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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

A BORING has just been made at Ry-
bintz, in Silesia, in which the earth's
crust has been penetrated to the depth
of 2,2l0 yards. This is the greatest
depth ever attained so far. The bor-
ing was made for scientific purposes.
No unusual features, however, pre-
sented themselves, except that the
thermometer indicated at that depth
the pretty high temperature of 15O de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

SIT has always been believed that
violin, harp and banjo strings were
made out of the viscera of the cat. {"
explained teacher of music, but
have considerable doubt that there
ever was string so made, The gut
of a cat is no more suitable for such
use than that of mouse, and as far as
my investiga tion goes has never been
SO used. Violin strings are made of
many kinds of skins, but principally
out of sheep skins. The secret is in
curing the skins, which has always
been kept in Italy, where all the finer
and better grade of strings are made. "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

Most Chinese Mandarins pass the
whole of their lives without taking a
single yard of exercise. The late
Marking Viceroy Gather of the Mar
quis Tseng) was considered remark
able character because he always
walked 1000 steps day in his private
garden. Under no circumstances
whatever is mandarin ever seen on
foot in his own jurisdiction.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

A BroNzE column, inscribed with n
treaty between the Aetolians and
Acarnanians made in the third CEN
tury before Christ, has been found in
Doric temple discovered at Thermos
by the Greek archaeological society. The
terra Gotta groups that adorned the
gable ends of the temple have also been
found
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

HARDLY has a superior armor plate
been invented than a new rife is placed
on deck TO meet the occasion. British
naval experts have produced a six-inch
caliber quick-iring rifle which can
render service equal to twice that of
the old six-inchers. The new gun Is
wire-bound and weighs only seven
tons, which is much less than the
weight of the old guns. Projectiles
were recently thrown with velocity
of 2.Ts0 feet a second, and with a
striking energy of 1914 foot tons
which is 2,O1s foot tons greater energy
than that produced by the common
gun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

SEVERAL valuable pictures on their
WAY back to France went down in La
Bourgogne, the most important of
them being Crossing the Ford" by
Jules Dur re, which was worth $4,000,
and had been bought by NJ. Georges
Petit, together with the "Zuiderzee,"
of Cain, and two canvases by Vibert,
the total loss amounting to about
$40, 900, which was covered by insur-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-13

CHARLES BRAsso, now in Havana,
writes to n friend in New York that
the Jack flag" of the Maine is now of
fered for sale in Havana by Span
lard, who wants S5, 900 for 1t.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
Copyright, 1881
Eocy Villa


We are still in the country, our in
tentions, honorable as they are, being
to rest for little while and then, when
we gain the flush of health which per-
mits wearing Of the new blue and show
ing the plumpness of neck which allow
a decoilete bodice we will start away
from the children, dogs and birds, leav-
ing them to find health and happiness
in the green pastures and amid the red
cows, which are startling, but produc-
tive of very good thing. Most of the
neighborhood has called on US, and We
have had no end of opportunities to
give advice which is always so pleasant
and which we would not take ourselves
if an angel from heaven offered it free
of charge.
In the country they always ask you
about the fashions. The minister's wife,
a lady who is inclined to be intellec-
tual and who has read Kant and quotes
Emerson, whispered to me confidential
ly her desire to know the fashionable
color. I told her that New York was
entirely given over to red in doing, not
in wearing, though. Fer wearing every
SHADE of heliotrope which ranges from
the shade that seems blue to that which
is close to royal purple is in vogue. She
said she was glad to know this, be-
cause she had always thought there was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

cat. But this angel cake is so light that
1t melts in your mouth. and II has got
JUST such little bit of crust on top as
10 remind you that, although you are
suDsistlng on angel food, the ordinary
everyday crust will still cling 10 You
and hold you back to this earth.
several girls came TO consult me in
regard TO earning money, and. as well
as can understand. each one wanted
to stay at home. have several assistants.
do nothing, and for this have large in
come paid her. Said L: in the first
place, the world IS crowded with w.
men who want to work. Those who
have good homes where they really
earn money by helping 70 keep them IN
order have no right to go out into the
busy world and take work from those
women who are homeless and who must
earn their bread and butter. You girls
have an idea that you will be able 10
drop into dignified position where you
viii sail around in an expensive tailor
made suit and t-leR have your employer
fall In love with you. In this dream
you are mistaken. Things do not go IN
this way. On the large income, from
s6 TO $40 week, you cannot get tailor
E.ade gown, while in an Office there "a
always plenty Of technical work. tire
some work, for tis girl to do, and her
employer is nine tines out of ten red
or face, fat Of body and bald OF head.
who showers az the Affection Of which
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

something g0rteel about mauve. and
then everybody couldn't pronounce the
name. She ADDED that she would get
her husband to bring her home some
samples of certain shade EeXt week.
Whe1 he went to town TO buy a new
concordance, and l thought what love
man must be when he is willing to
get samples of color that is developed
IN 10 different tints. l think in a dress
OF mauve the minister's wife would
look like lemon, since it will bring
out all that is yellow in her complexion
and harmonic with all that is bilious
in her temperament.
Then, too, we had a great excitement:
the water pipe burst. Now, when we
came TO this house. we were told that il
had all the improvements, and the i'm
provenent we specially admired was
the bathtub. In the city when a pine
bursts you send for three plumbers. be-
Ing sure tina. one will come. You allow
him to boss you and then you give I'D
your rev gown. or whataver'it was you
intended TO get, TO pay his bill In the
country things are managed differently.
l never knew how leak could be stop
ped without the aid of the gentleman
who plumbs. This one began as do al!
leaks, at tie mystic hour of u, and
dripped down from the third 10 the SEC
ond story before its dire purpose was
discovered. By that time it had ruined
lot OF books. some rag carpets and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
(Copyrig,ht, 1881

Since the announcement of war with
Spain American romances have multi
piled. There is no better matchmaker
than a sudden order TO the front. Men
who have bashfully struggled with the
momentous question find themselves
rolling into matrimony almost With
out being aware of it. Every Yankee
eo,dier or sailor, it is safe to say, IS
an object Of interest to some woman,
ard the man who has no properly cred
tied sweetheart or wife to his account
ought to be provided with a buried
romance or tragedy Of some sort.
In the present war, it is little early
to begin to reckon up romances, but
already there is every indication that
the Spanish American conflict will al
ford the makers of historical novels
q pleasant grazing ground. Even
krchbutcher Weyler has his tender
love story When Weyler was young
man and lieutenant colonel he fell
desperately in love with a young peas
ant girl, who, like himself was ma
tive OF the Ba,earic islands. With due
regard for dramatic effect Weyler one
DAY invited all his young army
friends to meet him at the church door
IN the little Spanish town where they
were stationed, and there astcnished
them by leading to the altar a young
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
ROMANCES OF WAR.
How Mars and Cupid Combine to Join human
i1earts...Love Stories of Famous Fighters.

ing into q mined harbor more care
fully The fact that his widow Will
have a comfortable pension and be
young enough to marry younger and
handsomer man is not much consola-
ton before or after he has been blown
into splinters for the good OF his coun-
try by the enemy's dynamite. AS 1t
was, the fair Virginia was obdurate.
She did not wish to marry her faith
er's friend, and she would marry the
fascinatinal Spaniard. Her father,
who was wise, grumbled little, but
when he found his daughters mind
made up he withdrew his opposition to
her marriage with the foreigner. After
all, the only thing he could find to the
young mans discredit was that he had
not been born under the stars and
stripes, and for this he could not well
hold him responsible.
The Countess BRUNETTE is now the
Duchess d'Arcos and graces the court
of her majesty Queen Christina, while
I her old time lover is suuaring up &C
counts by making it decidedly uncer-
tain whether the ancestral glCries Of
| the D'Arcis will soon have court tt
| grace.
Then there is Admiral Cervera. 1t is
rather difficult to imagine that rather
fat, commonplace looking old Spaniart
lifting soft lays to the languishing mu
sic of a guitar under the window oi
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

Liberty. and the children are guying
her still. One Of them said, ron. Molly,
what would Jack think of you IL he
knew you represented the free and
easy?" and another said, "As Molly
represented Liberty and Invited people
TO take liberties with her-that Is. In
the way of buying ner fiags-she
mustn't be squeamish about allowing
some OF the elderly deacons, purely in
the interest Of the war and to encour-
age proper patriotism, 10 kiss her"
This troubled her a little bit. and AZ
first she said, Somebody else can sell
the dar1ed old flags" which shocked
her mother 90 that. although II was
only Ii O'Clock in the morning, she had
TO have fresh tea and toast 10 bring
her TO. It's funny how some foods will
soothe the sorrows Of some people.
l once knew girl whose only sister
died and who on the day of her death
ate IA bananas because she was SO
downcast" and another one who kent
a funeral procession waiting while she
gave finishing polish to her nails
She said she knew Aunt Camilla would
rot like her to appear at her funeral
without representing truth to the in
nermost parts, aid no matter how clean
she might be ,nless her nails were
brilliant Aunt Camilla might look
down from heaven and feel a little hurt
And we all sat ground and felt sorry
for each other though OF course there
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

he is capable on his grandchild. There
is very little romance in being a good
business &oman, and / would advise
one who has home and TO w'lom any
young man is paying attention TO give
considerable thought TO that young man
and little to the magnificent career that
she thinks awaits her in he world OF
finance"
One girl who came to congratulate
us On our courage the night OF the
leak-really 1 think most OF >them
thought We nearly drowled-also came
to tell that fair was to be held. we
were asked to send sensible and useful
articles to our gay and gallant army
and navy, and would we help? Wooid
we, We should have regarded our
selves as Spaniards CT the deepest dye
if we had refused.
But to return to the fair. l presided
at what might be called the handker-
chief stall--that is to say, soId cheap
for cash, finely hemmed handkerchlets,
trimmed with lace and with the dear
ones Initial in one corner, to the young
man who is beginning to have inte1-
tions toward the young lady whom he
escorts, Ut16n Il Hdu ldI &c, SAP'ANA'~
red handkerchiefs that can beiong 10
nobody but the head of a family. Then
there were cheaper ones. having IN
itials, but not too deliberately embrold-
cred. tied up with ribbon to be sold
in packages of six for that type OF girl
who is always losing her handkerchief
and yet must have II because she
doesn't know what to do with mel
hands. Then there had 10 be rev
bandannas and few silk ones. mos
of silk were voted for, as at this churcn
they do no. admit rafting. as it is toe
much like gambling, but you can Vott
anything-I wcnder if tie good Lore
| knows the difference between votlnS
| and rafting Then any good sizeo
/ handkerchiefs that were .eft-sensfpie'
ones, suitable ones-will be sent 10 th'
soldier boys to wipe the perspiratioi
off their poor faces.
Molly had charge of table wher'
J flags Of all sorts were ID the fore, an(
nv nv advice she had all sizes Of olt
! Glory a considerable number OF Eng
lish flags, about four French about 'W'
/ German. while the fair land OF Spain
although it discovered rs, wen unrep
! resented. II,
Molly's neck has got nice, and so sh
was dressed UP or dressed down d
YOU please to call it, as he Godoess
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

Williams is, one of the bellies Of Chi
cago, where General Merritt was sta
toned for some years, and first knew
her as a child. General Merritt is a
widower Of 60, she girl little over
20.
Scarcely had the mud of Santiago
harbor settled about the Merrlmac
than somebody unearthed one of Lieu
tenant Hobson's old affaires d. occur
and labeled it 1.-The only woman HCbson
ever loved" This young lady, 1t is
alleged, was a Miss Collins. Although
residing in Washington, she is Louis
ianian and beautiful in a dark and fas-
cinattng style Miss Collins chose in
ftead Of Hobson Lieutenant Frank 3D..
Zahm, who is now also a member OF
the naval construction corps.
Ever since the army started to Cuba
there has been a very carnival at Gu
p:d's court. Old and hopeless quarrels
have been patched up and-long es-
tranged hearts been united. Stern par
ents have relented in the face of war
and lovers patriotism, and long post
poned matches have been made with a
celebrity like unto that of Jack Robin
son. Soldiers unprotected by the left
breast pocket mascot of feminine pho
tograph have sought a sweetheart
where there was no fair lady already
occupying that position or waiting for
promotion. This it is that war is and
i has been the greatest possible promoter
! of romances.
ELIZABETH SCOTT RAYMOND.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
AT A COUNTRY FAIR.
Bah Explains the Fashions to the Villagers and
and Tells How Leaking Pipe Was Mended.
one chairs of the vintage of 1776.

some chairs Of the vintage of 1776.
Two men and one woman had start
ed out to discover it, and it was the
woman who found it-with a bonnet
pin. We were rather rocky looking
lot. The two who did the most looking
and working were in wrappers, put on
hastily over their nightgowns. The
one who did the most talking sat on
the side Of the bed, dangling her feet
and admiring them, clothed as they
were in Turkish slippers. The man
was quite presentable in a pair OF
trousers and bike Jacket, while his
feet were, like those people in Milton.
modest in their nudeness." They
didn't trouble anybody very much until
he succeeded in stepping en- pin. and
then he talked louder and used more ex-
pressive words than / ever dreamed
were in the vocabulary of Job. When
the leak was found, the question was
how could it be stopped. Everything
was suggested, one small boy even Of
fering an india rubber ball for the pur-
pose
What do you think was utilized? A
porous plaster was slapped across the
place where the leak had been, and af-
ter considerable pressure it stuck SO
that it prevented further damage. The
next morning the plumber scorned 1t.
But it had answered the purpose the
night before, and who but a woman
would think of stopping bad leak with
su. h funny thing? After it was finish
ed mean the application of the pas-
ter-the genius refreshed herself with
ginger ale, while all the rest OF us sal
around and thanked heaven for the VIII
and wisdom that belonged to us.
Half the town came to see the porous
plaster, and our landlady felt that we
had added honor to her house, although
she was kept busy making angel cake
for she is the kind of woman VINO
thinks yoa can't stop in to pay pleas
ant visit without having something t
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

himself by teaching her to lisp in hel
baby accents the couplet
oh heavens! she cried, in accents wild;
If L must perish, save my child
One night, after the little one was in
her white nightdresS, all ready for bed
she knelt at her mothers knee to say
her prayers. She started out all right:
Now lay me down to sleep:
| pray the Lord my soul to keep"
And then she came to sudden stop.
Go on" said her mother.
Il can't remember said the little
girl.
IF l. prompted her mother.
oh, yes, l member now" said the
little girl
If l should perish save my child"
The effect of this flmarkable senti-
ment on the mother, who did not know
of her offsprings accomplishment. NAV
be imagined.-Buffalo News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

and beautiful girl whom he made his
wife After the ceremony the bride
groom made theatrical speech to the
witnesses, in which he stated that his
bride was of humble birth, and that for
two years he meant place her in a
convent where the nuns would add to
iher beauty all the accomplishments
and graces of education. And, for all
the world knows to the contrary, they
lived long and happily. ever after
ward" although who have had the
best chances to observe are scarcely
sanguine about the butchers sweet
mass OF disposition in the home circle.
Then there is Admiral Dewey, that
7 quiet, unassuming little gentleman who
blasted his way into fame at Manila
over the inaccurate mines of the Span
ish engineers. Although Admiral
Dewey has had one nicely-rounded ro-
mance-for he is a widower-his
friends with Otficious generosity as
soon as fame had marked him for her
own at Manila promptly proceeded to
add the touch of sentiment with
mild middle aged romance The fair
maiden i'll his case is said to have been
the daughter CT an old friend, Judge
+ Lo"ley, VI NaSnlnStOn, whose QauSn-
ter was beauty and belle. Now.
as Is usual in such cases, In fiction at
least, and many of the romances now
In circulation about the heroes of the
war bear all the earmarks of that
brand of literature, Commander
Dewey had rival who was young and
witty and handsome and titled. This
was Count Brunette, heir of the Duke
dArcois of Spain, and attache at the
Spanish legation at Washington. Like
the sensible man that he was, Judge (
Lowrey did hot want a titled son-in- !
law, and he did not like the Spaniards. |
When the then Commander Dewey |
suggested by his attentions that the |
1alr MISS Lowrey had taken his sailor |
FANCY, all would lave gone we'll if I
Miss Virginia had been of the same
mind as the commander and her father
ant some enc else might have won the
battle OF Manila, for, with a young and
lovely wife at home to live for. il is not
Impossible that Admiral Dewey world
nave considered the question. of sail
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

fair inamoratas or writing broken
winged verses to a ladys lips or eye
+; browS. Old Kentucky makes a plctur-
esque background for a romance. and
the compiler of Admiral Cervera's pas
sionate love story was most happily
| gifted-either' in facts or imagination
! with fiery Devotion" says the chron
icler, "he poured his whole soul at the
/ feet of this oueenly daughter OF the
fair southland. The marquis" the his
/ tOrian goes on to relate, knew his
powers and left unused no art of fasci-
nation which would make the heart of
the charmer his own" She was the
I daughter of Congressman Turner, CT
! kentucky, and then a belle of Wash
ington society. Even for a Kentuck-
ian. however, the Marquis de Cervera's
wooing was a bit tropical. Once the
marquis. who was then a military at
tache at the Spanish legation, made a
feast, and, bidding all Washington
come, after monopolizing every dance
which the fair KentucKian would snare
him, ended the evening by proceeding
TO go down upon his knees and declar-
Ing his love for the astonished Young
lady to the tuneful accompaniment of
a guitar. The admiral was very fond
of music in those days-not the kind
the guns of Santiago gave him. Miss
Turner was naturally indignant, but
the Spaniard was 50 absorbed in his
love Song that he did not notice that.
When he had finished the rapturous
Andalusian ditty. the marquis cast
himself at the lady's feet or where
they had been. for the lady had sailed
much incensed, from the room. Broken
hearted. he gathered together his pos
sessions and his damaged heart and !
two weeks after departed for Spain. !!
Miss Turner is now Mrs w. T. Abrams. |
the wife Of leading merchant of Lou,
iville, and still after IA years eonsid- I
cred great beauty Admiral Ceryers |
in time solaced himself with a Spanish |
bride.
The romance of young Miss Laura
Williams and General Wesley Merritt |
military governor OF the Philippine ISL |
ands, is a story that has awakened |
widespread interest ewing to the popu-
larity OF the distinguished officer. Miss |