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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

lication, 100000 copies were sold in the
United Staets alone. To-day, critics
pronounce Uncle Toms Cabin" by no
means the best of Mrs. Stoves produc-
tions, but it certainly is the book by
which she is known to the world at
lahse.
Susan B. Anthony, leader of a
cause" is a leader whose name is a
household word at least in the United
States. Miss Anthony has been interest
ed in many reforms-temperance, edu-
cational and the great movement for the
abolition of slavery - but she is best
known as the champion of "Woman's
Rights" Though born a Quaker, Miss
Anthony has been known for aggres-
siveness rather than meekness of spirit.
She has declaimed on public platforms,
Detitioned legislatures, edited a paper
-and'written book, all for the further4ns
of equal civil rights for women. This
indefatigable leader in 1.-The emancipa-
tion of women" is still living, having
attained the ripe age of 81 years. That
she has seen her cause considerably adj
vanced none will deny
>
ence Nightingale eXerted her womanlv
energies to lessen the sufferings entailed
by that war, and owing to her zeal and
fearlessness great reforms were effected
in the care of wounded soldiers. When
grateful host desired to present her
testimonial of $250,OOO, she refused
TO accept it, but suggested the fund he
subscribed to an institution for the train
ing of nurses. In our own country. re-
forms in the care of soldiers were es-
tablished by Miss Clara Barton, whose
taients came into active play during the
civil war. Then when the Franco Ger
man war called for nurses, she aided the
Red Cross in its work abroad. For her
services she was decorated with the
golden cross of Baden and the iron cross
offGermany. In 1881, she became presi-
dent of the American Red Cross society.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

rectly interested in the canning indus
try, and the cans of fruits and vegetables
sold every year are valued at close to
S60,O00,000. Figures that bespeak the
vastness of the industry
The state that furnishes the output
ofcanned goods of greatest value Canned
goods not including meats), is Califor-
mia. Maryland leads in the canning of
vegetables, but California is ahead in
fruit canning. The value of the canned
product of California for 1902 was over
S13,0OO,0O0; 1,75O,O0O cases of fruit were
canned, and it was not considered good
year, either Pears, apricots, peaches
and cherries were the principal fruits
of the California canneries; berries,
grapes, plums, ounces, currants and
other fruits, constituted the smaller
quantities put up. Not more than 1a
per cent. of the fruit grown in California
is canned, so much fresh fruit being sent
out, and great deal preserved by bury
ing. The tomato crop is becoming very
important in California, and California
canned tomatoes are fast growing in
fame. Great Britain has long been a
large buyer of the California canned
goods, but now demands are pouring
into the Pacific state from nearer home;
in China. Siberia, the Philippines, and
all through the Pacific islands are scat
tered tins bearing pictures of the gigan-
tic fruit and vegetables grown and
canned in California
Yet the center of the canning industry
is Baltimore, where more vegetables and
fruits are canned than in any other city
in the world. The season for both vege-
tables and fruit is longer in Maryland
than in any of our states; and the can
ming products rotate the year round, the
climate being so favorable for both rails
ing products and packing the imported
crops. The canneries put up oranges
and pineapples in the spring, fruits and
vegetables in the summer, peaches in au-
tumn, clans, oysters and crabs in the
winter. In Maryland as well as in Cali
fornia the canned tomato is an impor-
tant output from the factories In addi-
tion to the usual canned goods, factories
in this state put up beets, greens in gen.
eral sweet potatoes, sauerkraut, and
pretty nearly everything edible. The
value of the canned product of Mary
land is over 100000 yearly
The canning of vegetables is a COM
paratiyely recent industry. 1t began to
come into prominence in 1856, in con-
nection with DR.. Kane's Arctic expe-
dition, when the experiment was made
fpreservingfor the voyagers fish, meats
and vegetables, as we'll as fruits. Those
early methods seem very crude to-day,
when everything, even to the boxing, is
done by electricity or steam.
Over 500, 900 900 cans of vegetables and
fruits are handled by the packers every
year. The states having the largest
number of establishments and furnish
ing the greater part of the output are
California, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana.
New Jersey, Ohio, Delaware, Iowa and
Maine; the value of the yearly product
ranging from something over $130OO.-
900 in California to something over ST.
100000 in Maine.
KATTJERTNE pnpm
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
ALFRED's TROUBLE.

What is the matter with Alfred?
oh tell me quickly, dol
He weeps aloud from dawn till dark,
And surely you can hear him!-Hark
"Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! boo-hoo!
"What is the matter with Alfredf
long to know" said 1,
For this is very hard to bear
To see him stand in sorrow there
And cry, and cry, and cry"
"The fact is, SIR" his brother said,
Hes in this awful state
Because mamma has told him true
He's only six, and a day or two,
And he thought that he was eight"
-Casselrs Little Folks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
Then the Storm Broke.

Brown had habit of keeping late
hours, and although his better half made
1T uncomfortable fo him at times she
failed to cure him of his nocturnal
homecomings. At last she hit upon a
plS.n to frishten him, so when he came
in one night at his usual hour he saw
a white shrouded figure gliding toward
him along the passage in the moonlight.
'Wh = VIII w what's that?"
gasped Brown.
Il am the family ghost" sepulchral
voice replied.
Brown heaved sigh of relief. Great
Scott" he said. How you frightened
me! l thought it was the missus."-
Tit-Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
FOE OF MOSQUITOES.
The AEamomermis Culicis May BE
Propagntcd to Exterminate
the Insect Pest.

Summer resor.er3 have read with
interest of the discovery by DR..
Charles Wardell Stiles ofa mosquito
destroyer. The new enemy of the pest
of New Jersey is not armored and car.
ries no torpedoes. 1t is an innofen-
sive threadworm about a quarter Of
an inch in length and of the fineness
of a filament of silk.
The honor of tracking him home
belongs to Prof. John B. Smith. state
entomologist of New Jersey, who last
year sent to DR.. Stiles, of the Public
Health department in Washington, the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

which will make the line of the fold come
little below the right-hand point. Ther
you will have figure two,
Take figure two and double the fold
back upon and under itself, and you will
have figure three, so that the top slopins
line will be exactly even with the left
or longer line, which will give you the
semi-triangular figure of number
four.
Cut the paper along the dotted liaes
If you want very sharp pointed staI
cut it higher toward the left point. Iu,
leave the right-hand point of cutting
the same By practicing with pieces OF
paper you can soon get 1t correct. III,
star can be made on scale of as large 1
size as is wanted by preserving the PRO
portion of one or two.-Washiugto
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
REMARKABLE MONKEY.
He Ate with Knife and Fork, Was
Very Polite and Polished His
Mistress Shoes.


A woman tells of monkey which
she saw while in Paris, which was SO
we'll trained in good manners that it
was almost impossible to believe that
he did not understand what was said
to him The Japan Weekly Mail de-
scribes the animals accomplishments:
when the woman met the monkey
suddenly on the stairs one day, the
creature stood in the corner to allow
her to pass, and when she said Good
morning!" he took off his cap and
bowed.
Are you going away?" she asked.
Where is your passport" Pulling
or his cap, he took from the crown
paper, opened it, and showed it to her.
When some one observed that her dress
was dusty, the courteous monkey took
brush from the table, and carefully
brushed her dress and then her shoes.
When anyone gave him food he al
ways made low bow before taking it.
and then ate it slowly and daintily.
He had been taught to eat eggs with
a spoon, and to use knife and fork.
He could lock and unlock a drawer.
thread needle, uncork a bottle, and
polish his masters shoes. He seemed
to take great pleasure in gay company,
and paid close attention to the con-
versation, looking in turn at each
speaker as If he understood what was
said.
This remarkable monkey was never
placed ON exhibition. He died at an
early age, of pneumonia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
Five Pointed Star Made
With One Snip of Scissors

THE story goes that Betsy Ross re-
fused to make a six-pointed star
for Gen. Washington, and said that the
five-pointed one which she could make
with one snip of her scissors was much
prettier.
Betsy Ross was Washington's shirt
maker. She was a seamstress of more
than ordinary skill, and so when the flag
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
The Gimme.

"'He used to kiss me every time we
passed through a tunnel before our
marriage" said the little woman with
sad reflections.
"And does he do so now?" asked
the bosom friend.
Daily News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
How It Hapnened.

"You say that drink was the cause
of your downfall" said the kind
hearted visitor at the jail.
YES" answered Meandering Mike.
81 met gentleman dat was too in
toxicated to take care of his money.
An de temptation was too great
Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

Domestic-Please, sir, the grocer
and butcher and baker and milkman
are downstairs. and they say they
won't leave until they are paid.
Mr.. McAuber-Hem! Very well; tell
them that If they will continue to sup
ply me with provisions they are well
come to stay here and board it out
N. Y Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
BURNING PAPER TRICK.
1t Will Not Amict Any Serious Injury.
But Always Affords Lots of
Amusement.

Tell somebody that he will not be
able to h,.d strip of paper about six
inches long with his fingers as soon as
you light the upper end OF it. You offer
him the strip Of paper, he will hold il
between thumb and index finger. You
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

with your eyes shut. The proportion OF
the paper should be about five and one
half to six and one-half inches. Fold it
the long way, directly in the middle.
Then fold over the upper corner as in
first cut, observing the proportions as set
forth there and relative angle of the
fold.
Fold the fold exactly over upon itself
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
Raccoon Whips am EngIe.

Until recently Isaac Brandiff, of Sa-
lem, N. j., had two pets-a big bald
eagle and a raccoon He still has the
coon, somewhat the worse for wear,
but the bird of freedom is dead. There
was fight, and the little coon, after a
desperate battle, won.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
Bobby Knew Better.

,Suitor-Your sister and were just
talking business out here on the ve-
randa.
Her Little Brother-oh, no, you
weren't. When fellow begins to talk
business sister always takes him into
the conservatory.-Tit- Bits
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
Ice Heavier Than Water.

BY experiments of great accuracy Prof.
Babcock, of the Wisconsin university,
has shown that half ton of ice weighs
more than the water obtained from
melting that quantity of ice. Therefore
the weight of body increases as ita
temperature falls.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
In n Restaurant.

Elnstein-Pll bet that fellow over
there is pawnbroker.
aweistein-What makes you so sure? !?
Einstein-Because he always eats
three fshballs for breakfast.--N. Y.
Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
No Renection.

sloboy-Do you think she'd marry
me If asked her?
Miss Clipper-Certainly. Her age
makes it imperative. Shed marry any
body.-Baltimor American.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
MANIPULATING THE MATCHES.

water about the center of the star; for
the sugar will at once begin to draw the
water into its pores, and naturally the
matches will crowd together in the
same direction. On the other hand, if
you want the matches to move away
from each other, all that is necessary is
to dip the soap-tipped end of the wand
in the water, for the soap will at once
begin to melt, and the water thrust
back by the fat which has gathered on
its surface, will, naturally, break up the
starlike formation and drive the match
es in various directions.
This is an amusing trick, and one
which never fails to create a good deal
of surprise.-N. Y. Herald
A Matter of Atmosphere.
A body weighing one pound on earth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14

A Matter of Atmosphere.
A body weighing one pound on earth
would weigh 271a pounds upon the sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-08-14
A Liberal Offer.

KATHERINE POPE.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
C0NNECTICUT'S BODY.
Commission There Has Done Much
for the .State-Is Po5CerS.

Hartford Conn. Feb. S-Thc Connecticut State
Railroad Commission is intrtsted with the carry
ing ont Of those provisions Of the laws relating to
railroads which have been particularly designated
TO its Gaze That is. tn commission is the eN-
ecutive board for inspecting the lines of railroad In
the State. for saein- that roadbeds and rails arc
properly constructed and laid. and that the bridges
on all railway lines arc sound and safe. 1t has
power to eliminate grade crossings. the expense 70
be shared by the railway company ana the city
or town where they exist. In this matter alone
the commission has dorc great deal of work,
which has been of uecided benefit TO the state
The commission has power also TO fix the location
OF subsidiary tracks, such spur tracks Tor
manufacturing concerns 1t only follow the
courts in the layout Of la" lines. however. al
though it can approve details Il sch iayouts after
the courts have granted them. For the last two
Years the commission has been in charge of the
street railways, as well As the steam roads This
has added q great deal its work and incident
alIy II has brought IT into contact with local au-
thorities in many matters.
An instance in this city 5 just attracting st
1enuon- The street railway company wished 10 lay
wood block pavement between its tracks in Main
ST. Tor certain distance. The Council refused the
privilege. and on appeal TO the commission the
company won This has brought about action of
the Council looking to Il Law which shall deny the
municipal nrr or any a T1S' This ~ y one instaes
where there is a contest the outcome OF which viii
prooapy favor the railroads, as the legislature Is
undoubtedly a trolley body.
The railroad commission has often been accused
Of having been put up and practically dominated by
the 'IoHsohdated' road, and there has been at
times great deal of comment on this phase Of the
SITUATION but there has never been 50 much com
plaInt against the commission there has been
against successive legislatures which have been
favora bic to that road. On the whole, the railroad
commission has been a conservative body and has
been In many WAYS Of great service to the state,
but If II had times beeI. free from suspi-
cion il would doubtless have had higher - and
ing with the people. The commission is made up
Of one lawyer, one civil engineer and one business
according to the statutes the Governor ap-
pointing for terms Of four years. at time. eX-
cept because of resignation death. are two com
missoners to be appointed in any ore year lhe
salary of each commissioner is S3.aS and there -
a clerk and stenographer employed by the ooard
There has beer scandal connected with
the commission and the commissioners have been
men Of high standing. rule the present board
being an exceptionally strong one
New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
STATE REP1TR OF RO4DS
Great Increase IN C0st-1duisablt-
Hy of .SuperJis0n.

Albany. Feb. (Special). State Controller Miller,
In his annual report to the legislature called
attention one subject which is Just beginning 10
attract attention 1t is that of the provision of
Chapter 15s of the Laws OF 1902. which increased
from % to 20 per the proportion the State is
required pay for the repair of highways OF such
towns adopt the money system.
1t is evident that this law has caused a large
number of communities TO undertake this work. for
the Controller states in his report that between
$4,000 and $4,000 may be required to pay the
States proportion OF this tax this year. while in
1901 the State only called upon to si02e s.
thinks that there should be State supervision OF
the expenditure of the money. 1t is probable also
that he thinks there should be a limit to the
amount the State may be required to pay in any
one year for the repair of highways. The amount
paid for the Improvement of roads. for instance,
Is strictly limited The State Engineer receives
s719,00o be did in 1902, and every penny OF
it in road Improvement. but he does not expend
cent more. The legislature knows precisely Wnat
amount of money il will expend from year to year
In road Improvement, but in regard to ROAD re-
pairs under the present policy. apparently II mas
no absolute knowledge.
There is indeed one check the expenditure OF
the States money in repairing highways but II Is
only small one The act of 1883 says that the
sum paid by the State to any town by virtue or
tenth of per cent of the taxable property OF Such
town" State supervision also may mean. IN the
opinion Of the Controller. that the State Engineer
shall have control Of the repair of highways.
and determine, If the State is to pay one-haf the
cost whether not IT is needful for such repairs
bS made.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
ARMENIAN SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING.
Chairman Goes to Hospital Unconscious
Skull May Be Fractured.

Crying that murder was being committed and
yelling for the police, dozen men dashed down
the stairs from Lyric Hall. Sixth-ave. and For
ty-second-st last night. After them swarned
fifty more. who seemed TO he in haste 10 leave
the hall When they reached the street, jabber-
ing in a strange tongue, they spread out across
Bryant Park in all directions.
Pedestrians along the avenue formed a circle
of spectat tors about the entrance to the hall,
from which the sounds of mems voices came,
punctured by the crash of chairs and other arti-
cles of furniture.
Policeman Frost OF the Tenderoin station,
reached the scene as the last OF them sped across
the park From Fifth-ave. came policeman
of the East Fffty-f1rst-st- station.
Entering the hall they found Nazarat Doni-
grian, tventy-seven years old, of No. 4o1 West
Thirty -ninth-St. lying on the rostrum, uncon-
scious About him their faces badly bruised
and their clothes torn were the men who said
they were his friends. Donigrian's face was one
mass of bruises: mis- eyes were almost obilterated
by black and blue swellings, and his dress suit
in tatters. The chairs III the nan Ntie
nearly all broken.
After sending 10 the New-Tork Hospital Tor
an ambulance. the policemen questioned lne
men who said that there had been a meeting OF
the Armenian Society of the City OF New ork.
Donigrian was the chairman. DR. Lee SAID tha1
he had a possible fracture of the skull
New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
TALKS ON CHURCH AND woRKINGMAN
The Rev. M. St. C. Wright Says Relation Is
Wrong-opportunity Lost.

sDThe Church and the workngman vas the sub
fect of a lecture last evening by the Rev. Merle
S+ Q Wright before the Peoples institute in
Cooper Union He said the problem OF the ehurch
and the workingmsn vas a critical one the rela-
ton of the church 10 the voFkingmsn was wrong
now and had been wrong in most cases The
vorkingrnsn often was better than he should
he said hey hut tire church had fooled and trified
awav it's time and treasure. and was now justly
called 20 account
The sneaker said that the pitifuI fact was that
the majority OF people went nowhere for religious
service PeopIe were driven hy the commercial
rn,rtt os the age he declared that they we're ex-
bsusted when they reached home: but 1t
terrihe thing when work so took hold OF men that
they did moi feel like living after hours OF labor
were over. - - -.-.,.aS o..
come naturally into his rights and not have them
artirciaIIv thrust upon him The churches We're
,1ot only making themselves institutions Tor the
g,sIfsra Of the people he said. but there also
tremendous passion 10 do the people good without
retting worldly beusft in return The workinguls
might or might not believe IN the churcn; ne as
serted but the church believed in the worktnsufan
The aim OF the church, he said to grapple with
the practical problems Of the day. and the chure9
was gradually throwing OF the apathy wnlch hal
TOO long lain Upon IL The church. ne urged mus
ser through social measures. II should insist upon
morality said he preacher. bat II ~ould also IT
sisr upon science applied TO the reformation or
society. The task. he said was large-to less tnais
the problem OF democracy 70 lft people INTO thelT
education Of every human oeiss aio"eu 10 Do
horn
New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
GRAHAM MAY HEAD HANDIcAPPgRs.

None OF the committees os the Metropolitan Colt
Association have been appointed by Horace Rus
sell. the newly elected president. and the an
nouncement will be delayed probably until after
the meeting OF the executive committee This week
The most important appointments are the handi-
cap and tournsn nent committees, which practically
have charge OF the annual championship II Is
believed generally that Judge Russell viii carry
out the intended appointments Of the late ".
Allston FIasg, who the first nominee Tor ths
presidency and that Lionel H. Graham. Of BaltusTos
will be made chairman Of the handicap couuutttee
Mr. Graham is president Of the New-JerseT state
Golf Association. which has recently adopted hl5
system Of handfca piping. and as the Metrcpoiitef
Association voted AZ last weeks annual meeting 20
give the same system trial Il Is only natural
that Mr.. Graham should be asked 70 SUPERVISE
the work The other members Of this committee
will probably be DevereuN. OF the Garden CITY
Golf Club, and F ". MenZies- OF the 5sdbT1SnE
Golf Club. Both have expressed their hearty
Endorsement of the Graham system and a. Eir-
Emmett has a wide experience with the Long IS
and courses and Mr.. Nenziss with those on th9
Jersey coast the value of their services 70 ths
committee is apparent
No names have been suggested for the tourns-
committee. which last year consisted OF L
-. Murdock of the ShiuueCock Hills tTcir Cluos
Walter J. Travis OF the Garden City Golf CIuos
and A NJ Robbins. OF the St Andrews tIolL Cl1D.
The choice Of a championship course has roc
yet been made by the executive committee out al
the Deal club has expressed strong desire -
although Nassau. Apawamis or Tuxedo may have
some consideration In fact. the executive con,
mittee has but 10 make selection, and all nands
will be satisfied