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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-06
BAKER WINS
MARATHON RACE
Defeats Hayes and Two 9th
ers at Burlington.

Burlington, lug O.s--Pat Deneen.
the Boston baker. won a full distance
marathon race held at Central field here
yesterday, in connection with the Cham
plain celebration Johnny Hayes Of
New York, the Shepherds Bush Olym-
pic winner Of year ago, was second.
nearly mile behind Teddy Crooks of
Fall River was third and Black Hawk.
a Canadian Indian. was fourth. De-
mems time was hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-06
Results Yesterday.

Chicago-St. Louis, rain
Pittsburg, 2-6; Cincinnati, OIL
Philadelphia, %; New York, S-s
AFTERNOON game fifteen inningsl
Brooklyn, t-3 Boston, 5-1.
American League.
Cleveland. A; Chicago, 81 (morn-
ing game twelve innings).
New York. 2-3; Philadelphia, IA.
Boston, 6-S; Washington, III.
st. Louis, 3; Detroit, 1 (morning,
rafn).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-06
FANS
SCOFF AT RAIN

South Bend, Ind, July 6-Notwith-
standing the postponement OF three
games by rain, the receipts Of the Cen
tral league, which We're pooled amount
ed to $3,0O9.6O, giving a split Of s37s4z
wheeling drew I7o0.75, Grand Rapids
s1,lS48o and Fort Wayne s16s.55.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-06
LONG AUTO RACE
TO Fl. BRINKER
Drives Moon Car to Victory
at Denver.

Denver, July 6.-Harold Brinker
driving Moon car, won the 2so-mtle
race over the Brighton course yester-
day afternoon. Eaton Mcmillan in a
Colburn was second Joe Matson in a
Chalmers-Detroit was third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-06
As to Poultry.

Browning-What do you know about
this poultry business. Greening? Is
there any money in hens?
Greening-You bet there is: I put
all OF $50 in mine last wlnter-Chicago
Daily News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what it would do,
and | am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. ETA DONOVAN, Box
200, Willimantic, Conn.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
tion.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine q trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure youp
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
AA1I7zNc o/SzeI6uzow az roo

Jokes; very little of 1t sad pathetic. When
the chief Widows turn came there was pathos in
her voice, though she gave no other sign of grief
Turning her motherly face to the grave, she sat
there and talked to Wobeh's spirit as naturally
if she looking into his face Nobody needed
to cross question her.
There was nothing extraordinary for the next
two days. On the first day the mourning women
were taken to the creek and washed, in order that
they might begin to dress up for the final feast
On the second day the of the town
sembled under the big palaver tree and individu-
ally sworn to be loyal to the town. The oath was
administered by making the man drink from a
bowl of milkish fluid which supposed to kill
the man if he was insincere. On this day, also,
the men brought in large quantities of frewood
and the women were busy threshing and cleaning
rice and pots.
Then came the third and greatest day-the
slaughter of the bullock and the great feast So
far as 1 could learn there is sacrifical idea
involved in the ceremony; the slaughter is solely
for the purpose of providing for joyful banquet.
The big bullock led to a vacant place near
the grave just at sunrise, and securely tied down
on its side. Its throat then cut, the wind
pipe being severed and the animal slowly bed to
death. 1t was 20 minutes before the animal
ceased to struggle but it's tail had been severed
long before, this being the especial perqusite Of
the men selected butchers.
The carcass was then skinned and King Sow
sat in his leopard chair while the bullock cut
up. He kept careful watch to see that not even
an ounce or meat was taken by anybody TWO
large brass kettles and large basket placed
in front of him and in these placed the in
ternal organs and the choicest cuts-the kings
meat. Now and then of the butchers would
overlook some small portion, but the king over.
looked nothing; he had the error promptly recti-
fed. Altogether he received about onethird of
the bullock. The remainder cut up and dis
trbuted among the families, to be cooked posi-
lively no part of the animal except the hide and
horns discarded. There was not quite enough
to go around, the king ordered dog killed to
make up the deficiency
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

tlme causing the evil shapes to take to fight.
Most Oh the night was given over to the beating
OF drums, the women and younger men dancing
In procession all town.
When night closed in on the scene and the
moon began to shed it's soft light through hazy
clouds the nights dancing began. There was no
uhuercurrent or sadness in 1t; everybody was lit
orally out for good time. The dancers were
drummed up in groups, the drummers shufling
all through the town to organize procession.
second crowd was gathered under the leadership
OF man with string instrument made from
calabash, and eventually third group shufled
along to the tune of calabash strung with iron
rings the sound being that of a gourd half filled
with dried peas
The succeeding day was one of the most
eventful of all. Before sunrise the men of the
town brought large stones to the grave and
walled 1t in, making an Enclosure about six feet
wide and 10 feet long. Dozens of empty gin
bottles were brought and placed all around the
grave-a very common custom this coast The
mound was then leveed down and the entire
inclosure covered with stones and wet sand. At
the head they placed a couple of small ivory
tusks, rice bowl containing Wobeh's silver ring
and some .kola nuts two pitchers and a small
brass kettle. Across these was laid an unsheath-
ed sword. The fixing of the grave was not COM
pleted until they had brought small jug of
and poured a little of it into each vessel.
The thirst of Wobehs spirit apparently more
easily quenched than had been that of the man
in life-and this enabled the about the
grave to put the greater part of the to bet
ter use.
After the grave had been properly arranged
the town assembled to witness the significant
ceremony OF killing the white chicken. The
principal nephew Of the late king knet on the
grave and held the chickens head above Wobeh's
head. King Sow made long speech and then
different members of Wobehs family gave the
chicken messages to take to his spirit. This
part of the ceremony was very solemn and inn
pressive 1t was clear that they implicitly be-
lieved that their messages would reach their des
tination.
Then the nephew pulled of the chickens head
and threw the body down the grave. Curl
ously enough, the headess chicken futtered
around until it reached the head OF the grave
and then seemed to be trying to bore its way
down to the king. It then huttered away, the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
An Illusion Somewhere.

'"rhe idea," we say to our heavy-set
friend. "The idea! Why, you weigh
fully 900 pounds. yet you fold your
hands with calm philosophy and tell
us it is merely a mental state, that you
are slender and 1.-the. In other words,
you imagine you are thin. Bosh!"
"Ah, you poor, misguided one," he
breathes. placidly. Alas, you are la.
boring under the delusion that you
see the flesh which once was my
mental error. You should take a men.
tai vibration before each meal and on
going to bed"
Dumbly wondering whether or not
the trueness of an impression is to be
verified by the actuality of conclu
sion. we regard him with the dubious
gaze of one whose sublimental mental
processes have begun to sizzle.
A,pE.G7o -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
WEIRD FUNERALS OF
AFPICAS KINGN2R
By GEEA1D D A.sRODEEIC69

throng crowding each other In their
efforts to watch every movement
When it finally ceased its struggles
there was chorus of "Ahl" followed
by some excited talking. 1t was ex-
planned to me that when a chlckeh
dies with it's feet in the air 1t is
sign that the nephew has been true
to the king and has not meddled with
his women In this case the chicken
had died on its side.
Then another chicken was brought
for another nephew to kill. 1t ike
wise died on its side and there was
another chorus of excited grunts. A
third chicken was killed by a niece,
with the same result; but the fourth,
killed by another niece, stopped with
its feet in the air. The crowd went
wild, caught up the girl and marched
around the town with her on their
shoulders. Wobeh had one relative
that had been true.
This ceremony was followed an
hour or two later by that of eating
the chickens, together with rice
cooked in yellow palm oil. The food
was placed at the head of the grave
and Wobeh's head wife presided over
the pot. All the children squatted
about on the grave and the other rel
atives were assembled around It.
King Sow had a good many remarks
to make before he called up the eld-
est son and motioned for him to take
the palmful of rice which the widow
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

Wobeh's W m e n
and children reassem-
bled in their kitchen
and resumed their
mournful chant. This
is a performance in
which the women of
West Africa are very
accomplished and Wo-
beh's ia IN lily was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

large enough to be
heard. Meanwhile for
two days and nights
the men of the town
made it lively for the
spirits of evil that
were supposed to be
lowering in the bush
that surrounds the viii
lage. Guns heavily
charged with powder
were fired at intervals
throughout the entire
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
Human Zoology.

Brown drinks like a fish.
Jones laughs like hyena.
Henderson roars like lion.
Johnson chatters like a monkey.
McGurgle snarls like a tiger.
Fadoogus mimics like an ape.
Jibsum loafs like n sloth.
Hussell is busy as a bee.
Casey blinks like an owl.
Black eats like a pig.
Crouch Kisses like a snake.
Spooney hugs like q bear.
Murphy is still as a mouse.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

walk ups t airs
without stopping
on the way. /
tried three differ
ent doctors and
each told me some
thing different. /
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
my health. / began
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

had held out Before eating it he made certain
promises relative to peace in the family. Each OF
the relatives was called out in turn and required
to go through the same performance Old King
Sow kept his ears open and whenever he was
not satisfied with a given promise he arose ana
cross questioned the relative like country law
yer until he made him promise what he wanted
Parts of this ceremony were exciting; at times
there were outbursts of laughter at one of Sow's
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY
Chances Good That the Ancient Adage
Once More Proved Wisdom Of
Man Who Uttered IL.

He was afraid to tell her right out
and out that he loved her, so he began
in a roundabout way, hoping she
would catch his drift, then betray, by
her confusion, her own feelings. He
didn't dream but that she loved him,
but thought that she, like himself,
was afraid to demonstrate it.
Heart trouble?" she repeated "Are
you sure you've heart trouble, Alfred?
You know indigestion is very like it
at times"
ooh, know I've got heart trouble
all right. I-cant you see it your
self?"
why, how silly, Alfred; no one can
sees heart trouble; they have to feel
it. Have you taken anything for it?"
"No, not yet, but IL want to, don't
you know"
Then why don't you?"
"I-I would; that is, if / could get
it."
Cant you get it, Alfredo"
"I-l don't know"
Have you tried?"
mo, not yet"
tSilence for two provoking min.
utes)
Alfred" (coldly)
"Y-yes?"
Lets have game of checkers"
On Hil's Twofers.
Beacon = Is Shabby much of
smoker?
Hill-Not at homo, but you ought to
see him when he comes over to spend
the evening with mel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetal
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For five years
l suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari-
tion. 1t was impossible for me to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10


Four is the sum of two and two.
Down hill will roll the roundest ball.
And all things will come back to you
That is. IL they come back ut all.
The stars are shining in the night,
The rain is generally wet,
If we'd remember all we might
There'd be some things we'd not forget,
The cloudless sky by day is blue,
To walk, a child must learn to crawl
And all things will come back to you
That is, If they come back at all.
A tree has leaves upon each bough,
The grass grows best upon the ground,
No horns are on the muley COW,
Deaf people cannot hear a sound
But more than that 1 hold 1t true:
And prophet-lilie the word bawl:
All things some day come back to YOU
That is. If they come back at all.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
Bessie Was wlIIinq.

"oh, dear" said the tired mother, 81 wish
were little girl again like you" WELL" re-
Joined hve-yearold Bessie. Tets play you are my
little girl, then you act naughty and I'll spank you
and send you to bed without your supper"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

may have discovered new symptom
to talk about.
1t is smart child that can recog.
nize it's own smartness after its pa,
rents have told it few times.
Optimism is what leads us to refer
glowingly to the political career" OF
man who has been mentioned for
assessor
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

Ezra 1lmmS mas
an ambition to go down to fame as the
best-dressed man in town. Ezra will
wake up when he tries to think who
held that job five years ago.
After long and thoughtful considera-
ton, have arrived at the conclusion
that money doesn't care who spends
it.
While many rose is born to blush
unseen, let us realize that even the
dollar-apiece ones wither unseen.
When man sneeZes between SEN
tences while telling you of a sure cure
for cold in the head, you must fall
back on your own judgment.
Don't think your chronic invalid
friend is better when he smiles. He
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
@|5'E6l@5!,,o @|5'6 2, y
|. w MMeuR D NEsBIT.
Much VIRTUE
INTHAT IF"

("And whatever you
do, do that thing
which is right.
For in truth 1t al
comes back to us II
it comes back at
all."-John ID. Rock
efeller0
| hold 1t true with
him who sings
On this clear harp
In dulcet tones
That getting out and
doing things
Is much the same
Il s m n k 1 II u
loans.
What though the
prin c p al be
due?
Upon whatever day
1t fall
Know that it will
come back to
you
That is. IL it come
back at all.
Tis pleasant thus to
sit and think
Without an effort
of the brain.
To have ones fau-
cies chime and
clink
Like little links
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

~ I'M uugo DdCh llOul
&)NI a region where the gov
ernment ievies no taxes,
where the native African
chiefs reign supreme, where the only
statutes are the laws of the bush. A
couple of English prospectors. an
English rubber trader and an Ameri-
san missionary compose the foreign
population all the way back to the
French frontier. There is no part of
me west coast of Africa SO lightly
aouched by the white man, for even
<he occasional government officials
who visit the region are black. In
All the towns the babies yelled at nv
approach and the children fled in ter
r0r IL ! walked toward them.
While King Wobeh's star was IN
The ascendency death came ont of
me foggy bush and laid it's hand
upon him. famous mullah man
was called to make incantations and
the "sand cutter" brought out all his
araphernalia of divination and
peeped impressively into the future.
Ihat which Wobeh really needed n
good physician, does not exist in that
region. The mullah and the ''sand
satter" gave an unfavorable progno-
SIS, so the suffering king was pre-
pared for his departure in the manner
prescribed by the law of the bush
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10

IAN and the sand cutter" demanded that Wobab
Snouio promptly pass into the unknown, but the
OLD man held on to life with his characteristic
fenacity. 1t several weeks before tbe news
Vas quietly brought to Totoquelli that its found
er was dead. The information was passed on
10 Boporo and King Sow came over to take
Sharge OF the town until all its palavers were
settled.
The funeral of an African chief follows the
law of the bush implicitly, but the details vary
III dlnerent parts of the west coast. The pro.
seedlings in this case extended over a period of
about three weeks
First Wobeh's body was removed from the
hut where he had died and placed in an omen
kitchen in Goomah. These kitchens are merely
barge huts without walls, or, rather with walls
about three feet high. The roof is of thatch and
the floor of clay. In the center of one of these
kitchens a shallow grave dug. Then the
feet were bound together the arms were extend
ed down the body and the hands bound together
by means of strong stick placed between
hands and feet, the body was placed in the grave
and lightly covered After it had lain there for
two days 1t was taken up by night and carried to
Totoquelli, where it was again placed in shall
low grave, but in hut where no woman could
bring i'll luck by looking upon it. The law of the
bush shuts out all women from any approach to
the dead Then the family and the town began
20 make ready for the obsequies, formal notices
Sere sent out to all the big kings within two
days walk, in order that they might come with
gifts) and assist Wobeh's spirit into rest
The funeral continued for eight days First
ahe body was again lifted from the grave and
laid out" in an open kitchen carefully screened
The kings women were then segregated in an
Uther kitchen and intrusted with the duty of
making great lamentation. Then the head of the
devil bush'-he is great functionary in West
Africa-came into the village to announce the
kings death-a performance a par with the
formal notification given to presidential nomi-
nee by committee from national convention
The devil bush" is sort of combination of Sc
Rret society and boys boarding school. 1t is
collection of huts hidden away in the bush which
women must avoid or pay the penalty of death.
Here are collected most of the boys of the com
Munity and they remain in seclusion for period
varying from three to six years, being taught
some sense and much nonsense. The grip of su-
Rerstiton is so strong that the head of the bush
becomes great man in the tribe and death is the
penalty for any woman who looks upon his face
Totoquelis devil" preceded his entrance into
ahe town by an unearthly yell, which was the
Eignal for all the women and girls (and every
man not a member of the devil bush') to Sc
eTete themselves. Then with series of ventril-
BQuistc yes he came into the center Of the
sOWn, announced the death of Wobeh, ordered
she funeral to proceed and vanished into the
lush. Then the real noise began.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-09-10
OLDM MAN OIDDLEs
~ OBsERYEs
Lots of children
are scolded by
men with t b e
scent of cloves on
their breath.

A pessimist is
a man who be-
lieves that there
is deceit in the
wagging of a dogs
tail.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-20
MISS CLARA L|NOSLY
INJURED
WEll-kNoWN YOUNG LADY is
THROWN FROM MOTOR CAR
NEAR IRON MOUNTAIN.

II. c. Lindsly, IA prominent mining
man OF the Occur d'Alenes. arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon bringing
with him his daughter. Miss Clara.
who was thrown from a gasoline mo
tor car near that place on Wednes-
day and sustained broken leg AM.
dislocated ankle. Miss Lindsly was
taken To st. Patricks hospital. where
she Is resting easily. although she
viii be laid up for some time.
Miss Lindsly. who had been visiting
friends in Wallace. was returning to
the camp ON the motor car, which
was operated by a man familiar with
it's use. The machine was going 10 or
II miles an hour and ran into par
TALLY open switch, throwing both peo-
pie Ia the ground with great force
The man WAS uniniured. but Miss
LindSly was at once seen to he in
iurcd and was taken to the camp,
whence she VAS brought To this city
yesterday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-20
CREW NAbS
SUCKER
FISH is CAUGHT AFTER GOING
THROUGH PUMP-wORK
GOING FINELY.

Inc erectors OF the Burr"ll Bridge
company put another good days work
in ,,.s,araa,. ,,a ,,.t.r g.. ,,,n;..t,
"'e" '"i '''''e III III" evening l'ie steer
work had been extended out over the
water all ready for the hosting of the
bIp an-rna, h.a,,, ,,.t,;.b nv. ., ,,,,.
A.
P''ie'' III" pu'''hs
In of the first pair Of these girdcr'
is the bigpers mart Of tho inb for tb.v
must he riye,ed topether before tho
uprights are pfaccd After the first
pair is in. however. things viii %.
sasier and IL will ha y,er.l,. , mat