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are the graves OF holy men that are held in
great veneration by the Gusinjot. A casket
containing the remains of a saint and one
with the right arm of Skenberg, the AL
banian hero. are in a crypt at Gusinje.
IL is these relics that have caused the places
to be called sacred cities"
On the Montene grin side the two hill
tops that command the entrance TO the
valley are crowned with watch towers in
which a guard is constantly maintained.
Extending up the valley to the cities them
selves are little kul1s or Albanian castles,
w~indowless on the lower floors. where the
proprietor and his family gather at the first
alarm. and with fortified windows end
parapets above.
Should a stranger succeed in passing
these outposts and reach the cities. a meet
ing of the head men is held and some one
Of the clan is designated to kill the intruder
before he can recross the border. Even
Albanians Of the n~eighborhood are often
viewed with suspicion and are tried as
spies or agents Of some foreign power.
A shepherd, who was driving a flock of
sheep from Scutari TO Novi Bazaar was
arrested as he was passing near the town.
his lock confiscated. and he himself thrown
into prison. As his guilt could not be
established. M Of his eyes was gouged
out. a hand cut of and he was sent on his
way with a warning never again to appear
in the locality.
Another peasant a short time age reached
the Montenegro border and said that he
had been arrested in the streets Of Cusinje
upon the suspicion Of being a spy, and had
been confined for several years in a cave
in the mountains. He had succeeded in
escaping. and was in constant fear that
he was still being pursued by his implacable
enemies.
Yet in spite Of their we'll known disregard
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riors, divided into clans and tribes, and
waging an incessant internecine strife.
Life is worth the price Of n cartridge, Ia the
W that a n Albanian once expressed 1t.
Feuds exist between the clans and even
between families of the same clan Different
parts of towns are divided against each
other. and the appearance of a ma on the
street is often the signal for n fusillade. IL
has been reported that in some communities
all the men have been killed in this brotherly
strife. 1t is estimated that 25 per cent. OF
the inhabitants die a violent death.
The people are noted for their faithful
ness, hospitality and virtue, yet in these
warfares they resort TO the most unchivalric
means TO accomplish the death of a blood
feud enemy. 1t is perfectly proper to lie
in wait for him behind rocks or in the
forest or to shoot him in the back, so
that men in a blood feud, and most OF the
inhabitants are in several, seldom travel
alone, but always go in parties of four or
five. They are necessarily on the look
out and are always suspicious of strangers.
They know the value of their own country
TO the Powers of Europeand are constantly
e~ndeavoring to protect II against foreigners.
1t is for this reason thai strangers are al
Ways lOOkeu on as DOltIlldl eiltiiltSs ~
carry a camera, TO attempt to write or
make a sketch in the interior of the country
would be a foreigners death sentence.
Some of the customs are very curious
and have been handed down from genera
ions az sacred unwritten laws. II a man
commits a murder and fleeing for his life
enters the house OF another, friend or foe,
even the house Of the brother of the man
he has slain. he liz safe for three days at
least. An enemy is under amnesty while
in the company Of a woman and a compli-
ment to an unmarried woman is sufficient
provocation for death.
The blood brotherhood" is an institution
p~eculiar TO these clansmen. Two men
who are about to take this oath stand in the
centre of a ring formed by men Of the tribe.
Each Of the two makes an incision in his
arm, and as the blood drips from the wound
catches it in n cup. The two then solemnly
drink this. while vowing eternally to sup
port and sustain each other in all their
undertakings, even at the risk Of life. This
vow is held more sacred than even the
marriage tie.
OF all the Albanian clans the Gusinjots
are considered the fiercest and most war
like. They too are considered the hand
soonest of the people. and the most faithful
to any promise that they may make. Their
home is the great upland plain at the east
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a discovery was made that an account for
several thousands Of dollars belonged to a
very rich man in New York who for nearly
forty years had gone under. an assumed
name. For a reason involving family
matters he had changed his name. He
had become rich. He knew that he had a
bank account under his old name, but had
decided never to claim IL because it would
reveal his secret. He didn't need the
money.
The matter was traced out and he was
confronted with his real name and the facts
in the case. He stoutly denied that he
was the man. He said he had never heard
Of the old name. Absolute proof was
acknowledge that he was the man. Finally
a suit was threatened by the bank to COM
pei him to take the money. That brought
him down. Publicity was imminent n
he compromised, promising to take the
money II the bank officials would not dis
close the facts in the case. Under such a
promise he went to the bank, signed his
old name, took the money and continued
to live under his assumed name.
There was another case in which a woman
had deposited money in three banks under
different names. She was saving the
money for children about whose parentage
there was some question. In one OF the
banks she used her right name. She died
and the banks tried hard to clear up the
accounts Finally IL was established by
handwriting experts that one woman had
deposited the money in all the hanks and
after a long hunt her heirs were found and
the accounts wiped of the books.
The fact that il is possible 10 find a large
number OF the heirs to these deposits has
made savings bank people oppose very
bitterly the effort of legislators to pass
bills providing hat the money In orman
savings bank accounts shall revert to the
State.
The bank officials say that this money
really belongs to some one. Only in Q few
cases, IL any, are there no heirs involved.
With the improved system of record keep
ing that now obtains in municipal and bust
ness affairs IL is possible TO get a pretty
good trace Of almost any one who has died,
even after twenty or thirty years. As
the years pass IL will be more and more
easy to trace these heirs. The money
belongs TO them and il is held that il is akin
to robbery to step in and take away money
from persons whose rightful ownership
can be proved,
The accounts are now we'll divided up
among the old established ranks. When
the reports of 1899 were made to the State
Banking Commission. showing hat there
was about 81. 900. 900 Of unclaimed deposits.
the peculiar feature was disclosed that
about one-half Of IL was in the Bank for
Savings in this city, No such &c
M that now exists. The other banks
have come to the front with their accounts
One OF the banks. however. has made such
an~frort to hunt out the owners OF these
cidedly less han a dozen years ago.
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rival. That is why he s~ympathized 10 with

rival. That 10 why he sy%mpathized 20 with
the rats for eating up those young ducks.
They don in the least care to have them
for themselves. I don't doubt that either
of those two would AVE given you all the
turkeys and ducks you wanted. But they
would hate TO see o raise them success
fully, That's the feeling Of a community
like this"
Whether il be on Long Island. in Vest
chester or New Jersey. there is this unrest
among the amateur tillers of the soil or
breeders of live stock. They do not have TO
be exhibitors for blue ribbons in the shows
every fall TO have this same spirit toward
one another. Here Is a conversation that
took place the other night. and it shows how
even between friends the retort may be
sharp:
These are your own raspberries, I sup
pose, said enc of twenty at a dinner party,
leaning over 70 sreak IN her hostess.
oh, no" the hostess answered, we
haven't had one from our garden yet. I
don't know when they will be ripe. There
are no signs Of them now"
This ought to have protected
her; The country garden spirit is re-
lentless. however.
How strange!" went on her guest.
why. we've been having our own rasp-
berries for more thar a week. And YOU
say you lave none at all. Do YOU think
those things are the fault Of you gardener
l would make a change"
1t was the words those things" that
stung the hostess to retort. They implied
that fruit was always late in that garden
Of hers.
"0h, l can well understand that YOU
should have things in your garden before
we do" she said calmly. you see, your
place is down in a hollow, where it's hot
all the time. and / suppose things do come
earlier. Up here on the hills, though.
where It is cool, we have to wait a little
longer. That is better. though, than
living down in the Valleys
The woman who was so proud Of her
raspberries was not heard from again at
that meal.
In a measure, the glory OF the best garden
in the region is reflected from its owners
to the gardener who is thought responsible
for it.. although man. of the gardens at
tached to the homes about New York are
not large and are intended only for the
, use Of the family. They are never too
small. however. TO cause envy and the
gardener is often longingly thought of as
the cause Of such superiority.
I'D give that man OF Miller's SO more
than he gets q month IL 7 dared offer IL 10
him, observed a New Yorker who was going
to the train in his motor and casting Incl
dentally very interested glances az the
fourishing garden they were passing
MY wife is crazy for me to tell him 80
but | don't like 10, az we are fuch friends
Anyhow. III wait until the family goes
to town. The Millcrs always leave before
we do"
He was more considerable than many
~neighbors, who do not hesitate to entice
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Of law the Cusinjots go about fearlessly
and without molestation. They are often
seen in Scutari. where they are distinguished
for their truculent bearing and a peculiar
white headcloth that has been adopted
by the clan. They go TO Scutari for sup
plies, and Oh these occasions they have
made bloody settlements Of feuds with
other clans that they have met there. Not
long ago such a meeting on a public street
resulted in the death of twelve men.
One Of the bitterest and bloodiest of their
recent fights occurred because certain
Gusinjots, who We're not Mohammedans.
fancied themselves insulted while visiting
Scutari. To revenge themselves they killed
a hog, and in the night broke into the
mosques Of the city. and made crosses with
the animals blood all over the inside OF the
place. As a last deadly insult they spread
over the carcass the prayer rug Of the Hooja
himself. When the dissertation was dis
covered the uproar was tremendous. sven
for Scutari, and the whole Mohammedan
population turned out to pursue the de-
lighted vandals back to their own mountain
Businesses.
The ruler Of Gusinje changes with the fall.
ures or successes Of the leading families.
The most bloodthirsty chief was known -
vlock Watt Varushci. who was said to have
reached the chief place by killing 100 mon
and putting out of the way all the male mem-
bers of his family who might contest hisright.
However. he generously took care Of all
their families, and in doing 90 too over ten
different harems
But whatever internal disputes they may
have the Gusinjotsa are united upon one point;
their sacred city must remain inviolate and
they themselves free from any other master
than those Of their own can. These rights
they say they will maintain sven il in doing
so they defy all the Powers Of Europe.
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ENVY OF WOULD-BE FARMER
KEEPS AN UNBEATABLE EYE
on HIS NEIGHBORS GARDEN.
ReJoices When the Turk eys Drop Dead
or Rats Eat the cks-Coveting Your
Friends Gardener Is the BesettinE Sin
OF city Folk Living I'm the Country.

Frfend's Gardener Is tne besettin8 sin
Of city Folk Living In the Country.
The waltz stopped suddenly. Through
the yacht club piazza rang out this ques-
ton:
Did you know that all Jack Gilmer's
turkeys were dead? Got their feet wet
in the storm last week and every single one
died. l think it's the greatest joke I ever
heard Of
There was subdued laughter among the
half dozen gathered in a group as the
speaker. m~oderating her voice to the silence.
went on:
And you know he had a flock of thirty
five and was so terribly oocky about them
that he could talk of nothing else. He had
a man who did nothing but look after
those turkeys. I think il il the funniest
thing 1 ever heard Of"
Then the woman went on laughing to
herself. Presently she was interrupted
by the voice Of a man in the party:
mo funnier in my opinion than the rats
getting in and eating up all Jack Spratts
little ducks" he said. He talked OF moth
ing but those forty young ducks Of his and
how wonderful they were going to turn
out. Well, night before last the rats got
IN ana klueu every Ouc Vi tnctn. az Lnithb
! one OF the men was drunk and stayed In
the village all night. It's funny-and Jack
was so pleased with his success"
Somebody came to carry away che woman
to dance, and soon afterward the man who
had spoken to tr~iumphantly about the mas
sacre Of the ducks also left the group.
T, That's the result OF country life for city
people" one man observed when the two
were well out OF the way. I'm glad I don't
try to garden or raise anything. II would
spoil the nature Of . saint. Nothing in the
world could ave given that woman 10 much
pleasure as the death Of those turkeys. Do
you know why? Because she's always
failed with her own. and IL would have been
a fearful blow to her II anybody else down
here had succeeded. II was the same way
with the duck man. He has been having
great success with his ducks for several
summers, and he could not have stood q
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Ohio Banks.
From the Ohio " a0ofinc.

From the ONO W dDdfjnc,
In banking facilities Ohio Is exceeded only
by the States Of New York. Pennsylvsnia
"a nd Massachusetts. The aggregate paid up
capital Of her banks in 1905. state and national.
was 500, 500. 30h, surplus. S2S, $50, oil: total.
Sli0, 35s, il6. The rational banks held in their
vaults In actual money available for lie gitinate
business PURPOSES on August 20. 1907. SAL
gis. s5O.sS. The aggregate of the clearing
house exchanges. in the ten. principal cities
having such facilities, for the week ending
March IS, 1907, was s67 .072. 900. A. indicating
the attitude Of the banks TOWARD the business
interests, 1t Is interesting TO note, "a shown
by the report of the Comptl oller Of the Cur
the national bnnks OF Ohio on what IL known
as commercial paper amounted TO the sum
Of sl25. ~ 500. on this class Of loans exceed
ing any other state In the Union excepting
New York and Pennsylvania.
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HUNTING FORGOTTEN HEIRS
HOW THE SAVINGS BANKS CLEAR
OUT DORMANT ACCOUNTS.
Years or work Sometimes TO Find the Right
full Owners-SpeciaI Men Employed ut
the work Civil War . Fruitful Cause
Of Dead Accounts -SOme> ROmances.

49,
Every savings bank that has been ss-
tablished for twenty-five years has what
are called dormant accounts, deposit
which have lain untouched for years. U.s.
uaIly the persons who deposited the money
are dead and their heirs have no knowl-
edge OF the bank account.
The sum total of these u In New
York State probably run from s.. 500 900
10 $1,000. 900. In 1889 the report as to- the
totai amount OF these accounts 20 the State
Commissioner OF Banking was about
5000 600. Since then reports are made
but the sum total is not given. OF course
the sum has grown and several Of the saw
ings bank authorities put the amount
unclaimed at fully 5000 900.
These accounts are troublesome to the
hanks. They have TO he carried on the
balance sheets and verified. The banks
try 10 get rid OF them and many OF the
larger banks now employ special agents
60 look up the owners or the heirs OF the
depositors. IL is a custom Of some OF the
hanks to cease to credit interest on an
account which has been sleeping twenty
TWO years. The law recognizes such ac-
counts az dormant II no change has been
"aue IN twenty-five years n no one mas
called for the money. Twenty years
used 10 he. regarded as the limit, but when
the law YVES passed in the late 500
requiring reports on these accounts the
~rm was heightened TO twenty-five.
Most Of this money is in the savings
ranks Of New York city and for the most
ISrt such recount are rere in small places.
ohe reason for this is thst in small towns
nearly every man who dies is fairly we'll
Anown locally and the fact that he had
= savings bank deposit ia also known.
MS heirs ret the money quickly. In New
lork city, however. there are thousands
%thrse accounts. Few PERSONS are aswell
Ahown locally in New York as they are In
smaller rlaces Of the Strife end Il Ia easier
IH@vinEs bank accounts 10 escare general
Nany ~ the accounts are dormant be-
~Ase their ow ners have forgotten all pbout
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-25
DAZZLING Ian % ,n7

Dowling, Jan. %, '07
Fred Lebben OF Toledo is visiting
with Roy Spilker this week
Rev. j. w. Smith of Toledo and
James Hite of this place took dinner
with Geo DeVerna and family last
Sunday.
Geo. APPEL is reported i'll
John and Fred Grolle spent Sun
day with VIM Grolle and family.
Chas. Frusher's children who have
been i'll are improving
Mrs. Thos. Frusher has been ill.
Protracted meeting which has
been held at the M. E. church here
during the past few weeks, were clos
ed on Sunday evening last. The
services have been very interesting
and resulted in the convertion of five
people.
Thomas Frusher, Russ Snyder and
John Hufford went to Tiffin and will
spend few days deer hunting.
A party of ten people from this To-
cality went to Bowling Green last
Friday evening to hear the last SER
mon delivered by Rev. Kendall of
Cleveland
Harry dooinson and Miss Lucretia
Goodell of Dunbridge, gaye their
friends surprise on Thursday last.
They were about to start for Decatur,
Ind, to visit with friends, and just
before leaving they announced their
marriage which had taken place on
November 3, 1906, and had been kept
such a closely guarded secret that
none of their most intimate friends
had suspected their relations. The
young people are both we'll and fay
orably known and haye host of
friends who will congratulate them
upon their marriage and wish them
future success and happiness
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-25
THE BLAST FURNACE.
In Cleaning One 1t Is Necessary to
Use Dynamite.


Use Dynamite.
The function of blast furnace is
the reduction of ores to metallic iron.
The iron ore, like stone and coke, is
put in at the top and the iron and Stag
are drawn off at the base. The tenn
perature Of the interior of blast fur
mace when in operation varies accord
ing to circumstances, but the molten
iron when drawn off is about 1900 de-
grees F., indicating much higher
temperature inside.
To Withstand such terrific heat,
which Is maintained by powerful
blast of air which acts much in the
same manner as n forced draft on a
boiler, the furnace is lined on the in
side with fine grade of fire brick,
thoroughly burned. This wall of non
combustible material is about four feet
thick, outside of which is the steel
jacket of the furnace, about one-quar-
ter of an inch thick.
The lining of a furnace will last
from two to six years, according to the
nature of the material smelted, the
furnace being in continuous operation
during that time. 1t takes about six
weeks to refine furnace.
After a furnace is "blown out" or
ceases to be used, there is quantity
Of iron which cools and solldifies at the
base of the furnace. This is called
salamander, and 1t Is necessary to use
dynamite to loosen this material and
get 1t out of the furnace so that re-
pairs can be consummated. Salaman.
der has a ready sale, as 1t is a fine
grade of pig iron.
AS rule, when trade conditions are
good blast furnace is never allowed
to cool down or be taken out of blast
except at intervals of several years fol
rellning.-Baltimore Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-25
WABASH ny.

On the nrst and third Tuesday of
each month. the Wabash r. r. will
sell round trip tickets to points in the
South, Southwest, West and North
west at greatly reduced rates. For
full particulars write to or call on p.
e. Dombaugh, p. e t. A.. Wabash
r. R.. 307 Madison ST.. Toledo. Ohio.
70 Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and all Pacific
coast points via the Wabash line dur
ing the summer. For full particulars
call on or write to p. u. Dombaugh,
p. & t. A.. Toledo. Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-25
Stony Ridge, Jan. %, IO7

Stony Ridge, Jan. %, '07
Mrs. Brooker of Dundee, Mich,
was the guest of S. E. Wagner and
family, Monday.
Tuesday, January % was the 18th
birthday anniversary of Mrs. V. Fink
and number of her aoquaintances
and neighbors arranged a surprise for
her, by calling at her home and help
ing to make the day pleasant event
in her life. The guests were: Mes.
danes Malinda Swartz, Geo. Miller
Leyerton, John Greiner, Lewis Reit-
eel, John Armbruster and children.
An elegant dinner was served and the
surprise was most agreebIe to all.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-01-25
NEWS OF THE COURT
Continued from First page.)

of chattle mortgage, settled and costs
paid.
A. G. Stevenson ct al VS. Elizabeth
Simons ct al, for money, judgment
for $192 30, decree for foreclosure.
James & Kelly Us Ella Hull, at
tachment, settled, costs paid, no
record.
A. w. Brinkerhoff vs. r Delaney
foreclosure, settled, costs paid
Jarecki Mfg Co VS. Ohio Pet Co
equitable relief, receiver ordered to
sell Underwood lease and property at
public sale for cash
Thos Sexton VS. Douglas Bryan ct
al, foreclosure, settled, costs paid, no
record
Cora Pitcher VS. Geo. Pitcher Di-
yorce Wilful absence and gross neg
lect of duty Plff says that she was
married to the deft in 1888 and that
they have two daughters both under
age She claims that deft has been
guilty of gross neglect of duty having
left her three years ago and failed to
provide for her support. She wants a
divorce and the custody of their chill
dren.