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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
Reasoning of Youthful Mind.

A schoolmistress whose hair was
of the blacklist hue, was one day CIV
ing lesson on a coal mine to a class
in Suffolk, England. To make the les
son interesting as possible she went
on to say she had herself been in a
coal mine. A little lad put up his
hand, and when pointed to said:
Please, teacher, is that what made
your hair so black?"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
An Independent Spirit.

"This earth gets chance to see
Halley's comet only once in rs years"
"Well," replied the man who is
strong on local pride. I'VE aren't get.
ting any of the worst Of 1t. That's as
often as Halley's comet gets chance
to SEQ the earth"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
.H6LlWcW 0FK FKl0J ~S

WWy HE Union Pacific railroad has
discovered new use for billy
goats and every day at half a
Fl hundred stock feeding stations
on the line of the big railroad
system, solemn goats with long
white boards act the part of Judas,
Turing unsuspecting sheep to their
doom. Little did the grave members
of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion think when they made a ruling
that live stock en- route from the great
western ranges to the packing houses
along the Missouri river, should not
be kept aboard railroad trains for
more than % consecutive hours, but
that, at the expiration of that period,
the animals should be taken from the
cars and given water and provender
that the ruling would be responsible
for the creation of a band of goats
trained to ingratiate themselves into
the confidence of innocent little lambs,
matronly ewes and stately rams and
bring these down to their death.
But such is the case. And the Union
Pacific railroad has a flock of goats,
each individual member of which
can do better work along the
lines for which it is trained than half
q dozen men could do in twice the
time.
When the 2S-hour law went into
effect the Union Pacific railroad found
1t necessary to build big feeding yards
at numerous points along Its line-in
l.. ,1,1I aI1
every % miles from end to end of the
big system. During the shipping sea-
son that railroad brings hundreds Of
thousands of sheep from the great
ranges of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California
and the southwestern states to the
packing houses at Omaha. Under the
new law it was necessary that these
sheep be unloaded. fed and watered,
and then reloaded every 2S hours.
Those men who have ever attempt
ed to drive sheep will remember how
difficult the task is, especially to get
the animals headed In the right direc-
ton. "As timid as a sheep" is a
proverb, and its truth is proven every
day and every hour wherever sheep
are handled.
II the sheep are in the stock cars
1t is big job to get them out. Efforts
of the attendants to get them to leave
the cars usually result in the whole
bunch crowding up in one end and re-
fusing to go out the door. Sometimes
1t was even necessary that each indi.
vidual sheep be actually lifted up and
taken from the car.
And sometimes this 2S-hour limit
expired in the dead of night, when the
sheep were all lying asleep on the
floor of the car At such times 1t was
almost impossible to unload except by
The "hand" method: At times holf an
hour was consumed In unloading sin
gle car.
After the sheep were fed and wa
tered came the reloading, and again
there was trouble, almost as much as
when unloading.
The railroad found It necessary to
maintain large force OF men al
each feeding station, 1t being found
more economic to do this than to
spend hours and hours loading and
unloading train. This cost money
and lots of 1t, but there seemed nc
means of avoiding the expense. There
stood the United States courts ready
TO infiict 800 fine every time car
OF sheep was not fed and watered
every 28 hours. Employing the mer
was cheaper than fines.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
Jimmy's Definition.

what is geography" asked the
father, who was testing his sons prog
ress in study.
Geography" replied little Jimmy
Jiggs, lis what you put inside your
trousers when you think you are going
to get whipping. Sunday Magazine
of Los Angeles Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
His Philosophy.

Hank Stubbs-Ambition amt hard
L. wuth while.
Bilge Miller-Why not?
Hank Stubbs-Waal. ef you are be-
hind the procession you halter keep
bumpin' into somebody, an eff you sit
ahead you're liable 10 git teller-scoped.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
Rather Personal.

Tallman-Only a fool makes the
same sort of mistake the second time.
Shortman-Do you mean to insinu-
ate that am fool?
Tallman-Certainly not.
Shortman-Well, l didn't know. I've
been married twice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
Such a Polite Little Boy.

'We keep our own cow" explained
the hostess, proudly. so we're sure
of our milk"
Well" interrupted the small son
of the guest, setting down his cup,
somebody's stung you with a sour
cow"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
An Economist.

"Do you mean to tell me you enjoy
being fat?"
Yes" answered the philosophic citi-
zen. Il get more transportation for
my money when l buy a railway
ticket"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
Mot Counted.

Mamma, are the hairs OF our head
all numbered?" Yes. darling" well.
then. how many is there is that wad o
hair you leave on the dresser at
night?"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10
An AVERAGE,

Doesn't it annoy you to be bald
headed?"
Not at ALL" replied the genial citi.
zen. when we go out evenings my
wife wears more than enough hair for
two"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10

Some good men fear the world will
forget they are shining if their lamps
do not smoke.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-10

You will not get to heaven any
quicker by provoking your neighbors
to wishing you were there.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
How They Do 1T.

iR ssd THE grocer IS the farmer
Mo uniezsed the last hsg OF potStoes.
~-there l. groundheg"
Yes. there Is" was the reply.
He ilves in a hole in the country"
He does
When cold weather sets ia he enters
bis hole to alternate ill spring"
He does"
After alternating "a about the middle
Of February be ~Akes up and comes cat
To loos around"
he surely does 80
And II the dsy Ia suBshiny and he
sees bis shadow he goes hack to remain
for six weeks. In other words. there's
going To lie heap more winter"
"Eractiy"
But N the day Is cloudy and be doesn't
49, his shadow then then
Bat he don't see his shadow" Inter
ruptsd the farmer.
But II the day Is suushinyT'
He don't see 1t then Don't think we
are Il lot 81 hzyseeds 10 let a chuckle-
headed grondhog get the best OF US.
''Bus what can you Go-'
-pof Dpf Why. n lis = suusEiny
day We are on hand 10 hold an umbrella
ever the hog SO that he thinks IT'S
cloudy day. and that spring ought 70
come along IN ten or tNeirc days. That's
the reason we have had such early
springs for the Inst ten years we've
heeu playing II low on the grouudbog
Talk OF the weather burcauT Why. sir.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
Not to Be Bluffed.

=" Long Island farmer on his Way 20
IN the village had kindly given me "a
eUft 600 his wagon. and affcr We Ead
talked on three or four other subjects,
he asked:
say. now. how about that Panama
Canal!
1T seems to be al right" ! answered
Going To use mp ali the ten million
dollars in finishing it,'
Ten millions? Why. my friend. the
hrst idea wss that Il would cost hun
cred aud sixty millions"
''Yon don't say A hundred aud sixty
millions,
''And the latest estimates are that the
total cost viii be pretty close to three
hundred millions
Three hundred millions he shouted a
he stopped his team.
1T will reach that figure within nfteeu
millions"
do you mean TO tell me that the
United STATES Is going to pay out mighty
nigh three hundred million dollars FOR an
old canalT'
They are going right ahead on it."
He was quiet FOR the next i've minutes.
and then be said
THE Old woman wants q clothes bas-
ket and a broom, and I told her that
couldn't get but one today, but this al
tiers the case. II the United States thinks
e can BLUFF me its got the wrong pig
by the ear. III not only get the basket
and broom. bat take home a dust-pan be
sides. b-gosh!" JOE KERR.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06

or all the winter girls that be.
/ say the skiing girl for me-
For brave enough is she to dare.
And that is more than being fair.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
1t Will Come.

~ HE man got on to the platform OF
the street ear with his ear bleeding
~ and his nose skinned. while his col
Tar and tie had been forcibly torn of.
The natural inference was that he had
been mixed up with something. Proceed
ing on this inference, the man with the
cigar carelessIy inquired:
Get bumped by the car aheadF"
NO bump" was the reply.
Auto hit your
NO auto
Policeman order you to move orr
No order
Perhaps you skinned that nose Just
for the fun Of the thing2''
And perhaps ! didn't. Perhaps n man
did It for me Perhaps he was eight
feet high and weighed a ton. Perhaps I
fought 10 the death. but had no show
Perhaps I'll get even with him II it takes
me a hundred years"
marked the other.
Perhaps it was. Perhaps he said that
Columbus discovered America in 1870.
and perhaps ! told him he lied. Perhaps
l can never hope to lick him, but there
Is another way. ST Valentines Day Is
not far away
And what:"
And the man with the skinned nose
leaned over and hoarsely whispered:
Il have his name. J have bis address.
One hundred valentines shall he receive.
and every burned one a comic, Yes, sir,
and il will harrow the very soul out or
bis body the very soul"'
JOE KERR.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
johnny On the ssC1uCk.''

s4Ay dear teaoner BIAS asked me to
hvwrite $ congestion on the ground
LhoE. aud I yin therefore say that
the same is woodchnek insteed OF a
grounding. He's no more ground
hog than a regular hog IA q calf. In
speaking OF him. {; you are pressed for
time. you simply ssy chuck"
1T Is said that the chuck can cut
winter short OF "r make It six weeks
longer by cOmla. out ot his hols on
certain day. Don't let snybody STUFF
you. He has Cos abort 80 much to do
with the weather as al old straw hat.
II is his business to sleep right along
from December to March. and he does It
every time.
'-The chuck IS not naturally & savage
animal but when called 4 liar and
horse-thiet he will fight FOR his lie
and die in the last ditch. They have
been found dead with 100 scars on
them.
'"rhe chuck does not spring upon his
prey like a tiger. and he does not roar
like lion He simply walks up and
takes that prey ny tie throat end hangs
on until life Is 20 mere. That is one
good iN1uS ABOUT Ne h1r7 nHA AhaAEtf
his victims. but icav.-i them with sad
smile on their faces
There are dogs thgt have met the
chuck and gone Tor him. thinking he
was a soft snap. II has been bad for
the dog. II he ever returned hone at
all. It was to lay low and pick out
bear next time ne wantc' some fun
There are boys that nave trlcd 20 dig
the chuck out % nis hole, and they I'VE
found that be could Dig two feet o
their one. Sometimes e b come out
Of his hole to see -yhst was going on,
and then the papers have recorded that
the Black IIsni he abducted another
how
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
~

In the farmer with look Of surprise on
his face
why. it's an old womans yarn Ia
lick my teB-yesr-old boy n be believed
in such nonsense.
The farmer at once arose aud took
n seat further along and when the man
from town asked what was the matter
the reply he got was:
THE matter is that you are an atheist
and / don't want anything more to do
with you" JOE KERR.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
THAT GROUNDHOG.
~ ~

THE seat 7L-ad ~ use were "a farmer
and msu from town. snd after biz
heard the latter inquire
lets sect Yoa folks out ga the conn
try have got some sort Of saying about
tho srouHdhos haven't yuut'
Yes. SIR We have" WIS the reply
You believe he comes out or his hole
on 81 rertaiu Gay, don yout
1--WE do"
And II he sees his shadow he goes
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06

I love my teacher, sRd Il is AZ esxasst
prayer that IL sne r. Esirf.s .tsxx szpu1d
at rnidnizht she win rot ne.t /. cAscs.
II she does. then shall ~ sRadp ts
lay nve-ceut c9nques on bar srxye xza
think how sad 4 wsS thst she ras cot
down 10 her prime.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06
TIE LrcKIEsr OF ALL

TIE LUCKIEST OF ALL
I'd rather be a "has been
Than a never was" but his
Are the honors and the proats
Who can claim to b. an is"
Yet Of all the fine conditions
Here on earth 10 seems 10 me
Thai his case IS most delightful
Who j. still an us 70 be-"
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06

Mr. SSinnyrunt Ge Miss Heavy
weighp-Say, you don't seew any too
safe ~ those skates OF yours. Eou'd
better let me take you Around a couple
OF mes
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-06

those clssPs WlH never amount to = hin
~ beans until they come cut aud get
their roiu,er. fr,iis us JOE KERR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23

that it will be practically prohibitive.
Messrs. Sands and Leckie, leather
dealers. stated today that while Cana
dian shoe manufacturers obtain most
OF their hides through this country. in
bond, the new tariff rate will be i'm
mediately felt by manufacturers in
this country and the United States will
be a greater sufferer than Canada
The Shepard & Morse Lumber Co. is
rushing in the lumber it owns in Can
ada across the line. President H. A.
Shepard said today that the addition
of 25 per cent. ad valorem duty to the
existing rates would be prohibitive and
would create such a commotion that
the maximum rates would have to be
repealed at once or disrupt the Re-
publican party. A recent letter from
Senator Lodge indicates that he is Bit
terly opposed to the proposed rates.
Mr. Shepard looks for instant retalia-
ton on the part of the Canadians.
Messrs. Prior & Mahoney. who deal
in produce and fish from Canada. are
more conservative and say that the
new rates are seemingly disadvar-
tageous to local interests but that the
outcome is difficult to predict.
Messrs. Stone & Downer, commission
merchants, said today that while saw
ed lumber might possibly be shut out,
shingles would surely be imported no
matter what the rate might be. and
that the same could be said regarding
some kinds of hides.
belong & Seaman. who have dealt
with Canadians for many years. do not
regard a tariff was as probable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23
ACCUSES WIDOW.
Hattie Leblanc Said Mrs.
Glover Did Shooting
Testities Her Sister Irene al
Probate Court Hearing.
Expected Another Sister Lillian,
will Take Stand Today.

Cambridge, Mass, March 22-Hattie
Leblanc, under indictment for the
murder of Clarence NJ. Glover, has ac-
cused Glover's widow of having killed
her husband. Such was the testimony
of Hatties sister, Irene Leblanc, I'M
der cross examination today in the
hearing of the contest of the Waltham
laundryman's will
Irene said that she visited her sister
in the East Cambridge Jail shortly af-
ter Hatties arrest and asked her vari-
Gus questions regarding the affair. An
other sister, Lillian, and step sister,
Mrs. Davis, We're present but at the
other end of the room and the witness
thought they did not hear her CONVEX
sation with Hattie.
why did you do it. was it you that
did ito" witness said she asked her
sister.
Il never did such a thing" she testi-
fed was Hattie's reply.
"Who was it that did it?" was Irene's
next question.
The cross examination of Irene Le-
Blanc was necessarily slow in progress
because she speaks only French and
all questions and replies had to be re-
peated by an interpreter 1t is ex-
pected that it will be completed to-
morrow and that her sister Lillian will
then be called to the stand. All day
session of court will be held begin
ming tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23
COURT IN INQUIRY
On Alleged Misconduct on the Steam
err Manhattan.

Portland Me-, March pa court of in
quiry will be held on the United States
revenue cutter Woodbury. at 10 o'clock to-
morrow, Lieut.. like presiding, to in
vestigate the reports of misconduct OF
the guard from the cutter stationed on
the burned steamer Manhattan. when
was destroyed two weeks ago Monday.
The guard from the Woodbury. remained
on board the steamer after the fire an6
was relieved at night by police officers
from South Portland
Four captains of tow boats are under
bonds charged with being concerned ir
the looting of cargo OF the Manhattan
while searches have revealed property
believed to have been taken from the
steamer in South Portland houses
schooners in the harbor and the Port
land fire boat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23

Rumford Falls, Me, March 22-The
determination of the citizens and mill
employees that there shall be no strike
in the local mill of the International
Paper Co. in view of their experience
with the strike of two years ago was
shown early today by the unexpected
departure from town Of President John
Fl. Malin of the International Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Makers Union and
an assistant, who came here Sunday
night for the purpose of organizing
the men and later effecting a strike
in sympathy with the strikers in other
mills of the company
A meeting was advertised to have
been held last evening, but it was
found impossible to engage a hall.
While at his hotel shortly before mid
night President Maln was waited up
on by a committee of four or five citi-
zens who, it is alleged. informed him
that arrangements had been made for
him to leave town and that he could
go peaceably or otherwise. However,
this may have been, the union official
and his assistant We're driven in a
carriage to Bryant's Pond where at 4
A. NJ. they boarded the Grand Trunk
train for Portland.
Our sole motive in taking the &C
ton we did was simply to protect the
best interests OF the town and the
townSpe-pIe tonight said Daniel
Leader who freely admitted that he
had been the spokesman of the citizens
committee which had suggested that
the labor leaders leave town. Mr..
Leader is manager of the Opera house
here.
Upon hearing that the exiled men
talked Of returning here from Lewiston
tomorrow morning, Mr.. Leader said:
If Maln arG Schneider return here
tomorrow, harsher measures are likely
to be used against Them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23
MUCH ANXIETY
Expressed As to the Ca
madam Tariff Situation.
Provincial Trade Leaders Talk
OF Spiked Tariff Fence.
Outcome Difficult to Predict
Tariff War Not Probable.

Boston. March 22.-The eyes of Bos-
ton merchants are gradually opening
TO the Canadian tariff situation and
leaders in the different lines of trade
with New Brunswick. Nova Scotia ana
Quebec are expressing much anxiety
at the possible action of what they
consider will be a spiked tariff fence,
Several delegations started for
washington today to urge an adjust
ment of rates and avert what they
consider as a serious menace to Bos-
tons foreign trade.
Lumber dealers say that imports OF
Canadian cut wood will cease COM
pleteiy. Fish merchants claim that the
business will be greatly curtaiied ano
the hide firms look for a decided fall
ing off in imports. If the maximum
tariff is placed in force it is expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23
Fire Insurance Officials Admit False
Statements in Expense Accounts
Klein TeStifies Regarding Pitts
burg Counci|manic Graft.
NINE MORE CONFESS.

Pittshurg, March 22-Nine more for
mer members of councils appeared be-
fore the district attorney today and
confessed to their guilt in accepting
money for their votes while members
of the municipal bodies, and We're then
rushed before Judge Frazer, where
they received their immunity bath in
the shape of a suspended sentence.
When the grand jury adjourned for
the day no indictments had been re-
turned although members had listen
ed for hours to developments in the
bribery scandal even more sensational
than the disclosures yesterday. Men
admitted selling their honor for from
$50 upward. John F. Klein was before
the grand jury the greater part of the
day and continued his narrative Of
couHcilmanic graft.
There was one fellow" he said,
who was a daisy-a regular Shylock
fer the dough. In the South Seventh
street business | handed him sS1. He
looked at me for a few minutes and
then yelled like stuck pig for the eX-
ira 10 cents. You know $S1.10 was the
standard price in that deal. Well. he
got the 10 cents all right
All the nine men who confessed to
the district attorney today will APP
bear before the grand jury to tell their
stories District Attorney Blakeley will,
as soon as the councilmen and bride
takers have been rounded up go after
the Drihe givers. These are said to be
tar officials With all that has thus
far heen disclosed in the gigantic mu-
nicipal graft conspiracy. there is a
feeling that what has been thus far
accomplished is but q scratching of
the surface. What one hour may de-
velCp no one is able to foresee. Even
he district attorney is frank in his
xpression that he cant tell what
III haven
Twenty have thus far confessed. 81
nave been indicted but have not yet
confessed and is have been implicated
but have not yet been indicted. 1t is
said at the district attorneys Office that
before the grand jury is dismissed
'ully 100 persons will be implicated.
These will include not only some of the
present and former members of the
2ouncilmanic bodies. but men who sup
died the money to do the bribing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-23

# money in ways which were not
tbove suspicion"
Mr.. Seward said he never had coun-
tenanced dishonest methods. He told
If an attempt to force him to pay $10,-
900 for killing a bill adversely affect
ing casualty companies.
He said he beat the bill by rallying
the honest members of the Legislature
to his support and defeating the "black
horse cavalry"
Mr.. Seward was back on the stand when
the hearing was resumed this afternoon.
Snpt. Hotchkiss asked him If he had
been able to recall the time when he was
asked to pay $4,000 to have the casualty
bill killed. 1t was during Governor Flow
er's administration. he said.
Mr.. Seward testified that the Tim
Sullivan who a man named Brown had
represented would put off, the bill for
10000 was big Tim Sullivan
You mean Big Tim Sullivan the pres
ent SENATOR" asked Mr. Hotchkiss.
Big Tim" he said II didn't know
there was any other. lie was persstently
active"
Mr.. Seward spoke of the 'old days"
when If he went to Albany and tried to
speak to members of the Assembly to ad-
vocate bill some of them would say rs
there any money In it?"
Can you give me any specific time at
which you were approached?'
Yes. l think it was about the time
this casualty bill was before the House.
legislator met me"
Who was he?" asked Mr.. Hotchkiss.
His name was Goldberg and believe
he was from Buffalo. He met me in the
capitol building.
What are you up here for?' he asked
I told him. He replied: 7 think there's
money in that bill and propose to have
some"
Mr. Seward charged that there was col
fusion between the New York Office Of
the state department of insurance and the
life insurance companies in times past
and often times the department, he said,
was used for wrong purposes.
Mr.. Seward also told of the suspicious
actions Of another member Of the Assem-
bly,. He said he did not wish to tell his
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