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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

was timed for midday, and cosmo-
politan congregation of worshipers
had gathered in the temple, when sud-
denly there was a hush and the self
styled lamb of God" approached.
The Messiah" slowly and silently
walked to his renovated throne, his
disciples rising as he crossed the por-
tails and bowling their heads reverently.
Behold the lamb of God" uttered
slowly deliberately and unaffectedly,
was the astounding exclamation which
suddenly broke the spell of silence.
The words had scarcely passed the
lips of the Messiah" before all the
disciples made obeisance, the women
bowling low and muttering eXclama-
lions of love and devotion. The CEN
trail figure was a good looking man,
plainly dressed in clerical garb. There
were two hymns, and the Messiah"
himelf preached a short sermon,
selecting as his text the words Love
One Another"
Next followed psalms, sung in sub.
dued key by splendidly trained choir.
The service lasted little more than
half an hour, and then the Messiah"
and the congregation went to partake
of luncheon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
CLAIMS TO BE THE MESSIAH.

London Minister the Founder Of a
New Sect.
A dispatch from London, England,
tells of a pretended Messiah who has
a large number of followers. The
Rev. John Smyth-Piggott, who claims
to be the Messiah, recently in the
chapel of the Abode of Love at Spax.
ton, a picturesque village in Somerset
shire, conducted a special service,
which is the subject of several lengthy
reports in London papers, one of
which heads its article with the single
word, "Blasphemy." According to all
accounts, 1t was a remarkable service.
None but the faithful were present,
the great oak gates of the retreat be-
ing closely guarded. It was a calen-
dar day of the sect, chief disciples be-
ing summoned from far and wide.
Norway was, perhaps, most largely
represented. but the worshipers in
cluded at least one Russian countess
and many handsome young English
women.
By long disuse the "Messiah's"
throne had become tawdry and faded,
but little upholstering and work by
the ministering damsels had made it
luxurious and stately. The service
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

least one hundred feet away.
Every passenger in my car was
thrown head-long in every direction.
l was thrown against the side of the
car with such violence that the knees
Of my trousers we're badly torn. My
back and one Of my legs were injured.
After the confusion had partly sub
sided was greatly surprised to find
that the car had been split right in
two parts. crawled out Of the open
ing, followed by others. Harry Diet
rich, the labor leader, had been sitting
in the rear of the same coach. He
was killed when the next coach behind
crashed into ours.
THAT was the first coach that
caught fire. Elated over my miracu.
lous escape from a horrible death, as.
sisted in the work Of rescue. l ran
into one of the burning coaches in
which a woman was screaming loudly
for help. Her legs were pinned down
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
UMBRELLAS OLD AS MAN.

Though Rain Shields Are 10000
Years Old They Need Improving.
"How rich I'd be-" said an umbrella
salesman, III had patented the um.
brella."
The floorwalker smiled.
"You might rs well talk" said he,
"of patent on swimming or cooking.
Umbrellas appear to have existed
always. Wherever we excavate-
Babylon, Ninevah, Nippur-traces Of
the umbrella are found. This instru.
ment Is coeval with mankind.
at is of oriental origin. The Eng
fish didn't begin to use it until 100.
Shakespeare, with all his genius. had
no umbrella to protect him from the
rain. Jonas Hanway was the first
English umbrella maker"
The foorwalker paused to brush a
white thread from his long black coat.
Then he resumed:
"Now, what you might do would be
to patent some new sort Of umbrella
some rain shield built on better lines.
We have proof that the umbrella has
existed for 10000 years, and yet in all
that time It has not once been impFOv,
ed. Consider it. It is by no means
perfect. It turns inside out readily
and it only protects the head and
shoulders from the rain. Change all
that. Give us an umbrella that is q
complete rain shield. Then you will
become a millionaire"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Crabs That Eat coonanuts.

Crabs which live upon cocoanuts
which they pick for themselves are
found in the Coral islands. Nature
has provided this crustacean with
claws and nippers of enormous
strength, and it is supposed that the
crab climbs the cocoa palms and de-
taches the nuts. It reaches the mat
of the fruit by picking and rappinG
with its claws at the end of the nut
where the three small holes are to BE-
found till a slight breach is made.
Then the nippers are brought into use
for the rough fibers which surround
the shell. These he shreds with his
nippers and conveys to his burrows,
where they form a comfortable bed
for the crab while he is changing his
coat. Some of these crabs attain q
length of over two feet, and live in
holes which they have made in the
earth at the roots Of tropical trees.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
SMASHUP ON WABASH ROAD
ASCRIBED TO TRAIN WRECKERS

Who is responsible for the awful
railroad wreck at Litchheld, Ill. July
3. which claimed twenty-five lives and
MANNED thirty.four passengers? OF.
ficials of Litchfield are inclined to the
belief that the train and its passen-
gers were the victims of a plot hatch
ed by miscreants. Three hours before
the wreck occurred a wabash train,
running at a speed of sixty miles an
hour. passed over the same track with
out meeting a mishap.
Between that hour and the time the
Limited crashed into the switch Ticket
Agent Condeau declared that no cars
we're run onto the sidetrack. For that
reason he says that no one connected
with the road turned the switch and
neglected to throw it back. The lock
that held it was found near by.
Irwin L. Rice Of 504S Calumet ave-
nue., Chicago, one of the eye witnesses
Of the fatal train wreck, said his es-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

development OF the property and for
the handling of the ore. Fifty per
cent of the net profits will revert to
you until the money paid TO Blake is
refunded. In consideration of the
capital thus advanced, your interest
In the property will amount to forty
per cent and mine to sixty per cent"
81 won't do it," Numbered John
Hawkins, slamming down the cover
of his desk Il must have control
when / invest. Make my interest ff-
ty-one per cent and will talk to you.
Fifty-one per cent or nothing"
Every we'll" said John Burt, rising;
cit is impossible for us to agree, and
we'll we should know 1t in advance.
Good-day, Mr.. Hawkins. l am stop.
ping at the Palace Hotel, and letters
sent there will be forwarded when
leave the city. Good-day, sir"
Two days later John Burt received
q .message from David Parker, asking
him to call at his office. Scientific
tests had shown a much higher per-
centage Of gold than those indicated
by the crude experiments made in the
cabin by John Burt,
81 had an interview with Mr.. Haw.
aims this morning." said David Park
eF, after greeting his visitor. "AIr
Hawkins is a very peculiar man-very
peculiar-as have told you. He
says you are the hardest man to deal
with he ever saw-a great compliment
for you. Mr.. Burton, assure you. He
has had his lawyer draw up a provis
ional agreement in conformity to your
teTms-as he understood them-anG
instructs me to say to you that we are
invited to dine with him at his clut
this afternoon, when the matter may
be finally arranged. II so, am to &C
company You to the mines tO-mor
row."
John thanked Parker, and arranged
90 meet him with Mr.. Hawkins at I
later hour. He then called on an at
lorney and submitted the agreement
to his inspection. After making
Few minor alterations, the lawyer as
gured John that the agreement full!
protected his interests.
Over a dinner such as is possibl
only in San Francisco the agreemen
was ratified.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
COMPARATIVELY FEW SURVIVORS
OF STEAMSHIP DISASTER

moment there were exhibitions of
marvellous heroism, and additional
stories of their experiences only add
in this particular to what has already
been told in the dispatches.
The contingent now being care for
at Aberdeen consists of twelve passen.
gers, the third mate of the Norge, the
quartermaster, a steward, a lamp
trimmer and one of the crew.
They drifted at the mercy of the
Atlantic for six days. When both
water and food were gone and when
the occupants were almost too ex
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Novelty In Advertising.

A novel way of introducing a new
article has been discovered in Lon.
don. A number of men who suggest
by their apparel that they are grooms.
Wallets or servants of some kind are
sent about the shops to buy the article
which is being doomed. They insist
upon having this particular article and
no otherS rejecting any substitute
which may be offered them.
In many cases the tradesman has
not the article in question, but is sure
to lay in a stock when a few days
later a drummer waits upon him with
the article in question. AS the men
are selected with a view to give the
Impression that their employers are
wealthy, the shopkeeper naturally
thinks that the article will bring him
the patronage Of class he is anxious
to please.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
cnAPTER NlII-contlnued.

At the sight of the ore, and OF the
dull gloss OF the nugget a wonderful
transformation took place in John
Hawkins He Eazed at the ore with
the rapt look Of an enthusiast. The
weight Of the nugget told its own
story.
Go ahead and tell me about this,
he said abruptly. You look like an
honest man. and it's a waste OF time
60 lie to me. What have you got,
and how did you get it,"
In a matter Of fact way John Burt
related the story Of the discovery and
Development Of the Sailor Mine.
This may be worth looking into,
said the capitalist. I'm send an eX-
pert TO investigate 1t and make a re-
port" He rang a bell and a boy re-
sponded. Go and tell David Parker
want him." he ordered.
Until we have arrived at some ten.
tatiye agreement or understanding,
don't care to have your expert exam
inc this property" said John Burt,
when the boy had closed the door.
''Your expert will find one Of two
thlngs-either that my estimate Of
these claims is accurate, or that II is
not In the latter event you would
drop the matter. II, on the contrary,
your expert confirms my estimate-as
he Wilt then becomes necessary to
act under a definite understanding. In
brief, the question is this. What
agreement will you make, assuming
that your expert confirms my state.
ments?"
That sounds like business" roaTed
John Hawkins, a CLEAN Of admiration
for an opponent worthy of his atten-
ton showing in his eyes. Make
your proposition. You're selling; I'm
buying. What's your terms?'
you will assume the payments on
the Blake option, which amount to
three hundred thousand dollars" said
John. In addition to that, you will
advance the money necessary for the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

The list of saved in the Norge
steamship disaster has been increased
by seventeen. Seventeen survivors
were landed at Aberdeen, Scotland, by
the steam trawler Largo Bay. They
were picked up from one of the boats
of the Norge. The total number of
survivors so far as known now is las.
This reduces the probable number Of
lives lost to 627.
The Danish government and the
steamship company have sent out a
steamship to search the seas for the
boats and the vessel will visit all the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

islands within a possible radius, but
the rescued at Grimsby and Storno-
way, who have gone through terrible
experience believe that there is little
ground for hope unless an outgoing
vessel should have picked up one or
more Of the boats, or unless the cur
vivors have landed at st. Kilda and
Flannan islands.
While the stories Of the survivors
naturally differ in some details, In the
main they agree that in the supreme
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

between the seats and the flames were
spreading toward her.
"'Cut my legs off she cried.
"a man ran forward, pulled knife
from his pocket and attempted to
sever the limbs. Go ahead; cut them
off, said the woman. 1t was his plan
to cut the flesh to the bone and then
break the limbs.
LAS each moment passed the fire
grew closer and closer to us. Finally
the heat became so intense that we
had to abandon the poor woman. She
burned to death before our eyes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

cape from death was miraculously
strange. Following is his thrilling
story of the wreck:
The train, which was composed of
nine coaches, left Chicago Sunday
morning at 11:03. was in the first
car, which was a combination coach,
bound for the Worlds Fair. The
train was whirling along at the rate
of about sixty miles an hour at $40
o'clock when the crash came. The
engine struck the switch and COM
pletely turned around. The coal ten
der flew right over it and alighted at
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Lona rrIp In AutOmObIIs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Glidden OF
Boston, who are touring the world in
an automobile. have returned from Eu-
rope. During the past two years they
have been through all Of the European
countries, covering in their twenty
tour,horse-power machine over 1920
miles. On August 16. 1908, while In
Norway, they made the first trip ever
made in an automobile into the arctic
zone. Mr.. Glidden expects to cover a
distance of about 10000 miles, the
tour to be finished IN 1907
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Earthquake Of 1870.

On November Is, 1870. the most
severe earthquake that has ever
taken place in New England occurred.
1t was felt all over Eastern North
America and was first felt in st. John.
N. B., and Travelled westward. It is
stated in history that when the shock
was felt at Quebec the fact was tele-
graphed by the operators to Montreal
in time to call the attention OF those
at the latter place to the phenomena
about thirty seconds before the shock
reached them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Mammoth organ in Maine church.

Mammoth Organ In Maine Church.
The Universalist church at Port
land, Me-, has mammoth organ. In
1t are over 5000 pipes, the smallest,
piccolo, being half an inch long, and
the largest a double open diapason,
or 32-foot @ pipe The vox humane
stop alone. having 81 pipes. cost 5000.
The four pipe rooms are each as
large as an ordinary bed chamber.
The organ was voiced by J. H. Brown.
who voiced the organ at Westminster
abbey. The organ is blown by q three
horse power electric motor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Lord MlIner breaking Down.

A letter received from Johannes
burg gives painful picture of Lord
Miner. It declares that since his re-
turn from England he has aged con-
siderably. The stress Of the last few
months has, in fact, told upon him
more than did all the anxieties Of the
war time. His shoulders are bent, his
hair silyered and his general appear
ance careworn. He has been besought
by his friends to relax the strain
which he persistently places upon
himself. but this be refuses TO do
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

hausted even to hope, the trawler
hove in sight. This was on July 4,
when the boat was about thirty miles
of st. Kilda.
Those rescued had eked out an ex-
istence on two biscuits a day. When
they started from the Inflated ship
there was only one small cask OF
fresh water in the boat. Before the
Largo Bay fell in with them this and
the biscuits had been finished and the
pangs of hunger had set in.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
.Nonpuncturable
Motor Tire.

solved the problem with a tire,
cross section of which is shown IN
the illustration. The advantages
claimed for it are: Nonliability to
puncture, great cushion ability owing
to its hollow construction, nonliability
to side-slip owing to its fiat tread
absolute security, as it can not be
twisted out of the rim. English mo
florists are now giving 1t a trial along
the country roads in their island.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Farmers Bow Wins Hopors

Warren Ellis Schutt Of Cornell, 1905,
who has won Rhodes scholarship
and will be on for oxford university
presently, is a farmers boy, captain
elect of the Cornell track team and
the best cross-country runner of his
time in the American college world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
FIGHTS STANDARD OIL TRUST,

George Rice Is Perennial Opponent Of
Great Monopoly.
George Rice of Marietta, o., the
former oil dealer who for years has
been one of the most persistent an
tagonists of the Standard Oil COM
pany, has asked the courts of New
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
About Wooden Shoe.

Wooden shoes, it is computed are
worn by 7O,OOO,0OO people in Europe
For the style of wooden shoes called
sabots, Eastwood is mostly used, but
willow is preferred, Poplar, birch, wal.
nut and beech are also used
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Paradoxleal Doc.

Doctor, you are the most joVial,
even tempered man ever met-do
you rever get out Of temper?"
cone has to get out of patience to
lose ones temper, and, as / am never
ont q patients, l am never out OF pa
tlsAee."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

illustrations in Il
On its pages are
portraits of Prin
cess Victoria, her
royal highness the
Duchess of Kent,
Lady Blessington
Wellington, Sir
Thomas Lawrence,
Pasta, and Beetho'
NYnVN Ta AnaL ID.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
MOPGE k7CE

Jersey to dissolve the company on
the ground that 1t is illegal, appoint
receiver, and distribute the assets
among the stockholders. Rice, who
was squeezed out of business by the
Standard Oil company, was one of the
principal witnesses in Attorney Gen
eral Monnett's suit in Ohio.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
CHAPTER XIV.
success and FAILURE.

David Parker's report on the Sailor
Nine was submitted to Mr.. Hawkins
ten days later. and 1t more than con-
Armed the statements made by John
Burt. Upon receipt Of II, the mag
nate proceeded TO the mine with Burt
and Parker, taking several miners in
whom be had absolute confidence.
Sssp claims we're located on the noun
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

ture is appended a short poem. Then
follows the calendar. Inside the GOV.
er is the inscription, Anna East: Her
Book" The small proportions of the
volume will be realized when it is
seen side by side with thimble, as
in the illustration. 1t is three-eighths
Of an inch wide by one-half an inch
high.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
liz Odd
CQDHYFEIl
$3.50 COCO OOO90
The Weaver.

Nv "NaNNTs
When silver bells ring out the old.
And play the new year In.
A spirit In the winter WOODS
Softly begins to spin:
No mortal eye has seen her face.
or watched her labors there,
Sut erocus buds are in her breast,
And blossoms in her hair.
She weaves, upon her magic loom,
The snowdrop's silver sheen,
The tender tint OF April boughs,
The meadows velvet green;
The lilac and the daffodil
Beneath her fingers grow,
And as she tolls from day to day,
About her melts the snow.
So, what n clouds are dark with storm,
And windows white with frost,
ana voices OF the running brooks
In icy wales are lost;
Nnat II the wondrous northern lights
inelr crimson banners fling
Still N0erire In her woodland weaves
The bridal robe of Spring.
y The Smart Set.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
70 Get POINTERS From America.

DIR. Baernreither, former minister of
commerce. and Count Mervelft, for,
NOR governor of the provinces of the
Tyrol and silesia, will study the edu-
cational institutions Of this country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

non punCJuraDle
tire. Solid tires
have been used to
some extent, but
they have never
shown the desir-
able resilient quail
tiles. Now comes
a French company
claiming to have
automobiles a n d
motor cars for a
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
Smallest Book in the World.

The smallest book in the world Is
Schloss's English Bijou Almanac for
1882" Diminutive as It is, there are
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14
A Nonpuncturable Tire.

p NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IITGs
There has been a growing demand
from all owners and operators OF
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-14

ven. To e,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-12
Canonizcd BY Plus n.

In the presence of 60, 900 persons as
sembled in st. Peters, in Rome, yester-
day morning, Pope Plus X csnnonized
Blessed Alessaudre SAUL aud Blessed
Gerardo Maiella, descendants Of whom,
including Marquises Ambrozio, SAUL
and Negrotto, assisted in the canoni-
cations.
The ceremony is so rare 10 recent
times that this is oDly the second one
held since 1870.
The Basilics was beautiful with
electric lights, its immense height
showing the illuminstions TO perfection.
The throne had been erected behind the
high altar and chair of st. Peter, hav-
ing a device OF rays OF gold with
picture of the Trinity in the center.
Altogether the throne took up a space
80 by 70 feet Four banners hung
under the dome, showing the chief
miracles of the new saints.
The papal procession met in the
Sistine Chanel, entering tue Basilica
by the Chapel Of the Holy Sacrament.
The Pope, in full pontifcal costume,
was carried in the Sedia Gestatoria,
with its historic fans. His handsome
figure and head showed thus to best
advantage. When he entered the
church it was impossible for the authori-
ties to repress entirely an outburst OF
LOYALTY from the multitude, which cried,
Long live Pope Plus ~
The scene was such as to evoke the
devotion of the beholder, everything hav.
ing been done to heighten the effect and
The central figure in the ceremonial pre-
senting picture never 10 be forgotten.
He was preceded, surrounded and fol-
lowed by guards of the court and high
prelates. The Pontif looked less robust
than a year ago, as if the triple crown
we're bearing heavily upon him. Cardi'
nails, archbishops and bishops formed =
square about him as he was escorted to
the throne.
The ceremony that followed was inter
resting in the extreme. PINK X pontitl'
Gated, preserving calm, reverential air
10 the end, although, as he confessed
later, he Was greatly fatigued. After the
ceremony the procession was formed
again amid murmurs OF love and loyalty.
All the American prelates now IN
Rome who assisted at the beatihcation
Oh Thursday of the saints canonized yes
terday we're present, as was also the
faculty of the American College at Rome.