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The bank exchanges Of the New-York Clearing
House and the stocks sold at the Ney-Yorl, s,ooL
Exchange last week and the same week ~ IN.
preceding years compare as follows:
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Boston, Dec. !, 1900.

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY:
Cincinnati. Ohio. october H. lSVo
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Common
Stock Of this Company will closed from Novem-
Der 18th. 1900. 70 January 5th. 1901. inclusive,
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rHE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
RREGULARITY IN STOCKS.

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL TREASURY
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The movements OF the chief active stocks and
bonds IN the week are shown in the following
tables:
STOCKS.
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Order OF Hon. Ahner c, Thomas. surrogats OF ths
County of New York hereby given 10 an per-
sons having claims against Charles ri Scott late
Cttv OF New York. deceased the
vouchers therefor to the subscriber
ectihs business 80 broadway. Borough ManhAt-
tan city OF NSw York on before the ION day OF
February next. Dated New York August 4th, 1900.
THE WASHtNGToN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK. Executor
RUSSELL 8 PERCY. Attorneys for Executor. ss Nassau
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GOVERNMENT RoNns

government bond quotations compare a. so,lo,,,.
with those OF week ago:
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

STOCKS
Furnished by Frederic H. Hatch. No. so Broad-stl
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

Dec. 3. '1S. Tec. ? % me- IN
Exchanges OOI I3s II4 s. O3g IA qaz a. 1a ~.
NJ ehaFss sold 2.G97.G .Gsi 27i5 SEQ a s6,s %
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Dipinen0 N0ilces.
Continental Tobacco COMPANY.

No III Flitn avenue,
NEW YORK. Nov. %. 1900
A DIVIDEND OF ONE AND THREEoUAR-
TERS PER CENTUM Q9sS0 has this day been
Preferred stock OF Continental Tobacco
Company payable the Offices Of Manhattan Trust Com
pany 20 Wall Street. New York City and after
ary 2 1901 holders Of said Preferred Stock of
record the company's stock transfer books ths
18th day Of December, 1900.
transfer books OF said Preferred Stock viii be
closed at 8 O'Clock p. NJ. December r. 1900 a-H VIII
be reopened 10 o'clock A NJ January g. 1901.
H d. KINGSBURY, Treasurer.
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NATIONAL. STEEL COMPANY.
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Of one and
three-quarters d%e0 per has been declared
upon Preferred stock Of this Company payable
December 31s stockholders OF record tho
OF business December 18th.
The transfer closed as Preferred
December 18th 31st. both inchlsve.
F. 5. WHEELER, Treas.
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raGs. Ia: period. Int Bid. Asked
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IN PURSUANCE Of an order Of Hnn- Ahner O.

Thomas a Surrogate the County OF New York.
notice Is hereby given 70 all having claims against
Maunsen Van Rensselaer,. late OF County % New
York deceased present the with vouchers hsrsoe
90 the subscriber
the office OF DAILY. Hoyt Mason, William
Borough OF Manhattan. In the City OF York.
before the eighth day OF December next. Dated Nsg
York. the first day OF June. 1900.
SARAH A VAN RENSSELAER,. ExecutrfE
DAILY. HOYT & MASON. Attorneys fsr ExecutFtk. n
William Street. New York City
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DE'TTS. LOHN-In nursnance al an nrder I'D

* "NI-N-NF EFNII otltIIICt
Hon Abner :. Thomas. Surrogate of the County
OF New York No'ice IS hereby given having
c. hms against John Belts late Of the County OF Ne.
the subscriber. at his place transactng bsnes No
CT Wall Street. IN The New York on befurs
the 18th day of February next
Dated New IOrs the 10Th day OF August, 1900
DUNNING 6 FOWLER. Attorneys Tor = isxseutoT AZ
Wau street. New York city.
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Exclusive Of gold reserve of sIsooOooOo
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'Ex dividend
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
RECAPTURE GUN.
Roberts Reports Further Success In
south Africa-Britishers Killed
While Destroying Boer Powder.

London, Oct. "A dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated Sunday, Septem-
Der 30, says:
"Rundle's troops In the Bethlehem dis
trict have recaptured from the Beers a
mountain battery gun lost at Nicholson's
mex and also 900 rounds of Martini Henry
ammunition
Lourenzo Marques. Oct. Am ex-
plosion occurred at Komatipoort while
the British were destroying the Boer
ammunition. resulting in the death of
two of the Gordon Highlanders and the
wounding of Is others.
Pretoria. Oct. 2.-Gen. Baden-Powell
has arrived here to take command of
the police in the Transvaal and Orange
River colony. where it is proposed to
maintain force of IL. 900 men. all un-
der Gen. Baden-Powell.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

.han those performed by the parents
and other relatives when Hopi baby
comes into the world. There are re-
lgion. affection, sentiment and poetry
embraced in what we-the superior
people-would undoubtedly term the
superstitious rites of these simple
hearted people. One reason for the
fervor of this rite is the genuine well
come every Hopi mother and father
accord to their baby when it is born.
II is good form" among them to
be proud of the birth of their chill
dren. No married woman is happy
unless she has a "quiver full" of chill
dren, and one of her constant prayers
before her marriage is that she may
be thus blessed.
So when the child comes there is
great rejoicing. 1t is Immediately
rubbed all over with ashes 20 keep the
hair from growing on the body; or
that, at least, is the reason the Hopi
mother gives for allowing her little
one to be scrubbed all over with tho
ashes.
Then it is wrapped up in cotton
blanket of the mothers own weaving,
for Hopi women, and men, also, are
great experts in growing. spinning
and weaving cotton. Now it is ready
for the cradle, and the accompanying
picture shows what Hopi cradle is
like. 1t is either piece of board or
a fiat piece of woven wickerwork
about two and half feet long and a
foot wide. There is also fixed at the
upper end two or three twigs ar
ranged in a kind of bow. so that a
piece of cloth thrown over them forms
an awning to protect the face of the
child from the sun. When this bow
Is not in use il can be slipped over TO
the back of the cradle, where it is in
the illustration. Strapped in this
queer cradle, the baby is either
stretched out upon the ground TO go
to sleep, covered over with blanket,
or reared up against the wall. But
if your eyes were keen you would see
by its side n beautiful white ear of
corn. And if you saw it and knew the
Hopi mothers ways and her thoughts,
you would find that the reason for
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
THE YELLED PROPHET.
Meets With n Warm Welcome to
st. Louis-The Big Fair
Opens.

st. Louis. Oct 2.-The Yelled Prophet,
accompanied by six members of his
court of honor. reached the city from
the south on the steamer Spread Eagle
Monday afternoon and landed at the
foot of Vine street amid the shouts of
a large crowd that had waited for two
hours to welcome them. special
committee of well known business and
professional men greeted the dfstin-
guished guest and escorted him
through the downtown streets to the
Coliseum, where thousands of men,
women and children had gathered to
get glimpse of his majesty before his
retirement to his den at Twenty-first
and Walnut streets. In the absence of
Mayor Zeigenheim, who was expected
to deliver the keys of the city into the
hands of the prophet, that function
was performed, by Frank Gaiennie,
president of the exposition. The
veiled prophets parade and ball will
take place tonight. There is great ac-
tivity at the hotels, which are rapidly
filling up with visitors who came to
witness the pageant.
st. Louis, Oct. 2.-The fortieth annual
st. Louis fair was inaugurated Mon
day with the largest opening day ap
tendance in its history. Men accus-
toned to handling crowds and to judg-
ing them estimated that 125y0OO people
passed through the gates. This year
the live stock exhibits are especially
large and the cattle pens were the CEN
ter of much interest Monday. George
Vanderbilt has in competition a herd
of 30 fine Jerseys from his Biltmore
estate in North Carolina. Many Hol-
stems and shorthorns are also to be
seen. The hog pens are well filed.
sheep of all kinds are shown. and the
poultry exhibition is the largest the
fair has ever had.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
FLOTILLA TO SAIL.
Five Government Bonts to Make the
Voyage from New York
to Cubn.

New York. Oct. 2.-The flotilla of five
United States revenue boats built at
the Nixon shipyard in 120 days, accord
ing to contract. sailed Monday on the
inside route TO Cuba. Havana being.the
objective point. The flagship No. = is
40 feet long. while the other four are
Co feet in length. Each boat carries on
her forward deck a rapid-fre gun.
The boats will be used in patrolling the
inlets and coast of Cuba in search of
smugglers ard revenue evaders. The
boats will sail down Staten Island
sound to the Raritan river, to the Del
aware. TO Chesapeake bay, to the Dis
NAL Swamp, to Florida keys, and
thence across the Gulf of Mexico to
Havana. The boats in a trial trip in
Newark bay developed a speed of 11K
knots. They will reach Havana in
about a week. 1t is the first time any
government fleet has taken the inside
route to Cuba. Each boat carries a
crew of eight men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

il is ready to be dedicated 10 the sun.
After sweeping the floor the god
mother sprinkles a line of meal about
two inches wide from the cradle to
the door, and the mother does the
same thing.
Out of doors the father is anXiously
watching for the first direct light of
the sun, and the moment it appears
above the horizon he gives the signal.
Immediately the godmother picks up
the cradle. so that the baby's head is
towards the door, and near to the floor,
carries it over the line of sacred meal,
the mother following. Each has hand.
full of meal. At the door they stand
side by side. The godmother removes
the blanket from the baby's face, holds
the sacred meal to her mouth. says a
short prayer, and then sprinkles the
meal towards the sun, and then the
mother does the same; and, after cere-
monially feeding the baby, all joining
in the feast, the ceremony is at an end
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
A how, Of suds Is made bv beating N,

A bowl OF suds Is made by beating the
soapweed until the water is covered
with beautiful lather. Then the god
mother takes an ear of corn, dips IL
into the suds, and touches the baby's
head with it. This she does four times.
Then she washes the baby's head very
carefully and thoroughly in the suds.
But the washing would be of no good
unless all the baby's female relatives
on the fathers side were to dip their
ears of corn into the suds and touch
its head with them four times, just as
the godmother did. Now the baby is
washed all over, and then-strange to
say-the godmother fills her mouth
full of warm water, and, balancing the
baby on one hand, she squirts the water
from her mouth all over the little one.
To dry it, she holds it before the fire,
and when it is quite dry she rubs it
with white corn meal, wraps it in
blanket, and passes it over to the
mother, who is seated near to the fire.
Just before her are two baskets full
of corn meal, one coarsely and one fine
ly ground. Taking an old blanket, the
godmother spreads it over the mother'a
lap, the baby is placed on it, then she
takes little of the fine meal and rubs
it on the face, arms and neck of the
mother, and also upon the face of the
child. Then with the ear of corn in
her hand, and slowly and regularly
moving it up and down, she prays first
over the mother, then over the baby.
I have heard several of these prayers.
Here is one of them: "Ho-ko-na (but-
terfiy) / ask for you that you live to
be old, that you may never be sick,
that you may have good corn and all
good things. And now | name you Ho-
ko-na" Tor whatever the name is to be)
Then every woman and girl of the ia
theirs relatives does just the same and
prays the same kind of prayer; but
singular to us is the fact that each
one gives the child any name she pre-
| fers. As each one finishes her prayer,
she gives her ear of corn and some sa-
cred meal she has brought with her
TO the mother. who invariably re-
spends with the Hopi Thank you!''
"Es-kwa-li."
Nobody knows at the time which
name the baby will have, as ne or she
grows up. That is left TO chance to
etermine-generally the preference
of the mother.
Now the baby is put in its cradle
with some of the ears of corn present.
ed TO the mother placed under the lac
ing on the breast of the little one, and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

putting the corn there was this: She
believes that the corn represents one
of her most powerful gods on the
earth, and that If this god is made to
feel kindly towards the newborn
child he will send it good health and
strength and skill in hunting and ev-
-erything else that she desires for her
loved baby. So, you see, it is mother
love, combined with singular super
stition, that makes the hopi mother
place the ear of corn by the side of
her sleeping child.
When the baby is 20 days old it is
shall say?-baptized. You can hard
,ly call it this, but, anyhow, it answers
the same thing as baptism does with
us. About sunset the child's godmother
&arrives. She is generally the grand
mother or aunt ON the fathers side.
Just as the first streaks of light begin
to come in the early morning the cere-
mony begins. After washing the
rmother's head and legs and feet, the
baby's turn comes. The house is full
of relatives and friends to watch and
Aring good fortune to the little one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
SHOT FOUR TIMES.
Rodney Lowry Shot I'm n DueI Wish
Section Foreman White.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Oct. 3.-Rodney
Lowry, nephew of former Gov. Lowry,
of Mississippi, was shot four times in
n duel yesterday morning at Mounds
vile, 16 miles from here.
Lowry is the agent for the railroad
company at Moundsville. Yesterday
morning he quarreled with w. VI.
White, the section foreman, over the
moving of car of cottonseed. White.
it is alleged, threatened Lowry and
Lowry procured a pistol out of his
Office. White was already armed and
as Lowry returned to the platform
the men began shooting at each 9TH
er, advancing as they fired. Lowry
was shot four times sl the leg, right
side, right forearm and chest. Each
man fred five times, but Lowry's last
bullet was the only one that struck
White
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
An Alabama Negro suffers sn Awful
Death for Attempted Assault - Hs
COufesscd His S,uiIt.

Dehsh httthpttU hbSeths hh@
Confessed His Guilt.
Wetumpeka, Ala, Oct. 3.-Winfield
Townsend, alias Floyd, negro, was
burned at the stake in the little town
of Eclectic, Is miles from this place,
half hour after midnight Tuesday
morning. The negro's crime was am
attempted assault on Mrs. Lonnie
Harrington, whose husband set fire
to the fuel which reduced Townsend's
body to ashes.
Monday afternoon Mr.. Harrington
was away from home. The negro,
Townsend, came to the house and
told Mrs. Harrington that her hus-
band had sent him to get 20 cents
from her. She told him she had no
change. Then the negro left, but re-
turned in about ten minutes. The
womans screams were heard by Bob
Nichols, negro, who was passing
along the road at the time. He ran
to the house in time to see the negro
escape. AS soon as Mrs. Harrington
was restored to consciousness Nichols
gave the alarm. The news spread
rapidly. All the stores at Eclectic
were instantly closed, the ginnerics
and saw mills shut down, the people
left their wagons in the road and
their plows in the field and gathered
for pursuit of the negro.
The crowd divided, some securing
the woods near the scene of the crime
and others going to the pen for blood
hounds. The dogs were taken to
where the negro's tracks disappeared
| and an exciting chase ensued. The
dops stopped finally at a tree on the
north outskirts of Eclectic. The
crowd coming up soon discovered the
negro sitting on n limb. He was
brought down and taken to the scene
of his crime. There he was confront
ed by his victim, who positively iden-
tilted him. About IL o'clock n crowd
of several hundred was in the village.
| The negro was taken TO the edge of
the village and preparations for his
death were quickly made. A rope was
flung over the limb of n big oak and
n hundred men stood ready to swing
lin up.
Then halt was called and the
manner of death discussed by the
mob. \ vote was taken and the bal
loting showed n majority of the
crowd to favor death at the stake.
Pine knots were piled about him and
the flames were started by the hus-
band of Townsend's victim. AS they
leaped to the negro's flesh he uttered
wild cries to God for mercy and help.
The crowd looked on, deaf to his
cries and in an hour the negro was
reduced to ashes. Townsend. before
being bound, confessed the crime.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Women VIII Meet.

Chicago, Oct. "A special meeting
of the American Women's National
Bryan league has been called to meet
at headquarters in the Grand Hotel at
Indianapolis next Wednesday at eight
o'clock in the evening. The call was is
sued by President Meribah f. Walker
Monday and extends an invitation TO
the delegates to the National Associa-
tion of Democratic clubs, which meets
in indianapolis this week, and TO the
BRYAN women of INDIANAPOLIS,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Burlington Passenger Train PIungea
Into Ditch In Iowa-One Dead
md Eight Injured.

Ottumwa, Ia, Oct. 2.-One of the
worst wrecks on the Burlington in
years was experienced on the Charlton
Indianola branch just south of Lacona
about ten O'Clock Monday morning. A
passenger train was precipitated into
the ditch while running at a high .ra tie
of speed, resulting in the death of one
man and injury of several other pas
sengers. b. b. Welcher. of Milo. Ia.
was killed. The injured are:
Miss Maggie A. Kidd. Richland. Ia. Sc
riously injured about the head: Roy NJ. Cul-
,bertson, of Danvers, ILL.,. slight injury to
head; c. M. Buchanan, Fairfield Ia, head
injured; James Kersey Amo, Ind. head
injured; Miss Spurgeon, Orient. Ia, right
knee and leg bruised; r. NJ Mead. Milo,
Ia, left wrist, back and head injured;
George Bruce, Corydon, Ia, back injured;
Brakeman Vance, slight injuries.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
AN INDIAN BAPTISM.
Few Ceremonies Equal 1t In
Solemnity and Interest.
Prof. James Gives a Graphic Account
of How Hopi Mothers and Fa-
Tiers welcome the Advent
Il of n Little One.

Especial Southern California Letter1
IN LII religious peop.e throughout
~ the world generally have some
IA IL ceremony by whicn they dedi-
cate the life of the newborn child to
the deity they worship. Among Chris
tans, whether Catholic or Protestant,
this is the ceremony of christening,
in which the child is solemnly dedi-
Gated to God and it's parents or god
parents promise on its behalf that 1t
shall renounce all the pomps and van
.ities of this vain world.
But there are few ceremonies in ths
world that eodal in solemnity and in
-terest, and that are more charming,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
UNSANlTARY.
Such Is the Condition of Galveston as
Present.

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 3.-Dr. George
Soper, of New York, an expert on
sanitation, who was sent here to in
vestigate conditions and 10 aid in the
work of cleaning Galveston. address,
ed the central relief committee yes
terday after having first made tour
of inspection.
He pronounced Galveston to be in
an unsanitary condition, but said the
danger tc health is not to be expect
ed from the dead but from those liv-
ing in crowded conditions. He urged
upon the committee that n system
attic and vigorous plan of cleaning the
streets and alleys and of distributing
disinfectants be put in effect Mt once
The committee placed these matters
in the hands of City Health Officer
Wilkinson and DR.. Soper will go To
work with n large force of men at
once to clean the city and keep it
clean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Grave Charges.

Havana, Oct. 3.-The Havana Post
referring yesterday to the post office
frauds, made the following state.
ment: ''We have been quietly and on
our own account working up the' case
against Mr. Estes G. Rathbone, and
we now believe that he will be eharg.
ed with having concocted the whole
scheme of embezzlement 1t may
even be shown that he secured for
himself something between $-7,O0e
and SOS OOO"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Both Pnrtie. Praphe-Y.

New York, Oct. 3~1Tn statement
issued from republican national head.
quarters through Committeeman
Manley, the national committee
claims 266 votes certain i'm the elec,
toral college for Mr.. Mckinley, la
for Mr.. Bryan and 54 were put down
ms in doubt, When shown this repub
lican claim Mr.. Richardson for the
democrats characterized it as only
$50 much boasting.S He added that
the democrats also had a poll, which
was very different from the republl.
can one, but that II would not be
made public. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Ki,,ed His wire and shielded.

Pittsburg, Oct. 3.-While tempo-
rarily insane yesterday Ferdinand
Brobst, glass worker, killed his wife
with a shotgun and then blew off his
own head, at his home in Carnegie
Pa. A small child which was lying in
he'd beside Mrs. Brobst when the muir
der occurred was uniniured. Brobst's
mind was affected for a time last
winter. but he was discharged from
the insane asylum as cured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Exposition Car Burns.

Kingston, o., Oct, 2.-The private
car of the North Carolina Exposition
company, belonging to that state,
burned 10 the ground here. William
Bason, the manager, and an assistant,
were awakened by dog and barely es-
capped with their lives. The car con-
tanned exhibits of the mineral and ag-
ricultural resources of North Carolina.
Loss, SlS.cO0.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Mrs. Leslie Eesiun,,

New York, Oct. Mrs. Frank Leslie
officially announced Monday that she
had resigned from the editorship and
had severed her connection with the
management of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly. She also intimated that she
had been forced out by triekery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
A Year of RargaIns.

He-Our expenses this year are great
er than ever.
She-Well, you know there have been
a great many more burgains.-Town
Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
Laborer. Arriving mt GaIveston

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 2.-Workmen
are beginning to arrive here in Large
numbers. The exodus has almost
ceased, while every incoming train
brings artisans and others, Official re-
ports show 6,s77 bales of cotton and 60
cars of grain were received Monday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

Washington, Oct. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business September 30,
1900, the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $1,lO6. l56, ,6T1, which is
decrease for the month of So, l22. ABS.
This decrease is accounted for by the
increase in the cash on hand and the
redemption of two per cent. bonds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05
An Optiniist.

Catterson-By Jove! Think of for
getting to bring along a rifle on a
hunting trip!
Hatterson-Well, old man, il might
be worse. We might have forgotten
the poker chips!-Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-05

Customer-But l can't eat that!
Waitress-Ah, sir, you can't tell
what you can do till you try! The
cook will be in terribly bad humor if
l bring it back!-Brooklyn Life.