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a rueful face. "Your visit was No
good: Helen will be married next
month" And was disappointed that
his friend showed no emotion.
That autumn Rainier was much out
of his Office, being engaged In muir
der case in another town; but the lit
tie slipper went along with his brlefs
and every night lay among the law
books on his table while he studied
his case.
On his return home his partner told
him he had engaged new type oper-
ator. "And she's perfectly awful; but
so lady like about her mistakes that
don't seem able to be hard on her,.
Il thought you could Jump on any
body? But give her show; she may
improve" Rainier answered.
The first set of papers he sent In to
be typed came back in miserable snape'
and, much annoyed. he gathered them
UP and went away to the girls room 10
expostulate; but when he had pusheo
the door half open, he stopped.
kitty ely has heart
Warns a cup OF tea
Scarcely above a whisper the notes
were, but full of the rare quality OF
rollicking merriment. He looked In.
The girl sat at her desk wiping on her
machine; her close-fitting brown boz
| lero showed daintily rounded figure
and her blonde hair was drawn from
her face in wayy pompadour. IN
stinctively Rainer's eyes went from IL
to the edge of her skirt. Did ne ex-
pect to see one foot shod and one IN
scarlet stockings? If SO he was mis-.
taken. for the rainy-day skirt showed
two round-toed boots that tried in vain
to look business-like and ~manisn.
Rainer's heart thumped as it had never
thumped before. He stepped IN 20 tne
| room.
'sMiss Curtis. presume.
She smiled and bowed.
"Iam Rainier. Shelton's partner" M
said, and longed to add, "and for 81
months your unknown admirer," bu'
of course he dared not.
IL know" she answered, with the ar
of a gracious hostess rather than an
employee. "Can do anything fol-
yon?"
"Er-these papers" he began
lingering them nervously.
"They are not right? Oh, ! am %
sorry. Can you show me what II
wrong?"
| And then, although a client was
waiting in his Office, he sat by her ant
patiently pointed out the mistakes
The next day it was the same thing;
there were more errors, and he stayed
and showed her how to correct them
BY the end of the week it had become
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THE USES OF coAL-TAR.
Gas-Making Has Grown Into .
Profitable Industry.

Even more wonderful than the cot
ton industry is the utilization of coal
tar. Only a short while ago this
troublesome by-product of gas-mak-
ing was considered nuisance. The
effort to get rid of it has grown into
a n industry which employs more
scientific men in its development
tina n any other. A description of all
the products of coal tar would be a
review of the greater part of the or
ganic chemistry of to-day. Coal tar
was tirst distilled in England so years
ago, but it was not until 1856, the
date of the discovery of the first ami
line coTors, that the industry became
an important one. Now the value OF
the by-products of gas-malSing tar,
coke and ammonia-greatly exceeds
that of the coal burned in the gas
works. The distillation of the tai
gives a series; of products, each OF
which serves as starting point for
a long series of valuable articles OF
everyday use.
In the United States the tar il
usually distilled into light oil, heavy
oil and pitch. The pitch remaining
in the still is known as soft pitch
and is used in roofing and paving
Formerly it wa s customary to turr
this substance to hard pitch, which
was sent abroad to be used in tho
making of compressed fuel; the an
thracene oil obtained by this distil
lation- was sent to England to b.
used in making alizarin. But II
does not pay to make anthracene il
America now An American has pat
ented a method of making an arti
fetal asphalt from the pitch, and il
seems not improbable that the as
phalt industry will be revolutionizei
by this process, says an article OF
Large Industries Founded on Waste
Products" by f. Francis Hicks, IL
Success.
Creosote oil Is coal-tar product
which, owing to its extensive use il
creosote lumber. is coming into grea
demand. OF the refined products
benzine is one of the most common
The presence of 20 times as much ben
zine in the coal gas as there is in thu
tar has led to the introduction of
process for removing the benzine from
the gas. Toluene, used in making ar
tificial indigo, is also obtained by thi
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cB. CHANBERLIN, Md.
or WASHINGTON. DC.

after months Of suffering. Fellow
sufferers, Peruns will cure you. DIR.
Llewellyn Jordan.
Geo. c. Havener, M. d., Of Anacostis.
d. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus O.:
Gentlemen In my practice have
had occasion to frequently prescribe
your valuable medicine, and have found
It's use beneficial, especially in cases OF
catarrh. &c George G. Havener, N. ID.
II you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use Of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving q full statement OF your CASE
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbian,
Ohio.
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his habit to drop into her Office two OF
three times day to give her word OF
instruction. Then once he had her
work in his private room all morning,
and, under pretense of great rush, or
dered lunch served there and insisted
that she make him a cup of tea; and
they grew quite merry over the meal.
"This is as warm as Kitty Cly's heart"
he said, teasingly, as she handed him
his cup. by the way, Miss Curtis, how
big do potatoes grow down in Tenncs-
see,"
She blushed brilliantly. "You heard
me singing?"
Several times"
II do it without knowing. hope
do not disturb you."
The next Sunday he boldly presented
himself in her parlor, and while he
talked with her father he watched
her.
In spite of her efforts the girl did not
become expert with her machine, and
at last Shelton insisted that she should
90. So Rainier sent for her and told
her as kindly as possible the firms de.
cision.
"And. now have something to say to
| YOU ON my own account" he began, but
he got no further, for as he spoke he
had pushed up the top of his desk, and
behind the writing pad stood small
glass case containing red morocco
slipper. The girl gave little cry, ther
checked herself. blushing with con
| fusion.
"Oh, you have discovered my treas
ure," he said, opening the case and tax
ing the shoe out. II picked up thi.
slipper, dropped by modern Cinderel
la. and like the prince am waiting Il
find the owner to ask her to be my
wife. Do you know anybody it woult
fit-Bessie?"
ssYou will have to send out you
herald and search the city as the prime,
did" she said, without looking at him
"May be my own herald and COM
TO your home this evening and see /
YOU cannot produce the mate? 1t wa
i I. dear, who stood in the door at TIT
wings that morning and watched yo'
ON the ladder"
| She put out her hand with shy littl
laugh and took the slipper. "And
thought Towser had carried IL unde
the house that day, and stayed from
the dance in the evening because / hat
not another pair and Helen's wouldn'
fit.
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KTdQu0W Va w
lumbia College
and who served
three years at
West Point, has
the following to
say Of Peruna:
I" Allow mo to
express my graft
tude to you for
the benefit de-
rived from your
wonderful REM
edy. One short
m o tn ha 9
brought forth 2
vast chanoa And
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rHE PROPER sINeIN. TIME.


In the spring the little song birds
Are so happy In the trees
That they must be always singin-
Cannot stop 1t II they please;
And in spring my heart is singin'-
Always singin' just like these.
For the man whose heart Is Silent
When the buds are on the tree
And the air sfull of fragrance,
Isn't all a man should be;
For the days when birds are singln
Is the time for melody.
All the joyousness Of Twin.
Free from winters blfghting CURSE
Is as welcome to my bosom
As Is money to my purse;
And I'm not ashamed to say II.
That il takes the form OF verse.
Oh. the comm of the May days
Is the glory OF our cline.
For the time of buds and blossoms
Is the proper singin' time.
And the spring will always ma me
Freely droppin' into rhyme.
edward s. Everett, in Springneie
(Mass.) Republican.
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The she riff at Bridgeton, N. j., the
other day sold the whole village of
Halberton for $1,000. 1t was started
in 1898 as colony for Russian He
brews from New York, but proved q
failure. The property consisted of
nearly 5000 acres of land, zoo houses
and large factory building.-N. Y.
Sun.
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The New Education for Women
is an expression which covers
the recently adopted courses in
many colleges and Universities of
Domestic Science or home train
ing.
The West has taken the lead In
this movement. The University
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Once upon q time Rome was saved
by the cackling of geese. Application
Of the x-ray to eggs under brook
ing hen killed the vital germ. Tie
inference seems reasonable. says the
Chicago Chronicle. that thus human
We may be saved by the x-ray aT-
nd 70 disease germs. But 6ne eue-
expeEiment = net eoqelelyo
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The little
Red Shoe =
ny sarah s..amens kennedy.

proved very interesting, so she nao
taken pity ON a bust of Shakespeare
which surmounted the case, and was
busily rubbing the dust from his eyes
with her cambria handkerchief. And
as she rubbed she sang running rag
time tunes and other airs together
in a tumble that would have set Wag-
ner-worshiper wild.
kitty ely has heart
Warns cup OF tea.
Big as any sweet potato
Down In Tennessee.
She sang SO loud that she did not
hear the gate slam nor the knock at
the door, so the gentleman outside
had a good look at her as she perched
there in the flame-colored negligee
with its foamy rufies, and her blonde
hair waved fluffy above her brow.
One little foot was on step OF the
ladder, but the other swung over the
side and kept sort of pendulum time
TO the song she sang. The one at rest
was decorously clad in hose and slip
per. but this other wilful vagrant was
covered only with its stocking, having
kicked of the scarlet slipper in Its
Efforts to keep up with the changes
Of tune and time. The dropped slip
per lay on the carpet at the foot OF
the ladder. On the whole she made
perfectly fascinating picture, and the
man outside did not scrupie 70 'ooN
his fill, for the door was wide open
and the bookcase not dozen 1ees away
across the hall.
Scan she make cherry pie. Biiiy-ooy'
Dnly-Dos -;.;n ,,tt,rg IN
VS. ~, 80 $50 .rtorress ~
an sA.'a "a - ,,,sd ths Lnocter
u' ~ 10. ILL, .,;.t h;s ,ruscle
o"ss n,o s. c. t.a.d ~ turrsd
= ~ a. n ;rsts~.,r snd ,ooL
ny 'ne no'ss ae sntn hsr f.ce Then
IN ~. ~,,s ,asn go -. .hsd The f,oor
VA WI s ~ IN ths stairs ike an exer-
"nu sPes ap ,..r;rr Al. man
49, ST. e. se d,s.nre;rt Cd snr-
e - a';a,..s ,at.~ . servant came
f ~. h.,, "a On ~. silver trav
~ 49, ~ 49, :, hssr;n~ The M ms
.p... pa;rars
~
~w.n. =, - : AN -. s,r-
en- s~.; Z, ;,,r.t;srt,v .nx;or. ~
,s:s. r.s';. ....,,,d co,nnort
a,< go AZ. -. .,,;sod.. mi
n 49, -.....S;s -.;5.
"rs.:~ s;.n
- 80. ~ an..,or. -,
.n a;s.~ra;rtmsrt thsn SMILE
s,.ss.n.,. rndsr hi r,,,stache telling
t:sss,s .h.t caf,,s.d ro5.stv held
ninseiA 'nav ooAi
her back. what girl OF rignt reehng
would care to face an entire stranger
+, sr,,oed;st.lv after such an undi0p;.
-. = :
neu cAnloition OF nsr Powers
uprinter? But he had his small re-
i venge, for, following the maid to the
door, he stopped and, surreptitiously
5 picking up the little red slipper, thrust
It into his pocket.
He was on his way to the west on q
matter Of vital Importance for one OF
his clients and he had stopped on fo1
day at this little Tennessee city to
meet Helen Ewing. Bob Bradley had
arranged it, for it had long been Bob's
pet scheme to make a match between
Rainer and his cousin Helen.
After his call Rainier returned to his
hotel and waited for circumstances t.
shape his course. He had never felt
any special interest in Helen before
despite Bob's enlogiums; but mer
ry-hearted girl like that golden-headed
acrobat ought to be worth knowing
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After the Curtain Dropped.
Composer-That sailors chorus was
awful. What was the matter?
Stage Manageable tars couldn't
get the right pitch.-Judge.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
Fearful Results From the Calamity
In The West Indies.

known IN the history the world the greatest life
greatest
Mt Peee
loss in respect far
terrible hhps One of the
In the oil
field producing
earthquakes has caused the oil of the Beaumont field
probably about Florence Boulder
and while the Company the OF
all oil found
made by this Company
Oil We'll Supply
the
pee Machine Plant at Florence
II thei work.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
Be it Ordained Jy the city conn
Gil of the City Of HOreHce:

Section |. That all streets in this city run.
ming north and south, north OF Main street shall
have the word NORTH pTefiEed tp them: that
all streets south Of Main street running in the
same direction shall have the word South"
prefEed to them that all streets running east
and west, cast Of Pixies Peak avenue shall have
the word East p"eiixed to them, and that all
streets running In the latter direction west OF
said avenue Shall have the word West pre-
fixed to them.
Sec If. II is hereby made the duty of all
owners or occupants o. all buildings situate in
the city Of Florence, to number them in the
manner herein aud rs may hereafter be provided
by the city council by ordinance,
Sec. III The decimal system Of numbering
houses is hereby adopted, but the mum bers
IA .retofore assigned % buildings except a. here
matter provided, shall remain the numbers Of
sIch buildings respectively until otherwise
changed by the city council by ordinance or res
Olution.
Sec. " One hundred numbe,s shall be as
signed 10 each block, allowing one number for
each spac of twenty five feet in width aud
buildings on north aud south streets or avenues
shall be numbered north and south IRON Main
street and buildings on east and west streets or
avenues shall be- numbered east and west from
Pikes's Peak avenue
Sec. V In numbering only full blocks shall
be given one buLdred numberr, and across all
undivided tracts Of land intervening between
portions laid out into blocks the lines Of street
shall be considered to cross in regular cOntinu.
ance of streets in additions adjoining and on all
streets and avenues running north and south,
even numbers shall be placed upon the east
side and on all streets and avenues running enst
and west the even numbers shall be placed on
the south side. All odd numbers alternating In
each case shall be placed on the opposite side
Of the street thereof The city clerk shall AZ
sign each house its proper number as the same
|. Is provided upon the plat on file in the city
clerks office.
Sec VI. Each Of the figures OF every number
shall not be less than two and rne- half inches
in length and so marked as TO be distinctly and
easily read. Said numbers shall be placed in a
conspicuous place on or above the front door OF
the buildings To which the same are attached.
Sec. VII Any person being the owner oc.
cupani OF any building who, after being noti-
fled of the proper number for said building
shall for thirty days thereafter decline or re.
fuse TO number any buildings owned or cuped
by him or her in conformity with the provisions
of the ordinances OF this city. shall, on cOnyc.
tion thereof. be fined in sum not oxceedin,
the sum of five dollars, and upon such neglect
or refusal as aforesaid the city marshal shall
proceed at once to place number upon such
house or houses as herein provided.
Sec VIII. That ordinance numb s2 entitled
"An ordinance In relation to the names OF
streets and numbering Of houses adopted
September 9Th A. ID. 1895 and all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
A NEW FIRM.
w. L. Morris and ]. E. Blunt Joir
Interests.

". L. Morris & Co, is the name
of a new firm which was formed this
morning by the purchase of a half
interest in the store of W l.. Morris,
by ]. f. Blunt.
Tonight the stock of the firm will
be moved into the room next south
of the present location, where the ad
ditional capital which is going into
the business viii have opportunity to
show itself in greatly increased stool;
of goods.
Mr. Morris has built mp an enviable
reputation in the jewelry business,
while his new associate, Mr.. Blunt,
is recognized as one of the substantial
business men of the city. Together
the two will make strong team and
they promise one of the finest jewelry
stores in the southern part of the
state
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
A BILL

For an ordinance to provide for
the naming of streets, to es-
tablish a system of street, ave-
nue. and house numbering and
to repeal Ordinance No. 81, en-
tion to the Names OF Streets and
Numbering of Houses" adopted
September 9th, A. ID. 1905, and
all ordinances and parts OF or
dinances in conflict herewith.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
Stole an Overcoat.

The marshal last night received a
telegram from ID. a. X. G.. conductor
to watch for five men who had stolen
and dropped off at Florence Officer
Tabor had no difficulty in finding his
men and they are now in the lock up
where they will be kept until the Rio
Grande appears to prosecute the case.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18
Otto Floto's Shows.

That monkeys have language just
like human beings Prof. Garner has
long been trying to prove to the con.
clusion of the scientific world. Ger
tain it is, that the cunning Simians
have wonderful way of understand
ing one another, and another cl,arac-
teristic, quite human, is the way they
conduct their love affairs. Otto
Floto, one of the proprietors of the
Otto Floto shows, relates an amusing
anecdote regarding "Galligher, the
big ape that is one of his principal
actors. Gallagher has not been long
connected with the show, but so Gar
he has succeeded in making himself
cordially disliked among the other
monks For that Mr. Gallagher
seems to care not, and hautiiy passes
up the other monkeys with an air
of supreme contempt.
Before the advent of Gallagher,
Sarah and Gilbert, two pretty little
monkeys were acknowledged sweet
hearts Entwined in each other $
arms they chatted away merrily all
the day, when the usual performances
were over. No one interfered and all
was serene as "A summers sky. Then
Mr.. Gallagher, most clever per
former, Joined the show He was pu t
into the same cage with Sarah and
Gilbert and seemed much attracted
toward the lady from the first. The
third day he was there Gallagher de
clared his intentions. Sarah and Gil
bert sat in corner embracing each
other, when Gallagher stalked over
and took the lady away. Gilbert
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18

Room and board at ia East Second
St, oppotite Rock Itland hotel. Meals
s5 week, Rooms reasonable. 9l-96
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-06-18

soundly trounced. Since, the big Gal
ligher has claimed the fair one as his
lady love and Sarah does not seem to
object Occasionally Gilbert tries to
make some advances but each time
Mr. Gallagher boxes his ears soundly,
and he sullenly retires to far
corner of he cage.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15
Terms OF Subscription:
CORRECTS HISTORY.
Senator Vest, ChOkingly,
Makes a Statement.

Washington, May S.-Mr. Vest
of Missouri rose in the Senate
this evening to denounce as with
out shadow of truth the statement
often made by Henry Watterson
in lectures and by others in
speeches made in public print that
at the Hampton Roads confer
ence between President Lincoln
aud Secretary of State Seward and
delegation of Confederates headed
by Alexander Stevens, President
Lincoln handed the Confederates
a paper, upon which was written,
"Save the Union" accompanying
it with the request that the Con-
federates name their terms.
VAS the only survivor of the
twenty-five members of the Con-
federate delegation" Mr.. Vest
chokingly said, "and as one man
who is soon to join his old collea-
CUES. want to correct history and
to do justice to my friends.
Alexander Stevens told me that
when the Commissioners met,
President Lincoln asked what
authority the Southerners had and
what their orders were.
"When told that the South
would accept nothing but recogni-
ton of the confederacy, President
Lincoln announced that the con
ference NAV as well end, as he
would accept nothing but uncon-
ditional surrender.
Tile further informed them that
if the South would lay down their
arms, executive clemency would
be extended the leaders and men.
AS they were leaving, President
Lincoln said to Mr.. Stevens:
Stevens, you are making serious
error"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15
Cheer Him.

At a fire in large city, while
the upper stories of a lofty dwell
ing were wrapped in smoke, and
the lower stories all aglow with
flame, a piercing shrek told the
startled firemen that there was
some one still in the building in
peril. A ladder was reared, until
it touched the heated walls, and
darling thru the flames and smoke
a brave young fireman rushed up
the rounds on his errand of mercy.
Stifed by the smoke, he stopped
and seemed about to descend. The
crowd was in agony, as Il life
seemed lost, for every moment of
hesitation seemed an age. While
this shivering fear seized every be-
holder, Il voice cried out, Cheer
him! Cheer him!" and wild
"Hurrah" burst from the excited
spectators. AS the cheer reached
the fireman he started upwardt hru
the curling smoke and in few
moments was seen coming down
the ladder with Il child in his arms.
That cheer did the work. How
much can we do to help the brave
ones who are struggling with
temptation, or almost fainting in
their efforts to do good to others,
Don't find fault with your brother
in his trial, but cheer him. Give
him word that shall urge him on
the way; and if you cannot help
in any way, give him Il cheer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15

Mrs, Wilkerson, ,...,....
VIM Ellington, .........
Susan Martin, ..........
Mrs. Dill, ,.....s,..,..'
blind son, ...,......
blind son, ..,...,......
Mrs. Miner, ....H......
Grafton family, .........
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15
Election Notice.

The annual election for seven
directors to serve one year for the
Farmers Town Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. to be held at their office,
Glandon Binding, Mexico, Mo-,
from 8 to - II. m, June 2, 1902.
w. Il. KENT, Pres,
w. l.. FowLEs, Sec.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15

Has whiskey no work to do
Yes, it has important work. 1t is
the policeman, the cXcutioner
among human beings. 1t wipes
ont the unfit and softens the plan
of their destruction. 1t wipes out
families unfit to survive. 1t short.
ems the harmful career of the
spendthrift and of the man squan-
dering inherited money. 1t has
its place in medicine, along with
strichninc, arsenic and the other
poisons. 1t has no place i'll the
constitution, the daily life, the
social pleasures of IA normal, self
respecting young man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15
s 1916 40

- - - - personal 76l -
STATE OF MISSOURI,
J
Clara Snidow, Clerk County said county,
hereby certify the foregoing be statement of the receipts
expenditures school support public
schools for the 1901 and the uncoctd shown
by the delinquent list 1901.
[sEM. Witness hand and seal office Done at Office in
Mexico, Missouri, this May g. 1902.
CLARA D. SNIDOW, Clerk
Per Z. E. LOCKE Deputy
ordered published Mexico Missouri Message, in
open Court May s, 1902.
j. +. SIMS,
Presiding Justice
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-15
Six Million Boxes a Year.

In 1895, none; in 1900, 100000
boxes; that's Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic's jump into popularity. The
people have cast their verdict. Best
medicine for the bowels in the world.
All druggists, Ioc. -