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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15

a sea serpent. One of the officers
said:
"'Cap'n, l wish you'd let me take
charge Of the expedition
"'Who would look out for the ship?'
asked the old man.
why, pardon me, cap'n, could go
in your place.
"Then l heard Cap'n Gushing laugh
the sort of laugh that says: 4 guess
you don't know me-
No, no, said the cap'n. You have
your work to do here. It's great
deal harder to stay behind, and that's
why choose you to do it. / know
I'm selfish, but / always was in a
case like this, and you'll just have to
put up with it. Orderly!'
II heard the orderly come running
aft.
"'Tell Acting Ensign Jones that
wish to speak with him, and ask
Acting Masters Mate Howorth to
come into the cabin
"Then I knew that he was in for
something desperate, for those were
two as plucky officers as we had on
board the old Monticello. / couldn't
really say with justice that they were
the most plucky, for there wasn't a
pins point, 1t seemed to me, to choose
between any of 'em.
well, l stood and listened. OF
course l knew it wasn't right, but
was bound to find out what they were
up to. heard the officer who had
been urgin' that he might go along
rise and sigh and go out Of the door.
Later, when / crept back to my sta
ton, saw him walkin' up and down,
up and down and lookin' on the deck
and shakin' his head, and heard him
say. Just my luck! Just my luck!
From this you can see how many
skeery ones there was in the ship.
'1n a moment Acting Ensign Jones
was in the cabin, and shortly after
Mr.. Howorth followed him. The en-
sign was out of breath.
80, cap'n,' he said, I hope you're
going to take me-
"'Take you where?' asked the old
man. / could hear the smile in his
voice.
Wherever you're going, cap'n. I
know something's up, sir. / can't say
what-Ill-do, but, Ill-Pll-'
There was silence. I peeked In
through the port. There was Mr..
Howorth standin', his mouth working
sideways like dingey in the trough
of the sea, and actually, If you'll be-
lieve me, his eyes were full of tears.
He might have known he was goin',
and cryin'. Dang me, IL I didn't be-
lieve / should boo-hoo over the rail,
too, If somehow or other didn't get
onto that boat.
"'Of course, you're going said the
cap'n, and now whom shall we take
along?'
"The mems names were discussed
There's so and so, and there's so and
so. Finally they mentioned me. My
heart actually stopped beating.
"'Well, they're all good fellows,
said the old man.
"'Suppose we call for volunteers,
said one of the officers.
"'They'd all volunteer, every man
Jack of EN- said the old man. No,
shall have to select some. The trou,
BILE is that those on board will feel
it personal matter If they are left
behind
81 nearly put my head into the port
and shouted: Take mel! but / knew
that such breach of discipline would
land me in the brig, with no going
ashore for week, perhaps, so
crept back to the fo'c'sle and waited
b. "By and by l saw the bos'n's mate
come aft and call man from below
Then he called another and another
But dlaa't tsar my name. AS each
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15

$50 I watched and waited and pre-
tended | had work to do around the
cabin. ! went aft and hung around
the port. heard Capn Gushing talk
ing with some OF his officers, and /
found that they were goin' somewhere.
but from their talk / judged that If
they were goin' a-fishin' 1t must be
for something as big as whale or
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
An Estimate and a Hope.

you've heard her, you say?" re-
marked Mr.. Dudley. "Ah! She GER
tainly has the gift of song"
well, hope that's what it is" re-
piled Miss Knox. 81 should hate to
think she paid anything for it."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
STRONGEST of Evidenced.

The strongest circumstantial evi-
dence supports the assertion OF u
Brooklyn policeman that he did not
snoot to hit. His bullet found the
man who was escaping from him.
Nc YorA Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
The Modern Rush.

Wife Ito her husband)-Poor child
rem! When you get up they have gone
to school. When you come back from
the club they are asleep; send them
a picture post card from time to time.
-Kuryer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
Prizes for Inventions.

With view to encouraging officials
and workmen on the Imperial German
railways, the government have es-
tablished fund from which awards
are made to men who invent any APP
pliance which may be useful in rail-
way practice; $3,75O was paid to en-
ployes last year from the fund.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
LIEUT.. W. b. GUSHING,
United States Navy,
Commanding u. s. s.. Monticello.

"Then / saw him scribble over the
top of his name Compliments Of
and underneath the words u. s. Navy
| saw that he wrote the words: y
Very sorry you were not at home
when called. Hope for better luck
next time.'
ef"Now think of that from lad o,
a to a general commanding gar
ison!
You see. sir. / told you the truth
ad no heroic deeds to relae5 of my
self, for / only looked on and followet
where youngster led the way"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15

1--WE got out of the boats, and the
capn ordered the men to hide them
selves under the bank. Some of us
he ordered to come with him, and you
may be sure didn't stay behind. If
there was going to be fun. l was go
ing in for it. The first thing we did
was to capture some negroes who
were at the salt works.
81 heard the cap'n ask: Where Is
Gen. Herbert?' to which the men re-
piled: Right up dah, sab, In de ho-
tel, sah!'
"Cap'n Cushing then left some of
our men to guard the boats. He said:
4 don't want too many. They would
hinder me. I'll take you with me,
Jones, and you, Howorth, and one sea-
man. He chose, of course, a brawny
old fellow who had been with him
In various expeditions, but though /
was not asked to accompany 'em, !
crept along after, for meant to be in
1t now, as ] told you, If there was
to be any fun. The others walked
quietly up through the garden, and /
followed. The first thing heard was
window being pushed up gently.
| stepped upon the piazza and looked
into the room. Capn Cushing was al.
ready in the room and SO we're Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Howorth. There was
lamp burning low. A figure rose
up in the bed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
As Told BY an
Old Salt

How a United States Captain
Tried to Steal Confederate Cen
eral-An Interesting Event of
1864 When Lieut.. Gushing was
Commanding the Monticello, a
Plucky Little Craft with Plucky
Young Captain-The Wife of a
Rear Admiral Tells the Story.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-11-15
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

(Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield, wife of
Rear Admiral Crowninshield, by reason
of her talents, is quite as well known to
the public as Is the distinguished naval
officer whose name she bears. Following
the success of her earlier books Mrs.
Crowninshield has won still wider recog-
pition in the literary field by her THE
Archbishop and the Lady" and its at
tractive sequel. ''Valencla's Garden.'D
''The man 1 speak of was Lieut. Will
liam Gushing. God forgive me for
calling him just a man. A gentle
man. every inch of him! An officer,
every inch of him! And daredevil,
flesh, blood, mind, heart and soul!
Now, happened to be shipmates with
Lieut.. Gushing when he commanded
the Monticello In 1864.
"Well, sir, to get down to my story,
Lieut.. Gushing was commanding the
Monticello in February, '64, and, of
course, he was her cap'n. won't go
into the hackneyed talk of how we all
loved him. Do you know how old he
was? Just "a, as I'm livin' sinner.
For some time we hadn't found
anything to do, and the days had hung
rather heavy on our hands. We was
always lookin' out for somethin' to
turn up, but though we were under
way and at anchor, going in close
and drawing off again, lodging around
Frying Pan shoals and steaming up
and down off Fort Fisher and New
inlet, those wretched blockade run
ners would douse the glim and slip
by us in the night over and over.
The Monticello was not a very big
boat, but she was plucky, and her
commander was match for her. One
day / noticed there seemed to be
something going on. Preparations
seemed to be making for landing
party.
First We saw the old man get in
the gig and pull over to the flag
ship. askin' permission, maybe, and
then, along about night, / saw that
there seemed to be some sort of con-
sultation and talk among the officers.
I asked the signal quartermaster what
was up, and he answered me politely
that | could go and ask the capn.
Then / asked the orderly who was
round the cabin door to run errands
and messages. He told me to go
right in the cabin and ask the capn,
and probably he'd tell me all about it.
Then | asked an afterguard-sweepe
what all the rumpus was, and he said
he was darned Ii he knew. but he
thought they was gettin ready to go
a-fishin'. Well, felt pretty we'll
snubbed, and by an afterguard-sweep-
er, too!
$50 watched and waited and pre-
tended | had work to do around the
cabin. went aft and hung around
the port | heard Cap'n Gushing talk
ing with, some of his officers, and /
found that they We're goin' somewhere.
but from their talk judged that If
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
TOM. DICK AND HARRY.


 There are as many laughs as there are bubbles in a bottle of champagne in Tom, Dick and Harry" the vehicle in which A. H. Woods is exploiting the rare talents for laugh producing of Bickel, Watson and Wrothe and which will be the attraction at the New Ha- ven theater for three nights beginning tomorrow night, with matinee Satur- day There is also a chorus composed of the prettiest, daintiest and cleverest of show girls. This is the second sea- son of great success of these three leading musical comedy comedians of the American stage in their present offering under MT. Woods manage ment.
 TNle piece, written especially for them by Harry Williams, Aaron Hoffman and Egbert Van Alstyne, is well adapt ed to exploit their fun-making procliv- ities. The brighest of musical numbers have been interpolated in the fabric of Ihilariously funny nonsense which starts with the appearance of the Dutch, Irish and tramp characters of the three com edians on the parade ground of West Point military academy, in the guise of three musicians who have escaped from stranded circus. Regular popu- lar prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
RAISING THE WIND.

Ingenious Ways of Getting Money
 Without Working for It.
 It is really astonishing what large number of people there aco who will take infinite pains to avoid work And the queer part of 1t is, says the Lon don Globe, that they really Sve them selves much trouble in thelr attempts to obtain a living without laborlng at any fixed task.
 Not long ago novel trick was practised by a man going about the streets of London, but 1t seems im- possible to think that he made much out of it unless there are an abnormal number of exceedingly foolish people in existence. Passing a man casually ne would glance at his back and say, Beg yer pardon, sir, but there's lot of white stuff on your shoulders" Those who were particular about their personal appearance would thank the man and ask him to wipe 1t off accompanying the request with a tip. Of course 1t is unnecessary to say that there never was anything white on the back of the man address, ed, and that it was solely for the pur- pose of getting the tip that the kind workingman took an interest in the strangers toilet.
 ] A much more lucrative trick was re- ported by London daily some time ago. According to this statement a well dressed gentleman sauntered about the streets of Sydney, New South Wales, stopping passerhy every now and then in order to ask J him for a "fill' of tobacco, as he I had left hds pouch at home. Not many smokers would refuse such request when made by a respectable stranger and would bid him fill his pipe and be | welcome. As soon as the generous stranger was out of sight the borrower would transfer the tobacco from the pipe to a capacious pouch he carried When he had collected a pound or two ae would sell it to a tobacconist,
 Another dodge worked on likely looking gentlemen is that well worn device which might be termed the trick pipe fake. AS the victim hurries along a crowded steet he notices a man who is smoking big meerschaum pipe. That is ta say, he would notice him it he were looking, but as he is in a hurry the chances are that he does not, and he is therefore sur prised when he colides iwth the man, who lets the pipe fall to the ground, which breaks in several pieces. Of course the owner of the valuable" pipe raises a great lamentation over
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
New Haven Theatre.

That delightful comedy drama, "A Message from Mars" is the offering at the New Haven theater to-day, mati- nee and night. The reputation this play has acquired in London and New York city by its long and phenomenal runs, together with it's popularity in all of the cities where 1t has been seen, was sufficient to cause very general in- terest upon the part of theatergoers to see it when it came here. The play has many merits, and, strange to say, it appeals to all classes, the lower floor, the balcony and the gallery alike, It is clean-cut and beautiful in it's simplic- ity. Its humor is of a refined quality, always pleasing, dignifed, yet excruci- atingly funny It is conceded to be logical in it's conclusion, and at no point are either its characters or situ- ations overdrawn. They are all in the line of becoming modesty, all tending to reflect upon the genius, originality and cleverness of its author. Its scenic embellishments are remembered with distinct vividness. The introduction of an inhabitant from the planet Mars provides a subject for the most thoughtful consideration by those who see this play, touching upon conditions that we know exist on earth and what we believe may exist in Mars. Regular popular prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20

ly fitted for the task. Liebler 6 Co. have supplied lavish production and have given MT. Faversham a support that is excellent in every respect.
 Some excerpts from "The squaw Man" are as follows:
 Accept it, lady, just to show all western men ain't bad men, and all cowboys ain't loafers."
 "The packers have got us skinned to death. They pay us what they like for the cattle, and charge the public what they like for the beef. Hell! I'm goin' to join the ministry"
 We are plain people out here, MT. Petrie, where every man is as good as every other man-and great deal bet ter"
 q believe that the principal quality for a referee in bridge Is the capacity to endure abuse"
 After you .rrest Nat-u-rich, sheriff, you won't hold office long. You may hold a harper coal shovel.'
 Keep a-going, bud, keep a-going, and don't stop to pick flowers.
 Here's to His Imperial Majesty King Edward-not forgetting the President" {" Quite so, quite so. And to His Royal Highness, the President
 "She loved me with a devotion not to be reasoned with. I was mana lonely man-the inevitable happened. You see, cannot go back home. wCdld not desert a dog who had been faithful to me-"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20

his loss, and call on heaven to witness the clumsiness of the victim. The former says that it is all the fault of the latter, and loudly demands com pensation while tenderly picking up the pieces. He accepts the proffered monetary solatium with the remark that tho pipe was worth far more then goes Up a side street to fix the 'meersechaum" ready for some one else. This trick used to bring in quite a descent amount, but 1t has become so well known that it is seldom tried nowadays.
 In Glasgow there used to be 8 re- spectabls looking old man who was re- puted to mako living out of postage stamps. He frequented the better class cheap lodging houses, and dressed neatly though poorly He had sim Fple, but apparently very successful, method of working. He was always writing in answer to advertisements; after having sent off several letters he would hear of another place likely to suit him, so of course he applied for 1t at once.
 Unfortunately, when the letter was written he found that ile had no stamp that he had used the last one, and that he had no money to buy another. If he delayed writing the situation would be filled, but if he wrote at once he would be sure to get the place. What hard lines! And he had been out of work for weeks and had now come to the end of his tether. Of course those who did not know him felt sorry for this unfortunate state |of affairs and would give him a stamp or the price of one. It seldom happen ed that he was refused, as the more lucky men in the place would gen. erally give him the penny. Under favorable conditions he would carry two or three bogus letters and get several pennies.
 Sometimes he would take his stand near post office, looking ruefully at the letter after going through all his pockets, with the result that some charitable woman who was passing would ask his trouble and give him penny or twopenee on bearing his tale. It was said that he had admitted making as much as five shillings a day by this means.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
WAR THE USUAL THING.
Central American Troubles Are Not
 F}xniting


 Central American Troubles Are Not
 Exciting.
 All of this excitement over the pros pect of two little Central American republics going to war makes me smile," said John Philpots, of Colon, to The Baltimore News.
 Why? because there is no possibil- ity of war;" questioned the latter.
 No because there is little possibility of there not being war down in that section. It is really no unusual thing, this little picker between two republics neither of which has a population much larger than the city of Baltimore and after few public officials are un- seated and Honduras and Nicaragua say all the bitter things they can to each other, the feeling of unrest will disappear, and the few soldiers now bearing arms will go back, with their pay owing to them, and resume their agricultural pursuits.
 As you doubtless know, most of the natives down there are either Indian, Negro or mixture of one or the other of these with Spanish. The white men are comparatively few in number and In most cases the government is run by them. They get Ngradual control, fill the offices with their own men and then run things to suit themselves un- til the public becomes tired Then somebody assassinates the president, government houses are raided, and a lot of rum and tobacco consumed; a few shots are exchanged, some blood shed, several buildings burned, and then they become tired of rebellion and go back to farming
 That is the history of Honduras since Cortez started the fighting there early in the sixteenth century, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
Attorney Kellogg Wants All Trolle
 Cars Haatad

Attorney Kellogg Wants All Trolley
 Cars Heated.
 Hartford, March 19--Before the rail- road committee this afternoon Attorney Kellogg, of Waterbury appeared and favored the bill requiring the traction companies of the state to heat all troll ley cars, saying that the conditions in Waterbury during the past winter were almost unbearable.
 General Manager Punderford, of the Consolidated Railway company, said that he had received no complaints from Waterbury on this matter, but that owing to several improvements now under way there he thought that the conditions would be better in an- other year. He did not think that state legislation was necessary to compel the heating of trolley cars, but that direct complaints to the companies would have better results.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
HEALTHY CHILDREN
Made so by the Right Kind of Food

A family doctor was shocked when he found mother had fed a three weeks old baby on Grape-Nuts. But let her tell 1t her own way:
 When my second baby was three weeks old it became necessary to feed it by means of bottle. At first we used cows milk but it did not agree with the baby at all, although we tried a number of different formulas.
 we afterwards went from one food to another without finding any that would agree, The child was not only weak and thin but would cry pitifully almost the whole day.
 "One day when giving my eldest child a dish of Grape-Nuts I thought would see If the baby would take some.
 T prepared it by pouring hot milk over it and allowing 1t to cool. The child ate all had prepared and went to sleep looking more satisfied than it had ever done before.
 q told one physician about it and he was horrifled-said child so young could digest only milk; that I must not do it again.
 "So back we went to the bottle. Some weeks the child would gain an ounce, other weeks there would be no gain; twice she lost weight.
 Finally, without letting anyone know it, began giving her a little Grape-Nuts at bedtime. noticed she would sleep longer; then I added a breakfast of Grape-Nuts to her diet
 Tt was not long before everyone re- marked how much better the baby was getting. I knew the Grape-Nuts was agreeing with her for she was steadily increasing in weight and her color be- came better
 Now she is 15 months old, weighs 27 lbs, and still has two meals 8 day of Grape-Nuts. My oldest child, now five years old weighs AS lbs. When baby she would not take any of the soft cerals but took to Grape-Nuts at once. I encourage the use of it with the children because 1t does them good, and because it is so convenient-al- ways ready" Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book. ''The Road to Melville" i" in pkgs. There's a reason
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
A JOLLY BARON.

There are few outright musical com edies on the boards to-day that have met with the out-and-out success wher- ever presented as has "A Jolly Baron, " with Billy s. Clifford as chief fun-mak- Ter and notable supporting company of metropolitan favorites, which will be the attraction at the New Haven thea ter next Monday night for three nights and a Wednesday matinee.
 "A Jolly Baron has a certain snap piness, effervescence and action both in the story and the tuneful musical num- bers. MT. Clifford gets all the fun pos- sible out of the Anglo-maniac dude character of Tom Baron, jr., the wild son of a successful broker on the New York stock exchange. Elaborate scenic effects and gorgeous costumes assist In making this pleasing production.