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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS MEETS
Speaker Calls the House to Order and Is APP
plauded by Friends and Enemies Alike.
VicePresident Sherman Presdes Over the Senate-Nu-
Bills Designed to Garry Out President Taffs
Policies Are INTRODUCED in Both Houses.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Sixty
first congress of the United States
met at noon to-day for the first day
of its first regular session, with Vice.
President Sherman in the chair of the
senate. and Speaker Joseph G. Can
non In the chair in the House. While
this congressional gathering is the
first regular session, 1t Is the second
session in reality, for congress met in
extraordinary session last spring at
the call of President Taft to consider
the matter Of a revision of the tariff.
Some interest was lacking in the
proceedings of the first day in the
capitol because at the beginning of
the extraordinary session in March
last the speaker of the House was
elected. Moreover, before the extra
ordinary session was ended, Speaker
Cannon appointed all the committees
which are to take legislation under
consideration for the next two win
ters. The appointment of the commit
tees ended the campaign on the part
of the members for choice chairman
ships and, IL the chairmanships were
not forthcoming, for seats in the more
important subsidiary bodies of the
Hous
Ready for Work at Once.
The members have had time to get
over jealousies and rivalries and so
is that. so far as committee work is con-
concerned, the House not only is
ready to proceed at once to consider
legislation, but most of the members
have brought themselves into a frame
of mind to do what they are called
. upon to do without regard to their
fRvt feelings of disappointment and
perhaps, anger.
AS is always the case on the open.
ing day of congress, admission to the
House and Senate galleries was by
card and only those fortunate enough
to know senators and representatives
sufficiently we'll to secure admission
tickets were allowed to witness the
proceedings.
Galleries Are Crowded.
The galleries Of both House and
Senate we're jammed with people. All
classes Of Washington society were
represented In the throng OF visitors
The diplomatic gallery in the House
and in the Senate as well, was filled
to its fullest capacity with ambassa
dors, ministers, attaches and the la
dies of the different legations. Mem
bers of the families of the president
and of the vice-president.o the United
States occupied seats in the executive
galleries: and the cabinet and judici
airy and army and navy circles were
well represented.
BY rule which was adopted moi
long ago. flowers are barred from the
floor of the House excepting wher
they are to be used as tribute to the
memory of some deceased member
The result Of this rule is that now or
the opening days of congress the
desks of the members are bare o
floral decorations. In the old day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
THE MARKETS.
Financial.

FINANCIAL.
New York Dec. Mooney on call
firm at 405 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 5@5h per cent. Sterling eX-
change S4S7.S0 for demand.
Grain, Provisions and Live Stock.
Cleveland Dec. .--Flour-Minnesota
spring patents S5756D5.90
Wheat-No. 2 red S1.21h.
Corn-No. 3 yellow 63Isc.
Oats-No. 3 white 441sc.
Butter-Best creamery S4h @35c.
Cheese-York state 18@1Shc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh soc.
Potatoes-Ohio 40 @45c.
Hay-No. timothy S1500@15.25.
Cattle-Best steers $5T5@625, calves
SS.5O@9.25.
Sheep - Choice wethers s4.25 a475.
choice lambs 81 0@76O.
Hogs-Heavy Workers. 1885, pigs $3.50.
Toledo Dec. 7.-Wheat--Cash Sl2L
Corn-Cash SOC.
Oats-Cash 43hc.
CloYerseed-Cash 1920.
Buffalo. Dec. 7.-Cattle-EN Export cattle
Sc 256D7 90 fair TO good S4.G0@525.
Hags-Yorkers $S,50@S.55, pigs $S45.
sheep-Wethers $5.OO@5.5O, lambs $3.50
G0S00.
Pittsburg, Dec. Z. Cattle Choice
steers $G.S0@7.10 good $6,15 q640.
Hogs-Heavy Workers SS.i5 MS.50, pigs
IS. .25@S.35.
Sheep Prime wethers 0005.1O.
lambs $500 also.
Chicago Dec, I. = Wheat December
S1.O7is.
Corn-December 5Sc.
Oats-December 4OMc.
Pork-January $21.40.
Lard--January $12.47.
Cattle-Beeves s4.eO@9.25. stockers and
feeders $3.150530.
Hogs-Heavy sS.OO@S.55, pigs s6SO9
7.S5.
sheep-Native ssOO95,2O. lambs ;525 q
1856
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Fossil Teeth.

A Washington naturalist has made
a singular collection of fossil teeth
from drug shops in various parts of
China, where they are sold under the
name of dragons teeth" and are
valued for their supposed curative
powers. Upon examining them, it
was found that they were the remains
of many species of extinct animals,
such as the ancestral forms of camels,
sabre-toothed tigers, three-toed horses
and other creatures.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Hunter cauoht in Bear Trap.

While he was hunting in the "ket-
tie" of seven mountain, in Snyder
county. recently, George S. Schoch
of this place was caught in a bear
trap under a clump of bushes.
He was found prisoner after dark
seven hours later asleep from fatigue
by his brother, John A. s. Schoch, and
Donald Spangle of Lewistown, and he
was extricated with difficulty. His
thick hunting leggings minimized in
juries that were bad at the best
Selinsgrove correspondent Philadel.
phia Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Astonished the COMPANY.

A famous dean was once at dinner
when, just as the cloth was removed
the subject of discourse happened to
be that of extraordinary mortality
among lawyers. I'VE have lost" said
q gentleman. mot less than six emf
uent barristers in as many months. u
The dean, who was quite deaf, rose as
his friend finished his remarks, ano
gave the company grace-"For this
and every other mercy. make us truly
thankful"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
A Double Delinht.

Congratulate hc," said young Smith
to fellow clerk. I'm going to get
married"
Fine. Glad to hear it. But don't
marry all her family"
"oh, there's only one sister "a
twin" said Smith.
Look alike?" asked the other
Cant tell em apart"
well, that's rather awkward, isn't
It? How do you know which is
which?"
"Well,' confessed Smith, "up to
date haven't tried very hard"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Sentiments for Husbands.

When a man really loves his wife
he ought to combine all his incest
sentiments toward other women into
one big sentiment for her.
He should show her the respect he
feels toward his mother; the polite
ness he shows other women. and the
responsibility he feels toward his SIS
ter.
ITO all OF that he should add the
great love he should feel for wife"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Good for the Nerves.

AT recent archery tournament in
London 800 women took part in the
contest. the game having become very
popular. 1t is recommended by Lon.
ion physicians as splendid for the
nerves. American women have never
taken very kindly to the sport, but the
renewal of interest abroad may effect
change in this country.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
Fine Tonic Mixture.

A superior tonic, appetizer and stirs
ulant for the exhausted overworked
system is one-half pint good whiskey to
which should be added one ounce COM
pound fluid balmwort and one ounce
compound syrup sarsaparilla. AS an
appetizer take tablespoonful before
meals. AS tonic take after meals
and at bedtime.
Any druggist can mix it quickly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fer any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hanf
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known Il. j. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALpING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls CAtarrh Cure Is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents pea
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

| cannot praise Il fugitive and clois'
tered virtue, uneXercised and un-
breathed, that never sallies out and
seeks her adversary.-M
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

One Thing That Will Live Forever,
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, first box sold in
1907, 100 years ago, sales increase yearly
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

The main igredients of true manli
ness are a forgetfulness of self aud a
constant regard for duty,-Butler.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

HAVE YOU A COUGH, OR COLD?
II so take at once Aliens lang Dasam and wntcl
results. Simple, safe, elective, All dealers. Popu
lar prlces-25c 5Oc and SlOO bottles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

DIR. PieTce's Pleasant Pellets regulate nnd invig
urate stomach, liver ana bowels Sugar-coated
tiny granules. Easy 10 take as candy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

Flattery is turned to good account
when used as guidepost to all one
ought to be.-Sample.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

Don't believe everything you hear
over telephone wire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10
JUST SUIT HER.

Employer-What we want is night
watchman that watches-somebody
who can sleep with one eye open and
both ears, and who is not afraid to
tackle anything. See?
Applicant see, boss; I'll'send me
wife round.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

1t is usually costly to follow cheap
edylce,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-10

Buffalo. Dec. .-Cattle-ENport cattle
Se.25D7 90. fair to good s4,60D5,25
Hags-Yorkers SS.50@S.55, pigs $S.45
Sheep-Wethers $5.00Q5.5O, lambs $3.50
Gn2 nn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02

not broad enough to cover the act.
The constitutional ground on which
ii is declared to be unsound is that
the legislature had no right to dele
gate TO the railroad commission the
right TO fix rates and also because it
is in opposition to the home rule pro-
vision of the constitution in that the
act gives the commission certain
rights over the building of transmits
sion lines which are in conflict to
the provisions of the constitution.
which gives cities villages and town
ships the right OF supervision over
pole lines, etc.
test case will probably be taken
TO the supreme court Immediately af-
ter the law becomes operative on
Sept. /. The Incorporation of these
companies is claimed to be a fore
runner of the formation OF a great
holding company that will take over
not only these Is companies, but
number of still larger and more I'm
portant ones in Michigan. 1t is said
the promotion OF these companies is
preliminary to the merger of the Ho-
denpyl Walbridge & Co. and f. w.
a merger which was forecasted in
The Detroit News Aug -, last. These
interests Cloth the Hodenpyl- Wal
bridge and Clarke include gas, cleo
trio and traction companies of Sag
NAV and Bay City; gas companies
at Jackson, Kalamazoo Pontiac and
Flint; street railway of Grand Rap
ids; water and power companies Of
Big Rapids, and the Au Sable river
power companies just incorporated.
This information is further strength
ened by the disclosure that George
e Hardy, one of the power company
incorporators is member of Holden
pyl, Walbridge & Co, of New York
and w NJ Eaton, also an incorpora-
tor, is former manager of Jackson and
later Grand Rapids gas companies.
w. II. Clarke, of Detroit. represents
E. W. Clarke e. Co, of ladelphia,
which company is already deeply in
terested in some of the companies
that have just been Incorporated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
Catdrrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, as they cannot
reachh the seat of the disease Catarrh
is blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure il YOU must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. and acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
face. Hall Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed bv
one of the best physician In this
country for years and is a regular pre-
s,ription. 1t Is CONF osed of the best
tonics Known. combpined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfet COM
biuation of the two ingredients is hat
produces such wonderful results in
curing catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. J. Cheney e. Co.. Props..
Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, price IS
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton mi
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
SUITS KNOCKED OUT.
Demurrers In Eastern Oklahoma Title
Cases Started by United States Are
Sustained.

Judge Ralph Campbell, Of Okla
homa, has sustained the demurrers in
the suits brought by the United States
to set aside various deeds and leases
made by citizen allottees in the Ave
civilized tribes in eastern Oklahoma,
and thus settled a legal controversy
that had been the cause Of considera
BILE concern In that part of the state.
The court reviewed the relation OF
the United States to the Ave tribes
since they became nation, and
found that no vestige of title TO the
lands allotted them now remains In
the United States The demurrer In.
volved the question of the citizenship
of these Indians and the court de-
clared them TO be citizens OF the Uni
ted States with all the rights priv
ileges and immunities of citizenship.
II is held that the United States can
not maintain these suits on the prin-
ciple that II sustalns to the individual
Indian trust relation. such guardian.
ship being incompatible with citizen
ship, national and state
Finally the bills were held bad be
cause numerous defendants are Joined
in each bill who were connected with
many distinct transactions regarding
as many distinct tracts of land.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02

Mrs. Clara Barcia. OF Bay City
whose husband was run down and
killed by train recently, has begun
suit for $4,000 damages against VIM
Schnell, a local saloonist, and the
Michigan Bonding & Surety Co. OF De
troit. She claims that the saloonist
sold her husband liquor, making him
intoxicated, and that the fatal acct
dent was the direct result.
Henry Schuur, repentant, brought
back property he had stolen from the
home OF Otto DeYoung in Grand Rap
ids After he had apologized, De-
Young took him to jail, where he was
locked up
The supreme court has sustained
the decision of lower court which
allowed Nina Garnsey, of Battle
Creek, $1,000 for the loss Of two fin
gers which she caught in laundry
mangle. She sued for $1,000.
James Cushman, employed as an
electrician at Jackson prison, made
his escape Wednesday night. He was
fixing the wires in the yards and his
absence was not noticed at the regu-
lar locking-up time. Cushman was
sentenced from Bay City.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02

in the northern part OF the state.
The incorporators are Edward r.
Loud and H. Kimball Loud, of Au Sa-
BILE; l.. A. Wood William NJ. Eaton
John G. Weadock, of New York city;
George E. Hardy, of Englewood, ~.
j.; w. II. Clark and K. Clark and
George A. Crawford, OF Detroit
The combined capital of the newly
organized companies amounts to prac-
tically $3,50O,0OO
1t has not yet been decided whether
or not the Offices of all the companies
will be located at one central point.
The water powers represented by
the various companies practically in
clude all the available water power
left in the state. Similar action was
taken by the controlling factors in
the water power situation in the west
ern part of the state week ago,
when two companies were formed TO
take over the remaining water pow
ers on the Muskegon and White riv-
ers.
The interests which predominant in
the new companies which have just
filed articles are those which already
control the power situation above
Saginaw bay, and the western incor-
porators are the moving spirits in the
Muskegon-Grand Rapids Power Co.,
which controls the Muskegon river.
The purpose of filing articles Of as
ISOLATION of these various companies
at this time is supposed to be the
turning over of power franchises to
incorporated companies before the
new law governing water power com
panies goes into effect on the 1st of
September. II entails additional diff
ficulty in the granting of franchises
to build dams and by taking over
all the available sites at this time the
companies avoid the operation of the
law, although its restrictions are real
ly minor ones, as the constitution al
ready gives boards of supervisors en-
tire control in the granting of fran
chises
In the matter of stringing wires
and erecting stations and selling cur
rent, these new companies will be
under the jurisdiction of the railroad
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
STATE BRIEFS.

Stephen Draper. Civil war veteran
and Washtenaw pioneer, Is dead, aged
II.
Sixteen men were brought into the
Flint police court Monday on charges
of drunkenness.
The Michigan Central railroad will
do It's train dispatching by telephone
on the JacksonNiles division.
While he body of Mrs. Mary Ros-
sell OF Cadillac was being borne to
the grave thieves robbed the house.
High prices of rent and cost OF
living caused 100 employees at the
Buick factory to quit their jobs and
leave Flint.
Samuel Crane, a Saginawian, now
in Kentucky, is said to be the oldest
Elk in the world. He is so and was
a charter member of No. l lodge.
An angry mob tried TO assault Will
liam Andrews when he, driving a
team at top speed down the street,
ran over and painfully injured Joseph
Estes, farmer
Separated % years, and living with.
in a mile of each other for nearly
three years, a father and son were
reunited through the medium of a
telephone directory in Flint. though
each had for several years thought
the other dead.
After eating turkey, clans, ice
cream and blackberries, all within
three hours, Louis T. Schmidt of
Brooklyn, n Y, commercial trav.
eler, was stricken with ptomane pois.
oning in Detroit hotel and died
Tuesday night.
A few weeks ago Charles B. Has
kell Flint grocer, received a post
card from a friend in OwCsso which
bore the initials Of Miss Irene Ellis,
a teacher in the local schools He
sought an introduction and Thursday
the romance ended in the marriage
OF the young people.
W. H. Barnard, the man charged
with robbing the room of a fellow
guest at a Grand Rapids hotel, has
been held TO the superior court for
trial. 1t is said that the mans Der
tillon measurements tally with those
of one Harry SCHNEIDER, who has
served time in five state prisons.
Forest fires sweeping the country
near Grawn destroyed the newly com
pleted house OF j. w. Stafford. Volun
teers called from the village saved
the house and farm buildings of s
Starbuck near by after a desperate
fight The other fires in the vicinity
Of Grawn are becoming worse, with
no signs Ct rain as yet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
NAVAL RESERVE
BLOWN TO PIECES
CARELESS SPECTATORS CIGAR
ASHES EXPLODED CHARGE
PREMATURELY.
RESULT WAS HORRIBLE.
Paul Paulson Was Blown From the
Cannon's Mouth and Terribly Mu-
tilsted by the Gun.

Standing in front of an old-fashion-
I'd brass cannon, ramming the wad-
ding down, Paul Paulson, member
Of the Escanaba division of the Michi-
gan state naval reserves, was liter
ally blown from the muzzle Of the
gun when the charge exploded pre-
maturely.
The reserve had been called out to
attend a celebration given in honor
of the organization of the Changers
In the section and were about to fire
an honorary salute 10 Mayor Rose,
of Milwaukee, the principal speaker
of the day, when the accident occur
red.
Fully 10000 people were in attend
ance when the tragedy took place and
at least 1000 Of them were eye-wit-
nesses to the death of young Paul
son. SO interested did the farmers
become in the work of loading the old
fashioned brass piece that they crowd
ed in among the gun crew and ham
pered them in their work. Several
times they were ordered back, but
without avail. The work 81 inserting
the fuse and printing powder brought
many OF them so close 10 the breech
OF the weapon that they crowded
about the wheels and powder boxes
Pau,son was at the muZzle ram
ming home the wadding when care
less spectator flicked the ashes from
his cigar. There was a tiny puff of
fame and smoke as the printing pow
der blazed, then a deafening eXplo-
sion and the frightened hundreds saw
the gunner fall beneath the cloud of
dense white smoke
Hundreds fought to escape from
the scene and then as frantically
fought to return. Only the blue clad
reserves, standing over their fallen
comrade with drawn knife bayonets.
checked the main rush.
Paulson was dead before a physi-
clan could be called from the crowd.
His lower jaw was shot away, a rag
ged hole torn in his throat and his
entire breast laid open The force
of the explosion tore his sailor blouse
TO ribbons and the wadding found its
way into the flesh like a shower of
bullets.
Fred Winchester, another member
of the company, was badly burned
about the face and head by the fash,
but he will recover.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Nearly $4,000 people attended the
annual Eaton county farmers picnic.
George Bargelin, escaped from the
Lapeer home for the feeble-minded,
was caught in Flint.
An autopsy shows that Joseph Do
herty. the Windsor ball player. died
in Muskegon from natural causes Sat
urday.
The strange disease that has puz-
zled Howell physicians for several
months is declared by Dr. Vaughan Of
in a mild form.
To the fact that the harness was
old and rotten, ~ +. Day, a Bellevue
farmer. owes his life. His horse was
struck and killed by a Grand Trunk
engine, but the harness broke and
the buggy in which Day was sitting
was left standing clear OF the track
Bernard Clark, the 2O-year-old Niles
young man who is awaiting trial at
the September term OF the circuit
court on charge of assault with in
tent to murder, as a result of having
shot at his sweetheart, Henrietta
Starke, and her brother, a couple OF
months ago. quietly married the girl
some days ago.
While picking berries near his
fathers farm in Harris township,
Charles Probszky, aged s. was at.
tackled by a large copperhead snake.
The reptile bit the lad, who Is not ex.
pected to live. This is the first case
of the sort in Menominee county In
% years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-09-02
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

Port Huron "drys'' are getting many
signatures to local option petition.
John Lind, 70, of Hastings, ended
his own life by hanging himself In a
barn when his aged wife was taken
TO an asylum.
Charles Wilson, Orion meat dealer,
in Pontiac jail awaiting transfer to
the asylum because of mental break
down, died suddenly.
George Langworthy, father OF the
ginseng industry in Michigan. is dead,
aged "A. His first ginseng crop was
exhibited in dishpan and sold for
S2,10O
Louis Knight, young farmer,
quarreled with a girl at a dance in
Bay City. He slapped her and she
threw glass at him The glass
broke, piece entered his eye and
blindness OF one eye has resulted.
The name Waterford was the guild.
ing star in the life of Mical Mccain,
who died at Waterford, a victim OF
he white plague. Born in Waterford
ireland, he came to Waterford, n. Y.
when years of age A year later
he moved to Waterford, Mich. For
the past 80 years he had lived with
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Nc
Cam. of Waterford.
Howard Birchfield, recently released
from Ionia on parole, was arrested in
Charlotte charged with furnishing Ii
quor to David Briggs. a posted man.
prohibited from buying intoxicants
parney Keyes accompanied Birchfield
and all three men were jailed