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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
HER MOTIVE

Anthony Comstock, the famous and
brave fighter against vice, was talk
ing in New York about certain infor-
nation that had been lodged with him.
cit is perhaps helpful information, !"
he said, "but confess that mistrust
it's motive.
1T suggests to me an incident that
occurred last month in Mattawan.
"a young woman Of Mattawan said
to- her husband one night: y ~
my dear, there is a gentleman in
the parlor. He wants to speak to you.
."'Who is it, do you know?' the
husband asked. s.. { -
,"tDear,' said his wife,, you. must
forgive me-but that cough has both
cred you so much of late-and tho win
ter is coming on, it still clings to you,
and-oh, if you knew how worried I've
been about you'll And she threw hel
arms around his neck. What would I
do if I were. to lose you?' she moaned.
=" 'Come, come, said the young man,
patting her shoulder tenderly, men
don It die of slight cold. So you We
called in. the doctor, chs Well, III
see him gladly if it will make you feel
easier. Which one is it9 Squills9'
'''It ISM the DOCTOR was the an.
swer. tits the life insurance agent. =
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"A String Of
} Good Stories
eI cannot tell how the truth may be,sI
ss5#say tie tale as twas told to mo-"
JAIL LOVERS

The prisons, as usual at this season,
are very full. All sorts of vagab oiI az,
;crippies and men too old to work aIs
committing, slight crimes in orders tp
be sentenced to; warm comfortable
lodgings and plentiful food for the win win
ter. 1assFss4T
f Arnold Townsend, the charity expert
of Cleveland, was discussing this odd
condition the other day. ss.5s
"Tramps,'' he said, call jail the
! hotel' 1t is funny to see them,
good-humored and satisfied, taking their
sentences in the courts at this time Of
the year. In the dock they have the
expectant air Of travellers about to
start on a pleasant journey.
In a police court yesterday one Of
these tramps interrupted the magis-
trate.
:. . Your worship, pardon me- he
said, smiling politely, but would you
mind rushin my case bit. It's nearly
II O'Clock, and if I IN goin to Jail, I I'd
like to get there in time for dinner -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

NJ
Angsaxon this
al ne cape Breton boasts Charley Wright who has them
al the woods Charley
he
deposit of ~ N w n'nns 10 cneck
grow a he
eght
and bed especially him ~ ""0 1o'eo W ouno ehal1s
Aho Charley abo ,v+
OF ABOUT he lacks
tal This him s wv A0e'
His mother
put diet OF
bys'' since He has ~ WV Di' 'ano'
AS might supposed Charles
MN on top OF house, shnning
boys climb the
10 Charlie the
deadly heresy. - '0 'nu '@Seoali
just where he he still nino
on a pound month with fearsome regularity ~ fVAs
Inc at Maron SUPERINTENDENT NC 49,
se n tpTh M b. church discharged brought it on h
% the state convention Of the Tmperan
under in VI pigs ao oen WalloWlng
inquired that
tbe MESS RsRs ana pieces Of lunch janio saw
Win his
Inc ca1eh ana the There are %
ing they ' "' "n"' Aino OF nouekeep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
THE sKIDoo PROBLEM

Copyright, 1905, G. G.. Kelly, Chicago.
A coin collector had an accu-
mutation of pennies. He told his
son he would make him a present
Of the entire lot if he would put
them in boxes, the same number in
each box. ,..... .~.@-
There was an odd number of
pennies, so that if he put an equal
number in each Of two boxes there
would be one penny left over; in
a like manner he figured on 8, 4, 5,
81, 8, 9, 10, II, IL, 10, IA, Is, 16,
II, .18, 10, 20, 81 and 20 boxes, but
in every case if he put an equal
number in each box there would be
one (only one) penny left over.
The son gave it up and told his
father he thought it impossible to
perform the feat. ~
His father replied: "SK1DOo
-23 for you.' -
The son then put the entire lot
of pennies In % boxes, the same
number in each box. How many
pennies were there2
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THE END OF MR.. BORE

James G. Dahlman, the mayor Of
Omaha, was talking about bores. 4 q,
as used to be pestered to death with
a bcle," he said. Ny doorkeeper was
a good-natured, obliging chap, and he
could never find it in his heart to turn
the bore away. Just as sure as / was in,
the bore was certain to be admitted.
cone day, after an hours martyrdom
at the man s hands, I determined to end
that persecution. So I called my door
keeper, and said to him mysteriously:
Jim, do you know what keeps
Smith coming here SO regularity
g No; SIR said Jim; I can't say
as I do ~, go,
g We'll, jim said I, Il don't mind
your job ~@ ..r.,..-..' -. -. -
"From that day. Mayor Dahlman
concluded, ~ saw no more of the
bore. ''t., ..-" .- 49,.
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Sets Others Straight, Anyhow.

TO the skidoo Problem Editor: -l&;G +,
One of the letters printed in The journal
Tuesday evening, Dee 4, and signed ''Le Sueur
Lyre," makes, according to my mind avery
great mistake 5'''z -. 80. =
It states that if the number of pennies in
Miss Martins answer, viz, 4So25O 76S 996, SOL
976 100 1885, 75e, 943, OIL, were in existence they
would outweigh the, earth. True, they would
outweigh the earth, but much more so than he
says. By the timeoIthat copper enough was
mined to make but a-small fraction of the pen
mics the earth proper would weigh a great deal
less than it does now.. =. .|;,- r: SO
But suppose that copper enough were in exist
ence to make that amount of pennies, after the
pennies were coined 1.-The weight would still be
on the EARTH and no such solar disturbance as
he speaks of would happen. The copper and
other substances required to make these little
coins weigh no more lin money than they do in
the crude form before mining. ~ .,.:-.
Another letter. written BY sprouting poet
and signed ga, Victim. 719 Sd av So asks:
"oh tell me, kind; editor, tell me, is it, oh,
tsait 161 p WelliaIm not the editor, but Mr.
Victim, the right answer is not ISL. Divide that
ISL by. 8 and you will find that there is twice
one left instead of once one; the problem Just
calls for one, not two left after dividing by
any number from 2 to % inclusive. Next time
you had better try and prove your example,
,":.. A High School Brat,
1920 Emerson Av N.
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NATIVE POLITENEss

Louis Wagner, the winner of the
Vanderbilt cup, was asked by re-
of his defeated competitors. ...a - Z
HOh,' said the great racer, ~
couldn't criticize them. It wouldn u
be gracious. It wouldn It be polite.
We should be as polite to the van
quished," said Mr.. Wagner, "as the
people Of India are.
An Englishman went shooting in
India and was accompanied by a ma
tive servant. On his return some one
asked the servant how the English
man had made out.
Oh, said the native, the sahib
snot aivlnely; but heaven was very
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

promised their dead wives not to marry
again. Shall they break or keen this
promises | can only advise them to do
as their conscience. dictates. w
AT the same. time, I think it is sell
hsh OF dying wives to extract such
promises from their broken hearted hns.
bands 3 Such promises, by the way, are
rarely a1 extracted by dying husbands
when the dead husbands will is rns s
it is usually found that if the widow
marrles again the money is all taken
from her. So it comes to the same thine
IN the end, doesn It. it?n 80 'N-AS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
PROMISES TO THE DEAD

A clergyman, discussing unhappy
MANY love tragedy is caused by
that he will not marry again. h
thinks, when he makes this promise.
that it will be easy to keep. Whether
1t IS easy or hard to keep, it is a prom
Use rarely if ever broken. -, y
Time and time again, ;widowers
have soug ht me out for advice on this
subject. They are in love-. but they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
Callouses. on the Brain,

To the skidoo Problem Editor: IT"
There are many correct answers to this prob
lem Had you asked for the least number of
peanies this collector could have hady then
there would have been only one answer. Many
OF the answers you are receiving are amusing,
because absolutely the very least number would
Of 2 to %. inclusive, and this number does
not no I'LL the requirements of the problem. 1t
takes a still larger number to do that. AS
My blood-noney answer in last Mondays J u r
n a is correct, altho it is not the least num-
Der. The two following are also correct an
9, 81, 7o2 400, DOL and there are others. should
judge, from remarks have overheard, that this
problem is starting q allouses on the brains OF
most OF your readers = "A. G. Story =
. o. ~. =. g.. 2615 Dupont ay NJ
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STILL FIGURING ON ..>:.@ r
THAT SKLDOO PROBL EN-

on the copper scowled upon him. Having almost
run out of lumber and nails and with the head
OF his hammer fattened,< the kid was about to
flint told him to try 49,, This the kid did.
stopping only long enough to grab the penny
and wiggle his fngers2in front of his nose, was
soon out OF reach, leaving the old man with an
equal number Of pennies in each box.
I. =. - = o 3. d. !. 412 Sd aY N, Fargo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
Regular Baconian Cipher.

To the skidoo Problem Editor:
We worked at skidoo
Till the ROSTERS crew,
Till the sun was due, r,
And the dewa.was sunny
Till our fingers were stiff. ~
And we wanted to biff ....'.,-
That skidoO stiff
81 Till his head felt funny. *
..se But the answer came y.
=. For this jolly game
Where bughouse fame .
Will be won by many;
And the term Hskidoo,''
233-4-u, ~ ~. +
They will get: for true, +. .ss.
And not one penny;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

The earldom Of Essex was founded
by drygoods dealer, that Of Warwick
by wool merchant, that of Northum-
berland by a druggist, and that Of Ten
terden by barber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

+ In place of the word sstwenty- three. nnt tho
number 49, In place of the word 'sfor,'' put the
figure A. In;place of the word ''you,'' put the
letter u The letter is the twenty first in order
IN the alphabet. State the problem thus: %
81 equal 800; and 10 is the lucky number for II
goes % times into 800, the number of pennies
the boy got. Il r. Plumb,
2755 Pierce St NE
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Epic Poet Of skidootown.


70 the skidoo Problem Editor: : o.
Skidoo, my FRIEND. skidoo, skidoo, ssh
Which equals % for you. - - $.
The coin collector surely had - 80 j. =
Pennies good and some 'twere bad.
The bad ones, tho, we will not count,
For naught they equaled in amount.
So take the good, discard the bad, -
And find the number that he had. III
We close our eyes and still we see
The boxes were just %.
To use but two the lad first tried. ~
He counted till his grandpa died, Il
And found one penny left at last.
So three he tried and, counting fast,
He finished on the very day
His oldest brother passed away. =.
But just imagine his chagrin -
When he found one cent left again. -
Next four he tried-result the same;
Then fve-you bet the boy was sgume;
Then six, then seven, eight and nine,
But that burned cent was left each time.
The boy had now to manhood grown
And sore defeat he would not own. IS
:. He next tried ten and then eleven =. ~
2 And then his father went to heaven
And left him counting at that pile, y
Bent on equality all the while. S5i,z
Twelve boxes tried and then thirteen,
But that odd penny still was seen.
Fourteen, fifteen and then one more.
His brothers. all had reached that shore
From which no traveller returns"
And still within his breast there burns
Determinations ancestral fires 49,. ~ -
That burned within his moneyed sires.,
He now has passed his hundredth year; ID
Success is his, tho, never fear. 60
He now invents a counting machine ,EsE.-
And starts in on. box seventeen,
Then eighteen, nineteen, twenty, too, 81,
And twenty-One, then heaves In view, y ~
But not discouraged with his task, s$$ 4
Box twenty-five he tries at last
Just two hundred years since he begun,
And still he has that measly .'one.''
He qutts-he says it is a fake
And not another try In make!
His father, looking from above,
In tones of-well, derisive love, q.
Says: tTwenty three, my son, Will dol;
Skidoo, my boy, skidoo, sktdoo.. URN
The boy took courage and once more
Began to count the pennies DER; s is
And, to his wonder and surprise,
Found % was just the size.
The number, tho, cannot be guessed,
Neither by figures few expressed.
First you must cut and next you try,
And then begin to multiply
Twenty three thousand. and twenty three
BY the square of itself, and you will see
That then this product you should take, 8.
Which multiplied by itself will make
i The number for multiplier.
II that's not right, then T. m q liar.
So here's the answer, proven true -., s!i + Is
Ss7, ,232 $40, al 2s3, 22s 2s2, 1923,
1881 81 b a III. Spores,
81 .%:5 1919 23d av S. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

AS: there seems to ,be a. .misupaer-
standing on the part Of some Of those
Th have 2a sent in 4 solutions Of the great
peat that the prize will 90 to the per
son who sends in the cleyerest correct
answer A number Of correct solutions
have been received and a far. greater
number Of incorrect ones Some Of
both kinds have been printed. When
everyone has had a fair chance at it,
the answer and solution will be an
nounced and the prizes awarded; Time i e
will make no difference whether the
cleverest solution was sent in first O.:
last. Many have sent in more than one
answer. This is perfectly permissible.
One interchangeable fgurer. has sent in
five. Here are some selections from the
Skidoo editor 8 recent mail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10

YORK City Rules That
a
During Long, Evenings In Summer
One beautiful
Phoebe
chill
AS Phoebe
her slender
dragged before
disorderly and girls aS
The criminal considering
the
+
This ruling will be of
feel a protecting
horrible
was Jo1n Lewis of Wichita and he surprised with
Inc incident occurred bound Santa F
Three
time he and after the
ishng revolvers !
The of
gentlemen said they did not like quitting
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Developing Forey Claims.

c. S. Wilkes, the Goldfield min
ing man, was an arrival from that
camp last Sunday. He is inter
ested with R. D. Fryer in bond
on the Forey copper claims near
Mason Pass in this district, and is
having development work done
on the two claims and fraction
which constitute the group.
The ledge in this ground ap-
pears to be a fat one, and four
miners are engaged in running a
tunnel on the ledge. In doing
this work quite a quantity of red
oxide and sulphide ore is being
extracted which will run from
10 to 20 per cent. in copper,
and shipment of this ore will be
made to Salt Lake very soon.
The Forey group is promising
copper prospect and will, more
than likely, develop into a mine
of considerable proportions and
values.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Dayton Dolngs.

Mrs. Capt. Davis left last Satur-
day for San Francisco.
Mrs. Spurgeon returned to her
home in Carson last Thursday.
Clarence Tailleur leaves tomor-
row for California on business
trip.
Fred Tobener and wife were
down from Gold Hill Tuesday on
business.
DIR. Masterson and wife have
moved into the Dick Randall
house to reside.
Mrs. c. Wogan and Mrs. w.
Klaus were down from Virginia
City Sunday visiting friends.
Mrs. Ellis Randall and son were
arrivals from San Francisco last
Sunday on a visit to relatives.
John Lothrop returned from
Hawthorne Monday, where he
had been on a short business trip.
VIM. Roberts and son were
down from Virginia City last Sun
day on a visit to relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Startling and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. F. Meder, were over
from Carson last Friday visiting
friends.
Miss Belle Cooke came home
from Churchill county Monday,
her school there having closed for
the term.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Inspecting Douglas.

Mr.. Arthur Pearse, of London,
and a mining engineer of note,
visited the Douglas copper prop
critics in this district this week
and was much pleased with what
he saw. 1t is his opinion that the
Douglas has the making of one of
the biggest copper mines in the
United States. Mr.. Pearse repre-
sents large English capitalists, and
it is not unlikely that they will
become interested in the Douglas.
Messrs. Orem and Hagenbarth,
who recently purchased the prop
erty from H. E. Miller and asso-
ciates, are expected here at any
time now for the purpose of out
lining system of practical devel-
opment work on the property.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Bulletin Man Visits BuCkskin.

w. w. Talbot, special mining
representative of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin, paid this place and
Buckskin a visit a few days ago.
He was very favorably impressed
with what he saw in the new
camp, secured couple of locations
in the vicinity, and will undoubt-
eddy have favorable comment to
make of the new camp in his pa
per. Mr.. Talbot would much like
to inaugurate an up-to-date adver-
Using scheme for this coming sec
ton, but found the people here
rather backward about the use of
printers ink.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Bluejay Group Sold.

Another sale of copper proper
ty of considerable importance took
place in Yerington this week, the
'Bluejay group of claims, owned
by ]. F. and c. F. Holland and To-
Gated about FIVE miles east of Yer
ington, passing into the hands of
]. E. Keelyn, of Evanston, Ill.
The consideration is stated to be
S5o,ooo,. with substantial pay
ment down and six months time
in which to make the final pay
ment c. S. Wilkes and R. d
Fryer are the promoters of this
deal.
The new owners will at an ear
ly date install a modem hosting
plant on the property-probably
gasoline-and proceed to thor
oughly develop the ground Ore
will also be extracted and shipped
to Salt Lake at once as there is
considerable shipping ore now in
sight in the mine.
Mr.. Wilkes will be Superintend-
ent and General Manager and R.
Fryer Foreman. Four miners will
be put on next Monday and when
the machinery arrives more men
will be employed.
The Bluejay group is very
promising copper property. A
shaft has been sunk to depth of
$50 feet showing ore from two to
ten feet in width which carries
8 to 20 per cent. copper and from
So to S. in gold. With the prop
er handling, which it will no doubt
now have, the Bluejay should de-
velop into into a large and valua
BILE. producer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Postmaster Robbed.

G. w. Fouts, postmaster at River
ton, Ia, nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to
his letter, which says: For 20
years had chronic liver complaint,
which led to such severe case of
iaundice that even my finger nails
turned yellow; when my doctor
prescribed Electric Bitters; which
cured me and have kept me well for
eleven years" Sure cure for bill
iousness, neuralgia, weakness and
all stomach, liver, kidney and blad-
der arrangements. A wonderful
tonic. At G.. l. Leavitt x Son, drug
gists. soc cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
East Walker Strike.

Reports from the East Walker
country, some thirty miles south
of Yerington, the first of this week,
are to the effect that rich strike
has been made in the Hobbs and
Page ground in that district. A
good-sized ledge of free gold ore
was encountered in this ground
some ten days ago, and the values
are pretty good. Now it is claim
ed small vein of ore in the ledge
has been struck which will run
we'll up into the thousands. Sam
pies of the ore exhibited in Yer
ington show gold in great quantity.
Messrs. Hobbs and Page went
into the East Walker district some
months ago and located a number
of promising prospects. They
have been developing some of
them ever since, and it now looks
as though they had a fortune in
sight. Mr.. Hobbs has been in
Goldfeld for a week or more, but
is expected back in short time.
Quite a number of people are
going into the district, which is a
highly mineralized one, and more
good news may be expected from
that source at any time.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Notice of Proposals for Bids for
Furnishing Supplies for w.
on County Poor Farm.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
of County Commissioners of Lyon county up to
the hour of eight O'Clock a. m, on Monday, the
second day of July, 1906 for furnishing the fol-
lowing supplies for the Lyon County Poor Farm,
for the remainder of the year, ending December
81, 1906, to wit: Clothing, shoes. provisions.
meat and wood to be delivered at such times
and in such quantities may be ordered by
Commissioner Littell. and must be of the quality
selected by him. Bids may be made for the
whole or any part of the above named supplies
A bond in the sum of $500 will be required with
each bid, and no bid will be entertained without
such bond
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
BY order of the Board of County Commission
ers.
Attest: ID. w. MEL.ARKEY.
Clerk of said Board.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Uncle Rube.

The home talent which will pro-
duce Uncle Rube" at the Owl
Hall on Friday night of next week,
hold rehearsals frequently now
and will produce the farce-comedy
in a very creditable manner The
affair is to be for the benefit of the
band boys, and social dance will
be given after the performance.
Everybody should turn out and
give the band boys boost. The
admission is only so and IS cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Arrested for Assault.

A. Grulli had Giuseppe Meni-
SIM arrested on a charge of dis
turbing the peace last Monday.
Menisini went to Grulli's house
Sunday night and raised a dis
turbance about some money mat
tiers that had taken place between
the two some time previous. Men
isini had big pistol and dropped
it on the floor, being somewhat
under the influence of liquor.
When Grulli saw the pistol he
moved over and secured his rife
and Menisini made a hurried exit
from the house, AS usual, when
the case got into the court, the
parties patched up their differ
ences and the case was dismissed
by Menisini paying the costs.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Disturbed the Peace.

Fish Lake Johnny, Piute, was
arrested on the morning of the 9th
about a o'clock for being drunk
and disturbing the peace in the
redlight district, Johnny was hav-
ing a glorious time tearing down
the wickiups in the Indian village
in that neighborhood. He had a
hearing Wednesday and was fined
500. He could not pay and was
taken to Dayton yesterday to
serve thirty days in Jail.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-05-12
Fortunate Miss0urlanS.

"When l was a druggist, at 1.-Two
mia, No." writes L. ]. Dwyer, now
of Graysville. Mo-, three of my Gus
toners were permanently cured of
consumption by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and are well and strong to-
day. One was trying to sell his
property and move to Arizona, but
he found it unnecessary to do so.
regard DIR. Kings New Discovery as
the most wonderful medicine in ex-
istence." Surest cough and cure
and throat and lung healer. Guar
anteed by G. l. Leavitt 4 Son, drug
gists. soc and 81. Trial bottle free.