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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02
TELL MARINES" IS
OF 'kINGlY ORIGIN
Expression Had Its Beginning When
Ruler Was Told Of Flying Fish

Listen! If you tell it to the ma.
rines" be quite sure you have it right.
for that warning amphibian is not the
credulous parsonage YOU have always
supposed him TO be.
United States marine corps officers
have traced the famous saying "Teil
it to the marines" TO none other than
our old friend Samuel Pepys of the
diary renown, the original first
nighter," who tells us that the saying
had origin with Charles ii. the merry
monarch of England.
at so befell," the story goes, that
his light hearted majesty with an eX-
swarthy face was walking in the
shade with the ingenious Mr.. Pepys,
secretary of the admiralty"
II had speech yesterday at Dept
ford" said Mr.. Pepys. with the cap.
tain of the Defyance, who hath but
lately returned from the Indies, and
who told me the two most wonderful
things that ever l think l did hear in
my life"
Among the stories told were the fish
flying in the air.
Fish flying in the air." exclaimed
his majesty. "Ha, ha. quaint con-
ceit, which 'twere too good to spoil
wi keeping. What .:r" Che turned
and beckoned the Colonel. Sir William
Killigrew of the newly raised mari.
time regiment on foot. who was fol-
lowing. in close conversation with the
Duke OF York;. 1--WE would discourse
with you on matter touching your
element. What say you, colonel, TO
a man who swears he hath seen fishes
flying in the air?"
II should say. SIRE" returned the
sea soldier. simply. that the man
hath sailed in southern seas. For
when your majesty's business carried
me hither of late l did frequently OBJ
serve more flying fish in one hour
than the hairs on my head in mum;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

shaded regions wealthy men buy up
trees located miles from their homes
merely to preserve the beauty Of the
view.
Comparatively few elms are planted
now. They are too sensitive to In
sect pests. In the early days the abun-
dant stock of birds held down the
ravagers of our foliage. But nowadays
there are large classes Of people who
think that birds are chiefly valuable
for pot pie. This depletes the food
supplies, drives away the songsters
and removes protection from tree TO-
liage.
Probably the whole country over no
tree is more popular than the maple
with its thick mass of shade. All who
ever visited the city OF Paris know
the possible beauty of their blooming
time. The Lombardy poplar. whose
tall plumes line the highways for SO
many thousand miles in France. are
increasingly favorite here AS quick
growers they are wonderful to fill bare
spots, though their interlacing roots
work havoc. These are only few
of the many varieties the freer plant
ing of which would not merely make
real estate more valuable. but add 10
the charm of the town-Kansas City
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

ber."
Old Rowley glanced narrowly at
the colonels frank weather beaten
face. Then, with laugh he turned
to the secretary and said:
"Mr. Pepys. from the very nature
Of their calling no class of our sub
jects can have so wide knowledge
of seas and lands as the officers and
men of our loyal maritime regiment,
Henceforth, whenever we cast doubt
upon a tale that lacketh likelihood.
we will tell it TO the marines-if they
believe it, it is safe to say it is true. -
--Pittsburg Dispatch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

Humes, all apology; 'some one GER
tainly called you and said the Govern
or wanted to talk with you at once.
thought-if-is it was the Governor
you'd want to know. Hope didn't
make a mistake"
Trenchs cigar went up to higher
angle and his lips curled about the
weed.
THE Governor didn't call me-" he
growed and walked out, hands deep
in his pockets.
AS he took his way up the unlight
ed street and in the direction of the
wharf, where the rowboat still waited
a launch ran nois.ly into the main
| wharf, where the steamboats, land, and
MacLean. a tall. young reporter for
the Boston News, straightened up in
the cockpit.
Paying the owner of the launch. he
turned away from the village and was
soon lost in narrow path which
skirted the lake.
The way WIS well known to Mac.
Lean. Before this he had had occa.
dividual buried himself in the woods,
and he covered the mile and half in
short order.
AS he stepped out into the clearing
about the camp, Tom Harrison. one
of Trenchs henchmen, was just land.
ing.
Great luck shouted Harrison.
Three trout, Jack."
"Luck!" snorted Murdoch. "Uncle
Jerry landed five and said it was fair"
"Uncle Jerry figures his hauls in
bigger numbers than you two chaps"
suggested MacLean, walking down TO
The beach.
in the lame of Heaven, did you drop
from, Dick MacLean?"
"Out of the lake. Just wanted TO
see what kind of luck Uncle Jerry
was having"
Like FUN" laughed Harrison.
whats up to bring you chasing way
up here?"
MacLean smiled as he fell to exam.
ining the fish wish to Heaven ! had
the snap you fellows have. Loafing
up here when the trolling is good is
one fat cinch. Great game to stand in
with Uncle Jerry.
Fine" nodded Murdock. Beats
chasing news"
"And speaking of news" suggested
MacLean, what do you fellows know
about the Midwcather Water Com
pany?"
80 that's what you want" nodded
Harrison as the three men went into
the little camp. well. you'll have to
try that on Uncle Jerry. He's gone to
the village"
1t was little over an hour later
that another boat beached on the
sands in front of the camp. and the
call of the boatmen brought out the.
three men.
"Hello!" came the shout. "Mr.
Trench has gone to Concord; call from
| the Governor. He took launch
across the lake; told me to tell you
he wouldn't be back for two or three
| days"
MacLean uttered IL grunt of disgust
MY luck" he groaned. CHASED
clear up here and just missed him!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02
CHAPTER II.
Exit Package.

The early morning boat bore Mac
Lean across the lake and landed
him at Weirs in time to catch the first
train for Concord He had decided
that there was no use following the
trail of the politician any sooner, and
both Murdoch and Harrison had urged
him TO spend the night at Trench's
camp.
He fell iE with friends on the way
down, and got off at Concord with the
idea that he would soon locate Trench
and be on his way back to Boston.
Thus it was with good deal of as
tonishment that he spent the morning
without getting any trace of the poll
tician.
At the Farewell Club, Trench's
Headquarters, he was told that the
boss had not been around for week;
but more than that no information
/, was forthcoming
That Trenc'! came and went without
his business being generally known
was common knowledge to MacLean;
so he headed for the State house, hop.
inc to be able to get something more
definite there.
Dickson, the Governors secretary,
went so far as to admit that Trench
was t his camp, but warned MacLean
that the politician didn't care to be
bothered with newspapermen when he
took to the woods.
"Stow that" laughed MacLean,
sinking down into an easy chair. '"rve
dug Uncle Jerry out of deeper woods
than those in Winnepesaukee. More
than that, I'm just from there"
"Well. IL that's the case, what are
you down here for bothering me"
smiled Dickson.
because" and MacLean paused
imprcssiyely- "Uncle Jerry beat It
for Concord last night. The Governor
called him up on the telephone, and he
came. That may sound funny to you;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

Did you ever notice that the good
wife always attributes her husbands
indigestion to the meals he gets away
from home?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

Each State in the Union would be
ahead of the game il it paid 20 Leg
islature to refrain from making any
more laws.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

A woman declares that she has the
best husband on earth, but that is no
sign that she expects to meet him
in Heaven.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

The man who tries to live UP to
what he waats others to think he Ia
will have plenty of employment for
one long lifetime,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

When a minister fails to stick to his
text it may be said that he believes
that scattered shot hits the most
birds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

A man may never outlive a reputa-
tion for being slow, but he can NOT
afford to live under one of being fast
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02

Some people make as awful fuss
about a mans being his own worst
enemy-but why should they care?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-01-02
ITO be Continued

It would save lot of financial wor-
ry if every man could circulate his
promissory note as legal tender.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16

men were killed in action or died from
wounds in wrestling a town from the
Bolsheviki forces. four were killed
by accident and SO died from disease
and l69 were wounded in action. Hun
dreds OF harmless peasants have been
killed By the Bolsheviki and their
cruelties toward the people are said
to even excel the work of the Ger
mans. General March reports that
the military situation at Archangel Is
entirely in hand for the present and
that our troops are adequately fed and
clothed for winter campaigning in that
section.
There are about $1,000 American
troops in Russia. the most Of whom
are at Vladivostok. They were sent
there as a war measure against Ger
many. to protect the supplies which
have been furnished to the Russian
government by the Allies. These sup
plies. through the vigilance of the
Germans and the treachery of the
Bolsheviki. were in danger Of falling
into the hands of the enemy. In some
instances our troops arrived too late.
for millions of dollars worth OF goods
fell into the hands of the Germans
and instead of aiding those in sympa-
thy with our cause gave support and
strength q ie r,e ssians. or course.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
SOUTH TAKES LEAD
IN THRIFT ADVOCACY
School Courses Established by Okla
hOma Lcgisiaturcs-Othcr States
Following Example.

Despite the traditional thrift quail
ties generally credited to the New Eng
land communities the Southern states
are the cRes that have assumed the
initiative In making thrift national
custom.
The lead has been taken by the
state of Oklahoma where the legis-
lative houses have recently passed a
measure requiring the teaching of
thrift in every educational institution
supported by the state. In setting the
example FOR other legislatures to fol-
low the Oklahoma lawmakers express
ed a deep abiding faith in the sound
ness OF thrift t. achIng in preserving
national principles.
Close behind Oklahoma is Missis-
sippi which has placed voluntary thrift
courses in most OF it's public schools.
In addition the educational heads of
the state have opened summer normal
school courses in thrift for teachers
in its educational institutions.
Resolutions urging the incubation
Of thrift habits as a matter OF self
interest and endorsing the govern
ment's 1919 campaign for the sale of
thrift and war savings stamps have
been adopted by the legislature of
Texas while similar resolutions. now
pc nding before tho legislatures of New
Mexico and Louisiana will be adopted
at an early date, according to anthem
tic information received by the Saw
ings division of the United States
treasury at Washington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16

at Vladivostok we were successful al
thought the supplies there were threat
ened by the German prisoners who
had been released from Siberia on the
orders OF tho Bolsheviki government
So, although we are not at war with
Russia. yet the situation there Is
very delicate one and requires some
action to restore order and to protect
property.
The recapture Of Kadish gives the
American troops good winter posi-
ton where they have built block
houses. Sleighs have been used to
transport soldiers as well as battery
of heavy howitzers which had to be
brought so miles on a rough icy trail
through the wilderness. The weather
Just now is terribly cold but our troops
are warmly clad and for more than q
month they have lived in icy dugouts
They have also wrested the village oil
Gogoti from the Bolsheviki. This vii.
lage Is about eighty miles from Omega
which Is close to Archangel, the IN.
nous Russian port of the Dvina rivo :
near the White Sea. where our head
quarters are established.
Archangel
This Is one of the most interesting
of the old cities OF Russia and durins
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
CALIFORNIA WINTERS
TO BECOME GAMERS
Prepare to Meet Prohibition Situa-
tioD---Own Trucks to Bring Pro-
ducc to Factories

Wineries in the Riverside, Cal, dis
trict are turning their attention to the
, canning business. Instead OF nearby
farmers driving up to depart with a
barrel OF wine the former winters plan
To have their own trucks travel in
the network of roads and bring their
own fruits and vegetables to the can
ming tables.
. 1t Is announced that one OF tile
largest wineries in California, long
in operation at Wlneville near River
side, will convert its plant taking out
its old machinery and installing the
latest and best in equipment Tor hand
ling fruits and vegetables, II VIII tie
ready to operate this season. STAPLES
will be canned as the first operation
There will be units devoted to peaces,
aprlcots tomato es cauiiflowcrs. cab
bage, pumpkin and similar products
Later, cucumber pickles will be put
up and orange rnarmalade will furn-
ish another run.
The company has taken out hun
dreds of acres of wine grapes and
substituted peach and other fruit trees,
while quick crops of vegetables will
be grown between the trees until they
come into bearing. The winery will
start operations with 1875 employees in
the plant and a number IN the nearby
roads and land The winery employ
cd less than a score of persons. A one
time winter, now Gamer, is quoted as
follows: We may disseminate less
cheer but we'll send out more money
in wages"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16

rying crowds find time to stop, rev
erently murmur a prayer and devout-
" cross themselves before proceeding
on their way. Superstition is the
monjik's creed and nowhere Is 1t prac-
ticed with more devotion than in this
city of the frozen north. There are
numerous and interesting churches
which do not compare with those OF
Petrograd and Moscow.
One little edifce Is attractive,
chapel erected on the wharf built by
offerings from the sailors and dedi-
Gated to Our Lady. Star OF the Sea.
Upon the exterior is large allegorical
painting representing Our Lady assist
ing drowning seaman to safety.
There is the market where despite
the cold and snow. men and women
offer their wares and haggle over the
prices. frequently getting into violent
quarrels over the price of ikons-these
little religious pictures so sacred to
the Russian. Doubtless our boys will
bring many of them home as SOU
venirs OF course. there are the bazaar
buildings used during the fair. ma
rine hospital and a house where Peter
the Great resided when he went in
cognito to mingle with his people. II
IN famous for its caviar which, con-
sidered by many as a great delicacy.
Birch bark is extensively used for
shoes. hampers, baskets and boxes for
almost everything Is made and sold on
the city streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16

The war has made the world safe
for man who wear wrist watches. A
red-blooded masculine person to-day,
can appear on the streets wearing
wrist watch without the danger of
mourning sheer or brick Before
the war. the wrist-watch was
badge of effeminacy. The man who
affected one was looked on as a fop
a simp or a sissy. Today in this
queer world. real men wear wrist
watches. unashamed. Taboo yester-
day. the sudden popularity of the
wrist watch is the old story of the
stone that the builders rejected be-
coming the chief of the corner. the
despised outsider easing home on the
chin strap to victory in the derby,
the ugly duckling turning out to be
q swan.
The war did it. The war fxed its
imprlmatur forever on the wrist
watch as a mans watch. It made
the wrist-watch almost as necessary
part of soldiers equipment as his
rife. 1t washed out in blood any
stigma of effeminacy that ever may
have chung to the little time-piece
Thousands Of soldiers went over the
top by their wrist-watches. timed
their battle PUSHES by them. fought
by them. died by them. II the wrist
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
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the present war has been a busy place
1t is the most important city near the
Arctic Circle. The fact that the har-
Dor is ice bound for the greater part
of the year has been its greatest draw
back toward becoming big CONNER
cial center. Before the war Archangel
held its annual fair in September
when about $1,000. 900 worth of goods
changed hands and some eight hun
bred vessels visited the port from July
to September. the only period when
the harbor was free from ice.
Before the war Archangel had q
population OF over $4,000 but has a
much larger one at present owing to
the number of Allied soldiers. From
the river the skyline Is like all Rus
sian cities. the great domes OF the
churches dominating the landscape.
There Is fairly good hotel which was
much frequented by the German COM
mercial traveller before the war: this
Is now occupied by the officers of the
Allied troops. There are plenty of
restaurants where tea is still served
and our boys are rapidly learning to
drink glass after glass of hot tea, for
tea in Russia is rarely ever served In
cups.
Sacred Pictures
One OF the features of Archangel
Is a number of large sacred pictures
adjoining the outside Of many OF the
houses. Sanctuary lamps burn per-
petually in front OF them and the hur.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
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81 EI71L TarIaf

Before the war several English firms
had timber mills near the city which
were run on the cooperative plan, the
company conducting stores where the
laborer obtained his food and renting
him his house. This served its pur-
pose until Bolshevikism managed to
creep into the works when there was
strike. At present the timber mills
are closed. Great forest fires often
run riot in this section when hundreds
OF acres are burned. The question of
commercial losses and the number OF
deaths from this cause rarely become
known. Whole villages pass away in
the night and the morningesun shines
down upon acres Of desolation where
once man dwelt. Life is indeed cheap
In Russia in many ways,
Vladivostok
In Siberia our men are also assist
Ing in clearing the world OF Bolshe-
vikism and under General Graves a
number of our troops are on duty. The
headquarters OF our army Is at
vladivostok. the Capital OF the Amin
government In Siberia and the chief
AsoSSA0A SohhHlcECiaI ana naval port
on the Pacific. The harbor here Is
spacious and open for about nine
months In year. The Boisheviki
army which our boys will meet here
Is composed partly OF Magyar and
German prisoners who have been lib
Grated by Russia. These men have
Joined the Bolsheviki army and given
the other soldiers the benefit of their
excellent military training The spir-
II OF this new Richmond In the field"
Is said to be merciless to Its enemies
and in cruelty to outstrip the German
army, II such thing is possible, but
the Allies have carried machine guns
to this part of the world and are
ready for Bolshevikism, which IN Rus
STA means freedom only for q group
or class of people and death to the
others. 1t Is wholly destructive and
Is a detriment to the peace so much
sought for by other countries. Never
in the darkest days OF Czarism were
the people of the towns seized by
these LSurpers OF liberty 20 ensiaved
The City of Vladivostok IL well
built Its position as the terminus OF
the Trans-Siberian Railway greatly
adds to Its importance. Before United
States rentered the war 800, coo. 900
worth Of merchandise were shipped
to this port by our government and
sent to Russia over the Trnns-Sibertan
Railway to Moscow and PetrcGrad for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16

Anderson, Of Cincinnati. and the Rev.
DIR. B. NJ. Triple, who went abroad
Ito look over the field in preparation
for the program Of reconstruction in
Europe TO be carried on under tbs
direction of the department Of wal
emergency and reconstruction of the
Joint centenary committee of the
Methodist church. This committee Is
raising 100000 for reconstruction
work in Europe this year and a similar
amount to be expended in the same
way in each of the succeeding four
years. The members were accom-
panied by deputation of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, consist
ing Of the Rev. DR. w. w. Pinson, Bis
hop Lambuth and Bishop Atkins
While in Paris DR., North was a
keen observer of the progress in draft
ing the constitution for the league of
nations at the peace conference. On
this point he said:
Il am very thoroughly committed
to the league as theory and as a
practical program. Undoubtedly in
this work every nation will have to
concede some of its cherished views
The real question Is, how far in safety
can such concession go and whether
the sacrifice required would be greater
than the actual disaster that would
come from mother struggle, which,
without league, seems to be in
evitahle.
when the conferees have framed
the best program for the league that
is practicable, we should adopt IL In
behalf of the United States unless it
requires a perilous surrender Of our
essential interests and / do not think
that 1t does. 1t would. however,
change the tendencies of our thinking
regarding the destinies Of America and
its place in the affairs of the world"
DIR. North said that considering the
nature of its task, the neace confer
ence was not taking too much time in
settling a world program
People who have been through four
years OF war he remarked" ought /
not TO be too impatient during the
time necessary for obtaining a just
and wise settlement"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-16
FISH IN RAPPAHANNOCK
MORE THAN CAN BE HANDLED

Fredericksburg Va. April i5.--Re-
ports from down the Rapahannock are
10 the effect that fish are running
there in greater numbers than for
years.
From Westland wharf few evening
ago 1S2 boxes of fresh fish were
shipped on one steamer. representing
nearly 200 900 pounds, This is said to
be the largest single shipment of fish
ever sent from the Rappahannock
river. There were more fish to be
shipped. but the supply of boxes was
exhausted. More large shipments
were made on other days.
The RIVER is simply swarnling with
herring. All this week the nets have
filled up as fast as they could be emp
tied
The packing houses are getting all
the fish they can handle and there will
he a full output both of canned fish
and canned roe, as well as corned and
cured herring. Herring which this
time last season brought $20 per
thousand. sold this week at 81 per
thousand