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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
Coal In Lewis County.

Labelle, No: Excitement exists I'm
this place about the, discovery Of a
three.foot vein of coal two miles north
east of town. This, in addition to an-
other strike of some thickness near
Monticello, fourteen miles east Of La
belle, has given rise to belief that
Lewis county viii soon take its place
among coal-producing counties OF the
state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
Reward for John oranner.

Jefferson City, Mo-: Governor Dock
cry has offered a reward of 5000 for
the arrest and conviction OF John
Granger, who shot and killed Martin
Hopkins in stoddard county in July.
Governor DoclSery also appointed John
J. Jeffreys Public Administrator Of
Schuyler county to succeed George
Martin. deceased.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
FIGURES THAT DIDN'T JlsE.

Man From Village Thought He De-
tected Palpable Exaggeration.
Henry Clews, the banker, who has
had an experience in Wall street ex-
tending over thirty years, was riding
on a crowded New York elevated train
a few weeks ago. He was accompa-
MED by a friend from up the state,
and the latter, not accustomed to be-
ing jostled. remarked with a great
deal of emphasis that it was terrible
the way people were packed into the
elevated cars. This system" said
Mr.. Clews, who has a penchant for
statistics, carried 246,5S7O22 passen-
gers from June 80, 1902, to June 30,
1903" 81 know they do a big bust.
ness" said the man from the quiet
village, but they couldn't carry that
many people. You know this country
only has population of 10000, 0OO."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
1SS9-19O2.
WHEN HE TENDED BAR.
Or. Howard Surprised at Cordially
Of His Greeting.


Of His Greeting.
Dr. Leland o. Howard, head of the
bureau of entomology in Washington,
is a native of Rockford, III. Some
good stories are told at his expense.
On one Of his recent trips IN western
Pennsylvania, which involved long
and dusty field and forest tbamplng
in connection with the observations
which he was making, he dropped into
a barber shop to get brushed up"
The "tonsorial artist" who attacked
the problem happened to be an elderly
German. He accosted DR.. Howard
warmly, addressing him as "old man"
and expressing the greatest delight at
this accidental reunion Of old friends.
Dr. Howard expressed some surprise
at the cordially OF the reception and
asked where they had met. you
don't remember me-" asked the bar
her in ill-concealed disgust, when l
run a shop right next to where you
were tending bar at the Philadelphia
centennial?" The doctor did not re-
call such an early chronological ex-
perience, valuable as it might have
proved in his subsequent researches.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

BY a series Of careful experiments
and observations, the Department of
Agriculture has learned that as insect
destroyers and weed-seed eaters. quail
arc worth thousands Of dollars year
TO the farmer. sim, when he is a
little shy of pocket money he does
not hesitate to take the old double
barrel, and cash in a few of them at
. much lower rate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
oVERcoAT HIS ONLY GARMENT.
Patrick o'5rien Hurried From Bath to
Cast Vote in Parliament.

Cast Vote in Parliament.
Members of parliament are called
upon most unexpectedly to attend a
division of the house. When the bell
sounds the summonses there is in
variably gathering in haste to present
snap votes being taken by the oppo-
sition. Patrick O'Brien, an Irish mem
Der, was once caught in an uncomfort-
able predicament when a division was
called. He was enjoying a piping hot
bath off the dressing room in the par
lament building when the changing
of the bell reached his ears. 1t was
desperate situation, but Mr.. O'Brien
was not dismayed. He put on some
kind of overcoat, walked boldly up to
the division lobby and did not allow
even his nearest friend to suspect
that, except for the Overcoat, he was
dressed with the same absence of the
superhuous as the first parents when
they wandered happy and unclothed,
and probably unbathed, in the mean
dering paths of Eden.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

The st. Paul railroad traffic depart.
ment has issued orders for the ex-
termination of the festive English
sparrow all along the line. Which
reminds us that it's very easy to give
orders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

A Boston paper publishes a story
entitled 1.-THE Naked Soul" II is,
however, taking the precautlon to do
IL when most Of the Boston ladies are
out of town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

That woman with five husbands
ought not TO have much trouble in
freeing herself from the charge OF
bigamy. She's a quinquigamist.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

The British government is now try.
ing 20 decide how many Of the bless.
ings OF civilization It will be wise to
shoot into the Thibetans.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Bandit Raisuli has decided TO get
married. There may be trouble in
the Raisuli family the next time he
brings a strange man home to din
neF without notice.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Charles G. Stillman, a New York
multimillionaire, is working as a bag.
gage smasher in San Francisco. Prob
ably needs the exercise, but wants to
be paid for taking 1t.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

A elublady has discovered that
woman has a keener sense of humor
than man-and goes on to establish
the great fundamental truth that
nearly all mans failings are due to
his natural conceit.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

An astronomer at the Lick OBJ.
servatory has found 100 double stars.
But there are many other gentlemen.
not astronomers, who are prepared to
prove that this isn't the record by
several.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

The girl who got engaged at col
lego considers the correspondence
course methods good deal better
than nothing during the summer va.
cation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Mark Twain's former school teach
er is dead. But he did not die until
ne had lived hundred years. Here
Is our sincere hope that he taught
Mark Twain the trick.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

A burglar sneaked into the room 90
eupied BY Mr.. Wong Kai KAN, China's
commissioner TO the worlds fair. and
stole $1,000 worth Of diamonds. Il 10
understood mat Mr.. Kah Is more UNI
nltcrably opposed than ever 70 the
a1en 6o0r.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

A Chicago couple lost $3.50 to a Bos
ton couple playing bridge. Is there
still a conviction in the middle West
that Boston Is slow?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

When Il is announced that a new
golf club is going into business, every
body knows that the people Of that
community are Thirsty on Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

"He was follower OF the golden
Eule," should be a soulsatisfyirg cpl.
thph for any man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

George AIDE may mean well enough
in writing a farce about the college
widow, but isn't 1t a little cruel to
arouse certain painful memories
that mans accommodating gray
hairs had almost enabled him to for
get9
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Carrie Nation is going abroad. And
she may as well understand now that
II anything happens there win be no
hustling round for ransom money or
~AIrs. Nation alive or RaisulI dead"
business IN her Milwaukee
Sentinel
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
OVER tom" REEDS GRAVE.
Granite Monument Reared in Memory
Of Ex-Speaker.


Of EN-Speaker.
4 granite monument has been
erected in Evergreen cemetery, Port
land, Maine, over the grave of ex-
Speaker Thomas Bracket Reed.
The monument is cut from white Hal
lowell granite, and rests on a broad
base stone of the same material in
the form of a parallelogram. The
monument itself, which is about ten
feet high, tapers slightly as it rises,
and its rugged simplicity is relieved
only on the side bearing the inscrip-
ton. There is carved in relief a
laurel wreath, after a design of ST.
Gaudens, as seen upon the Shaw me-
mortal in Boston. Beneath the
wreath is this inscription:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

President Schurman says mo man
has a right TO lead a single life" DR..
Jekylls who have been doing Hyde
stunts on the sly may therefore cheer
up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Senator Ciarks children evidently
think a sweet young mamma is much
better than being cut of in the will.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

There are people who believe even
now that some OF the Russians may
eat their Christmas dinners in Port
Arthur.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

The hand that rocks the cradle" is
not in II at this iocund season with
the man who rocks the boat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

When Japan has secured those 20,-
600 bronchos from our western states,
her real POSSIBILITIES can begin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

"Oom Paul" is dead. Nobody will
be likely 20 deny now that he was a
pretty grand old man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Every cloud has a silver lining.
No hard-hearted, tight-fisted trust has
yet been inhuman enough to raise the
price of rice at this season Of the
year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

Some people rock boats, some be-
come innocent bystanders and others
ride on excursion trains.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11
WAGES AND PRICES:
REFLECTIONS FOR THE MAN OF
LIMITED INCOME.

Il VIII Take More Than JUsaIed sta
tisties 70 Convince the Voters They
Are Not Being Robbed by the Ra.
pseioua Trusts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-08-11

What a busy shopper the Marquis
81 Anglesey must have been!
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
BEET SUGAR MEN IN SESSION
Effort to Be Made to Excel Product
Of Germany.

Washington, April 13.-The Amer
tcan Beet Sugar association held a
meeting here, about twenty-five per-
sons being present and listening to
addresses from officials Of the depart
nent of agriculture. Secretary Will
son told the beet sugar men that his
heart was in the development OF home
sugar industry. DR.. Galloway Of tho
bureau OF plant industry spoke OF the
visit of an agent of the department to
Europe, who Investigated the work
ings Of the beet sugar seed farms in
Germany, France and Austria. The
result of the agents observations, DR..
Galloway said, would be an effort TO
develop the home grown sugar beet in
the states of Washington, Utah and
Colorado. The agent expressed the
opinion that he could produce a seed
from which could be grown a beet
containing 20 per cent of sugar. This
is 4 per cent greater than the aver
age of Europe. The old officers were
reelected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
FAIR 7

The figure IF a huge elk constructed
out of beans is II Of the peculiar ex-
hibits. The bean elk comes from Ven
tura county, Cal.
The gold cup which Mrs. Langtry re-
ceiyed when she won II OF the great
races mt Ascot, England. some years
ago will be exhibited In the trophy
room Of the physical culture building.
The private car used by President
Lincoln during the civil war and which
carried his body to Springfield for bur-
ial has been loaned to the exposition
| for exhibition in the Lincoln museum
by the Union Pacific railroad.
A pack train of twenty-five horses,
with all of their accouterments, Will be
II OF the novelties ut the fair. II
spectacle will be sent by citizens or
Wyoming to mark Wyoming day. The
! horses will all be equipped as If ready
TO start on the trail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

Professor Langley now declares that
IL Uncle Sam will let $4,000 more or
his good dollars fly his machine VIII
initiate thcm.-Pittsburg Post.
'The war experts are all AT sea-" de-
clares Il New York paper. Perhaps that
is why we hear 50 little of the land
fghtlng.-Kansas City Journal.
London ome are wearing mono
cles. Cupid's idea Is that he can do
enough damage through II eye, and
consequently lie masks half his bat.
tcrles. Washington Post.
A young consuuptiye who came out
to this country with but n lung Is
now greatly improved in health and
has three lungs. lie married the other
two.-ForSythe (Mont) Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
Teller and HOPKINS Tilt.

Washington, April ia sharp col.
loQuy occurred In the senate between
Senators Teller and Hopkins, grow.
ing out of the reading by Teller Of a
letter written by the late General II.
II. Thomas of Chicago, attacking tho
civil service administration Of the
treasury department. Hopkins took
exception to the quoting of the letter
and declared that the Colorado sena-
ator would be- willing to accept "au.
thority from the Sums" whereupon
Teller declined to yield further, de-
claring Hopkins reference to the
slums to be insulting. The incident
occurred in connection with the dis
cussion of the p~ostotfice appropriation
bill. That measure was under discus.
sion during the first half of the ses.
sion, and was passed, all amendments
offered by the Democrats being voted
down. The bill providing a form of
government for the Panama canal
one was taken up, but debate on it
had not begun when the senate ad.
journed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
Texas Negroes in Hiding.

Houston, Tex, April ~13.-Sherif
Lipscomb of Waller county and posse
are searching for the negroes who 1t
is alleged killed Tucker Pinckney,
brother of Congressman Pinckney.
Reports from the posse say that the
negroes Of that locality of the Brazos
bottoms have left their homes and are
hiding out. Only women and children
are left. A doctor has been found who
extracted bullets from three negro
men against whom warrants are out.
George Groce says he returned the
fire whom PinCkney fell and the sup
position is he hit the negroes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
z CHIEF WITNESS IS KISSING y
School Teacher Who Identified Wyon.
lna lynchers Cannot Be Found.

Basin, Wyo.. April 13.-Jack Kur.
rock, the ninth person who will be
compelled to stand trial for compile.
ity in the mobbing OF German and
Walters and the murder Of Deputy
County Clerk Price here last June,
was brought to Basin. He has been
a cowboy who has borne a good repu.
tation up to the present time.
Miss May Lannon. who is said to
have positively identified several
members of the lynching party, left
Shell. where she has been teaching
school, April a.. Sheriff Fonton
learned of her departure April 9,
when he went to subpoena her "a a
witness for the prosecution. She has
been keeping company with James c,
Tatlock since his Indictment, and II
Is thought that through his influence
she left. Tatlock accompanied her
to Frannie, where she took the train,
Her parents live at Billings, Mont.
but it is thought she wen elsewhere
to avoid being compelled to give evil
dence damaging to her sweetheart
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
ARMED NEGROES GUARD JAIL
Colored Lad Kills White School Boy
at Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, April 13.-Roy Martin.
aged seventeen years. a high school
boy Of Kansas City, Kan, was shot
and killed by a negro boy named
Gregory. Martin, with his school
mates, was playing ball. when a negro
boy and other negro boys made insult
ing remarks to the white boys. The
white boys resented the remarks.
when the negroes fired a shot into the
crowd OF white boys. sending a bullet
through Martins heart.
Louis Gregory was arrested at his
home. The police were attracted to
the place by a number of negroes
armed with Winchester rifles, who
were determined that Gregory should
not suffer any violence. The negroes
made no resistance, however. when
the officers arrested Gregory and
took him to the county Jail. A larger
crowd of armed negroes gathered
around the Jail and are guarding 1t
against any attack that may be made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
RACE QUESTION N HOUSE
Minority Leader Defends Atti-
tude Of the South.
SPIRITED DEBATE IN SENATE
Teller and Hopkins Display Temper
In Discussing Letter-Contsins
Criticism Of Secretary shaw-Post.
office Bill Is Passed.

Washington. April 13.-The race
question again was injected into the
proceedings Of the house, when Scott
(Kan.) delivered a long address, in
which he referred to his previous
statement that 1t was current in Kan.
sas that ex-President Cleveland had
dined c. II. j. Taylor, a Kansas negro
politician. He read several letters
from Kansas citizens that it had
been Taylor's boast that he had re.
ceived such social attention from Mr..
Cleveland. He also said that Mr..
Cleveland, while governor of New
York, had signed a bill providing for
mixed schools.
In a spirited reply, Williams (Miss)
the minority leader, defended the at.
titude of the south toward the negro
and said that discussion of the race
/. question by Republicans was an old
game. When the Republican party
found itself confronted with issues
that threatened its supremacy it be.
gan to wave the bloody shirt.
At the instance Of Bartlett (Ga.) a
letter from ex.President Cleveland
was read denying that he had every
"dined, lunched or supped or invited
to a wedding reception any colored
man, woman or child" Bartlett also
declared Judge Parker Of New York
to be the man whom the Democrats
will nominate for president.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15

gave me to understand that he lived
ut Beverly, n tow about fifty miles
down the line, and from certain words
let fall | gathered that he was Il prom
inent public official of the place. l
didn't exactly reply that | was in the
dye line, but he probably inferred as
much from what | said. | was glad Of
his company. lie was well posted, II
fair talker.
The women got out at Durham and
left us alone. We passed Darlington
and were still the sole occupants of
the compartment. Mr.. Arnold, as he
had given his name, had been sitting
opposite me for an hour. AS the train
cleared Darlington. however, he rose
up and yawned and said:
IL nm sleepy, and yet | can never
get a wink of sleep on The train. by
the way, found II curious coin on the
street at Morpeth today. Can you make
anything of it,"
He had a coin in his fingers as he
stepped over to me. ! reached out Il
hand to receive 1t when he seized me
by the throat with both hands and had
me on my back in u second. l vas no
match for him in strength. He gripped
my throat SO suddenly and SO iiercely
that l was deprived Of all powers of
resistance. Bending over me, with his
knee on my chest, he finally let up on
his clutch and said:
Don't be foolish now! | know you
and am after those diamonds"
He drew II wicked looking knife and
held it in his teeth, while he used some
stout cord to tie my hands behind my
back. Why didn't | resist! Simply
because L.S clutch ON my throat had
almost paralyZed me. When he had
taken the key of my Gladstone from
one of my pockets he turned me over
and said:
"Now for the sparklers. l know you
shifted them to the bag when YOU were
at the hotel. y dcuced fine layout, and
the cash value must be close TO 100000
It's a pretty haul indeed, aud no risk
attending it,"
lie placed the jewel case I'm his peck
ct, lighted a cigar and pleasantly con
tinucd:
Take it easy, my boy. The nex'
stop is North Allerton, and shall gal
you and leave the train there, You'll
be discovered at Leeds or sooner"
l was so mad and my throat hurt me
so much that | made no attempt to re
ply. After a couple of minutes The
train slackened speed, and in sixty sec
onds more it had come to n s,andstill.
l special stop, is IT." growled the rob
t Der as he took Il gag from his poke
r and bent over me "Well, here goes L
keep you quiet while l get away"
( Just then the guard opened the doc
I to admit two passengers, and ! begal
T. to yell at the top of my voice. TIT
0 robbcr made n bolt for it, and he would
4 nave got Off temporarily at least bu
for an accident. He caught his foo
and fell heavily on the platform. ant
4 before he could rise the guards hat
n him secure. The job had been put NJ
q between him and the two men VIII
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
FIN Order
For Diamonds
copyright, 1904. by c. Il. l.ewis.l

l>Sps io"si A'N' ~
The house of Sloane, Saunders n Co..
London, had received II letter from Sir
James Blankton, living about a mile
out of the village of Morpeth, asking
monds for marriage presents. 1t was
added that his carriage would meet
the man at the station ut u o'clock in
the evening. | was the one selected TO
go, and | reached Morpeth on time
with 10000 worth of diamonds con-
cealed about my person.
A carriage awaited me, but ! had
hardly taken Il seat in il when | had
| queer feelings. The outfit was too
common to be owned and publicly
used by such a man as Sir James
Blankton, and the two men OH the box
didn't appear at all like servants. l
made bold TO say:
"Sce here, men. l think there Is a
mistake. l think l have got Sir James
Blankton mixed up with Sir james
Dashton. 1t is the latter who owns
n large interest in Il Manchester cot
ton factory, isn't itT'
1T may be, but | dunno" replied the
man who was driving as he pulled VI
his horses.
well, you see, l wanted to show
him some Of these new dyes for cot
tons"
rs that your line, sir?'
"Yes. | have ten new COlOrS Just out
l am sorry for the blunder, but l an
willing
Then what the bloody blazcs die
you get into this turnout forf'
ITO see Sir James Elankton, Of
course. | got it in my head
"Oh, blow your 'ead and your eel
too! jim, turn about and drive tilt
bloomin' ass back TO town.
I'll be shot if | does." replied Jim
"Hc can get right out ERE and talk
ITSELF back on his w legs and b.
bowed to him!'
When ! had walked the two mile
and reached town, ! went to a hoteI
Inside Of five minutes | lad lcarnc,
that Sir james BlanktOn lived in til
opposite direction to that | had takeI
Further, that the gentleman and hi
wife had been In Scotland for cyCra
weeks. 1t did not take me long t
figure it out to my perfect satisfaction
1t was q put up job to rob the Londo
house through me, and II had been pu
up with the aid of some one ut 81
James Blankton's house.
| started for London b. the Q o'cloc
train. The night had 70. un dark an
stormy, and there were DUt few pa.
, sengers from Morpeth. There WEI
q. two plain women ticketed TO DurhaI
l and q man about forty years old
>. pleasing address and genteel appea
, ance. The four Of us were ushere
into the same compartment. As SOC
as we fell into CONVEX sation the ma
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-15
Sue 10 Recover Duties.

J Washington, April ia case in
volving claims to the amount OF over
$1,000, 900, Indirectly, was argued be-
fore the .lurt of claims. 1t was
brought by Warner, Barnes G. Co, a
British corporation doing business in
New York and Manila, 10 recover $780,
900 in duties paid on goods imported
into the Philippine islands between
the signature OF the treaty of peace
with Spain and March 2, 1902, when
congress established a regular tariff
, In place Of the military tarin. II this
' claim is maintained a large number
of similar claims must be paid.