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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
Le-.on In PoIitical Economy.

Those good folks who are so prone to
grumble and croak over women's eX-
travagance in dress and the deplorable
waste of money spent on costly mate
rials and beautiful costumes will, it is
to be hoped, see matters in slightly
different light through the medium of
Miss Hamilton's will. This lady was a
well-known dressmaker of England,
and dealt with the kind of materials
and dresses which these foolish persons
call extravaganza. Yet at her death the
other day five hospitals benefited to the
extent of $20O,OOO. 1t is little curious
to think that this munificent bequest
was made out of the proceeds Of wom-
ems so-called extravaganza in dress,
and as practical lesson in political
economy it certainly deserves atten-
ton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
TWO VETERANS.
They Meet by Accident in n WashInEs
ton Hotel and Review War
Experiences.

A few mornings ago tall, handsome
gentleman, with mustache and hair
tinged with gray, walked through the
lobby of the Ebbitt and stopped in front
of the news stand. He was about to
pick up newspaper when little old
man with gray, shaggy Burnsiders got
up from his seat in one corner of the
lobby and walked over to him.
Isn't this Gen. James r. O'Beirne 2"
the little man asked.
II am Gen. O'Beirne, SIR" was the
reply, "and who are you, may ask?"
do you remember Maj. Bell, of New
York;"
do remember him? Well, I have
cause to remember him. He saved my
life once"
well, am that person." said the
little man.
Tears came into the eyes of both as
they grasped each others hands and
adjourned to a convenient seat to talk
over old times.
At the battle of Charlottesville
O'Beirne, who was then colonel of the
Thirty New York regiment,
was shot through the breast by bull
let. 1t made hole clear through one
lung. Bell, who had been in the same
regiment, called to his assistance one
of his comrades, and they carried him
off the field of battle.
O'Beirne was sent to his home in New
York, and it was supposed that he could
rot live long. But under good nursing
he recovered and went back into the
union service again. AT the time of
President Lincoln's second Inaugural
ton he was provost marshal in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
During the ceremonies on the east
side of the capitol, Bell, who was in
Washington on leave of absence, de-
tected a pickpocket pursuing his work
in the crowd. He called the attention
of policeman to the man. The police
man arrested the pickpocket and took
Bell along for a witness.
The hearing was delayed for several
days, and in the meantime Bells leave
of absence expired. When he presented
the outlawed ticket at the steameT
wharf he was placed under arrest for
having disobeyed the order. Bell tried
to explain, but the rules were fixed and
relentless.
The case was brought to the attention
of Gen. O'Beirne as provost marshal,
and as soon as he saw the name he had
Bell brought before him.
General, wish you would let me go,
as am anxious to join my regiment"
said Bell.
"You will be dealt with as a man
should be who has dared to disobey the
inJ-nction ofhis commander" O'Beirne
replied, sternly.
He then issued new order extending
Bells leave of absence two weeks and
accompanied it with a command that
he appear at his home in this city. Bell
visited the man whose life he had saved,
spent week, and later Joined his regi-
ment.-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
SAVED FROM SUTTEE.
How n Hindoo Woman, Now in Amer
lea, Escaped from HORRIBLE
Heathen Sacrifice.

Mrs. Rance Lalros, woman between
so and 55, arrived in Chicago recently
from India, via Yokohama and San
Francisco, with her husband. Mrs.
Lalros' husband is a Eurasian from
Lahore and Christian, but the wom-
an is stanch Hindoo who refuses to
be converted, and has brought with her
from her native Benares copper
statuette of the goddess SILVA, which
she worships at leisure, while her hus-
band may be attending services in the
nearest Episcopal church. They toll
crate each other and live happily to-
gether with their three beautiful
daughters, two of whom are of their
fathers creed, while the third, the
youngest, is devout worshiper of SILVA
and Ganeesha.
Mrs. Lalros has history that is most
interesting, for she was about to be-
come a victim to the terrible suttee of
her caste when rescued by the man who
afterward became her husband. AS is
the custom in India, Rance Khud, while
still a toddling child, was affianced to
the son of friend and neighbor. AT
the age of IL, just on the eve of the
children's marriage, the youth of 13
who was to be the bridegroom died,
and, according to the irrevocable laws
of her caste, she was doomed to be
burned on the funeral pyre on the
banks of the sacred river Jumna, over
from the city of Benares, AS Lalros
had much to do with what followed,
it is just as well as he should tell the
story:
"It was a little before the Sepoy
mutiny of 1857 and 1, the son of Il Euro
pean father, was guiding detachment
of the First Bengal cavalry through the
jungles to Benares. While concealed in
the bush waiting for sunrise we saw
the dead youth carried down to the wa
ter's edge on bamboo stretcher, and,
judging from the sort of crowd that
had assembled, we were about to wit
ness a suttee. The body was covered
over with green silk robe-for he was
high-class Brahmin-and placed on
a pile of resinous sandal-wood logs.
Then the cloth was removed, the bier
ward the Jumna. six logs were laid on
the body, and all was ready for the
widow.
LED by relative, Rance walked
slowly down the bank to play her
tragic part in the ceremony, covered
with a flowing robe of white. a Brah
min priest stood at the head of the
body-the scene is before me now as
if it were but yesterday-and he di-
rected the proceedings in the coolest
manner possible. Taking the rod pre-
sented her by the Brahmin in her right
hand Rance walked three times round
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
Good Taste I'm preesing.

Wear as few bands as possible at or
near the waist, and in all cases wear
them as far below the waist line as pos
sible with comfort. Make drawers with
as little fullness at the top as possible.
and always make them on carefully
fitted yoke, says Woman's World. If
you wear a chemise or corset cover have
it fit smoothly, and use no sort of frilly
trimmings that will show their inn
print through closely fitted bodice.
Make them as elaborate as you please
but let all trimmings be fiat, using
lace rather than embroidery. If you
wear a short under-petticoat of flannel
or other material, make with fitted
yoke that drops well over the hips and
abdomen, keeping all fullness-both at
top and bottom-at the back. The tor
petticoat should be fitted with the
same precision as the skirt to your very
best gown, and should always be worn
well below the waist in front and ON the
hips.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
TO stenm the Fnce.

Place large wash bowl filled with
boiling water on low stand, put a
large towl over the head so that none
of the steam may escape. Steam the
face and neck thus for IS minutes, and
with the fingers pinch and press every
part until it is as red as lobster
Battle tho face in very hot water and
remain in warm room for at least an
hour. 1t is a good thing to take nap
On rising battle the face gently with
cold water to prevent taking cold when
you go out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
KeepIngItIn the Family.

There is bank in Toxic, Japan, with
capital of S5,OOO,OOO and a reserve
fund of S3,23O,OO0, which advertises the
following board of directors: Baron
H. Mitsui, Gennosuke NGitsui, Genye-
mon Mitsui, Takayasu Mitsui, Hachiro-
jiro Mitsui, Takenosuke Mitsui, Yono-
suke Mitsui and Tokuyemon Mitsui.
The first-named is the father and the
others are his sons. Every share Of
stock belongs to the family, and it Is
announced that they assume an unlim.
tied responsibility for all the liabilities
of the bank.-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29

Life is big poker game in which every
body is bluffing the loser.-Atchison Globe
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
The Dark Secret.

as she peered egerly up and down the
street
There's no one in sight" he replied, after
careful survey.
But some one may come round that cor
ner at any minute and recognize us, and
then / should want to die"
well, then, Wen wait a Bit"
What dreadful deed did those two con-
template doing?
He was about to give her her first lesson
in riding bicycle.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fair Warning.-Visitor lin Brooklyn)-
"Does the trolley line lead to the GENE
terry" Citizsn-"Yes, if one isn't very care
ful."-Iife
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29

the bier and waved it over her head
The Brahmin next handed her torch.
which, though to all appearance moi
lighted, contained a spark of fire with
in. Very soon the waving of the torch
caught a current and ignited. l could
not see the girls face all this time, but
1 could see that her form shook like
an aspen leaf.
"The Brahmin now, amid profound
silence, having ordered her to apply
the torch, Rance advanced toward the
pile with tottering steps, and in mo-
ment the pile was ablaze. Now came
Ramee's time to sacrifice herself, to
perish then and there in the fierce
flames that were already stretching out
their tongues toward her fiimsy robe.
"She hesitated, she treInbled, and by
command of the priest two men were
about to throw her on the blazing pyre,
when the officer commanding the de-
tachment, young man with soft
heart, ordered his men to charge. They
obeyed the order with alacrity, and not
a moment too soon, dispensing the suit
Iec pdiuf, "ilcH heu W lls DOdIS, ledN-
ing Rance fainting on the river banks,
In taking this step the officer really
disobeyed orders. Fortunately we
found what we had come for. We saw
that the rebels were fortifying Ben
ares. AS for Rance, the colonePs wife
took her under her protection, and
after the mutiny was suppressed, she
became my wife," - Chicago Inter
Ocean
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29

Attorney (to witness)-What is the
plaintiffs reputation for truthfulnessT
Wltness-Well, she is dressmakcz.
-IudgN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
UNIVERSITY NEWS.
Freshman Crew Candidates Out-Bask-
 ct Ball Teams Doings.

Freshman Crew Candidates Out-Bask- 1 ct Ball Teams Doings.
 | The candidates for the freshman crew reported to Captain Allen of the Uni versity crew at the gymnasium on Sat urday afternoon to begin the prelimi- nary work of the rowing season. Over 100 men expressed q desire to try for the eight places in the boat. There is an apparent dearth of heavy men, at any rate very few of them showed up on Saturday, Nbut it is quite likely that more men will appear during the com ing week. The majority of the men who were out weighed on an average 160 pounds and there were only one or two who weighed over 1S0 The men were given work in the tank under the instructions of Captain Allen and the members of last years university crew. Besides the work in the tank they were sent through series of calisthenic ex- ercises, which will be kept up for sever- al months; at any rate, until the weather is such that the shell can be gotten out and rowing on the harbor be indulged in. It is most too early to talk of prospects for a winning crew, but those in charge did not seem to be at all discouraged at the showing made by the men in their preliminary work It was quite evident that not more than fifteen or twenty of them had ever row ed a boat to any extent.
 The University crew candidates will also be called out in few days. Sev- eral of them have already begun work ing In the gymnasium.
 The first game on the regular sched- ule of the University Basket ball team will be played on Thursday night of this week at the Knickerbocker Athlet- ic club house in New York, with a team representative of that club The Yale team has been greatly strengthened by placing Sharpe at center. He is con- sidered one of the best centers in the country. A series of team plays are being worked up and they give promise of raising the scores made by the team to be much larger than usual About twenty men are in active training for the team. The candidates practice every afternoon in the gymnasium. New suits of dark blue are to be given the men in a few days
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
STATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Appointments Made by the Truste

Appointments Made by the Trustees
 Frederick P. Owen, for many years a supervisor at the Connecticut School for Boys, was Friday, by vote of the trus- tees of that institution at their quarter ly meeting, elected to the position of bookkeeper, while Mrs F. F. Owen was made assistant matron.
 MT. Owen succeeds Theodore S. Lane, who was temporarily re-epgaged as bookSeeper when Charles M. Williams became superintendent last July.
 It is said that no fault was found with MT. Lane, but in the appointment of Mir. Owen the trustees considered the school would have the advantages of a good bookkeeper and man, who by reason of his many years of institu- tional work, was capable of assisting the superintendent and competent to fill his place to some extent when the lat ter was away on business.
 Another change at the state school which goes into effect to-day is the ap- pointment of Miss O'Brien of New Ha- ven to have charge of the hospital de- partment. Miss OBrien is a trained nurse and will take the place of Mrs. Amelia Sloper.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
THE MENTAL EYE

Thousands upon Thousands of per- sons handle our silver dollar, but few happen to observe the lions head which lies concealed in the representa- tion of the familiar head of Liberty
 frequently even a careful eXamnat ton fails to detect this hidden emblem of British rule; but, as before, when once found, it is quite obvious. For similar reasons it is great aid and in looking for an object to know what to look for; to be readily found, the object, though lost to sight, should be to memory clear. Searching is a mental process similar to the matching of a place of fabric in texture or color when one has forgot ten the sample and must rely upon the remembrance of it's appearance. If the recollection is clear and distinct, rec ognition takes place when the judge ment decides that what the physical eye sees corresponds to the image in the minds eye; with an indistinct men tal image the recognition becomes doubtful or faulty. For correct and accurate vision it is necessary to ac- duire an alert mental eye that observes all that is objectively visible, but does not premit the subject to add to or modify what Is really pr6sent.-(Prof Jastrow in popular Science Monthly)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
CONFESSED TO THEFT.
Mrs. Simons Admits Taking Eugene
 Adams Diamonds.

Mrs. Simons Admits Taking Eugene Adams Diamonds.
 Mrs Verna Simons, the wife of Max well Simons, the College street druggist, was arrested Saturday, charged with the theft of a valuable diamond ring from Eugene Adams, an advertising agent. She confessed to the theft of the ring. The pawn ticket from which the detectives learned that she had pawned an unset diamond at one of the local pawnshops did not seem to trouble her in the least when confronted with it, and she even went so far a3 to &C., company the detective to the pawnshop to confront the clerk Upon his posi- tive Identification of her she questioned his ability to identify customers, and denied that she had even been in the shop.
 Confinement at the central station seemed to shake her nerves, though, and Saturday afternoon she made a voluntary confession. Accompanying it she took from their place of conceal ment upon her person the rest of the missing diamonds.
 The setting of the ring was pawned, so the detectives assert, for small amount at one of the Maiden Lane pawnshops in New York and has not as yet been recovered. The reason for her theft has not as yet been shown, and much speculation is indulged in by the friends of the family as to why she should commit the decd. She comes of a prominent family of Danbury, Conn.,, and with her husband had resided in that city up to within threeNyea ago, when he came to New Haven to take charge of the drug business at the cor her of College and George streets for his brother, a prominent druggist and hat manufacturer of Danbury. Cliff ford Taylor, representative from Dan- bury and a hat manufacturer, is brother-in-law of Mrs. SimOns.
 It is rumored that Mrs. Simons tried to commit suicide one evening last week. So far Mir. Simons has been uu- able to obtain bail for his wife, and she remains in custody at the central sta tioc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
TWO CASES OF SMALLPOX.
Developed in This City on Saturday
 Tol

Developed in This City on Saturday.
 Precaution Taken.
 The announcement that two cases of virulent smallpox had developed in a residence on Lamberton street caused considerable excitement in that neigh borhood and also in the city in general. The discovery was made by the board of health or Saturday and the two per- sons infected have been removed to Springsde cottage The cases are those of Mrs. William Kiehl of 80 Lamberton street and her sister-in-law, Mrs Schaeder of Jersey City Mrs. Kiehl has just returned from a visit with her brother in Jersey City and brought her sister-in- law along home for q short visit. While she was in Jersey City Mr. Schaeder was taken sick with what at first was supposed to be chicken pox, but which was later declared to be smallpox.
 The residence on Lamberton street is occupied by two families, MT. and Mrs. Kiehl and one child and MT. and Mrs. Henry ElWood and three children. A strict quarantine has been established, and two policemen from the Howard avenue station are on guard all the time. Patro men Cassidy and Burnham were on duty last night. Up to last night the disease had not made it's ap~ pearance on the other inmates of the house.
 Mrs. Kiehl's -months-old babe was also taken to Springside. The house on Lamberton street was thoroughly disinfected yesterday and every pre- caution is being taken to prevent a spread of the disease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
ROBERT BURNS.
His Anniversary to be Fttingly Cele-
 lrated in This City.

His Anniversary to be Fttingly Cele.
 lrated in This City.
 'Gie me ae spark of natures fire. That's a the learning 1 desire; Then though l drudge thro' dirt and mire,
 At plough or cart;
 My muse, though homely in attire, | May touch the heart" Robert Burns.
 The human element was supreme with the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. And this is why he has, been called "The Poet of Humanity" His great wish was, not to please those who criticised, by composing finely worded verse, but to touch the heart. And he has touched the heart of the people, for, wherever the English language is spoken, be it in the old or new world, in the palace of the queen or in the lowiest hut, the | thrill of emotion is felt as his poems are read. Who has not heard "Aud Lang Syne?" The music and words are more familiar to the masses than anything else that can be conceived And his songs-they are and have been more powerful than the most weighty documents in the history of freedom Is it any wonder that the people of Scotland have fairly idolized him, have loved him as never people loved a poet? And it is on this account that the com ing celebration of Burns anniversary on Friday night of next week in War her hall is of unusual interest. Never before in the tWenty-nine years of the history of the New Haven Caledonian club have they been able to present such a programme to the people of this city. At great expense they have made arrangements with Madame Annie Grey, the leading Scottish vocalist in the world to-day, to give a Burns night of song. In New York, Boston, Phila- delphia, Chicago and Washington, the plauded to the echo There is not the slightest doubt but that Warner hall will be filled to hear the beauty and pa thos of the Scottish songs interpreted as they have never before been in this city. The following is the programme: Chairman's remnrks-Chief w. C. Mcintosh. Descriptive song-'There Was Lad Love ong-'Marry Morrison"
 Rectal-Selection from "The Cottars Sat
 urday Night"
 Love songI"Green Grow the Rashes, O." Address, Burns" by Rev A. M Hall. Love song, My Nannie's Ava" Love song--"O 'u the Arts"
 Recital Selection from Tam O'shanter" Song of Courtshp-"Dunean Gray" Humorous song-"The De'iis Ava wi the
 EXclsemen."
 Aud Lang Syne.
 The annual ball will follow the con- cert for which the services of Fichtl's celebrated orchestra has been engaged
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
YESTERDAYS FUNERALS.
Theodore Booth, Charles Kolb, Mrs.
 Thomas Triggs.

Thomas Triggs.
 The funeral services of the late Theo- dore F. Booth took place yesterday af- ternoon at o'colck from his late resi- dence, 205 Orchard street. Rev. Thomas S. Samson, who was an intimate friend of MT. Booths and for several years was pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, of which Mr. Booth was a prominent member, officiated. The ser vices were simple but impressive, the Episcopal service being used. A large number of friends was present. Many beautiful floral tributes surrounded the casket. MT. Booth leaves three daugh- ters, Mrs. w. S. Skinner of New York; Miss Grace and Miss Helen E. Booth. MT. Booth had been in the lumber busi- ness all his life and for many years had been prominently identified with the wholesale lumber trade in New York city, and in fact was one of the organ izers of the association of the southern point lumber trade of New York city, and an active member of the Maritime association of the port of New York. He was also a member of the Down Town club of New York city and of the Republican club of this city. At the time of his death he was manager and treasurer of the T. F. Booth Lumber company of IS Broadway, New York. MT Booth was a son of Daniel Booth, of the former firm of Booth & Durham, well known carriage manufacturers. during the palnly days of the carriage interests in this city. MT Booths wife died year ago. He was about fifty five years old at the time of his death,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
To Be Held at Milford January

To Be Held at Milford January 24.
 By invitation of Indian River grange, the Connecticut state board of agricult- ure and the experiment stations Will held an institute at Mechanics hall, Broad street, Tuesday January "A The music will be as follows. 80 D. m.-Rev. II. II. Morse-7Address of
 WeicOme.
 Cost of Production-F. H. Stadtmue!ler,
 Elmwo0d.
 Lecture Professor A c. Gu''v, Storrs Col
 lcge.
 500 D. m.-The Birds at Home-Illustrate
 by lantern slides furnished by the Audn
 bon society. Lantern operated by George
 R. Bradley, New Haven.
 question box will be open to receive in- quires upon any subject pertaining to rural life. A general invitation is given to all, especially to the ladies. There will be mu- sic by the grange, Tue committee consists of T s. Gold. E, G, Seeley, E, J. Miner, pr F. II. Jenkins, Professor C. s. Phelps, and II c. C, Miles. N. E, Smith and s. T. Merwln compose the committee of the grange.