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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

him afar on. and was at the door rs
give him a welcome.
"Jorls, my dear one, we were talk
ing OF you!" she cried, as he leaped
from the saddle 10 her arms. 80
glad arc wei Come in quiciSlyl Well
are your Quite well. Now, then, I
am happy. Happy as can bel Look
now, Richardl" she called, as she
flung the door open, and entered with
the handsome, smiling youth at hoe
side.
In his way the father was just ~
much pleased Kate, my de-.
heart" he cried, "let us have some
thing to eat, The boy will be hun
cry as a hunter after his ride. And
George. what brings you home? We
we're just telling each other--your
mother and I-that you we're in the
height of the city's follles."
Indeed, sir, there will be few fol-
lies for some days. Mr.. Franklin is
dead, and the city goes into mourn
ing"
"Tis a fate that all must meet"
said the General, but death and
Franklin would look each other in
the face as friends He had a
work to do. he did it well, and It is
finished. That is all What other
news do you brlng?"
1T is said that Mirabeau is arrest
ed somewhere for something. did
not hear the particulars. And the
deputies are returning to the Prov
inces drunk with ,neir own import
ance. Mr.. Hamilton says Revolution
in France has gone raving mad and
converted twenty-four millions of
people into savages.'"
II hate the Frenchi" said the Gen
eral passionately. 1T is a natural
instinct with me. II l thought l had
one drop OF French blood in me, l
would let 1t out with a dagger"
George WINGED a little. He remem-
bered that the Morans were of French
extraction, and he answered:
after all, father, we must Judge
people individually. Mere race is
not much"
George Hyde! What are you say
ing? Race is everything. 1t is the
strongest and deepest OF all human
feelings. Nothing conQuers its
prejudices."
Except love. have heard, father.
that Love never asks of what race
art thOu?' or even whose son, or
daughter, art thou?'"
You have heard many foolish
things, George; that is one of them.
Men and women marry out Of their
own nationality at their peril. took
my life in my hand for your mothers
love"
"She was worthy of the peril"
God knows it."
Ito be continued.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
FRIDAY.

ON resolution to send N. G. Hicl-
OK, refractory boodIe-investigation wit
ness, to jail for contempt, the House
to-day sustained the committee by a
vote of 20 to 81.
BY vote OF 80 TO % the House late
this afternoon passed the zevely Sen.
ate joint and concurrent resolution
providing for the submission of con
stitutlonal amendment imposing a tax
Of cents on the 500 to pay for a new
State Capitol The tax is to run for
Ave years, when it is expected that
about 100000 win be on hand.
Next Monday noon was fixed as the
date for adjournment by the Senate
tonight. The resolution was submitted
by Farris and precipitated lively
and short debate, but carried by vote
Of 20 to s.
Senator McIndoe showed the results
Of hard work tonight when he passed
the Southwest Missouri Normal School
bill through the Senate over opposition
Of institution" Senators. -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Entry By Nomination IN Navy.


The writer of an article in Pages
Magazine on Lord Selborne's new
scheme for the training of British
naval officers makes some pointed re-
marks on the present methods of en-
try to the navy, He states that the
proposed mode Of entry by nomina.
ton is a relic of admiralty patronage.
which the board is unwilling to re-
linQuish; but, whether the admirals
ike it or not, 1t must soon go the
way of all such antiquated privileges.
Open competition is sure to come
within the next few years. The re-
suit OF this entry by nomination viii
be to keep the naval service as far
as the ofRcers are conference.-the the
family circles Of the admiralty and
their friends; SO that parents without
influence inside Of that charmed circle
viii have no chance OF getting their
boys into the navy, however desirable
the boys themselves may be, or how
ever ready the parents may be to In
cur the heavy expense Of educating
their boys for the service Of their
country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
cHAMPTER III.-tcontInued.l

cHAMPTER IIl.--(continued.)
A short time after Cornelia came
home, Doctor Moran returned from
his professional visits. Nature had
left the impress OF her nobility on his
finely formed forehead; nothing but
truth and kindness looked from his
candid eyes. On entering the room,
he drew HIS wife close to his heart
and kissed her afectionately.
Il have had a morning full Of feel
ing. There is no familiarity with
Death, however often you meet him"
''And you have met Death this
morning, l see that. John?"
You are right, Ava. must now
tell you that Elder Semple died this
morning"
THE dear old man! He has been
sick and sorrowful ever since his wife
died. Were any of his sons PRESENT."
None of them. The two eldest
have been long away Neil was
Act forbidding Tory lawyers to prac-
tice was passed. But he was not quite
alone. his old friend Joris Van
Heemskirk was with him to the last
moment. The love Of these old men
for each other was very beautiful
thing"
There is nothing to fear in such
a DEATH"
Nothing at all. Last week when
Cornelia and | passed his house, he
was leaning on the garden gate, and
he spoke pleasantly to her and told
her she was "a bonnie lassie.' Where
Is Cornelia?"
"In her room. John, she went to
Duyckinck's this morning for me,
and George Hyde met her again, and
they took a walk together on the
Battery"
"She told you about it,"
-'Oh, yes, and without inquiry"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
ruEeoAY.

The bill appropriatihg $4,000 for
the Worlds Fair came back to the
House this afternoon and came near
occupying most of the afternoon. Huck
Of ste. Genevieve wished to amend
by increasing the number Of Commits
sioners for the Missouri building from
nine to eleven. This was defeated.
Another motion, lowering the salary
from $40 to IS day, was adopted.
sim another, compelling all materials
of the Missouri building to be from
and of Missouri, was passed.
Senator Marshall succeeded in get
ting through the Senate in double-quiclS
time q bill appropriating $4,000 for
the construction of levees in Missls-
sippi County. This bill was only re-
ceived In the Senate from the House
last Friday. It has an emergency
clause and will permit the money to
be used in Mississippi County immed-
lately.
Senate bill No. 429, one of the cleo
ton bills prepared by the Jefferson
Club committee, providing punishment
for offenses against election laws,
passed the Senate this morning.
Governor Dockery today sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate,
which we're confirmed
Ralph Wammack OF Bloomfield, a
member of the State Board Of Chart.
ties and Corrections, for a term Of six
years from January 1, 1903.
c. j. Farris of Charlottesville, a
member Of the Board Of Curators Of
the State University, for term Of six
years from January 1, 1903.
Trustees Federal Soldiers Home
Henry e. Warren, Richlsnd; Charles
F. Vigel, st. Louis; jeremiah Fenton,
Springfield, for terms ending February
1, 1905.
John W. Farris, Lebanon; w. A..
Young, Salem, for term ending Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
WEDNESDAY.

With a unanimous chorus OF ayes,
the House today cited for contempt
two refractory witnesses who had re-
fused to testify before the Investigat-
ing Committee about money in their
possession. Yesterday the committee
reported excerpts of the testimony of
l. L. Page, manager of the country
press bureau, and N. c. Hickox, broth
er-in-law and clerk of Senator Buchan-
an, in which each refused to tell where
he secured $1,000. After dinner today
Page went before the committee
again. When he came out he said
that he had been dismissed. 1t is said
that he pleaded the constitutional ex-
emption, and refused to divulge where
he secured the money.
The Senate defeated the proposed
constitutional amendment separating
State and local revenues by a vote of
Is ayes to 10 noes.
In the afternoon the Senate passed
the appropriation bill providing for
the per diem of members of the AS
sembly and contingent expenses. The
salary list was raised from $S5, 900 to
$4,000, and the expense account from
$4,000 to $115,000.
Senator McDavid's bill providing for
a new Court of Appeals in Springfield
passed the House this afternoon.
Late this afternoon the House pass
ed the punishment bill permitting 10
per cent of working mems wages to be
attached for debt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
sATuRpAY.

Editor I. L. Page and G. N. Hickox
we're to-day ordered committed to the
Cole county jail, and were turned over
to Sheriff Smith. Accompanied by AS
sistant Sergeant-at-Rrms H. g. Foster
and the sheriff, the two witnesses who
refused to divulge how they came into
possession OF $500 and $1,000 bills were
taken to the Jail, but were allowed to
sit in the sheriff's private room, pend
ing the application for a writ of ha-
beas corpus in the supreme court by
their attorneys, which was granted by
Judge Robinson at noon.
The attorneys for the prisoners de-
sired hearing at once. but could not
get it. Attorney General Grow is out
of town. and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Jeffries was reluctant to take ac-
ton, and he is also said to have been
advised by Chairman Eversole of the
Doodle investigating committee that the
punishment was due them to remain
in custody until Monday.
By vote OF 81 to 81 the house killed
the senate BIZ providing for the repeal
of the special jury law.
The conference committee on the
general appropriation bill at midnight
concluded its labors. They cut out the
$4,000 for medals for Spanish American
war volunteers, leaving the militia APP
preparation $4,000. OF this. 1000
is to come from the state treasury and
$4,000 from the states appropriation
for the Worlds Fair. The item for
the state geological survey was cut
half in two, to $4,000 The board OF
arbitration was cut down to $4,000, and
the $4,000 additional for the prosecu-
ton Of the Chicago drainage canal case
was stricken out, leaving the amount at
$4,000. The item of $4,000 allowed
the state factory inspector was cut in
half, and the $4,000 for bounty on wolf
scalps was stricken out
The senate laid over Informally the
house resolution to allow the people to
vote on raising legislators compensa-
ton to $1,000 for each biennial period
The house bill. applicable to st. Jo-
seph, giving equal authority to the
mayor and police commissioners in the
issuing of dramshop licenses, passed
the senate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

nelia! you see am not to be put out
of your confidence. Why did you not
tell me?"
you have given me no opportun-
ity, and, as you know all, why should
say any more about it?"
"Cornelia, my dear companion, let
us be honest, if we die for 1t. And
you may as well tell me of your lit
tie coquetries with George Hyde, for
l shall be sure to find them out. Now
am going home; Tor 1 must look
after the tea table. But you will
not be sorry, for it will leave you
free to think Of"
Please, Arental"
Every well. 1 will have 'considera.
TONS Good-bye!"
Then the door closed and Cornelia
was left alone. But the atmosphere
Of the room was charged with
Arenta's unrest and a feeling of dis
appointment was added to 1t. She
suddenly realized that her lovers
absence from the city left great
vacancy She had a new strange
happiness. new hopes, new fears and
new wishes; but they were not an
unmixed delight, for she was also
aware of vague trouble, want that
nothing in her usual duties satisfied
lin a word, she had crossed the
threshold of womanhood and was
no longer a girl,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Beyond His Control.

Dear me-" said the good-looking fe.
male visitor to the superintendent Of
the lunatic asylum, what a vicious
look that woman has we just passed
in the corridor! Is she dangerous?"
Eyes, at times" replied the superin.
tendent, evasively.
But why do you allow her such
freedom?"
Cant help it."
But isn't she an inmate and under
your control?"
''No. She is not under my control.
She's my wife"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
oHAPrgR ".

Throwing Things into Confusion.
Prudence declares that whenever
person is in that disagreeable situa,
tion which compels him to ask what
shall do2" that the wiSest answer
is, nothing But such answer did
not satisfy George Hyde, He was so
much IN earnest, so honestly in love.
that he felt his doubts and anxieties
could only be relieved by action, Il
win 90 to my motherl" he thought
And this resolution satisfied him so
well, that he carried It out at once,
But It was after dark when he reach
cd the tall stone portals Of Hyde
Manor House.
The great building doomed up dark
and silent; there was but one light
visible It was IN his mothers usual
sitting room. ana IS soon Is he saw
It he began q whistle. she heard
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

very good. l must look after that
young fellow" But he said the
words without much care, and Mrs.
Moran was not satisfied.
Then you do not disapprove the
meeting, John?" she asked.
Eyes, do. George Hyde has too
many Objectionable qualities. His
father is an Englishman OF the most
pronounced type and this young man
Is quite like him. l want no English
man In my family"
There have been many Dutch mar
Tiages among the Morans."
''That is a different thing. The
Dutch, as race, have every deslr-
able quality. The English are nat
yural despots. The young mans
faults are racial; they are in the
blood. Cornelia shall not have any
thing to do with him. Why do you
speak of such disagreeable things,
-Ava?"
1T is we'll to look forward, John"
''No. It is time enough to meet
fannoyances when they arrive. AS
for the Hydes, father and son,
would prefer to hear no more about
them"
Nothing further was said on the
subject, but the doctor looked more
attentively at his daughter than was
usual with him. He was more silent
than ordinary; and as ne went out,
told Cornelia she would do wen not
TO appear in public.
1.-THE city is In mourning" he
said. land respectable women who
have no real business or duty to take
them from their homes win pay the
reverence OF seclusion in them until
after Franklins funeral"
A couple Of hours later Cornelia
WAS sitting at her tambour-fFame,
passing her needle slowly through
and through the delicate muslin. She
was desiring no companionship,
when Arenta entered with her usual
little furry and rustic. ArentR kiss
ID her friend and took on her hat
and cloak. saying, as she did so:
Il have been az Aunt Angelica's
an morning and we talked great
many people oyer--that is, Aunt
Angelica talked.
NOW, can ten you something
worth hearing about Gen. Hyde Lie
aani
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
The Missouri Legislature
The Proceedings Of Both Houses IRE Here CiOen
In Condensed Form

The House passed Senator Bradley's
factory inspection bill. This measure
takes the ONCE out Of the fee list
While William H. Phelps. railroad
lobbyist. was being examined by the
House Doodle Investigation Commit
tee today, the House and Senate rush.
cd through Representative divers
Joint and concurrent resolution resub-
hitting a constitutional amendment
providing for free transportation for
all legislative, administrative and judi
cial officials.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Mama inhumanItv "a Man.

First Detective-How did you man.
age to get a confession from that
desperate?
Second Detective-Well, you see
we travelled together by rail for 200
miles.
First Detective-But what had that
to do with his confession?
Second Detective-I bought a cigar
Of the train boy and gave it to him.
After smoking it he thought he was
going to die, SO he told me every
thing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
auNpAY.

One Of the chief bills prepared by
the Tax Commission. that imposing a
license tax OF 25 cents on each $1,000
Of capitalization. was beaten this morn
ing by vote Of 60 to 81.
There was a light Senate to-day, but
members who are here continued in
session practically all day awaiting
the reports of the Conference commit
tees appointed to adjust the differences
between the Senate and the House over
the appropriation bills
The Senate was little inclined to pass
House bills. The monotony Of the day
was broken only by frequent reports
from the Committee on Enrolled Bills.
The importance OF a leyee bill for
the flooded counties of Southeast Mis-
souri, was recognized aud II was passed.
A House measure providing for the in
spection Of gasoline was killed. An
other bin already passed by the House
was passed by the Senate. Its object is
to protect persons from being de-
fTauded BY employment agencies by
providing penalties for failure TO re-
fund an applicants money within three
days If suitable employment Is not fur
niShed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Ii u sometlmes Happens.

Anyway" said Enpeck, with a sigh
long drawn out. Il may be able to
worry along if they don't arrest me
for bigamy."
ARREST you for bigamy!" exclaimed
the acting head of the misfit combina,
ton. what in the name Of goodness
do you mean by that?"
"Just what l said" replied the meek
and lowly martyr. 81 seem to have
married not only you, but your moth
sr and all the rest Of your family as
we'll"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Where tbs Majority 90.

REV. Mr.. Stems remarks over
poor John were so sympathetic, /
thought" said the widows friend.
"Sympatheticl" exclaimed the wild.
ow. "He said John had gone to join
the great majority"
'Well?"
well, in his sermon several Sun
days ago he declared that the great
majority of people go below."-stray
Stories.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
|EIEJFAz Or
lOF TEL. MYl
wbere He Came In.

at is true I owe you money" re-
marked the dunned one. but you
seem ignorant OF the simplest com.
mertial axioms. ! suppose you make
some allowances in your budget for
bad debts, don't your
Certainly we do" replied the mer-
chart.
And you can't trade without bad
debts. can your"
Hardly, but"
every well, then" went on the
other, don't you see, my good sir,
that's where l come int"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Fast RaIIway TIms promls.d.

OBceB Of the TFansiberian railway
win be opened shortly IN pArls. Ar
judgements are nearly completed for
the running OF the new RUSSO Euro
pean express from Calais, watch viii
enable travellers from England 10
reach Pekln n funrteen days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Lord Russell once asked Mr..
Hume; mr.. Hume, what do You
consider to be the object Of IegiHla.
tion7"
"4he greatest good Of the greatest
number
And what do you consider 70 be
the greatest numberr
Number one was Mr.. Hume's
reply G4eep Bag.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
THuRsnAX

The last meeting of the Senate APP
preparations Committee was held to-
night. For the first time since the
State Board of Agriculture was organ
lied the appropriation was entirely cut
out. The House recommended $4,000.
The vote to leave this sum out and
thus kill the board was to 2.
Two thousand dollars, which was ap-
propriated by the House for the State
Board OF Horticulture, was cut out
The st. Louis Insane Asylum gets
$4,000. The Sedalia State Fair was
cut from $4,000 to $4,000. Criminal
costs were reduced from 100000 to
100000 The Springfield Court Of APP.
peals gets $4,000.
While the House Boodling Investi-
eating Committee was discussing ways
and means to compel two refractory
Witnesses to testify regarding $1,000
and $500 bills which they had in their
possession, the Senate this morning in.
definitely postponed the House alum
bill.
Without an opposing vote, the Sen
ate this morning passed O'Donnelrs
House bill to provide for the sale Of
the Missouri Blind school at Nine
teehth and Morgan streets, in st. Louis
and appropriating $15O.O0O for the pur
chase of ground and the erection OF a
new building at some other point IN
the city
There was lively debate In the
House this morning over Senator Mar
shall's bill providing that all insur
ance agents IN cities and towns Of less
than 10000 shall post record Of al
policies in public Indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill finally carried
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Newlywed-Ah! Chic) the more
see of you, darling (hic)-(hicD
Mrs. Newlywed-Yes, that's just
the trouble. II you would lessen the
number Of your evenings at the club
you would not see so many of me so
oftenl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

she Isn't young softleish an Anglo.
maniac7
doOh, no. He's Just plain, or
sgydty American lunatic
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
Wheat b oood condItlen.

Topeka, Kns.; Reports received
here state that wheat in Kansas IL in
better condition than ever before as
this season and that q recorG-breaking
crop is predicted The acreage g 2Os
900 acres below last year. but the
stand 70 far better. Experts believe
the yield IN Kansas this year VIII be
fully 100000. 600 bushels.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

The Budget committee Of the Reich
stag votes ia favor OF an appropfia.
ton Of s750.o00 FOR the German dis
play 81 me worlds Fair.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26

Colorado Springs. Colo: The direc-
tors Of the Golden Cycle Mining Com.
pany have purchased OF John i. Mini
ken Of ST Louis the Aluminium, Fe-
dora and Lone Star claims for s27.z5O.
The claims comprise ten acres adioln.
Ing the Golden Cycles "a acres. Mr..
MlliilSen purchased the claims nom
the Gold Knob company several
taonths ago. A 000.foot shaft has been
sunk on the Aluminium and oonsidsr.
able drlstins has baen done. The ore
uncovered y mostly Tow grade
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-03-26
NothIn, poIn..

The Lady-Don't you ever get tired
doing nothing?
Willy william Lldy, believe me,
git SO tired dom nothin that / can't
do nothin' elsel
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
keep After the Gfafters.

BY DR.. David Starr Jordan, President
OF Stanford University, California:
The problem Of graft Is no new n
In the history Of the world. Kipling
tells us that the secret hid under the
pyramids is that Of the graft OF the
contractors that built them. The chief
difference Is that we Q recognize
the use Of public authority to extort
money as a form Of robbery and we
have a good strong word to cove all
such things, the word graft. In less
happy times the same thing was called
piety and patriotism.
The only way Of abating the evil OF
graft Is to keep at 1t, never to forget
what 1t is and never to honor those
who practice II. The evils OF oppres.
sion disappear a we make mer
strong. The evils Of graft disappear
when men think clearly and acl
honestly. Let each man attack his
own PARTICULAR CRATER and we shall
see what happens.