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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
Ereiuht Official il Promoted

Winnipeg, july Sc. E. Dewey,
general freight agent of the Grand
Trunk Pacific road at Winnipeg, has
been appointed freight traffic manager
with headquarters at Montreal, ac-
cording to an announcement. A. E.
Rosevear succeeds him. Dewey came
here from Vermont a year ago.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
One Killed; Three Seriously Hurt

One Killed; Three Seriously Hurt.
ST. Louis, July 5.-One man was
killed. 10 seriously injured and scores
of others cut and bruised when a
Missouri Pacific train bound from st.
Louis to Kansas City was wrecked at
Berger, Mo-. rs miles west of here.
At a late hour officials of the com.
pany said investigation had failed to
reveal the cause of the derailment.
Benjamin F. Meyers. engineer, Of st.
Louis, was the victim.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
Woman Leader Offered Deanship

Chicago, July 5.-The position of
dean of law in its relation to women,
created at the Chicago college of law
since the passage of the women's suf-
frage bill in Illinois, has been offered
to Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch.
Mrs. McCulloch was active in obtain
ing the right to vote for women i'm
this state. She said she would con
slider accepting the new position.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

A Pennsylvania woman one hun
dred years old has never worn a
hat. Yet on that account her hus-
band owns neither an automobile
nor a bank.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
pehs outdistances Weston.

Lima, o., July Samuel E. Debs,
the pedestrian, who left New York "a
hours behind Edward Payson Wes-
ton, who is walking from New York
to Minneapolis, reached here several
hours ahead of Weston.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
Must Get Drunk at Home.

Dallas, Tex, July 3.-An act passed
at the recent session Of the Texas leg
islature which has just become effec-
tive makes 1t unlawful for any person
to get drunk 1t any place except in
his own home.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

That society woman who advises
the girls to wear trousers as a relief
from tight skirts has no suspicion
thai some Of them would e tight
trousers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Possibly, their answering faith In
q future reward accounts for the fact
that, according to statistics. the av-
erage salary Of ministers Of the gospel
ss $500 a year.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
w. X. vanderbilt,s stepson ki,,.d

New York, July 5.-Samuel Stevens
Sands, stepson of William X. Wander
bilt, was killed in an automobile &C.
cident near West Hampton, L. l. The
machine he was driving overturned
when a tire burst.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Noblemen In Paris when sent to
prison for forgery declared that they
considered swindling to be sport. Alb
surd! How much more civilized to
mob an umpire.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

That Chicago woman who asks per.
mission to wear trousers might lave
Hess trouble getting 1t II she would
prOmiSo not TO be photographed Ia
them 1rst thing.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

The number of times the will can
be broken by dissatisfied relatives is
In direct proportion to the amount Of
the estate.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Judging by the feats Of the Phila-
delphia baseball players, some other
teams could use a supply of n
bulists.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

For the majority of symptoms Of
physical disorders now in evidence,
we suggest the blanket diagnosis va
cationitis."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

The designer of the Lincoln penny
has just been married, but a worse
fate should be devised for the design
er Of the buffalo nickel.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
Marty O'Toole Operated On.

P%ittsburg, July MARTY O'Toole.
member of the pitching stan of the
P~ittsburg National league club. has
just been operated on for append
citis.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

The bishop who advised q class
OF young ministers not to be In any
hurry to get married doubtless knew
the sewing circle would attend to
that
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Look out for another boost In the
price Of kerosene. 1t has been found
that this useful fluid is highly effica-
cious In discriminating grasshoppers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Scientists say the world Is not re-
volving as fast as 1t used to do, but the
man who has a note coming due In the
bank doesn't believe 1t.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Now that warm weather rs here we
can listen to our neighbors' pianos
We can't help 1t.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

China is to establish an aviation
school. The new republic Is deter
mined to have all the latest trim
mings Of ~up-to-date civilization.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

No doubt the generous baseball
fans are willing to give their share
OF the rains to the farmers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

One charm Of a long fishing trip Is
that the fisherman gets a chance to
let his whiskers grow.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Our notion of a truly superior per-
son is the boy scout, who actually
looks down upon a college graduate!
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

II airboats become as popular as
automobiles it may be necessary to
root the streets.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

In spite Of all the free notices we
don't know even yet what brand of
soar September Morn" advertises.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Not only did a young French avia-
tor fly 933 miles from Paris to War
saw In thirteen hours, but he lives
10 tell the tale.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

The mikado Of Japan has recovered,
although he had eight doctors In at
tendance.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

It's a fact for which we can't be
too thankful hat not every year does
the frost antedate the pumpkin.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

II you want to change seats in the
boat, and you don't know much about
handling a boat, beach the boat first.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

The open season for fish stories is
on, and 1t Is reported there Is an
enormous supply.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Was there ever a verdict of which
30 many persons said: Just exactly
what l expected"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

II some people would think before
they speak they would have mighty
little to say.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Physicians never prescribe the rest
cure for merchants who do not adver-
tise.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Somebody is boarding buffalo nick
els, for one is rarely seen in circula-
fion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

A German doctor was fined for call
ing a telephone girl a camel. Camel
must sound terrible in German.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Changing seats IN the boat begins
its usual summer harvest.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Once more rs it hot enough for
your" is q chestnut.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

This being a wide world. there are
plenty of places for the newlyweds to
zee.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11

Philadelphia may be a sleepy town,
but its ball teams play between maps.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
SYSTEMS IN GAMBLING.

Monte Carlo just Smiles at Them and
Keeps on Winning.
There are only two games played at
Monte Carlo-roulette and a simple
card game called trente ct uuarante.
One is assured that these games are
played quite fairly and that the per.
centage In favor Of the bank is 81 to
60. Whatever 1t may be, this certain
percentage in favor of the tables over.
comes all systems that human ingenuity
can work out by any law Of averages.
M. Blanc will permit you to play any
way you like, and to double your bet
as often as you like until 1t reaches
5000 francs at roulette or 10000 francs
at trente ct quarante. Then you must
begin over again, for 1t Is quite clear
that IL one were permitted to double
indefinitely 1t would only be a ques.
ton Of time and sufficient money to
put NJ. Blanc out of business.
Thus 1t happens that NJ. Blanc. who
takes no chance. wins against all those
who are permitted to take any sort of
chance they like. Sir Hiram Maxim
disposed Of all systems when he shat.
tered a popular deiusion in these words:
IF red has come up twenty times In
succession 1t Is just as likely to come
up at the twenty-first time as 1t would
he If 1t had not come up before for a
week. Each particular coup is govern.
ed altogether by the physical condi-
lions existing at that particular in
slant The ball spins round a great
many times in a groove. When its mo-
mentum is used up 1t comes in contact
with several pieces Of brass and finally
tumbles Into a pocket in the wheel
which is rotating in an opposite direc-
ton. 1t is a pure and unadulterated
question of chance, and It is not In
huenced in the least by anything that
has ever taken place before or that
will take place In the future."-Mel
vile DAWSON Post in Saturday Even
Ing Post.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31

A few years ago in northern Mexico
a truck carrying a load of dynamite
for use at a mine was suddenly discov-
cred to be on fire at a village station.
The risk was imminent, so the driver
OF a locomotive engine picked the truck
up and ran 1t away into the country at
all the speed he could put on. BE babe
the brakeman jump OF and save him
self, adding, II go to my death" When
he had got a mile away the dynamite
exploded. Every window In the village
was broken, and he was blown to at
oms' but the Inhabitants were saved.
He was a pure blooded Indiun.-"south
America" by James Bryce.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
BROKE 1T GENTLY.
He Didn't Know Exactly What to DO,
So They Came to His Rescue.

He Didn't Know Exactly What to Do,
So They Came to His Rescue.
A young author and critic. who has
come to be an authority upon a certain
modern phase Of education, went 2 few
days ago to deliver his first lecture at
a girls school. He had lectured before,
but never at a young ladies' semi
nary, and as two white frocked, curly
haired usherS led him out to the plat
form and he sat down beside the ma
tronly principal among the women who
made up the faculty and faced a sea of
girls faces he was young enough to
feel a bit of embarrassment himself.
1t was rather difficult at first, but once
the lecture vas started things went all
right.
He finished what he had to say and
sat down. The audience and the ma
tronly principal and the women who
made up the faculty clapped their
hands enthusiastically. Then the ap-
pIause died down and silence settled
upon the leisure hall. The young man
sat on waiting for some one to say
something, dimly conscious that a
nov or n kind or another was x
pected of him. But his lecture was
finished. He had said all lie had to
say. There were no questions from
faculty r students. A few of the girls
began to hdget, but no one spoke.
The young man became u~npleasantly
aware that he was expected to do
something and to do 1t at once, but he
did not know what to do. He reflected
miserably that he did not know the
etiquette of a girls school anyhow.
And then there was a signal from the
principal and a move in the audience,
and the prettier of the two girl ushers
approached him, a little embarrassed,
a little shy, determined to do her duty.
I'm so sorry, Mr.. b." she murmur-
ed, "but I'm afraid you'll have to-
you'll have to start right this minute
II you want to make your trainr'-New
York Times.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31

Dog meat, We learn from the Frank
furter Zeitung. Is largely sold in Ger
many, and more especially in Saxony.
but rarely under its own name Trad.
ers describe 1t az Spanish mutton. and
their customers are less chary Of ask
ing for It
Catfish In England Is treated In the
same euphemistlc way. There was a
time when this hsh was never seer in
the shops. Then some hshmongering
genius Invented the name OF rock
salmon" and bestowed It upon the
despised catfish. which now has an 60
tablished place in the market-LOndon
Chronicle
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
WON THE JURY.
A Couple Of shrewd Queries and the
Railroad Lost Its Case.

A Couple Of shrewd Queries and the
Railroad Lost Its Case.
A number Of years ago Benjamin r.
Butler was a guest of friends in Brook
Ign. During his visit be noted the rule
Of the street railway companies com
polling conductors to register fares as
soon rs passengers entered the cars
and before the fares were actually col.
lected. Two or three years afterward
be represented the plaintiff In q damage
suit for $4,000 in which a Brooklyn
street railway company vas the de-
PENDANT. The principal witness for
the company WIS the conductor Of the
car on which the accident occurred.
and his testimony was so strong as to
nuke things look bad for Buffers eli
emit But Butler recalled the unusual
rule he had remarked years before, and
on cross examination he said:
Your company requires you to ring
up fares as soon as passengers enter
the car, doesn't itT'
yes"
Suppose a passenger boards your
a and then dnds he Is on the wrong
line. Do you state that fact to your
superiors. and do they make allowance
on your returns for that fare2"
mo. | lose the nickel"
"Do you mean to say the company
won't take your word for 8 cents2"
mo, they won't"
yet" said the shrewd veteran. turn
ing to the jury, 1.-THE company asks you
to take this conductors word for $15,-
COO"
Buffers client received q verdict
Brooklyn Eagle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
nWhats Your N~AnaFa-ANhnt.v

A guild OF godparents to save chill
dren from incOngruous names is being
suggested. The late Canon Bardsley,
author Of a book on English names,
told the story Of what was probably
the most idiotic name ever bestowed
upon an unfortunate infant. A wO-
mar a her son baptized What, for
no other reason than to cause amuse-
ment In future years when, being AK
81 his name, he should reply "What."
London Chronicle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
FOOLED rHE OFFICIAL
Clever Trick = Daring paoelt Played
Upon an Enalishmsn.

clever Trick . Daring 1aceit Played
Upon an Enalishman.
II was years ago fl Burma. The
English government was having trou.
BILE with a certain princely recaloltrant
named Bob TOh. the most daring and
enterprislng OF the Dacolts." A heavy
price had been set upon the rebels
head, but stll Bob Toh was c%uaningIy
elusive.
At last, hard pressed. Bob Toh tried
a new tack. He walked straight into
the office OF the commissioner.
II am Bob D9h," he said simply. Il
have come TO surrender"
Exactly what he had counted on now
happened. Fourteen iears' experience.
with eastern subtlety and intrigue had.
taught the commissioner to be wary.
THANK you,'' he said. I'VE win now
proceed to discover who you really are
and what you really want Tell me,
what do you expect to get out OF thisi
"Ten thousand rupees" said the Bob
quietly.
The commissioner. although a cool
man, was a little staggered. Il don't
quite follow" he murmured.
"Yet it's quite simple" whispered the
Bob. THE government promises TO-
600 rupees to the man who brings you
the head OF Bob Toh. ] give It TO you"
Capital" was the wary answer.
but as you lose your head what good
does the money do your
MY wife and children get the mon
ey."
Pretty good, my man, but not quite !
good enough. Ten thousand rupees Will
be nothing to Bob Toh."
IF 1t were not I should noble here.
/ have been deserted and robbed. III
am sure to be captured. My family
might rs well have the money while I
can still command It."
But why shouldn't l keep the mon
ey2 l hand your head over, you know"
Because you are an English gentle
man. chose my man, you see."
The commissioner unused awhile.
Then he broke silence. Look here. /
know you are not the Bob. That Is
quite clear. l don't care who you are.
But tell me frankly what you want"
The Burman hesitated awhile. Then
he said: "YOu are right. But my life Is
worth as little as the Boh's. I have
betrayed him and robbed him. He has
sworn revenge. Give me an escort as
far as Mandalay. Here, take these
notes for 1000 ~rupees"-he had laid
them on the table-"and keep them IL
twelve days time ! do not tell you
how and when you can capture the
Bob. Keep them till the Boil Is caught
If you prefer"
The commissioner thought hard and
In silence for quite two minutes.
Il agree" he said at length.
So the Bob was safely escorted to
Mandalay. Later the commissioner re-
ceived a letter from him.
You may keep those rupees" It ran,
which !, Bob Toh, left with you twelve
lays ago. told you the truth. You
would not believe me. fhe English
government likes truth, and 1t likes
money, but they never want both,
.hink, at the same time."- Youths
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
CHANCE FORECASTS.
Writers Of Old Who pimly Pointed 70
Modern Inventions.

Modern Inventions.
Chance phrases In the literary works
OF other days describe with uncanny
e%xnctness Inventions or far later times.
For instance, we end In the "Prolu-
sions' Of strada the Roman, which
wers published in the year 1917. what
might be held to embody a crude de-
scription Of wireless telegraphy.
Strada represents two friends as cnr-
: cying on a correspondence by means Of
a certain loadstone which has such
virtue IN It that, II II touches two nee
dies when one OF the needlec begins to
move. the other, although at ever so
great a distance, moses at the same
time and in the same manner"
In 1914 Robert Hooke published a
work wherein he observed that hs
glasses improve the vision so ways
might be found to improve our other
senses 1T Is not impossible" a y he,
ITO hear a whisper a distance OF a fur.
long, and perhaps the nature Of the
thing would not make it impossible al.
though that furiong should be ten times.
multiplied" This seems 10 be u fair
forecast Of the telephone.
In "Gulliver's Travels" Swif causes
his hero to relate In the voyage to La
putn that the astronomers there have
likewise discovered the two lesser stars
or satellites which revolve about Mars"
This has been held to constitute a 50.
tire on sham science. Nevertheless
Professor Asaph Hall a few years ago
discovered the two tiny satellites.
It was more than LOO years ago
that Lucian gave an account Of the
manner wherein the inhabitants Of the
moon drank "air squeezed or compress
ed into a goblet so that It formed a
kind Of dew. This clearly suggests
liquid air.
The same writer In Vera Historic"
~humorously and at some length de-
an aerial ship the sails OF which
were inflated by a whirlwind. thus i'm
Polling 1t through space to the NOON
Harper's.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
Careful With Thsir Lsmon..

'In English INNS" said a man who
had just returned from a long coaching
trip In England, they do not use lem
ons in u haphazard fashion. They
make the use OF one more or less OF a
solemn rite. l remember asking for a
horses neck in a little inn in the north
country. The landlord had never heard
Of the drink, and I explained to him
that It was ginger ale with a lemon
peel In 1t. He went back TO the bar
and returned presently with an empty
tray. I'm very sorry, sir he said.
but we haven't got a lemon open just
now New York Tribune.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
A vERY ANCIENT TUNE.
n 10 Also Probably the Most Popular
One IN tho World.

u 10 Also Probably the Most Popular
One IN tho World.
Perhaps the most irmly established
popular song in the world IL the air ia
miliar TO Americans as 1--WE Won't Go
Home Till Morning" The origin Of the
tune Is obscure. but Louis Elson be-
heves that the music was composed
az a love song IN the tenth century or
earlier BY one OF the troubadours. the
wandering minstrels Of southern
France C-hateaubriand. the French
writer, heard It sung by the Arnbs. and
be suggested that It might have been
carried to the orient by the French cru
saderB.
II was certainly sung By the French
soldiers during the war I'm which the
first Duke or Marlborough won his
fame. II was the lullaby Of the baby
son OF Marie A~ntolnette. Il became d
OF the most popular songs Of the
French revolution. Napoleon whistled
and sang It throughout bis life. Beetho.
ven used II as one Of the themes Of his
Battle SYMPHONY"
II has been for more than a century
n Of the most popular street songs in
Europe. And there is probably not a
ten-year-old boy or girl IN America who
does not know the tune.
The French words, beginning NAL.
brook sen va-t-en guerre," were invent.
ed by some forgotten French soldier
during the war Of the Spanish success
sion. They describe the supposed death
and funeral OF the Duke Of Marlbor-
ough. which death. in the words Of
Father prout. did not then take place.
BY some mistake" since 'the subject OF
the pathetic elegy was at the time Of It's
composition, both alive and kicking all
before him.
The song had nearly died out In
France when Marie Antoinette caught
II up from the peasant nurse she had
employed for her baby; %thereupon It
spread rapidly. as songs do in France.
Beaumarchais introduced It into THE
Marriage Of Figaro" and It was used
by the red republicans for incendiary
purposes of their own.
Several sets Of words have been sung
to the tune in the course OF it's history.
and It has Itself undergone some modi-
ications. But its Identity is clear
through all the changes. Probably It is
familiar to a greater number Of people
at the present time than any other tune
in the world.-Youth's Companion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-31
Old Time School HOur,.

In Scotland, up to the middle OF the
eighteenth century, the usual school
hours were from Q a. m. till 9 D. ~,
with two breaks OF an hour each. Some
schools opened an hour earlier and
worked so long as daylight lasted. No
alteration in the hours was made on
Saturday, and eve on Sunday a GER
tain amount OF school work was done.
The holidays were restricted to a day
at Candlemas and at Whitsun, and a
fortnight In the autumn.