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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
Marvellous SURGICAL Feat.

An ex-soldier, named Blomquist, has
just been pronounced cured, in Stock
holm, Sweden, after one of the most
remarkable operations on record. A
year ago Blomquist was accidentally
shot in the head during the maneuv-
ers, and 1t was found that one half OF
the brain had been injured. and that
the only chance of life for the patient
lay in its removal. After much de.
liberation by the doctors the perilous
operation was performed with the
marvellous result that within few
weeks Blomquist recovered, He was
in full possession of all his faculties,
but on being tested in the matter OF
reading and writing, he was found TO
have entirely forgotten the meaning
of the alphabet and numerals. One OF
the doctors undertook to re-teach him
all the forgotten lore. and after a not
very considerable time and much in
dustry. Blomquist is again able to
read and write. He has now left the
nursing home, where he has been
under the care of the doctors, and re-
turned 10 work on his farm. He is
robust In health and shows no trace
physically or mentally OF the ex
traordinary. experience he has had.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
Old Love and the New Rug.

Here's the overheard conversation
that made the day seem more spring
like: Those people next door to US
have been married long time,
haven't they" Perhaps they have.
but their honeymoon isn't over yet"
How do you figure that out?" We'll.
II was awfully sloppy last night. But
when he came home she made him
step inside and kiss her before she
told him to go back on the porch and
wipe his feet" well, honey, wouldn't
you" NO. wouldn't! We've got
a new rug"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
CHAPTER XIII.
A Tattoo Marx.


Though spoke in my ordinary tone,
the visiting Celestials gave. no sign
that they heard me. / had expected
protestation. | should not have been
surprised had been forced to restrain
them-to make them prisoners, in fact,
until the arrival OF the police. But
neither OF them either moved or spoke,
until the silence, in my nervously ex-
cited condition, becoming unbearable
TO me. demanded
by what right, Mr.. Yup. do you
make the assertion that my friend and
your enemy are ONE"
With a supercilious arrogance OF
manner that maddened me to the limit
OF self-control, he made reply.
81 was coming TO that, Mr.. Clyde.
when you SO unfortunately lost your
temper. In stating the purpose OF our
visit think informed you that II was
two-fold. in the first place. we came
to give what you had asked for-infor-
, nation. In the second place, we came
to request something from you-as-
sistance. The motive Of the threaten
/ ing letters which Mr.. Cameron re-
/ oeiyed, think have made clear. For
sixteen years my people. the kinsfolk
/ of the victims OF the Sable Lorcha,
have searched the world for the fiend
who brought upon them a sorrow be-
yond any that you OF the Occident can
/ understand. To US OF the Celestial
Empire the tombs OF our fathers are
very dear McNish robbed these men
not only of life but OF decent burial"
That is all very we'll" exclaimed
lmpatiently. but can't you see that a
terrible mistake has been made? Why
under heaven you should fancy that in
Mr.. Cameron. a gentleman TO his fin
ger-tlps. you have found this OUTLAW
McNish is incomprehensible."
Once more Yup Sing smiled his icy
smile and the Vice Consul made as 4
to speak. but thinking b tier Of it, ap
parently maintained his stohd silence
You were coming to that" | urged
THE man to whom McNish boastet
Of his deed was the man who identified
him. They had been partners in tn,
Far East in the trade Of smugglnJ
coolies. The one, have no doubt
was no better than the other; yet w
believe that our informant was neithe
p directly nor indirectly concerned il
the particular piece OF brutality o
, which ! have told you. Eventually. h
, and McNish quarrelled and parted Fo
} some years he lost all trace Of him
and then by accident, one day he cam
) upon him, here in America, living IN
. palace on Long Island Sound and mai
2 aueradlng under a new name"
"A resemblance" / cried. In a pa
4 sion OF indignation. "A mere reseu
0 ! blance And on that you and you
= people conspire 10 torment and al
duct a purely innocent man. Was eve
J, such an outrage heard of! Every on
G OF you shall pay dear for this error
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
CHAPTER xxII-contInued.

-'McNish escaped. I presumed" !
asked the question more 10 relieve the
teusity of the silence which ensued,
than because OF any doubt on this
point
-"McNish escaped" he echoed.
And no one else?"
1.-THE Eurasiah cook escaped. too.
Tie broke out of his galley. Hastily he
patched together a raft and reached
land week later, more dead than
alive"
And all the rest-those ninety-sev-
en- deluded, tricked countrymen OF
Fours-perished?
ITO a man"
Then the graphic description you
have Just given me. came-how? From
whom? Certainly not from the cook,
who was locked in the galley"
"Partly from the cook, yes" he an
swered. unmoved. And partly from
one to whom McNish, himself, de
sc-ihed his own crime"
The Vice Consul here added a word
Moreover" he said, and his accent
was in marked contrast with the mer-
.hants perfect English, we have cor
roborative evidence. 1t happened that
the lorcha sank in what you call
,sheal water. Six months later. she
was declared menace 10 shipping
Under ordinary conditions she would
nave been dynamited where she was
But because OF the tragedy. she was
sraised. and examined; and the hole II
her bow proved the truth Of what we
mad heard"
In spite Of the seriously impressive
manner of my informants ! was IA
from credulous. Such a crime nigh
have been perpetrated, but ! ques
sioned that the perpetrator, for hi
skins sake. II for no other reason
would ever have admitted the deed
much less have .truthfully detailed tn
manner Of It's commission.
BAT. even admitting that there wa
r,eifhef invention nor misrepresenta
ton in the narrative, ! was now NOR
than ever convinced that Robert Cam
econ had no part in it. and that fl
x,lacing even the slightest blame upo
hsr, an egregious error had been con
anitted.
~what you tell me-" said, at Length
ia vary interesting. but ! do not sc
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied People.

Il have been a coffee user for
years, and about two years ago got
into very serious condition OF dys,
pepsia and Indigestion. 1t seemed to
me | would fly to pieces. | was SO
nervous that at the least noise | was
distressed, and many times could not
straighten myself up because of the
pain"
Tea is just as injurious, because il
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
My physician told me l must not
eat any heavy or strong food, and or
dered diet, giving me some medi'
cine. followed directions carefully.
but kept on using coffee and did not
get any better.
Last winter my husband, who was
away on business, had Postum served
TO him in the family where he board.
ed. He liked it so well that when he
came home he brought some with him.
We began using it and | found 1t
most excellent.
while ! drank 1t my stomach never
bothered me in the least, and ! got
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned 10 COT
fee. then my stomach began to hurt
me as before. and the nervous con-
ditions came on again.
That showed me exactly what WAS
the cause OF the whole trouble, so
cult drinking coffee altogether and
kept on using Postum. The old trou'
bles left again and have never 30
turned"
There's reason" and It is explain'
| ed in the little book, The ROAD 70
Wellville, in pkgs.
Ever read the above ietters EeH
one appears from time 40 time. Fbey
| are genuine, true, and full OF huSshS
l Interest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
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SABLE ~
BY, 0n 9EA
CooNNloHZ L9A&. 4 c NzfczLy9o s ca

Just how II applies to my tortured and
now missing friend"
The Vice Consul in an unguarded
moment forgot himself
You no can seer" he queried, laps
ing for the nonce into the yernacular.
Il certainly can not"
Mr. Yup Sing INDUCED In the shadow
OF an icy smile.
Your friend, Mr.. Clyde" he said,
with brief impressive pause between
each word. and Donald McNish are
one and the same man"
Up to this point l had maintained
my polse. had listened with feigned
respect and denied myself the satisfac-
ton Of Interruptions. But at this pre-
posterous claim. could contain my.
self no longer. Before the slowly
spoken sentence was complete | had
sprung up, restless with impatient In
dignation. my blood throbbing in my
temples, my hands itching to throttle
an honest mans traducers.
That | cried, hoarse with exas-
peration. rs a damnable lie!"
If expected retaliation | was disap-
pointed. Yup Sings scanned yellow
face continued an immobile mask for
| whatever emotion he may have felt,
and Chen Mok placidly consulted his
memoranda.
Robert Cameron" | went on, my
passion whetted by their indifference.
has been a gentleman of leisure and
| fortune always. or all men in the
world he is the last to be accused of
such a crime as this. A seafaring man.
A smuggler of coolies! 1t is too pre-
posterous even for discussion. And
| want to tell you now. Mr. Yup, and
you, too, Mr.. Chen, that shall leave
no stone unturned to bring to justice
those who are guilty of having made
this unthinkable mistake. Hitherto
have been unable to get a clew. But
what you have said tonight does away
with that difficulty. Both of you shall
answer, now. to the authorities"
AS l spoke l edged toward an cleo
trio push-button, at the side of the
chimney-piece, and at the last word.
pressed it.
That Checkabeedy. following my In
structions, had remained within Close
call was demonstrated by his promp
appearance.
Telephone the police station"
commanded. Ito send two officers here
at once"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
Clever Japanese,

HouG.nlu Japanese have developed a
new industry in the local fisheries now
all but monopoHzed by them. They
are buying up all the surplus aku,
when big catches are brought into the
market. which they manufacture into
a peculiar article of dried fish for ex,
port to the mainland They have
erected plant in the rear OF the
Fisheries Company's place at the mar
ket. vhere they clean. boil and then
sun-dry the fish, making an article
that is said to ..eap well. besides beins
quite palatahlaL .
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Taw
Pills are unlike alloth.
err laxatives or cathar.
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour; they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secreticr5
of the liver and ststn.
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach, lives and
nerves. They invigorate instead OF weaken.
they enrich the blood instead of impove;-
ishing it: they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
il Price as cents. All Druggists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-03
Cause of PINK Eye.

Alblnos have pink eyes, because in
their case the cornea is absolutely
free OF all pigment as we'll as the iris.
and as all is absolutely transparent
the blood vessels make their color
shine through.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17

duced so readily and cheapiy that
farming In Virginia seemed unpron-
table. and the land went to waste.
The speech OF Colonel Exall was a.
terrific arraignment OF the wastefui-
ness OF the American people In taking
the life out of the soil and putting
nothing back. cutting down tho trees.
robbing future generations of their
birthright. milking without feeding.
subtracting and not adding.
Tho new census figures, he said, VIII
show some curious things. Popula-
ton has Increased 81 per cent. in ten
years; cattle and hogs and sheep have
decreased 20 per cent-"40 per cent
difference between the man and his
meat" Land will not grow, but peo-
pie grow and destroy. The very
lengthening of the average span of
life will help this tendency. He de-
| nounced the tenant evil, and concluded
with an eloquent plea for an awak-
ened public conscience on the subject
of conservation OF land
From the railroad Side.
l.. +. Johnson president of the Nor
FOLK and Western Railway COMPANY
was the next speaker. He put him
Tor the upbuilding of country popu-
| iatlon, even II it reduces the number
I'm the cities. The country. he said. will
| in the future look TO the South for
| conservative leadership. Getting rich
quick. he continued. is no longer good
| form. and il is now not quite respec-
table to attempt to get something for
nothing.
Good roads were felt By President
Johnson to be the most important
feature OF the task of making farming
profitable and OF building up country
| life. He put agricultural education on
I the came plane of Importance.
The concluding address was by Dr.
| Charles Lee Raper, dean OF the grad
uate school of the University of North
! Carolina. who spoke very briefly on
| the momentous bearing taxation has
! on every feature of rural lifc-schools
churches, farming. II was late, and il
! was evident that DIR. Raper was saving
! his principal effort for the Conference
/ on Taxation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
HIGH SCHOOL NORMAL WORK
conditions Lnid Down nv Reuuiremcnt.
for Such Trafninp


1T was the Judgment of majority
OF the Conference of State High School
inspectors yesterday that valua bIe
NO may may be done by high schools in
tempted. the idea was that il should
Dc along tho lines suggested in n
Of Atb read By y. PrGfess9p s stewart
The conditions he laid down:
l. 1t should he done in a distinct
class following the, high school course.
ana experience after the second wear
OF nigh school training.
IL should be under the immediate
teacher and the principal
3. The years work should cover the
the State syllabus
g. Observation and practice should
be given in the grades and neighbor
bringing In the principles of educa9
lions. laws OF psychology. methods and
mana sement in the doing, with supple
laboratories, vocational d hpaitnl ih
mn,rra;ry or other equipment should be
utliized fully as needed.
6; Cooperation with the bows and
girls clubs in agriculture and domestic
S sstsnce sb imTl96ug n the supervisors of
capacity for outdoor life and outdoor
studies.
Z; Tho State should appropriate ad-
from the
present school funds at least $500 a
school for limited number of train.
state. the town and county toeetber
duplicating the State appropriation.
ana providing the necessary accommo-
dations-
S. These departments must be suner-
viSed by the State and meet definite
requirements to receive the appropria
ton. 40
.. Graduates of the training classes
are TO be given elementary certificates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
MRS, LITTLETON TALKS ON
FIGHT TO GET MONTICELLO
Address Comes Unexpectedly at Meeting of South
ern Women Writers, but Was Not Concluded.
Many Prominent Writers Attend.

awaiting the kiss OF the Prince of OBJ
portunity to awaken the power
kilograms and letters from many
distinguished women unable to attend
tho meeting yesterday were read by
Mrs. Smith. some of whose names are
household words throughout the coun-
try. Mrs Smith then introduced Miss
Maria Thompson Davies, the creator
of The Melting of Molly" and AN
drew tho Glad" as of Virginia, Ken
lucky and TENNESSEE" according to
her own words.
talk ns frank and fresh and realistic
as sho Is herself She said that she
had been exposed to education in all
forms by her family, and so far had
escaped the disease entirely, but she
made splendid plea for "A purer note
and more simplicity In the coming
literature Of the day and the responsf-
bility of an author for the Impressions
gathered by her young readers
Miss Rufherford,s PIea.
Miss Mildred Rutherford. of Georgia.
historian general of the United Dauph-
tiers OF tho Copfedcracy, made an elo-
quent plea to the assembled women
that they let the world know what
the South can be doing and what IL
shali be doing. She is woman OF
the greatest personal magnetism and
charm and she simply swept her hearers
away with her enthusiasm over the
work that lies at hand for the women
gathered In this league. 1t IS true that
tho literature of the South of yester-
day Is to be found mostly in tho files
or old newspapers, where IL lies all
but hidden from world that speaks
siightingly of the literature of thu
South prior to the war, but IL is for
the women OF to-day to bring to the
knowledge OF the world this wonderful
literature OF the South that is practi-
caily unknown and unread Miss
Rutherford's talk OF announcement
swelled into an eloquent and mastery
grafton OF what has been and can and
VIII be done for the Southern litera :
ture.
w. D. Foster. of tho editorial de-
partment or the Youths COMPANION.
also made an impromptu talk about
the value and material for writing
that is right here in the South that
was most happily spoken and most
cordially received. Miss Mabel Big
sott, OF New York. also spoke To tho
League OF women writers in the Soutb
and paid glowing tribute to the old
nlack nanny In her appreciation OF
richmond and tho Southern people.
There will be n business session NJ
the league this morning at 10 O'Clock
In the parlors OF the Woman's C,Iuh
and the regular program will begin ar
ii o'clock. Mrs. Rutledge Smith pre-
siding ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
GR0 CROSSE WANTS D DIVORCE
Finds His Happiness Wrecked After
-Four Months of MatrimOny.

L opeClil 10 lHc lllneS-D1SDHtcn.l
San Francisco Cal, April 16-After
but four months of marriage. DR.. Al
fred b: Crosse has instituted divorce
proceedings against Mrs. Rosa Wads-
worth Meyer Crosse, heiress of John
III. V. Meyer. known in New York as
the khaki king" alleging extreme
cruelty.
The papers were filed Monday, and
every attempt was made to hedge tho
proceedings with secrecy. Mrs Crosse
left. four days ago for Los Angeles.
giving IT out to friends that she was
going to visit n sister there. DR.
Crosse will not discuss the wrecking
of his marital happiness. File charges
extreme cruelty. and alleges that she
has insuited him in the presence OF
his friends, and that she. has never
manifested love or affection for him
The wedding of Or. Crosse and Miss
Meyer took place on December IS at
the Vanderbilt Hotel. New York. They
spent their honeymoon travelling about
In the East and arrived hero In the
early part OF the year.
The bride. Is an, accomplished wo-
man, music being her especial study.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
Editors, Conference.

Tho conference OF editors in Room 4
at tho Jefferson Hotel yesterday morn
ing drew about eight members. w.
IL. Gonzales. of the Columbia State. who
presided. being the only Southerner
present A discussion of the question
of a more liberal presentation OF ma
tional affairs in the American press
was led by Lawrence Abbott. of the
Outlook. Mr.. Gonzales stated that he
hoped to form league of Southern
editors before the close Of the confer
ence. Others present were Mr.. Foster.
liam \. Aery. of Hampton Institute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17

good for two years. and renewable un-
der certain conditions.
10. Teachers I'm the field may attend
the classes for any periods OF the year
when not engaged in teaching, and
elect additional work in the high
school. and no charges can be made
for these or for the regular students.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
COMMUNICATIONS.

Heathsville. Va, April 16.--Miss
Mary Rains and George Crandall. both
OF Fisherman were quietly married
at the parsonage yesterday afternoon.
Rev, g. a. Hall officiating.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-27
Daddy 5 Bedtime
C. Polly Gets
AOlOI " Troublesome
New Pet.

daddy would
A them baby
49, that Jack Evelyn had wished to
had long wished of this kind kind
meant for her She rushed the little thing and gathered
You will
Polly into the house leather collar that had belonged
of the kids
the leather
to not trunaw
lin milk
happy
shrll could the neighborhood.
nehbors complain
had given Polly his automobile /.
kid timeT
"Poy polite could
of the nice milk she had him and the beautiful
#IS
little
homesck afraid mother Il
perhaps wouldn't
smiled away
kid,
Then Billy chasing whom he
"one buted the policeman
$50 he got the another home and though Polly
should be goats"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-27

Y & 8 K 4
small amount was taken to lay wagers
with. That was lost. Made des-
perate, he stole more and bet 1t, in
the hope Of recouping his hrst loss,
but he guessed wrong and kept on
stealing and feeding his. swag to the
bookmakers. Finding discovery inn
minent he fed.
It is against the law of New York
to bet ON races OF to make a book on
them, yet the very respectable gentle-
men who are responsible for the con-
duct of affairs at Belmont and other
race tracks in that state permit it
without protest. Formerly, the law
held the directors of a race track per-
sonally responsible for any lawbreak
ing, and when this was enforced the
eminent gentlemen referred to quit
the game for while. Then they
succeeded in getting the salutary law
repealed, loudly protesting that they
would countenance no gambling if
their personal responsibility were re-
moved. This was done, and the same
old saturnalia Of gambling has set in
again. The law is laughed at, and
some judges have held it void, thus
encouraging the criminals.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-27
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 1918.
HIGH CROP PRICES.

+ The Northwest Farmstead, the
northwest publication of the Orange
Judd Co., predicts dollar wheat, dollar
corn and dollar potatoes. The Farm
stead also predicts higher prices for
dairy products.
z The United States has the biggest
and best wheat crop ever grown and
other countries have nearly normal
yields, according to The Farmstead,
but the worlds production Of oats.
corn, barley, rye, buckwheat and spelts
is the smallest ever known This is
the basis for predicting dollar wheat
The corn crop Of the United States
may not exceed 2,3OO,0OO,OO0 bushels
and the rest Of the world will harvest
less than usual. which will leave a
shortage In this crop alone of approx
mately 1,OOO,00O,00O bushels.
This is an 'ill wind" for the con-.
sumner. WHICH blows good" to the
farmers of the northwest. North Da-
kota Is in special need of good prices
this fall, and The Forums prediction
that the price would offset any short
age in the crop, seems to be in fair
way to be borne out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-27
CrncIrs Nenra

Crocus, N. D., Aug. 25.-To The For
UNI: Sunday morning a serious acct
dent occurred here when Theodore
Hanson accidentally shot Miss Agnes
Bracker in the hip with a .22 rifle The
young lady is in a serious condition.
Three doctors from Devils Lake ar
rived today to operate, but found the
patient too low.
Joe Licktie of Rock Lake has pur-
chased the Winter True sdell- Ames Co.
elevator at this place MIR. LiclStie re-
stained ID. G. Morrison as buyer. 3S
f Frank Rosseau made business trip
to Devils Lake Monday. m
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 9. Morrison were
Sunday guests of Banker Landeen and
wifel
+, Pullen Bros. installed another pool
table and lunch counter in their pool
hall this week. X r. -
\. Geo. Johnson made business trip
to Cando Monday.
Steve. Marlette and Amel Nelson ex-
pect to start out Wednesday with one
of John Blankish's threshing rigs
Rosy Sand returned Sunday evening
from Cando. IA Cor. n -