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The Adair County news., 1913-09-24

when | do see it l figure that one
of them does most of the bor-
ryin' and the other most of the
lendin'.
allus respect the truth, but
at the same time | remember
that the world expects you to lie
about half the time.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24
Caught d Bad Cold

Last winter my son caught a very
bad cold and the way he coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs.
Sarah E. Duncan, of Upton, Iowa.
I'VE thought sure he was going into
consumption. We bought just one
bottle of Chamberlain'S Cough Rem
edy and that one bottle stopped his
cough and cured his cold completely"
For sale by Paul Drug Co. AID
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24

Forty-fve picked prisoners
from the state prison at Joliet.
ILL.,, are working on the state
road near Dixon and living in a
camp on the bank of Rock river.
For five or six months they will
enjoy all the liberties afforded
working road gangs of free men.
There is not happier company
of working men, perhaps, to be
found in the whole country. To
protect themselves and to insure
that the road building expert
ment shall be a success, the
group has named one one of their
number as judge to try all cases
that may arise in the gang and
another as a detective to report
in the case any member of the
gang seeks 20 run away.
The road gang is composed of
murderers, forgers, "B | a C k
Hand" OPERATORS, hold-up men,
pug-uglies, plain thieves, extra.
ordinary thieves and burglars
all long term men. They are eager
to make good. so that the men
under sentence for short terms
may also have the benefit of life
and work in the sunshine.
CONVICTS SET UP CAMP HOPE.
The group of convicts was
taken from Joliet prison while it
was still dark and, being under
no special guard, some prisoners
might easily have sneaked away.
But every man has pledged that
he will pursue and deal harshly
with any convict who seeks to
bring the prison into disrepute.
Once at Camp Hope the men
set up tents, prepared kitchen,
graded a main road through the
camp and constructed a barbed
wire fence. This precaution
was taken more to keep bootleg
gers and gamblers out of the
camp than to keep the men in.
Hereafter admission to the camp
will be by card only.
FISH, SWIM AND PLAY BALL.
This week the men began work
on state roads, their first task
being to cut through a high hill.
They regard the work as a sort
of summer vacation and appear
to be very enthusiastic in their
efforts to make good as work.
men.
During their spare time they
fish, swim and play ball. Many
of the men in the camp had not
seen the light of the sun in 20.
years.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24
Are Ever al war

There are two things everlastingly
at war, Joy and piless But Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will Danish piles in any
form. 1t soon subdues the itching,
irritation, inflammation or swelling. ft
gives comfort, invites Joy. Greatest
healer of burns, boils, ulcers, cuts,
bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples, skin
eruptions. Only 25c at PAUL Drug
Co.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24
Uncle Ezra Saws.

sit don't take more'n gill Nv eff.
fort to git folks into peck of trouble
and little neglect of constipation
biliousneSs, indigestion or ooher liver
arrangement will do the same. II
ailing, take DR., Kings New Life Pills
for quick results. Easy, safe, sure
and only % cents at PAUL Drug 20.
AID
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24

years, father of the dead man,
witnesses the fight. He seized 3
shotgut and struck Weaver over
the head with the weapon. in
fiicting a serious wound.
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24
Dependency

Is often caused by indigestion and
constipation, and quickly disappears
when Chamberlain's Tablets are taken
For sale by PAUL Drug Co. AID
The Adair County news., 1913-09-24

20 clerks. and believed them all
honest, and yet when he put in
cash registers each and every
man resigned. They felt that
they would be tempted to bust
the darn thing open and run
away with the receipts.
One night my wife woke me
with a nudge to whisper:
Josiah. | think l hear burg
lars!"
That's a pretty sure sign that
there are no burglars about" l
replied.
"But there's an awful racket
in the backyard"
Well"
well, who knows who is
around and what they are steal
ing? Get up and let 'em know
you are at homer"
my dear women, let's look at
this thing from the other point
of view. No person in our back
yard is here in our bedroom.
Consequently, our threats are
safe. 1t is we'll known that | am
always home O. nights, and no
one will figure that this night is
AN exception. AS to the identi-
ty of the marauders, what is it to
us whether they are named
Smith or Jones"
but do you want to be robbed?'
persisted my good wife.
Il do not. No man does. |
hear a barrel being softly rolled
over the grass. That barrel con.
tains a dead cat and a lot of old
shoes and rubbers. headed it
up this afternoon and left it to
stolen. If not stolen it will cost
me Is cents to have it carted
away. Mary. seek to repose.
We have saved Is cents in cold
cash, the thief has worked up a
surprise party on himself, and
there is yet time to indulge in
our full amount of sleep and
wake up in the morning and be
glad we are living"
I've fallen into the habit of
swearin' myself. don't do it
with a view tc improvin' the
English language, but rather to
let the cow understand that next
time she is found in my garden
I'll do my best to knock her
blamed head off.
We are bound to have about so
many sorrows in life and what's
the difference whether we are
kicked by a cow or lifted by a
bumhlebee. It's waste of time
to be too particular about these
things.
While it may be we'll to strive
for a reputation as an upright
man, remember that the busted
merchant who pays his creditors
seven cents on the dollar can
come back in the market and get
trusted for $4,000 worth of new
stock.
Every man makes a fool of
himself about once in six weeks
durin' his lifetime, but let his
boss balk or his dog get lost and
he jumps on his hat an wonders
why the Lord didn't give ami
mails a little common sense.
If l had my life to live over
again might not stick my fin
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
AUSTIN PRESENTS RESOLUTION
FOR PROBE OF TARIFF LAWS
"PALPARLE FAILURE"
ASKED WORLD INVESTIGATION
German and Britten Would Have In
ternational Conference Called on
Subject-Dinners Today Cost
iest in 25 Years.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The high
cost of living was discussed in the
house when resolutions were intro
duced to investigate the subject
There was no action. however
Representative Austin of Tennessee,
Republican. had read a resolution to
direct special committee of ten rep
resentatives to investigate the rea-
sons for the ''palpable failure" of the
new tariff law to reduce the cost Of
living and to extend an apology to the
Republican party and the American
people, whose votes established Pres
ident Wilson's socalled new free
dom"
Representatives German and Britten
of Illinois also introduced resolutions
Mr.. Germans would enable the presi
dent to invite foreign governments to
participate in an international inquiry
into the high cost of living through
out the world and would appropriate
$4,000 for United States participa-
ton
Attorney General McReynolds con
ferred with Representative McKellar
of Tennessee, author of bill to con
troll shipments of cold storage prod
ucts in interstate commerce. AS a
result, the department of Justice will
aid any congressional investigation
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
slO6.OOO,OOO FOR U. S. ARMY
Garrison's Estimate for Appropriation
is $t0o00,ooo Larger Than Last
Year-Sum Is Record Breaker.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Record-br break
ing estimates for the army appropria
tions were laid before congress by the
war department. Secretary Garrison
transmitted to the house his estimates
for the military establishment during
the next fiscal year, ageregatinS
s106 100000. which is about s10,000.-
600 larger than the estimate sub
mitted for the army bill a year ago.
The house committee will begin
work Immediately on the bill, with
hearings Dec. 3. at which Secretary
Garrison and the heads of the branches
of the army will be called upon to
explain the proposed increase in ex-
penditures Of the army.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
CHRISTIANS GET $h,O62,5Ol
Campaigners Ob3tsin Subscriptions
From 1894 Persons in Fif-
teen Days Effort.

New York, Nov. 2S-At $40 o'clock
last n eht 1000 men and women in the
second-foor parlor of the Manhatten
hotel started singing tie "Doxology."
They had just found out that they not
only had gained the desired $4,000000
for the Y. NJ. c. A and Y. w. c. A.
building fund, but had surpassed it
by S62501.
In Is days they had gathered $4,-
$62501 by subscriptions from 1894
persons in this city. As was repeated
ly said from group to group of the
buoyantly happy workers who accom-
plished this feat no such sum had
been raised before in any such time
in any city anwhere.
Since the goal of $4OO0,O0O was at
tained, the sum of $4,000, which was
pledged conditionally, became part of
it.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
.mp,cO AND ENTIRE REGION
WOULD BE DEVASTATED BY
BURNING FLUID.
DEMANDS GUNBOATS LEAVE
o,,tlsh Minister Urging All English
Residents to Reg 'cser at lega-
zion. Is Part of Plan of De-
tense of Foreigners.

Citv of Mexico. Nov 2S.-"Remove
,ba sunboat Bravo, or we shall fire on
,be oil tanks in the city of Tampico
and along the banks of the river
above"
This threat. according to private
information received at the City o.
Mexico. was sent to the commander
Of the federals at Tampico.
So long as the garrison at Tampico
Is aided by the guns of the Bravo,
which is anchored in the river just
of Fiscal Pier, there appears to be
little chance for the rebels to capture
and hold the city. But they might
easily devastate the entire region by
carrying out the threis and fire the
oil estimated at 100000 barrels. Should
the oil In the tanks up river be fired
the foating lame would be carried
into the heart of the city, most eff
iectualy removing the menace offered
BY the gunboat destroy all shipping
and probably a fair part of the town.
Owners Rely on Rebels.
That the rebels will carry out their
threat is regarded by some of TIE
officials here as by no means improb-
able, although foreigners owning prop
efty in the neighborhood of Tampico
aTs depending upon the promise of
tie rebels not to molest the wells or
tanks.
Sir Lionel Garden, the British min
lster, sent notification to all British
residents to register at the legation,
in pursuance OF the plan of defense
against a possible emergency. Danish
residents who are not represented at
'he.City OF Mexico diploma ically were
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
JURY STAYS DEATH PENALTY
Wealthy West Virginia Man Is Found
Guilty of Attacking Crippled
GirI-WiI Appeal.

Charleston, w. Va, Nov 2S.-After
deliberating two hours, the jury in
the case of E. Graham Wilson, wealthy
jefferson county man. accused of an
attack upon Miss Kate Turner, Grip
pied church worker of Charlestown,
returned a verdict of guilty, with a
recommendation for mercy.
This verdict carries with it pen
atty of from seven to 20 years in the
penitentiary A verdict of guilty.
without recommendation of mercy,
would have meant death, A motion
for a new trial for Wilson was en-
tered and was overruled by Judge
Woods.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
Sessions Held Secretly.

These decisions were reached at
conference that began in the morn
ing and was resumed last night. The
senate leaders, working in harmony
with President Wilson and his ad-
yisers, decided to sit behind closed
doors for the rest of the week, not
excepting today.
Actual work on the bill was begun
last night. The fight will be trans
ferred to the senate floor Monday,
and from that time forward daily ses-
siOns will be held from 10 a. m. to II
p. mu with no recess in prospect for
Christmas.
The determination of the Demo
cratic leaders to press the bill to a
vote quickly became more apparent
when it was virtually agreed that
vote would be asked for whenever
there comes a lull in the speech.
making of the senate.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
CONGRESS TO HAVE NO CHRIST
MAS RECESS UNLESS LEGIS-
LATlON is COMPLETE.
WILL HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS
To Allow Only Time for Honest De-
bate, Says Simmons After Demo-
cratic Conference.-The Pass
Vote at Early Date.

Washington, Nov 2S.-Extreme
measures were decided on by the
Democrats of the senate to force the
currency reform bill to an early vote.
Determined to prevent curtailment
of business activity and to relieve the
uncertainty in financial circles as to
what form currency legislation is to
take, the Democrats agreed to make
the bill party measure at once; to
have no Christmas recess unless the
measure has been passed before the
time set for the holiday, and to sit
day and night until final action is
taken.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
GERMAN MAIL TRAIN ROBBED
Thieves Sound Emergency Siona!:
Seize Registered Sacks as Crew
Searches Coaches.

Brieg, Silesia, Germany, Nov. 2S.-
The entire local registered mail was
stolen by band of thieves from a
train approaching this town.
One of the robbers pulled the emer
gency signal which brought the train
to a standstill, and, while the train
crew searched the coaches, other
members of the gang entered the mail
car, seized the sacks and walked off
unnoticed.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
May Adopt Hitchcock Amendments,

In the absence of Senator Hitch
cock, the only Democratic member
who has held out against the admin
istration bill, it was expected the Dem
ocrats of the banking and currency
committee would have little difficulty
in committing the caucus to the sup
port of the draft of the measure pre-
sented by Senator Owen.
1t was made clear, however, that
some of the amendments proposed by
Senator Hitchcock would be written
into the bill by the conference.
The senate adjourned until Satur-
day to allow the Democratic confer
ence time to work on the bill
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
HELD FOR SLAYING STUDENT
Confe ssed Negro Burglar Is Identified
as Being Last Person Seen With
Girl Found Murdered.

Chicago, Nov. 2S,-Tho police are
positive they at last have arrested the
"copper-colored" negro who murdered
Miss Ida Leegson, Milwaukee art stu
dent, recently. Charles Dooley, a con-
fessed burglar, is being held. He
was identified by James Connolly, a
switchman, who last saw Miss Leeg-
son alive in company with a negro
who was carrying her handbag.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28

invited - cnron. y sim la a,c9 was
taken Y the Cuban minister.
The chamber of deputies held a five.
minute session, the time necessary to
read and approve the minutes. Ad-
1ournment was taken because there
was no other business"
Communication Is interrupted.
The question of passing upon the
recent election of the president and
vice president of The republic, it was
said, will not be taken up for several
days.
Advices from Tuxpan and Tampico
are meager because the lines of COM
munication are interrupted Practic.
ally the only method of communica-
ton is by wireless from the warships
to Vera Cruz, from which point the
information thus obtained is relayed
to the capital. There is a growing
belief here that the campaign inau-
gurated by the rebels against Tuxpar
Is directed against Tampico more than
against the former port 1t is sug-
gested that the rebels have sought to
attract attention to their approach
upon TuXpan, so that the advance
against Tampico might be overlooked
and the government send troops away
from Tampico.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
Imperator May Quit Enqland.

Plymouth, England Nov 2S.--Be-
cause the admiralty objects TO the
giantess Imperator docking inside the
breakwater. the German leyiathan
may cut out British ports sailing from
New York directly to Cherbourg.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
Condemned Arkansan Gets Respite

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 2S.-The
State supreme court, by granting a
writ of supersedeas, has given re-
spite to Will King, sentenced to die
Dec. 10 for the murder of Deputy
Sheriff James p. Chandler in Poinsett
country.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
William Mex inley Weds.

Chicago, Nov. 28.-William McKin-
ley, speaker of the Illinois house of
representatives, and Miss Catherine
Elizabeth Riley of Chicago were mar
ried here at the residence of Arch
bishop Quigley.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28

CostIieet Madonna Coming to U. S.
London, Nov. 28.-Raphaels Cow
per House Madonna, the costliest
painting in the world bought by tra
Duveens, is said to have been E44-
chased for some American.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28

it dii ten years ago, and from Is to
50 FER cent more than any Thanksgiv-
ing day dinner the last six years, ac-
corGing TO recently gathered govern
ment statistics
The Prescott daily news., 1913-11-28
Dinners coatIlest in 25 Years.

Washington, Nov. 2S-Thanksgiying
dinners today were the most eXpens-
i've meals the average American has
eaten during the last 25 years. It
cost from 35 to 100 per cent more thar
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03
THE WORLD Of SPORT

full count. Nelson enjoys the distinc
tion Of having fought for the largest
purse ever awrded in lightweight
battle, receiving $4,000 for his share
of the $4,000 stake at Goldfield, New.
Sept. 3, 1906, in championship fight
with Cans. Nelson lost on a foul, but
the acument of Billy Nolan, his man
ager at that time, got him the lion S
share of the prize. Nelson is now 81
years Of age. While he is not ply
steal wreck, yet he has lost all the
recuperative powers that come with
youth. His hands, which are really
his tools, are practically gone. Mel
son. unlike many other professional
boxers, has had the forethought tc
husband his resources, and today may
be rated as rich man. 1t is said that
his money is SO invested that it in
sures him an income of SIS per week
as long as he lives, still leaving the
principal intact. Nelson's exit from
the pugilistic world leaves it's lesson
He made hay while there was sun
shine. He saved his money and, above
all things, fought on the level. Mel
son leaves an enviable ring record
behind him. May he never get sepa
rated from the money he fought sc
hard for.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03

kill a native, but this does not hap
pen frequently. The zebras and ante
lopes and such animals cause untold
loss to the farmers, as they are herbi.
vorous and destroy valuable crops as
fast as the farmer and his native
workmen can plant and grow them.
1t is not impossible that the pros.
porous farmers will take some means
to prevent sportsmen from all over
the world coming into their territory
and killing off the lions. for, they de.
clare. If the lions are left unslaugh.
tered for few years they will so re
duce the zebras and antelopes that
the crops will be given a chance to
grow. ~
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03

which set the sixteenth century
ablaze, has never been unearthed
the country generally might fittingly
be called Ell Dorado, from the rich
minerals and priceless stones ema
mating therefrom.
Strange, wild-eyed men descend oc.
casionally from the mountains, bring
ing wonderful fragments with them.
But they refuse to act as guides to
those who would accompany them
back.
1t is curious to realize that vast
portions of our own empire have new
er been seen by British eyes or the
eyes of any white men. Nearly d
quarter of Australia is still unex-
plored, mainly in the west, where
the population averages only one per-
son in about every 20 square miles.
According to this basis England's to-
tai population would work out at g.
500 and the Isle Of Night's at 71a.
New Guinea has bafhed countless
expeditions, though many are still
trying to fight their way inland from
the coast. Despite the fact that the
interior of this island is practically
geographical blank it is neatly d.
vided on the maps between Britain,
Germany and Holland. Among it's
products are birds of paradise, spices
and cannibals.
Another particularly interesting dis
trict which has SO far defied civiliza-
tion lies secreted among the Himalaya
mountains. Rumor accounts that it
is presided over by women, who are
responsible for such rude laws as are
necessary even in a lawless district,
manage the affairs of state and live
in luxury of inverted Mormonism
by possessing four or five husbands
apiece.
To the hill men are relegated all
the rough tasks and menial labors.
Mere man" is of small account be-
side these Himalayan amazons. But
we may assume that, in due season,
the men will rise to claim their vote.
The foregoing selection does not
exhaust by any means the list of geo.
graphical blanks waiting to be filled.
Before the atlas complete can lie on
our shelves we must penetrate the
darker haunts Of Borneo, North Amer
ica, the Congo basin, the seven
hundred-mile mountain range that
stretches from Der Fur into the heart
of Sahara and numerous other spaces.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03
Notice of Contest


Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Lewistown, Mon
tana, June 3, 1913.
To Thorn Knitson Lea, of Unknown
Address, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
MARGARET McCANN,
who gives Grass Range, Mont, as her
pOstoffice address, did on June 2, 1918.
file in this office her duly corroborated
application to contest and secure the
cancellation of your Homestead Entry,
Serial No. O1O221, made May 2, 1910,
for SWA SWA, Sec. 5, VIZ NWA,
Sec. 8, SEA NEA, Sec. Z, TIP. IA n,
r. % E., Montana Meridian, and as
grounds for her contest she alleges
that you have abandoned said entry
for more than six months last past.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this office as having been confessed
by you, and your said entry will be
cancelled Hereunder without your fur
ther right to be heard therein, either
before this office or on appeal, if you
fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the fourth publication OF
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-03
ORGANIZE FOR THE
GREAT CAAUTAUQUA
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EFF.
FECTED TO HANDLE BIG
PROJECT,

A meeting of citizens interested in
the coming Chautauqua, which is to
ouen here on July 27 and continue for
one week, to August l, inclusive, was
held last evening at the Chamber of
Commerce, when the work of form
ing an organization to handle this big
undertaking was taken up. Prof. A. A.
Frankie was made temporary chair
man and Oscar Mueller secretary.
After a full discussion of the Chau-
tauqua, permanent organization was
effected by the selection of the fol-
lowing officers: H. B. Cutler, presi-
dent; w. A. Hedges and VIM. w.
White, the first and second vice presi-
dents; Oscar o. Mueller, secretary;
C. A. Drinkard, treasurer.
These officers will constitute the
executive committee and will have
general charge of the arrangements.
Committees were selected as fol-
lows:
Advertising Committee-A. T. Pack
ard, chairman; E. G. WINS, Dave
Trepp, r. w. Soule and Norman
Poland.
Committee on Sale of Tickets
Miss Alice O'Hara, chairman; Rev. E.
l.. White, Mrs. T. T. Taylor, Mrs. R.
w. Reynolds and II. r. Cunningham.
Committee on Grounds and Arrange
ments-A. A. Frankie, chairman; ].
f. owen and T. T. Taylor.
Committee on Transportation E.
Lane, chairman; David Hilger and B.
e. Stack.