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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
a Nan rhat paws 10. ~.


A mere maF'stepped brisiSly up to
the Office of-one Of our prominent ho-
tolls, threw down a nickel and said to
the genial clerk: Please give me an
envelope and two sheets of paper ="
The buttend Of all complaints who is
lord Of all he surveys nearly tainted
As he handed out the stationery he
showed back the coin, saying: mo
charge, sir. We don't sell station
ery.' Then do not want it," was
the reply. y am not a guest Of this
hotel, and do not at the moment in
tend to become such. / wanted to
write letter. should use your pen,
ink and table. with chair thrown in,
and very likely would be temporarily
in the way Of guest. 1t seems to me
that nickel is none too large a price
TO pay for the accommodation" He
disappeared before the clerk recov-
cred his wits. Well, that's the first
time evern calculated Sir Geniality.
In all my hotel experience never
heard Of anything like it, I'm con-
founded Bnt why not sell paper. en-
gyelopess etc., We give away an enor-
nous amount every year to. strag-
glers who never spend a dollar here
IN mention it to the boss. New
York Press, 5Y s.a1 ..r.a-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
I. -: q NJ.

E E. y w. y q
voieed,+'the prayer OF thanksgiving to
st. Francis for the sharyeAt Of the
past year and of petition that he eona
tinue his care by sendlng early and
bouhtiful rains 175sEs1tso4l ~
Z Wien the banner had nfescort
ed back into the church and deposited
at the left of thee altar the congTe-
CATION snrged ont andFaa merry scene
ensued. ~ ibel 9fm 1li2f ~ s1It
a'iWith chatter and sxclamations and
infectious laughter, the people moved
about In evet-ehangihg gtoups5 No
one was greeted more warmly than
Don Thomas Barkin, who took this
opportunity OF introducing to the
people from the country his latest
protege, Alvin Rodgers. The ola Cal
iforniahs accepted the newcomer
warmly, as was their habit. The
friend OF Don Ehomas Il q iffEshk OF
mine MY house is yours Whenever,
you wish 60 visit it..'lss4 ~ slt -b1
The stranger accepted all degrees
of fftendIiness with the same inper-
turbabie caimhess, and finalfy at'
taebed himself to the group th which
the Diaz family were ehattetlnkl sr
AS the vans started. the population
Of Monterey scattered to rs, homes,
accompanied BY All the oountry Deo9
pie who could ross EemsllAi oyer
for the Evenings fiesta, Ramon Gas
tro Joined the Ma group, but haA 10
content himself With walking Fith
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19


As Thanksgiving approaches each
year Don Antonio "a wont to ten the
following story--a story OF two
ThanksgiFings IN one year the last
Thanksgiving o. pastoral California
and the FIRST recognition In the west.
land OF the Thanksgiving OF the
American. The story runs In this
wise;
Before the GFingo came Cailfor-
MIA had a Thanksgiving day OF it's
own. although no governors procla,
nation OF presidential edict dianifed
Il with such Official title. II was IN.
digenous to the country. and wss es.
pecially suited 70 CaiifOrnia's olimat.
&c conditions and to her religious his.
tory. What time more seasonable to
give thanks than Just after the har.
vest had been gathered, and what day
more appropriate than the 18th OF Oc-
toher. fete Of St. Francis d'Asslsi--sH
Francis, whose soRR had rescued the
country from tribal darkness; st.
Francis, 10 whose special proteutioh
were confded the missionss OF Alta
California; al file
IN tina morning of Oct. 4, 1s45,
picturesque procession approached
the old church at Monterey. From
far-and near each ranehero brought 10
a heavy vehicle drawn by oxen and
heaped high with corn and beans and
melons. e1 4ni <
AS the vehicles and walkers came
nearer, the bells Of the church rang
out q glad welcome to itsfloyal chill.
dren. Then the assemblage knelt
down on mother earth ana 1each heart
echoed the prayer the reverend padre
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

eret which they vitbheld from their
own sons.
On the Monday previous "a Thanks
giving Rodgers had 20 start on 4 trip
10 the gielnity Of Santa Crhzstha
would keep him away until Thanks
giving day itself In HIS absences the
preparstions for the ball went on.
Thanksgiving night arrived, the bali
began. and yet Rodgers had not re
turned. About 10 o'clock. the voices
around the entrance announced his
arrival He seemed almost excited.
He explained that he had had dlficul.
~ IN crossing the Salinas and that
he had rushed for fear of being too
late for the bali. As be does not
dance that would be a PITY Ramon
Castro mnfmmed to a neighbor
During the following dance, Rod
gers legrhphed to g Carmeneita's
watcffui eyes When the music be-
gan she slipped out and met him in
the moonlitn courtyard. Hold up
your Head he commanded, and then
he twined strings and strings OF
pearls around her slender neck. Then
he cadght her to MIN. sYou are mine.
1t is Thanksgiving and you IRE mine"
But, senior. where lisat
Don't ask anything, YOU promised
II. i brought YOU wealth you would be
mine, Promise mo yon VIII sail with
me in the White Wings tc-motfow.
The captain can marry us at sea, and
at my home you viii have haphiness
you never dreamed of here. Promise
me. Promise--'
! But why, that sudden pause in the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

me, II Ramon has not been absfore-A
'qiand9gtle - E@g 0Hs 81
pc 'sHeth never Be beforehand. IA get
! the fortune. and you to6s a.Eia z
Wy 9h, bat only this day Ramon has
asked my father that He may marry
me on tie 9Th OF December, his fete,
day, and the Virgin 81 7s.s H. ~
~ 'sDecemberi y So, near But this Is
only October, and Noyemb Der comes be
tween There are other ffete days be-
sides his. This Is your Thauksg iylng
MY country has a THANKSGIVING in q
few, weeks Then III either have.
riches or definite promise Of riches.
Then III claim you. That viii be my
Thanks living y y
As merry voices were beard calling.
'CaTmeneita, eta" he whispered,
iPromise nee Pronise and seal your
promise 50, 80, so,
Ii Hex affirmative answer was smoth-
eTediaRd they turned to greet their
EseekeEs, 800 m
His employment with 1,sHkin took
him ~ The different ranches and even
rs far northgaR Pueblo deaSan JOSEF
Here DID Don Paiomares. e9toliing
Ealifornia oven Mexieoi saal:s
yOhg yes. senoe, Mexico has horl slls
YET ililaes But Nilo can say that
sgllifernia has uas sroatsF gfIehe p
1,sphds the old padres can tell of Rdld
aelaE THAI tbe old Iadlans 4laeN abbat
NO ssnor. fhe reverend badtes
4,Aet Hltuf4aa are i5i,iii u Il f,,.,,, !. 4 -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

| thought Il might please Nathan, and
took np,a pie to the mill that he
might have a pleasant surprise finding
! f. Now, this WIN prove It. What is
that letter on the pier go
( 4 IS" said her mother.
M" said Kitty. 1T IsK. You know
what X stands for, hope7 X is for
! Kitty. and IL was -dreadfully silly in
me, said the girl, whose sorrowful
! eyes we're like violets in the dew, II
am afraid =. my, matches, dropped
through crack where thought they
would fall into the water. must have,
lighted on something else! oh, am
sorry, mother! You have lost your
mill" ~
8v But 1 haven't lost you, dear. You
are left, " said the mother, giving
Kitty a warm embrace. Il told Nathan
Martin 20 think Of what Was left, and
I'm going 10 do it, ...t
Poor Nathan Martin, He went
down the road saying, Mrs. Gregory
told me to think of what had left!
] Now, she has Kitty But what did /
bear Kitty say when I-opened, the door
I'll won't marry the anti was
something like that. that runs our
mill. /.
Looking out Of Che Kitchen window a
little before meeting time. Kitty's
mother saw a horse and sleigh ia the
yard. The occupant of the sleigh had
left n Mrs Gregory couid hear his
| Coming fpotstep. She Knew WIG it
I was, for she could see a violin box
projecting from the Sleigh. ~ ~
I 7 have called for YOU and KITTY. -
said Nathan. III you say so, we'll all
go to meeting. I have been thinking
it over and ! feel that -there.i is much
4 left rltta1.s .-,4t T. d.
~ Nathan said Kitty's mother. lay
Ing her hand ON the young mans
shoulder there is much left You've
got a friend in me. You've got a
friend in yourself. You've got a friend
4 IN Gods' yaa.lr -r 81 90 uT1 E7t
It was wonderful service that day,
so Nathan Martin always thought. The
4 SERVICE over the people separated TO
their homes and their bountifal din.
nersG- q HTr aFsga rf J.,ea5
We want you 20 take dinner with
us, Nathan" said mrs. Gregory, and
o&abourse there could be no resistance
to that Invitation. - aT1tT58
so Kitty was busy with preparatibns
for the feast, but she told Nathan she
wanted TO SEQ him in the fore room
Just as soon as She had spare mo
1 D q
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4
music? The silence made them both
staEt Then from the a1induWBl 3hun-
.defedr THAT hmerican6S Rodgers.
Dog Of an IinEdek He murdered the
padre OF the Mission de Santa6 Cruz
and stole the strings of pearls from
the Virgin Carp1encita shtyeret her
self out Of his arms as the pie3tlng
tones Inside centinued aaneho, the
Indian, saw him while hid in the
sanctuary. he came to tea nss but
the Americano had Feversl hSurs
start Nov hes here, Where Is heg"
"A howl for blood went up as the
whole company jumped for the door
ways. The cry reused CArniencita
Come {. she breathsd. and, SELLING his
hand. led MIN running through the
nearest exit. Half a block down the
street they we're before theirs pnr-
guefa perceived them. Than hots
itedtte ar. At the corner taot made
a swift turn and ran directly to the
Bay Garneneita ismpsa into "A old
boat, Rodgers followed and vnIpoored
it, he seized the oars and made
5bine distance srif1 u 8 shore D THE
pursuers reached the sbaAeh Some
fred wildly but Others bearded a
hnat ma oanffpue aftQr aN It
gas inevitable thai fagy he tsken.
scEFp epeita HQrept along tea koet to
5dis aldS And pds hs6 aflns al und
hllas IT was my tatlt ny SIN. You
did Il der ne, love Yaib love
you 7f'ne qafs weTe Ills
sarIns ineiosed he's eDnns leg Them
take "a, SIC bispa den
~ stood erect with hers stlflei0 his
arms Thah one bound ana the
Watera hqd CLOSED over ti dies.
They never sia FsaAied ores
sof Monterey nor has Ole ever
aEaif ggee ~ the tfsaa1f ptaris
Y when he 6hishos HIS aiary old
Don Antonio always leans liaei and
pnhEe WY a a. uat appre-
clate the American THANKSGIVING
T1eEa alas ieeirnt tat pictufe 81
The hgFt sims We eslebrated IT.
gid ne PAGES iinoW 0f4se gold
felds WHO can fell2 II fhey dld
thes were wise to wifhhaia ~ nfor.
nlatipn You see how nfiiClf ne the
desire lBt g6ld Woikss
re 4 tias9 wen. l~ one 81 Tia
pFrgneae sheflne hanas "a.
eAn trhncis AZ Gan.
y y =
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
NATHAN


s'Fire-Fa Lfasterpa 81 eaitia'iA Z.
These were words or Nathan Mar,
Tin 20 his horse, Fan. he was urging
. her forward over the freshly fallen
November snow ID Contrast With
the whiteness OF the snow was the
road ~. Z, ~. oaat euEoso q
Throhgh the break in the hrs at
the right could be seen, ? building
From It's roof WAS rolling a cloud OF
smoke. It was noioNatbAps Martins
MIL as owner, 'bUt-lhe had hired It,
mad put new machinery into II, and
was expecting to run It. The owner
was Mrs. PauIiAa Gregory, the widow
of Solomon Gregory
oh. Fan, fasteriH he yelled, ID,
Nobody in sight. and there's my
mill burning! I cur soc the flames
ali over. the roof NOBODY round, and
it's just bonfire that bObody cares
8 about Nathan Martins hopes all
turning into ashes TO-mprrows
Thanksgiving day. Don't believe III
play my violin in the choir Oh.
dearis
Ban had Row arrived At the mill
Nathan jumped out Of his pung and
walked around the crimson, smolder-
ing heap. He could not enter the
building. for there was no building to
be entered. ii
IlRchily. no corn had been stored
there. and be had not brought any
account books as yet. In aptieipa-
ton, though, Of business coming,
there was fl00 worth of new, niaehiu-
cry that Nathaa had put in.
He wattes until the ashes sank low
or, then he turned. and this Thought
was IN bis heart II wonder Il u
wouldn't be a good plan to step up
and tell the had news to the widow.
Guess her seat viii be empty, too, in
the meeting house to-moyTog"
The Widow Gregory. as Il was the
day before Misunderstanding, had gone to
her table and was making preparation
for the cooking Of an extensive batch
sof pies trt 6@&
She was very good-lOoldng WON;
an, but her aaasAter Kitty's good
looks threw her mntAerH quits into
the shade.
Kitty Gregory shas niaiie thiGi con
fesion to herself: Poor fellow! He's
going 20 have a tireadfuliy y loiiely tine
down in hat old mill. He is too fine
a fellow to be shut up there. II a
young woman had eyer an tlea OF mar,
rying anyone II would be safe to &C.
.eept himt If that young hmaniiSl really
going to that lonely old min. 1 won
der If could do anything to cheer him
mp" ,..,,..
30 She thought a momeht-then she
smiled-then she burst out laughing.
''Ill do it," she exclaimet I'm get
one of mothers mince pies and take
it down there tonight Tuesday,
know how to get into the mili and IN
leave the pie IN what ne calls his of.
ice. There. won't that make him hap
by, IN get mothiir to let me have a
pie before 1t is baked and mi mark a
X on the cover-that viii set him TO
WOndering-there are lots OF Kitties
In town. ~ d. m < n
That eyeniRg 4 solitary hgnre stole
up q. a little side door of the mill.
Nathan had often said he must have
y q. ~. a n y
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curved aid not want TO
ldte cdilld Dor, In fact. any
ahe sonAa a present. Love would
flie fsle iih ambitlons.
Yet be sva the cali OF the
eyes and his lbs fned more readily.
10 converse. AZ slave 10 his CON
science he had told Cormencita that
he had come to IDS country 10 make
his foFtune, and that, Il once gained,
he would return to his own land,
Oh, it Is that the climate does not
suit you, senor7"
sThe climate Is alright but-"
ut Is the people. You DO not like
us - and the dark bead Went,up ~ the
air s,sl1tie 4 .a act Etla.if
You know | like You, butt
but when you 60 back tolgour own
land, lsenor-z- a gs "a ak
b. fTllt never go back. Your land shall
be,mines or you will so with. me.,'ia
gBut your fortune. senora-g
Fortune does not matter. Nothing
matters butyou want you, you, Car
mencita. Promise to marry me.
Promise" and he held her closes
Let me go, Let me go, When you
make your fortune. senior. then will
marry you No, no, senior. IiFneyeF
marry, q poor Americana Ny own
countryman Il. different. We do not
care for. money, You are different
Look at Eulalia Gonzales, She mar.
ried a, poor Americana, and now she
has to work, work, WORK, and save and
never have any comfort, All because
hen husband wants to save money
mo. Youymake yourlfortune and then
.---you may go home or YOU may marry
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
Conventional. orthouranhx.

It is a fact that not all of the mem
bers Of the House are able to spell cor
nectly, failing that is less. noticeable
sinceigth the employment of 9stenogra-
pliers to dispose of their mail There
. was one member from Kentucky,
whose shortcomings in this respect
were well known to his associates.
Knott used to have a good deal OF fun
at the expense of this friend. One day
in the cloak room he said that his
friend, although had speller, was ac-
counted good in his own town. Another
country lawyer had drawn up legal
paper, in which that useful and
long suffering animals was spelled
"h-o-r-c-e." The clerk auestioned the
accuracy of this, and tie lawyer said,
I'VE Win leave it 20 Congressman
Smith,. 4 ~ ~ ls1s Il.
(The latter booked the document over
seriously. and asked "John, why
didn't you leave on the ;e'?' 4o
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go 81 sArlsrlep AMsIrIeN.


t.fiflrt ~ Sire VIZ ttHeoi ,ltst
Two young women were discussing
their late vacations at ! Weil-lnown
club for business women down town.
says the New York Press. One Of
them said enthusiastically
"of course. you found the scenery
inspiring, bit what part Of your trip
did you really enjoy the mostf"
The other woman gave vent TO a
ripping laugh and replied:
Wen n you want to know the
truth. It was my meals IN the restaur-
ants attached 10 the various stations
where made close connections"
The first speaker, confirmed trav-
eier, gasped ineredalousiy, but the
second continued her explanation:
TT was the flrst time in my life that
really felt free to spend money Just as
I liked and took q childish satisfac-
ton in the depot restaaFants--not
lunch counters, mind you, but dining
rooms with real tables and table
cloths. Asa child | suffered sortures
q indigestion aud mortiheation from
being forced 10 eat out of family
lunch basket where eRerytbine had abb
sorbed the flavor OF everything else.
70 leave that lunch basket IL shoe
box &c home and enter the aacred pre-
cinsts Of depot restaurant was one
Of the aInbitions of my eirihgpd. l
presume 10 ambition is 30 snail that
10 qualification does not bring Ger.
tain sense OF exhibition
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

Give me white papefl
<tt with t8JIltars g
OF sweat aaa Crime spd freud and blood
Crossed Win the story o mems sins
Of w Rs 5 q a aSIIS,sa SsSs gear,
their birth, z t ttN0 1oJl
beasts Of earth ,si g.
Give me white paneri trs
One stOE1nstrained seaman listened TO
the word; NHtta
What no man saw he saw; he heard
what no man heard.
in answer he compelled the sea
TO eager man 10 tell H
The secret she had Kept 50 welIl
Left blood and guilt and tyranny be-
Sailing sim west TIE hidden shore to
FOR en- InsnkiHe that unstained scroll
Where Goa might write anew the story
Of The World. -
Boston Journal
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
ProhlhIiIoh iTstFllotvl

According TO statistic eeentIy gath
cred, shout s0O0B.OgO are living IN
prohibition territory ID this e6nntry.
This ia more THAR onethird 81 the en-
tire population. Ii Maine. Kansas and
NORTH BklS0ta they have prohibision
81 state lazy, ID thIrty-eight other
states they have It BY local ogtioh.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
Moieg bIIisFent e :, Fl Mo 3,

Girl with the Gibson Girl Neck
DID you 60 to that faith healer to have
your lame shoulder cured, as sug-
gested?" is7sSfFq1
Girl with the Julia MaFlowe Dimpie
Yes, but as soon as q saw her L
came away Sha had . DIG mole On
her nose, and I knew she wouldn't
nave let chat stay there IL faiti1scduld
have removed It. t.apa
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19
~ -, tsugpHol ~ bsHau
M "A R'NTFlySSe eaas 'H NSS1 moyi ss9a
VIVIAN ~ AN gss g5rrl4
THAN r. GIVING
/ basIda. the ehaaaleII.. CON whIeh sped

beside the channel along which sped
the, water TO the sea. g.3.t--.
II kitty had throwH her matches a
foot farther away they would have
fallen where she expected them TO fall
--7iRto q batch Of cold, smotheTIng sea
water -.s -r.5, sto,
Kitty, though, was not thinking OF
anything under the mill floor. but OF
that nook up stairs that Nathan laugh
hisIy had told her would be his Office
HE hasn't any desk in It, thought
Kitty, "for he didn't want to run in
debt. which mother thought showed a
very good quality In a young man; but
he has one chair. for he said he might
have a customer and he would Ike to
give him a seat and I'll put The pie in
the chair -, -. {
7, She left her pie and went down
through the mill to the side door.
"Phew! do | smell smoker, thought
Kitty She finally decided II was moth
ing --.--.s--.--.
2 Ngdef r,sfrnfnp tho fro in the ruhhiqb
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

The twin tunnel under the capitol
All Wasbihgto1. which the Pennsyl-
yania railway has been giych perinis-
sion to bore, viii bs 1000 feet lbnR
cost $500, 600, and eiecticity 6 "a be
exclusively used fol hauling trhins
through
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Epgi FEpA bad neWG7 A al
out into the most lively and fatal &C,
tivity. 3s''s} @s43tt ptt
! And to think that the widow Greg
| cry up to the middle III the forenoon,
had notyseep that fire fEom her Wlnd0W
by the cooking table! But hermind,
IKE tha6 oflRhJ good worker, was on,
| the work in hand, not on scenery half
a mile away.t Shes WAS thinking Of
that subject so absorbing TO house
Keepers the day before Thanksgiving
-pie-mahing,s She did, finally glance
down the road leading to the mill
Iiti'Why." she said, what makes II 30
! smoky down by the MILL and who is
this,mant-loolts Ike tramp coming
up to the door," Kitty ran. d the
| window which was close by the out
side door 1aiggs
That old mili." she exclaimed. "oh
I issi0n,t think I'D be willing 10 marry
the man that ran our mill, "'she added
in her thoughts, unless perhaps, it
! weTe-Nathan Martin" Ns
Her sentence was interrupted by
the opening Of the outside door, The
man that entered heard a cheerful,
vigorous Vioce saying: "Oh, don't
think I'D be willing TO marty the man
that ran our mill" The man groaned,
but said 20 himself: Il suppose I must
/ face the music" ~.
In the miserable, tramp-like being
that stood before them, Kitty and her
mother saw Nathan Martin--he was
opening a package s
81 am very sorry Mrs. Greg.
ory and Kitty, to be the bearer of bad
news, I'd have given ,anythlng r. I
could have helped IT,. but ] did not
know anything about II tn q boy came
end told me your mill WAS afire, |
think ], know how It -started, found.
near the door, the frasmept 81 q chair
that stood in Which | called my
once, ] think 2 frRmp got n Tiers,
stayed al piglf ana started "a nrs.
Here think Is a lart 81 what he had
! for brealsfast NM Gregory. 4 am
very sorry. / dpn,t suppose you wan
\ feel like going to Thank gtVing tombr.
i ,t,sM ny nDls Hny bnONfQuL n gOI
aalSsd Mrs GREGORY have some
thing leIt, and hRveh't your
Wen said he, 4 shall thins d
over HOS much Is LEFT 70 me7'
/ wen lsAye It this way. Nathan. Il
youll come along n your ping loinOe
i row morning. shall sse you, ana you
LEI me and Kitty get h. Il
| kitty Gregory was ovefN helue
With confusion and was Unable to sas
q word but she had been thanking a
a1Drsastr6in speed tET
\ a,he moment lathah had eone, shi
ran % - the pacilsao ~ baa lalt ~
bek b aKamina 4 i0sr mqfisri
ne cIaimed must fall gaa. IN
n1t ag Is hpbp ngfhine 11n ~
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

The number u murders per million
iahabItanta Il ID Engiand + IA; "a Cor
naA9, S.A6; "a Frtnee 1885; 81 Aus
re ista = itsly, 7s.iis spa a scam
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-19

spoken admisslen that he was Che ex-
debtlohal phlilen err gsua 4,
glfs'Nhtraaara these tpeoplejg
wondered the widow Gregory she
went - al1ere9t rooms, a Fnock Al
TIE fore room door was suocesbfll.
Come right ip,' ssld Nathan. 1--WE
want your blasslag. mother
WHAT n ahe asked Wonderin az.
you lpow am your frieRe fpd you
haFe my blasalng..
''Yaa 1 knew Ehsd the mother New
lha4s lh dangleF3
Smyrna times., 1903-10-07
Mohnmmedans md Pigs.

A recent traveller in SOmaliland gives
the following curious incident show
ing the MOhammedan hatred for pigs:
1--WE shot two wart hogs. one a partic-
ularly big boar. Alan wished to keep
the tusks, but of course none of the
Somalis would touch the unclean ami
NAL. At last a bribe of 2 rupees in
duced the NIidgan woman to chop the
tusks out with hatchet. Even then
she would not touch them and with
the help of two sticks, which she used
like a pair of tOngs. put them on a
camel. Then there was long dispute
about the hatchet. No one would touch
it. 1t had been defiled. OF course this
was pure affectation and playing to the
gallery on the ayah's part. At home
with her native tribe she would have
gOrged all the pig she could get. Bnt
it fattered the Somalis. and we march
ed off. the ayah holding the hatchet at
arms length as if it were going to bite
her"