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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
UNIQUE Suicide.

A safe was used by a man nam
ed Jacob Rabinowitz, fifty-four years
old, OF Philadelphia, Penn, to com,
NIT suicide, few days ago. FIRST he
lacked up an 500 pound safe with a
block of wood. Placing his head be.
meath 1t he drew a strap as tightly as
he could around his neck Then he
knocked the block from under the
safe and the heavy weight fell upon
his head. He was found by his wife,
but died before a physician arrived.
He had been despOndent for several
weeks because he lost a lawsuit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Kitchen or PuIpit.

In preaching the minister had been
rather long winded, when the young
bride remembered that she had left
the Christmas dinner in the gas range
without regulating the flame. She
hastily wrote note and slipped 1t to
her husband, who was an usher. He.
thinking 1t was intended for the min
lister, calmly walked up and laid 1t on
the pulpit.
The minister paused in the midst of
his sermon and took the ncte with a
SMILE which changed into a terrific
frown as he read:
Please hurry home and shut of the
gas. Ladies Home Journal
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Oldest Bowling Green.

Which is our oldest recreation7
There are not wanting archeoligists
who profess to be able to trace refer
ences to football and baseball on
Egyptian moral tablets. However,
when 1t comes to actual records, the
fine old English game of bowls would
appear TO be as old as any.
Southampton, Eng, has records
showing that one of the local bowling
greens was in existence in 1899.
Many interesting customs are asso-
ciated with the game on this historic
green. Every summer a fire jack"
competition is held, and an order of
knighthood is conferred on the win
ner, who kneels in the center of the
green while the other players gather
round him and the master touches
him with a sword and dubs him sir"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
KEEP TAB ON CHICKS
Toe Marks Valuable Where Line
Breeding Is Worked.
Considerable Time and Labor In
voIved, but II Pays Fancy Breed
er to Pedigree His Birds
and Eliminate CuIls.

In practicing line breeding ] use
trap nests in my breeding pens dur
ing the Matching season. If wish to
keep a record of the chicks from In
dividual hens, each hens eggs are set
under bantam hens. These little
midgets are just the things for this
purpose, as they will cover from
seven to ten eggs, so you can set
each hens eggs before they are too
old.
After the chicks are hatched, each
brood is placed In separate coups
with runs attached, and when a
week old are toe-marked with a punch
made for the purpose which can be
procured at any poultry supply house,
or a harness punch may be used.
writes Archie e. Vandervort OF Della
ware county, N Y, in the Farm and
Home. AS will be seen by the dia-
gram, a good many different marks
can be made. The coops are placed
in convenient places about the farm
as far apart as possible. so IL a chick
happens to get out OF the yard It will
not mingle with the others.
After they are three or four
months old they are leg-banded with
sealed bands and then are allowed to
run together. All the band numbers
are carefully recorded, as we'll as the
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
BOILED EGGS BETRAY THEM
Nationality Of Diners Is Shown In
Their Various Method Of
Eating.

Sherlock Holmes might have figured
this out. but he did not.
The average Englishman will al
ways demand his egg boiled just
three minutes, then he places It in an
egg cup. just large enough to have
the egg At it, taps the .op OF the
shell. and removes the broken shell
with his fingers. The egg is eaten a
spoonful at a time.
A Frenchman, much like the Eng
lishman, likes his eggs of three min
utes, exactly. He then "peels" them,
places them in glass, stirs and
mixes well together with salt. pepper
and butter. He makes a practice Of
dipping bread into the mixture, and
eating It along with the eggs.
A Spaniard wouldn't think OF letting
his egg boil more than one minute.
He then breaks it, and lets the con-
tents run into a glass. and consumes
it as IL he were drinking glass OF
wine
An egg is only fit in an Italians
estimation when it has been placed
in cold water, and removed just as
the water beings to boil He then
breaks it, pours it on plate, and
proceeds to sop it up with bread.
The German. like the Italian. de-
mands his eggs as near the liquid
state as possible lie breaks his eggs
in an unsightly cup, and scoops the
liquid out as II II were soup
The American is about the only one
who prefers his eggs boiled hard.
When they are served up to him, he
kn.fes them in half. removes the con
tents into a glass, after which he
adds a plentiful supply of pepper. but.
ter and salt. He then minces the
eggs fine, mixing them we'll with the
spices, and eats them with his toast
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Punch Marks Between Toes.

way in which the toes were marked.
OF course, all this takes considerable
time, but to the fancy breeder 1t pays
to pedigree his birds, and he will have
less per cent of culls.
If you do your Matching in incuba-
tors, you can get some pedigree trays
to place in the incubator, instead of
the regular trays. These are con-
structed with compartments so that
the eggs can be kept separate. and
also the chicks hatched therefrom.
Before placing the chicks in the
brooder they are carefully toe
marked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Indians and Indians.

Mr. Porkington of Chicago, visiting
In New York. was introduced to a
lady as from that growing town.
"Ah!" she smiled, with the keen
cynicism of the effete east. From
Chicago. | suppose you have Indians
out there?"
Yes, madam, some" he replied
humbly.
'Ah! Aren't you afraid Of being
scalped?"
Not now, madam! not now," he re-
sponded, with profound sincerity. Il
was before | came to New York; but
having been skinned as i have by
these New York Indians, 1 consider
scalping by our Chicago brand as a
mere bagatelle."
Then there was lull in the con-
versation.-Judge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Hired by the Defense,

The jury, after long deliberation,
seemed unable to agree in a perfectly
clear case.
The judge, thoroughly exasperated
at the delay, said:
Il discharge this jury"
One sensitive juror, indignant at
what he considered a ~ebuke, faced
the Judge,
You can't discharge me-" he said.
with tone OF conviction.
And why not?" inquired the Judge
in surprise.
Because" annou-csd the Juror,
pointing to the lawyer for the defense.
Il was hired by that man there
Ladies' Home Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
WHOM DID PROFESSOR MEET7
Pleasant Conversation With Beautiful
Woman Not With Mrs. Raymond
as He Remembered.

The professor of philosophy, absent
minded and full OF enthusiasm, came
into the sitting room.
What a bautiful woman Mrs. Ray
mond Isl" he exclaimed. Il have just
had such a pleasant talk with her in
the book store"
His wife looked up from her sew
Ing.
john" she exclaimed, where is
your collar?"
The professor of philosophy put his
hand TO his throat. Il must have left
it at the barber shop. Yes, that's it.
| went to the barber shop; then to the
book store. Why" he ended lamely,
Mrs. Raymond would think It very
careless of me to appear In public
without my collar. wouldn't she?"
Rather" said his wife. Perhaps
you had better call her up and tell
her just how 1t happened"
Exactly" said the professor.
The professor went to the tele-
phone.
Hello, central, hello Helio-is this
Mrs. Raymond? Yes? Well, really.
ii was very stupid of me. Mrs. Ray
mond but, you know, | had been
thinking of something very impor-
tant, and | quite forgot to put on my
collar. I-oh-ah! !-good-by."
The professor suddenly hung up the
receiver. He gave utterance to a mild
exclamation.
john" exclaimed his wife.
She says she hasn't been out OF
the house today" groaned the pro
fessor.-Philadelph Ledger.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Was a Good RaraaIn.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan was one
day c)ming back from shooting, with
an empty bag. He did not like to
go home without one bird, and seeing
a number OF ducks in a pond. and a
farmer leaning on a rail watching
them, Sheridan said:
What viii you take for a shot at
the ducks7"
oh. said the stranger, about half
sovereign"
''Donel" said Sheridan. and, paying
T. : man he fired into the middle of
tho flock, killing a dozen ducks.
Il am afraid you made a bad bar
ga, he said.
Well, don't know" replied the
man; they weren't my ducks. The
Ladies' Home Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

A newly rich woman, who was anx-
ious to make a favorable impression
I'm her neighborhood, decided to show
her collection of antiques to the bish-
op when he called. The time came,
and one by one she displayed the
whole collection, giving him the his.
tory Of each piece. There" she said.
pointing impressively to an old yellow
teapot, that teapot was used in the
Boston tea party"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Meteorite Falls Near Woman.

A meteorite weighing 81 pounds
was recently the subject of discussion
in chemical circles in johannesburg.
South Africa. The stone fell in Zulu
land few months ago, and was not
only noticed by an eye witness some
IS miles away, but fell within a few
feet OF a native woman, who gave
information which led to its discov-
cry. The meteorite cannot so far be
broken. 1t is known, however, to con
tain platinum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
But He Came Back Next Day.

Don't people take up a lot of your
timer"
Yes
Just cit down and not know when
to go?"
Yes"
"oDesn't 1t make you almost fran
tic?"
Yes"
They never do know when to take
a hint, do they?"
No"
What in the world do they find 20
talk about?"
"Oh, they just ask lot of fool ques-
tions."
"Umm-er-guess I'll blow along"
Goodbye"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Knew His Ground.

you say this man is no chicken
stealer?" inquired the judge,
"Yassuh," replied Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. "Das whut said"
What do you know absat the facts
in this case?"
Il isn't sposed to know muffin bout
de facks in de case. Is an expert
witness fob de defense"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Croken Heart Caused Death.

A broken heart, caused by violent
beating due to sudden emotion, was
said by doctor to be responsible for
the death of Alexander Burness, six
ty.four, h master tailor, at a London
inquest. Burness fell and died during
an alteration with a foreman cutter
as to the ownership of certain articles
which he was about to remove from
his former premises to new ones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
For the Ironing Board.

Pad the ironing board with thick
quilt or old blanket, then lay the
board on the table and cut a piece of
heavy muslin so it will fit the board
loosely. Seam it up, leaving the slip
open at each end. Make two OF these
slips and change them frequently
says Mothers Magazine. Thus the
ironing board is always clean and the
padding will not have TO be changed
for months.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
A Close Call

A train hit a truckload of dynamite
at Dallas, Ore, the other day but
did not cause the stuff to explode.
When the passenger train collided
with the truck, the latter was carried
more than 100 feet on the pilot Of
the engine, and the driver saved his
life by jumping before the engine
struck.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Ducklina and Chick.

A duckling does not know how to
get out OF danger. Instead 1t will
become panic-stricken and remain an
easy prey for the enemy. On the con-
trary, a chicken is always on the
alert, scampering of TO some hiding
place the moment that 1t hears some
strange noise.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Good MAGNET.

Helper-We're going to have a big
crowd here, and it'll be some job to
keep 'em moving.
Manager-Thatll be easy. Take
down the rear exit sign, post up the
word Free" and they'll all bolt for it.
Judge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Her Dilemma,

Mrs. Newedd (excitedly)-oh John,
dear, please hurry and send of tele-
gram for me.
Newedd-What's the matter?
Mrs. Newedd-Why, I'm taking a
corr espondence course in cooking and
the cake | made is running all over
the oven. | want to telegraph them
quick to find out what 10 do.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

Rlnkham 8 Negeta-
bic Compound as I
found it very good
for organic troubles
a d recommend it
highly. l had dis
placement, back =
a ch e and pains
when standing on
my feet for any
length Of time, when
/ began to take the
medicine, but / am
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Il Would Seem So.

What do you consider the most i'm
portant even in the history of Paris ?"
asked the obsequous landlord of the
American tourist Well" replied the
tourist. who had grown weary of dis
tributing tips, 80 far as financial
prosperity is concerned, ! should say
the discovery OF America was the
making OF this town"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

First Cat--I wonder If my master
has missed me since we eloped?
Second Cat-Quite likely. He
missed me just before we eioped,
while was calling for you: The way
he throws a water pitcher is some
thing laughable.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Athletic.

fancy work"
With her needle, you mean?'
"Shucks, no! On the horizontal
bars"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Closely Occupied.

That man is always kicking"
What about?"
He doesn't know. He kicks so
much he doesn't leave himself time
to find out what his real grievances
are"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
The lonloal sltuatlon.

Here, some fellow says that the suf.
fragists are women who haven't got
husbands"
Then | suppose he holds it is the
antis who get the uncles."
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
A Difficulty,

There is one bad thing about be.
ginning a JOY ride"
What is that?'
You are apt to end on the trouble
wagon"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Wears little There.

Miss Slasher is a stunning girl
when she is dressed up"
Il can't say anything about that
I've only seen her on the'street"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
The Best Hot Weather Tonic

GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC yurichts
the blood ana builds up the whole system,
and II Will wonderfully Strengthen and for
NY you TO Withstand the depressing erect
or the hot summer soc
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

For sale or Trade--120 acres in Gross Co..
Ark. partly improved. school and churches,
five miles Ry. town. Price 81, 900 owner
b. T.. ROARk, Chicago Heights. Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

You Can stop "A Carbuncie Boil
After II begins to form. by using DIR POR-
TER'S ANTisEPTIC HEALING OIL 25c,
soc, Si.00.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

Smokers find LEWIS Single Binder Sc
cigar better quality than most lOc cigars.
Adv
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

Waiter, how do | know that isn't
horse meat instead OF beef?'
You probably don't, sir; all kinds
of people come here TO eat
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
this WOMAN
HAD MUCH PAIN
when STANDING
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound made
Her a Well Woman.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. ~ have al
WAYS had great confidence in lydia Z.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19

Cant l sell you a dictionary"
asked the enterprising book agent,
Mo- answered the man with the
hunted look in his eye; II don't need
one. / married a college graduate"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-19
Ambiguous

Ambiguous.
That actor has such finish in his
work"
We'll, I'd like TO see his finish"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
Directory Socialist Locals

II any local has paid for entry IN
this directory and has been omitted
from the list. please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
The rates for this directory are $500
per year.
coupevllIe-Meets tho first and third
Fridays of each month at the resi-
denoe OF Henry Fair. Secy, Coupe
Vile. Wash.
Everett Fifth Wsrd-Meets n s. r.
Headquarters, 1912 California, every
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Peter HUSKY, Seoy.
FreelaHd, r. F. d. Lan9isy-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at , p. m. at Gresa
House. Program p. m. second Sun
days A. X. Hanson, Seey.
Granite FslIs-Msets every Friday
night at 8 O'Clock In Miller Bldg
Julia Herman. Rec. and Cor. Secy.
HllIyard-Meets every Thursday
night at AS Samson Ave. J. C.
Hardness. secy-Treas., Box BOT
Hillyard.
Mountain vi5w-Business meeting the
second Wednesday in each month at
the homes Of the members. Propa-
gands meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. D. G. Buchanan, Cor.
Secy.
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at 2 .. m.
j. @. Layman, Box 81, Secy.
Prosser-Mests on the first and third
Sundays in each month at Q p. m, in
the ooure house. Fl. D. Lake, Secy.,
Presser.
Sedro- WooiIey - Meets every Monday
evening. p. e. Boldly, Secy., Box 457,
sedro-WoOlley, Wash.
SilVana-Meets the second and fourth
Sundays at p. m. at Union Trading
hall, Silvana. Anton Jensen, Secy.,
Silvana, Wash.
The Woman's Karl Marx Study Club
meets every Thursday at 8 p. m. at
500 South 18th ST., Tacoma, Wash.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
ORGANIZATION NEWS ~



Local Bellingham has voted unani-
mously to have Comrade Ryan Walker
at the Metropolitan theater Friday
night, October n, the meeting at which
Debs was TO speak, the date having
been cancelled on account of illness,
as announced In the Commonwealth
We are going to carry out the plans
of our meeting as vigorously as we
would had Comrade Debs been able
to fill the engagement This is the
first time the Socialists i'm Bellingham
and neighborhood have had an op-
portunlty to see Ryan Walker in his
Pictured Politics." and | have an idea
that many bourgeoise will also want
to see the great cartoonist drawing
rapid-fire pictures and hear his story
concerning Henry Dubb' and others.
AS chairman of the Bellingham COM
mittee | wish to ask the out-of-town
comrades whom | have sent tickets
to "A ahead and sell them for the
Walker meeting just as you would for
meeting addressed by Debs. Our
local members are doing so.
The local is growing right along.
We added four new members last Sun
day, two of these being normal stu
dents. Two others that had dropped
out few months ago renewed their
membership by paying up their back
dues. After all, membership and COM
radeship in the Socialist party is of a
different nature and of a better kind
than is found in any other organiza-
ton on earth.
Our campaign committee has been
instructed to file the following ticket
for the approaching city election:
Mayor, C. q. oily. councilman-at-
large, Webster Seal; councilman OF
First ward, w. II. Waynick; council
man of Third ward, Chris Hanson;
councilman Fifth ward, w. II. Dan
iels; comptroller, Walter Liddell; at
torney, Morris ]. Schwartz; treasurer
Anna Oily. The primaries occur in
November and the final electfon>in
December. Comradef Marius HaRsome,
formerly a state organizer of the So
cialist party, was instructed to pre-
pare a good platform for considera-
ton at our next meeting. 1t was found
that our local treasury lacked few
dollars of the required amount for fill
ing fees. The hat was passed and re-
suited in a collection of $20.50, which,
for loyalty and enthusiasm, is going
some. -
Two of the normal school profess
sors have accepted an invitation to
speak in our hall, on the social prob
lens G. i" times. H. These speakers
and their subjects will be announced
soon. The program committee prom
Uses many interesting meetings the
coming winter.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
PROTEST AGAINST SINCLAIR PER-
SECUTIoN.

Trafton Local, Socialist Party, Airing
ton, Wash, 9-28-13.
We, the members of Traitor local
(twenty-one members in good stand
ing), enter our protest to the persecu-
tion of our comrade, J. e. Sinclair.
Since the worst his accusers can say
against him is that he stood up for the
workers in the l. w. w. strike at Ho-
quiam and that he has written disre-
specially about the flag, we arse call
attention to the fact that flag simply
represents the state or government;
that people cannot respect the flag
until they can respect the govern
ment; that the Scripps and other re-
form papers make charges in nearly
every issue that our government is
corrupt, that our courts are corrupt,
that the workers cannot get justice
in the courts. We hold ti4at this is
just as much of a slap at the flag as
anything Sinclair has ever written.
we turther DelleVe tnaL tne Dig prop
erty interest of the state are backing
up this fight against our comrade. be-
cause he is a militant Socialist ana
that if they succeed in their purpose
in having his certificate revoked that
the next step will be to attack other
Socialist teachers on the charge of be-
ing unpatriotic. We therefore order
this protest in the name of the local
and order that the secretary forward
one copy to the Commonwealth and
another to the state superintendent of
public instruction.
CHAS. DONAHUE,
Secy. Protein.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
SIS DOLLARS S and SENSE 5
Mend that Leaky Purse with
"MENDETS"
'MENDETS'
A Patent Patch, that will

STOP ALL LEAKS INSTANTLY
In Graniteware, Aluminium, Hot Water
Bags, Rubber Boot "Uppers," All Tin,
Copper, Brass or Sheet Iron Utensils
for Cooking, iquid-holding.
Is Not Affected by Heat or Cold
Don't throw away that old one, or buy
a new Wash-Boiler. Tub, Pail, Pan,
Pot or Kettle, Rubber Bag, etc, until
you have tried these
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN
BALLARD.
PLANT DYNAMITE
Who's Guilty?

Who's Guilty?
The Ballard manufacturers must
have felt their cause a most unworthy
one when they would resort to the
fearful expedient of planting a dyna-
mite bomb and causing it's explosion
in order that the crime might be laid
at the door of the striking single
weavers. That good many people
really and sincerely believed the strik-
ers to be guilty comes mostly from the
fact that the capitalist class possesses
the means of getting their side of any
controversy before the readers of the
daily papers, where the voice of the
toilers cannot be heard. 1t is only
rarely that a case of this nature comes
to light. 1t is doubtful if it would in
the present instance had it not been
for the energy and integrity of Deputy
Sheriff FaikenDurg, who gathered the
evidence in the face of the most pow
erful opposition on the part of the
manufacturers. Even now to secure
the conviction of the guilty parties is
fraught with many difficulties. The
wires are hot, and the strings are be-
ing pulled from every direction in an
effort to have the case suppressed.
The very desperation of our enemies
proves the business of our cause.
When the employers will stoop to the
deeds practically proven against the
Ballard manufacturers it ought to en-
courage our great rank and file to re-
new their determination to fight for
the right to the very last. And we
have always been taught to believe
that in the end right and justice will
prevail. Let us hope it will be so in
this case.-The Timber Worker