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The state herald., 1914-07-24
Scene: The Woodshed.

She-Tell me of your early strug
giles.
He-There's not much to tell. This
harder I struggled. the more the old
man laid It on.
The state herald., 1914-07-24

An old bachelor says that there are
no marriages in heaven because there
must be some way to distinguish II
from the other place.
The state herald., 1914-07-24
Nothing Like Being Careful.

Shall pump up the tires. sir?"
wait until we get out into the
country. Jacques. | heard a doctor
say that the air around here is very
impure"
The state herald., 1914-07-24

A leather belt in an English fac
tory has been running at speed Of
1900 feet a minute from 8 to IL hours
Q day for more than 80 years.
The state herald., 1914-07-24

The morning after is cheerful one
for the man who devotes the night
before to sleep.-Albany Journal.
The state herald., 1914-07-24

Don't desplse an humble beginning
To master the violin 1t is necessary to
play second fiddle first.
The state herald., 1914-07-24
To Blow In, ProbabI

Also Barren Of Wealth.
$50 that foreign suitor of Ethels
turned out to be no baron after ALL"
"Oh. he was baron, all right
Baron Munchausen."
The state herald., 1914-07-24

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YoU
Iry murine hyc issmsdy for NOD. Weak. Maiery
Just Kye Comion. Write for Book of the kJs
by man Free. Murine Eyo Rsmedy Co., Chicago
The state herald., 1914-07-24

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good gfoccrs. Adv.
The state herald., 1914-07-24

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
The state herald., 1914-07-24

placed ssfvhsfs, s,.
Tracts sni tiiis all
riss. Neat. riasn, ors
psmsnisi, runFrnisni
cheap Lass sll
s.s.sn. hsds Of
ms,si. csn'tsriliot tip
over viii not coll of
inlars shyihinui D
uusfsnissd effective
aiidesisfs ortssni
s,rts-s raid for u %
Ave. rfsetiTn. y. '
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
AGAINST WoMEN's POCKETS
New York Newspaper Gives Eight
Reasons for Its Opposition to
Proposed Move.

/. Because pockets are not a natural
right.
2. Because the great majority OF
women do not want pockets. II they
did. they would have them.
8. Because whenever women have
had pockets they have not used them
4. Because women are expected to
carry enough things as it is without
the additional burden OF pockets.
5. Because 1t would make dissension
between husband and wife as to whose
pockets were to be filed
8. Because II would destroy mans
chivalry toward woman II be did not
have to carry all her things in his
pockets.
7. Because men are men and women
the women. We must not fly In the
face OF nature.
8. Because pockets have been used
by men to carry tobacco, pipes, whisky
TASKS. chewing gum and compromis
ing letters. We see no reason to sup
pose that women would use them
more wisely.--New York Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
MAKING HARBoR OF REFUGE
Congress Plans to Rob Cape Hatteras,
to Large Extent, Of It's
Perlis.

Gale of Hatteras" is an entry made
by the captains OF coastwise sailing
ships on almost every voyage. For
years Hatteras has been place of
terror, II not to the mariner, certainly
TO the passengers under his charge.
The old storm cape. however. is soon
to lose part of its fear. Man can
not stop the storms. but he Is going
to provide for vessels to escape their
fury.
Sea captains VIGOROUSLY are reti-
cent when passengers ask them ques-
tons. No old sailor eve. has been
willing to admit to any OF his passen-
gers that Hatteras is any worse than
hundred other places on the coast.
and yet he knows that II Is about as
bad a sea spot as can be found any
where In the whole broad expanse OF
ocean. 80, while the questioners ara
told that on Hatteras the water win
be as calm as anywhere else. captain
and crew always make things snug
for a gale or worse when approaching
the sea on the headiand.
Congress has appropriated 81, 400.
900 for preliminary work on Hat
teras sea wall. which is to be q mild
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
Anticipation.

One summer / CHANGED to be back
In the ridges OF Tennessee" said
United States Senator Blair Lee of
Maryland, as he leaned back in his
chair. land couple OF mountaineers
got into an argument. High words
led to blows, and one OF the men was
killed. One of the party volunteered
to ride on ahead to the dead man
cabin and break the news to the
widow
She was seated at a table eating
appie-dumplings when the man rode
up. He broke the news as gently as
possible. The woman listened quietly
with dumping poised In the air half
way to her mouth. When the man had
finished, she stuffed the dumping into
her mouth and said:
"'You-all jest wait till | finish this
hyer dumplin' an then you-all'H hear
some hollerin'.'"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van Vechten. young man of
leisure. is astonished TO see man enter
no. 1879. house across the street from
The Powhaten club. long unoccupied and
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery. Sev-
hsral persons at regular intervals enter
No. 1873 Van Vechten expresses concern
whereabouts Of his cousin and nancee;
paige Cerew. A man Is forclbly elected
from the house Van Yechten and Tom
follow the man and IND him dead In the
street Van Vcchtcn is attracted by the
face OF girl In the crowd OF oniookers
surrounding the body. Detective Flint
caIls on Van vechten 20 get his version
of the tragedy. Tom Phlnney goes alone
on yachting trip. lie recognizes among
eone persons In a passing motor boat two
men whom he had seen enter the House
Calls, on shore later and follows him
Tom Is seized blindfolded and taken 20 n
house. A sweet-voiced girl later protests
against the roughness OF bis captors.
Van vcchteu calls on his uncle. Theodore
Van Vechtcn. big man In Wall street,
and known as the Man OF Iron" In
whereabouts OF Paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Nechten a gold mesh
purse found I'm the House Of Mystery
Van recognizes II ms belonging to Paige
Phlnney escape. A message from Lon
don reports that two ladies' resembling
Hss cSrew n and her S9mpsYT orn Mrs
time previously. II develops that the
Sadies visited the English home Of Tenn
pie Bonner. owner of the House OF Mys-
Terry. II IS recalled that Temple Bonner
was In love with a daughter OF Compton
Schuyler who married Max willard The
other daughter married q man named
DevereauN. Bonner and Willard were In
tImate friends A search is started for
willard. Van Vechten enters the House
OF Mystery by the back door In time to
hear John Calls threaten n girl lie In
terferes and helps the girl escape. but Is
rendered unconscious in the struggle
with Calls Tom Phinney gets a Job
as master Of Brownlow's yacht Kohlnur.
which has been chartered for some mys-
terious mission. The charterer. Max VIII
lard. and his friends board the yacht at
night and Tom hears the voice OF the un-
known girl Van Vechten. recovering
from injuries received in his fight with
Calls. is visited by Jessie Willard In
whom he recognizes the girl who was the
cause Of the fght He declares his love
for her. She tells him that IL his feelings
have not changed one week from that
Gay she will marry him. coffin-shaped
box Is taken aboard the yacht at night.
Della tells Tom she really Is Paige Carew
and that she has been interested I'm him
Cor years through the glowing accounts
of Van Vechtn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
COOK III.
CHAPTER TX.
A Disappearance.

II Miss Carev had planned to over
whelm Capt Tom Phinney with
amazement at her disclosure, she must
have been eminently we'll pleased with
che result; in point of fact, she made
NO effort to conceal her amusement;
but IN a moment a change came over
him that at first startled and next dis
mayed her, for something had hap
pened that she had not foreseen and
could not comprehend now.
First of all It occurred to him, that
n this was Paige Carew, then nothing
whatever had happened to her. be-
cause there was no mistaking the fact
that che was free agent; there
could be. therefore. no clash OF inter
ests. or else-if the alternative were
hue-she was allied with Max Willard
and against her uncle and guardian
and against her cousin and-her he
trothed! This was the fash OF mem
CRY that now crushed him.
But in any event, doubt OF the regu
iarity of Wizards enterprise was def
nitely removed. and the mystery be
came fraught with deeper and 9
welghtier significance than he had
dreamed Of 1t was not for him tC
NEEDLE with
But. Ruddy-how narrowly Tom hat
escaped treachery TO their friendship
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11

and a half long. 20 feet wide at the
top. and As feet high.
II will be the guarding wall of a
harbor of refuge, into the lee of which
vessels can run for shelter when the
storms rage. This wall will rob the
Hatteras seas of some OF their terrors,
and with them will pass some of the
interesting excitement" always felt
by seagoers when they approach the
water zone which always has been
one OF tumult
Little by little man is trying to
make safer the journeys of those who
60 down to the sea In ships. He never
entirely can conquer the ocean, and
he knows It, 1t is perhaps the one
thing in nature which is absolutely
untamable
The shipwrecks on Cape Hatteras
have numbered thousands. The sea
wall will provide means to save lives
and property. but the winds OF the
old storm cape still will rage and on
occasion work their viii.
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II was an unspeakably bitter moment
Cor him; but by degrees he assumed a
certain dignity that was new to the
Girl. and it promptly dampened her
merry humor
Captain Phinney-Tom!" she ex-
claimed. What is It? What have /
done?"
He smiled a bit wistfully.
you? Nothing. All that has hap
pelsd is that I'VE made natural born
damned fool OF myself-as l usually
% where women are concerned"
She stared at him blankly, uncom.
prehsndingly.
Honor bright" she presently de
eiated, Il do not understand. cannot
see why you should be so affected"
He reached forward with a quick
Smpulsiye motion and caught one OF
her wrists
Il suppose 1t means nothing to you
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
Not compllmentary.

An English Snowman. while travel
ing in the north of Ireland. met an
old farmer who happened to be lit.
tel deaf
u say" said the Snowman. did you
see cart and monkeys passing this
way?"
Farmer--A what did ye say?
Showman-Did you see a cart and
monkeys passing this way?
Farmer--Did ye fall out?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11

uuarTy was iOcdteu--uenCe tHe ittteT
Tom was guided to a speedy de-
cision by several considerations. To
antagonize this man might mean the
upsetting OF Wizards plans at the
very moment OF their fulfillment; to
retain his good will would leave a rep
resentative of the adverse interests on
the premises, who could Illustrate VII
lard II the latter's schemes really were
to interfere. 1t would be the detect.
ives role to wait and watch, and as
John Calls substitute he would be
given excellent opportunities to learn
what was going on.
"Sit down." said Tom presently. As
the man obeyed. he stood up and
thrusting his hands into his jacket
pockets. coolly surveyed the other.
at happens" he went on. that
know your uncle pretty well myself"
The man gave him quick, sharp
glance, but said nothing. Il would ad.
wise you not to attempt to send that
letter ashore It's my opinion that you
can serve Flint's ends better by doing
just what Willard has employed you to
do. and by trying not to excite vii.
lards suspicious. You will earn a
thousand dollars. won't your"
80 Willard promised" returned the
man.
you may depend on It," Tom as
sured him. Il have known for some
time that Flint was looking for VIII
lard-and more especially for John
Calls"
The detective sharply interjected:
He's on this yacht right now-dis-
abled. That's why you happen to be
here; you we're hired to take his place.
I'll see to It that he doesn't get away
from you. Strikes me you have oppor-
tunities that old Flint would appreci.
ate"
The man no longer tried to dissem-
BILE.
II see that you have me spotted all
right. Cornelius is my name. What's
the game? Phineas had no time to
put me wise"
He couldn't have told you so very
much" replied Tom--"little more than
can myself. / am not In willard
confidence. but have the best of rea.
sons for knowing that whatever 1t is
he's up to. it is strictly on the level"
"Hm-m-m," Cornelius unused, that
makes my position q bit difficult
doesn't it?"
Not particularly SO. All you have
to do is play fair. II anything crook
ed shows up you can count on my as
sistance. But the orders are strict
about going and coming. and you
couldn't expect me to make an excep
ton Of you. Flint or anybody else. On
my side, shall say nothing to VII.
lard about you"
Cornelius picked up both bill and
letter. returning the first to his pocket
and tearing the second into tiny bits
FLINT will be all up In the air over
not hearing from me-" he remarked;
"but II l can't, can't. You have the
dead-wood on me now. Have you any
idea what was In that box they
brought aboard last night?"
Not the slightest" returned Tom.
at looked a whole lot like coffin
Tom filled and lighted his pipe
while Mr.. Cornelius sat and watched
him intently. AS the same idea had
occurred to the first-named. he coult
not disparage It now. Cornelius broke
the silence:
Collins. you know. are only used
when there are dead people to put ir
them. Any cadavers around here thai
you've noticed7"
You're nice cheerful chap, be
lieve me-" retorted Tom. mo, there
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11

are none. 1t can't be Calls. because
he's getting well-saw him less than
an hour ago."
Just suppose" Cornelius went on
meditatively, that Willard 10 expect
ing somebody to die-at a given time,
say"
Hang II ALT" Tom cut In. "You
don't think the man Is plotting DELHI
crate murder, do your"
Cornelius did not say what he
thought. He sat considering.
Well" he said at last, rising. II
guess Ill have to take your word for It
that everything is all right until see
different. But a cofin"-he shook his
head dubiously-"it don't look good to
me-" Whereupon he took his depar-
ture.
Shortly after nightfall Tom saw Will
lard and the man Cornelius board the
launch and go ashore, and he watched
them with quickened sense of antici-
patton.
IF that sleuth is worth a darn" he
reflected. now Is his chance to get
word to Flint"
He did not witness their return. but
about an hour later he had glimpse
of Cornelius and one of the other
young men. CARRIED In soiled and worn
overalls and Jumpers. like a pair OF
stevedores.
Somewhere around halfpast nine.
the coffin-shaped box once more APP
peared.
But now, instead of two men. all four
of Wizards retainers were carrying 1t.
Indeed, it would scarcely be too much
to say that they staggered with 1t, SO
heavy had II grown, and so marked
was the contrast between the ease and
Indifference with which II had been
brought aboard. and the extreme eau
ton with which 1t was being handled
now.
Wizards patent explosive Hashed In
to Toms mind. After all, was 1t not
possible that he was about to perpe-
trate some appalling disaster. and
that Paige and Jessie had been won
over to whatever extreme mistaken
principles he justified his conduct by,
so that they to believed them to be
right and high-minded? With an i'm
dividuality strong upon him, the idea,
hideous as 1t was. was not altogether
impossible.
| Willard was himself experimenting
the box's conveyance with such anx-
ious regard and solicltude that Toms
| misgivings swept over him again. In
| tensified hundredfold.
With no clearly defined purpose in
mind, he involuntarily stepped up TO
the gangway. as they began to nego-
| tiate the difficult descent Of the &C
ommodation-steps.
"You need more help there, don't
your" he demanded.
| Willard barred his progress with a
suddenly extended arm.
| mo, no." he returned quickly,
Those men have been carefully In
structed; they know just what to do
and how to do It."
Nevertheless It was with a disquiet.
ing feeling OF apprehension that he
watched the long box lowered careful.
ly into the launch, which was immedl.
ately cast of and allowed to drift with
the current into the darkness before
the motor was started. None Of the
crew accompanied 1t on this trip. and
as once before, II went downstream
instead OF across to the landing.
What was the meaning of it all. any.
how? What strange operations were
going on in his very presence that he
should remain so ignorant Of them
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)
rHHO
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11
Lending a Name.

Waiter" asked the impatient Gus
toner. do you call this an oyster
stew7"
"Yessuh." replied Erastus Pinkley.
Why. the oyster In this stew Isn't
big enough TO flavor IT,"
He wasn't put In to flavor It. sub.
He is 1es' supposed to christsn u"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-11

WESTERN CANADA NOW

The opportunity of securing free
homesteads of ZOE acres each, and 4
the low priced lands Of Manitoba, Z
Saskatchewan and Alberta, will z
soon have passed.
Canada offers hearty welcome
TO the Settler. to the man with a Z
family looking for a home; to the Z
farmers son. TO the renter, to all who
wish to live under better conditions
Canada's grain yield in 1913 IS
the talk of the world. Luxurlant
Grasses give cheap fodder for large
herds; cost Of raising and fattenlng
for market is trifle.
The sum realized for Beef, Butter. Z
Milk and Cheese will pay fifty per q
cent on the investment. ~
Write for literature and partio" -
!: :. !. !. :. !. +
ulars as to reduced railway 80
rates to Superintendent vEf1aH
of immigration. Ottawa, IE}E%0N
Canada, or TO NkCh
GA. COOK ~S!hVI<
fss ". 9th st., Kansas city, YtNHAI6
No., add c. J. Bronshtoa. ala VNAtG ,
n. L. I. hidE., ehisssS, IN. I(ENsl
Canadian Government ACT IlAEx&Ai-sAss
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SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.

-. ~ ~
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
City HALL
Newark N j., July IS. 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock D. m. of
Thursday. the sixth day Of August, 1914. and
opened at the last named hour, at public
meeting of the board to be held at said time
and place for the construction Of sewers in
SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE.
from Halstead street to point about 15O
feet west of Sanford avenue,
ABINGER PLACE.
from Brookdale avenue to Sunset avenue;
SHAW AVENUE,
between Willoughby street and Dewey
SEVENTEENTH AVENUE
between South Seventeenth street and South
Eighteenth street.
The following is about the amount of
the work to be done, and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and COM
pletion Of said work, and upon which bids
SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SEWER:
Eight hundred and forty $40 feet of ten
1O) inch vitriied salt glazed pipe sewer,
deep and wide socket pipe with special joints
to be used;
go inch underdrain;
Twelve hundred f1200) feet Of six go
inch house connections;
Twelve hundred q .200) feet of -four ca
inch house connections;
Five go manholes with standard heads
and buckets complete;
Ten 10) markers,
ABINGER PLACE SEWER
One hundred and ninety u90) feet OF
| twenty-four CAD inch double strength. vitri-
| fled salt glazed pipe sewer:
-Four (4) basins with cement heads and
connecting chutes complete;
One "a inlet. with cement head and con.
Meeting chute complete;
-Four 90 manholes with standard heads
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SEALED PROPOSALS


biity in the amount of such proposal. and
bind themselves that. II the contract be
awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will, upon its being SO
awarded. become his or their suretles Tor
the faithful performance of said work, and
that If the person or persons omit or refuse
to execute such contract they Will pay 10
the City of Newark any difference between
the sums to which he or they would have
been entitled upon completion OF the con-
tract and that which the City of Newark
by whom such contract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserve TO
themselves the right to accept or reject any
all proposals for the above work as they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
tion of the law creating the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners approved Mafch
2Sth, 1891, that the bond or bonds TO De
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance of said public work shall first be
as to form by the counsel Of the board, and
no contract shall he binding on the city or
become effective operative until such BOND
is so approved, and the president OF the
Board shall have power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath. II he shall so
board. but the board will not be bound ny
any statement that may be made by sueh
proposed bOndsmen, but shall have run
power and absolute discretion In the whole
/ matter, and this provision shall be referred
to in any advertisement inviting bids for
any such public work.
BY direction of the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
| july2S-5t Chief Engineer.
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SEALED PROPOSALS

(<S(NT~0-<~S~>~ ~ - - - - = = =
complete:
Two hundred and ten 6210) feet Of eigh-
teen Qs) inch double strength vitrihed salt
glazed pipe sewer.
SHAW AVENUE SEWER:
Three hundred and seventy nve tS75) ieet
of eight ts) inch vitrihed SAT- glazed pipe
Three hundred and thirty Csso) feet of six
(6) inch house connectionsi
Two 90 manholes with nolseiess heaas
and buckets complete;
TWENTY-FIVE t22) markers,
SEVENTEENTH AVENUE SEWER
| one hundred and thirty $50 feet OF eight
! CS) inch vitrified salt glazed pipe sewers
One hundred and sixty Q60) feet OF SIX
(6) inch house connections;
/ one "a manhole with standard head and
bucket complete
Eight 80 markers.
| Bidders are not 10 state any price for ma
terials and work for which there = a s nAeo
amount provided for in the specifications
/ Each proposal must be enclosed IN 2
! sealed envelope properly Endorsed with the
i name of the bidder and Of the improve.
4 ment and directed to the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners of the City oil
Bidders win state their prices in writing
as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that should the above work be awarded 70
1 them they VIII bind themselves to hnish and
| complete the same within the following
l number of consecutive working days:
south Orange Avenue sewer-Thirty-fiye
I $3.50 days. ,r, ,
shaw Avenue Seventeen u0) days,
Seventeenth Avenue Sewer-Five 90 days
| The plans and specifications OF the worn
1 can be examined at the ONCE OF lhe 1s me,
Engineer Of the Board Of street and Water
1 "Reminiscences at the city Hall. Said pro
posais TO be accompanied by the consent y
writing Of two sureties. or surety com
rany qualified to do business in New Jer
sey who shalt at the time OF putting u
saah proposals, qualify as to their RESPONSE
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HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT..
City Hall
Newark. N. j.. July so, 1914.
Scaled proposals will be received at these
headquarters while the Board of Fire Com
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mo Mail. Phone or C. o. D. Orders
Girls $50 and $50
Lingerie Frocks, l.5O

Beautiful models, bought by the Bamber-
ger store to sell for $3.50 and $3.50 White
voile and exquisite quality white lawn, all
fashioned after Bamberger inimitable man
ner-tasteful, refined and altogether out of
the ordinary. Splendid laces. Genuine
$3.50 and $3.50 frocks for Sl.50 Remarkable !
Sizes to IA years.