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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
Melons STOP STATE WORK.
What ONhoiaIs Did Not Eat Out Of
Two Cars VIII Go to Conviots.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. B.
Charlse p. Hawkins, member Of the
legislature from Dunklin county, was
tho Innocent cause OF the practical
suspension Of business at the state
capitol for two hours as the result
of making a present Of something
over 10 Dunklin county watermelons
to tie state officials and employees in
the various Offices.
kr. Hawkins sent two carloads OF
watermeions here and after directing
that enough be left at the capitol TO
give each state official and employe
OF a state official one good melon, d.
rected that the remainder, some 1900
bs given to the convicts at the peni-
tertiary. His directions we're carried
out to the letter. The convicts will
be given their melon feed tomorrow,
perhaps the only one they will have
this year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

Detroit Merchant strongly indorse'
Man From the 500.

Man From the 500.
II have been astounded within the
past few days BY the reckless way In
which attacks have been made upon
the personal character OF one Of the
candidates for governor, Chase 8. os-
born" said J. L. Hudson to The Times
1T seems to me that things must
have reached desperate state when
such tactics are seized upon In politi-
cal warfare. r tt
Il have known Chase 8. Osborn
very we'll for good many years and
really cannot think OF any man IN
the stute better fitted for the govern
orship. BY education, training. travel,
study, practical business and political
experience he Is thoroughly rounded,
In the prime Of his powers. vigorous,
courageous, independent. high-mind-
ed. And he IL absolutely honest and
resolute In pursuing any course that
his Judgment assures him to be along
the right way"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

H. r. Macdonald, secretary Of the
Michigan Retail Druggists associa-
ton, is sending an open letter to ali
the druggists OF the state, urging them
to take an interest In the primary
next Tuesday and vote for men fol-
the house and senate who will give
the druggists Of the state q square
DEAL The letter mentions Nelson G
Rice. Of st. Joseph, candidate for the
Republican nomination for lieutenant
governor, as being worthy Of the as
sociation's support.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
: MONTREAL EXCURSION. o.
Grand Trunk Railway system-Ac,
count OF international EucharistIo

Tickets on sale from Detroit Sen
tenber Srd 70 10th, inclusive, valid &c
return until September 18th. Round
trip fares @15-26. In addition. tickets
with o thirty-day limit $4,000. Spe.
cial sttenson IL called to the Eastern
Flyer leaving Detroit at 2:45 ma
and arriving Montreal TAO the follow.
ing morning. Returning, the Interna,
tional Limited leaves Montreal at O0
q. n. and arrives In Detroit at 10: "a
p. m. same day. These extra fast
trains are In addition to the regular
service.
! City Ticket Once, 124 woodward.
uxov PINE Main 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
A Man Of Iron Nerve.

Indomitable win and tremendous ener.
gy are never found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. II you want these qualities aud
the success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, the matchless regu-
lators, for keen brain and strong bo,iy.
At e. c. KiDsel. Central Drug Co.,
Gray g Worcs ster.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
KILLS SELF WITH GAS.
Man Brooded over lIi-HeaIth and
Parents DlspIeasure.

Dependency induced by hay fever
and the fact that he left home against
his parents wishes, caused Douglas
]. A. Bell, about 35 years old, to take
his own life via. the gas route In his
room inn the Adams apartments, Nos
lO5-107 Adams-ave. east, Monday
morning. He had gone about the deed
with great elaboration, closing all
the doors and windows and placing
his coat In front of the crack under
the door leading into his room. Then
he placed long rubber tube over an
open gas Jet, put the free end In his
mouth and lay down in his bed, COW
ering his head. He had been dead
several hours when found, about 10
o'clock. The discovery was made
when some of the other roomers
Bmelled gas.
Among Bells effects was found a
letter from his mother, from a sum-
mer camp near Portland, Conn. She
expressed sorrow that he had gone
away against the wishes of those at
home.
Bell was employed here by the Odds
mobile company.
Two persons, a man and a woman,
took their lives In a similar manner
ut this address last summer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

tiQue furniture from the large amount
OF It that seems to have been brought
over In the boat. This. II IL true. IL a
matter OF catalogues rather than strict
history. Besides furniture. the May
flower passengers left descendants
so numerous that property on the
Back Bay in Boston il occupied by
them very exclusively.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
Amos S. NJ usseIman


to
with
Il
Of
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Sept. 6, 1920, O
vessel called the
Mayfiower sailed
from Plymouth,
Eng, with 102 pas.
sengers. They
were O very de-
vout people and
must have been
Uraaf lnvaro ~ an
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

to be the
for
at
- $500. S--S~s"s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

Aviator Falls Into Lake Three TImes.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 6.-"1'n
keep trying until I make the trip"
was the declaration today Of aviator
James J. Frisbie, who plans to fly
over Lake Ontario. Frisbie made three
attempts yesterday and fell into the
lake three times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

Charles N. Martin and Paul P. Ker-
bling, procured licenses. Saturday, to
wed two sisters, Mary and Katherine
McAlpine, but there will be no double
wedding. The young people are afraid
that ill-luck would attend q double
ceremony. The weddings will take
place an hour apart. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kerbing will spend their honeymoon
In France.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
BRIDE rs ELEVEN YEARS OLD.

Ruth Harding Of PoOalusa, La, One
Of Youngest Wives On Record.
PINE, La, Sept Ruth Harding
OF Bogalusa, La, 10 one of the young.
est brides on record. She Is II years
old. II is stated, and was married yes
terday to William IRELAND, aged 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06

want
Of
vote
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
Ayers SarsapariAa
Temperance
FOR GOVERNOR
AMOS s. MUSSELMAN


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and 60 nnctiOn
BY
$4,000
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d. J. WILKINSON.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
Origin of "Whie."

Several reasons have been assign
ed to account for the word "Whig."
By some the word is supposed to be
a contraction Of "a longer one.
"whiggamore," which in some parts
of England and Scotland. especially
Scotland. signifies a drover or
herder. 1t was in 1879 that the
word first became common IN the
British isles. when the struggle was
in progress between the peasAntry
and the aristocracy to have or not
to have the bill passed by p%arlla-
ment to exclude the Duke Of York
from the line of succession. All
who were opposed to placing the
duke in the line of succession were
derisively called 'whiggamOres, or
''drovers."
But Scotch tradition gives a diff
ferent reason for The existence OF
the word. 1t is this: During the
early religious wars in Scotland the
weakest of the factions used the
words 1--WE Hope In God" as a mot
to. The initials of these words
were placed on their banners, thus,
"W. H. |. g." and soon all the fol-
lowers of that elan were given the
title of "Whig," which vas after
ward attached as a party nickname.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
Trousers In ColIede.

AS late as 1912 students in Trim
ity and st. Johns colleges, Cam
bridge, we're prohibited from wear
ing pantaloons or trousers in chapel.
Oxford men had already fought for
and won the right to wear trousers.
These were first allowed in Oxford
in 1910, when Rigaud was proctor,
and his relaxation Of discipline gave
great olfen.e to the dons. On Nov.
20, 1915, William Phelps, scholar
of Corpus and afterward archdeacon
of Carlisle, writes, Il have been in
vited once to he bachelors common
room, where j found all wore black
pantaloons and stockings and white
w~aistcoats.' Evidently the discov-
cry caused him some surprise or he
would not have thought it worthy
Of record. Dean Burgon relates in
his Olives Of Twelve Great Men"
that as late as 1847 the Rev. Ed
ward Miles Rudd as senior fellow of
Oriel used to appear at the college
"gandv' in black shorts.--London
Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
The Earliest Lotteries.

The lotteries are generally said
to have had their origin in Italy.
but in Grove and Cavalcaselle's
''T1arly Flemish Painters reference
is made to a lottery drawn "
Bruges on Feb. q, TAG Q445 Ole
styIe). This is the earliest OF
which the scheme, list Of prizes
and accounts are known to be in
existence. In 1880 a lottery was
drawn in Florence. the object being
to meet the state expenses. Nine
years afterward they we're legalized
in France by Francis |. and called
"blanques." The lotteries instituted
at Paris by the Duke d%'Invernois
in 1872 and 1878 were for provid-
ing marriage portions for the young
women belonging to his estate.
The first lottery known in Eng
land was drawn at the west door OF
St. PauI's cathedral in 1869. The
amount was 100000, which in those
days was very considerable. 1t con
sisted Of 10000 tickets at 10 shil-
lings each, and the profits Of the
speculation we're to be appropriated
to the repair of the harbors Of the
kingdom.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
A Successful Disguise.

Mr.. Murphy, says a writer in the
Brooklyn Citizen, was inquiring OF
his friend Mr.. Doolan how his
wife was feeling after the excite
ment of the recent wedding of Their
daughter. "She's well enough re
piled the other, excepting that
she's ~grieving over a pair of illigant
new kid gloves that got lost on hel
that evening.
shes feeling bad about thin
but I've advertised in the paper
and I'm thinking she'll get thin,
back arlin befoor long. They cost
Mrs. DaoIan two dollars and forty
five cintsp'
CANT you afraid whoever got
thin will be slow to answer the adj
vcrtisement:' inquired Mr.. Muir
ply.
ITS meself that knew how to fz
that" returned Mr.. Doolan. 81
advertised thin illigant gloves was
an ovid cotton pair, bursting away
at the seams and wur-rth nobody'F
keeninCi'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03

And Do Il as Frequently as the Op-
portunity Offers.

And Do II as Frequently as the op-
portunity Offers.
Civilized man touches a hundred
things with his hands TO every enc
with any other part of his body.
Literally he sticks the former irto
everything It follows, as DR.. |1c-
cles points out in the Dietetic and
IIygienic Gazette, that hands prob
ably play d very important part in
the spread Of disease. From this
the further corollary may be drawn
hat washing the hands is a sanitary
process Of great Importance. It at
fords an imperfect but partial dis
Infection.
Pretty much everything touched
by the hands may be infected
money, newspapers, books, street
car straps, restaurant knives and
forks and tumbIers, other peo, els
hands, door handles, pubic ms
and pencils, and 50 on, ad in..uitum.
Every one Of these touches may,
and some Of them actually DO, re-
suit in a transfer Of germs. tortu-
natclv most of the newcomers will
be harmless, but occasionally a
batch" arrives analogous to the
Black Handlers. and if they find any
| cut or minute abrasion of the skin
or if the imbecile c~arcles@nesS Of
their host rub> them into his eyes
Or mouth the possibility OF a death
or at least an expensive illness in
the lalter's family becomes immi-
nent.
Therefore wash your hands as
often as opportunity offers. You
can't oycrdo It. Clean hands are
Of far more Importance hy@ien.val-
Nv than aacsthctically. Washing
them after handling some danger
ously infected object may ave youl
own or orae oae eIsc's life. IS vow
have no way of Distinguishing III
fectcd from uninfected things
banknotc+, for Instance, the hands
should always Be washed as a mat
ter Of routine before they are car
ried to the eyes or lips.
What DR.. Eccles would like to see
adopted is antiseptic hand washing
involvin1 the routine 5 Of some
fairly strong gcrmicide. This is a
counsel Of perfection that cannot be
hoped for. \ more frequent use OF
soap and water will be boon enough
for a first step. The Medical Rec
ord agree: with DR.. EccIes as to the
necessity for a hand washing cru
SADIE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
How They Broke Ur.

An amusing story is related in
canadian Savage Folk Of the
manner in which an adjournment
was taken by a mass meeting. A
missionary who had started a school
among the Indians met with oppo-
sition, and the meeting had been
called in support Of the rival
scheme.
There were several speakers who
denounced the school in existence.
We replied vigorously, showing the
efficiency Of the school and de-
nouncing in turn the methods
adopted by the opposition. An In
dian chief produced some specimens
of work done at the school, and sew
eral speakers supported the work
as it was being done. The climax
was reached when a gentleman rose
and said:
81 move the whole thing bust!"
The chairman put the motion.
"It is. moved and seconded that
the whole thing bust!'
The audience sprang to their fee4
and, waving hats, yelled "Busted!''
and made for the door. Thus end
ed the first and last opposition in
that matter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
LIES UPS AND DOWNS.
The Magnificent Revenge of a Gov
ernor Of Missouri.

Srnor OF missouri.
While Robert Stewart was gov
ernor of Missouri a steamboat man
was brought in from the penlten-
tiary as an applicant for a pardon.
He was a large. powerful fellow,
and when the governor looked at
him he seemed strangely affected
He scrutinized the nan long and
closely. Finally he signed the docu-
ment that restored the prisoner to
liberty. Before he handcd it to
him he said. you will commit some
other crime and be in the penIten-
tiary again, | fear
The man solemnly promised that
he would not. The governor look
ed doubtful, unused a few minutes
and said:
"You will go back IN the river
and be a mate again, | suppose?'
The ma replied that he would.
"Well, | want you to promise me
one thing" resumed the governor.
81 want you to pledge your word
that when you are mate again you
will never take a billet Of wood IN
your hand and drive a sick boy out
of a bunk to help you load your
boat on a stormy night
The steamboat mar said he would
not and inquired what the governor
meant by asking him such a ques-
ton.
The governor replied: Because
some day that boy may become a
governor, and you may want HIM to
pardon you for a crime. One dark
stormy night. many years ago, you
stopped your boat on the Mississippi
river to take on a load OF wood.
There was IA boy on board who was
working his passage from New Or
leans to ST. Louis. but he was very
sick of fever and was lying in a
bunk. You had plenty OF mel to
do the work, but you went to that
boy with a stick of wood in your
hand and drove him with blows and
curses out into the wretched night
and kept him toiling like "a slave un-
til the load was completed. ! was
that boy. Here is your pardon
Never again be guilty of such bru-
tality."
The man, covering and hiding
his face. went out without a word
Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
Severely Proper.

A Boston girl the other day said to
a southern friend who was visiting
her as two men rose in a q to give
them seats, "Oh, l wish they would
not do it!'
"Why not? l think it is very nice
of Them" said her friend, settling her.
self comfortably.
Eyes, but n can't thank them, you
know, and it is SO awkward"
Cant thank them! Why not?"
"Why. you would not speak to a
strange man, would you?" said the
Boston maiden, to the establishment
of her southern friend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
A Shock For Mansfield.

Mr.. Mansield's dignity was very
great. He conducted himself toward
others in a dignifed way. He expect
ed others to conduct themselves to-
ward him in like manner.
But once, in Chicago, Nj. Mansfield
was touched on the raw by a manager.
1t was the first night of a Cyrano de
Bergerac tour. The great actor, his
delicate nerve a-Quiver. was making
up with his dresser's help when the
manager rushed into the dressing room
without knocking, slapped Mr.. Mans
field heartily on the back and shout
ed:
"The house is packed. There amt
ever no more standin' room. Now,
Dick. old man. sail in and show 'em
what yer made off,
The dresser used to say if he hadn't
hustled that manager out Cyrano
would have run him through with his
sword.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
Early Needless.

It is said by some that steel nee
dies were invented by the Moors.
Before their general diffusion
throughout the civilized world
thorns and fish bones, the latter
with a hole pierced for an eye, were
in use. The first needles made in
London were by a Moor, in the reign
of Henry VIII, and in Queen Ma
RVS day steel needles were sold in
tCheapside and other streets Of Lon
don. After this time the manufac-
ture increased rapidly, many Ger
enans migrating to England and es-
Publishing needle works in various
places.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
The Cossack's Whip.

People who. are u~nacquainted
with Russia and who read of street
disturbances being suppressed BY
the Cossacks with their whips have
little idea Of what formidable woap-
ons these are. Made Of hard leath
er and tapcring to a fine point, tie,
are triangular in shape, and the
Cossack, who knows. how to brine
the edge down upon his victim, can
infict a wound that is not infre-
quently fatal. A favorite stroke is
one by which the eye and a portion
of the check are cut.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
All UNFINISHED STORY.
Spoiled Because the Man Who Told II
Fiad q Poor Memory.


Fiad q Poor Memory.
Mr.. Snifiin was at a dinner party
given a few days ago at Judge Pit
mans. While the company were at
the table Snitiin said in a loud
voice:
by the way, did you read that
good thing of Adeler's the other
day about the woman over in Pen
cader? 1t was one Of the most
amusing things that ever came I'M
der my observation. The woman's
name, you see, was Emma. Well,
sir, there were two young fellows
paying attention to her, and after
she'd accepted one of them the 9th
er also proposed to her, and as she
felt certain hat the first one wasn't
in earnest she accepted the second
n too. SO a few days later both
Of 'em called at the same time, both
claimed her hand, and both insisted
on marrying her at once. Then OF
course she found herself face to
face with a decidedly unpleasant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS see what's
the word | want? Unpleasant-er
-er- Blamed if I haven't forgot
ten that word"
"Predicament," suggested Judge
Pitman.
"No, that's not it. What's the
name of that thing with two horns?
MISUNDERSTANDING it! It's
gone clear out Of my mind.".
"a cow" limited Miss Gridley.
"No, not a cow"
"Maybe it's a buffalo," remarked
DR.. Potts.
"No, no kind of an animal. Some
thing else with two horns. Mighty
queer I can't recall it."
perhaps it's a brass band" OBJ
served Butterwick.
"Or a man who's had a couple OF
drinks" suggested Peter Lamb.
"Of course not"
"You don't mean a fire compa-
ny?" asked Mrs. Pitman.
"N-no. That's the durndest,
queerest thing | ever heard of that
l can't remember hat word" said
MI. Sniffin, getting warm and be
ginning to feel miserable.
"Well, give us the rest of the
story without it." said the judge.
"That's the mischief Of it," said
Mr.. Snifin. 'The whole joke turns
on that internal word"
"Two horns, did you say?" asked
DR.. Potts. "Maybe it is a catfish"
DOR a SNAIL" remarked the judge.
"N-no-none of those"
"Is it an elephant or a walrus r
asked Mrs. Potts.
81 guess I'll have to give it up
said Mr.. Snifin, wiping the perspi-
ration from his brow.
"Well, that's the sickest old story
I ever ran across" remarked But
terwick to the judge. Then every
body smiled, and Mr.. Sniffin ex-
cused himself upon the ground that
he had to meet a man, and he with
drew.
The mystery is yet unsolved.
never %concocted any such story as
that, and | have a faint impression
that Snif1in was trying to build one
up by bringing that woman's name
Emma, somehow into a pun witt
the word dilemma" and | am glaC
he failed: When a man begins tt
palm off his Infamous jokes On me
the time has come when he can dif
without being missed.-New YorE
Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
Buy AMI Try a Box Tonight,

While you think of it, go buy anc
try a box of Cascarets Candy Ca.
thartic, ideal laxative, tonight. You'll
never regret it. Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold ir
bulk. All druggists, 1oc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
q Grin Outlook.

A lady visiting Colorado suffered
greatly from the elevation. One day
after an attack of breathlessness she
sighed out, 81 am sure / will die!'
"Will you go to heaven if you dieY'
inquired her little son anxiously.
81 hope SO. dear"
The small boy burst into ears. ooh.
mother, dear" he sobbed. don't
don't go to heaven! You could never
stand the altitude."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
DinIomacv.

The wife of a man who came home
late insisted upon a reason.
when | go out without you" he
said. Il do not enjoy myself half as
much, and it takes me twice as long"
Success Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
SOME little talk has been heart

SOME little talk has been heard
on the street, criticising the
officers for allowing the Bertrand
family to move out Of town. There
can be no fault found with the
officers. There was no evidence
on which to hold Mr.. Bertrand
The crime of poisoning could not
by any stretch of imagination b.
fastened upon Mr.. Bertrand 0,
anyone. Both District Attorney
Alvord and Sheriff Happle mad
searching Investigation. Every
possible clue was followed up
The only conclusion that could
be reached would be that if Mrs.
Bertrand died from poison she
administered it herself, after
having given the children what
she thought Sufficient to cause
death
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03

The followingare the newly elect d
officers of the Methodist Ladies Aid
society: President, Mrs. Will Car
son; Vice President. Mrs. M, S.
Hull; Secretary, Mrs. George Grant;
Treasurer, Mrs. FL. G. Koenig.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03
FOR AGENTS A SUCCESS
The OLD WORLD
And ITS WAYS
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-03

The world owes every man a living,
but doesn't furnish a collector.