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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-02
Mental Arithmetic.

James Jones died, leaving will d.
recting that his estate, amounting to
$4,000, be divided equally between
his two nephews. A third nephew APP
peared the next week. Each nephew
hired two lawyers. How much did
each lawyer receive?
Henry Fill1ins opened a savings
bank account with $40 vowing to put
aside every ten-cent piece he received
in change. At the end of two weeks
he began requesting dealers to give
him his change in nickels. How long
did it take him to save princely for
tune?
A man has ten minutes to catch a
train and his wife says she will be
ready in a minute. The next train
leaves one hour later. BY how many
minutes do they miss the next train?
A doctor is called to attend man
who is suffering from pain in the
right side. The man has lots OF
money. The same doctor is called to
attend another man with the same
symptoms. The other man has no
money. Which man is operated upon
for appendicitis?
A meat dealer sells 400 steaks in a
day at 16 cents pound. His right
hand weighs half pound. What is
his clear profit?
Ten years ago a woman said she
was 20. Five years ago she said she
was %. Now she says she is 81. At
what age will she be IS?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-02

Ten years ago woman said she
was 20. Five years ago she said she
was %. Now she says she is 81. At
what age will she be 10?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-02
Collapse Like Paper.

When the flood waters struck these
buildings they collapsed as though
composed of paper. and buried their
inmates beneath mass of debris in
such manner they had absolutely no
opportunity to escape and were
drowned. Forty families persisted in
this manner in one house.
The daily tribune., 1909-03-15

IL you miss tho moonli ght waltz at
the Clerks ball Wednesday night In
Morgan hall. you will be missing n
treat Grand march starts at S:45.
1874
The daily tribune., 1909-03-15
9er5onal Paragraphs

Mrs. Rebecca Blunt is confined
to the house with severe cold.
Mr.. Mcbride of Durango, is in
the city and is the guest Of his friend
Mr.. Ives.
ID. A. Marsh, of the Hyde Pick
ling 90. ,of Pueblo, spent Sunday
with ]. A. Smith and family.
Charles Fouse and family of
Portland leave tomorrow for Warren,
Ohio. with the expectency of remain
ing.
Mrs. D. W. Jones and daughter
Miss Hannah of Mt Carbon, Colo.
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Pete
Smith and friends.
Mrs. George Milliken of Grip.
pie Greek, is in the city visiting he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John LaPlant
and other relatives.
Mrs James A. Lowell and chill
dren will depart Wednesday morning
for Newcomb, Tenn. where they
will make an extended visit with
relatives
City Attorney George II. Wilkes
and wife returned from Belleville,
Kans. Mr.. wilkes mother passed
over the crisis Of u week ago but is
still dangerously Ill.
Mrs. p. M. Condit who has
been visiting Mrs. O. i. Smith
and other friends In the city for
the past week, left this afternoon
for her home In Deltss
Miss Jett Condit of Victor was
in the city Saturday and Yesterday
visiting her mother. and returned to
her home yesterday afternoon. Miss
Condit is now teaching In the high
school at Victor.
Charles and Beatrice McCandless
left yesterday morning for Denver to
visit friends. Charlie will rema in
few days and Miss Beatrice will
make an extended visit with her
numerous young lady friends.
Misses Dollie and Myrtle Long
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Climenson.
all Of Pueblo, we're In the city yestor-
day the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.
Daniels. returning to their homes
last evening. Mr.. Climenson is chief
clerk at the union depot ticket office.
The daily tribune., 1909-03-15

Tho Beaver Land and irr igation
company Is planning for depot nt
Peprose. The plans are now In the
hands Of r. b. Criddle, but no deci
sion has been reached AZ to what mn
terial Will be used In the building.
1t 10 expected to be finished by the
time the railroad reaches Penross,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

The city. No uufcast above the rank Of
gay car would think of entering one.
The gay cat can gel his bed and two meals by
simply applying. and if he pretends to be convert
ed and gives Testimony" and then per
haps he get meals and lodging for two or
three weeks with possibly odd Job occasional
~ When the gay cat grows tired of one mis-,
sion or has outstayed his Welcome he moves on
To the next. There enough of them to last
him through the winter if he is discreet The
election is also of dishonest revenue to
these by-lprodncts Of industrial age Money.
shoes and winter clothing circulate freely then.
and the number Of nonads s.angmcntnd.
The majority of this vast army of 100000 so
American born, bln Of foreign parents The
Irish and Germans head the lis, Of these chronic
wanderers The first generation apparently
hard WORKING and reasonably honest The second
seems to have large sediment OF the gay cat
tramp element In H. Why this Is never
has been explained satisfactorily Possibly II Is
because the fathers and mothers worked them
selves nearly "a death trying 10 bring M their
children IA higher social ey. than they them
selves had ENJOYED. Al any rate. the fact OF
degcnesacy in the second generation remains.
LIN Massachusetts many misdcmcanors, such as
tleslmssng railroad tracks hiding in box cars.
trainlg, begging and yagr,mcy In all their
phases. are punishable BY sending the offender to
the East Islidgewat.i farm colony Last year
there were over 1000 commitments 10 that In
Stitution Migrants are sent 10 East l'rdgewafer
on ndcleiminate sentences the maximum time
being present wo years Until recently the
maximum term three years. bu the shorter
term has been found To be sufficient In the
case of first offcndafs release probation Is
permitted at The end of nine months If conduct
has been exemplary II is estimated that but ls
PEI, cent of The mon thus paroed relapse into
vaerancv IN the state of Massachusetts. Doubtless
many of them do elsewhere but more than half
of them are reeenefaled that instead on b.
ing a charge upon ils,s state they become an as
The East !iridsewa farm coiprs IL looked
upon ~ penolossts unqualified success.
So far as can be ildgea now. This Is the only
practical of ieseRera'ins and ssNlfiliAng this
large class of mentai and physical tne9np"tcnta
Life and work undef proper discipline. 10 tic
open air do more f. make good cti1eis- or at
least 10 transform Na.asitcs on society into pro
ducers- han anything Use th,s i.enoipgists say
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
VALUE a. r4e HUMBLE HEM
r,.u,.s Make One Think eiddy Aas
Nc, eeen Properly Appreciated.

The hens admirers grow Constant
. their increase The first ofscial act
4 Nebraskas new labor commissioners
r.as a formal appreciation OF this
mar OF society According to Mr..
w,u,nin this fowl brought $ls,000.00O
worth of eggs to market in Nebraska
~, wear. The commissioner Is UMPIRE
rod 10 estimate the value of her on
ling in the way of fried chicken.
she laid l.2o0,OOO,0OO eggs in 1908.
placed end to end these eggs would
reach around the earth and overlap
% 900 miles. They would make an
sss walk three feet wide reaching
rom omaha to Ogden. With ham
,h.y would furnish breakfast for 600.-
600 600 people and make an omelet
,s..aining $4,000 cubic feet. The hen
"a worth more to Nebraska than the
boastsd wheat crop Of @26,OOO.O0O; a.
nns. rwice as much as the oat crop Of
sl6 ooo 1000. 20 times as much as the
Marley crop: 20 times as much as the
ryf crop. and one-third as much rs the
much. talked-of crop Of corn. The com
missioner believes Nebraska needs
anstber seal. Is he not right in think
Inc that upon that seal no figure SO
ueu demands recognition as the ever
na,ient. busy and unpretentious hen.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

TO protect their heads and faces In some way INT
III Is impossible to avoid the danger of bursted
ear drums OF hopelessly damaged eyes When a
man crawls out from under a fast train after a
2O0-mile run he looks but little like human he.
ing
During the summer the gay cat works with
such persistence as nature has given him. If he
cannot find work he is not above begging or steal
Ing In many Long ago the farmers used 10
lodge and feed them in their own houses Now
they make them lodge i'm abandoned barns or i'm
open air camps At berry OR hoppicking they are
paid by the quantity gathered: I'm the harvest or
hay fields they receive the minimum of !. dollar
day and their food. In camp Of gay cats" at
night they gather around the fire and play cards
for small stakes or tell stories Sometimes gay
cats money goes in gambling but he is oftener
despoiled by the professional hobo who takes
his coin away from him by brute force One
brawny, able-bodied tramp. with or without a gun
Will stick up and rob group of several gay
cats without much difficulty. The tramps' roost
too, by the way. is often held up and robbed in
turn by the proving "yeggman with a pistol Of
large caliber in his fist.
AT any rate, the poor gay cat returns 10 the
cities IN the autumn penniless when he
left 1T in the early summer If by any chance he
has any money left. 1t goes in the cheap saloons
along the tough streets. During the winter he
keeps soul and body together by washing dishes
acting walter in the cheap restaurants by
doing odd Jobs, such carrying signs and snow
shoveling; by addressing envelopes-if ne can
write we'll enough-and by doing other such hope
less work. Then. too, there are the missions and
pickings and stealings now and then when there
is not too much risk of arrest
portion OF the gay cats dish washers In
the cheap restaurants. They work from Is to 10
hours a day for average wage Of three dollars
week and food and lodging. Their surroundings
very bad. Their feet almost constantly
wet with water heavily charged with washing
cpIo That god tn naa rho flfsba
and the air is foul be imagined. The
poor gay cat misnomer-devtazed by heredi-
tary ills and dissipation gets TO the end of
his moral tether. OF all the legitimate work there
is. dishwashing in cheap restaurant is the low
est. There is depth beyond it, and the only
sequence is the city hospital, the almshouse the
morgue and the potter's field
Other less industrious gay cats" spend The
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
SISTERS TRICK
But II All Came Out Right.

HOW sister played trick that
brought rosy health to coffee fiend lie
~ Interesting tale:
was q coffee fiend-a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck. yet clinging
u the poison that stole away my
strength. | Knocked at Postum and
YOU'D have none of It.
Que day my sister substituted q
s y OF Postum piping hot for my morn.
lug cup OF coffee but did not tell me
!, .'iae II was. ! noticed the richness Of
a'ia remarked that the coffee tasted
lAe nut my sister did not tell me
was drinking Postum for fear might
not take any more.
!, she Kept the secret and kept Civ.
Is me Postum instead Of coffee until
ho srew stronger. more tireless. got .
se, color in my sallow cheeks and
me- harness to my eyes. then she told
49, OF the health-giving, nerve,
rmnelsthening life-saver she had given
n ~ place Of my morning coffee.
po eai mat time became disciple of
i, s'llh and no words can do Justice
A, "llins the good this cereal drink
o, on NE will not try to tell 1t. for
sn., alter having used 1t can one be
sr'ihced Of its merits"
. 'ss days trial shows Postum's pow.
s,o ~ rebuild what coffee has de.
wed There's q Reason"
n ,VA IN pkgs. for the famous little
;. The Road to MELVILLE"
fead the shove letters 4 new
= sssesfs Seoa t0nse 10 eoase. they
elees tPoe, oo1 4oll Oe eon0D
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

When their labors were completed.
the officials reported unanimously TO
MIR Taft In favor OF the White. and.
uccordingl,. ear OF this make WAS
immediately ordered from the manu-.
facturers, Tho White Company OF
Cleveland
The new car was delivered to Mr.
Taft in Washington few days be-
fore his inauguration and since that
time II has been In almost constant
use There has not been a day when
the President or some member OF
his family have not been seen riding
teround the National Capital In the
new car II Is limited that MIR Taft
likes fast travelling and that when
he rides out into the open country. he
does not always insist that the speed
of m. car be kept Within the legal
limits
w ] frquhart. manager Of the west
ern branch OF the White Company. 239
Michigan Ave. Chicago. III. said re-
Gently To IL correspondent OF this
paper: We are receiving many In
aniries each day asking for full de-
tails regarding the construction OF
Mr. Taft's car and In reply We are
sending copies OF our catalog. MIR.
Taft's chr is exactly like any other
Model NJ 40 horse power White
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

When the announcement was made
several mouths Aso tina, MIR Taft
would use an automobile during his
term rs President much rivalry dc.
vcoped among the leading uanufac-
0urcrs for the honor OF selling him "A
car and the public watched with In
tercst To sec what MIR. Taft's choice
would be The knowing ones predicted
that the White Steamer would be So.
lectod and they pointed ont that l'resi-
dent Roosevelt had used Whits Steam.
ers Tor two years at his summer home
AT oyster BAY and had rccomincnd,si
this mako To MIR. Taft as tho most de-
sirahle,
This prediction proved correct. nj
though Mi Taft did not rely solely
on MIR Roosevelts recommendation,
hut with his usual thoroughncss. de.
termncd To have an Investigation
made OF all tho principal makes Ac
curdinsly he asked several officers OF
the War Department to look into tho
matter for him. and they tested many
makes of cars, visited u number nf
factories So that they might see what
materials were used, and finally. they
investigated tho records Of The differ
Ont types of cars In public contests
and in private, service,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

Steamer. except that hts q, N. ~.
United States coat ofarnls oa,n,.A
on either door Iii Other xo,a'
when We make ear 70. II. p-s.,
dent OF the United States the-. /. :.
way In which We can maze i, Az,
better than the car which Won :.
anybody else. can purchase nom u,
Some Of those wr,t.nr IA ;.
about Mr. Tafts car say tia, 1
though they are very desIrous =
having car like Mr. Tai,s N,
arc afraid that such car Is so,.
what larger and more expensive Il.
they desire. In reply 10 such let,.r
! point out that or Model q "a
horsepower car is exactly like ou,
20 horsepower model cxcep, a. 70
CARDS the size OF the dir-ren, pars
The principle OF construction Ii e.
actly the same and the smaller ca,
possesses all the desirable nua,lt.s,
OF our larger model In other word.
one can secure al exact duplicate d
MIR. Tait's car for $4,000 or "a car 81
the same qualities, but OF smaller di.
mansions. for only $1,000 Judging By
the demand for White ears, a good pro
portion Of those desiring TO purchas,
automobiles are quite content TO trust
President Taft's judgment az TO Ii,
best and most desirable make"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

louder and more majestic in sound
Then he noticed that a solid mass OF
water had struck the hilltop. and part
of it, bounding up again with the force
OF the impact, had descended on The
hilltop Immediately behind his hui. In
mediately after tremendous volume
of water came pouring down both hilI
sides, forming great riffs in the hills
as it swirled irresistibly in its course.
down rocks and stones The channel
the fiood scooped out was in places
quite IL feet deep, and large rocks
were tossed down its course as If thes
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
THE CRACKING OF PAINT.
Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause.

DO you know what is wrong when
paint peels, or cracks, or otherwise
nccessintcs premature repnntlngp
Wen, sometimes II hasn't been
properly applied the surface being
damp or there being too much turpen-
tine or too much dricr
but. nine times out of ten, the
trouble is caused by adulteratcd
white lead
To avoid all such trouble. every
houseowncr should know In general
way when "a surface Is In proper con.
dition TO receive paint what kind OF
primer and finishing coats different
surfaces require. and how To avoid
adulteration In materials
complete painting guide. incnd
ing book OF color schemes. speciti-
cations for all kinds OF painting work
and an instrument for detecting adml
tcrations in painting materials. with
directions for using II can be had
free by writing National Lad Com
pany. 1902 Trinity bldg. New York
and asking for IiuuseoWneT's Paint
Ing Outfit No A.
This company. the largest makers
OF pure white lead. invite tests, by
means OF the blowplpc (inclnded In
outfit). or IN any other way, OF the
purity OF the white lead sold under
their famous Dutch Boy Painter"
trademark That trademark on keg
OF white lead is in itself an absolute
guarantee Of purity and quality
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
VIEW OF CLOUDBURST

10, 1901, the morning opened brilliant
ly fine and warm. with cloudless sky
and brilliant sunshine, but toward
noon heavy clouds formed on the hills,
and it rapidly become so dark that 1t
was almost impossible to read. He
was standing in the door OF his hut,
when suddenly he heard from the hill
across the glen report like a thun-
derclap, followed by noise like the
tearing of linen. only thousand times
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
FRIENDLY WITH SPARROWS

30 many months. putting the cage al
ways in the same place that the
canary has made friends With the
sparrows who live near by.
In nesting time. myself have
seen the canary tear bits OF paper
from the floor Of its house and push
them out to the sparrows, who use
them in building their nests When
the winter is at its height, and food
is scarce. have seen the sparrows
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
To Keep the Children Busy.

When the children want something
to do" set them to threading half
paper OF needles all on the end OF a
white spool OF thread and the other
half OF the needles on to spool OF
black thread. tying knot in the end
to keep them on: then when some one
sit. down to sew, both time and eye
sight will be saved. a. the thread may
be drawn out the desired length. the
other needles pushed back and secured
with . knot. National Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

ted States, working here and there
q few days, but always moving on
TO the far-away fields that looked
green. They will help gather the
berries, the hops. the hay and the
harvests. They will wander as far
west as the coast and as far south
as the Cult of Mexico.
All the men in this army are not
"tramps,' in the common accep-
lance OF the word. for some are
willing To work Therefore the real
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
Little Feathered Pirates Show Attach
ment for Canary.

An odd story of bird friendship.
vouched for as true. was told by q
friend the other day:
MY sister," said the friend. has
canary Every day, when the weather
is fine. she puts its cage out on the
porch where 1t can enjoy the sunlight
and the air. She has kept this up for
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
scotsman Tells Of Happening He Was
Privileged to See.

What real cloudburst is like is de-
scribed by Scotland correspondent
Of Country Life. "A few years ago a
cloudburst Of exceptional size de-
scended OH the Cairngorm mountains.
and an old watcher, who has his hut
almost exactly where the cloud burst,
gives the following details; On July
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

lasting cure, not
merely atemporary
benefit. Profit by
the example of
Rev. ]. NJ. SuReld,
of 2179 s. 8th ST.,
Lincoln. Nebr.. who
confirms a report
Of his cure after
several years. II
told in a state
ment made for pub
LEGATION in 1900 how
Doan's Kidney Pills
had relieved me
after other reme-
dies had failed"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

Now he is running a
large and gaudy saloon
In Portland. Ore, and
trying to forget that
he ever rode the trucks
OH IA fast train.
The men who ride
thus on the passenger
trains-ifthey do much
of it-soon grow deaf
In one ear or blind in
one eye-sometimes to-
tally deafand sightless.
This is caused by the
terrific roar of the
wheels againstthe rails
and the continuous hur-
ricane of dust and
gravel. Manytrampstry
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
CHILD ATE cUrlcUaA OINTMENT
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
Not the Least Injury Resulted.
cuticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet

A Npw York friend of cuticura
writes
My three year old son and heir.
after being put 10 bed on Il trip across
the Atlantic. investigated the state
room and located u box OF graham
crackers and box of Cuticura OInt
mcnt. When a search was made for
the box, IT was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents Of The entire box spread on
the crackers II cured him OF bad
cold and | don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient Of Gu
ricura Ointment Is absolutely pure.
sweet and harmless II it may be
safely eaten by a young child none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected 70 attend its application 10
peoted q attend It's application toeyen
tho iendcrest skin or youngest infant.
Potter Drlx Chem. Corp PROPS. boston
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

said Rev. Sufield. II have no hesita-
zion in confirming that statement now.
have used Doan's Kidney Pills at
various times and they have never
failed me.
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
II g
SNAP FOR ylMMlE.

oh. Jimmie. our pas been appoint
ell postmaster"
Good. Now won't have ter put
any stamps ON de letters sends
youse."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

Us. sheep Dip. OnI, 7.cs. p~r Gallo.
y. W Hide d Fur Co. Minneapolis. MINI.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08
MUST BELIEVE IT.
Every Reader Will concede the Truth
Of This Statement.

One who suffers with backache or
any form Of kidney trouble wants q
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

Even ii man was on his way To-
to watch scrub game OF baseball
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

Samson was the first actor on record
70 bring down the house.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

one way TO remove pain; is TO sit
down Oh it before II Il dry.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-08

/ ONES and twos-a.
steady stream-the
army OF the Ameri
can hoboes, 100. 900
strong. is drifting
back to the country
side. 1t has already
started. 1t will be
warm weather be
fore the last of this
host has left the
cities.
All summer long
these men will be
travelling "deadheadr
fhrpuyhn,,t tina I'ni.