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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-23

Congressman Frank B. Willis, con-
sdered the man of the hour in the cru
cial year of Ohio politics. A practical
optimist who knows the needs of all
classes.
ing with the early bird and do the
Chores" getting good start before
the city lad is out of bed. When the
ordinary days work is done, he is
again doing the chores" when the sun
goes down and the stars begin to
twinkle. He early learns to hustle,
from dawn of day till the night shades
have fallen, and if he is made of the
right stuff, he keeps on hustling all
his life. 1t is this sort of training
which has made the country lad con-
spicuous in every great walk of life,
in every age and in every land. Frank
B. Willis is hustler. He has the ca
pacity and tireless energy of a steam
engine.
A Typical Country Lad.
Then again he grew up on farm
close to natures heart. The daily
chorus to which he listened as bare
foot boy was the ;ong of bird, the
bleating of lambs, the ripping of
brooks and the lowing of the herds.
That is the sort of chorus which incul-
Gates the habit and disposition of good
cheer His hearty and contagious
laugh is one Of the familiar sounds
which reverberates along the corri-
doris of the halls of congress.
| If ever there was a time when we
needed optimistio men in public life
it is now. For more than decade we
have heard nothing but pessmism
from those in high places. Possessing
here the greatest nation in all the his.
tory of the world, we hear only pes.
simism preached from those who have
sought the favor of the people at the
polls. We hear it from the rostrum
from the yellow journals, from the
undertaking magazines, and too often
from the pulpit. One would imagine
from the utterances Of the would-be
leaders of the people that the greatest
government beneath the stars was the
most execrable which was ever con
ceived by the brain of depraved man
Candidates have made the denuncia
tion-o of our government their chic
stock in trade in bidding for the suf
frage of the people, and by uniting
this with fulsome promises have beer
elected to office, only to make disma
failure of their attempts to make
things better.
Pessimism never yet accomplished
anything of value to man. 1t tear
down, but never builds up. It's worl
is wholly destructive, and never con
structive. 1t never builded schoo
house or hospital 1t never founde,
city or a state. 1t never fought
battle or won victory. All of it
activities end in a wall of woe, dirg
of despair. During the last decad
the pessimists have magnified ever
evil in the body polite, and minifie
every blessing until they have gotte
large part of our citizenship dis
heartened and discouraged. The
have made the people believe tina
there is no honor among men in poll
ical life, and that the business of tn
country is wholly in the hands of tn
Quilps and Shylocks. and that eac
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-23
eucHER w. WALTERMlRE, FOR
MER CANDIDATE FOR LIEuTEN
ANT GOVERNOR, TELLS OF
WONDERFUL PERSONALITY oH
YOUNG CONGRESSMAN.
FARM BOYS RAPID RISE
Answers Given to Questions as to Rea'
sons Why Willis is Ideal Man for
Republican Standard Bearer This
Year-Need of an optimist in oho's
Administration-knows Needs Of
Business Man, Farmer and Laborer.
(By Bucher w. Waltermire.) }


Columbus, o. (SpeciaD.-The ques'
tion was asked of one of the old wheel
horses in Ohio politics, one familiar
with the situation in Ohio, and one
who has known Frank B. Willis inti-
mately for many years:
"Why should Frank B. Willis be
made the standard bearer of Ohio Re-
publicans this year?"
"There are many reasons" said he,
''but all merging into this one answer
because by birth, qualifications, tenn
permanent and training he is eminently
fitted for the job"
To begin at the beginning, he was
born on farm whence comes three
fourths of all the conspicuous men of
every age. The farm gives the intel
ligent lad that sort of training which
fits him for success in after years.
The farm lad must get up in the morn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

joint postal operations show a deficit,
while in many of them the surplus is
very large.
have before me list of the sixty
principal cities of the United States,
with their telephone rates and popu-
lations. Thirty-six of these cities,
with an average population of 1885,
629, without a competition, pay an
average rate of $81 per phone. The
other "a cities, with an average
population of 342,486, under COM
petition, pay $50 per phone.
In any other business this eXpe-
~rience would prove the argument for
competition. But in the telephone
business competition makes the sub
scriber pay for two complete sys-
TENS, simply duplicates of each other.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23
IN A FIX


With smile on his rubieund fea-
lures, the hotel manager was peace
fully enjoying forty winks. Business
was booming; the place was full.
Good!
Knocks on the door of his sanctum,
however, brought him back to earth.
In staggered perspiring waiter.
'P-p-p-lease, sir, he stammered,
I'm in a terrible fix. A gent has just
ordered roast mutton"
well, what of it?" came the exas-
perated answer. There's plenty of
it, isn't there?"
Eyes, sir" breathed the distracted
knight of the napkin. But he's al
ready had one portion as Venison."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

Regulation" as a method OF relief
has proven to be illusory. l go to a
private monopoly and say:
IF you will reduce your rates one
half l will guarantee that the traffic
will double"
How about my profits?" he asks.
'Will they increase?"
l cannot assure him as to that,
naturally, he laughs at the whole pro-
posal. Imake the same suggestion
to the Postmaster General, and he
reasons thus:
What may lose in profits the
people will gain many-fold in service.
l lose 1 per cent in one pocket, but
gain 100 per cent in the other, since
the people and the postal organiza-
ton are convertible terms"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22

CROSS HILL NEWS


Cross Hill, April 2O.-A sad acct
dent happened here Saturday when
an old colored woman, eliza Cambell,
was struck by the southbound ycsti-
bule engine and instantly killed. She
was trying to cross the track in front
or the incoming train, which was
near the depot and slowing up for the
stop, and had almost succeeded. The
egineer tried to stop his train but too
near the woman when he saw the sit
uation. The old lady was knocked
some distance, her arm and leg brok-
en-, and skull crushed Eliza was one
of the few old time slavery negroes
and had been the property of DR..
Cambell of this place. She was nearly
rs years old and rather feeble. Many
friends among the whites regret with
sorrow the sad accident.
Miss Ruth Simmons, who has been
indisposcd for several days, was car
ried to a hospital at Columbia Friday
for surgical treatment She was ac-
companied by her father, J. w. Sim
mons and DR.. Itlugh. A phone mes
sage received here states that she is
now doing we'll.
Mrs. Elberta Holland Of Catawba
S. c., with the little boy, Francis
Turner Holland. spent the Weekend
with her father, Rev. w. p. Turner.
Miss Lila Compton, music tcache,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22

had one year, trying to carry out the
Williamson plan. In the fall, say
about the first Of November, we took
our two horse turn plows and bedded
our land. Then we followed with a
subsoil as deep as we could get it, in
the early spring we followed with a
scooter, putting four burrows. The
last days Of March we planted our
corn. After the corn came up, we walt
cd about five or six weeks, then we
took our d. and B. plows and bedded
to tho middle. We got very close to-
the corn, then we took these same
scooters and run around it very close,
and let 1t stand few days. 1t being
dry at the time some Of the corn died
before We got back to commence with
our cotton seed meal and 1914 acid.
We put it around one side and in six
or seven days we went back and plow-
ed the corn and put the same amount
around the other side, and in the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
LISBON LOCALS.

y
Lisbon, April 15.-We farmers are
getting ready to plant cotton seed, and
Some of us did intend starting this
morning, but the rain came and blast
ed all of our arrangements. However,.
we VIII go at 1t as soon as the ground
will do. Those that planted corn in
March have very good stands. Grain
patches, gardens and strawberries are
looking fine and we hope to have some
fruit. The oat crop looks fairly we'll.
me farmers intend to raise more corn
ana SOW more peas, to improve their
land and at the same time have more
reed stun. You have asked us farm
ers to write an article, or to give our
ideas as to how to cultivate corn
crop with regards to the Williamson
plan. We will tell our experience. we
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
ITEMS FROM OWINGS.

= 4
OwiEgs, April 2i--Mr. II. Blufford
/ pntnam OF this town, but who has
been residing in Florence for some
time, and Miss Lucy Self, Of Florcncc
were happily Joined in the holy bonds
OF matrimony last week. Misses An
mic and Daisy Putnam and Miss Clar-
cite Henry attended the wedding. TIE
young couple arrived here last Friday,
and were given reception by NIrs.
Blufford Putnam On Saturday evening
last.
Miles Hunter Of Greenvilc visited
homefollIs Sunday.
Mrs. Dolfus Owings, and Miss Anna
Owings were the guests of Mrs. Ellen
Stoddard last Monday.
Quito a number Of people of this
town We're in I.aurcns last Friday 1t
is stated that the agent Of the C. &c w.
c. railway sold 100 tickets to I.aurons
on last Friday morning.
Mr.. II. o. Hunt has recently moved
into his now homo where he will re-
side in the future.
Mr.. F. r. Owings has been in Ash
vile, n. c., for several days.
Miss Sue \. Owings left last We'd
nesday for Ashcvillc, where she will
be treated for her health
II. A. Willis, Jr., who opened up a
mercantile business near this town a
few months ago reports that he is do
ing a good business.
DR.. Brim filled his usual appoint
mcnts at the first Presbyterian church
last Sunday.
Mr.. w. S. Power Of Laurdns was in
town Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Owings were Wis
itors of Miss Price Wallace last Sun
day.
Miss Mamie Goddard Of Coronaca
has been visiting Mrs. r. A. Stoddard
for a couple Of weeks, and will prob
ably be here for while longer, as
she has given no definite time when
she will return. She Is not only in
tercsting but entertaining.
The people Of this town will be glad
to know that the G.. e w. G.. railway
will erect a new depot that will meet
the demands Of the people in and
around town at an early date.
DR.. Brim spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Gray
Miss Clarcttc Henry who has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Blu
ford Putnam recently returned to her
home at lDonalds.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22

meantime there came good season
anu our corn changed it's color. Our
last application was soda, and we want
to say that 1t was the best corn we ev-
er made on poor upIard and we en-
dorse the Williamson plan, but we
want to add, we believe in thorough
preparation, good cultivation, with a
good season every time the corn needs
1T, otherwise with heavy fcrtilizing a
man will not make enough corn to pay
the fertilizer bill.
That was our experience last year
But we had bottoms, with the same
fertilizing which made us good heavy
corn, as the bottoms did not need so
much rain. When we make good
crops down this way the seasons are
always in evidence, and upon that you
can calculate otherwise all this talk
about what man is going to do to
the plow is hot stuff.
The candidates are slow about COM
ing out, but we imagine they are feel-
ing their way. We are so glad that
there are so many coming out for gov
ernor. Two years ago the lines were
very closely drawn, but we would like
to see them draw them this time, if
you were not SO and so you could not
get our votes. We are for Bob Cooper
first and if he is left out then we will
nave to look UP another man.
Little Earl, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank SDrouse, has been very i'll for
several days, but we are glad to say
the little fellow IS resting some bet
ter at this time. Drs Fuller and Fen
mel of Waterloo think that there is
some chance for the child
Mrs. J. 7. A. Bnllcw has been right
sick all the week with bilious attack.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens In house
In which the plumbing is In poor con-
ditlon-everybody in the house is liza
the same functions III the human body
as the plumbing does for the house,
and they should be kept in first class
condition all theftime. If you have
any trouble with your digestion take
Chamberlain's Tablets and you are
certain to get quick relief. For sale
Ey all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
WEALTH OF HAIR.
Partisan Sage Makes Thin Liielcss
Hair Soft and Abundant.

Hair Soft and Abundant.
Beautiful hair, thick soft, fluffy lus-
trous, and free from dandruff, Is one
OF woman's greatest charms, yet so
many have streaked, Fthin and lifcless
hair and think tbefe is no remedy.
Pretty hair is largely a matter of care.
Frequent applications of Partisan
Sage we'll rubbed Into the scalp is all
that is needed-it Gets like magic. Try
1t tonight-you will really be surpris-
ed with the result. Not only will the
hair become soft, fluffy, radiant with
life and really doubly beautiful, but all
dandruff disappears, falling hair and
itching scalp cease--your head feels
fine.
All druggists sell o large bottle of
Partisan Sage for fifty cents. Get It
from Laurens Drug Co. and they will
refund the money If you are not salts
fed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
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Eden, April 20.-There will be a spell
ing match at the Eden school house
Friday night, April Oath, beginning at
s o'clock. The School Improvement
association will serve cream and cake
Mrs. G. V. IIipp was in Iaurcns
Wednesday shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C.. Reeves spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Frank Nash
OF the Merna section.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Gray OF Gray
Court, visited Mrs and Mrs. w. 3.
Owens Sunday.
Miss Sue Gray and Gray Hipp, spent
the latter end Of the week with Mr.
j. A. Armstrong and family Of Lau-
rens.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-22
Strengthens Weak and Tired Women

Strengthens Weak and Tired Women
II was under a great strain nursing
relative through three months sick
ness" writes Mrs. ]. G. Yam De Sande,
of Kirkland, Ill. and "Hlectric Bitters
kept me from breaking down. will
never be without,tt.T Do you feel
tired and worn outH No appetite and
food won't digest? IHfsn't the spring
weather. You need Electric Bitters.
Start months treatment today; moth
Ing better for stomach, liver and kid
neys. The great spring tonic. Relief
or money back. 900 and $1.00, at your
druggist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04
ECZEMA lTCHED AND BURNED

R. F. D. No. 4, Box 55, Holland,
Mich.-"My child's trouble began by
getting red and sore around her neck,
and her face, behind her ears, under
her arms, and different parts of her
body were affected. The eczema APP
peared in rash first. 1t was wet
and looked as If it was sweaty. 1t
seemed to itch and burn SO that she
could not sleep or rest 1t got so bad
at last that behind her ears was one
crust or sore so that had to cut her
hair. There was a hard crust cover
ing her neck. She could not have her
clothes buttoned at ALL / could hardly
change her clothes. 1t caused an aw-
full disagreement for the time. She
would cry when had to wash her.
I'VE had her treated for some time
but without success. / got one cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuti-
eura Ointment and l had not used
more than half of what bought when
she was all cured" (Signed) Mrs. G.
c. Riemersma, Mar q, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free,with 92-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04
DANCED IN SURINAM JUNGLE
Explorer Tells Part He Took in Fes-
tivitics With the Daughter Of
Native Chief.

In Harper's Magazine Charles w.
Furlong told of attending a dance of
the native tribes in Surinam, South
Africa, and dancing with the 6augh-
ter of chief.
THE commandant and Mr.. Smit
were with me opposite the drummers,
where a Djoeka presented his daugh-
ter, superb black creature, who, with
two other girls, advanced into the
ring, with coy step and posture, TO-
ward three men, with whom they
danced in pairs; the girls, with a shy
Tilt of the head and constant NOV
ing of hands, passed and repassed,
turning closely about their partners,
but never touching. A girl would fol
low a man of her fancy as he walk
ed from the ring center, then, as he
turned at the edge, whisk away to a
hum of laughing approval.
Suddenly the dusky form of the
girl previously presented emerged
from the throng with the same coy,
mesmeric motions Of the hands, al
most touched me. turned like a fash,
and was gone. A loud murmur rose.
Smit nudged my arm. She likes YOU
You have got to dance" he whispered.
Every explorer knows it is sometimes
as unwise to accept such challenge
as it is sometimes indisereet to re-
fuse. She advanced again with an
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04
Berlin a Seanort.

Germany proceeds steadily with the
development of her canal system, and
in the near future a number of Inn
portant extensions will be open for
traffic. The Berlin-Oder canal is a
noteworthy engineering feat. u starts
on the west side of Berlin aud runs
in a rough semicircle to OlGerberg,
where it falls into the river. 1t is
about sixty miles long, and has cost
something over G2,000,000 TO build.
1t connects the capital of the EN-
pire with the greatest Trussian port;
it binds Berlin and Stettin. Berlin
and Oder have, of couse, been united
for some considerable time by the
Finow canal, but that waterway, with
its score of old-fashioned locks, and
the fault of narrowness, has long been
out of date. The new canal will carry
cargo vessels of 600 tons, and that
vessels Of such size will now go di-
rect from Stettin to Berlin really
means the opening Of new epoch in
German internal traffic development,
1t makes Berlin virtually a seaport
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04

and ponds receive the greater part
Of the surface wash from the immedi-
ate neighborhood, and in many cases
points remote from where the water
is taken for household use. Streams
or ponds located in pastures, MANFRED
fields or where stock can gain access
to them are polluted. Sometimes sew
age and house drainage are emptied
into streams and ponds. In fact, since
they are open and unprotected, there
are a thousand and one different
sources Of pollution. Rain waters
from the roof are polluted by dust,
dirt and leaves, which collect in the
eavetrough, and by the droppings from
birds.
Surface water supplies should there
fore not be used for household pur-
poses, unless for washing milk cans
or Tor laundry purposes. And it may
be safely assumed that the person who
drinks water from surface supplies en-
dangers his health if such supplies are
not first protected from the sources
of contamination as far as possible
and then purified
In localities where underground wa
tiers are hard to obtain cisterns may
be used for the filtration, partial puri-
fication and storage of rain water.
The size of the cistern will depend on
the number of persons in the house
and on the general water consumption.
The cisteTn should be of water-tight
construction to prevent, leakage and
to prevent pollution from the neigh
boring soil. 1t should have an over
flow drain and tight cover. There
should also be suitable provision for
straining or fltering the water previ-
Gus to its entrance to the cistern.
Concrete is probably the most sani-
tary and durable material FOR cisterns.
In general the walls and floor should be
s to inches thick and well reinforced,
and the concrete should be carefully
proportioned and mixed A mixture
of l part cement to 2 or 21s parts Of
clean, sharp sand and 4 or parts Of
clean and fairly small crushed rock or
gravel Is satisfactory for fairly water
tight concrete. The inside surface
should be coated with to cement
mortar.
The pipe can then empty into a re-
ceiving filter, made Of concrete, which
contains fine sand, gravel and pow
dered charcoal IN layers, and from
which It empties into the eistern. The
rain-water pipe from the eavestrough
should be provided with a switch or
cutoff, so that the flow may be divert
ed to the outs&e-as. for instance, for
a short time at the beginning of rains
to exclude the filth collected on the
roof and cutters. An overflow pipe
shoEld be provided in the side of the
cigtern and should be screened to ex-
cluoS rats and other vernin.
II is usual to distinguish between
shallow underground supplies and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04
DoubtInu Mark,

There was a great gathering of the
church sisters and brethren down on
Buckalew creek for the baptizing Of
Uncle Mark and Aunt Eliza. Mark was
phlegnatic, and disinclined to accept
the supernatural, an unwilling con-
vert. Eliza went into the creek first
with the preacher, and was immersed.
She came out shouting, Il seed gloryl
1 seed salvation" much to the edit
cation and satisfaction Of the breth-
rem. Mark followed, doubling. The
preacher immersed Mark with hearty
good will, and hauled him up sput-
tering to attest the wonders his eyes
had seen. But he spoke truthfululy:
Il seed a perch" he said.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04

relatively safe. Waters from wells in
clay are not often polluted, since sur
face pollution filters through CLAW very
slowly
Waters from wells In limestone are
frequently polluted, owing to the fact
that limestone soils usually contain
passages and channels at different
depths, which sometimes form con.
tinuous passage for underground wa
ter for considerable distance. and
which are very often directly connect
ed with sinks and basins occurring
here and there on the surface. It is
common practise to dump manure.
trash and garbage into such sinks or
basins, and rain water falling into
these plunges directly into the under.
ground channels, carrying with 1t the
impurities from the basin to those
points where wells are sunk. In this
manner garbage or refuse dumped
anywhere in the neighborhood or
even at considerable distance from
well in limestone may pollute the
water.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-04
MOST BEAUTIFUL IN WORLD
American EthnoIoelse UngaIlantiy
Awards Palm to Women of 4
Tehuantepec, Mexico.

Professor Starr, the ethnologist.
holds that the native women of Te-
huantepec. Mexico, are the hand.
soonest Id the world. These women
are not like those we usually term
Mexican in broad sense for the lat
ter have, of course, mixture of Span.
ish blood which gives them a special
type of beauty, but the territory OF
Tehuantepec retains the old Indian
blood which has been kept pure and
mas resulted in willowly tail maidels,
physically perfect, with creamy skins
and beautiful eyes. They weat
curious headdress which resembles
somewhat halo of plated gauze in a
bright color. Their dresses are bright
With color and the richer among
them wear fortune in jewelry, but
it is a fitting setting to the tyne.
Superb in carriage, unblemished NOR.
ally and physically it is no wonder
mat Or. starr Is enthusiastic over
these Amazons.