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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

bag of oats for his horse, and had
come up through the side lane and
taken the liberty to put the animal
in our barn to eat his oats, while he
himself ran in to see how we all Jared
this inclement day, etc., etc. 1 slid
out while he was thus discoursing and
rushed to the parlor with a very for
lorn hope of finding stray stick or
two left over there, making a fire
and getting him into the parlor while
we finished the dinner. The hope died
as poked my head into the arctic des-
olation of our best room. 1t was on
the east side, where the spiteful wind
had been battering at it all night,
searching out n hundred crevices
about windows and door to hurl the
fine, powdery snow through. There
were drifts, varying in size, on the pi-
ano, on the chairs, and dainty white
powdering all over the carpet, which
the wind had puffed in under the door.
You could fairly feel the gale whisk-
ing about your ears. There wasn't
scrap of wood nor, chip in the
wood box. Relinquishing wild idea
OF chopping up parlor chair or two
to make a fire of, 1 scooted back to
the sitting-room chilled to the bone.
Dora, putting as bold n face upon
the situation as possible, was bringing
in dishes from the dining-room and
setting the table right under the eyes
of the minister, who was chatting
away as serenely as if he hadn't
driven us all frantic by his ill-timed
call. Aunt Laura had levied on her
cellar goodies and produced preserved
ounces, apple jelly, picked peaches
and chow-chow, so the dinner wasn't
so frightful. The only thing was
ashamed of was the corn cakes; they
were so big and clumsy, and Dora had
crhnbled the edges in turning them.
But that good man seemed to think
we had n banquet and even the corn
cakes didn't go begging so far as he
was concerned.
We all made merry over our predic-
ament as we told him how it hap
pened, and he joked about 1t, too, but
shook his head little, and said II
oughtn't tc go on thet way. He pro-
cceded upon his errand soon after din
| ner, and we went about our work with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

was left a small orphan, in Uncle
Johns time, and he and Aunt Laura
had not made an atom of difference
between Dora and me in their love
and care. But now it had been so long
since / had heard from Frank 1
couldn't help being afraid he had
frozen to death or been buried in a
snowslide. And this dreadful rainy
day l couldn't even have the satisfac-
tion of going or sending to town for
the mail, if there should possibly be
any news.
Dora and I had an unwritten law
that the more downcast we felt the
jollier we should force ourselves to be.
To-day 1 think we degenerated into
Stiffness in our efforts to be cheer
full. But lot of smaller troubles
followed each other so persistently-
such as the refusal of the cook stove
to draw, the falling of the light bread
in consequence, slip in the mud on
Dora's part, etc, etc.-that when, to
cap the climax that evening, our be-
loved fireplace smoked sullSily and re-
lentlessly, we felt that we might as
we'll wind up the year by going to bed
at eight o'clock.
When we were all snuggled down
and the lights were out could have
cried just out of low spirits, but 1
wouldn't. l knew God could see far
ther ahead than we could, and / put
everything into His hands and went
to sleep.
slept so soundly that I was greet
ed the next morning by a savory,
sagey scent of frying sausages COM
ing up the little back stairs before
fairly got back from the slumber
world. Dora was down in the kitchen
singing Lightly Row" over the bis
cults, and looking as fresh as peach,
with her rosy cheeks ard clear gray
eyes. And the stove was drawing
beautifully. And Aunt Laura came
down without speck of neuralgia
and feeling as spry as girl, to finish
breakfast, while Dora and went forth
to do the milking. And behold the
sopping rain had turned into love-
ly, soft snow in the night; not bliz-
zardy snow like the one before the
rair ~ blew In everywhere, but a
J ger iru, thick powder. 1t had
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Breakfast was re,idy when we got Il
safely under cover, ard notwithstand
ing our impending doom, we fell upor
the ham and frieo potatoes and pan
cakes, and enjoyed our meal immensely
"Girls," said auntie, when the last
potato and the last crimpy brown bat
ter-cake had vanished, 81 don't want
to dampen your spirits, but there isn't
n chip left, and how we're going to
cook dinner don't see."
NETT" said Dora (who was just three
months older than y, well cook
dinner by the fireplace"
"Dora," I said, you're gifted. That's
what we will, and imagine were our
own great-grandmothers and great
aunts-how lovelyl'
"Well, you'll have to help, miss, and
doubt if you think it so lovely before
YOU get through" returned Dora.
''You'll be baked beautiful brown"
We took an inventory of our stores to
see what there was we could cook by
the fireplace.
"There's sparerib, for one thing"
announced Dora. "We'll hang it up by
a string in front Of the fire."
"Potatoes we can boil by hanging the
kettleon the hook and chain," said Aunt
Laura.
"And the sweet potatoes we can roast
in the ashes" 1 added.
"And bake corn in skillet in the hot
GOALS" finished Dora.
"Goody," said l, 'that's a fine enough
dinner for blizzardy day like this. OF
course, nobodyll come"
But somebody did come, as they usu-
ally do when you think they won't;
and who of all persons but Rev. Cyrus
Melton! Dora fairly squirmed when
Aunt Laura brought him right into the
sitting-room, for, of course, she
couldn't take him anywhere else, unless
she wanted to freeze him. So in he
came, smiling placidly, and there was
the rib cooking in front of the firewith
a skillet set under to catch the gravy,
and there was Dora with her face like
a hollyhock, turning a great hoecake
in another skillet, and there was L
prodding in the ashes with long fork
to dig out the sweet potatoes! Not that
it mattered much about me; but some
folks were beginning to observe that
Rev. Cyrus was trifle more attentive
to Dora than the fact of her being one
of his flock warranted, and knew that
in her eyes he was about as near state
of perfection as mortal man needed
to be.
He was just riding out, he ex-
planned, to see old Mrs. Hankins, who
was sick, and had been delayed a lit
tie by the blizzard and been on the
road quite awhile; he had brought
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
N E WIS OF OHIO.
Gathered by Telegraph From All
Parts of the State.
Have n Right to Employ PIcket-.

Toledo, Dec. 27.-Judge Morris in
common pleas court yesterday rem
dered an unusual decision as to the
rights of striking workmen. The
members of the Bicycle Workers union
struck at the Standard tube works. A
temporary injunction was granted re-
straining strikers from patrolling the
works and accosting and intimidating
employees who took the places. This
injunction Judge Morris dissolved,
holding that the strikers had perfect
right to keep pickets about the works
and to talk to workmen and urge them
to come out. He held that the num-
ber of men employed at the works ex-
ceeded the number of strikers on
picket duty, so that there could be no
danger of personal violence. The case
will be appealed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
HER ASPIRATION !
A Kansas Girl who Took n p5srtis
View of EducntIoI Nb
Advantages.

There was little of the idealist tss
essay of Kansas girl at her rec " gr
ton. Her teacher had given her 1cAJN
the phrase: Beyond the Alps l.teg iia
She astonished her preceptress aod scs
mates by these emphatic words:
Il do not care a cent whethe ly
beyond the Alps or even in Mis,ct
not expect to set the river on Fl
future career. l am glad have goOo,
good education, but / am not going u
use it by writing poetry or essays abol 3
future woman. 1t will enable me to C, .a-
the grammar of any lover may have, ST. r.
he speak of 'dorgs' in my presence, - .l
he went somewhere. 1t will also -ur
handy when l want 10 figure out how ,aa
pounds of soap a woman can get fol ...
dozen eggs at the grocery. So / do a.
grudge the time l have spent in ac e
it. But my ambitions do not fly so !
Just want to marry a man who can 4 att
body of his weight in the township, :, I, ra.
run an S0-acre farm and who has H
male relatives to come around an ID
boss the ranch. And / will agree eg1
good dinners for him that won't SCI fu %
an early grave and lavish upon hin la
lot of wholesome affection and Sc,
razor hasn't been used to cut br u. -. .l
when he wants to shave. In view d.,
don't care if do get little rus rs p
rule of three and kindred things as .la .= :.
90 by.'-Chicago Chronicle
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
An ExtInEuIxher.

Thump, thump! Rattle, rattle, crash!
Young Percy Stonebroke rolled down the
steps of the palatial residence OF Mr.. Gold
bands.
Mr.. Goldbonds returned to the house, roll
ing down his sleeves.
Papa, o, papa, what have you been do
ing?"
This question came in anguished tones
from the ruby lips of Arabela Goldbonds.
Putting out the light of your lIe," an
dropping in the hall the night before.-Bal-
timore American
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
The Farmer Scored.

"A farmer drifted into hardware store at
Mulhal and was asked by the manager:
Don't you want to buy bicycle to ride
around your farm on? They're cheap now.
Can give you one for S35"
=, I'D sooner put the S35 into cow" said
the farmer.
But think" said the manager, chow fool
ish you would look riding around town on a
cow"
'Oh, don't know" said the farmer; mo
more foolish, perhaps, than l would milking
a bicycle. kansas City Journal.
Childhood may do without grand pur-
pose, but manhood cannot.-Holland.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Cameron,s Appointments.

Columbus, Dec. 27.-State Treasurer.
elect Cameron has made up his office
force. His cashier will be his old dep
uty treasurer in Columbiana county,
Charles C. Green. E. A. Cope, of Co
lumbus son of ex-Treasurer of State
w. t. Cope, will be chief bookkeeper.
A. H. Griffith, bookkeeper under the
present treasurer, and z. r. Jackson,
messenger, are reappointed by Cam
erOp.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
The Finest Road.

"'I suppose" he began, as he a.-r-a
railroad ticket otficeS'I suppo l ar!
tickets to New York;"
Certainly, sir" was the reply.
You have a direct line?"
line?
AS you see, sir, replied the agent, as he
opened folder.
Yes, see. You land passengers il, New
York ahead Of competing lines, of coplse"
'Of course"
Luxurious coaches-no dust-fnest din
ing cars-scenery unexcelled"
Yes, sir"
by taking your line avoid delays and re-
duce the chances of accident to mini
mum"
~ Yes, sir, you do. Have ticket to New
York over our line, sir?"
Cant say yet. I'm going to see five other
agents, each with the shortest and most di-
rect line, and if 1 find liar among the six
III ticket over his road!"-Ohio State Jour
nal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Bradbury TO Resign.

Columbus, Dec. 22.-Chief Justice
Joseph p. Bradbury, of the Ohio 81.
prem court, announced yesterday
that he would resign, to take effect
January 2, in order to accept re.
tainer from the National Salt Co. tc
defend it in the cases that have been
instituted in Meigs county TO oust il
from Ohio on the ground that it is
trust. -r-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
BuchteI College to be REBUILT.

Akron, Dec. 22.-The work OF
Buchtel college, which was burned
Wednesday night, will go on as usual
with the new term, which commences
on the third day of January. 1t has
not yet been decided where the work
will be carried on, but u number OF
buildings are available for the purpose
and a new equipment will be ready
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
A Disastrona RInze.

Canton, o., Dec. 26.-Fire started in
an electric heater in one of the Can.
ton-Massillon cars Sunday night after
all the cars had been run into the
barn. Service on Canton streets was
on half time on the main lines yester-
day and all other lines were aban.
doned. The inter-urban service will
be maintained. The loss is $50, 600,
covered by insurance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
scaIded to Death In "a Boiler.

Cleveland, Dec. s7.-Frank Toghin,
employed at blast furnace No. 5, OF
the Cleveland rolling mills, was clean.
ing the scale out of boiler yesterday
when somebody turned on the steam
He was found unconscious a few min
utes later and was taken to.St. Alexis
hospital, where he died. d.@tt-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
The shock Wns Fn1aL

Akron, o., Dec. 25.-Samuel Wall, a
prominent contractor, died early Sun
day morning or consumption. The
news of his death was s)lcarried to Al
bert Barnes. his partner in business,
who was so affected by, it that he was
stricken with paralysis and died few
hours later. - 81 t4e ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

And the world looks dark and drear;
I'm short of breath, so pant and wheeze.
And shiver and shake, and cough and
sneeze;
My limbs creak mournfully in the breeze
For l am the poor Old Year.
Twelve months ago / was young and fair;
I ruled the world with regal air,
And every one welcomed me, here and
there,
without a frown or tear.
The boys and girls hurrahed for me,
And l was as happy as happy could be;
The world around was fair to sec
For l was the glad New Year.
The merry thrush and the bold cuckoo
Gave me a song and n welcome true;
The white puccoon and the violet blue
Peeped slyly into my face;
The tulip gave her rich perfume,
The larkspur waved her azure plume,
The red rose opened her velvet bloom,
My royal court to grace.
The brooklet burst its Icy bond,
The fern uncoiled her greenest frond,
The daisy waved her yellow WAND,
To give me welcome meet;
And summer brought her glowing days,
Her bearded wheat and golden maize;
The wild bee hummed n song of praise,
And slipped the clover's sweet.
Then autumn poured her ruddy wine,
And shook the cluster from the vine,
And dropped the needles from the pine
To scatter in my path;
The mlk-weed burst her silky pod,
The partridge piped from the turfy sod,
And n-of-the-meadow and golden-rod,
Bloomed gay in the aftermath.
But now, alas! my time has come;
I'm weak and weary, and cold and numb,
And sour and sad, and cross and glum,
And the world is dark and drear;
No blossoms spring as 1 pass along,
No warbler sings me welcome song;
But the bells ring out a merry ding-dong
To welcome another year,
Helen Whitney Clark, in Golden Days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

unsuitable monster. Yet we couldn't
make up our minds to close it up and
put up stove instead, because of its
radiant cheerfulness. How jolly it was,
just when the first touch of winters
twilight stole on, to pile fresh hickory
logs on the old andirons and watch thei
flames dash up the chimney's throat
and light the whole room with mellow
crimson flame.
But the wood! OF course, we three
women couldn't very well go out and
chop and haul it, and our funds did
not always warrant hiring large quanti-
ties laid in, besides which the neigh
boring help we could get was not very
dependable Oh at all times.
Maple Knoll was lovely place, but
didn't bring in much revenue, worked,
as we were obliged to have it done, by
any Tom, Dick or Harry we could pick
up; and the old house was picturesque
but lealiy as a sieve. Still, we man
aged very well about everything else,
but for fuel we were obliged to depend
on getting q load hauled now and then
when some neighbor had the time and
inclination to undertake it.
December though it was, we had had
streak of regular Indian-summery
weather-a mild atmosphere inter
woven with a soft smolkiness. Our stove
wood had run out and the neighbors
had all been too busy hauling cordwood
to attend to our needs. Our chip yard
was in good condition, however, and
we had been levying on it for cooking
purposes, using what little wood we
had for the fireplace, as we didn't need
much, and had gone jogging along in
an easy, grasshoppery way, as if the
pleasant weather were going to last all
winter.
We woke up the morning of December
30 to find the world nearly lost in a
most beautiful blizzard of whirling
snow. Not only was the outward world
a white desolation, but there were lit
tie drifts all over the inside of the
house.
Dora" L shouted, bouncing out of
bed and landing with one foot in a
snow bank, show many chips did we
bring in last night?"
about enough to cook breakfast
with" Dora answered, with the calm
ness of despair as she shooh little puff
of snow out of her shoe. hoped out
of my drift and rushed TO the window.
meantime, let's go down and make
fire and get a good warm-up if we
do perish afterward."
"We'd better save the sitting-room
wood until after breakfast" counseled
Dora, "and just have a fire in the cook
stove till then, and eat in the kitchen"
Sure" said /, 'that'li be lark"
In spite of the dismal outlook we had
cheerful fire and cozy kitchen when
Aunt Laura came down, and then while
she began to prepare breakfast Dora
and / did ourselves up like Laplanders
aid plunged out into the blizzard to
fesH and milk the cows, after which we
braSsd the winters blast long enough
to transport my treasure stump to the
house, which we did partly by Juggling
and partly by rolling 1t over and over.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
NotorIou. Criminal Located.

Cleveland, Dec. 27.-Mat Kennedy,
alias kid" McMunn, the fur robber,
who was rescued by the "Blinkyn
Morgan gang after Detective Hulligan
had been killed, is in Jail in the City
of Mexico. McMunn was convicted OF
stealing $1,000 from Mexican bank,
and was sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Throyyn ON OF (,ou,r.t.

Columbus. o., Dec. 25.-The supreme
court has dismissed the custer suit
brought against the National Biscuit
Company by the attorney general.
The suit was in quo warranto undor
the antitrust laws of the state.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

LAST my time has
nearly come:
I'm weak and weary,
and cold an d
numb,
And sad and sour,
and cross a n d
plum
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11

church every Thursday evening at 7:45.
The public generally are cordially in
vited.
W. r. Campbell and y. ". Nelson have
returned from their hunting excursion.
They were out about q week and claim TO
have had an exc, llent time, but are
rather reticent when questioned ~ 10 the
amount OF game they killed. o. B. G..
says he shot at everything he saw even to
q Sheppard killed everything he shot
OF. while Fred ssys-nothing. IL they
brought anything In the shape Of game
back with them, We didn't see II. nor
have We heard OF any who did. For old
time mountaineers and crack shots, they
made rather q poor showing.
The Winslow Dramatic club will give
an entertainment In the new opera house
on the 10th. Encourage home talent by
filling the house chock-s-block. Our
dramatic club has some 6rst-clsss talent,
and will compare fayorably with the best
OF travelling companies. With the proper
encouragement they will improve, until
we will have q company capable Of Civ.
ing entertainments equal TO the best, and
thus be independent Of travelling com.
psnies.
Col. Breed will leave Saturday TO re-
turn 10 san Diego. The old gentleman
says Winslow Is too fast for him. II he
were to remain here long at a time,
there would be some danger Of having
his morals corrupted,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
KING

From Mohaye County Miner.
Miss Abel Mckinney, Of Portsmouth,
Ohio, is visiting with her cousin, Mrs. X.
Ellibee, at the ranch north Of Kingmsn.
Mrs. J. 4. Phelsn and children, who
have been spending the summer months
in Los Angeles, returned home. accom-
panied by Miss Kate Griffin, q sister
OF Mrs. Phelan.
James REILLY died In Kingman, aged
about "A years. The cause Of death was
pneumonia. He was a quiet and inoffen-
siye man, who made q number OF warm
friends during his residence In town. He
was a miner by occupation, but owing
to i'll health was unable TO follow 1t OF
late years, %contenting himself with odd
jobs as a Q Of livelihood.
The Mohsye County Mining Exchange
building at Chloride Is fast becoming a
reality: The directors are pushing work
on the structure with all possible speed
Several changes In the personnel OF the
exchange has taken place within the
week. Charles ID. Ridgwsy, the we'll
known asssyer. s~uperceding Major ". A.
Mensch 8 secretary, and Charles ID.
Ridgway and Charles Sangster being
added TO the directorate.
Wells II. Bates, representing eastern
capital, has located a tract Of gold bear
ing gravel, eight miles In length by one.
half mile wide along Bill williams Fork.
The ground lies below Planet. This Is
supposed to be the first step In an under
taking which has for Its object the dam
ming OF the stream at the head OF Striped
canyon and working the gravel deposits
on a scale OF great magnitude. A dam
In Striped canyon has long been specu-
lated upon, but the tightness OF the
eastern money market caused the many
schemes TO fall through. Now that
money is plentiful the dam may become
n reality.
James W. Blakely died at the home OF
his father, Judge ". G. Blakely, In King.
man, on the evening OF Wednesday last.
OF heart failure. James Wilson Blakely
was born in kortwrlght. Delaware
county, New York, on the 18th OF June,
1854. In 1863 he was appointed to the
Naval academy at Annapolis, Md, from
the state OF Nevada. In this famous
naval school he received a thorough edu.
cation. Leaving school In the early
seventies he followed his parents 10 Ari-
iona, where he remained for many years.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
BOSWELL

From Roswell Record.
Floyd Buell., the young man who came
down last September from Santa Fs
county to attend the New Mexico Military
Institute. and took the recent examine
ton for the Santa Ne county cadetship,
stood the best examination and has been
recommended for the appointment. He Is
one OF the best students now in atten-
dance at the institute,
United States Marshal q. M. Foraker
has been summoning the Chayes county
quota Of jurors to the United States
court which convenes at Socorro Novem-
Der 10. 30 far ~ known, ". T. Jones,
o. X. Tanner, ". j. wilkinson, ID. M.
Downes, Ben Duncan. X. II. Barnett, X.
B.. Hamilton and X. D. Creighton, have
received the marshal's missives. They
will probably all leave here next Friday.
For some weeks G. ID. Bonney has been
missing his chickens from his corrsls
back Of the livery barn and has been
diligently watching for the thief. Last
week he and Marshal Maddux detected
Wee Wah and Sam Wah, two almond
eyed celestials, In q scheme OF trapping
them after the fashion Of trapping quail.
The case was presented before His Honor,
Judge Lea, who decided $l425 apiece
about enough to satisfy the majesty OF
the law. Mr.. Bonney. however. thinks
he Is the one that IL left.
". g. Triton was In town the first OF
the week wearing an immense smile.
Investigation showed that the cause of
all his JOY wa a new artesian we'll on
his Riverside farm. Drillers struck a
large low Monday evening at q depth OF
40 feet. Those who have examined the
we'll estimate the dow ss the largest In
the valley with the exception Of the big
we'll at the round house. II flows about
1900 gallons per minute. The water
lowed over q pipe twenty.four feet high
which shows II has a good strong head
As 1t Is on the highest point on Mr.. Ur.
toms farm. he can utilize 1t for piping
into his house and the surplus for irri
eating purposes.