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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-06-24

/ The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
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CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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incidentally laxative and presenting
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
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remedy, are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by method
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Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
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The evening times., 1899-10-16
A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST.
Large Prizes Offered Professions
and Amateurs i'm Monaco

MONACO, Oct. 16.-Photographers, both
professional and amateur, all over the
world will be interested in novel contest
in photography to be held here on January
Is, 1900. The competition is free to all
who wish to enter. and the prizes are suf-
hciently large TO attract.
For the best photograph by a profess
sional of the prettiest woman a prize of
10000 francs is offered, and for the same
subject by an amateur half that sum is TO
be paid. For the best landscape the sue
cessful professional will get 500 francs.
while the victorious amateur will win half
that sum. For the best photograph of a
child a professional will receive 1000
francs and the amateur 1000 francs.
About $4,000 in all in prizes will be
awarded. The Prince OF Monaco. who
leases to a company the famous gambling
rooms at Monte Carlo and who recent v
when challenged by Count Castellane
laughed at the little Frenchman's claims
to nobility, is promoting the tourney.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
FOUGHT UNDER NAPOLEON.
A Veteran of the Empire Living II
Philadelphia.

TnfuueIpnfu.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 16.-On his breast
a medal of honor, on the wall battered
drumstick, in his heart the glory of Ma
poleon-here lives aged Leon Favier, SOL
dier of the Empire and drummer boy dur
ing the never to- be- forgotten hundred days
which followed NapoIeon's return from
Elba. He was ninety-seven years old on
October 3 last. He is the last of Napo-
Icons soldiers in this country. There are
a handful left in France all of them CEN
tenarians
In little town in Brittany in 1902
Leon Favier was born. On March 20, 1915,
when thirteen years old, he enlisted in the
great army that Napoleon was rapidly
mobiliZing for one last attempt. He was
too young to bear arms; they made him a
drummer boy, and with his regiment he
was hurried to Waterloo.
Napoleon lost the great stake. The regi-
ment of the line in which the little drum
mer boy helped fight the battle for his
idol was disbanded in Paris. But Favier
wanted more war. He fled to Austria. In
time he became lieutenant of hussars. He
helped to fight Kossuth and the Hunga-
rian liberators.
He married in his adopted country, and
when the Franco Prussian war broke out
he sent his two sons back to his native
land. But this vicarious aid did not sat
isfy old Leon Fayier He could not rest
easily while his beloved France was being
ravaged by the Germans, so he went to
Paris. though far beyond the age limit
So great was the need for men that they
accepted the old man and he was made
a sergeant of dragons. He fought all
through the war and received a medal of
honor for gallantry under fire.
Ten years ago his children came to the
United States. and the one-time drummer
boy. then eighty-seven years old, came
with them. His hair is white as snow
now, but his cheeks are as rosy and his
figure as erect as the day when he fought
with Napoleon at Waterloo.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 16-A mining
settlement, one miles north of Auburn, was
the scene Of bloody encounter between
Slavs and Hungarians last evening. Steve
Roskie, leader of the Hungarian clan, was
killed, and half dozen men were wounded.
Several hours after the conflict John Kmat-
trek, Slav, walked into the Office of DR..
wound dressed. Kmattrek admitted he
was the man who killed Roskie. He was
held by the physician until Sheriff Woods
of this city, arrived, and placed him under
arrest.
Owing to the reticence of the partici-
pants in the affair, and the fact that only
few of them can understand and speak
English, details of the encounter are diff
cult to obtain.
A child was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
ovitch Saturday night, and the Slavs set
in to celebrate the addition to their colony
yesterday morning. Soon several OF the
men became intoxicated. The christening
of the baby took place in the afternoon
and while the ceremony was in progress,
an alterc ltion arose among the Slavs and
the Hungarians because the latter were
not invited. A general fight ensued and
then both sides withdrew to secure arms
Shortly before o'clock in the evening
the fight l=ean in earnest. The Slavs had
fortified themselves IN the home OF Kmat-
trek, and they were attacked by the Hun
garians led by Roskie and a man known
as big Charley" Both sides were heavily
armed with pistols and knives and a pitch
ed battle followed. The Hungarians rush
ed upon the Slav's house and battered
down the door. The men rushed in. Roskie
raised the shotgun with which he was arm
ed and fired at Kmattrek, the load took
effect in Kmattrek's right hand, and he
then poured the contents of his gun into
the chest of Roskie. killing him instantly.
When their leader fell the Hungarians
became demoralized and after engaging in
a brief hand to-hand conflict, deserted.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Thousands for Missions.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Rev. A. d.
Simpson collected for his Christian and
Missionary Alliance, at its convention in
Carnegie Hall yesterday, S156,000 in
pledges and $400 in cash and the equiva-
lent in goods. Under the head of eQuiva-
lent were reckoned several watches, and
a hat, coat, and overcoat from an enthu-
siast. At the afternoon session about
S12, 600 more was pledged. About 5000
people formed the audience, the propo.ti tion
Of women to men being as three to one.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Cincinnati. I6; Cleveland, 4.
Cincinnati. 10; Cleveland, 3.
Chicago. =; -. Louis, %.
Louisville. 8; Chicago. 3.

The season in the West closed yesterday,
with two double -headers-one at Cincin-
natl and one at Chicago. The Clevelands
wound up their inglorious seasons record
with two OF the most disastrous defeats
on record, scoring but four runs in the
two games, to thirty-fve for their oppo-
nents.
The Senators have left for their homes
and profound silence and gloom pervade
the surroundings about National Park.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Maher and Mccoy TO Fight

NEW YORK, Oct. 16-w. A. Brady an
nounced last night that he had matched
Peter Maher and Kid Mccoy TO fight twen-
ty-fiye rounds at the Coney Island Sporting
Club, on December Il, for a purse of $2O,-
600. The battle is TO be at catch weights
which will give Maher quite an advantage.
Both men have been anxious 10 arrange a
meeting for some time and Mahers show
ing in his recent fights has been SC good
that Brady decided to bring the pair to-
gether for big purse. The men will start
TO train al once
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver, and kidney troubles as
well as women, and all feel the results in loss of
appetite, poisons in the blood backache, nervous
ness, headache, and tired istless run n-down feel.
ing. But there's need TO feel like that Listen
70 j. W. Gardner, ldaville, Ind. He saws: s'Elec.
trlc Bitters are just the thing for q man when
he is all run down, and don't care whether he
lives or dies. IL did more TO give me new strength
and good appetite than anything | could take
! can now eat anything and have a new lease on
life. Only so cents at Henry Evans Drug Store
eSs T st. Every bottle guaranteed
The evening times., 1899-10-16
The Second Game.

IWo-basc hits-Barrett, Selbach, Beckley, Har.
ley. Three-hase Eits-Barrett, Beckley, Hahn.
Sacrifice hit-BaUttt. Stolen bases-Crawford.
Selbach. Pietz %. Sullivan. Struck out-By
Hahn 9. by Kolb i. Bases balls-of Hahn i.
OF koib 6. Hit by pitcher-By Kolh 3 Double
plars-Elherfeld. McPhce, and Beckley: McPhee
and Beckley; Quinn. Locklead and Duncan; Sul!i-
van. Quinn and Duncan; Lockhead Quinn and
Duncan. Left on bases-C Cincinnati J. Cleveland
10 First base ON eTrors-Cincinnati > Cleveland
3. Umpire Mcdonald. Time of game-I hour
and 45 minutes
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Uncle Sam Don't Wear

Tus, but he carries the Al,
o> Cushion Truss all over the United
States. Men, women, and childres
wear ana IKE them. The Air Cushion Pad holds
nth comfort; nothing else WILL Consultation
and two weeks trial tree. Ofice parlors wait.
ing and consultation rooms on the same door,
Catalogues free. The R0RICK AIR CUSHION
TRUSS COMPANY. LIZA St NV. ed aoos.
Visit
The evening times., 1899-10-16
A Mexican State Want. a Lonn

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. ia despatch from
Durango, Mexico says that the authorities
Of that State are negotiating with Chicago
and New York bankers for a loan of two
million dollars The money is to be ex-
pended in extensive improvements in
Durango.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Arrivals From Eurone.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16-Among the pas
sengers who arrived this morning on the
steamship Nominee from London were
Commodore A. Henderson, Edward Gould.
Col. ]. v. r. Middleton, U. S. A, Lloyd
Osbourne, Norman Walker, and R. L.
Wilson,
The evening times., 1899-10-16
CHICAGO.

Earned Chicago 4. Twobase hit-Burkctt
ThTeebasC hit-EyCIitt. Sacrifice hits-Garyln
Mertes. Stolen bascs-iauge >, Mertes $, Nc
Comick Donahue. Heidrick. Double plays
Bradley, Mccormick. Eyeritt; Magoon, McC0r-
mick, Eyeritt; MagOon and Everitt. Bases on
balls-Of GaTyin 3. of Thomas 3. Struck out
BY Garyin 3, by Thomas ]. First base on cr-
rOrs-ChicaCo s. 81. Louis 4. Time Of game-l
hour and 2h minmins
The evening times., 1899-10-16
LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH A. LuM- DECEASED,

s41S. Admin. Docket "a
Frank II. Hooker, Executor, has, with
the approval of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, holding a special
term for Orphans Court business, appointed
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1892 AT 10 O'CLOCK
A. NJ, as the time, and said court room as the
place, for passing OF claims and making payment
and distribuation under the courts direction
and control; when and where all creditors and
persons entitled to disributive shares or egacies
or residue, are notified to attend in person or
by agent or attorney duly authorized, with their
claims against the estate properly vouched: Pro.
yided this order be published once in each Of three
successive weeks before said day in the ..Wasb-
ington Law Reporter and The Times
Signed October 6, Is99
CHAS c. COLE. Associate Justice.
NJ. J. GRIFFITH.
BiRNEY Il WOODWARD, Attorneys.
Acting Register OF Wills.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Two-hase hi;s-McPhee, Sullivan Three-base
hits-Crawford, Wood, McPhee. Stolen bases
sullivan sugden Double piays-Qainn, Lockhead
Duncan; Lockhead, Duncan; EIberield acPhee
ElbeTteld Struck out-By McAllister / Left on
bases-Clncinnati 3, Cleveland 4. First base on
eTrors-Clncinnati j, Cleveland . Hit by pitched
ball-By McAllisteT ]. Passed bal-Sugdeu Time
OF game-l hour and 25 minutes Umpire Nc
Donald.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

II is wise to buy the best beer when 1t costs
no more than inferior beer. Heurich's is the
best, as is shown by the analysis of the United
States chemist at the Agricultural Department.
Il you want beer in bottles, phone GA, Arlington
Bottling Co
The evening times., 1899-10-16
CLASH OF mining CLANS
a Fierce Encounter Between Hun
garians and Slays.

The Trouble Begins at n Christen-
ing and Results in the Death of
One Man and the WOunding of
Several Others-The Victims As
saiIant Arrested by the Sheriff.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Chicago Wins and Loses.

St. Louis suffered a shut-out while the
ColoneIs scored a victory in the three-cor-
nered double header at Chicago yesterday
The scores:
The evening times., 1899-10-16

The Exiles made but four runs in two
games, while the Reds scored thirty-five in
the double header at Cincinnati yesterday.
The score:
The evening times., 1899-10-16
The Worst of the season.

Ritchey. Bases on haIls-oG Callahan 2. Struck
ou;-By Philippi Z. Time of game-1 hour and
40 minutes
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Earned runs-Chicago 3, Louisville J. Two-base
hits-Wagler, Ryan. Three-base hit-Clingman
Sacrifice hits-Zimmer, 2. Stolen bases-Bradlev,
The evening times., 1899-10-16
MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN
Money to Loan
On Furniture. Z

HONEY TO LOAN OF APPROVED CoILAr.
ERAL - No delay CHARLES RIVra
Rooms 10 to a. letzerott Building. lilo st
The evening times., 1899-10-16

AoNEi ~ LOAN at sh. sz. 4 and ~ per
cent, In sums CT 81 900 to SO oOo on Il, n
real estate: pay OF and per cent mortgage,
and begin anew; all transactions conducted ,Tith
economical consideration for Lorrowerx wM. III
eAoNDEhs Co.. -1io7 It. nw. Jl-tf-en
The evening times., 1899-10-16
EXCURSIONS.
MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN

WANTED-To borrow $50 for 80 days; will give
- for its use; good security. Box 50, this
WANTED-To borrow s25 for 4 mos on 81 600
life policy; viii pay per cent per mo- Ad-
dress Bon 60. this office. IL
The evening times., 1899-10-16
FOR RENT
Office Rooms
IN
Building 934 F St. N. w.
Apply to
". J. DANTE, Room SO, Hutchins Bldg.
AUCTION SALES.

FOR SALE-At public auction, on easy terms, on
OCTOBER Is, at o'clock p. m. acres of
land for whatever it may bring; near electric
railroad; on beautiful elevation, overlooking
Washington City and Potomac River For parti.
cuars JAMES f. CLEMENTS, 1921 ST. NV,
Washington, ID. c. ocI4 -3t en-
The evening times., 1899-10-16
LOST.


LoST-Sunday, male and female fox terriers. Re
ward if returned to COOK BROS, 1908 18th
st. OcI6-3t em
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-23

Rouen, one of the principal cities OF
France, and the greatest seat of its
cotton manufacture, possesses the oil.
dest public clock in the world. The
great Rouen clock has held its place In
that city for $40 years and Is the pride
of its citizens. Placed In 1889, 1t has
been running without interruption
from that day to this, requiring moth.
ing except cleaning and few trifling
repairs of its accessory parts. The
great clock had so accustomed the cit
liens TO look upon its exactitude as a
matter of course that when, in 1872,
the breaking of a wire prevented its
sounding o'clock one morning the
population was in state of consterna-
ton.
The magistrates summoned the Gus.
todian-Guillaume Petit-and remun-
strated gravely with him. Until 1712
the great clock had no pendulum. For
1923 years it had no other regulator than
"foliot," an apparatus unknown to the
majority of modern clockmakers. The
pendulum in clockwork was introduced
in 1863. but so well satisfied were the
people of Rouen with the time-keeping
qualities of their famous old clock that
fifty-three years were allowed to pass
before a pendulum was substituted for
the ''foliot." Equipped with this new
apparatus it has continued to this day
to strike the hours and chime the
quarters.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-23
Few Climb Stairs Properly.

If one would avoid fatigue in climb
ing stairs, he must learn to do 1t prop
eriy. A physician of repute tells how
this should be done. Usually" he says.
"a person will tread on the ball of the
foot in taking each step. This Is very
tiresome and wearing on the muscles,
and it throws tho entire suspended
weight of the body on the muscles OF
ing or climbing stairs seek for the most
equal distribution of the body's weight
possible. In walking upstairs your feet
should be placed squarely down on the
step. heel and all, and then the work
should be performed slowly and de-
liberately. In this way there is no
strain upon any particular muscle, but
each one is doing its duty In a natural
manner. The woman who goes up
stairs with spring is no philosopher,
or at least she is not making proper
use of her reasoning faculties. The
habit, too, of bending over half double
when ascending flight of stairs is ex-
ceedingly reprehensible. In any exer-
ton of this kind, when the heart Is
naturally excited to a more rapid ac-
ton. it is desirable that the lungs
should have full play. The crouching
position interferes with their action,
the blood is imperfectly aerated, and
there is trouble at once. Give the
lungs a chance to do their work every
where and at all times"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-23
Is Asnhalt Liauid or Solid?

Down in Trinidad, where most of the
asphalt used in paving the streets Is
produced, opinion Is divided as to
whether the substance may be classed
as a liquid or a solid. Upon this issue
a recent trial in Trinidad turned. The
stratum of pitch in that island is usu-
ally from four to seven feet below the
surface. and when cut through, the
pitch melts and oozes out. So If man
dug down near his neighbours lot, he
would be able to collect pitch coming
from under his neighbours land. The
plan was described by one of the wit
nesses as 1.-The plan adopted when you
want to dig your neighbor's pitch" 1t
"bulges out" he explained. and you
shave 1t off each morning." But suit
was brought by one outraged neighbor
whose pitch had thus been shaved on
in adjoining land. The defense was that
an underground stratum of pitch was
like so much water. no mans property
until appropriated. But the court held
that pitch was a mineral, and that you
had no more right to abstract 1t from
a neighbor by the oozing process than
you would have to tap his deposit or
iron or silver.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-23
A Popular Rose.

A florist gives the information that
George Bancroft, Americas greatest
historian, was the first producer of the
American Beauty Rose. There is
quite story behind the way In which
that flower sprang into popularity" he
said, the other day. George Ban
croft, in addition to his historical stu
dies, was considerable of a naturalist,
and was particularly interested in flow
ers. Roses were his HOBBY and he
raised a great many OF them-not in
a haphazard way but with scientific
Insight into their possibilities and a
constant view to their Improvement.
when he succeeded in producing the
American Beauty 1t became known to
quite wide circle that he had hit upon
very beautiful flower, and one night
the plant was stolen, by whom it was
never learned. The flower was taken
to France, where 1t soon achieved a
wide popularity, under the name of the
American Beauty. Its claims were no
less readily recognized in this country
and 1t now occupies a front rank
among roses. BY all rights, however,
1t should be known as the Bancroft,
rather than as the American Beauty,
which latter was the name given to II
by those who stole the rose"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-23
SMOKING CONTESTS.
FOOLISH MEN WHO MADE CHIMNEYs
OF THEMSELVES.

A Modest Old Builder Won Easily
A Match with Seventeen Entries
ga Little Fire at One End and =
Little Fool at the Other"
Smoking is the temperate as wen as
the contemplative mans recreation and
great smokers are loath to exhibit their
tobacco-consuming abilities by engag-
ing in smoking contests. Still, however,
there have been some curious tobacco
burning races, says the st. James Ga
zett. In 1923 there was a great smoking
contest in Oxford, England, scaffold
being erected in front OF an inn for
the accommodation OF the competitors.
The conditions were that anyone, man
or woman. who could smoke three
ounces of tobacco first, without drink.
ing or leaving the stage, should have a
prize of twelve shillings.
Many tried" said Hearne, "and twas
thought that a journeyman tailor OF
st. Peters in the east would have been
the victor, he smoking faster than and
being many pipes before the rest, but
at last he was so sick twas thought
he would have died and an old man
that had been a builder and smoking
gently came Off the conqueror, smoking
the three ounces quite out, and he
told me that after that he smoked
three or four pipes the same evening"
About forty years ago a gentleman
agreed to smoke pound weight of
strong cigars in twelve hours. The 100
cigars making up the pound were all
to be smoked down to one-inch butts.
The match was decided on a Thames
steamer plying between London and
Chelsea, and by taking up his position
well forward the smoker had the full
benefit of the wind. The contest began
at 10 a. m, and in the first hour the
smoker consumed sixteen cigars. After
nine hours smoking eighty-six had
been disposed of, and with three hours
to go and only fourteen to smoke, the
hacker of time gave in. The winner de-
clared that he felt no discomfort during
the contest and finished off the 100 CT
gars that evening. More recently a
solid silver cigar case and 200 cigars
were offered to the smoker who con-
sumed most cigars In two hours. Food,
drink and medicine were forbidden.
There were seventeen entries. After the
first hour the competitors retired. The
winner, who smoked without pause
from start to finish, reduced ten large
cigars to ashes in the two hours, while
his nearest competitors only finished
seven. The people of Lille are inveter-
ate smokers, and to decide the champi-
onship of the town a smoking contest
was held. Each competitor was pro-
vided with pipe, fifty grammes (about
an ounce and three-quarters) of tobac-
nd 80 6r
smoked the tobacco first was to be the
winner. At the signal the air was filled
with clouds of smoke. In thirteen min
utes a workingman as years of age had
reduced his weed to ashes, while seven
minutes later the second man finished
his little smoker. After such herculean
smoking matches 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to mention the American contest,
in which the winner smoked 100 cigar
cites in six hours and thirty five min
utes.