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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12
IN throwing a casual smile across the

IN throwing a casual smile across the
top OF the paper
Marjorie studied his motley garb.
and her own, and groaned:
We're a sweet looking pair, aren't
WEI"
Mr. and Miss Fit" said Mallory,
from behind the paper.
oh, Harry, has your love grown
cold?' she pleaded.
Marjorie, how can you think such
a thing" still from behind the paper
We'll. Mrs Wellington said we
ought to have some place to spoon.
and she went away and left us. and
there you stand-and--"
This pierced even the baseball
news, and he threw his arms around
her with glow OF devotion.
She snuggled closer, and cooed:
Aren't we having a nice long engage
ment? We've travelled million
miles, and the preacher isn't In sight
yet What have you been reading
wedding announcements"
"No-I was reading about the most
wonderful exhibition Matte was in
the box-and in perfect form"
Matter" Marjorie gasped uneas-
lily
Mattel" he raved. "and in perfect
form"
And now the hidden serpent of jeal-
ousy, which promised to enliven their
future, lifted its head for the first
time and Mallory caught his first
glimpse Of an unsuspected member
OF their household Marjorie demand.
ed with an omiuous chill:
And who's Matter. Some former
sweetheart OF yours?"
My dear" laughed Mallory.
But Marjorie was up and away,
with apt temper: 80 Matte was in
the box. was she? What Is II to you
where she sits? You dare to read
about her and rave over her perfect
form, while you neglect your wife-or
your-oh. what am /, anyway"
Mallory stared at her In amaze
| ment. lie was beginning to learn
| what ignorant heathen women are
concerning so many OF the gods anc
| demigods OF mankind. Then, with g
tenderness he might not always show
he threw the paper down and toot
| her in his arms: You poor child
Matte is mana pitcher--and you're
the only woman | ever loyed-anC
you are liable to be my wife an,
| minute"
The explanation was sufficient, ant
she crawled into the shelter OF hiI
arm with little noises that served 70
apology. forgiveness and reconcilia
ton. Then he made the mistake o
mentioning the sickenlng topic OF de
ferred hope:
"a minister's sure to get on at tn,
next stop-or the next"
Marjories nerves were frayed b,
too much enduring, and It took only
word to set them jangling: IF yot
say minister to me again. I'll scream.
Then she tried to control herself wit
a polite: Where is the next stop?"
ogden"
Where's that? On the map?"
We'll, it's in Utah"
Utah" she groaned. They mai
ry by wholesale there, and we can
even get a sample"
| ITO RE CONTINUED
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

Wy STlOW.
pectorant. The juice has been EN-
ployed externally for warts. corns and
some forms Of skin diseases.
Horehound grows in dry sandy or
stoney soil in waste places along road
sides and near dwellings, in fields and
pastures. 1t is found from Maine
southwark to the Carolinas, Texas and
westward to California and Oregon
1t is very abundant in pastures I'm Orc
gon and California. and especially iu
Southern California, where It is a very
troublesome weed, covering vast areas
and in such dense masses as to crowd
out other vegetation.
The leaves and tops are the parts
used in medicine These are gathered
just before the plant is In flower. 'h,
coarse stalks being rejected. They
should be carefully dried in the shade
The odor Is pleasant, rather aromaHr.
but dimlnishes in drying. The taste "a
bitter and persistent. The price ut
horehound Is about one to two cents
pound. II is well known as a domestic
remedy for colds and is also used IN
dyspepsia.
Motherwort, commonly called lion
ear and lion's-tail, Is found about
dwellings and in waste places. is
range in this country extending from
Nova Scotia to North Carolina. Min
nesota and Nebraska. 1t belongs 10
the mint family.
The leaves and Towering tops are
collected during the Towering season.
They have an aromatic odor and
very bitter taste. The price ranges
from az to five cents a pound Moth
erwort has stimulant, slightly tonic
properties, and is used also TO pro
mote perspiration.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12
CHAPTER xxIll-(continued,.

Mrs Wellington glanced the same
way. and a shrek of understanding
burst from her. II sent the porter
into a spasm Of yah-yahs till he
caught Ashton's eyes and saw murder
In them. The porter fed to the plat
form and held the door fast, expect
{ng TO be lynched.
But Ashton dashed away in search
of concealment and soap.
The porter remained on the plat
form for some time, planning to leap
overheard and take his chances rather
than fall into Ashton's hands, but at
length. finding himself unpursued. he
peered into the car and, seeing that
Ashton had gone. be returned to his
duties. He kept a close watch on
Ashton but on soberer thoughts Ash
ton had decided that the incident
would best be consigned TO silence
and oblivion. But for all the rest OF
that day he kept rubbing his lips
-Sith his handkerchief.
The porter. noting that the train
had swept into a granite gorge like
an enormously magnified aisle in a
nade-up sleeping car. recognized the
presence Of Echo Canyon, and with
IT the entrance into Utah. He FASTENED
80 impart the tidings TO Mr.. Fosdick
and held out his hand as he extended
The information.
Fosdick could hardly believe that
his welve-hundred-mile exile was
over.
We're in Utah." he exclaimed
'Yassah," and the porter showed
mis- palm into view Fosdick filed Il
with all his loose change, ther
,whirled to his wife and cried:
Edith We are in Utah now! En-
brace me-"
StR flung herself into his arms Will
a gurgle OF bliss. The other passen
gers gasped with amaZement Thi
sort OF thing was permissible enough
IN a tunnel. but in the full light o
day!
Fosdick, noting the sensation b.
had created, waved his hand reas
suringly and called across his wife
shoulder:
Don't be alarmed, ladies and ger
rIemen She's my wife," He adde
in a whisper meant for her ear alone
AT least TIL we get 10 Nevada"
Then she whispered something 4
his ear and they hurried from the cal
They left behind them a bewildel
Iment that eclipsed the wonder OF til
Mallories. That couple spoke to eac
other at least during the day tim,
Here was a married pair that did nc
speak at all for two days and tw
nights and then made a sudden an
public rush to each others arms!
DIT Temple summed up the geners
feeling when he said:
i don't believe in witches, but II
did. I'd believe that this train is b,
witched."
Later he decided that Fosdick was
Mormon elder and that Mrs Fosdic
war probably a twelfth or thirteent
spouse he was smuggling in from III
east. The theory was not entirel
false. for Tosdick was one OF tn
many victims OF the crazy-quilt {
American divorce codes, though b
was the most unwilling Of polygamist
And Dr. Temple gave up his theory /
despair the next morning when n
found the Fosdicks still on the trail
and once more keeping aloof froI
each other.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12
Divers Good Fortune.

A native diver Of Australia. while
professionally engaged in exploring
the submarine depths OF the Torres
Straits, not long ago, secured a mag
nifcent pear shaped pearl. which was
sold for $500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

medicinal uses of the three plants de-
scribed are based on information con-
tanned in various dispensatories and
other works relating TO materia
medica
Celandine, also known by ssEeral
other names, such as tetterwort, wart-
weed, Jacobs ladder swallow-wort,
ETC., is common throughout the entire
northeast section Of our country; in
fact, throughout the whole of the
north temperate region.
This plant, which has rather weak.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

brittle stems arising from n rods....
brown. branching root, is bierr.
belonging to the poppy family, and I.t.
other members of this family, conta.,.
an acrid Juice. The entire PLAN .
used In making medicine. 1t shg...
be collected when the herb is in Aoo..
The fresh plant has an unplsasa..
acrid odor when bruised, but On r..
dried state 1t is odorless. 1t has @ ....
sistent acrid and somewhat SALTY .s.s
Celandine Is an old remedy =. H.,
cathartic properties, promote rr.
SEPARATION and has been used a. sd ,.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

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Keep after the mites.
Chickens relish cracked corn.
SiIage is the cheapest feed
The incubator is always on the job.
Thorough milking tends to develop
a cows udder.
The silo makes the best crib on
earth for soft corn
Better get at that new silo right
away after harvest.
Water should be supplied In the
pasture these hot days.
Don't make the mistake OF pastur.
ing the clover meadow too close.
It is a pretty safe rule to select
breeding pigs from the largest filters.
Where apple trees blight, remove
the affected limbs at once and burn
them.
The practice of keeping the cows in
thu yard at night with no feed, is most
wasteful
The work horses appreciate an oc-
casional chance to roll and get a
bite Of grass.
It is best to make haste slowly
while blowing corn. especially the
first time through.
A wet soil causes corn roots TO
grow nearer the surface, while a dry
soil sends them deeper.
Silage must be put into the feeding
program of every beef producer who
wants to fit steers for market.
/ A nationwide movement for the pre-
| vention OF waste would do more than
a nationwide revival OF industry.
When each cultivator shank col.
lects a handful OF corn roots in once
across the field something is wrong
Giving cows a good dry feed before
turning them on a rank growing for
age crop does away with danger OF
bloat
II your hogs have to get their drink
ing water out OF muddy pond, don't
complain If they are wormy and un
thrifty.
The uniform excellence of bunch
OF feeders from a poor side address
much to the profit OF raising and
feeding pigs.
During the first years of an orchard
proper pruning is one of the impor
tant items that means much In the
years to follow.
Cement floors slightly roughened are
the best for the COW stable, easy tc
keep dry and clean II plenty of sun
light is let in on them.
Oats and peas should be cut fol
hay when the oats are in the mill
tage and the advance pea pods con
tain reasonably good sized peas
A shadeless pasture is but littl,
better than a prison for the cow
these hot, sultry days. II there ar
no shade trees. an open shed will d.
quite well.
Hot! Yes. But when we see how
the sunlight makes vegetable life
how II revivifies. purifles and SUSTAIN
life-we do not wonder that Their
were sun worshippers.
Bran is a very satisfactory fee
for the dairy COW, since 1t gives bull
, to a ration, is slightly laxative an,
, provides protein and phosphorus s.
necessary In milk production.
About this time of the year tn,
farmer will do we'll to look up a prom
,sing candidate from his barnyard o
, pasture, or from his grain field, t
, run for the first prize at the count!
and state fairs.
No more chickens will be hatchet
this year; why keep not needed roost
ers around another day? II you can
, not eat or sell them, let some need,
, naighbor have them. You will max
, ranDey by doing so.
, The time to stop churning has mucI
TO do with making good butter. T,
, keep on until the butter Is in BIZ
= Jumps makes It waxy and greasy Tn
, time 10 stop IS when the grains ar
.hO,,t tho sfya 81 uhaat karuaIe
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12
CHAPTER XIV.

The Train Butcher.
Mallory was dragging out a miser-
Aai4 existence with companion who
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

Gluten meal and gluten feeds are
by-products left in the manufacture OF
starch ano glucose from Indian corn.
Corn consists largely OF starch. The
waste product from the manufacture
OF starch or sugar is relatively much
richer in oil and protein than corn.
Many factories are removing part
of the corn oil from the waste. 50
that some gluten meals carry but Mt
us oil
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

A well-known scotsman states that
maggots can be prevented from de-
stroying onions by sprinkling along
the rows OF onion plants sand scented
with kerosene. Stir half a pint Of oil
In ten quarts of sand
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

Beet growing is beginning to be,
come very profitable as we'll as a
popular crop in many sections. The
general price is $500 per ton and the
general yield in many sections runs up
to 20 tons and better.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
"SEED CORN WEEK"


The Minnesota Agricultural Col
lege will soon designate a. week in
September, 1912, to be observed by
the selection of seed corn. Seed Corn
Week, which has been observed the
past two years. has done much to in
sure good seed corn. In 1911 all who
failed to select seed corn early were
reminded in the spring Of 1912 that
the late selection of ~ ;ofn cannot
be depended upon: while seed select
ed early and properly cared for is
practically certain to grow
The corn crop in Minnesota, which
at present is worth about S30,0O0,0O0
annually, or about $4,000 per farm,
is too important factor to be con-
sidered lightly. 1t is often difficult
to find time to select seed corn just
when it should be done, but there
seems to be no other way to be sure
of reliable seed In an average field
of corn a man can select and store
enough seed each hour to plant from
one to two acres. The task is not
great, and each hour thus spent is
likely to return from so cents to five
dollars, a year later.
Seed Corn Week in 1912 will very
likely be either the second or third
week in September. The date will be
decided upon about September 1st.
Watch for the governors proclamation
and be ready To act.
Seed Corn Week is designated each
year by the Minnesota Agricultural
College, and widely advertised to call
attention to the advantages which
come from the early selection of seed
| corn, which are:
First. Seed selected early has am
| Pile opportunity to dry out thoroughly
before freezing weather.
Second. Danger of seed corn being
frosted or frozen while still unhusked
in the field is averted.
Third. Early selection enables one
to select ears that have matured at
! the proper time; while If selection is
deferred until later, ears requiring
more time to mature than the average
season affords may be selected.
Fourth. Early selection enables one
to select the ears from desirable
stalks which cannot well be done
| later
Fifth. Early selection is a guaran-
tee against such seed corn conditions
as prevailed throughout the North
west in the spring of 1912
| Observe Seed Corn Week in 1912
Northwestern National Bank Review.
The above applies as well to the far
mers of Wisconsin as of Minnesota.
| Thousands and thousands of dollars
could have been made by our farmers
the past season If they had had the
forethought to have saved and sea-
soned their seed corn. If the weather
is favorable corn should ripen in
Marathon county and our farmers
ha plenty of seed to supply not only
the county but other counties as we'll.
| All seed corn should be kiln dried.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
RaIfo,lr Bluffs a Constable.

AS is well known, Mr.. Balfour is an
enthusiastic motorist, and here is the
story on all incident which happened
during ono of his recent journeys.
With him was a friend formerly In
the house OF commons and now re-
corder of g. certain city. The chauf-
feur was signaled by a Surrey con-
stable to stop. nir. Balfour was his
own chauffeur. The constable insist
ed that the speed was over the limit
Mr. Balfour was sure 1t was not.
Well, look at your Indicator" "Er--
we'll. haven't an indicator" said Mr..
Balfour sweetly, but" with emphasis.
I've a recorder" AS the policeman
did not know what that might be and
fearing TO show his own ignorance II
a prosecution should follow, he with
drew his hand. and Mr.. Balfour and
the recorder, all smiles, continued
their drive. The constable heard them
laugh. and scratched his head in doubt,
but 1t was too late to do anything
London Tattler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
JAW ISLOCATED.

]. H. Yost accidentally had his
jaw dislocated Monday morning. The
accident occurred at the depot where
he had gone on business, and occurred
in rather a peculiar manner. Some OF
the Grand Rapids boys were playing
catch while waiting for their train.
Mr.. Yost walked between them Just
as the ball was thrown, receiving the
full force on the point of the jaw. He
is back to work again, but CONDUCTS
his conversations Jas much as possible
in the deaf and dumb language.-Mo-
since Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
unreasonap,e. woman.

Although much has been said and
written on the subject, we do not yet
realize how desperately lonely a wona-
an can be in a thinly settled farming
community. Probably no one can ever
realize it except the woman herself.
They had taken Seth Hodgkins'
wife to the state insane asylum. The
day after she left him, Seth-who had
been a good husband to her from the
date of her tin-wedding anniversary
to the date OF her silver-wedding, and
through all the intervening anniver-
saries-which there had been no par
ties to celebrate-receiv5 visit OF
coincidence from his nearest neighbor,
two miles away.
Seth turned from a sink piled high
with dirty dishes, to clear chair for
his guest.
Il shall have to hire more help. Ii
seems as If she had been gone a
year." he said.
Il always supposed that Harriet en-
joyed good health said the sym
pathizing friend.
Harriet Hodgkins' husband looked In
dazed and futile inquiry from the
sprawly pattern on the bright new oil
cloth that she had bought with the
carefully saved egg-money to the view
from the kitchen window, a wide
Snowy field, some tall, funereal ever
green-trees and patch of darkening
sky. The kitchen did not face the
road.
Il cannot understand" he said
what allied Harriet. She has hardly
been out of this kitchen for fifteen
years."-Youth's Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10

had something to say to other men
and he took this means of expression.
1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills" Harold
Bell Wright's dramatization OF his
novel of the same name, is the kind
of play. Mr. Wright had felt with
in his soul the peace and beauty of
the hills and he wished 10 set down
their meaning before him. He naade
play that in plot is compelling, one
that never fails in sincerity. The
people who move i'm it are so human
that the auditor will pick them out
for like and dislike as if he really
knows them.
There is the shepherd, the man
who came to the hills to learn, and
remained to teach; Old Nett, who
cherished the memory of a wrong
that could never be righted; Young
Matt, Hercules of the hills country,
whose strength of heart and soul
equaled the strength of his body,
Sammy Lane, bright and buoyant
with the youth of the hill country,
and the other quaint characters that
enliven the play with humor.
The scene of the play is in the high
hills of the Ozark mountains. The
mists of the valleys, the glories of the
sunsets, the magnificent vistas from
the SUBMITS have been brought out
by the wonderful ingenuity OF the
scenic artist and electricians craft.
1t is the spirit of the land that Mr..
Wright has caught that makes the
play one that is unique and one that
will stand in field of its own.
1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills" viii be
the attraction at the Grand Sunday
night Sept. Is. The enormous popu-
Iarity of the Harold Bell Wright
novels indicates that the engagement
of this his first play will prove great
Donnlar S0c.eSS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
sLEUTH HAS VERY HARD JOB
Is Going to Ask the Legislature to
Pass New Law Making Burglary
Capital Ofsense.

Policeman Mccarthy of the Union
Market station, saw three men letter
ing in the vicinity of Goldstein q
Millinger's jewelry store ON the East
side at three o'clock in the morning.
"Aha." he says, I'll sleuth some"
And he did He hid in doorway.
Soon he saw two of the men boost the
third over the front transom.
"Aha!" says he, 'T'il pinch 'em."
But he didn't. The two fed, leaving
the third inside the store, making
most careful inventory of the stock.
as is done by all burglars In the best
sets.
Come out'r therel" ordered McCar-
thy, but the burglar merely hoisted
his hand to a position at right angles
with his face, placed his thumb
against his nose, and wiggled his dex-
ter fingers-a most incorporating
position.
Come in and get me, yer big stiff,"
he finally muttered.
THAT will, me bueko, and twill
be no ladylike reception you'll re-
ceive when / make your acquaint-
ance," muttered Mccarthy. The rob-
ber's fingers continued to sway back
and forth
Mccarthy got box and tried to
climb over He couldn't reach the
transom. The robber advised him
to get a ladder. So Mccarthy got q
barrel and put his box on top of it.
Thus he managed to reach the tran
som. The burglar encouraged him.
You're doing fine, you big stiff," he
remarked.
You'll be doing finer when 1 reach
reach you," puffed Mccarthy. Then
he tried to wriggle in, as the bur-
glar had done. The robber was vol
uble with advice. "Move a little to
the left, fatty" he jeered. Keep on
coming, or wait until l get some
grease and oil your Sides"
Thus encouraged, Mccarthy came
through until he was amidship-and
then he stuck, for no human being
ever said Mccarthy was sylphlike.
The robber got busy. He collected
nice little missiles like Jumps of
coaD and bombarded the wedged-in
Mccarthy.
Come on; yer doin' fne." he
jeered.
There was a supreme effort, and
with a mighty "Oof!" Mccarthy wrig-
gled through and, like ton of bricks,
landed upon the little robber.
Charles Schwartz, muchly battered
Is held on burglary charge, and Nc
Carthy is going to ask the Legislature
to pass law so he can be sent tc
The electric chgsr,-PittSburg Dis
patch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-10
The Men Who Succeed.

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rundown, half alive condition when
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b. Allen, Sylvania, Ga. after years
OF suffering with rheumatism, liver
trouble, stomach disorders and de-
ranged kidneys, am again, thanks
20 Electric Bitters, sound and well. i"
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AlberS.