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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

70 Ue puJ III " pc idSL week.
The Martinsburg Enterprise fa-
vors county press association.
w. Il. Coil of Venice is at Sail
da, Colo, for the benefit of his
health.
Prof. Gus Wilson, of the Mar
tinsburg schools, has been elected
to a position in the Wellsville
schools.
The frost last Thursday night
got the gardens in this section.
Many forest trees, also, had their
new leaves uipped.
DR.. w. E. Cornett is in st.
Louis this week with Louis Koch
of Rush Hill who is being treated
for an ear affection at Centenary
Hospital.
Our good friend E. p Burns, of
near Laddonia who sold his farm
last summer, has moved to a place
south of Mexico. Glad to well
come him up this way.
G. L. Smith, publisher of the
Regular Baptist in this city, has
bought L. D. Penuy's Modern
| Woodcraft, also published here.
Mr.. Smith will have full manage
ment of Woodcraft hereafter.
s. M. Boberts, who has had
fine position as mailing clerk in st.
Louis for over year, is at his
parents home at Rush Hill. Mr..
Roberts has been suffering of late
from blood poisoning on both
hands caused from handling GER
tain papers in the mails.
w. W. Boatman, whose parents
reside in this city, was one of the
heavy losers in the big fire at
Centralia last week. The Courier
says that Centralia never had Il
fairer, squarer business man than
w. w. Boatman and that paper
hopes to see him in active business
there again as soon as possible.
Ten bright little pupils of the
Farber public school entered a
friendly declamatory contest for a
handsome gold medal offered by
the teachers. The Forum says
that the judges awarded the medal
to Miss Garnett Powell, oone of
the sweetest little Indies in town,
aud the nine other little folks
clapped their hands in generous
applause. Prof. Arthur Butts
rnd his family of musicians, of
Mt. Carmel, made music for the
occasion.
A case from st. Louis county,
by change of venue, comes to the
Audrain Circuit Court for trial
next June, It is the case of
Leon Lew against the ST.. Louis
Transit Company. He sues on
three counts, asking $4,000 each
for injuries alleged to have been
received on October 80, 1902,
while attempting to board a car
run by the defendant. He alleges
that his back and knees were hurt
and wrenched and his right hand
mangled
William Jewell College, Liberty,
Mo-, met Washington University,
st. Louis, Abril % last il debate.
Question: The Monroe Doctrine.
William Jewell affirmed while
Washington University supported
the negative. The decision was
unanimous for Wm, Jewell. A.E.
Burch, Of Audrain county, L. v.
stigaIl aud J. A. Dougherty were
the William Jewell debaters. Mr..
Burch in a debate won over Gem
tral College on a previous occa-
sion; he has represented his col
lege in three intercollegiate debates
land has never lost contest. Au-
drain county IS justly proud Of
this young man, he is brother,
also, of Walter Burch. the young
attorney, who is planning to To-
cate IN Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07
TlcKLED.

Swear / can't help laughin'
Jest the way / do,
All the streams are gig'ly,
All the skies are blue;
AM the sassy catbird's
CALM I'm the hill,
An I'm so blamed tickled
jest can't set still
If l felt much gladder-
Hear the bluejay squall
An jest see that mockin' bird
Perk his head aud call
II felt much gladder
'Twouldn't do fer me;
f l was tickleder than this
I'd he sick, b'geel
j. M. Lewis, in Houston Post.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

Champ CLARK has been invited to
address the State Democratic Club
of Massachusetts, but previous ar
rangements prevent his acceptance.
There are six or eight other nota-
bles to speak but Clark is the only
man west of the Mississippi who
was invited They look up to Champ
Clark, do they notl
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

Mrs. John Gregory died at Clear
mont recently from the effects of
blood poisoning, resulting from
trimming her corns with Il razor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

P. T. Barnum on one occasion
notified the dealer from whom he
bought large amount of supplies
that half the pepper he sent him
was peas. The dealer Indignantly
denied the charge and a warm cor
respondence followed. 1t was fl
nally ended by Barnum who in
quired whether half the letters in
the word pepper were not p's.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

President Roosevelt made a
speech in passing thru Louisiana
the other day. He referred to the
history of Pike county, compli-
mentinglthe people and public men
thecounty has furnished. Ten thOus-
aud people heard the address.
Champ Clark introduced Mr.. Roose-
welt and in his characteristic way
simply said: "Here he is. Look at
him."
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-07

Thomas Blakman, the hotel
man at Laddonia, tho he has been
there but short time, is building
up a fine patronage.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Of some kind. extending the neck down
over the first crease, part Of the way
70 the middle section
He then folds the first section over
backward. thus hiding the head he has
drawn. and hands the paper 20 his right
hand neighbor, The player who receives
the paper draws a body OF some kind
on the middle section, connecting IL with
the neck that the first player has left
for that purpose. OF course. he does
not know what kind of head the first
player has drawn, and he draws any
body that may strike his fancy. just be-
ginning the legs down over the edge Of
the lower section.
Then he folds back the section on
which he has Drawn the body, and hands
the paper 70 his right hand neighbor
with only the lower section showing.
This player then draws the legs. and
that completes the figure. When the
papers have been collected and opened.
the most grotesque and absurd combi-
nations will De seen. Men. birds. ami
mails and fishes viii all be mixed up.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

a yard long telling how sorry they were
they could not come, and giving zuvh "a
vice as would cause the government 70
be highly amused by the foolish wisdom
OF those strange men known as diplO-
mats Muchslash also was expected 20
pay for the rich food which he ate BY
contributing his share Of jests and quiD5
10 the general fund OF wit. He expected
TO surpass everyone else at the banquet
in exciting the mirth OF his hearers, for
he reasoned that anyone who could make
the King of Woe smile could bring any
body else to rOars Of laughter. But the
anecdotes which had so delighted the
Kingdom OF Woe had no effect on tne
King and the nobility or Freakland- They
sat in stony disapproval, and Muchslash.
in despair. was just beginning the last.
speech in his repertory when the twin
sailors. who were with him, opened the
door and let in Merry Andrew. who had
been called Mournful Merton before
Muchslash grated a smile on his un-
willing features. The smile had grown
into a grin, and the sight OF the clown
caused many persons 70 burst into loud
and. indeed, unseemly outlaws OF laugh
ter.
There was a look or victory in the eyes
OF Merry Andrew as he handed a letter
to the ambassador. The message was as
follows:
Castle Blue. Kingdom OF Woe.
Having heard with regret that his Ann-
bassadOr Muchslaab. has failed 10 make
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
How to Make Dolls Russian Blouse.

Make this Russian blouse OF white
pique or duck. Lay the pattern OF the
back so that the center comes on a
Iengthwise fold OF the material Turn
back the left side Of the large part Of
the front 20 form a hem, and trim from
shoulder to bottom with a band Of col
ored duck or fancy braid This part Of
the front fastens over the smaller one
Gather the neck in front between
notches and put on the collar so that
II fastens at the shoulder 70 correspond
with Ihe closing OF the front. Three
loops are indicated for holding the belt.
two in front and another in the center
OF the back. The sleeve is plain and
gathered at the bottom between notches,
so that il fits into the straight cuf.
Cut the belt from the same material
used for trimming the side OF the front.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

ITO BE CoNTINUEDI
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

MournfuI Merton. the cherries clown.
was known from that day as Merry An
drew. The King of Woe was so sur
prised at the change which Muchslash
had wrought that for several minutes
he did not speak.
IF IL is possible for man 20 perform
such a feat with a clown. surely he
should be able TO make merry with those
OF weaker minds, whom we call diplo-
mats. said the young King. who. in
spite of his mournful manners, was not
dull.
with these words the young monarch
clapped his hands and there appeared
before him two sailors. who were OF the
same height. They touched their right
forehngers TO their caps, and after dane
ing hornpipe. said they were ready to
obey[the commands of their royal mas
ter
Take Dr. Muchslash 20 our yacht. q"
ordered the King. land go as speedily as
possible 70 the Kingdom Of Freakland.
where he will act as our ambassador"
The sailors bobbed their heads in sign
OF obedience, and Muchslash was whisk-
ed away in the Kings yacht SeeSno-
further 20 that mysterious realm where
ruled His Majesty John o'Groats.
Hardly had the Seebnofurther reached
port when a messenger from the Court
Of Freakland appeared. Il bear an in
vitation from His Majesty John O
Groats" said he. Ito the Hon. DIR. Much
slash and all his crew begging that they
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

or. II braid Is used. put row on belt
made OF the same material as the blouse.
Trim the collar and cuffs with a band
OF braid or coIored duck The front
fastens at the side underneath the trim
ming
Turn up the bottom Of the entire
blouse in a narrow hem.
In making this blouse for a larger
doll be careful 70 add to each dimension
equally. That is, IL you add one inch 70
the width. add one inch also to the
length. In charging the easiest plan
would be 20 lay each piece Of the pattern
separately on another piece OF paper and
thus cut new pattern OF the size you
desire. Measure your doll across the
shoulders first. and then compare the
width with that OF the pattern You
Will then know how many inches larger
your pattern should be.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
AN AMUSING PARTY TRICK.

While they are laughing at you step
into an adjoining room and write on each
slip with strong solution OF common
salt SEINE word which viii suit as a re-
ply 10 question. such as Yes" mo"
Perhaps Probably etc. Then dis
tribute the slips among you friends and
point out in each case the exact place on
the paper where the question is to be
written. which must. Of course. be above
your invisible answer.
AS soon as the questions are written
put each slip in an envelope In such .
manner that your invisible reply Will be
exactly opposite the spot where the seal
Will be placed. When all the envelopes
are closed drop a little sealing wax on
each and let IL burn a while. for thus
your replies will become visible.
Your friends when you hand them the
envelopes a minute OF two later viii be
vastly surprised to find answers to their
questions. and viii never dream that
you obtained such result by the aid Of
common salt and hot sealing wax
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

ling wood and gates had disappeared, but
Nose went through IL all upon his TWEEN
tieth birthday anniversary
Nose was very wise. and he had his
own peculiar likes and dislikes. He felt
above the ducks. and always withdrew
from his swimming hole when the loud
quackers waddled down for a swim. He
did not care much for the chickens, but
would occasionally make UP TO the big
turkey gobbleT and 20 hunting bugs
and worms with him But Moses par
ticuIar friend was NettIe. the little fox
terrier They would lie in the sun for
hours or play funny hide-and- seek games
in the grass Nettie was the only Crea-
tuTe in the world that Nose would per-
nit 10 touch the big bunch Of down
upon his breast. Nettie would poke her
pretty black nose among the big feather
cushion, and Nose would raise and lower
his wings and "Honk. honk. honk." very
softly. as though he liked it,
One day Nose missed his playmate and
straightway set up a great disturbance
He tapped his wings. ran around in
circle and honked so loudly that the
feathered ones in the baTnyard called
him a nuisance Nose hunted and hunt
ed until al last he found Nettie. And
with her, all Struggled nice and warm
were four tiny little terriers. AT first
Nose eyed the queer crowd and held
aloof But a whine from Nettie brought
him close She poked her nose into his
bunch of down and he settled down
contented Next the little blind pup
pies found the down and crawled under
the rice warm place with tiny wbire. OF
content. Then Nettie went away fur a
while and when she came back dose
was still nesting the puppies. And
Nose shared with Nettie the care of the
little dogs until they were taken away
when he made even greater fuss than
Nettfe did.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
"MANYwHERE" A NEW WORD.

The English language is still grow
ing. Lord Avebury has coined a new
word for geologists- In his recently
published work. THE Scenery of Eng
land" he remarks. in regard to the
northern districts, rocks occur also
manywhere." Thus manywhere appears
to be intermediate between the famil-
lar somewhere and everywhere, and
possibly il may come into popular usage.
The London Telegraph" reminds US
that scientific Technology has long
been indebted TO the same source for
the words palaeolithic and neolithic, de-
scriptive of the TWO periods Of the Stone
Age OF prehistoric archaeology.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
Nose, a Gray Gander.
BY HORACE SEYMOUR KELLER.

Why be was called Nose I never knew.
and ! have not been able TO find out TO
this day I suppose when gander names
were passed about the choice ones were
picked out before he was reached: So
very likely. any sort OF a name would
suit him. and as Nose was easy TO say.
Nose he was named. The persons who
owned him we're very proud Of him be-
cause of his age. and pointed to the
sedate chap with pride and said:
There goes a gander that is twenty
seven years old. Pretty tough old fell
low"
Nose has been through half a dozen
billiards. Once he was carried two
miles from home. but he surmounted the
gale bravely and sailed away with
loud "Honk. honk. honk-" After the
folks gave him up as lost he waddled In
TO the front yard one evening. gave his
familiar "Honk, honk, honk," and was
received gladly as the hero Of the af-
fair. Fences had been swept out Of ex-
istence, barns had been made into kind
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
A Composite Picture Game
BY d. B. wAGGENER.

You need not suppose from the name
of this game that It requires any knowl-
edge OF drawing on the part OF the play
ers. On the contrary. the less they
know about drawing the more amusing
and successful the game will be.
Let the players seat themselves in a
circle. each 70 be provided with a sheet
OF notepaper and a pencil. The back
of book may be used as a lap pad to
write on
Each player should fold his sheet OF
paper twice, thus making the ereases
divide into three equal sections. but. OF
course. the paper is not 10 be cut. Then
he draws on the upper section a comic
head of a person. a bird, or an animal
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
THE FEATS OF MUCHSLASH.
BY JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.

will attend the dinner OF the Peter Bell
Association"
The invitation was promptly accepted,
and on the night of the banquet Much
slash and all his crew repaired to the
court They were attiTed in their best
clothes. for the annual dinner OF the
Peter Bell Association was one Of the
greatest occasions OF the year in Freak
land. The Primrose Minister always
said something wise. on the spur OF the
moment All the foreign ambassadors
were expected TO be present. and those
who were not were asked TO write letters
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Here Is a very entertaining trick. Take
several slips OF paper and tell your
friends that they may write any ques-
tions they please on them and that the
appropriate answers Will in a few
minutes be written under them by SONS
invisible being.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
CHAPTER II.

After passing his shears around the
folded hands and through the neck Of
the acrObatic clown, Muchslash com
manded the Mournful Merton TO poise
himself on the horizontal bar, with his
feet in the air and his head well up.
Almost any man would change counte-
nance in such a position" remarked the
Jolly. tailor, and so It proved with the
acrobat.
That face which had been lined by sor-
row became wreathed with smiles, and
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

cOurtiers. with the sailors and the
headsmau in the lead.
tAnd If any OF you wonder how Much
slash was able with his magical shears
10 make a dwarf and a giant. out OF a
pair of twins you may figure the matter
out FOR yourselves.j
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01

natives of Granite during their tay
there. Both Mr.. Frank Hills and
Mr.. Bowers are enthusiastic Elks,
and while fishing in the vicinity of
the mine they succeeded in landing
a splendid set of antlers from the
mud and mire of the creek. These
they placed over one of the
buildings of the property, and named
IL Elks Cottage. Mr.. Maxwell is
student at the Houghton School of
Mines and a classmate of X. o. Nc
Even, of McEwen Il McEwen, this
city, assayers and mining engineers.
Mr.. Maxwell will complete his
course in December when he will
locate here in connection with the
mining company.
Development work Is already under
way at the Helen Ore, and operations
will be started ut the Bryan group
in a short time. Mr.. Waugh has
these and also the st. Anthony under
charge. In the three groups the
company now has control of twenty
claims. On the Bryan between 400
and 500 feet of ore has been opened
on the surface, and there is tunnel
100 feet long.
A good deal of development work
has been done at the st. Anthony.
There Is an old tunnel of over
thousand feet in length on one of
the veins, but this has been tempor-
arily abandoned, and new tunnel
was started the first of the year on
parallel vein. This Is now in 450
feet and II Is stated that remarkably
fine ore Is being encountered. The
lodges are continuation Of the
Alamo system. A crosscut Is to be
started soon to the parallel wen
which it will strike in about 800 feet.
The members of the party were
very enthusiastic over their property,
and stated that development work on
the three groups Is to be carried on
with all possible haste.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01
ACQUIRES THE BRYAN AND
HELEN ORE GROUPS.
Cash Consideration for Both S35,000-Of.
fiesrs aud Representatives Of Company
Here Add Thirteen Claims to Hold
ings-Twsn,y Now in All-Work
Being Pushed.

4 delegation of representatives of
the st. Anthony Consolidated Mining
and Milling company from Chicago
and other eastern points concluded
ten days visit To the district
yesterday and returned east, having
closed II deal Monday night at Granite
for the Bryan group of eight claims
in the Alamo district, adjoining the
81. Anthony, and lying between this
and the Oregon Monarch, for which
u cash consideration of $40, 900 was
paid. Besides this IA deal was closed
with william Waugh. for IA three
sourths interest in the Helen Ore, "a
group of five claims situated in the
Red Boy district. Mr.. Waugh retain
ing u one-fourth interest in the
property. The consideration was
$4,000.
The party was composed Of George
A. Hills, Chicago, president of the
st. Anthony; DIR. +. A. Wheeler,
president of the National Chemists
Union, Chicago, treasurer; Robert
T.. Hills, member st. Anthony
advisory bond, Chicago; Frank II.
Hills, Northeast Pennsylvania;
George II. Bowers, Hartford, Con-
necticut; and II. W. Maxwell, Of
Houghton, Michigan. 1t was u merry
aggregation, and besides dispatching
a lot Of important business the mem
bers Of the party seemed to thoroughly
enjoy their trip. They were armed
with all kinds of musical devices
and other instruments Of torture,
and furnished AMUSEMENT for the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01

\ wholesome law has just gone
into efct in Washington which will
have "A most decided tendency
toward restraining the operations of
the "wild cater" The law states ::
"Any superintendent, director,
secretary. manager, agent or other
officer of any corporation, or anyone
pretending to be such superintend-
ent, director. secretary, manger,
agent or other officer, who shall
wilfully subscribe, indorse, verify
or otherwise assent to the publica-
tion either generally or privately to
the stockholders or to other persons
dealing with such corporation or its
stock, and wilfully make untrue and
fraudulently exaggerated report,
prospectus, account or statement Of
oprations, values, business, profits,
expenditures, or prospectus or other
paper or document intended to
produce or give or having u tendency
to produce or give to the shares of
stock in such corporal ion a greater
value than they really possess, or
with the intent to defraud any party,
person or persons generally, shall be
deemed guilty of an offense against
the laws of the state of Washington,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the
not less than one or
more than five years, or in the
county Jail for not more than one
year or by fine not exceeding
81, 900, or by both. "
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01
GETTING READY FOR MILL.
Bunk and Boarding Houses Going Up and
Lumber for Mill Ordered.

+. j. Thorp, superintendent of the
Blue Bird, is rapidly getting things
In shape for the reduction plant
which is to be installed soon. He
is putting up bunk and boarding
houses, and doing IA lot of other
preliminary work.
In addition to this he has let Il
contract tor large amount of
timber To be used in the construction
of buildings to enclose the mill.
The machinery is expected to arrive
within the next sixty days. Plans
have already been completed.
Mr.. Thorr left yesterday on a
business trip to Portland.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01

The objections urged by Mr.. Wing,
assuycr In charge of the Seattle
government assay office, In an in
terview found in another column of
this issue, regarding the rc,icence
observed by certain mine superin-
tcndcnts and managers relative to
their operation aud output, are we'll
taken. The Miner, and perhaps
every other mining journal In the
country, has had the same difficulty
with which To contend. The attitude
IL not only unreasonable but II Is
detrimental In many instances to
these directly interested. A mining
paper IL like any other trade
periodical. II endeavors to publish
the news relating to this industry in
some particular district, or Of the
country at large, Its subscribers are
largely persons who have money
invested In mining properties, and
who buy these papers with view tn
keeping themselves Informed in
regard to the management and
operation Of such properties. The
publication Of this news Is not only
simple justice to them and the paper
which serves the public in this way,
but to the entire commercial world
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-07-01

Speaking of mining as an invest
mcnt and the efficiency of mine
superintendcnts. the Mining World
says: "Mining today IL probably
tho most profitable of all Industries.
We speak advisedly on this question.
We have no reference at all to the
stock jobbing end of the business,
and tho purchase of shares In we'll.
managed compnaies pay much greater
returns than any other line. The
competont superintendent land here
should be no others Employed knows
his mine as the banker knows his
cash on hand or the merchant his
stock Of goods. Every mine of any
Importance needs u mine supcrin-
tondent just as much as u manufac-
turing concern needs u manager. He
must he thoroughly vcrscd In the
operation of II mine, knowing its
many features, aud capable of max
ing u produce To its greatest capacity.
always keeping sufficient ore
reserves ahead for continual OPERA.
ton. A good mine superintendent
Is always in demand, The United
States stands at the head with nm
army of the most able mine super
intcndcnts in the world. and the best
Investment u mining company can
make Is Ia fully compensate its mine
al. .,s.
dollar rnid him"