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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
PIanked Steak.

Wipe. remove superfiuous fat and
parboil seven minutes a porterhouse
steak or cross-cut of rump steak; cut
one and three-fourths inches thick
Butter plank and arrange border OF
duchess potatoes close to the edge
using pastry bag and tube. Remove
steak to plank, put in hot oven and
bake until steak is cooked and pota
toes are Drowned. Spread steak with
butter, sprinkle with salt. pepper and
finely chopped parsley. Garnish tor
of steak with sauted mushroom caps
and put around the steak at equal dis.
tances halves of small tomatoes sauted
in butter and on top of each tomato a
circular slice of cucumber, or you can
serve small boiled onions, the tiny
ones, seasoned with butter, pepper and
salt. or peas or dices OF carrots.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Superstition ano JurIes.

After having sat on many juries the
observant man is of the opinion that
the whole human race is still strong.
ly tarred with the brush of supersti-
ton.
Il am confirmed in that belief by the
amount of damages invariably voted to
plaintiffs whose injuries smack of SUI
perstitious origin" he said. III load
of bricks should fall from fifth story
window onto the head of man who
happened to be walking under a ladder
he would get twice as much damages
as if the ladder were not there. The
element of bad luck that attaches to a
ladder would insensibly influence every
juror, and the sum awarded would re-
fleet their preiudices and sympathies. 4"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
To Save Juice of Rhubarb Pies.

One of the minor advantages WON
en- in the suburbs enjoy at this sea
son is the opportunity TO go out In
their gardens and cut fresh rhubarb.
But how provoking it is to a house
keeper when baking rhubarb pies, or
any fruit pies, TO have the juice over
flow, and what burnt, sticky mess
1t makes on the bottom of the oven!
We should like to have all that
juice in the pie, and it may be kept
in by taking short piece of uncooked
macaroni and inserting 1t in the pie.
like a little chimney stack. Some
people make paper tunnels to answer
the same purpose, but | think the
macaroni is better. OF course, 1t
should be removed after the pie is
baked, as its presence is purely use
full, not ornamental.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
SHE HAD TWO PERSONALITIES
London Physician Describes Two Con-
fIictins Natures Of Girl by Use
OF Hypnotism.

An hysteria case similar to that of
Miss Beauchamp of Boston, who had
three distinct personalities, two more
or less we'll behaved and one always
naughty, was described recently by
Doctor William Brown in lecture at
Kings College.
Doctor Browns case was also a pa
tient of Dr. Morton Prince of Boston,
the discoverer OF the three Miss Beau
champs. The patient, woman OF %,
for months had two personalities. A
and b.
b was gay, pleasure loving girl, a
constant thorn in the flesh of her staid
and sober minded second conscious
ness. A. AS gloomy outlook, which
kept her in a general state of low
health, was being constantly further
depressed by her receipt in waking up
In the morning of frivolous notes writ
ten in the night by the irrepressible B.
BY the use of hypnotism Doctor
Prince was able, at first temporarily
and finally permanently, to merge the
two diverse personalities A and B into
healthy, normal personality.-Lon-
don Mail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Salad Carcassone,

Mix together equal parts Of white
wine, vinegar and salad oil, season
with a small quantity of moist sugar
and a little salt and turn into a salad
bowl. Throw into this some sprigs
of watercress, and on these strew
lightly the leaves of young nasturti-
ums, If they can be procured, with
sufficient cress to fill the bowl. Toss
this well and then turn the whole out
ont to large dish. Arrange a wreath
of nasturtium leaves around the edge
of the dish, allowing them to overlap
each other trifie, then make an n.
ner circle of the flowers and within
that circle of sliced hard boiled
eggs. Serve before any of the fresh.
ness of the salad has gone. This is q
salad especially suitable for afternoon
parties of young people or like festive
occasions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
The Lesser Of Two Evils.

a gentleman from the north was en-
ioying the excitement of a bear hunt
down in Mississippi The bear was
surrounded in small cane thicket
The dogs could not get the bear out
and the planter who was a. the head
of the hunt called to one of the ne
groes:
Sam, go in there and get the bear
out"
The negro hesitated for a moment
and then plunged into the cane. A few
moments after the negro, the bear and
the dogs were rolling upon the ground
outside.
After the hunt was over the visitor
said to the negro:
Were you not afraid to go into that
thicket with that beer?"
"Cap'n," replied the negro. 1T wus
jest dis way. | nebber had met dat
bar, but l WIS pussonally 'quainted
wild old boss, and jes' naturally tuck
dat bar"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
VaciIIatinu,

At a dinner not long ago Thomas
w. Lawson was talking on the sub
ject of success.
Success in Finance" said Lawson,
rs due in a great measure to prompt
action. The doubling. hesitating. Ham.
let type of man had best keep out OF
finance. He is quite sure to be
swamped. The street hasn't much
use for him. | had a boyhood friend
of this type named Grimes. He was
a falterer, a doubter, Hamlet of the
most exaggerated type.
"One evening l stopped to call on
him and found him in deep study,
bent over a white waistcoat, lying on
a table.
Hello, Grimes said. What's the
matter?'
This waistcoat,' he replied, hold
ing the garment up to my view, it's
too dirty to wear and not dirty
enough to send to the laundry.
don't know what to do about IT,
Everybody's.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
KEEPING FOOD ALWAYS HOT
Modern improvement lie the Plate
Warmer to Be Installed in the
Buffers Pantry.

The problem Of excluding kitchen
sounds and odors from the living
rooms has led to the installation I'm
most houses of a serving room or but
lers pantry. This in turn, has created
another difficulty that OF keeping a
meal hot and without loss of flavor
in the interval of preparation and
serving This latter difficulty has.
however, been obviated in a number of
homes by the use of a hot closet or
plate warmer in the buffers pantr=.
There are various ways of furnishing
heat for this purpose-steam, gas or
electricity. Electricity furnishes per-
haps the simplest means of attaining
this end, as 1t requires no especial at
tention beyond the turning on or off
OF the key of the switch, and Is free
from odors and external heat.
A hot closet can be made useful In a
number of ways-to keep savory de-
layed luncheon or bite to be taken
before retiring and in taking care of
babies or invalids' food without dan
ger of its deteriorating.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
MUSC0VY DUCK is
MOST PROLIFIC
Size Is One of Strongholds of
Breed, But not Satisfactory
to Market Young
Az n. @. DAWsONN

We have in the Muscovy one of the
most prolific OF all the varieties of
ducks, especially for the farmer
Young ducks marketed before Christ
mas time brought $3.50 each and year
lfngs 50 each.
The size is one of the strongh holds
of this breed, but they are not salts
factory if you wish to market them at
ten or twelve weeks, as they will not
mature so rapidly as the Pekin. How
ever, they can be raised on about half
the feed which the other ducks re-
quire and they are very hardy and
splendid foragers.
We have raised large broods in the
open fields. never feeding them, and
find they are very much like the tur-
key in this respect. Those wishing
an ornamental as well as the most
profitable of all the ducks will find the
Muscovy satisfactory.
They make scarcely any noise I'M
less molested, and are less of a pud-
dler than any of the other varieties,
and they can be kept where any other
variety would make anything filthy.
They make a fine cross with any
variety of duck and make a grand Ia
BILE fowl when crossed with the Pekin
We are breeding all varieties OF
ducks and find either the pure bred or
the crossed birds producers.
The progeny of the crossbred birds
will not breed and are like the Cana
dian geese in this respect.
The Mussovy is found wild in South
America and Brazil and they are ex-
tensively domesticated in Europe.
where they are bred in great num-
bers.
They live to a good old age. as we
have one female In a flock eight years
old and has won many first pre-
miums.
If they are not allowed to hatch
their eggs they will lay more or less
from April to November They mott
but once during the year, and it re-
quires five weeks to hatch the eggs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
MANY PERSONS COLOR BLIND
Tests Used by Railroads Show That
Almost Everybody Is Slightly
Color Blind.

The various tests for color blind
ness have come into practical use in
the examination of railroad engineers
and the like. where the ability TO dis
tinguish colors is necessary. so that
these tests are no longer peculiar to
the laboratory. But II is not gener-
ally known outside the laboratory that
everybody is partially color blind
that is. in certain parts Of the field of
vision. The most normal individual
can see all the colors only when he
looks directly at them. " looked at
from an angle of about fifteen degrees
red and green can no longer be seen,
but in their places will appear shades
or yellow or blue. This region OF the
eyes is known as the yellow blue zone.
If the color be moved still farther 10
the side the yellow and blue will dis.
appear and only gray can be seen.
This region is known as the zone Of
complete color blindness An inter
esting theory in regard to these zones
is that every normal eye represents
three stages of evolution. The zone
of complete color blindness is the low
est stage, and appears in such ami
mails as the frog. whose vision Is
known as shadow vision. The blue
yellow zone is one step higher in the
scale although not clearly marked
off in the animal kingdom. And the
appearance of the red.green zone
marks the highest stage of evolution.
Cases of color blindness are. accord
ing to this theory, a lack Of develop
ment beyond the early stage of indi-
cidual life.-Strand Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

most any soil or climate, and may be
left alone for several years after once
being planted A rather deep and
somewhat stiff soil is preferred-that
in which the bulbs succeed best; and
II the position is one particularly
shaded from lots of sunshine in the
spring the flowers of some of the spe-
cies retain their beauty for much
longer period than they would IL ex-
posed to all the light and sunshine
possible.
The usual mode of propagation is by
offsets, which should be collected
from the parent bulbs and planted out
separately for a year in order that
they may grow sufficiently large for
Towering. The majority of the species
increase somewhat freely by this
method and permanent clumps may be
lifted. and their offsets removed.
should there be danger of injury
caused by the towering bulbs being
overCrowded ensuing from their null
tiplying. The process of raising plants
from seeds is a slow one, but is prac-
ticed for raising new varieties. Seeds
should be sown soon after being col
lected, in pans of sandy and rather
loamy soil. Young bulbs should be
planted in a prepared border, and do
not require more than one inch Of
space.
Downright 1917
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Chocolate Bread euddino.

Take two cups stale bread crumbs.
Stir into crumbs one-half cupful sugar
add one tablespoonful of cocoa or a
little more if desired. Add two cup
fuls sweet milk, then beaten yolk of
one egg and small piece of butter.
Bake in fairly hot oven for three
quarters of an hour.
.Sauce-Take one-fourth cupfuI but.
ter and one-half cupful sugar and
cream by hand. then add beaten white
of egg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
HAIR CAME OUT IN PUNCHES

S13 E. Second St, Muncie, Ind.-"My
little girl had a bad breaking out on
the scalp. 1t was little white Jumps.
The pimples would break out as large
as common pinhead all over her
head. They would break and run vel.
low matter She suffered nearly a year
with itching and burning. II was sore
and itched all the time. The matter
that ran from her head was very thick.
did not comb her hair very often, her
head was too sore to comb II, and
when did comb, 1t came out in
punches. Some nights her head itched
so bad she could not sleep.
Il tried several different soaps and
ointments, also patent medicine, but
nothing could get to stop 1t. / began
using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment this summer after sent for
the free samples. ! used them and
they did so much good bought a cake
Of Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. l washed her head with
Cuticura Soap and rubbed the Cuticura
Ointment in the scalp every two
weeks. A week after had washed her
head three times you could not tell she
ever had breaking out on her head.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment also made
the hair grow beautifully" (Signed)
Mrs. Emma Patterson, Dec. 20, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Another Case.

Nebo, Ill-"Iwas bothered for ten
years with female troubles and the doc
tors did not help me. Twas so weak and
nervous that i could not do my work
and every month 1 had to spend few
days in bed. 1 read 50 many letters about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound curing female troubles that got
bottle of it. 1t did me more good than
anything else l ever took and now it has
cured me. i feel better than have
for years and tell everybody what the
Compound has done for me. Ibelieve
would not be living to-day but for
that. - Mrs. HETTIE GREENsTREET,
Nebo, Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Compound and now l am stout. we'll and
healthy. can do all my own work and
can walk to town and back and not get
tired. would not give your Vegetable
Compound for all the rest of the medi-
cines In the world. tried Doctors med
icines and they did me no good. Mrs.
MARY EARLEwnNE, RID. No.2 Utica,
Ohio
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

"Oh, George!" walled Mrs. De Fluff,
"Fido has just been run over by a
taxi! What on earth shall | do?"
"Humph!" replied her unsympa-
thetic hubby. you'd better send for a
taxi-dermist"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

cMile. L nau NUMB
spells and was dizzy,
had black spots be-
fore my eyes, my
back ached and l
was so weak l could
hardly stand up. My
face was yellow,
even my fingenails
were colorless and 1
had'displacement. 1
took Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vepetahla
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Tutti.Frutti Sandwiches.

Chop rather fine the following in
gradients for the filing: Dates. can.
died cherries and canned plums. Eng
lish walnuts and blanched almonds.
Moisten with pineapple juice and
spread. Cut bread in small, fanciful
shapes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Use for Tea Leaves.

When cleaning a graf, always
sprinkle the ashes with damp tea
leaves before sweeping them out. This
is very good to prevent the dust from
hyins about.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Ann InM Spirits

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASrELESS chin TONIC, arnuses the
liver To action, drives OUT Malaria ana builds up he
system A sure Appellee and aid 70 digestion.
For adults and children. 20 cents
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

LEWIS Single Binder cigar is smoked
by more men who have been smoking l0c
cigars than any other &c cigar on the
market. Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
They Seldom eraa About n.

mis- Dobhle is very modest about
her painting"
"Aheml | believe most women are
like her in that respect"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
uon, allsys pain, cures wind collie ,25c bottlees
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Just As Likely to Learn.

May l ask you how old your wife
is?"
Certainly; you may ask her, too, If
you wish"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Shortly after marriage many a man
discovers what real happiness was.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
HOW THIS WOMAN
FOUND HEALTH
Would not give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
for All Rest of Medicine
in the World.

Utica, Ohio. -"I suffered everything
from female weakness after baby
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

And a vast amount of love is adul
terated with genuine money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Whatsoever n man reaps some other
fellow probably planted
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Money a man has saved represents
the good times he did't have.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

You can't judge the quality of the
dinner by the tone of the bell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

Cures Old Sores. Otber Remedies Won't Cure
The worst cases no matter of how long standing,
cured by the wonderful old reliable Dr. porters
Antiseptc Healing on. Relieves pain and heals
at the same time. &c, bOc, tl.00
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
ASK FOR ALIENS FoOr-EAsr

the Anueeptic powder to shake into your
shoes. Relieves Corns, BuniOns, Ingrowing
Nails, swollen and Sweating feet, Blistcrs
and Callous spots. sold everywhere 25c
Don't accept any substitute. sample FREE
Address Allen s Olmsted, LeROy. NY. Adv
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05

A pretty girl knows enough palms,
try to hold hands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
Importent 10 Motbers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-06-05
SPECIAL TO WOMEN

Do you realize the fact that thousands
of women are now using
The Ordway new era., 1913-05-16
Proof That the Men Of Today Are a,
Least Taller In Stature Than
Their Ancestors.

Some time ago when 1t was wished
to use some ancient suits Of English
armor for pageant 1t was found that
they were all too small for the use of
the average man. Now comes SIM
liar story from Germany. The cus-
todian Of castle near Innsbruck. a
man slightly under the average
height. says that he has tried on every
suit OF armor In the castle and that
they are all too small for him. The
custodian OF the castle of Voduz. who
is OF still lesser stature, says the same
thing of the armor under his care. and
We are reminded of the low doors and
short beds that are SO distinguishing
feature Of old Gothic houses.
Is 1t possible that the human race
is increasing In stature? 1t would
seem no. We can hardly account for
The Ordway new era., 1913-05-16
WHERE HER THOUGHTS WERE
Most Married Men Have Had Sim.
liar Experience, II They viii
Admit the Truth.

The husband was reading a news
paper account to his wife. Now aud
then he paused and asked a question.
The nature of her replies made him
doubt that she was listening closely.
He accused her of having thoughts
elsewhere. and she Indignantly retort-
ed that she had heard every word.
He continued reading for q few
minutes and then glanced at her.
From the far-away look In her eyes
he knew her thoughts were not upon
the item he was reading. So. turn
ing the sheet as an excuse for a
pause, he continued as follows: ap-
parently reading:
last night, about o'clock In the
afternoon. Just a few minutes before
breakfast, hungry boy about sixty
years old bought an orange for nine
pins and threw 1t through a concrete
wall twenty feet thick. With a cry
of despair he jumped into a dry mill
pond, broke his arm at the knee
joint. and was drowned. It was only
ten years later. on the same day and
at the same hour. that a goat gave
birth to six elephants. A high wind
then came up and killed three dead
horses and a wooden cigar Indian
What do you think of that. dear?" he
questioned. suddenly.
She gave a little start. smiled. and
said:
Il think that's a splendid bargain.
Henry. You had better get half
dozen, for your stock OF shirts Is
low"
The Ordway new era., 1913-05-16
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put the Troubles Away.

Our own troubles always seem more
severe than any others. But when q
man is unable to eat even light
breakfast, for years. without severe
distress, he has trouble enough.
1t is small wonder he likes to tell Of
food which cleared away the troubles.
II am glad OF the opportunity to
tell of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me-" writes n. II. man. For
many years | was unable to eat even
a light breakfast without great suffer
ing.
After eating I would suddenly be
seized with an attack of collie and
vomiting. This would be followed by
headache and misery that would some
times last week or more, leaving me
80 weak could hardly sit up or walk.
"Since I began to eat GrapeNuts l
have been free from the old troubles.
l usually eat Grape-Nuts one or more
times day, taking it at the beginning
of the meal. Now | can eat almost
anything want without trouble.
when l began to use Grape-Nuts l
was way under my usual weight, now
weigh 80 pounds more than I ever
weighed In my life. and l am glad to
speak of the food that has worked the
change" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little
booklet, The Road to Wellville.' in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf new
are Esnnine, true, and full Of bumns
iaterest.
The Ordway new era., 1913-05-16
Essa zzssszaasz
Race Not Going Backward

this on the ground of athletics, seeing
that the old knightly pirates of the
days Of chivalry were athletic enough.
Physical vigor was their stock In
trade.
1t is said that very few men now.
adays can draw the old long bows Of
the English archers, the bows that
we're capable of sending an arrow
through steel breastplate. But SO
far as stature is concerned we seem
to have the better of our buccaneer-
Ing ancestors.