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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26
acan Til. ThIna Be rrus2.

In every campaign within memory,
Republican orators have told the vot.
ers how the protective tariff spreads
its beneficent wings over the Amer.
lean workman.
Recently we read that workers In
the great textile mills OF Massachu.
setts, the most highly protected IN.
dustry in the world, had been com.
pelled to go on strike against low
wages.
And the state troops were called out
to quiet the starving strikers.
An anxious country awaits an ex-
PLANTATION from Henry Cabot fodge.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26
Not a savant.

A Harvard man told at dinner in
Cambridge a story about ignorance.
"Some sailors were4being banqueted
in Philadelphia at st. Georges hall"
he said, sand young bluejacket.
pointing to a superb sitter caster, said
Waiter, bring up that ere chande.
lier.'
"Tlet amt chandelier the waiter
answered, laughing. That's a cruet.'
r'well. never mind what It is,' said
the sailor. Bring 1t up. We amt all
been to college
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26
Hltchook a Fault.

II IL no part Of the functions, or the
powers. Of the postmaster general to
make recommendations to congress-;
and. in the case Of matter Of such
importance, II is peculiarly strange
that he or anyone in his encourage
should overlook what is an essential
element in the case, that II Is only
through the president Of the United
States that any recommendation of
the postmaster general can be put be-
fore eongrees.--New York Evening
Post
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26
eo.h Affected.

"whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're IN debt it affects her
nerves"
"Iuhi The way II Affects her hus-
band is singular
''How singularip
"Just singular; 1t affects his nerve
He tried to borrow hundred from ne
tcaay.r-Catholie Standard and Times.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26

He (the president) takes the view
that they (the cabinet members) are
serving the government and not the
Republican party.-Washington dis
patch.
But do all the cabinet members con-
cur In this viewf
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


Charleston, Mo. Mississippi
county suffered a great loss in
live stock and growing crops
when the levees along the so
miles Of river front were topped
by the high water which inunda-
ted about four-fifths of the coun-
ty. Warnings had been tele-
phoned throughout the county,
but the people thought the re-
ports exaggerated or else misun-
derstood the messages for most
of them waited in their homes for
the water. Charleston sent boats
to the aid OF persons huddled
in their homes often on scaffolds
built in the house to keep the
family above the water. The
county court made an appropri-
alton, which was added to the
private contributions, for relief
work, and an appeal was sent to
the United States government.
Motor ooats from Poplar Bluff
and skiffs brought many persons
here. Over a thousand persons
are being cared for at the Ma
sonic Temple, at the court house
and in private homes. Funds
were almost exhausted by the
desperate fight to hold the levees.
Help is needed to feed and clothe
the throngs of refugees here, and
at Annison and East Prairie.
Charlottesville, Mo.-An army
of Missourians forty miles long,
stretching from the Arkansas
line to the Point Pleasant gap at
the southern boundary of New
Madrid county, say the northern
division of the levee will not
break. Three companies of the
Missouri State Guards are on pa
trole day and night. Capt. Lind
say with Company d OF Poplar
Bluff and Capt. Springer with
Company A of West Plains have
joined the forces of company 1 of
this city under the command of
Col. Oliver. The militia is work.
ing in conjunction with the Levee
Board and are protecting the
levee from any attempt to cut it.
No one is permitted to go upon
the leyee except laborers..
New Madrid, Mo.-River is
falling slowly and conditions
have settled to an endurance OF
the the inconvenience and trials
incident to the flood. The city
and county organized a relief
board and a canvass showed at
least 1000 persons would need
more or lees relief, and L. A.
Richards, city marshal, was ap-
pointed to see that the relief is
properly given. Capt. H. c.
Hegeman, United States Army,
in charge OF government relief,
has instructed him to ses that no
one suffers and the supplies sent
by the government have reached
here.
Harry Morgan, of Springfield,
recently discovered near Holl'
man, Webster county, a rich vein
of strontium, but kept the matter
quiet until he had the mineral
assayed and became sure Of the
nature of his find. Strontium il
more valuable metal than lead,
It Is used in refining sugar and
manufacturing fireworks. There
are only two counties in the Uni
ted States in which strontium has
been found, one in New York and
one in Pennsylvania.
Nodaway county has a mar
who is not ashamed to publicly
admit that he is q cousin OF Sen.
ator Bob La Toilette. His name
Iis 7. s. Wright and he and hii
good wife celebrated their fiftiett
wedding anniversary at their
lhoms near Maryville last week.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26


The April term of circuit court
in Mississippi county has been
continued until June on account
of the recent high water.
Fire recently destroyed the
plant of Reuter- Hub and Spoke
Co., at Bloomfield. Estimated
loss $4,000; no insurance.
1t is probable he people up in
Stoddard county will vote aS15, :
600 bond issue for the purpose OF
buil1ing a jail in Bloomfield,
Charleston District Conference
of Methodist Episcopal church,
South, will be held at Portage
vile, April 10Th to May /, inclu-
siye.
The Frisco railroad company
have been forced to lay-off a
large number of their employees
at Chaffee on account of the flood
condition.
Sikeston had a mad dog scare
last week. Also up at Lutesville
in Bollinger county many animals
showing signs of hydrophobia
have been killed.
In Galloway county twenty-five
"school marms" have married
this winter, which shows that
leap year is not knocking in vain
at the door of some lonely heart.
1t is stated that Scott county
has more road drags than any
other county in southeast Mis-
souri. The highway engineer in
that county requires all road
oyerseers TO use road drsgs.
Monday night of last week AL
len Waters, charged with unlaw-
fully obtaining $3.50 worth OF
goods from A. r. Emory, broke
the lock on the city prison door
at Bloomfield and made his es-
cape.
Tuesday evening April 9th,
Jack Rittenberry, brakeman on
Frisco railroad was ran over and
killed in the railroad yard al
Bloomfeld. He was 81 years old
and leaves wife, three children
father, mother, two brothers and
three sisters.
Howell county has eight suits
on It's docket which have been
there for seven years. They are
the Sugg land suits sent there
from Dunklin county and have
again been continued, pending
a decision of a suit which is now
in the supreme court.
Judge C. B. Faris has estab.
lished S100 as the minimum price
for the luxury of carrying a pis.
tol first time and gives two years
in the psnitontiary for the second
time. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that toting pistols is going
out of style. e.-New Madrid Rec
ord,
At Dexter Friday night. Apri
5, Methodist church and foul
residences were destroyed by fire
Loss estimated at $4,000, In,
surance $1,000. The Methods
church was valued at $4,000. /
is reported that it will be rebuilt
\ Dexter has no system OF water,
works.
Two men undertook race from
Springfield to Ozark county fol
the purpose OF entering tract o
government land, ein an auto
mobile and The other on horse
The man on horseback arrived
there first, but was disappointed
to find the land already entered
by a man who had a cabin on i
and had cleared up ten acres o
1t. The man in the automobile
did not complies the trip, prob
ably getting stuck up in SOM
mudhole.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-04-26

NAoIIStCts
Uniform marriage and divorce
law is to be the issue OF the Wo-
mems Clubs Congress. A law
providing for the posting of ap-
plications for marriage licenses
for five days is being advocated
by the st. Louis club women.
Florists reaped aS10O, 900 profit
out of the 5000, 1000 sale OF flow
ers for Easter in st. Louis. Most
of the flowers sold were of st.
Louis culture, although a few
were shipped in from Chicago and
a few novelties came from the
east.
A foreigner charged With for
gerry escaped two year term in
the penitentiary by quoting the
bible asking that his transgres-
sion be forgiven. The judge
consented and gave him six
months in the workhouse in st.
Louis.
Burton Lucas testified at his
wife's trial for a divorce in St.
Louis that he could not properly
provide for her az he had to pay
S15 a month alimony to his first
wife. His second wife told the
court she got So a week for ex-
penses.
St. Louis is wrestling with the
lid club situation. Lid clubs
sprung up like mushrooms when
saloons were made to close on
Sunday. Charters protect the
clubs from the police who seem to
be baffled in their attempts TO
regulate the clubs.
The st. Louis Association of
Congregational Ministers and
Churches assembled to rebuke
the Rev. Jacob Hecker, pastor of
the Compton Heights Congrega.
tional Church, for his active op-
position CT prohibition in a recent
election campaign.
A burglar who ransacked the
Covert household in st. Louis o
week ago after stacking chairs
around the beds Of sleeping child
rem has been apprehended. He
is Otto Covert, 20 years old, a
member OF the family and has
confessed to The police.
Two enterprising lads got into
a store in Jefferson City the Other
night and here is what they car
ried off: Gloves, socks, shirts,
overalls, shells, pocketbooks,
shoestrings, matches, tobacco,
canned goods, suspenders, cakes
chewing gum, handkerchiefs, re-
volvers, pistols and axes. They
must have figured on starting a
store of their own.
In The annual school election at
Morley on Tuesday, April 7th,
the ballots for school matters and
town officers were placed in the
same box which is in violation OF
the law. The result being the
Judges declared no election had
been held. There will have to
'be a special election held on the
school levy question. The pres
ent town officers and school d.
rectors will hold over until their
successors are chosen.
A man in Kansas City has
brought suit against local loan
company for $40, 900, alleging
that, through All illegal assign
ment of wages, he lost his posi-
tion, had his home broken up and
was otherwise damaged. He
borrowed at two different times
the sum OF twenty dollars agree
ling to pay on the same interest
at the rate Of ten per cent pei
month. He was unable to pay
| the indebtedness and went into
bankruptcy, but, after his dis
charge by the court, the loan
company filed an assignment oil
wages with the railroad company
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

stations must have resembled those
Of an habitual user He was sure
that he could see the flowers. huge.
colorous. many-hued clusters Of them.
the most magnificent collection Of
orchids in the world. cleaning entic-
ingly through the jungle trees; and
then he, himself. collapsed When
he regained consciousness they were
back at the camp where they had left
the rest Of the porters. Two of the
men who had accompanied him were
dead !; another was mad He and the
rest, who had brought him OF. were
horribly sick
With the madness Of despair, he
begged his men to try again with
hi1l. But they refused. The CON
tinued effect OF the scent was almost
intoxicating. SO they turned back.
I Their way thither had been fraught
/ with perils. It was Sunday excur.
sion compared with the march home.
ward. The baleful influence Of the
| flowers followed close az their heels.
1t was always with them, like q human
vengeance. They were prosecuted by
fever: jaguars and serpents took their
toll; the blow-guns Of the Indians,
| the stunted people Of the woods. slew
with poisoned arrows. IN the end. a
handful staggered out on the banks OF
the 0rinoco and sought their way to.
ward the frontier Of civilization Gray.
son was sick for months after be
reached Caracas He was still sick
! when he reached New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

That was enough for Carriere.
He left the house In broad daylight,
trusting entirely to luck; and on
his way out Of the city he met de-
tachment of troops marching to sur
round HIS hiding place. They halted
him, but a Bulgarian girl. a friend OF
his future wife, who was standing near
by, claimed him as her brother, and
he was allowed to 60 on.
In Bulgaria he married the Russian
girl who had been his principal help
en- and incentive. and cast about for
some new task.
Young Ford was as different from
Carriere or the others as 4 man well
could be- have known Ford for some
years, and think he Is, without ex-
ception. the checklist man have ever
encountered. For one thing, he il e
newspaper when he Is anything.
that Is. Ford never works unless he
| has to, and he always makes sure that
any position he accepts does not en-
tail undue EFFORT. mental or physical.
It was several years ago that Ford
came to me and said he waa going
to South America. BY means unknown
he had got together about $1,000, and
he fancied that he could make at least
as much as he spent by doing special
descriptive articles Of his travels.
| His one mistake was In electins to
so BY way OF Europe. more especially.
by way OF Paris / knew the hold
I Paris hn1 an Ford en I u,ad -rcf a.r.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

Newport, vt--ssI thank you for the great
Vegetable Compound has done me. 1took Gig
for me, as I was nervous wreck whom beg
speak good word for It to my friends. n--Mr
Newport Center, Vermont.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13
His Weapon.

Did you see where an escaping ma
Mae somewhere struck down his pur-
suer with cake of soap?"
"Then / suppose he made q clean
getaway"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13
Electric Fans il India.

Although it costs but 8 cents day
in India for men to wave fans to keep
the air circulating In houses. they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and more reliable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13
a Condition.

.sSay, If you take us out in, this
hired car, is the ride on your
Yes, il at the end of 1t. the car
isn't"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

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olappse's sensaoiiar phi y ~ eve.
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isaL,I n o1a cropped 70 20 zee ING.
Much Obliged for the sash. oid
man ne sand. It came IN handy
You see, they trimmed me neautiLnt
AZ "a Paris, and started out for kio
with my steamship ticket ana barely
enough com 70 iast me three wseAs.
e tact Mhen got % sne Cn'lsa.
Lronsler toWn' across the Anoes,
vas strappea. Tnat maze me slch
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

about channels, but
49, - most have passed be-
yond my ken. All
hut two were chance acauaintances.
with whom ! spent an hour or SO.
There was Helmslund for instance.
His line IS birds sea-birds, although,
as far as that goes, anything wild and
unknown attracts Helmslund dare
say you never heard OF Helmsluud.
You would soon enough though, ii
you undertook to collect rare birds as
hobby, Helmslund is Indispensable
70 scores Of collectors In this country
and Europe
met him one Sunday afternoon At
the house Of a friend who possesses
really remarkable collection Of
North American birds.
Odd sort Of fellow Helmslund,.
our host later remarked. Isve known
him several years, now. and he's Just
getting to the point where he gives
me sketchy account Of the main in
cidents OF interest IN his trips
What trips ~ asked
After birds, replied my host
That's Helmslund's work. He gets
birds not For TN, saat, s = -,
would regard that as sacrilege but
for collectors like myself. He goes
everywhere to get them. don't sup
pose there's g country he hasn't been
s.i,.,s, d DC
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.sll'is.una soon iouna lnat the rosy
gu.is had deserted the SHORES OF Lake
AlpusnKa, ano. ne determined 70 cross
Ane iake, Wnlch was about twenty
miles wide, and Try MS luck IN the
country peyono. &c ae secured q Grant
WHICH ne caiieas dihgey ana winch
e large enough % noid ms conpan-
Len ana three OF the dogs, Desldes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

teething. softens the gums, reduces infamma
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. sc q bottle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-13

Cuba MARKET Tor Canada Stone.
Cuba imports most Of its stone from
Canada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
NOTA DE JUNCOS

En- 10 noche del Domingo segdn esta-
ba anunciado, llevose a efecto en- los sa-
lones de la casa Consistorial de esta Po-
blaci6n un magnifco bale
A tan esplendido acto concurri6 un
gran numero de distinguidas Srtas de
esta poblaci6n y de los pueblos lim1tro-
fes, las cuales vinieron a terminar de
engalanar aqueI sitio donde Sc di6 eta
10 mas selecto de esta sociedad
FL que estas lineas escribe. invitado
por los amabes j6venes c. Fernandez
Y otroS, acompanado de otro amigo de
San Juuan, tuvo ell gusto de asistir di-
cho baile, habiendo quedado impresio-
nado por la nota tan alta de sociabili-
dad que acaha 1o re4li@ar = culta %
blaci6n de .Juncos.
Costita
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26

s. Allen. r, S. Cummings, Ernesto
Faber, G. F. Correa, c. J. Drewres y
Sra, Elmer brewer Violet Drewer,J
p. Oyesen, r. Blanco, X. Clausintzer,
Jose r. ApOnte, E. ". Baton, p. 3.
Kearns, J. G. Henriquez, Catalina Do
bal, DR. n Dobal, Virginia Fabregas,
G. W. Nc Lane y Sra, V. G. Perez
Sra. G. Crenn Ramon R. Lugo, Luis
Passalacqua, A. r. O. Neill, A. V. Swift
ger, +. Orbell, Ernesto Lopez Diaz
Sra, German Calanne Gill DR.. l.. Sack,
J. Liporway, A. Segalerva, A. Lope In
chausty, l.. A. G. Griffin, NJ. Estrada
hijo. Josefa Aballe, Gerardo Nieva, Ju-
liam Gutierrez Fernando Vale. f. Fer
nandez, A. Rolan j. Roig, F. Estrada,
c. Elassaser, S. Salas, A. Salas, NJ. Sa-
las y j. H. Davidson.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
ART|cUL0S De FAMA

Sin duds algana 10 son en- t0do Ell
mundo .os que fabrican The Carter's
Ink Company, de Boston, Mass. n. u.
de America, contandose en- primera Ii.
nea ell Fluido de escribir de Carter cue
es La tinta mas apreciada hoy Ell ell
mercado, por sus condolences de fir.
meza, color, durabilidad envase.
Ell uso de la Tinta de Carter Sc Ia
generalizado de tai manera que Ell la
actualidad es casi la finica que Sc en-
plea en- Ell comercio en- las oficinas
De venta en- q BOLETiN MERCAN.
TIL. .,A4.s--. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
FL cuatro de Julio

Maestro distinguido amigo Mr.. S.
G. Boutwell, marshal de la Corte Su-
prema, nos participa que debido las
precauciones necesarias y los traba-
JOS sanitarios que Sc estan llevando a
efecto Sc ha hecho necesario snspender
los festejos que habian de celebrarse Ell
proximo de Julio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26

derramar desde la altura
sobre nuestro coraz0n.
idealidad, sentimiento,
passion loca y suave calma
10 que suena ell pensamiento.
10 que forece en- ell alma
FL BOLETiN desea la bella artists
y la Sra. Otazo un viaje feliz y mu
chos fxitos Ell la capital mejicana
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
la senorita
Ruiz del Castillo

En- el correo de hoy embarca para
Mejico y Cuba, la bella y gentil damita
joven de la compania Virginia Fabre-
gas. Srta Ruiz del Castillo.
La encantadora artista que ha logra-
do en- San Juan tan mercedes exitos,
lleva de nuestro pHblico y de los demas
de la isla, que la han ovacionado, un
simp1tico recuerdo. Asi nos 10 manifies-
ia Y IS su deseo que Sc pu'bhque
Iguales manifestaciones nos ha he
cho la Sra Otazo, excelente. caracteris-
tica que tambi6n embarca hoy acompa-
nando . su hija. la Srta Ruiz del Cas-
tillo.
POGO antes de la partida, la gentii-
sima artista pidio a nuestro compane-
70 Perez Losada, TN autografo
Perez I4osada escribio 10 siguiente en-
el album Gle la Srta del Castillo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
COM E RCIAL

FL senor Augusta Cueto de Manati,
nos participa que ha conferido poder
general su hermano don Luis Cueto
lbanez
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26
Costita.
PASAJEROS

hospedados EN- el Hotel Inglaterra
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-26

iEl Arte! que gran consueIo
ser artista es como ser
algo que baia del cielo,
Isl encarna en- una mujer. I
HI
Ser artista La ambici6n
mas noble Gle la criatura -.