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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
Neatly Put.

The Duchess Dacazes, as all the
world knows, was an Americana
daughter Of the enormously rich Sin
ser family.
The duchess was once taking part In
some amateur theatricals at Ragaz
when New York girl said to her
mother:
rs she real duchess2"
Yes, my dear" the mother, a
Knickerbocker, answered. "Yes, real,
but machine made"
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Appealing to the police to find her
husband, who went to work and had
not returned home at eight o'clock.
but requesting that the officers Meth.
er arrest nor talk cross" to him, a
woman left a note In the hands OF
Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Ed
mond streets containing information
concerning the missing husband.
The note in addition to giving a de-
scription Of the missing man read
that the wife was worried nearly sick
because It was the first time that he
had done this"
Il don't want you TO arrest him."
continued the note. Tell the police
to please not talk cross to him."-st
Joseph Gazette.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
True Humility.

Il suppose you are tempted to put
on airs since you own motor car"
Il should say not" replied Mr..
Chuggins. "A man with a motor car
puts in most of his life apologizing
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Have 70 Pull Them In.
Ella-There are Just as good fish
in the sea-
Stella-But you have to have a pull
TO land them.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

sympathy sometimes means sitting
in a car and passing out soft words to
lame folk.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Hicks CAPuDNE IL the best remedy--Ye-
neves the aching and feverishness-cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liquid-effects Immediately. l0c., 26o., and soc.
At oruR stores.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04
Spring Medicine
Needed Now, and the Best Is
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Which pures enriches and revitazes the blood nc
other does 40 900 testimonials of cures in two years
Get in usual liquid form tablets called Sarsatabs
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

II is possible to have too much of a
good thing. The dog with the shortest
tail runs the least danger Of having
tin cans tied to It.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Iako tho OLD Standard GROVES TASTELH6S
CHILL TONIC. You know. what you are taking.
The formula ig plainly printed on every bottle,
ehowing IL u simply Quinlne and Iron in taste
less form, The Quinine drives out the malaria
and tho Iron builds up the system. Sold BY al
dealers for ~ years. Price 80 cents.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

PILES CURED IN To IA DAYS
Your druggist Will refund money N PAZO ONT
MENI falls 20 cure any case OF Itching, Blind
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Inconsistency often means those
deeds in another which | only half
understand.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Better health is sure 30 follow the use OF
the natural Herb laxative. Garfield Tea.
All druggists.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

What women feel is more convin.
sing TO them than what men know.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

II is sweet to feel by what fine spun
threads our affections are drawn to-
gether.-Sterne.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softena the gums reduces innAmma.
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

Dwellers in glass houses should
keep out OF politics.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-03-04

The ocean is crossed in lovely a
number of bridal parties.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

hurg. which is The mecca each sum.
incr for residents of forfhcru West
virginia. western Pennsylvania and
eastern Ohio. Will open next SATURDAY
"iih Tho most interesting entertain.
m"nt and educational program ever
prepared Tor Thar resort Tho assem-
hiy VII continue untl Nueust 70. and
preparations have been mad. for th.
entertainment OF fhc greatest crowds
ever present go Hci'vi,a.
Tho program contains tho names a.
some of th" most prominent mon and
women arrcar.rE on Cbau'au1ul pro.
grams. irc'uiirE several members of
tho Byron vs. klnc School of Orltory
900 rushurg
Nmone thc scores of other attrac-
lions arc Frank g. Hruu,r. OBJ. tlucrs1.
author and one of thc MOST brilliant
lecturers in the country. VI T Wanna
motto. Japanese lecturer .ad student.
VINO viii deliver Three lectures. Prof
5 O. Smith. OF Irwin. Tl. author and
composer Marie o. Brake. reader
and singer Mr. audi Nr- Hewitt
Marsh. iwpsrsorators Hrl readers.
Who combine humor and rathos in
hcir sketches. and many others.
Tho prorr3m has boon SOB arrsnecd
'h1f each d1y Ie crowded with inter
cstinr features. and an attendance
breaking al records is expected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09


not survivors with
over
in the midst Of the feast Lafayette felt
who
asked Alexander Johnson He
the banquet hail.
Having received that Information Lafayette
Then
at
but he did
i
he had abruptly to
~ John Adams when the
had accompanied his father TO
when Washington
od that visit Utica He
not TO a to cal upon his cousin who he said
the daughter his
told that would
would delight
Adams his
her beenso
anapo
what
ended and the it
all who had
Ccopyrisht 1911. by Z Edwards reservedl
Mr. Edwards Ciyf
" "
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

could be made out OF just one word.
that word 10 be Honest" To this.
he said. might be- added the Golden
Rule.
The profession of advertising has
within the past decade attracted the
devoted energy Of host OF the
brightest men in our country. They
have pretty thoroughly learned the
principle that the only way to build
successful business is on the foun-
dalton of the satisfied customer.
The dissatisfied customer is not an
asset. In fact. he is very much OF a
liability. ANY business man of keen
perceptions would far rather that
such "a customer should never have
entered his establishment. The slight
profit that may be made of the stun
he bought is far more than Offset by
the lcft.handed advertising that he
| supplies 20 his friends 20 vent his dis
/ satisfaction
The only way 10 secure a satisfied
customer IS 70 represent goods pre-
ciscly as they are. II the goods have
defects. and the nature and extent OF
these defects are fully explained by
the seller. the customer is never dis.
satisfied. often ne rather enjoys the
defects, as he feels that they do not
iniure the goods for his purpose. but
have been 'he means OF enabling him
70 make a saving in price. He boasts
Of his bargain 10 his friends and
points Ola, 'he faults. to show how Is.
scutial'y triGins they We're. compared
with the reduction that the. made
possible
The customer would soon have dis
covered such detects. even had the
seller remained silent about them In
thar case. even if be- boucht the goods
low. he would forever believe that ne
had been G.frlGdcl.
There ar. srt'l so many cheats and
shauS in tho world Of trade. thar The
business man who makes his aivcr
Using an honest description Of his
goods just aS they are. shines by con.
trast. and wins q community %! per.
wancDrlv satisfied customers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
Wednesday, August 9, 1911.
TOGO

Admiral Togo. commander of the
japanese naval forces in the campaign
that annihilated the Russian neet in
one ~ the greatest sea fights OF his
tory. has just landed on our shores.
1t may be safely predicted that little
after dinner speaking will be secured
from As great commander
When Togo got on his sick bed to
respond TO his country's call to fight
Russia he remarked Enthusiastically
Il shall be well when gct on the
bridge"
When the minister OF war said 10
him in a historic interview. 4 have
the honor To announce that il is the
august pleasure OF his majesty. the
emperor. 10 confer on YOU the honor
OF the command of The united Hccts
OF Nippon" he expected response
OF some elaboration.
HUT Togo Just said q shall exc
cute your order" Then the tao dig
nitar.es sat around like awkward and
blush.ng school boys for a Few mo-
ments. saying nothing. until Toso
clumsily bowed himself out IN silence.
IL was feared that he Was no, IN
harmony with the ideas OF the GOV
crnmeut bur his true attitude OF
mind came out later when Dec gathered
his officers in "a FINAL banquet ON rho
table before them was e dagger. %
sacred sien in japanese SYMBOLISM
Said Togo: We have just badc fare
we'll to our wives and children IN "a
pleasant feast and 20 life" Under
thar impassive and taci'urn exterior
was all the resolution and defiance
OF death % the mystic Oriental tenn.
permanent.
Ia sp.'" o. an this r"'iconco. TOGO
is called great master ~ human
nature. J. .s current rroy,rb that
be controls his slbordiuates Ike the
fingers of 20 hand lIo preserves Lis
nerve in uorfoo- ro.sc under the most
critical strain. ana ahhnrs defeat as
nature ahtprs vacuum
Togo Was ono os tac yoYae Iarlues.
who studied abroad. and received his
naval education on tho English train.
Ing ship Worcester There DO seemed
Ike any o. trc common place pic,
fellows that aboard tu british uata
lie
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

She has probably been 20 college. and
can talk about something other than
the summer mans dog. his favoritc
ball team. and what the two ike for
dinner These subjects carefully and
pr1ycr,ul.y cauvassod in their most
reconcile aspects. the summer man
begins 20 founder He does not quite
know wha, 20 talk about next
Tho reason Why the girl with the
piqulnt face and ,ho Paris clothes -
but with nothing inside her head is
apt % appeal io him. is thar she
listens rati'n'-y while be- talks abou,
'he same tliu-s over and over again
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

% part ~ its anti germ campaicu. SIS
tho next step We would suggest Chat
they order 900 artscprcs to De-
stcrllizcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

tffcr COINS f1rourh a few moro
iau4u"ts NdmIral Tofo viii wish him
felf bach fo tno comparative safety
~ tho battle of Tsu shim1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

Itlca and one who Was deeply Interested financially
Erie Canal shipping then just beginning he was one
those who welcomed Lafayette Utica"
SO said TO me the late Commodore Alfred Van SAINT
Voord OF New York City. who at the his death in
1901 was the owner of the largest
In America. and worth ten million dollars.
Lafayette arrived in Utica the newly opened
Erie Canal continued the Commodore: his was
the first trips made that The citizens OF
town had arranged a great feast honor
guished guest and To Lafayette conducted
as the formal welcoming Lafayette was in
spirits from his place at the table he greeted goody
number OF SURVIVOR OF the Kcvolm War
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

While DIS wife is away tho sum.
NOR widowcr looks 90 hc dirty
dishes in ucu OF calendar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
CHAUTAUQUA

AZ Bellview VIII Open Next Satur
dsy-Good Program Arranged
Th, annual Chaufaulua srasou 40
NcllNicW. the picturesque camp
grounds a short distance from Wells.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
New News of YESTERDAY
(By e. J. Edwards.)

he
" was in III and
that WIFI he n
Utica Lafayette end
Of La
tphal
OF independence My
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09

Th" board Of health of Kansas civ
has ordered aIl cats 20 De shaved as
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-09
CHICAGO TO THE FRONT.

Who can say that 'ho days OF rrca,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20
Yes, We Are Yankees
Frnm thn Neu, ynrl. n.i.aa.

FROM the New York Times.
Why should a critic who objects To
Yankee as an inadequate name for al;
she inhabitants of the United States de.
mand the substitution for 1t OF the word
American
1T is true, of course. that, as originally
Used, Yankee" meant a person born II,
one of the New England states. and per.
laps Il still means that, among ourselves
out If Yankee" is Objectionable as too
small to cover us all, american" has the
.ault. at least equally serious, OF being
90 large. Besides. Yankee, is our own.
20 do with what we please. while ..Ameri.
can belongs as much to the Patagonians
md the Eskimos. and to all the queer and
interesting peoples i'm between. includina
he Mexicans and the Canadians. as Fl
1Oes to ourselves.
We may think ourselves rather more.
md more truly. American than any OF tbs
others. but anybody who lives In eithe,
IF the two Americas is of necessity ~,
American, for we don own both cont.
1ents-yet. We never shall, unless n.
some time, which won't be next week a,
he week after, our virtues and manner.
win such fervent admiration from on,
aeighbors to the north and south that
heir eager soi.citude for admission to on,
glorious privileges becomes an irresisti.
Die compulsion to let 'em in.
Meanwhile. Yankee" isn't such a had
name. and though it be stretched. 1t dott.
not break. There is derision in IT.. but NOT
contempt, and laughter. when mitigateo
md restrained by respect. howeve re-
uctant. is easily tolerable. especially by
4 nation of humorists. If the forefathers-
If some of us-had only had time to mama
he country they founded, instead of let.
ing 1t loose In history with a mere de.
scription, this trouble would never have
arisen.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20
Starting the Stopped.

One day an old farmer borrowed a mrl.
from his %ne.ghbor: after he had finished
his work he sent his 14-year-old boy to
take II home. The boy had gone about a
half a mile when the mule stopped and
positively refused to go any farther.
After the boy had almost pulled his arms
off. trying to get him to go on, an old
doctor came along, and asked: why. NV
son. what is the matter with your mule?,
Why, sir. can't you see, he has balked.'
cried the boy.
Well said the old man, opening his
case and taking out a bottle labelled Gar
bolic Acid" we'll see VIA we can do
for him. and he poured some of the acid
on the mules back. and In much less time
than 1t takes to write it the mule was gal
Looping down the road at a rate he had
never gone before.
The boy looked up in surprise. and said.
Doctor. have you got any more OF that
stuff?'
Yes" answered the man.
Well, doctor. are you sure YOU have
got g whole lot more OF it?' ne asked.
II think ] ave plenty. What did YOU
want to know for?'' he asked with a smile.
We'll, 1 wish you would pour some on
me, doctor. for I've got to catch tina,
mule answered the boy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20
THE IDlorIc INDICTMENT.
a Sample of the SenseIess tumble Of
Words in Legal Documents.
trom 4 SaturdaN Evening Post.

~ e"S SdtuTtldy Evening POST.
Murder has been written of as a ina
art. but it remained for the United
states TO treat it as Il sport. In many
or the states an Indictment for murde,
contains nearly enough words TO fill a
column OF this weekly. and sounds like
lhe conversation OF an idiot Here is
Il sample:
That the said j. T. c.. a certain pis-
tol then and there charged with gun
powder and leaden bullets, which said
plstol he. the said j. r. c., then and
there In his right hand had and held.
.heh n there unlawfully. %purposely
ana or deliberate and premeditated
malice, dld discharge and shoot off to.
against and upon the said r. NJ. with
1he intent aforesaid, and that the said
d. #. g., with the leaden bullets afore-
sald, out of the pistol aforesaid, by the
force OF the gunpIwder aforesaid, by
the said j. +. G.. then and there dis
charged n shot Oft as aforesaid. him.
the said f. NJ, In and upon the upper
right side of the back of him. the said
r. NJ. then and there--"
RMS isn't as idiotic as ii looks, how
ever. 1T is part of u sporting theory
OF justice. which makes a murder trial a
game OF chance and fnesse between
opposing counsel. BY the slightest de-
Walton from statutory form n side
may lose the game. Convictions for
the most abhOrrent crimes have repeat
cd!y been set aside because of trivial
verbal omissions in the Indictment.
Had the murder referred to in the
above quotation occurred In Canada.
.he indictment would have read sim
ply: The jurors of our lord the king
present that j. T.. c.. IN the 9th day OF
August. n thousand nine hundred and
eight. at the city of Winnipeg, in tha
province OF Manitoba, murdered f.. NJ"
procedure concerns itself
with the murder: ours. in many juris-
dictions. concerns itself with the legal
report. whether the murderer is pun
shed or not being a secondary consid.
Grafton
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20

the suction OF the bread rubber tires
OF motor cars drawing from the road
bed the binding material upon which
it's life depends. and while this is in a
measure responsible for the dust nuts
ance and the RAPID deterioration ot
tor traffic. it is not the chiet
cause of damage. Stone roads.
w~aterbound with screenings OF
sand. were designed to sustain Il rolling
traffic. and With reasonably broad tires
and moderate speed. very little dam
age is caused by such traffic. although
the loads may be very heavy. The
molor car. however. is Il self-driven We
hic!e. the power being usually applied
to the rear axle. and the rear wheels
act as driving wheels. The tractive
force OF shear eXerted upon the road
surface by these driving wheels is
doubtless the chief cause of the INJURY
which is so apparent: The flne dust.
or binding material, is not so much
sucked out of the roadway by the rub
Der tire AS it is ground ont n thrown
into the air by the driving wheels. AS
the conditions of the surface layer or
the ground i'm which these reactions
are applied are unfavorable for resist
ing them. they are the main cause for
yea and tear ON roads Travelled by au-
tomobi,eS.
Hence. it should be sought to give
.tansential cohesion and elasticity td
the top surface of the roadway by "A
proper choice n arrangement of the
materials of which II is made. To this
end the bituminized macadam roadway
has become the popular roadway for
resistance to the tractive force of both
mechanically driven and horse-driven
vehicle.
TIC show the possibilities I'm perma-
nent road construction. the following
estimate Of n bituminized macadam
roadway. constructed of gravel with
natural lake asphalt as IA binder, is
Suhmitted:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20
Virginia Darkey in War.
Major a. Il. Fl. Ransom. Late Major
Artillery, G. S. A.. in Harper's
MAGAZINE

Magazine.
Dick was a niger, just a Virginia slave
niger. When a little boy, he was scullion
in the kitchen. He carried the wood and
water for the cook, and secured the pots
and kettles, and turned the spit when the
turkey was roasting, dipping and Blasting
the gravy from the pan. and noddiag in
his work after the manner OF all small
darkies.
in the carriage house. the horses We're
taken by the Yankees. and Dick became
my servant in the army of the south-a
gentleman's gentleman, as he called him
| self.
No man ever had a more faithful ard
devote follower h ] had in Dick. He
was ca pturci twice with me by union
forces, and each time refused the freedom
which his capture gave him. II don't
wan to be no freer than I always has
| BEEN" he said on both Of these occasions.
Once ! discharged him for being drunk.
him of discharging a slave. II was at
Chattanooga and Dick hung around head
quarters for several days and very un-
happy. Finally he came to me with a
| bible IN his hand and said, II wants to
swear on this that II you will take me
back I will not drink a drop during the
war" He took the oath and kept 1t faith
| fully to the end. at Appomattox.
When I was captured at Rich Mountain
I was Ill. and was sent to the federal
hospital. an .mmens tent. had not full
ly recovered when we evacuated our posi-
ton. and wandering about the mountains
m the rain for two days. and two nights
without food had brought on a relapse.
And besides enduring the exposure, we
| had forded the river nine times in the
vain effort to avoid large bodies of the
enemy's troops. The sand had got into
my boots, and when my socks were taken
off. the skin came Off with them. I was
a pitiable object. Dick stuck to me. He
vas free now to go where he pleased. but
day. kept off the flies from my raw and
| skinless feet and did what he could to
| alleviate my sufferings. At night he
crept under my cot n took his only rest
on the bare ground. When l was well
| enough TO 60 north with Colonel peg
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20

rms Is a very conservative estimate.
The different prices given are based on
different prices for gravel. This type
of roadway is chosen because 1T has
been selected by the New York state
highway commission as thai best
adapted in the way of permanent road
construction for all the needs of traffic,
both motor driven vehicle and other
wise. and which is Furthermore consid-
cred an economical road in that it has
a low first cost M low maintenance
cost. his road may be constructed by
either the so-called mixed or penetra-
ton methods.
These estimates are figured on a
basis of gravel ranging in price from
80 cents to s1.30 per cubic yard; sand.
$1.2S per cubic yard. From the general
conditions existing i'm this state. this
form of construction would seem to be
the most feasible. taking into consid-
GRAFTON not only the price but the avail
ability of material. However, in using
this form of pavement, 1t is very essen
tial that the highest grade of natural
lake asphalt be used as a binder.
If arrangements could be mad by
which lime rock might be produced for
the base and gravel for the wearing
surface. such q. roa would be much
more satisfactory than one constructed
entirely of gravel. The cost per mile
using this combined construction would
be approximately $4,000 for a fourteen
foot roadway. and $4,000 for a sixteen
foot roadway.
In conclusion. bear this great fact in
mind: N~inety-eight per cent OF the
traffic in this country goes over the
public Dads. Accepting this as true,
think of the enormous amount wasted
each year by the American people in
excessive transportation charges.
Further back In this article. rs a quo
tatfAn from MIR. Francis p. L4oomis,
United States consul at st. Etienne,
France. concerning the wonderful pros
perity OF the French nation. Now note
this startling comparisons! The United
States with it's great expanse OF terri
tory has 176.429.3 miles of improved
roads; France. which is but little
larger than the state of New York, has
355, 900 miles Of improved roads.
Let us stop and consider whether we
shall stand still i'm O Improvement,
or whether we shal adopt an aggres-
sive good roads policy and so keep
abreast of the great world nations in
all that makes for progress.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20

ram. ] asked Dick what he was going to
do. now that he was free. He said that
he would so with me. When ! told him
that was impossible. he said. well. n /
can't go with you. ! will go back to Mis-
Lizzie" (ny wife).
When he was leaving. l gave him $500 in
Virginia Valley bank notes dt was before
the days OF confederate money!, and he
walked 2S mties-by way of Stanton $50.
and down the valley. l13-to my home In
the valley. and gave my wife $196 Of the
money.