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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
MERE MATTER or INFORMATION.
Irishnnan Seemed to Have Good Reason
for His inquiry.

Ofncers have a right to ask ques-
tions in the performance of their duty.
but there are occasions when II seems
as " they might curteil or foreEo the
privilege. suggests Youths COmpGn-
ion Not long ago an lrishman whose
hgnd had been badly mangled In an
accident entered tine Boston city hos
pi,al relief station In a great hurry.
He stepped up to 4 man In charge
and inquired:
lis this the relief station. sor?"
Yes What is your nameT"
Patrick O'Ccnncr, sor"
Are you married." questioned the
officer
"Yis. sor but lie this the relief sta
tom" He Was nursing his hand In
agony
"Of course II is. How many chill
drcu have YOU
Eight, sor But. sure. this is the
relief station
Yes, II u.s." replied the officer. a
It'll" angry at the mans persist
ence
Well" said Patrick, sure an
was beginning to think that it might
be the pumping station!"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
eruin loo FOND Of Crow.

A new version Of eating crow" has
Pennsylvania One evening recently a
farmer 9. Curtin township set bear
trap near his home. batting II with
a piece Of meat. as is customary. Aft.
er the trap bad been set CROW,
tempted by the meat, was caught. and
that night a bear happened that way
and ate both the crow and the bait.
The farmer set the trap again next
evening. and ON the following morn.
ing the bear was In the trap. having
come back during the night for an
other meal OF crew.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
SeotIand's Patron Saint.

Why was St Andrew chosen az the
patron saint of Scotland7 This ques.
ton has been asked many times. but
the archdeacon OF whom Dean Hole
tells may be considered to have
discovered the most satisfactory solu.
ton OF the problem. Gentlemen,
said he the was speaking at ST An
drew's day banquet at the timel. 81
have given this dificult subject my
thoughtful consideration, and ! have
come 10 the conclusion that 81 An
drew was chosen 10 be the patron
saint Of Scotland because he dis
covered the lad who had the loavef
and fishes"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
PECULIAR STATUES OF KINGS
Rulers Of Dshone Representeo in
Guise Of Beasts.

In Man Prof J. G Frazer discusses
three remarkable statues Of kings Of
DahOme nov deposited IN the TrOca-
d-rO museum The figures are symbol
DOlca' each King being represented In
the Eu.-- Of an animal. Thus GuezO.
who rsiRn.d from 1918 10 1855. and
was known as the cock, " Is represent
ed By a man covered with feathers
Guelels tlsjs-ssi. the lion" as a lion
rampant BehanziH his successor. who
vas finally deposed by the French,
known % the shark. appears as a
dOgfish ETaced with The arms and sup.
ported uy human legs The feathers
which once covered he sfargc Of
GuezD are nothing but metal plates,
nails Himieis and scraps Of old iron.
Prot Frazer observes that the exist.
cnce of these statues gems TO prove
that certain kings ~ Dahome habit.
ually posed as certain fierce animals
1r a. birds They possibly intended
Dy this means 10 serve some magical
purpose A. any rate they cannot be-
to'ems hereditary In the male line
since they differed IN three successive
generations traced from father TO son
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
\ Gladstone Bull.

Mr. Gladstone was once guilty Of an
amusing bull In debate on the ques-
ton Of disestsblshment Dilating on
the hold held on the affection Of the
people b. the Church Of England, he
aaid When an EBglIshman wants
10 get married. 10 whom dOes he EO2
To the parish priest. When he wants
his child bapiizes 10 whom does he
go7 To the parish priest When he
wants to get buried. to whom does he
Eo7" The house answered with roar
Of laughter. In which Mr. Gladstone
himself Joined. adding AS was
contrasting the English church with
the Irish. a bpl! is perhaps eIcusable. .
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
CHARITY OF LITTLE SERVICE.
New York Health Conn issioner
Makes Moral Of Inc dent.

II charity. said Health CoumlS-
souer Darlington Of Sew Y0rE were
really as IN. and EeryIc.aaIe a. ~o
incline % 'Algk D. Be- d.srIsn would
AlmOs, d.saDs4T
he shook biz head and smiled
Too much ~ our charity be- said
resemble that Of 'ho %UraaiE WON
al = tramp 0D gay and 'r"ez.a=
day. pres Mod himself a. hes back
door
Madam. be- said. my fee, are
nearly fruzr lie pointed 10 biz shoes
4 tsagIn q string and strips Of leather
and holes through which bis bare feet
showed Have you go' an Old pair
~ bD0ts you could give me-. madam
The woman after ruumagIng fro
her close. rr..-rr. 70 fAs ramp and
said ieDlrEIy
Poor fellow ! Know E1I must sr'
fer terribly V,'.Dr shoes his bitter
weather have none Nv ht you bur
here b. a pair 81 my late husband
skates you can have
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
LIKE UNTO OTHER cAucUsEs.
Fashion Set BY Hannibal Hsrnlin Not
InfreaYentiy Followed.

The old saw SAYS that politics
makes strange bsdfeliOWs and Il Is
likewise fac that The professional
politician b. :...-.-,'g moved ., Tie
.aA.EllC.s- q iE. case. 70 acts that
vii not stand close scrutiny not
alone lB ra.a go 10 The present day
1uf % $50 10 10 the DAYS ~ the Ia
TIERS" when Hannibal Hamlir FIRST
began bis political career he was once
a. caucus IN Hampdsn. the only al
'endauf besides himself being a ci'i.
zen o. very raii stature and ponder
Gus build Mr Hamlin had some res
0lutious 10 pass which began By repre-.
senting that they were presented 10
large and respectable" gathering Of
voters. and be- proceeded To read and
vote" them onto the records Of the
caucus
Hold on" cried the other man.
We cant pass that for # Amt true
VIA, isn't true" demanded The
willy Ham,in
IT amt a large and respectable
caucus" objected the other member
Of the assembly There's only Two
Of Us"
That's all right brother. that's all
tight" assured Hamlin. II goes as
read Just you keep s'ill This Ia a
large and respectable caucus. all right.
You're large and am respectable"
And the resolution passed" without
further demur
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15

When q woman wishes TO entertain
guests at dinner she sets everything
movable In the house out on the front
porch. She drags out the rugs and
hires a boy to beat them She has the
woodwork painted and the walls pa.
pered. she sweeps. scrubs, washes the
windows. dusts. does up the lace cur
tains. changes the beds. oils the noors
and the furniture. bakes. boils. roasts
and stews for three days When the
dinner ceres of her head aches 30
hard that she can't see across the
table.
When 8 man wants to feed people
he takes them TO a restaurant.--Eew-
ark IN. j. News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Aesop Up TO Date.

Thinking 1t was a cinch. the Jungle
sports decided to repeat the rabbit
tortoise race where they could get a
good audience.
So they re-Magathoned II, giving a
large purse to the winner and slight
ly smaller one to the loser. The hare
did better this time and the result was
reversed.
And so both got vaudeville engage
ments. for both were champions. Aud
nobody took much interest in either of
them after that.
Moral--The race Is not always to
the swift. but the Doodle goes to the
professionals.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Men the Umbrella Losers.

IF the umbrella IL for a gentleman
! suggest that It be cheap" the clerk
said. For lady, the costlier the um'
brella the better.
Ladies, you know, never lose UNI
brellas. never leave them In cars or
shops, never csrelessly allow them TO
be swiped. Why, there are gold and
silver handled umbrellas. the property
of ladies, that have been coming back
TO us for repairs for 40 years.
"But men--dear met Men are liable
to lose an umbrella the first day they
take Il out.
For a man. you say. sir? Then
recommend thiB strong and service
able article at "A cents, reduced from
9s"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
An OId-World Clock.

One OF the most remarkable sur
vivals Of primitive time-measuring ap.
pliances In England may be found to-
day among the flint knappers OF Bran.
don. II consists Of candle stuck into
q candle stick. often made of q lump
OF Shalk, or OF a piece Of perforated
dradght brick. Into the candle are
fixed tiny spllnters OF flint at inter
walls. ascertained by experience. OF one
hours burning duration. so that when
a splinter drops the knapper knows he
has worked one hour. and 30 on, and
In thus able to ascertain how many
gun flnts he turns out in a given time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
WOMAN PULLS HEAVIEST LOAD.
Point Of View Which IL Seldom Given
Adequate Consideration.

For centuries woman has been, with
comparatively few exceptions. a play
thing or drudge. oyerindulged In
pleasure and idleness. or cursed with
burden whose weight few men can
conceive A system that places upon
womans shoulders threequarterA Of
the burden IL inevitably degrading a
man receives credit for supporting his
family even when the wife. by work.
ing early and late. contrlyes TO turn
his earnings into value treble that
Of the original amount. The difference
In the value OF barrel Of -four as II
is purchased and after II has been
made into bread has been recsoned
many times-but the man" and not
the woman. supports the family
.Sor " a Woman's work done when an
income has been stretched TO It's lin.
T. II a money value could be placed
upon her work as mother and wife
not that any one wishes TO do such a
thing-it would indeed be clear that
the woman pulls the heaviest part 81
the load That such condition should
carry with II fits antithesis in the won
an who Is a drone and rattle brain
10 but natural-Collier's Weekly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Tall LoftIna.

Many remarkable but yet properly
vouched for feats Of skill are record
ed Of professional golfers. Thus on
one occasion when in his prime the
late Tom Morris. ST.. undertook to
demonstrate his ability In lofting o
ball. For this purpose he stood In a
quarry underneath the familiar Bal
lochingie bridge and sent a number
of "gutties" in succession up TO the
footpath at the top, a height Of nearly
$50 yards. Probably without knowing
Il In doing so he was emulating an
earlier performance OF an Edinburgh
player who once drove half dozen
balls over the spire of st. Giles ca
thedral from the level of the street.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Given the Mitten.

One cold day lovesick young man,
who had for some time harassed Z
young lady with his attentions. was
hurrying along the street behind this
very young lady when he perceived
with delight. something drop from her
muff TO the sidewalk.
Picking II up. the gallant young
man rushed ahead and, aecosting her
smilingly held out her recovered prop
erty.
Without deiguing to accept IT, she
eyed him coldly moment. then said
you may keep II; It's my mitten.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Wherein Girls Are Superior to Boys

At an early age the boy begins TO
practice on the outside world with his
hand and eye. and while he Ii throw
ing. cutting. hammering. calculating
distance and playing competitive
games the girl is sitting at home IN a
pretty frock But in activities not re-
quiring great strength and speed the
boy Is not superior The fastest typist
in the world is to-day a woman; the
record for roping steers "a feat where
the horse does the heavy work.. is
held by a woman; and any one who
will watch girls making change before
the pneumatic tubes In the great de
partment stores about Christmas time
will experience the same wonder one
feels on first seeing professional
gambler shutting cards.--American
Magazine
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
a Monster Loaf.

Bakers In Germany are fond OF max
ing odd experiments. the following
being reported from Duisburg In Wet
phsIia. At children's party recently
held In that town there was exhibited
and afterward cut W and distributed
among the youngsters present. q twist
which for size at least has surely rare
ly been equaled. Weighing no less
than 1870 pounds. 1t had breadth Of
40 metefs and length OF $40
meters, and was thus found sufilcient
TO supply q satisfactory afternoon
collation. to as many a. 500 boys and
girls,--Bakers Weekly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Good Boy, Naughty Servant.

She had become engaged for the
first time on the previous evening, and
loves young dream wrapped itself
around her soul with the thickness of
an siderdowu guilt But she was bash
fui. and biushed and started like 9
trembling fawn whenever the name of
her lover was mentioned
At last her little bother spoke.
Il wanted 80 much to peep through
tina keyhoie last night while you were
In the psrior with Mr.. Flipfop"
But like . good little boz you
didn't did your
NE: tbs servant got there nrsti---
Home Cl-L
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Bad Scoring.

yes. he's one Of the worst marks.
msn ever met"
Never muses. up the target. chr
Il should say mot Why. when hs
goes 70 vote he can't svsn Ut Tie
cross In the circle"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15
Won't Catch Anything,

"Yon have the alarm clock / gave
your
Yes. subj" answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley.
And you set II every nightr
Yes. suh. But tain no use. been
settir' Il regiar fob two weeks an /
49, ta,tGE1 al9sa' yeti.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15

A Perfect cinsh.

A Perfect cinsh.
my suit case Is stiii intact but
he1ly scratched"
THAT'S the mos. easily ssmsdisd
thing know. Paste . - - laAsas
iotxf IT, xsgatef-s"
The oasis., 1909-06-26
BEYOND MAzATLAN.
Concluded from page 1)

Concluded from page 1
 About an hour after passing that river the train reached the Presidio river where we found Mir. c. A.. Gale, formerly at Nogales, engaged in charge of cement work on bridge construction. He stated that when his work there is finished he will go out for a couple of months to visit at his home in California. An hour after leaving the Presidio river the train reached Mazatlan.
 In passing it will not be amiss to note the same thoroughness in construction on that part of the road we had now traversed that has been remarked heretofore in THE OASIS with regard to the rest of the road. Roadbed, bridges and equipment are of the very highest standard, and there is no let up in construction work upon any part or section of the line until every thing is brought up to the best Never has the writer seen a new railway completed so thoroughly, and in such excellent condition from the very beginning. In the construction of the Union Pacific, the Central Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Texas & Pacific and the Mexi- ican Central, in all of which the writer had a hand, the main idea was to get the rails laid and trains to running; and in many cases it was years before the road and the equipment were completed to a good standard, while in some cases a road failed to reach a decent standard at any time in its history. The Hartman lines now building on the West Coast of Mexico are of high class in every particular and reach at once definite and model standard. ALLEN T. BIRD.
 CULIACAN, June 18th, 1909.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE BORDER COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned residents of County of Santa Cruz, Arizona Territory have this day associ- ated ourselves together for the purpose of organizing a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and pursuant thereto, do hereby make, sign, execute, acknowledge, file, record and publish the following Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I. The names of the lncorporators are s. F. Johnson, Patt R. Sullivan and Edmund Sullivan and the name of the corporation shall be, and is BORDER COPPER COMPANY and it's principal place of transacting business and it's principal office shall be in the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona Territory; but this corporation may also transact any of its business and establish and maintain offices and own, manage and operate all kinds of properties at any place within or without the said Territory of Arizona that the Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide and determine.
 ARTICLE II. The general nature of the busi- ness to be transacted by this corporation is that of locating, buying, owning, selling, leasing contracting for, managing operation developing and improving mineral lands mines and mining property wherever the same may be situated; also erecting, purchasing leasing, managing and operating mills smelters, concentrations, and any and all other kinds of works, machinery and appliances for the purposes of treating, reducing, handling and otherwise dealing in any and all kinds of ores and minerals also acquiring by purchase, bond, lease or by any other lawful means, and operating, managing, letting, selling and dis
The oasis., 1909-06-26
Resolution of Warning.

RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUN- GIL OF THE TOWN OF NoGALEs; That in view of danger of fire, the setting off of fireworks in the business and congested districts of the town on and shortly preceding and fol- lowing the 4th of July be and the same is hereby prohibited. And that anyone disregarding said order shall be liable to arrest and fine in the sum of not less than $500 nor more than $100.00, and that the City Marshal be and he is hereby instructed to rigidly enforce said order.
 JOHN T. BRIoKwooD, Mayor. Attest: c. M. RATHBUN, Clerk.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, , 60

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ '''
 Personally appeared before me, Allen T. Bird, Clerk of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the county of Santa Cruz, duly ap- pointed, qualified and sworn S. F. Johnson, Patt R. Sullivan, Edmund Sullivan, personally known to me, who acknowledged in my pres ence that they affixed their signatures to the foregoing instrument, and that they executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, in my office in Nogales, m the Territory and County above written, this 5th day of March 1909.
 [SEAL] ALLEN T. BIRD,
 Clerk of said Court.
The oasis., 1909-06-26
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA ..

OOUNIf OF oAhIA OHUZ. l, Phil Herold, County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that have compared the foregoing copy the BORDER COPPER COMPANY filed and recorded in my office on the Sth day of March, 1909 in Book of Miscellaneous Records at page--et seq; and that the same is full, true and correct copy of such original, and of the whole thereof
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 9th day of March, 1909,
 [SEAL.l PHIL HEROLD,
 County Recorder. June 5-July 10.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-27
Cutie Dry Enough

, Each Sunday the parson rode 8
miles to church. On this particular
Sunday it was, raining very hard.
He rode the distance on horseback.
and when he reached the church,
was soaking wet, says The Circle.
Several of the good old sisters
who were there early placed a chair
before the fire for him and hung bis
wet coat up to dry.
Il am so afraid that 1 won't be
CRY enough to PREACH" he said.
"Oh," said one of the sisters,
when you get in the pulpit and
start to preaching, you will be dry
enough"
Large stock of trunks, suit cases
and travelling bags. Prices very
reasonable.
RAMSEY g. JONES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-27
A Railroad Station.

A conductor and a brakeman on a
Montana railroad differ as. to the
proper pronunciation of the name Eu,
relia. Passengers are often startled
upon arrival at this station to hear
the conductor yell:
You're a liar! You're a liar"
And I'll en- from the brakeman ct
the other end of the car:
you really arel You really are!"
-Everybody's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-27
Seeking Its Origin.

a little fellow who had just felt
the hard side of the slipper turned
to mother for consolation.
Mother" he asked did grandpa
thrash father when he was a little
boy??"
YES" answered his mother i'm
pressively.
And did his father thrash him
when he was little?"
Yes"
And did his father thrash him.?
Yes"
Ap ause.
"Well, who started the thing, any
way::".
Fresh oatmeal and shredded
B. Timmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-27
a Painful Face.

"My face pains me, doctor.
What shall I do?" asked the pa
tient.
"I'm sure I don't know" replied
the doctor. You know / have no
way of improving your looks"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-24
MAS. koRNEcAY ENTERTAINs

Mrs. w. H. Kornegay delightfully."-
entertained at cards yesterday after
noon. Five Hundred was the game
for the afternoon, the prize being
won by Mrs. J. S. Davenport. and the
guest prize was awarded Mrs. w. p.
Phillips. At the close refreshments
we're served Those present We're
Mesdames w. p Phillips, Brooks.
Clarence Rider. C. f. Lahman, J. II.
Butler, r. J. Wright. c. o. Berry, Lou
Bordenkircher. R. v Mcspadden, W..
2. Thompson, e. b. Frayser, Trott,
Lee Barrett. II. W. c. Shelton, W. G.
Day. E. L. Orr, r. L. Kelley, A. l..
Churchill. C. A. Davidson. w. B. Coley,
Randolph. F. L. Burckhalter and W.
R. Badgett
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-24
sY RAIL TO CUBAN SHORES.
Engineers Triumph in Laying Tracks
Across Florida Straits.

When the Key West extension of
the Florida East Coast railroad, work
on which is being pushed rapidly, is
completed from its present terminus
at knights Key dock to Key West and
Henry NJ. Flagler, owner of the road,
is able TO carry out his announced in
tention Of ferrying trains from Key
West to Havana. passengers will be
able to enter parlor car at New York
or Chicago and upon leaving it, step
off on Cuban soil.
1t is planned to have trains running
through to Key West in time for Mr..
Flagler to ride over the line on his
|eishtieth birthday in January, 1910 If
the ferry takes the trains across to
Florida straits to Havana from Key
West, il is estimated that the time be-
tween New York and the capital Of
the new island republic VIII be 50
hours. AT present the time between
the two cities via steamers sailing
from Knights Key dock. is 50 hours
10 minutes
- = VI thc iVdu YET 10 De COLI
structed between Knights Key dock
and Key West win cost more per mile
than any railroad heretofore built
Spans longer than any yet used on
this unique railroad. running as it does
for many miles over the water. will
be required From knights Key dock
to Key West the distance is as miles
Ninety miles Of water lie between Key
West and Havana. but after leaving
the mainland at the southern extrem-
ity Of Florida, trains will run over the
water on long concrete viaduct bridges
stretching from key to key for an even
greater distance 10 Key West