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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
WHERE BIG FISH ABOUND.
island OF the Texas Coast That IL
very AlIur1ng to Lovers
OF Angling.

Lying broadside Of the Texas coast,
and along the northwestern gulf line.
IS St Joseph Island. 1t is a spot to
which nature lures the fisherman on
1dle, dreamy sumner days, when sun
shine, eternal golden sunshine. is
everywhere, says the Four Track
News.
On one side the channel, as peaceful
shadows drift, casting lights of purple
and pink End blue; on the other, the
dashing. restless gulf, twinkling and
sparkling as though myr1ads of stars
were playing hide and seek among
Its white caps.
If it is early in the morning, the
mass is dotted with many small boats,
and little fish are gamboling among
the waves, while porpoises sail by
with independent Indifference Great
focks Of swift-winged sea birds skim
the waters. while storks, and cranes,
and the pink-plumaged f1amingo, with
great numbers of smaller waders, are
eagerly devOuring their morning meal
nearer the shore. The scene is full of
wild, free life. together with the brac-
Ing air and the pleasant odor from the
salt marshes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
BOOKLEsS AGE PREDICTED.
Chicago University Professor S<sxs
Talking Machines VIII in Time
Disp1ace Tones.

According to Prof H. Ma ion, a
bookless age is in store for tt future.
In time, he predicts, libraries will con-
sist of talking disks and be ok print
ing will be lost art, reports the Chi
cago Post.
Prof. Marion is an advocate, with
Profs. Scripture, OF Yale; Cusaehs, of
Annapolis, and De Sumichrast, of
Harvard, of the advanced "talking-ma-
chine" method Of teaching the Ian
guages. 1t was at Cobb hall, during q
demonstration Of this method, which
has been successfully tested at the
naval academy, that the speaker out
lined the larger scope Of the inven-
ton
''In time" he declared. these disks
will take the place of textbooks. Pa
per-backed novels will disappear, and
Instead Of reading printed books the
lftterateur will only have to put a disk
In his talking machine and have the
novel read to him in the living voice
Of its creator
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
SEX THAT EATS PICKLES.
Women in Restaurants Consume
Twice Many of Them
as Men Do.

''s always thought" said a waiter.
According to the Chicago Chronicle.
that the stories about women being
such great pickle eaters were just
jokes told by people who thought they
were funny; but one of my first ex7
periences as a waiter taught me In q
very simple manner that the stories
were true.
This was in a restaurant where we
had many women customers. one side
of the restaurant being for men, and
the other side for women. On the
womens side we used to have to ELL
up the pickle jars that stood on the
tables every day, while the jars on the
men's side had to be filled only once
in two days.
so here, you see, the women reg
ularly ate about twice as many
pickles as the men did: and I should
say that that is just about what they
always do, everywhere"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Hot Springs .BIoved Out"

The Cimarron salt fields in Indian
territory boast of a large hot spring,
which forms pool about 20 by so feet
A story of this spring is told by cat
tie men who camp near by. One night
last summer a thunderstorm was rak-
ing over the plain, when a bolt Of
lightning descended. Instantly a great
volume of flame shot up a thousand
feet into the sky from the spring, and
continued to blaze for 20 minutes
The cowboy claims that the hot
springs ''blowed out" and that the To-
cation changed several rods
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Photograph and Birds.

A perfect Photographic record Of the
exquisite song of the brown thrush
was produced before the American
Ornfthologists' union by Prof. s. D.
Judd. With equal success DIR. Judd
has been experimenting with other
birds. and his achievements are at.
tracing attention in the scientific
world. The educational possibilities Of
the undertaking are generally con-
coded Nature study In schools Is lust
now receiving more attention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Emerxencx AID I'm HID.

Nearly all OF the metal working plants
tn PfttsbuFg and vicinity are admirably
equipped with q hospital annex for cases
hat require speedy and prompt atten-
Ion. The distance Of hospitals from
some Of the works renders It possible
fhss an tn3ured man Is liable 10 expire
rom exhaustion before he Is admitted
% the institution 10 obTzate this tbs
yvnefs have fitted up room or building
shere injured and sick employees can Be
reated ut cnce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Planet Mars Inhabited.

A recent dispatch from Prof. Percival
Lowell from Flagstaff, Ariz., stating
that a large projection of Mars has
been discovered, leads Prof. Garrett
P. Serviss to declare that the planet
is undoubtedly Inhabited. On the
other hand, Prof. F1ammarion. Of
Paris. declares that the projection is
only an illumination of the clouds or
lofty mountain SUBMITS in the setting
sun, and that many other analogous
observations have already been made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Causfsa Alkalfs.

Tia etectrolytic production Of czust1c
sakalis and chlorine has proved o1 he
greatest importance To the world Of
nAAa. The chlorine produced - used
tor making bleaching powders which.
IN turn. has revolutionizsd the bleach
nz trade here and abroad
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
The Christmas Spirit.

THE Christmas child am I. May come
The busy man of cares looked up and
'Begone! Begone, say! In this hard
world,
Where rich mems hearts in poor mems
Ana close upon the heels Of want treads
Men have for such as you no thought.
or time"
The host of angels sang at Jesus birth,
Good will to men, good will, and peace
on earth"
The Christmas child am l. May come
The widow touched her robes with
1.-THE vel that shuts me in shuts sun
My only Joy is in the other land,
For me there is no Christmastide Of
The torch extinguished left the bitter
tear"
The host of angels sang at Jesus birth,
Good will to men, good Will, and peace
on earth"
THE, Christmas child am I. May come
Gay Fashions leader stood in naughty
Another beggar2 10! They're every
where.
False poverty is ripe at Christmastide."
She spoke with scornful air and accent
And tossed from jeweled hand purse of
gold
The host Of angels sang at Jesus birth,
Good will to men, good will, ana peace
on earth"
'The Christmas child am l. May come
tn?'
The Invalid. on weary bed OF pain.
With outstretched hands gave swift
welcome glad,
And stroye the child's sweet confidence
to gain.
The little one, with sigh content and deep,
Crept close within her arms and fell
asleep.
The host Of angels sang at Jesus birth.
Good will to men, good mill, and peace
on EARTH"
--Boston Transcript.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

Frederlka, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Mr. A. s.
Grover is now "A years of age. For the
last 80 years he has suffered a great
deal OF sickness and, although he ia a
temperate man and never used spir-
its Of any kind, his kidneys had trou-
bled him very much. He said:
Il was told l had Diabetes and my
symptoms correspondent exactly to
those Of a young man who died Of Dia-
betes in this neighborhood. My feet
and limbs were bloated quite little.
II heard Of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
at last determined to try them. took
IN all ten boxes before was well and
now can truthfully say that am all
right. The bloating is gone from my
feet and legs. have gained eight
pounds in weight and can sleep we'll at
night and every symptom of my trou-
BILE is gone.
at is some time now since was
cured and ! have not the slightest
return of any symptom of the old
trouble"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
INC chIldren,s chrIstman.

II we are to keep Christmas day At
for the children 1t must be full of sim
pie enjoyment. 1t is not the elabo.
rate celebration that counts. Better a
stocking with popcorn, nuts, raisins
and apples, and rollicking good time
over II, than a conventional party or
a gorgeous tree and a cross family
In ono of the magazines last year there
was an amusing story Of the Christ
mas celebration prepared for two or
three children by their admiring
grandparents, aunts and uncles. Com
plicated and expensive toys were in
profusion. There was a beautiful tree
but the grown-ups were the ones
who enjoyed all this, and the little
boy retired to the servants quarters
for a sensible conversation with the
man, who had given him the one pres
ent that was valued.
After all, nothing in the world has
the same mysterious charm that in
vests the knobbed, unwieldy stocking.
You feel of it, and pinch 1t gingerly as
1t lies on the bed, and imagine what
the various punches are. The very
stocking lends itself to prolong the
uncertainty. How it muffies its con-
tents! 1t opens unexpected depths
and swallows the particular article
you we're lingering. 1t twists itself
about reluctantly when you try to
hurry out bulky object that you are
almost bursting to see. But in the
end It is all ours for inspection and
consumption.
A stocking does have this advantage
over a public tree that it does not
force on the youthful mind the sharp
lines drawn by the possession of
worldly goods. Many a poor little
Eve has coveted, seeing that the fruit
Of the tree was exceeding fair, only to
be told that Jennie Jones' father and
mother haven't so many little girls
and boys to get presents for as your
father and mother"-as If that were
any fault OF hers!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
rHE clNpERElLA oF koKEA.
Eastetn legend More Ancient Than
That Of the West.

y uAA " INC N1ah
In Korea the people ten a Cinderella
story that Is much more ancient than
that familiar to western people. The
key to the latter story Is the slipper,
but not so. theirs Peach Blossom, the
Korean Cinderella's name, was the
family drudge. One day as the mother
was starting OF with the favorlte
daughter to a picnic she said to Peach
Blossom: You must not leave I'M.
III you have hulled a bagful OF rice
and filled the broken crock with
water" While sitting there bemoan-
Ing her hard lot she heard 'wittering
and fiuttering of wings. Looking up,
she saw a flock Of sparrows pecking
the hulls of the rice. Before recov-
ering from her surprise a little imp
jumped out of the fireplace and so
skillfully repaired the crock that but
q few minutes OF work was required
to Ill It with water. Then she went
to the picnic and had a royal time.
On another occasion the mother
said: You must stay until you have
pulled up all the weeds in the field"
Ihls time a COW came out OF the forest
and ate up the weeds in ten mouth
fuls. Peach Blossom followed the COW
into the woods and was led to where
there was an abundance of ripe, lus-
ciOus fruit. Gathering a large guam
tity. she went to the fete and was the
most welcome guest Her sister asked
about it and on being told determined
she would get some of this fruit for
herself.
When the next gala day came the
sister stayed at home and let Peach
Blossom go. The COW came out of
the woods as before and the sister fol-
lowed It through tangled brier and
thorn bushes, with the result that her
face was much scratched and her skin
deep beauty all gone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
NOTHING NEW IN sloNa.
custom q MARKING auaIneas lIoaas

Custom Of Marking Business Houses
Goes Back to Ancient Greece.
The custom OF marking a business
house by means Of a sign is of very
ancient origin. says December St.
Nicholas. In the great cities Of the
East and among the ancient Egyp-
tians such a practice must have been
unnecessary, as all trades were classi-
fed and confined to certain sections
Of the city, and then all wares were
exposed to full view, as they were
displayed in open booths.
The history Of Grecian sign boards
is meager, yet the allusion Of Aristo-
planes and Lucian to sign boards war
rants our belief in their use by the
Greeks. Athenaeus tells us HE hung
the well-known sign in front of his
house."
Advancing to Roman times, there is
abundant evidence of signs, as the
discoveries of Pompeii and Hercula.
neum amply testify. In the Eternal
City some Of the streets derived their
names from signs; just as hundreds
of London streets have been so named.
The Roman street "Vicus Ursi Pileeti"
was named from the sign, for, as the
name indicates, It was the street Of
''The Bear with the Hat on" But 1t
was not until late in the fifteenth
century that the custom gained a
footing in England, first of all among
the taverns and ale houses. Later
carna tho nacasuifv Of siiotinorIcl,fy,o
between certain shops. brought about
by the fact that the houses were not
numbered, and the people could not
read word signs even IL they had been
| lettered in gold.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
HIs Incentive.

In one tiny hand the little fellow
held a slab Of stony-looklng cake this
eldest sisters hrst attempt), while in
the other he grasped a stick Of pepper
mint. which he was very anxious to
devuor; yet he manfully gave his
whole attention to the cake.
You seem anxious 10 set rid of
that cake, Georgie3' said an amused
visitor,
Yes gulped George, Il promised
mummy I'd eat It all up before /
touched this sweetstuff"
well, why not let me put the su-
garstiek in my pocket2 Then you
won't be tempted to break your
word"
mo, thank yon." replied George.
phllosophically IL don't have the
sweetstuff to keep looking at don't
iink Ili have the strenf Of mind Ia tn.
ish the calke.'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
Lau,ver al Indian chiof.

George C. Hume, a lawyer of Chill
ton, Wis, is about to receive a unique
honor, He will be made chief of the
Brothertown Indian nation. Mr.. Hume
aided the Indians gratuitously in fling
proofs Of the validity of their claims
against the government, and in return
they have elected the lawyer to the
chieftainship Of the nation. He will
accept, as the ONCE is merely a nom
inal one and will not interfere with
his other duties.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
Apnroprlats 20 the pax.


To the Christmas dinner let us
bring every good and wholesome
thought, kind hearts and the spirit of
happiness. Let us call to us at that
hallowed hour the memory of loved
ones not with us now, whether they
be dead OF living; let us give
thought to the wayward, to the pris-
oner, about whose very cell the broad
charity of to-day twines a piece of
holly; to the sick who lie on hospital
beds at this hour; to the men in
khaki who bear the flag in our far-off
tropic isles, and who may only dream
tonight of the snow and home cheer
they cannot share; to those on the sea
in peril among the winter storms of
lake and ocean; to the babes just
breathing the first breath. Of life,
Christmas gifts indeed for pale, happy
mothers; to the aged who realize that
Christmas and death are coming very
close together about them; to the men
who labor in our great forests where
the snow banks up high among Gods
own Christmas trees; to all, men and
women and little children, shut out in
any way from the cheerful glow Of the
home fire, or who, having homes, may
have but little FIRE to burn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

Duties Of the chlneas Emperor.
In his capacity o. High Priest, the
Chinese Enperor has TO ofler ~ least
forty-slx sacrifices 70 different gods IN
the course OF year. AZ to each sac.
rifce is dedicated one or more holt
days, which must be passed by him in
complete solitude, his time is pretty
well taken up. These sacrifices are
made by the Emperor either BY night
or about dawn, and the houses along
the route taken by him. rs he is car
ried in his closed palanduin through
the deserted streets OF the city, are
hung with black.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters Of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and intel
lectual needs of the charges committed to
their care, but they also minister to their
bodily needs.
With so many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have found
Peruna a never failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
States. A recommend recently received
from a Catholic institution in Detroit,
Mich, reads as follows:
DR.. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir.-"Tihe young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from iaryngi-
It's, and loss Of voice. The result OF
fIIe treatment was most satisfactory,
She found great relief and after
further use Of the medicine we hope TO
be able to say she Is entirely cured. -
Sisters of Charity.
The young girl was under the care Of the
Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for
catarrh of the throat with good results as
the above letter testifes.
Send to the Peruna Medicine Co., Co
lumbus, Ohio, for free book written by
DR.. Hartman.
dck VoTTPs DrITOOiSt FIR a FRI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
GREATEST USERS OF TOBACCO
Figures Show That Americans Have
That Distinction.

] nat BiSIlnCtions
An expert has figured up the
amount of tobacco annually consumed
in the United States. The total is so
large as to be slightly beyond the
reach of the ordinary mind. Accord
ing to this statistician, the quantities
used in this country every year read
something like this: 2S0,000,000
pounds of manufactured tobacco, TO-
O0O,OO0,00O cigarettes and 7,0O0,000,0O0
cigars The value of the tobacco
chewed and smoked annually in the
United States, exclusive of cigars and
cigarettes, is more than 100000, 00O.
Since Japan yearly smokes 9,000,000,-
600 cigarettes and China only half that
number, the United States is the ban
ner consumer of the little paper rolls.
With regard to the use and abuse
of tobacco, a New York physician
says that in the case of men tobacco
is sometimes harmless and possibly
beneficial, but because of their pecu-
liar nervous susceptibility should be
let religlously alone by women and
growing youths. OF the several ways
of using the weed the most harmful
is said to be snuff taking, followed in
order of harmfulness by chewing
cigar smoking, pipe smoking and Gig
arettes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
wan,ed-A Plural.

What is the plural Of metropolis?
Euphony rebels against metropolises.
An Australian paper solves the dim
Guilty thus: THE mutual jealousy Of
Melbourne and Sydney prevents
either Of these fine cities becoming
the commonwealth capital. Why not,
then, select one of the smaller me-
tropoli Of the states?" The innova-
ton is not justified by any rules Of
grammar, and illustrates the incon-
venience of pressing Greek words into
English molds.-London Chronicle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

Great Britain Is only half as big as
sumatra, and double the size Of New
foundland II stands 9th in point OF
size in the list Of the worlds islands.
England, without Wales, Is almost
Identical In point Of size with Rouma-
mia. It is less than one-qunrter as big
as France or Germany. The whole
British isles only occupy the one six
teenth-hundredth part Of the surface
Of the globe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things Of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that a trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch be
made at once. Not alone because It
is guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand,
but because each Zoe package con-
tains 16 ozs., while all the other kinda
contain but 10 ozs. It is safe TO say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch win use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31

There E more CataFrh In this section Of the country
than ali other diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be tnourable. For
great many years doctors pronounced 10 local dis
ease and prescribed local remedies and BY constantly
falling 20 with local treatment, pronounesd it
tncurable. Science has proven catarrh % be con
sttutiOnhi disease aud therefore requires eonsttu.
tionRl treatment Hairs OatArrh Cure, Manufactured
BY r. j. Cheney Co. Toledo, Ohio, ie the oniy con
stutiOnal cure on tho market. tits taken Internally
N dOsoS from 10 drops 70 teaspOOnfu. IL acts d.
Tectly on the blood and mucous surfaeea OF the
gysten, They offer hundred dollars for any case
II fails 10 eurs Send for circulars aud testimonials,
Address F, J, CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists 15c.
Halra Family Pima are the beat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
nnctnr. In Emrnne.

The shortage Of doctors in Russia is
the subject of an article in q st. Pc
tersburg journal, which publishes sta
tistics Of the proportion of doctors in
other European countries per 100000
inhabitants. Great Britain heads the
list with $50, Switzerland has 81, Ger.
many 80, and Russia 8. In order to
bring the percentage to the same level
as Great Britain, Russia will have to
have 10000 doctors. At present there
are only about 1900
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
WIokedest capltal In Europe.

Ibsen's well known saying that
Christiania was the wickedest capital
in Europe is borne out by a monster
trial against some twenty keepers Of
baby farms, where wholesale murder
of infants has been going on for the
last ten or fifteen years. Several of
these baby farms had private ceme-
teries in gardens and fields, where the
remains OF a small army Of tiny
corpses were dug up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
putx Canned 10 Ertrsmsn.

A man with the courage OF his
convictions. at least, is the clergy
man in Concord, N. H.. who dined
with his father at a reputable hotel
and afterward had the wine clerk
arrested because the complainant's
father got a glass of claret when
he ordered It. The minister has been
interviewed, but his parent has not
been heard from.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
The DandsIlon.

Little dandellon
Stahted In one day
: Grimm at de autumn
Jes' like II was May.
Nebber mind de chilly wind
Nor de sky severe,
Little dandell0n.
Fohgot de time o. year.
Little dandelion
Made de day seem bright.
Though de fros' win ketch him
Long befo' de night.
Reckon he's a hero
OF q humble style,
Case Il takes a heap o. grit
Sometimes jes TO smile.
Washington Star.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
A E.unrlte al the klnn.

King Edward is a great lover Of
dogs and has many favorites. The
present chosen and constant canine
companion of his majesty is an irish
terrier named Jack. He came into the
Kings possession November last ana
now lives with his majesty, travels
with him and lies beside the Kings
chair all day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
Tho Point Of View.

Careful readers of the Monthly Rec.
ord, published by the inmates Of the
Connecticut state prison, will find a
good many suggestions for the phil.
osophy of life, says the Boston
Transcript. One Of these in the cur.
rent number is: ut is a good idea
never to do to-day what you ought not
to do tomorrow"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-31
Nnval omoer RuYn 80.

Commander F. A. Miller. U. s. NJ,
has purchased pew No. lls IN the
historic st. Johns church. Washing.
tan. from Philadelphia. paying him
$1,000 for It.