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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

big play from the board of trade men
and other big bugs. They never turn
an eyelash at $4,000 bet. There's a
telephone booth right here in the
saloon where our friend Brown can call
me up. We are just in time for the
fifth race at Los Angeles. My friend
Brown is going to call me up here as
soon as he gets the result from there
and then we'll hurry upstairs and get
bet down.
Just so Wen be certain everything
will go through all right, Wen only
make a hundred dollar bet to-day, and
then if it is o. X. we can pick out a
race tomorrow to make our killing in.
After that, there's nothing to hinder us
from taking in some of the other rooms
and we ought to be able to clean up a
hundred thousand dollars apiece with
out anyone getting on to our game"
No such thing as a conscientious
scruple occurred to Herr Oberman as
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23
Grief That Kills.

''My poor boy" said the beneflcent
old clergyman, who had encountered
young waif sobbing in the streets,
what ails you? Some case of dire
distress has touched your heart
chords. no doubt"
mo" shifted the lad, you're clear
off your base, old kazzozicks. Me an
Snippy an de rest of de fellies tin
canned the NANCY. old yellow cur up
at Schwarz' grocery, and while old
Schwarz an de gang followed the
dog, snealSed back to the grocery to
swipe dried apples. De Fido chased
into Schmitt's orchard and de gang
cribbed de swellest peaches you ever
seen, an then dey smoked grapevine
cigarettes and set the barn a-fire. y
made sashay into de apple barrel at
de grocery, an de delivery boy pasted
me with bed-slat and it hurts yet.
and didn't get to see de fire, and
didn't get nothin' to eat, and l wisht
wuz dead-dog-gone 1t all!"-The
Bohemian Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

"Well, yes" said Old Uncle Lazzen.
berry, who was intimately acquainted
with most of the happenstances of the
village. "Almira Stang has broken off
her engagement with Charles Henry
Tootwiler. They'd be goin together
for about eight years. durin' which
time she had been inculcatin' into him,
as you might call it, the beauties OF
economy; but when she discovered.
just lately. that he had learnt his les.
son so we'll that he had saved up 217
pairs of socks for her to darn i'm.
mediately after the wedding, she
leared to conclude that he had taken
her advice little too literally, and
broke off the match. Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

You must have gotten those names in
the wrong order"
Il tidn't, tidn't," moaned Oberman.
I'm ruined!"
Herr Oberman wiped his perspiring
brow and fat neck, too dazed to speak.
He did, however, hear what Danny
said, and took bit Of fresh courage.
The two waited for ten minutes, after
which time the operator announced
that the finish of the fourth race at
Los Angeles was o. K, and Danny
dragged the professor downstairs and
to the bar. Before they had taken
their drink Jack Cleland, alias Brown
of the Western Union, hurriedly en-
tered the bar.
quick!" he demanded.
MY heavens, man, what have you
done?" exploded Danny. THE horses
didn't finish as you gave them to the
professor!" And then he explained
that the horse they had played to win
had run second.
why. you fat-headed Dutchman,
ought to break your head!" was the in
dignant response of Cleland as he
glowered at the still dazed Oberman.
Serves me right for doing business
with fat-headed Dutch fiddler"
But" broke In Danny. Lets buck
up. Well have another chance at 1t
tomorrow and I'll take down the
names, so there won't be such a mis-
take. Don't be too hard ON our friend.
He was probably excited"
Tomorrow. hell" growled the
pseudo Western Union man. "The peo.
pie in the Office heard me telephoning
you and got on to me holding back the
returns and I've just been fired. I'll
never be able to get another Western
Union job"
Mine Gott!" groaned the professor.
as he sunk into chair beside beer
stained table.
And there Danny Roberts and Jack
Cleland left him alone in his grief. BY
this time there was not soul left In
the supposed pool room. Even the fake
wires had been torn out and the place
was deserted.
Copyright. 1909. by w. q. Chapman.)
Copyright In Great Brittany
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

he glowed all over in anticipation of
such wealth easily acquired from the
pool room men. He thought this about
the cleverest scheme he had ever
heard of and so expressed himself with
much show of enthusiasm. The two
conspirators had just finished drink
when the telephone bell rang and, ex-
planning to the bartender that he was
expecting call, Danny rushed into the
booth before anyone else could beat
him to 1t.
Hello! Yes; this is me- You say it's
M. M. All right, everything's o. K.
here"
Danny hung up the receiver and, mo-
tioning for the professor, he mounted
one flight of stairs and was admitted
to carefully guarded room in the rear
of the rickety old-time building Herr
Oberman saw that the place was fire.
quented by much smaller though a
more select crowd of patrons than the
ordinary pool room. Danny whispered
to him that Military Man was the horse
in the fifth race, but that the odds
were only even money. He rendered a
hundred dollar bill to a prosperous
looking person to bet on the horse in
the fifth race at Los Angeles.
The operator called Oft the descrip-
tion of the running of the race from
start to finish, and Military Man was
not heard from until the stretch was
reached; then he was making one of
his famous home-stretch runs, and as
was expected by Danny and the pro-
fessor, Military Man was announced as
the winner.
That night Danny Roberts reported
still further progress to Doc Floyd
and Jack Cleland. He had parted with
Herr Oberman with the understanding
that they were to meet at the lunch
hour on the morrow and pick out a
race that gave promise of paying big
odds for the winner Accordingly the
appointment was kept and the fourth
race on the Los Angeles track was
selected as the one giving greatest
promises to the conspirators.
Danny was waiting outside the little
saloon ON the side street, over which
was the fake pool room fitted out by
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. G..
Davis, of Groesbeck,
Texas, says; Back
aches hurt me so l
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the kid
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

Soon after 1 began taking Doans Kid
ney Pills 1 passed several gravel
stones. l got we'll and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong, and my general health is bet
ter"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milbnrn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23
RAeY's WATERY ECZEMA
Itched and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed lncurable.
Cured by cuticura for s1.5o.

when my little boy was two and
cheeks with eczema. 1t was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the tines
and If he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth.
ing. We called in physician at once.
but he gave an ointment which was so
severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. / was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem
edies, l determined to try them. l
can truthfully say l was more than
surprised, for l bought only dollar
and halfs worth of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, OintnlSsnt
and Pills), and they did more good thaSS
all my doctors medicines l had tried.
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face is perfectly clear of the least
spot or scar of anything. Mrs. W. NJ.
spot or scar. Mrs. w. NJ. Comerer.
Burnt Cabins, Pa. Sept Is, 1905"
Potter Drag s Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
woman is consldered the weaker
vessel-and there is an old maxim TO
the effect that the weaker the vessel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23
Usually Thev Are

Professor, what is the meaning of
the word 'monologue?'
My dear sir, consider the derlva-
ton of it. Mono is slang for money
and 'logos' means a word Monologue.
words for money"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23
AILINc WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kid.
neys Will Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23
GOING THE PACE.

Tortoise-What, have you started a
motor car?
Snail-Yes, one must move with the
times, you know.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

tell you, Danny, it's hard
ly worth the candle. The
police are keeping a close
watch on pool rooms and
are liable to nab the
whole bunch before you
could turn a trick" Doc
Floyd, master mind of the
High Rollers club, was
uttering words of wisdom
to Danny Roberts, player
of juvenile roles in the
annctpd hv thn mpmbara
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

woman is CONSIDERED the weaker
vessel-and there is an old maxim to
the effect that the weaker the vessel
the thicker the paint.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

Danny was waiting outside the little
saloon on the side street, over which
was the fake pool room fitted out by
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-04-23

Herr oberman was just bowing his
last pupil of the day out of the ober.
mar school of vocal culture. II was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
Reed MiIIer's Success.

Local friends and admirers of Reed Miller, the tenor, were delighted at the opportunity of hearing the now famous artist sing at the music festival" said one of the musical set.
 MT. Miller has a phenomenally rich voice and when living in Birmingham he sang well but after three or four years of training in New York he has developed into one of the best tenor artists this country has ever produced
 All of Mr. Miller's old friends were glad to remark his modest bearing He is not only unspoiled but he is one of natures noblemen. And it did me good to hear Mr. Damroseh speak in high terms of Miller. Mir. Damroseh told me that he regarded MT. Miller as one of the fin- est of tenors and one of the quickest, brightest singers with whom he had ever come in contact; and that he esteemed him, too. as a man of high moral char eter-straightforward in all his business engagements and always clean of speech"
 Reed Miller is in great demand on the concert stage. During the season he had sung in 95 concerts before reaching Bir- mingham. One of his most ambitious achievements has been scored in Bee- thovens stupendous Ninth symphony. He has recently sung in that work five times three under MT. Damrosch and twice un- der somebody else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
ARlsTocRATIc DWARFs.

Paris Letter to London Telegraph.
 lilliputian colony which has arrived in Paris comprises over 150 men and women, none over 20 inches high. The novelty of the show will be that it Is not show of freaks" in the ordinary sense. The dwarfs are not only per- fectly well constituted men and women, but they are many of them people in society" persons of culture and quality. We are trifle mixed, 1t is true," said the leading member of the lilliputian company, and there Is even one negro among us." But a number of the dwarfs are persons of good family and in good circumstances who have never consented to exhibit themselves before.
 The leading members of the company are two brothers-Count Primo Magrl and Baron Mabrl-both Italians. Though both about a foot high they are full of dignity and explain that they do not mix indiscriminately with the remainder of the colony, which in cludes persons of all sorts and condi- tions. "The manager merely chose the smallest people he could find. you see, in all sorts of classes all over Europe they say; land the company. tn herefore, Is mixed. Besides aristocrats like our selves, there are peasants and men, iolc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Solid lnnprovement.

The pig iron market has been active for several weeks past, and it Is in strong, healthy condition now" said q man in close touch with the industrial world. "The Tennessee company has sold large tonnage for delivery over the en- tire year. The Sloss- Sheffield, the Wood ward and the Republic have made large sales for delivery this side of the last quarter, and l assume that other interests have also booked contracts for consid erable tonnage. l am not in the broker age business, but recently I have been buying some iron for important melting interests, and the market is far more ae- tive than I had imagined until I tried to induce sellers to make price conees- slons. Not a ton Of iron can be bought under s115O on a No. ? basis.
 Business throughout the country is im proving steadily There has been a great improvement in Pennsylvania within the past two weeks. And here in, the Bir- mlngham district find unmistakable evil dences of activity. One of these evil denees that has come to the front within the past week is the scarcity of labor at
 
 affects me directly. For some time I had had an option on a little iron-working plant for sale, but could find no pur- chaser until last week. I have made the trade and all parties are satisfied.
 "The railroads in the south are still holding off in the matter of buying rails, and as a consequence the steel plant at Ensey is about to shut down. But that fact is of no serious concern; for every one can see that the railroad companies cannot stay out of the rail market much longer. They need rails and heap of 'em. and it is safe to predict that be- fore the Ensley mill Is closed a week orders will be coming in. These orders will accumulate fast, and in a month or two, when operations are resumed, there will be enough business in sight to re- qure capacity output.
 Many of us were impatient for re- vival of prospe -ity, and I was thinking year ago that by the latter part of 1908 business conditions would have become something like normal I was disappoint- ed, but return of confidence and an actual return of increased industrial busi- ness have at last begun to make them relves felt The improvement will be grad ual, but the best of 1t is 1t has come to stay. Business will be exceedingly brisk by midsummer, and by next efall every thing will remind us of 19O6"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
The Fishinq Fever.

When the sap begins to rise the first symptoms of the fishing fever commence to run in the Nimrods veins," said a lover of the hook and line.
 'When the dogwood is in bloom, the fully developed, consuming desire, to have a good try after the finny fry, has taken hold and the many streams and preserves that offer sport are discussed and often visited. There is an indescribable fascin- ation to fishermen in discussing tackle, bait and snares for trolling. Now for large bass the troll is the only thing. The 'dowaigiac' is the favorite.
 "The large bass that will back away from a minnow will often strike in anger at this wooden fish with metal spinner in front and behind with 15 hooks attached to 1t. I grew tried of catching only yearlings of half to three-quarters Of a pound and I tried the troll. landed two or three nice ones of weight from two and one half to four pounds. There are bass in the preserves about here that would weigh eight pounds. have caught one that weighed six and one-half pounds. When the waters were drained off at East Lake to the stage of a pool at the lower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
When you depart-sorrow abides and happiness takes his leave.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
Mexican Oil Fields

Tn the northern states of Mexico a vast oil field has been tapped and the wells opened in it are enormously pro ductive. If the field is as rich as it is said to be immense sums of American money will be invested in it, and it would in that case aid in extending our declining deposits of oil
 oil Is a natural resource that is not self-renewing. Once exhausted it is not renewable. If through the use of Mexican oil the supply of the prod uct can be maintained in this country and prices for it kept on a reasonable level It seems to be business sense tc invite importatiop3 rather than to forbid them by high tariffs.
 The chances are that the productive ness of the Mexican field has been ex- aggerated, but whether 1t has or not, there is no reason for the present out cry in favor of a duty on oil. We want all the oil that Mexico can send us. To add duties to Mexican oil will simply serve to increase the price of American oil, thereby taxing the con sumer and bentfiting nobody except possibly the oil octopus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
 A MASTER OF PAGEANTRY.
n, tho New York World

From the New York World
 B. A. Wiikstrom was at work at his easel on a design for the fifty-irst float for the Hudson Fulton celebration when death stayed his hand Designs for 40 other floats had been finished in the rough and can be completed by other hands.
 For S5 years MT Wilkstrom's creative imagination and delft art supplied new wonders every year for the New Orleans Mardi Gras and the pleasure and delight he had furnished to the southern city and it's guests on it's great festival occasions were no small contribution to the happi- ness of millions of people. Such art as that MT. Wilkstrom exercised does not claim to rank with higher manifestations and is much more transitory and occa- sional in it's nature, but it serves never theless a valuable purpose in minister ing to the joy of living
 Some of these attempts to body forth the very fashion and spirit of past times or to portray events and scenes such as those over which the king of the New Orleans carnival annually reigns are de- serving of far more study and consider ation than is meted out to them. The splendid series of historical floats, for instance, with which the order of the Cincinnati in 1885 celebrated it's grand pageant may be said to have lasting val ue It is probable "a similar historical in- terest will attach to the views and floats of the Hudson-FultonA celebration, the crowning and final work of MT. Wilk- strom, which will now also be in cer- tain sense memorial to the genius of this master of modern pageantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03

The rate named would probably be acceptable in this district.
 It is a fair illustration of the man. ner in which a tariff bill is fitted to private pockets rather than to the pub lie purse. A modern tariff bill made by republicans is a scheme to enrich the few at the expense of the many, but sometimes the few have conflict ing interests. as is the case in Penn sylyania in relation to iron ore, anu then a compromise must be patched up. This has been done in the iron ore matter, and no doubt it will be ac- cepted as the best settlement that opposing interests would permit. Trader Aldrich will go on trading in the hope that he can send his bill to conference and can defeat an income tax. He and the class he represents abhor an income tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
Wood Pulp In the Senate

Maine is the wood pulp state and Senator Hale is endeavoring to take wood pulp from the free list where it was placed by the House and re- store the Dingley duty in the Senate bill. It has been proven that Ameri- can mills can produce wood pulp cheaper than Canadian mills can. The House committee investigated the sub ject carefully and it's decision was unanimous that wood pulp should be placed on the free list.
 Senator Hale is one of the ruling clique in the Senate, and he does not propose to deprive the chief product of his state of the benefits of duty, even if the resulting profits go to a trust. This is the kind of revision that the Aldrichites are giving us and Sen ator Hale naturally wants slice of it at the expense of all readers. It is by no means certain that he will not succeed. Special interests are making the Senate bill, and they are all leagued together. Each supports the other. It is the same old contest. Consumers versus Special Interests, and wood pulp Is of course one of the interests that modern tariff bill was devised to enrich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
How a Tariff is Mado

The preparation of a new tariff is scramble of local and special inter- ests in country that Is almost con- tinental in size. The trading that Sen ator Aldrich is conducting may con- port with his idea of good government, but it is very far from being based on the greatest good to the greatest number. Practical and selfish and To. cal considerations are in the saddle and public considerations scarcely gain a hearing. The ethics of the Rhode Islland senator largely sprung from his education, and the outcome will be but lot of compromises based on shrewd trades.
 The duty on iron ore is a case in point At present there Is a duty of 40 cents ton on iron ore. In the Payne bill iron ore was placed on the Tree lSC dL Cuo ueSlTo Ol Ju0 AIlduLlC \ coast states. In the Aldrich bill it is proposed to place duty of 25 cents on iron ore.
 How this was brought about is well illustrated in Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania owning Lake Superior ores and drawing it's supply from there chiefly by water prefers a duty on iron ore. Eastern Pennsylvania can not trundle Lake Superior ore over a mountain wall and it is forced to fill its stacks with Cuban ores. It, there fore. wants no duty on iron ore. Trader Aldrich adjusts the matter in his customary manner by naming duty of 25 cents in his bill, and this will probably become law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
Wall Street Viewpoint.

Henry Clews in his Wall street review of Saturday says in part:
 Gradually and surely the country Is drawing away from the effects of the late panic Depression may not have yet en- tirely disappeared; readiustment is still incomplete, and the horizon is 1iot entirely free of uncertainties. Here and there are complaints of dull business; occasionally there are evidences of lack of employ ment and overproduction; enterprise sometimes lacks spirit and everywhere there is still that disposition to caution which is always characteristic of past panic periods. Perhaps no more convinc- ing evidence of business depression could be found than the excessively easy money which has prevailed for the past twelve months, not only here but abroad, show ing that similar conditions prevail in all parts of the commercial world.
 But these are all conditions which re- fleet the past they are constantly disap- bearing, and every observer in touch with affairs knows that curative forces are running quietly but strongly on the road to recovery In nearly all of our great industries it must be admitted that pri- mary conditions are sound. that credit has been purged of the rottenness that brought on the panic, that speculation Is less reckless, that resumption is increas- ing. that confidence is revivfng, that in- dustry and traffic are returning to their old proportions, and that so far as the volume of business is concerned the in- dications are that the pre-panic level will soon be reached, if not entirely passed. as 1t ought to be with our steady growth of 1ot