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FEAT OF BRIDGE BUILDING.
spaR aud sab.tItutinE
New one.

The double tracks Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad cross the Schuykill river
al Girard avenue. Philadelphia on a
stone-arch bridge with a single steel
truss span over the middle channel.
This was recently replaced In IS min
utes, without the least delay or inter
ruption 20 the almost continuous
traffic 81 long, heavy freight trains
and high-speed expresses which cross
the bridge every hour in the "a with
out obstructing the river. SAYS Frank
W. skinner. in Century. 4 temporary
steel span was built alongside the old
one and at lower level, so that its
top was a little below the bottom OF
the old structure On this was erected.
In the usual way. the complete new
span with the tracks laid on IL. Pow
erful hosting -engines were set on
platforms at the ends Of the old span
on the opposite sides OF the bridge.
and operated four sets Of tackles, by
which, after the tracks had been cut.
both spans, weighing together nearly
1000 900 pounds, were pulled sidewise
on double tiers Of long horizontal rails.
with over 300 solid steel rollers be-
tween them. In this way the old span
was displaced by the new one. which
followed IL like very substantial
shadow, until permanently seated IN
exactly the same position. Two and a
half minutes after the last train
crossed the old span, the connections
were broken, the engines were started.
and in 2H minutes more had pulled
both spans simultaneously the full
distance OF about 81 feet In eight
minutes more the first train had
passed over the new span and Il was
in regular service. The engines and
tackles were shifted, and a set Of
CREASED rails was arranged at low
level, on which the temporary span
was pulled 20 a position directly below
the old span, and served as a support
while the latter was taken 10 pieces
The great weight Of the spans. the
difficulties from incessant traffic. and
the speed and accuracy with which the
spans were moved. make this one OF
the most remarkable Of feats.
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THE TOWN o. DREAM.

BY a beautiful stream lies the Town O.
Dream.
On a beautiful summer plain,
With bells schime a golden time
To the tune Of a golden strain.
The road lies straight through a golden
gate
Men call It the Port o Sleep
Where far below dim waters flow
Through chambers cool and deep.
o. fair and bright in the broad sunlight,
Her streets and her greening bowers,
And all day long a sleepy song
Murmurs OF love and flowers
And never a care can enter there,
Nsr trouble to cause annoy,
There rest comes sweet to toiling feet
And weary hearts find Joy.
Now would ye know the way to go
To the beautiful Town o. Dream?
Ye must seek the god of the Land O. Nod.
Ruler OF things that seem.
And drawing near with humble cheer
Yen speak the Word OF Kin,
And II your mind is good and kind
Yen freely enter in.
o. near and far his peoples are,
Ard he rules them, every one,
With a Pleasance deep and a Rod OF sleep
At setting Of the sun.
BY a beautiful stream lies the Town o.
Dream
Weary are We and fain:
Come. let us try the portal high,
And win our Town again!
"A b. de Mile. in n. Y. Independent.
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er. And with e,err one sht wln

ter. And with every one she win
grow just an imperceptible bit older.
BY and by the wrinkles will appear;
l fancy there are just one OF two al-
ready. Then she will not be so tas-
tidious about her hundred OF thou
sand francs, and will condescend 10
think of mere thousands. After that
il will come to simple hundreds.
Then there will be an interval-aftef
which a garrett, . CARBOHYDRATES,
and the morgue. / have known 50
many, and IL is always the same.
First, the diamonds, the champagne,
the exquisite little dinners az the
best restaurants, and at last the
brazier, the closed doors and win
dows. and the cold stone slab. There
is a moral in it, my dear friend, but
we will not look for IL tonight.
When do you intend to commences
business with your MANI"
AT once" | answered. "He knows
that | am after him, and my only
fear is that he will make a bolt. ]
cannot understand why he is daily
ing in Paris so long?"
For the simple reason that he is
confident he has put you of the
scent" was my companions reply.
"He is doing the one foolish thing
the criminal always does sooner or
later; that is 10 say, he is becoming
over-confident Of his own powers 10
elude us. You and |, my friend,
should be able 20 remember several
such instances. Now. strange to say,
came across curious one the
other day. Would you care to hear
it2"
He liz a cigarette and blew a cloud
Of smoke while he waited for my an
swer.
Every much" l said, being well
aware that his stories were always
worth hearing.
ITO Be Continued
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what he wanted.

"Your honor" said the prisoner,
who had been brought in for a pre-.
liminary hearing after six weeks In
the county Jail, 81 want a change OF
menu"
"You mean" said the judge, kind.
ly, that you want a change OF venue.
Now, the proper course Of"
"No, don't mean that. want a
change OF menu. That sheriff seems
20 have tried to corner the corned
beef supply Of the d."-Balti.
more American.
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Nodest Fees

Sir Walter Scott's first client was a
burglar. He got the fellow of, but the
man declared that he hadn't a penny
TO give him for his services. Two bits
Of useful informa alton he offered, how
ever, and with these the young lawyer
had to be content. The first was that
a yelping terrier inside the house was
a better protection against :Aieyes than
a big dog outside and the second, that
no sort OF lock bothered his craft SO
much as an old, rusty one.
Small compensation as this was, tn.
first brief of the noted French law.
yer, M. Rouher. yielded still less. Tn.
peasant for whom NJ. Rouber won the
case asked how much he owed him:
"oh. say two francs" said the mod.
est advocate.
Two francs!" exclaimed the peas.
ant. That's very high. Won't you lct
me off with franc and a half?"
"No," said the counsel "two francs OF
nothing"
swell, then" said his client, 'T'.
rather pay nothing"
And with bowie left.-Grven Bag
Also Requires Greater Ability.
"Do you think women should pro
pose?"
"No; the sport OF making men pre-
pose is much more exciting and er
joyable."-ChieagO Post
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Booth Harrington draws his stories
before he writes them. lie not only
maps out the scenes, but makes q
complete picture of each one of them
Mrs. Howard kingscote. the Eng
lish novelist, says that American au'
diences are anxious to hear facts.
while English audiences demand to
be amused.
Thomas Moore often wrote short
poem almost impromptu. lie con
sumed over two years in reading and
preparing material for "Lallah
Rookh," and two years more in writ
ing that inimitable poem.
One of Millions biographers says
that nearly 20 years elapsed between
the sketching out OF the plan Of
paradise Lost" and the completion
OF that work. The actual labor of
composition was condensed into two
or three years.
Rudyard Kipling is the illustrator
ns well as the author of new vol
ume called "Just So Stories" and his
pictures are said TO be admirable.
Evidently he gets his gift from his
father. who will be remembered as
the illustrator OF kim" and the
maker Of the cover design for The
Days Work"
The late Bret Harte was in his six
ty-third year and had a book titles
60 his credit The Luck of Roaring
Camp rescued him from poverty and
uncertainty and brought him 20 the
summit Of the hopes Of all young
authors ~ that day, the Atlantic
Mrs. Ann :. stephens once said ot
him that his gift was a lead. not q
pocket"
Some first editions OF Oliver Gold.
smith brought high prices in London
recently: The Citizen OF the World
$3.50, THE Vicar OF Wakefield" $6TO.
THE Life OF Henry 81. John. Lord
Niscount Bolingbroke." 1910. Horace
Walpole's copy Of Gray's "Odes"
brought Ss5S, HeTrick's "Hesperidcs. 3"
S375; Popc's "Essay on Man" $3.50;
FitzGerald's "Rubaiyat." $500. and
Charles Iennysons "Sonnets, with
pen and ink sketches by Thackeray
81 500.
When Mark Twain was beginning
his career as humorous lecturer he
one day arranged with a charming fe-
male acquaintance that she should sit
In a box and start the applause when
he stroked his mustache. The lee
turer started OF so well that he did
not need any such help. however. for
he caught the audience from the frat
BY and by, when not saying anything
worthy Of particular notice, he, hap
pened 60 pull his mustache, and his
anxious ally in the box AZ once broke
into furious applause. Mark was all
but broken up by the misadventuro
and ever afterward carefully avoided
employing such help 90 success
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ST. ELMo'S FIRE.
one Instance In which the M,.tssi.
Gus LiEht Appeared In an IN
mIstakabIe Manner

The phenomena Of phosphorescent
Eight Al the masthead 10 one 50 rarely
witnessed by others than superstitious
sailors that 1t Is seldom one finds al iE-
telligent account OF IL. The following,
by Rev. DR.. Mason. Of Burma, Is there.
fore Of interest, says Youths Compsn.
ion;
ION one occasion l was with Others
on board a small schooner az anchor
of Tavoy Point, when a severe sauAll
OF wind and rain. accompanied by
much thunder and lightning came on.
After the storm began 20 abate, we
were aroused by cry on deck: There
Is a ball Of fire az the masthead We
went up and saw. what is very rarely
seen, the fre OF St. Elmo or the FIRE
ofSt. Elmo and ST. Anne Itexhibited
an appearance quite different from . n
the descriptions l have read. PhipSon
SAYS: Lord Napier observed the FIRE
St. Elmo in the Mediterranean during
a fearful thunderstorm. As he was
retiring 20 rest, a cry from those aloft:
est Elmo and St Annel" induced him
TO go on deck The masthead was com
pletely enveloped in blaze OF pale
phosphoric light
"The ST. Elmo that saw did not en-
velop the masthead in a blaze az all.
but Il took the form OF perfect blaze
OF phosphoric light, perhaps a FOO;
in diameter. II was not on the summit
OF the mast, but touched IL on one side.
playing about IL when the vessel rolled.
as a large soap bubble, trife lighter
than the air.
after remaining some ten minutes
the light grew fainter, and finally died
ont ike a soap bubble"
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YOU" she answered. "Now good-by,
and pleasant journey to you'll"
We shook hands and parted. As
passed along the road watched her
making her way along the avenue to-
wards the church. There was need
for me to shake my head.
George Fairfax" said |, lit would
require very little of that young
lady's society to enable you to make
a fool of yourself"
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Her whist PIayIaE Mamma.

Two little girls sat on the steps
chatting over their dolls. Said one:
my mamma tells me lovely storieH
before | go 20 bed. Does yours?'
.'No," replied the other. my mamms
is hardly ever at home when | go 10
bed, and when she is she is too tired
always TO tell me any stories. She
has 10 play whist every day. She
teaches IL, too. l wish she didn't, be.
cause get awfully lonesome and papa
isn't home much, so l most always
have to go TO bed alone" and the little
thing added, pathetically, hugging heI
doll 20 her motherly little bosom.
when / grow up I'll never play whist
And I'll rock my little girl every night
before she goes to bed" Here was a
childish outburst of a storcd-up sense
OF radical wrong in her life. And there
are too many little hearts oppressed
by this sense of deprivation. But il Is
not alone the children who suffer from
the whist fashion. II is responsible
for more tantrums and breakdowns of
over-wrought women than women's
clubs work or woman suffrage, or any
other indoors diversion of society
Boston Transcript.
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My StrangeSt Case
BY GUY BooTHBY.
Author Of "Dr. Kikols,' - The Beautiful
White Devil" Phsros, The
Egyptian" Etc.
CHAPTER vII.-CoNrNUED.

rcOpynshted, 1901, By Ward. Lock Col
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Catarrh Cured.


BArdlet Do you know. my friend that I
have become a firm believer IN the mystery
oustransicrrcncs Of impulss' You recall that
spring idyl q MINE which you said vss an
inspifation' Well. - I told you before,
when ! wrote that | was fred b. an ire
ssiible impulse
Friend Yes | remember
well, sir. I submitted that in,prAtios
u the editor Of the RomhArdicr. and -wsud
you believe %. sir'-l was fired again, but
this time The editor had the impulse "-Rcs-
mond Dispatch.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03

Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congrcssman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma.
tional Hotel. Washington, ID. C., as fol.
bows:
"Af fhe solicitation offs friend used
your Peruns and can cheerfuIIy rrcom.
mend your remedy 90 snyone sGfferins
VIM cafsrrh or who needs q FOOD
tonic "---T. " FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru.nA 10 . natural and eficlen,
nerve tonic. II strengthens and re-
Etores the activity OF every nerve n
the body.
Through the use Of Pe-ru.nA N.
weakened or oYerworkcd nerves RESUME
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once 70 regulate the
how Of blood according 20 natures
laws. Congestions Immediately disap-
pear.
Cstarrh Cared.
All phases OF catarrh. acute or
chronic. are promptly and permanent
ly cured IL Is through It's operation
upon the nervous system that Pe-ru-nA
has attained such n worldwide reputA-
ton IA q sure and relia ble remedy for
all phases Of cAtarTh wherever located.
II you do not derive prompt and sat-
iafactory results from the use OF Pc
runA, write at once 90 Or. Hartman.
giving a full statement OF your case
and he will be pleased TO give you bio
valuable advice free.
Address DR.. Hartman. President %
The Hartma N Santa rum. Columbus. o.
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A slim Breakfast.

sect up, Bobbie!" called his
mother from the bottom of the
stair; "you know tina early bird gets
the worml"
els that all you got fer breakfast? 2"
replied Bobbie, sleepily, as he turned
over for another snooze.-Ohio Stata
Journal
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IL - imposs,bls that a man who 10 false
70 has friend, should DO true to hIs country.
Bishop Berkeley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
AN AUDRAIN BOY.
Walter Burch, of Laddonia,
in Another Debate.

Walter Burch. of Laddonia, this
county, son of u. r. Burch of that
vicinity, is one of the champion
dcbaters at the Missouri Universe
ty, Last year he was one of the
representatives of the University
III Il debate at the Nebraska Uni
vcrsity at Lincoln, and he has been
chosen again in this capacity to 60
to Illinois, as witness the follow
ing dispatch;
Columbia, Mo, March 23.-Thc
annual preliminary contest to Sc.
lcct Missouri representatives for
the debate between the universi.
ties of Missouri and Illinois took
place last night III the auditorium.
Ten speakers contested, three of
whom were chosen. The contest
ants were Milton NJ. bearing, \.
y. kneipmeycr, Il. n. Mcmillan,
Walter Burch, NJ. ii. Berry, W.
Is. Burrusss, Ii. B. Norvall, +. G..
Cleary, w. f. Schucrmeyer and
n, O. Hopkins. The subject for
debate was, Resolved, That the
representation of South Carolina
i'll Congress be reduced, according
to the second section of the four
tecnth amendment" The Judges
were DR.. J c. Jones, DR.. Frank
Thilly and Prof. II NJ Bcldcu. all
of the university faculty Two af-
iirmative speakers were to be Sc
lcctcd and one negative, the speech.
cS being limited to l3 minutes
each. The Judges reached their
decision at midnight, selecting
Milton NJ bearing, Walter Burch
and +. {. Clcary. Mr.. Dcaring
was chosen to lead the debate. n.
q. Hopkins, NJ. II. Berry and 4.
j. knclpmcycr were selected TO
serve as altcrnatcs, The debate is
set for April % at Urbana, III.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
CONVERTED BURGLAR.
Offers TO Surrender and AC-
cept Punishment.

Macon, Mo-, March 2l.-Sheriff
Gilstrap received this afternoon
letter from William McAllister,
captain in Salvation Army Corps
No. >, San Francisco, which has
paralyzcd him SO that he has hard.
ly been able to speak since. Me-
Allister says he passed thru Macon
county i'll the fall of 1897 with a
professional criminal and that they
wrenched off the boards and bur.
glarized store at Charlton Sta
ton. lie was never apprehended.
but as soon as he reached the
coast he became convinced he was
a sinner and joined the Salvation
Army During all this time, he
says, the burglary at Charlton
troubled him so he could not
sleep, and at last he decided to
make a clean breast of it. He
says he will return to Macon with
out requisition, plead guilty and
take his term in the penitentiary
like man, if the court so decrees,
or he will reimburse the man he
robbed to the last farthing if he
can find out his name.
The writer is evidently sincere,
as he was perfectly safe and all at
tempts to locate the burglars had
long since been abandoned. About
the time mentioned Deputy Sheriff
William Cain had brush with
some tough characters at Charlton
and they took his gun away from
him. Prosecuting Attorney White
says if McAllistcr is ycarning to
90 to the penitentiary and will
pay his way to Macon he will see
that he is accommodated but that
he is not going to put the State TO
the expense of sending for him,
which means that the pcnitent
may continue to beat his drum in
peace.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
Romantic Wedding.

The Farbcr Forum prints fine
following interesting item:
Mr.. l.. q. IIaIcS, Of Bryan. Wy
omiug.
Mis-, Anna Toal,ou, Of Farhcr.
CuUrtod by letter.
Strangers no longer
They were married at the Court
House in Mexico "Wednesday morn.
ing, March -, 1902, 10y Judge :.
NJ Edward.
We understand tiuyr of ro-
nance is connected herewith. that
several months ago somebody wrote
Il letter and somebody answered II.
LoN" has It's own mysterious way.
When Mr., lIalcs arrived in Farbcr
II few days ago he was first intro
ducrd to his intended bride. The
rest has been told.
Mr. and Mrs. lInIcs returned
from Mexico Wednesday afternoon
to receive the congratulations uf
the brides numcrouS friends. We
are not Informed as 10 their future
plans, but they will prouuDly re-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27

for piles, February %. The oper-
alton was very successful. DR..
Corner Is one of our sclf-made,
Audrain county, Mo-, boys and II
graduate of st. Louis Medical Col
lege. Your humble writer has
quite large heart for the doctor,
as we remember when he used to
be pupil in our Sunday school
class at old Wesley chapel.
Mrs. Frank Barnes, of Bonner,
is spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. ID. NJ Price, of Nilsson
Ia
II. A. Price, of Wenatchee,
Wash, is visiting home folks.
Master Ward Beaglcs is spend
ing few days with his grandpar-
ents.
Matte Galloway is located in
Missoula,
Miss Bessie Corner closed sue
ccssful term of school of months
as gOverness in the family of Mr..
Pickens, of Bitter Root valley.
Chas. and Wilmer Anderson are
getting along fine at the ranch of
Nh. England, in the Missoula val
ley.
Frank Barnes and Arthur Lash
er are singing sacks in the Bon
ner -four mill.
n, d. Beagles will commence
his 81 per day work after the LIST
of April. Two hundred and fifty
dollars more will bring him in
possession of beautiful home of
) acres, fairly improved, in the
"Orchard Homes" one mile from
Missoula.
Paul leagues child in GONZALES
cling from an attack of pneumonia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
Young Soldiers Fortune.

Cincinnati, March POI be-
queath to my grandson, Otto
Schmahl, the sum of $l2 900 be-
cause he was brave and loyal to
his country in the time of trouble. "
This is IA provision in the will of
Max Schmahl, u millionaire sugar
king of Germany. Otto Schmahl,
the beneficiary, who is mentioned
in the will of his distinguished
grandfather, resides with his par
ents in modest little home ON
West Clifton avenue.
Upon the declaration of war
with Spain young Schmahl was
one of the first to respond to de-
fend the Stars and Stripes, He
participated in numerous skirm-
isheS, and when his wealthy grand
father heard of the meritorious
deeds of his grandson he was full
of JOY,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
NOT GUILTY..
Murder of Frank Richardson
Still a Mystery.

Savannah, Mo-, March 2l.-
Stewart Fife was this morning ar-
quilted Of the murder Of Frank W.
Richardson, his employer.
This is the second arquittal in
the case. the dead mans widow
having been tried on the same
charge and found not guilty.
Thus the murder is as much II
mystery rs il was Christmas II
year ago, when Richardson's body
was found in his home, whose on
ly other occupant was his wife.
She heard him say; My God!
has it come to thist'
She had run into the room where
she heard him fall, and had found
a bullet hole in his head. She had
dragged the body aside that she
might leave the house and sum
mon assist ancc.
After her acquittal Fife went
West and was brought back by tine
sheriff. The prosecution was baS-
ed on an alleged intimacy between
Fife and Mrs. richardson
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-27
Land EXCHANGES.

Mary j. Norris to Bridget Jor-
dan, lots 4, ) and 6, Quiscnberry' 5
addition to Mexico, $50.
Dan NJ. Roberts and wife to Roy
Il. Cable, 367 S2-1OO acres I miles
southwest of Mexico. $13, 600.
James A, Sims and wife to James
Il. Wright, west H southwest =
and st St 3-52-1l (correction), 81.
John Dahlem and wife to Porter
7. Bruce, Sc sw 13-52-1O, $500.
John Dahlem aud wife to Frank
l.. Bruce, sw sw l3-52-10, 81, 200.
Thomas NJ. billiard and wife to
Bridget Jordan, lots I, 20 and 81,
Quisenberry's addition to Mexico,
$G75.
Il. Creed Carter and wife to C..
ID. Littrell. lot , and W = lot |
NV lS-52-1O, $1,000.
< ID. Littrcll and wife to Noah
d. Yoder, lot , aud W p lot NV
lS-52-1O, 1850.
Mary Il. Daniel and husband to
Edward ,G, Spence, !? Sc and NV
Sc 22-j1-1O, So, 400.
John l., Mcintyre and wife to
John 7. Geiler, II = ne l7-52-j,
81, 400.
ChaS. b. Scott and wife to NJ.
b. and Alice A. Moore, 20 Il end
ne 26-52-5, $l,54O.
Joseph +. Musick ct al to Wal
ter b. Barnes, ne sw and W % Sc
NV 29-Jl-lO, $6G7.
Ernest i. Johnson and wife to
John w Stewart, in sw prt of
Mexico, $3.50.
Trustees of First NJ. +. Church
to Mary Hazard, lot GS, blk l.,
B"utty's ad dtion to Mexico, 500.
Cassius Blackburn and wife 10
ChaS. q, Daniel, lots ! and 8 and
east 2 Of lots > and I, original
Vandalia, 81 900.
j. w Stewart and wife to
Clemmcncey Il. Gillaspir, log IL in
II and l5-50-0, $4,000.
|. +. COOns and wife to May f
Daniel, " u sw 145l-1O, g, 400,
Elizabeth b. Tallow to William
Peak, y in Sw prt Of Mexico,
81, 300,
Mary \. Green and husband to
G. NJ, Roberts, Sc NV l7-j2-ll, 81.