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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

didn't seem inclined to take me Sc
riously. She considered me, suppose
a mere butterfly of society woman,
little creature to be petted and spoiled.
She's very capable and thoroughly do
mesticated young woman, is my daugh-
ter-in-law, my dear"
That's nice" commented the guest.
yes isn't it? Oh, John fairly bursts
with pride whenever he looks at her.
She makes him comfortable, I'll say that
for her. But 1t was trial for me-
Don't you think that samovar is perfect
ly adorable? I've been waiting all the
afternoon for you to say something
pretty about it. And it goes so well
with the Dresden. I've been noticing
lately that nobody seems to have Dres-
den nowadays. I'm hopelessly old
fashioned, | suppose. I'm an old wom-
an, Clara-and my son doesn't love
me-"
Tut, TUT" said the visitor. you
don't look day over 49, SO cheer up"
Mrs. Stranson smiled. She really did
not look very much over 35-not more
than ten years at the most "Well," she
said, "it was quite absurd how | wor-
ried myself over the line of conduct I
should adopt toward Johns wife.
knew by heart all the traditional weak
nesses of the mother-in-law, and made
up my mind | would not enter her house
in a spirit of criticism | wasn't go
ing to assume an air of lofty superiority.
II | saw anything that seemed to me to
be going wrong was going to overlook
1t serenely. If John seemed uncom-
Portable. meant to ignore that, and not
overwhelm him with sympathy. I
wasn't going to offer her any advice or
show her any of my improved little
little methods OF doing things. didn't"
THAT was very noble and self-deny-
Ing of you" said the guest
Wasn't it? Clara, felt like an alb
solute fool in the binding white light
of that girls capability. Her house
seemed to run just like clockwork.
Everything was neatness and order.
And she had maid-oh, words fail me
to describe that maid After the long.
long series of incompetents that have
TO look back upon 1t was art-breaking
20 see how perfectly she did her work.
TO tell the truth, thought the order and
everything else was directly attributable
to the maid-at first. | said to Anne one
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
LINCOLN PARDON ON A CARD
Interesting Relic of the Civil War in
the Possession of Pension Com
missioner Ware.

United States Pension Commissioner
e. F. Ware has an interesting relic of
Abraham Lincoln and the civil war
by President Lincoln to one David
Levy, a deserter from the federal
army, and the story Of 1t goes as fol-
lows:
In the summer Of 1854 David Levy,
private soldier. was sent to one Of
the army hospitals while suffering
from some small ailment which, how
ever. was sufficient to incapacitate
him for duty. One day he disappeared
from the hospital.
1t was found later that he had de-
serted and gone home, his later explain
alton being that he thought he could
recover his health quicker If he was
among his own people. In due time he
was apprehended by the military au-
thorities and returned to the front, go
ing by way Of Washington.
While in Washington under guard
and awaiting trial for desertion, he
managed to bring his case to the at
tention of President Lincoln. The
president sent for him, heard his story
and closed the incident by giving him
pardon, and from here the story
skips some 3S years.
In December last the pension depart
ment received an application for pen
sion from David Levy. In looking up
the records in the adjutant generals
Office it was discovered that David
Levy was carried with the word de
serter" opposite his name. He was
informed by the pension officials that
pensions were not for deserters.
He replied that it was true that he
had been a deserter, but that he had
been pardoned by the president and
had served faithfully until the end of
the. war. The pension authorities
answered in turn that if he had par
don he must produce it, as the records
bore no evidence of the existence of
such a document.
And thereupon Levy sent the par
don, just as written by the president,
together with the statement that he
had kept it safe all these years.
The pardon is written on a bit of
pasteboard about the size of an ordi-
nary visiting card. The writing,
though dimmed by age, is clearly
legible and would be recognized at
once by those familiar with the angular
hand of the martyred president. There
is no circumlocution or legal verbiage
about it. 1t goes straight to the point
as follows:
IF David Levy shall enlist and serve
faithfully for one year, or until other
wise honorably discharged, l will par
don him for the past. A Lincoln.
Jan. IL, 1865"
1t will be observed, says the Kansas
City Journal, that technically consid-
cred this is not pardon, but only the
promise of pardon. However, David
Levy was able to show that he had
faithfully carried out the conditions
fixed by the president, and the pension
department corrected the records and
granted him pension.
The matter was brought to the per-
sonal attention of Mr.. Ware for deci-
sion. He became much interested in
the case, and when the pension had
been granted he wrote to Levy asking
him II he could be induced to part
with the Lincoln document. Levy
answered that he would sell it for s5,
and 1t was purchased by Mr.. Ware at
the price named.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

suggestion about it.
1t was, Mother,
Anne always does
this and Anne does
that. Anne puts a
pinch of carbonate
of soda in her wa
t e r for boiling
beans, and Anne
used a percolating
pot for her coffee.
And Anne's toast is
always the crisp
est, evenest brown
" My son. l said,
by the time I've
had Anne's expe-
rience, l may do as
well as she. In the
meantime l refuse
to be daughter-in-
lawed to DEATH
HE laughed and
kLa4 I-aa lNIz.,.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
asrmany,s Traction Roads.

The projected electric railway be-
tween Berlin and Hamburg would cost
7O.O00.00O marks. single track, and 1885,
OOO, 900 marks double track. The dis
tance is to be covered in one hour and
fifty-dye minutes. 1t is estimated that
csc. 900 passengers year could be safely
counted on, and single-track road
would pay expenses If there were only
$4,000; for double track 5000 would
be required.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
THE DRUMMER BOYS DEATH
Sad Incident of the War Which oc-
CURED Near Wilmington,
North Carolina.

Early in 1863 the union forces were
encamped near Wilmington, N c." says
a correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. Partly sympathy and partly Gu
riosity led me to visit the hospital AS
passed the long rows of sick veterans,
my eye rested on sick lad, a mere boy,
whose pale face and sunken eyes told of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
What They Know of Us.

so you reside in New York city,"
said the Londoner.
YES" replied the American tourist,
Sin the suburbs"
"Ah! in California or Massachusetts,,
perhaps. s."-Philadelphia Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
The Gabelhorn.
perhaps

The Gabelhorn, Canton Valois, Swift
Eerland, was assembled for the first time
recently by two tourists ana guide.
Many attempts have been made during
the last 80 years.-Detroit Fress Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
His idea.

"Will you correct my grammar les
SOM" said little Nellie to her bachelor
uncle. Nov, is this correct: One
swallow does not make a summer?"
Uncle Harry-No, that's entirely
wrong, 1t should read: One swallow
does not make drink. Detroit Free
Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

our attention to the garments that
are more or less unseen, and dis
cuss the virtues of lingerie as
well as such very important items as
a winter dressing-gown, the bed
jacket of utility, and the lounge gown
or saut-de-lit of beauty. Let US be
thankful that we live in modern
times, and are no longer obliged to
look hideous in our bedrooms. To be
useful, a garment need not necessar-
lily be ugly, and the wise woman will
certainly not sacrifice her comfort.
At the same time she tolerates none
but pretty things, and so to meet her
various requirements the manufactur-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

ture of her small white hands II sup
pose you think that l bullied the girl
when we visited them and made the
usual trouble between her and John.
Well, did not. To tell the honest
truth, l do feel little hurt because she
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

RS. S T r A N S o N
poured a fresh cup
of tea and passed
the waters to her
guest. " My son is
my son till he gets
him a wife, but my
d a u 6 h t err s my
daughter the whole
Of her life,' she
quoted.
81 have always
considered John a
devoted son." re-
marked the guest.
II suppose, though,
t h a t mothers-in-
law"
There it goes!"
said Mrs. Stranson,
with a pathetic ges-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

down; give them fullneSSat
the top at all odds. Not that they need
be very voluminous, but what fullness
there Is must come above. This fact
borne in mind, there is infinite variety
ootainable by the infinite number of peo-
pie that are desirous of following the
fashions but want chance for individual
preferences. The mutton-leg sleeve,
periodically revived, has some admirers,
but 1t is considered the best taste not
to exaggerate the width at the top.
Especially for velvet coats is this mode
liked, although it is seen on waists, on
shirt waists and bodice for dressy occa-
sions; if employed for the latter, add to
the dressy look by a frill of lace at the
wrist
Another old fashion that has come to
the fore once more is the elbow and
three-quarter length that allows of an
under-sleeve. This is quaint and very
pretty fashion and bids fair to become
more and more popular, but probably
not tiresomely common. The under
sleeves can be recommended also for
this, but they can be made acceptably
of almost any bit of material left over,
just so it is dainty and fluffy looking. A
desirable but expensive material used
for these is chiffon, a shaded kind that
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

over, but the climax came when | got
some nice peaches and devoted the whole
of the afternoon to make a pie. was
so proud of that pie. don't very often
do such thing you know. And that
boy"
mol" said the friend, you don't tell
me that he did that!"
Eyes, he did" replied Mrs. Stranson
with feeling. at was the last straw.
Yes, he said the pie was very good, but
l ought to taste the pies that Anne
made."-Chicago Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

predecessor in the kitchen, and had to
do the little cooking myself.
"Well l could hardly do thing that
John didn't try to give me some little
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
Remarkable Old New Eneland Mar

]. Wilder, of Woodstock, Mass, is one
of the most remarkable men OF New
England. He will be 81 years old Octo-
ber 2, yet is active in business, being
secretary of stock farm in Pomfret,
and contributor to several of the lead
ing agricultural and news journals.
Mr.. Wilder was railroad man for so
years and is widely known in railway
circles. In personal letter he writes:
Il am a native of Franklin county,
Mass, hut launched out into the world
at IA and have worked ever since.
was south in Virginia ~ years, build
Ing and operating a railroad; was 70
when / went"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16
Cha rm of Modern Lingerie

OST of us by this time have
purchased our winter ward
robe. but a desire for
change Is always rife
among the community of
self-respecting women, SO
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-16

Asst years skirt can be worn
all right, likewise last years
girdle, and also the bodice
If only the sleeves are
changed. Just take them
out and turn them upside
down. ptva tham fullpaoal,t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
New Dress Goods

in the latest weaves- Mocha Cloths, Violes,
Sponge Cloths, Mohairs, Broadcloths, Chew
lots, Vicunas, Venetians, Norfolks, Tamise
and Victorias at special prices.
Special values in Suitngs at SOC, 75C, SI.OO
Special values in Black Dress Goods at SOC,
75C and $500
30 Skin Patterns in Black Dress Goods at fifty
cents on the dollar
Is pieces Colored Dress Goods for
skirts, dresses and children's wear reduced
from SOC to IL I-2c New Flannelettes-
Is pieces New Flannelettes from &C to Ioc.
Best plain Daisy Flannel, all colors, Ioc.
Shirt Waists have no seasons they are good
any season; about Is in the lot at half price.
so Children's Flannel Dresses from years
to years, trimmed and rufled, now 25c,
worth SOC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
PLANS FOR LACKAWANNA.
President TruesdnIe TO spend Anoth-
err SI,OOO,OOO In improvements.

ND NDenu
err S1,OOO,OOO In improvements.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-W. II. Trues-
dale, president, and b. d. Caldwell
vice president, of the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna and Western railroad, have
been making an inspection trip of more
than ordinary interest during the past
two or three days. Plans for impor.
tant improvements on the western sec
ton of this road have been approved
by the directors, and President Trues-
dale is to determine the details of the
work. The expenditure of S1,0O0,0O0 or
more is involved.
The Lackawanna Railroad company
now owns large section of water
front on the Buffalo river. besides an
extensive terminal site at the foot of
Main street in that city. 1t is purposed
to build up one of the largest freight
terminals in the country at that point
to accommodate the Lackawanna' $
enormous coal and ore traffic.
incidentally the Lackawanna compa-
ny is TO make some picturesque addi-
tons to its passenger terminals, both
east and west
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19

No Nearer settlement After Eight
Weeks Strife.

FALL RIVER, Mass. Sept 19.-The
peaceful but determined contest be
tween $37,000,O00 of invested mill cap
ital and the personal comfort of 10000
mill laborers which began in this city
eight weeks ago is apparently no near.
er settlement than at its very outset
last July Both sides remain firm, the
mill owners claiming that it is impos,
sible to resume operations unless the
1919 per cent reduction is made in
wages, while the operatives are Just as
determined against working under such
conditions.
Every week that the great strike has
gone on there have been rumors of
settlement, but the succeeding week
showed the mills still closed and the
hands still idle.
With winter not far distant the un,
ions have already begun to husband
their resources for the drain which
must then be more severe than during
the summer months The operatives
are still receiving money, and greater
CdiV IluH o'lVIt ~ uotu III udl'lllllS It,
The exodus of foreign operatives has
naturally been large, and lately many
of the skilled help have joined the out
going army, seeking other fields for
their labor, OF the foreigners the
Portuguese have left in larger num-
bers, ana very few remain in the city.
Within the last few days there has
ton on Oct. 3, but on Friday the weUy.
ers decided to hold a mass meeting on
that day, which apparently shows the
report to he without foundation as far
as the operatives are concerned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
The October "smart Set"

The October number of "The Smart
Set" is a veritable mine of brilliant
stories and poems. "Moored" by
Anna A. Rogers, is the title OF the
novelette, which opens the issue. II
is story full Of power and quiet hu-
NOR, dealing with the temptation which
comes to the young wife of naval
officer while he is abroad and she is
''moored" at home. The tale leaves
a remarkably vivid impression and
will attract wide attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19

PEORIA. ILL.,, Sept. LIB. f. Cassell,
cashier of the Great Western distillery,
was held up on one of the principal
streets of the city by three unknown
men, who struck him over the head
with a club and made away with a
satchel containing $2,700, which was
to have been used to pay off the en-
ployees of the company. Mr., Cassell
was returning to the office with the
money when the affair occurred. The
men are supposed to have made their
escape across the river, the country
there being thick with timber. Police
and deputy sheriffs are now securing
the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19

NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-G. Marconi
was a passenger on the steamer Ara
bic which arrived from Liverpool and
Queenstown. 81 have come on steam.
err not equipped with the wireless
service" Mr.. Marconi said. such
vessels feel the effect of the discon-
tinuance of the Nantucket station be-
cause they have no means to report to
the land. When that service was in
force, the vessels passing in sight OF
the station were reported. hope to
see it restored next spring My pres
ent trip is made to inspect the service
of the Cunard steamers and the Cape
Breton station"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
Found a Hidden City In Crete.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Miss II.
Boyd, who was sent out by the Penn
sylvania Archaeological society to make
investigations and excavations for an
cient cities in Crete, was a passenger
on the steamer Pannonia, which has
arrived from Triest, Fiume and Paler-
mo. Miss Boyd said that she found
a hidden city in Crete and had brought
with her many specimens for the so
ciety. This is her second trip for ex-
plOration. DIR. N. r. Barbito, a men,
Der Of the italian parliament, was also
a passenger on the same vessel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
Household Goods, ETC., For Sale

The following articles for sale at
private sale, at 81 Monument avenue,
Bennington Center: Parlor furniture,
marble-top table, kitchen and pantry
articles, screens, ladders, pillows,
bedsteads, mattresses, springs, wash:
tubs, glass fruit cans, chairs, garden
tools and numerous other articles of
household use. Also quantity of oak
lumber. Will be sold cheap, as we
are to move.
MRS. A. H. WATERS,
MRS. NJ. w. HICKS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
The LATEST STYLE FALL HATS
OERBEs S. $3.50 50 SOFT HATS &c., ST. s5O S. $3.50 So

We aim sell the doNohng hut Hats from @
best makers and all leading Fan o
Make your selection from our large
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
Ak. RICHIE 6CONp'
We're between Summer and Fall. Sum

IS We're between Summer and Fall. Sum
mer goods are going fast Soon there won't
be anything left to tell the tale of warm
weather. What few are left are cut down to
the lowest notch for quick selling. Every
day now sees the arrival Of something natty,
something seasonable, something stylish for
Fall That's the nature Of things, "of with
the old, on with the new" With reduced
prices and new arrivals you'll enjoy and
profit by visiting our store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
wireless Conference POSTPONED.

BERLIN, Sept. 19.-The international
wireless telegraphy conference, sum-
moned at the initiative of Germany.
which was to have met Oct. 4, has
been postponed at the request of
France and Germany, which countries
desire more time to study the ques-
tons involved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-19
FRlTHJoF AT TRoMso.
Failed TO Find the Arctic Exploring
steamer America.

Failed TO Find the Arctic Exploring
steamer America.
TROMSO, Norway. Sept. 19.--W. s.
Champ, secretary to William Ziegler
and who was in charge of the relief eX.
.pedition sent TO search for the arctic
exploration steamer America, arrived
here yesterday afternoon ut l o'clock
on board the steamer Frithjof. The
Frithjof reached latitude 20 degrees 10
seconds north. Mr.. Champ in a state
ment given ont here says:
81 regret to report my failure to
reach Franz Josef Land The ice con
ditions We're insurmountable. and the
approaching winter and the heavy frost
compelled us to abandon further eff.
fort TO get north"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09

Empty hours make aching hearts.
No man can be happy all to himself.
A great intent makes for noble in
tent.
There is no known way of Insulating
sin.
\ prayer can be long without being
tail.
A clean heart is the secret of a clean
head.
The painfully plous are never power
fully so.
1t takes more than llftlness to make
n saint.
Malice is sharper at tie hilt than in
the blade.
Worship is more in looking up than
in bowirg down.
He makes little out of life who is al
ways on the make.
Depreciating others will not help the
world to appreciate you.
The service Of another is a sovereign
cure for our sorrow.
When a man catches up with his
own ideals lie has begun to die.
mans soundness does not depend
on the amount of sound he makes.
The milk of human kindness does
not seem to keep well in blue bottles.
The man who is willing TO go to
heaven alone may find he is going the
other way.
When opportunity is measuring your
head she will not take in the bump Of
self-esteem.
There is no comfort in a crown on
the top of the head when there is a
frown on the front of the face.
1t is a good deal better to live In a
glass house and take your chance on
stones than TO have no vindows at
all.-Chlcago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
Cattle Mysteriouslv Dying.

Subscriber to the Tribune Farmer
writes that magazine: ''Three weeks
ago l found a big fat year and a half
old helfer dead in the pasture. She
had Just died. We skinned her, and
there was no mark on her with the eX-
ception of some bruised blood around
one ankle. We opened her; her heart
and liver seemed natural. She had
no blood left in her body. Had bled
TO death. The manure she passed dur
ing the night was full of blood. This
week / found the next best heifer
nearly dead. We got her up and tried
TO get her home. With help she
staggered along for couple of rods,
fell down, and was dead in half an
hour. l skinned and opened her; the
heart was slightly spotted. In cutting
some vein lot of watery looking
blood ran out. The intestines seemed
full of the same watery looking blood.
She had bruised spot on the flank
the size of a saucer, and the joints of
the hind legs had some bruised blood
in them. This heifer secured some the
day she died. Her voldings were very
black looking she walked nome quite
smart the night before, and was lick
ing salt with the rest of the cattle, but
was dead by O'Clock the next DAY.
What killed them so suddenly! They
had no change OF Feed; were running
ON the same pasture all summer. This
Is the third mysterious or sudden death
l have had In my pasture In little
over year, and would Ike to know
II II Is poison, or whLa II Is that Is
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
Kreniny Well tho Best.

have often been Mortified by finding
people of Carlsbad or Marlenbad, or
some other of these severe water cures.
who had come there simply on their
own initiative, and without any medi-
cal advice. This is really tamperlng
with ones constitution
I am coming TO the conclusion in
recent years that it Is better to trust to
air and to exercise than to waters for
the renewal of the physical system.
Since | have taken to golf | find so
much improvement in my health that
/ no longer pine, as l rsed to do, for
the water cure. But there again every
man must judge for himself. If man
has too profound love for the pleas.
ures of the table 1t is almost a neces.
sity for him TO so TO one of those
places where the system seems to get
thoroughly complete washout.
But If a man be of moderate appetite
and be able to keep himself well under
control, even when temptation is
great, then he has no reason for going
to Homburg or Carlsbad or Marienbad.
He had better seek good mountain air,
play golf and keep out of doors.-T. p,
O'Connor.