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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

Il 9A see
There's bound to be fuss.
If you and I untidy are.
Somewhere there'll be q muss.
If you and I are selfish. then
VIII someone suffer wrong.
If you and / rob birds nests. why
The world will lose n song"
Pauline Frances Camp.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

WHEN YOUR JOINTS ARE STIFF
and muscles sore from cold rheumatism or neural.
gia; when you slip. strain bruise yourself use
Perry Darts Pdinktller. The home remedy 70 years
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

I HU I II1S dII UI sttIIIB IIIIIIBS IS IIUt
1AA something that may be
conveyed In rules and
precepts; It is a matter vital In the eye,
and ear, yea, in the mind and soul, of
which these are the organs. have as
little hope of being able to tell the read
er how to see things as 1 would have in
trying to tell him how to fall in love or
to enjoy his dinner. Either he does or he
does not and that is about all there Is of
it."-John Burroughs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

Remember nothing depreciates a
man more than to show him he's like
other men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens The gums reduces in
nammation, ,allays pain. cures wind collie. Sc bottle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

No. Cordelia, rain checks never
check the rain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

N at least plant the seed;
aye. IL possible. better
fruit than that which he has enjoyed. o..
thou spendthrifti Defray thy debt to the
world"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

The proper place for low-cut gowns
is on the bargain counter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

Spring heels help some. but a
springy disposition gets you there
quicker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22

HE art of seeing things Is not
something that may be
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-22
PUTNAM FADELES s

roc colo. .r The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

thought he had me, but l fooled him.
l know it's customary for the BRIDE
groom to get so ratified that he loses
the ring, so l wasn't taking any
chances. The day before the wedding
I bought eight rings, and when the
battle was raging l had them stored
away In every pocket and a spare one
in each SHOE
No tumble on the ring-not for me!
No matter in which direction I
dippeH l was sure to fish up ring. I
think I'll get this idea patented.
To the minister made few
cracks at us, but we called him every
time, politely but firmly, and present
ly he handed us card and said we
were duly elected members of the
Married Peoples Union.
Immediately thereafter we all went
home in flock Of hacks to take a fall
out of one of the finest wedding break.
fasts that ever came of the griddle.
For one little moment Clara ]. and
l were alone in the library.
did l do all right?", she asked eae.
erly.
you! The limit" 1 said. you
looked like queen. But, wait! Stop
the wagon! Why, bless me, in the
excitement of quick finish nobody
had time to kiss the bride!"
She put her face very, very close
to mine and said with the sweetest
Of smiles. "Once more, John, it seems
to be up to you!"
Copyright by G. W. Dillingham; co.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
a cut-glass decanter, anc ne made me
ruSh ouf and oiuo tho plodoo

a cut-glass decanter, anc ne made me-
rush out and sign the pledge.
With the exception of two or three
of those present, the wedding was the
happiest affair of the kind I ever at
tended. l was one Of the exceptions.
When the fateful hour drew nigh
my heart crawled up in my throat and
refused to go back home. suppose
1t wanted to see the show.
AS stood near the chancel waiting
for the bride to come and get me,
felt like bottle of ketchup with the
cork out. It seemed to me that ev-
erybody in the world was giving me
the fish eye. $685..
I couldn't remember whether 7
should wear my hands in my pockets
or in my mouth, so 1. tried both styles.
Presently I caught the eye of Sgd
ney DeBrie, and he didn't do a thing
but throw of a. grin that nearly put
me out of the wedding business.
Sydney was one of the ushers, but
he should have been away back SIT
ting down at his work In the soap
factory. He was one of the Five Lit
tie Shines who used to drop in on
Clara ]. OF an evening and tease her
with their talk. l don't know why I
ever consented to let that human po-
tato-salad be an usher. He couldn't
ush for sour pickles. All he could do
was to put his face where 1 could see.
it and let tired Nature do the rest.
About this time Billy DeVries, my
best mau. began to wilt. I didn't
dare look at him, but I knew that
mentally he was yelling for ice water.
Outwardly he was very nervous; and
he put in his spare time trying to
chew his necktie.
Still, the thought flashed over me
that Billy, being a college graduate
and football survivor, showed won.
derful self-control In combining him.
self to conflict between his teeth
and his necktie. It's wonder he
didn't give the minister the low tackle
and try for a touchdown
Then the procession came down
the aisle, and the bell rang for tho
wind-up.
Clara ]. was dream. I played an
alarm clock
One of the bridesmaids got gabby
and wanted to talk her way into the
main tent, but all around her were
kind-hearted people, so she wasn't
pinched.
Pretty soon the minister sprung
that old gag on me about the ring.
and suppose for moment he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Between Bear and Buffalo.

Between Bear and Buffalo.
mammoth buffalo bull standing down
there near the water.
"One Of the boys in our party,
named Dick Henry. picked up rifle
and said:
~ am going down there and get
that fellow
"'Go ahead someone said, If you
dare
Dick crawled over the edge of the
steep, and holding his rifle in one hand
let himself down, hanging to roots and
shrubs until he reached the bottom.
about two hundred feet below.
The old buffalo bull just gazed at
him casually, and continued to stamp
and switch flies. The old fellows head
was coated with dry mud. In fact,
his whole body was armored in that
way, and he had evidently been down
there for days coating himself with
clay to keep Of the gadfies.
Dick having reached the bottom,
dropped on one knee, leveled his gun,
took steady aim, while we all held
our breath, and fired. The buffalo
was hit on the forehead, where masses
of hair caked with clay protected him.
The bullet fell off harmlessly and
the old buffalo shook his head angrily
and charged.
Dick turned and ran under an over
hanging shelf of rock about four feet
high that the buffalo couldn't get UNI
der. But no sooner had he darted un-
der this ledge of rock than out he few
again, dropped his gun, and Chamber
ing up the cliff like a squirrel, fell
exhausted at our feet,
why didn't you stay under that
rbck?' we asked.
Holy smoke!' he gasped. Stay
under there nothing. There Is a
brown bear under that ledge twice
as big as the buffalo,!
"One of the boys shot the buffalo,
and then we went down and by burn
ing sulphur we smoked the big bear
out and shot him, too
when we got to Fort Sill We told
the story, and newspaper CORE
spondent sent 1t to magazine, and
the whole thing. greatly exaggerated
and illustrated, was published far and
wide to regale the minds of youths
thirsting for Wild West adventure"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
REUNITED AFTER 48 YEARS
Massachusetts, War Veteran, Long Sup.
posed Dead, at Last Returns
to His Family.

Pawtucket, R. 1-George o. Peck, a
Civil war veteran now living at Anna,
ILL.,, is reunited with his family after a
separation of 48 years, during which
time his family supposed him killed in
battle or dead in a southern prison.
He enlisted from his homo in Attic
boro, Mass, and falling for long time
to hear from his family decided they
had given him up, and after the close
of the war he Joined the regular army.
Later he went to Idaho and eight
years ago settled in Anna, engaging in
the insurance business.
, In the meantime Mrs. Peck, who
mourned her husband as dead, moved
to Pawtucket About year ago her
son saw an original photograph of the
Andersonville stockade and his mother
thought she saw likeness of her hus.
band in one of the emaciated forms
presented. The son then communica-
ted with the Washington authorities
and found that his. father was in I'LL
nois. Correspondence followed which
established the identity OF the long
lost parent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
CLEAR AN ISLAND TH!CKET
Poison Weeds and Brush Disappear
Before the Appetite Of Hungry
Goats.

Bellefontaine, Or. George Hall
of Lima, a past commander of the G.
A. R. of Ohio, adopted novel method
of clearing an island at Indian Lake
park, this county, which he obtained
under a lease from the state.
A drove of goats were put on the
island to clear away the dense growth
of underbrush which was dangerous
because of poisonous weeds and
vines. The goats ate everything
within reach and Mr.. Hall has now
put a party of men at cutting of
low hanging limbs of trees that the
goats could not reach.
He will build summer cottages on
the island.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

sat Marietta Dawson, telling Clara J.
all she had ever heard.
Marietta was to be the maid of
honor. but to hear her talk you'd
think she was the leading lady. That
girl had the busiest voice ever
heard
She certainly was a hard worker
with the CAB.
Evening, ladies!" l said.
Clara J. gave me spectral sort of
smile and Marietta shook her back
hair at me. then they clinched.
But I'm afraid, Marietta'-Clara
J. was at the bat-"that l may not
look well in ivory white. l do wish,
Marietta, that l had chosen the other
shade; and the train, Marietta; don't
you think two yards too long for me ?
Now do tell me! I'm sure it will be.
Oh, Marietta, do you think that old
lace will be as becoming as the fresh
tulle would have been?"
Nice EVENING"" l suggested, but
they had forgotten was in the room
why, Clara Janet" gurgled the
girl with the spendthrift tongue, you
| know that your old point will turn
all the women green with envy. I'm
sure nothing on earth could persuade
F.! me to think Of tulle veil when had
such perfectly exquisite lace. Now
there was Helen Duval-you remem.
Der when Helen was married? She
! had one of those"
Then Marietta pulled the throttle
wide open and took US to Helens
! wedding and back again and all over
the place. 1t was one of the longest
and noisiest Journeys ever made.
Got any wood for me to saw" !
! interrupted after bit. I was tired
of playing solitaire.
Pardon u.s." said Marietta, giving
me enough eye-ice to keep me cut
ting for month; I'VE are so busy"
Then to Clara j., what did you say
dear?"
Clara J. grabbed her cue. Really,
now, Marietta, do you think that the
sleeves are clever? think a frock
with poor sleeves is an abomfnation -
Gust think of being married in
sleeves that were not absolutely
| smart" cried Marietta.
Her voice seemed to have q high
fever.
And the lines of the SKIRT" Clara
| J. went on; do you think they are
! good?' You know wedding dress
should have good lines, Marietta !;
, good, sweeping lines. OF course l
know the design was good: but made
up, Marietta, do you think it will be
good made up?"
when do you expect to get those
glad garments cooked up?" ven.
tured; but all the wires were down in
my direction, and l got no answer
Clara J: took out her hammer and
began to tap the bridesmaids, while
Marietta held the anvil, so l got up
sideways and went home.
It was the most cruel game OF
freeze-out ever sat In.
All in good season the presents be-
gan to show up. One evening the min.
lister, who was friend of the family,
dropped in to see If they would suit.
| Nearly everybody knew had sent a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

go up against an unuspecting family
council certainly would have coaxed
Clara J. to elope. Then 1 could have
sent her beloved parents postal
card, breaking the awful news thus:
May have your daughter? Thanks.
l nave her now. Last tag, you're it."
began to recover consciousness
slowly, and muttered. "You have me
sized wrong.
What want to ask you is may -
Just then Tacks rushed in with a
whoop. Pop! Nom! What dye
think? John Henry and Clara Jane
are going to get married."
Greenwood cemetery-no flow
ers!" murmured, and waited for the
axe.
After painful pause l opened my
eyes and said, whats the answer?"
Papa and Mamma had risen and
were giving me the look-over with a
side-smile couldn't quite understand.
whats the answer" l repeated,
prepared to duck and avoid rush of
furniture to the head.
Papa placed Mammals arm gently
under his own and started away.
At the door the old gentleman
turned and said, John, it's up to
you!"
Then they both chuckled and left
me fat.
If ever that boy Tack needs a
friend I'm for the job, sure thing!
Two or three evenings later I
picked my way into the house be-
tween double rows Of messenger boys
and dry goods deliverers; fell over
about eight tons of packages, and,
after divers perils by land and sea,
finally drifted into ths parlor. There
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Deduction.

Deduction.
Are you anything of a Sherlock
Holiness"
Nope; why?"
Il was just looking at that man
carrying that alligator FEATHER sa.chel
on his shoulder: I'll bet he hardly
ever loses his temper"
"Why?"
HE has such a good grip on him
self"
wonderful"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Those Detained,

$50 your proposed homecoming
week has been declared Off"
YES"
What was the reason?"
Some of our best known native
sons couldn't come back"
why was that?"
"Ahem! Well, If you insist on know
ing, the governors of ten or twelve
states were stingy with their par
dOns."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
HIGH PRIVATE?

Never2-And> yet, as an en-
listed man in Uncle Sans army,
he will have plenty of oppor-
tunity to become commission.
ed officer. But II he should get
no higher than first sergeant he
can retire in the prime Of life
with life income and still
have a life Of achievement be-
fore him. Why men, when they
retire from the army, are
snatched up by contractors and
others for the overseers and
foremen at good wages. Just
how an ambitious and capable
boy may advance from enlisted
man to commissioned officer.
BY c. W. JENNINGS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
True Love,

"she is engaged to wealthy young
college man, isn't she?"
Yes. and they are going to get
married next week."
"Why, thought the wedding was
set for the holidays?"
1T was; but she insisted on hurrv-
ing it up; he is football player, and
he might not be alive after Thanks.
giving. Then she'd be broke
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Conceited.

IT don't believe Green has a rela.
ton in the world"
'Whatever put that idea into your
head? He's one of a very large fam
uy."
well, talk~1 with him for nearl.
two hours yesterday, and he's tb'
only member of the family that b
talked about"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
As BETWEEN BEAR OR BuF.
FALO he CHOSE NEITHER
RAILROAD MAN RELATES AN
AMUSING ADVENTURE OF rs
YEARS AGO.

Kansas City, Mo.-"One Of the fun
niest things l. ever saw. said j. B.
Quigley, president Of the Kansas City,
Ozarks & Southern railroads, was
about rs years ago in northern Texas.
when I, with party of surveyors, was
locating some state lands. We had
camped on a sort of butte. that partly
surrounded water hole. As we
looked down the declivity we saw "a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

A woman bates her enemies longer
than she loves her friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Not Unanimous.

Not Unanimous.
do you know Daubbs?"
eyes. believe he's an artist"
That's more than anybody else
does"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

Deadlock.
"Who is that man who has been sit
ting behind the bar day after day?"
inquired the stranger in Crimson
Gulch
That's Stage Coach Charley. He's
In a peculiar predicament. He went to
town last week and got his teeth
fixed. Then he came here. and, bein'
broke, ran up a bill on the strength Of
his seven dollars worth of gold film.
Charley won't submit to havin' the
nuggets pried out an the proprietor
won't let him git away with the col.
lateral, and there you are!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

ERHAPS your boy, now that
he has arrived at the age of
Is, say, and should be CIV
ing serious thought to what
his life's work will be, still
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Both UnpardonabIe.

Both objectionable.
Agnes says she will never have
anything more to do with Gladys"
(which did Gladys recommend? A
dressmaker or summer hotel?"-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

Her Tribute.
Randall-How did you like the mill.
tary parade. Ida?
Miss Representations! never saw
enough men in all my life before
Harper's Bazaar.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
quentlv his radistions could not pune,
ture the Kansas atmosphere
HOWELL ON REDEMPTION,

And now we hear that Representative
Howell thinks that tho Republicans
have fulfilled their promises. that the
"insurgents have failed throughout,
that they have been in a shocking
liaison with the Democrats, which was
virtuously overcome by the "regu-
lars, and that Taft has had two years
rather stale, exploded stuff, and some
of II is new, so entirely new that no
one else would think of telling it to
any intelligent constituency
Representative Howell was complete
ly subservient to the "interests, was
an abject follower of Cannon and
Payne, had no promptings of indepen-
dence whatever, his ire was never
aroused in behalf of the people, and he
came out of the melee in Congress alb
solutely unruffled and having had
nothing whatever to do with it.
To have Mr.. Howell come home with
placid mind and ingenious claims such
as these, must add to the gayety of the
State, and help everyone to humor, not
to say hilarity. There has been good
deal of storm in Washington and
much going on. But it "never
teched' Representative Howell, He
went along in his placid way, obeying
the party whip on every proposition,
undisturbed by any original thought or
any individual impulse 1t is refresh
ing to see man come out of scrim-
mage like that, with the placid front
that Representative Howell shows. His
case, after the stirring events that
have been going on around him, is a
good deal as though soldier of the
Union army had come out at the end of
the four-years struggle with the state
ment that he had never fired gun.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
EVASION THAT WAS A LIE.

It will be recalled that Joseph T,
Smith. president of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints otherwise
and more appropriately called the Nor
mon church), testified at Washington, In
March. 1904. that he had never per
formed plural marriage ceremony any
where SON the earth,' since 1890.
Joseph f. Smith told the truth in a
certain way-and probably in more than
one respect: He did perform the
marriage ceremony uniting the late
Apostle Abraham II. Cannon to Lillian
Hamlin in 1894; but, you see, it was
on the water. ''By accident" the three
happened to meet on pleasure steamer
on the Pacific coast. 1t was by no
means a preconcerted movement as be-
tween Joseph f. Smith, Lillian Hamlin
and Abraham II, Cannon, because the
TWO men were in California merely to
attend meeting of directors of a com
pany in which both were interested
financially The testimony does not
show why the woman was there, but
that is not at all necessary to this
story. But the crime "happened, as
everybody now knows, and as every
Mormon in the whole church denied at
the time,
And in respect of the second par
ticular phase Of the Smith answer at
Washington, Joseph f., being a some
what scrupulous man in "living his
religion must necessarily have some
one else to perform the ceremony in
case he desired to add to his coniugal
holdings. 1t is not so long ago that the
new building opposite the east temple
gate, and which is occupied by Cheer.
full Charlie Nibley as presiding bishop
of the Mormon church, was dedicated
There was some feasting and some max
ing merry on that occasion. The guests
and the hosts ate and drank and ex.
changed yarns. They sang songs and
fpartook of the spirit - They wound
up by more or less harmoniousIy-
because Of conflicting incentives-sing
ing, "We Thank Thee, o God, for a
Profit But Just before they had
iNoNt'S' 'ho' PoihV III eheii sanity III
larity the assembled "brethren and
sisters found their curiosity to be
aroused more than was their surprise
by being introduced to "Sister Smith
Number Seven.''
OF course. Joseph f. didn't perform
the ceremony-we dom accuse him OF
that-but just one more letter to Tho
Tribune from his wife number six will
betray all the circumstances in the
Smith matrimonial septagon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
NATIONAL UNIFICATION

The signs of the times clearly por.
tend the eventual Government incor.
poration of many of the great public
corporations doing interstate business,
Our age, with its complex system OF
communication that makes the country
one big unit. demands a harmony of
activities that only such unified man.
agement can give. The public has
been exploited and mistreated. while
injustice to those who could not fight
great, legal battles has been common
all over the country. The State incor-
poration of interstate Transportation
utilities, and the companies controlling
many commodities, must give way to the
conditions which they have made ne
cessary.
History will give full credit to the
giant inteIlects that planned the enter
prises which have made the country IS
prosperity so powerful and its progress
so rapid, The railroad king, the sugar
king, the steel magnate, and the hun,
dred other leaders in our development
have done good service to mankind
even though they have taken more than
their share of the fruits Of victory; VIZ
shall always recognize their dramatic
successes. their unconquerable zeal, in
| domnitable energy and courage, Al
the rate we have been going all tho
railroads of the country will soon bt
under National control, likewise th'
telegraph. telephones, express com
panies, etc. A generation ago such
commercial evolution would hav
seemed impossible had some prophe
foretod it.
But there is no cause for alarm. Com
petition will 90 on, the arenas upoI