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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
WICKED BY NATURE.
Cntamount, Although Beautiful and
Interesting, Is II Failure as
House Pet.

The wild nature of Cherry, the pet
catamount owned by Miss Jessie Van
Nest, in Tiftin, o., has at last mani
Tested itself. Strangers are no long
.er allowed in its presence, Unless one
of the family is near by, and, much
as the owner prizes her pct, she has
decided to dispose of it. Many peg
pie in different cities will remember
this catamount as one of the main at
fractions at the cat shows, where its
frequent growl made its attendants
stand in awe. 1t is seldom one of
these animals is tanned, even when
taken as young as was Cherry. When
wild they are very savage, attacking
their victims with both teeth and
claws.
Cherry has grown larger, stronger,
and handsomer than even he ap-
peared at the cat shows. The only
way Miss Van Nest can handle him
lately is to punish him if he displays
his claws and thus keep him in fear
of her. Although he is so strong that
she can scarcely manage him, she
daily puts him through course of
training which is calculated to sub
due him. AS yet it has not been
necessary to cage Cherry, though it
no doubt would be if strangers had
charge of him.
Although usually referred to as a
catamount, to be more accurate,
Cherry is a spotted lynX'--a species
which has often been hunted by
President Roosevelt. Miss Van Nests
father, while engaged as a land ap-
praiser in Indian territory, found
Cherry on Bushy mountain nearly
two years ago. The nest of the
mother was located by an Indian,
and while the mother was away,
Cherry at the age of about four days
was captured. After being kept in
the camp of the United States land
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
SOME BORN TO LEAD.
Senator Pettus Believes There Is
No Accident in Success.
How Private Took Charge of "A wns-
on Train on the Plains and COm-
manded the Obedience of
His superiOrs.

Edmund Winston Pettus, aged SO,
is the junior senator from Alabama.
His life has been full of stirring ex-
periences, from the time he was lieu
tenant in the Mexican war until the
present. He was a brigadier general
in the confederacy and saw many a
battle. In 1S40 he rode on setback
with company of fortune seekers
across the plains to California. Being
a Californian himself, the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Post was
interested in the brief line in the Con-
gressional directory telling of this
journey, and asked Senator Pettus to
tell him some of his experiences.
"Oh, that was long while ago." he
replied gazing reflectively from a cap
itol window toward the monument and
the west. 81 don't remember much
about the places l visited in California.
The journey was crowded full of Incl
dents that [ suppose were thrilling,
but life in those days was thrilling to
everybody, as a matter of course. Ire
call one experience on the plains that
showed how naturally men turned to
| the born leader, whethe he is in shoul-
der straps or private in the rear
ranks. We We're about 300 miles west
of Fort Smith. L was riding ahead,
with the compass. Two men were with
me, both privates. Our party, you
know, was a regular military organi-
zation.
away off in the distance, at the top
of slight eminence, we saw what
looked like two or three thousand In
dians, coming toward us at breakneck
speed. That was my first sight of In
dians, and l didn't like the sight at
all. One of my companions, clear
headed, brave fellow, at once took in
the situation. He realized that if the
Indians reached the wagon train,
strung along as it was, we would all
be killed. He hastily explained the sit.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
Fire Alarms in Russia.

In st. Petersburg the arrangement
of fire alarms is rather peculiar amt
decidedly unique, and the fire alarm
telegraph is an unknown thing. IT.
stead, a fireman is at all times in the
tower Of the city hall, and he watches
the surrounding city to catch the first
glimpse of fire. When fire is dis
covered during the day he runs up
black balls on the top of the towev rs
signals; at night, red lanterns are used.
The number of the balls or lanterns
shows the district or ward in which
the fire is located. AS soon as the sig
nal is seen by the man on duty at an
engine house he rings bell outside
which calls together the members of
the company, who may be scattered
over couple of blocks. This method
is not conducive to quick time in reach
ing the scene, and from 20 minutes to
half an hour is good work unless the
fire happens to be near the engine
hogse
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

appraisers for ten weeks Cherry was
taken by V. w. Van Nest to Tiffin and
was presented by him to his daughter.
The animal grew rapidly and in less
than a year weighed thirty pounds.
The weight of a full-grown spotted
lynx is about forty pounds.
Cherry, when he came to his new
home, was given the freedom of the
house. He provoked much interest
by his entertaining movements, jump
ng every now and then from the floor
to the top of fivefoot bookcase, and
from there, perhaps, to the top of the
piano. In expressing his attention to
small children he would often jump
high over their heads. Like a cat, he
enjoyed being stroked. His wild in
clinations are evidenced in his choice
of a sleeping place.
This. if out of doors, is always on the
limb of a tree; if indoors, on top of a
high piece of furniture. All the cats
in the neighborhood run when they
see Cherry, and now even the dogs
with which he has often held boxing
matches, seem suspicious of impending
danger.
In the autumn, when the leaves are
raked in piles, and before he became at
all dangerous, Cherry would bury him
self in pile of leaves and watch for
a sparrow which subsequently would
always fall prey to him. Cherry lives
on cooked beef, chickens and birds. He
prefers water rather than milk.
This animal, which, ON account Of the
nature it inherited, is soon likely to
leave beautiful home, possibly for
geological quarters, has u beautiful
coat of silky gray fur handsomely
marked in spots and stripes. His hind
legs are larger and much better de-
veloped than his fore legs, forit is with
these ahat he makes his many springs
or leaps. 1t has long been found nee,
essary to clip Cherfy's claws often
They grow rapidly, and, like his teeth
are extremely sharp, Like all animals
of the cat species, Cherry hos excellent
hearing and sight, but has been tested
in many ways, and is not believed to
possess the sense 6smell. He has dis
played considerable intelligence from
time to time.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
TRAINING WILD ANIMALS.
Those horn I'm Captivity Are Harder
TO Handle Than Those Born
in the Forest.

One might think that lions, tigers
and leopards which have been born
in captivity and have never hunted
or killed prey would be less danger
Gus. On the bill-boards of shows the
big cats are advertised as forest
bred African, Kaffrian, Nubian and
Barbary lions," because it is more
impressive to the public; but in reali-
ty the trainers are much more wary
of those born in captivity.
The reasons are two: The lion has
lost his awe of man, and the men
have lost their awe of him. A forest,
bred lion never faces a man in captiv-
ity. He always retreats before him,
and he will not allow man to touch
him, unless he is trained to it. But
cage-born animal has been used to
men from his birth. he has been
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

alabama Statesman Who Is Bright and
Lively at Eighty-Two)
uation, directed us to watch the In
dians and slowly retreat to the train,
while he galloped back and gave the
alarm.
"When he reached the wagon train he
gave directions here and there, and in
side of a few minutes had the wagons
parked, the animals inside, and the
company stationed at the right points,
with arms ready for skirmish with
the Indians. We retreated slowly, the
Indians gradually approaching, There
were only five or six of them, appa-
rently. All the other horses appeared
TO be riderless. My companion told
me not to be misled by this, as the
plains Indians were expert horsemen
and often rode on the side of their
mounts, with their bodies complete
ly screened. | confess | was badly
scared as we turned back and hustled
toward the wagon train.
ut turned out that the five or six
Indians had seen comprised the whole
band. They were friendly Seminoles,
and had raided village of hostiles
somewhere to the westward and stam-
peded their horses, and were riding
like mad TO get the band across the
river and away from the pursuing hos
tiles. We had n hasty exchange of
notes, and the Jeminoles went on.
81 learned then that this private had
in the excitement taken complete
charge of the wagon train, over our
captain and his lieutenants, and that
every man in the company had yield
ed him implicit obedience. He was a
natural leader, and when the hour of
danger came his qualities asserted
themselves. When the trouble was
over the captain disciplined him for
taking such authority, but the pun
ishment was mild. That incident made
a deep impression on my mind as
showing that some men are born to
lead and others to follow-there is lit
tie accident about It,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

The individual who obtains celebrity in
a single night is likely to lose it in day
Chicago Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
ADVENTURING.

Freddie went out to the woods one day
To hunt and have some fun;
And the woodpile was the forest gray.
While broomstick was his gun.
And Freddie he found him a lion bold
Away on the mountain side;
And the lion was pussie, growing old,
> Who purred at Freddes side.
= Then Freddie he wandered away and away,
All into a robbers cave
And he found him gold, but had to stay
As the robber chieftains slave,
Till his mamma called as loud as she could
That the sugar cakes were done;
Then Freddie he crawled from the pile OF
wood
With his lion nd his gun.
Frank II. Sweet, in S. s. Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
THE NEVADA DESERTS.
Government Experts Discover That
They Can He Reclaimed I'm Large
Part by Irrigation.

Government Experts Discover That
They Can he Reclaimed in Large
Part by Irrigation.
The irrigation possibilities of the
arid west, especially that part of it
included in the great interior basin,
once called the great American des-
ert,, are daily becoming more appar-
ent. Surveys for reservoir sites re-
veal the fact that there are many To-
cations where water can be cheaply
stored and used for power and irriga-
tion. Other surveys show large tracts
of good farming land favorably To-
Gated for watering from these stor-
age reservoirs.
A more detailed study is being
made of the amount of water each
! watershed will furnish, especially
those on which there are good reser-
voir sites, and the losses of water
| from each. Under the direction Of
Mr.. i. II. Taylor, resident hydro
grapher of the geological survey at
| Reno, New, 13 new stream gaging
stations have been established in Ne
vada and eastern California. Three
| of these are on Walker river and
| branches, one on Carson river, six
'on Truckee river and tributaries and
four on the Humboldt and it's trib-
utaries. The run-off data from these
and the other eight gaging stations
on these streams, when they cover a
period sufficiently long to include the
two extremes of run-off, will be of
great value in determining the irriga-
,tion possibilities and designing the
works on each. A dozen rain cages
are to be located at characteristic
places in this section. These, with
the III already in use there, will, with
the aid of the run-off data, render as
certainable the ratio of precipitation
to run-off, and thus enable engineers
to compute, from rainfall records,
the run-off from adjacent auxiliary
watersheds. Evaporation from the
surface and fluctuations of the sur
face level of some of the larger lakes
are being measured, and losses Incl.
dent to storage of large bodies OF
water and losses from small bodies
of running water are to be studied
During the last season Mr.. Taylor
has been assisted by Prof. E. c. Muir
ply, of Cornell university.
May Not Want TO Go 10 Heaven.
The girl with the bird on her hat
may not be able to get into heaven
says the Chicago Record-Herald, but
does she want to if there are to bC
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
The New Life-Saving Foo'
PREVENTS DIsEAsE-pREsERvEs HEALrH-pRoLoNc LIFE.
Have You Tried 1t F.?

ozomuson is the Only vitallSd emulsion OIL
bined with the
building Hypophosptes
OF Lime and Soda
ozomulson is the Food That Does is aid
medicine taking physician
viii recommend 1t.
The marvellous building, strengthening properties
Ozomuson quickly
Coughs Colds Grip Bronchitis Pneumonia and Throat and Lung
Troubles Night Swea Consumption Inflammation
Lungs Intestines Spleen. Liver,
Rheumatism Neuralgia all disturbances digestive
circulatory
Its Wonderful Blood dmaking Tissue building
producing Elements make curative Medicinal Tonic
sructive Vi.alizing Food. Ihch Makes the Sick Well
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
rh. rront senunn oncn In wlrconnin.

The legal season for brook trout fishing in
Wisconsin opened April 18th, under most
advantageous conditions. The season prom
ises to be one of the most satisfactory in
recent years, over ten million fry having
been planted two, three and four years
streams reached by the Chicago Il North
Western Railway.
The fish and game laws have been well
enforced during the past year and the
weather conditions are reported to be such
as to indicate an early season and good
sport
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

May Not Want TO Go 10 Heaven.
The girl with the bird on her hat
may not be able to get into heaven,
says the Chicago Record-Herald, but
does she want to if there are to be
no feathers there?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01
MOTTO of the United states.

The motto "E Pluribus Unum" was
taken from the title-page of the Gem
tleman's Magazine, at the time of the
revolution, having a large circulation
Ap the colonies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

The rumor from Washington that the
"Four-Track News" has been sold to Frank
Munsey for four million dollars is denied
by George II. Daniels the publisher, who
says that the "Four-Track News will con-
tinue to be published at the old stand
From the Albany journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

A wise man makes many friends and few
contidants.-Chicago Daily News.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
GOLD KING GROUP.
Preparations Being Made to
Increase Force.

The Gold King group in the Wind
Creek district, q parallel formation
to the Cracker Creek vein system, Is
now working good crew Of men and
making preparations to greatly
increase the force in q short time.
Rich ore Is reported in the present
workings.
The property is owned by a strong
Seattle company, Of which T. Carter
Is president and among the leading
stockholders. Mr.. Carter Is expectd
In the camp any day to make
for rapid developments.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
WORK AT PORCUPINE.
Power Drills to be Put in at
Once.

II is understood that preparati ions
are being made tn start work on
the Porcupine group in the Wind
Creek district in short time. The
property is controlled by Seattle
people, and II is stated power drills
are sto be installed at once and
work on good scale undertaken.
The owners Of the Porcupine and
adjacent properties are perfecting
arrangements To build wagon road
from the Half Way house on the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
LONG CROSSCUT
TO BE STARTED.
Preparatory Work Now Being
Done on the Little Cracker
Group.

A force Of men was started to work
the first Of the week at the Little
Cracker property In the Cracker
Creek district, grading preparatory
to beginning the long crosscut which
is to tap both veins. A tunnel
house, blacksmith shop, and other
buildings are being constructed before
starting actual development. +.
Butte, vice-president and general
manager Of the company states that
everything will be In readiness to
start the tunnel the first Of next
week.
II will be 700 foot tunnel to tap
the parallel veins running through
the property. The first will be cut
l.: distance Of $50 feet, giving a
depth Of 1876 feet, and the second
will be crosscut at a depth Of 45O.
Work has been held back greatly on
account Of snow, which IL even now
making operations somewhat difficult.
There II five feet on the property.
Judge Il. G. Himebaugh, Of
Duluth, president Of the Little
Cracker Gold Mining and Milling
will be here In u few days
to inspect the mine.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
NEW SANITARIUM.
Dr.. Brock and Mn. Harvey Open Private
Hospital oo Mill Street.

e~s' e~sSSS essS svssss AAotvSy ~PSo uVosS
Hospital oo Mill Street.
DR.. L. T. Brock and Mrs. Hravey,
a professional nurse, formerly Of Des
Moines, Iowa, have opened q private
sanitarium at the Fisk residence on
lower Mill street. DR.. Brock has
just completed course Of polyclinic
LECTURES at Chicago, where he met
DIR. Lorenz and familiarized himself
with the celebrated surgeons methods
Of operation. Mrs. Harvey IL an
experienced trained nurse and comes
with the highest recommendation
The Fisk house contains eight
nicely furnished and we'll ventilated
rooms. It IL homelike, we'll situated
and admirably suited to the purpose.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
RICH ORE AT
THE RED BOY.
Congo Vein Crosscut and $40
Stuff Encounte, ed.

A very rich strike was made at the
Red Boy early this week. The Congo
vein WAS crosscut ut depth Of $50
feet revealing a body Of wonderfully
high grade free milling ore. Assays
show that the body carries average
values Of si0 to the ton.
In the previous workings Of the
mine crosscut from continuation
Of the drift on the Monarch vein
through the porphyry dyke was
started at right angles to tap the
Congo vein. This recently on.
countered rich Congo stringer, but
the vein was not In sight. The
crosscut was continued for some
distance and caught the true vein AZ
stated.
Reports from the mine verify the
strike and the high quality Of the
ore.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
Timber and Homestead FiIinss.

Timber and homestead filings, a. we'll
as final proofs. can be made before
Charles II. Chance, United States Com.
missioner, Office in First National Bank
Of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thus saw.
ing applicants expense Of a trip to La
Grande.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06

Bourne road to the Wind Creek
mines. This will greatly facilitate
operations.
The Porcupine already has Q shaft
down 100 feet in rich ore.
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
MASONS ARE TO BAR
LIQUOR IN LODGES
Legislation on Question OF
Use of IntoXicants Likely.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Representatives
of nearly 76O subordinate lodges of the
Masonic fraternity of the State of New
York will assemble at the l22d annual
convocation of the Grand Lodge of the
Empire State, TO be formally opened
this afternoon by Ebert Crandall, grand
master.
AS the Grand Lodge is the lawmaking
body of the order in this State, many
important topics will come up for con-
sideration and questions OF Importance
Will be adjudicated.
Among the latter will be the DISPOSE
was recently suspended pending an
inquiry as to the method that was pur-
sued by 'Shang" Draper in securing en-
trance into that lodge.
Another important matter likely to be
taken up is the question of legislation
as to the use by lodges of intoxicating
liquors
Speaking yesterday Of the action that
had been taken by the Grand Comman
derry of knights Templar of California
few days ago prohibiting the use of
intoxicating uTlnhS III Inelr asyluHS anu
at official functions, which action has
been followed in several other States,
Mr. Crandall said:
The use of liquor at meetings of
the Grand Lodge of the State of New
York has never been permitted, and con-
sequently we need take no action in re-
gard to that. The practice in the sub
ordinate lodges, however, varies. Some
permit the use of liquor: others do not.
They regulate that themselves. and l
do not believe the Grand Lodge of this
tive"
There is reason to believe, however
that legislation on this subject vii; be
introduced.
New officers will be elected at this
convocation, which Will continue We'd
nesday and Thursday
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
GOING TO MAKE CAST
OF LARGEST WHALE

r. A. Lucas, curator of comparative
anatomy in the National Museum, left
Washington yesterday for Balaena, New
foundland, to secure the cast of a sui
phur bottom whale. He cannot tell
with any certainty when ne will return,
but does not expect TO be gone more
than six weeks. He is prepared to re-
main until his object is accomplished or
the enterprise proves impracticable.
This cast. when completed. will be the
largest in the world, and will prove q
great triumph for the scientists of the
National Museum, as we'll as an interest
ing event for scientists all over the
world. There is now in the Museum the
cast Of a humpbacked whale thirty feet
long, which was made after great deal
of trouble. but Mr.. Lucas desires to show
that casts can be made of even the larg-
est whales.
Sulphur bottom whales reach a great
err size than any other species, ranging
in length from fifty to eighty feet. Mr..
Lucas will not use a small one for his
purpose, but will wait until he can get
one between seventy and eighty feet
long.
William Palmer. who is the expert
caster of the Museum and j. W. Scol-
lick the Museum PSYCHOLOGIST, accompa-
MED Mr.. Lucas. The party will first go
TO ST. Johns, Newfoundland. where plas-
ter of paris, excelsior, and other sup
plies will be purchased. and Will go from
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
BIG LABOR CONFERENCE
TO Be HELD IN CHICAGO
Cleveland, Hanna, Gompers, and
Mitchell to Discuss Problems.

CHICAGO, May A national indus
trial conference. to which ex-Pregdent
Cleveland Senator Hanna, President
Gompers. of the American Federation OF
Labor; John Mitchell, head of the
Miners Union. and other leaders in the
industrial and political life of the
country will be invited. is to be called
by the National Civic Federation, to
meet in Chicago. Secretary Easily made
the announcement yesterday
1t is the aim TO have all the problems
now affecting capital and labor discussed
by those most directly concerned in
their settlement Among the results
hoped for is the solution OF many vexing
problems between employer and em-
ploye. before disagreements over them
lead to labor troubles.
Among the plans the Federation will
propose is one that manufacturers OF a
certain line of goods shall be induced
TO agree, where the demand of labor
is sufficiently insistent, to a gradual
reduction of working hours, a reduction
of half an hour each year, instead of
one or more hours at a time. in return
for the agreement by unions not TO re-
strict production.
Senator Hanna and Mr. Mitchell will
arrive here tomorrow, and will meet
with Mr.. Easily and local members OF
the Civic Federation's executive com
mittee tosform a Chicago council of the
Federation. This council Will act indie
pendently of the Chicago Civic Fedora
ton. organized in 1898, and devoted only
to municipal matters.