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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
1000 MILES AND
NOT ONE BREAK
PATHFINDER DRIVER FINDS
REPAIR KIT A BURDEN
USELESS LUXURY, NOT NECEs-
SlTY, SAYS MEiNZINGER
Elaborate inventory of Spare Parts
Was Taken in Expectation of
Accidents Which Never
Occurred

When he arrived in Denver, George
Meinzinger, driver of the e. M. f.
Glidden Pathfinder, turned over to the
Studebaker company of that city the
most expensive box of repair parts
that that concern has ever purchased.
Not that the Studebakers paid for the
parts all they had cost-not at all But
as they were all new and unsoiled they
allowed Meinzinger the regular factory
prices~for them. The reason why these
particular parts were expensive was
because their value many times over
had been paid in express bills
1t happened this way: Meinzinger
had never done a trick of long-distance
driving before SO when Dai Lewis
arrived in Detroit ready for the start,
Menzinger piled him with questions as
to the troubles previous Pathfinding
cars had experienced and asked the
veteran road scout to enumerate all
the parts that might be expected to
give out on so strenuous a drive and
what spare parts should be carried.
When Dai had finished his inventory
of past accidents and breakages,
George found the car was not big
enough to hold all the parts that
should be carried--if the Il. M. f. 800
What to do? Happy thought! Have
them all carefully boxed and ship
ahead from point to point, so they
will be within a hundred miles or SO,
if needed, which Dai said they or at
least some of them, surely would be.
Meinzinger thought he knew his car
and-but he didn't want to fall down
on the job, so he made out his list
and started it along the express route.
Is Box of Trouble
That box caused the faithful driver
more trouble than all the gumbo. At
every stopping place he had to see
that it had arrived and then send it
along again. Several times the Path
finder exceeded its schedule and so the
express package was in the rear much
of the time. Still George didn't like
to ship it back. Lewis told him to touch
wood every night they got in safely
and to keep the box within reach.
The express bills piled up tremen-
dously. But never was the box needed.
The heaviest items in the box were a
set of springs-a pair each, front and
rear These Dai said, surely would be
needed, for several sets had been re-
placed for all former Pathflnders and
sure as fate some pitch hole or thank
ye-maam would do for at least one Of
them and no one could say which one.
No More BIowouts
Meinzinger had about argued Lewis
out of that position and gotten consent
to drop out the springs. when they met
and took on board Bob Spangler of the
Denver Motor club. who came ON to
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
HIS OFFER NOT APPRECIATED
Elderly Gentleman May Have Meant
Well, But the Damsel Was
Suspicious.

The plump waiter girl at the lunch
counter, having nothing to do at the
moment, was trying to reach with her
fingernails a place on her back well
up between the shoulders, but with
her short and chubby arms she was
unequal to the task. In vain she
squirmed and struggled, and twisted
her face. She failed to achieve the
desired connection.
The elderly man on the outside of
the counter, who has been fighting a
piece of overdone steak, leaned for
ward and spoke to her in a low tone,
but with intense earnestness.
MY dear young woman" he said.
pardon the freedom of a man who
has grandchildren almost as old as
you are, but if you will come little
closer / shall take pleasure in scratch
ing that spot for you, as see that you
can't quite"
mind your own businessl' she
snapped.
How seldom--O, how seldom-is a
good deed or generous impulse ap-
preciated in this ungrateful world!
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
The Business Instinct.

A small Detroit boy was given Q
drum for Christmas present, and
was beating 1t vociferously on the
sidewalk, when nervous neighboI
appeared and asked: How much
did your father pay for that drum
my little MANI"
twenty-five cents, sir" was the
reply.
"Will you take a dollar for it?'
"Oh, yer, sir" said the boy Gag
erly. "Ma said she hoped I'd sell
it for ten cents"
The exchange was made, and the
drum put where it wouldn't make
any more noise, and the nervous
man chuckled over his stratagem
But to his horror, when he got
home that night, there were four
drums beating in front of his
house, and as he made his appear
ance, the leader stepped up and
said, cheerfully: These are my
cousins, sir. / took that dollar and
bought four new drums. Do you
want to give us 81 for them?"
The nervous neighbor rushed in
to the house in despair, and the
drum corps is doubtless beating
yet in front of his house.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
FOR OLD PEOPLE.

After reaching the age of forty the
human system gradually declines. The
accumulated poisons in the blood
cause rheumatic pains in the joints,
muscles and back. These warnings
should be promptly relieved and seri-
Gus illness avoided by using the fol-
lowing prescription which shows won
derful results even after the first few
doses and it will eventually restore
physical strength.
One ounce compound syrup Of
Sarsaparilla; one ounce Toris COM
pound; half pint of high grade whis-
Key. This to be mixed and used in
tablespoonful doses before each meal
and at bedtime. The bottle to be well
shaken each time" Any druggist has
these ingredients or can get them
from his wholesale house..
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
GAVE UP
ALL HOPE
After Four Long Years Of Suffer.
ing, Mrs. Dean Of Beabrook
Was Finally Relieved by
Cardui.

Benbrook, Text feet like st ia my
duty to advise other women to take
Cardui. the woman's tonfc," writes
Mrs. L. G. Dean, of r. F., d. No. 6.
Benbrook, Tex.
Il suffered for four (4) long years
with female complaints. Such mis-
cradle person as I was! | had three
doctors, but they did me no good, and
gave up all hope of being relieved.
"At last, my doctors advised me to
take Cardui, the woman's tonic.
took four bottles and now / am we'll.
Cardui saved my life and cannot say
enough for it. l have prescribed IL
with great success for young girls and
women with various forms of female
complaint.
"Cardui is a real boon to suffering
women. am thankful for the good IL
has done me and know it will cure
others"
This remarkable letter from lady.
who has actually tried Cardui, ought
surely to- convince you of its genuine
merit and induce you to give it trial
for your troubles.
Purely vegetable, perfectly harm
less, Misunderstanding and free FROM
all deleterious ingredients, Cardui Is
the ideal remedy for all weak. suffer
ing women, young and old
You are urged to get bottle at the
drug store and commence its use to-
day.
NOTES.-The Carfui Home Treatment
for Women. consists of Cardui <y1l,
Thedfords BInck-Drnught (25c), or
Velvo t5Oc), for the liver, and Cnrduf
Antisepic (5Oc). These remedies may
be taken sinSIy, by themselves, fe de-
sired, or three together, a complete
treatment for women's Ills. Write tos
Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. for
Special Instructions, and 64-pngc book,
"Home Treatment for Women" sent In
plain wrapper. or request.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
a Double DeIiuht.

Congratulate he" said young Smith
to fellow clerk. I'm going to get
married"
Fine. Glad to hear it. But don't
marry all her family"
"Oh, there's only enc sister-a
twin" said Smith.
Look alike?" asked the other.
Cant tell 'em apart"
We'll, that's rather awkward, isn't
it? How do you know which is
which?'
Well" confessed Smith, "up to
date ! haven't tried very hard"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Doctors Versus Lawyers.

Most lawyers take keen delight
trying to confuse medical experts
in the witness box in murder trials,
and often they get paid back in
their own coin. A case is recalled
where the lawyer, after exercising
all the tangling tactics without eff
feet, looked quizzically at the doc
tor who was testifying and said:
You will admit that doctors
sometimes make mistakes, won't
you?"
"Oh, yes; the same as lawyers"
was the cool reply.
And doctors mistakes are
buried six feet under ground" was
the lawyers triumphant reply.
"Yes," he replied, "and the law.
yers' mistakes often swing in the
air."--Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

ting. when many OF the boys SWING
themselves out of their hammocks
unusually early in order to dress
the ship with holiday green's ere
' the sun is up.
Usually the gibes for the off
GERS are reserved for the minstrel
show in the evening. but there
have been occasions in the history
OF the navy when the bluejackets
played decidedly practical jokes on
: their superiors in connection with
vine Christmas dinner. For in
sstance, at Shanghai, China, few
years ago, delegation of the en-
listed men got ashore almost as
soon as the ship dropped anchor in
port, and having forestalled the
wearers of gold braid they proceed
cd to corner" the limited market
OF turkeys. Thus they had plenti-
: fuI slices of the light and dark
+. meat at their spread, while the
ward-room mess had to put up with
+ q not altogether satisfactory sub
etitute. The high prices paid for
fowl on this occasion constitute
bat one Of many illustrations that
+ might be cited to prove how lavish
I are the bluejackets in their expen-
dftures when it comes to providing
ammunition for the proper observ-
ance of Christmas.
The mischievous nature OF these
boys grown tall crops out in the
character of many of the contests
that take place on Christmas after
noon. There are boxing, wrestling
and fencing contests that are in
deadly earnest, but there are also
races, potato races, three-legged
races, sack races, etc, and finally
there are ludicrous pie-eating con-
tests and similar stunts. A time
6onored Christmas prank aboard
Yankee fighting ships is that
wherein procession of fantastic
ally CARRIED sailors visits the cap
ffa1n's quarters, carrying bucket
AZ whitewash, and petitions the
sommanding officer to literally or
0gurs -ively wipe out all scores or
4 dem <rits standing against members
ul the crew for minor attractions
n the rules. If the master of the
eEzft Is not utterly lacking in that
1acf and discernment which makes
fnr popularity In the navy, he hast
sns to take cognizance of the spir-
- Of the day by granting this re-
xnest for universal clemency.
The opportunities for enjoyment
open to our American bluejackets
1t Christmas have been materially
euhanced by the present policy of
4qv1ng the warships, whenever
ANossfble spend the holidays in
some populous port. For instance.
1ke plan. at this writing, is to have
he big battIeship feet spend
a.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Good for the Nerves.

At a recent archery tournament in
London 300 women took part in the
contest, the game having become very
popular. 1t is recommended by Lon
don physicians as splendid for the
nerves. American women have never
taken very kindly to the sport, but the
renewal of interest abroad may effect
a change in this country.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
A Time to Give.

Every boy and girl should make
something to give to another at
Christmas time; there is scarcely
anyone who is not able to do some
thing to make another person hap
by at this season of the year.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

other people enjoying during closing
December OF of Uncle Sans
may enjoy old-fashonoed Christmas ship
he happens be in
relatives reside but naturally that
OF blue The
from home Christmas and he
= accordingly.
above all that spirits
expected from whole community of
ilantly healthy who have cooped up
previously. This the prominence
athletic contests the yulede
competitions do not
of days There other redletter the
December forgetting the
spread almost inevitable minstrel which
rounds connection with by the way
menowarsmen play of the pranks privi
ege practicing which they claim their inaenab right
ON occasions.
keenwitted sailor dearly loves joke
the the bueackets
propensity pranks that might be expected
az combine with strenuosty that
ANN rruitt ufortiua
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

freQuented corner Of the ship, wri'
ting to loved ones at home, play
ing cards, or mayhap exchanging
Christmas geetings with friends on
other ships Of the fleet by means
of the picturesque wig-wag system
of flag signaling.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

christmas in New York harbor. This means plen-
ty OF entertainment for the bluejackets when they
have shore leave" and it likewise gives many of
the tars opportunity to entertain fair friends
aboard and proudly show them over the floating
fortress.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Enthusiasm is something that
causes a man to shout when the
crowd is shouting, even If he doesn't
know what it is about
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

MIN COMES
al an unfailing supply of substantial food and
warm clothing. At Christmas this spirit reaches
4 climax The tars play FRANKS on each other;
they play pranks on their officers, who cannot
resent such attentions at this time, and they are
pretty apt to play pranks every body in sight
They start in before daylight on Christmas morn
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
For Colds and eripp-capudine.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds Is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquid-Efects immediately-l0.
% and soc at Drug Stores.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invlg
crate stomach, liver and bowels Sugar-eoated
tiny granules. Easy to take as candy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

It ordered that such functions shall take place on
some other day and that the men be given prac-
ticaly free day. for their amusement
Bluejackets who do not attend participants or
onlookers the Christmas athletic program may
often be found on the holiday reading in some un-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Another new of policy in
the navy that makes all holi-
days more worth while Is
that outlined in the recent
order of the secretary OF the
navy which prescribes that work
aboard our warships shall be reduced
to a minimum on Sundays and holi-
days. Even ship inspection and in
spection OF the crew are dispensed
with on such occasions-or rather is
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Flattery is turned to good account
when used as budapest to all one
ought to be.-Sample.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

HAVE You A COUGH, OR COLD?
If SO take at once Aliens Lung Bslsam and watch
results. Simple. safe, effective All dealers. Popu-
lar priceS-25c, Soc and $40 bottles.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

1t is usually costly to follow cheap
advice
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
PRETTY GIRL ASSISTS
YOUNG BOY IN DISTRESS

1t was on Farrar-st. near Monroe
ave, about o'clock Thursday after.
noon. A boy OF about ~ years was
pushing along the street a small
wagon piled high with email pieces
of wood gathered in the alleys about
the city. The road was piled between
stakes till It reached above the boys
head. and then tied to prevent 1t from
falling About block ahead was the
boys father pushing a two-wheeled
cart also heavily loaded The boy was
struggling manfully to keep within
sight OF his father when his wagon
went into a hole in the pavement and
upset. The lad gaZed at the wreck q
moment and then his eyes filed with
tears. He could not right the wagon
without help and there seemed moth
ing for him TO do but cut the strings
and reload. AS be gaZed az the wagon
a well-dressed young woman stepped
from the sidewalk, and forgetting her
pretty blue suit, her dainty shoes and
gloves, took her place beside the boy,
and urging him 10 lift, the two righted
the wagon without single piece fall
ing from its place. Then she brushed
some mud from her gloves, and trip.
ped away as II nothing had happened.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12

stocks. the paper said, was artificial;
made &c fool the people, like the old
! time squeeze spindle used TO.
The squeeze spindle was a hand
revolving on dial which the operator
controlled secretly. People placed
their money in the path OF the hand.
II 1t stopped there, they got double
their stakes. But there was a squeeze
brake" on the hand, cunningly CON
cealed, which male the hand always
stop somewhere else Thus the trust
ing people got fooled, and the spindle
man got their money.
Applying the present situation TO
the squeeze spindle game an exper
has made the accompanying dlagra~,
which shows the operation. the fig
ures. Of course being used only as an
illustration.
When the Evening Post warned the
public that the squeeze game was on.
the average market price OF the specu-
lative list was around 81, or nearly
par. The first move OF the kings is
TO ante some OF their own cash and
stimulate outside buying. The ex-
pert who made the diagram suggests
that they may have put UP a million
uoiidis, WHICH DuyiHB StnI the aver
age price up to 10e@Then- they sat
back and waited for the public.
Buy" Flashed Everywhere.
The "tipsters," agencies" "touts"
took up the cry OF Buy" These are
the cappers for the game. The mails
and telegraph wires carried the word
out to every town and city OF the coun.
try. The financial columns OF news
papers everywhere breathed the spirit
OF buy" for they told of advancing
prices and that > newsstand thus
even honest newspapers unconscious
ly become the dupes OF the kings.
Our expert figures that on the kings
million-dollar ante, The public came in
with $4,000, 900, carrying the average
price up to lis. At this point there
was some proflt-taking (some wise
ones" had had enough and Sold, and
the kings had TO again stimulate the
market and reassure the lambs So
the expert says they-may- have put
up a second million, and this buying
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
CIRCUS BETTER THAN EVER.
New Features With Barnum & Bailey
Snow Here Next Thursday.

onOW, 1cTS NeN Hu' oudJ'
The performances OF the Barnum &c
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, an
lnounced for next Thursday, will. 1t Is
said. surpass in point OF magnitude
and excellence ali previous achieve
ments OF this mammoth combination.
cmbOdying an amusement undertake.
ing OF a modern colossal character.
IN keeping with the progressive spirit
OF the times Among the principal
features are; The 10 viennese. Eu-
ropean acrobats. an exhibition OF
nerve. originality and inventive gen.
Jus; Les Perez, the sensation of Eu-
rope, in equilibristic feats and won.
derful balancing acts; the Flying
Fishers; the Three Menstins, in
Partisan pantomimic specially, intro
ductng clowns, monkeys and dogs,
the FLORENCE troupe OF European aero
bats the Moulin Sisters, In bird-like
flights Oh the triple aerial trapeze:
the Eight Dollars. in acrobatic novel
ties; Orrln and Victoria Davenport.
Partisan equestrians; the Karolys, the
worlds champion bareback riders:
Ray Thompson. I'm her sensational
equestrian act. More than usual at
tention has been paid TO the organiza-
ton % the company OF clowns. which
the management proposes 10 make a
specia. feature Of this seasons per-
Torrance Desperate performs q
breath catching sensation in his 90
foot dive. The real feature Of the ;
performance Is an act entitled Jupiter.
the Balloon Horse" Jupiter is a milk
-,,,lt4++--A ,ahIap LAnlga.- be stands upon
a platform attached TO a balloon
which take horse and rider sailing
sl,ywari without causing the equine
any nervousness.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids on William c. MdybuTy
School
suCrutarv's offfCe, 81 Broadway.


Sealed proposals VIII be received at
this Office until IL o'clock noon, Thurs
day. June ~, 1909, for furnishing all
labor and material OF every description
necessary In the erection OF the William
G. Maybury school.
Pans ana specifications may be seen
in the Office of the Supervisor OF Build
ings, Room /. this building.
The job Will be let IN three separate
contracts
The first must include all the work
and furnishings Of every description
embodied in the drawings and masons
general specifications
The second all the work and furnish
ings OF every description in the draw
ings and carpenters general specihca-
lions.
The third all the work and furnish
tnGs or every description in the engi-
neers' drawings and general specinca-
lions for heating. YcntilatinR. etc.
Each bidder must name all sub-con-
tractors included IN his bid
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished by the Supervisor and
must he accompanied by certified
check, cash or surety company bond
equal TO per cent OF the bid.
The Board OF Education reserves the
right 10 reject any or all bids.
WILLIAM j. LEE,
Secretary
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
OUTING WILL BE CORKER.
Parke. Davis G. Co. Arrange Big Pre-
gram for Excursion, Wednesday.

Wednesday, June 16, is tho day,
Sugar island is the place. and the oc.
casion is one OF the biggest outing
events in the summer season. Can
you guess It?
Naturally. it's the nineteenth an
nual excursion of Parke, Davis & Co,
and it's going To be "corker" The
TashmoO and Greyhound have been
chartered for the day and the pro.
gram Of events Will lay IL over any.
thing over before attempted in that
-lue,------z IA
Especially promising are the hip.
podrOme events To which the program
alludes I'm glowing and alliterative
terms. For instance. there will be the
trooping OF the colors, "a particularly
pleasant panorama of a pole piled
with patriotic penugnts." Then there
is the fashion parade. which. rs plan
ned. Will have Fifth-ave. on Easter
morn beaten TO fragile" Other
events will be a chariot race. an eat
ing contest, a Rough Riders handicap
and Others And, Of course, there will
be a sideshow.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids New Heating and veniiI-
ating Plant, Higgins School
Secretary's Office. so Broadway.
Detroit, Mich, June IL. 1909.

this office until ~ O'Clock noon Tues
day. June -. 1909. for furnishing and
Installing complete in all respects, ac-
new heating and ventilating plant at
the Higgins school
Plans and specifications may be seen
In the office OF the Supervisor of Build
ing. Ruotrf- this building
Proposals must he submitted on
forms furnished by the Supervisor and
must be accompanied by certified
check. cash or surety company bond
equal to 6 per cent OF the bid
The Board of Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. /
WILLIAM j. LEE,
Secretary
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
New Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits Tor divorce wer1.
filed i'm circuit court. Saturday BY
Mary VS.. Frank Nitro. Simon VS.. Mat.
earst Sine. Elizabeth VS. Edward Gics.
HTrrtr-e= fernara Klager James X.
vs.. Kathleen Armitage and Carrie W..
Howard f. Missimer.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
MANY Soldiers Drown.

CONSTANTINOPLE. June l2.-The
ministry of marine received dispatch
today that a transport bearing 500
Turkish loops 70 the vilayct OF Ye-
men i'm Asiatic Turkey, was stranded
off Dshedda and that a large number
OF the soldiers wore drowned.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
carried the average price to around

carried the average price to around
lis. where II is today.
arbitrarily Tire expert has set-the
figure l21 as the top average price,
and he believes chat the kings would
like TO induce the lambs TO buy up TO
that figure, at least. before The big
sheariHg comes.
Thus the indicator OF the squeeze
spindle turns and, u course. the hands
OF the manipulators. whoever they
may be ARE upon the stop brake
When the public buys the kings sell
When prices are at the top and a
crash Is imminent tire outsiders are
always found holding the stock and
the kings the money bag
That's the slueeze-spindle game.
The New York World SAYS editor.
tally: Leave Wali-st alone"