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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
THOUGHT HIS LAST DAY NEAR,
Laundry Manager Who Worked
Christian Science Backwards.

A well known young ~Davenporter,
who is manager of the local laundry for
one of the large railroads passing
through the city, is a living example
Of the psychological conclusion that the
mind has a direct and powerful control
over the body and its ailments. This
young man wears one false tooth, which
is spiked down into his jaw with a sill
yer spike not quite as large as a ten
penny nail, but a great deal sharper.
The other morning he arose from his
slumbers and discovered thai the tooth
had disappeared. He Immediately be-
gan a search of the bed and with the
horror of the situation growing greater
every second he frantically tore every
sheet, quilt and comforter from the bed
and even entertained thoughts of rip
ping up the mattress. But the tooth
could not be found. He knew it had
been in his mouth when he went to
bed and the natural conclusion was that
he had swallowed 1t.
The young man wasn't hungry for
breakfast and he hurried off to his work
with a pale face. Shortly after he left
his roommate entered the and
found the tooth lying upon the floor.
He picked it up carefully and placed it
upon the dresser. During the middle
of the forenoon he visited the laundry
to see the tooth owner.
The laundryman was as pale as the
linen he was preparing to send out to
a dining car. When he saw his room
mate he almost collapsed.
I'm all in. pal" he gasped; It'll
soon be over now"
Whats the matter man." the room
mate asked.
Pm done for. I've swallowed my
false tooth with the spike attached"
Good heavens!" exclaimed his SYM
pathizing friend. What have you been
doing for yourself?"
well I've taken a five cent package
of EPSON salts since morning, but it
doesn't seem to do any good. I can
feel the spike beginning to cut me right
here" and he placed his hand heal the
equator of his anatomy. THE pain is
getting worse every minute and it will
be awful when that spike begins to cut
it's way out"
The roommate could stand his
friends misery nc longer, so he said:
Go home and get your tooth off the
dresser. picked it up from the floor
after you left"
The laundryman didn't say a word
for a time. But he Strengthened up and
gasped the color back into his face.
Then he remarked:
Have a cigar."-Davenport (Ia.) Re-
publican.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

because of intimidation, which was rap
idly superseding the authority of the
ordinary law. In the western and
southern districts terrorizing had as
sumed a definite form and was beyond
the stage where it could be ignored by
the law. But it needed a special law,
giving special powers, to cope with this
terrorizing of farmers who did not
think they had grievances and there
fore preferred to go their own ways. to
pay rent. and let the league go its way,
without either party molesting the 9TH
er. But that was not a policy the
league could agree to accept.
In several large sections we are hav-
ing some excitement here, and these
may prove only the starting places of
widely spreading agitation. But it is
believed here that things will never go
as far this time as they have gone for
merly. There has been too much done
for the tenant farmers by regular legis-
~lation, and their list of grievances has
been reduced. There are too many
satisfied farmers now, whose lack of
enthusiasm for the league has robbed it
of much Of its potentiality in various
regions. MARMADUKE DAILY.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
"He was a nearl fisher. Cranm.rs

HE was q pearl fisher" Cranmere
continued. without noticing his friends
interruption, land I dare say still has
his diving rig. We would need a boat,
but that can be managed. II Is no use
kicking, Ford. I'm going to give this
thing a trial. I tell you, man, rather
than ask that little girl to wait another
six months for me I'd go to the Internal
regions II there was a chance of making
enough by the trip to get married on"
Ford's Jaws snapped upon a vigorous
| protest. He could write to Lucy to-
night. A beastly two weeks, but when
he came back everybody would be talk
ing oil.
"There Is Mantal now. I'll send him
to you" he muttered. Good luck, old
man."
They shook hands warmly, and the
next day 1t was reported that Corporal
| Cranmere had gone to a n~eighboring
| village to spend his furlough.
Ford, writing to his sweetheart ccr-
| tain passages to be read aloud, drew
q vivid description of the desperate IN
dertaking. HE told me once" he con-
cluded, that for the sake Of getting
enough together to be married on he
would ch%eerfully make a trip to hades.
| Well, he has struck something worse
than hades this trip. Whoever his
girl is, she must be almost as lovable as
somebody else-he's awfully gone on
her. Foor fellow, l hope he will come
back alive, now that his land promises
so well.
And l hope" he muttered. as he
posted the letter. that she will be so
scared and miserable for the next six
weeks she'll learn some sense. I've no
patience with a girl that can't be salts
fed when a man has told her that he
loves her. Histrionics be hanged. I'm
glad Lucy doesn't go in for that sort of
thing, dear, sensible little soul that she
Isl"
This was how it happened that when
Corporal Cranmere, none the worse for
his wild goose chase to Lake Bombon
and the long homeward voyage that had
followed close upon it, dashed into the
private parlor of a San Francisco hotel
and found a worn-looking girl with big
eyes and white cheeks. who had no
high-flown proffers of freedom to make.
Only an eager whisper that she was
glad, so glad he had not been killed in
that horrid volcano.
Never mind, sweetheart" he said,
sooothingly, "the Philippines are not
so bad. But Texas IS the place for us.
isn't it,"
Wherever you are, dear boy" she
answered, contentedly.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

There is a solid citizen of New York
whose fortune was founded on sand.
1t amounts to a few millions. James
Everard dug the earth out of the hole
in which sits that architectural mon
strosity known as the general post
office. The earth proved to be fine
building sand. a very scarce article in
New York. "Jim" not only received big
pay for removing it, but sold it for
fancy prices. thereby laying the founda-
ton Of his ample competency. Prior TO
this windfall he had been a patrolman
on the police force. In ten years he
would have been captain, and it is not
unlikely that, with a captains graft,
he would now own numerous blocks Of
real estate.-New York Press.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
NEWS OF MISSOURI.
ALL SORTS OF THINGS CAUGHT
FROM THE WIRES.
General Happenings Throughout the
State Prepared for Perusal
by Busy Readers.

Notice has ben served by Judge Ell
mer B. Adams of the United States dis
trict court that lottery agents must
leave st. Louis. The order went into
effect last week and the first one to feel
Its effect Is Samuel j. Tenant, who was
hneo $1,000 and sentenced to six months
In Jail for selling lottery tickets. Ten
nant, 1t Is charged had not only mis-
used the mails, but to evade this VIC
lation OF the statutes went from place
to place with the tickets, thus acting as
a common carrier and infringing on the
laws of the interstate commerce COM
mission. He pleaded guilty.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
WILHELM AND THEODORE.
Numerous and Varied Accomplish
ments of Kaiser and President

New York Evening Sun: The deci-
a discussion on who Is the best all
around man in the world?" at a Lon
don bachelor girls tea recently.
Which led some to sum up the
most striking accomplishments of the
ruler of united Germany, as follows:
He can talk fluently in six languages.
He has written a play and conducted Its
rehearsal. No man lives a buster life
than he, but on the discovery of the
Roentgen a he telegraphed for Prof.
Roengen and talked with him for hours.
He has written a public prayer and
conducted a choir. He can cook his
own dinner, can play chess, paint pic
lures, and draw car~icatures. He has
learned engineering and studied cleo
tricity.
Though he can use only one arm he
can shoot game for four hours at the
rate Of two a minute. He has over a
hundred titles and is an admiral in
three Of the largest navies. In Is years
he has shot 23, 1000 head of game. He
changes his dress a dozen times a day,
has a dozen Wallets, and his wardrobe
is worth $500, 900. And all this in ad-
dition to being boss of an empire-a
fact which nobody has any doubt about
since he dropped the pilot, Bismarck, so
unceremoniously.
1t is probable that In variety of &C.
equations and interests President
Roosevelt would rank as second to the
kaiser. AS far as his public life Is con-
cerned he has had a more varied exper-
fence than his great and good friend
of Berlin. He has been a New York as
s%emblyman, a candidate for mayor, q
United States civil service commission.
er, a New York police commissioner, as
sistant secretary Of the navy, a colonel
of volunteer cavalry, governor of the
state of New York, vice president, and
is now head of the nation. II this is
not a case of being all-around what is 1t?
But, in addition to all this, Mr.. Roose-
welt can run a ranch, can shoot big
game, can bag his own dinner and cook
1t, can put up his fists with a profess
sional, knows something about wres-
Ting, cant be tired out in the saddle,
and is keen on all sorts of exercise. He
may not write operas or poetry, but,
young as he is and busy as he has been,
the books that he has produced fill a
goodly sized shelf. He has really given
a new word to literature in 'strenu-
Gus" which is now used wherever Eng
lish is spoken, in the specialized sense
in which it was employed in Mr.. Roose-
velt's essay.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
Classified,

During an encampment of the Nation
al Guard Of Pennsylvania at Mount
Gretna several years ago a party Of Of
ficers went out for a stroll and happen
ing to pass a farm house near the en-
campment grounds, one of them sug-
gested stopping in for a glass of milk.
On going inside the yard they were met
by the farmers daughter, who brought
forth a can of buttermilk and some
tumblers, saying:
This Is the only kind Of milk we
have"
After each of the party had taken a
drink one of them remarked:
by George, that's fine; can you let
us have some more?"
The lass replied:
"Oh, yes: take all you want; we feed
1t to the pigs, anyway."-Philadelphia
Times.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
A MARCONIGRAM.

I'm on a years probation;
We're both too young they say.
She's at her education,
And / must go away.
So here I'm on the briny,
Boun for some horrid spa,
Or burg remote and tiny,
To please Pauline's papa.
II / could drop a line each night
But no! he said I mustn't write.
Today we're due at Queenstown;
A short week old my vow;
I wish il were P%auline's town,
The time a year from now!
Cheer up? I'm quite unable!
I've tried-yet Just to say;
IT love you, DEAR by cable,
Would drive these blues away.
But-always the obdurate sire o
l promised her l wouldn't wire.
Said she: BE diplomatic.
And all will come all right,
My love won't grow erratic
Because you're not in sight!"
But oh. my heart is aching!
And l must seek her aid.
How "a l without breaking
The promise I have made?
Why, precious duffer that / am
I'll send her a M~arconigram!
Town Topics
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
THE GIRL.
How She Was Regarded by the Late
Marquis of Dufferin.

In a character sketch of the late Lord
Dufferin in the Review of Reviews, Mr..
Stead recalls some talk he had with
him once about the extent to which
the world was being Americanized by
the seductiveness of the American girl:
1T is really terrible" he said, "to
note the havoc she wrecks upon the
susceptible diplomatists Of the world
whom she finds at Washington. They
find her irresistible. and the most cos
mopolitan of services is being Ameri-
canized to the core"
OF the American girl herself Lord
Uufferin said he was "a little too old
fashioned in his ideas easily to recon-
cile himself to the innocent license of
the self-depending but self-indulgent
daughter of Brother Jonathan"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

In his report to the April meeting Of
the board of directors of the Louisiana
exposition, President Francis said the
United States government wanted 10
acres on which to show the worlds fair
visitors a plat Of every kind of growing
grass and forage plant suitable to our
country. He reported also that the
Mexican government asked for a tract
large enough to show the varieties Of
Mexican fora in cultivation, with room
for archaeological displays and a ma
tional pavilion besides.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

The Washington Times says that a
certain representative from rural Wis
cousin, desiring a drink of water before
going to bed the other night, found that
the bellboy had neglected to leave the
customary pitcher in his room. A little
search, however. revealed two small
buttons On the wall, under one Of which
was inscribed: Push twice for water"
He pushed as directed, and when the
bellboy arrived with the water the con-
gresham was found holding a pitcher
under the button.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
A Hallmark Superfluous.

Tompkins-What is your idea Of an
a~ristocrat?
Jenkins-"Well. a real aristocrat is
q man so thoroughly well-bred that you
couldn't know he was an aristocrat.--
Detroit Free Press.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
Boer Commander at White House.

Washington, D. c., May 8.-W. d.
Snyman, the Boer commander who rep
resents the Boer interests in this
try, lunched with President Roosevelt
today. He declared there was no signi-
ficance attached to his presence at the
white house, and that his visit was
purely personal. Other guests were Sec
rotary of War Root and Governor Taft.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

French has been made the official Ian
Cnage of the Quebec legislature city
council and board of trade. English =
speaking members will be allowed to
use their own language, of course, but
ali the records are to be kept in French
The change is due to the growth Of tn,
French element in the three bodies
named H
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

General Jacob Smith, on trial at
Manila, is known among correspondents
as Hell Roaring Jake" He is living
up to his nickname.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

According to Consul-General Barlow,
Mexico is a bad place for a young in
experienced mar without ample funds
In any line he chooses to follow.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
Maxims for the Married.

Since you are married you may
rs well make The best of it..
SO make some maxims and try
to live up to them.
Aud don't be discouraged If YOU
fail. Iou will fail, but perhaps
you won't always fail.
Never both be cross at the same
time. Wait your turn.
Never cease TO be lovers. 1t you
cease some one else may begin.
You were gentleman and lady
before YOU were husband and wife e.
Don't forget it.
Keep Yourself at your best. 1t
is compliment to your partner.
Keep your ideal high. You may
miss it, but it is better to miss II
high one than to hit a low one.
\ blind love is foolish love.
Encourage the best
Permanent mutual respect is
necessary for II permanent love.
The tight cord is the easiest to
snap.
IF you take liberties be prepared
to give them.
There is only one thing worse
than quarrels in public. That is
carcSscs.
Money is not essential TO happi-
ness, but happy people usually
have enough, So save some.
The easiest way of saving is to
do without things.
If you can't then You had better
do without Il wife.
The man who respects his wife
does not turn herinto Il meudicaut
Give her purse of her own.
If you save, save ut your own
expense.
In all matters OF money prepare
always for the worst and hope for
the best.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
Horses Bought and Sold.

At the Centralia horse sale last
week the following exchanges were
made:
Dorothy, a red bay mare; owned
by l.. Il. Barnett, Mexico; bought
by VIM. Smith, Mexico, $l0j.
Chester, gclding; owned by l..
h. Barnett, bought by Robert Hi
scy, Mexico, $li5.
Rex Squirrel, 1874. Vol ",
y. s. b. A., black stallion; owned
by j. w. Smith, Mexico; bought
by DR.. Steiner, st. Joseph, $3.50.
Ashland Denmark, Jr., brown
stallion; owned by Henderson
Bros. bought by Ed Morris, Mex
leo, $1Gj.
\ black mare, owned by G.. l..
Bruce. bought by j. W. Brucr,
Mexico 500
y siX-ycar-old horse, owned by
T. l." Bruce bought ny ~ '"
smith, McNlco' Sl"V'
Gray King, Il dark iron gray
geldlng; owned d! w H. DAWSON
T-..,..I;, i.,,..l, L.. I,,,,., I a.,
,ehtral'a' DouEI'I ny "eorsc he''
Mexico 800
y high-clasS horse, owned by
llstS " Lee MEXICO oouent u!
H. l. br""h' 't''''"''"' 3i-''
Lady BcsS, chestnut Sorrei;
owned by W. f. Dawson, Contra
l'a' poug'i' ny "'oree Le'' "eN'
co. Tlo''
n high grade gelding; owned
ny "or'l''" " "'iis' N''''i'''"
bought ~ "orr''' "'N''o' P''''
An elght-ycar'old geldlng' own
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
Land Exchanges.

Wendell 5. Hathaway aud wife
to Albert White, W. c1s 81 and
e.. We 34-5O-9, $4,000.
Efic NJ. Friar to Edwin Grange
| acre adjoining Laddonia, less
strip, $50.
G.. w. Ramey and wife to Ross
Headington, NV NV 2l-jl-G, $500.
Mary O'Callaghan and husband
to W. +. Mcdonald, lot |, blk /,
fair ground addition to Mexico, 81.
Henry Enslen and wife to Ross
Headington. NJ sc 3l-5l-G. 81
800.
Joseph Riggs and wife to II. l..
Wilmot, 100 acres in 2G-52-11,
-, 80.
Douglass Standifer and wife to
|. ]. Head. Sc Sc 23-jl-l1, and
strip, 1923.
Augustus billiard and wife to
Maggie L. wilkins, ne sw l2-5O-9
81 $50.
|. j. Head and wife to Joe Con-
sidinc, Sc ST 23-jl-ll, and > acres
adjoining, 1928.
+. l.. Stallings and husband to
Lakenan x Barnes, NV NV 1910
10, 1919.
VIM. Armstrong and wife to
VIM. Reinken, VIZ NV 9-jl-S,
81 200O.
James Il. Clanton ct al to Rob
ert o, Guthrie, 100 acres in 3 and
l0-52-l0, 1000.
y. j. Clement and wife to An
ME Elliott, l2S 74-l00 acres in
9-52-S, 81.
Ben Payton ct al to Mary T.
Paytou ct al, NV 35-53-S, 81 400.
Ira j Ellis aud wife to Thoma,
b. Hendrix, NV l4-j2-9, less J
acres NV corner, S3, 500.
w l. rriplnr nt nj tn rhorl..
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
The Best is the Cheapest.

Not how cheap, but how good is
the question.
The TWICE-A-WEEKR REPUBLIC Is
not as cheap as are some so-called
newspapers. But it is as cheap us
it is possible to sell Il frst-class
newspaper. 1t prints all the news
that is worth printing. II you read
it all the year round you are posted
on all the important aud interest
ing affairs of the world. 1t is the
best aud most reliable newspaper
that money and brains can pro-
duce-and those should be the dis
tinguiShimg traits of the newspaper
that is designed to be read by all
members of the family.
Subscription price, 81 il year.
Any newsdealer, newspaper or
postmaster will receive your sub
scriptiOn. or YOU may mail it di-
rect to
TIE REPUBLIC,
st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
ABOUT INSECT PESTS.
Mon Fight Insects with Other Insects In
Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Islands.
Few countries have suffered more
from the introduction of insect pests
than the Hawaiian islands. The two
chief products of these islands are
sugar and coffee, while a considerable
amount of fruit is also grown. Along
with the imported trees came their in
sect enemies, notably the scale insect
and the aphis. In the course of time
these increased so prodigiously that
they threatened to destroy the indus
tries of the country. Man is doomed
TO a constant struggle against nature,
and he is often compelled, 50 to speak,
to fight her with her own weapons.
So it was in this case. The trees We're
being destroyed by insects; remedy:
import more insects. So in 1890 GER
tain ladybird (Vedalla cardinalis) was
sent over from Australia. 1t became
completely naturaliZed, and increased
prodigiously, feeding on the scale in
sects which it soon reduced in num-
bers, until they became comparatively
scarce. But there were other insect
plagues-aphides and others of differ
ont orders. The government therefore
employed q naturalist to import more
insects These were brought from
Australia, and many of them have es-
| tablished themselves and done good
| service, one OF the most useful is a
ladybird which feeds on the aphides
which had seriously attacked the sugar
canes, 1t has done such good work
that there is every prospect of the
canes being speedily cured-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
Man Killed About a Dog.

Louisiana, Mo-, Feb. 27.-The
case of the State against Dan
Bowen, Il prominent merchant of
this county, charged with assault
with intent TO kill Wright Gillum,
another merchant, was called in
the Pike Circuit Court today and
continued until next term. 1t will
be remembered that Bowen and
Gillum fell out over II dog, and
Bowen shot at Gillum. Shortly
afterward Gillum shot at Bowen,
and the affair eliminated last
September in Bowen shooting
Gillum to death from ambush.
Bowen had previously been ar
rested on the assault charge and
released ON bond, and this case
was on the court docket first. If
it had been tried, the peculiar
spectacle would have been present
ed of man being tried for as
saulting man he had afterwards
killed. The murder case was
next on docket, and was reset fol
trial March 10, and ii special We
nire of sixty jurymen ordered.
The ease is of much interest, ow-
ing to the prominence of boil
families and the peculiarities OF
the tragedy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06

Thomas Nelson did for Virginia
what Robert Morris did for the nation
saved the state from bankruptcy by
devoting 10 her use his large fortune,
says writer in Lippineott. When he
was In command of the state militia at
Yorktown the exigencies of the situa-
tion seemed to require the destruction
of certain large and imposing build
ing in the place. It is sad to know
that this gallant Virginia congress
man and governor was so embarrassed
by the loans that he had made TO his
state TO pay It's regiments when there
was no money in the treasury. that
in his last remaining days his remain
ing property was sold to pay his debts.
He was but 81 when he died, worn out
by anxieties and years of ill-health,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
His Legal Status.

ut is better, gentleman of the
Jury" generously said an Arkan-
sas attorney, who was defending
person of disreputable looks and
maladorous reputation, THAT nine
guilty men should escape than that
one innocent man should suffer
punishment. /, therefore"
THAT'S all right, Mr.. Cable
by" interrupted Squire Peavey, Il
mossgrown but shrewd old justice
of the peace. "But | feel obliged
to sawter call the attention of the
gentlemen of the jury to the fact
that durin' the time you've been
practicin' law in this yere cou't,
your proratty of nine guilty men
have already done escaped, and
I'll incidentally mention that the
prisoner at the bar is guilty, and
in addition to that | am mighty
shore that he is perfectly capable
of committin' the crime, even il
he hain't actually done it,"
1t is to be recorded that the
gentlemen of the jury found the
disreputable looking person guilty
without examination. Chicago
Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-06
Audrain Courts.

CIRCUIT COURT Bird Monday III
January, LIST Monday in June,
Sd Monday III September.
COUNTY COURT-lSt Monday
in February, LIST Monday in May,
LIST Monday in August, LIST Monday
in November.
PROBATE CoVRT-2d Monday in
January, I'd Monday in March, I'd
Monday in May, ID Monday in
September.