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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
ANOTHER NEW YEAR.
Age Reckoned by Inward Signs-old
Only ms Our Growth In Manly and
womanly Virtue Would Show.

A modern author suggests that If all
record and measurement of time by
hours and days and years could be
abandoned, we should gradually adopt
newer and truer standard, and count
our age by inward rather than out
ward signs.
If, by transformation of mental habit
this introspective reckoning could sud
denly be brought to bear, in what new
aspect should we see ourselves and
our friends. How old would many
and how youthful many whose brows
are wrinkled and crowned with silver
hair. We might not wholly separate
time and growth, but we should meas
ure time for mortals as we do for trees,
by the indications of growth.
Who does not know the difference
who looks back and sees how the life
less years of his past lie half forgotten
while the life of the vital years has pow
er still to set every pulse athrob? These
years count, the others are ciphers. We
are as old as their grand vitality
inwrought into experience and ripened
into character has made us. We are
as old as our thoughts are high and
deep; as old as our love is wide and
warm; as old, and only as old, no mat
ter how many our years, as our growth
in manly and womanly virtue would
show. The brain may have absorbed
facts and theories and PHILOSOPHERS
about goodness and the real self be
learning the alphabet of Gods lesson
of obedience and trust.
These being the natural food of the
soul, its real growth depends on the
souls power of assimilating what has
been prepared b. a Divine hand for
its nurture. Yet on no amount of
thought about obedience, or love, or
goodness will the hungering human
nature thrive. No careful analysis of
foods will build up the wasting tissues
or give new strength to the growing
body, only that which enters into the
life becomes part of fiber, and blood,
and bone.-Washington Home Maya
zine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

the room below they ran, scolding the
company merrily for their want of ap-
probation of the serenade."
Late that night two of the girls
walked six miles and back again over
.he mountains, through wild and dan
gerous woods, to procure guide to
take the fugitives on their away, while
the others hid them safely in a loft of
which the trap door was cleverly con-
cealed by the canopy of an old-fash-
ioned big bed beneath.
There was, however, delay of sew
eral days before the guide could start,
and the sisters-surely adding unique
feature to a romantic escape-would
not let their guests depart without a
clandestine candy-pull in their honor.
10 which only union girls were in
vited, and which went off none the less
merrily because the hostesses had to
relieve each other in doing picket duty
at the door while it was going on
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
BEFRIENDED BY GIRLS.
How Five Daughters of the south
Helped Union Prisoners to
Escape.

Very pleasing are the pages of NJ. j.
v. Hadley's recent little volume of rem
lniscences, "Seven Months Prisoner"
In which the author relates how he and
three companions of his escape from
southern prison were found, hunted,
weary, half-starved and half-frozen,
and helped on their way by the five Hol-
lingsworth sisters, kind and coura-
geous girls of union sympathies who
dwelt among the North Carolina noun
tains.
The first difficulty was how to get the
cold and hungry fugitives into the
house of their new friends, where a
company of neighbors had Glanced to
assemble that evening. They were
slowed away temporarily in corn
shed, where despite a smuggled pot of
hot coffee, they still shivered so that
enc of them declared he "had to thrust
his head between the logs to keep his
jaws from chattering his teeth out"
Fronting the shed stood the house with
its door midway, opening opposite
staircase. One of the sisters, stealing
in at II, warned the men to take off and
carry their boots and when they heard
singing in the hall to run into the house
and upstairs, quietly, one at a time; if
the song stopped before all had en-
:ered, the others must wait, as it would
mean danger.
"We put ourselves in order" says the
narrator, land patiently waited the sig
| nal. Soon there broke from the door
| indicated such n stream of melody as
is seldom heard away from the noun
tains; loud, clear, vigorous, ringing and
swelling out upon the night air like the
Ginning of bells, the words chosen be-
| ing those of DR.. Hart's old familiar
| hymn,
"'Come ye sinners. poor and needy
One by one we shot up to the house,
and as L bounded along / could but
smile at the words of the old song,
never so we'll appreciated.
"The singers were Martha and Eliz-
ubeth, while Lisha entertained the Wis
itors, and Alice stood guard in the
| hall to see that none of them came to
witness our performance. As soon as
we were housed above, one of the girls
shouted: oh, let's quit this, it's too
cold!' and through the hall and into
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
Getting READY for New years. Dn,

Quizzer-What are you putting cot
ton in your ears for?
Wise-Don'. want to be deafened b,
the sound of broken pledges to-mo'
TOWN. Y. Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
Real Hardships.

"Tallk about hard times in war" said
n relic of the civil war, swapping mis-
fingers, 1.-The best meal ever had was
eaten in the heart of the Alleghanies.
Our mess of seven had pint of corn
meal apiece and three ounces of bacon
for all. Mine was the only hat that
didn't have hole in it, so we used it as
a mixing dish, two fellows holding the
brim while another poured in the meal
and water and fourth stirred with his
hands. We raked some bright hickory
ashes from the campfire and used then.
for salt. Then we laid rail in front of
the fire and when it got hot spread the
dough along it. The latter was care
fully cut into seven parts and each
man looked after his own cooking.
Everyone got a stick, on the end of
which he stuck his morsel of pork, and
this he held over the dough so that the
drip would add to the flavor of tine
bread, Not drop was lost; none went
too far over, none fell behind. After
the feast we smoked our pipes for
hours and were happy."-N. y. Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

McKie, but his wife amt. She's a real
devoted woman, and works dreadful
hard Maybe she don't know how to
make the money spend as wells she
might, but that amt shiftlessness. And
| never saw tenderer hearted mother
than she is to that little sick girl OF
hers. guess she humors her to pieces.
Poor little thing!"
Abel Tappan stirred uneasily. Al rcw
of golden lemons on the shelf looked at
him with silent reproach. "The water
don't taste good" a boys eager voice
said in his ear.
"She looks like your little grand
daughter, too" Mrs. Wyncoop went on,
driving the shawlpin home with IN
trepid aim-"everybody noticed it. Be
fore she fell downstairs and crooked
her back the teacher-she boarded with
me then-said you could hardly tell
those two children apart when they
were together. She used to get 'em all
mixed up at school. Same colored hair,
with the same kinks in it, and their eyes
just alike, and even their little dimp'es
matching! The little McKie girl was
fat and well then, like your Becky"
The lemons blinked their yellow eyes
reproachfully, Mr.. Tappan strode be-
hind the counter and swept them. with
a succession of clatters. into the money
drawer, out of sight. He was mentally
reviewing the items of Page 46. He
knew them by heart. How many, many
of them were little unpretending lux
uries that little, peevish, sick child
might crave! How few of them-her-
rings now and then, and salt Goldfish
or oatmeal-were necessaries! 1t had
nettled him over and over again to
think of it, but now, somehow, II
touched hiEa against his will.
Yes, o, yes, he knew they used to say
the little McKie girl-Love, Dove, what
was her ame?-looked like Becky
His Becky! His little round, roly poly,
happy Becky!
After Mrs. Wyncoop's departure Abel
Tappan took the big brown ledger back
to the corner desk still open. Doggedly
he turned the pages and went 20 work
With quick steps the little New Year
was hurrying to meet the Old Year
His light footsteps made no crealSina
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
Avoiding wartime Raids.

The house had cellar with a big
door opening directly out upon the big
road" and never did n troop, large OF
small, pass by without countless sol
diers seeking something eatable in this
convenient cellar. 1t was never empty,
but nothing was ever found. A parri'
ton had been run across about three
feet from the back wall, so near thai
even close inspection would not seg'
gest space back of it; and being with
out door, no one would think ti.tre
was II room beyond. The only acces;
to this back cellar was through trap
door in the floor of the room above
This door was always kept covered by
carpet, and in case any danger was
imminent, lounge was PVT over this,
and one of the boys, feigting illness
was there put TO bed" In this cellar
apples, preserves, picllled pork, etc.
were kept, and its existence was not
known to anyone outside the family
j. H, Gore, in st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
WORKED THE WRONG WAY.
They Were Sick Enough, But Not Un-
til the Fighting Wns
All Over.

l was talking short time ago with
one of PiclSett's men, when he told me
of an amusing incident which happened
while he lay in the trenches before that
eyentful charge at Gettysburg. lie said
lie had just received from home a very
welcome and very strong plug of to-.
bacco, and it occurred TO him as he lay
there looking out across that fearful
field over which they expected 10 be
called upon to goyery soon, that if he
could only "eat" enough tobacco to get
really sick, there would be no disgrace
in not going in the charge. So he began
al once chewing as fast as possible, and
swallowing the saliva He said: Il
was so intent on getting genuinely sick.
that l did not notice young lieuten-
ant who had come up and was intently
watching me. Finally he asked me
what | was doing. was so startled
that blurted out the real facts, and of
course expected to be censured, as he
was known to be a brave and strict Off
GER. He hesitated for moment, and
:hen looking across the field he held out
his hand and said: Sam, give me n
piece of that tobacco"
''How did you come out?" l asked
later on. "Oh," he answered, "the or
der came to charge very soon after that,
and we forgot all about the tobacco till
we got into camp that night, when we
needed the rest, and then l was the
sickest man in the army, aHcep. the
lieutenant, both of us having escaped
all but the effects of the tobacco."-
Truth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
No False Pride There.

The municipality of fPinerola in north
ern Italy recently sold the great for
est of Chamboys, to the disgust of the
dwellers therein, who were rendered
homeless. SiXty of the women drove
out the woodcutters. The women of
Chamboys are evidently Tomboys.-
London Judy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

SNvs In UN The W d winds
't.Ee.z5atf"SI~ rudely sweep;
When snow is on the meadow,
Where the violets lie asleep;
When outward, drifting, drifting,
The Old Year goes forlorn,
In the mystic hour of midnight
The glad New Year is born.
Last night watched in sadness,
The passing of the year,
For II bore from me record
That cost me many tear
But q gentle voice has whispered
That the past l must forget;
Nor waste this precious season
In useless, vain regret.
o! the coming of the New Year
Fills my soul with thoughts sublime,
Precious seem the golden moments
Onward borne by fleeting time;
And a spirit stirs within me.
Urging me to nobler strife,
with an earnest, brave endeavor,
For brighter, better life.
And with grateful heart and lowly.
thank the Power Supreme.
Who extends my days in mercy
That the past may redeem;
For His loving hand that keeps me,
For His voice that speaks to me,
For the opening of the New Year
Though it's close l may not see.
-Gracia Southworth, in Western Rural
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
THE TEACHERS.
They Met This Morning in Their
Annual Thanksgiving Meeting.

The Wayne County Teachers asso-
citation met this morning IN their an
nual Thanksgiving meeting, at the
high school. Prof. Tompkins of the
University of Illinois is present, and
he is ret a disappointment except
in an agreeable sense, being even bet
ter than was antic' pated. The teach
ers are attending well. and the pres
enee of the school mistresses on the
streets is noticeable, likewise thst of
the sterner wielders of the birch at Il e
various pedagogical stations of the
county. The city teachers are also in
attendance. The work is progressing
along the lines indicated by the PAL
LADIuM's previously published p O.
grams.
THIS EVENINGS ENTERTAINMENT.
The professor of music In the public
schools, Prof. Earhart, and number
of the high school boys, will give 81
entertainment at the high school this
evening, beginning about 1:30. and a
sharp the instructor, Dr.. Tompkins
will begin his lecture The public !:
cordially invi ed to both exercises. tn
music and the address, both of which
are free.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
THE Dinner
Al the Associated Charity Rooms
Yes 'erday-A Success
Every Way.

The big dinner at the Associated
Charity rooms yesterday was an i'm
mense success. There were l2S poor
people fed with first-class turkey
dinner, a regular Thanksgiving feast,
and nearly every one of the poor peo-
pie fed took . dinner home with them
There were q number of tickets sod
for the dinner to those who were able
to pay ana wanted to help the good
cause along in a substantial manner.
Ii was ouly a few days ago that it was
decided to have the dinner, and con
sidering the length of time the ladies
had to advertise, etc they did well to
clear SIS in cold cash, whi; b finishes
the paying for the seats in the Mission
church in the north end.
Il WAS sight to see the little ones
eat. The dinner was a good one, with
no limit except that set by the capacity
ef the India rubber stomachs of the
tads that had been hungry for so long
they didn't know how anything els
| felt. and the way they slowed away
stuff would refu;e any of the theorie,
as to the thrse-pint holding of tbs
human food receptacle. Some of then
ate for a whole hour, and left the tabl'
with chicken bone in hand, gnawin.
awav in satisfied manner. The,
simply gorged, and 1t did ones hear
good to see them.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
WERE SCARED.
The Loafsrs In Another Town Were
Afraid ct w. -. T. u. Women.

The Loafers In Another Town were
Afraid ct w. =. T. U. Women.
Some time since there appeared in
the PALLADIUM and eventually in the
Cincinnati Co numerical Tribune a story
regarding the washing of a very dirty
man at Economy this county, by q
bunch of men disguised as women and
purporting to be representatives OF the
w. e. T. u. of Richmond. 1t seems
that the story has had its effect, and
that other towns have been getting the
benefit of it.
On last Tuesday a number of w. r.
G.. women from the local post went to
Centerville to look after some mat
ters in connection with the work
of the order in that place. As
the women appeared in the town
there Was an immediate and to the
women unaccountable disappearance
of number of men that were stand
| ing on the streets. The women were
enlightened afterward, however, by
the ticket agent at the depot, who told
them that the men had heard with gen
uine alarm of the soft soaping tenden-
cies of w. c. I. L. women, and haC
| been ready TO stampede at moments
notice. That accounted for the hiding
of the men, who scattered and oisap
peared when the ladies appeared
They took it for granted that tier
.as but one women's organization OF
earth. AMI that the women they saw
represented the W. G.. T. L and hat
soft soap concealed somewhere read.
for use. The ladies had good lsugl
over it. and did not feel in the least in
suited with the imputation that the
were W, e. 7. L. women.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
Naval Appointments

WASHINGTON. ID. C. November %.
The President has made the follow
ing naval appointments: Captain
Henry +. Picking TO be commodore,
Commander Charles J. Train to be
cnptain; Lieutenant Commander David
Dalehanty to be commander. Lieu
tenants to be lieutenant eommaLders:
George l.. Deer, Dennis ii. Mahan,
William f. Lowe. Nelson L. Hus-
ton, Clayton >. hslcuHau l.
Samuel P. Comley. Hawley .
Rittenhouse, Robert G. Peek, John
Hubbard, Alex McCraekin. Lieuten-
ants (Junion Grade) e)-Chester NJ
Kneppsr, Albert NJ. Bseeher, Frank
X. Hill, Roger Wells. Resigns to be
Lieutenants (Junior Grade)- ames
n. Reed. Clarence s. Williams, Henry
A. Wiley. Frederick b Bsssett. Her
bert G.. Gates, Richard Jackson. As
sistant Paymaster John Irwin TO o'
passed assistant psymaster.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
JOHN O'NEAl,
The Artist, Took His b ide Through
This City Yesterday.

John O'Neal, formerly of this city,
now with the Atwater studio in ST.
Louis, and one of the cleverest artists
this city has known, rather surprised
his local friends recently, though his
own people here had been apprised of
the facts in the case. On Monday Mr..
O'Neal passed through the city en-
route to New York City, there to wed
a Gotham young lady whom he had
known in St Louis. The attachment
formed in the west ripened in the
usual manner, and the marriage oc-
Cured on his arrival IN New York.
The newly married pair passed through
this city, arriving here yesterday and
stopping with the groom's brother,
Watt P. O'Neal. of south sixteenth
street.
Mr.. O'Neal's many friends will be
ready with muititudes of congratula-
lions The brides name was Miss
Lurene Bradford. She is a young
Toman in every way worthy the bril-
liant young husband.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
SUICIDE
By Bert Tsequarden Of Clifton
Wednesday Night.

There was a rumor in onion county
yesterday and today to the effect that
Bert Teeguarden, prominent young
man of Clifton, had attempted suicide
on Wednesday evening OF this week
at his home. Tha story is to the ef-
feet that he triedthe ether route, and
that had it not been for the active
interference of the physicians all
through that night he would have been
successful. Teeguarden is a young
married man, aboutN twenty years
of age. No motive is ascribed for the
act. He is one of the fam ly of Tee
guardens in Union county, his people
being engaged in the saw mill bust
ness.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Sweet cider at Prices.
Fine watches at Haner's.
Buy sewer pipe. Farnham.
Best smokeless coal Farnham.
F. w Porterfeld, piano tuner. 5
north eighth. If
For good. warm stylish cloaks, see
Boston Store.
At very little cost, good, warm dress
goods, Boston Store.
F. NJ Jones and wife oe Milton are
in the city, the guests of relatives for a
short time.
+. W. Spinning and wife were called
to Cincinnati last night by the death OF
relative.
Fred Jones of Muncle arrived today
70 spend q short time with relatives
and friends.
The Champion Il ,lier Milling COM
AMY manufacture whole wheat
lour." Try it.
| L. b. Bunyan and VIE are visiting
or few days with the formers father
Delaware, o.
Miss Blanche Sands spent yesterda,
With friends In Neoiq, o and returned
nome this morning.
Miss Sue Hardy cf Union City "
xpected 70 arrive today to visit reia
ives for a few days.
Ten teachers accompanied by Prof
I. A Mott viii go to Chicago SON
lime during month of December an
| Tisit the public schools.
4 You never knew a man TO wea
Williams j. s. NJ" shoe who WASH
proud of his feet Enamels and pater
Gathers, finest goods in the world.
i Thus il happens that shortly afte
breaking out with smallpox Pierc
oreaks into jail. and that. TOO. on SUI
oicion of having broken in elsewher,
Good. warm beddings. Bosto
Store.
The eoneert at Grace VI. E. chure
!. -onight promises 10 be a deiightfl
treat for sill those who attend. Mi
s Blanche Sands CT Chicago and Mi
Nellie Davis of Cincinnati are both
i the city and viii atd greatly to u
PLEASURE of the program.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
Marriage License.

There was great grist of marriage
licenses at the Office of the clerk of the
Wayne circuit court on the day pre-
eeding Thanksgiving. and there were
some issued today also.
Robert McQ Iigley aud Pearl Gully.
Richmond.
William Peter Hoos and Elizabeth
Sarah Sauer, Richmond.
thornton E. Freeman and Ella Rsn-
dali. Fountain City.
Winfield Scott Howren and Emms
Denmire, Richmond.
Eluer E. Lewellyn and Cora E
Parke, Boston.
Whit Roe and Mary Murray, Cox
Mills.
Charles Gildinar and Elizabeth Flem
ming, Richmond.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
lnfIammatory rheumatism Cured ir
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Indiana
SAYS: my wife had infammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint !;
her suffering was terrible, and her
nody and face were swollen almost be
yond recognition; had been In bed foi
six weeks and had eight physicians
but received no benefit until she triee
the Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. Il
gave immediate relief, and she wa.
able to walk about in three days.
am sure it saved her life Sold BY
A. G. Luken & Co, druggists, 63t
Main street, Ballard & Eayder drug
0ists 1881 Main street Richmond. 2
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
Anti -Expansionists.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Novernber 25.
The Anti-lmperialist Lea rue, ex-
Governor Boutwell, chairman, present
ed TO President Mckinley today pro-
test against the extension of the gov
ernment Of the United States over the
Philippines or any other territory
without the consent of the people. The
President informed the league of his
Willingness to receive from the league
any plan it might offer short of the
surrender of the islands 10 Spain.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25

HAVANA. Cuba. November Is The
United States transport ssesmer
Florida ar ived todsy. AT tie front
of Morrow Castle II took pilot aboard
and proceeded TO Mariana beach. Gen
ersl Greene and staff went to Marisno
early to superintend the landing of
American troops there. Marshal
Blanco sails for Spain next Sundy. 10
be succeeded by General Castellanos.
n division commander.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
NEXT MONDAY.
Spain's Reply Not Before That
Time-Meanwh She
Tries 10 Make
Decker

PARIS, France, November 25.-It is
now known Span will not reply till
Mon 'ay. The 5paniards sent com,
mudication to tn. American commits
sioners today askiug if the latter
would accept counter proposal from
Spain to cede the Philippines for a
hundred million dollars. Spain will
be informed the United States means
twenty millions and no more.
MADRID. Spain, November Is
The instructions To the peace commits
sioners are prepared and will be teIe-
graphed to Paris tonight. The minis
ters are reticent about the instruc-
tions. but it is believed the Philippine
question will be settled Monday next.