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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
FOR THE PUBLIC
New Formula Cures Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis and Hoarseness

In Five Hours.
Much is being done In these days
to stop the ravages of consumption,
but probably nothing has been so
effective as teaching the public how
to break up cold and cure coughs,
bronchitis, tonsilitis, ETC., with simple
home.mixed medicine. A laxative
cough syrup, free from whiskey is the
prime need. A cough indicates in
flammation and congestion and these
in turn are due to an excess Of waste
and poisons in the system. A tonic
laxative cough syrup rids the system
of congestion, while relieving the
painful coughing. Get the following
and mix at home: One-half ounce
fluid wild cherry bark, one ounce COM
pound essence cardiol and three ounces
syrup white pine compound. Shake
the bottle and take twenty drops every
half hour for four hours. Then one
half to one teaspoonful three or four
times daily. Give children less, ac-
cording to age. Cut this out and save
1t for some friend.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
Why Sherman Was an Iceberg

it to make the basis of our currency
system irredeemable paper money
Congress had authorized the resump.
ton of specie payments on the first of
January, 1879. 1t was necessary for
the secretary of the treasury to pre-.
pare for that important event. Fur.
thermore, several other treasury oper-
ations of very great consequence, some
of which depended upon my discre-
tionary direction, were then in con.
temptation.
Once at the head of the treasury
department, l discovered that there
were hundreds of men hanging upon
ny very words, watching my looks,
prepared to interpret in one way or
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24

another anything that l said or ap-
peared to think. realized that my only
protection against spectators and
others who were trying to take per-
sonal advantage in advance of treas
ury department operations, was in put
ting on mask. Therefore, / trained
myself to make my face expression.
less.
After we redeemed specie pay.
ments there came the question of re-
funding one portion of the public debt,
and l found it necessary to maintain
this mask during all that agitation,
also. So the idea that was an ice
berg took even deeper hold on the
popular Imagination. But the moment
| entered the senate chamber, on the
day of the Inauguration of President
Garfield, l was myself again. 1 felt
like a boy just out of school,"
Copyright, 1909, by e. ]. Edwards)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
Famous Statesman's Story of How
He Adopted the Mask of Reserve
When Secretary of the
Treasury.
BY E. J. EDWARDS.

Those of us whose memories reach
back to the time when John Sherman
was President Hayes secretary of the
treasury do not need to be told that it
was as head of the treasury depart
ment that Sherman received the popu-
lar reputation for personal frigidity
which clung to him to the day of his
death. Iceberg John"-tbat was the
favorite nickname for him when he
was secretary of the treasury, just as
recently certain distinguished son
of Indiana was hailed as Cocktail
Charley"
/ confess that my first sight of Sec
retary Sherman, as he strode one day
into the Office of the then fiscal agent
of the government, only served to
strengthen in my mind the reports
had received of his superlative brand
of taciturnity. In all my life.
thought, / had never beheld another
man so cold. Therefore, one may i'm.
agine with what inward feelings
knocked at the door of Mr.. Sherman's
house in Washington some years later,
and just after he had given up the
treasury portfolio to return to the SEN
ate, where he had first taken a seat
nearly twenty years earlier.
Mr.. Sherman received me in what
appeared to be his library. 1t was
evening; comfortable fire glowed in
the CRATE, books lay upon the table,
and some of them were well thumbed.
AS / entered he, put aside the evening
paper he was reading, and was &C,
tually thrilled by the cordiality with
which he received me. His handshake
was that of friend, his smile was
fascinating.
AS we chatted about the matter
which had called me to him, l found
myself wondering how 1t was posi-.
BILE that this great statesman had gain
ed the sobriquet of Iceberg john
how 1t had come to be said of him that
he riyaled Gen. Grant as man OF
silence. Finally, the idea seeming to
obsess me, as It were, ventured to
say to him:
Senator Sherman, you do not
appear to me like the man saw three
years ago. Then you were distant, OF
frigid manner, and believed that
those who spoke of you as the iciest
man in public life were correct. Now
find that they were wrong-that
was wrong / can't understand the
difference"
shall never forget the manner in
which the senator threw back his head
and laughed heartily-laughter which
gradually subsided into sort Of
chuckle. Then, when he had gained
control of his merriment, he said tc
me. with twinkle still lingering In
his eyes:
"Yes, know they called me Iceberg
john said / spoke in whispers or moi
at all, and never said anything when
] did speak. Really. was very glad
that that impression prevailed. But II
was all put on. 1t was mask, exact
ly as Gen. Grants taciturnity, wher
he was commanding the union armies
was forced silence. for he was really
very loquacious man.
You see, 1t happened this way:
had been appointed by President
Hayes secretary of the treasury. Very
important agitation had been in prog
ress, Affecting the relation of silver t
our money system, and. you remem
ber, there was powerful party organ
ized with Peter Cooper at the head o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
Then the Scissors Cut In.

"You may be sharp" said the thread
in the needle, "but I notice you are
always getting it in the eye."
"Oh, don't know" answered the
needle, II notice that whenever you
get in hole 1 have to pull you
through"
Hush up, you two" cried the thin
BILE. IF 1t wasn't for my push you
would neither of you get along"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24

DO NOT ACCEPT A SUBSTITUTE
when you want Perry Davis Painkiller as nothing
Is rs good for rheumatism, neuralgia and similar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24

well. he is the man I mean," re-
torted Murphy. Hes a good enough
politician, he has wonderful knack
of making friends of everybody with
that handshake of his, and he's one of
the best deputies the custom house
ever had"
Three days later Mr., James was
walking up Broadway with friend.
The time was about five of the after
noon. Passing newspaper office, the
friend glanced casually at its bulletin
board. Then he caught his compan-
ion by the arm.
Hello, do you see that, Tom
James?" he cried. Look at that an
nouncement."
Mr.. James looked and read: "Presi.
dent sent to the senate this afternoon
the name of Deputy Collector Thomas
l.. James as postmaster of New York"
York"
well, that's news to me-" gasped
Mr.. James. And 1t was. Neither the
president, Senator Conkling nor Col.
lector Murphy had even so much as
limited to Mr.. James that he was be-
ing considered for the postmastership
Nor did he learn until after he had
| become postmaster how his handshake
had gained him political prominence.
| Yet when his business administration
of the New York postofflce led to his
selection as postmaster general by
President Arthur. perhaps Gen. James
allowed himself few minutes leisure
in which TO marvel at the way in
which his handshaking method of
making friends had ultimately made
of him a national government figure.
| Copyright, 1909, by E. ]. Edwards.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24

Don't worry. and you'll have nothing
to worry you.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
A Burden.

Stella-Was her divorce satisfac,
tory?
Bella-No, she has to keep the chill
dren the whole year
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
Mr.. Tiddem's Experiment.

Allentown, "a, NOV. zo'-IieaHah
Tiddem last night tried new and
novel experiment in the effort to cure
his gray mule of the kicking habit.
Mr.. Tiddem's mule is celebrated for
It's kicking propensities. Determined
to stop the kicking, Mr.. Tiddem chlo-
reformed the mule and then chained
its hind feet to small steel safe.
weighing perhaps 500 pounds, and
containing $4,000 in silver, green
backs and small change, the savings
of lifetime.
Coshocton, O., Nov. 2S.-A strange
phenomenon was witnessed at an
early hour this morning. Shortly after
sunrise a dark body appeared in the
eastern sky and sailed over this city,
accompanied by s onge humming
noise It's speed WIS calculated at a
hundred miles or more. 1t is thought
to have been an air ship.
Fort Wayne, Ind Nov. 2S.-At nine
o'clock this morning meteorite
scared over this city from east to
west. 1t left trail of smoke and va
por in its wake, and emitted shower
of sparks. Its speed was so rapid
that a telescope could not be trained
upon 1t. Prof. Glidmore says it was
young comet.
: Kankakee, ILL.,, Nov 2S.-Farmers in
this vicinity came to town this morn.
ing with an amazing story of shower
of money They say that about the
middle of the forenoon strange
weird, whizzing noise was heard, and
eoincidently from the sky fell hand
fuls of pennies, nickels and dimes
One of the coins was shown to your
correspondent 1t was still warm to
the touch AS this rain of money oc
Cured in the same district where the
showers of fish and frogs are observed
occasionally, but little credence is
placed in the story.
Davenport, Ia. Nov. 2S.-At six
o'clock this evening Mr.. Hartley Min
mers, well-known citizen, was aston
ished to observe large quantity Of
greenbacks drifting through the at
mosphere. He procured basket anG
in short time had collected s565 il
notes of various denominations. Ther
he made known the strange occur
renee.
Denver, Col. Nov. 2S.-A meteorite
fell here tonight. burying itself 81
feet in the ground. and having a smell
as of burning money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-24
Important to Mothers.

You can't blame the man who has
got his winters coal in for feeling
just little better than the rest of
the neighborhood.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
FIRE RAGING ON MASON CREEK
Famed BY Stiff Breeze-Broke Out We'd
nesday and is Spreading
Rapidly

The Forestry Department is making
heroic efforts to stop a forest fire which
broke out on Mason Creek, about fif-
teen miles northwest OF this place
Wednesday morning. It is said to be
spreading rapidly. Several members
of the local forest Office left on No.
yesterday with some ten or twelve men
and tools to fight the spread of the
fire.
The origin Of the fire is not def
nitely known but is believed to have
been caused by sparks from an engine
as the fire started near the railroad
track. The region where the fire is
now raging has been partly logged over
and the ground is covered with slash
ings in many places which is helping
to spread the fire.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
Mderan-Thomas

One Of the prettiest weddings that
has taken place here in a long time
was solemnized at the home of the
brides parents Wednesday noon when
Mr.. J. o. McLeran was united in mar
rage to Miss Abbie Thomas.
The bride, handsomely gowned in
white satin with wedding veil, and the
groom in the conventional black, at
tended by Miss Minnie McLeran, sis
ter Of the groom, and D. M. Thomas,
brother Of the bride, took positions be-
meath an arch, directly under we'd
ding bell, where Rev. M. Rumohr per-
formed the ceremony which made Mr..
McLeran and Miss Thomas husband
and wife. After the ceremony the
happy couple were the recipients Of
numerous and warm congratulations.
Beside the father and sister of the
groom and the family of the bride only
few intimate friends of the family
were present. After a II o'clock
luncheon Mr.. McLeran and his bride
took the train for Spokane from which
point they will go to Vancouver, B. c.,
thence to Bellingham, the home of
Mr.. McLeran's father, and by easy
stages to Seattle, where they will visit
the fair, after which they will return to
this place to make their home.
The bride practically grew up in
Leavenworth, the family coming here
in the spring Of 1895. She is in every
way a most estimable and charming
young woman and enjoys large circle
of friends. The groom has resided in
Leavenworth for the past five years and
is by occupation locomotive engineer.
He is recognized as a young man Of
exemplary habits with bright prospect
for promotion in his chosen occupa-
ton. The Echo joins the many friends
of the happy couple in wishing them a
long and useful life, with all the joys
and comforts that a deserving couple
are entitled to.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
Logue-f1endricks

A very pretty home wedding took
place at high noon Sunday, June 9th
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Hendricks at Peshastin. 1t was the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Lora
Maud to Mr.. Daniel w. Logue. Both
are well-known and most estimable
young people. A goodly number ol
friends from Peshastin, Leavenworth
and Cashmere witnessed the ceremony
and partook Of the bountiful repast
served in honor Of the young couple.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
M. Rumohr.
The bride is the daughter Of Charley
Hendricks, owner OF the Peshastin Saw
mill and Box Factory and grew to
womanhood in Chelan county. The
groom is a prosperous young ranchmar
who has resided in the Wenatchee
valley for several years. The Echo
extends congratulations and bespeak'
for the happy young couple just start
ing on the journey Of life happy anc
prosperous voyage.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
Elliott Lets Contract for Brick

J. w. Elliott commenced the erection
this week of brick building on the lot
adjoining the opera house and the c.
M. King building on Front street.
The building will be 27x120, two
stories in height. The lower floor will
be used by himself as a clothing store.
The upper, we understand, will be
fixed up for lodge room purposes. The
building is to be frstclass in every par
ticular and be supplied with every con-
venience. The work OF excavating for
the basement began Monday morning
and the completion will be rushed as
rapidly as possible.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
The Adjourned Meeting of the Council

When the council met Tuesday
evening in adjourned session all the
members were present. The matter
for which the meeting was held, was to
consider the renewal of the contract
with the Tumwater Light and Water
Co. for water for fire purposes. After
considerable discussion a vote was
taken and resulted in the council de-
Gliding not to renew the contract, and
authorized the clerk to publish notice
to that effect.
The clerk was instructed to issue a
wanent in favor of Roy Zahren for
$73.65 for blue print Of bridge and
survey of Whitman street.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
A BENEFIT TO STOCK RAISERS
Forest Service Viii Report Amount and
Cause Of Stock Loss on Nat
iOnal Forest

In the future the Forest Service will
endeavor to obtain complete reports as
to the causes Of all losses Of live stock
upon the National Forests. Forest
guards and rangers have been in
structed to keep a strict account of all
live stock found dead in their districts,
reporting to the Forester at the end of
each month the number found and
listing the causes OF death as far as
possible under one of four heads acci-
dent, disease, poison and wild animals.
It is believed that such record will
be of great value to stockmen in as
sisting them to figure up the percent
age of their losses and materially aid
ing them in preventing some of the
losses through corrective measures.
For instance, if an unusually large
number of stock are found dead in
some particular locality, due to poison
from dangerous plants, it will be pos
sible to meet this condition by fencing
up the area or perhaps digging up the
poisonous plants.
If several animals are found killed by
wild animals in some lone canyon, the
hunter employed for that purpose, or
the ranger himself can investigate the
matter and either trap, poison, or shoot
the mountain lion or other predatory
animal responsible for the damage.
The rangers and guards are constantly
riding over their districts in the For
ests and have better opportunities for
finding dead live stock than the stock
men themselves and as each Forest
ranger is supplied with the brands Of
all stock in his district, he can gen
orally identity the stock by brands and
marks and thus advise the owners.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02
China Offers Big Market For Pacific Coast
Products

That the Pacific Northwest has inn
mense trade possibilities with China,
which offers a great market for the
manufactures as well as the raw pro-
ducts Of this country, is the opinion Of
Quan Kai, a wealthy Chinese merchant
Of Hong Kong, who was a Port
land visitor last week. He believes an
era Of closer commercial relations with
the United States is about to dawn for
his country and he welcomes a larger
commerce with the Pacific coast.
Quan Kai says China is entering upon
a period Of expansion and must have
railway materials, machinery OF all
kinds and manufactured products in
addition to lumber wheat and -four,
the chief commodities secured from
this Coast at present. He urges
Americans to markets in the Orient,
saying that his people prefer to trade
with this country in preference to the
English and German exporters who
] have the bulk OF this trade at present.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02

Henry Nelson prominent rancher
from the lower Wenatchee valley came
up here yesterday with several mem
bers Of his family and departed for
Peshastin creek where they will camp
and fish for few days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Goff from Michigan
are here visiting Miss Millie Forsythe.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-04
GETTING WEAKER.

What's this American Industries :"
edited by John Kirby, Jr., president of the
National Association of Manufacturers is
getting weaker. Heretofore it has been
appearing ssgFi-monthly, but in the issue of
August Is it is announced that it will APP
pear in future as a monthly. In a little
while it will appear as quarterly, then as
an annual-then peter out And while the
official organ of the union busters is drop
ping from a semi-monthly to monthly,
the little old Wageworker continues to
come out weekly, and this week with more
pages than ''American Industries ever
had Goodbye, John: take keer % yerseIfl
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-09-04

Stelzle. will not be fought by the ignor-
ant foreigner. but by the skilled artisans,
and the Homestead strike of the high priced
steel workers was noted as an example
THE American workingman is the most
temperate workingman in the world said
Mr.. Stezle. and in evidence he quoted the
testimony of Mr.. John Burns. of England.
and his own experience in the British Isles
and on the Continent. He declared that the
days are rapidly passing when the saloon
can be used as meeting place for labor
organizations, and aseribed the strength of
the temperance movement in this country
to the temperance sentiment of the working
class.
THE American workingmen are stand
ing for a square deal for women. he con-
tinued, ''They are eontending for equal
pay to men and women for equal work
The child labor evil also is being eombatted
by the labor unions. The American work
ingman is demanding that the little chill
dren be given a chance His own children
dying three times as fast as those of
the more favored classes. and he is deter
mined to stop it.
In regard to the solution of the immigra-
ton problem. Mr.. Stelzle quoted with APP
prevail Carroll D. Wright, who said: No
organization is doing so much to Amer
icanize the foreigners as the labor union.
not excepting the church, He showed
how the immigrants come to this country
with the idea that all government is hos
tile to their interests. but that through
working observation-disclosures nationaiities
in the same labor union-they catch the
American spirit. He said that some day
there will appear the typical American
workingman, ideal in every respect, and the
trades union will have a good deal to do
with the job. As we'll as breaking down
racial prejudice, the labor unions are break
ing down, the speaker asserted, the antag-
tonlsm of different creeds. In Germany
France and England there are different
labor organizations for Catholic and Protes
liant In this country they work together
1.-The workinemen.'' said the speaker
I'-are fighting foe universal peace. Some dav
iwar shall cease, but If we wait for the edct
Uof a Peace Congress at The Hague we
uShall lose cur patience The workIngmen
Twill call universal peace strike and then
Iwar shall cease. He is anxious that war
tbe absolutely wiped out
The wOrklngman. contrary to general be
lief, is generally religious, the speaker con-
tended. and in proof he cited his own ex
perience and that of workers under his d.
rection in shop meetings throughout the
country. He said that the workingman de-
spises the minister who apologies for his
profession. for the Bible and the church and
admires the man who tells him what he
ought to know about his sin and his saliva
ton. We can talk religion to the American
workingmar because he is interested in it
He is deeply religious even if he does not
manifest that religion in the ordinary way