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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
CHAPTER xI.
SAND NeM York TrIumphs.

sans rev YORK rtumpnS.
Ignoring his mothers protest Sam
employed a dressmaker and for two
weeks Mrs. Rounds found pleasure in
assisting the seamstress with her
work. Sam had acquainted the lat
ter with his secret and she agreed to
protect it. But his precautions we're
ia vain.
Like other crimes less difficult to
condone, this one was destined TO be
revealed. The preachers wife called
on Mrs. Rounds, and since they had
become very friendly. was shown the
new gown and the black lace shawl.
Whatever of envy arose in that good
WOman's breast was lost in surprise
when Mrs. Rounds innocently men
toned the price she had paid for the
silk.
"Sixty-five cents a yard for that
silk" she exclaimed. why, my dear
Mrs. Rounds, you surely must be jest
ing. had dress like that when /
was married, and 1t cost six dollars
yard And that lace at thirty cents.
Il surely cost Ave dollars a yard, and
perhaps more. That beautiful shawl
must have cost more than a hundred
dollars. understand now" she CON
tinued in some confusion. your son
intended TO surprise you. It was very
good of him and very clumsy in me to
reveal his secret"
When the visitor had departed Mrs
Rounds looked with awe at the gar.
ments spread out before her. A ia
miiiar step sounded in the hallway,
and Sam entered. his homely face
rosy with a smile.
I'm back ergain," he said, fondly
embracing his mother "Admirin yer
new gown, Ell? Go an put It on, an
yer bonnet an shawl. I want ter see
how ye looks, dressed up as er real
lady"
She held his hands and looked up,
tears trickling down her faded cheeks.
"YOu-yOu told me an awful story.
Samuel" she faitered. "but-but
don't think you meant to do wrong,
and--and III pray for you. You are
very good to me. Samuel, II you did
break one Of the commandments"
"That didn't break no command
ment." said Sam with eontrite grin,
~ only kinder bent It er little Don't
ye worry erbout Their cost OF them
clothes. I've made enough money
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
SPENDING JAY eouLD's MONEY.
Countess de CastelIane the Best
Dressed Woman in Paris.

Countess de CastelIane the Best
Dressed Woman in Paris.
Whenever the Countess De Castel.
lane digs into the Gould fortune for
the purpose of entertaining she gives
Paris something to talk about. Her
most recent fete was as sumptuous
as those of the past. The duke and
duchess of Thurn and TaMs were the
guests of honor, and the countess
stood beside them on a raised plat
form banked with roses. The best So
ciety of Paris bowed before the
American hostess and her nobl
guests and then retreated in wonder
ment to study the gown the countess
was wearing. Jay Gould's daughter
has become a past mistress of the art
of dressing and on this occasion her
frock was a marvel. It was pale vel.
low chiffon velvet and the skirt was
covered with orchids deity embroid.
cred. These orchids were outlined in
gold threads and the color scheme
of mauve and yellow was unusual. It
is said ten women worked on the
countess gown day and night in order
to finish the embroidered flowers. The
bodice was trimmed with real orchids
and all the Castellane jewels added
a further brilliant touch to the orchid
gesture.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
STAYING CAPACITY OF JAPAN.
Comparisons Show Island Empire Can
Make Lonu Fiuht.

Make Long Fight.
The London Statist makes some in
teresting comparisons. In 1898 the
population of Great Britain and Ire
land was between fifteen and sixteen
millions. That of Japan to-day is be-
tween forty.fve and fifty millions. In
1894 the exports from the United King
dom aggregated SSO,00O000. Those
of Japan in 1902 were valued at S12L-
100000. In 1898 the national debt
of Great Britain was $1,000, 900.
In 1908 that of Japan was about $780,.
100000.
The war between England and Ma
poleon lasted for about twenty-five
years. At the beginning England had
numerous allies. but one by one they
were conquered by Napoleon, and for
a time she stood alone. During the
conflict she maintained in arms, in
Guiding the auxiliary forces and the
navy, about a million men. So heavy
were her expenses that she ran up
debt of over $3,OO0,000,0 900.
The question is: If England, with
smaller population and trade than
Japan has, was able to keep up the
fight against such an adversary as
Napoleon for twenty-five years, how
long should Japan be able to stand
the cost of a war with Russia? Eng.
land had the command of the sea.
She could send her manufactures to
all ports that we're open to them. ia
pan has the command of the sea at
this time, and her considerable trade
cannot be interfered with. She has
a powerful mercantile marine, varied
manufactures, and considerable min.
eral wealth. Four years ago her fac.
tories employed over $4,000 work
people.
The Beers, being a stubborn people,
held out against overwhelming odds
for two and a half years. The Eng
lish, being equally stubborn ami un-
yielding, fought Napoleon to the end.
II the Japanese share the staying
power of Boer and Briton, for how
many years ought they to be able and
willing to carry on war unmindful
Of increasing taxation and a growing
debt?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
eoRMAN AS SENATE PAGE.
Youthful Prank Of Statesman Recent
ly Brought to Light.

NouthTul FRANK OF Statesman Recent
Iy Brought to Light.
Workmen engaged in moving some
hangings in the supreme court room
in the capital at Washington recently
discovered the name Arthur P. Cor
man." cut in one of the marble col
umns. In 1852 the present supreme
court room was the senate chamber,
and Arthur P. German had just been
appointed a senate page. This work
with his penknlfe indicates assurance
on the part of this 13-year-old Mary
land youngster, remarkable even in
senate page boy, and senate page
boys as a class fear neither men,
princes nor potentates, nor do they
respect any power other than the SER
geSnt at arms. But few of them de-
face the capitol with their penknives
in quite such conspicuous fashion. Ar
thur P. German at 10, however, evil
IDENTIFY intended to miss no opportuni-
ties to leave an impression of his
presence behind him. He is said to
have been no paragon as page boy,
but a very ordinary, active, mischiev-
GUS youngster.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23

she will make from the witness stand
against her millionaire husband will
turn the tide of affairs and result in
her being given absolute control of
her daughters.
Lawrence C. Phipps is a nephew OF
Henry Phipps of the billion-dollar
steel trust. The nephew was form.
erly treasurer of the Carnegie Steel
Company and his fortune is estimated
at S20,000,000. His wife was Miss
Genevieve Chandler, daughter of a
former governor. The couple were
married six years ago. The family es-
arrangement is laid to A. Hart Mckee,
the wife's cousin, who recently went
abroad on the same steamer with her.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
Renelvera AnnoY sulIY.

When Daniel ]. sully, but lately
king of the cotton pit, was in the
heyday OF his success he purchased
a pew in st. Bartholomew church,
Now York. Not until after his SEN
sational failure did the deed to the
pew reach his office. Now the re-
ceivers have taken possession of the
instrument, which they mean to hold
until trustees in bankruptcy have
been appointed In the mantime, Mr..
sully will have no pew to sit in
when he goes to church.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
For inexperienced Draughtsman.

An apparatus which makes 1t pos
slble to draw in perspective mechan-
ically, without previous training, is
the invention of a Swiss, who names
1t the perspectartigraph A telescope
with hair lines to show les center
and a crayon pencil are hung with a
universal Joint so that they move to-
gether. The draughtsman holds the
pencil in his hand and moves It over
the paper in such a way as to make
the intersection of the hair lines in
the telescope follow the outline Of the
object to be copied.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
Me- a PraetIeal PolItlelan.

Senator Depew addressed Yale stu
dents few days ago, his subject Oe-
ing politics. His speech was pitched
in high key and some of his audit
ors took note OF this fact. That was
beautiful speech. senator" said a
reckless junior in the evening. But
we feel ourselves incapable of apply
ing your theories to actual life. Won't
you give us a footnote-sOmething,
senator, II you please, on practical
politics?" But the Manufactured
statesman answered only: "Good
Lord! That's not in my line. You
should call on the highest living au-
thority-Th0mas c. Plott."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
RELIGION AND THE LAW.
One Effect Of Enactment Of the Mas
sachusstts Legislature.

One Effect Of Enactment Of the Mas
saehusstts Legislature.
At the Columbia university com
mencement. luncheon Dean Van Am
ringe, who presided, referred playfully
and under his breath, between
courses, to the fact that the Massa-
chusetts legislature had granted the
right to the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION to confer the degree of bach
elOr of laws. TOO bad that Ben
Butler did not live to know of IL, he
observed. 1T would have been a
pleasant reflection to him that the bay
state, always first in public virtue,
should recognize the connection be-
tween religion and law" Precisely
So" rejoined his neighbor. And now
1t is possible to place on Boston
tombstone the words, Here lies a law
yer and a Christian, without going to
the trouble of putting two men into
one grave"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23

A great sensation is promised when
Mrs. Lawrence Phipps, wife of the
Pittsburg millionaire, answers in
court to his suit filed against her in
Denver for divorce.
Mrs. Phipps. who charges that her
husband stole away from her by force
her two daughters and took them
with him to Denver, where they now
are, declares that she will make a
bitter fight to regain possession Of
her children.
The children, under an order of the
Denver courts, are temporarily in
charge of their father, but Mrs.
Phipps says the sensational charges
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23

Philander c. Knox, attorney gen.
eral in the cabinet of President Roose.
welt, is the maa chosen by the Repub-
lican leaders of Pennsylvania to fill
the seat of Matthew S. Quay in the
senate. Mr.. Knox was born in
Brownsville Pa, May 4, 1853, and is
graduate of Mount Union college, Ohio.
He was United States district attorney
in the western district of Pennsyl-
vania. 1867, and after resigning, rep
resented many large corporations, in
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23

Guiding the Carnegie company. Attor
ney General Knox was advised by the
president to accept the appointment
to the senate.
Joseph H. Choate Of New York,
United States ambassador to England,
is among those mentioned as a posi-.
BILE successor of Attorney General
Knox, who will become United States
senator from Pennsylvania. There is,
however, nothing definite as to the
presidents views concerning MIR.
Knox's successor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
PREFERS LIFE ON A FARM.
Ex-Gov. Herrick Of Ohio, a Lover OF
the Country.

EH-GoV. Herrlck OF ONO, Lover OF
the Country.
Gov. Herrick of Ohio is now leading
4 bucolic existence on his farm near
Sullivan, in Ashland county, Imme.
diately on his arrival there he settled
down to a farmers life in earnest.
Downing a brimmed hat of coarse
straw, the kind bought for ten cents
in a country store, and a pair Of blue
overalls, he did the chores and other
small jobs incidental to farm hands
work. One delegation of farmers dis
covered the governor sitting on rail
fence eating a red apple, a feast
which he prefers to the most elab.
crate banquet. He passed apples
around and then. discussed various
topics with his callers. This is the
place where the governor spent his
boyhood days and where he first knew
the little country girl who is now Mrs.
Myron I. Herrick.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
MoReAN's COAT OF ARMS.
Flnaneier Credited With Remark Both
Humorous and True.

Humorous and True.
]. Pierpont Morgan is gifted with
great deal more of humor than is gen.
orally known. Not long ago, while in
London, he was introduced to a lady
who made some pretensions to peer
age. Pardon me-" said this lady,
hsughtily, ito which Morgans do you
belong?" "Oh, we are an independent
branch" replied Mr.. Morgan, slyly,
"but we date back to the Norman
kings" "Ah, then you have a coat Of
arms? Mr. Morgan dug down into
his pocket and brought forth a shin
ing American $50 gold piece. This"
he said, lis our coat of arms; few
other families have adopted the same
emblem. But" he continued, conf
dentially, I'VE are gathering them in
as fast as possible"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
HeIen oouId,s Fame wldespread.

Miss Helen Gould seems to be world
famous. While at the "city OF Jeru-
salem" in, the worlds fair grounds at
st. Louis, the other day, one of the
party with which she was asked the
Nazarene guide, Saffouri, If he had
ever heard of Helen Gould. "oh,
yes" he replied. "She is great
American woman, philanthropist
and Christian" Where did you
hear of her. in Palestine or in Amer
ica?" SafEouri was asked. "In Pales-
tine, many, many times, and IN Amer
lea siAee came over" he said.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
sRZZHE ~ = ZZEV x - |LV ARlESSNc

hands with Mr.. Farnsworth and
thanked him. 4 reckon Ma Rounds
will be the best dressed old lady be-
tween Boston an Newport Good
day, Mr.. FarnswOrth, an good luck
ter you"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
CHAPTER XII.
Lost in the Snow.

Looks like more snow!"
At the sound Of his masters voice
a shepherd dog raised his head IN.
quiringly and followed the gaze OF
the speaker as he studied the leAaen
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-06-23
!. D. RocKEFELLER's WEALTH.
Enormous Amount Of Money His, or
Under His Control.

Under His Control.
News that John D. Rockefeller has
succeeded in starting a $2,500,000, 900
mining combination naturally evokes
the question. How much money is he
worth and how much money does he
control?
Well informed gossip has credited
him with a fortune of $1,000, 100000.
He is the chief stockholder of the
Standard Oil Company. He has a con-
trolling interest in more than half
dozen other corporations of enormous
dividend earning capacity. In addi-
tion he has heavy minority interests
in nearly a score of other rich enter.
prises. According to financiers Mr..
Rockefeller has controlling interests
in the following corporations:
Standard OIL ..................S I6O,OOO,OOOOO
Amalgamted Copper ........ 12T. 800. 10000
Calumet and Hecla .......... ll,25O,00OOO
American Liuseed ........... l,1I2,50O00
Corn PRODUCTS company. 4,gS6,0OO00
81. Paul railway ............, Il LIS, 2SO,OOOOO
Total ......................$1, 90 1888. 500. 90
He has heavy minority interests in
United States Steel. Colorado Fuel and
Iron. United States Leather. Consolidated
Gas, International Harvester. New York
Central, Pennsylvania. Missouri Pacific.
Wisconsin Central, and others.
Among the officers of all these
corporations the name of John d.
Rockefeller figures only once-as
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany. In Missouri Pacific, Colorado
Fuel and Iron, and American Lipseed
stocks the name of John d. Rockefel-
Ter Jr. stands in the directorate as the
representative Of the father. William
Rockefeller is another name probably
to represent his brothers interests on
occasion. No one may guess how
many names of confidential clerks do
service in this capacity.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26

Two ministers from the East stopped
in Denver few weeks ago and one Of
them bought box of salve from u
street vomdcr who very lavishly set
forth its great curative powsrs. The
gentlaman placed the salYc in his pocket
that he might have il handy in case Of
accident. Leaving Denver they Jour
neyed westward reaching Hooper
shortly after the lackrnbbt hunt.
Reading in the Hooper Press of the
large number of rabbits left wounded
on the field their sympathetic natures
We're stirred and they decided to take
the salye purchaaed in Denver and go
out and see what they could do to
alleviate the sutlerings of the poor
creatures. rhay hunted far wounded
rabbits for some time, but succeeded in
finding nothing but "A tail that had
been disladged, by = stray shot, from
this they applied y little Of the salve
and almost instantly . rabbit grew ON
the tail which the minister in his
amusement lef, drop TO the ground
and oft it went on three legs. As soon
as the gentlpmen recovered from tt"ir
fright they took after the rabbit
afoot wishing to catch it so they might
put some of the salvu on its lame leg,
but aftcran hours frutless effort, when
they came together at the corner of the
field all out of breath and the rabbit
limping across the adjoining field, one
of the reverend gentlemen said, 1'Darn
the rabbits" and the other replied III
clear, bass voice, Amen
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
their sorrow They are not intended
to slay themselves for each other, but
TO strengthen themselves reach other.
Iaka Them as Tools.

What lqes ii signify if the circunl-
stances about us are not of our choice.
if by them we can be trained, learning
the lessons of patience, fortitudc, perec-
verancc, self-deuying service, acqui-
essence with Gods will, and the hearty
doing Of it. Circumstances do not
make character. The noble-t charac-
ter can emerge from the worst sur
roundings, and moral failures come ont
of the best. Just where you gre, take
the things pt life rs tools, and Use them
for Gods glory; so you will help the
Kingdom 10 come. and the Master will
use the things Of life in cutting and
polishing you 50 that there shall SONG
day be seen in you Il soul coniorncd TO
his likeness -Alaltbic ID. Bahgock.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
How They "spiIen the Coffee.

\ suburban family has a servant
who is AN excellent cook, but insists
upon making all her dishes according
to her own recipes. Her mistress give,
her very full swing, not only 40 to the
cooking, but as to the purchase OF
supplies. The other day her mistress
said to her:
Bridget, the coffee you are giving
us is very good. What kind is iton
"It's no koind at all, num- replied
the cook. "It's a mixter."
How do you mix it?''
II make it one-quarter Mocha and
one-quarter Java and one-quarter Rio. u
But that's only throe-uuartcrs.
What do you put in fus the other
quarter?''
y put III no other quarter at all,
mum. That's where so many sp,lcs
the coffee, mum, by putting in II fourth
quarter '-Philadclpha Ledger.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
THE OLIVE BRANCH.

az will take the burden from my
shoulders and place it ON yours, and
think that Won will be able TO carry it,
hut IN doing this ! would suggest that
the olive branch, the hand of friend
ship, should bc extended 10 the strik-
ing miners and that harmony between
che employer and employee should he
brought about h-Peanudy mt Cripple
Creek.
That olive branch, hand of friendship
advise given TO the mine owners i'll
favor OF the union miners 10y Governor
Peabody looks very nice i'll print and
no doubt sounds very nice when the
governor talks it, The name of the
man who put the .iGVorHor on 10 the
expression is not given, but that cuts
very little figure anyway, the fact that
James Peabody said it is what counts.
Mr. Peabody is beginning to realize
that he has no life lease on the Office of
governor of Colorado. That he wants
TO be nominated and elected again goes
without saying. And lie is going to be
awfully nice to the laborng men pretty
soon. Jim Peabody is on to these little
rackets He knows the lahoriug men
are easy. He has had experience with
them. The fact is Jim hates a laboring
man, especially one who belongs to n
union. worse than hobo hates work.
When he was mayor of Canon City he
turned down the union men on all
occasions, and all city work was given
to "scabsn Every union man in
Canon City knew that and when
Jimmy was nominated for governor
the Canon City unions were going to
fix him. Resolutions setting forth his
actions toward union labor were drawn
and were about to he published when
Jim heard of the matter, and it only
took him about two hours to buy up
sufficient labor leaders, by promising
them job at the pen if he was
elected, TO quiet the whole thing and
the very men ~ho We're 80 eager to
have the resolutions passed yelled
themselves hoarse during the campaign
and were at the polls TO vote for him
bright and early on election morning.
\ person would naturally think that
no union man would ever again vote
for Peabody after partaking OF the dose
he has dealt out 10 them during the
past year But if he is nominated and
buys up few leaders with promise
of a ''penN job and gives the rank mud
file few nice hunks of tatfy mixed in
hi, campaign speeches he will poll
large labor vote. We doubt very much
if Peabody will be nominated 10 sue
ceed himself, and if he is he will lie
defeated if there is any manhood what
ever in his opponent, but il won't he
the vote of organized labor that will
defeat him.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26

grade studies as prescribed for the COM
mon schools OF Colorado,
The exact time and places for hold
ing these eNaniinatioms will be PUBLISH
cd nj u later date.
All pupils doing vigl.t grade work
this year arc urged to MAKE calcula-
tions Oh taking This eSamipqtion: also,
parents and teachers will be expected
to cooperate in preparing pupils to-
successfully pass the examination.
y list of the names of persons rcccivy
ing diplomas will be published in the
county papers.
II. +. BLACK.
County Sup't of schools,
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
The Viii Of God.

The will of God respecting us is that
we shall live by each others happiness
and life, not by each others misery or
death. A child may have to die for its
parents; but the purpose of heaven is
that it should rather live for them
that, not by its sacrifice, but by its
strength, its joy, its force of being, it
shall he to them renewal of strength
aud as the arrow in the hand of n giant.
So it is in all other right relations.
Men help each other by their joy, not
The Dolores star., 1904-02-26

Wafer storage for irrigatiGn is prov
ing q great boom to the agriculturists
of northern Colorado aud the con-
struction of ponds is bound to continue
until the last available drop Of running
water is captured and stored snuglv
away. Fully 100000 cubic feet OF
water were saved in the Cache Ia
Poudre valley alone last year. This
was enough 10 irrigatc lo.ooD acres
thoroughly for an entire season. Not
withztaudlug the unprecedented dry
ness oil the present winter the com
panie- owning the reservoirs have been
successful in storing plenty Of water
for the coming season. One of the big
companies with total storage capacity
vi q.0D1,G1o cubic feet had all its
reservoirs filled 10y the middle OF No
yenieF, Another concern with over
IS dozen reservoirs capable OF holding
500, 600. 90 cubic feet is securing large
amounts of water and expects 10 have
everything filled before the irrigation
season oreII-- Reservoir water is prov
ing of eysu greater utility than water
taken dirert from the streams, because
it j. iE storage and it, Use may be up,
piled ~ the most advantageous period,
Il j. iu-l the thing for such late crops
a@ lotata=z-- sugar beets and the third
cutting u aifaifa. These storage ap-
Puuenaace- cost great sums of money
and =u o. afforded only by the
wea!thie-t communities, but they are
proving the best paying investments
ever laid cut in Colorado. Field and
Farm.