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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

BULLETIN SERVICE DEN ICE.
(Used by Farmers in Southern Indiena.)
rather than detracts from the rural
mail box.
Another contrivance of the farmers
of the hills is a hill-climbing rural mail
box. The ordinary rural mail box post
is placed at the roadside and wire
cable IS then stretched from it up the
hill to the farm house and is drawn
taut. The rural DoX is equipped with
an overhead trolley wheel fitting snug
ly over the wire. By use of another
wire the box is drawn up whenever the
mail man comes. 1t is then permitted
to run down the wire again to the post,
where it is secured by springs. The
farmers of the level land whose farms
are some distance from the rural mail
box also have adopted such contriv-
ances and to get grade for their cable
they stretch it from an upstairs win
dow. These contrivances especially
are convenient during rainy weather
and in winter and have proved to be
entirely satisfactory.
Another interesting device has been
developed by the southern Indiana ru-
raj telephone patrons. They have
bought extra receivers and insulated
wire connections. These extra phones
are attached to the finding plugs" or
screws, on top of the telephone box.
The farmers have found that these
screws always give an open circuit and
that with their own telephone closed
they are able to sit and hear all that
is being said over the party line. An
Indianapolis News man recently was
talking over one of these lines and
thought he was having a confidential
conversation, as there was no interfer-
ance, all phones being closed When
the conversation was nearing an end
third voice came in on the wire and
said that the person speaking desired
some information. This brought in an
other voice and soon half dozen were
talking 1t revealed the fact that all
along the line people were spending
the Sunday afternoon listening to what
was going over the telephone wire,
and hearing something in which they
were interested they wanted more in
formation. Consequently they took
down the regular receiver, thus open
ing their telephones so that they could
talk. At first this scheme was a great
convenience, but some telephone users
now find that they cannot have conf
dental talks over the phone without a
lot of wire-tappers listening.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
UP-TO-DATE HOOSIERS
SOUTHERN INDIANA FARMERS
HAVE BULLETIN SERVICE.
Device in Connection with Rural Mail
Delivery - Other Saving
Conveniences in Use in
That Section.

indianapolis, Ind.-The southern In
diana farmer, who, too often is unfa-
vorably contrasted with the northern
Indiana farmer, has the latter dis
tanced in many practical and simple
conveniences.
The southern Hoosier has been par
ticularly active in applying his inven-
tive genius to the rural mail service
and has put into practical use many
little labor-saving devices that his
northern brother farmer could copy
with profit. He has reasoned it out
that the post supporting his rural mail
box can serve for other purposes and
has grated on to 1t a bulletin board.
These bulletin boards are small black
boards with weather strip across the
top and along the sides. On this board
the farmer or his wife is able to give
orders or information to the rural mail
carrier or receive information from
him.
In some places the farmers and their
rural mail carrier have adopted a sort
of shorthand weather signal service.
The carrier gets the morning bulletin
before he starts out and with a piece
of chalk he indicates fair, stormy,
changeable, colder or warmer weather
by sort of hieroglyphics that are un-
derstood by the farmer. These boards
standing out prominently before the
houses, are also used in posting notices
to all passersby on the road or are
used much as doctors Office slate is
used in leaving notice that the family
is away and will be back in a certain
time. People who have come also can
leave their cards" by using the chalk
that is kept slowed away under the
top of the weather strip. This useful
contrivance costs very little and adds
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

war, which was waged nearly 60 years
ago. And yet there are two veterans of
that war who are doing full service in
the United States senate and affording
irrefutable argument against DR.. Os-
ler's theory that mans greatest achieve
ments occur before he is 40, and that
men are useless at 60 and should be
chloroformed. These two interesting
characters are Senators Pettus, of Ala
bama, and Senator Bate, of Tennessee.
Senator Pettus will be "a years of age
on the 9th of next July, but is still hale
and hearty and mentally and physically
strong. He is only two removes from
the revolutionary war, as his mother
was daughter of Capt. Anthony Wins
ton, of Virginia, famous revolutionary
soldier. On the breaking out of the
Mexican war, Mr.. Pettus entered as a
lieutenant and did valiant work. He
came back from Mexico, and just to
show the stuff he was made of and the
hardy life that men of that period de-
lighted to live, he joined a party of his
neighbors and rode on horseback to
California. He was 40 years old when
the civil war broke out, and entered the
confederate army as major, rising in
rank to brigadier general of infantry.
Senator William Brimage Bate, of
Tennessee, will be 70 years of age next
October. He was quite a young man
when the Mexican war came on, but en-
listed and served as private through
out the whole contest in Louisiana and
Tennessee regiments. He had great
record in the confederate army, which
he entered as private, rising to the
rank of captain, colonel, brigadier gen.
eral and major general. He was three
times dangerously wounded. and sur
rendered with the army of the Tennes-
see in 1865.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
NO PLACE FOR DRAGON FLY
Owner of Attractive Pompadour Re-
sents an 1nsinuating
Assertion.

A big brown dragon fly hoated leisure
ly into Sixth avenue department store
the other day and zigzagged its way to
the lace counter, where il made one of
the midair pauses so common to the in
sect and so startling to the spectator un-
acquainted with its ways, relates the New
York Sun.
The pause was made directly in front
of a blue-eyed young woman with auburn
hair, rampant, la pompadour, who
stood behind the counter.
The blue.eyed young woman was so
amazed at the ferce-eyed, quivering APP
partition that she was speechoss; but
when the dragon fly, satisfied with its
inspection, made a wild dash toward that
rampant head, the owner sent up shrek
which at once communicated itself to the
other young women behind that and ad-
jacent counters, until it would have been
thought that wholesale murder was being
done there.
"Sh!" said some one at last, who seemed
to know something. IT'S only harm
less dragon fly looking for Aies!"
The blue-eyed young woman with the
ambitious pompadour rose to the .oc3a-
sion promptly. With unmasked indigna.
tion she tossed her famboyant head and
said:
The very idea! There amt no flies
on me-"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
THE OHIO RECORD.
A Budget Of News CulIed
in Our Own State.
An Expensive Mlxup.

Columbus, o., March 21.-Two spe-
cial trains on Monday raced between
Columbus and Chicago, one headed
each way, as a result of mixup in
the baggage of three theatrical com
panies by the Pennsylvania railroad
Sunday night. The Isle of Spice and
Bob Fitsimmons' company both
came in on the same train. the first
from Richmond, Ind, the latter from
Dayton. Each carried car of seem
cry. At the time of their arrival the
Yankee Consul was taking a train
west with two carloads of scenery.
BY mistake their scenery was left and
that of the two incoming companies
sent on to Chicago. 1t was not dis
covered that a mistake had been
made until Monday. 1t cost the rail
road company about $4,000 to replace
the scenery in time for last night S
performances and meet the claims.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

the house and also In the senate. He
mad as his colleague in the senate Mr..
Coke, and they were picturesque pair,
both being large, massive men physical
ly, and very ponderous in their manner
of speaking.
Mr.. Reagan will be remembered more
particularly because he was the last
member of the confederate cabinet, and
on his death all that body have passed
away. He was postmaster general un-
der Jefferson Davis, and was the only
one of the cabinet who was captured
with Jefferson Davis. He was confined
for many months in the military prison
at Fort Warren. He had many confer
ences with President Johnson, Secretary
Seward, Henry Wilson, afterwards vice
president; James Speed and others on
the subject of reconstruction. In the
light of the history of that period and of
Nthe years since, the wisdom of many
of Mr.. Reagan's suggestions is appar-
ent. He wrote an open letter to the
people of Texas advocating laws for
the protection of negroes, which should
grant them civil rights and limited po-
litical rights, with an educational quail
dlcatlon. His own people misconstrued
his ideas, and he was retired from poll
tics for several years, but was elected
TO congress in 1874, and for the two sue
ceeding terms.
Mr., Reagan had many friends in pub.
lie life in Washington, and old col
leagues in the senate, like Morgan, OF
Alabama; Berry, of Arkansas; German
of Maryland, and Bate, of Tennessee
are profuse in their eulogies of his
strong character.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
SCIATIC TORTURE
PAIN SUFFERED Bz ER. MARsToN
AS GREAT AS MORTAL CAN STAND.
For six Months JTo CouId Not Turn in
Bed-Ho Tells of Ecmcdy Which
Has Given Perfect Relief.

For Six Months IIo Could Not Turn In
Bed-Ho Tells of Remedy Which
Has Given Perfect Relief.
The case of Mr.. Marston shows that
sciatica can be cured, and no one afflicted
by it should allow himself to be dis
heartened. Ho was first stricken about
year ago, and for six months he suffered
pain which he thinks the most intense
that any man could possibly stand.
Asked about the details of his remark
able recovery, Mr.. Marston gave the fol-
lowing account: al was attacked by
numbness or dull feeling just back of my
right hip. didn't know what the mat
ter was, but thought it was simply
stiffness that would wear away in
short time. 1t didn't, however, and
soon the pain became so very bad that
every step was torture for me. When I
finally succeeded i'll getting home, was
just as much as l could do to reach my
room and get to bed.
"The doctor was sent for, and when he
had examined me he said had sciatica.
He prescribed for me, and advised me not
to try to leave my bed. The advice was
unnecessary for / couldn't get out Of
bed if wanted to. 1t was impossible for
me to turn from one side to the other.
The moment attempted to move any
part of my body, the pain became so eI-
cruciating that would have to lie per-
fectly motionless.
"I suffered this torture for six months
without getting any relief. Then dis
charged the doctor, and on the advice Of
friend 1 bought box of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and began to take them, three
at a dose, three times day. was de-
termined to give them a thorough trial.
"Two months after began to use
them was able to leave my bed and
walk about the house, and month later
I was entirely cured and able to go about
my work as usual. think DIR. Williams
Pink Pills are the best medicine 1 ever
used, and heartily recommend them to
anyone who suffers from sciatica."
Mr.. Marston is a prosperous farmer
and may be reached by mail addressed
to Charles p. Marston, Hampton p. O.,
New Hampshire. DR.. Williams Pink
Pills have cured other painful nervous
disorders, such as neuralgia, partial par
alysis and locomotor ataxia. They are
sold by all druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Changed the Rules for Examinations.

Columbus, o., March 21.-The su-
preme court yesterday announced two
changes in the rules regarding the
educational qualifications required for
admission to the state law examina-
tions. Heretofore but one educational
examination has been held each year.
Hereafter there will be two. The edu-
cational requirement is to remain as
before, the equivalent of such instruc-
tion as is given in the usual four-year
high school course. The examinations
will be held on the third Tuesday of
May and November annually.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
An Attempt at Train Wreckine.

Findlay, o., March 22.-Unknown
parties attempted to wreck No. 2, the
eastbound passenger train on the
Pennsylvania railroad about three
miles east of Ada last night. The
train is known as the Twentieth Cen
tury Flyer. The parties piled large
number of ties on the road near the
end of long down grade. The OBJ
struction was discovered by a farmer
who ran up the track and by the use
of lantern succeeded in stopping the
train few yards from the obstruc-
ton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

islands. This is long step in the prog
ress of humanity, when the habits OF
the orient in the treatment of animals is
remembered. The natives have always
regarded the dumb brutes as legitimate
objects of torture and abuse. Now that
the better class of these natives are be-
ginning to appreciate the barbarity Of
such conduct, the advance of American
ideas becomes apparent.
The incorporators of the society in
clude ladies and gentlemen, both native
and American, who occupy prominent
positions in the social life of Manila,
and a good degree of authority has been
granted them in order to further the OBJ
iects of the society. The organization
is authorized to appoint five agents in
the city of Manila and two in each prov
ince Of the archipelago, who shall have
full police authority to make arrests for
violations of the laws enacted for the
prevention of cruelty to animals, and
they can also call upon the regular po-
lice force to aid In enforcing the law.
The society is required to make a
full annual report of its transactions to
the governor general each year, and
shall maintain a principal Office in the
city of Manila, but has authority to es-
tablish branch ofices In other parts
of the island. One half Of the fines i'm
posed are collected through the efforts
of the society shall belong to it, and be
used to further It's objects. The dill
gent application OF the laws Is expected
to be productive of considerable revenue
at first, as there will be nv lack Of ma
terial on which tO work
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Says the Prison Breeds Disease.

Columbus, o., March 21.-Dr.
Adolph Knopf, the tuberculosis ex-
pert, declares that the Ohio penitenti-
ary is virtual breeder of consump-
tion and should be abolished. Knopf
says that while the conditions may be
somewhat alleviated by the general
cleaning up of the workshops and the
putting in of dust consumers, the
buildings are Of such a character that
hey can never be made safe. He
thoroughly investigated the condi-
tions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Held It to be CONSTITUTIONAL.

Columbus, o., March 22.-The
criminal section of the Valentine anti
trust law was held to be constitu.
tional by the supreme court Tuesday.
The decision reversed the Delaware
county circuit court, which held the
clause to unconstitutional The
supreme court also affirmed the fine
imposed by the common pleas court
upon Pearly Gage, at the head of the
Delaware coal exchange. The decision
is great victory for antitrust senti-
ment. Without the criminal penalty
clause the antitrust law of Ohio
would have been practically annulled.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Guessing Contests are Lotteries.

Columbus, o., March 22.-The Ohio
supreme court yesterday handed down
decision holding newspaper guess
ing contests on election results to be
lotteries and therefore prohibited by
law. Three cases were before the
court, brought by Samuel A. Stevens,
of Gallipolis, against the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune Co., the Cincin-
natl Times-Star and the Cincinnati
Enquirer. Stevens participated in the
guessing contests last fall, but did not
win a prize. He sued each paper for
an equal redistribution of the prizes
to all who participated. He lost.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

In on the 4th of March two or three ad-
'ditions to the corps of little men. One
of these, George S. Nixon, of Nevada,
Is probably the smallest man in stature
in the senate. He is even smaller than
Alice, of Delaware, and that is saying
"a good deal. Mr.. Nixon comes to the
senate, however bearing reputation
of unusual ability as lawyer and q
man of affairs, and he is counted on to
take a place in the front rank of the
strong men in the senate.
Another short man who has just come
in is Bob La Toilette, of Wisconsin,
the strenuous governor and the success
full fighter of the stalwart wing of the
republican party. He matches his col
league in stature, as Senator Spooner
is also below the normal height of man.
If La Toilette had had two or three
more inches in height he would never
have been heard of in the political
world and would never have come to
the senate. His earliest ambition was
for the stage, and he developed histrion-
ic ability of rare quality, but as he
wished to play tragedies, his diminutive
height was an insuperable bar to a ca
reer in that line. A hero on the stage
of some five feet four inches in height
would have hard time to achieve sue
cess, no matter how fine his elocution-
airy qualities. La Toilette gave up the
idea of going on the stage and went
into state politics, and he is now pretty
nearly the top of the heap.
Other small men in the senate are
Piles, of Washington; Martin, of Vir-
ginia; Alice, of Delaware. and Knox, OF
Pennsylvania. The latter has always
been represented as an extremely di-
minutive man, physically, but he over
tops in stature at least four of his col
leagues in the senate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Veterans of the Mexican War.

H1LE the veterans
of the civil war of
both the confeder-
ate and federal
armies are still
found in public life
d o n G splendid
service, although
40 y e ars b a v Q
passed since tho
close of that con-
flict, they seem as
boys, almost, COM
pared with veter-
ans of the Mexican
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
A Fatal Collision.

Alliance, o., March 1S.-A Lake
Erie, Alliance & Wheeling freight
train collided with Pennsylvania
passenger train at the crossing of the
two lines at Minerva yesterday. Mail
Agent Miner was fatally hurt, and
Baggage Master Rice, of the passen-
ger train. seriously injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
pespondent Man sulclded.

Cleveland, March 22.-Charles
Sommers was found dead in his room
Tuesday afternoon at 35 Erin avenue.
In his abdomen was bullet wound.
He had been Respondent because of
his sons Illness. Sommers was about
40 years old. 1850. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Progress in the Philippines.

HE prog e S S o t
American civiliza-
ton in the Philip
pines is well exhib-
tied by the enact
ment Of a law by
the Philippine n Q
commission au-
thorizing the in
corporation of the
Society for t h 9
prevention of Cru
city to Animals in
t h e Philippine
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
A Veteran Jurlst Dies.

Springfield, o., March 1S.-Judge ].
X. Mower, one of the oldest attorneys
and common pleas judges of the state,
died at his home here last night from
heart failure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
A Bank Fails.

Marietta, o., March 1S.-The Com
mercial bank of Macksburg, this coun-
ty, a state institution, closed it's doors
Friday. 1t was heavily involved in
the failure of the Commercial bank
of Cambridge. Depositors will be paid
in full, the stockholders being the only
losers, A receiver will be asked for
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Pensioners are Dyinq Rapidly.

Columbus, o., March ga signiti-
cant showing is made by the Febru-
AIRY report of the Columbus pension
agency, which indicates that pension
ers are dying at a rapid rate. The
total pensioners paid were 10O,1 ,102, 45S
having died during the month.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Noble German Ambassadors

The eight ambassadors of the Ger
man empire In Madrid. Rome, Wash
ington, Constantinople, Paris, London,
st. Petersburg, and Vienna are all
members of the nobility. Their emolr-
ments are $25,00O In the first three
cities named, 100000 in the next three,
S37, 500 In the last two.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Was Crushed to Death.

Alliance o., March 21.-Conley T..
Haines, of this city, fiagman on the
Pennsylvania lines, was caught be-
tween the cars at Maxine yesterday
and crushed to death. He leaves a
widow and four grown children.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
wearers of the Gray.

HILE the death of
Reagan wiped out
the members of
Jefferson Davis
cabinet and the
death of Senator
Vest a few months
ago took out of
public life the last
member of the con-
federate congress,
there are still ir,
the house and sen .
ate quite a coterie
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
Passing of Historic southerner.

HE recent death of
John H. Reagan, OF
Texas, removes an
other of the old
I l m e democrats
who made an i'm
press on public af-
fairs in Washing
ton and elsewhere
Mr.. Reagan was
well k n o w n n
w a S h / n g t o n ,
where he seryad in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
seekine Market in Janan.

Canada is pushing for sales in japan.
Consuls are being appointed with au-
thority to pay for early statistical In
formation. Japanese products will be
exhibited in commercial museums in
Canada.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24

of public men who wore the gray and
served with distinction in the confeder-
ate army. Nearly all of the southern
states have representatives or senator's
in congress who were confederate SOL
dlers, Alabama contributes in the SEN
ate two distinguished brigadier gener-
ais of the confederacy in the persong OF
Senators Pettus and Morgan. They both
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-24
MEN AT WASHINGTON
NEW SENATORS SMALL IN STAT
URE, BUT BIG DRAINED.
LA TOILETTE OF WISCONSIN
Passing of John II. Reagan, of Texas,
old-Time Democrat-Wearers Of
Gray in Public Life-Prog-
ress in Philippines.

A SH l N G. T o NJ
The United States
senate is acquiring
a large number of
men of small stat
ure. They are di-
minutive only, of
course, in physical
stature, as most of
them are intellect
ual giants, famed
for their ability in
and out of the SEN
ate. There came