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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

OF dccrepitude. His family nibis Is
stlll preserved. and st shows that the
date Of his birih was written ia sears
I ago.
Surely few words from this remark.
able old gentleman. who has had IA
years 81 experience 90 draw from,
would be interesting AZ well as profit
| able. A lengthy hiogrn phical sketch IA
given nf his remarkable old man IN the
Waco Tiass s-iiers;.iI Drrrn5irr 4, ISIS.
4 still more preteniious biography %
this, The oldest living man, illustrated
with a double coiunn portrait, was Civ
en- toe readers az the Dallas Morning
I News. dated December n, 1925. andalso
The Chicago Timcs-iierald Of same
date. This centcnarian is on ardent
\ friend % Pcruna, having used 1t many
years,
In speaking ~ his good health and
extreme old age, Mr. Brock ssys;
after q man has lived IN the world
as long as have, h. ouFh 10 have found
! cut great many things ny experience.
Z : think ! have done no.
zone Of the things have found
our 10 my entire satisfaction Is fhe
proper remedy for ailments fhSf
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
Miss Ooa1e' S
Mea1er
ny j. L. II ARB UR,
Auihor d Oh Dad sklansf. etc.


MISS SEMiIiA DUANE ,,as ont In
iW her front yard counting her
Shirley peoples and aduiring their
almost infinite variety.
"No two Of them seem to br uf cE.
act'y she Sam" tint, and ! never had
such % lot Of them out az one time
before" snid Miss Scmiru. She loved
towers and nearly every foot Of her
small front yard was laid cat In
beds and mounds. There was not a
weed to he seen, and her plants
looked thrifty and bore evidence Of
care. The little white house back
0f the flower garden had plants in
tb- two front Window, and climbing
vines completely covered the small,
green lbtticr-work porch over the
front door. Al Of the overs and
plants we're Of the old-fashiobed va
risti,s. Miss Srmira did not care for
fnrnl novelties" She liked her
fuur-o'cluckE and ragged robins and
Acknowledgment and breeding heart
better than any Others" she had
ever s=en.
Miss Srmira was so small and
fragile looking with such deilcatrly
tinted pink cheeks and such aUFy
yellow hair that she looked quite
like over herself as she moved
about In her little garden in blue
lawn dress with little white flowers
In u, and her lncr-irimmsd snowy
white apron in which there was
neither snnt nor wrinkle She was
STOPPING over picking "a dead leaf or
two from one Of her grranluma
when a shrill rasping voice startled
her by saying.
How nirc your flowers do look.
Miss s'mirn. an how sweet they
smell. ] can smell them clean over
Go ms house when IT'S stili or when
the wind is BLOWN IN that direction
You al.us have such good luck with
I'm. Flu-=r= grow better Tor some
folks than for others"
Miss semira looked mp and saw q
tall. -auut woman In chocolate
colurrd calico dress and green and
white checked gingbam apron stand.
ing 90 her gate. A red and white
.rnHis cap perched on one side %
her iran-gray head gave the woman
- s=a;gsquc look.
30, Mrs. Sampson, is 8, you?' said
Niss Semira Come in. won't yuug''
"No. il amt with while little time
as I've got 10 stay. Then I've iefi
some ginger breed Ia the oven.
want to know IL you wouldn't be
willing to take mealrr."
- m6aler, Mrs. Sampson2'
eyes. You srr I've got chance
% let my big front room upstairs
Z I can find a place Tor the person
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
THE OLDEST MAN In AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of
Many Winters by Using Pe-ru-na.

are dare directly 20 fhe effects Of
fine climate. For No years ! hays
wifhsfood the changcabie climate
of the United States.
Il have always heen e very healthy
man, but 81 course subject to the vt
tie affections which are due TO sudden
changes Ia the climate ard temPera-
turt. During my long life have known
great many remedies for coughs,
colds and dlRsrhoea.
Il had always supposed these aifeC-
iious 20 be different diseasea. For the
iazt ten ~ a!:esz rSsT= have brrn
reading DR.. Hartman's writings. have
learned much from his hooks, one thing
IN particular. that these affections
are the same and :hat they are proper
ly called catarrh.
'a4s for DR.. Harsman's remedy,
nc.ru-na, 4 have found II 10 be ft.c
besf, II not fine only, reliable rem
edy for these affections. II mas
been my standby for many years,
and attribute my good health and
extreme old age 10 fEsis remedy.
1T exactly meets al my require
mvnts. 4 protects me from the evil
effects OF sudden changes; II keeps me
Ia good apptiltr: tt gives me strength;
10 Keeps my blood in good circulation.
} have come to rely upon Il almost en-
tirely for the many little things for
which ! need medicine
II believe u Ia be valuable 20 old
people, although I have no doubt il Is
just o. good for the young. should he
glnd n my sincere testimony should
become the means of others using this
rrmedy. because ] believe " 90 De the
greatest remedy Of this age for ca
iarrnHi diseases.
"whcp epidcmics Of Ia grippe irz1
began to make thrir appearance In this
country ! was sufferer from :Sis dis
ease.
al lad several long sieges win
fhe grip. 81 first ! CID nor know
that Pr-ru-Hs wSs a remedy for
This disease. When I heard fhsf
Ia grippe was epidemic csfarrh, !
fried Pe.ru.Ba for Ia grippe and
found n TO be fast ffIe fhfBg.
az has saved sac several iimra fr1sa
a alege nf the gfip. ! feel perfectly
safe from this terrible malady 10 long
az ] have Heruna Ct hasa. J hefe shat
Dr.. Hartman may live TO he as old %
am. 10 rouiiune the good work Of
teaching people the value Of his great
remedy. Peruna.
Very truly yours,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

device can hr used for these temporary
lots very satisfactorily The little u.
lnstra,ioR explains itself. Drive two
staples. 4 a. into the tree about half
an inch apart. Put the wire IN place.
Then drop the wire nail into Iugsl.
ilo=. Thif. will hold the wiro until II
IL desirable TO lower Il. Take out the
nail, pfesS the wire Guwn 90 the bot.
tom Of the post aud place under thu
hook.--orangc Judd Farmer.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
LETTING DOWN FENCES.
Little Device Tsat Can he U-ss
Very hatisfaetsrily for Tess-
PsrRrg Feeding lets.

II D. frequently sssiTahie 10 lowe,
The strands of wire fence 20 that
stock may be changed from one field
10 the other without putting in q gate
or cutting the wire. on course. this
j. not practicable where q wire "
stretched tightly, but on many feed
lot fences or where s!re fence Is
placed around straw stack. the wire
cannot bc stretched very t.ghtiy. This
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

days IN led with intense pain and suf-
fcring / Yves under the physicians
care Tor over year without any relief,
when my attention was called "a Lydia
T. Pinknams Vegetable Compound by
several ~ our Mormon women who
had been cured through its use.
! brgan l,s - aicmatic use and Inn
proved gradually IN health, and after
the Use ~ a.N bottles my health was
completely restored, aud for over two
years have had neither srhe or pain.
You have truly wonderful remedy for
women Very sincerely yours, Nina.
lluLBA JAKUMAy, salt LalSeCity, Utah"
5000 flTdi n absrr tsfhsoEiai 10 NJ gessiss.
just as surely as Mrs. Jake
man was cured just 50 surely will
Lydia =. PinkhRm's Vegetable
Compound cure every woman
suffering from any form of fe-
male Ills.
Mrs. PinkhRm advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

Born before United Sfates was
Epruaed.
Saw - f'rcsfdeSfs elected.
Pe.rB-aa has protected him
from al sudden rbasgcs.
Veteran Of four HarS.
.silod a horse when % .ycars
aid.
Always conquered fac grip
Aigh Pe-rs-na.
Witness IN . Esnd sHIf AZ Hge
Of mo years
Belle vas oe.Erf-na the greatest
remedy Of Gre sge for catarrhal
diseases.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
WHO is THE ownERq

who owns this house. ms lord or ~
lie IN whose name the title runt.
or wko Keep II swept and clean,
And open TO the winds and sunf
He who Is absent year ty year
On some lar bgslne&H OF his gga,
or who tend g. roof 10 sill,
with fond ungrudElng flesh auc lone
What n Il proye a fable. all
This fumoF Of an absens lord
aud 1 should lind myself n truth
owner and master OF ihe puats.
o friends, no landlord o. the world
Could love ihe place 80 wrii a. r.
l.oN' u the owner q the houao
Ard an the lands ct destiny.
=ti.ff gaFmHu, IN Era.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
NyO,,, MceN

For y free book 80 tRtarrh, address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
10 you do not derive PROMPT and sat-
isfactary results from the use ~ Peru
ma. write AT once ga DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing a full statement Of your case, and
he will be pleased TO give You bis ral-
liable advic, gratis.
ADDER Or. Harisnan. PRECEDENT 81
The Hartman SauitafiIHl, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
FROM SASKATCHEWAN, WEST.
ERIN CANADA.

In a letter written frora Prince a..
bert, Saskatchewan, enc OF the dis.
triets of Western Canada, by Henry
Laughiin to DIR. {. I. Field, Of Chase,
Michigan, and which appeared In the
Reed City [Michigau) Clarion" aD-
peared the following;
"if any one should ask you how J
like u up here, tell them am perfect.
~ well satisfied; for me Il Is Jus. the
place. ! have as good a piece OF land
a. ever laid out doors. Wou.dn't ex-
change Il for the whole Of Lake county,
or at lear, the township Of Chase.
"Of course have not been here
very long. hu, as much Of the country
as ! have seen. Il cannot be beat any.
where, We had az good crops here last
fall a. ever saw, and everything gets
ripe In good shape. We had A. good
ripe potatoes as ! ever ste IN my life.
There Is no better place for stock on
the continent thar here. Horsss aud
cattle win do as good running out ali
winter here. CO they do where they arc
fed AZ winter there. Have built me
residence and now sll want Is a wife
to keep house for me. have some
breaking already done on my place. but
next summer ] intend to have more
done and then win he ready for bust
ness.
1--WE have had . very fne winter So
far. n has not been much below zero.
lfany. except about a wrekin the mid
5lc of November. II has heen quite
cold the pnsi day OF two. We are 10
log shaniies, and they are just mud.
died up on the outside. md not hing has
frozen 90 the inside nSyet. There h no
wind ar rain. just nice steady weather
an the time"
Apply to any agent Of the Canadian
Government.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
ECONOMICAL FLOOD GATE

cutting your ties SO that when put to.
gsthsr sbzy viii be IN ;be shape OF >
letter x. Fix both pairs alike. placing
a frame on each aide Of the creek. then
sink them down In tas sEEk or rock
bar about foot which Esskes lhcm
sulid, then lay your pole between tho
frrks az ,ks tsea and yuu arc rtady 10
hang your gate. This Is much cheap.
er gap than the old way OF putting a
pen on each aide Of the creek and iii.
Ing Il with roek.--Charles 5. Reen, IN
Fuiaomlxf. ~
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
Th- II~aIIaE Toseh Of Time.

Mrs. Dash--Thr idea Of Mira. Fash
having society aspirations; why, her
fAther WINS n hueksterl
Mr.. Dash Yes; she's entirely toa
forward, She ought 10 hNRg b4es
until people have forgotten Il. Now
In our ease. NY dear, II Was your
grandfather who was a huclsster.-
Detroit Free Press
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
DURABLE FLOOD GATE
Mach Cheaper ThAn the oid way Of
Pattins q A0ek-FiIiea Pea en-
T'Reh siae of ths Creek.

| wish 10 explain the following to
the people that live along small
streams. who have trouble 10 keeping
their water gsps up. Take four ties,
mortice them half through near the
middle IN q SlRniinR direction. Pot
two 81 The ties together 30 that they
VIII Rt tightly, then nall . strip Of
plank ON each side of your frame no
they cannot corae past. BE careful Ia
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
IsAAC nRncg. a cIlIzen OF MeI.en.

ISAAC BRGCg, a citizen OF McfeB.
y nan county, Texas. has lived for
"a years. For many years be re-
tded al Bosque Falls, eighteen miles
west Of Waco. bui now lives with bic
,nn,.--iuw al Valley Mills. Texas.
A short time ego. hy request, Uucle
Isaac came to WaeO and sat for his pie
turc. Ia his hand be held q stick cat
from the grave Of General Andrew
Jackson, which has been carried by
him ever since. Mr.. brock is a dicui-
ied old gentleman. showing few signs
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

ON the rauntry place Of Russell
sage great many chickens are
Tnis@d
What de- you consider the bcat
chicken ,cd:" asked a brother fnan-
cier.
"Oh. pennies, nieaels. and dimes. g
replied AIR. saRr, with humorous
eTavitys--N. Y. Times.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

In tie human race the butcher holds the
steaks lna Angelo. Herald
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

AIee-Oh, no. C1olly snt Engaged, lie
is True 20 bis first love
MlY Who b. thatg
"ChollJ '.-i'urE.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

Pisos ufr cannot BE- Too highly spoken Of
Ave. n Minneapolis. MIMI Jan q, 1900.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

PUTNAM FADELB.S DYES color silk
wool OF cotton perfectly at one boz ing
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

Reputation ID = bubble hard to blow out
but easily urst.-ChiCago Daily News.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30

nnrae!i.
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Ia Care Cold "a OHr hay
Take LAXATIVE Br0m0 Qu.aine Tahlels AL
druggists refund money lfit faIlsto cure &c.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
GOV. MURPHy'S SUCCESSOR WAS
NAM6D BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TODAY, he MHy ThKE OFFICE SOON
A Suggestion That the President is Anxious
that Murphy Should Be Retired Without
Unnecessary D6|ay

WASHINGTON, d. c., May G,-fhe
President today appointed Colonel
Alexander o. Brodie governor of Ari-
Zona.
The nomination was sent to the SEN
ate early this afternoon, without ex-
PLANTATION, which is construed to mean
that the Pesident may have concluded
to accept Murphy's resignation at
once.
1t has been no secret here for some
weeks that the President has been
much displeased with Murphy. He
has received innumerable letters COM
planning of the governors conduct at
O. banquet, and more than once de-
clared to friends that he regretted he
did not remove Murphy from office
last fall.
1t will probably rest with Brodie
when Murphy viii be relieved There
Is no doubt that Brodie will be con-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
GR6hT BARGAINS
IN CHEHP BOOZE
Gut Prices in Order to Close Out
Business and Did a Thriving
Trade.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May About
one-third Of the liquor dealers in AL
iegheny county. for misdemeanors,
failed to get their licenses renewed.
Midnight was the end of their term,
and they resorted to bargain sales 10
close out the stock. Biggest bowl of
booze In the borough" and similar
signs greeted the joyful drinkers
Some sold whisky for % cents a quart,
wine Is cents quart, a big drink Of
whisky or two glasses of beer for a
nickel. The beer Uue soon sold out
at that price, and the crowd took To
wine No bottles were given, and
skillets. stewpans, jugs and fruit cans
took their place. One man walked the
street with a waterpitcher AMI Two
cans full. Barkers stood at saloon
doors. ringing bells and inviting thirS-
tv ones to come In. One fellow used
an organ grinder, and men, woihen
and boys got dispracefully DRUNK
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06

flrmed without delay, and then mis-
commission VIII be forwarded to him.
The commission will date from day of
confirmation.
When Murphy sent his resignation
he suggested that June 80 would be an
agreeable time for him to vacate the
Office. There does not seem to be a
disposition at the White House to
oblige Murphy. but it is probable tnat
Brodie will be permitted to regulate
his own time about taking the Office.
He wired the President Monday that
he would accept. That is taken TO in
dicate that he is ready to take the
Office now.
Brodie succeeded Roosevelt As
lieutenant colonel OF the Rough
RIDERS He is a professional soldier,
and graduated at the military academy
at West Point. He has been engaged
in mining enterprises for some years
past
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
Government To Pau
For M'klnl6v'S Funeral

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Congress
will pay the fIneral expenses OF the
late President Mckinley, including the
physicians bills, over which there has
been so much contention. An item Is
to be inserted in the urgent deficiency
bin now under consideration 3y the
House committee on appropriations.
which provides for an appropriation OF
$50 900 to defray the expenses attend
ing the death and burial of the PreSi-
deEt.
1t is understood that an agreement
has been reached whereby s3l.fVJ OF
the amount appropriated shall go TO
the physicians. and the remainder VIII
he used to riefray the funeral expenses:
Friends of the dead president aud
Others interested have been consulted,
and 1t is believed that the aiIowih e
will be entirely satisfactory to all con-
eerned. A statement of all expen& es
Incurred was submitted to the commit
re-. end the amount named will cover
al obligations of the government
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
Mrs. Roosevelt Is FdShlOnlnQ
Dainty Bdbu Garments
and the GOSSlDS Talks.
MORE ROOSEVELT
The Wife OF the President Win 90
to Her Old Home the end of june
and Particulars are Awaited.

NEW YORK, May "a Washington
dispatch to a morning paper says:
The ladies of the cabinet circle aa1e
discussed during the past week. at in
formal afternoon teas, the exquisite
needlework upon which the first lady
of the land is engaged at the White
House
The dainty garments being fashioned
by Mrs. Roosevelt, at intervals when
her time is not taken up by social du-
ties. have been much admired by the
close friends of the family privileged
to see them.
They are Just such garments as were
worn by the five little Rooseyeltls IN
the tenderest period of their infancy.
Perhaps they are intended as a gift
to some one outside the Presidents 8
family. But ii is intimated in White
House circles that these baby gai-
ments are to be sent to Oyster Bay,
where Mrs. Roosevelt and her children
are to go at the end of June TO spend
the summer.
Miss Alice Roosevelt's cane is the
talk of the capitol today. She car
ried 1t while receiving with her mother
a. the recent White House lawn party,
which the rain made an indoor func-
ton. 1t Is of bamboo, light and short
and boasts a silver ferule as well as a
jaunty silver head.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
THE VANDERB|LTS CONFER
f1nd the PLUMBING MeHb6r OF the Family Has
Been Disciplined

Haven with him, where he is in his
last year at Yale. magnificent racing
automobile, with which he astonished
even the fast set in which he moves
at the university. Stories of the reck-
less pace at which he Is driving mis-
machine at New Haven had reachsd
tho ears of his family through the
new spapers. aud it was pointed out to
him that he was calling down upo1 the
family notoriety which is distinctly
distasteful to his mother and his
brother. Alfred Gwynne Nanderoiit,
who is now at the head of the family,
In a mild way the young millionaire
is said to have revo!ted at this dieea-
ton. and he Is reported to have an
swered that while he was wiling 10
cease his gambling, he did not tnink
II VAS necessary to deny himself me
measures which his fortune eu2oiei
him IL indulge in. and the COM III,
with which he had surrounded himself
In his student quarters.
Reginald is manly young feiioW'
with a fine flow of spirits desperation
to enjoy to the fullest extent the lot
tune OF which he has just come INTO
moss ession. He likewise has a SUI
preme contempt for public op!rion.
and has a defiant strain in his dlspo-
s;tion which but for the Intervention
of his family might have led him TO
continue his visits to gamhEnS
houses.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
A Converted KdnSdn Starved
His Wife and Children In
PiOuS Frenzy.
HIS WIFE IS ALIV6
But the Three Children are Dead,
and the Pious Pervert Himself
Continues Starving process.

WICHITA, Kan, May 2.-~Farn.er
James Wilson. of Barber county,
starved his family to death whila In a
.,ate of religious frenzy. The family,
consisting of his wife and three small
ch.lqren. were found In his house,
seven miles south of Medicine lodge.
The e has not yet suecumhed 10 the
st4rvatlon, although all the chi iren
are dead. Farmer Wilson has not
f4en arrested.
The South Free Methodists have
been holding revival services in that
sso' on for the last month. Wilson
cult working in his field to attend
hem. and finally became converted.
Prior to that time he had been
aas.tedly profane and wicked. He
xA5 In the habit OF whipping his chil-
4ren and horses into insansIb' lty.
The neighbors have had him arrested
n times past for killing hive at,ck.
rave received messages from heaven
eommanding him and his family to
list for sixty days In ordr to CLEANSE
himself OF past sins.
Just why he should have includes
IS family in the fasting he refuses to
explain. but he accordingly locked
hem indoors, and only himself did he
allow o'take fresh air.
The wife was sick anyway, AMI the
lht,uren. all under 10 years os age
aere In poor health. He admits that
hi; wife told them they were all starv-
7g tha, he might be sentenced for
murder. but he says God had ordered
'tn fast not to be broken for any
5s.use whatever. He went 10 Efedi-
me Lodge and engaged an under
t.,ker to care for the bodies OF his chil-
dren. and sent a doctor to his wisa. He
Is still fasting. and claims he will not
at one bite lnul he receives word
rom above to eat. He is regarded by
his ncighbors as insane over religion.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06
FOUND WIFE Away Il
SHOT HER ON RETURN
Mrs. Fargo Game Home With An
other Man Husband Killed Her
He SdUs, HCCIdentIu.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 6.--Harry B,
Fargo, OF No. $3.50 Fairmount avenue,
unexpectedly met his wife when she
returned home just after midnight last
night, and chased away the man who
had escorted her to the house. Fargo
had returned to the city without the
woman's knowledge.
His wife begged his forgiveness.
She started to throw her arms around
him and he shot her dead. He says
the pistol he held In his hand was dis
charged by accident. He Is held a
prisoner. AT the hospital he said to-
day.
Il had waited four hours in my
lonely house for my wife to come home
to her children. Sickness hal
brought me back from Il trip which
she supposed would keep me ont of
town until Friday. When the negro
servant girl returned home at 10
O'Clock with the children, resolved to
wait and confront my wife when she
should arrive.
Midnight had passed before heard
her steps on tne walk. | looked ou'
the window and saw my wife with a
man. The man fed | dashed after
him. On the terrace | stumbled and
fell. When | arose my right ankle
was badly sprained. My wife came
toward me and her right hard fell
upon my hand holding the revolver
II was discharged accidentally. am
sorry that she was killed"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-06

and the fun started. Through a glass
funnel his friends began to pour peer.
Winters appeared to enjoy the sport
and was allowed to pause In swallow
ing long enough to tell how comfort
able he felt. He swallowed twenty
.schooners" before he showed any
distress, but insisted that the torture
go on.
On the twenty-fourth schooner the
stream was turned Off. Winters COM
panions becoming alarmed winters
fell in heap on the floor An emetlc
was advised. but Winters protested
aginst losing any of his load, He was
nut to bed and watched closely bnt
he slept as sound as babe, and when
he awoke this morning gave ms
friends the merry laugh. Wintets'
when asked If he would stand the
water cure. positively refused nn'
said he was open to all the beer pun
ishment his friends could devise