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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19

Hardly. But the moment yOu
place the check in my hands shall bo
pleased to do so. But there must be
no reservation to have payment
stopped"
Il will not give you a single penny"
The mere suggestion of giving up sc
large a sum without a struggle see2ed
preposterous. mot a penny And
furthermore, l am through with you
for good and all. Shift for yourself
hereafter. Fifty thousand! You make
me taught"
81 shall make you laugh, my son;
but not on the humorous side" The
old man reached out his hand and
struck the bell.
what do you want?" asked Cave
naugh, mystified.
Il want the author of the document
l propose to take the family skeleton
out of the closet and dangle 1t up and
down before the young mans eyes
You will laugh, / dare say"
Cavenaugh fell back in his chair
again. The door opened and William
looked in.
"You rang, sir?" to Cavenaugh fills.
mo, William" said Cavenaugh pere,
affably; 81 rang. Call Mr. Caring
ton" The butler disappeared ut is
my turn, Henry, and 1 have waited
long time, as you very well know
Ha! Sit down, Mr.. Darlington, sit
down"
Darlington. who had entered,
obeyed readily. 4
"You left some papers in the dining
room safe last night" began grandpa.
Il was about to ask you to return
them," replied Darlington, with as.
sumed pleasantly.
The two Cavenaughs looked at each
other blankly. Finally grandpa
laughed.
Il told you he was clever!"
1T is true, then" snarled the mil.
lionaire, that you have been meddling
with affairs that in no wise concern
you. l warn you that your case in
court will not have leg to stand on"
81 prefer not to discuss the merits
of the case," said Darlington, quietly.
81 have been your host, sir; you
have eaten at my table" Cavenaugh,
as he spoke, was not without certain
dignity.
"All of which, recognizing the pres
ent situation, profoundly regret"
Good" said grandpa. Henry, If
you had been the general they give
you credit for, you would have offered
| Mr.. Darlington that seventeen thou
sand two or three years ago. There
is nothing so menacing to dishonesty as
the free lance. Now, listen to me for
space. Well come to the docu-
mentary evidence all in good time.
| spoke of Caliban uplifted," ironically.
For years 1 have been treated as a
pariah, as a beast of burden, as a
messenger boy, as a go-between to
take tricks that might have soiled
my sons delicate hands. Father and
son, yes; but in name only. Blood
is thicker than water only when riches
and ambition are not touched in the
| quick. This dutiful son of mine could
easily have elevated me along with
himself; but he would not do so. He
was afraid that people might learn
something of my past which would
greatly hinder his advancement. He
prospered, he grew rich and arrogant:
he put his heel on my neck, and /
dared not revolt. You wouldn't be.
lieve it, would you, Mr.. Darlington,
that was graduated with honors from
Oxford university. . speak three
tongues ,AuentlY, ard have a smatter.
ing of q dozen others; am a doctor OF
philosophy. an Psychologist. But !
was indolent and loved good times.
and so, you see, it came about that ]
fell into evil ways. Formerly, l was
burglar by profession"
CTo BE CONCIUDED)
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19
A Financial Epiaram.

II. H. Rogers" said a New York
broker, always advised young men
to get hold of capital. He used to
point out to them that without capt.
tai a man could do nothing, nothing.
He used to pack this truth into very
neat eplgram.
Fortune he used to say, can't
knock at the door of a man who has
no house,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19
STATE CAPITAL NOTES
Law Regulating Employment Agency.

Law Regulating Employment Agency.
Among the laws enacted by the
last general assembly is one which
licenses all employment agencies,
placing them under rigid inspection Of
the state labor commissioner and
makes it practically impossible for
such a concern to exact q fee and
keep it without carrying out in full
the agreements made with the appli-
can't
This law goes into effect August Is
and contains many other restrictions
intended to protect the interests of
the unemployed who apply to such
an agency and pay a fee-often the
last dollar between them and starva-
tion-for aid in procuring a situation
A gilt-edge bond Of $500 must be
given by every employment agency
to insure faithful compliance with
all provisions of the new law.
Labor Commissioner J. c. A. Hitler
has already taken steps to see that
the new law is complied with, as he
will enforce it to the last letter. He
will personally have charge of plac-
ing the new act into force and will,
with the assistance of his superin-
tendents of the state free employment
bureaus in st. Louis, Kansas City and
st. Joseph, receive applications for Ii.
censes from fee employment agencies,
pass on the same and approve all
bonds, which fully meet all require
Tho cnatinr a IL
cense fee for the state of $50 per
annum from all such agencies in
cities of $4,000 inhabitants and over,
and a fee of S25 to conduct such
business in cities, towns and villages
of less population. Only agencies
which charge no fee for their service,
such as are run in connection with
labor organizations, charitable, relig
ious or similar institutions and assO-
Citations are exempt under the law
Other duties of fee charging agencies
as outlined in the new provision are:
Each agent shall keep a register
in which he must enter the name
and address of every person applying
for help or for servants, and the ma,
ture of the employment. This regis.
ter must always be open to inspection
by the commissioner of labor stats.
tics or his deputies. When a man or
woman applies for work the agent
may charge no more than 81 as a
| filing fee and must give a receipt in
writing, dated. If the person fails to
get the employment, which must be
may, demand money back within one
month. No employment agency can
be conducted in, or in connection
with, any place where Intoxicating
| liquors are sold"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19
vapor nIsnkets Over eodIes o. VAC

A vapor blanket 80 feet thick is
found by Prof Frank H. Bigelow to
cover the reservoir at Reno, New AS
sumlng that like Invisible shield pro
tects the salton sea, it is concluded
that this body may lose by evaporation
not more than four or fiye feet yearly
instead of the eight feet hitherto ex
oected
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19
CHAPTER III.-continued.
t more than l." sadly

mot more than l." sadly.
Nothing like, is there, girl?"
Il hate automobiles" she answered,
irrelevantly.
The old, old sea quarreled murmur-
ously at their feet, and the white gulls
sailed hither and thither, sometimes
breasting the rollers just as they we're
about to topple over into running
creamy foam. The man and the girl
seemed perfectly content to remain
voiceless. There was no sound but
the song of the sea; the girl dreamed,
and the man wondered what her
dream was. Presently he glanced at
his watch. He stood up, brushing the
sand from his clothes.
Half an hour between us and break
fast, Kate. All aboard!"
The night before might have been
only an idle dream.
So they took the road back. Only
the sea and the gulls saw the tender
kiss.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-19


The pariah sauntereu in at two
o'clock that afternoon, just as the
family were sitting down to luncheon.
He was a revelation. There was moth
ing shabby about him now. He wore
a new suit, spats, new straw hat,
and twirled a light bamboo. There
was something iaunty and confident in
his air, bubbling in his eyes; alto
gether, he was in fine fettle about
something. He cast aside his hat and
cane with flourish.
AHA! just in time" he said. AN
other chair, William"
The butler sent dubious glance at
his master; there was the usual curt
nod and the frown. So grandpa sat
down beside Norah, whose usual effer-
vescence had strangely subsidized; he
pinched her cheek, and deliberated be-
tween the cold ham and chicken.
"a fine day! A beautiful day! A
day of days!" he cried, surrendering
to the appetitious lure Of both meats
Nobody replied TO this outburst of
exuberance; nobody had the power to.
A strange calm settled over every
one. This was altogether a new kind
of grandpa. There was nothing timid
or hesitant here. nothing meek and
humble; neither was there that insult
ferable self-assurance and arrogance
of a disagfeeable man. Grandpa's at
titude was simply that of an equal, of
a man of the world, of one who is con-
fident of the power he holds in re-
serve; that was all. But for all that,
he was a sensation of some magni.
tude. Darlington was seized with a
wild desire to laugh. The truth came
to him like an illumination; but he
wisely held his peace.
There is something in the air to-
day that renews youth in old age; eh,
my SOM" with sly wink at Cave
naugh.
Cavenaugh's expression of wonder
began to freeze and remained frozen
to the end of the meal SO all the
honors of conversation fell TO grand
pa, who seemed to relish this new
privilege.
Father" said Cavenaugh, holding
back his accumulated wrath, Il want
to see you in my study"
Immediately, my son. / was Just
about to make that same request" /"
Grandpa looked at Kate, then at Car.
rington. II suppose you young per.
sons will invite poor old grandpa to
the wedding?"
''Father!" This was altogether too
much for patrieian blood. Cavenaughs
face Redeemed and HIS fists closed
ominously. you win do me the hon.
or. father not to meddle with my
private affairs. Kate is my daughter
and she shall marry the man Ii
pleases me to accept"
Darlington felt this cut dart over
grandpa's shoulder, He stirred un
easily.
"Oh z that's the way you look al
it!r With comical deprecatory shrug
Grandpa touched Darlington on the
arm. Young man, do you love this
girl? No false modesty. now; the
truth. and nothing but the truth. DC
you lova her2r
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
HIGDON NOT
 IN CONTEMPT Jefferson County Sheriff
 Wins Suit. NAME NOT IN INJUNCTION Had Been Fined a Sum of $25 in
 Criminal Court. Case Grew Out of the Entering of . Safe on the Property of
 Birmingham Soft
 Drink Seller.

The Supreme Court of Alabama took the opportunity yesterday in the case of ex parte State of Alabama, ex rel, E. L. Higdon. to reiterate the funda- mental principle of injunctions. that they apply to the persons named there in, and only rarely does the spirit of the relief control in determining who are It's violators On this con- struction. therefore. Sheriff E. L. Hig- don, who has seemingly been tied up in more litigation than any other Sheriff of Alabama. wins out in his mandamus writ with the Supreme Court.
 The shrievalty officer of Jefferson County was fined in the Jefferson Cir cult Court for contempt of court. He did not mind the $25 fine imposed so much as he craved vindlcation in the court of last resort. Hence his appli- cation to the Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition. to prevent the carrying out of the judgment rendered below.
 George T. Howell, of Birmingham, last fall. at the height of the Law and Order Leagues crusade against prohibition violators, felt himself much molested by intruders on his prehn- ises, which he said was nothing more nor less than a soft drink stand. He had an iron safe in which he held valuable private documents. and which was threatened by Mayor George Ward and Chief of Police Bodeker of Birm- inglIam. with seizure. He prayed to the Circuit Court for an injunction forbidding the Mayor and Chief of Po- lice interfering with the property.
 The esinjunction was issued and short ly thereafter. on a search warrant sworn out by W. N. Burge, alleging his belief that liquor was stored in the safe for Illegal sale, Sheriff Hig- don seized the safe, cracked 1t open and went through the contents. For various reasons Mayor Ward and Chief Bodeker were excused from the con tempt proceedings which followed in the Circuit Court, but 1t was held by Judge A. O. Lane that there was no excuse for the Sheriff. as he had due notice of the injunction. The warrant had been sworn out in the Criminal Court of the county. Then followed the fine of $25.
 The Supreme Court in granting the writ, intimated that the contempt fine would have stood If Howell had thought to mention the Sheriff in his injunction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
A CUTTING AFFRAY
sPEEGLE BOYS sLAsHED BY LEE
 WATTS.
The Two Speegle Brothers Went To Watts Home and Attacked Him Hut They Got the Worst
 Of It.

Cullman. May 2o.-(speciaL)-A se- rious cutting affray occurred about four miles from Cullman, in the direc- ton of Jones' Chapel, a few nights ago in which two young men of that community by the name of Speegle were seriously wounded with a razor in the hands of Lee Watts.
 It seems that Watts was an unde- sirable citizen in the neigh borh ood in- solar as the Speegle boys were con cerned. and they concluded between themselves to get rid of him by run ming him out of the community. A few days previous to the fight, they wrote Watts letter and signed the name of ''Nightrider," informing him that he must pack his goods and leave the community or there would be something doing on a certain night. The receipt of the letter did not seem to cause any unusual alarm on the part of Watts, and he passed the mat ter off as joke. On the night, how ever, that they said they were coming to horsewhip him and drive him away. Watts was aroused about 12 o'clock from his sleep by a knocking on the front door. He immediatley got up,
 went to the door. and at the same time getting his razor, the only weapon
 which he possessed. and demanded to
 know who 1t was and for what pur- PcSCl IhCy la0 COhAO hS ouCA du uOuE, No sooner did Watts open the door
 than one of the young fellows threw revolver in his face while the other l threw a trace chain about his neck and proceeded to drag him into the | yard. Watts, not being able to do anything else, began to slash right and left with the razor which he still held in his hand, and only a few minutes elapsed before both the Speegle boys
 were lying upon the ground in a seri- | ous condition with gaping wounds in the head. arms and body.
 A physician was summ moned as speed fly as possible and dressed the wounds of both. Neither of them are dead but both are in a critical condition. They
 are the sons of John Speegle, one of the best citizens of this county and are highly respected young men. No arrests have been made of either of the parties Watts is still living in the community and In the same house
 where the fight occurred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21

the defendant. therefore. that the con tract was void.
 Work Done By Agents.
 In lengthy opinion, the product of MT. Justice Sayre's pen. the defendants plea was held good, in spite of the that 1t was not Itself doing business in Alabama. but that the work was done by Independent subcontractors. MT. Justice Sayre quoted numerous de- cisions on the point of independent contractors and drawing a comparison with the case under consideration, could conclude only that the soliciting of the various contracts to do the work was virtually appointing agents to do their business In Alabama and there fore the company made themselves liable under the Alabama foreign cor corporation law.
 It had been set out by the plaintiff that the sundry contracts with the subcontractors had been made at Mem phis and therefore all the dealings of the construction company were outside Alabama.
 The Supreme Court stresses the im- portance of obeying the statute requir- ing foreign corporations to file It's papers with the Secretary of State. It is birth of the Constitution and designed to protect the citizens of this State against the impositions of predatory and irresponsible concerns that may evade legal process in our courts. Therefore, the acts of the cor poration in not complying with the code sections in this matter are in- terpreted strictly.
 Commenting on the position of the plaintiff in the case, MT. Justice Sayre said; This Is much, if not altogether the same thing as to say that the plaintiff may maintain It's suit upon the contract by which it undertook to build the railroad, at<the same time maintaining. in order to obviate the defense interposed, that 1t did not do the building"
 It was held that if any of the sub contractors had committed damages against Alabama citizens the construc- tion company would have been liable
 The construction company was more than a mere gnarantor, 1t was inter ested as principal in the work and en- gagged in the exercise of its corporate functions in the State, notwithstand- ing it employed independent sub- contractors to--do the actual work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
WoOLSEY ACQUITTED
cORONER,S JURY CLEAPG <LABAM-
 IAN IN NEW YORK.
Mir. Woolsey Was Held For ManslAu@h- ter. His Automobile Having Run
 Over and Killed Young

ter, His Automobile Having Hun
 Over and Killed Young
 Hoy.
 New York World.
 When Minthrone Woolsey, bank CT with offices at No. 32 Nassau street and living at No. 260 West Ninety fourth street, testified in the Coron- er's Court yesterday how he came 10 kill Walter Purdy. sixteen years old while driving an automobile at Nine- ty-fourth street and Amsterdam av- enue few days ago, he was overcome by emotion.
 The banker is 55 years old. wirh sill very gray hair. and. he said, was father and grandfather. Since the ac- cident he said he could not sleep al night, thinking of the death of the boy, but e added that he could not Witnesses S tsstiiie6 that P1rdy was playing stoop ball in front of No: lo1 West Ninety-fourth street, that he threw a rubber ball against the stoop backed into the street to catch 1t and stepped in front of MT. Woolsey's att tomobile.
 Mir. woolsey was represented by James W. Osborne.
 James Daily, representing the Purdy family brought from the witness the fact that the car was on high speed, but Mir Woolsey said this was to pro- teCI the InAcHluoEN huu dAoO iOT -thc better control of the car. which was going only five miles an hour.
 The foreman was about to announce the tury's verdict as accidental death, but Louis J. K. Hell. of No 1.s02 Third avenue, a juror. jumped up and said. That is not unanimous verdin@
 After delibernting twenty minutes the foreman announced that all but Hell were in favor of a verdict of ac= cidental death The Coroner discharC- cd MT. woolsey.
 MT. Wolsey resided for a number of years in Selma Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
HOW A DENVER MAN CURED HIS
 RHEUMATISM
Nothing Helped Him Until He Tried pr. Williams Pink Pills Then a Permanent Cure
 Resulted.

When the general health is broken down. if conditions are favorable for the disease, rheumatism is very liable to develop. Without these conditions of low vitality and weakened resist
 ance nature will potect the body against disease.
 Tn the development of rheumatism a marked feature is the thinning of the blood caused by the breaking down of the blood cells
 The best treatment for rheumatism is rest and what doctors call sup porting treatment" that is. to restore and retain a high level of general health. Then nature cures the dis ease.
 With these facts in view 1t Is easily seen how Dr. williams' Pink Pills pre- vent and cure rheumatism. They tone up the blood and nerves and maintain the general health. Taken after rheu- matism has developed they begin at once to rebuild the blood. to restore it's broken-down, cells. and that Is to directly combat the disease. External applications win never cure rheuma- tism because the disease is in the blood and must be fought there. Tn the convalescent stage the pills are also useful as they lessen the af- ter-e effects which are often more harm full in lasting injury than the disease itself
 A recently reported cure by this treatment is that of MT. O. N. Jones, of No. $40 West Thirty-first Avenue, Denver. Col. T was very much run down from overwork." he says land rheumatism developed. I had steady pains across the back and at times would get so stiff that I could hardly straighten out. Sometimes the pains would extend down the sciatic nerves of the limbs, then again there would be shooting pains through other parts of my body.
 T kept losing flesh, and could not
 get good nights rest. My stomach was in bad condition and had no de-
 sire to eat. All the medicine took
 was of little account until I tried Dr.
 Williams Pink Pills. I had but lit-
 tie faith in their doing me any good
 but after taking one box felt so much
 better that sent for more. They ab-
 solutely cured me and although my
 work of mining engineer takes me in
 the damp and wet a great deal have
 never had the rheumatism since"
 The fact that Dr. Williams Pink
 Pills will cure rheumatism Is so we'll
 established that it is difficult to un-
 derstand how any sufferer can afford
 to neglect the remedy. These pills are
 absolutely safe and harmless They
 make new blood. strengthen the nerves
 and cure rheumatism in the only way
 that it can be cured to stay cured.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills are always
 the same and are sold only in pack
 ages bearing the well known trade
 mark. "Dr Williams Pink Pills for
 Pale People," Pills sold in any other
 package, or loose. by the dozen or
 hundred are not the same. whatever
 the clerk tells you. The genuine are
 sold by all druggists or win be sent
 by mall, postpaid. on receipt of price,
 50 cents per box. six boxes for $2.50,
 by the pr. Williams Medicine Co,
 Schenectady, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-21
BIG JUDGMENT
 IS REVERSED Quarter of a Million is
 Involved. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HIT Did Not Comply With The Foreign Corporation Law. TAe TaIIey-Bates Company of Memphis, Tenn., Had Appealed Its Case Against the Alabama West
 ern Railroad.

One of the largest judgments re- gently rendered in Alabama was re- lversed yesterday by the Supreme Court tof Alabama when the Talley-Bates lConstruction Company, of Memphis, Tenn. lost on appeal from the Frank 7in Circuit Court in its noted case lagainst the Alabama Western Railroad Company. The verdict of the lower court was for $250.0eo. recovered by . suit on contract. to excavate for the Haleyviile line of road.
 The victory of the railroad took the form of an emphatic ruling by the Su- preme Court, on the point of what Constitutes doing business In this State by a foreign corporation. For having not simply filed with the Sec retary of State notice designating a place of business In this State and naming an agent thereat, before un- dertaking the construction work in Franklin county and along the rest of the branch line, the contracting corporation made huge error. And it seems that 1t is an irreparable error. really measured In the sum of sS6l.- S24.2s. which was originally sued for.
 The records show that the Talley- Bates Construction Company, a cor poration organized under the laws of Tennessee, for purposes indicated by the name, entered into an agreement with the Alabama Western to clear, grub, grade and haul dirt and rock from the proposed line of road run ming from Haleyville northwesterly to the Mississippi line. The work was to be paid for on the first of each month on the basis of ninety per cent done in the preceding month, on the estimate of the engineer of the railroad The work progressed all right until July 23 1907. when the subcontractors of the Construction Company ceased their labor, alleging that the road officers refused to pay them.
 Suit was then filed with the Frank lin Circuit Court to recover for all work done on the contract price, 1t be- ing alleged that 1,181,021 cubic yards of dirt and rock had been excavated, cleared, hauled, etc, for which no pay had been received from the road re- ceiving the benefit. Then the railroad counsel came back with what proved a deadly defense, They found that the Memphis corporation had not com piled with the Alabama statutes reg uIating the doing of business in this State. It could not be successfully de- nied that the company had failed to name its place of business and desig- nate its agent. It was contended by