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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
RALPH PARLETTES LECTURE

"The University of Hard Knocks"
is as original and entertaining as Is
the title. This lecture is an inspira-
tion to all strugglers to higher and
more enthusiastic effort and has been
heard from more than hundred plat
forms this winter and the verdict has
been in every instance, most helpful
as well as entertaining evening.
Parlette is Mark Twain in his
humor, an Emerson in his philosophy,
and Henry Trying in his delivery.
The editor of Talent wrote after
hearing this lecture: 81 have Just
listened to a real humorist-and hui
morlsts are rare. Every audience that
hears this lecture gets new horizon
with sumner SKIES
Mr.. Parlette will deliver this lee
ture in the High School auditorium.
on Tuesday evening, May %, '06. Ad-
mission 25 cents. A crowded house is
desired as the proceeds are to be used
for improvements in the school build.
ing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18

DIR. CLARENCE s. oRDwAY,
1853 Oak ST., TOLEDO, o..
Hours Till a. M, ,-12 to and o to
1880 p. m
Chemical and Microscoplc Analvsis.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

John Stancovitch entered the Aber.
deem General hospital Friday for treat.
ment.
The Friends in Council will meet with
Mrs. Chas. K. SAVERS tomorrow after.
noon.
F. l.. Edimiston was taken to the
Aberdeen General hospital for treatment
yesterday.
j. Keenan, came up from Hoquiam.
yesterday, and entered the Aberdeen
General hospital.
Mrs. Ira G. Crowther left this morning
for Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, to spend
month with old friends.
Miss r. Jones spent Sunday with
friends in Alb rdeen, and returned to her
home in Elma this morning.
Waldo Avery, who has been confined
to his room with an attack of qunsy, is
able TO be at his office today.
John s. and P. l.. Creech left for Ray
mond this morning, to look after their
building contract at that place.
w. Walker was brought down from
Larkins Bros camp Saturd y and taken
to the Aberdeen General hospital.
Mitchell Harris. of Olympia, spent
yesterday with George J. Wolff. Mr..
Harris has just completed fine store
building in Olympia and gone into the
dry goods business again.
DR.. Paul SHIFTS sent his gasoline launch
three miles above the forks Of the Wish
kah river this morning. to Hulet's camp,
to bring down William Hulet, who had
both legs broken in an accident at that
camp.
James D. Lowry, who underwent a
successful operation at the Aberdeen
General hospital, and had about recover.
ed from the operation. has developed a
severe case of typhoid fever and is re-
ported as quite low this morning.
Fred Genzel, pioneer farmer Of Elma,
is visiting the city, accompanied by his
brother, Frank Genzel, of Wilmington,
South Dakota. TIE brothers had not
met in "a years, and Frank, learning
that Fred recently had slight stroke OF
paralysis, came from Dakota to find out
how he was getting along.
Amended articles of incorporation OF
the West & Slade mill Co. have been
filed. The object was to change the nams
OF the company to the S. E. Slade Lum-
Der Co. This has slways been the name
the selling agency at San Francisco since
the original Incorporation, ard. since
the purchase of the West stock. and the
incorporation Of the A. J. West Lumber
Co., it was deemed best to alter the com.
pany name.
A short time ago Eugene France gave
check to the Rev. q. McDermoth for
the Congregational church and wrote on
it donated to the Lord" The check
passed through several hands before it
was taken to the bank, and when il
finally came again to Mr. France, under
the expression "donated to the Lord"
were the words, "by a disciple of the
devil" MIR. France is now wondering
which one Of the endorsers added the
words.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
ACCIDENTAL DEATH,
Charles LandOn Fatally injured at
the Wilson Mill Last Thursday,

Charles Landon, aged p years, re-
ceived injuries while working at the
Wilson mill Thursday morning, from the
effects of which ne died that afternoon.
Landon was driving a truck loaded
with lumber, when the vehicle broke
through plank, tipping the lumber
over onto him. He was at once taken
to the Grays Harbor hospital, where it
was found that his right leg was broken
in two places, and that he was badly in.
jured internally, and he died at O'Clock
p. M, about four hours after the acct.
dent.
The remains were taken to Beardsley's
undertaking establishment, and the
mother of the unfortunate young man
was rotfied in Iowa.
Later it was discovered that he had
two cousins living at Puyallup, who were
notified, and the husband Of one of them
arrived here Friday, and accompanied
the remains to Puyallup for burial yes
terday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Vessels Coming and Going and Loading at the
Saw Mills.

Vessels Coming and Going and Loading at the
Saw Mills.
The schooner Meteor is at the West &
mill, loading for San Pedro.
The schooner Annie Larson is at the
Western mill. loading for San Pedro.
The schooner Tropic Bird sailed Friday
from the Hart Wood mill for San Fran
cisco
The schooner Espada is loading at the
Abereen Lumber & Shngle mills for
San Francisco.
The schooner Geo. G. Perkins sailed
Friday from the Dryden u Leitch mill
for San Francisco.
The schooner Muriel sailed from the
Anderson 4 Middleton mill Saturday for
San Francisco.
The steamer Santa NJ MICA arrived in
port this morning, to load at the Ameri
can mil. for San Pedro.
The steamer Coronado arrived in port
yesterday, to load at t1e Anderson Il
Middleton mill for San Francisco.
The barkentine Wrestler is on the
ways at the Lindstrom shipyard for re-
pairs, after which she will load at the
West & Slade mill.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
Y; us s. R eAH LINE
012eNeIaY. Ny ~ SzzaZ2G N,IzI

/ a woman, but my father taught me
how to defend myself. Although d
New York girl, accustomed TO the loi-
lies and gayeties of the great CITY,
have travelled much, and feel no
fear. 1t is on another account seek
Won to.night-to solicit your assls-
lance in finding a certain person.
"Ah! yes, Richard Danvers, the
missing owner of the ten shares
pursues monster. glibly.
"Senor Lopez has looked and faiied
TO find him; how much better success
could 7 have? But it is not Monsieur
Danvers am seeking now, but d
girl"
Indeed! Now, you tell me news
I am all attention, Mademseiie Yves
terly."
"A younger sister, by name Beulah,
was believed to have been drowned
wears ago when a child, with her
French nurse. Recent events nave
aroused my interest anew nave
learned that this nurse is alive, thaV
she has been seen in Paris. seek
her now to discover the truth-wheth-
err nv sister was really drowned, and
she fled in deadly fear, or perhaps
kidnapped the child, hired by some
enemy of my father
"You interest me, mamselle. was
your father a man to make enemies!
holding a pencil with which he oc-
casionally makes memoranda in short
hand upon tablet of paper.
He was always interested IN MeXl-
can mines, and met all manner OF
men, making numerous trips to Next
co and the Southwest"
81 see Now, the name of the
nurse"
"Antoinette Duval."
Can you give a description OF
herr"
"Only as l remember her. She was
a woman of middle age then, and had
a peculiar droop to one eye
(which eyer"
"The left, if remember correctly,
monsieur"
"Ah! go on, my dear young lady.
"There was also something peculiar
in her gait believe she limped a
little. You see I was but five, mon
sieur, when Antoinette and Beulah
disappeared"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
KING DREW is MILLION FROM
RUBBER TRADE.
BOUGHT LANDS FOR HIMSELF.
Money Used For This Purpose Was
Raised by Most Questionable Meth
DDS - Revelations Have Caused
Great Sensation.

Brussels, Feb r. Prof. Felician
Gather of the free university OF Brus-
sells has published pamphlet on the
situation in the Congo Free State,
which contains several hitherto I'M
published documents showing that the
crown domain, which practically Is
King Leopold's personal property,
consists of 2S9,375 square kilometers.
of an area of IL times the size of
England, bringing him profits on In
dia rubber alone of SIS, 147,000 during
the last ten years. Prof. Gather re-
calls the fact that Premier Smet De
Mayer declared in the chamber or
deputies in 1908 that the profits or the
crown domain would be exclusively
applied to the creation Of establish
ment of material, moral and INTEL
lectual utility; whereas the Official
documents adduced show that the
profits have been used for the acqul-
sition of real estate in Brussels and
Ostend alone to the value of 81, 500, 900,
as well as property in many other
towns in Belgium. The author forsees
as result of all this that grave diff
culties will arise when the succession
to the throne of Belgium and the Con-
go Free State comes up.
The revelations of Prof. Gather
have caused a great sensation. The
socialist leader, Vandervelde, Will in
terpellate the ministry in the chamber
of deputies on Tuesday, with refer
ence to the matter.
London.-The Standard draws atten-
ton to the alleged revelations con-
tanned in a book on the Congo Free
State, published at Paris and Brus-
sells by Prof GATHER indicating that
during the past decade King Leopold
has drawn an amount estimated at
SIS, 00O. 900 from the rubber trade in
the Congo domain, there, being no
trace of this in published accounts OF
the Congo administration.
The newspaper says:
IF it can be verified that such al
income was drawn, while it has been
represented that doubtful eXpedients
were employed in the Congo in order
to avoid the carrying on of business
at loss. the conscience of Europe
will be stirred to its depths
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
GIFT FROM SENATORS.
To an Old Employ Who Has Served
Fifty Years.

An old employee Of the house of re-
representatives. is TO receive most sub
stantiaI testimonial from the members
of the house in March, when he COM
pletes fifty years service. The en-
ploye is Captain John T. Clancy. He
has been on the pay rolls for nearly
half a century. under both Democratic
and Republican organizations. The
testimonial is to be the mortgage on
his home, a modest little house on
Capitol hin. He owes between $4,000
and $4,000. The members have made
I'D a fund OF about that amount and
any shortage there may be between
the fund and the amount of the mort
gage when the exact figures are known
will be supplied by the wealthy men,
bers who have the matter in charge.
Captain Clancy is one of those rare
individuals who always knows where
to get what is needed and apparently
to be able to anticipate what will be
asked for He knows everything about
the papers that are to be found in the
no D;foI
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
WILD WITH ITCHING HUMOR.
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All Over
Body-Cured at Expense of Only
S1.25-Thanks Cuticura.

The Cuticura Remedies cured me OF
my skin disease, and | am very thank
ful to you. My trouble was eruption
of the skin, which broke out in Spots
all over my body, and caused con-
tinual itching which nearly drove me
wild at times. | got medicine OF
doctor, but it did not cure me, and
when ! saw in paper your ad, sent
20 you for the Cuticura book and
studied my case in it. | then went
to the drug store and bought one cake
OF Cuticura Soap, one box of Cuticura
Ointment and one vial of Cuticura
Pills. From the first application | re-
ceived relief. / used the first set and
two extra cakes of Cuticura Soap, and
was completely cured. had suffered
for two years, and | again thank Cuti-
cura for my cure. Claude N. john
son, Maple Grove Farm, r. F. d. 2,
Walnut Kan, June Is, 1905"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
mo signs Of either were ev

mo signs Of either were ever
found?"
Nothing"
"Your father exhausted every
means to discover the missing ones,
| presume"
Nothing that a fathers love for
his child or wealthy mans gold
could do was left undone; but with
out success. We never heard any
really favorable reports-all clews
proved to be false, and finally the
search was given up in despair. The
blow had much to do with my poor
mothers death few years later on,
and Miss Pauline presses a dainty
kerchief against her eyes as the men,
cries thus aroused almost overcome
| her.
Can you give a description of the
child?' pursues the project.
II can do better. Fortunately they
had this photograph taken some
weeks before"
The man carefully examines the
picture.
"a bright looking child" he re-
marks. writing; quite contrast to
yourself, mamselle."
eyes. Beulah took after my father,
who was black-eyed, while resemble
my mother"
Pardon, but your mother must
have been a very handsome woman,
mamselle."
"She was-I-that is" in con-
fusion as she catches the pointed com
pliment she was sweet lady whom
every one loved. My father idolized
her. and was a different man after
he lost her"
rs there anything more? How old
would this lost girl be had she
lived?"
Just eighteen a week ago"
There was nothing about her by
means of which she could be dis
tinguished-it is an old joke, this
birthmark business, but we depend
upon It very much in such cases
Think for a minute of your friends
there is hardly one of them who has
} not some distinguishing mark b.
: means Of which they could be identi
, fed"
: What you say is the truth; ha'
! never thought of it before. | canno
= remember anything peculiar abou
D Beulah-she was only two years oil
( unless It might be the fact tina
her left thumb nail was little dis
S figured because of the thumb bein
e crushed"
a THAT is enough to distinguish her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
WOman's Trials.

The bitter trail in woman's life Is TO =
be chidless. Who can tell how hard th2
struggle may have been ere she learnt N
resign herself to her lonely lot? The an
sence of this link to bind marital liek
together, the absence of this one pledGbu
to mutual affection is common disapN-
polntment. Many unfortunate couples
become estranged thereby. Even II they
do not drift apart, one may read the whole
extent of their disappointment in the eyes
OF such childless couple when they rest
on the children OF others. To them the
largest familydoes not seem too numerous.
In many cases Of barrenness or child
lessness the obstacle to child-bearing Is
easily removed by the cure OF weakness on
the part Of the woman. DIR. Pierce'S Fa-
yorite Prescription has been the means OF
restoring health and fruitfulness to many
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obstruction to the bearing of children has
been found to be OF surgical character,
but easily removable by painless operative
treatment at the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, over which
DIR. Pierce OF the rFavorite Prescription"
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In all the various weaknesses dtsplace-
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
best and safest laxative for women.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
Ought to Be Careful.

Governor Edwin Warfield. OF Mary
land, laughs at the thirteen supersti-
ton though, according to the common
view, he ought to regard it with re-
spect. He is the thirteenth governor
of Maryland to occupy the executive
mansion at Annapolis. He was elect
ed by a majority of $4,000 votes, has
thirteen letters in his name and was
inaugirated January Is, 1904. So far
nothing has occurred in his political
career to warrant any fear for the
thirteen superstition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
Gold Seeker excited.

That it is good deal of strain on
the nerves to discover gold Is SHOWN
by the story of an Australian Official
who wished to telegraph the news OF
the finding Of the precious metal In
his district A small boy, seeking for
a stone to throw at crow, mad
picked up what proved to be nugget
of pure gold. In his excitement the
official overlooked the main point en-
tirely and wrote this: boy picked
up a stone to throw at crow" and
nothing more.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
CHAPTER iV-continued.

For answer Dick steps UP to the
first vehicle at the curb; the driver
has crawled inside, for the night air
is cool and there can be no telling
how long his patron may be detained;
some people seem to enter that office
and never come out again SO far as
the public knowledge goes.
rs this the vehicle that brought the
Two ladies from the Grand Continent
Az" he asks, in French.
The driver answers in the negative,
and they pass on to the next, where
the same question is repeated and
another disappointing reply given.
Thus a third and fourth vehicle goes
IN review, without any success. Only
two more remain, and the last OF
these happens to be their own fiacre.
So Dick takes the remaining chance,
aud wins!
When he puts the same question
to the man the Jehu replied in the
affirmative; he brought two ladies
from the hotel mentioned, and is hired
to wait for them.
is there anything wrong about
that?" he demands, feeling a trif1e
alarmed, perhaps, because he may
have brought as a fare here some an
archist people who have designs up
IA the projects life.
That's all right, you are to wait
FOR them" with which curt remark
Dick walks on, accompanied by his
friend, entering their own vehicle and
riding away.
What do you suppose brought Miss
Westerly TO the projects Office to-
night?" says Dick, slowly.
We agreed she was hunting some
one in Paris, and wondered why she
had not thought to visit M. Marquand
before. She has evidently come to
the same conclusion herself, hence
her presence at the seat of law and
order. AS plain as day, my boy
We'll, l hope she may find what
she seeks" remarks Dick, with a
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
A BOYS BREAKFAST
There's a Natural Food That Makes
Its Own Way.

There's a boy up in Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, who is growing into sturdy
manhood on Grape-Nuts breakfasts.
1t might have been different with him,
as his mother explains:
MY 11-year-oid boy is large. well
developed and active, and has been
made so by his fondness for Grape
Nuts food. At Ave years he was a
very nervous child and was subject
to frequent attacks of indigestion
which used to rob him Of his strength
and were very troublesome to deal
with. He never seemed to care for
anything Tor his breakfast until |
tried Grape-Nuts, and | have never
had to change from that. He makes
his entire breakfast Of Grape-Nuts
food. 1t is always relished by him
and he says that it satisfies him bet
ter. than the ordinary kind Of meal
Better than all he is no longer
troubled with indigestion or nervous
ness, and has got to be splendidly
developed fellow since he began to
use Grape-Nuts food" Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, The Road to MELVILLE" II
pkgs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
CHAPT v.
Folio one-Seventeen-Pa1e Forty
Nine.
Forty

Nine.
Dick Denver makes TO mistake
when he believes the two ladies wait
ing in the anteroom are Miss Paul
.ue and Dora.
He and his comrade have hardly
set foot upon the street, when a stout,
very gentlemanly official bows before
the taller of the ladies and requests
her to follow-that the project is
ready to receive her.
Upon entering the room where the
prefect sits, surrounded by papers,
Miss Pauline feels natural timidity,
because of his greatness and the pow
er he Yields; but she soon overcomes
this. The man himself looks kindly
vt her. Instead of large, pompous
Individual. she sees rather small
man. with a face that is inclined to-
ward roundness, with something OF
Napoleon's look about it, though the
prefect wears glasses.
"Ah! be seated, Miss Westerly" he
saws. in the best of English.
You know me?" she stammers.
That is a small thing for us to
know. II is our business to find out
all we can of our own people, and the
strangers within our gates.
II have come to seek your aid"
Certainly. You have been sub
iected to a rough experience. But fol
the coming Of the young American
last night | do not know what the
men who attacked your carriage
would not have done-possibly the!
we're after your diamonds-possibl!
another motive prompted the attack
am inclined to think Senior Lope
las something to do with it, especial.
since his attempt to secure the pa
per your maid so cleverly recaptu
ed"
Miss Pauline is amazed at the e1
tent of his knowledge that this sam
young American" occupied the yer
chair in which she now sits. not NOR
than five minutes before. and CAV
this shrewd leader Of the Parisia
.olice an outline sketch OF the mai
s,er In which the Mexican hidalg
PLAYS his game to get possession
the mine.
sMonsleur, what you have said
AN very true. but have not com
here to ask your protection / a.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
BRAZIL VOTES $500, 900.
Big Appropriation for Entertainment
of Pan-American Congress.

Washington, Feb. IL. The Bra
lillian embassy in this city has receiv-
ed information that the Brazilian con-
gress has voted 100000 for the re-
ception and entertainment of the dele
gates to the Pan-American congress,
which will be held in Rio de Janeiro
next spring. This will be the first
time that an American official in as
high a position as Secretary Root has
visited one of the republics OF South
America, and the Brazilian congress
will show its appreciation by several
brilliant receptions. The appropria'
ton also will be amply sufficient to
enable the congress, which will be in
session for about a month. to do the
most effective work possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
Much Ado About Nothing.

While the commander-in-chief OF
the British fleet was experimenting
hattie practice recently on board one
of the cruisers of the Mediterranean
feet. one of the guns missed fire.
Mindful of recent accidents, the
crew preferred to wait half an hour
before opening the breech. AS an
extra precaution Lord Charles Beres-
ford ordered the gun to be well Sc
cured and waited an hour At the
end OF that time. with great care and
numerous orders as to caution. the
breech was opened. Then 1t was dis
covered that the men had forgottes
to put in the ammunition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-16
Remarkable Escape from Death.

Running across a field in the dark,
a Belfast boy named Murphy fell down
disused pit, the covering of which
had somehow got removed. The lad
had miraculous escape. Although
he descended 60 (Ireland) feet he
sustained no other injury than a
wrenched ankle. For two days ne
was confined in the shaft, crying at
intervals for help. which did not come.
His parents having reported his dis
appearance, search parties were
formed, but the mystery was not
solved until workmen who had been
engaged in filling up the shaft return
ed to work after an interval of some
days. They were astonished to hear
piteous cries for help coming from the
bottom of the shaft, and with some
difficulty they got the boy to the sur
face