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The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-29
The Tally.

What are these notches in your
gum" asked the 1irt, who was visit.
ing the ranch.
They represent men," replied
Cactus Sim, who thought they wuz
smarter than / wuz."
"A good idea! I'll have to notch
my parasol handle. "-LouisviIle Cou.
rier-Journal.
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eyes. that's the first milestone OF
marriage"
What isl"
when the young couple discard,
the chatting dish for a gas stove"
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LincoIn's Portrait ON Stamps.

Washington, D. C.-To commence
rate the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, 100, 00O,-
300 two-cent postage stamps bearing
his portrait will be issued.
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AS the Steamer Docked.

"Mrs. DeStyle is inquiring about
the duty on art"
did she bring owe any oil paint.
inpS?n
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"a young man has t~elegraphea me
that he has just welded my daugh-
ter"
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SECRET JUST OUT ABOUT A DOCTORS WEIRD
FRATERNITY WITH A FANTASTIC RITUAL

Organization Never Before Heard of Has chaoters Il
Many Cities and Originated i'm Chicaeo.-Men.
bers Give Bodies to Science. Then To Lame
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Awkward.

Hubbie-"My dear, if I cannot
leave the Office in time for dinner to.
night, l will send you a note by a
messenger"
Wife-"You need not go to that
expense, George, for I have already
found the note in your coat pocket"
London Opinion.
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It Develops Character.

to be grateful when discipline comes
to us.
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Cannot See Trust Books.

New York City.-Judge Noyes, of
the United States Court, denied a mo-
ton by counsel for the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company in its suit
for $4,000, 900 damages against the
American Sugar Refining Company
for the production of the defendant
scompany's books.
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BILLY P0ssum" to Gust Teddy Bear"
Geqrgians Preparing to Put Out Little Animals.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Herald)
Atlanta, Ga-An doubt has been dispened that BILLY ,possum,
has permanently dethroned "Teddy Bear" 20 far as the State If Geor.
ga and adjacent commemorative are concerned. Already the Atlanta
visit of President-eIect William III. Taft has stimulated Southern in
dusry, and to-day a factory in that city began the manufacture of toy
Opossums of the sizes and variety of the HTeddy Bears, tbat for M
extended period have held infantiIe affection and adult interest h
"opossum grin" is nov a term IS widely used in this State as the "Taft
SMILE"
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Realistic.

Bacon-"I called with my wife on
the lady next door last night, and she
started her monograph playing IL
Trovatore.'
Egbert = Suppose you imagined
yourself at the OPERA"
Why, yes; the two women were
talking to beat the band!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
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Boys Death Follows BLOW.

Fall River, Mass.-George H. May
nard, a t~en-year-old %schoolboy, died
as the result, it is alleged, of a blow
in the stomach inflicted by Elphoe
Cardin. a fourteen-year-old playmate.
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$4,000 to Survey Lincoln Way.

Washington, D. .C.-By e. vote Of
46 to "a the Senate adopted Senator
Knox's amendment to the Lincoln
centenary resolution appropriating
$4,000 for a survey of "the Lincoln
way" between Washington and Get
tysburg.
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Family R~emonstrance.

$50 your family di%sapproved OF
your going on the stage"
YES" answered Miss Gawzy.
"Wby?"
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Practical.

mo; I think she's afraid they'll as.
sess her facial makeup"
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Il hope he's a good, practical man.
Il guess he is. He wired me col.
tect.'-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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of Nature.

Teacher-"Why do the frozen riv-
ers and lakes thaw out in spring."
Small Boy-"So as to keep US kids
from skatin' all summer."-Chicago
News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

The Ladies' Aid society of The First
NJ. e. church gave very successful
lawn picnic yesterday afternoon and
evening at the parsonage. There were
tables on the lawn where good things
might be obtained. and games were
played by some OF those attending,
and good social time was the ordes
of the day. The lawn was decorats I'd
In the evening with Japanese lanterns
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

Public stenographer. conveyancer.
and notary.-Miss Nettie B. Townsend.
202 Century Building.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

cd over to the bride at once and the
other third intrusted to the priest to
he given her In case her husband d.
vorces against her will or in case she
is left a widow. She always has the
privilege of suing her husband, prlvI-
lege not shared by the women of many
European countries or in many states
of the union. In the cases of Sylvia
and Achmet, II Sylvia finds Achmet
cruel neglectful or more attentive to
his other wives, If he marries again
she brings her complaint to the priest.
Achmet is sent for, and, his hand
on the Koran, is forced to make oath
aa to the truth of his wifes testimony.
If he is guilty and the pair refuse
10 become reconciled the priest brush
es his hands together, murmurs. you
are divorced" and they are free to go
their separate ways. Nor can they
marry again unless Sylvia marries an
other man in the meantime and re.
mains his wife for twenty-four hours.
There is for this purpose in Constan-
tinople. professional second husband,
who is blind, and If reconciliation of
husband and wife is iminent she mar
ries the blind man, who can therefore
never gaze upon her or any other
woman In the city and say with any
degree of certainty: "That woman
was once my wife"
The most powerful woman in the
Turkish empire is the mother of the
sultan, and how much of the nations
woes may be laid to the door of the
mother of Abdul Hamid, dead some
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
TRY THIS ON YOUR WIFE
FOR NICE DISPOSITION

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE latest Partisan
cure is for bad temper, according TO
a story in a morning paper A hus-
band who had been living harmonious,
ly with his wife consulted doctor.
No cause being found for disagree
ments the doctor visited the patients
home and there found RED paper on
the walls. The doctor ordered n
change. Red" he said, "excites tenn
per; try blue" which soothing expert
ment was made with the result that
the disposition of the wife became as
angelic as before. According to the
doctor a blue room tames the most
exacting shrew.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
NOTICE OF SPECIAL sTockHoLD.
ERS' MEETING.

In compliance with a petition of
stockholders, special Stockholders
meeting of the Pine River Canal com
pany is hereby called to be held at
Allison, Colo. on August 20, 1909, at
IL o'clock a. M, for the purpose of
providing means whereby the floating
of the company may be
provided for; and for the purpose of
devising plans for the completion of
the ditch and paying for said COM
pietion; and for the consideration of
any other things that may properly
come before the ming.
w. T. DARLINGTON, President.
w. W. McEWEN, Secretary.
August II, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

An kinds Of stock salt II Durango
Bnsglpse' Ce'oDssssavs q.
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{ Continued from Page l.
their friends enter their carriage and
repair to the home Achmet has pre-.
pared for his bride. If for any rea-
son, however, either of the young
people refuse to say Il am nappy" the
marriage comes to halt, and though
this is rare 1t occasionally happens, for
Achmet has never really seen his bride
before, and even in Turkey women
have been known to change their
minds. If they remain persistently OBJ
durate the dowry is returned to the
father and the bridegroom and Ach-
met must seek another wife.
Whether Sylvia remains the sole
wife of Achmet depends not only upon
her influence over him, but upon his
financial condition. Polygamy as an
with the young Turks. 1t is expen.
siye, 1t entails tremendous obligations
for ii is law of the Koran that each
wife must share equally in her lords
fayors, and 1t is productive of anything
OH earth but domestic felicity. Won
en- in Turkey WELD great influence
over their husbands and sons, and one
OF the eventual outcomes of the pres
ent revolution is sure to be the com.
plete abolition of polygamy and of the
seclusion of the harem.
In hn Of M Itch
women have pretty fair play. In many
marriage contracts it is stipulated that
two-thirds of her dowry shall be hand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

Miss Maud Spear, who has been
visiting Miss May, Spargo for a few
days. returned to her home at Fort
Lewis, on the Southern which went
out at 1896 this afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
Choice of any two piece suit in the
house S7.95 Nathan's.
SAN JUAN TRANSFER CO,
Handles

Perin's Peak coal. the besr on the
market. delivered promptly in large
or small lots.
we also do a general express and
hauling business. We have lately add
ed large storage warerooms and are
prepared to handle and keep in stor-,
age furniture and other goods on very
small margin.
Special prices on coal In car lots.
THE SAN JUAN TRANSFER CO.
VIC Main Ave. Phone Durango 8.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

The stork visited the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Florence O'Driscoll last even
ing and brought a new granddaughter
"a bouncing 12-pound girl. Mrs. VIII
liam Goeglin. the baby's mother, is
spending the summer with her par
ents. from Santa Barbara, chihuahua,
Old Mexico. Grandpa O,Driscoll Is
tuning up his guitar. and furnishing
up his vocal chords SO MS to sing the
little miss to sleep with all the latest
songs She will be sure to like music
takes 1t from her grandfather.
Mrs r. Il. Sloan returned last even
ing from q six weeks visit in Denver
and Laramie, where she spent several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. c. II.
Mclean. The latter accompanied her
mother to Durango for visit, the two
ladies staying over in Chama to sce
Mrs. Frank Broad. who came in with
her mother and sister last night TO
spend some time under the parental,
roof. Mrs. Mclean says she notices
the difference between Chama and
Durango, the latter being so much
warmer.
Mrs. Thomas Lewis returned from
a trip to Silverton last night where
she has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dave Jones. Mrs. Lewis went out
to Mancos today to VISIT Mr.. Lewis
parents for few weeks, before re-
turning to her home in Alamosa. Mr..
Lewis is a brakeman on the ID. & r.
G., running between AntonIto and San
ia Fe. Miss Marie clifford accom-
panied Mrs. Lewis from Silverton. j..
G. Clifford was formerly resident of
Durango, running a bakery here.
o
l.. Writ Markham of Lamar. Colo,
went out on the Southern today with
a party of eastern capitalists. whom
he is showing around In this section,
They are looking into mining. agricul-
tural and irrigation propositions for
investment purposes. The party re-
turned last night from a trip through
San Juan county, New Mexico. They
win visit Telluride, and other mining
camps and the Montrose section. Be-
| side Mr.. Markham's brother, l.. NJ,
Markham, there were j. X Mitchell
OF Chicago. r, N Whitford of Co
lumbus, o.. and Fl. H. Mcdowell OF
| Garden City, Kans.
A. +. Killian and sisters, Mrs. Vivian
X. Thomas of Denver and Mrs Ethel
| Killian of Trinidad, are visiting their
parents in this city, for about cou-
pie of months. Alvin Killian was a
printer on the Herald force some years
| ago. and at present is brakeman on
the Missouri Pacific, running out of
| Kansas City. Mr.. Killian has travelled
all through the west, from Kansas
| City through California to the coast
as well as in British Columbia, and
said he had found no better place than
Durango. Is home town still lookS
| good to him. The friends of the fam
| lily will be glad to welcome the visitors
to Durango again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
TRAINS.


TRAINS.
Eastern. / hour and IS minutes late
Southern twenty minutes lute.
Did you ever hear of It? Our SIS,
$19 and $40 three piece suits for S7.95.
Nathap's.
The band will play this evening on
Main avenue.
Mrs. NJ. e. Skaggs returned from a
trip to Denver last night.
w. c. Ferguson of the Calume. Fuel
company went to Denver this morning.
George #. Burlington was In the city
from Aztec last night, returning this
morning.
John w. Prout of Denver arrived
last night and is staying at the Pal
ace for day or two.
@. ID. Peters, court stenographer of
this judicial district. is back again
from a vacation trip to Denver.
w. N. Bagby returned last night
from business trip to Denver. He
found pretty warm weather in the cap
ital.
Miss Marie Kolz departed for Ar
riola today, where she has accepted
a position as teacher. School begins
Sept. Z.
Mrs. ]. Hauptmann, Mrs. Charles
kaltenbach. and daughter, Susie, moth
er and sister of Mrs. C. ]. Horther of
Animas City, who have been visiting
her for the past month. departed for
their home in Denver this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

years since, cannot be known. While
alive she welded over her son most
wonderful Influence. and 1t is said that
from his mother the sultan inherited
the wonderful voice that has beguiled
so many. and from her he learned the
craft that has contributed at once to
his triumph and his downfall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
WATCH DURANGO GROW.

What will help build up Durango
more than patronizing home industry.
Give the C. o. ID. laundry a fair trial.
Our man, Mr.. Keever, has had eigh-
teen years experience in the laundry
business. Try him. Phone Plata "A.
9. o. D. LAUNDRY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

II you want to know the fish and
game laws, you can procure a copy
from Freund, one door south of
Graden's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16
kINDlING.

Let us send you load of nice dry
kindling. Good supply now on hand
The Durango Planning Mill & Lumber
Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

Sam Ethridge made trip TO Pa
gosa Springs today. Went to attend
the teachers institute-at least 1t look
ed like 1t.
Miss Ida Hughes arrived last even
ing from Georgetown. Colo, for a Wis.
I. of couple OF weeks with Mrs. A
L. Fisher.
Miss Ruby Alexander was pas
senger to Pagosa Springs today to
spend few days with Miss Iona
Robinson.
Alderman 7. Smith went to Denver
this morning to attend the Trans
Mississippi congress which meets in
the state capital August 1921.
r. A. Miller, state superintendent of
the Northwestern Insurance company
who has been here on business for
several days. went to Ignacio on to-
days eastern.
Miss Maud Spear, who has been
visiting Miss May, Spargo for a few
days. returned to her home at Fort
Lewis, on the Southern which went
out at 1886 this afternoon.
o.
Mrs. William Butler, wife of the
editor of the Pennington Times-Hus
tier, returned last evening from Den
yer. and continued to her home in
Pennington this morning.
Miss Mayme O'Connell and Miss
May Huggins were passengers to Pa
gosa Springs today to attend the teach
ers' institute at that place. Miss Nc
Connell will teach at Animas City
this year.
Miss Nina McCaw of the Animas
valley. and her friend, Miss NJ. L.
Simpson, one of the teachers of the
Ignacio Indian school, were passengers
to Silverton this morning to spend
few days. Ise
MIR. and Mrs. |. c. Kutz and family
arrived on last nights train from Sun
bury. Pa. This morning they went
down to Aztec to visit relatives. MIR.
Kutz and Mrs. D.. c. Dalton are
brother and sister.
William Alexander, the barber. who
has been off for couple of months
is back again in his snop, ready for
business. We call attention to his an
which appears In another
cation was spent fishing above Her
mosa.
Mrs. X. Wilcox, matron at the Pres.
byterian mission to the Navajo In.
dians, below Pennington. returned on
last nights train from Georgetown.
Colo, where she spent months va
cation with her daughter. This morn.
ing the lady left on the Red Apple
for Pennington.
Mrs. T. Woodruff. who has been
here for few days, left for her home
in Denver today. Mr.. Woodruff is
express messenger on the II. G. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff made their
headquarters at the Strater last win
ter, but have recently purchased a
home In Denver.
Miss Lenore Butt was an arrival
last night from Pagosa Springs where
she spent some time with MIR. and Mrs.
r. P. Holt. This morning she left
Sanford, Colo, Miss Cornelia Adams,
she will visit before going on to Mon.
ticello, Utah. The ladies were guests
of the Palace last night and departed
on today's Southern.
The Ladies' Aid society of The First
NJ, e. church gave a very successful
lawn picnic yesterday afternoon and
evening at the parsonage. There were
tables on the lawn where good things
might be obtained. and games were
played by some OF those attending,
and n good social time was the ordef
of the day. The lawn was decorated
In the evening with Japanese lanterns,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac Fol-
1910.

Ready November 18th, 1909, a
splendid yearbook, on astronomy
and meteoroloey, the only one con-
tanning the original Hicks Weather
Forecasts" By mail, postpaid, Csc,
on newStands, SOC. One copy free
with a years subscription to Word
and Works, the Rev. Irl R. Hicks
Monthly Magazine, the best ST
monthly in America. Discounts on
Almanacs in quantities. Agents
wanted. Remember, the genuine
Hicks Forecasts" are not published
anywhere else you get them only
in his own publications. WORD
AND WORKS PUBLISHING CO.,
2201 Locust ST., St. Louis, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
Where Farming Pays.

We have become so accustomed
to associatine agricultural prospect
ty with other sections of the coun-
try that it is something of a sur
prise to learn that in the past year
the IL Southern States produced
ST .429,0 100000 worth of agricultural
products, as against $685.
100000 in 1899, an increase of
more than 100 per cent, while the
average increase of the other sec
tons was a little less than SIS per
cent.-Wall Street Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
Notice.

We, the undersigned citizens and
land owners of Rails County, Mo-,
living from 8 to 5 miles Southeast
of Monroe City, give notice to all
hunters and trespasserS that we
will prosecute them to the full ex-
tent of the law if found trespassine
on orr lands and for all shooting on
or across the public highway:
DR.. John H. Bell. VIM. H. Elliott
Ennis Tooley, John C. Hardy, Gen.
try Bros. Charley Carlston, A. Lee
Ely, Alva Goodnight. Lawless Bros.
C. A. Jones, P. N. Jones, Hugh
Ford, j. l. Thomas, E. S. Hampton
Geo. Hampton, Mrs. Samantha Orr
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
Where They We're Hurt.

A Texas editor while glancing
over the papers has discovered a
number of cases where many good
inoffensive people have been injur-
ued in varios parts of the anatomy.
Here are a few cases with the real
names omitted for various rea-
sons:
While Miss Kinsmore of East
Marlboro was coming down stairs on
Tuesday she slipped and bruised
herself on the landing"
Amos Mittle of Woolpost. Kan
sas, while Harvesting a fractions
horse was kicked just south of the
corn crib; he is able to be out
again"
While Harold Creme, of Bulah,
Miss, was escorting Miss Violet
Goof home from church Saturday
night a savage dog set upon them
and bit Miss Goof four times on the
public square.
Joseph Colt of johannesburg,
climbed on his house last week tC
find leak and fell striking his
back porch causing serious in
ljuries."
Isaac Trimmer was playing witt
a cat Friday when the animal Sc
verely scatched him on the veran
da."
Gem ent Foundations. EvaI
Smith.
! F. N. Armstrong. Of Thornton
Ind..- has been over looking after hi
agricultural interests Northeast o
the city.
Il IT - :. -f-.fL -.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18

smooths out inequalities; or, bet
ter still, resist the sway of change
that puts both life and and hope
to sleep; but even so, drawer, l
could not have you be than you
have been you who bore your
fate as stoics.
Though much l learned from you,
this | value most this greater
lesson-that in suffering lies the
heart of love.
Wish l could repay a part, at least,
of that owe you, but, since Meth
er signs nor sobs nor tears would
wipe away the debt, / can but
plead in my poor way:
Live lnng, and live in the love
Of those for who you've been
The light that never failed"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18

the United States. Thousands of
people to see your poultry, $4,000
cash specials offered on turkeys,
and Missouri is admitted to pro-
duce the finest turkeys in the
world. $4,000 silver cup for the
largest display. Lots of silver cups,
cash specials, ETC., offered on every
variety. $1,000 in cash for the
best display of each and every vari-
ETY. Of poultry shown by Missouri
poultry raisers. "
Program for the week.
Monday Poultry Judges day.
Tuesday St. Louis Mayors day.
Wednesday Governors day.
Thursday-American Poultry
Assn. Day.
Friday State Officers day.
Saturday. Missouri and St. Louis
day.
Entries close THANKSGIVING day
Nov. 25th. Write for an entry
blank and attend the show.
T. E, Quisenberry,
Columbia, Mo.
| Secretary State Poultry Board.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
TWO BIG MEETINGS OF POUL.
TRY RAISERS.
The Missouri State Show at st. Louis
Dec. 6-11th., and the State
Poultry Institute at CO.
lumbia Dec. 1890.

The State Poultry Board has ar
ranged for two of the greatest gath
erings of farmers and poultry rails
ers ever held in Missouri if not the
entire United States.
The State Poultry Institute will
be held at Columbia in the new
State Agricultural College, Dec. 90
30th, during Farmers Week. Three
noted poultry lecturers and judges
have been engaged to conduct the
institute and give practical demon
STATIONS. DR.. A. A. Brigham, prin-
cipal of the School of Agriculture
at Brookings, S. D.; Rolla C. Lawry,
professor of Poultry Husbandry in
Cornell University; and D. E. Hale,
noted judge and writer will each
be present to instruct the farmers
and poultry raisers in all practical
questions PERTAINING to foods, feed
ing, incubators, brooding, breeding,
caponizing, judging, and general
poultry and egg farming, both upon
the farm and as a special business.
Noted speakers for all branches of
agriculture and the dedication of
the agricultural building on Dec.
31st. Don't miss this meeting. It's
a years course in poultry husband
ry boiled down into two days.
The State Poultry Board have ar
RANGED for the State Show to be
held in the Coliseum in St. Louis,
Dec. 6-11th, and this promises to
be the largest display of thorough
bred poultry ever seen under one
roof. Many states will compete fol
the prizes, but Missouri poultry
raiSers have always won more
than rs per cent of the prizes and
will do so in this show. The bis
eastern breeders are sending to Mis-
souri, for snow birds. This a show
Especially for Missouri pOultrymen
land every MissOurian who raises
J poultry Of any consequence SHOULD
exhibit a few birds at his owl
state show.
The prizes offered are the larees
, paid at any poultry show in Amer
ca. Uniform exhibition coops ar
furnished free to every exhibitor
The largest and finest show room II
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-11-18
How to Kill a Town.

Kick.
Keep kicking.
And don't quit kicking.
One pull one way and one an
other.
Go to other towns and buy your
goods.
Denounce your merchants be-
cause they make a profit on their
goods.
Knife every man that disagrees
with you on the method of in
creaSing business.
Make out your town a very bad
place, and stab it every chance you
get.
Refuse to unite in any scheme
for the betterment of the material
interests of the people.
Tell your merchant that you Call
buy your goods great deal cheap
er in another town and charge him
with extOrtion.
Keep every cent you get, and
don't do anything of a public nat
ure unless you can make some
thing out-of it directly.
When you say anything of your
town say it in such way that it
will leave the impression that you
have no faith in it.
Patronize outside newspapers to
the exclusion of your own, and
then deuounce them for not being
as Large as the city papers.-CloVis
New Mexico) News