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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
EVOLUTION OF FISH HOOK.
Some Wonderful Changes Noted in the
Implements Employed in Catch
ing Members of Finny Tribe.

The art of fishing has undoubtedly
existed since very remote times, for
man evidently was driven by hunger to
catch fish as well as to hunt animals.
The weapons and implements used in
other ages to hunt mammals show con-
siderable variety in manufacture, and
in the evolution of such weapons there
has been noted some wonderful
changes But the implements used by
fishermen to-day, and especially fish
hooks, are not radically different from
those used by the ancient angler.
Implements of stone and combina-
tion of stone and wood used in catch
ing fish have been preserved from an
cient times. The invention of fishing
paraphernalia did not require the ex-
ercise of any great ingenuity or me-
chanical skill BY watching the fish
snatch at pieces of meat, etc, in the
water, the early man evolved the idea
of tying piece of bait on the end of
a line, and later the fisherman tied a
silver of wood on the end of string
and stuck the wood through the wait.
This led to the use of pieces of bone
or wood sharpened at each end and
stuck through the bait. After swallow
ing the bait the ends of the wood
caught on the gills of the fish as the
angler pulled taut the line. This meth
catching sea gulls,
Practically the only advance in fish
hooks of this day over the rude origi-
nal invention is in the better material
used. Fishermen along the lakes of
| Switzerland in prehistoric days used
| hooks of bronze fashioned very similar
to the steel hooks used in this day
| Fish-hooks fashioned out of the tusks
of wild boars were also used by the
fishermen who piled their vocation
along the Swiss lakes
Bronze hooks almost identical in
style to those used now. were used by
the ancients VINO angled in Lake Mo
rat, and clipped flint hooks of ancient
manufacture have been found in Swe
den. The aborigines of Wisconsin used
native copper in the manufacture OF
fish-hooks. and many of these imple.
ments have been found in the mounds
along the lakes in that state. The an.
clients used much larger hooks, how.
| ever, than those employed by modern
| anglers. which would indicate that they
| fished for larger game than do the fish
| ermen of this age. The addition of the
barb on the sharp end of the hook is
comparatively modern invention.
In the Improvement of fishing rod:
the changes have been from the
straight branches of trees to bamboo
then to the iointed rod, and later the
reels were added as part of fisher
mans paraphernalia. Nets have beer
used in fishing since remote times.-
| washington Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
woMEN's WORK.

Mrs. Mary S. Cobb, of Northampton,
Mass, has presented Smith college
with her magnificent estate in the SUBJ
urbs of her city.
Miss Owen, of Warwick, England,
who is 92 years old. has been teaching
Sunday-school for 80 years.
Helen Gould will pay for the educa-
tion of Leroy Irvine Dixon, the nine
year-old Denver boy who saved the
Rio Grande train from running into q
rock slide last October.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wheaton, affec-
tionately styled the mother of
Wheaton female seminary" has Just
Ndied at Norton. Mass, at the age Of
sc. Nearly all of her large estate will
become the property of the seminary.
1t is said to be valued at several hun
dred thousand dollars.
Miss Myrtle B. Parke, who has been
called to the pastorate of the Chris
tian church at Ramsey, ILL.,, is noted
as an evangelist and is student Of
Eureka college, where she fitted her
self for the ministry. She formerly
occupied the pulpit to which again
she has been called, but resigned In
order to enter college. Miss Parke's
home is at Staunton, III. She is but
Is years of age and is thought by her
instructors and church associates to
have before her successful future.
Miss Caroline Hazard, who has COM
pleted her fifth year as president of
Wellesley college, Massachusetts,, has
demonstrated the fact that college
president need not necessarily be a
college graduate. Although she did
not attend a women's college, she pur-
sued with private tutor course OF
study equal to that at Brown universi-
ty, Providence, R. l. Miss Hazard is
q woman Of remarkably broad culture
and has shown during her leadership
a comprehensive grasp of the needs OF
her college and an intelligent sympa-
thy with the aims and ideas of her CO.
workers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

Previous to his marriage, the Ger
man crown prince had shown will
of his own in affairs of the hearts On
two occasions he gave evidence of in
fatuation for American girls, one of
them an opera singer who won celeb
rity at the Royal opera house in Ber-
lin. Both of these affairs were gall
and wormwood to his father, the kai-
SER Even worse, the young man posi-
lively refused to fall in love with the
first royal partner picked out for him,
Princess Thyra of Denmark. The en-
peror peremptorily ordered him to be-
troth himself to the girl. Not for
the whole German empire" sturdily re-
piled the youngster. BE silent, sir;
it is my royal will" Your royal will
shall not bargain my heart to a woman
/ do not love" That ended the Den,
mark project.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

(New owner of the Equitable One OF
the Countrys Leading Financiers)
for New York, In this city he OBJ
house in which Barry was interested.
Ryan was then l9. In two years he
had gained, by close attention, Won
derful insight of finance.
This early training has stood him
well in hand. At 81 he formed a
stock exchange partnership and be-
came his own boss. That was what he
had been striving for all his life. He
prospered so well that in 1874 he was
able to purchase a seat on the stock
exchange. There he continued in ac-
tive business for ten years.
In this short period, Mr.. Ryan, by
his great capacity for work, original
ideas, ability for execution, together
with his quiet, unostentatious de-
meanor, attracted the attention of
such heavyweights in the financial
world as Jay Gould, Samuel j. Tilden,
William r. Travers, John B. Travor
and William c. Whitney. Mr. Whit
ney was especially impressed by the
young man, and in 1886 took hold of
him and together they began the work
of consolidating the various railway
and railroad lines in this city. Since
then Mr.. Ryan has extended his opera
tions until he and his associates have
consolidated about everything in
sight, including steam railroads, cleo
trio light properties, gas companies and
almost every known branch of indus
try and finance.
Mr.. Ryan was the original promoter
of the Metropolitan Street Railway
company, which by degrees absorbed
practically every line in Manhattan.
He was one of the organizers of the
Consolidated Traction company of
Jersey City, which connected that city
with neighboring towns and cities. He
also is largely interested in the Allan
tic Coast Electric line, which runs
along the Jersey coast, taking in Long
Branch.
Several years ago Mr.. Ryan ac-
quired the horse car lines on Staten
island and changed the power to elec.
tricity. Incidentally he took in the
electric lighting plants ON Staten is
land.
The gas trust in New York is sam
pie of Mr. Ryan's handiwork. In this
he was assisted by William C. Whit
ney and Anthony N Brady, with the
backing of the Standard Oil company
1t would take good deal of space tc
enumerate all the companies of which
Mr.. Ryan is director.
Mr., Ryan, on November %, 1873
married Miss Ida M. Barry, daughter
of his first employer. His hobby Is
raising Holstein cattle of which he ha;
several hundred head His kennels
contain some of the finest dogs in the
world He is member of many clubs
though be does not devote much time
to them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
THE MONTHLY TRIAL
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BEARING
DOWN PAINS.
A Woman Tells How She Has Become wen
and Strong after Years of Misery
Due to Irregular Functions.

Due to Irregular Functions.
The fact that one woman Is bright.
eyed, rosy checked, strong and cheerful.
while another Is pale, weak and de-
pressed, is due more often than other
wise to the regularity in the one case
and the irregularity In the other Of the
functions that are peculiar to the sex.
When these are disturbed everything
goes wrong; pain and discomfort are
felt all over the body; the sensations are
often terrifying.
"For four years. said Mrs. Davis re-
Gently, "I suffered indescribable misery
from sick headache every month, ac-
companied by fainting spells, shortness
of breath and severe pain in my left side.
There were also bearing down pains, at
times so acute that Icould not stand up.
and my head was full of ringing sounds.
1t seemed as if everything was going TO
hit me in the eyes. Twas compelled 30
lie down with closed eyes for hours to
get little relief. When attempted to
arise everything would whirl around and
st would grow SO dark that I could
scarcely see any object"
"Couldn't your doctor help your"
p Give doctors in all treated me, but I
4 got no lasting benefit. Besides used a
lot of advertised remedies. The only
medicine, however, that had the de-
sired effect was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they are truly godsend to women.
did not have much faith in them when
began to take them. found myself.
however, so much better after using two
boxes that began to believe in them.
They checked right away the decline
into which was going. My troubles
kept lessening and finally disappeared
altogether"
"How long did 1t take for cure?"
"After / had used several boxes my
health was all right. I had taken on
flesh and was strong and hearty. feel
today in spirits more like girl of six
teen than woman of my years"
Mrs. o. Fl. Davis address is Carmel,
Maine, r. It. D., No. 2. DIR. Williams
Pink Pills are confidently offered To
women for the cure Of anemia, chloro-
sis, painful and irregular periods, and
all forms of weakness. They are sold
by every druggist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
Profits Of the Packers.

There has been great deal Of dis
appointment because the Garfield re.
port shows that the profits of the
packing industry only amount to
about two per cent. of the volume of
business transacted. There is no
doubt, however, that the report Is cor
rect
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900, before the agita-
ton regarding the "beef trust" began,
throw considerable light on this ques-
tion. 1t appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
smaller margin of gross profit than
any other industry In America. The
gross margin of profit of 81 flour and
(grist mills in Illinois, in the census
year, was nearly seven per cent. on the
volume of business. The gross margin
of fifty-one wholesale slaughtering and
meat packing establishments in Illi-
nois was only about one-third as large,
or little more than two per cent. on
the volume of business.
The millers have not been accused
of being in trust" and combina-
'ioho Woulu SSSLh lilpoSolpio III Il pu9l-
ness where there are several thousand
mills in the United States competing
actively for the -four trade, but 1t ap.
pears that the gross profits of the mill
ers are larger than the gross profits of
the packers. 1t may turn out that the
agitation regarding the packing indus
try will show the same result as the
devil found in shearing the mig: "All
squeal and no wool"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
THE MARKETS.

New York, July 5, 1905.
Flour Minnesota patent $5.50@G.25,
Wheat-No. red $1.0S.
Corn-No. 2 yellow G2Bc.
Oats-Clipped white 371a @40hc.
Hay-Dull at S12.O0@13OO.
Cattle-Steers $4.40@5.GO Veals
$5.OO@7.5O.
Sheep-Steady at $S.5O@515, lambs
$75O@9.G0.
Hogs-Yorkers $5.95Q6.O5.
Cleveland, July -Flour-Minne-
sofa spring patent s5,90@G.30.
Wheat-No. 2 red $1.09
Corn-No. yellow G0%c.
Oats-No. white 36%c.
Butter-Best creamery 21Rc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh lie.
Cheese-York state lie.
Potatoes-Best grades 40@50c.
Hay-Choice timothy s1O.25@10.75.
Cattle - Best grades $4.75@5.25,
calves $500.
Sheep - Best wethers S4.50@4.75,
spring lambs $7.O0@725.
Hogs-Yorkers $500.
Toledo, July A. Wheat-Cash
$1.09.
Corn-Cash SIC.
Oats-Cash 341sc.
overseed-October $5.75.
East Buffalo, July A. - Cattle
Prime steers $5.5OQ5.S5. Best veals
| $6,50@G.75.
sheep-Wethers $525@G.OO, spring
lambs $7.00@S00.
| Hogs = Best Workers. $5.75@5S0,
pigs $5.70@5.75.
Pittsburg, July -Cattle-Choice
steers s5.7OQ5.s5, good $5.1OQ5.35.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How I Suffered with Itching and
Bleeding Eczema-Until Cured
by Cuticura.

mo tongue can tell how 1 suffered for
five years with terribly painful, itching,
and bleeding eczema, my body and face
being covered with sores. Never in my
life did l experience such awful suffering,
and l longed for death, which l felt was
near. had tried doctors and medicines
without success, but my mother insisted
first bath with Cuticura Soap and one
application of Cuticura Ointment, and
was soon entirely well. Any person hav-
ing doubt about this wonderful cure may
write to me. (Signed) Mrs. Attic Etson,
Bellevue, Mich"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

in life when woman's great change
may be expected.
These symptoms are all just so many
calls from nature for help. The nerves
are crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was prepared to meet the needs
of woman's system at this trying
period of her life. 1t invigorates and
Strengthens the female organism and
builds up the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried thousands of women
safely through this crisis.
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited to
write to Mrs. Pinllham at Lynn, Mass.
and it will be furnished absolutely free
of charge.
Read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Com
pound did for Mrs. Hyland and Mrs.
Hinkle:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with falling Of the
womb for years and was passing through the
Change of Life. My womb was badly swol-
len; my stomach was sore; l had dizzy spells,
sick headaches, and was very nervous.
lydia E, Pinkham'S VeSefable Cor
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

"I wrote you for advice and commenced
treatment with Lydia e. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound as you directed, and / am
happy to say that all those distressing symp-
toms left me and / have passed safely through
the Change of Life, a well woman. i am
recommending your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. Annie E. Ct. Hyland, Chester
town, Md.
Another WOman's Case.
"During change of life words cannot ex-
press what l suffered. My physician said
had a cancerous condition of the womb One
day l read some of the testimonials of women
who had been cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and decided to try it
and to write you for advice Your medicine
made me well woman, and all my bad symp-
toms soon disappeared
81 advise every woman at this period of life
to take your medicine and write you for adj
ce."-Mrs. Lizzie Hinkle, Salem, Ind.
What Lydia Es Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Hyland and
Mrs. Hinl1le it will do for any woman
at this time of life.
1t has conquered pain, restored
health, and prolonged life in cases that
utterly batfled physicians.
bound SuCceedS Where others Fail
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
Between Friends.

Bess-Can't you persuade your fance
to sign the pledge?
Nell-Why should he sign the pledge?
He doesn't drink.
Bess-But he'll probably be tempted
to after you are married. - Chicago
Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
THE TURN OF LIFE
A Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Diseases-lntelligent Women Prepare
for It. Two Relate their Experience.

The "change of life"is
the most critical period
of a woman's existence,
and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglects the care of her
health at this time in
vites disease and pain.
When her system is in
a deranged condition,
or she is predisposcd to
apoplexy, or congestion
of any organ, the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with a host of ner-
vous irritations, make
life Il burden. At this
time, also, cancers and
tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp-
toms as sense of suffo-
cation, hot flashes, head
aches backaches, dread
of impending evil, timid-
ity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart,
sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipa-
ton, variable appetite,
weakness and inquie'
tude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by in
telligent women who are
approaching the period
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
JaW-BreakerS.

Church-St. Petersburg has popula-
tion of about 100000, OF these, nearly
third. are unable to read or write.
Gotham--Well, no one will be sur
prised at that who ever saw any Rms
sian words.-Yonkers Statesman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

All up-to-date housekeepers use Red
Cross Ball Blue. 1t makes clothes clean
and sweet as when new. All grocers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

Bosh-Did you get anything out of that
oil deal you were telling me about?
of light on the subject of speculating that
/ didn't have before!-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

You will be great deal more comfort
able if you can reconcile yourself to allow
other people to mismanage their own sf-
fairs.-Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

The lawyer often goes home and hear'
his wife lay down the lawn. o. Plea
yune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex, N. Y, July 3.-(Special)-
That Rheumatism can be cured has been
proved beyond a doubt by Mrs. Betsey
A. Clawson, well known here. That Mrs
Clawson had Rheumatism and had it bad,
all her acquaintance know. They also
know she is now cured. Dodd's Kidney
Pills did it. Mrs. Clawson tells the story
of her cure as follows:
Il was an invalid for most five years
caused by Infammatory Rheumatism,
helpless two-thirds of the time. The first
year l could not do as much as a baby
could do; then rallied little bit and
then a relapse. Then a year ago the
gout set in my hands and feet. l suffered
untold agony and in August, 1908, when
my husband died, could not ride to the
grave.
81 only took two boxes Of Dodds KID
ney Pills and in two weeks / could wait
on myself and saw my own wood. l dug
my own potatoes and gathered my own
garden last fall. Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured me-"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid IN
the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put the
Kidneys in shape to take all the uric acid
out of the blood.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07

First Duke-"Well. do you think Miss
ond Duke-"My dear boy, / don't know
Some days / think she does. At other
times 1 fear she is merely shopping.
Hartford Zines
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-07
Another Woman's Case.
Profitable.

Lydia Pkhams Vegetable Compound Fail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-26
The Battle Of tho Yalu.

This strange incident Of a great M.
val battle was told by Commissioner
McGifin Of one Of the Chinese war
ships in the battle Of the Yalu between
1894: "About this time the Chih Yueu
boldly IL somewhat foolhardy bore
down on the japanese squadron's line.
just what happened no one seems 20
know, but apparently she was struck
below the water line by heavy she'll,
either a ten inch or a thirteen inch.
BE that as IL may, she took heavy
list, and, thus fatally injured, her com.
mander, Tang shi Chen, n most cour-
ageous albeit a most obstinate officer,
resolved at least TO avenge himself and
charged one of the largest Of the en-
emy's ships, intending to run.
GA hurricane Of projectiles from
both heavy and machine guns swept
down upon his ship. The list became
more pronounced, and just before get.
ting home TO his intended victim his
ship rolled over and then plunged bow
first into the depths. She righted her.
self as she sank, her screws whirling
in the air and carrying down all hands,
including her chief engineer, Mr.. Pur-
Wis, shut up in the engine room. Sew
On Of her crew elung to one Of tho cir.
cular life buoys kept on the bridge and
we're drifted by the tide toward the
coast, where they were rescued by a
junk.
"stories told by these men vary so
much as 10 be unreliable, but all agree
on one incident; Captain Tang had
large dog Of most vicious temper, IN.
ruly at times even with his master.
After the ship sank Captain Tang,
who could not swim, managed to get
an oar or some small piece Of wood.
This would have been enough to sup.
port him had not the dog swum 10 him
and, climbing up on him, forced him
to release his grasp. Thus he miser.
ably drowned, and the brute shared
his fate, perhaps the only case on rec
ord Of a man being drowned by his
dog
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-26
YALE
is THE
FAVORITE
Harvard Has Both Courage
Nerve and Crew, and
May Win

New London, Conn.,, June 26.-The
day Of the annual Yale-Harvard boat
race is at hand and this staid old town
has awakened from its natural leth-
argy. Outward and visible signs are
abundant that an extraordinary event
is on the tapis. College men and col
lege enthusiasm are to be encountered
at every turn. Yale and Harvard men
who have not been here in years
poured into town today, their presence
affording evidence of the usual interest
manifested in tomOrrow's aquatic
Derby
Red Top was the Mecca for the Har-
ward men, while the sons Of old Eli
gathered in force at Gales Ferry, the
Yale training quarters. The banks
were lined today with enthusiasts de.
sirous Of seeing the final practice spins
and forming their last Judgment on
the form Of the two crews.
Yale is still tho favoritc, but Har.
wards courage is rising and every one
predicts a race. Yale is confident, but
she is ready for a surprise. Harvard's
followers seem willing to take a chance
and her hackers are making some few
bets at such odds as to / in Yale 8
favor. There is not much betting as
yet, but the present enthusiasm seems
to warrant that the usual amount of
money will change hands tomorrow.
The Varsity eight.oared race, the
principal event of the day, will be
rowed promptly at 8 p. m, and II will
be rowed upstream. It has been many
years since the chief race has been
started at the drawbridge and finished
up the river. II will be preceded as
usual by the four-oared and freshman
races.