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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

man. who boUGht her ticket u Hart
ford, was able to go direct to her stop
ping place. There l expected trouble.
Not bit Of It. Everybody knew about
her, Why? Well, I'll tell you why.
Somebody had got ahead of us; that's
all. A black-haired young man about
30 years of age, who wrote his name
William G. Waterston, had been up In
the morning making inquiries all over
the place, representing her as insane"
Evidently an assumed name"
muttered Applebee, apprehensively.
Couldn't you get full description?
"You may be sure did, even to the
cut of his shoes. But wait bit.
haven't got to the end. This young
man hired a carriage at East Hart
ford and started out upon the road in
chase Of the girl. That he overlook
her l have positive evidence. That
she thereafter disappeared and that he
went on alone I'm equally well in
formed"
"What?" calculated Applebee.
"Just as tell you," said White. 81
traced this woman to a certain place
on the road between Hartford and
auckland. Abruptly all trace of her
disappears. She is seen in conversa-
ton with this man, and not again by
anybody in either direction. Mean
while the man kept on alone. He was
seen by several people by himself in
the carriage. He drove clear to Yer
non, sent the carriage back TO East
Hartford by a messenger, and there
he disappears, too"
Great powers!" exclaimed the chief.
Were outwitted."
For the time it would seem So"
For the time!" echoed the chief,
| irascibly. Don't you see what this
means? The girl was a greenhorn.
The man was an expert. I'll bet you a
hundIed dollars he had that girl all
the time IN the bottom of his carriage
Why didn't he go back to Hartford
Can't you see his purpose? The New
York G. New England railroad runs
through Vernon. BY this time both
| principal and accomplice are safe IN
the city of New York"
The two assistants stared blankly.
"At any rate" said Applebee, 'it
! plainly demonstrates one thing. We're
dealing with professionals"
professional what?" asked the chief
angrily. What is there in the line
of a professional about this affair
Was there any theft, any property
missing? This isn't a burglary, my
| friend; it's a murder"
$50, indeed" said Applebee. "But
professionals have been hired before
now to do a job of that kind. It's nc
use for you to tell me that this chaI
doesn't know the ropes, inspector"
The chief seemed struck by his re
mark, and became thoughtful.
write out the fullest possible de
scription of the man." he said to White
"Well see what we can do; though In
afraid we've botched It,"
Inspector White took out his notes
and, seating himself at table, begar
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

Immediately to comply with the re-
quest. In the midst of the work mes
senger ventured to bring a card to the
door.
"Humph," said the chief "Kingman
f. Thomas, of the Globe, is here, and
he says that his business is important
and immediate"
LET him come in, then" advised
Applebee. Il tell you that man cut his
eye-teeth years ago. If he says i'm
portant he means important"
The chief gave a sign Of acquiescence
and shortly after the door opened to
admit Mr.. Kingman F. Thomas. Quiet
ly dignihed, and entirely master of
himself, as upon all occasions, the re-
porter cast a quick glance upon the
group. without a word he advanced
to the table, inserted his hand In mis-
breast, took therefrom something en-
wrapped in newspaper, and laid 1t
down before the chief inspector.
What is it, Thomas" queried APP
plebee, curlously.
Look at it," returned the reporter,
briefly.
The chief undid the wrapping and
took out an old-fashioned 80 caliber,
four-barreled, breech-loading pistol,
about eight inches in length, and
stained with rust in several places.
Everybody started and looked eager
ly from the weapon to the serious face
of the man who had brought it.
ut is just as I found It," he said,
quietly, with the exception of the
rust, took 1t out of the water, and /
didn't care to wipe it much. for fear
Of destroying the smut on that empty
barrel"
"Well," said the chief, with an as
sumption of indifference, why do you
bring it here7"
q considered 1t my duty to do so,
sir"
"To DO suse; but what makes you
thlnk so2 In other words. where did
yOu ind III"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
PRINCE ACTED AS SERVANT
Son of King Edward Brought Hot
Water to Guest of Royal
House.

In his recently published memoirs,
1.-THE Story of My Struggles" the ia
nous Hungarian scholar, Arminius
Vambrey, dwells entertainingly on his
personal relations with the late Queen
Victoria, King Edward VII, Sultan
Abdul amid and Shah Nasreddin.
One of the most pleasing anecdotes
concerns King Edwards household,
and Prof. Vambery tells it with quaint,
childlike appreciation.
zone afternoon at Sandringham,
while he was occupied with his corre-
spondence, Prof. Vambery received an
invitation from his hostess, Queen
Alexandra, to join her in the garden,
AS he wished to wash his hands De-
fore going down, he rang several
times for hot water, but no one came
At last Prince George came to his door
and asked him what he wanted.
IDIOT water said Prof. Vambery.
1.-THE prince disappeared, and re-
turned in a few moments with large
jug of steaming hot water in his Band
which he placed, smiling, on the wash,
stand.
"'Not at all bad exults the veneer.
able scholar, for the once poor jew
ish beggar student to be waited upon
by a prince! / have often laughed at
the recollection Of this incident, and
have since dubbed the future sover'
eign of Great Britain The Royal jug
Bearer"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
A MEETING WITH BILL"
Old Tars "sp( le" Each other, But
the Fog Was Too Thick to
See Through.

Some years ago 1 was ordered to
take a long rest" said man, quoted
by the Washington Star. Il journeyed
as far east as New Brunswick in search
of a good place. and being in st. John
when an old fisherman friend of mine
was getting ready to make a voyage to
New York, | took a sudden notion to
go with him.
The weather was bad all the way,
and when we entered the sound you
couldn't see the cOmpaniouWay from
the wheel. l never saw such a fog. /
was on deck with the old man when
we entered tia sound. He was stand
ing by the wheel. Suddenly saw him
lean over and bawl:
"'Sloop a-ho-O-y!'
Al didn't hear a thing to indicate the
proximity of a sloop or anything else,
but those old fishermen from the prov
inCes have a faculty of seeing things
in any kind of weather.
THE old man gave his attention to
the wheel, and presently 1 heard a
faint cry on in the fog.
Schooner a ho-oO-oy!'
THE old man Strengthened up and
bawled:
lis tha-at the Lucy ANN
again the silence for a moment,
and then faint and weak came the an
swer:
"'Aye, aye! Is that tn Mandy Jane"
"Aye, aye!' bawled our skipper,
and he twirled the wheel. He never
looked my way, and for a time
thought him unconscious of my pres
ence. After 10 minutes of silence he
suddenly turned with an emphatic nod
of his head toward that section of the
fog from which the answering hail had
come, and said:
"'That was me Brother Bill. amt
seen him before for a year Then he
went on with his steering as If moth
ing had happened"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
He Saw a Seal.

A short-sighted sportsman was asked
one morning by a fellow sojourner in a
small hotel on the shores Of Loeb Carron,
in Scotland, what sport he had had.
Just seen a seal" he said; shot at 1t
three times and missed it each time. "
At dinner, an hour later, he sat next to a
man with a bandage round his head.
"Accident?" he inquired. Accident"
was the Indignant response; attempted
murder, you mean. was having bath
about an hour ago when some luuatic
fired at me three times from the shore
and shot part of my ear on" Wonder
who It could have been" murmured the
sportsman, and changed the converse,
tion.-Chicago Daily News.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
THE LAMB DANCE.
"The Return Ticket of shot-of Sky
Rocket"

"The Return Ticket of a Shot-of Sky
Rocket"
The next mornig the hull of our
crowd was doing double stunts and
everything was whizzing. l didn't see
the Boss but onct, and he forgot to speak
to me. There was plenty Of kilograms,
but the other fellows carried 'em.
heard the head Pen Pusher say that
the Boss was selling short with both
hands and the market would be good
for ten-point drop in few days.
oh my, Oh me, but he was Busy-izzy.
A few days after that bought meself
a paper when l was comm down to the
office, and, Gee, didn't the Boss have a
big ad. in 1t!
The letters was as big as Barnums
Circus and told the Public that the Sys-
tenn had skinned EN- to a Bald Banana:
that Amalgamated Gees had never had
no Feathers, and that Frenzied Copper
would put burning blisters on their
hands if they held 1t minute longer
He advised 'em from his Weeping Soul
to Sell everything they had what wasn't
nailed down, and told 'em to keep their
ears to the ground with the flaps point
ing toward Him.
Mebbe the telephone girl wasn't the
Swiss Bell-ringer Lady that day. /
choose yes.
The Boss did the Lamb Dance over the
ticker till two hours after eating time.
He shufiled a deck of kilograms with one
hand and acted like hospital doctor
saying How-de-do to a tape worm with
the other.
This lasted for couple of days, but
somebody must have put sand on the
track The Slump didn't come off, and
the Boss was Crazy Claude for fair.
Some fresh guy left drawed valen-
tine In the front office what showed the
Boss up as the return ticket of a shot
OF slIyrocket, with the words: use
Fakerine for that Faxed Feeling, under
It I was LAUGHING with me full faco
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

The very vagabonds OF Paris have
the patriarChal instinct, and the most
hoary and hardened reprobate Of their
body is their Father" They call
him "Pere Lajoie." This venerable
person has Just been arrested for va
graucy for the fifty-eighth time, in the
course of raid which swept 2S other
good-for-nothings beside himself into
the police net. "Pere Lajole" would
seem to have some traces of the light
ness of the spirit suggested by his
name. He would rather go to prison
than to the French equivalent for .
workhouse. In the prison, he ex-
planned, they know how to cook hart
cot beans; in the pRuper establishment
they do not.-London Globe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

puts IN any OF these 'wants,'" the cieCa
said. There are too many Of them.
We know these advertisers only by the
tickets. When a man puts In 9 want,
we give him ticket, dated and num-
bered with a stamp. That ticket is
good for mail for ten days from the
date of it,"
"Dld you take this 'ad.' yourself?"
Haven't doubt of It; but 1 took
no note Of the person who presented
it. Couldn't even say whether 1t was
a man or a woman"
The detective returned to his Office
and began a search for suitable writ
ing material He was not long in find
ing what he wanted, for his desk was
amply provided with stationery adapt
ed for all possible contingencies. Sc
Letting a modest envelope, notepaper
of poor quality, a fine non, and a bot
tie Of pale ink, he took infinite pains
to produce the following:
20. 1876. Globe Office:
''In answer to advertisement OF this a. m.
would say I have information that may
be useful. IL you care to see me, Will be
at corner of Shawmut avenue and Dwight
street at seven p. m. Look for lady with
red cherries on her bonnet.
CONFIDENTIAL"
Examining with a critical eye this
effusion, John Lamm became convinced
that he could not better 1t, sealed il
and FASTENED to the post office with Vt
On his return he found one of his -
sistants in the office
'You know where this lady lives IN
Shawmut avenue?" he said, presenting
a name on bit of paper. well, gel
down there before she gets away, AND
tell her that I must see her at once or
| important business"
The man departed, leaving JOnr
! Lamm in sole possession of the Office
Eleven o'clock brought him news o.
the failure of North & Stackhouse
news which he received with admiraol,
imperturbability.
"And how much do they fail forP
he asked lis informant.
! Everything, l hear Even North
personal property is likely to go. Hi
town house and his house at Swamp
scott"
"And in that case, how much Of ri
inheritance does he leave his daugh
ters?"
"Ah, poor things! Nothing!"
ITO BE Continued
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
pecidedlv inappropriate.

The proprietors of many of the sa-
looms in the large cities add music to the
other attractions" of their resorts. FIRE.
unently this is furnished by a musician
who is both a pianist and a vocalist,
whose station is near the street en-
trance, while the business" goes on In
the back room, behind the screen doors.
Late one night the owner of one of these
places observed that his patrons had
paused to listen to the clear tenor voice
of his musician in the outer room, who
was singing an old melody of wonderful
sweetness. Some of them were stab ding
with their glasses halfway to their lips.
others had set their liquor down I'M
tasted. He saw one dissipated old
"rounder" furtively wipe away a tear.
This was enough. He rushed into the
outer room. Say" he exclaimed, in d
hoarse whisper, you mustn't sing that!
You're killing business!" The musician
had been singing THE Old Oaken
Bucket."-Youth's Companion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
4 found II in the water on the ahore

Il found it In the water on the shore
al swampscott."
"swampscottl" calculated Applebee,
who began to examine tie weapon
with avidity. THE deuce you did!
When?"
Sunday night, about nine o'clock"
Sunday" echoed the chief inspect
or, sharply, land it is now Tuesday
morning. You we're evidently in no
haste"
IT went out Of town by a very early
train on Monday. This is the first OPP
portunity l have had, gentlemen"
GLOW came you to be wading in the
water at Swampscott after dark, Thorn
asp questioned Applebee.
"Well, sir, it won't take me long to
tell you what little know about the
matter l stipulate but ole thing.
This must not be given to the press.
You agree? Very well. 1 was passing
the North villa when / saw a woman
enveloped in long cloak stealing out
of the garden. followed her, deemlng
her appearance suspicious. She went
toward the shore, and thought saw
her throw something into the water.
Waiting till she had gone, l waded
out and found this. l ran up the
street, hoping to catch her, but missed
the last train in. She seems to have
| been in better luck"
The three inspectors exchanged sig
nificant glances.
"And didn't you see her face, Thorn
as?" Applebee eagerly inquired.
81 did not; no."
"And you have no idea who she is?"
Thomas hesitated a moment before
replying.
81 don't know that l care to state
theories. You have enough of your
| own"
well, Mr.. Thomas" said the chief,
at last, II think you are entitled to our
most sincere thanks for important evil
dence in the North case. Still, in mat
ters of this kind delays are dangerous.
1t does seem as if you might have
found some way to get this to us be-
fore this
II preferred to deliver it in person, u
said Thomas, quietly. Il never take
any chances in q matter of this impor.
lance"
You prefer to be slow but sure,
suppose" said the chief, smiling
"Well, Applebee, here it is. It won't
take you long to verify your suspicious
about it."
81 rather suspect that Thomas has
already done that" Applebee said.
81 took that liberty, yes" agreed the
reporter.
ITO whom did you take it,"
ITO Comfort HARDWOOD, Swamp,
scott"
"When?"
"This morning-the only opportun
ity have had"
"And what did she say?"
"She positively identified it as thu
property of the late Paul North"
This appeared to be the extent o.
Thomas information. When he wen
out, White said with a smile:
BLESS me if that man wouldn'
stand as model for this description
am writing"
"Eh!" exclaimed the chief Inspector
turning suddenly in his chair zap
plebee, watch that mani"
What? Thomas?" cried the sub
ordinate, in amused amazement.
"That same Thomas" said the chief
dryly; "unless you want the newspa
pers to get ahead of us in this matter
For tell you that man knows NOR
than he has told u.s."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

when he come by and saw 1t. fEe didn't
crack grin, but Just sed;
'"The press of your important duties
seems to make you hysterical, FIumpty.
You better go home and rest up for a
few weeks. Don't chase back till we send
for you"
Three days later gets bumped by a
Puf-wagon while crossing state Street,
and I've been in this Bone-works ever
since.
kind is he?" You bet he is, and I'm
just aching to git back to me Job.
Well, so long, Mickey; I've told you
me story and you'll have to chase your
self now. I must try for me beauty
sleep or the dandy Doc will keep me
nailed down to this dinky cot till me
whiskers grow. Give me love to the
other Kids at the Western Onion.
Wow! Wow! but me bum leg is
hurting me again.
The head nurse, gently brushing back
his moist hair, put her hand on the mes
senger boys forehead, and said to her
subordinate:
Poor little man; he seems delirious.
Don't let him talk so much to his trends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
Iananese Rnttleships.

At the launching in England recently
of the Japanese first-class battleship
Kashima, Sir Andrew Noble said: 1.-THE
Japanese, by their patience and their
strategy, their bravery and their dig,
plty, have risen to high place, and
uRy be clglmed as one of the greatest
nations n the world" This ship and ita
twin, the Katori, will be the two largest
battieshtps in the world, 16.4OO tons De.
Dlaoamant aaGh
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

illustration Oy W. w. DenslOW.)
DOING DOUBLE-QUICKS STUNTS"
His wound heals far too slowly. There
ought to be an ironclad law against
speeding automobiles in downtown
streets"
Presently a comforting sleep spread
its lulling coverlet over the tired little
mind, but before his tossed and buffeted
boatlet sailed softly forth on slumber's
silent sea he drowsily whispered:
This sporFu' life is great. 1t takes
a Messenger | Id to dig Living Picture
Potatoes out O. tie Wise Garden"
ME END.
Copyright, 1903 % G. W. Dillingham; Coz
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08

sleepy and better hike to me Hey Loft.
But just as was sleep-walkins out Of
the room heard the Addicks say say:
Il guess your game is o. K, Tommy,
but you'll have to make hay while the
Con shines. The people are getting next
to you sixty miles an hour, and in a few
months you'll be as dead as a Cured
Boil on Busy Boys Neck"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-08
Result Much 10 BE Desirsd.

Hostess-Do take some more of the
pudding, Mr.. Borewell.
Borewell-My dear Mrs. Bunderby. l
couldn't eat another mouthful. I've
eaten so much already that can hard
~ speak.
do try a little more-Just a little
more, II only to PLEASE me, M Dora-
well. STRAY Stories.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Marion Hariand.

The celebrated authoress. so highly
esteemed by the women of America,
says On pages 1913 and 445 of her
book, Ewes Daughters; or, Common
Sense for Maid, Wife and Mother:
For the aching back-should it be
slow in recovering its normal strength
an Allcocks Plaster is an excellent
comforter, combining the sensation of
the sustained pressure of a strong
warm hand with certain tonic quail
ties developed in the wearing. It
should be kept over the seat of I'M
easiness for several days--in OBJ
stinate cases. for perhaps afortnight.3 2
For pain in the back wear an All
cocks Plaster constantly renewing
as. itSwears off. This is an invaluable
support when the weight on the small
ofs thesshack becomes heavy aud the
aching -incessant."
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
.hormzws. industrial Progress.

After. the financial crash in 1897, de-
preston was long felt in all lines o.
business in Norway, and still more SO
in their industries. q late, n. however
the prospects for a. h ptl :. revival
of prosperity seem good. several RAJ
items on the export list OF the country o'l
show a marked increase:
1t is a, we'll known i fact that nat N >'N
falIIssI which in our our time mean so many
1hFr nrsen howe for industrial purposes
f D,llr,fing tie last few months special ac'
tiiyvii1tvg h has been displayed in harness
ing some Of the most powerful falls IN
the country, and at some future day
there. il u be nothing but modern fac
tori tories 10 look at, where formerly tour.
istss from all countries gatheredtto en-,
iSo5y some Of the most beautiful sights
81 the Land OF the Vikings, a
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
IT'S THEFooD.
The True Way TO Correct Nervous
a# Troubles. 3ae~...


Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food ard ,ndiges-
ton than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact
"A man says:
Until two years ago wafftes and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my 3breaktast Final
5ly dyspepsia came on and found my
self in a bad condition, worse in the
morning than any other time. would
have a full, sick feeling in. my stom-,
ach. with pains in my heart, sides and
head
"At times [ would have no appetite
for days, then. would feel rayenous,
Enever<s satisfied when. ] did eat and SO
nervous sISfelt like shrieking sat the
TOP Of my voice. I'll lost flesh. badly
and hardly knew which way to turn
until one day / boughtga box of Grape
Nuts food. to. see if / gould eat that.
sIAtried it without telling the doctor,
and liked it fine; made me feel as II
T had something TO eat that was salts
flying and still I didn't have zthat
beaviness that I had felt after eating
any other food. -
Il hadn't drank any coffee then II
five weeks. / kept on with the Grape
& Nuts and in. a. month and a halt had
gained Is pounds, could eat almost
ANYTHING ] wanted, didn't, feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone It's a pleasure to be vel
again. a'3foA aSl99tes9a nsa&
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book, 1.-The
Read to MELVILLE" in pkgs.s There's
a reason"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
COCOON coLoRS The SILK.


Food Given TO the Worm Does Ava
e. 8. With Need of lDyestt94
European newspapers have been dis
cussing the results Of the experiments
made sbg--M..Levrah in affecting silk
worms by coloring their food so that
the cocoons could be made to yield
,colored silk, thu zsobyiating the sneces-
sity Of the dyeris6worlt in. giving hue
to thessilk in thosthread orspieee IA.
experimenting in this work the object
was to discover if possible why some
breeds seSgsdHz worms produce white
silk while9otliers produce gelIowIor IA
ycliowishIgreen >siIlS. The experiments
showed that the Natural cooring mat
ter of the cocoons was Identical with
the cOloring matter found in the
leaves. Ii wasctherefore logical to be
lieve that the colorilofi the silk must
originate in 4he chtorUphyl of the
leaves fed to the WORMS ace
Then the experiments which fol-
lowed, sundertal@nstos test this hypoth-
esis, prove that a colaHipg g matter in
trodueed into, the iptesstiness Of a worm
by means of a food may under certain
conditions reach the silk through the
Blood. The coloring matter to cross
BY osmosis the tissues Of silk worms
and each race of silk worms is charac-
terized by tile osmotic power of its
tissues in relation toadifferent coloring
matters. permitting the passage of
some to the exclusion of others,