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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
MADRID'S NOTE is FRlv0LlTY'
People of Spanish Capital Noted for
Devotion to Gossip and
Spending Money.

The note OF Madrid is frivolity. 1t
is spendthrift town. Nowhere do so
many people of modest means keep
carriages, or at least hire them. The
automobile has supplied a new outlet
to an old passion.
Nowhere do so many people who
cannot afford to have a motor driver,
or to buy regular supplies of petrol
(Which is both dear and bad in Spain)
keep an automobile. Therefore they
turn out now and again for short
run at high speed to their own glori-
tication and the danger of the pub
lie.
AS for that public, 1t lives in the
streets and in a perpetual state of
brisk talk.
What London or Paris news comes
through to Madrid, except kilograms,
is mostly gossip. Important matters
appear to interest the Madrileno little.
What did interest him was when a
young person appeared on horseback
in Hyde Park in a directoire costume.
Madrid women dress well, even very
well, and the charm of the Spanish
woman is never denied. Modern Ma
drid in sometimes supposed to be mod
eled on modern Paris. but the writer's
view is that there is nothing Partisan
about Madrid except the skin.
Paris works desperately hard, is in
tensely interested in serious things
and producers, thinkers and men of
intellectual and scientific eminence.
Madrid certainly does not work hard
does not appear to be much interested
in anything but frivolity, and few of
her greatest men, even statesmen, are
much more than names.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
An AMAZING Achievement.

A triumph for British engineering
is the great Nile dam which has just
been opened by the Khediye. 1t has
been erected by Sir John Aird, who,
from small beginnings, has built up
one of the largest and most success
full contracting concerns in the world.
For about six years Sir John has had
$4,000 men working for him on the
banks of the Nile. and the huge reser-
voir which he has built-holding So
000,00O,000 gallons of water, weighing
nearly 400,O00,0O0 tons-stands as one
of the engineering marvels of the age.
Sir John became millionaire solely
by hard work. His grandfather was a
working man who was killed during
the building of the Regents canal
while his father held subordinate po-
sition in London gas company.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
FIND ARMS AND AMMUNITION
Packed in Piano Boxes, They Are Be-
lleved to be Destined for Vene-
zuelan Revolutionists.

Norfolk, Va.-Packed in large pi-
ano boxes, and evidently ready for
shipment, quantity OF rifles and am
munition, believed to be destined for
Venezuelan revolutionists, was dis
covered at Franklin, Va, The rifles
are said to be part of consignment
of $4,000 Mauser weapons shipped
from New York to ST. Louis and back
to Franklin, billed as pianos and
packed to weather the trip to South
America. The filibuster suspect steam
er Nanticoke was lying near Franklin,
and in the Blackwater below the
steamer was her consort, the tug De-
spatch.
The revenue cutter Pamlico is block
aiding the two suspects, and it is not
believed that either could pass her,
even in the darkness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
BoST0NlAN HAS DISAPPEARED
Wife Were Travelling Reached
Naples, the Man Was Missing.

Naples, Italy.-On the arrival here
from Genoa of the North German
Lloyd steamer Berlin it was ascer-
tanned that Holland Bennett, an Amer
ican, who was travelling with his wife,
was missing from the vessel, and the
belief prevailed among the passengers
that he either committed suicide or
fell overheard and was drowned.
Mr.. Bennett disappeared while the
steamer was making the run from
Genoa to this port, and while his wife
was with number of friends in the
saloon. A thorough search of the yes
sci was made for the missing man and
the commander of the steamer swept
the sea with a searchlight in a futile
effort to find him. Mr. and Mrs. Ben
nett had taken passage on the Berlin,
intending to return to the United
States. Later the authorities were
convinced that Mr.. Bennett was not
aboard, and permitted the Berlin to
sail. Mrs. Bennett continued on the
trip to New York.
Boston.-Holland Bennett, who was
lost off the steamship Berlin, which
arrived at Naples, was on an extended
honeymoon trip through Europe with
his bride, who was Miss Lucetta Avern
Upham of Cambridge. Their wedding
on May IL of this year was one of the
spring society functions. Bennett was
27 years old and a member of the law
fir moi ForbuSh q Bennett
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
MEAT INSPECTOR QUITS JOB
Tells of Terrible Conditions Existing
in Packing Houses-Lard Taken
Out of Sewer.

st. Louis, Mo.-After 18 months
of service as a United States meat
inspector in East st. Louis packing
houses, j. F. Harms has resigned, he
says, writing letter to Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson, demanding
an investigation of the meat inspec-
tion system at the National stock
yards.
Harms, who has gone to his home
in Fremont, o.. asserts that he re-
signed because he could not tolerate
conditions and that inspectors in
charge of the bureau of animal indus
try were too lenient with the packers.
He declared that no animus prompted
his letter. Asserting that "U. S. In
spected and Passed." as it appears on
products of all the packing houses is
meaningless, Harms, in his letter,
says:
The inspection at the National
stockyards, Illinois, is costing the
people approximately 100000 year,
and it is not actually worth 81 to
them. For when the word is passed
from the inspector in charge to the
inspectors actually doing the work
on the floors that they are getting
too many condemned animals, and to
change the grading, it means that the
whole thing is a farce. Mr.. Secretary
the packers are getting to-day from
70 to so per cent of what ought to be
condemned and destroyed.
81 have seen from 1,200 to 1900
pounds of lard spill and run into an
open sewer in the floor, the sewer
outlet quickly blocked, and said lard
taken up from the floor and out of the
sewer both of which were unclear
and unsanitary. And your doctors
passed same to the packers over the
protest of the inspector on that floor
and it went to the public marked 'U
| S. inspected and passed.
"Some of the filthiest things imag
Unable are practiced in the sausage
departments, such as using bladderi
for castings without thorough washing
or cleaning; the use of filthy tripe IL
sausage"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Forest Fires Destroy Maine Town.

Smyrna Mills. Maine.-The fam
ing forests of northern Aroostook
have overwhelmed the little village
of Hillman, new hamlet on the Ash
land branch Of the Bangor & Aroos-
took railroad, seven miles north OF
Smyrna Mills, and destroyed every
building in the settlement. The popu-
lation. consisting of so persons. was
saved from death by the timely ar
rival of a special train sent from Houl.
ton. In all IL buildingo were destroyed
but the financial lo2s will not excesd
$4,000
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
IMPROVEMENT is UNCHECKED
Further Progress Is Making Toward
Business Confidence and
Activity.

New York City.-R. G., Dun G. Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Further progress is making toward
business confidence and activity, and
even the vexatious delay in the treat
ment of the tariff and the somewhat
disappointing June crop statement,
have not served to check the improve
ment. Statistics of pig iron produc-
tion during May furnish additional
evidence of the betterment of iron and
steel.
significant development is the
urgency with which many buyers re-
quest prompt deliveries, especially
transporting comapnies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
LaborSavina Devices.

If women took advantage of all the
labor-saving machines that are in
vented for them they would be poor
from buying them, but possibly rich
in experience. The farmer uses water
and machine power in his work in the
fields, and the time has come when
the same power may be used to lessen
the labors of his wife. One of the
latest inventions is home laundry,
with stationary tubs. gasoline engine,
drying room and power ironer. The
whole cost is less than 5000, and a
farmer thinks nothing OF paying that
much for one machine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Traced rhrouah PENCIL sketch.

New York City-Miss Beattie.
who is wanted here on charge of
having fraudulently obtained 1900
worth of jewelry from a Fifth avenue
house, and who has just been arrested
in London. was traced to the latter
city largely through penciled sketch
made by an idle clerk, who was struck,
the police say. by the dashing appear
ance OF the young woman when she
called at the store in April and OBJ
tanned number Of articles, asserting
that she was the daughter of Mrs. G. Il.
stearns. wealthy patron OF the firm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Soldier Of Whom Franco Is Proud.

Gen. Marquis de Galliffet was ia
nous general under Napoleon III. in
the days of the Second empire, and at
so years of age is still interested in
current events. At Sedan, when he
had lost half his men. Gen. Ducrot
asked him If he could charge again.
"As often as you please, general, re-
piled Galliffet, and he collected those
who remained of his men and charged
once more, His gallantry was wit
messed by the king of Prussia. who
spoke his admiration of the force.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Sees Final Victory over TubercuIoaIs.

Sees Final Victory Over Tuberculosis.
DR.. William Osler says: Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
is an open question. 1t is a foe that
is very deeply intrenched in the hui
man race. Very hard it will be to
eradicate completely, but when we
think of what has been done in one
generation. how the mortality in
many places has been reduced more
than so per cent.-indeed. in some
places 100 per cent.-it is a battle of
hope, and so long as we are fighting
with hope. the victory is In sight"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
.BRAzIL'S RULER is DEAD
Or. ALFONSO MoRElRA PENNA
SICK BUT A SHORT TIME.
Vice President Milo Pecanha Takes
Oath of Office and Assumes Elk
exutiVe Power.

Rio Janeiro, June 15.-Dr. Alfonso
Moreira Penna president of Brazil, is
dead. He was stricken with influenza
on June 2, and although quite seri-
ously i'll for time, improvement was
noted on June 6, which continued for
some time. The president then suf-
fered from relapse and there we're
marked pulmonary and gastric symp-
toms. The attending physicians were
forced to the conclusion that the case
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Clear Head Means Success.

It is imperative on the man who
would win and carve his way to the
front to keep clear head. You
must keep your brain alert and on the
watch to detect opportunity as It
comes along SO as to give your hands
warning to seize 1t Just as soon as 1t
is within reach.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
DR.. Hale's Assistant Dead.

Oakland. Coincidentally with
the death of Edward Everett Hale,
Rev. Charles Ephraim Rich. who
was assistant pastor under DIR. Hale
in the latter's first pastorate. died
within few minutes of the time when
the former expired.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Overcome Adversely.

The waves which sorrow lashes up
around us stand high between us and
the world and make our ship solitary
in the midst of haven full of vessels.
Cannot one do like the fair sun, and
go under the waves and yet come
back again. And yet, after all. If you
look upon his going down rightly
there is no such thing in reality
Richter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18

way. l doctored
until 1 was dis
couraged, an d
thought 1 should
never get well. /
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought 1 would
try it. After TAX
ing three bottles /
was cured, and
11nvnr felt an we'll
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
Paaaanaara safeIv Landed.

New York City.-Without mis-
hap. the b26 passengers of the Span
ish liner Antonio Lopez. which went
ashore in the fog on Fire island, have
reached New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18

DIX. AIF FUNSO =. vi. PENNNr
was hopeless, and notification of this
was sent by the minister of the inte-
rior to the vice president of the re-
public, Milo Pecanha, and various
other government officials.
The physicians succeeded in pro-
longing life for some hours, but the
president passed away after being un-
conscious for considerable time. The
vice president assumed the executive
powers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
A Man of Means.

Stern Parent-Ethel, young Fledg-
ley gave me to understand he was a
man of means when he asked for your
hand.
Ethel-He is man of means, ia
ther.
Stern Parent-But he only makes
$1,000 a year.
Ethel-Well, he means to make
more.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
French People Turn to Beer.

Beer-drnking is greatly on the in
crease in France. In 1910 the hop
crop was only 1000. 900 hectolitres; to-
day II is nearly l0.OOO.OOO year,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILL YIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.--"I was troubled
for long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-18
EXPRESSIVE REPLY.

Freddie-Your father told me that
was the black sheep of the family.
Gertrude-What did you say?
Freddie-Bahi
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
Father and Child Perish in
Burning of Claim Shanty
During Blizzard.
SETTLER FROZEN IN STORM
Shack Is Destroyed by Fire and Man
Is Dying as Result of Expos.
ure to Cold.

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 16.-The storm
last week, which ragged with unusual
severity on the reservation west of
Chamberlain, resulted in the death of
two members of a family of settlers
living on government land in the
WAite River country.
The Drew family, with five chill
dren, lived in small shanty near
the river, and during the two days
blizzard the little house caught fire
during the time from a defective
flue. Before the father discovered
the blaze the house was enveloped in
flames.
Makes Heroic Effort.
Drew managed to get his wife and
four of the children out of the burning
building. The shanty seemed ready
to fall at any moment, but the father
made desperate and heroic effort
to save the remaining child. He rush.
ed through the burning doorway and
just as he entered the house the roof
fell, enveloping himself and the lit.
tie child in flames.
They were burned to death while
the mother and children stood by
helpless. The tragedy was enacted
while the storm was at its worst, and
the mother and children were nearly
frozen to death. The fire was seen
by a neighbor mile or so away, and
the survivors were rescued from the
storm. Two of the children may not
survive.
Fire, Then Peril Of Freezing.
That same night settler named
Brown, who lived alone, lost his
shanty by fire and then was probably
fatally injured by exposure in the
blizzard. He was not sufficiently
clothed. and finally was forced to
take refuge in hogpen. There he
lay down among the animals and
covered himself with straw. This
did not afford much protection from
the cold, and finally he took horse
and rode to neighbours house mile
distant. When he reached there
Brown fell from the horse uncon-
scious. His limbs were frozen and
it is not thought he will live.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
-FOUR lost LINES N STORM
Mississippi Swept BY Wind aad. Rain-
Other Sections Of Country Are
Snow Bound.

Vicksburg, Miss. Feb. 16. - The
most severe storm Of wind and rain
experienced in many years prevail
ed in this state yesterday, causing
heavy property damage and the loss
of four lives. In this. city the office
Of the Vicksburg Herald was unroof-
ed and number Of business houses
badly damaged.
At Learned negro church was
blown down, killing woman and
child and injuring ten persons.
At West Point two people were
killed and seven seriously injured.
Keokuk, Iowa, Feb. ia hurri-
cane blew down the towers on the
bridge across the Mississippi river
and all wires eastward were broken.
West of sedalia, Mo-, it is reported
that 1000 POLES are down. Trees and
telegraph and telephone wires were
broken in Southern Illinois.
st. Paul, Feb. Is. = A thirty-mile
wind close on the heels of the snow
flurries of Saturday caused much
hardship in railroad circles yester.
day. The wind blew the snow into
open cuts and on the railroad tracks,
in many places, blockading traffic
completely. What trains did get
through were away behind schedule.
The southern part of the state sui.
fered most severely.
Chicago. Feb. 15.-Telegraph and
telephone communication between
Chicago and the outside world was
interrupted seriously yesterday by
the heavy snow and sleet which COW
cred the pavcments and made trans
portation next to impossible. OFF,
Gals of lake steamship companies re-
ported they had experienced consid-
cradle difficulty during the storm.
Kansas City, MO. Feb. Is. - Zero
weather and the worst sleet and
snow storm of the winter prevailed
in the Southwest last night. All over
Kansas the fall of sleet has been
heavy, causing delay to traffic and
bad wire communication.
Detroit, Mich. Feb. Is. - All the
upper part of Michigan is snow
bound, trackless expanse of drifted,
swirling snow, and only wheel
turning here and there on the rail.
roads.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
.MtRM PIANIST STOPS PANIC
Playing Of america" Stops Mad Rush
Prom Theater Of Fear.crazed
Crowd at Fargo.

Fargo, Feb. 1.-THE playing of the
patriotic song, America" by level.
headed pianist was the only thing
that averted a tragic finale to the
Lincoln day celebration held in the
opera house here yesterday.
The opera house was crowded with
people, women and children predomi-
mating, who had come to hear Presi.
dent Vittum of Fargo college deliver
eulogy on Lincoln.
President Vittum had hardly start.
ed to speak when George Radley, the
engineer connected with the theateH
dashed from the stage through the
audience calling wildly for Chief
Sutherland of the fire department.
Instantly shrieks Of fire" resound-
ed through the building, and the
crowd arose with one accord and
made a wild dash for the exits. AL
though no one was seriously injured
many people were badly bruised, and
the younger children were in immi-
nent danger Of being trampled to
death when the piano player quickly
took his seat at the instrument and
started to play.
The few cool-headed ones left on
the stage Joined in the chorus and in
less than minute the crowd stopped.
Joined In the singing and, treasured
by the sound of their own voices and
the playing, returned to their seats.
President Vittum resumed his ad-
dress and the entire program original
~ planned was fully carried ont
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
YOUNG TURKS RULE COMPLETE
Triumph in Parliamentary Crisis
Threatens Stability OF Throne.

triumph VI Parliamentary CrJ8l8
Threatens Stability Of Throne.
Constantinople, Feb. 16.-The new
constitutional regime has passed
through a severe crisis which has
resulted in the downfall of the aged
grand vizier, Kiamil Pasha, and the
complete triumph Of the young
Turk" party or Committee of Union
and Progress, which has virtually i'm
posed upon the sultan a ministry of
its own nominees, headed by Hilmi
Pasha.
The committee has publicly re.
pudiated any intention to overthrow
the sultan or to install a military
dictatorship, but the crisis and it's
outcome are regarded as not boding
we'll for the stability Of the throne
or the success of the parliamentary
government, and it remains to be
seen how the moderate elements of
the empire will regard this assump.
tion of absolute power by an IRE.
sponsible committee, especially in
the face of delicate problems still
to be solved in the Balkans.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Col. J. X. Barnes, United States
attorney for the Western dis
trict Of Arkansas, is dead at Fort
Smith, Ark. Col. Barnes was one Of
the best known men in the South
west.
Samuel Roebuck, the wealthy octo
genarian screen manufacturer whose
supposed eccentricities had caused
him to be the center Of more or less
attention during the last two months,
died of pneumonia at his home in
Brooklyn.
Oscar Erbsloeh, the German aero
naut who won the international bal
loon race at st. Louis in 1907, has
Just completed a remarkable balloon
trip across the Alps aboard the Der
lin." The conditions under which the
voyage was made were of unusual SO.
verify.
President Roosevelt has added to
his African hunting outfit .30-cali-
Der Mannlicher rife, which shoots q
soft-nosed bullet, intended to give q
greater shock to the animal 1t hits.
1t was present from an admirer and
has been tested by Gen. Crozier, chief
of ordnance of the army.
Maj. Gen. Duvall has been relieved
from duty in Washington as assistant
chief of staff and will go to Manila to
assume command of the army in the
Philippines as the relief Of Brig. Gen.
Bliss, who will then come to Wash.
ington as assistant chief of staff. The
change in command at Manila Will
take effect about May /.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
ACCIDENTAL HAPPENINGS.

John Green, aged five, fell OF .
tramway in the yards Of the J. w.
Wells company at Menominee, Mich,
and was instantly killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Wallace died a.
McGregor, Tex, from burns received
from the explosion Of can Of oil
which had been thrown into blazing
crate by q two-year-old child.
Fire at Cresco, Iowa, destroyed n
c. Woellstein's double store. The loss
was $4,000 on the building and $4,000
on the stock, nearly covered by in.
surance.
Through the capsizing Of their boat
in the Gulf Of Naples, below Fort
Myers, Fla, three men were drowned
and two others reached shore after
staying In the water on the wreckage
oil night.
Fireman Herman Rhoda Of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road fell
from the gangway Of his engine at
Mason City, Iowa, and was run over
and killed. He had been married but
, two months.
Joseph Ratajczak was electrocuted
while riding ON the platform Of 4
Broadway car In New York. An cleo.
trio light wire fell over the trolley
wire and stopped the car. Ratajczak
grabbed loose end Of the wire and
vas killed instantly.
Fire y Buffalo destroyed tie entir.
South end Of the block facing on
AichifAn. Scott and West Market
streets. The Buffalo produce OK
charge ana about twenty commission
Arms were burned suA f1volvins Z
slose e aleut o1Sgieee.