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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-07-26
CONSIDERABLE FLIRTING
In PUBLIC BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON. = The big public
w show" buildings of Washington
are the Irritation Clearinghouse" of
America.
The capitol and the splendid library
of congress are the favorites, but 9TH
ers are only less popular. For many
years the problem has been a serious
one with custodians, watchmen and
policemen, and this spring it has been
worse than ever.
Young men and women of the high
school age, it is declared, make the
library of congress a regular head
quarters for the purpose of flirting.
There are young men and women Of
maturer years who do much the same,
and, finally, all kinds of people make
the place headquarters for meeting
by appointment, or without appoint.
ment, as may be most desirable.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-07-26
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST IMPoR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

information Gathered from All Quar-
ters of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of the
Busy Man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-07-26


ing in church.
George Lightcap, an aged and in
firm ex-treasurer of Starke county,
Indiana, went to work as a day labor
er to get money to repay bondsmen
who paid shortage lost by specula.
tion. The amount is $5,633.14.
The Pennsylvania state board of
pardons has refused to recommend a
pardon for James B. Gentry, the
actor, who was convicted of the MUIR
der of Madge Yorke, an actress, in
Philadelphia in 1896.
Bureaus of the war department at
Washington are trying to find out
what is wrong with the army. Hard
work on Notifications and heavy prac-
tice marches are said to be reasons
for the falling off in recruits.
The grand lodge session and re-
union of Elks opened in Philadelphia,
which was beautifully decorated In
honor of the event.
Andrew John, former president of
the Seneca Indian nation, died of
cerebral hemorrhage at the Emer.
gency hospital in Washington.
A. o. Gholsten, of Fort Smith, Ark,
kissed his wife and cut her throat,
killing her. Jealousy caused the mur.
der.
Marietta Dennoro killed Raffaele
Darbato in Cleveland. o., because he
refused to keep his promise to marry
her.
The North Coast limited, westbound.
on the Northern Pacific, was ditched
near Garrison, Mont, killing Engineer
Graham, of Butte.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-07-26
RuIlet Found Wrono RllIet.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich Miss
elizabeth Cadenhead. of Fergus.
ont,. was shot and killed here Mon
lay by a bullet fired after prisoner
escaping from Fort Brady.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-07-26
Tried to Swim the English Channel.

Dover Eng.-Jabez Wolfe, the
amateur swimmer of London,
tried to swim the English channel
Monday. He made a magnificent
swim of more than q miles, but failed
to complete the journey across the
channel because of an old injury to
lis leg. He returned to Dover by tug.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17
Give Them A Lift.

1t is getting to be an almost
everyweek affair for other towns
to ship their helpless ones t o
Fitzgerald and there is no other
alternative for us but to help
them on and out of the city or
bear the expense of their entire
support. The Benevolent Society
has responded to all calls, but
never without an investigation.
The A. B. & A. railroad also never
fails to grant charity-rates thro
their agent, Nelson Norris, who
first sets machinery in motion to
prevent an imposition. The latest
occurred this week, when we
were called upon to sit in
judge ment" upon the case of two
of our sex. After the Sweat
ing process" we discovered that
one was an invalid and the other
had assisted an old mother to get
the younger children to Ala
bama and both women were in
extreme need. Nothing lie ft,
after months in the hospital, ex-
cept the poor clothing that COW
cred their bodies. Twenty-Five
cents worth of rations helped
them both to exist for on e
twenty-four hours while here.
Twelve and a half cents a day is
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17
Call State Convention
Of Anti-SaIoon League
To Organize Sohdly For the
Big State Campaign.

A state convention of the
Georgia Anti-Saloon League will
be held in Atlanta February 6.
The official call for the con-
vention has been issued by J. C.
Solomon, superintendent of the
league. Two important matters
are to be discussed, the anti-jug
bill and a general prohibition
election in the state.
The last legislature consid-
cred the anti-iug bill, but it did
mot come up for final action. It
is understood that il will be
brought forward again early in
the session next sum mer, and it
is asserted that it has excellent
chance for passage.
Out of the 146 counties in
Georgia prohibition prevails in
12O. The convention will dis
cuss the wisdom of calling a gen.
eral prohibition election to make
the other twenty-six counties
dry"
DR.. J. L. White, of Macon,
who was third vice president of
the Georgia League, has been
called to Beaumont, Tex, and
the convention will have to name
his successor, The trustees
will also have to organize. The
official call is as follows:
CALL FOR CONVENTION.
Matters of the gravest i'm
portance are confronting Georgl-
ans this year. Never perhaps
in the history of this state have
Christians and home-lovers and
patriots been called upon to do
more valuable servics q the CONE
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17

twenty dry counties ia Georgia
and twenty-six wet counties, and
every dry county in this state is
common dumping ground for
the heartless wet counties. And
vain are the protests and pitt
able are the cries for mercy,
but the jug train runs right on,
and every year the people of our
beloved state, from the mount
aims to the Seaboard, are being
debauched by these few wet
counties. The time has come to
call a halt. The people have
been outraged and sinned against
long enough. Relief must come.
An auti-jug bill was pending be-
fore the last session of the Geor-
gia legislature, and will doubt
less come up early in the session
next summer. We have most
hearty assurances that this bill
will pass. When this great day
comes there certainly will be
much rejoicing in one hundred
and twenty dry countless in this
state. But we are contemplat.
ing a greater victory than that.
We mean, God helping us, to
secure statewide prohibition.
We have easily a majority for
prohibition in the house, and
good chance for victory in the
senate.
Now, that we may sit in
counsel together and calmly and
wisely deliberate on these
weighty matters, I call for an
Anti-Saloon League convention,
to be held in Atlanta on the 9th
day of February. Every trus-
tee, every mem ber of the de-
nominational co m mittees, am
the Anti-Saloon League fore
the state are cordially in ed
and, urged to attend.
Very sincerely yours,
C. SoroMoN.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17
9ASSREIP RETURNS
: FROM CUBA PORT
Everyone Was Delighted With
the Pleasant Voyage.

Brunswick, Ca, January 15.-
The fine new steamship Bruns-
wick has reached this port on its
return from Cuba, and all of the
passengers who made the trip to
the tropic island are enthusiastic
in praise of the voyage, the vessel
and the courtesy of the manage
ment. At 1880 O'Clock the ship
was placed ia the dock, and the
passengers landed, among the
number being President H. M.
Atkinson, Hon. Clark Howell,
Hon. James r. Gray and about
fifty odd passengers, illof whom
were delighted with the voyage.
While in Havana the tourists
visited Forts Moro and Caban as,
and many side trips were taken.
. The Brunswick reached quar-.
antine at midnight, anchoring
there until day and docking at 5
O'Clock this morning. The run
from Havana was phenomenal,
beiug but forty.fohr hours from
Moro Castle to Brunswick bar.
President Atkinson was hailed
as Ell Almirante when he passed
down the gang planks. The two
editors in the party were held up
by the customs officers, aud paid
duty upon the several bundles
of cigars they brought over in
excess of the usual allowance.
sit was a fine trip. and the
most enjoyable one l ever had, ;"
said President Atkinson.
ALI of the twenty-four passen-
gers who landed warmly COM
olimented the service. The
formality Of having the baggage.
- - sas,tsess ~. 6
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17

this port. Special Agent of the
Treasury Macotee aided Inspec-
tor Frank Dunn. At 10 O'Clock
President Atkinson, accompan-
led by Chief Engineer w. H.
Parker, of the Rock Island, and
Hon. ]. r. Gray, of Atlanta, left
on special for Atlanta. The
Brunswick carried nearly two
million pounds Of sugar from
Cuba to New York, and had
four Cuban i'm migrants for that
port.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17

ruling of the commissioner g
pensions I am entitled to a Pc
sion. l have been dunned by
pension agent to put in a clali
but not being in need of a pc
sion have hesitated to make
plication for it. Recently ho
ever, have been again approaeH
ed by the pension agent, aiad
occurs to me that if turn
pension of Sc a month, to w
l am entitled, to some VIC
charity, shall be absOA led
Iauy reflection upon nay
amce of the pension.
AS understand it, l vos
receive a peysion of Sc moat
less the pension agents fee \
$40. Now what I am after I
this: if I accept that pension
want to give it away to some g
serving object, and desire TO asl
you if there is a confederaN
soldiers home at Atlanta;
there is, whether the "Johnnies
0zou1d ACCEPT a donation from
Yankee ex-soldier? In othe
words, if 1 take that pension
am going to turn it over to osom
Johnny institutions. You fe|
lows don't get very much in th|
way of recompense for the'traaf
endured. Please give me ycl|
views, obliging, Yours truly,
A. H. WRAY,
''Ex-Private, etc.
ITO Captain E. S. Gay, A
Ian, a, Ga"
Ca, ptain Gay forwarded k1l
letter to Hon. H. W. Bell, presi
dent o. the board of trustees g
the Con, 'ederate Soldiers hon
and he re- ceived the following
ply:
"Mr. EdV, ard S. Gay
Ga.-Dear Sir: am
Of your kind fas or
stant ccntaining
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-17
UNION VET GIVES PENSION
TO GEORGIA SOLDIERS.

A veteran of the union army,
who fought through the struggle
which the United States senate
has just ruled shall be called the
civil war" and not the war Of
the rebellion" and who up to
the present has resolute1y re-
fused to draw the pension to
which his services entitled him,
has finally yielded to the soft
supplication of the pension agent
but only for the purpose of show
ing his regard for the men who
fought against him under the
starry cross flag" and has Of
fered his monthly pension to the
Georgia Confederate Soldier S
home.
This veteran, whose action
proves that with him the war
has long been over, is Colonel A..
H. Wray, of New YORK, prom
iuent fire insurance man and a
close friend of Captain Edwar d
S. Gay, the we'll known undel =
writer of Atlanta. 1t was .
Captain Gay that Colonel Wray,
who signs himself an "ex-priv-'
ate," first made the offer and
through Captain Gay his letter
was sent to the officers of the
Soldiers home. It will be con-
sidered at the meeting of the
trustees of the home today and
they will no doubt be pleased to-
accept the generous donation Of
Colonel Wray and heartily re-
spond to the very generous and
brave soldierly sentiment which
inspired it.
Colonel Wray's letter to Cap
tain Gay was as follows:
Commercial Union Assurance
Company, Limited. of London
Corner Pine and William Streets
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
Brief News
BY WIRE
WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt was the chief
speaker at the installation Of the Rev.
w. P. Thirkield as president Of How
ard University.
The board of trustees of the Catho-
lic University voted adhesion 20 the
Pope's recent encyclical against mod
eraisni."
More Federal aid in fighting the
plague was asked by the San Fran
cisco municipal authorities.
Delegates to the conference ap-
plauded Secretary Root, who spoke
in favor Of a plan to enforce peace In
Central America.
The American Federation Of Labor
was asked TO- lay before President
Roosevelt request Of Porto Ricans
for citizenship, an eight-hour day and
other reforms.
It was announced that Secretary
Taft IN his annual report to Congress
would recommend $5',525,920 for the
coast artillery services. :.
James A. Cobb. a negro, has 3een
appointed special Assistant United
States Attorney for the District CT
Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
Didn't Mind the Ladder.

A ladder leaned against a store
front in Nassau street, near Spruce
yesterday afternoon. Its foot was sc
far out that it was easier far for one
to go under it than to pass outside
it.
Every one knows it Is considered
bad luck to walk under ladder. Did
many of the crowd hurrying toward
the bridge pay Difference to that SUI
perstition?
A man in a hurry paused a hall
minute to see.
Out of thirty who passed only
seven avoided the supposed hoodoo
Those seven must have done it out
of superstition, because it would
have been easier for them to go un-
der the ladder as the other twenty,
three did.
The man who paused to see had
himself, not passed under.-NeW
York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
Chinese and Foot Binding.

Direction of the anti foot binding
movement in China has been handed
over by the Shanghai ladies commit
tee to Chinese, who have already es-
tablished many anti foot binding So
cieties throughout this great empire, y
writes a Shanghai contributor to a
newspaper there. Great was the
surprise and yet greater the delight
at the recent annual meeting of the
Tien Tsu Hui (anti foot binding soci-
ety. when it was announced that not
only a Chinese committee had been
formed, but also an executive COM
mittee with two Chinese gentlemen
as secretaries, one for foreign CORE
spondence and one for Chinese, and
that several Of the gentlemen would
attend the meeting.
1.-The more because the ladies OF
the Tien Tsu Hui had tried in various
quarters to find successors to carry on
their labors and had. as they thought
failed. So following the Chinese
method they decided to commit sui
eide. In accordance with their usage
they had advertised their meeting
but none of the committee that in.
tended to die had the heart to invite
witnesses. China's method succeed
ed, as it probably always will in
China, and thus before the suicide
was even accomplished in walked
number of distinguished Chinese gen
tlemen who are to form the new Chi
| nese committee.
THE foreign ladies in China can a
least feel that public opinion has beer
sufficiently aroused for them to trust
the direction of the movement to Chi
nese. That their confidence is vel
placed is assured by the fact that the
very Influential committee of Chinese
announce their determination to car
ry on the work till the sun does no
shine on a single bound foot IL
China Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
Why the Simple Life ?
By WINITRED BLACK.

Dr.. Hindhede, of Denmark, says
that he can teach the world and the
inhabitants thereof how to live or
two cents a day and be happier and
healthier and live longer than they
did when they spent anywhere from
So to s25 for twenty-four hours
nourishment
Thanks, awfully, DR.. Hindhede. Sc
delighted to hear from you.
Now, if you'll only teach us how
to live without breathing and without
laughing, without singing and with
out dancing, without walking and
without loving, we'll turn into slugs
and be done with it.
Wouldn't it be lovely to be nice,
fat, comfy slug, with nothing to do
or to think or to dream or to hope
or to work for? I'd love it, wouldn't
you?
Two cents a day for food! Why,
what are all the fruits and vegetables
and good things made for, DR.. Hind
hede-just to look at? I'd rather
live ten years and have some fun
while I was living than to creep
around till l was a hundred and wish
was dead every minute.
don't want to live on two cents
day, thank you; I wouldn't call it
living at ALL
don't eat simply to support life.
suppose I could get along on a
cup of matted milk and a handful
of nuts a day, but why on earth
should I?
don't like matted milk, and the
only way to eat nuts is to sit around
a blazing wood fire and pick them
out of their shells while you're telling
stories or singing songs or listening
to some one read a good story.
1 eat because I'm hungry and be-
cause things taste good, and I don't
want anybody to tell me what to eat,
either.
I'll pick out my own diet for my
own self, thank you, and as long as
I'm able to pay for it I'll eat the
things that taste good to me, and
trust to luck to have them agree with
me.
Whenever I hear about some one
who's discovered new diet and lived
on it, I know what that some one
would like before I catch sight OF
him.
All the diet cranks I ever knew
proclaim their fad as you can see
them by the color of their skin and
the lack of lustre in their melancholy
eyes.
Food was given us to eat, and as
long as I have good teeth, a good
conscience and a mediumly good
pocketbook I'm going to eat it-and
be glad to get it.
A good dinner is one Of the pleas
ures of life, just as good laugh is,
or a good song, or pretty story, or
a brisk walk on fine morning. And
I'm not going to give up good din
ner just to please some one who
wants to convince me that Id be bet
ter off If I dined on slice of dried
apple and prune. Keep right on
figuring, DR.. Hindhede. It's all very
we'll to be scientific, and we appre-
ciate your efforts immensely.
You can't do any harm, because
nobody will pay any attention to you
but the diet cranks, anyway-and
they might as we'll be following you
&C anv one elsa-NeW York Ameri-
can.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
A real" D. A. R. DEAD At IA
Mrs. Ann Eliza Wilbur Printiss
Expires at Pittsfieid, Mass.
Daughter of Joseph Wilbur, Who
Served Five Different Enlistme1fs
in Army OF the Revolution.

Pittsfeld, Mass.-Berkshire Coun-
tvs only real Daughter of the Amer
lean Revolution, Mrs. Ann Eliza Will
bur P-insiss, died at her home in this
city a few days ago. Her father,
Joseph Wilbur, was born at Ancram,
N. Y, on December 23, 1851, and was
eighty-two years old when she vas
born, on July 3, 1888. He had rec
ord of five enlistments In the ReVolu-
tionary War, and saw service in forty
one engagements and skirmishes. He
was an orderly under General WASH
| ington, and was color sergeant at
the Battle Of Saratoga.
Mrs. Printiss had a memorandum
oe her fathers enlistments, showing
| that he served two months in ITS
under Colonel Asa Waterman, two
months in 1777 under Captain John
Smith, one month that year under
Captain Vo.burg, three months under
Colonel H. W. Livingston and Cap
tain Elisha Gilbert, and fifteen days
in ITS under Colonel Whiting. Mr..
Wilbur lived to be ninety-one. Mrs.
Printiss was one Of six children ny
his second marriage.
Her grandfather, George Kittridge,
while serving in the Colonial wars,
was captured by Indians and held a
prisoner fourteen years. He was car
ried into Canada and became medl-
cine man Of the tribe. An Indian girl
| helped him to escape.
George Printiss, brother of Mrs.
Printiss, while in the navy died at
sea. Another brother, Eleazer Pril-
tiss, who vas in the TWenty-seventh
Massachusetts Regiment, died OF star
vation in Andersonville prison.
Mrs. Printiss was charter mem
Der of Peace Party Chapter, Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution, OF
Pittsheld. She wGs also a member
| Of William w. Rockwell Relief Corps
Fifty-four years ago Mrs. Printiss
was married to Horace Printiss, who
died in 1900. She leaves three
daughters-Mrs. B. R. Powell, Mrs.
| Ernest E. Cleveland and Miss Grace
A. Printiss, all Of Pittsfield.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11

oceans waves, but rather to knot
ted bunch of seaweed thrown up on
the shore.
The inventor has come to her re-
lief in the presentation of a tool by
which, so it is claimed, she can her
self give her hair marcel which
will put the professional dresser to
blush. At first glance this device
looks like something which might be
found in the doctors kit. but its
mission is entirely harmless and 1t
can do no more damage than possibly
burn a lock of hair if handled too
carelessly. The teeth shown are slid
ing in a groove and after the thing
has been heated the hair is wound
around one of the arms of the tongs,
and when the hair has been drawn
tight, by pulling the teeth along the
slot, the other jaw of the tong is
closed down and its heat gives the
hair the desired curl.-Washington
Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
For A GREATER f|JTsBURG
Consolidation With Allegheny Up
held by Supreme Court.
United Cities Will Have an Area OF
80 Square Miles and Popu-
Iation Of $4,000.

Washington, D. C.-The suit aris-
ing out of the effort to consolidate
the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny
was decided by the Supreme Court OF
the United States in favor Of the con-
soldation. the opinion of the court
being delivered by Justice Moody.
He went at length into the objections
to the consolidation, and showed that
the constitutional questions raised
would not justify Federal court in
interfering.
Justice Moody laid down the basic
proposition that municipal corpora
tions are political subdivisions of the
State, created as convenient agencies
for exercising such of the govern
mental powers Of the State as may
be intrusted to them, "and proceeded:
1.-The State at its pleasure may
modify or withdraw all such powers,
may take without compensation such
property, hold it itself, or vest it in
other agencies, expand or contract
the territorial area, unite this whole
or a part of it with another munich
pality, repeal the charter and destroy
the corporation. All this may be
done, conditionally or uncondition-
ally, with or without the consent OF
the citizens, or even against their
protest. In all these respects the
State is supreme, and its legislative
body, conforming it's action to the
State Constitution, may do as 1t will,
unrestrained by any provision Of the
Constitution of the United States.
Although the inhabitants and proper
ty owners may by such changes suf-
fer inconvenience, and their property
may be lessened in value by the bur-
den of increased taxation, or for any
other reason, they have no right, by
contract or otherwise, in the unal-
tered or continued existence of the
corporation or its powers, and there
is nothing in the Federal Constitu-
ton which protects them from these
Injurious consequences. The power
is in the State, ana those who legis'
late for the State are alone RESPONSE
BILE for any unjust or oppressive exer'
else of it,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
BY the Clock.

Let me give you suggestion for
exercise.
Rise at $50 a. m. Put on old
clothing, easy shoes and sweater.
Time for dressing, five minutes.
Walk one-fourth of a mile; time,
five minutes.
Then run a mile at a dog trot in
eight minutes, arranging your circuit
Of mile and quarter so that you
will finish at your door thirteen min
utes after starting. At that hour you
will meet only the milkman and pa
per carriers.
That exercise will expand your
lungs and stimulate your heart action
and land you ct your doorstep al
Gas a. M, painting for breath, thor.
oughly exhausted and perspiring al
every pore. You are then ready fol
your bath and routine Of the day
The man of sedentary habits who pa
tienty pursues this exercise may kiss
all drugs good-bye.-New Yorh
Times.