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Williams news., 1915-08-12
Life In London.

On the day after the visit of the German Zeppelins there occurred in Southwark-so a wireless message from Berlin asserts-the following con. versation:
 Betsy" whispered MT. James, lead. ing his wife into the darkest corner of the cellar, here Is a wallet. You will find in 1t all our valuable papers, the stocks and bonds. my will, my insur- ance policies, and the lock of baby's hair cut off on his first birthday. Good-by, Betsy. If I fail to return, bring up our children to be good Eng fish men and women"
 "Oh, James, dear. you are not going on dangerous journey, are you?"
 Yes. dearest. must go up to the first foor.'-New York Evening Post.
Williams news., 1915-08-12
What She Expected,

Look at her," said the ironmonger, indicating departing customer. "She sent her wringer here to be repaired. I promised 1t to her for this week, provided I could get @ certain new part in time from the makers. couldn't get it. Now she wants me to pay charwoman, who came un- necessarily, half a crown an twopence for the clothes"
 The ironmonger paused to breathe heavily.
 "But that's not all. Her husband dimes out on washdays, and as he dined out on a washday that wasn't . wash day-you understand?-she says ought to pay for his dinner. No, she doesn't ask anything else. And they call 'em the weaker sex."-London Tit Bits.
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Health and Excitement,

Tho sick rate in Russia has de creased since the war began. Part of the improvement-doubt the great. CT part-is due to the passing of vodka. but something must be said for the curious way in which the human frame reacts to excitement and de- velops resistance to disease under the stimulus of strong interests or emo lions.
 The refugees from San Francisco, for example, had not been devotees of vodka, but they showed a wonderful health record during their period of enforced open-air life and short con- mons.
Williams news., 1915-08-12
He Would Not Corrupt Him

He Would Not Corrupt Him.
 Edmund had just begun to attend the public school, and had found 8 new friend, a child of whom Edmund's mother had never heard. Who is this Walter?" she asked. "Is he . nice little boy?"
 "Yes, ma'am, he isl" replied Ed- mund, enthusiastically.
 Does he say any naughty wordsf' pursued his mother.
 "No," with emphasis, land I'm not going to teach him any!"'-Youth's Companion.
Williams news., 1915-08-12
A Greater Surprise.

Where are you goin', mar" asked the youngest of five children.
 'Tm going to a surprise party, my dear" answered the mother.
 Are we all goin', too?'
 "No, dear; you weren't invited" After a few moments deep thought: Say, ma, then don't you think they'd be lots more surprised if you did take us all?"
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Sure Thing.

Sure Thing. Hostess-Sh! that's my neighbor's dog. Be careful what you say about thas woman
 Fair Guest-Why that's silly. Dogs can't understand Hostess-No, but they carry tails.- Philadelphia Record.
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Fool Critics Disarmed.

Since the present war scare began self-constituted critics have insisted that the navy department should have a system of control like the general staff of the army or the admiralty ot the British navy, so that the alleged demoralizing activity of the secretary might be minimized. Now behold! The secretary has just established such a staff, or advisory council, and that fine old standpatter, the New York Sun, is moved to declare that this plan of reorganization is regard. ed as the most important step yet taken by the United States naval au. thorities to establish it's navy on a modern basis. It tends to insure the adoption of an intelligent building pro
 gram and an increase in the efficiency of the fighting units of the service"
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Revised.

"Is that futurist music you're play ing?" inquired hubby as his wife pumped the pianola.
 "No, dear; it's Home, Sweet Home but I think Bobby has been using 1t as target for his air rifle"
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Insulted the Mayor.

Insu1ted tho Mayor.
 A company had opened now swim ming bath in the place, and as . com pliment sent a free ticket to the mayor.
 That worthy man was very pleased. But he began to wonder when anoth- CT ticket arrived.
 Sitting down, he wrote to the bath proprietors as follows:
 Gentlemen: Your first ticket re- ceived as compliment Your second strikes me as being rather suggestive. If you send me third I will take 1t as a personal insult"
Williams news., 1915-08-12
Growth of American Merchant Marine

Growth of American Merchant Marine.
 The tonnage increase of the Amer ican merchant marine up to May l of the fiscal year 1915 amounted to 1,O19 vessels of 6S0,155 gross tons, ac cording to a report made recently by the bureau of navigation. department of commerce This is a greater in. crease than has been recorded for any previous year In 1907. 596.7O8 gross tons were added to the American reg. istry, and previous to that the record had been held by the year 1855, when an increase of 5S6,101 gross tons were recorded
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01

A kiss may be reward or punish
ment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
DETERMINED TO LIVE LONG
Prof. Metehnikoff Has Proved That
Early Death Need Not Be a
Matter Of Heredity.

Professor Metchnikoff of the French
Pasteur institute takes such per-
sonal interest in the question Of the
prolongation of life that some OF his
brother scientists in moments Of ex-
pansion make sarcastic remarks, de-
claring that such anxiety betrays n
weakness unworthy of true scientific
investigator.
When Professor Metchnikoff cele-
brated his SEVENTEEN birthday recent
ly many of his co-workers gathered In
formally in his laboratory and wished
him many happy returns. The profes-
sor made little speech in which he
said that his own life was an example
of what could be done by science In
combating a hereditary tendency to
die young.
All his ancestors died very young
and he himself believed he was about
to die at the age Of fifty-two when he
was stricken by a malady usually
fatal From that time he determined
to try to live long. He set up to work
to study the causes of the body's wear
ing out and fought every destructive
agent that he could discover. He fol-
lowed a very strict regime and now
feels well and thinks he may live sew
eral, perhaps many, years more.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01

sky, unstained by a single cloud, was
blue as turquoise floor, and against
1t, black and portentous, flew the vul-
lures. Here and there the sun-touched
pools gave life and reason to the
oasis.
Fatou Ami parched her corn. Her
barbaric chant was interrupted by a
sharp bark and low pleading whine.
She had never heard sounds just
like that. The dogs of the village
were great wolflike creatures. Pit
choune's bark was angelic compared
circle drawn around her house, and
did not fall dead, and stood before
her, whining. Fatou Ami left her
corn, stood upright and looked at Pit
choune. To her the Irish terrier was
an apparition. The fact that he had
not fallen dead proved that he was
beloved Of Allah, He was, perhaps, a
genie, an afrit.
Pitchoune fawned at her feet. She
murmured line of the Koran. II did
not seem to affect his demonstrative
affection. The woman bent down to
him after making pass against the
Evil Eye, and touched him, and Pit
choune licked her hand.
Fatou Ami screamed, dropped him,
went into the house and made her
additions. When she came out Pit
choune sat patiently before the
parched corn, and he again came
crawling to her
The Arabian woman lived In the
last hut of the village. She could
satisfy her curiosity without shocking
her neighbors. She bent down to
scrutinize Pitchoune's collar. There
was a sacred medal on it with sacred
inscriptions which she could not read.
But as soon as she had freed him this
time, Pitchoune tore himself away
from her, flew out of the sacred ring
and disappeared. The he ran back,
barking appealingly; he took the hem
of her dress in his mouth and pulled
her. He repeatedly did this and the
superstitious Arabian believed herself
to be called divinely. She cautiously
left the doorstep, her veil falling be-
fore her face, came out Of the sacred
ring, followed to the edge of the berry
field. From there Pitchoune sped over
the desert; when he stopped and
looked back at her. Fatou Ami did
not follow, and he returned to renew
his entreaties. When she tried to
touch him he escaped, keeping at a
safe distance. The village began to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
UNDER FLAGS NOT THEIR OWN
There Are Many Incidents Of Famous
Men Who Have Led soldier-of-
Fortune Careers.

Many famous soldiers and adventur-
ers served under flags not their own.
Henry Hudson, an Englishman, who
sailed under the Dutch standard;
Christopher Columbus, Genoese, who
discovered continent in the name OF
Spain; Koseiusko and Pulaski, Polish
patriots, who fought for American In
dependence, and Gordon, who gained
distinction in the service of China, are
conspicuous examples.
Disregarding the obscure periods OF
the Middle Ages, when adventurers
scurried to and fro all over Europe,
one has only to study the bureaucracy
of Russia to find a potent example Of
the highest type of the soldier of for
tune. Russia, at her regeneration,
needed leaders of every kind-soldiers,
statesmen, bankers, organizers-and
all were brought in from the outside.
At the helm of state their descendants
remain today.
In a somewhat similar manner,
when America was fighting for her In
dependence there were needed many
foreigners to aid in military organiza-
ton. Baron Steuben, the Prussian;
Pulaski and Kosciusko, the Poles, and
Lafayette, the Frenchman, we're the
most notable figures. OF all these, 1t
can be said that they were fighting for
the cause Of freedom, which was also
their own; but they were soldiers Of
fortune, nevertheless.
There were many adventures in the
Italian war for freedom, and Garibaldi
had been one himself, serving in the
French navy and in the army of the
republic of Rio Grande," the present
Uruguay. Even when he had attained
the height of his fame he, with his
sons, served in the French army dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war.
In the wars of Serbia and Bulgaria
there were Austrians, Russians and
many other foreigners. while in Spain
one has but to consider the names of
certain statesmen of recent years to
see how many Adventures have served
to make the history of that country.
A warrior named O'Higgins played
chief part in the wars of Chile. In
China the leaders have time and again
been men Of western race, and it would
be interesting to learn how many grad
yates Of Annapolis have served in the
Chinese navy.
In Morocco, but short while ago, 1t
was Kaid Mclean who was the moving
agent in affairs.
There are many new things that
combine to render the trade of the
soldier Of fortune less picturesque
than it formerly was. War today is a
much more highly organized affair
than it was years ago. Before they
fight, nations are apt to sum up care
fully the forces with which they have
to contend, and every step that is
taken in organization means one less
place for the soldier of fortune,-Har-
per's Weekly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01

ter's plumb out Of the dirt and actu-
ally piled 'em up in the far corner
OF the lott
Mother thing that made some COM
ment at the time was Ike prew's log
gin chain. He had IL made fast to
a granite post when they was movin'
the old schoolhouse. The wind would
ketch the free end of that chain and
snap it same's a man would a lash
whip. and whingl away'd 60 a link
off'n the end-jest sail away down the
wind as light as a butterfly.
"Then there was Eb Mason's wagon
body. He had a body sixteen foot
long and four foot high, boxed up
tight, to haul stove-length wood in. 1t
was built out of heavy stuff and
weighed over fifteen hundred, and he
had it settin' on skids in the yard till
he got ready to put the wheels under
1t. Well, sirs, the. fust gust of wind
that came took that heavy body same's
this wind yesterday'd take dry leaf,
and switched it bout ten foot from the
ground, across two fields, till it
fetched up agin that bluff at the lower
end of Eds farm, and there it stayed,
spatted up high agin the face of that
bluff, four foot higher'n mans head,
till the gale blowed itself out. Yes,
sirs, for four days the wind never
lulled 'nough to let that wagon drop!"
A little stir among the group caused
him to turn his head.
II vum!" he said with mock con-
Germ, IF Jake and Wendell amt goin'
and amt told 'em more'n half that
happened in that storm-if l remem-
Der rightly."--Youth's Companion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Why Some Are color blind.

1t is known that color blind people
cannot distinguish colors, but the rea.
son for this is not generally known.
They cannot distinguish many volors,
and most of them usually give the APP
pearance of being gray. The cause
lies in the constitution of the retina,
which microseopically consists OF rods
and cones. If certain part of the
cones is wanting the sensation they
arouse is also wanting. A blind man
who does not see at all is not much
more deceived by his sight than the
color blind man. Even the normal eye
has not cones fine enough to detect
ultra violet rays and electric rays
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
WAS A REAL STORM
Old Caleb PeasIee Remembered
the Event Well.
And the Idea Of Comparing Il With
That Recent Little Puff Of WindI--
They Didn't Know What
a Gale Was.

1t was the morning after the gale,
and Jack Piper, nursing his knee on
the platform of Bassets store, was
talking to Wendell Cooper. Down the
street they watched the leisurely APP
proach of old Caleb Peaslee, and Jake
grinned mischievously.
We've got old Caleb freed and out
on limb for once" he began. as Ca
leb paused to survey the wreckage
the wind had wrought. Everyone
agrees that the wind yesterday lays
over anything we ever had round
here. He can't study up anythin' to
beat it."
Wendell shook his head doubtfully.
"Mebbe So" he admitted, cautiously.
What was you callatin' to do--prod
him up a little?" And Jake nodded
confidently.
Caleb approached the group, which
made way for him. Jake, with ge-
NAL nod at the old gentleman, took up
an apparently interrupted converse
ton with Wendell.
AS / was sayin'," he began,
there's better'n six weeks work gone
for nothin'. I'd built that stone wall
the way wanted it to run, and 1t took
me the better part of two months to
do it, workin' off and on when l didn't
have nothin' pressin' to do. And then
that wind last night got some kind of
a twist on it--ketched it kind of on
a slant like-and while can't exactly
say it snapped ends of it, it sort Of
pivoted it in the middle, and it GER
tainly made a pile of work for me to
get it back where it belongs"
Mr.. Peaslee chewed contemplatively
on a pine splinter, with his eyes upon
the distant hills. Wendell and Jake
watched him expectantly. At last the
old gentleman threw away the silver
and turned toward them.
You and Wendell, jake" he began
slowly, "ain't old 'nough to remember
the big blow we had in the fall of o.
If you was, you'd be ashamed to speak
Of this little gust of wind as bein' a
gale. Why, you couldn't rightly call
it more'n a Whit of breeze"
Look at the limbs of them trees
began Wendell; but Mr.. Peaslee
looked at him in such pity that Wen
dell blushed and stopped.
"Nothin' but punk" asserted Mr..
Peaslee. Hardly fittin' to hold UP a
birds nest! Them branches would a.
broke with their own heft before long,
anyway That amt no sign of gale,
to see rotten limbs fallin' l thought
you had more sense, Wendell!" Wen.
dell shifted his feet uncomfortably.
And you, too, jake" Caleb contin-
ued. Jest because you sloven-built a
strip of stone wall hardly solid 'nough
for a man to lean against and rest,
and little puff of wind comes along
and loosens a few of the rocks you
half cobbled up, you think you're
passed through a gale.
Jest to give you some idea Of what
a real wind1l do" he went on, femme
tell you some of the things that hap
pened in 1864. What do you think,
Wendell of a wind clearin' a felIed
piece of stumps? Yes, sir, it blowed
the stumps on piece Of Deacon Win
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
A Good Breakfast
Properly Selected
Means a running start toward the days work
WISE WORDS
A Physician on Food.

A physician of Portland, oregon, has
views about food. He says:
81 have always believed that the duty
of the physician does not cease with
treating the sick, but that we owe II to
humanity to teach them how to protect
their health especially by hygienic and
dietetic laws.
with such feeling as TO my duty
take great pleasure in saying TO the
public that in my own experience and
also from personal observation have
found no food to equal Grape-Nuts and
that / find there is almost no limit to
the great benefit this food will bring
when used in all cases Of sickness and
conyalescence.
ut is my experience that no physical
condition forbids the use OF Grape-Suts.
TO persons in health there is nothing
so nourlshing and acceptable to the
stomach especially at breakfast to
start the machinery Of the human sys-
tenn on the days work. In cases or
indigestion / know that complete
breakfast can be made Of Grape-Nufs
and cream and think II is necessary
not to overload the stomach at the
morning meal. ! also know the great
value OF Grape-Nuts when the stomach
is too weak TO digest other food.
"This is written after an experience
OF more than 20 years treating ell man,
ner OF chronic and acute diseases, and
the letter is written voluntarily on my
part without any request for It." Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek.
Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, 'The Road to Wellgille.H
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

lie Comte de Sabron, captain of French
cavalry. takes to his quarters TO raise by
hand o motherless Irish terrier pup, and
names II Pitchoune. He dimes with the
Marquise q Esclignac and meets Miss Ju-
la Redmond, American heiress. He II or
dered to Algiers but is not allowed TO
take servants or dogs Miss Redmond
takes care Of Pltchoune, who, longing for
his master, runs away from her. The
marquise plans TO marry Julia to the Due
de fremont. Pitchoune follows Sabron to
Algiers, dog and master meet, and Sabron
gets permission TO keep his dog with him.
The Due de fremont finds the American
heiress cspricious. Sabron, wounded in
an engagement, falls into the dry bed Of
river and is watched over by Pitchoune.
After a horrible night and day Pitchoune
leaves him. fremont takes Julia and the
marquise to Algiers In his yacht but has
doubts about Julla's Red Cross mission.
After long search Julia gets trace of Sa-
bron's whereabouts. Julia for the mo-
ment turns matchmaker in behalf OF Ire
mont. Hammet Abou tells the Mar
quise. where he thinks Sabron may be
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
soldIers' Winter clothIno

The soldiers Of Japan have learned
the value Of paper clothing for winter
wear. The paper, which is made from
mulberry bark. has little sizing Ia II,
and is soft and warm. Between two
sheets Of the paper they place 4 thin
layer of silk wadding, and then quilt
the whole, Il is something Of a draes
back that clothing SO made is MT
washable. but in a winter campaign (
soldier has other things To mink a.
than the dirt on nis uniform. ~ eutn-a
ramnanlon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01

stir. Blue and yellow garments fiut-
tered in the streets.
Allah Akbar," Fatou Ami MUIR
INJURED, these are days of victory, Of
recompense."
She gathered her robe around her
and, statelily and impressively, started
toward the huts of her grandsons.
When she returned, eight young war
riors, fully armed, accompanied her.
Pitchoune sat beside the parched corn,
watching the brazier and her meal.
Fatou Ami pointed to the desert.
She said to the young men, go
with this genie. There is something
he wishes to show US. Allah is great.
Co."
When the Capitaine de sabron
opened his eyes in consciousness.
they encountered a square of blazing
blue heaven. He weakly put up his
hand to shade his sight, ana a cotton
awning, supported by four bamboo
poles, was swiftly raised over his
head He saw objects and took cogni.
zance OF them On the floor in the
low doorway Of mud hut sat three
little naked children covered with
flies and dirt. He was the guest OF
Fatou Ami. These were three of her
hundred great-great-grand.h ildren
The babies were playing with little
dog. sabron knew the dog but could
npt articulate his name. BY his side
sat'the woman to whom he owed his
life. Her veil fell over her face. She
was braiding straw Helooked at her
lntelligently She brought him 4
drink Of cool water IN an earthen YES.
sci, with the drops oozine from M
porous sides. The hut reekcd with
odors which met hrs nostrils al every
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
RIIssfuI Ideal.

81 hope" said the applicant for sum-
mer board, that you have no mosqui.
toes, and that there will be chicken
and fresh vegetables always on the
table, and that the nights are invari-
ably cool?"
Great Scott, mister!" exclaimed
Farmer Corntossel, what place are
you lookin' fur? Heaven"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
well Mam,ed

Well Named.
Jack Slow-May I-er-kiss you?
Miss Sweet-What do you want
written permission?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01
Can't Ra Done.

MRS. Giddy has invited all the mem.
bers of the sewing circle to a luncheon
and matinee party"
Doesn't she know they have been
gossiping about her something aw-
ful?"
"Of course she does. That's the
reason she's trying to square the
circle"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-01

Nothing interests women more than
a man who refuses to explain things.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-14
RodenhGUer Tells of
Horrors at MeSSinO

j. w. RodenhaVer. proprietor of the
] Hotel Carlton. 217 Market street, is
acquainted with conditions following
an earthquake in Italy. he and his
wife having spent eight weeks in
Rome six years ago at the time of the
Alessina disaster when 1900 persons
lwert killed and a multitude made
I homeless. He saw thousands of refu-
gees arrive at Rome from the southern
country and has described the pitt
full condition of many of them.
Most of the refugees" he said,
seemed utterly dazed at the catas-
! trophe when we saw them arriving at
Rome. We saw men and women do
! ing things that might have appeared
comical at any other time, and which
showed their inability to grasp the
situation. Old men would be care
| fully carrying some worthless article
! that they had rescued in their flight
perhaps rag doll or a dishpan
! which held merely a memory of the
! lost home.
Il suppose conditions now will be
the same as then, and the same sights
will be repeated. We saw many oi
the towns damaged in this earthquake
and were in some of the buildings
mentioned We worshipped several
times during our stay at Rome in the
| Church of st. John Lateran which was
damaged according to the reports
We passed through the province oi
Abruzzi and stopped in the town oi
| Avezzano, which has been destroyed
| 1t is q beautiful country"