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Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

threw letter into Miss Maxine's
lap. The girls prophetic soul set
her nerves to quivering, and she
was not surprised when she saw
the foreign postmark. The letter
was from Old Mexico. Upon
breaking the seal she soon discov-
cred that the rich American in
Cordova was really her long lost
uncle. The old gentleman wrote
that he had heard from his niece
and her mother thru his young
friend Payson, who had recently
returned from Texas. He said he
was now an old man and very
lonely one. Fortune, he declared,
had doubtless favored him beyond
his worth, and he felt that the dis
covery of his niece would make
him one of the happiest of NOR.
tails if he could only induce her to
pay him visit. He enclosed Il
draft for $500, and after writing
i'll plain, blunt way that he was
very much pleased with Mr.. Lee
Payson $ description of her, he
added that if she concluded to
comply with his request she must
expect to do him the favor of be.
coming his heir and submit to the
inheritance of his estates. Miss
Maxine, with puzzled look, was
about to say, "Why, mamma, he
does not mention you," but upon
turning the letter over she saw an.
other line. 1t simply read, "In.
duce your mother to come with
lyou."
About the middle of last Janu-
AIRY Miss Maxine and her mother
went to Mexico. a few days ago
the young girl returned to her old
home i'll Laurel Valley for the
double purpose of visiting friends
and adjusting II business affair of
SONS Importance. In the beauti-
ful and fashionubly dressed young
woman, surrounded by servants.
none but the most intimate friends
lcould recognize the little school
teacher who wore Il calico dress in
the little log schoolhouse at the
Cedars few months ago. The
fortunate young lady has made
her former pupils many handsome
presents.
In answer to the inquiries of
friends, Miss Maxine says: when
my mother and uncle got together
in Mexico cloud that has hung
over our family since the great
war was removed. Many myster.
les were explained, and the two
old people We're like children in
their great happiness. AS II re.
suit my mother is now also my
aunt"
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
ROMANCE ENDED.
Wants Hubby to Take Her
Back.

Macon, Mo-, July l0.-The ro-
mantle features attending the Rus
kin-like separation of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. s. Burch Monday were
sadly shattered this morning by
the receipt of a letter by the mar
tyr husband from his erstwhile
wife pleading to be taken back.
She said her Chicago lover had
not received her with open arms,
as she expected; in fact, he was
not at the station to meet her.
She admits that her last mistake
was greater than the first, and
suggests the past to be forgotten
and they begin life anew. But
the husband don't care to hav c
the glory of his sacrifice thus dim
med, and he states that the agree
ment of separation shall stand,
and that he will apply for a di-
vorce at the September term of
the circuit court. In less than
two months after her marriage to
Mr.. Burch his wife told him she
loved another, Walter Guthrie, of
Chicago, and when Mr.. Burch felt
convinced of this fact he agreed to
release her, and his wife left for
Chicago Monday night, where she
expected to meet her former lover,
whom she thought she loved bet
ter than her husband. Mr.. Burch
says that Guthrie tried to discour-
age Mrs. Burch from leaving, and
urged her to be faithful to her
husband, but she thought when
she got to Chicago she would be
warmly received by her lover
there. Mrs. Burch wrote up a
very nice little story of her sepa-
ration for the papers here, and
obligingly sat for her photograph
to 60 with it. Burch doesn't like
the idea of spelling such nice
little romance and will never con-
sent to resume relations with the
woman who left him for another.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Saw Snakes.

a man over near New London
in Rails county, saw snakes the
other day. This is the way the
Record tells the story:
A few drys ago a London citi-
zen was riding home from Hanni-
bal on his wheel. At the Bear
Creek bridge he met a man with a
big knife in his hand and in a ter
rible state of excitement. He thus
addressed the New London citi-
zen: stranger, come here quick
Do you see that big snake lying
on that rock over there! Isn't he
big one." The New London
man looked at the rock, but saw
no snake. He did see, however,
that the man was drunk. Then in
an excited and threatening man
ner the man exclaimed: "Give
me your gun. want to kill
those snakes See them! Thous.
ands of them are crawling over
the rocks there! See how they
lick out their tongues and glare
with their eyes!" The New Lon
don man looked moment at the
drunk -crazed, snake-seeing fellow,
regarded the murderOus-looking
knife with a feeling of suspicion,
and remarking that he would &c
and get a gun and help him kill
the snakes, mounted his wheel and
rode away, leaving the man with
wide open eyes and a terrified
cOuntenance gazing on the makes
along the creek.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Released His Bride.

Macon, Mo-, July l6.-An
agreed separation took place be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. ID. S. Burch,
of Macon, yesterday, and last
night the wife left for Chicago,
where she expects to be Joined by
the man she says she loves better
than her husband. This man is
spoken of as a broker, but the
couple refused to divulge his name.
He was an old lover of Mrs.
Burch, but something came be.
tween them, and, thinking all was
over she married Burch Mt Mil.
waukee a couple of months ago,
They had lived here six weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
kentucky's Way.

Kentucky is noted for her beau
tiful women, fast horses and bril-.
liant statesmen. She is noted too,
for her many fusses, feuds and
fights.
Man born in the mountains Of
Kentucky is Of feud days and full
full Of virus. He fisheth, fiddleth,
cusseth and fghteth all the days of
his miserable life.
He shunncth water as Il mad dog
and drinkcth much mean whiskey.
When he desirrth tO raise HI
he plantcth II ucighbor. and 10! he
rcapcth twenty fold. He riseth
even from the cradle to seek the
scalp of his grandsire's : enemy and
bringcth home in his carcass the
ammunition Of his ncighbor's
wifc'S cousins unclc's fathcr.in-
law, who avcngcth the deed.
Yea, verify, his life is uncertain,
and he knoweth not the hour he
may be jcrked hence.
He gocth forth on II journey
half shot and comes back on
shutter shot
lie riscth in the night to let the
eat out, aud it taketh nine doctors
three days to pick the buckshot
out of him.
He goeth forth in JOY and glad.
ness and comcth back in scraps
and fragments,
\ cyclone bloweth him into the
bosom of his neiphbor's wife, and
his neighbours wife's husband
blOwcth him into Abraham's hos.
ON before he hath time to explain
lie cmptieth II demijohn into
himself and II shotgun into his
enemy, and his enemy's sou lieth
in wait for him on election day,
and 10! the coroner pl0weth up Il
/ forty-acre field to bury the remains
of that man,
Woe, woe is Kentucky, for her
eyes are red with bad whisky, and
her soil is stained with the blood
of innocent moonshiners.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
DISAPPOINTMENT
Awaits Thousands In the
Indian Country.

The st. Louis Chronicle speaks
the following timely thoughts:
Thousands of homeseekers have
gone into tho Oklahoma country,
and thousands more are going
there every day. In the light of
published facts this is the worst of
folly.
The Indians, who are given first
choice, have selected about 5000
of the best quarter sections there
are in the strip to be opened, and
it is said there are not 1000 good
quarter sections left. Much of the
country is an arid waste.
Moreover, there will be ten
homeseekers there when the draw
ing takes place for each one OF
these worthless homesteads.
There are IL counties right here
in Missouri in which there are
Government lands, in all about
SOC, 900 acres, that can be hat
upon the same terms as those of.
fered homeseekers in Oklahoma
and much of this land is as goo(
farming land as there is in the
West. 1t is not only better lane
than the Oklahoma article, but il
is in u better climate and in every
way more desirable.
Why there should be such d
rush for Oklahoma under such
circumstances is strange, to say
the least. There will be, probably
5000 people at Ell Reno and Law
ton left without means when tn,
drawings for homesteads is over
and the authorities will be at theil
wits end to know what disposition
to make of them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
MIND RUINED.
Practical Joke Resulted
Seriously.

Osceola, Mo-, July IA week
ago John Nolan was one of the fin
est specimens of physical manhood
in Osceola. Today he is a total
mental and physical wreck, TO
whom death would be relief.
And all on account of practical
joke.
Nolan came from Dallas county
and secured work with the section
gang on the Frisco railroad. He
was very superstitious and among
his beliefs was a firm conviction
that spirits returned to this earth
to plague those who had tormented
them or against whom, in life, they
had held a grudgs. This fact soon
became known to the town boys
and others, who boarded Mt the
Woodall hotel, and they proceeded
to play all sorts of practical jokes
A few nights ago, while some en-
tertained him with weird stories of
a woman who had committed sui.
eide in the room he occupied and
whose ghost appeared at times and
| Ia nj nF ~ hn,
borrowed a white dress from one
of the female inmates of the house
while still another tied a rope to
a leg of the bedstead. Toward tn,
hour of midnight Nolan was awak.
ened by a white figure standing
over his bed. He slowly arose up.
on his elbow, and his hair began
to stand on end. Just then tn,
bed began to move by some invisi
BILE power, and III sepulchera
voice of the ghost" informed Nol
an that his time had come.
|
This was too much for his nerves
and, with shrek that could b,
heard half n block, he sprang from
the bed and fell fainting to tn,
floor. Lights were procured ant
the unfortunate man partially re-
vived, but reason had fed, and
since then he has gone from fit tC
fit, it being necessary to keep him
moving all the time, as the least
pause from active exercise sendS
him off into a fit of epilepsy, Ply.
sicians say that his death is only 1
matter of "A few days and may oc
cur at any moment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Got Caught.

An observation by the Montgom-
cry County Leader:
AS excursion went west on Wa
bash Sunday In the center of the
train as usual was refreshment
car in which is dispensed drinks.
AT Mexico in the evening when the
train returned officers entered and
arrested the dispensers of liquor;
After holding the train for about
80 minutes, the sellers put up 5000
for their appearance.
Every excursion train or Pull
man car that sells liquor violates
the law in every county they pass
thru and have been doing so for a
long time. The Montgomery Off
GERS have had their eyes on this
matter and we expect to hear OF
their doing as the Audrain officers
did.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

"And now can any little boy
tell me why it was that they killed
and ate the fatted calf! Eth!
Can't anybody tell' The prodigal
had just returned home, you know,
and his father had run to him and
fallen on his neck and embraced
him. And then they killed and
ate the fatted calf, Now, why did
they kill and eat the fatted calf'
All, Willie knows. Speak up,
Willie" "If you please, sir, ]
guess they killed and eated the fat.
ted calf cause it was so hot they
didn't think it would keep over
Sunday"
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

The MESSAGE article some time
ago on cow peas-"planting with
corn" and "peas for hay"-has
been going the rounds of the pa
pers in Illinois. In that article
we told how to plant them, how
to prepare the ground, etc. The
article was just what many people
were looking for and had been
unable to get.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Received Certificates.

At teachers Institute at Middle
town the certificates were received
as follows:
First Grade - Miss George
GoOch, of Middletown; Miss Nora
Bratton, of Montgomery City;
Prof. J.W. Hancock, of Laddonia.
Second Grade-Miss Julia Fer
guson, of Montgomery City.
Third Grade-Miss Leona Bish-
op, of Bellfiower; Miss Tessie
Baugh, of Bellfower; Miss Lizzie
Anderson, of Gamma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Salt the Potatoes.

A Minnesota paper tells Of a
man who experimental in the use
of salt in raising potatoes last
season. A few rows of hills in a
field he salted thoroly, and these
rows yielded more and better po-
tatoes than the unsalted rows.
Having used the salt during Il dry
spell, he claims that it kept them
moist. Another thorOly satisfy
ing result was that the salted rows
were untouched by the pestiferous
potato bug.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

The Wellsville Record says: We
see that Hon. Rhodes Clay of Au-
drain says he will not be a candi-
date for reelection. Mr.. Clay was
one of the best men in the legisla
ture last winter, and could not be
bought or bribed to 60 back on his
people. Audrain would do we'll to
persuade him to accept a re-
election.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Quarrel Ends in Tragedy.

New London, Mo. July lS.-This
morning Oscar Bunton and Sgd
ney j. Paris, farmers. living two
miles north of New London. quar-
relied over So worth of damage
done by stock trespassing. Paris,
it is alleged, struck Bunton with
rock and Bunton replied
with a revolver, giving Paris a
mortal wound just below the heart.
The bullet has been extracted, but
it is thought Paris will not
recover.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Killed BY Lightning.

Taken from the Centralia Cour-
ier:
Charley Crawford, the l7-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crawford, living between Sturgeon
and Clark, was instantly killed by
lightning while out hunting Tues
day afternoon. Another boy in
the party was knocked down by
the bolt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Unknown to the Grave.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 19.-
The bodies of two unidentified
men killed in the Chicago and Al
ton wreck at Marshall were buried
today. Fifty persons had viewed
the corpses in vain effort to
identify them. The railroad COM
pany provided costly caskets and
sent flowers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Lightning Fires a Barn.

Centralia, Mo-, July 1.-THE
frame barn of Floyd Curry, three
miles from this city, was struck by
lightning last night and entirely
destroyed; also 100 barrels of corn,
harness and farm wagon. A pain
of mules were killed, and four
head of cattle belonging to T. J.
Mckinney were also killed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Buckley the Stuff.

Well said by the Centralia Cour-
ier:
Here's to the Mexico officers
who pulled the beer train Sunday
in that city. Every town in Mis-
souri, thru which it runs ought to
do the same thing. Prosecuting
Attorney Buckley appears to be
made of the right stuff.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks, who pre-
diets six more weeks of heat and
drought, states that we are now
passing through Jupiter period"
The Kansas City Star remarks that
everybody seems to realize that we
are passing thru a period, but the
majority of the people give it a
different appellation than the st.
Louis prophet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

1t is intimated by the Paris
Mercury that the reason a good
many men in the congregation did
not accept a local preachers invi-
tation to doff their coats last Sun
day was because the back straps
of their braces were secured by
shingle nails.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Prof. j. w. Million, of Hardin
College, filed Rev. w. ID. Boil
tons appointment at the union
service held at the NJ. E. Church
in Bowling Green last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

The Universal Peace Union pull
ed off it's 35th annual meeting in
Buffalo, with the usual pleasing
predictions of the good time com
ing, but there is not one of the big
nations that is not spending more
than ever before in preparation for
war.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

A young man at Cabool, Mo-,
last week committed suicide by
throwing himself into the mouth
of a threshing machine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Charlie Dean, of this vicinity,
purchased several hundred barrels
of corn and 300 tons of hay in
Nodaway county last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Ten thousand people at Ell Reno
walked the streets all night, last
Thursday, waiting to register at
the land office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Hon. J. A. Potts, of this city,
has been appointed a member Of
the State Board of Agriculture by
Gov. Dockery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Frank Roberts, who died at
Kirksville last week was buried at
Liberty Church, northwest of this
city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

The drought is causing num-
Der of Missouri counties to call off
their fairs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

Eggs are selling at five cents a
dozen on the market in Rails
county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

A boy plunged into river at
Carthage, Mo-, to save drowning
girl and both perished.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25
Swimming parties are becoming
a rage in Mexico.
Gov. Stevens denies that he is a
candidate for Congress.
The Chicago & Alton is build
ing coal chutes ut Farber.

w. c. Hedges has closed the
Tucker Hotel. Not enough busi-
ness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

To Cure Constipation Forever.
II O. c. @. fail 70 cure, druggists refund N oney
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-07-25

How Are Your Kidneyss
DR. Hobbs sparagus pills cure all kidney Ills Sam
pie free. Add sterling Kennedy Co, nlcago or N. Y.
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| FOR HAWAII
Convention Called by
] a Resolution
Pending.

4 ONAH KUMALAE, Representative
!. of Honolulu, introduced the follow
ing in the House yesterday:
BE 1t Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Territory of
/ Hawaii:
THAT the Congress of the United States
bs and hereby is respectfully requested
to pass, at an early day, an Act enabling
the people of this Territory, who are
citizens thereof and duly qualified to
VOTE to meet in convention and frame
and adopt a State Constitution, whereby
and whereunder this Territory may be
admitted as a State into the Union.
Resolved, That the Governor of this
Territory be and hereby IS requested to
transmit a duly certified copy of this
joint resolution to the President of the
United States, and the President of the
Senate of the United States, and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
of the United States, with the request
that this joint resolution be laid before
the Congress of the United States.
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FOR REMOVAL
FROM HAWAII
Personal Property of
Wards in the
Territory.

THE following is the text of House
Bill 5. introduced yesterday by
Representative Robertson:
An Act to Authorize the Removal of
Persons Under Guardianship and the
Personal Property of Such Persons
Out of This Territory
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii:
Section l. 1t shall be lawful for any
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
Circuit sitting at chambers. on the petit
ton of the guardian of any minor, in
sane person or spendthrift, who desires
to remove the personal property of his
ward out of this Territory, to make an
order authorizing him to do so; but the
guardian shall first give bond with
sufficient surety or sureties, residing In
this Territory, in the full value Of the
wards personal estate, conditioned that
he will qualify guardian of the ward
in the State or country to which he in
tends removing, and that he will there
present and file in the proper court
! complete inventory of his wards proper
| ty and effects.
| Sec. 2. 1t shall be lawful for any
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
! Circuit sitting at chambers, upon the
petition of the guardian of any non-resi-
dent minor, insane person or spendthrift
| to authorize and direct such guardian to
pay and transfer to the duly appointed
guardian of such ward of the jurisdiction
where such ward resides, the funds and
property of such ward, or such portion
thereof as to such Judge may seem just
and proper.
! Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect from
| the date of its publication.
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accounts of the guardianship, shall be
considered as real estate of the ward,
and shall be disposed of among the same
persons and in the same proportions, as
the real estate would have been if II
had not been sold.
Sec. 1878. Such license, in either of the
cases aforesaid, may be granted by any
Judge of the Supreme Court of law and
equity, OF by any Circuit Judge of the
Island in which the estate intended to
be sold lies. but in cases where the ward
resides without this kingdom, such license
shall be granted only by Judge of the
Supreme Court of law and equity.
Sec. 1856. When any minor insane per-
son, or spendthrift, residing without the
kingdom, shall be put under guardian
ship in the country in which he resides,
and shall have no guardian appointed in
this kingdom, the foreign guardian may
file an authenticated copy of his appoint
ment In the Supreme Court of law and
equity, after which he may be licensed
by any Judge of the said court, to sell
the real estate of the ward, in any part
of this kingdom, in the same manner
and on the same terms and conditions as
prescribed in this chapter in the case of
guardian appointed in this kingdom,
excepting in the particulars hereinafter
mentioned.
Sec 1887 Every foreign guardian, so
licensed to sell real estate, shall take
and subscribe the oath required in like
case of guardians appointed in this
kingdom, and shall give notice of the
time and place of sale, and conduct the
same in the manner prescribed for guar
dams appointed here, and may perpetu-
ate the evidence of the notice in the
same manner.
3 Sec. 1888. All the proceedings required
to be had in any Probate Court in this
kingdom, respecting such sale by for
eign guardian, shall be had in the SUI
preme Court of law and equity.
Sec. 1889. Upon every such sale by a
foreign guardian, the proceeds of the
sale, or as much thereof as may remain
upon the final settlement of the guar
dianship, shall be considered as real es-
tate of the ward, and shall be disposed
of among the same persons, as the real
estate would have been, according to the
laws of this kingdom, If it had not been
sold: and the foreign guardian shall in
every case, before making the sale, give
bond, with sufficient surety or sureties,
to the Judge granting the license to sell,
with condition to account for and dis
pose Of the same accordingly.
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Will Go to Melokai.

Rev. Father P. j. Juliotte, a priest
of the Catholic church who recently
arrived in Honolulu, has been given
permission by the Board of Health to
go to the leper settlement to reside per-
manently to administer to the sick.
The Right Rev. F. Gulstan, Bishop of
Panopolis, obtained the permission for
the worthy father through the follow
ing letter addressed to President Ray
mond of the Health Board:
II hereby request of you the favor OF
having permission granted to Rev.
Father Juliotte, one of our Catholic
priests, to reside permanently at Kala-
wac, in the leper settlement, in place
of Rev. Father Thomas, who will be
removed at the first opportunity to an
other district, and outside of the set
tlement."