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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
no Represent ItaIy and spaln.

The two great Catholic countries OF
Europe, Italy and Spain, are sending
new ambassadors to the court OF st.
James. The marquis di San Giuliano,
who will represent Italy, is compare
lively young man. He. comes Of an
old Sicilian family of Norman descent,
and is highly cultured, having travelled
extensively with good results. He is
an enthusiastic student Of Dante, and
is president Of the Italian Geographical
society. Senior Villa Urattia, the new
Spanish ambassador, accompanied
King Alfonso to London on the mo-
mentous occasion that ended in his en-
gagement to Princess Ena, and won
golden opinions for his tact and cour-
tesy during that visit.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
Ike 4 FAIRY rae.
The story Of Postum Cereal in Words
and Pictures.

The growth OF the Postum Cereal
Co. is like a fairy tale, but It is true,
every word Of It.
"The Door Unbolted" is the title OF
a charming little booklet just Issued
by the Company which tells, and IL
illustrates, the story of this remark
able growth. Il takes the reader from
the little white barn In which the
business was started Jan. 1, 1895,
through the palatial Offices and great
factory buildings OF the white City"
that comprise Postumville, Battle
Creek, Mich.
The little white barn, so carefully
preserved, is a most interesting build
ing, for &c represents the humble be-
ginning Of one OF the country's great
est manufacturing enterprises Of to
day, an enterprise that has grown
from this little barn to a whole city
of factory buildings within but little
more than ten years.
No less interesting is the quaint Of
fetal home Of the Postum Cereal Co.
The general ONCE building Of Mr.. Post
and his associates is a reproduction Of
the Shakespeare house at Stratford-
On-Avon. and upon the house and its
furnishings has been expended vast
sums Of money. until the rooms are
more like the drawing rooms Of the
mansions Of our multl.milllonaires
than like 0fiees.
That Mr.. Post has believed thor
Oughly In the idea OF giving TO his
employees attractive and healthful
work rooms is proven not only by the
general once building OF the Company
and It's furnishings, but by his fac
tories as well. and OF all Of these
things this beautiful little booklet tells
the interesting story, 1t will be sent
to anyone on request.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
The Busy Man.


You know the man who always does
More work than he should do!
The man who burns the candle low
And yet is never through.
The man who tells us how he slaves
And works both dag and night
He never sleeps and never rests,
But Keeps up one long fight
Against n Fate that binds h'a fast
To circumstances rough
You feel a vital pity for
His lot so hard and fought
And then you wonder how Il n
That he can play so muChl
He goes TO all the baseball games,
To theaters and such;
And frequently you see this slave
Where poker games are played,
And wonder how he spares the time,
And IL he's badly paid!
How can he while the hours away
With slippery pastebOard card,
If he must work both night and day
And slave so awful hard?
And yet he tells you. when you meet.
His firm is harsh and cold;
Ingratitude and selfish lust
Mark all their ways, you're told!
He's grinding out his life, he sayS,
Fer corporations greed,
Ana II tney uOn relleNe MN SoCh
He'll die-he will, indeed!
He tells his faithful wife at night
His days are almost through
You know the man who always does
More work than he should do!
Some day the ak will fall on him
And free him from his place,
Then he will have to hustle soma
To keep the daily pace.
A good days work he'll have to do,
With no time of for flowers
He'll have to earn an honest wage
And do 1t in eight hours,
The moral is, just paddle on
And keep your mouth shut, too
Beware the man who always does
More work than he should do.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
GAINED 81 POUNDS
Persistent Anssmla Cured by DE-.
Williams Pink Pills After Other
Remedies Had Failed.

"When began taking DR.. Williams
Pink Pills." says Mrs. Nathaniel Field,
of st. Adams, Somerset county, Maine,
az was the palest, most bloodless person
you could imagine. My tongue and
gums were colorless and my fingers and
ears were like wax. had two doctors
and they pronounced my trouble anemia.
Ihad spells of vomiting, could not eat,
in fact, did not dare to, had such dis
tress after eating. My stomach was filed
with gas which caused me awful agony.
The backache suffered was at times
almost unbearable and the least exertion
made my heart beat so fast that could
hardly breathe. But the worst of all was
the splitting neuralgia headache which
never leftme for seven weeks. About this
time / had had several numb spells. My
limbs would be cold and without any
feeling and the most deathly sensations
would come over me.
Nothing had helped me until began
taking DIR. Williams Pink Pills, in fact,
had grown worse every day. After /
had taken the pills short time could
see that they were benefiting me and
one morning / awoke entirely free from
pain. The distress after eating disap-
peared and in three weeks / could eat
anything wanted and suffer no incon-
venience. / also slept soundly. have
taken several boxes of the pills and have
gained in weight from 100 to 154 pounds
and am perfectly we'll now"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure anamia
because they actually make new blood.
For rheumatism, indigestion, nervous
headaches and many forms of weakness
they are recommended even If ordinary
medicines have failed. They are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent postpaid, on
receipt of price, 90 cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

in my mind, at the end Of which she
waited with smiling face and rosebuu
lips. For her braved perils and slew
the wild beast in his lair, for her
was the soul of honor and the
quintesseace of nobility; for her /
lived, died and was buried several
times q week. For her / missed my
lessons in classes where she was not
and stood at the head of classes
where her beloved presence spurred
me upward toward perfection. For
her went to church in the fond hope
of Seeing her home" afterward For
her l was the last boy in town to
learn to smoke, and for her strenu-
ously denied it long after father had
strapped me in the wOodshed and ad,
vised me ito smoke good ones, II l
must smoke!"
Let me think! What did become of
that girl? Oh, yes; she married an
other, and the last time saw her she
had a squalllng baby and waddled
when she walked! Actually waddled!
1 remember thatl
And for this, I lost 4,376.5 golden
hours-spent in idle dreaming, when
might have been soaking" the kids
with spit-balls! Alas! Even a boys
life is not all sunshinel
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
PHOTOGRAPHY AND FINE ART.
Camera Pictures Much More Than Me-
ehanleal Reproduction.

Few persons could be found who
would deny the claims of photography
to rank among the fine arts, when
skillully used and properly controlled,
since the photography of of to-day is
something more than a mechanical re-
production. The individuality of the
photographer is being expressed in
his work almost as much as is that of
the painter. The painter still has the
advantage, for while he may give us
an impression fuller than that made by
nature upon the eye, the photographer
can deal only with that which is OBJ
served with such unerring fidelity and
skill by a mechanical eye. Compost
ton is therefore one of the necessary
principles to the photographer, who
thus supplies the mechanical eye with
q mind, yet he must study lighting at
different hours of the day and varying
weather conditions that he may know
the best effects to be obtained. Many
otherwise successful photographers
need to realize that scientific accuracy
is not necessarily artistic truth, so
that, while one actualizes, the definite
sharpness may be softened and the eff
feet enhanced.-Home Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
NatIvea Steal Many sheep.

A farmer at Winburg, Orange River
Colony, alleges that in his district
alone $4,000 sheep are stolen annually
by the natives. On this basis he calcu-
lates that 100000 sheep are stolen
throughout the colony every year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
The Loves Of Yesterday.

When 1 was a mere stripping and
went to school in the grammar room.
l loved a girl so intensely it made my
head ache! While should have been
studying my geography lesson and
learning what bounded Cuba on the
nigh side, l was OverwOrked trying
to solve that problem older than the
pyramids of Egypt or the Leaning
Tower of Pisa-the Quandary of love.
My world was bounded on the east
by the shy glances of a pair of dis
tracing brown eyes, on the west by a
mop Of wavy hair, on the south by the
incense Of he presence, and on the
north by the hope that some day there
would be something doing" and a
chance to win that hemisphere for my
very own.
The love Of conquest was in my soul.
1 neglected my algebra and my Ian
guage lessons to take long journeys
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

So many Cincinnati wives have been
deserted by their husbands Of late that
the city council has taken steps to-
ward putting check on such run
Always. II has been found that mort
gage loan sharks are contributing fac
tors in a great many cases. A mans
ability to mortgage his furniture with
out the knowledge Of his wife is q
strong temptation TO husbands Of weak
will. An ordinance has been intro
duced making such mortgage Of no
avail unless they bear the signature OF
both husband and wife.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau-
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention waS
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

"That new stenographer Of ours Is
very stylish speller." What on earth
is stylish speller?" well, for IN
stance, take the word loafer.' She
spells II 1-a-u-f-f-e-u-r.' Judge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

Lewis Single Binder straight Be. You
pay 100 for cigars not so good. Your dealer
or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

It's often difficult to get even with
people who owe you money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
olints

Somehow when you hear man
Dragging at the club what a happy
home he has, you wonder why he
doesn't stay there nights,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

And now enters the man who per
sists in spelling It ;sXmas."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
PA KNOWS

Wlllie-Pa, what IS the deadly vor-
tex?
Pa-The day before Christmas in =
city department store.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

The airship Is on the way says an
enthusiast am not personally inter
ested II an air ship were allowed =
franchise by the Chicago council, tina
ships would 80 up In smoke. They
couldn't help It In Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

ENC 81 N. Mr. WInter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

On the subject OF capital and labor
ehe president takes the agitators OF class
hatred TO task and says ITO preach
hatred 70 the rich man., as such, !.
70 seek TO mlslead and inliame TO mad
s,eeT honest men whose lives are hard
Snd who have not the kind OF mental
1rainfng which viii permit them TO APP
nreciats the danger IN the doctrines
preached IL TO commit crime Against
~orthy priueiple and tradition OF Amer
1ran national life" Continuing on this
subject he says
anakani6s fArInarA merohaHe% work
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13

The rebellion in Cuba and the incl
dents leading up TO the establishment OF
the provisional government is reviewed,
and the president says:
when the election has been held and
the new government inausurated in
peaceful and orderly fashion OF the proVi-
sional government will come to an end.
take this opportunity o. expressing
with all possible solemnity, our most
earnest hope that the people OF Cuba
will realize the imperative need OF pre-
serving justice and keeping order In the
island. The United states wishes Moth
ing OF Cuba except that II shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes moth
ing of the Cubans save that they shall
be able 10 preserve order among theme
selves and therefore to preserve their
Independence; II the eleeeions become a
becomes confirmed In the island, II 10 abb
soiutely out OF the question that tho
island should continue independent: and
the United Stateg, which has assumed
the sporsorship before the civilized world
for cuba'B career az q nation, would
again have TO intervene and 70 see that
the government was managed IA such
orderly fashion as TO secure the safety
trodden by those who exercise aelf-gov-
eminent Is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difficult parth.
l have the utmost, sympathy with, and
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
responsibilities and "a. see that when their
new government IS started II shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from nas
and from lnsurieetlonary disturbances on
on the subject Of the Panama canal he
promises . special message " the neaR
tut1re, -
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
CUBAN REBELS BEATEN.
Troop Train Is Attacked and Machine
Guns Do Business-Tide May
Be turning

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. 10.-A Cuban
general arrived here today travelling in
cognito on his way to Washington on
government mission. Three hundred pas
sengers also came on the same steamer
fleeing from the troubles on the island
They report that the rebel army has
now more than 1000 men armed and
equipped. The situation, they report, is
more gloomy than ever before and the
Cuban government is pOwerleSs to help
itself.
HAVANA. Sept. 10.-A troop train
from Havana was attacked early this
morning at Artemisa. The rebels were
driven off with machine guns
In the most important battle during
the present revolution the government
appears to have won a temporary advan-
tage at Consolation del Sur by checking
Pine Guerra S victorious march through
Pinar del Rio. According to some re-
ports loyal troops yesterday We're able
to cut their way through the rebels join
the men commanded by Gen. Pedro
Diaz On an armored train, and drive the
main insurgent body eastward.
Sixty more residents of Havana and
its immediate vicinity have been indict-
ed for completely with the rebels. They
have been refused bail 1t now appears
that the rebels are in possession of the
junction at Rincon of the United Rail
way branches. and trains on the western
line are stO ped and searched at will.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Why He Was Sad.

One of the Washington correspond
ents has worn a face of deep grief for
several days, but has refused all offers
to pour his woes on friendly bosoms
until to-day. He unbent this afternoon
and said: We'll, if you must know,
it's this: When the president consent
ed to the Allison amendment | was
filed with deep grief. for at heart
am patriot and am with the common
people. l wrote a dispatch so hot that
it sfZzled. l showed wherein the presi-
dent had fallen from that high plane
whereon he had been enshrined, and as
a climax | wound up with a paragraph
in which / said with bitter irony His
action has given great satisfaction to al
the conspirators and corruptionists
here
THE next day 1 picked up my paper,
and what do you think it read? Here
it is. Does not this account for nv
careworn brow?"
And he pointed to his own dispatch
which concluded in thes words: His
action has given great satisfaction to
all the conspirators and correspondents
here = Washington Correspondent,
New York Times.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Lincoln and the MILESTONE.

1t is related that at one time Presf-
dent Lincoln was conversing with an
aristocratic American lady about the
United States, when she remarked, Il
love my country, of course, but am
much grieved that there are so many
common people in it, He replied
But, madam, think how God must
have loved them; he made so many of
Them
A soldier at whose house when a boy
Lincoln paused IN his tramps in Hi.
nois, and who loaned him a milestone
to sharpen his jackknife, met him, dur.
ing the war, in Washington Lincoln
remembered the incident and spoke OF
the use Of the loaned milestone.
'Y-a-a-s," drawled out the old sol.
der. Whatever did you do with the
milestone? l never could find it. We
lowed mebbe you took it along with
you" Mono, | put it on top Of the
gatepost, that high one" "Mebbe YOU
did; nobody else could have reached it
and none Of US ever thought to look
there for it." There it was found where
it was placed fifteen years before. The
soldier reported the fact to the Presi
dent-Boston Post.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

who didn't like him employed it to ex-
press their derision. He obtained the
title by reason Of having at one time,
when the people of his state were hun
CRY, large quantity of that nourishing
food shipped from Boston to Kansas
Whenever he profited in a pecuniary
way by that act, Of course l don't
know, but he, at least, gathered in a
host of friends.
Il first heard of the soubriquet when
l was one Of the assistant joorkeepars
Of the Senate. My station was 10 the
left of the chamber, facing tn secre-
tary's office. One day, when the Sen
ate was in session. big, breezy west
erner came up to me, and said: Will
you kindly send my card TO old Beans.
We'll, that stumped me, and l was
obliged to confess that 1 didn't know
beans Then the stranger explained.
When old Beans appeared he fairly
fell into his friends arms, and when
that gentleman told him, that was ig-
norant of the name the Kansans knew
him By, 1 was told why they so desig-
mated him" -Washington Post
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
THAW'S BEST FRIEND.
If Anyone Can save Whites Slayer
1t Is His Mother.

Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, leader of
Pittsburg society and ruler Of the many
millions left by her husband, the late
William Thaw, has proven herself re-
markable in times of stress and trouble
If anyone can save Harry *. Thaw
from suffering the consequences of his
crime in killing Stanford White, it will
be this devoted mother, who is his best
friend
Mrs Thaw showed her ability as a
manager when her daughter, Alice, de-
cided to marry the Earl Of Yarmouth.
There was opposition from members
of the family, who did not like the
happiness depended upon the mar
riage, Mrs. Thaw consented. There was
trouble over the settlement, but she ar
ranged that to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
A year or so later Harry Kendall
ThaW returned from Europe with Eve
Ign Nesbit, announcing her as his wife.
The elder Mrs. Thaw FASTENED to haul
ii the reins and arranged for anoth-
er wedding. Then she took them home
with her. This high-minded and de-
voted mother has redeemed situations
that to others have seemed to be beyond
hope of saving, and has controlled her
offspring when only she was capable
of doing so. Out of the complex love
affairs of her children, when all the
world scoffed, she has seen what was
true and developed successful mar
riages.
With her other children, Josiah and
Mrs, George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs.
Thaw seems to have had less trouble.
Mrs. William Thaw has her own
views regarding the conduct of the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

Nephew of Late United States Senator of
Wisconsin Charged with Cruelty by
Wife, Who Seeks Divorce.

CHICAGO, H., Sept. 10.-Nat f.
Sawyer, nephew of the late United
States Senator PhiIetus Sawyer of Wis
consin, is defendant in divorce proceed
ings by Mrs. Grace Sawyer.
The application for divorce marks the
end of a romance which began with an
elopement to Janesville, Wis, in 1901
Cruelty is the charge.
Mrs. Sawyer is the foster-daughter of
Horace w. Beck. Il dancing teacher, and
Sawyer was Il member of one of Mr.
Beek's classes. In this way the two be-
came acquainted.
According to the complainant they
We're happy until October, 1904, when
the defendant is said to have exhibited
an ungoyernable temper. On that date
Mrs. Sawyer AYERS her husband choked
her until his mother interfered.
January 3, 1905, it is declared Sawyer
threw his wife against Il bed in their
apartment, and on another occasion
Mrs. Sawyer tells the court the defend
ant threatened to kill her and their .
year-old daughter, Ruth. The separa-
ton cam. august % last
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
SCHOOL REACHES OUT
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES ARE
THE NEWEST DEPARTURE.
University Methods of instruction, 1t is
Believed, Will Be of Value to Those
Who Cannot Leave Their Work.

MADISON, Wis. Sept 81 Special
The success of the college of agricul-
ture of the university in helping the far
merS of the srate with the solution of
practical problems has led President
Van HlSe and the university regents to
extend the same methods of instruction
to the man i'll the shop. the clerk book
keeper, housekeeper, teacher and to
Wage-earnerS of every class who are I'M
able to attend college. SO that they may
increase their practical knowledge and
their opportunities for advancement.
This extension work of the university
will be done through correspondence
courses.
Fifteen courses in business adminiStra-
ton are offered by the department of po-
litical economy. These include subjects
fundamental i'll all business activities.
The department of political economy
has prepared three courses, each OF forty
weekly lessons, including the elements of
political economy, transportation and
the labor movement and socialism.
The elements of political science will
be treated in five courses. One course
will devote twenty weeks to the Organi-
cation, methods and present day prob
lens of national government, and SINH
lar time 70 American states and munich
paliticS and their problems. \ second
course will treat of the law of
journalism and business; third of Leg
iSlaturcS and political parties; Il fourth,
American diplomacy and world politics;
and Il fifth, constitutional and inStitu-
tiOnal law.
All courses will be so related and adj
justcd as to meet the need OF the indi-
vidual worker. and the instructors ut
Madison will give personal attention to
each student
Extensive courses are also planned for
a pp tf.l,n ,,fI
instruction, such as language, literature,
history and the sciences.