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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

the maneuvering of the mighty vessel
by a finger touch, the swinging OF
heavy turrets and guns by the move
ment of tiny switches, the multiplied
tion of signal systems until ship can
talk with ship by day or night with as
tonishing swiftuess and aceuracy-the
searchlights. the sounding and thermal
apparatus. the Ice machines. the wire
less telegraphy, the monster twin en-
gines and batteries of boilers, the end
less hydraulic driven machines, and
so on.
All this appears formidable, ass
matter Of simple comprehension, aud
1t is a somewhat bewildering catalogue
yet not nearly so complex in its SIM
plicity as the organism of the human
body. Past masters of surgery agree
that for complex simplicity the human
body has no rival, but it may be ven
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

turesqueness Of spars and rigging and
ballooning canvas. beckoning the sailor
10 nimble and dizzy adventures. have
been succeeded by the exact require
lnents Of electricity and mechanism.
What mystery remains is TO be found
81 the mssse6 powers OF destruction,
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

studded machine over and under him
may. in time of coniict. become me-
chanicaily demoraiized. crippled and
blown to pieces in the Hash of an eye.
This feature of the battleship is not
often emphasized, but it is the most
stubborn and discouraging of them ALL
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

tured that the modern hattleship Is de-
veloping with such marvellous rapidity
as TO promise the nearest approach to
our physical organism on record.
second surprise awaits the laynlan
on board baftleship in his dawning
realization that the ponderous, steel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

And ia this manner they entered: not
escaping entirely all curious looks for
human nature Is human nature. whether
ln the kitchen or parlor
In the hail above Mr.. Ransom took the
precedence. AS they neared the fatal
room he morioned the lawyer 20 wait TIL
De could ascertain IL Miss Hazen would be
disturbed by their intrusion. The door.
which had been broken IN between the
Two rooms. could not have been put back
very securely. and he dreaded inconno4i.
ing her lie was gone but a minute. Al
most Is soon Is the lawyer started to
follow him, he could be seen btckoning
from poor Georgian s door.
''aIiss Hazen is asleep whispered Ran
som, as the other drew near we can
look about this room with impunity.''
They both entered and the lawyer cross
ed at once 10 the window.
Your wife never could have taken the
leap ascribed to her by the woman vol
ca.l Anitra-' be declared. after min
uIe 8 careful scrutiny OF the conditions
The balustrade Of the al Joining balcony
IS not only in the way. but the. distance
Is at least FIVE feet from the extreme
end OF this window-ledge. = woman ac-
customed to a life OF adventure or 10 the
leafs or q gymnasium might do IT, but
not lady OF Mrs. Ransom's habits. II
your wife made her way from this room
u the balcony outside her sisters window.
she ala 1t by means Of the communicate
ing door
But the door was found locked on this
side. There is the kew in the lock now. %
You are sure Of thise"
II was the first one TO call o+ter+,o,
TO it," on
Then" began the lawyer ig5iofo1l,, r,,+
STOPPED as he noted the peculiar eagerness
oi iansom's expression and turned HE
attention instead TO the interior 30 tbe
room and the various articles BELONGING
- MIS-. hansom which We're TO be seen
IN IT. The dress your wife wore when
s"e signed her Will" he remarked. point
ing 70 the light green gown hanging ON
entered. ''-I
Ransom stepped UP to IT, but did not
,ouch II. lie could see her as she looked
III TINS gown in her memorable PASSAGE
1nroueh The hall the evening before. and.
Ivcsiiiihs her expression. wondered If thew
yer understood the nature Of her purposo
-nu tile determination which gave II such
extraordinary vigor
Mr.. Harper called HE attention to two
other articles Of dress hanging in another
part Of tho room. These were her long
gray raincoat and the hat and veil she
had worn on the train.
''She went out bare-headed and In the
plain serge dress in which she arrived"
remarked Mr.. Harper with side glance
at Ransom. L wonder II the girl met on
the highway was without hat and dressed
II black serge"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

to those on Ceylon and Java. These gardens are about equally distant from tue equator the former north. the Iat- ter south, but the garden at Randy has twice the altitude of the other, We were interested in comparing the plants ana examining the new specimens.
 While Buitenzorg is superior in her ooI
 lection of orchids, the ferns at Kanav surpass anything we have seen. Here the yellow bamboo Is added to the va- rieties seen elsewhere: here, too, we saw the screw palm. whose leaves form
 spiral line like the thread of a screw. Another curious variety Is the sealing wax palm. the higher joints of which LOOK exactly like red sealing wax Tho , travellers palm, which we also saw in Java. is to be found here. It's name be-
 ing derived from the fact that each l leaf stem catches and holds sufficient water to slake a travellers thirst. The talipot palm attracts the attention of all visitors, not only because It's leaves formed the parchment for the early books of Buddhism. but because it flowers but once, and then, as if ex- hausted by its half century's effort.
 dies. The sensitive plant grows wild
 here, and seems almost human in it's perception. as 1t shrinks from the slightest touch and folds its leaves as if wlthered
 have already spoken of the fruits of the tropics. especially those of Java. but l think I ought to qualify my words Since reveling in mangosteens. rambutans, etc. I have eaten an ap-
 pie and am convinced that no tropical
 fruit can compare with it: and when to the aple are added the peach. the pear, the plum and the cherry. and to thesc fruits Of the tree are added the grape. the strawberry. the raspberry and the blackberry. not to speak of the pineap- pies. oranges and bananas of our Southern States. who will say that the temperate zone is not as highly favored s the warmer lands?
 We not only have an abundance of both the necessaries and the luxuries, but we escape some of the torments Of the tropics. Animals. reptiles and Insects run riot here. The tiger is man eating" the serpents are large and poisonous and the insects are om- nipresent. We sometimes complain at home of the mosquito, which seems to be universal pest and Is found every where Prom Greenland's icy mouu- tains to Indla's coral strands" but here It's activity Is perennial and it's appe- tite reaches its maximum. In all the hotels the beds are protected by mos quito bars for without them sleep would be impossible. The ant Is even more annoying than the mosquito, for while the former does most of it's prowling at night. the latter improves each shining hour
 If the natives play the sluggard 1t is because they refuse to profit by the ex- ample of industry which the ant ever presents to them. It is not uncom- mon for the legs of dining tables and cupboards to be set in bowls of water as a protection from these insects, aud where this precaution Is not taken the diner divides his time between eathiR and fighting ants. The white ant has a literary turn of mind and pays es- pecial attention to books. We hava heard of several libraries being ravaRad by this insect. the leaves being so per. forated that the books looked liks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

look as if they mad missed some of these meals.
 We are among the dark-skinned races here. Chinamen are q darker yellow than those seen farther north, the Malays are a dark brown and the Tamils are quite black, while the Sin galeese and Indians are between a black and a brown. Mark Twain pays high compliment to these dark skinned people at the expense of the white races, contending that their com plexion is always good. while the white face has freckles, pimples and moles to mar it.
 There are two great seaports near the equator which every traveller visits, viz, Singapore and Colombo, and most of the boats also stop at Penang, thriving city on the Malay peninsula, some forty miles north of Singapore. Singapore is on a small island of the same name not far from the mainland, and It's harbor is full of sea-going ves- sels of all nations. The ships from Eu- rope and China and Japan call here, as do also the boats between Europe and Java and between India and Aus tralia. Here, too, are to be found rep resentatives of many nationalittes, twenty-nine distinct languages being spoken in this one city. The Portugese were the pioneers and there are still eolhe ueScendantS or the early traders living on the island. Next in point of time came the Dutch, and their nation IS still more numerously represented among the business firms. England, however though a later arrival has largely supplanted both in the control or the commerce of the port, though the Germans seem to be numerous
 Singapore and Penang are the great export ports for tin, three-fourths of the worlds output of that produce be- ing mined near by. The United States take $10,500,000 worth of tin from the Straits Settlement and SC, ,00O, ,0OO of oth. CT products. and sell only $1,161,00O worth in return
 l might add in this connection that the trade possibilities of the tropics have been very much over es stimated bv enthusiastic expansionists. The na- tives raise their own food at q much lower cost than we could possibly sell it to them. even if our food were stI!t- ed to their wants They do not need our building material. and as for cloth ing, one American Is worth more as a customer than a hundred of these na- tives. While few wear rich robes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
BY HON. VIM. JENNINGS BRYAN.

W Me ANs Copyright. 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles.
 Copyright in Great Britain
 All Rights Reserved)
 Rangoon. Burma, Feb. IS. 1906-In a tour around the world one travels by steamer about 5000 miles through the tropics. Entering the torrid zone soon after leaving Hongkong, almost touch ing the euuatof at lSngappre. and not entering the temperate zone again until he is nearly half way through the Red Sea, he has ample time to study the temperature, and our oppor- tunities were still farther enlarged by the trip to Java, which carried us near ly eight degrees below the equator
 While on the water the heat is not so noticeable, being relieved by the ocean breezes, but on land one suffers during the middle of the day. It is not that the heat in the shade is great CT than the summer heat in the United States, but one cannot always be in the shade. and the rays of the sun are piercing to a degree which is incon- ceivable to one without experience in these latitrdAS. Al tNe 'rte to ', the heat is intensified by the weight and moisture of the air, and the tenn perature is practically the same the year round- at least one who visits this
 
 cannot imagine it worse.
 While the native population work barebacked. barelegged, barefooted and sometimes bareheaded, Americans and Europeans resort to every possible de- vice to protect them from the climate.
 The white helmet hat, with lining of cork, is the most common head wear for both men and women, and 1t does not require a very long stay here to convince one that it is superior to the straw hat White clothes which reflect the rays of the sun are also largely worn by both sexes. For even ing dress. men sometimes wear close fitting white jacket. reaching to the waist, and before breakfast they lounge about in pajamas of variegated colors. Eating extends through the entire day. Tea or coffee can be had from to 8, breakfast is ready at or and ends at 12, lunch. or tif+1n, as 1t is called here, occupies the hours from 1 to 3. then tea follows at A. and dinner Is served from s to 1030 These are the hours for Europeans and Americans, and for those natives who have adopted foreign ways. but most of the natives
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
LIFE IN THE TROPICS HAS IT'S DRAWBACKS SAYS WM BRYAN

 
 
  Straits Settlement Colombo HaveM Much oveesinaated Possibilities 
  wih NadeI portaton Water Tigers
    a Disagreeable shipboad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

the mass content themselves with very scanty costume of very cheap cot
 ton-a costume which some one has de-
 scribed as "a handkerchief around the loins and 9 sablecIoth around the head No shoe manufacturer need send salesman to these parts, for even the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

There is one branch of commerce that might he developed If this were not the home of the gem, and if the na- tfves were not skilIful goldsmiths Jewelry is passion here Women fairly load themselves down with or naments when they can afford it. They
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

coachmen and footmen in livery are harefooted. l once supposed that we might work up trade in breech clouts and fishing rods. but I find the latter grown here in profusion and the former is not valuable enough to furnish a hasis toT much trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
HIwayS $ometbine f1ew and Interesting

this will immediately impress you with the varied attractions found here
  mmmme
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
WdSb Goods.

Its not the goods advertise in this departmentev erone knows what Wash Goods a but it's price Monday Specials
 Figured Dmy in small neat Dresden patterns very pretty quail
 ity, worth 15c. at.... . ..................121 12 12c Embroidered Swiss white ground every yard penny saver 25c, Monday. .. :. .....................16 .16c Beautiful French Gngham stylish patterns regular 25c seler
 Monday. ..........................1 .15c. you want smooth quality Indian non it. worth 15c
 Monday. He. Persian Lawn sheer and of worth 20 ordinarily Monday
 N~n> >x N>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20
lUbite millinery Opening.

third Grand Millinery Opening white thar n as the late in daheap New II fowerco combined with touches of maGne nandt ostrich pumeswn be m r with No of the haven undivided than ths
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20


 at....s.. 15c.
 Sale of Ladies' Gowns. Just to- give idea of what Monday these e describe several of the dainty but the service able gowns which go Monday Specials. Ladies' Muslin Gowns nicely designed with yoke en broidery insertion and tucks. 74c Ladies' Cambc Gowns, Dutch neck embroidery trimmed 98c Ladies' Long Cloth neck Gowns yoke of fine embroidery $1 40 Nanook Chemise Gowns ribbon edged with dainty Ladies Nainsook Gowns chem yoke of embroidery sleeves ats ............................ LA ladies' Nansook Gowns neck of val lace Embroidery. ......................$ .$1 49
 Silks and Dress Goods. Monday being day of value giving the person who after just such values No deny the excellence silks and certainly dispute prices unusual Special line of Novelty Silks picked from the shelves where they been priced $1 and laid the 89c Only pattern of kind these vaues % 27 inches wide Wash Silks 19 inches wde perfect checks and fancy stripes days special oner .................... .30c. pieces of 36inch Black China Silk, Monday. 49c 36inch Black Tafeta, worth $125 Monday lO0 BLACK GOODS Black Panama and Chiffon Panama 98c COLORED GOODS in Shepherds pads black and whte style checks AZ inches wide. 35c Fancy MohairFor those disappointed getting last week, offer again $175 Mohair $1 30
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-20

CContinued on Page Twentz-A
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
(To BE coNTINUED.)
We learned something that w

We learned something that was
new to us and may be new to others
says the frankfort Chronicle, and
as it was a delightful relief from the
pest, the house fly, We give it to
our readers. A friend informed
us that the fly had a great aversion
to the bloom of the sweet pea. That
a bouquet of these fragrant flowers
put upon the table where you are
even icing cakes. will keep them
away. Now you bald heads, who
want to sleep on Sunday after din
ner, see that there is a bouquet of
sweet peas near as a preventive of
the pesterous fly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14

A popular citizen of Ray county
who died a few days agn, was
noted for his efficiency in two
trades printer and horseshoer
and also for his never failing hui
NOR. When he was counting the
daughter Of Colonel Benson Of Ex-
eelsior Springs colonel opposed the
match. The sutton was frequent
late slayer. The prospective faith
erlin-law declared it took too
much oil to light the young mans
way. When the youth heard that
he went 70 the grocery store and
purchased every jug in stock He
had these Allied With oil and sent
to bis sweetheart's Gather The
old gentleman knew how to take a
Joke aud the hnmorist cot the
girl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
Money to loan on real estate Sc
cnrity. j. W. Howell.

The Wellsville Record says:
Tim SeannelI, of Martinsburg,
conductor on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. in Nevada, fell
under his train Saturday morning
and both legs were so badly crush
ed that it was necessary to ampu-
tate them just below the knees.
He is now in a hospital at Sacra-
mento, California. He is a brother
of Pat and Mike Scannell of Mar.
tinsburg Mike Scannell left fol
the bedside Of his unfortunate
brother Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
A. M. PATTERSON.

Physician and Druggist, north
west corner Public Square,
+ Mexico, Mo.
Full line of Staple Drugs and
Druggists sundries, Patent
Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Etc.
A full assortment of Homoe-
pathic Medicines always on
hand. These remedies sent by
mail when ordered.
viii do strictly an Office prac.
tice.
ADVICE FREE
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
a HINT OF SOCIALISM.

CONTINUED FROM 1sT FACE.
not pay him rent he would Close
the Works anddeclarea Shutdown
aud not allow them to scratch 10
his yard at all, aud 80 they would
all starve to death. He assured
them that it would be suicidal to
act contrary to the laws Of political
economy, and as he was obdurate
they were compelled TO submit.
From this time they found they
had to work twice as hard for a
living as they did before, as they
had to give half their worms to the
rooster for rent, but the rooster
did not have to scratch or work at
all, as he received for his rent as
many worms as all the rest of the
chickens put together.
Soon his pile of worms began to
grow very fast, aud no matter how
many he ate he could not keep it
down. He became very fat and
lazy and sneered at The Working
Glasses. "
So he began looking around
for a way to Dispose of the Sur
plus" and one day said to a pert
young hen with matrimonial in-
tentions; Marry me, aud you
cun live off OF my pile of worms
aud not have to scratch for a lily
ing, for l have more than both Of
US can eat" and the hen, nothing
10th, became his wife.
Theu the other chickens objected
and said: 1T is true that you
claim to have bought our yard with
your abstinence but from what
has the hen abstained, that she
gets the produce of our labor fol
nothing"
Now, see here" said the roos
ter, this whole land belongs to
me and l am going to do with my
property as l wish. 1t is entirely
a matter of private business will
which you have nothing to do"
But, excuse us, it seems as i
we had something to do with it
when you get half of all the wormt
we dig. We are compelled t,
work one-half of the day for yol
and have only the ether half t,
work for ourselves"
well, if you do not like th
way the business interests of thi
yard are conducted, you can &c
out Of it and get off the earth"
(TO BE CONTINUED
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14

A new Telephone line, running
from Mexico to Gaut. built by the
Mexico Telephone Co., was com
pleted last week. The subscribers
on the line are; Henry Jung, w.
Il. Triplett, Elmer Reed. j.. O..
Feeht, CHI. Baker, W. L. Grimm.
NARROW Shock, A. b. Jesee and
Meredith Armistead.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
A " COUNTY FAIR"
Suggested Fun For the Mexico
Fair.

The following was taken from
the Missouri Agricultural College
Farmer:
1t was real old-fashiOned
county fair that the agricultural
students of the University of Mis-
souri, gave on the state farm Thurs
day afternoon, April 10, with all
the time.hOnored accessories of the
county fair. There was mer-
ry-go.round, "a wild mau, races,
popcorn, fortune teller, a band,
and many other things that fur
nished amusement for three thous-
aud people from the university,
town and county. The state farm
around the dairy and 1.-Two stock
buildings presented a gala appear
auce. A big tent housed the
merry. gO-round and there were
numerous smaller tents containing
various attractions grouped on
both sides of ciudcr path and
forming a miniature Pike" Ev-
erybody, from the professors down,
enjoyed the whole show thorO.
Oughly.
First on the program were the
races. Animals dubbed Flanagan
Eclipse, Gold Heels, and Other
like names ran thrilling races
while the crowd, lining both sides
Of the track down the whole stretch
cheered and placed penny bets al
the bookmaker's stand on the re
suits. One feature was a free-for
all for horseless vehicles. 1t hap
pened to be trOtting race will
mules. There was a judges stan(
aud judges who announced
the events and winners. A ruua
way horse only added to the inter
est and did no damage. 1t cam,
flying down the home stretch lik
a veritable Dan Patch. The drive
leaped out of the cart unhurt., Tn
horse continued over a bill ant
was finally rounded mp, brOugh
back and given the blue ribbon.
Some of the best Missouri horse
were exhibited on the track be
fore the races. Helen Walker
ridden by her owner, o. j
MOores, gave clever high schOo
exhibition and was heartily cheer
ed. Rex Mcdonald and FOres
King were shown under saddle
Besides the model shows, Their
were four competitive rings, tw
For saddle horses aud the other
for drivers. Charles Reade, III
sire Of the two noted shol
horses. Sometimes and Always
was shown in harness. All wer
cheered to the echo The ground
and the race track were polieed b
agricultural students, wearing tn
regulation blue uniform and bel
met. One Of the novel things wa
The patrol wagon This was
huge whsel.barrOw and wa
brought ont Whenever someone wa
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-06-14
Message Land Agency.

About $50 acres at $50 per acre.
A beautiful place to live, we'll To-
Gated. School fourth mile away;
church half mile distant. House
one story and a half, on high ele-
walton; 2 barns, wood house,
smoke house. Farm nearly all I'M
der fence with American woven
wire. Also 1917 acres half mile
distant from above tract, all in
grass. Living and cistern water.
Address MESSAGE,
Mexico, Mo.