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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11


Asked for the blessing of God to rest
upon lis
ant | thank the God of Justice tina;
once more we stand face to face in
Gods holy temple Or | shall not
harm you. You need not shrink. May
God forgive you for spelling my life
| doubt if He ever will | wish your
people to know your crime. Your kind
it is that makes men scorn religion
and violate Gods laws.
"Ah, my friends, my strength is al
most gone and | know l have not
much longer to live in this woeful
world. hope to be in peace with God
you join me in prayer?"
And as the kneeling vagabond ut.
tered a simple earnest petition for
mercy and forgiveness and even
prayed for the villain who had so
wronged him. the preacher we had
thought the embodiment of almost
heavenly virtues silently passed into
the night.
We never saw or heard of him again.
AS the tramp asked for the blessing
of God to rest upon us all he attempt
ed TO rise. but tottered, staggered,
fen,-was dead.
We never learned from whence he
came nor anything concerning who
he was. but we gave him a respectable
burial ana over his grave we placed
stone and on that stone this in
scription,
Here Lies INDICATED Prodigal.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
obtain mercy"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
The Other Side.

An author who illustrates his own
novels mas submitted to an interview.
You find that 1t pays, don't you?"
You bet,-in lots of ways. For in
stance, | get naid for the story?"
Yes"
Then, the illustrations of the au,
thor of book are worth double those
Of the ordinary artists"
"Of Coursc!"
Then some fool of a rich fellow
comes along and offers a fabulous sum
for the original drawings, and wants
an introduction to you, and invites
you to dine with him, and your fortune
8 made, and your future is safe! It's
Il great scheme, ! tell you, and au.
t3ors are fools who don't make the
most of it,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Fourth Wife He Bought Runs Away.

James Bargera of Pittsburg has been
committed to Jail on complaint of Gas
par Scala.
About Sept. Bargera agreed to get
Scala a wife for 1925. Shortly after.
ward he introduced a pretty Italian
girl by the name of Santa Bonsitti to
Scala and the two were welded amid
great festivities.
The bridegroom swore at the hear
ing that he had paid Bargera the st25
agreed upon. Next day, however, Sea.
liza alleges Bargera persuaded the
bride to run away. Since that time he
has not seen his wife.
Scala has been unfortunate, for all
of his three former wives left him
much in the same manner as the last
All his wives, it is said, were pur
chased in the same way.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
One Preparation for Death,

The subject of the accompanying
picture is surely unique. 1t represents
an old Lancashire man sitting in his
bedroom beside his own coffin.
The old gentleman is approaching
100 years of age, and has had his cot
fin in readiness for about fifteen years
Moreover, he made it in its entirety
with his own hands. and is proud to
show it you as being a piece of his
own handiwork, of which he need not
be ashamed. He assured the writer
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
A Remarkable Shot.

A peculiar incident happened at the
Yarran, Victoria, rife ranges. A man
was taking aim at 400 yards, and just
as he fired several magpies flew in
front of him, bout 200 yards distant
The bullet struck one of the magpies
and brought it to the ground, and a
bullseye was registered by the marker
for the shot. A bullseye and mag
pie" were thus scored for one shot.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
INSIST ON GETTING TT,

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
hance Starch. This Is because they have
a stock on hand of other brands contain
ing only Ii or. In a package. which they
won't be able to sell first, because De-
fance contains 16 OF. for the same money.
Do you want 16 OF. instead of IL o.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Will Cure Cont by Fasting.

W. c. Arnett of sissons. Cal. is try
ing to cure himself of govt by fasting.
For thirty-one days he took no nour-
ishment but that got from smoking q
pipe and reduced his weight from 2bs
to 210 pounds. He has now added an
orange to his daily diet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Monster Wine Vat.

Asti, Cal, boasts Of the largest wine
vat in existence. This monster vat,
recently built on the property OF the
ltalian-Swiss Agricultural Colony, a
successful cooperative concern, is cut
in solid rock, being 81 feet in length,
"a feet wide, and 25 feet deep. Its
capacity is something over half a mil
lion gallons of wine, being about three
times more capacious than any similar
vat known In the world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

breakfast the other morning. On
cracking the shell of what was ap-
parently an ordinary egg, he discov-
cred that an enterprising fowl had
presented him with a double supply.
The double-yoked egg is by no means
uncommon, but in the above picture it
will be seen that the fowl has gone
one better. enclosing one complete egg
within another after the manner of the
Chinese box puzzle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Young white House Fishers

Kermit Roosevelt and some of his
shums were caught fishing in the big
aquarium east Of the White House the
other day. When discovered thy were
In the possession of several good sized
Holsters and were starting in to seine
The goldfish
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Auto Runs Into a DitCh-Auto
Strikes Elevated Post-Auto Turns a
Somersaut. Judging by these head
lines from one column of New York
paper, the life of the rich is not en-.
tirely without excitement
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Alibi That Was Convincing.

A convincing alibi was recently fur
nished by a man in France. He was
charged with the murder OF girl at
Nice, and he brought conclusive evil
deence to show that he was at that
lime committing a burglary at a hotel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

A New York man who was out hunt
ing the other day mistoOk his brother
for deer and shot and killed him. 1t
is wonderful how many different things
the human form looks like to n man
with a gun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Another FrenChman has been
scratched in duel. The French duel
may yet become deadly. There is
always the possibility of blood poi.
sOning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Dr.. Augur Koenigs Hamburg

Drops, as a blood purifier, strength
and health restorer, and a specific for
all stomach, liver, and kidney trou-
bles, leads all other similar medi-
cines In it's wonderful sales and mar
vellous confidence OF the people,
especially our vast German population.
1t ia not a new and untried product,
but was made and sold more than
0ixty years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

friend stationed in distant city,
business of importance III my vicin'
ity he would avail himself Of the op.
portunity and privilege of paying me
long delayed visit, renewing old
comradeship and further cementinG
our friendship.
He came. tall, fair, handsome man.
and what WAS nay surprise 10 learn
that my Mary was enchanted with him.
rhe would sit silently watching the
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Morocco should have sense enough
TO keep quiet. If she makes noise
enough to attract the attention of the
European powers one of them is likely
10 gobble her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
A Double Foot *" Rayed.

Of the daughters of poor family liv-
ing in the territory OF Ljublin. The
four outer toes are normally devel.
oped, but in place of the ordinary big
toe is shortened and smaller one. II
is at this point that the deformity
begins. There are six superfluous
toes. OF these two are well developed.
bat instead of being free they are
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

The Baron MuenChhausen. who went
into the marriage syndicate with n
view to capturing IA $500, 600 Ameri-
can widow appears to have got new
way of spelling his name.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

MascaGni declares that he dospises
this country. The man is rash. Has
he never heard of that beautiful
axiom, III ut hr3t you don't succeed
try, try again?
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

The decision to hold the Olympic
games in St. Louis instead Of in Chi
caEo, which has talked so much about
them, must be hard blow to the
Windy City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
p!$ |||l ) Ii!!|j k{IRzIzlR

united by piece of skin, and Of the
remaining four toes there are parallel
with each other and the fourth 10
turned off at an angle. With the ex.
ception of this last one all the toes
are movable, and the X-rays show
that all except the fifth and eleventh
have each three distinct bones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

The spectacle of an automobilist
doing term of six months in Jail will
doubtless be a welcome one to the
farmers of New York who have been
lodging these vehicles all summer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Woman Supports Brass Band,

Mrs. Oliver Ames supports at her
own expense a full brass band at the
Oliver Ames High School Of North
Easton, Mass, an institution of her
own planning and provision.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

A young man in New York has won
a wife by his good cooking. Now, II
he is only first class sweeper and
buster that will be happy household.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

A new Mexican volcano has begun
operations in the state of Tohasco.
- If tObasco were not hot enough
without trimmings.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Mark Twain says joyfully that his
wife is getting better daily-and he
has often remarked that she was the
best wife In the world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

man may gush over a woman, OF
vice versa, but the gushing is seldom
mutual.
A girl doesn't mind her rival being
eXasperatingly clever If she is also
consolingly ugly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

A great battle is said to be going
on in Venezuela. A couple of men
will sometimes get together and put
UP stiff fight.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

How long will it be before the PEG
pie will flock in droyes to the great
comic opera hit, entitled THE Mad
Mullah?" This idea is copyrighted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

1t is reported that King Leopold Is
going to get married again. The name
of the lucky music hall artist 10 rot
given.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
South American City sinkino.

Quito, in South America, is sinking
faster than any other city. 1t stands
now so feet lower than it did in
1880
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

A Chicago woman asks for 100000
damages for n broken heart. 1t must
have been smashed into a good many
pieces.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

1t is the irony of fate that after pin
ing so long for life of freedom Jim
Younger should SO quickly find it in
tolerable when obtained
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Marie Corclli appears to be troubled
by an abnormal development of the
personal pronOun, first person singu
lar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
A THOUGHT.


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pchance o
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sor that
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Has wealth "a
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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

About the only man in this world
who always gets just what's coming
TO him is the villain in the modern
melodrama.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Kentucky woman recently secur
ed divorces from two different men
in one day. Let us hope that she now
feels free and equal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Marconi says that his experiments
are giving complete satisfaction.
Then why Is he so reticent?
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

The automobile owner who doesn't
believe in running over people finds
II hard to be a hero to his chauffeur.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

my parents tried hard to keep me
from becoming an actor" The VII
lain-I congratulate them on their
success.-London Tit-Blts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Along comes the ak trust. II will
be followed by the hammer trust.
Then what will the knockers do?
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

With a crop of more than 100000.
boo bushels. it ought to be impossible
this year for any one to corner corn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

roiled again--a robbcr. And by tho
usual Chicago girl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

The fewer brains a man has the
more mouth he has and the greater
his propensity for using it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Euus Within Eous,

A reader sends to the Manchester
Dispatch this interesting photograph
of an egg curio served up to him at
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

IT'S better to be stingy and have
money in the bank than to be broke
and have to borrow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Mr.. Baltour wants to standardize
English education, but he is opposed
10 standardizing his golf.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

True, it costs more to live than 1t
used to, 0jt 1t is worth something
to be alive these days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Sir Thomas Upton 10 again after
the cup. He has the tea.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

cos labor mayor by naming hin
Schmitz
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

Is the prolongation OF human life to
be in the hands Of the salt trust hero
after?
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Eleven Toes on a Foot

There is woman in Russia with
eleven toes on one foot She is one
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11
Costly Implement Of Warfare.

Krupp's lS0ton gun fires two shotg
minute; each shot costs e300.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-11

emotions play upon his face as we con
versed about old college days.
MY God! There must be sins fol-
which men cannot find forgiveness
nor can they atone for them. This
priest, this friend, bah, after but one
short week, stole my darling and | was
left alone. Before a year Of misery
had passed away heard that the jewel
that | had ouce so treasured and
priced. was dead.
That, my friends, is why left the
church. That is why l took to drink,
That is why | am a vagabond. That
is why | am here tonight. The thief
changed his name and fed to new
pastures green and l have searched
for him for five long years, but to.
right my journey is ended. Yes, your
pl eacher is the man l have sought,
u "a
~ 4
N 1 1 nI7TI7 N 1T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
FLY TO MARS {
Airship Inventor Comes to
Grief, Arrested for
Fraud.

Berlin, April 1S.-Hermann Ganswindt,
whose so-called flying machine has at
tracted wide attention here and abroad,
was arrested to-day for protracted de-
ception, forgery and quilting the public
into subscribing for shares of an aero
plane company. He obtained money in
small sums from hundreds of persons.
Ganswindt recently flooded the papers
here with immense advertisements of
flying machines containing the indorse-
ments of clergymen and other persons in
experienced in business from all parts
of Germany. r-.. ....- -..- s.r..
1t transpires that some of the names
we're forged, including the name of Duke
Ernst Gueuther Of SchlesWig Holstein,
Emperor Williams law. The
police had long suspected Ganswindt and
detectives had been working on the case
five months. He recently offered to the
war minister for 10000, 900 marks flying
machine which he said would reach the
planet Mars. The prisoner also claimed
to have invented a motor having multi
plying power, resulting in sort Of per-
petual motion. E,
Ganswindt, who was originally lawyer
and then a farmer, had been experiment.
ing ten years with various visionary in
ventions, none of which realized his eX-
pectations. ...-... ..#. .'.s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
"UP TO" Beers
Will Meet for Debate, Cons
nlunication With British
Being Suspended.

= London, April 1S.-The government lead
err, A. ]. Balfour, in the house of COM
mons to-day, made the following impor-
tant statement.
After two conferences between Lord Mil
ner, the British high commissioner of South
Africa, and Lord Kitchener, and the Boer
delegates at Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, while
refusing to grant armistice on military
grounds, has agreed to give facilities for the
election and meeting Of representatives of the
various Boer commands to consider the posi-
ton. The Boer leaders have therefore left
Pretoria to carry out this plan. 1t is not ex-
pected that communication between the Brit
ish authorities and the Boer leaders can be
resumed in less than three weeks.
1t is argued among the members that
the action of the Boer leaders demon
strates that a majority favor the accept
ance of the suggested British peace terms.
The submission Of the question to a
plebiscite Of the burghers is according to
Boer law, which requires the leaders OF
armed forces in the field to take the
opinion Of their followers before conclud-
ing peace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
RUSSIA'S ILLS
Material and Political Condi-
tons More Distressing
Than Ever.

St. Petersburg, April 1S.-The st. Pet
ersburg university And other higher edu-
cational institutions have reopened.. The
attendance was light. Students reports
give the total number of arrests in Mos
COW as 1900. They anticipate the exile to
Siberia Of the greater part of the 400 stu
dents who offered the government armed
resistance in the vicinity of Moscow. The
turbulent elements continue to utilize the
theaters as places for the distribution Of
revolutionary literature.
From many towns it is reported that
political prisoners are generally resort
ing to starvation tactics in order to force
their release or obtain hearing. Forty
eight persons thus secured their release
a short time ago and from the detention
prison in this city where they had been
held without an inquiry for nearly a
year.
Many students are preparing to go
abroad for study. General report has it
that Finance Minister White seriously
proposed to charge all Russians who de-
sired to go abroad 300 rOubles for the
first six months and 200 roubles for each
additional half-year. Fiscal as well as
political reasons are urged in favor OF
THIS project. .. "a.
The reports from the famine stricken
districts more than Justify the anticipa-
lions of acute suffering. Scurvy and ty-
phoid fever are devastating the peasantry
throughout the whole of the Alta region,
formerly the chief granary of Siberia.
The starving people there have consumed
even the last remnants of their seed
grain; and no spring crops have been
sown. In some places the scarcity of fod-
der is 80 great that half the houses have
been unthatched to save the lives of the
cattle and horses.
At Menzelinsk, government of Cufa
there have been upwards of 1000 cases O
typhus hunger and scurvy; at Belebiesky
6S2 cases, and at Akmollinsk over 1900
Similar reports come from Voronej, Kazar
and Saratoff. The Red Cross society /!
furnishing all the aid at it's command
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
GLOOMY
Illinois Central Strike a
Waterloo May Spread
to All Shops.

Waterloo, Iowa, April 18.-The strike
situation in the Illinois Central shops
hero is daily assuming a more serious
phase. Business Agent Roderick of the
rived and is endeavoring to adjust mat
tiers. He states the situation is more
serious than he expected and unless the
company set ties the strike here the shops
of the entire system may be called out.
He is holding conference with all or
CARNATIONS. The company has imported
a few men to make light repairs.
The unions have forced the local stores
to quit furnishing goods to the company
and it is shipping them in. A large force
of special agents is guarding the Centrals
property, although thus far the men have
been quiet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
TWO MORE In THE TOLLS
BERRY's STATEMENT IMPORTANT
Bnrkeepers at Bemidji Involved in
the Death of McGlauchlin by
Knockout Drops.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bemidji, Mimi, April 18.-The hearing
of George Ladue for the murder of Eugene
McGlauchlin was finished this morning
and he was committed to Crookston Jail
to await the action of the next grand jury.
His accomplish, John Berry will have his
hearing this afternoon. State Chemist
Carel, who examined the stomach of the
victim gave his testimony last night,
showing that death was caused by fishber-
ry poison. The state has strong case
against both men.
After listening to the evidence Of Pro-
fessor Carel, John Berry sent word to
County Attorney Street that he wished to
make a statement. He was permitted to
sleep over 1t and this morning after Ladue
had been bound over. on separate ex-
animation, Berry's statement was taken
and Immediately afterwards G. A.Williams
and Joseph Scyan, barkeepers in the sa-
looms visited by Berry, Ladue and Nc
Glauchin. were taken into custody by the
sheriff on the complaint of the county
attorney charging them with completely in
the crime.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
METEOR in DANGER
Emperor Williams Yacht Encoun-
tered Foul Weather.

Emperor Williams Yacht Encoun-
tered Foul Weather.
London, April 1s.-T1he voyage from New
York of the German imperial yacht Me-
teor III, which anchored off Hythe, In
Southampton waters, yesterday evening,
was eventful. She had plenty OF bad
weather, and once even the safety Of the
yacht was endangered. Lieutenant Com
nlander Karpf, emperor Williams repre-
sentative on board the Meteor, in an in
terview, said:
With strong northwest wind the yacht
proceeded under her own canvas for the first
two days, leaving the steamer Scotia behind
and losing sight of her. In the night OF
April 8 we again picked up the steamer, and
in the evening of April we were taken in
tow until April 8, when, owing to a heavy
swell, the tow rope carried away. Towing
was resumed on the following day when the
wind had fallen. The tow rope again parted
April 10, in hard westerly gale. On April
H. while again towing, hard easterly blow
sprang up. On the morning Of April IL the
Meteor's bobstay carried away Then the
bowsprit was carried away, seriously en-
dangering the yachts safety and all on
board We managed, however, to recover the
SPAR The weather became SO bad that we
were obliged to heave to for twenty-four
hours. Thereafter the weather was fine.