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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Next Witness,

Insurance companies tried to prove
that the loss of steamship was by
sinking, not by burning, making it a
marine loss, against which fire insur.
ance companies did not insure. 1t ap-
peared from the evidence that the
pilot OF the boat was hanging on the
Tudder Just before the steamship wen
down, and was asked by counsel:
What do you think the boat was
worth at the time you were holding
on to the rudder?"
81 really couldn't tell, sir"
But what do you think, sir?"
II didn't think anything at all about
It,"
Would you have been willing to
have given the old coat that you had
on at that time for the boat?"
well, don't know but should.
On the whole, I guess l should, for
don't suppose should have needed an
oVeTcoat where was going"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
George Will Boss Thlnos.

George w. Vanderbilt proposes to
take things in his own hands when
he goes back to Biltmore in the au-
tumn. He will personally look after
the management of his estate, which
consists Of 2 quarter of a million Of
acres Of land and a hundred or more
different departments, including a
dairy, truck garden, etc. When Mr.
Vanderbilt left Biltmore last spring
he was much dissatisfied with the
way things were going. He dismissed
several of the head employees who had
been coming up short in their ac-
counts, and ordered that some changes
BE made. Recently Col. McNamee, his
manager, went to Seattle 90 look after
some of the Vanderbilt affairs there
1t is understood that Mr.. McNamee
will remain in Seattle and that Mr..
Vanderbilt will look after his own af
fairs at Biltmore. Mr.. and Mrs. Van.
derbilt are expected soon for the win
ter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
To the Point.

The Rev. Leighton Parks, who has
become rector of st. Bartholomew's
church in New York, coming from
Emmanuel church, Boston, was wide
ly known in the latter place for the
love he had for children and for his
faculty of interesting them.
Since he has been in New York he
has kept in communication with sew
eral of his little friends in Boston.
Recently he wrote to one of his boys
telling him how homesick he was, and
ended his letter by asking: DO you
know of any cure for Inconsistencies"
Only a day or two passed before he
received an answer. 1t read:
Yes. Come home" - HarpeT's
Weekly,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
The God Of Love.

1t is not gold of rlppled hair,
Like cornfields swept by winds at play;
1t is not cheeks as fresh and fair
AS apple bloom at dawn of day.
1t is not these that sing to Love,
And bid him wake so sure. so soon:
That set the skies alight above,
And set him crying for the moon.
1t is not heart-gold, pure and bright
AS virgin gold in hidden seams;
1t Is not soul as clear and light
AS sunrise in a poets dreams.
1t is not these that give Love food
And drink-the magic wine and bread
That set. amid his solitude,
The enchanted garland on his head.
Love only. knows one god sublime.
The trinity in unity;
And the gods names are Space and Time
And-Opportunity.
e. Nesbit in London outlook.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
LITTLE lime ngrMEEN ePELL..
Answer Of Valet Showed The Two
Sides to an EXCUSE

Answer Of Valet Showed the Two
Sides to an Excuse.
Gen. Frederick d. Grant, who has
recently been assigned to the com.
mand Of the Department Of the East,
is noted for the equanimity of his
tsmper.
Gen. Grant believes in self.com.
mand. Concerning hasty tempers, he
said one day.
The plea of the quick tempered is
that II they are soon angered they
are soon pleased again. There is an
answer to this plea, though. The
former valet of a friend of mine has
q good answer to 1t.
This valet, an excellent servant,
worked for my friend two months.
Then he said that he was going to
leave.
Why are you going, JamesT my
friend said kindly.
Well, sir, to be frank James
answered, you are too quick tenn
pered.'
Pooh, pooh, James said my
friend. What If am bit quick tenn
pered? My anger is no sooner OF
than 1t is off,
True, SIR said James respectfully,
but it is no sooner off than 1t is on
again."
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
sTRIPEe WORN nY coNvIcrs.
Their Use Based on the Authority Of
the Scriptures.

Their Use Based on the Authority Of
the Scriptures.
"Did you ever stop to think about
the origin of stripes we use in our
prisons?" said a man with an eye for
the curious, "1f you have not, It will
not take you long to figure the thing
out If you happen to know anything
about the Bible. The fact is that we
get the ideas from the old dispensa-
ton. When / say we l mean the
people Of our civilization, of our own
day and time, and who live under and
are guided by our systems and notions.
for instance, in the laws and ordi-
nances of Deuteronomy we find the
following, which will give us a clew
to the origin of stripes as a badge Of
.nfamy: If there be a controversy
between men, and they come unto
Judgment, that the judges may Judge
them, then they shall Justify the right
eous and condemn the wicked. And 1t
shall be, II the wicked man be worthy
to be beaten, that the judge shall
cause him to lie down and be beaten
before his face, according to his fault,
by a certain number. Forty stripes he
may give him, and not exceed, lest If
he should exceed and beat him above
these with many stripes, then thy
brother should seem vile unto thee
Now, instead of infiicting these physi-
cal stripes, we put striped clothes on
the men who offend the law, or who
may come unto judgment, that the
judges may judge them as it is put
in the text. OF course you should go
much further back in history II you
cared to trace the origin of marks of
infamy, but you would find that physi-
cal mutilation Of some sort in ma.
jority of instances afforded the
means"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
He's seventy-and Hoping.

A Wichita (Kas.) man who has been
mining for five years in the wilds of
Arizona tells some interesting stories
about his partner, who for thirty-five
years has been alternating between
hope and despair as he searched for
gold in the Arizona mountains. The
old fellow is more than 20 years old.
He thinks that one day he will strike
it rich, and then he proposes to have
a big time. And here is his idea of a
big time. "JacK," he said, when /
strike that million am going to marry
a 16-year-old girl and buy yacht.
Then l am going to take all you duff.
fers on a trip around the world"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Long rays OF light
ledaes ana Wins Both Beto.

Talking OF lucky men," remarked
SPidge' McGihnis, the Chicago ball
player, the other day, reminds me O
a bet made by Arthur Irwin in 1893
who was then with the Toronto team
Some one had prlmed him with dopa
on the strength Of the Yale football
team and he wagered $500 that Har
ward would not score. When he con
ided this fact to some of his friendG
who knew the real strength OF the
crimson eleven, they speedily con
WINGED him OF the foolish character OF
the bet, and he soon, proceeded n
hedge by betting a similar amouP'
that Yale would not score. TN
game ended 0 TO .. and Irwin We.
both bets"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
snp nLow Ar AM OLD JOKE.
Man AnSlously Asks Police to Find
His Mother-in.Law.

WeN fNH"totail fNoNh FoiCp 70 FlUN
His Motherln-Law.
Here's a description of my mother
in-law," said a meek-looking man, as
he stood before Lieut.. Kennedy at po-
ice headquarters yesterday afternoon.
"A what?" ASKED the lieutenant in
surprise.
"A description OF my mothor.in-law,
please find her." said the man. 81
have looked everywhere for her, but
l have been unable to find any trace
of her. was directed to come to
the police"
For a minute Lieut.. Kennedy looked
at the man in surprise, then he
reached through the window and took
the description.
Wen try and find her." he said.
The man left the station and Ken
nedy stood for a moment in deep
thought. Then he laughed and said:
well, sir, the police force is a
great place for experiences. I've been
here a long, long time myself, but
this is sure a new one. In all my ex-
perience this is the first time l have
known a man to come in here and ask
the police to find his mother-in-law.
There's been a few asked us to go
out and settle one. Kansas City
Times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
All Guns 70 Be Realnhted.

Plans are being drawn in the bureau
Of ordnance at Washington for the re-
sighting OF all the guns in the United
States navy. The cost Of this work
will be tremendous, but it's necessity
was readily realized when called to
the attention Of the president and the
orders have already been issued. An
improved variety of sight will be used
and the work will be pushed with all
the rapidity practicable. For the
Tapid-fire guns telescope sight will
be used, Of kind that will permit of
continuous aim, Nearly all of the
guns are in need of resighting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Hens Victims Of Old Fouy Notions.

Hens Victims Of Old Fogy Notions.
My son and myself" said DR.. E.
F. Hodges, took an automobile run to
Martinsville. He was the chauffeur;
we did not return by the same road.
don't know how many hens we ran
over going and coming. We did not
stop to count.
1T is a dry time and the roads are
dusty. So much the worse for the
hens. suppose it is different with
hens in the cities and towns, but
along the country roads they have not
yet learned to make proper calcula-
tons for escape from the automobile
The hen is of a mathematical turn of
mind. She rolls in the dust of the
highway and no horse-drawn vehicle
was ever known to run over one. She
figures closely, but always escapes.
Now, it is different when she comes
to take the automobile into consid-
Grafton. She expects to escape by the
length of a horse. The horse is not
there, and she falls under the wheels
of the iuggernaut, a victim to old
fogy notions not in accord with mod.
ern speed devices. indianapolis
News
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 10 learn
that there IL least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure IN all its stages aud that is
Catarrh. Hare Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known 70 the medical fraternity, Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires cOn9titn
tiOnal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternay, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
iurfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing It's work. The proprietors have
90 much faith in It's curative powers that they oder
One Hundred Dollars for any case that Il falls 70
sure. Send for list Of testimoniala,
Address =. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold By ell Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Whx mi, Esverl,h 1900

Now there Is talk Of three-day ships
across the Atlantic. Why should rea-
sonable human beings be wildly Inn
patient to be thrust from one side
VI the ocean to the other in the amaz-
Ingly short time Of seventy-two
hours? What will they gain7 Will
they hope in time to excel on the sea
the pace of the fastest electric en-.
sines and the swiftest automobiles on
land.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Parts with English Estates.

The duke of Fife is one of the few
land owners in Great Britain who dc
not believe in the accumulation OF
vast estates. For some years he has
steadily parted with his land as Cd
portunity afforded, holding that ond
man egnnot control large tracts OF
territory to the best advantage Of the
community. He is probably the only
total abstainer among the dukes in
the house Of lords.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
pon,s sudan Enc.

Peter Macarthur. talking about a
novelist who was arranging for the
dramatization Of a novel that he had
not yet completed, remarked: He is
a good deal like a Canadian friend of
mine who went hunting with a dog.
The trip was all right for a time, but
there came a sudden end when the
dog undertook to jump over a deep
well at two Jumps"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
MorIdrs Fair XIsItorn.

Persons attending the great Exposition
at ST. Louis should secure room close to
the Fair and in safe brick building. Ho-
tel Epworth has all the conveniences OF
first-class modern hotel. within four min
utes' walk OF Convention and AdministrR-
ton entrance Rates 800 per day and up
for lodging. Meals at reasonable prices.
From Union Station, go to Olive street,
take nelmar Garden car. going west to
Os00. Our boys meet all cars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Big Cedar log Boom.

What is declared to be the largest
boom Of cedar logs ever moved on
Puget sound was towed into Ballard
recently by the tug Tillicum, capt.
Charles Worth 1t contained thirty.
eight sections OF from sixty to one
hundred cedar logs each, OF the equiv.
alent of 1.SSOOOO feet, according tc
the estimate of those on the tug
Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Segregation surely Needed.

The segregation Of the sexes at the
university of Chicago was eminently
wise in the light Of the experience at
the last football game, when the girls
swooped down from the bleachers and
Rugged the muddy but triumphant
heroes of the eleven before they had
a chance to wash up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
His Greatest Grievance.

"The revenOos smashed my still in.
to a thousand pieces" said the Georgia
mOonshiner.
TOO bad"
Took me away from my wife an
thirteen children"
Awful"
you're right it was. But the
crownin' cruelty wuz-it not only put
me in Jail, but ackchully took my I'D.
die from mel"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
He Knew Whv II Was.

Mamma Ito a friend who is lunch.
ing with her)-I don't know why it is,
but always eat more when we have
company than when we're alone. Tom.
my (helping himself to the third piece
of cake)-I know why it is--'cause we
have better things to eat.-Brooklyn
Life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
cheap Mutton In Anstralla.

A recent cable from Sydney, New
South Wales, says: The Naradda
Meat Preserving Works has purchased
10000 sheep at from Cd to Is. a head,
the sheep owners being unable to
maintain their fiocks, owing to the
absence Of fodder caused by the great
dTouth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Appreelated His Merelea.

Bishop Wilberforce used to tell a
story of a greedy clergyman who,
when asked to say grace, looked
anxiously to see II there were cham
payne glasses on the table. II there
we're he began: "Bountiful Jehovah!"
But If he saw only claret glasses, he
said: I'VE are rot worthy of the
least Of thy mercies."
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Musical Criticism.

Mrs. Greene called on the Van.
ners this evening. Mrs. Vanner sang
for us. Her husband seemed sur.
prised; he said she never sang for
him when he was counting her. Mr..
Greene-Evidently, Mrs. Vanner is a
woman OF tact.-Boston Transcript.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Proteetlnn the Salmon.

Realizing that the salmon will soon
become extinct in British Columbia
waters at the present rate of con.
sumption, the chief canning firms on
the shores of Puget sound have de.
cided to build salmon hatcheries ON
the Fraser river.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
suneretltlon Of Authnr.

Winston Churchill, novelist, has .
superstition regarding the letter C.
The titles Of all his stories have be,
gun with that letter-Ce Celebrity, Crisis
Caravel. Crossing-and all have been
successes. He believes that If he
should write novel with a title be.
ginning with d or a X or a w the
book would be a fiat failure.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Since the electric light was intro
duced at Burton-on!rrent, nine years
ago. the annual consumption Of gas
in the town has increased nearly 50
per cent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Four O'clock.

What time is it, please ?"
One day / said
To the little flowers
In the garden bed.
And all were as still
AS the big gray rock,
TIL one blossom answered,
ITS four o'clock.
How do you know"
/ asked the flower;
you have no watch
70 tell you the hour.
Do you hear q bell
or a tick. took, took,
That you close your eyes
When it's four o'clock?"
But the pretty blossom
Would not say
How Il always knew
The time Of day.
Il nodded its head
TO the big gray rock,
And sleepily muTmured,
"It's-four-o' clock"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Miss BraddOn's Three Fads.

Miss Braddon divides her affections
equally between books, old china and
dogs. In her beautiful home at Rich.
mond there is one white paneled
room, the walls Of which are com.
pletely hung with china plates OF
every conceivable pattern.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
VIII Allow No competItIon.

The Sultan OF Turkey has issued an
ediet forbiddIng the publication of
books In his realm. The reason IL
said to be that he is going to publish
a book himself and wants a clear Geld
for It.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other, is put up 16 ounces in pack
age and sells at same price as 12-
ounce packages of other kinds?
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Hundreds OF dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
fance Starch is fast taking place OF
all other brands. Others say they can
not sell any other starch.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

When a candidate addresses an an
dience Of a thousand people he knows
that 9s5 OF them are after ofiices, and
the other i've are the ones he has
promised to appoint.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Had to Live in Cave.

A woman has been found living in
q cave on the seashore near South
Fremantle, West Australia When
discovered she declared that she was
unable to find employment, and had
been living there for three weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus
toner tries Defiance Starch It Is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. It can be used cold or
bniIa6
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
On the Plains.

The sun sinks low,
The golden glow
Falls slanting DER the tawny plain;
A gentle breeze
From far off seas
Blows gently DER the wagon train;
A mellow beauty softly Teigns-
IT'S sunset on the Western plains.
The twinkiing stars,
Through azure bars,
Look down upon the darkened plain;
The coyotes cry
And night winds sigh
Are blended In a long refrain:
A mystic, wild enchantment reigns-
IT'S sunset on the Western plains,
Long rays OF light
Dlspel the night
As slanting sunbeams span the plain;
wild flowers fair
Perfume the air,
While westward wendB the wagon train
The god OF day IN glory reigns-
IT'S sunrise on the Western, plains.
Louis p. Callahan In Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
AIIen's Foot.Ease, WonderfuI Remedy.

Have tried ALIENS FOoT-EASE, and
find It 70 be certain cure, and gives com
fort 70 one suffering with sore, tender and
Swollea feet. 1 will recommend ALIENS
FOOT-EASE to my friends, as 1t is
certainly q wonderful remedy.-Mrs. N.
u. Guiliord. Now Orleans. La.n
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality Of Defiance Starch makes IL
next to impossible to sell any other
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF as
. cough cure.-J. W. O'BRIEN, go Third Ave.
N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

II you don't get the biggest and best
It's your own fault. Defiance Starch
Is for sale everywhere and there is
positively nothing to equal 1t in quail
lty or quantity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Bell-Don't you think Sousa Is
great conductor? NELL don't re-
member ever riding on his car.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
Many children Are slokIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At
all Druggists, csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Tommy-Where you goln'. Jimmy /?
Jimmy-Sunday school. Tommy
Dug yer bait yet?
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

HDr. DAyid Kennedy'a FaveFits Remedy
kE-ssnAtor Albert Merritt Park Place n ~ ID 6Sfts
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Gratitude Is the fairest blossom
which springs from the soul and the
beart OF man knoweth none more frag.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
The Bulls Cure for TubercuIosIs.

A positive cure for Tuberculosis, Catarrh
and oil lung disease. Write for particulars
Or. b. S. Bulls 2l2 Ozark Bldg, ST. Louis
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Does she favor her father or her
mother?" well, should say she
sort o. compliments both of them"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Anything new about the war;" IAN
unofficial dispatch has Just been con-
firmed."
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

A Minnesota doctor says the Bulls Cure
IL the most wonderful cure for Consump-
ton ever discovered
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

A doctor from Illinois writes that he can
cure So per cent OF all cases with the Bulls
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

To return evil for evil is human
evil for good. carnal; evil for good
develish; good for evil, divine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

"Smuthers is in an awful state
now" Mental, physical, or Ken
tucky?"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces ~
eAmmAtlon Rlaya pain, curea wind cOliu CSC bottle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

The space between a mans ideal
and the man himself is his opportun-
ity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13

Murine Eye Remedy cures sore eyes,
makes weak eyes strong. All druggists, Soc
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13
W. n. u, ST. LOUIS, No. a, 1904.

When Answering Advertisements
Kindly Mention This Paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-13


worth of town lots have been sold
within the past sixty days. The Ore
gon Short Line, at an early date, will
begin the construction Of a branch
line from Minidoka through the heart
Of these lands to the new town Of
Twin Falls City.
Had TO Live in Cave.
A woman has been found living IN
. cave on the seashore near South
Fremantle, West Australia. When
discovered she declared that she was
unable to find employment, and had
been living there for three weeks.
Mrs. winalow's Soothing Syrup.
aAmmatIon. AayS palm, cares wind collie CSC bottle
"smuthers is in an awful state
now" Mental, physical, or Ken
tucky?"
A doctor from Illinois writes that he can
cure So per cent OF all cases with the Bulls
Cure.
Anything new about the war;" IAN
unofficial dispatch has Just been con-
f1rmed."
II you don't get the biggest and best
It's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there is
positively nothing to equal it in quail
Ity or quantity.
Does she favor her father or her
mother?" well, l should say she
sort o. compliments both of them"
Many Children Are slekIy.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At
all Druggists, csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
To return evil for evil is human;
evil for good, carnal; evil for good,
develish; good for evil, divine.
Murine Eye Remedy cures sore eyes,
makes weak eyes strong. All druggists, 5Oc.
The space between a mans ideal
aud the man himself is his opportun.
ity.
A Minnesota doctor says the Bulls Cure
ton ever discovered.
Tommy-Where you goin'. Jimmy?
Jimmy-Sunday school. Tommy
Dug yer bait yet?
SDr. DAyid Kennedy'a FaVorits Remedy
Albert H s2 I Ps tSa3.I Sos
Bell-Dont you think sousa is a
great conductor? Nell--I don't re-
member ever riding on his car.
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