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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

rock, almost witirfa reach Of the
spray. A mist was rolling over the
angry water. Through the mist the
girl saw dingy and a man in it. 1t
looked like Jacks. In smothered
voice she called to him. 1t was folly,
wild folly, but something drove her
on. Mr.. Farley said she fell over the
rock; but the fact is, he saw her de.
liberately jump into the sea and go
down in the water. He did not see
her come up, though he rushed to the
edgo Of the rock, and straining his
eyes to the utmost, accidentally let.
ting his diamond ring fall into the
sea.
1t was q queer coincidence, but Jack
was there, and Jack saw her come UP
even IL Mr. Farley did not; and Jack
drew her into his boat.
They saw Mabelle long after-or
thought they saw her. But she wore
a calico wrapper and lived by the sea,
with a man named Jack. II she was
happy, why should they disturb her,
Just to tell her they had disinherited
her for waywardress? 1t was better
to think she was lying safe in the bot.
tom of the sea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

was getting big girl, now. She went
to school in winter, and her teacher
said she was great scholar. She
learned to read and often read to
Jack-stories OF the sea that he liked
best, and stories of strange countries
where he was going whcn-well, when
Mabelle no longer needed him.
One summer, when Mabelle was In
her fourteenth year an old lady and
her married daughter came to board
for few weeks at the little fishing
village. They sat all day on the beach
and watched the children play. and
especially watched Mabelle. she re.
minded them so much of sister and
daughter that had been lost at sea
long before.
"Mabelle loves the sea and watches
it by the hour, just as Jenny used to
do, said the married daughter. Jenny
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
A Cure for rheumatism.

Bridgeport, Wash, Oct. 20th.-Rheu-
matism and kidney trouble seem TO
be the prevailing ailments in this ter.
ritory and particularly in Douglas
county.
A remarkable and plainly sure cure
has, however, recently been intro
duced.
1t is called Dodd's Kidney Pills and
although but short time on the
market, it has already worked many
wonderful cures.
One Of the most striking of these Is
that OF Mr.. John Higgins, who for a
long tine suffered with rheumatism
and kidney trouble. The pains OF
these diseases had combined to make
his life very miserable indeed, and no
could get nothing to do him any good
till he heard Of this new remedy. He
tells his experience with it in these
words
"Dodd's Kidney Pills have done
more for my rheumatism and kidney
trouble than anything else have ever
used. There Is more virtue in them
than in any other medicine and will
always highly recommend them 10 all
of my friends"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
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White WRITING a Book.

After his retirement from the post
of ambassador at Berlin Andrew d.
White will settle in Ithaca, N. Y. He
is now at work on a book of reminis-
cences at Berlin in 1881, as minis.
ter at st. Petersburg in 1924 and as
ambassador to Germany from 1897 to
his retirement in November next. He
is also at work on volume describ-
ing the new Germany of the last dec
ade. which has grown from an agricul-
tural to big Industrial power. His
personal "reminiscences will also con-
tain much interesting biographical and
anecdotal material relating to Mr..
Whites personal relations with En-
peror william.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Gnow rIreplsees In Alaska.

Sixty degrees below zero Is the
frightfuliy cold atmosphere in which
Alaska gold hunters must often work.
They make flreplaces of snow in that
desolate region. The snow is pressed
into blocks like bricks, and a fireplace
two or three feet square is built with
them. When the fire is lighted, the
snow, Of course, melts on the surface,
but wksn fhs fire is out this freezes SO
hard that The next fire causes 1t to be-
come only damp. A snow fireplace
used only for cooking purposes will
'ast for an entire winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Overc aution.

Many honest people remain poor all
their lives because of overcaution.
Earning a dollar by honest toll, they
appreciate every penny, and are nat
urally slow to take any financial risk.
Nothing yentured nothing gained If
Elias Howe had never left his work
as a mechanic he never could have
invented the sewing machine. Leaving
his position as mechanic was a
great risk. If Charles Brush of Cleve-
land, Ohio, had not had the courage
to resign a position of clerk at a
salary of $4,000 yearly, and used what
little money he had accumulated and
what he could borrow from his
friends, to work in garnet to perfect
the great electric light which now
bears his name, and is known as the
Brush Electric System, and which re-
turned to him and friends many mil
lions of dollars, he might still be a
poor, struggling clerk.
Don't make the mistake of always
holding the dime so near to your nose
that you lose sight of the dollar be-
yoId.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Wouldn't Ask Too Much.

A nephew of Col. Lanaham of Tex
as tells the following story of a ne
gro haptizing in Texas:
An old negro preacher did the hon
ors, and the candidate for baptism
was a coal-black negro woman. The
preacher led his victim far out into
the steam. where she could be thor
oughly immersed. and at the auspi-
cious moment he cried in a loud
voice:
BE stiddy, sister, be stiddy, and
you'll cum up whitah den snow!"
oh, parson." she exclaimed, "dats
askin' too much; a cream collouh II
do"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
FRISCO SYSTEM.
New Observation Cafe Cars.

In addition to through chair car and
Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco
System operates on its trains out
of Saint Louis and Kansas City very.
handsome Observation Cafe Cars I'M
der management Of Fred Harvey.
These cars are equipped with every
convenience. including large library
observation room and platform the
former supplied with easy chairs. writ
ing material, latest newspapers and
periodicals. Electric lights and cleo
trio fans add to the comfort of the
passenger These trans leave Saint
Louis and Kansas City daily via the
Frisco System.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Rescued In Novel Manner.

An incident showing the value Of
quick wit in taking advantage of the
situation in an emergency occurred on
the coast Of England, where a number
of pilot boats and fishermen, having
been caught in storm, ran for the
harbor, but falling to get quite into
safety made for the end of long pier
which was being erected, where there
was huge iron crane. The boats
were run under it and hitched on to
the tackle, when five boats and fifteen
men in them were lifted bodily into
DOrt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Il All Depends on You.

II isn't the way that is stormy
Where the storm-clouds hide the day
IL isn't the thorns that pierce the feet:
It's just how you walk the way
Ii isn't that lions linger
with teeth that are keen to STAY
II isn't the sorrow oday-to-morrow;
It's lust how you walk the way
n isn't that crowns await you--
The gold of the rainbow's ray
It's only the Faith that lives through
Death.
It's Just how you walk the way
Prank l.. Stanton. in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Noted British Sculptor.

Albert Bruce-Joy. who is sixty years
of age, is one of the most active of
English sculptors. He has given Bow
her Gladstone, Birmingham her
Bright. Westminster Abbey its Mat.
thew Arnold, Stratford -on-Avon her
Mary Anderson and has set up numer-
Gus other statues In England and in
America. Born in Dublin, he became
a pupil of Foley and studied three
years In Rome, since when he has
travelled much In America. He is one
of the sturdiest Of vegetariahs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Home for INDECENT Investors.

]. Dana Bickford, a well-known New
England inventor, is actively interest
ing himself and endeavoring to engage
the sympathy of other inventors in a
proposition to establish home for in
digent inventors. The location for the
institution has been selected at West
Milford, Mass. A large Westinghouse
has been secured and Mr. Bickford is
about to address letters to persons
throughout the country in an endeavor
to secure contributions for the pur-
pose.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
6eorae Was All Head.

Maud" he said softly, waking her
from a day-dream, when we are mar
ried, dearest, wouldn't like my lit
tie wife to be worried and bothered at
all
No, pet" she said, I'm sure you
wouldn't. But why that remark
George?"
I've been thinking, sweet, what an
awful trouble it would be gathering
up crumbs from the Turkey carpet
we've decided on for the dining-room.
"Oh, George, how thoughtful OF
you!" she murmured, you've such
a head for tribes
Il have it," said he; well toss
tails for Turkey carpet, head for limo
leum."
1t fell linoleum. and as George
tucked his double-headed penny safe
ly in his waistcoat pocket he whis
pered
Such a head for trifies, did you
say, petsie?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
The Girl With the Saagresn
Eyes.
BY SHERWIN CODY.


Copyright, 1902 by Daily Story pub. Coz
They found her floating in the calm
waters of the bay, q child OF three
dashed to two spars. The hot sun
had dried her dress and warmed her
little body back to consciousness, and
now she was holding out her tiny
arms and cooling and calling in de-
light as If she loved the ocean as a
mother; and the ocean seemed to be
dandlng her gently up and down with
infinite affection--the ocean that had
just torn her from her parents arms,
and perhaps engulfed them in her
omniverous nav.
Jack found her. See them spars!"
he shouted as he was pushing his
boat out. There's a leddy's dress on
them spars. Let's have It,"
He showed his dingy into the water
and leaped after at a bound A mo-
ment more and he was pulling out
toward the object he had secn max.
ing the boat jump clean out of the
water at every stroke
Hey" he shouted. IT'S babby-
pretty little babby. And she's all
right, too. Hey. Mac, come out and
help me heave her in"
The fact Is, Jack was a trife fright
ened at the lace-trimmed dimity dress
and the golden hair, and the locket
that hung about the neck and the silk
stockings, and all the rest. At last
she hold out her hand and said
Mani" Jack took this as an invita-.
ton to be friendly; so he bent over
and smiled at her. When Mac came
they lifted her into Jacks dingy and
from that moment the little Teddy"
as Jack always called her, and the
good.hearted, strong-limbed sixteen.
year old fisher boy were the very best
of friends.
They found the name Mabelle on
her clothing, hut no one ever came
to inquire for the lost child, and the
fisher folks were much too simple to
go searching for her father and
mother or her distant relatives. She
was n strong and hearty child, thin
and 1.-THE, but firm-footed and as &C.
tive as a roe Her fine clothes were
laid aside. and Mother Kipperly made
calico dress for her, in which she
might have been seen running over
the sand barefooted to meet Jack when
he came home at night, or to bid
him good-by when he went out in the
early morning. Jack never got
started so early that Mabelle was not
up and ready to see him off.
The child loved the boy, and the
boy loved the child. Their mutual af
lection was notorious. When the lit
tie girl was sick, she wanted none to
rock her to sleep but only Jack and
when she was well, it was with Jack
best OF all that she liked to play. She
would leave the other children at any
time 70 take walk around the cove
with him, and many time he took
her alone with him in his boat, far
out beyond the bay. When the water
was warm. he taught her to SWIM
too, and she could dart through the
tapping waves like a fish with head
of sunny hair. Mother Kipperly, who
lover hor too, called her the "mer-
maid"
Next to her love for Jack, Mabello
loved the ocean. She would play by
1t all day long, from early in the morn
ing till late at night. When it was
calm and green and shiny, she danced
ABOUT OH the sands lust Wetting hpr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Women Elect Women.

Women teachers in France elect wo-
men members on all boards OF educa-
ton. In Sweden women vote for all
elective officers except representatives;
also, indirectly. for members of the
upper house. In Ireland women vote
for the harbor boards and poor law
guardians, and in Belfast for munich
pal officers. In Russia women house
holders vote for all elective officers
and on all local matters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

lean
Together like old friends about the way,
A faithful pair oft and anon we're seen
He and his nag. both growing old and
gray.
What secrets lurkcd within that Old
souls breast,
OF mother love, Of throb OF pains and
ills,
All safely kept beneath that buttoncd
vest,
Receptacle OF powders and pills
Thrice happy he when some fond moth
er's eyes
Grew moist with love unspCakable to
find
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Sailors Wide Trousers.

A writer in the New York Sun offers
this sartorial information: A sailors
trousers are cut wide at the bottom SO
that in holystoning and washing the
deck also in wading ashore from n
small boat, he can pull them up TO tho
knee. the full part fitting the thick.
and small cloth strap buttons to the
waistband, holding them up. They just
fold back or UP.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

was always perfectly daft about the
ocean, do you remember? Especially
just before her Mabelle was born"
Well, Of course, they saw Mabelle's
baby clothes that Mother Kipperly
had saved, and the locket, and all the
little things; and when they saw, they
knew this Mabelle was their Mabelle;
and they took her into their arms as
the long lost dear one, and wept over
her, and kissed her many times, and
in a moment learned to love her a
great deal. They gave her new
clothes, much prettier than those
Mother Kipperly made for her. And
she liked them, and was very happy.
One day before Mabelle went away,
Jack told her that he had joined the
crew o. a tramp steamer and they
were going to sail around the horn
for China, and they would start in two
weeks. Mabelle was extremely sorry
But Jacks going away made it easier
for her to go. If Jack were to be
gone she didn't want to stay by the
sea
| shall not stop to tell you how Ma.
belle was turned into fine lady. She
was dark and silent, with big green.
ish eyes like the sea. All the men
thought she was very fascinating and
strange, and they tried their best to
make love to her; but it was difficult,
for this tall Mabelle was a trife chilly,
like the sea, and could frown and sull;.
as the ocean does, and could be very
tempestuous when they pushed her too
far, But they only loved her tho
more for all her queer moods.
There was one man in particular
that he: grandmother and aunt favor.
ed and wished her to marry.
They spent that summer at Marble.
head. Mabelle liked to watch the
angry ocean dash on the rocks and
spout far. far up into the sky, break
ing in foam and spray as the water
sank gursling and sulleu back into
the gulf of the waves. She was think.
ing of Jack, Where was he? Why
had she never heard of him? She
had tried. She had written to him
many times. But no word of Jack
had ever come.
Mr. Farley came looking for her and
found her musing thus alone by the
raging sea. He was sleek man,
with big paunch and sef-satistied
eyes. He was rich, and he would
make good husband. Oh, yes! There
was no doubt about that He would
restrain Mabelle's wild nature, thought
her grandmother, no would mako her
attend TO her social duties more
strictly and not outrage the conven.
tionalities SO often, thought her aunt
AS for Mr.. Farley, he would be as
proud OF her as of n stuffed eagle he
had shot in the mountains, or OF the
skin OF 4 panther he had brought
down.
And Mabel was going to marry him
He asked her then and there by the
side of the sounding sea, and she had
grown weak and had said yes. But
she was silent and terrible, and he
had not yet dared to kiss her.
A sailor lad came lounging over
the rocks toward them. He reminded
her of Jack. lie seemed to be watch.
ing her; but he went away again and
did not offer TO speak to her.
Mr., Farley had his engagement ring,
and offered II to Mabelle in a some
what bashful manner-for him. The
ring was handsome solitaire dia.
mond; but Mabelle did not seem TO
sec II. She walked out on the farthest
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
THE OLD VILLAGE DOCTOR.

Shrugged to her breast her babe whose
paradise
Within her soul and bosom were en-
twincd
How oft he held the wrist to mark the
slow
Pusations of the fcebly fiuttering heart.
While his kind words, soft-Liurmuring
and low,
Essaycd to calm the mourners' pin and
smart
He was to all father. brother, friend:
Their joys were his, their sorrows were
his own.
lie slept for years where yonder willows
bend
Above the rolets that kiss the stone.
New York sun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Some of our esteemed contempora-
ries are greatly shocked because beer
costs 81 bottle in Johannesburg.
Well, let them keep away from such
places.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

A dispatch from Havana states that
a policeman became suddenly insane
in the Alhambra theater and fired
several shots from his revolver ut the
actors, Are they sure he was in
sane?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

The editor of the Pail Mall Gazette
objects to speed restrictions for auto
mobiles. This naturally leads to the
inference that the editor is not one
of those who have had to dodge.
That makes a great difference.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

There are 5000 football players in
the United States. The hay crop is
going to waste because there is a
scarcity OF strong men to gather It
into barns. Here is flaw in our
political economy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Active volcanoes are the latest ad.
ton to the delights Of life in the
Philippines, This. however, is only
another indication Chat We can pro-
duce anything that any other people
whatever. ancient or modern, have
ever produced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

The people who are surprised that
street have evidently never had occa-
sion to apply for a salary loan without
publicity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

None of these explanations why
the price OF bituminOus coal is so
high mentions the perhaps unimport-
ant fact that the dealers think they
need the money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

The University of Chicago has ad-
ded the chair of Japanese language.
This is the first intimation from re
liable source that the Japanese ever
use chairs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

One of the Vanderbllts. before de
Gliding upon n candidate for 1904,
wants to know how the president
stands on the question of limiting the
speed OF automobiles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

A subscriber asks what to do with
nose which has assumed the color of
an Italian sunset. We have referred
Il to another subscriber who has had
experience, who says: Keep on
drinking; 1t will turn blue in due
time"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
Novel Reason for Opposition,

Opponents Of the confirmation by tho
Senate OF President Roosevelt's APP
pointment OF Benjamin Daniels as
United States marshal for Arizona, al
lege that he has an interest in a faro
bank. Daniels was one Of Col. Roose-
velt's Rough Riders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Somebody figures that the world
will be crowded beyond the limit of
susteIance only 1879 years from now
but nobody we ever saw will be here
then.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

ceiyed $4,000 for kindness shown to
a sick man years ago. The moral Is
perfectly plain Let us all be kind
10 sick men.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

An automobile Is well enough as
far as 1t goes, but IL the gasoline
gives out ten miles from town, 1t does
not go far enough.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Kaiser Wilhelm says the trolley car
is an enemy of humanity. The kaiser
must have been having a dispute over
q transfer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Nv lpuuu Htl hputlES III the tAlm
waters of the bay.
feet in the water, and shouting over
the softly roaring deep; and when the
ocean was wild and gray, or sullen
and muttering Mabelle wore a frown
on her face and was very wilful, and
raced wildly along the shore, as IL
she were defying the big waves to
catch her and carry her off to the
mysterious green depths over which
on calm days she had gazed so often.
Jack alone she liked To have near her
on such occasions. There was never
a time when she did net like 10 have
Jack with her, for Jack seemed TO
understand and sympathiZe with all
her moods, and she with all Jack s
moods,
So ten years nCeGol Nv. Mabcllt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

II now costs $40 to say swear
word over n Chicago telephone and
the apoplexy death rate is therefore
on the increase.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

With call money at 80 per cent
in the stock market in New York, the
man who has to borrow borrows
trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

A New York stock exchange seat
has just been sold for $4,000, and
another is wanted at the same price.
You could buy a good many whole
furniture stores for that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Folks who suffer from insomnia
and nothing else are quite likely tc
die of old age and nothing else.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

1t is going to be hard winter fol-
the stingy man who owns block o.
steam heated flats.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

II would be sad state OF affairs
II every man who loses money on the
races should try to get even by blow
ing up hotel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Chicago's FOUNDERS will now die con-
tent. Grand Duke Boris gasped as
he landed in Paris: Il have come
here to rest"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

Prince Dhuleep thinks $4,000 a
year allowance "ridlculously INSULT.
cient." He ought to try earning it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

An enthusiastic exchange says
Senator Quay is never without a
book in his pocket" Pocketbook?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

We need large navy, the President
says, but not large army--on land
We have the trolley cars.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

If trust would corner pingpong
balls tho act would cover a multitude
of bad breaks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

"Devery" has become Mr. Devery 20
come of the New York papers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30

The Russian bear is moving out Of
Manchuria, but it knows the way
back.