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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
Missouri Doi1ngs
JUDGE SALE DECIDES
INTERESTING POINT
Holds Convicted Man Not Civilly
Dead Until He Is in Prison.

ST. Louis: Frank ]. Sepotowski, a
prisoner in the city Jail, under SEN
tence to serve two years in the peni-
Tertiary upon a plea of guilty to
shooting his wife, Mary Sepetowsld,
with intent to kill, was brought into
Judge Sales division of the circuit
court Wednesday on a writ of habeas
corpus, in order that he might testify
in his own suit against the st. Louis
transit company for alleged damages
to himself and his horse and wagon.
During the progress OF the trial J..
W. Jamison, attorney for the transit
company, raised the point that under
the statute the plaintiff was civilly
dead. and consequently could not
prosecute his suit, but the attorney
representing Sepetowski commended
that the statutory provision did not
apply until the prisoner was actually
in the custody of the warden of the
state prison. Judge Sale stated that
he did not know that Sepetowski had
been convicted and sentenced when
the writ of habeas corpus was asked
for or he would never have granted It,
After examining several clauses of the
statutes he ruled in favor of Sepetows-
kis attorney. The trial was continued
Friday morning.
SepetowslSi was given his choice be-
tween two years in the penitentiary
and one year in the city worl1house
He claimed that the work at the state
prison would be lighter The prisoner
was to have been taken to Jefferson
City last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03

Here is another subject for consld-
Grafton.
He has made his will and now he
is writing. Writing what?
Apparently something of import
ance.
"Once, too, heard the unmistak-
able sound of the tearing of paper.
Was he dissatisfied with what he had
written and tearing it up? Did he
find the composition of the document
difhcult, and, If so, for whose eye was
It intended, that so much time and
trouble were lavished upon it?
IF he is now occupied in writing
letters of an undoubtedly private ma
ture, shall be intrusted with the task
of carrying them TO the post when
completed? Or, II the work upon which
he has been engaged is Of some other
description, what will become Of
II when finished, and what will he do
with the pieces of paper which he has
torn up? VIII they be committed to
the flames, or simply to the waste
paper basket?"
which" said the cook at dinner
the next day, "ditchwster is the honly
word as will eggspress the presint
company, no offense bein' meant and
not hinsinyatin -nothink agin nobody,
feeiin's bein' things as is not to be kin
trolled by the best of us, and better be
low in your mind than in your hidears
Is my motter, but when It comes to
not q word being spoke for Ave min.
nits by the kitching clock, maxim
allowance for its being twenty-five
minnits fast by railway time. It do
seem as someone OughteF hinterfere
in a friendly sort o. way"
How much longer she would have
rambled on in the same key it is i'm.
possible TO say. had not another note
been struck by the parlor maid, who
remarked that. Miss Agnes hadn't
seemed partic'ler cheerful the last
day or 50"
The young man, Edwards, seemed
as though his attention was arrested
by this trivial remark and glanced
across the table inquiringly.
''Yes.T added the parlor maid. adj
dressing herself to him, as she per
ceiyed that what she had said had,
somehow or other, interested him,
.'rve caught her signing TO herself
moro than once lately, as though she'd
something on her mind. P'raps"-
with sudden inspiration ''prapB
she's % Ioyefolks generally signs 4
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03

| deal, when they're in love''-and she
directed what ought to have been a
killing glance at the good looking
young man opposite her and breathed
sigh on her own account.
IL apparently missed its aim. but
something in this last remark seemed
to excite great derision in the breast
OF Perkins, the housemaid.
'In love!" she exclaimed. "Ha, ha!
like that" and she, too, sent a
glance, which might, in a sense have
been described as killlng-if looks
could kill-across the table. I'm love,
indeed!"-with whitening contempt
who with, l should like to know?
You forget there's never been sich
thing as young man as she'd look at,
or touch with the tips of her fingers"
There was a strong malicious en-
phasis on this)-"inslde the door once
since they've been living here"
"Ah!" said the parlor maid, still
showing an inclination to hold her
own, "p'raps not. But how about be-
fore that?"
We'll" replied the housemaid,
suddenly showing an inclination to go
over to the enemy and side with her
rival and invariable opponent. to the
latter's vast establishment, 81 don't
say as you mayn't be right. Anyhow,
whether she's in love or whether she
isn't, it's no good If he amt her equal.
For you may be sure her Fan never
hear of her marrying beneath her"
And quite right, too" put in the
cook, who thought 1t was nigh time
she introduced another of her expert
ences. "Unekal marriages is most al
ways a failure as as bin proved over
and over again. But for all that
with a startling and instantaneous
change of the subject should like
to know why that there will, as l
elped to droTe up, should be called
Testament? which l thought there
was but two, the Hold and the New"
"Lor', cook!" cried the housemaid,
with a snifI, how your mind do run
on that will! Anyone would think as
it was the only one as ever was, and
nobody never signed their names to
nothing before"
wills there may ave bin" answer
ed cook, majestically, "but seldom one
as the cook were sent for, all Of a
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
THREE C0NVICTS
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Negro TRUSTEES at Jefferson City Flee
From Prison.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Three negro
convicts who were employed as trust
les at the power house at the peniten-
tiary escaped Wednesday night,
They probably got away on a pass
ing freight train, for the bloodhounds
placed on their trail were able to
trace them no further than the, rail-
road yards.
The power house is outside Of pri-
son walls and for this reason only
TRUSTEES are worked there
The men are short termers, each be-
ing up for two years. They are viii
liam Anderson, from Jackson County,
for assault to kill; Garfield Boyce, from
Mississippi County, for assault to kill,
and Frank Good, from Mississippi
County, for grand larceny It is
thought the men have gone toward
Kansas City.
A reward of $25 will be paid for the
arrest Of each of the prisoners.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
TOLD OF "eAsE" BoUcK.
Eccentric Lawyer Told Judge He
Would Break Record.

Eccentric Lawyer Told Judge He
Would Break Record.
Several years ago the late Col. Gabe
Bouck Of Oshkosh Wis, was trying
case before a Judge noted for his ar
bitrary rulings. The judge, becoming
weary, said he would postpone fur
Their hearing till the following Friday.
"But that is Good Friday" suggested
Col. Bouck. wen hear the case then,
anyway" said the jurist. you'll
break record that has stood since
the Christian. era" said Bouck Pom
thus Plate 10 the only other judge who
held court on Good Friday" On one
occasion during the civil war It was
reported In camp that six men Of a
New Jersey regiment in the brigade
had been baptized that morning
When Cole Bouclt heard 1t he called
his adjutant and issued this com
mand: "Adiutant, detail twelve men
for baptism tomorrow morning. I'm
not going to have any blank New Jer.
sey regiment get ahead OF the Eight.
eenth Wisconsin,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
REFUSES TO INTERFERE
IN MARK DUNN CASE.
Governor Takes FINAL Action and
Alleged Murderer Must Hang.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Mark Dunn
will be hanged at s.. Joseph March IL
for the murder of Alfred Funton at
Rushville in July, 1902. Governor
Dockery Saturday sent the following
message to Martin L. Spencer, sheriff
of Buchanan county:
81 have fully considered all the pa
pers filed in support of the application
for the Communication of the death SEN
tence of Mark Dunn, and decided not
to disturb the judgment of the court.
Please notify the prisoner and his at
torney."
Dunn was sentenced to be hanged
January Is. A respite was granted till
February IL, and then second respite
till March IL. The governors action
Saturday is final.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
CHAPTER XXI.
A Robbery and . ReeounItlon.

Robbery and Recognition.
The next day, being Thursday, was
not destined to pass uneventfully.
Tomorrow" said the young man
who, for prudential reasons, chose to
go by the name of Edwards, as he
rose that morning; forgetting to take
INTO consideration the proceedings of
to-day and their probable influence on
the affairs of tomorrow.
It was not very long before he
awoke to a sense of mischief brooding
in the air. Perhaps 1t was the sight
of that pale, narrow face opposite to
him as he ate his breakfast-a face
which, on this occasion, was wreathed
with false smile and characterized
by general air of great complacency.
Evidently Perkins was in high
state of good humor, so much so that
it struck the young man with a vague
presentiment of impending disaster.
However, he consoled himself with
the reflection that there was only one
more day to elapse before he hoped
to be in a position to set everyone
at defiance; and. surely, in that short
time, she would be unable to meet
with an opportunity for wreaking her
spite upon him.
after tomorrow, the Deluge," he
thought, paraphrasing the words Of
the French monarch. Meanwhile,
there was to-day to be considered;
If. he had only been aware Of the
fact, the chances of tomorrow were
already in danger of being seriously
ieopardized by the events of the more
immediate present.
"Whatever's come to Mariarann?"
asked the cook, who was also struck
by the change. 1--WE never knowed
'eT took that way afore. Hackshully
offered to darn a pair of stockings for
me, which, what with the preservin'
and other things, my 'ands is full and
my toes is bout. Which Make 'ay
while the sun shines, as there's no
KNOWN 'ow long the weather'll old
up is my motter, but let's 'ope it'll
last"
And she's been and called me dear
to my very face" said the parlor maid,
taking up the parable; which you
might have knocked me down willis a
buster, / was that took aback, and
hardly knew whether l was awake or
dreaming. wonder what it means?"
ITO be continued)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
NORMAL RECEIVES GIFT.
Grant From Boston Science Fund
Aids in Fresh Water Research.

Warrensburg, Mo-: Prof. B. L. Sea-
well of the Department of Biology Of
the State Normal School, Warrens-
burg, Mo, has recently received a lib
eral grant from the Elizabeth Thomp-
son Science Fund Of Boston, Mass,
which will be used to promote his re-
search upon the taxonomy and ecol-
ogy of fresh water lakes, in relation to
fish foods and water supplies.
Prof. Seawell is now working upon
the biological problems of Pertle
Springs Lakes, near Warrensburg,
Mo-, and expects within few years
to publish the results of his studies
there.
This particular research is a part Of
the more general studies being con-
Quoted by various biologists upon the
fresh water lakes Of the United States
at the suggestion of the neurological
commission of the American Microsco-
pical Society.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
MISSOURI PEACHES
ARE REPORTED SAFE
University Professor Of Horticulture
Says Buds Are Unframed

Columbia, Mo-: DR.. ]. C. Written,
professor of horticulture in the Uni
versity of Missouri, does not believe
the farmers and fruit growers of the
state have any reason to fear danger
to peach and other fruit crops, be-
cause of the recent cold spell.
"In few sections Of the State there
will be a light crop but the peach
crop, as whole, is scarcely injured"
he said Saturday.
Many farmers become alarmed at
the first cold spell, and when they
find few peach buds are frozen they
conclude that the whole crop is ruined.
The cold weather this winter has not
affected the crop to any serious ex-
tent"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
cHAPrER xN-contInued.


To-day is Tuesday. There is lit.
tie shabby prayer book somewhere
among my belongings. win put II
once and for all out OF my power to
procrastinate further by fixing upon a
certain date and swearing to carry
out on that, and no other. the purpose
which has been In my mind 80 leg.
To-day, as l have said, is Tuesday,
on Friday, then, without further de.
lay, will insert my duplicate key in
the lock of that GQor-frst Of all as.
pertaining that 1t Will ft--and make.
what Dr. jeremiah would describe as
a felonious entry.
Meanwhile, | have TO consider Per
kins.
she has not shown me 80 much
open animosity since my return; but
IL will not do to count upon this. She
may be only-as she would. no doubt
herself express IT, 'biding her time.
You don't deceive me, she said, when
! crept down stairs like C thief in the
night and was nearly discovered
through her fundamentally.
W nat was AlAG AAAA cat nllN NlllDAog GU
toward me on that memorable occa.
sion? I'll find out what you are up
20, as sure as names Maria Ann Per
kins! And she is a woman who looks
as though she would not mind to
what pains she put herself or what
time elapsed, so that she could avengo
herself fer her fancied wrongs.
Since writing the above lines some
hours ago. I have made another dis
covery. My master has remained
shut up in his private room for the
greater part of this time and /, in ac.
cordance with my position as spy,
have hung about the door on the
chance OF hearing some sound how
ever slight, or catching sight of his
face as he left the room.
II have often wondered as to the
manner in which he employs himself
on these occasions, when he remains
locked in this chamber for hours.
To-day there has been no room
for doubt. He has been writing on
and on, ceaseles-ly. Evidently he
uses a quill and writes a heavy hand,
for could plainly hear the sound the
pen made in travelling over the paper.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
DR.. Peter Arnold.

Wellsyille, Mo-: DR.. Peter Arnold Of
this city, one of the most prominent
physicians of this section, died at 7: so
o'clock Thursday evening, aged s5
years. DR.. Arnold was a Mason in
high standing and a member OF the
local fraternity Of this place. com
mandery Of Mexico and Moolah Tenn
pie Of st. Louis, He had been a pra4
ticing physician for nine years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
rerrn and the nutehar noY.

Miss ellen Terry has the habit Of
taking long walks. One day some
where on In the country, she spied a
butcher boy wearing his long apron.
which is not unlike an artists blouse.
There she said, II want that boys
butchers apron She called him
back, saying, Il would like TO have
your blouse" well" he said, pTll
na gle it you "But / want to buy it
from you" eNa, need It, ana I
dinna want your money" However.
after much persuasion. Miss Terry
succeeded IA getting the blouse,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
MORGAN AS A SOCIETY MAN
Belief in English Capital That Thio
Will Be His Future Life.

j. PierpOnt Morgan has purchased
No. IA Princes Gate, just off Hyde
Park, and will make it part of his
London home. He owns No. 13 Princes
Gate, where most of the magnificent
art treasures, for which he paid hun
dreds of thousands of dollars and
which he intended to take to the Unit.
ed States, are stored, but it is an
nounced that he has changed his
plans, and intends to make the two
houses into one and refurnish them
throughout. His art treasures will re-
main here.
Neither of the houses is imposing
but when the alterations are complet-
ed the new dwelling will be in keep
ing with the aristocratic neighbor-
hood. The purchase of No. IA Princes
Gate is interesting, as it's owner was
Mrs. Schenley of Pittsburg, whose
death recently resulted in the disper-
sion of a huge property among her
relatives here and in America.
Rumor credits Mr. Morgan with the
intention OF spending more time in
London in the future and going in for
society on a larger scale than he has
ever dreamed of doing before. He
was present at the dinner given by
Mr.. Choate to the King and Queen
through a personal expression of the
Kings approval, and with this and
other royal recognitions on the one
hand, and with his financial connec-
ton with so many of the British arts.
tocracy on the other hand, Mr.. Nor
gan could I'LL his house with the social
elect without having to stop the gaps
with any nonentities. The under.
standing Is that he has lately acquired
rather a taste for this sort Of thing.
Another fact that points to the pos
sibly permanent residence Of Mr..
Morgan in London is the prospect that
his great Underground Railway
schemes, which Yerkes hitherto has
managed to keep in allegiance, now
seem likely to go through. 1t is said
Mr.. Morgan's interest in these
schemes has gradually become some
thing more personal than merely
financial capital.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
LIZARDS THAT LIKE MUSIC.
Tuataras Of New Zealand Very Fond
Of Rolllckins Choruses.


A curious fact has lately been learn.
ed about the tuatara, the large native
lizard Of New Zealand.
, It is a great fat, sleepy thing, from
a foot upward in length, with meas
urement around it Of about twelve
inches. It is kept tanned, about rocks.
Wild specimens are growing rare,
though one island of the coast still
sWarms with them,
These harmless things come out as
rule only for food But some one
in Christ church has discovered a way
of bringing them out at any time. This
is by singing to them.
They have preferences IN music. too
They evince much more satisfaction
at a rollicking chorus than at a solo.
One day song sung by a girl
brought some out, but only their heads
were visible, their sleepy eyes open.
ing every few minutes. Then the
chaFmer tried Soldiers OF the Queen"
and when all Joined in the chorus
there was no doubt about the effect on
the tustaras,
They wriggled about on the rocks,
almost dancing IN their excitement
and Joy, until the repertoire Of the
singers was exhausted, when the liz.
ards sneaked back again to their home
among the rocks.
New Zealand is the only place in
the world where these great lizards
are found, and they are said by biolo-
gists to be out Of their place in this
stage Of the worlds history. They be-
long to the coal period, and like the
moa, ought by natural laws, to have
become extinct long New York
Sun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
Bic Fire Loss at sareozie. mo

Carthage, Mo-: A disastrous fire oc-
CURED at Sarcoxie, 10 miles east of
here, early Thursday morning, de-
stroying one brick block and four
frame buildings ON the north side Of
the public square. The buildings were
owned by the Randall Bros, Robert
Kinney and Mrs. Morrison. One was a
hardware, one grocery, one a notion
store and two were vacant. One whole
side of the square was burned out.
The town is without fire protection.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03

The Germans are resenting punish
ment for Observation-Disclosures more
and more. Not long ago teacher at
ottweiler was accused OF speaking
disrespectfully OF the Emperor He
denied the charge, but was neverthe-
less suspended and put on half pay.
The whole town took his part. Every
day he was invited to meals, and
otherwise CARED for petition was
sent to the government. and boycott
was placed on the merchant who had
denounced him, and who, consequent
". had to 80 out o. business.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
REALLY SAVED HIM MONEY.
Alabama Representative Glad Mileage
Was Not Allowed.

Representative Clayton of Alabama
is philosopher, who does not join in
the gloom of his colleagues, cut OFF
from extra mileage allowances. Every
little while a coterie Of members, con-
gregated in the cloakroom, digress
into bitter reflections at the loss of so
much money. The other day they
caught Judge Maddox of Georgia, who
was in part responsible for the defeat
of the extra mileage proposition in the
house, and were berating him with
spirit. You ought to thank Maddox,
gentlemen" observed Mr.. Clayton, en-
tering into the conversation. 81 feel
that he has saved me money. would
have received $500 if the mileage
paragraph had remained in the def
cheney bill, but it would have cost me
$500 to explain to my constituents
why / took it,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
Finish Survey for New Rroad.

Marshall, Mo-: The survey Of the
Missouri Central Railway, the new
electric line between st. Louis and
Kansas City, was completed to Mar
shall Thursday. It crosses the Mis-
souri, River at Glasgow and runs al
most straight from that point to Mar
shall. The sum demanded of the citi-
zens of Marshall has been subscribed
and the building of the road is prac-
tically assured throughout this section
Of country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
Liverymen's petition Prermature.

st. Louis: The Missouri Supreme
Court Wednesday dismissed the petit
ton of the st. Louis liYerymen, who
asked the court to protect them from
being held in contempt because Of
non-appearance before the State Board
Of Arbitration when that body sought
to force their appearance to testify as
to conditions preceding the cab driv-
ers' strike in st. Louis The Supreme
Court held that the matter was
brought to them prematurely, and re-
fused to pass upon the issue raised,
that the act creating the board Of ar
bitration was unconstitutfona It was
held that the question should have
been thoroughly heard in the st. Louis
circuit court before the appeal was
taken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
COZ. Doekary,s Appointmenta.

Jefferson City, Mo-; Gov. Dockery
Thursday morning appointed T. L.
Basket of Unionville recorder of
deeds for Putnam County in the place
Of Martin Coleman, deceased. The
governor also appointed Tllburn A.
Lewis Judge Of the county court for
the First district Of New Madrid
County, vice William Graham, re-
signed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
kEEPs Up oLp CUSTOM.

English Duke Has Retalners on Guard
Night and Day.
The old duke of Rutland keeps sew
eral retainers at his historic home.
Belvoir castle, whose duty It Is to
act as watchmen by night and by day.
The night-watch begins at IL O'Clock.
One Waterman, silent and soldierly,
PAGES the battlemented walls and at
intervals calls the hour ana state Of
the weather. Another watchman
guards the castle below. Guests un-
aware Of the custom have been some
times startled by the tones Of sonor-
Gus voice outside their bedroom doors
procIaiming; zone o'clock and a fine.
frosty morning."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-03
Agriculture Among High Sciences.

Columbia, Mo-: Decision has been
made by the faculty of the Missouri
University to elevate the study of ag-
riculture to a place as high science,
and agriculture as taught in high
schools will be accepted as basis for
entrance of students to the univer-
slty. This will have the effect of plac-
ing the study of farming on an equal
footing with other sciences. 1t
is proposed by the university to
Introduce the study into every high
school in the state, and If the plan is
successful it is expected that other
state will follow in the example.