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DRY GOODS MARKET.

FAIL RIVER, NASS,, NpTII Z4,--SaIes
in the print cloth market this week be-
tween 5000 and 5000 pieces. mostly mar
row goods.
were numerous for the different makes
and generally show Improvement over
previous week, moreso than sales Indicate
Ing quoted on a basis OF 3hc. for regulars.
NEW YORK, April 24,-The dry goods
market had a quiet day with slightly
more activity in, some quarters, Jobbers
nearby trade, but there is no inclination
to speculate. Stocks are not large. how
ever and n little warm, pleasant weather
would in all probability, cause material
increase in business.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
HIDE AND TALLow MARKET.
Especial to The n,es.Dispn tct

CHICAGO, I'LL, April 24-(Allen-Miles
Co.'s Hide and Leather Letterl-The
country market lacks support at advances
sold No. i, sac: No. Q, 7Nc.. but car late
receipts No. sold at TO. One dealer Of
fer heavy cows at $40 and TIC. but 9th
ers ask higher Boston wires ay tanners
Chicago city calls sold at 12lAc; foreign
skins offered more freely. at concessions.
Tnliow dull. easier; more doing in greases.
February and March heavy packer native
cows. native and butt brand steer hides
dull; no sales reported: moderate demand
for Coloaros, Two cars February sold at
l01sc.: 2 cars November December heavy
fuses to sell May grass-fed Texas steer
hides ahead at 14c. Buyers decline to pay
this price for late April and early May.
Packers asking lac. for March heavy
TeXaa. L
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PEANuT AND PEA MARKET.

NORFOLK, VA. April 24.-The peanut
market Is quiet to-day. The only. change
In prices Is Spanish nuts, which have
dropped In price. to Tie a bushel The
prices are as follows
Fancy, quiet at &C.: strictly. prime.
2a.c.: prime 2Ac.: low grades. &C.; ma
bus t Blackeye peas. secs bag: black
and speclile peas, 81: clay and red peas,
Soc Peanut bags In bales-GS, In; 7a,1oc.
PETERSBURG, VA, April 4-PEA-
NUTS-Spanish new. market very firm at
771ac.: sellers asking more. Ylrgtnia's-
Quiet at Sc.
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BALTIMORE. Md. April 24.-FLoUR---
Quiet and unchanged Wheat-Dull: spot
and the month. s26S2Ac.: Southern. by
er; spot and the month. 51Ik1s1ssc.: South.
err white, 4sfb4Gssc. Oats-Firm; No. 2
white. 41hc. Rye-Firmer; No. 2. 67aS7kc.
ITggs-steady and unchanged. Cheese
prnoning: large lsH 614c.; small. liG1lAo
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Outside New York 1914 "a. $50. increase 81.
Totals Canada $50, 21B. 462. decrease 10.a,
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in A manner calculated to .increase the
confidence OF the speculative community.
The close was firm.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va. April "a. 1903.
1AT.C,E

seaboard Air Line preferred-1oo shares
American Locomotive preferred-5 shares
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Quoted at SCOTS. Cattle-Stendy at s.. 500
Ass. sheep-Dull at s275G5. Lambs-Dull
and lower at S46l6, &
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: CHSH NuulatIU1IS We1e us IDIlUWS' T IUEII
firm: No. 2 spring wheat. 1sHc.; No. 9;
corn, H%c. No yellow, 44Nc. No. Q
oats. 34ikc.; No. white. s75ic.; No. 8
white, s3d37c. No. 2rye. 5oAc. Good feed
ing barley. as14oc.: fair to choice mating.
western. s1.l1; prime Timothy seed. $500.
Mess pork. per barrel( s17.62h: lard per
100 pounds, se.67is@o.7 2la short ribs sides
(Ioose). so.101f9so: dry sailed shoulders
tboxedj ss.s7lkds.5o short clear Sides
boxed SO. 12is97loa5. whiskey. basis of
high wines, $3.50. Glover. contract grade.
81. to612 Butter steady: creamery. lS6
2,1bc.; dairy. 1bG22c. EGGS easy at mark.
l4Gc. Cheese firm It 13Md13mc. Receipts
Wheat. 400 bushels: corn. 200 bushels;
oats 900 bushels; hogs, 1900 head.
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cisco. 1851 bales: Portland, Ore, 1874
10 bales: Laredo 1920 bales. Total. 7.297,-
c61 bales.
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
WHOLESALE.
Friday, April "a, 1904.
Official quotations OF tho Richmond
Fruit and Produce Exchange:
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PENNSYLVANIA:
Commission houses report light bust
ness. but found some investment demand
notably in Pennsylvania and the goot
second class bonds.
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CURRENCY MOVEMENTS:
The principal movement OF currency this
week indicates that tho banks gained
1851, 400.
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Spot cotton closed quiet. 10 points high
er; mddling uplands. 1850; middling gulf.
10 7b.t
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THE FRACTIONS:
Some OF the selling in Brooklyn Rapid
Transit was understood to be for people
interested In Chicago Union Traction.
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WABASH ISSUES:
There was some profit taking In the
Wabash issues and probably q little SELF
decline. g.N '.s, r
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMM

SION:
mar hs etnas OF On e thu eeF aaeson Conf
raising rates, as shown In the report from
Washington. was an unfayorable factor.
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BALTEORF & OHIO.

ROCK ISLAND:
The Chicago crowd was fairly active
in Rock Island In tho early afternoon
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The REGULAR stock season TINT Mr.. GitI
| fen will open at the Academy May 18TH
Will be along the same Lines Us In former
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
HOW GORILLAS FIGHT.
They Depend Entirely Upon Their
Teeth and Never Make Use of
sticks or Clubs,

"The prevailing belief that gorillas,
chimpan2ees or orang-outangs, as they
are variously called, use clubs when
they attack each other or their enemies
is an entirely erroneous one," said the
naturalist to group of interested
listeners. "They do nothing of the
sort, and how such an impression ever
came to exist, or how old-time African
explorers ever came to formulate such
a theory, is beyond my comprehension
During the long sojourn in that coun-
try / had ample opportunities to learn
the truth about them, and what l dis
covered there was subsequently con-
firmed during a protracted hunting trip
in Borneo. The fact is that in fight
ing each other, or in attacking or de-
Tending themselves from other enemies,
they depend entirely upon their teeth,
which are abnormally strong and
sharp, and cut like razor, making a
wound as smooth and clean as the
scalpel of a surgeon. They are clumsy
on their feet, but the enormous
strength of their powerful arms more
than makes up for this deficiency. In
fighting they almost invariably attack
the faces or the limbs of their adyer-
saries, grasping their opponents with
their hands and drawing them close
enough to sink their teeth in their
flesh. In the case of human beings or
| other members of the monkey tribe
the gorilla's favorite point of attack
| is the hand, and especially the finger
Catching them by the wrist, the crea-
ture, with almost irresistible power
draws the hand within reach of his
fangs, and in the twinkling of an eye
off come one or more fingers This
mode of warfare is very effective one
among the orang-outangs themselves
for, with fingers and toes gone, th'
animal is not only out Of the fight, bu
is powerless to climb trees, to protec
himself or to provide himself will
food and soon succumbs to starvation
or falls an easy victim to some othe
enimal"-N. Y. Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02

is centrally placed. Toy clowns, animals
or other figures should be fixed on the
ends of the half hoop so that when the
semicircular box is at rest the dolls are
below the fiat surIace of the diameter.
Cut hole of any shape at each end of
piece of cardboard that would be suitable
as a covering for the open part of the
semicircular box. The holes may be COW
cred by cardboard flaps hinged with
strips of elastic, which cause the flaps
to spring down of their own accord after
being raised by the dolls. AS soon as the
toy is rocked the figure nobs up and down
and appear alternately through the holes
in the cardboard lid.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02

The using of electric light in bath
rooms, either public or private, so it is
asserted by an English engineer, is dan
gerous in many cases. Writing to the
government Gazette he says that "the
electric-light switches most usually en-
ployed have brass covers and brass
knobs, and it is quite possible that this
metal work may be in unsuspected con-
tact with the electric supply wires. In
such case person standing on dry
wooden floor, and using the switch.
would not notice any defect, but anyone
in the act of taking bath, or standing
with bare feet on wet or metallic floor,
and attempting to turn on the light.
would receive a very severe shock which
would probably prove fatal even at this
comparatively low pressure of 22O volts"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
DUTCH ALONG THE HUDSON.
Old Ways and Expressions still OBJ
tain in the Home Life of
the villages.

Dutch language and customs still pre-
vail to a surprising extent in the old
villages up the Hudson, and the modern
housekeeper from the city who takes a
picturesque dwelling, built about 1890,
for summer home is confronted by
some bewildering conditions, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. First among these are
words of one pronunciation in Dutch and
English, but of totally different mean
ing. For instance, her help" OBJ
tained from the village will probably
glance about the kitchen after finishing
her mornings work, and chant in sing
song that might be pointed off thus:
II amt done no work-what meant
to do-this mawnin n'-yet.-An-I'll JUS
file up th' kitchen floor"
To the mistress surprise the "fle"
proves to be a mop, "ffle" being old
Dutch for any bit of cloth (rag) used for
cleaning, from a wash cloth to a floor
cloth.
Another evidence of descent is the use
made Of water. The old houses were in
variably located where advantage might
! be taken of running stream, no matter
| how small. At a point near the kitchen
| door this was damned. a waterwheel in
serted and power obtained for the churn
or turnspit. To-day this power equals
motor for running an ice cream freezer,
a sewing machine, an eggbeater or a cof-
fee mill.
But while water and the scrubbing
brush were and are much in evidence,
the sanitation of the bedrooms does not
meet modern requirements In fact, un-
less the house has been materially altered
there are no bedrooms-distinctly such.
But from each of the five rooms on the
one floor, kitchen, included, open re-
cesses or alcoves, just large enough to
contain a double bed. These used to be
filled with ''four-posters, ," having trundle
beds beneath, so that family of 20 per-
sons was easily accommodated, and, if
necessary, more people could be placed
in the open garret, generally reserved
for storage purposes. Reverence for the
past and its traditions may induce the
house mistress to put her bed in such an
alcoye at first, but one nights expert
ance Of its stufiness usually suffices, es-
pecially as it is impossible to make the
bed unless it is rolled out daily, for no
space was allowed for going about it.
However, the recesses meet the modern
requirements for closet room and, re-
modelled with hooks and curtains, they
fill what would otherwise be decided
need, since the only places prepared on
which to hang clothes are three hand
turned and extremely fat wooden pegs
. placed between door and window in each
room, reminding one of Matthew Vas
sar's three pegs at the college, "for bon
| net, shawl and Sunday dress"
So the modern housekeeper finds that
the unchanged, primitive home of the
early settler can be little more than q
summer camp for people of to-day. She
returns to her city home with no feeling
of envy for those Of noble birth whose
fate dooms them to live in ancestral
halls, centuries old, but with firm be.
lief in the advance of the human race.
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II. d. Harold; Sharon and Poe and
$. w. Sharon. to be supplied by 5. X,
Hoover; Strongsville, TO be supplied
by John LacroiX; Wellington, Thorn
as w. Grose; West Richheld and
Brecksville, to be supplied; Glezcn,
Asbury Reeder, chancellor of Bald
win University; j. l.. Dewitt, profess
sor in Morristown Seminary, member
of Elyria quarterly conference; w. G.
Ward, professor in Emerson School
of Oratory, member of Berea quar-
terly conference; Henry c. Burr, pro-
fessor of philosophy and ethics in
Baldwin University, member of Berea
quarterly conference; c. Il. English,
conference evangelist, member of
North Amherst quarterly conference.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
HOW 1T GREW STRONG.
by Trials This snDIing Became n
Mighty Tree, sturdy and Truly
Mngni1cent.

A young tree fair and shapely, as yet
had no rough experiences. 1t had daily
been kissed by the sun, Caressed by the
zephyrs and nourishcd by gentle rains
To il life seemed fair indeed. But one
day things assumed a different aspect.
The sun was hidden; the clouds became
black and threatening, voicing their
wrath in rolling thunder; and the little
tree felt itself in the grasp of rough
wind that bent and twisted its branches
and tugged at it until 1t seemed as If it
would tear it up by the roots. When it
was about to give up, the wind released
its hold, apparently exhausted, and the
young tree felt relieved. But the wind
was merely giving it respite, and soon
came at it again with more fury than
before. Again and again this happened,
and when the wind finally retired, the
tree found some of it's fairest branches
broken, its roots loosened in the soil,
and its body bruised and aching from
the topmost twig to the lowest rootlet.
1t took some time foF the young tree
to recover from this assault. The sore
fibers swelled with the strain that had
been put upon them, and the roots dug
deeper into the loosened soil that they
might send up the increase of nourish-
ment to build up the breaks and allay
the Inflammation. For days the little
tree groaned even when,a zephyr played
with its leaves. But by degrees the sore
ness passed away, and the little tree
found, as the result of its trial, that its
girth had sensibly increased, and it
seemed to itself 10 be stronger and more
full of vigor. 1t, indeed, dreaded
another such experience, and when it
came it suffered again, though not quite
| so much, and the period of misery after
it was shortened, while it was conscious
of a still greater access Of life and
| strength, and a greater grip of the
| ground And so it continued getting
/ stronger and stronger after each strug-
gle with the wind until 1t came to like
nothing better than TO wrestle with it.
1t grew to be a mighty tree, so sturdy
that it defied even the hurricanes.
What a pity it would have been for
that tree to have had no rough usage!-
| Well-Spring
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
Oranges in California.

Interest in orange culture, always an
absorbing topic, has much increased
since the recent announcement of the
United States department of agricul-
ture that after much experimentation
an orange has finally been developed
that can stand many degrees more cold
than the varieties that have heretofore
been known. Californians are eagerly
inquiring about the new variety for it
means the enlargement of the citrus
section of the Golden state. Even be-
fore the discovery of the new orange the
citrus industry of California had grown
until it has now exceeded the widest
dreams Of the early orchardist.-Jane
L. Sheaff, in Four-Track News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
The Winter Modes i'm Furs.

on to the frocK au the back, and dips low
down in the front, with hood of ermino
draped across the shoulders and mingled
with some beautiful old Brussels point,
held in place by wonderful old enamel
and paste buckles. The ermine lining
Is turned outwards all down the front
to form stoles, and also appears as a
trimming on the quaint Japanese
sleeves. The price of this cape runs into
four figures, and high ones at that. But
it shows how glorious a thing real lace
and perfect fur may become in skilful
hands, while the shape Is indicative of
the best mode in evening wraps at the
moment.
Ermine will be used both as lining
and as trimming, but not so much on
coats or for street wear in general. Sa-
BILE never seems to come amiss on any
garment, while a favorite trimming for
skating frocks later on will be golden
otter or mink. / am told on good au-
thority that fur edging will be seen on
many of the cloth and velvet frocks.
This is good news to people who have
had yards and yards of narrow fur trim
mings laid by for years.
There is a great liking for purple
velvet, mixed with ermine, for evening
wear. Imitation ermine can be used to
advantage for girls evening wraps.
Let me tell you of one have seen. OF
course, do not compare it for moment
with the genuine article, but at the same
time it was very effective. 1t was a
three-Quarter cape in purple velvet, cut
with shawl point at the back, and q
draped hood of imitation ermine across
the shoulders, mixed with some very
pretty imitation Bruges lace and chif.
fon voile in paler shade of purple. The
lining was of the ermine turned bacl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02

preston wherever they go. They
were praised for their efficiency and eX-
cellent behavior by Emperor William,
the king of England, the president of
France and by the king and queen of
Portugal. All this shows that each of
us should cultivate good manners, espe-
cially in our youth, as nothing wins ad-
miration more quickly than correct de-
pertinent, both in private and in public.
The crown prince of Portugal is a
charming and lcvable boy. Officially he
is known as duke Of Braganza He is the
elder son of King Carlos and Queen
Marie Amelie of Portugal, and grand
son of the famous Louis Philippe, duke
of Orleans, for whom he was named, He
was born at Lisbon in 1887, and reached
his sixteenth birthday last MIrch
Should he be our guest next year, it is to
)e hoped that our American boys will
make as favorable an impression upon
him as he himself made upon Admiral
Cotton and his staff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
DUKE OF BRAGANZA.
Ee Is Heir to the Throne of Portugal
nnd May visit United states
Next Year,

II is reported from Lisbon, the capital
of the kingdom of Portugal, that the
crown prince of that country may visit
the United States next year. A short
time ago squadron of American war
ships, commanded by Admiral Cotton,
visited Portugal, and the Yankee tars
made such a fine impression upon the
king and the people OF ancient Portugal
that the hope is freely expressed that the
two countries may be drawn together
closer
Civility makes friends among nations,
as well as among persons; and we have
reason to be proud of our gallant naval
officers and men VINO make a good i'm
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
THE INVITATION.


The postman, when he came to-day,
brought me a little note
From Bessy Brown, and just to say-and
its every word she wrote
(Of course she must have been in fun, she
is so full of trlcks)
Miss Bessie Brown, January twelfth, At
Home from four to six"
1 thought I'd be as pert as she, so 1 sat
down to write:
Miss Edith Rogers" and that means me,
'away till Friday night"
Just then mamma came walking in. She
read both notes, and looked SO queer
but don't you want TO go" she said, Ito
Bessie's party, dear?'
So that is why she'll be at home, but how
was | to know?
You'd think that when she wrote that note
she might have told me so.
For If l have party soon, I'll ask my
friends to come,
And then I'll simply let them see that l
shall be "at home"
May T. Nichols, in Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
ELLEN osMoNDE.

are made of finest lawn plated in tiny
plaits and are put in double, one falling
we'll below the other and coming down
at least to the wrist on the inner seam,
with deeper droop at the outerseam.
In one form or another the full cloth
sleeve with frills appears again and
again among the imported models.
Even more numerous than the frilled
sleeves are the sleeves with close fitting
cuffs reaching almost to the elbow and
great fulness above. Here there is more
of room for variety of detail and there
are innumerable ways Of trimming the
long cuff.
Fanciful sleeves play a mighty part
in the effectiveness of the dressy blouses,
which are lovelier than ever, despite the
otf-repeated cry that the separate blouse
is ont of style. A full blouse, depending
for cachet upon picturesque and some
what exaggerated sleeve and beauti-
fully wrought yoke. or yoke and bertha,
is a description that will apply to almost
any of the beautiful blouses in the fash
ion show collection.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
neniiIca Hnd a PIcnic.

While Clark Kern, one of a party OF
picnickers, near Bloomsbury, Pa, was
standing on rock taking birdseyO
view of the locality, he was Mortified to
see a number of large snakes racing
around the stone, as though engaged in
a game of tag. His cries brought his
companions to his assistance, and they
killed five rattlers, four large copper.
heads and large number of younA
snakes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02

furrier os to-day is a genius. / believe
he could turn ferret or a weasel into
glorious creation! Indeed, the in
significant mole is still to the fore, and
the squirrel is treated in a variety of
novel ways. The latter is beautiful
fur and it is extraordinary how well it
can look in sllilful hands.
1t viii be good news to the possessors
of sealsllin that once more this fur will
be very fashionable, especially in the
shape of boleros with pelerine collars,
and of carriage wraps, mixed with sable.
Sealskin always has it's price, whether
it is in the fashion or not, but good
furs, good lace, and good jewels are
never really out OF. fashion. They may
vary n little in the setting. but they are
always pleasing to the eye. and the sem
sible woman Will never part with such
glorious possessions. 1t is, after all,
foolish individual who prefers an in
different novelty which may at any mo-
ment become vulgarized, to a genuinely
good article.
1t is never the fault of the leaders
and designers of fashion that we some
tmeS discard the genuine Tor the 1ndlf-
ferent imitation. and to-day the old
masters are more faithfully copied than
ever. From the crown of our head to
the sole of our foot we show much rev.
erence for the glorious workmanship of
bygone days.
Then in furs and lace we want every
thing of the best. Ermine and sable,
jewels and old point constitute the ele-
ments of really wonderful carriage
or opera cloak. The shape of these gar
ments seems a compromise between the
japanese sleeve and the 1880 pelerine.
The most beautiful are those of full
length.
One I have recently seen is long cape
of sable, made more truly regal by a
lining of ermine, which falls into point
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-02
AMUSING PLAYTH1NG.
How 20 Make an odh observation-disclosures
Tint Performs Some Funny
Tricks.

A novel jack-in-the-boX toy is shown
in the sketch. The construction is very
simple. Two half circles of cardboard are
made into semicircular box by gluing
a strip of cardboard of any desired width
around the edges. Just below the center
of each diameter the ends of a short
wooden spindle are pivoted by means Of
two large tacks driven through from the
outside. One end of short piece of thick
wire is fixed to the center of the spindle.
The other end is fastened to the middle
of wooden half hoop, and lead weight