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Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19

and 10 show you that the estimation In
which am held by our people, is
worth millions to you, and you can
point with pride to your father
81 said rats and dad said he
wouldn't wonder If the boat was full
Of rats and then we stood on deck,
and watched the objects Of interest
down the bay AS we passed the
statue Of Liberty, which France gave
to The republic, on Bedloe's island, dad
started TO make speech TO the pas
sengers, but one of the officers of the
boat told dad this was no democratic
caucus, and that choked him off, but
he Tas loaded for a speech, and knew
1t was only a matter of time when he
would have to fire 1t off, but I Thought
when we got outside the bar, into the
ocean, his speech would come up with
the rest of the stuff, and guess it
did, for after he began to be sick he
had to keep his mouth shut, which was
great relief to me, for | felt that he
would say something that would get
this country into trouble with other
nations, as there we're lots of foreign
ers on board.
II heard that J, Pierpont Morgan
was on board, and told everybody
got in conversation with that dad was
PierDont Morgan, and when people be-
gan to call him Mr.. Morgan, / told dad
the passengers thought he was Nor
gan, the great flnancier, and 1t ticlSled
dad, and he never denied 1t. Anyway
the captain put dad and at his own
table, and he called me Little Pierp,'
and everybody discussed great finan-
cial questions with dad, and everything
would have been lovely the whole trip
only Morgan came amongst NC after
he had been seasick for three days
and they gave him seat opposite us
and with two Morgans at the same Ia
BILE it was a good deal like two Uncle
Toms in an Uncle Toms Cabin show,
so dad had to stay in his stateroom on
account of sickness, good deal
Then dad got to walking on deck
and flirting with the female passen.
gers Say, did you ever see an old man
who was stuck on hisself, and thought
that every woman who looked at him,
from curiosity, or because he had q
wart on his neck, and watch him get
busy making 'em believe he is young
and kitteny thlng, who is irresistible?
Gee, but 1t makes me tired. No man
can mash, and make eyes, and have a
love scene, when he has to go to the
rail every few minutes and hump his
self with something in him that is
knocking at the door Of his palate, to
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
AS THE GLAss sHouLp LOOK.

latter until it is nearly full. Now
wipe the rim carefully, SO that not a
particle of moisture remains on it, and
replace the cross
You can make the glass vibrate and
give forth sound by rubbing your
dampened finger over some part Of the
exterior, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
That is why we have called 1t the
musical glass;" but an even more
wonderful experiment may be made
with It,
Suppose, for instance. you rub your
dampened finger on the glass just I'M
der one of the arms of the cross; the
cross win not move. But rub 1t be-
tween any two of the arms and the
cross will begin to turn slowly, as if
by magic, and will not stop turning
until one of the arms reaches a point
Immediately over the place you are
rubbing.
You can thus move your finger
around the glass and make the cross
move as you please.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
HINTS TO HOUSEWIFE.

Bayberry candles find a ready mar
ket at any woman's exchange, and
command 90 cents a pair, says sIarpers
Bazaar, The berries should be pound.
ed and boiled, and then the wax may
be skinned off and made into candles
These are a transparent green, and
give off delicious fragrance when
burning
An ordinary headache may generally
be cured by applying water as hot as
it can be borne to the feet and back
of the neck.
Vanished paint can be kept looking
rs bright as though freshly done by
soaking in water some time a bag
filled with flaxseed, and then using il
as a cloth to clean the paint.
Black kid gloves generally wear out
at the finger tips. and then assume o
rusty brown tint, which is anything
but pleasing, although the other part
of the glove may be perfectly good.
When this happens take a little black
ink, mix It with a small quantity OF
olive oil, and apply It TO the finger
tips. Leave 1t until dry, and the
gloves will be very much improved In
appearance.
Fly marks and general griminess
may be removed from gliding by dip.
ping a small piece of cotton in gin,
and with It rubbing gently over the
soiled parts. The cotton wool should
be squeezed before being applied to
the gliding, for this must not be made
really wet, and damp on It should be
dried by the fire as soon as the marks
have been removed.
Wall paper that has become bruised
or torn OFF in small patches and can.
not be matched may be repaired with
ordinary children's paints. Mix tine
oolorE till you get as nearly as pos.
sible the desired shade, and lightly
touch up the broken places. and al
the distance Of foot or two the dis.
hgurement will be quite unnoticed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19

THE CAKE AND HOW IT WAS CUT.
the top of a solid cube of chocolate,
which extended right down to the
bottom Of the cake.
The professor called his wife and
children when the cake was ready to
be served and said:
Here is a square cake; there are
ten plums on top of it, and it is the
finest cake I've ever baked"
The children all smacked their lips
and wanted some, but their father
only laughed at them, saying:
you can't have a mouthful until
you divide the cake in such a way
as to enable you to each have an equal
share of a similar shape, each share
containing two of the plums-and the
chocolate must be given intact to your
dear mother"
1t took the children nearly half an
hour to guess the right way to cut
that cake. See If you can find out
before you look at Fig. 2.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
Cleaning Leathers.

Requests come from time to time fol-
directions about washing feathers in
pillows. The usual method of house.
cleaning is to put the feathers in their
case right into soapsuds, squeezing and
1ousing them thoroughly to permit
he feathers to become well soaked
and cleaned. Then, after thorough
finsing, hang the pillow in a shady
but windy, spot The sun must NOT
be allowed to strike It, or the feathers
will not dry properly. A strong
breeze, however, Is essential. It il
generally two or three days before the
pillow Is ready for use, and even then
the result is not always satisfactory
as tho feathers, In spite Of constant
lxneadlng, will knot or remain sticky
unless great care is exercised in the
rinsing and subsequent drying, and on
this account It Is advisable to send the
feathers to be steamed at a reliable es
tablishment rather than attempt q
clean them at home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
A BIOLOGICAL GAME.
Long List Of Names Of Animals Which
May Be Used to Afford Amuse-
ment for a Company.

These lines, which the writer offers
as something of a curiosity, may be used
with fine effect at a parlor entertain
ment. They should be memorized, Of
course, and recited without referring to
the paper. ANY boy or girl with fair elo-
cutionary ability could make a decided
sensation with them. And then, are
they not a pretty good study in natural
history7
II will be noticed that the list is al
phabetical so far as the first word of
each line is concerned, and that the ami
mails and birds are mixed up in the most
incongruous way; this was done on pur-
pose, of course:
Alligator Beetle Porcupine, Whale,
Bobolink, Panther, Dragonhy, Snail,
Crocodile, Monkey, Buffalo, Hare,
Dromedary, Leopard, Mudturtle, Bear,
Elephant, Badger, Pelican, OK,
Flyingflsh, Reindeer Anaconda, Fox,
Guinespig, Dolphin, Antelope, Goose,
Humming- bird, Weasel, Pickerel, Moose,
hex, Rhinoceros, Owl, Kangaroo,
Jackal, Opossum, Toad, Cockatoo.
Kingfisher, Peacock, Anteater, Bat,
Lizard, Ichneumon, Honeybee, Rat,
Mocking-bird, Camel, Grasshopper,
Mouse,
Nightingale, Spider, Cuttlefsh, Grouse,
ocelot, Pheasant, Wolverine, AUX,
Periwinkle, Ermlne, Katydid, Hawk,
Quail, Hippopotamus, Armadlllo, Moth,
Rattlesnake, Lion, Woodpecker, Sloth,
salamander, Goldhnch, Angleworm,
Dog,
Tiger, Flamlngo, Scorpion, Frog,
Unicorn, Ostrich, Nautilus, Mole,
Viper, Gorilla, Basillsk, Sole,
Whippoorwill, Beaver, Centipede, Fawn,
xantho, Canary, Pollywog, Swan,
Yellowhammer, Eagle, Hyena. Lark,
zebra, Chameleon, Butterfly, Shark.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
lhS-Governor Of Wisconsin, Formerly Ed
itor OF 'Peck's SUM-" Author OF

NhN-Governor Of Wisconsin, Formerly Ed
itor OF "Pecks SUM-" Author OF
"Peck's Bad Boy" Etc)
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles)
Say, old geezer," said the Bad BOY
to his uncle as he settled himself on
one OF the groceryman's cracker boxes.
i never wrote you about our trip
across, did l. Well, l tried dozen
times to write, but the sea was so
rough that part of the time the table
was on top Of me and part OF the time
was on top, and was so sick 1 seemed
TO have lost my mind, over the rail,
with the other things supposed to be
inside Of me.
on, old man, you think you know
what seasiclKness is, cause you told me
once about crossing Lake Michigan on
a peach boat, but lake sickness is easy
compared with the ocean malady. /
could enjoy common seaslehness and
think It was a picnic, but this salt
water sickness takes the cake was
sorry for dad, because he holds more
than do, and he is so slow about Civ
Ing up meals that he has paid for, that
II taxes him longer to commune with
nature, and he groans so, and swears
some. don't see how a person can
swear when he is seasick on the ocean,
with no sure thing that he will ever
see land again, and good prospect Of
going to the bottom, where you got to
die in the arms of devil fish, with a
shark biting pieces out of your tender
loin and smoked halibut waiting
around for his share Of your corpse,
and whales blowing syphons of water
and kicking because they are 80 big
that they can't get at you to chew
cuds Of human gum, and porpoises
combing your damp hair with their
fine tooth comb fins, and sword fish
and sawtooth piseatorlal carpenters
saving off steaks.
Gee, but it made me crawl. / once
saw dead dog in the river, with bull
heads and dog-fish ripping him up the
back, and kept thinking had rather
be that dog, In a nice river at home.
with bullheads that l knew chewing
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
Adaptabiiity Of The Japs.

When Lord Elgin visited Japan and
insisted on making the Shotgun a present
Of a yacht and also insisted on arrang-
ing a treaty with. him on behalf OF Eng.
land, no noted the extraordinary thirst
Tor knowledge and quicknNss IN learn
ing which distinguish the Japanese.
within q week a raw Japanese crew had
learned how to manage the shogun's
new yacht The Japanese commission
ers even took pains to initiate the
cheers which their guests gave after dim
ner when the queens health was drunk,
as soon as they understood that when
you 10 the west wish to honor a person
especially, you roar and shout aitei your
meals"
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
mhu Non No Fnat

Col. Bent Murdoch, who is good
liver himself, hasn't any sympathy with
the high liver who goes to rack So
called big men-statesmen, warriors,
professional and business men-go all
to pieces In an hour" says he. And the
why and the wherefore? They know.
We know. Everybody knows, and yet
nobody cares. The world says. let them
die, there are plenty left. The man who
stuffs like a pig, drinks like a FISH and
loafs like a hobo will collapse. The man
who lives fast dies fast No getting over
that proposition. While the one VINO
lives nationally, sanely, lives long and
dies slowly and peacefully. Too many
people are burning the candle at both
ends. But then why preach, why pirate,
why refer to It? They are not missed
and there would be no place for them
should they come bacl-Kansas City
Journal,
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
a Curious Candle.

A curious candle is made by the In
dams on the Pacific coast of British
Columbia. Il is q little fish called
"Enlanchon," or "candle-fsh," In
length 1t is no longer than one inch.
and looks like a smelt, In fatty ma
terial It is the richest Of all fishes.
and from this It becomes an excellent
substitute for candles. The Indians
dry It and then It viii burn with a
bright flame. Sometimes they light
1t simply at the tail, but often they
run a wick Of woody threads through
the body Of the FISH. Dried and
smoked this fish makes delicious
food for winter uso-at least, the In
dams say so, and the oil is used In
place Of butter by The squaws.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
A MUSICAL GLASS.
Some Peculiar Results Obtained with
a Tumbler Of Water and a
Paper Cross.

This pretty experiment should be
made with a thin cut glass goblet, and
1t would be all the better if the glass
should have a high note when you tap
it with your finger nail.
Cut out of stiff writing paper cross
with arms of equal length, and, laying
1t on the top of the glass, turn down
each end of the four arms so that the
cross will not slip off.
Having thus fitted the cross, take 1t
off the glass and pour water into the
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
Mysterious Guests.

People assemble In one room A
stranger appears at the door. He 10
dressed to represent some character in
history, poetry or song The purpose
OF the game is to recognize who the
guest is. He may be slnbad the Sailor.
Martha Washington, 2anta Claus or
Little Bo-Peep, or q host OF other
friends OF US all AS the guessers say:
cit is so and so" II their guess is
wrong, the mysterious guest shakes his
head sadly. II the guess be right,
he claps his hands. bows pleasantly,
and disappears. A lot Of fun can be
had at 3 children's gathering, where
the characters chosen are opular with
the children'S tastes. -Ph Philadelphia
Press
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
A Boys Age.

While the agent was selling farm
machinery at the house, the friend at
the gate held his horse. and a CONVEX
satiOn took place with the small boy
of the family.
With grave ineredulity he was say
ing: Are you sure yhu are only nine
years old? think there must be
some mistaken"
The boy was positive, but to make
cure; NAL" he called. amt iust
nine years old"
Eyes, SON"
After a time he ventured: Say. mis-
ter, what made you think / was more
than nine yeasF Oldi"
why" said the stranger, II couldn't
understand how you could get 90 dirty
In nine years"
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
A PLUMcAKE PUZZLE.
The Learned Professor Bakes a Cake
That Causes His Family Much
Study to Cut.

Here is a very interesting puzzle
about the father Of five children who
was a professor of mathematics at a
big college, and who was also a fine
cook, as told by the Chicago Inter
Ocean. Now, this very talented
man wished to bake his chill
dren and his wife a cake, so
he took square tin and soon
created tho strange looking AFFAIR,
the top Of which Is shown In
Fig. 1. The ten black spots represent
ten plums, and the shaded square is
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
HOME MADE TALKING MACHINE.


but it will nevertheless be a spoken
word.
Another good imitation of the human
voice, says the Chicago Inter Ocean,
may be made by taking large empty
spool and stretching across the hole at
one end two rubber bands. The bands
must be close together at their edges.
but must not overlap. You can tack
or tie the ends over the side of the
spool.
When you blow through the other end
of the spool the bands vibrate like the
human vocal chords, and make a sound
something like the human voice, which
will change according to the force with
which you blow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19

come out the same way 1t went IN. Dad
found q widow woman who looked
back at him kind OF sassy, when he
hraced up to her, and when the snip
rolled and side-stepped. he took hold
Of her arm 10 steady her, and she said
maybe they better cit down on deck
and talk II over. 50 dad found a couple
Of steamer chairs that were not In use,
and they sat down near together, and
dad took bold Of her hand 70 see II
she was nervous, and he told me
could 80 and play mumbletypeg IN the
cabin. and ! went IN the cabin and
looked out Of the window at dad ana
the widow Say, you wouldn't think
two chairs could get 80 close. and dad
was cure love sick, and SO was she.
The difference between love sick and
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
A TALKING MACHINE.
How a Toy Trumpet May Be Made
to Talk-An Instrument Made Out
Of Spool and Rubber Band.

Would you like to make talking
machine? If you have toy trumpet,
put the small end in your mouth and
your two hands over the large, or
funnel end. Now blow through the
trumpet, end open and shut your
hands once quickly. The syllable
ma" will be sounded, and if you re-
peat this in a quick succession, the
word mamma" will be spoken by the
trumpet. 1t may have a strident sound,
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
arapa Juice.

stem six quarts Of grapes Put these
into an agate preserving kettle with q
quart OF water. Simmer until a boil
Is reached. then strain. Return tht
Juice to the IRE. boil up Ance, bottls
aud seal while scaidiug hol-
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19

The Bad Boy Tells the eroceryman
About Their Trip Aeross-Thsy
Are sea-sick-Dad Meets Widow
and Loses His Heart and Pocket
Book--He Appropriates a Steamer
Chair and ouarrels with the Owner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-19
Why He cried.

sls--"what you eryin' for2" bud
II g-g-got q lckin'i' Well, don't
you mind" saw, G'wanl That's what
got licked fori"--cleveland Leader, I
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

The lecture by DR.. Elliot A. Boyl
at Dougan's hall last Tuesday evening
was perhaps the most delightful intel
lectual treat to which it has ever been
the pleasure of Genwood audience
to listen. AS word painter. as a
wielder of sublime and beautiful de-
scription, 1t is safe to say DR.. Boyl's
superior never held forth in Glenwood
while many who have listened to the
foremost speakers Of America, declar-
ed they had never heard his equal. In
his lecture on 1.-THE Seen and The
Unseen" DR.. Boyl held his audience
spell bound. alternating humor and
patbos, emphasizing the deep truths
of human life in a most pleasing yet
forceful manner.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

J. G. Lewis, discharged electri-
clan from South Canon, appeared at
Hawley's stables last Friday and
representing himself as the electrician
in charge at that camp, hired saddle
horse. He rode the horse to a point
below New Castle where he stopped at
a ranch and left the animal, saying
he was going to see his girl. but as
the weather was too cold for comfort
able horseback riding, said he would
leave his horse with the ranchman a
few days. Hawley located his horse
last Wednesday but up to the present
time Lewis has not been heard from,
the supposition being that he has left
for sreener pastures. 1t is said that
the keeper of q boarding house in
South Canon is shy the price Of SO YER
al meal tickets.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

The Glenwood Literary society of
the public school gave very interest
ing program at the school building
Thursday evening. A number of in
vitations we're issued, each member
being allowed two guests, and each
one invited must have responded as
the high school room was crowded.
Each number on the program was we'll
rendered. and especially taking was
the dialogue and in that number of
the boys and girls took part and some
of them showed decided ability in
that line. Those present hope this
will not be the last effort by any
means.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Appropriate Thanksgiving services
we're held Thursday at the churches,
the Catholics holding early morning
services. Two services we're held at
the Episcopal church. one at and
the other at 10 o'clock. while at the
Presbyterian church. the Methodists
and Presbyterians held union services,
Rev. s. j. Kester. the Methodist min
lister preaching an inter esting and ap-
propriate sermon.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Next Saturday evening most
unique and delightful entertainment
will be given at Dougan's Hall, the
doings on the Midway at Chicago, the
Pike at st. Louis and the Trail at
Portland together with the travelling
animal circus and the local fairs only
family suggesting what will be seen
and heard on that wonderful night.
Save the date December 9th.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

George W. Snider and wife and
Mrs. Forsyth and little girl arrived
IN our city Sunday morning from Los
Angeles. California, where they had
spent the past seven months. They
are stopping with Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Fisher Mrs. Snider and Mrs For
syth are sisters of Mr.. Fisher. They
spent six months in Glenwood in 1902
and their many friends here will be
glad to sec them back for long visit.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

James H. Clarke. forest supervisor
of the Pixies Peak forest reserve with
headquarters in Denver. attended the
big meeting in Glenwood yesterday.
Jim was at one time one of the lead
ing political workers in Denver, but
he says the forestry question is one Of
such absorbing interest that he has no
time to consider politics nowadays.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

The pupils of the Carbondale school
will give an entertainment this eve
ming, Saturday, December 2, in the
Christian church in that place, the
proceeds to go for the benefit of the
library fund.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Nels Main returned Wednesday
morning from three months stay in
Portland and other Pacific coast cities
Nels had a good time but he says aft
or all there is no place like Colorado.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

The forestry service was wen re-.
presented at the big meeting. for in
addition to Chief Pinchot, A. F. Pot
ter, his head deputy, and Smith Ri
ley, general inspector, there were
supervisors from all the reserves in
Colorado with many Of the rangers
also present.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Frank E. Sheridan, mayor Of Meek
er. stopped over in Glenwood last
Sunday on his return from Denver
where he had been in conference with
the contractor who Is to build the
water works stem for which our
neighboring town has recently voted
bonds.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Walter Richardson, who has spent
several months at Vernal. Utah, re-
turned Wednesday evening and will
probably remain in Glenwood during
the winter. Walter says Vernal is
a fine place and he intends to make it
his home He reports the Philippis
enjoying health and prosperity and
very mach pleased with the country.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02
Don't depend on the weather.

Don't depend on the weather. If
you want photographs for Christ
mas, get them now and be sure they
will be ready in time. A few stormy
days later on may delay completion
of the pictures. G. E. Kruger,
Glenwood Studio.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Glenwood is to be congratulated on
having within her borders the biggest
man in the United States forestry de-
partment, Chief Forester Clifford Pin
chot. whose chief aim in life is to
preserve the forests from vandalism
and permit them to perform their
proper service to mankind.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisement this week of the Glenwood
Lumber and Manufacturing company
who take this method of calling the
attention of our people. to their wares.
There is nothing whatever in the line
of lumber and building material that
cannot be secured from this firm.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

Will Thomas came down from
Gulch to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner
J with the home folks. Will has been
transferred to coal camp in the
southern part of the state, for which
point he left that evening
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02

The members of st. Barnabas Guild
met at the home of Mrs. Hiram Bulls
on Wednesday afternoon. The ladies
spent delightful afternoon sewing in
preparation for their annual fair
which is to be held this year on
December 18th. at Dougan's hall. :.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-02
The Glenwood Reading club

The Glenwood Reading club met
with Mrs. E. T. Taylor on Monday
November 81. The program for the
evening consisted of paper on the
''Origin of Thanksgiving" by Mrs.
Taylor and Thanksgiving Stories
by Alice Kendrick The next meeting
will be with Mrs. K. G. Voorhees,.
Ada Bulls, President.
Alice Kendrick, Secretary.