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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
AMENITIES OF WAR.
Two Relatives on Opposite Sides
Brought ToS ether In an
Odd Way.

To speak of the 'amenities of war"
may seem to most persons like a con-
tradition in terms, yet during the civil
war there were many illustrations of a
fraternal feeling between the combat-
ants, such as has seldom existed be-
tween the soldiers of opposing armies
in any war in the history of the'world.
In Civil War Times" Mr.. ID. w. Howe
tells of one occasion when the confed-
crate soldiers under command of Gen.
j. B. Gordon Indignantly insisted that
the laws of hospitality required the safe
return of union soldier who had been
surprised while making them friendly
visit.
There were many similar courtesies
during the Atlanta campaign. A
striking exhibition of them was given
at Rocky Face Ridge. The Seventy
ninth Indiana was posted about half
way up the ridge, and at one time the
pickets had orders to keep up steady
fire all night against the confederates.
One of the Seventy-ninth's picliets
learned in some way that a Kentucky
confederate regiment, in which he had
a brother or brother-in-law, was near
by. He communicated the fact to the
nearest confederate picket, who kindly
volunteered to find his relative and
bring him to the confederate picket
line. This he did, and the Seventy
ninth Indiana man and his confederate
relative talked together for several
hours from behind their respective
trees, while each was keeping up a
steady fire, according to orders, against
the enemy's lines, ltis to be presumed,
however, that they took care not to
aim at each other.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

I cannot describe it, but it was the
funniest performance ever saw. That
negro got himself into more ridicu-
lous attitudes and changed from one
to anotherquickert thanI ever saw any
one before. Although the poor devil
was nearly stung to death, l laughed
until was actually sore, and concluded
that any man that could not laugh at
such a performance was jutifiable in
committing suicide. But the manwith
the bass horn, / have never seen yet
that l know of. If he is living / would
like to hear from him. want to know
when he stopped running. He surely
cannot have eforgottenit. 1 think those
bees made lasting impression.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

just about to sink. Why does it not
float right on the surface, like piece
of wood, since it floats at all? Because
its specific gravity is only a fraction
less than that of water, and just a
little more density would make it sink
We notice, also, that the camphor
does not dissolve in the water. If we
had used alcohol, however. 1t would
have sunk and dissolved, both. For
the specific gravity of camphor is
greater than that of alcohol and alco-
hol has the power of dissolving cam
phor.
Another thing we notice, as already
mentioned, is that the camphor par
ticles cling 10 each other; that is due
to what the scientists call cohesion.
But the strangest part of our little
experiment is the moving about of the
scorpion on the water. Camphor al
ways moves about in that way when
you put it into water. Some persons
say that this is due to the elasticity of
the vapor that camphor gives off and
others say that ft is due to superficial
tension, mysterious force that is
found in the surface of liquids. We
shall not attempt to decide that ques-
ton; we only know that we see the
scorpion swim and that we have made
very interesting experiment.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
A BATTLE WITH BEES.
mt PillnEinE Tint Resulted
DisnstrOusly for Two
Individuals.

One day during the war brigade
halted and stacked arms in a lane,
the Tenth Kentucky being directly i'll
front of farm house, and the Four
teenth Ohio next down the road. The
soldiers were lolling around in the
fence corners, waiting for marching
orders. An old gentleman came out
of the house with every indication of
being in an ill-humor, relates the
American Tribune. He talked loud
and excitedly, boosted that he had
four sons in the southern army, and
he wished to God he had 40 more, and
if he had he would send every one to
fight for the south. Now, | was al
ways opposed to pilaging, but that
kind of argument gave me an appe-
tite for honey, and L saw long row
of beehives in the back yard. With
out saying anything to my comrades
/ stepped over where the hives were.
BY humping on them with my finger
l discovered one that was filled with
honey. Just then member of the
Fourteenth Ohio brass band, with
large horn on his arm, happened to
be passing on the outside of the
fence opposite the hive. I spoke to
him: Hello, partner, help me get
this hive over the fence, and we will
have some honey" He stopped and
l lifted the hive and placed it on the
top rail of the fence. He took hord
to steady it until could get over, but
the bees stung his hands, and he let
it fall. 1t went on his side of the
fence, jarring out gallon or two OF
bees directly on his feet. They rose
in a perfect cloud, completely COW
ering him. 1 lodged back in some
plum bushes where l was safe from
the bees, and where l could enjoy the
fun.
He started across large wood pas
ture, swinging his horn in one hand,
and fighting the bees with the other,
and, as far as l could see him, he was
running. But while l was laughing at
him a negro came around the corner
of the fence. l do not know whether
he saw the bees or not, but he walked
up among them as deliberately as if
they were only so many gnats. In two
seconds there was at least a quart OF
bees in his wool, and, then the perform
ance began. l can, see it all as plain
as though it were but yesterday. Some
times even after l have gone to bed
happen to think of it, and get to laugh,
ing, and my wife wants to know if
am going crazy. Language fails me
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Test for French Submarines.

A fresh exploit of the French sub
marine boats took place at Cherbourg
the other day. AS the Bretagne was
nearing Hayre the submarine Espador
lay in wait and came to the surface
200 yards from the liner as it was pass.
ing. The submarine Silure did better
still. 1t placed itself so it was right
between the Bretagne and the liner
Champagne as they crossed one an
other, torpedoed them from stem
simultaneously, and then suddenly ap.
peared on the surface to the intense
surprise of the passengers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
INFANTS DEVIL WAGON.
Columbus, Ind, Comes Forward with
the Youngest "Chaufreur" In
the World.

II IL Columbus, Bartholomew coun-
ty, Ind, that boasts of the smallest
automobile and the smallest chauffeur
in the world. For time it was
thought Master Carter, ten years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, Greys Es-
sex, England, was the youngest auto
mobilist in the country, but then Mas
ter E. Bond, aged six years, of Bishop
ton, Bristol, bobbed up with min
iature auto. America has even a still
younger motoring prodigy in the son
of Dore Ogden, manager of the West
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

at would have been dangerous"
said the sergeant, "to have bucked
and gagged man in our company.
In fact, only one man in the company
ever felt the rope and gag, and in his
case the punishment was ordered by
AN officer outside the company. We
were on a steamboat, with one of our
men on guard duty, when lot of
drunken soldiers from other com
panies rushed the deck guard line. In
attempting to quell the disturbance
the guard pushed one of the drunken
men overheard, and in the excitement
that followed was arrested by the
officer of the day, bucked and gagged,
and thrown into the hold. When our
boys heard of it they insisted that the
gag be removed, and that the guard
be treated decently, They went in
a body to the colonel, and the out
come was the man was released. He
was, in fact one of the best behaved
and finest soldiers iR the regiment,
and upon investigation was acquitted
Of all blame. When, a year later, he
fell In the front rank of forlorn
hope, the whole regiment turned out
to pay him honor, and / have always
been proud of the fact that my hand
cut the gag from his mouth. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
TooTHAcHE IN HIS FOOT.
Pat Flanagan Contracted II During
the Civil War and II Is stiu
with Him.

"Did you ever have the jumping
toothache in the foot of you?" asked
Pat Flanagan of the major, relates the
Chicago Inter Ocean. 1T was like
this" said Pat. 81 carried, at Stone
River, the cleanest and brightest rife
in the company. And all the boys
knew it. When the rebs shot that rife
out of my hands l couldn't bulge on
account of being stunned and boiling
over mad. Right at my side was Mike
Higgins, with as dirty a rifle as ever
good soldier carried, and he was fir
ing as fast as he could load and pull
the trigger, and he was yelling at me
why in the devil didn't l shoot, when
1 decided to slap him once for luck.
Just then something slapped me on the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

ern Union telegraph Office, at Column
bus, Ind. Hubert Ogden, who is only
three years and four months old, is
shown in his tiny car in the accom-
panying illustration.
The vehicle has a live rear axle,
carrying the differential gear, with d
band brake upon it. The power Is
supplied by a one and quarter horse
power petrol motor" which is car
ried-in front. The body is 3S inches
long and 16 inches wide, and is car
ried on 2O-inch wheels. The speed Is
controlled by forward pressure on
the lever shown at the left, which
operates a friction drive, giving a
variation in speed of from one to
seven miles per hour. The brake
is operated by the foot, and the
steering is controlled by n tiller
The little chauffeur handles the lever
very sl1illfully, although his father
always accompanies him on bi
cycle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
WHAT BOBBY DID
NOT KNOW ~ ~
BY Sara Lindsay Coleman.

(Copyrght 1908, by Daily story Pub Co.
nOBBY met the little princess one
n summer of his boyhood as he
sfrolled on the beach in an out of the
way place on the Atlantic coast. A
tiny, dark creature, with tangled locks,
she didn't seem much of princess as
she quivercd under the brutal epithets
hurled at her by small male tor
mentor. 1t was positively wicked to be
snub-nosed, knock-kneed fraid-cat.
She wept under the piledup agony of
il.
Bobby, some years old, thrashed the
young bully, climbed up beside the
child lying on a wet rock that pushed
itself into the sea, and restored her
self-respect by declaring that she
didn't have a snub nose, and that she
would be the finest there is when she
grew up to her bully eyes.
They became famous friends in the
long happy days that followed. Bobby
went to college resolved that he would
seek his princess when school days
were done, and ask her to make the
world beautiful for him.
Some years later he met her, much
photographed and much Photographed ID
young beauty, grown up to her bully
eyes. and he smiled somewhat cynical
Iy as he thought of that brave young
resolve.
Rumor associated her name witt
Mai. Davis, man of wealth, ole
enough to be her father, and it seemed
that for once rumor might be relied
upon.
Finding the major always there
Bobby flung himself from the girl
presence and into the service of hi
country. On the day he sailed from
Frisco he read the announcement o
the approaching marriage of Carolyi
Nicholson to Maj. Davis, and not with
out bitterness of soul closed that swee
chapter of his life.
A graver Bobby, and pale with tn
weakness of an old fever in his blood
he hesitated in the hallway of south
ern house. Apromise to friend, and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

side of my right foot, and slapped both
feet from under me. Mike lifted me
up and said whatever it was that
slapped me never touched me. Then
he shouldered me off toward the rear.
ut was a case of must, Mike said. 1
had to use my legs or be captured. At
first my feet were like wooden blocks,
but the further l walked the better
they felt, and finding a bright, clean
rifle on the field l became interested
in the shooting and forgot all about
slapping Mike or being slapped by
something that Mike said never
touched me. That night l found two
bullet holes in my hat, three in my
overcoat, two flesh wounds on one leg
and three scratches on the other, and
never thought of my foot. My right
boot was full of blood, but Mike said it
came from wound just above my
knee and let it go at that.
But that blood came from my foot
and from that day to this l have had
the jumping toothache in that foot,
whenever a storm IS brewing. Rheu-
matism? No, sir, can stand in the
water or in the snow all day and have
no pain. But three or four hours be-
fore heavy rain or snow storm is due.
there is jumping, humping tsothach-
sy pain in that foot and no questions
askedt That continues until the rain
or snow comes, and then the foot is as
easy and comfortable as any footin this
world. Mike told me later that the
thing that struck me seemed to fly up
from the ground, but the air was so
full of flying things that he thought
was lucky to escape with a bruise,
when dozen of the boys were shot
through and through. This was the
view | took OF the matter then, and
never counted my lame foot as a
wounded foot, and yet it gives me more
trouble than all my other wounds put
together"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
A cAMPHoR SCORPION.
An Experiment in Tension which 10
Highly Amusing and of scien-
tihc Value

The boy or girl who is fond of max.
ing experiments in simple science may
find amusement and instruction in a
basin of water and few Jumps of
camphor of different sizes.
Let us show you how. Somewhere
in the house, perhaps, we can find some
gumcamphor; or if there is none there,
we can get some at a tritling expense
from the druggist.
Now, with our basin of water ready,
let us throw into it a handful of the
camphor, first breaking it up, if neces-
sary, into Jumps of various sizes, even
as small, some of them, as grains.
The camphor will float on the water
and if we use small stick we can cas-
lily arrange the Jumps in the form of q
scorpion. We find, as we arrange
them, that they retain the position we
put them in, the Jumps adhering to
each other so that we do not have to
hold them in place.
Let us wait for n few moments now,
and we shall see the scorpion begin to
move about in the water, waving it's
claws and wagging its tail, just as if it
had life.
So far, we have attempted merely to
amuse ourselves, but the experiment
has its scientificsvalue, and therefore
we may get a little informal ton
from it.
We notice, first, that the scorpion
floats about on the water, but is al
most under the surface; that is to say,
it barely floats and looks as if it were
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
BE WARE OF THE EXPRESSION.
Old Form of Language Recently Re-
vived-Refer TO Nice Use
of Words.

There has been distinct revival of
the "a," or "one," used of man by
way of contempt. A certain zone
Amory" recently figured in some none
too gentle remarks by President Vree-
land. And lately in London the pro-
prietor of theater has referred to "a
Mr.. Walkley"-meaning thereby the
well-known critic who had been ex.
cludcd from Nj. jones play, 1t il
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
SeIf-SncrIncInk.

Snively-I pride myself on the fact
that / have not even tasted spiritous
liquor for 30 years.
Observation-Disclosures that, L suppose,
you were fond of it?
"On the contrary, I always hated
it; never had any desire for it,"
81 see; that was the reason you be-
came a ler."-Boston Trans
cript.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Cobra with Big Appetite.

Noticing large cobra with a
small portion of a snakes tail hang
ing out of its mouth, a resident of
Ceylon killed the reptile. During its
death struggles the cobra disgorged
three-fourths of a rat snake. The
resident hauled out the rest, and,
on taking measurements, found the
cobra to be four feet eight inches
long and the rat snake it had tried
to swallow five feet two inches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
THE OLD cRAB-APPLE TREE.

Little old crab apple tree
Down beside the stream that goes
Winding onward laziy,
Never caring where ii flows
Are you standing there to-day
AS you did long, long ago
Waiting fragrance far away
When your sweet pink blossoms blow?
DO the COWS, sedate sad-eyed
Come to rub against you there,
Polishing your gnarly side,
Leaving little tufts of hair?
Does the blackblrd. with his wings
Crimson splashed, still come and go,
AS If charmed with earthly things,
When your sweet pink blossoms blow?
Iittle old crab apple tree.
/ am going back some day
TO lie down and lazily
Hear the water sing away;
j am going back TO dream
Glad old dreams of long ago
Where the cows wade in the stream
And your sweet pink blossoms blow.
IS. e. Kiser, In Chicago Record Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Have Learned How 10 Live.

The famous chef of a closed fashion.
able resort at Paris says kings no long,
er know how to dine. His occupa tons
gone, Which, says the Chicago Chron.
icle, may account for the improved
health OF royalty.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

telegram from that friends mother ac-
counted for his presence there.
He had hardly got his land legs, and
as he stood looking into the drawing
room and the bright rooms beyond
from which the murmur of laughter
and many voices came, he drew his
hand across his brow with quick, odd
GESTURE, as though he brushed cobwebs
from his brain. 1t wasn't in the least
what he had been led to expect.
In the brilliant room one face, deli
cate face framed in masses of dark
hair, paled at the old familiar sweep of
Bobby's hand across his brow.
There was a swift swish of sillen
skirts, and at his elbow a voice that
had delicious quaver in it, saying:
ow-when-where?
"Steam-not an hour ago-home." F"
Bobby was making desperate attempt
at his old jauntiness. "l've brought
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

E@IE There three
in the nest them
HGy easily,
to coming.
abou They
prize stock After had got
misfortune kill
The remaining put in the cellar in October He at once
his old
he
of him
he him.
the
everything
could string
beans at and seemed
possible fill him He getting his winters supply suppose
he He would sit
take his food in his front 1t seldom
j in Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Londoners Walk During Lent.

"In London during lent the hanson
cab trade is always bad" was state
ment made recently in Lambeth coun-
ty court, people mortify themselves
by walking."-N. Y. Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

Among the prizes given to the boys
attending voluntary school in q
Mid Glamorgan village recently was
one consisting of box of soap, a
piece of flannel and towel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Moving.

Let him who would move the world
get a move on himself first.-Chicago
Daily News. '-----------' -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
SAVED BY CLOUDS
Little Damage Done to Crops by
Frost Last Night.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept 17.-CIoudy skies
with a slightly warmer temperature
prevented frost damage in eastern Ne
braska last night. The temperature at
o'clock this morning was AZ degrees
and rising slowly. No outside stations
reported frost, and none is believed to
have appeared in Nebraska nor western
Iowa
Lincoln. Neb., Sept 17.-Heavy
clouds prevented frost last night in the
eastern half of Nebraska. A rain
storm prevailed over this section of the
blanket of clouds continued to serve
as protection to the crops
In the extreme western and north
western parts of the state frost fell last
night. adding to the heavy damage
that was done the night before. An
estimate of the damage done to crops
in this state has not been completed.
but it is feared that Ii will represent
large figure. The weather all over
the state is still cold this morning. and
under prevailing conditions it is diff
cult for corn to ripen even though it is
not killed
Des Moines, Ia. Sept. 17.-Again the
clouds saved the corn crop of central
Iowa. Frost failed to make it's appear
ance in the central valleys of the state,
although predicted by the government.
The sky cleared uD early in the even
ing and continued remarka bly, clear
until O'CLOCK. when the clouds rolled
by IN great profuSiOn. A thorough ex-
animation Of the fields this morning
reveals that all that is needed is warm
weather to mature ana harden the ker-
nels, otherwise the cob is in first-class
shape, and the yield fully S5 per cent.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 17.-The clouds
have saved most of Kansas from Il kill
ing frost so far, except in the north
western corner of the state where light
frost fell last night. Low temperatures
xr.1i1 fnpra1 nd
western Missouri and it is feared corn is
somewhat damaged in the districts
where frost has fallen. Corn should
have at least ten days more sunshine.
St Joseph. Nc, Sept. 1.-THE mer-
curry went to AZ degrees above zero n
this locality last night and there was a
light frost in the lowlands. Farmers
and gardeners say the damage was very
slight. Corn was not injured at all, but
tomatoes and late vegetab bles were nip
ped. The bright weather of today has
brought a feeling of relief to all grow
ers
st. Paul. Alinn., Sept. 17s-Although
the weather continued cleaF' during the
night there was no frost in the imme-
diate vicinity of st. Paul. The indica-
tions at this hour, 30 a. m, are for
bright day.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE wealth
er bureau in Milwaukee reports a light
TO heavy frost, throughout Wisconsin
last night with a probability that it was
killing in many localities. The northern
and central portions suffered the most.
the southern section reporting light
frost. Moorehead Mimi, reports 50 de-
grees and atmosphere clear and the in
dications for the northwest are for d
more severe frost tonight.
Springfield, Ill, Sept 1T.-No frost oc-
CURED in the immediate vicinity of
Springfield last night owing TO cioudi-
ness and a fresh breeze. The minimum
temperature was 45 degrees at 6 o'clock
this morning, a fall of degrees in "a
hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
FEELING OF
INSECURITY.
Business Remains Suspended at
Beirut, Syria.
Change of Governors Has Failed
to Restore Confidence.
ARE DAILY OUTRAGES.
Refugees Are Showing No Haste
to Return.
The Sultan Says the Powers
Told Him to DO 1t.
ARE DAILY OUTRAGES.

Beirut Syria, Sept. 17.-Business is
still suspended Notwithstanding the
change in the governorship, and it will
take a long time to restore confidence.
Robberies and murders are the order of
the night, If not of the day, and the
feeling of insecurity on the part of
both European and native residents is
very great. Some form of outrage
against the foreign and Christian pop
ulation occurs daily. The Christian
refugees in the Lebanon mountains are
returning very slowly and in small
numbers.
Constantinople. Sept. 1.-THE porte
has received confirmation of the re-
ports that large bands of Bulgarians
and Macedonians, one of them esti-
mated to number 1000 men, have been
preparing to cross the frontier near
Kostendil, 43 miles from Sofia.
Official circles here have been great
ly irritated by the representations
made to the porte by the representa-
tives of the powers regarding the ex-
cesses committed by Turkish troops. Ie
is pointed out the powers themselves
advised Turkey to suppress the insur-
rection energetically.