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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

made for the most part in white, and
tied with ribbon of the same shade\as
the frock
Among gowns for morning wear
there are small checks in red and
white, blue and white. and black and
white, which are still holding their
own despite the fact that they have be-
come rather ordinary. Still, they are
essentially delightful toilettes for the
Bois in the morning. especially when
the skirt is very full (and trimmed
with three or five enormous fiat tucks
and little insertions of white washing
beading), and the simple bodice has a
yoke piece of embroidery and a few
tiny fiat tucks, pouching over a wide
band or sash, and rather neat sleeves
with turned-back cuffs of embroidery,
worn with a Breton sailor hat.
For tn. toilette de reception and the
more elaborate afternoon frocks, again
do white mousseine de sole and white
muslin reign supreme These seem to
consist of endless numbers of ruchings.
gaugings. pipings and insertions OF
YalenclelQes lace, indescribably elab-
crate and yet maintaining certain
chic simplicity. White muslin always
sounds simple, however intricate it
may be in reality.
Our leading ateliers are making a
speciality of mousseline de sole in blue
or zinc white shades, mixed with the
coarsest White silk guipures or dentelle
Irlandatse; these are in contemplation
for Ascot. And once more are thew
using linens de sole in a very vivid
shade of pink-so vivid that it becomes,
almost orange in finland these mixed
with dull oriental embroideries or bea-
yer, shaded guipure laces, are extreme
ly effective. Most of these smart frocks
are cut with the long shoulder, the
deep. pointed ceinture, and a greet deal
of fulness on the hips, truly showing
the popularity of the Marie Antoinette
styles.
Then for very notable women, some
of our couturleres are making white
| taffeta frocks with silk frills, edged
with fringe after the manner in vogue
during the early Victorian era. and
most attractive little pelerine effects
fastening with beautiful Louis XIV.
paste buttons
Black chanitlly over white taffeta
promises to become a favoritc froclS
with the matron, softened by manv
plisse chiffon frills.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
BILLY
THOMPSON'S
CHOICE
Copyright, tOO,, by Daily Story Pub. Col
hDILLY" THOMPSON, formerl
BY EDWIN J. WEBSTER

hDILLY" THOMPSON, formerly
y Will and Mr.. Thompson, was
looking gloomily out of the car window,
apparently intent on the passing seem
cry. In reality his thoughts were far
away, and they were far from pleasant
thoughts. For Billy was on his way to
the penitentiary That Billy was not
wearing handouts was due to point
of pride with Sheriff Wilson, in whose
custody Billy was.
ANY time when Tom Wilson needs
handouts to take care of only one pris-
oner. ii will be because he is an older
and a weaker man than he is these pres
ent days." the sheriff used to remark
little grimly. The boys know that if
any of them try to make break when
I'm taking them to the pen it will be a
case for the coroner instead of the peni-
tentiary warden"
Sheriff Wilson was not only an un-
usually strong and active man, but a
dead shot and mighty sudden on the
draw" in the language of his admiring
constituents.
at is all my own fault" thought
Billy Thompson, gloomily, as the train
sped on its way. II had a good chance
of success when left school. threw
that away. Then, after the first break
came that position on the railroad. Even
after that had plenty of chances to get
on honestly. l threw them away, too.
Every time had choice offered me
chose the wrong way. And now I'm on
my way to the pen."
Billy was aroused from his gloomy rev.
erie by little gurgling, gasping noise
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

Attractive toilette of supple taffetaB
trimmed with lace; chemisette of mousse
line de sole and corselet of satin, finished
with little buttons.
linens, made up as they are nowadays
without Innings, and worn over pretty
silk slips or petticoats, are character
istic of the successful simplicity of
French dressing. Most charming are
those made with very full skirt and
pouching blouse-like bodice. Some
tinns they have little inner vest and
high collar decorated with rows of
transparent stitching. Many of these
are very pretty, and are worn with soft
white taffeta bands, but consider that
those of kid and suede are more in
keeping.
With these linens are worn hats of
the very simplest description. For
very hot weather | like those COM
posed Of two frills OF pleated muslin,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

young girl and the matron of advanc-
ing years. Most of the demoiselles are
wearing rose-pink or pure white linen,
embroidered with white and worn with
white suede or kid Wristbands. These
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Bullets Wasted in wan.

1t Is estimated that less than one
In 1000 of the rifle balls fired in a
modern battle hits anybody, and il one
Is hit the chance is but one in five that
the wound will be fatal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

simple and becoming, but the materials
in which they are carried out are end
less in their variety, and so charming
in color and design, that nothing more
is needed beyond a simple skirt in
voile or linen, and wide-brimmed hat,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Gossip of Fashions from Pa ris

will not be sur
prised to hear that the en-
briodered linen frock finds
a place in every French
woman's wardrobe at tho
moment, including t h e
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Explaining His wounds.

First Boy-Why is your face so
marked up?
Second Boy-I've had job as caddy
for cfCSs-eyed golf player.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

His saying so just made It so; he chewed
and spat and chewed,
And when he spoke we all kept still and
sat with mien subdued;
And evry nigh: he'd say these words be-
fore he sought his cot:
"Tenacrescultlvatedr tedrightareworthtwoh
drednot."
And that thing ground in us each night be-
tore We went TO bed
sank like brand into our souls, and
fastened in each head;
"hene'er We thought of biting off more
-, than we well could chew
we "onid remember granther's words,
and know It wouldn't do:
Brother and | both own our homes and
teach, each In his cot:
iehacrescultivatedrlgh ohuu.
drednot."
j. M. Lewis In Houston Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Troubles of Russia.

Some of our best sign readers, re-
marks the Chicago Daily News, think
there are few signs of the times that
Indicate more danger for the imperial
government of Russia from the red
peril at home than from the yellow
peril abroad.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Fashions for Mademoiselle

T WOULD be impossible to
imagine anything daintier
and prettier than the new
summer fashions in blouses
for young girls. Not only
oro I'll 4ka -or, .4,,Io, 90
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17

and pretty in the way of Sunday best
summer frock. The frock for Sunday
best, or for smart occasions generally,
of which we give an illustration. might
either be carried out in white soft
washing silk, or in silk voile, in some
delicate shade of lavender grey, pale
green or turquoise blue
ELLEN OSMONDE
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-17
Enormous.

Enormous.
The mail order business OF Chicago
amounts to more than $50 900 900 year.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
lNSlNCERE CONFESSION.
A Brace of Stories Which Show How
Sometimes Man Does Not Mean
What He Says.

If other folks charged us with some
of the things we are seemingly willing to
confess to God, we might resent the
charges as being utterly untrue. Now
and again one hears a man telling how
bad he has been, seeming to glory in
the fact of his meanness. 1t is said
that a colored brother was making I'M
usual confession of his sin in a GER
tain meeting, and as he sat down an
other brother calculated aloud:
Amen" The response greatly angered
the man who had confessed to such
meanness, and he went to the brother,
and asked, threateningly: WAS dat
Amen in de natuah OBJ a personal re-
1ection?'i There is also a good story,
says the Baptist Union, of a cardinal
who went to confession. Il have been
guilty Of every kind of SIM" said he,
thinking by s~elf-accusation to get the
reputation of a saint. 1T is a solemn
fact" said the confessOr. Il have in
dulged in pride, ambition, malice and
revenge" groaned the cardinal. 1T is
too true" said the monk. why, you
fool" exclaimed the cardinal, in anger.
you don't imagine | mean all this to
the letter." "Ho! ho!"saidthe confessor,
80 you have been a liar, too, have you"
1t is said that the humbled cardinal
hastily withdrew from the confessional.
There are many confessions of sin after
the n of the cardinals confession!
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10

from British attacks. The battle Of
Bridgewater sometimes called battle
of Niagara Falls, and also designated
battle of Lundy's Lance was fo~ughtwith-
in sight and sound of the Falls, and at
Fort Erie the Americans made the sortie
that saved Buffalo and western New
York from further British invasion.
AS is we'll known, Niagara for some
time past has been of quite other than
scenic and historic value. Among the
countless visitors to Niagara in the last
100 years there were. many that con-
cocted schemes for the claiming OF
Niagara" the putting to practical use
a portion of the great water power. The
Falls representing 1000 900 horse pow
er, manufacturers considered it a sim
full waste not to utilize the wealth here
to be had so freely; and, little by little,
progress was made in the way of OBJ
tanning rights and privileges.
In 1912 there was proposed by a Mag
ara man a considerable extension of the
system of canals and races then in use,
and finally arrangements were COM
pleted for the construction of a canal
by which water of the upper Niagara
river should be brought to a reservoir
at the high bluff of the lower river. On
the edge of the basin various mills were
erected. the water conducted to their
wheels by means of short tunnels. In
1870 the canal became the property OF
the Niagara Falls Hydraulic and Manu-
featuring company, which leased water
privileges to several tenants; and be-
fore long quite a manufacturing colony
grew up about the picturesque gorge.
In 1886 more land was secured by the
and in 1892 work was begun
on the enlargement of its canal. A pulp
mill and power house are comparatively
recent additions to this industrial Mag
ara.
The other huge enterprise engaged In
furnishing Niagara power, the Niagara
Power company. is a more recent organ
ization. In 1886 several citizens OF Mag
ara obtained a charter from the legis-
lature giving them the right to utilize
for manufacturing purposes part of the
water of the river; but the plan of this
company was founded on such an enor-
nous scale that much time and caution
were necessary for bringing the work
to satisfactory completion. After much
conference and study it was decided to
establish an international Niagara COM
mission, with power to offer $4,000 in
prizes for the most excellent plans for
the purpose required; thus obtaining
for the construction the best talent the
world had to give. In the fall of 1890
ground was broken for the tunnel, and
in two years the work was completed.
From the above brief presentation OF
the two sides of the Niagara question
one perhaps may get some small IDEA
of the difficulties that beset New Yorks
| governor when called upon to decide the
future of Niagara b
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
STORY OF PREACHERS.
Rev. Robert Collyer Tells How Even
Beecher Could Not Keep
All Awake.

"Pew sleepers are one of the bug
bears of preachers" said Rev. Robert
Collyer, the veteran New York min
lister. Il can speak feelingly from ex-
p%erience. On one occasion when Hen
ny Ward Beecher asked me to go to
Plymouth church to talk to his people,
he remarked-jokingly let US hope
that most of them were Woodworking
folks who needed plenty of rest on
Sunday, and he felt that a sermon
from me might DE gratefully received.
'Ir the course of my talk | men
toned this, and said that it was, how
ever, a matter upon which my feelings
could not be hurt, and that owed this
imperviousness to Mr.. Beecher him
self. l told them that, mi sunday,
years before, when l was attending a
service at old Plymouth and SIr.
Beecher was laundering forth, I saw
one of his deacons asleep in a front
pew.
II went on to say that always after
this, whenever l saw a man slumber-
ing peacefully through my most STIR
ring efforts in the pulpit. l would say
to myself: Well, let him sleep; even
the great Beecher can't keep 'em all
awake. success.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
HOW FARp

The east is from the west how far?
Sundered in space, are no bounds met!
Dr. ends the east at some bright star,
And to the west are sure metes set?
See, two strong fre-winged angels leave
The throne of God, from left and right;
Cast. west. their ~tireless pinions cleave
A flaming path in endless flight.
They glow and speed when myriad years
VI earth-aceounteG time have flown;
They whirl by systems, suns and spheres,
And worlds to ashen grayness grown.
Each a the firing of golden spray
washing creations outmost shore.
Beyond, they light the blue-black way,
Flashing and flying evermore.
Yet part they still! Their wings of might
Clean farther, farther, swiftly fleet. !
An outbound course-how infinite!
For each no limit and nc mete.
Far. far apart Soul, hast thou proved,
With joy that sets all fear at rest,
God hath from thee thy sin removed
Far as the east is from the west?'
Mrs. Merrill E.. Gates. in S. S. Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
OUR NEIGHBOURS MOTIVES.
It Is Better to Risk Guessing Them
to Be Good Than Think
Them Evil.

A life is composed of motives as a
sentence is composed of words. Our
neighbours life is written in a language
not exactly our own. 1t is a foreign
tongue, which we too easily flatter
ourselves we understand, and which
we too presumingly profess to inter-
pref. But every conscientious trans
Iator knows the danger of free guess
ing at the meanings of strange words.
From the context, says the Sunday
School Times, he may guess rightly
four times out of five, and from the
very forms of the words themselves
he may often successfully dispense
with his dictionary. But once in a
while he will be lured into a false
guess that will warp the real meaning
or absolutely invert the authors inten-
ton. So it is with u neighbours mo-
tives. 1t is easy to fancy ourselves
master of the language of his life. 1t
is easy to put many a correct interpre-
tation upon his deeds. But guessing
at the secret springs of a soul is haz-
ardous business-when the guess is
damaging. Many a life that is strug-
Cling to do better is crushed and bro
ken by a false guess at it's meaning.
If a motive must be attributed to a
problematic action, it is better to risk
guessing it to be good than guessing
1t to be evil.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
GEM THOUGHTS.

Half-doing isl wrong-doing.-United
Presbyterian.
Difficulties only increase determine
tiOn.-Ram's Horn.
There are possibilities of the fairest
among 10000 even in the chief of sin
ners.-Ram's Horn.
He who rears up one child in Christian
virtue, or RECEIVERS one fellow creature
to God, builds a temple more precious
than Solomon's or st. Peters. more en-
during than earth or Heaven.-Chan-
ming.
Great occasions do not make heroes
or cowards-they simply unveil them to
the eyes of men. Silently and imper-
ceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow
and wax strong or we grow and wax
weak, and at last some crisis shows us
what we have become.-Bishop West
colt.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
THEY EARNED BIBLES.
Touching Story of Two Little Japs to
Whom the Gospel Had Come
in Saving Power.

This good news comes from Japan,
reports the Baptist Union:
Two dirty juniors, clad in ragged
clothes, but having faces shining with
a great happiness, found their way a
short time ago into the house of a 10
cal Bible seller and wanted to buy two
five-sen Testaments. They had carmel
during three months of work in the
industrial department of their day
school Is sen apiece (seven and a half
cents), and they had decided to spend
some of their first earnings on Bibles
which they could feel were their. very
own
The Bible sellers mother, who was
suffering from partial paralysis, hob
bled across the room and brought them
one. book. They clamored urgently TO,
a second copy, hat they might have
one apiece.
One rs enough for both of you. You
are too poor to buy more"
NO, it isn't. We want one apiece.
And We have the money, too-our very
own. We earned it making envelopes
at the H~anabatake school,"
Another book was given them, and
the children, thanking the old lady for
waiting upon them when she was SO
feeble. then left with happy faces.
A few minutes later they returned.
and, after urging each other to state
their errand, n Of the w produced
from behind him, where he was hold
ing it in a dirty hand, a paper parcel
containing five-sen worth of sugar.
I'VE are so sorry you are i'll and
suffer SO much. We wanted to do
something, SO we bought this suga-
for you with some of our own money.
Please be so kind as to eat it,"
The old lady, who is an earnest
Christian, was deeply touched by the
thoughtful kindness of these ragged u
chins. They seemed to me like little
angels" she told a visitor later. The
house has been brighter all day be-
cause of their visit"
There is an interesting sequel to this
true story. The old lady told the in
cident to a few of her neighbors, and
collected gifts of secondhand clothing
sufficient to make those two children
and other needy persons comfortable
for the rest of the winter. Verify, one
kind deed blesses many people.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Loftiest Lakes in the World.

The most lofty lakes are found
among the Himalaya mountains in
Thibet. Their attitudes do not, how
ever seem to have been very accurate
ly gagged, for different authorities
give widely different figures regarding
them. According to some, Lake
Manasarowar, one of the sacred k
of Thibet, is between 10000 and TO-
900 feet above the level of the sea, and
if his is so it is undoubtedly the lofti-
est in the world. Two other Thibetan
lakes. those of Chatamoo and Surako!.
are said to be II, 900 and 15,4O0 feet in
altitude respectively. For a long time
it was supposed that Lake Titicaca,
in South America, was the loftiest in
the world. 1t covers about 1880 square
miles, is 924 feet in its greatest depth
and is II, 900 feet above the sea. In
spite Of inexactitude with regard to
the measurements of the elevation OF
the Thibetan lakes they are no doubt
considerably higher than this or any
other.-Baltimore Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Appearance of a Glacier.

An immense snow-field, about a
quarter of a mile in width, extended
to the top of the mountain, a thousand
feet above. Its whole extent was COW
cred with grooves, markings nd
cracks. A little lake, formed by tho
melting of the and ice above,
nestled at the foot of the ice-field, it's
waters imprisoned by the great dixie.
This lake was partially frozen over
and in the occasional open spaces large
blocks of ice were floating round.
Moved by the force of the wind, they
grounded upon rocks or firmer ice un-
derneath, hen were lifted up with q
grooming and creaking, varied by sud-
den splashes, as large fragments broke
off and fell into the water. The lower
edge of the ice and snow projected
over the water, rounded off in beauti-
full combings and rolls. apparently
about to drop off into the lake.-St
Nicholas.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
PRAYER and Law.

Some object that there are laws and
prayer is Intellectual. II said l swan
the Atlantic you would not believe me,
because it is contrary to human expert
ence. If l had said to my grandfather
30 years ago l talked to a man in Balti-
more he would not have believed me,
on the ground that it was contrary to
human experience, but you would be-
lieye such a statement to-day, because it
has come into our experience. Laws are
experiences systematized. Do you say
prayer does not benefit? 1t is the expert
ence of vast m%ultitudes that prayer does
benefit. Those who attain the best char
acters have been men and women Of
prayer. God is in the world and prayer
is the interchange between man and
God, and in tAis commerce you grow into
the likeness of Him who prayed and
taught us how to pray. Grow without
ceasing, therefore. pray without ceasing.
Rev. w. J. Thompson.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
CALIFORNIA DOG PAINTER.
Painted the Animals So Well That
They Had to Have Chains
on Them.

Eyes, sir. For instance" said a painter,
relates the San Francisco Post, there's a
mammoth winter storm landscape I've
just finished for Mr.. Mudd, the bonan-
"a king. It's called "A Hailstorm in
the ~Adirondacks,' and a visitor who
sat down near it the other day caught
a sore throat in less. than Is minutes.
The illusion is so perfect, you understand.
Way, | had to put in the finishing touches
with my ulster ana arctic overshoes on."
Don't say"
Fact, sir; and then there's a little
animal gem l did for Gov. Gierkins the
other d~ay-portrait of his Scotch ter
rier Snap. The morning it was done
a cat got into the studio, and the
minute it saw the picture it went through
the window like a l0-inch she'll"
Did, eh?"
yes; and the oldest thing about it
was that when | next looked at the cam
vas the dogs hair was standing up all
along his back, like a porcupine. Now
how do you account for that?"
Dunno"
1T just beats me. When the governor
examined the work he insisted in my
painting in a post with the dog chained
to it. Said he didn't know what might
happen"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
A Story.

Coelledo, Mo-, June 6.-Mr. Adolph
Gerhardt, Chemist and Druggist of this
place, was so i'll with his back and kidneys
that he couldn't work. He was very bad
and did not seem to get any better till
he began to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. He
was so delighted with the results he got
from this remedy that he wrote:-
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are a God-send to
suffering humanity. / was down on my
back from Kidney Trouble so bad that L
Dodd's Kidney Pills and before / had
finished one box, I was able to go to work
again. | have not had any Kidney Trouble
since. will always recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills"
Many such cases are being reported from
all over the state and Dodd's Kidney Pills,
solely on their merits and by the wonder
full and perfect cures they work, are
established as the standard remedy for
Backache and all Kidney Complaints.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
The Engines of War.

At a dinner during the Franco-G German
war Disraeli did not open his mouth till
near the end OF the entertainment, when
he observed in his most sententious man
er: "The French embarked in this war be-
cause they. conceived that they had the
superiority in arms of precision; hey had
the chassepot and they had the mitrall.
leuse (which he pronounced "mitrail-
but of the third engine, called a
man, they did not possess even a single
specimen" This said, he relapsed into
perfect %silence.-Fro the Diary OF Sir
Mountstuart Grant Duff.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Saved by Early instruction.

Mrs Crawfoot-Tm glad we taught our
boy Hiram never to loaf around corners.
Mr. Crawfoot-Got another object les
son, Maria?
Yes; the paper says a young man lost
a fortune on a corner in Wall street.
Philadelphia Record.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Re Patient.

Be patient with everyone, but above
all with yourself. 4 mean, do not be dis
turbed because of your imperfections,
and always rise up bravely from a fall.
| am glad that you make q daily new
beginning; there is no better means of
progress in the spiritual life than to be
continually beginning afresh.-S. Fran
ces De Sales.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-06-10
Rice to Go Up.

Patience-Now, l see there is a rico
trust.
Patrice-Just as if there were not al.
ready enough obstacles in the way of mar.
r~iage!-Yonkers Statesman.