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Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23


Washington, Nov 3.-The president
has issued his Thanksgiving proclama-
ton, setting aside Thursday, the 30th
day OF November. as a day Of national
thanksgiving,
BY the President OF the United States
Of America:
A Procln nation.
When nearly three centuries ago the
FIRST settlers came TO the country which
has now become this great republic,
they fronted not only hardship and pri
walton, but terrible risk 10 their lives,
In those grim years, the custom grew
Of setting apart one day in each year
for a special service OF thanksgiving 10
the Almighty for preserving the people
through the changing seasons. The
custom has now become national and
hallowed by immemorlal usage. We
live In easier and more plentiful times
than our fOrefi ihers, the men who with
rugged strength faced the rugged days,
and yet the dangers TO national life are
quite as great now as at any previous
time in our history. It is eminently
fitting that once a year our people
should set aIart a day for praise and
thanksgiving to the glyer Of good, and
at the same tine that they express their
thankfulness for the abundant mercies
received, should manfully acknowledge
their shortcomings and pledge them
selves solemnly and in good faith to
strive TO overcome them.
During the past year We have been
blessed with bountiful crops. Our bust
ness prosperity has been great No
other people has ever stood on as high
a level OF material well-being as ours
now stands. We are not threatened by
foes from without. The foes from whom
we should pray to be delivered are our
own passions, appetites and follies; and
against these there is always need that
we should war.
Therefore | now set apart Thursday,
the thlrtieth day of this November, as
a day OF thanksgiving for the past and
OF prayer for the future; and on that
day l ask that throughout the land the
people gather in their homes and places
of worship, and in rendering thanks
unto the Most High for the manifold
blessings Of the past year, consecrate
themselves to life Of cleanliness, hon
or and wisdom, so that this nation may
do its allotted work on the earth in a
manner worthy Of those who founded
It and Of those who preserved it.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington thls
second day Of November in the year
Of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun
dred and five, and Of the indepen-
Gence Of the United States, the one
hundred and thlrtieth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the President.
Elihu Root, Secretary Of State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

lion broke out, we didn't know how
to shoot, but we got there, just the
same"
yes, in about Ave years you got
so you could hit a confederate regi-
ment. IL 1t stood still, but you couldn't
hit anybody on the wing" said the
bad boy. They issued guns to you,
and you looked them over as though
they were to be cut up into .teaks
and fried, and when you were ,old how
TO shoot, and fired into the air.
the old gun kicked you over. and
kicked you after you were down, and
broke a rib, and dislocated shoulder
When you got out of the hospital you
wanted to be detailed as company
cook. or nurse in the hospital, and they
could never get you near a gun again
for years, and when you did shoot
again. at the enemy, you pulled the
trigger with your eyes shut, and run
away from the recoil, and never hit q
rebel, and IL took eight carloads OF
lead TO kill one man. Now 1t s diff
ferent, and the little guns the army
uses don't kick. and they shoot little
bullet three miles, and when the Lul-
let hits a man he is Paralyzed until
the battle is over, and you rave got
to pick out a spot on a man, aud hit
1t, or be fined by the sergeant. That
Is what 1t means to be up to date with
an army or a navy. You got TO hit
the bull's-eye, and not the surround
ing country. The time for hunting
elephants with bird shot has passed,
and you got to blow 'em up with dy-
Mantle, see?
THE boy who can hit a fly on the
wall with a bean shooter is the COM
ing soldier, and you old jays that sit
| around and kick about expense of
teaching our army and navy to hit
things they cannot see without tele-
scope ought to be sent to an asylum
for incurables."
Now that you and your dad have
| Travelled all over Europe, and kept
your eyes and ears open, what do you
! think is the best place for a man to
go who is tired of his own country
and wants to settle down somewhere
and enjoy peace, and quiet, for the
balance of his life, without work, and
no feeling that he is liable to wake
up some morning and find that he /?
in the midst of war. What cnun-
try would you advise an elderly man
to go to, who wants to get away from
trouble, and just enjoy every day Of
the balance of his life?" said the old
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

fast. but 10 the country the people srs
hungry, and they live on potatoes, and
hope for a remittance from some mem
Der Of the family who is making moro
than living in good old Ame-ica,
while the young men and the girls
are all packing up to go away % the
land OF the free, and before you could
get there and get settled down thore
would be nobody left in ireland but
the very old men and women, who
would talk to you Of nothing but the
boys and girls in far-away America,
and whoa they found that you had left
America to come to Ireland and en-
Joy yourself. they would take you for
a lunatlc and have you sent to an asy-
lum.
'In England you would be all right
II you had money enough to buy an
estate and raise race horses, but II
you won money at the races they
would cut your acquaintance and II
you lost your money, they would con-
slider you a good fellow until your
money was gone, and then they would
make you move on. In France you
could enjoy yourself until you lad to
go to the Kelley cure, and then II
would be all OF. In Italy you would
have to learn to play a tune ON q
macaroni instrument, and eat cotton
seed oil from America, disguised with
an olive oil label, with every man and
woman carrying a butcher knife; and
in Germany you would have to be on
dress parade, and raise beer stomach
that you would have to wheel around
on a wheelbarrow. Come to sum 1t
all up. my advice TO you would be to
go to Zion City, give all your money
to Dowie. and take hand-out oil
bread and beans occasionally. AMI try
to look pleasant"
The bad boy paused. che old
groceryman had listened with great In
terest
Say" he said, after a minute,
where is your dad going next trip?
Seems as though he would want to
stay at home long enough to change
his shirt"
Don't have to change your shirt
when you travel" said the boy, as ne
slipped an imitation snake into the
side pocket of the old groceryman's
sack coat. But our next move will
be chasing ourselves around ou- ma
tive land. Pas going to join The cir
Gus"
"Gee!" said theold grocerylnan, write
to me, won't your Sure, said the bad
boy, 81 will write you. GOod-by. You are
a good thing. Push yourself along"
and the bad boy went out to pack up
for another journey.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
HINTS FOR HOSTESS
WAYS OF ENTERTAINING ON
VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
An Up-to-Dats Book Party-Inscrip-
lions for the Home-Ths Dutch
supper-A Handed Party
Girls Birthday Party.
Copyright, iSO6)
M Up-to-Date Book Party.

An Up-to-Date Book Party,
The hostess informed US that she
had spent weeks in preparing for this
entertainment, and we believed her
when we gazed upon the 30 objects,
each bearing the name Of an author.
The title Of the book represented was
to be guessed and written on the card
opposite the number the object bore.
For instance, 1.-THE Eternal City" by
Hall Caine, was represented by a map
Of Rome; 1.-THE Virginian," by a pic
ture of George Washington, with
Owen Wister written on one corner;
''The Speckled Bird" by Augusta
Evans Wilson, by a white bird COW
cred with specks; "BlscK Rock" was
easy--a black stone on the table, with
Connor on it. A spray Of blue flowers
recalled that Van Dyke had written
'The Little Blue Flower" THE
Three Musketeers" was represented by
three toy soldiers. Kipling,s "SeveD
Ceas" was recognized by seven Cs
written on white paper and pinned on
the wall. "The Octopus" by William
Norris, was a large picture of that fish
Other books represented were: "A
Paste Board Crown" by Clara Morris;
boy" Corelli; I'VE Two" Edna Ly.
all; "The Duet" Kipllng; 'The Gen.
tleman from Indiana" Booth Tarking-
ton, and Three Men in a Boat" By
Jerome.
First, second and consolation prizes
were given, consisting of books. This
was an afternoon AFFAIR for ladies, but
It would be quite suitable for a clut
or church society entertainment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23


Copyright. 1905. by Joseph u. Bowles)
The old groceryman was in front Of
the grocery in his shirt sleeves, with
a watering pot in his hand, trying TO
brace Up some wilted lettuce that had
seen better days After all attempts
had failed and the lettuce laid down
In It's bed with an appealing ook. as
much as to say: Don't inject any
thing, but let me die a natural death"
the old man acted as though he
thought the end had come. He had
Just taken of his hat, and was gaz-
ing at his dying patient, when the
bad boy came up, and, with an under
taker look on his face, he took MS
hat and famed the lettuce, and said:
"FrieI ds who desire to take a last look
at tht deceased may pass in the front
door, aud retire by the back door. No
lowe :; burial private"
Now, what you want to butt IN here
for, when I am having all this .rou-
ble?" said the old man, as he poured
out the remaining water in the
sprinkler on the dying salad material.
THAT is where the profits go. When
I bought that lettuce at the commits
sion house day before yesterday, It
was bright and crisp, with dew drops
on he leaves, and 1t cracked when
hantled 1t, and look at It now, IS linn
Der as a starched collar at a picnic.
and It wouldn't stand up II 1t wore
Cru!ches. Gee, but II / had a patent
on gOmpthing that would keen leftuco
crisp until It was sold, wouldn't want
no gold mine" and the old man threw
the watering pot on the floor, and
sighed.
We'll" said the bad boy as he tried
few strawberries on the top Of a
box, trying to rejuvenate wiltod let
tuce is like putting false hair, or hair
dye. on an old woman's head, and
putting oriental cream and powder on
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
Accepting an Invitation

II accepting an -invitation you
should say: ut gives me much pleas
ure to accept your very kind invita-
ton for luncheon on Wednesday, oc.
tober the seventh" Do not say 1T
will give me mach pleasure" An In.
vitation should never be accepted pro.
visionally, that is. you should never
say: II should be delighted to 90.
cept your very kind invitation II ! am
not Obliged to leave town before that
date" Your hostess WIN not know
whether she can depend upon your
being present at the entertainment OF
whether she must ask some one else
to Ill your place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
A VERY sTYLI1H WAIST.

lines the yoke and each side front.
Straps Of ribbon velvet of the color of
the spots form a trimming on the col
lar band and bust; the end OF each
strap is finished by paste button. Tne
sleeves have tight-htting under parts
of lace with pleatings at top and
wrist.
Materials required for the blouse:
Two and one-uuarter yards four and
one-half inches wide. one and cne-hali
yards lace is inches wide, two yards
velvet, one dozen buttons. about fiVe
yards pleating.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
The Chaporone.

You should try always to show your
ehaperon that you are not unmindful
OF her presence. II Is alwRye an eyi-
denee Of refinement and good breeding
to remember all these little acts OF
courtesy and you should remember
that after ali she Is making. no doubt
an act Of great sacrifice BY giving up
her own pleasures In order 70 be with
you You should present your Rriends
to her II It il possible. A man always
feels il Is a compliment when be q
presented 70 \ girls mother or chan.
exon
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

An English magazine tells a court
story. A counsel. In the middle OF his
REORGANIZATION, was handed a tele-
gram. "HelIol" he said. as he read Il.
"sO-and-so has won the Derby"
"Mr. A." said the judge, severely.
1T Is very unseemiy that in the course
OF solemn judicial proceedings. where
a mans liberty and reputation are at
stake, you should be talking of the
-wlnner OF hoFseraee. Er-by the
way, does the telegram say what was
second and third?'--N Y. Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

man, with a peaceful look, as though
he was seeking heaven upon earth
well, by ginger, you have got me, -
said the bad boz. trying to think Of
the most peaceful place he visited
while abroad, THE fact. Is. We we're
not looking particular for quiet.
peaceful places, but for excitement and
rush, and trouble. and we got II, cure.
l had thought that In Norway and
Sweden one could get plenty of peace,
aiding down hill in winter. on skis
and tOboggans. but since we got home
1 see that Norway has seeded from
Sweden. and they have got to fight. %
I wouldn't 80 there Ireland Is about
as beautiful a country as onu could
wish TO be in. but in the cities every.
body q rich, and they live high and
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

you're not going to give up your
coy little fat. surelyi"
yep; Doctors orders. He insists
that every morning when rise must
stand perfectly ereet and expand my
chest dozen times or so.A-Phila.
dslphia Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
SILK WOLFE BLOUSE.
Light, Cool STUFF Which Drapes Pref
tily and Does Not Easily
Show Mussing.

Silk voile is a delightful material for
blouses! it is light AMI cool, Grapes
beautifully, and does not easily crush.
It has moreover the quality Of wash
ing we'll Our model has a small yoke
that Is continued to the waist to form
a sort Of vest; the wolfe is gathered to
this yoke. The berthe is edged with
flnely-pleated ribbon; the same out
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

For q lefthanded party, write the
invitations with he left hand, and ask
each guest to practice using the left
hand, for very few are clever enough
70 be ambidexterous. When the
guests arrive the left hand must be
unsd In greeting, also in serving and
eating the refreshments. Have a
type-WEitten OF q printed quotation
which each one must copy, using only
the left hand. Award prizes for the
best and poorest specimen, This IA
,AaliY a rery amusing affair.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

The Bad Boy Visits His Uncls's Gro
esry-He soliloquises on a Dying
Lettuce Leaf-They Discuss Navies
and wars-"If You Want to Rest"
Says the Bad Boy, "Dont Go
Abroad
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
CIRCULAR OF INSTRUCTION
Secretary Wilson Wishes to Place
Ills Department Above suspicion
of Graft and FnyOrItism.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Secretary VIII
son of the department of agriculture
has issued the following instructions
relative 10 the outside interests Of en-
ployes Of that department:
mo officer or employe of the govern
ment who is in a position, either to in
fluence the award of a contract with
the department, or 10 cause purchases
of supplies to be made for the depart
ment, shall be interested in any firm,
company or corporation doing business
with the department
"0ficers or employees who are en-
gagged upon investigations Of special in
dustries for the department shall not be
connected with, or Interested in any
firm, company or corporation whose
scope OF business includes the industry,
which the officer or the employe is in
vestigating for the department, and an
officer or empioye engaged in the above
described work shall In no case allow
his name, his work, or his connection
with the department TO be used in pro
noting or exploiting or selling stock in
any firm, company or corporation, the
scope Of whose business includes thu
special industry which officer OF EN-
ploye is investigating for the depart
mcnt.
No officer or employe shall perform
or be engaged upon work for private
individuals, firms, companies, corpora
lions or institutions without the writ
ten consent of the secretary, FIRST hal
and obtained through the chief OF tn
bureau, ofics or division in which SAT-
officer or emrloye serves"
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
JaaEe ChrIsn.aa AequIttea.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. &c. lee
Chrlsman, Judge OF the county court,
charged with the improper letting OF q
county road contract. was acquitted BY
G Jury In iba criminal court here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
President Roosevelt Designates Ma
tional Thanksgiving Day.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER BOTH.

lie Asks the People 20 Render
Thanks for Past Blessings Rhd
COnsecrRte Themselves 20 Lives
Of CIeanIIness and Honor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

A novel way to find partners, is to
write on the cards passed to the men
the names of states, and the names OF
capital cities on those for the ladies.
Then tell the States" to find their
Capitals" 1t is surprising to see the
mixed-up condition of things for few
minutes, especially If the western and
newer states are selected.
ELLYE HOWELL GLOVER.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23
new Commander Fer the Missouri.

New Commander Fer the MiHEsUF1.
Washington. Nov. 3.-Formal orders
have been announced at the navy de-
dartment detaching Capt. w. s. Cowlss
from command Of the battleship Mis-
souri,, November 90, and assigning
Capt. r. C. Pendleton as his successor.
Capt Cowles viii resume his duties as
naval aid to the president.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

Quotations Appropriate for the New
Home.
In the Old-tlme manor house it was
the fashion to inscribo a motto over
the fireplace, especially in the great
diRing-room and library. The inscrip-
ton was usually in Latin, the Ian
guage of the scholar. This custom is
now being revived, and there is scarce
ly room in which a sentiment pref
tily expressed would not be a welcome
addition, and which would at once at
tract the attention of guest as being
something unique. Here are a few
good sentiments; the lettering may be
done in script or Old English:
For the hall:
EAST or west, home is best"
"A mans home is his castle"
"Home is the resort of love, of Joy,
Of peace"
"Our house is ever at your service"
Over the fireplace in Mark Twain's
house in Connecticut is this beautiful
inscription:
"The ornament Of house Is the
guests who frequent it."
The three following inscriptions are
especially appropriate for the family
living-room:
ooh, ye fire and heat, bless we the
Lord"
God has given us this ease" or
Seek thine own ease"
"No place is more delightful than
ones own Preside -
For the library:
"Old wood to burn.
Old friends to trust,
Old authors to read"
"There is an art Of reading"
"The monuments of vanished
| minds"
Infinite riches in q little room"
| For the nursery:
"God rest we, little children"
"a child in the house is a well.
spring of pleasure"
For the music room:
"The hidden soul of harmony"
''Music, the speech Of the angels"
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23


Here Is green and white iuncheon
to be served TO eight guests, the ideRl
number for a luncheon party. The
table center piece is a glass bowl flled
with maiden hair ferns; use candle.
sticks Of glass. with green shades. A
large fern ball suspended over the
table makes a most beautiful decora-
ton. The place cards arc white, with
spray Of fern done in water colors-
The following menu IN very appet,s-
ing and easy to prepare. A PURGE male
from spinach and peas served with q
spoonful Of whipped cream; creamed
minced chicken baked IN ramakips;
sweetbread salad served in green pep
pers; pistachio ice In tall glasses
standing on a fern decorated plata
Green frosted cakes s-namented with
blanched almonds and creme de month
completes this dainty menu.
This is a very clever scheme devised
by a mother to celebrate her little
girls tenth birthday. Invitations were
sent out from half after two until
six" Rainbow Party" was written
In one corner. The rooms were com.
pletely transformed by yards of red.
orange, yellow, green. blue, indigo and
violet cheese-cloth, which was used az
portieres, window drapery, etc. It was
festooned from the corners Of the
room to the gas fixtures in the center
and was draped from the grlllwork.
The mother told the old fairy story
the two children who set out to dis
cover the pot Of gold at the end Of the
rainbow. Then each child was given
piece Of string which he or she was
to wind up without breaking; the
cords had been arranged as for a
spider-web party. when the end Of
the string was reached a tiny pot was
found on the end filed with pepper.
mint candy, which had been wrapped
In gold paper.
The birthday cake was crescent
shaped, bearing candles of the. seven
colors. This party is really very pref
ty and not half the trouble to prepare
as it appears to be from reading the
description.
A novel way to find partners Is to
write on the cards passed to the men
the names of states, and the names Of
capital cities on those for the ladies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

A very popular form of entertain
ment is the Dutch supper. II It is
possible, do not use table cloth, but
have doiIies or orange crepe paper,
that is the Dutch color. Use all the
Delft china that is procurable; and
imitation ware is very effective and
very cheap. Tulips are the Dutch
flower, and tulip shaped bon-bon boxes
and candle shades may be made from
orange tissue Paper. Little wooden
shoes may be purchased and used to
hold the sailed nuts. Serve the fol-
lowing menu, which is written In
Dutch, much TO the mystihcation of
the guests. (The translation is given
for the beneft of the hostess):
KALI Soep Met Gehalx Ballen.
(Veal Soup with Garnish Of Meat Balls. }
= Gebraden Tong.
(Roasted Tongue.)
Brussels SpTinten,
((Brussels Sprouts.
Bloemkool met Room Sause.
(Creamed CaulIiower)
Haring Sla met Croodjes.
(Herring Salad with Rolls.)
Gesneden slnaas Appelen met Wyne
Sause.
tsliced Oranges with Wine sauca)
Gesorteerde Noten.
ASSORTED Nuts.l
Kaffee
(Cofee.)
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
CEE-Goyernor OF Wisconsin, Formerly Ed
itor "Peck's SUM-" Author 'Pecks
Bad Roy" Etcl
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-23

1.-THE hidden soul of harmony"
'Music, the speech Of the angels"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-13
AMERICAN
SLAVES
Percy w. Means and Bo~ditch &
Webster's Emancipation Act that
Will Free Thousands.

No one appreciates better than the
victim of indigestion that he is an
abject slave to his stomach. and
Messrs. Bowditch & Webster and Per-
cy w. Means. in guaranteeing that
Mi-o-na will strengthen the stomach
so that you can eat what you want
and when you want it. removes all
fear of further bondage.
The stomach is to the body what
the foundation is to the house, and
when it is weakened or diseased, one
organ after another is affected until
the heart. lungs, kidneys. and liver
will all be involved. Indigestion
causes nervousness. sleeplessness.
head -aches. k-aches, distress after
eating, furred tongue, and general
weakness and debility.
Mi-o-na is not mere temporary
relief for Indigestion. but positive
remedy for all stomach troubles. pro-
noting good digestion. stimulating
the secretions. and restoring health.
Ask Percy w. Means and Bowditch
& Webster to show you the guarantee
under which they sell Mi-o-na. A
large box of the tablets sells for SO
cents, but costs nothing unless it
cures,