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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-31

"The Christian Martyrs" will be
presented at the Savoy tonight
"Wednesday at 80 to 10 O'Clock.
These pictures are marvellous re-
presentations OF the sufferings Of
the Christian martyrs. who were
cast into the arena to become the
food Il wild beasts in order 10 ma Ee
holiday for heather rulers, The
pictures are from Gaumont'S grea,
mas terpiece. W. l.. u. orchestra,
focr pieces. Admission, 10 cents,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-31
SsIe of Delinquent Lots

County Treasurer 5. X. Moore
will begin next Monday February,
9th, at 10 o'clock at the Court house
the SAFE of lots for taxes delinquent
for the year 1910 and will continue
from day until the sale is completed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-31

Another slight sno" OF several
inches fell last friday. SUNDAY
WAS disagreeably cold, and Sunday
night a rain fell which, freezlpg,
covered trees and fences and build
;oos with a sheet of ice. Monday
morning, when the sun came up
the sight was beautiful ant
gorgeous.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Rowley of North
port, L. l., are guests at the Highland
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard of Mass, are
guests at the Highland House.
Paul Bronson, c. C. Sullivan and D.
b. Raybon took an auto trip 10 Jackson
vile in Mr. Bronson's auto from whence
it was shipped TO Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bronson who have
been occupying the Colt residence for
several months, have returned to their
home at Waterbury, Conn.
D. B. Raybon and Wright Palmer
were visitors at Palatka recently.
Mrs. Adams and infant son, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. d. B.
Raybon have returned 10 their home al
HortenSe, Ga.
Frances Mack who has been at the
Highland House for three months has
returned to his home in Pennsylvania.
Both of the boarding houses are filled
TO their utmost capacity, having to turn
many away.
Services were held at the NJ. L. church
Sunday. Mrs. o. B. Robinson led the
Epworth League meeting in the even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ballast will close
their lovely little bungalow and return
soon to their home, at Syracuse, N. Y.
They are charming couple, and every
one regrets TO have them leave so early,
but business is the cause of their leaving.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
The Bible Conference.

The ninth annual meeting OF the
Southfield Bible conference will oper
next Tuesday at the Auditorium and
will continue for II days. These will
prove most interesting series of meet
ings TO all. Rev. DIR. c. |. Scofield will
be the leading speaker, assisted by Rev
l.. G. Chafer. The singing will be led
by Mr.. Geo. C. Stebbins of New York
probably the leading composer of hymns
and gospel songs in this country. Mrs
Chafer will also be present TO preside a
the piano and sing. There are few vo.
calists in this country whose duets reach
the heart more quickly than do those SO
eXquisitely and sweetly rendered by Mr.
and Mrs. Chafer.
Rev. C. |. Scofield, D. D., of New
York, who will give daily lectures, is
without question the foremost Bible
teacher of the world. He is the author
and teacher of the Scofield Correspond
ence Course and School of the Bible,
with its thousands of students and gradu
ates in every land and in every form Of
Christian work. He is the author OF
the Scofield reference edition of the
Oxford Bible which is now so much
priced by all Bible students. And he
was chosen by the greatest university oil
the world 10 be edilor-in-chief of the
1911 ter centenary edition of the author
lied version. With all this, DR.. SEQ
field is a lucid, popular teacher; being
able 10 make the deepest truths oil
Scripture delight and blessing 10 all.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
FOR A LONG LIFE
Those Interested, Please Read

Fresh air and exercise, with proper
food and sufficient amount of sleep,
are the essentials.
Under such regime of living,
germs cannot develop, and many dis
eases are prevented.
Should the system require tonic,
take only such as you know their in
gredients-such is Vinol, which is q
delicious combination of the health
giving properties of the Gods livers.
with all the useless grease eliminated
and tonic iron added, happily blended
in mild, medicinal wine.
For this reason Vinol is regarded
as one of the greatest body builders
and invigorators for aged people. It
invigorates and builds them up, and
keeps them up.
We sell Vinol with the understand.
ing that if it does not give satisfac'
ton the price will be returned.
Aeksrns.stsvari Drug Co. Palatka, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

If you have indigestion, heartburn,
belehing or sick stomach take ten drops
of DARBY'S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID
10 little water. 1t checks the misery
instantly. II you have cut, sore or
wound anywhere on the body, apply a
little of DARBY'S FLUID, The flesh
mends at once. Use it in the sick room
to destroy germs or odors, put 1t in
damp closets to purify the air. 1t is the
greatest combination of internal, exter-
nal ana antlseptie medicines known to
medical science. Price Scots per bot
tie. Sold by ali druggists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

A good treatment for cold settled in
the lungs is a HERRIC RED PEP
PER POROUS PLASTER applied to the
chest to draw out inflammation, and
BALLARDS HOREHOUND SYRUP to
relax tightness. You get the two reme-
dies for the price Of one by buying the
dollar size Horehound Syrup; there is a
porous plaster free with each bottle,
Sold by Alderman Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
When the West Awoke

The Great West stirred in his sleep.
Then he awoke and looked about him.
Talk about the caterpillar and the
butterfly" he exclaimed; Il was the
great American desert when lay
down for a half century nap, and 1
wake to find myself in the garden
spot of the world"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

To give quiet to jewellers in noisy
streets an English builder has simply
used windows with double glazing. In
sick rooms, lecture rooms and others
the sound of street cars and the rum
BILE Of wagons were greatly diminished
and the sound of voices was made i'm
perceptible.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
Simple AlIeuory.

A Tear said to the Smile: NAM
ma is gone; let us have race" They
started. Sometime the Tear was
ahead; then again little Smile ap-
peared At last the Tear went in full
speed, and had nearly won-but there,
Smile saw mamma in the door--and
won the race.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

Apply cotton cloth wet with BAL
LhRD'S SNOW LINIAlENT to all
wounds, cuts, burns, sores, or blisters,
and note its wonderful healing power.
It is prompt and very effective, Price
25c, SOC and $500 per bottle. Sold by
Alderman Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
Natures Gentle Hand.

Nature gives to every time and sea-
son some beauties of its own; and
from morning to night, as from the
cradle to the grave, is but a success
sion Of changes so gentle and easy
that We scarcely mark their progress.
Charles Dickens.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
Material For His Story.

MagiStraIe-You are accused of steal
ing six reams of paper, three gallons
of ink and five gross of pens. What
have you to say to the charge? Pris
oner.YOur worship, l am novelist
and l was merely collecting material
for new story.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

|rhe life Of a very irritable landlord
Ire nd once received letter from
|diss scted tenant warning her that
+ b band would certainly be shot,
that nothing would be done to in
re or annoy her In the least.-London
legraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
A pain in the side or back that catches

A pain in the side or back that catches
you when you straighten up calls for a
rubbing application of BALLARD'S
SNOW LINIMENT. 1t relaxes the
contracted muscles and permits ordn-
airy bodily motion without suffering or
inconvenience. Price 25c, soc and 81 90
per bottle. Sold by Ackerman-Stewar
Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
pyspensla Tablets for One.

Select a good-hearted cabbage" be-
gins a writer of cooking receipts.
Alas! that good-hearted cabbage
has never come our way. Those we
have had any dealings with have treat
ed us cruelty, very cruelty, indeed
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
t4er First Attempt.

| dr. Youngbrlde This coffee, my
le, is-er-
Mrs. Yonngbride-I know that it is
very good. dear, but I've boiled 1t
over bali an hour and the kernels
vent melted Que bit.-Boston Tran
Hint.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
FOR SALE

yer Front Grove of the Late
A. ]. Beach.
Three miles Up 81 Johns River from
|latka. High bank affording beautiful
|w. Fine dwelling cost $4,000; two
wing wells; barn and boat house cost
500; $50 orange trees; packing house
dock; 80 minutes by motor boat TO
|latka--10 minutes by auto. Ten min
S walk to Fla. East Coast Railway. II
res of land; part of which is excel,
HI for gardening.
|Nill be sold for IS, 900. Apply P. ].
|cks, Real Estate, PaIatka, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
whs Said We couIdn'tl

why can't we appreciate the more
Ferrous iInes Of the elderly .woman's
nss fuliy as much as the immature
1portions Of the 'girl? why can't we
E that one is really as beautiful as
Other Edna X. Woeley.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
Nailed.

Housekeeper-Here, drop that coat
and clear out! Burglar-You be quiet,
or I'll wake your wife and give her
this letter l found in your pocket.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

fake HERBINE for indigestion. II
ieves the pain In few minutes and
ices tue termented matter which
uses the lSisery Into the bowels where
Is expelled. Price soc. Sold by Aek-
|nan-8 Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

HERBINE cures constipation and re-
establishes regular bowel movements.
Price SOC. Sold by Ackerman-S Stewart
Drug 90
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
jefferson.

Thomas jefferson was the first of
our presidents to be inaugurated in
Washington.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
For Sale.

live Acre Orange Grove, large trees, good
'idition, old s room house, lake front
Ilthy. one-quarter mile from station
bd roads, $2,51u.o0.
'lso room DWELLING, good condition, 5
Il we'll kept, great variety of fruit, orang-
figs, peaches, etc, palms, magnolias
es and flowers, $2,oO0.0O.
en- acres woodland, $4,000.
mali dwelling, 2 lots, $4,000.
sher bargains, abstract title clear.
lee
FINLEY TUCKER & BRO. Palatka,
or c. j. O,HAvER, Keuka, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

HOGS FOR SALE.-We have a
e BERKSHIRE Boar. Also about 80
8 and Breeding Sows on our farm
|lr Springside, o. II. Perry & Son,
|atka, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
EXPLAINED,

Explained.
"She talks twice as much as the 9TH
er girls | know" Yes; she has dou-
BILE chin. "-Cleveland Leader.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

WANTED "A Combination Saddle
u Buggy Horse Apply TO c. T. King,
nix OF Crescent City. II
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

|NANTED--l.ineman; steady job TO
| cd man. Address Crescent City Tel
hone Co., Crescent City, Fla. 1-5-h
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

Auto meets all frains at Crescent City
lction. Nighttrains by appointment.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
A COLORADO GIRLS CASE:

For 80 years Lydia e. Pinlzham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. No one sick with WOmanS ailments
does justice to herself who will not try this fa-
nous medicine, made from roots and herbs, it
has restored SO many suffering women to health.
@lNaEsaDWrite tOLYDIA L. PINKHAM MEDICINE co.
@&% CONFIDENTIAL LYNN, MASS, for advice.
Your letter will be opened, read and answered
by woman and held in strict confidence.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
sA1hM<
Read About These Three Girls. How Sick
They Were and How Their Health
Was Restored by
Lydia E. Pinlxham's Vegetable Compound.

Appleton, Wis.," | take pleasure in writing you
an account of my sickness told friend of mine
how felt and she said had female trouble and
advised me to use Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, she had taken it herself for the same
trouble with wonderful results. had been sickly
for two years and overworked myself, and had such
bad feelings every month that could hardly walk
for pain. | was very nervous and easily tired out
pimples came on my face. But have taken your
lydia ID. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound and it has
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. H. Weeks have
gone on trip of week or ten days 10
ST. Augustine, Daytona, DeLand, Or.
lando and perhaps other places, depen-
dent upon the weather and how they
enjoy the change.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
LAKE COMO

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Rowley of North
port, L. l., are guests at the Highland
House.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

n ollllll IS lRtteu Jqs
In9alds IEotel and Surgical Inst
Ehere IS every reason VII,
hands Of unseilled persons.
understand the female organism
As a powerful, inyigoratinI
system and TO the organs dis
& runs down, deBilitated teach
keepers, nursing mothers, and
1neqnaled as an appetizing corr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18
CHARTE.Rs
Are Granted By the Secretary
of Stare to More State
Concerns.

u u / Z. llaI
CHARLESTON April The fols
lowing charters have been issued from
the Office of Secretary Of State Reed
Hartman Engineering Company. 81
Peoria, III to engage m engineering
and architectural and other projects
Authorized capital, $4,000. Iucorpo
rators: Jacob Q. Hafmans John d.
Hartman, EN-. adiIleF, George n car
son and George j. cochran, ali 81
Peoria, III.
Arcadia Orchard and I0ege loptnel
Company. Of Mcneil, ~ va to dc
velop lands argicultura timber ana
mineral in Hardy eonnty, w Va
Authorized capital SS00,OoO. Ihcof
porators: Frank q, Golfer and n.
NJ. Yorton, OF New york. raymond &.
McNeill, Of McNeiIB NJ "a 4. %
Lamar and Sloan Kngk endaIl, Of
Romney. W. Va.
The Echo Telephone Company, Of
Wayne, W Va, to CONSTRUED ahdo
ate telephone lines Authorized cap
ital, $1,000 Incorporators: u Il
Thompson, Theron BALI Bol Holland
and A. j. Endicott, Of Genoa, Nv va
John jackson and T6iBert smith, 81
Sidney W: va; ApsBc0th and Bonnie
Booth, Of Wayne w. va ana others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

how much 1t means to the state OF
West Virginia that the credit of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
.pany should be maintained upon a
high basis 1t is infinitely more Inn
portant that there should be fair
rates and ample facilities all the
time. than unfair rates with insuf-
ficient facilities some of the time.
, West Virginia with its 10000
100000 tons of coalas In the
ground, its petroleum and cheap ma
tpral gas; with its 1900, 600 acres
OF virgin forest, its limestone, clay,
farm and grazing lands and its de-
lighttul climate, is a veritable store
house Of traffic. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company appreciates
that the interests of the railroad
and of your state should be and are
identical The production of coal in
West Virginia has already reached
the enormous sum of IS, 900, 900
tons per annum, second only to the
of the state of Pennsyl-
vania, and soon n believe to be in
excess OF that. The vastness of the
industrial possibilities of West vir-
ginia is difficult to comprehend, and
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is not only willing but
anxious to help develop them. Very
shortly after / came to the Balh-
more and Ohio railroad as president,
Il might almost say before had actu-
ally reached my office, was
waited upon by committee of dis
tinguished gentlemen from West
Virginia, urging the necessity for
additional facilities to meet the in
dustrial requirements of your state.
After a very full discussion OF the
question, promised, subject to the
approval Of the board, that efforts
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

would be made to start atTonee i'm
proyements ofasuchi aaeharacter as
would increase the carrying eapac-
ity of the company into and out Of
West Virginia fifty, pen cent above
what It was at the the time, am hap
pN to be able to say this evening,
that the result promised has4Row, in
effect. beenlaceomphshed, and 1 hope
it may be necessary before long
to make further stncreases of a sim
liar kind. The successSof Bal
.timorc and Ohio Railroad Company
is most intimately Telated to the
business welfare Of yonr state. II
you prosper, the railroad 'prospers
If youcdee not prosper. the railroad
suffers proportionately, and, per
contra, Il the railroad suTerstand on
that account tails to keep pace with
your industrial growth. gonr under
tallngs VIII inevitably bemade to
suffer also.
a iam anxious that the relations
between the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and It's shippers should con
tinue on the friendly basis, and
it will be my constant effort to coop
crate so far as possible to bring
about that end. We want those who
depend upon the baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for trans
portation to feel that they are for
.tunate in being so situated, and that
friend, their associate and their
friend, their associate and their
partner in business. We want them
to feel free to call upon us for any
thing which we can properly do to
assist IN the development of the
state. We want to make the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad the most
useful, the safest and the best Of
railroad, and we realize fully that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

oIlsLllt on San % i ITtI-lau
tute Buffalo NJ 81 letter
women should not trust /
!. requires 4 thofongh med
THERE'S every reason why
tonic 9 F ayorite Pres criptio
inctlg feminine q iculsl
rs. milliners, dressnal Sers, !
feeble women generally, DR.
ia1 and restorative tonic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

Partisan Sage dear read
re, seldom fails to do as
advertised.
We gladly guarantee it
to eradicate dandruf.
To stop falling hair ana
scalp itch.
To put life, luster and
even brilliancy into dull
faded hair.
To grow hair If used be-
fore dandruff germs de-
stroy the roots.
Partisan Sage is the
most delightful and re-
freshIng hair dressing in
the world, and is sold for
only so cents a bottle at
successful druggists every
v,T,a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18
Get Rid of DandruT, Stop
Failing Hair and Itching

NCt hIu vi DulIuElAuS olOU
Falling Hair and Itching
Scalp, put Life and
Beauty into your Hair
Partisan Sage is the
quickest acting hair grow
er, invigorator and beauti-
fer the world has ever
known and a million clean
headed and clear headed
Americans won't except
any substitute.
The girl with the Au-
burn hair is on every bot
tie and carton of Partisan
Sage; in buying see that
you get the genuine which
is made in America by the
Giroux Mfg. Co, Buffalo,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

On March 49, f. A. ST., Newark ~ j. wrote
"My hair falling dandruR Since
Partisan have quite
growth OF hair. -,'v.1
Preparations Similar in Name on
ask for Partisan Sage tsee illustration above
the genuine &, Haymaker Co.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

Mr.. Automobile Owner, how would.
you like to be free from Punctures,l
Blow Outs, Rim Cuts, LeaIsy Valves
and Flat Tires and still get the easy
riding quality of pneumatic tire.
You can by tho use of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18

to do that we must have your sup
port.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-18
Give the Girl with the
Auburn Hair a Chance

N
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-23

When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of
Group and prevent all danger and
cause of anxiety. Thousands of
mothers use it successfully Sold by
Barker's Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-23
Wanted 81 Mcaraw;.

Stone throwing by children IS moi
as common now as when the autonlo.
bile was 9 novelty, but It still exists.
4 big limousine. occupied by a we'll
known theatrical man and his wife,
was running slowly down Riverside
Drive, New York. a few days ago
when a good sized rock, thrown by d
boy not more than three years old,
crashed through one Of the windows.
The chauffeur stopped the car and
caught the youngster, who made no
attempt to escape. The matter was
referred to a policeman by the irate
owner.
What do yez want mo to do?" ask
ed the representative of law and or
der; Arrest this little lad?"
Something ought to happen to
him, protested the owner.
"Aw, well, he's only kid. Ye can't
do much" counselled the policeman.
Suppose, now. ye take him and turn
him over to McGraw He's looking
for this kind Of talent"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-23
LIST OF 100 WORST Booka
Suggestion 10 Offered That Some
Wise, Broadmlnded Man Make
Up tho List.

There are some who have passion
for making lists of the greatest" +"
the "best" men, books, paintings,
musical compositions. There is fa-
nous list of the 100 best books, and
any one reading them night and day
to the exclusion of others would be
q tiresome prig.
A list of the 100 worst books drawn
up by man of true critical acumen
and catholic taste, human being,
would be much more to the purpose,
although 1t would include some vol
umes now ranked as classic and in
valuable. Charles Lambs essay on
books Is too familiar for quotation.
NJ. Anatole FRANCE alluded to Gabriel
Piequot of Dion as a man who, writ
Ing volume after volume about books,
! yet wrote no book. Oscar Wilde d.
vided books into three classes-books
to read, books to reread and books
not to read at all-and among the last
he included Thomson's Seasons"
all John Stuart Mill except the essay
on liberty, Hu1ee's England, call ar
gumentative books, and all books that
I Try 10 prove dHyIHIug. = :
To tell people what to read Is, as a
rule, either useless or harmful; for
| the appreciation of literature is a
question of temperament, not of teach
ing; to Parnassus there is no primer,
and nothing that one can learn is
ever worth learning.-Philip Hale, In
| Boston Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-23

Warning to Buyers,

The following story is going the
rounds: A young man concluded
that the home merchant did not ad-
vertise a very good line of clothing,
so he sent to mail order house to
get something strictly up-to-date.
When the suit arrived he found in
the pants pocket a note reading this
way: SHOULD this fall into the hands
Of good looking young man who
desires to correspond with a young
lady of sweet disposition, kindly ad-
dress, etc. The young man prompt
ly sent letter to the address and
a few days later received a reply as
follows: "Sir, my wife is in receipt
OF a letter from you in her name.
She says that twenty years ago she
wrote that note. She is now my law
full wife, the mother of eleven chill
dren. If you do not quit writin to
her l will make a trip to your town
and make, etc." Moral: Trade with
your home merchants.