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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
MARK TWAIN AS A LECTURER
The Story. of His First Appearance
Upon the Platform,


The story of Mark Twain's first great
public lecture is told in Albert Bige
low Paine's Boys Life" of the hui
morist In St Nicholas. 1t had been
suggested that he should lecture on
the Sandwich Islands, where he had
been spending some weeks as n news
paper correspondent, and one Of his
San Francisco friends urged him to
hire the largest hall in the city and
charge dollar a ticket.
without waiting until his fright
came back" writes Mr.. Paine, Mark
Twain hurried to the manager Of the
Academy Of Music and engaged 1t for
a lecture to be given Oct. 2, 1866, and
sat down and wrote his announce
ment- He began by stating what he
would speak upon and ended with a
few absurdiies such as:
A SPLENDID ORCHESTRA
Ii In Town, but Has Not Been Engaged
Also
A DEN OF FEROCIOUS WILD BEASTS
VIII Be on Exhibition In the Next Block.
A GRAND TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
May Be Expected; In Fact, the Public
Are Privileged to Expect Whatever
They Please.
Doors open ct o. clock.
The trouble to begin at 8 o'clock.
"Mark Twain was well known in
San Francisco and was pretty sure to
have q good house. But he did not
realize this, and as the evening ap-
preached his dread of failure increas-
ed. Arriving at the theater, he en-
tered by the stage door, half expecting
to find the place empty. Then sudden
ly he became more frightened than
ever. Peering from the wings, he saw
that the house was jammed-packed
from the footlights to the walls. Ter
rffied, his knees shaking, his tongue
dry, he managed to emerge and was
greeted with a roar, crash Of ap-
plause that nearly finished him. Only
for an instant - reaction followed.
These people were his friends. and he
was talking to them. He forgot to be
afraid, and as the applause came In
great pillows that rose ever higher he
felt himself borne with it as on tide
of happiness and success. His even
ing from beginning to end was COM
plete triumph. Friends declared that
for descriptive eloquence, humor and
real entertainment nothing like his ad-
dress had ever been delivered"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
WALKING FERNS.
These Curious Plants Travel About In
Novel Manner

u tNONet
Some plants when they get the wan
derlust and want to travel send out
their seed children fastened to tiny air
ships or winged kites. Others shoot
their seeds like bullets from guns. This
one reaches out his foot, takes long
step and travels just like you do when
you visit the woods. That's why we
call him the walking fern.
His fronds are green and heart shap-
ed They taper at the ends, and at
each tip q bud forms. From this bud
a cluster of small fronds and roots
develop, dangling from the end of the
frond like weight on the end of a
spring.
AS the cluster grows and gets heavier
the top of the frond bends toward the
earth. The weight of the rain and dew
helps bend until finally the tip touches
the earth. There the partially devel-
oped roots take hold and start a new
plant.
So the fern keeps on walking. send
ing out new fronds. bending them to
the earth and starting new plants. The
plants are linked together by the fine,
threadlike fronds until instead of one
walking fern they have a whole pa
rade
Unfortunately this interesting plant
is more or less rare. although 1t is q
native of the eastern United States
1t doesn't thrive well as cultivated
plant, or perhaps we would see more
of it.-Philadelphia North American.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
POETS AS PuNsTERs.
Even Shakespeare and Milton Broke
Into This Form Of Humor.

. Shakespeare was an inveterate pun
ster, and DR.. johnson in his preface to
an edition to the poets works deplores
his habit of punning on serious occn.
sions. Hamlet Is made to pun when
he asks the Sravedigger:
"Whose graves. this?"
"Mine, sir" answers the clown.
Hamlet replies. 3l
II think 1t be thine indeed, for thou
Hest int" and adds later. "Thou dost
lie int to be int and say it is thine"
To King Richards question. What
comfort, man? How is't with ancient
Gaunt?" Shakespeare makes Gaunt re-
ply: "Old Gaunt indeed and gaunt in
being old. Within me grief has kept a
tedious fast. Ana who abstains from
meat that is not gaunt?'
Milton is the last poet one would
think to be guilty of punning. and yet
he once wrote punning epitaph upon
carrier who piled between Cambridge
and London and who died after losing
his trade on account of the plague.
This carrier was the Hobson whose
"choice" is so famous. He used to hire
out horses, but travellers had to take
the horse Hobson offered or none. so
that "Hobson's choice, came to mean
no choice at all.
The whole poem, written on the death
Of this carrier. is full of puns. One pas.
sage runs:
Rest that gives all men life gave him his
death.
And too much breathing put him out o,
breath;
Nor were 1t contradiction to affirm
Too long vacation hastened on his term
Cowper made a pun which has be-
come quite famous. In the poem de.
scribing the ride Of John Gilpin, who
had to go where his horse took him
and eventually arrived at the house OF
friend from whom the horse had
been borrowed. Gilpin says:
came because your horse would come
And If j well forbode.
My hat and wig will soon be here.
They are upon the road.
Tom Hoods humorous poetry Is full
of puns In "The Lady's Dream" be
writes:
They talked together like two egotists
In conversation all made up of eyes.
And in THE Mermaid of Margate" he
says:
On Margate beach. where the sick on,
roamS
And the sentimental reads
Where the maiden flirts and the widow
comes
Like the ocean--to cast her weeds.
But examples could be multiplied in
definitely. Hoods best known pur
reads:
His death. which happened In his berth
At forty odd befell.
They went and told the sexton. and
The sexton tolled the bell.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Bilious Attacks.

When you have bilious attack your
liver fails to perform its fuctions. You
become constipated. The food you eat
ferments in your stomach instead of
digesting. This infiames the stomach
and causes nausea, vomiting and ter
rible headache. Take Chamberlain's
Tablets. They will tone up your liver,
clean out your stomach and you will
soon be as we'll as ever. They only
cost q quarter, For sale by all dealers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Restored to Good Health.

~ was sick for four years with
stomach trouble" writes Mrs. Otto
Cans, GAINESVILLE, Ohio. ~ lost weight
and felt SO weak that / almost gave up
hope of being cured. A friend told me
about Chamberlain's Tablets, and since
using two bottles of them / have been
q well woman" For sale by all
dealers,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
penmark In Har Prime.

In the twelfth century Denmark was
the mightiest state in northern Europe.
and the Baltic had become Danish
Mediterranean" This supremacy was
short lived. though. and the country
never again regained the power and
prestige which she had won and lost
at the point of the sword.-Argonaut.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
His Grouohy Views

what has become of the fine old
names like Prudence and Patience?"
They wouldn't be appropriate now"
declared the old crouch IF | had a
couple of daughters I'd name em Ex
travagance and Hysteria. ."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
An II Really Was.

On the morning after his first appear
ance on the stage the confident but un-
talented youth met friend who had
witnessed his first performance. what
do you think of my acting" asked the
would be Hamlet.
'@That wasn't acting" replied the
friend. "That was misbehavior."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
FRANK W. THOMAS
CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION OF
STATE SENATOR ON DEMO-
CRATIC TICKET.
From 33d Senatorial District, Com
posed of Hancock, Henry, Putnam,
Fulton and Wood counties-Was a
Member of 7sth and soth General
Assemblies.

Frank w. Thomas of Bowling Green,
Wood county, has qualified as a can
didate and is asking for the Demo-
cratic nomination for state senator
from this, the Thirty-third district.
Mr. Thomas is editor and business
manager of The Wood County Demo
crat and is 43 years of age. He was
born on a farm in Hancock county,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Made Il Hard Work.

First Maid-So you don't like to work
for highbrows? Second Maid-You bet
I don't. worked for one pair of them
and never again! Him and her was
fighting continually, and 1t kept me
running back and forth between the
keyhole and the dictionary all the time.
-Puck
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Right In His Line.

A woman from the city was spend
ing the summer in small town. ano
one day while doing her marketing she
asked the butcher how he happened t,
choose his business.
He hesitated moment. and then
"Well. l don't know" he answered
"but always was fond Of animals."-
Everybody's.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
She Learns Too.

There had been a family row.
"Well.'' remarked the alleged head OF
the house. "a man learns few things
when he gets married. Yes. sir mar
lives and learns"
''That may be-" retorted the femi
nine half Of the sketch. ''but the schoo
Of experience doesn't bar co.eds."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
GROWING up.

Percy Poodles-C Congratulate me. I'm
engaged to Molly Multtrox. Amt the
lucky dog? Polly Pickles-You certain
ly must be. But how time does fly! 1t
seems but yesterday heard her father
speak Of you as a puppy.-New York
Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Tho Acid Test.

He-So you think she is broad mind
ed. She-I know she is. Why, she is
broad minded enough to admit that
she is narrow mindedI - New Ysrk
Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Assets.

ONCE Boy-Guy in front says can
you let him have some Of tn back
alimony you owe his wife. He's just
back from tn honeymoon trip. and he
needs it.-Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Wanted to Demonstrate.

"This man says you kicked him."
said the judge.
II did, your honor"
"Could you tell us how hard you
kicked him?'
81 could show you. your honor."-
Yonkers Statesman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29

1t is happiness to be nobly descend
ed; it is not less to have SO much mer-
1t that nobody inquiries whether We
are 10 or not.-La PFpyeFe,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
Over and Under.

"Archie is fairly going crazy over his
new motorcar."
That's strange. Every time I've
seen him he has been going crazy un-
der It"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29

How blunt are the arrows OF adver-
sity in comparison with those of Guilti
Blair
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-29
TAKE
NOTICE.!

That we BUY everything in old
SCRAP, MATERIAL; such as
scrap Rubber, Copper, Brass,
Rope, Scrap Iron, Old Automo-
biIes, Etc. Call write or phone
when you have something to
dispose.
We have secondhand Pipe
of all sizes and lengths which
we sell at reasonable prices.
cMmmR For Posts
nTNn For Steam
FRk For Gas Lines
I'LL For Water Lines
y M - For Fencing
For Poles
Or for most every other purpose.
We cut, thread and drill holes
to suit your requirements.
We have a big line of round,
square and flat iron, reinforce
ment iron for concrete work,
also light and heavy rails of
different sizes and lengths.
We have some secondhand
machinery, Oil well toOlS, etc.
And have repairs for almost
everything.
We have big line of second
hand stoves and ranges. Also
repairs for same. Some secOnd-
hand automobile tires
We buy and sell old automo-
biles and parts.
We also have building mate
rial such as | beams. angle iron,
channels, etc.
We ship and prepay freight
to all points in Wood county.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
YOUNG PEOPLES CHOIR
FORMS ORGANIZATION

The Young Peoples Choir of the
Daytona Beach Methodist church, met
at their regular practice Thursday
night at the church building, and
after the hour of anthem work the
members decided to organize
Jack B. Strother was elected presi-
dent for the time being, and after
calling the meeting to order appointed
committee of five to draw up a con-
stitution, embodying the neces sary by
laws for the organization. The choir
plan to have regular social events in
the future.
The young people have practiced for
THIS coming Sunday evening service
an anthem entitled, BLESSED Be His
Name" 1t is one of the most finished
which they will have presented.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
GUESTS MAKE MUCH OF
OUT-OF-DOOR SPORTS

Regardless of the weather the low
ers of out-of-door sports have been
thoroughly enjoying tennis, golf and
croquet on the Clarendon courts. Ev-
cry day this week the amusement
grounds have been crowned with en-
thusiastic players and spectators and
the outdoor sports seem to be more
popular than ever before. The Hotel
Clarendon has three tennis courts.
croquet grounds and clock golf be
sides the golf court north of the Ho-
tel, which is ranked among the best
in Florida. And all seem to be in
demand. The amusement grounds are
the center of attraction for the guests
of the Clarendon and jolly parties are
seen daily indulging in these sports.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
HALIFAX AVENUE
TO Be EXTENDED

Last Wednesday evening the Day
tona Beach town council met in ad-
journed session at the town hall on
Harvey street. The clerk and four
members of the body were called to
order by President Smith, and after
little discussion, they entered into
the transaction of business.
The special meeting was called in
order that action might be taken on
the project of extending Halifax ave
nue. south to First avenue near the
east end of the concrete bridge The
council decided on the matter and or
dered the clerk to call for bids for
the grading and Smelling of Halifax
avenue for four hundred feet north OF
First avenue, with the condition, how
ever, that arrangements be made with
w. w Marshall along whose property
the new extension will run
This street will be forty feet wide
and married and shelled up to the spe
cifications required of all other streets
in the town.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
PETITION CIRCULATED
FOR J. BURGMAN, CLERK

petition is being circu ated in
Seabreeze for the purpose O, putting
J. L. Burgman's name on the ballot
as candidate for clerk and assessor
at the next election. Mr. 8urgman
has held this office for some time,
and through a seemingly unintention-
al mistake, his name was left off of
the ballot prepared by the council for
the election in March.
Mr.. Burgman has put mt ch time
and work in the filling of these of
fees and will probably be reelected
The present petition requires only %
names of registered voters to place
Mr. Burgman on the ballot as a candi-
date.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
VERMONT DAY AT
NAUTILUS CASINO
RESIDENT AND VISITING YER
MONTERS IN FLORIDA WILL
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING TO-
MORROW AT SEABREEZE.

Vermont day will be celebrated to-
morrow by the people of that state at
the Nautilus casino, Seabreeze, and
all citizens of Vermont now residing
or visiting in Florida are cordially in
vited to be present and take part in
the exercises.
This is an annual event held at diff
ferent places throughout the state, and
the next place of meeting will be de-
cided at the meeting tomorrow, which
will include basket picnic, business
session and entertainment exercises
The call to luncheon will be made
at 1900 noon, when the we'll filled
baskets of good things to eat with
which those attending the celebration
are supposed to be provided, will be
opened and their contents enjoyed in
regular basket picnic style. The Maui
! titus casino has become a popular
place for the annual gatherings of the
societies of the various states having
organizations here. 1t affords an ex-
cellent shelter for the crowd, with
many conveniences at hand and is
also attractive because of its location
on the ocean beach. 1t is readily ac-
cessible by the electric car line.
The business meeting tomorrow will
be held at 100 p. M, and the enter
tainment exercises at 200 p. m. A
short program has been arranged and
will include an address by Dr. John
NJ Thomas, president of Middlebury
college, Middlebury, Vt, and speeches
by other prominent VermOnterS.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
ANOTHER FINE NUMBER
FOR CONCERT TONIGHT

Elias Zensky, a noted violinist of
Europe, will give several numbers on
the program of the concert to be held
tonight at the Daytona Beach Meth
odist church. This talented musician
has played in Carnegie Hall in New
York City before thousands of people,
and tonight is one chance IN a score
for hearing such a master
The entire program which starts to-
night at s O'Clock is made up OF ar
fists in their various lines OF work
The admission is thirty-five cents
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
SCHOOL PARADE TO Be
HELD ON The DAY OF
WASH|NGTON'S BIRTH
LONG MARCHING LINE TO GO
THROUGH PENINSULA TOWNS.
FINISHING AT THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The county school superintendent
has given the local school permission
to have holiday on Washington's
birthday, Feb. 22nd, providing that the
children prepare and execute patriotic
exercises on the morning of that day.
The main feature planned for the
day next Wednesday,, is the school
parade. 1t will start at the school
building at nine o'clock, and marching
north to Ocean boulevard, across to
Atlantic avenue, south along that
street to Seabreeze avenue, and con-
tinuing on that thoroughfare to the
Daytona Beach Methodist church.
where the exercises will be presented
to the public.
The line Of march will consist of
the various grades with their repre-
sentative banners and flags and all
are to march to the >tune of fife and
drum.
At the church the regular flag sa-
lutte will commence the exercises.
which are to be patriotic songs, read
ings and Rotations. After the close
Of the celebration the pupils will dis
band at the church.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
NATURE PROGRAM TO BE
GIVEN BY HIGH SCHOO

The members of the High School
Parliamentary club nave prepared an
excellent nature program for their reg
ular semi-monthly meeting in the class
room at the local school building. The
meeting will come to order at 1870 p.
m, and all interested in school work
are asked to come to any of the meet
ings to inspect the pupils work.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
PENCE PARTY LEAVES THIS
MORNING FOR POINTS SOUT

A party consisting Of H. E. Pence
and number of friends left this morn
ing for Palm Beach and Miami in the
Pence motor yacht. They will spend
the next two weeks and a half cruising
in southern waters and expect to re-
turn about the first of March.
Captain B. +. Williams, OF Daytona
Beach, has charge of the boat on its
present trip.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
CADILLAC PRESIDENT
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

PANY is HALE AND HEATY FOR
HIS AGE.
H. NJ. Leland, president of the Cad
lilac Motor company, of Detroit, Mich.
celebrated his seventy-third birthday
Wednesday at the Hotel Clarendon.
Mr. Leland was born in Danville
Vt, and for many years was in bus
mess in Providence, r. l., after which
he moved to Detroit, and became in
terested in the Cadillac company, of
which he is now president.
Cadillac cars are greatly in demand
and are known far and wide as one of
the best cars of moderate prices on
the market. There are several dozen
owners of Cadillacs in this vicinity
and all of them swear by" their Cad
lilac Fights
A prominent Michigan man has said
that you are sure to find Mr.. Leland
in every Detroit organization pertain
ing to advancement, and an upholder
of all charitable and progressive
measures.
AS a guest at the Hotel Clarendon
Mr. Leland has Mr.. TriX, president OF
the American Injector company, and
it is difficult to find a more congenial
or jolly pair They are we'll known
and popular among the guests of this
attractive hostelry.
Mr. Leland's son, who has been
spending the winter on the beach, has
left for his Northern home, but ex
poets 10 return for the latter part OF
the season with his father
I Seabreeze is glad to have such q
noted man in this vicinity and it is
hoped that he will make this place his
winter home.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

\. w Ballantyne, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, is visitor in Daytona Beach for
lew weeks. The present is his first
winter In this part of the south, and he
Is greatly pleased with the pleasant
weather and sports of this vicinity.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

The regular weekly dance will be
given tonight at the Seaside Inn. Music
VIII be furnished by an orchestra and
most delightful time is being planned
Tor all. This is the second Of the Sc
ries of dances which are to be given
at the Inn during the winter season.
All guests and friends of the Seaside
Inn are cordially invited to attend.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
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SEABREEZE PERSONALS


Mrs. T. L. Smith and F. T. Sleeper
Of Chicago, H., are among the recent
arrivals registered at the Princess Is
sena for a brief stay
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

The regular weekly bridge party will
be held tonight at the Princess Issena
All guests and friends interested in
cards are cordially invited to attend
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

Ira G. Taylor, of New York. a reg
ular season guest Of the Seaside Inn,
has returned for an indefinite stay at
this attractive hostelry.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
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Stricken Coles, of Jacksonville. is
IN Daytona Beach and is stopping at
the Seaside Inn.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

Mrs. B. ]. Jones and daughter, Miss
Dorothy Jones, have arrived from Co
lumbus, o., to enjoy a stay of some
length on the beach as guests of the
Princess Isena
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18

l.. G. Washington has recently ar
rived from Palm Beach to be
the season guest of s. H. Campbell,
who is spending the winter in Sea
breeze at the Princess Issena.
Mrs. j. H. Simpson and two daugh-
ters, Misses Dorothy and Josephine,
have recently arrived from their
now located in the Cordiss cottage on
the river front and Halifax avenue.
Mrs. Simpson and daughters have
spent several previous seasons in this
part of the state, and are greatly
pleased with the fine weather which
! they are now experiencing
4 Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Smith, of Garden
and other points of interest in the
southern part of the state, after en-
joying a brief stay in Seabreeze
guest of the Hotel Clarendon. Mr.. and
! Mrs. Smith was charmed with the
marvellous beach and other attractions
of Seabreeze and expect to return
later for an indefinite stay before
leaving for their northern home.
The musical given by fuckers or
chestra at the Princess Issena las
evening was, as usual, we'll attended
by the guests and friends of the hotel
The program was tastefully selected
and many beautiful numbers were
rendered The rotunda was cleared
for dancing and those enjoying thi.
meriment did got retire until a late
hour so pleasing was the fun. These
concerts given by fuckers orchestr;
are anticipated with pleasure and al
ways thoroughly appreciated by all