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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
New frisco service.

Hope, Ark; The Frisco inaugurated
their passenger service Friday, Hope
to Ashdown and Ardmore. Trains Will
be mixed for while. This gives Hope
four railroads and makes It an import
ant point.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
ProeIalm state of slens.

Buenos Ayres: A dispatch from
Monteyideo says that a revolution has
broken out In the department of Nal
donado and that state of siege has
been proclaimed throughout the entire
republic of Uruguay.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Tralnla VIatIm unlaentlaed.

Ceutralia. ILL.,: An unidentified man
about 40 years Old and wen dressed
was killed by q northbound Illinois
Central train three miles south Of here
Friday night. He had razor and
about 81 in his clothing, but nothing
to disclose bis identify.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
eeorae Reess Appointed.

st. Joseph, Mo-; George Reese, a
veteran printer, was Thursday APP
pointed deputy master of the Masons
for the district in which 81 Joseph is
located, The appointment was made
by State Grand Master w. w. Kuhns
OF Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Very Cold IN Texas.

Marble Falls. Tex: The tempera-
ture In the Texas mountain counties
ranged from ~ to "a degrees below
freezing Saturday night At this point
the damage to water pipes is unusu-
ally great
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
lie Leavaa 1.ooo HemaIesa.

Manila; A FIRE Ia the pueblo Of
calumpit Sunday destroyed $50 homes,
Several lives were lost ard 81 900 per-
sons were rendered homeless. Loss
about $4,000, with po insurance
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07

London: A dispatch to the Stand
ard from Tien Tsin says that the
throne, in response to inquiries from
Japan, has secretly ordered Chinese
troops to assist the Japanese to OPP
pose the Russians. II war breaks out
10000 Chinese troops under Japanese
officers will proceed to the Lao Tung
peninsula.
Report War Declared,
London: The rumor prevailed per-
sistently in Fleet street Sunday that
Japan had declared war on Russia.
Inquiry at the Japanese embassy
brought the diplomatic reply from
Baron Hayashi that, so far as he knew,
the situation was unchanged"
cIamorlng for War.
Toxic: War with Russia is re-
gardod here as unavoidable. and the
press is urging the immediate opening
of hostilities.
All of the banks are Withholding
funds, and it is believed this is the re-
suit of an official instruction.
The government has completed and
perfected arrangements for the trans
portation of troops and supplies, and
the people calmly await developments.
The continued dissemination of OPP
timistic views from Berlin causes gen.
uine surprise and regret here.
War Regarded as Inevitable.
Pekin: In the various legations
here the opinion is prevalent that war
between Japan and Russia is still in
evitable. This opinion is based on the
latest dispatches from Toxic, and on
the conviction that 1t is not a question
of detail which separates Russia and
Japan, but the vital principle as to
whether Japan possesses the right to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Fourteen ReIow b Iowa.

Burlington, Ia. Sunday was the
coolest morning Of the year The mer-
curry fell to IA degrees below zero at
s a m, and was below at 8. It
rose above zero during the day, but
touched the minus mark at and fell
rapidly again during the night
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
elIlett Not Present to Face Creditors.

Kansas City, Mo-: Grant c. Gillett,
the former Kansas cattle plunger, who
had agreed to meet his creditors here
THURSDAY and plan a settlement Of his
S1,50O,00O Indebtedness, failed to put
in an appearance. His attorney says
he believes that Gillett weakened at
the last moment and returned to Fos-
totria, o.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
settIe Roundary plsnuts.

Lima, Peru: At a secret session OF
Congress Saturday night the treaty
of arbitration for a settlement of the
boundary dispute between Peru and
Bolivia was approved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
DamaqIna Blaze at quincy,

Quincy, H. The branch office and
atorehouse az the Armour Packing co.
was damaged by fire Thursday morn
ing the less to the building and stock
amounting to between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
sudan prop n oklahoma.

Lawton Okla. A very sudden cold
wave struck this vicinity and forced
the thermometer down to 8 above
zero Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Vetee far AslatIe Morkmen.

Pretoria After three days debate
in the Legislative Council, q motion
n favor Of the introductlan Of Aslatlo
labor In South Africa was carried ~
vote 81 % 70 4
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Dixie Arrives at Colon.

Colon: The United States cruiser
Dixie arrived here Sunday with 600
marines on board. Their officers left
on a special train to inspect the camp
in preparation for them on the rail
way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Ten Below In Illinois.

Springfield, H.: Sunday was the
coolest OF the present season. At z
o'clock the thermometer registered 10
degrees below zero.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
EIuhteen nelow AZ Wabash.

Wabash, Ind. Sunday has been the
coolest day Of the winter ia this local
ity, thermometers registering is de-
grees below zero. The natural gas
supply e very short
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Car Inspector kIlled 81 Train.

Evansville, Inda Taylor Rollins, a
ear inspector for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad AZ HoWell. was run
over by freight train and killed Fri
day night. lie lived at Providence.
Ky.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07

saionica, European Turkey Over
lOu Turks were arrested here Thurs
day on suspicion Of completely IN a
plot to massacre Christians. The ar
rests are confinulns Quantities o.
arms ana explosives haYe been seized.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07

Manila; The old Mexican currency
was demonetized Friday and the span
ish-Philippine peso Is now logGl tender
until July next at the regular GOV.
efpmept RITE
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Bio Strike at Barcelona.

Barcelona: A general strike Of all
persons employed by the shipping in
terests has been declared, as a result
Of which trade and commerce are par
aiyzed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
JAPAN WARNS CHINA
TO RESIST RUSSIA
Action Is Taken to Offset MuscOvite
Pressure to Force Agreement.

Pekin: Uchida Yasuya, Japanese
minister to the court Of PelIln. inform
ed the Chinese authorities TUESDAY
that any concessiosn calcufated to
legalize RussIa's occupation Of Man
churia would be regarded as acts pre-
judicial to Japanese safety and ex-
pose the Chinese territory to the
threat Of aggression on many sides.
Uchida's action is Japan's reply to the
renewed efforts on the part Of M. Les
ser. the Russian minister, to force
China to come to an agreement with
Russia regarding Manchuria. The ten
sion between the Russian and Japan
.ese diplomatists is near the breaking
point.
Think Russia May Weaken.
st. Petersburg: There are indica-
tions that the government appreciates
the danger of pressing Japan too far
and Is disposed to adopt means for
easing the situation. The influential
press reflects the disappointment of
the ruling class over Japanese peril
nency.
Official irritation at the temporary
non-success Of Russian diplomacy is
vented in an attack on Gen. Kuropat-
kin. minister Of war, who is charged
with failure to prosecute the military
preparations with proper energy, and
particularly to hasten to the far East
an adequate equipment of field artil-
lery. Kuropatkln replies that Rus
sias appropriateness is not due to neg
ligence, but the the limited capacity
of the Siberian railway.
Rearm Russian Artillery.
Moscow: Twelve batteries of the
four grenadier brigades of field artil-
lery stationed in and around Moscow
have been selected for service in the
far East and have received new guns,
which the Russian artillerists claim,
are superior to the French feldpieces.
The early departure of three of these
batteries is expected, which will place
zoos field guns, with the latest equip
ment, at the diposal OF Viceroy Alex.
leff.
1t is said here that all the volun.
leers living at their homes, who, as
graduates of high schools, are privi-
legged to serve only year with the
colors, have been ordered into bar
racks.
No extensive movements Of troops
eastward have been reported here up
to the present.
Says America Will Aid Japan.
Rome: The Tribuna, in commenting
upon the active military preparations
in the United States, connects them
with the situation in the far East, and
says It is the wish of the United
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Boats on Way to Colon.

Kingston, Jamaica: The United
States cruiser Topeka and the torpedo
boats Truxon and Stewart, having fin
ished coaling, sailed Sunday morning
for Colon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07

British Cruiser Reaches La Guayra.
Caracas: The British cruiser Fan
tome anchored at La Guayra last We'd
nesday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-07
Says America viii Aid Japan.

Rome: The Tribuna, in commenting
upon the active military preparations
in the United States, connects them
with the situation in the far East, and
says it is the wish of the United
States to insure the open door in Man
shuria, and that Japan has always
counted upon such an attitude
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
Parade of Child laborers.

Chicago is to be shown in dramatic
fashion how many thousands of chill.
dren are employed in its industries,
The Federation of Labor is planning
for a great child labor demonstration
for the Fourth of July, when all the
Juvenile toilers of the city will be in.
vited to march through the streets
bearing banners announcing their
tasks. An outing in Lincoln park will
complete the days program.
1.-THE demonstration will afford an
object lesson to the citizens of Chi
cago," said Organizer John Fitzpatrick
of the federation, who has charge OF
the affair. 1T will show what an
army of little ones who toll at ages
when they should be in school the city
supports. We have chosen Indepen.
dence day for two reasons 1t is the
only day In warm weather. which the
children will have to themselves. ant
1T will suggest freedom and equality
whose disappearance has made such
extensive employment Of children pos
sible.
Il believe there will be 20, 1000 little
ones in line. They will come from
tho sweat shops, the candy factories
laundries, stores and telegraph com.
panies. Every line of industry will
contribute its part"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
Rattle Box ExpIodes.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
N. Votaw of Arkansas City, Ark,
died in agony from burns received
while playing with a celluloid rattle
box. The baby was sitting on the
floor near a hot stove when the rat
tle-box took fire and exploded. The
flames were blown into his face and
set fire to the clothing, burning the
flesh. The flesh of the hand in which
the toy was held was blown away by
the explosion. There was no one in
the room with the child except an
older sister. The baby was about
four feet from the stove when the ac-
cident happened.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
A Rat Show.

A successful rat show was recently
held at Cheltenham, England. There
were sixty exhibits of black, gold,
gray, white, piebald and tan rats,
Some agricultural journals, comment.
ing on it, maintain that the rat has
an economic future and may become a
table dainty in England, as it is in
China. To many people the show is
the first correction of the impression
that rats are all alike, whereas the
varieties of them, all more or less
alike in characteristic, are quite nu.
merous. The first display having been
a marked success, others will NO
doubt follow, and the rodent be studied
with increasing attention, the pros.
pect. however, of finding put any.
thing good about him being not at all
promising.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
STRANGE AUSTRIAN LAKE.
Its Waters MarveIously Disappear and
Reappear.

Around the head of the Gulf of
Trieste. in the southern part of Aus
tria, and extending across the base of
the Istrian peninsula. is a plateau OF
limestone which presents some pecu-
liar phenomena. sa~s an exchange.
Full-grown rivers issue from its
sides. disappear under other hills. to
reappear later at some distant point.
Mysterious springs rise through the
of heavy rainfall, bubbling up with a
violence sufficient to endanger small
craft In the heart of Cherso island.
which Is in the middle of the Gulf of
Quarnero, Is the Lake Of Vrana. 1t
is surrounded entirely by hills. and
lies in q basin said to be forty-five
fathoms deep. The level Of the wat
er is reputed to be at least forty feet
below the level OF the sea about the
island. 1t has no apparent affluent or
e~fi1uent, yet the waters are always
fresh and cool. 1t is believed the
lake is fed by some subterranean pas
sage, leading out under the bay from
the Istrian Alps; possibly from Monte
Maggiore itself.
Some distance to the northward is
a lake which disappears for weeks at
a time. This sheet Of water. known
as the Lake of Zirknitz. is about four
miles long and from two to three
miles broad. Villages, chapels and
castles are reflected in its waters.
ErnnI1nnt1v in Tu1v a1fhOtDh not
every year, the waters begin to disap-
pear, and in August the bed. so feet
below the surface at some points, at
times gradually appears. From 20 to
rs days are required for the entire
lake to be discharged. When the
bed Is revealed the peasants plant
crops of barley where only a short
time before. they were drawing their
nets. The bed remains uncovered
sometimes for many weeks. The peas
ants gather their barley and hay from
the bottom in the meantime. Then,
with a rush. the waters return. the
basin being reflled sometimes in a Pc
Rod Of "a hours.
The limestone which forms the bed
is perforated with a vast number of
caverns and assures. Nearly 80 of
these are visible. They are funnel
shaped, and some of them are so feet
deep. The peasants give them names
such as the Kettle. the Sieve. etc.
There are % openings which draw
water off. only IL of which both draw
off and discharge water. They con-
meet with caverns and subterranean
passages penetrating beneath the sur
rounding mountains. In this neigh
borhood, also. Is the Grotto of Adels-
berg, the largest known cavern in
Europe and one Of the most beautiful
in The world. 1t has been explored
for a distance of four or five miles.
Through a portion of it flows the
River Polk. which takes this subter-
ranean method of reaching It's destina-
ton.
Besides the fantastic caves and
grottoes are deep pits, varying in d.
ameter from a few feet to several
miles, some of them having forests
and agricultural lands at their bot
toms.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
Two Queer Names,

A correspondent of the Louisville
COurier-Journal gives an interesting
explanation of the origin of two queer
names of places. The mountains OF
Kentucky afford many queer names of
streams, peaks, towns and villages,
but perhaps none are remark
able than Kingdom Come and Why
Not. The first of these Is the name of
a stream in Leslie county, is taken
from the Lords Prayer, and is the
cen of John Fox, Jr.'s, recent story,
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"
The second is the name of a small
postoffice in the county, and originates
from the old song why Not To-
night?" 1t is said that an interesting
religious revival was once held in this
locality, at which this song was sung
a great deal, and the people became
so carried away with the music that
the place was ever afterward called
Why Not.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
EFFECT OF AUTO. RACING.
French Doctor Says 1t Will Produce
ElonQated Brain.

A debate recently took place in
Paris between a brain specialist and
an eminent physician as to the effect
high speed auto racing had upon the
brain. There was a marked disparity
in the views set forth, and this has led
to much discussion on the subject.
The brain specialist predicted that
motor maniacs will be represented in
the insane asylums in the neal future.
There are a few already there, and he
~contended hat many more should be
confined although driving their cars
unmolested at the present time.
1t remains to be proved how fast
the brain is capable of travelling: if it
cannot acquire an eighty-mile speed
per hour, then an auto running at the
rate of eighty miles per hour is run
ming without the guidance Of the
brain, and the many disastrous results
are not to be marveled at.
If this be true, it must be said that
automobiles run remarkably well alone
and without the aid of a guiding brain,
for even at their best speed not more
than 20 per cent of them meet with &C
cidents, and a large percentage of
these are due to defective machinery.
The brain specialist predicted that the
future high-speed ~automobilist will
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
Caring for the Old.

One thing is very hard for us to
realize, and that is that old people,
though so childlike In many ways
in innocence. in lovablenes. often, too,
in eager interest in the activities go
ing on about them-are not at all
childlike In one important particular:
they are not teachable. Nor is this
their fault, but the fault Of old age
itself, Of that hardening Of the It's
sues of brain and nerve which consti.
tutes old age. The spirit dwelling
within may be gently meek and full of
humility and wisdom; but the organi
ism nj longer nimbly responds. A
sort of slow petrifaction is going on
and although in noble natures this
process results in preserving thoughts
and feelings of fernlike delicacy In
imperishable beauty, yet 1t does not
lend itself to the reception Of new i'm.
p~ressions. The central growth may
go on, and new ideas which harmonic
with the old may be received into the
organism, but surface things, such as
daily habits are set beyond alteration.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.
"Shecp-Eater's Monument" In Col.
ReCion of Idaho.

"Sheep-Eater's Monument" In Cola
Region of Idaho.
One OF the most remarkable natural
curiosities on the earth is to be seen
in a rugged and almost inaccessible
part of the newly-opened, but already
famous Thunder Mountain gold region
in Idaho. This strange freak Of ma
ture is called "~Sheep-eatcr's monu-
ment," and is said to have derived its
name from a tribe of Indians formerly
inhGbiting the district.
The mountain is seventy feet high
and consists of a rough shaft, com
posed of boulders and gravel, tapering
slightly upward, and capped by a huge
irregular rock, whose weight is esti-
mated at not less than fifty tons. The
cap rests on slender projections from
the shaft that are gradually being
worn away by the clements, threaten
ing the eventual fall of the great
stone. The monument stands on the
slope of a ridge which rises 1000 feet
and descends 500 feet from the site.
1t was undoubtedly formed by erosion.
The surface of the declivity has been
for centuries, and is yet, being washed
away by water, the result of melt
ing SHOWS and rainfalls.
Originally the capstone was sta.
toned on the ground, but gradually
the soil surrounding it was carried
away, a narrow vertical section just
under 1t being left intact, owing prob
ably to some hard cementing sub
stance in the conglomerate and posi-
bly, also to the direction in which the
eroding torrents expended their force.
How long a time was required to form
the shaft may be only partly realized
when 1t is stated that there are trees
not far away taller than the nonu-
ment. AS the erosive process con-
%tinues, the shaft is likely to increase
in length unless a soft spot should be
reached under the present surface, in
which case the curious formation
might topple over and break into
pieces.-Montreal Herald.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
London EuIIseye,

Lewis c. bennett of Saco, Maine,
has a London bullseye watch, which
is nearly 200 years old.
The watch was owned by lsaih Den
nett, grandfather of Mr.. bennett. The
watch was made by Thomas Spruce
of London. While the watch has not
been running regularly for some time,
a jeweler said that he could repair 1t
so that it would keep as good time as
any watch made to-day.
There are in the inside case many
slips of paper which give the dates
that the watch has been cleaned. The
last time, according to the paper, was
in 1917, when Edward S. Moulton,
clock and watch maker of Saco, did
the work.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
A Pullman

An automobile, costing 5000 and
equipped with an engine of 3OS horse
power, said to be the largest auto
mobile in the world, has just been
built for Louis d. ~Schoenberg of
Cleveland. In its appointments it is
probably the finest automobile in the
world, the interior of it's Pullman body
being made OF mahogany and uphol-
stored in leather. There arc sleeping
car berths at each side OF an aisle,
separated from each other by cur
tains. The automobile is lighted and
heated by electricity furnished by a
seven-horsepower dynamo on board.
There are also a dining room and
kitchen and cupboards.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surface
Halls Catarrh Cure is not n quack medicine.
Ii was prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years. and is o reg
ular prescription. II is composed of the
best tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients Is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F.. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price, 75c.
Take Eall's Family Pills for constipation
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07
TULANE UNIVERSITY of LA.
NEW ORLEANS.

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, En-
cheering, Law, Medicine. Splendid de-
partment for m in Newcomb College.
Tulane makes leaders In all voeations. Its
facilities for instruction in Engineering are
unsurpassed. Unexcelied opportunities for
the study of Sugar Chemistry. Many schol-
arships in the academic department. Ex-
penses low. Board and accommodations In
dormitories at low rates. Opportunities
afforded academic students for self-help.
Next session begins October 1st. Send for
catalogue and illustrated circular Address
THE REGISTRAR, Gibson Hall.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07

collection of curios owned by a man in
Tarrytown, and was used by the old
Knickerbockers to light their pipes.
They called it a comforter" Filled
with live Goals, it furnished lights for
many a curled-paper taper a century
ago. 1t is made of copper, with the
upper works of brass, and decorated
with an apple seed pattern.