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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
The Virtue Of Determination.

Mr.. Eli Johnson makes it rule al
ways to say something pleasant to
everyone.
Day before yesterday ne ap-
preached the ticket window of one of
the railway companies to purchase
ticket for his vacation. The agent
was hot and busy, and when Mr.. John
son opened with a remark that the
agent was looking well the latter cut
him short by asking where he wanted
to go.
Atlantic City" replied Mr.. Johnson,
smiling sweetly. Il was about to OBJ
serve, sir, that you look as though
you were enjoying good health"
The agent slammed the ticket in
front of Mr.. Johnson and told him the
price.
"A man who looks as well as you
do ought to be happy" said Mr.. John
son, taking the money out of his
purse.
The agent made the change in a
flash and showed it to Mr.. johnson,
who was trying once more more to
compliment the agent on his appear.
ance.
Move on and give the others
chance" ordered the agent.
Then a great change came over Mr..
Johnson's face. He reached through
the window, grabbed the agent by the
back of the neck and pulled his head
through the opening.
Nov, sir" he Kissed, "I've told you
six times that you are looking well,
and you haven't had the courtesy to
thank me for my kindly intentions.
If you don't respond properly at once
/ intend to beat your head off,"
The agent gasped out his thanks.
and Mr.. Johnson released him and
left the place, his face beaming with
the glow Of realizing that he had not
been forced to break his lifelong
rule of being sweet-tempered toward
one and all
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Heating a Greenhouse.

The heating of greenhouse by the
sun is usually explained by the fact
that glass permits the passage of light
rays, but is almost impenetrable to
heat rays, SO that as the light falling
upon the enclosed objects is converted
into heat and partially reflected, the
reflected rays cannot escape through
the glass; Thus the heat accumulates
To test this long-establlshed theory,
Prof. w. r. Wood blackened two
pasteboard boxes and covered one
with plate of salt, which readily con.
ducts both light and heat, and the
other with glass. The salt-roofed box
became even warmer than the other,
this being true also when the heat was
first filtered from sunshine through
glass, The conclusion is that the
ground and other objects are heated
by the incident rays, and that this
heat is then spread by convection cur
rents, but, as the confined air cannot
mix and circulate with the outer air,
it concentrates a larger amount of
heat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
STOPPED HER SONG OF JOY.
slight ForgetfuIness That MARRIED the
Full Appreciation Of the
Welcome Rain.

isn't that a lovely shower" ex.
claimed Mrs. Randall to her friend in
the parlor as they gazed out on the
sudden downpour.
Eyes, we need It so badly"
Need It? l should say we did. It's
a God-send! Why, our goldenglows,
hyacinths and roses out in the back
yard are shrinking for the want of
rain. The sprinkler can't take the
place of rain, you know"
Indeed not"
"Oh, i tell you this is Just lovely!
See how 1t pours! And to think that
just when everything threatens to dry
up and every one is praying for rain
nature answers these appeals and
sends us beautiful Good heavens!"
Whats the matter?"
1--WE left the baby out in the yard!"
The Circle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Had to Hear Evidence,

Some ladies were visiting at
Blanche's home one day. During the
conversation, while the visitors were
there, one of the ladies was describ-
ing how the blowfiies laid eggs and
they Matched out as maggots. Four.
year-old Blanche did not seem to be
feigned sorrow. She sat for a long
interested in the conversation nor pay
any attention to what they had been
talking about. After the visitors had
gone, Blanche said:
Mamma, l don't believe flies lay
eggs"
"Why?" asked the surprised mother.
Because l never heard one cackle, "
explained the doubling Blanche.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

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 a
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, 1909-07-15
HIS WORRIES OVER
5ALDHEADED MAN HAS RE-
NEWEo HIS YOUTH.
Tried Every Suggestion Made to Him,
Used Every Nostrum, and Finally
Purchased Wished-For Lux
urlant Locks.

81 have Just finished counting the
baldheaded ones here" a travelling
man dining in one of the downtown
hotels said to Kansas City Times
reporter. 81 find that about 30 per
cent. Of the men are baldheaded. Do
you know, you can hardly meet man
past 40 years old who is not affected
with badness?
when a schoolboy / thought it fun
to see baldheaded men. When l was
16 years old l was mighty proud of
my fine growth of hair. BY the time
vas 80 l noticed that l pulled out
lot every time l combed my hair.
At 35 l began to read advertisements
where advantages of hair restorers
were illustrated Two years later 1
was trying to save the few locks
which fringed the edges Of my ears
and the back of my bald head.
when l first started to treat my
hair / was told that rain water was
the stuff to use. Then my wife read
in one Of the women's papers that
salt water was the greatest cure for
badness. The article used sound ar
gument. 1t said all badness is due
to germs; that germs work at the
roots of the hair and destroy it and
that when the air once falls. out it
will never come in again. Salt water
was a great germicide. 1 tried salt
water faithfully.
Then l saw an article in health
magazine. 1t said that badness is
contagious. The theory seemed rea-
sonable, so l was more careful about
not using combs in hotels and other
public places.
"One day my sister-in-law came to
visit us. l found that she was as
bald as 1 am, but that she wore
enough false hair to hide the fact.
after that l surrendered to the ad-
vertisements. 1 used seven different
kinds of hair vigor in the next few
years and continually grew balder. On
the road they began to call me
old badly l tried shaving my head.
Quit washing it because heard that
water took too much of the oil out.
I tried going bareheaded until my bald
spot was brown. / tried electric mas
sage, but to no avail. The small boys
used to throw paper wads at me in
church and call me Elisha on the
streets.
"One day when I was worrying
about my condition I happened to
think how young my sister-in-law
looked the last time l saw her.
got an idea. l went to the nearest
hair salesman and bought a new head
of hair. 1t was black and wavy like
| the hair l had when l was 16 years
old. / put it on and went home. My
wife was tickled nearly to death.
81 got the house to give me a new
territory. There am the most pop,
ular man on the road. All the dining.
room girls fight for chance to wait
on me and men now becoming bald
come to me with advice about selling
goods. They apologize for suggesting
anything, but they tell me that they
always appreciated a friendly tip
when they were young. always thank
them and look innocent get lot
of satisfaction out of my new hair
It's mine. 1 paid for 1t, and 1 never
worry any more about being bald"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
MAKING up RIGHT QUANTITY.
President Taft's WIllful Mlslntrerpre.
tation of Little Girls Intended
Naughty Rebuke.

President Taft is fond of children,
with whom he is favorite. A charm.
ing story on this head comes from Gin
cinnati.
Once, when a pretty Cincinnati girl
was child of six or seven, Mr.. Taft,
calling at her house, found nobody
home excepting herself. She enter
tanned him a little while, and when
he rose to go, he stopped down and
kissed her,
Here's one" he said, "for the baby,
Here is another for little Jim. And
here is third for Billie-boy"
The little. girl, drawing herself up,
said haughtily-she had been reading
a novel:
Mr. Taft, you forget yourself!"
He bent down again.
$50 l did," he laughed. well, here's
one for myself"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

o, the murmuring drip of the rain
from the caves
And the melody sweet that the muir
muring weaves!
tbs memory-melody born Of the
heart
In the simplest Of strains, Of the COM
monest art,
Yet the drip and the drop of the rain
in the night
Times lyrical linking Of laughter
and light.
In the drowsiest, dreamiest, dimmest
refrain
Comes the song of the summer, of
meadow and lane,
Of the bees in the clover, and roses
in bloom,
And of breezes that waited a won
drous perfume
For the musical drip Of the rain muir
murs on
In song of the days that are van
ished and gone.
It is sleepIly-soft and is solemnly-
AS the measures all mellowly rise and
repeat,
And in memory now I have journeyed
afar
Down the paths of the past where
our treasures are;
And with boyheart athrill l lie hushed
in the dusk
While the air brings a tang of the
mint and the musk.
And the shadows that sway in their
dance on the wall
Keep the time of the tune of the
drops as they fall,
Keep the time o. the song as of old
they would keep
With the drip of the rain as it lulled
me to sleep;
And the hush Of the night is the ST.
lence of old
That had all of the world in its vel
vety hold.
o, the magic there is in the men,
cries blest
With the ripple of rain as It sings
you to rest!
How the worries and WEAKNESS fall
ter and cease
Meath the balsam and balm of the
infinite peace
OF the song that is sung by the whis-
pering leaves
And the murmuring drip Of the rain
from the eavesl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
The Democracy Of the Desert.

= The democracy of the irrigated sec,
lions always impresses the newcomer.
1t is due to the small farm, the indie
pendence of the owners, and the social
equality of the people. Conditions
compel association and organization
in harvesting and marketing high
priced products. The narrow provin.
cialism which has marked life where
farms are large is not found here. Ru.
raj delivery Of mail, with daily pa.
pers, the county telephone, travelling
Libraries, centralized schools and troll
ley lines to the towns are all serving
to bring the desert farmer within the
stimulating current of the worlds
thought. One of the most prominent
farm editors in America recently said
to me: I'm the irrigated west there
will be developed in time the most
nearly ideal conditions of rural life,
and the best types Of men and women
the world has ever seen."-C. j..
Blanchard in the National Geographic
Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.
Girls Head ncrusted-Feared Loss
OF All Her Halr-5aby Had Milk
Crust - Missionary's Wife Made
Two Perfect Cures by cutioura.

For several years my husband
was a missionary in the Southwest.
Every one in that high and dry at
mosphere has more or less trouble
with dandruff and my daughters scalp
became so encrusted with it that
was alarmed for fear she would lose
all her hair. After trying various rem
edies, In desperation bought cake
of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuti.
cura Ointment. They left the scalp
beautifully clean and free from
dandruff, and am happy to say that
the Cuticura Remedies were a COM
plete success. / have also used sue
cessfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura is a blessing. Mrs. ]. A.
Darling, $40 Fifth St., Carthage, Ohio,
Jan. 20, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Wanted 10 Deter the Petition.

A Los Angeles mother tells the fol.
lowing:
zone summers eve my little son Of
six years was sent to bed at his usual
time; but he could not sleep. Upon
my inquiry what troubled him, he re-
piled: can't finish my prayer. I've
got as far as Forgive us our tres.
passes as but l can't get any furth.
er, for Howard licked me to-day and
l want to lick him tomorrow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Rural Conversation.

II wish / had never been born"
sighed the horse as he leaned against
the wall and gazed into space.
"Why?" asked the COW, stopping her
chewing and pitching her ears for
ward.
Because the automobile has side
tracked me. / have nothing to live
for"
"Bosh!" said the COW. Look at the
condensed milk they are putting out,
but you don't hear any kick coming
from me-"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

Delay is dangerous.
Alonzo Adams, o.
ceola, Iowa, says:
MY kidneys failed
me. ! suffered aw-
full pain and was so
weak l could not
work, and often had
to take to he'd. /
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
ROYAL ereat.ereat. Grand mother.

The birth of a son to the youthful
duke and duchess of Sudermania gives
to royal Europe what it has not had
for more than ten years, namely,
neutrality-suspicious. The lady to
whom this honor has come is the
Grand Duchess Constantine Nicolaie-
witch, who was, before her marriage,
Princess Alexandra of SAKE Altenburg
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

With smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

She--I can't bind myself until I'm
sure. Give me time to decide, and if,
six months hence feel as do now,
will be yours.
Ardent Wooer-I could never wait
that long, darling. Besides the courts
have decided that dealing in futures,
without the actual delivery of the
goods, is gambling pure and simple
Puck
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Most Novel Library in tho World.

MObN iN0Ngt ~
Should the Vienna Academy Of Sci.
ences carry out plans now under con-
sideration that institution will have
one Of the most remarkable libraries
In existence-nothing more nor less,
in fact, than vast collection Of pho,
nographic archives, divided into three
sections. The first section win be de-
voted to examples of European Ian
guages and dialects Of the different
peoples spoken at the beginning of
the twentieth century. The second
will contain examples Of music and
song of the same period, while the
third section will be reserved for the
records of contemporary orators, SO
that our successors will not only be
able to Judge of their oratorical pow
ers, but also their aocent.--New York
Mail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

was dull and exhausted nearly all the
time. 1 consulted doctors and used
medicines, but only Doans Kidney
Pills helped me. Soon was perma.
nently cured"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo., N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
TIRED ALL THE TIME.

Languor, listlessness, duIlness of
spirits are often due to kidney disor-
ders. Pain and weakness in the back,
sides and hips, headaches, dizziness,
urinary disorders are sure signs that
the kidneys need Immediate attention
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
sanatorium Not a Nuisance.

The courts of Massachusetts, North
Carolina and Virginia have decided
that a tuberculosis sanatorium is not
a menace to the health of a commune
ty, and that it does not decrease the
value of land in its immediate neigh
borhood.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Another step Needed.

81 like my house all right" said
Luschman, except for one thing. Il.
guess you'll have to fix that"
What is it?" asked the architect
Several times lately I've nearly
broken my neck reaching for another
step at the head of the stairs when
got home late, so I guess you'd better
put another step there. "-CatholiG-
Standard and Times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Hard to Convince Him.

$50 you're going to marry old Got
rox' daughter, Ell? Well, you know
two can live cheaper than one"
Il know, but / can't convince her
father of that fact"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

To convert the ordinary window into
a easement window, get a large box
from some merchant, rip It apart and
nail the boards across the lower sash.
Cover them with some dainty goods.
Cut the lace curtains off at the tor
Of the board and hem them with skirt
binding, The effect produced viii be
decidedly novel,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
The Kind It Was.

$50 poor Banks firm had to sus,
pend payment on account of his wife's
gambling at bridge parties"
$50 they say"
what kind of game could she
have playedY
"To judge from the result to her
husband, It must have been kind Of
suspension bridge"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Thn consIatent cNnlo.

Fairy stories usually end and they
lived happily ever after"
YES" answered Mr. Sirius Barker;
that's one Of the reasons why don't
believe In fairies"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
DecoIIete.

WI Ting Fang. at dance in Wash.
ington, criticised the modern ballroom
belle.
Like the ancient Briton, who
dressed in blue woad," he said, the
bellies idea OF a magnificent toilet
seems to be plenty Of paint and very
little clothing"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15
Plainly Stated.

Mr.. Summerboard (politely)--Shau
| help myself TO the beans?
Hired Man-You will if you git
enny!-Judge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

We lose money and comfort, and
even temper sometimes by not learn
ing to be more careful-Dickens.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

Lewis Single Binder cigar. Original in
Tin Foil Smoker Package. Take no sub
stitute.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

Better than gold-Like it in color
Hamlns Wizard Oil-the best of all rem
edies for rheumatism, neuralgia, and all
pain, soreness and Inflammation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

Learning without thought is labor
lost. thought without learning is peril,
ous.-Confucious.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethtng, sOftens the gums reduces IN
Illumination, Ruays pain, wind collie 25c hosEla
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-07-15

The softer a mans head the murs
he is inclined to butt in.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-10-19
500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall s
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in
it's curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-10-19

AGENTS-$5O.00 weekly; we manu-
facture the best needle case in this
country; a wonderful seller; 200 to
500 per cent profit; talking unneces-
sary; our "Trust Scheme" envelopes
do the work; general agents can make
$50 to 800 weekly; buy at wholesale
from manufacturers; particulars free;
25 vent sample for 10 cents; satisfac-
tion guaranteed or 10 cents refunded.
Bay State Mfg. Co., Broad Exchange
Bldg, Boston, Mass, Dept "a.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-10-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office, Carson City, Nevada,
September 81, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
Aztec Land and Cattle Company,
Limited, whose postofice address il
New York City, New York, has fled
in this Office its application to enter,
under the provisions Of the Acts Of
Congress approved June 4, 1897 GO
Stats, 36), and June 8, 1900 (31 Stats,
614), the following described land,
viz:
The nwA of the nwA and the seA
of the neA section 2; and the swA Of
the nwA section l, township AZ north,
range So east, and the neA Of the swA
of section IL, township 43 north, range
So east, in Elko county, state Of Ne
vada; and the seA of the nwN Of
section 2 and the swA Of the neA Of
section l, and the seA Of the seH Of
section 13, and the SELF Of the swA
section IL, township A north, range
80 east, in Humboldt county, state Of
Nevada. q
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character Of the land or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their afidavits Of protest
in this office on or before the 18th day
of November, 1903.
LOUIS J. COIN,
Register.
First publication, October 2, 1909.
Last publication, November 6, 1909.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-10-19

One car of horses was shipped over
the Western Pacific on October ID,
1909, from Winnemucca to Jerome,
Idaho, by J. P. Watt, in car numbered
s. P. 1883. Number of horses s.
One horse branded G b left stifle.
One horse branded reverse e, left
stifle.
One horse branded II. r, left stifle.
Two horses branded A 5 connected,
left shoulder.
One horse branded J, left shoulder.
One horse branded T L right shout
der and A F connected, left stifle.
One horse branded w s, left stifle.
Inspected by
s. G. LAMB.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-10-19
SUMMONS

In the Justices Court of Union
Township, County Of Humboldt,
state of Nevada.
rssie Garth, Plaintiff,
VS..
THOMAS Garth, Defendant.
The state of Nevada sends greeting
70 Thomas Garth, Defendant.
Won are hereby directed to appear
hsfore me at my Office, in Winnemuc.
"a in the county of Humboldt, and IN.
aver the complaint in the above en-
titled action within five days il the
.ummons be served in the township or
.;tv in which the action is brought.
ten days if served out of the town.
ship or city, but within the county in
which the action is brought; "and
within twenty days if served else
where;" and unless you appear and
answer, the plaintiff will take iudp.
ment for any money or damages de.
handed IN the complaint, as arising
upon contract, or will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint; that said action is brought
to recover judgment against the de.
PENDANT for the sum of $1I9.6 so for
money received by the defendant to
the use of the plaintiff within the last
six months, as will more fully appear
by reference to the complaint therein.
a copy Of which accompanies this
summons.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
said County, greeting:
Make legal service and due return
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of September, A. ID. 1903.
G. E. ROBINS,
Justice of the Peace of said Township.
Endorsed: L. G. WILSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication, October 8, 1909.
Last publication, November 6, 1909.