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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
Ex.auLrAN 81 ruRknY DAD.
Unhappy Life Of Murad v Comes ia
End at constantinopIe.


Unhappy Life Of Murad v Comes ia
End at constantinopIe.
Sultan Murad v, modern Turkeys
man Of mystery, died last week and
was buried with scant ceremony.
In May, 1876. when there was smoI
dering revolution in Turkey proper
and open rebellion In Servia, Bulgaria
and Montenegro, Abdul-Aziz, sultan OF
Turkey, was dethroned. The sultan
was visited by his ministers and high
Sdignitaries, and informed that It was
the will of God that he be deposed.
He was deposed, and a month later
was found dead in the palace to which
he had been assigned as a prisoner.
He was succeeded by Murad V, who,
distracted by the quarrels Of Midhat
Pasha and other reformers with the
conservatives in the council, was
seized with melancholy and declined
to assume the responsibilities of gov
eminent.
Meantime rebellion was rampant in
all the Turkish provinces. CONSTANT
nople itself was in ferment. The Eu.
ropean powers we're clamoring that
the porte should fulfill its obligations,
and the governing council again re
sorted to deposition.
The ministers called in some OF the
most celebrated physicians in Europe,
called in representatives of the Mo
hammedan hierarchy, and Murad was
pronounced insane, and Abdul amid,
a younger brother of MVad, was de-
clared regent, or sultan.
The reform party, it was reported at
the time, consented to the change on
the theory that Abdul.Hamid should be
really regent, and that when Murad re-
covered his mental equilibrium he
should be restored to the throne. Alb
dul-Hamid, however, informed all par
ties that he would be sultan in fact,
and he soon became the real head of
the government.
Midhat Pasha carried on his quarrel
with his rivals in the cabinet, and
succeeded for a time in banishing
them from power. Later he was him
self banished, and the two factions to
this quarrel. which had led to the de-
posing of Abdul-Aziz, found that Abb
dul-Hamid was to be counted on in
every step taken by the Turkish gov
eminent.
Meantime. sight was lost Of Murad,
and for nearly thirty years his fate has
been a mystery. 1t was reported at
one time that he was dead, and that
for reasons of state the fact was con
cealed. 1t was reported again that he
Ill III i
for, but that he could not recover.
At last the mystery is solved. Mu-
rad, who, it is said, held the promise
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RussIan raIked Zee Mueh.

Just about a week ago a young
Russian nobleman arrived in New
York under an assumed name He
was not allowed to land. On the way
over he became somewhat hilarious
In the smoking room one evening
While in this happy franc OF mind
his discretion broke away from it's
moorings and he confdentialIy in
formed couple Of fellow passengers
that he was coming to this country
to study American Notifications and
pick up what information he could
regarding military affairs. He also
told them his real name. All Of
which decided the authorities that he
was not a desirable visitor. so he re-
turned by the same vessel without
having set foot on American sell.
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AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
N mutual MASSAGE cLUB."
New York Girls Have Organization to
Preserve Good Locke.

New York Girls Have Organization to
Preserve Good Looks.
A Chicago girl is said to be respons-
ible for the organization of several
mutual massage clubs" in New York
city. The fad Is having quite a vogue
there. The girl in question makes the
solemn declaration that her idea is
not business enterprise, but is pure
ly for the purpose of aiding wrinkled
sisters to have the seams smoothed
out Of their own faces and TO perform
the same Office for their friends. The
energetic Chicagoan is only %, but is
precociOus beyond her years. She has
studied the art of revivifying MORT
bund cuticie by pressure of the FIN
gers, with the aid of an emolient,
since she was 16 years old, and she
says her six years experience has con
WINGED her that party of, say twenty
young women, can be helpful to each
other, and keep themselves youthful
in appearance without expense, fur
Their than the cost of a few pounds of
tea, which will provide sufficient men.
tai exhilaration for a whole year
Then the rubbing process will be no
end Of fun.
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tradin an in the commission business
all my life. an perhaps this game is
right in my line. Suppose l contract,
says !. to deliver all these seven
votes | says, fer the lump sum of
eighty thousand dollars; forty per
cent. down in cash an the balance
paid over when the bills is passed.
Norris thought a while an said he'd
be glad tew dew that. told him
I'd think erbout 1t a lot an let him
know in a few days"
Sam paused and looked keenly first
at John Burt and then at Blake.
Il hope you don't think, John" he
said, that I'd any idea of takin' his
offer. L"
81 certainly do not, said John. I'm
simply astounded that Morris has
done the one thing l would have him
do. That is a rare piece of good for
tune, Jim, isn't it?"
ITS great luck" declared Blake,
with genuine enthusiasm. Under the
stimulus of Sans disclosures he for
got Jessie for the moment, and again
took his position side by side with
John Burt.
81 reckon | know what tew dew"
asserted Sam. I'm tew see these six
aldermen that Morris needs, an then
I'm goin' tew meet him an make my
report. If it's all right he's tew pay
me thirty-two thousand dollars in cash
an put the balance up with some man
that l name. There's three of these
aldermen that Morris couldn't buy If
he offered each of 'em the whole lump
sum, an can handle the others"
"That is all right so far as it goes, ("
interrupted John Burt, but Morris is
shrewd enough to demand positive
pledges before paying over any such
amount of money. You should have
your aldermanic friends sign and exc.
cute written promises to support these
bills, and keep certified copies of the
same. These agreements will not be
binding, legally or morally. l will
consult my attorneys in this matter
and let you know the best methods OF
procedure"
"All right. John; anything you say
goes with me, laughed Sam. when
shall | drop in agin?"
early tomorrow morning" replied
John. Send word to Judge Wilson
JON, that shall call on him this even
ing"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
GETS FORECAST BY PHONE
Farmers to Receive Daily Hints on
the Weather by Wire.

Farmers to Receive Daily Hints on
the Weather by Wire.
Farmers and business men in west
ern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
eastern Ohio will receive the weather
forecast by telephone hereafter Fore
caster Frank Ridgway of the Pitts
burg office has, with the consent Of
the Washington bureau, arranged with
the two local telephone companies to
send out the forecast over their lines
TO anyone who desires it.
Bells win ring simultaneously in
the morning in hundreds of little
towns and villages and through the
farming districts and the sweet voice
of the telephone girl will be heard
with the current forecast.
The experiment is being watched
from Washington and il It proves
popular and successful 1t will be intro
duced all over the country. The idea
emanated from the brain Of Forecas-
ter Ridgway. who secured the consent
of Prof. Willis L. Moore for the trial,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
MIIIlons Of TeIenrame In 1eos.

1t is just sixty years ago since the
first telegraphic message was sent by
the Morse system from Baltimore to
Washington, and the first message by
the Atlantic submarine cable was dis
patched six years Gfterward-that is
to say, in June, 1850 Since then the
use of the telegraph has developed at
a marvellous rate, until at the present
time a million messages are sent over
the worlds lines every twenty-four
hours. According to some returns re-
Gently issued the numbereof tele-
grams dispatched in all countries In
1903 reached the enormous total of
1854, S4s,474. AS a user of the telegraph
Great Britain heads the list with g.
All, 900 dispatches, and United States
is second with 1881, 900, and France
comes third with 4S,114,151. Germany.
Russia, Austria, Belgium and Italy
follow in the order named
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THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
HILL ro ouIT PoLIrIcs.
New York Senator Gives Formal
Notice Of Withdrawal.

New York Senator Gives Formal
Notice Of Withdrawal.
David Bennett Hill is fighting in the
last political campaign in which he
ever will engage. On the eve of his
61st birthday he announced HIS in
tention of retiring from politics Jan.
1, 1905, regardless of the result Of the
national or state election.
With the passing of Hill goes the
leadership of the Democratic party In
New York state, which has been held
by him for a score of years. Not only
will he relinquish the active leader
ship, but he declares that in the event
Of Democratic success this fall he
will not accept any position under the
national or state administration, nor
will he again be a candidate for any
office.
Mr.. Hill has been one Of the power
full factors in the national councils
of the Democratic party for fifteen
years. His personality has been felt
in all the national conventions Of re-
cent years, never more than In the
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my tellin' ye erbout this fellow Nor
ris. He's nothln' more er less'n a
high toned thief He owns, or thinks
he owns the Board Of Aldermen. Per
haps he does, but to my way of think
in he's likely to be fooled. There's
er lot of now members who are agln
him, an some of the old ones that he
bought before want ter be bought
agin, an they have raised their price.
Morris was tew my house last night.
Say, John, wonder what he'd think
II he knew / was in your ONCE now?
Darned If this amt a funny world"
What did Morris have to say?"
asked Blake, who did not need to
counterfeit an interest In this new de-
yelopment.
"He had er lot tew say" replied
Sam. "a year ago he offered me FIVE
thousand dollars fer my vote. told
him then that / couldn't do business
with him, an he managed tew pass
his bills agin my vote an infloo-ence.
Guess he wants me pretty bad just
now. Last night he raised his price
tew ten thousand
"'These ordinances are all right an
fer the benefit of the public, says this
self-sacrifcing Morris. I'm sorry, AL
derman Rounds he says, that you're
prejudiced agln them. If you'll change
your mind there's six other aldermen
who'll dew the same, an when the
bills are passed ye gifts ten thousand
MORE"
That's what he said tew me-" con-
tinued Sam, "an' | told him that he
was a liberal sport, an that I'd take
his offer under consideration an hold
II In abee-ance. Then | asked him
who the six others we're who'd follow
my lead, an he told me- The seven
Of us gives him a majority"
was that all?"
Il should say not declared Sam.
Il said tew him, says l. Mr.. Morris.
| knows all these aldermen, an they
are my personal friends. I'm bust
ness gent. l says, 'havin been in boss
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
start Housekeeping Late in Life.


Sixty-three years married and just
commencing to keep house is the rec
ord of MIR. and Mrs. Peter Apger, who
have been admitted to the county in
Urinary at Bowling Green, Ohio,
where, contrary to the rules of the in
stttution, they are permitted TO jointly
occupy a large room and indulge in
heir limited housekeeping fancles.
Mr.. Apger is 81 years old and his
wife is SO. They boarded when first
married, and in the subsequent years
dwelt with their children, but have
outlived them all, and at last were
forced to become county charge to
secure the attention their extreme age
demanded.
They have little property, how
ever, and pay toward their own sup
port, which relieves them OF that feel
ing of utter dependence. Superintend-
emit Frank Brandeberry of the infrm-
airy takes pleasure in looking after
their wants, and in all probability
they will end their days at the county
farm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
cAAPTER NxII-contInued.


John Burt had seated himself at his
desk, which be was putting In order.
Surprised at Sans positive state
ment he turned quickly. He saw
Blske standing by the door. A
shaft OF sunlight fell full on his face.
His hand was on the knob, and he
stood motionless as II riveted to the
floor. There was that in his express
sion and attitude which challenged
John Burt's attention.
students of psychological phenom-
cna may offer an explanation OF the
impalpable impression received by
John Burt in that moment His was
the dominating mind; Blake's the sub
Jcctive. BY that mysterious telepathy
which mOcks analysis and scorns de-
scription a message passed 10 John
Burt He yet lacked the cipher TO
translate II. II dotted no definite
warning and sounded none but
vague suspicion. but the vibration.
though faint, was discordant.
John Burt glanced at Blake and
&urne6 to Sam.
You surely are mistaken, Sam" he
said. Miss Garden is abroad and
will not sail for New York for several
days
rs that so?" Sam ran his fingers
through his red hair and looked puz.
Eled. That's mighty curious! I've
got an eye like a hawk, an I'd a
sworn II was her. met her once or
twice when she was here before, an
thought sure It was her saw yester-
day. Must be wong, though. Guess
I'D better begin wearin' glasses. So
We amt seen her yet, John? I'll bet
she'll be plumb glad tew meet you.
We was talkin' erbout ye the last time
! saw her. That's two years ago. She
hadn't forgot ye, John"
Blake closed the door and Sam
turned at the click OF the latch.
Why. here's Jim! Well well, Welt
Hero we are all together. Thought
wouldn't know John, didn't ye?
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
THE WEEKLY
PANORAMA
NEW GOVERNOR OF CANADA.

Earl Grey Selected by King Edward
TO Succeed Lord Mimic.
King Edward has approved the APP
pointment Of Earl Grey as governor
general OF Canada. in succession to
the earl of Mimic.
Albert Henry George, the fourth
Earl Grey, has been lord lieutenant
of Northumberland since 1899. He
was born in 1851 and was married in
1877. He owns about 1890 acres OF
landed estates.
He is one of the most notable men
in the present British peerage, and
has made himself known to the world
in several conspicuous ways-as q
flnancier, a philanthropist and an in-
dustrial promoter. He was associated
with the late Cecil Rhodes in the de-
volopment of South Africa, and is ex-
ecutor of the will under which the
Rhodes scholarships are assigned. He
was administrator of Rhodesia in 1895
and 1897. At various times he has
been concerned in the river tunnels
of New York, having interests in the
Hudson river tunnel in it's earlier
stage and with a tunnel that was
planned from the city hall, Manhattan,
to the Flatbush avenue station. Brook
lyn, a project that apparently has fall
en- through.
Earl Grey is also widely. known
among temperance workers at home
and abroad as the protector OF the
scheme known as the Public House
Trust company, by which It is pro
posed to mitigate the evils Of saloons
by turning them, so far as possible,
into decent resorts, and making the
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
How Great NovelIst Works.

MY method Of work." said Jules
Verne. well. until recently / in
variably rose at 5 and made a point
OF doing three hours OF writing before
breakfast. The great bulk Of my
work was always done IN this time
MY stories have really nearly all been
written when most folk are sleeping.
have always been wide reader,
especially Of newspapers and period.
icals, and It Is my custom whenever
a paragraph or article strikes me to
cut it out and preserve il Tor future
reference
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HE WAS AFTER MORE.
overWorked Man Carried Out Bluff
to the Last.

oVer~orked Man Carried Out Bluff
to the Last.
Two brothers, both active, young
business men of this city, went lately
to visit an uncle, q short, stout, light
hearted man of 60, who owns a farm
up state. They found him loading
hay into cart. Wishing to impress
his nephews with his agility, he de-
clared he could stack hay as fast as
they could pitch it. The nephews
accepted the challange, threw of
their coats and when he had mounted
the rack, fork in hand, work com.
menced.
The boys lifted large forkfuls rap.
idly and all went well while the body
of the rack was being filled. But when
the load began to settle above and be-
yond the stakes and it became neces.
sary to place each forkful in the prop
er place for binding the mass below
things became a little mixed up on
top Of the load. Still their uncle
yelled out at the top of his voice:
More hayl More hayl Drat It
boys, you don't keep me half busy!"
The boys tossed the hay up faster
and the old mans pulling as he strug
gled to keep his head above the flood
could be plainly heard At length,
what with his struggling and HE
choking and his being blinded under
the thick coming mass, and the olum,
sy, IN fashioned manner in which he
had piled the last half dozen forkfuls
the top of the load slid of upon the
ground and the old man with It.
Hello, Uncle Sam. what are you
down here for2' asked one OF the
nephews.
Down here for" gasped, the old
man, struggling up from the choking
blinding pile, why. consarn yer lazy
good for nothing pictures, I've come
down after more hayl"--New yma
Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
Iuman Relnea wlth ralla.

A German traveller claims to have
discovered in the forests Of Borneo a
people who still wear the tail Of our
primitive ancestors. He does not
write from hearsay; he has seen the
tail. says the London Chronicle. It
belonged to a child about six years
old. sprung from the tribe Of Poenans.
AS nobody could speak the Poenan
tongue the youngster could not be
questioned, but there was his tail sure
enough. not very long, but flexible,
hairless, and about tie thickness Of
ones little finger. The Poenans are
reported to be very simple, honest
folk, with child-like system OF bar
ter. They deposit in public places the
goods they wish to exchange, and a
few days later they find there the
equivalents they desire Nobody
dreams OF stealing This is almost as
remarkable as the vestge Of the an
cestral tail
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

knew him the moment he spoke.
didn't l, John? And so old Rocky
Woods has turned out the great firm
OF James Blake & Company! l want
to congratulate both of We. Are ye
all through work? Let's go somewhere
where we can have somethin' in honor
of this mee-mentous occasion. Come
on, boys, it's my treat"
Many thanks for your invitation,
Sam, and I'd like to accept it, but it's
hardly safe" said John. "In a few
weeks hope TO enjoy your hospital
ity and to extend mine, but until that
time I am John Burton and you don't
know me- Sit down. Sam, we wish
20 discuss a business matter, or per-
haps more accurately speaking, a
political one. Jim, send one of the
clerks out for a magnum, and Wen
drink Sans health here. I'm still an
exile, Sam. Until an hour ago Jim
was the only man in New York who
was acquainted. with me. But I'm
filing away prison bars, and you can
help me. Sam"
Il can help you?" echoed Sam. you
, Just call on me fer anything except
murder-an' ! might manage that"
Blake had been singularly quiet.
but he Joined in the laugh which fol-
bowed, and left the room to order the
proposed refreshment.
Jim amt lookin we'll" said Sam.
Eympathetically. Looks sorter peaked
like; don't you think so, John?"
Il noticed that this morning and
told him so, John replied. "He has
been under a severe strain for weeks
and possibly the change of climate
doesn't agree with him. I'm going to
send him into the country for a few
days. He is entitled TO a rest, and
there's no reason why he shouldn't
have Il. Jim and have been through
many hard fought engagements to-
gether, but at last a decisive victory
Is in sight. DO you know Arthur Nor
Tis?p he asked abruptly
.You bet I dos bat he don't know
me except as Alderman Samuel i
Rounds. Why dye ask. Johng'
Blake returned and took seat near
Sam.
-0ur firm Is interested in the ordi
names submitted 70 your buaIai ~
the terms Of which new and amended
franchises are proposed for the Cos
nnOpolitan Improvement Company" be
ran John. Il have studied the record
81 the proceedings, and find that You
spoke and voted against these bills
arhen originally proposed and passed
20 you mind telling me, Sam, whai
you know Of this matter2 Can you Dc
~ without violating your trustif
You bet can. an know lot
declared Sara. q was comm over e
ten SIM. anyhow an reckon know
vou are 81 There's no use d
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offended chlnese Empress.

The empress dowager Of China, ac'
cording to the Shanghai Times, is
highly offended with the wife and
daughters of Yu Keng, late Chinese
minister at Paris, and has issued or
iders that they are not to enter the
palace again. The cause Of their
sudden downfall is said to be that
they instigated the young American
lady artist who painted the empress
dowager's portrait TO demand a sum
of 100000 taels for her work. The
empress dowager at the advice Of
some OF the officials had previously
presented the artist the sum of 10000
taels and some presents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15

most recent. He has made politics
his life study, starting as city attOr-
ney Of Elmira in young manhood, and
being in turn alderman, mayor, mem
Der of the state legislature, lieuten-
ant governor, governor for seven
years, and United States senator Tor
six years. He was the choice Of the
Tammany element of the New York
delegation in the national convention
Of 1892 for the nomination for presi-
dent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
pIatress signals for Autoist,.

A correspondent Of the London
Globe makes the suggestion that mo
torists should carry rockets. which
might be fred when breakdown oc-
CURED, and he adds. nThe local
motor car repairers. II such custom
becomes general, are sure TO estab-
fish lookout towers, on top OF each
Of which they can station small boy
to report motor shipwreclis. OF course
the rockets should be made "a throw
on colored Lights Tor night time as
wen ap q volume Of smoke Tor day.
liahtl'
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
SPENDING the Gould Millions.

Howard Gould has q large fortune.
and doubtless it Is well invested, but
there is reason to believe 1t is not
growing very fast, for his expendi-
lures are enormous. Persons living
near his country place, Sands Point,
speak in awful tones Of the money
that Is being expended there. The
sea wall, they swear, cost him 81
100000. His cowhouse, built Of stone,
cost $250,000. and his ehickenhouse.
also of stone, S15O,OOO. The iron fence
around the poultry yard cost $40 a
running foot. The Killarney castle
duplicate is to represent Gu outlay
Of at least $4,000, 600.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
When Bret Harte Taught school.

Old-timers boast that Bret Harte
once taught school at Tuttletown. Cal,
and in that way acquired knowledge
OF the localities in the vicinity that
he afterward worked into lis writings.
Mark Twain clerked in thn only store
In the town at the same time. The
town itself,is a small gillige nesting
at the foot Of JackasH hill, the latter
being veritable quarry Of gold, Near
" all OF this hill Is owned by James
Gnlls the original feTrnthful James
and Il covered BY parties working
small pocket mines on shares"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-09-15
- Ploture of oreat heIreae.

or Miss Pauline Aston, American
heiress OF naturalized Briton and
fiancee Of Captain spender-Clay, an
English paper says; She is quiet,
rather nlce-looking, sensible. self
wiIled. Not pretty in the accepted
sense. though her hair is beautiful in
its hayward profusion and her deep
eyes look into yours with a sympa-
thetic intelligence Playing hostess
to the great world ever since she was
IL has given her an air Of oasy distine-
tion, and with Il perhaps suggestion
s. being 4 little tired