Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-06-14
Borah's Bushy Hair.

Senator Boran of Idaho is one of the
few big men of the convention who can
not be called picturesque. unless his bushy
hair entities him to that description. 1t
Is said his only reason for wearing SO
much hair is to conceal bad scar on
the back of his head, received in an acci-
dent in his youth
Mr.. Borah, like Jonah X. Kalanianaole,
Hawaiian delegate, has a round, chubby,
Buster Brown type of physiognomy. His
dignity, however, Is such that none would
think of calling him "Cupid"-and that is
the brown skinned islanders nickname In
congress-
Has His Name on SIS Bill.
A southern delegate was much excited
| over the appearance of a tall negro at the
Coliseum annex who figured in several
conferences.
Have you a IS bill?" asked a friend
When the currency was produced the
friend called attention to the signature
of the register OF the treasury. Judson
Lyon.
THAT same dark person over there is
Judson Lyon. delegate from Georgia."
was the explanation.
Colonel Lyons Bride.
Colonel Lyon of Texas asked Mrs. Lyon
| to pose for newspaper photographers.
| She did it with reluctance, and after 1t
was all over the colonel said softly. with
a wink at the reporters: Dear. don't let
| those fellows know you are BRIDE"
The colonel and Mrs Lyon have been
married several years and have one presi-
Dental possibility but as Mrs. Lyon looks
young the colonel got away with it. That
Is with the joke. Mrs. Colonel has not
spoken to him since.
"I like to kid her, you see," explained
| the colonel, but she knows a joke when
she sees 1t. By the way, that girl can
mix the best mint iulep in the world,
but wouldn't drink one. Along the same
| policy she says she will move out OF any
state that ever goes prohibition One day
while she was visiting in Colorado she
read in the paper that I was going to
change my politics. She Immediately
wrote me that II did that it was up to
me. but that she and the maid and the
| cook and the men on the ranch would
all be 'agin' me, and quietly limited that
the best thing could do was to vote for
Teddy as long as I live. I SHALL"
Teddy Has Houn' Song.
When the Roosevelt press bureau ar
rived from Washington they brought with
them a new campaign song. which Is
causing smile even among the Taft dele
cations. 1t is to the tune of Casey
Jones"
Teddy's gotta dawg, but he aint no hound
He's square jawed bull. and his face Is
round.
HIS legs is snort, ana he y Close 10 the
ground.
And you bet they amt kiclSin' Teddy's
dawg around,
CHORUS.
Square 1awed bull. and his face is round
Square jawed bull. and he ain't no hound
Short legged bull. close to the ground,
And you bet they amt kicilin' Teddy's
bull around.
Tho Democratic dawg the unlucky hound
That the boys have all been kickln
Is the same old dawg that's been stick
In roun'
Since old Abe Lincoln came to Washing
ton town.
And now he comes back. the measle'
hound.
With his face and his tail stu hangin
The hungry, sly old lop cared hound,
No wonder the boys have been kickin
round
Wants Sherman Renominated.
Former Gov. Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey took his seat with the natiosa
committee minus the vice presidential
boom which he had with him four year
ago This year Mr.. Murphy is singing tn
praises of Vice President Sherman for an
other term.
~ know that custom Is against renoml
mating a vice president" he said, "bu
there is a strong current In favor of re
nominating Vice President Sherman. !
will probably be an eastern man and al
, the gossip l nave heard has been TO
sherman"
dental bee" has ceased to buzz in his 81
rection