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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

Yacht. the sailor in charge of the
launch made her fast and himself
climbed upon the landing. where he
was soon lost to sight In the moving
throng,
This maneuver was observed by
Tom with a grim smile OF comprehen-
sion. II could mean only one thing
Miss Delias errand would not con
sumo much time; she was not going
any considerable Gistance-certainly
not all the way down to the city; and
Mercer had ordered the man to wait.
So the Kohlnurs master filled and
lighted his pipe, and defining course
from gangway to stern and back again.
fell TO pacing II with pendulum-like
regularity and patience.
Meanwhile, no sooner was the launch
away from the yacht than the girls
mood underwent a sudden change.
Mercer had entered into the apparent
gay humor Of the adventure; he was
even casting ahead, hoping that the
opportunity would present Itself OF &C.
curing indefinite quantities of liquid
refreshment; but his hopes and the IL
fusion OF gayety we're dispelled at one
stroke when his companion addressed
him in tone OF deep concern.
mfr. Mercer" she said, my errand
Is one OF pressing Importance, or. rest
assured, I should not have undertaken
to 20 downtown alone at this hour.
Thanks to your kindness, l do not
have to go alone, and my destination
is the city only because | know OF no
nearby telephone station where may
be certain OF privacy"
III that's all you want" he re
turned, I'VE need go no further than
the Claremont. But. l am disappoint
ed"
Mr.. Mercer" she interrupted
please bear with me and forgive me
for having persuaded you to come
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
OIL OE A JOB.

The cry is sometimes made that II
saloons are voted out, saloonkeepers
will lose their jobs, and their families
will suffer. Did 1t ever occur to you
that If the saloons are not voted out
hundreds of the patrons Of the saloons
will lose their jobs and their families
will sufferH
II there are 80 bar rooms in a CITY,
with two barkeepers each, would any
one say that these 80 bar rooms VIII
not put out OF job during the year
more than GO men? Out of the men
who patronlze these 80 bar rooms,
hundreds will be discharged from
stores, shops, Offices, railroads and
other businesses. Isn't 1t better that
we should put 80 barkeepers out OF a
Job than that these 60 men by their
business should put many times as
many men out OF a job?
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
PATRIOTIC REASONS.

Experiments in the Swiss army
have shown that abstainers are the
best shots In target practise. and the
British army experiments In marching
have shown that regiments drinking
only water outmarch. in the long rum
those that have rations of beer or
whisky.
The German emperors word VIII
bear much repeating: THE nation
which takes the smallest amount OF
alcohol will win the battles of the
future" And the crown prince OF
Sweden. in 1911, showing that In the
industrial contest of nations also, the
worlds markets belong to the sober
est nation said: That nation which
is first to free itself from the in
furious effects of alcohol will thereby
attain a market advantage over other
nations in the amicable yet intensive
struggle for existence
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
CHAPTER VI.
The Man Of Iron Speaks.

The unhesitating assurance or her
request, with its unmistakable import
of dependence on him in her moment
of need, thrilled every fiber of Toms
being He swept her up into his arms
as easily as If she had been little
child and as tenderly.
Get Molly" he curtly ordered Mer-
Ger, then started with her to her room.
Her eyes were closed. the long dark
lashes lay upon her cheeks, and the
lovely face wore a pinched look.
"Delia-sweetheart," he muttered-
IF could only take your trouble up
on myself"
The lids fiuttered weariedly, and she
looked up at him with wan little
smile.
You can't. Tom" he heard her
whisper.
After seeing her safely in Molly's
care, and being assured that the other
ladies we're notified, he went back TO
his first officer, convinced that either
| an explanation was due him from Mer-
GER or else he owed Mercer an apol-
ogy. But the latter bore no grudge for
Toms involuntary outburst. "She was
phoning somebody" he said "and
learned something that knocked her
all OF a heap" He recounted all that
had happened. and wound up by say
ing:
There's a whole lot more mystery
about this little old boat than l like.
| What do you make OF It all, anyway"
Nothing" Tom CURLY replied. And
I'm getting pretty tired of 1t myself.
Old Willard doesn't want to send for
a doctor to look at Calls. The fellow
hasn't come around yet Willard
claims to be something of a doctor
himself, and that nothing serious ia
the matter. Well, the blame's all his
II the chap dies"
Hope he does" was MERGERS I'm
feeling comment "He handed me n
awful wallop."
Some time after midnight, Mol!
came to him in the chart-house with {
message that relieved his disquiet
Said Molly:
Miss Della wants me TO tell yo'
that she's all right now, and she hope
she hasn't caused you any anxiety"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van Norntcn young man OF
leisure. Is nstUu.-NDd 20 Sc" man ch''i
No. 1918. house across me street tt, ..,
tho r0whstan club. long uupccup'ed ana
spoken OF as the H1usr ~ Mystery. SrF-
rral persons at regular intervals tNlrI
No 1913 Van NeChten expresses cpic,th
60 his friend. Tom phuucy. regafdlhs lhe
whpr,ahuu OF his cousin ana hlU''',
Paige Csrcw A man " fprnibly elCcl,l
from the house. Van NcCiiFL ana iyi
follow the man and find him dead IN lile
street Van Vcchtcn ls attracted by the
face Of q g'rI I'M the crowd Of oulpgkers
surrounding the body. Detective Fllnt
Of tho tragedy Tom phinncy goes alone
on Yachting trip lie recognizes among
some persons In "A passing motor hoat Two
men whom he had seen enter tho Rouse
OF Mystery. He sees one Of ilom. "A mr'
Calls. on shore later and follows MN.
Tom Us seized. hiiudfo1od and taken 70 a
house. a sweei-voic'd girl later protests
against tho Toughnoss OF MS CapiuIA.
Van N,Chten calls on his uncle. Theodore
Van NeChtcn big man IN wall street
and known as the Man ot Iron. IN
search Of Information regarding the
whereabouts % paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Ncchten a gold mesh
purse found in the House OF Mystery
Van recognizes II ~ belonging 20 f4IEe
Carow The sweet-voiCed girl helps Tom
phinuey escape. 4 message from Lon
don reports that two ladies' resembling
Miss Csrew and her companion, Mrs.
DcNureauN. sailed FOR New YORK some
time previously u develops that the
ladies visited the English home 81 Tenn
pir Bonner, owner Of the House ~ Mys-
tcrv II IS recalled that Temple Bonner
was ir love with a daughter q Compton
Schuyler who married Max willard. The
other daughter married a man named
Dcvorcsux Bonner and willard were IN
Inmate friends a search Is started for
willard Van VcChton enters the Hous"
OF Mystery by the back door I'm time 10
hear John Calls threaten girl lie IN
terferes and helps the girl escape, hut is
rendered unconscious in the struggle
with Calls Tom phinney gets a job
a. master Of BrownlOw's yacht kohinur.
which has been chartered for some mys-
FERROUS mission. The charterer. Max VIII
lard. and his friends board the yacht nj
night and Tom hears the voice OF the un-
known girl Willard assures Tom that
MS mission Is honorable. and intimates
that a great wrong IS about to be righted.
He gives orders that no one is to leave
or board the yacht without his permits
sion
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
nResPEcTAeLE" SALOONS.

A city paper calls attention to the
boulevard saloon" The boulevards,
1t asserts, should be kept free from
anything SO detrimental to the morals
of the men, women and children who
every summer evening come from the
more crowded residence districts TO
enjoy the purer air and pleasanter
sights OF these great thoroughfares.
mo matter" 1t says, how gilded
place may be where liquor is sold, no
matter how quiet, apparently. 1t is an
unfit place for a boulevard" And
where, may we ask. II the saloon Is to
be made respectable is it litter than
in respectable localities? If the saloon
is an evil, II it is a place where young
men and women lose their lives and
honor" as this same article says, why
should It be foisted upon the poorer
districts-upon the people who daily
walk to and from office or store or
who take their evening recreation at
the theaters or public halls? The sa-
loon is fit place" for no one' there
fore a fit place nowhere.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

for despite her nervccsfy tiess $50
on his wrist, sho was stll svsyfng. m
YOU can walk to ste OF the tahleA
perhaps little vine"
She broke in almost flercely:
mo, no, no! Take me away-to the
Kohinur-at once. can make It II
YOU will let me hold your arm"
She was fairly dragging him plong
the wide hallway toward the enyn2HN
Your veil--?" he reminded her.
She quickly drew IL over the lower
part OF her face, and acknowledged his
attention in the same strained voice.
Thank you. You are very thought
full. oh, please hurry"
Already her strength and composure
we're returning, and by the time they
arrived outside she had abandoned his
supporting arm and was swiftly lead
ing the way down to the landing.
And thus 1t was that inside OF half
hour, Captain Phinney, who had re-
NAMED every second watchful, saw
the pair as they hurried to the waiting
launch. Something in their haste
qulckened his faculties, and he took
up his station at the gangway, and
waited.
When the launch touched the 40
ommodation-steps. where the sailor
held 1t secure with a boat-hook, the
girl got odt first, and. Tom noted
without a word to Mercer. Holding
| tightly to the hand-rail. she came rap
idly up to the deck.
He heard her utter a little sobbins
gasp; then her knees doubled under
her. and he caught her as she fell. He
was filled with a sudden binding rage
You damned curt" he roared a
Mercer. You'll answer to me fol
this!"
But the limp form in his arms wa
not unconscious, only weak.
He's not to blame" she wills
pered TREMENDOUSLY. Take me TO Jes
sic. Carry me-"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
WHICH SHALL LIVE7

The liquor traffic is changing this
land OF the free and home OF the
brave" into the land Of the spree and
the home OF the knave." l believe that
II this nation lives. the saloon must
die. We are not called upon today to
shoulder a gun and go forth to war
to suffer the terrible privations of a
soldiers life; TO. perhaps. bleed or die
that our country may be victorious.
All that we are called upon to do is
to go to the polls and cast ballot that
will save our nation. Every man who
loves his country should cast the vote
that will crush the saloon, the worst
enemy OF America.-John F. Cunneen
(abor leader).
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
BOOK nj.
Della Goes Ashore.
CHAPTER v.


The boat was quickly guided by
MERGERS shouts TO the point where the
two men had drifted downstream.
with one arm hooked over a life-buoy,
he was sustaining with the other hand
the limp form OF John Calls, who ap-
peared to be unconscious. A minute
or two later both bedraggled figures
were upon deck.
The first officer. finding that his cap
tain was obdurate in the matter OF
~tust one Jolt" to drive out the chill
that had entered into his vitals, spat
out an oath and reminded Tom that he
might have swum ashore instead OF
wasting his energies upon a surly beg
4 take It for Sftnted." was the
sharp retort. that you have more
sense Of your duay' than to do such a
thlng-or to stand here ragchewing
with your superior. either. What's
the matter witt the fellow? He hasn't
had time 10 drown"
Mercer cast a scowling look a
the limp form outstretched upon th'
deck
Il don't know" he replied, unless
he struck his head upon something
floating in the water--a plank. likely
Hes bleeding like stuck pig. I hop
TO hell he broke his neck!"
After the expression OF this kindl
sentiment in behalf OF the iniure
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
GOOD Observation-Disclosures %

cited, nor when laughing or crying
or in the paroxysms of whooping
cough. He must never be tickled. All
causes of excitement must be re-
moved. Fresh air, scrupulous clean
Illness, plain, nourishing food, moder-
ate exercises and plenty of sleep in
dark room are essential Mental
treatment is of great importance.
Any measures that will increase men
tel poise are of incompatible value.
The sufferer must be impressed with
a desire to overcome what is only a
bad habit He must be persuaded to
study the great art of speaking cor
rectly. Thus, by careful, patient work
on the part OF his parents, teachers
and physicians, will he gradually
cure himself, or at least so improve as
to make the afiliction cease to be se-
rious.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

with me under false pretenses. !
have reason to be greatly worried and
anxious"
Believe me, l am only too. glad to
be OF service" he CALAMITY assured
her. isn't there something more
definite that l can do for your"
mo, no-thank you. Only conduct
me to the nearest telephone and wait
a few minutes for me-"
With this she lapsed into silence.
Mercer watched her while she adjust
ed her veil so that 1t rendered her
completely unacceptable, and mar
veled at the circumstance not little.
He saw her enter telephonebooth;
then he took up his station outside
and waited. More than one acquaint-
ance hailed him, or boisterously in
vited him to join them; but he was not
to be persuaded.
Minutes passed. He reflected that
the telephone conversation was be
coming uncommonly long drawn out
when he was attracted by the booth
door opening behind him, and a moan
that could signify only intense agony
OF mind
He slowed round to behold the CIR
clinging unsteadily to the door-knob
She had not troubled to readjust hel
veil, and he could see that her mouth
was drawn in lines of suffering anC
her lips were colorless. He spranl
promptly to her assistance, and she
instantly transferred the sustaining
hand to his wrist which she clutchet
spasmodlcally.
What is it?" he demanded solicit
ously, yet with restraining though
OF the ease with which any crowd
attention is attracted. What has haI
pened?"
Mr.. Mercer"-her voice, pitche
low, was tense and vibrant with som
mastering emotion-"please get IN
back to the Kohinur as quickly as 20
can"
But you are not fit" he protested
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
African Beers.

The Transvaal colony is now a part
of the British empire, in the same
way that Canada or Australia or
Rhodesia is. The Beers are treated
precisely as the other people OF the
empire are treated. and unless the
Canadians, and Australians and others
are slaves, 1t cannot be said that the
Beers are. The Transvaal colony has
local self-government, subject to the
imperial parliament in federal mat
ters, and the same may be said OF all
the other British colonies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

The famous old town of Cherokee,
Cal, twelve miles from Orville in the
foothills, famous throughout the Uni
ted States at one time for having the
largest and biggest gold producing
hydraulic mines in the world Is at
last to have a patented town site. A
corps of surveyors is making a sur
vey, laying out lots in regular form.
So far the people Of Cherokee have
had only "squatters' right. How
ever, the government has recognized
this right, and will grant a patent for
the entire town site. At one time
there were 1000 people living in Cher
okee. Now there are only 100.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Fo00'

Indigestion and the attendant u'''
comforts OF mind and body are Ger
tain to follow continued use OF IH
proper food.
Those who are still young ana 'y
bust are likely to overlook the .'0'
that, as dropping water will wear .
stone away at last, so will the USE W,
heavy, greasy. rich food, finally ,a~''
loss of appetite and indigestion. ,.,-,
Fortunately many are thouE.. -.
enough to study themselves and Ao'o
the principle OF cause and e1... -
their daily food. A n. Y, youHg w"
an writes her experience thus. 80.
Sometime ago I had lot OF "'I w,
BILE from indigestion, caused o. ",
rich food. l got so was unao.. a.
digest scarcely anything, ana .-
oines seemed useless. %.
"A friend advised me TO try '''E q.
Nuts food, praising 1t highly b-- 81
q last resort, tried It. am th--', 80.
to say that Grape-Nuts not or. ,,a
lieved me of my trouble, but Dun. ~ ~,
up and strengthened my diges'''..
gans SO that can now eat any ...'s
desire. But I stick TO Grape -,-.,rt
Name given by Postum 60, :,
Creek, Mich. Read "The ho'- pss
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There L
! SON" rev
Ever rcnd the above letter. me,
/ ON. nppenrs from time 90 INN buriai
| are Eranine, true, =nd run "
: INTEREST
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
Lucky Thirteenth Man.

Frederick, I'm sure you will 'o''
give me-" said the beautiful girl bow
ing her head, when you know 'Ae
true reason OF my breaking our en-
gagement so soon. But when De-
came engaged to you forgot
What is it, Gladys" he murmlFel
sadly. BE not afraid. Is it that you
love another?"
mo, indeed" responded the girl IN
dlgnantly, her eyes flashing at us
through veil OF tears, But !Ou
know how superstitious | am LOT,
got that you would be exacJE 'Ao
thirteenth man I've been engaged TO-
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
SUFFERER IN HARD LUCK
Cure May Be Effected, but the Process
lie a Slow One, and Uncertain
In Its Effect.

There is no cure for suffering.
This does not mean that no sufferer
can be cured-far from it-but that
there is no treatment which is sure to
cure. II sufferer be taken in child
hood, where the affection is first no
ticed, and carefully treated, he can
sometimes be cured. and generally
much improved,
DR.. Frank A. Bryant Of New York,
writing in the Medical Record, says
the first thing to do is to make sure
that there are no distractions In
throat or nose. such as enlarged ton
sils or adenoids. The child must be
taught TO breathe through the nose.
deeply and slowly, as habit. He
must not be allowed to speak when ex'
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
MISAPPLIED TERMS.

Modern medical science has DEM
onstrated that there Is no such thing
as the habitual or even occasional use
OF alcoholic beverages in so-called
temperate" or moderate" quaint
ties that is within the zone Of safety
Science has demonstrated that there
is no reasonable amount that can be
taken habitually at longer or shorter
intervals that will not be either func-
tionally or organically harmful. d..
Mason, NJ d
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
TOTAL AesrAINERs FAVORED.

The Virginia Pharmaceutical asso.
citation at its annual convention went
on record as favoring statewide total
abstinence. The resolution touching
statewide legislation and an enabling
act carried with 1t the decision of the
pharmacists not to ask any special
favors OF the legislature regarding the
sale of alcohol in the event Virginia
becomes a dry state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
HARM FROM ALCOHOL.

Other things being equal, the less
alcoholic liquors are resorted to the
better the chances for the patients
recovery Alcohol does not nourish,
but pulls down; does not stimulate,
but depresses; does not strengthen,
but excites and exhausts.-Dr. NoE-
man Kerr, England President of the
Society for the Study of Inebriety.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
WIRELESS AND eEERLEss.

The annual dinner given by Typo
graphical Union No. IA OF Harrisburg
Pa, in celebration OF Benjamin Frank
Inns birthday, was wineless and beer
less Its success was so marked that,
1t is said, all future dinners and en-
tertainments given by the union will
be free from Intoxicating liquors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
nevond the scope Of Women.

The judges of the imperial supreme
court at Leipsic have defined What
constitutes Sincere resistance to
kiss.
As no expert testimony seems 10
have been demanded. the learned
judges own knowledge OF tie subject
was evidently sufficient
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14


man, Mr Mercer fastened away after
q dry change, and Calls was carried to
his berth, where an ugly scalp wound
was neatly dressed by Hewitts adept
fingers.
Della had already retired TO her own
room, and Tom stood watching the
steward.
II don't like the looks Of IT, captain"
SAID the latter. He ought to have a
doctor. His skull may be cracked"
IF Mr. Willard doesn't show up
pretty soon announced Tom, "lll
cake the liberty Of fetching one"
But al that very instant a shout from
above told him that the charterer had
been Gighted upon the landing. and a
few seconds later he heard the launch
ebngging shoreward.
AZ he re-entered the cabin a door
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
coRkscREw LOSES ITS PULL.

Ex-Congressman Lands OF Indiana
sums up the whole temperance situa-
ton when he says: THE corkscrew
hasn't got the pull 1t used to have"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
stipation. Constipation is the cause 1t
many diseases. Cure the cause ami you
cure the disease. Easy to take Adv
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14
7 TUFTS Pills
possess these qualities, and speedily restore
to the bowels Their natural peristaitie motion
90 essential to

More than 100000 men have been
killed in battle in the last fifty years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-05-14

There are 1883 local labor unions In
Canada
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHI0ON GLOBE

Treats have the lowest batting average.
A boys first words at picnic: Lets
eat
No man tells the truth about his trained
animals.
What you ask for by telegraph IL apt to
be sent by freight.
In a boom town census enumerators
never overlook the cemeteries.
A losing team seldom comes from be-
hind by abusing the umpire.
The more . man learns about fishing,
the more his fish cost him.
No mule is good-loolking enough to look
right hitched to q carriage.
A man will say he is naturally peace
able, and then deliberately raise the
deuce.
Some men have q corkscreu on their
knife, ana feel equipped for any emer-
gency.
As a man grows older. he learns he
can get better grub at home, ana loses
his interest in picnics.
Energy in bottled form doesn't accom-
plish much unless you count destruction
as accomplishment.
About the only compliment that can be
ing might be worse.
Father shouldn't complain about the
trials of toll down town II he gets the
best seat on the porch at night.
As q believer in equal rights, q mans
wife should be willing to do half the
work in the garden. Votes for women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14

which defeats the purpoee Of the club.
Each president should study how to
bring together tho women In. closer In
terest. and It takes tact and time al
ways to do this But NO ono sets from
hers club all that she might unless.
besides the literary study and tho out
side work. she gets ~ we'll something
from contact with those she meets.
The president. and II necessary . 500
cial committee, should SEQ that the
Of tho club - warm and
cordial, not snobbish or indifferent or
actively COOL"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
1t doesn't take an oArsman to have Z
stroke Of luck.
The doctors bill may be both robbery
and pillage.
Some detectives are so amiable that
they couldn't even find fault.
Patience IL q virtue. If you don't be-
lieve it, try to collect q debt.
We don't hear so much about spring
in the Garden Of Eden as we do about
the fall.
The dark ages have no reference to
those elderly spinsters who try to keep
their ages dark
1.-THE past ID dead" exclaimed the poet.
mot half 20 dead az some people would
like it to be- said the philosopher.
Some marry for love and some for
money" says the Cynical Bachelor.
'others split the difference and marry for
love OF money
Hoax-"I understand your friend the
piano tuner IL going into politics." Joax-
Yes. he's going to be = wire puller in
a double sense now"
Time 10 money" quoted tho wise Guy.
Yes, suppose the man who makes Z
rod Of money can also serve time added
the Simple Mug.
Blobbs-''They say Hamphat 10 doing
q good turn ON the vaudeville STAGE .
6lobo-ssT Then that's about the ely 100
Turn ha eveR IA IN hi ma S.