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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
DEVIL DANCERS OF CEYL0N
Natives Have Implicit Faith In Their
Ability to Cure All Forms of
Disease.

Despite the advance of medical
knowledge throughout India, says
writer in the Wide World Magazine,
devil dancers are still called into re.
QUESTION in many parts of Ceylon for
curing all kinds of sickness. When
native is taken i'll his relatives first
apply medical treatment. If, after
some days. this appears to be ineffec.
tive, it is concluded that the sickness
ness is one incapable of cure in this
manner, but is caused by some inim.
ical influence, and must therefore
be due to either a glance of the evil
eye, the action of a demon, or some
evil planetary action. The soothsay.
er is then sent for and this worthy,
after examining the patient, names
the demon or spirit responsible for
the malady. An Offering is then made
to the demon in the form of food, a
coin, or a piece of cloth. Then fol
lows the professional dance, carried
out by the devil dancers. Two men
clad in gorgeous garments and wear.
ing strange headdresses and masks &c
through number of grotesque and
extraordinary evolutions to the beat
ing of the tomtoms, making weird
noises the while. This is kept uI
for hours, sometimes all night, and is
always performed within sight of the
sick person. In the complete cere'
monies of the demon called Samni
Yaka, who. causes commissions, severe
toothache, headache, ETC., no fewer
than 80 different masks are worn in
turn by the dancers. Curiousiy
enough, observers state these strange
ceremonies usually have favorable
effect upon the patients illness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
HANNA'S KINDLY DEED
LEADERS, HEART WAS TOUCHED
BY SMALL GIRLS MISERY.
Daughter of Political Foe, With Whom
He Had Had Bitter Fight, Sc
cured Pardon for Her
Convict Father.

We had in prison man l call David
son. He belonged to an opposing po-
litical faction, which Hanna had
crushed. The Hanna men found ir-
regularities in Davidson's conduct of
public affairs and he got five years.
When I grew to know him, he discuss
ed his case with me. AS many Ohio
people suspected, he was the scape-
goat of his gang-the more guilty men
escaped. Davidson had quiet little
daughter about thirteen years old who
came in, scared half to death, every
visiting day. And once when she ap-
piled to me for a permit Hanna stood
in the office.
who's that?" he asked.
"Davidson's daughter / replied.
He followed her with his eyes.
TITS a shame to have her coming
here" he said.
l was always pleading the cause of
convicts who had not received square
deal, and l took this opportunity to
speak for Davidson.
Senator Hanna seemed scarcely to
hear me. He kept looking off toward
the door, and he said something about
a pardon.
"That would be generous thing to
do" l said; hes been political
enemy"
For that" said the senator, "he
could go hang! It's the little girl
there" He choked, and l saw that his
eyes had filed with tears. Suddenly he
started for the telephone saying:
Hold her when she comes back" He
called up the governors Office. In as
natural and matter-of-fact way as
though he were buying collar he or
dered a pardon for Davidson. Send it
over here at once!" he added.
When the little girl returned to the
gate, her eyes bleared from crying
Mark Hanna engaged her in conver
sation. He had her laughing as a
runner entered and handed him an
envelope.
Here's something for you, my DEAR"
he said after he had opened it-"a par
don for your father"
1t was minute before she under.
stood; but when l left them she had
thrown her arms about his neck and
they were both crying. viii Irwin in
the Saturday Evening Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Raced by an Earthquake.

Since 1861 the city Of Mendoza, in
Argentina. has not erected structure
above one story in height. In that year
the greatest disaster which ever befell
the place, an earthquake. demolished
the town, and the inhabitants have
been haunted ever since by the fear of
a return of such holocaust. The
ruins of the great cathedral. whose
walls crashed down upon the crowd of
supplicants who had gathered within
for protection still stand as warning.
The old abandoned town lies about a
mile from the new town and is mass
Of ruins, scarcely a single house re-
naming intact.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
omInous Reply.

Mrs. Pankhurst, at dinner in New
York, said that the militant suffra,
gettes could not love their country as
now constituted-theyc could not love
her till, transformed, she gave votes
to all.
I'VE are in the position, omitting the
ignominy of It," Mrs. Pankhurst said,
"of the beautiful chorus girl of seven.
teen, who married Gobsa Golde, the
septuagenarian millionaire.
"The day Of the wedding, speeding
California-ward In Gobsa Golde's mag.
nificent private car, the old man took
his brides hand in his and said:
Dear, do you love me for what
am, or for what was?'
Tightening her cigarette In its long
tube of gold and amber, the beautiful
girl answered calmly:
"T love you. Gobsa, dear, for what
you will be-"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
HE ASKED FOR A COT.
And He Got Cot, or What They Call
a Cot, In Scotland.


Cot, In Scotland.
A resident of Terre Haute was trav-
cling in Scotland and met II congenial
acquaintance on the train. The new
found friend insisted that he be per-
mitted to show the 1ndianian the best
hotel in the small place where they
were both stopping. When they got
to the hotel it was full. AS the In
diana man was only going to stay one
night, he said he was not particular,
but would sleep any place.
1t was finally agreed that he should
sleep in the hotel parlor. But the
lounge proved too hard So he called
the porter.
Il can't sleep on this lounge. Bring
me a cot, will you. my boy?" he asked
"a cot, sir? Did you say cot, sir?"
Eyes, a cot. can't sleep on this"
"Did you say a cot sir?"
Yes. You put cot in here for me-
I'm going out. but shall return pres.
bntly."
When on his return he opened the
Ioor to what he thought was the par
lor he was amazed to find cradle
near his suit case. He summoned the
porter
"Boy, asked you to bring me cot.
That is not a cot. That is a baby's
bed"
"No, sir; that is cot. sir"
"Well, but 1 can't sleep in that.
What / want is cot-a long frame.
you know, with springs on it." at the
same time measuring with his hands.
"Oh, l see, sir" replied the boy.
You don't want cot, sir. What you
want is stretcher. sir. r."-Indlanapolis
News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
BODY sNATCHERs.
Fate of Hare, the Last of His odious
Tribe In London.

Fate of Hare, the Last of His odious
Tribe In London.
The skeleton of the last of the body
snatchers treasured in Kings college
hospital recalls that there must be
Londoners still living who remember
Hare, who, with his accomplice, Burke.
first substituted murder for resurrect-
ing corpses in order to supply subjects
for the dissecting rooms. Burke. whose
method of smothering the victims gave
his name as new verb to the Ian
guage, was hanged on the testimony
of his accomplice, for Hare turned
queens evidence and was released.
Forty years or so ago Hare was a
well known figure in London streets,
for Sergeant Ballantine in his Life"
describes him as one of the most per-
sistent blind beggars on the streets
about 1870. Few people recognized the
cold blooded murderer in the middle
aged stout man. clad in white smock
and led about by a dog. His blindness
he owed to the fact that ON leaving
prison Hare found work in some lime
hlns. The laborers discovered his his
tory and threw him into pit of lime
1t was a terrible vengeance, for 1t de-
stroyed his eyesight. And as it is not
fifty years since he was a striking fig
ure in London streets some people
should recall him.-London Spectator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Stomach Troubles Disappear.

Stomach, liver and kidney troubles,
weak nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric Bitters
are used. Thousands of women would
not be without bottle in their home
Eliza Pool of Depew, Okla, writes;
Electric Bitters raised me from a
bed of sickness and suffering and has
done me a world of good. / wish ev-
cry suffering woman could use this
excellent remedy and find out, as ]
did, just how good it is" AS it has
helped thousands of others, it surely
will do the same for you. Every bot
tie guaranteed, SOC and $1.00. At al
Druggists. II. E. Bucklin & Co., Phil
adelphia or st, Louis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
GROUP AND COUGH REMEDY.

Group is terrible disease; it at
tacks children so suddenly they are
very apt to choke unless given the
proper remedy at once. There is moth
ing better in the world than DIR.
Kings New Discovery. Lewis Cham
berlain, of Manchester, Ohio, writes
about his children: Sometimes in
severe attacks we were afraid they
would die, but since we proved what a
certain remedy DR.. Kings New Dis
on it for Group, coughs and colds" So
can you. SOC and $1.00. A bottle
should be in every home. At all Drug
gists. H. e. Bucklin & Co., Philadel-
phia or st, L0gis.---Ady.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
DUPLICATING AN ACCIDENT.
Showing How II Happened ls Some
times a DANGEROUS Risk.

times Dangerous Risk.
Showing just how an accident hap
pened is sometimes serious business"
said the adjuster of an accident insur-
ance company. "The settlement of a
claim isn't made any easier by having
some reckless person insist on illus
trating just how the thing occurred
and then losing hand. an arm or per-
haps his life. before your very eyes.
II shall never forget an elevator ac-
cident that occurred in the early days
of my adjusting. The elevator was In
an old building which had been remod
eled for apartments and offices.
"a tenant rang the elevator bell on
one of the upper floors. AS there was
no response to his signal. he put his
head over the metal lattice work that
inclosed the shaft to see If the eleva-
tor was up or down. Just then the
elevator started. the heavy weights
came down and crushed his skull.
"When came to look the ground
over the janitor insisted on showing
me just how the man met his death.
AS an illustra ton he put his head out
into the elevator shaft. Again the ele-
vator started. the weights came down
as before. and instead of one claim to
settle there were two. although Of
course the latter one was set aside on
the ground of gross carelessness.
Another case was where a woman
employed in steam laundry had four
fingers so crushed that amputation
was necessary. The next day in an
attempt to show me just how the
thing happened another woman lost
her entire hand, and amputation was
necessary above the wrist.
Nowadays when I go to the scene
of an accident I say: Give me full
particulars. Show me the place and
the position of the injured person. but
for heavens sake don't duplicate the
accident for the sake of showing me
'just how" '"-New York Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Boards AND BARE FACES.
Shaving Was at One Time Considered
Almost a Crime,

We need not go so far back as the
eighteenth century to find Englishmen
who held that shaving was "agen God
and nature" In the nineteenth. James
Ward, r. A. in a Defense of the
Beard" set forth eighteen reasons for
retaining 1t, mainly Scriptural. re-en-
forced by artistic considerations.
What would a Jupiter be without a
board?" AS late as 1860 Thelogos pub
lished treatise entitled "Shaving-A
Breach of the Sabbath and Hindrance
to the Spread Of the Gospel" One of
his points was that providence had
manifestly designed the beard as pro-
lection for the throat and chest" But
what about the womans throat?
Nowhere was there more prejudice
centuries ago against boards than at
the inns. of court. The "black books"
of the inns tell us how offenders were
fined for wearing boards, and some
times were even compulsorily shaved
by order of court. And the prejudice
against the bearded barrister still
fingers. Vice Chancellor Bacon carried
his dislike to bearded or mustached
barristers so far that he always refus-
ed to bear them. Even now there are
very few leading counsel with boards,
and can remember only one unshaved
barrister of the greatest eminence. the
late Judah Philip Benjamin, Q. c.
silver tongued Benjamin. who wore
mustache and goatee. - London
Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Riqht Spirit.

"The right Thanksgiving spirit"
said Secretary Brayn, at dinner in
Washington, was we'll exemplified
one afternoon in the west.
II was passing through a rich farm
ing country, when a superb wheat field
caused me to dismount with my cam
era.
"'You must positively let me tres
pass on your property l said to the
farmer, long enough to photograph
that field of wheat. It's the finest
ever saw
"The farmer, as he opened the gate,
gave laugh that had the true Thanks
giving ring in 1t.
"'You're welcome to photograph the
field he said. You'll have to do it
instantaneous, though-she's CROWN
so fast"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Dug With Wrong Kind of Tools.

The heirs of the recluse who was
supposed to have buried some money
on his farm near Abilene did not find
the money, although they made sys
tematic search over the place with
picks and spades. "The great trou
BILE with them was that they used the
wrong TOOLS" says the Lincoln Repub
lican. ''If they had taken a team OF
horses and plow and had gone over
the land first with that and then fol
lowed it up with another team and a
drill containing wheat and had just
had little patience, by next fall they
would have been able to realize some
thing for their efforts. 1t has been
demonstrated number of times that
there is no gold under the ground in
Kansas, but there are plenty of rich
farmers in this section Of the state
who can testify to the fact that there
is gold in the land if the right kind of
refining process is used and little
patience is exercised while the rein.
cry is doing its work."-Kansas City
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
FOE OF THE FLYING FISH.
Albaeore Actually Jump Out Of The
Water to Catch Them.

AIbaoore Actually Jump Out Of the
Water to Catch Them.
The home of the flying fish is along
the path of the north Atlantic trade
winds. In Memories of the Sea" Ad-
miral Fitzgerald of the English navy
says that in sailing down the trades
you find the sea fairly alive with these
fish, which are relentlessly pursued by
the albacore, the largest of the mack
erel family.
From my commanding position at
the end of the jib boom | could look
straight down on the strange scene
There was shoal of some dozen al
bacore swimming along ahead of the
ship. Sometimes one or two of them
would dart off on either bow or right
ahead for thirty or forty yards and
then drop back again until they were
straight under where was sitting
The ship was going about seven knots
AS 1t sailed along the flying fish would
rise out of the water before it. spread
their wings and soar away to the right
or left Often could see exactly what
happened. AS the flying fish rose one
of the albacore darted off in pursuit
and kept almost underneath him until
he dropped into the water again: then
there was a splash like the rise of a
salmon, and the flying fish flew no
more.
But the albacore did not always wait
for the flying fish to touch the water
On several occasions saw them ac-
tually take their prey in the air by
making huge jump out of the water.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
A Lesson In Natural History.

An indulgent grandfather was enter
tanning his grandchildren by turning
the leaves of book on animals. Com
ing to the kangaroo, he called their
attention to its peculiarities and espe-
cially to its enormous tail. Passing on.
after awhile he thought he would try
them to see how much they remember
ed of this talk about the kangaroo.
He asked, ''What animal has the big
gest tail?" After moments thought
one little girl spoke up, II know,
snake; it's all tail" - indianapolis
News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
IOWA'S WALLED LAKE.
Mystery In the Water and the Stones
That Surround 1t.


That Surround It.
One of the curiosities of the west is
the "Walled lake." a hundred miles
west of Dubuque, Ia. Some two or
three feet higher than the surrounding
surface, the lake has wall ten feet
the top, and the wall varies in height
from ten to fifteen feet. The most re-
markable circumstance connected with
this strange lake is that the stones
used in the construction of this wall
vary from three to 100 pounds in
soever in the entire country surround
ing the lake for five or ten miles.
There is no record, history or Indian
legend to tell who brought these stones
to build this wall, and to make the
scene more mystifying a belt of wood
land half a mile in length composed of
oak surrounds the lake. With this ex-
ception. the entire country is rolling
prairie. The trees must have been
planted about the same time the wall
was built. In 1856 there was q great
storm, and the ice and the lake broke
down large part of the wall. and the
farmers living in the country were
obliged to repair the wall to prevent
their farms from being flooded This
curious lake covers ground surface
of 2,S00 acres. and the water is TWEEN
ty-five feet deep and as cold and clear
a @,N I,a al b.
where the water goes to or comes
from, but it is always fresh and clear.
&C. Gilbert Percival in Health.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Expert Testimony.

Patent-Medicine Man-Did you get
any more testimonials for our new
cure for obesity?
His Partner-Here are letters from
three jockeys and grand opera So
prano.--Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12

Kathleen O'Connor and Charley Har-
row. Kathleen is little Irish girl,
who believes the man she will marry
must know the Irish history thor
oughly. Charley knows nothing of the
Irish history, so Kathleen attempts to
teach him.
In the love story between Lesura
and Skeeters, the audience finds that
contrariness to mans vanity makes
him only the more interested in the
pursuit of the one thing upon which
he prides himself greater than all else.
All of this love is in "The Rosary"
and with competent cast represent
ing it, the play is worth attending.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12

"The Rosary" is the next weeks S
attraction at the Valentine starting
Sunday matinee.
In "The Rosary" there are three
distinct love stories. The principal
one being that of Bruce and Vera
Wilton. The husband and wife love
each other with their whole hearts.
She is a devout woman, but he is a
born Atheist. Being a man of much
business interests, Mr.. Wilton neglects
his home, and Vera resorts to the
greeneyed monster to bring her hus-
band back to her.
The second love story is between
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Just tho Man.

II understand you got into Jail"
said the warden, ION account of a
glowing mining prospectus"
II was quite optimistic" admitted
the gentlemanly prisoner.
well, the governor wants a report
on conditions In my jail. I want you
to write It."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
LoaicaI.

The Englishman and German were
arguing about their different navies.
"Oh," said the German, there is
always something the matter with
your navy Only yesterday battle
ship was fast in the mud"
WELL" said the Englishman, "if a
battleship is fast in the mud it would
be a record-breaker In the open sea-"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12
Hiuher Education.

"Can you give me job as Office
boy?"
II might How are you on spelling
and arithmetic?"
1--WE didn't pay much attention to
those studies at our school. But can
model clay and do worsted work.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12

perkins believes that a mans char
acter can be determined by his hand
writing"
81 don't remember seeing any of Per
kins' handwriting"
"No; Perkins always uses type
writer. r."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-12-12

1t is with life as with men-we make
friends by being a friend = Leigh
Mitchell Hodges.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-27
LOBBY HUNTERS
on / HOT
SCENT

Washington. June ..,- Subpo-nas
viii he issued a oses by the ssna'"
lobby Investigating semmiii". for
Lewis Cas-. i.-hyard and Paul u.
Crsvaih. New York attorneys aud
Tor David Lamar. . Wall street man.
to appear next week in connection
with It's investigation Of the charge
thst the names Of rOagressmrn are
b-iaK used to secure influence with
financial men.
Mr.. I.-siysrd and MIR. crayath are
un,icrstoodc To have additional In
formation that they are willing tn
give the committee. 10th We're re-.
fcrrcd to by Robert = i.ovc"tI. IN"
chairman Of the boavI of tn. Union
Pacific M hsvinx bern recipients Of
mysterious telephone calls tina, pur-
ported to come from congressman.
The story told the lobby commit
tee las, night by Representative a.
Mitchell Palmer Of Pcnnsyivania has
ustcnishcd consi cssionai circles und
resulted In u demand from many
gunr,ors that the senate committee
use every effort to find the u.cn r.
sponsiblc..
Mr.. Palmer testified that Lewis
i.cdyard has been called repeatedly
by man who represented himself
as Mr.. Palmer. The attorney took
the prce auiion to learn that Mr.. Pal.
mcr was not In New York. however.
and then kept the congressman In.
formed Of developments until cVi-
dcncc had been secured strongly in-
dicnlinx whom the calls came from.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-27
SEN. LEWIS COMPARES
WILSON AnDBuCnANAN

brandon. VI. June .7---Senat0r
Jane. Hamilton Lewis delivered the
grafton today nj the unN-ilins today
OF y statue OF stephen A. Douglas
former senator from Illinois. who
was horn here.
senator referred to President vii
sons relations with the senate. COM
pairing them with conditions when
rrtrid.nt buchanan ana Senator
Douglas Joined tssu-s.
u. said in part:
Senator Douglas s,snaii~d his
entrance to III. United States s~nst.
by u break with tn. president OF the
United States. James buchanan. The
reasons for his break were of u na.
inrr now psralciicd by the events
.ncirciiinx President Wilson and the
senate. Douglas demanded the dis
iri.ui,on Of public offices In support
Of his policies. President buchanan
differed from Douglas and permitted
Tho paironnx. to he used against
Douglas.
President Wilson presents the op-
posits attitude. lie puts the public
xood above the nmblic office and de-
ci,nc~ either to kiv- out office to
senators rs compensation for their
support. buchanan went to defeat
IN trying to rntaiiaic on senators
who opposed his policies and went
to political disgrace In trying Ia de-
stroy senators bccaus. they would
not support his policies. President
Wilson is trying to inauIuraic the
system that James Monroe put into
effect with success In the era oi
good feeling IN Is.:. and seeks To
emulate tn. course of Gorge NASH
ington In recosnisinR no party or.
Enhization ns having any right to
urI" its eS,stcn-" NJ a mere axcnr,
Of political offices. James Huchan-
an Was ON trial under tn. assaults
OF Douglas to tcs, whether the doe
,rincs Of retaliation on senator's
could succeed. II failed.
President Wilson declines to al
low hts personality To he put ON trial
but under exactly similar conditions
as 1urroindcd buchanan ON the siav-
cry and admission OF new colonies
Issues. President Wilson with hIs
currency and tariff policies liz put
ting the country to test