she was con-
federate spy, and she not only went
free, but was given better horse and
firearms and sent on her way.
One dark night, when Mrs, Stiles and
her daughter were out on q long ride
on the Kansas-MissouH border, the
daughter fell asleep on her horse mot
an uncommon occurrence), and didn't
know when sentry grasped the bride
of her mothers horse and attempted to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
Hindoo FIrst steps in EngIiah.

A native has been caught at Calcutta
scaling the wall of the premises into
the compound of No. 3, Chowringhi,
dressed in complete suit of European
clothes. The man had, the previous
evening, concealed himself inside a
shop, and had employed himself till
morning in fitting himself with COM
plete suit of clothes, including white
shirt, with studs and links, red tie,
carefully put on, black socks, n pair
of boots, a watch and chain, handker-
chief, and even a pocket knife, with a
straw hat and stick. He went the
length of writing his name inside the
hat. On being caught he said he want
ed to learn English, and as prelimi-
nary step thought it best to dress him
self in sahib's clothes.-Bombay Qn-
dia) Advocate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
ABOUT RLAGKhEApS.
Cure for Them Consists Entirely in
Thorough DnthInE.

So many letters relative to black
heads have been received during the
last two months that few words about
these disagreeable disfgurements
would seem especially helpful.
The skin is continually giving off q
perspiration which is acid. This acid
coming in contact with the oily SUBJ
stance thrown off by the sebaceous
glands forms a substance which, if not
removed by proper bathing, chokes the
pores. Dust settling in these pores,
blackheads are formed. The pores are
enlarged the skin becomes irritated,
and inflammation results i'll pimples or
small-sized boils. The reason these ap-
pear more frequently on the face and
neck than any other portion of the body
is quite evident. Next to the hands,
they are more exposed, and being
washed less frequently than the hands,
are more liable to retain deposits of
dust.
AS 10 the cure, it consists entirely in
thorough bathing. Many persons never
thoroughly wash their faces. This may
seem broad assertion, but it is never
theless true, and fault of which wom-
en- are, as n rule, more often guilty
than their less particular but more sem
sible brothers, husbands and fathers.
The reason appears to be the dread
women have of running their skins by
the use of soap. Now soap is absolutely
essential for properly cleansing the
face, and should be used at least once
every "a hours. When soap is used,
warm water is better, providing, of
course, that the face is thoroughly
washed afterwards with cold water to
counteract the relaxing effect of the
warm water on the skin. Of course,
where persons are very much exposed
to dust the face should be washed with
soap more than once, care always being
taken to thoroughly rinse off the soap.
This is one point to be remembered. II
is the improper rinsing of the face and
not the use of soap that Injuries the skin.
In instances where blackheads have al
ready formed and appear hard to re-
move by the use Of soap and warm wa
ter, it is we'll to supplement- soft flesh
brush. This should be used on the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
CUTTING WITH A PIPE STEM.

bracelets and lenses-with the pipe
stem. Any boy can become expert at
it with very little practice. A pane OF
glass may be cut in similar way.
There is another and older method
of cutting bottle in two with string
which may be tried when pipe stem is
not at hand. Hunters and backwoods-
men often use it with great success,
although it is not as sure and practical
as the pipe-stem method.
Two boys are necessary to do the
work. Take very stout piece of hand
woven string and give it single turn
around the bottle. Each boy should
take hold of the string with one hand
and the bottle with the other. See-saw
the string rapidly back and forth, being
careful that it rubs the glass always in
one place. Continue this until the fric-
ton of the string has made the glass
hot where it has rubbed and then
plunge the bottle suddenly into pail
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
CUTTING WITH A STRING.

of cold water. The glass will instantly
crack where the string has rubbed it.
Probably not many boys know that
glass can be cut with pair of shears,
and that almost as easily as if it were
pasteboard. 1t seems almost unbelieve-
able at first, but any boy can readily
prove its truth by trying it. Provide
large pail or tub of water. Hold the
pane of glass under the water with one
hand and cut it with the shears heldin
the other hand. The pressure of the wa
ter prevents the glass from cracking.
1t is not possible to cut straight
through a piece of glass, as you would
through piece of paper. 1t must be
trimmed around the edges, where the
glass will crumble off easily and rapidly.
You can thus cut square pane of glass
to fit a round or oval frame, or you can
trim down large piece of glass to fit n
smaller frame. 1t is n simple method,
but it will often be found very useful.
Try it.-Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
CUTTING up BOTTLES.
Three Ways I'm which Boys Can Make
GInHa rumbIera.

Bert Wallace has whole row of COLI
ored glass tumblers which he had made
himself. He didn't blow them, nor
mold them, according to the best
known methods of glass making-he
simply cut them down from old bottles.,
and they made very useful and serv-t
iceable tumblers, too.
Bert didn't own a diamond glass
point nor steel glass wheel and so he
cut the bottles with clay pipe stem.
Seems odd, doesn't it? But any boy
who wants to cut glnss-and where is
the boy who doesn't?-can do it with
out the least difficulty.
Bert learned that II a piece of glass
or bottle contains ever so small a
crack, it can be cut into any desired
shape by leading the crack along with
some redhot object, such as heated
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
CUTTING GLASS WITH SHEARS.

clay pipe stem or a bit of hot wire
Having this knowledge, Bert readily
applied it. He started a crack in a green
mineral water bottle by heating it in
The blaze of a gas jet, and then drop
ping little water on the heated spot.
Sonnet times the heating alone will form
the crack. When the cold water touches
the hot glass a little star is usually
formed, with many cracks reaching out
from it. This star is formed at some
distance away from the place where
the real cutting is to be done. For
instance, if Bert is making tumbleF
from the bottom of an old bottle he
starts the crack near the shoulder at
the top. Then he pastes a strip of pa.
per or snaps rubber band around the
bottle to show exactly where he wishes
to cut it off. Then he heats the end
oS the pipe stem in gas or coal flame
until it is very hot. Carefully he
presses the end against the glass near
one of the cracks, as shown in the pic
ture. At once the crack leaps out and
follows, and Bert leads it around as
much as he wishes. When the stem
cools off he heats it up again.
When the bottle is cut off to tumbler
size the rough edges are smoothed
down with a fine file or on a grind
stone, and Bert has a fine new tum-
bier
Besides this, bottle may be cut intc
all manner of odd shapes-spirais
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
AN INTELLECTUAL DOG.
He Can Spell Several Words and
Knows Many Playing Cards.

He Cnn Spell Several Words and
Knows Many Playing Cards.
Bob is small, well-bred fox ter
rier, who, besides being an excellent
ratter, is distinguished for his intel
lectual accomplishments. He can spell
several words of three letters, includ-
ing his own name. A word is called out
and he picks out the letters as they are
repeated to him; or, if he happens to
be in good form and keen on his les
son, it is only necessary to say the
word, and he puts his foot OH each let
ter in it's order. He also does Lady
Jane Grey. e., has his head cut
off and then dies-makes a bow. knows
ace of spades, king of hearts and ten
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

but not particle of crinoline. The out
side is made of the shaded silk laid in
small folds, The ends are cut pointed
and henlmed,
Tan lace is draped down the front
and loops of it are wired so as to stand
up straight above the muff.
The back may be of the same materi-
al or entirely of black. When the muff
is completed give it gentle fold with
the hands to obtain for it fiat shape.
Now wire the edges into which the
hands slip so that the muff will keep it's
shape.
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parts affected, but on no account should
the skin be scrubbed harshly. Per.
sistent use of warm water and soap will
cure and prevent the worst cases o,
blackheads. A thorough rinsing will
remove the ill effects of soap, and the
after application of cold water will al.
ways counteract the relaxing influence
of warm.-American Queen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
Scarf TO Match the GOWN.

A new fancy is TO have a scarf OF
necktie made of piece of the ma,
terial of the waist with which it IL
worn. This is prettier in the case OF
silk waists of light color. A pale
blue brocade, for example, has a linen
collar with small bow tie of the blu,
silk-its edges being carefully hemmed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
The Crnrtv Hn,yls.

On wash days, when the family
laundry has forenoon out, the hen
hawk will make himself up to look like
g lean pillow which has been slept upon,
and will hang himself by his claws to
fence cap on the top of a stake and
wait for hens all day right under the
eyes of the women folks, who some-
times go out and shake him up to learn
II he isn't most dry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
A Cure for Headache.

If one is troubled with frequent
headaches or hot and feverish sensa-
tions, before retiring for the night
wash the feet with cold water and
thoroughly heat them before the fire De.
fore getting into bed. This is par.
ticularly beneficial TO nervous, ir
ritable child.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
WiiIie,s Heroism.

Mamma-How did you get your
clothes so badly torn?
Willie-Tryin' t keep little boy
from being licked.
Mamma-That was a brave deed
Who was the boy?
Killie-Me.-Up-to-Date.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
MUSkMELON MUFF,
Green and Black Shaded SILK with
Tan Lace FestOOns

A muskmelon muff is one of the sea-
sons pretty things. To make it you
select heavy quality of shaded green
silk that shows touch of black in GER
tain lights and the coarsest tan lace
you can find.
Make the foundation of the muff over
a small old muff box such as children's
muffs come in. Use cotton wadding,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

When, man makes an extravagant
purchase and doesn't want his wife to
know II he tells her he won the article
In question at a raffio.-~Atchison Globe
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
A Suggestion.

Willy Wilt-Ya's, it's my ambition to
do something gweat-something faw
the good of the woild and humanity,
doncher know.
Daisy DeWitt-How noble of you,
Willy! Why don't you try suicide?-
Up-to-Date.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
His ReguInr Hnhit.

Misunderstanding is killing you, ole
man. You really ought to swear of
New Years day.
Rounder-We,l, think shall
usually do.--Odds and Ends.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
WOMAN AND HOME.
MAKING OVER A MuFF,
How to Reconstruct One ON the Most
FnAhIOnnble LInen.

Fashionable Lines
If you have an old, ill-shaped muff,
here are directions for reconstructing
1t. If you follow them you will have as
fine muff as you want.
Purchase first head and tail. You
can be either economical or extrava-
giant here. Heads come from ST upward,
and the same with tails. For an old
muff you should suit yourself with 81
each for head and tail, and maybe less,
If you find one on bargain day.
Take your old muff, and If it is out of
shape remove the interior, ripping the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12

Jack-So you knew loved you?
Ada-Yes, have known it for some
time.
Jack-Ah, what was it told you; your
womanly intuition?
Ada-No; your sister, Jennie.-Har-
lem Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
Long nottled nncterla.

A German professor reports he has
found living bacteria in wine which hal
been bottled rs or 80 years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
GRETCHEN EVENING DRESS.
Charming and Effective
Maid of Four

When the little maid kp
With
the ardor changes n nc