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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

mo, sir: you have had one cake.
and you can't have another; or you.
either" pointing to still another. "Re-
member, gentlemen, you can't impose
upon me- am watching you Doa't
try to buy but one cake. this must be
a fair distribution Who will have
the next cake?"
All this by-pIay only urged them on,
and he was kept busy handing out
soap, until It looked as If he had taken
IN more cash than the circus.
When the first ten minutes had
elapsed there was no soap left for the
next ten minutes sale, which The
CRATER had promised
During the sale II man handed
him a large bill or anything over a
dollar he would refuse to take It, say
ing:
Gentlemen, make your own change.
Don't give me anything over a dollar;
If you do I'll not change IL. Remem-
her, this is q donation, not specula-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
VITALITY OF YELLOW RACE
More Vigorous Than Caucasians It
Flourishes in All Ch-
mates.

Before the foundations of Rome were
laid there was-a homogeneous people
dwelling in China with form Of
government and no mean degree of
civilization. Rome fiourished for IL
centuries and became the empire Of
the western world, then decayed and
passed away and her civilization be-
came the heritage of others. But
China remains as united empire to
this day. In this marvellous continuity
in the past lies the promise Of the
future
1t took the nations OF Europe 1000
years to advance from barbarism to
their present position. It took the
Japanese, a branch of the yellow race,
a generation to adopt and apply all
the best results of this long struggle.
We are told that when the present
emperor Of Japan was a boy the sort
of training that was supposed to At
him for the part he was to be allowed
to take in the government OF his
country was making artificial flowers.
He is only now just over middle age,
yet he rules as a constitutional mon
arch over an empire with which the
most advanced and most powerful EN-
pire Of the west was glad to form an
alliance as with an equal His navy
has driven the Russian flag from the
China seas On land the tactics and
strategy, the endurance. self-sacrifice
ana bravery, the care for the wound
/ ed in the field and the splendid hos
pital arrangements Of the Japanese
army are the admiration Of the civil
lied world.
In the worlds history there is moth
ing like the advance OF Japan in the
last generation We see some OF the
results of the adoption OF the ciyllIza-
ton OF the west by 30,0OO,O00 OF the
yellow race. VIII anyone who really
knows him venture to say that the
chinaman is less well equipped mental.
ly and physically2
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

had a whole bar OF ordinary larndr,
soap. and basin Of hot, soft waterF
Now watch me. Remember, uss only
this tiny piece of soap. Get out your
watches and time me-"
Dropping the soap in tho basin. and
the handkerchief, also, with both hands
he began scrubbing. instantly the IA
sin was full Of soapsuds, and, inside
Of one minute by the witch. the hand
kerchief was as clean and white as the
day it came from the factory.
A yell went up from the crowd.
Now" said he, Fl will pass It out
at rs cents per cake, or three cakes for
50 cents"
In less time than Il takes to fell f.,
the half-dollars we're simply pouring
into his Golfer
Keep up the good work." he cried.
Remember, economy is wealth, and
the only road to success--one cake Of
my wonderful compound, double dis
titled laundry and toilet soap will so
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
80 aonp.

Put ten-cent soup bone on to bon
In three quarts OF water, add one bay
leaf and four cloves. Wash one cur
full OF beans, parboil them In water, 10
which has been added little soda.
Drain and wash tho soda water on
Of them, put them In the soup pot with
one teaspoon heared OF salt, one
onion, and boil gently for three hours.
through colander take enough Of
the meat to make one half cupful after
it Is minced, add It TO one-half cup Of
bread crumbs. one saltspoonful each
Of salt and pepper, one teaspoonful Of
minced onion and one beaten egg
Roll into little balls, roll these In -four
and drop them In the soup and cook
tan minutes
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
Gold and Silver Hats.

OF gold and silver hats there is no
end. They are beautiful to look at.
but appear a little too gorgeous for
ordinary wear. To be sure, they are
not intended for ordinary wear, but
few occasions are dressy enough 20
support them. Imagine the gown to
properly accompany such a hat as
this: The shape was the familiar one,
with a wide brim. dipping in the back.
and mushroom crown. The brim
OF the hat was gold lace, transparent
but heavy, with a fold Of plain gold
gauze for a border, The low, round
crown was Of the gauze, and the trim.
ming was gold grapes and leaves.
The left side OF the brim was lifted
TO show a trimming OF golden brown
ostrich and paradise feathers, which
swept far back on the hair Of the
wearef.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
THE WHITE sHIRT-WAIsr.
This Garment Is Attractive When
Fresh, But Should Not Be Worn
In the Evening.

The problem of what blouse to wear
with the coat. suit is one that vexes
every woman each season.
The old comfortable days when we
were all inartistic and put on any
waist that happened to be clean,
whether or not 1t harmonized with our
garments, has gone into the limbo of
vanished days.
Even those of us who are careless
and reckless about color schemes feel
a little uncomfortable in shirtwaist
that shrieks at skirt.
Custom is a powerful thing and It
makes those who do not conform to It
ever conscious that they are running
counter to it.
So now that custom, which may be
defined as an act by the majority, is
against the casual shirtwaist, the
world is trying to conform to it.
The separate srirtwaist is the kind
of puzzle that in trying 10 explain gets
everyone more mixed up than before.
No matter what rule you lay down, you
would have to take exceptions to II
in another week There is a separate
shirtwaist which is fashion, and yet
the dictate of fashion is never to wear
a separate shirtwaist. When one uses
the latter phrase it implies colored
shirtwaist which has nothing in COM
mon with the skirt that is worn
with 1t.
White blouses, for instance, are at
the top of style and every woman needs
a half dozen Of them and yet white
blouse with any colored skirt is not
correct for any affair after six O'Clock
In the evening.
For luncheons they are worn by the
very smartest women and yet two
hours later a reception from four to
six woman who wore white shirt
waist would never remove her coat
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

farther than dozen bars of ordinary
soap"
When he had finished, every man
was soaped, and the CRATER was loaded
to the brim with half-dollars.
Like all other "grafters," one night
was as long as he could remain in a
town.
A few days after he had gone the
livery man, from whom he had hired
his buggy said to his foreman:
Say, Jack, that little red-geared
buggy needs oillng. 1t came in squeak
ing and groaning a few minutes ago..
ooh, yes" said Jack. you know
that soap man who was here the other
night? Well, he took off one of the
hind wheels, wiped OF all the grease
and ell, and put on lot of tar soap
in les place."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

disposing of this large fortune, would
hardly be expected to hand 1t out pro-
miscuously to Tom, Dick and Harry
In fact, one Of the stipulations made
by my uncle was that 1t should be
given to worthy, responsible persons.
and not to shiftless paupers There
fore, in order to draw the line, a
charge of one dollar for each cake OF
soap will be made during the first ten
minutes, after that a charge of so
cents will be made during another ten
minutes. BY the way" he went on
that no hard feelings may be caused
by some getting more than others, The
understanding must be that no man
10 to open his cake of soap until no
leaves the crowd. Also, no one viii be
permitted, under any consideration, 10
purchase more than one cake Of soap.
Now, gentlemen, get your dollar ready
and be in line to receive your part OF
this donation"
BY this time every man who had a
dollar held It up. and, crowding toward
the buggy, yelled at the top OF his
voice: give me one! Here! Herel
and 10 say that the CRATER was kept
busy, would be putting It mildly
To keep up the excitement. every few
moments he called to some particular
fellow;
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
Monuments

Il will be to your interest to see me
before placing an order for mon.
ument or anything in the monu.
mental line. Yard and office,
GIandon Bldg, Mexico, Mo.
Branch Office, Vandalia, Mo.
JAMES w. GALLAHER.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
KNITTED SHETLAND VEIL
The Lacey Wool Wells Are Generally
Used Cor Covering fer Little
Ones Face.

One skein Shetland wool, pair NC,
~ steel needles.
Cast On 107 stitches for top Of veil.
LIST row-Slip ], 2 plain, 90 over.
Biip /, plain, pass, / plain, narrow.
over, 1 plain, repeat from (') ending
row with 9 plain.
I'd row--slip 1, plain, purl until
2 stitches remain, knit plain.
Repeat FIRST and second rows 3
times.
9Th row-slip /, plain 20 over,
clip /, narrow, pass slip over, then
narrow, over, plain, repeat from
(D, ending row with 4 plain
10th row-Like second row
18th row-slip /, plain, narrow
(") over, 1 plain, over, slip 1, plain,
pass, plain, narrow, repeat from
81, ending row with pass slip stitch
over, plain.
18th row-Like second.
Repeat eleventh and twelfth rows .
times.
18th row-Slip 1, 2 plain. over, slip
and bind, plain (") over, slip 1,
narrow, pass slip over, over, plain,
repeat iIoH W CHUNG AOW Win
over, narrow, plain.
goth row-Like second row.
Repeat from LIST row, after the 4th
repetition, narrowing of 1 figure at
each end every time the pattern is
changed.
When 101a inches deep, bind OF.
Border: Cast on stitches. knit /
row plain.
LIST row-Two plain, over, narrow,
over, plain.
I'd Tow-Plain.
Sd row-Three plain, over, narrow,
over, plain.
4th row-Plain.
5th row-Four plain, over, narrow.
over, plain.
9th row-Plain.
9TH row-Five plain, over, narrow,
2 plain.
Sth row-Bind of 4, then knit plain.
Repeat from first row till long
enough to sew all round veil except
top.-Boston Budget and Beacon
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

there a man in the crowd speculative
enough to Luy It? Well, just to show
you that some one has made a mis-
take. | will clip of the end and show
you"
Then he cut OFF the end, unfolded the
wrapper and exposed the $50 bill.
Gentlemen, a faint heart never won
fair lady" he called out. Nothing ven
tursd, nothing gained. Remember,
my friends, what your eye sees, your
heart must believe. Fortune favors
every scheme. and it's long road that
, has no turn"
Then taking out his immense roll OF
bills be put back the $40 and Sc.
lected a 500 bill. which, as before, he
wrapped around the soap. In such a
manner that there could possibly be no
deception. Again he held the piece OF
soap In his left hand his pocket
knife IN his right.
Who In this crowd has speculation
enough TO give me $50 for this?" he
would cry. Remember it's the soap
I'm selling and nothing else. VINO
will give me SO for It before cut
The end off?"
Usually. by this time the merchant
wOuld say; "I1l lake it, and II he aid
tksi instant the Grafter would clir
~ RE end and saYs
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles)
When | was selling Yankee notions
nj auction Ia Michigan l encountered
q CRATER whose special victims were
the leading merchants of small towns.
His wac a shaving soap graft.
However, the soap was of small con-
sheraton. II was his skill in palming
and manipulating dollar bills that
brought him success.
lie carried a single valIse and a
small tin box, the latter filled with
very small cakes Of soap, cut from bars
OF ordinary washing soap. Each Gaze
was wrapped in a piece of paper.
Upon reaching a town he called upon
the most prominent merchant and re-
quested the loan of barrel. This he
would roll out directly in front of the
merchants store, and, turning it bot
tom side up In the street, he placed
his tin box upon 1t. His plan was to
begin operations about two O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the merchant was
least likely to be busy.
As soon as an audience of two or
more persons was secured, he would
eXpatiate upon the wonderful merits of
his soap. After removing the wrap
per from a cake of soap, he took a
large roll of money from his pocket
Then, folding a $50 bill lengthwlse, and
wrapping it around the piece of soap
in plain view of his audience. he folded
up the soap and the 500 bill in the
original wrapper. Usually by this
time the merchant the CRATER has Sc
lected as his victim was an interested
spectator. The CRATER took the piece
of soap in his left hand and held mis-
pocketknife in his right, so that he
could easily clip off one end of the
piece.
Who will give me ten dollars for
this piece of soap?" he cried. Els
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
Most Powerful cruiser.

The Natal, launched in England on
September 80, Is the most powerful
cruiser In the world Her tonnage is
1850, she has a speed OF % knots and
sis carries six 9.2-insh and fous ss.5.inch
guns. All her guns are loaded and
rotated by hydraulic power,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

ton. Don't expect too much of me-"
When ready to close "the Office" as
he drolly expressed It, he had the top
part Of his trunk and every poke.
filled with dollar bills.
On returning to the hotel, at noon,
asked him IL he had any idea that
anyone got cake of soap with money
in It.
He laughed and said If they did it
was a mistake on his part. Then he
explained: In the middle of the tray
of his hand trunk was a trap-door
about four inches square, with a thin,
fiat, steel spring to hold 1t to its place.
AS fast as he wrapped the money
around the soap, he would place the
cakes upon the trap door, and, press
Ing the door with his thumb, all would
instantly be transferred to another
part of the trunk.
Still another soap CRATER, at Mar
Quette, Mich, had a unique method Of
deceiving his audiences.
He was selling what he called "the
most powerful cleansing soap on
earth" 1t was "his fathers inven-
ton" and piece the size Of a pea
would make more lather and actually
do a larger washing than could be
done with a whole bar of ordinary
soap, in much less time.
AS I passed by his room on the
morning of his arrival, noticed about
two dozen bars Of washing soap piled
on the table He was busy cutting
up a lot Of tin-foil to wrap around
the pieces.
That evening he drove out upon the
streets, and after singing few songs
and playing several popular airs on
the banjo he began very interesting
lecture on the manufacture OF soap.
At last he gave a small boy a quar-
ter to bring him basin Of water
from the town pump.
Meanwhile he broke of small
piece from one Of these tiny cakes of
soap, and after rolling It to about the
shape Of pea, he said:
Now, gentlemen, am going to give
you the most wonderful demonstration
Of what can be accomplished with a
piece of soap. the size of pea, that
has ever been shown, upon the face
Of the earth"
Then he produced a clean white
handkerchief, and, picking up q
wrench, said:
my friends, you all know that there "a
nothing harder to remove from q
garment than axle grease. Now, this
buggy belongs to your lIYeryman. Mr..
--, and to give you fo'r ~
test Of the worth OF my wonderful soap,
] am now going to remove one Of
the wheels from this buggy and after
thoroughly cleaning the axle with thil
perfectly white handkerchief. shall
with no more soap than this piece, the
size of a pea, proceed TO wash the
handkerchief in this basin Of cold. h Ard
water, and make a perfect fob OF It, In
side OF one minute by the watch"
Climbing out Of his buggy, and re,
moving one Of its wheels he wiped ali
the black tar and grease from the axle
completely saturating the handkerchief
Replacing the wheel, he climhet
back into the buggy, and opening III
the handkerchief said:
"Gentlemen, DO You believe tia
there Is a housewife IN this city VIII,
could wash this handkerchief clean n
side Of 10 or - minutes. even II shl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

II beg your pardon, but you didn't
speak quick enough" or IL no Jne
offered, the CRATER would clip of the
end, and, looking into the face Of some
other man, he would remark las II the
fellow had offered to take 10:
Il bes your pardon, sir; but you
we're too slow. Well, now, we will sec
shat We have here" Whereupon he
500 hill would OF course be found. be-
cause 1t had actually been PLACED
there
After crlticising- his audience and
Joking them a few moments:
We'll, ! am going to try II once
more" he would say. Lets see If
there Is a Spectator In the crowd"
Again he folded the 500 bill length
wise. and apparently wrapping 1t
around the cake OF soap, he again fold
ed It In It's original wrapper.
Now, / wonder II there Is a specu-
lator in this crowd with $75 In his
pocket who will give that amount for
this cake Of soap before I cut the end
of. Bear in mind | am offering the
soap, and the soap only, for $40. Say,
quick, gentlemen, or off It comes"
The merchant, eager 70 make S25.
would almost invariably reach for the
cake, and produce forthwith the S75.
This smooth CRATER told me at the
supper table that for three months De-
fore starting out he practiced the art
Of palmlng the 500 and substituting a
cne-dollar bill.
He said that at first he had a great
deal Of trouble with his victims, be-
cause he worked everybody and any
body. However, he soon discovered
that when he landed the leading mer-
chant" Of town, his victim Invariably
went to his private Office to unwrap
the soap, and on discovering the de-
ception, his pride would deter him
from making an exposure.
Another soap CRATER whom / knew
was doing a thriving business follow
ing a cheap circus through the north
west.
lie carried with him an old-fash-
toned suit case or hand trunk. Pur-
chasing several large cakes Of wash
ing soap, he would slice them up into
small cakes, and wrap each one with
paper. After filling the tray of his
hand trunk with these, he would drive
out in horse and buggy and by va
rious methods attract a large crowd.
He would place a soap box upon
the buggy seat, and on top of this his
hand trunk, the object being to bring
the latter up high enough, so that no
one standing on the ground could see
into II.
Taking from his pocket a roll of bills
of large denomination, he would care
fully wrap them around the pieces Of
soap; and rewrapplng the latter in pa
per would place them in the trunk
In the meantime he dilated in most
interesting manner on how very rich
uncle had died and LETT him several
million dollars, part of which was to
he given away within ten years. He
said he had adopted this method OF
carrying out his uncle's proviso.
Now, gentlemen" he continued, eli
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18

DR.. w. +. Traughber, osteopath-
10, be found in his Office, east
Of postoffice, every day except
Monday aud Friday afternoons.
Treats acute aud chronic casees
Calls answered day or night Office
hours,8 a. M 10 5.p. m. Phon
$50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
Southern Bank Of Mexico
Moxlco, no,

Capital stock all paid up go. 100000
Surplus ..-.......... .......... s95, 10000
Interest paid onall deposits
J. a. Guthrie, President; O. f. Clark
Vice PRESIDENT; A. b. Jackson, Cashier
Dire ;tors: w. W. Harper, j. I. john
son, J. A, Gnthrle,o w, Lewis, aud O.
f. Clark.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-18
THREE oRAFTERs
"soAP" THEIR DUPEs.

Shaving Soap Man victimizes Lead
ing Merchants - 500 Paid for
Every Cake - A Philanthropist
Gives Away" Soap Wrapped in
Twenty Dollar Rills-A Wonder
full Demonstration with Laundry
Soap-Grafter swindles a Circus
Crowd.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-31
AhuantagrH Nauy
0Hrra Wuuttg Mrtt
By COL. THOMAS N. WOOD,
Commander Marine Barracks, Boston Navy Yard.

the condition of the enlisted here is constantly progressing and
the individual of exceptional capacity look forward to the
pect of commission in the service Some of the emabe
The is for the of desron look,
conditions the naval but condition OF mind the
American youth He naturally by inheritance and through the
influence of environment restless and adventurous Those who make
failure of their enlistment often the with the idea
that life in the navy great froc They find that serious
business that life of application of industry of dsci
pine, of sef-denial and sel-restrant
1t be said the credit of the American who contrib
utes numeousy the number of desertons that he
settles down the men of the obligations that he has
assumed by enlistment the naval of his country This
proved by comparison of the figures of deserton with those of
the growth of the naval which shows that while
of sailors and that of marines have almost quadped the last eight
years. the increase assertions shows only relatively Slight per-
centage of gain.
ton have been committed deliberately with
The desee rule has had intention permanently
service candene Most frequently he has overstayed his
leave and afraid to for duty for fear of punishment So he
puts off the ordeal of until late for him
simple delinquent and he entered the record deserter
Probably decided majority of those enlisted who de1ber-
ay desert do under the temptation which constantly before
them of the higher wages that civil employment offers
All things considered however, thousands deserving
Americans the naval service of the United States offers highly
credltabe and that does
the country the record of the individual and collective personnel
the most convincing evidence
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-31
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8, 1878.
Notice for Publication.


United States Land Office,
Duluth, Mimi,
May 5, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
An act for the sale of climber lands in
the States of California, Oregon, Me-
vada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States
by act of August 4. 1892.
Lewis a. ward, of Bemidji county
of Beltrami State of Minnesota, has
this day died in this office his sworn
statement No. 1861, for the purchase
of Lots 5, 6 and of Section No. and
Lots / and of Section z, in TOWNSHIP
No. 65 n, Range No. IA w, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes
and to establish his claim to said land
before the Register and Receiver, at
Duluth, Mimi, on Tuesday, the 18th day
of October, 1906.
He manassas witnesses: John A. Nc
Cline, of Bemidji, Mimi; Charles IL.
easier, of Bemidji, Mimi; Ralph b.
Foster, of Bemidji, Mimi; Thomas w.
Bailey, of Bemidji Mimi; Ole J. Kjo-
stad, of Tower, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the aboye-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on ,o or before said 18th day OF
j. C. HERMAN ENGEL,
B. N. JOHNSON & SON,
Attorneys.