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Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29

| magnetically drawn by her thoughts,
into a song which she played softly
through. Pitchoune heard and turned
his beautiful head and his soft eyes to
her. He knew that tune Neither
drums nor trumpets had played it, but
there was no doubt about its being At
for soldiers. He had heard his master
sing it, hum 1t, many times. II had
soothed his nerves when he was a sick
puppy and il went with many things
of the intimate life with his master.
He remembered it when he had dozed
by the fire and dreamed of chasing
cats and barking at Brunei and being
a faithful dog all around; he heard
again beloved voice hum it to him.
Pitchoune whined and softly jumped
down from his seat He put his fore
paws on Miss Redmond's lap. She
stopped and caressed him, and he
licked her hand.
That is the first time l have seen
that dog show spark of human
gratitude, Julia. He is probably beg.
ging you to open the door and let him
take run"
Indeed Pitchoune did go to the door
and waited appealingly.
Il think you might trust him out
think he is tanned" said the Marquise
d'Esclignac. He is a real little say.
age" -
Miss Redmond opened the door and
Pitchoune shot out She watched him
tear like mad across the terrace, and
scuttle into the woods, as she thought,
after rabbit. He was the color of
the fallen leaves and she lost sight
Of him in the brown and golden brush.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Clean Up and Paint Up

We want a healthier town, a
more sanitary town, a better
town in which to live.
a sCrubbing brush and paint
will do ii.
While thousands of cities and
towns are enthusiastically en-
gagged in a clean up and paint up
campaign why should we not
have the same kind of a cam
palgn right here at home?
Why not clean up the streets
and alleys, the back and front
yards, the vacant lots? Why not
remove the dirt wherever we can
find it? Why not paint the dingy
houses and fences?
There is both pleasure and
economy in such a campaign. 1t
means a more attractive place in
which to live, and adds to the
pleasure of life. Removing the
accumulated dirt means less
sickness, and painting up adds
to the value of our homes and
business buildings.
The man who inaugurated the
clean up and paint up campaign
that has for the last three years
swept over the nation has bene-
fitted millions of people. We
should get into this popular
movement and share in the pleas
ureS and benefits that invariably
come from a campaign of this
character.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
CHAPTER VII-cOntinued.

MY dear Julia, my godson, the
Duo de fremont" And Sabron bowed
to both the ladies', to the duke, and
went away.
This was the picture he might add
60 his collection: the older woman in
her vivid dress, Julia in her simpler
gown, and the titled Frenchman bow
ing over her hand.
When he went out to the front ter
race Brunei was there with his horse,
and Pttchoune was there as well, stiff.
ly waiting at attention.
Brunei" said the officer to his
man, will you take Pitchoune around
to the servants quarters and give him
to Miss Redmonds maid? l am going
to leave him here"
Good, mon Capitaine," said the
ordinance, and whistled to the dog.
Pitchoune sprang toward his master
with a short sharp bark. What he I'M
derstood would be hard to say, but all
that he wanted to do was to remain
with Sabron. Sabron bent down and
stroked him.
Go, my friend, with Brunei. Go,
mon vieux, co." he commanded stern.
Iy, and the little dog. trained to
obedience as a soldiers dog should be,
trotted reluctantly at the heels of the
ordinance, and the soldier threw his
leg over the saddle and rode away.
He rode regardless of anything but
the fact that he was going.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
How "sam" Registered.

Not far from Lexington lives a
young farmer, Sam" Woodbridge, who
found occasion to stop at the Phoenix.
in Lexington. Just before Mr.. Wool
ridge registered, James B. Haggin of
New York, owner of the beautiful
Elmendorf stock farm, walked to the
desk and wrote: James B. Haggin and
Valet, New York"
Mr.. Woodbridge was the next to reg
lister, and this is what he wrote: Sam
Woodbridge and Valise, Versailles"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29

where velvets and scarfs wore being
sold at double their worth under the
light Of flaming yellow lamp. AS he
stood so, his back 20 the cafe where a
number of the ships crew were drink.
ing, he heard short sharp sound that
had a sweet familiarity about It and
whose individuality made him start
with surprise. He could not believe
his ears He heard the bark again
and then he was sprung upon by lit
tie body that ran out from between the
legs of a sailor who sat drinking his
coffee and liquor.
Gracious heavens!" exclaimed Sab
ron, thinking that he must be the vic
tim of a hashish dream. "Pitchounel"
The dog fawned on him and whined.
crouched at his feet whining-like a
child. Sabron bent and fondled him.
The sailor from the table called the
dog imperatively, but Pitchoune would
have died at his masters feet rather
than return. his throat could have
uttered words he would have spoken,
but his eyes spoke. They looked as
though they were fearful.
"Pitchoune, mon vieux! No, IL can't
be Pitchoune. But 1t is Pitchoune!"
And Sabron took him up in his arms.
The dog tried to lick his face.
"Voyons," said the officer to the ma
rine, who came rolling over to them.
where did you get this dog?"
The young mans voice was i'm
perative and he fixed stern eyes on the
sailor, who pulled his forelock and ex-
planned.
He was following me-" said Sabron,
not without slight catch in his voice.
The body of Pitchoune quivered under
his arm. "He is my dog. l think his
manner proves it. If you have grown
fond of him am sorry for you, but
think you will have to give him up"
Sabron put his hand in his pocket
and turned a little away to be free of
the native crowd that, chattering and
grinning, amused and curious and
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
CHAPTER VII.

Homesick.
Pitchoune was a soldiers dog, born
In a stable Of a mother who had been
dear to the canteen. Michette had been
une vraie viYandiere, a real daughter
of the regiment.
Pitchoune was a worthy son. He
adored the drums and trumpets. He
adored the fife. He adored the drills
which he was accustomed to watch
from respectable distance. He liked
Brunei, and the word had not yet been
discovered which would express how
ne felt toward Monsieur lie Capitaine,
his master. His muscular little form
expressed IT in every fiber. His brown
eyes looked it until their pathos might
have melted heart of iron.
There was nothing picturesque to
Pltchoune in the Chateau d'Esclignac
or in the charming room to which he
was brought. The little dog took a
flying tour around it, over sofas and
chairs, landing on the window-seat,
where he crouched. He was not
wicked, but he was perfectly miser-
able, and the lovely wiles of Julia Red
mOnd and her endearments left him
unmoved. He refused meat and drink.
was indifferent to the views from the
window. to the beautiful view of King
Rene's castle, to the tantalizing cat
summing herself against the wall. He
new about like mad, leaving destruc.
ton in his wake, tugged at the leash
when they took him out for exercise.
In short, Pitchoune was a homesick,
loVesick little dog, and thereby en-
deared himself more than ever to his
new mistress. She tied ribbon
around his neck, which he promptly
chewed off. She tried to feed him
with her own fair hands; he held his
head higl, looked bored and grew thin
in the TANKS
Il think Captain de Sabron's little
dog is going to die. ma tante." she told
her aunt
"Fiddlesticks, my dear Julia! Keep
him tied up until he is accustomed to
the place. 1t won't hurt him to fast;
he will eat when he is hungry. / have
q note from Robert. He has gone to
Monte Carlo"
"Ahl" breathed Miss Redmond in.
differently.
She slowly went over to her piano
and played a few measures of music
that were torture to Pltchoune, who
found these ladylike performances in
strong contrast TO drums and trumpets.
He felt himself as a soldier degraded
and could not understand why he
should be relegated to a salon and to
the mild society of two ladies' who
did not even know how to pull his ears
or roll him over on the rug with their
riding boots and spurs. He sat against
the window as was his habit, looking
watching. yearning.
"Yous ayez tort, ma chere." said her
aunt, who was working something less
fhan a thousand flowers on her tap.
ssgry Aa'he chance to DO a princess
and fremont does not come twice
in Young girls life, and you know
you have only II be reasonable. julia
Miss Redmond's fingers wandered,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
CHAPTER K.
Tosether AGAIN.

That night after dinner and a ciga-
rette. he strobe into the streets to dis
tract his mind with the sight of the
oriental city and to I'LL his ears with
the eager cries of the crowd. The
lamps hickered. The sky overhead
was as blue nearly as In daytime. He
walked leisurely toward the native
quarter. jostled as he passed. by men
inAtheir brilliant costumes and by a
yelled woman or two,
He stopped indifferently before lit
tie cafe. his eyes on a Turkish bazaar
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Roof.cIeanIna Crusade.

Something new to worry about has
been suggested by the citizens street
cleaning bureau in Chicago. Dirt
and rubbish removed from the roofs
of downtown buildings filled, it is said,
IA wagons, as much as would be swept
up in day from four and quarter
miles of downtown streets. Now it is
proposed to have the street cleaning
department sweep the roofs also.
Most of the buildings, it is believed,
have not had their roofs cleaned since
they were put on. And much of the
dirt that fills the air and litters the
streets is thought to be blown off
these roofs.
The promoters Of the roof-cleaning
idea have undertaken the campaign
with all the enthusiasm of discover
ers. They say to sweep the streets
and leave the roofs dirty is like the
housekeeper who sweeps the dust un-
der the sofa. Strange to say this
new wrinkle in municipal houseclean-
ing did not originate with the newly
enfranchised feminine voters. Some
man thought it out all by himself. But
who can say that he did not get his
idea from the vernal stunts back
home?
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
"PAINT UP" GOOD ECONOMY
Movement That Has a Double Appeal
to the Vanity and to
the Pocket.

Paint Up" is the movement that
came bounding in right on the heels
of the cleanup campaign, and is catch
ing on like the traditional "wild-fre. -
Different from the other civic cam
paigns, paint up" has a double ap-
peal. 1t appeals to the vanity and 1t
appeals to the pocket It appeals to
the vanity in that very small outlay
OF money can transform most any
home into beautiful place. 1t ap-
peals to the pocket in that it adds pro-
longed life to the wooden structure
and renders it far more economical
and saleable in the open market. A
freshly painted home is a thing of
beauty and an always attractive prop
osition to prospective buyers.
Real estate men all says that $50 or
500 worth OF paint adds from $500
to $1,000 in saleable value to any
building. In the large cities there are
spectators who make a profession of
buying old, dilapidated-looking struc-
lures and repainting them at a mod
crate cost. and then selling them at a
mucn advanced figure.
Painting is the best wood preserva-
tive yet discovered. 1t is the greatest
home beautifier beyond question. It
is the best investment a home owner
can make on his premises. 1t is a
good investment If the home is in
tended for permanent residence, be-
cause it preserves the wood and
makes the home attractive. 1t is a
good investment if the house is on
the market, because 1t invariably in
duces better price than an unpaint-
ed structure.
To paint your home and barns and
outhouses is good business. 1t is
good citizenship, and it is a splendid
investment, viewed from any ANGLE
Houston Chronicle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Couldn't See Any Face.

An old friend, whose name 1 won't
mention, told me this one: 81 was
born and brought up on farm, and [
had the habit of going around with my
mouth wide open, especially if there
was anything unusual going on One
day an uncle whom 1 had not seen for
years paid us a visit
Hullo, uncle! said 1, looking up
at him with my mouth opened like a
barn door.
HE looked at me for a moment
without answering, and then said:
Close your mouth, sonny, so
can see who you are"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
The Boy who Dreams.

1t is good thing for the farmer boy
to have an imagination. says the Pral-
RE Farmer. 1t is good thing for
him to dream dreams and see vi.
sioEs." 1t takes a dreamer to see the
transformation that intelligent effort
will bring to pass on the old place.
1t takes dreamer to see how much
more desirable that place viii be In
ten years than Job ia q dry goods
store. -Emro1.N Gazette.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
WOULD HAVE MADE TRADE
Disguised Drummer Was Willing I'd
Accept Joking Offer If the Law
Had Allowed II.

A travelling salesman for a Ganse-
WORT street wholesale grocery firm,
recently back from trip through the
rough lands of eastern Pennsylvania,
tells this possibly true tale:
One day on my last trip l had a
six-mile ride to make to the county
seat, and the small village in which
was had only one horse that 1 could
hire and no other form of convey
ance. l may say that friend had
landed me in the town that morning
from his car and 1 had sold goods
enough to pay the expenses of the
trip
We'll, got away on the sorriest
specimen of a horse l ever straddled,
and was to send him back by mail
carrier, though not as a parcel post
package. 1t took me two hours to
cover the distance-I was sorry
enough l hadn't walked-and as l
passed the county jail on my old bag
of bones a face grinned at me from
between the bars of small square
window. l was too sore to smile, but
/ nodded to the grin, and the prison.
er called to me: I
Say, mister he said, how'd you
like to trade that critter for 30 days.
in jail?'
Just then would have been glad
enough to have traded, but the law
wouldn't let me, and rode on
New York Sun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

lie Comte de Sabron, captain of French
SaValfy, takes to his quarters to raise by
hand motherless Irish terrier pup, and
names II Pitchoune. He dimes with the
Aarquise d'Bsclignac and meets Miss
Julia Redmond. American helress, who
sings for him an English ballad that
fingers in his memory Trying to save
Pitchoune's life. he declines a second in
xltauon TO dinner because OF very sick
trtend.' No more invitations come from
the Chateau d'Esclignac. Pitchoune,
though lame from his accident thrives
and Is devoted to his master Sabron and
Pltchoune meet the Marquise and Miss
Redmond and nfter the story of Pitchoune
Us told Sabron is forgiven and invited 20
uinner again. Sabron is ordered to AL
eiers, but is not allowed TO take servants
or dogs He is invited 70 a musicale at
the Chateau, where Miss Redmond. hear
ing that Sabron cannot take Pitchoune
with him offers 70 take care of the dog
during his masters absence.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
"cLEAN UP AND PAINT UP"

(By Sidney Warren Mase.)
God gave the rose its crimson hue,
And made the lily white;
He made the violet of blue,
And all things fair and bright;
The rainbow with it's varied tints
He painted in the sky,
And Man by sundry schemes and
hints
Has profited thereby.
The vernal glow of leaves and grass
And rudy CLEAN of flowers
That in the springtime come to pass
In this bright world of ours,
Are tokens of the master plan
OF One who rules on high.
And bear message unto Man
To build and beautify.
And so the moral of this verse,
We feel is very plain:
This earth, though burdened with a
curse,
Was founded not in vain;
Which is the simple reason why
Men live and strive and win.
Who build and paint and beautify
The world they're living in.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Showed Discretion.

Betty was milking the cow when the
mad bull tore over the meadow. Betty
did not stir, but continued milking.
Observers who had run into safety
saw, to their establishment, that the
bull stopped dead within few yards
of the maid and COW, turned around
and went away, sadly.
Weren't you afraid? Why did he
run away?" asked every one of Betty.
He got scared" said Betty. This
COW is his mother-in-law."
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Pleasant Prospsot-

Countryman (buying a cigar)-I
hope this isn't one O. those weeds that
burn out in no time at all. l want a
good long smoke.
Tobacconist (impressively) - Mine
friendt, dat cigar will last till you vas
sick of it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Iust 81.

II don't see why the bicycle is so
much more popular than the tricycle..
/ should think It would be much
steadier and safer" There's such
a thing as having an excess Of ma
terial Like. for instance. trying to
walk on three legs"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
san Knocklno.

Hicks-'I understand that you and
sharp had buried the Ratchet, but /
heard him criticize you pretty severe
ly last night Nicks oh, we've
buried the Ratchet al right. but he
eth uses the hammer
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
A Roland for an oliver.

Manager say, can we get any
thing like a real doctor in this jay
town to attend sick actor?
Village Inhabitant-Sure. Just go
to that corner grocery. You'll find
man there who's all right at curing
hams.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
70 Remove Paint.

Equal parts OF ammonia and turpens
tine viii take paint out Of clothing. no
matter how hard or dry II is. Spk5s,
rate spots two or three times, tnsD
wash In warm soapsuds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
The unpardonabIe Crime.

A man may forgive lad who sets
fire TO orphan asylums and robs poor
boxes. But the best he can ever say
for man who steals his turn in a
barber shop is that he is a low-down
Siwash snake eater.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29

II has been generally supposed that
the revolving stage was a German 10.
yention. AS a matter OF fact, turh-
table system has been used In Japa,
nese theaters for years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
PERTINENT POINTS

Hope helps some If man is a
hustler.
A man looks cheap when his wife
calls him dear" in public.
Some men tell their wives lot Of
things that never happen.
Dumb walters are all right in their
way, but they won't answer.
If man would pose as a woman
hater he must cut out fiattery.
A woman always wants another
woman to help her keep a secret.
A silly woman imagines that every
man is bore if he has good sense.
There are occasional moments In the
life Of a married man when he's glad
Of it.
A man who knows how to do one
thing right may try to prove it by do
ing something else wrong
Every woman imagines that she
shows up we'll in decollete gown
but not every woman can prove 1t.
The world is charitable enough to
forgive the man who writes poetry
only because he needs the money.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
CHAPTER TX.
The Fortunes of War.


Sabron's departure had been de-
| dockyards of Marseilles. He left
Tarascon one lovely day toward the
end of January and the old town with
its sweetness and it's sorrow, fell be-
hind, as he rolled away to brighter
suns. A friend from Paris took him to
the port in his motor and there Sabron
waited some forty-eight hours before
he set sail. His boat lay out on the
azure water, the brown rocks of the
coast behind it. There was not a
breeze to stir as he took the tug which
was to convey him. He was inclined
to dip his fingers in the indigo ocean,
sure that he would find them blue.
He climbed up the ladder alongside of
the vessel, was welcomed by the cap
tain, who knew him, and turned to go
below, for he had been suffering from
an attack Of fever which now and then
laid hold of him, ever since his cam
paign in Morocco.
Therefore, as he went into his cabin,
which he did not leave until the steam
er touched Algiers, he failed to see
the baggage tender pull up and failed
to see sailor climb to the deck with
wet bedraggled thing in his hand
that looked like an old fur cap except
that it wriggled and was alive.
This, mon commandant," said the
sailor to the captain, lis the pluckiest
little beast ever saw"
He, dropped a small terrier on the
deck, who proceeded to shake himself
vigorously and bark with apparent de-
light.
mo sooner had we pushed out from
the quay than this little beggar sprang
from the pier and began to swim after
us. He was so funny that we let him
swim for bit and then we hauled him
in. 1t is evidently mascot, mon COM
mandant, evidently a sailor dog who
has run away to sea-"
The captain looked with interest at
Pitchoune, who engaged himself in
making his toilet and biting after
flea or two which had not been
drowned.
I'VE sailors" said the man saluting,
would like to keep him for luck, mon
commandant."
Take him down then" his superior
officer ordered, land don't let him up
among the passengers"
1t was a rough voyage. Sabron
passed his time saying good-by to
France and trying to keep his mind
away from the Chateau d'Esclignac,
which persisted in haunting his uneasy
slumber. In blaze of sunlight, AL
giers, the white city, shone upon them
on the morning of the third day and
Sabron tried to take a more cheerful
view OF a soldiers life and fortunes.
He was soldierly figure and hand
some one as he walked down the gang
plank to the shore to be welcomed by
fellow officers who were eager to see
him. and presently was lost in the lit.
tie crowd that streamed away from
the docks into the white city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Fresh Paint.

The man who reads the legend
Paint"
Can never pass 1t by,
Without touch of fingertip, to see
If 1t be dry,
And it most always amt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-29
Gauge for Measuring Social


The Pittsburgher who resents the
timeworn variations of the soft coal
smoke gibes now has his chance to
prove that they are unjustified, or re.
main forever silent. By a new inven-
ton it is at present possible to measure
the sootfall of any city as accurately
as it's rain or snowfall may be meas.
hred. Already this SCOT gauge, tried
out in England. has proved what the
tourist long suspected, that London,
with all it's yellow fog, has far purer
air than the North of England factory
cities Of Birmingham, Manchester and
tho like. Not only have Pittsburgh and
other slandered American cities the
opportunity to whiten their sooted
regulations, but the manufacturer, too,
may now establish accurately the ex-
act proportion Of his contribution to
the civic SCOT; for the new device
judges the quality as we'll as the
amount of sootfall, and is quite capable
OF distinguishing between the factory.
furnace and kitchen range.-Literary
Digest