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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

not believe ] could have raised ten
pounds Of weight from the ground, the
pain was so severe. This was my con-
dition when began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They quickly relieved me
and now l am never troubled Is
was. My back Is strong and l can
walk or ride long distance and feel
Just as strong as | did twenty-five
years ago. think so much Of Doan's
Kidney Pills that have given a sup
ply Of the remedy to some Of my
neighbors and they have also found
good results. II you can sift anything
from this rambling note that will be
Of any service to you, or to any one
suffering from kidney trouble, you are
at liberty to do So"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers; price, SO cts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Why They Do Not Speak.

Good morning. Miss Sweetleigh!"
cried Cholly Sparkers to the fair dam.
sci Of his acquaintance whom he had
just met; pray what brings you out
so early in the day."
"Oh, I've just been to the photog-
rapher's with my pet pug Pansy, and
we have had our portraits taken to-
gether, haven't we, dear? Beauty and
the beast, you know" she added, with
a saucy little laugh"
And what a little beauty he is, to
be sure" replied Johnson. as he ten
derby stroked poor Pansy's Uranium.
Then he suddenly coughed. went red.
and tried TO explain. But she turned
away, leaving him TO become hot and
cold in turn; and thus they parted
strangers for evermore,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
EnuIIsh Local TeohnlcaIItles.

In English courts the solicitors
must always appear in their robes. A
LondoG newspaper Of recent date con-
tains :he following: 81 can neither
see you nor hear you said Judge
Edge to Mr.. Turner, a solicitor at
Clerkenwell county court, when that
gentleman, who was uhrobed, rose to
oppose a barrlster's application to
have a case adjourned. Mr.. Turner
began to put on his robe, but Judge
Edge interposed. Now, that will do
he said. I will not have this court
made a robing room OF. Next case
Mr.. Turner protested that it was an
injustice to his client, but the Judge
ordered him to be silent"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Every housekeeper

Every housekeeper should know
that II they viii buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii save not only time, because 1t
never sticks 10 the iron, but because
each package contains 1G Ozone full
pound while all other Cold Water
starches are put up In &-pound pack
ages, and the price Is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch 10 free from all injurious chem.
icals. II youR grocer tries to sell you a
12-oz. package It Is because be has
q stock on hand which he wishes 10
dispose Of before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package Ia large let
ters and figures ''l6 ozsr Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance Of the iron
sticking Defiance never sticks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
a reminder u IlIs VIVA oats.

Richard Croker once visited an
ancient English castle. the owner be-
ing absent at the time. The valet ia
charge was generous with his informa-
ton, and as climax 70 the series
Of interesting rooms opened a door
and disclosed large number Of bot
ties, placed In perfect symmetry, and
reaching to the lofty ceiling.
"A pyramid of empty bottles?" ex-
claimed the New Yorker. what does
It mean"
my master comes in here occa-
sionally." said the guide softly, ito
realize what a gigantic ass he has
made Of himself" Oregon
ian.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Whance Esnnus2

The most puzzling thing about ESQ
pus is the origin of the name. Phil
ologists are busy working on the ques-
ton. They are divided on its deriva-
ton between the Indians, the Dutch
and the early English colonial gov
ernors, with the odds in favor of the
Indians. Even Schoolcraft, authority
on Indian matters, could not settle
the question in his researches. He
thought it might be from "Sepus."
the name OF a river among the Me-
toacs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
enAMpIoN TELLs NO YARNs.
And a. slsh stories They Are Mighty
Hard to Beat.

Hard 70 Beat.
After supper joined the caucus
out on the gallery Of the hotel, and
there, friends, citizens, and fellow
2cuntrymen, ! met up with the great
granddaddy, the genuine, original Of
all the fish yarners in the world. He
was a small Old man with a white
beard and q serious demeanor, and
he spoke " = low, even, hutetoned
voice that aB7sr quavered. / cannot
give all che t:AlSs he told out there;
but I aAa aye = couple Of samples,
Said he:
up at my place q short spell ago
the boys and me cut down a big tree
After it fell We set down a mite tc
rest on the trunk, and I hear some
thing making a noise inside.
Boys SEE l. amt this tree hol
lerF
"'No,' ser they. its sound and
solid.'
"Then I hear the fuss inside again,
grabbed an ak, and, SEE l, as l went
to chopin:
There's something inside this
hers, ard I'm a-goin' to know what
It ia
"By Ned! There was a boiler
place inside, and in there was a nine.
pound catfish what Id been hearin'
fsppln'l"
How'd that fish get in there7"
asked q listener
Haven't got any idea how he did
les n the tree growed around him,
which l reckon it had, some time or
other"
For a second sample the old man
furnished the following:
There was terrible big fish," said
he, what used to come up the Usage
before the war, and we got to hearin'
so much about it that a passel of us
fellers set in to catch him. We got
200 feet of inch and a half rope, had
the blacksmith weld us a big hook,
and we put on a whole dog for bait.
We set our line, and soon, sure
enough, the fish swallered the dog,
hook and all, and the hook hung. We
couldn't nigh pull him out, though
there was ten of us, so we hitched on
two yoke Of oxen, and after a hard
struggle we managed to drag that
fish out on the bank. He was nine
foot between the eyes, and his eyes
sot closer together than they ought to
set in a fish of that size" kansas
! City Star.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
TuhereuloaIa In ReIaIum.

It Is estimated that the deaths from
tuberculosis throughout the kingdom
of Belgium in 1904 were 1S,467 This
malady is seemingly on the increase
and efforts are being made to provide
sanatofium for the afflicted. The
province OF Liege has already ex-
pended 100000 francs ts25O.90Ol in
this matter, and will 90 further In its
andeavor 70 offer medical care and a..
,ontion 70 the afflicted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Unhealthy West Africa.

West Africa has the most unhealthy
climate in the world. Other places
such as Alden, Singapore and Hong
kong, are hotter Other places. like
Santos and Vera Cruz, show higher
death rates. That is quite true, but
when temperature, the annual rain
fall, the number OF days when It does
fall and the relative humidity Of tbs
atmosphere are considered the causes
Of unhealthiness are revealed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
CARE IN Testing FLOUR.
Big Mills Take Pains to Ascertain
Quality Of output.

Big Mills Take Pains to Ascertain
Quality Of output.
1T is surprising TO note the differ
ence that exists between the various
brands OF -FOUR" said o. d. Hutchin-
son, the representative Of one Of the
big mills in Minneapolis, MINI. "It
all depends on how the flour Is milled
and on the kind of wheat from which
It is made. Flour made from hard
spring wheat will give from twenty
to forty more loaves Of bread per bar
rel than that made from the softer
winter wheat. II contains a larger
percentage Of gluten and absorbs
more water. The mills are exceeding.
ly careful about the kind of flour they
send out, and the testing department
is one Of the most important
branches.
after the flour is ground comes the
crucial test. A sample is taken and
made up into bread. We have four
bakings q day, and from twenty to
thirty loaves are baked each time,
each one representing a sample of
-four. After the test has been made
the bread is turned over to the Asso.
ciated charities.
you may have noticed that the col
or Of -four is no longer q marble
white, but creamy white. This comes
from the fact that the rich portion Of
the grain, right under the woody coat.
ing, is ground into the flour. What is
left can hardly be called bran, for 1t
is only the coarsest part of the outer
fiber milwaukee Sentinel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Copyright Law Lifts Prices.

The law passed in England prevent
ing the sale there of pirated copies Of
musical compositions went into effect
the LIST Of the month, and the day be
fore the prices of such copies on the
London streets rose from 4 and {
cents to ~, and even as much as Is
cents. At one stall a notice was post
ed stating that the sale would be con.
tinued up to midnight.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Plaque Of caterpllIara.

Southern Russia is beset with cater
pillars. Swarms of the insects have
recently taken possession Of th'
streets. buildings, walls, gardens ant
farm lands in the neighborhood Of
Rief, and all over the provinces much
destruction is being caused. Near Kie
the other day an express train tool
two hours to plough through the bar
ricade Of caterpillars that blocked tbs
limo
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Mefhod In 49, Madness.

'T understand" sad the widow to
the maid whose yeIrs were rather
more certain than Otherwise, that
you are a candidate for the ONCE Of
village mayor. What is the salary?"
"Oh," replied the fair candidate,
there is no salary at all; but the
mayor has the authority 10 advertise
for proposals, you see, and"
YES" interrupted the widow, Il
think l see."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Inaist on Gettlnn Il.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance starch. This Is because they
have a stock on hand of other brands
containing only IL or in a package
which they won't be able to sell first,
because Defiance contains ls OF. Tor
the same money.
Do you want 16 OF. instead Of IL os.
for same money? Then buy Denancs
Starch, Requires no cooking.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Neuro More Than ito Years old.

One Of the oldest men in the south
is Uncle Joe Donaldson, a negro liv-
irg at Gainesville, Ga. who has Just
passed his one hundred and tenth
year. One popularity about him is
that he does not claim to have seen
Washington.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
RemnrkabIe Balloon A.censIon,

James Glaisher the meteorologist
is ninety-three years of age. Forty
years ago he made one of the most re
markable balloon ascensions on rec
ord. He was able TO record height
Of $4,000 feet before he became un
conscious, and the balloon probably
reached $4,000 feet before his com
panion Mr.. Coxwell, managed to pull
open the valve.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Eynncicd niscoverY.

All sorts Of wonderfully we'll pre-
served things ere being unearthed in
the palace OF Nebuchadnezzar in Bah
ylon. 1t may be possible that they
will yet bring to light some Of the
baled hay he kept at hand to eat when
the grass crop was short.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
snanlnh RAILWAY seheduIes.

Spanish trains so seldom leave sta
tons on timo that the timetables in
many cases merely indicate the hour
of departure-say, eight and "minu-
tos"-that is, an indefinite number Of
minutes after eight.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Tho Regt EuiIdinu Stone.

Fossil coral, found in Fiji, is the
best building stone in the world. 1t
is soft whom first cut, but hardens to
tho consistency of friedrich after q
Jew months wcathering.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Find Immense Vein of Coal.

The Railway Age says; Surveyors
who are fixing the route for the pro-
posed Alaska Central railway claim
to have discovered on the proposed
line the greatest field of hard coal In
the world.'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
ba Wet oets shlIIalah.

De Wet has been presented with an
Irish blackthorn shillalah, which he
admired in the hands Of an Irish bank
or In london.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Watch Made Of Ivory.

Henri Houriet, a Swiss watchmak-
err, has recently completed a watch
made entirely out of the ivory taken
from a billiard ball--works and case
complete. 1t keeps good time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Extensive Wine.

The most expensive wine in the
world is some 1878 Madeira recovered
from a wreck in the scheldt in 1914.
Il was sold at qua per bottle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

You never hear any one complain
about "Defiance Starch" There Is none
to equal it in quality and quantity, 10
ounces, 10 cents. Try 1t now ana save
YOUR money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
a Rad BIunder.

One Of the greatest mistakes in life
Is that those who can afford a hand
some modern nursery have no chill
dren to put in it.-Atchison Globe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
nnrman Blows In RuesIa.

Germany sold Russia nearly $500, 900
worth of plows last year. The plow in
use in that country has wheels at the
beam tip so it doesn't have to be held.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
COULDN'T LlFr raw POUNDS.
Deans Kidney Pills Brought Strength
and Health to the Sufferer, Max.
ing Him Feel Twenty-Five
Years Younger.

]. B. Corton,
farm err and
lumberman, Of
Deppe, N. c.,
says: Il suffer-
ed for years
with my back.
1t was so bad
that l could not
walk any dis
lance nor even
ride in easy
buggy. l do
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
money,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Record oHertory.

Australia's biggest offertory was
taken up at the consecration of the
Bishop OF Carpentaria in Sydney ca
thedral. It amounted to eS,5O0, and
Is perhaps the largest on record.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
pnrhann n Wa Worth he.

For snatching kiss in the street
from nursemaid, young man of
Cork has been sent to prison for three
months.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
shelIflsh In the Ocean.

It is estimated that there are six
teen tons of microscopic shellhsh in
every cubic mile of the ocean.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Elne eIaolere IN Montana.

But few people are aware that
there are in Montana some of the
finest glaciers in the world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
formulation eff British India.

FUpUIdIIUW q IIISI9TI IIINIa'
According to the census of 1901,
the population of British India
amounts to about 295 .3O00 600 persons
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

DR.. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy, the
Great Kidney and Liver Cure. World Famous Write pr
Konnedys Sons Roudout, n. " for free sample bottle
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
q cough cure,-J W. o'BRIRN, S22 Third Ave
NJ, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 8, 1900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
months.
Eew Amerlean Women orImInaIs.

81 W. h @PIns s Ey'M Mi@'sS aes Fen. y
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

In American prisons the proportion
OF men TO women Is IS ~ to ]; In
French prisons as to 1.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

Defiance Starch is guaranteed biggest
and best or money refunded 10
ounces, 10 cents. Try 1t now
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

Mrs. Elizabeth II. Thompson,
Of LilIydaIe, N.Y., Grand Worthy
Wise TempIar, and Member Of
W.C.T.U., tells how she recOV-
cred by the use of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PNKHAM I'll am one
of the many of your grateful friends
who have been cured through the use
Of Lydia u. PinlZham's Vegetable
Compound, and who can to-day
thank you for the fine health I enjoy.
When was thirty-fve years old, I
suffered severe baclsache and frequent
beaIing-down pains; in fact, / had
womb trouble, was very anxious TO
get well, and reading Of the cures your
Compound had made, decided to try
Il. took only six bottles, but IL built me
up andcured me entirely of my troubles
"My family and relatives were
naturally as gratif1ed as was. My
niece had heart trouble and nervous
prostration, and was considered incur
able. She took your Vegetable Com
pound and it cured her in a short time,
and she became well and strong, and
her home to her great Joy and her hus-
bands delight was blessed with baby.
/ know of o number Of others who
have been cured of different kinds of
female trouble, and am satisfied that
your Compound IL the best medicine
for sick women" MRS. ELIZABETH H.
THOMPSON, Box los, Lillydale, NY
$4,000 forfeit II original Of dboUO letter pYepiRq
gGnulHsneSS cannot DO produced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
RaIIwaY seares Llons.

Lions have been scared away from
the shores Of Lake VietoriG-NyanEa
by the newly-built railway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, eOfenz the gums, reduces NJ
hEmmation, nayB pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

FITS permanently cured E0 ts Or nsTyousnsfg attSr
or. send for FREE e2 90 trial bottle and treatise
DR u n KLuK Ltd, O3l Arch Street, philadelphia. Pa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
RUMORS OF CAPTURE.
But as Far as Known John Ken.
nedy Is Still at Large,
(SnncIal tn The TImcs- J1ISnn tch 4.h
Especial to The Times Dispatch

4 STAUNTON, VA, March 12.--Rumors Of
the capture Of Kennedy, the train wreck
er. are still numerous about the city.
Kennedy has been brought to hay in a
small house owned by Mrs. bailey, In
the southern part OF the county, near
Lotion and Steele's Tavern. 1t has been
reported by several people that they saw
Kennedy near Lotion III the last two days.
II was reported that a phone message
was received here early this morning
asking that a hack and Il doctor be sent
Ito Lotion, but careful inquiry into this
matter shows that there Is no truth in
this report at all. The sheriff has heard
nothing definite from him.
1t Is the fact, however, that the detec-
tives are in the Lotion neighborhood. and
lit might be that they are close on his
track, but it hardly seems reasonable
that man as shreWd as Kennedy would
20 to Il neighbOrhood where he Is SO well
z know and then Lotion Is only eighteen
of twenty miles from here, and after hay
ing five days start he certainly would
not stop thai close, especially when he
has flle mountains 10 travel In before he
reaches that point, Lotion Is on the Nor
Y folk aud Western road, and Kennedy has
said that he would never follow a tclc-
phone line nor road should he get his
liberty,
The grand jury, which has been inves-
fighting his escape for several days. adj
1ourned over until Monday, and stlll there
are a number of Witnesses to be exam
Il lined.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
BAD MARKETING;
NOTHING TO EAT
HouselSeepers Having Hard
Time Supplying Their Tables
These Days.

Houselteepers generally, AID boarding
housekeeperS i'll particular, are having
a rather hard time just at this season.
TO say that the market is poorly sup
piled with all Of those things which are
necessary to make good dinners is to
express it mildly.
There Is always "between-season"
period about this time OF the year, when
5houskccpers find poor plckings in the
market. This year, owing perhaps to
the hard winter, it has come earlier than
usual, and is harder to cope with. Vir-
ginla seems to be b3re Of pretty much
everything that is good to eat and nearly
all things on the market in tho vegetable
and country supply line Gomez from
away down South ard much freight
must be added to first cost before they
reach tho consumer. Tho natural re-
suit is that cabbage, peas, snaps, beets,
celery, onions, lettuce. Irish potatoes
and all manner of fruits are very high.
One market man remarked yesterday
that few sweet potatoes and much
turnip salad are coming from Virginia
points but pretty much everything else
you see on sale is from Florida or South
Georgia.. Owing to the hard winter vege-
tables are comparatively scarce and
high In those regions, and So when
they get here with freight added, they
are simply out of reason.
Nothing except eggs has declined IN
price recently. Hen fruit is more plen-
tiful and somewhat cheaper. Everything
else is high, and those Virginia farmers
and truckers who may have anything TO
sell are strictly in It, Ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
.Danville Tobacco Market.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch

(SpcClul 10 - IlC l.
VA, March l2.-FolloWlng
is Dibrel Brothers. review OF the tobacco
market for the week:
Tho sales this week have been The
heaviest. III the 1908 crop, And Will foot
pounds. 4
average OF the crop. Much. more nonde,-
script tobacco has been offering this week
been conspicuo1sy scarce
Notwithstanding the unusually heavy
receipts, prices have remained remarka.,,
bly, steady, and at. 10 time TAGGED, All
The large corporations as usual are talk
ing their full proportion OF the offerings,
and are decidedly bullishl In their buying
The local independent manufacturers are
buying moderately freely, and our brokers
manufacturers orders. Tho exporters are
still practically off the market. as arc
also the specnlhaors for domestte account uat
vef benK orea h sp par d trop
Is practically all out OF farmers hands,
Judging from this, weeks offerings, the
pest toabcco Of this his. c ron is s. now sold
u has tny 81 pr ce h1s
market has already been marketed
Preparations for plant beds, which have
been delayed by. unfayorable weather
from thirty to sixty days, Is just now
of labor IN the tobacco District and far,
mcrs predict an unusually small acreage
on this account, and because OF tho low
prices hat prevailed during the early
Trade ii hogshead lots5i Is fairly active
IN both old and new tobaccos, but no
large sales have been reported lately. Tho
nys nv and ot apnen@
not 10 lave anticipated their wants TO any
great extent.