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Talked to Kentucky Le~eis1ators.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. civilian
Jennings Bryan addressed the members
Of the legislature just before the cleo
ton Of Blackburn. The chamber of the
house of representatives was never
more crowded than when Representa-
tive Nelson introduced MI. Bryan. The
latter was accompanied by J. @. S.
Blackburn and Senator Goebel.
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MIX Inspection Ordinance yoid.

ST.. PAUL, Jan. 19.-The supreme
court has reversed the Ramsey county
court in the test of the city ordinance
providing forinspection and fees charged
for inspection OF dairy herds. The So.
prerne court rules that the city has nc
authority to undertake any such In.
spection or to ~proInulgate any such fees.
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vegetable scrap..

The scraps of cabbage. turnip tops.
etc, that are allowed to rot on the gar
den or truck patch can be converted
into money by gathering them up and
feeding TO the stock.
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Laid on HAIR the Force.

HoUGHToE, Mich, Jan. 19.-The Ar.
cadiar mine laid of between $50 and
400 men during the morning, leaving
about M equal number working. Cop.
per returns have not been as large al
anticipated and retrenchment and econ.
0rny are IN order.
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DEMOCRATIC

Committeeman. P. Baker, Bis
Democratic State Central Co~mmittee-Thos.
Kleinogle. chairman, Fargo; e. G. Car
ruth, secretary, Grand Forks; J. W. Won
Media, treasurer, Fargo; members by dis
15ls1splfi e, I ca Maisssi' 3. DF Jsmsa TWIN L. N.
Park River: 4. W. J.. Graham, Grafton;
5, O. H. Phillips, Larimore; 6, ]. B.
Mooney, Grand Forks; z, John Murphy,
8, Thos. Kleinogel, Fargo; 10. Frank Bic.
Der, Casselton; II, Enos Gray, Embden;
II, Max Wipperman, Wahpeton; 13, W.
6; For q A Fosm aan y, y; = 1a Engel, c Mis.
16, W. T.. Mccullough, Jessie; II, F. A.
Ragders, Lakota; Is, Il: p. ALERT, Lang
don; 10. Ed LeBarge, st. John; 20, J. B.
Lakes Eakeo1 3. ! ). 3: iF al sohn Caring airing to pey IS,
A. Blewett, Jamestown; "a, A. b. Gard
ner. Edgeley: g, Ed. y. Leiby, ElIendale;
Ed Kelly. Minot; 80, J. A. McDougal,
Mandan; 81. Frank Lish. Dickinson.
INDEPENDENT.
Independent State Committee-Frank j.
Thompson, chairman, Fargo; D. w.
6 Gla distrs ssere1ar }ose Kelley More Gity;- nra nter
PIP. II. Mcmillan, Hamilton; !. ID. E.
Grafton; s.. ]. W. Bailey, Inkster; 9.
iiams, Grand Forks; 8. d. t. slime, May
vile; 9. +. =. Thompson. Fargo; 10, H. NJ.
Peterson, Horace; Ii, Walter Muir, Hun
ter; IL. Iver Casperson, Walcott; 13, r.
McCarten, Cogswell; IA, A. T.. Whipple,
Lisbon; 10, ". N. Campbell, Valley City;
lie, F. Greenland, Cooperstown: 16, o. G..
Major, Hope: II, Oliver Knudson, Michi-
gan City; 18, James Dobie, Daniels; 10,
j. B. Mcleod, Willow city; %, p. D.
Anderson, Manfred; %, T. J. Eager,
jamestown; "a, A. w. Porter, Adrian;
%. D. w. Coleman, Glendale; ~, A. e.
Preston, Bismarck; %, Matt Eidsness,
Towner; %. John Cudhie, Willow City;
30, Charles Harris, Harmon; 80, Frank
Wilder, Mandan; 81, F. NJ. Thompson,
Hebron. s'
U: S. Commissioners-J: A. Montgomery,
Fargo; @. AZ. Fraser, Grafton; Fred w.
Mclean, Langdon; Peter j. McClory,
Devils Lake,; Cortland r. Gailfus, Rolla;
James r. Gage, Bismarck; James A.. MUIR
ply. jamestown; r. NJ. Carothers, Grand
Forks; Chas. Adler, Lakota; James ".
John w. Maher, Devils Lake; B. L.
Thompson, Gando; &C. ]. Maddux, New
Rockford; John III. Wishek, Ashley; w.
d. McClintock, Rugby; a. J. Covell,
Sykeston; Edward W. Bowen, Forman
Mark Hawker, Bottineau: u. L. Rich
mond. MinneWaukan; II. M. Jones,
LaMoure.
References in neutrality-suspicious. B. Holt,
Fargo; FL. 4. Whitfield, Grand Forks.
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POLITICAL DIRECTORY
REPUBLICAN.

National committeeman-W. H. Robinson.
MayV1le.
Republican State Committee-W. Fl. Robin
son, chairman, Mayville; M. n. Jewell,
secretary, Bismarck. Members by dis
tricts1, Judson LaMoure, Pembina; 2,
9. NJ. Corwin, st. Thomas; :. Roger Allln,
Grafton; 4, Gunder Olson Grafton; s. J.
Grand Forks; z, W. J.. Anderson, Grand
Forks; 8, Q. S: Hanson, Buxton; On
Rice; Ii, q. Young, Tower City; II, j.
F. Shea, Wahpeton; Il, J. F: Devlin,
Gayuga; 4, Ed Pierce, Sheldon; u. A; Fl.
Cooperstown; II, T. J. Baird, Lakota; Is,
P. McHugh. Langdon; 49, G. I. F. Wag.
ner, Rolla; 20, A. J. F.. Voigt, Oberon;
p, A. o. Whipple, Devils Lake; %. c.
M~cLachlan, New Rockford; %. A. H.
Ellsworth, Jamestown; "a, H. NJ. Jones,
LaMoure; rs, 7. F. Marshall, Cakes; 26,
p; r. streeter, Williamsport; y, e. s.
tineau; 20, R.. W. Davidson, Minot; 80.
H. G. Yoss. Mandan; 81, A. G. McGil-
livray, Dickinson; at large, E. c. Cooper,
Grand Forks. g. IT.
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Inventors! Y; S, I EEE

PATENTS PROCURED; TIME PAYMENTS.
inventors Law Co., Washington, D. G.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
HORSE COULD COUNT.
Understood the Meaning OF n Fire
Alarm ms Well as Any Member
of the Department.

"If there is any animal that knows
more than n horse" remarked a mem
Der of the fire department the other
day, "lu like TO see it. i mean one
that knows more than a smart horse,
for there are fool horses as we'll as
fool people, and once in awhile we get
one of these fool horses in the fire de-
partment. But l will say that our
horses as n rule are pretty smart and
knowing.
81 remember one we had in this
company some years ago that actual
ly could count. George was his name,
if remember rightly, and George was
one of those horses that never did any
more work than they were obliged to.
Not that he couldn't, but just because,
like some people you run across, he
was opposed to looking for work.
Wellsevery company in the fire de-
parthent has certain district to
cover on first alarms. Well, sir, wa
didn't have George many months be-
fore that horse came to know our dis
trict just as well as any OF the men,
He knew the boxes we went out to on
Tic iISt didTIl, anu IL 10 IL idcl thds
that horse got so that he'd wait and
count the first round before he'd
bulge out of his STALL If the box was
not in our district George would walk
leisurely to his place, but if it was
one We were due at on the first alarm
he would rush down to his place. In
those days we had to hitch up on
every alarm that came in, whether it
was in our district or not, and stand
hitched for Is or 90 minutes. George
knew this, of course, ana that was
why he'd always take his time go-
ing to his place when the box wasn't
in our district. And it is fact that.
if he was eating when an outside box
came in he'd just keep on eating un-
til the foreman yelled out to bring
him down to his place.
"Of course, now and then George
would miscount the box and rush to
his place on box not in our district.
But when he did make a mistake like
that, which was precious seldom, that
horse would get so mad and feel so
bad about it that he wouldn't get over
it in a day or so."-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
opened all the envelopes and laid tn,

opened all the envelopes and laid tho
smaller ones, which ostensibly con-
tanned personal letters, upon the desk
of the first assistant postmaster gem
eral; but the big official envelopes he
distributed to the clerks in charge of
the appointments in the different
states, and he always did his work in, :
telligently and with good Judgment.
Gov. Crosby had only been the in
cumbent of the office of first assistant
postmaster general few days when
he rung his bell, to which Thornby re-
sponded, and Gov. Crosby said:
az want to know who it is thai
opens my letters every day before they
are placed on my desk"
"That is my work. SIR" said Thorn
by, bowling and smiling as one who
knows his duty is well performed.
"Well, hereafter" said Gov. Crosby,
"I do not want anybody to open my
mail. Let the mail be placed upon
my desk and l will open it myself. 1
do not wish to have my correspond
ence handled in this indiscriminate
manner"
On the following morning, when
Crosby entered his Office ,,e was
amazed to see it transformed into a
general delivery Office and mail pack
ing establishment. His desk was
stacked three feet high with letters
of every description, not one of which
Thornby had opened. In little
space upon the desk before Crosby's
chair were $50 or 200 small envelopes
containing letters which might be
presumed to be personal, but at least
three -fourths of which must have been
official.
Gov. Crosby was no fool. He simply
lacked executive departmental experi-
ence. He saw at once that the coll
ored man had huge joke on him. He
rang the bell, and when the polite
Thornby appeared, he said: "Thorn-
by,Shere is five-dollar bill which be-
longs to you. Take all of this stuff
off of my desk and say nothing about
it to anybody"
The faithful and intelligent negro
did as requested. But the clerks, who
had been waiting for their daily work
more than two hours that morning,
had ascertained the fact that all of
their mail was piled upon Crosby's
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
YOUNG DEER HUNTER.
six-Yenr-Old California boy Performs
Some wonderful Fcnts with
His Little Gun.

There is siX-year-old slayer of wild
game in California. His name is Aus
tin Otis, and he can bring down deer
with as clean and pretty shot as any
veteran hunter in the country. His
home is in the wooded hills, about Is
miles back of Cazadero. He has lived
among these hills all his life.
Until the other day Austin had
bagged no game larger than rabbits
and. squirrels. Now however. he is the
most-talked-of youngster in the coun-
try, for around Cazadero are some of
the finest shots in all the state. Having
been refused permission to join hunt
ing party with his father, he shoul-
dered his gun and started by himself
down the creek. He tells of his ad-
venture this way:
"I was wishing awful hard that I
could see deer" he said, 'when all of
a sudden, after had gone about 300
yards along the creek, what should
see but beauty of deer with its
nose to the stream, taking a drink. /
followed the creek on purpose, cause
l knew that deer always come down
toward night to drink, but l could
hardly believe that my wish had come
true so quick.
81 stopped short and looked at him.
I thought sure he would jump into the
bush before 1 could take aim, but he
didn't seem to hear me. Pup, my dog.
understood just the same as if he was
man, instead of a dog, and stood still,
except that he wagged his tail. l
guess Pup was as excited as was, but
he had sense and didn't spoil things
! by barking.
II lifted my rifle, but my hand and
arm shook and 1 couldn't seem to lift
straight at all. 1 was pretty much
scared that the deer would get away,
20 I lifted the gun again and took aim
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26

desk, so that Thornby violated no con-
fdence later when he told the story
with many a hilarious smile.
The old Kirkwood house is mere
ly reminiscence in the national cap
ital. Its disappearance was volumi-
nously commented upon when it was
obliterated; and the story of the old
hotel is brought wildly to memory by
reason of the fact that another old
hotel, within block of the treas
ury building, has been torn down this
summery in order to make room for
an immense modern struct ire.
The old hotel was originally built
in 1896, for the use of the post office
department. Within five years the
Doric columns of the new post office
department We're erected, and the
postmaster general took possession
thereof. Then it was that the hotel
was opened. 1t has been known by
name to all who have visited the ma
tional capital during the past 60
years. 1t was what the proprietor
hoped it would be, as he expressed it
with his New England nasal twang,
very likely tavern. Inc hotel
which will take its place will be a
credit to this great and growing city.
The department of justice is in tenn,
porary quarters because it's historic
building, opposite the treasury depart
ment, has been torn down this sum.
mer, to make room for another, a
bigger and better building. The old
Corcoran art gallery is about to be
taken down, in order to make room
for hall of records OF the executive
| departments.
These are only a few of the inn
provements which are being made
upon Pennsylvania avenue; and they
have come none too soon. The prin-
cipal thoroughfare of the national
capital has long been regarded as the
best parade ground in the world; but
the buildings along that thoroughfare
have never reflected credit upon the
city, nor upon the people of the re-
public. The improvements briefly out
lined here really constitute a great
stride in the development of the ma
tional capital as a modern city.
SMITH d. FRY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26

coming and going as guests of the same
hotel. Vice President Andrew Johnson
was a guest of the Kirkwood house on
the night of the tragedy at Ford's the
ater, when President Lincoln lost his
life by the hand of an assassin. On the
following morning it was in the Kirk
wood house that Mr.. Johnson took the
oath of Office and became president of
the United States.
In the spring of 1864, when the sue
cessful general of the Mississippi val
ley, U. S. Grant, came to the national
capital to receive from the hands of the
president his commission as lieuten-
ant general of all the armies he was
guest at the Kirkwood house. From
time to time Gems. Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock, Logan, Meade and other emf
nent military men either had their
rooms or took their meals at the Kirk
wood house. 1t was not until several
years after the war had closed, when
the armies had been disbanded, the
carpet-bag period had passed, and the
unusual business incident to and de-
pendent upon the civil war had ceased,
that the Kirkwood house, being no
longer the most popular hostelrie in
the city, was closed.
During the latter part of March, 1864,
while he was planning the offensive
campaign which commenced with the
battle of the Wilderness on the 5th
day of the following May, banquet
was given to Gen. Grant in the Kirk
wood house, which was followed by a
ball, and in the festivities of both
events Miss Kate Chase, the accom-
plished, brilliant and beautiful daugh-
ter of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.
was the social leader. Although the
celebrated hostelrie was frame build.
ing of the olden style, it was an excep.
tionally large and roomy structure for
those days. More than 200 men and
women of distinction participated in
the banquet, and, before the dawn of
the morrow had dispersed the merry
makers, nearly 1000 of the men and
women of note in those days partici-
pated in the terpsichorean mazes.
| For many years the best servant in
the old Kirkwood house was colored
man named George Thornby. He acted
as valet to Gen. Grant on that occasion
and was subsequently detailed to look
after the comfort of Vice President
johnson. So it happened that when
the old house finally gave way to a
more modern structure, Thornby,
through the kind intercession of many
men of prominence whom he had
served, secured an appointment as
messenger in the post Office depart
ment, when Congressman Tyner, of In
diana, was made postmaster general.
He remained there until few years
ago, when he died. Thornby was a
very intelligent fellow and was made
mail messenger to the first assistant
postmaster general. During his lat
ter years he took a great deal of pleas
ure in telling story concerning John
Schuyler Crosby, of New York, who was
the governor of the territory of Mon
tana for three years and became first
assistant postmaster general when
Frank Hatton was advanced to the po-
sition of postmaster general. Thornby
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
SOME DEADLY SNAKES.
United States Harbors Four Kinds of
Rattlers and Three other
VenOmOus Serpents.

In the United States there are four
different species of rattlesnake-the
ground or black rattlesnake, the Flor
ida species, the mountain serpent,
and that of the Staked Plains. The
rattlesnake found east of the Missis-
sippi,. and I'M the wooded district just
west of that river, is essentially the
same as the Florida species, although
sometimes classed as a separate va
riety.
OF all these the Staked Plains rattle
snake is the, largest, most active and
most dangerous. Six feet is not an
unusual length, N while seven-foot
snakes have on several occasions been
killed. F1hese serpents measure some
timese ten, yihehesl around the body,
and reeptefies from their venom are
very ram AfsoT1G 81"
The Florida rattlesnake comes next
in size. while the short. stumpy
ground snake. scarcely ever more
than three feet long, is the least
venomous.
Besides. +; the, ,rattlesnake there are
three other venomous serpents found
in this country--the copperhead, the
moccasin, land and water, and small
and very rare Shake found in Arizona,
which is considered the most deadly
of all.Ii DnA 3;l-A. %
This snake lies in the dust, and
strikes .likeb O. flash of lightning at
everything that approaches. A Pc
culiar fact about this. snake is that
it is nearly. completely blind, and has
the keenest hearing of any snake
known. 1ofhese reptiles are very rare
and but half apdozen. specimens are
foundoinsaiiy Of our museums.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
A HISTORIC CORNER.
Occupied Once by Washington's
Best Known Hotel.
In One of It's Rooms Andrew johnson
Took the oath of ONCE ms
President of the Unit
ed States.
Especial Washington letter.

bTTN HERE is historic corner on
Pennsylvania avenue which is
II now occupied by hotel; and
very few people now living know any
thing about the history of the local
ity.
For many years the building on the
corner of Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue was occupied by the pen
sion office, and then dry goods and
notions store built up successful busi-
ness there. Six years ago alterations
were made which transformed the
building into hotel and cafe and now
additions have been built along Twelfth
street, completely obliterating all of
the landmarks which were so dear to
us old-timers.
Nearly 90 years ago "Boss" Shep-
herd, the man of energy and executive
ability who changed the national cap
ital from it's condition of a sluggard
southern town in a mudhole to a ma
tional city with broad avenues and
concreted streets, built upon the cor
ner referred to a six-story brick build
ing, with mansard roof, and rented it to
the government for the use of the pen
sion office. 1t was so occupied until the
architectural monstrosity in Judiciary
square was completed, in 1885, and then
the pension office was removed and the
Shepherd building was taken by pros
porous storekeeper.
During the civil war the corner was
occupied by the best known and most
poDular hotel in the city called tba
Kirkwood house. Members of the cab
met as well as prominent senators and
representatives, resided at the Kirk
wood house, and prominent officers of
the federal armies were constantly
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
THE BUSY MUD WASP.
How He builds His Pot-Lilse Home
and Takes Care of Madam and
Her Little Ones.

Here is one of the oldest and most
curious potters in the world-the mud,
wasp. Just at this season he is very
busy making tiny jugs in the, corner
of rooms and on the rafters OF barns
and outhouses. He is very busy fell
low and carries many loads of his pot
terry material in a day, preparing after
a recipe of his own, and adding to it his
little juglike nest.
This is but one Of his curious trades,
though. He is also butcher. AS the
construction of the nest goes on he
hunts spiders-brown and green, yell
low and black, spiders of all sizes-and
stings them to death. Then his wife,
Mrs. Potter, lays an egg upon the fat
body of each stark little fly-catcher,
aid Mr.. Potter seals him up in his Jug
By and by, after the sun has dried the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26

I remembered what papa always said
about holding the sight on the point of
the deer's shouldey.
Then fired. The deer gave an aw-
full big leap in the air, then ran. 1
guess he ran about 40 jumps down the
creek. My, you ought to have seen
Pup run after him! l didn't know
had shot him until Pup caught up with
him and he dropped. l ran as fast as
ever I could and when l saw he was
dead I cut his throat, cause that's the
way all hunters do.
81 like deer hunting. A fellow doesn't
want to kill quail and rabbits and blue
jays and gophers and chipmunks all the
time. If you're deer hunting you ought
to shoot through the heart. 1t brings
the game down quicker and it doesn't
hurt SO much. That's what papa says,
and he knows."-Cincinnat Enquirer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26

gray nest, a family of young mud
wasps hatch out and fall to> eating
their first meal, each devouring the
spider provided for him by his far
sighted parents. Possibly baby quar-
rels take place in the little jug then,
for some of the spiders are smaller
than others, and one can easily fancy a
hungry little Potter seizing leg Of
spider that does not belong 10 him.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Potter have for
midable stings, but they are good-na-
tured, tolerant couple, and do not re-
sent visits from sightseers provided
they themselves are not molested.
They gather earth from the edges of
puddles and ponds, molding the moist
building material very rapidly.
The nest from which our drawing
was made hung in a country boys bed
room. The potter had nearly finished
it. working briskly for several days,
carrying loads of earth in through an
open window. The country boy watched
the operation with great interest. and
Mr.. Potter seemed to like the super
vision, flying close to the boys head
and even lighting upon his jacket never
stinging him. One morning he flew
away for another load and never re-
turned. Possibly some boy who knew
nothing of wasps killed him. The little
jug was taken down and after our artist
had made the picture ii was broken
open. Inside the little walls were the
dead bodies of 90 spiders.-Chicago
Rarnr1
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
An Instance of Heredity.

Mabel, aged five, while visiting her
aunt in low, marshy part of the coun-
try, contracted malaria, and was quite
i'll on reaching home. Not long after
ward her mother had chill. II can't
understand why you should have symp-
toms of malaria, living on such high
ground" said the doctor. "Oh." spoke
up Mabel, II guess mamma must have
inherited ii from mel"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
Perfect.

'T wish I were nearer perfection" said,
AS / sat on the sofa with her:
The lamp threw halo of gold o'er her
head,
Her breath was like orris ana myr-A.
That's easy" she said. with a smile in her
eye,
A trick she had gathered from Venus;
And then. with a laugh and a fiuttering
sigh.
She cast out the pillow between us.
Puck
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
Rhnnrt Eare.

Old LadysJust think, only one mis-
sionary for 10, 900 cannibals!
Young Lady-Dear. me! They must
have very smsl! appetites or very big
naries!-.Womap's Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-26
Gone Beyond IL.

May-Belle looks older since she was
married.
Pamela-Ycs; she has taken the linz
it oil her age.-Judgs.