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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

sight of which always irritated him,
carrying as it did in it's sturdy little
body the infinite presence of that
other one.
Caruthers could not understand for
the life of him what Muriel saw in that
boy to be so fond of him.
He received Annabels letter Just
before noon, and all the rest of the
day he kept the picture of her in his
mind as he had first seen her on the
shaded streets, with her tender, be-
loved charges.
Far from the maddening crowds
ignoble strife" he quoted softly, as he
boarded the first train, and some
hours later found himself in the little
Kentucky hamlet where dwelt his
ideal. He brought her back with him.
his bride. Her picture face and in
genue manners won for her immediate
popularity among certain effete ones
of his set. Sorry little ideal. Unable
to gauge or properly weigh the unac-
cGstomed attentions.
Coming home from his Office one
evening Caruthers found a note on his
dressing table, addressed to himself
in the wavering, childish handwriting
he knew as his wife's. 1t read:
Forgive me, Jack! never loved
you. You took me from the life
hated ! hated everything; believe
even hated my father, but most of
all hated those childreni Harry and
l expect to be happy together Good
by Annabel."
Harry" he whispered; Harry
Williams!"
Like a flash it came to him The
import of Williams dislike for Muriel
Wyndham. Her avoidance of him.
1T is all my fault" he said, crush
ing the paper in his hand. Il have be-
trayed my trust and my trust has
been betrayed. insisted on Muriers
receiving him. brought him--herel"
/ Suddenly queer, ecstatic little
crow a sort of gurgle of joy came
! from the room beyond. He rushed
toward the sound and a moment later
emerged with a bundle Of something
in long, white skirts and topped by a
bald little head. It clutched tightly q
bottle half filled with milk.
He stopped mechanically and picked
up the crumpled note that had fallen
on the door, and spread IL out so
he could read It again. At the bot
tom there was scrawied line he had
failed to see the first time:
Il have taken Sarah. the maid with
me-
| Numbed. dazed, his mind refused to
grasp the situation, He raised his
eyes duly. The small figure. still
hugging its source Of sustenance
dropped against his shoulder asleep.
His half conscious vision halted 81
photograph which for some reason
Annabel had always kept standing on
her desk Muriel Wyndham
n the old days Caruthers had al
ways taken his hopes, his ambitions
4 his griefs, and laid them AZ the feel
Of Nuriel Wyndham. SO. now, as BY
mere force II habit Certainty tb9rs
4 was no iIlEmination "a that stricken
| face BE carefully WRAPPED the linn
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Notwithstanding that relatives, mu-
tual friends, society, and the world
in general had selected Muriel Wynd-
ham as the future Mrs. Jack Caru'
Tiers, no intimation of such a posi-
bility had ever come to notice on the
part of the two persons most con-
cerned.
OF truth there was a certain physi.
cal resemblance, which may have held
its own occult explanation. Brown
hair, with glints of red; hazel eyes,
heavily dashed, except that the one
pair that looked into the other pair
had deeper, darker light, the differ
ence of its own tenderer sex, or, per-
haps, raTer nature,
But Muriel Wyndham-well, Harry
did not like her for one thing. Be-
sides there had been some one else.
Muriel had been widowed at 10.
When the sound of that terrific ex-
plosion in Havana harbor had reveT-
berated through the hearts of men.
young Tom Wyndham was one Of the
first to enroll with the volunteers.
There had been a romantic flight to
the Gretna Green across the state
border
They had run away and got mar
ied," had promptly confessed, and
were as promptly forgiven by over
indulgent parents, as well as the
equally indulgent uncle with whom
Muriel and her younger brother had
always made their home. So when
Tom Wyndham steamed away on the
special with his regiment, he left be-
| hind a wife instead of a sweetheart
| to wait and watch for his return.
But that was long ago, as youth
counts the years, and had it not been
for that extremely small person, THE
Pocket Edition of Tom Wyndham, as
Muriels uncle called him, Jack might
have been able to forget that other.
But forever that soldierly figure,
which his mortal eyes had never be-
held, doomed up before his mental
vision whenever he thought of Muriel
and the gold mine of content that her
compaionship might mean to him-to
some other fellow.
Jack had never been able to ex-
plain this peculiar dislike for one so
utterly charming and universally well
liked as was Muriel Wyndham. In.
deed, Harry himself had never ex.
pressed it in so many words. Only
when Muriel was the subject, a fit.
ting, disagreeable expression of coun-
tenance, a bit of slkillful innuen6o
and a quick change of subject left the
intangible impression. And Muriel
too, seemed to prefer to avoid Harry
Once during the earlier days of his
business career, when one of the steps
from the foot of the ladder where he
he'd begun to learn the business,
which had led to a junior partnership
in the firm of which his father was
president, Jack had to serve a certain
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27
Edge Of Fishlna VILLAGE.

the peoples money" but the governor
built the lighthouse and the assembly
atterward paid for It The wooden
Colossus at that time was 50 feet in
height so tnnt II became confused
with the Whaieshack. SO It was short
ened go feet and later, in 1871 ais
placed BY the present iron tower.
Martello tower, west OF the fort and
lighthouse, is the most picturesque oh.
iect IA Newcastle. Bmlt on i ridge Of
high ledge, Il is a favorite object for
artists to paint Il ia said TO hsve
been constructed IN e single night by
citizens and soldiers together who
were hourly fearing an attack 81 ne
British but romantic Dersoas are ait
70 weave legends about s. fine ga old
ruin.
bardiy less antique in rs historic
associations thar the fortress itself II
the cid lanrey house. which. thoerb
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27
Caruthers' Ideal

desultory exchange of remarks about
the weather; had she read such and
such novel? and papa's health. IN
til one day letter came-the old
colonel had responded to taps"
Jane was going back to her people. Il
am all alone in the world" she wrote.
1t had been a particularly trying
day with Caruthers. In the first
place he had met Muriel in the morn
ing, on his way to business, out walk.
ing with that pocket edition." the
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

somewhat remodeled, has yet in it's
structure great timbers like a ship,
SO It may stand the wear and tear OF
two or three more centuries.
u was built previous to 1850, though
just when is not known, and in It's
picturesque location it has always.
been center Of romantic interest.
It is favorite resort of lovers. many
of whom have been married there, and
It has been much visited by noted peo-
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Englishmen have bowed courteously
to the Americans who carried of the
craftsmanship trophy, A former gen.
Grafton once bowed very precipitately
70 Yankee straight shooting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

An English judge has declared that
South Dakota divorces are no good.
There are plenty Of other people, how.
ever, who will never be happy till they
get them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Who shall say that the duke Of MARI
borough is not fitted for the post IN
the diplomatic service to which he is
likely 70 be appointed? He showed his
skill In diplomacy when he got himself
engaged to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Prof. Marinski of New York finds
that the strains of the bagpipes are
sure death to mosquitoes. Very likely;
but a more humane way of killing
them should be invented.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

DR. Stiles discovery OF the germ
which produces laziness may be inter,
esting, but II would have been a great
deal more useful to have discovered
the germ which produces the desire
for hard work
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

FNIu W SVSONS1 |aHS'
pie. Longfellow is said to have here
unused on the ballad of Lady Went
worth. The big psrlor was for time
used as a meeting place of the provin-
cial assembly, and the militia was
drilled there during 1912.
A single Lombardy poplar tree is a.
famous landmark in Newcastle, since
it indicates all that remains of the Wal
ton house of witchcraft days. The
delusions of Salem. did not propagate
extensively in this %ind-blown town,
but there was one well-deflned cir
cumstance OF a notwithstanding
devil" which stirred deeply for a time
certain pious souls.
One deacon had to wear his head
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Ethel What do you think Of Young
softhead7
Mae oh, he reminds me Of blot
ting pad
Ethel Indeed! What's the answer
Mae He bears the impression Of
some good things, but lacks the ability
to make use Of thoia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Tesla's prediction that II will be pos
sible to send photographs by system
OF wireless electrical transmissions
may be regarded as one of the most
brilliant things that he has done thus
far.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

It may be true. as an expert de-
Clares. that the devil turks in soda
fountains, but people are not SO much
afraid Of the devil nowadays as they
used to be in the days of Cotton
Mather.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

There Is some talk ~ Russia aow Of
expelling the Jews from that country
altogether II they don't quit complain.
ing about being oppressed What the
Russians ike Is a man who viii pa
tiently let himself be neyed and pre-
tends Be likes Il while The operation
n d prpness
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

The public men who complain
about cartoons of themselves may
some day be subjected to the awful
condition of not having their pictures
in the papers at all.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Possibly the officials ordered the
Kearsarge to make that rapid trip in
order that the toiling officers might
get into form again after their
sumptuous fare in Europe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

The man in London who has just
sold thirteen apostle spoons for the
record price of $4,000 cannot be per
suaded that thirteen is an unlucky
number.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

It's all very well for the astronomers
to tell us that the new comet is in
tho vicinity of Alpha Cygnus, but most
of us haven't the least idea where
Alpha Cygnus is.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

No tree has ever been found larger
than the sicilian chestnut Of a 100
horses. Il Is not less than S0f Tee.
b circumference.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27
YOUNG oId PeopIe Of ro.dav.


People quit growing old at 40 half
century ago. They quit it when
they ceased thinking themselves old
at 40, ceased dressing old at 40, not
to speak of drinking themselves old
at 40. The young man of so or 60
now wears the natty sack tweeds or
serges that his son or grandson wears,
topped off with a jaunty hat He goes
to baseball the races; he keeps up
with the procession and is all in for
good time in moderation, BEAUTIFULLY.
The young woman with him IN white
or colors, with the gay hat. who has
the manners of youthful, but self
respecting girl OF 20 in the last cen
fury. is his wife, perhaps grand
mother, but none the less young and
happy yet. They feel young, they
dress young. they believe themselves
young by the Great Horned Spoon,
they are young Louisville Herald
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Fathers-in-law make the most
trouble before the marriage, but gen.
orally they mind their own business
afterward.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

An automobile is never so much
out Of place as at horse show. Be
sides, it is liable to add injury to in
suit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Japan is doubtless gritty for It's
size, but it should be warned in ad-
vance that Russia is not China.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

A London man has refused to be
knighted by King Edward. Evidently
he doesn't know of any rich American
girl that he wants to marry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Cuba would like to borrow S35,000,-
600. Just now we don't happen to
know anybody who has that much ~
ing around loose.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

A New York paper reports the
catching of a mackerel weighing 1O8
pounds. A decimal mark must have
been dropped out of the original
item.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

It is suspected by the police that
there is a suicide club in Hoboken.
Doubtless there is one there If any
where.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Grand Duke Vladimir, the cars
uncle, declares that the Russian Jews
are happy. Glad they are still alive,
perhaps.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

The prudent woman will think twice
before she takes UP the mems sock
fad and puts her foot in it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

The Chicago youth who has stolen
over a hundred bicycles during the
past year must be crazy. At least he
has wheels.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Those three men up north who took
bed.bug poison for whisky merely
made a mistake in the kind of poison.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

NJ. de Plehve says Russia will zen.
courage the Jews to emigrate. En-
courage" is good.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Lockjaw leaves statesmen alone, or
else they are immune.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

That 100000 toy trust will furnish
monopoly's newest something to play
with"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

The POCKET Edition Tom Wyndham."
length Of time "on the road" And it
was on the road that Jack had met
Annabel Riley.
She Lived with her blind father, the
old colonel, IN q picturesque yineclad
cottage on the outskirts Of a small
town where Carnthers had one or two
customers" and to keep the pot
boiling for herself, her aged parent,
and Jane, the housekeeper, she taught
the village school
Jack had sought and easily obtained
an introduction; had called and made
himself as agreeable as he could
Shortly afterward having served
his apprenticeship or that particular
round Of the ladder. he leil THE road@
to become one Of the Company
OF course TAG corgeEpeneed S-r-N
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Never roll MS to be offered to on
editor, unless you roll 1t around a
couple of 50-cent cigars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27

Shall we also be jolly good Eel
lows II Sir Thomas lifts the cup?
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-27
Deoree for VYomen.

Ia future women viii be allowed 70
take degrees Ia the University 81 Dub
ia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
NO RULE FOR OLD AGE.

The news dispatches a day or two
ago contained the information that DIR.
Isaac Newton Love, of New York, had
died suddenly of apoplexy on board
the steamer Aurania just as that ship
was entering port from Europe. DR..
Love was in the fifty-fifth year of his
age, and was a physician and author
of some note in his home city. He
was especially well known through his
newspaper and magazine writings on
the subject of longevity, having form
ulated a number of rules of life by
means of which one might live to be
hundred years old or better. He gave
especial attention TO apoplexy, telling
how to avoid that ailment. And yet
DIR. Love himself had only crossed the
dividing line of the century when he
was stricken with and died from the
very disease to which he had given so
much study and which he thought his
rules would prevent. 1t is said that he
believed implicitly in his rules and
practiced them himself but in his
case they proved unavailing.
1t is to be said that DR.. Loves rules
for long life were good to be observed.
ell preached temperance moderation,in
all things; not necessarily total absti-
nence, but temperance. One of his ia
vorite sayings was: "a man is only as
old as his arteries" therefore pains
should be taken to keep the arteries in
good condition by careful eating and
Ill. Ia, "a 10 prhf ffNC
much exercise was as bad as not
enough, and advised that persons of
middle life refrain from the attempt to
work as hard, eat as much or drink as
much as persons of twenty-five years
of age. Cultivate temperance in all
things, cheerfulness, optimism, the
ability to move along the lines of least
resistance. the disposition to avoid OBJ
struction and friction, but not frivol-
ity, and an ever-abiding love for all
in the world" was his injunction to
those who desired TO reach a ripe old
age. Following his own recipe, he was
an easy-going, happy, temperate man.
Yet apoplexy took him off.
The fact is that there is no high road
to long life. Science is powerless when
1t comes to the question of adding to
ones years. The secret is with nature,
and nature refuses to give it up. Some
crusty. sour old curmudgeons live to a
| great age. Many very old people have
INDUCED in stimulants nearly all OF
their lives. Yet il seems TO be an ac-
cepted rule that an even temperament,
the avoidance of worry, and temper
ance In eating and drinking are con-
ducive to the accumulation Of years. 1t
seems that about the best thing one
can do r. 10 live az nearly correct
| life as may be possible, and trust 20
/ providence for the days Of ones years.
whether they shall be three score and
l ten o. less
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
Capping a Flatiron story.

The New Yorker was in the midst of
an incident connected with the now
famous Flatiron building, with his
lawsuits, etc, when he was interrupt
ed by his Boston friend, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
We'll" he said, you surely have
heard of our Boston building that the
clouds bump against?'
Never heard of it,"
"Well," said the Boston man, when
they were putting the last story on a
workman fell off the top. Some time
later l was passing along the street,
when a newsboy yelled: Extry! Full
account of the accident I started to
read the report, and what do you
think? While I was reading some
thing dropped with a crash"
What was it?" inquired the New
Yorker.
1.-THE workman. He'd just reached
the ground"
The Flatiron story man from New
York was silent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
Personal.

Eight survivors of 1.-The forty-nin-
ers" who went from Baltimore to Cal
ifornia in the early days of the rush
for gold held a reunion last week. The
youngest of them is 10 years old.
--Massillon, o., has the tallest chief
of police in the country in the person of
Edward Ertle, who stands 8 feet 2
inches in his stockings and weighs 247
pounds. He is exceedingly active and
something of an athlete,
At the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick Miss Ruth Hanna) in
Cleveland the other day Gen. Corbin
amused the guests at the banquet with
the following toast: II will propose
a toast to the real mistress of the oc-
casion, Maggie, the cook"
Sir Frederick Pollock, the famous
English lawyer and law writer of Lon
don, has called his acceptance of an
invitation to read a paper before the
annual meeting of the American Bar
Association, which win be held at Hot
Springs, Va, Aug. 26 to %.
Harris Richardson. who has been a
cripple for many years, has been NOM
mated for Judge by the RepubllcanS OF
Huntingdon county Pennsylvania. He
frankly announces in a letter to the
voters that he needs the salary of
the office so much" Mr.. Richardson
has been lame since childhood and his
wife has been an invalid for twenty
years. There seems to be little doubt
of his election.
Seymour w. Tulloch, whose
charges against the Postoff1ce Depart
ment have occasioned a grave scandal,
was laid up last winter with a cold that
a bad cough accompanied. His physi-
clan visited him one morning and
found him worse. you seem to cough
with more difficulty to-day than yes
terday," the physician said. "That is
strange" Mr.. Tulloch murmured, for
1 was practieing all last night"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
How to Pronounce English.

Persons who have worried through a
"French manual may get some salts
faction from the thought that with
their own language they are revenged
upon the Partisan, says the New York
Tribune. Methods Avec Prononcia-
ton" is a little book which makes
straight the way of the English Ian
guage for Fren.h tongues. Does one
wish to say, How is it, miss; one so
charming and pretty walking aloneg'
(Which, of course, would be one of the
first remarks a French traveller would
have occasion to make), it is only
necessary to consult the "Nouvelles
Methods" "Aou isite, miss-oueune so
tcharminngue annde pretti ouakinngue
alaune?" If the traveller goes to the
theater the man at the box office may
say: "Oui have onli orchestre stalls
laifte, beute allow me tou rimarque sat
Sc are Sc best sitce for sinngeule
dgeentlemens." Evidently 18th" is CIV
en- up as a bad job, and 'j'' is as diff
cult for the Frenchman as for the Ger
man, though a German manual gives
John Bull as "Dschonn Bool."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
Habit Lives Long.

He was a waiter who had seen better
days, says the New York Commercial.
In the years gone by it was nothing
for guests to cross his palIn with shin
ing halves and dollar tips, for he had
served his apprenticeship in a lobster
palace of upper Broadway, where
guests think little of that after a cer-
tain number of bottles cold have de-
livered their contents of thrills down
warm threats.
But now he. had descended by an
easy alcohol stage to Bowery Joint,
where 25 cents would buy all man
could eat, and more than some could
eat, unless they were blindfolded. The
waiter looked in the splintered pine
box for tin knife for the next Gus
toner. There was none there. He
stalked to the aperture that separated
the kitchen from the fly conservatory
and absent-mindedly, but with much
dignity, shouted:
"Chef, more silVer!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
Where warren Eel.

Charles Francis Adams, who was es-
corting British friend to view the diff
ferent objects of attraction in the vi
cinity of Boston, brought him to Bun
ker Hill, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
They stood looking at the splendid
monument, when Mr.. Adams remark
ed: This is the place, sir, where War
rem fell" "Ah," replied the English
man, evidently not posted upon local
historical matters, did it hurt him
much?'
Mr.. Adams looked as his friend.
Hurt him." he said. He was killed,
sir"
"Ah. he was, eh?" said the English
man, still cycling the monument and
commencing to compute its hight in
his own mind. well, 1 should think
he would have been to fall so far"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Birmingham Age-Herald (Dem.)
says: 'Peonage and the cutting down
of Southern representation will both
be recited in the Republican national
platform and both VIII do duty next
year on the Republican stumps. They
are the latest form of the bloody
shirt"
The Charleston Post (Dem.) says:
How Postmaster General Payne can
remain in the cabinet after the situa-
ton created by the Bristow report,
substantiating all the charges he first
scoffed at and then tried to discredit
by vague denials of high officials, is
Roosevelt administration"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: Postmaster Van Colt of New
York has not only got his son and
his sons brother-in-law into the post
office, but he has got three of his wards
and several other connections upon the
pay roll of his office. He is prudent
man; he knows the postoffice job can
not last always. and he is thrifty
enough to get all he can out OF IL for
his family while he is In position TO
prove his devotion 10 their interests. :"
The New York World Dem) says:
The position Of n King Of a Socialist
kingdom must be rather anomalous.
There is no precedent for II IN modern
history. SaKony has almost the popu-
lation Of the state Of Ohio. II we can
imagine the Socialists casting more
votes in Ohio than the Republicans.
Democrats and ProhibitiOnists COM
bined and electing d solid delegation
10 Congress. We may D. able, by Pic
turing Marx Hanna's emotions 10 form
some conception 81 the feelings Of the
king Of saxouy."