Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28


the Spanish prisoner swindle. That
is what they get for not reading the
newspapers.
Some day the world will really
come 10 an end, and It will be just the
luck Of those prophets not to be on
the job at the time
Actors are said 10 be scarce in New
York. but as this Is the open season
for decayed vegetables and aged hen
fruit. there's a reason
Il is high time a stop was put 10
those Spanish swindles. and il is also
high time that Americans grew too
wise 10 be caught by them.
Spain has a war abroad and a re.
beilion at home. which is enough to
make her unfortunate government
walk Spanish. Al least, this is the
pleasant prospect II they do not win
the war and put down the rebellion.
The Belgian cOnCessIonaires in the
Congo are suing missionaries for al
legged nbelous statements about cruel
~ 20 the natives. II the trials are
fair, they ought TO afford a good way
Of bringing out the truth about this
RUG SlCoted point
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The sultan of Morocco is writing to
the powers that he is afraid Spain has
Interior motives and that the powers
might as well look into the matter
Which shows that these oriental bar
barians have caught the infection of
some European diplomacy in the way
Of slyly arousing international ieal-
ousy.
The annual average loss of property
by fire in Germany, Austro-Hungary,
Italy, France, Denmark and Switzer.
land is about SO cents per capita. In
the United States il is $247 q year
The only consolation for Americans
in such dgures-and it isn't very sen.
sible-is the fact that they have more
per capita, than the Europeans to
burn.
The postal authorities at Washing
ton have ruled that a mail carrier Is
not obliged TO deliver mail where
vicious dogs are kept, and that owners
OF such animals must call nj the post
Office for what is coming TO them.
That seems to be an equitable deci.
sion. Uncle Sam is under no obliga.
ton to provide mail carriers as It'd.
bits for savage CANNES.
An authority in a western university
declares that too much prosperity al.
lows students to buy motor cars, and
that their studies suffer in conse.
quence. He apparently holds that
work and taste Of hardship will keen
in check the natural propensity of the
average student to get into mischief
No one can deny that a speeding car
Is a terrible incentive to the fast life.
"
Forty-seven Chinese students. an in.
stallment Of several hundred that are
coming, have started from Picking for
the United States. These young men
will go to various institutions of high
er education, and as they are selected
by competitive tests from the bright
est youths of the Celestial kingdom II
may be reasonably expected that they
will make their mark in scholarship
here.
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The latest Enoch Arden has rather
varied the usual order of things in hi,
celebrated case. Disdaining the mag
nanimity Of his prototype. he had tn,
spouse he left behind him arrested fol
bigamy. That he was able to show
any originality at all in the matter O
such long-established precedent is Il
his credit, but no amount of othe
good qualities can make the Who'll,
class Of Enoch Ardens other than un
desirable citizens.
Companies for operating aerial line
Of travel are multiplying in German,
and many of the most solid financier
are among the investors. This an
pears to AFFORD opportunities for Liter
ally taking flyers in stocks.
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This is the country of big things
even In the matter of small ones. TIL
official statistics show that the peopl
OF the United States have bough
SlOO.OOO,OOO worth of toys in ten year
and that the toy industry here
large and hourishing. Unquestionabl
this is a haDny land for the youngsteI