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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-10-13
His InalIenanle Rlnht.

When Willie goes to school next
week he will have new teacher.
The new teacher will like Willie
when she begins to know him, but the
process may take several terms.
Willie's teacher began to like him
Just before the close of the school
year, and she testified to her affection
by offering him a pocketknife.
There, Willie" she said, you have
tried so hard to be good boy that
am going to give you this nice four
bladed pocketknife-but you must
promise me never to cut the school
furniture with it."
Take 1t back, teacher" said Willie,
sadly.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-10-13
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Observation-Disclosures
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SYNOPSIS.

young woman cast ashore on q lone
" island, finds O solitary inhabitant, a
young white man, dressed like savage
md unable 10 speak in any known lam
guRge. She fdecises to educate him and
mold his mind TO her own ideals. She
1nos evidence that leads her to believe
that the man Is John Revell Charnock Of
Virginia, and that he was cast ashore
when a child. Katharine Breutou was a
highly specialized product OF a leading
university. Her writings on the sex prob
dem attracted wide attention. The son OF
a mulu-millionaire becomes infatuated
with her and they decide to put her the
orieg into practice. A. few days. on his
fessed lofty ideals TO possess her. While
drunk he attempts to kiss her. She
knocks him down and leaves him uncon-
seioua and escapes in the darkness in a
gasoline launch. During a storm she Is
cast ashore on an island. Three years
teaching gives the man q splendid educa-
ton. Their love for each other is revealed
when he rescues her from a cave where
he had been imprisoned by an earth
Quake. A ship Is sighted and they light
beacon 10 summon II. Langford on his
yacht, sights the beacon and orders his
yacht and tells her companion that n man
on board had injured her In the greatest
way. Langford recognizes Katharine He
tells the man that she had been his mis-
cress and narrowly escapes being killed.
An American cruiser appears. Officers
boar the whole story. and Langford asks
Katharine 70 marry him. Katharine de-
ciares that she will marry no one but her
island companion. The latter says he still
loves her but that the revelations have
made change. Katharine declares her in
tention OF remaining alone on the Island,
saying Charnock had failed when the test
came. Repentance comes to CharnoCk aft
er a night of bitter reelection. He swims
ashore from the cruiser to ask forgive
ness and is found unconscious beside
KathATine'a clothes, by the officers. Kath-
arine Is given up for dead.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-10-13
Starting a Rubber Plant.

Rubber plants are usually started
by a method known as messing. A
cut is made in young branch and a
wedge put in it to keep the surfaces
apart. A bunch Of sphagnum moss is
then fastened around the stem over
the cut, the moss being kept wet. AS
soon as the young roots appear on the
outside Of the moss the young branch
is cut of and potted up.
Ficus elastica, the rubber plant Of
our houses, must produce seed in its
home, tropical Asia, but It does not at
tain a size SUFFICIENT under cultivation
In greenhouses TO do so oftsR.--st
Nicholaa.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-10-13
MISUNDERSTANDING

you see that can accept no favors
from you?"
But no one need ever know; l will
discharge the crew Of the yacht in
some South American port. They
will scatter"
God would know and 1 would
know and when 1 see him again, l
would have to tell him. It would make
1t harder for me. And | don't want
to go back. l will wait here for him"
Kate" said the man impulsively,
ut was ungenerous Of me not to have
told you before. They took him away
from the islands senseless, raving with
brain fever. He collapsed stricken as
If dead on the sand by that little heap
Of clothes and the Bible which bore
your message. He thought you dead.
He left the ship in the early morning
to seek you. The shock was too much
for him"
HE loved me. then" said the
woman.
YES" said Langford, wringlng the
admission from his lips, "he loved
you enough almost to die for you"
But he is not dead. He was not
when you left the cruiser?"
mo, they signaled me at noontime
In answer to my inquiry that the doc,
tor thought he would finally pull
through, although It would be a long,
terrible siege; but If he dies, Kate,
If / got back and found that he is
dead and come here"
Don't come back" said the woman.
Don't tell anyone that I am here.
Let no one ever come back unless the
promptings Of his heart and the lead.
ing Of God should bring him to me-"
rs this your final, absolute de-
cision?"
my final and absolute decision.
Nothing can alter 1t, nothing, abso-
lutely nothing"
20 Kate!"
Don't" said the woman. 1T is use
less and only breaks your heart and
wrings mine. Now, you must go. No
one has seen you from the yacht.
This cave is sheltered from where she
lies, No one need know that you have
found me. Indeed l want you to give
me your word of honor to swear it by
all that you hold sacred that you
will never tell anyone, much less him,
that you came back and found me
alive"
you set me a, hard task" faltered
the man.
But l am sure" continued the
woman, ut is not too hard for you to
accomplish. Come, you have said you
wanted to make amends. That is all
past now, forgotten and forgiven, but
if you really would make me happy,
you will promise what 1 say"
And what Is that again?"
ION your word of honor as a gen
tleman, by all that you hold sacred,
you will never mention to a human
soul that you found me here alive"
ION my word, by all that / do hold
sacred, by my love for you, Kate, /
will not speak unless in some way you
give me leave"
so help you God" said the woman
solemnIy
80 help me God!" replied the man
with equal gravity.
And now you must CO."
81 have one request to make of
you, Kate, before I CO." said Langford.
IF I can grant it, you may be as
sured will"
1T is very easy. VIII you stay in
this cave for two hours?"
Il have no watch" said the woman,
"but 1 will guess the time as best
can"
Then" said the man, "go down to
the beach. The yacht will be gone"
Valentine" said the woman, you
don't mean to stay here on the
island?
81 would stay gladly" returned the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE DIES.
In Her Ninetieth Year, Passes Away in
London-Was Famous War Nurse.

London, Aug. 14.-Florence Nightin-
gale, the famous nurse Of the Crimean
war and the only woman who ever re-
ceived the Order Of Merit, died today
at her London home.
Although she had been an invalid for
long time, rarely leaving her room,
her death was somewhat unexpected. A
week ago she was quite sick, but then
improved and on Friday was cheerful.
During that night alarming symptoms
developed and she gradually sank until
clock this afternoon when an at
tack of heart failure brought the end
Her funeral viii be as quiet as pos
sible, in accordance with her wishes
Florence Nightingale was born May
~, 1920. She was the first woman to
follow a modern army into battle as a
nurse, and in the Crimean war gained
the title Of "Angel Of the Crimea.
AT the close of the war she was enabled
by testimonial fund amounting ia
$3.50, 900 10 found an institution for tho
training of nurses, the Nightingale
home al 81. Thomas. She was also ths
means Of calling attention 10 the insani
iary conditions of camp hospitals.
Ia 1905 she received the freedom %
the city Of L,hdon and King Edward
bestowed upon bier the Order of Merit
the most exclusive distinction la th'
gifi of the British sovereign. The mem
helship of the order b limited 90 24
aud b includes Lord Roberts, LORI
Wolseley, Field Marshal Kitchener
James Bryce, Prince lamagaia an'
Admiral Togo
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
MARKET BASKET AT SPOKANE.

New quotations on the best grade
of home -four have advanced it 20
cents on the barrel or cents on the
sack of so pounds. The price per
sack is now $1.60, as against $155 a
few days ago.
Hens are easing off in their activity
and guaranteed strictly fresh home laid
eggs are worth 35 cents.
In the canning line new peaches,
black berries and apricots are chiefly
in demand.
Produce.
Best fresh ranch eggs, 35c dozen;
eastern eggs, selected, zoe per dozen;
best local creamery butter, 40c per
pound; eastern butter, 3O@35c per
pound; local flour, $1.5O@16O sack of
40 pounds; lard, 10000 per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes, new, $1.75 per sack, or IL
pounds for Csc; cabbage, SC pound; tur-
nips, carrots and beets, punches for
sc; oranges, 35@5Oc dozen; new apples
pounds for Csc; raspberries, $2.75 pei
crate; apricots, 90c crate; peaches, 6OC
to $1.20 crate; bananas, soc dozen.
Meats.
Roast beef, zoe; pork chops, zoe;
roast, 15c to 1sc; ham, 25c; bacon, 21@
23c; dressed hens, 22c.
Feed.
Retail-Alfalfa, $500 ton; timothy
$25; straw, $40; wheat nay, $40; oai
hay, $40; bran and shorts, s23; feeding
wheat, SLIGO ewt.; oats, sl.sO cwt.
barley, $1.45.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25

Chicago.
Barley-Feed or mixing. 48O55c:
fair to choice mailing, 62069c.
Timothy seed, $475@5.50.
Lard, per 100 lbs, SLIGO.
Butter-Steady; creameries, 25@26c;
diaries, 23026c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, $3.50 cases;
at mark, cases included, 1O@14c; frsts,
lie; prime frsts, 18c.
Cattle-Marhet Toe lower Beeves,
$4.50@s.25; Texas steers, S3.50@5.60;
western steers, S4@6.75; stockers and
feeders, $406.25; COWS and heifers,
81 .5O@64O; calves, S6.5O@e.5O.
HOgs-Market steady Light, $4,000
$50; mixed, S7.s0@8.85; heavy, s7.55
@s.4O; rough, $7.55Q775; good to
choice heavy, $7.75@s.40; pigs, $s.40Q
$50; bulk Of sales, S7.80@6.2O.
Sheep-Market Toe sower. Native,
$2.25@4.25; western, S2.50@4.15; year
lngs, S4@6; lambs, native, S4.25@6.5O;
western, $4.25@6.50.
New York.
Copper, S12.2OM12.25.
Tin, S3325@33.5O.
Lead-Dull, $3.50.
Spelter-Dull, $5.35@5.4O.
Ir0n-No. ] foundry northern, 1928
(01O.5O; No. p, S15.5ONl6; No. ] south
ern and No. ] southern soft, $3.50
1925.
Portland.
Wheat-Club, s6@66e; bluestem, 95
a9Cc red Russian 64ns5c; valley,
9Oc; turkey red, 6s@90c.
Butter-City and country creamery
extras, S4ei fancy, S2@3Sej store 2a
@24c.
Cattle Steers. top quality, $4,000
5.15; fair 10 good f5W6 .50i common, AZ
M4.5Oi COWS, Top, s4.6Om5' fair IA
good, $4,000 common ~ medium
f275M3i calves, top, s6.dOM7i heavy
S5MCi bulls, f3.5Omfi stage 500 90
hogs Best 500 1925 fair 10 good
f925M916.
Sheep TOP Netheif. ff0s35' faA
40 good f3Ma1ti eNes close on al
grades lambs fft0nt.
san FRANCHISE.
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
WILL TRY AND
PREVENT BRIDES
Gore Investigation Committee Will
Ask for Legislation Prom
Congress.

1t is probable that the select com
mittee of the house of representatives
which is conducting the charges made
by Senator Gore will require another
week to complete the gathering of evil
dence. The report to congress will then
be formulated.
This report will deal with two sub
jects. The first of these will be the
charges of Senator T. P Gore that he
was offered $4,000 bride to withdraw
his opposition to the McMurray con-
tracts which provided for the sale of
the 100000 to $4,000 900 worth Of
Indian lands on a 10 per cent contin-
gent fee basis to private attorney.
The other features of the report viii
be in the form of a recommendation
to congress for legislation to prevent
any further conditions similar to those
which brought about the present in
vestigation. 1t is the belief that the
government hereafter will take more
arbitrary hand in enforcing its treaty
with the Indians.
Lyon Above Board
81 told Secretary Garfield that my
employment in the matter of the first
McMurray contracts was to be open
and above board, and that if there was
anything not proper about the con
tracts / would have nothing to do with
them" testified Cecil A. Lyon before
the congressional investigating com
mittee.
Mr.. Lyon is the national committee
man Of Texas, and before the McMur-
ray Indian land contracts were disap-
proved by President Roosevelt, he had
been working in their interests as a
member Of the McMurray firm. ~
took up the McMurray contracts purely
as a business deal, - said he A" After
they were disapproved I had nothing
further to do with the matter. ] have
nothing TO do with the present con.
tracts that McMurray has. d"
The present contracts, if approved by
congress would allow McMurray
100000 attorneys fees, and they are
the object Of the investigation which
was instigated by Senator Gore when
he said an attempt had been made t.
bride him in order to get him TO with
draw his opposition TO them.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
news OF THE WORLD.
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

Funeral services over the body of Joe
Cans, former champion lightweight
boxer, were held in Baltimore Saturday.
Olaf Hansen of Seattle was elected
president of the world IS congress of
the deaf at its recent session in Colo
RADIO.
Salvatore Setta, a wealthy land
owner of Rome, was kidnapped Satur-
day by brigands, who are holding him
for big ransom.
James Radley, the English aviator,
Saturday flew one mile in AZ AS seconds
on a monoplane. This is a world s
record for speed.
Rigorous measures have been taken
by United States representatives abroad
to prevent the introduction into this
country of cholera.
At Cottonwood Falls, Kan, recently
John Smelling, white boy IS years
old, shot and killed Guy Shepherd, col
ored, during a dice game.
The elimination of Mr.. Aldrich, ac-
cording to close political observers, is
soon to be followed by the retirement
of Secretary Ballinger from the cab
met
Without opposition on the part Of
her husband, Mrs. Margaret Emerson
McKim was granted a decree of d.
vorce at Reno, New, from DR.. Smith
Hollis McKim.
With the arrival in Paris this week Of
Miss Katherine Elkins and her mother
it is expected that the definite an
nouncement Of her engagement to the
duke d'Abruzzi viii be made.
Following the example Of some Of
the large eastern railroads, the 500
Line has recently inaugurated a pen
sion system for the benefit Of incapaci-
tated employees Of IS or more years Of
service.
For refusing TO protect the cars Of
the traction company from the striS-
ers, 32 policemen were suspended at
Columbus, Ohio, by Chief Of Police
Carter. They claim the merchants
forced them TO.
Having been prevented five times by
attendants Of the Illinois state asylum
for the insane from committing suicide
Mrs. Mary McArdle Saturday eluded
her guards and hanged herself IN her
room al the asylum.
Since 1891, when the international
Typographical union first began the
payment of a regular strike benefit
thore has been expended Ia strike bene
Ats and special assistance 10 Local
unions q total Of $685. ,so7.o2.
The striking eloakmakers la New
York city number more than $4,000
men and women, according 40 q brlei
submitted 10 the supreme court by theii
employers, who seek "a have the uniof
restrained by . permanent Injunction
q. y. Rendon, deputy district atior
ney of han Joaquin county Cab Aeel
denially shot aud dangerously wounded
himself VIII . revolver Saturday Ken
don attempted % pui the gup in ih'
pocket of hls coat which WAC hang
ing on BAH igee lhe gun fell an'
WAS discharged
1Ne MAJ department noN haa troop
all around ihe hlee AL weston Non
iann nnd noflhelp Idaho. either "a mo
l||Ifailon camps ol "a h0mf posts ~.
q iolni plau M action uoolH neaieH
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apfnF ill emergency.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
LAST TRIBUTE TO HARVEY SCOTT
Body Of Late Portland Editor Rests in
Cemetery.


Cemetery.
Portland, Ore, Aug. l4.-Under the
pines Of Riveryiew cemetery, which
0verlOoks the Willamette valley and tie
great city Of which be had been so i'm
p0rtanr a part, the men Of Old Oregon
laid TO rest today the body Of Harvey
Whitfield Scott, late editor Of the Port
land Oregonian.
TO the cemetery the body was es-
cOrted by a c0rtege the size Of which
has never been equaled here, and which
was composed Of the men who arc now
and who have been high Ia the councils
Of the great northwest, az well as the
friends who had known M Scott from
bis youth and those alongside whom
be had passed bic days Of labor.
The funeral services were held "a the
home Of Mr. Scott, and were private.
They were conducted by ibe Rev. %. a..
Eliot pastor moIltus of the FIRST Uni.
tartan cbuIch, tbe longtime friend AND
pastor Of me dead editor AZ tle gave
INC services were Al charge NJ he Na
sonic maternity and fAe Impressive
service ~ that order of which Mr
Scott saf p meiubef NJ bigb deg5ee, WAS
read
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
Dynamite Makes Rain.

Hundreds Of pounds of dynamite hung
to the limbs of trees on the high points
surrounding Wallace and exploded Sun
day afternoon in the hope that the
effect might produce rain TO check the
devastation by forest fires is said to
have had a result, for at midnight Sun
day rain began falling for the first time
in two months. The fall has been heavy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
Pacific Northwest Wheat.

decentralization, CSC; club, Gle.
Seattle.-Wheat-Milling quotations:
Bluestem, 92c; fortyfold, Gle; club, soc;
fife, zoe; red Russian, ssc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
BEST BIBLE STUDENT
LIVES la 81. LOUIS
hsisf Lois I0rbori " That cry
Won first Ffize Al Winona
Conference.

ff Louie paf declared 20 have the
most thorough hlhle student NJ iAe
annual world > contest held NJ connee
iion VIA iAe hinona assembly pIo.
gam lhp nIai pIlae Naf awarded ~
Nlla Dos 1orholi M iAai cliy Mlf.
Annl lIich M lloy Ohio. Hon second
honoll ana MA Ellfa chaos NJ NIn0na
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
BRUSSELS Big FIRE
Destroyed BELGIAN'S GREAT
EXPOSITION BUILDINGS.
Loss Is Over 100000, 0O0-Fire Started
in Telegraph Building, Driven by
High Wind-Belgian, English and
French Sections First to Go-Over
100000 Persons Were On the Grounds

Brussels, Aug. 14.-Fire swept the
great Belgian exposition tonight. The
flames were driven by high wind and
soon destroyed the Belgian, English
and French sections. Two are dead and
80 injured.
The white city of the world IS fair,
as the Belgians have called their 1910
exposition, is tonight a mass of flames
and smoldering ruins. A spark falling
into infammable material in the tele-
graph building burst in to flames which,
driven by high wind, swept rapidly in
all directions.
Soon the Belgian, English and French
sections were destroyed. The fremen
and attachments Of soldiers called to
the scene found themselves baffled by
the gale, which carried the burning
embers to all parts Of thf grounds. The
loss is estimated at $100,OOO,O0O.
Vast Crowd Panic Stricken.
At the time Of the outbreak not less
than 100000 persons were circulating
in the grounds and the Kermesz
Troops were ordered out and came al
double-quiek to aid the police in clear
ing the great grounds. This was ac-
complished in fair order except within
the limits Of the Kermsz, where the
vast crowd became entangled in an al
most inextricable mass, fighting des
perately to find an escape from the
flames which swept viciously through
the tinder-like structures.
Soon the enormous facade tumbled il
ruins. Considering the rapidity Of the
confagration, the small loss of life ii
marvellous. So far as it is known, NJ
to a late hour tonight, only two are
dead The injured, as officially an
nounced, number 80, but probably man.
hundreds received minor hurts. AS thu
flames reached the menagerie it was de
cided TO shoot the beasts, but the hea
drove back the soldiers and the ANIMAL
were left to their fate. The multitude
Of people were driven back to a SAT-
distance and watched the thrilling
spectacle of the destruction of tn
White City. Tongues Of fire mounte'
high into the heavens and flaming EN-
bers were carried off by the wind am
fell upon the residences beyond, settinl
them on fire.
Thieves at Work.
The FIRE was finally under control
The Belgian and English sections ar
la ruins, while all the other sections
including the American, were partl
destroyed.
Bands Of thieves engaged in pillag
and a soldier was stabbed while a.
resting fhroe men whom be found rihin
o jeNelry exhibit.
The aggregate loss viii be enormous