The Cedarville Herald, Volume 31, Numbers 27-52

f'i EinHWg'iIfljflirift"iff ifcgrmflaHriqMqptgacij^Tniffi)^ THE i ■? Furnishers and Decorators An immense stock of Carpets, lings and all other kinds of floor coverings. Lace Curtains, Draperies, Shades, Mission and Fine Furniture. Wa!IFftj>er%Tinting? Feinting? Frgseoingaad _____________ JPabrlcsJtor --------------------- Bspecial. attention paid to furnishing and decorating Private Residences, Churches, Fuhflc Halls, Banks, Club Rooms, etc, KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US BO-32 N. Main Street, * Dayton, Ohio. >ymw MONUMENTS, CUTSTONE,'STATUARY b o Your AJtf to your loved oneswho have 'passpd ii.way, \f JLet't,),e5r final restingplace bemarked f for all Mne^vith ftsnitablajmemorial. It 'yun desire' originality in design and thoroughness in construction-— qome iftndsee-us. ‘ !r ‘ , With our' superior facilities and equipment, which, (are not equalled by tiny retail concern In the. XT',. §., Tire are prepared as never before to fnrbish high grade -work less money'than inferior work will cost elsswhero. We employ noragemts in this territory. ‘ If a t all interested an any in our line, write, ptjoua for catalogue or if possible call to see us. Bell phone. , W*L Citizens phone 215. Established ISM.; ■ ‘ GEORGE DODDS & SON, H 3 , i i 5 , i i 7 >tig Vi?. Main St.,'; Xenia. O.f “I t Pays tp Trade i n Spritigfield.F ITCOSTS YOUH0TH1NE 3®S@®SS9yS5iS9BSP85i5FS8SSS5BS5S36SSSSS5i2838BS5 , , igfiafd and purchase?^OOtfWtc■ ara'Odfit ' \ from any of tiie following merchants or all of them oom*’ hlWd. Ton tan pome on any regular tram or traction a t any time. One per cent cash rebate, in addition to your will - ■ be allowed on all purchases m excess of $ 1 S. 0 (L......... J * These merehants will be glad ‘to explain more fully or you. can write i he manager of the Association for particulars. Member* of The Merchants' Association. Jtrcade Jewelry Slot* Wateheff, Diamonds, Jew- ' oiry, Out Glass, Silverware ' Optical parlors. 57,50 Arcade. Bancroft, Hatter and Far rier Men's, Boys' and Olnld- ton’s Headwear*, Women s Children’s and.Men’s Burs .4- East Main St. ioggan’s Toggery Shop .Ladies.’ Cloaks, Waists, Huits. Skirts, Neckwear, . Furs and Millinery." 7 South Limestone St. Fried's.Jewelry Store Diamonds, Watches, Sil- vt-rwar*'. Brasses hnd Op­ tical Goods# 0-8 Hast Main St. i^aufman's M-. n'fs Key’s and Childrens Clo*;-!!*'"and Furnishings, Mat*, and Trunks. 16-17 South Limestone St# jfisley's Jlrcade Shoe House Boots, Shoe£ and Rubbers. 62*60 Arcade. People's Outfitting Co. Furniture. Carpets, Stoves 21-23 South Fountain Ave. goutzahn and Wright $ Bootn, Shoes and Rubbers, 0 South-Fountain Avo. 1 • The Hume S tore ; )ry G j >dU, Coats, Suits. Underwear, Draperiesand Bedding Fairbanks Building Sullivan's Department Store Dry Goods’ Notions, Lace - Curtains, Men h Goods, Bugs, House Furnishings. Main and Limestone Sts. The Edward Wren Co. ■ Dry Goods, Cloaks, Suits,' Millinery, Shoes, Carpets, Furniture, and House Fur­ nishings. High Streot—Hast The fQlnnane Bros. Co, Dry Goods, Suita, Under­ garments, Carpets, Drap­ eries, House Furnishings. Cor. Main St. and Foun­ tain Ave. TheM . O, Leuyfa Sans Co* Mens? Boysand children’s clothing and Furnishings. Cor. Main and Fountain. TheSpringfieldHardware Co Builders’ and Residence Hardware, Mill and Fac­ tory Supplies. 5(3-38East Main Street. The Voguq Ladles’ Cloaks, S u i t e , Waists, Furaand Millinery 83-83 East High, near Limestone St. The When Mon’s. Boys’ and Child­ ren’s Oldthing, Hats and Furnishings. Arcade. ”Make a request for a Rebate Book when making your first purchase a t any of the above named stores and Insist that every purchase he entered in this hook..#...,, After completing your shopping iwesenfc the hook a t the office of the A:;y<tcmlion in the hanking rooms of the American Trust & ktvieg'i (*»., a t the corner of Main Street and Fountain Avenue, „«jd your fare will bo refunded. ■For information of any nature pertaining to the payment of 'wfarcu by Tim Merchants’ Association. Address WILBUR M< FAt/lKRER, Business Manager, Springfield, Ohio. 1 e l a s t i c :. .--ROOF PAINT fe 'j/fb r fin, tnthb paper, frit and ruberold roofs. . r t f ............. is 8 ?proofagaiurtthe weatheror fust; Aiteointelynott* y percuss. Vill not cr^daperi? blisteror scale# Wilt not evaptnatoalter ontoset, I®a fine ing nut. rial. Contains no Iflgreiifenfs’'Such as Stttt _ __ and lime wh?»;li enttf into thS composition of the iviej»>r jnrt of the so.raltnl ioof and iron paint* oft £> W-'-.&irsiJ file jOarlot to-day Width hive no elastic qualities and we riertrwlive to metals aftd fibres, and am bound to eryWSsHwany metal. It fageimprod, ! Smdfir tutelar s tif f k ‘;«Ihh W%f eat fm hm t iht lit/ wHmHttUsH* Sttrtn a o . , r*n«*-*«.U*,wi*>* ^wsiflii»>pw'|i'i| i in»n»osj«»ait»i»waK"n THE PARROT TALKED, And th* OIrl Lsarnsd 8 om*thing N»W About ‘Tf I wished to change my voca­ tion/" ?aid the tall girl, “T. could go right dov/ntov;n now and get the queerest position imaginable. I t ieems that I have* a peculiar talent, l just discovered it yesterday. It came to light while I was waiting for an elevated train. “At the station at the same time was a hoy carrying an unusually large birdcage in which 5 swung an unusually large parrot. Many per­ sons gathered around the cage to, ndmire-the-fcird- end -to-a:S: -qnca- tiniiR, 7 .T’-kcd a few mycell “ ‘Docs he talk?" said I. “The boy answered very patient­ ly, ‘Not "any more/ be said,. Tie hasn’t talked for two years. Ho is a South American bird. We brought him here from Guayaquil two years ago, and he has never-talked since. I guess he muBt be homesick/ “Several men and hoys hovered over the cage, *me after the other, and attempted to engage Polly in conversation, but he blinked 9 at them .all in contemptuous silence. By and by Xspoke to him. “ ‘Hello, Polly/ said I. ‘How do you feel today f . . “ Hello yourself/ said, Polly. ■“The hoy nearly fainted, ‘Why, miss/ he said, ‘whatever did you do to him?’ -.“I assured rife lad I had done nothing that I Was aware, of and that I was as much surprised as any­ body a t my suepcs3 in eliciting a reply- ' ' ' -“ ‘Try him again/ said the boy,’ ‘See if he )rill say anything more/ - “I did try again, and every time I spoke the/bird, talked .back# The unexpected, loquacity, on the part of the parrot inspired 1 numerous, witticisms among the mcn>- TPs a case Of like curing, like/ murmur­ ed one rude wretch on the eutskirta of.the crowd. TPs a wise bird .that recognizes a kindred tongue/ said, somebody else.. But there was one man present who descended to no such levity. He approached me in a serious 1 manner and handed out a business card, “ ‘I am the manager of tine place/ he said. The address Was thati of a large bird'store#- ‘Any parrot/ he went ‘om /tha t has stop­ pled talking or that is just learning to talk will talk better for a wom­ an than for- a mam -But? even among .women-there are a certain few th a t exercise a peculiar inilu-’ eneq over the birds. I can’t ex­ plain why. Nobody can explain it. I t simply is .so. I haw now/ die .continoed in direct com ve in my store vernation with, me/ 'aeveral parrels that m far cannot be induced to Jajfc. Qno. is a beatttiM Mexican jse&ratc m •& a doctor, wbp Would pay a*good round stun to anybody who would teach the bird to talk, Would you mind trying your peculiar powers on •him?'" “Ox course I declined the. offer, J didn’t ieel particularly proud of certain mysterious qualities that appealed exclusively to the minds of poll parrots. Still, i t is consoling to know that if I ever need a new position I am competent to fill one in which there will be but little rivalry/L—Chicago -Record-Herald. Slrafgfitaning H Out# ‘T see,” bo said to the reporter of a daily paper, “that you have been writing up a'shark story/’ “Yes, I tried my hand at tha t/’ “But you are a nature, fakir,.sir. You have a shark sweep a mau off a raft With his tail and then eat him up,* I t is the alligator that Uses hia tail in that fashion#” “Are you sure about it?” “Of course I am, What are you going to -do about it?” “Why, I’ll have to write another story tomorrow and have the shark put the mail back on the raft and then make gome arrangements with some alligator to get hold of him in the. proper way/’—Kansas City In ­ dependent. 7 Saves Time. An old millionaire refused point blank to lend £50 to a bosom friend, “Well, I did not expect that of you/’ gaid the would he borrower, rising and preparing to. leave indignantly, “I will never forgive you for this refusal.” “Of course you won’t, my dear fellow,” replied the old screw, with the ut­ most calmness, “but if I ’d lent you the £50 you wouldn’t have paid me, and we should have quarreled about that, so it’s as well to get the row over at oticc. Good morning,” --Illustrated Bits. Hh Definition <Sf Whisky. The eminent British surgeon, Bit Victor Horsley, not only enjoys the reputation of being one of the leading pathologists, but be is also known for hr* Wit Entering his dub, the Mh^nrtetun, one day, a friend said t> him! “Hello, Hors­ ley! Can yX tell me what whisky i-fyet th “The most popular poison in the.world, js / dear sir,” was the prompt retort#,, HUMAN SCARECROWS. Th’*y Ar# QuRt Common |n the Vil- 1*8** *f Kttfl&mh Human lieing* tut scareefows? Why not? I t may *eem queer and brutal fo an nmrjcan, but in Eng­ land the human scarecrow is com­ mon. As he ftand* out there in the middle of the fiat Suffolk field them is little to show he is not the or­ dinary inanimate scarecrow, Ho stands motionless for five minutes a t a time, and only when a bird is tempted by the fiwh for.n just ftp- pearimr above tli# ground does ho ng vUcvr" any s.gu. of life. .«# W#u' L/u.s.uu ^kt) Held W, ,v*« nil PATENTS OftvMt'!,«rtSara^tAiatWbbtafntdandalll'at J;entfcuUftM*«mdtf;!£c<UerMoOttUTCFee*# 'lv* 0 rrten*c*i»o*itsU.».i**t*NramC* andwee*:ia(v‘«fe 0 -it^r.t ,nIwstnnethanthose Kemote f-'Hn washioKtc?. , ’ Sendmodel,dr*tvl,tjf*«' ivithdtserip tlfWi. V#Vadvles, if ristrntahle n. «ot, itte of >ih*rJte. Onefeenotduetill jwtant(aKecaitd. Al»AMrK#KT»s,lTo:rJoOlAinI’atcftta,15wS!h t nst .if same’inthe i’.fi. andforeign aenffr*A Addrtfs. O.A.SNOWA CO, I < n * A WMmmrfift, b.o#, rein, ih he looks exactly like the conven­ tional collection <-o^ old clothes propped upon a i r ek. Even the crows arq, contemptuous of the fig­ ure, and every now and then a num­ ber of them appear leisurely abovo the hedge and settle oh the field. But then it is that the scarecrow moves. He hits an old tin can with the rusty handle of a shovel aud frightens tho birds and makes them fiy quickly out of sight. ,So ho spends hia day, this old, bent man, and a t the end he is paid 3(5 cents. He is the village scare­ crow. Whatever the weather may be, he is expected to he there. In rain he may, shelter under the nearest hedge, but lie must watch his fields, and if the birds fake advantage of his absence he mast go out into the open and' scare them from the corn. For this old man knows well that ‘he is competing for his living. against’the clothes propped upon a Ji !? stick or the dead crown scattered \ ftp about the field, and i t is, necessary that lie shouldi take a certain pride in hia profession. >' ’ , Unless, he cap show the farmer that hej ’s more' effective than the conventional scarecrows he cannot make a living in the few. months between the sowing of the seed and, the appearance of the .corn. While the boys of tho village are in school h e ‘'can earn enough in these few months of the year to keep him from the workhouse,' He is still capable of scaring birds. ' ' •His’,very.clothes arc a qualificak tion.' He looks exactly like a scare­ crow, and ho has the a&vhntage bf being- ’able tp hit an old tin can with the rusty handle of a shovel, ■ At I o’clock .ho kaS-his 'dinrier 'of •bread and cheese by .the ride of tfie hedge, butmyery now and then he gets up- and looks around-to-see th a t tho fields fire free from birds,,. {Sometimes when the day Igcold­ er ffian usual his granddaughter from the cottage* ft mile .away- brings him a hot dinner in a basin covered With « cloth, and While he eata sbe tgM rio him about her school.- and appears runs cpa-efeHy on. to Hm field and clap* her hands and frightens it# 0 And then the old man—this ‘shabby guardian of the fields—is. left alone. The only suggestion of Kfe,jis a ^collection of old clothes propped upon' a stick in the field a mile away. And when the old man looks at this silent' competitor oi his he fa filled with new energy and strides off to the field, making a great noieo with his old tin Can.—Balti­ more Sun. ‘XT P A Y S T O T R A D E XX KX>RIN«UTBJ.#I>* FRIED' S Annual Holiday Opening _ Tyes^% DecemberJ5’08, ia ..n i ,to I0p.m, At this time vve will exhibit the most complete and attractive assortment of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Arts andU Crafts Brasses, Copper and Leather Goods, Imported China and . ‘Novelties, in fapt the largest Xmas jewelry display ever brought to Springfield, Many new display pieces have been ordered from New York for this occasion, and we extend to yourself and friends a cordial invitation to visit our shop and inspect our Xinas stock. SOUVENIRS: A beautiful Chrysanthemum will he presented to each lady MUSIC: In the afternoon By the Cadet Orchestra. FRIED'S 6’8 E. Main Street, Springfield, Ohio. We're 'members of the Merchant's Association whlqli, refunds round trip railroad and traction f‘res ' to points within 40 jaojlcs of Springfield upon our# , „ ■» chases of $15 or oven at anyone or all Association* > : „ , stores combined,- , * Mr- Xri ton wss| M m . New Cor Mr. Ui be in a v<J -~Go to* Bianketsl i ’ VA j MB Mies Ci In Spring 1 W ■ 1 Mr, T t ° in South« w Prof, F w *■ , epent Tbi Xenia. 1 Book Nam* Blunder*. > A London -publishing house for a long time kept a book in which were noted the curious blunders made by those who asked for hooks. “Worcester’s Diseases of the Colan­ der” was asked for.” “The'Worces­ ter Diocesan Calendar” was what was required. ‘“River Frozen, Silent Gold and Unstepped Lands” was demanded# Tho book wanted was Rev, Frazer’s “Silent Gods and Sun Steeped latnds.” “Play Actress,” by Crockett, Pseudonym Library, was turned into “Play Actress and Cricket In the Pandemonium Libra­ ry /’ “The Boy Hero ” by Walsham How, was wanted, but tho collector “asked for “The Roy Hero of Wal­ thamstow,” and the same genius turned “Frondes Agrcstes” into “Bounders and Heretics/’ A NtW R*l*iion*hlp. Tommy’s mother had married again, and, though Tommy didn’t in the least object *to his new fa­ ther, he was somewhat puzzled as to their relationship. j “Mamma/’ he raid, “is this man my step-papa?” “Yes, deatj he fa ymtr step-papa,” “Well, mamma/’pursued thought­ ful Thomas, “you call me your little lad, don’t you?” ~ ! “Yes, ilcftriej you are mamma’s little lad!” “Then, mamma,” concluded Thomas, “I suppose I must bo my step-papa’a little stepladder.” nfH. , A new Eastman Kodak, never been usedf for sale at a Bargain. The latest improved film I J „ ri , / r * fj ’ . * Phone 2 on 71. ■#i£a Ju*t * Slip of tii* Pen. • Bummer Board »r—You wrote tho that moamntftcs were nowhere in this neighborhood. Farmer—I reck’n there’s some, mistake, pardm-r. 'X niust o’ writ that mosquitoes were nbw hero in ■ the neighborhood.-' -Judge, f A WORD ABOUT SAFBTY DEPOSIT BOXES. *#«SN*#.* ■/ . >, How much itetter to have your deeds and peraonal papers whore iiiey are aafa from fir* and readily accessible, A misplaced paper oftetf muses world* of trouble. -Wo have hem for, rent at less thaft oue-thlrd if a cenfig*r day. THK JtXOHANGE BANK, Otstarrllfa) Ohlft‘ Put Your Money In a New Country ' The Pacific Coast ^tension Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul RaUway now under construe? tion, opons to thesettler thousands of acres of excellent,agricultural land, Thenewcountry in Adams, Hettinger, and Bowman Counties, North Dakota, and Butte County, South Dakota, is now reached ’ by the new track. The soil is a. dark 4oam with clay-subsoil,-and produces in abundanco wheat, „ oats, barley, spelz, flax, corn and potatoes, The land la well adapted tofarming* good water is found ✓ at a depth of from twenty to fifty feet, and the whole country is underlaid with lignite coal that out­ crops along thostreams*and in most cases can be had for tho digging. „ Thd climate is healthful, the air is dry aud invigorating, and the percentage of sunshiny days is high. Outdoor work can be done almost eyery day in the year. Rainfall is amply * dent tb raise the crops. Regular mall service has been established, the roads are gOod, rural telephone lines traverse tho country, and automobiles are In common use# The deeded land io, this district sells for from $10 to $18 per acre, Thera are many instances this year where the crop equalled In value the cost of tho land. . / In Butte County, South Dakota, thero is considerable government land open i!ofhomestead entry, Governmentland offices are maintained at Lemmon, Hettinger and Bowman, Where filings and final . proofs may be made, All of these towns are oft the new line of the * i Chicago Milwaukee & S t Paul Railway » In Montana, tho‘*new'rallrOad traverses good farming land. It has beeft demonstrated that big Crops of grain iftay bo raised. Along theYellowstone and MuSsellshell1 fivers, the Wafer is used for irrigation, and phenomenal yieldsofalfalfa, sugarbeets, and grain, are always Certain, in the Judith ' Basin hear Lewlstown, Montana, is ono of the most remarkable sections tft be found on the new line. Undernatural rainfall, the famous bench-lands produced this year an average of 35 bushels of h&fd wheat to tho acre, and the price was 0i cents per bushel. The basin contains about 1500 square miles and is sparselysettled# Softie government land still remains open for Settlement, A government land officeismaintained at Lewistowft. In Fergus County, Outside tho Judith Basin, is one of the greatest j stock countries in the world, and good ranches can bo purchased at a reasonable figure, - Tho Chicago, Milwaukee &St, Paul Railway Co. has established an immigration department for the purpose of assisting in tho' settlement and development of the new lands now being opened. Pamphlets descriptiveof its resources will ho forwarded free oft request. f t A. MILLER C fe n ira l Pa*k«ng« i'Ag* tiit» CHICAGO GEO . B . HAYNES Immigration Agont, m ADAM*. *TR*ET, CHICAOO «W^4k“ To Cure a Cold in One takaLaxative Bromo Quinine t * m * . .... T ils 8%ti&ittrd»* faTwwfciy*. ^ « ' f k m m m ,* * —Muttra beet to be 1 ..Mb*-Jar of Daytor fives liere.l Rev# W. , entertained Tbanksgivl The usual glyen the s| toThanksg •--‘Btorm Kl Mr. Elmejj attending tjf his vaeatioil Prof. D .: . •of Xenia .wj , M e . J. R. C o D .Bradful ; Herd of Oatt] ' ta be ready > •; Mr, Hom<| Springfield v| Clemans anc rv.,_ -rrThe rrohf play a t RalpJ '-.if ■t • -Mc.-Uiiarlel South. CharleJ home of Mr, »"V , ’ Mr: and Mr' tertained thel ' annualThftnl .t? I -*Carpete, muj akMeMllian’J Prof. I t, F .i of Spring Val[ . Jng here. A B/ R en to red t l “I was run * digestion and: feted from vel preparation cal decided to girl Wits were mol ing two bo| strength and i .well.” Henryl fist Church, 14 Vinol Is not | preparation cc elements of cc * tonic iron a hearty appef Of digestion In this naturtj strength for worked and cate children | chronic cougi Yinol is unexl All such pmf asked to try fund their moj hrfactlon. Sold byl IV 1 The Fur Our stock us a t thil known rel| will be foi collection.| Mink Lyi Beaverl Made in shapes of and Coats,| ieneo, Ooi early pure! oustomers] the beot si t n t n s h i p h j i $ 0 * MftSx