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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
A Terribly Destructive Fire Mt Laco-
MIA. N. H.-Loss Nearly 100000.

Laconia. y. H.. May 27.-The city
was in darkness last night. nearly 200
buildings have been burned, $50 per-
sons are homeless and a loss of be-
tween S35O.0OO and 100000 as the re-
suit of fire in the Lakeport section,
the area burned over being about $50
acres. The fire started in a boiler
room of the H. Fl. Wood hosiery mill.
The flames spread quickly and in n
very short time, under the influence
of a brisk southeast wind, the entire
structure was burning. Next it
spread to the finished lumber plant
Of the Boulia & Gorrell Co. and
then to the works of the Laconia
Electric Light Co. In less than an
hour both these plants We're destroy
ed. The city fire department was
helpless to stay the progress of the
flames and the destruction went on
until the fire actually burned itself
out for want of material.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
A Slaughter OF Macedonians.

Salonica, May 95.-The revolution.
AIRY band of 10 men headed by the
Macedonian leader, Svetkog, against
which the Turlish troops were fight
ing all day Thursday near the Bull
garian village of Mogil, six miles
north of Monastir, was finally sur,
rounded and destroyed The fight
was II prolonged one and Svetkoff, 12
of his T;en and six villagers We're
killed. The Turkish loss was trifiing.
After the fighting the Bashi-Bazouks
pillaged and burned is houses in
Mogil, Terror prevails in Monastir
and the consuls propose to ask for
foreign guards. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION.
GloversvIIc. ". ", Comes TO the Front
with a Sensational Story,

Gloversville, y. V, May 25.-The
police of this city are investigating
mysterious explosion which oc-
CURED early Sunday morning and
the sudden death of the son of the
proprietor of a large establishment
of this city. The explosion, which
caused a fierce blaze, took place in
an outbuilding in connection with
the leather dressing plant of Mills
Bros, containing dangerous eX-
plosives used in the preparation of
certain kinds of leather.
Persons living nearby heard the
explosion and saw man whose
clothing was on fire hurry away
from the burning building. Later a
physician was hastily summoned to
the residence of Michael ]. Kennedy,
senior member of the firm of NJ. j.
Kennedy & Co., leather manufactur-
ers, and in the morning was an
nounced the death of the formers
son, John Kennedy. The family re-
fuses to give out any information
concerning Mr.. Kennedy's death,
olner than that early Sunday morn
ing he appeared at his fathers home
and said he had met with an acci-
dent.
The supposition the police are
working on is that John Kennedy
entered the outbuilding where the
explosion occurred with the intention
of ascertaining what formula was
used by their competitors in the
manufacture of patent leather. While
there the explosion occurred and he
sustained injuries that caused his
death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Increased the Assessment.

Cleveland. May 26.-The county au-
ditors assessed the Cleveland Ter
minal & Valley Railroad Co. at $685.,
BOG at their meeting Monday, increas-
ing last years assessment $6S,S74.
The largest share of the increase was
placed on the rolling stock and side
tracks. Some interesting figures rel
ative to the value of the road were
given by Prof. Bemis, who stated that
the road was mortgaged for over
$5,O00,0O0. The previous assessment
of the road amounted to less than 2
per cent. of the mortgage alone.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Tour MEN KuIed I'm n 1IIDe

Pittsburg, May 27.-.Four men were
killed and two badly burned by an ex-
plosion of gas in she mines of the
CHARTERS Coal & Coke Co. at Federal,
mining town on the Pittsburg,
CHARTERS & Youghiogheny railroad
yesterday The mine is but slightly
injured. The dead: William Nelson
aged AZ years, married; mine boss;
James Nelson, nephew of William
Nelson, aged % years, single, road
man; Jacob Sailor, miner, "a years of
age; Joseph Smuck, miner, aged 35
years. Sixty men were at work in
the mine at the time of the explo-
sion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Murdered Ills WIG.

Wheeling, w. Va, May 27.-Samuel
Ashby, of Portland, near Martins
Ferry, o., murdered bjs wife at their
home in that place Tuesday. Ashby
on Monday night turned his wife out
of the house, but she returned. Ash
by was there and after some conger-
sation he drew gun and shot her
three times. Any one of the wounds
would have been fatal, but, not salts
fed, Ashby thrust knife three
times into his victims breast. After
inficting the wounds the husband
ran from his home, escaping to the
country and had not been captured
up to u late hour last night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
A Bi. Strike Is Imminent.

Philadelphia. May 27.--In all of the
local tetXile mills notices were posted
Tuesday by the manufacturers am
nouncing their refusal to grant the
demand of the workers for a 55-hour
week. The employees fixed June 1 as
the time limit for the concession and
ii is almost certain that a strike in
volving upwards of 100000 men will
be inaugurated next Monday. Two
Of the most important organizations
in the textile trade-the Ingram Car
pet Weavers' union and the Wool
and Cotton Piece Dyers' Finishers'
union-haye already voted to strike.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Decided AgaInst LiIIer.

Washington, May 27.-Postmaster
General Payne has signed an order
forbidding the delivery of mail and
the payment of money orders to
civilian c. Liller and William C..
Liller, adiutant general" of Lancas-
ter, Pa. According to the postmaster
general, Liller represents himself to
be the duly elected adiutant general
of the Spansh-American War Verer-
ans. The order is an echo of the
factional controversy in the ranks of
the Spanish War Veterans that gain
ed wide publicity months ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Nash Issues n RequIsrtIon.

Columbus, May ga requisition
on New York was issued Friday by
Gov. Nash for the return to Ashta-
bula of Myrtle Redfern, charged with
grand larceny. Myrtle Redfern is the
woman who is reported to have sold
love powders to love-sick young
women in Conneaut n few days since.
One claimed that the palmist took
$500 out of her handbag while put
ting in u jumping bean that would,
without doubt. make a young man
fall desperately in love with her. The
Redfern woman is under arrest at
Rochester, y. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29
Ohio News.
WILL NOT FIGHT 1T.
Senator Hanna Says He VIII Not OPP
pose Endorsemcnt OF Roosevelt bY
Ohio Republican Convention.

pose Endorsement Of Roosevelt BIZ
Ohio Republican Convention.
Cleveland, May Ex-senator Hanna
has decided to offer no further oppo-
sition to a proposed resolution in
the coming republican state conven-
tion endorsing the candidacy of
President Roosevelt for another term.
This action was decided on late Tues
day afternoon.
When asked if he had heard from
President Roosevelt with reference
to the discussion concerning his at
titude in connection with the resolu-
tion, Senator Hanna made the fol-
lowing statement:
81 am in receipt of a telegram from
President Roosevelt which indicates
to me his desire to have the endorse
ment of the Ohio republican state
convention of his administration and
candidacy. In view of this l shall not
oppose such action by the conven-
ton and have telegraphed the pres
ident to that effect"
1t is the general belief, however,
among those close to the senator
that he still doubts the advisability
of the adoption of resolution en-
dorsing President Roosevelt's candi-
dacy by this years convention. But,
it is pointed out, in deferring to the
presidents judgment and expressed
wishes. Mr.. Hanna demonstrates that
his original position in the matter
was at no time prompted by personal
antagonism to President Roosevelt.
Washington, May 27.-When the dis
patch announcing that Senator
Hanna would not oppose an endorse
ment of President Roosevelt at the
coming Ohio state convention was
shown to Senator Foraker he dictated
the following statement:
"I am very much gratified to learn
that Senator Hanna has withdrawn
his opposition to the endorsement of
President Roosevelt's candidacy in
1904. Not on any personal grounds,
for | have not at any time had any
personal interest in the matter, but
solely because I think endorsement
good for Senator Hanna and the
party. as well as for President Roose-
welt, who has we'll earned n second
term by the splendid administration
he has given us. The result will be
harmonious convention and an en-
thusiastic and unanimous endorse
ment for Senator Hanna for another
term in the senate"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-29

Springfield, May 23.-L. c. Evans,
agen As years, president of the A. c.
Evans Manufacturing Co., was found
dead in his room at his home yester-
day His death resulted from taking
the entire contents of four-ounce
bottle of carbolic acid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15

man architecture for SIS. We will then
have our own eggs and not be swal-
lowing microbes every day.
II forbid it. woman-I forbid III!
shouted Mr.. BoWser, as he jumped up
and waved his arms around
Man, do you know who you are
talking to?"
st say I forbid it!''
But that won't make any difference
I am Mrs. Bowser; you are simply the
husband of Mrs. Bowser. When /
don't know enough to run things
around here I'll step down and out and
you may try it, And there's another
thing I wish to speak about. Your
father is all right in a way, but don't
want him coming around here and
thinking he can run me or my house.
I shall submit to no dictation from
him"
HAS the end of the world come at
last ?'' asked Mr.. BowSer of himself
as he pinched his leg and remembered
how often he had inveighed against his
mother-in-law.
"Anw now about clubs said Mrs.
BoWser, as she paused before him. You
belong to two or three and they are al.
ways working you for soft thing. l
propose to join four or FIVE and I think
can hold my own 1 want Someth1ng
to take up my evenings and use up my
spare cash. It is quite likely shall be
and the name of Mrs Bowser may come
to be known in the land. You have mad
many opportunities, put you nave HOT
accomplished anything yet
And this to me-to me-to mel gasp
ed MIR Bowser, as he glanced at the cat
and saw that she was almost In conVu1-
sions.
are one of the most careless men IN the
world, as I have often observed. should
you lose your purse with 10 cents IN II on
the street car in store don't come
home and expect any sympathy from
me I have told you that you can't pc
trusted even with quarter to go to the
butchers for pound of bacon, ana II
you will persist in your careless ways
you must take the consequences thlnk
that is about all tonight. Let me see! NO.
there is one thing more. II come home
and find that you have given away one
of my dresses or cloaks to some lazy old
tramp I'll not buy you another garment
OF any sort for a year."
And she ta1ks-she talks-she talks! y
ssThat's quite ALL and now I have bust
ness in the library, and you needn't sit
I'D for me 1t is 60 miles to your father 8
house and the train leaves at 10 O'Clock
| in the morning. Should you decide to go
my lawyer and your lawyer can easily ar
range about the alimony. Good night,
| Mr. Bowser-good night.
Two hours later Mrs. Bowser came soft
/ w into the room to find Mr.. Bowser
asleep in his chair with the cat on his
knees They had gone to sleep while
wondering where he was at, and the look
still remained on his e.-(Copyright,
| 1903 by G. B. Lewis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15

"Womanl" shouted Mr.. Bowser, as he
finally got his breath. Have you been
hit on the head and had your senses
knocked out of you?'
mo. sir, I haven't" she replied in
decided tones. You sit right down
there and listen to me. How does it
come that the butcher has sent in a
bill for a balance of 10 cents? Don't
squirm around and look as red as q
boiled lobster. but give me straight
answer Did you stop and buy a sau-
sage to eat at the office? Have you
been sending pork chops to some dis
tressed family and keeping it secret
from me?'
Il won't be talked to in this man
nerg' he said.as he clustered up.
LAS your wife I have a right to
talk to YOU and shall exercise it. Mr..
Bowser, four months ago I bought
four dozen clothespins at two cents
dozen. Today 1 counted them up and
found only forty-fve. 1 want, to know
what has become of the missing three.
Have you thrown them at cats. sold
them for fuel or loaned them to some
builder to make scaffolding for a sky
scraper? The money value is not
great but the loss of three elothespins
goes to show that you have no care
how soon we bring up in some char
table institution. Answer me without
lodging"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15
name is clutton. and they will grasp the

name is Clutton, and they will grasp the
situation at once"
She bit her lips with vexation.
Come" I said, -'don't let US worry
about destiny or anything else. I will
walk with you as far as your house.
You must in mercy permit me that, for
I don't know soul in the town. Then,
IL you fined an additional cousin
such a nuisance we will say good by
forever and a day. Will that do?"
Yes" she said, doubtfully.
On our way through the town she
pointed out the house where at one time
a branch of the family used to live. 1t
is now converted into a hairdressing
establishment-a truly inglorious falling
off
That evening Mr.. Clarence called at
the hotel where I was staying, and beg
ged to make the acquaintance of a
member of the family. I submitted
gracefully and we discussed the family
tree and the family history until 2
o'clock in the morning.
I think few men had more difficult
courtship than mine, for Miss Dorothy
fought against the guidance of destiny
with all her might Curiously enough,
the rest of the legend came true, for a
distant relative left her moderate for
tune The terms of her will ran: Il
leave the sum to my kinswoman, Doro-
thy C1utton, that the ancient prophecy
may be fulfilled, and beg that she will
employ it as far as practicable in re-
purchasing the Clutton property
And all this arose from a chance en-
counter in an old cathedral on a wet
afternoon chicago Tribune.
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Mr.. Bowser couldn't answer at all
He had been Jumped on" so suddenly
and SO vigorously that he was like
man headed up in a barrel The cat,
to prepare for a night promenade
around the neighborhood, woke up
as Mrs. Bower began to talk, and she
was so tickled at seeing Mrs. Bowser
having the best OF it that she grinned
in Mr.. Bowser's face and narrowly
escaped a tremendous kick launched
in her direction.
And there's another thing con-
tinued Mrs. Bowser. after a moment
of waiting: "A pane of glass IN one
cracked. Who cracked it? Don't tell
me that the cook did it by accident,
or that some boy threw a stone from
the alley. You are morally respon-
sible for all the windows. and you
must be on hand to protect them. Did
you break that pane to spite me and
help along your waste and extraya-
gance? Did you take sledge-hammer
and stand off and deliberately pound
and whack and smash until you had
botto:ni'
BY thunder, woman, but IL"
stammered Mr.. Bowser, as he realized
that a revolution had broken out and
was likely to be a success
The cat sat up beyond reach of his
foot and purred and grinned for Mrs.
Bowser to go on and fire more grape
shot, and presently there was more to
be heard.
There are some few things I am
going to DO this winter, and I want to
tell you in advance and warn you not
to raise any row with me. We need
three or four fire escapes around the
house and I'm going to buy 'enn. I
don't propose to be burned up in my
bed at night, no matter how you feel
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MRS. BOWSER'S PLOT.
She Makes an Evening Rather Inter
esting for Mr. Bowser.


There was certain atmosphere sur
rounding Mr. Bowser as he came home
the other evening that warned Mrs.
Bowser of trouble to come. AS a mat
ter of fact, several things had annoyed
him during the day, and on the street
car coming home a drunken man had
insisted on recognizing him as long
lost brother, and a loafer had stepped
on his feet and then called him a liar.
It was only natural that he should
blame Mrs. BOwSer and hold her re-
sponsible, and all through the dinner
hour he was casting about for an ex-
cuse to open his batteries Mrs. Bow
ser was watching the thermometer, and
they had no sooner reached the sitting
room than she said:
Mr. Bowser, the gas bill came in to-
day. and it is 81 more than last month.
This eztraVagan on your part has got
to stop or shall know the reason why.
me to the poor house"
'"Wh-what's that?" exclaimed Mr..
Bowser as he looked at her and wonder
ed if he had hear Alright.
81 went down cellar the other day
after you had gone" she continued,
land there were two gas jets blazing
away as If the rats were holding feS-
tival. You lighted them and left them.
That's just your way. You are the most
careless, extravagant man know of,
and you'll have to make change for
the better or there will be trouble in
this house."
''You-you are talking to me?"
Yes, sir, I'm talking straight to you,
and I hope you won't lose word OF
what I say. That last ton of range coal
to the neighbors, or encourage tramps
to throw it into the street? I'm sure
that you are responsible in some way
that it didn't last longer"
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

"You say you have no respect for
that man who was caught grafting?"
Certainly answered Senator Sorg-
hum: II have no respect for a man
who gets caught at anything. WASH
ington Star.
sent from school for two weeks. Have
you an excuse?
hain't got any. I was sick abed all the
time with a bad cold, but nav says it's
all my own fault.-chicago Tribune.
customer-what sort of chicken do
WaiterSThat. sir, is. believe, Ply
sAhi I'm glad it has some historic in
terest I thought it was just an ordinary
cobblestone. ILLUSTRATED Bits
st understand that politician is a self
made man"
He is, entirely-except for couple Of
coats of whitewash which he has received
from Investigating committees. syria
cuse Herald.
Zones has sold all of his manuscripts
and decided to stop writing
he an incentive to him to write more
But he sold them to the Junkman. =
Brooklyn Life
waiter-Yes. he's getting. rich. now.
Proprietor-How do you know?
waiter-He used to give me me- a big gc Up
sional nickel.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Wife-What makes you late?
Hubby-I came home in my new motor,
and I've been WhizZing up and down the
street for three hours trying to stop i'll
Comic Cuts
I'VE used to think she was lazy girl. -
Yes: that was when she was poor"
How about it now2"
why, now that she is rich, we merely
note the evidence of lassitude and ennul
Chicago Post.
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about it. Then shall take dunb-bell
and other exercises for my rheumatism
The doctor has ordered IL, you know.
He says if could take boxing lessons
it would be a good thing: but l haven't
made up my mind about that yet
Are you-you Mrs. Bowser?" asked
a hoarse voice, as she paused for
breath.
'I am sir. am Mrs. Bowser. wife
of Mr.. Bowser, ana 1 am talking to
him and to no one else. There is a
sale next week by auction OF antique
furniture, and I shall attend This
house needs a table of the Louis XII
style a cabinet of the Louis XIII
make, and a sofa and a few chairs to
show that we are UP on Louis the
XIV. If can pick up any old masters
in cracked frames at the same time
I'm going to do it"
Good Lord-good Lord" whispered
Mr.. Bowser. as he wriggled' around in
his chair, while the cat got under the
piano to whisper to herself:
"Gee-whizz, but amt the old man
having a hot old time in this old town
tonight"
'I shall also look around for a nice
rnilch-coW," resumed Mrs. Bowser, as
she walked up and down the room.
1--WE use two quarts of milk per day,
and by buying COW for $40 ana pay
ing out So per week for her keep,
figure that we would save about $500
per year. I was reading yesterday that
every family ought to keep a hog, as
they never eat anything beyond the
fshbones and potato Feelings which
are generally wasted, and I shall buy
one and save about $3.50 a year on our
pork We will also need a few hens.
believe you paid 81 apiece for those
you bought two or three years ago,
and that they all turned out ROSTERS
and we never got an egg, but 1 know
I can do better than that. The hens
can be had for about SO cents apiece,
and we can build henhouse OF Ro-
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OTHERWISE ENGAGED.

at don't know who I offended in the
Missouri town where I had business
for a day or two said the man who
walked sideways, "and perhaps 1 didn't
give offense to any one. Perhaps they
just did it because it was their way 2"
what did they do?" was asked.
''Took me out of bed and rode me on
a rail for three miles, and when they
finally dumped me off they told me
they'd send my baggage after me-"
But didn't you ask why they thus
Tnisused your
mo, I didn't"
That's queer
TT may be to you, unless you've been
there yourself. l wanted to ask, of
course, but the reason 1 didn't was be-
cause all my time was taken up in
hanging to the rail, and wondering
where they could dump my remains. "
M Quad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15
J. A. GUYMON SAYS PAW.PAW is
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.

'I was afflicted with about all the ills
that human flesh is heir to and for t1ve
years was on crutches. I have tried al
most everything in the line of remedies,
both as prescribed by physicians and also
the proprietary kind, and L can truth
fully say that nothing has ever helped
me so much as Munyon's Paw-Paw, which
I have now been taking for two or three
weeks. consider it a marvellous remedy,
and I am only too glad to let people
know what it has done for me"
(Signed) J. A. GUYMON.
90 Windsor Block,
Indiana polls, Ind
Paw-Psw will drive out all Doisons and
impurities of the blood and consequently
IS most beneficial in RHEUMATIC
LIVER AND KIDNEY COMPLAINTS.
If you are overworked, use it, If you
are weak and run down. use it. If you
have no appetite, use it. If you feel old, -
use it. If you are depressed and feel the
need of new life and good cheer, use it.
If you have rheumatism, use it. If your
kidneys are ailing, use it. If your blood
is thin or impure, use it. If your heart is
weak. use it. If you can't sleep, use it.
II your liver or stomach is out OF order,
use it. If you have catarrh, use it.
Paw-Paw is natures own remedy i'm
proved by mans scientific skill
Munyon's Paw-Paw uarge bottles).
price, 81. Paw-Paw laxative pills, Csc per
box. At all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-15
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