davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
aarn and contents hurned.

Ramsey. ILL.,: A large farm barn
belonging to Bowling G. Blankenship
was with all its contents completely
destroyed by fire Monday night. The
loss is $4,000, partially covered by
Insurance
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
oldest Illinois Mason

Vienna, ILL.,: Elder Jas. L. Morton
died at his home in New Burnside, ILL.,,
Tuesday morning, aged nearly 95
years He was probably the oldest
Mason in the State ami the oldest
citizen of the county. He had been
prominently as a Baptist minister, be-
ginning his ministry in Virginia in
1919
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
JAPS BREAK RING OF FORTS
ON BOTH SIDES OF CITY
Repairs 70 Russian WarshIps Ordered
Stopped by Chinese TaotaI.

Chefoo: A junk which left Lao
tishan Promontory on the night OF
August 81, arrived hero early Wed.
nesdy morning
She reports that the Japanese have
succeeded in occupying Antseshan
fort, as well as another fort, pro.
badly Etseshan, about a mile south.
west Of Antseshan and one mile and
a half from the city.
They have driven the Russians
from the parade ground (Which lies
about two miles north OF the harbor) F;
they have destroyed two forts at
Chaochanko, which is within the east
ern Notifications, and they have ad.
vanced to a point near Chaochanko,
which is only one mile from the
city itself.
This news confirms information re-
ceived here previously and which the
local Japanese were not inclined to
believe.
The junk heard firing until midnight
of August %. Scarcely building in
Port Arthur remains unchanged. The
Town Hall, which was used as a
magazine, has been destroyed.
Four large warships, unable to
fight, are at Port Arthur. Only one
ship, a vessel with two masts and two
tunnels, has guns on board.
A Russian gunboat, the Otvajani,
was sunk by a Japanese shell in the
harbor three days ago.
orders Askold's Repairs Stopped.
Washington: Consul General Good
now at Shanghai Tuesday cabled the
State department that the Chinese
Taotal Of Shanghai, through the Brit
ish Consul, has ordered that the re-
pairs to the Russian cruiser Askold
and the torpedo-boat destroyer Grozo-
vol be stopped. The order was made
through the British Consul because of
the fact that the repairs were being
made by the British dock company at
Shanghai
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
St. Louis Broker Sues New York Firm

New York: John A. Drummond, Jr.,
OF st. Louis began suit in the United
States circuit court Wednesday to re-
cover a balance of $14,593 which he
alleges is due to his brokerage firm,
Drumond Is Belts of st. Louis, from
Seymour. Johnston & Co., brokers of
this city. The complaint says that
the local firm bought 1888, 1853 in
stocks and securities for the st. Louis
firm in 1900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
stop Another RrItIsh SHE.

London: News has reached England
that the Russian auxiliary cruiser
Ural has stopped and examined the
British collier Pencalenick. The Pen
calehlclx was bound from Cardiff for
Maln with coal for the British navy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
russian Rattleshlp Damaged BY Mine

Toxic: Admiral Kataolta reports
that as the Russian battleship Sevas-
tapol was emerging from Port Arthur
Tuesday she struck a mine, after
which she was seen to be listed to
starboari. She was towed back into
the harhor
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
oolleotor smIth elves Rond.

Springfield. H.; Col, Frank L. Smith
of Dwight. the newly appointed col.
lector Of internal revenue Of the sth
Illinois district. was in the city Thurs
day and made out his bond in the sum
OF Sl5O.oOO. with a guaranty company
as surety.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
caywoods Celebrate Anniversary.

Virginia. H.: Mr.. ana Mrs. John
Caywood Friday celebrated their hfty.
frst wedding anniversary Their ten
children. living at different parts Of
IlIlnola, we're present.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Celebrates NInsty.sevsnth Birthday.

Evansville. Ind; Mrs. Mary A. Clark
Of this city Thursday celebrated her
ninety,seventh birthday. She is a ma.
tive of Kentucky He husband, who
was a soldier in The War of 1912, has
been dead for forty years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01

Russians Coal from German Vessel
Las Palmas, Canary islands, Fisher
men report that three Russian cruisers
are coaling from the German ateameI
Valesia at Cape JUDY. OF the south
coast OF Morocco.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
Repairs Continue on Dlsarmed Vessel

Shanghai; The Russian cruiser AS
kold and torpedo-boat destroyer Gro
zovoi have gone out OF commission,
but the work of repairing them is
being continued. There was no form
al ceremony when the vessels went
out of commission. Their flags we're
not raised Thursday The simple an
nouncement was made by the comman-
ders of the two warships that the
vessels would remain in port until the
war is over. The work of dismant-
ling them began on Friday. The AS
kold has been authorized to remain
in dock until September l in order
to complete her repairs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-01
ONLY THREE MAIN FORTS
FIRMLY HELD BY RUSSIANS
Most Of the Fortified Positions Are
Under Heavy Fire.

Chefoo: Golden Hill, White Marble
Mountain and Liaoti Mountain, ac-
cording to Chinese advices dated the
night of August %, are now the only
main forts securely held by the Rus.
SLAMS at Port Arthur
Others are occupied by them, but
they are subjected to an artillery fire
which renders their tenure uncertain.
Fort Number Five, which has fire.
quently been reported taken by the
Japanese and retaken by the Rus
slams, is declared to be again in the
hands Of the Japanese.
A rumor having some points indi.
eating authenticity says that the new
European section of Port Arthur was
in flames Friday. Owing to the mud
and brick construction of the build
ings, however, it is probable that the
fire is not general.
1t is said that the japanese are
using guns taken from the harbor de-
lenses of Kobe, Nagasabi and Yoke.
hama. These guns, numbering 800
are of heavy caliber.
A junk which left Port Arthur
August % reports that the Russian
wounded at that date numbered 5000
and that the Japanese occupied the
heights near Chaochanko. 1t is fur
Their reported that boys are fighting
in the Russian ranks now.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
Mexico Has a small Navy.

The Mexican navy at present con-
slsts Of four small boats In the Gulf
of Mexico and two in the Pacific, be-
sides small patrol boats in the south
ern waters. The Democratic, the first
boat bought by Mexico. OF $50 tons dis
placement, is on the Pacific coast. and
with Ter Is the Oaxaca. and old sloop-
rugged boat OF steel, OF about 1000
tons. but OF only seven knots speed,
used as transport.
Two new gunboats Just bought in
the United States, named the Vera
Cruz and the Tampico, are In she
gulf. They have steel bulls, are coo
feet long, displace 1000 tons, have
shown speed Of about fifteen knots
and have two four-inch guns and 9th.
er smaller rapid-6ring guns each. Tho
Zaragosa and Yucatan, 200 and $50
tons, respectively, the former having
six 4.S-inch Canet guns. are also IN
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
United" Surmounting the medal 10
an eagles wing and pipe Of peace.

United" Surmounting the medal Is
an eagles wing and a pipe Of peace.
The treaty medal is regarded "A
being the oldest In existence and
probably commentaries the first com.
pact established between the Indian
and the Saxon. II was handed down
from chief to chief until about half a
century ago, when it was intrusted to
the head men Of the Tokepache town,
the most powerful Of all the Creek
towns. The medal then disappeared
and was forgotten by all except by tho
Snake faction, who have for the last
five years endeayorcd to recover It.,
hut without success. With the medal
once in their possession the Snakes be-
lleved that they could secure the in
tcrcessIon OF Great Britain In their
struggle to restore their once happy
estate In America. Though unsuccess'
'ul in their efforts to win possession
If the long lost rare and sacred treas.
ure, they did not give mp the search,
but continued to seek.-Muskogee
/ Phoenix.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

NItEkol. 'hS "pp'"'"' ~
Pekin. the japanese pushed on their
advance north of their natural from.
tier at Liao-Yang. In the hands Of this
man. the viceroy OF Manchuria, the
Tartar general OF Mukden, the keeper
OF the imperial tombs, the guardian OF
the sacred palace, lies the key Of the
political situation in Manchuria. Fiji.
teen million Chinese wait the indica.
ton OF his pleasure, The safety Of the
long lines Of Japanese communication
from Dalny TO LiaO-Yang, from the
Yalu to the Taitsc-Io, and OF the long.
er lines Of Russian communica tons
from Mukden to Manchuria. lies n his
disposition. Quiet of manner and gen.
tie OF voice, 1t Is difficult to realize
that the Tartar general OF Mukden
condemns 10 death each year In his W.
men a thousand of his subjects. Each
afternoon OF correspondents five
months stay In the province of Muk-
den two or three. sometimes five or six
bedra g2led Cinnamon were decap!tat-
ed In the barren potter's field beyond
the little west gate of the capital. In
the outer courts OF his yamen he saw
such exhibitions Of torture, such bastI-
radoIngs and sllpperings such racking
of joints and twisting Of muscles as
turned his heart sick at the recollec-
ton
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
ANCIENT TREATY MEDAL.
Contract Between Creeks and British
During Reign OF George III.

A silver medal struck in commem'
Grafton Of treaty between the Creek
people and Great Britain during TIE
reign Of George III. Is in possession
OF a Muskogee citizen. The medal
weighs three and a half ounces and
measures three inches In diameter and
IN In an excellent state Of preserva'
ton. having been treasured in bus'.-
skin pouch and exhibited only or &C
casions when national festivities were
observed.
Upon the face of the medal appears
IN bold relief picture Of King George
and an inscription az follows;
"Georgius III. y. G. NJ. bri fra ct hib
rex +. D." Upon ths reverse side ap'
pears q picture o, - Indian and a
white man sitting unGer tree smok'
ing the pipe OF peace, with three ships
resting at anchor In the distance and
trees by the seashore. Above this pie
turs \ the legend: Happy While
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
IN ORDER 10 PLEASE &c PLEASANT,
~ nc1cn OIdfie1d.

Z ! !. !. !. !. /
1t is an andniable fact that womans at.
vi traction for men Is not regulated by her
Ihy her beauty which Is largely a matter of ndi
i III vdual fancy, nor even by her power to draw
~ attention. since this may be transient. 1t not in
l frequently happens that plain woman Is more
! 4 sought after than beauty. 1t Is the soul which
IN looks out of the windows Of the eyes which Is
really the center of magnetism. the body is mere
ly the which contains the jewel In ballroom one
sometimes aueenly creatures in faultless gowns.
spendidy null playing the part Of wall flowers while
bright eyed frecke faced girl whose only charm 10
che a powerful Of pquancy has more partners ut her
disposal than dances to bestow upon them.
"1t you want to have heaps Of beaux you must enter
cain the agreeable features and do the pretty polite This
advice given by old colored nanny to her musings.
e the flower of love and good will for oil men, HE
People like people who put them into good humor with
themselves who say and do the pleasant and the
Wing and who rub wrong way This then.
= the magical tasman which renders infinitely
more fascinating than another. and draws to her
% though with magnet Some may term 1t individuality.
hthers call 1t her personality but Is really her att
ude Of mind her adaptaby and above all the sympathy
which puts her rapport with whoever she meets Some
women are born with calm Indifference which has won.
herful fascination for many men, the sort Of men who
Always desire the unattanable, and who fee the woman
Hhey suspect Of trying attract them. Such quickly
wearies Of the whose chief diversion Is himself
woman In such attitude OF mind lacks individuality, she
u and anxious she lacks repose and sepose Is
invariably sefconscou and is apt to betray the fact
that she Is struggling to make herself agreeable whereas
e agreeaby should be spontaneous This Is indeed the
root Of the whole matter. TO be the thing We SEEM"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
A Poor Receipt.


Don't talk to me about the receipts
in that magazine" said Mrs. Lane.
with great energy. wasn't that tho
very magazine that advised me to put
on that sody solution and leave the
tablecloth out overnight to take of
those yellow stainsI'
I'm inclined to think II may have
BEEN" said Mrs. Lanes sister, with
due meekness. II sent you a number
OF them in the spring, / remember
"Wcll, and what happenedY asked
Mrs. Lane, with rising wrath.
Didn't the stains disappears" asked
her sister.
disappear" said Mrs. Lane, IN q
whitening tone. 1T was the tablecl0tl
that disappeared. don't know any
thing about the stains"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
CRAPl|E,R!S MfniE PE e. n


ghtfu life the other leads both sides tuckng in In.
dusrously to the inevitable hard that 10 in hand
to each.
Man probably never will progress beyond the point
when he ia interested in planting growing things from
the earth But 1t is well for him know that anybody
can farm successfully and certainly Of the elect In
the field can conduct farm without close application the
exercise OF Judgment and expert knowledge and at all
times with dependence upon the that makes the
farmer seem at times a creature Of the elements
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

the gulf, and are used as training.
ships for the naval school which was
established at Vera Cruz in 1907. Tho
Bravo and MorelOs. being built In
Italy, will displace each 1900 tons.
There are sixty-fve cadets at Vera
Cruz, also an arsenal and small
floating dry dock. There Is small
wooden dock at Guaymas In the Gulf
OF California.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

chung-choong, or
Chinese viceroy, Of
Manchuria. To af.
ford him n specta.
Gle, to | m p ress.
him with the mlghc
and potency Of CIV
tied arms, Gen.
Kuropatkin halted
his troops at Muk-
den. To earn his
appreciation a n d
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
Enormous Debts to English MILNE

The other day ! saw published the
balance sheet Of limited liability
milliners' establishment. II ] remem.
Der rightly, the debts unpaid were set
down at about $4,000. BY the amount
Of credit In this one establishment, one
can Judge Of the enormous sum owed
to all milliners by their customers col.
lectively. 1t Is well known that heavy
com ~issions are offered to ladies' who
introduce customers and that many
ladies' are not above accepting them
London Truth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03


spans
The above the
The Of and the entire has
Thebes i'll,
limo, Mo, the opposite bank.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

they city inquiries from who anxious to
Return to nature.
On the farm In summer the city who goes for
visit naturally the farm at its best II Is the fruit
vegetable and egg and chicken seasonthe Of fish,
ing and driving and hay making according the Maud
Muller standard-and the farmer host far possible
Stacks the seasons work and lets his guest the
Elores Of the summer There may be hay ride in the
moonlight drive to the quaint little rustic church and
two hours Of old fashioned refreshing service everywhere
Che guests pleasure will be consulted to the end that
the city goes home will be with the impression OF
country life that Is one long delight to tired nerves
On the other hand the country visitor goes home tell
ing how the Jones family in the city doesn't know Just
we'll or IT, According to his Interpretation Of It, they arc
the to places Of Of all kinds every night
In the week and spend money like He hasn't real
tied that have been the first time that the
had been In weeks when they broke away with him on
the rounds and he does that It may be weeks
more before they may feel able for Of It. But
the meantime may be pretty safely guessed that while
each side to the visiting Is considering what
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03


question Of any waste We find the average amounts ~
qured by the man per day to work out follows Nitro
genous food 431 fats 363 ounces sarches and
sugars I'LL ounces and minerals 100 ounce The total
water free food per day thus amounts 2065 ounces
After ALL 10 the wise individual regulation Of life
connected with foods and drinks which alone guide
1t in the pathways Of health. Each person law unto
himself herself not merely in the matter foods and
drinks but Of the drugs by aid Of which physician
treats diseases Is undenabe that the tendency Of
lies in the direction Of luxury overlooking appear
Ing naturally part and Of the luxurious mode Of
living In which too many Of indulge. Those who have
experienced the increased vgor both Of body and mind
which results from the adoption Of dietary which 10 just
sufficient for the due development Of their bodily
tai work and more readily testify to the fact that
the man who overeas loses much Of the rational enjoy.
ment Of life
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

only to church for his own dcvish ends; but DO
not know that we have any right to assume this
The practice clearly have the authority OF the
primitive church, which modern Christians take their
stand more and The early Christians worshped
places like the catacombs and last thing they desired
as rule to obude their religious gatherings on the
notice Of their neghbors Nor when the Christian reg.
lon became by law established there any reason to
announce the hour Of worship BY ringing bells Every.
body knew the time Of the church services any one
stopped away the ground that he did the bell
the excuse would have been little him would
to modern schooboy who failed get UP the morning
for the reason.
In point Of fact the BELLIES little bethel Is often filled
both fuller and more punctualy than its naughty neghbos
with the changing peal It 10 true bells are rung at rail.
way stations when train IA about to start this IL
convenience to the people who seeking hurried
ment II peal Of bells set up In tower at every
Instruction
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03

When a husband and wife are both
of one mind It isn't difficult task 10
figure out which originally owned The
mind
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
THE CITY AND vi!E LAIN.
~ john 4. Rowland.

The editor Of great newspaper told me re.
Gently that nothing which he could print attract.
ed the attention in metropolitan city like a
story Of marked success by some original adven-
turer upon farm. recent story showing how
a young man had cleared the price Of his new
farm in one seasons crop brought out more let.
tiers OF further inquiry than anything printed in
the papers in months. And naturally enough
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
WHY ARE CHURCH SELLS RUNG?

Why are church bells rung3 The practice =
apparently Of medieval origin, and I was once
told by one who affected knowledge Of such
matters that the idea was to drive away the
devils from the scene Of divine worship. can
understand that II might have this effect; but
may II not drive away the sinners, too? BE-
sides. IL II justinable to drive away the poor dev.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
A eLoooTHIRsTY vceRoX.
Great Power In the Hands OF the Chi.
nesc Ruler of Munchura.

The most interesting figure Of the
moment in the east Is neither Russia
nor Japanese but q Chinamnn. the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-03
DO We EAT TOO MUCH d?
~ Or. AndseV Wilson.

comparison Of the food required per day
for the support Of a man doing ordinary work
reveals certain interesting features. II we take
the mean or average calculations derived from
food tables compiled by three Of the most distin.
guished psychologists who have investigated this
question, ard making no allowance for water
either taken as water or for that contained chem.
ically In the fond md iii ,o0,oo<1c<, ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
June Weddings simnle.

June weddings thus far have not pre- sented any startling novelties, and in fact have been rather simple. When the city is so deserted as 1t is at this time of the year there does not seem to be any excuse for a wedding out of the or dinary. While the country weddings are in a measure less formal than those in the city, they are conducted on a more elaborate scale. for the reason that the average country house is so much more spacious than city mansion that more is required in the way of decorations and there is very generally seated break fast.
 Such was the case at the marriage of Miss Helen Roosevelt Roosevelt, daughter of MT. J. Roosevelt Roosevelt to MT. Theodore Douglas Robinson, at Christ church. Hyde Park. N. r.. Saturday. MT. Roosevelt had erected on the lawn of his country place large marquee, where a seated breakfast was served to the two hundred or more guests expected There was dinner for the members of the bridal party at the brides home on Fri day night.
 Miss Roosevelts attendants included inc Misses Alice Roosevelt, Caroline Draw ton, Corinne Douglas Robinson. Mary Newbold. Eleanor Roosevelt Wood and G. and H. Wolrythe- Whitmore of Eng land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-19
Talent Promptly Recoqnized,

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The businesslike young man approached the man at the desk
 I'll ask only a minute of your time. v he said. "l want to know if you wouldn't like to subscribe for a copy or this book I've sold 15o copies of 'em in this build ing in the last three days.r
 The man at the desk took the hook and looked at 1t. He noted it's utter worth lessness from literary point of view. its tawdry binding, and the cheapness of the paper on which 1t was printed. Then he said:
 Young man. do you mean to tell me seriously that you have sold 15O copies of that book in this one building?'
 Yes. sir. Here's my order book. Ton can look at the signatures yourself. Every one of them is geune"
 ''I see. Young fellow I don't know how much you are making out of tbis business. but I'll give you twice as much. whatever 1t is. If you'll take hold of a patent nose ring for hogs I was fool enough to drop lot of money in a few years ago and help me to dispose of a stock of 2ooo dozen of em I've stiu rot on hand"