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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17

ty; therefore he only has 365 days a
year for campaigning, and Billy would
be a Ounce if he did not make the
best of his opportunity.
Shoecraft has been selling auto
mobiles during the past year and has
been doing considerable overland"
campaigning also.
Will it be Billy or John? Who
knows?
Does anybody want to be Prose
cutting Attorney? Yea, verify it Is SO!
Charles Hatfield and John Grabiel,
both Bowling Green attorneys, look
with longing eyes upon the Office door
in the court house that bears the
sign Prosecuting Attorney" and 1t is
supposed each is making mental notes
Of how he will handle his first Grand
Jury and how the prisoners in the
jail will have sudden spasms OF
"trembles" when the wicked appear
before the bar of justice to be flay-
ed by the States Attorney. Grabiel
stands about 6 feet, 2 inches in his
socks, with broad shoulders and a
deep voice. He is good lawyer and
a good speaker. while Hatfield is not
quite so much in size, but is a well
read lawyer. highly educated and is
not a particle behind Grabiel in ora
tory. Won't they make hot cam
paign? They'll talk the tassels on
half the corn in Wood county before
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17

Already several men have "shied
their castors" into the ring, and sew
eral others are mentioned "by their
friends" as being in receptive
mood.
Among the list Perrysburg will be
heard from with w. A. Finkbeiner.
as a candidate for Auditor. Fink
beiner is not new to the business as
he was candidate in 1905 when
Fred Toan plucked the persimm ons,
and by reason Of this fact together
with life long residence in the
county, he will undoubtedly be a
strong element to reckon with in the
contest. He has had many years Of
business training and has plenty of
energy and ambition.
Over in Middleton township Is
Charles E. Stinebaugh, Superintend-
ent of Middleton township schools,
who is also among the list of elligi-
bles. Stinebaugh has wide acquaint-
ance throughout the county, has been
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Woman's World for January.

1t is always excruciatingly funny
to see a man wash dishes. Rex Beach,
who made fortune from his 1.-THE
Spoilers" "The Barrier" and 1.-THE
Silver Horde" and who now receiv-
es upwards OF &c word for his writ
ings, contributes the leading article
in the January Woman's World. Chi
cago. The title is Homeless House
keeping" in which Mr.. Beach graphi-
cally and humorously describes how
men kept house in Alaska during the
rush for gold. Every woman will en-
joy reading Homeless Housekeep.
ing" and she will facetiously pass 1t
along to the men members Of her
household.
The Woman's World contains for
January. besides the lead by Mr..
Beach, several short stories includ-
ing one by Mrs. Ella Peattie entitled
'Ballinger's Bonds; poem, "In the
Dawn of the Year" by Wilbur D. Mes.
bit; an article on the care of the
hair "Woman's Growing Glory" by
Julie Bottomley; story of the lead
ing play of the month, "The Dawn
of Tomorrow" by Grace Williamson
Willett; a beautiful child's story by
Bertha Seavey Saunier; two pages Of
late fashions, the usual entertaining
and instructive departments, an Illus
trated musical selection and a goodly
quantity of clean and inspiring liter
ature all for 25c a year. The Wo-
mans World is edited by Byron
Williams whose editorial page under
the heading From the Mere-man
Standpoint" is attracting unusual at
tention from women readers. Sub
scribe at the Journal office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17

mentioned for auditor, and each hopes
to win. Will the honor be given TO
Perrysburg, Middleton or Bloom?
Who knows?
For Clerk of Courts there are two
acknowledged candidates. North Bal
timore in Henry township, the place
that has had many home fights
among the faithful, has George Full
ton who believes this is his year to
win. George was candidate in
1905, and was the only one Of the
four defeated candidates TO grace
fully accept his defeat and come out
and work for the successful candi-
date. Fulton is always in the cam
paign. He has business experience
and lot Of energy and will put up
an earnest fight for the nomination.
Prof. B. o. Bistline of Bradner,
another school man, hustling Re-
publican and good fellow as well,
has his lightning rod way up, and is
in wireless communication with every
teacher in the county, and they are
certainly some people" all right.
Bistline is right on the job these
days and he is perfectly willing to
receive pledges from his friends, and
he has very wide acquaintance.
There is also faint suspicion that
a candidate may come from Perrys-
burg.
To whom shall the present clerk
present his Office keys-Fulton, Bist-
line, or the Perrysburg unknown?
Who knows?
Who will be Treasurer? Just now
they say H. ]. Rudolph, the Rudolph
merchant, staunch Republican, cap
able and successful business man,
| will ask for the nomination. His
friends say he is strong possibility.
There is also a very gentle whis-
per going around in Bowling Green
that Charles Patterson, for many
years Deputy Treasurer, may be a
candidate. The question is-will the
Republicans elect the next Treasurer,
and if so, will it be Rudolph or Pat
terson? Who knows?
The next Recorder is to be a Re
publican! Yes?- Will L. D. Hill and
R. S. Sweet again try for the honor?
We know not, but have heard some
Of Sweets friends say he will. 1t
is also said that Prof. Dancer of
Grand Rapids, will be in the race.
He is also school man of wide ac-
quaintance and full of vim and vigor.
H. E. Jones of Weston, is also
mentioned for Recorder, and if those
hustlers Of Weston start out to win
the prize the fellow who knocks
them out will be worthy a hero
medal"
| Will the Recorder plum go to one
Of the former candidates, or will a
new man win? Who knows?
For Sheriff the only avowed can
didates are VIM. Davenport and John
| Shoecraft. Davenport Cor Billy as
we all call him) is the present De-
putty, and everybody knows him. Be-
ing a Deputy Sheriff his duties take
him into every precinct in the coun-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
THE TEST OF MERIT.
PERRYSBURe PEOPLE ARE Civ.
ING CONVINCING PROOF.

No better test Of any article can
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this is particularly true of a kidney
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What better proof of the merits Of
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the statement of a Perrysburg resi-
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Read the following:
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burg, Ohio, says: 81 am glad to re-
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kidney medicine since. 1 believe
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New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
stuna For IS Years

by Indigestion's pangs-trying many
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Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bowel
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
A NEW YEAR GREETING
) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
To Our Patrons -

We are again approaching the end Of the year.
Old 1909 Will be a memory Of the past. We
have all had sunshine and pleasure, tri-
ais and tribulat ions. However, 1--WE believe
all have good deal to be grateful for. We
still here good old Mother Earth. We
hope have done little share toward max
ing this old world better. We hope have
helped to make others happy and that this greet
ing finds and yours healthy, happy and hope
full for the good that is yet to We take
advantage Of this opportunity to thank you for
your many kind favors Of the past, many Of which
have helped to make happy and extend to
you holiday greetings. Wishing you health.
happiness and prosperity, are,
Sincerely yours
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

the Philippines; nice guardian he was!
BY natural enough transition, his
thoughts swerved to his own brief and
not altogether happy married life. He
thought of the graves in Arizona
where he had left his wife and his
two children, and his heart felt
heavy. TO escape musings which
grew drearier every second, he cast
his eyes about the motley crowd shut
fling over the tiled floors or resting
in the massive dark oaken seats. And
it was then that he saw Cary Mercer
At first he did not recognize the face.
He only gazed indifferently at two
well-dressed men who sat some PAGES
away from him in the shadow of
great tiled column similar to his own.
There was this difference, it happened:
the mission lantern with its electric
bulbs above the two men was flashing
brightly, and by some accident that
above the colonel was dark. He could
see the men, himself in the shadow.
The men were rather striking in APP
pearance; they were evidently gentle
men; the taller one was young, well
set-up, clean-shaven and quietly but
most correctly dressed. His light
brown hair showed a slight curl in its
closely clipped locks; his gray-blue
eyes had long lashes of brown darker
than his hair; his teeth were very
white, and there was a dimple in his
cheek, plain when he smiled. Had his
nose been straight he would have been
as handsome as a Greek god, but the
nose was only an ordinary American
nose, rather too broad at the base;
moreover, his jaw was a little too
square for classic lines Nevertheless,
he was good to look upon, as well as
strong and clean and wholesome, and
when his gray-blue eyes strayed about
the room the dimple dented his cheek
and his white teeth cleaned in kind
of merry good-natuTe pleasant to see.
But 1t was the other man who held
the colonels eye This man was
double the young mans age, or near
that; he was shorter, although still of
fair stature, and slim of build His
face was oval in contour and deli
cate of feature. Although he wore no
glasses, his brow had the far pucker
of a near-sighted man. There was a
mole on his cheek bone and another
just below his ear. Both were small,
rather than large, and in no sense
disfiguring; but the colonel noted
them absently, being in the habit of
photographing a man in glance. The
face had beauty, distinction even. yet
about it hung some association, SIMS
ter as a poison label.
Now, where" said the colonel TO
himself, where have seen that
mani" Almost instantly the clew
came to him. by Jove, it's the broth
erl". he exclaimed. Three years ago.
and he had almost forgotten; but here
was Cary Mercer-the name came to
him after a little groping-here he
was again; but who was the pleasant
youngster with him? And what were
they discussing with so little apparent
and so much real earnestness?
One OF the coloners physical gifts
was an extraordinary acuteness Of
hearing. 1t passed the mark of fac
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

and he had added the deed for little
house in the suburbs of Chicago.
If Haley wouldn't re-enlist-there
never was a better soldier since he
had downed foolish young hankerlng
for wild times and whisky-if he
wouldn't go back to the army, where
he belonged, let him settle down, take
up the honest carpenters trade that
he had abandoned, be good citizen
and marry little Nora to some class
mate in the high school, who might
make a fortune and build her a
colonial mansion, should the colonial
still obtain in the twentieth century.
The colonel had spread a grand
prospect before Haley, who listened
unresponsively a dumb pain in his
wide blue Irish eyes. The colonel
hated it; but, somehow, he hated
worse the limp look of Haley's back
as he watched it dwindle down Mich
igan avenue.
However, Mrs. Haley had been more
satisfactory If none the less bewil-
dering. She seemed very grateful
over the house and the $500 for its
furnishing. A birthday present, he
had termed it, with a flicker of hui
NOR because the day was his own
birthday. His fiftieth birthday 1t hap
pened to be, and it occurred to him
that a man ought to do something a
little notable on such an anniversary
This rounding of the half-century had
attributes apart; it was no mere an
nual birthday; it marked the last van
ishing flutter OF the gilded draperies
of youth; the whitening of the gar
lands; the fading tinkle of the light
music of hope. 1t should mark mans
solid achievements. Once, not so long
ago, Winter had believed that his
fftieth birthday would see wide and
beneficent and far-reaching results in
the province where he ruled. That
dream was shattered. He was gen
erous of nature. and he could have
been content to behold another reap
the fields which he had sowed and
TILED; IL was the harvest, whether his
or anothers. for which he worked; but
his had been the bitter office to have
to stand aside, with no right to pro-
test, and see his work go to waste be
cause his successor had feeble brain
and a pusillanimous caution. in place
of his own logged will. For all these
reasons, as we'll as others, the colonel
found no zest in his fiftieth birthday;
and his reverie drifted dismally from
one somber reflection to another until
it brought up at the latest wound to
his heart-his favorite brothers death
There had been three Winter broth
ers-Rupert, Melville and Thomas
During the past year both Thomas
Winter and his wife had died. leaving
one child. boy NJ IA, named Archi'
bald after his fathers uncle. Rupert
Winter and the boys great-aunt, the
widow OF the great uncle, were ap
pointed joint guardians Of the young
Archie. Tonight, in his faded mood
he was assailed by reproaches be
cause he had not seen more Of his
ward. Why, he hadn't so much as
looked the little chap up when he
passed through Fairport-merely had
sent him a letter and some truck from
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS George A. Wyers and Charles
r. Wyers OF Sorrid eewoCk in the County OF
Somerset and state OF Maine, by their
mort age deed, dated January ~, A. u. 1895,
and recorded In Somerset Registry OF Deeds
dersigned, certain lot or parcel of land
with the buildings thereon, situated in said
korridgewock bounded and described as fol-
lows, TO wit:-Beginnlng on the East Bank of
the kennebec River at the Northwest cor
ner OF land occupied by Fred Clark; thence
running Easterly on the North line OF said
Clark's land to land OF Fred Woodsu m;
thence on said Woodsum West line to ths
Northwest corner of said WoOdsum's land;
thence Easterly on the North line of SAID
Woodsum's land TO land Of George Wlthes
thence Nurtherly on the Westerly line OF
said Witht IS land to landsof Henry Rogers;
thence esterly on the South line OF said
Roger land and land occupied by Sumner
Soule: thence Southerly on the Eastery line
OF land occupied by said Soule and land
owned "r occupied by Frank Storer TO the
Southeast corner Of sam Storer's land; thence
Westerly on the Southerly line OF said
Stprers land to kennebec River; thence
Southerly on kennebec River to the point OF
beginning; and whereas the condition OF said
mortgage has been broken, now therefore,
by reason OF the breach OF the condition
thereof claim a foreclosure Of said mort
gage.
Dated At Skowhegan. Maine this sevea-
teenth day OF March \, II. 1909
3wll LIZZIE l.. HIGHT.
By Butler & Butler her attornets
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01

Thomas. tenth Earl of Dundonald. at
his death vice admiral In the English
navy. tells in his Autobiography of a
Seaman" of an incident on board the
Hind. on which he served as midship-
man. The pet of the ship was a par
rot, the aversion Of the boatswain,
whose whistle the bird learned to imi-
tate exactly.
"One day party of ladies paid us a
visit aboard. By the usual means of a
whip on the yardarm several had
been hoisted on deck. The chain had
descended for another. Scarcely had
its fair freight been lifted out of the
boat alongside when the parrot piped.
Let gor
"The order was instantly obeyed
and the unfortunate lady. instead of
being comfortably seated on deck. was
soused in the sea. Luckily for her. the
men were on the watch and quickly
pulled her out, and. luckily for the nar-
this unreasonable assumption of the
boatswain's functions might have end
ed tragicaily for the bird"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
How Prisoners Converse.

A man who was sent to Jail recently
for three days for small offense was
greatly impressed with the precau-
tions taken to prevent the prisoners
engaging In conversation. There seem.
ed to be warders everywhere, and no
one was allowed to utter a word.
On the Sunday he was in the church
the psalm given was the "Old Hun
dredth." Beside him were two old Jail
birds, and instead of the orthodox
words beginning "All people that on
earth do dwell' this pair sang hymn
of their own in conversational style.
which went something as follows:
First convict sings:
How long are you In for?
am doing sixty days.
l nearly broke copper's jaw.
Sing low or else they'll maybe hear"
Second convict replies
you are a lucky pic-can.
I've got twel-elye months to serve.
Tried to break into a house.
Some'dy must have gi'en me away"
By this method they exchanged his
tories during the singing.
News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
The psrssyeriro Guesser.

at Is amazing what perseverance
will achieve" said an Englishman.
Even misdirected perseverance has
achieved marvels. There is the case OF
Robson, the great Motifs cricketer
Robson during his Australian tour was
determined one sorching afternoon
that his side shouldn't do the hard
work of fielding. Well, when the Ats
tralian captain spun the coin Robson
shouted, 'WoManr Then, seeing that
heads lay uppermost. instead of ac-
knowledging defeat Robson said, with
perseverance and nonchalance:
"'Well. we'll go in
'But-er-I thought said the puz-
zled Australian-'you see, | don't quite
know the English meaning of "wo-
man.
"'Then,' said Robson CALAMITY, well
toss again
THE Australian made second toss.
Robson called heads, and tails came up,
The ordinary man would at this point
have surrendered in despair. but not
so Robson.
"'Honors are now easy said he,
with a pleasant smile. ON with the
rubber
"The Australian third time tipped
the coin. and. having at last called the
toss correctly, the persevering Robson
led In his side to the shady benches"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
The Rust of Custom.

The bitterness toward innovation Is
Just the same In an army as out Of It.
but perhaps with more reason. \ new
thing cannot possibly be accepted un-
til It has proved itself better than that
which 1t dlsplaces The FIRST cannons
were possibly rejected. and the Chris
tian inventor took them to the Turk.
who used them ut the siege OF Con.
staptinople. The FIRST firearms were
bitterly opposed because they destroy.
ed the soldierly bearing of the troops.
The British navy stre:suously objected
to the lrst large guns because one
charge would cost "a much as one Of
Nelson's broadsides Ericsson's Mon
itor met with more opposition il
Washington than 1t did In Hampton
Roads. At the outbreak of the ciyil
war 1t Is said that congress ordered
the adoption of the new weapon. over
the objection Of the chief of ordnance.
who kept specimen of the old one II
bis Office to show visitors how good II
was.-Army and Navy Life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01

One of the marine curiosities fshed
from the bottom of the Indian ocean
by a dredging vessel chartered by the
Calcutta Society of Natural History
was a mammoth sea crab. which CON
tinually emitted a bright white light,
similar to that seen in the spasmodic
flashes of phosphorescent luminosity
kindled by the common dre6ies. The
oddly was captured in daytime and
placed in large tank, nothing pecul
lar except Its immense size being no
ticeable in the broad glare of the
tropical sun. At night, however. when
all was in pitchy darkness, the crab
surprised the naturalists by lighting
up the tank so that all the other sea
creatures. great and small, occupying
the same tank could be plainly seen.
When the luminous crustacean was
prodded with pole he emitted flashes
of light. which enabled the expert
mentors to read small print. even
though otherwise they were in total
darkness.-London Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE. IS.
On this n day of March. A. D, 1879, Oh
reading the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ordered by the Court. That hearing be had
upon the same on the 9Th day of April, A.
%. - o, before said Court At Portland, IN said
District. at IL O'CLOCK In the forenoon; and that
notice thereof lie published in The Somerset
Reporter. newspaper printed in said District,
and thai All known creditors and other persons
IN interest, may appear at the said time and
place, and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer OF said petitioner should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail TO all known cred
itors copies OF said petition and this urder nd =
dressed TO them at their places Of residence As
stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, JuSNe
Of the said Court, and the seal thereof, at PoSt-
land, in said District, on the 9th day Of
March, A. ID. 1919.
LIS JAMES +. HEWEY, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES HEWEY. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-01

certain small boy of six Is Rapidly
assuming manly ways. Net long age
his room" at school planned an enter
tainment There were to be little
songs and recitations and a mysterious
grab bag. The small boy waved elo'
quent concerning the coming glories OF
this show, and more especially the
part he would take.
On the morning Of the entertainment
his mother suggested that he should
take his little sister. aged four, with
him. He hung his head.
Don't you want to take herr" his
mother asked.
mo, / don't" he answered.
"And why not2"
The reply came quickly.
"'Cause there amt none of tn etheI
fellers has to bring their Children
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