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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-28

Herbert Comstock and wife of
Montpelier, Ind, were guests of Wm
Comstock and wife, Saturday after
noon.
j. P. Tunison and wife of Has
kins, spent Friday and Saturday with
l.. l. Browne and family.
Alfred Deibert and wife and M
Tippner and family visited with VIM
Deibert and wife of the country, Sun
day.
Miss Hulda Schaller of Roach
ton, spent Monday in Toledo, and
will be the guest of friends in Azalia
Mich, the latter part of this week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-28

DIR. CLARENCE S. ORDWAY,
1853 Oak ST., TOLEDO, o..
Hours Till 8 a. M, 10 to 2 and @ to
1880 p. m
Chemical and Microscopic Anavsis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-28

Stony Ridge, Sept. 26, '06.
Harry Greiner, of East Toledo was
the guest of John d. Greiner and
family last Sunday.
E. f. Metzger and wife and Mrs
S. E. Wagner visited with friends in
Woodville Sunday.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
.PERILS OF TRAVEL.

< ; ::: <: : 5: : $ R@ RAMBLING, Mark Twain says, Is much 1HN safer than staying at home, for statistics prove that most people die in their own
 beds. But travel has discovered unsus- N6NNv pected terrors since the national conference t@EHGSgJ of State and provincial boards of health
 began Investigating It.
 One of the principal addresses at the conference by Dr. Rosenau of the United States Marine Hospital Service He declared that the dangers of contact with the sleeping and its furnishings very great, though perhaps less than they used to be. Wash basins drinking glasses, he thought particular y perllous And unless bedding, curtains carpets and cushions dsnfected at brief intervals, they sources of tubercular and other infection.
 All this is undoubtedly true. Microbes in millions lie
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18

fails and dates and is perhaps never again able to maintain the blood pressure and to produce the former strength of muscle: will power Thus the cannot keep his normal place in the social scale and 'degenerates into chronic loafer beggar thief.
 Undoubtedly there is much in this theory for though great crimes require physical energy in the criminal the petty criminal like the beggar and the pauper is always deficient in vitality Whatever the cause his heart is Invariably weak Thus lazness of the sort that acts tramps is really disease. The healthy delights in physical labor and the is less true that the who does not delight in physical labor who is what we call lazy, is not a healthy man.
 So far observation in this country goes however the of this heart failure among the wrecks of life is almost always excessive indulgence in drink, and not insufficient food Alcohol out the heart in little time and the heart out, its old vlg0r.
 In the instances too, where insufficient food Is the of the of heart failure back of it generally lies acoho for the who lets alcohol alone is able to get all the food he needs to noursh him abund antly.-Chicago Journal.
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What Noon Means fin Law.

The courts of several states have dealt with an odd question, none of them agreeing upon a similar answer. When is it legally noon? Fire insur- ance policies expire at noon and the word Is admitted to mean exactly F o'clock, midday. But standard time has not been adopted in all communi- ties. Many small towns cling to sun time, which may be from a few min. utes to nearly an hour earlier than standard.
 In one state a fire occurred at two minutes past noon, sun time, and the Insurance company held that the policy had expired before the fire. Sun time Is used in that town, but the insured sued the company, holding that local customs did not rule the policy and that he was entitled to his insurance. The state courts sustained him.
 In another state similar contention was taken to the courts and just the opposite decision given. Several con. f1ictlng precedents have been establish ed In state courts, and 1t Is said the question can only be decided for good and all when a case has been carried into the United States courts and pass. ed upon by the Supreme Court.-New York Press.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Sang Not All American.

Is fired out" an Americanism? This question is put by London paper in discussing the use of the expression by the Vienna correspondent of the Times in connection with the dismissal of the American ambassador to Austria-Hun- gary. Anything that seems slangy is generally stamped as an Americanism, but in this case, as in so many others of a similar nature, it Is shown that the phrase can be found imbedded in the classics of the English language. "Fired put" an Americanism? Well, in one of Shakspeare's sOnnets, as one of the London papers says, you may read: Yet this shall I ne'er know, but live in
 doubt,
 Till my bad angel fire my good one out.
 An American school teacher-and this Is another illustration that comes to mind-decided that his pupils should drop the word "say" because 1t was in- elegant. The tendency to begin a re- mark or question with "say" may cer- talnly be overdone, but, as bright pupil pointed out, if "say" Is vulgar, how should we regard the use of 1t in the first line of "The Star-Spangled Banner"-"Oh, say, can you seer?
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Obedient, but Indignant.

"Norah," said the literary woman, "I wish you would go down to the library and bring me 'Flavius Josephus.'"
 The new girl left the room to execute the commission.
 Presently a terrific noise was heard on the stairway, and Norah pushed the door open with her foot moment later, drag q sing in by the collar a large and reluc- aant Newfoundland dog.
 "Here he is, Mrs. Dinnis," she said, ''but ye oughtn't to have sint me fir i'm. It's a mans job. The haste thried to bite me an l had to fight i'm iv'ry fut O the way w-Chicago Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18

the denuncaton of special privilege Every citizen of the republic s and of right ought to be- equal before the law with every other ctizen-the millionaire with closets full of brooches and the man with only pair and patch
 It Is good to note this restaement of the theory of government This is not government of the classes by the classes and for the classes but of the by the and for the The with patch his brooches belongs not to the classes but to the He does not enjoy special privileges because the classes have dominated the and taken tier government
 Therefore the President does well to say the of the should forward to claim for themselves every privilege granted to every other Either the manof dollar should be dispossessed of his special opportunity the with the patch should be given like opportunity. For 1t is true that this government must to be of dollars by dollars and for dollars perish from the earth.
 The with the patch is coming forward. Don't mistake that He is learning before about the unrighteous reign of privilege He is amazed, angry, determined. The man with patch on his brooches g in the majority in this country And this is country of majorities-Des Moines News
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Discouraged.

Sherlock Holmes had announced his In. tention of abandoning detective work.
 My dear Holmes," said Dr. Watson s.you don't mean it v
 "Quitc so, my dear doctor" he said ~Those Philadelphia detectives have made rme look like bungling amateur"
 Shooting another charge of dope into 'his arm, Inc assumed William Gillette pose and stared moodily into the fire.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18

in wait for the ucess traveller in all public places par ticularly such confined and aress places the seep ing If they find foothold in his system they will take 1t, and from that moment he is booked for much longer journey than he meant to take road where there sleeping
 However, let not therefore condemn ourselves to stay where are for the rest of lives. Microbes are enemies, but they be crcumvented Nothing is firmly settled than that fear of infection is by far the greatest of infection greater than the microbes themselves. Therefore take this advice down in your notebook:
 Keep your digestion in order when you go travelling, drink plenty of water, the purer the beter breathe deeply and bansh fear; shall you defy the mcrobe and live to die at home.-Kansas City World.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
The Books All Right.

The steamer was to leave in an hour, and Mrs. Lapsling was in furry of pre- paration.
 'Mother," asked one of the children, "where are the books we want to read while we're on the boat?"
 "Never mind the books" she said, with her mouth full of hairpins. "They're all packed in your fathers esophagus."
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
IN THE REIGN OF ISABEL II.
She Caused Her Mother to Complete .i ly Lose Her Identity.

She Caused Her Mother to Complete N ly Lose Her Identity. "What's the news from Isabel Mrs. Birch?" asked an interested neighbor.
 "1'here is no news from my daughter Isabel The only way 1 know she is still in existence, since that baby was born is that can recognize the hand writing as hers. It's q great mistake for young mother to lose her identity, the way Isabel's doing. I've lectured Ter about it in my letters, but I can't get word of reply. Now when wrote last week, 1 asked Isabel six direct questions about herself, her own health, her summer wardrobe, and so forth. Her answer was eight pages-all about names for the baby! She discussed the prons and cons of every name under the sun, and then put on P. S. to say:
 "'Lesle says this letter is all vast ed; he has settled it that the baby is 10 have my name
 "There's one thing I insist on, though they'll have to call that child Belle or 'Izzie' when they stop saying Baby Isabel certainly has the first right to Ter own name."
 This was only one of long series oi like questions, with like answers, as the months went by.
 "Tell us something about Isabel" was the frequent refrain of friends and rel atives.
 Well, let me see," Isabel's mother would answer, quizzically. "She thinks there's no prepared food on earth like certain brand of condensed milk. And she's going to put baby into short clothes two whole weeks earlier than her neighbors advise, because baby is so advanced for her age. Oh, yes, and she is going to leave the rufHes off the baby's pillow cases after this, because baby will chew them. That's all I know about Isabel"
 Wont you read me scrap of that .ctter from Isabel, Mrs. Birch?" begged q girl friend one day. "I'm hungry to know something about her."
 Certainly" agreed Mrs. Birch. Then she read.
 "'Precious Mother-I write in haste 10 ask whether two clusters of tucks and two rows of insertion will be too elaborate for baby's best short dress this summer. Mrs. Lamb thinks it will, but her baby is q boy, and that makes difference, doesn't it? Of course I'm going to featherstitch above the tucks. Please answer at once.
 "'YOUR OWN ISABEL
 "Now, my dear," added Mrs. Birch, as she folded the letter, "I'm going out to visit Isabel myself this fall, and probably l can bring you some news when I come back" O.
 She went. She was away six weeks. and every minute of that visit was so precious that her letters home were few and hurried. The news would have 10 wait until she came back, she wrote.
 When at last she returned, Isabeps favorite brother met his mother at the train.
 Well, mother" he cried, eagerly, "how did you leave Isabel?"
 "Isabel!" exclaimed Grandmother Birch, with rapturous enthusiasm. "John, she is certainly wonder She's begun to put two words together !"- Youth's Communion.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Mother Goose Amended.

The COW had jumped over the moon. That's little the highest" she said, "that beef has gone since the trust was organized"
 At this point the little dog wept.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Where He'd Be.

Mrs. McSoeh-I wish all the saloons in creation were in the bottom of the sea.
 MT. McSosh-Gee, you gotta mean dis. p'sition! Warmer get me drown, eh?- Cleveland Leader.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Was Familiar,

Redd-Are you familiar with yacht. ing terms?
 Greene-Oh, yes; I tried to hire one, once !-Yonkers Statesman.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
Perfectly Willing.

B. Bangs Izzair-May I-aw-have the next valse?
 Letta Sloan--I haven't the slightest ob- jection. That's the one I don't-aw- dawnce.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18

HIS is the day for the man with a patch on his brooches to come forward and the man-of-the-dolar to go to the rear.'
 That was fine epigram President Roose- welt let fall in a private conversation. It has all the ring in 1t of robust democracy tha restatement Of tho euuality of man and
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
No Coincidence Yet.

He hasn't been in politics very long, has hep
 "No, but how did you know?Y
 '~I was walking with him to-day just as a police patrol wagon dashed up behind ns, and he didn't start guiltily or look nervous at all."-Phlladelphi Ledger.
 The Hungarian House of Representa-. Ewes is the largest in the world. It has 151 members.
Holbrook argus., 1906-08-18
HEART FAILURE AND CRIME.

EnnuN FART failure Is the prime of crime A and paupersm, according to an English phy- scian of repute.
 G When a man is nsuflciently nourished, sSISx3V this savant says, the heart muscle shares Tf54IfID with the other muscles in the general mal-
 nutrition As the result of this the heart
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
THE VILLAIN STILL PURsUETE.

CANDIDATE LANGDON dsappoints. He is of
eformer He does rend the skies and passion
aters ike that entertaining dsurbe Mr. Albert NJ Johnson,
does he drop into poetry like the romantic Bagge We
informed that Bagge runningr thinks he is runnngor
Lieutenant Governor. Thus Blagge:
Having implicit properly
the people do believe
already black
reak dawn which will brighten political day doient
with INC perfumes OF reform and promise of decreasing
That lar better than anything Langdon do. The edoent
sreaks OF dawn promising low present confused airy
nothing that raises suspicion that Blagge the
streaks OF thinking of side Of bacon Blagges
prophetic and poetic seak indicate him the right
the ticket He has Langdon beaten block singer of
Decide Langdon fiat and stale until he his hard
luck story. Then he becomes amusing, like this:
performance and
govern
against and the people Indifferent the battle being
waged, conscience told plainly where duty lay
What then, these official duties that Mr. Langdons
enemies? Early the Mr. Langdon made spec
tacuar raids gambling What There
much gambling in San Francscooday any period
the early hies II Mr. Langdon has anything
heard Of it If there any enmy arising
tct Attorneys theatrical performance the oldest paygoer
discern does the dignity stage hostility
And the villain still pursues him. Pshawl
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
AN EVIL, A SYMPTOM AND THE CURE.

n EGISTRATION is light only San Francisco but else
where in California The people implored with unanimous
urging register The wewon platitudes repeated day
with industrious iteration They enough
little 1t the duty every qualified
Nevertheless the people do register They inter
ed They nothing politics conducted under the present
dspensaGOn They permitted the selection OF
ddate They allowed the privilege of voting for the choice OF
another and they know that be political boss with
selfish interests What the of voting for the
nominee The get
for their white alley
Therefore they do take the trouble visit the Registrars
Office They busy and they interested in promoting
merely selfish ambition There great issues stake They
understand that the whole business nothing than sodid
squabbe the right dip into the pork barrel They
excited by the brass banding the shouting of the henchmen They
the faces OF the candidates who love the dear peepu
Give the direct primary and then electors will know they
voting their candidates. that they had
fair chance express that choice the primary If the they
for chosen candidate, yet the electors will
that the nominee the choice of majority the party If the
nominee the choice OF such majority that happen only
because electors neglect their duty the primaries AS
things done makes particle of difference whether
political neglects Either way
he is bunboed
Light registration is symptom of widespread evil The
direct primary will the evil and thus make the symptom
disappear.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
THE WATER SUPPLY PROPOSITION.

E proposition offered by the Supervisors special
supply for the purchase of the Sierra rights owned
By the Bay Cities Company be accepted rejected
oHhand There certain necessary prelinaries
sion that be before anything settled are other
that require consideration and before
is
We Of that examination of the
be made by engineering authority The
the commissioners named time reconsider their resig-
nations and start aesh We have had speak
shabby fashion in which these engineers by
the board created the suspicion that the Supervisors doing
small politics the OF the The
the board suspicion OF this kind this
in the public makes handicap any large proposition
coming from the Supervisors. There blink
II this difficulty can be there the further question
Of title the property San Francisco buy
lawsuit that be avoided In the regard will
eary determine whether the required for purchase
saaon Of plant within the legal limit Of the cs borrowing
powers.
Finally, there question: What be with the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22

ness center will be that of the real es-
tate men. and when the Office build
ings shall be ready for occupancy the
lawyers will flock there, tired now of
doing business in back parlers, base
ments and bedrooms In three years
there will be many fine stores where
there use6 to be, and crowds OF people
viii be there. Then the best stores
will move away from Van Ness ave-
nue., where insurance rates are and
10 per cent. where cheap frame build
ings stand close together without
fire wall anywhere.
Removing the debris takes an army
of men and teams. Tie $4,000 men
engaged in reconstruction are a gross
ly inadequate number. There is need
Tor as many more Wages are higher
than in any other city on earth. The
great work of reconstruction goes
bravely on. hampered. however. by
striisas and demands for increased
wages. The property owner is also
forced to face a considerable advance
in the price of all building materials.
From April Is to June every dav
was a legal holiday. Real BUSINESS life,
therefore, began the first week in June.
Judge. then, the phenix-likc charac
ter of San Francisco when. ten weeks
later. there were over 5000 firms do
ing business in the burned district and
5000 temporary buildings were under
construction.
There is movement on foot here in
San Francisco to have Congress put all
building materials on the free list. at
least such material as is to be used in
rebuilding San Francisco.
WILLIAM F. BURBANK.
San Francisco. Sept. 1. 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
v. The Voting PubIie's Idea.
In the Joke World.

Little Jimnlie-Pop likes you bet
tern he did James other fellow.
James New Beau-And why does he
like me?
Little Jimmie---cause you got red
hair.
James Beau--Eh! But don't see
Jimmie-Pop says twon't be half so
hard to heat the parlor with you in 1t.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Believe me, Madeleine. when I am
away from you / am thinking every
minute of your blue eyes and OF your
lovely. fairs hair"
Bah! I am sure you said the same
thing to another girl before me-
Madeleine, don't be so cruel. 1
swear solemnly that you are wrong
The girl before you was dark. .'--Rire.
A clergyman was unexpectedly called
upon to preach before the students OF
well known college. He chose ser
mon from his barrel and without
reading 1t went to the college chapel.
He got on srlendidly until near the
close. when he amazed the boys with
his peroration, beginning: And now
a word in conclusion to you who are
mothers
Rudyard Kipling tells the following
incident which occurred a year ago or
two ago when he was revising the
proofs on ''rraffics and Discoveries
His little daughter was seated In a
little chair in the same room, and pres
emily Mr.. Kfpling began to sing "on
the Road to Mandalay." His daughter
looked up in surprise. Her father kept
on singing.
Suddenly the girl interrupted Kip
ling. saying Father. didn't you write
that song?''
Yes, was the reply.
We'll. 1T seems to me you should
know the tune better" she said.--chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
Sentence Sermons.

Life COWS as love is given
His loss is greatest who refuses all
loss.
The hardest fortune of all is to find
fortune easily
You cannot attain eminence by climb
ing on the fence
Temptation seldom wastes any time
on a full heart.
Present achievement often is the foe
of full possibility.
It's easy to think you are serious
when you are soured.
Charity becomes bribery as soon as
you use 1t as a bait.
A little practice OF religion cures a
lot of philosophy about 1t.
Faith is not faith until it gets into
your fingers ard your feet.
The largest moral muscles are not
those that move the tongue.
1t takes more than heroic resolu-
ton to resolve one into a hero.
The appeal TO conscience viii not
save the intellect from its activity.
A mans contributions are apt to be
in the inverse ratio to his kicks.
The strength OF the vertebra does
not depend on the starei, in the collar.
The man who tears down regulations
always gets most of the dirt himself.
A man does not establish the ten
derness of his heart by the softness of
his head.
The crime OF hereay Is that it would
make some men do their thinking all
over again.
Environment may determine charac-
ter. but it depends on you to determine
environment.--Chicag Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-22
Answers to Queries.

EAMES-Subscriber City. Emma
Hayden Eanes. the singer, was born In
Shanghai. China, in 1858.
PLURALITY. T. B., Veterans
Home, Cal There was no election for
President in 1902. but in 1904 Theodore
Roosevelt had a plurality of 2,s4i.ss5
Of the popular vote.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIc-w. G..
City. The United States Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Argentine Republic IS Arthur NJ.
Beaupre. His ofice is at Buenos Ayres.
INSURANCE--A. 3. Persons desir-
ing information as to the standing OF
the insurance companies doing busi-
ness in San Francisco should address
Myron G.. Wolf. Insurance Comnis-
sioner.
CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS s..
City. The duties Of the Board OF City
Hall Commissioners were to attend to
the construction OF that building. to let
contracts and TO see to 1t that they
were carried out.
GEM ALPHABET-M A. j.. City.
There are two gem alphabets. one of
transparent stones and the other OF
opaque stones. The first Is: Amethyst.
beryl. chrysoberyl. diamond. emerald.
felspar, garnet. hyacinth. idocrase.
kyanite. lynx-sapphire. milk opal. ma
trolite. opal, pyrope. quartz. ruby, sap
phire. topaz. unanite. vesuvianite.
water-sapphire: xanthite and zicora.
The Opaque Is: Agate. basalt, cacho-
long. diaspore. Egyptian pebble. hre
stone. granite, heliothrope. jasper.
krokidolite. lapiz-lazull, malachite, ne
phrite. onyx, porphyry. quartz-agate.
hose-auartz. sardonyx, turquoise. ultra
marine, ver-antiaus. wood-opal. xy1o-
tile and zurlite.
A regard ring Is usually made up Of
the following gems set side by side:
Ruby. emerald. garnet. amethyst ruby
and diamond.