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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
GET ALONG WITHOUT WATER
Rabbits and other Animals on the
Southwe stern Desert Have Never
Been Known to Drink.

A curious fact in connection with
animal life on the deserts OF the
southwest is that rabbits, quail, squir-
rels. deer, antelope, the mountain
sheep. and any number of reptiles and
insects, live at great distances from
visible water. The jack rabbit is spe-
cially notable in this respect; ana,
moreover, fourishes in regions With
out a particle of green food In sight
for miles and miles.
Westerners assert that the jack rab-
bit may be found, happy and fat,
spending the day under a scrap of
bush that makes little more shade
than a fishnet His skin is as porous
as a piece of buckskin, and the heat
is sufficient to evaporate every drop
of blood in his body; yet he seems 20
get on very nicely.
Californians aver that no one has
ever seen a jack rabbit drink. Those
who have camped for days on the
deserts in vicinities where the only
water for miles round was to be
found, and with rabbits everywhere,
declare that never does orr of the
little fellows come * tah springs to
drink. Men have s7s4 gone so far az
to examine ttS margins of water
holes in t.>As districts, with never
a track u The rabbit disclosed be-
yond rnere the grass grew.
O.A man tells of raid of rabbits
ciie summer that was beyond all con-
ception by an fastener. The animals
were so bold that they would come
in before shutdown. The irrigation
bitches maintained by this mar con-
tanned the only water to be found for
leagues. He was irrisating sixty
acres alone, and was ap at daylight
and on the ground till dark, when
rabbits by the dozen were trying to
get at the alfalfa; but, during the
three months OF extreme heat that
then prevailed, when rabbits poured
in on MIN from the dry hills. he de-
clares that never was one of them
seen to touch the water.-The Sun
day Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

nestle designers. These models are
as attractive as possible, but for all
their air of simplicity they can be sue
cessfully copied only by as skilled a
dressmaker as the original one.
1t is the more elaborate models to
which refernce is here made The
same thing is true in less degree of
the simpler models; but from the lat
ter the home dressmaker and the lit
tie dresmaker" outside of the home
obtain many practical suggestions.
If one were asked to name the most
pronounced features of the new mod
els, one would probably answer, softer
lines, which even influences modes of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
SLEEVES OF VARYING LENGTH
Lcnu, Short and Threc-Quarter Ones
Are Shown This Season Side
by Side. i.

Sleeves are of such endless variety
that a woman must be difficult indeed
to please if she cannot satisfy her in
dividual preferences Long, short and
three-quarter ones are shown side by
side in exhibitions of blouses, while
the long and the three-quarter ones
divide the coats between them ac-
cording to the type of these garments,
whether tailored or dressy. In the
latter case the sleeves often have deep
turned-back cuffs trimmed with good
sized buttons and simulated button
holes made of silk.
Armholes show almost as wide a
variety. Some begin close under the
arm, butirun up to. the collar, making
raglan shoulder, the top of the
sleeve continuing to point at the
neck. Others begin in the usual Shout
der seam on top. but run down to a
point at the belt. In other cases an
overblouae, cut very low back and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Ottomans Revived.

The revival of the high ottoman of
other days has caused upholsterers to
take advantage of an opportunity to
utilize space for the benefit of the fiat
dweller. The tops of the ottomans are
covered with chintz or tapestries, open
on hinges and reveal bags for shoes
and slippers or compartments for mag
azines and odds and ends that women
like to hide
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Alfonso Enjoys Reminders of Danger.

King Alfonso of Spain is said to be
a fatalist, and being of this temper
he is able to derive enjoyment from
occurrences that would alright most
people. A knife that he knocked out
of the hands Of an assassin is hung
up in his den. The hides Of two
horses killed in bomb explosions have
been made into rugs for his coy cor
ner On his wedding day an attempt
was made on his life, and the next
day he visited the spot and pointed
out to his young wife the spot where
the assassin stood.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Typical Budapest Hotel and Cafe.

portant business conferences, which
are best had, according to the semiori
entail idea of the Hungarians, over a
cup of coffee. And after the fam
lily dinner, which is almost invariably
partaken of in one of the restaurants
which are scattered through the city
and among the parks which surround
it. the cafe is again resorted to by
the whole family as last thing be-
fore retiring, which is often postponed
till early morning, SO enthralling is
the gypsy music always to be heard
in these public places and the other
attractions of cafe life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Rreakinu II to Him Gently

"My dear nephew" wrote a wealthy
old uncle, ALLOW me to congratulate
Won on your approaching marriage,
and please accept from me the accom-
panying wedding gift. You will find
it extremely appropriate in the cir
cumstances." With much expectation
the prospective bridegroom opened
the parcel and found inside large
book marked Household expense
book ."-Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Beauty. Hints.

For curing double chin one simnle
movement is invaluable, but the rem
edy should be resorted to early, as in
late life the skin loses it's elasticity
and fails to respond quickly to the
touch. Rub under. the chin with your
fingers, beginning at one side and
drawing the fingers out at the other
This done with first one hand and
then the other. makes many strokes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Those PeriIous Buses.

The experts from the National Ply
steal laboratory who have been ask
ed to ascertain how far, if at all, the
motor buses are endangering the sta
bility of st. Pauls cathedral, will have
no simple task in apportioning to the
buses their share of the tremors TO
which the cathedral is said to be sub
jected But modern methods and
measuring instruments are capable of
some wonderful things.-Pall Mall Ga
zette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Stockings in New coIors.

Chinese yellow, gilt, Moutard, silver.
Hussar blue, fraise, Nell rose, burnt
orange. artichohe are the new cofors
in, stockings. With 35 -colors (in-
Guiding black and white) from which
to choose woman should have no diff
ficuity in following the Paris dictates
of matching her gown and stockings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

corrects constipation. Munyons faw-Faw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead Of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put irto
it. Price 2s cents All! Druggists
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
SOFTER LINES COMING
MOST PRONOUNCED FEATURE OF
THE NEW MODELS.
Many Practical Suggestions for the
Home Dressmaker May Be Taken
From the Imported Frocks-
Neat Costume.

The woman who can afford it, and
has a figure that conforms approx
mately to accepted standards of meas
urement, can make very satisfactory
selections from among the imported
frocks that are used as models by do
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

front. falls from the. shoulder in a
wide. open armhole all the way to
the hips The underblouse worn with
this is of a different material, and has
its own armhole about three inches
below the usual shoulder seam Chi
nese sleeves are also shown in certain
rather sensational models.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Neglected Opportunity.

Mrs. Crabshaw-I notice that a
pound of Swiss cheese seems to go
further than a pound of any other
kind.
Mr. Crabshaw-That's probably be-
cause the storekeepers haven't yet hit
on plan to weigh in the holes
Puck
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
CONSTIPATION
Munyon's Paw-Paw

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlikeall 9TH
er laxatives or cathar.
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour: they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken: but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in 8 way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
WHEN Rt,RRERs BECOME NEcEss.R

WHEN RtBBERS BECOME NECESSARY
And your shoes pinch. Aliens Foot-Ease, the
Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes, is just the thing to use Try 1t for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sold Everywhere,
Csc Sample FREE. Address, A. S. Olmsted,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27
Usual Accompaniment.

This fresh air movement is merely
tentative We'll. of course, tents
will have to go with it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

Truth may be stranger than fic-
ton, but the latter commands a high
er price in the magazine field
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

The man who pleases only himself
must furnish all the applause
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

Mrs. Wtnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.Av
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

Every time wise man makes mis-
take he learns something
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money f PAZO ONT.
MINT fails TO cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protrudng Piles in TO Ii days. Soc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

Toni don't know thing I
wouldn't do for you.
Grace-Then you will have mother
and father come and live with us.
Tom-Good you reminded me; but I
don't know of anything else I wouldn't
do for you
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-27

One touch of fashion is apt to make
all women freaks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
CUIVRE ITEMS

Bud Dubray and family spent
Wednesday at George Williams
Andrew Belts got his ankle
broken Tuesday. He jumped off
a wagon and the horse kicked his
ankle and broke several of the
small bones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Freels spent
Sunday at lobe Dubray's.
R. II. Rhue shipped a car load
OF hay from Iowa which he is sell.
ing at ST. a ton.
John Day and family of Van
dalia visited at Tom Brace s Tues.
day and attended the sale at Hess
Bowen's Wednesday.
Frank Marshall had very sick
horse Saturday night. Something
like congestive chills.
Misses Gladys Fuber and Grace
Williams visited at T. S. Icher s.
Friday till Sunday and attended
the supper at Mt. Olive Friday.
Mrs. ]. S. Daniel and children.
Leslie and Gertrude of Oklahoma
ire visiting old friends and neigh.
'ors of this neighborhood for
week.
Hess Bowen and family will |
move to Wellsville this week TO
eside thru the winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
RAILROAD TAXES.
Audrain County Gets Nearly
$4,000 From This Source.

County Clerk John Graham has
turned over to County Collector
Alex. Pulls the books for rail
road, telegraph and telephone
companies and merchants and
manufacturers taxes for the
county.
The railroad taxes are shown in
the following:
Chicago & Alton Railroad, east
from Mexico $50, 359.69; Chicago h
Alton Railroad, west from Mex
leo $6,059.77; Chicago & Alton
Railroad, south from Mexico, 81
310.3S; Wabash Railroad, $9,769.-
Sc; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad, $3,469.S5. Total Rail.
road taxes, 500. 968.55.
The telephone and telegraph
companies are assessed as follows
Western Union Telegraph Co.
$913.31; Bell Telephone Co.
81, 1923; Buffum Telephone Co.
$19455; Mexico Telephone Co.
$156.13; Laddonia, Rush Hill &
Mexico Union Telephone Co.
1898; American Telephone &
Telegraph Co., $11S.59; Vandalit
Union Telephone Co., $46.74
Home "Centralia" Telephone Co.
$3.50; New Century Telephone
Co., Sturgeon, 1924; Citizens
"Martinsburg" Telephone Co.
$2.40. Total Telegraph and Tele
phone taxes, $2,663.O2.
Following shows the amounts
levied against the merchants anC
manufacturers of the various
cities and towns of the county:
Mexico $3,726.1S, vandalia
81, 025.25, Laddonia $30610, Far
Der $S9.02, Martinsburg $15765
Benton City $121.65, Rush Hill
1914, Rowena $6.32, Cant $4.s4
Thompson 1921, Worceste
$14.30, Mt. Carmel $1.3S, Carol
$1.3S, Moline $14.s9, Skinne
1880, Hollensville $3.50. Tota
Tax $5.615.12.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

The Louisiana Press comments
as follows: Herbert Pryor, sup
erintendent of the Mexico public
schools, says that football teams
have no place in high schools.
There is another CLEAN of return
ing season. And Ella Flagg
Young, the reform superintendent
of the Chicago schools, says that
the three RS will once more be-
come the foundation of the public
school system, Here is another
CLEAN. Fact of the business is,
that there should be but one
thought and one idea in the
schools, and that is Tend strictly
TO your knittin'."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
Love to all,
Lawrence L. Kunkel
NORTH MOLINo.

VIM. Lowery has a fine bunch
of shoats on hands.
Aubry Jones is attending
school in Mexico.
Miss Mary Lee Hansen Of Mex
leo was the guest of Miss Beba
Fisher one day last week.
Mrs, VIM. Lowery and daugh
tiers, Misses Nellie and Julia, Wis
tied their brother, Ed. Lowery in
Mexico, last Saturday and Sun
day. iEjF
All expected to hear big TEN
perance lecture from Mrs.
Williams at Mt. Zion last Sunday
afternoon but it rained so much
she failed to get there.
We are told that George Good
rich who bought the Jim Weaver
sorgnm outfit has it in running
order and is making fine sorgum
Albert Crigler has rented the
Utterback farm, about three miles
north of Molino, just vacated by
Barney Taylor and family who
moved to Colorado recently.
Cecil Creed has rented the y. J.
Bybee so acre farm. He will
move there at once,
John Cawthorn of Moline took
his mother, Mrs. P. r. Cawthorn,
and his brother, VIM, in his new
auto to Honeywell, Mo-, to visit
their half-brother, James Wal
don, last Saturday, and they had
to come back Sunday thru the
rain.
Verna Paten who went to
Nebraska several weeks ago has
back. Says Audrain is good
for him.
Mrs. Tena Heller of Dalton,
Nebraska, who has been here Wis
ting her daughters, Mrs. F. Der
y, and Mrs. C. Tanner of Skin
Ter, and son, Harry Heller, for
everal weeks, returned home last
week. She had lived among us
o many years before she moved
o Nebraska we regretted to see
er leave us again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

r. NJ. White has been editor
and manager of the Mexico Ledg-
er for 81 years. The Ledger has
always been successful and pros
porous and has ever stood for the
uplift and best interests of Mex
leo and Audrain county. The
paper is a power in the commu-
nifty; many of the city's best pub
lie enterprises were first adyo-
Gated by the Ledger. Long may
the Ledger and its editor live and
shine for good.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

Several citizens of Hallsville, IL
Boone county, after various ef-
forts TO obtain a high school there
have subscribed sufficient money
to rent a building and employ Il
competent teacher to teach the
first two years in high-school
work. Children of the parents
who didn't see Any sense in Civ
ing a child a high-school train
ing" will be invited TO attend.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
MISS SHANNON DEAD.
The Mississippi Glass Company's
Big Move.

Vandalia. Mo-, Sept. 30.--A
good rain visited this locality
Sunday morning, making plenty
of stock water and putting
ground in good condition for
wheat sowing, which is mostly
done.
VIM. Copenhaver will have
public sale soon and move to st.
Louis to reside.
Albert Barnes filed his silo last
week.
NJ. d. Porter lost a fine regis
tered draft mare last Saturday
from pneumonia.
Many horses have been sick in
these parts from eating corn fod-
der.
A new steel bridge for this end
of the county has arrived and Mr.
Romans is here and will erect it
soon.
The Mississippi Glass Co., a
million dollar concern, now OPP
Grating in Vandalia, has pur-
chased nine more lots and will
double the capacity of the present
plant. Everything will be run by
electricity.
NJ. D. Porter and son, Clyde,
are attending the State Fair this
week.
Mrs. Fred Bishop and children
returned Friday from a two
weeks visit to relatives in Hi
nois.
Miss Anna Shannon, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ
Shannon, died at her home seven
miles south of Vandalia, Friday
night, about 8 o'clock, after q
continued illness of several
menthss aged u years, 8 month,
and IA days. She was one of the
most popular young ladies of oul
community, was a former teacher
, IN the Audrain schools, was
graduate of the Vandalia Higl
School in 1905, and also gradu
ated from the State University il
1912. She united with the Pleas
, ant Plains Baptist church, Jan.
1906, from which church he
) funeral was conducted by he
, pastor, Rev. Luke Kirtley, Sun
day, Sept. %, at IL o'cock, anc
her body inferred in the Mt. Oil
vet cemetery. She leaves a father
and mother, four brothers and
one sister and many other rela
tives and friends to mourn her de
mise. The bereaved ones have tn,
sympathy of the entire commu
nifty. Atty E. A. Shannon and
wife of Mexico, Miss Madalinc
Flynt of Columbia, Mrs. Porter
May of Curryville, Edwin Shan
non and family and B. Holiday
and family of Louisiana were
among those who attended the
funeral from a distance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

1t is reported to us that some.
body a few nights ago stole Geo
Ramey's fine automobile out at
Laddonia and drove it about over
the country and wrecked it and
nearly ruined it. We are told that
a certain young man suspicioned
has left the county. 1t was low
down trick and the miscreants
should be caught and severely
punished.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

Mrs. B. W. Hill, who is in very
bad health, wandered away from
her home in this city last Sunday
evening and she was not found
until the next morning, in the
south part of town. Forty or
fifty watchers had searched for
her the whole night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
MR.. NEAL S DEATH.
The Audrain Baptist Association
Peculiar Hog Disease.

Skinner, Mo, Sept. 29.-The
largest acreage Of wheat will be
sown in the county this fall that
was ever sown. The recent rains
have put the little chinch bugs
nearly out of business and the
ground simply plows fine.
Silo filling is ended at last,
Crawford and Householder 5 big
cutter having just finished the
past week filling six 200 ton silos.
The regular services at Bethle-
hem Sunday were somewhat in
terfered with by the rain-tho a
nice little crowd was out at both
morning and evening services.
Elaborate preparations are be.
ing made by the Bethlehem people
for the entertaining of the An.
drain Baptist Association which
convenes there next Tuesday,
(this week. at 10 a. m. and con.
tinues thru Wednesday. Many OF
the leading Baptists of the State
will be present.
And still more of our people
are being struck by the Montana
land craze. Charley Jones and
Tony McGee have sold and will
sell right away all their stock
preparatory to going to that
garden spot of the land. Hope the
boys well as also all our Audrain
people so inclined.
j. W. Holloway recently
marketed a load of fat cattle at q
very satisfactory price, so says
MIR. II.
Harry Day lost a good horse re-
Gently from corn stalk poison.
o. +. Ellis lost a work null
and j. W. Holloway a mare re
Gently from corn stalk poison.
John W. Blum sold to Powell
& Mundy last week AZ head o.
hogs of PSI pounds average al
$3.50 per cwt. and delivered then
Thursday.
In the death of John H. Nea
the vicinity loses a good man an,
nelghbor, a man standing for tn
highest good in the community
Peace be to his ashes. The write
extends sympathy to the BE-
reaved.
John L, Carpenters hogs ar
dying from peculiar disease
The nose and hoofs rotting of
Farmer Rusk and a State veter
mary were out Thursday last bu
haven't heard just what they pro
nOunced it.
Mason Pulls sold a good span o
mules to Alex. Pulls last week fo
$3.50. Then in turn Mason bot 0
Mr.. Pulls a good team of 6-year
old geldings for $4,000
Bill Eisele bot a good team
one mare and one gelding. las
week, paying $500 for them. II,
bot them Of Charles Jones.
Alex Bruce had two muIe
killed by lightnin@Friday night
week.
Mr.. Henderson of Callaway
went thru here Friday with 2.
head Of cotton mules bot IS mile
north of here at $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

Mrs. A. G. Azdell Of this city
and her brother, Austin Williams
of Rogers, Ohio, who has been
visiting her, visited Jacob Barnes
and wife at Laddonia this week.
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Barnes
were old soldiers together, and
they were glad to meet each other
again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02

The Starks Nursery receiver
ship case, which occupied the at
tention of the Audrain Circuit
Court for over a week, came to a
close Tuesday night. Judge Bar
nett decided against the appoint
ment of a receiver. That leaves
the situation just as it was before
the suit was commenced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-10-02
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Tanner & Day have dis
solved partnership. All persons
knowing themselves indebted to
the said firm will please call and
settle.
Tanner & Day,
Skinner, Mo.