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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

of that solid, simple, successful peas
ant in the land of peasant proprietors.
This society lasted for ten years;
it received in deposits, it is said, some
$10,OOO,00O. 1t is needless to say that
the money was carted from the office
in the Rue Auber to the mansion in
the Avenue de Ia Grande Armee, and
that it was used to support that ORR
entail extravaganza which delighted
Nine Hunnberts soul and to maintain
her credit. When the final crash
came it was the thing in the career of
Mime Humbert which the cynic opinion
Of Paris found it hardest to forgive
the sight of those poor old, bent
dressmakers and porters standing in
tears and with the prospect of star
walton before the closed doors of the
splendid Office in the Rue Auber; 1T
was the climax to the tragedy; it was
the final proof Of the utter villainy
of the woman r.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

A historic old building and an old
fashioned fire engine will be a portion
of Vincennes's contribution to the In
diana exhibit at the st Louis worlds
fair The building is more than a hun
bred years old, and was used as the
seat of the territorial government It
is a quaint structure and is still in a
good state of preservation. The fire en-
CINE is of the hand style. common in
the. days before the steam apparatus
came into existence, and was used by
the fire department of the town more
than fifty years ago. Its construction
is extremely simple, consisting of a
bed. four wheels Of solid wood and a
hand pump For many years it was
the mainstay of the department. and
has seeen more hard service and many
large fires. When it made way for the
better apparatus it was stored as a
relic, and never fails to attract much
attention when shown to visitors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
ROPE AS FIRE ESCAPE.
Travelling Man Lost Confidence In IL
After One Trial.

After One Trial.
eyes. know that most of the boys
carry rope around with EN-, salo
the commercial traveller, as quoted IN
the Detroit Free Press, land the time
was when would not have taken the
road without one, but I gave mine to
nv wife for an extra clothesline three
or four years ago. I read occasionally
of a rome saving somebody from a
burning hotel, but I don't care to be
saved that way"
'eBut you don't want to be burned
with the hotel, do you? was asked
ssOf course not, but if you can't get
down by the stairs or the iron fire
escape IN take my chances on mat
tress or firemen's ladder"
'sBut what's the matter with knot
ted roper
1T didn't think anything was the
matter for many years. | used to go
TO bed feeling as safe as a baby in his
crib, and if I found traveller who
didn't carry 5O-foot rope in, his grip
l set him down as a very reckless man.
One day when I was in an Indiana
town a lot of us got to talking about
ropes and burning hotels, and a wall
eyed buffer wanted to bet me i've dol
lare to one that I couldn't slide down
my rope from a third story window
and not half kill myself. OF course
1 jumped at the bet, but he knew what
he was talking about. hadn't lowered
myself six feet before the rope burned
my hands and I let go and broke a
leg. The trick was tried by three 9TH
ers, and though they escaped broken
bones they were badly shaken up and
tongue-bitten. After my leg mended
bluffed everybody met on that rope
business, and 1 never found a chap
who could slide down two stories and
feel good for month after. A sailor
could do it. of course, but I'm no sailor
and if ever I'm cut off by fire I'll take
a header for the sidewalk and hope to
hit fat man when come down.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
A SPRY OLD SOLDIER.

The army is proud Of their hett-
tenant general com ma ding when tney
find him at the age of retirement aDle
to ride the 90 miles between Fort Sill
and Fort Reno in nine hours and ten
minutes as he did between a. m. and
$40 p. NJ. on July IA, in full campaign
uniform and blazing sun.
following this with horseback review
Of Infantry, daring jump ACROSS ra-
vine and a five mile canter to eaten
train The 35 miles between Fort Sill
and Andarko Okla, were covered in
hours and % minutes. A dispatch
from Ell Reno, Oklahoma, says Dur
ing the trip the geenral had nine
mounts. Captain Sayre Of the Ninth
cavalry made the ride with him. The
rest of the escort used government
teams and an ambulance. The gen
eral was the freshest looking man In
the party. He wore dark trousers and
canvas leggings, light blue shirt and
white helmet As he disnounted he
remarked Z enjoyed every moment
Of the trip there was one time felt
particularly good That was when l
came up Ito the men who had charge
Of the pack teams. just south of the
Canadian river. They had a lunch
ready and I enjoyed it with them. 1t
made me feel exceedingly good The
general showed mo signs of being ia
tired Forty minutes after his arrival
ait Fort Reno he was on the parade
grounds in fatigue uniform retrieving
the six companies of infantry. De-
Quoting the 20 minutes spent at lun-
cheon and the leisure time consumed
in making the remounts the ride was
made in eight hours" General Miles
is a splendid specimen Of military
manhood and we wild back HIM for
physical endurance. as well as other
soIdierly qualBtdes against any soldier
of his years in any army in the world.
1t is interesting to note, in this con-
nection. that the Century, in an article
in it's number for August on John Yves
ley tells US that the founder Of Meth
odism. when he was 20 years old, rode
from Conaington TO Bristol. spent an
hour there and returned to Conlington,
a journey of $50 miles, covering it in
4s hours land no more tired, blessed
be God, than when 1 left" Wesleys
Journal contains more than one In
stance of a Journey of from so to 90
miles on horseback in one day.--Army
and Navy Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

The postoffce department has again
confscated the mail Of Helen W. Will
mans and her paper, Freedom. at Sea
Breeze, Florida, on the grounds of
fraud, says Appeal to Reason. There
is nothing fraudulent about the paper
or the lady. If she were doing fraud
ulent business. and would pay the
price, she could use the mails. as has
been shown by the recent exposures in
the department The effort of the cap
italists to suppress every. paper that
will not bow the knee to the capitals
tic system, will hasten the downfall of
either the system or of adj the liberties
of the people. The business of every
user of the mails Seems to be at the
mercy of an irresponsible set Of ap-
pointed officials, who have been using
the department to swindle the, govern
1nent they are sworn to protect.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

ford Point and Watch Hill. Rome,
Italy, papers please copy.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
The three postoffices which showed
an aggregate decrease of $9.676 during
the month of July were Toledo, o.,
New Haven, Conn, and Dayton, o.,
with respective losses of ia, 2.S anu
per cent. All the other larger cities
of the country showed a considerable
Increase in comparison with the same
month last year.-Hartford Times
The sales of anthracite coal this
SUMMER have been extremely large.
Moreover, mining operations have been
carried Oh at no low pressure, and the
railroads and other corporations have
been sto1 ing up tall, thick heaps of the
precious fuel "A dollar saved is a
dollar earned ran the old maxim. "A
dozen tons of anthracite in the bin may
be useful in case of labor troubles
later" is a saying which has found e1-
tensive acceptance and approval.
York Tribune.
Surely the Scots in Dumfer1ine, canny
though they be, will not have the I'LL
gra Ciousness to ask Mr. Carnegie. VINO
has given them $2,500,00O worth OF
United States Steel bonds, how much
farther he thinks they will decline III
value before they become unmarKeIa-
BILE. AT present they are quoted at
onlv little more than 20 per cent below
nar. which may be considered to give
NJ. Carnegie fairly good reason for
fearing that he might not be able to
escape the disgrace of dying rich 10y
holding c., to them-Providence jour
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

Since it is practically certain that the
Hon Tom l.. johnson Of Cleveland, O.,
ernor of Ohio this fall, there are num-
Der of men who have lately been in
Washington who are seriously discuss
ing him as a presidential possibility in
case he should be elected or materially
cut down the republican majority OF de-
feat Mark Hanna for reelection to the
senate. In either case he would GER
tainiy become a factor to be reckoned
with in the next convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

Senator Arthur P. German has many
ington on official business these days,
and many of them have named him as
the most available man for the demo
crafts to nominate next year. They
say that when he returned to the SEN
ate last March after an absence of four
years he was quickly and gladly given
his Old place as floor leader Of the dem
ocratic forces in the senate, which
proves conclusively that his powers as
a leader have not been dimmed by his
absence from the senate, that it is so
recognized by his colleagues. which
fact gives him prestige all over the
country They mention his service %
the country in the memorial bic force bill
fight in 1899, his adroftness as leader,
his long record as a democrat, his
knowledge of the public men of the
country and his signal ability as an or
ganizer, having, as chairman Of the
democratic national committee in 1884
brought victory TO the party. They
claim that he will be very strong in the
eastern states, where the party needs
votes in order to win, and all seem i'm
bued with an intense desire to win
next year. They claim that Senator
German was regular in the campaign
of 1896 and 1900, and supported the
ticket aoyally, yet he would make a
very acceptable candidate to the con-
servative business interests of the
east.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
AVERTED A TRAGEDY.
A Story of Shootin' Irons Told in the
Life of Bret Harte

A Story of Shootin' Irons Told in the
Life of Bret Harte. .-.s.
One Of the Incidents given in the
" association with the type of char
acter which made his stories so true
to life, happened in a unique restaE-
rant in San Francisco.
One morning a nan entered hastily,
and said something to the proprietor
in a whisper. EIe rose quickly, uttered
a suppressed exclamation, and crossed
the room quitely to a table where a
frequenter of the place was lazily fin
ishing breakfast @ -----r
The host bent over him with some
solicitous inquiry about his comfort,
and then deliberately upset the coffee
pot over the guests shirt and waist
coat. The victim sprang up. The
other man overwhelmed him with apoI-
ogies. and insisted On dragging him
upstairs to a private room, where he
furnished him with a shirt and waist
coat of his own. The side door had
scarcely closed upon them before
man entered from the street He was
one of desperate set we'll known in
the city. He cast a glance or two
about the room and then walked to a
side table and took up newspaper.
A nervous constraint had come over
the other guests and presently. it
seemed to make itself known to the
man himself With an affected yawn
or two he laid down his paper and
walked out.
THAT was a mighty close CALI said
one of the guests with sigh of re-
lief. you bet, and the coffee pot
spill was the luckiest kind of an acct
dent for Peters,
For both, Peters was armed. too,
and he would have seen him come in"
The day before Peters and the des-
perado had quarreled and had separ-
ated with the intention of shooting on
sight. The man who slipped in to
give the host warning had seen the
bully on his way thither. He knew
what would happen unless Peters
were called away. And Peters had in
nocently lent himself to the friendly
scheme.-Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

Typhoid fever has broken out at
Crescent Beach, one of the popular
Connecticut summer resorts, and there
Is bound to be a scattering of the
guests. Crescent Beach is dangerously
near Camp Chamberlain, when it has
a rage Of typhoid fever. It is good
thing that camp week is at an end.
The soldiers visit at the Beach, and
there would be danger of some of them
contracting the disease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

Repaired and reset at moderate ex-
pense. Watches, clocks, rings, brooch
es, pins and lockets thoroughly reno
waited and cleaned, worn parts reflled
and jewels reset or replaced at shortest
notice. Valuable jewelry ought to be
examined from time to time
and loosened jewels adjusted to pre-
vent their loss. All repairs will be
promptly attended to at low charges.
Mail orders carefully and speedily ex-
ecuted Send by express or registered
mail. Whether you have any work
you want to be repaired or not, If you
want loan on any article call and see
me about it and nobody will be the
wiser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
HEARD IN PASSING

Sweden is talking of putting a spe-
cial tax on fat men. 1t is unjust. Fat
men have troubles ashing
ton Star.
The black and white races in the
south viii rise or sink in the scale of
civilization together Buffalo CONNER
cial DEM.
Lost Strayed or Stolen-The month
of August. Liberal reward for retura
to any summer hotel between Bran
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
S. M, Schf1eet.,
1913 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Telephone connection.
The
New York Tailoring Co

Have opened their new store at 100
North Main street, and beg to call your
attention to their fine and large stock
of domestic and imported woolens We
are making up gentlemen's suits, Civ
ing a perfect fit and first-class work
manship. Suits are made from SIS up.
Fine Trousers are made from SIS up.
We make a speciality of cleaning
messing and repairing, renovating every
suit and making it look like new. Suits
messed. soc; suits cleaned and pressed
75c: suits secured and pressed, ST. so:
trousers pressed, 15c.
We also make Ladies' Suits and gar
ments in the latest styles and perfectly
tailor made. Pressing. repairing and
dyeing any ladies' garments. suits.
skirts, is also one Of our leading spe.
cialties Repairing done at half-prfce.
Send a postal and we will Immediate
~ send a boy to bring and return your
clothes, done in a first-class condition.
Remember the address.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
BOY CURED OF COLIC AFTER
PHYSICIANS TREATMENT
Had FAILED

Ny boy, when four years old, was
taken with collie and cramps in his
stomach. I sent for the doctor and he
injected morphine, but the child kept
getting worse. then gave ham half
a teaspoonful Of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Ddarrhoea Remedy, and
in half an hour he was sleeping and
soons recovered.-F. L. Wilkins, Shell
Lake, Wis. Mr. Wilkins is bookkeepe
for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For
sale by all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1908.

Road Commissioner Macdonald,
who saddled a debt of several thousand
dollars ON Waterbury, may lose his
job if the present agitation against his
methods is continued. 1t seems a little
ridiculous to ask towns to lay out
money on roads and highways for the
sake of getting part Of it back from
the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
1.-THE LATEST

such articles OF wearing apparel constitute the minor
necessities OF mans Dress Shirts Hose Underwear
Neckwear etc. cannot certain be obtained elsewhere
the city among the grades Of popular priced nishlngs
VIII excel IN STYLE finish wearing qualities the goods dis
played in store.
We carry complete line OF Mems Furnishing Goods tina
are always seasonabe and upodate priced strictly accord
ing to quality and deserving of public attention
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11

Thomas Mulcahey VS.. william A. Gashe ct al.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11
Gas administered for
the painless extraction of
teeth by DR.. Babcock.

Attorney ID. X. Hollenbeck was a
business caller at B. G. Monday.
Arnold Letherer of Merrill, Mich,
was home a few days this week.
-Hial and Miss Pearl Rodgers will
spend Sunday with Miss Corns and
Miss Doneahue of Toledo.
john NJ. Drury fell and severely
bruised his side and the doctor says
one of his ribs is cracked, although Mr.
ID. is still attending to business.
"A Lima women witnessed her
husband tie rope around his neck
and then swing into space. She then
ran to the neighbors for help and when
she returned she was widow.
Mrs. Mary Frances Fox Carter
died at her home in Middleton town
spip on Wednesday, December o, 1908,
at p. m. Her funeral services will
be held on Saturday, and tie remains
inferred in Union Hill cemetery.
A glass or two of water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usual
ly keep the bowels regular. Harsh
cathartics should be avoided. When a
purgative is needed take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are mild and gentle in their ac-
ton. For sale Bowers & Comstock.
Black waterproof cloth, 81 inches
wide at GOc per yard that makes a
splendid article for ladies or misses
skirts, at FULLER's.
In probate court Yesterday Mr..
and Mrs. James Blodgett and four
children had their names legally
changed to Owens. Mr.. Blodgett's IS
name was Owen but he was raised by
the Blodgett family. The Owens fam
lily lives at Weston.
Sweaters for small boys at soc, 75c
and LOO. New ones just placed in
stock, at FULLER's.
George Schwind of Roachton is
the father of fine baby girl that ar
rived at his home on Monday and reg
istered as number IL. This family OF
seven boys and four girls requires but
one more to make the even dozen
Here's wishing you good luck, George
This does not look like race suicide
And the beauty of it is, they are all
fine children and are being raised in q
manner that will make them usefu
citizens.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11
r. P. BARTON,
(JN0kR AKERv PERRYSBURG, 0.
Phone Nos. 27 and COL.

If you want to go away full hand
ed, call and take peep at CoMsTocK
e. WILSON'S stock.
Mrs. Rodger Thornton is enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Riley, of Upper Sandusky, this week.
Sweaters for men at soc to $500
each. Nice styles and splendid values,
at FuLLER's.
Misses Anna Kotler and Nesta
Phillips of Toledo spent Sunday with
the Misses Emma Grueshaber and
Louisa Yeider.
-CoMsToCK & WILSON pay highest
price for country produce.
Will Bishop and viii Broer of
Toledo, Misses Anna Adamson and
Tora Hoffman took six o'clock dinner
with Chris. Hoffman and wife.
-Overcoats for young men in all
the swell new styles. FULLER's.
- llC uSStCllClS VI w bDSUCl OONllolllp
will meet in Scotch Ridge, Saturday,
Dec. u. Text books will be discussed
at this meeting, as will also the "Ohio
Teachers Federation?
Curtain swiss at 12t, ID and 1Sc.
New patterns just received, at
FULLER's.
-Thirty-seven killed or injured is
the record for the short hunting sea-
son in Ohio, which closed last week
Tuesday. Most of the deaths are at
tributed to carelessness on the part of
the victims and the other accidents to
ineXperience.
Something new and stylish IN caps
for Misses at 81 cents each. See them
at FULLER's
Remember the other night when
your child took sick also the day before
when company came unexpectedly for
dinner? Think how handy a telephone
would have been then.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11

w. G.. and B. overcoats are the
sort of garments that you are looking
for. Drop IN and try on a few coats.
a. c. FULLER.
f. G. Hufford, wife and son, Wal
ter, spent Sunday in Toledo, the guests
of C. E. Powers and wife.
Short REFER coats with large or
small collar for boys school coats,
$3.50 to $50. a. G. FULLER.
John c. Hahn and wife had for
Sunday guests, his father VIM. G.
Hahn, his brother Fred A. Hahn and
bride and Miss Emma Hahn of Toledo,
and Mrs. Fred Hillabrand and Mrs.
Mary Tyler Iellman.
-Overgaiters for men, women and
children. A great preventation for
cold feet and they don't cost much
either, at FULLER's.
About thirty Elks of b. G. Lodge
went to Flndlay Sunday and attended
the Elks lodge of sorrow at that place
Hon. j. o. Troup of b. G. delivered
the address of the day. Findlay lodge
during the past year has lost but one
member. About 500 were in attend.
ance. The address of Mr.. Troup, who
is Exalted Ruler of B. G. lodge, is said
by those who were, present. to have
been very excellent and reflected much
credit upon the speaker and the lodge
| he represented.
Wool sacking, AS inches wide, al
SOC in black, navy and red. Very suit
able for dresses or flannel waists. Con
sidering the extra width this is very
good cloth at soc. A, G. FULLER.
= The meeting of the New Century
Club was held at the home of Miss
Gussie Powers on Wednesday, ano
was very interesting session. Elk
cellent papers were read by Mrs. Ad
die Cranker whose subject was Bel
Hur; Miss Jessie Powell, the White
City; Miss May Cranker, the First
k[artyred President; Mrs. Frank Hol
lenbeck read u sketch on Secretar!
Hay The meeting was one of mucl
benefit to the members from literary
and social standpoint. The next ses
sion will be held at the home of Mrs
Mabel Maddy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11

Charles p. Champney is home from
the South where he has been engaged
in promoting mining interest. He
brought with him some very fine spec
linens of ore from the properties in
which he is interested.
Mrs. Maggie Brant wants a di
yorce because her husband took her
across his knee and spanked her with
slipper until she tainted from pain
and humiliation. She further saws
that he has choked and otherwise
treated her in a brutal manner.
The National wheel company are
very busy these days requiring the
running of the factory over time.
They have recently had the building
wired and it Is now lighted with elec-
tricity by the Witzler electric light
plant. This greatly reduces the dan
ger of fire and furnishes the best light
obtainable for such purposes.
Makes assimilation perfect, healthy
blood, firm muscles, strong nerves.
Quickens the brain, makes and keeps
you well. Great medicine, Rocky
Mountain Tea. Bowers e Comstock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-12-11

For SALE.-Small pigs. Enquire
of G. r. TwINING, Cor. Seventh and
Maple SITS. 39b*
For SALE. = House and lot on
reasonable terms. Enquire of
34tf GEO. w. HOFFMAN,.
DIR. Hoist of Rossford was a caller
at the JOURNAL Office on Tuesday.
Miss Edna Doneahue of Toledo
spent Sunday with Mss Pearl Rodgers.
Miss Sarah Hoffman, formerly a
teacher in the Perrysburg Public
Schools, but later employed in the
Government schools in the Philippines,
was united in marriage with Prof.
George d. Osgood, Superintendent of
schools in that locality. Many friends
here extend best wishes.
When buying Christmas goods,
don't fail to go to r. Danz' and see
the large stock of confectionery, ci-
gars and Christmas toys of every des-
cription. Our toys are all new and we
also have some very appropriate goods
suitable for Christmas gifts for adults.
4Ob
Mrs. George B. Quigley of Bowl
ing Green, met with a sudden death
on Tuesday. She was out in the yard
at home when a stone struck her in
the left side of her head and crushed
the skull She died within few hours.
The stone came from a blast that had
been made for the purpose of remov-
ing stone from ditch about 500 feet
distant.
-Savidge's SPAWN Cure is better
than any other. Price, so cents bottle.
Cures SPAWN, ringbone, callous, gals,
grease heel and enlargements of all
kinds. Also Savidges Garget lini
ment, sure cure for Milk fever, cuts,
bruises, sprains, Rheumatism and
wherever fever appears in man or
beast. For sale by Barnes & Com
stock, Perrysburg. Manufactured by
G. A. SAVIDGE.