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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-19
The world

I The world
I contain s n o
more charming
picture than
that of happy
! and radiant girl
4 hood. All too
n frequently the
happiness. and
radiance in the
young girls face
Is doomed to be
blotted out by the
lines of sick
- ness and suf-
" fering. No
~ woman Is fitted
wife b ood and
herhood who suf-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
CARAMELS.
The Sweet Satisfaction n Woman
Finds I'm ConquerinE Mnscu-
line Hearts.

."And do you ever have such moments"
Nhe asked; :.
"You are young, you have genius. you
have many friends who expect great things
of you. Why should you ever have dreary
moment"
He turned an earnest look upon her, and
she permitted her long curling lashes to
brush her cheeks.
Need l tell you why?" he asked, in
trembling tones.
She did not answer.
'1f had been permitted to know-.some
"life could have held no dreary moments
for me. If dared now to ask for the love
of-some one who has given herself to an.
other, Heaven would open to me. If dared
If l dared"
He hesitated. She arose and smiled sadly
as they parted.
That night she sat alone and held her
mirror in her hands for a long, long time.
And there was feeling of satisfaction in
her heart as she contemplated her beauty
Cleveland Leader,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
A FRIENDS ADVICE.
And what it led to.

It Is not a common occurrence that a
friendly word should be the means of Civ
ing nearly forty years of happiness and
health to the person needing the advice It
carried. This was the case with Mary
Lingard. At twenty-five she was dragging
out her days in misery. At sixty-one she
do work that would shame many younger
woman, and looks back on tfiirty-six
happy, healthful years Of industry. But
let her tell her story:
"Thirty-six years ago had great trouble
with my liver. The doctors allowed that
there were tumors growing on 1t, and they
blistered my side in an effort to give me
relief. i was at that time earning my
living as a tailoress, but for FIVE years,
between the pain in my side and the
blisters I was in constant misery, and
work was drag to me, with no prospect
of relief; fortunately for me, however, a
friend advised me to take DR.. Ayers Sar
saparilla and finally persuaded me to take
regular course of it. When / first com
menced taking the Sarsaparilla my side
was so painful that could not fasten my
dress, and for a time / did not get any
relief, but my friend advised me to per-
severe and relief was sure to come, and
come it did. This happened, as 1 say,
thirty-six years ago. My liver has never
have. passed through the most critical
period of a womans life without any par
ticular trouble, and to-day. at sixty-one
years of age, am active and strong, and
able to do days work that would upset
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
TWO SIMPLE FISH TRAPS.

mesh, so as to let the small fish go
through, except that good many fish
will get caught in the meshes, and die
before they can be taken out. This is
an objection against making the wings
of wire, for many fish would be caught
by the net and be either lost OF be taken
out with difficulty. The ordinary meth
cd is to place row of stones in the
form of wings from the lower end of
the trap across the stream; these turn
the fish to the mouth of the trap, which
they enter rather than try to get over
the stones. This, however, is only pos
sible in shallow streams, and in the
shallowest parts of the bed. The trap
is generally set in the deepest water,
for the fish naturally choose this pas
sageway. The wire netting, of course,
would be open to the objection that it
would catch all the floating trash going
down the stream. and be thus very like
ly to be broken. This might be easily
removed, however, and it is the only
objection, except the cost of it, that lies
against it.
Another form of trap for fish is also
shown in the lower part of the cut.
This is box of any convenient size, set
in stream, with wings placed to direct
the fish to the opening, 1t is open at
the front, of course, and the top as
well, and two rows of bars, or in this
case, of wire netting, are set across as
shown. The fish go over the bars and,
being stopped by the end of the trap,
go down between the bars, and, like
chicken hunting the hole in the fence
through which it got into garden, try
everywhere but at the right place. A
few may escape, but very few WILL
Rural New Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

many a younger woman. Ever since my
of DR.. Ayers Sarsapaiilla each spring, and
am quite satisfied that owe my good
health to this treatment. I give this testi-
monial purely in the hope that it may
meet the eye of some poor suherer.n-
MARY LINGARp, Woodstock, Ont.
DR.. Ayers Sarsapariila has won Its way
to every corner of the world by the praise
of its friends; those who have tried 1t and
who know they were cured by the use OF
the remedy. There is nothing so strong
as this personal testi m ony. 1t throws all
theories and tancies to the winds and
stands solidly upon the rock of expert
ence challc ging every skeptic with q
positive "a knO,0." Ayers Sarsaparilla
with its purifying and vitalizing action on
the blood is a radical remedy for every
form of disease that begins in tainted or
impure blood. Hence tumors, sores,
ulcers, boils, eruptions and similar dis
eases yield promptly TO this medicine.
but persistence with DR.. Ayers sarsapa-
rilla usually results In a complete cure.
Mary Lingard began with bottle, and
went on to course of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilia. When she was cured she realized
that medicine that could cure disease
could also prevent it. So she took a couple
of bottles each spring and kept in perfect
health. There are tn ousands of similar
cases on record. Some of these are
gathered into DR.. Ayers Curebook. a little
book of 100 pages which is sent free by the
]. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass. Write for IL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

pute. This was our first trouble with |
that country, and it began shortly
after the revolution. About this time
the Northwestern territory" threat
ened TO secede from the union because
the government was too slow in COM
pelling Spain to give us full access to
the Mississippi river. BY treaty we had
that right, and New Orleans was desig
mated as a depot fer the deposit of
western commerce. Without notitica-
ton Spain annuled these rights, and
this with other troubles caused the re-
volt in the northwest and in the Mis-
sissippi territory.
About this time Aaron Burr floated
down the Mississippi river with an en-
petition to accomplish partly what we
did half century later-the capture of
Spanish territory on our coast. Our
boundaries have been extended since
from the Mississippi to the Pacific
territory then owned by Spain. Barr
met with encouragement in the Natchez
district, but our Gen. Williamson was
in the pay of Spain, and his expedition
came 10 naught. Several years later
Gen. Jackson captured Florida. Out
laws had been depredating in the bor
der states and fled to Florida. He
pursued them, and finding that they
were aided by the Spaniards and Sem
mole Indians he incidentally took pos
session of the country. He had no au-
thority for so doing, but had written to
President Monroe, intimating his in
tentions.
Gen. jackson wrote: ~ do not ask
for formal orders. but tell Johnny Ray
TO tell me to DO it," johnny Ray" was
a member of congress from east Tennes-
see and particular friend of Jackson's.
Ii is presumed that President Monroe
told johnny" Ray, for jackson did it.
The main object, however was to
take the country before it should fall
into the hands of England.
But before Jackson had taken the
Florida peninsula, the American resi-
dents of west Florida rebelled against
Spanish authority, captured the garri-
son at Baton Rouge, and set up what
they called a government" With a
view of relieving the general govern
ment of international complications,
the filibusters claimed that the terri
tory was part of Louisiana, and they
asked to he annexed to Louisiana in
stead of applying for admission as
separate state. Some favored the latter
idea. The territory had been in dispute
before it was "Texanized." The dis
trict is known to this day as the Flor
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sell her territory with honor the fact
remains that she has done SO. Florida
was virtually restored, and we finally
gave Spain $5,000,000 for the territory,
and, as an offset, put in damage claim
Cor that amount. Spain has not for
gotten that.
Prior to the civil war we made sew
cral efforts to purchase Cuba, mainly
for the extension of the slave trade.
But failing, filibustering expeditions
were winked at. When Lopez was or
ganizing his famous expedition he
sought out Jefferson Davis, and offered
him a command and $4,000 year. He
knew of Davis record in Mexico, and
hoped that he would thus get number
of volunteers from Mississippi. But
Davis declined. The sad fate of Lopez
and his men is well known. The exc
cution of the Americans come near
bringing on war, and the southern
states, which mainly furnished the fill
busters, were very hostile.
In order to understand the boundary
question, which may soon become a
matter of more general interest, it may
be stated: In 1T62, Louisiana, which
then extended to the Illinois, was dis
membered by France. That portion
east of the Mississippi river, excepting
the island of New Orleans, was ceded
&c England. AT the same time Spain
also ceded to England "all of the ter
ritory that she possessed on this con-
tinent to the east and southeast of the
Mississippi river, including the PENN.
sula of Florida"
About 20 years later England gave
back the peninsula of Florida to Spain,
and also large slice of Louisiana
which she had received from France
previously. The stipulations were gen
eral, and the boundaries were little un-
derstood, if at all.
A few years later France, becoming
tired of maintaining the expensive and
fruitless colony of Louisiana, ceded, as
free gift, the Louisiana territory to
Spain. France gave, or rather the
Spanish claimed, the entire territory
of Louisiana as i; existed before it was
carved up by France.
In 1903 Spain exchanged Louisiana
for an island in the Mediterranean
which France at that time possessed
France, then at war with England, ac-
quired the territory in order to pre-
vent it from falling into the hands OF
the English. While our ministers were
treating with France for the purchase
of Louisiana, Minister Livingstone sug
gested that we first seize New ORLEANS
and treat afterwards. He thus want
ed to hurry up matters before Eng :ant
acquired the country, having little faitf
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ida Parishes" and is the richest portion
of southwestern Louisiana. The Lone
Star" flag is still preserved.
The seizure of Florida by jackson
caused bitter quarrel between Jack
son. Calhoun and w. III. Crawford, OF
Georgia, all candidates for the presi-
dency, and wrecked the chances of Cal
houn. In a cabinet meeting some one
moved for the arrest and trial of Jack
son for violation of international law
in seizing Florida. jackson accused
Calhoun as being the member, and cited
Crawford us his authority. This Craw-
ford denied. Calhoun denied that he
was the member, told Jackson that he
lied, and was quite capable of lying"
"Old Hickory" did not carry the quar-
rel further until he became president,
when he threatened to send an army TO
South Carolina, and to hang Calhoun for
attempting to carry that state out of
the union.
Jackson's enmity defeated Calhoun
for the'ppresidcncy-his political star
sank in day to rise no more. This
great quarrel vas because OF the Flor
ida acquisition, aud frcm that our pres
ent trouble began.
While Spaia claims that she cannot
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
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IHllDNG ~ ~ W. ~
y Is
SIMPLE FISH TRAPS.
the Funny Creatures Are Running
Up the streams.

Fish traps are very convenient meth
ods of taking fish at the seasons when
they are running up the streams. They
Gre generally made of laths in the form
OF IA V, with the apex pointed up the
stream. Wings are fitted inside, as
shown in the upper part of cut, so as
to hold the fish which enter, as they
have the habit of following around the
sides, and in every instance miss the
opening by which they entered, and
are thus imprisoned, and easily dipped
out with a hand net. This method OF
taking fish is mostly used to take cells,
which always come up streams ia
spawn in the spring, and thus these
traps are commonly called eel trap,
Other fish which spawn in the fall are
thus taken at that season.
There is no reason why the traps
should not be made of wire netting
which should not be less than one-inch
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

in the earnestness of France, although
that country was at war with England.
When the United States purchased
the Louisiana territory, the terms were
again general, the treaty reading that
the boundaries should run as "beforo
existing" Consequently the United
States claimed all of the territory com.
prising Louisiana before being sliced
up by France.
Thus, it will be seen, France sold tc
the United States some territory that
belonged to Spain. In fact, the bound
aries in several instances tapped" ona
over the other. And Spain, being un.
certain of her boundary lines, pushed
colonies into the territory she had, OF
believed she had, acquired from France.
She seized this strip of Mississippi ter.
ritory, established headquarters al
Nutchez, and. held it with the aid OF
the Natchez Indians, importing negroes
from Africa to do plantation work.
The Spaniards captured this portion
of the Mississippi valley through secret
plottings with the Natchez and Choc"
taw Indians. The Natchez Indians oc'
cupied the lower portion, and the Choc'
taws extended from Choctaw bluffs
(the present Vicksburg) to the Chick
asaw bluffs (the present Memphis).
Upon the acquisition of this section
by the Americans the Spanish officials
refused to leave, according to treaty,
but remained, plotting with the Indi-
ans, hoping to retake the country.
Finally they were expelled beyond the
borders to the Spanish province of
Texas, Then nearly all of the Spanish
settlers left the country, and after our
conquest of west Florida, they left that
section also for Texas, so intense was
their hatred of Americans.
The fact that Spain was the original
possessor of this vast territory, and
having lost it for the lack of power to
hold it, must ever rankle in the Span
ish breast.
In the early part of the sixteenth
century. while Spanish adventuref
was seeking gold, and incidentally a
spring of perpetual youth, which an
Indian soothsayer told him existed on
one of the bahama islands, he STUN bled
| upon PSHlHSulu, WHlCH he nduleu
Florida. According to the Spanish Gus.
tom he claimed the lair, the sea and
the earth," in the name of Spain. The
boundaries, of course, were not defined,
for he had no idea of the extent of the
country.
But when the French discovered the
Mississippi and settled in Louisiana
Spain came forward and claimed every.
thing by right of discovery" The
French claimed from Canada to the
gulf, and "all the territory watered by
the rivers which flow into the Missis.
sippi river" which La Sale had dis
covered.
For nearly century and half after
its discovery Spain made no attempt to
colonize the country, beyond an occa
sional expedition in search of gold and
pearls, supposed TO exist here in large
! quantities. ]. NJ. SCANLAND.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
SHEEP AND FERTILITY.
Some Reasons Why Every Western
Farmer Should Maintain n Flock
All the Year Around.

AT the late meeting of Nebraska live
ctock breeders Prof. j. A. Craig, of the
Iowa Experiment station, spoke on
"Growing Sheep" The American farm
er had two problems to face in growing
sheep. One related to the maintenance
of fertility and the other to the profits
that were to be reaped. The time waf
very opportune to urge upon the west.
ern farmers the introduction of sheer.
New England had 4,3O0 abandoned
farms. Farmers east and south are paw.
Ing $i0,O00,000 a year to maintain the
fertility of their soils. May we be
warned ere it is too late. The great
economy of pasturing Off such crops as
rye, rape, clover and vetches is becom-
ing more and more apparent. No other
method of providing fertility is equal
TO 1t. One hundred breeding ewes on a
farm will more than maintain the fer.
tiiity OF 100 acres of land, provided near,
ly all the food raised is consumed on the
land, and provided clover to the extent
of ten acres per year is one of the crops
grown. From such flock there should
be 500 pounds of wool to sell in the
spring, and 100 fat lambs to sell in the
summer of rs pounds each live weight.
If the lambs are fed one-quarter of a
pound of oil meal per day it would more
Than return to the soil all the fertility
removed by the sale of the lambs. In
his judgment good management would
bring return of five to ten dollars pei
head from each eve, and the farmer
may still maintain his flock without any
dot iorotion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
Devious Definitions.

Nonkey-The possible key to mans origin.
Tears-The rain of woman's sorrows and
joys.
Wind-Something that makes bicycle
pneumatically tired.
Pty-A fellow-feeling that is too often
substituted for charity.
Notwithstanding that can be borrowed
without security or interest.
Egotist-A man who imagines the world
can't get along without him.
LibertyAAThe police court judges equiva.
lent for $40 or ten days.
Intoxicology-The science that treats of
very slow b9t sure poisons.
Indifferente-A mans regard for to-mor-
rows breakfast just after eating to-day
dinner.-Chicago Evening News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
ON. SAMUEL L. BLACK.
City of Columbus.
Executive Department (


Executive Department
To Whom 1t May Concern:
/ can most cheerfully recommend Pe-ru-na
as of the very greatest possible benefit in
cases of catarrh and other diseases of the
mucous membrane. This remedy has es.
tablshed itself in the minds of the people
as of the greatest possible worth and genuine
ness.
l have known DIR. Hartman for num-
of years and am pleased to say that he is one
Of the leading citizens of this city, man of
the very highest standing and character in
the community.
The old saying that "a prophet is not with
,ut honor save in his own country" does not
hold true of DIR. Hartman's great catarrh
remedy-Pe,ru.na. Pe-ru-na is in great
repute, not only in the city Of Columbus,
where it is made, but in the county and the
state The city officials, county officials,
state officials of Ohio have given Pe-ru.na the
highest endorsements that words coui d con-
vey. 1t is the greatest known catarrh rem
edy. 1t cures catarrh wherever located.
Send for free copy of the National Witness,
which is filled with home testimony concern
ing Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy. Address
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
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Ask Mrs. Pinktam's Advice-A We
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
1t Was So Plain and Simple That There
Wns No Need of nm
Appeal.

The man in the southwest had stolen the
horse beyond the peradventure of doubt
for he had been taken with the horse under
him and the owners name was on the
blanket. Under the circumstances he
should have been thankful that he had
been granted even so much as trial by a
judge on a soap box, because many such of
tenders, with far less evidence of guilt, had
been swung up to the nearest telegraph pole
on sight. But this one had had a trial and
the verdict had been duly announced.
=. Gents remarked the Judge, who was at;
tired in a red flannel shirt and sand-colored
pantaloons, "take the prisoner"
The eager crowd made rush for him, when
a lawyer, from the effete east, who was pres
ent by the merest accident, shouted to the
Judge:
trary to the law"
The judge, being good-natured fellow and
gentleman by instinct, stopped it as re-
quested.
Whats that the gent says?" he asked.
This procedure is contrary to the law,
replied the lawyer.
''What law" said the Judge, in surprise
'"The accepted law of the land"
Il reckon not" smiled the Judge.
but tell you it isl persisted the law.
",Aw, 60 jangle YOURSELF" exclaimed the
judge. Don't I know law? Law is a rule
Of action prescribing what is right and pro
hibiting what is wrong. Now, mister" and
he continued in less friendly tone, eff you
air ready to tell these here gents that it is
wrong to hang man fer hoss stealin' you
have got the permission of the court to do it
but the court amt goin' to be responsible
fer what happens to a man with them sen
terments."
The crowd assented to this proposition
with shout of admiration for the Judge
and the legal luminary from the east with
drew with more or less precipitance-Wash
ington Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
Woman Best Understands woman's Ill:
Shot the Way the Dog Came.

The other day Ole Hanson had trouble
with bellieose dog that belonged to his
neighbor, Russian by the name of Hayvs
Drenkovitskey. The Swede shot the dog
as soon as he discovered that, he was not
friendly to him, and the sequel found lodg-
ing in a Justices court. When Ole was pro-
pounded inerrogatories by the attorney for
the prosecution he evidenced a sense of jus
tice in framing replies that is rarely wit
messed.
"What sort of a gun did you have, Mr..
Hanson?" inquired the attorney.
"Es var two-hole shotgun"
Double barrel?"
"Yas, das ct"
"Well. don't you think you could have
scared him away?"
"Aye might eff aye. had not bane scare SO
LAX DICKENS maesal."
"Why didn't you take the other end of the
gun and scare him away?"
Wal, master lawyer, Wy dedn't de dog
com for mae oder end first eff hae want to do
det vay?"
The lawyer is still wondering if there
wasn't eXtenuating circumstances connected
with the shooting.-Denver Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
TROUBLE WITH SPAIN
We Have Had More or Less of 1t
for Nearly Hundred Years.
1t started i'm the Natchez District Un-
deN JeHcrson's Administrations
NTen. JncIsson's hold Seix-
ure of Florida.
Especial Natcnez CMlss.) letter.

In the early part of this century the
Americans of the "Natchez district"
organized n revolt against the Span
iards, who at that time occupied n
strip of the Mississippi territory about
100 miles in width. In public meetings
the citizens of Natchez denounced Pres
ident Jefferson because he would not
aid them in overthrowing the Spanish
tyrannical rule. After recovering West
Florida from England Spain took pos
session of this strip, which was in dis
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Columbus claims the honor of placing the
first war envelopes on the market. L. c.
yesterday. The design IS his own, and the
envelopes, representing the American eagle,
American flag and Cuba Libre in two colors,
were turned out by large lithograph firm
in the east.-Columbus lO.l Dispatch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

An Easy Victory.-"Ah," the fond mother
sighed, you say you love my daughter now,
but will you love her when she is oldy"
Steadily, looking her in the eyes he replied:
glance that she takes after YOU .''-Chica-
20 Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
Shake Into Your Shoes

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feet and instantly takes the sting out OF
corns and bunions It's the greatest comfort
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tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ech-
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and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.