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Daily picayune., 1908-04-30
SrRseRIPrloN RATES
t0ntt 10 tHt PUBtfC

Any erroneous reflection upon the character. et@sdiar o, reputation of any individual. firm or corporation appear lng Iu The IIgaELue Will be promptly corrected f brought fo the attention of tfe uabTsE.r %tatr mcuts of facts. however WlIl not be rclracted.
Daily picayune., 1908-04-30
Advertised Letters!

The following is the list of letters re- maining unclaimed in this office for the week ending April 26th, 1908 and if not called for by May Il 1908 will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office. GENTLEMEN. LADIES'.
 Etmore Jones, Miss Etta Andrews, Henry Lacefield, Miss Fannie Bratchen Eker Walsh. Miss Jennie Johnson,
 Mrs Fife Smiih,
 Miss Momie Tyner,
 Lora Williamson. When calling for the above, please say advertised. JACK GRAYsoN r. Nj
Daily picayune., 1908-04-30
Pen,
 Past and
 Scissors.

Do not worry over your old wrinkles. Adopt new one. The leopard may not be able to change his spots but he can change his tune in the bat of an eye
  Some tall-fed roostcrs think the earth would explode if they were to get mad and spur it.
 a.,f-t When public servant gets too pret- tv for man and too fat for a woman 1t IS time to take away some of the oats he feeds.
Daily picayune., 1908-04-30
Prescott & Northwestern Railway 10.

TritH- Na : a and t. frctrht anly- Arcadia Duuap. Patsvilie. kedand McGas- kill Crossing and tuoteyNttte Wfi be stops for trains and 2 an flag
 .. II HEt RIG. C. r. < T A.
Daily picayune., 1908-04-30
LOOK AT THIS!
TO THE PEOPLE OF PRESCOTT;

Yonr tin valleys a II d porches need painting bad ly, but no matter how bad they leak l will paint and repair them, and guafan- tee my work. l have the best roof paint; have had ? years experience Tn big cities and towns and un- derstand all lines of this work. l also make blow pipes and sky-lights.
 Give me a trial and l will treat you right. Leave all orders for work of this kind at the tin shop.
 VIM. HITCHCOCK
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
a Famous Poison Mystery.

England had a famous poison myS.
terry In the last century Two mem
bers Of great club in Manchester,
both men Of position aud keen politi-
Clans. each received, apparently as
New Years gift, small boxes contain
ing few cigars Of the very highest
quality apparently Both were taken
fearfully Ill after smoking, and one Of
them subsequently, died. The cigars
were found to Ike loaded with poison,
and 1t was said that the man who
recovered only did so because he used
cigar holder The facts were at first
hushed up, because. as was said, the
suspected sender, whose motive was
revenge on account OF a lady. was
man Of wealth and power. But this
subject was cleared. and the mystery
was deepened by the following cir
cumstances: 4 rich Manchester mer-
chant. travelling ore day in railway
car about the time Of the incident re-
lated. got into conversation with a
most agreeably ard highly cultivated
stranger. who finally offered his cigar
case. The Manchester man was found
at Leeds almost unconscious and the
only occupant Of the carriage. He
grasped III one CT HIS convulscJ hands
the cigar lie had lecn smoking. and aft
er analysis showed it to I've identical
with the others lie recovered but
the stranger was never discovered
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
inc e.r,a ana e1Is Cane.

In the number of the Taller for Oct
Q. l1c0, it Is observed that "a cane 10
part OF the dress of prig' Nhis, By
the way. shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that 'priggishness" IL q
modern word and always worn upon
button. for fear lie should he thought
to have an occasion for it or be esteem
ed really and not senteelly cripple"
In the number of Sbv. IS q rural
squire In town Is skctched who 10 the
prototype Of one of the pavement nui.
sances: His arms naturally swung at
al unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage Of q
cane that he brandisned in great va
riety Of irregular motions, made It I'M
safe for any one to walk within sew.
er1l yards of him.
And under date Of Dec. 5 there Is an
amusing sketch Of "a lively. fresh col
ored young man. who was among the
applicants to Isaac Bickerstaft's court
of censorship for license to use canes,
perspective glasses, snuffboxes, orange
flower waters and the like ornaments
of life" THIS young man had his cane
hanging on his fifth button and was
IAN Oxford scholar who was Just en-.
tered at the temple"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
G1For sale-sevsral god teams u
working and driving horses. Call al
VIM. Garmicheal's livery barn.
jefferson Davis Ambition.

Jefferson f,a.is was a man u most
sincere CONT iion and coura ys-,ug &c
ton, and when the Southern Confede,-
acy was about 70 be organized biz sin.
gle ambition Was the command u the
Confederate army. This had from
bis OWL lips al bis residence al Beau
yoir, Miss, sulae fifteen years after
the war. lie tod nae tha. when be
started for Montgomery, Ala. whsu
the movement began for the organi-
cation u the confederacy he ho..sd u
be called 70 Tie command os tie army.
but before he reached Montgomery be
was advised u his election a. pro
visionary president When he reached
the new capital " the conlederacy
he found II Impossible u change condi.
tions, and Le WAS compelled ~ accept
the presidency. and he entered upon
that duty az conscientIougly as any
public man ever entered upon an Of.
hcial career Colonel a. K. Mcclure
In "Confederate Veterans
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
catehins The sYeoe..

He was a we'll meaning young man,
but as curate in 4 small village he had
never occasion to meet the class Of
people who frequented the fashion
able parish to which he had just been
appointed
His new rector. wishing to help him
on to success, had been liberal with
advice and had duly Impressed him
with the importance Of always taking
the tone" Of the people With whom
he mingled. Being invited to take
dinner at the mansion Of one Of the
members Of the congregation and
knowing that he would have to say
grace, the young curats took his cue
from the conversation overheard b.
fore dinner. and when his hostess
nodded meaningiy in his direction he
delivered himself oe the following.
which be considered quite In keeping
with the ''tone" Of the guests assem-
bled:
70 Lord, thanks awfully. jolly good
feed, woty-London Express.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Easy Way TO q, Generous.

In n church of Il New England vil-
lage was an old man who had all the
Christian griccs save one. aud thnt
was the grace Of libcrlity He would
do anything in the world for the cnuse
Of religion but give UP his money. At
the close OF the financial year 1860
the church found itself 500 In debt.
A churrl, meeting was called. aud It
was voted TO circulate subscription
paper on the spot nnd cndenvor to thus
raise the sum needed This was done.
aud the old gentleman did not nut his
name on the paper. The result was
rather disllcartcnlng. 5000 only having
been pledged, Silence rrigncd for a
moment. when one of the most gen
crous men IN tho church moved that
i've double our subscriptions" In
etnntiy the old gentleman was on his
feet and with extraordinary fervor
cried. Il second the motion"
He evidently felt that he was thus
doing his part IN Fastening most de-
slrable result.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
cleariws Il up.

TO which is man more closely Re.
lated" said the genealogist. Ibis firsi
divorced wifr's second husband or his
present wife's first divorced husband o.
$50 fur as can zee. one tie IL about
% close as the other" said thought
fun friend.
$50 should say" said the gencaio
gist, .but BILLY Bowen must have fg
ured out difference. Anyhow. when
his first wifc's second husband died
Billy Went to ball game. but when
his present wife's nrst husband died
he went into mourning. can't under
stand that
II cam" said the thoughtful friend
''Billy's present wife was on the point
Of divorcing him % she could rcmarry
her first husband. Now that he Il
dead she has decided to stick TO billy
"Ah!" said the gsnealcgist.-New
York Press.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10

nov tines have changed. When re
usse yesoux- People lad bad colds.
soaxsSi ,aes- sse; il bot water AID SGT
vel New they have grip. take Quinine
aad feel sick al. over. Then they had
eo<~ threat, wrapped 4 ptece Of fat
PORK n an old s-ack, lid It around the
neek at niSh, aud went to work the
Tex. morning Nov they have ton
sslsssx ! surgical operation and two
weeks il The house Then they had
stomach ache and took castor oil and
re,crered- Now they have appendic;
It's, week in tie hospital and six feet
due east and west and six feet perpen-
dicniar. They worked then: they labor
Row. In ,hoSe days they wore ander-
clothes: now they wear lingerie Then
they went TO a restaurant; now they
50 to cafe Then they broke leg;
now they fracture limb People went
crazy then: they have q brain storm
now Politicians then paid good hard
cash for support: now they send gov
eminent garden seeds. Yes, times
have changed. and We all change with
the times. That's progression.-Ancil
Hatten In westphalia (Kan) Times.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
ea..ee a. eiansa

Farmers are well acquainted with
the fact that the roots OF trees will
disrupt and sometimes overturn a
stone wall. but the lifting power Of
tender vegetables is equally surprising
The one result which has perhaps
attracted the greatest attention Is the
discovery that weight Of two and q
half tons can be lifted by the common
pumpkin in the course Of its develop
ment
Dr. Carpenter relates the story Of a
paving stone Weighing eighty-thr
pounds that was raised from its bed
when Joined By Others on al four
Sides by such a soft piece Of fungi ~
the common mushroom. And stiM IN.
other and more remarkable story Is
added to the above.
A man had a cask Of sweet wine and
placed it in an empty celia: to mature.
When examined several years later 1t
had risen from the door Of the cellar
to the ceiling. having been borne up
ward upon the tender shoots Of q vine
fungus with which the cellar Vas
6lled--London Home Notes.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
A Yoaa story.

For fourteen years Bava Luchman
Dass .eceived from the priests Of the
Black Caves Of central india the nee
essary education in order to become a
yoea, MS yoga must be capable Of
taking the forty-eight pastures Of the
Hindoo idols. Perhaps the greatest
trick consists In balancing himself on
the ends o. his fingers while the whole
~ his body Is In the air Raya stated
that IN order to obtain the rank o
yoRa IN the Black Caves OF India b,
mao 70 continue in this position on the
ENDS OF his fingers under the eyes Of
me judges, without seconds inter
val Tor seven days and nights Strand
Magazine
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Marje ~ Medici.


The tastes Of Marie de- Nedjc1 wife
Of Henry ~. of France, were splendid,
and she INDUCED them TO the full. One
Of her collars Of venetian point wai
alone worth the eyes out Of mans
head" and she had . dne store Of
them. Describing her - she arrayed
herself on typical occasion In Coz
tune Of carnation satin, II. Bati6ol, IN
THE French Court In the seventeenth
Century" continues ~ followS:
This arranged to her satisfaction.
her jewels, of which she has quantities
scattered In different cabinets, must
not be forgotten nor Jet her ring. Her
gold bracelets, studded with seventy.
two small diamonds, were purchased
from Francois 10 Prestre, jeweler Of
Paris. for 1850 livres. Her earrings
two great diamonds surrounded BY
lesser brilliants, were made by the
jeweler. Jean Subtil. Her gold watch.
valued at 2,lOO livres, = oval In shape
and ornamented with several dia.
monds.' and she must not forget t.
place In her pocket for use at mass the
rosary Of enameled gold. embellishet
with diamonds.' . tribe worth 0.6O(
livres. And. thus adorned. the queen
must yet perfume herself"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
freedom Of the Press.

The battle fcr Il free press in the
full modern sense was fought out be
tween .1e4 and LII. beginning with
the prosecution of Wilkes for attack
ing Butte in lie North Briton and end
Ing with the successful resistance to
the proclamation by which the COM
mons had forbidden the publication Of
their debates Six printers who had
infringel the proclamation were sum-
Moged to the bar of the house. Five
obeyed and the messenger OF the
house WAS sent 10 arrest the sixth.
TIE lord mayer sent the messenger to
prison. The house Of commons sent
the lord mayor to the Tower. but he
WAS released q, the next propagation,
and the day cu which he left the Tower
marked the ...l of the last attempt to
silence the .sress--New York Ameri.
can.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
The aarrsl on Ii. Sidewalk.


A barrel stood on the sidewalk, and
beside 1t stood a man. The man was
dressed in laborer's clothes and appar.
emily was in a quandary about how to
get the barrel to one OF the upper
floors. He scratched his head and pom.
dered, and meanwhile crowd began to
gather.
Rig up a derrick and hoist it by
hand" suggested one man with a clay
pipe in his mouth.
The man beside the barrel made no
response.
Get rope and pulley and hitch a
horse to the rope. That'll get the thing
up In Jig time" suggested another.
The man remained silent.
why in the dickens doesn't he put It
on the temporary elevator and take 1t
up that way" asked the man with red
whiskers.
Il know better way than that"
said the man with patches on his
trousers. Just rig up boatswain's
outfit, and the thing can be hauled up
quick as q wink"
Suddenly the man beside the barrel
took red bandanna handkerchief from
his pocket, wiped his forehead, took
Z chew Of tobacco. put the barrel on
his shoulder and carried It up to the
second door.
The barrel was empty.-Miwaukee
Free Press
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
His illustration.

The negro brass band connected with
the travelling troupe was batting
tune in its Characteristic slap bang
style in front Of the theater when
dusky cornet player who had been
sulking all day suddenly quit blowing
and did not resume
Say. Nose" demanded the leader In
the ensuing pause. "ain't 20 workin'
any mo-
"Ah is wen All gifts de inspiration"
retorted the sulky musician, throwing
the whites Of his eyes across at the
leader.
Wen am dat:"
Wen All gifts nah las weeks pay"
Kansas City Independent.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Would Follow III, ex.r,r,.

After the bnttle of riestonpans a
witty Scottish farmer amused himself
by writing II ballad upon II, which so
stung one az the English, officers. WIN
llad behaved very basely on the occa.
Sion. TINT he sent the lumt II challenge
to meet him NJ H. fur mortal com.
bat
The second found the farmer busy
with Ills hnyfork and Mt once delivered
the challenge cf the redoubtnbie hero
The ewNl Maturcd farmer. turning "a.
waty1 him with the agriculture, inr,e
urht, cooliy said.
Gang ava hack to Mester Smith
aud tell him haze ,lae time to come to
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10

allowing 10. birthdays and legal and
church holidays. about S67nl IN the
year
II tx <ecS-sl year this number was
reduced by half and in the third year
to ter d.. while in the dfth year
his better h:.ls had 10 lie content with
t~o day. e:-e in the morning and
one in The ev-..ing
WIZ. hs;sssi.s,i il the fifth year Is
wrapped il RlySsery." but at the same
rate Of Progression he probably ar
Rived eventuali. at one kiss on the first
Of January every leap year.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
10 oratory : Drawback?

The great orators have not been the
most fortunate aspirants for the presi.
dency. Webster. Clay. Douglas and
Blaine were idolized by their follow
err, not only for their abilities and
personal traits. but also for their per-
suasive powers Of speech. Horace
Greeley, candidate Of the Democrats
and Liberal Republicans In 1872. was
not notable orator. but was none the
less an effective talker. He made q
speaking tour in the latter part Of tho
campaign, aud, although his position
was an anomalous one. he acquitted
himself with credit. even IL he was
overwhelmingly defeated. Tilden. who
In bis free soil days made speeches,
obtained his mastery by his pen, not
by his tongue. Grant. who was called
the silent man because he could not
make speech when he first became 4
candidate. learned to speak very well
In public. his speech for Garfield in
1850 being a good example Of his de
velopment In that diroctiou.-Boston
Glot)A
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
luminous.


'' T., no, %, North Dakota, County OF Emmons
/, n court; sixth Judicial District
Ao,a ''Tr,m,i,n n plaintiff VS.. North Da-
"a a,n ,,.. Insurance and Trust Comnanv
ceiy ncp,r y, and A Is. GuptIiip 1nn H..
The STAT 80 rus. COMPANY, defendants. IS
named deicnd damn Dokota to the above
complaint am nsir .hay summoned to ansxe, ~.
copy Of when VIII pls ia = In ,his ACTION y
q Sosh baso,sao and haaI no comfy ..ss
your ,., answer upon tho suS ssrvs copy Of
yoS sr ea .as issy =; sssn
Vice; and, in case Of your fsiiurnse Gay o. ser
BY defadaii ,as ,ss viii pc ssanps,a
complaint. demanded In tn,
Dated this 18th day Of May. A. %. 100.
GEO. w LYNN.
attorneys for plaintiff. Linton :NS ar,s, ~
FRS, publication sept lo,h-Lu,, o., ia,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
A LIBEL SUIT.
Col. w. p. Turtle, Of Dawson, Sues
ia. herolz, John Storey and G. A.
Patterson for Damages In the Sum
OF Ten Thousand Dollars Each.

Last spring, as people began to con-
slder the question OF candidates at he
coming primary election, a strong feel
ing OF friendliness to w. r. Tuttle. OF
Dawson, for representative developed
In the eastern part Of Kidder county.
Mr.. futile had been permanent resi-
dent OF Kidder county between two
and three years. but had owned land
there for twenty years, and had been
In the habit Of going there from
Chicago TO hunt almost every season
for two decades. Colonel futile was
not at all anxious TO enter the political
arena, as he had led for nearly thirty
years strenuous life as member OF
The Chicago board Of trade, and he
was willing to pass the remainder q
his days In peace and quiet. But the
people OF his home town wanted him
TO run, and so he entered the LIST
That the people who knew him best
had faith In him is shown by the fact
that he carried his own precinct ~ H.
10, and the neighboring precincts by
good majorities. In district In which
both counties Of the district are
largely settled by newcomers. it was
thought to he no more than right ,ha,
such settlers be given some considera.
tion in the choice OF representatives.
Nov, it appeared to MIR. G. A.
Herolz, Of this county, candidate 70,
the legislature, that ii he could dis
credit Mr.. futile with Emmon
county voters, he and his worker
could say to the voters VIII
would otherwise have voted for Tut
tie and Streeter, III you don't wan
to vote for Tuttle, vote for Hero
and Streeter."
Mr.. Heroic then proceeded to d
his dirty work.
Some time before the primary ele
tion Mr.. Herolz went to MIR. w.
Cochrane, Of Bismarck, who is MI
Tuttle's attorney in divorce su
brought against her by her husban
and asked Mr.. Cochrane to give hi
the lady's address. This was refuse
as Mr.. Cochrane had some knowled
Of the gum-shoc methods Of Mr.. lie
OLE, and had an Idea that there "
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Our Language Is 80 Explicit!

Our Language 10 30 Explicit!
The tradesman had rendered his bill.
waited month and then wrote:
Please, sir. want my BILL"
Back came the bill with these words:
Certainly; here It Is"
The bill was returned. and in a
month the tradcsman again wrote:
kindly send me the amount Of my
bill.'
And the answer came promptly and
politely:
Certainly: 1t is $1)4.2G."
The third month the tradesman again
wrote:
"Will you send me a check for the
amount Of my bill:"
The answer came. with a blank. un-
signed check:
Certainly; here is the check. Ihaye
kept the amount Of your bill."
The fourth month the tradesman
wrote:
II want my bill paid"
And the answer came back, $50
do l."
Then the tradesman gave 1t up-IA-
dies Home Journal.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
The Mjsee'e carpet

DIR Quain, the eminent physician.
full Of Hibernian Wit, would some
times tell unauthorized anecdotes Of
his professional experiences" says Sir
Algernon West in zone City and
Many Men" .'Once he was attending
well known man Of misery habits
In Mayfair. who when very III asked
him to honestly tell him r. he would
ever again rise from his bed Of sick
ness. The doctor thought he never
would Please ring the bell,' said the
patient. and when he had secured the
attendance Of his housekeeper he said:
Have the strip Of carpet BY my bed
side. which IL q good one. wrapped
mp and put away. shall not want Il
again. and II It Il left here those I'M
dertaker's men will b eure to spoil
e with their dirty bootD!"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Alwavs Wawins.

4 Frenchman who apparently hMN \
good deal OF time ON his hands haa
been amusing himself By reckoning M
the number OF kisses be has given hla
wife during the nrst twenty years Of
his married life.
He nnds that In the nrst year he dis.
pensedL about. 100 kisses day. OF say.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
Treasurer's Report

For Baker school district e. ~,
Of EmElonS. srateo Of NetS
the year lHf.-lsAl>
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand al beginning Q ia,
year. july ]. lsp.
Total amount received aH!lf
year from the appatI!AnitfN sa.
the state t9iii0n fund
Total amount received ssafNi-
year from the appai.. aati
the county tnsIion flal
Amount received during As
from taxes levied by "a. DIS
school board. including Qsii>'st
ing warrants redeemed an
dorSed in the collecIi9n As
Amount received asriA- III
from other sources
Total receipts tsl1 Ii year. i
ing cash on hand july l.l:' '''
ENrENnIgJ Re
Amount paid during ;ile year
school houses. sites 4ra sprnsi5
Amount paid daring ti4e yss.t =
teachers WAGES
Amount paid during the yell
services and expenses 81 So q ~
Amount paid duslne iae year
interest OF bonds and warrants
Amount paid during fac yeaF y, :;
Total expenditures far ihs yes, 90. &
Cash on hand June ia ia'>
Grand total. cN pcnd4iase, a
cash on hand, 10 h,tia,icc 1es q;
total receipts
". ana8Nlii lte N
Treasurer az Baker sohnal saisif
Approved this l4tla cay 81 ,ias9
ny order OF the District shoe
LaJlS DpNS